Christopher Hitchens on Being Challenged for Lack of Faith #ChristopherHitchens #IntelligenceSquared

He is white, so yes

This guy single handedly destroyed religion in the West. He's a hero.

Were you truthful when you said no?

I generally trust religion less than I trust police or lawyers, that's saying something

You can’t answer yes or no to that question. It offers a choice, it’s not a closed question

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition at dusk!

You do not walk down Manningham Lane in Bradford as a nonbeiiever when the lads are leaving evening mosque.

Zainists have Hijacked the Chirischan ity through Zainist lobby of America. Today Chirischan in India and others party of world are Helpless, No one listening.

Less safe.💯…although, I am a woman answering that question. A dozen men coming my way, as a group, is not more safe when they have just come out of a prayer meeting. Not at all. Because I am a woman…it doesn’t matter what kind of prayer meeting, what faith tradition. A group of 12 men coming toward a woman, alone, at night, is ALWAYS a menacing proposal. Always.

Without friends or sucker? Why do you English STILL use all these ancient Gaul words? Au secours, au secours, is help help in French. And you all write succour?

So how can answer a yes or no question when the question is in choice format.
Q: "Safer or less safe?"
A: Yes
Q: Yes what?
A: I don't know, you asked for Yes or No answer and I gave you Yes.

That depends on where the city is 😂

Dead Man Talking

Considering some of worst slaughters in history took place shortly after a religious prayer. More often then not the religious pray to relieve themselves of guilt for the atrocities they have or will commit

So my question back would be. "Do I know what religion they are part of?" Because I feel like chances are I would be terrified! Most religious people are extremely violent especially against atheists😅

Run

I would have answered “if they were catholic priests and I was under 14 years old I would immediately started screaming for help as loud and fearful a voice as you can imagine, turned and run as fast as possible “ !

Is he just pitching a horror movie?

Feel terrible many in chat seem not to understand. Glad in audience they did and even laughed.

Yes, I would feel one or the other of those, or no, it wouldn't change whether I felt safer or less safe.

this is like saying charles darwin believed a god created sight because of it's complexity and leaving it there. what he said (paraphrasing) is "if i didn't have the scientific knowledge to dispute that belief".

This is a travesty of a short. You omitted Hitchen's demolition of the (wrongly) assumed answer. Shame on the idiot who posted this.

If I was a jewish man wearing my skullcap with a star of david on it and the six men just came out of a mosque, I would be more concerned than if they just came out of a church or synagogue.

Intelligence squared? Nope.

Square root of Intelligence is more fitting, when you can't figure out how shorts work.

Are you special? This is the part of that speech you thought was worth sharing? Idiot.

If it was a bunch of Mohammadans who follow the teaching of a guy Mohammadan who s*xually abused a little child for 3 years before eventually r*ping the little girl when she reached 9 years old... it's those sick people who are following a sick cult, then run a mile.

For those of you sooo offended by the clipping. It’s so very easy to find the rest. Quit being lazy. I see nothing wrong here.

Don't present a typically great quote by one of the greatest speakers we've ever seen and cut him off right before he makes the point! What idiot posted this?

Christopher Hitchens: "Comrades"
JonTron: "Well, that one didn't age quite so well. Did it?"

Rot in peace...

So, a dozen irrational people who have been taught their entire lives that anyone who doesn't believe as they do is a sinner who should die and go to hell...just got out of a group meeting intended to strengthen their indoctrination and get them riled up to a peek.

Um.
No.
NO I would not feel safer.

No

THEY COULD BE KKK MEMBERS!
IF I LOOK LIKE A REDNECK WHITE DUDE, I WOULD FEEL SAVE!
BEING BLACK WEARING A KILT WITH PINK STOCKINGS AND A GREEN BEARD I HAVE TO RUN !!!!
AND DEFEND MYSELF WITH MY BACKPIPES!!

Says the Marxist (comrades)

Well, what's your answer, bozo? Not likely to have been in Soviet Russia, is it?

Depends on which god they prayed to.

I'm guessing his response was "no" even though that question was not a yes or no question.

Prager

Being influenced by fear sounds like we are living under the attack of the zombies or is just the beginning?😂😂😂😂

I think the point was that the questioner asked for a yes / no answer to a question that does not have a yes/ no answer. Do you feel safer under condition A or condition B?

Let me put a slight spin to that question. Picture yourself being of Jewish faith in a medieval Christian city, where a priest just had whipped his congregation in a frenzy by vividly describing to them the passion of Christ and what the devious Jews had done to him while not accepting him as their saviour.

It would depend on what kind of a prayer meeting, wouldn't it?

That was enough he did not need to answer - the answer is obviously No F way ! a group of drunks would be safer

The title, "God is not great" to me indicates he accepts there is God, but doesn't like it, as opposed atheistic. The book is more about negatives arising from religion. Should have been title, "Religion is not great".

Lost the best part!!!

God has three harvests. First the FAITHFUL. Those that want God, seek him out. are chosen. The next harvest post rapture, is those that TRUST GOD in EVIL TIMES. When there is no refuge? No Swiss escape, No way to escape evil. and you must accept defeat and death. For a small reward? Hitchens will be resurrected. at the rapture. He stays on earth. and he then has a choice. KNOWING GOD IS REAL. Knowing he has said all he wanted to say. God is still giving him another chance? one last chance. If t was me? i would not give him it. God is very merciful. The DEAD are given another chance. DO NOT MESS IT UP CHRIS. Do not be a smart arse.

Friday, no. Saturday, yes. Sunday, yes.

The moment that somebody insists on a yes/no answer to an unseen question, then you can pretty well guarantee that there's an agenda at play.

The right answer to most real world question is "it depends".