Nearly 10 years have passed and he's still able to open minds; and, we will continue to keep his memory alive. He's still on my mind today, in 2021. I feel that he changed the world for the better, by opening minds both near and far. His widow appears to be a wonderful person as well; it would be nice, to hear her speak about similar subjects.
From the age of twelve I was a lost cause to my fiercely Roman Catholic family. The interventions, the wasted prayers for me just made me giggle and in Christopher I found my hero. Rest in Peace dear man, I know we won't meet but know that you are well thought of.
Hitch will never be forgotten. In a sense he still “lives”. No one had his brilliant qualities. A totally unique man. We were lucky to even read & listened.
Shame on all of you haters and your spectacularly ignorant and callous comments about Mr. Hitchens. Religion truly is the last refuge for the weak-minded.
Michael Dewey SEO Videography Soooo wrong! Actually it's the Jesuit Roman Catholic lucifarian church of SATAN that created islam and groomed mahammad from the age of 12 to be a false prophit to help the vatican control the darker races and to instill the seed of hate so the would eventually help fulfil biblical prophecy and slaughter the jews and true Christians for the Jesuit Roman Catholic lucifarian church of satan. The same pagan beast system that is behind the religion of evolution and hatheism and the old New Age Movement to help them fulfill the goal of a NEW WORLD ORDER AND ONE WORLD RELIGION TO WORSHIP SATAN. The hathiests also are programmed to kill the Christians along with islam only the vatican was smart enough to instill hatred in both the islam to kill all who don't believe the religion and hate in the hathiests so in the end after they all kill off the jews and true Christians they will kill eachother off as well. Which is a strategy to bring the population down combined with manufactured natural disasters and planned false flag events and organized chaos to the point that the JESUIT ROMAN CATHOLIC LUCIFARIAN pagan CHURCH OF SATANWORSHIPPERS BEAST SYSTEM can easily enslave the survivors. THE SAME people behind the people who created the Eugenics agenda ● slow death agenda ● Planned parenthood ( murderhood ) ● hitler and ● Stalin Both proponents of the eugenics agenda to kill 95% of the human population and enslave who's left outside of the 13 bloodlines of the elite that put up the Georgia Guidstones and their families. Utilizing many other small agendas that make up a vast network of one goal. The TOTAL WORLD TAKEOVER! No religion just a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ the redeemer and savior and creator of the world and anything good that goes on in it. - Blessings2u
The fact that someone as devoted and inspirational as Hitchens would be sent to hell by the god of the Bible for simply not believing, while Stalin could go to heaven if simply repented before he died, is infuriating. I've watched Hitchens so much that I almost feel like he was a close friend, because he helped me along on my bumpy road to atheism (from years of Christian indoctrinating) and, ultimately, the happiness and knowledge that I enjoy today. How could a sane person wish that Hitchens -- someone who spoke only of wisdom and free thinking, and never of any kind of violence -- would be immediately sent to eternal torture for his thoughts, while the most despicable and hateful person could have a last-minute change of heart and be on equal standing as all upright Christians? The very idea of a system like that makes me physically cringe. How can someone buy into that bullshit?
Thank you Mrs Hitchens. I found Mortality sad and difficult to start reading. I held it to my heart and kissed it before I opened it and began reading. The reason I found it sad and difficult to start reading was because I knew it was the last book the finest composer of a sentence would ever write. Needless to say once I started reading I couldn’t stop till there were no more pages to turn. It was inspiring, empowering and written the only way Christopher new how to write, absolutely brilliantly. One of the most accurate reviews I’ve read about Christopher, I’m not sure who it was and I’m paraphrasing here but it was something like, “ you’re better off having the blade of a sword at you’re throat than to have Christopher Hitchens raise his pen against you”. No sword could match a pen wielded by that brilliant man.
@@boorhaave5880 Maybe as a gesture of respect and love for the person Christopher was as this was his last book. A kiss goodbye, perhaps? His words were his life and he's sorely missed. I don't think it's weird at all.
Christopher Hitchens was a sweetheart, so funny and kind. I spent alot of time around him in the late 80s in Georgetown, Washington DC. Had so many chats and laughs with him. He was brilliant to be around. I was only 17 when I first met Christopher, but knew he was something very special, never did I know how special this brilliant beautiful man was until later in life. Well 33 yrs later I now know how truly blessed I was. What an absolute privalage and honour Christopher to have so many wonderful memories of you. Always will be missed and loved 🙏👼🏼🙏 💚🇮🇪💚
@@judgeberry6071 I’ve watched him and I’ve listened. For such a “smart” guy, his life claims against a *non-existent* God were drenched in irony. Why talk about God if you claimed He didn’t exist? My guess? He did it for the money and boy, was that money great for him. He was just like the evangelists he railed against; fame seeking, money grabbing. He wasn’t an atheist because he had no proof that God didn’t exist. He knew God existed but was pissed at religion. But instead of being smart and addressing false religion, he does what too many people do. He threw out the baby with the bathwater and in the process, threw out his common sense; and for what? A little money?
I miss the mans strength of character, but most of all I miss the way he could communicate his ideas. I will always watch, read or listen to the Hitch. RIP
That he did not experience a "death bed conversion", which I have personally witnessed in others, speaks volumes to his integrity and the honesty of his, dare I say, convictions. I am honored to have merely heard his words through the internet.
I notice that CBS write 'Remembering Chris Hitchens' - they clearly didn't know much about him. He was NEVER 'Chris'. The world is much poorer for his death. Great minds come along far too infrequently, but when a great mind is coupled with such unwavering strength and courage... that is something truly rare.
I'm so glad that UA-cam has immortalized him. He's so full of life in all of these videos that I almost forgot that he was dead. Great man... Such a great man.
@@blackshirt5530 he was a very smart guy but he needed to lighten up occasionally . i never saw him except for po faced seriousness , this demeanour drastically reduced his audience...
TheGiantKiller8 he was arrogant, you were right on the money. People are following this guy because he cleverly demeans god due to his fkn mommyand daddy issues.
Brian Fowler Yes Hitchens was funny but clowns are funny also. His positions are terrible his advice is worse and he is Athesit evangelist version of pat robertson although MUCH funnier I'll admit
+Rafael de Belen I don't think he deserves the term "warrior of reason". Hitchens' brand of strong proactive atheism is without reason. It is emotional and silly. If you want "reason" look to people with completely open minds about the possibility of the supernatural - like the ancient philosophers who didn't have the anti-religion agendas etc of today. Look at people like Anthony Flew and other converted scientists who had the guts to go against their entrenched colleagues and follow the evidence where it led. Hitchens' atheism is without reason because it has already concluded that God does not exist. We don't even know what is at the edge of the universe or in the deepest oceans. We can't yet explain how humans evolved from gases and bacteria, yet HE knows God doesn't exist. Apparently some animals can discern the presence of disembodied spirits, but HE knows God doesn't exist. Thousands of people have experienced religious NDEs. Yet HE JUST KNOWS God doesn't exist. ZERO reason, ZERO logic.
+pbaylis1 He has said in multiple interviews that the existence of a god can not be disproven, but the chances of there actually being a god are very, very slim. What you are saying isn't really backed up. Care to ellaborate?
Ronald Bloemhoff Well, obviously he's covering his ass because he realises he would be publically ridiculed if he verbalised the proven nature of God's non-existence. He can't say that, but he CAN say the next best available thing.."very, very slim chance". We can't read his mind, but that comes across as an inner belief that God does not exist.
justified by faith Nothing you have said is in love or about it. You threaten others of a place you have no evidence for and say you will be sent there for all eternity. Fire and anguish supposedly the only thing there as well. Nice pascals wager though.
julie byrne Saying that education does not equal intelligence right after expressing your outdated belief in the "soul" pretty much just shows everyone that you're either incredibly stupid or a troll. Good day, sad person with nothing better to do in life.
I never had the pleasure of meeting Hitch but i now own all his Books, You know it almost feels like a member of my family or someone I new dearly passed the day Christopher Hitchens passed away. GBNF x
Be grateful that you lived at the same time as the man who effectively began the slow process of educating the world to the indescribable pain that religion/faith, call it what you will, imposes on this world. long live Chris Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens is the kind of person I admire the most. I often get the impression that he wasn't a very friendly, or humble person. But he was a adamant defender of the most vulnerable among us. He would not soften his language among people who disagreed with him. When he saw murder, he called it murder. When he saw torture, he called it rape. And he did it regardless of how much power the perpetrator had. Henry Kissinger, Mother Theresa, Billy Graham, no one was too big or too holy.
At least Hitchens did not just refute Christianity but other religions as well. He was no coward. Many people criticize Christianity because they are just too afraid of saying anything negative about the other religions.
+Cerell Morrison: I don't think it's that simple. In my own case, I know much more about Christianity and their hypocrisy than I know of Islam and their issues. It's not that I'm afraid to criticize Islam, it's that I want to be well informed when I do so. It's also the issue that the debate against Islam is quite polarized, so you need a sort of balance. Hitchens had great credibility so he could never have been abused by racists and right wing extremists to fuel pure hatred. I'm accused of being afraid of Islam all the time, but it has nothing to do with reality and it's quite destructive.
@@jeschinstad Your kind are the biggest hypocrites in the world. You claim to be so Enlighttened and better than everyone else. Look at what your kind are. Hitler ,Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao Zedong and Castro. That is just to name a few. Your kind promised a world of peace ,justice and plenty for all. What did they give. Berlin wall, iron curtain, bamboo curtain labour camps ,death squads, death of innocence and brutalising anyone you do not agree with. If atheism is the way to go, move to Nth Korea. You will not have to put up with believers there. They are in Labour camps or been driven underground. Then show how wonderful it is there. Criticize Kim Jung Un publicly and see what happens. Easy to see you were brainwashed by HITCHENS AND HIS COHORTS OF IDIOT FOLLOWERS.
@@Zinner222 How can you be an atheist if you demand others worship you as a god? I thought that atheism was the disbelief in gods. Truth is that Hitler was Catholic. Although the Soviet Union of Russia marketed atheism for the masses they dabbled in the occult and the elite was very interested in it mainly because of its useful application in regards to the propaganda machine. That does not sound atheistic.
Hitchens did something that many men throughout history and in the present seldom dare to do; and that is to speak the truth. He had an obsession with knowledge, with understanding, with discovery. He was what we should all strive to be, curious beyond measure. We should never stop asking the intelligent questions, or instead make up the answers for them, like religion claims to. Hitchens knew that well enough, he exposed hypocritical preachers, he slandered unworthy archbishops and priests, he educated the uncultured masses, he corrected news anchors, and led some of the most interesting debates about some of the most interesting topics (ranging from current affairs and war to religion) with some of the most interesting people. All i can say, is thank you, for everything.
Christopher Hitchens has single handedly made me content with death. I'm no longer scared of passing thanks to this man. I know that death will only bring complete peace, kind of like when we sleep. Thanks to Hitchens, I can truly live my life to the fullest knowing that the looming threat of death isn't really that threatening. I can focus on my time here, other than when I die. Thank you Hitch for putting life into perspective for me. You will never be forgotten, and I no longer fear the day that I get to embrace everlasting content with you in the heavenless abyss of reality.
Perhaps the most underrated man in modern times, his speaking and writing style should be taught to English students and his atheist arguments should be taught in religious studies. In my opinion he is one of the greatest men to have ever lived. The greatest role model a young man can have I think. Even in death he remained noble and philosophical, I think he enjoyed every second he spent on earth and I value every moment I see Mr Hitchens on my screen. It was a true honour to hear Christopher and I will talk to my children about him with a smile on my face and a tear in my eye.
He has made me hope that there is a heaven, because Christopher Hitchens will have replaced God by the time we get there. At the very least God will be sitting in the corner with a dunce hat nailed on!!!! 😂
Lol he was epicly wrong about his biggest belief though. His religious hate just made Americans feel superior to Muslims which made Afghanistan and Iraq easier to have a conscious about. He also lost his last debate to Michael Parenti and cheapened debate.
Christopher was to philosophy what Shakespeare was to literature, both unequalled in their fields. He definitely confirmed all of my suspicions about religion, he knew more about the Bible than those that preach it.
This is so bizarre. I watched Hitchens debate for years when he was still alive, witnessed his last months where he looked worse and worse (health-wise) at each public apparition and kept going back to watch a lot of his videos for years at this point.. And this is the first time I'm realizing he had a wife and seeing this specific video. She seems a lovely lady as well, and by the way she speaks of him they sounded like a happy couple in a solid relationship.
I will never forget reading 'Mortality', a restrained book considering what he was facing. Hitchens was a courageous man. He coined the word 'Tumortown' to describe cancer. Carol Blue paints an accurate portrait of her late husband.
A brilliant man and quite an exceptional woman. We need more like them - but sadly such clarity of thought and honesty is extremely rare. The world is much poorer for his passing.
I'm glad Mr. Hitchens left us with so many debates, conversations, and articles and books. Never a dull moment when this man is involved. Even up to the end, he still made sure to leave his mark.
I cry every time I think about never seeing Hitch speak for the rest of my life. I am grateful for the video archive we do have of him. It never gets old.
I don't know whether that laugh at the end was laughter of joy or tears. Those words, her words read back to her, brought me to tears. "I hear him and he has the last word." He is sorely missed.
he was a powerful voice for truth and accountability in a world woefully short on such champions. the world needs more people like him, and we need them now.
I would imagine that in many ways he was difficult to know and not particularly easy to like. Anyone who felt that certain about..... well, anything, and had the erudition and education to articulate that must have been hard to deal with at times. He did have quite an ego, but he was so able to back it up. His “God is not great” is a devastating work, from which there is no coming back. Anyone of any faith should surely have turned away if they had truly read it. I can honestly say his arguments truly opened my mind, and put into words exactly what I thought, only so much more skilfully.
Absolutely brilliant of mind and what a character right up until the end. He has now gone back to where he once came from, and that is Cosmic Dust or Stardust. RIP Christopher Hitchens. 👏👏👏
Oooh Mr. Hitchens ! We lost you too soon. 😢 Thank you for what you left behind and in this world of madness and stupidity you were the voice of intellect and reason!! When will this world going to wake up?
He will be very much be missed, he left us far too soon. but he left all of his writings, lectures, debates, and other appearences. for us to concider and use and learn from. to make ourselves better atheists and more worldly people. we all have to thank Christopher Hitchens for all that he has given us. I say thanks Hitch. R. I. P. Christopher Hitchens
Morgan Fisher,,hey, sorry ,, the funny thing is that buddy Christ was supposed to be imaginary but now mister hitchens is dead and just imaginary like my other hero spock LOL most prophets like jesus and hitchens did walk the earth? sorry you did not get the joke
It feels like besides fighting his illness for himself, He also wanted to be around longer,so he can educate and make us aware of what goes on in the world..R.I.P Hitchens
As a young man, 50+years ago, I evicted god from my life. Hitchens' books provided a clear rationale for this eviction. For that I shall always be grateful.
He was a great man The beautiful way he spoke He could quote passages from So many people Listening to him Was an experience His eloquence His depth of knowledge His sense of humor RIP You are dearly missed
What a beautiful and brilliant woman, such elegance. Christopher helps me feel sane in a crazy world. When he talks and an explosion of spontaneous applause happens I know I have a place in a powerful tribe in this lonely world. Thank you Charlie for the thoughtful interview.
Oh I think he has lost at least one debate..the one to Jesus Christ the Almighty....and that is like going 18-0 in the NFL regular season and being beat 45-3 in the superbowl. Game..set...Match
Sean Patrick Talk about typical..you really want to dumb down it all down to a friggin football game? Interesting we have videos and the actual writings of Christopher Hitchens yet we have nothing from Jesus other than what other people said he said. If he so called son of god couldn't even get it together to write something down then I would say if you want to talk about a debate between Hitchens and Jesus then Jesus was a no show. So it was a forfeit. Hitch 1 Jesus 0
The saddest part of all of this is that you have known as much as he knew have believed so strongly in disbelief key in Jess now knows he was wrong and I find that to be a terrifying fact.
***** Yes it was quite good, I liked how he showed that conflicts that are blamed on religion e.g. Northern Ireland aren't about religion, it just so happens that the opposing sides are of a different faith to each other. His book on the War on Drugs is good too.
Why are all the lights in this world always going out? Christopher could say more in a single sentence than an average man could in an entire paragraph, that was his genius.
I think the point of this comment is to highlight the manifestation of the way he will live on forever. In short, through his works, he's added countless seconds to his life.
This was wonderful. "At home in Washington I pull books off the shelves, out of the book towers balanced on the floor... at any time I can peruse our library or his notes and rediscover and recover him. When I do, I hear him-- and he has the last word. Time after time, Christopher had the last word." ~ Carol Blue
Christopher Hitchens gets to skip the party but be forever in the party of those he touched through letters and his amazing intellect. Mr Hitchens shaw in fact live forever in the minds of others and that is better than harp music and being at your relatives thanksgiving dinner forever.
Charlie's parting sentence, "That's our guy." was so right on. Christopher's writing style made me think he was addressing me personally, like he was giving voice to ideas that never fully formed in my mind. I never met the man but I felt like I knew him from reading his work. In that sense he was my guy for sorting out ideas and I'm sure I'm not the only one to have that impression.
Nearly 10 years have passed and he's still able to open minds; and, we will continue to keep his memory alive. He's still on my mind today, in 2021.
I feel that he changed the world for the better, by opening minds both near and far. His widow appears to be a wonderful person as well; it would be nice, to hear her speak about similar subjects.
Hitch was simply great .end of
From the age of twelve I was a lost cause to my fiercely Roman Catholic family. The interventions, the wasted prayers for me just made me giggle and in Christopher I found my hero. Rest in Peace dear man, I know we won't meet but know that you are well thought of.
. . . ' R e l i g I o n s ' ... he a n d God (had) have absolutely no time for .
None whatsoever.
Thank you Mrs. Christopher Hitchens. We appreciate your words. Many of us appreciated what Christopher spoke about.
Mrs Christopher Hitchens lmfao
+Avon Barksdale
I'm not sure what's funny about that. Care to elaborate?
Andrew Curley I was stoned, who knows
I mean you did say "Mrs. Christopher Hitchens." And idk her name but if her name isn't Christopher then that's just funny that you said that
@@andrewcurley5006 wouldn't it just be Mrs. Hitchens?
He's always popping up in my feed and I always watch.
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Hitch will never be forgotten. In a sense he still “lives”. No one had his brilliant qualities. A totally unique man. We were lucky to even read & listened.
He's dead and his ideas are just as dead.
@@RogerKomula-kl9lb
He is dead
But how are his ideas dead
Care to elaborate
I think about Hitch pretty much every day for one reason or another.. truly inspirational. I miss him.
He is the man humanity needs today, more than ever. Miss you kind sir.
Yet he condemned the ONLY Man humanity ever needed, Jesus.
@@recoveringbaptist2023 Ohh give us a break
Almost six years have passed and I miss his wit and wisdom more than ever.
Intelligence, yes!
wisdom, not so much. 😉
Me too!
@@teelee6752 can tell which way you sway
@@phil6815 ???
Shame on all of you haters and your spectacularly ignorant and callous comments about Mr. Hitchens. Religion truly is the last refuge for the weak-minded.
Gray Wade
Funny how his supporters don't like the kind of treatment he used to dish out.
You seem vulnerable. Jesus is waiting to set you free. - blessings2u
If you're indoctrinated into the religion of evolution that darwin organizied from platos ideas I'd say that is ironic.
Michael Dewey SEO Videography Soooo wrong! Actually it's the Jesuit Roman Catholic lucifarian church of SATAN that created islam and groomed mahammad from the age of 12 to be a false prophit to help the vatican control the darker races and to instill the seed of hate so the would eventually help fulfil biblical prophecy and slaughter the jews and true Christians for the Jesuit Roman Catholic lucifarian church of satan.
The same pagan beast system that is behind the religion of evolution and hatheism and the old New Age Movement to help them fulfill the goal of a NEW WORLD ORDER AND ONE WORLD RELIGION TO WORSHIP SATAN.
The hathiests also are programmed to kill the Christians along with islam only the vatican was smart enough to instill hatred in both the islam to kill all who don't believe the religion and hate in the hathiests so in the end after they all kill off the jews and true Christians they will kill eachother off as well.
Which is a strategy to bring the population down combined with manufactured natural disasters and planned false flag events and organized chaos to the point that the JESUIT ROMAN CATHOLIC LUCIFARIAN pagan CHURCH OF SATANWORSHIPPERS BEAST SYSTEM can easily enslave the survivors.
THE SAME people behind the people who created the Eugenics agenda
● slow death agenda
● Planned parenthood ( murderhood )
● hitler and
● Stalin
Both proponents of the eugenics agenda to kill
95% of the human population and enslave who's left outside of the 13 bloodlines of the elite that put up the Georgia Guidstones and their families.
Utilizing many other small agendas that make up a vast network of one goal. The TOTAL WORLD TAKEOVER!
No religion just a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ the redeemer and savior and creator of the world and anything good that goes on in it. - Blessings2u
carpejkdiem
Sheesh some xians are totally in la la land.
One of the best orators I have ever heard. No one could outwit Christopher, no one.
The fact that someone as devoted and inspirational as Hitchens would be sent to hell by the god of the Bible for simply not believing, while Stalin could go to heaven if simply repented before he died, is infuriating. I've watched Hitchens so much that I almost feel like he was a close friend, because he helped me along on my bumpy road to atheism (from years of Christian indoctrinating) and, ultimately, the happiness and knowledge that I enjoy today. How could a sane person wish that Hitchens -- someone who spoke only of wisdom and free thinking, and never of any kind of violence -- would be immediately sent to eternal torture for his thoughts, while the most despicable and hateful person could have a last-minute change of heart and be on equal standing as all upright Christians? The very idea of a system like that makes me physically cringe. How can someone buy into that bullshit?
Childhood indoctrination. Don't know how an otherwise sane person could subscribe to bronze age bs.
You don't understand the Bible, nor do you understand who a Christian is... hence your rant.
Exactly, the Catholic church almost says you can sin as much as you want, but confess to
a priest and go out and sin again.
Thank you Mrs Hitchens. I found Mortality sad and difficult to start reading. I held it to my heart and kissed it before I opened it and began reading. The reason I found it sad and difficult to start reading was because I knew it was the last book the finest composer of a sentence would ever write. Needless to say once I started reading I couldn’t stop till there were no more pages to turn. It was inspiring, empowering and written the only way Christopher new how to write, absolutely brilliantly. One of the most accurate reviews I’ve read about Christopher, I’m not sure who it was and I’m paraphrasing here but it was something like, “ you’re better off having the blade of a sword at you’re throat than to have Christopher Hitchens raise his pen against you”. No sword could match a pen wielded by that brilliant man.
You kissed the book before opening it? That's just weird
@@boorhaave5880 Maybe as a gesture of respect and love for the person Christopher was as this was his last book. A kiss goodbye, perhaps? His words were his life and he's sorely missed. I don't think it's weird at all.
Christopher Hitchens was a sweetheart, so funny and kind. I spent alot of time around him in the late 80s in Georgetown, Washington DC. Had so many chats and laughs with him. He was brilliant to be around. I was only 17 when I first met Christopher, but knew he was something very special, never did I know how special this brilliant beautiful man was until later in life. Well 33 yrs later I now know how truly blessed I was. What an absolute privalage and honour Christopher to have so many wonderful memories of you. Always will be missed and loved 🙏👼🏼🙏 💚🇮🇪💚
Very touching to hear. How did you come to know him?
Your hypocrisy is showing. You were "blessed"? By whom?
RIP Hitchens. Few people have made such impacts on my life...
Same here.
What a shame that you feel that way.
Why are you abbreviating Rest In Peace? In a hurry bro?
Really? Wow! I mean l like to listen to the Hitch but I don't think he's ever made an impact on my life. Good for you.
@@judgeberry6071 I’ve watched him and I’ve listened. For such a “smart” guy, his life claims against a *non-existent* God were drenched in irony. Why talk about God if you claimed He didn’t exist? My guess? He did it for the money and boy, was that money great for him. He was just like the evangelists he railed against; fame seeking, money grabbing. He wasn’t an atheist because he had no proof that God didn’t exist. He knew God existed but was pissed at religion. But instead of being smart and addressing false religion, he does what too many people do. He threw out the baby with the bathwater and in the process, threw out his common sense; and for what? A little money?
I miss the mans strength of character, but most of all I miss the way he could communicate his ideas. I will always watch, read or listen to the Hitch. RIP
That he did not experience a "death bed conversion", which I have personally witnessed in others, speaks volumes to his integrity and the honesty of his, dare I say, convictions. I am honored to have merely heard his words through the internet.
What a wonderfully dignified lady.
Right! I'd never seen her before but I didn't expect anything less.
We’re in the 10th year since his death and this is the first time I’ve seen her. I just noticed the link on my UA-cam Home Screen.
Get a guide dog because that’s no female up there.
I notice that CBS write 'Remembering Chris Hitchens' - they clearly didn't know much about him. He was NEVER 'Chris'.
The world is much poorer for his death. Great minds come along far too infrequently, but when a great mind is coupled with such unwavering strength and courage... that is something truly rare.
I only wish I would have known him before his death.
Very well said 💯🙏🇮🇪
Charlie definitely would have known he didn’t like to be called Chris…I bet they had to shorten it in order to fit properly on the screen
He was Hitch.
I'm so glad that UA-cam has immortalized him. He's so full of life in all of these videos that I almost forgot that he was dead. Great man... Such a great man.
I only heard of him for the first time when it was announced he had died, without UA-cam I wouldn’t have subsequently discovered how awesome he is
I fall asleep to his wisdom nightly….
Very true, even though I didn’t always agree with him😊
@@blackshirt5530 he was a very smart guy but he needed to lighten up occasionally . i never saw him except for po faced seriousness , this demeanour drastically reduced his audience...
A GREAT MAN. BLESS HIM.
I am greatful to this man. He was the real truth and light for me.
How is that he is a cynical arrogant heap of crap.
TheGiantKiller8
and why would you make that statement? It stinks of ignorance.
TheGiantKiller8 *You* should try to work your way up to being a cynical arrogant heap of crap.
TheGiantKiller8 he was arrogant, you were right on the money. People are following this guy because he cleverly demeans god due to his fkn mommyand daddy issues.
Brian Fowler Yes Hitchens was funny but clowns are funny also. His positions are terrible his advice is worse and he is Athesit evangelist version of pat robertson although MUCH funnier I'll admit
His command of the spoken word is so awe inspiring.
Christopher Mcnally I can’t think of anyone equal to him.
Christopher Mcnally - Yes, the English do say the cleverest when speaking English.
Rest in peace The warrior of reason :)
+Rafael de Belen I don't think he deserves the term "warrior of reason". Hitchens' brand of strong proactive atheism is without reason. It is emotional and silly. If you want "reason" look to people with completely open minds about the possibility of the supernatural - like the ancient philosophers who didn't have the anti-religion agendas etc of today. Look at people like Anthony Flew and other converted scientists who had the guts to go against their entrenched colleagues and follow the evidence where it led. Hitchens' atheism is without reason because it has already concluded that God does not exist. We don't even know what is at the edge of the universe or in the deepest oceans. We can't yet explain how humans evolved from gases and bacteria, yet HE knows God doesn't exist. Apparently some animals can discern the presence of disembodied spirits, but HE knows God doesn't exist. Thousands of people have experienced religious NDEs. Yet HE JUST KNOWS God doesn't exist. ZERO reason, ZERO logic.
+pbaylis1 He has said in multiple interviews that the existence of a god can not be disproven, but the chances of there actually being a god are very, very slim.
What you are saying isn't really backed up. Care to ellaborate?
pbaylis1
Which god are you referring to? There are many gods that we can talk about :)
I am curious if you have seen this god :)
Rafael de Belen
Pull out a list of logical fallacies and realise how many of those your statements contravene.
Ronald Bloemhoff
Well, obviously he's covering his ass because he realises he would be publically ridiculed if he verbalised the proven nature of God's non-existence. He can't say that, but he CAN say the next best available thing.."very, very slim chance". We can't read his mind, but that comes across as an inner belief that God does not exist.
I'd say "God Bless him", but I think he'd laugh.
justified by faith Nothing you have said is in love or about it. You threaten others of a place you have no evidence for and say you will be sent there for all eternity. Fire and anguish supposedly the only thing there as well. Nice pascals wager though.
singedlol Chill, he was making a joke and isn't necessarily religious, "God bless him" is just an expression, an ironic one in this case.
i dont think hes laughing now considering where his soul went! ppl can be educated but it does not make them smart!
you have no evidence that god or hell doesnt exist either so whats your point?
julie byrne Saying that education does not equal intelligence right after expressing your outdated belief in the "soul" pretty much just shows everyone that you're either incredibly stupid or a troll. Good day, sad person with nothing better to do in life.
I never had the pleasure of meeting Hitch but i now own all his Books, You know it almost feels like a member of my family or someone I new dearly passed the day Christopher Hitchens passed away. GBNF x
Lovely lady left by an extraordinary man.
Thank you Mr. Hitchens. You were instrumental in leading me out of ignorance.
Be grateful that you lived at the same time as the man who effectively began the slow process of educating the world to the indescribable pain that religion/faith, call it what you will, imposes on this world. long live Chris Hitchens
Christopher , he hated being called chris he corrected everyone whoever called him Chris as he said his parents named him Christopher 👍
Christopher Hitchens is the kind of person I admire the most. I often get the impression that he wasn't a very friendly, or humble person.
But he was a adamant defender of the most vulnerable among us. He would not soften his language among people who disagreed with him. When he saw murder, he called it murder. When he saw torture, he called it rape. And he did it regardless of how much power the perpetrator had. Henry Kissinger, Mother Theresa, Billy Graham, no one was too big or too holy.
im reading one of his books and I can here his voice in my head almost like he's reading it to me . long live the hitchslap
At least Hitchens did not just refute Christianity but other religions as well. He was no coward. Many people criticize Christianity because they are just too afraid of saying anything negative about the other religions.
+Cerell Morrison Like who?
+Cerell Morrison: I don't think it's that simple. In my own case, I know much more about Christianity and their hypocrisy than I know of Islam and their issues. It's not that I'm afraid to criticize Islam, it's that I want to be well informed when I do so. It's also the issue that the debate against Islam is quite polarized, so you need a sort of balance. Hitchens had great credibility so he could never have been abused by racists and right wing extremists to fuel pure hatred. I'm accused of being afraid of Islam all the time, but it has nothing to do with reality and it's quite destructive.
Josip Čondić Jurkić I am an Indian atheist, who was raised a Hindu, and i totally agree with you
@@jeschinstad Your kind are the biggest hypocrites in the world. You claim to be so Enlighttened and better than everyone else. Look at what your kind are. Hitler ,Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao Zedong and Castro. That is just to name a few. Your kind promised a world of peace ,justice and plenty for all. What did they give. Berlin wall, iron curtain, bamboo curtain labour camps ,death squads, death of innocence and brutalising anyone you do not agree with.
If atheism is the way to go, move to Nth Korea. You will not have to put up with believers there. They are in Labour camps or been driven underground. Then show how wonderful it is there. Criticize Kim Jung Un publicly and see what happens.
Easy to see you were brainwashed by HITCHENS AND HIS COHORTS OF IDIOT FOLLOWERS.
@@Zinner222 How can you be an atheist if you demand others worship you as a god? I thought that atheism was the disbelief in gods. Truth is that Hitler was Catholic. Although the Soviet Union of Russia marketed atheism for the masses they dabbled in the occult and the elite was very interested in it mainly because of its useful application in regards to the propaganda machine. That does not sound atheistic.
People who appreciated his contribution, miss him. Its a human thing.
a truly amazing man hugely missed
Hitchens did something that many men throughout history and in the present seldom dare to do; and that is to speak the truth.
He had an obsession with knowledge, with understanding, with discovery. He was what we should all strive to be, curious beyond measure.
We should never stop asking the intelligent questions, or instead make up the answers for them, like religion claims to.
Hitchens knew that well enough, he exposed hypocritical preachers, he slandered unworthy archbishops and priests, he educated the uncultured masses, he corrected news anchors, and led some of the most interesting debates about some of the most interesting topics (ranging from current affairs and war to religion) with some of the most interesting people.
All i can say, is thank you, for everything.
Christopher Hitchens has single handedly made me content with death. I'm no longer scared of passing thanks to this man. I know that death will only bring complete peace, kind of like when we sleep. Thanks to Hitchens, I can truly live my life to the fullest knowing that the looming threat of death isn't really that threatening. I can focus on my time here, other than when I die. Thank you Hitch for putting life into perspective for me. You will never be forgotten, and I no longer fear the day that I get to embrace everlasting content with you in the heavenless abyss of reality.
Fear does not change the fact we die, it changes how we live. Those who believe in another life take away from this 1 life we all know we have.
Beautifully said.
Very beautifully said indeed.
A great man who I respected deeply
Christopher Hitchens was an eloquent speaker.
Without an equal. Many will try, but none will reach the level he did
Perhaps the most underrated man in modern times, his speaking and writing style should be taught to English students and his atheist arguments should be taught in religious studies. In my opinion he is one of the greatest men to have ever lived. The greatest role model a young man can have I think. Even in death he remained noble and philosophical, I think he enjoyed every second he spent on earth and I value every moment I see Mr Hitchens on my screen. It was a true honour to hear Christopher and I will talk to my children about him with a smile on my face and a tear in my eye.
He has made me hope that there is a heaven, because Christopher Hitchens will have replaced God by the time we get there. At the very least God will be sitting in the corner with a dunce hat nailed on!!!! 😂
Lol he was epicly wrong about his biggest belief though. His religious hate just made Americans feel superior to Muslims which made Afghanistan and Iraq easier to have a conscious about. He also lost his last debate to Michael Parenti and cheapened debate.
@@rossleeson8626 interesting fantasy
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Christopher was to philosophy what Shakespeare was to literature, both unequalled in
their fields. He definitely confirmed all of my suspicions about religion, he knew more
about the Bible than those that preach it.
This is so bizarre. I watched Hitchens debate for years when he was still alive, witnessed his last months where he looked worse and worse (health-wise) at each public apparition and kept going back to watch a lot of his videos for years at this point.. And this is the first time I'm realizing he had a wife and seeing this specific video.
She seems a lovely lady as well, and by the way she speaks of him they sounded like a happy couple in a solid relationship.
I will never forget reading 'Mortality', a restrained book considering what he was facing. Hitchens was a courageous man. He coined the word 'Tumortown' to describe cancer. Carol Blue paints an accurate portrait of her late husband.
First view of Christopher's wife Superb woman . Lucky to have found each other.
There will never be another Christopher Hitchens, but we are lucky to have had him.
A brilliant man and quite an exceptional woman. We need more like them - but sadly such clarity of thought and honesty is extremely rare. The world is much poorer for his passing.
I'm glad Mr. Hitchens left us with so many debates, conversations, and articles and books. Never a dull moment when this man is involved. Even up to the end, he still made sure to leave his mark.
I truly miss this man.
I miss this man so very much.
I cry every time I think about never seeing Hitch speak for the rest of my life. I am grateful for the video archive we do have of him. It never gets old.
No doubt he survived, we are still talking about the man to this day!!!!
Greatly missed needed today more than ever.
Love and miss him. Salute to his life and courage.
I don't know whether that laugh at the end was laughter of joy or tears. Those words, her words read back to her, brought me to tears. "I hear him and he has the last word." He is sorely missed.
he was a powerful voice for truth and accountability in a world woefully short on such champions. the world needs more people like him, and we need them now.
One of history's greatest he will always be a inspiration to me !!
I prefer Jesus Christ over C.H.
Good day.
@@mojo7495 is it the rape torture cannibalism genocide slavery or pedophilia you like best in the bible ?
@@mojo7495 That is so unethical.
It makes me very sad to know that he died so horribly he was a great man and a great thinker one of my idols
I would imagine that in many ways he was difficult to know and not particularly easy to like. Anyone who felt that certain about..... well, anything, and had the erudition and education to articulate that must have been hard to deal with at times. He did have quite an ego, but he was so able to back it up.
His “God is not great” is a devastating work, from which there is no coming back. Anyone of any faith should surely have turned away if they had truly read it. I can honestly say his arguments truly opened my mind, and put into words exactly what I thought, only so much more skilfully.
Rest in peace, wise one.
Absolutely brilliant of mind and what a character right up until the end. He has now gone back to where he once came from, and that is Cosmic Dust or Stardust. RIP Christopher Hitchens. 👏👏👏
Christopher Hitchens lives on, "discovered" him on youtube a few years back. Thank you.
A brilliant orator, and one of my greatest heroes.
Dammit. Cancer set him up, and pneumonia took him out. A true titan. Wished he were my uncle. He went much too soon.
nakorsa i wish he was my father
Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.
Oooh Mr. Hitchens ! We lost you too soon. 😢
Thank you for what you left behind and in this world of madness and stupidity you were the voice of intellect and reason!!
When will this world going to wake up?
He will be very much be missed, he left us far too soon. but he left all of his writings, lectures, debates, and other appearences. for us to concider and use and learn from. to make ourselves better atheists and more worldly people. we all have to thank Christopher Hitchens for all that he has given us. I say thanks Hitch.
R. I. P.
Christopher Hitchens
A great man, greatly missed.
ironic that he is now your imaginary friend?
Morgan Fisher,,hey, sorry ,, the funny thing is that buddy Christ was supposed to be imaginary but now mister hitchens is dead and just imaginary like my other hero spock LOL most prophets like jesus and hitchens did walk the earth? sorry you did not get the joke
JazzKeyboardist1 Nobody got it
cahillgreg agreed.
cahillgreg,,yes, Chris Hitchens groupies think they are smart, But they are very stupid and have no sense of humor
To think that such a passionate genius would receive so much hatred from people who deem themselves and what they stand for as 'good'.
chris, you will be miss, but your legacy WILL live on
Hitch was a God of Words
WKaliberr and thoughts
Cole Batis Homosexual, why are you a believer in COINCIDENCE?
Hitchens also spoke the words of the God that I believe in.
What a brilliant man. I only wish that I had heard of him sooner. RIP
It feels like besides fighting his illness for himself,
He also wanted to be around longer,so he can educate and make us aware of what goes on in the world..R.I.P Hitchens
I will always think of him and his words ..... He entertained and made me think deeply . I miss and will always miss his wisdom .
How could anyone not like and respect this man?, he will be missed for sure):
There were a lot who didn't. like about every religious person on the planet. but what do they know?
@@harryrenner4016 Not much, apparently. They're not interested in knowledge, but just blind hope.
"Power of Facing" and "Dying Livingly"
Orwell and Hitchens existed; thus, I am not afraid of anything.
Wow how deep I'd never had those kind of thoughts until I was 9 years old!
As a young man, 50+years ago, I evicted god from my life. Hitchens' books provided a clear rationale for this eviction. For that I shall always be grateful.
A razor whit...super intelligent...funny...curious.. above all open and honest, a brilliant man.
A truly amazing man. This world would be hard pressed to ever find an equal.
He was a great man
The beautiful way he spoke
He could quote passages from
So many people
Listening to him
Was an experience
His eloquence
His depth of knowledge
His sense of humor
RIP
You are dearly missed
What a beautiful and brilliant woman, such elegance. Christopher helps me feel sane in a crazy world. When he talks and an explosion of spontaneous applause happens I know I have a place in a powerful tribe in this lonely world. Thank you Charlie for the thoughtful interview.
The man was a genius, never lost a debate, and that's a fact!
Oh I think he has lost at least one debate..the one to Jesus Christ the Almighty....and that is like going 18-0 in the NFL regular season and being beat 45-3 in the superbowl. Game..set...Match
Typical Atheist response..please get some new material.
Fuck yeah! Hitchens is a legend!
hisxmark I knew you couldn't be...you know them (Christians) to well lol!
Sean Patrick
Talk about typical..you really want to dumb down it all down to a friggin football game? Interesting we have videos and the actual writings of Christopher Hitchens yet we have nothing from Jesus other than what other people said he said. If he so called son of god couldn't even get it together to write something down then I would say if you want to talk about a debate between Hitchens and Jesus then Jesus was a no show. So it was a forfeit. Hitch 1 Jesus 0
Hitch was a "2 finger typer" and that gives me hope... now if I only had his intellect.
The saddest part of all of this is that you have known as much as he knew have believed so strongly in disbelief key in Jess now knows he was wrong and I find that to be a terrifying fact.
He wouldn't have liked "Chris" to be used in the caption. I'm reading Morality now it seems very good (of course).
***** Yes it was quite good, I liked how he showed that conflicts that are blamed on religion e.g. Northern Ireland aren't about religion, it just so happens that the opposing sides are of a different faith to each other. His book on the War on Drugs is good too.
I miss him so much, it's weird but it feels like I've lost one of my family members.
Don’t worry you’ll see him again in the afterlife
@@henryperez3559 kek
@@jordanhester4821
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@@henryperez3559 Please no. That's vulgar.
One would have to go through many a believer to find just one...
with the amount of Justice & Reason as did dwell within Christopher Hitchens! -22119
Why are all the lights in this world always going out?
Christopher could say more in a single sentence than an average man could in an entire paragraph, that was his genius.
Hitchens and Vidal.... independent minds and spirits.... Never to be forgotten.
"Mortality " fitting book title for a man who found the answer .
Wayne Brown So much intelligence but could not add one second to his life..Or could he have!!🕊️
I think the point of this comment is to highlight the manifestation of the way he will live on forever. In short, through his works, he's added countless seconds to his life.
This was wonderful. "At home in Washington I pull books off the shelves, out of the book towers balanced on the floor... at any time I can peruse our library or his notes and rediscover and recover him. When I do, I hear him-- and he has the last word. Time after time, Christopher had the last word." ~ Carol Blue
I miss him deeply. Thank you for everything, Mr. Hitchens.
Christopher Hitchens gets to skip the party but be forever in the party of those he touched through letters and his amazing intellect. Mr Hitchens shaw in fact live forever in the minds of others and that is better than harp music and being at your relatives thanksgiving dinner forever.
There's genuinely a place in my heart that can never be filled again since Hitchens died. The same sort of feeling I have for Lennon.
#RIPHitch we could really use you
RIP Hitchens, your profound intelligence has impacted me immesenly!
Hitchens was a truth teller, the most important voice of all.
Well said!
Charlie's parting sentence, "That's our guy." was so right on. Christopher's writing style made me think he was addressing me personally, like he was giving voice to ideas that never fully formed in my mind. I never met the man but I felt like I knew him from reading his work. In that sense he was my guy for sorting out ideas and I'm sure I'm not the only one to have that impression.
He must have been amazing to be around
I think Christopher Hitchens was the most remarkable human I ever had the pleasure of listening to. I’m grateful.
He was quite simply, my hero.
I so miss Hitch, he changed my focus on life. A rare and remarkable man. The world needs him.
What a remarkable man!
Learned of Hitchens on UA-cam.....very intelligent man ....great to be able to hear what he had to say even now....he still lives