Q&A: Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens, contributing editor to Vanity Fair and the Atlantic Monthly, discusses his current paperback, "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything." The book was a New York Times Bestseller and a finalist for The National Book Award. Program from Sunday, April 26, 2009.

[@studioLanaK]

As a Kurdish girl I'm thankful to this brilliant man. His solidarity towards Kurdish people really warms my heart. For anyone wondering about the pin on his blazer, it's the Kurdish flag.

[@fozzz-vb5oj]

Certainly a Human Being Being Human

[@fozzz-vb5oj]

Thank You for Enlightening Me

[@Viky.A.V.]

wow, I was wondering about that pin, thanks for the info!

[@magnusgranskau7487]

the kurdish even though fought greatly against isis, they also released them back to europe

[@kramnam4716]

Bravo

[@BlackEpyon]

In death, Hitchens gained immortality... in his writings, the internet, and in our memories. I never get tired of this guy.

[@cliffordhatton4444]

Me either, BlackEpyon....I sometimes listen the entire day.

[@reshieroo]

Me too mate me too

[@whouster]

I knew very little about Hitchens until a couple of months ago, and discovering him is a revelation. Such a massive loss, and he'll be remembered for a long, long time.

[@jabiantakarua179]

BlackEpyon same here. I've been listening/watching this guy everyday for the past 6months. Amazing man who's given me confidence in my anti theist views. A true legend

[@LeFARaJ]

I'm really sad that I didn't know him when he was alive , I was 8 when he died ... what a shame R.I.P

[@jerzybrudnicki6815]

It is so rare to have an interviewer asking interesting questions and letting the interviewee speak out his mind.

[@lauraindira8421]

Jerzy Brudnicki so true!

[@paulhubbard252]

Yes the interviewer is very diplomatic about time

[@tommytwotacos8106]

Brian Lamb is a national treasure.

[@joem5386]

Brian Lamb is an EXCELLENT host and interviewer.

[@comanchio1976]

Brian Lamb's a class act

[@Wright17]

Still pains me to see this incredible man gone. He was perhaps the greatest thinker of the last 30 years. RIP Hitch, I will miss your wit, wisdom and intelligence.

[@Zachd500]

Jazzkeyboardist1 you are literally a broken record.

[@01amare]

Jazzkeyboardist1 loser

[@paulconnelly4050]

@Jazzkeyboardist1 I agree with you. Ignore the blushing eye lid flapping fan boys. Most overrated 'public intellect' in modern history. The gushing fanboys can't really see through the posh accent and the dictionary swallowed words. He was entertaining and very watchable but this guy morally can't come close to Noam Chomsky. A genuine human being, not a social climbing, cocktail party going, name dropping, state spokesperson like Hitchens. Real intellects and radicals aren't celebrated and embraced by right wing neo con governments, they're hated by them.

[@tylerschoen5643]

Jazzkeyboardist1 Jesus Christ. You literally have commented a thousand times on videos about Hitchens and always complain about atheist. Are you by change a follower of Islam

[@Irishmule169]

@@paulconnelly4050 Right wing neo cons ??? Your definitely a traitor to the U.S Constitution and the people of this great nation !!!

[@greyglassL92]

Our society will forever need the Hitchens perspective.

[@hellodavey1902]

Up to each of us I guess!

[@rep3e4]

What garbage!

[@jc.1191]

I think he'd say Orwell matters more than ever considering the state of social media and what some call news.

[@2fast2block]

Yes, the society of 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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXEooarqdlol9k

[@greyglassL92]

A for effort, but this is just a pile of claims based on a book, the veracity of which is dubious at best

[@joaopauloadlergomesdacosta282]

I come to hear to Christopher Hitchens when I feel my brain needs a boost!

[@ErikVestville-yv9md]

CRETIN - learn to read !!!

[@Irishmule169]

@@ErikVestville-yv9md Troll you definitely are !! Truth hurts doesn’t it about your imaginary friends ???

[@jeffridder1221]

Try drinking some vodka. Worked for Hitchens.

[@2fast2block]

No, you're a loser like Hitch 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

[@Uuyrijies1123]

@@2fast2block Brevity is the soul of the wit.

[@bahlsdeepe868]

I wish Christopher Hitchens was still alive. I would have loved to hear his opinions on the circus that is currently happening before our eyes today.

[@wondernexus3d482]

This man changed my life

[@bongmanding]

+IDKFA - God Mode Activated! I hear you, same here.

[@Tuntum1804]

I could not agree more

[@papnlilly]

Mine too buddy

[@Goddess_chick]

Me too! I still have trouble watching videos of his last year. I love you Christopher Hitchens!

[@adansaenz9042]

Couldn’t agree more with this statement!

[@JaredPfaff]

Mr. Hitchens, you freed my from my childhood shackles. For that, I will always be grateful.

[@2fast2block]

Now you're free to be a loser 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

[@MrGeorgewf]

@@2fast2block They say we have free will. But wait there are rules(10 commandments). So we don’t have free will. Free will means just that with no strings attached. We have human desires look but don’t touch, smell but don’t eat.

[@2fast2block]

@@MrGeorgewf did you think it wouldn't be noticed that you ignored all that I wrote? Are you really that stooo-pid? Yes. Now, since you chose the stooo-pid side by your own free will, decided to ignore God and His guidelines by your own free will, and decided to not take God's free salvation by your own free will, you have a very harsh ending coming to you by your own free will. 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. Psalms 14:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good." kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoSYk6h9o62JkNk

[@nosteinnogate7305]

@@2fast2block Damn he really triggered you. Grow up.

[@2fast2block]

@@nosteinnogate7305 so for me to show how easy it is to crush Hitch, that is a bad thing to you. Hey, follow his garbage, you love it.

[@bhuvanchaturvedi]

"People are sick of ordinary mammals who push us around because they think they have God on their side." Classic Hitch. Priceless.

[@joeschmoe1193]

People who use God as a tool should be punished. That being said it doesn't mean there is no God. Hitchens throws God out with the bath water.

[@MustAfaalik]

@Philip Tooley It is religionist who plays the victim to get what they want eg there is a prayer room in most western airports.

[@edmundmcgrath213]

@Philip Tooley Philip tooley there's still time to get on Noahs ark with the dinosaurs and baboons. And bring that born again piece of crap Burning Bush George with you.

[@herbieshine1312]

@Jazzkeyboardist1 more ridiculous jumps from ridiculous to oh so dangerously unhinged

[@peteconrad2077]

Jazzkeyboardist1 science has little to say on political decisions. No surprise an ignorant theist can’t even get that right.

[@jahns6980]

He was not only a great writer but he had an unbelievable memory

[@davidpaul5465]

It has been said that what distinguishes the great is not so much IQ but their ability to recall and remember within context. Thus, the ability to show similarity as well as to make distinctions. That certainly describes Christopher Hitchens. The amazing consideration is the willingness of so many to accept so much less. I must say, one would be hard pressed to find a better clip than this to send someone who does not know of Christopher Hitchens. Or of the role of discourse too.

[@brianjacob8728]

smartest guy to come out of oxford who can't claim to be part of Monty Python.

[@JordanMSeverns]

his memory is insane, especially for those hard middle eastern names as well as lengthy quotes from books. crazy

[@jrmungandr]

I love Hitchens but having just heard him struggle to remember how long he was married to his first wife, reading this is pretty funny

[@clydebear6914]

I'd forgotten that.

[@user-xn2hf9re8r]

He did not look 60 -more like late 40s. The man was a legend.

[@RhetoricalMuse]

it's amazing what being fat will do to your skin ;p

[@charlieschneider5649]

@@RhetoricalMuse honestly idk if thats sarcasm but stfu don't disrespect one of the few people on the planet that can confidently express the truth

[@ErikVestville-yv9md]

Is a legend.

[@Irishmule169]

@@RhetoricalMuse I’m sure your a real Adonis ...

[@nw5117]

Probably the heathy lifestyle hed led!! Haha. We all miss Hitch. Legend.

[@mrcat7109]

“It’s about me, so I can always make time for it” 🥰 I love him so much.

[@ragamuffin2451]

"If he had been given an enema, he could have been buried in a matchbox." That one packs a punch right there.

[@wesleymatthews6409]

That is EXTREMELY full of shit!!! Lol

[@harryjohnson615]

Have to be honest, since hearing Hitch say that I've used it a few times myself 😁

[@Krasshirsch]

"Alcohol, ... it makes other people less boring" - Hitchens

[@grantfoster8833]

Jazzkeyboardist1 Jazzzy Wazzy, who did you loose in the Iraq war? The one voted in by congress? Hitchens didn't start the war. The war was completely legal. What was declared illegal was the British handling of it. Hitchens's mum was not religious, so what does her suicide have to do with anything discussed in this video? It's a shame you lost someone you care about in that war, but you should blame the people who declared that war. I am prepared to debate you but only after you learn to speak like an adult. Thanks for reading, Jazzy Spazzy.

[@holydiver1376]

Also gives you cancer

[@herbieshine1312]

@Jazzkeyboardist1 "all my comments are original" you claimed in another message. LIAR

[@herbieshine1312]

@Matt from Wii Sports have you heard jazzkeyboardists playing? Check out his KZbin channel. It's a thing of, well not beauty, more like the biggest stinkiest puddle of arse gravy you could ever imagine!

[@ObediahPolkinghornIII-cz5io]

@Jazzkeyboardist1 That explains why Hitchens looks like a drunk who just got kicked out of a bar.

[@olih27]

"I pity there isn't a hell for him to go to", truly epic line

[@justamoteofdust]

Yeah, so badass. 🔥

[@graterdeddly9527]

It certainly indicates the essence of his personality. Angry and hate filled, bitter and malevolent at heart.

[@Keira_Blackstone]

@@graterdeddly9527 If you were speaking about Falwell I'd agree with you.

[@graterdeddly9527]

@@Keira_Blackstone While I did not make a habit of watching Falwell, not my taste at all, the times he came on, I never heard him say a hateful word about anyone. Can't say the same about Hitchens, he wouldn't be living up to his reputation if he left the viewer without some bon mot from his black wit.

[@ErikVestville-yv9md]

Look up "cretin" - then find a mirror.

[@toucheturtle3840]

I found Christopher a year after he died. I was gutted that his brilliant mind was no longer with us, but thankful we can still listen to his words of wisdom.

[@bongmanding]

This great man is one of the major forces why I'm changing my mind about the religion that I grew up with. I miss Hitch!

[@kylabotting]

Bong Manding I know what you mean...I was baptized Catholic just 6 years ago and now, after a lot of reading and watching debates and documentaries via the internet my mind has shifted completely. I now am an Atheist. (and proud to be one)

[@PosthumousAddress]

joydivisiongirl I was a kind of mushy agnostic with a tendency to stick up for religion before 'Hitch came into my life (for want of a better word). He changed my mind about absolutely everything, it's hard to convey just how much he did for me.

[@martijnvankan8355]

+LordHealey Same here.

[@kcaston]

2nd that... I regret that he mainly appealed 2 the intellectual crowd and not so much to the mainstream in life. His influence is growing though. Young people are growing less religious.

[@karlakor]

+Bong Manding I also have given up religion, after about ten years of giving religion my best effort. Doubts began to creep in, even from the beginning, and Hitchens put into words so many things that I had been feeling myself.

[@rosed9628]

"You suddenly think, yes maybe it is too early, but you can't wait until it's too late." Sadly, how prescient you were Mr Hitchens.

[@rossmorebaz]

beautiful language just flows from him like a waterfall... I love his eloquence...He was a wonderful and special person

[@tommytwotacos8106]

My favorite quote ever from hitch was during a debate when someone asked him if he'd prayed and without missing a beat he responded, " Once, for a hard-on."

[@ErikVestville-yv9md]

He was a hateful cretin racially dividing this country beyond repair - and his "WIFE" ? What the hell was that ?

[@FatherDingo]

@@ErikVestville-yv9md He told the truth about a lot of things. Religious people are butthurt because of that.

[@Irishmule169]

@@ErikVestville-yv9md No religious denominations have tried to destroy this country and now it’s time for us to eradicate your asses once and for all !!!

[@PabluchoViision]

That is very beautifully put (“...like a waterfall”)! Such eloquence as Hitchens’s is the fruit borne by the tree of a lifetime’s prodigious, passionate, and engaged reading.

[@TheSymphonyOfScience]

It's always a pleasure to listen to hitchens

[@lisawise9849]

This man was so brilliant and I miss him so much and we sure could use his voice and opinion today

[@simonsmith7264]

"If he could be given an enema you could bury him in a matchbox" genius 😂

[@liohi8829]

The interviewer Brian Lamb is fantastic and let’s Hitchens speak and everything Hitchens would say was profound, deeply moving, and so thought provoking. He was a huge influence on me. R.I.P You fantastic man. ♥️

[@leemartin2978]

It’s amazing how interesting and enjoyable it is , when the interviewer is of this calibre, and the purpose of the union isn’t to promote the interviewer , but to let somebody as intelligent and eloquent is Mr Hitchens entertain and educate. Rarely seen, and The Hitch will never likely be equaled

[@PabluchoViision]

I agree 150% with everything you said there. Very well put!

[@leemartin2978]

Very nice of you to take the time to comment . Thank you

[@royp.1516]

One of the best storytellers who ever lived. Phenomenal speaking voice as well...that didn't hurt! RIP.

[@jimnewcombe7584]

He isn't a storyteller.

[@joriskemper5392]

@@jimnewcombe7584 He is, he told countless stories about his works and visits in foreign countries.

[@jimnewcombe7584]

@@joriskemper5392 Anecdotes which cannot possibly measure up to even minor storytellers, let alone the stupendous magnitude of Shakespeare or Dostoevsky.

[@KnowThyself619]

​@@jimnewcombe7584stop it. You're embarrassing yourself.

[@jimnewcombe7584]

@@KnowThyself619 I'm only embarrassed by descending into this dialogue. But then we live in a time when men call themselves women, so anything goes. Say anything. Who on earth will protest.

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

It's eerie to hear Christopher Hitchens talk about how he never expected to live this long, very shortly before he became ill. His light is dearly missed in a time of quickly increasing darkness.....

[@tobyaman7644]

Dear old Christopher, a genius, gentle, educated, kind hearted but most of all TRUTHFUL man.Wouldn't it be completely wonderful if the world was full...now....of world leaders such as him. Apart from my father, the most missed man in my life. May the spirit of Christopher Hitchens live on for a very long time.

[@2fast2block]

No, he was 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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXEooarqdlol9k

[@DCDPM]

Yet you can't prove the existence of your lord and savior. Yet you call Mr. Hitchens is a liar in your view. Your entire worthless existence is based on blind faith and the unknown. I am just as confident that there isn't a God, as you're in God. It can never be proven, yet you make enemies of people who don't swallow the unproven. A court of law exists solely on evidence and jot hearsay, I believe in evidence and you can't prove to me God exists.

[@DustinOutCamping]

I laughed hysterically when Hitchens regretted being so lenient on Falwell

[@egemensentin]

“If he had been given an enema, he could have been buried in a matchbox.” Choice words 😂

[@ds8457]

The only thing this man totally underestimated was the enormous impact KZbin would have on his legacy.

[@arconcritter]

I’ve watched this interview countless times and every time I do I feel sad that this giant intellect is gone but also very glad that he existed and that he left us with the wonderful legacy of his writing.

[@bobsaturday4273]

giant intellect for the little tiny pea brains like you

[@cyber6sapien]

Hitchens said he admired Obama's command of English when it comes to his writing. I can't imagine paying someone a higher compliment, considering the source.

[@joeschmoe1193]

WTF is the difference? You're an idiot. Idiots prefer style over substance. Obama was a disgrace.

[@dannykirton6445]

If indeed he actually wrote them, He wasn't too great at speaking without an auto cue.

[@jamessoltis5407]

Danny Kirton ...derp. The man graduated from Harvard, was president of the Harvard Law Review, a teacher of constitutional law at the University of Chicago, a state senator, and a U.S. senator before being twice elected (handily winning the popular *and* electoral voting) president of the U.S. The current president of the U.S. can barely string a coherent sentence together and was born into the only job he held his entire adult life until becoming a reality TV game show host. www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/greatest-us-presidents-ranked-by-political-scientists-2018-2

[@dannykirton6445]

@@jamessoltis5407 Got any proof of the first bits, Never seen no photos, no class mates, No teachers remember him, All records "sealed" for some reason.

[@jamessoltis5407]

Danny Kirton ...how long have you been eating lead paint chips? www.nytimes.com/1990/02/06/us/first-black-elected-to-head-harvard-s-law-review.html today.law.harvard.edu/feature/most-likely-to-succeed/ www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/education/2017/feb/05/barack-obama-neil-gorsuch-harvard-law-classmates en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama?wprov=sfti1 www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/feb/14/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-people-who-went-school-obama-nev/ www.google.com/amp/s/www.bostonherald.com/2009/02/01/harvard-profs-classmates-barack-obama-an-extraordinary-student/amp/

[@stevenmaoudis1419]

Arguably one of the most eloquent and intelligent men I have ever seen. His grasp of the English language and his vocabulary is unparalleled R.I.P - A wonderful man,

[@KovertKangaroo]

10 years, even stronger than ever 💪. I miss you, Hitch!

[@chillout2792]

Would love to hear Mr Hitchens on trump and the British exit from Europe. Rest In peace Sir.

[@cerealboy3763]

He lived his whole life in a aristocratic bubble , so would've most likely hated Brexit .

[@fastbackgt4821]

Had the exact same thought a few months ago!

[@MitchellWiggs]

I saw a video where he mentioned trump unfavorably, though of course it was before he announced he would run for president

[@ceirwan]

@@cerealboy3763 He visited actual war zones as a journalist. I'd say he's been in worse places than 99% of people.

[@fraser9748]

he hated the Clintons, but I highly doubt he would have supported Trump

[@Harp4803]

“but I’m nearly 60..but you haven’t said it yet. I don’t look it. But I knew you where gonna say that” Christopher to Brian Lamb. Just Brilliant..such vanity. Love it.

[@EatMoreChikenOrElse]

I’m weirdly honored to know that Hitchens would even want to live in the United States

[@rokyericksonroks]

You’d have to know how much of a bum he is in Portsmouth.

[@Kamisama77]

@@rokyericksonroks Fanatics hate him, dude

[@elguapoalso]

I still don't think I've fully come to terms with Hitchens' passing. Sam Harris said it all - "The man had more wit, style and substance than a few civilizations I could name." I often wonder what he would think about the prominent issues of today, like Pope Francis, for example, who so many are fawning over right now. We need more razor sharp contrarian thinkers like Hitch in the public square today.

[@diosmios186]

Just imagine what he'd think now!

[@jeborismonke3270]

Didn’t this dick say that we should nuke other countries?

[@Hollis_wants_your_comments]

I’m familiar enough with Hitch that I don’t have to wonder.

[@2fast2block]

Well, the loser is dead and wasted his life. 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

[@adamzypsoul8164]

Hear, hear

[@christopherholmes7180]

I've never met a person like this. Knowledgeable and wise is an understatement of understatement

[@tl6690]

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

[@2fast2block]

The joke is dead awaiting his punishment. Wake 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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXEooarqdlol9k

[@2fast2block]

@@punkvideo well, if I was the one with no brains, you sure couldn't get around what I gave which makes YOU the one with no brains.

[@2fast2block]

@@punkvideo then rest it. I was never much of anything to begin with.

[@donttouchyerbumnsniffit]

​@@2fast2blockHe is dead, so he isn't awaiting anything 😏

[@2fast2block]

@@donttouchyerbumnsniffit yes, he is dead. But, what is coming his way yet is when he's raised from the dead, he'll face the judgment and punishment he deserves, then will be no more after that, not even in memory. His life was a waste. He chose it that way.

[@mastermichaeldunchok]

I love this man. I miss him so much.

[@RedClayFH]

Yes indeed. So do I. His views, thoughts and talks brought me over the line to declare that I am and indeed always have been, an athiest.

[@heighwaysonthewing]

WHY? can you explain,

[@WildPhotoShooter]

I am really annoyed with myself because I have just discovered this man, two years after his untimely death. I am on a Hitchens video hunt and I am stunned with his unbelievable mind and his wide knowledge. A great human being, passionate about humanity.

[@beachcomber2008]

Where were you?

[@beachcomber2008]

@Jason Mckenzie You climbed out of it, and recently? Congratulations. Consider yourself very lucky. Make the best use of it you can.

[@stevestayen7717]

@@lesleyjohnson8488 He was purposely kept away from you.

[@2fast2block]

How nice, you found your fellow loser finally. 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

[@stargazer555]

Damn... when he talked about fatherhood at the start of the interview and how he was not that much involved, but wanted to make up for lost time. That hit hard... Died two years later. I'm sure the children would have had a true friend in him, as adolescents/grown-ups. Remember when I read the sad news about his death, and look... another decade gone. My second child was born April 13th, sharing her birthday with one of the greats. Rest in peace, Christopher.

[@hazeshi6779]

Too bad my birthday was the 8th and not a few days later lol

[@HighStakesDanny]

One of my favorite people. Just sucks he isn't here. I love listening to him speak. This dude was awesome. Life's so short and unfair.

[@7timeless]

This man has had a bigger positive impact on my life than any god ever has or will have. I always knew there was something iffy about religion, being born in a Catholic country didnt help, but it didnt take long for me to see past the lies with the help of this brilliant man.

[@ricardomontalban6004]

AtheistLobster hallelujah, you’re preachin to the choir, thank god for people like the hitchenator....

[@beachcomber2008]

@The Word "In the beginning was The Word". SCIENCE: The Universe was smaller than a pin-point 13.8 BILLION YEARS AGO, and just ENERGY.

[@beachcomber2008]

@The Word Why can't you package your comments? Science is the proof, and if you've _ever_ flown anywhere, you've already accepted that. It has already predicted (using quantum theory) physical constants with incredible precision, and will continue to make such predictions into the far future. The only thing it cannot predict is what happened at or before the start of the universe. Religion, being made up by humans to explain the universe _when nothing else was known_ is just a bunch of lies. It doesn't matter which religion. And you are deluded. It's a real shame, but that's life. Either you work to discover reality (that's me) or you don't bother, and accept some two thousand year old horseshit (that's you). Good luck with that. You should relax and accept the fact you are a homosexual, in spirit, if not in deed. I've been happily married for fifty-two years, and I'm the grandfather of two beautiful grown-up grandchildren. You should be so lucky.

[@beachcomber2008]

@The Word Bye.

[@tylerschoen5643]

The Word “science is a lie!” As he uses the internet on a computer. What a moron

[@AFMMarcelD]

Ah, what the hell, just opened my new bottle of Johnny Walker Black poured myself a good shot on a tumbler and toasted the New Year 2022 in company of Hitchens, in my opinion one of the most versatile and enlightening speaker and erudite I’ve ever heard, long live his legacy, this JWB on you Christopher! 🥃 I miss you.

[@Jace532]

"... I may not have another twenty-eight to come." ... Very sad words to hear, now that he's gone.

[@facebookcom-ej7dm]

He barely had 2-1/2 years after this interview. Sad that he did not have 28 more.

[@Drderp-hd5bb]

My Goodness we need him now more than ever

[@BFD1989]

The fact that I didn't get to meet this amazing, courageous human being will give me eternal pain.

[@jennieflores5895]

I also agree to this. Cool CH

[@alexandercanella4479]

he would definitely make a witty remark on your use of, eternal lol

[@lorenzobianchini4415]

I wanted to say in response to Christopher,people who go to Church don't necessarily go other than to worship the GOD they believe in not to prove anything.I absolutely love listening to Christopher and would enjoy debating with him had he lived.

[@jimnewcombe7584]

Rest easy: there's no such thing as eternal pain. Which is, in part, his point.

[@martinrussell5446]

One of kind. A hero to many, including me. I miss the guy and find myself asking “what would Hitch say to this...” all the time.

[@Bmb.7v]

I wish I would have met Hitch at least once in my life :( RIP Legend

[@tylerschoen5643]

Jazzkeyboardist1 imaginary yet more real than any god

[@2fast2block]

You can always be a loser 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

[@MrThecarebear]

@@2fast2block SHUT UP.

[@PaintingWitch]

Honest interview. Miss this guy and his wisdom

[@MrJimbissle]

When I can find no solace in the issues of the day, or voices currently speaking, Christopher Hitchens always helps me center myself and think clearly again. I miss him terribly, and would be quite pleased if someone came along that could fill even one of his shoes. We need such a person badly.

[@angelamaryquitecontrary4609]

Take a look at Cosmic Skeptic.

[@MrJimbissle]

@@angelamaryquitecontrary4609 Thank you. I have been following him for a couple years. I have great respect for him and see how he came to mind here.

[@vincekarmun1995]

Edward Snowden is of such ilk

[@LazyJack2003]

Hitch has done more for thousands of people - if not millions - by freeing them from religion and guilt feelings, than most politicians past & present. For that, Christopher, you´d deserve to be in heaven. Alas, ...

[@oldtimeycabins]

To his children- if you ever stumble upon this, please know- we loved him yet we never had the opportunity to meet.

[@crispybits3765]

From a very strong field, this is one of my favourite Hitch interviews. It's very direct and honest, whilst feeling incredibly relaxed and dare I say it friendly. Hitch and Lamb clearly had a lot of respect for each other.

[@2fast2block]

All he was is 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

[@meikhochakre3309]

@@2fast2block You're lost.

[@MichaelRobertHart]

@@2fast2block this is supposed to refute “faith is the surrender of the mind?”

[@2fast2block]

@@MichaelRobertHart Yes, it was. That is why you blah-blah unable to prove what I gave is wrong.

[@MichaelRobertHart]

@@2fast2block you quoted him at length, and then argued all his points for him - almost point by point. I was only attempting to ask if you realized this

[@Lily-tj8gb]

What a gem of an interview. I would love to hear his take on present day events. Miss his voice.

[@sacha6530]

Christopher Hitchens has changed, and will continue to change people’s lives for many many years to come. An extraordinary man. 👍❤️

[@bt10ant]

You have to love Brian Lamb and his bluntness at times, i.e. "How do you make your money?"

[@nihalsahu]

+bt10ant Where in the video was that?

[@bt10ant]

+Nihal Sahu At 39:04 or so

[@Kleinfurkon]

The guest he has makes bluntness a pre requisite

[@Falconlibrary]

Hitchens often openly loathed his interlocutors but you can feel the respect he gives to Brian Lamb, which is returned in kind. Lamb was an honest man with a zero tolerance for bullshit, so he was cut to order to interview Hitchens.

[@MrBrianNZ]

This is the first time I have seen or heard Mr Lamb & you can tell that he is a quality interviewer & that Hitch respected & seemingly liked him.

[@MissRaggsy]

I miss him like I miss a dead relative, and I never even spoke to the man.

[@NC-ck5oj]

have you ever spoken to a dead relative?

[@NC-ck5oj]

@Leonardo Idino that's a bit impolite innit?

[@anontheshade]

He was truly one of the greatest orators of our time. Unmatched in his field. He never once lost a debate. Incredible is the only word for Hitch

[@TheAtheist22]

I feel exactly the same.

[@monstersnatch]

i had the same feeling..

[@hikergirl603]

I wish he was here now, during these uniquely chaotic times. I would very much like to hear what he'd say.

[@newcjon]

Oh my god I had forgotten how f-ing awesome Christopher Hitchens was.

[@andersestes]

CH changed my life. Enlightened me in so many ways. One of the greatest men to ever walked the earth. His legacy will only grow as the rest of us catches up with his great mind.

[@lifesgreat9951]

He was such a beautifully eloquent speaker. Sadly missed.

[@dtdyvr]

Christopher, are you really gone? deeply dearly missed, Hitch….

[@seanscott6401]

Thank you C-Span. I miss Mr Hitchens greatly, he is needed more than ever today.

[@2fast2block]

Only losers need that 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

[@gsmeeuwsen]

We are the best, and we welcomed you, Christopher, to our great country, and we so miss you now!

[@ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord]

Prophetic words from Hitch. R.I.P.

[@AFMMarcelD]

Still in awe of this great man, great because he changed my life, thanks to Christopher I’m no longer a sheep, I am not ashamed to state here that Hitch is my hero, ah, the world is a poorer place without this amazing humanist, sorely missed, never forgotten.

[@traviskeeler4533]

Nothing to be ashamed about whatsoever. While I am certain he would chastize us for HAVING a "hero"...lol...he is mine too. Incredibly intelligent human being. And the greatest orator of his generation...by far.

[@tailgunner6948]

A truly great intelligent man...Thank you for everything! RIP.

[@cheri238]

Christopher Hitchens , a man of great character and intelligence, he always made one think. I still listen to him and he cheers me up! Rest in peace. ❤️

[@PabloAlvestegui]

What an incomparable man, admirable in every way.

[@2fast2block]

No, he was just a typical 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

[@Exercise_as_Medicine]

​@@2fast2block... Go back under your rock of ages.. 😂

[@2fast2block]

@@Exercise_as_Medicine how you got around the evidence I gave...."Go back under your rock of ages.. " Then embarrass yourself. Fine by me.

[@tonycatman]

That we are able to pick out any old interview for review, any time, on a whim and for free is one of the best uses of the internet. Thumbs up for youtube.

[@christopherhitchens7735]

Thank You Everyone for the Support to Hitchens.

[@DBEdwards]

Wonderful interview. Htchens is supremely candid and honest

[@2fast2block]

He hated thinking and loved lying. 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.

[@kenadams5504]

Its rare to have both the gifts of Intelligence , and an ability to express complicated insights , in a way that that any attentive Individual can understand .Whats more , these insights and truths are accessible to us all , for as long as there is utube , and we are better off for them.

[@travistrantham1254]

really wish to have met him. he was a great and noble man.

[@JonplaysDrums27]

One of my heroes.

[@iainrae6159]

Excellent interview and discussion. Hitch lives on and inspires new readers and listeners.

[@2fast2block]

Yep, losers love that 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

[@lobsterfork]

I wouldn't want to be in a heaven that does not have Christopher Hitchens.

[@bongmanding]

+lobsterfork If someday I'd be in a place where I could hang out with Hitchens, Bill Maher, John Lennon and Ricky Gervais - I'd be cool with that.

[@ginalaperuginanyc7641]

+Bong Manding You are my kind of person! Totally agree! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@troymcclure8851]

Well, you're in luck, then!

[@ricardomontalban6004]

Clever

[@joeschmoe1193]

I'd love to see Hitchens reaction when he learns there is a God.

[@JoeGamer81]

It's a damn good thing he wrote that book then. He died not too long after it was published.

[@rahulkemp8347]

ikr?

[@zackbee874]

The Word nah

[@tylerschoen5643]

The Word weird that almost all religious leaders say god can’t intervene in the world as an excuse for him not stopping the murder of innocent life, but when something happens that religious people do like it’s because of god. You can’t have it both ways

[@jameslove657]

The world is a darker place without this man ,thank you Christopher Hitchens- a true inspiration.

[@allyraymond9483]

One the greatest or maybe even THE greatest in his field! I definitely miss him!

[@grimmertwin2148]

Finally a woman posts on here - even if it was 8 years ago lol

[@Chardonbois]

A great interview where we get to know Hitch a little more personally. Tragic that he was diagnosed with terminal cancer after this interview, particularly as he expressed the wish to go on forever. Although he went from living his best life to dying his best death and through the legacy of his various media, he will in a sense live forever. Bravo Hitch......

[@SIMKINETICS]

Hitchens is fascinating. This is one of the best interviews with this insightful man!

[@sham421]

"part of the intellectual and educational arsenal of this country"... how could you not love this guy?

[@Nebulous0_o]

One of the greatest minds of the last 100 years. On the 10th anniversary of his death..I miss him.

[@2fast2block]

Only great to losers like you. 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

[@ethylalchoholsachin]

What an excellent thinker and a speaker Hitchens is ! So Inspirational.

[@thedolphin5428]

A lovely "chat"-with-questions by two men with mutual respect -- both so open and trusting.

[@cindyd2956]

A beautiful mind has left us and no other man has been so influential in my thinking and liberation.

[@pjdiver3]

"The Army hasn't been found yet, that would draft someone like myself" Hahaha, I would have loved to have Hitchens in my unit. If not for his fighting capability, the conversation at minimum

[@brassholio]

I agree. I've served with some very intelligent people but having people with minds like his in the service could solve a lot of problems. Unfortunately service life isn't very attractive to people with those minds.

[@JoseWhon]

'If he'd been given an enema, he could have been buried in a matchbox'.. What a great line!

[@JoseWhon]

​@Jazzkeyboardist1 Why 'admitting'.. does it matter?.. Tbh I think he made up the story about 2 tory ministers, most likely to appear a bit more edgy...

[@Fyrecide]

"If he were given an enema, he could've been buried in a matchbox" is one the the most brilliant burns ever put to words.

[@tomgidman6585]

One of a kind... just wish I’d been stumbled on his brilliance whilst he was still around.

[@2fast2block]

You can still be the loser 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

[@marw9541]

I love how Hitchens will rip into himself for a slip he made 20 odd years ago lol

[@brethager3265]

It's too bad that I learned about Hitchens as late as I did. I would have loved to been able to meet him many years ago. His mind, his thoughts. Is manner of speaking. So much that I would have loved to have encountered.

[@Brendo2186]

This man changed my life profoundly

[@sharonbland9061]

I absolutely loved this man. I could listen to him all day. I found him fascinating, intelligent, would have loved to have him sitting at my dinner table discussing whatever we choose to talk about. He is sadly missed. ❤

[@sudhadan]

Wow so knowledgeable person is Mr. Hitchens

[@Remnants100]

@ 29:05 - "If given an enema, he could have been buried in a matchbox" - (so very descriptive) 😊