Richard Dawkins’ Eulogy for Christopher Hitchens May 27, 2012

Richard Dawkins’ Eulogy for Christopher Hitchens

By Hemant Mehta
May 27, 2012

At the Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne, Richard Dawkins offered a tribute to Christopher Hitchens:

As always, if there are any bits we should pay special attention to, just leave the timestamp and a summary in the comments.

(via Token Skeptic)


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  • The speech excerpt from 8:58 onward is particularly powerful. I love the simple contempt for fear itself expressed in that scathing passage.

  • 3:53 –  4;30. A very nice summary of Hitches motivations. I don’t know if it’s actually true, but it’s a powerful statement nonetheless. I especially like the conclusion.