I came to love him after he died. It's a strange sort of mourning, to grieve the loss of a presence you never knew was there.

@Gaminglord12

9 жыл бұрын

Tim Teatro This perfectly sums up my situation. I only found out about Christopher Hitchens after he died, and I have come to greatly admire him. He had a brilliant mind and was truly one of the best orators of our time.

@Oreioss

9 жыл бұрын

Well worded sir

@DowntownCanon

9 жыл бұрын

Carl Sagan as well for me.

@TimTeatro

9 жыл бұрын

DowntownCanon I too could say the same for Carl Sagan. I was already a scientist when I fell in love with him.

@frankieocco4751

9 жыл бұрын

Same hear fella Tim.

"I burned the candle at both ends and it gave off a lovely light." Eloquence.

@uNkLeRaRa4

7 жыл бұрын

Seriously beautiful

@AnchovyRun

7 жыл бұрын

"FIRST FIG" by Edna St. Vincent Millay My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends- It gives a lovely light!

@JeoshuaCollins

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I knew Hitchens was well spoken, but never a poet.

@joewilson2929

7 жыл бұрын

I don't think he said this originally. The proper credit is above. The song "I know" by Floater has this quote in the lyrics.

@JeoshuaCollins

7 жыл бұрын

Harold Penismen Look up at Anchovy's post. It's from a poem.

I absolutely love the way this man carried himself. So intelligent, brave and strong.

@jim-se5xc

7 ай бұрын

And the humour

@DarkWater4Eva

7 ай бұрын

@@jim-se5xc yes even his humour was sophisticated.

@soioioioioioio34

6 ай бұрын

I know he's so intelligent and charming. I guess christians and the god they worship hate him. 😢

@ministryofarguments5257

5 ай бұрын

He's dead and forgotten, except by racists and the woke atheist internet culture.

@suddonlee4326

5 ай бұрын

​@@ministryofarguments5257🤡

I've always loved they way he spoke, his vocabulary, choice of words, diction. His ability to explain his point so eloquently and succinctly. He is sorely missed.

@christsavesreadromans1096

11 ай бұрын

He was wrong, God exists.

@Chief_Bill

11 ай бұрын

​@@christsavesreadromans1096lmao pathetic

@ab456z

8 ай бұрын

He has now met his maker.

@57highland

8 ай бұрын

​@@ab456zAnd his maker approves of the beliefs he expressed all his life.

@57highland

8 ай бұрын

@@phx2pdx582 But the surface things really add something.

Even in the face of death, he was witty as hell.

@uNkLeRaRa4

8 жыл бұрын

Masterful wordsmith

@lorenllbj88

7 жыл бұрын

and now he's IN hell

@uNkLeRaRa4

7 жыл бұрын

+Tre Jackson Probably. He's down there making sure Jesus and Mohammed get what they deserve

@lorenllbj88

7 жыл бұрын

im sure lol

@guitarrismo3838

7 жыл бұрын

+uNkLeRaRa4 probably it's the other way around and he found there is a God after all, now that is bad news

he actually made me quit smoking after I saw this interview for the first time.

@stormcorrosion176

4 жыл бұрын

God bless you man, screw cigarettes

@jessicamoore1314

4 жыл бұрын

Never smoked, love the cocktails though.

@RonWylie-gk5lc

4 жыл бұрын

That is very good and I think he would have liked that

@caseybrown4360

4 жыл бұрын

@KINGT1GER Easy tiger. Don’t let words offend you so much. Breathe. Calm down. It’s really not that big of a deal.ffs

@caseybrown4360

4 жыл бұрын

@ KINGT1GER Just the adolescent response I would’ve expected. And gobshite...wow you really told me. Apparently you don’t have the IQ to even listen to Hitch. God bless you, QUEENKITTY.

I am 88 and close to my end. Every day at 4:30 PM I sit alone in my study with a hefty glass of Johnny Walker Black on the rocks and think about this man. If we all do the same, young and old alike, he will never die.

@syltis1994

Жыл бұрын

I hope you have had a good life and that you have great joy in thinking of it while enjoying your scotch. I wish you well.

@chrishealey9303

Жыл бұрын

What’s some of your views on life Albert reaching the privileged age of 88?

@pmointernet

Жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing. I hope you live like that for a long, long time.

@albertwillard6023

Жыл бұрын

@@syltis1994 Thank you very much.

@albertwillard6023

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishealey9303 Too big a question Chris and it wouldn't matter anyhow.

I’ve been experiencing suicidal ideation for a few months. Hitchens’ thoughts on his mother’s suicide have made me rethink things in a new light. I’m sorry for ever having thought of something so heinous. To hurt and belittle my loved ones in such a way. I will be better for my sake and for theirs. Thanks Hitchens

@aiya5777

8 ай бұрын

A person Has a suicidal thought, but thoughts Alone are Not Enough. other than suicidal ideation, there Must be a suicidal intent. suicidal intent Also is Not Enough. the person Has to Have a plan. the plan Alone is Also Not Enough. there Has to be an attempt. and there Has to be a failed attempt don't forget that the plan Alone is not enough, there Must be a chance first. the chance Also is not enough, what if you don't have any chance? ofc you Must make that chance possible for yourself, on purpose in other words. *Unless we keep insisting* on making one Hard choice after another Hard choice, another Hard choice and another Hard choice. its almost impossible for the Algorithms in your brain to Assist you in committing suicide

@aiya5777

8 ай бұрын

I personally don't feel pity for those who are committing suicide, they simply got what they really wished for it's a good thing to get what you really wished for, isn't it?

@Timinem

8 ай бұрын

@@aiya5777 I don’t understand what you’re saying. I’ll assume you’re heart is in the right place and I’m just not comprehending your comment.

@aiya5777

8 ай бұрын

@@Timinem those who committed suicide don't deserve pity it's just that simple and you can't understand it?

@Timinem

8 ай бұрын

@@aiya5777 I was replying to your first comment which was hard to follow, and yeah its a selfish act for sure. For what I’m going through personally i just feel dejected; to the point where I don’t want to exist, if my existence were inconsequential and wouldn’t affect my loved ones i would opt out. Or if i could trade or gift my potential longevity to someone that loved life I would. Idk

"What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence" No words ever spoken were so wise!

@armadyl1212

9 жыл бұрын

***** Atheism isn't the assertion no gods exists.

@happyhappy85

9 жыл бұрын

***** It doesn't work both ways. One is a claim, the other is a denial of that claim. One is positive and one is negative. It's the job of the positive claimant to prove the claim. If you say you have a pet Dragon, and i say I don't believe you, it's up to you to prove that you do, it's not my job to prove that you don't. Get it?

@steveb0503

8 жыл бұрын

***** You're thinking in debunking terms - do you feel the need to explain ALL of the purported "evidence" for the existence of Bigfoot as delusion, hoax, or honest mistake to simply not be convinced of the existence of a large bipedal primate traipsing around the Pacific Northwest region of North America? The perceived lack of evidentiary support for one explanatory model in NO WAY provides support for a competing model. C'mon man, this is Critical Thinking 101 shit - formulate some better arguments or stop wasting our time.

@happyhappy85

8 жыл бұрын

*****​ Yeah okay man, go and collect your nobel prize for disproving the theory of the Big Bang, you clearly know a lot about it. Even if what you've suggested was the only evidence for the big bang, its still more evidence than your god has. Also even if the big bang is shown to be wrong tomorrow, it in no way validates your God claim. You gonna stop using this stupid argument now? Or are you just going to spew it elsewhere?

@steveb0503

8 жыл бұрын

***** The dwarf planet (or "Kuiper Belt object" - take your pick) Pluto has an orbital period of 248 years, but its existence has been known of for only 85 years - we have never witnessed an entire orbit of Pluto around the Sun. Does this mean we cannot calculate how long it takes for Pluto to orbit the Sun? Does this mean we don't know whether it existed at all before it was discovered? Does this mean we cannot be certain that it has completed well over 18 Million orbits around the Sun since the formation of our solar system? Quit listening to the likes of Ken Ham when they try (desperately) to make some sort of significant distinction between "observed science" and "historical science" - they are poisoning your mind with this specious garbage. There is inductive reasoning, and there is deductive reasoning - both are valid in science. Again, stop wasting our time with these poorly-formed arguments.

Eloquently interjects "And it gave a lovely light" - pure acceptance - pure class - pure Hitch. Touching. 😊

@blackagendermuslim7198

5 жыл бұрын

Jeusu says, only the pure in heart will see God, what do you think Hitch would say to Him?

@billgates1258

5 жыл бұрын

@@blackagendermuslim7198 agreed

@Wveth

5 жыл бұрын

@@blackagendermuslim7198 Hitch talked about what he would say if the Christian God turned out to be real and he met him. He said that he would ask, "How dare you?" and they're really the only words of which such an evil character would be worthy.

@caribgirl726

5 жыл бұрын

Wveth those are the same words I would say as well.

@chrismcintyre1836

5 жыл бұрын

Our Community Standards sounds like a loving god and a loving Christian to me! Yikes, I want nothing to do with a god like that

No self pity. A very clever and thoughtful gentleman. RIP Christopher

@jingievaalbal3322

8 ай бұрын

Rip?😂

@Thatsnotmyhandle

8 ай бұрын

@@jingievaalbal3322rest in peace

@ronartest7748

8 ай бұрын

it's sad to know that he's now in hell riding satan's hard meat with bulging veins and dripping with righteous c um

@exhumus

7 ай бұрын

I came across a comment today that claimed he died bitter and empty and I immediately remembered this interview. He faced oblivion with grace knowing precisely what his legacy was. While even a single piece of his writing exists he lives on.

@ronartest7748

7 ай бұрын

@@exhumus agree, but too bad he's in hell riding satans hard meat with bulging veins

He was brutally honest about everything. He diced and analyzed things with ZERO prejudice. The kind of guy to admit a mistake immediately when he makes one and realizes that it’s a mistake.

@sumatra_7174

5 ай бұрын

He was full of prejudice, always making use of the worst possible interpretation

@johne.8939

5 ай бұрын

Unless the mistake was the BIG one he made and cannot change.

Very true that no one battles cancer. It's a nonsense expression that insults those who perish at it's mercy as though somehow it was a battle that could have been won if they were stronger.

@GustAdlph

5 жыл бұрын

Hello Pablo, agreed. I had a lumpectomy for Stage 1B breast cancer five years ago this month, and so far so good, but if it comes back, I will not get chemo.

@ht-mm2el

5 жыл бұрын

@Mike Jones So cancer is a civil war?

@blackagendermuslim7198

5 жыл бұрын

cancer is human consensus reality, its not God's idea, U know? God's idaa for mankind was the Garden of Eden, go figure.

@ht-mm2el

5 жыл бұрын

@@blackagendermuslim7198 Garden of Eden? Fairytales.

@blackagendermuslim7198

5 жыл бұрын

@@ht-mm2el chris hitchen, fairytale. Free will is a Bitch, have you chosen poorly? Peace Out

You heard him, hold back on the smokes and cocktails

@brando555555

8 жыл бұрын

+KingStix Hookers and blow > smokes and cocktails

@DasSuper

8 жыл бұрын

+KingStix Yep, will stick with beer.

@huss03

8 жыл бұрын

Agreed...I'm keeping the smokes down to a one every now and again. No hard liquor. But plenty of quality micro brewery beer

@pwenkojammy2894

8 жыл бұрын

Welp, he did say it provides a rather lovely light :)

@huss03

8 жыл бұрын

Sub Merc There's an upside...and a...

“and it gave a lovely light” the world misses this man. Love or hate him, no one has mastered the English language quite like he did.

@sliceserve234

7 ай бұрын

so glad you pointed that moment out, as it is thoroughly Hitchen-esque and yet another brilliant turn of a phrase by the master.

@l.w.paradis2108

5 ай бұрын

Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote that, a century ago. It's from a poem.

@l.w.paradis2108

5 ай бұрын

​@@sliceserve234Not the author.

@TrueMakaveli50

5 ай бұрын

@@l.w.paradis2108 thanks! Do you know the name of the poem by chance? I’d love to read the full thing.

@l.w.paradis2108

5 ай бұрын

@TrueMakaveli50 No, but look up the key words from it.

Nothing but respect for this man. Dying from cancer and still staying true to his views.

@Your.mama.1

Жыл бұрын

@@jasoncruizer if there’s no god he no longer exist

@Logiconfire

Жыл бұрын

Poor booze soaked Hitch.

@Your.mama.1

Жыл бұрын

@@Logiconfire well he doesn’t exist any more like your god 😂

@mito88

Жыл бұрын

@@jasoncruizer he was far from being an ignorant

@c.h.2392

Жыл бұрын

If his views were being a drunken edge lord, yeah he was faithful

What a fantastic fucking human being

@Olivia-lb7sp

8 жыл бұрын

+Amanda S bullshit, he pushed the war in Iraq and defended the maggot called Winston Churchill.

@muscxlover93

8 жыл бұрын

Emily Jane I didn't say he was perfect. Do you discredit how he showed that religion is garbage?

@John77Doe

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, staying true to the end. When you die that is it. Nothing afterwards. We are just meat machines, ambling on for a time, and then failing. My Dad was like that. He saw death too often to think that there was something special or magical. You grab a chicken and cut it's head off. The chicken wanted to live, but you killed it to eat it. My Dad just shrugged and said now you are "Mr. F******"

@bluebush9481

8 жыл бұрын

Saying that after you die is just nothingness is a simple, sad, and bleak way of looking at life. If you take in account the vastness of the universe and the complexity if everything in it, in my opinion when you pass, your body decays away but your soul (or inner conscience) steps into another dimension. From there there's infinate possibilities to where your next journey will begin.

@muscxlover93

8 жыл бұрын

Bluebush​ There is nothing sad about it, objectively. It is what it is. Saying life continues without any evidence is the ego's way of avoiding a very uncomfortable situation

Hitchens looked Death in the eyes and said "to be honest, you bore me, the mundaneness may kill me first." Basically, such an objective, amazing man.

@truepeace3

6 жыл бұрын

I wonder how objective he is now? I don’t wish hell upon this man. I really don’t. But it’s easy to be objective if you believe a lie.

@jacksbob265

5 жыл бұрын

Like he has a choice. Death will come to all of us.

@Earthad23

5 жыл бұрын

slob room stoic

@Earthad23

5 жыл бұрын

What stars really look like god has so much power yet let’s the most horrible thing occur, impotent or doesn’t care ? Which one ?

@darthbane2669

5 жыл бұрын

Death is the wage of sin parkway, read the bible and you will learn a lot of facts of our reality. When your corpse dies your spirit what makes you a person goes back to it's creator, which is Jesus Christ. You have a new temporary body in Heaven that looks like you remember yourself looking like, just without the condition of sin.

I may be overstating this but his impact on humanity seems to be under appreciated. He was so gifted!

@messiahapostle8239

6 ай бұрын

One wiseless person said, "Atheist Mr. Hutchens is gifted." WHAT? Gifted to be Satan-Incarnate in evangelizing that God does NOT exist, and driving Millions into HELL with him. The pride-filled man and Satan-Incarnate is in HELL now, and Satan and his demons are laughing!!! God is NEVER Mocked! HE always laughs LAST! Holy Bible Proverbs 1:22-32. ---An Atheist is his or her own god!!! Atheists worship their opinions as gods! See Psalm 2. God is never mocked! KING JESUS of Psalms 2 and 72 and Isaiah 2 is NOW Standing UP, and about 3 to 4 billion garbage people are about to be FLUSHED out of This 🌎WORLD and Into HELL!!! >>>The Sin of The so-called Christians all over The World and for donkey years simply tied God's HANDS to act on behalf of the impostors who have all their feet in Satan and their lip-service in God. (Matthew 7:21). BUT by GRACE Alone, see HIS BLESSING Upon Me! This is WHAT's About To Happen! Millions of so-called Pastors or Ministers will be among the Dead. ENOUGH Is ENOUGH!!! ===================== >>>Worldwide Reign of Christianity is Here! Psalm72 KING JESUS is here. It will happen through HIS Incarnate. HE will implement The HEART Of GOD in Isaiah 2, 11, 49, 59, 65; Jeremiah 1:10; Zephaniah 2:11; Ezekiel 36-37 for Me; Psalms 2 and 72, Haggai to Zechariah 6; etc. At the early months of this period, MILLIONS of wicked people shall die and all systems (political establishments, religions of force and murder, etc) that hinder people from fleeing to JESUS shall be removed. Almost All Muslims shall flee to JESUS during this time. Meditate on the cited scriptures, especially Isaiah 2. >>This 794-year period of Psalm72 KING JESUS is a Gift to Me from DADDYGOD. Almost all Israelis now shall flee to JESUS (Become serious Christians); GREAT JESUS TEMPLE [Apostolic Christian Church Building] shall be erected at The original position of The Solomon's Temple. There will be Jesus-measure peace around The World. [Unfortunately after this time, the 🌎World shall become very decadent again, leading to The Revealing of AntiChrist and The Rest of The Book Of Revelation]. BUT For Now, The ONE-TRUE GOD is STANDING Up!!! The SHOW is On!!! It's Mount-Carmel ShowDOWN (1Kings 18) at Millions of MT-Carmels in This MY 🌎WORLD! It's Mount-JESUS ⛪ CHURCH EXTRAVAGANZA! It's JesuCRACY Imperative!!! Hallelujah!

@johnroemeeks_apologetics

6 ай бұрын

What impact? To have a negative outlook on life, to encourage other's rebellion against God like him and to wind up in Hell for their sins like him? Christopher Hitchens has helped lead thousands away from God and into Hell.

@user-by3ks9bp5d

5 ай бұрын

Amazing how few people seem to remember that he was a major cheerleader for the invasion of Iraq.

@PanthraxIV

3 ай бұрын

@@user-by3ks9bp5d As was a very good portion of the western world.

1) I have never thought it was possible to miss a person one hasn't ever met personally. 2) I feel grateful that we were graced with his incredible presence.

@MrMonkeyInk

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@carlodave9

Жыл бұрын

I had a friend like him, a super intelligent and creative one that I treasured. I could never get him to stop smoking raw tobacco. His excuse was that it’s not cancer causing like American cigarettes. He got lung cancer at 50 and died less than a year later. I’m sad to say his attitude wasn’t what Hitch’s was. Hitch accepted the consequences and death almost immediately. But my friend remained completely terrified, couldn’t believe his bad luck, and obviously never imagined that he’d ever get cancer. He left a wife and ten year-old daughter behind. Cigarettes, man… They give so little and take so much.

@lidder1973

Жыл бұрын

I feel that about George Carlin, I want to meet him but he's gone it's a shame just like Christopher

@fshoaps

8 ай бұрын

You clearly weren’t a Lennon fan!

When he spoke of getting closest to tears when he thinks of his children's reaction to his impending death...I lost it. So sad, but what a wonderful, caring, smart, genuine, loving man he was.

@aslanb.1966

5 жыл бұрын

He is dead now.

@zairnermuller4960

2 жыл бұрын

@@aslanb.1966 I like him, his death left me confused, since it was 100% avoidable.

@sammmm87

8 ай бұрын

He said he gets moist thinking about children 🤭

@sonjaswart9866

6 ай бұрын

No one's death is '100% avoidable'. It is 100% UNavoidable - we all die. Sad fact that we know this. Even sadder some wise men travel life's pathway with open eyes believing it's better not to acknowledge their Creator who gave them all their talents.

Apparently he stayed true to his principles to the very end.

@kevinjboconnor

5 жыл бұрын

It's too bad his eyes weren't opened to the reality of his wretchedness.

@skeleton1765

5 жыл бұрын

@@kevinjboconnor The infectious disease of religion, amazing how it allows the pious to do disgusting things, like condemn a dead man.

@kevinjboconnor

5 жыл бұрын

​@@skeleton1765Hmm....

@richardschaefer4807

5 жыл бұрын

Uh...maybe there was no "end". Now Hitchens might be arguing with God.

@Thinkingisallowed

5 жыл бұрын

Karen, It is called integrity.

After spending the last several years listening to everything i could about everything this man spoke ! I came to the conclusion that he wasnt using his unfathomable knowledge of religion to offend people ! he was using it to educate people ! and because some people were so busy being offended that his message went right over their head . when somebody devotes most of their entire adult live researching one topic then their is no greater teacher than them ! R.I P. ❤🙏

@juulbrie

7 ай бұрын

You said it 👌

@grantmullet

5 ай бұрын

Makes you want to read what Jesus said then huh.?

Came to know about him after more than a decade of his death ,very rational and logical man . He should have been alive for more of his work.Love to hear him and his fearless and straight to the point approach towards issues. RIP C Hitchens.

That story about his mother is absolutely heart-wrenching

@DSkehan2004

Жыл бұрын

That’s why he was like that on his views.

@dreamsofturtles1828

Жыл бұрын

It explains everything. Emotional intelligence coupled with Intuition tells us more than the mind ever can. Yet the mind clings to its throne, refusing to see it is actually driven by buried emotion.

@fitnesspoint2006

Жыл бұрын

@@dreamsofturtles1828 often in love, your feelings are strong, but your vocabulary might be lacking. It is tough sometimes to process all the emotions and gearing up the confidence to approach your loved one can become extremely intimidating. When overwhelmed by your feelings, profess: I love you every second of the day. And I’ve never loved anyone as I love you. You are on my mind every moment. I’ve never missed anyone, as I miss you. You are someone special to me. Please be with me forever and ever.

@22burst2020ddsspec

11 ай бұрын

@@dreamsofturtles1828 so its just ones emotional intelligence against anothers?

@Chief_Bill

11 ай бұрын

​​​@@DSkehan2004doesn't make his views any less valid Tell me, what does prayer actually do? Apart from making you feel better, what does it really do? Did it help Hitchens? Does it help the millions of children in Africa and Asia? Does it help the devout Christian mother somewhere in the world for her child who is gonna die of leukemia tomorrow? Newsflash, it doesn't It's a load of bullshit, and if you take a good look in the world, you can see that it lacks any real divine intervention. Unless God likes to be a selective prick. Your only argument for your bullshit prayers, the way I see it, is that it'll help you after you die. Too bad you don't have any evidence for the existence of a supernatural place called heaven Get fucking real If someone told you Virgin Mary talked to him in a dream, then (unless that's called nonsensical in the fairy tale books, I wouldn't know), you'd listen to him with much interest But I guess personal accounts that support your funny faith are more valid to your biased eyes than Hitchens's case, who, apart from emotional stuff, has also done much research into this topic as well Grow up

Such a beautifully spoken man with perhaps one the greatest minds of the last 50 years. Thankyou hitch , we miss you

@franconisco5632

6 жыл бұрын

Dougie Haggerty just like his brother....great mind that is

@ShadowWalker1971

6 жыл бұрын

@Franco Nisco: Except his brother now subscribes to religious bullshit, so yeah, there is a difference.

@davidian7787

6 жыл бұрын

And Stephen Fry.

@dfcvda

6 жыл бұрын

undoubtably.

@oakiron6455

6 жыл бұрын

really?

every time I watch this man I'm in awe of his genius, RIP Christopher Hitchens

I like him for the man he was. Kept his word till the end... He stuck to his principles even when he fought a losing battle..❤️ Massive respect🙏 You will be missed... Glad you were there.. Love from India..

@carmenmccauley585

Жыл бұрын

It was a draw.

@troyboldon1

7 ай бұрын

So what.? Hubris to the end.

@vedantbhard

7 ай бұрын

hubris? for what? pointing out the clear fact that there is no god lol?

@declaredjeans7555

7 ай бұрын

​@@carmenmccauley585I miss Norm and Hitchens.

@lindamccarrel8873

5 ай бұрын

@@troyboldon1 tell us you're an uneducated backwards neanderthal without really telling us.

Even in the face of death he upheld himself in a formidable manner. Hitchens had more class in his left pinky than a lot of people manage to accumulate over a lifetime.

@mastermo141

9 жыл бұрын

Very well put, if i do say so myself.

3:50 As a theist, this is one of the reasons I love this man. He's real, honest, but compassionate enough to give his blessing to those he disagrees

@timq6224

5 жыл бұрын

blessing and calamity befall the unjust and righteous alike.

@cliffvonting4462

5 жыл бұрын

The blessing was for people that prayed for him, I wonder why he didnt shoot it down being he was against such rubbish. The people that pray for him are the ones he grilled and ridiculed unmercilessly. Does his heart soften just a tade as he comes to the End of his physical life. Does the inner self still hold to his convictions or is there any wonder, what if Im wrong.

@timq6224

5 жыл бұрын

@@cliffvonting4462 -- I think it was his last sarcastic jab. Here in the US, when a person says "bless your heart" they are really saying they think you are an idiot.

@Jw-un8oh

5 жыл бұрын

@@timq6224 damn brits!

@cliffvonting4462

5 жыл бұрын

@@timq6224 It definetly wasnt a jab, his tonality and demeaner was rather humbled and surprised that he had people caring about him that he went after viciously.

Cooper is lucky for having talked to Hitchens in person. RIP.

No one ever can replace his intellect & eloquence! A rare gift to humanity. No fear,no delusion & no dependence on ancient scripts written thousands of years ago!

When he died I actually felt like I’d lost someone I knew personally, albeit having never met the man. What an inspiring guy.

@catkeys6911

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly my reaction, as well. I was actually in mourning, and that had never happened to me before when dealing with the death of someone I didn't know personally.

@socaranectien1933

5 жыл бұрын

@Shane Stephen what?

@dizzychineseman7445

5 жыл бұрын

@Shane Stephen he did so much more

@johntrains1317

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@dizzychineseman7445

5 жыл бұрын

@Tony Ferrer do you have evidence for God?

Love Hitchens. Always have, always will. He will be forever missed.

@mjstray7961

6 жыл бұрын

You couldn't hold a candle to Hitchen's intellect. The funny thing is, you think he will only be missed by idiots, yet you're awaiting the return of your fairytale hero.

@mongooseman3744

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Stray what

@rudyjimenez1689

5 жыл бұрын

Repent or you will end up like burnt toast.Capish! Hell will be a hellish uncomfortable place to say the least.

@blackagendermuslim7198

5 жыл бұрын

Hitch didnt believe in forever. humans are a dying people due to genetic entropy. He is just a figment of your imagination. 100 years from now, people will say, that Hitch didnt even exist, because it was Photoshop? kinda ironic when you think about it?

I miss Hitch very badly. I miss his wit, his intellect, his masterful vocabulary and his speaking truth to power.

Thank you Hitch. Still enjoying you in 2023. Always grateful for your thoughtfulness and guidance, along with honesty

@wrathofainz

10 ай бұрын

Second person perspective doesn't work on dead people :/ He _dead_

@miker4430

10 ай бұрын

@@wrathofainz yes thank goodness for technology.

Whenever I feel down or overworked or even a bit fed up, I watch Christopher Hitchens and it's amazing how much better I feel after getting engrossed in his many speeches, writings, debates and of course, interviews. I so wish he was alive today.

@blackagendermuslim7198

5 жыл бұрын

In 2000 years there will be no proof hitch ever existed, thats weird?

@paulk5311

4 жыл бұрын

@Stacy Caruso people blame God for death and suffering in this world as if they have not read the book that explains exactly where all that originated. hint, it was not from the creator of all things. it was from the one all these unbelievers are following to the pit.

@sonjaswart9866

6 ай бұрын

Whenever you feel down, etc. you will find comfort in God, the Creator of Hitchens to Whom he owes all the talents he is praised for.

"You burned the candle at both ends" -"And it made a lovely light" Well said. This guy always knew how to carry himself, and delivers a powerful message even at this stage in his life. Love well and laugh often. Keep hate out of your heart, life is too unpredictable and short. Just enjoy what you can while you can. RIP

@dyschromotopia

5 жыл бұрын

@@rudyjimenez1689 ooh, i'm so fearful of His threats, violence & retribution that i think i should abandon my reason, oppress my tendency to think freely & bow down to the almighty god that the blind, ignorant, pious & brainwashed talk of. Sign me up for the eternal paradise we are sure of going to after the mortal prison of my flesh expires. thank god that what comes after my death is going to be anything like the 4.5 billion years that came before me........all i have to do is worship & believe.

@user55book

5 жыл бұрын

@Fatram Fatramyour highness. you also have absolutely no proof of the non-existence of god. In fact t is more likely that there is a god than not because otherwise would have happened by coincidence.

@xl3942

4 жыл бұрын

@@user55book well you have proof that pony created the world and the bible it wrote got lost

@xl3942

4 жыл бұрын

@@user55book something that has no evidence can be dismissed without evidence

I met Hitchens in Washington, D.C. as a young journalist. A group of us were invited to his house to speak to him late in the morning. When we arrived he had forgotten about the meeting and he was hung over and had to get out of bed. He was still brilliant despite feeling run down and he spoke to us in his usual manner. It was the true authentic Hitchens,, funny, insightful, honest, and hung over. I remember his apartment had framed pictures not hung up on the walls but leaning against the baseboards. Esophageal cancer is a tough cancer especially at this time--today, if they catch it in time there is greater hope. But back then, not much by the time they discover it. No doubt drinking and smoking contributed to his developing his primary tumor. I didn't know that his father had it, probably also a drinker and smoker, but he should have been monitored with frequent endoscopies. That would have saved him. A lesson for everyone. We have become a society that accepts routine colonoscopy but they should also do endoscopy at the same time. Takes literally 10 minutes.

@keksi6844

Жыл бұрын

"That would save him". Nope,he would still die one day. You cant escape death.

@saintpepsi8602

Жыл бұрын

​@@keksi6844you know what heeamt stop trying to sound smart

@Kweesh

8 ай бұрын

​@@keksi6844🤡

Never missed someone I didn't know personally so much. To see him here, brave and honest and undeluded, fills me with hope for our species.

@MrMonkeyInk

Жыл бұрын

@Daniel Traveler It means, not having or characterized by delusional ideas.

@Logiconfire

Жыл бұрын

Fully deluded and doomed.

@toddduchesne1749

Жыл бұрын

What hope?

@getreal7217

Жыл бұрын

Hard to argue against the term "brave" and perhaps even "honesty" but the term "undeluded" implies absolute knowledge of the truth which neither Mr Hitchens, Mr Monkey, or the Pope can claim since there is still a great deal for humans to learn. Respectfully would say that hope for our species is best represented by those who can simultaneously stay true to reason and logic while staying humble and open to the idea of an omniscient divine consciousness responsible for the Universe, the science we humans understand and have yet to understand, and of the ultimate truth itself. I appreciate Mr Hitchens since he stimulated thinking about how science and faith in God can coexist. "Brave and honest" humans with a full commitment and respect for science and reason have arrived at different conclusions than Mr Hitchens and that is ok. No need to imply they are deluded unless one is feeling insecure. Surely real people of faith genuinely prayed for Hitchens for all the right reasons - just wanted the best for him whether he agreed with them or not. And that is something that truly gives us hope for our species.

@MrMonkeyInk

Жыл бұрын

@@getreal7217 “Undeluded” does not imply ‘absolute knowledge’. To be delududed, after all, is to be under the sway of a delusion, which is an ‘informatinally positive” state. Unlike Hitchens, it seems fair to catagorize the Pope as positively deluded. Faith, after all, is “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” and the Pope, if nothing else, has faith. Hitchens, on the other hand, did not seem assured of the existence of things merely because he hoped for them. Neither was he convinced by things for which there was no good evidence. I would say that he stayed true to reason and logic while staying humble and open to the idea of an omniscient divine consciousness responsible for the Universe. He certainly entertained the idea of an omniscient divine consciousness responsible for the Universe, he just found no good evidence for such a thing and had the courage to accept the consequences of this lack of evidence.

Why is it that I always get to know incredible people like this after theyre dead? He made the world so much smarter.

@ShadyStranger

7 жыл бұрын

bawoman Dude, I feel the exact same way :(. I am so sad to say that I've only recently heard of this incredible man. May he rest in peace.

@hoop21itup

5 жыл бұрын

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord.

@kjadfhgioaudbfvilaeu

5 жыл бұрын

He very well tried, at least...For most of us he has succeeded. Unfortunately though, there are so many more that couldn't take up his mantle.

@ldgxc1886

5 жыл бұрын

By Voldemort! My feelings exactly, I didnt know he was no longer in the world of the living. I was a fan, not a big one to be honest. I'm a big fan of Carl Sagan, who is also departed. If these men went somewhere I'll probably see them again. 😢

@cynthia87918

5 жыл бұрын

@@shqipebelgjike1274 look who is talking. You are delusional. Keep dreaming first your heaven

Interesting how so many self-proclaimed loving and forgiving Christians took so much glee in his illness and then his death.

@uwique

9 жыл бұрын

Jay Quintana atheist are just as loving..lol

@nickstoli

9 жыл бұрын

uwique At least atheists don't act like they're morally superior to everyone else.

@uwique

9 жыл бұрын

Jay Quintana no,,they more on the degrading insulting side,,but its ok to do that to people right?afterall,theres no accountability.

@89Valkyrie

9 жыл бұрын

uwique "no,,they more on the degrading insulting side,,but its ok to do that to people right?AFTERALL, THERES NO ACCOUNTABILITY" Maybe I misunderstood your comment because you can't write for shit. You act as if insulting someone should be punishable. If you get insulted because you don't like the truth, then fuck off.

@uwique

9 жыл бұрын

Cow there is no truth in you,,stop lying,you have no truth.

This is exactly how I feel. He opened my eyes to the wasted time I spent in religion for decades. His gift lives on. I am so greatful for his contribution to my life.

@lsd8497

Жыл бұрын

Unbelievable! This guy could have beaten the cancer if he would have believed in God, he died hating God, under the mask of atheism, and you say you "opened" your eyes listening to him... On this very KZread site you'll find many reliable accounts of people who had undisputed miracles in their lives. I too had mine. So maybe it's not a bad thing to think again.

@Xavier_Coogat_the_Mambo_King

Жыл бұрын

​@@lsd8497 oh fuck off. People who pray beat cancer at the exact same rate as people who don't. Grow the fuck up already.

@irishscience580

Жыл бұрын

"wasted time on religion". So I guess your an atheist now? Guess what now your just wasting time on atheism. Distracting yourself until you die

@Sonicthehedgefundmanager

Жыл бұрын

@@lsd8497 yes cause praying to Jesus cures cancer. Shut up fool.

@crashoverride2345

Жыл бұрын

​@@lsd8497Or maybe your bias is blinding you from seeing things from other perspectives. Your claim he could have beaten cancer if he believed is bizarre. People die of cancer everyday and many of them are believers. And your position on miracles seems a bit naive. Considering how many people there are and things going on at any one time, there are always statistic anomalies. You can interpret tha as a miracle if you want, it's just a numbers game.

We need this man now more than ever, miss his honesty.

@johninjersey

Жыл бұрын

Yes kzread.infou6cpNhMx_AE

@Italian69Boi

Жыл бұрын

i love him

@Italian69Boi

Жыл бұрын

@@frankp7411 lol no such thing you go back to the place you were before you were born (nowhere) but our egos are too big to imagine not existing lol. You ALREADY were dead for all of human history and all of the universes history until you were born. So you just go back to that state; its really most logical. Plus how do you remember your loved ones in heaven? Your "soul" remembers? Okay, why cant brain damaged ppl switch to their soul brain then remember as before the accident? Actually you wouldnt need a brain at all your "soul" just remembers lol. You see how preposterous a soul and afterlife sounds. Let's prove the "before life" first; where you were before birth, before we worry about after death with an "after life." But again our ego is usually too big to imagine that I guess

@catharperfect7036

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah the planet REALLY needs a 2010s internet atheism cringe movement v.2. THAT'S what's needed.

@vintinoo1924

Жыл бұрын

@@frankp7411 Hell doesnt exist. Netiher do Gods. Sorry lol. Funny you support a God who tortures others... Really reflects your own morality

I just LOVE his intellect. I could listen forever to his use of the English language.

@jmarici5801

4 жыл бұрын

Drew B Wow!! Thank you, Drew😘God bless you 🙏🏻

@jmarici5801

4 жыл бұрын

Drew B Why did you say that?

@jmarici5801

4 жыл бұрын

Drew B How did you know?

@jmarici5801

4 жыл бұрын

Drew B I would, if I knew how from an iPhone?

@alamotte2005

4 жыл бұрын

Did you ever meet your stalker Drew B...

Whatever you may think of him, I can always respect somebody who doesn't change their stripes when the situation or the circumstances change, no matter how dire they may be...

@sebclement6253

4 жыл бұрын

True

@rickjohnson3171

4 жыл бұрын

@Stacy Caruso Keep your slave fetish to yourself and leave other alone.

I just knew that he died in 2011 But i just fell in love with him 3 hours ago.

Hitch was so straightforwardly and fiercely, consistently (etc) interesting and clever. Such a comfort to know people like this exist in this seemingly hellbent period of 'civilisation' that we're living through. Such intelligence and humanity in this man. Truly sorely missed.

@TAGtalkinaboutGod

7 ай бұрын

Just another erroneous belief system.....!!

@Teeb2023

7 ай бұрын

@@TAGtalkinaboutGod Go away.

@jamieshannon9019

4 ай бұрын

It's too bad he was full of hate and spent his whole life attacking people for something heating and believing himself. And then have the areas to say. I don't have to explain why I believe this. Only the christians do yeah that's wisdom there baby. I listen to him and Dawkins. I wanted the best of the basketball. Your best arguments to make me doubt can I listen? Never heard one, not one.. And that's the truth.

@jamieshannon9019

4 ай бұрын

It's the same kind of thinking that there is no such thing as truth. It's all relative Carl marks and carmenism is still a good idea. Those ridiculous ideas that people still push Even after mountains of evidence Yeah, there's no such thing as truth. While, at the same tie, saying that that's true. It's a self defeating oxymoron . It's amazing when you can use your own intelligence to Convince yourself out of just basic common sense. Can't help but laugh at the irony

I just find it amazing how he handled his own mortality with such tranquility, like it was no big deal. And it really isn't. Its a fate we will all share. The biggest certainty in life. So until that moment of death comes, enjoy life.

@HeggyC

10 жыл бұрын

he took the view many atheists do - "Are you afraid of 1827? You weren't alive then, yet it does not incite fear. So why be fearful of the time after your life?

@jimgallagher5902

6 жыл бұрын

No big deal? Are you crazy?!?! Do you not think those who love you will cry when you die?!?

@namelessbacon9483

6 жыл бұрын

Jim Gallagher Can't control what people decide to do when you die. It's better to go into it accepting instead of kicking and screaming. Or making your family cry more while watching your terrified tear streaking face.

@krupaljagtap8908

6 жыл бұрын

Visda58 same my friend.. same!!

@lorettalynndavis9695

6 жыл бұрын

The "other certainty" in life is *eternity.* The body dies but the spirit lives on. All souls will spend eternity somewhere and the way we lived our lives while we were here on this earth will be a testament to where we end up. It will be too late when we die to ask "what was life about," so while we are alive here and now, we must respond sooner or later to *The One* who made us, to *the One* who gives us life and breath and all good things. To *God and to Jesus Christ* ...that's just the reality of it.

His passing was sad The inability of his mother to contact him was also sad ❤

A deep challenging mind who can still make us think the hard thoughts. I never ask what would Hitch think? I ask how can I approach this like Hitch. A great man!

"Hey, what's the matter?" "I'm sad because you're going to die." "Yeah, that bugs me sometimes too. But not so much as you think... ...When you get as old as I am, you start to realize that you've told most of the good stuff you know to other people anyway." --Richard Feynman and Danny Hillis

@Huppyhuppyhuppy

5 жыл бұрын

hammerguy that is true for people who have achieved something like he has, knowing he left something to the world should give him some comfort in face of death

@91rummy

5 жыл бұрын

hammerguy this is a new one of Feynman I came across... Thanks for sharing

@blackagendermuslim7198

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, but would it have killed hitch to pray, Hey God if you real save me? I mean what did he have to lose?

@91rummy

5 жыл бұрын

Is praying a social obligation? or law?

@AllieBee00

5 жыл бұрын

@@blackagendermuslim7198 there is literally no point, children with cancer pray, elderly pray, people pray and an earthquake happens. Prayer doesn't stop or end the bad things, the only thing that can help you deal with an incurable disease is acceptance and inner strength.

_"It gave a lovely light"_ You're right Christopher, it sure did.

@trishayamada807

5 жыл бұрын

Sev he lived more life than a lot of people. ⭐️👍🏼

@claudes.whitacre1241

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't tear up until I read your comment.

Still giving from beyond the grave. Thank you Christopher, I needed this today.

I’m in a similar boat. I haven’t shed a year for dying. I’ve shed tears for the pain I’ll make others endure. It is still surreal.

What a badass.... A brilliant mind forever missed

@blackagendermuslim7198

5 жыл бұрын

100 years from now, people will say, that Hitch didnt even exist, because it was only Photoshop? kinda ironic when you think about it?

@jilliansmith7123

4 жыл бұрын

Our Community Standards: NO, that's what the Flat Earthers already say about NASA photographs. But I'll bet you are familiar with their claims.

@blackagendermuslim7198

4 жыл бұрын

@@jilliansmith7123 NASA Lies, its Cheaper

@jilliansmith7123

4 жыл бұрын

Our Community Standards: Oh, you were serious in your previous post? 'Cause I wasn't. My bad. I thought you were kidding. Sounded like a joke.

@blackagendermuslim7198

4 жыл бұрын

@@jilliansmith7123 I am serious when I joke.

His words were oddly comforting. Thank you Hitch ❤️

@poeethics9331

Жыл бұрын

​@@shakeybritches8089 absolutely agree.

@miker4430

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Open honest full force experience. Transparent

@SubwayJack919

11 ай бұрын

Comfort is hopelessness? Ok.

@miker4430

11 ай бұрын

@@SubwayJack919 no comfort is understanding that as humans are time is limited and to enjoy the pleasant experiences on the ride of life.

@SubwayJack919

11 ай бұрын

​@@miker4430 Accepting erasure and the complete loss of people you love is not comforting. Life is nothing but a ticking clock to our end that we don't know when it happens. I can't look at anyone or any pet I have without consciously thinking about the day their end comes and I can't find comfort in even a single day. The haunting reality of me losing the things I love and can't get back and will lose is everyday. I can't enjoy life. I don't care about myself being gone...it's the others.

I so miss Christopher Hitchens. His honesty and humor will never be duplicated.

To ask the question "so you don't pray at all" is very telling. As an atheist you rather get the feeling religious people don't actually believe you're an atheist, and that somehow when things go wrong you start believing all of a sudden. I can tell you it's quite the opposite: it doesn't cross our minds at all.

@jimhappnin1425

7 ай бұрын

And you say that as 'IF' you should be proud!! We are on the cusp of world war 3... a war in which God must intervein, or no flesh would survive. Matthew 24:22 "And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." And if you're NOT praying to the God of the bible... then you have no chance. Your time on earth is very short!

@stysner4580

7 ай бұрын

@@jimhappnin1425 ...Yes because non of the killing that's going on in the world right now is religiously motivated right... Keep praying, see that nothing changes, keep praying anyway. Moron.

@jimhappnin1425

7 ай бұрын

@@stysner4580 *"Yes because non of the killing that's going on in the world right now is religiously motivated right"* It IS "religiously" motivated! But there is something that you do NOT understand about "religion". There is ONLY two that have the title of "God". 1. The God of the bible. 2. The god of this world. Aka: the devil. The God of the bible has but one name. Jesus the Messiah. All the other gods and practices are all different names for the 1 god of this world. (the devil) And if you care to notice, neither Islam, nor Judaism, worship Jesus the Messiah. Jesus the Messiah willingly shed His 'sinless' blood in order to cover our sinful blood. The wages of sin, is death. Hell is simply eternal death. No one "sends" us there. It's simply the 'wages' we have all earned thru our sin. In the bible we read in 1John 2:22 "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son." This means that anyone who rejects the 'sinless' blood of Jesus for any reason whatsoever... IS 'worshiping the devil. And when we die, our soul will reside with the God we freely chose to worship in this world. So 'believe' whatever you want. But these are the very last days, and you are on the devils side... knowingly, or Un-knowingly. You still have time to change your mind, but if you do NOT want what Jesus the messiah is offering you... His salvation will NOT be "forced" upon you. It's your choice! NOT Gods.

@rimbusjift7575

7 ай бұрын

​@@jimhappnin1425 Mindless degenerate. It takes a particularly powerful lack of intellectual fortitude to be played by a caveman's fairytale.

@jimhappnin1425

7 ай бұрын

@@rimbusjift7575 So you "say". If that is what you want to believe, then have at it! I read the book. I know how it ends.

Hitchens may be dead, but he retains the only actual immortality there is. His millions of books sold cannot be unread, the millions of views of his spectacular oratory cannot be unseen, and his intellectual honesty, where whether right or wrong he studied the arguments of his opponents in order to further sharpen his own, is a standard to which we all should aspire. His is the stellar example to anyone who cares to distinguish in their own minds the difference between received dogma and hard wrought knowledge. His eyes may be closed but millions of others have been opened. I am grateful to have been exposed to such a mind as his. I only wish it had happened in my youth where I was surrounded by superstitious nonsense.

"I become moist when I think about my children," hahahaha. I love the way Hitchen's handles himself in the presence of more neutral characters like Anderson Cooper. He's understanding of the people opposing him psychologically and intellectually and acts accordingly and appropriately given the circumstance. One of the most admirable individuals in recent history and it's too bad most of the world is overly sentimental and narrow-minded to appreciate him given the wonderful opportunity to witness his actions and presence.

@uwique

9 жыл бұрын

one2gaming poor guy,,died without accepting christ.

@one2gaming

9 жыл бұрын

uwique If that's sarcasm, then lol. If it's not, then lol.

@uwique

9 жыл бұрын

one2gaming no,,its a statement.

@CAnon-mg1xm

9 жыл бұрын

one2gaming anderson isn't a Christian. he's homosexual.

@happyhappy85

9 жыл бұрын

uwique like the majority of people in this world. God cannot find it in his heart to forgive the none believer.

My daughter took her own life 13 years ago and my 19 year old son died 4 years ago living with loss like this is hell for me often it's hidden pain from the world

@jackgrant9301

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss, mate.

Rest in peace Mr Hitchens .. truly you are one of the best of us.

There might be a God... and there might not. That's not my argument here. We just lost a singular voice on the side of logic and truth, without hypocrisy, guilt, or regret. His was a valuable and powerful message, regardless of your personal opinion of him, which was clearly derisive, even in the most even-handed of debates. But if God DOES exist, when Hitch arrives, I hope that the infinitely compassionate God of my imagination will greet him with a wry smile, open arms, and an unexpected, "SURPRISE!!!" R.I.P. Christopher Hitchens, and best wishes to your children.

@AndreaRoll

10 жыл бұрын

are we talking about the same god the destroyed sodom and gomorrah for having a little bit of fun, that doomed the entire human race with suffering for just eating an apple? The god that killed every single maleborn in egypt cause they used to enslave his favourite people? Cause that same guy would be probably more like "dear hitch, look at my allmighty cock that will rape you till the end of time"

@tiffsaver

10 жыл бұрын

Andrea Roll I fully understand your outrage and anger, Andrea, believe me. But please re-read my post. If you'll notice, I was careful to describe, "the infinitely compassionate God of my IMAGINATION." I DO NOT espouse the rhetoric of the Bible that describes "God" as a vengeful, hateful, spiteful sadist who would kill all of his creation at the slightest infraction. This is my argument: How can a "compassionate, forgiving" God destroy all that he has created?To this, my Christian brothers (yes, I do count myself among them) often answer, "You see, God is like a father, our father in heaven. And often times parents have to punish their children when they do wrong." My response? "BUT WHEN CHILDREN DO WRONG, DO THEIR PARENTS KILL THEM??"

@AndreaRoll

10 жыл бұрын

tiffsaver by the way i wasnt outraged and angered, i was just exercising irony and showing how inconsistent is the idea of god itself in the way religions portract him. I don't know if there's a god or not but the thing i'm sure is that if there's one is something totally different from the one we've always heard from priest and mullahs and rabbis wich makes no sense at all.

@tiffsaver

10 жыл бұрын

Andrea Roll Amen.

@bowerscott123

10 жыл бұрын

Here here........and if there is a "God" the wholeness and even the minuscule parts, would be ineffable, as it should be to the sluggish mind of man.

A voice of reason who will be missed. The world needs more great minds like his.

@robthelog223

9 жыл бұрын

le proboscis Too right mate!

Hitch died with such integrity that a lot of religious people never have

@jimhappnin1425

8 ай бұрын

Maybe... but now he's most likely in hell. Jesus the Messiah sacrificed His own 'sinless' blood, so that He could cover our 'sin'! But God will never "force" His salvation upon anyone who does NOT 'want' it! THEREFORE: Hitchens must pay the price for his own sin. And as we all know... the wages of sin... is 'death'. Hell is simply 'eternal' death! So if you really like Hitchens... then follow his word and 'reject' the salvation that ONLY the LORD your God could provide, and you'll be with him in 'eternity'!

@kitty_in_sl

8 ай бұрын

How true!

@adamthiry868

8 ай бұрын

@@jimhappnin1425do you have any proof of anything the Bible says?

@jimhappnin1425

8 ай бұрын

@@adamthiry868 Yes. Research "biblical archeology". I would recommend a channel called "Expedition bible", by a archeologist named Joel Kramer.

@jakenbake9878

7 ай бұрын

@@adamthiry868”in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” We believe the Big Bang was the beginning so the Bible got the first part right, the heavens and earth had a beginning and were not always there.

He was vehemently against circumcision. ❤️

@sidneyharris3686

6 ай бұрын

For good reason, he never knew he was half Jewish until he was in his 30's. Not the best time for a circumcision.

@davidvarley1812

6 ай бұрын

​@@sidneyharris3686given that Peter Hitchens is a devout Christian, I doubt that's true.

@davidvarley1812

6 ай бұрын

​@@sidneyharris3686how can you be half Jewish. Its a religion, not a nationality.

@sidneyharris3686

6 ай бұрын

@@davidvarley1812 Google: The Jew who stays out in the cold. - Jewish Chronicle. A really interesting article. I find Christopher Hitchens fascinating. He is truly a sad loss.

You'll be fine Hitchens. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it only transforms. See you around.

@marcgoce4020

5 жыл бұрын

See you around ! Where? Lol

@chriscube2362

5 жыл бұрын

@@marcgoce4020 Energy transforms. He could have transformed into air and I breathed him in. Lmao

@marionmetathink3234

5 жыл бұрын

And when I hear that in this context, I think to myself : burials in a casket prevent such transformation from fusing with earth and being "seen around" as you say... I want a tree to grow from my ashes. I always found comfort in them and want to give it too.

@kilgami

5 жыл бұрын

people talking science is funny

@bensteven3091

5 жыл бұрын

@@marcgoce4020 easy answer, watch his videos on youtube

R.I.P Christopher . You were a wonderful man . Opened up the eyes of many .

While growing up I have seen a lot of family and people close to me die and within my own family people grief pretty dignified. It always pains me when I see others cope with grief because some people really make it all about themselves, how it 'has' to happen to them, or how they seem to care more about their own feelings than losing a loved one - or help them carry the time they have left. Sometimes having to grief is a relief to me because it puts in perspective what really matters, and that life (and your personality) can drastically change or end overnight.

burnt the candle at both ends and it gave a lovely light ......what a man . Rip sir .

I love how he contradicts the idea that people battle cancer, having been very unwell and in a critical state myself I have always found these descriptions of bravery and battle quite far from the experience. I had no other choice other than to live through a traumatic experience, it’s not at all the same as choosing to fight in battle.

@57highland

8 ай бұрын

I haven't experienced it myself, cancer or any other serious illness, but I've always wondered about the "courageous battle" or "valiant battle" with cancer expression. I think it's used to simply "pretty up" an ugly reality, with good intentions of course.

This makes me feel sad that he’s gone, such an amazing person.

I’m a Christian who loves Hitchens and listening to him. Great man regardless of different beliefs with a genuine soul.

I miss Hitch. His words, writing and legacy lives.

If there's no before life, guess what? There's no after life. The only life we have and will ever have is the one we're living right now.

@TheSabatuer

9 жыл бұрын

Jay Quintana well said! Id like to add that being concerned about an afterlife is as stupid as being worried or concerned about the "beforelife" or the time before you were born... in both cases YOU WONT GIVE A SHIT! Why? Because your fucking dead.. Im sure George Carlin would agree LOL

@karendoyle4761

9 жыл бұрын

Jay Quintana You are in for a surprise.

@karendoyle4761

9 жыл бұрын

TheSabatuer Ahhhhh.....George?.......No.

@TheSabatuer

8 жыл бұрын

karen doyle i guess you didn't know that one. no worries, fools aplenty on the internet. and all you idiots talkin about "surprise" after you die, you are proof that the human species isn't that intelligent at all. I can't wait to meet god after i die, so i can punch him in the nuts and shit on his face. you know just getting what he deserves.

@karendoyle4761

8 жыл бұрын

TheSabatuer You will get your wish, but it wont go exactly how you want it to..........Hebrews 10:31King James Version (KJV) 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

“I burned the candle at both ends and it gave a beautiful light.” priceless good sir, priceless.

@fall_asleep

5 жыл бұрын

"it gave a lovely light"

@docwra8

4 жыл бұрын

"My candle burns at both ends, it will not last the night. But ah, my foes and oh, my friends it gives a lovely light." Edna St Vincent Millay

@alamotte2005

4 жыл бұрын

And now, Eternity...

Such integrity. Just love him, miss him.

Reading some of the comments on here I'm greatful I'm an atheist.... I certainly wouldn't want to align myself with the judgemental "religious " hypocrites joyfully tearing apart this enlightened educated man. You can keep your "God" and your religion!

@bettyboo8214

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you.

@michaelkendall2075

Жыл бұрын

❤

@jamieshannon9019

4 ай бұрын

With all due respect, it's amazing that you can listen to that and come away with that conclusion. Even though he admitted there were Christian people praying for his doll. Even after he spent his whole life attacking them and even in his last days. He still attacked ridiculed and put down people. And you talk about a hateful god Hitchins was full of hate Even in his last days. Could not even bring himself who appreciate people who are praying for him. . No, Christian ever forced anybody to do anything. In fact, even saying that shows how ignorant you are of true Christianity. Maybe you're talking about islam. You are free to choose or 32 walk away god does not force anybody. It's called free will. It's amazing how backwards your thinking is. I don't care if you're a christian or not but this is common sense. Even in his last moments he can't help himself. Ask yourself this question According to Hitchins, this is all an accident a happens. Tance, random, there's no meaning nothing means anything well. That means that it doesn't matter if he has cancer and it doesn't matter about his kids or how it affects anybody yet he would like to live on . Why? Why does it matter? Why is it unfair if he dies his whole world? View claims that not means anything anyway. If there's no meaning or final meaning to anything, then nothing means anything. He shouldn't even care that he's dying. It's all an accident which if that were true. How would he evencome conscious of that thought. He dedicated his entire life to attacking christians and most of the time he miscarrived and things he said weren't even factually true , just generally speaking. I feel bad for him I don't hate him at all. Spending your life attacking people Is an oxymoron. It's not that he just god he did not want there to be a god. I sincerely believe if Jesus Christ himself walked into the room and Hitchins knew for sure. It was God. He still would reject him. He spent his whole lif attacking Trying to convince anyone he could. His air against would not even allow him to admit he was wrong. A smart man with talent wasted. Imagine what good he could have done if he would have used his talents productively. If you don't believe there's a god , why would you spend your whole life fighting something that you don't think is real. Does that make sense to anybody of course not. I don't want to talk ill of a man who has passed away. But I'm sorry. I have never heard one argument out of his mouth. That I felt was strong or convincing in any way and I looked. I feel bad for his family. According to him, nothing means anything so there is no right wrong. There is no sad or good. There's nothing you know I bet he doesn't feel that way now. You can believe what you want , but if you care anything about the truth , just once try thinking for yourself. It's a lot easier to not think for yourself but just try it once. Rest in peace mister hitchens I hope god had mercy on your soul. The man who was fighting evil in his own mind was insulting. People praying for his well-being After He dedicated his life To attack those people. And you sit there and say oh, he's the real good guy. Everyone else is the evil ones. He doesn't even know what a real christian is and I suspect you don't either. His idea of stopping evil or hate according to him, was to spread evil and hate. Does that sound like wisdom to you. You can be an atheist if you want to vet your choice but to be proud of it. There's nothing to be proud of not believing in something. And by the way, the the first atheist state officially Soviet Union that atheistic super good government is responsible for approximately. Fifty to sixty million deaths. And since communism is based off of atheism , an anti god that belief system has killed more people than any other system ever , and that's not debatable. So I'm glad you're proudof a view. An ideology that has no respect for human life. Who itselfaccess god very funny how they don't believe in god yet they wanna be god. I guaranteeyou couldn't give me 5 reasons. Why you're an atheistas if you sat down and thought about it logically? I seriously doubt it. I already know the answers you would give it's the same ones everyone else gives. I could give you many reasons why I believe in a creator without even mentioning the bible. You actually have more face and I do. It takes a hack of a lot more faith to believe that this was all an accident. Then it does to believe in a creator the things you you have to believe are so mathematically impossible. It's actually absurd to even believe it. Because if everything is random and just an accident that would include every thought. In your head, it's all just random chemicals. Bouncing against each other, creating random thoughts that mean nothing. I believe my brain was designed for thinking. Reasoning and logic does not mean i'm always right but I believe my brain was Designed to think and reason. Your brain apparently just came together I happened dance Which would mean it's not designed or created to think which means that there is no reason for you to Believe any thought you have. I guess every morning when you get Into your caryou just assume that a bunch of metal somehow fell together and accidentally created this thing. It happens to be able to drive you around. I mean it's not like you can look at it and tell it was designed . When you look at a mountain, can you tell the difference between it? A regular mountain and mount rushmore. Do you assume that somehow accidentally for human faces? That were all presidents just happened By chance. I hope that it's funny how you can look at that and go well. Obviously that was designed even though you have no idea who did it. But when it comes to human beings in the complexity of the brain and dna. Somehow you just think that was an accident. You atheist claim to be so intelligent , but if you think about it , what you claim to believe is so illogical , you have more faith than I do by far. But i'm glad you're proud. Like you said, the Christians can keep their mean. God like were the bad ones and you're the good ones. Of course, I'd like to know where you even get the concept of good bad moral immoral. Because atheism, in no way can explain the concept of morality at all.. There's no such thing. It's just your opinion. I guess. But somehow you believe that there's right and wrong. Well, if there's no God, then anything goes. There is no right and wrong. Actually, Christianity at its foundation is about how to live. What is right and wrong? So you're actually stealing from Christianity to argue for atheism.. And that makes sense to you.? Your ideas are things you are told and you never stopped to think for yourself. In fact you don't have any ideas ideas have you. You have a responsibility to think for yourself. As a human being. I don't care what you were taught. And if you think I didn't do that well that's exactly what I did.

@charleskent6755

Ай бұрын

I'm sorry you feel this way about Christians. Christianity is a relationship with Jesus Christ NOT a religion. Religion will send people straight to hell and religion has turned off many people over the years including me. Until I found Jesus several years ago, my life has never been the same! I have Joy, Peace and love for people like I've never had before. I pray that you will find that same joy, peace and love that only Jesus Christ can give. Don't look to any religion or denomination, look to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I pray that you will ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins and come into your heart. God Bless You.

His courage, just incredible. Never seen anyone having balls like Hitchens. We all miss you Hitch, but so grateful for KZread, you're always with us. And I'm sure that the rest of the Horsemen of apocalypse, namely Dawkins, Harris and Dennet miss you too, every day.

One of the best interviews I have ever experienced by far. If you want a life lesson, this is the one to watch.

@briaf3370

Жыл бұрын

Great interview

There is no shortage of things we can learn from this man. Agree with him or disagree with him, love him or hate him - those that know of him have been profoundly affected in some way. It would have been quite something to know Cristopher Hitchens personally.

SUCH A LOSS, SO SAD, SO BRAVE. CAN'T BELEIVE IT'S SO LONG AGO, MISS YOU.

There's a persian poem i'd like to share with you: Sadia(the name of the poet) a man who is remembered with goodness and kindness will never die. Dead is the one who is not remembered with goodness and kindness.

@sixteenstringjack

5 жыл бұрын

Shahin Eshgh is it Rumi?

@blackagendermuslim7198

5 жыл бұрын

Human goodness and kindness are just a figment of your imagination? puny humans

@michaelgrimes5588

4 жыл бұрын

This guy seems like he is on record being spiteful a lot...

@alamotte2005

4 жыл бұрын

How childish Sadia sounds...

Christopher Hitchens is amazing. Great to hear people so clear of mind and eloquent speaking about big issues.

Thank you for your contribution to the world, Christopher. ❤

@soroushdarvish9281

8 ай бұрын

What did he or atheism has contributed to humanity?

@ljramirez

8 ай бұрын

​@@soroushdarvish9281 LMFAO! You mean besides not believing in religious stupidity? Nothing, dumass. It's only not believing you idiotic superstitious bullshit... There is no god. Grow up, simpleton

@4strokes

8 ай бұрын

@@soroushdarvish9281Reason. Logic. Critical thinking. Abstract thought. And an approach to all religions in a fair way. There’s more, big guy. But you don’t care.

@GholamFareed

7 ай бұрын

​@@4strokeseverything you mentioned existed before Hitchens. 😂😂😂

@LadyIronHeart

7 ай бұрын

@@soroushdarvish9281religions decline

Love him or hate him, agree with him or disagree with him, there is absolutely no denying that this man was smart as hell and knew exactly what he was talking about and was never afraid to come right out and speak exactly what was on his mind, and you've got to respect that

@edcarson3113

Жыл бұрын

An educated fool

@schrisdellopoulos9244

Жыл бұрын

Only a jackass could hate Christopher Hitchens.

@schrisdellopoulos9244

Жыл бұрын

There's no disagreement. There is no god. Prove your claim.

@jackooooooooo

Жыл бұрын

@@schrisdellopoulos9244 They didn't even bring up the topic. For all you know this person could be an atheist saying this.

Christopher Hitchens lived and died by the sword. He was militant and antagonistic, a true contrarian. He championed reason amidst a tide of unreason. A flawed man, certainly, but a free-thinker. The world needs more free-thinkers.

@briggy4359

Жыл бұрын

Who lives by the sword dies by the sword.

First time CNN actually had something worth watching.

@geraldpchuagmail

5 жыл бұрын

Nahhh

@rkg1930

5 жыл бұрын

If CNN did more stories like this I would watch again.

@geraldpchuagmail

5 жыл бұрын

@@rkg1930 Nahh

@rkg1930

5 жыл бұрын

@@geraldpchuagmail Yeah, your probably right I don't think I'd ever watch CNN.

@jefflh74

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/o3lssqlrndPVZZs.html

You don't fight death you drown in your powerlessness

One of the brightest flames of his generation, “Drowning in powerlessness” a better description of being in treatment for Cancer I’ve yet to hear❤

How sad and tragic that his mum committed suicide. Great pain, great intellect. Great man, with great feeling for all he believed in. RIP Chris Hitchens x

@freakyout9272

4 жыл бұрын

Is it true his mum did that, What For ?

@darlenepaul2918

4 жыл бұрын

I think that was a powerful motivation for his depressing beliefs.To have something so incredibly painful happen to your mother at such a young age.Very sad!

@Josh-cw8by

Жыл бұрын

​@@freakyout9272 asking why someone commited suicide is almost impossible to answer. That's why it's such a devastating loss. No closure.

@mrfafaa96

Жыл бұрын

And the knowledge that his mum tried to call him several times before it happened is cursed knowledge that I wouldn't wish any son to have. Knowing that my mum might have ultimately gone through with taking her own life because I failed to pick up the phone would absolutely destroy me.

@mar3869

Жыл бұрын

​@@mrfafaa96 It's no surprise that his views were what they were.

A very good interviewer. Really well done. RIP Hitchens.

@elijad1376

8 жыл бұрын

+Marius Cristian Ciubotariu A very good interviewer. Really well done. RIP Hitchens. How can he rest in peace if he's dead!!! He is hateful and he will never rest in peace.

@Rugbystu14

8 жыл бұрын

+Elija D he's full of knowledge, unlike you. You can go cry somewhere else if you want. Proving people something using evidence requires knowledge and determination. You, however, come across as a uneducated individual who cannot grasp more than fairytales.

@KeeperOTG

6 жыл бұрын

You first, Christ.

@staminaj

6 жыл бұрын

Great interviewer

Christopher Hitchens. An amazing man with an intelligent mind and an unwavering grasp on reality, superstition and his beliefs. I wish we had scores of his kind come forward, and people start believing.

What an incredible, beautiful man. I wish I could have 1% of his bravery and passion. I have complete respect for him.

As a Christian, I was sad to hear of his passing because Hitchens always kept the discussion going about God, no matter his belief. He was tremendously honest about how he felt.

@WayneMarion

Жыл бұрын

*honest and correct ... about how he felt.

@FM-dm8xj

Жыл бұрын

Wrong but extremely honest. That’s why he was pro life, even though an atheist.

@ShannonRamos

Жыл бұрын

@@WayneMarion Hitch thought faith was his enemy but it was really the US government (Special Virus Cancer Program)

@bigwang4542

Жыл бұрын

@@WayneMarion there’s no right or wrong as far as we know

To the very end, he was true to himself and his readers

Extremely intelligent man a true wordsmith and truly one of the greatest Englishman ever to draw a breath

RIP Mr Hitchens, you were great. I seek your wisdom even today, and glad it is still plentiful despite your untimely death

@ 2:11... "If you can hold it down on the smokes and the cocktails you might be well advised to do so." Subtle yet profound.