Q&A: Christopher Hitchens

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  • Опубликовано: 17 дек 2024

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  • @rayjay1975
    @rayjay1975 9 месяцев назад +18

    RIP Christopher Hitchens 🙏 you shall be missed so unbearably x

    • @kjam1709
      @kjam1709 9 дней назад

      Ubearably is the right word

  • @BlackEpyon
    @BlackEpyon 9 лет назад +2338

    In death, Hitchens gained immortality... in his writings, the internet, and in our memories. I never get tired of this guy.

    • @cliffordhatton4444
      @cliffordhatton4444 7 лет назад +45

      Me either, BlackEpyon....I sometimes listen the entire day.

    • @reshieroo
      @reshieroo 6 лет назад +27

      Me too mate me too

    • @whouster
      @whouster 6 лет назад +47

      I knew very little about Hitchens until a couple of months ago, and discovering him is a revelation. Such a massive loss, and he'll be remembered for a long, long time.

    • @jabiantakarua179
      @jabiantakarua179 6 лет назад +24

      BlackEpyon same here. I've been listening/watching this guy everyday for the past 6months. Amazing man who's given me confidence in my anti theist views. A true legend

    • @LeFARaJ
      @LeFARaJ 6 лет назад +13

      I'm really sad that I didn't know him when he was alive , I was 8 when he died ... what a shame R.I.P

  • @jerzybrudnicki6815
    @jerzybrudnicki6815 7 лет назад +657

    It is so rare to have an interviewer asking interesting questions and letting the interviewee speak out his mind.

    • @lauraindira8421
      @lauraindira8421 5 лет назад +4

      Jerzy Brudnicki so true!

    • @paulhubbard252
      @paulhubbard252 5 лет назад +11

      Yes the interviewer is very diplomatic about time

    • @tommytwotacos8106
      @tommytwotacos8106 5 лет назад +26

      Brian Lamb is a national treasure.

    • @joem5386
      @joem5386 5 лет назад +25

      Brian Lamb is an EXCELLENT host and interviewer.

    • @comanchio1976
      @comanchio1976 5 лет назад +22

      Brian Lamb's a class act

  • @wondernexus3d482
    @wondernexus3d482 9 лет назад +1311

    This man changed my life

    • @bongmanding
      @bongmanding 9 лет назад +15

      +IDKFA - God Mode Activated! I hear you, same here.

    • @BlackPhilosophy
      @BlackPhilosophy 5 лет назад +15

      I could not agree more

    • @papnlilly
      @papnlilly 5 лет назад +16

      Mine too buddy

    • @Goddess_chick
      @Goddess_chick 5 лет назад +28

      Me too! I still have trouble watching videos of his last year. I love you Christopher Hitchens!

    • @adansaenz9042
      @adansaenz9042 5 лет назад +14

      Couldn’t agree more with this statement!

  • @Wright17
    @Wright17 7 лет назад +486

    Still pains me to see this incredible man gone. He was perhaps the greatest thinker of the last 30 years. RIP Hitch, I will miss your wit, wisdom and intelligence.

    • @Zachd500
      @Zachd500 5 лет назад +6

      Jazzkeyboardist1 you are literally a broken record.

    • @01amare
      @01amare 4 года назад +5

      Jazzkeyboardist1 loser

    • @paulconnelly4050
      @paulconnelly4050 4 года назад +6

      @Jazzkeyboardist1 I agree with you. Ignore the blushing eye lid flapping fan boys. Most overrated 'public intellect' in modern history. The gushing fanboys can't really see through the posh accent and the dictionary swallowed words. He was entertaining and very watchable but this guy morally can't come close to Noam Chomsky. A genuine human being, not a social climbing, cocktail party going, name dropping, state spokesperson like Hitchens. Real intellects and radicals aren't celebrated and embraced by right wing neo con governments, they're hated by them.

    • @tylerschoen5643
      @tylerschoen5643 4 года назад +10

      Jazzkeyboardist1 Jesus Christ. You literally have commented a thousand times on videos about Hitchens and always complain about atheist. Are you by change a follower of Islam

    • @Irishmule169
      @Irishmule169 3 года назад +6

      @@paulconnelly4050
      Right wing neo cons ??? Your definitely a traitor to the U.S Constitution and the people of this great nation !!!

  • @mrcat7109
    @mrcat7109 Год назад +31

    “It’s about me, so I can always make time for it” 🥰
    I love him so much.

  • @1389Chopin
    @1389Chopin 10 месяцев назад +7

    Man i miss hitch - what a great conversation - great questions

  • @sallyspits
    @sallyspits 3 месяца назад +34

    "I always knew my life would be cut short due my drinking and smoking. I just wanted 10 more years, and I feel like I've earned it."
    RIP, Chris. You really did deserve more life.

    • @daviddawson1718
      @daviddawson1718 2 месяца назад +5

      I hate to be a dick about Hitchens. However, he really preferred Christopher. In my book, he has earned the privilege of being referred to as whatever he wished.

  • @joaopauloadlergomesdacosta282
    @joaopauloadlergomesdacosta282 5 лет назад +257

    I come to hear to Christopher Hitchens when I feel my brain needs a boost!

    • @ErikVestville-yv9md
      @ErikVestville-yv9md 3 года назад +2

      CRETIN - learn to read !!!

    • @Irishmule169
      @Irishmule169 3 года назад +2

      @@ErikVestville-yv9md
      Troll you definitely are !! Truth hurts doesn’t it about your imaginary friends ???

    • @jeffridder1221
      @jeffridder1221 2 года назад

      Try drinking some vodka. Worked for Hitchens.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      No, you're a loser like Hitch was.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

    • @Uuyrijies1123
      @Uuyrijies1123 2 года назад +2

      @@2fast2block
      Brevity is the soul of the wit.

  • @ethylalchoholsachin
    @ethylalchoholsachin 5 месяцев назад +24

    The world so needs this man right now.

    • @aurelius7778
      @aurelius7778 4 месяца назад +2

      He would've ate up our current political climate. A president is a king? The Supreme court acting like that? He would be a massive force.

    • @ClaytonBigsby89
      @ClaytonBigsby89 18 дней назад

      ​@@aurelius7778lay off the fake news buddy

  • @JaredPfaff
    @JaredPfaff 4 года назад +148

    Mr. Hitchens, you freed my from my childhood shackles. For that, I will always be grateful.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад +1

      Now you're free to be a loser like he was.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

    • @MrGeorgewf
      @MrGeorgewf 2 года назад +4

      @@2fast2block
      They say we have free will. But wait there are rules(10 commandments). So we don’t have free will. Free will means just that with no strings attached. We have human desires look but don’t touch, smell but don’t eat.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      @@MrGeorgewf did you think it wouldn't be noticed that you ignored all that I wrote? Are you really that stooo-pid? Yes. Now, since you chose the stooo-pid side by your own free will, decided to ignore God and His guidelines by your own free will, and decided to not take God's free salvation by your own free will, you have a very harsh ending coming to you by your own free will.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      Psalms 14:1 "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good."
      ruclips.net/video/PS5buGnHVZw/видео.html

    • @nosteinnogate7305
      @nosteinnogate7305 Год назад +5

      @@2fast2block Damn he really triggered you. Grow up.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block Год назад

      @@nosteinnogate7305 so for me to show how easy it is to crush Hitch, that is a bad thing to you. Hey, follow his garbage, you love it.

  • @greyglassL92
    @greyglassL92 5 лет назад +142

    Our society will forever need the Hitchens perspective.

    • @hellodavey1902
      @hellodavey1902 4 года назад +3

      Up to each of us I guess!

    • @rep10101
      @rep10101 4 года назад +1

      What garbage!

    • @jc.1191
      @jc.1191 2 года назад +1

      I think he'd say Orwell matters more than ever considering the state of social media and what some call news.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      Yes, the society of losers.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

    • @greyglassL92
      @greyglassL92 2 года назад +3

      A for effort, but this is just a pile of claims based on a book, the veracity of which is dubious at best

  • @bhuvanchaturvedi
    @bhuvanchaturvedi 10 лет назад +637

    "People are sick of ordinary mammals who push us around because they think they have God on their side." Classic Hitch. Priceless.

    • @joeschmoe1193
      @joeschmoe1193 5 лет назад +7

      People who use God as a tool should be punished. That being said it doesn't mean there is no God. Hitchens throws God out with the bath water.

    • @MustAfaalik
      @MustAfaalik 5 лет назад +3

      @Philip Tooley It is religionist who plays the victim to get what they want eg there is a prayer room in most western airports.

    • @edmundmcgrath213
      @edmundmcgrath213 5 лет назад +7

      @Philip Tooley Philip tooley there's still time to get on Noahs ark with the dinosaurs and baboons. And bring that born again piece of crap Burning Bush George with you.

    • @herbieshine1312
      @herbieshine1312 4 года назад +5

      @Jazzkeyboardist1 more ridiculous jumps from ridiculous to oh so dangerously unhinged

    • @peteconrad2077
      @peteconrad2077 4 года назад +2

      Jazzkeyboardist1 science has little to say on political decisions. No surprise an ignorant theist can’t even get that right.

  • @gsmeeuwsen
    @gsmeeuwsen 10 месяцев назад +7

    We are the best, and we welcomed you, Christopher, to our great country, and we so miss you now!

  • @liohi8829
    @liohi8829 3 года назад +33

    The interviewer Brian Lamb is fantastic and let’s Hitchens speak and everything Hitchens would say was profound, deeply moving, and so thought provoking. He was a huge influence on me. R.I.P You fantastic man. ♥️

  • @Krasshirsch
    @Krasshirsch 12 лет назад +433

    "Alcohol, ... it makes other people less boring" - Hitchens

    • @grantfoster8833
      @grantfoster8833 4 года назад +3

      Jazzkeyboardist1 Jazzzy Wazzy, who did you loose in the Iraq war? The one voted in by congress? Hitchens didn't start the war. The war was completely legal. What was declared illegal was the British handling of it. Hitchens's mum was not religious, so what does her suicide have to do with anything discussed in this video? It's a shame you lost someone you care about in that war, but you should blame the people who declared that war. I am prepared to debate you but only after you learn to speak like an adult. Thanks for reading, Jazzy Spazzy.

    • @holydiver1376
      @holydiver1376 4 года назад +1

      Also gives you cancer

    • @herbieshine1312
      @herbieshine1312 4 года назад

      @Jazzkeyboardist1 "all my comments are original" you claimed in another message.
      LIAR

    • @herbieshine1312
      @herbieshine1312 4 года назад +1

      @Matt from Wii Sports have you heard jazzkeyboardists playing?
      Check out his RUclips channel.
      It's a thing of, well not beauty, more like the biggest stinkiest puddle of arse gravy you could ever imagine!

    • @ObediahPolkinghornIII-cz5io
      @ObediahPolkinghornIII-cz5io 4 года назад

      @Jazzkeyboardist1 That explains why Hitchens looks like a drunk who just got kicked out of a bar.

  • @toucheturtle3840
    @toucheturtle3840 Год назад +58

    I found Christopher a year after he died. I was gutted that his brilliant mind was no longer with us, but thankful we can still listen to his words of wisdom.

  • @lisawise9849
    @lisawise9849 11 месяцев назад +13

    This man was so brilliant and I miss him so much and we sure could use his voice and opinion today

    • @4OHz
      @4OHz 21 день назад

      @@lisawise9849 yeah unfortunately Hitch was so far to the left he ended up on the right - Wolfowitz and and D’Souza - debate colleagues yes but concurring philosophy- please and his rationale on the Iraq war, hmmm - I’m still conflicted and can’t reconcile those relationships- maybe all that alcohol clouded his judgement - it certainly killed him and it just wasn’t the smokes- he never could admit he drank just a little too much - but yeah I know, we are all human. Thanks Hitch

  • @jahns6980
    @jahns6980 2 года назад +242

    He was not only a great writer but he had an unbelievable memory

    • @davidpaul5465
      @davidpaul5465 Год назад +17

      It has been said that what distinguishes the great is not so much IQ but their ability to recall and remember within context. Thus, the ability to show similarity as well as to make distinctions. That certainly describes Christopher Hitchens. The amazing consideration is the willingness of so many to accept so much less. I must say, one would be hard pressed to find a better clip than this to send someone who does not know of Christopher Hitchens. Or of the role of discourse too.

    • @brianjacob8728
      @brianjacob8728 Год назад +5

      smartest guy to come out of oxford who can't claim to be part of Monty Python.

    • @JordanMSeverns
      @JordanMSeverns Год назад +6

      his memory is insane, especially for those hard middle eastern names as well as lengthy quotes from books. crazy

    • @jrmungandr
      @jrmungandr Год назад +3

      I love Hitchens but having just heard him struggle to remember how long he was married to his first wife, reading this is pretty funny

    • @clydebear6914
      @clydebear6914 Год назад +2

      I'd forgotten that.

  • @TheSymphonyOfScience
    @TheSymphonyOfScience 11 лет назад +89

    It's always a pleasure to listen to hitchens

  • @leemartin2978
    @leemartin2978 5 лет назад +52

    It’s amazing how interesting and enjoyable it is , when the interviewer is of this calibre, and the purpose of the union isn’t to promote the interviewer , but to let somebody as intelligent and eloquent is Mr Hitchens entertain and educate. Rarely seen, and The Hitch will never likely be equaled

    • @PabluchoViision
      @PabluchoViision 3 года назад +3

      I agree 150% with everything you said there. Very well put!

    • @leemartin2978
      @leemartin2978 3 года назад +1

      Very nice of you to take the time to comment . Thank you

  • @rossmorebaz
    @rossmorebaz 7 лет назад +242

    beautiful language just flows from him like a waterfall... I love his eloquence...He was a wonderful and special person

    • @tommytwotacos8106
      @tommytwotacos8106 5 лет назад +17

      My favorite quote ever from hitch was during a debate when someone asked him if he'd prayed and without missing a beat he responded, " Once, for a hard-on."

    • @ErikVestville-yv9md
      @ErikVestville-yv9md 3 года назад +2

      He was a hateful cretin racially dividing this country beyond repair - and his "WIFE" ? What the hell was that ?

    • @FatherDingo
      @FatherDingo 3 года назад +10

      @@ErikVestville-yv9md He told the truth about a lot of things. Religious people are butthurt because of that.

    • @Irishmule169
      @Irishmule169 3 года назад +3

      @@ErikVestville-yv9md
      No religious denominations have tried to destroy this country and now it’s time for us to eradicate your asses once and for all !!!

    • @PabluchoViision
      @PabluchoViision 3 года назад +6

      That is very beautifully put (“...like a waterfall”)! Such eloquence as Hitchens’s is the fruit borne by the tree of a lifetime’s prodigious, passionate, and engaged reading.

  • @stevenmaoudis1419
    @stevenmaoudis1419 3 года назад +16

    Arguably one of the most eloquent and intelligent men I have ever seen. His grasp of the English language and his vocabulary is unparalleled R.I.P - A wonderful man,

  • @maskedmarvyl4774
    @maskedmarvyl4774 6 лет назад +46

    It's eerie to hear Christopher Hitchens talk about how he never expected to live this long, very shortly before he became ill.
    His light is dearly missed in a time of quickly increasing darkness.....

  • @ragamuffin2451
    @ragamuffin2451 4 года назад +42

    "If he had been given an enema, he could have been buried in a matchbox." That one packs a punch right there.

    • @wesleymatthews6409
      @wesleymatthews6409 3 года назад

      That is EXTREMELY full of shit!!! Lol

    • @harryjohnson615
      @harryjohnson615 3 года назад +1

      Have to be honest, since hearing Hitch say that I've used it a few times myself 😁

    • @mikespearwood3914
      @mikespearwood3914 18 дней назад

      Is that the best Hitchslap there ever was??

  • @bongmanding
    @bongmanding 9 лет назад +220

    This great man is one of the major forces why I'm changing my mind about the religion that I grew up with. I miss Hitch!

    • @kylabotting
      @kylabotting 9 лет назад +27

      Bong Manding I know what you mean...I was baptized Catholic just 6 years ago and now, after a lot of reading and watching debates and documentaries via the internet my mind has shifted completely. I now am an Atheist. (and proud to be one)

    • @PosthumousAddress
      @PosthumousAddress 9 лет назад +19

      joydivisiongirl I was a kind of mushy agnostic with a tendency to stick up for religion before 'Hitch came into my life (for want of a better word). He changed my mind about absolutely everything, it's hard to convey just how much he did for me.

    • @martijnvankan8355
      @martijnvankan8355 9 лет назад +7

      +LordHealey Same here.

    • @kcaston
      @kcaston 9 лет назад +11

      2nd that... I regret that he mainly appealed 2 the intellectual crowd and not so much to the mainstream in life. His influence is growing though. Young people are growing less religious.

    • @karlakor
      @karlakor 9 лет назад +9

      +Bong Manding I also have given up religion, after about ten years of giving religion my best effort. Doubts began to creep in, even from the beginning, and Hitchens put into words so many things that I had been feeling myself.

  • @olih27
    @olih27 12 лет назад +154

    "I pity there isn't a hell for him to go to", truly epic line

    • @justamoteofdust
      @justamoteofdust 4 года назад +2

      Yeah, so badass. 🔥

    • @graterdeddly9527
      @graterdeddly9527 3 года назад +1

      It certainly indicates the essence of his personality. Angry and hate filled, bitter and malevolent at heart.

    • @Keira_Blackstone
      @Keira_Blackstone 3 года назад +17

      @@graterdeddly9527 If you were speaking about Falwell I'd agree with you.

    • @graterdeddly9527
      @graterdeddly9527 3 года назад

      @@Keira_Blackstone While I did not make a habit of watching Falwell, not my taste at all, the times he came on, I never heard him say a hateful word about anyone. Can't say the same about Hitchens, he wouldn't be living up to his reputation if he left the viewer without some bon mot from his black wit.

    • @ErikVestville-yv9md
      @ErikVestville-yv9md 3 года назад

      Look up "cretin" - then find a mirror.

  • @user-xn2hf9re8r
    @user-xn2hf9re8r 4 года назад +249

    He did not look 60 -more like late 40s. The man was a legend.

    • @RhetoricalMuse
      @RhetoricalMuse 3 года назад +17

      it's amazing what being fat will do to your skin ;p

    • @charlieschneider5649
      @charlieschneider5649 3 года назад +9

      @@RhetoricalMuse honestly idk if thats sarcasm but stfu don't disrespect one of the few people on the planet that can confidently express the truth

    • @ErikVestville-yv9md
      @ErikVestville-yv9md 3 года назад +1

      Is a legend.

    • @Irishmule169
      @Irishmule169 3 года назад +6

      @@RhetoricalMuse
      I’m sure your a real Adonis ...

    • @Ghtyu5117
      @Ghtyu5117 3 года назад +4

      Probably the heathy lifestyle hed led!! Haha. We all miss Hitch. Legend.

  • @WildPhotoShooter
    @WildPhotoShooter 11 лет назад +113

    I am really annoyed with myself because I have just discovered this man, two years after his untimely death. I am on a Hitchens video hunt and I am stunned with his unbelievable mind and his wide knowledge. A great human being, passionate about humanity.

    • @beachcomber2008
      @beachcomber2008 5 лет назад

      Where were you?

    • @beachcomber2008
      @beachcomber2008 4 года назад +3

      @ You climbed out of it, and recently? Congratulations. Consider yourself very lucky. Make the best use of it you can.

    • @stevestayen7717
      @stevestayen7717 4 года назад +1

      @@ljragsandfeathers He was purposely kept away from you.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      How nice, you found your fellow loser finally.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

  • @tobyaman7644
    @tobyaman7644 5 лет назад +40

    Dear old Christopher, a genius, gentle, educated, kind hearted but most of all TRUTHFUL man.Wouldn't it be completely wonderful if the world was full...now....of world leaders such as him. Apart from my father, the most missed man in my life. May the spirit of Christopher Hitchens live on for a very long time.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад +1

      No, he was just a loser.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

    • @DCDPM
      @DCDPM Год назад

      Yet you can't prove the existence of your lord and savior.
      Yet you call Mr. Hitchens is a liar in your view. Your entire worthless existence is based on blind faith and the unknown. I am just as confident that there isn't a God, as you're in God. It can never be proven, yet you make enemies of people who don't swallow the unproven. A court of law exists solely on evidence and jot hearsay, I believe in evidence and you can't prove to me God exists.

    • @BennyAscent
      @BennyAscent 27 дней назад

      ​@@2fast2block baseless claim upon baseless claim upon a foundation of ignorance and wishful thinking. Truly the bricks and mortar of the house of god.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 27 дней назад

      @@BennyAscent no, that was evidence weak you can't get around and that's why you ignored it. Poor you.

    • @BennyAscent
      @BennyAscent 27 дней назад

      @@2fast2block you made leaps from thermodynamics to god without any evidence of contingency. You aren't the stellar preacher you think you are.

  • @arconcritter
    @arconcritter 3 года назад +60

    I’ve watched this interview countless times and every time I do I feel sad that this giant intellect is gone but also very glad that he existed and that he left us with the wonderful legacy of his writing.

    • @bobsaturday4273
      @bobsaturday4273 2 года назад

      giant intellect for the little tiny pea brains like you

  • @Sacha1967
    @Sacha1967 2 года назад +12

    Christopher Hitchens has changed, and will continue to change people’s lives for many many years to come. An extraordinary man. 👍❤️

  • @royp.1516
    @royp.1516 2 года назад +81

    One of the best storytellers who ever lived. Phenomenal speaking voice as well...that didn't hurt! RIP.

    • @jimnewcombe7584
      @jimnewcombe7584 2 года назад +2

      He isn't a storyteller.

    • @joriskemper5392
      @joriskemper5392 2 года назад +4

      @@jimnewcombe7584 He is, he told countless stories about his works and visits in foreign countries.

    • @jimnewcombe7584
      @jimnewcombe7584 2 года назад +1

      @@joriskemper5392 Anecdotes which cannot possibly measure up to even minor storytellers, let alone the stupendous magnitude of Shakespeare or Dostoevsky.

    • @KnowThyself619
      @KnowThyself619 Год назад

      ​@@jimnewcombe7584stop it. You're embarrassing yourself.

    • @jimnewcombe7584
      @jimnewcombe7584 Год назад

      @@KnowThyself619 I'm only embarrassed by descending into this dialogue. But then we live in a time when men call themselves women, so anything goes. Say anything. Who on earth will protest.

  • @DustinOutCamping
    @DustinOutCamping 12 лет назад +116

    I laughed hysterically when Hitchens regretted being so lenient on Falwell

    • @egemensentin
      @egemensentin Год назад +6

      “If he had been given an enema, he could have been buried in a matchbox.”
      Choice words 😂

  • @rosed9628
    @rosed9628 8 лет назад +46

    "You suddenly think, yes maybe it is too early, but you can't wait until it's too late." Sadly, how prescient you were Mr Hitchens.

  • @jurassic5912
    @jurassic5912 Год назад +8

    Sat very near this man on one of the last flights on Concorde. We shared a glass of Champagne while up at the front in the Aisle looking at the plane hitting 1200mph

  • @christopherholmes7180
    @christopherholmes7180 2 года назад +10

    I've never met a person like this. Knowledgeable and wise is an understatement of understatement

  • @Harp4803
    @Harp4803 5 лет назад +16

    “but I’m nearly 60..but you haven’t said it yet. I don’t look it. But I knew you where gonna say that” Christopher to Brian Lamb. Just Brilliant..such vanity. Love it.

  • @crispybits3765
    @crispybits3765 3 года назад +37

    From a very strong field, this is one of my favourite Hitch interviews. It's very direct and honest, whilst feeling incredibly relaxed and dare I say it friendly.
    Hitch and Lamb clearly had a lot of respect for each other.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      All he was is a loser.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

    • @meikhochakre3309
      @meikhochakre3309 2 года назад +7

      @@2fast2block You're lost.

    • @MichaelRobertHart
      @MichaelRobertHart 2 года назад +3

      @@2fast2block this is supposed to refute “faith is the surrender of the mind?”

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      @@MichaelRobertHart Yes, it was. That is why you blah-blah unable to prove what I gave is wrong.

    • @MichaelRobertHart
      @MichaelRobertHart 2 года назад +3

      @@2fast2block you quoted him at length, and then argued all his points for him - almost point by point.
      I was only attempting to ask if you realized this

  • @elguapoalso
    @elguapoalso 10 лет назад +178

    I still don't think I've fully come to terms with Hitchens' passing. Sam Harris said it all - "The man had more wit, style and substance than a few civilizations I could name." I often wonder what he would think about the prominent issues of today, like Pope Francis, for example, who so many are fawning over right now. We need more razor sharp contrarian thinkers like Hitch in the public square today.

    • @diosmios186
      @diosmios186 3 года назад +3

      Just imagine what he'd think now!

    • @jeborismonke3270
      @jeborismonke3270 3 года назад

      Didn’t this dick say that we should nuke other countries?

    • @Hollis_has_questions
      @Hollis_has_questions 3 года назад

      I’m familiar enough with Hitch that I don’t have to wonder.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      Well, the loser is dead and wasted his life.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

    • @adamzypsoul8164
      @adamzypsoul8164 2 года назад

      Hear, hear

  • @KovertKangaroo
    @KovertKangaroo 5 лет назад +37

    10 years, even stronger than ever 💪. I miss you, Hitch!

  • @7timeless
    @7timeless 8 лет назад +74

    This man has had a bigger positive impact on my life than any god ever has or will have. I always knew there was something iffy about religion, being born in a Catholic country didnt help, but it didnt take long for me to see past the lies with the help of this brilliant man.

    • @ricardomontalban6004
      @ricardomontalban6004 6 лет назад +2

      AtheistLobster hallelujah, you’re preachin to the choir, thank god for people like the hitchenator....

    • @beachcomber2008
      @beachcomber2008 5 лет назад +1

      @The Word "In the beginning was The Word".
      SCIENCE: The Universe was smaller than a pin-point 13.8 BILLION YEARS AGO, and just ENERGY.

    • @beachcomber2008
      @beachcomber2008 5 лет назад +2

      @The Word Why can't you package your comments?
      Science is the proof, and if you've _ever_ flown anywhere, you've already accepted that. It has already predicted (using quantum theory) physical constants with incredible precision, and will continue to make such predictions into the far future. The only thing it cannot predict is what happened at or before the start of the universe.
      Religion, being made up by humans to explain the universe _when nothing else was known_ is just a bunch of lies. It doesn't matter which religion.
      And you are deluded. It's a real shame, but that's life. Either you work to discover reality (that's me) or you don't bother, and accept some two thousand year old horseshit (that's you). Good luck with that.
      You should relax and accept the fact you are a homosexual, in spirit, if not in deed.
      I've been happily married for fifty-two years, and I'm the grandfather of two beautiful grown-up grandchildren. You should be so lucky.

    • @beachcomber2008
      @beachcomber2008 5 лет назад

      @The Word Bye.

    • @tylerschoen5643
      @tylerschoen5643 4 года назад +1

      The Word “science is a lie!” As he uses the internet on a computer. What a moron

  • @cameronmoore5025
    @cameronmoore5025 10 месяцев назад +5

    Im saddened to live in a world without Chritopher Hitchens. The world is qorse for his passing

    • @jackwegener3484
      @jackwegener3484 4 месяца назад

      @cameronmoore5025 Yes, so much very qorse. We all miss "Chritopher" Hitchens.

  • @martinrussell5446
    @martinrussell5446 5 лет назад +33

    One of kind. A hero to many, including me. I miss the guy and find myself asking “what would Hitch say to this...” all the time.

  • @stargazer555
    @stargazer555 3 года назад +34

    Damn... when he talked about fatherhood at the start of the interview and how he was not that much involved, but wanted to make up for lost time. That hit hard... Died two years later. I'm sure the children would have had a true friend in him, as adolescents/grown-ups.
    Remember when I read the sad news about his death, and look... another decade gone.
    My second child was born April 13th, sharing her birthday with one of the greats.
    Rest in peace, Christopher.

    • @hazeshi6779
      @hazeshi6779 Год назад

      Too bad my birthday was the 8th and not a few days later lol

  • @cyber6sapien
    @cyber6sapien 9 лет назад +284

    Hitchens said he admired Obama's command of English when it comes to his writing. I can't imagine paying someone a higher compliment, considering the source.

    • @joeschmoe1193
      @joeschmoe1193 5 лет назад +15

      WTF is the difference? You're an idiot. Idiots prefer style over substance. Obama was a disgrace.

    • @dannykirton6445
      @dannykirton6445 5 лет назад +7

      If indeed he actually wrote them, He wasn't too great at speaking without an auto cue.

    • @jamessoltis5407
      @jamessoltis5407 5 лет назад +47

      Danny Kirton ...derp. The man graduated from Harvard, was president of the Harvard Law Review, a teacher of constitutional law at the University of Chicago, a state senator, and a U.S. senator before being twice elected (handily winning the popular *and* electoral voting) president of the U.S.
      The current president of the U.S. can barely string a coherent sentence together and was born into the only job he held his entire adult life until becoming a reality TV game show host.
      www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/greatest-us-presidents-ranked-by-political-scientists-2018-2

    • @dannykirton6445
      @dannykirton6445 5 лет назад +4

      @@jamessoltis5407 Got any proof of the first bits, Never seen no photos, no class mates, No teachers remember him, All records "sealed" for some reason.

    • @jamessoltis5407
      @jamessoltis5407 5 лет назад +34

      Danny Kirton ...how long have you been eating lead paint chips?
      www.nytimes.com/1990/02/06/us/first-black-elected-to-head-harvard-s-law-review.html
      today.law.harvard.edu/feature/most-likely-to-succeed/
      www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/education/2017/feb/05/barack-obama-neil-gorsuch-harvard-law-classmates
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama?wprov=sfti1
      www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/feb/14/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-people-who-went-school-obama-nev/
      www.google.com/amp/s/www.bostonherald.com/2009/02/01/harvard-profs-classmates-barack-obama-an-extraordinary-student/amp/

  • @BFD1989
    @BFD1989 12 лет назад +18

    The fact that I didn't get to meet this amazing, courageous human being will give me eternal pain.

    • @jennieflores5895
      @jennieflores5895 5 лет назад

      I also agree to this. Cool CH

    • @BadCookWhoJudgesChefs
      @BadCookWhoJudgesChefs 3 года назад +3

      he would definitely make a witty remark on your use of, eternal lol

    • @lorenzobianchini4415
      @lorenzobianchini4415 2 года назад

      I wanted to say in response to Christopher,people who go to Church don't necessarily go other than to worship the GOD they believe in not to prove anything.I absolutely love listening to Christopher and would enjoy debating with him had he lived.

    • @jimnewcombe7584
      @jimnewcombe7584 2 года назад +1

      Rest easy: there's no such thing as eternal pain. Which is, in part, his point.

  • @chillout2792
    @chillout2792 8 лет назад +354

    Would love to hear Mr Hitchens on trump and the British exit from Europe. Rest In peace Sir.

    • @cerealboy3763
      @cerealboy3763 7 лет назад +11

      He lived his whole life in a aristocratic bubble , so would've most likely hated Brexit .

    • @fastbackgt4821
      @fastbackgt4821 6 лет назад +1

      Had the exact same thought a few months ago!

    • @MitchellWiggs
      @MitchellWiggs 6 лет назад +11

      I saw a video where he mentioned trump unfavorably, though of course it was before he announced he would run for president

    • @ceirwan
      @ceirwan 6 лет назад +42

      @@cerealboy3763 He visited actual war zones as a journalist. I'd say he's been in worse places than 99% of people.

    • @fraser9748
      @fraser9748 6 лет назад +29

      he hated the Clintons, but I highly doubt he would have supported Trump

  • @jazpls
    @jazpls 2 месяца назад +20

    Still dearly missed in 2024

  • @seanscott6401
    @seanscott6401 3 года назад +10

    Thank you C-Span. I miss Mr Hitchens greatly, he is needed more than ever today.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      Only losers need that loser.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

  • @DBEdwards
    @DBEdwards 2 года назад +9

    Wonderful interview. Htchens is supremely candid and honest

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      He hated thinking and loved lying.
      The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.

  • @MrJimbissle
    @MrJimbissle 5 лет назад +40

    When I can find no solace in the issues of the day, or voices currently speaking, Christopher Hitchens always helps me center myself and think clearly again. I miss him terribly, and would be quite pleased if someone came along that could fill even one of his shoes. We need such a person badly.

    • @angelamaryquitecontrary4609
      @angelamaryquitecontrary4609 4 года назад +1

      Take a look at Cosmic Skeptic.

    • @MrJimbissle
      @MrJimbissle 4 года назад +5

      @@angelamaryquitecontrary4609 Thank you. I have been following him for a couple years. I have great respect for him and see how he came to mind here.

    • @vincekarmun1995
      @vincekarmun1995 4 года назад +1

      Edward Snowden is of such ilk

  • @mastermichaeldunchok
    @mastermichaeldunchok 8 лет назад +55

    I love this man. I miss him so much.

    • @RedClayFH
      @RedClayFH 5 лет назад +6

      Yes indeed. So do I. His views, thoughts and talks brought me over the line to declare that I am and indeed always have been, an athiest.

    • @heighwaysonthewing
      @heighwaysonthewing 5 лет назад +2

      WHY? can you explain,

  • @Drderp-hd5bb
    @Drderp-hd5bb 6 лет назад +18

    My Goodness we need him now more than ever

  • @andersestes
    @andersestes 6 лет назад +64

    CH changed my life.
    Enlightened me in so many ways.
    One of the greatest men to ever walked the earth.
    His legacy will only grow as the rest of us catches up with his great mind.

  • @MarjorainMD
    @MarjorainMD 3 года назад +7

    Still in awe of this great man, great because he changed my life, thanks to Christopher I’m no longer a sheep, I am not ashamed to state here that Hitch is my hero, ah, the world is a poorer place without this amazing humanist, sorely missed, never forgotten.

    • @traviskeeler4533
      @traviskeeler4533 2 года назад +2

      Nothing to be ashamed about whatsoever. While I am certain he would chastize us for HAVING a "hero"...lol...he is mine too. Incredibly intelligent human being. And the greatest orator of his generation...by far.

  • @PabloAlvestegui
    @PabloAlvestegui 5 лет назад +98

    What an incomparable man, admirable in every way.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      No, he was just a typical loser.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

    • @Exercise_as_Medicine
      @Exercise_as_Medicine 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@2fast2block... Go back under your rock of ages.. 😂

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 11 месяцев назад

      @@Exercise_as_Medicine how you got around the evidence I gave...."Go back under your rock of ages.. " Then embarrass yourself. Fine by me.

  • @SelenaTheSkeptic
    @SelenaTheSkeptic 6 лет назад +55

    Honest interview. Miss this guy and his wisdom

  • @tl6690
    @tl6690 3 года назад +44

    We lost a great man 10 years ago today. You'll never be forgotten. RIP Hitch!

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      The joke is dead awaiting his punishment. Wake up!
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block Год назад

      @punkvideo well, if I was the one with no brains, you sure couldn't get around what I gave which makes YOU the one with no brains.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block Год назад

      @punkvideo then rest it. I was never much of anything to begin with.

    • @donttouchyerbumnsniffit
      @donttouchyerbumnsniffit 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@2fast2blockHe is dead, so he isn't awaiting anything 😏

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 10 месяцев назад

      @@donttouchyerbumnsniffit yes, he is dead. But, what is coming his way yet is when he's raised from the dead, he'll face the judgment and punishment he deserves, then will be no more after that, not even in memory. His life was a waste. He chose it that way.

  • @MarjorainMD
    @MarjorainMD 3 года назад +24

    Ah, what the hell, just opened my new bottle of Johnny Walker Black poured myself a good shot on a tumbler and toasted the New Year 2022 in company of Hitchens, in my opinion one of the most versatile and enlightening speaker and erudite I’ve ever heard, long live his legacy, this JWB on you Christopher! 🥃 I miss you.

  • @tailgunner6948
    @tailgunner6948 5 лет назад +19

    A truly great intelligent man...Thank you for everything! RIP.

  • @HighStakesDanny
    @HighStakesDanny 4 года назад +35

    One of my favorite people. Just sucks he isn't here. I love listening to him speak. This dude was awesome. Life's so short and unfair.

  • @Lily-tj8gb
    @Lily-tj8gb 4 года назад +17

    What a gem of an interview. I would love to hear his take on present day events. Miss his voice.

  • @Jace532
    @Jace532 7 лет назад +51

    "... I may not have another twenty-eight to come." ... Very sad words to hear, now that he's gone.

    • @facebookcom-ej7dm
      @facebookcom-ej7dm 3 года назад +2

      He barely had 2-1/2 years after this interview. Sad that he did not have 28 more.

  • @newcjon
    @newcjon 11 лет назад +34

    Oh my god I had forgotten how f-ing awesome Christopher Hitchens was.

  • @cheri238
    @cheri238 2 года назад +11

    Christopher Hitchens , a man of great character and intelligence, he always made one think. I still listen to him and he cheers me up! Rest in peace. ❤️

  • @lifesgreat9951
    @lifesgreat9951 4 года назад +13

    He was such a beautifully eloquent speaker. Sadly missed.

  • @bt10ant
    @bt10ant 9 лет назад +57

    You have to love Brian Lamb and his bluntness at times, i.e. "How do you make your money?"

    • @nihalsahu
      @nihalsahu 8 лет назад +1

      +bt10ant Where in the video was that?

    • @bt10ant
      @bt10ant 8 лет назад +2

      +Nihal Sahu At 39:04 or so

    • @Kleinfurkon
      @Kleinfurkon 8 лет назад +8

      The guest he has makes bluntness a pre requisite

    • @Falconlibrary
      @Falconlibrary 6 лет назад +10

      Hitchens often openly loathed his interlocutors but you can feel the respect he gives to Brian Lamb, which is returned in kind. Lamb was an honest man with a zero tolerance for bullshit, so he was cut to order to interview Hitchens.

    • @MrBrianNZ
      @MrBrianNZ 4 года назад +1

      This is the first time I have seen or heard Mr Lamb & you can tell that he is a quality interviewer & that Hitch respected & seemingly liked him.

  • @sharonbland9061
    @sharonbland9061 Год назад +2

    I absolutely loved this man. I could listen to him all day. I found him fascinating, intelligent, would have loved to have him sitting at my dinner table discussing whatever we choose to talk about. He is sadly missed. ❤

  • @MENON471
    @MENON471 12 лет назад +3

    It took so many centuries for a very honest and frank person to stand up and say what is what and how highly organized and institutionalized religions takes everybody for a ride!. Hats off to him and let his tribe GROW!!!

  • @Bmb.7v
    @Bmb.7v 11 лет назад +74

    I wish I would have met Hitch at least once in my life :( RIP Legend

    • @tylerschoen5643
      @tylerschoen5643 4 года назад +1

      Jazzkeyboardist1 imaginary yet more real than any god

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад +1

      You can always be a loser like he was.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

    • @MrThecarebear
      @MrThecarebear Год назад

      @@2fast2block SHUT UP.

  • @EatMoreChikenOrElse
    @EatMoreChikenOrElse 4 года назад +27

    I’m weirdly honored to know that Hitchens would even want to live in the United States

    • @rokyericksonroks
      @rokyericksonroks 3 года назад +1

      You’d have to know how much of a bum he is in Portsmouth.

    • @Kamisama77
      @Kamisama77 2 года назад

      @@rokyericksonroks
      Fanatics hate him, dude

  • @tonycatman
    @tonycatman 14 лет назад +14

    That we are able to pick out any old interview for review, any time, on a whim and for free is one of the best uses of the internet.
    Thumbs up for youtube.

  • @Chardonbois
    @Chardonbois 2 года назад +9

    A great interview where we get to know Hitch a little more personally. Tragic that he was diagnosed with terminal cancer after this interview, particularly as he expressed the wish to go on forever. Although he went from living his best life to dying his best death and through the legacy of his various media, he will in a sense live forever. Bravo Hitch......

  • @MissRaggsy
    @MissRaggsy 4 года назад +74

    I miss him like I miss a dead relative, and I never even spoke to the man.

    • @NC-ck5oj
      @NC-ck5oj 4 года назад +2

      have you ever spoken to a dead relative?

    • @NC-ck5oj
      @NC-ck5oj 4 года назад +1

      @Leonardo Idino that's a bit impolite innit?

    • @anontheshade
      @anontheshade 4 года назад +1

      He was truly one of the greatest orators of our time. Unmatched in his field. He never once lost a debate. Incredible is the only word for Hitch

    • @TheAtheist22
      @TheAtheist22 3 года назад

      I feel exactly the same.

    • @monstersnatch
      @monstersnatch 3 года назад +1

      i had the same feeling..

  • @iainrae6159
    @iainrae6159 4 года назад +27

    Excellent interview and discussion.
    Hitch lives on and inspires new readers and listeners.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      Yep, losers love that loser.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

  • @hikergirl603
    @hikergirl603 5 лет назад +22

    I wish he was here now, during these uniquely chaotic times. I would very much like to hear what he'd say.

  • @thedolphin5428
    @thedolphin5428 5 лет назад +6

    A lovely "chat"-with-questions by two men with mutual respect -- both so open and trusting.

  • @allyraymond9483
    @allyraymond9483 11 лет назад +50

    One the greatest or maybe even THE greatest in his field! I definitely miss him!

    • @grimmertwin2148
      @grimmertwin2148 2 года назад

      Finally a woman posts on here - even if it was 8 years ago lol

  • @christopherhitchens7735
    @christopherhitchens7735 11 лет назад +33

    Thank You Everyone for the Support to Hitchens.

  • @SIMKINETICS
    @SIMKINETICS 13 лет назад +19

    Hitchens is fascinating. This is one of the best interviews with this insightful man!

  • @jameslove657
    @jameslove657 5 лет назад +27

    The world is a darker place without this man ,thank you Christopher Hitchens- a true inspiration.

  • @travistrantham1254
    @travistrantham1254 9 лет назад +24

    really wish to have met him. he was a great and noble man.

  • @AndrewTurnbull-vc6tm
    @AndrewTurnbull-vc6tm 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you,Christopher Hitchens ; ..Much needed now ! . Inspirational ! .

  • @ethylalchoholsachin
    @ethylalchoholsachin 4 года назад +9

    What an excellent thinker and a speaker Hitchens is ! So Inspirational.

  • @NeuroDeviant421
    @NeuroDeviant421 12 лет назад +6

    "part of the intellectual and educational arsenal of this country"... how could you not love this guy?

  • @pakarpis
    @pakarpis 15 лет назад +4

    Thank you for your honesty after all these years! Thank you especially for your support for Cyprus.

  • @LazyJack2003
    @LazyJack2003 3 года назад +3

    Hitch has done more for thousands of people - if not millions - by freeing them from religion and guilt feelings, than most politicians past & present. For that, Christopher, you´d deserve to be in heaven. Alas, ...

  • @WerewolfKweef
    @WerewolfKweef 4 года назад +1

    I miss this man so much today. Christopher gifted many with insight, courage, and the patience to observe the world through a different lens - all while imbuing the future with curiosity.
    If he were here today, there is no doubt in my mind that he would act as a herald of knowledge and free speech, and adamantly condemn our fallacious descent toward Trump-era fascism, non-science, and racism. He left us too soon.

  • @DmitriVanderbilt
    @DmitriVanderbilt Год назад +9

    If only Kissinger had died when Hitchens did, and Christopher was the one still with us today...

  • @lancelotdufrane
    @lancelotdufrane 2 месяца назад +5

    Incredible man. Period.

  • @ralphtoivonen2071
    @ralphtoivonen2071 Год назад +18

    Hitchens would be horrified at the state of the US now.

    • @woodytheduke
      @woodytheduke 3 месяца назад +2

      would of been wonderful to hear his thoughts on the 2016 election,,,,Hillary or trump,,,he dispised both

  • @ConquerorWorm2012
    @ConquerorWorm2012 15 лет назад +36

    I would love to spend a few hours talking to this guy. His amazing command of historical, scientific, religious, and philosphical fact is a wonder to behold.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад

      No, you are a loser wanting to hear loser beliefs.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

  • @williamdillard5060
    @williamdillard5060 7 месяцев назад +1

    I believe that Christopher Hitchens will be remembered as an explorer, pioneer who just on intellect and honesty, changed the thinking of millions in terms of religion. I have NEVER seen even one theist, Christian, pastor, priest, rabbi, Imam, creationist debate against Hitchens and not only win but seemed like children talking with adults. This is a time that we truly need the genius level knowledge, wisdom and wit of the iconic Mr Hitchens

  • @lobsterfork
    @lobsterfork 9 лет назад +73

    I wouldn't want to be in a heaven that does not have Christopher Hitchens.

    • @bongmanding
      @bongmanding 9 лет назад +10

      +lobsterfork If someday I'd be in a place where I could hang out with Hitchens, Bill Maher, John Lennon and Ricky Gervais - I'd be cool with that.

    • @ginalaperuginanyc7641
      @ginalaperuginanyc7641 8 лет назад +3

      +Bong Manding You are my kind of person! Totally agree! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

    • @troymcclure8851
      @troymcclure8851 6 лет назад +3

      Well, you're in luck, then!

    • @ricardomontalban6004
      @ricardomontalban6004 6 лет назад +2

      Clever

    • @joeschmoe1193
      @joeschmoe1193 5 лет назад +2

      I'd love to see Hitchens reaction when he learns there is a God.

  • @tomgidman6585
    @tomgidman6585 5 лет назад +8

    One of a kind... just wish I’d been stumbled on his brilliance whilst he was still around.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 года назад +1

      You can still be the loser he was.
      Hitch who pretends to know the bible as he screws up on it over and over again including what faith means biblically.
      --"Faith is the surrender of the mind, it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other animals. It's our need to believe and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and put all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. ... Out of all the virtues, all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated”-- Christopher Hitchens
      Now, look at what biblical faith really means that Hitch the liar didn't even look at:
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      Hitchens always went into evasive word antics to avoid key questions like how we got the creation of the universe.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ruclips.net/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/видео.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ruclips.net/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/yW9gawzZLsk/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/ddaqSutt5aw/видео.html

  • @sudhadan
    @sudhadan 9 лет назад +15

    Wow so knowledgeable person is Mr. Hitchens

  • @Nigel_Gardiner
    @Nigel_Gardiner 10 лет назад +232

    Incorrect, REN ATO (below) Hitchens DID NOT "CONVERT" ON HIS DEATHBED, OR AT ANY POINT. He was always far too intelligent for such silliness.

    • @darkbunglex
      @darkbunglex 9 лет назад +46

      He actually went out of his way to clarify that he had accepted his rapidly approaching death and it had made him more comfortable with his atheist beliefs. He did this because he knew sick and twisted individuals would try and claim he converted after he had passed and wanted it on record that conversion was never going to happen. The record speaks for itself and no one will ever take morons like that below seriously, not even any self respecting theist

    • @SergeofBIBEK
      @SergeofBIBEK 9 лет назад +3

      Kosmos de Kosmopoliet apparently he can disable replies. It's sad that he's not even open to other people's points of view.

    • @SergeofBIBEK
      @SergeofBIBEK 9 лет назад

      Kosmos de Kosmopoliet I don't know. I would think it was on the per-post basis and not per-account. But I think it would have to be the main post, not replies.

    • @darkbunglex
      @darkbunglex 9 лет назад +2

      I have no idea how to set up no replies but it started when RUclips changed the comment system and connected it to google plus

    • @tcudahey9550
      @tcudahey9550 9 лет назад

      Nigel Gardiner I disagree. He is too arrogant and stupid to accept God.

  • @Hunter-sm8nd
    @Hunter-sm8nd 3 года назад +2

    Nothing but respect and love for this man. His comments on becoming American make me proud.

  • @scbluesman13
    @scbluesman13 Год назад +3

    I learned so much from Hitch, and continue to this day, long after his death. His wisdom is timeless.