Christopher Hitchens Opening Speech At Georgetown 1


I could not find this segment in the other versions of this debate and I find it rather poignant. (Part 1 of 2)

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25 comments to Christopher Hitchens Opening Speech At Georgetown 1

  • darkillity

    @Roaddogg666 Indeed.

  • symelian

    @trubornagain

    it’s easier to be “born again” than to grow up …

  • Roaddogg666

    This is one of his best speeches! I just wish everyone would watch this

  • trubornagain

    It is ludicrous to assume that these atheists like harris, hitchens, and dawkins are somehow intelligent, or bright by the way they put words together. theirs are not sophisticated books intellectually. All their unsupported arguments are in most part angry, bitter diatribes against religion. And one who takes their words as gospel is merely relating to their anger and bitterness without the required objectiveness of evaluating an argument, nor requiring any burden of proof on their stance.

  • seppomuppit

    Definitely one of his finest :)

  • felandath

    For me this is a Life changing speech.

  • zplnrlz

    What a fantastic speech.

  • fuzzface100

    Gotta love Hitchens. Could listen to him all day.

  • tbnews2

    That really is great. Thanks for uploading.

  • Macrospore

    This may be Hitchens at his very best. Exceptional and just.. wow.

  • naybobdenod

    The reason Hitchens is so good is because he just speaks the truth and thats it.

  • Iambecome

    It’s very pleasurable just to listen to such eloquently delivered points.

  • richter75

    how about philosophy and science.. Or both; the hubble! ;) .

  • tbinthroled

    daleboy50
    how about no religion

  • daleyboy50

    think we all need a new religion/way of seeing things.. the bible wouldn’t be the same if they lived now..

  • Thebookguy1

    Well not if EVERYBODY knew.

  • jeremyshambles

    well stated, take care.

  • RussChannel

    so…NOT believing a silent, invisible super ghost invented the universe and impregnated a virgin to give birth to a magic carpenter/zombie

    that makes me a sheep?
    interesting

    so EVERYONE who disbelieves there is a super, silent, invisible, magic man in the sky…is a sheep?

    Okay??

  • romber58

    you are absoloutly right in what you say…the folks of whom you speak live in ,,wait for it…ehrmm,i think the name is U,S,and A

  • dranoel15

    dont u mean god lovin, allah lovin,sun god lovin, (pick one, the others you are an atheist towards too!!!) f***in sheep. baaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! think for yourself. dont believe the constantly changing bible or koran or astrologists, whichever you believe. the funny thing is that you have to be an atheist towards at least 2 of those religions(but also towards THOUSANDS more) but I can gurantee 100% that you try to justify it by saying your “god” is real because you KNOW.

  • npucket2

    ummm.. ok?

  • npucket2

    I just typed in “Farrakhan+wheel” its what came up.. and he still said it. You still have no legs to stand on.

  • stemcgolf

    I don’t agree with Hitchens that if we knew then what we know now, theism would not have taken place. I still think there are a lot of uneducated stupid people that would like to be herded around like sheep, and would like to think that they were great and they would live forever in a great place if they were good.

  • npucket2

    (/watch?v=SSoOcon52ng) He’s a racist and a fool to boot. There is no debate there, Mel Gibson’s father. Farrakhan is not worthy of debunking or respect and you cannot pin down an entire race of people as being devils, evil, cunning, or any other derogatory slur. Racism is WRONG.

  • npucket2

    Of course not. How long has civilized society worked to drowned out your sort of primitive racial hatred? It is absolutely NOT TRUE that an entire race of people can be pinned down as being cunning and evil. I’ll say it again “I think it says allot about your mindset that you listed Farrakhan as someone worthy of “debunking.” He’s a racist piece of s*** just like you.”

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