Debate - Dinesh D'Souza vs Christopher Hitchens - Is Christianity the Problem?

October 22, 2007 - From The King's College in New York, Dinesh D'Souza, author of "What's So Great About Christianity," and Christopher Hitchens, author of "God Is Not Great," debate the question Is Christianity the Problem? The debate is moderated by Marvin Olasky, The King's College Provost and World magazine editor-in-chief.

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[jq747]

D'Souza's opening arguments are laughable. "Atheists don't oppose unicorn-believers." Well unicorn-believers don't blow up school buses or start crusades, or go around stating that if you don't believe in unicorns you'll burn in hell. If they did, then... As for D'Souza's quoting a list of Christian scientists, especially Galileo, I nearly shot coffee thru my nose.

[Elayis2765]

D'Souza, like all other theologians, either hasn't done proper research on religion (by mistake or by choice) or he willfully lies about it to make Christianity seem great. He truly is ignorant. I'm constantly having to pause his segments, due to the unbearableness of his stupidity.

And on a purely superficial note, I hate his accent.

[tsunchoo]

The crowd's a bunch of idiots. Why listen to reason just to celebrate their disdain of it.

[1991rayder]

D'Souza is a very intellectually dishonest debater. What he is doing is very similar to what Bill O'Rielly does however he is masking his dishonesty in academic vocabulary and ducking questions in a more cunning and sarcastic manner. At least bill is straightforward.

[wallstreetatheist]

D'Souza is the master of strawmen and misrepresented turned arguments

[hemeranox]

D'Souza got to end with his repulsive atheist's rebellion note.

Religion imposes a chain of morals that binds. Such that, when good is done, it is out of fear of hellfire or for the promise of salvation.

IMHO, when the faithful claims not to be motivated by these religious facts, they move with the same ideas and rationale an atheist does constantly.

An intuitive understanding of justice & obligation.

(If a god seeded this the, albeit not-so-nice, 10 commandments wouldn't be needed.)

[SophiasHeir]

@MrSB1274 While it is a fact that people commited those horrors against others based on utmost ignorance, we should also bear in mind, that people were greatly influenced by such cultural genetics inspired by the bible. It is clearly not a surprise when all the institutions were also supportive of such a primitive book and just for the case, we still got christian homophobics getting their influence on the name of GOD. Not to mention other issues that are detrimental to our society.

[MrSB1274]

@SophiasHeir: So...the bible made people do unspeakable horrors? Maybe it was PEOPLE who did unspeakable horrors. Dont blame a book for the problems that humanity faces. Its obvious you didn't listen to the debate, because you would have learned something about protestant christianity and the positive effect it has had as a force for good around the world. Note: when you make an argument, you have to back it up with reason and/or evidence to legitimize it. Both of which you dont seem capable of

[SophiasHeir]

@MrSB1274 it's obviously you don't know your bible, the horrors it made people do and the progression it had until we got a benevolent GOD which cares and bla bla. I gave an example of how culture influences an individual... and now what? You seem to forget examples like the mayan, the natives that americans and Portuguese people forced and raped under the name of GOD.

It wasn't wrong to kill nigros, it wasn't wrong to enslave and rape. Read your bible... the old testament.

[MrSB1274]

@SophiasHeir : So your argument is that Hell is not self chosen. To support that assertion, you then use an incoherent run on sentence stating something about how God says its ok to kill "nigros" because he commanded them to do it, as if God commands people to do evil? Are you slow? Your logic above is the reason I dont even bother to respond to the idiots who patrol youtube trying to kill a God they dont even believe in. You need a life.