three different versions of you so which one is the real one you know perception is misleading as william blake said we are led to believe a lie when we see with not through the eye that was born in the night to perdition in the night those slept in beams of atheist thinks that faith has all but the eighty's to come in the east today is dismantling the idea. is that it could be judge and all still a human being some dead weight in the sky i mean nobody believes god anymore but the fact is nobody should. do they do but you know the believing in the mythology but the fact is the big question is is this an accident and if this is an accident how come the accident created a nervous system that could not go back and look at the black hole of creation thirteen point eight billion years ago what do you think it is. what i think we can actually didn't know i think there is a grand design to it all i think you know it as a designer has to be a designer but there it would be math my magically improbable for i mean if you look at the origins of the universe and statistically there has to be a reason why w

three different versions of you so which one is the real one you know perception is misleading as william blake said we are led to believe a lie when we see with not through the eye that was born in the night to perish in the night those slept in beams of atheist thinks that faith is all. to come in the east today is dismantling the idea. is there to be judge and all still a human being some dead weight in the sky i mean nobody believes in god anymore but the fact is nobody should. do they do but you know the believing in the mythology but the fact is the big question is is this an accident and if this is an accident how come the accident created a nervous system that could not go back and look at the black holes of creation thirteen point eight billion years ago what do you think it is. what i think we can actually wouldn't know i think there is a grand design to it all i think you know it is a design that has to be designer but there it would be vapid magically improbable for i mean if you look at the origins of the universe and statistically there has to be a reason why we're here and i'm a

and i found this lovely poem by william blake. the last lyric was all the hills echoed. and that is kind of how i came up with the title. he chants the last line aldworth over and over. it was such an evocative phrase. i thought i would play with the title and i talked to my editor. we change the hills to mountains for all these reasons come because the mountains are so recurring in this novel. as i just mentioned earlier, there is a central event that happens early in the book that ripples out and echoes across time and space and has a deep impact on a number of characters. each of whom are given a chance to voice their perspective. the novel is like a series of vignettes that create collectively one big picture. >> there is a scene involving the family. the complexity of the moral choices made by those who come to afghanistan, those who make promises when the doctor returns to california, can you explain a little bit? >> there is a chapter in the book those who returned to afghanistan after the fall of the taliban. they have a very difficult experience there. when he a

williams. we will go for a full hour. blake is on the phone from mobile, alabama, republican line. caller: good morning. i think c-span you can do a big service by just presenting the facts. it seems like that politicians like our president obama, to me seems like he's stoking race here. he know the facts. he's a lawyer and president. i heard a juror being interviewed on cnn and i was shocked. i didn't know some of the things that she said. obviously, it's not being promoted. it has to do with the 911 tape where he was apparently told to stay in his car don't follow. apparently it was doctored when it was initially released by certain groups. anyway, apparently on the 911 tape that told him to stay in the car, don't go near this person we're going to send police or whatever it is. then they said, but keep an eye on him. let us know where he's going. how the hell he was suppose to know where he's going unless he's trying to figure it out and follow him? nobody told this. but the juror said that's why he had to come out. the 911 tape showed that. >> armstrong williams? >> listen, the

williams. we invite you to weigh in with your calls and comments. blake is on the phone from alabama.ger: c-span, you can do a service by presenting the facts. it seems like politicians like president obama is stoking racist year. he knows better. lawyer and the president. i heard a juror being interviewed on cnn. i was shocked. i did not know some of the things that she said. obviously, it is not being promoted. it has to do with being 911 tape where he was verbally told to stay in his car, do not follow. -- certain groups were promoting certain ideas. the 911 voted told him to stay in the car. do not go near this person. we will send police. then they said, keep an eye on him. let us know where he is going. how was he supposed to know where he is going unless he is following him? said that is why he started looking out because the 911 tapes says that. host: armstrong williams? had anthe jurors insurmountable task given the pressure from the press and different communities in this country. i found it interesting that the , ir witness, miss jeantell saw her on an interview on the huff

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