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Not a fan of Hannity at all. Hitchens chewed him up and spit him out more times than I can count yet the moron kept inviting him back.

His writing and many debates are where the real treasure of his brilliance can be found though, not in the media. The acceptance of the Richard Dawkins Freethinker of the Year Award last year was heartbreaking and moving.

All that said, this was more of a joke after seeing yet another multiple page God thread where christians claim atheists are taking over the world, trying to force their beliefs down everyone's throats. Clearly, that's not reality, but their twisted 'whoa is me' version of reality. It's a bit tired.

Not really.

He mainly debated really dumb people.

You cannot possibly be serious.

Maybe not by you, but by many people, yes. I know that would offend him, which is why I said it was ironic. I really didn't intend it to be snide. I feel it's reality.

My personal favorite commenter on the subject is Stephen Fry. I love his Intelligence Squared debate.

Stephen Fry is the man. Personal favorite moment:

Agreed, Craig is brilliant. Disagree that Hitchens never came close to beating him in a debate though.

Unnecessary. My life is pretty effing great. I don't need your grace.

D'Souza is a joke.

When I typed that I had no one in specific in mind, but Lennox came to mind when I read your response. Rabbi's Shmuley (though irritating), Wolpe, and Shavit also provided strong arguments when debating Hitchens, Dawkins, and Harris.

While I may disagree with many of his opponents, I cannot reasonably say the vast majority were unintelligent. They weren't up on stage for being imbeciles. It is important to recognize that most of the planet will look stupid when standing next to such a superior mind.

His final appearances were, in my opinion, the most powerful and the most impressive. Dawkins is a "super intellectual" but I don't think even he could hold a candle to what Hitchens brought to his writing and debate.

Then you weren't paying attention.