@@onefoot7Only a Christian could've written this. Never met an Atheist capable of taunting and musing about the painful, messy, death of a fellow human being suffering a lengthy cancer battle. For nothing but personal entertainment, or else possibly for less... to tell themselves they're leaving a great ol' zinger to mock and project moral superiority so they can pat themselves on the back and chuckle. Now this behavior is exclusively contained within Christians. Usually men. Usually young. Not always. But mostly younger male Christians are who spew such hatred with a ring of self-satisfaction that's appalling, inappropriate and (above all) is a behavior and a thought process and a mindset - all three - that Jesus IS ASHAMED OF AS YOU THOUGHT, THEN COCEIVED, THEN WROTE OUT, THEN POSTED PUBLICLY, THEN CHUCKLED TO YOURSELF WITH A HINT OF "GOTCHA" PRIDE... making fun of a dead man's final days and using a stab at publicizing his most private dignity as he lost his life on this Earth. Jesus is love and light. He teaches to love your neighbor. Love the non-believer. Witness to those unaware of the faith. Be an EXAMPLE. DO. NOT. JUDGE. Reject vanity. Suppress pride. Be slow to anger. Educate yourself and teach. Be generous. Uplift your fellow man. Don't quarrel. Live as Jesus lived. Remember that above all else, Jesus was first a SERVANT. Humility. Grace. Forgiveness. Inclusion. Community. Helping fellow human beings, ESPECIALLY when they can do nothing for you in return. How I know this is a purely Christian kind of comment? Only a Christian mind would say this WITH the element of self-satisfied "haha you lose, nah-nah nah nah-nah". Its Sadistic. Unique to Christian. (A minority, FOR 100% SURE. But, just Christians do this, in my experience.) *MY EXPERIENCE: - in my 42 years on Earth, 15 years a Christian and 13 years an Atheist. The first 14 years of my life I was a disinterested child -
I can't think of a more inspirational person. His words make both life and death seem profound in a way religion simply can't. RIP Hitchens, you are fantastic and I wish I'd found you earlier.
Me too, I would love to have asked him why we should suspect never mind expect as thinking animals why chemicals acting on chemicals should produce anything resembling proper logical inference never mind anything resembling truth and why there should be any evidence for such and also what the evidence was for such and what it " looked like". I can only guess his response would mirror that one offered to Douglas Wilson during their encounter on the documentary " Collision" in 2009 when Wilson asked repeatedly " by what standard Christopher". Hitchens replied " ehhhhhh, ehhh, eh, eh, human solidarity.
Wow... I had never seen hitch being so humble, saying it's an honor to be mentioned along with those great scientists... dawkins, dennet, krauss. Love hitchens, I will always remember him.
I think Hitchens might be more famous than the likes of Dennet and Kraus; I hadn't heard either one until today, whereas I knew about Hitchens well before he died.
N00bcrunch3r I would agreed. I'm a biochemistry undergraduate student and always have suffered of the question of god. It was not until I ran into Richard Dawkins which the argument against god solidify and cause of Christopher Hitchens, politicizes. Where Dawkins provided the crude evidence, it was Hitchens which used it tirelessly to cripple superstition. His movement continues with his Dennet, Krauss and Dawkins. Once I have able to establish my ethos as a scientist I'd like to also pick up where they leave the off.
Indeed! New Atheism really lost its charisma when Hitchens passed away. Dawkins can debate really well, but he allows himself to get put on the defensive way too often and rarely actually attacks his opposition.
I think his motivations as he states it are "purely scientific." The argument will be won in the long run. It will just take a little more time. Christopher played the tune of Unemotional and uncensored skepticism. He rarely missed the mark.
So humble at times. Hitch should have realized that although he's not a great scientist like Dawkins, Harris, or Krauss he was probably the inspiration for these great scientists to be as outspoken and motivated as they are now.
So thankful for people like him, and thankful for him in particular. He shows you don't have to face your life and knowledge that you will die, with some fantasy to make you feel better. You can face it rooted in reality and humility. Encouragement for yourself and others. He didn't deserve to suffer but he did so with the knowledge that this was a part of his life. So grateful for him.
This is a late late late time to say this, cause I currently fell in love with his way of arguments and his arguments in general. I had just learned about Christopher Hitchens, I have been readings up on him and watching all his videos. Then later learned that he died several days later. I was amazed such a great thinker, of our time had passed away. I used to be Muslim my self, however after discovering him and his colleges, such as Dawkins and many others. Reading up on them and hearing what they have to say, I choose to become and Atheist. This was not a choice made overnight, I had several years building up to it, and hearing him I was so glad that there were other people not afraid to think like me, not only that but to have the guts that I never had, to come out and say bullshit to those who deserve to hear them. All I can say is, Thank You so much. For letting me know I am not alone.
I am not an atheist but I do admire this guy a lot. He is a real human being who cares about us all. He uses his intellect to wake people up and love truth. His truth has no baggage associated with it, is light and airy and fresh.
+Dean Mindock You are so right on the point. He was a very special man, very intelligent and educated and very hated by the people who's minds are clouded or washed away by religion because they don't have a single argument that is any good against a bright mind who tells it as it is. It's really hard to argue when all you got in your hand is mumbo-jumbo, isn't it. And to loose an argument EVERY time can't feel good, they hate him even now he's head... And when your god, according to the manuals, bible or so, is a massmurdere who stood for killing 2.200.000 men, women and innocent children, then it gets hard to defend what you are thinking, saying and doing. Not to mention the bible's contradictions, talking donkeys, general nonsens and a god that can order you to lie on your side side for 190 days and eat your own shit, baked. Mate! That's not a club I wanna be a member of !!!
The phrase dormit in pace (English: "he sleeps in peace") was found in the catacombs of the early Christians and indicated that "they died in the peace of the Church, that is, united in Christ."[1][2][3] The acronym R.I.P., meaning "rest in peace", continues to be engraved on the gravestones of Christians from several denominations,[4] especially the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church and the Anglican Church.[5] In burial services of the Catholic Church according to the Tridentine Rite, which include the Requiem Mass, the phrase appears several times.[6] To satisfy a vogue for rhyming couplets on tombstones, the phrase has been parsed ungrammatically as:[7] “ Requiesce cat in pace ” This verse has been found inscribed in Hebrew on gravestones dating from the 1st century BC, in the graveyard of Bet Shearim. It speaks of the righteous person who died because he could not stand the evil surrounding him. A recapture of these words, read as "come and rest in peace," has been transferred to the ancient Talmudic prayers, in a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic of the 3rd century AD. It is used to this day in traditional Jewish ceremonies.[8]
Farewell to a great man, we will miss him. He saw the flaws in the Religious teachings and in the Bible. And he let the world know about these flaws. Now we must rethink the teachings in that Bible. We now know that Christ didn’t document his teachings, his Apostles were illiterate, so the writings were done by unknown Greek and Roman writers. Can we trust these writings? Thanks Christopher Hitchens! It has been my experience, 60+ years, to dig deeper than the flaws, and look for a kernel of truth; the possible existence of a higher beings known as the “Spirit World”, whose nature is undetermined. Like Marie Curie’s tireless work, sorting through tons of pitchblende to isolate her discovery or the element radium. There is abundant proof now, that there IS a superior Intelligence, we refer to as the “Spirit World’ in the form of “Marian Apparitions. For centuries, these Apparitions were limited to one, two or three small children; and it was easy for the skeptics to dismiss these as “delusions” or “hallucinations” and not real. However, since 1968, Apparitions have been occurring in many countries (See Egypt Apparitions), and spreading rapidly. Now everyone in the vicinity can see the Apparitions and photograph them; Christians, Muslims, Atheists, Agnostics - everyone. If these Apparitions continue spreading, we may all get a chance to observe one. So, the Atheist/Skeptic will go the way of the Dodo Bird and the Dinosaurs! jdh
+AnAtheist Since you are unable to prove there is no hell, you revealed yourself as an online bully. I seriously doubt you would say that to his face without the fear of repercussions. Your remark has been reported.
M Zaki You are quite right. How interesting. They post such blatant lies, it's obvious to see how little they think of people...they think people are that stupid.. They are indeed doing the devils hand work.
M Zaki _If he had any faith, he would have realized being an alcoholic, homosexual, warmonger pushing for the deaths of millions of people and cheering their murders would get him eternal Hell_
The world lost a great man, Thank you hitchens for been my personal jesus. Thank you for helping me see break free from Islam. Thank you for inspiring me thru medical school. Thank you for helping me become a better free-thinking man. Thank you for making me a happier person. My only regret is discovering you after your death, I wish I could have met you.
I thought I'd watched pretty much all video footage of Christopher Hitchens on youtube but then stumbled across this gem. I admire Hitchens for his rhetoric and wit in debates, but what strikes me about his interviews is just how thoughtful and principled he actually was.
In the toughest time of my life three times I went to the church not even making it through the door they turned me away all three of them so there's your Holy Trinity turned on one video of hitch which led to another and another and another and another and you know what I don't feel bad for thinking the way that I do and being critical in fact it brought out the better part of me I would say. turns out I wasn't as crazy as I thought. Christopher Hitchens what a great man. Turns out he did more with his voice then the churches did with your money and knees turns out you can't get shit done if you're stuck on your knees wishing for shit to happen.
Such a humble genius, ready to defer to other great minds- maybe to a fault. But marching into the twilight with head held high, and with tacit knowledge that he was truly, and very MUCH appreciated.
I miss you Christopher ... never met you ... but your such a part of my life thanks to technology ... what a beautiful mind you had/have ... what a profound legacy you left us with ... thank you 💞
It's so frustrating when a religious person says something happened to someone because of sin, how do they know that? They don't, even if god exists and their text of choice were true they still wouldn't know such a thing. I debated with the westborow baptist protestors on this when they were in Tulsa and saying a pastor here died in a plane crash because he supported homosexual marriage, I asked how they knew such a thing and they literally couldn't answer, not only that but when Jesus was asked this question in the bible about a tower that fell and killed someone, he said it wasn't because of sin, so anyone claiming such a thing is doubly incorrect even by their own text.
MisterProdigy89 True and even babies die of diseases, it's one of those things that there is no way they know such a thing, even if some people were killed because of sinful behavior we simply couldn't distinguish who was and wasn't killed because of that behavior, they are using it as a tool to scare people. It's extremely frustrating when a pastor dies of some disease they say "it's the devil attacking" , then when someone they disagree with dies of the same thing it's God that killed them because of sin, they confuse correlation with causation, terrible people live long lives all the time, why don't they ever look at that fact?
MisterProdigy89 Yeah great points, I agree, when people (all do this but especially religious ones) run into something unexplained it's very typical to just make something up with little or no argument or evidence for it. The only caveat I would hold would be the empirical equivalence of what happens in nature being intended to have happened that way or just non directed brute fact, in other words if some consciousness or super intelligence grounds reality then it would be trivially easy to design it so the dominos fall a certain way (IE certain people die at certain times etc), that said I fall back on my first issue that nobody could know what intentions were behind such things, so they really are just pulling stuff out of their rear.
95TurboSol It's indeed frustrating, but IMHO it's just as wrong to make rash statements like some folks do about religious folks (you haven't done that). Those of us who do not believe have to be careful of not indulging in the habit of thinking we know it all, as in, "Such and such proves there is no god." Not about being ashamed or self-censoring one's atheism, in my case, but not thinking our view is anything but our own valid view of reality. The faithful are not expected to believe in science, for example, because if there was evidence of their god's existence, there'd be no need for faith. My point in bringing this up in reply to your post is that as frustrating as it is to deal with those who believe, in my experience it shouldn't lead one to thinking one can debate folks like the westboro bunch--such an experience can have no positive end when both parties have completely different goals and standards. Best to you, JSW
JohnStephenWalsh Yeah I can definitely appreciate that concern, you might be surprised to find out I believe in God, and even find arguments for Jesus pretty decent, my problem is with knowledge, the way I see it is, there are some things we are justified in believing and some things we don't have justification for (blind faith), the things people claim to have knowledge about yet have no justification for I criticize, and even some things people will provide some reasons for believing are just so weak or unclear or have too many other possibilities for explaining it that the one reason they came up with from their own worldview or experience just isn't enough for any level of confidence when you understand how little we know overall, especially when they act like they are positive about it! I take a very humble view about my knowledge, even views I hold that may be considered "justified" could be wrong in light of new evidence, so I don't act like I'm certain about things I'm not certain of. Best to you as well, John, take care.
That's exactly how I see things--that we humans know SO little of what there is to know, and we should all be questioning our beliefs daily as new information about the universe--and in a much simpler sense, as we learn about folks around us--comes in. Best, John
I wish to change the rather religious statement said upon one whom has dead: rest in peace. To, something along the lines of: may you be remembered. I'm quite sure the Hitch would have agreed; it's a shame he was never asked about the term "rest in peace"
Carl Ng Atheists take offense to anything to do with Afterlife, u really ddidnt know that? lol Atheists believe once youre dead thats it youre doomed in the realm of eternal non existence.
what's great about Hitchens is that his demeanor and his objectivity doesn't waiver even in the face of his own death. he's just as straight-forward, candid, and humorous about the subject as he is about everything else he's ever encountered. he could have been melodramatic or long-winded or pity-seeking and he never was. whatever point of view you hold, we should only hope for more people who live and think like he did.
loopy Ruane we have a word for that too it's called loyalty for some of us that's enough doesn't need Divine permission or consent yes as it turns out if you treat your woman right don't belittle her efforts in whatever it is she is working at don't make her the bearer and Beast of all burden and what do you know it works. So far from what I've seen the only thing Faith brings his bad language and anger, like people that use term dumb fuck and so on
The phrase dormit in pace (English: "he sleeps in peace") was found in the catacombs of the early Christians and indicated that "they died in the peace of the Church, that is, united in Christ."[1][2][3] The acronym R.I.P., meaning "rest in peace", continues to be engraved on the gravestones of Christians from several denominations,[4] especially the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church and the Anglican Church.[5] In burial services of the Catholic Church according to the Tridentine Rite, which include the Requiem Mass, the phrase appears several times.[6] To satisfy a vogue for rhyming couplets on tombstones, the phrase has been parsed ungrammatically as:[7] “ Requiesce cat in pace ” This verse has been found inscribed in Hebrew on gravestones dating from the 1st century BC, in the graveyard of Bet Shearim. It speaks of the righteous person who died because he could not stand the evil surrounding him. A recapture of these words, read as "come and rest in peace," has been transferred to the ancient Talmudic prayers, in a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic of the 3rd century AD. It is used to this day in traditional Jewish ceremonies.[8]
You are the exact reason we needed a man like this. Religion and the verily it brings are the biggest threat or at the hearts if the biggest threats facing us as a species. Until we shed dark age mythology and embrace actual truth we will never make it.
Bible Said in "Ecclesiastes 9:5" = "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten. Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a portion in all that is done under the sun.…"
@Cynthia Pope Died in complete 'ignorance' of the Holy necessities for being granted immortality, and hadn't even the intelligence to 'Hedge his bets'.....just in case.... At least his brother has a greater wisdom and shows integrity towards the Holy Oracles of Almighty God.
I'm Muslim but I love Hitchens I find him more intellectual and rational than any scholar I've listened to in my entire life The idea of God punished Hitchens in the organ that he used to blaspheme God is not true. I know a scholar who praised God and the prophet Muhammad for his entire life and died of throat cancer. RIP Hitchens.
Hitchens was music to my ears. His intelligent way with words makes me embarrassed to be so damn dumb at times. He had a gift and his words will live on forever thanks to technology. He speaks truth, unlike religion and religious people. He went out like a champ! No horrible suffering, no lengthy drawn out battle, he was smooth. I'm impressed. I despise religion and I do not believe there is a God (not the one you hear about at church) controlling all of us just waiting to sadistically punish us for every little thing when we die. Come on, BURNING for eternity!? Who says or does that shit, an all knowing, completely loving God? No thanks
Barney Rubble, if there is a God, you have no say on what He does. Why not just be content with your atheistic position. No need to be contentious about it. Humanity would benefit a lot if we can all learn to be civil with each other.
You have no say either. It is one of hitchens most famous arguments: "which one of these mammalian primate theologians and priests has sources of information denied to me?" You'll never have a say on god that will matter, because he will never exist. It's that simple. People speaking out against god do so because of very real very catastrophic human problems.
I'm a Christian but I enjoyed listening to Mr Hitchens on many occasions even though I disagreed w/ him vociferously about religion namely Jesus Christ
Hitch was arguably one of the best commanders of the English language, so well read and able to handle death with dignity. I miss him and hope one day someone can fill his shoes adequately.
@Cynthia Pope He could never ever prove Almighty God does not exist, thus his lack of aforethought, wisdom, logic, and critical integrity, by not "Hedging his bets". LOL! The greatest 'Achilles Heel' of ALL blaspheming atheists. They think they are so very sharp, yet end up cutting themselves into bloody shreds.
Almighty God is already the God of all gods.....[;o;} "17 For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, mighty and terrible, which accepteth no persons, nor taketh reward" Deuteronomy 10:16-17 (Geneva Bible) You need to read your Bible properly.
@Cynthia Pope The proof is all around you [once the blinkers are removed] throughout the awesome created beings on the earth and the incredible marvelous heavens. Pretending that every happening came about by sheer blind chance, and unintelligent spasmodic mutations is so illogical it hardly needs stating. The Holy Bible states that only fool is ignorant enough to state otherwise. "Only a fool would say to himself, "There is no God." And why does he say it? Because of his wicked heart, his dark and evil deeds. His life is corroded with sin. Psalms 53:1 (TLB) Their utter foolishness is even more shown by their stubborn arrogance and foolhardy stance in refusing to 'Hedge their bets' which is just another gaping 'Chink in their Armour'
@Cynthia Pope What does the "Word of God" declare? "22 They claimed to be wise, but they have become fools;" Romans 1:21-22 (MOFF) They don't even have the intelligence to 'Hedge their bets' how illogical and shortsighted is that, folks?
He was my hero for so long. I still share his thoughts on organized religion, but I have since learned to be still and know that he is God. I’m absolutely terrified of organized religion, but within my soul, I feel God.
...because* I'm a believer. I hold adamantly and firmly to the idea that just because something may in fact be true, doesn't mean that there is anything wrong in questioning it, and certainly doesn't mean that the refusal to do so isn't anything but. No, I disagree with the man on God, but I still have a genuine respect for him. I wish more Christians were at least as real.
Indeed and having respect for the sacred life GOD places in all of us is part of having a healthy society. Living like there is no judgement ahead is a reckless endeavor.
I was brought up in the Christian faith and ,by choice,I still am. But that doesn't lessen the great respect I hold for Christopher Hitchens as the profound humanitarian that he was. His legacy lies with the fact that he confronted the evils and injustices of this world and gave us an awareness of them. If nothing else,we should be grateful to him for that.
Dread Wolf I think religion is corrupted and there is a lot of evil in every group. I admire Hitchens for standing up for what he thought was right and for being the wise and intellectual man he was
Militant athiests tend to troll and harass religion and religious people.They call us stupid. So your call " your faith who think us as devils" if a false dichotomoy. Guess what, at the end its stupid people vs the devils.
Even though I'm a Christian myself, and as strange as this may sound, I actually miss the guy. Even though in my mind he may have led many people to destruction I also would say that in a way he was actually good for Christianity. He forced us to be on our toes in defending the faith, and challenged exactly those aspects of false-piety for which even God himself chastised his own flock. He forced people to question their beliefs, which I think is a good thing, even though but especially(cont.
Wutaii1 Nostalgia so basically, science failed him... maybe if he prayed instead of criticized God he would have still been alive just by believing... who knows?
His "leave the party" analogy is very individualistic. It also suggests that you leave the party to go be somewhere else - so it's not the most apt analogy. The truth is that the only place to be is at the party, and when you die you cease to exist - but people (and animals) keep being born at the party, and so If we cease to exist after death, then the experience of an organism born, (somewhere in the universe) after you've ceased to exist, will be the experience that comes after you're gone. You'll no longer be around anymore to stop that from being the case. So there's nowhere else to be. Only experience is experienced. If it's not your experience that's the experience, then it's a new organism that has the experience that will come after your's has ended.
What A Talented Individual He Was. I Still Have To Say, Religion Still Desires Power Has Much I Hate Saying It Because It Is True. I Think Christopher Died For What He Thought Was Right But, We Only Saw The Spotlight Of A Brilliant Man And Rightly Was He Ever Because There Is No Doubt He Was. So, If There Is A Heaven And He Finds Heaven May God Have Mercy On Him Because He Was A Great Individual And, God Shouldn't Sent Him To Hell For That Just Like Other Great People Before Him. May His Legacy Remain Great Just Like He Was.
Ryan Sprenkels Than There Would Be No Need For Hell Either. This World And This World We Live On Is Only A Proving Ground But, Yet We Should Cherish This Beautiful World And Our Lives Just Has Much. This World Can't Offer Us Immortality But, You Will Learn And You Will Grow And You Will Seek What You Seek. You Provide For Yourself What You Will Before You Past On Has Leaving Your Own Legacy Behind On The Imprints Of Your Footsteps To Follow. Whatever Is On The Other Side We Should Be Ready For It And We Shouldn't Have To Look Back And Think If, There Is A Heaven Or A Hell Or Maybe Something Much Greater Than That. What If, We Wake Up From A Dream Or Simulation. There Are So Many Things Left Undiscovered About Death Till You Go Through It Yourself And See Where It Can Take You Afterwards.
Mat 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Mat 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
how utterly sick that one who calls him/herself a Christian would get down on their knees and pray that this man suffer a horrendous death. It only makes it more understandable how Nazi death camps, genocide, Islamic terrorism etc... can so easily happen and exist in such abundance. Vile, horrible people exist and in great numbers it seems. If you were a truly caring person who believes in the words of jesus Christ you would be praying for his health to return and if nothing else that he have a great afterlife if one does exist. If god exists then he most certainly wants us to use our brains that he gave us and thus could not blame mr hitchens for his lack of beliefe based on the evidence.
Nobody pray that the man suffers a horrendous death. The problem is that you may control where you go here in this world but you can't control where your soul go after you die.
I went to a party yesterday, and I kept picturing Hitchens standing outside in the corridor waiting to get in. My friends even recalled me screaming in a very drunk manner: "Well let him in god damnit!"
If there isn't God why there is such a deep desire inside us which makes us to cry out for life. Everybody wants to live forever. Of course there are people who commit suicide but this is not because they don't want to live, but because they don't want to live THE LIFE they live (physical or emotional pain). God put the eternity in our hearts!
What?! people who dont believe there is a God want to live forever as they know ehn they die there is nothing.. why would you want it all to end knowing that? its the religious who long for death..
great mind and a great debater! he would have been more liked if he focused more on the class struggle like michael parenti does! religion is such a popular subject to piss on! sure, religion is a tool of control by the state and as a weapon of authority for the oligarchy but it can also be a tool of resistance for the poor and when it does it is then that the forces of power start to vilify religion and that is exactly what is happening today and what hitchens was doing! Humanity is driven far more by survival than by religion! The religious farmer prays for rain after doing his part of the deal and is patient but only when the drought keeps coming year after year, it is the hunger that makes him snap and lose his mind.
The esophagus plays no role in the production of speech. That would be the larynx and by extension the trachea (the respiratory analog of the esophagus).
you want me to break it down for you? a religious person. (person who identifies with a religion with a said belief system) can view. (perceive) ramming BS down other peoples throat.(speaking in such away as to talk at someone and being unyielding) he.(hitchens) ruined his own throat. (hitchens throat going bad) lol (laugh out loud)
kim w *"you want me to break it down for you? a religious person. (person who identifies with a religion with a said belief system) can view. (perceive) ramming BS down other peoples throat.(speaking in such away as to talk at someone and being unyielding) he.(hitchens) ruined his own throat. (hitchens throat going bad) lol (laugh out loud)"* - Huh!
I just found out, he died... I like his ideas, yes it's a kind of reductionism, he obviously knows this, religion is here to stay. It's sad he died, a true champion of the mind, I'll miss him.
He wasn't a bad guy. I'm not sure there's a heaven or a hell. If there is a hell I don't wanna go there so I would never denounce God or JC in any way,shape or form. Hitch was a brilliant man and captivating speaker and probably a good husband and father and is missed by many including me. RIP Hitch
A ferocious intellect well matched by his courage. What a loss. How we'd love to hear his views on the world today.
I suspect he’d be horrified.
No one can ever replace this astonishingly brilliant orator. At least we can view many podcasts. Tremendous!
I miss this man. Cheers comrades, all we have is this life.
There is an after life bro. How I really want to tell you did with all urgency
He shit, when he died, and found out that Life goes on (after) and he is fine....
@@onefoot7 i would hope to give up an afterlife or my life itself.
For this man to have a well deserving afterlife in a paradise that he would love.
@@onefoot7Only a Christian could've written this. Never met an Atheist capable of taunting and musing about the painful, messy, death of a fellow human being suffering a lengthy cancer battle. For nothing but personal entertainment, or else possibly for less... to tell themselves they're leaving a great ol' zinger to mock and project moral superiority so they can pat themselves on the back and chuckle.
Now this behavior is exclusively contained within Christians. Usually men. Usually young. Not always. But mostly younger male Christians are who spew such hatred with a ring of self-satisfaction that's appalling, inappropriate and (above all) is a behavior and a thought process and a mindset - all three - that Jesus IS ASHAMED OF AS YOU THOUGHT, THEN COCEIVED, THEN WROTE OUT, THEN POSTED PUBLICLY, THEN CHUCKLED TO YOURSELF WITH A HINT OF "GOTCHA" PRIDE... making fun of a dead man's final days and using a stab at publicizing his most private dignity as he lost his life on this Earth.
Jesus is love and light. He teaches to love your neighbor. Love the non-believer. Witness to those unaware of the faith. Be an EXAMPLE. DO. NOT. JUDGE. Reject vanity. Suppress pride. Be slow to anger. Educate yourself and teach. Be generous. Uplift your fellow man. Don't quarrel. Live as Jesus lived. Remember that above all else, Jesus was first a SERVANT. Humility. Grace. Forgiveness. Inclusion. Community. Helping fellow human beings, ESPECIALLY when they can do nothing for you in return.
How I know this is a purely Christian kind of comment? Only a Christian mind would say this WITH the element of self-satisfied "haha you lose, nah-nah nah nah-nah". Its Sadistic. Unique to Christian. (A minority, FOR 100% SURE. But, just Christians do this, in my experience.)
*MY EXPERIENCE:
- in my 42 years on Earth, 15 years a Christian and 13 years an Atheist. The first 14 years of my life I was a disinterested child -
I can't think of a more inspirational person. His words make both life and death seem profound in a way religion simply can't. RIP Hitchens, you are fantastic and I wish I'd found you earlier.
“Surely now you’re dying your fears will overcome your reason”
Youre still at the party. Love forever.
I believe my greatest regret of life will be never having having the chance to converse with this man
Me too, I would love to have asked him why we should suspect never mind expect as thinking animals why chemicals acting on chemicals should produce anything resembling proper logical inference never mind anything resembling truth and why there should be any evidence for such and also what the evidence was for such and what it " looked like". I can only guess his response would mirror that one offered to Douglas Wilson during their encounter on the documentary " Collision" in 2009 when Wilson asked repeatedly " by what standard Christopher". Hitchens replied " ehhhhhh, ehhh, eh, eh, human solidarity.
Wow... I had never seen hitch being so humble, saying it's an honor to be mentioned along with those great scientists... dawkins, dennet, krauss. Love hitchens, I will always remember him.
I think Hitchens might be more famous than the likes of Dennet and Kraus; I hadn't heard either one until today, whereas I knew about Hitchens well before he died.
N00bcrunch3r I would agreed. I'm a biochemistry undergraduate student and always have suffered of the question of god. It was not until I ran into Richard Dawkins which the argument against god solidify and cause of Christopher Hitchens, politicizes. Where Dawkins provided the crude evidence, it was Hitchens which used it tirelessly to cripple superstition. His movement continues with his Dennet, Krauss and Dawkins. Once I have able to establish my ethos as a scientist I'd like to also pick up where they leave the off.
Indeed! New Atheism really lost its charisma when Hitchens passed away. Dawkins can debate really well, but he allows himself to get put on the defensive way too often and rarely actually attacks his opposition.
I think his motivations as he states it are "purely scientific." The argument will be won in the long run. It will just take a little more time.
Christopher played the tune of Unemotional and uncensored skepticism.
He rarely missed the mark.
So humble at times. Hitch should have realized that although he's not a great scientist like Dawkins, Harris, or Krauss he was probably the inspiration for these great scientists to be as outspoken and motivated as they are now.
He wad greater than them
i love his use of the english language a true genious
nini popo amomo I'm Italian so fuck you!...LOL
MsTaly99 I don't think many Italians are proud you just told everyone where you are from.
@loopy Ruane Your use of the word sheep and the tone in which you use it is quite ironic btw
So thankful for people like him, and thankful for him in particular. He shows you don't have to face your life and knowledge that you will die, with some fantasy to make you feel better. You can face it rooted in reality and humility. Encouragement for yourself and others. He didn't deserve to suffer but he did so with the knowledge that this was a part of his life. So grateful for him.
Do not look at the comments. Turn back now.
why?
“Surely now you’re dying your fears will overcome your reason”
Admire you n miss you. . your voice n words give me more peace than any religious sermons I might have cared to listen.
This is a late late late time to say this, cause I currently fell in love with his way of arguments and his arguments in general. I had just learned about Christopher Hitchens, I have been readings up on him and watching all his videos. Then later learned that he died several days later. I was amazed such a great thinker, of our time had passed away. I used to be Muslim my self, however after discovering him and his colleges, such as Dawkins and many others. Reading up on them and hearing what they have to say, I choose to become and Atheist. This was not a choice made overnight, I had several years building up to it, and hearing him I was so glad that there were other people not afraid to think like me, not only that but to have the guts that I never had, to come out and say bullshit to those who deserve to hear them. All I can say is, Thank You so much. For letting me know I am not alone.
Good on you, man.
Well said! Bravo for you!
what a brave man i hope his work remains an inspiration to us all
I love the most of you. Thanks for the kind words for Hitch.
I am not an atheist but I do admire this guy a lot. He is a real human being who cares about us all. He uses his intellect to wake people up and love truth. His truth has no baggage associated with it, is light and airy and fresh.
+Dean Mindock ahahahahahahahah
+Dean Mindock You are so right on the point. He was a very special man, very
intelligent and educated and very hated by the people who's minds are
clouded or washed away by religion because they don't have a single
argument that is any good against a bright mind who tells it as it is.
It's really hard to argue when all you got in your hand is mumbo-jumbo,
isn't it. And to loose an argument EVERY time can't feel good, they
hate him even now he's head... And when your god, according to the
manuals, bible or so, is a massmurdere who stood for killing 2.200.000
men, women and innocent children, then it gets hard to defend what you
are thinking, saying and doing. Not to mention the bible's
contradictions, talking donkeys, general nonsens and a god that can
order you to lie on your side side for 190 days and eat your own shit,
baked. Mate! That's not a club I wanna be a member of !!!
@@La-familia-de-Fazio what ???
Maybe read the bible. @@laberlaban
RIP hitchens. Always love you.
The phrase dormit in pace (English: "he sleeps in peace") was found in the catacombs of the early Christians and indicated that "they died in the peace of the Church, that is, united in Christ."[1][2][3] The acronym R.I.P., meaning "rest in peace", continues to be engraved on the gravestones of Christians from several denominations,[4] especially the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church and the Anglican Church.[5]
In burial services of the Catholic Church according to the Tridentine Rite, which include the Requiem Mass, the phrase appears several times.[6]
To satisfy a vogue for rhyming couplets on tombstones, the phrase has been parsed ungrammatically as:[7]
“ Requiesce
cat in pace ”
This verse has been found inscribed in Hebrew on gravestones dating from the 1st century BC, in the graveyard of Bet Shearim. It speaks of the righteous person who died because he could not stand the evil surrounding him. A recapture of these words, read as "come and rest in peace," has been transferred to the ancient Talmudic prayers, in a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic of the 3rd century AD. It is used to this day in traditional Jewish ceremonies.[8]
Loved him and his intellect! The planet lost a real hero
Farewell to a great man, we will miss him. He saw the flaws in the Religious teachings and in the Bible. And he let the world know about these flaws. Now we must rethink the teachings in that Bible. We now know that Christ didn’t document his teachings, his Apostles were illiterate, so the writings were done by unknown Greek and Roman writers. Can we trust these writings? Thanks Christopher Hitchens!
It has been my experience, 60+ years, to dig deeper than the flaws, and look for a kernel of truth; the possible existence of a higher beings known as the “Spirit World”, whose nature is undetermined. Like Marie Curie’s tireless work, sorting through tons of pitchblende to isolate her discovery or the element radium.
There is abundant proof now, that there IS a superior Intelligence, we refer to as the “Spirit World’ in the form of “Marian Apparitions. For centuries, these Apparitions were limited to one, two or three small children; and it was easy for the skeptics to dismiss these as “delusions” or “hallucinations” and not real. However, since 1968, Apparitions have been occurring in many countries (See Egypt Apparitions), and spreading rapidly. Now everyone in the vicinity can see the Apparitions and photograph them; Christians, Muslims, Atheists, Agnostics - everyone. If these Apparitions continue spreading, we may all get a chance to observe one. So, the Atheist/Skeptic will go the way of the Dodo Bird and the Dinosaurs! jdh
Rest in peace
M Zaki You are delusional, hell is for you not for atheists.
+AnAtheist Since you are unable to prove there is no hell, you revealed yourself as an online bully. I seriously doubt you would say that to his face without the fear of repercussions. Your remark has been reported.
M Zaki
You are quite right. How interesting. They post such blatant lies, it's obvious to see how little they think of people...they think people are that stupid.. They are indeed doing the devils hand work.
M Zaki
People are like sheep...but not all people.
M Zaki
_If he had any faith, he would have realized being an alcoholic, homosexual, warmonger pushing for the deaths of millions of people and cheering their murders would get him eternal Hell_
The world lost a great man, Thank you hitchens for been my personal jesus. Thank you for helping me see break free from Islam. Thank you for inspiring me thru medical school. Thank you for helping me become a better free-thinking man. Thank you for making me a happier person. My only regret is discovering you after your death, I wish I could have met you.
I thought I'd watched pretty much all video footage of Christopher Hitchens on youtube but then stumbled across this gem. I admire Hitchens for his rhetoric and wit in debates, but what strikes me about his interviews is just how thoughtful and principled he actually was.
May you live on in our thoughts.
Very astute, and very true. Good comment.
In the toughest time of my life three times I went to the church not even making it through the door they turned me away all three of them so there's your Holy Trinity turned on one video of hitch which led to another and another and another and another and you know what I don't feel bad for thinking the way that I do and being critical in fact it brought out the better part of me I would say. turns out I wasn't as crazy as I thought. Christopher Hitchens what a great man. Turns out he did more with his voice then the churches did with your money and knees turns out you can't get shit done if you're stuck on your knees wishing for shit to happen.
I do not put my trust in man, whatsoever!! This includes you!! You sound miserable!!
Christ Lives because he’s got treated rough probably when he needed help the most, give him gut a damned break ffs.
Christ Lives by the way why is someone like you on this page anyone?
I only found him 2 years ago, wish I had found him in the 90s.
I miss so much my best friend CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS RIP
Such a humble genius, ready to defer to other great minds- maybe to a fault. But marching into the twilight with head held high, and with tacit knowledge that he was truly, and very MUCH appreciated.
I miss you Christopher ... never met you ... but your such a part of my life thanks to technology ... what a beautiful mind you had/have ... what a profound legacy you left us with ... thank you 💞
It's so frustrating when a religious person says something happened to someone because of sin, how do they know that? They don't, even if god exists and their text of choice were true they still wouldn't know such a thing. I debated with the westborow baptist protestors on this when they were in Tulsa and saying a pastor here died in a plane crash because he supported homosexual marriage, I asked how they knew such a thing and they literally couldn't answer, not only that but when Jesus was asked this question in the bible about a tower that fell and killed someone, he said it wasn't because of sin, so anyone claiming such a thing is doubly incorrect even by their own text.
MisterProdigy89 True and even babies die of diseases, it's one of those things that there is no way they know such a thing, even if some people were killed because of sinful behavior we simply couldn't distinguish who was and wasn't killed because of that behavior, they are using it as a tool to scare people. It's extremely frustrating when a pastor dies of some disease they say "it's the devil attacking" , then when someone they disagree with dies of the same thing it's God that killed them because of sin, they confuse correlation with causation, terrible people live long lives all the time, why don't they ever look at that fact?
MisterProdigy89 Yeah great points, I agree, when people (all do this but especially religious ones) run into something unexplained it's very typical to just make something up with little or no argument or evidence for it. The only caveat I would hold would be the empirical equivalence of what happens in nature being intended to have happened that way or just non directed brute fact, in other words if some consciousness or super intelligence grounds reality then it would be trivially easy to design it so the dominos fall a certain way (IE certain people die at certain times etc), that said I fall back on my first issue that nobody could know what intentions were behind such things, so they really are just pulling stuff out of their rear.
95TurboSol It's indeed frustrating, but IMHO it's just as wrong to make rash statements like some folks do about religious folks (you haven't done that). Those of us who do not believe have to be careful of not indulging in the habit of thinking we know it all, as in, "Such and such proves there is no god." Not about being ashamed or self-censoring one's atheism, in my case, but not thinking our view is anything but our own valid view of reality. The faithful are not expected to believe in science, for example, because if there was evidence of their god's existence, there'd be no need for faith. My point in bringing this up in reply to your post is that as frustrating as it is to deal with those who believe, in my experience it shouldn't lead one to thinking one can debate folks like the westboro bunch--such an experience can have no positive end when both parties have completely different goals and standards. Best to you, JSW
JohnStephenWalsh Yeah I can definitely appreciate that concern, you might be surprised to find out I believe in God, and even find arguments for Jesus pretty decent, my problem is with knowledge, the way I see it is, there are some things we are justified in believing and some things we don't have justification for (blind faith), the things people claim to have knowledge about yet have no justification for I criticize, and even some things people will provide some reasons for believing are just so weak or unclear or have too many other possibilities for explaining it that the one reason they came up with from their own worldview or experience just isn't enough for any level of confidence when you understand how little we know overall, especially when they act like they are positive about it! I take a very humble view about my knowledge, even views I hold that may be considered "justified" could be wrong in light of new evidence, so I don't act like I'm certain about things I'm not certain of. Best to you as well, John, take care.
That's exactly how I see things--that we humans know SO little of what there is to know, and we should all be questioning our beliefs daily as new information about the universe--and in a much simpler sense, as we learn about folks around us--comes in. Best, John
so many comments on so many issues right now we need hitch to disect
Great intellect does not save anyone from physical demise. Looking to physical existence as one's ultimate bedrock is perilous
What a beautiful and one of a kind human. 🖤
I wish to change the rather religious statement said upon one whom has dead: rest in peace. To, something along the lines of: may you be remembered. I'm quite sure the Hitch would have agreed; it's a shame he was never asked about the term "rest in peace"
May you rest in peace.
Because we are humans as well?
What makes you think that you must be religious to observe morals and ethics?
This atheist asshole supported war on iraq how can he rest in peace
Carl Ng, isnt it offensive to say rest in peace to an Atheist?
not sure but I didn't know that rest in peace had totally religious connotations.
Carl Ng Atheists take offense to anything to do with Afterlife, u really ddidnt know that? lol Atheists believe once youre dead thats it youre doomed in the realm of eternal non existence.
what's great about Hitchens is that his demeanor and his objectivity doesn't waiver even in the face of his own death. he's just as straight-forward, candid, and humorous about the subject as he is about everything else he's ever encountered. he could have been melodramatic or long-winded or pity-seeking and he never was. whatever point of view you hold, we should only hope for more people who live and think like he did.
we all know that faith is nonsensical, some of us are just afraid to notice it.
I pity so many people. I hope it doesn't get too late to repent before Christ comes. Jesus Loves Us All
Oluwaseun Adedayo no its too late! jesus told me he is coming back on thursday
loopy Ruane we have a word for that too it's called loyalty for some of us that's enough doesn't need Divine permission or consent yes as it turns out if you treat your woman right don't belittle her efforts in whatever it is she is working at don't make her the bearer and Beast of all burden and what do you know it works. So far from what I've seen the only thing Faith brings his bad language and anger, like people that use term dumb fuck and so on
Cristy Perez ... 4 years later hahaha
@@oluwaseunadedayo7027 If he loved us he wouldn't be such an attention seeking asshole
What a great man.. We miss him but he's a great motivation to me..
I DEFINITELY ADMIRE CHRIS TOPHER HITCHENS
The great Christopher Hitchens ♥️
rest in peace :( you are born to be an atheist and died as an atheist i salute to you christopher hitchens, your name will be remembered
Mr. Hitchens extraordinaire!🥇🥇🥇
What a giant he was.
Evidence?
Rest in peace my friend
The phrase dormit in pace (English: "he sleeps in peace") was found in the catacombs of the early Christians and indicated that "they died in the peace of the Church, that is, united in Christ."[1][2][3] The acronym R.I.P., meaning "rest in peace", continues to be engraved on the gravestones of Christians from several denominations,[4] especially the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church and the Anglican Church.[5]
In burial services of the Catholic Church according to the Tridentine Rite, which include the Requiem Mass, the phrase appears several times.[6]
To satisfy a vogue for rhyming couplets on tombstones, the phrase has been parsed ungrammatically as:[7]
“ Requiesce
cat in pace ”
This verse has been found inscribed in Hebrew on gravestones dating from the 1st century BC, in the graveyard of Bet Shearim. It speaks of the righteous person who died because he could not stand the evil surrounding him. A recapture of these words, read as "come and rest in peace," has been transferred to the ancient Talmudic prayers, in a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic of the 3rd century AD. It is used to this day in traditional Jewish ceremonies.[8]
Ironically, "rest in peace" was originally a Christian axiom from many hundreds, if not thousands of years ago.
Christopher Hitchens THANK YOU
I never knew him, and yet I miss him.
A huge loss for humanity!! Your legend lives on Chris!!
You are the exact reason we needed a man like this. Religion and the verily it brings are the biggest threat or at the hearts if the biggest threats facing us as a species. Until we shed dark age mythology and embrace actual truth we will never make it.
It's Christopher.
Bible Said in "Ecclesiastes 9:5" = "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten. Their
love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will
never again have a portion in all that is done under the sun.…"
And...? That's death, yes?
This is terribly depressing
“Surely now you’re dying your fears will overcome your reason”
@Cynthia Pope
Died in complete 'ignorance' of the Holy necessities for being granted immortality, and hadn't even the intelligence to 'Hedge his bets'.....just in case....
At least his brother has a greater wisdom and shows integrity towards the Holy Oracles of Almighty God.
i miss hitch
I dont see whats the point of missing him if youre an atheist?
shahin ali Think harder, maybe you will get there. Sigh, some people these days...
markman090 oh ok.... ill get back to you 😊
Markman, I thought long and hard, still cant figure out.
I miss him too!
Great man, TRULY brave to die without delusions of an afterlife.
Faith in the afterlife is not a delusion but confident hope.
I'd say it's a delusional hope
@@lorenzobianchini4415 One question... why would you never exist before you're born but keep existing after you die?
I was late to the Hitch party. No one since.
I'm Muslim but I love Hitchens I find him more intellectual and rational than any scholar I've listened to in my entire life
The idea of God punished Hitchens in the organ that he used to blaspheme God is not true. I know a scholar who praised God and the prophet Muhammad for his entire life and died of throat cancer. RIP Hitchens.
I must say he was a brave man and still keeps his dignity
I blasphemed with many more organs than my throat. lmao! love this guy.
Quite apart from anything else, listen to his mastery of English and bathe in the warmth of its beauty. So sincerely and grievously missed.
Hitchens was music to my ears. His intelligent way with words makes me embarrassed to be so damn dumb at times. He had a gift and his words will live on forever thanks to technology. He speaks truth, unlike religion and religious people. He went out like a champ! No horrible suffering, no lengthy drawn out battle, he was smooth. I'm impressed. I despise religion and I do not believe there is a God (not the one you hear about at church) controlling all of us just waiting to sadistically punish us for every little thing when we die. Come on, BURNING for eternity!? Who says or does that shit, an all knowing, completely loving God? No thanks
Barney Rubble, if there is a God, you have no say on what He does. Why not just be content with your atheistic position. No need to be contentious about it. Humanity would benefit a lot if we can all learn to be civil with each other.
You have no say either. It is one of hitchens most famous arguments: "which one of these mammalian primate theologians and priests has sources of information denied to me?"
You'll never have a say on god that will matter, because he will never exist. It's that simple. People speaking out against god do so because of very real very catastrophic human problems.
Barney Rubble God is loving but your either his child or the devil's..
I'm a Christian but I enjoyed listening to Mr Hitchens on many occasions even though I disagreed w/ him vociferously about religion namely Jesus Christ
Hitch was arguably one of the best commanders of the English language, so well read and able to handle death with dignity. I miss him and hope one day someone can fill his shoes adequately.
@Cynthia Pope
Yet he didn't even have the intelligence or wisdom to "Hedge his bets"
How ridiculous and foolish is that???
@Cynthia Pope
He could never ever prove Almighty God does not exist, thus his lack of aforethought, wisdom, logic, and critical integrity, by not "Hedging his bets".
LOL!
The greatest 'Achilles Heel' of ALL blaspheming atheists.
They think they are so very sharp, yet end up cutting themselves into bloody shreds.
Almighty God is already the God of all gods.....[;o;}
"17 For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, mighty and terrible, which accepteth no persons, nor taketh reward"
Deuteronomy 10:16-17 (Geneva Bible)
You need to read your Bible properly.
@Cynthia Pope
The proof is all around you [once the blinkers are removed] throughout the awesome created beings on the earth and the incredible marvelous heavens.
Pretending that every happening came about by sheer blind chance, and unintelligent spasmodic mutations is so illogical it hardly needs stating.
The Holy Bible states that only fool is ignorant enough to state otherwise.
"Only a fool would say to himself, "There is no God." And why does he say it? Because of his wicked heart, his dark and evil deeds. His life is corroded with sin.
Psalms 53:1 (TLB)
Their utter foolishness is even more shown by their stubborn arrogance and foolhardy stance in refusing to 'Hedge their bets' which is just another gaping 'Chink in their Armour'
@Cynthia Pope
What does the "Word of God" declare?
"22 They claimed to be wise, but they have become fools;"
Romans 1:21-22 (MOFF)
They don't even have the intelligence to 'Hedge their bets' how illogical and shortsighted is that, folks?
Sadly missed my hero
He was my hero for so long. I still share his thoughts on organized religion, but I have since learned to be still and know that he is God. I’m absolutely terrified of organized religion, but within my soul, I feel God.
...because* I'm a believer. I hold adamantly and firmly to the idea that just because something may in fact be true, doesn't mean that there is anything wrong in questioning it, and certainly doesn't mean that the refusal to do so isn't anything but. No, I disagree with the man on God, but I still have a genuine respect for him. I wish more Christians were at least as real.
ever brilliant...till the end...and beyond
Love it when he takes a swig of the whiskey haha
We need Hitchens now more than ever
Brilliant man good person family man loved his children he smoked he drank and we are all mortal he lacked but one thing faith.
Indeed and having respect for the sacred life GOD places in all of us is part of having a healthy society. Living like there is no judgement ahead is a reckless endeavor.
Can we clone him? My God, what a sad world it is without him!
Calm down kid you will learn better some day.
Only discovered you today but glad I did x
Highly intelligent man.taken too soon.i look up to him upon discovering his intellect in the last 6 months or so
I was brought up in the Christian faith and ,by choice,I still am. But that doesn't lessen the great respect I hold for Christopher Hitchens as the profound humanitarian that he was. His legacy lies with the fact that he confronted the evils and injustices of this world and gave us an awareness of them. If nothing else,we should be grateful to him for that.
Dread Wolf I think religion is corrupted and there is a lot of evil in every group. I admire Hitchens for standing up for what he thought was right and for being the wise and intellectual man he was
Militant athiests tend to troll and harass religion and religious people.They call us stupid. So your call " your faith who think us as devils" if a false dichotomoy. Guess what, at the end its stupid people vs the devils.
@@ephraimhills9050 How many atheist subjects the religious to violence and misery?
You have to admire is strengh in the face of death ,he still stuck to his belief to the end .
He didn't even have the intelligence or wisdom to "Hedge his bets"
How ridiculous and foolish is that???
You should hedge your bets with Satan or Allah!!
Eloquent Hitch! You are sorely missed!
A Great man. RIP.
❤
Courage is not to be confused with ignorance.
This woman seemed to really enjoy reading what someone said about how happy he was that Christopher got this cancer.
Even though I'm a Christian myself, and as strange as this may sound, I actually miss the guy. Even though in my mind he may have led many people to destruction I also would say that in a way he was actually good for Christianity. He forced us to be on our toes in defending the faith, and challenged exactly those aspects of false-piety for which even God himself chastised his own flock. He forced people to question their beliefs, which I think is a good thing, even though but especially(cont.
If I was any less educated I'd hope for heaven every day just to do that. Man it hurts that I missed him by so little.
I wish they had developed immune system treatment for cancer when he was still alive. He may still be alive now. Gone away but not forgotten.
Wutaii1 Nostalgia so basically, science failed him... maybe if he prayed instead of criticized God he would have still been alive just by believing... who knows?
His "leave the party" analogy is very individualistic. It also suggests that you leave the party to go be somewhere else - so it's not the most apt analogy. The truth is that the only place to be is at the party, and when you die you cease to exist - but people (and animals) keep being born at the party, and so If we cease to exist after death, then the experience of an organism born, (somewhere in the universe) after you've ceased to exist, will be the experience that comes after you're gone. You'll no longer be around anymore to stop that from being the case.
So there's nowhere else to be. Only experience is experienced. If it's not your experience that's the experience, then it's a new organism that has the experience that will come after your's has ended.
Prophetic at 17.54 on Putin's deadly ambitions!
What A Talented Individual He Was. I Still Have To Say, Religion Still Desires Power Has Much I Hate Saying It Because It Is True.
I Think Christopher Died For What He Thought Was Right But, We Only Saw The Spotlight Of A Brilliant Man And Rightly Was He Ever Because There Is No Doubt He Was.
So, If There Is A Heaven And He Finds Heaven May God Have Mercy On Him Because He Was A Great Individual And, God Shouldn't Sent Him To Hell For That Just Like Other Great People Before Him.
May His Legacy Remain Great Just Like He Was.
There is no need for Heaven. This universe that you live in can provide something equally.
Ryan Sprenkels Than There Would Be No Need For Hell Either. This World And This World We Live On Is Only A Proving Ground But, Yet We Should Cherish This Beautiful World And Our Lives Just Has Much. This World Can't Offer Us Immortality But, You Will Learn And You Will Grow And You Will Seek What You Seek. You Provide For Yourself What You Will Before You Past On Has Leaving Your Own Legacy Behind On The Imprints Of Your Footsteps To Follow. Whatever Is On The Other Side We Should Be Ready For It And We Shouldn't Have To Look Back And Think If, There Is A Heaven Or A Hell Or Maybe Something Much Greater Than That. What If, We Wake Up From A Dream Or Simulation. There Are So Many Things Left Undiscovered About Death Till You Go Through It Yourself And See Where It Can Take You Afterwards.
ZombieJason Indeed there is no need for Hell either.
The only world we know of irrefutably is this physical world, this one we all exist in.
A Great man.
Mat 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Mat 16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
I miss this man.
Me too like who is our generations hitch?
Rest well Hitchens..
What a brilliant man.
how utterly sick that one who calls him/herself a Christian would get down on their knees and pray that this man suffer a horrendous death. It only makes it more understandable how Nazi death camps, genocide, Islamic terrorism etc... can so easily happen and exist in such abundance. Vile, horrible people exist and in great numbers it seems. If you were a truly caring person who believes in the words of jesus Christ you would be praying for his health to return and if nothing else that he have a great afterlife if one does exist. If god exists then he most certainly wants us to use our brains that he gave us and thus could not blame mr hitchens for his lack of beliefe based on the evidence.
Nobody pray that the man suffers a horrendous death. The problem is that you may control where you go here in this world but you can't control where your soul go after you die.
celticson volksdesire These so called "Christians" who say these things are not Christian. By their Fruits you will Know them!
@Shane Stephen Oh, but they did and your definition of a "real" Christian is a wee bit open to interpretation.
I couldn't agree more...
I went to a party yesterday, and I kept picturing Hitchens standing outside in the corridor waiting to get in. My friends even recalled me screaming in a very drunk manner: "Well let him in god damnit!"
If there isn't God why there is such a deep desire inside us which makes us to cry out for life. Everybody wants to live forever. Of course there are people who commit suicide but this is not because they don't want to live, but because they don't want to live THE LIFE they live (physical or emotional pain). God put the eternity in our hearts!
What?! people who dont believe there is a God want to live forever as they know ehn they die there is nothing.. why would you want it all to end knowing that? its the religious who long for death..
"it´s a strange thing about having a melody like this..."
Damn
Pierce BrosMAN malady not Melody lol
*Malady
great mind and a great debater!
he would have been more liked if he focused more on the class struggle like michael parenti does!
religion is such a popular subject to piss on!
sure, religion is a tool of control by the state and as a weapon of authority for the oligarchy but it can also be a tool of resistance for the poor and when it does it is then that the forces of power start to vilify religion and that is exactly what is happening today and what hitchens was doing!
Humanity is driven far more by survival than by religion! The religious farmer prays for rain after doing his part of the deal and is patient but only when the drought keeps coming year after year, it is the hunger that makes him snap and lose his mind.
I did not agree with him on a lot of things but I miss him dearly.
Such as?
The esophagus plays no role in the production of speech. That would be the larynx and by extension the trachea (the respiratory analog of the esophagus).
+srw maybe a religious person can view that as ramming his BS down other people throat he ruined his own? lol
*"maybe a religious person can view that as ramming his BS down other people throat he ruined his own? lol"* - Huh?
you want me to break it down for you? a religious person. (person who identifies with a religion with a said belief system) can view. (perceive) ramming BS down other peoples throat.(speaking in such away as to talk at someone and being unyielding) he.(hitchens) ruined his own throat. (hitchens throat going bad) lol (laugh out loud)
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*"you want me to break it down for you? a religious person. (person who identifies with a religion with a said belief system) can view. (perceive) ramming BS down other peoples throat.(speaking in such away as to talk at someone and being unyielding) he.(hitchens) ruined his own throat. (hitchens throat going bad) lol (laugh out loud)"* - Huh!
i didnt ask! your the one who said "huh?' so i didnt bother to read all that!! so go ahead and have the last word and go away :P thank you!
I just found out, he died... I like his ideas, yes it's a kind of reductionism, he obviously knows this, religion is here to stay. It's sad he died, a true champion of the mind, I'll miss him.
He wasn't a bad guy. I'm not sure there's a heaven or a hell. If there is a hell I don't wanna go there so I would never denounce God or JC in any way,shape or form. Hitch was a brilliant man and captivating speaker and probably a good husband and father and is missed by many including me. RIP Hitch
Damn I will missman so much.
he should have been world president or something
Yes he should, but he most likely would have thanked no... But what a wonderful world it would have been.... :o))
I like ur prof pic