Part 5/5 - The Intelligence Squared Debate Christopher Hitchens

Aired 11-7-09 on BBC World

Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world?

"It stands up for the oppressed and offers spiritual succour to billions say the Church's supporters. But what about the Church's teachings on condoms, gays and women priests, ask the detractors."

Speaking for the motion, Archbishop John Onaiyekan and Ann Widdencombe MP. Speaking against the motion, Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry.

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[sirbinkalot]

Motion: Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens are a force for good in the world

[GypsyLeah]

I appreciate the way this is cut.. if you watch all five you get to see the 'What are you FOR?' line twice.

[rhi941]

the updated for and against numbers were great...well done boys!

[sandyorange]

Final result, humanity level restored.

[HENJAM48]

I've watched, read, and heard much of Fry's work, but I don't think I've ever heard him so passionately honest in any other medium or forum.

[sassangorillaz]

I have the biggest amount of respect for Chris & Stephen after watching that, fuck religion!

[koolanator]

@Key3812 Agreed, even if they are religious, the younger generations are usually pretty liberal and secular... this is mostly due to the information age and peoples ability to acquire vast amounts of information on many topics. Liberal societies are the breeding pool for free thinkers. Science, logic and reason will win; because it works.

[wonszlol]

I have yet to see a religious comment at the top xD This certainly makes me feel good about humanity ;]

[docjanitor]

It's probably been said, but each person actually spoke for around 20 minutes. Unfortunately I can't post a direct link to the unedited versions because youtube doesn't allow U R Ls in comments but if you go to daily motion dot com and search for intelligence debate you will see them.

[jackiechano1]

@sirbinkalot i second the motion.

[McLarenF1God]

@Key3812 The average age of Fox News viewership is 62 years old. In two or three generations, these types of people will have died off and all their dogshit religious ideas that were spread onto offspring will have died off as well. It's no joke that college-educated twenty-somethings are the primary atheist population in the U.S. Pretty soon, they'll be the old people.

[Key3812]

@TheBurninator50 I can't take credit for my fellow Europeans, I'm just as thankful to live in a relatively rational society :-)