Stephen Colbert won in another debate about the existence of God with Ricky Gervais

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May 19, 2017 3:26 PM

Comedian Ricky Gervais once again debated religion with "Late Night" host Stephen Colbert.

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Ricky Gervais came on Thursday "The Late Show" and again debated religion with host Stephen Colbert.

Gervais is an atheist, and Colbert is a devout Catholic. The last time Gervais was on the show, they debated the existence of God.

"I smoked you," Colbert said on Thursday of that heady conversation.

"And where did it get us? Nowhere," Gervais said. "I'm going to hell because I don't believe in Him."

"No," Colbert said. "I'm going to hell because I do believe in it. Just because you believe in hell doesn't mean you won't go there. You probably will, because I'm a sinner."

The conversation then shifted to Gervais' time in Iceland. Colbert said people in Iceland believed in elves and that appealed to him because he loves "The Lord of the Rings." But Gervais said he wasn't a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien because he wasn't a fan of "nonsense."

"It's fantasy," Colbert said. "What's wrong with nonsense? Does everything have to be true to you?"

"OK, I'm a Catholic," Gervais said.

"Welcome aboard," said Colbert, seemingly winning the religious debate.

"If nonsense is OK, I'm in," Gervais said. "And I can drink as much red wine as I want. ... I'm absolutely off my [expletive] on the blood of Christ."

Watch the segment:

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