Christopher Hitchens at the Festival of dangerous ideas

[charlou]

Christopher Hitchens at his eloquent and blunt best.

The only objection I have is to his use of 'schizophrenic' and 'epileptic' to characterise the thinking of people deluded by religion. It's insensitive, inappropriate and erroneous. I recently saw Bill Maher do the same thing in his interview with Richard Dawkins. People who suffer neurological mental illness and brain disorders are not the same as people who suffer under a memetic delusion, and they are just as likely to be atheists as any of us.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Relevant.

[AshtonBlack]

Relevant.

U.S. Only..... (Yes I know I can get round that, but it's a pain in the arse.)

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Relevant.

U.S. Only..... (Yes I know I can get round that, but it's a pain in the arse.)

I'll hijack it and put up a URL.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Relevant.

U.S. Only..... (Yes I know I can get round that, but it's a pain in the arse.)

I'll hijack it and put up a URL.

Captured. Converting.

[AshtonBlack]

Aye, Capt'n.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Aye, Capt'n.

rationalia.com/gawdzilla/symbol-minded.wmv

[AshtonBlack]

Very good. The perfect poe. He's brilliant.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Very good. The perfect poe. He's brilliant.

The reptile bit was perfect. (Can you picture those two in the same room? )

[AshtonBlack]

That would be crazy....

[Gawdzilla Sama]

That would be crazy....

:derail: How did the video look? I've only used that software twice before. :/derail:

[Chauncey Gardner]

That would be crazy....

:derail: How did the video look? I've only used that software twice before. :/derail:

if you mean the simbol-minded.wmv file posted earlier....it wouldn't open for me.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

That would be crazy....

:derail: How did the video look? I've only used that software twice before. :/derail:

if you mean the simbol-minded.wmv file posted earlier....it wouldn't open for me.

Weird. Anybody else have that problem?

[Chauncey Gardner]

That would be crazy....

:derail: How did the video look? I've only used that software twice before. :/derail:

if you mean the simbol-minded.wmv file posted earlier....it wouldn't open for me.

Weird. Anybody else have that problem?

here's the error message I get.

Windows Media Player cannot find the file. If you are trying to play, burn, or sync an item that is in your library, the item might point to a file that has been moved, renamed, or deleted.

Using latest version of firefox...with uptodate flash and other media players installed.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

That would be crazy....

:derail: How did the video look? I've only used that software twice before. :/derail:

if you mean the simbol-minded.wmv file posted earlier....it wouldn't open for me.

Weird. Anybody else have that problem?

here's the error message I get.

Windows Media Player cannot find the file. If you are trying to play, burn, or sync an item that is in your library, the item might point to a file that has been moved, renamed, or deleted.

Using latest version of firefox...with uptodate flash and other media players installed.

Okay, I downloaded the file (choosing "open with Windows Media player" and it worked. Try saving the file and then opening it after the download is complete.