Hitch

By Sam Harris

The moment it was announced that Christopher Hitchens was sick with cancer, eulogies began spilling into print and from the podium. No one wanted to deny the possibility that he would recover, of course, but neither could we let the admiration we felt for him go unexpressed. It is a cliché to say that he was one of a kind and none can fill his shoes—but Hitch was and none can. In his case not even the most effusive tributes ring hollow. There was simply no one like him.

More: http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/hitch/

2012 Global Atheist Convention

Tickets on sale now!
Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett
Lawrence Krauss..

http://www.atheistconvention.org.au/
http://www.facebook.com/atheistconvention
http://twitter.com/#!/atheistcon

Dear Angry Lunatic: A Response to Chris Hedges

via samharris.org

"Over at Truthdig, the celebrated journalist Chris Hedges has discovered that Christopher Hitchens and I are actually racists with a fondness for genocide. He has broken this story before—many times, in fact—but in his most recent essay he blames “secular fundamentalists” like me and Hitch for the recent terrorist atrocities in Norway."

http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/response-to-chris-hedges/

The Four Horsemen of the Anti-Apocalypse Reunite in 2012

The Atheist Foundation of Australia is excited to announce that the next Global Atheist Convention – ‘A Celebration of Reason’ will feature headline speakers Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens (health permitting).

The Global Atheist Convention will be held once again at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 13 - 15 April 2012.

 More info: atheistfoundation.org.au and http://www.atheistconvention.org.au/

Afterlife Debate

UPDATE: Links to the debate

Watch http://www.jewishtvnetwork.com/?bcpid=533363107&bctid=802338105001

Watch/Download http://www.archive.org/details/AfterlifeDebateWChristopherHitchensSamHarrisRabbiDavidWolpeAnd 

Download http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/d14/unsecured/media/78129449/78129449_802442685001_afterlife1.flv

Feb 15, 2011, Los Angeles, CA. Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris debated Rabbi David Wolpe and Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson in a panel discussion. The topic: "Is there an afterlife?" Moderated by Rob Eshman.

Afterlife Debate Clips and Audio

A couple of clips of Christopher and Sam uploaded by retroprodigy40
 

Jewish Journal has two audio clips from the debate (20/24 min) http://www.jewishjournal.com/bloggish/item/hitchens_wolpe_harris_artsen_and_the_afterlife_excerpts_20110222/

Unfortunately poor audio quality.

Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris Debate Rabbis David Wolpe and Shavit Artson

Jewish Current Issues have a couple of clips from the debate. Appearantly there's more to come. Watch them here.

Landon Ross attended the debate "Is There an Afterlife?"

"Hitchens entered last, to a frenzied ovation I felt was a clear tribute to the man, and not an obligatory sympathy of any kind. My feeling is that a large portion of the crowd, if not a majority, was there to see him. That was certainly true for myself - any question of an afterlife having long been settled."
 Read More (The Rational Ape)




While we're on the subject: http://ordinary-gentlemen.com/burtlikko/2011/02/16/afterlife-as-an-afterthought/

and..

Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris debate intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcc6vkeTByY

Is There An Afterlife? Debate

Tuesday, February 15, at 7:30PM at the Wadsworth Theatre, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.

Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris to debate Rabbi David Wolpe and Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson in a panel discussion. The topic: “Is there an afterlife?”

More Info:
http://www.cvaas.org/2011/01/21/hitchens-and-harris-to-appear-in-debate-on-the-existence-of-an-afterlife/

http://www.ajula.edu/misc/fr11af.aspx

http://www.meetup.com/GodlessLiberals/calendar/16136642/

Debate - Hitchens, Harris, Dennett vs Boteach, D'Souza, Taleb.

The Four Horsemen: Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, Hitchens (1/12)

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