Christopher Hitchens lecture "God is not great" - part 5/6

	Duration: 09:24 minutes Upload Time: 07-05-31 11:10:29 User: leopoldiii :::: Favorites
Description: Lecture about "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" at the Politics and Prose Bookstore,Washington D.C.,May 10th 2007. Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA-QWoGerJ0 Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlfBE3Y-Kxk Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eduBNAaszy0 Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r41MhmaeUZ4 Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYBJMv8w-iA
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asonjdj ::: Favorites I dont think the crowd was that rude...well maybe a little. It was polite for Hitchens to let him continue. I think others just wanted a chance to ask a question and the guy in the suit took a lot of time and failed to say anything to clear. Great series though...bravo! 07-08-23 12:35:05 _____________________________________________________
sighuponsigh ::: Favorites Lol. I think he just spoke to have an excuse to get with that mic. 07-08-11 16:55:10 _____________________________________________________
unalunallena ::: Favorites Great Video! Check out midwestatheist.blogspot(.com) for a huge list of great Atheist Video Links!!! (Including this video) 07-08-06 11:28:17 _____________________________________________________
JaboCelt ::: Favorites You can see clearly the grovelling and servile nature of the suit and tie believer who timidly asks his question. The longer the religious mind fuck goes on the more sorry state of being. Chin up, have some confidence in your stride for you are the descendant of strong, able survivors. Be proud of your humble and fortunate past. We are damn lucky just to be alive. 07-08-04 19:20:35 _____________________________________________________
closedmouth ::: Favorites Nicely put 07-08-22 01:16:02 _____________________________________________________
bobjones864 ::: Favorites Yeah, this is a rude crowd, but this guy is being pretty obtuse and he's not necessarily getting anywhere. Hitchen's politely defends his question though. But only once. . . 07-07-24 05:03:02 _____________________________________________________
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TombyStone ::: Favorites God, I'm ashamed for the whole movement at this crowd. So the guy may stumble over his words, that's no reason to shout him down. 07-07-18 00:10:44 _____________________________________________________
Daniel123123 ::: Favorites How dare you call him a dipshit for stumbling over his words. He asks a relevant question. He is a bit long winded, but Hitchens should tolerate, given his tendancy to go off on tangents. 07-07-06 17:00:41 _____________________________________________________
JoshSitar ::: Favorites You're right; how dare I. The guy stammered on and on, wasting everyone's time instead of just getting to a clear and concise point or question. But I was mostly making a statement on the inane and useless comment above of the guy's appearance. But I will say that everyone that spoke seems to be a stammering or rambling fool (minus Hitchens). 07-07-09 18:27:52 _____________________________________________________
Daniel123123 ::: Favorites Have you listened to any other interviews like this? The problem with this sort of complaint, which is so easily seen in the video, is that the CROWD as a group never stumbles. But the same guys who boo and jeer, if put in the same spot, would find themselves wanting to include too much in their question, or that their phrasing was not quite as witty as it was in their head. But then, here we have a guy honestly trying to ask an honest question, and all they can do is jeer. 07-07-10 03:57:48 _____________________________________________________
JoshSitar ::: Favorites That's why I said that everyone was pretty much stammering like fools. 07-07-14 01:32:16 _____________________________________________________
corruptedfuzz ::: Favorites LOL that guy at the end is toooo nervous... "ub..i have to umm....ubbidy ubbidy that's all folks" 07-07-03 13:39:20 _____________________________________________________
Hervorragend604 ::: Favorites Holy shit, why can't that guy just ask a question or two without all the pointless preamble and apologizing? For that matter, why does he even have to bring up that he's a religious person at all? That was extremely annoying. Being in the minority and having the temerity to stand up and speak out against the majority, if you have real evidence, is what it's all about. That guy even lacked conviction for adherence to nonsense. How weak and pathetic. 07-06-26 21:49:15 _____________________________________________________
Daniel123123 ::: Favorites eh, he was nervous, so what... the rambling atheist in the next video is much worse; the theist at least had a relevant question. I'm sure there are a lot of us who might be nervous, given cameras, a person of fame, and a mostly hostile audiance. 07-07-06 16:56:09 _____________________________________________________
Hervorragend604 ::: Favorites I myself might be nervous given the presence cameras, a hostile audience, etc. But that's as all the more reason to speak up and speak well. Ask something with confidence and even the silliest question will rarely get laughed at or ignored. 07-07-07 11:33:18 _____________________________________________________
Hervorragend604 ::: Favorites Also, I still don't see why he has to mention his religiousness. Questions are questions regardless of what you may or may not believe in the first place and whatever biases you have are irrelevant to the correct answer for a given question. If you don't like the answer to your question, that's just too damn bad. 07-07-07 11:35:06 _____________________________________________________
Daniel123123 ::: Favorites I agree with you on this point Hervor. Of course, though, for the questioner this was a relevant point, because the he sees the morality of human beings in a religious context, and was wondering how atheists account for this morality. Also I think he meant to make the follow up point that if strict materialism is true, then perhaps we are not ultimately responsible for our own accomplishments. It was a good point to raise. 07-07-07 12:01:34 _____________________________________________________
Hervorragend604 ::: Favorites Yes, it was a good point to raise, but it could have been raised a lot more concisely and without bringin up the questioner's personal beliefs beforehand. That's all I'm trying to say. 07-07-07 14:18:48 _____________________________________________________
jakob0815 ::: Favorites mmmmmh spicy... 07-06-19 11:26:33 _____________________________________________________
ergasterAUS ::: Favorites ah, "make me one with everything" ... I get it now. I'm embarassed that I had to think about it for a few minutes. 07-06-15 09:43:50 _____________________________________________________