God Is Not Great | Christopher Hitchens | Talks at Google

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

August 17, 2007

Duration

1h 7m

Channel

Talks at Google

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Author Christopher Hitchens discusses his book "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" as a part of the Authors@Google series. The author of Why Orwell Matters and Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens is a Vanity Fair contributing editor, a Slate columnist, and a regular contributor to The Atlantic Monthly. He has also written for The Nation, Granta, Harper's, The Washington Post, and is a frequent television and radio guest. Born in England, Hitchens was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, where he received a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. He now lives in Washington, D.C., and he became a U.S. citizen in 2007. This event took place on August 16, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Christopher Hitchens

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  Author and journalist known for prominent atheist arguments, including the book "God Is Not Great."

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Talks at Google, featuring Christopher Hitchens, God Is Not Great | Christopher Hitchens | Talks at Google explores Hitchens argues religion poisons society, inquiry, morality, and freedom Christopher Hitchens argues that religion persists from an era of ignorance and still rests on false premises about the universe and human nature.

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