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[@MountHyjal]

It must be exhausting to correct the same bs and lies for 15+ years

[@hegyak]

That's why they are called "PRATT" Point(s) Refuted A Thousand Times.

[@DrownedInExile]

Creationists are largely a lost cause. But others watching may not be.

[@n0etic_f0x]

It is exhausting to do it for a single hour!

[@Doofster]

It must be even worse that there seem to be more and more people who believe that bs and lies

[@pelgrim8640]

@@Doofster In the US maybe. Elsewhere in the world, that kind of fundamentalist religion is actually on the decline. Even in a place like Iran, the moderates and seculars are stirring things up.

[@ZK-56]

Aron is a national treasure, and I'm not even American

[@damienthorne861]

Yes he is! And I am

[@ejkalegal3145]

Global treasure.

[@Fletch.]

Yeah, I'm from Tasmania, and I have to agree LMAO

[@Slim_Chiply]

You are so right.

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

We need a UNESCO style organization for awesome individuals like him. 👍️

[@mikefochtman7164]

"If you're going to cite a study, read it first!" Now that has to be the best advice to give any creationist (or many other science denying nutjobs).

[@Z4r4sz]

Remember it well because you might need it incase you come across one of those theists who utter the phrase "they found dinosaur remains with meat" or something similar.

[@user-yn5sk5ru5g]

Trojan source: citing a study that proofs the opposite of your claim Love it when that happens

[@perujones2]

Honestly it’s great advice for anyone, I’d say!

[@borttorbbq2556]

Look you don't have to read the whole damn thing first your average person isn't going to understand most of it but read the introduction find out what the paper is about then read the conclusion at the very least

[@derman1907]

@@user-yn5sk5ru5g That’s an amazing term!

[@georgem2334]

Aron, you once said that a creationist at a point has to decide to become either one of two things: an honest person or a creationist because they can't be both. I totally agree with what you said.

[@Aiza1]

💯

[@honodle7219]

Whilst i mostly agree with you, i'll just cite that a person's religious beliefs may be sincere to that person and they may truly believe what they say they believe. This isn't the same thing as dishonesty. It only becomes a problem when said person attempts to inflict his / her beliefs on others; not when they keep it within the walls of the church of their choice.

[@valivali8104]

@@honodle7219 beliefs affect actions, and actions have consequences; for example, magical thinking affects how person treats others, often in medical situations too... 😰

[@DrownedInExile]

@@honodle7219 And once those beliefs are subject to the slightest bit of critical scrutiny, creationists will very quickly be faced with a choice: to remain honest, or to remain creationist. There is no third choice.

[@skybussey6147]

@@DrownedInExile Eh they could just be really stupid I suppose or be mentally impaired. Thats probably like 10 creationists in the country I guess.

[@craig3226]

Unapologetic science videos starting off strong this year. It’s going to be a great year for this series

[@JackgarPrime]

Unapologetically anti-apologist.

[@blind1337nedm]

@@JackgarPrime however the video is literally apologetics :P

[@theargonianmercenary184]

@@blind1337nedm I’m rubber You’re glue What bounces off me Sticks to you. :-P

[@rayfighter]

​@@NubsWithGunsidk, the first episode?

[@craig3226]

@@NubsWithGuns he has a bunch of videos that have the unapologetic science title in the opening

[@maxaupperlee303]

“There is plenty of evidence for creation” “Can I see it?” “No”

[@dwightwhitman2781]

Look around!. There is plenty of evidence for creation. The same argument you guys use to defend your world view... Well, were here, right? therefore we evolved.... or we have eyes, right? therefore they evolved... Lol. Both sides are living their "faith". No matter what, creation, evolution, you still have the problem of Jesus' empty tomb... Prophecied in the Old Testament, eye witnessed in the New Testament.

[@mikolmisol6258]

​​​@@dwightwhitman2781 No one is using the existence of humans or the fact humans have eyes as evidence for evolution. That is simply not true. Evolution is supported by experimental evidence. Also, there is no reason to believe there ever was any tomb. The most probable scenario as endorsed by secular scholar Bart Ehrman is that Jesus was buried in a mass grave as was usual for cricifiction victims. Using your holy book to both propose and fulfill a prophecy is nothing but begging the question. But even if there was an empty tomb, I can think of a hundred alternative explanations not invoking the supernatural and thus significantly more pragmatic than the resurrection myth.

[@FlyinZX10R]

@@dwightwhitman2781 Circular reasoning (Latin: circulus in probando, "circle in proving";[1] also known as circular logic) is a logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they are trying to end with.[2] Circular reasoning is not a formal logical fallacy, but a pragmatic defect in an argument whereby the premises are just as much in need of proof or evidence as the conclusion, and as a consequence the argument fails to persuade. Other ways to express this are that there is no reason to accept the premises unless one already believes the conclusion, or that the premises provide no independent ground or evidence for the conclusion.[3] Begging the question is closely related to circular reasoning, and in modern usage the two generally refer to the same thing.[4] Circular reasoning is often of the form: "A is true because B is true; B is true because A is true." Circularity can be difficult to detect if it involves a longer chain of propositions.

[@marcusreading3783]

@@dwightwhitman2781 No, we really dont. That story is so full of holes, its barely even coherent (like the two ROMAN guards happily accepting being executed for dereliction of duty for example) and prophecies coming true in the same book they are written in is not impressive. By that logic, Harry Potter is true because Harry fulfilled two prophecies.

[@robertkristofpaulsen2689]

1:00 actually true, Aron. "Abracadabra" originates in an Aramaic phrase that means something like "I will create as I speak"

[@themossyslime]

I didnt know that thats amazing

[@Raydensheraj]

The correct translation= I, thee Creationist....shall create a critical logical fallacy as I speak.

[@WukongTheMonkeyKing]

It's hypothesized, but not confirmed. There are a few phrases that it might be associated with. So far, though, it is inconclusive. It is at least 1800 years old, and was an incantation used to ward off malaria and other deadly diseases in Rome.

[@robertkristofpaulsen2689]

@@WukongTheMonkeyKing It seems to contain the Semitic roots b-r-' "create" and d-b-r "speak", as well as the prefix k- "as, like". The a-prefix also smacks of first person singular. But fair enough, I'm kind of shooting from the hip here, based on some article I read years ago and basic knowledge of Hebrew. Can you point me to some resources?

[@bipolarminddroppings]

Abracadabra is a corruption of Avada Kedavra, the killing curse. Everyone knows that...

[@Hardcoreatheists41]

I love your brutal honesty, Aron! There's a lady that lives in my apartment complex who is a creationist. I tried to talk to her and have a discussion but every time I would start talking, she would get full of anxiety and upset and just walk off. Creationist don't want to hear how wrong they are, they just want to stay comfortable in their own little fantasy world

[@theflyingdutchguy9870]

the thought of hell probably go through her head whenever she has a discussion like that. thats why they get so defensive. indoctrination is rough. definately when they have been for decades. the believe is brought into their heads from such an age they already believe it before they are even concious about it. its one of the main reasons creationism is still a thing at all. because of the indoctrination from generation to generation. so the parents dont even know they are indoctinating

[@AD-dg3zz]

To be fair, if my neighbor started talking to me unprompted about the lies of creationism, I'd get uncomfortable and want to leave too.

[@Hardcoreatheists41]

@@AD-dg3zz I never said it was unprompted. Read my comment again before you reply.

[@inyobill]

@Audivision | Acoustic Research Those people don't make me uncomfortable. If they start it, I will happily get into it with them.

[@douglasrasmussen480]

The common issues I have when engaging with creationists and bible literalists is that many have a whole quiver full of bumper sticker tritisms. It takes time and expansive proofs to disabuse but one of these. By the time I do, they've trotted out another bumper sticker lie requiring more time and proof to disabuse. Those with the education and knowledge are at a disadvantage because creationists only operate on the very thin film on the surface of a very deep ocean and they care not a whit about engaging in deeper discourse.

[@tkat6442]

"We've never even seen MICROcreation, have we!" I love that line, Aron, and now we have a new word in our lexicon: microcreation (well, new to me anyway!). But if microcreation is just magic tricks, it's just as fake as any creation proposed (macrocreation?).

[@DarkestVampire92]

Depending on how we interpret the word, we HAVE seen MICROcreation.... in the laboratory, man-made, as an ultimate middle finger to God.

[@di-raled]

microcreation = spontaneous generation?

[@inyobill]

@@di-raled Complex organic molecules spontaneously self-assemble in a favorable environment, so, yah.

[@johnscaramis2515]

@@DarkestVampire92 Self-organizing structures are heavily used in the tech industry. Self-organzing is nothing I would call "creation", but I would call it one of the basic steps.

[@gaslightstudiosrebooted3432]

I credit you for dispelling my illusions about the Christian God. Until I was 15, I was basically a creationist. But you have made me much more interested in science and the truth of the matter of reality.

[@greyngreyer5]

Good. Now, stay away from islam.

[@billysgeo]

Faith and in humanity: Restored!

[@Mulavi]

A born again Christian (whose zealotry for his Christ was on par with the strength of a newly turned vampire) saved me from religion. Thank you, Jeezus! For three hours he kept saying how could I call myself a Christian if i didn't take the Bible literally during a discussion about my take on the Bible. So it was all or nothing. I chose nothing, literally.

[@inyobill]

Hence their frenzy regarding anything that remotely contradicts their beliefs. The smallest chink in the construction and the whole building comes tumbling down.

[@rocketsfan6116]

Aron, just know that these videos are incredibly impactful and that you've got a small army of critical thinkers and truth seekers behind you...many of whom you've either directly cultivated or exposed to reality. I hope you truly understand your invaluable impact on our world. Thank you! 🙏

[@toddonhigh]

Pretty typical for them to just say "the evidence is all around you!" as if "look at the trees" ever convinced anyone. At least they seem to have mostly let go of the complexity of the human eye, they really had a hold of that one for a long time. I tweeted you a screenshot of a list of "YEC evidence" which I haven't got around to researching yet, curious if the stuff on there are things you've heard of before or just random crap.

[@lidbass]

I love it when they go with the ‘look at the trees!’ argument because it gives me a chance to talk to them about the Epomis beetle. So far not one apologist has managed to explain how a loving god could create a sick monster like that!

[@stevesmith7268]

I used to use the tree analogy on atheists. But when I became an atheist, that's when I noticed what the tree actually was. Now, I will say to a creationist, 'Yea, look at the tree - and the branches - and the root; does this really look like intelligence designed it or a process with no precluded thought?'

[@kellydalstok8900]

@@lidbass There’s a tv show called Monsters Inside Me about people with all kinds of parasitic infections. A must watch for anyone who still claims a loving god exists.

[@DrownedInExile]

Look at the banana! It fits perfectly into your hand! Fits in your butt too!

[@aralornwolf3140]

@@kellydalstok8900 , NonStampCollector has a 2-part story about Noah's flood. His interpretation of that story is awesome. It should be shared more often.

[@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl]

Yeah that "arguments are not evidence" thing is so common, even with other topics. "Intelligent wording" is common with trained trolls. They don't say anything worthy, don't state any facts, but let people THINK they did and they even "know" exactly what was meant!

[@dyamonde9555]

*cough* William Lane Craig *cough*

[@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl]

@@dyamonde9555 Yep

[@Srindal4657]

I've found that gradually waking people up to science is the way to go, also being kind and caring is usually most effective when other people are pushing hard to deconvert people. Christians get confused when you are genuinely nice as an atheist or anti-theist

[@Srindal4657]

Also, when Christians adapt to a certain way of deconversion you have to change your strategy. When they adapt to nice atheists push hard, when they adapt to pushing hard atheists be nice

[@DrownedInExile]

Only up to a point. People being wilfully dishonest does not warrant a kind or caring response.

[@Z4r4sz]

@@Srindal4657 Its difficult to be nice when they constantly lie about you, pretending to read your mind, pretending to know you better than yourself, pretending to know more about science than actual scientists, accuse you of things they are guilty of and so on. The overwhelming majority of creationists Ive met in over a decade are condescending douchebags. They dont deserve courtesy.

[@alobster9371]

Happy to be a former creationist. Love your stuff, Aron

[@stevewhite6861]

I am really glad you escaped that rubbish, Aron is a cracking orator, he just cannot be debunked by creationists, young or old, he really makes them look as ridiculous as they sound.

[@maddyboombaddybaddy6532]

How many adult years did you lose to creationism?

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

I'm glad you found your way to sanity.

[@SenorEscaso]

@@maddyboombaddybaddy6532 Luckily for me, I was already questioning it at 18

[@alobster9371]

@@maddyboombaddybaddy6532 None, luckily. I'm not legally an adult yet

[@feathermerchant]

​Here's a technique I use to keep a dishonest poster from derailing a thread by deleting their post. I copy/paste the relevant part of their post (that I'm responding to) with quotation marks and highlighting (place an * at the beginning and end of the pasted text). My reply then follows. This works when replying to a reply to a comment. This has the benefit of making it clear what exactly it is you're responding to, all the more so if your reply appears far down the thread from the reply you're responding to. In the case where the dishonest poster is the original commenter they can, as AronRa mentions, disappear the whole thread by deleting their comment. If one were motivated (incensed?) enough, you could copy/paste to a new comment so others could at least see the foolishness. Or...you could do both.

[@XraynPR]

I'd like to have a "copy thread" option on youtube. Same stuff happens with Flatearthers too

[@bryanbrown7698]

Thank you Aron for the intelligent content that you make.

[@O_Canada]

i cannot believe we are sitting here after the internet has become mainstream and all information is available and after 30 years of the height of evangelicalism in the USA, creationism still has a foothold on a sizable part of the population. It is painful how slowly we make progress.

[@shitluck78d19]

Talking to creationists is like talking to a child with their fingers in their ears screaming "I can't hear you".

[@aralornwolf3140]

*Covers his eyes* I can't red what you wrote!!!!

[@pb5640]

Aron, your efforts to educate people are definitely working. Please don’t ever underestimate your contribution to the world. You and Hitch are my heroes!

[@Mr.PeabodyTheSkeptic]

Aron, you have been on fire in your last two videos. Clear. Succinct. Evidentiary. With a cup of coffee I'm energized. Thanks

[@fore54k3n]

I’d say a argument could be made for him being on point with videos for about a decade and then some😂😂😂

[@keltar2007]

All his videos are like that. Nail on the head.

[@Octagonecologyst_mythos101]

I also think we should make an official "Christian Projection Check List" in 2023 lol. Every Christian I've chatted with in 2022 has to go through this list... "Who hurt you?" "Are your parents divorced?" "You had the wrong denomination!" We've heard them all a million times..

[@Pancakegr8]

If studies showed conclusively that prayer worked for a particular religion then that would be some fantastic evidence.

[@feedingravens]

My example: When Bibles would be produced by putting paper and ink into a reliably sealed room, you close the door, open it again and in there are the printed pages, THAT would be impressive. Reappearing limbs - impressinve

[@kellydalstok8900]

@@feedingravens god’s favorites are starfish, because they CAN regrow limbs.

[@7inrain]

@@kellydalstok8900 And the most amazing thing is: They do it without praying.

[@kdaviper]

God is real and he hates us because we are all sycophants 🤣

[@missk1697]

Not all religions have prayers.

[@davidgillese7294]

Sometimes, when you tell theists that there's no evidence of creation they try to convince you there is and that the earth is flat.

[@sc2_Nightmare]

The dog outtakes always brighten my day. Thanks for including them.

[@DrownedInExile]

Woof!

[@kathryngeeslin9509]

Big white dog. I want to know how he rises up, cuddles, and goes back down, leaving no white hair on Aron's black shirt. That beautiful fluffy white huge puppy dog.

[@EPgeek]

@@kathryngeeslin9509 I was just thinking the same thing.

[@JJ-qo7th]

@@kathryngeeslin9509 No visible white hair from our distance with the given lighting. Which is to say, I think there's probably some that just isn't showing up, which would be the case if that dog is well brushed.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

@@kathryngeeslin9509 that's because a well brushed Great Pyrenees hardly sheds at all.

[@mrmister2240]

I love how simple and clear you make it for creationists. Many say “magic” is evil and blasphemous….. irony dear god, irony.

[@captainhennahead2323]

Every time I see a new video from Aron, it’s like getting a visit from an old friend that I always love to see!

[@Dan_C604]

I have some members of my family that are let’s say moderate or progressive christians. One in particular tells me they already know not only evolution is a fact, but also that the act of creation has no verifiable evidence. They “just believe” because their god brings them a sense of comfort and some sort of psychological reassurance. To me, reaching to that point and not making the jump is just pathetic and frustrating. Great video, Aron!!

[@maazi.naaniya9158]

That don't believe they just lie for comfort and approval or the comfort of approval

[@micheljay8822]

1:02 actually “abracadabra “ is a more accurate saying lyrically coz the Hebrew translation of that word is “created as I speak it”- abra=created ca= as dabra = I speak

[@RS-ls7mm]

I feel very fortunate to be have been sent to a really dogmatic Sunday school at a young age. All the BS lessons and outright lies convinced me that they had no idea what they were talking about. It was so transparent that even a 12 year old could see through it.

[@thunderbird3694]

"Faith" is required to "Believe in Lies"

[@CNCmachiningisfun]

"You can't have a painting, without a painter." Well, you can't have a god, without a godder!

[@kenjohnson5124]

Is it a created Godder?

[@jakkanadarpainting6031]

Not sure how often people go back and rewatch your older material, but as one of the five creators that end up in just about any playlist I end up making to listen to while I write. Thank you for all you have done over the years.

[@Akira625]

If creationists did manage to prove somehow that creation as the Bible describes it happened, it would have made the headlines around the world by now, and whoever made that discovery would gain worldwide fame from it.

[@thekaxmax]

And death threats and attacks from Moslem creationists

[@chrispysaid]

I love when Aron starts on a slam poetry verse out of nowhere only to fall back into regular speech again.

[@mattpeters4700]

Wow this was really great. I love how you pull out the full meter super moves against creationism Aron!

[@ctwentysevenj6531]

Only " evidence" of creationism is in magic books or fairytale books .

[@kylemoore7746]

I'm excited to give my children a life free from a reality where they need to fear eternal damnation. It's not quite completely escaped my mind, but the lasting effects of indocrination has lessened over the 15+ years since I was a believer. It really is trauma. My oldest of three girls is turning 5 next month and I've shown her some of the video you posted on birds. She likes to tell people birds are dinosaurs. She also has told me how weird it is when relatives get quiet and pray before meals. She heard a lot of it while we were in Texas for Christmas... Anyway, thought of you while drive back north through Dallas. Hope you have a great 2023 and looking forward to more videos and facebook discussions!

[@borttorbbq2556]

In the end if they can make the choice

[@kylemoore7746]

@@borttorbbq2556 absolutely

[@whatabouttheearth]

I think putting the fear of god into children and embracing child abuse is a great way to ensure they don't have to realize that I am uneducated and indoctrinated, a way for them to be less of a hassle because of discipline and trauma I and god inflict upon them, and a way for them to stay safe from the burden of free thought when they get older, I think it's a great idea to teach my daughter's to always submit to men and for my son to always violate women's rights, autonomy and agency. After all, it wouldn't be the same world without oppression, trauma and submission so the abuser can redeem you, now would it? Holy shit 🤮, You Tube might block this disgusting comment. God damn I got Bad Religion level sarcastic there

[@borttorbbq2556]

@@whatabouttheearth well as long as your son isn't Catholic altar boy and as long as you're daughter it's not in a Christian I don't remember what it is exactly for the Christians for the little girls but I know it's the little girls more than little boys when it comes to Pastor's choice

[@borttorbbq2556]

@@whatabouttheearth yeah the only impression Christians are encountering is literally the oppression of themselves by themselves and their attempted oppression of everyone else

[@matthewdunham4]

loved seeing your adorable dog in outtake at the end

[@dogsdinner99]

Always worth sticking around for the dog "blooper" 😆🐶

[@llpolluxll]

The dog clip at the end was super cute!

[@feedingravens]

Dogs are alway good. Mentour Pilot's poodle is all around his sofa, and a flat earth debunker has his Springer Spaniel around. Dogs are bred to be social, that their instnct to hold their pack together is expanded beyond the species margin. Other character traits come on top of that. Cats are an asocial species that are bred to kill whatever moves. Maybe you could set out to breed them for sociality, but probably they would start to bark like the silver foxes that some russian bred over 30 years, picking out the most social ones. And strangely, they began to look like pomeranians and began to bark, even though the looks were no criterion.

[@jacquespoulemer3577]

Aron Ra, wonderful as always. clearly and cogently argued and demonstrated. with the added bonus of a Fractured Fairy Tale image from the old 1960s Bullwinkle and Rocky show. (I saw it in it's orginal run, I know it was repeated later for you youngins, hahaha) Hugs from Mexico to you Lilandra and all the cute fuzzy snakes doggies cats and any other beings hanging around. JIM

[@perthyren601]

Why don't people just admit that "I don't know" in my case I'll add "yet". I have read the bible (lower case on purpose) several times and that cured me from religion. //Love from Sweden

[@multigerbs550]

Thanks for the flashback to "Fractured fairytales" Aron. I used to love thaty series as a kid!

[@breakaleg10]

I'm surprised that religion still is so strong in our time, when it's so evident that it doesn't hold any truth whatsoever. The world is not like that Sydney Harris cartoon strip where it says "And then a miracle occurs"

[@Letts_prey]

“Get them while they’re young” mentality. Go into any church, and you’ll find small offspring dragged there, sat down, and being programmed. Sadly parents project failings onto their children, if they believe, despite niggling doubts, they’ll feel more affirmed if their kids grow up to swallow it too. (Equally why obese parents let their children become the same.)

[@hifijohn]

I grew up in Indiana surrounded by creationists and I learned a long time ago you never argue with them you get absolutely nowhere.

[@7inrain]

You are probably right for most cases. But judging from the occasional comment stating "your videos helped me to understand science and made me an atheist" I think it is important work that Aron and others (AXP, Matt Dillahunty, Forrest Valkai) are doing by taking on the debate.

[@valivali8104]

Usually better method is to ask clear, polite questions and wait.

[@lyrigageforge3259]

There aren't such really where I live at, in Europe - perhaps some somewhere - but mostly it's just the old fashioned Bible peddlers. Those I get rid of simply by changing to my native tongue - Finn. Well did for a friend too not that long ago. How ever, how that started, as that didn't happen at the friends place first. I was at my own home. I seen them trying to get to the door - you can tell by their outfits - so I responded in English as I don't speak the tongue of my husband's native country. English is our family tongue. Anyhow the fools changed swiftly into English, obviously from somewhere else than locals judging by the accent. They said that they were 'especially looking for non-french speakers that day to speak about Bible with' - loosely quoted. I stared at them in amazement. ! '-especially non-french speakers-' ! I burst into out right laughter, and told them in Finn, that it was too slick to sound remotely honest and that I didn't believe in god anyhow, but if they wanted to challenge me on about religion - I would not mind, because I had actually been educated about that shit... basically pouring down a flood of words in a language they most certainly weren't about to be able to speak and quite visibly trying to hold down even more laughter. But alas, they haven't been back. A mate of my husband asked in similar situation as to what was it again they wanted to talk about - obviously they said something along the lines about Bible and god - to which he replied: 'Oh, you are talking about that other fantasy book, the one with all those massive editorial errors and contradictions - and NOT the one written by Mr. Tolkien.' Apparently this had them turn voluntarily and never return. For me it hasn't been an issue to speak about Bible or that stuff in general because in my country we actually have religion as a subject in the school - only while it does have it's parts about any given student's religion, basically the main churches stuff taught by the school and other churches will need to do the same on similar basis - it then also moves a lot deeper into treating religion more like any subject ought to be treated at school. No arguments like - well if religion or science subjects are somehow contradicting or actually on same level. More so having deep dive into first your own, then other christian churches and further again the world's other religions. From theology, history of, what sort of main beliefs its based on and so on. Such that you walk out of that armed with quite significant understanding about the basics of what people believe in. Some folks end up having read the Bible and while 68% people in the country maybe belong into the main church of the state - only about generous 2% of those people will visit a church ceremony more than ONCE a year. If they go, it's generally for weddings, funerals, confirmations (necessary for church held weddings) and christenings. And yes, religion is seen as highly private a matter. More people go to sauna each week, if not twice than to church - well obviously it is about bathing so it would be amazing if they didn't. The point being that - in Finland - if a politician will make any aka too many notably religious comments and arguments publicly, they can kiss their career as a politician bye. This is because people react to doing so in one or another way, neither of which are beneficial for them. a) They can't be honest because they are declaring their beliefs so publicly as if to fish for points. OR b) Are they really that unusually religious - that sounds a wee bit too serious about it all - I am not sure such a hihhuli aka fundamentalist, should have powers to make decisions. So basically, for a Finn - they way American politicians for example, say 'God bless America...' - now that sounds really weird, strange and obviously - rather suspicious at that. In Finland the country better be at war for such rhetoric to pass. I am obviously an atheist and while I know why - I don't really have a specific day or moment in life when I became one. It just happen, and I met my husband who is one anyhow - to the point that it annoys him when people even speak of religion, namely due the bad shit some folks do in the name of god or some religion. I don't like that either. But I still think like most any a Finn, people can believe what ever they want, as long as they keep it on private level and those beliefs won't hurt anyone. Or that they won't deny evidently real factors of reality - like say things learned via means of science. And honestly - I think, even religious people in my native country would think that way, most. Obviously there are some really minority groups that are hihhuli in eyes of everyone else by default. Never mind if those aren't spoken of as such elsewhere, given that say, in the US you will see even crazier versions. I been to states some few times, as an exchange student and visiting relatives. It has always been a bit troubling for me the way people think visiting church is somehow even important. I have never needed that sort of a community, idk why anyone would. It's odd. But alas, people are as they are. I began to watch these atheist related Tube channels only after the funeral of my father last spring. Mostly because I ran into something of the kind on tube at the right moment, given how damned annoyed I was about all that babbling of god crashing the event for last byes to my dad. About the first time I felt personally annoyed about religion, if we don't consider the terrible situation a friend of mine was in some years before. You see - to me it was insulting to babble on and on about god and what ever heaven or such stuff, when it was not a ceremony or memorial about him - but my father. Short and simple - in my mind god hand no rights to crash my dad's last party. At least I saw my actual dad as a lot more important a figure than some deity.

[@kevinshort3943]

"I learned a long time ago you never argue with them you get absolutely nowhere." "Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level, and beat you with experience". I am happy to say that "No religion", is now the largest "religious" group

[@valivali8104]

@@NubsWithGuns because beliefs affect acrtions, and actions have consequences - anything from abusing their spouse/children to vote politicians who want to create theocratic society...

[@MaxHarden]

The fact these need addressing so thoroughly is evidence of how widespread the gaslighting of children has been by lying parents. Truth extinguishes sickness from our mind. You're a good pod.

[@MetallicAAlabamA]

When a creationist says to me- "Look at the trees and flowers, look at the ocean, look at the mountains, look at the stars, look at the universe, don't you see gods creation everywhere?" My response- "We do have people that look at the trees and flowers. They're called Arborist and Botonist. We do have people that look at the ocean, they're called Oceanographers. We do have people that look at mountains, they're called a geographer. We do have people who look at the stars, they're called Astronomers and Cosmologist. So I don't know what you mean by looking at all of that, is somehow proof of creation. Because everyone who does look at what you claim is proof of creation says otherwise."

[@Mauricekaip]

This was a incredibly dense video. Thank you for such great work!

[@h.l.aristosolies5292]

@@NubsWithGuns I'm sure the OP was referring to the content, not the file itself

[@thephantomeagle2]

I guess the one thing that peeves me the most about science deniers, and even political fights, is this. They'll do just what that woman did. They'll ask a question, which means you need to answer. Then they'll start another question, or quantify the answer you give. They'll keep doing it and then claim victory. One of the numerous Anthonys is famous for yelling, especially about a container and laws, then as soon as you try to answer they yell you down if you can't answer a complex question in 5 second. I get that all the time when it comes to politics and sports where I live. I've lived in Michigan for nearly 40 years but remain a die hard Ohio State Buckeye fan, from my childhood in NW Ohio, and Green Bay Packer fan. I get asked questions all the time but never get an answer out. I avoid politics as much as I can where I live especially when it comes to 45 and his lies. The town I live in is blood red conservative and too many people think that 45 is still president so I just beg the question off since I know I'll never ever get a point accross They then claim victory. It gets so annoying.

[@neilforbes416]

Aside from the subject matter of this video, I'm impressed by the quality of presentation Aron uses. I'd like to know what editing software he employs and where he got his backdrops for his videos. For the uninitiated, Aron records his segments standing in front of a green or blue background, then, by use of a chroma-key function, the wanted backdrop is inserted. This is done by placing the backdrop on one "track" of a video editing software, then Aron places his presentation onto the overlay track, then goes to his editing functions, chooses Chroma-Key, a "Pippett(Eye-Dropper) icon appears and Aron holds that icon over the green or blue background which then disappears to reveal whichever backdrop Aron has chosen for any of his videos.

[@pansepot1490]

I don’t know about the video software but you can try screenshoot the video and do a Google image search. I love the gothic interiors Aron uses. As a matter of fact I spent most of the video time studying the background image. 😅

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

I would suggest emailing him to inquire about the software.

[@az8theist977]

Aron, you sir, are an ABSOLUTE TREASURE!!! Your videos are not only educational, but incredibly necessary in today's world of KZbin and TicTock scientific illiterates and flat Earthers. Keep up the great work!!! Whatever support you need to continue this "crusade" against the liars like Banana Man and Crocoduck Boy you can count on from me.

[@delbomb3131]

Your editing is top notch, the pauses being spot on for the clips is kinda mind blowing. Great work

[@johnfox9169]

No one does this type of explaining and debunking simultaneously as you do, Aron. Wonderful and vital work you do.

[@inyobill]

There are other excellent sources too, Paulogia (sp?) is a good example, IMHO.

[@uninspired3583]

@@inyobill agree, paulogia is great. If the biology is where you'd like to focus though, I would recommend Forrest Valkai.

[@inyobill]

@@uninspired3583 So much to leasrn, so little time. sigh. Thanks for the tip, another goos source I was not aware of.

[@matthewshoemaker8306]

he's Hitchens 2.0

[@markvonwisco7369]

The gaps into which God can fit get ever smaller over time!

[@kenjohnson5124]

No they don’t! God gets pushed out farther and higher! God is always the Author of Creation and the Author of Salvation!😂

[@lightningfirst689]

Aron's style is unlike pretty much any other KZbin atheist I've seen. Straight to 100. Skips 0-99 entirely.

[@MrDroc313]

Happy belated New Year! Thank you for all of your content. My faith disappeared in a puff of logic this last year and am now A recovering Catholic. your systematic classification of life, along with all the educational science videos are an amazing tool of learning for me.

[@defenestratefalsehoods]

The creationists does believe in evolution. After Noah's flood they know he couldn't take every animal so he took kinds of animals that evolved into what we have today

[@billydoyle6919]

I have to admire how you, over many years, work so hard to defend us from a literal dark age when it comes to how science is taught, communicated and sadly under constant attack from people with ridiculous world views. We have to resist the desire of these muppets to turn us into a theocracy. I found an amazing young lady (Primatologist), called Erika on YT (Gutsick Gibbon). She presents evidence that completely destroys young or old earth creationists and intelligent designers. You two would make a great collab.

[@PASTA_ANDBACON123_PANTS]

Remember that not that long ago Aron’s critics would have burned him at the stake and burned his books. Now thanks to modern technology like the internet, his opinions will be available for everyone to see.

[@digitalscale76]

opinions? Id say hes describing reality.

[@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

[@ThunderHOWL16]

during christmas dinner my step-great aunt went on a random rant about how “ya know, apes really are human like! i can almost see how the non believers think evolution is true” LMAOO i just kept quiet. didn’t want to ruin a good family meal.

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

I don't get it.

[@inomad1313]

Once again, the creationist got it backwards.

[@murph8411]

@audivisionacousticresearch3231what makes you think there is such a thing as human spirit? I am not conscious of the spiritual or metaphysical to any degree I’m afraid.

[@inomad1313]

@Audivision | Acoustic Research Apes are not human like. Humans are ape like. The creationist got it backwards.

[@inomad1313]

@audivisionacousticresearch3231 I am unsure in what way that apes and humans are similar that the OPs aunt was referring, however, in every way that other apes could be observed to be human like, they are so because humans are apes. All apes are ape like. Humans are apes. Therefore, humans are ape like. To say this is the other way around would be incorrect. The aunt seems to have taken a human-centric view of the other apes and therefore ascribes “human” behavior, physical likenesses, etc to apes. From an evolutionary view point those same similarities are humans behaving, appearing, etc like apes. All observable similarities between humans and other apes have evolved in each of these species because we are all apes and have common ancestry.

[@tonygayheart3049]

Thank you Aron for being a source of knowledge. Like many others, I credit you for helping me go from an "agnostic" to a full on atheist, quite confidently. I'm breaking the cycle of Christianity in my family and my children are following in my footsteps. It is incredibly liberating!

[@firebladetenn6633]

I wish there was a playlist for Unapologetic Science... I could put it on and just listen for days.

[@mowery66gaming]

@AronRa I love your content man! I would be extremely interested in a series where you translate the Sumerian tablets and give us your thoughts on them. I'm curious of your opinion on ancient advanced human civilizations and or the possibility of extraterrestrial intervention.

[@guillermovelasco103]

When I grow up, I want to be Aron Ra! 😁

[@ingridschmid1709]

Not to disparage Aron's very articulate as usual presentation , but I today came across an account of a flerf proudly debunking himself by means of a conversation with an AI chat-bot .

[@bernardtannerjr.6010]

I got this video, Aron, because I so admire you and your brilliant work. And no matter how busy I am I try to keep up with you, Seth, Matt, Dan, Sam, Richard, etc. AND I AM ALWAYS BETTER OFF FOR WHAT ALL OF YOU TEACH ME.

[@andrewwhitfield5480]

Just listen to AronRa. You will not lose anything of value by listening yet there is everything to gain for those who do.

[@dveronic]

I know Aron. I check Quora posts from my emails and it gets tiring trying to explain to amoeba one celled brains the difference between reality and fiction. Keep up the good fight.

[@dannyspitzer1267]

AronRa is every theist's worst nightmare....

[@Mark73]

No, their worst nightmare is their religion actually being true and them being held accountable to it

[@RydarkVoyager]

Happy New Year to you Aron, your family, and your surprise guest star!

[@MgtowRubicon]

"The man who prays is the one who thinks that god has arranged matters all wrong, but who also thinks that he can instruct god how to put them right." -- Christopher Hitchens

[@nastynategreenlotus]

I once was told that this dude had proof from mainstream scientists as he put it that there wasn't enough time for evolution. Dude just pretended he dropped some proof and basically tried to gaslight me into believing he already proved it. People took his side too until I showed screenshots, then it got real quiet..

[@_Omega_Weapon]

Yet they think there's enough time for EVERY species on the planet today and all their variations to arise from "micro" evolution after getting off a boat 4,000 years ago 🤣

[@werriboy55]

I've already told you and watch this video - 2 of the most common creationist dodges.

[@steveaustin4118]

I have a cat that waits for me to start playing a game before promptly jumping on my desk and sitting on the keyboard 😁

[@steveaustin4118]

@@TheRatsintheWalls doesn't matter how much of a pain in ass they are you'd never be with out them

[@wayno5655]

Succinct summary. Correct and accurate. Thank you Aron. For decades I was a fundamentalist and would throw out my dogma to Atheists. I never listened to their answers or sought to test my own beliefs. Truth was I would not really read the Bible too in-depth- nor did most of my fellow congregants , I lazily a believed whatever the pastor preached as it sounded pretty convincing at the time- what a blind fool I was. Fundamentals are not interested in accuracy or what is real - the god story is too comforting. You helped secure my freedom from religion and I a so grateful to you.

Carl Linnaeus was a creationist and on the path to becoming a priest in his youth. He worked from the assumption that God had created everything. And still he managed to figure out that humans were apes. This is the power of intellectual honesty and integrity. I'm certain that creationists today have greater faith in conservatism than they do in creationism.

[@NickGreyden]

I was a moderate christian, but I did hold several beliefs that were "fundamentalist" in nature such as literal creation and literal flood. To be fair to me, it is what I had grown up with, been taught, and was what authority figures, friends, and family believed. And we heard several times about studies about the unreliability of carbon dating and justifications for the flood. I'm sure most atheists have heard all the arguments and just out and out lies by now. My particular group never put a number on creation and could hand wave off several things like "God created the big bang" so was fine with things such as the age of the universe. We were even fine with evolution occuring... after original creation of course. Several of us loved science and understanding the way the world worked. But that love of science couldn't shake the grip faith had on us. Logical puzzles are what finally broke me. It was the cracks that logic and science needed to enter that would shatter my entire world. I went from questioning to atheism fairly quickly as the truth was an unstoppable flood. All of this is to say, Aron, that there are believers out there who are invested in the truth but have blinded by authority and indoctrination. If all believers could not be healed if this affliction, I and many others would still be in church eating all that up. There is hope and we are worth saving from "salvation". Don't give up the fight. As an ex-believer I can say the trap with honey was the one that caught me, but I understand that isn't really your style, especially dealing with exasperatingly ignorant and evil people on a constant basis. But when answers are provided that one cannot refute, the search for those answers are the beginning of true knowledge... the understanding you know nothing because you've been lied too all your life.

[@masterprophet8378]

"As an ex-believer I can say the trap with honey was the one that caught me . . . " So, of course, Nick, it's not possible that you have been deceived in the selfsame way that "the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety" (2 Corinthians 11:3)? I see.

[@NickGreyden]

@@masterprophet8378 well setting aside the fact your story has 1. A walking talking snake, 2. Eve was supposedly beguiled after hearing instructions from God (even though later it says no one has heard his voice even though Moses did too?) I find that whole story rather poorly constructed. But the "honey" I refer to is not something enticing. In fact, it was a rather difficult pill to swallow. The "honey" in this is only the lack of salt and vinegar that several prominent atheists have used. It was a very thoughtful and in depth article which asked a very simple yet powerful question for which there was no acceptable apologetic answer.

[@masterprophet8378]

@@NickGreyden, respectfully - acceptable apologetics from whom, my dear brother? From every Christian apologist to boot? Or only from those whose theological apologetic points of view you were exposed to up until that time?

[@NickGreyden]

@@masterprophet8378 aight, my guy. Because you come across as respectful, I'll bite for just a moment as long as you grant me the benefit of the doubt for being on mobile with access to book, chapter, and verse. No, there can be no acceptable apologetic answer to the question. The reason being the Bible teaches, in a multitude of ways, that God is all powerful, and emparts that power to humans among us to varing degrees. The scriptures state things like "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" not some things, not mental things, not physical things... all things. It says "ask and ye shall receive" it says something something faith of a mustard seed speak to that mountain walk into the ocean and it will. It states rocks will cry out adoration at the passing by of the son of God, that the dead can rise from the grave, that axe heads can float on water, that leprosy can be cured, that the lame can walk. All of these things have been said and given as examples. Yet in this day in age, in the modern Western world, in all the people through all the wars and cancer treatments and genetic mutations of birth, are you telling me no one has had the faith of a mustard seed and/or asked God to regrow a lost limb? See that is the kicker. Because the only apologetic answers are unacceptable. They didn't have enough faith. It wasn't gods plan. He works in mysterious ways. He helped people design prosthetics. All ways to skirt the real issue. God can heal people sick with cancer or other diseases and make them magically disappear and it is healed as a miracle and an answered prayer. But if you lose an arm or legs, well, that just seems to be a bit too far outside his purview.

[@masterprophet8378]

Thank you for your kind words, Nick. It's an honor to dialogue with you about these matters where, most times, people, for some odd reason, become hostile with each other if and when they don't see eye-to-eye on religious issues. If I may respond in bite sized pieces, when Paul said that he can do "all things through Christ,' the context clearly insists it is a reference to Paul's ability to adjust to any and all circumstances, ATTITUDINALLY, whether in times of feast or famine. As far as the ability to grow back missing limbs, miraculously, that all depends on the healer's measure of faith. Smith Wigglesworth, who raised 23 people from the day (one of whom was his wife, Polly) on one occasion grew out a full set of legs for a pastor who was born with no legs. Selfsame thing with Joshua arresting the sun and moon in mid air or Moses splitting the Red Sea or Elijah scorching the sky - it's all germane to one's level of faith. And I am sure you know that Scripture teaches there are 4 levels of faith - little faith, strong faith, great faith and unlimited faith. Miracles I could NOT perform when I was a babe in Christ, oscillating on the level of little faith, I was able to perform years later once I had grown to the level of strong faith. And I am trusting that, as I continue to cultivate my "faith muscle," I will be able to do even greater things as I enter into that level of great faith. And, perhaps, I may even one day make it to that same level of faith as Jesus and Enoch and a few others - unlimited faith.

[@subductionzone]

On a forum where I debate regularly I tried to help creationists by starting a thread that was designed to help them find evidence. To even have scientific evidence by definition one first needs a testable hypothesis. There was a thread started by a creationist with the title "What would refute evolution?" He thought that it would be creationists would be using it to refute evolution. Instead all of the supporters of reality were posting tests for evolution that could possibly refute it and how that demonstrates that evolution is a testable concept. Inspired by that I started a thread to help creationists titled "What would refute creationism?" I even made it clear that this was to help them develop a testable hypothesis for creationism. Oddly enough it is almost at 100 pages and there are as of yet no proper tests for creationism. Go figure.

[@Z4r4sz]

If you make a thread asking for any application for creationism it would still be on page one :P

[@MgtowRubicon]

"If you want to stay in for the long haul, and lead a life that is free from illusions either propagated by you or embraced by you, then I suggest you learn to recognize and avoid the symptoms of the zealot and the person who knows he is right. For the dissenter, the skeptical mentality is at least as important as any armor of principle." -- Christopher Hitchens

[@scottsmith2235]

Well said Aron-it’s a never ending battle trying to get people who believe in magic, beads and rattles, tambourines, and phantoms to even begin to understand objective science. If a creationist could prove creation they should first clear a place on their mantle to place their Nobel Prize.

[@benjaminmiller3620]

To be fair; beads, rattles, and tambourines are all real things. I've seen them.

[@Anglomachian]

Waits patiently in the comments section for the creationists to pwn Aron. Gonna grab a coffee. Probably going to be a long wait.

[@tabularasa0606]

Might as well get popcorn too.

[@sundiver137]

You'll gain an insight into the concept of eternity waiting for a creationist to come up with a cogent rebuttal.

[@warrencolegrove1]

I am not ashamed to say I love aron

[@camwyn256]

A theist asked me what I believe about morality. I told him. He said I was lying and told me what I believed, which wasn't what I actually believed

[@neonlemons1683]

Great video as always! I really appreciate what you do and it’s videos like this that helped me go from fundamentalist creationist Christian at 15, to an atheist about to graduate with a degree in biology.

[@MrMeanstreek]

I dont get how kent and other creationist can say the whole universe and everything in it is created for us, and us alone where nothing matters outside being slaves to a deity. As opposed to what science clearly points out without even one shred of evidence to the contrary that we are great apes.

[@shawnwinstonnippard5313]

One of the most in your face vids that supports evolution & making creationism sound even more ridiculous than it already is. 😎

[@kiwibryntoo]

At this point in my life, having been brought up Catholic, wandered through various other belief systems, and ending with the Baha'i Faith (now declared anathema /apostate by them), I thank you, @AronRa , for enabling me to see clearly that which I had been denying in my own perceptions of reality. You started that when I asked you a question, some years ago, pertaining to Baha'i teachings. You answer was that you weren't familiar with the precepts of that Faith and encouraged me to take a deeper look. I did. Belief in deity of any kind can only be indoctrinated. The default for human intelligence is questioning how things work, and gods are the invention of those primitive minds who had not the means to discover the cause of thunder. Thank you, once again, for challenging me to look at my beliefs.

[@Polymeron]

Aron coming out swingin'! Love the fiery smackdown, both for its tone, but moreso for how each blow has the full weight of *evidence* behind it.

[@reilithion]

Upvoting for the cute doggo at the end.

[@reilithion]

Oh, and for totally pwning creationist nonsense. That too.

[@joshkresnik6402]

I’ve been watching your videos for the last year AS a previous creationist with the intent on de converting myself from Christianity. Since then I’ve bought everything by Darwin and several books by Richard Dawkins and I binge videos of yours and Gutsick Gibbon and Owen Morgan and it’s helped me so much

[@PhilosoShysGameChannel]

We're glad you elucidated why you make these videos... Cause that's what inspired us to do a Lotta our youtubing! XD Glad to see other folks think the me way! XD

[@GaliscesGaming]

I'm a Christian but you've helped me understand that we really don't have scientific evidence for God, but that the evidence we use is primarily philosophical. I would however say that our philosophical evidence is supported by science. For example, we argue as theists that there must be a first and eternal cause because an infinite regress into the past is philosophically impossible, and science would back up that statement.

[@Caleb-zj9xi]

..in which Aron goes in on creationists for 20 minutes straight. Hot damn!

[@GonzalesLanguages]

Thanks, Aron but trying to have these believers listen to truth, is as difficult as making Trumpies see the light too.

[@Kevin_Williamson]

But....but........crocoduck!!!! Checkmate, atheist! 😸😸😸 Aron has way more patience than I. I gave up having discussions with creationists years ago. Too frustrating and, ultimately, an utter waste of time I can never get back.

[@thorpenator9148]

Amazing video as always. The house that this was filmed in is amazing.

[@Uzicide]

It wouldn't be an AronRa video without a post-credits scene of him being adorable with his dogs. =D

[@ericvulgate]

deleting a whole conversation surely demonstrates her confidence in her own arguments.