Hitchens v Turek -Religion v Atheism (1 of 15)

[MagentaMcNamara]

@Spaced Time - I like your sense of humor - made me lol.

I never tire of listening to Christopher Hitchens call a spade a spade.

[writersblock26]

Thank you for posting this, Ous114.

[Hornadayfan]

Turek is quite possibly the most annoying theist alive today.

[writersblock26]

@Hornadayfan Agreed.

[pureperil]

This debate is an absolute massacre for the faithful.

[GMunny5]

Atheists don't have a burden of explaining shit about the universe. Even if we haven't the slightest idea about how the universe came to be or how human/various animal species came to exist, which we do, that still doesn't mean theists are allowed to say their invisible friend who talks to them did it.

Well they can, but that doesn't really prove or change anything...

[grantpark]

a bit of a wanker? A huge wanker with a lot of anger and attitude. Must feel if he does a poor job he will be denied a place in heaven. Very annoying in his delivery.

[np001]

@grantpark In Australia a bit would mean a lot. Saying a bit of a wanker would mean a person not to be trusted at all!

[CaptainoIndustry]

"It's impossible to not like Christopher?" What a load of crap. Hitchens is a big time asshole. He clearly won the debate. But he's certainly not likable. Turek isn't even funny. He's a dork. He talks and jokes like a Protestant minister.

[timewilltell7]

@CaptainoIndustry

i dont like hitch i love him

[hchukuka]

so funny this turev guy ...he starts with 'i'm not a very good debater...and i don't have enough time to say all that I want in 20 minutes' ....so instead of trying to put forth his thesis , he goes around in circles talking about how funny hitchens is how he admires him, how his wife is a much better debater ....omg this guy is so out of hitch's league

[ciresieman]

@hchukuka Sounds like he's begging Hitch to go easy on him!

[hchukuka]

@ciresieman i feel sorry for the guy...his father and son, in the audience, witness his epic failure...

[mruniverse27]

"We both have the burden of proof."

Derp.

[Kan2209]

God is as unpredictable as if he were doing random shit. So what's the fucking point? How tha fuck does anyone know anything? Why bother with religion? I live and love and fight and take care of my fellow beings, and i've done it all without god. Look mommy, no hands, now fuck off.

[snofthndr]

I do not think that Turek is even able to debate Hitch. Its almost as if Turek uses an argument from speaking loudly

[ariuszarim]

Why is he proposing old arguments? Great debaters come with new thoughts on old ideas, not old thoughts on crappy ideas.

[chalkdork]

Jesus. Who makes "controlling wife" jokes in this day and age? Did he watch "The best of stand-up comedy from the 70s" before he shat on stage? His level of humour reflects his level of thinking.

[ariuszarim]

lol@"nails"

[LuckyLukeNZ]

lol@doctorate of apologetics

[raythetse]

Someone wake me up when this guy sits down.

[sk8progression]

This guys keeps saying he's not wasting time. By my count he spent 7 min saying he's not going to waste a lot of time.

WTF?

[grands0nz0rZ]

if he hasn't got much time to talk... why is he wasting his time with unimportant bullshit?

[SpacedTime]

If god existed, he would make the cameraman tilt up a little so I can see the debaters face.

Disclamer: If in the coming videos the camera is pointed a little higher, I will not be counting this as proof of the existence of god, merely the attention of the camera operator hs been caught with a gripping debate.

[debobak]

@SpacedTime 1) Rofl. 2) Rofl.

[BlizBob]

Talking starts at 4:55

[TheCorrigan]

Turek:(9:20) "[...] the Universe had a beginning, if it had a beginning it must have had a beginner."

Wow. Just wow.

[ElectricSexPants]

Wow indeed. ; )

[aliasbrush]

That's classic theist reasoning, my friend.

[PaineLover]

Yep, Ye Olde classic argument from ignorance: "I don't know how else to explain it, so it must have been God."

[Volrath1988]

Indeed, "Ignorance is bliss."

[TheCorrigan]

Turek seems a bit of a wanker.

[threedotsdead]

Ricky Gervais, is that you?

[TheCorrigan]

No, it's not. And don't you think I'll ever forgive myself for that.

[MrSalamander7]

My thoughts exactly.

[Ashurst]

Hitchen's brother is a Christian isn't he?

Haha, I wonder what Christmas is like at their family get togethers.

[toastonfire]

they don't talk that often. only rarely.

[TRAyres]

I heard Hitchens mention his brother, and he said, "I guess you could say, 'There but for the grace of god go I'"

It was hilarious.