Classic Replay: Was Christopher Hitchens right about religion? Peter Hitchens, Ed Turner & Peter Harris

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🗓️ 26 September 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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From 2016: Until his death from cancer over four years ago, Christopher Hitchens was one of the preeminent figures of new atheism: a prolific writer who was eloquent, witty and in great demand for his speaking and debating. Justin is joined by Christopher's brother Peter Hitchens who is a columnist for the Mail On Sunday, atheist blogger Ed Turner, and Peter Harris, a Christian apologist writing a PhD on Hitchens. In this show we assess some of his arguments against religion, including the claim that "religion poisons everything" and belief in God is like believing in a celestial North Korean dictator. For Peter Hitchens: http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/ For Peter Harris: http://www.bethinking.org/author/peter-harris/page/all For Ed Turner: https://edthemanicstreetpreacher.wordpress.com • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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0:55.3	As now, here's today's unbelievable classic replay hosted by Justin Briley from 2016.
1:05.4	And today we're remembering one of the world's favourite anti-theists I think, and we're
1:09.1	asking was Christopher Hitchens' right about religion?
1:12.6	It was over four years ago now that Christopher Hitchens lost a battle with cancer, but
1:16.6	during his life he was one of the leading lights of the so-called New Atheist movement
1:20.4	and probably one of its most eloquent writers and speakers.
1:23.8	His book God is Not Great, How Religion Poisons Everything, became a bestseller around the
1:28.1	world.
1:29.1	Around the same time as books such as The God Delusion and Letter to a Christian Nation
1:32.2	by fellow co-Atheists were also becoming popular.
1:35.4	Well today we're going to be discussing his legacy with three guests.
1:38.5	Peter Harris is a Christian currently researching a PhD on Christopher Hitchens' criticisms
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