Hitchens: religious vs. empirical knowledge.

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Uploaded by on Oct 21, 2008

Turek vs. Hitchens at VCU in Richmond, VA complete at:
http://www.vimeo.com/1904911

Here Hitchens talks about the difference between empirical knowledge and assertions of religious "truths".

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  • If Christian fundies weren't standing in the way of funding stem cell research at the federal level, Hitchen's would be on his way back to health already. I tell you, humanity can't afford to lose this brilliant man.

  • I think the guy in the redshirt at 6:23 is paralyzed by Hitchens genius.

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  • @rooflee oh well... :/

  • @sirjames45 You really should actually go and find out what a stem cell really is, I know that's not in the religious' domain, but just give it a go. Besides, we may be coming toward a point where we can aquire stem cells (somehow, I have no idea how) from the actual patient from their own DNA. Nevertheless, your garage view on stem cells is just laughable. I sincerely hope the 45 in your username doesn't refer to your age. Besides, I wonder how your view would differ if your life depended on it

  • @sirjames45 You are a moron if that is your understanding of stem cell research.

  • Htchens really enjoys his 100,000 years example. 

  • @sirjames45 You really don't understand how stem cells work, do you?

  • @rooflee What you mean is that if we would have immediately started growing people in labs to kill them for parts, that Hitchins could be cured of his cancer. We will not grow people to kill them for parts!

  • @midnightjoker23 I'm not religious, or uneducated, or fat. In fact, I hate how religion has tainted human history in the past; however, I am American. Why would you bring up Americans when your primary struggle is to disprove the lies and inconsistencies of religion?

  • Nothing new here, just Christopher Hitchens once again showing why he's the most awesome person ever.

  • @TheGuyAlwaysOnTime

    Ha ha, good spot!

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