Sharpton / Hitchens Debate - Can Morality Exist Without God?

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/05/07/Al_Sharpton_and_Christopher_Hitchens

Author Christopher Hitchens debates the Reverend Al Sharpton on the question of whether morality can exist in the absence of God.

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A Debate: God Is Not Great with Al Sharpton and Christopher Hitchens.

Taking on possibly the greatest issue of our time - the malignant force of religion in the world - Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion through a close and learned reading of the major religious texts, citing numerous historical instances in which sexual repression and outrageous acts of violence have been committed in the name of God. He argues for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble telescope's awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix. -- NYPL

Christopher Hitchens is an author, journalist and literary critic. Now living in Washington, D.C., he has been a columnist at Vanity Fair, The Nation and Slate; additionally, he is an occasional contributor to many other publications.

Al Sharpton Jr. is a Pentecostal minister, a political activist, civil rights activist and film actor. In recent years, Sharpton has also become a perennial candidate in his quest for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States. Author of "Go and Tell Pharaoh: The Autobiography of the Reverend Al Sharpton."

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[jiffygay]

it's 4:30 in the morning. GOD DAMMIT HITCH

[iz2sicc]

@VoteABC2011 VoteABC2011 Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah-blah... Blah and blah.

[14ByTheSword]

Trying to have a serious, intelligent conversaation with someone the like of Sharpton.

ISHYGDDT

[chaseren11]

lol This debate is too easy for Hitch. Arguing with Al Sharpton is like arguing with a sort of smart 7 year old... and even that may be giving him too much credit.

[DXfanization]

What I love is how the age of "enlightenment" never became the success it was anticipated to become, because humans will allways assert their right to believe what they want, in spite of all the condescending know-it-alls telling them that they are dilluted.

This is a wonderfull trait of human nature.

[handsup48]

@paulod27 In agreement with Paulod27, religion believers should keep their beliefs to themselves and not force their beliefs onto others, and to say "Keep your atheism to yourself" sounds alot like "Keep your logic and reasoning to yourself"

[TheLegendOZelda360]

@paulod27 Atheism is not an assertion. It is a rejection of an idea that by nature is evasive. When 90% of the world is to some degree theist, they are the aggressors.

[dedknedy]

This video should be re-titled Hitchens pwns Sharpton.

[Tombstone1959]

@WitnessoftheTruth I hope you have now reached the "age of reason" and have come to the obvious conclusion that you are in desperate need of medical attention and heavy narcotics. Your big date has come & gone. You claimed you had all the answers! I guess you"ll never get to be one of the hand picked Heirs of immortality...SUCKS to be YOU!

[paulod27]

If you think that people should keep religion to themselves then you should keep your atheism to yourself aswell Hitchens you know it all FUCK!

[LegionIscariot]

If i understood correctly

Rev. talked about how without God the one with the most power will determine what's moral and not. But in his religion the most powerful (God) is the one who decides what's moral or not.

Then he mentioned changing what's moral every 4 years.

I personally think that it's good to revise the laws, see what's wrong with them and change them.