Ask an Atheist Day

[@traceysullivan5357]

When my daughter was 6 years old her father died of cancer. Two years later she was killed in a car accident. Several people and I mean several, told me that God wanted her to be with her father in heaven. I was already skeptical about God and religion having grown up in a very strict cult. The thought that God would allow me to suffer so that my husband could have a buddy in heaven pushed me to investigate other religions and decide that I am an agnostic atheist.

[@apolloandartemis4605]

I feel for you, even though I can’t even imagine how unbelievably painful this experience must have been. I really hope you’re doing okay today.

[@liamcurley172]

@@WindrunnerB4 if anything you should be thanking GOD for taking somebody out of this world and putting them in eternal happiness

[@amberkat8147]

@@liamcurley172- Why? Do you really hate this world so much? Everyone dies eventually but there's very rarely a reason why a parent would be at all okay with burying their young child.

[@amberkat8147]

I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you find whatever comfort you can.

[@liamcurley172]

@@amberkat8147 Because when you in Heaven you are in eternal happiness. A parent would want what best for there child correct? so why not want them in happiness with there creator

[@jaspercushing3470]

"I don't have offspring but if I ever do choose to reproduce" is the most biologist way to say that sentence 😂

[@vizardonator8571]

Replace “children” with “offspring” and this would be accurate

[@jaspercushing3470]

​@vizardonator8571 Couldn't for the life of me find the time code in the video to verify it was offspring but thanks for pointing that out. Accuracy is important to me and I appreciate it.

[@vizardonator8571]

@@jaspercushing3470 Oh no I’m pretty sure you’re correct, was just saying offspring would be the most biologist way to say it.

[@aceslaughter5378]

Hahaha! "Tell me you're a biologist without telling me you're a biologist." "I don't have offspring, but if I ever do decide to reproduce..."

[@jimmythegem6582]

@@aceslaughter5378 you're worm dirt.

[@panqueque445]

"For thousands of years people have been waiting for the world to end" Honestly, mood.

[@tylerstewart5829]

@@loturzelrestaurant Sorry buddy you got it flipped. Agnostic means unsure and gnostic means you know for certain. He doesn't have any evidence to disprove god but he doesn't have any evidence to support the existence of god. Therefore he's an agnostic atheist.

[@slevinchannel7589]

This Channel is really good; truly a smaller version of GMS - to the point even where that said KZbinr left a comment! Congrats! Buuuut improveworthy. As most of anything is. Yeah? Especially how he talks down a bit too much about Religion, misses some points, avoids even ever mentioning good Things about Religion, and more; all this sounds more semi-healthy than healthy.

[@slevinchannel7589]

As Uncle Iroh would say: Pain is Part of Life. What are we without it? So it makes Sense that Pain was programmed in for obvious reasons. Being all-powerful and not removing the Pain-Receptors in the Brain does not mean one is Evil.

[@kittensareawesome2789]

@Joka Tahka No, he is perfectly willing to admit god exists if he’s given the evidence they do. However, they would never side or pray to that god. Because that god is a monster.

[@kittensareawesome2789]

@Joka Tahka Bruh you spelled it out right they. They don’t think there is a god hit they’re willing to admit that if god appeared and proved themselves god they wouldn’t just turn away and say ‘bullshite.’ However, they also believe this will never happen because, ya know, they don’t believe in it, plus they also believe god simply can’t be proven even if it does exist. Agnostic just means you don’t know if there is a god or not and there is no way to prove yes or no. They don’t inherently believe in god.

[@ritchie6162]

Thank you for being the new Mr. Rogers in my life

[@olgs37]

Re: child rape My (adult at the time) cousin raped me when I was around eight. I grew up extremely fundigelical, and he was/is a "good, godly, man" who is a leader in the church and people look up to him. He actually convinced me that I'd be the one to get in trouble if I ever told anyone. I believed him and didn't tell anyone until I was an adult. I went to a Christian college (Pensacola Christian College... I regret it) and I decided to finally go and speak to a counselor about it because it hit me like a ton of bricks in adulthood. I didn't tell him everything, just the basics. That my cousin literally woke me up from sleep in the middle of the night and then took me into the bathroom to have his way with me. The Christian "counselor" literally asked me if I was "satisfied with [myself] that nothing [I] did encouraged him" and if I was "content with the fact that [my] clothes weren't a distraction that could cause him to stumble" since he's a Man of God TM. Again, I was EIGHT. I was ASLEEP when he started touching me. In my PYJAMAS. This is the kind of morality Christianity teaches. And I abhor it. However, I still don't have the heart to tell my mother I no longer believe. I'm glad I deconstructed... and that because of that, my daughter didn't even consider it a big deal to tell me that she was gay. She "came out" by excitedly telling us that the girl she had a crush on asked her out... she didn't feel like it was a bad thing, she didn't have to worry about whether or not she'd be accepted, she just told us as easily as she would have if it were a boy. Christianity is absolutely toxic. And honestly, so are almost all organized religions.

[@natbretagne7220]

Any reasonable person who sees an attack of any kind by an adult on a child would intervene to protect them. The despicable s£@t who is the omnipresent, omnipotent and all-seeing christian god NEVER bothers. If he had ever existed he is not worthy of anybody's attention, never mind worship.

[@GoofyManMF]

Christians: being bad people My Snub-Nosed Magnum 1997: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4CsgadnibaLkKM

[@tybo103]

I'm sorry that ever happened to you, you've broken the chain of abuse by allowing and encouraging your daughter to live the life she feels natural to her. Fantastic parenting! I wish you well.

[@jimmythegem6582]

im sorry the atheist was a wolf in sheeps clothing. Whats ironic is your conclusion that drove you closer to the enemy. You say we are toxic in order to justify your hatred for a person (most likely an atheist) who wronged you.

[@olgs37]

@@jimmythegem6582 Dude, what? Did you actually read it? My cousin was - and is still considered - a "good, godly man". He is a pastor of a church. He preaches every Sunday. The "counselor" was also a Christian. This was at a CHRISTIAN COLLEGE. He was taught at a Christian university to be a Christian "therapist". The people who harmed me were Christians, not atheists. You know who the first atheist who I met actually was? My husband. I grew up EXTREMELY Christian (Russian Baptist) and was a devout follower/believer until relatively recently. My husband and I got married before I deconstructed. I am saying CHRISTIANITY AS A WHOLE is toxic, not you. i don't know you. And I was a Christian for almost my entire life. If this is the enemy, then I'm grateful to be closer to it because I am far happier and more fulfilled without the toxicity of organized religion and Christianity as a whole. But way to go in dismissing and invalidating absolutely everything I said and attributing your own views to rewrite history as it actually happened. It was Christians who wronged me; not atheists. And Christians continue to wrong me. The atheists I know are incredibly caring and have done more to offer actual, tangible, help than any Christian (aside from my mother) ever had. "Justify your hatred for a person" odd, as I actually don't hate him. I really couldn't care less about him. I just don't want anything to do with him anymore. You're also making it seem like I left Christianity because of that incident which is so far from the truth that it's laughable. I simply find it doesn't stand up to scrutiny and outside of a mythological perspective, makes zero sense. I also find the entire belief system very unethical and immoral and not aligned with my own moral compass. I refuse to worship a narcissistic, pathological, thin-skinned, genocidal minor god of a bigger pantheon who pitches a fit when you decide you want to live your life your way - you know, exercising the free will that "he gave you". Seriously, this is disgusting and you should be ashamed of yourself. Christians aren't perfect and the fact that you think that a Christian couldn't have POSSIBLY done all this, not unless they're a "closet atheist", says a lot about you and IS toxic in itself. Christians are just people, too. And the stuff that Christianity teaches makes for it to be ripe for abuse. Unless you were being sarcastic, in which case I apologize. But I've heard this before and it pisses me off, but I do offer my apologies if I went off on you over you being sarcastic. If you were serious, however? You need some deep introspection in order to realize that Christians can be just as vicious as all other human beings out there. They are not exempt from criticism. Especially when such Christians go out and rape children and then blame said children for the rape that happened at the hands of this godly Christian.

[@Darwinwasright167]

What I love most about this, is the absolute outrage, the sheer anger. I feel a little better knowing I’m not alone.

[@raptorcrasherinc.9823]

Religion makes me infuriated. People like Ken Ham or Matt Powell are monsters that intentionally spread misinformation. I have been unfortunate enough to not have a community of atheists in person. The only atheist I know now is my sister, and she gets even angrier at religion than I do. My religious friends and I are slowly drifting apart. Some of them have cast me out already. Then I go on YT and find people like Forrest or Holy Koolaid. They show me that I am not some confused idiot deserving suffering. I have suffered too much in my life already, no loving god would think that is just. Forrest said it best, I am not broken, I am not sinful, and I have nothing to apologize for for being human. You are not alone either. I am glad that channels like these can give people the support they need.

[@Rum-Runner]

How more people aren’t outraged by the god they believe in is beyond me. This is perhaps true of any religion, but I’m admittedly more familiar with Christianity than any other religion, but the Christian God is perhaps the greatest criminal and model of what not to be ever. Zeus comes to mind as well, though it’s evident from the myths that Zeus was not meant to be admired. In fact Zeus was portrayed as almost satirical of what it meant to be divine, he was a fool and a rapist and he was meant to be feared. The only difference between Zeus and the Christian God is that the believers of Zeus at least understood that he absolutely could not - *should* *not* be admired.

[@mastermarkus5307]

Agreed! I love to hear it. It's extremely refreshing.

[@jimmythegem6582]

​@@Rum-Runner

[@Rum-Runner]

@@jimmythegem6582 Ah, good, so you get it then! Just one more tiny step and you might realize that the same statement applies to you as well. 😊 Of course, that’s assuming that people can’t find significance in their lives without religion, which they totally can, but, and forgive me if I’m mistaken, it seems that you’d be incapable of finding significance in your own life without the help of a religion to tell you that you had any. And that really is a shame. To each their own though. Cheers.

[@benjeffers5363]

"this god engineered my atheism, and then chose to punish me for it." Is my new favorite quote.

[@robdude999]

As it should be! It's a damn good one haha!

[@--CHARLIE--]

Finally someone put it into words.

[@blue.5768]

I would consider it to be a ignorant quote, if we are talking about Christianity, you have free will so God never engineered it, you chose it.

[@--CHARLIE--]

@@blue.5768 free will is an illusion. Choice is based on circumstances, memories, and genetics. And while scientifically speaking the world is not deterministic, we have no control over the position of electrons and such, and even then only electrons could really effect the brain and therefore decision making. Being forced to roll a die and go with the result is not free, and even that is barely important. You don't choose things, except the things you would choose because of things outside your control (everything). Sure your actions influence the world, but you aren't truly choosing those actions so it everything IS INFACT OUTSIDE YOUR CONTROL. Besides even if I'm wrong somehow, the fact he lets us choose, but then punishes us for choosing is BS. Why let us choose a bad option when he could have that not happen. He may want our love to be genuine, but its not gonna be, if he burns us for rejecting him. That is some psychotic shit right there. Not to mention that the threat of hell means accepting him is likely to not be genuine regardless. I know it couldn't be for me. I have neurological complications that stop me from loving anyone the way the christian god asks of people. And this is if he's real. There's 1000s of religions. Almost all of them say they're the right one. Why choose one over the others. How are we expected to blindly choose the right one. That's not in our control even with free will, which, once again, is an absurd concept to begin with. (Sorry if this came out angry. Well not really, but if it did that was not my intent. Nor was it my intent to hurt you.)

[@blue.5768]

@@--CHARLIE-- No dude that's a great point, all those factors do play a big part, and I totally get where you're coming from, but at the end of the day I still believe that you have a choice, even if you are unlikely to choose one side. The fact is if you grew up atheist, you probably will be one, and vise versa. But due to circumstances that has happened to me and other factors I truly believe there is a God but I can't tell you why exactly the rules are how they are, no one can. However, what do you lose by being a Christian? If you are wrong, then you die and that's it, if you are right you go to heaven to live for eternity but if you are atheist the best case scenario is you are correct and you just die, and worst case you go to hell. Even if I wasn't certain there was a God, I know which path I would choose. But I truly appreciate the comment, and hope this doesn't come off as aggressive or anything either, God bless!

[@BrokenScreen_desu]

1:21:52 This genuinely made me cry. You have no idea how much I needed to hear this. Thank you.

[@fizzy1550]

Being born legally blind, having the catholic church tell me I'm going to hell for being blind (as a child), and the countless misled people who tell me it was gods plan... Really make me feel like a worthless sack of flesh. However, you, sir... and a handful of others, 1:21:52 hurt in a way so glorious, I almost cried... a scientist telling me that I'm not broken and that I'm human... Feels really good. Thank you

[@wintergray1221]

Hold up. They told you...that being born with a disability...was a Hell-inducing unforgivable sin...when supposedly God made you that way. I-I can't. I mean, honestly a part of me is not surprised. But that's just sick.

[@safala]

People said you were going to hell for being born blind? Which means, according to them god made you blind making you an automatic candidate for hell without giving you a chance to not go to hell?

[@hoopfool8]

Some people who espouse religious faith are horrible. They don't speak for God or the Bible. I am saddened by your story.

[@groerhahn225]

@@hoopfool8 In fact, they do. Like...literally do. And they'Re just as wrong or right as you are. Or whoever you might point at who apparently has the authority to do so.

[@ChainsawChristmas]

@@hoopfool8 then why doesn't god(s) just say it him/her/itself? Why rely on humans to interpret everything? ALL POWERFUL?? ALL KNOWING?? haha. More like non-existent at best and uninterested at worst.

[@geraintwd]

Homer Simpson has the best answer to Pascal's Wager - what if we chose the wrong god and, every time we go to church, we're just making him madder and madder?

[@enceladus_1]

TESTIFY

[@brucebaker810]

Evolution's not a ladder. "In the glade, He placed an adder."? Harken to Wise Homer's chatter. Skip G's church. Don't make Snurz madder.

[@NA-vz9ko]

Considering the sheer volume of gods that have been proposed throughout all of human history, and considering that the vast majority of them are mutually exclusive and cannot all exist at once, the likelihood of someone choosing the correct God is so infinitely small that you might as well not choose.

[@--CHARLIE--]

@@NA-vz9ko let alone the infinite number of theoretical gods that could exist but don't have any followers

[@corneliahanimann2173]

@@NA-vz9ko I don't know man, I feel like that boils it down a bit too much, after I watched Vikings, I do think I have a favourite...like, the gods of helenism are pretty dope, and their church session is really just about getting high and doing shrooms and drugs until you hear stuff. Why not choose a religion when you could gain a free rave per week from that religion? We have to be a bit more practical about this... Unless they ask me to slaughter and sacrifice something, I'm down for party

[@mugglescakesniffer3943]

This is the best sermon I have ever heard!

[@WorkingFromHomeToday452]

Hahaha fr tho this guy has the look, energy, and timing of a pastor!

[@mugglescakesniffer3943]

@@WorkingFromHomeToday452 He definitely has a passion for his message

[@TheKyrix82]

@@WorkingFromHomeToday452 Lots of atheists are former pastors

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@EternalGaze8 Well, well, his Argumentation around 1:03:00 is really bad though. My, my. Thats a lot of misconception about God. This 'if he does one thing, why doesnt he do all the other things' and various, various variations are basically just misconceptions. The exact Equivalent of Theists asking about Evolution 'Why do Monkeys still exist if Evolution is Real?!'. Funny to see this has its Atheist-Equivalent. „I dont wanna have anything to do with any plan involcing 9 million babys exiting Live“ is a pretty dumb Sentence here, to be brutally honest. Thats misunderstanding the whole ‚Big Plan’-Idea on a Level similar to the Monkey-Argument i just mentioned. Same thing. Same but different.

[@arelyndis2796]

@@slevinchannel7589 "Big Plan" or no, the idea that an all powerful god that is supposed to love us all will answer a trivial prayer regarding a work schedule, car, etc. but will not act on children starving to death, being kidnapped, killed, raped, etc. should be revered and worshipped is asinine. We should rise up against this entity just like we would a mad tyrant. It doesn't equate to the theist evolution question at all. We have evidence of evolution, working models of how it works along with timelines. God nor the big plan has anything of similar value.

[@Calabrin1]

This is exactly correct: having no respect for gods/religion is not the same as disrespecting an individual. And if you can’t see that, then you’re admitting you’re in a cult where there is no difference between yourself and the collective. And if that’s the case… shouldn’t that be reason enough to renounce your stupid beliefs?

[@TeranRealtor]

As a Christian - I agree with you 100%. Christianity teaches (I'm not saying that Christians all carry this out correctly) to love the sinner, but hate the sin. I can hold zero respect for all the false religions of the world, hold zero respect for atheism, yet love and want freedom for all the followers of those beliefs. I did like that he started off with this point - and agree with him on it.

[@TeranRealtor]

I also like that he pointed out the difference between agnostic beliefs and gnostic beliefs. It is a VERY important distinction, and acknowledges the possibility that there is god.

[@carafurry7862]

My friends little brother hates avocados, so I told him only cool people eat avocados, and for about an hour afterwards he wouldn't shut up about how much he loves avocados. Religion reminds me of that

[@hhmaster789]

Your friend represent all the religions?

[@carafurry7862]

@@hhmaster789 maybe just the newer ones

[@felpshehe]

@@hhmaster789 it's the same mindset tbf lol

[@hhmaster789]

Christianity looks good but I don’t take part in any religion. Some fruits are really better than the other in term of nutritions, that’s why we have recommendation from nutritionist.

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@carafurry7862 Dude... Avocado-Trees are a 'social Problem', which sure sounds weird, but I'm serious. If you inform yourself a abit, you will find that Avacoda Trees are a legit problem. Hope you dont think I'm just some Weirdo going off about Fruits...

[@Xenite_51]

I recently left Christianity and I’m still trying to get over the anger I feel over what I could’ve been. Now I feel like I’m trying to catch up…I have so much interest in science, biology, evolution, all the knowledge I’ve missed out on.

[@rlcmza6705]

Glad you got out it is hard to catch up especially when you realize all your views change on every single moral question and political. The worse thing is you realize how bigoted you were without knowing. I was never very religious but still grew up with religious family and the so called morals.

[@scambammer6102]

With the internet it is way easier to pick up info than it was even 30 years ago. Enjoy.

[@Katztastrophe]

Its been about 10 years since I’ve been out out, and therapy ends up talking a lot about my religious upbringing a lot. Realizing how much I missed was definitely hard and frustrating. The one bright side has been getting to fall in love with real science and history and the world in general and I’ve really come to appreciate the mindset that always feeling like there’s something new to learn has given me. Doesn’t change anything of course, but the world is open now in a way it never was before and when I think about that it helps.

[@smashexentertainment676]

I wish I had a 'Pale Blue Dot' by Carl Sagan instead of a bible in my childhood. My life would totally be different.

[@pansepot1490]

Aron Ra has an exceptionally good series of videos on evolution. It’s called “systematic classification of life”. I highly recommend it. “Professor Dave explains” has a few excellent videos on abiogenesis. Imo they are the best recap of the state of research on the origin of life on KZbin. Heavy on biochemistry but very enlightening. And entertaining.

[@kingtermite1]

This was the best and most complete "Why I'm an atheist" I've ever heard. Well done, Forrest.

[@slevinchannel7589]

Well, well, his Argumentation around 1:03:00 is really bad though. My, my. Thats a lot of misconception about God. This 'if he does one thing, why doesnt he do all the other things' and various, various variations are basically just misconceptions. The exact Equivalent of Theists asking about Evolution 'Why do Monkeys still exist if Evolution is Real?!'. Funny to see this has its Atheist-Equivalent. „I dont wanna have anything to do with any plan involcing 9 million babys exiting Live“ is a pretty dumb Sentence here, to be brutally honest. Thats misunderstanding the whole ‚Big Plan’-Idea on a Level similar to the Monkey-Argument i just mentioned. Same thing. Same but different. This Blaming God for Things and asking ‚Why, god, why’ is pretty dumb in this Video. Sorry for being Honest, as someone who understands both Sides.

[@stephenolan5539]

@@slevinchannel7589 So you don't have an answer? There is an answer for the why are still monkeys question.

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@stephenolan5539 Yeah, the answer to the thing with the monkeys is just as here "Wrong question! You need to level-up first, to understand how wrong the Question was." Duh.

[@stephenolan5539]

@@slevinchannel7589 There is more to the answer. We are descended from a common ancestor, not from monkeys. A population can diverge and become two populations that diverge even further over time.

[@stephenolan5539]

@@slevinchannel7589 And it is possible to level up with understanding Evolution. But the other side relies on faith not understanding.

[@FlamePride]

I wish I had found this soonerl Forrest should do Athiest sermons. 😁

[@TwoMonkeysInATrenchcoat]

“Stop pushing your science faith on me” 😂😂 Last time I checked, atheists don’t go door to door and try to come into your house to tell you why the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell 😂😂

[@tahaymvids1631]

Knock knock

[@kingofdemons948]

“Hello do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Stephen Hawking?”

[@benjaminstephens7238]

@@kingofdemons948 sorry, but Dawkins is the one true God.

[@leespaner]

If you think that he is speaking out against your religion and little god, you are correct. You need to be told what we the Atheist community think of you and yours.

[@TwoMonkeysInATrenchcoat]

@@leespaner are you talking to me or just in genera to the religious crowd? Cause I’m atheist haha

[@beatduck]

“I don’t want a situation where the laws of physics are suspended….especially while I’m driving over a bridge.” That’s my favorite response against the supernatural. Thanks for putting this out and standing up for science. Subscribed!!

[@loturzelrestaurant]

As an Atheist, i found a lot wrong with this videos portrayal of Religion. Way too negative, duh. Ignoring much.

[@baniduno4786]

@@loturzelrestaurant like when vegans ignore how good meat tastes and only care about those other unsignificant things amiright?

[@solsystem1342]

@@baniduno4786 "meat tastes good therefore the other consequences of eating it don't matter." You could make the same argument for cannibalism if you wanted to.

[@solsystem1342]

@@loturzelrestaurant I mean do you have anything that he said that was wrong? Because being critical of ideas is kind of what scientists do, it's their job.

[@MorbiusBlueBalls]

@@baniduno4786 you look tasty bro, can i have your address? asking for friend

[@joshuamitchell2900]

My favourite analogy for "before the big bang" comes from Sean Carroll: If you walk north until you hit the magnetic North Pole, you can't go further north, every direction is south. If you travel back in time until you hit the big bang, you can't go further back, every 'direction' is forwards in time.

[@sirlarry7229]

Very good thought

[@andrewt3797]

Damn that's good.

[@aayushkothekar]

I'm not sure about ' every direction is forwards' but it's still a good analogy

[@magiccccmetalhammer]

you're free to believe that.

[@trybunt]

Maybe. I'm not convinced about anything "before the big bang". Maybe it's like that. Maybe not. 🤷‍♂️ there's a billion things I don't know, this is just one more thing

[@Lauren-jt2ff]

57:32- spider, top right.

[@staeego9946]

When I was reading this comment it was 20 seconds after my video was paused 😂😂😂😂😂

[@GSAtheUnparalleled]

I can't believe how comforting this talk actually was. I was scared of it because I get terrible existential anxiety. Thank you for this fascinating stream Forrest

[@nenmaster5218]

Is it too random or may i recommend epic Atheist-Channels without being asked for it? I mean, i just wanna share fun and thought-material. Try Prophet of Zod, Logicked, Belief It Or Not, Viced Rhino, GMS, reaky Blinder and Emma Thorne. I also hear many say 'Some MOre News' is the news-source for 'the average Joe' and for 'Atheists'.

[@GSAtheUnparalleled]

@@nenmaster5218 i might check those out

[@atheist101]

@@GSAtheUnparalleled All add a fun one, God Awful Movies. It's a podcast where they watch terrible christian films and go over them. It's hilarious and not a hardcore scathing take down of religion. They do have another podcast called the scathing atheist but that might be a bit too aggressive for you

[@GSAtheUnparalleled]

@@atheist101 that sounds quite entertaining actually

[@ChainsawChristmas]

@@atheist101 I definitely have to check that out. I thought I'd seen all the atheist channels out there, but those sound hilarious. Those god movies are SOOOOOO bad.

[@mastahfrederique1147]

I was raised my whole life to be a devout Christian. Then I hit puberty and realized I was gay. I spent the next 16 years hating my sexuality and avoiding any romantic or sexual relationships. I finally started to tear away at my faith about 7 months ago and then finally became free enough to come out to my friends (still not family, though). I feel so free, but I’m so scared now, because all my straight friends and my non-religious LGBT friends have relational and sexual experience and know so much more about themselves and how to navigate life. I feel so cheated and so behind that it’s honestly embarrassing, and it makes me angry sometimes. I’m glad that I’ve always loved science and history and chose to understand it, even if I didn’t believe some of it. Glad I’ve finally jumped that “believing” hurdle and can just appreciate knowledge.

[@Enaccul]

You still have so much more of your life ahead of you! And you've already made such amazing progress and should be proud! Besides you could be still in that place of hating your sexuality as many other religious people still do. Good for you honestly! Better late than never :)

[@jameswright...]

It's heart breaking to me you had to hide yourself to anyone and felt the way you did about yourself. Love is love and should be encouraged and supported in all it's wonderful different way's. I wish you all the love and happiness you deserve and anyone that doesn't accept you for you isn't worth your time. Hopefully messages like yours better education and people like you and me can help others never have these issues. Bu the way I'm a cis gender White male mid 40s and no one i know is homophobic or religious and outside of long gone old people I've met few in my life who were so it's not hopeless for that to spread.

[@mastahfrederique1147]

@@jameswright... I appreciate your kind words! While my family in Texas is homophobic, I’m at least going to give them the chance. But that chance is all they get from me. But the good news is every single person in my life that I’ve told here in California has been incredibly happy for me!

[@thehenryciulshow]

My experience is similar . I feel like I was developmentally held back in my formative years. People are sometimes kind and say I have time left but that’s 30 years. 30 years because of the kind of people Forrest here are fighting against. I value my life greatly and it’s something beyond the thought of sin that myself or anybody should have their beautiful happy life ripped away from them. I still feel the shockwave of my time being destroyed in the faces of those who hate me for what I am because of their sick fairy stories. I’ll never stop fighting for my rights or those of others.

[@mastahfrederique1147]

@@thehenryciulshow 28 years behind for me! It's absolutely devastating to think about. I’m so sorry you have to experience this too. 😥

[@loganlewis1790]

It's so great to find a science communicator who shares the beliefs I've built but is able to communicate them so much better so I can share my beliefs with other people

[@solsystem1342]

@@slevinchannel7589 Upsides to religion? Is there anything that religion does that couldn't be accomplished in better ways through something else? Legitimate question I've never heard a convincing pro religion argument but I'm always open to being proved wrong.

[@--CHARLIE--]

Same

[@deborahscott4414]

@Ender Bob I am an atheist myself. However, I think religion can have some useful moments, although modern society is rendering them unnecessary. The thing about religion, is it is a free way to comfort people in times of hardship - this is why it has been so rife in the past, before modern inventions like medical treatment and electricity. When people are struggling, society is breaking down, and everyone is asking why, it is easy to tell them it is part of god’s plan. Historically, religion has kept order during difficult times, and kept people together. Now though, we have a modern society and religion is no longer needed to keep people together, rendering it useless. This is the only real benefit I can see to religion though haha, hope it helps! :)

[@hhmaster789]

@@solsystem1342 I’m not a fan of religion, but I strongly believe in Bible and Christ (please don’t categorise me as being in Christianity 🙏, no religion pls) Most atheists misunderstood bible a lot. Bible is not about heaven or hell but how God created man to be His expression, making man god (in life and nature) through imparting His divine life into man. Also, the judgement of God will actually begin from the house of God (the church/ believers), meaning all people get punishment based on God’s righteousness, and Christians will be punished first! Unfortunetly most of the unbelievers already preoccupied by inaccurate understandings of bible.

[@P4rz1va1]

I'm an atheist, but even I nearly got thrown into a panic attack when you started talking about the absolute nothingness that comes when we die. I am definitely aware of it, and I know that I won't be aware when I'm dead. But truly, my greatest fear is to cease to be. Just existing is a gift. It feels so horrible to take it away.

[@shatterhacked]

Exactly why I wish we had technology to upload ourselves to a computer

[@wtfjesus8251]

Yep man, I feel U pain. The party (the best we have to be in...) is still going on but... U(we All) have to leave early!😔 So, let's enjoy the party at max level and make sure we are all happy as humans with empathy and critical thinking! ❤️

[@P4rz1va1]

@shatterhacked it would still be a question whether it truly is you. It could just as easily lead to your death, and then you have a copy of yourself in a computer.

[@staeego9946]

Right but eternal existence seems more torturous than being mortal, if you live forever nothing matters

[@sofiamateus3702]

As a catholic I found this extremely eye opening. I’m not sure I agree with everything but I love how much your videos make me think and question everything. Thank you for always teaching :)

[@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589]

You guys have done more good than people give you credit for. You guys harbored Jews in Nazi Germany and Preist and Bishops even protected Jews during the Inquisitions even if they didn't convert. I don't isolate the Bad History with the Catholics and I'm sorry if people have done that to you.

[@neomt2]

@@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589 awe you forget the pedophilia, rape, money hogging, misogyny, wars, death and everything else catholic church did. But I reminded you :D so don't forget

[@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589]

@@neomt2 Thanks for pretending to read my mind and lying to me about my knowledge of the evils the Church has done. It's nice to see you took the time to Isolate all the Bad things done in Spite of Christ and that you dishonestly use Bad criteria for followers of Christ to prove the Entire Church is evil. It sucks that not only are Christians bad when they actually do horrible things, but they're seen as even worse for doing good. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_abolitionism

[@neomt2]

@@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589 Last year how many lawsuits came from boys raped by their church pastors, priests etc? Your disregard for historical accuracy is a shame then, and a shame now. Stop attempting to cover up crimes, if someone murders your kid on purpose but helps another kid, are they still guilty of their first murder? You truly are a religious zealot.

[@neomt2]

@@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589 awee is the religious zealot mad at me? Booo...you're insults prove you're an insane fanatic, go away

[@victoriay6246]

First thought: omg how can this be almost two hours After Ten minutes: omg I hope he never stops talking.

[@RoseAmberC]

Wait it's almost 2 horus long?!! Doesn't seem like it. Keep it up!

[@romamoran1337]

1h41minutes later: Man why you stopped talking

[@paulweldon6551]

Yeah, he's great to listen to. I was turned on to him because he's an occasional guest host of The Atheist Experiience

[@DecreeB]

"'If there is no God, what's the meaning of life' Why do you need a meaning? YOU'RE ALIVE!! Congratulations! Most people don't get to say that!" I didn't expect to watch this whole thing but man you've got your shit together and are very engaging, entertaining, and educational.

[@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589]

I like to ignore the topic of meaning and purpose also. It's kept me from jumping off of high cliffs onto hard rocks. I feel very gifted with Disease, murder, rape, malintent of others. Being alive in and of itself is all around terrible but it's a gift. Isn't it a good argument against God that he created a universe that is trying to kill us? Life seems nastier and more cruel than any fictacious God that has ever existed.

[@saucevc8353]

@@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589 So you _do_ hate God?

[@utes5532]

Yeah, it seems so unfathomable to some people that existence doesn't need to have some preset purpose or meaning. Make your own meaning and purpose, be your own god.

[@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589]

@@saucevc8353 Is it possible to hate something that doesn't exist?

[@saucevc8353]

@@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589 Yes. You can dislike fictional characters, many movie/book characters come off as unlikable. Just because they aren't real doesn't mean you wouldn't want to punch them in the face if they were. You said yourself that you disliked existence, and that the world was pretty much a terrible place. Well, if your beliefs are true, then it's God's fault the world is the way it is! Every time a rape or murder occurs, it's your God who let it happen. Every time a natural disaster kills millions, it's your God who made it happen. Every time someone is born with a disability or handicap that makes their life hell, it's your God who gave them bad genes. If you do believe in an omnipotent being, you shouldn't worship them, you should be angry at them for not caring about you. I don't, but I still find the idea of a God pretty messed up.

[@micahfoley9572]

Holy crap, forrest can bench press a car? And fly?! That's amazing bro. I think i might sacrifice my first born to this guy.

[@cemgoren1763]

Fuck, you're right! He wrote a book on it too and it *proves* that he was right! I think I will be sacrificing my kids too!

[@micahfoley9572]

@@cemgoren1763 yeah! you know the book is true because it says so right there in the book!

[@FlagBoi]

@@micahfoley9572 And his friends said they saw him, I mean this many people can't be wrong... right?

[@micahfoley9572]

@@FlagBoi Yes, i'm completely convinced! Cuz the number of people who believe a thing DEFINITELY effects how true or false it is. That is how they do it in courtrooms after all. damn, i think i depressed myself lol

[@FlagBoi]

@@micahfoley9572 Don't be too hard on yourself, I do it every day. Also don't forget, if anyone ever tries to stop you from sacrificing your child to Forrest, they're the evil ones.

[@montehill1364]

I’m a Preacher’s kid. I was an evangelical Pentecostal street preacher in High School. Also, I’m gay. Then mostly from learning how large the Universe is, & how insignificant we are, A couple years ago, I had a moment of clarity & saw how absurd religion is, & how silly it is to believe in a god. Keep up the good work!

[@slevinchannel7589]

This Channel is really good; truly a smaller version of GMS - to the point even where that said KZbinr left a comment! Congrats! Buuuut improveworthy. As most of anything is. Yeah? Especially how he talks down a bit too much about Religion, misses some points, avoids even ever mentioning good Things about Religion, and more; all this sounds more semi-healthy than healthy.

[@montehill1364]

This scientist is awesome.

[@a740g]

Welcome to the real world!

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@montehill1364 Good that you grew, but your comment shows that you still have a long way to go, buddy. Seriously, your claim that you saw the light and now you know believing in a God is silly and dumb, made me cringe pretty hard. You have all the right in the world to stop being religious, but you have no right to claim all Religion is stupid b.s. You have a long way to go and mature; and a good start would be to not make a claim like ‚Believing in God is silly, haha; those stupid Theists, haha!’, cause that sounds arrogant and condescending to many Million people. I hope you edit your comment a bit, so it gets better.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@a740g Interesting how his comment is so flawed that i called it out, but not for you to do the same. Interesting. Instead, you just make a little comment talking as if living as an Atheist is living in the Real World and being spiritual or even religious is not real life. That legit sounds like something ‚Onision’, the famously unhealthy Atheist, would say. Know him?

[@jy285]

Ex-Mormon viewer here. I devoured dozens of audiobooks on evolution, cosmology, geology, and sociology when I woke up. It was an amazing experience to be free to learn what humans have actually discovered about reality.

[@TgfkaTrichter]

Honest question: would you also be an Ex if they would have teached you the truth about evolution in your youth and would have just said, that god is somehow behind it? So, if they would have tried to combine the findings of scientists with their beliefs instead of recejcting sciene outright.

[@maj.peppers3332]

@@TgfkaTrichter I know the question wasn't directed at me, but I've genuinely thought about this as an ex-Christian. Personally, I don't think it would've made a difference in my life. Accepting biological evolution was more of a stepping stone to do deeper investigation into my own beliefs, and why I held them. Once I realized my reasoning for denying evolution was flawed, the floodgates opened. Time went on and about 3-4 years later (and a lot of introspection), I came to the realization that I just didn't believe in any of the Christian faith, and it wasn't long until god as a concept went out to. I don't like to say "there is no evidence", because the fact of the matter is there IS evidence (anecdotes of miracles, cross-cultural beliefs, common acceptance of the divine/supernatural/spiritual, etc), but the question really should be is the evidence sufficient enough? I don't think so, hence atheist.

[@zarasha8220]

Maj. Peppers Well, to be frank, we as a species are intensely curious & there's evolutionary reasons why it was to our benefit to anthropomorphize the wind rustling the bush we were walking past: a lion could be getting ready to pounce on us for dinner. For the hundreds of thousands of years our species has been alive, the overwhelming majority of that time we were both curious about, and fearful of, the world around us. We created stories to try to explain what we couldn't explain until we made sufficient advancements in scientific reasoning & technology that would show us why lightning, volcanoes, plagues, earthquakes, and other phenomena occurred that wreaked so much havoc on us over countless millennia. It's hardly surprising that so many cultures across the world and throughout history have created mythologies & moral lessons, as that's seemingly hardwired into us via evolution. After all, the unlucky sap who ignored the rustling bush was more likely to get eaten by the lion & was removed from the gene pool before they could pass on their more reckless neurological wiring whereas their more paranoid kin survived. I wish I could remember the name of the book I read that explored this topic in detail (the evolutionary benefit to thinking there's a sentient force behind every proverbial bush) but it's been a lot of years & I just can't remember the title or who wrote it ☹️

[@tjarkschweizer]

@@maj.peppers3332 anecdotes of miracles, cross-cultural beliefs, common acceptance of the divine/supernatural /spiritual are not evidence.

[@katjastrand3955]

Reality is so much more amazing than religion right?

[@cobrasys]

"Hysterical virgins in black suits with white collars" might just be the best description of Catholic priests I've ever heard in my life. Definitely stealing that. 😆

[@ToutCQJM]

Except that they may not really be virgins if they have molested someone or done stuff in the closet

[@guytheincognito4186]

@@ToutCQJM Yes but in the general sense it was said they're all hysterical virgins in black suits with white collars, people so obsessed with sex so badly that they're forced to make it a prerogatory issue for their God.

[@guytheincognito4186]

@Kraus von Grat Except they're both and have been for ages hence the numerous paragraphs in their holy literature making god obsessed with sex in every possible way and make it a Sin for no good reason along with restrictions on who you can be with etc. Even though a real god wouldn't care so much as to lift an eyebrow over it.

[@terryboland3816]

Why don't people think for themselves instead of thinking they win arguments by parroting asinine insults they've read on social media?

[@brucebaker810]

White collars? Even after Labor Day? Tsk tsk.

[@Nygaatronn]

This is probably the most important video I have ever watched. I needed to hear this. Time to be free, live, and be ME unapologetically

[@raptorcrasherinc.9823]

"You are not sick, you are not broken, you are not sinful, you do not need a savior because salvation is already at hand and it comes from you." Paraphrased, but it might be the greatest thing Forrest has ever said.

[@realhuman8305]

Congrats bro, it feels good being free of this shit, I hope you have an amazing life.

[@WindrunnerB4]

“I had Isis, (the goddess) watching over my bed.” Is much better than “I had ISIS watching over my bed.”

[@irrelevant_noob]

Your two statements are the same. Capitalization matters. ;)

[@WindrunnerB4]

@@irrelevant_noob your right, but the joke is still funny.

[@irrelevant_noob]

@@WindrunnerB4 i just mean it would be even better if you had spelled it ISIS. ^^

[@WindrunnerB4]

@@irrelevant_noob yeah I know.

[@caseh4235]

"Sleep well, habibi. The soldiers of Allah will protect you as you sleep" *gives forehead kiss*

[@hi-pk9wr]

forrest, the speech at the end about how we should just live our lives without having to worry about fessing up to some morally monstrous god at the end, and that we should just be ourselves, and be good people, and strive to make our own meanings for our lives was more emotional and lifechanging than any christian event or session i partook in. thank you for this video.

[@milanorichie]

Yes! I was like, TEACH US FORREST!!!

[@mikekelsey6777]

I am 70 years old. I might get to enjoy a couple of more decades enjoying being with my wife, and getting to visit my children and grand children. I do not believe there is a Heaven nor do I believe there is a Hell. What I do hope for and will be good with it, is that when I die, my after life experience with be simply nothing. Human life and the things we experience during our lives whether good or bad, our experience and memories reside in our brain. When the brain dies all those experiences will be erased. No Heaven, No Hell. Simply nothing. And I am good with that.

[@anthonydelgiudice3245]

Same, I don’t expect anything but nothing which I won’t know about just like before I was born

[@spider-man9118]

Ayo, i don’t mean to force anything on anyone, but we have various types of evidence for biblical events, if anyone is interested

[@staeego9946]

@@spider-man9118the bible has no evidence for a higher power

[@Azrazel_qwp]

At a certain point in sunday church school, me and my brother heard about a guy that was climbing a really big mountain, fell down and got caught by the hand of god. The teacher used this to (obviously) say, that: „god will always pick you up, when you fall down“. The following week, my brother tripped on our way home from school, hurt his knee and said: „god didn't catch me, so I don’t believe in him anymore.“ and thats that…

[@cat_man5334]

Lmao, sorry not sure if I can laugh or not but that was top tier comedy. Hope your brother got well soon.

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

I read a book called "Touching the void" Two climbing partners are very high up on a remote mountain when the writer falls and breaks his leg very seriously. It's an almost hopeless situation, but his partner lowers him down a long snow slope on a long rope, but at the bottom, he goes over an edge and is hanging in mid-air. His partner holds him for as long as he can, but when there is no sign of him having climbed back up, his partner cuts the rope. He only falls a short distance, and the rest of the book is about how he got down to camp again on his own, arriving as his partner was packing up to go (it had taken a couple of days) At one point, he was faced with what seemed to him like certain death, and he mentions his satisfaction at never once having had any religious thought of what would happen after death, never thought of praying for help. This, to him, was a consolation, and a verification that religion no longer occupied any part of his psyche.

[@johnwalker1229]

@@cat_man5334 lol I def laughed

[@johnwalker1229]

“And that’s that” perfect ending to that story!

[@traddcooper]

“It is better to face a hard reality than to live a reassuring lie”, couldn’t have said it better myself. Many adults in my life have honestly deprived themselves of healthy coping mechanisms for their entire lives and now if faced with reality they throw tantrums like children.

[@th3voice]

"What stops you from raping and murdering as an atheist" Well, you know, I am currently, on an ongoing basis, engaging in all the rape and murder I want. So far, that total has come out to zero. I can't really picture that changing.

[@OrginalRaxor]

Yeah, would seem to me murdering, raping, torturing and whatnot are more often than not, being done in the name of some"God"

[@svendtang5432]

And what wonder you came to that without looking in a book?

[@SumriseHD]

Imagine a christian having enough hate for a person they buy a gun, a knife, travel to the house of that person in the night, loading the gun, high on the revenge they are going to get, then all of a sudden they are reminded: Oh damn, god said I shouldn't do this. Well, then, have a great day man! And they go home. No. This doesn't happen. God does not control anybodys moral. People check if they're ok with it, and if they're not, they just do it anyways

[@OrginalRaxor]

Not to mention.... Moral is cultural, not religious. The old Greks, Romans, Mayans, European and whatnot, does not have the same morals as we have today. Murder has been unethical and wrong way before christianity, and in places where they never heard of chrstianity....and Slaves has been alowed in christianity, and what we today would considder phedofilia in other religions.

[@jameskelly3745]

@@SumriseHD do you think it could be because the mythical Christian God is a murderer himself not only that condones slavery?

[@joshlongbottom2213]

I LOVE THIS GUY. I spend so much of my life being told biblical propaganda that I end up feeling crazy. THEN THIS WONDERFUL MAN COMES ALONG. Validates all the things I'm thinking and feeling. PEOPLE NEEDED THIS. THANK YOU.

[@raptorcrasherinc.9823]

This is one of the most inspiring videos I have ever seen.

[@jimmythegem6582]

thats called confirmation bias. Btw, most atheists are perverted in the extreme and untrustworthy.

[@raptorcrasherinc.9823]

@@jimmythegem6582 Can you name examples please?

[@matthewdragomir2261]

As a former Christian, the part from 1:27:40 to 1:29 where you officially denounce god was still hard to hear. It's so crazy to think that I agree with absolutely everything you said but it still makes me think you've done something wrong and this imaginary, invisible deity will be offended and send you to eternal torture and damnation. I'm still affected by my former religion years after my deconstruction and it just goes to show how powerful these false beliefs can be. Thank you so much for this video. The faster this world can break free of this false prison they put themselves in, the better.

[@tadferd4340]

Religion causing you that stress, after you no longer believe in it is why I believe teaching religion is abuse, and should be criminal.

[@diegovega3013]

Your religion does not exist, that’s a fact, there’s absolutely zero evidence to it, it’s hard to listen if you’ve believed to that in all of your life, but believe me it is possible and you should try to!

[@sammyruncorn4165]

Well Matthew, if it helps you I always looked at it like that. (Or more like at the start of me loosing my faith this was one of my founding conclusions): A god that judges me for what I think/ believe/ how much I worship him and not exclusively for who I am as a person (as in how I treat other people) is no god worth worshipping to me (more like a narcissist). A perfect/ absolute/ compassionate god should not care about his own ego (being prayed to, being followed in his every order), but how much kindness and long-lasting happiness a person causes for others. I hope that might put you a bit more at ease :).

[@phoenix0166]

This is what happened to me. I always just have a small suspicion that I journey down the wrong road. It’s just a minor worry of mine

[@hankboog462]

Same. I worry that I'm wrong constantly, even though I strongly believe I'm right and even though even if they were real I'd probably dislike god

[@nikkiwelcing5510]

Thought provoking. I’ve never considered myself religious but I would have said I associated with something more “spiritual” bc my thought was “there’s something greater (better) out there than me”…. But after watching this, and seeing and knowing of all the hurt that has gone on and continues to go on in the name of a god, I have realized that I don’t want to believe in that “something greater” (better) bc it simply isn’t great (better) at all. So time to live some more, keep teaching my teenagers that actions have consequences (cause and effect), be kind to others, and surround myself with good people. Thank you Forrest!

[@OctaviaVega8]

I was not expecting to cry from this video, but the things you said meant a lot to me. I was raised Roman Catholic, which taught me I was broken and disgusting. I've been slowly trying to shed that guilt. I became an athiest a bit over a year ago, and I still have not admitted it to my family. But you made me feel heard and understood. I thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words.

[@spider-man9118]

Ayo, i don’t mean to force anything on anyone, but we have various types of evidence for biblical events, if anyone is interested

[@OctaviaVega8]

​@spider-man9118 That was a completely inappropriate reply. Do not preach to people with religious related traumas.

[@nou7160]

As an orphan who was raised in a church, I always found child indoctrination to be weird. It's literally just child grooming.

[@TgfkaTrichter]

it is necessary for religions to survive. Without indoctrination they would die rather quickly.

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@TgfkaTrichter I recommend the Books that the Famous Unhealthy Atheist 'Onision' wrote. Well, not the Books itself, but the Book-Reviews. Same for the Famous Unhealthy Theist 'Norman B.' and his Book 'Empress Theresa'. In short: Book-Reviews of 'Empress Theresa' and Onisions Books are always a BLAST. its hilarious how bad they are. Shows how you can get something out of Books so terrible they are funny to dissect and pity. Krimson Rogue and many other KZbinrs have had their Crack on those; its always hilarious, i say!

[@randominternetguy3537]

@@TgfkaTrichter much like the victims of religiously fueled violence.

[@Segen_Bell]

What is child indoctrination?

[@randominternetguy3537]

@@Segen_Bell when you exploit a child's innocence to lie to or manipulate them

[@oldmanh4540]

More power to you, my friend

[@Moriningland]

I love and care about my DOGS a million times more than the god of the Bible cares about humanity. That is a fact

[@ratqt.]

by not forcing your dogs to sacrifice their puppies you are being better than the christian god

[@julieford-gy2vh]

When I die a lot of things will happen but I won't know about it!!!

[@Lucas-yf1es]

As Stephen Hawking said: "I do not fear death, but i'm in no hurry to die."

[@ruthlesshatchet6353]

As a straight white male from the Deep South…. I fully support all rights and equality and I’m happy to watch your videos. :) I’m all about scientific knowledge and skepticism; I am surrounded by Young Earth Creationism and anti-LGBQ+ and watch people like you to remind me that I’m not alone. Keep up the good work.

[@Spectrik]

Let it be known you are not alone in this situation no matter how few we are

[@MrBevoRules]

I think there are a lot of us. It's just that the so-called "silent majority" are so damn loud and at times scary that most of us hide it. Good luck out there.

[@BigFatWedge]

You’re a diamond in the rough, man, remember that. Keep educating yourself and as Drew says, stay skeptical.

[@cardshark38]

As a gay white cis male living in the Deep South, I appreciate having as many allies as possible, so thank you.

[@BigFatWedge]

@@cardshark38 😎🏳‍🌈

[@savannahtheamazing3343]

My brother made me question my religion a couple months ago and so I keep asking him questions about what he believes and he sent me some videos to watch to better answer some of my questions and told me to watch this as well so now I’m here :)

[@thebasileus4793]

I like how in the beginning of the stream he was like, if I offend you, I don't give a shit, grow up. That was not only hilarious but also sad at how many people needed to hear that.

[@ratqt.]

well he does care, because just as he himself said, he cares about people's feelings, not gods'

[@iamalittler]

You are literally the first person I’ve seen properly state the definition of agnosticism and atheism. It’s not normally something people talk about, but my pedantry and etymologist side are what made me look into it. 👍👍

[@Oswlek]

It's useful, but only because religious belief is so ubiquitous that many people mistakenly think "god exists" is the null position. If it weren't for this misrepresentation, the whole "agnostic" piece could be dropped the same way we don't have to qualify our disbelief in unicorns and BigFoot. In reality, it is perfectly fine to be a gnostic atheist and it doesn't take absolute certainty or overwhelming proof that there is no god. All that is required is acknowledging that theists have offered no good reason to believe them along with a few trivial background beliefs (like the fact that there is no good reason to accept a mind can exist without a substrate, or that even theists accept that thousands of other gods are fictional).

[@Wh40kFinatic]

@@Oswlek I say we can be *reasonably certain* there are no Gods.

[@Oswlek]

@@Wh40kFinatic I like it. It sounds non-threatening but it's actually the optimal standard for all of our beliefs. :-)

[@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589]

@@Wh40kFinatic People use that same kind of language towards God. "We can be reasonably Certain there is Gods above us" Both are only claims. Wouldn't it be more honest to just admit we have no idea one way or the other. Pretending to know one way or the other has gotten pretty annoying to me.

[@Wh40kFinatic]

@@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589 We *can* be reasonably certain though is the thing. That's not absolute certainty. Reasonable certainty is what we can deduce with pretty good accuracy what the case is. For example, we're reasonably certain the theory of evolution by natural selection is how things happened.

[@mattsimplex5823]

Forrest, I can't thank you enough for this. So much of your dissertation hits me in a very personal space. Your summation on how to live is amazing and made me cry.

[@PhantomHouseplant2018]

That last question got me to chuckle. But it was deep for me. I grew up in a secular household, but my best most closest friend was brought up in a strict Christian household. I went to youth group for most of my early teen years and I was lucky to have at least been going to a group at a church that was kind. Either way, I remember a time when the Bible study at the end got deep for me, and I was sitting with the youth leader/pastor. He guided me through "accepting Jesus into my heart" and I was deeply confused. I went home that night and tried to pray, really truly made an attempt to know God, say that I was letting Jesus into my heart. I cried. A lot. And continued to cry far too often because I knew that even if I was going to heaven, my family wouldn't be. I prayed to God often and all I felt was shame and confusion. Christians will tell me I wasn't doing it right or something, but it doesn't matter. I'm glad I'm not suffering like that anymore and I've found "salvation" in my own life

[@joshuawayneyork]

I'm unapologetically Atheist and my family treats me like I'm some kind of serial killer.

[@traddcooper]

Holy shit. Not gonna lie dude these are some of the hottest takes on the internet. I was raised Christian but have grown out of it as I formed my world view growing up. I know lots of these analogies would destroy my family’s beliefs and be very difficult for them to argue with or come to terms with but there is a crazy amount of truth and wisdom here. I respect what you’re doing man.

[@isidoreaerys8745]

Honestly this is a manifesto and I’m here fore it.

[@adryanclay]

Dude my biology school book is almost 2x thicker than the Bible i have at home (im in 9th grade btw) 😂

[@helo9316]

Mine was around 150 pages or so, how big was yours?

[@adryanclay]

@@helo9316About 200 pages 😁

[@ratqt.]

hopefully it says exactly what you need with no need of comparing interpretations and creating groups around class where each group thinks one way of interpreting it better than the others

[@wizardsuth]

41:48 The main problem with Pascal's Wager is that it's an Appeal to Consequences fallacy. It encourages you to accept a claim not because there is good evidence or reasoning to support the claim but because you will be rewarded for accepting it and/or punished for rejecting it. The reward or punishment being contingent on the truth of the claim makes it an even more egregious fallacy.

[@brennasnyder]

59:52 "good *lord* no" well boys, we got him haha, just kidding. awesome video forrest - keep up the fantastic work!

[@spider-man9118]

Ayo, i don’t mean to force anything on anyone, but we have various types of evidence for biblical events, if anyone is interested

[@philiphintze]

Great and passionate speech! My favorite definition of religion comes from the austrian comedian/philosopher Gunkl: "Religion is a Stockholm syndrome with a self invented hostage-taker."

[@FiresidePhilosopher]

Buddy….been raised in faith my entire life. This never sat well with me. I now consider myself an agnostic atheist but have struggled to explain my beliefs to others. “Stoicism or cosmic nihilism…look it up.”…..I did….and you single handedly explained my entire philosophical position. I will be able to explain my position in better detail. Thanks brother.

[@spider-man9118]

Ayo, i don’t mean to force anything on anyone, but we have various types of evidence for biblical events, if anyone is interested

[@jesselhill]

Thanks!

[@jesselhill]

Don’t leave us for G-D’Sake!!! There aren’t enough people like you out there. Is it really physical threat. I haven’t seen your last video

[@jesselhill]

Somebody who’s gone through the fire as much as you must know your another Jon Steward.

[@priscaonyebuchi5825]

I've been lied to! Thank you so much for opening my mind to think about these things critically. It's definitely hard to take it all in but I hope I can become a better person from here on.

[@spider-man9118]

Ayo, i don’t mean to force anything on anyone, but we have various types of evidence for biblical events, if anyone is interested

[@BarbeqdBrwniez]

You're phenomenal Forrest. You're an elegant speaker, extremely knowledgeable about both sides of the topic, and im just very happy to have stumbled on your channel. It's very refreshing!

[@metalgnome3182]

KZbin recommended this channel to me today. I'm so glad. It was really refreshing to find a person in the world who could so beautifully articulate the way I function. I struggle with getting my view of everything across to my extremely Christian family members. They simply will not hear my thoughts in this regard. I am guilty of predicting the conversations direction, immediately followed by me simply shutting down to avoid their anger. So thank you, Professor. You've provided some quality talking points to add to my tool belt that will hopefully help me explain to people I love, why I don't interpret the world the same way they do.

[@steps0x029a]

37:50 - That's my new favorite quote when talking to religious people, thanks for that! Also...please write a book, I'd buy it in an instant :)

[@gnatscrafts]

my version of “spirituality” is just a deep appreciation for the empathy and understanding of parts of humanity, and a connection to the concept of love. i call it “spirituality” because it’s an emotional connection, not a “belief” or opinion.

[@Babygirl4life]

Honestly that’s better than deepak chopra mumbo chumbo

[@gnatscrafts]

@@Babygirl4life lmao thanks i suppose

[@gnatscrafts]

@@keithboynton exactly! im actually currently going through a breakup over religion, but talking through it has actually brought up a lot of agreement. we both see connection and human emotion/love as an over-arching “force.” however, my partner wants to worship that force through the catholic church. i just kind of appreciate it and acknowledge it. and i don’t really think it’s supernatural or anything.

[@slowburn21814]

I agree. The emotional or empathetic connection between myself and others (both humans and animals) is what I would consider my own "spirituality." It has nothing to do with any religion or god, but everything to do with empathy, sympathy, and moral decency.

[@Enaccul]

@@Babygirl4life Thats a really really low bar, anything is better than his word salad lmao

[@Kodi.sunshine]

I know I'm super late in commenting on this, but I wanted to say how grateful I am that you decided to get on KZbin and make videos. This video gave me so much hope for my future that I haven't had in a while, thank you for what you're doing here. You're somehow both fun and touching, so thanks for caring enough to make the content you do.

[@Codemanlex]

@@slevinchannel7589 I see you everywhere Bro, just stop Lmao, it's sad.

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@Codemanlex No, its in fact not.

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@Codemanlex Lmao, your head-canon is head-canon.

[@Codemanlex]

@@slevinchannel7589 ok again

[@irrelevant_noob]

@@slevinchannel7589 but the argument wasn't "if he does good, why does he also do bad"... it was an analysis of whether or not he intervenes in our lives. Because if he does, then his priorities are REALLY absolutely messed up; and if he doesn't then there's no point in thanking him for anything, or even granting that he "loves" us. (for anyone wanting more context, the idea starts at 1:01:30)

[@drowningswe]

Can I petition for, instead of going to church every Sunday, there will be publicly funded science lectures? That everyone will go to, and afterwards have a community barbecue? We learn something useful and we get a sense of community! Everybody wins!

[@El_Bruno7510]

Gets my vote.

[@azhdarchidae66]

That sounds great! I'll just get in a plane and fly to America

[@orangemc9358]

Forrest, I mean this genuinely, thank you for your content. I grew up in a very Christian household. And, very recently, I have been learning that my family (mother, at least) is not only a radical Christian, but also anti-vax. I started off a fierce Christian, but as I matured, I thankfully took more to what we know of the universe vs trusting some very old book written by people. But still, I have always struggled justifying this transition, given the environment of unwavering and domineering faith I found myself in. You have filled in a large majority of those cracks with your content and, in a way, futher emboldened my confidence in regards to pushing back and not just anxiously trying to justify and then doubting myself for a while after. I don't mean to get sappy or cheesy, but you're doing a tremendous amount of good. I hope more find your content, regardless of if it changes their mind or not.

[@perilouspoozer3749]

At school, some 55 years ago, we had a chemistry teacher who was an atheist. He showed me that one should apply the same thinking to God as to science or to anything else in life. When I did that, the religious beliefs that I had been given just dissolved away.

[@El_Bruno7510]

Great teacher!

[@perilouspoozer3749]

@@El_Bruno7510 he had been a squadron leader in WW2. He had a handlebar moustache, red hair and a temper to match. This was in the days when a teacher could whack you with a stick or a length of thick rubber tubing (from a Bunsen burner) if you weren’t paying attention or if you made a stupid mistake.

[@blackdragonbro4118]

"Take all the sanctimony and ceremony and salvation you can carry and fuck off" By far my favorite quote ever said ever.

[@Hve_]

you're usually so nice a pretty nonconfrontational in all of your other videos. its nice to see you're as passionate about this topic as you are. thanks for your content. it is wonderful.

[@bradzimmerman3171]

One has to be "passionate about " because there is so many stupid people believing garbage, hopefully they will start thinking 🤔

[@yakopc6600]

0:54 **bep** e-vry-n' Up t-o sP-EEd **bop**

[@mikimodiq8263]

"What am I gonna eat if not beans?" "Make us without the dick skin, if you don't want it!"

[@coneinggaming6285]

The dick skin part had me rolling laughing lol

[@mikimodiq8263]

@@coneinggaming6285 Trueeee, but I still prefer the randomness of "beans". 😂

[@AshKhenir]

I want to see a scripted and high production version of this. How much money do you need? When I was a lad they talked about a deep sense of connection with the Holy spirit ... That was bullshit ... But the level of appreciation I have for this video is very real. If only the pell grants kept coming, I could relay information like this.

[@AshKhenir]

@@slevinchannel7589 Does belief and Science need to conflict? No, Not necessarily. If you want to believe that a marching band of shofars took down the walls of Jericho that is fine, heck sonic weapons are a thing. But when that belief informs how you think others should exist on this world, that is the problem, THAT is religion. In keeping with the theme Iv already set here, again, it's fine; however, if you insist we blow shofars to smite our enemies or vibrate a disease from my body ... That's where science MUST win against religion. Not saying every religious person would suggest such a thing, it's just an example I have personal experience with. If life and death are in the hands of the creator ... Hard pass ... Because the creator cannot even keep consistent game mechanics in its only installment.

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@AshKhenir Even Pokemon got it right; which is funny in itself. I mean, most likely and assumed-by-most-Fans: Mew was just made by Arceus. Duh... Evolution should not be debatted, yes, cause its solid Fact. Buuuuut God can still totally exist, even if Religion got some stuff heavily wrong about him.

[@street55789]

@AshKhenir what a great idea! Scripted is a great idea. For me, equally important would be better sound. He just gets too loud and forceful for me ( in all of his videos), likely because he is used to having to reach the students in the back classroom. This hurt my ears when I was in school, and hurts more the older I get.

[@--CHARLIE--]

​​@@street55789 that sounds like your volume is too high or your ears are oversensitive or something. I could be wrong though.

[@irrelevant_noob]

@@--CHARLIE-- while i'm with you that IMO it wasn't too loud over here, i did notice some recurring sound problems (e.g. at 1:08:18). Might be youtube storage being iffy, tho, so i can't say for sure, but it was quite annoying at times, especially when i couldn't make up multiple words at a time... :-s

[@thatguyapplesauce1060]

Honestly Forrest Griffin Valkai is the coolest name I've seen a human being walk around with in my entire life and that's pretty cool

[@isidoreaerys8745]

1:11:05 the girl behind the camera’s comment is Gold.

[@ethank6452]

Every minute of this video is just amazing. It has to be my new favorite KZbin video of all time. Thank you for making this.

[@raptorcrasherinc.9823]

This is insanely good. Most inspiring video I have ever seen.

[@mikeschultz5551]

Forrest is what I wish all teachers were. He genuinely enjoys giving knowledge to others. Last week he did a show on The Line with another of my favorites Shannon Q. An evolutionary biologist and a psychologist in the same video? Yes please!

[@wi-fi-rootedii]

Holy fucking shit FINALLY a man with IQ and common sense i completely agree with absolutely everything u say as an atheist and a person

[@James2005.]

As an atheist you make us look bad. You can’t go off basically saying religious folk are dumb and lack common sense it comes of as rude and since theists basically do the same thing to atheist it’s just a never ending argument of “your dumb” “no your dumb”.

[@wi-fi-rootedii]

@@James2005. ? My guy are you not understanding what im saying im agreeing with him on the shit hes saying im not calling ppl with religion dumb i say i agree with him that excludes that i dont have a problem the ppl just the religion also bcs the man strives away from the oh ur no ur dumb thing an steps back to make valid arguments for ppl and atheist beliefs

[@wi-fi-rootedii]

@@James2005. so idk wtf u mean i make atheists look bad bcs u cant understand what im saying

[@James2005.]

Wi-Fi- RootedII You say “FINALLY a man with IQ and common sense” which insinuates that you think that theists lack IQ, and common sense.

[@dooda9566]

@@James2005. what you’re doing is called jumping into conclusions

[@brianred8]

People who don’t rape and murder people out of fear of punishment, I don’t think have any right to go around questioning other people’s moral guidelines and/or systems……

[@savagesalvage9449]

It always blows my mind when I hear this. They're straight saying that the only thing stopping them from rape and murder is the threat of damnation. Empathy plays no part in their decision making process.

[@--CHARLIE--]

To be fair, the only reason I don't murder people is because I'll be punished by both the law and the people around me (who are alot stronger than me, and would eventually overpower me). If I could do that stuff without consequences I would. And sure I could just hide it but that's no fun and there no point risking it if I'm gonna do that. But I have almost no sense of empathy. The fact these people have the same issue, but instead because of a religion making them think that all innate empathy (what they call morality or the knowledge of good and evil) is from god, and that therefore without god no one would have empathy which they think is morality, is definitely an issue. Also the fact that that they aren't smart enough to realize that consequences for actions can still exist without a god. Like sure, I have almost no empathy holding me back, but I care too much about self preservation to commit crimes. Why would the non-existence of God, even if it did mean everyone lacked empathy, also make everyone too dumb to not act on the lack of empathy.

[@RoninTF2011]

@@savagesalvage9449 Yepp, they are the vile creatures they see in others....

[@alexmorgan2148]

What gets me, is when you pull out their book, and point out a passage they know they disagree with, then I get to watch their face go blank as they start going through their script, or doing Olympic level gymnastics in their head trying to justify why their god would command actions such as slavery or child murder.

[@nitsanraviddaos4797]

1:22:11 Sincerely thank you, I needed to hear that for a long time

[@itsCalamari]

Perfectly said, my man. Everything was on point. The circumcision bit was especially relatable lmao

[@slevinchannel7589]

Nope, in fact, no. Not everything. Not perfect. He missed a lot, made mistakes, talked down a bit too harshly on Religion and also left things out. Please dont be so gullable, yes?

[@itsCalamari]

@@slevinchannel7589 Religion is allowed to be talked down to. Even close to the beginning he explained this. It is a concept, just like politics. Concepts and ideas are allowed to be, and SHOULD be criticised and questioned especially when they have such a massive effect on the world like this does. If you can't handle that, it proves his point and shows your biases. Like he said, you are giving religion a different set of rules than you would any other idea.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@itsCalamari Its not perfect either way though. Thats you being plain wrong. Why argue against this obviousness

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@itsCalamari You contradict yourself, friend. "Allowed to be talked down to" No. Absolutely no. "Criticized and questiones", yes. Absolutely yes. But those 2 facts contradict in the middle of your lil comment. Oops?

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@itsCalamari Your previous comment literally said ‚Video is PERFECT’, so yeah, that IS objectively wrong, so thanks, but i shall call this out. So i do. Your claim it was perfect sounds naive, even if no one comes and criticized it ever.

[@ZomBoSk8r]

This was an excellent video. Thanks for sharing your life and thoughts with us all. As an atheist living in the middle of Tennessee, it's great to hear voices of reason and rationality after a day of listening to blathering ramblings of church of christ creationist at work. Keep up the excellent teachings my dude. You're awesome!

[@slevinchannel7589]

This Channel is really good; truly a smaller version of GMS - to the point even where that said KZbinr left a comment! Congrats! Buuuut improveworthy. As most of anything is. Yeah? Especially how he talks down a bit too much about Religion, misses some points, avoids even ever mentioning good Things about Religion, and more; all this sounds more semi-healthy than healthy.

[@salamid]

@ZomBoSk8r Eyyo feel free not to reply to slevin channel he literally copy pastes the same comments then does not elaborate on what he means

[@larrymoens3808]

Good luck living in Tenn

[@asherikamichaela8425]

A passionate voice of reason. Thank you!

[@obstruktion]

I love this- Great video Forrest keep coming up with more content like this!

[@labspeciman7402]

What you did here is very impressive. I like your compassion. And you are right.

[@hannah3146]

So many great points. I'm an atheist but because of my upbringing I still fear death and the 1% chance there's a hell. Anyway to get over that? I literally used to wait for the end of the world. Watching Left Behind in church instead of going trick or treating. I wasn't allowed to celebrate Halloween, was told everyone else is going to hell, sin is the cause of suffering. After my miscarriage I finally realized it's all fear and doesn't make sense. I believe in Science and facts now. Just still scared of a possible afterlife. Maybe it's just me...

[@Anonymous-md2qp]

What assessment did you use to conclude that there is a 1% chance? If no one has ever give you good evidence for this claim, and they have just simply made the assertion and instructed you to believe them simply because they told you, then it should be 0%.

[@brianmi40]

There are over 40 documented hells throughout the hundreds of religions in the world, have you investigated all of them to make sure you're OK, or were you just indoctrinated in a specific one, so have granted it prominence??? More than one of those 40 hells sends you there for BAD DEEDS in your lifetime, as opposed to the Christian god, who doesn't care at all about deeds, but just that you worship him. Now, just by logic, which one of those makes MORE SENSE?

[@hannah3146]

@@brianmi40 I didn't know there were so many hells I'm screwed JK. It was because I grew up in a fanatical Christian home. So you have to try to be a good person but also believe in Jesus. I know it's not logical it just really scared me back in the day

[@Zakeru750]

I like to think that in the highly unlikely chance there is a God (and we don't know which one), he probably just want us to be good and do good, like what a parent would want for their children. That is what most religion revolve around. And all the ridiculous specific commands in religions would be human error introduced through writing, copying, interpretating, voluntarily pushing political agenda in there, etc. I am pretty sure even if the Christian God turns out to be true, if you are a decent person, you go to heaven. And ironically a lot of Christians would not (the ones that hate this or that community for whatever reason, for example). And if that God sends good people to hell anyway... Well then f*ck him. I am not going to hurt people for my own salvation.

[@Reform_Earth]

@@hannah3146 For me it’s getting over the fear of Death and nothingness forever.

[@edselsantoni6138]

I am an agnostic religious practitioner. This means that I practice religion(s) without actually believing in it. I actively read religious texts for their poetry and literature and I take bits and pieces from religions that I like to explore my morality. I love the structure and mythology of religion and I apply it in my life. However, my overall moral compass is humanistic, meaning I believe I should practice my religion unless those religious beliefs contradict the humanistic principles of well-fare and progress for humanity. I believe observing and practicing religion with no intent to believe it’s legitimate opens up so many areas of thoughts and philosophy that are just beautiful and fun to look at. In no way shape or form is religion my authority, but rather it is something which I use in my life to expand my knowledge base on different cultures and moral systems. I hope this makes sense and I would love to discuss it more if anyone is interested.

[@kingofdemons948]

Yeah that’s I do. I regularly practice Islam with my friends, but I don’t believe in it.

[@bradzimmerman3171]

You don't need a god to be moral

[@edselsantoni6138]

@@bradzimmerman3171 I completely agree. I practice religion for the sake of it and not for the morality. I have a morality of my own

[@lancheloth]

I am a moslem, I practice Islam, also believe in Allah SWT, because my journey in life is in a way blessed and I consider myself lucky and happy also content. I don't do what my religion forbid to do, I pray 5 times a day and fast also not eat a non halal food. But I am also a moderate moslem (not extreme or fundamentalist but also quite pious one) , I believe everybody have right to do religion or not as long as they honor humanity rights and also honor the local tradition and culture. I do believe that God exist and watching over me, but to me Allah SWT is the All mighty and All the knowledgeable and don't have to be prayed in return don't have to be defend, all my prayer and my good deeds is to earn God blessings and mercy. This goes along in my science and logic thinking I don't defend my religion in science Pursue having a believe that in the end it will become clear with God knowledge and science, Allah SWT is All Mighty and great we are germs and dust on God behalf and what we do might not matter at all. My believe is God might not even exist in our realm because the realm will be destroyed by God, Holly Quran is nothing but rule and manuals book that try to convey messages from A creator to creation, one that like if JK Rowling try to sent messages to Harry Potter that live in a book realm not even conscious about it self. The degree of difference is too great hence we try to learn about God from the science of God creation and we can not fathom the nature of God. I am very happy about science and progress and also believe that what we know is too little to judge it is there a God or not, I believe so I am content and assured that any knowledge and science will eventually led us to God not contradict the religion. But my believe is not in a way to hurt or shame of contradict other non believer. It is up to you and your beliefs (or non existence of belief) as long you don't bother me or my culture or traditions..

[@king_kenobi]

Hey Forrest. I'm on 1:11 and while I was listening to your bash on "why accept this horrible thing/idea?" and... while your point makes sense, I'm not sure I fully agree with you. Maybe (probably) I misunderstood you but for me it's very simple to understand "why" someone would accept religion (Christianity in this case)... similarly to why someone would eat fast-food or smoke, or drink sodas or do anything that is objectively bad for your. There are always "benefits" to those things. A big Mac is not good for your health but it makes you "feel good". All the terrible and imoral inconsistencies that comes from religion are nothing compared to the wonders of "purpose" and "belonging"... Or the feeling of being part of a bigger plan. I'm not Cristian btw, but I can understand why folk would chose to be. Science , unfortunately, is very hard and time consuming. It's not just about picking up a book and reading... It requires countless hours of reading and critical thinking with research (using peer reviewed sources) otherwise anyone can easily go through creationist articles and think that they are credible work. And that's for everything... Who's got time for that? Now compare this with religion. Some one presents to you a "solution" to all that... A God who will take care of everything for you... And will ease your suffering with some misterious purpose... That makes you feel ok if you don't understand something... Just trust him. That's way easier.... Not better... But easier. I'm not religious and I love watching Reacteria mainly because it helps me learning something... I know that evolution is a fact and that the earth is not flat .. but I honestly don't think I have enough knowledge to debate/discuss/correct an evolutionist or flat earther on the spot. It takes way more effort to be a real science driven person than to be religious. Science communicators like yourself are doing an amazing job spreading the word and reaching more and more people... But watching your videos are not the same thing as doing the actual study/research... Anyone can grab your arguments to refute creationism, but if they don't read the books/papers and arrive to the same conclusion themselves... Is that different than what creationist do? Sorry for the incoherent mess of a comment. I really like your work! Just had this stuff on my mind...

[@Moriningland]

But, couple points, Christian’s will say “but god didn’t mean for the world to be this way” then why did he create the evil tree, make the fruit look delicious and then put it in front of his children? And also, if Christians believe in the next world, that will be perfect, what’s to say he won’t mess up that world too? He’s going to want to see again if his children in the next heaven really love him so he will probably put another evil tree in the new perfect world even though he doesn’t intend for it to cause problems.

[@ratqt.]

do people in heaven still have free will? cause if they do, they can go bad and do horrible things there. or is it that when a person goes to heaven they just lose their free will and be good forever? oh damn now i want an actual answer from a theist

[@jrojala]

The part at the end where Forrest calls his lady “baby bear” is super wholesome and sweet

[@brianray2614]

Breathtaking. Legacy. Profound. Eye opening. Dramatic. Thank you.

[@brianray2614]

What he said.. LOL

[@brandonman1315]

A sky daddy or a mutant horse! I’m picking horses baby!

[@cloudysensation8406]

I'm not even remotely religious, but 1:21:52, 1:35:10, and 1:37:50 were really beautiful, and the last bit made me cry a bit. This has really made me want to reevaluate how much time I spend not living, and not being myself. I also hold a lot of guilt and feel shame for things that aren't necessarily my fault, which is why that really resonated with me. Honestly didn't even realize how much of that I've been holding onto until I had such a reaction to hearing that I'm not in need of being fixed. Very, very wonderful expression of thought, and honestly very inspiring and comforting, aswell as educational of course. His passion shows that he genuinely cares. ❤

[@BHAGAVADGITAN]

Religious people in this comment section 😂🤣🫵🏻🤣

[@African_Atheist]

I will keep on coming back to this - because it's just gold.

[@seanrobertson1958]

I'm just here for the confirmation bias, but this is lovely thank you for this

[@seangrimm1865]

This made my day on 20+ levels, and the shouut out to the late, great Christopher Hitchens was just brilliant.

[@spider-man9118]

Ayo, i don’t mean to force anything on anyone, but we have various types of evidence for biblical events, if anyone is interested

[@The_Ripple_Podcast]

I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm in my deconstruction phase and your channel is helping out so much.

[@amberbydreamsart5467]

It's also funny when people ask 'where did morality come from if not god' because looking at extant species and understanding evolution... it's obvious. Look at the evolution of childcare. Look at the difference between how apes treat their fellows of their species vs more basal mammals, look at how living in larger groups affects how animals treat others of their kind... our compassion is one of the earlier, essential elements of how hominins evolved and eventually produced homo sapiens... everything in our survival depends on cooperation, of COURSE we're hard-wired to want to fit into a group and help others

[@snailofkale]

at around an hour and twenty minutes in, i cried. its a comfort to be told with such authority that you are not broken. ending it with “moving on…” made me remember why i actually clicked on this video, which was to have as background noise while I played Super Mario Galaxy 2

[@bainides]

smg2 😀

[@snailofkale]

@@bainides dude i LOVE super mario galaxy (one and two) so much they’re both literally my childhood

[@bainides]

@@snailofkale mine too