For me, it's a frustration that I discovered Christopher Hitchens just shortly before his death. Then again, for me, its a wonder that I discovered Christopher Hitchens. He gave voice to my doubts about faith. He was a guide light on my way forward as I broke the bonds of the religion I'd been raised in, and he was an advisor on my path to rationality and free thought. I never knew him, personally. But I owe him a debt of gratitude for his brilliant expositions of logic. We never met, but thanks for your effort, sir.
Daniela Pet i was making a pun by saying my ipad (a tablet device) was the same type of tablet he was referring to :) But thank you for being nice and trying to help me! I hope you have a wonderful day 💙💚
@@CZOV if you had the confidence to say what was inadequate about his thought you would have brought up an example. Your baseless claim seems to represent your insufficient critical thinking skills :)
@@dyschromotopia Calling someone names or just saying they’re stupid is the last refuge of people with no evidence or argument. It’s the mouse attacking a lion.
Probably the most well read and informative orator of the 20th century. I could listen to Mr Hitchens talk all day,everyday. I hope you have found the world that you craved for.
@@onewaydrive_ Yea. I think he'd be his usual ironic, articulate self but wouldn't hold back with a well argued opinion about the US administration. Probably with pithy Orwell quotes thrown in.
Hitch stood up for his beliefs and was fearless in doing so. Incredibly articulate in supporting his arguments and rationality. A figure sorely missed in a society scared to speak their mind and have a dialogue with those that disagree with them.
Christopher Hitchens wove words into a beautiful tapestry. In my head, all of the thoughts on a given idea whirl around but when I read Christopher on the same idea, it feels like he captured all of those whirling thoughts and ordered them into one perfectly lucid precis and gave them back to me. Genius! I never met the man but I sure do miss him.
@Unprofitable Servant Your god made Satan. YOU believe in Satan You are the Satanist. I'm convinced that he is another fiction in the same fairy tale you love so dear.
@Matt S: You just watched one! There's plenty of videos available on UA-cam of this great man's wit and wisdom. Though Hitch may no longer physically among us, at least he lives on in the UA-cam-sphere.
@@basketvector7311 I just said there's a lot more than just this item of Hitchens on UA-cam. I didn't care if Matt S. was going "flat out" trying to be "iron-ic"(get it? "flat out", "Iron[ic]" Boom-Boom).
Christopher Hitchens : a Great Humanist. Sincere thanks, dear Sir, for having helped me on my way forward. Hitchens belongs to that small handful of individuals who have so significantly contributed to the advancement of Mankind.
The greatest of all time. I can't get enough of him, thank goodness there is so much of his content online. The world lost a brilliant mind when he passed.
He was a pillar of humanity and civility. We still have Dawkins ,Sam Harris, Dan Barker , Stephen Fry, Richard Kraus, Neil Degrass Tyson but they all routinely quote Hitchens .
This is so classically Hitchens. So understated yet so relentlessly searing and also brimming with irony. His revised set of commandments is worth the price of admission on its own even without the incredible precision at which he slaughters the absurd commandments as presented in their many form by the deluded that promote them.
Wow, I hadn't seen this little beautiful piece before. The man has been dead for seven years and still he shows up with his wisdom. Thank you Hitch. I wish I had known of you, when you were still alive. But I conducted my personal religion-detox program a year after your passing, and in the process I got to know your talks and debates.
@Unprofitable Servant you are exactly what hitchens stood against. Religion has poisoned you. You also tick seth Andrews quote, that "religion makes people talk like idiots"
He is freeing my mind 10 years after his death I didn't know him till 2 weeks ago Now I can be free knowing I have this life only and I die just like animals unfortunately humans eat them
I just came across this video, so it’s now 11 years and still he is sharing wisdom to many. Relative to the amount of humans throughout history, this isn’t something that many have done.
Christopher was an intellectual ninja. Although he is gone, and immeasurably missed. He did pave the way for others, who have become giants in their own right. The legacy continues.
Only ran into you hitch, 3 years after your passing, but I owe you most of my deconversion. And I am forever grateful to you for that. Rip hitch, you are sorely missed
@@chrissonofpear1384 Deuteronomy 22-20-1.. Says ... Take whores to their fathers door and stone them to death... This was a test... Keep fighting the good fight.
He gives me hope. More than any ancient text. The update to the commandments would be really helpful in today's world. Simple but to the point and quite memorable. The voice of a man who is unafraid and well versed.
Actually he was not quite the "bright boy" he thought he was. The commandments were written to and for a particular group of people for a particular purpose. While the moral content contains wisdom, it was a "limited, time specified contract" that was null and void in 70AD. The new scriptural contract which is eternal is also only relavent to a specific people. Hitchins was a religiously arrogant hack.
@@3lightsteps intended for which people? The texts are irrelevant as man uses it for his own ego and to feel purposeful. I just think the less we feed our egos, the better place the world would be. Care for yourself so you can offer your care to others.
@@3lightsteps Sorry what made it null and void in 70CE , the new scriptural contract which is eternal ? For ever ? Is relevant to a specific people ? Who ? What is that supposed to mean , like your faith and religion it fails to make sense to someone educated and able to THINK , more a case of 3lightsteps forward 10back , so logically you follow Islam as that was the last revelation of your monotheistic god , or do you deny it because it threatens your churches power and your race ? We have a word in England for you and your religion , BOLLOCKS .
You all realize he was just an author right ? Not a genius and not brilliant. I mean he literally killed himself by being a addict and a slave to smokes and booze .
Greg Smith Yes he was an author. But in his writings about religion he was a master about pointing out it’s barbaric nature and just how irrational it is. He was also a tactical debater and never needed to attack his opponents character for the win. But of course , this is JUST an opinion.
***** "He had no great insight or revelations that I have not heard from other people." Personal opinion, many of the greatest people are not great for their discoveries but their ability to enlighten and interest someone into the topic they discuss. By that logic, you're claiming that there is no good coming from school teachers that grab their students attention and make learning an entertaining and enjoyable experience.
@@danaricci5044Religious wars were only justified by the slugs who fought them. Religious people today call themselves Christians and they bully and persecute others all the time. It doesn't mean it is just, it simply works for their minds. The command is simple. Don't blow some guy's brains out to steal his money. But somehow you atheists seem to not be able to comprehend that and you consider other dimwitted atheists to be brilliant thinkers. Rather scary.
@@gennymikel4296 You completely missed what he said. He actually explained mistranslations ..and those are numerous in Christian texts of ALL kinds. Don't you ever call any atheist a dimwit.. Because we really ..really do understand the difference between killing and the..murder as it was meant in the dekalog. Also do not disrespect someone who spent an educated lifetime studying issues you will never fathom .
The commandment forbids unjustified killing of a fellow Jew. Unjustified meaning against the law and the law very frequently commands you to kill people for trivial things.
"Thou shalt be honest and faithful to the provider of thy nookie, and thou shalt try really really hard to not kill anybody, unless they pray to a different invisible man than I do." - George Carlin
Very nice. For years, I cut my list down to 3. 1. Hippocrates 1st. 2. Polonius' 'This above all'. 3. Always kick against the pricks. Lately, I've reviewed the list and cut it down to 1. Respect yourself. Works for me.
@irish red He used humour and witty language however made terrible mistakes by judging religion especially christianity so harshly without valid arguments. His brother showed it in his book.
No one can take his place; he was a great mind. One thing I really appreciated about him was his stand against Islam, I bet he got a lot of death threats because of it. He is missed very much.
@@arthurjarrett1604 Dawkins didn't focus on the consequences of any particular religion as far as I remember, but broadly on the reasons given for believing in gods in the first place.
@@ritamariekelley4077 " it was the fundamentalist, violent, crazy faction which he was against". The others support the terrorists, so they are just as bad.
@@jimgallagher5902 I, also, am very intrigued as to your comment. Please, elaborate, or are you just a theist, pretending to be a non believer, to try get a point across. Wouldn't be the first time
@@wpsreptiles What’s so brilliant about this? This is blasphemy. Most people who don’t believe in religion usually get mad at religious people for the things they say and don’t treat religious people the way they themselves want to be treated, yet they need to be reminded that the first amendment includes saying freedom of speech and freedom of religion, not freedom to say only what you want to hear and agree with.
Most days I listen to Hitchens, and gain inspiration for leading a good life with my fellows - but less hope for our feeble human condition. I was interviewing a defaulting customer yesterday, and his ease at breaking #8,9 & 10 was astounding.
What A wonderful human being. I can't believe I only found out about him after he died. Even though he was a proud intellectual pugilist, he was never overly vitriolic. I believe he was a deeply kind man who wanted the best for humanity. Many Christians seemed to not just respect him, but genuinely like him as well.
He was a bitter depressed alcoholic who could not cope with the implications of his own worldview. He was a massive pseudo-intellectual and a fraud like all atheists are.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 Hitchens himself would have rejected any kind of blind admiration. He may have been an alcoholic, cynic fightpicker. But he was one of the few who actually stood up against the stupidity that is spread by religious people. I don't. I just ignore them. He wanted to counter their blabla with something worth using breath for. And for the "offending" part - I get that people have a right to have their religious feelings but they should cry privately about them if actual sense collides with it.
"Religion has never had a big problem with murder.....it depends on who's DOING THE KILLING and who's GETTING KILLED. The more devout they are, the more they see murder as being negotiable." (George Carlin)
@Jeff 725 I can not think of a major body of jurisprudence that conflates murder and killing. Carlin had a moderately amusing act but, as he was a jester, there is little to be gained in drilling too deeply into his words. This is a perfect example.
@@igotstoknow2 Wrong, most of the actual murders have nothing to do with theism or atheism I.e. a people's stance on any set of belief. By falsely crediting them to atheistic thoughts, you have perfectly demonstrated how intellectually ignorant, biased, and dishonest you are in regard to faith and social issues.
Baloney. The Bible literally says though shall not kill, and lots of folks don't abide by it. Your comment is as stupid as saying, "don't put up stop signs because no one honor them.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 so nothing to do with this video at all. I see nothing but a sad man hurling insults while holding the high ground by speaking ill of the deceased. While I'm against war to leave these people under the extremist groups isn't the answer either. To be truly constitutive would be to use our country as a place to allow these human beings to escape religious persecution. To do that we have to drop the "Christian nation" idea tacked on by the cold war
Chris, I know you are no longer with us. Sadly. I knew all of this when I was a child but could not express it. You have helped me through the years to understand my place in this world. RIP, my friend.
Agreed! He is sorely missed now. A voice of intellect, compassion and decency. Too bad we can't make a trade ..get Mr Hitchens back and get rid of one of the many twatwaffles we are stuck with.
@@readingfrenzy3818 Ikr! I would happily trade him for Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro and Douglas Murray combined, and the world would still be an infinitely better place!
@@gennymikel4296 Thank goodness the church, and by extension Islam and organised religion in general, has you to defend its integrity via replying to all these people's comments. Is this the best you have to offer the world?
He is brilliant ? You’re serious ? The man killer himself by smoking and drinking . How genius is that ? So far as I can tell he wrote and co-wrote books and was a speaker. He didn’t discover anything to advance science or the human race at all. Not sure I would call him brilliant. I would safe that for scientists and such .
Sure people would watch it, and get a good laugh at stupidity. Hutchins bashes the idea of being told not to lie and kill. Where is the intelligence in that?
Most people who don’t believe in religion usually get mad at religious people for the things they say and don’t treat religious people the way they themselves want to be treated, yet they need to be reminded that the first amendment includes saying freedom of speech and freedom of religion, not freedom to say only what you want to hear and agree with.
I only discovered him about 2 months ago. I can't believe he's dead. Such knowledge and learning and eloquent diction and phenomenal command of the English language and to top it off his main point of focus being the same one I've been trying to speak up against my entire life since my uncle a priest started talking about Catholicism to me as a RELIGION POISONS EVERYTHING. He is a role model everybody should strive every day to follow his lessons and example.
I'm improving my command of English, honing my oratorical skills, accumulating valuable ammunition against the conservatives and religious bigots just by listening to this wonderfully gifted speaker.
Hi Anne . Really nice that you are back. Hope your health is ok. I didn’t realize that you were such a Hitch admirer. First class. How we need him now. Take care and happy new year. Dave in Germany
If Louisiana wants to put up the 10 commandments in schools and claim its to teach morals and has nothing to do with religion. Than put up These Hitchens revised commandments. Will teach kids better morals
It is unconstitutional. The joining of church and state has caused all evil in the world, wars, witch burning, slavery, the crusades, the inquistion, honor killings, SA of children, cults, oppression of every kind in every nation. Freedom depends on the separation of church and state.
I think one of the best compliments that could be paid to Christopher Hitchens is that most of those he opposed in thought and argument they absolutely personally adored him. Now that is a remarkable trick.
Firstly, of course: the world would be a better place if Mr. Hitching' s great intellect and blazing wit still went forth to provoke and inspire our thoughts. A fairly sensible assessment of the commandments would be that numbers 3 through 9 represent a sort of rough sketch for positive social behaviour, particularly in a tribal society. 1 and 2 serve no useful purpose except to "justify" obeying the other 8... And #10 creates a concept later clarified by Mr. Orwell: the notion of "Thoughtcrime". Thanks again, Hitch!
His death is an irreversible loss to humanity!!!. Chris was one of the very few true and RIGHTEOUS thinkers of our times. Never humble....never obedient to false moral codes. Always speaking with beautiful conviction of a greatly educated and keen observer. Profoundly and 100% ....conscious human being.!!! He is my hero in the world of lies ...illusions and power inflicted deceptions !!!
Still watching in 2024. You’re still alive in some way if you are remembered. Thanks Hitch.
Indeed 18th 09 2024 8:34 AM
His speech would be censored these days
@@vinniechan And the religious people would cry countless times harder than they do now.
Here I am,11th of October 2024 🙋🏻♂️
Agreed
For me, it's a frustration that I discovered Christopher Hitchens just shortly before his death. Then again, for me, its a wonder that I discovered Christopher Hitchens. He gave voice to my doubts about faith. He was a guide light on my way forward as I broke the bonds of the religion I'd been raised in, and he was an advisor on my path to rationality and free thought. I never knew him, personally. But I owe him a debt of gratitude for his brilliant expositions of logic. We never met, but thanks for your effort, sir.
Why are you thanking Christopher Hitchen when he no longer exists. That kind of foolish talk is making us athiests look like two faced clowns.
Ditto
If only he had not smoked he might still be here.
Same here. He was an outstanding thinker, orator and a very decent human being.
Yes... he is my kind
“Don’t swallow your moral code in tablet form.”
Unfortunately, I watched this video on my ipad, and now I have no idea what to do.
Just try to be a good person. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Enjoy life without putting people down. It's a start, my friend.
Daniela Pet i was making a pun by saying my ipad (a tablet device) was the same type of tablet he was referring to :)
But thank you for being nice and trying to help me! I hope you have a wonderful day 💙💚
Swallowing is a personal choice.
@jase gtree Triggering a gag reflex? She just needs some practice, thats all.
Lol lol
With Free thinking , Free speaking, intelligent and honest of use words, Hitchens still encourages and inspires so many of us. That’s some legacy.
I'm inspired by Chewbacca Mom and Capt sullenbergur
He is good at speaking, not so much thinking.
@@CZOV if you had the confidence to say what was inadequate about his thought you would have brought up an example. Your baseless claim seems to represent your insufficient critical thinking skills :)
@@CZOV 🤣....i'm sure you can reference your reasons but just can't be bothered.
@@dyschromotopia
Calling someone names or just saying they’re stupid is the last refuge of people with no evidence or argument. It’s the mouse attacking a lion.
Anyone else binge watching old Hitchen clips during quarantine?
yes
Every effing day😆
Left Alone Talking
Probably.
Stupid question though.
Left Alone Talking
Also! Do you mean Hitchens?
@@matthewhowes2978 Wow you really owned me. Another successful day of youtube comment spell check roasting
The late, great, irrepressible, sadly missed Christphor Hitchens
Probably the most well read and informative orator of the 20th century.
I could listen to Mr Hitchens talk all day,everyday.
I hope you have found the world that you craved for.
I hope he's in heaven. He'd find that hilarious
@@Ianbolton Define heaven. That's pretty much a useless word on it's own at this point.
June 2019. Still missing you Christopher.
Thought I'd seen em all. June 2019. Wish i discovered him whilst he was alive.
I can only WONDER what he’d think of today’s current political and social climate...
@@onewaydrive_ Yea. I think he'd be his usual ironic, articulate self but wouldn't hold back with a well argued opinion about the US administration. Probably with pithy Orwell quotes thrown in.
Now more than ever
Why are you commenting as if 'somewhere' Christopher can still hear you? I think you have missed the point.
RIP Christopher. You are sorely missed, now more than ever.
Noscha RIP. Such a stupid saying!
Lol
@@joesmoke9624 He wasn't much for peace anyway. It's not "exhilarating" enough and a tiresome shibboleth of the moveon.org crowd
He can't read what you wrote, because he's dead.
Truth Teller No one dies. Birth and death are mental concepts, meaning you've always been and always will be. You are Infinite consciousness!
I still miss Hitch... so I listen again to his lectures. What a speaker!!
Hitch stood up for his beliefs and was fearless in doing so. Incredibly articulate in supporting his arguments and rationality. A figure sorely missed in a society scared to speak their mind and have a dialogue with those that disagree with them.
His command of English was amazing.
Christopher Hitchens wove words into a beautiful tapestry. In my head, all of the thoughts on a given idea whirl around but when I read Christopher on the same idea, it feels like he captured all of those whirling thoughts and ordered them into one perfectly lucid precis and gave them back to me. Genius! I never met the man but I sure do miss him.
@Unprofitable Servant You name yourself slave and rather aptly so. You go repent. I'm excellent, just the way I am.
@Unprofitable Servant Your god made Satan. YOU believe in Satan You are the Satanist. I'm convinced that he is another fiction in the same fairy tale you love so dear.
@@InformationIsTheEdgebrilliantly put. Amazes me there are still so many willing mind slaves in 21st century, even though they live in free society.
The guy is as close as it gets to the intellectual equivalent of a rock ‘n’ roll star
You *might* want to look into Frank Zappa.
No, he _is_ the intellectual rock 'n' roll star.
Yes, he is and very confused and twisted.
Keep on rockin' in the free world!
@@formlesscorvid5336 No, no, no, Zappa was the rock 'n roll intellectual. Just like Elvis is The King, and Springsteen is The Boss. :)
I miss his voice and use of the English language...
@Matt S: You just watched one! There's plenty of videos available on UA-cam of this great man's wit and wisdom. Though Hitch may no longer physically among us, at least he lives on in the UA-cam-sphere.
@@neilforbes416 he was being ironic obviously
@@neilforbes416 he was being ironic obviously
@@basketvector7311 I just said there's a lot more than just this item of Hitchens on UA-cam. I didn't care if Matt S. was going "flat out" trying to be "iron-ic"(get it? "flat out", "Iron[ic]" Boom-Boom).
@GoodHeman Not to mention his take on Trump's unique brand of irrationality.
Christopher Hitchens : a Great Humanist. Sincere thanks, dear Sir, for having helped me on my way forward.
Hitchens belongs to that small handful of individuals who have so significantly contributed to the advancement of Mankind.
The greatest of all time. I can't get enough of him, thank goodness there is so much of his content online. The world lost a brilliant mind when he passed.
“For what shall it profit a man, if he gains the world world, but suffers the loss of his soul.”
@@arcticangel1628 soul? What soul. Souls don't exist
@@poozer1986 Not where in the realm when you can see anything solid.
@@arcticangel1628 oh, so it's fantasy, make believe, and completely made up. Got it
@@poozer1986 Boy, do you sound misinformed.
*HAH HAH HAHHA HAHA HA*
"Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form."
I like it!
Priceless!
@@koru9780
Indeed.
One of many brilliant hitchslaps !!!
JemmetGK Hitchens was a master of language!
😂 👍👍👍👍
*Its obvious Hitchens preferred his fallacies in Suppository*
Brilliant! Mr Hitchens is missed and needed, now -- like never before.
I echo your sentiments greatly 👌🏼
omg yes
HA HA HA HA HA HA HAHA HA HA HA!
I spent most of my 20s listening to this guy
He was a pillar of humanity and civility. We still have Dawkins ,Sam Harris, Dan Barker , Stephen Fry, Richard Kraus, Neil Degrass Tyson but they all routinely quote Hitchens .
The late great comedian George Carlin also gave a brilliant analysis of these 'Commandments".
Despite this GREAT mans passing, the HITCHSLAPS will never get old!
This is so classically Hitchens. So understated yet so relentlessly searing and also brimming with irony. His revised set of commandments is worth the price of admission on its own even without the incredible precision at which he slaughters the absurd commandments as presented in their many form by the deluded that promote them.
@@BLAB-it5un You make brokeback mountain look straight
@@BillyMurray-hw2vz Excuse my ignorance but what is your point?
@@BLAB-it5un Stop meatriding him
@@BillyMurray-hw2vz Brainlet
Wow, I hadn't seen this little beautiful piece before. The man has been dead for seven years and still he shows up with his wisdom. Thank you Hitch. I wish I had known of you, when you were still alive. But I conducted my personal religion-detox program a year after your passing, and in the process I got to know your talks and debates.
@Unprofitable Servant This is foolishness, said the person about whatever non-existent deity they believe in. Good luck with any further predictions.
@Unprofitable Servant you are exactly what hitchens stood against. Religion has poisoned you.
You also tick seth Andrews quote, that "religion makes people talk like idiots"
He is freeing my mind 10 years after his death I didn't know him till 2 weeks ago
Now I can be free knowing I have this life only and I die just like animals unfortunately humans eat them
I just came across this video, so it’s now 11 years and still he is sharing wisdom to many. Relative to the amount of humans throughout history, this isn’t something that many have done.
A towering intellect, a peerless and eloquent debater and a moral beacon.
LOVE LOVE LOVE c. Hitchens (CHITCHENS!)
I feel sane and happy and relieved when hearing him. 2024 usa
Christopher was an intellectual ninja. Although he is gone, and immeasurably missed. He did pave the way for others, who have become giants in their own right. The legacy continues.
...and we must NEVER let it die...to infinity & beyond...
@Stacy Caruso faith healers and churches make way more money
@@pard3sh15 True that, just look at televangelism.
These r ALL Christian Commandments!The guy is literally comparing it with ALL RELIGIONS like islam etc. and u call him a genius?!
cyborg barbie he was an absolute genius I mean he killed himself with addictions to booze and cigarettes pure genius hahah
This is what gives UA-cam more cultural value than any museum.
I am moved to see all the comments lamenting our friend Christopher Hitchens. What a great journalist and moral man.
He should have been treated as a national treasure.
Yeah he was sooo moral that he saved the planet
@@babbly6 Pop him in a museum, give free viewing access to all his sycophantic fans. He might just come to life again.😂
Lies again? 10 Olympic Medals USD SGD
@@jonathansebo5800 Tf are you moved for💀💀
Not sure how I keep coming across all this new Hitchens content, as I thought I’d seen it all. But keep it coming.
Yes please. Seconded.
Ayyy, we have the same pfp!
It's a happy surprise, isn't it?!
The greatest
No one is great according to non-theism
@@m.faheemmalik1126 Source and citation, please?
Greatest what? Sophist? What?
GOAT!
That's abbreviates for, Greatest Of All Time! No, I am not a satanist. Just an atheist.
I agree with many below. This is brilliant, his teachings are missed and we need more people like him.
Even though he has physically left the room he still remains the smartest man in it. Arguably the greatest Debator who ever lived.
Lol
@@amremorse it goes to show how much he knows of others. Probably doesnt know who socrates is
@@skh8144 Hitch is far more accessible and has far more live debate clips up on youtube though!
To be fair, he could be a windbag at times. And he was a habitual name-dropper and quoter of obscure texts. So a little pompous.
"I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.” -Richard Feynman
Absolutely!
“Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm, and yet he will be making gods by dozens.”
Montaigne
God has created man in His own image and man has returned the favor ever since.
@@Phobos1483 god has never done anything, other than poison the minds of normal people.
It's the oldest con ever
@@poozer1986 then if God hasn't done anything, he hasn't poisoned peoples minds either.
@@Phobos1483 I said other than poison people minds. Do keep up.
@@poozer1986 you will see, bad man.
Never before have I missed so dearly a person whom I have never met, and now I never shall
Yes, I have also thought thusly.
Well… you never know 😜
Me too.
@@shinobi-no-bueno Quentin Crisp probably wrote love letters that were straighter than this comment
@@BillyMurray-hw2vz that's pretty friggin' funny....to a very small audience....but still very funny.
Only ran into you hitch, 3 years after your passing, but I owe you most of my deconversion. And I am forever grateful to you for that. Rip hitch, you are sorely missed
"Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form" humanity needs this man
Humanity needs Jesus
So fill in some gaps, please? Not to mention there appears to be differing Jesuses?
@@chrissonofpear1384 very simple.. The morality of Jesus can be summed up by Deuteronomy 22:20-21
Ah good. if It was Numbers 31:17 or Samuel 15:15, I might be disgusted...
And his view of rotten meat?
@@chrissonofpear1384 Deuteronomy 22-20-1..
Says ... Take whores to their fathers door and stone them to death... This was a test... Keep fighting the good fight.
He gives me hope.
More than any ancient text.
The update to the commandments would be really helpful in today's world.
Simple but to the point and quite memorable.
The voice of a man who is unafraid and well versed.
Actually he was not quite the "bright boy" he thought he was. The commandments were written to and for a particular group of people for a particular purpose. While the moral content contains wisdom, it was a "limited, time specified contract" that was null and void in 70AD. The new scriptural contract which is eternal is also only relavent to a specific people. Hitchins was a religiously arrogant hack.
@@3lightsteps intended for which people?
The texts are irrelevant as man uses it for his own ego and to feel purposeful.
I just think the less we feed our egos, the better place the world would be.
Care for yourself so you can offer your care to others.
@@3lightsteps Sorry what made it null and void in 70CE , the new scriptural contract which is eternal ? For ever ? Is relevant to a specific people ? Who ? What is that supposed to mean , like your faith and religion it fails to make sense to someone educated and able to THINK , more a case of 3lightsteps forward 10back , so logically you follow Islam as that was the last revelation of your monotheistic god , or do you deny it because it threatens your churches power and your race ? We have a word in England for you and your religion , BOLLOCKS .
@@3lightstepsI know many Christian’s that disagree and are just as confident as you. Doesn’t that cause you to be skeptical
It’s 2020 and who is still watching best wordsmith in the whole planet ever like me ?!
akam ahmad - and I’m super unhappy that I found him only after his death!
Me
It’s brilliant
Must scare the thought police......religious central
This man is to me on the same level as Einstein and other great minds, I won’t be ever satisfied of listening to him
You all realize he was just an author right ? Not a genius and not brilliant. I mean he literally killed himself by being a addict and a slave to smokes and booze .
Greg Smith
Yes he was an author. But in his writings about religion he was a master about pointing out it’s barbaric nature and just how irrational it is. He was also a tactical debater and never needed to attack his opponents character for the win. But of course , this is JUST an opinion.
2024.....Hitch lives on...❤
No one could silence the Hitch. What an astonishing man he was.
I miss Hitch so badly. He was one of the few voices of reason we had. His moral code was so strong. I feel bereft, still at his loss.
RIP...the world need you more then ever!
Heetler Wasnt Evil He Was Misunderstood Yeah, like the mythical 'sky daddy', Oh yeah ! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
***** "He had no great insight or revelations that I have not heard from other people." Personal opinion, many of the greatest people are not great for their discoveries but their ability to enlighten and interest someone into the topic they discuss. By that logic, you're claiming that there is no good coming from school teachers that grab their students attention and make learning an entertaining and enjoyable experience.
***** Being "put on a pedestal" is at fault of the people not his.
Hold My Cock And Watch This Cum
He deserves that pedestal and as a historian his stalin point is spot on and taught to every history major out there
Thanks God he is gone.
Hitchens - forever a voice of incisive reason and ethical clarity. As always, thank you my friend.
1:52 "It's usually wise when promulgating eternal laws to be clear about what you mean." Christopher Hitchens - the King of Deadpan.
I was marveling at how cool he was even as he made us laugh
"Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form" - funny little quip at the end :P
Big pharma will be selling that soon....
@David Allred yea....you could be right there....A ten in one could be hard to swallow , in tablet form , or capsule lol...
One of my Great Intellectual Heroes.
I am watching this once a year since 2011...
Your works still is timely.
Thank you Mr. Hitchens.
Once a year hasn't been often enough for me.
@@ToddKing Quentin Crisp was straighter than this comment
I've just learned a lot of beautiful words. He is like a human dictionary. He will be missed but not forgotten.👍❤😊🇬🇧
"Thou shalt not kill", as applied to religion, is a joke.
@ Dan Barker would disagree.
@
Ahaaa..so it easly justified religious wars..
How convenient!
@@danaricci5044Religious wars were only justified by the slugs who fought them. Religious people today call themselves Christians and they bully and persecute others all the time. It doesn't mean it is just, it simply works for their minds. The command is simple. Don't blow some guy's brains out to steal his money. But somehow you atheists seem to not be able to comprehend that and you consider other dimwitted atheists to be brilliant thinkers. Rather scary.
@@gennymikel4296
You completely missed what he said.
He actually explained mistranslations ..and those are numerous in Christian texts of ALL kinds.
Don't you ever call any atheist a dimwit..
Because we really ..really do understand the difference between killing and the..murder as it was meant in the dekalog.
Also do not disrespect someone who spent an educated lifetime studying issues you will never fathom .
The commandment forbids unjustified killing of a fellow Jew. Unjustified meaning against the law and the law very frequently commands you to kill people for trivial things.
I agree completely. We sure miss The Hitch! I am SO glad to have rid myself of all religious delusions around twenty years ago!
Lol
how did you do so. im in the process, yet im struggling
Me, too.
"Thou shalt be honest and faithful to the provider of thy nookie, and thou shalt try really really hard to not kill anybody, unless they pray to a different invisible man than I do."
- George Carlin
@@MafiosoGame thanks Matt, been a while since I've seen it.
Lol
Brian.. .I miss them both. ...
Carlin...the master.
The ironic thing about that statement is that most of the killing is and has been between those that pray to the same invisible man.
Very nice.
For years, I cut my list down to 3.
1. Hippocrates 1st.
2. Polonius' 'This above all'.
3. Always kick against the pricks.
Lately, I've reviewed the list and cut it down to 1.
Respect yourself.
Works for me.
Always enjoyed listening to Christopher. He makes sense to me. !
Hitchens was the best!!!!
You're sure right there !
Simo J You're, meaning you are. You sure are correct there! would have been better grammar, but yeah, he was agreeing with her.
+Jupp Olonn Well, at least he is in a better place now! Nowhere!
@irish red He used humour and witty language however made terrible mistakes by judging religion especially christianity so harshly without valid arguments. His brother showed it in his book.
@@mmc5005 Without valid arguments?...
You have homework to do.
"Dont swallow your moral code in tablet form" absolutely hilarious! I love it
Excellent revised commandment list
Oh my! I wish Mr. Hitchens was still alive!!
Miss you, Hitch. We need you now more than ever.
No one can take his place; he was a great mind. One thing I really appreciated about him was his stand against Islam, I bet he got a lot of death threats because of it. He is missed very much.
Main difference between The God Delusion and God Is Not Great is that Hitchens had a go at Islam. Dawkins was severely lacking in that respect.
@@arthurjarrett1604
Dawkins didn't focus on the consequences of any particular religion as far as I remember, but broadly on the reasons given for believing in gods in the first place.
His stand against Catholicism was equally strong
I'd like to think, egalitarian that he was, it was the fundamentalist, violent, crazy faction which he was against.
@@ritamariekelley4077 " it was the fundamentalist, violent, crazy faction which he was against". The others support the terrorists, so they are just as bad.
George Carlin’s reduction of the Ten Commandments is equally brilliant
Ikr
And very entertaining. 😁
No, it isn't: both are moronic, and I say this as a non-believer.
@@jimgallagher5902 I, also, am very intrigued as to your comment. Please, elaborate, or are you just a theist, pretending to be a non believer, to try get a point across. Wouldn't be the first time
@@jimgallagher5902 Calling something moronic that isn't actually moronic without backing up said claims of moronic behaviour is moronic in itself.
Thank you sir 🙏. You are dearly missed.
Still watching in 2k19. LEGEND
What's the point of replacing 0 with a k?
@@trudipper8055 m3m3z br0
Yeah I like to"pass it on when it rings the bell!
🥂
A SUCK FOR A SHEKEL I was about to ask but that excuse is the perfect justification for anything
Watching in 2017. Really miss this brilliant man.
Just found this in 2019, and I really miss him too. This is an incredible video and I can't believe I just found it now
@@wpsreptiles wow, glad to know you've finally found these videos
me too
@@wpsreptiles What’s so brilliant about this? This is blasphemy. Most people who don’t believe in religion usually get mad at religious people for the things they say and don’t treat religious people the way they themselves want to be treated, yet they need to be reminded that the first amendment includes saying freedom of speech and freedom of religion, not freedom to say only what you want to hear and agree with.
@@arcticangel1628 lol!! You're hilarious.
Along with many others, I miss Christopher Hitchens. Gone way too soon. What a man.
Most days I listen to Hitchens, and gain inspiration for leading a good life with my fellows - but less hope for our feeble human condition. I was interviewing a defaulting customer yesterday, and his ease at breaking #8,9 & 10 was astounding.
What A wonderful human being. I can't believe I only found out about him after he died. Even though he was a proud intellectual pugilist, he was never overly vitriolic. I believe he was a deeply kind man who wanted the best for humanity. Many Christians seemed to not just respect him, but genuinely like him as well.
He was a bitter depressed alcoholic who could not cope with the implications of his own worldview. He was a massive pseudo-intellectual and a fraud like all atheists are.
I love it when he swears. What an icon.
I'll buy one or two if anyone wants to make a bumper sticker or a shirt with
"Don't swallow your moral code
in tablet form" -C. Hitchens
Stop Using This Avatar could you explain what this means? British is not my main language so I don’t understand the pun
Joe Felony
'tablet' is a form of drug delivery as well as stone slab.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 whiskey is more sterile then holy water
@Jazzkeyboardist1 Hitchens himself would have rejected any kind of blind admiration.
He may have been an alcoholic, cynic fightpicker. But he was one of the few who actually stood up against the stupidity that is spread by religious people.
I don't. I just ignore them. He wanted to counter their blabla with something worth using breath for.
And for the "offending" part - I get that people have a right to have their religious feelings but they should cry privately about them if actual sense collides with it.
"When I say, *God knows*, I really mean, I think that nobody knows"
:))
"Religion has never had a big problem with murder.....it depends on who's DOING THE KILLING and who's GETTING KILLED. The more devout they are, the more they see murder as being negotiable." (George Carlin)
@Jeff 725 I can not think of a major body of jurisprudence that conflates murder and killing. Carlin had a moderately amusing act but, as he was a jester, there is little to be gained in drilling too deeply into his words. This is a perfect example.
The vast majority of murderers actualize atheistic thoughts.
@@igotstoknow2 Wrong, most of the actual murders have nothing to do with theism or atheism I.e. a people's stance on any set of belief. By falsely crediting them to atheistic thoughts, you have perfectly demonstrated how intellectually ignorant, biased, and dishonest you are in regard to faith and social issues.
Baloney. The Bible literally says though shall not kill, and lots of folks don't abide by it. Your comment is as stupid as saying, "don't put up stop signs because no one honor them.
CARLIN IS A LOSER who is now attacking religion as no one is entertained by his stale comedy.
In my opinion....the greatest intellect of our age
If this man is what you say then this world has far far more stupidity than i ever imagined.
@@gennymikel4296 Blues Rock A La Willie The Hillbilly... says enough about you I think
@Jazzkeyboardist1 and here lies the imperfections of man amidst his brilliance...
@Jazzkeyboardist1 still waiting for you to give any of these facts.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 so nothing to do with this video at all. I see nothing but a sad man hurling insults while holding the high ground by speaking ill of the deceased. While I'm against war to leave these people under the extremist groups isn't the answer either. To be truly constitutive would be to use our country as a place to allow these human beings to escape religious persecution. To do that we have to drop the "Christian nation" idea tacked on by the cold war
11/10/2019 - RIP - You are a soul, that should still be with us, fighting this fight.
Miss him dearly
Chris, I know you are no longer with us. Sadly. I knew all of this when I was a child but could not express it. You have helped me through the years to understand my place in this world. RIP, my friend.
Where exactly is he resting?
One of the greatest minds. Sadly missed by many.. RIP CHRIS.
*CHRISTOPHER
RIP makes a mockery of his actual beliefs. Come up with a better idea
Lol. RIP. wtf is wrong with you. Stop mocking the god of some of the new atheists
December 2019. Still relevant, still missed. But never forgotten ❤
Agreed! He is sorely missed now. A voice of intellect, compassion and decency. Too bad we can't make a trade ..get Mr Hitchens back and get rid of one of the many twatwaffles we are stuck with.
@@readingfrenzy3818 Ikr! I would happily trade him for Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro and Douglas Murray combined, and the world would still be an infinitely better place!
He was an emotional crybaby and a douche bag
His vanity fair articles on his illness were so honest and heartbreaking.
his book Mortality was gut wrenching. if you haven’t read it i definitely recommend
@@sierramobley8962 Can't wait to not read it
Wish you were still with us
Pot Ate Toe I don’t
@@DarkHallwayz care to elaborate?
Again, his brilliance remains unmatched.
Love and miss my Hitchens
Brilliant like a burned out candle.
@@gennymikel4296 Thank goodness the church, and by extension Islam and organised religion in general, has you to defend its integrity via replying to all these people's comments. Is this the best you have to offer the world?
He is brilliant ? You’re serious ? The man killer himself by smoking and drinking . How genius is that ?
So far as I can tell he wrote and co-wrote books and was a speaker. He didn’t discover anything to advance science or the human race at all.
Not sure I would call him brilliant. I would safe that for scientists and such .
I'd love to share this on Facebook for many to see but part of me knows that none of them will watch it. That's a sad truth.
Sure people would watch it, and get a good laugh at stupidity. Hutchins bashes the idea of being told not to lie and kill. Where is the intelligence in that?
Again, Hitchens validates my atheistic path through life. I'm thoroughly enjoying it...
Most people who don’t believe in religion usually get mad at religious people for the things they say and don’t treat religious people the way they themselves want to be treated, yet they need to be reminded that the first amendment includes saying freedom of speech and freedom of religion, not freedom to say only what you want to hear and agree with.
@@arcticangel1628 Ad Hominem much?
@@arcticangel1628 Congrats on making your useless non sequitur both irrelevant and incorrect.
You rely on others to validate your choice of being an atheist? Sounds miserable
@Michael Lochlann What’s so good about what this world has to offer?
I only discovered him about 2 months ago. I can't believe he's dead. Such knowledge and learning and eloquent diction and phenomenal command of the English language and to top it off his main point of focus being the same one I've been trying to speak up against my entire life since my uncle a priest started talking about Catholicism to me as a RELIGION POISONS EVERYTHING. He is a role model everybody should strive every day to follow his lessons and example.
I'm improving my command of English, honing my oratorical skills, accumulating valuable ammunition against the conservatives and religious bigots just by listening to this wonderfully gifted speaker.
absolute legend, underappreciated
what a great human being Christopher Hitchens was, I wish he was still here now. We need his wisdom and knowledge ....
Brilliant as always! We all miss you, Chris!
As in life he would have preferred that you call him Christopher rather than Chris.
I wish Hitchens was in the world now, his intelligence is sorely missed, we need people like him in this mad woke world.
Love his Ten Commandments.
He was quite the liberal. To what woke parts of the world do you refer to?
Hi Anne . Really nice that you are back. Hope your health is ok. I didn’t realize that you were such a Hitch admirer. First class. How we need him now. Take care and happy new year. Dave in Germany
I like his commandments.
"Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form." - Christopher Hitchens
#10Commandments
If Louisiana wants to put up the 10 commandments in schools and claim its to teach morals and has nothing to do with religion. Than put up These Hitchens revised commandments. Will teach kids better morals
It is unconstitutional. The joining of church and state has caused all evil in the world, wars, witch burning, slavery, the crusades, the inquistion, honor killings, SA of children, cults, oppression of every kind in every nation. Freedom depends on the separation of church and state.
Thank you for sharing this video! We miss you Christopher!
“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor “…..
That was the entire Inquisition.
And the "weapons of mass destruction..."
This is really mind opening❤️
Rip Christopher😌 Your Legacy will live forever in our hearts✨
Im into Hitchens' mind and it so sad that this great thinker already passed away.
We won't fail you
I think one of the best compliments that could be paid to Christopher Hitchens is that most of those he opposed in thought and argument they absolutely personally adored him. Now that is a remarkable trick.
Never get tired of listening to him.
Everyone who writes or feels good about Christopher, I owe you!
Firstly, of course: the world would be a better place if Mr. Hitching' s great intellect and blazing wit still went forth to provoke and inspire our thoughts.
A fairly sensible assessment of the commandments would be that numbers 3 through 9 represent a sort of rough sketch for positive social behaviour, particularly in a tribal society. 1 and 2 serve no useful purpose except to "justify" obeying the other 8...
And #10 creates a concept later clarified by Mr. Orwell: the notion of "Thoughtcrime".
Thanks again, Hitch!
His death is an irreversible loss to humanity!!!.
Chris was one of the very few true and RIGHTEOUS thinkers of our times.
Never humble....never obedient to false moral codes.
Always speaking with beautiful conviction of a greatly educated and keen observer.
Profoundly and 100% ....conscious human being.!!!
He is my hero in the world of lies ...illusions and power inflicted deceptions !!!
LoLoL!....Sure the guy was a warmonger, a moral blaspheme before a religious one.
He had logical reasons for wanting to attack Sadam, WMDs not being one of them. Hitchens was against the Vietnam War as well. What a neocon warmonger!
"please call me Christopher, if only because that is my name..."
Because he condones you doing the evil things you want to do in the dark.
Perfect!!!!! I will always love and remember you, Hitchens! Thank you for speaking the truth without sugar coating it! ❤