Christopher Hitchens' Best Arguments Against Religion
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- In this video we delve into the compelling arguments of the legendary Christopher Hitchens against religion. Unapologetically articulate, Hitchens takes us on a thought-provoking journey, challenging age-old beliefs and scrutinizing the foundations of faith.
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I wish Hitch was alive today.
Lets keep his work up and/or follow his legacy
@@AntitheistHuman well said
And Carl Sagan! ❤
yes he is sadly missed and very sorely needed
Amidst this scourge of islamism, very dearly.
Imagine how wonderful the world would be without religion 😔
Humans probably needed it once but not anymore
@@MemeLordCrusader yes ancient people who knew nothing about the world and science..
...and Atheists.
@gabrielleangelica1977 Oh nooo imagine a world where people do not believe in magic, horrible.
@@gabrielleangelica1977 A world like that wouldn’t make any sense. A world where religion doesn’t exist but people still believe? Ig everyone just believes in their own delusions then.
Government NEEDS to take away Tax Exemption status for religion. Religion NEEDS to start teaching Truth instead of scare tactics.
It needs to be lead by an outgoing group of officials, not at risk of reelection
No, religion does teach truth, NOT scare tactics.
Government needs religion. They share the same bed.
@@TheMilitantMazdakite Yea, really? Which religion?
@@TheMilitantMazdakite Going to hell for the "original sin" is not a scare tactic? I've seen no evidence for hell, satan, or a god so allowing a 2000 year old book to scare me would be pathetic.
Nearly 13 years after his untimely death, I and thousands of people, listen to this man, the Late Great Christopher Hitchens, and mourn the loss to Humanity & Secularism. His Brilliance, articulateness, clarity of thought, and erudition are all beyond description. I, for one, can never have enough of Hitchens' oratorical abilities and brand of victorious Atheism, and that, even though I've been an Atheist for many years. Thanks for uploading this video.
I didn’t find out about this man until 2024, he was very eloquent and well spoken. I wish he was still with us.
we (#2Spirit here) would like to highlight that #spirituality knows absolutely no organized religion
New Age Spirituality operating from within the confines of the Bible…
that’s not Spirituality
they can not see what they are
#usa
edit: we are #indigenous to Europe 🏹 in culture
for us on our code 🧐 repeating 11s is Ego
we tried to tell them what money manifests but they crucify nonbinary ppl like ourselves
it’s cultural
edit x 2: Atlas on 444… indigenous folk know who is on 🎰
the Night sky told us google how far the Pleiades are they’re Atlas’ daughters
a bit late to the party but on the bright side you have a lot of great stuff still ahead of you
Watch his debates with William Lane Craig and John Lennox. Hitchens gets destroyed.
@@TBOTSS I agree he wasn’t at his most eloquent in the Craig debate, but he was in no way destroyed, because Craigs case is fundamentally not solid and has been debunked, notably by actual physicists time and again. It’s just not interesting. The default position is the default position and not only has religion not met it’s burden of proof, it also fails to present itself as a plausible hypothesis. Craig is much ado about nothing. Lennox is even more lost in his own presuppositions. It’s super dated stuff at this point.
If you haven't already done so, do yourself the enormous favor of watching Christopher and Stephen Fry oppose the question "The Catholic Church is a Force for Good" in the youtube video which you can search for under that exact title. It is a brilliant deconstruction of Catholic practice and theology showing both men at, what is in my opinion, their very best. While the first watching is an unparalleled joy, I have found that subsequent viewings only deepen my respect for their unalloyed gifts.
Christopher never fails to excite and impress me.
That doesn't reflect too well on you.
@@Thagomizer L
Says an idiot@@Thagomizer
@@ThagomizerLMFAO!
Awww. He hurt your feels for jesus?
Grow up.
There is no god.
@@ljramirez William Lane Craig and John Lennox hurt Christopher Hitchens' feelings for sure.
Long live the legend of the mighty Hitch!!!
He's dead.
@gabrielangelica
Most of the popes are dead, too. Your point?
@@jimmyboy95 I'm not Catholic. Hitch was nothing but a belligerent drunk. Now he's gone.
@@jimmyboy95So is his belligerent attitude and alcoholism.
@@gabrielleangelica1977yet the vatican is still depply corrupt
Every single religious person who has ever tried to debate with Christopher Hitchens has failed miserably.
Lol ya ok, until he has to answer a hard question. How about you think for yourself instead of adopting Hitchens ideas as your own .
He was wonderful.
But not as wonderful as William Lane Craig and John Lennox.
I have NEVER come across someone who speaks so eloquently exactly what it is I am thinking. I agree with 99.9%
He only seems to be a genius because you happen to agree with him. If you don't, his argument is still eloquent, but his views are incredibly facile.
@@Thagomizer i could say the same about theists
@@Thagomizer yeah it has nothing to do with his lifelong long accomplishments, his incredible choice of words, thought process and ability to breakdown stupid ideas so simply. Remember you’re the one watching his UA-cam video. Who’s the genius now?
@@Thagomizercan't stand that he's right?
There is no god.
Grow up.
Which begs the question, what is that 0.1% you disagree with?
Imagine where we would be today, if science hadnt had 1000 years of religious oppression.......
Science started as Christian theology. It did not start in the Far East, Africa or India. What is your point?
@@TBOTSS what's your point actually?
Are you saying Christians are originator of science? If yes then sorry because we all know what happened copernicus and Galileo.
@@TBOTSS Originator of modern science were primarily diests
@@TBOTSS No, science started with Ancient Greek and Chinese philosophy, and ever since then, science has continued to advance in SPITE of Christianity, not because of it.
@@itsoblivion8124 What historian of science would disagree with me?
A small reminder of what we have lost in his passing. Unfortunately we’re left with his brother…
Thanks to technology, Hitch will be among us for a long time.
We could absolutely use Mr. Hitchens in this day and age. He is a hero of mine and he was the person who opened my eyes to the fallacy and massive contradictions of christianity. His insights, his wisdom, along with his exquisite use of language and his abilities with the written word, and his sheer eloquence in speeches, debates, and lectures were nothing short of genius.
Words of wisdom indeed!! Is there anyone today like this?
Aron Ra
Douglas Murray
@campfireaddict6417 he's not as nice and well spoken, in my opinion
@@MemeLordCrusaderand half as intelligent!
Sam Harris
A fine compilation of Hitch-slaps indeed.
And I don't understand how religious people seeing this still remain religious. Boggles my mind
@@AntitheistHumanThe brainwashing sometimes runs tragically and borderline unalterably deep
@@arthurfleck629 And subsequently more difficult to overcome with age.
@@godless-clump-of-cells Fact. I’m an atheist in my teen years. I have no clue how my parents can believe these fairy tales. But they’ve been forced to believe in it since childhood or get ostracized.
When I move out I’ll reveal I’m an Atheist. If they hate me, it’s whatever, they’re already toxic to me, now they’d just not have any control over my life, so I won’t be forced to go to church and such.
I love how Turek tried to interrupt with one of his idiotic questions, and Hitchens refused to let him.
But he ain’t alive. And if he could talk to you now he would tell you he was all wrong. Believe it.
@@gwarren6386Shut. The. Fuck. Up and open it again when you have proof
Hou have no way of knowing that.@@gwarren6386
Turek is just angry because he argues from a basis of belief and feeling where hirchens argjes from fact and logical deduction.
@@gwarren6386 Except nobody has ever been able to provide the slightest piece of evidence for the supernatural whatsoever. There is not one single thing you can point to that shows that god exists.
Can you just imagine what Hitch would’ve said about Trump? The way evangelicals support him……. I wish Hitch were still here!
Hitch would wipe the floor & ceiling with DT.
So the Bidens are the picture of morality. And joining nato,urging Ukraine to join as well so we can put weapons on Russia's borders, forcing them to react is cool, oh most Americans dont know that cause the major news spinned it another way, awesome? Big countries like them and us won't allow weapons on their borders. We was about to do the same thing over the Cuba missile crisis if they didn't stop. Oh, do you think out borders should be wide open for anyone to come in? Do you know the problems millions of illegal immigrants in all our states is causing? And the mind-boggling amounts of money we are spending just on these two issues I've raised? We're broke. If you think it's OK, just go to a major city and invite a bunch to your home and quit locking your doors. Would you do that? Well, that's what our country is doing. I don't like Trump either but he's is the best choice for the country, if you actually vote what's best for the country or do you vote for who you like better and screw the country. The hell with the country, I'd rather have someone that supports a pride parade down main st.😅
Far right Christian evangelicals want us to believe that they have a moral higher ground than anyone else.
And yet every day they prove to us the opposite by their words and actions.
Black collar crime.
Exactly
Like how so? I think religious or not people can show lack of morality.
Fear of death drives sane people to religion. Get over it and enjoy your life, and become a positivity
First of all, that's not your idea. That's a thought of freud. Secondly, people fear death, whether they're religious or not. But let me ask you this if people were gonna get together to create a religion to help them with their fear of death. Do you think they would add in the whole? You're gonna burn for returnity unless you do everything right? Probably not because that doesn't sound too comforting. I think atheist in their heart do believe but they've talked themselves out of it. Because it's a scary thought to know that what they do. Matters and that they might have to answer for something. And it also gives you a good justification to not have to do anything because Hey, nothing matters, if there's no higher mean or higher power. This is it than why not just do anything.. You seem to hold dear. Some of the early moral commandments from the bible like show that steel. And I doubt you're Jewish but. I guarantee if someone still something for you. You would have a reaction claim. It's a moral and not like it. 50 out your wife was having an affair. I bet you wouldn't like that either. Well, why is that? Why is that immoral? Were you getting this concept of moral at just your opinion? But yeah, every human being has that in them Stop eating such a simpleton and think about it longer than five minutes Because a lot of Christians are not scared to die at all. But many non-believers in atheists are scared today, which makes no sense. Because it doesn't matter, you just go away. You're gone so the rational logical thing to do would be just to end at all. Why not if the nothing matters. You can say you believe things like that. But that I guarantee you do not live your life like that. Guaranteed it, you get up. You have goals. You do things, why do you do that? When people say you have potential. What the hell is that mean? Is that some kind of physical material. People actually live a lot different than they say You just don't wanna be judged or ever told it something you're doing is wrong and nobody does. And I haven't even touched the design argument of the planet in people. It's so overwhelming to walk away after learning these things and thinking. There's no creator is either complete total ignorance. Or will for wilful blindness. There's not one thing in your life that you look at or you cannot tell. It was designed from your iPhone to t. V to your car to buildings. Anything. We take it for granted, but we don't need to meet designer. But we know it was designed and yet you look at the most complex thing that exists the human body the brain. The fact that we can reproduce. Make babies the planet is perfectly calibrated for life. You can believe all these things are accidents. If you want to, but that's actually mathematically impossible. So at that point it's more reasonable to believe that there was a creator than to not believe. There's way more evidence and at that point it's just denial. And by the way, you can stop making accusations about what this church or that church did because number one every single institution is corrupt. Some degree and number 2. You've probably never been in a church. Or entire life
Yeah, that's
Freud idea Hypothesis, maybe some people, but that is not really true. Number one, if you're scared of death, why would you make up a religion? That's supposed to make you feel better about death while at the same time. If you don't do things right. You're gonna burn in-hell for eternity? That doesn't really seem to be something to make you feel better. Plus a lot of faith-based people are not even scared today. Anyways To say those beliefs are only based off. Fear of dying is way to simplistic. And just not true. However I do love freud
Atheist type, people like to use that to discredit religion. In faith, that's just a freud idea in it's not yours
Sigmund Freud was an atheist. Anyways, so I think you gotta take that into consideration. That's actually why him and carl young ended up separated Because carl uniders some of his philosophy from elements of christianity, at least Maybe he came up with that theory when he was doing tons of cocaine. He was brilliant
Very very weak hypothesis
I wish I could go back in time and tell him, take care of yourself. We need you.
Really you really think you need christopher hitchins What is it that he said that was so enlightening and life changing. Nothing he just told you what you wanted to believe. But I have to admit I feel the same way about Charles Manson. I think we need him back to
I miss Christopher Hitchens so much.
People laughed at many things Hitch said especially when he talked about a “Devine North Korea” but there couldn’t be a more real or more serious topic to talk about on Earth! If there is God who created us why did he make many of the most awful painful or disturbing things hilarious to us? God is either an Asshole or a Comedian or Both!
They laugh not because it’s funny, but to defuse the tension and discomfort of the cognitive dissonance borne of the realization that this is true and their beliefs are indeed absurd cruelties.
The laughter puts enough distance between them and this realization to allow them to digest the idea without actually accepting it.
POW!
I cant believe I EVER fell for the evil story of convincing humanity they are less than they are, thet we are flawed at birth. What a BIG CON upon humanity. I keep an open mind and think for thyself and say loud and clear. ' I am not a sinner, I've NEVER been a sinner nor will I choose to be a sinner!
So you chose the one that says that man is absolutely nothing, a miserable speck of dust in a universe and man is entirely alone as he must bear the weight of everything on his miserableness? Can you see how this vision is much worse than the previous one?
@@juanranger4214 don't try putting words into someone's mouths or thoughts...Very manipulative of you....Can you see you only commented to try and make him or her look like an empty ,miserable human being whose life has no purpose?
@@juanranger4214
How is living according to a caveman's fairytale, better?
@@rimbusjift7575 Pondering the concept of a creator actually takes a level of emotional intelligence that, let's be honest, most people these days are lacking
@@rimbusjift7575 it is not a fairytale, God does exist and He is our Father. Here is the evidence that you are looking for: someone to pray to God for something to happen (this someone can be you) and said something does happen. Like Einstein got out of the lab in a step of faith to see if his calculations were correct, do the same: by faith, call to God for a sign, a dream and ask Him to reveal himself to you. I did this and he led me to the name of Jesus Christ and called Him “my son”.
I also wish he was still alive. Such a wonderful speaker. With a way to reach anyone. Understandable. Hard to argue with the points he has made available. Changing the way so many of see through the smoke screens. Genius.
Hitchen: religion is poison
Religion: you poisoned yourself, bruh, too much smoking and drinking
Mr hitchens made more sense about morals than any preacher ive ever heard.
Hopefully one day religion wont exist it benefits noone.
Where does he get this idea of morals? In a world of randomness there are no morals just opinions. It's not like morals are material so how did they evolve? If there's no God anything goes. Your morals and the nazis morals were quite different. I guess they evolved differently out of nothing . It's a ridiculous premise for anyone who thinks for themselves for 5 min.
I follow the Ten Commandments of Christopher Hitchens. They make more sense to me than the Ten in the Bible.
Ive seen every debate and lecture that mr.Hitchens has done . There was never an intelligent arguement against what he said. Ever !
I miss him so much. We desperately need him in this day and age. I doubt there will be another man like him. RIP Christopher
I’ve seen this video at least 20 times and always enjoy it more each time. It’s a shame we will never get any more new material from him. RIP
Brilliant man who spoke the truth and opened the eyes of many. If he's wrong, he'll have a lot of explaining to do. A true legend. 😊
After dying is no life. No one to explane to. Hitchens is right.
If he's wrong then whoever judges him has a lot of explaining to do. But he is not wrong.
I feel the world became less enlightened when Hitch passed.
What a great man. I miss him often.
How badly we need him today!
Religious peace : is like asking two little children to decide and agree on who’s ’imaginary’ friend is the best, it’s never going to happen .
Wow, another straw man argument. You guys need to get the money back from your university that you went to
His legacy endures.
Thousands of gods only one Christopher Hitchens. Twelve years since Christopher passed and no sign of the brilliance we once had with Christopher Hitchens!
Really well edited and put together. Well done
RIP Hitch
Great video. You nailed it.
Hitch is one of my heroes. Witty, articulate. logical and undebatable.
We must keep Christopher Hutchings words alive
God I miss this man!
God 😆
Don't say God you miss him because he doesn't believe in God. He might be offended
Mother Teresa was a despicable human being though..
She was a selfish, sadistic Monster who let people suffer on purpose even though she had the resources to help them.
True. Mother Teresa, Torture Teresa, Narcissist Teresa, Lier Teresa,
is actually the same person. But no prob, the sectarians, have their, "good and have" Jesus, who in a disturbing way, take all their blame.
Glad this vid is back
Can anyone fill this void? Hitchens was so insightful and articulate. What a great human.
I wasn't familiar with the "Who wants this to be true?" argument. It's stunning how it turns the "benefit" of religion on its head (because people believe what they want to be true, not what they discover to be true through honest examination) and shows that Christianity is so bad that it's a character flaw to even wish it were true.
Very well said, Christopher. I hate religion too
If Hitchins does not believe in God, would reason to believe he doesn't believe in the Bible either. So what is the point of reading the Bible and critique it when at the end of it? He's just gonna say. I don't believe it. There was absolutely no point in that.
He had a quick wit and a way with words. Christopher Hitchens and his intellect will be missed.
Thanks for sharing 👍
A lot of things about Christianity confuse me. I struggle with them, religiously. I don't know why God had to send himself to save us from himself. But I do know one thing: Jesus never walked on water - unless it was frozen.
You should watch what Hitchens said about the allegedly virgin birth.
You should watch what Hitch said about mother theresa. I refuse to capitalize that criminal's name.
Spending an infinite future in heaven with christians would be hell, for me.
why?
@@Doc-Holliday1851 Seriously?
@@anothermike4825 yeah seriously. Why do you think it would be obvious?
@@Doc-Holliday1851 christians are an uneducated and judgmental group. Most are governed by fear or anger. I should know better than to think christians can self-judge how others might see them.
Wow wonderful indeed❤
After listening to this great man, I can say with certainty: Thank God I'm an atheist
I came to realise that a lot of people on the planet need religion because they lack the intellectual capacity to deal with life in another way. Thinking for yourself is no easy task and believing is so much easier.
1) Some-thing can only come into existence out of a state of no-thing. Otherwise some-thing couldn’t be anything else than every-thing. The state of no-thing on the other hand has the potential to manifest every-thing. Therefore, some-thing and no-thing are of equal value. Not surprisingly the same result is obtained in mathematics but I prefer my own thought via a philosophical approach. Thinking for yourself has proven to be a great way to keep devils, angels, goblins, leprechauns and god(s) at a distance, but that aside.
2) There are good reasons to compare the coming into existence of universes with something we all enjoyably know: ejaculations. Most spermatozoa are destined for the drain and only one amongst the million losses viable. We are living in one of the universes viable for life, probably amongst many failed or disabled universes; hence the absolutely not miraculous fine tuning of our cosmic surroundings. We’re lucky and we are translating our luck, a very common human characteristic, into pride, prejudice and the preposterous idea that a super being is overseeing each of us and sad or happy depending on the position of our hands above or below the sheets.
3) So, the absolute beginning from the very first universe must have started from a very fine tilting point in a state where there was no difference between some- and no-thing. Quantum mechanics has learned us that energy can be borrowed for such a short time that the balance between the two states isn’t affected. Unimaginable stretches of time and evolution have done the rest in a trial, error and rarely, but in view of the incredible time lapses, unavoidable success way. We perceive the end result like a magic trick. Conclude that the pigeon out of the head is pure wizardry until the magician explains every step of the astonishing experience.
4) if an all powerful god existed, why in the name of the one no one should believe in, would that being make the billion of years detour instead of just creating a made and ready universe? Unless you reject the fact, no, no longer the theory, but the fact of evolution. If that’s the case, then you are worshipping a god created or accepted out of pure and maybe even wilful ignorance.
5) if god existed there would be no need to prove his existence because he / she / it would be perceived or at the very least be experienced by believers and non believers alike and since that’s clearly not the case it’s safe to say that god(s) are man made and not the other way around. That’s also why there are approximately, at present, 4.300 religions with matching super bff to suit different cultures, regions and tribes.
6) Seneca, ancient Roman philosopher: ‘for common people religion is true, for wise men false and useful for rulers’.
The story of Jesus, his miracles and resurrection
Ask 1000 followers of Kenneth Copeland if he can heal the sick, paralysed and disabled. Well, you know the answer.
Ask 1000 followers of Copeland if he could resurrect someone from the dead. You know the answer
Ask 1000 followers of Copeland if they witnessed a resurrection performed by Copeland and at least 100 will testify on their life and the life of their children that they witnessed a resurrection done by one of the biggest spiritual con men in our day and age.
Should give you some idea about the value of testimonials in Jesus time.
People turn their wishes into beliefs and from that principle all religions are born.
Let's also not forget that resurrections where far from exceptional in the days of the Jesus. I wouldn't go as far as to say: 'one resurrection a day kept the gravedigger away', but still.
Jesus was a mediocre prophet and so delusional that he convinced himself to be the son of a non existing being. And it’s because of his mediocrity and the fact that his ‘teachings’ serve the rich, rulers and common people alike that he became so popular.
Forever indebted for writing the books that opened my eyes. As a Christian I was blind, but now… I see!
Educate women and you educate the children.
Oh my Hitch 🙏❤️
Could you IMAGINE the tongue lashing our government in the US would get if Christopher were with us today? Ain't enough popcorn in the world for that show.
The late, great Hitch certainly made some excellent and compelling arguments against religion, though there are certainly many more not mentioned here. I only wish the editors of the video had modified the sound levels on the various clips to match. I had to keep adjusting my volume!
I miss the Hitch. He was an inspiration to all of us who stand for reason and rationality against the insidious cancer of delusion, deception, ignorance, intolerance and, yes, _immorality_ that religion has inflicted upon the world. Though I can't claim to match his knowledge or eloquence, I do my best every day to follow his example.
True story. My dad told me when I was 5 years old that I committed hundreds of sins that would send me to hell before breakfast each day. Imagine telling a little boy that he was so evil that he committed hundreds of sins between getting out of bed and going to the kitchen table. As an adult, it took a few years of professional analysis and therapy to get rid of much of this abusive programming.
I wish if God is real, because by now, he'd have met Christopher and took some moral lessons to be actually, good.
Christopher Hitchens should be made a saint.
HE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN....AMAZING❤
That would not sit well with him at all.
@@19snips No it certainly wouldn't, he was however a wonderful man and I admired him greatly. ❤
@@lorenzobianchini4415 he is a hero of mine as well and someone I respect immensely. We could really use his wisdom and insight these days.
@@19snips LOl!!!!!
We need today Christopher Hitchens and George Carlin!
I feel more intelligent just listening to…. Enlighten 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹
Rip hitch ❤
There is no sane or rational argument FOR religion.
But there's even a lower level of ridiculous stupidity that seems to be accepted that we came from a bunch of goop, accidentally all of us with catches's and brains and everything, and that's just so rational to believe that lol That's like saying there's no rational reason at all that somebody designed this iPhone. It must have just designed itself lol Because believing that nothing created something as opposed to something created all of this Is Saul reasonable? Isn't it I mean think? How many times you walked on the street and boom? All of a sudden things just popped out of nothing and holy cow. Look at this house just built itself in The Middle of the street. What a coincidence. Oh, my God, look a car. Just just popped out of thin air and cool. We can drive it nice. We needed one of these. Yeah, that happens all the time. There's no logical rational reason for you to say such an arrogant statement when there's plenty of reasons to believe even if you choose not to. For example, I believe that statement is totally ignorant that you made. I can't prove that scientifically but it's kind of self evident kinda like that
There's a few young men continuing to carry the torch of Hitchens, they're also brilliant, he lives on in them.
(oh shit now i sound like a religious nutjob ☺️)
Aron Ra.
AXP have some good hosts too
I don’t think about religion much anymore, as I became very comfortable with my position of having no god belief decades ago. I still love to hear people like Christopher Hitchens put forward logical arguments against religion though. RIP Hitch.
God bless Jesus Christ the Lord and may all of Gods people rejoice in the salvation that is Jesus Christ the Almighty. O death where is thy sting? O death where thy Victory?
Poetic, now start using critical thinking skills in addition to romantic dreams, and you might go somewhere.
@@Goldenhawk583critical thinking is what lead me to believe in the truth. Morality comes from God. The fool has said in his heart there is no God.
@qualitypaversinc Seems like you didn't watch the whole video. Maybe even read the whole Bible and tell me how manmade it is. I was Christian and I went through nothing but trauma because of religion. You're clearly not okay and coerced into this thing you called Christianity and I'm sorry that you're like that. Sure not everyone in religion is bad but the problem is that they don't realize that the Bible isn't the truth and seeing the problematic verses that's in there. Like when it says that the raped should marry their rapist and basically conditional love (John 3:16 is the best example). Proverbs 3:5-6 just proves that it's a cult by shutting down critical thinking and thinking for yourself entirely. So please do your proper research for now on. Thank you.
@@AngelOrrandMoreI'm a Catholic my good brother. Jesus is the truth my friend. The one who conquered death. The Bible is clearly a holy and spiritual book that was giving to us by God. All the people who wrote it claimed to be divinely inspired and that one book is the most sold book in all of human history. That name Jesus stands above all names. And that book will be here until the very end. Us Catholics not only have a book from Heaven but we have supernatural miracles here on earth that not even NASA nor top Nobel piece prize winner in science could explain. Supernatural miracles that defy the laws of nature, of time and space. Miracles that should not exist yet they stand strong in beautiful Catholic churches all around the globe. Those miracles are not there to pursade the unbeliever. Because we understand to a non believer even if one were to rise from the dead he would not believe. Even if God himself appeared to you , the non believer would think it was a dream. Those supernatural miracles that science cannot explain are there to further strengthen the church and God's people to show us that the things of God are from another dimension and no scientist, scholar or laboratory can deny what we know to be true to the depth of our core. We all must face death and judgement for our sins. But on that day I will have the blood of Christ and Jesus by my side. Hope he has mercy on us all.
@@qualitypaversinc If the Bible is our moral guide, then how can it make pornographic statements such as: “…they may eat their own dung and drink their own piss with you” (2 Kings 18:27)? Also consult Numbers 31 where a whole tribe of people, including the elderly and children are slaughtered. The only survivors were the virginal women, who were later raped by the “just and perfect” Moses and his men. Is that what you want your children reading on Sunday?
Biblical morality is pure horror, and if christians really followed all gods commands, we would need to build a lot more prisons.
People were moral long before christianity was invented, and it will exist long after its gone.
True morality comes from tht heart of each of us, no matter our belief or lack thereof. No matter our origin, our color or culture... Christians do not act from the heart, but from fear of punishment or groveling for favors and rewards.
Good people are good because thats who they are..period.
the more i study about atheism more i notice that atheism is just a anserw of the terroble theology we have today, the majoriry of people just didnt understud the bible, and because of this miscompreention they turned to be a non beliver
Actually reading the Bible is one of the fastest way to becoming an atheist
@@caracomfotodeanime3404people who wrote books of the bible refer to it as holy scripture and it is treated as such
@@benjaminjenkins2384 show me 1 verse that is writed that the bible is the world of God
@@caracomfotodeanime3404 show me one verse that god wrote itself,
I’ll wait
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Nope. One of the great things about being an Atheist is that I don’t ever feel compelled to perform mental gymnastics to justify slavery and incest and other disgusting immoral things in your story book.
So what’s the "correct" way to read it then and what method did you use to determine that?
Who wants this to be true? Is the best question here.
Umm, this is true.
@@dorkception2012 religion is certainly a very real delusion for many.
Trump is the best argument that there is no god.
Thanks for this conversation
Bravo, Christopher Hitchens.
(I'm being facetious, here. But it suddenly struck me that, outside of the eternity aspect, it's an analogue to the way I'm expected to show gratitude to my employer for letting me work.)
When I hear christians talk on some of the atheist shows I often think it would be advisable for the hosts to ask, do you want to believe what you believe? If the christian is being honest 99.9% would say yes. Wanting to believe something indicates a confirmation bias. Many atheists like myself grew up with religion and wanted to believe it but the facts got in the way of continuing that belief. Maybe some atheists have a confirmation bias against religion but I think atheists generally stand on much firmer ground in limiting confirmation bias compared to christians (and theists in general). In order for atheists to arrive at their position on god they had to be willing to be objective and skeptical--whereas the vast majority of christians can't be honestly skeptical of their religion.
Very eloquent indeed.
I'm a Muslim myself but I have a great respect for atheists.
I like the way they honestly, to the best of their abilities, challenge the status quo, and attack ignorance with reason.
There's a lot I disagree about but I admire the dare to speak and refusal of blind faith.
My hero
Absolute intelligence, perspective, and reasoning-crème del a crème.
What makes you think this is "Absolute intelligence, perspective, and reasoning"?
Ok, I want you to use your ABSOLUTE INTELLIGENCE, PERSPECTIVE, AND REASONING skills to solve this riddle...
There are two guards and two doors: One guard tells TRUTH and the other guard tells LIES, and behind them, there are two doors: one door leads to certain DEATH and the other door leads to LIFE. You must ask only one guard one question to avoid certain death and what would you ask that one guard?
@@marycross5010 "What would the other guard answer when i would ask him which door is the correct one". (Will always be the deadly door)
That was simple, now let´s make it a little harder. Ok, much harder, in fact so hard that only about 0,01% of all humans can solve it.
If you can solve it, maybe i make you part of the agency i work for. So here it comes:
"Two doors, one to death one to life, but this time it´s three agents and two questions (doesn´t matter who you ask. You can ask two separate agents but just one guy for one question). The problem is one agent always tells the truth, one always lies and the nearly unsolvable problem, the third guy sometimes lies and sometimes tells the truth. there is a 100% chance of finding the correct way.
Good luck, you have 24 hours. (oh and don´t try, the internet will not help you and i will be informed when you try. Tick tack!)
@@marycross5010 I say it’s intelligence that stands against your beliefs in magic storybooks and in imaginary friends. Do yourself a favor and embrace reality and not the mythology that carry a torch for.
Your fictional Bible stories don’t mean a thing.
@@scottsmith2235 Well the story of "The Tree Little Pig", "The Emperor In His New Clothes", or "Little Red Riding Hood" are all fictional stories, but it holds TRUTH to them. and that TRUTH is the MORAL STORY of Humanity. And that is why Jesus speaks in Parables.
@@scottsmith2235 Agents like Hitman here want to hijack the human psyche.
How good would he be know with another 13 years of wisdom under his belt??
* now
Its very simple. God was created by mankind not the other way around
Please do one on his best pro life arguments. His religious ones are always low fruit and he even admitted he wasnt prepared for the depths William Lane Craig went in their debates but his pro life arguments have always stuck with me even after I abandoned atheism.
Imagine if there was an instant as you’re truly dying where you know and feel for a certainty that you’re disappearing from the universe forever. No god. No dead family members coming to collect you. No angels.
You can just feel for a certainty that you’re about to enter the eternal black.
Imagine how that would feel to someone who has dedicated their entire life to god.
I typed the first part so you dont have to, here it is: "The catholic church holds ot better for the sun and moon to drop from heaven. For the earth to fail and for all the millions on it to die; in extremist agony... Than one soul, I will not say, will be lost, but should commit one denial sin, should tell one wilful untruth, or should steal one furthering without excuse." Enjoy!
Arguments against religion are needed as arguments against centaurs are needed.
Show me the centaur worshipers threatening to overthrow democracy, or demanding that they be allowed to discriminate against LGBTQ people. If these arguments can help lead a single person to a life without (or at least less) bronze-age ignorance, more power to them.
First I declare that I absolutely LOVE Hitch! Great guy! So knowing that I SINCERELY ask of you, dear reader, has anyone stupidly say to him something like, "But your name is CHRIST-opher!" I want to see THAT interaction! Thanks!
Article 58-Russia’s rule against “thoughts against the State”!
Why add music to this?!? 😑
The seperation of state n religion is needed in our country. We need more free thinkers in gov. That God stuff don't work is use to control us from ourselves
The true meaning of the word "re-ligion" comes from Latin "re" (again) with "lego" in the sense of choose, go over again or consider carefully...Read this book/scripture over and over again and consider carefully.
4:17 always
Wow
The Foundation Speech is how the universe started you where all there
Do one on his best pro life arguments? His religious work is good but even he admitted he wasnt prepared for William Lane Craig's responses. Even aftwr abandoning atheism I still use Hitchen's pro life arguments and not presumed "religious" arguments
I know I am not going to live forever and neither are you, but until my furlough here on earth is revoked, I should like to elbow aside the established pieties and raise my tumbler 🥃 of Johnnie Walker Black high above my head in honor of the brilliance that was Christopher Hitchens, his legacy ensures his immortality, oh, how much I miss him.
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Scripture of the Day... *"GET WISDOM AT ANY COST"*
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction;
pay attention and gain understanding.
I give you sound learning,
so do not forsake my teaching.
For I too was a son to my father,
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
Then he taught me, and he said to me,
“Take hold of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands, and you will live.
Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get a wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.
She will give you a garland to grace your head
and present you with a glorious crown.”
Proverbs 4:1-9
*"UNWRITTEN"*
I am unwritten, can't read my mind
I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand
Ending unplanned
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
I break tradition, sometimes my tries
Are outside the line
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes
But I can't live that way
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Blindness is a terrible thing.😮😊
I find it amusing that Hitchens' first name was Christopher. And curious that, brilliant as he was said to be, he refused to acknowledge the irrefutable evidence of God that was before him every moment of his life.
I find it amusing that you couldn’t refute anything he actually said nor have given any actual evidence. You need to do better.
@@SupremeSquiggly LOL! Where would I begin? Read a bit of Aquinas... if you dare open your eyes.
Religinuts claim, 'God created the first two people perfect.' However, perfection is, by definition, incorruptible. And that also takes free will into account... the perfect will ONLY make perfect choices.
perfect does not mean incorruptible by definition. I've just looked it up in every major dictionary and found no instance of those two being related. You can make something perfect that is capable of being ruined. likewise you can make something (at least theoretically) that cannot be ruined which is imperfect.
You're just playing with semantics to support your puerile beliefs. On the basis of LOGIC, that which is perfect is incorruptible. @@Doc-Holliday1851
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The Bible tells us we are born sinners (John 3.3) unless reborn again by the Spirit of God. It declares humanity is totally depraved; that is, all of us have a sinful nature that affects all parts of our being (Isaiah 53.6; Romans 7.14). The New Testament tells us only through rebirth will humans see the Kingdom of God. It further tells us through rebirth our past sins will be washed away and we will never sin again as we will be one of God. Now I have trouble with all this. Why does God allow babies full of sin to be born? God created the Devil and created all sin so why does s/he perpetuated it. And you can't tell me a Serial Killer who is reborn will never kill again. If you believe that then invite Chris Watts, or David Berkowitz, and or Jeffrey Dalmer over for dinner at your remote cabin in the woods.
Religion (superstition, faith, ritual) offers the species another evolutionary advantage. Faith simplifies our lives by letting us not have to test reality constantly. Superstition and ritual do the same: If something works 2 or 3 times, it'll probably work in the future; so we should probably keep it up until it *doesn't* work any more. And religion itself can make life beautiful. Some of the greatest music, architecture, plastic art is religious.
Who was it who spoke of a selfish gene? Well, I suspect there's also a religious gene.