Christopher Hitchens Debate - God Is Not Great

Christopher Hitchens Debate - God Is Not Great

June 4, 2007 - Los Angeles Public Library

Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was an Anglo-American author, columnist, essayist, orator, religious and literary critic, social critic, and journalist. Hitchens was the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of over 30 books.
As an antitheist, he regarded concepts of a god or supreme being as a totalitarian belief that impedes individual freedom. He argued in favour of free expression and scientific discovery, and that it was superior to religion as an ethical code of conduct for human civilization.

[INdifrnve]

Can we all take a minute and appreciate just how lucky we are to be able to listen and watch Hitchens anywhere, anytime, with a few taps of the screen….. every time I give a listen I learn and store something incredibly profound.

[MarjorainMD]

Ah, what the hell, just opened my bottle of Johnnie Walker Black awaiting 2024 Year, this tradition was started 4 years ago up to now and until I die, elated to have his god is Not Great signed by the man himself 1st edition hardcover # 9 book.
Edit: “Tradition” of listening to Hitch while waiting for the new year, I got lucky to discover him on c-span in the mid 80s truly miss the gorgeous bastard.

[sharkamov]

*''The whole thing [religion] is so patently infantile, so foreign to reality, that to anyone with a friendly attitude to humanity it is painful to think that the great majority of mortals will never be able to rise above this view of life . . .''*

- Sigmund Freud

[weekonefitness]

" ...but I decline to be spoken to in that tone of voice... by the admirers of the illiterate Middle Eastern peasantry." 😂
- Christopher Hitchens

[jasoncatt]

I miss that man. What an incredible human being.

[dennyworthington]

"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool." Voltaire

[ninajoit]

Would love to hear his voice tearing a new one against the Arizona senator who invited a prayer group and spoke in tongues on the floor of the state chamber the other day.

[dmr]

"The worst is yet to come." Christopher Hitchens.

Fast forward to October 7, 2023 and what is happening since.

[harry]

One of the greatest thinkers of all time.

[renupathak]

He is no longer with us but how fortunate we ardent followers of Hitchens are that we can hear him again and again and again and marvel at his great mind. He comes back to us and am grateful for that. I am from imdia

[DidWeMakeIt]

He will be sorely missed. His eloquence has not been matched in my lifetime.

[adamparker]

Warms the heart to know that Mr. Hitchens will live on forever on YouTube, and in our hearts.

[josephno]

such a beautiful rational empathetic human being

[mangasky]

One of Hitch's most stellar performances.

[FriendlySkeptic]

Christopher Hitchens could write and talk about anything from architecture to philosophy, politics or religion and hold you utterly captivated, thinking and laughing, until he decided to let you go. I wish I could speak or write like him, but I’m afraid I will almost always fall short.

[markknopfler]

I can’t put into words how much this great man has inspired me fight a similar corner in just about every ‘debate’ I have had. My favourite human being.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Hitch was as captivating as always. I was surprised at the intelligence and reasonableness of his protagonist in this case, makes a nice change from the others.

[Cyborous]

7:42 Yeah that’s exactly the way my family is as fundamental Christian’s and born agains. so I relate to that. A lot of them think they need to save me

[JohnMRockwell]

Hitch gave me the voice to tell everyone how I felt since I was 12

[leaf]

Fun fact: globally, there are 3, 000+ gods.