The majority of critical scholars are atheist? The majority of contemporary thinkers (include Christopher Hitchens) are/were atheist toward the Old Testament notion of God.

Paul Wallis will not let us forget what happened to the Hebrews during the Exodus.

Paul Wallis thinks Jesus was not impressed with the father nature of “God” during the Exodus when God sent snakes/scorpions to people in the desert.

You cannot even drive through Arizona in Summer thinking you are going to run out of food and drink, let alone someone sending you deadly snakes and scorpions if you complain about being uncomfortable.

The Great Basin Desert is the largest desert area of North America. It is also the most northerly, covering most of Nevada (Ne), the western third of Utah (U) and parts of Idaho (Id) and Oregon (Or).
Source: Univ. of Edinbugh – North American Deserts for the question
Which state in the United States has the most desert

What US state has the most deserts?
Arizona is the only state in the U.S. that contains four separate desert regions, each with their own environment, flora and fauna.
Source: Visit Arizona – Arizona’s Wildly Different Desert Regions

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Google, Is Bart Ehrman an atheist (since he is not listed in the Wikipedia article on Christian Atheists)?

He subsequently turned into a liberal Christian, remaining in the Episcopal Church for 15 years, but later became an agnostic atheist after struggling with the philosophical problems of evil and suffering.

Source: Wikipedia – Bart D. Ehrman

Google, was Christopher Hitchens an atheist?

Answer: Hitchens was a strong critic of religion and a proponent of atheism.

Source: Wikipedia – The Faith of Christopher Hitchens