Christopher Hitchens - Christianity is Not for the Weak

During the debate panel at the Christian Book Expo, moderator Stan Guthrie asked Christopher Hitchens if he thought that atheism could provide solace for the weak in the same way that Christianity does.

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[user203]

He's right, christianity is not for the weak...it's for the DUMB.

[iiamsarah]

Hitchen makes me proud =)

[Katalyzt]

Perfectly said Mr. Hitchens ★★★★★

Katalyzt

[sparkymmilarky]

The christian guy sounds so pathetic!!!!!

[accent77]

Hitch is my hero.

[Nemesis000000]

@PainHoarder Part 2.

Second, atheism cannot be a religion because it has no beliefs associated with it. All it says is that we don't believe something. You are also an atheist, by the way, when it comes to the Roman, Norse, and Hindu gods. By your logic, you now have 2 religions, your atheist religion about those Gods, and your (I assume Christian) religion about the Abrahamic God. Surely now you can see the problem.

[Nemesis000000]

@PainHoarder That's absolutely ridiculous. First, evolution by natural selection is the opposite of random coincidence. It is no coincidence at all that we are the way we are - our genes have survived millions of generations to make us this way. Every one of your ancestors was fit enough to reach age of reproduction. Every single one. If they weren't you wouldn't exist. This is no coincidence.

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[shadesters]

@PainHoarder True, but when you add religion to the mix, people start to think their ill feeling towards others is somehow justified. I'm not saying that eradicating religion would solve all our problems overnight, but it sure isn't helping when so many people have so many different beliefs all around the world. Just look at the Islam vs Christianity debate going on in the world today. Atheists just stand on the sidelines in disbelief as two equally unbelievable religions fight for control.

[PainHoarder]

Atheism is the RELIGION of "random coincidence". Atheists believe that everything exists by a long line of random, impossible coincidences that somehow culminated in life and human consciousness. Atheism requires more "blind faith" than all religions put together. Life and consciousness are impossible, yet they exist. We are characters in someone's lucid dream, and that someone is "God". All is energy, energy is thought. All exists in the mind of He who made it within and of Himself.

[PainHoarder]

@shadesters If you think that's true, try substituting the word "Christians" with the word "humans" and it's still equally as true.

Don't blame Christianity for the fact that human beings are a pathetic, fallen, inferior species.

[PainHoarder]

Atheism is the RELIGION of "random coincidence". Atheists believe that everything exists by a long line of random, impossible coincidences that somehow culminated in life and human consciousness. Atheism requires more "blind faith" than all religions put together. Life and consciousness are impossible, yet they exist. We are characters in someone's lucid dream, and that someone is "God". All is energy, energy is thought. All exists in the mind of He who made it within and of Himself.

[PainHoarder]

@GenericHandle Yep, you're a fucking sheep alright. Go die in a fire.

I've met Christians who were decent people who would go out of their way to help strangers.

I've met more people who called themselves Christians, but never read the Bible or know anything at all about their so-called religion. Did you know Jesus preached against organized religion, and that's one reason they had Him crucified? I bet you didn't, you seem like an MTV watching douchebag.