Hitchens vs. Hitchens (10 of 14)

Brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens debate the Iraq War and religion at an event organized by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies with the support of the Center for Inquiry and the Interfaith Dialogue Association.

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[MakeshiftEstablished]

It is in fact best if children learn morality "on their own." Simply being told does not satisfy the brain's lust for experiential learning. If children practice reciprocal altruism they learn that it is beneficial and will keep doing it.

[imsofukinhighholyshi]

peter is a sore little loser who thinks being passive aggressive by refusing to respond to questions will make him.... something

[Michael Booey]

Religious men = Religion ?

[Michael Booey]

What are you talking about?

He gets laughs here and there in this debate.

[nmonowbnrtnhortnhojn]

What a terrible world we would live in if that was the case. In essence then why is their law? What purpose does it serve other than to educate people on what is right or wrong."Reciprocal Altruism is a social interaction phenomenon where an individual makes sacrifices for another individual in expectation of similar treatment."How long will this take to learn, what terrible consequences there could be if not simply told right from wrong. Now love thy neighbour does the same only without danger.

[horsefd]

Christopher has a great sense of humour. It's strange his brother completely lacks one.

[thedavy811]

Christopher hitchens has some rather lame arguments here.

[67Mannheim]

chris' confusion might be sincere but, his arguments are quite simple and easy to refute. he has very valid concerns though: the distortions that human beings have brought upon themselves due to or, on account of religious leanings.

[Treadsoftly14]

fucking love christopher

[aar0n262]

So they should murder someone so they can understand that it's wrong?