Christopher Hitchens and Derek Araujo

This was an interview recorded for the 2007 Center for Inquiry conference, Secular Society and its Enemies.

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[papacarpenter]

Is there any chance of getting a transcript of this talk? So much of it is inaudible.

[Akatam0t0ma]

Hail Chris Hitchens!

[arabie2006]

I like the chairs, what are they called?



[preemptivestrike20]

@Akatam0t0ma It's Christopher. He promised his mother. :D

[ritchloui]

I think there simply were no plans for what was to happen once the invasion of Iraq was complete. As a result things went into a tailspin for far too long. Battle troops playing the role of public servants. It’s a big ask. I just hope they make us proud and not ashamed.

[ritchloui]

@SeeProfileForDetails Thanks. I did. I thought I'd just clarify what I meant by 'empower'. Women must have control over their fertility. That is what I mean by empower women, not that they could take on men in a rugby match. Yes, it will always be more difficult for women. Always.

[SeeProfileForDetails]

@ritchloui You should really do some actual scientific research on this, please watch DNA and the Brain by James Watson, a nobel prize winner. Thanks.

[ritchloui]

@SeeProfileForDetails Lack of muscle, testosterone and courage; mmm, if these are the important characteristics of the men of our species it would suggest that chimpanzees should be our masters. In fact mankind would be deeply inferior to all of our ape cousins. Stephen Hawking is presumably not worthy of any comment whatsoever - or is he a woman?

[SeeProfileForDetails]

@ritchloui uhm women have some genetic problems with them becoming "empowered", it's called lack of muscle, testosterone, and courage. People are not equal. Many atheists including christopher hitchens have gone on record as saying they'd prefer if the mom brought up the kids and stayed home, but if she wants to work, go ahead.

[ritchloui]

What intelligible guidance or help to the poor is possible from any superstition that worships invisible super-beings and serves up a moral landscape of archetypal dichotomies; Godly/ungodly, holy/unholy, moral/immoral, sacred/profane, good/bad etc? Primarily they provide the ideal stamping ground for opportunists who glorify ignorance, preach bigotry and aspire to tyranny. They will always resist anything that empowers women in any way.

[ritchloui]

What intelligible guidance is possible from any superstition that worships invisible super-beings and serves up a moral landscape of archetypal dichotomies; Godly/ungodly, holy/unholy, moral/immoral, sacred/profane, good/bad etc? Primarily they provide the ideal stamping ground for opportunists who glorify ignorance, preach bigotry and aspire to tyranny.

[eriksensei2]

the way the interviewer can't help laughing at 10:20 cracks me up every time XD