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Description: To support me on Patreon (thank you): patreon.com/cosmicskeptic To donate to my PayPal (thank you): paypal.me/cosmicskeptic To purchase Cosmic Skeptic merchandise: cosmicskeptic.teemill.com --------------------------VIDEO NOTES-------------------------- Christopher Hitchens is one of the most beloved polemics to have been active in living memory. However, his remarkable wit sometimes conceived remarkably poor reasoning, something often unnoticed by those drunk on his elegance. In this video, I take three typical examples of sophistic reasoning from Hitchens' various debates and speeches, and break them down to expose their flaws. It is unlikely that I will ever cease praising Hitchens as my favourite writer anytime soon; anybody unfamiliar with my work who lands on this video should know that I take deep inspiration from him. TIMESTAMPS: Introduction - 0:00 The Moral Argument -- 4:10 Free Will -- 16:30 The Cosmological Argument -- 21:20 --------------------------------LINKS--------------------------------- Galloway vs Hitchens debate: youtu.be/XLKQGwVkczg 'Why Women Aren't Funny': vanityfair.com/culture/20... 'Why Women Still Aren't Funny': youtu.be/I7izJggqCoA 'That's your opinion': youtu.be/RvAe4UJZl0w?t=25 Hitchens, Letter to a Young Contrarian (affiliate link): amzn.to/2JP4fMb [1] 'Christopher Hitchens - The morals of an atheist': youtube.com/watch?v=wOHgr... [2] 'Best of Hitchslap Part 2': youtu.be/889eXqS_MtI?t=85 (taken from the debate, 'We'd be better off without religion': youtu.be/tWOZi_OUQL8) [3] 'Christopher Hitchens destroys the myth that morality comes from religion': youtu.be/iG-JLmc4Krw [4] 'Christopher Hitchens on Morality': youtube.com/watch?v=RwaWJ... (taken from Christopher Hitchens vs Frank Turek, 'Does God Exist?'): youtube.com/watch?v=S7WBE... [5] 'Best of Hitchslap Part 2': youtu.be/889eXqS_MtI?t=255 (taken from Christopher Hitchens vs Rabbi David Wolpe: youtu.be/2kZRAOXEFPI [6] 'Best of Hitchslap Part 2': youtu.be/889eXqS_MtI?t=10 (taken from Hitchens vs Turek: youtube.com/watch?v=S7WBE...) [7] 'Something Out of Nothing - Christopher Hitchens': youtube.com/watch?v=XwxZX... (taken from Hitchens vs Turek: youtube.com/watch?v=S7WBE...) The tu quoque fallacy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque ----------------------SPECIAL THANKS------------------------ As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons: Itamar Lev Evan Allen Faraz Harsini James O'Neill -----------------------------CONNECT------------------------------ My Website/Blog: cosmicskeptic.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter: twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: instagram.com/cosmicskeptic Snapchat: cosmicskeptic The Cosmic Skeptic Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ----------------------------CONTACT------------------------------- Business email: cosmicskeptic@gmail.com Or send me something: Alex O'Connor Po Box 1610 OXFORD OX4 9LL ENGLAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------