Christopher Hitchens: Rhetoric, Religion, and Ramadan

<p>Our short-lived Christopher Hitchens ends in our second episode and full-length decoding of the punchy Brit. </p><p>This time we are examining one of his well-known religion-themed debates, debating the question 'Is Islam a Religion of Peace?' for <em>The 92nd Street Y, New York</em> with the academic and writer Tariq Ramadan. This one feels like a bit of a throwback to a post-9/11 &amp; Iraq war world. New Atheism was still a cultural force with some punch but it had also received its own fair share of body blows since its earlier days as a plucky new contender. </p><p>Regardless of how you feel about that particular genre, we suggest you don a fedora, pour yourself a stiff drink, and be prepared for a heady mixture of substantive points, moralizing rhetoric, and witty retorts from both of these seasoned debaters.</p><p>Also covered in the episode Andrew Huberman and whether sad women's tears have unique properties, Jordan Hall teaches everyone how to play the guitar, James Lindsay discovers the Logos... and Chris tells us all about his office fridge adventures.</p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMraxhd9Z9Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hitchens and Ramadan debate at 92nd Street Y New York</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewhubermanclips/video/7229137384464518442" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Huberman's TikTok video about women's tears</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hubermanlab/status/1652767123280674817" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his related tweets</a></li><li>James Lindsay's <a href="https://twitter.com/ConceptualJames/status/1655385540219338752?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter thread on demons and the Logos</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DecodingTheGurus/comments/12xjt1b/jordan_hall_can_teach_you_to_play_guitar_in_just/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reddit Thread with a link to Jordan Hall's Guitar tutorial</a></li><li><a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/statistical-inferences" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daniel Laken's free course on psychology methodology and statistical inference</a></li></ul><br />