paul-oh-GEE-uh ... accent on the GEE part. THIS I'm looking forward to. Congrats on maybe scoring a Paulogia drawn character!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Ha! Thanks
@zar3434 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations! I'm looking forward to all of your collaborations. You are going to do great, you're thoughtful and well-spoken.
@20july1944 Жыл бұрын
@@MindShift-Brandon Does you mom still pray for you?
@TheresaRene360 Жыл бұрын
I often hear Christians say that the Bible brings them "comfort". Ummm...are they reading the same Bible that I am? Murder, Rape, Slavery, Wars killing thousands, including infants. One atrocity after another is "comforting" if it's done to glorify God? I read the entire Bible to become Bible literate. The more I read, the more appalled I became.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Right?!
@maylissbjerke9204 Жыл бұрын
Never felt any comfort, only fear, low worth…..I became a christian in my livingroom by myself. I am a very sceptical person, i ask the big questions, i dont believe everything i hear from people, i research i dive in…..( long story short) i was reading the bible by myself. I told god if ure real and this is truth you have to show me truth by yourself, cous i trust no man and i will not go to christians. 2 years of reading the bible day and night, reading hebrew, greek, going deep, i was angry and i started to curse god for all his evil and i said: if this is you im out, i will not follow evil., but now 5 years later here i am, because i stillcarry so much anger , i been looking for truth of my existanse sinse i was 4, i had big questions and most my life has been deep depression because of not knowing, fear of death , suffering, evil, i could not understand.. ! I still feel lost at times, really lost, like i dont belong here! This channel helps me alot, i binge watch every day. Thank you for this channel and what you do❤ this christianity manadged to really fu..k me up in a really short time so i cant emagine How much trauma people must carry ,those who grew up in it ❤
@chrisphinney8475 Жыл бұрын
The best cure for Christianity is reading the Bible. Mark Twain
@catsexual341211 ай бұрын
No, Christians actually don't read their bible. Atheist read it more than the average sunday church christian. But what they mean when they say that it brings them comfort. It is also what every other religion brings for people. It is a coping mechanism for things they just cannot conceive. For instance, imagine if your 5 year old kid got cancer > metastasis > dead. People cant deal with that. So they need something fake to lean on.
@zombies4evadude249 ай бұрын
Don’t worry. Only the parts they like: good parts/out of context
@grapeshot Жыл бұрын
Reading the Bible is one of the reasons I became an atheist.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
That will do it for sure!
@jackstiv8395 Жыл бұрын
Actually studying and understanding it will do as well.😊
@iwilldi Жыл бұрын
I needed to become a full blown atheist to find the most interesting literature so far in my life in Mark.
@rebeccasmith4182 Жыл бұрын
@@iwilldi did it turn you into a believer again?
@iwilldi Жыл бұрын
@@rebeccasmith4182 No, it turned me into someone who has the will to try to understand the author of Mark. There are many things which no scholarship would ever tell me. The blind spots are many. And historians would never venture into decoding the subliminal messages.
@KeanuReevesIsMyJesus Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on getting to be a part of the Pauloverse! I think getting a Paulogia animated character is the pinnacle achievement of all online skeptics. You sir have made it to the big leagues.
@utubepunk Жыл бұрын
💯
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Ha! Thats awesome. Thank you!
@zuglymonster Жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see your cartoon!!!
@teleiosdawyz4044 Жыл бұрын
Guys like Paulogia and Matt are great. They help the KZbin atheist community grow.
@adeyemi120 Жыл бұрын
I will say the big league is when apologist start trying to debunk you but failing to do so.
@dougt7580 Жыл бұрын
I, like many Christians, was taught the bible through 'helicopter reading', where you jump into a certain part a book and read a few verses, paragraphs, or maybe even a full chapter, and then stop reading. The bible was the only (mostly) narrative book that I was ever taught to read this way. Every other narrative book was "start at the beginning and read straight through to the end." It wasn't until my mid 20s that I finally sat down to read the whole thing straight through and learned that despite having religion class every day at school for 14 years and attending church at least weekly for nearly 20 years, I had been exposed to MAYBE 10-15% of the bible. And the reasons were obvious: 1. To try to create a coherent narrative out of a giant mess of literature written by different people at different times in different cultures with wildly divergent agendas, values, and messages. 2. To hide a lot of the most objectionable, evil, or problematic portions. 3. To skip over that a lot of the bible that is just completely irrelevant to any modern day reader and completely devoid of purpose or meaning. All this to say I wouldn't even call my bibical "education" at school and church cherrypicking, I would call it wholesale revision.
@breveth Жыл бұрын
Did you also lose your faith after you read through the Bible? Some of my old Christian friends asked me why I am no longer a believer. They look genuinely confused when I say a read through the bible.
@dougt7580 Жыл бұрын
@@brevethI was on my way out already due to several factors but I still believed in some nominal god concept after reading. I was already a non-practicing catholic at this point (and catholicism doesn't teach biblical literalism, especially when it comes to the OT, or biblical excusivity, so I didn't hold the bible as the end-all, be-all of my religiosity). So before reading the whole thing I still believed in a generalized christian god but afterwards I was probably closer to deisim. It certainly didn't improve my faith, but it was probably another 4 or 5 years before I admitted to myself that I'm not convinced of any of the proposed god(s) models that I was exposed to upto that point in my life.
@18471902 Жыл бұрын
In my younger days when I was a devout christian, I too was exposed to these distorted ways of presenting what the Bible says, and was accordingly brainwashed. In addition to the three methods of distortion that you enumerate, I will add a fourth one. I only caught on to this recently after listening to Bart Ehrman's comments about reading the four gospels in parallel fashion rather than consecutively. Whenever there is a lesson or sermon about the birth of Jesus, the crucifixion/resurrection, etc., it is based on only ONE of the gospels (any one of them, but only ONE). The result is in my previous life when I was a devout christian I never noticed the major inconsistencies and contradictions between the narratives. I am convinced this is deliberate on the part of the preachers, Sunday school teachers, and the writers of Sunday school lesson books--most of them must recognize the inconsistencies and contradictions and don't want to be put in the position of having to acknowledge and explain them. I am sure this applies to all parts of the Bible in which a given set of events are described in more than one place.
@dougt7580 Жыл бұрын
@@18471902Good point. I do however think that a lot of the teachers are themselves ignorant of the problems as many are likely victims of the same selective teaching that they are now perpetuating. But you're absolutely right on selective and perhaps even deliberate deception. If you would have asked me at 18 (after 14 years of catholic school as a very good student that was even considering entering the priesthood) to write down the timeline of Jesus, I would've written something that is not found in any of the 4 canonical gospels and would omit a number of important things or contradict what one or more gospels does actually say.
@stephenbrain3620 Жыл бұрын
I like the phrase "helicopter reading." I am going to use it. It sounds a bit like a critique that Bart Ehrman makes - that believers rarely actually read the various books straight through. If they read it at all - that is, if they don't allow the clergy to tell them what it means - they just read little parts and fit those parts into a preconceived interpretation; they get their affirmation and move on.
@ArgoDawn Жыл бұрын
This unlocked a memory I forgot was there. I was in a youth group worship 10 years ago, (evangelical nondenominational southern church in the Bible Belt) and we were told to raise our arms the entire service and we were absolutely guilted the 30-45min worship to keep our arms raised all the way and not to relax them. It was so much peer pressure and I remember being in so much pain that I couldn’t even hear the music. Opposite effect I guess
@taylorfit1941 Жыл бұрын
Wow.. thank you for sharing. This is so so strange
@FunkyBaby01 Жыл бұрын
You treat 'the lady' with praise and respect and do not mock her. I love you for this.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Appreciate that. Thanks for watching
@jengenx7729 Жыл бұрын
Yes…. 50years of church and I had no idea what the bible was about! So excited to see your channel growing like crazy! So well deserved Brandon!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@craigsmith1443 Жыл бұрын
_50years of church and I had no idea what the bible was about! _ Since the Bible is readily and cheaply available, who's fault was this? You're blaming the Bible or the Church or God for your own faults?
@Farmingdaneo Жыл бұрын
@@craigsmith1443If the Christian god actually existed, I would blame him. If one book is going to be his only evidence to his own existence and it's important to know he exists, he should at least make it more coherent and stand the tests of time.
@craigsmith1443 Жыл бұрын
@@Farmingdaneo _If one book is going to be his only evidence to his own existence and it's important to know he exists, he should at least make it more coherent and stand the tests of time_ Heavens. If you're going to 'blame him,' you might want to be true while doing so: _If one book is going to be his only evidence to his own existence_ It is not. First, the Bible is not 'one book.' It is a library written over about 400 to 500 years by around 40 authors in four of the most enlightened empires the world has ever seen: Judaic, Persian, Ptolemaic, and Roman, and yet which has a single narrative. There are all those who have by its lights learned to listen to and follow God, their lives changing as God's Spirit worked in them. God looks for a relationship (the Trinity is a relationship, and so is what we are called to), and so if you want, if you really want, to 'know' him (you can), then all you have to do is to start praying, reading the Bible, and following it and Him. _he should at least make it more coherent and stand the tests of time_ It's been read for from 2000-3000 years. What other 'test of time' can there be? And it's quite 'coherent.' Why do you think that it is not?
@craigsmith1443 Жыл бұрын
_50years of church and I had no idea what the bible was about!_ That is the fault of neither church nor Bible. You could have known 'what it was about' by merely taking some time and reading it.
@pbessafotos Жыл бұрын
I’m very pleased to see new atheist channels. And yours is a great one. Well lit, well edited and your voice helps a lot to convey the message. I have always been an atheist and although I studied my whole life on Jesuit school and university, they were never able do indoctrinate me since my father and mother were also atheist. I’m lucky, I guess. And since I studied at a catholic school I developed a fascination with religions. Maybe that’s why I studied to make a career on advertising…
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that. Thank you!
@craigsmith1443 Жыл бұрын
_I’m lucky, I guess_ Or just stubborn or unlistening. There's always plenty of blame to go around.
@SteelSquishy10 ай бұрын
@craigsmith1443 are you 'restarted'
@zacharylehocki Жыл бұрын
I think the thing nonbelievers especially life long atheists don`t seem to get is Christians who read the bible badly like the Women in the video really aren`t stupid or selfish. Thank you for highlighting this Brandon, yet another great video!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Yes for sure. Thanks!
@utubepunk Жыл бұрын
And that's one of the MANY problems with Christianity- it perpetuates cognitive dissonance. It's 100% selfish. Someone saying they have a personal relationship with the god who created the entire universe & sacrificed his son-self to himself so they could be spared & live in eternal paradise while billions are tortured is the height of selfishness.
@Nocturnalux Жыл бұрын
Oh, she is selfish alright. It’a just that she floats in such privilege- and more widely, hails from a society that has normalized this- that she seems “normal”; which she is, in a sense. But that doesn’t mean she’s not selfish. Hell, she’s an American that chose to invoke God’s protection “when bullets are flying”, that pretty much says it all.
@adandyguyinspace5783 Жыл бұрын
@@NocturnaluxSo praying for protection is selfish? If a modern pagan, which there are many on the rise, were to ask Odin for protection does that make them selfish? Why do you feel that the natural want to keep oneself safe is inherently selfish? That’s like saying I’m selfish for practicing martial arts to defend myself when the time comes. I’m selfish for not giving someone the chance to treat me however they want? It seems that’s what you’re saying. Or is it that they’re not praying for other’s safety in addition to their own? The answer for that is that deities don’t concern themselves with unbelievers. I’m a demonolator and dark sorcerer, why would Lord Stolas concern himself with someone who doesn’t believe in him and thinks he, in addition to the other demons, is “evil incarnate” and only wants me to suffer?
@Nocturnalux Жыл бұрын
@@adandyguyinspace5783 You missed the point, she is selfish in thinking God is protecting her when so many people do not get this “protection” and it apparently does not bother her. It is typical Christian behavior, too. Your house was spared in a storm that wiped out your neighbor’s? Praises be Jesus!
@BladeValant546 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, I would like a series on people who didn't grow up in extremely toxic religious situations. I am a preacher's kid, my dad was a Methodist pastor. He let me trick or treat, watch harry potter, and trust science. Outside of the congregation, I didn't grow up in an extremely repressed environment. However, I still suffered issues with the concept of always living in a glass house, and dealing with a really toxic congregation. Also, dealing with the organization of the methodist church, they inflicted poverty on my family because my dad had Heart issues. (found a whole write-up from back then with them telling my dad he couldn't be a pastor because he "Cared to much for people."
@utubepunk Жыл бұрын
Oh damn, that's awful. I swear some people are Christian just to divinely justify their sh!tty behavior.
@celticbabs3105 Жыл бұрын
your dad was told by his superiors that he cared too much for people. And he was a pastor. Wow, that literally confirmed my new found belief that religious leaders are really in it for themselves and no one else - not even God (if he exists).
@monkmchorning Жыл бұрын
Methodist pastors get rotated every couple of years as a holdover from when all Methodist pastors were itinerant travelers. Of course, a congregation can fire their pastor, too. My wife was raised Methodist, we were married as Methodists, and we raised our daughter in the church. Generally the clergy is more liberal than the congregation. Still, a wonderful bunch of people, but the more seriously I tried to understand the theology the less sense it made to me.
@rosietyler Жыл бұрын
What kind of video are you looking for? I was raised similar to you (trick or treating and the like) just not a pastors kid. I still love the Lord and pretty much haven't walked away from my faith at all. Is your question "does that really happen?"???
@freddylubin Жыл бұрын
I often laugh thinking about the pitcher and the batter praying to their god over the next pitch. Then, after the strike, or the home run, one points up to the sky, prayer answered. Yeah, god's watching the game.
@diamonddestiny704 Жыл бұрын
I used to be one of those wishy-washy believers, cherry-picking the nice and good parts of the Quran, the parts about helping the poor, treating one's parents righteously, strengthening familial bonds, caring for the orphans and treating all people equally.. as we are all equal before God ect. I created a fantasy world for myself where Allah is more concerned with good deeds and one's character than anything else, willfully ignoring one verse that goes aganist my perspective in surah 25:23 "And We will proceed to their [ good ] deeds [ of non believers], and We will reduce them to scattered dust. " This injustice ( and mind you Allah so proudly claim to have forbidden himself to commit acts of injustice) was so blatant and so egregious that it couldn't benefit from any re-interpretation. ( Just a small recap: Islam started in Mecca and after thirteen years of Mohammed shitting on Qurayish's beliefs and disrupting the order, they asked him to take his folks and leave Mecca. He moved to Madinah where he was able to rile people up so he started to provoke Qurayish by raiding their trade caravans and terrorising their merchants. It is the catalyst for the battle of Badr. )
@hamobu Жыл бұрын
Islam, even of Sunny variety, comes in many regional flavors. What I notice now in Bosnia and many other places is that wealthy Saudis are bankrolling wahhabism and many are buying it. You are starting to see burkas in places where such tradition didn't exist before.
@pansepot1490 Жыл бұрын
“With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; ….” I’ve long noticed that good people pick the good parts out of their religious books while bad people ignore them.
@hamobu Жыл бұрын
I'm amazed how fast your channel is growing. And it's well deserved because both your content and presentation are top-notch.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Really appreciate that. Thanks for the encouragement
@theunclejezusshow8260 Жыл бұрын
Deconversion, Great channel 👍
@markhaunert5029 Жыл бұрын
Cherry picking the Bible reminds me of those water filters that take the nastiest water possible the other end puts out pure water. Gotta take into account what you filtered out. Keep rockin Brandon. Awesome channel 👏 👍
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Love that comparison! Thank you!
@gatorboymike Жыл бұрын
"When our side does evil things, it's because we have a good reason or are somehow serving a higher good that YOU, lowly and unworthy peasant that you are, could never possibly understand. But when the other side does evil things, it's because they're just terrible people through and through, who serve a terrible cause. So why is our evil justifiable and theirs not? Because fuck you, we're just better than you. Give us money."
@mikew3328 Жыл бұрын
I left the Faith about nine months ago…… I really appreciate how you are respectful to believers. Christians are not idiots,Just need help seeing the truth. You have a atheist pastors heart.😊
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Ha. Love that. Thank you!
@tonymarchandstudios Жыл бұрын
I love your approach to these topics. I cut my teeth on Hitchens, Dawkins, and Harris. They were great for opening the door for younger me but having a more reasonable and measured response coupled with empathy, compassion and thoughtfulness is much more helpful when discussing these topics. I’m looking forward to your future collaborations and discussions.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thats so encouraging . Thank you!
@jaimeepippin8816 Жыл бұрын
I want to see you and Kristi Burke have a conversation. Both of you have both helped me so tremendously through my current deconstruction process.. and I appreciate it so much. I have listened to you guys daily for the last month or two when I have the time. It’s nice to feel unashamed of your intellect..
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thats so kind! Hopefully we will soon!
@Kravlock Жыл бұрын
Dude, your rebuttals are legendary and I feel you deserve so much more notoriety. Very glad I found your channel. I hope it grows.
@ziploc2000 Жыл бұрын
Whoa, didn't you just hit 10k subscribers, and now you're already at 12k? I think a lot of people are finding your calm, informed and reasoned approach to be very digestible, and you're getting people to re-examine their beliefs. And that's why you're getting noticed by bigger channels like The Line and Paulogia. Congrats, I may not catch them live but I'll certainly catch them.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
So supportive and kind. Thank you!
@anita10674 Жыл бұрын
A couple of weeks ago, you did a video on challenging us on how to read the bible. I've been working through it, very eye opening, triggering yet insightful...to read what I'm seeing and not what I've been brainwashed to see. The god of the bible is very different from the god of the pulpit. What that reading has led me to, is what you said here.... I handed my life and morality over to someone who took free will just to cause suffering. I'm sure there are other people who are here because there was an underlying sense that there was a disconnect somewhere, and we started searching trying to figure out why isn't this working (for me, bc other ppl seemed to be so happy with it) . I think I wanted the problem to be me. I think it would have been a lot easier. I was in no way prepared for how twisted this really is!!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Wow. I am so heartened at your action and truth but also am feeling for you because i know what a shock that really is. Thank you so much for sharing!
@ziploc2000 Жыл бұрын
I think you phrased that well, "The god of the bible is very different from the god of the pulpit". I may use that elsewhere. Blaming yourself for the disconnect is what the guy in the pulpit, the one making money from preaching his version of god, wants you to think. It's not you who is at fault.
@STaRBG4405 Жыл бұрын
Going a step further: The advice that she got from the bible is "when u have a problem pray", in other words when you have a problem in ur life do nothing instead of looking for ways to fix it . That is very harmful depending on the problem the person is facing
@dnzltan Жыл бұрын
Hi! I just wanted to say thank you to people like you and Matt for opening my eyes towards what the truth really is. As a Malaysian who grew up Christian, it’s hard when here, you have so many religions coinciding with each other and how even the constitution states that you have to believe in God. So thank you again! Really looking forward to your call with Matt!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that!
@stryker1195 Жыл бұрын
Just curious, not interested in picking a fight, but where in the U.S. Constitution does it state that *_"you have to believe in God."_*
@dnzltan Жыл бұрын
@@stryker1195I wasn’t referring to the US one, I was referring to the Malaysian one.
@jordanhinderliter3784 Жыл бұрын
That is a really great idea as a king! Have your whole army faste and be weak while you’re about to get attacked by 3 different armies. Biggest fail as a king ever!
@jofish5678 Жыл бұрын
I was finally taught biblical exegesis when I was 28 years old. I was cringing at every sermon because pastors often do not give proper context, and my family was certainly abusing the very scriptures they were clinging too. I’m so glad you cover the confusion of Christianity. It helps to make sense of all the things I saw as a child that I could never articulate.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Glad to be useful. Thanks for watching!
@crystalwolfe4489 Жыл бұрын
I had said I didn't believe in the hateful , vengeful God of the Old Testament but wanted to believe in a loving God of the New Testament . I had been reading the whole Bible , so many parts had disgusted me . Nearly sixty years old , and have questioned so much . My daughter is having a hard time dealing with a mother that raised her to believe , now contradicts what I told her for so many years .
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thats a really rough spot but its never too late for truth
@duanethompson8770 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your understanding comments. It was not until I stopped cherry picking verses from the Bible that I realized what type of god I was worshipping. I’m an atheist who’s body will return to the cosmos after my death.
@hamobu Жыл бұрын
No, after you die, you will not exist. Nothing happens to you after you die, you are just no more. You won't go somewhere or be something else. That's okay because you will not be there to observe it.
@bradypustridactylus488 Жыл бұрын
When I was 16, we lived in an isolated Eskimo village. As a family project, my father read the Bible to us verse by verse and gave us his commentary. The one thing I took from this experience is that there are some verses in the Bible that are just not amenable to spin: Balaam's ass, Jephthah's daughter, or Ezekiel's condemnation with similes concerning horses and asses. Just skip quickly through these passages, red faced and with few words.
@MrJD-tz3dv Жыл бұрын
Congrats on the collabs, you deserve it and earned it.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@justinstorey6615 Жыл бұрын
I've been binging as all your content since I found you channel. Thanks for what you do. As a person who spent 2/3 of his life steeped in a myth, I find your content to be very helpful.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear its useful and thank you so much for the kind words and for being here.
@davidbudge8359 Жыл бұрын
2 hands helping are always better than 2 hands praying.
@lorddrakecerneitri3021 Жыл бұрын
In my adventures with 'studying the bible' with the JWs, this is magnified tenfold. It's always something I had an issue with - either ignoring the Old Testament (when I was Nazarene, then Mormon), only focusing on the Psalms when the Old Testament is looked at, or picking and choosing what verses seem nice out of context. It's amazing to see just to what lengths people go to ignore their foundational books and focus on the faith. The more I actually read the Bible, the more I understand why they have to.
@zuglymonster Жыл бұрын
JWs are the masters at using one verse or even parts of verse leaving .... where parts that don't work are. They can find a verse for EVERYTHING. Being impatient in the grocery store line, there's a verse for that. Being disappointed your Amazon package didn't come today, yup. Kids watching too much completely innocent non Caleb and Sophia cartoons, there's a verse for that
@Jaggerbush Жыл бұрын
This channel is gonna blow up.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
That is very kind. Waiting patiently lol
@davidofoakland2363 Жыл бұрын
Good luck with your colabs and your coming appearance on The Line tomorrow; I'll be sure to check it out.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@anon-o-moose Жыл бұрын
Congrats on the upcoming collabs! We're looking forward to them!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@ecisme10 Жыл бұрын
Thought about this exact topic on the drive home today. Nice to see others think of it too.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@SPL0869 Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see you on the hang up! 👍🏿
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@stephenbrain3620 Жыл бұрын
I feel so gratified to hear you say these things so clearly. These are thoughts that occur to me regularly (surrounded as I am in the USA by Christianity) and the absolute obviousness of what you are saying, but one so rarely hears, is astounding. I'd like to buy you a cup of tea and just agree with you for a while, for sanity's sake.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Oh man i hear that! It is at least nice to find people or groups that can help normalize what we think too! Thank you!
@franciswalsh8416 Жыл бұрын
Loved the "Found my Car Keys" testimony!! Another great episode. The cherry picking that people (and their pastors) do is mind-boggling, and aggravating
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Francis. It really is wild and its amazing how so many of them really dont see it
@theresemalmberg955 Жыл бұрын
The "Found my Car Keys" really hit home because something similar happened to me. I lost my car keys out in the woods and was really happy to have found them--NOW for the rest of the story/testimony. The reason I was out in the woods was that I was part of a search party who were looking for a lost toddler. He had been playing in a fenced-in yard with other kids while his parents and the other adults were all in the house doing their own thing and not paying attention to what was going on. One of the older children left the gate open when he or she went to use the bathroom, and that was all it took for the little one to get out and disappear. When it was discovered that no one had seen him for quite a while panic set in. the sheriff was called, a call went out for volunteers who searched and searched. Finally a dive team found his body trapped under a ledge in the nearby river. So, I should praise God for finding my lost keys but not the little boy who lost his life?
@a.b.2405 Жыл бұрын
@@theresemalmberg955oh my god… that is just horrible.y heart goes out to that toddler’s family.
@trythelight8319 Жыл бұрын
I love that you pulled from another religious text to compare it to the passages in today’s video. I’d love to learn more with these references.
@glennjoselane1690 Жыл бұрын
Brandon!!! You were just magnificent on "The Line" this evening!!! You and Matt Dillahunty have great chemistry, and the broadcast was wonderful! Your keen intelligence, passion for the truth in atheism and genuine sincerity radiated from the screen, and it was impossible not to be impressed by your contribution. I know you will be invited again, and you just gained a ton new supporters because of it. I am so proud of you, and I know you will go far. All my best, Glenn
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Oh man. That means so much. I was very nervous, ha. Thank you for this generous feedback!
@doug7467 Жыл бұрын
Another excellent video! I really appreciate your style, you are informing without attacking.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for that!
@sco145 Жыл бұрын
I'm excited for the collabs! Awesome stuff!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@BookishChas Жыл бұрын
Great video Brandon! Cherry-picking via pre-texting is so convenient for (often) well meaning Christians.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Chas!
@anarchistcop8239 Жыл бұрын
Good job, buddy. Glad to have you on the team.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Ha! Thank you!
@celticbabs3105 Жыл бұрын
I was taught not to read the bible from beginning to end either. It wasn't until this year that I became determined to do it because I was deconstructing and needed to see for myself why I believe what I had believed all my life. Before I finished Exodus, I was completely deconverted from Christianity. I haven't finished Exodus and will not waste another minute of my time or energy on this nonsense. I am fully aware it continues to get worse the farther along you go in the Old Testament so why bother. I have all the reasons I need to trash this destructive belief system. Congrats on growing your channel so fast, Brandon! Can't wait to see these collab vidoes!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Isnt it amazing what just reading that damn book can show! And thank you!
@celticbabs3105 Жыл бұрын
@@MindShift-Brandon Yeah - like I realized I was sold an image of a loving, patient, caring God that wanted a personal relationship with me = but I found no evidence of that supported in the book. Instead, I found a sadistic, psychopathological, narcissistic mass-murdering God who did not care one bit for his creation. We've all been lied to and deceived by the leaders of this religion. I appreciate your replies!
@ceciliamoris5152 Жыл бұрын
Have a good safe trip. Will miss you, but will continue to watch other videos on your station.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that!
@MrXDreamsOfficial Жыл бұрын
Congrats on the collabs, friend. You will definitely fit right in with the big dogs!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Excited
@labspeciman7402 Жыл бұрын
My bible fits my life. It fits right under my table to keep the table flat.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Lol
@anita10674 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@DavidRichardson153 Жыл бұрын
My bible is the perfect doorstop. Why? Because it is great at holding things back.
@jamelahallsdyer Жыл бұрын
I'm dead 😂😂😂
@elguntor Жыл бұрын
These videos are a good thing and well made. Please keep it up! We need more rational thinkers in the world.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thats so kind. Thank you!
@danielbriggz Жыл бұрын
8:59 This year has been one of thw worst for me so far out of a progressively worsening timeline. One of thw questions ive asked consistently is "If God is good. Loves and cares about me deeply, why is it that to have him just lighten my burden i have to wail and grovel in humiliation at his feet before he does anything" And the moment i asked myself that and asked that about others outaide myself, its started fo break down. Ive allowed myself to now actually accept the scholastic facts about the bible and question yhings actively without trying to make them fit. It hasnt been a fun journey honestly
@beautrice1202 Жыл бұрын
A very thoughtprovoking comment. When I had bad times, I asked the same question. I finally came to the conclusion that no amount of wailing and praying will manipulate god into doing my will. And I learned to ask the question "why do I carry that burden? Am I contributing to it?" That led me on a path to inner growth and healing. And I came to the realisation that god gives me not what I want but what I need - and that may feel horrible.
@JesseClark83 Жыл бұрын
OMG! This is the second video in a row that I have watched of yours, and I found myself thinking, “I bet Matt Dillahunty would like this guy!” So when you said you would be on his show tomorrow night (that I regularly watch), I totally freaked out! I know you’ll be great, and I will most definitely be watching! Between the various calls-in shows and monthly Zoom chats Jimmy has for patrons of The Line, I’ve talked to him a few times, and what I love about him is that like he says, he’s a very “real” person. I really love the straightforward logical approach you both take when deconstructing religious viewpoints. You’ve got a new subscriber with me, and I’ll be watching tomorrow!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
That is all so very kind. Thank you and welcome!
@chrisgreen8803 Жыл бұрын
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations on getting to meet some of my heroes!! I’m jealous… 😂😂😂
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
It really is so cool to get to speak with these people i have watched for years. Thank you!
@OldNewsIsGoodNews Жыл бұрын
New to the channel, and really appreciating the acknowledgement at around 5:20-ish that the Tanakh ("Old Testament") God actually *isn't* depicted as all-powerful. I hear so many people just saying "If he's so all-powerful, then why ...
@itkirk Жыл бұрын
Almost at 10K more than a week ago? Man you really exploded with almost 5K more, and that makes me happy. Great videos Brandon, keep them coming!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Your comments are so kind. Thank you for them all!
@GOwensTV Жыл бұрын
Congrats on the collabs mayne!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@ThisisDizzle2 Жыл бұрын
You did an awesome job on The Hang Up. You’ve got another subscriber sir! Keep up the good work.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Oh that’s excellent to hear. Thank you and welcome
@charleswoodruff9013 Жыл бұрын
REALLY looking forward to listening to you and Matt tomorrow night!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@andrewpascal6096 Жыл бұрын
Enjoy your vacation! Thank YOU for your content.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MisplacedTrust Жыл бұрын
Love your work, great points, keep pushing your message.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@JJ_Smilez Жыл бұрын
Yay! I love paulogia, I’m glad you’re collaborating with him!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Me too! Really excited for the part im covering too
@crassbusinessman3122 Жыл бұрын
Trent is a well meaning dude, Paul is absolutely phenomenal. Hes like more fair than Jesus XD. Matt is...very well educated on all things atheist. Personally, I've moved quite a bit away from Matt, as he and I have stark differences in certain core beliefs. But he is VERY good at not only debating, but breaking down the problems with religious claims. This is going to be awesome, as your content is top tier. Definitely one of the best atheist channels. Looking forward to some great collabs! Hopefully you can collab with Logicked and maybe Prophet of Zod too! :)
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Agree on all fronts. Thanks so much!
@zuglymonster Жыл бұрын
I don't care for Matt. Paulogia is awesome! I'm hyped about that. I'll just say Matt has a bad reputation in the atheist community, especially his treatment of women, and his superior attitude. Please stay closer to ppl like Paulogia, Kristi, Viced Rhino is great, Prophet of Zod..... I just suggest distance. Please don't take offense to this, I've just seen others have bad experiences
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
@zuglymonster i head the warning. Im very aware of our different approaches m, but an confident i can maintain mine
@zuglymonster Жыл бұрын
@@MindShift-Brandon I'm sure you can, you're such a calm and kind presence. Hopefully some of it will rub off. In thinking about it having someone so different from Matt might be a good thing. I just don't want to see him treat you rudely. Please don't take this as rude. I'll admit something Matt did when I was going through my searching phase to someone in my exact spot almost turned me way off. It was a really emotional time for me (losing a fiance and hoping to prove heaven was real) and I watched a video with a caller who was obviously in a similar place, deep down knew but was searching for any way to believe they'd see the loved one again, and he was SO rude. I was looking for a comforting answer but it was mocking them for even wanting to believe. Every time I think about it, I feel those feelings again like right after the death.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
@zuglymonster i am so sorry to hear that. Yes that is simply not beneficial for anyone.
@Nkosi766 Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome dude. You in the big league now. Proud of you
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@loriw2661 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this!!! I messaged Matt a long time ago (we’re both snake enthusiasts) about having you on The Line. I don’t think for one second, it was that message that got you on the show but that doesn’t stop me from pretending it did. Lmao! Seriously, I’m so excited for the show!!!!
@Aurealeus Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it wasn't you, it was me because I prayed for it to happen. ;) /s
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
I have 0 qualms with giving you the credit. Thanks!
@NoQualmsTheArtist Жыл бұрын
@@MindShift-BrandonI’m No Qualms are you giving me credit? 😂
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Lol
@furioni333 Жыл бұрын
Wow, so cool that you get to meet Matt in person. Good luck : D
@ChillAssTurtle Жыл бұрын
Notifications: ON
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Well virtually, but yes!
@BallotBoxBoogeyMan Жыл бұрын
Excellent, glad you’re getting platformed with Matt and Paulogia🤩
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you, me too!
@JoriztheGreat-Invictus Жыл бұрын
I'm new to this channel, and the content is gem to value. You've make an excellent assessment and in depth explanation base on rationality, reason and critical thinking. Thanks for this awesomely excellent video, you're doing a great job, fellow Heathen!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
love this, thanks so much for your kindness and for being here!
@PaulTempesta-id8wr Жыл бұрын
Buddy you are my hero. Kudos!!!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Too kind, thank you!
@Warrior-re5fn Жыл бұрын
I barley got into watching 4min35 seconds and I'm in aww. I see this with christian friends on my Facebook all the time and it really bugs me. You nailed it again brother. Can't wait for your next post. Love ya bro keep rocking on 👍🏼😁
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Your comments always bring me up, man. Thanks so much!
@donnagodfrey1924 Жыл бұрын
Saw you on The Line with Matt - good show and you are like a gentle giant so have subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your content. Good luck and keep up the great work. Hugs from beautiful Cape Town, South Africa. x
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thats lovely. Thank you so much
@Claudi333 Жыл бұрын
Great show, keep up the good work!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@tonygibson7094 Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir for another great video. The thing that gets me is that I don't care what people believe, just keep it to yourself. Keep religion out of our schools and politics, all religions.
@robertmoore2049 Жыл бұрын
I just can’t believe those stories are true anymore, whether it be in the Old or New Testament, yet I still go to church and enjoy being with my friends from there at lunch afterwards.
@jeffbenelli6999 Жыл бұрын
Once again, Brannin, great topic and great presentation. Keep up the great work.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jeff!
@FaithIsNotEvidence Жыл бұрын
O-M-G!! Matt and Paul. Two of my favorites!!!!!!!!!!!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Pretty geeked myself!
@lunacurtis780 Жыл бұрын
Reading the bible in straight up English Gensis 1:1-6 "Wait.... God didn't make water. It was already there..." Reading the bible in straight up Hebrew Genesis 1:1-6 "Wait, is that Tiamat?!"
@PapaDon46 Жыл бұрын
I thank god for all he does for me instead of helping the billions suffering with real problems. I'm sure it's because I read his book and joined a megachurch with a great softball team.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Nailed it
@kalabash72 Жыл бұрын
I could see your channel getting up there with Alex O'Connor and the Genetically Modified Skeptic. You've got the potential.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you for that! I love them both
@kettei7743 Жыл бұрын
never thought you'd have a collab with Trent Horn, good for you👍
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to it!
@HandofOmega Жыл бұрын
@@MindShift-BrandonJust as a joke, try to use the Jedi Mind Trick on him!😅
@jonathanfarquhar Жыл бұрын
That's so cool that you'll be talking with Matt. He's so quick and intelligent. The beautiful thing about being an atheist is that we don't have to pretend to know everything, just what we do and don't know.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Very true!
@iamBlackGambit Жыл бұрын
I believe the bible and I don't claim to know everything 🤷🏾♂️
@jonathanfarquhar Жыл бұрын
@@iamBlackGambit that's great 👍 we need more Christians like you, but you unfortunately are in the minority
@iamBlackGambit Жыл бұрын
@@jonathanfarquhar and I'm black so I'm a double minority 🤣🤣🤣🙃
@DannyS177 Жыл бұрын
I agree with you, but she actually put those verses in more context than other Christians I have seen. I have seen Christians just look at the verse about God being with Israel when they go to battle, then the Christian goes "See God is with us!" She actually did a better job than those people. Again, I completely agree with you, I just thought this was an important point.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@I-AmTheLiquor Жыл бұрын
Brandon, I think it would also be really neat for you to have an open discussion Tyler Vela with the ‘Freed Thinker’ podcast. He recently deconstructed from reformed Calvinist Christianity, but is still a Classical Theist. He has some really interesting thoughts on the Biblical narrative and the meta ethical contrast between Yahweh and Jesus. Fantastic work! Keep up the great content. 🤝🏼
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that! Ill look him up!
@betford2 Жыл бұрын
This is so on point!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Mr.PeabodyTheSkeptic Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to The Line! Ugh, Trent Horn. You will do great.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you! And ha. I wish it was another topic, but i am still excited so hopefully later we can talk slavery
@emazinglyawesome6428 Жыл бұрын
Love this channel, hope it really takes off!
@aprilbryant8641 Жыл бұрын
oh! my! glob! i've been thinking about you, Matt, Jimmy getting on the line together! will definitely be watching! 😂
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks, April!
@SoThatsGoot Жыл бұрын
Congrats on your collabs! You're moving up!
@jimmythebold589 Жыл бұрын
It will be fun to see you with Matt. You might serve as a calm anchor, as the person who doesn't lose his cool. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE it when matt loses it, it's golden. But I think he will be served by a calm cohost. Cheers!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thats my plan. Ha. Thanks!
@broski365 Жыл бұрын
12k subs. cheers!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Starting to really pick up! Thanks!
@kriegmesserdclxvi2833 Жыл бұрын
Your point is correct. The more time I invested to study and getting historical context of the bible and what was happening around the middle east around Isreal/Judeah, the more it became utterly absurd.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@seranrevere865 Жыл бұрын
Kinda random here, but I posted that “heavin isn’t good video” on my Facebook with ny Christian family, and a part or me thought I would get in trouble for it, but both my mom and my older sister (who moved out already) opened up with conversation with me about it and agreed with the points you made. They weren’t even upset with me.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Glad it made have started a dialogue. Thanks for being here
@seranrevere865 Жыл бұрын
@@MindShift-Brandon Thanks for being a voice to the thoughts I had altered been having, and for sharing them with everyone. I also appreciate how respectful you are when you talk about this stuff. I’m glad I was able to get the courage to share it with them.
@optimus_rhymes6955 Жыл бұрын
I’m excited to see you with Matt. Don’t be too nervous. You’re doing a show with Matt. Your videos are dope!
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Appreciate that, man!
@Thumbelina298 Жыл бұрын
Eye opening video, once again, Brandon!!!! Though a day later...I'll be sure to catch up with you and Matt Dillahunty,...you 2 brilliant minds👌 This video reminds me of my Catholic days, lol. I swear to their god, I never read the bible by myself, or bible study groups, or even in church, well, except for when they had to read it at mass....non even in their catechist classes. I come out here, listen to you, Kristi and all these brilliant minds, and boy, ain't that religion outside of the holy book. The fathers have to read it for the congregation, and expound on it, every Sunday, all year long. My consolation....I slept through all those services, my daughter said I snored. Happy atheist now. We found liberation 💪
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
We sure did! And thank you!
@ahsokaventriss3268 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 10,000 subs, Brandon!!! Actually, 12,000 as of this comment, and I can’t think of a better new content creator to blow up than Mindshift! Stay safe, and enjoy your trip👋🏻
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
So kind. Thank you!
@utubepunk Жыл бұрын
It's almost as if the bible is silly putty, being able to be shaped to whatever the believer wants. It's the big book of choose your own salvation.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Ha. Indeed!
@Zyrean7007 Жыл бұрын
Ohh! Best of luck and fun on your collab with Matt. Was wondering if live shows was your thing or not, cause I thought you'd be good at it. 🎉
@FernLovebond Жыл бұрын
I have been having some discussions lately with a friend who believes in a fundamentalist faith, and she keeps going back to the excuse that many of the passages I take issue with or point to as impugning the merit of the Abrahamic god are records of events, it's a chronicle and not meant to demonstrate anything about their god. I find this excuse maddening.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Maddening indeed! Its just a clear rejection of truth snd reality
@CharlesPayet Жыл бұрын
Funny that your video says “…approaching 10K,” but a few hours after this video is out, you’re over 12k already. 🎉👍
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Charles! Had a fun little blast there for a bit
@jeffrutan2344 Жыл бұрын
Congrats on colabs! Looking forward to these as your Channel grows! I personally can’t stand Dillahunty - kind of the opposite of you - but will certainly listen to all.
@MindShift-Brandon Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! Yes we have very different approaches, but i cant dent how his thinking helped me during my deconversion, despite his tone and delivery.
@jeffrutan2344 Жыл бұрын
@@MindShift-Brandon I would really like to see you and Paulogia live one on one discussion someday.