Christopher Hitchens deconstructs the ten commandments and adds a few of his own for the April issue of Vanity Fair.
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@shinobi-no-bueno10 ай бұрын
Never before have I missed so dearly a person whom I have never met, and now I never shall
@RalphDavis-qk2xyАй бұрын
Yes, I have also thought thusly.
@nlytnlyt6644Ай бұрын
Well… you never know 😜
@CYCHIATRIC7 күн бұрын
Me too.
@leahl50074 жыл бұрын
“Don’t swallow your moral code in tablet form.” Unfortunately, I watched this video on my ipad, and now I have no idea what to do.
@j.p.d.financialservices72984 жыл бұрын
Just try to be a good person. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Enjoy life without putting people down. It's a start, my friend.
@leahl50074 жыл бұрын
Daniela Pet i was making a pun by saying my ipad (a tablet device) was the same type of tablet he was referring to :) But thank you for being nice and trying to help me! I hope you have a wonderful day 💙💚
@ThunderAppeal3 жыл бұрын
Swallowing is a personal choice.
@ThunderAppeal3 жыл бұрын
@jase gtree Triggering a gag reflex? She just needs some practice, thats all.
@totall29523 жыл бұрын
Lol lol
@michaelfisher71703 жыл бұрын
For me, it's a frustration that I discovered Christopher Hitchens just shortly before his death. Then again, for me, its a wonder that I discovered Christopher Hitchens. He gave voice to my doubts about faith. He was a guide light on my way forward as I broke the bonds of the religion I'd been raised in, and he was an advisor on my path to rationality and free thought. I never knew him, personally. But I owe him a debt of gratitude for his brilliant expositions of logic. We never met, but thanks for your effort, sir.
@outoforbit- Жыл бұрын
Why are you thanking Christopher Hitchen when he no longer exists. That kind of foolish talk is making us athiests look like two faced clowns.
@carl54389 ай бұрын
Ditto
@fionagregory91478 ай бұрын
If only he had not smoked he might still be here.
@timc553 ай бұрын
Same here. He was an outstanding thinker, orator and a very decent human being.
@user-ft4jp1yq5fАй бұрын
Yes... he is my kind
@leftalonetalking9914 жыл бұрын
Anyone else binge watching old Hitchen clips during quarantine?
@mitsunori2220004 жыл бұрын
yes
@karenkaren31894 жыл бұрын
Every effing day😆
@matthewhowes29784 жыл бұрын
Left Alone Talking Probably. Stupid question though.
@matthewhowes29784 жыл бұрын
Left Alone Talking Also! Do you mean Hitchens?
@leftalonetalking9914 жыл бұрын
@@matthewhowes2978 Wow you really owned me. Another successful day of youtube comment spell check roasting
@unclejezza5 жыл бұрын
The guy is as close as it gets to the intellectual equivalent of a rock ‘n’ roll star
@stopusingthisavatar565 жыл бұрын
You *might* want to look into Frank Zappa.
@formlesscorvid53365 жыл бұрын
No, he _is_ the intellectual rock 'n' roll star.
@Honestandtruth5 жыл бұрын
Yes, he is and very confused and twisted.
@matsjonsson94925 жыл бұрын
Keep on rockin' in the free world!
@JM-ot8ux5 жыл бұрын
@@formlesscorvid5336 No, no, no, Zappa was the rock 'n roll intellectual. Just like Elvis is The King, and Springsteen is The Boss. :)
@utube18183 ай бұрын
The late, great, irrepressible, sadly missed Christphor Hitchens
@benduxbury48332 жыл бұрын
With Free thinking , Free speaking, intelligent and honest of use words, Hitchens still encourages and inspires so many of us. That’s some legacy.
@seltonk5136 Жыл бұрын
I'm inspired by Chewbacca Mom and Capt sullenbergur
@CZOV Жыл бұрын
He is good at speaking, not so much thinking.
@mega4171 Жыл бұрын
@@CZOV if you had the confidence to say what was inadequate about his thought you would have brought up an example. Your baseless claim seems to represent your insufficient critical thinking skills :)
@dyschromotopia Жыл бұрын
@@CZOV 🤣....i'm sure you can reference your reasons but just can't be bothered.
@at1970 Жыл бұрын
@@dyschromotopia Calling someone names or just saying they’re stupid is the last refuge of people with no evidence or argument. It’s the mouse attacking a lion.
@Nico-kf3gz4 жыл бұрын
Despite this GREAT mans passing, the HITCHSLAPS will never get old!
@MavkoLive9 жыл бұрын
RIP Christopher. You are sorely missed, now more than ever.
@joesmoke96245 жыл бұрын
Noscha RIP. Such a stupid saying!
@philgaming11765 жыл бұрын
Lol
@johndowns38395 жыл бұрын
@@joesmoke9624 He wasn't much for peace anyway. It's not "exhilarating" enough and a tiresome shibboleth of the moveon.org crowd
@tastethejace5 жыл бұрын
He can't read what you wrote, because he's dead.
@joesmoke96245 жыл бұрын
Truth Teller No one dies. Birth and death are mental concepts, meaning you've always been and always will be. You are Infinite consciousness!
@full420jacket5 жыл бұрын
I miss his voice and use of the English language...
@neilforbes4165 жыл бұрын
@Matt S: You just watched one! There's plenty of videos available on KZbin of this great man's wit and wisdom. Though Hitch may no longer physically among us, at least he lives on in the KZbin-sphere.
@basketvector73115 жыл бұрын
@@neilforbes416 he was being ironic obviously
@basketvector73115 жыл бұрын
@@neilforbes416 he was being ironic obviously
@neilforbes4165 жыл бұрын
@@basketvector7311 I just said there's a lot more than just this item of Hitchens on KZbin. I didn't care if Matt S. was going "flat out" trying to be "iron-ic"(get it? "flat out", "Iron[ic]" Boom-Boom).
@calebmauer17515 жыл бұрын
@GoodHeman Not to mention his take on Trump's unique brand of irrationality.
@midasghijsels3 ай бұрын
This is what gives KZbin more cultural value than any museum.
@Viky.A.V.11 ай бұрын
Brilliant! Mr Hitchens is missed and needed, now -- like never before.
@Anonymous-Joker747 ай бұрын
I echo your sentiments greatly 👌🏼
@shakypam5 ай бұрын
omg yes
@wmthewyld4 ай бұрын
HA HA HA HA HA HA HAHA HA HA HA!
@wenvu5774 ай бұрын
I spent most of my 20s listening to this guy
@JemmetGK5 жыл бұрын
*HAH HAH HAHHA HAHA HA* "Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form." I like it!
@koru97805 жыл бұрын
Priceless!
@danaricci50445 жыл бұрын
@@koru9780 Indeed. One of many brilliant hitchslaps !!!
@matthewbittenbender91915 жыл бұрын
JemmetGK Hitchens was a master of language!
@user-yt2wl4it8z5 жыл бұрын
😂 👍👍👍👍
@thetruthchannel3495 жыл бұрын
*Its obvious Hitchens preferred his fallacies in Suppository*
@homespunyak87773 жыл бұрын
Hitch stood up for his beliefs and was fearless in doing so. Incredibly articulate in supporting his arguments and rationality. A figure sorely missed in a society scared to speak their mind and have a dialogue with those that disagree with them.
@claytonadair26234 ай бұрын
His command of English was amazing.
@richardweldon20625 ай бұрын
The late great comedian George Carlin also gave a brilliant analysis of these 'Commandments".
@wideangle1238Ай бұрын
Still watching in 2024. You’re still alive in some way if you are remembered. Thanks Hitch.
@Deinacrida5 жыл бұрын
June 2019. Still missing you Christopher.
@buntybaggins5365 жыл бұрын
Thought I'd seen em all. June 2019. Wish i discovered him whilst he was alive.
@onewaydrive_5 жыл бұрын
I can only WONDER what he’d think of today’s current political and social climate...
@Deinacrida5 жыл бұрын
@@onewaydrive_ Yea. I think he'd be his usual ironic, articulate self but wouldn't hold back with a well argued opinion about the US administration. Probably with pithy Orwell quotes thrown in.
@bnoguerasc5 жыл бұрын
Now more than ever
@borgus74015 жыл бұрын
Why are you commenting as if 'somewhere' Christopher can still hear you? I think you have missed the point.
@jonathansebo58005 жыл бұрын
I am moved to see all the comments lamenting our friend Christopher Hitchens. What a great journalist and moral man.
@babbly62 жыл бұрын
He should have been treated as a national treasure.
@user-rq9by5wc2d Жыл бұрын
Yeah he was sooo moral that he saved the planet
@user-rq9by5wc2d Жыл бұрын
@@babbly6 Pop him in a museum, give free viewing access to all his sycophantic fans. He might just come to life again.😂
@NazriB8 ай бұрын
Lies again? 10 Olympic Medals USD SGD
@BLAB-it5un11 ай бұрын
This is so classically Hitchens. So understated yet so relentlessly searing and also brimming with irony. His revised set of commandments is worth the price of admission on its own even without the incredible precision at which he slaughters the absurd commandments as presented in their many form by the deluded that promote them.
@michaelsaunders40382 жыл бұрын
Probably the most well read and informative orator of the 20th century. I could listen to Mr Hitchens talk all day,everyday. I hope you have found the world that you craved for.
@Ianbolton Жыл бұрын
I hope he's in heaven. He'd find that hilarious
@leebode46437 ай бұрын
@@Ianbolton Define heaven. That's pretty much a useless word on it's own at this point.
@InformationIsTheEdge5 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hitchens wove words into a beautiful tapestry. In my head, all of the thoughts on a given idea whirl around but when I read Christopher on the same idea, it feels like he captured all of those whirling thoughts and ordered them into one perfectly lucid precis and gave them back to me. Genius! I never met the man but I sure do miss him.
@InformationIsTheEdge5 жыл бұрын
@Unprofitable Servant You name yourself slave and rather aptly so. You go repent. I'm excellent, just the way I am.
@InformationIsTheEdge4 жыл бұрын
@Unprofitable Servant Your god made Satan. YOU believe in Satan You are the Satanist. I'm convinced that he is another fiction in the same fairy tale you love so dear.
@freedomlife36238 ай бұрын
@@InformationIsTheEdgebrilliantly put. Amazes me there are still so many willing mind slaves in 21st century, even though they live in free society.
@peterplant25315 жыл бұрын
Even though he has physically left the room he still remains the smartest man in it. Arguably the greatest Debator who ever lived.
@skh81442 жыл бұрын
Lol
@skh81442 жыл бұрын
@@amremorse it goes to show how much he knows of others. Probably doesnt know who socrates is
@jasontiemann6536 Жыл бұрын
@@skh8144 Hitch is far more accessible and has far more live debate clips up on youtube though!
@Flubbydubbydoodoo11 ай бұрын
To be fair, he could be a windbag at times. And he was a habitual name-dropper and quoter of obscure texts. So a little pompous.
@ronaldmcdon4 жыл бұрын
"Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form" humanity needs this man
@yourhuckleberry67574 жыл бұрын
Humanity needs Jesus
@chrissonofpear13844 жыл бұрын
So fill in some gaps, please? Not to mention there appears to be differing Jesuses?
@yourhuckleberry67574 жыл бұрын
@@chrissonofpear1384 very simple.. The morality of Jesus can be summed up by Deuteronomy 22:20-21
@chrissonofpear13844 жыл бұрын
Ah good. if It was Numbers 31:17 or Samuel 15:15, I might be disgusted... And his view of rotten meat?
@yourhuckleberry67574 жыл бұрын
@@chrissonofpear1384 Deuteronomy 22-20-1.. Says ... Take whores to their fathers door and stone them to death... This was a test... Keep fighting the good fight.
@mehrcat14 жыл бұрын
“Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm, and yet he will be making gods by dozens.” Montaigne
@Phobos14833 жыл бұрын
God has created man in His own image and man has returned the favor ever since.
@poozer19863 жыл бұрын
@@Phobos1483 god has never done anything, other than poison the minds of normal people. It's the oldest con ever
@Phobos14833 жыл бұрын
@@poozer1986 then if God hasn't done anything, he hasn't poisoned peoples minds either.
@poozer19863 жыл бұрын
@@Phobos1483 I said other than poison people minds. Do keep up.
@Phobos14833 жыл бұрын
@@poozer1986 you will see, bad man.
@bojanm334 жыл бұрын
The greatest of all time. I can't get enough of him, thank goodness there is so much of his content online. The world lost a brilliant mind when he passed.
@arcticangel16283 жыл бұрын
“For what shall it profit a man, if he gains the world world, but suffers the loss of his soul.”
@poozer19863 жыл бұрын
@@arcticangel1628 soul? What soul. Souls don't exist
@arcticangel16283 жыл бұрын
@@poozer1986 Not where in the realm when you can see anything solid.
@poozer19863 жыл бұрын
@@arcticangel1628 oh, so it's fantasy, make believe, and completely made up. Got it
@arcticangel16283 жыл бұрын
@@poozer1986 Boy, do you sound misinformed.
@wraith11175 жыл бұрын
Christopher was an intellectual ninja. Although he is gone, and immeasurably missed. He did pave the way for others, who have become giants in their own right. The legacy continues.
@yomilalgro5 жыл бұрын
...and we must NEVER let it die...to infinity & beyond...
@pard3sh155 жыл бұрын
@Stacy Caruso faith healers and churches make way more money
@TWGuardian5 жыл бұрын
@@pard3sh15 True that, just look at televangelism.
@sbishi95274 жыл бұрын
These r ALL Christian Commandments!The guy is literally comparing it with ALL RELIGIONS like islam etc. and u call him a genius?!
@gregsmith51344 жыл бұрын
cyborg barbie he was an absolute genius I mean he killed himself with addictions to booze and cigarettes pure genius hahah
@RA--co7oc4 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hitchens : a Great Humanist. Sincere thanks, dear Sir, for having helped me on my way forward. Hitchens belongs to that small handful of individuals who have so significantly contributed to the advancement of Mankind.
@akamahmad31294 жыл бұрын
It’s 2020 and who is still watching best wordsmith in the whole planet ever like me ?!
@lesd19234 жыл бұрын
akam ahmad - and I’m super unhappy that I found him only after his death!
@mikep56094 жыл бұрын
Me It’s brilliant Must scare the thought police......religious central
@acommunistdwarf4 жыл бұрын
This man is to me on the same level as Einstein and other great minds, I won’t be ever satisfied of listening to him
@gregsmith51344 жыл бұрын
You all realize he was just an author right ? Not a genius and not brilliant. I mean he literally killed himself by being a addict and a slave to smokes and booze .
@bearlemley4 жыл бұрын
Greg Smith Yes he was an author. But in his writings about religion he was a master about pointing out it’s barbaric nature and just how irrational it is. He was also a tactical debater and never needed to attack his opponents character for the win. But of course , this is JUST an opinion.
@mrloop15305 жыл бұрын
Wow, I hadn't seen this little beautiful piece before. The man has been dead for seven years and still he shows up with his wisdom. Thank you Hitch. I wish I had known of you, when you were still alive. But I conducted my personal religion-detox program a year after your passing, and in the process I got to know your talks and debates.
@johnnyquattro4 жыл бұрын
@Unprofitable Servant This is foolishness, said the person about whatever non-existent deity they believe in. Good luck with any further predictions.
@poozer19863 жыл бұрын
@Unprofitable Servant you are exactly what hitchens stood against. Religion has poisoned you. You also tick seth Andrews quote, that "religion makes people talk like idiots"
@wholeplanteater57922 жыл бұрын
He is freeing my mind 10 years after his death I didn't know him till 2 weeks ago Now I can be free knowing I have this life only and I die just like animals unfortunately humans eat them
@brookeb45211 ай бұрын
I just came across this video, so it’s now 11 years and still he is sharing wisdom to many. Relative to the amount of humans throughout history, this isn’t something that many have done.
@skelitalmisfit122 жыл бұрын
"Dont swallow your moral code in tablet form" absolutely hilarious! I love it
@rayensabandar83924 жыл бұрын
"When I say, *God knows*, I really mean, I think that nobody knows" :))
@mikemerriott13264 жыл бұрын
No one could silence the Hitch. What an astonishing man he was.
@kravenbludd5 жыл бұрын
"Thou shalt not kill", as applied to religion, is a joke.
@kravenbludd5 жыл бұрын
@ Dan Barker would disagree.
@danaricci50445 жыл бұрын
@ Ahaaa..so it easly justified religious wars.. How convenient!
@gennymikel42965 жыл бұрын
@@danaricci5044Religious wars were only justified by the slugs who fought them. Religious people today call themselves Christians and they bully and persecute others all the time. It doesn't mean it is just, it simply works for their minds. The command is simple. Don't blow some guy's brains out to steal his money. But somehow you atheists seem to not be able to comprehend that and you consider other dimwitted atheists to be brilliant thinkers. Rather scary.
@danaricci50445 жыл бұрын
@@gennymikel4296 You completely missed what he said. He actually explained mistranslations ..and those are numerous in Christian texts of ALL kinds. Don't you ever call any atheist a dimwit.. Because we really ..really do understand the difference between killing and the..murder as it was meant in the dekalog. Also do not disrespect someone who spent an educated lifetime studying issues you will never fathom .
@MrCmon1135 жыл бұрын
The commandment forbids unjustified killing of a fellow Jew. Unjustified meaning against the law and the law very frequently commands you to kill people for trivial things.
@ritamariekelley4077 Жыл бұрын
I miss Hitch so badly. He was one of the few voices of reason we had. His moral code was so strong. I feel bereft, still at his loss.
@KungPowKatie2 жыл бұрын
Only ran into you hitch, 3 years after your passing, but I owe you most of my deconversion. And I am forever grateful to you for that. Rip hitch, you are sorely missed
@alancham44 жыл бұрын
George Carlin’s reduction of the Ten Commandments is equally brilliant
@millicentwamuru3144 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@MOGGS19424 жыл бұрын
And very entertaining. 😁
@jimgallagher59024 жыл бұрын
No, it isn't: both are moronic, and I say this as a non-believer.
@poozer19863 жыл бұрын
@@jimgallagher5902 I, also, am very intrigued as to your comment. Please, elaborate, or are you just a theist, pretending to be a non believer, to try get a point across. Wouldn't be the first time
@ryanx35843 жыл бұрын
@@jimgallagher5902 Calling something moronic that isn't actually moronic without backing up said claims of moronic behaviour is moronic in itself.
@Aj-ch5kz5 жыл бұрын
Commandment #11:: Respect the Hitch.. 🎺
@sheezamann27245 жыл бұрын
akshay joshi---didn't he say that in #10
@Chick4choice10 ай бұрын
“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor “….. That was the entire Inquisition.
@csaracho200927 күн бұрын
And the "weapons of mass destruction..."
@GrumpyYank264 ай бұрын
LOVE LOVE LOVE c. Hitchens (CHITCHENS!) I feel sane and happy and relieved when hearing him. 2024 usa
@amberlance32215 жыл бұрын
"Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form" - funny little quip at the end :P
@dorriengrey54324 жыл бұрын
Big pharma will be selling that soon....
@dorriengrey54324 жыл бұрын
@David Allred yea....you could be right there....A ten in one could be hard to swallow , in tablet form , or capsule lol...
@spaceghost89954 жыл бұрын
I agree completely. We sure miss The Hitch! I am SO glad to have rid myself of all religious delusions around twenty years ago!
@ZombieNationLTD3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@ubachiuchendu5385 Жыл бұрын
how did you do so. im in the process, yet im struggling
@ritamariekelley4077 Жыл бұрын
Me, too.
@MichaelBath-xv5bdАй бұрын
2024.....Hitch lives on...❤
@stopusingthisavatar565 жыл бұрын
I'll buy one or two if anyone wants to make a bumper sticker or a shirt with "Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form" -C. Hitchens
@GinoNL5 жыл бұрын
Stop Using This Avatar could you explain what this means? British is not my main language so I don’t understand the pun
@janosk83925 жыл бұрын
Joe Felony 'tablet' is a form of drug delivery as well as stone slab.
@zer-op2gq4 жыл бұрын
@Jazzkeyboardist1 whiskey is more sterile then holy water
@Accu914 жыл бұрын
@Jazzkeyboardist1 Hitchens himself would have rejected any kind of blind admiration. He may have been an alcoholic, cynic fightpicker. But he was one of the few who actually stood up against the stupidity that is spread by religious people. I don't. I just ignore them. He wanted to counter their blabla with something worth using breath for. And for the "offending" part - I get that people have a right to have their religious feelings but they should cry privately about them if actual sense collides with it.
@aldaembla10 жыл бұрын
RIP...the world need you more then ever!
@tysstuff75849 жыл бұрын
Heetler Wasnt Evil He Was Misunderstood Yeah, like the mythical 'sky daddy', Oh yeah ! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
@pleaseflamemessageme9 жыл бұрын
***** "He had no great insight or revelations that I have not heard from other people." Personal opinion, many of the greatest people are not great for their discoveries but their ability to enlighten and interest someone into the topic they discuss. By that logic, you're claiming that there is no good coming from school teachers that grab their students attention and make learning an entertaining and enjoyable experience.
@pleaseflamemessageme9 жыл бұрын
***** Being "put on a pedestal" is at fault of the people not his.
@eliasshammas18859 жыл бұрын
Hold My Cock And Watch This Cum He deserves that pedestal and as a historian his stalin point is spot on and taught to every history major out there
@Honestandtruth5 жыл бұрын
Thanks God he is gone.
@martinkevill88533 жыл бұрын
I've just learned a lot of beautiful words. He is like a human dictionary. He will be missed but not forgotten.👍❤😊🇬🇧
@bernardregan16963 жыл бұрын
I'm improving my command of English, honing my oratorical skills, accumulating valuable ammunition against the conservatives and religious bigots just by listening to this wonderfully gifted speaker.
@sqeptical23075 жыл бұрын
Not sure how I keep coming across all this new Hitchens content, as I thought I’d seen it all. But keep it coming.
@Astrostevo4 жыл бұрын
Yes please. Seconded.
@boringname36574 жыл бұрын
Ayyy, we have the same pfp!
@norawheeler25552 жыл бұрын
It's a happy surprise, isn't it?!
@ryanbreed15415 жыл бұрын
"Thou shalt be honest and faithful to the provider of thy nookie, and thou shalt try really really hard to not kill anybody, unless they pray to a different invisible man than I do." - George Carlin
@ryanbreed15414 жыл бұрын
@@MafiosoGame thanks Matt, been a while since I've seen it.
@anandsuralkar29474 жыл бұрын
Lol
@dorriengrey54324 жыл бұрын
Brian.. .I miss them both. ...
@ferox9654 жыл бұрын
Carlin...the master.
@jimporter3 жыл бұрын
The ironic thing about that statement is that most of the killing is and has been between those that pray to the same invisible man.
@jomassey42072 жыл бұрын
He gives me hope. More than any ancient text. The update to the commandments would be really helpful in today's world. Simple but to the point and quite memorable. The voice of a man who is unafraid and well versed.
@3lightsteps2 жыл бұрын
Actually he was not quite the "bright boy" he thought he was. The commandments were written to and for a particular group of people for a particular purpose. While the moral content contains wisdom, it was a "limited, time specified contract" that was null and void in 70AD. The new scriptural contract which is eternal is also only relavent to a specific people. Hitchins was a religiously arrogant hack.
@jomassey42072 жыл бұрын
@@3lightsteps intended for which people? The texts are irrelevant as man uses it for his own ego and to feel purposeful. I just think the less we feed our egos, the better place the world would be. Care for yourself so you can offer your care to others.
@ianmarshall91442 жыл бұрын
@@3lightsteps Sorry what made it null and void in 70CE , the new scriptural contract which is eternal ? For ever ? Is relevant to a specific people ? Who ? What is that supposed to mean , like your faith and religion it fails to make sense to someone educated and able to THINK , more a case of 3lightsteps forward 10back , so logically you follow Islam as that was the last revelation of your monotheistic god , or do you deny it because it threatens your churches power and your race ? We have a word in England for you and your religion , BOLLOCKS .
@waylonmercy1533 Жыл бұрын
@@3lightstepsI know many Christian’s that disagree and are just as confident as you. Doesn’t that cause you to be skeptical
@user-rr7bv3fu4b10 ай бұрын
I like his commandments.
@BioDieselEstate4 жыл бұрын
Along with many others, I miss Christopher Hitchens. Gone way too soon. What a man.
@redlightmax13 жыл бұрын
1:52 "It's usually wise when promulgating eternal laws to be clear about what you mean." Christopher Hitchens - the King of Deadpan.
@eggizgud3 жыл бұрын
I was marveling at how cool he was even as he made us laugh
@MrAmmofreak3 ай бұрын
Oh my! I wish Mr. Hitchens was still alive!!
@norawheeler25552 жыл бұрын
Excellent revised commandment list
@LovelyAutoRace-hh2guАй бұрын
If Louisiana wants to put up the 10 commandments in schools and claim its to teach morals and has nothing to do with religion. Than put up These Hitchens revised commandments. Will teach kids better morals
@BrianTylerComposer5 жыл бұрын
The greatest
@m.faheemmalik11263 жыл бұрын
No one is great according to non-theism
@cyoul8trallygatr5493 жыл бұрын
@@m.faheemmalik1126 Source and citation, please?
@bubbalong76463 жыл бұрын
Greatest what? Sophist? What?
@ColorMeASatanist3 жыл бұрын
GOAT!
@ColorMeASatanist3 жыл бұрын
That's abbreviates for, Greatest Of All Time! No, I am not a satanist. Just an atheist.
@oceanscience22404 жыл бұрын
Chris, I know you are no longer with us. Sadly. I knew all of this when I was a child but could not express it. You have helped me through the years to understand my place in this world. RIP, my friend.
@joshuahand4074 жыл бұрын
Where exactly is he resting?
@Kiwiwanderer2 жыл бұрын
His vanity fair articles on his illness were so honest and heartbreaking.
@sierramobley89622 жыл бұрын
his book Mortality was gut wrenching. if you haven’t read it i definitely recommend
@jamesstorey24763 жыл бұрын
Again, Hitchens validates my atheistic path through life. I'm thoroughly enjoying it...
@arcticangel16283 жыл бұрын
Most people who don’t believe in religion usually get mad at religious people for the things they say and don’t treat religious people the way they themselves want to be treated, yet they need to be reminded that the first amendment includes saying freedom of speech and freedom of religion, not freedom to say only what you want to hear and agree with.
@soundwave40422 жыл бұрын
@@arcticangel1628 Ad Hominem much?
@1080lights2 жыл бұрын
@@arcticangel1628 Congrats on making your useless non sequitur both irrelevant and incorrect.
@nanashi21462 жыл бұрын
You rely on others to validate your choice of being an atheist? Sounds miserable
@arcticangel16282 жыл бұрын
@Michael Lochlann What’s so good about what this world has to offer?
@abloke88345 жыл бұрын
I love it when he swears. What an icon.
@Evolushaun5 жыл бұрын
One of my Great Intellectual Heroes. I am watching this once a year since 2011... Your works still is timely. Thank you Mr. Hitchens.
@ToddKing7 ай бұрын
Once a year hasn't been often enough for me.
@jimwaters3046 ай бұрын
I agree with many below. This is brilliant, his teachings are missed and we need more people like him.
@okiepita50t-town283 ай бұрын
I can’t believe I found a clip of Hitchens I have seen before. He was a brilliant linguist and speaker.
@jeff_7254 жыл бұрын
"Religion has never had a big problem with murder.....it depends on who's DOING THE KILLING and who's GETTING KILLED. The more devout they are, the more they see murder as being negotiable." (George Carlin)
@tomsmyth4214 жыл бұрын
@Jeff 725 I can not think of a major body of jurisprudence that conflates murder and killing. Carlin had a moderately amusing act but, as he was a jester, there is little to be gained in drilling too deeply into his words. This is a perfect example.
@candeffect4 жыл бұрын
The vast majority of murderers actualize atheistic thoughts.
@theodorevibritannia79884 жыл бұрын
@@candeffect Wrong, most of the actual murders have nothing to do with theism or atheism I.e. a people's stance on any set of belief. By falsely crediting them to atheistic thoughts, you have perfectly demonstrated how intellectually ignorant, biased, and dishonest you are in regard to faith and social issues.
@jimgallagher59024 жыл бұрын
Baloney. The Bible literally says though shall not kill, and lots of folks don't abide by it. Your comment is as stupid as saying, "don't put up stop signs because no one honor them.
@jimgallagher59024 жыл бұрын
CARLIN IS A LOSER who is now attacking religion as no one is entertained by his stale comedy.
@gm83294 жыл бұрын
Miss you, Hitch. We need you now more than ever.
@renevalice30569 ай бұрын
It's no wonder why anyone is fearful of his debate skill- he is the GOAT.
@fosheimdet2 ай бұрын
Here's my commandments: 1: Strive to maximize the well-being of all conscious creatures as a collective.
@JesusFcking12 жыл бұрын
"Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form." - Christopher Hitchens #10Commandments
@jupp999910 жыл бұрын
Hitchens was the best!!!!
@tysstuff75849 жыл бұрын
You're sure right there !
@marcrow6469 жыл бұрын
Simo J You're, meaning you are. You sure are correct there! would have been better grammar, but yeah, he was agreeing with her.
@inkyhip4588 жыл бұрын
+Jupp Olonn Well, at least he is in a better place now! Nowhere!
@mmc50055 жыл бұрын
@irish red He used humour and witty language however made terrible mistakes by judging religion especially christianity so harshly without valid arguments. His brother showed it in his book.
@gotsukcy5 жыл бұрын
@@mmc5005 Without valid arguments?... You have homework to do.
@mainemceachern15219 ай бұрын
Hitchens - forever a voice of incisive reason and ethical clarity. As always, thank you my friend.
@asuckforashekel94045 жыл бұрын
Still watching in 2k19. LEGEND
@trudipper80555 жыл бұрын
What's the point of replacing 0 with a k?
@asuckforashekel94045 жыл бұрын
@@trudipper8055 m3m3z br0
@patsyporter12665 жыл бұрын
Yeah I like to"pass it on when it rings the bell!
@queenkhadija46275 жыл бұрын
🥂
@alt87914 жыл бұрын
A SUCK FOR A SHEKEL I was about to ask but that excuse is the perfect justification for anything
@donaldbass67375 жыл бұрын
In my opinion....the greatest intellect of our age
@gennymikel42965 жыл бұрын
If this man is what you say then this world has far far more stupidity than i ever imagined.
@Mollinator5 жыл бұрын
@@gennymikel4296 Blues Rock A La Willie The Hillbilly... says enough about you I think
@ericscaillet22324 жыл бұрын
@Jazzkeyboardist1 and here lies the imperfections of man amidst his brilliance...
@zer-op2gq4 жыл бұрын
@Jazzkeyboardist1 still waiting for you to give any of these facts.
@zer-op2gq4 жыл бұрын
@Jazzkeyboardist1 so nothing to do with this video at all. I see nothing but a sad man hurling insults while holding the high ground by speaking ill of the deceased. While I'm against war to leave these people under the extremist groups isn't the answer either. To be truly constitutive would be to use our country as a place to allow these human beings to escape religious persecution. To do that we have to drop the "Christian nation" idea tacked on by the cold war
@NCLUSA2 жыл бұрын
No one can take his place; he was a great mind. One thing I really appreciated about him was his stand against Islam, I bet he got a lot of death threats because of it. He is missed very much.
@arthurjarrett16042 жыл бұрын
Main difference between The God Delusion and God Is Not Great is that Hitchens had a go at Islam. Dawkins was severely lacking in that respect.
@MrCmon1132 жыл бұрын
@@arthurjarrett1604 Dawkins didn't focus on the consequences of any particular religion as far as I remember, but broadly on the reasons given for believing in gods in the first place.
@chadron44 Жыл бұрын
His stand against Catholicism was equally strong
@ritamariekelley4077 Жыл бұрын
I'd like to think, egalitarian that he was, it was the fundamentalist, violent, crazy faction which he was against.
@NCLUSA Жыл бұрын
@@ritamariekelley4077 " it was the fundamentalist, violent, crazy faction which he was against". The others support the terrorists, so they are just as bad.
@OnASeasideMission10 ай бұрын
Very nice. For years, I cut my list down to 3. 1. Hippocrates 1st. 2. Polonius' 'This above all'. 3. Always kick against the pricks. Lately, I've reviewed the list and cut it down to 1. Respect yourself. Works for me.
@a.chowdhury67844 жыл бұрын
December 2019. Still relevant, still missed. But never forgotten ❤
@readingfrenzy38184 жыл бұрын
Agreed! He is sorely missed now. A voice of intellect, compassion and decency. Too bad we can't make a trade ..get Mr Hitchens back and get rid of one of the many twatwaffles we are stuck with.
@a.chowdhury67844 жыл бұрын
@@readingfrenzy3818 Ikr! I would happily trade him for Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro and Douglas Murray combined, and the world would still be an infinitely better place!
@gregsmith51344 жыл бұрын
He was an emotional crybaby and a douche bag
@leftyfusion885 жыл бұрын
I'd love to share this on Facebook for many to see but part of me knows that none of them will watch it. That's a sad truth.
@gennymikel42965 жыл бұрын
Sure people would watch it, and get a good laugh at stupidity. Hutchins bashes the idea of being told not to lie and kill. Where is the intelligence in that?
@lonestar67096 ай бұрын
_"Turn off that f*cking cellphone..."_ Amen, brother.
@nuntana23 ай бұрын
7:28 #8 Turn off that f'king cell phone! lol
@LeoWhalen19335 жыл бұрын
What A wonderful human being. I can't believe I only found out about him after he died. Even though he was a proud intellectual pugilist, he was never overly vitriolic. I believe he was a deeply kind man who wanted the best for humanity. Many Christians seemed to not just respect him, but genuinely like him as well.
@smokingcrab22902 жыл бұрын
He was a bitter depressed alcoholic who could not cope with the implications of his own worldview. He was a massive pseudo-intellectual and a fraud like all atheists are.
@rantingsw3de6 жыл бұрын
Watching in 2017. Really miss this brilliant man.
@Wpsreptiles5 жыл бұрын
Just found this in 2019, and I really miss him too. This is an incredible video and I can't believe I just found it now
@thebloocat5 жыл бұрын
@@Wpsreptiles wow, glad to know you've finally found these videos
@patsyporter12665 жыл бұрын
me too
@arcticangel16283 жыл бұрын
@@Wpsreptiles What’s so brilliant about this? This is blasphemy. Most people who don’t believe in religion usually get mad at religious people for the things they say and don’t treat religious people the way they themselves want to be treated, yet they need to be reminded that the first amendment includes saying freedom of speech and freedom of religion, not freedom to say only what you want to hear and agree with.
@Wpsreptiles3 жыл бұрын
@@arcticangel1628 lol!! You're hilarious.
@jasonowen2252 Жыл бұрын
what a great human being Christopher Hitchens was, I wish he was still here now. We need his wisdom and knowledge ....
@spriggan99995 ай бұрын
I binge watch Hitch clips at least once a year to brush up on smack talking. I'm estimating 35% gains per binge for a least six to nine months.
@jimmyvee56725 жыл бұрын
Always enjoyed listening to Christopher. He makes sense to me. !
@yomilalgro5 жыл бұрын
Again, his brilliance remains unmatched. Love and miss my Hitchens
@gennymikel42965 жыл бұрын
Brilliant like a burned out candle.
@VM384 жыл бұрын
@@gennymikel4296 Thank goodness the church, and by extension Islam and organised religion in general, has you to defend its integrity via replying to all these people's comments. Is this the best you have to offer the world?
@gregsmith51344 жыл бұрын
He is brilliant ? You’re serious ? The man killer himself by smoking and drinking . How genius is that ? So far as I can tell he wrote and co-wrote books and was a speaker. He didn’t discover anything to advance science or the human race at all. Not sure I would call him brilliant. I would safe that for scientists and such .
@alanmacdonald14579 ай бұрын
absolute legend, underappreciated
@Longtack552 жыл бұрын
Most days I listen to Hitchens, and gain inspiration for leading a good life with my fellows - but less hope for our feeble human condition. I was interviewing a defaulting customer yesterday, and his ease at breaking #8,9 & 10 was astounding.
@raymiemac715 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest minds. Sadly missed by many.. RIP CHRIS.
@carterwood41975 жыл бұрын
*CHRISTOPHER
@fredp66914 жыл бұрын
RIP makes a mockery of his actual beliefs. Come up with a better idea
@skh81442 жыл бұрын
Lol. RIP. wtf is wrong with you. Stop mocking the god of some of the new atheists
@diro96554 жыл бұрын
11/10/2019 - RIP - You are a soul, that should still be with us, fighting this fight.
@yokaixd35543 жыл бұрын
Im into Hitchens' mind and it so sad that this great thinker already passed away. We won't fail you
@chriswaterman38236 ай бұрын
" DON'T SWALLOW YOUR MORAL CODE IN TABLET FORM " - ---'That is simply brilliant, and brilliantly simple . I wish that I had come up with that one . Anyway , no matter , someone said it .
@joyporcella816 ай бұрын
I think of Dawkins as my science teacher who dares me to realize how amazing my dna and the 1 in a trillion chance of me being here and now. I regard Hitchens as the life long war corrispondent in the treanches as witness to ppl being horrible to one another in the delusion of gods and a witness to acts of love and heroism in its finest. I miss you Hitch but you live on in my heart and so many others!❤️
@r.s.khatiwada25704 жыл бұрын
Everyone who writes or feels good about Christopher, I owe you!
@yehiaelyamani69435 жыл бұрын
Brilliant as always! We all miss you, Chris!
@sventextor13094 жыл бұрын
As in life he would have preferred that you call him Christopher rather than Chris.
@Zontua2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video! We miss you Christopher!
@sandycannon60254 жыл бұрын
Never get tired of listening to him.
@danaricci50445 жыл бұрын
His death is an irreversible loss to humanity!!!. Chris was one of the very few true and RIGHTEOUS thinkers of our times. Never humble....never obedient to false moral codes. Always speaking with beautiful conviction of a greatly educated and keen observer. Profoundly and 100% ....conscious human being.!!! He is my hero in the world of lies ...illusions and power inflicted deceptions !!!
@Serene-Solace44555 жыл бұрын
LoLoL!....Sure the guy was a warmonger, a moral blaspheme before a religious one.
@gabrielt20155 жыл бұрын
He had logical reasons for wanting to attack Sadam, WMDs not being one of them. Hitchens was against the Vietnam War as well. What a neocon warmonger!
@duncanwallace77605 жыл бұрын
"please call me Christopher, if only because that is my name..."
@joshuahand4074 жыл бұрын
Because he condones you doing the evil things you want to do in the dark.
@cuervos695 жыл бұрын
No one compares to you. We miss you, Hitch. The world needs you more, now, than ever. To Hitch 🥃
@Breca9 ай бұрын
"Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form" Hear hear !
@MadHax-wt5tl9 ай бұрын
Insightful, and a pun. No wonder people think that Hitchens guy is clever.
@HoneyElaraby142 жыл бұрын
This is really mind opening❤️ Rip Christopher😌 Your Legacy will live forever in our hearts✨
@tedgrant24 жыл бұрын
I haven't finished designing my god. So far, she has a nice personality and plays the piano.
@alanthompson85154 жыл бұрын
tedgrant2 Good start, but the key question is: Which does she prefer - Sheep or Goats? “The merest accident of microgeography had meant that the first man to hear the voice of The Great God Om, and who gave Om his view of humans, was a shepherd and not a goatherd. They have quite different ways of looking at the world, and the whole of history might have been different. For sheep are stupid, and have to be driven. But goats are intelligent, and need to be led.” ― Terry Pratchett, Small Gods.
@tedgrant24 жыл бұрын
@@alanthompson8515 She likes computer games and takes time over making big decisions.