Christopher Hitchens | July 9, 2009
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Join acclaimed writer and political scholar Christopher Hitchens for a special program exploring the differences and connections between Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. As a contributing editor and columnist for Vanity Fair and a media fellow at the Hoover Institution, Hitchens offers unique insights into these countries, once linked as the "axis of evil." Known for his keen wit and sharp political insight, Hitchens shares his observations from his recent visits to these nations, offering a thought-provoking analysis of their political landscapes and the intriguing connections between them.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of some of the world's most complex geopolitical issues from one of today's most respected voices.
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More than a decade after his death, we are still here admiring the intellect of this man.
Totally!
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For entirely selfish reasons, I was extremely disappointed when I heard about his diagnosis and poor prognosis because I’d be deprived of his sweeping intellect (and snarky asides, lol) as well as his wisdom. I console myself now with re-reading his prescient writings.
Laughing*
@@axiomaddict someone's gotta say it, hitchens has ZERO wisdom.
I am old guy from the UK, when I'm feeling down about the way the world is going, I listen to Christopher Hitchens and I feel that there is still hope for rationality and reason.
Me too, Beawulph. Errr... except I'm an middle aged woman :-)
I miss him and wish he were still here; Peter Hitchens is 'not a patch' on his brother; for either character or sheer guts.
True. He’s a stabling force. Miss him
What a total, utter, narcissistic, disgusting fraud.
Cheers from a fellow Hitchens fan from Skopje, Macedonia.
I once heard him say off the cuff "I'm not going to attempt to outbid you in an auction of ethnic self pity" how can you possibly argue with a man so eloquent
What a tragic loss to the world, Christopher Hitchins - a towering intellect and a man of principle
not to mention an Orator not many are able to touch.
Listening to him allows me to retain the brain cells that I could otherwise be losing by listening to the current state of politics and arguments
@@2fast2block who asked?
@@2fast2block hitch owned Jesus. Religion poisons everything, indeed.
@@2fast2block same copy and paste nonsense, same general reception. You haven't got a clue, do you
Preach!!! (Figuratively speaking!)
Well I have an argument for you'; either you are a creation of GOD with intrinsic worth [a soul that will live forever], or you are a cosmic accident just waiting to return to dust. Which do you prefer?
He lives on in video format. Share Share Share.
Stay Free
“By the way, we know where your children go to school…” 😂
He was so quick-witted, you have to rewind to remind yourself what just happened.
My absolute hero. Never a man with more style, intellect, wit and courage.
Englishman Alan Watts is quite comparable with Dear Christopher:
Two Fountains of Independently Bold intelligence & much Confidence in Personal Life Experience to Boastfully and Hilariously Share that: you are God, you are The Universe
Precisely so !
@V P Explain please.
@@Climpus
I think V P is referring to his support for the "war" against Iraq.
{:-:-:}
*_"Never a man with more style, intellect, wit and courage"_*
His rhetoric was first class, his philosophy of religion was very poor.
{:-:-:}
As an iranian i am amazed how accurately he predicted the future of iran, etc... i wish he was alive to see his words come true
After discovering Christopher on RUclips he has become my unequivocal hero / idol and inspiration above anyone else. I've now consumed a good portion of his literature and video's. Its helped clear my thinking and raised my modest intellect through more awareness and flair of the english language. The impact on my life is profound
Bravo... Hitch wishes you'd carry the ball for the next inning and keep his flame alive!
Beautiful....Hitch would have been both humbled and proud...he loved the company of others...needed the company of others...
There should be a 24 hour Hitchens’ channel on public television. I miss this great man. What upsets me is that you never hear this stuff in the news.
How about making a class on Hitchens a mandatory class in school?and what grade would you choose?
@@2fast2block Show us the proof then! And don’t use pathetic attempts at science,that clearly don’t belong here. We need evidence!
Hebrews 11-1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
In other words belief without evidence this is why theists use the word.
@@2fast2block Do you cut and paste this into every Hitchens video?
@@2fast2block 🔔
Few are men who are geniuses in books and in life. Hitchens is one of the few.
Yes, an arrogant, alcoholic atheist, wow.
@@jeffforsythe9514 Yep. No bullsh!t.
I remember when Christopher was on an Australian panel show and he was asked a question. Every time he started to answer it, his questioner interrupted him. Time and again he just politely stopped talking while he was being interrupted. Finally he said dryly "I'll get this answer out if it kills you".
I saw that!! That’s when they were talking about Mother Theresa I believe. Watch Hells Angel or read The Missionary Position. Enlightening. Saint my ass, she was a trash human.
best man √√√
@@cherylbritt7227 her and all that dirty clerics from church.Religion poisons everything!,!,!,!,,,
I live in australia and we have the worst interviewers , mainly murdoch people.
He could always shout someone down, but made so much more clear by bringing well said insight in his time, even now.
Not just because I'm an Atheist, that I enjoy listening to Hitchens, but also because of his insight and perspective on worlds politics.
@Kris Aaron The Lord does not have to prove anything to you, it is exactly the other way around. You have to prove yourself to Him. How are you doing so far?
My English language skills have improved after reading and especially listening to Christopher Hitchens.
welcome aboard
He taught me how to write a pamphlet without being simplistic.
??? really?/
@@rep3e4 Yes..truly
Indeed, add me to that list Ali, I used to have my cell next to me and google words I couldn’t understand from his vast and extensive vocabulary, I practically watched everything Hitchens, then rewatch again with pleasure, The Ágatan Foundation here in RUclips have every Christopher Hitchens video and debate.
Guy was an intellectual giant. He will be missed.
@@JimOverbeckgenius Not a moron by a long shot, but not the flawless genius his fanboys seem to see him as. My respect for him really dropped after hearing what he said about the invasion of Iraq.
@@JimOverbeckgenius .Your Religion betrays you.
@@JimOverbeckgenius Yeah, and who are you? What do you contribute? We've most likely, heard all your drivel before...
@@user-ys5yv2nz6w He had his reasons for backing that disaster. I don't agree with him on it either but he loathed Saddam with a deep and abiding hatred for what he did to the Iraqi people and especially to the Kurds. It is just a pity that it blinded him to the ulterior motives of those who were instrumental in instigating that military horror/shit-show.
that is your subjective opinion. he might seem bright to you but I think denying God is not a shining display og a giant intellect. In my humble opinion.
The only man i have never met that i will truly miss...
him and Carl Sagan for me.
You don’t know how lucky you are
Him and Robin Williams for me
@LAST WILL BE THE FIRST no one gives a damn bout ur opinion
i feel sorry 4 u than
I'm so sad that he's gone. I watch him every single night until I fall asleep.
I've done the same for years.Amazing intellectual
Think that’s an exaggeration
@@stephenellis2866 It's not an exaggeration, and I'm not the only one who does this.
He’s still one of my intellectual heroes. What a mind. [sigh]
@TREX LEX
What if the Lord God declared....."Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee" ?
Luke 12:20 (Webster's Bible)
@Jazzkeyboardist1 If Jazzkeyboardist1 is not a christian full of love for his fellow humankind and respecter of the departed not able to defend themselves, then I'll eat his hat and his Y-fronts marinated in sewage run-off (with a touch of wasabe).
Why, all the Saints and Sages who discuss'd
Of the Two Worlds so wisely - they are thrust
Like foolish Prophets forth; their Words to Scorn
Are scatterd and their Mouths are stopt with Dust.
XXVI The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
@Jazzkeyboardist1 this seems to be a new insult from you, although I've seen it 3 times in different places on this thread.
You are still as dull and meaningless as always trolling jazzman.
@@herbieshine1312 Well said, Herbie ... what a plonker ... Oops, I shoudn't have extolled him/her ...!
@Jazzkeyboardist1 jazz takes it in the azz. See how easy that was.
Worlds greatest polemicist and debater..His command of the language is without parallel..His active vocabulary is comparable to Shakespeare. We miss him very much the one and only Chris Hitchens...
Always a pleasure to find a new Hitchens video.
I found his stand up comedy yesterday and it blew my mind.
go lol yourself!
It is a big shame that this hypocrite commands your respect am really surprised about an evil person as he is supporting the invasion and destruction of Iraq,it doesn’t matter how many good he did or how many good words he utters supporting killing and destruction is unacceptable and one day the whole world will realise by his further demonic actions how corrupt he is.
Varnavas Christofi oh shut up
Cest LaVie you call your self by the wrong name cest lavie is the truth which you don’t like
Hitch's recollection of historic events is astounding. I used to fact check him but found it to be a waste of my time. I have never found him to make a mistake of recounting the past.
He was extremely well read and had the memory of an elephant.
that why it is great to be able to watch this. His mission to educate is paying off, at least with 'mother ' Teresa. Even Polish news (ok, not all) had articles about the cult.
He and Chomsky both.
Hitch erroneously called the time of Jesus Bronze Age. Iron existed by the time of David and further back.
@@pauleohl Gold medal winner. You found the one mistake he made. 🤣
I'm an old guy from California and Hitchens gives me hope.
Such a tragedy he isn't here for 2020. His quick wit and intellect are more needed now than ever.
@@JimOverbeckgenius Only in your imagination does Hell exist.
@@JimOverbeckgenius lmfao
@@JimOverbeckgenius Hell doesn't exist, and you are basically a Nazi for enjoying the thought of someone being burned and tortured.
@@JimOverbeckgenius I honestly have a hard time believing you are not a troll. The god you describe is worse than Hitler. Most people will be tortured forever just for not believing and being slaves to Jesus. Except for possibly Messianic Jews, the rest burn forever. The whole concept is very comparable to Nazism even if the victims are more broad and slightly different.
@@JimOverbeckgenius Keep your delusions to yourself Jim
In my opinion the greatest voice of the 20th century
@@2fast2block someone’s triggered lol
Gosh we need him.
Hitch is a wonder and is loved more than he could have known.
Im an iranian and im so happy and honored that Mr.Hitchens believes good things will come out of this country as ive been absolutely hopeless of the progress, even while im living in a different country. I suffer due to just my passport being iranian, cant even have bank accounts due to sanctions and I cant get a PR even while being born here. Its absolutely terrible being iranian but I feel a bit more relief that there is hope in the new generation becoming more smarter and educated of the horrible effects of religion intervention in politics
Don't give up your belief Christopher's belief and my belief. Best wishes from the UK
Don't lose heart buddy a lot of the newer generations of Americans aren't believing in America's the war on terror or Israel's aggression towards Arab countries like yours anymore so hopefully better days are to come.
A situation now made worse by the "police" killing Mahsa Amini and killing protesters.
I could listen to this man for hours on end on damn near every subject
it sounds like he was having a very hard time talking for any length of time. that throat was killing him!
yet he kept going cuz he loved what he did
you would be worse off believe me
@@rep3e4 wait what?
worse than throat cancer?
Agreed, he is fascinating, full of insight and compassion and delivers this with great knowledge and humour .
@@JimOverbeckgenius jeez mate. good thing your religion is all about love, just IMAGINE if it was otherwise...
I -could listen- have listened to Christopher Hitchens all day.
I’ve done it from time to time as well. Soul soothing.
Is there anyone like him now?
Someone who is confident, knowledgeable, articulate and reasonable?
I miss him so much.
Puke excrement
I think a typical Hitchslap reply might be, if you listened to him for five minutes you'd have thought you'd been listening to him all day.
He was a great speaker. And an anti religious champion.
@@SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers
Religion guarantees zero suffering while atheism guarantees suffering and misery
saturday my mother sucumbed to coronavirus...my father is hanging on by his fingernails...
the only thing brings calm to my mind is this man. thanks sir.
thanks hitch!
Distraction can be a good method of dealing with such a difficult situation. Sorry to hear of your troubles.
I'm so sorry about your loss😢😢
Sorry for your loss.
I’m a physician, I can only hope you can find the strength you need in the future , your parents where not only attacked by a virus, but also stupidity. I wish you strength, love, and hope. My sincerest sympathy.
Christopher was diagnosed with Esophageal cancer 9 months after this event. RIP personal hero of mine.
Hitch at his magnificent best. What a loss, and needed now more than ever.
The Fabulous Tomato Brothers I would love to hear Hitch’s take on modern events.
@Gods Servant any particular God.....mmmm....maybe your one?
How exactly is he needed? He’s not at all.
@@johnnydough9561 I disagree definitely needed
Wonderful thought provoking outlook
The world needs more people of his ilk
Facts cause we are Capital F*****😂😂
We need him now more than ever
@@2fast2block the truth is religion is formed on a bedrock of lies, so quotes from the Bible are useless
I agree he is telling everyone straight up
@@2fast2block and still boring
Unfortunately, he was in trouble here. I have to say, he saved my life. I saw myself becoming him, over heating, not being able to breath, coughing, drinking water all the time, etc. I stopped smoking because of this great man.
I listened to this man, I heard him, I also listened to his body. Thankfully I saw and heard him.
He was a heavy drinker and I believe a smoker as well. I have been greatly influenced by him.
I’ve wondered about what drove him to speak so passionately against religion.
Checking his past ….his mother had an affair with a defrocked minister.They had a suicide pact…we all have our reasons for our points of view…I wonder if Hitchen’s mother’s experience could have been a lynchpin .
@@buckwindsor5773 wouldnt it make more sense if she had an affair with a frocked minister
@@buckwindsor5773 Who knows what drives people to be as outspoken as he was. He was very intelligent and a seeker of the real truth in my view and many others, obviously. He was certainly one of the biggest voices in the world in his distain of the church and the bible, a view I share to his last words. He has been a great voice for my thoughts, he could aways convey my thoughts much better than I ever could and on a worldly stage, so I miss him very much.
He was a great man.
@@Adogsmate4267 yeah…who knows. I was desperate myself years ago.I turned to religion for comfort and strength. After 25 years of evangelical Christianity I knew more about the bible than most of the population. I believed it until I stopped , stepped back and realized that I was an expert in the beliefs writings of ancient superstitious Goatherders. It served no purpose in my day to day activities. Presently Christianity American Nationalist style has been a source of division and a huge threat to democracy. Hitchens claim that religion poisons everything was a prediction that rings so true it’s scary. He said all religions are the same. We can see how extreme islam is against homosexuality and wants to control a woman’s reproductive system….how is that different from what the wacko evangelical right wing nuts are trying to implement? When I left Christiananity my morality was unchanged. I didn’t want to kill anyone, steal or commit a crime any more or less than when I was when I was a firm believer.
As an agnostic atheist still wonder if Hitchens and myself have a personal axe to grind with a deity.
Like you I miss him as well.
@@buckwindsor5773 Hi Buck, he was already enjoying tobacco and alcohol before then courtesy of James Fenton! He writes about his mothers death in "Hitch 22" and I believe it didn't really exacerbate his vice(s) but am sure it affected him in other ways-there is a harrowing missed phone call etc. I reckon his Ca Oesophagus was starting to manifest here: a lot of that coughing may be secondary to reflux courtesy of the tumour and/or invasion of his mediastinum rather than tobacco. Either way, he wasn't going to survive. He danced to his own tune and, like us all on here, I had nothing but respect for the man.
Rip Christopher hitchens , till this day missed greatly.
I was also alive when he was. Still am.
Pride is why he never accepted Jesus which is sadly the case for all Athiests.
@@keithherrera1038 keep your pathetic hypocrisy to yourself please .
@@keithherrera1038 So sad that evolution gave you a fantastic brain but that you have never learned how to use it. Pride has nothing to do with atheism. I was a christian for half my life and your imaginary god was so negligent (and totally absent of course), so that I was able to see reason and gain sufficient knowledge of his non-existence, that I was able to simply walk away from the idiotic belief system that holds you in its thrall. If your god were real, the vile, psychotic, jealous, needy and grasping god of the bible, why would he allow even a single worshiper to walk away from him?
Don't come back with the 'we have freewill' crap because that is just the instant knee-jerk cop-out phrase that covers all the bullshit in your silly narrative.
Tell me. How is it that I was able to walk away from the most jealous, narcissistic and twisted god ever invented by man if he is real? I await your ridiculous answer but certainly not with baited breath, lol.
@@allingtonmarakan1436 ♥️
Many years ago I regarded my vocabulary as fairly extensive. Then I introduced myself to Christopher Hitchens. Ever since that first experience, I have had to have a dictionary/thesaurus close at hand whilst listening to his wonderful debating skills.
Same here. I've picked up a dozen or so new words. Love it.
Remember what the Dormouse said.😎
WILD BILL Typical mindless dribble comments from a faith lead sheep disguised as a human.....
@WILD BILL - Is there a way to explain what you mean in something that resembles the English language?
@WILD BILL He was intelligent and intellectually honest and for that you would put him in some imagined prison?
WILD BILL. And your evidence for this?
I love listening to him talk. He is so logical, and nobody can communicate their thoughts like Christopher Hitchens. He is an unequalled intellectual of our times. It's hard to believe he was dead in approximately two years from the date of this talk. I wish he could of lived at least another 20 years to see what is going on in America right now. His interpretation would be invaluable.
Totally agree. I would really like to see him analyze the insane hysteria and global pandemic crisis.
He was not an intellectual at all. He was an idiot.
If you enjoy this , you should listen to the debate that he had with his brother.
@@NickyNustar Religious fanatic bigot---who cares what you believe!
rsm1234 He cared about facts, science. The hysteria comes from the crazy people who want to pretend the pandemic is a hoax.
I don’t agree with him on everything, but, what a class act. Erudite, witty and charming. Greatly missed.🥃
True to everyone I guess. One can hardly agree to every single thing someone thinks (otherwise we wouldn't be thinking, right?). Still the overall idea is pretty much it.
Rest in Piss Race-Baiter Ginsberg clearly, don’t like, or agree with him. No problem there. But, there’s no such thing as a typical English accent.
Rest in Piss Race-Baiter Ginsberg Because RUclips’s pussy they won’t let it show but I just want you to know I disliked your comment.
rumien 13 he found a way to lie,cheat and abuse people’s intelligence in his hypocritical manner
@Corvus Morve specifically, his support for the invasion of Iraq .
As for his thoughts on religion, I'm right with him.
Christopher is much missed. Highly intelligent, superb debater, witty, style and a man of principal. ❤
We lost a great man 10 years ago today. You'll never be forgotten. RIP Hitch!
Indeed. If I was 18 I would've bought a Black Label Jonnie Walker and drank in his honour.
@Ed Ducate Ikr. It's just the irony to this meaningless existence.
GOD gave him a night season, and now he knows that without GOD your life is worthless. And all who read these few words be warned GOD has said that He will visit you in your night season when you can`t resist.
@@johndoney2665 I feel sorry for you. Indoctrination into what has been proven to be false really does run deep. Be warned!
@@shatterstone3045 So you don`t believe that JESUS is gentle, kind, and full of mercy, and grace, and ready to for give? He came to pay a debt that He didn`t owe because we owe a debt that we [you and I ] can`t pay. I can`t see how you could call that indoctrination, or evil, please explain.
He loved America so much for her separation of church and state. I'm glad he didn't live to see what she has become.
Yes, like the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett-a catholic sect member-to the supreme court. He would have been livid…
He would still be improving her.
@@carolmcdade4081 I guess you meant “approving”. And the answer is no. Hell no. He’d be against the handmaiden.
Hitchens embodies the difference between a man with a diploma and a man with an Education....by far the most amzing,far-reaching intellect I've ever seen, and an incredibly engaging speaker. Such a massive loss. RIP Hitch
Funny how much hitchens I've listened to... Hours and hours and I've just come across this video. What a powerful and compelling speech. If I have to pick a hero, it's him.
@@2fast2block yeah talk about wasting time. Not reading any of that shit, guy. And its not because I don't care to learn. I was raised christian for most of my younger life. It is not from ignorance that anti theists are born.
@@2fast2block no, on the the contrary....its because you are just too fucking dumb to absorb anything else into your unbelievably small brain. Its full of pretend boxing, and coming up with complimentary replies for you own comments on your channel 🤣🤣 or imagining that that's you with that pistol on your channel. Sorry to tell you this bub, only men have guns.
@@2fast2block you seriously are thinking that no one sees, that you copy paste same text over and over, like you wouldn't have your own mind?
Why in heavens name do you need a hero. You and all human beings are God's greatest creation.
💯
This may be the best thought provoking hour I've ever had. What a loss.
I don’t agree with him on everything, but, what a class act. Erudite, witty and charming. Greatly missed.🥃
You can see how sick he already was. : (
My dad was a pastor and I agree with this man completely.
You are not your father.
this dude was a complete idiot. The Gospel is true.
I find myself replaying all his videos just to hear his truthful words and thoughts in this crazy world of fools.
Just trying to understand him is a joy!
That’s why I’m here. Mental comfort.
Rhonda you know absolutely God exists. Without Him, who exists outside of time? The major flaw with a cult like atheism is 99% of all followers follow not even asking questions. Those that do ask tough questions ultimately leave atheism for God. Evolution is possible, in your minds, until you question…. Who existed outside space and time to create space and time? Science agrees that space and time has a beginning. Your dead charlatan hitchens wouldn’t answer that question because he knows his religion would fall apart. You could start asking those tough questions or continue as a blind sheep in a religion with no answers on the origin of life.
@@2fast2block Only deep people follow Hitchens.
@@johnnydough9561 Oh look children, the mentally unstable and hard of thinking have slithered out from under their rocks at the shallow end of the gene pool to regale us all with their imbecilic god rants. How delightful. I haven't laughed at a religious fuckwit in hours now. Someone fetch the popcorn, this should be hilarious.
The world has lost Mr Hitchens but his genious is ever lasting.
The biggest vocabulary I have ever had the pleasure to listen to. Totally lucid and never boring.
@@2fast2block I have read your reply several times. I don't want to be accused of not considering alternative views and being dismissive so I have reflected on your alternative view and I have come to the conclusion that may be suffering from a mental health issue that needs treatment. If you genuinely believe that what you have written can possibly be true then you are delusional.
@@2fast2block You have never met me and you have no idea about my life or how empty or full it is. The difference between us is that I don't pretend mine is full by filling it with make believe nonsense. Nor being insulting either which you are being. Hitchens was right about one thing. If you want to get otherwise sensible and kind people to say and do stupid and evil things you need religion and you have just proved the point.
@@2fast2block At least I haven't got guns and violence on my home page. :-) Go and get some help!!! Evidence for your make believe friend in the sky is what is needed. Provide some and then people will listen otherwise it is just white noise. .
@@2fast2block how empty your life have to be so that guy must paste same comment under many hitchrns videos, that is epitome of empty life! What a lo_er;)
Mr Hitchens had a pinpointed memory, from which he could recall/grab anything he'd read.
he was wrong about the founding year of N Korea - it was 1948
@@johneyon5257 the year Orwell wrote 1984, I think. He just switched the last two digits around.
@@johneyon5257 Orwell's book title is 1984. It was published in 1948.
1949
@@JimOverbeckgenius - Jim, please spend more time writing responses - I suggest all the time you have.
What he says about Iran and women is exactly what has happened in the last few months, Bravo Hitchens, all admiration
On 4.13.2021/13.4.2021 wherever we are in the world let’s all raise a glass 🥃 or a mug, or light one up-to Hitch!
Or all three. Cin Cin 🥃🍷
@@neilmccormick2064 Damn straight brethren. Damn straight!! ;-)
Christopher Hitchens truly was a champion of our species......He did more for humanity in his short life than what all religions combined have attempted to do.....Not only did he encourage the truth but he encouraged investigation of the truth.... unlike all religions where as faith is required ......if they had one shred of evidence of their faith..... then there would be no requirement for faith.......
jason jones , very well said . The best I have seen or read
I agree. Well said, sir.
Jazzkeyboardist1 clearly you have claims to make......... maybe you should write a book on such claims........ maybe you should involve yourself...... in deep religious argument....... or champion the rights of the weak and oppressed....... maybe you have valid opinions on socio-economic standards and certain political structures that divided the left from the far left.... maybe through out your life you acquired some information or skill that could liberate someone...... anyone of misgiving or injustice....... but I have never subscribed to maybe.......
@Jazzkeyboardist1 And of course you'll be providing evidence and documentation for every one of those assertions, correct?
@@jasonjones2064 Jazzkeyboardist1 has shown up on other sites whining about Hitchens. I'm guessing he's a adolescent troll with sexual identity issues and a father fixation.
He is one of the most eloquent speakers I’ve ever heard. His stories of life in Iraq and Iran were chilling.
He said what so many are thinking but know of the ridicule we will recieve from the poor simple minded Christians who can't bear the pain of truth. He will live on forever as for religion, maybe not so much.
Once a hero forever a legend!
See and read Bertrand Russel for the predecessor of this brilliant man. And that is the highest possible compliment.
Every time I listen to this wonderful man speaking his truths, I feel highly edified and profoundly privileged.
Wow, poor you if that is the level of what makes you happy, if you want I will tell you some more complete nonsense,
@@jeffforsythe9514 I'm sure you would be really good at talking nonsense.
Very sadly missed....I could listen to him for hours.
I ever thought perhaps its his attractive voice your really listening along with and not what he's really saying ( just a thought? )
V
Certainly there is a man of this wit, gravitas, intellect, that could be nominated, run, and elected president of the United States!
Hitchins had a moral compass that we sorely miss. I cannot think of any living person with his intellect and his humanity.
Except Iraq...which to his credit he admitted.
How I miss this gentleman? He was a light in the darkness. What a brilliant, erudite man, gone too soon. Our loss.
He was so ' brilliant and erudite' yet he's DEAD as can be.
Almighty God sent the 'Grim Reaper' and C. Hitchens has been utterly humbled with a consuming disease and destroyed.
"20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee"
Luke 12:19-20 (KJV)
And has now thrown away any chance of immortality and "Everlasting Joy".
So, Logical words to say to a dying short-sighted atheist as a good-bye Epitaph.
If Christians are right they win, if you're right they lose nothing. In fact, they'll never even know they were wrong.
[ Rolls on the Floor Laughing ]
Now on the other hand....for YOU Mr. ATHIEST...
Your worst POSSIBLE NIGHTMARE will have already begun......{;o;}
He is silent now, thank God
@@teryylotus1995
"Vengeance is mine: I will repay, saith the Lord"
Romans 12:19 (Geneva Bible)
@@teryylotus1995 God? LOL nice one
@@earnestlycontendingforthef5332 Oh blah blah blah with your religious claptrap. Your use of that old chestnut Pascal's Wager shows how ignorant you are.
A man of great intelligence and charm with so much to offer in his background knowledge. I have just loved listening to his logic in his debates. What a loss to us.
He is not a man of great intelligence he is an evil incarnated into a man,a monster
this is a genius in human form, beyond highly Intelligent , explaining the cruelest animals who killed anyone to obtain office i.e. axis of evil
Fun fact, this video was published on my birthday, I've just turned 29 and I didn't even know. I'm nearly 37 now and I didn't know this man while he was alive, such a regret.
It is always a pleasure to listen to this man again and again. I think it is quite sad he is no longer with us.
I miss you Mr Hitchens and your courage to hunt for the truth.
he was an arrogant moron, very stupid. Not smart at all and wrong bout Jesus. Why talk about him as if he can hear you? he is perished in the fire, what a dumbass
I could be pissed or hungover, in search of some enlightenment or inspiration, feeling down in the dumps or generally experiencing angst - taking refuge in Hitchens will always brighten my mood and my day.
Hitchens’s works will forever be loved and Chris himself forever missed.
What an amazing person. The world is so saddened by your loss 😒😔
By the way, he didn´t liked to be called Chris, he corrected people many times about that. ; ) But I agree with you otherwise.
Miss him!!!
NOT!
@@rep3e4 he was very bright... on target.
My heart weeps when I think of him
like a fresh cold glass of ice tea on a hot summer's day listening to this vid in it's entirety was intellectually refreshing. thank you CCOC thank you Christopher
Make that ice tea a gin and tonic (double) in Hitchens' honor and I'll agree with you!
I Love You Christopher you are missed
I can tell my vocabulary has been expanded, and my speech (I have a stutter) has been sharpened by just listening to his speeches/debates
Will alwaayss miss this kind of wit! ❤️❤️❤️
the first time I've come across this.......................amazing . SO sorely missed, need him now more than ever
This wonderful man is a master speaker. So witty intelligent and thoughtful.. we were lucky to have had him to listen to
Just when I thought I have seen them all featuring him. I can't believe I just watched a new video featuring Christopher Hitchens
I must confess his death at a young age is a potential loss to the intellectual world and atheist society.
You are correct. I’m glad we live in an age where videos and sharing platforms like RUclips exist. So we can see and hear Hitchens talking rather than just reading his books.
You are incorrect. His contribution to humanity ran SO much deeper than his atheism.
Hereinliesthetruth Yes, it did. That’s why Mr. Kumar states “intellectual world and atheist society”.
I can't help but be glad this man is immortalised by his conversations and thoughts being saved on this site. Feels good.
'potential' is a huge understatement.
In Iraq we had a very dark joke back then, it went like this :
Allah decided to send
Azrael (The angel of death in Islam) to take Saddam's soul
Azrael goes to Saddam's home at night and finds him a wake, he then hurrys back up to the sky to Allah.
Azrael : Saddam wasn't a sleep and saw me.
Allah : please tell me you didn't say I was the one who sent you.
Sorry for the bad translation, that was my best
If you didn't get it, they imply that even Allah is afraid of Saddam.
You did quite well. Thank you!
Ahmedteam is fanny you never thought of real murderers like Blair and Bush that they make Saddam and Hitler look good .Am sure your God knows better
@@salamisfamagusta2918 at least the citizens of Blair and Bush are free to criticize them.
@@salamisfamagusta2918 They're quite bad, still they never had as much power on my life directly as Saddam did, for Hitler he and Stalin are the absolute worse, comparing them to Bush Blair and Saddam just doesn't work, I don't have a god, I'm an atheist, who needs one anyway?
@@dingosmith9932 Not only criticize but to replace them too, Freedom is so underrated in the western world
I wish Christopher would have a talk to my parents. Rest in power
RIP
I always get impressed on how good Hitchens talks are. Amazing video. Thanks for publishing.
While I do believe in a higher power just not organized re!Iigion, I, like so many others, never tire listening to Christopher Hitchens! And I miss him still!
What I would I do to hear him speak on the current state of affairs. Miss you Hitch!
Glad to say to this man is/was my foremost favourite human ever. We need a world led by intellectuals and not politicians
We need Hitchens thoughts and words now more than ever
an incredible human - I'm often asked if I could have a conversation with anyone I really have a tough time deciding between my mother who has passed or Hitchens... I could sit and listen to him for hours and hours... from his dry wit, to his sarcastic language to his incredible global experience. I am in awe and always will be ... he has given me an amazing courage to call our religious hypocracy where I find it, which is everywhere. He is not wrong in saying "god is not great.".. religions do poision everything.
Arrogance is not a virtue. Hitch up your wagon to someone who teaches humility and kindness, good luck.
But I bet your mother was a better cook. The Lord does not have to prove anything to you, it is exactly the other way around. You have to prove yourself to Him. How are you doing so far?
@@jeffforsythe9514 Your lord and his fans have all the proving to do and cannot. Demonstrate that there is any reason to believe your god is any different from any other of 10,000 nameable gods, then we might take you seriously. Until then, you are a sulking child pretending Santa Claus is real. That's why you must, absolutely must, shift the burden of proof from yourself as the claim maker to everyone else. That in itself is reason enough not to believe your claims.
@@InformationIsTheEdge Demonstrating that God exists is not the thing, it is you who are demonstrating yourself to God. How you doing so far?
@@jeffforsythe9514 Actually, your god is the fevered musings of savage, iron age primitives with no reflection in reality. Demonstrate otherwise.
One of the all time greats. He is sorely missed, especially as our society moves back to ghost stories and bloody rituals, embracing the evil ignorance he warned us about so eloquently.
Fully agree
My faith is in the Lord, does that make me an evil ignorant person?
@@jeffforsythe9514 Not evil. Just ignorant.
@@Living_Matrix1 (Well, maybe a little evil. You are endorsing a system that celebrates a being so simple as to suggest that if the rules aren't followed he'll burn you for eternity. It's ridiculous, but also deeply cruel.)
As in the eloquence you had captured from "Hitch" to phrase in your reciprocation question to Gus?
The best advice that could be given to someone religious who was considering debating Christopher Hitchens was … decline.
I must say (as other here have) that I too did not agree with him on everything. But his fearless and brilliant oratory, his near photographic memory of everything he read, especially when faced with the many religious grifters out there, was a joy to behold. Thanks for the post, and he is so sorely missed!
@@2fast2block Let me start off by addressing your most petty and basic of grievances: "word farting" is not something even Hitchens's harshest critics would use to describe his impeccable and effortless command of the English language; whether you agreed with him or not, he spoke eloquently on myriad subjects of which he was well educated. Which brings me to the second part of that same sentence you ironically farted out onto the computer screen: your inane argument that the man whose position it was that theists have no concrete evidence of a divine creator, hasn't provided any proof that there isn't. It should be stated clearly that theists are the ones who claim to know with certainty ... not Christopher Hitchens. He only claimed to know with certainty that you hadn't provided a single shred of concrete evidence for the assertions by which you base your entire life. After all, if a deity didn't need a creator and just "was", why exactly would the universe need one? Ok ...now let's address your distinction between biblical faith and, well, really any other faith: there is none. Faith is defined as a belief or trust without evidence. But you instead assert that it's a "trust by evidence seen." What evidence? That is what Hitch was asking for ... evidence. You say that God asks us "To reason. To get knowledge. To study." Well, I contend that Christopher Hitchens did just that and reached his conclusion based on reason, the knowledge available to any of us and only after careful study. But then you circle back to your definition of "biblical faith" which, according to you, is "trust by evidence seen." Again, what evidence? Clearly, Hitchens didn't see any evidence or I am certain he would have taken your position; and the thing is, neither do you have evidence. Lastly, you say that "God has nothing to hide"; do you mean aside from him/her/itself? Reason - as you say God asks us to do - would conclude that a ubiquitous, omniscient, all powerful and loving god would reveal himself so that we all may bear witness, not make a game out of eternal damnation. Your entire argument is as shallow as you claim Hitchens and his "followers" to be. And the fact you failed to acknowledge is that Hitchens never asked or commanded anyone to follow him - he only argued that you examine the evidence or lack thereof, which we have done here.
@liftentertainment3198
My thoughts exactly!Thank you...😊
everytime he coughs, I hold back tears.
I wish we had his linguistic skills available now with whats going on in Afghanistan. This man's grasp on the english language is tighter than Khabib Nurmagomedov grip on his oppositions legs!!! i miss you now more than ever
Thank you, Christopher Hitchens, for a great talk
While watching him I know he was soon to discover his ultimate fight for life. It is evident he isn’t well, physically, but his thoughts and experiences shed light for us all. In this case follow that light. Thx Christopher
Yes, watching this, it seems evident from his labored breathing that the cancer was likely already well-established. So sad. I miss his insight so much.
@@DaveT383 --the HITCH always just a click away. It may be the most uplifting and clarifying moments available to anyone seeking direction. Peace.
The best of this man...
So many human beings make me ashamed that I belong to the same race as them. Mostly theists, of some sort. Christopher stands up for decency, respect and reasoning in our world. I am glad to have inhabited it in his time. Thank you for all you’ve done for us Christopher, I can only hope that those who have taken up your baton will be as enlightening and enjoyable to listen to as you have been. Rest in Peace.
"Rest in Peace."
As Hitchens might say, that's how everyone rests ;-p
@@JimOverbeckgenius And there he goes, home to god and taking his toys with him.
I guess that'll fix us sub-humans, huh?
@@JimOverbeckgenius Is THAT who the hand belongs to? My goodness, imagine that.
@@JimOverbeckgenius the immortals ? like the army of xerxes ? cool i want to join your larp event.
@@JimOverbeckgenius Xerxes is God yes i know this. We shall beat the spartans.
Such clarity. Such brilliance. I truly miss him.
I know I am not going to live forever, and neither are you! but until my furlough here on Earth is revoked, I shall elbow aside the established pieties and raise my tumbler of Johnnie Walker Black, in memory of one of the greatest polymaths who ever lived, Professor Christopher Hitchens, may his mellifluous voice keep educating free-thinkers until the end of human extinction.
@@2fast2block "god asks that we prove things". Explain. Where did you unearth that? I genuinely pity you: you are so far down your rabbit hole, you are never going to come out. I detect a fair amount of irritation and aggression in your reply (Old Testament-like?). This to me is fairly telling- you are not a happy person. Your "god" is not helping you.
@@2fast2block keep your bible to urself please
Yikes! I think the only cogent part here is about that tumbler of Johnnie Walker...
@@Mid-American Hahaha 🤣 back @ you Sire, cheers! 🍻
One of his best talks ever.
He was an intellectual genius with both wit and a comic humor. He will be missed.
Hitchens has to be the most captivating speaker of our time and thank you RUclips for putting Hitch out there for the whole world to enjoy. Also one of Hitchens greatest assets was his amazing voice that to me was as good as or better than Richard Burtons........