Does Religion Poison Everything?

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The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2017

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Christopher Hitchens is known for his famous book subtitle, "How Religion Poisons Everything." Is this a fair statement? Is religion always toxic? We discuss.

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0:00.0	Okay, here we go, the step-by-three, two, one, action!
0:06.4	Assume nothing.
0:08.3	Branch ball face blasphemy.
0:10.5	Question. Everything.
0:12.3	Find it extremely hard to imagine. Open your eyes.
0:16.4	It is quite all right to be an atheist.
0:18.6	The fastest growing group of people in the country
0:21.0	has been measured as being those who have no belief
0:23.4	or who are atheists.
0:24.9	You don't have to be apologetic or quiet about it.
0:27.3	Challenge the opposition.
0:28.9	You see religion on a hundred fronts losing the argument.
0:32.8	And start thinking.
0:37.8	This is the thinking atheist worldwide.
0:45.0	So I went to a wedding a few weeks ago.
0:48.6	Volunteerly, I was asked to go by my wife, friend of hers,
0:55.6	and a casual friend of mine was getting married.
0:57.7	I was glad to be there.
0:59.9	I was glad to go.
1:01.0	You know, I'm not exactly the kind of guy who wakes up
1:03.1	in the morning and says, I can't wait to go to the wedding today.
1:07.1	I'm not that guy.
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