Didn't think Hitchens would reincarnate this fast.

I was a devout christian until I was 62. I got several versions of the bible, booklets by famous TV evangelists. I started from Genesis 1;1 and went through the bible page by page, verse by verse. I wanted to become a better christian, however, the more I got into this intense study, I found verses, chapters, books, that made me feel that all this was nonsense. It took me 3 years before I actually did not believe the bible and became an Atheist. And another 2 years before I stopped looking over my shoulder to see if god was watching me. I am now 77 and have no doubt Atheist-ism is my firm belief now.

Your words touch my heart. It is true. My own girlfriend is one of those people. She is kind, loving, smart and all I could ever hope for. She is my soulmate. Nonetheless, she still holds this abhorrent belief. But I still love her and I want to get old with her, even if she likes pineapple pizza.

I think I'm more of a silly person who believes smart things.

I can think of a smart person who’s beliefs can sometimes be dumb: Ben Shapiro. No doubt he’s intelligent, but a lot of his views are centered around the fact that he’s part of a faith. He debates college kids who most definitely don’t know how to correctly stare their argument and he appears to be correct all of the time. But what I see in Alex that Ben lacks is his ability to be completely objective about really difficult/controversial issues. He coined the saying “facts don’t care about your feelings” but a lot of his arguments are centered around his feelings, but all of the time they’re presented as fact.

Jordan Peterson is a good example of an intelligent person holding fallacious beliefs.

I get the feeling that Alex just begged the arrangers to put the lecture in the morning so every one of his videos could start with “Good morning, everybody”

I feel my IQ slowly rising listening to him

As a wise man once said: "I'm not sure I'm doubting myself enough."

Aww he looks so grown up!

We can take a moment to acknowledge the fact he was 18?

"It is infinitely more productive to be openly biased, than to be deceptively neutral"

Thanks! Why smart people believe silly things (

He is incredibly expressive. Such a way with words! Not one syllable is wasted.

Alex, I’m impressed by your vast knowledge, eloquence and oratory. It’s really difficult, if nor impossible, to find those in someone so young. I believe you have a brilliant future ahead of you. Young people like you give us, the seniors, hope for the future. Thank you. Take care of your many gifts.

Alex: When I was young

On a more serious note: this video is once again a brilliant one. Interesting, well spoken and funny. I am so happy you are the same age as me. Knowing my generation has somebody like you to represent it, even if it remains on a relatively small scale, is absolutely delightful.

I did not know you have a sense of humour. 😂

I love how well spoken he is, the way he thinks is amazing

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