Stephen Fry speech at the IQ2 debate, 2009 - Part 2 of 2.

[GeneralSmanTheBest]

With the death of Christopher Hitchens, Stephen Fry has become the most articulate speaker for atheism and reasoning the modern world. We must remember the good times with Hitchens and 'pray' for Fry's continuing good health.

[door2wisdom]

Good man, and very brave.

[Unclealbertspants]

OWNED!



[UNSCForwardontodawn]

@AonaranMan not meant to pick a fight with you, but this isn't an argument against the whole of religion, it's an argument against one religion. I'm an Anglican Christian, and I agree with the vast majority of what Stephen says. I've got nothing against individual Catholics (some of them are good friends of mine), but the odds are that the catholic church is not how Jesus would have wanted his church. It has become increasingly corrupt and self-indulgent, and badly needs to be reformed.

[gwquinn]

@UNSCForwardontodawn And should also include a rewriting of The Bible.

[UNSCForwardontodawn]

@gwquinn I think the catholic church should have a re-read of what Jesus said i.e. help the poor and the needy, and not spend all your funds on lining the insides of your churches with gold and painting grand pictures on the friggin' celling (no offence Michelangelo).

[shalafi00]

Incredibly moving.

[Lozzi013]

The world would be a far better place if everyone was as educated and fair minded as Stephen Fry. This is amazing.

[kazuwacky]

His voice trembling like that, you can tell how very personal this is to him.

[titanmoonunit]

EPIC WIN by Stephen ove Anne :D did you see her face @ 2.10... FUCK EPIC!!!!

[gonnange]

What an amazing speaker. Constant inspiration, this man :)

[MrCartoonguy]

I love this man. So So proud of him.

[johnykoop]

Fry is probably the only speaker where hitchens has respect for

[derangedyoshi]

Stephen Fry, national treasure...

What a man. Eloquent, informed, erudite - he says what I'm thinking, but says it better. How anyone could watch this and disagree I cannot fathom.

[hiflysi]

Destroyed by Fry.

[kierandoyle1992]

stephen fry is surely one of the most intelligent, articulate people alive today.

[thepigofhappiness]

Damn you Stephen, damn you, you’ve energised me to a point where I can’t go to sleep. It’s lamentable to me that the highest words of praise I can muster are so set in religion... but by God what a speech!

[chimpy72]

Awestruck.

[37Rusty]

Excellent speech, very well spoken as you would expect from a man like this. Strong valid points which were delivered firmly, diplomatically and with a touch of humor. ..

[EmeraldPlatoon92]

he should be prime minister

[morgs411]

owned.... go lord fry!!!!!

[evergrim]

Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster that we have people like him fighting on the front lines for atheists around the world.

[thirteenthstep11]

He's a brilliant man, here's another great piece by him: vimeo dot com/11414505

[ScabbyJill]

I fucking love Stephen Fry

[Kiddolinfen09]

So awesome. Got his own little auto de fe of Catholicism. : D

[sw144]

Easily the most eloquent critic I've ever heard of the Catholic Church. How the two people on the other panel can sit and let their minds remain unchanged after such a clear-cut destruction of the Catholic Church (and all religious institutions in general) is bewildering to me. Then again I am bewildered by all religious believers who demonstrate an ability to reason in other circumstances...the bottom line is that that woman should not be an MP; she cannot accept any truth against Catholicism

[hazzario]

He's an absolute hero, how he hasn't got a knighthood is a fucking travesty.

[himrawkz]

@hazzario one day my friend, one day

[360army]

@hazzario he has

[hazzario]

@360army Nope

[seaJ2]

I LOVE THIS MAN!

[TBrogren]

Stephen Fry, I would HATE to publicly disagree with you on anything.

[AthosAmo]

He made some good points here and there (which is easy to do when they consist of criticisms of the Roman Church), but when he said that he as a homosexual just wanted to love and be loved, I imagined a zoophile saying that there instead of him, knowing that the audience would not clap for the zoophile in their hypocrisy, advocating one sexual minority while oppressing another arbitrarily.

& I wonder why he omits mentioning the body inside the woman's body, as if it's a mere organ.

[soufflekingsize]

I've always liked Stephen Fry, but now I like him even more. This man has an unusual amount of moral courage. I so admire that.

[ginganz13]

Awesome - incredible performance!

[yawawot]

Stephen Fry for Prime Minister!!!

You rock dude!!

[astrothwins]

I love Stephen Fry, and this is why.

[ordepo79]

Awesome ending.

[chillvibe100]

Stephen THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!