1/7 - Is There An Afterlife? Debate w/ Christopher Hitchens

A debate with Christopher Hitchens, Rabbi David Wolpe, Sam Harris, and Rabbi Bradley Artson Shavit

A debate between two Atheists and two Rabbis. Very insightful, eye opening and funny.

"Is There An Afterlife? Debate. Event took place on February 15th 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wadsworth Theatre in Los Angeles, CA

I saw this debate live... and I got in for FREE :D

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• afterlife
• christopher hitchens
• sam harris
• david wolpe
• bradley artson shavit
• rabbi
• christian
• atheism
• debate

[q1w2e3r4ge5t6y7u8i9o]

I just found out Hitchens died a week ago... that made me sad, I'll always remember Hitch as the one who stood up against the ultimate stupidity!

Bye Hitch!

[LibertarianINT]

I really dislike when theists can't be honest about what their religion is. To avoid the usual traps withing their doctrine, they try to make the concepts and tenets seem like abstract philosophical notions, completely not in line with established dogma stemming from years of tradition.

They very clearly cannot accept much of the outlandish claims of their faith, yet rather than re-evaluate their belief system, they reinterpret it into a watered down version of their religion. Just let it go.

[akallabror]

I wish I had the privilege to know Mr. Hitchens personally. However, I am comforted by being able to visit his mind in the debates and books, essays and countless articles he has left behind. He was an intellectual titan, a man of incomprehensible balls and character. I shall salute and honor him always by trying to live with a little bit more conscience, honesty and bravery.

[kingpharaohtsar]

@IvanTheHealer hitchens is kicking god about he place as we speak if the judao christian god is real pray for him so that hitchen may show mercy lol naaa judge not so that gods screwed

[IvanTheHealer]

@q1w2e3r4ge5t6y7u8i9o he now knows what the afterlife is. what if God DOES exist and he just met him. lol @ that thought

[jonny7748]

@honeystreet59 It means to remove the supernatural and stick to the science and doing your best to help others. Religion is removed and only in reference mentioned as mythology.

[honeystreet59]

@jonny7748 What do you mean by humanistic Judaism ?

[ian2008931]

I love it!!! Rabbi's first statement hahahaha =D

[Razomir]

@q1w2e3r4ge5t6y7u8i9o That is Hitch's afterlife. His intellectual legacy that he has left for us :)

[WeirdGuy4928]

Did anybody else notice that while answering the first question, rabbi Wolpe didn't actually answer the first question?

[SkullKing11841]

@q1w2e3r4ge5t6y7u8i9o I only found out about Hitch a month after he died and I'm sad he's gone.

I like how he just says it no matter if it's going to offend someone or not to get 100% of his point across, people are to polite.

[theBartone9119]

If there is a disembodied afterlife, it would be absolutely horrible. Without a body, there is no reproductive organs, no taste buds, and no brain producing chemical reactions (no dopamine, oxytocin, or vasopressin for example)...This means no sex, no tasting great food, no enjoying music (dopamine being released in your brain is why people enjoy music), and no feelings of love (oxytocin and vasopressin are the bonding hormones). Why would you want to live without sex, food, music and love?