Munk Debate on Religion - Christopher Hitchens Opening Remarks

[adlerbr12]

TONY BLAIR IS OUT OF HIS LEAGE HERE , ITCH WILL MAKE MINTS MEAT OUT OF HIM.

[TAz69x]

haha, secular Canadians are AWESOME!

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[sgpquek]

so so so so so true. I bow to Hitchens for his eloquence, humour and cutting edge mind. May you sir be a shining light for along longlong time to come. Peace and may you get well sir.

Sorry for repetitive words, one so and long isn't enough.

[whiff1962]

There is an analog to fanatical religion: scientism.

[whiff1962]

Hitchens' has never had anything to say about the objectification of the human being, by the those whom I refer as the "fanatical therapeutists." The church of old, alligned with the state, was a theocracy; the state alligned with medicine (psychiatry) is a Therapeutic state, a kind of therapeutic tyranny over the individual and his freedom and self-determination-as psychiatry deems fit. Alter the individual and you alter the social would, no doubt, appeal to Hitchens' Socialist sensibilities.

[whiff1962]

Interesting and ironic, how Mr. Hitchens' statement , starting at 1:54, concerning the fanatical nature of religion, as that of "objectifying" the human, as some cruel design. The rest of the comment, from this point on, is all very consistent with the coercions as cure and the oppressions in the name of liberty, consistent within the institution of psychiatric and behavior medicine! What a cruel irony, indeed, that such intellect be unwittingly apologetic, by way of omission!

[GraceVideoTreasures]

His only talent is packaging utter foolishness into sophisticated language to deceive his uncritically thinking dupes who will also soon discover that we are living in a celestial dictatorship and the Jesus Christ is the dictator.

Poor Hitchens, will soon have to face his creator in this condition.

[MrMZaccone]

@GraceVideoTreasures The utter foolishness is your adherence to belief in an imaginary friend at your age.

[GraceVideoTreasures]

@MrMZaccone I agree with you, only Jesus Christ is more real than all of creation.

[MrMZaccone]

@GraceVideoTreasures When I said "imaginary friend" ... Who did you think I was talking about? Way to refute ... nothing, genius.

[GraceVideoTreasures]

@MrMZaccone I know who you were talking about. Hitchens will soon find out just how real Jesus Christ is. His superficial comments form part of the basis of peoples rejection of God, when in reality there is enough foolishness in a single sentence of his to fill a library. Is it hard to believe that God created the world so that most born into it would glorify God in their eternal destruction? Yes! Is it nevertheless true? Yes! Can you stop him by not believing it? No!

[MrMZaccone]

@GraceVideoTreasures "Is it hard to believe that God created the world" YES! "Is it nevertheless true?" I don't know, do you have any evidence to back the claim? - NO! Foolishness, where? I rest my case.

[GraceVideoTreasures]

@MrMZaccone Only God himself can lead you to the truth.  It can not be found otherwise, as God said so himself.

[MrMZaccone]

@GraceVideoTreasures Really? Where did god say that?

[GraceVideoTreasures]

@MrMZaccone John 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. - Jesus Christ

That's one passage dealing with this issue. God reveals the truth to us and then we run to Christ for salvation.

[MrMZaccone]

@GraceVideoTreasures And, what is your evidence that that's the word of god?

[GraceVideoTreasures]

@MrMZaccone The scriptures are self evident as being the word of God, if you study them thoroughly and if God decides to open your eyes to them. Human history bears out the scriptures and the New and Old Testaments verify each other.

Seeing these connections too is an act of God, and when he openes your eyes the connections are unmistakable.

Without God helping you it's impossible. The Satanic delusion is way too thick, and intelligence has nothing to do with it.

[MrMZaccone]

@GraceVideoTreasures "The scriptures are self evident as being the word of God ..." This is perhaps one of the most ridiculous statements I've ever heard. Not only that, but your assumption that you somehow have a premium on the truth by divine revelation, is Arrogant and offensive in the extreme. That you believe the scriptures are somehow born out in history is proof that you are delusional beyond functioning in a modern world. Grow up.

[GraceVideoTreasures]

@MrMZaccone Like I said, unless it is given you by God you can not believe. You can not and you will not. You will always think it's ridiculous, arrogant, offensive, but it doesn't matter.

[MrMZaccone]

@GraceVideoTreasures No, the reason it's offensive is that you claim to have been chosen by god for this "gift". Although, how delusion can be considered a gift, I have no idea. You're an arrogant prick who thinks his imaginary friend runs the universe. Can you think of a more self important, egomaniacal view for one to have than to think that out of all the universe, "god" chose something less relatively significant than the least mote of dust in a sunlit room for this "gift"?

[GraceVideoTreasures]

@MrMZaccone You have no idea what you are talking about. Discussing this with you is a waste of time, as I knew it would be.

[MrMZaccone]

@GraceVideoTreasures Discussing anything is a waste of time when you're as arrogant as you are. You're mind is made up and you won't be bothered with facts, logic or rational thought processes. Not surprising when your god has scorned human knowledge right from the start.

[tinylittlegnat2]

@phocjame What about the part about slavery. Its in the bible so is it okay for you to become my slave?

[phocjame]

@tinylittlegnat2 Of course. Didn't you understand my circular reasoning?

[MrMZaccone]

@GraceVideoTreasures The new testament verifies the old quite simply because it was deliberately fictionalized to do just that. Go see a shrink and get some therapy and if necessary some medication. You've had a psychotic break, brother. 

[pumpstations]

That's our Hitch!

[stonereddi]

Keep on keepin' on Mr. Hitchens!