I remember him saying something like "If you could give Jerry Falwell an enema you could bury him in a matchbox." Hitchens is my hero.
@GarrettDavisHustle
10 жыл бұрын
Fuck, what an enigmatic titan he was. Through intellect, wit, and charm he certainly carried the absolute most eloquence of any leading public intellectual. Every second of every youtube video he demonstrates exactly why he will always be a true legend. Although he wouldn't want me to idolize him himsel, the closest personally emotional and intellectual examination of Christopher Hitchens wouldn't possibly be summed up in one word. The closest I can get is 'Hero' I love you and miss you Hitch.
@GarrettDavisHustle
10 жыл бұрын
I know bro, im totally getting a portrait of him
@kovacs88
10 жыл бұрын
The first clip is hilarious. Classic Hitchslap.
@watuonmate
13 жыл бұрын
a beautiful mind
@MrSkellyBones
12 жыл бұрын
Floored when I saw him in the Santa hat. XD
@Futureplanet
12 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!!! Christopher so owns the fools that are preaching utter nonsense.
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
@ChinoMasFino I have just come across a book named 'The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith' by Peter Hitchens(?!) That's a striking blow to Christopher Hitchen's extreme variety of sect of Atheism.
@adknerr
14 жыл бұрын
@KPECTOHOCETC Which part about Christianity did he get wrong?
@no-oneman.4140
2 жыл бұрын
A man whose ferocious intellect was only matched by his ferocious courage. No one has filled his boots, they never will. I hope his widow and family read these comments to see how much he will always be admired and missed in equal measure. Such a loss to humanity.
@CarnifaxMachine
10 жыл бұрын
FROM A CUP!
@thehitchrules
12 жыл бұрын
"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence " Miss him so much. Huge loss.
@EpicOB
15 жыл бұрын
Starting at 1:55 about his children; powerful and touching words from a man with a lot more love in him than you might have thought upon first hearing him. A father, an atheist, an intellectual but above all else a hero far ahead of his time.
@swells8413
14 жыл бұрын
I applaud your ability to edit and condense this video to a few minutes, because there is a myriad of material from which to pull. Love him or hate him, he is an utterly fascinating speaker, and there are few people on this earth who can even write as eloquently as he speaks.
@PoetlaureateNFDL
12 жыл бұрын
This is great. I never tire of watching the best of Hitch. RIP Hitch.
@twobulliesbbq
12 жыл бұрын
I miss you Hitch, it's disheartening to know I can expect nothing new from such a brilliant mind.
@ibanezrgt220
13 жыл бұрын
Such a legend.......The truth sometimes hurts, but the truth is everything.
@JEFFDUCE99
10 жыл бұрын
This is a great compilation from a great man .
@thistles
11 жыл бұрын
Everyone dies, and he essentially killed himself by smoking/drinking. That is hardly "karma," in which, presumably, as a good Christian, you don't believe. He had no hell to fear. He just did what he could for humanity, which was a great deal, then passed into nothingness. What a remarkable, brave man! You needn't agree with a man to respect him. Hitch deserve your utmost respect.
@diogeron
12 жыл бұрын
His take down of Falwell is, alone, worth the price of admission. Why people felt compelled to defend Falwell, "that little toad" is beyond me. Unfortunately, we will always have others to take his place, especially hiding in the dark, dank cellars of the GOP primary electorate.
@Gravija1980
12 жыл бұрын
"...and should be selling pencils... FROM A CUP!" I love the way Hitch pauses and enunciates and emphasizes in all of his speeches. A true master orator.
@ShezzLuvsShadow
10 жыл бұрын
Hitchens looks adorable in that Christmas hat at 2:25
@NameProduct
12 жыл бұрын
I first heard about Christopher Hitchens about two months ago. Since then I watched every debate I could find, watched almost every snippet I could find. One minute ago I discovered that he passed away.... A lot of "famous" people that we like and almost seem to know die. But I never had this feel that mankind lost - not only someone important, but something important. I will order his books one by one, and I will tell everyone I know about his philosophy. Rest in Peace Hitch.
@YoungMommy14
13 жыл бұрын
He's the best! Bar none! Hitchens is a veritable genius! Completely blows me away! Never compromising his rationality, and reason and logic... Never selling out to the exploitative, oppressive, superstitious theistic establishment! Hail Hitchens! If y'all AGREE... THUMBS UP!!!!!!!!!!
@superdrag65
14 жыл бұрын
Christopher Hitchens ROCKS. Loved his remarks at the second clip about what he lives for.
@themooddisorders
13 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos ever. Show this in classrooms!
@Cliff_Simon
13 жыл бұрын
Hi bxeatr I have a question I would like to ask Hitchens or any other atheist. Would you agree that our level of morality and ethics is becoming lower and lower? I ask this (I am a Christian) because both my wife and I work with youth. My wife is a teacher, and I work with youth in conflict with the law. Anyway, we were talking on the topic some time ago at how the respect for authority by our youth is so non existent, it is actually scary. We didn't think of discussing 'morals'... cont
@TheRavenFoundation
13 жыл бұрын
@SageTheAtheist I haven't misrepresented the Bible. The Bible reflects the human experience - so of course we are going to find rivalry, exclusion and violence. But we also find love, compassion and inclusion. Why? Because is reflects the truth of the human experience. It sounds like you would like to exclude people. Your language is violent, which will only lead you into reciprocal violence with your enemies. That's why Jesus challenges us to love our enemies-its the only way out of the trap.
@TheRavenFoundation
13 жыл бұрын
@makersmark90 Yeah. Here's the thing. It's not self serving. It's centered on the "other." Love your neighbor. Love your enemy. Indeed, Christians are a mixture of success and failure when trying to living into that ideal, but you can't honestly call that logos self serving. And here's the thing about tall tales. How do you differentiate which tales are "tall" and which Tales are true? I think you are right: A tale that is self serving is tall. A Tale that serves the other is True.
@TheRavenFoundation
13 жыл бұрын
Hitchens argument would work, except that Jesus reveals who God is. On the cross Jesus forgave those who killed him and when he was resurrected offered peace to those who betrayed him. Thus, Jesus reveals that God is not angry and vindictive, but rather offers forgiveness and peace to humanity. Jesus is the glitch in the matrix of Hitchens' (mis)understanding of God.
@Skateandcreate9
12 жыл бұрын
nice!! unfortunately i haven't gotten ahold of either, yet there are so many good science books out there! Sagan, Bryson, Hitchens, Dawkins, Bronowski, and Ferris are all authors who have greatly shifted my perceptions on the world. living in reality is so very awesome
@TheRavenFoundation
13 жыл бұрын
@jaykattslim Hahaha!!! Except that if the Christian God could be proven to exist it would not longer be the Christian God. Because the Christian God is Love and Love doesn't prove itself in order to coerce belief. Because Love doesn't coerce. It only invites.
@TheRavenFoundation
13 жыл бұрын
@SageTheAtheist But would you ever be willing to admit that your ideas might be illogical? We can always accuse others of being illogical, but rarely do we have the courage to admit our own logical fallacies.
@TheRavenFoundation
13 жыл бұрын
@SageTheAtheist Logically, if everyone loved their enemies, nobody would have enemies. Yes, that kind of love makes us vulnerable, but that's the courage we need today.
@grisflyt
11 жыл бұрын
Read up on Chaos theory, the current standard model for the universe. Values are a man-made construct. Man may be insignificant in the overall scheme of things. But I am not insignificant in the eyes of people who love me. I western/Christian philosophical tradition, God is the representation for the absolute and truth. But just because you take away the representation does not mean you have taken away the thing itself. God is an irrelevant property.
@penneyduk
11 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I totally understand where you're coming from, even some people I know will nonchalantly throw the term around without really thinking about what they're saying. That said, we have observed the medium ground finches changing along with their environment within just 20 years so the question is: they've either evolved by themselves, God has changed them or 'other'. I don't know about you but for some reason I'm inclined to go with evolution until we find a better explanation. [Char. limit]
@penneyduk
11 жыл бұрын
Our desire to explore might just be the instincts we have inherited from our successful ancestors (like salmon instinctively swimming upstream to lay eggs safely, their offspring should inherit that same behavior) - we possibly originated from the savannas and those who were more likely to explore found better living conditions and migrated. Speculating, of course, but I don't find it completely unexplainable if you see what I mean :)
@drgoldteef
11 жыл бұрын
Some friends and I really want to believe as you do. We want to have the faith that you do. Can you provide some compelling evidence for us? Right now the whole thing about "belief in things unseen" seems really stupid and naive. Oh, and belief for me is not a choice as you suggest. How do I know? Well, I tried hard to believe in the Loch Ness Monster once and was entirely unsuccessful.
@titus131988
11 жыл бұрын
All I hear is, I am right, because you are wrong because (insert joke here). I admit he is a great speaker, but a great speaker with undeveloped arguments on paper doesn't fool me. Prove his premise that we have the intrinsic need just because. Any real philosopher knows that a 'taxicab fallacy', offering no reason as a reason is not a reason. None the less, an entertaining character but lacks depth in his arguments.
@armnich
12 жыл бұрын
That would be an amazing statement - assuming you had the slightest bit of evidence to back up "The God that exists allows the world to be as it is." The problem is - you have zero tests, zero evidence , zero proof. There is more of a reason to acknowledge that god does not exist, then the other way around. And to believe in something based on pure faith, and no evidence is immoral in itself.
@stephenpook229
12 жыл бұрын
Do you think that you could reiterate that poorly constructed paragraph in a version of the English language that is at least vaguely decipherable? I mean honestly... that really is the written equivalent of plain white noise. Notwithstanding the abuse of our precious language the sentiments which I believe you are trying to convey are equally lacking in merit or substance. Good day to you sir but please try harder.
@Sevv9220
12 жыл бұрын
There are several "variations" of the agnostic belief. Things have become so political. Personally, for me, I believe that everything can be explained scientifically. I believe that IF (note the word) there are gods, spirits, demons, etc, there's nothing supernatural about them. They most likely, if they exist, are highly evolved creatures. There are theories that numerous universes exist. If that's the case, heaven and hell could very well be different universes. But it's just a thought...
@NegaNeonNacho
12 жыл бұрын
You've probably already gotten a reply like this but agnostics technically are atheists. An atheist is someone who lacks belief in god, and agnostics do not know if there is one or not, therefore they technically lack an explicit belief. The two terms answer different questions. "I don't know, I am agnostic" answers the question "Does god exist?" But "I lack belief, therefore I am an atheist" answers the question "Do you believe in god?"
@ReadABookAndLearn
12 жыл бұрын
I miss Hitch so much,the thought of not reading a new book or article from him ever again brings tears to my eye. When I think about not seeing another great debate from the great Hitchens, I have trouble breathing. The world lost one of the greatest intellectuals of our time. Hitch left such large shoes,I doubt they will ever be filled :( Christopher Hitchens was greater than any God he fought against...and far more intelligent.
@TackyPoxypants
12 жыл бұрын
The civil war in the Sudan that resulted in a new country, South Sudan. The only conflicts in Europe in recent memory - the breakup of Yugoslavia was based upon religion Orthodox, Catholic and Muslim. Let's not forget the troubles in Northern Ireland. Also, all the wars that Israel has been in since its modern creation. The Holocaust, certainly an act of war against a group of people - religion, or the hate of another religion has been used in all of these conflicts as justification..
@omega56789
12 жыл бұрын
Hey, if believing in fairy tales enriches your life, so be it. Christmas was much more magical to me when I believed in Santa Claus. But then, unfortunately I got older and started asking the tough questions, like how did Santa get in here when we have no chimney, how did he get LEGO and action figures when elves apparently make the toys, why does he look different in every shopping mall? To which I had to conclude, there was none. I wish there was a god, but my faith has died from the facts.
@omega56789
12 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'll go study an ancient book cobbled together centuries ago based on the superstitions of people who didn't even know the earth was round, but apparently had all this insight into an all knowing all powerful superbeing which is everywhere at once yet completely invisible and undetectable by any scientific means. On second thought, I'll live in the real world, you can go right on believing in mythological bullshit. My mind IS always open, to new SCIENTIFIC discoveries.
@Sevv9220
12 жыл бұрын
Although I don't necessarily share Mr. Hitchen's atheistic views (I fancy myself an agnostic) but he is without question one of the most intelligent debaters I've ever encountered in my life. Whether or not there is an afterlife, all I can say is that I'm glad that I came across this man as his wit was not only something to enjoy during debates, but his arguments forced us to think critically REGARDLESS OF YOUR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. What I liked most about this man, is that he thought.
@samaroo96
12 жыл бұрын
Provide evolution proof or consider your self a religious person who believe in miracles. If Evolution, big bang really happened, then it is a miracle. If we create Car or computer, people don't consider these incredible works as miracle but intellectually designed by human. If you see such machine pops up from ground or some where, it would be real miracle. Big bang or evolution is a miracle. You are believing in Miracles while A Christian believes in Supreme Person. We are also a person, crea
@realtyofislam
12 жыл бұрын
Dear Atheists, It is foolishness to ask proof existence of God. Human heart knows that some one must created universes. Most of the atheist becomes angry and abusive while dealing God related questions. This is proof that God exist. Because evil wrestle against good, light against dark, flesh against spirit and Satan against God. If God does not exist then taking against Him is foolishness. God exist and He love you all .Think about this.
@nontrainspotter
12 жыл бұрын
@il9agr17 i'll gladly watch when I have the time. But I asked for your answers to questions directed at you. Do you always defer to someone else you consider an authority when you can't think of an adequate answer yourself? And if it's Dr Naik videos, I have seen most of his talks, and while I concede to his eloquence, his duplicity, obfuscation, and misunderstanding of physics and biology are a massive cause for dismay.
@LearnToThinkFree
12 жыл бұрын
@DeaconCliff, our morality has greatly improved over the past centuries. I dont think it became worst. If we want to improve our morals to be better, we should cherry pick the good things that we can learn past events and improve upon it, which is constantly happening in our society. We have tools, aka science, to help us decide better in improving morality of the place we live in.
@BlantonDelbert
13 жыл бұрын
@olavm91 Not enough space here to explain Hitchen's linear thought pattern. Read my book, Small Town Bachelor Expanded Version. You can find it at amazon. I discuss religion, politics, race, sex, Scandanavia, George Bush, marijuana, and many other topics. It is a deep book but also funny. Make sure you get the Expanded Version. I rewrote some passages and tried to clean up any typos. You must remember that a documentary is to be objective journalism showing each side, not propoganda.
@BlantonDelbert
13 жыл бұрын
@olavm91 Hitchens wants to wholeheartedly dismiss certaing people and nations without understanding that a combination of good and bad exists within us. For instance, he wants to deride Mother Teresa after she is dead. I never heard him being critical when she was alive. Hell, I don't like her going over to India and telling this overpopulated country to not use birth control because the Pope says it is against god. This is crazy. However, she did many good things fighting hunger.
@516tylerdurden
13 жыл бұрын
Society is not that old. It took millions of years to evolve and we've only really got going in the last 6000 years or so. Every time i hear religious people speak about their bronze age rationalizations of the world i am reminded of this. I think future generations will laugh at how foolish so many of us were all because a book taught billions of people to not use the true gift we have: the ability to reason.
@TheWatcherxx99
13 жыл бұрын
I completely accept and enjoy that people hold beliefs than are different to my own. In fact part of my belief system embraces this fact without wanting to convert, correct or clash with them. To me every religion or faith believes it is the one true belief system and that nonbeleivers should be shunned or converted. That is monumentally ignorant and toxic. How can something be a thing of peace if it denigrates me for not believing in it. No god that I believe in would be happy with that view.
@morpheusxnyc
13 жыл бұрын
@Idahoprospector - You're left handed compliment shows an utter lack of understanding of the "scientific evidence" (actually that's historical evidence - he's not a scientist and makes no scientific claims of his own, but rather quotes actual scientists/anthropologists) he provides in his writings. Also, he states documented facts, not presuppositions in his books, but I entreat you to please provide some examples of any "erroneous suppositions" or any holes in his scientific evidence.
@Patriots09ist
13 жыл бұрын
@alexdeltoro4 Why do you NEED an answer? Why do you NEED to know? You don't. We are tired of so many people saying that they KNOW what is and isnt, and what should and shouldnt be, and people do horrible things with that very "answer" in mind. There is no hope, there is no love. There is only this life, and the true joy of life is to live it to the fullest, indulging in whatever you want. THAT is true joy, THAT is true life.
@BlckSbthMan
13 жыл бұрын
@nerdynerdy2009 Those 3 percent would be some pretty backwards-minded people. All I'm saying is that Atheism is a lack of belief in a deity. Telling you I'm an Atheist does not entitle I am a supported of the theory of Evolution, but it does suggest it. It's like saying I'm Religious; it doesn't mean I don't approve of Evolution. Religions or lack thereof have no direct link with views of evolution in their denotation. The views simply go hand in hand.
@t5998mc
13 жыл бұрын
My Hero!!!......The one Autograph I want to get before I die and I have one question I would like to ask him which is: Forget "any God",,,,,DO YOU BELIEVE it possible,,,through some scientific process,,,that something inside of us (as humans) is transferred to another state of being or another 'place' after we die?....Perhaps through Einstiens 'wormholes' or another medium. I ask this with full disregard for any religion but purely of scientific calculation or 'best guess'.
@henryporter101
13 жыл бұрын
@Jacquibim I can't see how.Craig won.Hitchens got Craig to concede that he believed that Jesus cast demons out of people and put them into pigs,and that people got out of their tombs and walked round in Jerusalem at the supposed time of Jesus' death.As an Atheist,surely you can see that Hitchens won a lot of reductio ad absurdum points.Craig operates by advancing an ostensibly intellectual argument,so by making transparent Craig's real beliefs,Hitchens exposed Craig for the crackpot he is.
@henryporter101
13 жыл бұрын
@Jacquibim What theologians are you referring to?Islamic theologians wouldn't agree with Craig since he has stated that Islam is wrong.So you must mean that Christians agree with Craig:so what!Craig was destroyed on his home ground in front of his home crowd when he debated Hitchens.And Dawkins tore him apart in Mexico.After baiting Dawkins he finally got his chance and Dawkins made him look foolish.
@kye222
13 жыл бұрын
@TRUNDLETHOR Why does the burden of proof rely on us? If I tell you that there is a teapot in orbit between here and Mars and its too small to be seen by any telescope, why is my unprovable belief not as valid as the existence God? Why is the unprovable existence of God greater than that of unicorns, the tooth fairy, Zeus,Poseidon, or Vishnu? As Dawkins stated, your an athiest to all of these other unprovable beings, but we just go one further.
@spydertub3
14 жыл бұрын
@KPECTOHOCETC I can't take the opponents argument at face value. There is too much on the line to take is so shallow. What you're saying is that unless I take the argument at the most simple level and the statements made, I can't infer or bring it any other points that corroborate the argument I am trying to make. Basically, you're saying that you are simple minded and cannot go any further than the words typed on youtube page and that anymore than that would be strident. Grow up sir.
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
@adknerr The point is if there's God then he's a spirit dwelling outside of the physical realm and as such he can't possibly be empirically investigated. Keeree can claim science disproves God's existence and repeat it over and over again until he turns blue in the face but it just makes him look like an idiot. Science CAN'T prove or disprove God's existence because it doesn't go there!
@adknerr
14 жыл бұрын
@KPECTOHOCETC I believe you just prooved his argument in your own words. Keereekee stated that admirer's of Hitchens (not atheists per se) require evidence and logic AS PERSUATION, and then you went on to say that God's existence does not have any such evidence. Well then, if you believe in God's existence without evidence, then you certainly dont need evidence as persuation for anything. This is the epitome and definition of credulity.
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
@adknerr This is not the point. Hitchens got it all backwards. He has invested a hilarious parody of Christianity and then entertains himself mocking it to no end. Christianity teaches Jesus is the only way to salvation so if you don't open the door then you get no salvation which means you automatically end up in hell. Can't blame the firefighter if you die because you exercised your freedom of choice and opted to stay inside the burning house.
@adknerr
14 жыл бұрын
@KPECTOHOCETC Yes, during Stalin's reign the Eastern Othodox church saw possibly it's largest expansion in history, starting from the beginning of WW2 on into the 1950s. Certainly the clergy was persecuted often by the militant dictatorship that is communism, but once again this does nothing to proove your point about athiesm. Krushchev certainly reversed a lot of the expansion, but again... has ntohing to do with atheism and everything to do with communism run by dictatorship.
@adknerr
14 жыл бұрын
@KPECTOHOCETC Your conflation of communism to atheism as well as your 99% atheist statistic of the Soviet Union makes it abundantly clear that you aren't making a rational argument. Atheism does not necessarily require a devolution into communism. Moreover the Eastern Othodox church was extremely powerful during the time frame you are likely representing. And finally because they were unhappy there has no causality with atheism anyway. The Scandinavian countries alone prove this.
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
@ChinoMasFino On a personal note. I have seen countless individuals who gave up their evil ways, I am talking bad, bad things such as violence, crime, drugs, alcohol and what have you to begin to live a life of dignity, moral purity, meaning and compassion because they met Jesus. On the other hand, I have met just as many tortured souls - atheists whose lives were a living hell - miserable, meaningless because atheism does not inspire, and gives no hope.
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
You said atheistic countries are most peaceful? Dig this. Poland is the most religious country in Europe yet homicide rate there is lower than in Czech Republic, one of Europe's least religious countries. Abortion rate in Sweden, one of the most atheistic country in Europe is 80 times higher than that in Poland, Europe's most religious country. Suicide rate in Estonia which is the most atheistic country in the world is 5 times higher than that in the world's most religious country, Turkey.
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
Morality stands for moral instructions and conformity to those rules of right conduct. The Bible defines morality as we know it. Man is told that he was created in the perfect image of God who is Love. If that doesn't inspire him to act accordingly then he is taught that sinning (doing bad, immoral things) will get him separated from God. Atheism is void of any morality as it removes the high authority. So it is atheism that is nonmoral (immoral) within itself! And you can't prove it otherwise.
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
@ChinoMasFino I am not arbitrarily demonizing things but stating facts which you want to think of as exceptions. But exceptions make the rule. In a complex cause-and-effect world of of human behavior there are no neutral things. People lie, murder and do all kinds of ugly things for money. Take away religion and its moral codes, and people will do bad things for money, fame, science, their cat, pay raise, etc.
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
@ChinoMasFino So you agree that a person believing in the Last Judgment is less likely to commit an act of cruelty even for selfish reasons such as to avoid hell? This is exactly the point I wanted to make! I had lived in an atheistic country for a good portion of my life while you probably know about the alleged virtues of atheistic society from Hitchens' books. So you don't need to tell me what it's like....
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
@ChinoMasFino I am glad you mentioned Abraham here. It's considered highly honorable and patriotic for mother's of fallen soldiers to utter something to the effect of, I am proud of my son's ultimate sacrifice. In other words, it's just fine for them to be willing to sacrifice their children for a greater cause. Putting it in the perspective of Hitchens' and your take on Abraham's sacrifice of his son (which did not happen) you are saying the mothers simply hate their fallen soldier sons?..
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
@ChinoMasFino I have already addressed that argument on more than once occasion. Let me try again. May be I will succeed this time. When you put those "instances of cruelty" in the prospective of what the Bible teaches about man as first and foremost being an eternal soul then that can be easily explained out as a way God is dealing with man's soul. Suffering of the physical body pail in comparison to the suffering of the soul. So God allowed cruelty in order to save souls.
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
@ChinoMasFino This is a vicious circle argument. You don't believe in God because he sent plagues, and you can't understand why God would send plagues because you don't believe in God. First you need to assume that God exists. In the context of eternal God and everlasting life, you realize he's only concerned about the well being of man's soul. Then the plagues take on a different meaning, as a last resort saving souls.
@BadMotivator66
11 жыл бұрын
no-one. cancer results randomly. there does not need to be a being causing it. and show some fucking respect. cheap shots like that betray your callousness.
@grisflyt
11 жыл бұрын
Nobody is saying that. What we are saying is that those things can be explained by evolution. There is simply no alternative explanation. "God" is not an explanation. "God" does not answer a single question. A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss does answer questions. It is not the final answer, but an answer.
@drgoldteef
11 жыл бұрын
I think you have me confused with someone else. I didn't say, "God is dumb." But then, neither is the Loch Ness Monster, nor Bigfoot. Belief in their existence, however, might be. Btw, it's not my video. And it's not "gay-ass". Speaking of: This is the second time on this page you have made homosexual innuendos. Are you embarrassed about your sexuality? :(
@TheBogleMusic
12 жыл бұрын
That's grossly incorrect. If religion did not exist, in this day and age, that means we would have gone eons without it. What could possibly make you think that we would have to make one up now? Actually, what makes you think that we have to do anything? You'd think we have to live, but there are plenty of suicides that prove that incorrect.
@Frizboxa
12 жыл бұрын
Also, provides a basis from which people can be so convinced of an ideal that they will kill innocent people, start wars and even judge a young child by their inherited religious background! I hold nothing but complete disgust in religion and faith based spirituality. "People of faith can have my tolerance but they can't have my intellectual respect" -Bill Maher
@Frizboxa
12 жыл бұрын
I would suggest that Hitchens didn't required any faith beyond that in the scientific method. For example I do not know myself how to carbon date fossils, yet I have faith in the scientific method. What are you suggesting can't be proven?? Evolution? The true age of the Earth? Dinosaurs?? Any modern scientific discoveries that dissolve the foundations of religious faith?
@Xoletta
12 жыл бұрын
He is giving his opinion about something (they just have the tail end of it, so not sure what it was) when the woman says, 'That's just your opinion" and then Christopher says, "Well guess what, guess who's saying it? That's a very clever thing to say. Would you rather I utter YOUR opinion? What a fatuous remark."
@nontrainspotter
12 жыл бұрын
@il9agr17 Your god likes to play strange games. For what reason? Who said we were made of nothing? Is it also not absurd to suggest then that your god was made from nothing? If you're refering to the origin of the universe, like I said before, if science ever answers that question the answer is unlikely to be a god and still more unlikely to be your god.
@tellnet
13 жыл бұрын
Actually no. It is more reasonable to expect that in 500 years time all "religions" will be regarded as a quaint quirk of a previous era of ignorance. And, no doubt there will still be a few pockets of lunacy still squawking in the USA - the current level of pollution there will take somewhat longer to eradicate.
@yuothineyesasian
13 жыл бұрын
@Idahoprospector I agree with the shock jock reference, and your adulation of his use of language. The holes in his scientific evidence comment leaves one wanting. And by the way, how can the suppositions of one be "wildly erroneous" ? Wouldn't they be honest and truthful, or deceitful and false? Why don't you say what you mean and leave the trolling to the pros.
@Patriots09ist
13 жыл бұрын
@alexdeltoro4 There, I knew you had it in you. Well said. Now drop the charade, and the irrelevant remarks about what I look like. The people you are defending, Christians, claim that they know the truth and what all the answers are. But you've said something good here and I acknowledge that. Just believe in yourself and you will find that's all you need
@Patriots09ist
13 жыл бұрын
@alexdeltoro4 You've never heard of that? Wow, that sucks to be you. Love and hope are for the weak. The greatest thing about science and reason is that we are not so arrogant as to claim that we KNOW what the truth is. We constantly claim what we know, but we are also aware of what we DON'T know. The truth is not found in a old outdated book of fallacies and lies.
@caspar01
14 жыл бұрын
@TAz69x I don't want to put words in his mouth, but I suspect he'd answer that to ask what's wrong implies there's a right way of doing something, and therefore a set of rules (set by who?) that are there to be adhered to. Religious zealots die young and live to ripe old ages, as do atheists, psychos and any other distinction you care to make. Random chance prevails as always.
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
@adknerr God created man in his own image so he gave him a free will. God allowed Lucifer to rebel so that people were able to exercise their freedom of choice and either side with God or with the devil. That's the beauty of it all. If God were to remove the fire and save you forcefully then he would be a master of puppets and not a just God he is.
@adknerr
14 жыл бұрын
@KPECTOHOCETC Well, the firefighter doesn't have control over the fire like your god does over who would go to hell, so the previous analogy is still correct. It's god that is putting the fire onto the house (original sin) and refusing to put it out unless we turn into a sheep and leap into a faith that has absolutely no evidence.
@adknerr
14 жыл бұрын
@KPECTOHOCETC Well then, for you to be right, you must have to proove with positive evidence that the fire the preacher is referring to is as real as the fire in the basement for the firefighter. Unfortunately there is ZERO evidence for this, therefore the preacher is guessing at best... and due to the circumstances of his claim, yes, does make him an evil person.
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
@ChinoMasFino You cannot chose your parents yet you have to live under their authority. In the same manner, God is your creator, your heavenly Father and living according to his will does not necessarily mean losing your freedom. What's the point of being free from God while becoming a slave of alcohol and smoking addiction?
@Yce_Take
14 жыл бұрын
I wonder what Hitchens think of his father and mother - as dictators watching him while he was asleep? How about civil authority, constitutional authority of President, chain of command hierarchy in the army? Does Hitchens think their rule must be challenged because it negates the concept of pursuit of freedom?
@SOAS007
14 жыл бұрын
@smithbrain "your sence of GOD is preverted" I have been shown no evidence that any god exists. And those that choose to reveal themselves to the illiterate, and superstitious should not be suprised that the more rational do not take their existance seriosly. And using threats of any kind smaks of man made power seeking.
@SOAS007
14 жыл бұрын
@smithbrain "The good lord. The one and only GOD." that depends on which part of the planet you were born, and what influences you have . Its not subjective.. Didn't know there was a'good one' See if she will stop these cruel deseases in children, volcanoees, earthquakes that cause so much heartache..
@omegavalerius
14 жыл бұрын
I think you will find that mathematics works exactly because 1+1=2 and no miracle ever happens somewhere in the equation that makes it 3. It is precisely the magical thinker, the believer in unsubstantiated claims, the person who's beliefs demand the suspension of rationality and empiricism, who insists that there has to be more to 1+1 than 2.
@ChrisR395
11 жыл бұрын
I honestly don't understand why anyone would want to believe what you do. I don't believe it because there is no evidence at all and if you history has taught us anything it's that anything that needs to be believed on faith, it is never true. Why would Christianity be any different. That is something I will never understand, why you would wish to have big brother in the sky watching over you, judging you, instead of thinking for yourself. So glad I wasn't raised like that.
@SnipsyStripes
11 жыл бұрын
It must suck for people who don't have the courage to face the immorality and insanity of their own beliefs. Instead of listening to criticism, they go against science and common sense, crippling themselves and others. All these just to have a comforting thought of a loving and all-knowing being, who will take care of you (like a child). Fair deal? I don't know... Hitchens didn't deny himself knowledge or reason - and he wasn't afraid of death, either.
@HeavyDuty1337z
12 жыл бұрын
Seriously consider infinite life. You can live for 100 Billion years, older than the earth, and you will still be no closer to dying. Everything fun or joyful imaginable will become dull. Think about everything you value, fun, love, good food, social interaction. All of this would become empty. why? Because there is an infinite supply of it. THings in life are only enjoyable in moderation, once you have done them 100000000 Trillion years do you think it will still be fun? THink about enternity.
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