dr. berlinski is going first, he will have the opportunity to go last. so that being the case, we will now begin our debate. dr. david berlinski, please open for us. >> thank you her very much for being here. [applause] i would like to thank larry thompson and the fixed weight foundation for their understanding hospitality. [laughter] and two christopher hitchens, my pleasure of being allowed to bask in the radiance of reputation and lihaem. the representation of religion poisons everything i perfectly aware and you should be, too, that is fully compatible with the proposition that religion plays in something. christopher hitchens and richard dawkins tomorrow to announce that they will prepare to invade hell in order to rise to the priests i would wish them well also for reasons of personal inconvenience to could not join them. [laughter] in some respects, as dr. johnson once said the proposition that atheism blazons everything hardly requires the inquiry isn't needed, he said. the last day of which atheism was a possibility and which it was a possibility i ask you to cast your mind back around 79 mechem 7091 in fran

dr. berlinski is going first, he'll have the opportunity to go last, so that being the case, we will now begin our debate, and dr. david berlinski please, open for us. >> thank you all very much for being here. [applause] i would like to thank larry taunton and the six points foundation for their outstanding hospitality. [laughter] and to chris hitchens, my pleasure being allowed to bask in the radiance of his reputation. the propositions is atheism poisens everything. ladies and gentlemen, i'm perfectly aware, and you should be too that that proposition is fully compatible with the proposition that religion poisens something. where chris hitchens and richard will announce they are prepared to invade hell in order to joust a variety of priests, i would wish them well, although, for reasons of personal in convenience, i could not join them. [laughter] the proposition that atheism poisens everything hardly requires a defense. the inquiry is not needed, he said. the last date in which atheism was a possibility in social thought was also the last date in which was a plausibility in social thought. cast your mind back to 17