10 Shocking Myths About Atheism - DEBUNKED

[@MrCanis4]

I am not angry at something that does not exist, but I am angry at people who keep claiming that I am angry at something that I do not acknowledge exists.

[@token555]

No one is claiming that. You just like being a victim

[@stephenlitten1789]

@@token555 You didn't watch the vid, did you?

[@leebennett1821]

I am Angry that those who do Evil in the name of their God and let's face how do you know that the God that actually exists is the one you believe in

[@MrCanis4]

@@token555 You've probably never heard of Matt Powell. And that's one of many.

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

Why does that anger you considering that on Atheism there's literally nothing wrong with that and much right with it?

[@GeneCapri]

“The idea that we’re all in some waiting room for something better is very disrespectful to the gift that is being alive right now”- Trixie Mattel

[@MegaSwissWatch]

Exactly what Jesus preached . Are you a Christian? Your quote sounded extremely Christian

[@WayneLynch69]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnqrfqF6Z6t3m7s Atheism's Pharaoh, Richard Dawkins, sits mute, deaf, sub-moronic as ACTUAL, ACCOMPLISHED BIOLOGISTS, atheist Craig Venter, Nobel laureates Leland Hartwell & Sydney Altman, ALL say "it is IMPOSSIBLE that humans will EVER know life's origin". WHAT OTHER contribution has Dawkins made?!? NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with cells, evolution, health..... "ABIOGENESIS" ALONE! Yet he sits silent while ipso facto repudiated. 'Cause it's singularly a pursuit of declaring your great superiority to the unwashed religious. .That smarmy, uncritical, delusional characteristic of which Freud spoke so exhaustively. "The child raised with unconstrained praise will accept nothing less their remaining life". INCLUDING MANUFACTURING IT!

[@TaraTara-ld2xb]

Well, if someone's life is hell, it's comforting. Not everyone can see being alive as a "gift."

[@MahBok78]

​@@TaraTara-ld2xbthat still doesn't make religion for everyone. That's a mistake almost every person in the world has made in expecting everyone to feel the way you want them to all the time.

[@mikeyjr6615]

@@MahBok78 You're making it sound like it's a choice or preference. No, there is a Truth: you either have a creator or you don't. Something created you (and life), or Nothing created you (and everything). That's your first fork in the road.

[@Egooist.]

_"It's a strange myth that atheist have nothing to live for. It's the opposite. We have nothing to die for. We have everything to live for."_ [Ricky Gervais]

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

Can you quote one single person in all of human history who said, "atheist[s] have nothing to live for"?

[@Egooist.]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker: "Can you quote one single person in all of human history who said, "atheist[s] have nothing to live for"? > _"But you cannot live as if your life is purposeless & meaningless. And therefore you adopt subjective illusions of purpose to make your life livable. And that is why I not only think atheism is irrational but it is profoundly unlivable."_ [William Lane Craig]

[@zaxzaxx4561]

@@Egooist. And who is WLC to assert that my self-determined (and thoroughly atheistic) purpose is illusory? It may be subjective, much as his own faith is essentially subjective, but if I live by my chosen purpose and find that it achieves positive outcomes, both subjective and objective, in what sense is it an illusion?

[@Egooist.]

@@zaxzaxx4561 I just provided the statement of apologist WLC / *"excusesist Low Bar Bill"* [misterdeity], because a [shadow-banned] commenter asked for an example (see edited comment). I'm not sharing WLC's mental and moral "flexibility" / contortion. _"Smart people believe weird things, because they're skilled at defending beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons."_ [Michael Shermer]

[@zaxzaxx4561]

@@Egooist. Didn't assume you were - just commenting on the quote.

[@shawnsimmons1308]

Religion: “We don’t know so therefore God.” Science: “We don’t know so let’s find out.”

[@realilty]

Considering many people know God your statement is incorrect... Another Hurt christian... There are some categories' science won't touch out of being closed minded..

[@rageofheaven]

@@realilty Many people know god, yet god seems to be sending mixed messages.

[@realilty]

@@rageofheaven Your effort was mixed.

[@bl4ckkn1g8t5]

Yet, no science has been able to disprove the existence of God.

[@rageofheaven]

@@bl4ckkn1g8t5 You think science is used to disprove things?

[@HalfCrazy520]

There are really only 2 possibilities. Either God created man or man created God. Given that God varies by geography and culture, it becomes apparent that the latter is true.

[@deathdealer312]

false dichotomy. What if aliens created god? /s

[@bl4ckkn1g8t5]

What evidence do you have that proves the former is false

[@HalfCrazy520]

@@deathdealer312 Ah, humor. Man created Gods to explain the things he didn't understand. The more people understand about the natural world, the less space there is for the supernatural to occupy.

[@HalfCrazy520]

@@bl4ckkn1g8t5 What evidence do you have that the latter is false? Did you hear a 'whoosh' sound? That was the point passing by JUST over your head. I made no claim to know the truth, so I have no burden of proof here. I simply connected the dots using logic.

[@josephine4s]

Idk. Why not humans just existing and a “god” coming around and being like “…I can dupe these losers?”

[@GeneCapri]

“But without religion how would you know how to be a good person?”, If you need the fear of god or damnation to be a good person… you're probably not a good person 🤷

[@micheal49]

That was first pointed out about 2300 years ago (first known), but the ill-educated and poorly-read still bring it up like it has some meaning. OTOH, the religious are not known for being well-read or -educated.

[@MegaSwissWatch]

But religion goes against the Christ! You sound very very Christian.

[@hopeintruth5119]

For real, it doesn't even make most bad people good people. Especially street protestors and pastors name calling and slandering

[@mikeyjr6615]

No one says that. God says: "I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts;" (Hebrews 8:10). Isn't it odd that while you kick sand in His face and reject Him, you still someone know what universal good and evil is, what right and wrong is? How could there be an objective moral truth without an objective moral truth giver?

[@rikk319]

@@mikeyjr6615 I've heard multiple theists I've known say that. Maybe not in your individual religion or church, but you don't speak for all theists, either.

[@lolalynnk]

I think that being raised religious and having to deconstruct as an adult has caused much more depression and nihilism than if I had just been raised without religion. I’ve raised my children without religion and they have plenty of passion for life, and find meaning in all the things they do. They are well rounded, deeply kind and compassionate, talented, intelligent young men. I couldn’t be more proud of the people they’ve grown into. Watching them grow has been the greatest gift of my life. They have given me purpose. I still struggle with some of the ideas I was taught as a child. It’s a world shattering traumatizing experience to learn everything you’ve ever been taught is a lie.

[@MegaSwissWatch]

I suppose that's what separates Christianity! Jesus taught to prove and test everything and be free. When you become religious, you actually go against the Christ. God has got 0 to do with religion . The religious had Christ crucified. A lot of atheists are more Christian than they think

[@mikeyjr6615]

With due respect, you should come to terms with just how delusional this is. If you are truly atheistic, then you are basically a wet-robot. Your sense of self, and the sense of value or "love" you have for your children are just computations in various neural networks in your brain. Remember, you can't borrow from God when it's convenient. Those "feelings" you have are just delusions. If you stay true to your beliefs, then your children are equally worthless as you are, and as I am. Your "passion for life" is a sad, truly pathetic (in the dictionary definition of these words) delusion that is one of many. Life is nothing more than a unbelievably tragic tale, at an astronomical scale that no one will ever observe, as we fling through space pretending we have meaning. Does that ring true to you in your world view? Is that what you've experienced? Is your worldview the best way... nay, is your worldview even capable of explaining what you actually experience? Why would "evolution" give you a "passion for life", when a "tolerance" of your children is all that is required? I just don't have enough faith to be an atheist, it's nothing but wishful thinking and junk science - from top to bottom. I encourage you to re-think how you got to where you are.

[@stephenlitten1789]

@@sammur1977 What is the purpose of life? Please remember to include examples from fauna and prokaryotes as well as fauna

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

Yet, on your worldview the byproduct of an accidental mixture of chemicals you call "passion" for accidentally existing "life" and emotively subjective "meaning" having an emotively subjective personal preference du jour for being "kind and compassionate" and the accidental chemical soup that results in being "intelligent" results in the accidentally existing ape which is you to emotively subjectively interpret the byproducts of an accidental mixture of chemicals as what you term "proud" so your worldview makes all of that utterly meaningless. Now, why was it "traumatizing...to learn everything you’ve ever been taught is a lie" when on Atheism there's literally nothing whatsoever wrong with lying and teaching lies to children?

[@rageofheaven]

@@sammur1977 I imagine a lie would be "your purpose in life is your biblically assigned role."

[@ChixieMary]

My life as an atheist is exponentially better than my life as a Christian.

[@miablossom73]

Same. I have been a more calm and relaxed person since I gave up religion. It’s been so good for me

[@ChixieMary]

@leob3447 I hear you. I also was clinically depressed to the point of being suicidal on occasion. Mostly because I was having a very difficult time trying to force myself to believe the core tenets of Christianity. The biggest of which is that the god is real. The second of which is that I was worthy of eternal torment for any reason at all. I had an Epiphany. I did not believe the God was real. The main thing I had struggled with since childhood being born into a Christian home . The key to why I was having such a hard time with pretty much all the rest of it. So, I stopped trying. Deconstruction and the atheist community...🤗🤗🥰🥰 Yeah, life is way better. 💗

[@discontinuedmodel232]

Or so you think! Christians will come along soon to try to convince you otherwise.

[@discontinuedmodel232]

@@ChixieMary WOW! I'm glad you are better now. I am so grateful that my brain wiring is such that I have zero feelings of guilt about anything. I understand why certain behaviors are harmful to others, so I try not to engage in such behaviors - but I cannot "feel guilt" nor many other typical human emotions/feelings. I cannot imagine what it must be like lugging deeply conflicting ideas/emotions/religious guilt around 24/7. So when I stopped being a "believer" it was literally as meaningful as throwing out a torn-up piece of clothing in my mind.

[@ChixieMary]

@@discontinuedmodel232 I don't agree that anything anyone can do anything worthy of eternal conscious torment. 💗

[@etrigan69]

This is the kind of content I started watching you for. You put it out there with so much passion but also compassion. Great video!

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.

[@IvanAllanmildmanneratheist]

Saying atheism is a religion is like saying be unemployed or retired is a job.

[@markockwell]

But - Retired is a Job, since I retired - I work harder ..... GOD, I want to go back to work .... LOL

[@kenshin6553]

It's also just a single position on a single claim. Equivalent to saying theism is also a religion, which obviously doesn't make sense

[@leftbas65]

Matt Dillahunty analogizes that it's like saying bald is a hair color. One of my faves.

[@zelowatch30]

I like how atheists question everything. I may not entirely agree with their viewpoint but they are far from a religion.

[@reformCopyright]

At least in Sweden, in order to retain unemployment benefits, you basically have to work full time writing job applications (or participating in various government programs).

[@unseriousnick]

A decade ago, I used to hatewatch your videos as a hyper-religious teenager. Suffice it to say, I’m a subscriber now and have been for a few years. Thanks for really staying true to yourself throughout the years! I never really knew what peace was until I walked away from the church. Videos like this really make freedom possible for people like me who had felt “trapped” within religion and religious dogma.

[@TaraTara-ld2xb]

I still believe, but I don't go to church. I also don't believe in eternal hell. I feel like cherry-picking is necessary because The Bible was written by men and is flawed, but there is wisdom to be found after throwing out the "bad cherries." I think that atheism is throwing out the baby (belief in God) with the bathwater (religion). It's like going to the other extreme. I'd rather keep my beliefs and throw out ones I don't like.

[@token555]

​@@TaraTara-ld2xb The atheists are gonna come at you with pitchforks. As someone who is agnostic, I do not need to be smug and self-rightous

[@TaraTara-ld2xb]

@@token555 Am I allowed to express my opinions or is it just everyone else that is? I do it to learn more, like if people respond to things I say, but when I'm getting called names/insulted, it defeats the purpose. Oh well. It *is* frustrating, though. I thought atheists were more logical than emotional, but if they're going to come at me with pitchforks, guess I was wrong.

[@TaraTara-ld2xb]

@@token555 One more thing, how are *you* not being smug and self-righteous? If you weren't those things, you wouldn't need to *say* that you aren't those things. Kind of like people who constantly brag about how happy their lives are, though I digress... .

[@token555]

​​@@TaraTara-ld2xb Might wanna re-read what I wrote. Never said I was an atheist. Just like their are nutjob fundamentalists, their are overzealous atheists. The two sides are incapable of reaching a compromise because both are convinced THEIRS is the correct/right/ only way to live. Believe what you do or don't wanna believe. Don't be suprised when you face opposition for not choosing a side

[@adropofgoldensun27]

“We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case, and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above all, more stupid.” Christopher Hitchens

[@Saiman9000]

Yes, all morals we have are because of God. When society stops agreeing with those morals we see the chaos it brings. A month of gay pride being shoved down our throats, trans people trying to say their mental illness should be accepted and celebrated and accepted, so that we can mess up our kids by giving them puberty blockers or mutilating their genitals so they can never be what God intended. Our that life isn't sacred anymore, we will just remove it, killing it with abortion. Women say, "My body, my choice." Whle denying the body growing inside of them that same choice. Let's be real, the opposite of pro life isn't pro choice. It's pro death or anti life. But can't market that to get people to kill their babies. Their wouldn't be any debate.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY

[@Soulofan_Angel]

When someone asks me " why do you hate god" , i usually respond with, " why do you hate fairies ". They look at me with a strange look on their face ... sort of a cross between shock and acute realizations. But it quickly goes back to confrontational.

[@bl4ckkn1g8t5]

Were you brought in a religious culture?

[@Soulofan_Angel]

@@bl4ckkn1g8t5 yes, bible Belt USA...small town North Carolina.

[@bl4ckkn1g8t5]

@@Soulofan_Angel And you negative feelings towards that culture?

[@Soulofan_Angel]

@@bl4ckkn1g8t5 I have mixed feelings toward this culture. So much is wrong with this culture, yet there is so much right. But I see it heading to its own destruction because religion is taking over.

[@seantaylor4095]

Depending on the person, I would either respond, "why do you hate science (or rational thought)?" or if I thought it was a genuine enquiry from someone a little more intelligence "I can't hate something I don't believe exists, but I do hate the 'concept' of a God which does, and how my personal liberties are impacted by having no choice but to live in a society where this word holds such power and influence over everyone around me and as a consequence also my life, whether I believe in it or not."

[@MnemonicShawn]

With regard to number 8: Am I the only one who has noticed that the standards for what is considered a "miracle" has really dropped off a cliff? Miracles (according to folklore) used to be these amazing/grand world-altering events. Seas parting, dudes rising from the dead, yadda yadda. Now: "Hey Jeb, check it out... this Dorito looks like Baby Jeebus." "Oh Lawdy, It's a MiRAcLe!!!!!!"

[@evenstoats2639]

Or " my house burned down and every thing I owned is destroyed, but gawd saved my Bible. It's a miracle!"

[@Snowcat1970]

Yes, but this miracle is so grand it will definitely convince you all and it's ..... LOOK OVER THERE!!

[@jonasfermefors]

The Catholic Church has apparently just raised the demands for something to be considered a miracle to make it less easy to become a saint but as far as I can tell they won't be examining existing saints to see if their "miracles" were really all that miraculous.

[@hopelessnerd6677]

Yeah, there was a house fire where only a Bible survived. They never mention the fires where only a bust of Beethoven survived. My niece's house burned to the ground while they were out to dinner. The only thing that survived was the violin my dad made for her just before he died. I don't consider that a miracle, but I'm sure some people might.

[@geoffmower8729]

Like the woman that was shot seven times and lived and went around saying how god saved her and that it was a miracle. Then she was reminded that a farther and two children died in that same shooting attack so why didn't he save them or prevent it from happening in the first place!

[@TonyHammitt]

"Off" is not a TV station. We don't need the religion TV

[@marvelstark3797]

you have just proved that atheism is still a belief... (so the girl in the video are not debunking anything)

[@julians9763]

We don't need televangelism.

[@Bakers_Doesnt]

@@marvelstark3797 Good example of what some theists think constitutes 'proof'.

[@rapidrrobert4333]

Well said

[@rapidrrobert4333]

@@marvelstark3797 ... What?

[@sillylovesongs581]

This feels like a good old Jaclyn Glenn video from back in the day! Can’t believe you’re still having to debunk these same myths you were talking about back in 2016 when I started watching you! Haha

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

Why debunk myths when there's nothing wrong with them on Atheism and much benefit from believing in them?

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker In heaven no unclean person is allowed in, you are unclean if you have sinned just once like lying, stealing, sexual immorality, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, evil thoughts etc Jesus (God manifest in the flesh) can put his sinless righteousness on you since He died on the cross, rose from the dead so REPENT AND BELIEVE IN HIM TODAY.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker God is the epitome of Holiness because He is sinlessly perfect, A sinner (liar, sexually immoral, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, thief etc) cannot be in the presence of God or else he will be utterly consumed therefore repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven.

[@Raven.flight]

Kevin Sorbo’s character in “God’s Not Dead” wasn’t an atheist, he was an angry theist who stopped being angry with the god he always believed in at the end of the movie

[@testfire3000]

Correct. That is why she used that clip as an example of someone who is NOT an atheist. She was specifically pointing out that atheists do not hate god.

[@WorldOfRock4U]

sorbo is a crybaby just like trump!

[@Mrhullsie2]

How many times do theists claim that a recently deceased person is now in a better place, that they are now with God. If they genuinely believed this then surely funerals should be a joyous occasion. The fact that similar to atheists they are sad at funerals is surely good evidence that it it is much more likely that theists deep down don't really believe in God and heaven.

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

But your lack of comprehension of sociology has no bearing on God's existence. Funerals are for the living who will miss their loved ones being there in person day after day. Stop being so shocking filled with pure hateful anger and actually think.

[@Bakers_Doesnt]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker And there you have it: words of 'wisdom' from an expert on 'pure hateful anger'. Get a grip. 🤣

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

@@Bakers_Doesnt I see you're being myopic just to flaccidly attempt to score a point since you ignored, "your lack of comprehension of sociology has no bearing on God's existence. Funerals are for the living who will miss their loved ones being there in person day after day. Stop being so shocking filled with...and actually think."

[@Bakers_Doesnt]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker I have no issue with the concept of "funerals are for the living"; The deceased certainly don't care. There seemed little point in commenting on it, but saying someone was filled with pure hateful anger is too ludicrous and hypocritical to let slide. Stop foaming at the mouth and look in a mirror.

[@dansattah]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker What about cultural differences between funerals? E.g. Mexico is known for Día de los Muertos, celebrating a loved one's life after they have passed. If more religious people made joyous funerals, their claims about the afterlife would become more believable, at least on an emotional level.

[@bujin1977]

I'm so glad I live in a part of the world that gives much less of a shit about religion.

[@richardking3206]

Blimey. Where’s that, then?

[@bujin1977]

@@richardking3206 Wales.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

@@bujin1977 People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.

[@bujin1977]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 What if I go through life without lying, stealing, disrespecting my parents or committing any sexual sins, but still think religion is a complete load of horse shit?

[@michaelsommers2356]

Sure, you don't hate unicorns, but leprechauns are another matter entirely.

[@interrobangings]

ok but leprechauns are hella mean

[@Pheobus3309]

Those pesky lil' shits.

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

Can't argue with that. Literally.

[@EarnestApostate]

And don't even get me started on trolls!

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

@@EarnestApostate Those are easy enough to ignore.

[@LoppanH]

If you can't separate right from wrong, it's not religion you need it's empathy.

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

But on Atheism right and wrong and empathy are merely emotively subjective personal preferences du jour.

[@rageofheaven]

excellent

[@faelheavymetal]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker It's not "on atheism". As far as we know and can verify, what we call morality is always subjective. Doesn't matter what your personal worldview says.

[@MGForums]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker Are you a bot or AI who just gets Athiest education from Ken Hom, Ray Comfort and Kent Hovind?

[@irrelevant_noob]

@@MGForums *atheist, *Ham.

[@MahBok78]

I get offended when I hear people say "The Atheist Worldview" as if there is one. I don't think I know any 2 Atheists that share the exact same worldview. People Who believe Atheists are also Nihalists use me as their prime example. & I don't understand how they think I'm miserable just because I don't like the version of myself they want me to be. They won't except that I'm more content as I am.

[@joshridinger3407]

i'm going to start telling theists, 'to you my atheism s the most important part of my worldview. to me, it's tuesday.'

[@LethalPillow99]

@Tired-hm4twdid the same when I first became atheist. I’ve been an atheist since I was about 17 and I’m 25 now and over time I realized that there are a lot of atheists who don’t share my world view lol I’m an anarcho communist so I learned that one really quickly. I have only ever met one other person who’s atheist and anarcho communist like me but even we differ quite a bit in our worldviews.

[@wendi9268]

I'm agnostic. People call me an atheist. Especially religious people. Omg you don't have kids, you poor miserable thing. How can you turn your back on what God wants for you? Yeah well what about what I want for me? Oh right.... that doesn't count.

[@MahBok78]

@Tired-hm4tw I never quite went there. But I was always agnostic. Kind of a spiritual not religious type through most of my childhood. I believed in some sort of higher power that can't be explained. & some people I went to high school with were dumbfounded by my explanation that evolution could have been God's work.

[@MahBok78]

@@joshridinger3407 that's a good one. I don't know anyone who uses their lack of belief in deities to define their entire worldview either.

[@thadiusthane4665]

When it comes to religious people Thinking Atheist don't exist that deep down they actually believe in a god, part of me thinks that no religious person truly believes in a God, that deep down inside they all understand that there myths are just that, myths. But that's only me because I can't wrap my head around the possibility of ever believing in something without evidence

[@AH-ru8ei]

Exactly this. It’s like forcing yourself to believe in Santa clause. I just cannot do it and idk how people can

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

@@AH-ru8ei Well, Santa "Clause" does exist, because that's a movie, a movie which I feel is singularly responsible for half or more of the population no longer knowing how to spell Santa Claus.

[@blackerscreenproductions1368]

@Tired-hm4tw I think it's a form of projection on their behalf as we are an 'existing' avatar or embodiment of all their doubts and insecurities anthropomorphised - and other than address those things - they suppress or ignore them, and when they hear an atheist espouse their disbelief; it's simpler to deny or reject the atheist argument or position and pretend we don't (really) "exist"; it's more of a coping mechanism.

[@blackerscreenproductions1368]

I think it's a form of projection as we are an 'existing' representation of all their doubts and insecurities anthropomorphised - and other than address those things - they suppress or ignore them, and when they hear us espouse our disbelief; it's simpler to deny or reject our argument or position and pretend we don't (really) "exist"; it's more of a coping mechanism.

[@mikeyjr6615]

Consider reading: "Evidence that demands a verdict" (McDowell) or "I don't have enough faith to be an atheist" (Turek). There is an overwhelming, undeniable amount of evidence.

[@taurusnamedjade]

Whats the difference between god & atheist? Atheist exists!

[@bl4ckkn1g8t5]

Do you have any proof that God does not exist?

[@fordprefect5304]

@@bl4ckkn1g8t5 it doesn't work that way. You cannot prove a negative You have to prove god, your god exists

[@Andre-zd8ke]

@@fordprefect5304 Correct. The principle of the "onus of proof" seems to be a difficult concept for theists to understand.

[@skepticusmaximus184]

Do you really think a belief in God is justified if nobody could prove it doesn't exist? Do you expect that people who remain unconvinced about God due to insufficient evidence and reason are being irrational? Atheists don't usually demand proof, only convincing evidence. Your demand to have atheists provide evidence (let alone proof) of a gods non existence, is a non-starter if you want to convince them that this god exists. There's nothing too complex about the concept of 'you say it's so, then you must demonstrate how you know it's so.'

[@mdug7224]

I disagree. Atheists are evident through millions of cases of attempted falsification. God/gods are inevident outside texts and are falsified by the presence of contradictory alternative versions and competitors only evident in texts with equal belief from their subscribers. Atheists: tangible; observable; corroborated God/gods: intangible; unobserved; uncorroborated 🧐 I'll climb down now😂

[@james9524]

I had an old schoolmate of mine ask me why I hate God. I told him that I don't hate God. I hate liars who claim to be speaking on any God's behalf. It took him a second or two to realize that I was talking about him. He was about to say something, and then I guess he decided that he didn't want to get into it, and walked away.

[@bl4ckkn1g8t5]

Glad you agree that God's exists

[@james9524]

@bl4ckkn1g8t5 I don't know if any god exists, but I do know that anyone claiming to speak on behalf of that God is a liar.

[@seanrunyan8928]

@@bl4ckkn1g8t5 You say a lot of ignorant nonsense in the comments of this video, you should be ashamed.

[@bl4ckkn1g8t5]

@@seanrunyan8928 Ditto

[@bl4ckkn1g8t5]

@@james9524 Glad that you accept you do not know.

[@toxicdota9290]

Saying Atheism is also a religion is like saying not playing Tennis is also a sport. xD

[@EDVgamer]

and bald is a hairstyle

[@mikeyjr6615]

@@EDVgamer Correct. Choosing to continue to shave one's head to manage their hair, IS in-fact a hair style choice.

[@mikeyjr6615]

Correct. Making the choice to NOT-do something, is a line in the sand, a position, a worldview, that affects many other things. So, being a Not-Tennis Player says quite a bit about how you view the world.

[@perlovskymingirarou458]

While as a god believing fan of her. She’s unfortunately wrong. You as individuals are atheist (ist= denotes a current state) and do not have a doctrine but share a lack of the concept of God. “Atheisms”, ism denotes a shared belief or understanding. So abiogenesis, as a shared belief of a secular origin of life, by a group. Is an “atheism”, therefore a “belief system”.

[@NS-ie2ld]

@perlovskymingirarou458 So basically everything YOU don’t believe in is a belief system. Please tell us all about your non-belief in the existence of unicorns. Unless you really believe in them.

[@TurantulaGaming]

Damn. Apparently my depressed, nihilist, sin-loving self is just a walking Christian horror trope 😂

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

But do you believe in God's non-existence and follow all the rituals of the Atheist religion?

[@mikeyjr6615]

You have a fundamental misunderstanding of what Christianity is. It sounds like you are perhaps describing Churchianity?

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

@@mikeyjr6615 It's the twisted version of Christianity Evangelical "Christians" peddle in the U$.

[@TurantulaGaming]

@@mikeyjr6615 whoosh

[@mikeyjr6615]

@@TurantulaGaming Typical, expected response. Air head.

[@danpatterson8009]

One of the most awful people I ever met professed to be religious, so I don't assume any correlation between faith and morality.

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

Anyone saying atheists have no morality because they don't have religion is an awful person.

[@Lord_Skeptic]

I bet they used their religion to justify their awfulness

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

@@Lord_Skeptic as usual.

[@danpatterson8009]

​@@Lord_SkepticI'd say just naturally awful, so the choice of a religious wrapper was weird.

[@mikeyjr6615]

@@Lord_Skeptic The irony here is that a believer realizes they are a wretch. So much of a wretch, that they need a savior. They know what a hypocrite they are. So, when you point and shout "hypocrite!" - yes, you've probably found a believer who wants to change. No one gets saved by doing good deeds or "being a good person".

[@Greenguy60]

Jaclyn I started watching you around 10 years ago and your videos allowed me to embrace atheism, I’m happy to see you’re still making videos on it :)

[@RamonRayColmenero]

I gotta say, this ad break has been the only one I have ever watched on KZbin and thought now this is what I want to hear more about.

[@KristopherHesson]

So glad you covered these! Thanks for the geat content!

[@Chris-hx3om]

For 50 years I've been asking theists for evidence of god. All I get is more claims. I've reached the point where not only do I not believe in a god, I actually believe that no god exists.

[@adamc1966]

Welcome to reality. Any "proof" that a theist could come up with would only prove their god...not the zillions of other "false" gods.

[@KevinMurphy0403]

I can never understand why there is such a fascination with Jesus in the USA. Even here, in Catholic Ireland, many people have moved past the dogma and myth.

[@georgesimon1760]

We in the US can't understand it either.

[@ravenwda007]

Isn’t the USA like 26th in intelligence??

[@richardking3206]

Really? I’ve always seen the US as being much more Old Testament than New. They’re very much into all the retribution for whatever, not Jesus’s forgiveness for whatever. Do they not see the dichotomy in their responses and their religious views? Everything in the US is monetised, law, health, religion, education, yada, yada. So much for Jesus kicking the moneylenders out of the temples; the moneylenders have become the temples, nowadays.

[@Reverend_Salem]

it most likely dates back to the puritans and similar groups moving to the United States.

[@tubelious]

Finland = "Happiest country in the world" and also one of the most secular countries in the world. :)

[@andydavis8437]

Thank you for; Nightwish, Apocalyptica, Stratovarius, Korpiklaani, Wintersun, Children of Bodom, HIM and Sibelius

[@tubelious]

⁠@@andydavis8437please don’t forget: Insomnium, Swallow the Sun, Amorphis, Omnium Gatherum, Fintroll.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

​@@tubelious This is coming from a good place, my love for you are drops in the ocean compared to God’s love for you. Jesus loves you and wants to save you from hell so love Him back.

[@lotts2941]

i hate when ppl say „atheists are not acting morally bc they dont believe in god“ - so you mean just because you think someone is watching and judging you, you act like a human being with respect??? this is not the point you re trying to make i swear

[@henrywestbrook9773]

Not to mention many millions of religious people act in ways that are horrific towards other humans. The prisons are full of religious people who stole, raped, and murdered.

[@MahBok78]

Some people in my family. Won't except the fact that some people can actually live a life without worshipping. Refusal to worship is worship of the opposite of whatever you don't worship. They can't except the simple fact that I don't worship.

[@MegaSwissWatch]

Literally nobody says that

[@brettrogers4200]

@MegaSwissWatch I literally read theists comments making that claim all the time on yt

[@MahBok78]

@@MegaSwissWatch tell that to the people who say that to my face on a daily basis. They also expect me to feel the way they tell me to on command. When I tell them how any random Bible verse makes me feel after they ask.

[@RationalGuyUSA]

Thank you Jaclyn for making this video. It's difficult to give up superstitious beliefs. You are helping so many people!

[@Yearofthebows24]

Good thing you clarified that you don't hate unicorns. I, along with the Unicornists, Pastafarians, and Church of Leprechaun Diety Saints, were about to have a problem 🦄🍝🍀

[@condorboss3339]

Lisa the Rainbow Giraffe approves of this comment. (Leaf be upon her)

[@Snowcat1970]

How DARE you deny the hate for unicorns, that is deep within you and you surpressing it because you deny the hate. Stop denying your hate and come to the true believers and don't forget to donate 10% of your income to me!! 😉😉

[@Snowcat1970]

@@sammur1977 How is it, that lots of words you use, have no relation to each others whatsoever??? And suddenly defining your skydaddy exist, because you say so, does not have any effect on proving that you are right. And then claiming that this skydaddy is in fact your version is again a claim without proof. And as for your question: I am old enough to know, not to trust anyone's words who claims something and not provide valid proof.

[@Bakers_Doesnt]

@@sammur1977 Can I compare it to a god with the head of an elephant and four arms? That's far more sensible than a unicorn.

[@georgesimon1760]

We have unicorns by us. Don't let people fool you - they're really mean, especially if you tell them they don't exist.

[@InHitchWeTrust]

But look at the trees and the babies. Not the babies that atheists eat, the other babies.

[@discontinuedmodel232]

An "all baby" diet can be hard to sustain at times. The "baby food" sold around my home is just mushy peas & whatnot - according to the nutritional information there is ZERO percent baby in the jars. 😠This country is so "on the skids" it isn't even funny. ☹

[@mdug7224]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrCanis4]

This one that god drowned in the flood.

[@mdug7224]

@@MrCanis4 ouch!! 🤣🤣

[@graydanerasmussen4071]

"But look at Hantavirus, parasitic insects and cancer!" -Somehow religious people forget that part of "God's miracle of Creation".

[@GeoffroyGalliot]

First I would like to thank you for your enlightening videos, I just discovered your channel and I love your honest and non-judgmental approach. Sorry for my English as it's not my native language. As a French (and an atheist) I'm amazed about all the rage that exists in your country about religion. I'm absolutely not judging other people's or country's beliefs and I respect all religions in the world (as long as they respect my own beliefs). But I fail to understand why so many religions want you to adhere to their beliefs and join their ranks. In France we are more liberal about religion, maybe because historically it was separated from the state 120 years ago. Most of my friends and family were baptized at birth, more out of tradition than deep faith, but I have some friends whose parents didn't baptize them in order to let them choose later in life if they want to be baptized or not. This was my case too, and even if I had a brief but sincere interest about God and faith in my youth (one part of my family was very religious but never tried to impose it upon me, and we had so many rich and honest talks - and many serious questions from my end), I made my own path and veered away towards atheism, but not out of spite, just because I didn't believe. Me and my like-minded friends don't proselyte about atheism because, first, that's futile, and second, because we respect anyone's beliefs and expect them to do the same. But on a lighter note, it's true that we French tend to be a bit nihilists, more for philosophical fun and spirit of provocation than to be hurtful... 😅 I'm looking forward to discover more of your content and, again, a massive thank you for your hard work with a good note of humour!

[@markbutler4033]

i am an agnostic atheist, dont know if there are gods or not, and even if there are they would not be worth my worship.

[@discontinuedmodel232]

I would posit that none of the gods I know about so far would be worthy of worship. The Abrahamic god is most definitely on the "do not worship" list - but then again, I am not familiar with every religion/god on the planet. I see no need for a belief in the supernatural in any way, shape or form.

[@darrennew8211]

Tell me what god (generic) you believe in, and I'll tell you what evidence I have for its non-existence. That's where I get my gnosticism. Of course nobody can disprove the existence of something one can't even describe. :-)

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

So then you worship yourself so you proved that a lest one "god" exists.

[@ryandaripper9937]

100% no god exists with supernatural power,no god, no hell or heaven. Hell is A Scare Tactic Used by the Church To Control its Cattle. Humans Evolved from Other SubSpecies of humans such as the Neanderthal. There is DNA evidence that there was Breeding Between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals and Denisovans as well

[@Bakers_Doesnt]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker Who misinformed you that it's compulsory to worship anything? But as a matter of interest, if I worship myself can I claim tax exempt status?

[@toughenupfluffy7294]

"All thinking [people] are atheists."-Ernest Hemingway

[@DrGingerHamster]

Or at least agnostic.

[@seanrunyan8928]

@@DrGingerHamster Most atheists are agnostic atheists, if they are being honest that is.

[@electrodacus]

@@DrGingerHamster Have you not watched the video :) ? There are just two options theist or atheist. We are all agnostic (without knowledge).

[@theboombody]

That man never met Bernhard Riemann.

[@flolou8496]

@@theboombody or Isaac Newton, or Dr Francis Crick (who mapped human DNA) just google the smartest christians, in history, not to mention much of the greatest works of art and music and architecture are christian in nature as well, but for atheist and agnostics, that;s all a coincidence,

[@bbb-k6v]

My favourite argument, with a god botherer, was ; ( god botherer says ) “ how can you say that there is no god ?” My reply ; “ because I have faith & I believe “ the look on his face was priceless ! 😂😂😂

[@Ikine557]

Nihilism gets a bad rap, anyway. Life is meaningless, which is great! We get to make our own meaning!

[@Nexils]

Oh, I like that. I've never viewed nihilism like that.

[@pythondrink]

Wtf do you mean by "meaning"? If life wasn't meaningless, what would it look like?

[@marcdc6809]

and Albert Camus is referred to as absurdist, but he comes to the conclusion that human decency is what makes us so unique as the beings that we are, it seems a lot more absurd to imagine that a perfect being lacked something and therefore felt the need to make us...

[@theboombody]

Works well until somebody decides they want to create a meaning that's pretty darn harmful to others. Some people do that you know.

[@marcdc6809]

@@theboombody I don't see where this is relevant, there's the meaning you give, like 'I want to be remembered in a similar way as people today talk about my grandfather, I want my children to remember how we would have a good time together and how they could count on me... there's also laws and social regulations that need to be respected, there can be some conflict between both, but it's not like your own meaning can just like that become harmful to others without repercussions... and religion is also a good example of how meaning that was given by tribe elders of 4000 years ago are seriously frowned upon by modern civilised people...

[@ziploc2000]

I think you missed "You just want to sin"

[@hopelessnerd6677]

Since the Christian view is that we are all born sinners, we don't even get THAT luxury.

[@marcdc6809]

@@hopelessnerd6677 I have this intuition that it's not very clever to join a cult that agrees that we're all sinners, very likely god is just going to look at all the christians and send them to hell, where the sinners belong... after all, they're the reason he felt the need to have his child tortured and killed, so he's definitely annoyed with the christians...

[@mazs1123]

My 20 something [at the time] daughter was seeing a therapiust. At the first session, the therapist asked if she was religious. May daughter responded "not at all". The therapist replied "that should save us some time".

[@adamc1966]

True.

[@robertshiell887]

As mush as I agree with the therapists sentiment, it is a very unprofessional way to approach what can be a very touchy subject.

[@britthalaas]

I don't know...I'm pretty pissed at Unicorns...I wanted one as a pet when I was a kid...I hold some resentment there 😂😂😂

[@TheChangeling13]

Same!!

[@freddenker9537]

We have three unicorns as pets, they are easy to care for, gentle, and if you get them very young you can also get them used to the cat box, they are active during the day and quiet at night. We feed them milk and honey so they don't fart So much, they don't like a hot climate, that's why we keep them in our freezer, but they are also allowed to run around the apartment, one is female, one is male and the smallest is transunicorn. Everything is ok... there's just one catch with the attitude that, like all deities, they are and remain visible only to believers... and that's just us Happy Pride around the world

[@Pinworm]

This video just showed up in my feed. I apologize for not hearing of you sooner but it al looks legit. I have subscribed.

[@MrBBub]

A religionist cabbie once asked me about god. When I said I'm an atheist, he said I must believe that we were created by aliens. Ah, the logic.

[@rvnholm]

I've been an atheist since birth. I learned what atheism was when I was a teen but before that I was an atheist too since religion was not a part of my life in any way. To me many religious people are kinda scary, especially when I see American people ranting about god and hell and all that crap. I'm from Finland and here we mostly keep our beliefs or lack there of to ourselves. Live and let live is something I live by. If you want to believe in a higher power, I'm all for it, but I do expect you to respect me not believing.

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

Perfectly said: Atheism only requires the level of intellect, intelligence, logic, philosophy, rationality, etc., etc., etc., that can be mustered any a newborn and Atheist get stuck at that level of intellect.

[@rvnholm]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker Yes. Very unintelligent, illogical, and irrational of us atheists to not believe in a magic man in the sky. Oh how dumb we are... Oh how I wish I was brainwashed to believe in something that makes it so I'm more easily controlled and manipulated...

[@Bakers_Doesnt]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker What travels faster from A to B? A car travelling 5 mph towards B, or a car in reverse travelling away from B at 30 mph?

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

@@Bakers_Doesnt Get on point or stop trolling me, please.

[@Bakers_Doesnt]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker Saying that athiests have the intellect of a newborn is a bit rich coming from (presumably) an adult that still believes in fairy tales. I suggest you get to the point and stop trolling people.

[@cheefeth]

Explain the "Church" of the flying Spaghetti monster? Checkmate Atheists!!!1

[@JaclynVlogs]

You win!

[@hopelessnerd6677]

I can explain it. It's intentional satire.

[@brianharper1611]

I think you are being sarcastic, but there are atheists who are a part of religions. That doesn't make atheism a religion. Just like theism isn't a religion. There are irreligious theists.

[@cheefeth]

@@brianharper1611 Yes I am being sarcastic.

[@brianharper1611]

@@cheefeth I figured.

[@austinhernandez2716]

Classic Jaclyn video, I remember watching videos like this in high school 10 years ago

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

We should go to the default of "Why do you hate Odin?" when speaking to Christians...then, just maybe, they'll realize how idiotic that argument is. It might feel redundant, but videos like this still need to exist, as the Christian Right is gaining steam again, and need to get smacked back down. It's sad but true that older videos are less likely to get seen, so keeping the subject alive, in a time when religious KZbin channels are a dime a dozen, really is important.

[@interrobangings]

Not just the Christians, but the Muslims too.

[@JaclynVlogs]

THANK YOU

[@michaelmay5453]

Fairly sure it would be Adam1 and Adam2 given that the second human was cloned from the rib of the first one and would have the exact same DNA and chromosomal makeup. Of course, they didn't know how that worked when they wrote that little story.

[@mdug7224]

Maaaagic, that how. Maaaagic. But it explains why XY men have one less rib....but missing on both side of the body!!!! Where did the other Eve go!!? And, maybe on the short rib had XX chromosomes?

[@hopelessnerd6677]

Maybe God barbecued that rib and forgot to make Eve.

[@michaelmay5453]

@@hopelessnerd6677 So what did he do then, did he go fuck himself and made Cain and Able?

[@michaelmay5453]

@@mdug7224 U wot m8? I'd dismiss this as sarcasm but I've had conversations with people who actually believe this so let me just clarify that both men and women have 24 ribs, 12 on each side.

[@mdug7224]

@michaelmay5453 excellent! I'm happy to be corrected.

[@erikwilson5001]

Good morning, Jaclyn! You sound well rested, and I hope you and David were able to enjoy a good chunk of time together between the halves of his tour. I am glad to see you getting back into the swing of things with your channel, and I hope that means all is going well on the mommy front. This video is compelling and effective at generating views and comments, but I think it would be more useful to speak directly with an articulate Christian about their beliefs rather than debunking myths that many thoughtful Christians would not agree with. A few weeks ago I checked out Sydney Davis Jr.'s channel were she mentioned she participates in a monthly group in Nashville called the Conversation Coalition where atheists meet with Christians to talk about atheism, faith, science, etc. Maybe you could incorporate some of that content into your channel.

[@Daily401k]

Faith is not equal to fact

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

But they both start with F, they must mean the same thing.

[@marvelstark3797]

how so?

[@corkyduke8673]

​@@marvelstark3797facts are backed by valid evidence, faith is not.

[@seanrunyan8928]

@@corkyduke8673 Exactly.

[@marvelstark3797]

@@corkyduke8673 i guess your definition of faith refers to the blind faith.. but have you heard about evidence based faith? i am sure that you as a person might have faith in the competence of your doctor while also relying on evidence-based treatments prescribed by them. or even you are having a faith with your wife that she loves you, do you have evidence for that???

[@petabulmer3317]

Great video, Jaclyn

[@izzabelladogalini]

Jaclyn I just subscribed purely based on this video, you're saying everything I've thought for years, thank you for standing up and making it public

[@EASYTIGER10]

So many debates on religion v atheism are a frustrating waste of time because the 2 parties haven't agreed beforehand what "atheism" actually means

[@discontinuedmodel232]

Huh? 🤨The vast & overwhelming majority of the atheists all agree on the dictionary/textbook definition of "atheist". It seems that only the theists haven't bothered to research the definition - which should take about two minutes at most.

[@mikeyjr6615]

@@discontinuedmodel232 Theism is the belief in a personal deity. A-Theism is the opposite, and the concrete decision to not-believe in a personal diety. These are dictionary words. Not too much to argue about.

[@EASYTIGER10]

@@discontinuedmodel232 Agreed, the vast majority of atheists define atheism as "lacking a belief in God". That is the meaning I would use if asked. But most theists insists it means "denying the existence of God", a position only a small proportion of atheist take, but one theists will insist they hold even in the face of denial by the atheist. And this is why so many debates spend so much time arguing semantics and not the actual topic.

[@EASYTIGER10]

@@mikeyjr6615 How can you "decide" not to believe? How would that even work? And not believing in something is NOT the same as claiming to know it doesn't exist.

[@mikeyjr6615]

@@EASYTIGER10 Ironically, you are better-positioned to answer this. You People have taken time out of your Friday night and Saturday to pump each other up in your own echo chamber, and also argue with people about this God that both: doesn't exist, but also if He does exist, you hate Him. What are you doing? Why are you "wasting" your time defending what is, in your worldview, nonsense. So, You People claim that atheism isn't a cult or religion, but gosh it should does look like one, smell like one, and quack like one.

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Old school Jac. Why I came here. Thanks Sis

[@petergriffin012]

"If we back to the beginnings of things, we shall always find that ignorance and fear created the gods; that imagination, rapture and deception embellished them; that weakness worships them; that custom spares them; and that tyranny favors them in order to profit from the blindness of men." - Baron d'Holbach

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

In heaven no unclean person is allowed in, you are unclean if you have sinned just once like lying, stealing, sexual immorality, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, evil thoughts etc Jesus (God manifest in the flesh) can put his sinless righteousness on you since He died on the cross, rose from the dead so REPENT AND BELIEVE IN HIM TODAY.

[@petergriffin012]

@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 you can keep believing fairy tales.

[@1984isnotamanual]

This video topic is alike a reunion tour playing the old hits! I like it!

[@MahBok78]

@@1984isnotamanual I'm sad that these points still need to be repeated. It's like the people who believe this want to make their beliefs into fact rather than learn new ones. Or (& I have met a few people who really think like this. As disgusting as I find it) they really really believe they can alter the facts by voting their beliefs into public policy. "It becomes true when you believe it" is their attitude.

[@JohnCashin]

As an atheist myself I agree with everything you have said. If I were to be as fair as I can to theists (that's not easy but I try to be🤣) I would say that when it comes to your number 2 point about morality and atheism, what I'm really hearing from many Christian theists is not so much that they don't think we can have morals, it's more along the lines of "Oh, sure, you atheists can have morals, values and ethical principles, we're not saying you can't but it's all based on what you decide, it's based on your chosen criteria which are all down to your subjective opinion, you lot just decide what's right, what's wrong and why among yourselves but if you wanted to change it you could or if you wanted to disagree with each other you could because you've got no ultimate lawgiver other than yourselves, ultimate morality requires an ultimate lawgiver, otherwise it's all relative and a matter of opinion"...blah blah blah...yeah, ridiculous, I know 🤣but that's what I'm getting from them.

[@token555]

I'm agnostic and spiritual and I have never said Atheists lack morals nor has any person of faith I have ever known. Guess you can't claim victimhoid on that one

[@DrGingerHamster]

Jackie is Backie. Good to see you again

[@dancepartyinmyhead]

Awesome that you mention Leprechauns because my go to statement is that I'm as sure there is no god as a christian is that there isn't a leprechaun in the middle of a black hole looking for the light switch.

[@dancepartyinmyhead]

@Tired-hm4tw not that specifically but I have seen so so many point to the bible as the evidence for the bible's claims.

[@christasimon9716]

@Tired-hm4tw We know that Taoism is the one true belief system because the book Tao Te Ching _says_ it's true.

[@pythondrink]

Poor analogy. Since there's no leprechauns in any black hole. Nothing can get into a black hole, let alone its center.

[@dancepartyinmyhead]

@@pythondrink yeah, welcome to the point.

[@syeirahjade9895]

I really blow people's minds when I identify as an agnostic atheist. 😅

[@Merrick]

@@sammur1977 Which God?

[@bl4ckkn1g8t5]

So an oxymoron

[@pythondrink]

​@@bl4ckkn1g8t5 it's not an oxymoron. You're just slow.

[@pythondrink]

Igtheism blows ppl's minds even more, including atheists'

[@token555]

​@@sammur1977 I am done arguing with all of you. Have fun battling it on online. All your going to do is offend people with that kind of know it all attitude. Your all fucking deranged

[@nickydaviesnsdpharms3084]

That was so brilliantly done ✔ I had to rewind twice just to make sure I was right ✅ but the way you slipped that ad in, was truly the best most subtle but effective I have ever seen anyone do on their channel! 👌👍

[@ButNowTheyOnlyRicochet]

I don't know if I'm an Atheist or Agnostic. There's no love like Christian hate! 😑

[@ojololo]

They are not mutually exclusive words. Agnostic is just a describer word for one's faith or lack there of. Most atheists are agnostic. Agnostic just means you don't claim to know. Agnostic atheist doesn't claim to know if there is a god or not, he just doesn't believe. Gnostic atheist claims to know that there is no god, which is just as stupid as claiming to know there is one.

[@erlandodk]

If you don't believe in a deity, you're atheist. If you don't claim to know there's no deity you're agnostic. Most atheists are agnostic.

[@seanrunyan8928]

Most honest atheists are...agnostic atheists. We do not believe in a god but will change our minds with compelling evidence.

[@PaulHosey]

​@@ojololoagnosticism is the position that the existence and nature of God is unknowable and impossible to prove either way. Most atheists say they would believe in God if you gave them evidence for it. And some people are agnostic about there being life after death as well. So it doesn't necessarily have to be specifically about God.

[@grapeshot]

That's exactly what theists think. They think everything came from nothing because their invisible sky wizard poofed everything into existence using an incantation spell.

[@vincemacrae845]

That's a strong position and goes to the heart of the Kalam argument. If a theist argues that God is the beginning of everything, how different is that from the singularity and expansion?

[@token555]

Actually, we don't but you sure prove that your an arrogant pretentious comment

[@markdomar4944]

It’s been quite some time since I’ve had a Jaclyn Glen video presented to me, so I was glad to see this one. I forgot how much relied on her in the early days of my deconstruction from the blinders of religion.

[@CNCmachiningisfun]

LOL at all the tears coming from the ineffectual little theists here :) .

[@markockwell]

What do you mean Hogwarts is not real !!!! - LOL

[@Andrewtr6]

I've been binging Holy Koolaid's videos and now Jaclyn uploads! Must be a sign from above XD

[@Lord_Skeptic]

We are alone in a godless, uninhabited, hostile and meaningless universe. Still got to laugh haven't you. Holly - red dwarf.

[@Hollyucinogen]

Me, whose name is Holly: 😩

[@DRayL_]

I tend to agree that everyone is, actually, an agnostic.

[@mikeyjr6615]

It's intellectually dishonest to say that in 2024. We just know way, way, way too much. There is more than enough evidence; a mountain of evidence of: a God, a theistic being who cares about His creation and shows Himself to His creation, that Jesus was a real person, and that the events of His life are true. Then, we have the scriptures which are unarguably the most well-documented writings of the ancient world. So, in the end: you can hate Him, you can reject Him, but it's kind of silly to say you don't know if He exists or that there's not enough evidence. There is a mountain of evidence.

[@DRayL_]

@@mikeyjr6615 There isn't even remotely "enough evidence of a god", let alone what you have stated here. So NOT AT ALL "intellectually dishonest". Academia has stated a general agreement that there was a "Jesus" [wouldn't have been his actual name, of course] that existed in that time period and was probably the foundation for fictional accounts attributed to him. NONE of these have ever been shown to be factual events. Your overtly indoctrinated reply demonstrates that you have fallen prey to apologetic nonsense. There is no verifiable evidence of any "Jesus deity, or deity entities", so I can neither "accept" nor "reject" what isn't factual, nor can I "hate" what isn't there. Your claims are laughable.

[@token555]

​@@mikeyjr6615 You have yet to state the actual evidence you speak of

[@mikeyjr6615]

@@token555 Consider reading "Evidence that demands a verdict" (McDowell) or "I don't have enough faith to be an atheist" (Turek)

[@seanrunyan8928]

@@mikeyjr6615 That is an outright lie. If you really think there is a mountain of evidence for your god/jesus then you can easily do the following. Write your paper, present your evidence, get it peer reviewed and then win your Nobel prize and change the world. EVERYONE reading these comments knows you cannot do that. So, dismissed. Cry to someone about it, your position is a joke.

[@StevanOutdoor]

“With or without religion, good people can behave well, and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion.” - Steven Weinberg

[@okumabear]

I'm not MAD at God, but I do hate him. Much like how I hate Voldemort, Dolores Umbridge, Snape, Joffrey Baratheon, or Ramsay Snow. I hate the character of god.

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

Why do you hate God?

[@rageofheaven]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker I imagine a combination of leviticus and exodus would do it.

[@okumabear]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker The genocidal, sexist, arguably racist, egomaniacal tyrant? Why WOULDN'T I?

[@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker]

@@rageofheaven I'm unsure what your imagination and vague citations of two entire books has to do with anything.

[@rageofheaven]

@@KenAmmi-www.truefreethinker That's more of a "you" problem.

[@timothymulholland7905]

Aron Ra "Atheism is a religion like abstinence is a sex position.".

[@remcogreve7982]

Often people become atheist because they have strong morals. Religion gets a lot of things wrong when it comes to morals.

[@madbrad6282]

Dead on. There are no gods.

[@wunnell]

Every time a Christain tells me that they know that I really do believe in god because their religion tells them so, they prove that their religion is false.

[@sussekind9717]

I have to say, I love your background. Your bedroom or lounge or whatever it is, it is really nice.👌

[@dannymars]

This “deep down you do believe” argument has come out of Jordy Peterman’s mouth. Gotta laugh at that one 😂

[@jonathanstern5537]

I absolutely hate the "Atheists are miserable," stereotype. I'm an atheist and a generally happy person. In fact, I got happier recently since I started doing a workout every day. WHY WASN'T I TOLD ABOUT ENDORPHINS IN MIDDLE/HIGHSCHOOL? I might have not become obese after my mother's death. It was always, you'll be healthier, you'll look better, blah blah blah, not "It causes your brain to release the same chemicals as eating that slice of chocolate cake."

[@bl4ckkn1g8t5]

Read your statement again. Now pick out the positive points and the negative ones.

[@firbolg]

Great upload! Totally agree! I was raised by atheist parents and given the freedom to adopt a faith. Despite my attempts, my skepticism always hindered my progression towards being a person of faith, especially regarding this overbearing, incompetent father figure who clearly doesn’t care. Being discriminated against throughout my childhood for having atheist parents didn’t help the church’s case either. Additionally, my father was imprisoned by the church during his country’s fascist regime, which further tainted my view. And above all, I abhor the concept of missionary work; how can one be so arrogant and ignorant to believe they know better? I’ve never understood that. While I have no issues with people wanting to be spiritual, even if I can’t quite grasp what that means, I have no respect for organized religion.

[@christasimon9716]

First-time viewer here. I love the bat shelf supports on the wall.

[@Lord_Skeptic]

One of the reasons someone might not believe in deities is because they might not have heard of them. I know quite a few people with severe learning difficulties. They would not be able to comprehend it. If you tried to tell any of them about it then it would just sound like incoherent noise to them. I do think there is a difference between not believing in something because you have never heard of it and not believing in something because you reject it though.

[@justinporter458]

Saying Atheism is a religion, is like saying abstinence is a sexual position. Justin Porter ex jw

[@ImysAcer]

Fantastic video!! At one point I was also deeply religious and I used to wonder how a person can ever be an atheist when there is so much that exists in the world and beyond with all it’s complexity but then when I studied the naturalistic explanations and seen the many contradictions in religious texts which go against logic and scientific explanations I started having doubts and left religion entirely.

[@paulstimpson830]

When someone says to me that, as an atheist, I can't have morals, what comes into my head is, "You're saying I have no morals to stop me from raping, pillaging and murdering because I don't believe in your book. Don't you think it's more worrying that you seem to be saying that, if it wasn't for you having read your book, you would be doing those things? I don't do these things because they're obviously wrong. Doesn't that say more about your lack of morals than it does about mine?"

[@milansvancara]

exactly, finally someone is mentioning that... I mean, what a sadistic sociopathic being you have to be to say that you need to read a bible to have morals...

[@merbst]

You Go Jackie! My favorite topic!

[@DisturbedInOhio]

I find unhappiness when having to talk to a religious zealot.

[@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363]

In heaven no unclean person is allowed in, you are unclean if you have sinned just once like lying, stealing, sexual immorality, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, evil thoughts etc Jesus (God manifest in the flesh) can put his sinless righteousness on you since He died on the cross, rose from the dead so REPENT AND BELIEVE IN HIM TODAY.

[@iamtheoceanr]

I was a believer about 30 years ago. I hated going to church so I had tried several different ones and disliked almost all of them. When I became an atheist, I realised I had much more "spiritual" fulfillment in nature, parks and science. Yellowstone is still my favorite church and I cry everytime I go. Life is much better as a non believer.

[@realilty]

Tell Desmond doss that. Yeah that's what I thought...

[@NateNakao]

My happiness has increased exponentially in the past 7 years since leaving evangelical Christian belief system and embracing my agnostic atheism. Thanks for quantifying and listing all of these out so succinctly. I will say that anger at god was/is a vital part of healing from religious trauma for so many. We were taught that being angry at god was sinful and destructive to our good Christian lives, so we never gave ourselves permission to feel strongly about the circumstances we found ourselves in. But no, being angry at god is not a part of being atheist, as you pointed out.

[@franciswalsh8416]

Great summary. Life is wonderful, no need for a Creator

[@otrondal]

I hate Santa because after my uncle died, he stopped coming to visit us with presents.

[@gaian2000]

I was groomed to be religious from birth until just after I turned 30. Religion failed me in so many ways that I could no longer ignore the absurdity of saying that all other gods and goddesses are NOT real but mine absolutely is real. I met an "atheist in a foxhole" while serving in combat in Vietnam. I learned about contradictions and mistakes in the bible while taking religion courses at a Southern Baptist affiliated college. The last straw was marrying my pastor's daughter to show the world how life and marriage are meant to work. It ended in divorce and I left church, religion, etc, in the dust. Over 45 years later I am happy with my decision and cannot return to an empty life. I have a wonderful life in the real world.

[@Ishi_hagane01]

I used to be a Christian. Now I'm Agnostic/non affiliated. I'm so much happier.

[@mitchhaelann9215]

I heard the name 'Jaclyn Glenn' bandied about by theist trolls for years, but this is literally the first thing I've ever seen of her. Kudos on pissing off so many people who deserve to be pissed off!

[@GlennLittleford]

When I was a child I was sent to church. I clearly remember thinking "what a load of rubbish! You people dont really believe this, do you?".

[@johnberwyn23]

I'm so thankful that due to living in the UK, I don't face stigmatisation for being an atheist as ~38% of the population identify as having no religion and only ~46% identify as Christian. I've never had to hide my lack of belief, was never forced to prey or partake in religious activities at state school. It's also very rare in the UK for anyone to even ask what your religion is and on official forms, there is always the option to choose "Prefer not to say" if you don't want it recorded (regardless of if you are or aren't religious).