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  • The second debate between Frank Turek (author of I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist) and Christopher Hitchens (author of God is not Great). The question of this debate was "What Best Explains Reality: Atheism or Theism? and was recorded at The College of New Jersey; 31st March, 2009.

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  • @singwithpowerinfo5815
    @singwithpowerinfo5815 Год назад +12

    Poor Frank. It was over before he even walked on stage.

  • @evarichards9036
    @evarichards9036 4 года назад +165

    Imagine being as articulate and clever as Christopher Hitchens it amazes me whenever he speaks , such a great man rest in peace

    • @ploppysonofploppy6066
      @ploppysonofploppy6066 4 года назад +17

      @Scot .harvath If there is an omniscient god who wants me to believe it exists, why does it send the likes of Turek to put me off?
      I've not seen the whole debate, but from what I've seen, he hasn't landed a single point. In fact I've never seen that happen.

    • @jillcollins8424
      @jillcollins8424 4 года назад +10

      He’s not resting in peace 😂😂

    • @ploppysonofploppy6066
      @ploppysonofploppy6066 4 года назад +10

      @@jillcollins8424 No he's dead. Something we all have to try once but seldom twice. A bit like pot noodles.

    • @Aethelbeorn
      @Aethelbeorn 4 года назад

      @Scot .harvath Can't say he was even close.

    • @gennymikel4296
      @gennymikel4296 4 года назад +1

      Articulate, clever and brain dead. I watched his video the other night and he was handed his ass on a silver platter. He could not answer a straight forward simple question.

  • @devinmichaelroberts9954
    @devinmichaelroberts9954 5 лет назад +89

    Wow Franky boy has got a little anger problem eh?

    • @kathyheitchue6069
      @kathyheitchue6069 5 лет назад +11

      Mybe becaused he was called out,these Christians always get pissed off when they are punked into a corner 😠.

    • @gennymikel4296
      @gennymikel4296 4 года назад +1

      After a while dealing with self important arrogant idiots will do it to you.

    • @robbyddurham1624
      @robbyddurham1624 3 года назад

      17 Even so every good tree bringeth :forth good
      fruit; but a corrupt :tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
      18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither
      can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

    • @cquinn4555
      @cquinn4555 3 года назад +1

      Anger always destroys the vessel that carries it

    • @phirefox375
      @phirefox375 3 года назад +4

      What's funny is when atheists show any anger or frustration, christians love to pull the "hate in your heart" card. Pathetic.

  • @olivertyndale8769
    @olivertyndale8769 5 лет назад +3

    Atheism doesn't take away your pain... Just your hope

    • @olivertyndale8769
      @olivertyndale8769 5 лет назад +1

      We live a few years, earn money, get sick, fight, tired, depressed then we die and that's it... Some existence

    • @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50
      @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50 3 года назад

      @@olivertyndale8769 you must live a very sad life if that is how you view life?

  • @Geoffthebull
    @Geoffthebull 8 лет назад +197

    "The second Law of thermodynamics proves a creator",,,,Oh really....??

    • @170221dn
      @170221dn 7 лет назад +14

      Absolutely astounding!!
      Although it could have been universe farting fairies....

    • @265Hammy
      @265Hammy 7 лет назад +11

      No it dosent. It just proves that the Universe had a beginning and that the universe is expanding infinitely. Space time and the universe had beginning according to Einstein Theory of relativity. With that said, in order for the universe to be such finally tuned and balance, its determined that nature itself could not be random. The second law of thermodynamics just support the idea that universe was designed and that it had a beginning

    • @gracediaz8926
      @gracediaz8926 6 лет назад +13

      I paused the video at that time to check the comments, ridiculous. These religious nuts just make up things as they go by.

    • @imkluu
      @imkluu 6 лет назад +6

      Because anything that has a beginning must have a cause, and things which have a complexity of information which is superior, but supports that which comes after it must have a designer. The designer need not have a cause if it never had a beginning. That which is outside of the omniverse, which exists in eternity, having no beginning or end, does not need a creator.

    • @wishiwassleeping2829
      @wishiwassleeping2829 6 лет назад +1

      Prior to the big bang matter was so dense that time didn't exist. Also, the way that we perceive time is very limited as we know that other dimensions exist. Time isn't lineal we just perceive it that way. Einstein's theory of relativity recognizes that the speed at which time passes is relative to the speed mass and energy of the vessel. The universe could have existed in the pre-big bang state for a timeless eternity or for just a moment, we don't know. The cosmic microwave background is the only evidence left and it is dissipating as the universe continues to expand.

  • @drlegendre
    @drlegendre 3 года назад +2

    The universe is not eternal - but it has existed for all of time.

  • @a.chowdhury6784
    @a.chowdhury6784 4 года назад +17

    When Einstein said human stupidity is infinite, he must have had "Frank Turek" in mind 😂😂😂

  • @randylothrop975
    @randylothrop975 Год назад +1

    I don't think Frank realizes that infinity isn't a number, it's a concept. There are infinite measurements between 1 inch and 2 inches. You can have infinite time between two points of time because infinity isn't a number. Frank is saying it's impossible to have infinite time between two points of time because he doesn't understand what infinity means.

  • @ren775
    @ren775 6 лет назад +4

    Too many of these kids dont actually have a question. They just want the spotlight for 20 seconds . Not well phrased or even thought out. Good patience be the debaters..

  • @fdakis
    @fdakis 6 лет назад +10

    Turek is embarrassing.

  • @rrpostalagain
    @rrpostalagain 12 лет назад

    Turek totally misses the point on the first question. Sometimes Hitch gets stuck in his "greatest hits", But this was a good response.

  • @seraah
    @seraah 12 лет назад

    And on another note I have no idea why people are attacking tureks argument in particular other than the fact that before they watched this they made their mind up and were not even open to hearing what he had to say. Overall Turek had the stronger argument in this particular debate (this isn't me saying he is right though! He just debated the topic alot better!) Christopher's points were generally very very weak and most of the questions he couldn't even answer properley. Not his best night?

  • @robdavidson1876
    @robdavidson1876 4 года назад

    Science allows for a sort of agnosticism...so there are things we know and thing we dont know the things we don't know we seek to know..if can be known..nevertheless we dont stop seeking ...the problems with religions in general is that they all seem to be constructs....man made..invented ..but as our cortex evolved we could conceive the thought of God...in one way religion is the opium of the people ..but not just religion..

  • @ultradevon04
    @ultradevon04 12 лет назад

    To say time had a beginning is a logically flawed question. To be a cause to something requires time in the first place so at the instant of the big bang logic completely falls apart. We simply dont know the nature of that state of existence.

  • @TheFluteNewb
    @TheFluteNewb 12 лет назад +1

    So basically, you just said you're lazy about seeking truth, and when you spout your opinions and someone calls you on them, you run yourself into a circle. Then when you see you're at the end of your rope try to turn the debate into an emotional scenario, in which I'm the wild loon and your the cool-headed genius. You have some learning to do.

  • @reah7213
    @reah7213 5 лет назад

    Tureks like the guy that joined boy Scouts for the uniform, and not like the guy that didn't join boy Scouts even though the pocket knife and fire starter were tempting

  • @r0ky_M
    @r0ky_M 3 года назад

    @7:08_ is Turek for real?..coz millions of christians would totally disagree with him.

  • @pillsareyummy
    @pillsareyummy 14 лет назад

    We have quite a lot of data, for example, data using Psychopaths (using FMRI) that clearly illustrate that morality is mechanical in nature (created by the brain). OF course, one should remember that what we deem to be 'moral' can be 'learned' from our environment (the ideas we take in). For example, for the hijackers of 9/11 their actions, to them, were moral.

  • @canuckereh5646
    @canuckereh5646 5 лет назад +131

    God did it. Everything is answered.
    Excellent. Now let's stop all scientific exploration. Let's see how that works out for us.

    • @TheKillingTreeTT
      @TheKillingTreeTT 5 лет назад +10

      Well just look at the middle East and how they are doing in their scientific explorations

    • @yoursola
      @yoursola 4 года назад

      Your statement is completely moronic!!!!

    • @angrylambie
      @angrylambie 4 года назад +3

      obviously joking, and yes - look at the most religious regions of the world and see how much better they're doing ha ha ha

    • @luvr381
      @luvr381 4 года назад +6

      That was tried once, it was called the dark ages.

    • @luvr381
      @luvr381 4 года назад +3

      @Gods Servant Prove it.

  • @bubba8876
    @bubba8876 6 лет назад +123

    If there was a God there would still be a Christopher Hitchens.

    • @Ro-Ghost
      @Ro-Ghost 5 лет назад +8

      If there was a God there would be no such thing as an athiest

    • @nomore5668
      @nomore5668 5 лет назад +4

      @@Ro-Ghost Agreed, but anti-theism would shoot up and rightfully so

    • @johnbarron1707
      @johnbarron1707 5 лет назад +3

      @@Ro-Ghost Why? God gives you a choice. You are either for Him or against Him.

    • @Ro-Ghost
      @Ro-Ghost 5 лет назад +10

      @@johnbarron1707 same can be said about the Easter bunny

    • @johnbarron1707
      @johnbarron1707 5 лет назад

      @@Ro-Ghost Sad reply

  • @MgtowRubicon
    @MgtowRubicon 2 года назад +11

    "There is no greater purpose in life than the pursuit of knowledge about the laws of Nature." - John England

  • @VNVgirl
    @VNVgirl 5 лет назад +30

    The Drink - Johnnie Walker Black Label and Perrier :) NO ICE - Folllowed by two bottles of Pinot noir

    • @clintleffingwell8129
      @clintleffingwell8129 4 года назад +2

      Most actionable point of the debate. ;-)

    • @aardvarkmindshank
      @aardvarkmindshank 3 года назад +1

      But don't forget to keep the food intake up too ;)

    • @gbickell
      @gbickell 3 года назад

      That's an aperitif. The rest comes later.

    • @AlcibiadesMD
      @AlcibiadesMD 2 года назад

      @VNV Girl yes indeed Girl, it is the breakfast of champions, accept no substitute.
      I’ve been drinking Christopher Hitchens cocktails for decades and I’m still DAF 😂

  • @jorged06
    @jorged06 Год назад +4

    Every now and then I see Turek vs Hitchens, and my oh my, Turek is SO out of Hitchens' league. It´s a walk in the park for Hitch

  • @benitotommassi5820
    @benitotommassi5820 5 лет назад +11

    0:57 errrrrrrm... no it doesn't. You obviously don't understand the 2nd law of thermodynamics. I'd love to see him use that with lawrence krauss on the other podium.

  • @sle2470
    @sle2470 5 лет назад +77

    I love how Turek starts yelling at the top of his lungs when his claims are challenged. A sure sign that he knows he can't back them up. "STOP QUESTIONING ME! JUST BELIEVE ME!".

    • @anepicflyingbrick_4872
      @anepicflyingbrick_4872 4 года назад

      okk

    • @Aethelbeorn
      @Aethelbeorn 4 года назад +2

      That's exactly what I was hearing as well.

    • @gennymikel4296
      @gennymikel4296 4 года назад +1

      Hitchens could not back up aa car rolling backward down a hill. He cannot explain why atheists back abortion then call God a murderer for killing idolators and child murderers in Genisis.

    • @flowerlandfilms
      @flowerlandfilms 4 года назад +5

      @@gennymikel4296 ...atheists don't call god a murderer because they don't believe in god...

    • @gennymikel4296
      @gennymikel4296 4 года назад

      @@flowerlandfilms I have seen more comments than I can count where atheists refer to God as a "murderer, sadist, butcher."
      Funny thing i none of you comprehend what the stories were talking about, which was the violence and murder of the human beings of those times which history documents.
      It makes no difference if you "believe" or not. You certainly are concerned about something when you push for laws banning people from praying to a God you dont believe in.
      I'm sorry, I forgot about evolution, the blind, unintelligent force which randomly and accidentally evolved living creatures and reasoned the trillions of changes out with no intelligence or reasoning. so easy to believe in, that is.

  • @davidhamilton5893
    @davidhamilton5893 3 года назад +4

    Religion. "How can I get that money from your pocket into mine." Sheep.

  • @DarthLampe
    @DarthLampe 15 лет назад +15

    I love that Hitchens yields his time for questions. Is it me, or is that more humble and noble than trying to consolidate their 30 minutes, which is a condensed version of their books, into 5. Inquiry over persuasion. Excellent.

    • @mrsmallpinky9041
      @mrsmallpinky9041 Год назад

      Wow a comment from 13 years ago.
      I would say he knew the other chap would not yield his closing statement

  • @riquelmeone
    @riquelmeone 3 года назад +2

    There is no need to debate, this Frank guy has made a complete fool of himself

  • @Numba1SouthParkFan
    @Numba1SouthParkFan 11 лет назад +54

    I love how frank raises his tone and gets mad when he knows he gets caught in a pickle where's Chris is just chilling like a villain and making his points valid and correct.

    • @CraigStCyrPlus
      @CraigStCyrPlus 5 лет назад +3

      Turek is clearly just an asshole. Like you said, he simply raises his voice when challenged and its obvious that his interpersonal skills are very lacking.

    • @ericscaillet2232
      @ericscaillet2232 4 года назад

      Everyone is different, same as your comments varies in various degree of intelligence

    • @dylancoleman1921
      @dylancoleman1921 3 года назад

      He is still doing it, a decade later

    • @conradical41
      @conradical41 3 года назад +2

      @Idyllic ツ there is no gOD

    • @bradleywelch9290
      @bradleywelch9290 Год назад

      @@conradical41 There is a GOD tho.

  • @byteme9718
    @byteme9718 Год назад +4

    I don't think there was ever any "vs" here. It was just Turek getting schooled again and again.

  • @tpstrat14
    @tpstrat14 10 лет назад +53

    In response to the nagging questions Turek kept asking such as "Is it just chemical?" I would have responded differently than Hitchens. "Just" chemical?! The nature of reality doesn't impress you in the slightest, Turek? No, it's not JUST chemical, it's chemical, and it's amazing.

    • @besetfree5752
      @besetfree5752 5 лет назад +3

      Created by an even more amazing omnipresent being.

    • @gennymikel4296
      @gennymikel4296 4 года назад

      If Hitchens talks reality, we are screwed.

    • @tpstrat14
      @tpstrat14 4 года назад

      @James Gray absolutely. Therefore, they must necessarily transcend whatever little stories we've told about who God is, such as Christianity

    • @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50
      @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50 2 года назад

      @@gennymikel4296 hitches isn’t the one worshipping fuhrer that’s turek you seem confused

  • @jennyhughes4474
    @jennyhughes4474 5 лет назад +2

    There is no purpose to life on earth in general - we (humans) all create our own purpose/s and often have them imposed on us by society. Survival is a basic instinct for all life on earth (I know nothing about lives elsewhere, of course there is) = that is plenty enough.

  • @crsmith9988
    @crsmith9988 4 года назад +5

    Hitchens always wins... Turek cannot think outside of the box because he has been brainwashed... and therefore suffers from constipation.

  • @randolphscott3361
    @randolphscott3361 3 года назад +15

    A child discussing existential philosophy with a genius.

    • @BornAgain223
      @BornAgain223 Год назад +1

      yeah Hitchens is very childish in his intellectual limitations

  • @TheLochs
    @TheLochs 7 лет назад +93

    Turek's head is about to explode every time he responds to Hitch. He's a tool

    • @wishiwassleeping2829
      @wishiwassleeping2829 6 лет назад +4

      @平和Christ Lives take your Bible and go wipe your ass with it, then it would actually be useful.

    • @wishiwassleeping2829
      @wishiwassleeping2829 6 лет назад +4

      @平和Christ Lives I've been a volunteer at the homeless shelter for over 10 years. I'm a very charitable person, I just don't need a hateful false book to tell me to do it. I don't derive my morals from a patently false bronze age religion, thanks though.

    • @charlesatty
      @charlesatty 5 лет назад +3

      Hitchens..game , set, match!
      He is like a cat playing with a mouse.
      He is a Mozart with words and logic. Damn I miss his skill bringing sunlight to combat the world of darkness of the believers of witches and demons and supposed magical beings.

    • @rodneylusk4325
      @rodneylusk4325 5 лет назад +2

      Guess we see our favorite, always winning

    • @comunistanuncatemcomida
      @comunistanuncatemcomida 3 года назад +1

      Turek: I give you the two sides atheist and theist to proof God exist
      Christopher: I have a great accent to make me look smart

  • @endurodadclint5377
    @endurodadclint5377 3 года назад +9

    Even though at times I need a Dictionary and thesaurus to understand hitchens I love to listen to him speak. Brilliant mind.

  • @AnalogueInTheUK
    @AnalogueInTheUK 3 года назад +7

    Turek is full of BS - He equates talking quickly with intelligence.

  • @Tristinfate
    @Tristinfate 5 лет назад +25

    So lucky that Christopher Hitchens lived at a time that his wisdom could be saved for all eternity. That is as close to everlasting life as any of us will ever get.

    • @alexanderblake3569
      @alexanderblake3569 5 лет назад +1

      Tristinfate so true. Thankful for it. I would nevertheless have known otherwise. And it makes sense. His points are solid.

  • @aslanov
    @aslanov 15 лет назад +13

    I love how part of Turek's argument is the second law of thermodynamics...and another part is about the ORDER of the universe...for those of you familiar with the second law and entropy.....those are probably the two most contradictory points one can make...

    • @joshdrichardson1
      @joshdrichardson1 3 года назад

      You are going to have to explain this. My understanding is that Turek is saying in order for the 2nd law to start you need something to start it. To have entropy you need to have a creator for the energy. What is the contradiction? Genuinely interested.

    • @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50
      @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50 2 года назад +1

      @@joshdrichardson1 order of the universe yet the universe is constantly becoming chaotic.

  • @cvan7681
    @cvan7681 3 года назад +7

    "The Creator is not bound by the Second Law of Thermodynamics" - among the silliest things ever uttered by a human being....

  • @soundmman1516
    @soundmman1516 8 лет назад +119

    WOW! Little Franky got HITCHSLAPPED!!

    • @besetfree5752
      @besetfree5752 6 лет назад +3

      Soundmman Oh really is that why Hitchens can't even look at him in the eye? It's cause he knows he falls short and fills the gaps with sarcastic BS.

    • @antoniofiammelli1792
      @antoniofiammelli1792 6 лет назад

      Soundmman who got bitch slapped , your main man got whacked by who God himself , you are sad example for your kids kissing Devils ass

    • @Sleeplessnightstc
      @Sleeplessnightstc 6 лет назад

      Antonio Fiammelli Why speak big word in big sentence when small word in small sentence do trick?

    • @NYCBG
      @NYCBG 6 лет назад

      @ Antonio Flammelli : Torquemada likes this.

    • @tapowatchorn8286
      @tapowatchorn8286 5 лет назад +7

      ​@@besetfree5752 You surrendered your right to an opinion when you surrendered to a myth without any proof whatsoever. You can't even make your own choices and determine your own morality, what value can your opinion possibly have?

  • @FeiHuWarhawk
    @FeiHuWarhawk 3 года назад +4

    He does not know what the hell 2nd Law of Thermodynamics means !

  • @jn2050
    @jn2050 5 лет назад +16

    I'm Muslim I I love Hitch always interested and he comes off as working class.

    • @evilscotsman495
      @evilscotsman495 4 года назад +1

      What do you say when he tells his thoughts on your cult?

    • @pommiebears
      @pommiebears 4 года назад +3

      j n working class? Erm...no. He’s from a privileged background. BUT, he didn’t dismiss the working class. He was incredibly smart and very quick witted, but unfortunately flawed, like we all are in some way. Yes, I’d like to know what your feelings are about his challenges to your faith? Do you agree with parts of what he says? Genuinely interested.

    • @princeofwhales577
      @princeofwhales577 4 года назад +6

      @@pommiebears Can I just butt in your conversation, I'm a Pakistani ExMuslim Atheist and I can honestly say that Christopher Hitchens had a massive influence on my apostasy, I had doubs about Islam and religion in general couple of years ago so I asked the learnt Muslims in my mosque and family, they had no answer. It was all blind faith, emotional blackmailing and threats of hell fire. I then started watching RUclips videos on varius different religions specially Christianity and to be honest I found Christianity really retarted. The idea of Trnity made me lose intrest in Christiniaty within few days. I did however like Buddhism and I do from time to time meditate.

    • @juliewake4585
      @juliewake4585 3 года назад +2

      He’s really not working class at all.

    • @interman7715
      @interman7715 3 года назад +1

      @@juliewake4585 His family were working class and his mom worked her bum off to put him through a good school .

  • @jaybee9716
    @jaybee9716 5 лет назад +25

    Don't you love how these theists keep saying "No, god is this, god is that, god wants this, god wants that". They sure know a lot about their supposedly mysterious god.

    • @jillcollins8424
      @jillcollins8424 4 года назад

      Shut up crackhead

    • @dylancoleman1921
      @dylancoleman1921 3 года назад +1

      @@jillcollins8424 speak to yourself

    • @DevinDavis-pt1mm
      @DevinDavis-pt1mm 3 года назад +1

      It’s called faith and understanding when you read the word the hilt spirit opens up your Eyes. Or course it would sound strange to someone who denies and doesn’t spend time with God at all

    • @drlegendre
      @drlegendre 3 года назад +1

      @Jerome
      The supreme irony of this situation is that every single time we have to hear about what god wants or doesn't want, it's always some guy that's doing all the talking.
      Mind the size of the universe, wisdom that surpasses all ages - and it relies on these stupid, quarrelsome hairless apes to speak on its behalf.

    • @r0ky_M
      @r0ky_M 3 года назад

      An all capable God that can't show up and speak for himself , how convenient for snake oil theists.

  • @gusjackson3658
    @gusjackson3658 6 лет назад +33

    Frank does tend to squeak when he gets excited.

  • @tedgrant2
    @tedgrant2 5 лет назад +23

    If time had a beginning, there was no "before" when God existed for eternity.
    If God has no time, then that explains why he never gets anything done.
    It's only logical.

    • @tedgrant2
      @tedgrant2 4 года назад

      @@phantomwalker8251
      Oh yes, I have said that many times, but not using the same words of course.
      Good work.

    • @tedgrant2
      @tedgrant2 4 года назад +1

      @@phantomwalker8251
      Time is one Hell of a tricky problem for theology, especially for the "deep thinkers".
      They want to believe that the god of Israel created everything, including time.
      They also want to believe that the god of Israel has existed for ever (before he created time !).
      In the back of their little minds, they suspect those two ideas do not sit well together.

    • @phantomwalker8251
      @phantomwalker8251 4 года назад +2

      @@tedgrant2 religion is a business.TAX FREE. id ban religion,take all there money,valuables,& re distribute it to all the dumb sheep they sucked in.

    • @phantomwalker8251
      @phantomwalker8251 4 года назад +1

      @@tedgrant2 free speech is illegal,funny,no one told me..

  • @gbickell
    @gbickell 3 года назад +11

    Turek - a man continually out of his depth

  • @joaoxavier3687
    @joaoxavier3687 3 года назад +11

    Brave, funny and inspiring Mr hitchens, I will talk about you till the end of my life

  • @humbleevidenceaccepter7712
    @humbleevidenceaccepter7712 7 лет назад +5

    "What Best Explains Reality: Rejection of unsubstantiated mythologies or the belief in them?

  • @damexipino
    @damexipino Год назад +2

    “Second law of thermodynamics is the will of god…” 🤦🏻‍♂️ beautiful example of fallacious logic

  • @brianalmeida1964
    @brianalmeida1964 5 лет назад +6

    There appears to be a lot of Special Pleading Fallacies going on here!

  • @zaxbitterzen2178
    @zaxbitterzen2178 3 года назад +2

    Frank Turek is surprisingly impulsive for a guy who is supposed to be giving credibility to his field via an intellectual position. He's constantly losing his temper, convoluting his own statement's, and his retort's are rather childish.

  • @charley_davidson
    @charley_davidson 4 года назад +5

    When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It only affects the people around you. It is the same when you are stupid. I have never listened to or read anything by anyone that makes such utter sense as Christopher Hitchens. His eloquence and calm demeanour in every debate I watch here is inspiring. I completely agree with a previous comment about that idiot Turek. You can hear the exasperation and tension in his voice when Christopher simply won't blindly accept his flawed reasoning.

  • @alexanderblake3569
    @alexanderblake3569 5 лет назад +2

    How do people claim to know what God thinks? This is the bit I struggle with. Because he’s only talking to like, 5 people I know and the rest of us don’t get the message directly.

  • @tobos8909
    @tobos8909 4 года назад +12

    "If there's no heaven or hell, why not just commit all the crime you want?"
    If you're so sure there's a hell, why bother with the judicial system for criminals in the first place?

    • @teamatfort444
      @teamatfort444 3 года назад

      or, if hes sure theres a heaven why not commit all the crimes one wants to then just repent afterwords and your fine!

    • @cliffgaither
      @cliffgaither 3 года назад

      Heaven or hell, existing or not, has nothing to do w / people committing any crimes they want ... it has to do w / personal morality ; w / personal standards of right vs wrong. People make personal choices based on their character & personality. They're not thinking about Heaven or Hell.

    • @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50
      @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50 3 года назад

      @@cliffgaither personal morality literally Any sin is forgivable except not believing in a fairytale

    • @cliffgaither
      @cliffgaither 3 года назад

      @@jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50
      By "fairytale", do you mean believing in Heaven or Hell or Jesus ?
      AND where does it read in the Bible, that Jesus had intimate relations w / his Disciples 😄.

    • @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50
      @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50 3 года назад

      @@cliffgaither by fairytale I mean the Bible and god. And buddy my usernames a joke

  • @grahamjohndavis
    @grahamjohndavis 4 года назад +1

    Frank seems to be a rather angry thick person.

  • @Bren688
    @Bren688 3 года назад +4

    The fact of who was willing to forgo the last word to allow more questions to be answered speaks volumes

  • @dragonxx77
    @dragonxx77 Год назад +2

    Turek is a professional circle speaker speaking in circles & making sense to only him & his followers

  • @richardbryan6134
    @richardbryan6134 9 лет назад +29

    The "creator" must be personal? Really Frank? It must?

    • @xxMrBaldyxx
      @xxMrBaldyxx 6 лет назад +1

      Christ Lives - Religious nonsense. Nothing you have said makes any sense at all.

  • @seangelarden9543
    @seangelarden9543 Год назад +2

    Turek can barely contain his anger that his bullshit is being questioned

  • @sneekapeek707
    @sneekapeek707 5 лет назад +22

    A a pastor I must say that I have loved listening to Hitchens. He had a brilliant mind and was superb in exposing religious nonsense. He was also a very entertaining speaker with a delightfully dry sense of humor. I miss him.
    I think honest Atheism is a brave conclusion and perhaps even brings you closer to the Truth than Religion does.

    • @brianwalendy3735
      @brianwalendy3735 5 лет назад +2

      Thank you, truly, for being open minded. I'm so worn of hearing an intellectual argument getting boiled down by people of faith to simple ignorant hate and judgement. It flies in direct contrast to what I know of the Christian faith. Thank you, sir.

    • @nickbunt5542
      @nickbunt5542 4 года назад +3

      Surely you're to open minded to be a pastor?

    • @powermedal3578
      @powermedal3578 3 года назад

      The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth pastor. Just because someone entertains you, makes you smile, and keeps you interested does not mean your not headed straight into a wall. All of those elements you praised Hitchens for, are obvious distractions created by the devil, to blind "open minded" people like you into thinking blasphemy is present here but not there. An atheist like Hitchens was always commiting blasphemy. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that you are probably complacent of withcraft (if its white magic), pagan religions (if they include love), and anything else that explores a universal (all roads lead to heaven) motto. It is very clear your quasi-christian version of God borders on the satanic. You posted your comment just to score points with people that clearly choose not to believe in Jesus Christ and that is dissapointing. I would rather please God by being honest regardless of who I offend than to keep my faith hidden because I have not enough spiritual backbone to defend Jesus Christ and his Kingdom. If you want a fulltime God, you have to be a fulltime believer. Straddling the fence impresses no one. Jesus is coming soon, be ready, no time for games Pastor ...

    • @wolfreyet
      @wolfreyet Год назад

      Well, sir, I hope you've considered alternative employment in the subsequent 4 years since your comment.

  • @movieklump
    @movieklump 4 года назад +1

    The atheist feels empathy for those waiting to asks questions and relinquishes his time. The Christian snarls fuck them I am making my closing statement.

  • @jbthesfm
    @jbthesfm 3 года назад +3

    Frank Turek is insane.

  • @MgtowRubicon
    @MgtowRubicon 2 года назад +1

    Asking "what is the purpose of life?" is implying that life exists for a purpose, rather than life exists because of physics.
    It is like asking what is the purpose of nuclear fusion in a star? Nuclear fusion is simply a consequence of physics.

  • @Steadno
    @Steadno 15 лет назад +3

    Hitchens wins again!

  • @narco73
    @narco73 14 лет назад +1

    Hitchens is great, but his strength is in debating with emotion, politics and humor. I think someone with more of a scientific mind would make for a more interesting debate against Turek, perhaps Sam Harris for example. I think it is obvious Turek's knowledge/understanding is lacking, but it was a pity Hitchen's didn't really pull him up on it.

  • @raymondphillips7107
    @raymondphillips7107 5 лет назад +3

    In my opinion life has no definite "purpose" I think it's up to each individual person to find his or her own "purpose" that's why so many people struggle with the question of life. Ones " purpose" may be entirely different from everyone else's conceived notion of a purpose,but that doesn't make him or her wrong.

  • @Johnandvanessa
    @Johnandvanessa 4 года назад +2

    Turek again was destroy by the Hitch
    we miss you HITCH you were our warrior

  • @hammer-r
    @hammer-r 5 лет назад +22

    I love it when a nut tries to use logic of fairly tails to prove their worthless point. Science rules..

    • @stevebrindle1724
      @stevebrindle1724 4 года назад +4

      Me too, these religious morons are hilarious!

    • @rkots2962
      @rkots2962 4 года назад

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    • @rkots2962
      @rkots2962 4 года назад

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    • @anepicflyingbrick_4872
      @anepicflyingbrick_4872 4 года назад

      @@stevebrindle1724 nope

    • @ejaygood
      @ejaygood 4 года назад +1

      How can someone say what we believe is worthless? You are too blind to see reason.

  • @MgtowRubicon
    @MgtowRubicon 2 года назад +1

    Freedom of Speech means that NOBODY has the right NOT to be offended.
    By the way, just because you are offended, that doesn't mean you are right.

  • @studio-flash
    @studio-flash 5 лет назад +3

    @5:00 as ive always stated..in other words..all religion is fascism.

  • @vinskeeter
    @vinskeeter 6 лет назад +1

    The 2nd law is used by Turek to discredit the idea of a cyclic universe, but then, conveniently, god isn't bound by it. An argument with someone who has an all powerful, imaginary friend is entertaining but futile. It should be embarrassing for an adult to talk about pretend father figures. Someday in the future, it will be met with open laughter like it should be today.

  • @razony
    @razony Год назад +3

    Did Frank Turek graduate past the 6th grade?

    • @ZackMaddox-gd1zk
      @ZackMaddox-gd1zk Год назад +1

      Yeah, but he just read the Bible instead of his textbooks 😂😂

    • @razony
      @razony Год назад

      @@ZackMaddox-gd1zk
      That's funny... and probably true.

  • @exhainca
    @exhainca 5 лет назад +18

    The guy on the left is a spectacular hack. Very average and frankly quite nutty.

    • @ericscaillet2232
      @ericscaillet2232 4 года назад +2

      And the guy on the right is nothing more than a hedonist nut job.

    • @phantomwalker8251
      @phantomwalker8251 4 года назад

      notice the god preacher has a 1k suit,but chris is in his work clothes.more money in religion.who,s the richest person on earth,??.THE FUKN POPE.

  • @paullever3713
    @paullever3713 4 года назад +1

    Don’t think Frank!...you not equipped well enough.

  • @CrayolaTwistable
    @CrayolaTwistable 14 лет назад +5

    1:37 "I wouldnt want to push myself forward" lol

  • @edwinsantana3030
    @edwinsantana3030 5 лет назад +1

    Woww sooo sad you think Christopher is right... He doesn't make any sense .. He is just joking... So sad... That is why US is going down morally ... Don't complaint seeing all the evil is happening in our great US.. You decided by your own choice to reject God and accept these lies... God have mercy on us here in US..

  • @federicoaguilar7610
    @federicoaguilar7610 4 года назад +1

    Second 0:00. Frank Turek, if you have a 1 and a 2, how many numbers are there in between? Infinitely many. So, saying "if there were an infinite number of moments before today, today never would have gotten here" isn't a sound argument. Calculus wouldn't work either, using Turek's reasoning.

  • @heitorqueiroz9364
    @heitorqueiroz9364 6 лет назад +4

    Hitchens priceless!

  • @mandyshanks2327
    @mandyshanks2327 3 года назад +1

    Everyone wants Christopher’s opinions because he makes sense. The other religious guy demonstrates a demented fool. Christopher accepts the unknown, accepts the beauty of life. The other guy knows everything, which proves he knows nothing.

  • @punt0023
    @punt0023 4 года назад +4

    Wow.
    That Frank guy is nothing more than just a raving lunatic.

    • @jayonenote7527
      @jayonenote7527 4 года назад

      He's a man who would happily torture and put people to death to support his belief

  • @ROBOT3050
    @ROBOT3050 3 года назад +1

    Just saying y’all need to just think before you comment something. Watch the whole debate not just a piece and start trash talking Frank. That’s how you know people are Hipócrates

  • @TillThenPlease
    @TillThenPlease 5 лет назад +6

    Jesus Christ..... When Frank speaks, I feel like my brain loses intelligence.

    • @joshuahand407
      @joshuahand407 4 года назад +1

      Funny, when Hitchens speaks I feel smarter.

    • @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50
      @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50 3 года назад

      @@joshuahand407 that makes sense when you listen to smart people you start to become more intelligent

  • @ngcastronerd4791
    @ngcastronerd4791 Год назад +1

    Turek's insistence on using scientific knowledge and thus reason, to explain something that is based in faith. Is an exercise in mental gymnastics that is something to behold.
    Faith is belief without evidence and thus is contrary to reason itself. They want to convince themselves and everyone else that they can coexist.

  • @anesatipili3873
    @anesatipili3873 10 лет назад +15

    The Mediator is very biased.

    • @bradendredge8792
      @bradendredge8792 9 лет назад

      RIGHT? He keeps cutting BOTH short. At least let them finish their thoughts, GEEZ.

    • @BullzOfSteel
      @BullzOfSteel 9 лет назад +2

      If u look at the response time for both, Chris is spending sooooo much more time answering

    • @chrisdaldy-rowe4978
      @chrisdaldy-rowe4978 6 лет назад +2

      @ Bruce Yes it seems they are only allowing for smart Q & A hey :)

    • @AreMullets4AustraliansOnly
      @AreMullets4AustraliansOnly 5 лет назад

      Bruce Cubbage seems to me that much of the time Frank simply makes short points which is why he appears to have such limited time

  • @thebritandtheyank3821
    @thebritandtheyank3821 3 года назад +1

    An Intellectual nature and cultivated capacity for critical thought are unevenly on display here, I am sorry to say. Hutchins is always wonderful and it is pure delight to be elevated by his thoughts here, the other is desperately lacking in intellect and inspiration at every next turn. It's late 2020 and humans need to do far better than turek, god damn it!

  • @tonedeafduck4859
    @tonedeafduck4859 5 лет назад +6

    "If time were infinite we could never get to were we are today" Sure we could. There can be any number of points at any number of locations on a line of infinite length. Nothing would prohibit this. Note he never gives evidence for any claim he makes. Just makes shit up and runs with it.

    • @anepicflyingbrick_4872
      @anepicflyingbrick_4872 4 года назад +1

      Uh no, if there are infinite number of days, how could you traverse that infinite number of days and get to today?? How can you have an infinite number of days when we have a present, that means that the infinite comes to an end.

    • @anepicflyingbrick_4872
      @anepicflyingbrick_4872 4 года назад +3

      Bob Rabbins actually no, it is one the the arguments that most scientists, atheist and theist, use to point out that there isn’t an infinite number of days. Besides, the Big Bang proves the universe isn’t eternal so that philosophical statement turned out to be true.

    • @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50
      @jesushad12gayfriendwhoallb50 2 года назад

      @@anepicflyingbrick_4872 so god needs a creator. Glad we agree.

  • @drrobotnik999
    @drrobotnik999 15 лет назад +1

    I wish hitchens had asked turek why he thinks that our emotions aren't the result of chemical reactions in our brains. I'm sure that there are a lot of extremely intelligent scientists studying the brain and the human mind who would love to know what Turek appears to know about the non-chemical nature of our emotions. Being scientists, I'm sure these people would also be interested in knowing HOW turek has acquired this information.

  • @ginokwick6057
    @ginokwick6057 5 лет назад +3

    Frank loses - but nice hair!

  • @rogerandjoan4329
    @rogerandjoan4329 Год назад +1

    Frank doesn’t understand physics. He should educate himself before talking about such things.

  • @bradendredge8792
    @bradendredge8792 9 лет назад +4

    1:20 Well dang, Turek had a point going before he was INTERRUPTED. Turek said that science currently shows that the universe could only expand. Turek also said that God has the power to change anything in the universe, even start another big bang. There's no contradiction. As much as another big bang is a manifestation of God's power, so is the lack thereof and the continuance of the current conditions.

    • @baileyduvall01
      @baileyduvall01 5 лет назад +2

      You missed the point. That would explain god on its own. Thermodynamics contradicts another Big Bang happening from nothing. It would be supernatural

  • @AlcibiadesMD
    @AlcibiadesMD 2 года назад +1

    I would have paid to see Frank Turek being shred to bits talking “Thermodynamics Laws” with someone like Lawrence Krauss or Carl Sagan.

  • @williamlee1245
    @williamlee1245 5 лет назад +3

    From all I've listened and watched from Hitchens, I must say it is entertaining and amusing when he says the purpose of life, what brings him happiness, is irony and the suffering of others, but that kind of response is quite the disservice for those who really want to hear about how atheists can live a good and meaningful life.

    • @phantomwalker8251
      @phantomwalker8251 4 года назад +1

      we do,we search out b/s & have a good laugh at there expense.suffering of others could mean all you fools that are waiting all your life,for response from a person that doesnt exist.so they all just wasted there life,going to church,talking shit,smiling,ignoring facts from anyone else.&,not even bothering to research,where religion came from,or does that go against gods teachings..watch,george carlin,on religion,.comedian..RIP. [[ i know who where & when,we were created. ]]..not hard to find..

  • @lilesnate
    @lilesnate 4 года назад +1

    IF YOU HAVEN'T ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST AS LORD AND SAVIOUR NOW IS THE TIME CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH THAT HE IS LORD REPENT AND COME TO CHRIST HEAVEN AND HELL ARE REAL PLACES AND YOUI WILL SPEND ETERNITY IN ONE OR THE OTHER CHOOSE LIFE CHOOSE JESUS. GOD BLESS You

  • @scarfhs1
    @scarfhs1 5 лет назад +4

    The universe has not existed for etermity but it has existed for all time.

    • @tedgrant2
      @tedgrant2 5 лет назад

      I quite see the distinction.
      And what, if anything, can we conclude.
      We know the universe is only 13.8 billion years old, which is young by God's standard.
      What on earth did he do all that time before he lit the fuse ?

    • @scarfhs1
      @scarfhs1 5 лет назад

      @@tedgrant2 Getting planning permission and waiting fior the skip to arrive.

    • @tedgrant2
      @tedgrant2 5 лет назад

      @@scarfhs1
      Can you hear me chuckling ?

    • @77555kuyt
      @77555kuyt 5 лет назад

      Who really knows? Who will here proclaim it?
      Whence was it produced? Whence is this creation?
      The gods came afterwards, with the creation of this universe.
      Who then knows whence it has arisen?"

    • @tedgrant2
      @tedgrant2 5 лет назад

      @@77555kuyt
      The pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he hath set the world upon them.
      The pillars of Heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
      I've stood all that I can stands, cuz i can't stands n'more.
      Where's the entrance to the exit ?

  • @hakaboy6924
    @hakaboy6924 12 лет назад +1

    And I can go on and on but I wont. As a Atheist trust me I have done my homework and know and have studied the bible well before coming to my decision to walk away with it and I also would never criticize any other god unless I have studied it and can defend myself. The fact is I have read the bible several times and researched and decided that this god does not exist I doubt can not exist and if it did I wouldnt worship it anyway as it is more evil, cruel than crazy than any genocidal dictator

  • @hakaboy6924
    @hakaboy6924 12 лет назад +1

    Which part of my statement shall I qualify for you?, Homers odyssey is a book that is older than the bible and written by one author in the time of the events listed, not by 40 authors in 3 languages over centuries. This makes it more credible than the bible and Zues a more qualified god. Definition of a theory is a idea supported by scientific facts. bible not so much

  • @dpginthehouse
    @dpginthehouse 9 лет назад +7

    Hitchens with his British accent looks smarter than his opponent.

    • @cmomofilm
      @cmomofilm 8 лет назад +7

      +dpginthehouse That and his intelligence.

  • @lifeofbob2896
    @lifeofbob2896 15 лет назад +1

    So is this a fair summary: The second law of thermodynamics can never be violated, therefore there must be an entity that violates that law?

  • @nikanaughty
    @nikanaughty 6 лет назад +7

    The Frank guy should rethink his ideas.

    • @waggishsagacity7947
      @waggishsagacity7947 5 лет назад +1

      Does Turek have ideas? Is Turek capable of thinking, much less, rethinking? So there.