Hitch-22: A Memoir - Christopher Hitchens in conversation with Austin Dacey, June 13, 2010

During the brief speaking tour to promote his memoir, Hitch-22, Christopher Hitchens spoke with Austin Dacey before a hometown crowd in Washington, DC at the Historic Sixth & I Synagogue on June 13, 2010. His sudden illness was announced shortly afterwards.
Christopher Hitchens is my favorite writer. Recording this video was a great opportunity to meet my hero, who didn't disappoint. His work meant a great deal to me, and losing him was very terrible. I kept this video to myself for ten years to hang onto some piece of him, but I'm now happy to share this recording with everyone.
The event was held on an unusually humid and hot day, and the inadequate air conditioning and stage lights added to the speaker's discomfort. Hitchens looks like he's baking but everyone in there was moderately uncomfortable. I think he held up well in the spotlight, with the private knowledge that he was facing a serious crisis. The last few minutes are actually my favorite moments, where he warmly greets his book's buyers with kind glances and smiles. Long Live Christopher Hitchens!

[@krishancurtis450]

In 1000 years time people still will be saying this, 'I never miss a person so much that I never knew personally' 😭

[@2fast2block]

I won't be saying that. He'll be forgotten like all losers. 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

[@tgstudio85]

@@2fast2block Oh who are you kiddo? Oh wait you are no one;)

[@2fast2block]

@@tgstudio85 actually I'm one that gave evidence and you're one that totally ignored it. You must be proud of your empty life.

[@AS-gx4qg]

@@2fast2block You are lost in your web of fantasies

[@2fast2block]

@@AS-gx4qg wow, all that I gave was somehow proven not correct by this evidence of yours... "You are lost in your web of fantasies" Give your brain a rest now after all that thinking.

[@johnstory2996]

The coolest man on the planet. What a legend.

[@bisonjones2594]

Seeing a new video of hitchens makes me feel like I've hit the lottery. It's like a very rare piece of art. I am forever grateful for people that post these videos.

[@Samn3212]

I haven’t seen this either and I’ve been watching him for years! I’m right there with you.

[@Wipeout2806]

same

[@foxandscout]

@@Wipeout2806 Same! This conversation took place 6/2010, a bit over 11 years ago; it wasn’t posted until 4/2020, a bit over a year ago; and seen by me only two days after you commented. Extraordinary.

[@Wipeout2806]

@@foxandscout a sign! :)

[@veganath]

Ditto mate.....

[@schmerzmeister3980]

My favorite author, lecturer, and orator. I miss him still. No one since his death has been able to fill his shoes. Humanity lost someone special.

[@2fast2block]

Not special, just a loser. 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

[@abc4359]

He is the only person I don’t know personally but missing greatly.

[@smoothsilk47]

I feel so much the same, what an intellect, what a vocabulary, what a tragic loss!

[@bisonjones2594]

Me too. So damn true

[@matthewyoung6759]

I am a Presbyterian minister who misses Hitch greatly. I'm not the only minister who does. A dazzling orator -- a singular voice, really -- who made us think. I appreciated his challenges. I am a better pastor because of Hitch. Gone too soon.

[@stevegoodson9022]

@@matthewyoung6759 Got to commend you on your intellectual honesty. Of all the critics of religion I'd say Hitch had the deepest and broadest understanding of it and its history. Good to know that there are those within religion who valued his contribution.

[@lowrising8130]

Perfectly said.

[@lesliephillpott8989]

Of all the millions of people in the world how can there only be one like him? Absolutely priceless, we desperately need someone to continue his work

[@williampullin5151]

Sincerest thanks for sharing this wonderful video. Mr. Hitchens was not only an outstanding intellectual, but a kind gentleman, as his closest friends would attest. He will always be missed by all people who embrace free inquiry, freedom of speech, and logical, defensible, reasonable thought and all resulting questions. Go Hitch! 💚

[@6teezkid]

We needed Hitch's voice during these most insane times. What a major loss.

[@rep3e4]

nah he wouldn't have believed they were happening

[@6teezkid]

Steven Steen - The hell you say? That man's eyes were as open to the stink of the Swamp as anyone's. He always went after the so-called beloved and Sainted golden calves...the ones the sheeple couldn't see.

[@OdditiesandRarities]

You always have the bitter and morose voice of his deeply conservative and religious brother peter to listen to!

[@joshuavickers9820]

He would vote Trump

[@euphegenia]

joshua vickers No chance.

[@tinamann3400]

The most intelligent man of his generation and with a melodic , mesmerizing voice. An awful loss way too early. It was on this book tour that he was diagnosed with cancer. Tragic.

[@2fast2block]

He was a loser so wake the F up. 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

[@LucasAmorimPlus]

Just 16 days after this event here in 2010 he was diagnosed with cancer. Such a tragedy to have lost this man. RIP.

[@WestCoastGeoLover]

Interesting...Watching him, I was thinking that he did not look well and wondered if he was ill.

[@43painter]

Lynn Ransom I thought when seeing him sweat like hell: it must have been a very late night, the night before ( referring to his fondness for spirits ). But apparently there was something much worse going on in the body of this genius. Sadly enough.

[@Mehki227]

That explains why he seems a little off his game.

[@KCODacey]

If you look at the back of his right hand, he has a bruise that looks like a site where either blood was drawn for fluids were infused.

[@sblack48]

@@wordwarrior2350 as opposed to what? Satan taking him?

[@tl6690]

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

[@2fast2block]

Oh, he'll be forgotten like all losers will. 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

[@joaquinmisajr.1215]

@@2fast2block😆 My fren, the church already has a surplus of apologists. While granting there could be a “God” it proly ain’t the one fabricated by the so-called Holy Roman Empire… which seems like a monumental Scam that benefits only the clerics. Not a lot of folks have accepted that mythical character Jesus because it’s obviously farcical, capitalizing on emotional blackmail.

[@2fast2block]

​@@joaquinmisajr.1215 "While granting there could be a “God”'" Was that somehow supposed to show you're not a loser, as if you have some sort of notion how you got around the evidence I gave? It may work with your fellow losers but not with me. "Not a lot of folks have accepted that mythical character Jesus because it’s obviously farcical, capitalizing on emotional blackmail." Again, all you have is bowel gas as your proof. It's what you losers have. ----"According to Marcus Borg, the following facts are agreed upon by most New Testament scholars: Jesus was born sometime just before 4 B.C. He grew up in Nazareth, a small village in Galilee, as part of the peasant class. Jesus’ father was a carpenter and he became one, too, meaning that they had likely lost their agricultural land at some point. Jesus was raised Jewish and he remained deeply Jewish all of his life. His intention was not to create a new religion. Rather, he saw himself as doing something within Judaism. He left Nazareth as an adult, met the prophet John and was baptized by John. During his baptism, Jesus likely experienced some sort of divine vision. Shortly afterwards, Jesus began his public preaching with the message that the world could be transformed into a “Kingdom of God.” He became a noted healer, teacher and prophet. More healing stories are told about Jesus than about any other figure in the Jewish tradition. He was executed by Roman imperial authority. His followers experienced him after his death. It is clear that they had visions of Jesus as they had known him during his historical life."---- from the article (that communist youtube won't let me list the site) --Did Jesus Exist? All Scholars Agree He “Certainly” Existed

[@vondahartsock-oneil3343]

Never heard of the guy. Stumbled on this because of the Mitford Sisters. No idea he passed, but not surprising. The whole time I was watching I thought...why is he sweating bullets? Prob. gonna have a coronary on stage. Regardless of what killed him, he is right and wrong on everything.

[@marciajones2993]

@@2fast2block No he won’t be forgotten 10 years on he still enrages you religious zealots. 💙😂

[@Dismal-future]

Never get tired of listening to this man. So knowledgeable, intelligent, well spoken, civil, and a man about town.

[@laurasalo6160]

Certainly never, ever boring. We truly miss you, Hitch.

[@2fast2block]

Certainly a loser. 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

[@tgstudio85]

@@2fast2block Only triggered little loser is you kiddo, as you copy paste same crappy comment which been debunked millions of times.

[@harryfeld1786]

So logical, so eloquent, so forthright and just plain brilliant in every way! Sadly missed!

[@2fast2block]

That loser believed absurdities and losers like you praise him. 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

[@marcminoguehastings247]

never delete this priceless best version of hitch 22

[@athnealerodney9884]

Hitchens has certainly left a "treasure trove" for humanity 😢

[@ghengiscohen3858]

Ironic that he will have a longer "afterlife" than most religious apologists will ever dream to have.

[@ajaved9351]

Well said!!!

[@DannyintheSpirit]

Could you explain that please?

[@DannyintheSpirit]

You are saying that Hitchens wrote a few sophomoric books? If so, I agree.

[@rep3e4]

longer after life .......... yeh in hell (sadly he choose to reject God)

[@suziecreamcheese211]

@@rep3e4 I don’t think God rejected him.

[@timothyh7053]

There will never be another Hitch

[@MeMe-pj8ve]

Gods Servant oh but there are many sheep like you the world doesn’t need.

[@SumTingWong1482]

I dread the thought, but you may be right.

[@McChickenXCheese]

True. But Douglas Murray is a worthy successor.

[@thestarsgoblue]

Oh my bleeding heart. How I miss the hitch so very much.

[@VincentTruman]

He speaks so brilliantly, despite having been recently diagnosed with the cancer that will take his life. You can see his body fighting itself (the sweat is almost painful to watch) but the mind... ah, the mind... sharper than ever.

[@2fast2block]

No, he was stubborn on always being a loser. 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

[@VincentTruman]

@@2fast2block then forgive his trespass and move on. Attempting to substantiate a claim of faith through logic does both a disservice. Great copy/paste though.

[@2fast2block]

@@VincentTruman yep, no wonder you like Hitch, you're a loser like he is ignoring evidence that proves you losers wrong. Just like Hitch, he'd do all he could to deflect but that does not change the losers you jokes are. Always fun (but easy) crushing you misfits.

[@jamesm6887]

@@2fast2block "Always fun (but easy) crushing you misfits." Do... do you have any notion of how juvenile your words come across? That you should fire off ad hominem after ad hominem then expect others to engage with you on the topics shows a gross lack of reason or judgement on your part. Your comments show only the weakness - not the strength - of your argument.

[@TheStanley1000]

@@2fast2block An integrist, rare to see you on platforms where we are debating free speech.

[@andydixon2980]

I always feel like I am in 'great' company when listening to this man. Thankfully there is a whole library of 'The Hitch', and his unique mind and intellect on You Tube, for all to be tickled, pissed off, or enlightened. Miss you Hitch.

[@pristika9007]

After 9 years, a new video of my hero? Can't thank you enough

[@davidsnider6471]

Hello Pristik, thank you.

[@pristika9007]

@Halcyon Days well he did referred to Jefferson as his personal hero xD

[@pristika9007]

@Gods Servant oh! Dont worry, buddy. We are still here making people like you undertand how stupid they are.

[@pristika9007]

@Gods Servant can a random anonymous person on KZbin offend me?

[@pristika9007]

@Gods Servant you got me... Hey why are you doing this to me fellow servant? I thought we were friends!

[@Ivan1234772]

I still miss him terribly. How we can do with his crisp and on point genius at this moment in time!

[@2fast2block]

You're absurd like he was. 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

[@Paulancar]

if not repent in front CHRIST, then you will see him again at hell do no worry.

[@terraobserver678]

a life lived too short,a man of the ages,thanks for the memories

[@KCODacey]

To have attended this talk, dare I say enlightenment, & have a booked signed by him, what a treasure! I miss this man greatly. I didn't agree with everything he said but he always made me think. In my book, there's no greater gift.

[@43painter]

Now after having watched a Christopher Hitchens video I always have a lump in my throat. Or sometimes even in tears. They always die too soon, the good ones. The comment section on YT isn't the proper place to elaborate too extensively on the greatness of 'The Hitch' but those who actually have taken the time to listen to him and read his books knów what I'm talking about. For those who know him and his work it is unnecessary to say what many of you keep on mentioning in this section and what ought to be carved in granit for that matter is : Christopher Hitchens, we miss you terribly. I'm rereading his marvelous book 'God is not great' at the moment and I am convinced it will be on my nightstand perminently.

[@2fast2block]

He wasn't good, he lied and didn't care. 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

[@MattSingh1]

Thanks for this, unseen and previously unavailable Hitchens content is very welcome. I've watched just about all Hitchens content on YT, so thanks again.

[@davidsnider6471]

You're very welcome, Matthew, I'm glad you enjoy the video.

[@karlkam982]

what he said, thank you

[@karlkam982]

@Gods Servant yes, anyone believing in god has been brain washed

[@karlkam982]

@Gods Servant just your user name

[@PazLeBon]

@Gods Servant fo troll

[@7bigapple]

The Man, the Myth, the LEGEND

[@graemem111]

This wonderful piece had me almost in tears towards the end; tinged as it must be by the knowledge of what was to come. What an incomparable loss to humanity and to humanism. His tutelage over the years; too late for me to truly appreciate him in his lifetime, introduced me to the free thinkers. Paine, Spinoza, Jefferson, Harris et al. Such a loss. But he himself would not allow anyone to wallow in said loss. Revel instead. Revel in the joy and beauty facilitated by his thoughts and his writings. If I pass on one thing only to my children, it shall be The Hitch. And I shall have done my work.

[@2fast2block]

It's not a loss when a loser passes. 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

[@Alan-71351]

Tissues on the way.

[@jeffmilroy9345]

You see? You have created a prophet - albeit of minuscule stature; misguided; and, short lived. It's not hard. What is hard is to be an orator that casts a message that lasts for hundreds of years or even rarer thousands of years. That requires more than just a spoiled, unruly, iconoclast.

[@paulmorgancollings7833]

A remarkable, clever, funny and brilliantly outspoken man. We'll never again see the like. Missed enormously. Thank you Mr Hitchens.

[@larockeramenor]

Thank you, Mr Snider. This interview is priceless! Will miss Mr Hitchens until the day I die.

[@2fast2block]

And if you follow Hitch, when you do pass, you won't have a 'happy ending.' 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

[@Jide-bq9yf]

I will always be thankful for Christopher Hitchens . Even in death he holds aloft the flaming torch of the predominantly self taught polymath .

[@thepauljones]

Thank you so much for this. I miss the man every day and it was a rare gift to see him happily signing books at the end.

[@davidsnider6471]

Thank you Paul, yes my favorite moments are at the end, when you almost get a sense of his kindness and engaging manner.

[@shore348450]

Bloody hell this man is wonderful. I was devastated when I learnt that he had passed away.

[@callistomoon461]

To this day the loss can be felt.

[@_kaverna]

Hitchens only person that could cut through my bs and allowed me to get out of my religion, forever missed!

[@2fast2block]

Shut the F up, you decided to stop thinking and believe in absurdities like he did. 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

[@TheWesternunionman]

Whenever I undertake to read anything by Mr Hitchens, my head really fecken hurts. However my heart flies. RI Polemic Christopher....thank you.

[@PlayNiceFolks]

You'd better be sauced

[@mangasky7]

A new Hitch talk -- Huzzah!

[@FriendlySkeptic]

This is very special. Hitch has a plethora of brilliant debates, often repeating his ‘greatest hits’ on line but this is different. His humour and brilliance are dazzlingly on display here. A wonderful mind, and one of the most important writers and thinkers of the last 50 years. I’ve never loved someone I’ve never met more. Thanks for sharing.

[@petraligthart7020]

Fanfuckingtastic. Thank you very much for sharing this beautifull tribute to one of the greatest thinker, debater, atheist I know. Love him for his incredible knowledge, wisdom and strong arguments. I totally agree with you that this is a great lost for humanity. I've got all his books and follow him when en where ever I can. You did a beautifull contribution with posting this. HITCH FOR EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@2fast2block]

Wow, you losers sure get about excited about loser 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

[@Tagoreapoet777]

“I have an itch, for a little more Hitch”

[@gingerbleug3831]

Like Sam Harris said: “The man had more wit and style and substance than a few civilizations I can name.”

[@mopnem]

Sam is the least capable of all the crew he’s thrown in with. Yes he has neurosurgeon credentials, but that doesn’t then make u good at nuanced concepts

[@robertbentley3589]

@@mopnem neurosurgeon? Not.

[@ladykate2602]

@@robertbentley3589 correct. neuroscientist

[@Alistair_Spence]

I enjoyed this, thanks. Hitchens was obviously not feeling well but stayed until the end to sign books like the trooper he was. I think that says a lot about his character.

[@steveclark4018]

Love the magic moments at the end watching Hitch sign books and talk with folks...so cool so fun.

[@AFMMarcelD]

“But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, all losses are restored and sorrows end.” - Shakespeare Sonnet dedicated to Christopher Hitchens by me, I miss the gorgeous bastard.

[@Padybu]

This is such a wonderful gift. Thank you so much, David Snider.

[@davidsnider6471]

You're very welcome Pady, take care.

[@gee3680]

These are like rare-gems

[@sblack48]

"People who have all the information they think they need"....that phrase stopped me in my tracks

[@missyounorm33]

I'm a recent fan of Hitch. Not because I didn't know of his existence, but of the lack of my abilities to acknowledge and comprehend his brilliance. My solace is in this and the other videos so generously shared. Thank You

[@2fast2block]

So you chose to be a loser too. 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

[@OdditiesandRarities]

Oh wow a new christopher hitchens video! Its like he has come back to life.

[@OdditiesandRarities]

@Gods Servant u on a bout?

[@Thomas-vy1kv]

Thank you so much for this. It’s especially sweet during quarantine. :)

[@molletre9606]

The last few minutes are pure gold. He doesnt just sign the books, he has some kind words and the typical Hitchens smirk for everyone. Although he already must have known he was very, very sick and maybe was already in pain.

[@ladanmanavi]

What a gem I just discovered. Thank you for posting this. Already watched it twice and I know I will watch it again.

[@euphegenia]

1:03:35 Hitchens thoughts on declaring others racist would help out so wonderfully in today’s state of affairs. I miss him. “If a word like that becomes cheap, then we’ve all lost a very important term of condemnation.” Bravo. However I think it’s safe to say we’ve lost that term of condemnation as it is so irresponsibly thrown about.

[@MeMe-pj8ve]

The Hitch! What a delight to see a new video of him. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for uploading. ♥️

[@Bajro97]

I always wonder how much more stuff of his - video and audio - is there in private possession that may some day become available. Cheers for putting this up. Always a pleasure to rediscover a piece of the Hitch.

[@koru9780]

What pure pleasure this was. Thank you Hitch. Thank you David for the upload.

[@jeromehammond]

In this video, Christopher is a mere 5 days into knowing that his body has mortally betrayed him. Clearly he is laboring under the awful awareness that he is late to the fight of his life.

[@adamruzzo]

I Can't thank you enough for sharing this personal treasure of yours! Now it's a collective treasure for us Hitch fans. Thank you again.

[@robinghosh8891]

Great Hitchens will Always be Remembered for all his Brilliant discourses ..I Salute You Sir

[@phillace]

I could never tire of listening to this great man .

[@ABRATICKLE]

Wonderful to find this video! Thank you so much for sharing. Whether you agree or otherwise with anything he expresses, I cannot help but wonder whether such a well read, intelligent, engaging, eloquent, humorous and captivating public speaker of his calibre will ever be witnessed again. His legacy, influence, mastery of the the English language, and inspiration to free thinkers will continue on; a small crumb of solice for the 'early' loss of such a truly exceptional man, who would no doubt have had so much more to contribute to inquisitive minds. He is very sorely missed, but fondly remembered. Sincerely, thanks again 🙂

[@thomasd2444]

Bleep Bloop

[@ABRATICKLE]

@@thomasd2444 Shangalang

[@no-oneman.4140]

What a mind. What a loss.

[@vinyltalkwithtavis3145]

18 months later...Hitchens left us. :-(

[@rep3e4]

and is being educated now

[@CS-iy7sg]

Don Bradmen Do go away

[@Resmith18SR]

You really don't even have to agree with Hitchens to appreciate what a great intellect and sense of humor he had. He really believed that human beings should think for themselves and not just accept the indoctrination of the particular culture and society they happened to be born into. I will always watch these videos to remind myself of him. I wish I could have met him and had a conversation with him.

[@shabirmagami146]

brilliant as always ... 💌💌💌

[@robsmith7885]

Thank you for uploading this ten years old Gem🌄

[@davidsnider6471]

Thank you Rob.

[@theesotericcunt5029]

Great to see him signing books at the end

[@nixl3518]

I don't shock easily, but in this forum that's quite a shocking avatar.... Can it be anything other than "esoteric"?

[@jacquelinelussier8273]

Q

[@johnmicallef2627]

We were born a day apart Christopher being the eldest it amazes me how that one day difference created a genuis of him and myself as an admirer

[@dianedevery3711]

Wow😊 Thank you for finally sharing 👏

[@BuntFencer]

Wow, really nice to watch new content of Hitch. Especially enjoyable since I have read Hitch-22. Thank you from India.

[@davidsnider6471]

Thank you very much!

[@secretchordstudio]

Salman later years after this interview as we know what happened, here we really understand that these persons of letters really are hated by the religious as Christopher is talking about, and in the crossfires these Men drinks, write books, and make their families...these are the real heroes and im grateful to have been fortunate enough to establish time in my life time to for to listen to them.

[@kees1292]

Made my day, never had seen this before. Thanks a ton

[@davidsnider6471]

You're very welcome, Kees. Take care.

[@alanread4763]

A pleasure to have been given the opportunity to watch and reflect on. Thank you.

[@SkinnyDevilMusicLab]

Thank you so much for sharing!!

[@vagrantwanderer5810]

The late, great Christopher Hitchens waxing lyrical, as he always did, RIP.

[@judyporter4300]

Hitchens is a fascinating recantour with discussions of knowledge gained, and intellectual understanding of history around the world. I get much explained, and in a very charming, entertaining way. I miss you greatly.

[@romanocarletti8574]

“ All religions are equally wrong and in every way, fir the mere fact to surrender reason to faith”. C Hitchens

[@suziecreamcheese211]

Surrendering to faith is the point.

[@Mr.Goodkat]

They don't do that and that's misrepresenting what faith is.

[@auxtas]

That's the Hitchens strawman criticism of religion and faith. He is wrong inspite of being brilliant.

[@johnpatrick4185]

What a joy to come across this after years of thinking I had seen every video of CH on the internet! Thanks for sharing! Regarding what the Hitch would make of events today--one things for sure, his views would be adorned with wit, nuance and historical insight.

[@hollybug-76542]

Thank you for this David.

[@scownedbro1810]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@durango8882]

Thank you for posting ✌🏼

[@gavinholt730]

This is just fantastic, thank-you so much for sharing all these years after his untimely passing. Hitchens was a once in a generation character, I could listen to him all day every day, on any subject.

[@2fast2block]

Yep, you the loser can listen to that loser all day. 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

[@missgolightly44]

I’m halfway through the memoir and enjoying it so much. This was wonderful to watch. Thanks

[@vashna3799]

If god brings back Christopher Hitchens from the dead I’ll become a believer.

[@leibstandartejager8582]

Truly Loved, Dearly Missed 🧠

[@Christopherphantom]

Thank you uploader. The Hitch will always be in my heart.

[@sharkamov]

*This magnificent autobiography is **_worlds apart_** from any kind of ''holy book''! . . .*

[@r315rer]

Thank you so much for sharing this marvellous interview of my great hero

[@pamelayounghusband1546]

Pamela: what a treat to listen to this brilliant polemicist. Never met him personally - yet reacted to his relatively young death with great sadness and a deep sense of the loss of this great thinker to the world. I

[@ozdorothyfan]

Rare eloquence. Just speaking he sounds like Shakespearean class literature.

[@atiphwyne5609]

Then you really do not know Shakespearean literature. I suspect the fan part of your moniker is to blame.

[@ozdorothyfan]

@@atiphwyne5609 Actually the issue is you really don't understand the analogy. I suspect the attempt to wander KZbin playing pseudo intellectual is to blame.

[@atiphwyne5609]

@@ozdorothyfan Yes you are absolutely right he only sounds like 'Shakespearean class literature.' He actually is a million miles away from that rather ungainly phrase and you really are a fanboy. Wake up my friend if you agree with any of this imbecile's atheist leanings you are in BIG trouble. Do not be taken in by his third rate eloquence and his quarter wit addled by copious amounts of alcohol.

[@ozdorothyfan]

@@atiphwyne5609 Oh I see, a proponent of an invisible magic sky fairy for which there is ZERO evidence. And I should wake up and listen? Go back to Harry Potter. More realistic.

[@atiphwyne5609]

@@ozdorothyfan Zero evidence - really! Are you serious? What about the ground beneath your feet and the sky above your head, the air that you breathe. Did you create them? If Allah the Almighty were to restrict the water that falls from the sky what could YOU do about it? - Absolutely nothing. Yet you have the temerity to deny Him. The Big Bang and Darwinism or the theory of evolution are processes and neither possess creative power. What about the signs of God within you? The fact that two people can communicate intelligently with one another, what about the so called 'hard problem of consciousness? Answers on a postcard please. A little quote from the astronomer royal Martin Rees (arch atheist), "The challenge of fully elucidating how atoms assembled themselves - here on Earth, and perhaps other worlds - into living beings intricate enough to ponder their origins is more daunting than anything in cosmology. " Or in another quote , 'we still don't know how or where life got started.' In still another quote, 'But the difficulties of interpreting the every- day world stem from their complexity. Everything may be the outcome of processes at the subatomic level, but even if we know the relevant equations governing the microworld, we can't in practice, solve them for anything more complex than a single molecule.' All quotes from Just Six Numbers. So if you are relying on science to explain away your, my and the Universe's origins then you are going to be sadly disappointed. Now that we have slain that deity what do we have left? Since science which is a tentative description at best of what we observe - didn't create the Universe and I know that you and I did not then we are left with the Almighty. Which is where this discussion began and where it will end. Because my friend whether you acknowledge the ONE true Lord who gave you life or not you are rushing headlong towards your death and you will have to answer for what you believed, i.e. in the Lord as your Creator and Master, in His Oneness, in the Revelations which He sent, the messengers who conveyed those Revelations culminating in the Holy Quran and the final messenger Muhammad peace be upon him, or the converse. I invite you to open your mind and interrogate your presuppositions about faith and ponder upon the marvellous signs within you and without and as Rumi perhaps the greatest mystical poet who ever lived said, "if ye are a seeker, then whether ye be speedy or slow in movement then a finder ye shall be."

[@JCResDoc94]

_"On June 8, 2010, Hitchens was on tour in New York promoting his memoirs Hitch-22 when he was taken into emergency care suffering from a severe pericardial effusion. Soon after, he announced he was postponing his tour to undergo treatment for oesophageal cancer."_ which puts this that week, or mid tests. depending on date vs upload date. & hell be dexd in a ~1 yr. _JC

[@tomc2681]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@wakuwaku112]

Thank you so much for posting this.

[@davidsnider6471]

You're very welcome!

[@Peaceluvnfcuk]

Christopher has 'formed me' more than any man including Newton, I can never say how much he I s missed in my heart and mind! You were a great man Mr Hitchens!

[@jtrevino5268]

A breath of fresh air

[@michaelpatterson5811]

An intriguing and instructive session with Christopher, as always - and I would also offer huge compliments to Austin Dacey as a perceptive and constructive interviewer. Very rare. Very well researched and prepared, but never intrusive in Hitch's responses. A textbook lesson.

[@weavethehawk]

What a wonderful vocabulary. His reference to his being dressed only in an "exiguous" sarong is just fabulous.

[@43painter]

Absolutely ! I always am very eager to understand as much as possible when I'm listening to him, but English is not my native language. So when he gets all eloquent I am tempted to stop the video and look up that last marvelous word he said and so on. But it as you may well understand that isn't a 'handy' way to follow a conversation / talk.

[@colin-campbell]

It’s a shame much of the Hitch fanbase tends to be the weak minded who love nothing more than a jangling set of keys.

[@nixl3518]

Undoubtedly the best and most riveting tape of CH I've seen. Surprised that this was not professionally recorded by the Temple itself!! It's nice to see him in discussion and not under assault for his beliefs by one sort of incompetent "believer" or another. Instead, he was accompanied by an eminently competent well prepared questioner!! I even learned a few new things I had not b4 this video, including being introduced to Mr. Dacey. Christopher was not sweating solely on account of the weather conditions BTW. Thankfully, thru YT Christopher's eloquence continues to inform and educate people that may have not even heard of him, while the rest of us can come back and watch something new every now and then, just like this video!! Thank you for your efforts David.

[@davidsnider6471]

Hello, thank you for your kind words. My goal was to record Hitchens with as much quality and respect as I could possible have done, after having watched loads of videos from his previous lectures and debates. May he forever live in our hearts.

[@buntybaggins536]

One I’ve not seen. Thank you!