Christopher Hitchens on God Is Not Great - The John Adams Institute

On February 13, 2008, The John Adams Institute hosted an evening with Christopher Hitchens. He dismisses Hillary Clinton as “an aging and resentful female” and, regarding Barack Obama, he asks, “why is a man with a white mother considered to be ‘black,’ anyway?” Christopher Hitchens is one of America’s most provocative public intellectuals. In his book, God Is Not Great - a runaway bestseller in the U.S. - Hitchens goes after organized religion with both barrels blazing. Why is the West in such a heightened state of insecurity? Hitchens gives a three-word answer: “Religion poisons everything.” And if all religions are dangerous, Islam, he says, is the biggest threat because “it’s unalterable.”
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[@AFMMarcelD]

“Take the risk of thinking for yourself. Much more happiness, truth, beauty and wisdom will come to you that way”- Christopher Hitchens

[@gabriellaspaeth2275]

I like ve Hitch!!

[@munyaradzikennethdodzo2655]

I like Hitchens, but he had an annoying air of impudence, arrogance and invincibility. The moderator was very kind and polite. I value that and wish the world had more people with accommodation for divergent views.

[@tommarello01]

​​@@munyaradzikennethdodzo2655You'd be mistaken if you thought he was unaware of this. Below is an excerpt from his book - Letters to a Young Contrarian: "Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’ and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don’t be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you." ✌

[@messiahapostle8239]

Hell is real!!! Do not go to Hell with Mr. Hutchins! He is moaning now!!! --WICKED PEOPLE [Haters Of GOD-Jesus, Lovers of their sins that hate to see HolyBIBLE-God control them] Are About To See The TERRORS Of Old Testament Now!!! KING JESUS of Psalms 2 and 72 and Isaiah 2 is NOW Standing UP, and about 3 to 4 billion garbage people are about to be FLUSHED out of This WORLD!!! >>>The Sin of The so-called Christians all over The World and for donkey years simply tied God's HANDS to act on behalf of the so-called Christians who have all their feet in Satan and their lip-service in God. (Matthew 7:21). BUT by GRACE Alone, see HIS BLESSING Upon Me! This is WHAT's About To Happen! Millions of so-called Pastors or Ministers will be among the Dead. ENOUGH Is ENOUGH!!! ===================== >>>Worldwide Reign of Christianity is Here! Psalm72 KING JESUS is here. It will happen through HIS Incarnate. HE will implement The HEART Of GOD in Isaiah 2, 11, 49, 59, 65; Jeremiah 1:10; Zephaniah 2:11; Ezekiel 36-37 for Me; Psalms 2 and 72, Haggai to Zechariah 6; etc. At the early months of this period, MILLIONS of wicked people shall die and all systems (political establishments, religions of force and murder, etc) that hinder people from fleeing to JESUS shall be removed. Almost All Muslims shall flee to JESUS during this time. Meditate on the cited scriptures, especially Isaiah 2. >>This 794-year period of Psalm72 KING JESUS is a Gift to Me from DADDYGOD. Almost all Israelis now shall flee to JESUS (Become serious Christians); GREAT JESUS TEMPLE [Apostolic Christian Church Building] shall be erected at The original position of The Solomon's Temple. There will be Jesus-measure peace around The World. [Unfortunately after this time, the 🌎World shall become very decadent again, leading to The Revealing of AntiChrist and The Rest of The Book Of Revelation]. ---BUT FOR NOW: The ONE-TRUE GOD is NOW STANDING Up!!! The SHOW is On!!! It's Mount-Carmel ShowDOWN (1Kings 18) at Millions of MT-Carmels in This MY 🌎WORLD! It's Mount-JESUS ⛪ CHURCH EXTRAVAGANZA! It's JesuCRACY Imperative!!! Hallelujah!

[@AFMMarcelD]

@@tommarello01Love Letters to a Young Contrarian, and this excerpt is indeed my favorite passage, well said.

[@yomilalgro]

Here on 4/23 You just can't get enough of the late great Hitch... This world is less without him😢

[@rykson161]

The world is better without him and he’ll bed roasting in his sheets in hell

[@lindsaypickett6146]

It’s far worse without him😢

[@denisebutler5938]

@@rykson161. Prove it!!!

[@tl6690]

We lost a great man 10 years ago today. You'll never be forgotten. RIP Hitch!

[@davidbanner6230]

I thought Hitchens was a very intelligent, and entertaining, person. but he was not infallible....?

[@paulgemme6056]

@@davidbanner6230 2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

[@2fast2block]

He was FAR from being great. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis. God is the reason for us and all we have. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqwoq2ElL6Gjrc The odds are NOT there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWLCfHiMlqisl6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4icmJStr79_qc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXEooarqdlol9k

[@paulgemme6056]

@@2fast2block God is the reason for us and all we have. AMEN!!! Romans 8:24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? Romans 8:25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

[@2fast2block]

@@paulgemme6056 For sure!! We give praise to our God our creator!

[@JosephNordenbrockartistraction]

I've never seen this till today. I thought I saw all his public appearances. He is one of my favorite mentors of good people to copy. Thanks so much for this posting !

[@JosephNordenbrockartistraction]

That last crack Christopher made was perfect timing and he made himself smile. He always had himself (like me) as his own very best friend. He could handle being heckled and use it to an advantage.

[@gorkmusic]

The greatest debater of all time, and there's not even a close second.

[@johnbrooks9523]

A simply superb example of a thoroughly incorruptible mind. He could not be persuaded, could not be robbed, could not be bought, sold or duped. He stood by his sound solid convictions & was completely rock steady & immovable. His wit & humour often erupted into contempt for the stupid, the incenified, the bent & the indoctrinated, the misguided, the simple & the blissfully ignorant. He was incisive and immediate in his dismantling of idiotic neurosis. He posed a significant & undeniable threat to all purveyers of superstitious control over weakminded humanity. I suspect he was likely deliberately infected with some form of carcinogen to silence him. He devoted much of his life to releasing humanity from the evil grip of debilitating mind control foisted upon us by those who use religion as a lever & a weapon to manipulate us. Many demented zealots feared him. I found him the most admirable human being to have ever walked this Earth. He preached pure unadulterated logic in a world crippled & restricted by manmade nonsense. We were immeasurably fortunate to share in the crystal clear wisdom of Christopher Hitchens. It is now up to those of us who appreciated him to pass on what he gave us. His work must be continued until all divisive and injurious superstitious infection is thoroughly erradicated.

[@djb5275]

Matt Dillahunty I believe would be a close second, he is also undefeatable on the debate scene

[@davidrooney5223]

He was a clear thinker and intellectually clever. But at the end of the day, he only accomplished a successful argument against mankind's behavior and how flawed we are. But he never proved that a Devine presence doesn't exist. I certainly enjoyed his arguments.

[@gorkmusic]

@@davidrooney5223 no one can prove or disprove the existence of God (which he and most atheists freely admit). All you can do is address where our conceptions of God come from.

[@racebannon5523]

It's easy to be a great debater when you're right.

[@samboss2091]

Watching this from Ethiopia. He opened my eyes and got me free from the yokes of religion

[@gallopingnuns6732]

53:38 Christopher Hitchens at his wicked best. Hitch was always at his peak when challenged, but I enjoyed him most when he was relaxed and enjoying his dominance.

[@2fast2block]

Your small brain enjoyed small brain Hitch. How sweet. The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.

[@gallopingnuns6732]

@2fast2block You lead with an insult? That's precisely what small-minded people do.

[@2fast2block]

@@gallopingnuns6732 no insult at all, proper names proven correct are....proper names. You couldn't get around the basic science I gave. You have a tiny brain that can't think much. You admire Hitch, your model tiny brain.

[@andjunglepunkthirteen760]

@@2fast2block douche … oh, pardon me, I mean touché.

[@2fast2block]

@@andjunglepunkthirteen760 you can't deal with basic science in what I gave, so in your frustration, you unfairly call me names. That is the standard you set for your life.

[@splitfromself]

Someone should have told the "moderator" to leave his feelings about his imaginary friend at the door. Yikes.

[@paulgemme6056]

So sad. Think I'll take another drink and God/Jesus will go away.

[@kenashcom7580]

Devil's advocate...oops, no God...no Devil.

[@captur69]

Yes...and sit the fuck down...he's swaning around like a bouncer...

[@willmpet]

Myths and Legends!

[@reddevil211287]

He left a powerful legacy. Thank you for saving us that had been indoctrinated into utter ignorance.

[@antitheistvegan]

100%!

[@paulgemme6056]

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

[@davidbanner6230]

@@paulgemme6056 : righteousness is such a malleable word....?

[@paulgemme6056]

@@davidbanner6230 Righteousness is what one must have in order to be reconciled with our creator/maker and no one is righteous. All have sinned and fall short of perfect sinlessness. Only Christ Jesus has never sinned and is perfectly righteous. Those who believe this and put their faith in the finished work of Christ that he completed on the cross have his imputed righteousness as a gift from God/Jesus. Nothing anyone can do except repent and believe (have faith) in the power of the resurrection and that Jesus is who he says he is. The King of Glory! Romans 4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

[@2fast2block]

Hitch was just a joke. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis. God is the reason for us and all we have. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqwoq2ElL6Gjrc The odds are NOT there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWLCfHiMlqisl6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4icmJStr79_qc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXEooarqdlol9k

[@donovanjones4175]

How the ef does today January 5, 2024 look exactly like he said it would.?. Boy do I miss this guy.

[@korgothofbarbaria9872]

Miss you Hitch.

[@2fast2block]

NOT me. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis. God is the reason for us and all we have. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqwoq2ElL6Gjrc The odds are NOT there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWLCfHiMlqisl6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4icmJStr79_qc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXEooarqdlol9k

[@paulgemme6056]

Hitch was a blind man (spiritually) and if you believe his foolishness, you too will be led down a road of spiritual darkness filled with lies and deception. You will never have the joy of knowing the truth (Jesus).

[@user-tu1co9xl1k]

The blind leads the blind and they will both fall down into the pitch.

[@paulgemme6056]

@@user-tu1co9xl1k Agreed. 2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world (Satan/the devil) hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. Matthew 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. -Jesus

[@nikkobannds8387]

@@paulgemme6056 walk Blind end up congregating with a pole . I do not suggest it .

[@votemonty1815]

I found a Hitch lecture I haven't seen? Praise Be! 👏

[@2fast2block]

Wow, so you can't get enough of that dolt. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYuqk4aoq6qEgtE crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis. God is the reason for us and all we have. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqwoq2ElL6Gjrc The odds are NOT there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWLCfHiMlqisl6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4icmJStr79_qc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXEooarqdlol9k

[@Creamy6oodness]

@@2fast2block parklife

[@2fast2block]

@@Creamy6oodness and that meant something?

[@WilbertLek]

@@Creamy6oodness More like trailer trash life.

[@daleneparole1502]

@@2fast2block, I think that means, park yourself, and Jump off

[@robinchun1]

The moderator an opponent are not worthy to even tug at the coat tails of Mr Hitchens... and, imo, he let them know that!

[@WilbertLek]

As a Dutch guy I apologize for the idiots on the panel.

[@wietzepostma]

Hope to find more of Christopher Hitchens debates!!

[@WilbertLek]

And with them you'll find comment sections full of sad children who can't handle not being special. Just like here.

[@johnholmgren1806]

I had to listen to it 3 times but Hitch's opponent states that the earth is flat, and to justify it he says because the Quran says it is. How can he be taken seriously after saying something so completely ignorant and silly?

[@joecurran2811]

​@@johnholmgren1806😂

[@betzib8021]

​@@johnholmgren1806it depends upon how much you think a French accent confers validity.

[@jackcoleman9448]

Always excellent Christopher Hitchens.

[@antoinettejoubert]

I come back to all these debates and the wit and erudition of Hirch is still a source of great education and entertainment to me! He is irreplaceable and I miss him all the time🥰🇿🇦

[@paulgemme6056]

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

[@2fast2block]

Hitch spread lies and absurd beliefs. He was a dolt and you refuse to see that. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYuqk4aoq6qEgtE crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis. God is the reason for us and all we have. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqwoq2ElL6Gjrc The odds are NOT there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWLCfHiMlqisl6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4icmJStr79_qc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXEooarqdlol9k

[@paulgemme6056]

Hitch was a blind man (spiritually) and if you believe his foolishness, you too will be led down a road of spiritual darkness filled with lies and deception. You will never have the joy of knowing the truth (Jesus).

[@2fast2block]

@@paulgemme6056 Amen, brother.

[@WilbertLek]

Ignore the two sad children. The ones who can't handle not being special. You know, the sad children of the special people club. 2fat and gimme.

[@mossden]

Hitch needed a much better debater than this to show his true brilliance

[@WilbertLek]

You won't find better debaters among "gods-believers". They're all sad children who can't handle not being special. And emotions severly impairs reasoning.

[@oneofus6924]

his description of the mormon church was perfectly accurate, and even those church members would be unable to find any falsehoods in his description

[@paulgemme6056]

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

[@2fast2block]

I agree, churches and religions get worse with time and some have horrible histories, but that being said, Hitch was a nitwit. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis. God is the reason for us and all we have. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqwoq2ElL6Gjrc The odds are NOT there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWLCfHiMlqisl6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4icmJStr79_qc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXEooarqdlol9k

[@GlowingMpd]

@@2fast2block 👎Praise Thor!

[@2fast2block]

@@GlowingMpd that sure didn't get around what I gave. Somehow you think it was a good comeback though.

[@GlowingMpd]

@@2fast2block praise Zeus??🥴

[@petercortens6019]

I don't think most people are sincere in their beliefs or occupied daily with bigger than life questions. The majority of "religious" people is just enjoying the social comforts that come with tradition, they don't like to be outsiders. It is more like clothing.

[@WilbertLek]

I'd rather be "an outsider" than a sad child mindless zombie sheep.

[@quantumjet253]

I think the same. It's far easier, it's far more comfortable for most to fit into society to give off the impression of belief, as this is sadly still seen as more normal, than to dare rock the boat or look argumentative by suggesting otherwise. I've noticed that a lot with people. You only have to look around during a wedding or funeral and when the time comes to 'pray', you'll hardly ever see anyone do anything but follow the tradition of the moment. Since being a very young boy when I first came to conclusion that, at the time, I considered the whole thing rather similar in nature to any other fantasy book, not to mention I couldn't understand how there were a bunch of these things each with their set of rules, their own book... I think at the time it seemed like a fan club of sorts. Anyway, I always found it fascinating that people when pressed would pass the Hitchens test and don't buy into the ridiculous stories, the mystical or magical, yet, you could all but guarantee they'd 'appear' to praying at the right times when required. I remember once being caught as looked down on, and around at everyone during one particular session by whatever the guy's title was, and I just stared at him thinking, "really. Are you genuinely sold on all this". His gazed broke before mine. I've genuinely always felt when entering churches like I believe I would if I entered a prison, or ex-torture chamber, there's something genuinely uncomfortable about these places, irrespective of whether they're the Notra Dame in Paris or some ugly modern attempt at a church or some several hundred year old village effort. From my experience not being part of the larger, wider, accepted opinion of the masses, is incredibly uncomfortable for many. Perhaps I understand that lack of wanting to stand out or attract attention, and I certainly understand a lack of caring for confrontation, but I do think religion is as good a measure of how disengenous people can be. Equally I've never understood why it's a social norm that people shouldn't talk about religion. I never understood that. I suspect this attitude originated from the religious because I don't think it's come from someone who knows they already have a ton of ammunition to ridicule and put down others!!!

[@user-fq8rs7rz3i]

I was brought up RC and I realised in adulthood that I had never believed it’s teachings. Even at 10 years old when I stopped believing in Father Christmas, (St Nicholas) I realised that all the other ‘saints’ were probably just part of an huge story to convince people that their lives were not their own, they belonged to ‘God’. I just knew, even at 10 that it was ‘fibs’, just like Father Christmas. Of course, I didn’t tell anyone, but I didn’t go to church again, except for weddings, funerals and baptisms. I made sure my 2 children weren’t brainwashed, but my eldest believes although he’s not part of any sect. Merry Christmas 🤣

[@steliosp1770]

The absolute dismantling of the jewish woman praying question and the notion that nazism was secular and atheistic and that their atrocities were in the name of atheism is absolutely perfect by Hitch. Bravo. Forever remembered Christopher.

[@Sigmund1924]

Imagine how many pearls were clutched in that audience when Hitchens dared to question the integrity of Obama. One of the things that made him a great man was that he never pandered.👍

[@cecillec2331]

I loved Christopher Hitchens. I wish he were still around. Every single one of his detractors came across as bumbling idiots. Hitchens made the judgmental religious lunatics show their worst side which they'd try to cover up with their feigned righteousness.

[@WilbertLek]

Literally every sad child does that. E-ve-ry sing-le one. Just look at this CS.

[@JRandaII]

If you’re always on the side of logic and reason, then you’ll never be wrong…

[@philcawser]

No. You will often be wrong, because you are likely to learn more evidence-based information than you previously knew. You will review the new knowledge, be supported by a global community of professional rationalist/scientists who will try to find the flaws in the new information. Then, if it is the best available evidence at that time, you will admit you were wrong (at that point you differentiate yourself crucially from the totalitarian, the dictator, the theocracy), and you will move on - comfortable living with the complexity of the universe and with the only partial understanding of it by you and the rest of humanity.

[@brianjacob8728]

if you are operating from valid underlying assumptions. This is where most people go wrong. Even ones with mensa level iqs.

[@apostlesmourelatos4047]

A GREAT MAN OF TRUTH, HE GAVE THE LIGHT INTO SOMEMANY PEOPLES MINT WHO THEY WERE LIVING IN DARKNESS, , THE WORLD WILL MISS YOU DEAR GENIUS MR HITCHENS , MAY REST IN PEACE,

[@robert-cu1xo]

Thanks god for facial hair,which is dirty and depressing,will be getting rid of it,want to be man not ape

[@venenareligioest410]

“Fear ALL prophets ... and those prepared to die for the ‘truth’, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, most times instead of them!” UMBERTO ECO

[@eselindalie]

Love and miss u Christopher ❤️

[@katinapac-baez5083]

Just found out about Hitchens, he was definitely a cut above. This was like high schoolers on their first debate vs. a doctoral candidate, a massacre.

[@2fast2block]

No, he was clueless like you are. The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.

[@bradleypease2492]

@@2fast2blockhow is it clear

[@2fast2block]

@@bradleypease2492 find someone that can read and have them read it to you. I can't write in baby language for you to understand.

[@seans4893]

Hitch is so clear and poignant.

[@seanachaiBill]

clear and 'poignant'...? ... nostalgic? ...might you mean 'succinct'? .. 'to the point'?

[@woodytheduke]

@@howardlovecraft750 why are you watching then godboy?

[@Jspore-ip5rk]

@@howardlovecraft750 maaan fuck u...

[@SHARON.I]

@@howardlovecraft750 oh ok😂

[@MattSingh1]

@@howardlovecraft750 *citation needed

[@djm55]

1:36:16 The Dutch Reformed Church -- "Why did it need to be reformed by the way?" 😄

[@rodneyriddnauer1789]

Go to 22:30, and face another, towering unanswerable. Why wait till that moment? Why allow so many centuries of suffering of your favorite hominid, and THEN decide to step in?

[@andrewpickering5180]

50 minutes, pure genius 👌

[@robertblakeman9978]

Awesome Hitch! I miss him very, very much!

[@2fast2block]

Small brains like you miss small brains like Hitch. The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.

[@shmul953]

"Dutch reformed Why did it need to be reformed by the way?" LOOOL OH Hitch, we miss you soooooo much man. We could've used your help in 2016 and onward

[@WilbertLek]

As a Dutch guy I apologize for the idiots on the panel.

[@paineite]

The moderator is too intrusive and thin-skinned.. Hitch brilliant and pointed as ever ... miss him.

[@Reel___]

he's annoying af... Hitchens is the greatest ever.

[@paulgemme6056]

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

[@paineite]

@@paulgemme6056 You're unaware that most biblical scholars -- if I remember correctly -- view 2nd Peter as a forgery ?

[@paulgemme6056]

@@paineite If you believe that then you will also believe there is no Almighty God. One true living God/Jesus, maker of heaven and earth. Creator of all things. You can not get nothing from nothing. A Master designer has to design it and make it.

[@paulgemme6056]

So sad. Think I'll take another drink and God/Jesus will go away.

[@Wol747]

What on earth was this other guy wittering on about?

[@Sigmund1924]

No one will ever know 😂

[@kayeemerson6892]

How sad that I'm only getting to know you and you're gone! RIP

[@rightpa]

Just when I thought I had seen all the speeches from Hitchens on youtube... thank you.

[@2fast2block]

Wow, your small brain loves the small brain of Hitch. The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.

[@rightpa]

@@2fast2block I would invite anyone in the comments section to try to make sense of what you said. That is such a bullshit interpretation of the laws of thermodynamics it must have been taught to you by a creationist.

[@goofyahhh254]

​@2fast2block too proud? We just don't want to be fooled into thinking unsupported nonsense

[@goofyahhh254]

You must first demonstrate that supernatural things are possible. Otherwise, they remain impossible and are of no value. What is asserted without evidence may be dismissed without evidence.

[@rightpa]

@@goofyahhh254 A Hitch Slap with Hitchens' Razor. Beautiful.

[@jtmoney3252]

This guy representing Islam is talking in complete, in comprehensible circles. Wow.. way to defend religion...wtf

[@thomasdulaney1054]

I support the Secular Coalition for America.

[@gregodonnell7417]

This is just brutal…Hitch is like a lion making a stealthy kill and the other guy is a giraffe tumbling down the side of a mountain

[@thedoctor.a.s1401]

He basically spent a large amount of time agreeing with him

[@IskanderYacub]

Just a Nietzsche rip of…. - “Without music, life would be a mistake.” ... - “It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” ... - “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” ... - “I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.”

[@DBEdwards]

All platitudes except. "Without music" and 'I'm not upset." These two are profound and carry the sting.

[@gabriellaspaeth2275]

The only thing I can really know about God is what I make up! Wow. that’s it in a nutshell!! 😂😂

[@stuartbroadhurst7523]

I have only recently become aware of Christopher’s discussion. In many ways I’d already come to the same conclusions being cognisant of the history of homo-sapiens. Gods can’t exist, not only don’t. I do believe that most educated people actually have come to the same conclusion, even the clergy and those high up in the church. Admitting it is a different matter? In their quiet moments I’m sure they must say to themselves “ well it’s not looking good “?

[@ObservantHistorian]

To be a preacher, you have to be a liar or delusional. Most people aren't actually delusional.

[@2fast2block]

"Gods can’t exist, not only don’t. I do believe that most educated people actually have come to the same conclusion" No, you dolts come to that conclusion and if you think otherwise, show me what you have. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis. God is the reason for us and all we have. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqwoq2ElL6Gjrc The odds are NOT there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWLCfHiMlqisl6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4icmJStr79_qc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXEooarqdlol9k

[@jtf9670]

@@2fast2block which god ? your god ? I believe in the tribal god that created the islands of guam , my homeland. but since we disagree on which god to believe in, we must fight, let's have a war , I kill your people and you kill mine and then maybe after that we will determine who believes in the "correct' god.

[@jonathanalexander9881]

@@2fast2block You're not as smart as you think you are.

[@rumien1383]

@@2fast2block strikes me as a massive arse covering exercise. “ and today’s weather forecast..... you might get a bit of everything “

[@wesleysmith5275]

really top shelf stuff here, this was really Chris at his peak, wish he was around now!

[@ben_jamin197]

FYI. The guy debating with Hitch was charged with multiple accounts of sexual harassment.

[@siim605]

Shocker.

[@duderyandude9515]

Not actually the first time that has happened.

[@paulgemme6056]

FYI Hitch was an alcoholic. A slave to the bottle. So blind (spiritually). Leading others down the road of no hope. So sad. Think I'll take another drink and God/Jesus will go away.

[@captur69]

He'll fit right in so....

[@horizons2358]

Hahaha, oh boy.....now that's truly in line with good 'ol mohomadism !😂

[@TaxTheChurches.]

I always wonder what Hitchens would think about these evangelicals who believe Trump must stay in power because God chose him at a very young age.

[@walbassman]

What is the other guy talking about? Not a good speaker.

[@romill6424]

its called word salad when you have no cogent argument it is utter rot ,surely even he knows hes talking bollocks

[@Sigmund1924]

Hitchens is so fascinating that he makes it possible to tolerate the moderator and opponent. Barely.

[@helenclaydon-goldstein1061]

Again , I note a lot of cherry picking from the faithful in the comments. It saddens me that religion has had such a detrimental effect on humanity. The catastrophes that we have brought upon ourselves in the name of religion is shameful and I hope those who hide behind their filth tomes feel it, only then may humanity have a chance. Only then, when they have emancipated themselves to we stand any chance of reaching our true potential.

[@norbertmeyer1186]

Til this day there is no answer to Christophers question and no one will find an answer to the question.

[@paulgemme6056]

So sad. Think I'll take another drink and God/Jesus will go away.

[@norbertmeyer1186]

@@paulgemme6056 no worries, take a drink and relax , he was never here. The Titel of CH book is one wird to long . "God is not " would be sufficient.

[@paulgemme6056]

@@norbertmeyer1186 Hitch was pacifying his brain with the bottle so he didn't have to think about one day facing his Maker/Jesus.

[@daleneparole1502]

@@paulgemme6056, that would be Johnny Walker Black. Thank you... cheers

[@michellemaria8862]

I must admit, when telling Hitch he had 15 minutes left and he said, "Oh good, that's what I was hoping for", I said out loud "god is great!". 😉

[@2fast2block]

How's that?

[@michellemaria8862]

@@2fast2block How's what? 🤔

[@2fast2block]

@@michellemaria8862 " I said out loud "god is great!".' How did that make your god great? What god do you have?

[@michellemaria8862]

@2fast2block Oh!!! That's called sarcasm. Sorry I wasn't clear 😏 I'm an Atheist and that's also why the lower-case g. ✌️

[@2fast2block]

@@michellemaria8862 then how did this and you get here? The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.

[@Tagoreapoet777]

I will always have an itch for a little more, Hitch…

[@kensanity178]

All species are descended from a closely related, previously existing species.

[@specteramber]

I can't tell if he was being serious about the flat earth

[@StinFriggins]

1:36:15 I gush at this style of Hitchslap

[@halwasserman7905]

Cameras were not as advanced in those days. It was only possible to film things from across the street. In all seriousness why was the camera so far back? We would have liked to have seen the speakers' faces.

[@stubrechner590]

the only time hitch makes sense is when he opens his mouth

[@GlowingMpd]

👍

[@quantumjet253]

And the only time ridiculous statements and stupidity are spoken is when he stops. Fortunately though the other guy pretty much kept quiet. The host would have done well to have followed suit.

[@davidsirmons]

That first audience member is an unfortunate part of this video.

[@quantumjet253]

...as was the host!

[@Sigmund1924]

As was Christopher’s opponent.

[@alexanderx33]

This dude' accent is all over the place. That said, 🤤

[@eugeniamarko3599]

Hate the interrupting ads

[@yesucansell2]

I pay ten bucks a month and about it. Ads are the worst.

[@WillJ5112]

It is always challenging in these debates on religion involving this much missed unrivalled polemicist that anyone in the audience can continue to believe in an omniscient deity when they leave the venue.Yet so much of mankind is indoctrinated from birth or in later need of existential reassurance to be unable to abandon their role as sheep herded by a celestial shepherd during their lives and hopefully beyond.

[@scottb32a]

what was the point of the speaker after Hitchens ?? Pointless

[@romill6424]

no point whatsoever ,nonsence personified thought he was auditioning for a comedy store gig,failed miserably ,poor man

[@WilbertLek]

"gods-believer" Never get the point. That they're sad children who can't handle not being special.

[@Smokey66s]

Ability to fast forward much appreciated.

[@MrCanis4]

maybe someone who happened to pass by the front door?

[@liz3511]

struggled to follow the second speaker's point

[@quantumjet253]

Wait, what... he had a point!?

[@Sigmund1924]

He took longer to get to his points than Columbo. He really needs to find a new career.

[@khaleelthecomedian4321]

This Moracon guy never gets to the point 😒 👀.

[@WilbertLek]

He also never gets the point.

[@JesusGarcia-bu7tf]

It’s amazing to see theists babble on about so much and yet say nothing. Same feeling I got hearing priests talk in church. I realized at the age of 12 that it was all bs. Which left me puzzled as to why adults continue to believe this crap. Thank you Hitch for filling the time with thought-provoking content.

[@2fast2block]

It's amazing you think you think. You're just some clueless being. The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.

[@morganramsay7628]

If only Christopher Hitchens could have witnessed Trump's religious leanings!

[@captur69]

Like everyone knows trump ran with the hare ,while hunting with the hounds, there's not a religious atom in his body...Like all presidents, they'll say and do anything to get into power...it's a sapien thing.....

[@CynthiaArtist]

Really!!! He’s turning in his grave!

[@tennesseegregario7253]

You still talking about Trump? Damn he got in your head big time. I wonder which would irritate Hitch the most, Trumps religion or The Biden Crime Family's selling out of America? Think before you post.

[@holdenstave52]

Can’t get behind Hitches pro-imperialism shift but the man was a brilliant conversationalist. We’d be a lot better off if guys like him were still influencing public dialogue

[@gerdschenkel7356]

This other guy goes on forever without much of a point

[@BeefT-Sq]

"...man does not create reality and can achieve his values only by making his decisions consonant with the facts of reality. " -Ayn Rand-

[@galileoshift8330]

constantly flipping through the book while christopher responds say alot about the muslim scholar

[@paulgemme6056]

@Scott Scotty So sad. Think I'll take another drink and God/Jesus will go away.

[@NielsWullems]

The Dutch moderator shouldn't have been meddling in the argument nor does was his english on a level acceptable for a moderator.

[@arash_bayatpour]

Mey his way of thinking continue

[@robgray2973]

Quite a few responders who prove Hitchens' points over and over again , one of them actually had the idiocy to tell us Jesus loves us all unconditionally. Why would any rational reasonable being want unconditional love from something that doesn't exist? They just don't get it due to their capacity for believing stuff without decent evidence and so probably never will. Hitchens searched for the truth about difficult questions, he didn't just make shit up.

[@schmetterling4477]

Jesus doesn't love you unconditionally. I don't know where you got that from... it was certainly not the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

[@robgray2973]

Oh dear, did you not read what I posted?There is no supernatural "Jesus", there never was and never will be other than the fictional character depicted in some rather poor fantasy stories written by unknown rather ignorant ancient men thousands of years ago. Check the evidence yourself without your appraisal being tainted by that dead end of blind faith because blind faith is the only way any rational , honest being could believe that guff.@@schmetterling4477

[@awesomethecool]

On a semi-unrelated note, unconditional love is toxic and exploitable. No love should be unconditional. Is someone who is evil and cruel or hurts you on purpose deserving of love? It's stupid and naive at best. So saying Jesus loves everyone unconditionally means he's blind to cruelty, and it's an insult to those who actually deserve his love (I mean, if christianity was hypothetically real)

[@Artman1]

@@schmetterling4477 Is that the same Catholic Church that taught Hitler to hate the Jews?

[@robertmcclintock8701]

If universe is social it's certain to produce a God.

[@paulinnanjing]

Surprised the other speaker doesn't get a mention in the wordage under the video.

[@Xaeravoq]

at 10:00 he says a quote about stalin. i googled it and got nothing. can someone explain

[@robertbentley3589]

I'm guessing English isn't your first language. Not a quote.

[@Xaeravoq]

@@robertbentley3589 its not a quote. its a "saying." sorry.

[@nanucit]

The moderator sides with the theist side and nevertheless Hitch chews them both without even breaking a sweat 🤭

[@WilbertLek]

As a Dutch guy I apologize for the idiots on the panel.

[@SeveruSnake]

Hes good

[@moonlightray8493]

I always love it when people try to gang up on Hitch, yet he still effortlessly eviscerates their arguments.

[@davidmurphy619]

Senator McCain had a garage sale sign on his central Ave property in PHX just north of Glendale a block on the west . He had sold the home I knew . So I shipped him a picture as.tje sign was on the new owners home ..I said John you need money ?

[@shaggyrandy1264]

Nasrudine where have you been ?

[@Ra1nbro]

Was he debating the moderator in this? They kept showing the other guy just sitting there looking bored and annoyed lol

[@WilbertLek]

The time it takes to explain something is greater than the attention span of a "gods-believer".

[@tyleranyways]

1:04:46 1:10:59 1:12:07 1:16:00 1:19:16 1:28:30

[@SmallC2023]

Wow. They didn't record this with Hitchens mic volume completely fucked up? Amazing.

[@billridgeway8700]

no mention of Hitchens' interlocutor?

[@jabezraju9840]

I am so blessed not to have jesus as my God anymore, truth doesn't exist in the God of the bible as claimed based on my experience

[@kantraxoikol6914]

then please don't use the word "blessed" use "thankful"

[@jabezraju9840]

@@kantraxoikol6914 ?

[@jabezraju9840]

@Scott Scotty I am just a human free from religion

[@paulgemme6056]

You're a man with a soul. John 8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

[@jabezraju9840]

@@paulgemme6056 somebody said like this Changing a rod into a serpent and the serpent back into a rod may be clever magic, but how does such a demonstration prove that Moses spoke to God? If the only thing necessary to prove the truth of an extraordinary claim were to demonstrate an ability to bewilder, there would be no more mysteries to solve. If he claims that he can bring the dead back to life, and in proof of that power pulls a rabbit out of a hat, that is hardly a demonstration of the truth of his claim; it is merely an example of his ability in the art of deception. If he claims that he can fly without wings and without the use of mechanical help of any kind, and in proof of his ability pulls another rabbit out of another hat, that is not proof of his ability to fly, but of his ability to lie, and he will without much hesitation be condemned as a faker. The demonstration of one thing has absolutely no bearing in proving the truth of the other, when there is no relationship between them.

[@MorphingReality]

Good stuff

[@paulgemme6056]

So sad. Think I'll take another drink and God/Jesus will go away.

[@Deef3lony]

Just signing here, someone will see this in a hundred years.

[@bretnetherton9273]

Awareness is the ONLY constant of ALL experience what could be more fundamental to reality than THAT???

[@lepidoptera9337]

Energy, momentum, angular momentum and charges. Dude, you didn't pay attention in science class. :-)

[@2fast2block]

@@lepidoptera9337 And how did we get anything? The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.

[@lepidoptera9337]

@@2fast2block The first law of thermodynamics assumes an isolated system with time translation symmetry, which the universe isn't. Dude, you need to pay attention in school, which you didn't. :-)

[@2fast2block]

@@lepidoptera9337 There are NO assumptions. The universe is it. If it were not isolated, they wouldn't be laws. Oh, you forgot to show how the universe is not an isolated system and yet the laws still apply. Your tiny brain skipped that key point. You sure are clueless.

[@bretnetherton9273]

Awareness is known by awareness alone; is the sole irriducible axiom of reality. To put forth a syllable to the contrary is but to concede.

[@michaelkwaaitaal]

It’s Timely that a sequel book be authored. “Government is not Great - Authorities poison everything...” Don’t be an apologist, be like Hitch.

[@paulgemme6056]

That's because all authorities (except one-God/Jesus) are sinful. We are not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners. All of mankind, born with a sinful nature. The only one who has the authority to tell us that, says so.

[@2fast2block]

No, I'm going to actually think...unlike Hitch. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis. God is the reason for us and all we have. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJqwoq2ElL6Gjrc The odds are NOT there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWLCfHiMlqisl6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4icmJStr79_qc0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXEooarqdlol9k

[@paulgemme6056]

Hitch was a blind man (spiritually) and if you believe his foolishness, you too will be led down a road of spiritual darkness filled with lies and deception. You will never have the joy of knowing the truth (Jesus).

[@danpettinger1353]

@@paulgemme6056 Exactly the baseless, sanctimonious judgement Hitch railed against caused by belief in Bronze Age mythology. You have given away your freedom and humanity and recieved man-made dogma and lies. Grow the fuck up.

[@jewbanqora5159]

Jesus Moses and Muhammad this is the best of stupidity to follow disgusting evils racist of faith-based religion 💩💩💩

[@shanehutchinson6350]

5:44 "It would be rude of me to speak more than.. 30 minutes..." *checks vid length* ಠ_ಠ

[@thedoctor.a.s1401]

Who is the princess of Friseland ? 5:00

[@alexanderx33]

Not to cast doubt on his other observations but the point about andromeda is irrelevant because the collission of galaxies has very little impact on the planets surrounding stars within either of the two galaxies. At worst we're looking at the solar system being flung off out of the milkyway, which would make it more difficult to travel to other stars but thats about it.

[@man_kind]

I've been listening to Mohamed's into for 15 minutes... Wtf is he going on about???

[@chrisbea49]

48:30 wow that might be the firsr mistake I ever heard Chris make - JBS Haldane Fossilized rabbits in the Precambrian is the original

[@paulgemme6056]

So sad. Think I'll take another drink and God/Jesus will go away.

[@fishfingers8441]

Christopher* 😉

[@studiedWonder]

The Moroccan gentleman who spoke second ,,,, sucks

[@WilbertLek]

No shit!

[@maxxwellbeing9449]

Christopher had them both best as soon as he stood up.. the nonsense and the sheer impossibility for the existence of God is staggering. There is no God, deal with it.

[@seasalt1164]

i clicked off when the dude said the earth is flat.

[@rodneyriddnauer1789]

54:02

[@catherinehanner284]

Americans don't usually appreciate complexity, depth or nuance. That would explain a great deal about the situation they find themselves in today. They also don't appreciate irony, self effacing humour or a sense of the absurd which ke🤔

[@WilbertLek]

People*

[@quantumjet253]

One of the biggest lessons I've learned in communicating over the internet is avoid ironic statements at all costs especially when you're unsure of the nationality of who may read your comment. I think the big issue here is that large areas of the internet are infested with quick to anger, paranoid, extremely defensive American boys and young men with a clear emotional immaturity, and anything they don't agree with, or could be misinterpreted is instantly assumed to be an insult of them, their family, their nation, or whatever else they decide in the moment. Actually I still fail because I always assume it's natural to not agree with everything everyone says but that's a big rule breaker in forums. You can disagree with the video if it's the general accepted attitude of messages below it, but if they're generally in agreement, you have to follow suit or risk insult. It's very strange, and something I will never completely come to terms with.

[@43painter]

I guess the main reason for the very excistence of religion is comfort. Because la condition humaine is so unevitably harsch. And nów during this so called "health" crisis Technology and "Science" are the new religions, with even móre totalitarian dogma's and of cóurse fully supported by the vatican. During the last few minutes of the video the sound wasn't in synch anymore with the speakers.