Remembering Christopher Hitchens | Richard Dawkins, Stephen Fry, Douglas Murray, & Lawrence Krauss

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[@adambane1719]

These "scientism/atheists" are just as demonic as the religionists. And this goof Krauss is a complete pseudoscientist at that !

[@conniekampas7074]

Listening to you men speak about your good friend Christopher made me cry. I never knew him but I loved him. I loved his videos and listen to them over and over and over again. I never get tired of hearing him speak. He was such a strong courageous person and so witty and brilliant! I wish he was with us today. We need his wisdom, guts to speak up and his sense of humor. He was such an inspiration and a joy to hear him speak. What a genuine man and so humble. I miss you Christopher Hitchens. ❤️ Now I need to go dry my eyes. Thank you for this wonderful tribute. Christopher will always live in our hearts. 🥹❤️

[@dopameems]

Thank you for keeping Hitchens alive ❤

[@renevalice3056]

When you heard C. Hitchens spoke, it was as sleek and pure as the English language could get. Another orator like him is simply not possible in our time. Happy Hitchmas!

[@nonfictionone]

Mr Murray comes close.

[@missg021]

Thank you for keeping this beautiful orator’s legacy alive. Happy Hitchmas!

[@ediej9975]

Thank you for sharing this video. Living in Australia means we do not get to attend such events. By the time I became an atheist and discovered Hitchens videos he had passed away so it was lovely to learn things that I never knew about him.

[@midnightudiscord9526]

Hitchens was one of the most thought-provoking persons i have ever met.

[@chrislyne377]

I miss Hitch so much. I've devoured his books and wish he was around to cut through all the bollocks we're dealing with now

[@debbiem.3128]

Me too, thankfully there are a lot of YT vids with him. Such a brilliant mind, so sorely missed.

[@jamesnickpour9449]

spot on

[@EdwinNixon.1888]

Spot on

[@wavell14]

The likes of hitchens paved the way for this 'bollocks'

[@SolotheSeries]

Thank you for remembering such a legendary primate. We miss him dearly.

[@pblossom3757]

Some days when I need a Hitch fix I have a couple of days ‘with him’ on KZbin… How lovely to find this whilst dealing with post Christmas lunch overindulgence …🎄

[@egghead399]

We need Hitch more than ever!!

[@enjoythedreamlife5658]

Ya Hell is not the nicest place to be. everyone will bow to God and confess

[@debbiem.3128]

​@@enjoythedreamlife5658😂😂😂😂😂 "And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love..." Christianity, the greatest cause of Atheism! LOL, sounds like you aren't living your username! 😂

[@Kiwitoon-v8r]

Hitch - Legend

[@BackroomCastingCouch-mm3sh]

Well, we don't have him anymore, so the rest of us need to step up our game. I think he would loathe this godlike hero worship of him. He should be emulated but not idolized.

[@petergarayt9634]

@@enjoythedreamlife5658 There's that "christian love".

[@kokunaijin]

It's amazing to me that so many years after his death, I see so often from people all over the world, from all walks of life (other than perhaps the religious), the thought "What would The Hitch think about this". I can't think of another person that comes up like this so consistently. I envy the people on this stage for having such an opportunity to be close to this inspiring man, even if for too short a time. Charisma, moral integrity, bravery, talent, loyalty........ and joy in his vices. Qualities every man wishes he has. We will never know what The Hitch would think about this, because he would so often surprise us with an insight we didn't perhaps think of. He would sometimes agree with us, and sometimes not, but it would always be a joy to hear what he had to say.

[@JeneaneTytler]

Hitch changed my life, I live my life much more free from fear now, grateful to of lived at a time learning his wisdom

[@francoherrero8588]

Free of fear? He learned you to hate, that's fear based.

[@reneelillquist]

I just found Christopher and am sad that he's no longer alive. I'll watch all his videos. Thank you for speaking of him.

[@karagi101]

Very worthwhile!

[@DrVaheOhanessian]

This is much better than Netflix Christmas NFL!

[@vykintasmorkvenas6839]

ANYTHING is better than NFL 😂

[@EuphoricDan]

As a Pittsburgher I can confirm

[@scribbler60]

​@@EuphoricDanSaw the game. I was hoping for Steelers too, but Mahomes/Kelsey would not be denied.

[@bobbresnahan8397]

What a wonderful question -- what would Hitchens think of Woke Fundamentalism? SCORN to be sure. Wish he were around to voice it!

[@investorswantedchannel8059]

A tectonic loss. My great hero. The most brilliant speaker I have EVER witnessed.

[@sharghi_ghamgin]

1:16:43 Wow, Douglas is a really good friend defending Peterson like that, and he didn’t even smile when others were mocking him

[@aidanhall6679]

My respect for Douglas rose considerably, frankly I was disappointed by the almost puerile (and dogmatic) attitude with which the others mocked Peterson, I thought they were above ad hominems, even if Peterson explicitly defended the idea that knowledge of DNA was present in ancient civilisations, which I don’t think he did, even if it were speculative, I don’t think it’s reasonable to smear one’s image on account of an unfortunate miscommunication. That said, I can’t say the manner in which Mr Murray responded to some of the questions was particularly justified or admirable, what with his pompousness almost like he was dealing with a massive hangover, as for Dawkins if I were listening to audio I’d forget he was there, and when he did speak all I heard was arrogant scientism with a stern mug of self-righteousness to boot, I can forgive him for his age, it’s admirable to see him out and speaking even now, especially on such sensitive topics, his reputation isn’t exactly bulletproof and his demeanour won’t change my high opinion of him as a writer and a personal scientific hero. I’ve already addressed Fry, a man whom I also admire hugely but who I can’t help feel grossly missed the mark on his disanalogy between Peterson and a toothless dentist - not only is it the case that one’s personal attributes have no bearing on the validity or soundness of one’s advice, but it’s not like Jordan isn’t qualified to advise on mental health, he’s a qualified clinical psychiatrist of goodness’ sake, and don’t get me started on Dr. “philosophy bad” Krauss… a demonstrable ignoramus on all things philosophy or anything that can’t be calculated for that matter, not only are his arguments self-defeating but they imply that not merely can science operate independently of philosophical inquiry, but where philosophy extends its influence, scientific progress is retarded. Utter nonsense that it’s hardly worth going on, philosophers have made quick work of Krauss’ drivel in the past but it seems like he is either blissfully unaware or unwilling to change his mind. Maybe he’s just targeting a few bad actors who give the whole field a bad name, but if so he shouldn’t go around portraying it as though it’s a systematic defect, shameful the rest of the panel, eminently educated as they are in the humanities (at least Murray and Fry), didn’t called him out on it.

[@MattSingh1]

@@aidanhall6679 *Big surprise- a Peterson fanboy babbles inanely and incoherently via a wall of unpunctuated text.* 🙄 *(also, Murray is a vile fascist)*

[@Cheximus]

@@MattSingh1 Exactly. No coincidence.

[@FargoFalls]

One of the great compliments in life that I, sadly, will never experience ,is getting properly Hitchslapped. He was so good at breaking an argument down to it's core and then destroying it from the inside out. It would have been a real honour to have been destroyed by someone of the calibre of Mr. Hitchens. I feel like I almost miss him more for having never known him. I also have a sneaking suspicion that Hitch's version of Hitchmas Eve would have been both enormously fun and intellectually fulfilling.

[@homerbloodysimpson]

I miss him almost every week.

[@Zeek-Tomo]

Awesome - now if you could just get Sam Harris and the late, great Kurt Vonnegut, you'd have just about all of my favorites! Merry Christmas, and thank you for this great present, Mr. Krauss!

[@zezezep]

Vonnegut would have been in good company here

[@MADDcartman]

Happy Hitchmas. I never knew Douglas was close to him. Always learning new stuff about Hitch. His ability to bring great minds together even years after death shows the impact he had. Incredible.

[@benjamin4894]

Ohh C'mon, Douglas! Christopher Hitchens would've reduced Jordan Peterson to tears in about 3 sentences... 🤪

[@zezezep]

Thanks for saying what I know

[@benjamin4894]

@@zezezep Not a problem, sir! After all, I did so on your behalf. 😉

[@VesnaVK]

How I wish I could see that. A Hitchslap might have been good medicine for JP, who I think is a smart and good guy under the bluster and word salad.

[@benjamin4894]

@VesnaVK Likewise, Ms Vesna. I often think that Jordan Peterson and now, unfortunately, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, benefit greatly from the fact that the only people challenging their rather obvious nonsense are well-meaning peers and friends... I suspect Mr Hitchens would've held no such reservations! 😉

[@cato451]

I miss Christopher Hitchens so much. The world has not been the same since he passed. It’s a scarier place.

[@Krack2805]

hes still causing it, what do you mean? lol

[@jamielondon6436]

"Stop making stupid people famous!" *These* are the kind of people we should be listening to!

[@ixhilkalaskiiver792]

born in '93, been sayin' this since I was like 12

[@williamgalatz670]

Thanks for the Christmas present

[@darrellee8194]

I'm all in on making Hitchmas an official Atheist Holiday.

[@jamesharvison5535]

Beautiful.

[@AFRICAENLIGHTENMENTCENTRE]

Hitchens will forever be greatly missed but his memory and works remain evergreen in our hearts 💞

[@knackfor2807]

Where is Sam Harris?

[@scribbler60]

I don't know about that, but I do know Sam and Lawrence correspond frequently. If Sam could attend, I have no doubt he would have.

[@satireofcircumstance6458]

There's already an overrepresentation of Jews on the panel. A third would have been too much.

[@Richard-hv5hh]

Douglas Murray is such a class act. Comes the hour cometh the man.

[@Richard-hv5hh]

Lawrence Krauss needs reminding that both Israeli PM's Barak and Olmert offered the Palestinians a State and both times were turned down. Clinton speaks about this very well and I recommend googling his recent remarks based on his first hand experience in those negotiations.

[@KhunRoger]

​Are you a paid up member of AIPAC? Murray is nauseating. @@Richard-hv5hh

[@christophalcmeonides8537]

I miss him(the Hitch) every time I hear important news/events from around the world. How brilliant & original thoughts HE would have on what happens in our days. B t w Great gathering Thank you (Where is Sam Harris?)

[@chrisgreene2623]

Sadly as much as I admire him his argument was weak for the Iraq invasion and the disaster that ensued from that American war crime. I suspect he too would endorse the Pariah State and its ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and atrocities which is why I lost respect for him.

[@montymartell2081]

Yes I do My wife died 3 years ago and I still feel the warmth of her love And it still keeps me happy and satisfied

[@adamarveson4543]

There's a good chance we might guess the side Christopher wouldn't take, but why he took it, how he came it, and his method of making us feel like fools for thinking anything other than his position, we will never be able to summon.

[@leewoodruff9202]

Thank you for this!! I miss Hitch so much! I listen to a debate, lecture or the deeply loved " HitchSlap" clip every day of my life. Always playing from my playlist in the background. He means so much to me because he brought me to the enlightenment from a life of religious indoctrination thinking! His quick wit and beautiful use of the English language will echo through time, endlessly.

[@Vinceprinve]

Best. Hitchmas. Present. Ever.

[@CoolCoyote]

merry christmas to all

[@AbuMohandes-p2c]

What a great initiative. Thank you.

[@JPS-hd8qz]

Greetings from Belgium. Believers are not punished for their religion, believers are punished by their religion...

[@edwardwaits47]

Thank you!

[@scribbler60]

There are only two people that I never met in person, but was gutted when they died and I still miss them terribly. One is Neil Peart. The other is Hitch.

[@MrSomethingdark]

Yes yes and yes!!! Same here.

[@conniekampas7074]

I also was gutted when Hitch died and I still miss him terribly. When I need a Hitch fix I too go to the you tube podcasts.

[@Dr.AuMădoare]

How beautiful this happened! This is the best Christmas present! I think Hitchens would concur 😌

[@hawk2390]

Christopher sparked my thinking.

[@MattSingh1]

*The interesting thing about these four, is that they all got to know Hitchens towards what would be the end of his life.*

[@JohnArthurLigda]

I’m in tears … Sam’s voice of love, friendship and humor is missed.

[@VesnaVK]

Christopher's?

[@personofinterest8731]

Must be. Sam AWOL. ​@@VesnaVK

[@glastiger7598]

I wonder what he would feel about you sitting here talking about him and praising him. Would he approve, would he be flattered, would he chuckle, etc.? It is no wonder that you do, and it is no wonder that we are happy to listen.

[@Yuval_L1974]

Hitchens was capable of great hypocrisy and incoherence... against a Jewish Israel in favour of Arab Colonialists vs. being in favour of US/UK intervention in the Middle East such as the Iraq Wars. But Douglas nailed it when he elaborated on Lawrence's quotations... Adults disagree without animosity.

[@Danjjeer]

I'm so glad they didn't invite Neil.

[@luernios9075]

He's into science, not social issues. I still would have preferred him over Murray though

[@KarmCraft]

Yeah, It would have been a Neilmas

[@euphegenia]

Neil… degrasse Tyson?

[@bobbresnahan8397]

I wish they could have invited Daniel D.!!!

[@anotherthez7598]

You stole my comment. Cheers ;)

[@musicbymark]

Why doesn't KZbin allow adjusting playback speed initially, but then allow later?

[@personofinterest8731]

Thank you! I'd been feeling bereft until I realised I was slap in the middle of Hitchmas and not the other one that I'm always trying to escape from. So happy to be at this celebration. Love from South Africa 🇿🇦 🎉🎉

[@nicc8268]

This was fantastic and genuinely improved my Christmas. Thank you for uploading it.

[@kadourimdou43]

If only we could here his words today, and his views on the current day morality police.

[@vonneely1977]

The sheer mass of brain power in that room could have its own gravity.

[@DeborahLongtin]

I love Hitch! Miss him so much. Have most all of his books.

[@elliotcrane]

We do remember, I assure.

[@KarmCraft]

Where is Sam?

[@queroemigrar4154]

Why nobody tries to debunk Judaism?

[@chrislyne377]

Because Judaism doesn't proselytise

[@kokunaijin]

It does a good job of that on its own and generally doesn't operate bvy spreading its ideas. It would be a boring and pointless venture, I think. Do you know any Jews? The ones I know are more like Lord of the Rings fans than religious preachers.

[@movieqnamew7418]

Jews themselves are around 0.2 pct of population and the majority of that number aren't even religous. It would be like someone debating against sikhism except there are more of those. Plus any critique against christianity usually works The same against judaism

[@iorr98]

I don't think that Hitchens was being objective when condoning the invasion of Iraq in 2003, he knew that the pretext concocted to invade was bs and that it went against international laws. Hitchens had spent time in Iraq and had friends there who were persecuted by the regime. Hitchens abandoned principals of objectivity, after all Hussain had a secular government with the best education in the Arab world with women professionals in high ranking position. Hitchens knew how the US military operates and that the country would be destroyed, wish that, by the time of his death, he would have admit that he was wrong siding with the neocons.

[@LawrenceMarcy]

Thank you so much for this amazing video! I have a quick question: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?

[@ColinChristie1]

Interesting that Lawrence is host/emcee and chooses to go first. So very Lawrence! 😂

[@brucecook502]

R.I.P. Christopher Hitchens ❤

[@CoolCoyote]

Dawkins did very well to read his like a young child but yes he is rightfully sad in reminiscing

[@RetNemmoc555]

Thank you (from a Christmas avoider) for an interesting hour and a half.

[@onewordaday2025]

28:17 What a great pity that LK just disrupted the wonderful feeling of this exchange with commercial break !!!

[@anacontrera3425]

Great talk! However for someone who hates to offend, Stephen Fry calling Peterson "toothless" was not very nice at all and Dawkins DID get a chance to talk to Peterson but It was obvious that he was there almost against his Will and not open at all to even trying to understand what JP was saying.

[@thomasanderson8482]

Dawkins had me crying. Too young.

[@Bitcoinssg]

That was way too short

[@agaperion]

Ironic that amid critiques of dogmatism, arrogance, and narrowmindedness, the scientists on the stage would say such silly things against philosophy. Moreover, just after the mention of Jung. Dawkins and Krauss ignore their own Shadow.

[@LeninChampionedUkraine]

krause just gave his hitchens obituary speech

[@vidtrax662]

Hitchens is very much alive 🙂

[@davidbates9358]

Douglas Murray arguably gives the best insight into Hitch's genius when he notes the gift of making his readers curious. Striving against arguably the greatest sin in life, as simply taking lived-experience for granted? Which R. D. Laing described as the conscious problem of failing to notice that we're always failing to notice that we actually don't have a clue 'how' we actually do, being human. We just do it? And no human being can explain the subconscious synchronisation of their behaviours. Try wiggling your fingers to notice how this reflexive motion occurs without any instruction from your conscious mind, to contemplate why St Augustine suggested the mind is quite naturally alienated from truth?

[@karagi101]

Great tribute to a one-of-a-kind human treasure! Wish Sam Harris was also there.

[@lucasrijana5625]

Hitch would be proud

[@nikeisagreekgoddess4135]

"Speaking your mind is an invitation for discussion, not silence or offense" - Lawrence Nobody thinks like that and I fucking HATE IT. I am so cynical about people at this point, I no longer even think this is a misunderstanding. People respond with silence because they just don't care for making an honest thoughtful effort: They believe it is comfortable to live in their thoughtlessness because everyone else does and that leads to them feeling offended when someone dares to dive into a hard conversation. The cure? More confrontation.

[@phpwutz]

Some may believe in an afterlife but for those who don't, the time we have on this earth may be too valuable to repeatedly listen to the same nonsense. Once? Sure, but if I determine it's nonsense nad you come at me again with the exact same thing and no new evidence, I think the error is not mine to put you on the ignorelist

[@OscarWrightZenTANGO]

You guys don’t under the greatness of Hitchens….I lived him, he was my intellectual hero and I strongly disagreed with him on key issues….there was something genuine and pure and powerful in his reasoning

[@debbiem.3128]

How funny to have a Dr Oz ad pop up!

[@save-sthlm]

It’s a remarkable video

[@josephblowseph6123]

Respect for associating yourself with Hitchens, Krauss. I know many in some of your circles may not really like him or Murray for that matter, to say the least. Etc etc etc. So kudos sir.

[@remlya]

Smoking was one of the reasons he died so prematurely. Can’t you choose a better thumbnail?

[@alaakela]

He would laugh at your "modern sensitivity" Hitch smoked. And didn't care or would not care about your opinion about it.

[@xchazz86]

Damn i miss Hitchens, just imagine the utter literary devastation he could have visited on our communist elites.

[@avtwvns]

I admire 3/4ths of this panel and of course admired Hitchens despite his stance on Iraq. Yet it gets to me when people can discuss Palestine without exclaiming some dismay about the more than 40 thousand killed. But ok, this is about remembering Hitchens, and I'll never get the sound of his voice out of my mind, speaking with such eloquence and conviction.

[@karagi101]

It’s sad that so many have died. It’s too bad that Hamas slaughtered, tortured and kidnapped people then hid amongst civilians. There would be few deaths if they just surrendered. But they won’t because they don’t care if Palestinians die. They consider them martyrs in their screwed up religion. They go straight to heaven. So… just as we ended up killing millions of Germans to beat the Nazis… the same is occurring with Hamas. This is all Hama’s doing.

[@hughjass8430]

Indeed. It's what separates Hitchens from the likes of Murray. Hitch always spoke the truth, even if it was uncomfortable for his rich Jewish friends in DC. Murray is a bad faith actor, monetizing right wing sentiment in this new fascistic age.

[@SunflowerFlowerEmpire]

When we defend and herald courage, would we offer the same applause, and empowerment towards the trans communities? Only one on stage would say no. Guess who?

[@phpwutz]

Murray?

[@paulies5407]

The four atheists of the apocalypse have a lot to answer for. We're living in your secular utopia now. How's it look to you?

[@kennethmarsh4272]

Indeed , Most of our miseries come not from our present situation but from imaginary pasts and futures. Sound , protects , heals , centres , us all , we are one or nothing et all , as above , as below , If God Wills , grants my being , the sun of tomorrow , I will endeavour to experience , the majesties' of your art - ZagZig Insight - (endeavour marsh) As Sufi Invocation - Toward the One, the perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty, the Only Being, united with all the illuminated souls, who form the embodiment of the Master, the Spirit of Guidance. Let us invoke all others, known and unknown, who have held aloft the Light of Truth through the darkness of human ignorance. (Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan)

[@donnrutherford7059]

Philosophy a pathway to tweedy poverty lol

[@baldino6807]

pUTIN WILL ALWAYS GO BACK

[@NoobRideseMTB]

Great conversation. But. Surely Christopher would have understood that Oct 7th was directly related to the consequences, that he himself alluded to; of a ‘doing what you want’ attitude toward humanity and then rationalising it away afterwards was a sure way to bring about chaos..? Douglas speaks as if the world must first get the J3wish to safety - seems legit. But not if the threat of Arabs must first be eradicated - this is patently ridiculous. Such silliness that sounds profound if given no intellectual attention. Not to forego the point that Oct 7th was a tragedy. Precisely the tragedy that CH expected would happen. Seems quite trite to mischaracterise the man; since you’re supposed to be celebrating the ways in which you knew him best. Maybe he would’ve just immediately agreed - post Oct ‘23 - that the j3wish project was now all set for complete Arab domination… But that just immediately makes him sound rather ordinary. It is with great grief that Palestinians must perish for the terror they have in their number, but that isn’t to flippantly forgive perhaps why it is there. All complications and complexity aside, real people are losing their lives where perhaps they may have not.

[@conniekampas7074]

I’m so glad Douglas Murray was invited. He should be there. Hitch would say he was glad also ❣️

[@MattSingh1]

*Murray is a apologist for Israeli gencoide.*

[@gavranarh]

These ideas seem stale and retrograde nowadays. Were Hitch with us I’m sure he’d be at the forefront of new and important causes and discussions that are fitting to the time, not at all stuck in these 2000s and 2010s themes which seem quaint and _passe_ now.

[@KwanzaaKalus]

Douglas Murray lost the argument when he failed to address it altogether.

[@phpwutz]

A couple years ago I started to expect conservative ideology whenever he opened his mouth. Never been disappointed :)

[@KwanzaaKalus]

@@phpwutz I used to be card carrying conservative, my friend. There are things that I am conservative about and there are things that I liberal about. That's just being human.

[@-tom-8720]

​@@phpwutzThe moment you have anything less than a natural opinion of (western, in particular anglo-sphere) conservatism is the moment you know your an extremist

[@bonnieschofield2947]

why not Sam Harris?

[@NunyaBusinessMK]

He's a hunter biden nut job these days unfortunately. Lost his mind by disagreeing with free speech

[@urbanbuddha65]

Perhaps he has a life that he was busy living

[@Arareemote]

Because I don't think either him or Dr. Dennet actually knew Christopher. You would be better off asking Penn Jillet, Doug Wilson or Dennis Miller lol.

[@kieran5302]

​​@@ArareemoteSam and Hitch shared the stage multiple times as debate partners and of course they, along with Dennett and Dawkins were the "Four Horsemen", which was filmed in Hitch's apartment. They were friends.

[@Arareemote]

​​@@kieran5302I am aware, yes - hence my inclusion of Dr. Dennet. However, to my understanding the whole Four Horseman idea came about simply as a matter of curiosity and it was never intended to be anything beyond that one discussion. A matter of shared circumstances rather than one of friendship as it were. While they were on good terms - friends, I would say, is too strong a statement. Only people like James Fenton, Martin Amis, Salman Rushdie and Ian McEwan really knew Christopher. Maybe even Gully Wells and Julian Barnes too.

[@Absolutetripe]

‘Is it true??’. By the parameters of your limited scientific outlook, then it’s possible to answer that question. Where Dawkins and all atheists fall is down is their inability to see anything beyond their rules. Watching Dawkins discuss with Rogan on DMT and his frank insistence that it’s simply a chemical reaction sums up what I’m trying to get at

[@henrychoy2764]

chritchmas

[@holysquire8989]

Krauss is the eternal pimply adolescent.

[@AG-ni8jm]

Why is Douglas Murray there?! I didn't think Hitchens would approve of a modern day Oswald Spengler and Charles Murras combo

[@Dantegrey1]

Murray and Hitchens were on very friendly terms. They shared many values.

[@Arareemote]

Douglas has said many times that Christopher Hitchens and Roger Scruton were two figures he admired greatly and sought the approval of.

[@InigoMontoya-]

As Lawrence mentions, Hitchens could befriend anyone, even if they had opposing views. It seems a recent development- and I wish it would fade away- to reject people if they do not share one’s every value and thought. We have effectively ended civil discourse by throwing babies out with bath water. Tolerance has been lost, and we must reclaim it.

[@goatsnocks5504]

​@@InigoMontoya- As far as Hitchens goes it wasn't recent by any means lol. His inner circle, whom he had known for most of his life always said the beauty of their friendship was that you could have extremely savage disagreements with him and it never clouded the friendship one bit.

[@Parallelwurlds]

My thoughts exactly. I think Hitch would call him a revolting racist

[@Unfamous_Buddha]

I loved Hitchens, I would have watched, but in the first minute you introduced three Zionists, three people who excuse the G-word in Gaza. That was enough.

[@satireofcircumstance6458]

Hitchens certainly didn't mind a war for Israel himself.

[@Unfamous_Buddha]

@@satireofcircumstance6458 - Yes, after 9/11, he (and Sam Harris) were total neocons. But I still enjoyed his take on religion.

[@alaakela]

And Hitch would call you out on your closed mindedness.

[@Unfamous_Buddha]

@@alaakela - Forget Hitch. This is the first time a G-word happening in real-time has been captured on camera and shared across the world. I'm not going to waste my time listening to people who deny or make excuses for people who invented a god who, by the way, called the inventors, "The Chosen People."

[@Unfamous_Buddha]

. . . they're atheists who support, not only a theocracy, but an ethno-theocracy.

[@satireofcircumstance6458]

They'd have much more credibility if they dared to attack Judaism. I won't hold my breath though

[@ikhraamosman4479]

Such highly intelligent and generally, humane people (not sure of Murray, though) simply see no justification for the struggle of the Palestinian people, and blindly side with the zionist cause. I was again amazed that Dawkins, whom I respect highly, thinks the Palestinian struggle started on 7 October.

[@metameta1427]

I think Christopher's early death greatly affected the decade following. Imagine the tongue lashing Hitchens would have given to the MAGA right and the cancel culture left. Christopher's opinions and musings would have influenced many, and I believe this influence may have made the difference in close elections and referendums like Brexit. The world is in much worse condition because we lost Christopher so early. Rest In Peace.

[@ZekeUribe3]

Incredibly well-said, I've thought the same many times.

[@Yesica1993]

Incredible to see a video about a lifelong Christ hater posted on Christmas.

[@Dannylikestobike]

I agree, I love hitch

[@Yesica1993]

@@Dannylikestobike Understand that he has now met Christ. Hopefully, he repented before the end. I have no idea if he did. But there is still time for you. Cease your rebellion against Christ. Repent and turn to Him, while He still grants you breath to do. The day His incarnation is marked would be a wonderful day for that. But understand that for you, just like for Hitchens, if you continue to refuse, you will face Christ's eternal judgment. Know that. Repent!

[@OUTBOUND184]

New Atheism is over lads....

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Lots of woke butthurt socialists in the comment section hating on Murray.