Christopher Hitchens: The Moral Necessity of Atheism (2/8)
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somebody ought to tell that friggin baby to be quiet..
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@TheLiteraturist I think what he's trying to say that it would be at least understandable, if God exists, that God would then be diabolical. If he did what he has "done" out of genuine goodness, that would mean our concept of what is good is completely flawed, and any sort of humanistic morality would be instantly obliterated.
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I think what he meant is that it would be logical if an evil god were to demand that every thinking being should worship, praise and ultimately fear him. Those same demands would be rather perverse if this god was a benign one.
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1:02. Someone brought a baby to this? Good move.
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@thethoughtsofme you're an idiot.
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Could someone please explain to me Hitchens' point at 8:07? Unfortunately I'm missing what he's trying to convey.
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Ayn Rand was an antitheist like hitchens, id say
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Hitchens reminds me of one of those traveling evangelical preachers that used to go from town to town whipping up the faithful into a frenzy then relieving them of their money. Get well, soon.
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my speakers are turned all the way up and i still cannot hear it.... damn you uploader
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Perhaps you're right the Soviets and Maoists made gods of their leaders and took a religious pride in not questioning the orders given down by celestial dictators, but that is not an indictment against atheism, it is an example of why unquestioned dogmatism and faith despite evidence and submission of the secular humanist impulse to divine dictates is evil. Theism is evil, not atheism.
darkmiles22 1 year ago 14
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No, it's not the same reason. Atheists condemn religions because they _systematically_ encourage and pressure ordinary people to carry out acts of violence: "stone homos, adulterers, disobedient kids, death for apostasy" etc. Atheism is not a means of guidance or pressure, it has no behavioural requirements or obligations. So religious proponents are making an incorrect comparison by saying "well Stalin was a murderer, and he was an atheist, so atheism is evil too." They're not comparable.
Boy192 1 year ago 7