Christopher Hitchens Versus Peter Hitchens

[Solaris]

This a fantastic debate on Iraq and then religion between Christopher and his brother.

Here is a link to part 5, as it's an absolute gem, if you don't have time for the whole thing, but enjoy seeing Hitchens rip religion watch this, it gets fantastic right up to the end:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5cxwq6QK7o&feature=related


Part1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmnVQLOd9Lg&feature=user

Christopher in this also puts forward the reasons for why I support the coalition in Iraq.

 

[Mr Stabby]

C. Hitchens argument for the Iraq war is just an unrealistic idealistic view of spreading freedom and democracy.

 

[Sulkdodds]

Oh, cool.
Heh, Peter's argument for God is pretty absurd.

 

[Solaris]

Indeed he's a bit of a pansy.

I love Christophers comparrison between theism and totalitarianism, "At least you can ****ing die and leave north korea".

 

[Operational]

Watched them all, being an atheist myself I obviously agreed with a lot of what C. Hitchens said.
P. Hitchens argument that he has bad train rides so atheism is bad was... odd, actually one of the youtube comments had a good point in that places like Holland aren't "becoming Hell" and are 41% atheist.

C. Hitchens argument for the Iraq war is just an unrealistic idealistic view of spreading freedom and democracy.

It's funny how someone so against religion seems to underestimate the impact of the Sunni-Shia divide in Iraq.

 

[No Limit]

Christopher in this also puts forward the reasons for why I support the coalition in Iraq.

Please, do point out which reasons those are.