Christianity's Most Toxic Idea [and Its Ancient Origins]

One the most frustrating attitudes among (some) Christians has its origin deep in the ancient history of Christian Orthodoxy. You might be surprised how troubled the Orthodox Church Fathers were by theological disagreements, and how they viewed dissenters. Here, we discuss the wild story of the concepts of orthodoxy and heresy. Simon Magus (AKA Simon the Sorcerer), Eusebius and "The Church History," Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Christian Gnosticism, all play a part. If you liked my video "A Wild Story From a Gospel Excluded from the Bible | Gospel of Judas," this video is for you.
The next time you hear Christian apologists like Greg Koukl, Frank Turek, Ravi Zacharias, or William Lane Craig say something like, "You know the gospel is true. You only say you're an atheist because you want to sin," you'll know where that misconception came from.
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[@bensrandomshows1482]

How did you not drink till after you were an athiest?

[@Remake5182]

I knew it was Pologia before you mentioned him.

[@unbubbletea]

Maybe instead of one character still flapping its lips, he could have multiple character stills with different expressions and ditch the lip flapping entirely.

[@graham9454]

Paulogia is fantastic! Thanks for having him on!

[@massey904]

Drew did you not like what you were hearing from Christ?

[@petre1758]

"If you don't believe in God what stops you from sin?" "Human decency"

[@dunderbaer2430]

What i like to say: "If your sole motivation to be moral is the threat of heavenly punishment, can you really call yourself moral?"

[@trofaznimotor901]

Human decency cause all word's problem,compare technology that we have today and technology that we had 1500years ago,food isnt anymore a problem but human "decency" is

[@krisztianpatay9812]

Decency is of God. All good things are coming from God. He is Holy which means he is a very very decent God.

[@krisztianpatay9812]

@@trofaznimotor901 Sin is the world's problem. No sin No problem.

[@trofaznimotor901]

@@krisztianpatay9812 youre absolutley right,100%,my point is that so called human decenvy is part of sins of world,truly sin is only problem.

[@Hylodatus]

My mom straight up called me Satan one time, and started yelling to "Satan" to get out. All because I said that I did not want to go to church. I'm still hurt by that.

[@ericscaillet2232]

@ Halitadus....dam , or more appropriatly damtidus - mothers try their best, children have to be better.

[@bobbiesbeads9249]

After telling my family I no longer believed in a God, they said I would go to hell! I was very hurt by that at the time but now I find it funny because if I don't believe in a God I certainly don't believe in a hell either! And after all these years as a non-believer I just feel bad for my Christian family members & friends. I don't view them as very intelligent anymore either because why in the world wouldn't they research their own faith? I did, & that's why I no longer believe in a God.

[@SauceClout]

That’s tuff man... but I don’t really think she was talking about you, she prolly thought the devils was in you tried to cast em outta you

[@bobbiesbeads9249]

@Quiver I agree... But we don't have to be Christians, Muslims, etc. to be good. We're usually born with human emotions that keep us good. The exceptions are bad whether religious or not.

[@johnramirez3247]

@@bobbiesbeads9249 I discussed my atheist view and perspective for a minute to my family, and guess what I received? "You're going to hell and you're worse than a criminal if you don't believe in god". WTF?? But they did not take that seriously and they still believe that I'm still a believer. I'm still living in their house, so I just go with the flow 😂

[@Ratcity69]

I love this guy's honesty. I started breaking away from Christianity when I was in my teen years. And I was accused of wanting to sin. My answer was "I was already sinning as a Christian". I married young, had my children young. While in my 20s and 30s I watched all my Christian friends and family drink alcohol excessively dabble in non meritable sex and drugs. While I'm over here not drinking, taking drugs or any of the other supposed sinful things people around me were doing. Not one of them got the irony. I've also noticed whenever someone is being accused of a crime or wrong doing they say" I'm a good Christian" I would never do that. Like saying the word Christian exonerates them from wrongdoing. The hypocrisy kills me.

[@vhawk1951kl]

I suppose there is a certain naïve charm in a dreaming machine supposing it could have any sort of understanding of *any* of Christianity, which died out as a living tradition(a tradition *not* found in any books).

[@loisprew8820]

And they’re fallible just like all other people, but they don’t see that. The moral superiority kills me.

[@ManiaMac1613]

"Good Christian" is code for "mindlessly submitting to authority figure". You can commit virtually any crime and still be a 'good' Christian, but the moment you abandon the faith then suddenly your soul is beyond saving.

[@vhawk1951kl]

@@ManiaMac1613Do not you yourself "mindlessly submit to authority figures and believe all sorts of mumbo-jumbo none of which you can verify for yourself or actually experienced for yourself? And if I or anyone were to doubt what you believe and cannot possibly verify for yourself, you would be as horrified as any Christian, because you believe passively mechanically because you suppose all the other little cretins like you to believe. Is that not exactly true? Is it not exactly true to say that you will do anything to worship your inner God selfcalming?

[@marktunnicliffe2495]

Indeed, the hypocrisy of those that give off that whole "holier than thou" attitude, yet constantly engage in the type of behaviour that they judge others for. It's as if they're convinced that their belief in Jesus gives them a free pass to behave as they please.

[@saldiven2009]

The one unifying thing I have discovered about the vast majority of modern religious people is a general lack of understanding about their own religions belief systems, the actual contents of their holy books, and the origin and historical development of their religion.

[@tesmith47]

Especially the relatively new converted colored populations of the world

[@SkySong6161]

@@tesmith47 Eh, you don't have to be new to the religion. My family (close and extended) have never once actually read any version of the bible in its entirety, and whose understanding of their belief system boils down to, "go to this building every Sunday, do what the guy at the podium tells you to do, and believe what he tells you to believe."

[@calebfuller4713]

@@tesmith47 You just validated @saldiven2009's point. Go look up the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Not only is it one of the oldest Christian churches in the world, Ethiopia was one of the first countries to make Christianity the official state religion.

[@vhawk1951kl]

If it in any way concerns it self with that nonsense that men call orality or perhaps ethics, you can be perfectly certain that is religion; the mister god fantasy is in no way essential to religion or for religion to be religion. Another hallmark of religion is to constant references to, or cognate or synonyms of sin, for example racist sexist homophobic, transphobic and bla bla bla all the favourite sins of your religion modernism that holds sewererites and fake women to be sacred cows. Modernists speak of little else but that bunk that men call morality or its sidekick sin. If it offends the sensibilities of precious little modernists it is sin, simple as that. if it adverts in any way to norms or morals/ethics, it is religion - simple as that, no need whatsoever for the mister god fantasy for religion to be religion which oft comes as a surprise to the simple minded with neither wits nor learning

[@davidfortier6976]

I agree. Admittedly this is just one person, but the most devout Christian I know knows less of/about the bible than I do, and I have never read it. I only know what I have learned from movies, TV shows, podcasts, etc. that reference or parody it.

[@masongalioth4110]

Everyone believes in the Spaghetti Monster. People who say they don’t, just want to horde all the Pasta sauce for themselves.

[@flamingoqueen281]

I do wanna hoard the sauce!!

[@Domino365]

@@flamingoqueen281 Ragu or Prego?

[@flamingoqueen281]

Domino both! And all the other brands as well. Muahaha 🦹‍♀️

[@stanfatou2002]

Did the spaghetti monster make all of humanity and the earth? Did he make your arms and legs or your heart and blood? Or the puppys and kittens? Oh i forgot something came out of nothing which is scientifically impossible.

[@masongalioth4110]

Jasmine Harris (now Stan Fatou) *Pasta sauce Horder detected.*

[@tardischick6629]

If I wanted to sin, I’d become a Christian. With their prison record and being forgiven no matter what, things would be so much easier. Being an atheist, I have to take responsibility for my own crap. Damn it!

[@ENDtheFED-it4bo]

If you wilfully sin you lose your salvation.

[@victorvaldivia7015]

@@ENDtheFED-it4bo By that logic 99% of people would have lost their salvation already. People wilfully sin when they lie, when they steal, etc. (At least in most of the cases)

[@MadebyJimbob]

Being an atheist, you don’t have any basis for morality.

[@ENDtheFED-it4bo]

@@victorvaldivia7015 I'm a Christian and 9 do think it's possible for a society to form a moral base to their social structure. The parts of our brain like sympathy, empathy, logic, etc would work together to form these moral standards. Edit: it's funny how the rebels like being told they did it all in their own. They forget that sympathy, empathy, and logic were created in you by the Creator. It was part of the design. I love atheists... They remind my of that FOMO.

[@victorvaldivia7015]

@@ENDtheFED-it4bo I agree with you on that. I just didn't agreed on what you said previously, about that if you wilfully sin you lose salvation. Because everyone sins willfully at some point. But it's nice to see we agree on some other things:)

[@pinchman2946]

Simon: *pulls a coin from behind a man's ear" Orthodox theologians: "THE FATHER OF HERESEY!!!"

[@corrat4866]

Sounds like the Inquisition in WH40K

[@wsads420]

@@corrat4866 especially considering that there was indeed a christian inquisition

[@cheesegreater5739]

"watch I'm gonna take your nose" -words of a satanic ritualist

[@vhawk1951kl]

Calm down dearie, those that abuse capital letters emphasise nothing but the hysteria of the abuser who declares to all the world that he is a raving lunatic. Do you really want me to suppose that you are a raving lunatic? If not, calm down and lay off abusing capital letters dearie. If you really*want* to emphasis a particular word try *these* asterisk little things on either side of it. Albeit that you are a raving lunatic, do you take some particular objection to slavery of which you have how much direct immediate personal experience- as direct immediate and personal as pain? Was it pehaps that tat drove you insaneleading to you abusing capital letters? If you do inded object to slavery despite never having been a slave, what*exactly* is you basis for objecting to slavery if indeed you do? There is nothing prima facie(ask a sane grownup) objectionable about slavery, depending on what kind of slavery you have in mind, so may I take it that you find *nothing* particularly objectionable about slavery? I must say that that appears perfectly reasonable to me, so perhaps you are not quite as raving a lunatic as your abuse of capital letters might lead me to suppose you to be.Don't tell me that you are one of those loons that goes in for all that good/evil, right/wrong, morality/ethics religious mumbo jumbo, in which case you *must* be a raving lunatic. It can be coently argued that there is no significant difference between owning and keeping slaves and owning and keeping *any animal or animals, If that your case? I completely agree with you. However my difficulty is that very few raving lunatics like you can mount reasoned arguments., or (in their hysteria) have *any* clear idea of what they are trying to say, which sptly describes you does it not? There is of course nothing *particularly* objectionable about owning and keeping slaves or *any* more or less domestic animal, and if that is your case, I agree with you, notwithstanding that you appear to be a raving lunatic, but if such a lunatic were to declare that the sum of two and two is four, his lunacy is no reason to disagree with him.

[@vhawk1951kl]

Calm down dear, abusing capital letters makes you look like a raving lunatic. *Orthodoxy* is the source of allegations heresy you halfwit.

[@jamesoblivion]

The 'you left the faith because you love sin' argument reassures believers that they're separate from, and better than, the apostate, because it implies that one must leave the faith if one loves sin (which is clearly preposterous). It lets them believe Christianity somehow shields them from sin, making it easier for them to justify their own misdeeds, or see them as a one-off.

[@adacathy3018]

yes it can, but i think that it also demonstrates a lack of understanding of WHY a person will fail to believe in God. It fails to account that people can be moral and also reasonably believe that no deities exists. Also, from what I understand, Christians believe in forgiveness through God, though different denominations have differing views on this. So, forgiveness for one's sins can only be achieved through worship of God, and this, depending on the interpretation, of course can also have the potential to be abused by those who want to commit immoral acts

[@rickwrites2612]

​@WatchMyVideoCovidTruthNoBiolab what are you saying

[@SW-ii5gg]

The law causes sin, but lawlessness opens doors to trespassing against one another, religious laws are not exactly the same thing as faith.

[@vhawk1951kl]

You clearly do not understand that your-particularly queer, religion is absolutely obsessed wityh sin as are you and the other sheep that adopted that quueer religion that I call modernism, which seems to concern itself with little but the sins of others devoting much of its time and resources to devising a positive litany of cognates and or synonyms of or for sin and sinner, and of course one thinks of sexist racist,and the super-silly homophobic(means afaid of the_same)and transphobia and the nuclear cognate or synonym for sin misogynist the ultimate sin or sinner, although the followers of your queer religion appear to take a particularly dim view of the sin and sinners that they call racism and racists respectively, but - you - being a devout modernist tell me, which is the greater sin or sinner, a misogynist, a racist, or a homophobe or transphobe as I think your queer religion calls them, being , like you, *Absolutely_Obsessed* with sin and sinners. And of course one must not overlook that other insane and fashionable an utterly absurd religion of climate change/global warming_ism, and the parent religion of your religion modernism that is Marxism or marxism_lite socialism and their terms for sin and sinners, namely fascism, fascist and of course*" denier"*-for which simply red heretic. Nevertheless, you being a devout follower of the religion modernism, which of the following is the *greater sin*: Misogyny, racism, Homophobia? - that later being important given that sewerites, homosexualists and other anti-natural paraphiliacs are the sacred cows of your*queer* religion. Do tell.

[@DivoGo]

I have never had a problem with Jesus. It’s his different fan clubs I take issue with.

[@nosuchthing8]

That's quite beautiful. But Jesus was a bit too conservative about slavery sometimes

[@ezekielsmith8603]

You sound like Ghandi

[@bearhall4919]

Jesus = Lynard Skynard

[@hainleysimpson1507]

No such thing Yeshua had no problems with slavery so by default he's an asshole

[@baum7275]

Exactly I grew up Catholic. Still like Jesus and think of what he is suppose to have said, a lot of it is pretty cool... but Christianity?? No Thanks.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth.” ― Albert Einstein

[@SerKnightGuy]

And a dictator's wet dream.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

@@SerKnightGuy 😂😂😂

[@m.guypirate6900]

You may be right, but I heard that is was Blind faith in authority is the enemy of the truth

[@krisbrag87]

@David Ruprecht 😂😂

[@boterlettersukkel]

@David Ruprecht Try again when you have EVIDENCE for a god. Remember EVIDENCE. no arguments. They are all flawed and debunked.

[@notoriouswhitemoth]

Something that's been on my mind, tangentially related to this - the Greek word translated as _sin_ is hamartia, which, to the original audience, would've meant one of two things: in the literal sense it's an archery term, missing a target, so _a mistake._ In the abstract, in literary analysis it was a term used to refer to a dramatic flaw, a character trait that leads to a great man's inevitable self-destruction, one of the defining tropes of classic tragedy. Either way there's no implicit moral judgment to it. Everyone makes mistakes, and a character's dramatic flaw could easily be what would have made them the hero in a different story.

[@Braigwen]

You hit the nail on the head. That's another one of the toxic beliefs of Christianity that breaks people so badly... The idea that making a mistake is a sin, that you fell short of perfection and must now be punished for all eternity. No second chances, no learning, just hellfire.

[@notoriouswhitemoth]

@@Braigwen in scripture, hell is a metaphor - and hellfire is compared to... _laundry detergent._ Seriously, check out Malachi 3.

[@wsads420]

@@notoriouswhitemoth what drugs were they on when they described hellfire as laundry detergent and where can I buy them

[@notoriouswhitemoth]

@@wsads420 ... what makes you think someone needed to be on drugs to compare a metaphor to a similar metaphor?

[@wsads420]

@@notoriouswhitemoth I can imagine someone comparing hellfire with a lot of things, but laundry detergent isn't one of them

[@iamTheSnark]

"You left Christianity just because you want to sin." "Ah? Pray tell, what sin do I want to commit?" Seems a perfect answer to have at the ready. Including the pray bit.

[@charleshuguley9903]

Very suspicious when someone accuses you of being motivated by a desire to sin. It strongly suggests projection: that the accuser himself has this motivation and desires to sin. It's easy to imagine for instance that someone strongly sexually repressed by religion would be very motivated to experience sexual release, sinning in his view.

[@richardrost1862]

Let me first state that I am a Christian myself. A Christian should clarify that we believe that ALL people have a desire to sin, whether they believe in the Bible or not. So many of my fellow Christians seem to be content with just restating platitudes to people that disagree with them and then write them off as someone whose ideas are not worth considering, as opposed to taking the time to have a discussion with someone who believes differently than oneself and having a conversation. To be clear, I am not condemning a brother in Christ for suggesting that there are some people that would be reluctant to believe in God because they don't want someone judging them for doing things the Bible considers sinful. I think you and I could agree that there are probably people who exist with that mindset. However, if that person just stops there in their rebuttal, then that is far too simplistic. No one could ever know for sure someone's true motivation for believing or not believing in God. Assuming that you do know such a thing is, to me, arrogant and foolish whether you are a Christian or an atheist. I don't think that all atheistic ideas are ridiculous or that atheists are purely driven by nefarious motivations. Nor do I think that Christians are always driven by pure motivations. I find a lack of willingness among my fellow Christians to truly engage openly and sincerely with someone with whom they disagree.

[@justin2308]

It sort of reminds me of Job, when his friends accused him of sinning and bringing his misfortune down on himself even though that wasn’t the case.

[@richardrost1862]

@@justin2308 Yes, I agree with that comparison. Christians can be so bad sometimes about separating themselves from suffering by replacing real empathy with platitudes and cliches. I got the feeling that Job's friends were just trying to make themselves feel better by trying to force the world to make sense, when sometimes it clearly doesn't, at least to our finite human minds. I wonder what would happen if more of us were willing to be honest about our own doubts, insecurities, and weaknesses. I wonder if the gap between us and those who do not call themselves Christians wouldn't be so wide.

[@rusteddenial453]

My gfs mom is like this and its crazy

[@Saibellus]

what really confuses me is the complete lack of logic. christianity has a built in system for sinning and then getting away with it. why would you ever need to leave the system to indulge in vice?

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.” ― Seneca

[@user-ei9ns9hq6b]

Let's look at the implications of that quote: 1) the common people are not wise. 2) religion is useful. 3) those who find religion useful get to rule.

[@cabbage2329]

@@user-ei9ns9hq6b They use religon as a form of manipulation

[@user-ei9ns9hq6b]

@@cabbage2329 Are you a ruler or one of the common people? If you're among the common people then according to Seneca you're not wise so why should anyone who agrees with the above quote by Seneca take you seriously?

[@the_polish_prince8966]

Not universally applicable

[@ArgentavisMagnificens]

@@user-ei9ns9hq6b for the third one to be true, the quote would've had to say that "those who find it useful" is a subset of "rulers", but the quote actually says the other way around ("rulers" are a subset of "those who find it useful")

[@splaar]

"You actually do believe, you just want to sin" is one of the weakest arguments that Christians use on atheists, but their belief in it is the foundation for almost every other argument they have

[@thedarknessthatcomesbefore4279]

The theist have a great point there...just like criminals pretend the police don't exist, despite really knowing the police actually exist, so that they won't get caught because obviously pretending something doesn't exist means that it can't affect you. How dumb are theists who say this 🤷🤦

[@adamboyen4727]

I just laugh when theists say that, I find it hilarious

[@richardctaylor79]

If I wanted to sin I'd be a Catholic..lol

[@trillionbones89]

No one questions the beliefs of the pedo priests btw The "sin" they are angry about is denying God is good. Authoritarians don't care about their leader's crimes, but about the peasants' disobedience.

[@soarel325]

>their belief in it is the foundation for almost every other argument they have How?

[@justin2308]

“You just want to sin.” This statement honestly reminds me of the mission trip I went on for school. Our professor told us, “Remember: You are the first- and probably only- Bible that people may read. Don’t just speak the word, DO it.” The reason I consider that mission trip successful is mainly because we listened to the stories that people had to tell us. Many times, they were more willing to engage in a biblical discussion with us- not as a debate, but as calmly as we were discussing the weather. That shows a large amount of the problem, though: A lot of Christians don’t listen. They don’t try to understand or even sound welcoming at all to others. They do what Proverbs 18:13 warns against and give answers without hearing. There’s just this huge superiority complex over non-believers and even other Christians, the exact opposite of what God wants. It’s like they forget or don’t care about the fact that we are still sinners ourselves. I can say for certain that if these same people were where I had gone to about my doubts instead of my uncle (who is a pastoral counselor) and my professors (all psychologists), I most likely wouldn’t still be a Christian today myself. Overall, to tell someone leaving the church that they just want to sin is ridiculous to me, not to mention a phrase that hardens hearts. Why is that person leaving? Why does your child not want to go to church? Ask them, listen, and understand. And even if you don’t understand, work and try to find an answer together.

[@Ircy2012]

In my christian days (and later too by people trying to get me to come back) I was told that the greatest trick the devil played was to convince the world that he doesn't exist. I disagree. If christianity were true then his greatest trick was convincing christians (specially those in leadership positions) to give into their arrogance and treat it as divinely inspired. That they don't need to stop and try to understand those they preach against and that not even observing god's (supposed) creation differing from their beliefs is good enough to convince them that they went astray. Replacing god with themselves and showing others a false image of god crafted from their own ideas. Their god came to earth choosing poverty and meekness for himself yet you'll be hard pressed to find a church that doesn't state it deserves the opposite of that because they supposedly represent him. You'll find christians that know little to nothing about atheists or even other forms of christianity rabildy attacking them with arguments that are often not or only partially substantiated and blindly rejecting to look deeper. For a god who is supposedly truth so much of christianity seems completely happy with ignorance or even outright lies if it serves their goals. And it goes downhill from there. I heard so much about the Pharishes rejecting god because he didn't align with their ideas. I don't believe christianity is true anymore, but if it were and Jesus were to return tomorrow I feel most would reject him because he wouldn't be in their denomination.

[@rickwrites2612]

​@@Ircy2012 And when he preferred to sit and listen to lgbt kids express their struggles and tell them he loves them, they'd arrest Him for grooming and crucify him again.

[@ChristianCatboy]

@@rickwrites2612 Amen! I'm still a Christian after coming out as trans. Some of my favorite passages now are Matt 19:12, Isaiah 56 (alluded to in the clearing of the Temple) and Revelation 14:4. Church leaders turned the words "eunuch" and "virgin" into technical terms referring to certain physical acts or conditions, but that misses the point. Sexual purity has nothing to do with being straight or celibate or naive.

[@thuyluong5925]

**sins harder**

[@Qristos]

I left Christianity and Catholicism because I researched it's history, when I questioned certain events I was told blindly follow the church and not question it

[@yamilmendez4842]

@Christine Cyrus The church is THE mystical body of christ and THE CHURCH (catholic church) was instituted by christ himself. The church is intrusted (by christ) to evangelize the entire world. Because only the church by the guidance of the Holy spirit can teach the fullness of christ's teachings.

[@servant7777]

@@yamilmendez4842 It depends how we define Catholic Church. Christ never authorized the hierarchical bureaucratic Church of the modern era. Christ said call no one father, for you have one Father in heaven, and you are all brothers and sisters. Christ sacrifice got rid of the whole priest system. That's the reason the veil ripped at his crucifixion. God was doing away with the high priest and priest system. All are free to go directly to God without any intermediators. Christ is now our high priest and intermediator. There shouldn't be any priests, bishops, or popes. So the Catholic Church and all Christian denominations are obsolete. Actually they've been obsolete for over 2,000 years now. It's just Christian churches are either too hard headed, too greedy, or too ignorant of the Bible to recognize this. If your definition of mystical body is a spiritual Church across all nations without clergy, then yes I agree that Jesus did intend 1 Catholic (Universal) Church under God.

[@yamilmendez4842]

@@servant7777 I find your response intriguing but please do help me understand. You are saying that faith in christ is all that is necessary and living a spiritual life according to Christian virtues is all that is necessary and that the religious side is unnecessary the ecclesiastical structure is unnecessary and that in a way there are no denominations but at the same time all "denominations" are in a way correct. Please help me understand your side of the painting.

[@servant7777]

@@yamilmendez4842 I know what I say is hard for many Christians to accept, because it is so different from everything you had been taught. Therefore, I will try to back some of my reasoning with scripture. However this is an extremely complex concept that's taken me years of Biblical study to uncover. Exodus 19:6 "you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.'" From this verse we see that from early on God has been intending for his people to become a nation of priests. The only intermediator between the priests and God is the high priest. So you see the ancient traditional religious system was foreshadowing God's plan for a future spiritual system. Thus with Jesus's sacrifice he became our high priest. This is why in Revelation 1 Jesus is described wearing a long robe with a golden sash, and he is tending the lampstands. This is the attire of the high priest. It was the high priest duty to tend to the lamp stand (Numbers 8.1). So Revelation is saying Jesus is now the high priest. Revelation 5.9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth. Note that in this verse Jesus has purchased his people through his sacrifice and made them into priests. Also note that it says they will reign on the earth. So what Revelation is stating is that NOW all of his people are priests. Jesus had hinted about this spiritual Church when he spoke with the woman at the well. John 4.19 “Sir, the woman said, “I see that You are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem. “Believe Me, woman, Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. But a time is coming and has now come when the True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth. From this passage we see that Jesus is saying there will come a time when all will worship the Father in Spirit. Notice that Jesus says "a time is coming and has now come" Jesus sometimes does this when he is hinting at future prophecy. When he says the "time now come" he meant right after his crucifixion the Church would become spiritual. This is why in Revelation 21.2 the New Jerusalem comes down after the Old Jerusalem was destroyed. The Old Jerusalem was the harlot on the beast. It was the old traditional religious system. It was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. So Christ universal spiritual Church is symbolically represented by the New Jerusalem coming out of heaven. Thus, the spiritual Church has already arrived. It arrived some 2,000 years ago. The whole old religious system is obsolete. Its been spiritually fulfilled in Christ. Yet note that Jesus told the woman at the well "a time is coming" this is future. So Jesus was aware that even though the spiritual Church would be officially established right after his sacrifice, he perceived that corruption would infiltrate his spiritual Church. If you carefully read many of his parables, you will see he is hinting that the Church will be corrupted. For example the birds make their home in the mustard tree. The weeds are later discovered mixed with the wheat. This is Jesus way of hinting that his spiritual Church would be taken over by a corrupt Church system. This is why in Revelation the harlot of Babylon has similarities between Jerusalem and Rome. Both are corrupt. Both are religious cities. Its a dual prophecy. Jerusalem was the old earthly Church and it was destroyed in 70 AD. Rome is the new earthly Church and prophecy suggest it will be destroyed. After this, Christ true spiritual Church will arise, as it should had been ever since his sacrifice. Something many Christians struggle understanding is Christ new covenant. To be able to participate in this new spiritual Church we must be given the freedom to choose. This is why the Bible is saying we are priests. We have authority to make decisions. We are no longer under the Old Mosaic law (Torah). However we also aren't bound by the Bible as many Christians think. That wouldn't make sense. Why would Christ free us from one primitive law only to chain us to a new primitive law? The Apostle Paul struggled with these ideas. He was inspired by God, but sometimes he mixed up the Old Covenant with Christ Covenant. This is one of the reasons why Christians get so mixed up. They don't realize the new covenant means we have complete freedom to follow our heart regardless what scripture says. One of the reasons Christ came was to be an example of how we are to act in his new covenant. Notice that Christ followed his heart first in all his decision making. This is why he often answered peoples questions with parables. He was trying to get people to quit being reliant on the scripture for all their decisions. He knew scripture couldn't solve everyone's problems. He knew if everyone followed their heart they would be following the Holy Spirit which lives within the heart. However Christ was in a unique situation. He had to literally abide by Torah while also abiding by grace. In his genius, he managed to handle this tight rope between justice and mercy. Whereas, we are free to completely follow grace. If you carefully read the Apostle Paul's words and don't get sucked into some of his culture's biases and legalism you will perceive that all we have to do is follow Christ Spirit within us. Or as Jesus said... Matthew 22.34 And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question: “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law? Jesus declared, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. From this passage we can see that to Jesus by following love we are being obedient to all scripture. Thus the heart is superior to the Bible. We are no longer under any type of law. The only law we are under is Christ law of love. The Bible has been trying to tell people this from the beginning. Quit worshiping scripture, and worship God. Or as Paul would likely say you people need to spiritually grow up, and be responsible. You need to quit trying to hide behind the law (the Bible). These ideas are revolutionary. Without you realizing it, you are on the borderline of a spiritual revolution. Over time more and more of these ideas will be transmitted throughout the world. People will gradually wake up, and the old traditional Church which is dying will die. Jesus's prophecies are being and will be fulfilled. The Spiritual Church is being born.

[@servant7777]

@Christine Cyrus I can understand your frustration with the Catholic Church as I have been frustrated by what they did to Christ Spiritual Church. Yet the harlot of Babylon is not just the Catholic Church, but it also includes all the Christian churches which have arisen from her. This is why she is labelled as a mother. The harlot symbolically represents the whole Christian Church. However there is a danger here of judging all of the Christian Church or Catholic church as being complete evil. Christ Spiritual Church is still here it's just its tangled up in all the corruption of the Church of the earth. It's like Christ planted a vine (true Church), but the devil planted thorns (false Church) around the vine. As the vine grew the thorns grew up around it. So even as corrupt the Catholic church and other denominations of Christianity may be, there is a living spiritual vine within them all. This is why Jesus told the parable of the weeds and wheat. In the parable the servants of the owner wanted to uproot the weeds, but the owner told them no. Because if while uprooting the weeds they may mistakenly uproot the wheat too. Revelation 18.4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say: "'Come out of her, my people,' so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; In this verse the angel is warning God's people to flee from the harlot. This signals that regardless how mislead and deceived many of these churches are, God still has people throughout the Christian denominations and Catholic church whom he claims as his own. I just wanted to clarify that cuz you mentioned the Catholic church doesn't have the Holy Spirit. It does have the Holy Spirit however the Holy Spirit is being suffocated by thorny falsehoods. As the truth is released the Church of the earth will be revealed to be false, and Christ true Spiritual Church will thrive.

[@northernzeus768]

My best friend of 30 years grew up a JW. When he was a young man he was called to the alter and publicly “ rebuked “ in front of the congregation for his sinful behavior. He was caught at a movie with a girl. When the pastor asked him if he had anything to say. He put his fingers to his head. Mimicking horns and hissed loudly! Lol. True story. Need less to say... that was his last day as a JW.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Current Society is way too naughty. Sex-Sells is raging wild. And 'The Take' just made a Big and Good Video about 'The Erasure of Asexuality'... its all connected...

[@sassylittleprophet]

What. A. Legend.

[@silasmoody2539]

What does JW mean

[@tvhead7074]

@@silasmoody2539 jahova witness

[@GD-tn3ez]

The pastor was probably mad because he’d been trying to get that girl for himself.

[@artemisnite]

My favorite is "you were never really saved". I love how the message is all inclusive when they're bringing you in but decidedly EXCLUSIVE when you leave. 😂

[@montagdp]

Some denominations believe in eternal security, meaning you can never lose your salvation. So the only way they can explain someone leaving the faith is that they must never have been saved in the first place. Nevermind that God is supposed to be the only one who knows people's hearts... these people don't seem to have any qualms about passing judgment in such cases.

[@chuckliquor3663]

@@artemisnite Yeah that is some protestant nonsense. The truth is, we cannot know who b is saved and who is not. We are not privvy to what goes down when the angels and demons assemble at the death bed. Another thing to consider is that salvation is not a single event, it is a process of spiritual healing that leads to theosis. We spend our whole lives struggling against the passions, trying to repent. Ultimately, everything that happens to us, good and bad, is for the purpose of salvation. God is healing his creation.

[@haeuptlingaberja4927]

So strange when I hear these young ex-fundanentalists say, "When I left Christianity." As an extremely lapsed Catholic, my experience was nothing like that. It was the late 60s/early 70s, and I guess we Catholic schoolboys just were not so emotionally invested in all that mummery--we just drifted into being hippies. There was no decisive moment and no hard feelings, really. I mean, the hardcore fascists in our parish might have called us "commie-pinko faggots," and we might have called them "Nazis," but no one ever called us "heretics or "apostates." Our little hippie bands still played at the annual parish picnics, where we would have a beer with our old priests and try to explain the lyrics of the Black Sabbath songs we were covering. In fact, we also still played at the church's guitar masses. This massive difference is probably down to the fact that evangelicalism is such a freakish, mind-consuming cult.

[@dazcaz8205]

Despite the hard line of the church on Abortion and divorce as a former Catholic (now universalist) from Ireland a Catholic country i find Catholicism more tolerant. American Christianity scares Irish Christians. Its alien and cult like. I went to catholic Mass last night and the Catholic priest said good atheists are closer to god than bad Christians

[@bobbiesbeads9249]

So I’m assuming you’re atheist…I’m not sure why you continued to play at the parish picnics & guitar masses unless you were being paid?

[@andreichira7518]

​@@bobbiesbeads9249 Believe it or not, parishes are communities. You meet people and develop relationships with them. Unless you're militantly anti-thiest, why wouldn't you?

[@haeuptlingaberja4927]

@@bobbiesbeads9249 No. As @andreichira7518 correctly points out, it had nothing to do with what you glibly mis-characterize as our "atheism" or "getting paid." These were Catholic parish events--we were only ever "paid" with beer. As to the alleged atheism, you really have not grasped what all this religious mumbo-jumbo was like for us. Unlike the lunatic evangelicals, we just didn't take all that crap very seriously, not that this precluded some vague appreciation for that belief system. We never killed anyone or coveted our neighbor's ox, dude. The people at these picnics and guitar masses were our families, friends and neighbors (not all of whom were even Catholic.) They were our community and we never had to "break away" from them, unlike the refugees from those wretched evangelical cults.

[@montagdp]

Having known a few Catholics myself, I would guess it's because on average they tend to be much more nominal than the average evangelical. They go to mass on Sunday and do the rituals but don't engage with it much outside of that. In the evangelical movement, your faith is supposed to be integral to all aspects of your life, so for someone to leave is to turn their back on everything. These are generalizations, of course, but that's my take.

[@metademetra]

"You only want to sin" Define "sin" If you're talking lying, stealing, cheating, adultery, etc, then you're just claiming I'm a terrible person with no evidence. If you're talking having sex before marriage, getting mad, not stoning gay people or "witches", then we need to have a conversation about what should and shouldn't be considered a sin.

[@thekalaoakidd]

I don't let any so called moral person/christian/church lady/door knocker tell me what/why/who/how to express my Beleifs.When you're honest with yourself,and you can ''look in the mirror''and be sqaure with yourself about the good/bad in yourself and make an honset effort to not be a capital asshole in the world aruond you,then you're alright. We are as God made us : Perfectly Human Good, bad,grouchy,sad,crazy,mad

[@edwardbakadingo4261]

people dont vote on what sin is. Read the 10 commandments. If you disobey commandments you are a sinner. You cant redefine sin to allow your own selfish desires

[@metademetra]

@@edwardbakadingo4261 So getting mad is deserving of hell or the same punishment as murder is it? Not wanting to beat someone to death with stones for a crime that is literally impossible to commit (because for "witchcraft" to be real, magic needs to be real, and it is not.) is also deserving of hell, is it?

[@edwardbakadingo4261]

@@metademetra Not of course they are not the same, where on earth do you get such crazy ideas from? People who hate the church, and lie about what God is about? God loves each of us he created each of us but he wants you to respect his laws care for others instead of being selfish. If you are truly sorry for mistakes you made and ask God for forgiveness he will forgive you. Love and mercy are his two greatest strengths. But to earn mecry you must also forgive those who have hurt you. Our behaviour towards others effect whether we can receive Gods mercy or must face his justice. (and i would much rather receive mercy than Justice)

[@hannable70]

@@edwardbakadingo4261 So ... working on the Sabbath deserves a death sentence? However, things like child abuse and pedophilia are never once mentioned in the Bible, much less the 10 commandments --- which means you can beat the shit out of children and then rape them without committing a sin. However, if you draw a picture of a flower or sculpt a bowl out of clay, you're in violation of the 2nd commandment. Because the 2nd commandment pretty much wipes out the entire art genre. Of course it all depends on which version of the 10 commandments we're talking about. Maybe we should use the version that was dropped by Moses thanks to his ridiculous butterfingers. Yeah, in this version, you are required to give God your first born as a blood sacrifice. And whatever you do, don't boil a goat in it's own mother's milk. That is the most important commandment ever written.

[@AJH666]

When you find Cancel cultures ancestors

[@nitehawk86]

It is funny when you hear about christians crying about cancel culture. They are the first ones on board with cancelling anyone that speaks against them. "Free speech for me, not for thee."

[@AJH666]

@@nitehawk86 definitely agree I admit I enjoy it quite a bit especially when I tell them I don't believe in god They just go into a weird state were they have to convince me I'm wrong it's laughably pathetic 😂😂😂 they can't stand different perspectives

[@noname-by3qz]

Junior... what does cancel culture mean? I keep seeing that phrase.

[@DazraelArianos]

@@noname-by3qz basically it's the idea that if something doesn't follow your beliefs it needs to be cancelled (shouldn't be allowed to exist).

[@noname-by3qz]

@@DazraelArianos Ow. That's horrible. It is.

[@blackice9088]

When I hear/read such critics saying "you were never a true believer". My eyebrow raises, and I have to wonder about their own beliefs...and I wonder how deeply they truly hold them...

[@kevinquiroz5384]

If someone never believed would they deserve hell? If I never believed, why would I care of the "kind and caring" hell warnings? No matter how I try, I can't see the "u nevr beleevd" as an argument, more like an ineffective insult that actually insults and drives away atheists because of how it doesn't add anything to the debate at all

[@Timdeuces]

@@kevinquiroz5384 They're less interested in winning you back as they are in justifying their continued belief

[@vhawk1951kl]

Jus the one eyebrow eh? That *is* bad luck. Are you perhaps one of the loons that for some inexplicable reason object to the owning and keeping of slaves, and if so, on the basis of what specific direct immediate personal experience thereof? Do you suppose there to be some material or significant difference between owing and keeping slaves and owning and keeping *any*other domestic animal? If so what is the difference apart from the number of legs? However perhaps I am mistaken in supposing you to be "one of the loons that for some inexplicable reason object to the owning and keeping of slaves." For the life of me I can detect no material difference between the owning and keeping of slaves and the owning and keeping of any *other* domestic animal, and apparently no more can you unless you are one of the said loons. For all I know the absence of one eyebrow leads to loonacy, in which case you cannot help it and might be one of the creatures with the handicap or speech impediment that leads them to pronounce tune toon, and Tuesday or tutor, toosday and tootor, which may well be worse than having but one eyebrow or the rather queer idea that there is something objectionable about keeping and owning slaves, which prima facie there is not unless you can help me by identifying what basis there could possibly be to any such objection, but semingly and it may well turn out, that you cannot, there being nothing particularly objectionable to owning and keeping slaves any more than there is to owning and keeping any other domestic animal.

[@_Sloppyham]

@@vhawk1951klthis just seems like a specific accusation about where people’s morals come from without god. Why should people even entertain your question? You’re clearly biased and insulted anyone who even attempts to answer your question. I’ve seen children ask questions better than you

[@awakeningtovacuity8372]

"you just want to sin" means, "you want to live your life on your own terms". That's a perfectly valid reason to leave religion.

[@KolyaUrtz]

...no. not at all. Why would that be valid. Do you have any evidence whatsoever that you are a more credible person and smarter than Jesus Christ?

[@duderyandude9515]

Theist: You’re an atheist which means you worship Satan! Me: Do you believe in Batman? Theist: No! Me: Then you must worship The Joker(!)

[@alexandertownsend3291]

When you put it that way I am convinced.

[@alexandertownsend3291]

Atheism for the win.

[@CrownRock1]

Why so serious?

[@KSakamoto]

That’s a great argument but it’s an old one.

[@Strawberry92fs]

@@KSakamoto an oldie but a goldie! I K-love my oldies. 98.7 K-LUV

[@jasonlengyel1104]

I left christianity because I got tired of all the people I'm supposed to respect lying endlessly to me about facts and history.

[@noname-by3qz]

I'm so glad for these videos that give permission and validation for reason and logic!

[@noname-by3qz]

@CALEB ALVAREZ the oldest skeleton found in the US was found in Nevada and is 10,600 years old. It's skull they say has features of Japanese/Polynesian/Viking. The DNA matches no known tribe.

[@noname-by3qz]

@CALEB ALVAREZ the Bible says that people only got invented 5-6000 years ago.

[@noname-by3qz]

@CALEB ALVAREZ that's what people say who've added up all the generations.

[@noname-by3qz]

@CALEB ALVAREZ obviously they DID interact.

[@BrimmFate]

I like how a man who created everything and can do anything can't have people who are "unholy". It's like a guy who loves dogs decided to forcefully make himself allergic to dogs.

[@vhawk1951kl]

Do you indeed, name that man

[@claytonreeves150]

@@vhawk1951kl I recommend you stop harassing people.

[@vhawk1951kl]

@@claytonreeves150 oh don't be such a weedy wet and bleat

[@nuclearpancake3683]

@@vhawk1951kl wtf

[@schwarzwolfram7925]

Dog is good.

[@OGSontar]

"You just want to sin..." Every single accusation is a confession. They 'stay' religious so they can 'forgive me jesus' out of every single thing they do.

[@DomainAspect]

Bad argument.

[@jacelo]

Who you are speaking about are the Pharisees. Not Jesus nor his followers. Jesus was totally against whom you are speaking about. See what it truly means to follow Jesus. Then you will understand not all who claim to be Christian are. And please....don’t mix us up. God bless.

[@OGSontar]

@@DomainAspect But a constant one.

[@OGSontar]

@@jacelo Since you know nothing about me, I'll give you a pass. I spent the vast majority of my life in the service of the church, with over a decade as a Deacon. I taught bible studies, led more prayer meetings than I can count, preformed musically on quite a few occasions, and, among other things, have read the bible cover to cover 4 full times. Note that I don't mean a verse or chapter here and there, I mean literally cover to cover from Genesis 1:1 to Revelations 22:21. Ok, I didn't read the concordance in the back, but you know what I mean. I DO know what it means to follow Jesus, more than most, I'd say. The fourth readthrough of the scripture though, that one is about half of the reason I walked away from the church. I read it slowly, and carefully, and actually thought about what I read. I was horrified, and if you value your faith, I recommend you just let your preacher tell you what to read. That horror, and the immense amount of hypocrisy I encountered in not only my own church but others I visited did the trick. Once my eyes were opened, I saw how cruel most 'christians' actually are. How little they actually care, even though they 'made the gestures'. How nasty they were about those they 'helped' once the heathens were out of sight. I've seen the scandalous behavior, and the cover-up, and to my regret, took part in more than one such cover-up, even though I felt horrible for the person that was so badly wronged. Such was my 'duty to the church' as a Deacon, an authority figure, a role model. My cowardice in these matters, to not go to the people that were wronged and tell them what I knew still bothers me a lot, all these years later. To be fair, there were a few that actually did live and practice what they preached, but that was an extremely small percentage. So, yeah. I have some idea what it truly means to follow Jesus.

[@jacelo]

@@OGSontar Luke 13:14 suns this up...Your problems you have experience with “Christians” and your own morals failures has literally nothing to do with God nor Jesus nor the Bible. Luke 13:14 states few will enter the kingdom of God..because even the ones whom claim to know God will be turned away at the gates. Stop looking at what Christians do and look at what Jesus did! Do you think God cares about your works in the church more then your salvation? For works will not get you there. Why didn’t you see the works of God? Because you were still stuck in your sin. And fleshly ways. Despite seeming as an authority figure. Literally what I said about the Pharisees still apply...it has nothing to do with anything material, religion, fleshly, at all!!! Who cares if the church fails. They are man and man will always be corrupt this is why we need Jesus! Stop following man and follow Jesus! His ways are only pure. Because gods ways are pure. Not mans! Man will fail you everytime. You can read the Bible 4000 times and still not grasp everything in it. If our 3 pound brain could, Gods word/God would not be worthy of worship!!

[@thekentuckyvolva]

“Ravenous wolves that will distort the truth for their own selfish gain...” Sounds about like any religious leader/teacher that I have heard of or met. If you want to really upset someone, point out the ways that organized religion could be the devil’s greatest accomplishment. No one has to lift a finger to cause suffering, starvation, and hatred. We do it to ourselves, in the “name” of whatever god we have been taught to follow.

[@sassafrassanid5718]

I am a devout Roman Catholic, and I agree with you on this. It is so plain to see in the Church that the hierarchy and authoritative positions are being abused by corrupt people who are not focused on using their position to bring the Church closer to God. Look at what most “anti-theists” will use to try to disprove religion, what they bring up is valid, but it just shows the fallibility of humans and puts even more emphasis on Paul’s quote on the ‘wolves’ that come to twist the truth.

[@purplealienlipsdivine3338]

This right here! Speak!!💯💯💯💯

[@krisztianpatay9812]

When the world serves a whatever god and not the true God the creator then that's exactly what you get, suffering, starvation and hatred. However the truth is preached through the word of God no matter who twists what. It is available to whoever searches it. NIV, St. Luke 11:9 - 10 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

[@BlurpGooDiJabba]

You kind of need to study history and the rest of the bible to understand what the ”ravenous wolfs” refers to.

[@richardmccaffrey6401]

Excellent point!

[@bryanhobson8277]

It's tragic that Christians are so unwilling to hear out others who do not share the same view as themselves. As a Christian myself, I spend a good amount of time trying to persuade other Christians of being able to engage unbelievers and to be able to have meaningful conversation with people of different world views, and it's almost impossible because SO many Christians have this narrow structure of thinking. I believe the Christian world view is true, but I also think it's a double standard to want to convince others of your world view (such as Christianity) and not be willing to hear the views of others because of a presupposition that anyone else's view is wrong. I may disagree with the world view of the majority of people who find themselves at this channel, but I'm certainly sympathetic to the brick wall mind-set atheists and agnostics must run into when having the misfortune of speaking to 99.9% of Christians.

[@krisztianpatay9812]

You call yourself a Christian. What makes you think you are a Christian? And not just a so called christian?

[@bryanhobson8277]

@@krisztianpatay9812 If you're familiar with John's first epistle, he writes to us so that we may know whether or not we are truly Christ's. Good question though.

[@krisztianpatay9812]

@@bryanhobson8277 What brick wall mindset are you talking about? Could you be a little bit more specific?

[@bryanhobson8277]

@@krisztianpatay9812 Sure. I was referring to what I was typing this particular post about, being that Christians often want others to believe what they believe foundationally and want others to see their perspective on things (which I agree is a good thing) but are unwilling to try to see the perspectives of others who don't share the same view. This is a very difficult way to evangelize. If you can't see through someone else's eyes (best one is able to anyway), then it is almost impossible to have a meaningful conversation with them. I'm simply saying that in the churches that I have been to and Christians that I have met over my lifetime are trying to bring others to Christ (which again, I think is a good thing) but are mostly ineffective because they won't do the very thing that they are wanting others to do, try to see things differently. I think it's a double standard.

[@krisztianpatay9812]

@@bryanhobson8277 You seem to kinda go around the bushes and it is still not clear what is the very thing they won't do. Could you this time be specific? Give an example.

[@pyro111100]

I was eating some Micky D's in restaurant one day while in the middle of trade school around 7 years ago A man approached me and asked if he could talk to me about God and, morely curious than anything, (no one had done this to me before) I said sure. I prefaced with the fact that I *was* a Lutheran before becoming Atheist and he didn't seem to show hostility to that. We talked for around 20 or so minutes about our views and at one point he asked "If God gives us our morals and you reject him and so reject his morals, what stops you from doing what you want?" I thought for a second, and said "I have my own morals, most are the same as yours I'd imagine. I don't go around stealing stuff because it wouldn't sit right with me, along with the fact that I'd get arrested sooner or later". Honestly was a good conversation where neither of us attacked each other and had a genuine exchange. Wish all interactions went that way and that more religious people were like him.

[@JamesRichardWiley]

I stopped sinning after I became an atheist. Now I just make an occasional mistake which I try to not to repeat.

[@TheAvaricious.]

@Steve No fap gang

[@ghuttsmckenzie4269]

@@TheAvaricious. sorry but that's just unrealistic expectations.

[@TheAvaricious.]

@@ghuttsmckenzie4269 Wdym?

[@ghuttsmckenzie4269]

@@TheAvaricious. uhh extremely high sex drive and pretty unnatractive is not a good combination.

[@TheAvaricious.]

​@@ghuttsmckenzie4269 -Get in shape -Focus on a goal -You can still eat junk but not a lot -Stay away from porn and masturbation -Build more testosterone -Women start to chase -Profit?? Cold showers also lower libido

[@DaveCM]

My little brother even claimed I "just want to sin". It is the dumbest argument ever. It is illogical. Besides, I don't even "sin" anyway. I am a loyal husband, I try to help people, I don't drink, don't smoke, don't do drugs, I am a homebody who pretty much likes to ride my bikes as much as possible. I sure would like to know what all these sins I want to commit are.

[@YeetTheMeat]

Watch out u better not be content lest you be "sinning"

[@DaveCM]

@@YeetTheMeat 🤣

[@spiceforspice3461]

If you wanted to sin anyways, wouldn't it make more sense to be a Christian? You would get to do whatever the fuck you want and then be forgiven for it.

[@hardworkingcriminal4873]

@david mansfield If you've ever taken an aspirin then I'm sorry to inform you that you have in fact done drugs j/s.

[@TorianTammas]

@@hardworkingcriminal4873 Is that according to the guy who made alcohol out of water to let drunks drink more alcohol on a wedding? John seem to be very fond of drunks as his first Jesus miracle us to offer drunkards more alcohol.

[@yumeriagirl1231]

Drew, I'm ALWAYS IMPRESSED by your very informative content. You're so brilliant & I'm so proud for you, proud of you. You'll only get better, as the years go by, I look forward to seeing your journey & learning about everything you share, here. I love this channel!!!!!✊🏼✊🏽✊🏿🔥 This is my 3rd viewing of this vid. I love to research your claims, always on point!!

[@truediesel7459]

This mirrors my own discovery of the faith that I was part of for over 30yrs...after I began to research more and more about the bible and christianity, the farther I moved away from it and eventually got to where I am now which is agnostic...small differences but you get my point, thank you for sharing your experience and story it was reassuring of my own objective choice to leave the Christian faith and risk everything as well in a family that is 100% christian and going back generations as well as grandparents I take care of that are both retired Methodist ministers and one also being a retired christian family counselor. Stay strong and keep on!

[@vhawk1951kl]

Why do you suppose that there is anything about Christianity in the bible? what do you imagine Christianity is?

[@maxgonzalez214]

The one true religion: listen to your conscience, respect yourself and others, help whenever you can.

[@smot0174]

Faith shouldn't be in the unknown but in oneself.

[@tashagroenewald6535]

Very well said ✨

[@WolfgangDoW]

This is the way

[@Crazylom]

Amusing it is, how those 3 primordial ways can be corrupted and turned into so much hatred from theists. I stand for those 3.

[@ManahManah77]

@@WolfgangDoW 🤘😁

[@Paulogia]

Thanks for having me on to commiserate in one of my greatest frustrations... people ascribing motivations to other people's beliefs. I'm frustrated when people do it to me, so I do my best to not do it to others. Also, I had my first sip of alcohol at 40... do I win or lose?

[@jacketrussell]

I had my first sip of alcohol 60 years ago, when I was 6. My first cigarette 55 years ago, and my first sex 52 years ago. Guess I was always an early adopter. 🤣

[@JohnStopman]

@@jacketrussell You lucky dawg 🤣

[@jacketrussell]

@@JohnStopman Woof woof!

[@Arthurian_Rabbit]

I suppose you may have missed out on some fun experiences, but your organs probably thank you!

[@fmcevoy1]

Well, I had my first drink at 19, and my alcoholism was full blown seven years later. And the point is, Paul?

[@brandenlumley4056]

I am listening to this like an audiobook, and a 30+ minute ad came on for a church explaining why the resurrection was integral to the faith as a whole, blending in with the video perfectly... Well done youtube. Well done with that bonus content.

[@johndcockefeller4246]

I never heard that I "wanted to sin" but I often heard I "never actually believed"

[@Dominus_Augustus]

Everyone believes Santa exists. Those who say he doesn't just want to be naughty. 🎅🏻😉

[@nemezizthedestroyer5237]

How dare you use the cursed emojis

[@insertyoutubeusernamehere]

Emojis = graven images 👹👿

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

Everyone believes in Allah - those who claim they don't just want to skip Friday prayers. 😉

[@jenniferjack4346]

@@philojudaeusofalexandria9556 I LOVE you said that brother !

[@jenniferjack4346]

@@philojudaeusofalexandria9556 Made me smile so hard i got the Worst charlie horse in my jaw! Seriously though Grateful ☺

[@filippaniklasson755]

I got this thrown at me a lot when I left my old life as a jehovah's witness. When I explained my new understanding in evolution, they just stared at me and asked if that was the real reason, or if I just wanted to celebrate holidays. My own mother asked me, after respectfully explaining to her, if I had sinned and been unfaithful toward my husband. That baffled me. Its like the possibility of some one actually NOT believing in the bible is impossible. Like, it must be because of something else; I want to sin, I have sinned and using my disassociation as an excuse, Im under the influence of the Devil, yada yada...

[@filippaniklasson755]

@Supernintendo Chalmers That is insane. So glad to be out of that cult. Seeing the world with open eyes for the first time.

[@GeorgeSPAMTindle]

JWs are in no way shape or form Christians. The JW cult is almost as satanic as the Mormon one.

[@shawnahall7246]

Supernintendo Chalmers I see what u mean but.... life in general is mysterious who to say what one person saw . There are weird things that does happen it’s what that church did afterwards that’s questionable on their thinking. They weren’t even the ones that experienced anything with smurfs, just the one. That’s the insane part! They all jump in the bandwagon with no proof or logic.

[@steamcontrolled3665]

Ex jehovah witness here too, I got a double whammy coming out as gay aswell, so glad I got out before I hit 20s, a mate left in his 40s and was an absolute mess, it's not easy when your older as all of your support is gone and it's harder to gain new friends and support in older age as they say. Strength to you!

[@steamcontrolled3665]

@@GeorgeSPAMTindle mmm not rally man, Mormons are quite different, jehovahs witness are pretty much the same as most Christian faiths they just have a more elaborate afterlife and have a different view on the definition of hell since alot of that is open to interpretation. Mormans had a dude that literally pulled doctrin out of a hat. I think you need to do your research, especially if your shaparding your flock. That's one thing I'll defend about the witnesses, they still use the king James bibe as a reference point and they know their shit. - agnostic out.

[@dintelignt]

I'm the only atheist in my family, I have one friend who is agnostic. It's difficult whenever someone asks me to pray for them or if they can pray for me or asks why I don't go to church anymore or complains about evolution being taught in school (actually a thing I heard today) because it seems everyone would just want to pray for my salvation, pray the devil out of me or whatever.

[@OceanusHelios]

"You left because you want to sin!" Actually what they mean to say is they wish they could leave too. They have been programmed to have this response and think this way. It is easier to demonize you than look at what they have inside of themselves. Deep down they know they are no better than anybody else, and that is what scares them the most.

[@jacobwiren8142]

It's called "projection", GMS. It's a well know phenomenon in psychology. These people are accusing you of doing the things that they secretly want to do (or already have done).

[@knightwhosaysno4392]

Essentially, that's exactly what they're doing

[@christal2641]

O, I get it, like President Trump!

[@shawnahall7246]

@@christal2641 yep I was just thinking this

[@Kuumin]

I was accused of commiting twelve war crimes. I'll use this against the accuser, thanks!

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

That's also why male feminists tend to be sexual predators.

[@GBALLDAYY]

I just want to take this time to thank you! My wife and I are both recovering heroin addicts, and anytime we want to use. We simply put on one of your videos or creator's like you. It helps so much, you've really helped us, believe it or not! 😻

[@muizzsiddique]

Hope this journey goes well for you guys.

[@GBALLDAYY]

@@muizzsiddique thanks so much! Were doing great for the first time in a long time. 😊

[@216trixie]

Hang in there!

[@FakingANerve]

🧡keep it up!

[@GBALLDAYY]

@@FakingANerve Thank you for saying that!

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

If the threat of eternal punishment or the promise of eternal reward is the only thing making you a good person, then you are not a good person.

[@montithered4741]

You’re making the flawed assumption that such a thing as “good person” actually exists **and** humans can achieve that.

[@FrozEnbyWolf150]

@@montithered4741 You're making the incorrect assumption that Jesus was the only perfectly good person, even though he's a fictional amalgam written as a classical tragic hero. Or you're presupposing that God is perfectly good, even though he's depicted as a racist, misogynistic, genocidal tyrant. You're doing all this to justify the mainstream Christian belief in punitive, not remedial justice. Presuppositionalism fails because any god that regularly changes his mind and contradicts himself, as the God of the Bible frequently does, cannot be a consistent basis for morality. Therefore you are in no position to define or qualify "good."

[@johnboettcher1962]

My moral compass got a lot more accurate when I ditched faith.

[@startswithaj1207]

And I thought my fathers “I blame science fiction and public schools” (response to me telling him I wasn’t a Christian anymore) was crazy...this seems even crazier...

[@colonelpopcorn1947]

You didn't even watch the vid

[@NoNo-xh7ru]

Vive Kid he probably supports his Patreon and got early access to the video

[@jebemtigolaz]

You should tell him it's the bible. Ask him how come his infallible god has changed his mind, abandoned his chosen people (the Israelites) and decided westerners are somehow better?

[@HeIs580]

@@jebemtigolaz What ? It's been a while since the center of Christianity changed from Europe & America to Africa again, and soon it will be China. As the prophecies foretold, in the end times the gospel will be preached everywhere in the world. The west is full of materialists & new age hippies.

[@jebemtigolaz]

@@HeIs580 Lol, China is having a crackdown on religions and here you are talking bullshit.

[@Schticky]

What I love most about this channel is you can tell his goal isn’t conversion at all, by how he shares information and the multiple topics he hits on, it’s only information sharing.

[@katieoberst490]

Completely agree!! I grew up in a hardcore Lutheran household and now consider myself agnostic (I admit to some beliefs I can't shake, but I don't know if ANY religion has it right). I watch him because he makes me think about what I believe and why, but no video has ever changed my viewpoints completely, they've just made me question things. I really love these videos for doing that!!

[@Chris-hx3om]

@@katieoberst490 I guess the best thing any of us can do is just that, present factual information. What a person does with that information is ultimate up to them.

[@vhawk1951kl]

The poor adolescent little attention seeker is a bit like n homosexualist: nothing exists for him but his atheism(or in the case of the sewerite, his sewerism), although in what he claims not to believe he far too coy to articulate, but simply keeps repeating a word, although what that word conveys to him, he is to shy to articulate, fearing as he does the atheist's paradox - even if he has no idea what it is, but he is only young and lacks wits, but seems to be concerned with being gooood(sic) , which is a sure sign of religion. My guess is he secretly hopes that someone will give him good grounds for reverting to theism although he has no idea either what it is or involves. Soi- disant atheists are right like narcissuses constantly staring at their atheism- for there is little else in their wretched little lives, least of all the attention they crave. If god be god it could not care less in belief - or disbelief for that matter -they are both one. If god(whatever that might be) be god it knows that belief is a weakness peculiar to the the beings of the planet earth, some of who are daft enough to suppose that intelligence can arise out of mere flesh and blood-or just out pof a puff of blue smoke, rather than coming from a *source*of intelligence, and that surely cannot be the said beings. If you drink water from a spring you do not necessarily suppose the spring to be a species of human, or call it *mister* spring Intelligence must spring from a *source* of intelligence, and that certainly neither is -nor could be, men(human beings) and it really does not matter what you call that spring. In his method one mister bar or ben Joseph refers to that spring as the word of god although Jews are forbidden to use that latter word, but otherwise the wise call it the logos., or occasionally the theomertmalogos, but source of intelligence will do as well. If I see a man go into a building with but two rooms A and B-and there is no other way in or out, I do not beliiiieeeve him to be in room B if he is not in room A; I know it for a *certainty* for there is no other possibility. Intelligence simply c-a-n-n-o-t come from men, and when you have ruled out the impossible, what is left - however improbable, is the answer. It is not exactly rocket science.

[@vhawk1951kl]

It is nothing like that at all, it is simply the fellow worshipping his God me, me, me, me and bleating about what it likes and does not like wants or does not want, but he cannot escape his me any more than he can escape from his own shadow and that is what makes it his God - it is more important to him than anything else any given moment which is the definition of God. He has no choice but worship or propitiate his God because if he did it wouldn't be his God.

[@jeffhayz7802]

No one *ever* under any circumstance would *chose* to be tortured for eternity instead of going to heaven. I hate when Christian’s claim otherwise. Hell is absolutely the worst thing ever.

[@shelld4706]

Love this. Just subscribed. Also, i love that you put so many resources down in the description. Great job. Thanks for what you're doing!

[@stormfur19]

The first story of Simon looks like a big misunderstanding. The guy sees people being helped and wants to do it too. The way he knows to ask to be taught is to offer money. Then he's seen as horrible for offering money and it's assumed that he wouldn't use the ability to serve God.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Current Society is way too naughty. Sex-Sells is raging wild. And 'The Take' just made a Big and Good Video about 'The Erasure of Asexuality'... its all connected...

[@faithlesshound5621]

The Christian ministry has become a profitable occupation among American Protestants. Some people have it as a side hustle, like several US Congressmen. Even the demon sperm doctor has a hell-fire ministry on the side.

[@charlessaintpe8574]

Yeah, "teachers should be paid," what an awful and sinful thing to think. That is a really depressing story.

[@alwaysrunning234]

When I was younger during my time in primary school, I heard about Simon's story and I immediately felt bad for him the way Peter talked down on him.

[@nwut]

@@loturzelrestaurant ok

[@bluepinkman4488]

Funniest part of the whole video to me was the fact KZbin's algorithm thinks it's a good idea to advertise Christian singles dating apps on this video

[@zakuro8532]

now that is heresy my man, ps send the link

[@MrSucho-vl7ih]

yeah i got one of those adds too next to the video

[@Viking_Luchador]

surprised there aren't ads for grindr

[@ThomasG_Nikolaj]

kzbin.info/aero/PLG8ujnM0COm6TzQc8YwjQzYEizTOX4bkC

[@dimitriostheodorides1580]

I'm a Christian and have zero problem with your content. I love it actually ❤

[@Iustusxi]

What is wrong with u.

[@dimitriostheodorides1580]

@@Iustusxi what do you mean exactly? Is your faith so fragile that anyone questioning it makes you shudder ? We must keep our hearts and minds open 💕

[@Iustusxi]

@@dimitriostheodorides1580 it’s not fragile, but how can you agree with the content. Hearts and mind open to God, not false information.

[@forelamp6873]

​@@Iustusxi you can go ahead and believe in some random book like a idiot, we like facts and reasoning over your faith here.

[@apophenic_]

I don't think you have the capacity to understand what you just said.

[@gspaulsson]

The funny thing is that "Christians" didn't exist in public discourse until relatively recently, I think in the 60s or 70s. Before that, there were Catholics, Baptists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Evangelicals, etc., all at odds with each other.

[@josephschaefer9163]

If you think things aren't completely lost in translation over the past 2000 years, try reading a book written 200 years ago.

[@Crazylom]

Never considered even. Maybe is a good time to check the theory.

[@hydrolito]

I've read through King James version of the bible might have something to do with not believing many parts of it which are obvious contradictions.

[@corymccarty3921]

There are some things that are lost in translation because of our lack of words in our current language. It is always good to switch between a few translations to try and better understand what the original text was trying to communicate. Martian Luther's speech translated into another language might not have the same exact meaning, but the points it makes will always be the same.

[@terryjones2467]

I have a Bible that's about 230 years old. Really cool actually and surprisingly unchanged to be honest.

[@zakuro8532]

That is a baseless claim, because our modern translations (except for KJV or some other fringe syriac translations) are based on common texts that have been translated from the aggregated original copies. And all discrepancies are minor. Except for those in the old testament eastern orthodoxy.

[@humangeneric777]

Christians tell me all the time that I call myself an atheist because I am angry at god. Not sure what they think god did to piss me off, but to me, that's like being angry at the tooth fairy. Actually, I have more anecdotal evidence that supports the existence of the tooth fairy. God never left a quarter under my pillow.

[@wendywoo6722]

The tooth fairy is defo real cuz she keeps up with the rate of inflation. Its well over a dollar now she is a smart cookie 😂

[@metroplexprime9901]

Also, if God WAS real, then I would have many, MANY reasons to be angry at him. 2,821,364 reasons, for a start. That's just the people God has killed. On top of that, he advocates for restrictive societal rules, punishes people for eternity over finite, mortal acts, and punishes people who disbelieve in him because they weren't given sufficient evidence despite the fact that he could, at any time, convince everyone on the planet, simultaneously, of his existence with no effort (he IS omnipotent and omniscient after all). And these are just the things that come off the top of my head. The god of the bible is a jealous destroyer who, despite being beyond our comprehension, still seems to be beholden to very human motives with very human end goals (destroying/forcefully absorbing all competing groups into his own in order to propagate and spread his bloodline and way of life). Does this sound like a moral arbiter and a role model, especially for today's society? To me, it sounds like a rallying figure for a warlike society whose first and only concern is to prolong the survival of their genetic makeup and prolong the survival of the group. I cannot, and will not, force anyone to change their viewpoint on this topic. If believing in a God and afterlife helps you be at peace, then so be it. That is your decision, and your decision alone, to make. But to use this God as a reason to oppress groups solely on the predication that some prophet or some ancient society thousands of years ago stated that those groups should be oppressed is not only wrong, it is deplorable.

[@jmccann6735]

@@metroplexprime9901 This, thank you

[@dreamsdicc1817]

@@metroplexprime9901 god gave us freedom. So people dying is our fault. Second, the bible does mention something about the devil taking over for 7 years, then after that, god gives you a chance to go to heaven(not sure if its true) So not believing in him you will give a punishment, but not forever. And saying that god would punish us and stuff, going to heaven outways all the cons. That includes god not making us all believe in him, as its our fault in not believing in him

[@dreamsdicc1817]

@@metroplexprime9901 also even tho its thousands of years ago, the existence of god has not been proven wrong. I mean it does say his words will be forever lasting and its been thousands of years

[@emorycrittenden7040]

Simon: does a card trick Orthadox Theologians: HERESY!!!!!!

[@undrwatropium3724]

I like that you aren't just attacking them back. Staying calm (I can't) is what I like about your videos. Backed up by facts

[@AlbertScoot]

I actually heard this brought up when I was taking Catholicism classes and was so confused that the pastor could be so delusional that people leave religion in order to sin. It really says a lot about someone who would actually believe this.

[@MrJMB122]

Well the thing is it's like this right to sin not always done on purpose. That's well kind of one of the things I love about Christianity it forces self growth worth a higher purpose.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"the pastor could be so delusional that people leave religion in order to sin." My brother did. It is more honorable than being a hypocrite sinning while maintaining the facade of membership. "It really says a lot about someone who would actually believe this." I believe it. What exactly does that say about me? Be sure to click reply so that I know you have replied. At the moment it appears it says NOTHING about me and that you are writing words without knowledge.

[@MrJMB122]

@Supernintendo Chalmers it does. It part of the theology you are working through your salvation. I Understand it you grew up either in a shallow tradition in America or just didn't bother talking to your priest or had a bad one. That happens too. The whole idea of self growth and self improvement through the grace of God is center. We call it theosis.

[@MrJMB122]

@Supernintendo Chalmers I'm not applying the true Scotman here. Do you know what tradition they're part of. Because that matter. If save the always always save theology sadly has higher chance of people not getting better. They thing of Salvation as this get out jal free card. Again though like yeah you're gonna have you got a good priests or spiritual parents that matter too. And there's a alot shallow traditions in America that are cut off from the historical context of the church and read scripture by own determination outside of context which gives some really wacky stuff. I still think they're Christian but they're doing at the most the spirituality difficult way possible. This isn't thing to brother what tradition did grow up with how do people respond to their sins? Honestly this is why Mystery of confession is important. It forces you to face faults and know you can be better.

[@yandere-kuninyourcloset5741]

@@thomasmaughan4798 not everyone leaves because they want to sin, some leave because they feel another school of thought is more correct, others because they start to feel like they're sining by staying or that believing in a certain doctrine in the mainstream church is a sin, some even leave to go to a more extreme version of the religion or to a religion they interpret as fitting the existing scripture better, others leave because they cant bring themselves to believe in abrahamic theology(believe it or not, belief isnt really a choice)

[@cosmicskepticfangirl1356]

Bruh, Jesus has the most extreme fandom ever existed

[@theellafant67]

Omg bro, so true

[@drippylad3973]

It's more toxic than a Fandom anime

[@Pete…NoNotThatOne]

Meh, Jesus had long hair, sandals, and went around preaching Love. Damn hippy.

[@mypetcrow9873]

Are you telling us you have never watched Game of Thrones?!

[@krispalermo8133]

Nah, MO HaM Mad ...

[@gregmark1688]

"It's written on our hearts" == "We really, really, REALLY want it to be true!"

[@j.s.c.4355]

The most interesting thing to me about your channel is your continuing interest in Christianity after you left. I left the church when I was about 11, and had little further interest in studying the Bible after that.

[@rosieokelly]

The Holy Spirit always leaves the light on.

[@vhawk1951kl]

Of what exactly do you suppose whatever you mean by " Christianity" to consist? You have not the faintest idea? -No surprises there

[@rosieokelly]

@@vhawk1951kl these atheists just can't leave it alone...like they are "helping" others🙄

[@vhawk1951kl]

@@rosieokelly Shrug, they are mice(nothings and nobodies) and only*say* they are atheists. It is only a pose.

[@vhawk1951kl]

@@rosieokelly What makes you imagine that there are any atheists that are not simply children or lying poseurs?

[@kyleedugger]

I think the most toxic idea is that people are broken and fallen and need to be saved.

[@joehinojosa24]

You left Christianity because you secretly, WANT to THINK.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

And be honest to yourself.

[@cyberpotato63]

Except for the secretly part and the leaving part. I just wanted to think unencumbered by theology.

[@joehinojosa24]

@@cyberpotato63 "AND I SUPPOSE YOU BELIEVE THE SUN IS THE CENTER AND THE EARTH TRAVELS AROUND IT?" ( 17th century AD JOKE!)

[@hydrolito]

@@joehinojosa24 Sun travels around center of galaxy and galaxy is traveling through space also.

[@joehinojosa24]

@@hydrolito THANKS. I THOUGHT SO, YOU CONFIRMED IT .TALK ABOUT A " ROUND TRIP"!

[@karlrschneider]

Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!" "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912." I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over. -Emo Phillips

[@EinSofQuester]

Serves him right. Everyone knows the truth is the 1879 version

[@joecoolioness6399]

Funny but sadly, true too.

[@Toxxaluvier]

@@EinSofQuester exactly. The only ones in denial are those who want to SIN.

[@EinSofQuester]

@@Toxxaluvier So I presume you agree that the Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912 adherents are hell-bound sinners.

[@EgalitarianWoman]

I first heard this joke when I was in high school, still a Christian. It wasn't one of the major elements of my deconversion, but it and similar real life conversations certainly helped lead me away from religion and to atheism.

[@rockspyder3970]

Another “recovering” Christian here. Free, for real! Like taking a deep breath for the first time after being strangled all your life. This is now on my list of favorite channels.

[@mariahdejesus162]

I’ve cried over this many times before. When I tell people in real life I don’t believe in god, they judge me and forget about me. When I tell people I don’t believe in god on the internet, they get mad at me and tell me “You’re wrong, I’m right, and you’re just stupid”

[@ChristianF15cher]

You’re not stupid and you’re not wrong.

[@timeshark8727]

_"You are lying, you really believe in god. You just call yourself an atheist because you want to sin"_ *I have heard this so many times, in several different phrases... The idea exists to reassure believers, and does nothing more for atheists than demonstrate that religion is full of crap and not based on truth or any coherent logical thought*

[@timeshark8727]

@Blaise 2067 _"More likely you never actually believed in the first place."_ - *Just like the first example... This idea exists to reassure believers, and does nothing more for atheists than demonstrate that religion is full of crap and not based on truth or any coherent logical thought*

[@timeshark8727]

@Blaise 2067 I thought you were giving an example... were you actually trying to make an assertion about me? a person you have never met and know nothing about. FYI, Poe's law is in full effect here and its very hard to distinguish sarcasm or jokes in text... so forgive me if I whoosh

[@AndysMusicPod]

I've lived among strong Christians for quite a long time.. never once have I heard that argument. Literally the first time.... They are pleasant nice people. Maybe I'm lucky lol Ex-muslim, agnostic

[@timeshark8727]

@@AndysMusicPod My parents cling to this sort of argument for comfort. They cannot face the fact that I, their straight-A student, college graduate, highly logical and intelligent, son could honestly look at their religion and conclude that it's nonsense... so they lie to themselves and others about my motives and what I have done and believe.

[@PeremiahJapaya]

@@timeshark8727 I can't speak for your parents or anyone else, but for me it has nothing to do with comfort and everything to do with shedding my pride. I was on the fence for so long going back and forth between doing what I want and submitting to God, and it is a disaster if you try to do both. I understand if you don't care for scripture, but the following supports my personal experience, and I can't deny the truth in it's relevancy to my own life. Revelation 3 says “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth." Lukewarm means that you are trying to serve God while actively following your own way of life as well. He is saying that it is better to fully reject God and live how you want than to try to serve 2 masters. (Serving your flesh vs serving God) and the reason I say this is because you eventually have to either completely choose God, or completely reject him. I've lived years as a "believer" actively living in sin, doing what I want but trying to include God in the picture when I want. There were times I wanted to just give up completely on faith so that I could live guilt-free with the things that I wanted to do, but thankfully I held on and now reject my own life style. Romans 8 says "For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot." Maybe some people use it as a comfort argument, but for me, it literally came down to choosing my own way or choosing God's way. I had to own up to my mistakes and let go of my pride to see the big picture and to see just how much more rewarding God's plan is for my life than anything I could ever do on my own.

[@uniraffesaur]

Lmfao I can't handle the argument "you know it's true but you just want to sin". Like, yeah man, I truly and thoroughly believe that I'm turning away from eternal paradise for eternal damnation because it sounds fun to sin some on Earth.

[@scotch4890]

I mean, yeah it does sound kind of fun to sin on earth I highly recommend every Christian try it out, Amish have rumspringga for a reason

[@luismangiaterra1031]

On the surface, it .might sound like fun. I recommend to think twice because It will bring a curse to you later after you don't even remember what you did anymore. What you need is true love to keep you happy. Good for your heart.

[@scotch4890]

@@luismangiaterra1031 wait so you personally will curse us? Or was that a typo. If it’s the former please tell me more

[@luismangiaterra1031]

@@scotch4890 sorry a type-o, I'll correct it. Everything you can have on Earth always comes with a little bit of poison. Life on earth is completely meaningless. The meaning of life will be given to us by God, it's on a higher and eternal level.

[@scotch4890]

@@luismangiaterra1031 you should read Voltaire, I will not feel guilty for enjoying life or any of its bountiful gifts. The fact that so many Christians try to employ the “you are unworthy of love” and “life is pointless” arguments just goes to show what your core values are.

[@aakla]

I thought I was becoming an atheist for a while but realized I still looked at the Bible as if I was a child. Going to heaven and getting wings and a harp and sitting on clouds. I then realized that we know nothing about the universe and what we know as humans is only a fraction of what is. Angels have no way to truly make us understand the true nature of God, we are not able to come anywhere near bring able to understand a being that exists beyond all dimensions.

[@joecoolioness6399]

We know a lot about the universe actually. This is how we have airplanes and cars, telephones and computers. All of those things came about because of our scientific understanding about how things work. Can we know everything? I have no idea because nobody knows everything and can tell us what we missed. We can only know what we know. And that is pretty freaking amazing. But in all of our investigations, all of our experiments, not once have we demonstrated anything near a god. Until that happens I am going to remain unconvinced that one exists.

[@aakla]

@@joecoolioness6399 I agree we know a lot, a lot about how the 4 dimensions we live in works. But if we were all blind we wouldn't know anything about sight. Now it's possible that everything we don't know is irrelevant and we have all the knowledge of the universe nailed down, but I think we have barely scratched the surface.

[@Where_is_Waldo]

"You know god is real you just want to sin!" I was very familiar with this go to BS growing up christian. My christian friends and family who thought I was a good christian (while I was an atheist without telling them) suddenly thought this about me when they found out I was an atheist.

[@Where_is_Waldo]

@LeafBoi This happened long ago, most of them have started to come around. I think what really scared most of them is that their children would see an atheist being as good as any christian and realize their parents were wrong in their depictions of atheists. Also, don't try to convince a religious person to change their perspective on religion by explaining why their logic is wrong, they'll almost always find a way to rationalize what they believe anyway. The commonality of cognitive dissonance demonstrates their true reason for believing: comfort. I'm not one to judge their motivation, you'd be hard pressed to find someone who's excited about the fact that they will cease to exist as a person but what I find annoying is their insistence on conforming not only THEIR perception of the world to a narrative that comforts them but also insisting that the rest of the world conforms to the specific narrative that gives THEM comfort.

[@vhawk1951kl]

What makes you suppose or imagine that you were capable of being a Christian and why do you think the god fantasy has anything to do with that latter, given that Jesus christ never used the word god in his entire life?

[@Where_is_Waldo]

@@vhawk1951kl Citation needed. I mean, I'm sure he never said it in english but what convinces you he never, in any way, used a synonym? Do you have such an accurate and complete retelling of his life? I've never heard of one.

[@vhawk1951kl]

@@Where_is_Waldo Citation would not help you since most sources are unreliable and untestable. Never entertain evidence from a source that cannot be test by cross-examination which we lawyers call hearsay , because all men(human beings[including the writer] are pasively mechanically(means choicelessly) credulous which is why we never let juries even hear hearsay(which is not evidence, since evidence that cannot be tested is not evidence) however untestable or inadmissible the mechanism will remember it and cannot discard it.

[@Where_is_Waldo]

@@vhawk1951kl Wait, I'm confused. You're dismissing your own statement by calling it hearsay? Also, what was ever your point in this thread? I genuinely don't understand what you are trying to say to me and I'm confused as to why you even responded to this thread. I'm also curious if english is your first language based on the way you've constructed your posts.

[@user-yn5sk5ru5g]

If you knew christianity was correct, why would someone choose to sin, knowing it will lead to eternal suffering in hell...?! 🤷 What a stupid argument. Apologists...🤦

[@shanestrickland8481]

Yeah I know it just does not work. Especially if you are a wimp like me.

[@derp195]

@James Allen McCune’s Butthole Call me a coward, but I'd do the bare minimum of what he said and hope that thought crimes won't land you in hell. I won't be a martyr for a psychopathic god who couldn't care less if I burn.

[@sebastienroux1790]

Lack of self control, hate yourself, help the church to feel better and the cycle continues.

[@SerKnightGuy]

Perhaps they think that we employ the same amount of cognitive dissonance as them.

[@mockupguy3577]

And even if you do choose to sin. It must be better to sin AND attend mass, say your prayers and so on than to sin and not do it.

[@DoubtersWelcome]

So basically, "calling non-christians sinful heretics isn't a good argument for Christianity." Agreed (even as a Christian). I appreciate your thoughtful commentary. :)

[@MineCraft-nz9pg]

Read the gospels first.

[@miscalotastuff733]

I left because of the raping, pillaging, and the con. I am not kidding. Our church wax terrible. I am not going back.

[@RafaelRodrigues-rx9ry]

I left because it is not true. The gospels are forgeries, the Paul's letters show he didn't know about an earthly Jesus, etc. I recommend Richard Carrier's books.

[@DomainAspect]

@@miscalotastuff733, agreed

[@josephwise7081]

@@RafaelRodrigues-rx9ry Phil.3:10 I want to know Christ-yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Paul knew He died and resurrected.

[@octopodesia3317]

Hey I know this is an older video, but I just wanted to say thank you for making this channel. I left Christianity over a decade ago at this point, due to a combination of disgust over misogyny, homophonic. Christian nationalism, and the way the church treated me after I was raped, as well as a better understanding of science and learning more about other people's perspectives. Despite the long time, I still carry a lot of pain around this topic and shame for my past and listening to you and your approach centering kindness has been very healing. So thank you.

[@oswaldomayberry9260]

It’s incredibly frustrating when you tell a Christian what you believe and they say “no you don’t believe that! You actually KNOW god is real and you’re leaving to sin.” It’s so conceited and delusional to think you have the ability to know another person’s thoughts.

[@Miatpi]

I'm a Christian and just wanna say I actually enjoy some of your content. You are honest and good willed, and show a good example for atheists and theists alike. And I can only agree with you about the bs of "you don't believe in God because you want to sin".

[@michaelhoelscher5079]

I think that attachment to sin can be a reason to reject your faith, but I would never say that it always or even mostly is the reason

[@michaelhoelscher5079]

@WhyUsername? I said that it can be, not that it always is involved. I'm not presuming your situation, just saying that this one exists.

[@jacksonrelaxin3425]

He has a picture of Carl Sagan and is totally gay

[@tranngockha6562]

​​@@michaelhoelscher5079 Interesting. To me it's impossible to 'reject god because wanting to sin' The point of sinning is you need to believe in a god anyway. Rejecting a god doesn't help at all to sin. Accepting a god doesn't remove a sin either. To commit crime and to Sin are very different things. To do a crime is to do bad thing to others. But to sin is to go against god rule. If god command you to kill people, then by not killing people, your sinning. If a god exists, then it's irrelevant whether to "reject god because want to Sin" There's no point to reject the existence of something already exists. + People don't say "I reject Broccoli existence because I just want to eat meat" So the only reasonable way to reject god is to reject believing in something that doesn't have any evidence of existence. Which mean "reject god" have nothing to do with sin, since there is no "god command" for you to go against.

[@bobbiesbeads9249]

I'm an atheist and I was raised a Christian but after researching ancient religions & all and I saw that the Bible stories came from religions way before the Christian religion they just changed the names and places & the dates and so I don't want to sin or be it immoral. I just don't believe in a God

[@ANDROLOMA]

When life hands you demons, make demonaide. When life hands you gators, make Gatorade. When life hands you bands, make Bandaids. When life hands you tards, make tardigrades.

[@jeffreyreynolds4732]

Oh, my first thought was retards. I guess I shouldn't read comments until I fully wake up...

[@2degucitas]

Did you make this up yourself?

[@ANDROLOMA]

@@2degucitas 😁

[@tonypepperoni3157]

When life hands you hammer or rifle , you make glorious production society for all

[@Race353]

And when life hands you a ANDROLOMA .... tell him to take him re tar dation medication.

[@fyredust960]

Yo, I'm a Christian, and I've been absolutely loving your channel and all of the videos I've watched so far ❤ You present dialogue in a non-confrontational way, and that is so very much appreciated 😁 its so nice and honestly refreshing to hear these conversations without anyone name calling or straw-manning the other

[@joecoolioness6399]

Cool that you came on here and commented without confrontation, without trying to preach. Have a good day!

[@justinhart2831]

The 4th-century Apocrypha of St. Flavius Flav identifies Simon Magus as one of the three magi who visited the baby Jesus, along with Simon's brothers Alvin Magus and Theodore Magus.

[@MichaelPowers1960]

The definition of sin tends to change, usually at the convenience of the ruling class. How does one believe in an all-powerful deity that's into micromanaging a bunch of hairless apes living on a dust mote? A god that tells you what you can eat, what crops to plant, what clothes you can wear, when you can work, who you can love, etc.

[@krisztianpatay9812]

The definition of sin tends to change. Not according the Bible.

[@sarahmeyers1773]

Fun fact: the laws in the early Bible have really cool biological stuff that they codified into religion. Like not eating pork (parasites) and when to circumcise (after baby’s blood can clot on its own). I’m not saying I agree with how it’s addressed, I’m just saying that stuff isn’t as random as it seems.

[@laylafox4426]

What counts as sin in the old testament doesn't apply to the new and vice versa. If you read the Bible, you should know that. Circumcision is harmful, painful genital mutilation. Stupid for a god to require it. And there's nothing wrong with eating cooked pork or shellfish

[@user-ib1dx4dh3n]

@@krisztianpatay9812 yeah the bible very convenient Is also the one that stated torturing slaves is somehow "not a sin"

[@krisztianpatay9812]

@@user-ib1dx4dh3n where did you read that ?

[@doloreslehmann8628]

„Keep the company of those who seek the truth- run from those who have found it“ - Václav Havel

[@misslayer999]

The whole bullshit about leaving Christianity just so you can sin is one of the dumbest things ever. Why would anyone do that when you can simply sin and continue being a Christian, just like all the other ones do

[@hellwithit]

Wisdom is that place where you can argue but you know that it doesn’t matter. Good video by the way. Words of wisdom if I’ve ever had the privilege of hearing them!!👍👍

[@NotesFromAutumn]

On Paul's section: To keep the megachurch I worked for mega, the head pastor created the slogan "Major in the majors and minor in the minors." This way people could happily keep attending and tithing without looking too far into any sort of theology. In other words, "Just believe in Jesus and keep coming to church, don't think too deeply about it." ...whoops, I did think deeply about it, and now I'm an atheist.

[@cabbage2329]

@Mitt Romney stands with BLM Didn't this Athiest come from Christianity so he's mostly giving his experiances?

[@FDL_1401]

@Mitt Romney stands with BLM Or maybe simply because monotheistic religions are the most widespread worldwide and the most influencial in most countries?

[@khill8645]

@Mitt Romney stands with BLM Pantheism doesn't posit a God in the same way as classical theism - I don't think I've ever heard a pantheist use their views to justify discrimination, hate, legislation, or megachurches. As such, why spend the same amount of time on them? And why would atheist educators care about pantheism when the whole point is to promote evidence-based worldviews, not play definitional, semantic games?

[@FDL_1401]

@Mitt Romney stands with BLM first, I don't need to debunk anything at all. Extraordinary claim need extraordinary proof, so if you say that "attacking pantheism would be a epic fail" why don't you show the reasoning behind that claim? Second, i didn't mean to start an argument about wether or not Pantheism is monotheistic or not, i meant to say that these channel focus mainly on mainstream monotheism, such as Christianity, because they are waaaaaaaay more influential than pantheism. Both historically and in the present day

[@kenzienguyen3631]

@@FDL_1401 Good stuff! This "Mitt Romney stands with BLM" user isn't even talking about the initial topic of their comment anymore, which was off topic to begin with. Redirecting the conversation 'cause he/she dug their own hole. *Classic*

[@alexhigginbotham8635]

"blind faith in science" is a paradox.

[@timharrison1158]

Not really, when you consider that most people generally believe what people who believe in science tell them, without actually thinking too much about it. Do you question everything? Or do you just accept what scientists say?

[@alexhigginbotham8635]

@@timharrison1158 - Honestly I do question everything. Everything must be verifiable and repeatable. These two things are the very foundation of science and the definition of proof.

[@timharrison1158]

@@alexhigginbotham8635 I think you are in a minority. But do you use this method in every aspect of your life? Maybe that's a dumb question. But 'verifiable and repeatable' does not equal proof. It just means 'hasn't yet been disproved'. There should always be a question mark at the end of every 'proof'. And if there is a question, skepticism even in science is healthy. But you don't often see it. Science is the be-all and end-all in most people's minds. Without question. Blind faith.

[@bluegirl278]

@ Tim Harrison Science is literally all about finding the truth via facts and evidence. A person can have faith that the scientists who find these things out are right but the scientists themselves don’t have faith in the process. They have to prove everything they say. That is why you can’t blindly follow science. You are mistaking trusting what professionals say about a topic as blindly following something. Idk man. It’s 6 am here I’ll correct this later and clarify what I mean 😂

[@semperfidelis6436]

It actually does exist. It is absurd. But it exists.

[@Kaspar502]

"You just want to sin" is usually employed by the very people who are so bad at following the example of Jesus that they drive away precisely the people who want to live out of love.

[@jahjah7940]

If Jesus comes to us again, most of these so called „faithful” would be the very same people who voted to crucify him.

[@Maladjester]

Yahweh's followers do magic: Glorious! A miracle! Simon does magic: dEmOns! Convenient.

[@zbotgames5633]

If it isn't through the Holy Spirit, it is through demons

[@hainleysimpson1507]

So doctors use demons to heal people then since they don't use spirits and magic but thing they studied at great personal cost

[@zbotgames5633]

@@hainleysimpson1507 supernatural healing is not natural healing

[@jeremylin4087]

@@zbotgames5633 But how do you know it's through the holy spirit and not a demon? Wouldn't a demon or satan want it to look legitimate? By the same logic used to condemn magicians, Jesus or the other prophets in the Bible could have been doing magic through demons and how would we know the difference?

[@krinkrin5982]

@@jeremylin4087 I remember reading somewhere on how to spot a false prophet: If he claims to speak god's will and the described events occur, he is surely a prophet. If he claims to speak god's will and the described events do not occur, he is obviously a false prophet and shall be killed.

[@philippeberaldin5457]

But , sinning is an action against God. When you do not believe in any gods, how, in hell, can you sin ? My parents being non religious , I never had THE NEED to believe in gods . Aesop, Hugo Verne and others fed me all I needed.

[@margaretbarrett6087]

Empty The Trash You mean like the barbaric, bloodthirsty biblical deity , right?

[@Andreas_42]

@Empty The Trash Not beliving in a god does not suddenly fill you with bloodlust. So why would you expect an atheist to murder people? I mean, the social norms of society (and the laws made upon them) still applies, and most people can agree that murdering another human beeing is wrong.

[@potatodog7910]

Empty The Trash Atheists still have moral obligations. If the only reason you don’t murder is because of fear of punishment then you should see a therapist. Besides, there are punishments for doing immoral acts, such as being forced to go to jail.

[@ajohntony]

Sinning is an action against God but you don't need to believe in Him to commit an act against him. You can break the law without knowing you broke it if you are ignorant of those laws and it's the same with sin

[@RealAntek]

@@Andreas_42 Actually, when I became atheist I became like a kid in the world of GTA. I started throwing grenades at cars, stole a super car, became a hitman, stole a jet, broke into a military base, killed all the cops, got an rpg, etc... it goes on! I'm a war criminal now!

[@kathrynyoung3362]

Paul’s veggietales joke made me laugh, genuinely. As a former evangelical, this was not lost on me. Love this channel and Paul’s. Thank you for this content.

[@beaverjedi1236]

When I investigate religions like Christianity and their past and how they came to be, only one word comes to mind. *Human.*

[@wearenothing3976]

“A God who could make good children as easily a bad, yet preferred to make bad ones; who could have made every one of them happy, yet never made a single happy one; who made them prize their bitter life, yet stingily cut it short; who gave his angels eternal happiness unearned, yet required his other children to earn it; who gave is angels painless lives, yet cursed his other children with biting miseries and maladies of mind and body; who mouths justice, and invented hell--mouths mercy, and invented hell--mouths Golden Rules and forgiveness multiplied by seventy times seven, and invented hell; who mouths morals to other people, and has none himself; who frowns upon crimes, yet commits them all; who created man without invitation, then tries to shuffle the responsibility for man's acts upon man, instead of honorably placing it where it belongs, upon himself; and finally, with altogether divine obtuseness, invites his poor abused slave to worship him!” -Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger (1916)

[@Abyzz_Knight]

@Babyhowdy233 ah yes punishing two humans with no knowledge of good and evil until they ate the fruit from the tree they were forbidden to eat from. All with enticing fruit, nothing to prevent them from eating it, and a crafty serpent to manipulate them. And what punishment do these humans who previously didn't know right from wrong get for basically being set up to fail? Death, plagues, starvation, etc. Wow that's a totally justifed punishment for eating some fruit you were told not to! Also if heaven is so nice why would the angels rebel? Lucifer's reason is apparently pride but then he's somehow able to convince a large portion of heaven to join him! Heaven sounds more like a dictatorial place rather than an eternal paradise if a significant portion of the population staged a rebellion. I wouldn't be surprised if heaven was a dictatorship. This is the same character that deems anyone that doesn't meet his standards worthy of eternal torment with little to no gray area. After all this is the character that thinks getting angry at someone is the same as murdering them and having sexual thoughts is the same as committing adultery.

[@hidetakamiyazaki2128]

@@Abyzz_Knight I love you just leave satan out of everything then just put all the blame on God. It’s called free choice, he said do not eat that fruit. They had a choice not to eat it but they did. Satan said if you eat it you will be like god knowing good from evil. They disobeyed what he said, they opposed God so he cursed them just like satan was cursed.

[@Abyzz_Knight]

@@hidetakamiyazaki2128 I love that you say I left Satan out of everything when I mentioned the serpent and you say "satan said if you eat it you will be like god knowing good from evil" So where's this I didn't include Satan coming from when you clearly believe the serpent to be satan and I mentioned the serpent? "They had a choice not to eat it but they did" and they also had no concept of right or wrong, you said so yourself. Add a manipulative figure into the mix and they were pretty much set up to fail. This is like not teaching your child that stealing is wrong and leaving out a cookie jar while telling them not to take any cookies from it, and then for good measure leaving them with their manipulative older sibling and them being surprised when the child didn't obey and thinking the child who didn't know any better is at fault rather than you the idiot parent. Also the serpent is supposed to be Satan in disguise yet God punished serpents for Satan deceiving Eve. So either God's an idiot, snakes are evil and can talk, or this story is all fiction.

[@hidetakamiyazaki2128]

@@Abyzz_Knight obviously they did have a concept of what was right. Satan ain’t just come in there and say eat it, then she ate it. He had to literally deceive her to eat that fruit. She said herself God told us not to eat of it. Dude my point was u only mentioned the serpent once, then put everything on God. God this, God that etc. like bruh, the being that caused our world to be like this in the first place was Lucifer. If your going to blame Someone blame him. God is good “he cannot be tempted nor does he tempt any man” no where in the Bible does it say who put the tree there. There was also another tree there he did not give any commands about. He said eat of every tree, he created every pleasant tree that is pleasant to sight and good for food. You don’t see the big picture Satan tricked Adam and Eve, to become the God of this world. To rule over man. You guys always say people who are satanist do not worship Satan. Let me break it to you they do. Satan is the god of rebellion. Enjoy your sin, enjoy divulgence instead of abstinence. You don’t have to pray to Satan or believe in him to worship him.As long as you do what you want and do not believe in God he is fine with that. He loves the idea of atheism. When your time is up you got yourself a one way ticket to Hell. He laughs at us because we believe that humans evolved from animals, nothing but a violent explosion created the universe. We came from primordial soup, and developed a intricate body. Out of nothing, something this is a joke. Let me know when spontaneous generation happens again. Look at the world, heck look at the solar system tell me with a straight face that all of this happened because a random explosion created the universe. Everything is to detailed for there not to be a creator, molecules, atoms, rna, dna, etc. and I’m supposed to believe this happened by chance. There is a creator wether you like it or not. That’s why there is free choice, I will wipe the dust from my feet and walk away. Idc if you believe or not, you have your choice I have mine.

[@Abyzz_Knight]

@@hidetakamiyazaki2128 her being decived isn't an indicator that she knew right from wrong, all being deceived requires is being deceived. Yeah she said the God told her not to but she also doesn't question the serpent on why God would lie when the Serpent says she won't die and she doesn't question whether the serpent is trying to deceive her or lie to her so that indicates that she likely doesn't know the concept of lying or deceit yet. She also doesn't question any further whether she should eat the fruit after talking to the serpent, she's doesn't even seem to think she's doing anything wrong until she eats the fruit but I guess to you all the fruit did was make them feel shame for being naked. She didn't disobey God before talking to the serpent not because she knew it was wrong but because she had no reason to. "U only mentioned the serpent once, then put everything on God" Because he's supposedly all-knowing, all-seeing, and all-powerful yet he just let the devil enter the garden of Eden. Somehow a finite being is able to best that. "No where in the Bible does it say who put the tree there Genesis 2:8-9 KJV 8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. "You guys always say people who are satanist do not worship Satan" I fail to see how this has any relevance to the topic but I'll bite. "Satan is the God of rebellion" Oh my how sinister, in all seriousness though, imagine unironically calling your religion's evil entity "the God of rebellion" and being unable to understand the idea of people merely adopting that figure as the representation of their rebellion against Christianity. Prior to the 20th Century, Satanism did not exist as a real organized religion but was commonly claimed as real by Christians. It was just another label like heretic, or pagan, or witch that Christians used to label certain individuals our groups as evil. These claims surfaced particularly when persecuting other religious groups during events like the Inquisition, various witch hysterias in Europe and Colonial America and the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. "You don't have to pray to Satan or believe in him to worship him" And you wonder why people that don't actually worship Satan call themselves Satanists "Everything is too detailed for there not to be a creator" Ah yes fine-tuning argument. You do know that the Fine-tuning argument can only argument for a creator notbthe Christian God right? The Bible doesn't hold up well to reality so I don't see how it's supposed to convince me that the Christian God exists. Also you're arguing something can't happen by chance because of how unlikely is which is stupid because improbable does not equal impossible. "There is a creator whether you like it or not" Oh you've proven a God? Where? I don't see any evidence. "That's why there is free choice" Do you have evidence that free choice requires a God? Edit: also I love how you ignored my point about how God punishing snakes for what Satan did is idiotic but I guess you had to because it makes no sense no matter how you justify it.

[@jamestodd4877]

When I began questioning what the last church I was attending,was teaching, I drew on my career in law enforcement and investigated Christianity (And Judaism) the same way I would investigate a crime. A few years and many late nights later, I came to the conclusion that no District Attny worth his butt would present this to be prosecuted. There is simply no evidence. There is no physical evidence, no witnesses and any statements are all hearsay. If someone can bring me real evidence, then I might accept the idea that God/Gods are real. However they might also be ET as Clarke said “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Keep up the work Dude.

[@jayg9087]

Following your logic, do u believe that all crimes have been brought infront of a judge & jury? Or that some injustice has never even been put forth. All convicted are truelly guilty? All those acquitted are innocent?

[@jayg9087]

If you truelly believe that the court and all it holds is true justice - then yeah, u can use the analogy that there is no evidence there is no god/gods therefore there is no existence of god/gods. But we all know courts arent perfect bearers of justice

[@seditt5146]

@@jayg9087 The Point.... There it goes, Look! Way over there,..... Awwwww..... You missed it :(

[@86_Nix]

You say you have lost Christianity, but you have truthfully found it.

[@pault9544]

Honestly, both New Age and Christianity weird me the F out. Yet it’s sad that many people who leave New Age run to Christianity just going from one extreme to the other.

[@iamspencerx]

Some muslims accuse apostates of wanting to sin, to remove the "barrier" imposed by islam. A way to answer this: So you mean I couldn't sin while still believing? How about all these believers who do X Y Z Another accusation I heard often in the early days of my enlightenment is that I merely rejected the religion to stand out.

[@dudep504]

Reject religion just to stand out? Dude i was in my edgy phase when i deconverted and im telling ya, ITS ABSOLUTELY TERRYFYING to let people know ur an atheist. Whoever said that dont know what theyre saying.

[@alexanderfo3886]

Interesting to see that the toxic idea described in this video is not exclusive to Christianity. Not that it made any amore sense then.

[@hahahehe4495]

Beleivers who still do xyz is still comitting sin, its either intentinaly or unintential. The biggest sin is to asociate God with a partner.

[@CritLoren]

I can already see how a follow up to that would be the "no true Scotsman" fallacy

[@DigitalNoodle]

I have heard Christians claim that people who call themselves atheist are just being edgy.

[@John-hz8xy]

As a lifelong Roman Catholic, I never thought I'd be on the side on atheism when it comes to how NOT to dehumanize anybody.

[@ghuttsmckenzie4269]

It's good you can see the positives of the other side of the argument, I hope you continue to do that because that is a rare thing these days.

[@rageofheaven]

Religion has a habit of dehumanizing people, you might not experience it on your end, but then again I suppose you never took a read through leviticus 20. That is the god of the bible's ideal of morality: death to everyone who does something he doesnt like.

[@rageofheaven]

@Rune Age Mage Maybe some people want to dehumanize people of other religions, I don't see the point. All I want to do is get people to see how religion dehumanizes them, and we need move past it.

[@rageofheaven]

@Rune Age Mage If you wish to be a nihilist, you may do so, but not at the cost of society. People have had to fight to be seen as equals under the oppression of religious fundamentalism, and I do not care for someone such as yourself who sees it easier to lay down and die. Maybe you can see into the future and know its pointless, or maybe you should stop cribbing off that one episode of south park.

[@rageofheaven]

@Rune Age Mage No. I respect your right to self autonomy, but your ideals are not above criticism. There's a difference between demonizing someone and criticizing them.

[@Demetri450]

Why do they care? Why do they obsess about non-believers? Why do they insist and justify harming others to get them to believe as they do?