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The debate between Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D’Souza at Kings college was a very interesting clash of worldviews. As an individual who shares in the view of theism with D’Souza, I found the attack Hitchens made on faith to be a smart plan of action. If he could undermine the precept of faith, then the entirety of D’Souza arguments would crumble. However, Hitchens was unable to build off this presupposition, ultimately relying on subjective arguments to prove his point. For this cause, I would have to grant D’Souza the win. I believe D’Souza did two things in the debate that made him the clear winner. He first successfully argued against Christianity as the source for wars and mass violence throughout world history, by pointing to several

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