Christopher Hitchens No reason to think there is a god

Christopher Hitchens No reason to think there is a god and why were lucky none of the mythology is true.

[@toadkiller4475]

I never would have thought I’d miss someone so dearly that I’ve never met.

[@controllerbrain]

Pause it at the very first frame of the vid. Look how happy everyone is to hear this guy talk. He's just awesome in every way.

[@cgrbutterflyfish]

"At least you can fucking die and leave North Korea." That was awesome.

[@naybobdenod]

Hitchens composure is just superb. His infinite knowledge and wisdom casts over whelming shadows of doubt upon his opponent. Thanks C Hitchens

[@jayjones4412]

2:15 - Christopher's brother is thinking "why couldn't I be the smart brother?"

[@chadjohnson6646]

Could've had to work for a living. Lol.

[@naybobdenod]

This really is Hitchens at his best and what makes it so good is that he just speaks the truth. Get well soon Hitch

[@jestermoon]

Take A Moment His mastery of the English language is Genius which, when used with wit and knowledge paints pictures in our minds' eye. Missed yet never really went away. On the shoulders of giants. Free speech and inquiries are vital to our survival. Stay Safe and Stay Free 🌐

[@rhondah1587]

It is so great that we now have people such as Hitchens who are openly debating and exposing the falsehoods of religion. We've needed this for ages. People need to get off their duffs and take in awesome beauty and ugliness that is reality. Science is the poetry of reality, as Richard Dawkins says.

[@5150Rockstar]

So glad I got to catch Hitch in one of his final debates

[@NortonsNestMonthly]

Atheists know that morality should be practiced for morality's sake. The religious are working an angle by being good. They are hoping for an eternal reward.

[@Devilsnightforlife]

+NortonsNestMonthly Sorry for responding a full year later, but in adding to your statement; Not only is the reward-motivated behavior worrying, but even worse is it when they say they would otherwise pillage, rape and torture if they didn't have those morals and laws from their religious texts to guide them through life. That they are punishment-motivated to keep them from acting out terrifying behavior, that the only thing holding them back from killing someone else is the fear of a god punishing them after death. Statements I have heard several times from religious people. I don't believe them when they say those things, I believe and hope that they are just ignorant propositions. But just imagine if that weren't the case...

[@49erjohn]

+Thor Klauson very well put!

[@biped19]

"A celestial North Korea." That sums up organized religion.

[@afifkhaja]

What a guy. Great man. Fantastic (B)Hitchslap

[@hpholland]

You are quite right! He is nervous, as am I, that faith-based reasoning and decision-making can be very dangerous. That's why he attacks religion (Christian fundamentalists trying to remove evolution from school), facism (North Korea threatening us with WMDs) and similar ideologies.

[@StarOceanSora360]

this guy enlightened me in the negatives of religion and god, great and a very smart man indeed

[@VyckRo]

They did this in the French Revolution, in the Paris Commune, the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, China Culturara Revolution, in Poland, Romania, Ukraine. etc.

[@GluttonForSex]

@CPTBlackDragon07 Little Red Cap, The Brothers Grim -- Once upon a time there was a sweet little girl. Everyone who saw her liked her, but most of all her grandmother, who did not know what to give the child next. Once she gave her a little cap made of red velvet. Because it suited her so well, and she wanted to wear it all the time, she came to be known as Little Red Cap. That one is MY personal favorite fairy tale!

[@Harmonyww]

It's funny how Christopher has what seems to be an evil twin brother.

[@matcotech]

Hitchens is a brilliant man. He speaks in such a way as to leave no doubt or ambiguity as to what he means. Nor is he afraid to offend anyone who seeks to stifle the progress of secular freedom. Hitchens will own a motherfucker from time to time. My favorite interview is when he speaks to the host of Wretched Radio. He actually said "Who gives a shit" on the air.

[@sabertooth1980]

@TheSpankymonkey Indeed. A foundation of a building will crumble if it is biased to one side or biased at all. The rest of the building will go along with it. It's even worse if the building based on circular reasoning. "Why does the building stay up?; Because it is a strong building. Why is it a strong building? Because it stays up."

[@Uberlaser]

Simply brilliant!

[@555pontifex]

"The smashing of your individuality only begins at the point of death". Hitchens, as someone who is deeply suspicious of earthly tyranny, can be forgiven for extrapolating such nightmares into the realm of faith... but only insofar as he is ignorant of the realm of faith. As one who has encountered God supernaturally hundreds of times, I can tell you that 'smashing your individuality' is not what God is about. Rather, he 'came that you might have fullness of life'. Freedom, blossoming, enhancing

[@CPTBlackDragon07]

@TomFynn I eanred my BA from a Liberal Arts & Science College from Western Oregon University. I had professors who have been to the Middle East and one of them, one of my professors in history, has led excavations in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and others. Including in Babylon. I earned my BA in Bible from New Hope Christian College and my MA in Religion & Biblical Studies from Liberty University. I know a hell alot more than you ever will!

[@grinningchicken]

Atheism causes hopelessness because after death their is nothing. It causes selfishness because their is no reason to care for others. It causes arrogance because their is nothing higher than your thoughts. God based religions offer hope after death, care for Gods creation and humility in the face of greatness of God.

[@Christheatheist1]

Hitchens is the one, true, outspoken voice of the rational minority in America and indeed the world. It's a pity the Presidential seat isn't open to him because he wasn't born here. He would be a great President

[@a1ethioS]

Yeah, I've never thought about it that way before... but he certainly does.

[@SteveBurdetteWolf]

man, I wish the audio wasn't garbage. I loved this video but it was hard to hear.

[@TheGwarGaru]

Well said!

[@controllerbrain]

He's a legend in my mind too.

[@CPTBlackDragon07]

@244Ohiro (continued) 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. WE WIN!!! :0)~

[@JAGStricker]

A person's inability to conceive in something does not mean it doesn't exist. It doesn't mean it does either. It means that there are far too many variables to make assumptions without proof. Live and let live.

[@controllerbrain]

There's an alien of love in a magical place beyond space and time who sent himself to Earth in human form 2000 years ago and had himself beaten up for 3 days in order to save billions and billions of people who weren't born yet from a demon in another place beyond space and time where people are tortured all day, everyday. This alien is beyond human understanding, but for some reason we can make assertions about his character and goals. He loves you, but will easily send you to the demon.

[@ShroudedInVeilz]

my fuckin hero.. always kickin theist ass.

[@sleepyeyeguy]

If you're an Atheist... the smashing of your individuality also begins at the point of death (Hitchens' points are still more often logical than not)

[@CPTBlackDragon07]

@themooddisorders Matthew 10:27-28 (NKJV) 27 “Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. 28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

[@rusH1023]

Also, we're all self-made people, whether you'd like to believe it or not. I simply choose to forsake my chains where you are glad of them. I am no one's slave, the least of all Jesus, who is long since dead. The only thing in this world that I worship is my wife. And I was once religious. I grew up in a Christian/Catholic home. I will NEVER return to something I abhor so distinctly and deeply. I laugh at it. I hope you free yourself of your chains one day. Truly I do.

[@HudsonHavenhill]

I loveeeeeeeee this

[@paulatiredofthisshit]

You do know the E is silent? lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvve

[@alexcorcoran7807]

+Paula Catlover lmao

[@johnfargher99]

There is no evidence of God. Simple as that. Non belief is the default position for rational thinkers.

[@mrbunsen]

nope ... an analogy to help you understand... Christianity is ESPN, Islam is CBS, Hitchens has the TV turned off.

[@naybobdenod]

@Serenifly84 I must admit this is one of my fav Hitch vids and it never ceases to amuse me when he likens N Korea to heaven,very amusing.

[@QED_]

Let us say (by analogy) . . . that Hitchens were instead claiming that hamburgers don't exist. He argues INTELLECTUALLY that hamburgers are a self-serving myth propogated by the beef industry . . . that people believe in hamburgers because they are hungry . . . and so on. But . . . he doesn't ever go to Macdonalds, order at the counter, put what he's given in his mouth, chew, and swallow. That's all intellectual -- not empirical . . . and lacking in personal integrity.

[@vxenon67]

It is written, "The fool has said in his heart there is no God."

[@ReturnOfTheJ.D.]

The freakin craziest thing about all of this is is that the same people who proselitize the most outlandish and insane claims ever made (those which make up much of the Bible) turn around and have the gall to try to silence and ridicule this guy Hitchens.

[@felipeedoardo]

You're confusing a theory with a hypothesis. Theories are strongly based on evidence and thoroughly tested. That's why gravity is also a theory.

[@blaziermissy]

"It may not be said that there is no god. It maybe said to think that there is no reason to believe there is one." Philsophical mind twist. Remove god, and fill in the blanks with other such unproveable entities as: unicorn, mermaid, ghost, leprecaun, Santa Claus, tooth fairy, Easter bunny. "It may not be said that there is no UNICORN. It maybe said to think that there is no reason to believe there is one."

[@CPTBlackDragon07]

@TomFynn Actually there is: Titus, Flavious Josephus, and many others. The Gospels were written between 64 & 71AD. The Gospel of Mark, the first Gospel that we can date by the oldest Book of Mark found in Atioch, dates between 64 & 66AD. There are more copies of the Gospels throughout the Middle East & Asia Minor than anywhere else. When you actually read it in context..there are no contradictions! There are archeological and history findings of the Exodus. They even showed it on PBS!! :0)

[@Kropotkin26]

I think that this is perhaps the most eloquent speech he's ever given. This just flowed perfectly.

[@JorgeTamezPhoto]

And there's no evidence that god exists. That's why it's called faith.

[@onsenguy]

PURE GOLD

[@hpholland]

I am also surprised and disappointed that as a professor(?), you would scold a colleague for voicing his opinion, notwithstanding a well reasoned argument.

[@hongkongphooey77]

@strikenetter Hey strikenetter. Thanks for the response.I have a few questines . I hope we can have a civil discussion on this matter. 1. Do you have any form of Christian back ground? 2. How old are you? 3. do you ever think about what will happen to you when you die? 4.When do you think that will happen?

[@matt605]

Who is he talking about when he says, "god Is Not Great"? Hitchens tried to write a book, but he screwed up on the first letter of the first word of the book title.

[@hpholland]

Actually the man is brilliant (well, he does have some flaws but so do we all). He uses logic and reason with evidence, most of the time. That is a great virtue.

[@drkleiner2869]

fucking hell i love hitchens. he awakes a fire in me

[@TomFynn]

@CPTBlackDragon07 Translation: it was cobbled together from a mass of incoherent snippets by the powers that were to suit their own agenda.

[@twholland1]

This rant covers perfectly why I find religion so revolting. Hitch has hammered home another point.

[@moshiah]

@TheScreamingSkull56 No it's not, it just shifts the questions along one notch. Who then created god? It needlessly complicates the question and is sophism at it's best.

[@VyckRo]

Story about the obsessed Gods with what makes man in his private life is a non-argument

[@themooddisorders]

hell is an empty threat

[@controllerbrain]

Big LOLs on that one.

[@controllerbrain]

Seen this a million times. Fuckin heavy.

[@happyhappy85]

Beautiful and brutal speach.

[@Wildrover82]

rock on hitchens. together with richard dawkins they kick much ass

[@hicks727]

Once again you have avoided the question. If your supreme being created everything and is all knowing and all powerful why does there need to be a Council of Nicene? Why does there need to be priests or bishops or deacons or kings to revise and edit and interpret scripture? Does your imaginary invisible spirit in the sky who impregnates virgins on earth have a problem with communication??? Why haven't thousands and thousands of people who leave in remote areas ever heard of him?

[@MrBazBazBaz]

Who is Christopher debating with here? The chap on the steps at 2:11 looks like his brother Peter.

[@ProVillan]

@BassP86 What you have just said proves another scary point about religion. Even if what you said is true, it might even be more revealing. People can CLAIM religion, and in turn get the support of all of its followers, even if the person himself is not religious. It is the greatest tool for gaining power that has ever existed.

[@blaziermissy]

One can only imagine how dissapointed Democritus would be if he could be here today...yet he would marvel at the technological progress, even though it's been harnessed by elitism to do more harm than good in part, due to our monetary economic systems and competition. Our culture/social policy/foreign policy is lagging FAR behind our knowledge and technological advances. Pathetic waste of positive possibilites. We're 30 to 400 yrs behind due to our NON-scientific economics.

[@rachelelizabeth1986]

he was so smooth

[@jfosorio]

He criticizes God because God can not defend himself,

[@EquinoxOfTheGods]

Fucking powerful.

[@555pontifex]

@Skindoggiedog I wouldn't dare do such a thing. But I know that whatever sorrow we have in this life, God will wipe away every tear from the eyes of those who are His.

[@andrewrichmo]

... incentives (heaven and hell) to act this way. Also, there is strong evidence of a Darwinian urge to help others that has developed via evolution. 3. Lastly, yes, atheists believe we do all end up the same, I don't think there is anything wrong with that view, again, we just don't think most people need incentives to be a "good" person, rather we will do so on our own, as has been strongly supported by evidence.

[@hpholland]

Can you send me some of your publications (research)? Short citations are fine. I'd love to read them.

[@StuartTheGamerNerd]

Sad to think this man gained fame and profit from criticizing the same thing all his life.....his resume's must have been really boring.

[@grinningchicken]

Religion is being completely subservient to an omnipotent power. But what if its true?

[@VyckRo]

Hitler was not a Christian, in the same way on YT atheists are not Christians, if he was baptized means nothing. He was a Nordic Religions adept, See SS, agriculture ministry, Ministry of commerce. All bear signs of Nordic religions you! Educate yourself sir!

[@AfroSpark1]

You can take anything in the world, anything at all, and divide it right? For example take a person, a person is made up of organs, those organs are made up of tissues, those tissues made up of cells and so on all the way down to molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles which are, as of current, the smallest observable form of matter. Following this pattern you will eventually encounter a particle that cannot physically explain its existence within itself, thus proving the necessity for a non

[@manthasagittarius1]

I think it's the sight of his poor pedestrian little brother Peter Hitchens, sitting down on the steps at his brother's feet (more or less) and taking notes, presumably for a rebuttal, that makes this clip so edgy for me. Funny and brilliant (and full of truth), but it makes one want to cringe anyway.

[@grinningchicken]

How do you know me and Chris weren't hanging out one day and he was like you think Megan Fox is hot? Let me show you something...

[@sincere2da]

That was the best interpretation of the Bible

[@77705000000000000000]

In The Name of God The Most Gracious The Most Merciful Quran 17: 66. Your Lord is He who propels for you the ships at sea, that you may seek of His bounty. He is towards you Most Merciful."

[@BradGatton]

You need a reason based on fact and hard evidence for every belief you hold. If there isn't a reason based on facts or hard evidence then you don't just pick an alternative because you can't answer the question. That is called guessing and it won't get you anywhere. In those situation the smartest thing to do is throw your hands in the air and say I have no idea. That way of thinking is dangerous and can slow down progress for all of mankind. So cheers, for slowing down humanity.

[@CaneFu]

Statistically life forming through a natural process was 100% since it had all of eternity to happen.

[@LordMalice6d9]

I agree with Christopher about the Gods of the Bible and the Quran, they are tyrannical Gods not loving Gods... but if there WAS some kind of God or higher power out there that was true love who truly did care about us and wanted us live happily after we die. Then I WOULD want to meet and be with that type of God. But sadly I don't think such a being exists or the likelyhood of such a being existing is slim, but I would love to believe a true loving God like that exists.

[@rusH1023]

Yeah, I didn't think you'd have an answer for me...

[@RedStarBelgradefan]

its hard to choose which god to believe in, i mean there is over 10 000 of them

[@barennis]

@barennis On top of that, the six days this "omnipotent" and "omniscient" god took to make planet earth must have really been hard on his back, because he needed to "rest" on the 7th day. This seems very strange indeed. An all-powerful being needs to take a nap?

[@CPTBlackDragon07]

@244Ohiro Revelation 20:11-15 NKKJ 11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.

[@CPTBlackDragon07]

@TomFynn "No one knows the day or the hour"-Matthew 24 Only God knows. The Rapture will happen when God sends Christ and the Angels to take the Church & Children out of here. Anyone who sets a date...is not Biblical!!

[@BloodyAnalSurprise]

13 Christians watched this video.

[@dimbulb23]

@TheScreamingSkull56 wrote "No-one created God; he is self existent" Just look at what you said. On the one hand you look at reality where no one has ever seen anything but matter change forms but never its creation. And announce it was all created and that self-existence, the only thing we've observed is impossible Then you proclaim God is self-existent when God, much less his beginning, has never been observed at all. Stuff that appears self-existent isn't, but the unobserved is????

[@CPTBlackDragon07]

@hicks727 If you knew both Jewish and Christian history, as well as about the Bible, you would know how and why the Bible was put together. The Council of Nicene were Bishops, Deacons, and Priests who went over the Scriptures and made sure that all the Books of the Bible were from the Original Hebrew, Aramaic, & Greek. Also, the entire Bible was put together where the books coincide such as when the New Testament quotes the Old Testament: i.e. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, & Acts. :0)

[@EmperorWeems]

It's a shame that so many responses to the Hitch is to bastardize his stance. I.e., the old "believing that there isn't a God is an act of faith," and other inane twists of logic to avoid their burden of reason. Invasive religious belief is one of his targets, and those who won't acknowledge this ideal are probably perpetrators themselves, or at least enablers to that mindset.

[@dimbulb23]

@TheScreamingSkull56 Since no one has ever witnessed something from nothing or even "nothing" itself. I don't see how you can say "matter is not self existent" since that's all anyone has ever experienced. All we see is one existent thing changing into another existent thing. But even if you conclude that "the first cause argument is a good reason to believe in God", please explain how it's a good reason to pick any particular God?

[@nick260682]

@monkeymanojo (cont) Men living in Whales stomachs. And a guy who came from heaven to save us from what the rib woman did because of the talking snake, by getting himself killed to create a loophole in the laws about sin, which he made in the first place. Then convincing the world that he made a huge sacrifice by sending himself back to heaven. So although I feel it is fair to call Hinduism and Buddhism crazy, in light of what you believe, it is pretty hypocritical.

[@10sodot]

too bad his William lane Craig encounter didn't go so well. WLN is a slippery bastard

[@hunterW1134]

1:18 was fucking hilarious

[@ReturnOfTheJ.D.]

All forms of systematic abuse forced upon others need to support their campaigns wtih fear, or they would not be able to find enough victims.

[@sabertooth1980]

That sounds like an offer.

[@hpholland]

Communism was not a doctrine based on atheism. It was a belief in human authority. Just like religion, except that religious authorities say they have divine guidance. Atheism conflicts directly with communist ideology for the same reasons it would religious ideology. I'm not sure why you are debating this point. Obviously you are not a professor, or it means something totally different in Romania. Get in contact with some historians in the developed world and they can fill you in.

[@hicks727]

@CPTBlackDragon07 I do know about the bible. I went to christian schools for 12 years and church EVERY sunday. My question is, and try to answer it this time, why does a SUPREME BEING MAKER OF EVERYTHING, need ANYONE to go over HIS WORD. If he is so supreme no one would have to revise it or edit it or interpret it.