{"id":14102,"date":"2023-07-05T20:20:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/?p=14102"},"modified":"2023-07-10T05:56:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T05:56:00","slug":"2023-07-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humanists.org\/blog\/2023-07-09\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sophistry of Christopher Hitchens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Christopher Hitchens<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

A video of a talk by Alex O\u2019Connor<\/h3>\n

11 a.m., July 9, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alex O\u2019Connor, the cosmic skeptic, is a great fan of the late Christopher Hitchens and loves to hear his debates, but he feels that in all honesty there are holes in Hitchens\u2019s arguments that should be exposed. In this video O\u2019Connor shows him misinterpreting arguments, reinterpreting what was said, and blowing off another\u2019s comments with a witty comeback. Still, he\u2019s a charismatic speaker. He wins debates with charm and humor and it\u2019s easy to miss the holes in his arguments.
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