Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson - Debate

Hitchens and Wilson at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia on 10-30-2008.

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[Katalyzt]

Is this Christopher Hitchens closing statement? I ask, because I have seen other debates at which Hitchens openings are a lot longer. In other words is this series being uploaded in reverse?

Katalyzt

[silverback5169]

This wasn't his closing statement. It was about halfway through...

[jeremyshambles]

thanks for sharing these videos, hitchens always enlightens in the most eloquent and discerning manner. cheers

[megagoosey]

The difference is one isn't an illusion.

[Bazanadu]

I should have really said evolutionism rather than atheism..... although presumably atheists themselves are as curious as anyone else as to how the world came into being...

[Bazanadu]

I should have really said evolutionist rather than atheist..... although presumably atheists themselves are as curious as anyone else as to how the world came into being...

[Bazanadu]

@1234989ful I believe that a pink elephant kicked a teapot, it is now in orbit around alpha centauri. Disprove it.

[1234989ful]

@Bazanadu No evidence for 'not God'. Just evidence for how the world works.

[Hardysamnin]

@spike874 - That simply isn't true. There is no evidence to suggest God is real so the neutral standpoint is atheism. I'm not claiming "There is no God" that would be stupid, but i am saying, "I have seen no evidence to support the belief that there is a God"

Atheism isn't "based on a theory" in any way. Not all atheists believe in Evolution either.

[isaachaze1]

@mherberts yes, just like i "believe" i know the definition of "atheism" in the first place or that i "believe" i am responding to a comment on youtube right now lol. yea, we could play this game all day long i guess. i think at some point it would become a bit tiresome though

[mherberts]

So you BELIEVE atheism doesn't require that you believe in anything. Interesting.

[isaachaze1]

@Doormatters "atheism" is an unfortunate term, because it doesn't really describe who we are. it's just a sub-set of the true "atheist" culture. no, atheism doesn't require that you believe in anything.

[Doormatters]

atheism isn't a belief system. its a lack of one. i am an atheist but it doesn't mean i have to believe evolution or the rest.

[Bazanadu]

You are right, Atheism is only another belief system. It is one, however, for which there is a multidude of direct evidence for. I can study all of nature and see the evidence of evolution, plate tectonics, physics, chemistry etc rather than a book written by many different people thousands of years ago who seem to continually contradict each other...