Poison or Cure? Religious Belief in the Modern World (with Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath)

If losing one’s religion could feel like a “religious experience”, that’s what listening to Hitchens does for me.

hitches is immortal thanks to youtube and us who wont forget him and keep coming back to hear him

Christopher hitchens in my opinion was an absolute genius, the way he dissects an issue and gets to the core of why he's right is brilliant. rest in peace, the world lost a great mind way to soon.

Christopher is brilliant. I used to be a fundamental Christian. He contributed to my leaving it behind with confidence and a clear mind.

One of my biggest regrets is discovering Christopher hitchens after he had already passed. He and Richard Dawkins were the biggest reasons why I became an atheist. And it's tragic that I found one of my very few heroes after he had already gone. You have my eternal gratitude Christopher. Ty

"What's it like to lie to children?" I miss this brilliant man.

Rest in power Professor Hitchens ❤ and thank you from the bottom of my heart

Professor Hitchens was a genius, we´ll miss him

I grew up in the christian church and have remained fearful of potential repercussions in the afterlife if certain codes of conduct are not followed. Hitch has completely obliterated that fear from me. I only discovered him in the last year and he is by a country mile the most informed person I have ever come across. His depth of tangible knowledge is insane. The amount of studying he must have done, research & counter research, to be able to 'prove' his reasoning & validate his opinions with absolute confidence is outstanding. He literally had 10 brains in his head, yet was able to communicate in a clear, decisive, un-pompous manner, focusing on delivering knowledge that might wake us all up. . None of Hitches opponents have debated with exact accuracy. Each one has tried to discredit him through their own interpretation of what they 'think' rather than what they 'know'. No two opponents have aligned in their ideology to an exact degree, isn't that a worry? Having said that I do believe religion is a control system and perhaps without it the world would look very very different indeed.

Supremely articulate, riveting and thought provoking. Never boring.

I'm a Hitchens-fanatic and have watched LOADS of debates including our dear Hitch, and I must say that Dr. McGrath struck me as a very compassionate, respectful man. He easily conceded to not knowing, merely believing, and most others that Hitchens debated wouldn't. I'm not a believer myself, but Dr. McGrath seems like a nice gentleman that would be great to chat with and is open-minded enough to possibly change his mind. An insanely satisfying debate. One of the best!

One of the BEST debates with Hitchens. Clear statements, courtesy, and sharing of information. Love it!

I miss Hitchens so much.His style, accent,knowledge sense of humour and debating skills.

Alister McGrath said “ Can you imagine god saying GO AND DO VIOLENCE TO SOMEONE” ? Perhaps he needs to re-read the Old Testament,. It is full of these commands from god.

I love Christopher Hitchens and the way he communicates reason. I'm thankful for these religious people who brought this communication out of him. I admire him for defending what shouldn't need defending. I'm impressed by how effortlessly he drops to the level of ignorance and refuses to be beaten by its experience, whereas any lesser person, such as myself, would be beaten silly. One of my favorite parts is when he gives the soberingly true answer for why there is "evil" in this world 54:47 That we are part of nature and not separate from it is nothing to despair about. It just is.

Ah, yes. Christopher Hitchens, one of the greatest orators, and columnists, this planet ever spawned. Still have a few of his books to add to my collection to complete it, but I have what I consider to be the most important ones.

Every time I hear a theologian speak I become more convinced of the correctness of my atheism. The childlike ramblings of the proponents of religion just serve to shine a light on the fatal frailty of their position.

Mr. Hitchens, though not a scientist, gets right to the heart of the matter: reason, science, and humanity...versus ignorance.

"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool." -- Voltaire

People talk about intellect of Hitchens. While no doubt he had plenty, what he also had, what 8 out of 10 in population lacks (sorry to say) is huge pair of balls and consistency. It's one thing to privately think like Hitchens, it's totally another to actually go there, write books, give speeches to the world that is completely the opposite of you and want to crush you with your 'blasphemous' beliefs and thinking. You not only have to prove your theories to the most twisted and highly intelligent fanatics and scholars, you have to be consistent in your work as well. So hats off to you sir. Even when you were looking at your death, you did it with dignity and courage, never for a millimeter went astray from what you believed in.