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@monkeyon777 Жыл бұрын
We don't need the god of the jws and all the prophetic validation that comes with it.
@ReverendDr.Thomas Жыл бұрын
🐟 16. YOGA (RELIGION): YOGA & RELIGION DEFINED: The English word “religion” originates from the Latin verb “religare”, meaning “to join” or “to unite”. It is the precise equivalent of the Sanskrit noun “yoga”, from the verbal root “yuj” (“to attach, harness, or yoke”). Thus, religion/yoga implies union with the Supreme Self, or, to provide a more accurate and profound definition, the understanding and realization that there is nothing BUT the Supreme Self (“Paramātmāṇ”, in Sanskrit). Other definitions include “union of the body and the mind” and “union with God”, both of which are valid in the appropriate context. Perhaps the best definition of “yoga/religion” is “the UNION of the relative and the Absolute”, meaning, one who has fully realized himself to be, in essence, the very Ground of Being (“Brahman”, in Sanskrit), but knows precisely how to integrate that understanding within temporal existence, just as, for example, Lord Jesus Christ so admirably demonstrated during His public ministry over two millennia ago, in Israel. A similar understanding of the terms “yogaḥ” and “religion” to that given above, would be as follows: “Religion/yoga is the union of the external and internal worlds”. This refers to an authentic, HARMONIOUS integration of a human being’s outlook of the external sphere of material objects (which includes other minds and intellects), and one's internal way of being. This interpretation comports with the definition of “yogaḥ” found in the “Yogaḥ Sūtras” of Patañjali, who codified various schools of Samkhya and yoga about two thousand years ago, in India. THE ORIGIN OF RELIGION ACCORDING TO TRADITION: According to some sources, YOGA (authentic religion) was introduced to human society over twelve thousand years ago, by the Ādiyogī (first religionist), Mahādeva Śiva, in His form known as Dakṣiṇāmūrti, in the subcontinent of Bhārata (India). Lord Śiva (pron. “Shiva”) is universally recognized to be the first Avatar (“Avatāra”, in Sanskrit). an Avatāra is a man who is a pure embodiment of the Divine, enlightened from birth, and usually devotes His life to spreading transcendental knowledge. See the Glossary entry under “Avatāra” for a more extensive definition. Other sources claim that RELIGION began when Lord Brahmā spoke the “Veda” (“[Book of] Knowledge”) in ancient Sanskrit, the essential teachings of which are non-dual, that is to say, describe everything in existence having the same ground of being. In other words, “All is One” without a second. “Sarvam khalvidam brahma” (Chandogya Upanishad 3.14) teaches that “All this is indeed Brahman” (“Brahman” referring to the totality of existence/non-existence). Read the first few chapters of “F.I.S.H” to understand the concept of Peaceful-Conscious-Being. Whether or not these historical events really occurred is irrelevant to the purposes of this chapter, and to the implications of this Scripture. THE ORIGIN OF RELIGION ACCORDING TO THE WORLD TEACHER: In the considered opinion of this author, it is FAR more likely that religion began when human beings evolved to the necessary degree that we began experiencing spiritual awakenings, possibly about ten to twenty thousand years ago. This is plausible for the following two reason: FIRSTLY, the most ancient known metaphysical position, non-duality (“advaita”, in Sanskrit), is the most common conclusion of those who have undergone a spiritually-transformative experience commonly called “awakening”, “a peak experience”, “cosmic consciousness”, “unitive consciousness”, and far less accurately, “enlightenment”. So, when certain individuals began to experience such awakenings (either by observing some kind of contemplative practice, or most probably, entirely spontaneously), they would ponder their experiences from an intellectual perspective, and start to formulate explanations for their strange experiences. Subsequently, these “buddhas” (a Sanskrit/Pāli term for “an awakened being”) would most likely share their experiences with others, including those who had also experienced some kind of awaking, and in time, codify their realizations in the form of aphoristic verses, to be passed-on to their student disciples. Eventually, these aphorisms would be written-down and expanded-upon by succeeding generations, and come to be known as “Holy Scriptures”. Those who have studied the two oldest religious traditions (sanātana dharma and Judaism) will undoubtedly acknowledge my theory to be exceedingly credible, for the evidence is overwhelming once one explores the sacred texts, and considers the natural development of similar institutions. In the following chapter, the distinction between an awakening experience and the concept of spiritual enlightenment, will be clarified. SECONDLY, as alluded to above, it was necessary for the human species to sufficiently evolve (not only biologically, but even more importantly, socially and linguistically) to the level where we could reconcile our mystical experiences with our mundane daily lives, rather than focus our attention entirely on survival, especially before the agricultural revolution, approximately twenty thousand years ago. For the greater part of our history, we were preoccupied with gathering sufficient foodstuffs in order to simply stay alive. A sceptic could easily dismiss religion in general by noting that, because religion was not instantiated at the very commencement of the Homo sapiens species, it is merely a manmade institution, and therefore, extrinsic to our psyche. Hopefully, this book, taken as a whole, will prove that assertion to be a fallacious claim. I must admit that I too, when I was in my late teenage years, wondered why, if there really was a Supreme Deity, the reason for non-human animals seeming to not have any communion with the Divine. After all, if God truly exists, should not the other animals have some kind of intimate, personal relationship with their Heavenly Father? Of course, as explained elsewhere in this treatise, I now know that even the vast majority of humans who have ever lived were thoroughly deluded concerning their metaphysical perspectives of Ultimate Reality, and failed to establish genuine union with the Divine Principle, what to speak of the lower animals, which lack the requisite cognitive capacity to do so. THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGION: Since the prehistoric period, systems of religion have evolved, or have been revealed, by prophetic figures on the continent of ASIA. Supernatural mythologies and superstitions developed in other locations too, most of which featured animistic narratives and primitive rituals, but not quite to the same philosophical level of the monotheistic and monistic religions of Middle East Asia, Bhārata (India), and China. At present, there exists literally thousands of diverse religious teachings and spiritual paths, though they all necessarily conform to at least one of the four systems of yoga described below. This Holy Book is the culmination of several millennia of metaphysical understandings and moral/ethical rules (read: laws, or to be more precise, the law [“dharma”, in Sanskrit]) and accordingly, is the pinnacle of all religious teachings. Cont...
@We-Wuz-Great-201 Жыл бұрын
I don't see people being the best humans that they can be, so why should I trust some other person when he tells me that he knows the 'mind of God"? I doubt he even knows his own mind.
@goodgoyim9459 Жыл бұрын
@@monkeyon777You are partially correct that we dont need the jews, but european christianity is its own thing, and what build the west and western morality. Denigrating it or rejecting it is exactly what the jews want.
@goodgoyim9459 Жыл бұрын
I would suggest you talk next about the demon cults and tribes that are destroying the west, specifically related to the judaic talmud
@shmuel610 ай бұрын
I love the line from Carl Jung "Man does not create God, he chooses him."
@alvarogabrielaguirregarin39338 ай бұрын
Man do both. Just like the savage that forms and paints a piece of wood, kneels before it and worships.
@valerieprice17458 ай бұрын
@@alvarogabrielaguirregarin3933spoken like a product of a cheap, public school lower education. Education in the West is a scandal.
@valerieprice17458 ай бұрын
There are only two faiths. Faith in God, and faith in man. Man is not God. God created the Universe, the world, and life out of nothing. Man is the image bearer of God, always in rebellion against the Creator.
@hurrdurr787 ай бұрын
@@valerieprice1745 Jesus is both man and god
@shadooks47747 ай бұрын
@@alvarogabrielaguirregarin3933😂bro you are not smarter than a genius stop trying
@PaulStringini Жыл бұрын
God isn't lost, man is.
@amalebowskye Жыл бұрын
man made god, if man is lost, then his creation is too
@Deathprf88 Жыл бұрын
God abandons no man. There are only men who abandon God.
@Revivalism23 Жыл бұрын
@@amalebowskyewho created mankind
@HIIIBEAR Жыл бұрын
@@Revivalism23the universe
@Revivalism23 Жыл бұрын
@@HIIIBEAR who created universe
@makaylahollywood3677 Жыл бұрын
After my parents passed away, family became disconnected. I turned to God for answers- and, I am better still seeking to know intimately. It has brought a calm, a stength, and a knowing.
@jamesnincross11 ай бұрын
What's your relationship with God? Did you delve into a religion?
@rdallas815 ай бұрын
John 4:1-6) "Beloved, do NOT believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they be from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ came in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of antichrist, which you heard was coming and is in the world already. Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world, therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. WE are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By THIS we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error."
@ciararespect429617 күн бұрын
Knowing? That's the crack pipe 😂
@maxprescott937116 күн бұрын
@@ciararespect4296Don’t talk Stupid !! This is serious and is the BIG question of life
@istp1967 Жыл бұрын
"When people stop believing in God; the danger isn't so much that they don't believe in, but that they will begin to believe in anything" -- H.L. Men in, 19th Century American Historian.
@Penname25 Жыл бұрын
Those who believe in God also believe in anything because God’s omnipotence makes anything possible. Man coming from dirt? Man living to be 950 years old? Virgin birth? Winged horse to heave? Dinosaurs on a boat? All possible with God.
@shadeaquaticbreeder2914 Жыл бұрын
Idk which side this quote is supposed to be on lol.
@gyrow1684 Жыл бұрын
I stopped believing in god because the religion told me to precisely believe in everything within its narrative without evidence. This is no freedom.
@beingsshepherd Жыл бұрын
@@shadeaquaticbreeder2914 I interpret it as a variation on: _He who stands for nothing, will fall for anything._
"Heed these words, you who wish to probe the depths of Nature: If you do not find within your Self that which you seek, neither will you find it outside. If you ignore the wonders of your own House, how do you expect to find other wonders? In you is hidden the Treasure of Treasures. Know Thyself and you will know the Universe and the Gods." --Oracle of Delphi
@bas-tn3um Жыл бұрын
now give me money and more drugs and make sure to thank my priests with a stipend. you forgot the last part where they used wisdom to extort the masses.
@isaacm4159 Жыл бұрын
@@bas-tn3umAnother straw man argument. An argument against organized religion is not an argument against God. Most arguments I see are pretending like the faults of religion somehow invalidate belief in God. They're not mutually exclusive.
@ToadAppreciator Жыл бұрын
@@bas-tn3umThe statement in itself is very true. I don't know why politics had to be brought up.
@velstadtvonausterlitz2338 Жыл бұрын
"proceeds to get massacred for stealing money from their followers" - Lacedeamonian Gang
I am happy to have found your video… I have been thinking along these lines for a while now, but you have put how I have been thinking into (very eloquent) words. Thank you
@Jasmine-ct4uh9 ай бұрын
I like how his point in the video is more so acknowledging the strength and power in yourself, the unpredictable universe, and that we are not purposeless, yet everyone here is turning towards their theories on established religions and their corruptions. He literally said in the video that established religions have the potential to corrupt, and to be mindful of this corruption when studying it. It’s always the same in conversations like these. Everyone rushes to give their own theories instead of listening. That’s why we are lost. Everyone thinks they are the wisest, most correct. To be religious, that is to accept what cannot be changed in the world, what cannot be understood. To be humble. There is always something to be learned, don’t pretend that you’re greater or more awakened than everyone else. Just listen.
@mtw7773 ай бұрын
Absolutely! I love your outcome from this. God himself, is definitely something worth looking into though. Firstly the way that Eisenstein believed in God. Most people that object have been hurt by people that are supposed to represent God, but have completely missed God, and as a result built psychological barriers to keep themselves safe. True religion, not the framework of hierarchical legal structures, is so good and rarely perceived. Its devotion to the higher qualities of life, setting aside selfish ambitions and earthly passions, but utter sacrifice, responsibility, living for God-the highest conceivable good. That good that surpaseth our manly understanding, because of our fallen nature of selfish passions which we battle against everyday, in order to live in the highest commandments of Love God, and Love your neighbor as you love yourself. And the manner in which you are supposed to love yourself is the manner in which our Loving Father in Heaven loves us. I don’t know much, but I truly believe that we need only look to the Life of Christ to heal our brokenness, and come to know Him. Understanding what it means that God sent His son, to live amongst us, as a man, and to be humbled himself below every man and women, completely foregoing His Diety in order to conquer every single strip that has been set against us.
@elijhv2 күн бұрын
Wow great comment! It is so funny how very few listen
@OneMan-wl1wj Жыл бұрын
"He that has ears to hear...let him hear." ~ Jesus Christ
@romany8125 Жыл бұрын
You do know that ears can also be used to apply copious amounts of spaghetti on top of them?
@HeathenDance Жыл бұрын
@@romany8125 Such advises are a lot safer for the common human to ... hear.
@romany8125 Жыл бұрын
@@HeathenDance i assume you consider yourself uncommon?
@HeathenDance Жыл бұрын
@@romany8125 I don't eat fast food, I don't drink Coke and other sodas, I don't drive, I don't watch porn, I didn't take the Covid vaccines, I don't celebrate Christmas, and I wear Cannibal Corpse t-shirts, even if I'm dating fancy girls. Etc, etc. Statistically and objectively speaking, yes, I'm uncommon.
@romany8125 Жыл бұрын
@@HeathenDance how predictably common of you to consider yourself uncommon.
@JC-lh1pj Жыл бұрын
Finding God is like climbing a mountain. At the bottom of the mountain there's thousands of paths you could walk, but the closer you get to the top the more the paths blend together. And at the very top there is only the one pinnacle of absolute oneness in total silence, stillness and peace.😊
@fredventure Жыл бұрын
Beautifully put
@ironglaciers1988 Жыл бұрын
It's been a long, arduous climb, and I'm pretty sure I got lost on the forest trail, but now I can see the peak and where to go. Great analogy.
@Dehziah Жыл бұрын
The ultimate.. the unnamed, the essence of all religion and spirit...
@JC-lh1pj Жыл бұрын
C.H. Rathbun hypnotherapy meditation here on KZbin based on A Course In Miracles can help, but it's just one of thousands of paths.
@BaikalTii Жыл бұрын
there is only one true Path, also known as the Way. the others are false, and dead ends.
@sophiarahmaputri Жыл бұрын
I swear, I just recently established my belief in deism after leaving a religion. I was looking for any video that might've mentioned something like that on my favorite channel of KZbin (you!), this video is what's recently uploaded and it piqued my interest. Watching it halfway and I just want to mention how it made me cry, it feels like a synchronicity. Thanks for uploading this video.
@JoeBuck-uc3bl Жыл бұрын
I would highly recommend the book/pdf ‘The Rediscovery of Wisdom’ by David Conway. This isn’t WHY I would recommend it, but as a cool fact it is the book that caused famous atheist philosopher Anthony Flew to accept general theism. Although I would say that it’s also possible that maybe there were many other factors that he wrestled with for years…and that book just pushed him over the finish line. Awesome book!!
@anttam117 Жыл бұрын
It doesn’t feeli like a synchronicity, my man. It is one.
@fortpark-wd9sx11 ай бұрын
@@JoeBuck-uc3bl It is normal for an atheist to accept general theism. Atheism is based on a concept that no single school of supernatural thought can prove it is the one and only true factual belief. An acceptance of general theism does not contradict atheism. Some atheists continue to observe religious-linked events even though they did not necessarily believe in the supernatural literalism linked to these events. As the main character in the musical Fiddler on the Roof described it, people did certaint things because it was tradition. 😊😊
@JoeBuck-uc3bl11 ай бұрын
@@fortpark-wd9sx it caused Anthony Flew to “Believe” general theism. Yes of course, different people could intellectually believe in many different worldviews, and at the same time be accepting of opposing worldviews of others. When I said ‘Accepted’ I meant ‘Accepted as being true.’ “Atheism is the one and only true factual belief.” You do realize that in order to make such a bold claim you would have to follow it up proof that God doesn’t exist right? What would that proof be?
@fortpark-wd9sx11 ай бұрын
@@JoeBuck-uc3bl My earlier words were -)Atheism is based on a concept that no single school of supernatural thought can prove it is the one and only true factual belief. 😊😊
@snakescantwalk Жыл бұрын
Really great arguments to provoke different thinking, without confining anything to a specific view or religion. Very refreshing content. Thanks for sharing this for free.
@bas-tn3um Жыл бұрын
so a fuckin cop out tell me how islam compares to christianity in a violence scale. factually speaking not your opinion based on facts which is more violent. the one that invaded over 300 countries over 1400 years or the ones that defended their religious allies. hinduism where human sacrifice was performed or christianity where it was outlawed. christianity is by no means perfect its a human ideology and belief system but i dare you to find human sacrifice calls to unjust war or a decree to conquer the world in it. go on ill wait. now watch you cherry pick muh homosexuals muh slavery muh religious wars. you cant acknowledge the difference between religions than you shouldnt get to criticize when one is favorited.
@evanstential Жыл бұрын
yes, I like that is a broad stroke that encompasses the general truth 😮
@darnellpistachio2991 Жыл бұрын
@@evanstentialyes, of course you do, because you hate Truth and Jesus. your profile picture of the all seeing eye is proof enough that you hate Christ and love freemasonry.
@darnellpistachio2991 Жыл бұрын
and for OP; No, snakes cant walk. But only because God has taken their legs, and left their stumps there to prove it to you 6-7k years later.
@bas-tn3um Жыл бұрын
so a vague none specific sophistry? that you can call " spiritualism" while having no moral taboos im shocked.
@TheRealJohnConnor Жыл бұрын
God has never left us, we've been running from him. Join the Orthodox Church and be with our Lord, who died for us that we might live. God bless ☦️🕊🙏
@777bigbird10 ай бұрын
This is perhaps one of the best videos on KZbin. It behooves me to think that platforms like KZbin would actually allow it in todays modern way of thinking . I applaud Academy of Ideas . ❤ ❤❤
@jazzmuzik169 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@rochellecaffee141711 ай бұрын
Proverbs 1:17 : THE FEAR OF GOD, is the beginning of wisdom..”
@Gavin-w4r11 ай бұрын
The fear of death is the beginning of god.
@digital6string111 ай бұрын
Love based on fear is far from real love.There is no god,lighten up.
@elconquistador9811 ай бұрын
FEAR meaning respect, one of grievous mistranslations in the Bible.
@zaydeshaddox701510 ай бұрын
No, Proverbs is wrong. Wisdom has nothing to do with fear.
@mr.horrorchild40949 ай бұрын
@@digital6string1what is real love?
@Warlanda Жыл бұрын
your work is needed so much in this time; thank you
@skatingfae92 Жыл бұрын
I see God in the wind blowing through the trees and the birds that come say hi to me.
@TheFirstManticore Жыл бұрын
I've seen something of this in a celebrated atheist, actually more celebrated for her courage and devotion to humanity, living under a death threat, who recently announced that her atheism has lapsed. She is a Christian - not that she knows much what being a Christian is, but she realized she could nolonger live without a spiritual connection, and she is learning.
@abcdeshole11 ай бұрын
Just say Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
@Un-Burdened11 ай бұрын
Hands down one of the best channels on KZbin. I just found it and am thankful I did. It gives validation to many of my thoughts and opinions. I've been saying for a long time we've replaced God with government is the reason for societal decay.
@crisismanagement10 ай бұрын
Yep. Human government is the manifestation of rebellion, hence a crisis.
@konyvnyelv.7 ай бұрын
We've not. God was used to justify power for centuries
@Un-Burdened7 ай бұрын
@konyvnyelv. God says if you don't work, you don't eat. Government says you don't have to work. Vote for us, and we'll feed you, shelter you, and even pay you to make babies. So yes, we've replaced God with government and just look at the societal decay.
@Un-Burdened7 ай бұрын
@konyvnyelv. the Lord says if you don't work, you don't eat. The other says, vote for us, and we'll shelter you, feed you, and pay you to reproduce. Sounds like a replacement
@Un-Burdened7 ай бұрын
God says if you don't work, you dot eat. The government says vote for us, and we'll feed you, shelter you, and pay you to procreate.
@silentm99911 ай бұрын
Im working on a huge story all about the modern emptiness, and inauthenticity that has come from unsuccessful attempts at replacing god. Thanks for this. It helps tremendously.
@mbrochh82 Жыл бұрын
Here's a ChatGPT summary: - Alexander Solzhenitsyn attributed the great disasters that befell Russia to people having forgotten God. - The video explores the role of religion, the concept of God, and the potential for a religious revival to address modern societal ills. - The five major religions (Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam) have outlasted secular movements and have been integral to societies throughout history. - Religion is defined as an attempt to connect humanity with the divine, involving rituals, worship, moral codes, and belief systems. - Swami Vivekananda and William James both emphasized the realization of God in the soul and harmonious adjustment to an unseen order as central to religion. - The concept of God varies, with lowercase 'god' referring to a divine being ruling the universe, and uppercase 'God' representing the ground of all being. - Ian MacGilchrist questions why anything exists at all, suggesting the answer lies beyond physical entities and is the ground of being. - The ground of being is beyond rationalization and is often symbolized in language, with different cultures having unique names for it. - Major religious traditions assert that God can be intimately encountered and directly experienced beyond conceptual comprehension. - Religious practices such as meditation, prayer, and attending ceremonies are meant to bring individuals into harmony with God. - Karen Armstrong and Vivekananda stress that religion requires practice and cannot be reduced to mere acceptance of dogmas. - William James notes that while some individuals can cultivate a connection with the divine independently, most benefit from established religious traditions. - Organized religions may be corrupted, and an eclectic approach to connecting with God may be more beneficial. - Religious experiences are profound, inducing feelings of harmony, compassion, and imbuing life with meaning and purpose. - Carl Jung and others argue that religious experiences are essential for a meaningful life and can act as salvation. - The decline in religion may lead to the rise of man-made gods, contributing to social ills. - George Steiner and Ian MacGilchrist discuss the dangers of worshipping ideologies, nations, or technology as replacements for divine God. - Carl Jung and others suggest that a religious revival can prevent the worship of false idols and promote individual and societal flourishing. - Utilitarianism is criticized for its lack of inherent respect for individuals, and religion is seen as a counter to this through promoting humility, compassion, and reverence. - Religion can empower individuals to stand up against corrupt authority by healing despair and providing psychological and physical health benefits. - Religious ideas have historically served as "mental pharmacies," offering ways to cope with life's challenges. - Religion generates meaning, providing structure and purpose to life, and can inspire resistance against destructive societal forces. - Academy of Ideas offers membership for those interested in exploring the insights of history's greatest thinkers to navigate life's challenges. Main message: - The video argues that religion and a connection to a divine God are essential for individual well-being and societal health, suggesting that a religious revival could counteract the rise of man-made gods, promote moral values, and empower individuals to resist corrupt authority and address modern societal ills.
@egrytznr88939 ай бұрын
Chat gpt is just as lost as real humans are, blurting out the same religious propaganda most of us have been sold since birth. comforting in a darkly comedic way. it'll probably even start to convince itself that *it* believes in God LoL
@mbrochh829 ай бұрын
@@egrytznr8893 not sure what you are rambling on about. ChatGPT just took the exact transcript of this video and summarized it. I think the summary is accurate.
@egrytznr88939 ай бұрын
@@mbrochh82 sorry I didn't really read the whole comment or the response LoL my bad. I must have got you mixed up with the dude who asks ChatGPT for opinions about these videos, my mistake I see now it's a just summary I overlooked that both times 😬, I still don't see the point but to each their own.
@mbrochh829 ай бұрын
@@egrytznr8893 hehe, ok under that light your comment makes more sense. I add those summaries to my Obsidian notes app. It is an incredibly helpful tool. ie I watch a lot of videos about nutrition, and after a while, all these little facts accumulate in my notes.I can then use another AI tool to ask a question like "What do I know about the impact of Vitamin D on sleep" and the tool will find all relevant summaries, add them to a prompt and let ChatGPT answer my question based on my own knowledge (not based on the bullshit it was trained on). Also, there are incredibly long podcasts, like the recent Lex Fridman + Tucker Carlson podcast... 3hrs... who the hell has time to listen to three hours of those dudes being nice to each other? In any given 3hr podcast the amount of real actionable tangible insights is maybe 15 minutes. These summaries extract exactly that knowledge and ignore all the fluff and padding. It is a huge time saver.
@konyvnyelv.7 ай бұрын
Religious morality means killing those who disagree
@joeorca508710 ай бұрын
Making ourselves Gods can only end catastrophic!!!!!!
@johnswoodgadgets981911 ай бұрын
I have come to believe, in the face of overwhelming evidence, both anecdotal and interpretive, that consciousness is universal. Further I believe that which we call self is an isolated portion of that consciousness. Isolated by mechanism and for reasons unknown. The attempt to define that isolation in terms of the universal is the goal, purpose, and origin of all religion. It is obvious that we struggle against that isolation, primarily through religion. It is detrimental to abandon that struggle, because it enhances rather than abates the negative effects of that isolation. Bad things do indeed happen when we forget God, by whatever name he is called. Bad things happen when we passively accept being alone.
@JandroD8 ай бұрын
I think you put this video together very well. Thank you for including other sources to base your case from. You've done a great job! You said it better than I could think.
@rosscampb126 ай бұрын
Amazing video. Very profound, deep and thought provoking. It completely changed the way I had thought about religion and God which I hadn't given much careful thought to previously
@chadparsons50 Жыл бұрын
To know God is to know the person who happens to be God. True religion, then, is a relationship, and the deeper pursuit of that relationship.
@mtw7773 ай бұрын
Amen !!
@oblonghas8 ай бұрын
God is with us, though his message falls on many deaf ears. Humanity is ill. We can regain our connection with God, but not by our own prideful works, and not by chasing our desires. I do believe that Christ came as our prime example and savior, God as man.
@mtw7773 ай бұрын
Amen !!
@kohnfutner9637 Жыл бұрын
We need Truth. Decay comes from believing/giving power to lies/things that aren't real.
@SC-gw8np Жыл бұрын
Things like money…fractional reserve currency, that have no value. It’s funny and sad how we sacrifice everything for something that isn’t real. But good luck convincing everyone about this.
@kohnfutner9637 Жыл бұрын
@@SC-gw8np doesn't matter if they are convinced. It's important that we speak the Truth into the universe and let the universe do it's job.
@PolishBehemoth Жыл бұрын
I agree. And the beliefs and rules of God are totally real and have been passed down for thousands of years so no idiot can say God was invented by just one person or group. If you ask Jesus into your heart and to touch your soul then you will feel something very real. Just try it.
@Nicefoolkilla Жыл бұрын
Speak life - damian Marley
@sirrevzalot10 ай бұрын
@@PolishBehemothUhh. Humanity is a group and those beliefs keep changing. So … what exactly is this about? Besides, I did the believer bit for a while, “felt the touch,” then realized I was using my mind to masturbate. Try religious abstinence-it’s much more fulfilling.
@edtoomey433 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding presentation and message! 😇❤️☮️
@pepesxm77711 ай бұрын
When we turn our back on righteousness chaos ensues… seek God first, all else will be added on to you.
@AmicaCream Жыл бұрын
Humans need some sort of panopticon to keep their moral compass straight. And even with a strong religious ethos people commit atrocities, sometimes in the name of God
@ryanthemetalman7161 Жыл бұрын
People ignore their conscience for all kinds of reasons, simple as that
@thomasgriffith2953 Жыл бұрын
There is only one law that needs to be taught and ingrained from childhood. The law of causality. Cause, intention and effect. There is no need for a man-made-up god or organized religion.
@ryanthemetalman7161 Жыл бұрын
@@thomasgriffith2953 though many people do horrible things and many times they pay no price or have any consequence for it. Not even in the life that continues after this one ends. We will continue to hang out and mingle with the ones who are like us. Kindred spirits, good or bad. What gets under my skin the most is that these bad people get away with it forever, always having their free agency. I suppose being selfish is their consequence.
@a.r.h9919 Жыл бұрын
If you need the fear of eternal damnation in order to behave and act as a human around others then, you to begin with are not practicing your religion or even really care about it's principles or essence, it showcases and social and cultural failure as well
@FEiSTYFEVER Жыл бұрын
Fixed morality ends when you think no-one is looking. It also ends when you elevate yourself as arbiter.
@HiMotionAndDesign Жыл бұрын
Wow, this was great. You put it so well. Thank you. Cultivate a religious disposition, worry less about labels.
@darnellpistachio2991 Жыл бұрын
find Christ, not religion.
@Aivottaja Жыл бұрын
@@darnellpistachio2991This.
@bastiaan7777777 Жыл бұрын
@@darnellpistachio2991 Get rid of Christ. There are other religions.
@TaTa-xd5yt Жыл бұрын
How about combining the best parts of all religions together? I would join this religion.
@jomdizon693011 ай бұрын
@@bastiaan7777777religion without a "God"?
@Lichnaya_pravda Жыл бұрын
Some people dont need god, others do. They have nothing in common, and should have respective subsocieties, that never intersect.
@korbel.design10 ай бұрын
This is a very good video containing a lot of interesting and truthful information. I've experienced God myself and was able to meet him a couple of times so I can confirm some of the information provided here.
@juliesheard2122 Жыл бұрын
Everyone has a god. Some worship money, some themselves, some worship greed and others compassion. What is your god?
@elinope4745 Жыл бұрын
Beauty
@thesingh5882 ай бұрын
He literally says in the video is your attention span really that low
@Davidsavage800810 ай бұрын
The father that had cast out angel . That angel is never a creator. Love thy Father in heaven. Be thankful for what works jesus has done lately.
@birdsinacage6627 Жыл бұрын
We need an objective basis from which to formulate morality. The most ubiquitous basis informing moral human behavior is conscience. Once the strong antropic principle is understood as postulated by physicist prof. John Wheeler, supported by the quantum physical reality of the double slit experiment, showing collapse of energy waves into particulate matter thru observation, then one can conclude that intention of an external observer is required for the creation of a physical universe.
@htth3152 Жыл бұрын
Good thoughts, but the double slit experiment can in theory be explained without a conscious observer. What collapses the wave function could be the interactive nature of observation, i.e the detector's photons physically influencing the fired particles/waves. That would be the reason we don't see quantum effects at macroscopic scales - objects bigger than an elementary particle simply can't avoid getting hit by all kinds of radiation and have no choise but to stay collapsed and "real".
@birdsinacage6627 Жыл бұрын
@@htth3152 Yes. However, the thoughts are not my own but those of the most renown physicists who ever lived. Additionally, the mathematical reality evident in the fabric of the universe along with the required precision of universal physical constants to maintain equilibrium cannot be most reasonably explained by mere probability. Until better evidence prevails the most likely theory is that some external observer has provided the kind of order we measure, as well as the existence of The living cell, Broca's and Wernicke's areas and the human conscience, none of which has ever been adequately explained by natural processes of evolution.
@birdsinacage6627 Жыл бұрын
@@htth3152 while many theories have arisen from the double slit, resulting in the copenhagen interpretations, it was shown that two different groups of scientists, believing in different experimental outcomes, produced outcomes that each group believed would result. This shows that strong intention of the macroscopic directly and immediately effects elementary particles. Also any number of experiments have shown how strong intention absolutely produces changes at the macroscopic levels. While changes start with elementary particles, those microscopic effects progressively effect larger states of matter. Fortunately, this delay between intention and physical manifestation, at macroscopic levels occurs, otherwise there would be utter chaos if all matter instantly responded to all intention. The degree of macroscopic change depends on many variables such as number of particles involved, rate of energetic vibration and power density, as well as any externally existing counteracting intentions.
@nandhakishor103 Жыл бұрын
No it doesn't conclude anything like that. The thing is that we don't know the ontology of quantum mechanics.
@birdsinacage6627 Жыл бұрын
@@nandhakishor103 yes it does include many things like that. The ontology you speak of can be derived based on probability, which is established science. Numerous scientific experiments have shown this to be the case. In fact, most of the great scientists, including Einstein were convinced there was some guiding organizing intelligent force that gave design and order to the universe and all creation. If you have more proof than they did, present it.
@Lvsl_iftdv7 ай бұрын
"Dostoevsky asserted, “If God does not exist, everything is permitted.” Today’s believers use this formula for their own advantage. To re-establish man at the heart of his destiny is, they claim, to repudiate all ethics. However, far from God’s absence authorizing all license, the contrary is the case, because man is abandoned on the earth, because his acts are definitive, absolute engagements. He bears the responsibility for a world which is not the work of a strange power, but of himself, where his defeats are inscribed, and his victories as well. A God can pardon, efface, and compensate. But if God does not exist, man’s faults are inexpiable." The Ethics of Ambiguity, Simone de Beauvoir
@mtw7773 ай бұрын
So good, Amen!
@Lvsl_iftdv3 ай бұрын
@@mtw777 Amen? Simone de Beauvoir was an atheist and this quote shows that we don't need a god to be moral.
@Raffus8995 ай бұрын
We dont even know if god exists at this point not a shred of proof of its existence
@graygigandalf169211 ай бұрын
I can appreciate that "firmly rooted in the divine, we will possess the courage to resist corrupt authority and to act as a force of good in the world" (24:02). There is, however, a gap to fill: the specific divine moral code that will define "corrupt" and "good". Advocating for general religious inclination doesn't seem to cut it. With so many avenues to go down for a religious life, isn't it the one that is truly of divine origin that will point us in the opposite direction of societal decay? I'm not asking rhetorically, as I seek an answer to this question myself. Thanks for all you do :)
@Magik1369 Жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video. Love this channel...love the subject matter. Very well done!
@2FollowHim777 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful message. Yehoshua changed me, IS CHANGING me, the real second chance.
@B1FFCO4 ай бұрын
It's Jesus
@francisjudge Жыл бұрын
Superb work, thank you for sharing
@FXPhysics Жыл бұрын
God and religion are two mutually exclusive concepts. In fact, they are diametrical opposites in many ways, particularly as far as Natural Law is concerned.
@flobla1221 Жыл бұрын
I started watching your videos when i was at one of the lowest point in my life. I have always liked the content, the editing, your story telling. I have always thought you were more an « atheist » than a believer (maybe because of your videos about Nietzsche) and this is maybe why i related more to your previous videos since i always had a hard time with religion. Now that i’m seeing this one i’m a little bit « confused » but i guess your way of thinking is always evolving. Nevertheless i think it’s maybe starting again an everlasting debate and create a form of manicheism that your channel always allowed to avoid. NB : i really enjoy your work and i’m grateful for the content you created
@Jenny_Lee_ Жыл бұрын
The entire point he's making is that organized religion, or mainstream religion, is corrupted. But it's still possible to have a personal religious experience and a personal relationship with God. Without having to follow any sort of rules or attend any sort of ceremony or graduation. Believing in a higher power doesn't mean you have to follow a rigid set of rules. Only you and this higher power know who you really are deep down inside. And only this higher power truly knows you personally. This higher power that you have an experience doesn't have to have it's own book. You make the rules of your own religion and beliefs. That is what a true personal religious experience is. You don't have to run towards any organized religion after having this type of experience. It's yours and was meant specifically for you. Not corrupted religion.
@melomateus_m.r Жыл бұрын
Tl;Dr "it was good until I personally disagreed"
@goodgoyim9459 Жыл бұрын
christianity has always been the peak of western morality and athiesm is a judaic religion, wake up.
@animoetprudentia2865 Жыл бұрын
All religions are based upon the limitations of the beliefs required by their believers. Their rules and rituals are imagined by men. Yet creation is nothing if not infinite possibility. Gods are the product of the minds of men, yet all that is has a Creator. I do not have a god, I have a Creator. I no longer hold beliefs. There is what I know, what I don't know, what I'm aware of, and what I'm not currently aware of. For what is knowledge without awareness? The kingdom of heaven lies within. It can be found nowhere else, and none may provide it for you.
@bushpushersdaughter Жыл бұрын
Couldn't have said it better.@@animoetprudentia2865
@perpetualponder6851 Жыл бұрын
I'll never be religious. No matter what religion or faith system I've encountered or tried to interact with every single one culminates to a means of manipulation to move the masses. Religion and faith is just a tool to ostracize those you don't agree with. The only thing I can discern from this existence is that life must continue; Where there is life there is possibility. Too often is religion a means of division. I do not want to barter this thing we call a soul for a better afterlife. The only thing that matters to me is using my life to make the lives of those whom come after mine better. I don't care what comes of my "soul" as long as their lives are better. The essence or soul of an omniscient omnipotent being is inconsequential. The concept of god is just an illusion we use to maintain hope but all it is really doing is keeping us from realizing hope comes from within not this external force. Our perception, conception and connection to the idea of any God comes from within an individual human or a collaborative of human minds. There for any perception of a god is what a man or woman chooses for themselves to validate his or her own actions or beliefs. Belief in any god is a subjective truth for self, Not an objective truth for everyone else.
@peterjackbenson10 ай бұрын
That depends entirely on whether or not you understand the definition of God that all religions share. It's not a person or being. It can be explained in a way even an anti-theist can understand. The belief in God and the belief in a single religion are two very different things.
@mtw7773 ай бұрын
@@peterjackbenson precisely. If you look into the way that Einstein believed in God. Most people that object have been hurt by people that are supposed to represent God, but have completely missed God, and as a result built psychological barriers to keep themselves safe. True religion, not the framework of hierarchical legal structures, is so good and rarely perceived. Its devotion to the higher qualities of life, setting aside selfish ambitions and earthly passions, but utter sacrifice, responsibility, living for God, the highest conceivable good. That good that surpaseth our manly understanding, because of our fallen nature of selfish passions which we battle against everyday, in order to live in the highest commandments of Love God, and Love your neighbor as you love yourself. And the manner in which you are supposed to love yourself is the manner in which our Loving Father in Heaven loves us. It’s not control of masses, in fact control of self, which creates individual power that uplifts everyone to a certain morality that would perpetuate humanity into eternal life if followed. This is the grace of God, and defines a more objective morality, because those styles of life that would cause humans to exist in harmony forever are not arbitrary but are the essence of God.
@mtw7773 ай бұрын
Please one more message, thanks for reading the last one, I just wanted to pray for you. Father God, we thank you for all that you are, and I thank you for our brother or sister, Perpetual Ponderer here, you are the God of the miraculous and your wondrous mystery goes into eternity, please Lord I ask you now, please show Him who you are and the true life that’s within you, that your yolk is easy and your burden is light and that there is immeasurable rest in you Father, and show him what it truly means that You sent your Son to live amongst us as a man, to be humbled to the lowest of man, and how we need only took to the Life of Jesus to heal all of our brokenness. For you are the God of the lost and broken, and I pray Lord that your work be done on earth as it is in heaven! It’s in Jesus name I pray, Amen 🙏🏼❤ I appreciate your intelligence so much, I just want you to know that God does love you and I love wanted to give you encouragement despite any hurt or closedess! Anyway, thanks for reading again :) Peace !
@davidhugh958114 күн бұрын
@perpetualponder6851 But you already are religious. You just described quite specifically and at length what it is you feel, and believe, and your goals for how to live your life "successfully or rightly". I've never met someone who doesn't have a code for living... But would you be willing to dig deeper into Why you define The rules and boundaries for living, and your hope of serving future generations? Interesting 🤔,
@roberts150510 ай бұрын
John 14 vs 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
@Greggy-un6er16 күн бұрын
An excellent video. Hands down one of the best! But how did you guys miss quoting Paul Tillich. This sounds so much like him. The Courage To Be. Love, Power, and Justice. Just to name a few of his works. The Ground of Being, Being-itself, The Power of Being, Depth, all of these things he brought to light in the 40s, 50s, and 60s.
@gregorylatta81598 ай бұрын
We are in a period of falling away from God.
@JennWest-Liberty Жыл бұрын
God does not equate to "good." Being good equates to good. Just be GOOD!!!
@protagonist1358 Жыл бұрын
How can one be good, if there isn't a standard of it?
@dixonpinfold2582 Жыл бұрын
@@protagonist1358 Who said anything about 'no standards'?
@protagonist1358 Жыл бұрын
@@dixonpinfold2582 with all due respect, how can one be good, if there isn't a standard of good for one to be measured by ? God is the definition of good. So, if I equate good to good, then what is the standard of good? How can you measure it ? Against what ? Other than God, the standard of good.
@dixonpinfold2582 Жыл бұрын
@@protagonist1358 That's called _beggaring the question._ It amounts to: 'God tells us what's good, because He is good. And I know this because He tells me so - in the Bible, which was written by men under his divine guidance.' (So don't ask me to reason about why I don't agree, because you've excluded real reasoning from the conversation, in favour of circular reasoning.)
@protagonist1358 Жыл бұрын
@@dixonpinfold2582 calm down, if you call yourself a Believer don't get upset over a simple conversation. If I didn't understand your point or rational, please forgive me. But by your initial comment and we can agree that all words have meaning, then going back to your comment you use the words " God does not equate (definition : to consider one thing to be the same as or equal to another thing) to good". So, Yeshua said in Matthew 19.17 , Mark 10.18 & Luke 18.19 God is Good. So I'm trying to understand what you're saying.
@classycompositions932 Жыл бұрын
This so brilliantly combines so many thoughts and idea's that I'm thinking about (strugling with?) myself, it even quotes all the books I recently read. It so seems to me that you (and perhaps many others) went on the same path from atheism to all kinds of science and philosophy, ultimately and inevitable ending up at Gods doorstep. And with indeed the extremely important distinction between the rational true "Ground of being" God, and not the arbitrary "Engineering guy in the sky" god.
@CallMeQuinnie Жыл бұрын
I was having a deep chat with a close friend recently in which he state something along the lines of "There are many new young 'prophets' being created from the newfound divisive nature of society/civilization thesedays; they all just have nowhere/nobody to aim their efforts as most of the congregations or similar forms of open-discourse have been eroded.
@tonychavez173311 ай бұрын
In the same way we need air, we need God.
@donb9773 Жыл бұрын
The awareness of God deep in soul inspires respect for all the creator has created and directs a person to connect.The failure of religion does inspire nihilism the door to enlightenment the search for understanding for a select few . Society would be better served if religion replaced with indigenous wisdoms and teachings.
@happy777abc17 күн бұрын
I fortunately suffered 17 years of brain damage after a very successful childhood. That suffering brought me to the deepest dive in seeking Christ. I found His word is true. Inwas healed by Word of God and my convictions are deep. Im not confused. Jesus Christ is Savior of the world and He heals today. I know where Im going when I die. I have a deep sense of fulfilment on spitenif my years of loss. And, I have experienced more divine encounters in the form of miracles than I can count. I no longer live but Christ lives in me. I live to live a holy life, forgive, and suffering is only temporary. I would that everyone encounter Christ as I have. What He's done for me He'll do for anyone. Jn3:16.
@JayTX. Жыл бұрын
We gave up religion and philosophy to pursue math and science to solve mans problems....but they didn't....man.is not a math problem to be solved but a paradox
@grandfathernurgle2840 Жыл бұрын
I think pretending to have a relationship with an imaginary friend sounds like a major problem.
@DatBoiKwame Жыл бұрын
It's a bit more sophisticated than that. It's having a relationship with the best version of humanity (as per religion) and trying to pull yourself closer to it. The order and direction this brings is worth the effort to most people.@@grandfathernurgle2840
@tomgreene1843 Жыл бұрын
How many assumptions in that position ?@@grandfathernurgle2840
@shawnboahene5231 Жыл бұрын
This false dichotomy needs to stop. It’s secular propaganda. Some the greatest scientists and mathematicians are people of faith. Science and math denote that there is an order to the universe and that truth can be known. Today we’re less scientific we can’t even tell a man from a woman because secular ideology tells us that not offending people is more precious than truth
@wakkablockablaw6025 Жыл бұрын
@@grandfathernurgle2840then why does it solve so many other problems? Back to reddit with you
@vapoureyes Жыл бұрын
The problem with man is that he thinks there’s nothing greater than himself.
@freethinker79 Жыл бұрын
"And I turned inward toward myself alone. I perceived the Light that surrounds me and the Good that is in me. I became divine." --Allogenes (NHL Codex XI) "Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there." --Marcus Aurelius
@hlriiiviiiv Жыл бұрын
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. - Moses (Genesis 6:5)
@hlriiiviiiv Жыл бұрын
For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. - Jesus (Matthew 24: 37-39)
@SpecOpsGear Жыл бұрын
@@hlriiiviiivthe heart is deceitful above all things.
@PolishBehemoth Жыл бұрын
We can never find God by searching in ourselves. Thats literally what Stalin and Hitler believed.
@MRNAFR338 ай бұрын
great video thanks for the upload
@fcmiller32 ай бұрын
As I read the comments and listen to this video all I read is quotes. Everyone is reaching into their bag of other people’s perceived wisdoms. Empty words… I prefer the howling winds, the honesty of a driving rain, song of a sparrow. It’s there you’ll find truth.
@paulturner9998 Жыл бұрын
If you bring forth that which is within you, it will save you. If you do not bring forth that which is within you, it will destroy you. I suppose I take this to mean, that if I do good to myself and others, by my works and kind acts, I benefit myself and others. If I am selfish and am motivated by my greed or a laissez faire attitude, I perpetuate the wrongs in society and in my dealings with others and that will, imposes itself on others behavior and hurts everyone, including myself. The grievance culture we live in is so derisive. Arrogance and Narcissism seem to be the norm in society these days and very, very little Humility anywhere... neither in politics, nor religion nor, in the sciences we adhere to. I believe that all things can be improved by pure and simple Humility. Are we humble enough to forgive... the wrongs done to us or to our predecessors? The wrongs done to nature? The wrongs done...? If not then we are doomed to perpetuate... Good luck! Be humble if you can. 🙏🤞❤
@freethinker79 Жыл бұрын
Lots of timeless wisdom in the Gospel of Thomas. A must read, along with the rest of the NHL.
@user-oi9iz9jr8y Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video!! So much to think about
@SomeoneHasToSayIt2525 Жыл бұрын
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." 2 Chronicles 7:14
@Ussonan-Foderation20165 ай бұрын
"There is a man alone, without family, without God. Why should he be human? Oh, without a doubt, he's sincere: but this very sincerity keeps him apart, out of touch, with men and realties ... He builds legions but he doesn't build a nation. A nation is created by families, a religion, traditions: it is made up out of the hearts of mothers, wisdom of fathers, thr joy ajd exuberance of children ... Over there [pointing to Germany from the Netherlands] an all swallowing State, distainful of human dignities and the ancient structure of our race, sets itself up in place of everything else. And the man, who alone incorporates in himself this whole State, has neither a God to honour nor a dynasty to conserve nor a past to consult." -Wilhelm II on Hitler, 1938
@skykiss12 Жыл бұрын
Religion is mostely an endeaver to control God. That's what all those religious temples and buildings are there, to confine God. " But Solomon built him an house. Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?" Acts Chapter 7:47-49.
@sophist7070 Жыл бұрын
9:35 perfectly summarizes it. The average people are too weak, too uninterested in life, too lazy, and all those negative qualities. But should that be a reason to accept morality guided by society, or "God forbid" guided by religion? Not in my existence. Till the day that I die, I will every day spend the time and effort and hardships and discover and all those expanding and empowering qualities to experience the enigma of life. I cannot believe that in 2023 we can even have a discussion about this. Stop being lazy. Put in the work.
@konyvnyelv.7 ай бұрын
Exactly. God is false
@Rawdiswar Жыл бұрын
"And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon God they'd made"
@alanmcbride6658 Жыл бұрын
That sounds and looks like Materialism. Where practically unconscious people worship sensual pleasure as the highest truth.
@konyvnyelv.7 ай бұрын
Materialism is great.
@aaronjacobs3882 Жыл бұрын
Honestly this may be one of your best videos yet keep up the great work ill support it
@loonyfox8942 Жыл бұрын
“Apathetic and cowardly” sums up our current society without a higher being. We can’t worship ourselves we’re too flawed.
@ethanhunter6195 Жыл бұрын
Well put together presentation - and timely.
@siyazulu-9877 Жыл бұрын
Literally the best video on this channel 🙌 it's not so much that the world needs God(which it does seeing all the immorality and utter lack of shame in which ppl are acting nowadays) but rather that the individual needs God. A deep intimate relationship with the divine through prayer and a devoted lifestyle, why nothing makes a person vibrate on a higher level or fills their life with greater meaning.
@michaelbartlett6864 Жыл бұрын
Man will never be truly free until the last King is strangled with the entrails of the last Priest - Voltaire
@patc6146 Жыл бұрын
communist countries like the USSR got rid of the tsar, church but still kept the gulags
@michaelbartlett6864 Жыл бұрын
@@patc6146 The USSR hasn't existed for decades! There are churches all over Russia now!
@stoicepictetus3875 Жыл бұрын
Yes, we need God and God needs us, praise Jesus.
@markthornton73473 ай бұрын
very excellent expression with words....
@rolinapainter8874 Жыл бұрын
Interesting topic! Fun video. Good points. Why did you use Jung and Migilcrest for so much of the video? I would have loved to hear more sources. Thanks!
@Davidbirdman101 Жыл бұрын
You know, I been thinking (bad idea) about these....mysteries, God, devil, good and bad, for a long, long time. I'm not a smart person, I mean, I never went to college or university or whatever, but I can think. And for some reason ever since I was a kid, I was always questioning.....everything. I pondered and ruminated? Anyway, I was lucky enough to have an older brother who was a big reader. I copied him and started reading too. Anything I could. I read history...a lot. It seems to me, that we humans, homo sapiens, we have a knack for destruction. It's like it is programmed into our genes. Reading history I found out we humans have a constant. War. We've been fighting and killing each other since before recorded time. We also had some sort of God, or gods. So I ask myself, has believing in a God saved anyone? Ever? Yeah, I guess so. But the scales are definitely tipped towards the evil side. At least I think so. I stopped watching tv a good while ago but I remember how...stupid it was. At least to me. I am amazed by what people watch on the television. Sometimes when I'm trapped, like in a doctor's office and I can't avoid the tv I see and hear it's....stench. But...I digress. Sorry for that. I don't know, I think we're doomed. I hate to say that, but that's what I believe. And I don't think God will save us.
@bucksueyhoooah3573 Жыл бұрын
Are we worth saving?
@user-ju7ze9to4k Жыл бұрын
But, let’s pray you are wrong. What else do we have but unwatchable tv.
@Calc_Ulator Жыл бұрын
@@user-ju7ze9to4k Nature.
@bobtaylor170 Жыл бұрын
Read The Gospel of John. Just read it. Then, reread it. Observe how journalistic it is. John is telling us what he witnessed. And his message throughout the book is that God, The Logos, became incarnate in Jesus, that Jesus fulfilled the moral law on our behalf, that His death was atonement for our sins, and that the proof is that Jesus was resurrected and is alive forevermore. And what does God ask of us? Merely that we believe in the Son, Jesus. Pay special attention to John's account of Jesus' restoring Lazarus to life, the account of which is in chapter 11. Verses 25 and 26 are the heart of what Truth is.
@psychedandelevated2854 Жыл бұрын
Birth pains. Jesus talks of the last days, christian prophecy is being unfolded before our eyes. There is hope in that, Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life, he’s coming back soon.
@Conservative_East Жыл бұрын
Before, I have anxiety and depression. Because of boredom, I challenge myself to read the Bible from first to last page... and it cures all of my problem, it answers all of my question of "why" It opens my mind of that is written in the Bible, it just makes sense and connect it of how the world runs to this present day. Now, I thank Lord God our Father in the name of Jesus Christ for helping me to overcome the challenges in my life. May God bless us all, God with us!
@f_society91 Жыл бұрын
I also read bible in the past, when I was young, because I was curious but reading it made me become atheist.
@briobarb8525 Жыл бұрын
@@f_society91AMEN...AMEN...AMEN!!!!
@briobarb8525 Жыл бұрын
BLESS your little mind and heart!!!
@xXEGPXx Жыл бұрын
That is not true, you have been a registered member of your church your entire life and your attendance records show you showed up every single week for your entire life. I thought lying was a sin?
@TheJester-ct5pi Жыл бұрын
It gives you it's answers to the world's largest questions, albeit likely false. Like earth being formed in 6 days. Or a man living inside a fish for 3, etc.
@theGuilherme36 Жыл бұрын
Amazing video, as always, from the best channel of KZbin. I can't be more thankful.
@Iightbeing17 күн бұрын
Great presentation.
@peterbellini61028 ай бұрын
@ 20:55 the passage that begins "We have lost all shame" ...mic drop
@JJdaViking Жыл бұрын
If we keep on putting religion and state over humanity, we will end up with neither.
@Eldaniel300 Жыл бұрын
nope, if we put humanity over God then we dont have humanity
@dannysharkDS Жыл бұрын
“Humanity” is made-up word with no real meaning. Its a trick…
@HubertofLiege Жыл бұрын
The problem is replacing religion with state. The Bolsheviks tried this in Russia and eventually failed. The west is doing the same elevating the state as the ultimate source of well being and care, and is failing just as the ussr did. When God is abandoned from a society human nature which is inherently selfish takes over and destroys it. We live in a fallen world, exist in a fallen state and only the recognition of this allows us to move towards God.
@christalone71 Жыл бұрын
@@Eldaniel300 Excellent reply.
@Eldaniel300 Жыл бұрын
@@argosrho Nope, why do you said that? nietzsche critique against prots or what?
@gavinbrewer7392 Жыл бұрын
I am a Catholic that has always believed in the reformation of the Catholic Church. I understand in the past that my church was/maybe is now corrupted by vile people to make a mockery of an institution to strengthen ties with our God. However, the only way now to have our church reformed we would have to wait for the second coming… take with that what you will. Back to the main question, I think it is important to have a moral compass that guides you to your own personalized relationship with a celestial deity. For my self, I have noticed that a lot of what Jesus taught has parallels to multiple teachings the Confucius taught as well as others throughout history. I believe in a guide line, but it is hard when man has control of these imaginary lines.
@Syncopia Жыл бұрын
As plain and orthodox as it sounds, prayer is the only way to course correct
@jesuscalero1098 Жыл бұрын
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten not made, one in Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
@blue-ck9ns Жыл бұрын
Jesus is a fictional character in a fictional book. Never forget that fact
@jesuscalero1098 Жыл бұрын
@@blue-ck9ns The evidence proving the existence of Jesus of Nazareth as a historical personage is solid and confirmed by various sources outside the Christian tradition. In fact, we have more evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ than for many commonly accepted historical figures.
@shadeaquaticbreeder2914 Жыл бұрын
@@Syncopialol yeah that has always been notably the best way to enact change- by doing nothing. Hahaha you people are so funny. It's no wonder we live in hell when most people are as intelligent as you people.
@MsTuliplady Жыл бұрын
I was raised very religious, then I turned to atheism. Then He came looking for me, and His presence became undeniable in all things large and small in my life. Great video...
@bastiaan7777777 Жыл бұрын
So you converted to Hinduism? You became Muslim? Or you sticked to your old embedded idea's?
@ramsesosiris2929 ай бұрын
A GREAT MAGNIFICENT WORD THT THE WORLD 🌎🌎🌎🌎 NEEDS.
@MATT-p7b2b14 күн бұрын
in addition to already made points, i believe humans in design were meant to serve something whether it is god, money, celebrities, etc. we are servants who can't help but worship something. Some people even worship themselves (narcissists and sociopaths to name a few). we tend to need to look up to something/someone for inspiration or motivation in our lives. i believe it is also because we are social creatures that need stimulation in order to have feedback or at least know that what we are doing is aiding in our survival.
@alfredfleming328911 ай бұрын
God isn’t lost, never has been, but has been ignored, spat on, abused, laughed at, disdained. Hmmmm wonder if He is a little ticked? One thing for sure He is not wringing His hands wondering what to do. His plan is playing out perfectly, prophesy is being filled right before our eyes. Trust in Jesus and let him take the wheel.
@ryanrohn4561 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this piece. It was worth the wait.
@madtheghost337 Жыл бұрын
Profound, brilliant, and brave. Such an important message; arguably, the most. God be with us all in these dark days.
@bastiaan7777777 Жыл бұрын
Witch god?
@sstritmatter21588 ай бұрын
10:50 regarding organized religion, even Christ said to listen to the Pharisees but not do as they do. Religions have some corruption because man is sinful, but God works through them just the same. Organized religions are important because they teach virtues and doctrine, among other things, and presuming they were founded by God. Otherwise, it's just opinions. This was a very high quality video with thorough, researched content and great selection of art. Thank you for your work.
@naveengwalia4007 Жыл бұрын
Glad u mentioned vivekananda extensively, he was a genius
@thehobby-smith Жыл бұрын
We don't need God we need education and good life. We are not that important, vanity is the worst sin.
@debanydoombringer1385 Жыл бұрын
"We don't need God" and then you refer to "sin". Which is it? Without God there is no concept of sin. Vanity is neither good or bad without the concept of God because good and evil doesn't exist outside that concept either. Try to make that statement and really leave God out of it. It's impossible. Welcome to now understanding we do need God because that's what our entire society is founded on. Every law, every moral, every belief.
@thehobby-smith Жыл бұрын
I am using the word "sin" so the regular people can understand me better. So, you are saying that before the "coming of God" the people or the civilizations on this planet had no notion of morals of what is good or bad, no laws and no beliefs? The very principles of Democracy that every modern country swears by today were founded in a "Godless society" that is unless you count Zeus and crew as God...Give your head a shake.@@debanydoombringer1385
@bastiaan7777777 Жыл бұрын
@@debanydoombringer1385 There is no god.
@maksim34175 ай бұрын
@@bastiaan7777777false
@maksim34175 ай бұрын
And God helps you with living a better life
@tsquared334 Жыл бұрын
Excellent, as always! ❤
@jesusguerrero8786 Жыл бұрын
A personal connection to God is the only connection that matters. For some of us, we are never closer to God than when we are alone. For others, who are more social, religion/religious practice offers is still needed.
@peterjackbenson10 ай бұрын
I think the david Bentley hart quote is perfect. He has insight into the perennial truth that many are missing when they look at one single religion.
@bmac_xxx20711 ай бұрын
Great video
@Hedgehog3342 Жыл бұрын
I have studied various religions and still do til this day. But i have come to a realization the many religions have very good practices but i do not attach myself to any religion. One of the teachings i actually practice is non attachment, a buddhist teaching which is very useful. I don't like organized religions, but i like the various practices they teach. It's much better to study the various religions than to stay attach to one particular religion. Plus another thing is when you do study various religions, you can see a central theme they all share.
@pasnthru7x3 Жыл бұрын
Amen And A different idea to ponder... Why are these verses always ignored? 1Tim. 2:3-6 ~...God our Savior, who will have "ALL" men to be saved and come to the knowledge of truth...(to be TESTIFIED in DUE TIME.) Isa. 29:24 ~They that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine. 1Cor.15:22 ~ As in Adam "ALL" die even so in Christ shall "ALL" be made alive. Rom.5:18 ~Therefore as by the offense of one {Adam} judgment came upon "ALL" men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one{Jesus Christ}the free gift came upon "ALL" men unto justification of life. {Jesus restored what Adam messed up) Luke 23:34 ~ Then said Jesus, Father forgive them for they know not what they do. 1Tim.4: 9-11 ~...Trust in the living God, Who is the Savior of "ALL" men "SPECIALLY" those that believe. Psalm136:5~To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endures for ever. × 26ish times John 17:2 ~ As thou hast given him power over "ALL" flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.(Jesus is given power over ALL flesh.) [A slight reach here] *Col.1:20 ~...by him [Jesus] to reconcile "ALL" things unto himself... things in earth and in heaven. Isaiah 19:22 ~And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord. 1Cor.3:13-15... If any man's works shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 1John 2:2 ~ And he is the "propitiation (payment) for" our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the "sins of the whole world". 1Tim. & 1Peter ~ I think? ~...Turn them over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh that the spirit may be saved.? 2Cor.5:18-21,Eph.entirebook,Phil.2:10-11, Rom.10:13&11:32&14:11, 1Tim.4:9-11, Col.1:18-20, 2Tim.2:8-20,/1Cor.5:5,1Tim.1:20, Phil.3:19, and many others~ Trust God ~ Jesus did great things, listen to Him. Below is rambling unrelated information concerning where we live & other points (and the lies we are told)~ IMHO The earth is not spinning thru space ~50+yrs perfect circle globe earth, with fake "photos"~now its pear shaped ~Why the lie? No North-South Circumnavigation, ever~Why? No real "photographs" of earth from space~ Why not? No camera facing earth on moon ~ Why not? No earth curve ~Why not? Look into earth shape & earth movement and moonlandings. Search on KZbin ~( not "flat earth society"
@bastiaan7777777 Жыл бұрын
I have studied various religions I also read tons of fiction
@josephbrandenburg4373 Жыл бұрын
It's only a good idea if none of those religions are actually true. If there really is a God, and heaven and hell, you won't impress him with your Coexist bumper sticker.
@bastiaan7777777 Жыл бұрын
@@josephbrandenburg4373 Or prayer. Or assumptions....
@Hedgehog334216 күн бұрын
@@pasnthru7x3 i will say the bible is full of esoteric knowledge which is often symbolic. I haven't studied the whole bible yet but most things in the bible is told as parables and not as being literal. While i also agree with some stuff, i do have to mention that flat earth IS a psyop, nothing is true about that theory. But yes a lot of this information about society is true, however it's more than that as i discovered.
@DSmith-e5e11 ай бұрын
Decay of society happens when people forget we are all connected!
@peacenholiness68559 ай бұрын
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@HeortirtheWoodwarden8 ай бұрын
Sounds like Marx's "man as a social animal" schtick.
@marcelostenders516 Жыл бұрын
Very good video lecture! Will share it with all my friends.
@French-Kiss24 Жыл бұрын
The only problem I have with all discussions about God, Allah, Brahman in the Western world, is that the pronoun for God is always “he.” As a female, it is difficult to internalize God as a “he.” In studying gender in language, results show that females have more difficulty in understanding concepts when the male pronoun is used. That is probably why there are goddesses and the Virgin Mary in Catholicism. Unfortunately, the pronoun “it” does not work too well either. However, when we say “Spirit,” the pronoun “it” becomes easier to digest. I don’t have an answer. I know I prefer “humankind” to “mankind.” Perhaps someone here might have an insight. I invite your suggestions.
@Talore-Evans9 ай бұрын
We have progressed in our own way beyond the understanding of one that inwardly analyzes the nation amd comes to a conclusion. All that has been lost is someone elses limited framework of what they think God should be.