Steve Kroft profiles Vanity Fair columnist, author and public intellectual Christopher Hitchens, for whom nothing is off-limits when making his wry and often outrageous observations, including the cancer he is suffering from.
iNerd. He didn't approve of middle east destruction. Did you see Sadam take over Iraq on live TV? Bone chilling and just shows Iraq was gonna have to be invaded sooner or later
He was a joke with empty followers. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word farting to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Only shallow people follow Hitchens.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 You mean like women normally do with men... I'm sure you know all about his private life and reasons. But what you are attempting here is character asssasination to cover up the fact that the truths he expresses are contrary to your narrative and feelz.
Hitchens simply puts words to our thoughts. Those of us who don't have imaginary friends anyway. Those who do get violently angry when they discover that they've lied to and been used all of their lives. any politician in Europe would get laughed out of their country if they used religion to pad their resumes.
The two finger typing is reminiscent of newspaper reporters "hunt and peck" method...and some people are faster that way then they'd be typing the normal ten fingered typing method. Kubrick typed with two fingers.
Two finger typing was necessary on type writers but is no where near as fast as the homerow method. Try punching a typewriter key with your pinky more then a couple times.
I once red a nice comment on such statement like yours. Don't miss him. Be like him! Learn, pass on the knowledge, practice your speech and fight for humanity by being a human.
@@bakedspade He was just good for laughs. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word farting to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Only shallow people follow Hitchens.
He may be gone. But he will never be forgotten...He had a profound effect on me, and got me out of a Christian cult, and into rational and critical thinking. The world is a poorer place without him.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 Hitler let his childhood trauma and propaganda control his thinking, belief and search for power while Hitchens searched for the truth no matter if he liked it or not.
Awesome how you question someone else about the definition of intellect while showing that you have no awareness of why Hitchens supported the war...and the false equivalency of supporting Hitchens with not caring about the loss of life is ridiculous... Clearly troll fodder
This man is a legend, a beautiful bastion of humanism, skepticism and intellect. My life has forever been changed by knowing of him, and for that he will always hold a special place in my mind and heart.
Ruben R. Samaniego Excellent suggestion. But it’s going to take some poor librarian weeks to compile the list. And, for almost all of us who are without Hitchens’ intellect, mastering the works in the list will be mostly aspirational.
I'd like to think I could muster the brain power to understand a fraction of what he did. But I know that is probably an effort in futility. ... and Im in mensa
Understanding what he says is not very difficult once he lays it out for you. What is awe inspiring is the clarity in which he does so. He is simply an already brilliant person who discovered his calling fairly early in life, and then by the time we noticed him was at the height of his intellectual powers. I myself was not aware of him until I happened to run across one of his debates about 15 years ago.
Im unfortunately in the same boat as you. I came to the age of reason too late in life to see him speak live. I think Ive seen every speech, debate, and appearance he ever did but I still wish I could say I got to see him speak while he was alive. Id like to dwell on these regrets but I know if he were alive that we would hate me to do so, so I push on and do my best to live in the moment and do everything I can to promote reason and combat the willful ignorance that is religion.
On that subject, he commented that he wouldn't have missed a minute of the way he lived his life. So that was his choice... but like you I can wish he might have taken better care of his health.
Longer or shorter, he was just an empty joke anyway. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word farting to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Only shallow people follow Hitchens.
@@jeanettecook1088 I'll answer that after how you answer how your question somehow negates what I wrote. You sure are looking to divert because you're stuck. You just never thought much.
No, he was just empty. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word farting to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Only shallow people follow Hitchens.
@@2fast2block Oh my goodness. Your 'faith' reasoning is so concocted. Faith is not evidence: as you claim. You are the shallow one for blindly believing a book. Let's use the reductionist argument again then; where did god come from?
I cried when he died and he was one of the best writers and speakers ever. His vocabulary was on par with freaking Lovecraft! His writing and speaking was just sublime with truth.
@@jamalhadraoui5183 yea, i have a hard time with that one also. was going to go back to see if something i missed ..he is so much smarter than me.........but the idea of poisoning someone to give them back their health... seems primitive....
@@ricktxv his hatred of fundementalist Islam drove that support of war in Iraq, but he was spot on about Saddam. I think he had hoped the US government would handle the situation better.
@@ricktxv Hitchens never became a neocon, he was just defending his Kurdish and Iraqi allies who suffered under Saddam. He had hoped the govt would go in, overthrow saddam, and get out but it became clear a short while into the war that the US had other plans, and he routinely criticized the bush admin for their actions.
Bit of hagiography there. Most people in the British isles have very little idea who he is. And many people who do, don't especially care for him. The upper class "feudal socialist".
@@th8257 I ,found him only 4 months ago Wish I'd read more about him when I was 30 years younger My ignorance ,I admit But glad that he has now opened my eyes and now can live the rest of my life feeling so satisfied that I have absolutely nothing to fear Life is now Death is Goodnight.
Hitchens teaches from the grave with these recorded interviews, debates and lectures. I learn something new every time I re-watch them. But his passing still feels like a kick in the stomach. The world is different without him.
One of the greatest minds and fearless orators of the last 40 years. Too sad he had to go that way. RU-vid does a service to all of us, keeping his work alive. What a great personality!
@Glenn Krenz Communism? He was against all autocracies. By your answer, it seems you need to watch a few more n of him, before you make up your mind on him. I wish all his videos would be available in all countries with those regimes in any feasible way. The world would be a much better place.
@Glenn Krenz you are confusing the words "communism" as it was (and still is in the last few places) practiced, with "marxism". Sounds familiar and eternal.
@Glenn KrenzNice job trying to "unleash" sociopolitical "knowledge" but, because I've seen this behavior many times and all over those kind of video, it seems again, that trying to "convert/fix" guys like you will be another waste of my time and I have quit trying long ago. So i'll prefer to leave your "ready to explode" comments (not that i've ever been intimidated), to their lonelyness and logical anger, compared to the plethora of those in favour of C.H.'s. Social networks, seem to do the job their name implies (social), also changing minds towards socialistic ideas, for the best of humanity, for people with a brain and a book and surely it may sometimes hurt some people's feelings about that change, but they will be fine. Again, what a great speaker. Learn from him. I know i did.
Hitchens was naturally brilliant, well-educated, and eternally eloquent. He bravely focused on spotlighting evil wherever he found it, in any of its forms.
There is no such thing as "Evil", it is a term made up by humans to fit their moral standards, when a lion eats it's children, is it Evil? No, it's nature.
This brilliantly eloquent man really delivered us from the darkness. His name will still be revered long into the future. More justifiably than the charlatans he destroyed. He makes learning English worthwhile, on his own. And he knew when not to use an apostrophe.
Hardly great, but funny you should describe it that way for it was Erich Fromm who championed CORRECT ACTION OVER correct thought. And that, was over half a century ago.
I'm sad to say I just found out who this man was a couple of weeks ago. Since then I've been binge watching him so much I now speak with a British accent. RIP Hitch✌🏽
Same!!! I was so naive in wondering why all the videos were so old, I was just watching his debates and felt like I really got to know him. "Hmm, I wonder what he's up to now, I'd love to find more modern stuff..." Then I found out WHY exactly all the debate videos stopped when I was in eighth grade. So sad, he was such a cool guy and he made atheism... cool. For me, agnosticism, as I don't think I ever COULD be atheist, at least not in a healthy way. I don't think I ever believed in God the way religious people do, though, in that simplistic way.
He never questioned himself that's why he died a joke. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word farting to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Only shallow people follow Hitchens.
@@2fast2block so you make claims about God and his will based on a book written by man. Thats logic rigour at its finest. Thank GOD you used refferences. Otherwise it would make your point circular and meaningless.
@@2fast2block simply labeling something as "evidence" and "science" does not make it so. Making baseless statements is not an argument. Your only attempt at 'honesty' is citing a book. But who wrote that book, Timmy ? God wrote it ?
@@kiwitrainguy If you are anything like how Hitchens is described in the first 24 seconds alone, yes. But you'll have to forgive me if I haven't heard of you before, mr Kiwitrain... guy. Point being, seeing him type with two fingers and eyes down, is quite the contrast to what I was expecting. But at that pace, he wrote all he's ever written... er... not counting anything he wrote with a pen... slow and steady.
Atheism is a religion. The definition of atheism is a lack of a belief in God. If it was just that it wouldn't be a religion, but it's not just that. Atheism goes well beyond that. Atheists have their own holy book, Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion. Atheists have their own church, reason rally and atheist clubs at college. They have their own preachers, youtube atheists. They have their own evangelists, youtube atheists. They have their own denominations, atheism plus, anti theists, skeptics, humanists. They have their own belief in miracles, the big bang theory. They have their own propaganda. They have their own political agenda, taking in God we trust off of money, teaching evolution in schools, gay rights, abortion. Richard Dawkins wrote a 500 page book about how much he doesn't believe in God. That's like writing a book about not collecting stamps...
@@RobotNinjaDestroyer Definition of religion: the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. Definition of an atheist: a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods. Can you connect the dots? You're delusional. "Atheists have their own holy book." It's not holy though is it? Plenty of people are atheists without ever having read any of these books. Teaching evolution in school is not a political agenda. It's science - the truth. Even if atheists had their own propaganda, their own "holy" book, their own "preachers", they still wouldn't be religious as you must believe in some form of god/deity in order to be religious, which directly contradicts the what an atheist is.
Interesting analogy in the beginning of Steve's introduction: Intellectual = boring. "Oh don't worry he's not boring." Are we becoming so dumbed down that we have to preface anything that might provoke any thought whatsoever in the viewer as boring?
Since you asked this question five years ago, I thought I would just highlight it now and point out the idiocracy that America has become. There intellect and reason are considered something to sneer at, and a moronic clown is currently in the White House.
Wish you were still here Christopher. Witty, articulate, passionate, logical and above all caring and compassionate.You are an inspiration to many. Man does not need god,man needs Hitchens. RIP
easy to lay but dangerous difficult and expensive to get rid of...nearly lost a mouthful of coffee. I miss this brilliant, erudite and very often most amusing man. I expect I'm not alone.
Angel Rodriguez Why do you recognize a myth and then still believe in it? I dare say it is because you are viewing this all wrong. You see, you need some Neil Degrasse Tyson in your life. One cannot simply watch only Hitchens, and Dawkins, that will depress you. You need to mix it up with Neil Degrasse Tyson, He is the guy that makes the idea of being in this universe without a god all warm and fuzzy feeling. He is a genius communicator for things like this
"given the poverty of the English language" - what an eloquent man. He has definitely made the English language, and the world, a lot poorer since his departure.
That's quite a spin since it is largely the right that seeks to impose their religious views into the US goverment and it's the left that believes religion has no place in politics
I miss him everyday. I never truly knew how to speak to people about atheism until I found Hitchens. I was always so close to getting convinced back into the church by others, I truly thank him for giving me the tools I needed to be patient and to tell people how I REALLY felt about religion.
John Baptist You are so hateful about a man you never met. What a disgusting thing to say about a person who didn't believe what you did, how intolerant. Maybe one day you will realize that you aren't living in a fairy tale.
John Baptist I don't know why you say he is forgotten. In fact, quite the opposite. Videos on RU-vid are still being watched, his books sold, and his name is spoken. I would suggest that you stick to the facts rather than making up stuff
An example of a person who could have done so much more for the world given more time. The restraints of our limited time here. A man in the same vein as some of the most influential and famous thinkers our species has seen. I won't say rest in peace, because sadly you're not resting..you're just gone. We can only hope another Hitchens will pop up again, hopefully in my limited lifetime. I will say this; you will be remembered and the legacy you've left behind is a grand one. Your abscense *_will_* be felt, and you will be missed. You'll live on in the memories of those of whom your words have influenced and helped. We'll go on hitchslapping blind ignorance and unquestioned faith.
"Mr. Walker's Amber Restorative", I lost my shit when I heard him say "Don't keep the faith". I hope someday I can have the same command and wit of the English language as he achieved.
Watching this in 2019 is saddening, knowing the outcome. He was a brilliant man and an excellent writer and speaker with a penchant for seeing the world for what it is. His bravery was that of legend in that, he was never afraid to speak his mind even when the threat of violent retaliation was real and imminent. Hitchens and Dawkins arguments against gods and religion are partly responsible for my being an atheist. You provided an antidote for that poison which is religion. He will forever hold a place in my heart and will be greatly missed.
" Forever" sounds like eternal language to me. I really enjoyed Hitchens, but his obsession with truth and the necessity of human freedom only find a nesting place in the freedom people have in Christ.
Indeed. everytime i visit youtube, they suggest a video or more of him and i just cant help but click it. i just liked the man so much. Thanks for everything Christoppher, your one of my hero's.
I discovered Hitch about 3 years after he'd died, I was watching one of his many debates one night before bed when I heard some interviewer mention cancer and I felt my heart skip a beat or two at the mention, I'd only known about the man for less than a week and already I had grown an attachment to him, almost like a father figure. I quickly googled his name and felt a wave of sadness wash over me as I read his google obituary. It's a strange feeling to have to be told your hero of all but a week, the hero you never thought you had or never knew existed was now beyond your reach before you even had the chance to write him a letter. He existed within my lifetime but I was too caught up in other nonsense to notice him before it was his turn to check out, at the time I was an alcoholic and smoked a 20 pack of BnH silvers a day, I looked at Hitchens demise and decided a lifestyle change should be in my future, so I gave it all up, I'm now smoke free of around 4 years and I haven't consumed nearly a 10th of what I would usually consume, a happy coincidence is that Hitchens favorite brand of whisky happened to be Johnie Walker black label, a whisky I would almost always choose on nights out or indeed nights in, I even have a bottle of their white walker sat on my desk next to me for special occasions. Life is much better for me now that I've lived a healthier life and I have Hitchens to thank.
We need thinkers like Mr. Hitchens in our world, not only to offer up the value of searching our thinking, looking for sense, but also to keep the world honest, poking at our inconsistent ideas and formulations.
One of my favorite Hitch stories is when Christopher went to visit Penn Jillette, another well-known atheist. Penn, who does not drink, and had specifically invited Christopher over to talk atheism, asked Chritopher not to bring alcohol into his home. To which Christopher responded by slamming his drink down in one gulp, smacking his lips, and saying, “well I’d hate to offend your religion,” before walking right in.
Atheism is a religion. The definition of atheism is a lack of a belief in God. If it was just that it wouldn't be a religion, but it's not just that. Atheism goes well beyond that. Atheists have their own holy book, Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion. Atheists have their own church, reason rally and atheist clubs at college. They have their own preachers, youtube atheists. They have their own evangelists, youtube atheists. They have their own denominations, atheism plus, anti theists, skeptics, humanists. They have their own belief in miracles, the big bang theory. They have their own propaganda. They have their own political agenda, taking in God we trust off of money, teaching evolution in schools, gay rights, abortion. Richard Dawkins wrote a 500 page book about how much he doesn't believe in God. That's like writing a book about not collecting stamps... .
Watching this is so dang bittersweet. He make's me smile, 😄 laugh, yet so very sad that he is gone. I do sleep with him almost every night and talk to him all the time. The late great Hitch, I miss and love ❤️ and thank you for being the best teacher I've ever had. RIU Cheers 🍸🍺
A true hero of the Enlightenment has passed into history. We mourn his loss but celebrate his many contributions to civilization - and not a few to humor!
@@earnestlycontendingforthef5332 Well Almighty God didn't give Hitchens a reason to believe in god, therefore, was not believer. I don't like the idea of believing in something that has no proof of existence. If I say "God give me a sign" I get nothing. If I said I believe in a sentient bed that has Almighty power of the universe, would you understand me? NO! So why would I understand an invisible man/woman I have never encountered.
We should be eternally thankful that we lived at a time when Christopher was alive and we have RU-vid and similar to revisit his thoughts and of course books to reread. I sadly only discovered him after his death. His ability to debate without ever raising his voice and to make his point crystal clear is something I wish more people including myself could achieve. The hitch is someone I wish I had in my phone contacts and under the heading friend
No, he was just an empty joke. Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically. --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at: Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Hitchens always went into evasive word farting to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Only shallow people follow Hitchens.
@@matthewratcliffe1953 so your evidence that got around my evidence is somehow considered this... "or people who dont believe in fairytales" Yes, that is how empty you are.
*The guy facing death right in the eyes and makes a joke. "Oh yes, stage 4 cancer can be beaten... but only 5%. Not the odds that Ive would have picked" The Hiche is a titan. Miss him dearly. One of a kind. No one in todays stage comes close.*
Every few month i get back to him! Thinking about the current time, what goes on in the world and what he would make out of it. He still helps me to this day!
