Hitchens is one of my personal heroes. Carl Sagan taught me it about the size and vastness of the universe, and about the power of the scientific method. Hitchens forced me to confront my religious beliefs honestly, and morally, and judge them accordingly. My religious beliefs could not stand up to that scrutiny. I'm forever grateful to Hitch for that.
Mark Mullen Here's the thing. You don't know that "the bridge is out" and you don't know what lies ahead on the road. How can I say this? Because you don't know something about the future that I don't know. Why would a hypothetical god reveal some truth to you and deny it to me? And which god are you talking about anyways? There are over 4200 religions on this planet and over 60.000 different branches of christianity alone, and you mean to tell me that you've chose just the right one?! I've never been that confident in my life myself. "Jews and Christian's believe that God spoke to Moses on Mt. Sinai." Israeli archelogy haven't found one shred of evidence that any migration of the jewish people ever took place here. What else? "God has given you free will. If you choose to ignore His laws, whether it's gravity, or sin, you shall die." How is that free will?!? I'll let you choose, but if you don't do as I please I will torture and kill you??? Be serious for one second. You know and feel that there's something obscure about this. This is not free will, it's extortion. This is something a mafia boss would say. "Be my friend or I'll blow your head off". This is non-sense and can not ever be believed by a thinking honest person.
S Baldrick You reminded me of a piece which Hitch was fond of quoting - “And do you think that unto such as you A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew God gave a secret, and denied it me? Well, well-what matters it? Believe that, too!” ― Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Mark Mullen "I can see Hitch now, kneeling before King Jesus, crying like a baby for mercy. And Jesus will just say, depart from you, you who practice lawlessness. " Bullshit. If such an unlikely event ever took place, Hitch would never kneel for anyone. I know it probably gives you a hard on thinking that your endlessly merciful and loving god is an merciless ass and sends someone to ethernal torture. Even when I was a christian I hated the thought of it, I'm glad it's not true and obviously man made. If this thought gives you pleasure, you're a fucking disturbed mind. Hitchens said he would rather have the discussion about what's right and what's true with philosophers and thinkers while he was alive, why would he then want to spend ethernity with religious fanatics? th-cam.com/video/lgIcJb8i4m8/w-d-xo.html
My mum died a few weeks before Christopher and I loved her very much. However It was only when I heard Christopher had died I cried a small tear. My mum was a great woman who was a nurse and helped a small few people in her lifetime. Christopher helped millions of people understand that small voice that quietly rankled in the back of their minds during religious devotions. More importantly he pointed out to those of us that never believed that the terror we felt as small children from the veiled threats thrown at us every week were not real, were immoral and as laughably pathetic a coercion the human mind can come up with. Finally he taught us all that there are many of us.
While I agree with the others that your mother's worth is not measured relative to anybody else's, I must say, you expressed this beautifully. That rankling, and that fear-based agenda were something I grew up with and eventually abandoned, to become the happiest I've ever been. I'm only discovering Hitchens now, after I've come to these conclusions, and his work, even so, is still a major balm to my mind.
Sometimes I just have to remind myself how good Hitch was. Here is the evidence. Hitch is much missed. His arguments are supremely cohesive and eloquent. My oh my I do hope he is regenerating in to his own follow up, Hitch, The Sequel.
Noah built a boat. Everyone made fun of him. When the rain started, and the water started to rise, everyone asked to be let on the boat. Noah wouldn't let them on the boat, and let them all drown. Science is a boat that can save you from illness, heal you when you're injured, make you warm, keep you safe, entertain you, and yes, save you from drowning in a flood. Science lets everyone on the boat, even those who don't believe in it.
Docktor Jim How do you believe that a few people (family members) were able to repopulate the world in 4000 short years to a number approaching 8,000,000,000? How do you suppose that during the time of the flood, we have documents from Asian and Persian civilizations that not only survived but never recorded such an event? How do you suppose that we can trace the genetic genes back 7,000,000 years an never find evidence that almost all life on earth was almost wiped out? How do you reckon that we can find evidence of the mass extinction of dinosaurs from ash layers buried 65,000,000 but cannot find evidence in the fossil record or in the soil of a mass flood? How do you believe that a boat full of approximately 1200 species became an earth filled with 1,000,000,000s of species in just a few thousand years without evolution? We know that SOME Christians consider the flood story to be real, but not only is there ZERO evidence (which would be easy to find for something so recent) but ALL of the evidence points that this never occured
BRAVO! Hitch..... so saddened by his suffering and death. Note... to his children. How truly amazing was your father. I can only imagine how very lucky you must count yourselves to have been so gifted with this amazing man.
On this day, four years ago, we lost one of the 20th Century's greatest thinkers and polemicists. You are severely missed, Mr. Hitchens! Thank god ;) for TH-cam!
He was so much more than just that atheist guy. But then The Ayatollah declared a fatwah against his friend Salman Rushdie and, in effect, free expression, and it became the one thing for which he'll be remembered. Nevertheless, for the 20 years I followed him in the media HE was the most interesting man in the world.
Max Planck Great point by point refutation of Hitchens' beliefs. You should employ your vast intelligence into doing something more useful than send ad hominems against dead men.
I would sacrifice my left arm to just be able to hear Hitchens' view on current events going on in the world such as the U.S election and the refugee situation in Europe. Never have I heard anyone that is better with reasoning, logic, and expressing thoughts in such an articulate way. I am still in the process of reading all your books, but I'm glad I have these to my disposal as I discovered you a tad bit too late to hear you speak in person. I hope your eternal sleep is treating you well, we miss you and we need your wit more than ever in this day of regressives and anti-intellectual thought.
+Jorick Mr If I were to take a guess, he'd probably say something along the lines of: America's current presidential nominees are a collective disaster, and that's an understatement. Donald Trump can say whatever the hell he wants and the blind fools following him wouldn't bat an eye. We've already seen that they would agree to anything Hitler said as long as you say "Trump said it." He's a fucking joke of a degenerate, and that's insulting to degenerates. Hillary Clinton... * looks over glasses * enough said. Bernie Sanders is doing for economic illiterates what religion does for the naive; making great assertions and false claims of a promise land that could only be attained using magic and giving everything you have to his organization. Ted Cruz rode the Jesus Train on the backs of the Tea Party in Texas, that's enough of a joke as it is. John Kasich; possibly the least threatening to the American people, yet the American people have made him the least threatening to the other candidates. To put it mildly, the 2016 election cycle is a shit storm. (This is just my impression of what he'd say, so no one reading this should get upset, this is just me doing "Hitch" as Hitch as I can be.) Honestly, I'm not sure what he would've said about the refugee situation. I'm not informed enough about ALL of the laws and incidences that have occurred nor can I gauge how Hitchens would've taken it. But I feel he'd say that there is too much accommodation and not enough regulation in regards to telling these people that they are not above the law, as well as saying that they need to tighten up this laissez-faire "all are welcome" policy that most countries are taking.
Not even half way through and I got a serious case of the feels. He is missed but man talk about making a positive influence on the world. We were lucky to have had him for the time we did.
Great compilation. I appreciate this video and have always admired the works of Mr. Hitchens and regret his life being cut short. Thank you for posting this. Well done sir.
Christoper Hitchens you can move me to tears, Even has a small child I felt that there was no God, for years its been a thing to cover up, you were very far from perfect Chris but by goodness you were a human being. I nearly died 3 years ago, there was no fear, I knew the medical people would try their very best for me, I survived, but one day I will die, but at that moment a child will be born to start their life. If we can feel empathy with other people who have their own precious lives, Then maybe we might be getting somewhere. Loved the guys face when Chris joked about 72 Mother in laws.
PhysicsMathMan - I've heard some religious people insist that it was God's punishment that Hitchens died in such a way, not realizing that. of course, we ALL die, and some of us very painfully, including children.
***** Of course the believers always are quick to quote what their fictitious entity thinks, particularly when it comes to punishing anyone who does not believe in their fairy tale.
***** You do realize that he died of Pneumonia, not the cancer he was suffering. And was actually having a very positive prognosis on his cancer treatment. If it was gods punishment he die for his voice, god is even more incompetent and worthless than they already make him out to be. Couldnt even kill a man right.
PhysicsMathMan If I am not mistaken he had something to say on this. It was in the lines of: something that is fun and offers joy, it is so because it ends. Happy moments wouldn't be happy if they lasted for ever. Same goes for life. Of course his delivery of this is superb. To that I say that his impact is much greater because we saw what he was like in his dying moments. Fighting absurdity until he dropped.
He never believed in that .... and was convinced that there is none... So lets enjoy his work and stop promoting fictitious stuff like paradise and hell..
I love and admire Christopher's logical mind so much. WE are not alone. I will add just this: It is my hope that where ignorance and accepted stupidity ends, reason and intelligence for all will begin. :)
Hitch,after delivering that hammer blow,not figuratively,or hypothetically,but literally drops the mic. that ladies and gentlemen is the definition of an intellectual bad ass. R.I.P. Hitch. we miss you.
He did not need to be afraid of death, at the end of the day, I keep watching his videos to this day, along with many people, his thoughts, his mind, will keep on forever, in some way, he reached immortality.
I hate that I never got a chance to meet Hitch in person and have a whiskey with him, but I'm so glad there is so much of him immortalized on the web. It's so amazing to think that one man can do so much for so many people.
Just around the time Hitchens was diagnosed with cancer, Hitchens mentioned a friend asked him-Hitch, do you know what burning the candle at both ends could do to you, referring to his drinking and smoking. Hitchens replied-yes, but it gives off such a magnificent glow. I miss Hitchens. Sadly, his own lifestyle did him in. But we can always go to TH-cam for encouragement. And there are still plenty of voices for reason, like Bill Nye, Richard Dawkins and Neil de Grass Tyson and others.
I come from a religious family and went to Sunday school from as early as I can remember. I listened to what my pastor said about the Bible and its characters and tried to learn from those stories. When I was old enough, I decided to try reading the Bible for myself. I read it cover to cover when I was 12 years old. By the end of Exodus, I was an atheist. I never went back to church after that. This is a true story. Nothing frees a person's mind faster than just reading these religious texts and thinking about their ridiculousness.
That's actually wrong. Reading all the horrible things in the Bible doesn't prove that a god doesn't exist, hence you don't become an atheist just by that. It proves though that the so called god isn't a loving fatherly figure, but more like a sadomazochistic dictator and anyone saying otherwise has either not read the bible or lying
2 out of your 3 links are facking christian religious bullshit sites, so plz, gtfo, and they are wrong. Alpha centauri IS 4 light years away (4,3 to be precise). But that's besides the point. The point is, you have no fucking clue what atheism is. We don't have a high priest cause we don't have anything to believe. Proving that hitchens was a charlatan doesnt take ANY credibility frm atheistm at the slightest. Atheism is NOT a religion based on an ancient book and some priests, so you can't discredit atheism but proving that their book is wrong or theirs priests are charlatans. That only happens in religions, because religions claims to have the answer, and its a DOGMA, it can't be changed, so proving ANYTHING (even the slightest detail) wrong in the bible, means the whole structure goes down
A good compilation of a wise man that had the courage to say what he thinks, back it up, and stand his ground. Always remembered...Christopher Hitchens
I miss his presence. I'll always value his insight, and wonderful ability to express ideas intertwined with detailed historical reference. Clever but subtle wit.
yeoberry Most of what the theocracy 'saved' or preserved, was done by Individuals. Let us not forget the book burning, murdering aspect of religious 'rule'. It does seem your only focus is to find error. Perhaps a last ditch effort in defense of a dying concept. I wish you the best.
I only recently found out about Christopher Hitchens, and I had thought of him very highly, but it reduced me to emotional mess when I found out he had died nearly five years ago
about once a week after hearing the latest stupidity spouted in our society I have to listen to something by him to remind myself that there are intellectual giants and millions that appreciate it. Only person I miss that I never met.
Christopher's statement about Josef Fritzl always gets to me. I think it's just the anger and passion in his voice, especially when he says "nothing" was done to help Elisabeth Fritzl out of that situation by a divine power. It shuts down any argument that if a god does exist that he has any sort of morals.
Hitchen once said that in the absence of reason and logic, the monsters come out. After his death look how many monsters are coming out of the wood works.
+Bob Upanddowne - I totally agree. Christopher is what happens when you take the time to study the material you're talking about from every single direction and come to the most logical and true conclusion. This guy should have been President.
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I suppose you've seen the "The Four Horseman - Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris, Dennett", but if not, you really should. By far the most intelligent discussion on TH-cam that I've seen/heard so far.
He left such a void,I dont think there is anyone that can come even close to Hitch's wit ,insight,and courage. I did not always agree with him,but he was always a voice that so often nobody else had guts to raise and I appreciated him so much for that. I miss him like I knew him.
He is great because he was not complete , He was not a lier , He was mostly drunk and he smoked to death , BUT he was himself an honest man who fought a great fight .
Dan Kidd u started it yourself , First u decided to comment on something which was completely different , then you finished with an insult , so dont get all almighty , you said it first , now you are a believer , its obvious , you couldnt stand someone talking about a non believer . stop pretending please , if you insult a person you should be able to stand the salt back otherwise you are just being a true Christian or muslim , if you know what I mean ;)
Dan Kidd oooh you just made my day :))))) the glow of your thesis ????:)))))) do you even know what a thesis is ? masses of people need religion ? according to you THE WISE MAN?:))) , oooh man you are great . I will believe in whatever you believe in , just name it . i will bow to your god . just because you are a wise and omnipotent person . Thank you lad .
Dan Kidd so should I talk about my educational background as well now ? dude seriously talking big doesnt mean anything , that is what you do best , just a simple look at all the main religions reveals how stupid they are , and a person of knowledge like you should know better that the lack of evidence doesnt mean we can conclude on the existence of a deity (which doesnt have a single shred of evidence to support it ) . again I would like you suggest you to think more critically. ask yourself dont be a sheep , just because everyone believes in something it doesnt mean u gotta believe in it too , now about your education i have one thing for you : your school is obviously one of the best but that doesnt mean you know the best , I hold a MA from one the best universities in my country but that doesnt mean I know everything but I unlike you live by one simple rule , read read read . I still have a long way to go , even if I get accepted for PhD course I know that i know nothing and I should not MUST read more and learn more . we can argue forever , but Im pretty sure its not a constructive one .by the way you have no idea how it is to live in an Islamic country so please dont open that door , Thanks .
Christopher Hitchens was unique. He had great intelligence, humility, and a razor wit. The other great protagonists of atheism are mostly scientists. They find it difficult to argue against religious advocates because those people twist language to suit. Hitch would just call them out on it and counter attack. He was a great man and is sorely missed.
I only wish he was still here to comment on this U.S election. What he would have had to say on THAT topic.....lol.....probably the greatest mind of our generation.....no disrespect to Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Steven Hawking and Richard Dawkins....although they are ALL great scientists and Hitch was "only" a social commentator and journalist he was an incredibly intelligent man who ALWAYS said the way it was!!....Miss him terribly!
Whatever opinions Christopher Hitchens espoused is beside the point. What made him special is that he thoroughly researched a subject before commenting on it. He expressed his opinions in an unapologetic, yet civilized manner, and he expected the same from his critics.
I wish I had friends like all of you who comment on this video. My son and I are all alone. We don't believe in the invisible man in the sky. So we are crazy
tonto cabron So true, I felt alone until my wife began to disbelieve, now all three of us in our family are evil, hopeless, angry but very happy atheists lol. Again you are not alone and youtube enabled the like-minded to find each other.
Right there with you, I'm new to this disbelief and currently haven't found anyone (outside of the internet) who shares similar views as me. However I would much rather be alone than have my happiness rooted in ignorance.
almost 4 years now... Religious people are waiting for their next "savior" to appear. Thinking people spend their days putting their wanna be saviors to the test. Hitchens was thoroughly criticized, Dawkins is thoroughly criticized, Harris, Segan, Degrasse Tyson, Nye, Krauss, Hecht, Forrest, all of them endure relentless criticism and endure it openly and with pleasure. The key to our advancement is the open and honest debate of essential topics.
Richard Spikman Problem is that all to many of those types are all to eager for the next coming so they can watch all us sinners suffer while they float away on clouds of glory because only they are "worthy". And this is the kind of so called morality their faith brings out, simply disgusting. This is the reason we need the likes of those great thinkers and debaters to try and bring some out of their mental wasteland and into the real world that actually does exist.
The scene of him standing up for the gay community and for Stephen Fry always brings a tear to my eye. Such passionate friendship on such a proud and public display. It's one of the most beautiful displays of what we all should strive to be like.
Hitchens is one of my personal heroes. Carl Sagan taught me it about the size and vastness of the universe, and about the power of the scientific method. Hitchens forced me to confront my religious beliefs honestly, and morally, and judge them accordingly. My religious beliefs could not stand up to that scrutiny. I'm forever grateful to Hitch for that.
good job :)
Mark Mullen
Here's the thing. You don't know that "the bridge is out" and you don't know what lies ahead on the road. How can I say this? Because you don't know something about the future that I don't know. Why would a hypothetical god reveal some truth to you and deny it to me? And which god are you talking about anyways? There are over 4200 religions on this planet and over 60.000 different branches of christianity alone, and you mean to tell me that you've chose just the right one?! I've never been that confident in my life myself.
"Jews and Christian's believe that God spoke to Moses on Mt. Sinai."
Israeli archelogy haven't found one shred of evidence that any migration of the jewish people ever took place here. What else?
"God has given you free will. If you choose to ignore His laws, whether it's gravity, or sin, you shall die."
How is that free will?!? I'll let you choose, but if you don't do as I please I will torture and kill you??? Be serious for one second. You know and feel that there's something obscure about this. This is not free will, it's extortion. This is something a mafia boss would say. "Be my friend or I'll blow your head off".
This is non-sense and can not ever be believed by a thinking honest person.
S Baldrick You reminded me of a piece which Hitch was fond of quoting -
“And do you think that unto such as you
A maggot-minded, starved, fanatic crew
God gave a secret, and denied it me?
Well, well-what matters it? Believe that, too!”
― Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
fuck the lord. hes an ass
Mark Mullen "I can see Hitch now, kneeling before King Jesus, crying like a baby for mercy. And Jesus will just say, depart from you, you who practice lawlessness. "
Bullshit. If such an unlikely event ever took place, Hitch would never kneel for anyone. I know it probably gives you a hard on thinking that your endlessly merciful and loving god is an merciless ass and sends someone to ethernal torture. Even when I was a christian I hated the thought of it, I'm glad it's not true and obviously man made. If this thought gives you pleasure, you're a fucking disturbed mind.
Hitchens said he would rather have the discussion about what's right and what's true with philosophers and thinkers while he was alive, why would he then want to spend ethernity with religious fanatics?
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My mum died a few weeks before Christopher and I loved her very much. However It was only when I heard Christopher had died I cried a small tear. My mum was a great woman who was a nurse and helped a small few people in her lifetime. Christopher helped millions of people understand that small voice that quietly rankled in the back of their minds during religious devotions. More importantly he pointed out to those of us that never believed that the terror we felt as small children from the veiled threats thrown at us every week were not real, were immoral and as laughably pathetic a coercion the human mind can come up with. Finally he taught us all that there are many of us.
You mother did as much service to people, as Hitchen's did.
We all do what we can. Your mother will be missed too.
While I agree with the others that your mother's worth is not measured relative to anybody else's, I must say, you expressed this beautifully. That rankling, and that fear-based agenda were something I grew up with and eventually abandoned, to become the happiest I've ever been. I'm only discovering Hitchens now, after I've come to these conclusions, and his work, even so, is still a major balm to my mind.
you never get tired of listening to this brilliant man.We miss you so much.
I think he is great because he can swear and still sound classy as fuck.
A 10th degree black belt in the English language and knowledge to match . The best debater in my time
Second to none. A knight of our time.
Love you Hitch. You are my hero. R.I.P
Sometimes I just have to remind myself how good Hitch was. Here is the evidence. Hitch is much missed. His arguments are supremely cohesive and eloquent. My oh my I do hope he is regenerating in to his own follow up, Hitch, The Sequel.
I would have happily given 5 years of my life to this man. This world needs him now more than ever.
God is not great, but Hitchens is.
+IrishCockroach1994 You believe that, do you?
+JoM80 yep
Noah built a boat. Everyone made fun of him. When the rain started, and the water started to rise, everyone asked to be let on the boat. Noah wouldn't let them on the boat, and let them all drown.
Science is a boat that can save you from illness, heal you when you're injured, make you warm, keep you safe, entertain you, and yes, save you from drowning in a flood. Science lets everyone on the boat, even those who don't believe in it.
The Noah's flood myth. Myth, nothing more.
Wz Tr But it's not only accepted as fact by Christians, it's taught as a children's story, complete with dismissal of the lives of those who died.
Docktor Jim How do you believe that a few people (family members) were able to repopulate the world in 4000 short years to a number approaching 8,000,000,000? How do you suppose that during the time of the flood, we have documents from Asian and Persian civilizations that not only survived but never recorded such an event? How do you suppose that we can trace the genetic genes back 7,000,000 years an never find evidence that almost all life on earth was almost wiped out? How do you reckon that we can find evidence of the mass extinction of dinosaurs from ash layers buried 65,000,000 but cannot find evidence in the fossil record or in the soil of a mass flood? How do you believe that a boat full of approximately 1200 species became an earth filled with 1,000,000,000s of species in just a few thousand years without evolution? We know that SOME Christians consider the flood story to be real, but not only is there ZERO evidence (which would be easy to find for something so recent) but ALL of the evidence points that this never occured
toddhms3 Friendly fire, dude. I'm a born-again Atheist/science geek.
my bad :)
Any idea that cannot withstand honest criticism, is not worth believing.
wow brilliant summarization of hitchens and others like us who do what we do.
A man devoted to the truth, reason and debate. I miss him so much.
The debate with Al Sharpton was brutal to watch. Wasn't even fair. Hitchens was the best.
Great speaker. I find myself in agreement with Mr. Hichens. Religious dogma is holding back society.
4 years already.. miss his wit and telling as it is. my personal hero.
BRAVO! Hitch..... so saddened by his suffering and death. Note... to his children. How truly amazing was your father. I can only imagine how very lucky you must count yourselves to have been so gifted with this amazing man.
Too bad that we don't have you anymore..it's beyond sad ..love you for ever Christopher
"Wow, what an incredibly stupid question." The best😂😂😂...
On this day, four years ago, we lost one of the 20th Century's greatest thinkers and polemicists. You are severely missed, Mr. Hitchens! Thank god ;) for TH-cam!
Richard Dawkins said it best: ` If your scheduled to debate Hitch, dont show up.`
Biblical.
He was so much more than just that atheist guy. But then The Ayatollah declared a fatwah against his friend Salman Rushdie and, in effect, free expression, and it became the one thing for which he'll be remembered. Nevertheless, for the 20 years I followed him in the media HE was the most interesting man in the world.
Hitchens was the most terrifying rhetorician - ever.
Every few months I watch several videos of Hitchens. I miss this man. How I wish I could have met him
+majinraptor me to... so sad that his not her anymore! :/
It must be tough in the wasteland.
An eloquent man who always presented his opinion with panache and incisive humour. Our time here is diminished without him. Sadly missed.
Agree, I recently bought Hitch 22 refused to give in to sleep drank strong black coffee finished the book 6am, you just can't put his books down.
I would say RIP but he probably wouldn't approve... The best compliment I can pay to him is that his brain managed to outweigh his ass
That's the greatest way of writing a complement to Christopher I've come across. Funny and completely true.
Max Planck Great point by point refutation of Hitchens' beliefs. You should employ your vast intelligence into doing something more useful than send ad hominems against dead men.
Bruno56 Have you ever stopped and thought that maybe he knew the consequences of smoking? Hitchens didn't fear death like the rest of us.
How is that at all relevant? You called him out for his behavior, and I explained why he probably engaged in it.
I wasn't aware he owned a donkey?
I would sacrifice my left arm to just be able to hear Hitchens' view on current events going on in the world such as the U.S election and the refugee situation in Europe. Never have I heard anyone that is better with reasoning, logic, and expressing thoughts in such an articulate way. I am still in the process of reading all your books, but I'm glad I have these to my disposal as I discovered you a tad bit too late to hear you speak in person. I hope your eternal sleep is treating you well, we miss you and we need your wit more than ever in this day of regressives and anti-intellectual thought.
+Jorick Mr well said. I agree wholeheartedly
+Jorick Mr agreed 100%
+Jorick Mr If I were to take a guess, he'd probably say something along the lines of: America's current presidential nominees are a collective disaster, and that's an understatement. Donald Trump can say whatever the hell he wants and the blind fools following him wouldn't bat an eye. We've already seen that they would agree to anything Hitler said as long as you say "Trump said it." He's a fucking joke of a degenerate, and that's insulting to degenerates. Hillary Clinton... * looks over glasses * enough said. Bernie Sanders is doing for economic illiterates what religion does for the naive; making great assertions and false claims of a promise land that could only be attained using magic and giving everything you have to his organization. Ted Cruz rode the Jesus Train on the backs of the Tea Party in Texas, that's enough of a joke as it is. John Kasich; possibly the least threatening to the American people, yet the American people have made him the least threatening to the other candidates. To put it mildly, the 2016 election cycle is a shit storm.
(This is just my impression of what he'd say, so no one reading this should get upset, this is just me doing "Hitch" as Hitch as I can be.)
Honestly, I'm not sure what he would've said about the refugee situation. I'm not informed enough about ALL of the laws and incidences that have occurred nor can I gauge how Hitchens would've taken it. But I feel he'd say that there is too much accommodation and not enough regulation in regards to telling these people that they are not above the law, as well as saying that they need to tighten up this laissez-faire "all are welcome" policy that most countries are taking.
I owe this man so much.
So true.
yep
Ditto X 100.
Not even half way through and I got a serious case of the feels. He is missed but man talk about making a positive influence on the world. We were lucky to have had him for the time we did.
Great compilation. I appreciate this video and have always admired the works of Mr. Hitchens and regret his life being cut short. Thank you for posting this. Well done sir.
Christoper Hitchens you can move me to tears, Even has a small child I felt that there was no God, for years its been a thing to cover up, you were very far from perfect Chris but by goodness you were a human being. I nearly died 3 years ago, there was no fear, I knew the medical people would try their very best for me, I survived, but one day I will die, but at that moment a child will be born to start their life. If we can feel empathy with other people who have their own precious lives, Then maybe we might be getting somewhere. Loved the guys face when Chris joked about 72 Mother in laws.
Best strategy religion has to survive is praying atheists magically go away.
And when we don't go away they'll claim god works in mysterious ways.
Mike Gabriel
All hail his noodly appendage!
tehkoalainsurgency hahahaha, I love your post. Brilliant in its irony :)
I'm naming my son Hitchens. He'll be the only latino in school with that name.
+Blackplastic rock on. awesome name.
What a fucking wonderful person………
"But if its in the name of God it has a social license ... Well I say fuck that" - brilliant by Hitchens
Goddamn you hitch, why did you have to die ;(
Max Planck thank you for opening my eyes
PhysicsMathMan - I've heard some religious people insist that it was God's punishment that Hitchens died in such a way, not realizing that. of course, we ALL die, and some of us very painfully, including children.
***** Of course the believers always are quick to quote what their fictitious entity thinks, particularly when it comes to punishing anyone who does not believe in their fairy tale.
***** You do realize that he died of Pneumonia, not the cancer he was suffering. And was actually having a very positive prognosis on his cancer treatment. If it was gods punishment he die for his voice, god is even more incompetent and worthless than they already make him out to be. Couldnt even kill a man right.
PhysicsMathMan If I am not mistaken he had something to say on this. It was in the lines of: something that is fun and offers joy, it is so because it ends. Happy moments wouldn't be happy if they lasted for ever. Same goes for life. Of course his delivery of this is superb. To that I say that his impact is much greater because we saw what he was like in his dying moments. Fighting absurdity until he dropped.
Stephen Fry is one of the earths most likeable people.
Miss you Christopher.......
He never believed in that .... and was convinced that there is none...
So lets enjoy his work and stop promoting fictitious stuff like paradise and hell..
95% not anymore!
I love and admire Christopher's logical mind so much. WE are not alone. I will add just this: It is my hope that where ignorance and accepted stupidity ends, reason and intelligence for all will begin. :)
"What an incredibly stupid question!"
Haha Hitchens is so amazing! 😆
Hitch,after delivering that hammer blow,not figuratively,or hypothetically,but literally drops the mic. that ladies and gentlemen is the definition of an intellectual bad ass. R.I.P. Hitch. we miss you.
He did not need to be afraid of death, at the end of the day, I keep watching his videos to this day, along with many people, his thoughts, his mind, will keep on forever, in some way, he reached immortality.
Cory Comelio Godwin's law :p
I hate that I never got a chance to meet Hitch in person and have a whiskey with him, but I'm so glad there is so much of him immortalized on the web. It's so amazing to think that one man can do so much for so many people.
I always tear up when he talks about the poor girl in Austria at 5:10
" they also get 72 mothers in law" and the reaction on the face on that human vomiting bug was just magnificent!! Hitchens legend forever!!!
gone - but not forgotten
xxx
+brightonduder never ever forgotton
watching these kinds of videos make me want to cry. the world didn't deserve such a beautiful mind, but this man was willing to share it with people.
Well he certainly was much more real than anyone's god.
RIP Chris, you're missed.
He preferred to be called Christopher.
***** Pardon me.
*ahem*
Christopher.
Just around the time Hitchens was diagnosed with cancer, Hitchens mentioned a friend asked him-Hitch, do you know what burning the candle at both ends could do to you, referring to his drinking and smoking.
Hitchens replied-yes, but it gives off such a magnificent glow. I miss Hitchens. Sadly, his own lifestyle did him in. But we can always go to TH-cam for encouragement. And there are still plenty of voices for reason, like Bill Nye, Richard Dawkins and Neil de Grass Tyson and others.
Hitchens was an incisive luminary in a sea of unenlightened shallow automatons.
The best way to become an atheist is to read the Bible and take it literally!
Warning!: Some critical thinking may be required.
I come from a religious family and went to Sunday school from as early as I can remember. I listened to what my pastor said about the Bible and its characters and tried to learn from those stories. When I was old enough, I decided to try reading the Bible for myself. I read it cover to cover when I was 12 years old. By the end of Exodus, I was an atheist. I never went back to church after that. This is a true story. Nothing frees a person's mind faster than just reading these religious texts and thinking about their ridiculousness.
That's actually wrong. Reading all the horrible things in the Bible doesn't prove that a god doesn't exist, hence you don't become an atheist just by that. It proves though that the so called god isn't a loving fatherly figure, but more like a sadomazochistic dictator and anyone saying otherwise has either not read the bible or lying
I think reading the bible is how many people become atheists.
2 out of your 3 links are facking christian religious bullshit sites, so plz, gtfo, and they are wrong. Alpha centauri IS 4 light years away (4,3 to be precise).
But that's besides the point. The point is, you have no fucking clue what atheism is. We don't have a high priest cause we don't have anything to believe. Proving that hitchens was a charlatan doesnt take ANY credibility frm atheistm at the slightest. Atheism is NOT a religion based on an ancient book and some priests, so you can't discredit atheism but proving that their book is wrong or theirs priests are charlatans. That only happens in religions, because religions claims to have the answer, and its a DOGMA, it can't be changed, so proving ANYTHING (even the slightest detail) wrong in the bible, means the whole structure goes down
Christopher Hitchens makes me want to learn more!! He's my hero!!
What a loss & what an asset to mankind.
I miss you Christopher!
***** good stuff
A good compilation of a wise man that had the courage to say what he thinks, back it up, and stand his ground. Always remembered...Christopher Hitchens
R.I.P I plan to buy all his books when I'm older to study his ways and become an intelligent, dedicated atheist
I never tire of watching and listening to this great man, such a shame he left so soon
A great man. We don't have many.
I'm going to get my life together in the name of hitchens :)...
I miss his presence. I'll always value his insight, and wonderful ability to express ideas intertwined with detailed historical reference. Clever but subtle wit.
yeoberry You miss the point. The errors were not the main topic of the work. It's appreciated but rather secondary.
yeoberry I will stand with my previous statement.
I agree with everything but the last observation. His wit was everything BUT subtle!
yeoberry Most of what the theocracy 'saved' or preserved, was done by Individuals. Let us not forget the book burning, murdering aspect of religious 'rule'.
It does seem your only focus is to find error. Perhaps a last ditch effort in defense of a dying concept. I wish you the best.
If Heaven does exist, I can't wait to see Hitchens smacking the shit out of Jesus. Lol!
serious?
WAKE UPpeople His comment included the existence of heaven, of course he's not being serious, he's joking.
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3 years today since his death and he still inspiring people, may this continue for centuries to come.
Christopher where are you when we need you!!!!
"Ha! What an incredibly stupid question."
I love this man. I'm so SO glad he's received SUCH a large audience via TH-cam. He deserves it.
What a great warrior he was for truth, reason and logic .
I only recently found out about Christopher Hitchens, and I had thought of him very highly, but it reduced me to emotional mess when I found out he had died nearly five years ago
this is a wonderful Vid dedicated to the memory and brilliance of the Hitch. many thanks
Such a shame he died. I would've loved to be able to hear him talk. He was a very intelligent man.
Das Carlin Completely missed your comment.
Well, yeah, I did, but I wish I could've seen him live.
about once a week after hearing the latest stupidity spouted in our society I have to listen to something by him to remind myself that there are intellectual giants and millions that appreciate it.
Only person I miss that I never met.
Christopher's statement about Josef Fritzl always gets to me. I think it's just the anger and passion in his voice, especially when he says "nothing" was done to help Elisabeth Fritzl out of that situation by a divine power. It shuts down any argument that if a god does exist that he has any sort of morals.
RIP Hitch.
You commanded the english language like few could
Hitchen once said that in the absence of reason and logic, the monsters come out. After his death look how many monsters are coming out of the wood works.
Fuck that!...Hitch, I know you can't hear this, but I'll say it anyway, we miss you!
He was THE BEST! I find myself always going back to his debates...always.
Thank you Christopher for you intellect, wit, and big heart!
Great compilation. Thank you for the hard work that went into making it.
Thank *you*
9:33. Bill pointing and laughing bloody brilliant. The look on the mans face is priceless.
Hitch vs 5 religious cronies! The cronies are out numbered.
By far the most intelligent man I have ever listened to, damn that he is no longer with us. Thank you for uploading.
+Bob Upanddowne - I totally agree. Christopher is what happens when you take the time to study the material you're talking about from every single direction and come to the most logical and true conclusion. This guy should have been President.
I suppose you've seen the "The Four Horseman - Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris, Dennett", but if not, you really should. By far the most intelligent discussion on TH-cam that I've seen/heard so far.
What a fucking epic man! R.I.P mate.
Deeply missed and needed more now than ever
My daily quota of Hitch..
He left such a void,I dont think there is anyone that can come even close to Hitch's wit ,insight,and courage. I did not always agree with him,but he was always a voice that so often nobody else had guts to raise and I appreciated him so much for that.
I miss him like I knew him.
mika wood I couldn't agree more.
It's been 3 years and I still miss your voice of reason dearly. How much more you could have offered us in 3 fucking years!
Looks like you've got to work things out for yourself now.
He is great because he was not complete , He was not a lier , He was mostly drunk and he smoked to death , BUT he was himself an honest man who fought a great fight .
Dan Kidd I am an atheist living in a muslim country :| . Thanx though for reminding me .
Dan Kidd u started it yourself , First u decided to comment on something which was completely different , then you finished with an insult , so dont get all almighty , you said it first , now you are a believer , its obvious , you couldnt stand someone talking about a non believer . stop pretending please , if you insult a person you should be able to stand the salt back otherwise you are just being a true Christian or muslim , if you know what I mean ;)
Dan Kidd oooh you just made my day :))))) the glow of your thesis ????:)))))) do you even know what a thesis is ? masses of people need religion ? according to you THE WISE MAN?:))) , oooh man you are great . I will believe in whatever you believe in , just name it . i will bow to your god . just because you are a wise and omnipotent person . Thank you lad .
Dan Kidd so should I talk about my educational background as well now ? dude seriously talking big doesnt mean anything , that is what you do best , just a simple look at all the main religions reveals how stupid they are , and a person of knowledge like you should know better that the lack of evidence doesnt mean we can conclude on the existence of a deity (which doesnt have a single shred of evidence to support it ) . again I would like you suggest you to think more critically. ask yourself dont be a sheep , just because everyone believes in something it doesnt mean u gotta believe in it too , now about your education i have one thing for you : your school is obviously one of the best but that doesnt mean you know the best , I hold a MA from one the best universities in my country but that doesnt mean I know everything but I unlike you live by one simple rule , read read read . I still have a long way to go , even if I get accepted for PhD course I know that i know nothing and I should not MUST read more and learn more . we can argue forever , but Im pretty sure its not a constructive one .by the way you have no idea how it is to live in an Islamic country so please dont open that door , Thanks .
Dan Kidd you can Bow if you want , but you cannot force others to bow to any kind of deity unless they are willing to .Thats all
Almost 2 years........ It feels like an eternity since he left us. :(
An intellectual giant. Greatly missed.
Nice collection. Well curated. Even though I've seen most of these clips, I still enjoyed watching them again.
Three years already. Love you Hitch.
Christopher Hitchens was unique. He had great intelligence, humility, and a razor wit. The other great protagonists of atheism are mostly scientists. They find it difficult to argue against religious advocates because those people twist language to suit. Hitch would just call them out on it and counter attack. He was a great man and is sorely missed.
I wish for even 1 day I could articulate my thoughts like Hitchens could. To me, he put it out there in such a perfect way.
Thank you for posting this wonderful compilation. Miss ya Hitch.
We need his eloquent and clear fearless voice of reason today. How I wish he were still with us!
We miss you, Hitch! Wonderful compilation.
Dan Kidd What kind of fucking moron are you?
Dan Kidd Ah! That kind.
We will miss you Christopher.
I only wish he was still here to comment on this U.S election. What he would have had to say on THAT topic.....lol.....probably the greatest mind of our generation.....no disrespect to Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Steven Hawking and Richard Dawkins....although they are ALL great scientists and Hitch was "only" a social commentator and journalist he was an incredibly intelligent man who ALWAYS said the way it was!!....Miss him terribly!
Whatever opinions Christopher Hitchens espoused is beside the point. What made him special is that he thoroughly researched a subject before commenting on it. He expressed his opinions in an unapologetic, yet civilized manner, and he expected the same from his critics.
I wish I had friends like all of you who comment on this video. My son and I are all alone. We don't believe in the invisible man in the sky. So we are crazy
Welcome Bret,many of us have been there,you are not alone.
tonto cabron So true, I felt alone until my wife began to disbelieve, now all three of us in our family are evil, hopeless, angry but very happy atheists lol. Again you are not alone and youtube enabled the like-minded to find each other.
Right there with you, I'm new to this disbelief and currently haven't found anyone (outside of the internet) who shares similar views as me. However I would much rather be alone than have my happiness rooted in ignorance.
Bret Vines
it gets better :-)
Dylan Ost www.reddit.com/r/atheism
Home :)
Love Hitch and always will. My hero!
+kickboxer RIGHT ON. HE'S MINE ALSO
almost 4 years now...
Religious people are waiting for their next "savior" to appear.
Thinking people spend their days putting their wanna be saviors to the test. Hitchens was thoroughly criticized, Dawkins is thoroughly criticized, Harris, Segan, Degrasse Tyson, Nye, Krauss, Hecht, Forrest, all of them endure relentless criticism and endure it openly and with pleasure.
The key to our advancement is the open and honest debate of essential topics.
Richard Spikman Problem is that all to many of those types are all to eager for the next coming so they can watch all us sinners suffer while they float away on clouds of glory because only they are "worthy". And this is the kind of so called morality their faith brings out, simply disgusting. This is the reason we need the likes of those great thinkers and debaters to try and bring some out of their mental wasteland and into the real world that actually does exist.
+Richard Spikman *Sagan
ILoveGodsWord413 You are an embarrassment to humanity.
You should be ashamed.
yes, in my life too...he is greatly missed, but his thoughts, works will go on...
The scene of him standing up for the gay community and for Stephen Fry always brings a tear to my eye. Such passionate friendship on such a proud and public display. It's one of the most beautiful displays of what we all should strive to be like.
Just thank "god" he survived long enough that we have video and audio of him to help continue his work
The part where he says "don't forget what it did when it was strong" is epic