Give the Devil His Due

[@SpltInfinity]

With how many scientists and engineers are in hell, the place probably has air conditioning, a swim up margarita bar, and wifi

[@mybizzz1738]

?

[@B2BCreditandCollection]

I don't believe in hell or devils.. but thanks anyway

[@SpltInfinity]

Me niether. It's a joke buddy...

[@MrDigztheswagking]

+Chace H lol

[@spelam9828]

well then you better be at that swim up margarita bar,because the first 5 margaritas are on me ;)

[@rainestar6781]

No one ever expects the Satanists of Oklahoma.

[@WayneRogersOutdoors]

Not even me and that's where I'm from.

[@RonGillOnline]

I was born in Idabel and all I can do is laugh at this lmao

[@liambrasier6590]

They're a lot like the Spanish Inquisition in that regard

[@chrissonofpear1384]

"Our chief weapons are... surprise! Fanatical devotion to the antipope! And..."

[@jonnie106]

@@chrissonofpear1384 LOL... "Amongst our weaponry...are"

[@0x777]

Allow me to add a joke. An atheist goes to hell. On his descent he thinks "Damn, looks like the religious were right after all...", but he didn't have much time to ponder because just as he hits rock bottom, a tall man arrives in a puff of smoke. "Hello, welcome to hell, me, I'm the devil, this is hell, your room isn't done yet but you can have your welcome drink at the bar where you get directions to the various activities, over there is the tennis court, back there the swimming pool, the spa is round that corner and if you look over there...", the man goes on and on about various anemities and activities and our atheist starts to ponder... hell doesn't seem that bad a place. "But", he interjects as he spots something, "what's behind that grey wall over there?" "Oh that", the devil said, "doesn't concern you". The atheist sprints over to the wall and looks behind it. And goes pale as he sees various people crying and lamenting as they are pushed into pits of molten sulphur, with sub-devils pushing those trying to get out back into the torture pits with pitchforks, throwing glowing coals at the sufferers. "Ah, I see! You show me all that and what I could have had, and THAT is waiting for me, right?" "Oh no", the devil says, "far from it". "Then what is that?" The devil shrugs. "Beats me. I don't really get it myself, but that's the corner for the Christians. They like it that way".

[@xeroaishintu5777]

@Belagerungsmörser the Sheep I concur. A standing ovation is due.

[@claytonbelcourt1472]

Lol hahaha hahaha hahaha

[@thoughtfuldevil6069]

This is hysterical lol

[@rayberczik7251]

Lmao!!!! Good one, have to remember and pass it on!

[@Anne--Marie]

Ain't that the truth!

[@Renegade1100011]

“God literary doesn’t give a damn what happens to you after you die, because then neither of you exist.” - AronRa

[@raptorcrasherinc.9823]

It is the greatest quote I have ever heard.

[@lorellskanes2034]

Jesus is trash

[@debrahalbert6578]

😢

[@PiraticalFox]

When I started playing D&D in the early 80s, it was in the middle of the "Satanic Panic". My mother decided to play the game with us, just to see what all of the fuss was about. She didn't much like it herself, but she understood why I did. From that point on, she staunchly defended me and my friends from religious family members, friends, coworkers, and even the parents of the friends who played with me. I believe she changed some of their minds and let us continue to play a game that we loved. She often said: "I'd rather have them using their imaginations and playing a harmless game here, than hanging out at the mall." Thanks, mom. :)

[@Goblin-King-]

Kevin Fox You're mom is amazing

[@joshuamoody7729]

You’re mom was cool and amazing. We need more people like her.

[@apokalypthoapokalypsys9573]

"You are Mom" is truly amazing

[@clintonkinsey482]

"If you want to make your life meaningful? Try making someone else's life meaningful" That is beautiful.

[@vader618]

That is an atheist giving awe to listeners

[@narzq]

Sounds like narcism to me but hey, f you can't believe in a god just declare youself one. Lmao

[@loganleatherman7647]

@@narzq No, that's not how it works. Atheists are just the ones who recognize that we ourselves have to make the changes we want to see, not just wait around for some sky daddy to provide. No atheist ever would declare themself a god because that's kind of the whole thing about atheism, tard.

[@asherikamichaela8425]

@@narzq Yeah... no. 😄 That's just doing something good for somebody else. It has nothing to do with narcissism or deifying yourself. That sounds more like "drink the koolaid" cult leader behavior. But you do you, I guess.

[@asherikamichaela8425]

@Gh0st Flow Yeah, pretty sure more Christians fall into that category than Satanists, or anybody else for that matter. This also depends on how the individual defines "destroy." You can verbally, emotionally, mentally, financially and physically destroy someone. Which is it? And when does self-defense come into it? Are you saying they're all going around killing people because they were cut in line at the store or some nonsense? Also, if they are Satanists, I'm rather sure the Christian concept of sin doesn't bother them, just as it doesn't bother Atheists or other "non-believers." That, however, doesn't mean they have no code of ethics, morals or what have you. They just don't require a priest in a church to tell them what those are.

[@ZenKloom]

"They can't maintain their own delusion if they allow you to question it." Great statement.

[@KincadeCeltoSlav]

Greatest statement. Stolen. Thank you\

[@kareemdavis1500]

Yeah because question religious beliefs is considered sentiments that are derive from Satan!

[@guitarttimman]

Are you serious?

[@dylanstone7466]

That's not true......... Does anyone know why? Why did so many people like this knowing Christians allow you to question it everyday 😂(granted not all of them but some of them)😂 and some of them may not like it but they can't stop you 😂😂....for the ones who are willing to listen they might still have belief but maybe you can make them see their belief differently....... But no matter what you will not change to many people's minds on their beliefs with questions they believe on faith not on fact they believe their faith is fact and that you're wrong...... No matter what questions you ask they don't have to have an answer to say you're wrong because in their minds you're wrong no matter what say .... Even if facts support what you say ........ Look at evolution..... I think that's enough said

[@guitarttimman]

@@dylanstone7466 Christianity is good.

[@jorgeferreira2009]

"If you want your life to mean something, try to make someone else's life meaningful" - AronRa. Great quote

[@Napalmthrower]

So then whose life has meaning?

[@jorgeferreira2009]

@@Napalmthrower both

[@paulanwr1]

I want to see the Flying Spaghetti Monster monument.

[@zaodedong9935]

R'amen

[@stevenschulte1475]

R'amen

[@newpotential8766]

R'amen

[@faerie5926]

XD same I mean R'amen

[@jilliansmith7123]

All praise his noodly apendages! Piece of pie be unto you. R'amen!

[@Avesfox]

"If you want your life to have meaning, then make someone else's life meaningful." Wow, what a quote!

[@WitherFang]

I got a tear when I heard that!

[@juliusmatijosius2219]

I got slight chills and stopped what I was doing to give him a look of respect

[@immortalsirens4644]

This would b the best life ever lived and u dont need a bully(god(s)/parents/religion) to bully u into doing this either everybody wins lols u just need freewill and a charitable kind heart, do unto others as u have them done onto urself lols,no 10 commandments/gods or devils needed to get u to do good kind hearted charitable things lols.

[@aditsu]

I also really liked "Christians too often read into the Bible things that it does not say and then they don't read what it does say, it's like they read between the lines and then don't read the lines"

[@davidhatcher7016]

MisterBull * yep.

[@troy4219]

At 45 years, I've awakened from my religious coma, feeling sad that I've wasted half my life living in fear and condemnation... Aron Ra and my fellow free thinkers, thank you for real truth!

[@boethius61]

Exact same story over here mate. I was 41. Let's both live the rest of our lives to the fullest. Good luck to you.

[@pumsha]

Yes....all I hear on the radio when these pastors talk is how we must fear God.....ppl are looking for when God will be here and forget to live there lives....if he is a god that loves everyone than why must we fear him....why is this one true God jealous of other God's...so much wrong have been done and there is no God to fix it...they read a book that tells what ppl did and think its true

[@immortalsirens4644]

I feel sorry and sad for ur loss and this awakening could have happened sooner is we have good guardians from bullying. At least now u can b a pioneer to ur cause like ffrfs and seth andrew and matt dillahunty.To have a chance at a good life and not b able to live it bcos ur told to fear cos u r mearly property of ur parents or gods or devils is unjustified and tome doesnt go backwards to regretting the years that was stolen from u lols better late then never just doesnt seem to cut it as uve been living under bullying all that time ut seems lols the toxicity of religion superstition and parents bullying where is the freedom.

[@happymaskedguy1943]

Just be grateful you were able to escape it. Enjoy your life 😁

[@immortalsirens4644]

@@happymaskedguy1943 true true,yeah but being greatful isnt worth it. if they didnt impose thier bullying authority over u out of sheer fear from a magical fairytale and belief in magic reward and magic punishment, who punishes the bullies with a free magical pass to bully lols but remenber pur folks r a result of bullying as much as they r doing it to thier offsprings so pity or hate lols u cant turn back time and inwhich u could have done great things for urself or others in that time and energy and focus lost lols it seems like in a magical religious world they live in the monsters they fight of r the sane monsters they create by lives and time lost bcos of religion hence the vicious circle of bullying and indoctrination lols

[@veggieowlgirl]

I remember when I was at Sunday school the teacher of the class was describing Hell. I commented that there would be a lot of people I know there that I could talk to. He said everyone would be in compartments. I thought, "you just made that up". Which he did.

[@chrisgraham2904]

Read the bible's description of heaven. Who would want to spend eternity there?

[@blackice9088]

​@@chrisgraham2904 Definitely not me... 😊

[@Benn61]

​@@blackice9088 Be careful what you wish for.

[@keriannekerr1876]

​@@Benn61from what I remember about heaven: Unceasing worship and praise of God, You won't remember anything ankit your old life so you won't miss family or friends who didn't end up in heaven (but doesn't that also mean you won't recognize those who did?) No one's getting fired into heaven or hell until the Judgement Day so everyone dead right now is still "asleep in the ground" Angels serve humans (so servitude still exists) No sadness exists just happy all the time (again while worshipping non-stop) Sounds like a drug-induced high for eternity and that doesn't sound healthy to me even if there is no body to be damaged

[@jim191185]

If Satan punishes evil people, doesn't that make him a good guy?

[@greasygranpapy7529]

He doesn't. God is the ruler of hell. Satan is just as helpless as we are. Another creation of the "almighty" God. God makes his own adversaries, you see. Cuz logic.

[@Yal_Rathol]

+The God of Nothing depends on the kind of creator. izanami and izanagi were alright people, if a bit xenophobic an old-fashioned.

[@dennispennington9773]

+jim jimjim People seem to want to believe in the devil. I hear people say all the time that the biggest job of the devil is to get you to believe he doesn't exist. I've even seen this on TV and everyone shakes their heads "yes." They claim this non-belief in the devil means he is doing his job so well. Really? What about the Bible verse that says he goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour? I'm sorry, Christians. You can't have it both ways. Just like your god, your devil is imaginary. That's my 2 cents. :)

[@jim191185]

Dennis Pennington God and the Devil are just personifications of Good and Evil..... It's so obvious it's fucking retarded. These idiots give credit to god for everything good.... then blame everything evil on the devil. But then, if a bad thing naturally occurs, then it's OUR FAULT and god has punished us for something..... Something evil Satan made us do (or some shit like that). It gives me a headache. Such a load of bollocks, believed in by so many.

[@dennispennington9773]

I got it. Totally agree.

[@tobender4ever]

There is a type of Christian (like my aunt) that define "Satanic" as "Not Directly Christian". So Star Wars, ice cream, Fallout 3, Buddhism, technology, puppy dogs and peace to be satanism. There's no neutrality. "You're either with me, or you're my enemy." My aunt didn't know what Norte Dame was so she assumed it was satanic. I didn't comment.

[@TheJakecheck]

she's not worth talking to.

[@GanonGhidorah]

"You're either with me, or you're my enemy." Just remember what a Wise Man once said... "Only a Sith deals in absolutes..."

[@factsabouturmum9250]

Wait, if *only* a Sith deals in absolutes... And the phrasing "only a Sith" qualifies the statement as an absolute... Then does that make any Jedi who uses that line, a Sith? Are... Are the Jedi actually the bad guys in that series? And if that's the case then is there really a light and dark or is the force all gray or maybe the jediareactuallyintunewiththedarksi-.... Oh dear, I've gone crosseyed.

[@GanonGhidorah]

There's a bit of an unspoken truth about the Prequels. I actually think that Lucas WANTED to portray the Jedi as just as bad as the Sith were. But that last line made me laugh.

[@MouseGoat]

na, led the old people have their silly fantasies, they will die sooner or later regardless. they are not the future

[@adams13245]

Aron- "Lilith and Adam were created at the same time, and so were equal. Adam wanted to dominate her. However Lilith knew the secret name of God-" Me: "So she blackmails God, or pulls some mind control magic." Aron-"So she flies out of the garden." So knowing God's name... means flight? And they say atheism makes no sense.

[@jollydove6314]

Whaat? Wow. A bunch of echo chamber idiots in this sub

[@jollydove6314]

@Stasis Field What's wrong with relying on deities if they are just symbols for natural and metaphysical principles? When the person truly understands these he can abandon the symbols and go deeper

[@jollydove6314]

@Stasis Field Religion is meant to be like a platform built by the visions of past sages for an easier analysis or integration of truths of creation and our psyche. People who do their religions right in my experience have been the most compassionate and intelligent bunch. I am very skeptical about your claims that it has helped you become more grounded and loving. You see I have also been a religious person and then dropped out for the reasons you mentioned and then realized I was living in a vaccum trying to think about everything by myself for the first time. How can you get closer to the truths about and beyond creation so that you find abundance and peace within and act precisely? Most atheists in fact after the excitement settles down realize they have no real,intimate purpose. You can check out the SHAPESHIFTER video from the "Amazing Atheist" channel to see what I mean. Most of the better atheists that I know are not really good role models for life, they judge a person based on superficial matters and so cannot really be helpful and their wisdom is apst nonexistent

[@blackhat4206]

@@jollydove6314 Sounds like you need to meet more atheists, especially so if you look to find “profound wisdom” from the ramblings of “visions of past sages” (often based on dreams or hallucinogenic concoctions from local flora) who just happened to get a few things right among the countless things they got wrong. In my experience, very few “do their religion right,” in that regard, because every individual puts their own spin on their holy books to accept the things they agree with, while disregarding the more barbaric and downright wicked stories of supposedly “all good, all loving deities.” I personally don’t care what people believe until they start using those beliefs to justify racism, bigotry, and violence against those they don’t understand. Although, I’ve also never met a single religious person who reached their supernatural beliefs without exercising faith, and that is not a reliable path to truth in any sense.

[@notsopurplerei8022]

@@jollydove6314 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5LZhqhqmc-DraM

[@phishersmith7592]

0:16 "And I know everybody in this room probably knows the whole story but I have to preface it for people who will be watching it on video." Aron cares about us.

[@ianmacdonald6350]

A simpler and more fundamental paradox: If Satan is the enemy of God, why would he run Hell, in which he allegedly punishes those who disobey God? Surely he would commend them for doing so, not punish them?

[@lidad8950]

These guy is disgusting n so ugly the next undertaker

[@AleksoLaĈevalo999]

Actually in Inferno he is just a special prisoner there.

[@wubuck79]

In Christian theology Satan is in Hell being punished along with non-believers. He has no choice. He is not considered to be ruling over Hell in the way popular culture depicts.

[@ayoubkhalil1]

It's because he's is a worshipper of God. He disobeyed him, but none the less worships him and recognizes him as the most powerful. He is only trying to show that we are a worse kind of creation than him, and he wants to prove to god that he was more fit to be king of this world than Adam and his progeny. But this is based on Islamic teaching, if I'm not mistaken it isn't the same in Christianity.

[@Puchuchi747]

Just another show of contradiction in a bible written by men. Nothing new lol

[@brianvance1178]

According to Greek mythology, none of the gods really cared how much you believe in them. And that when you died your ultimate fate (Elysium, Asphodel, Tartarus) would be decided solely by how you lived your life, regardless of if you believe hard enough

[@TheCompleteMental]

So greek gods are better than the christian god, at least from what im gathering

[@nathanielgrey4091]

@@TheCompleteMental They would probably fuck with you for their own amusement. Literally, in Zeus's case. Seriously, Hera is a vengeful, jealous bitch. She will make Hell look like a weekend vacation to Nebraska if her man looks at you too long.

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

@@nathanielgrey4091 Yeaahhh but did the Greek gods wipe out the entire planet because they weren't happy, only allowing one family to survive and inbreed for centuries? *cough cough* Noah's Ark *cough cough*

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Well... Deucalion, Titanomachy, end of golden age humans, etc...

[@AD-pp2vn]

@@nathanielgrey4091 So I guess Anubis is a better judge...

[@dekky3908]

When I was in high school, a young girl whom was one of my classmates and I engaged in a conversation. She asked me my thoughts on God. I responded that I did not believe in Christianity, and asked her if she did; as I honestly did not think anyone actually believed in such things at our age. She seemed appalled at my inquiry, accused me of being a devil-worshiper and spread my disbelief to the rest of the school. I was ostracized by my peers, and the facility from that day forth.

[@dekky3908]

***** Thank you for the sentiment. I survived my childhood, and become a well adjusted adult. My story is just an illustration of how dangerous belief without question can be, especially when the victim is you.

[@dekky3908]

***** Haha generally a frustrating effort in futility, I should have added "relatively speaking" to that.

[@WokeandProud]

Dekkren Kain That people would do that to their own loved ones in the name of some imaginary friend who does nothing for them when their loved ones would do anything for them is disgusting. Just another example of how religious poisons everything.

[@dekky3908]

***** No, this is from a Michigan School in a small white republican dominated village, littered with a bank and church on every corner.

[@sagerider2]

+Dekkren Kain I hate to tell you this, but even if you join them, they ain't gettin' better. Believe me, I know. I was raised catholic, it made the wars between the Irish Catholics & protestants look like a turkey walk. I got attacked every day at school by the older boys, fortunately I figured out how to beat the crap out of them very quickly, or I would have returned home either beaten up or worse. I mean, what does "Do you know what I'm going to do to you?" mean? My response was "Not half of what I'm going to do to you." I carried my hardback schoolbooks in a leather strap and would hit them right where they lived. Once after i hit a boy he limped over to sister Mary-Magdalene and said, "Marilyn hit me with her book." The creepy nun said, "Face it Mathew that's the closest you've been to a book in your life."

[@Kor1134]

Aron Ra for president.

[@brandonmmmmmmmm3293]

🤔😃

[@wasked3336]

If only

[@blackice9088]

Or Prime Minister of Canada!

[@Kholdaimon]

The greatest trick God ever pulled was making you believe Satan was the evil one...

[@andrewgan557]

Kholdaimon yup. Turns out he (God) was evil all along and he didn't created everything and he/she/ whatever might not even look humanoid.

[@davidhatcher7016]

The Eclectic Dyslexic yes

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

Kholdaimon. god never made me believe Satan was evil. satan does that all by himself. Satan is the Counterfit of good.

[@MasterSpade]

I am That I am -- What makes Satan Evil in your Opinion? Because if you had never heard of the bible, and then you read it..........based on the actions of both in that book, it would be crystal clear that the god of the bible is easily the Evil one.

[@davidhatcher7016]

J B He sounds like a primitive, immoral man made god.

[@theblackgoatofthewoods]

"the snake that can not be tamed...." Perhaps it was the snake in Adams pants?

[@mattshepard3805]

You know, you might have a solid point.

[@brauliodiaz3925]

xD

[@FoodNerds]

Oh good one!

[@justsomeguy2825]

He wasn't wearing pants.

[@Superknullisch]

@@justsomeguy2825 Exactly!! So it was completely untamed.. free to sodomize anything and anyone, Fuck!! It's even worse than I thought!!!

[@ZobmieRules]

"He has *_misterious_* ways. Keep *_you're_* family close." _Yup. Shows what kind of people he's messin' with there._

[@rayrupertus8012]

Christians are no different ISIS

[@andrewharper1609]

I think they may have kept their family a little too close....

[@swankyjunk]

Not sure they'd be able to point the gun forwards to be honest.

[@PhilJonesIII]

That's double-entendre for 'Don't ever let your mistresses meet'.

[@AD-pp2vn]

I don't believe in your Magic Sky Daddy, why would I believe in your Ground Troll?

[@rodneyruspin7044]

AD lol

[@NikkiDocherty74]

Ground control to Major troll. Take your protein pills and put your helmet on... ...commencing countdown, engines on ...check ignition and may God's love be with you.

[@faerie5926]

XD 'Ground troll' I'm using that.

[@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010]

Lovely sky daddy and ground troll

[@NikkiDocherty74]

@@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010 neither one for me, thanks.

[@MarkLucasProductions]

AronRa always does a superlative job of delivering the plain truth in simple terms. It is for this reason that I support him and I would like to see him doing more and more public speaking as well as video productions. He is a champion of reason deserving of the broadest possible support.

[@kuttr-654]

well said. i agree completely. he breaks his presentation down for the some of us without college degrees in sciences to understand :D

[@killgriffinnow]

Yeah. Also he's an atheist who describes himself as feminist but hasn't allowed it to corrupt him unlike PZ Myers

[@TheSnoopy1750]

Friendshipismagic Like myself, I think AronRa is more of an "equal rights" person than the new definition of "feminist" that some people are using today. I may be mistaken, let me know.

[@killgriffinnow]

***** Yes I agree, but I think he shouldn't use the phrase since it is inherintly biased towards women, just like the term masculanist is inherently biased towards men.

[@TheSnoopy1750]

Friendshipismagic I keep hearing this term "New Feminist". What exactly does it mean? Is it trying to confer higher rights for women?

[@JohnLomein]

if satan did exist, he actually helped adam and eve escape mind control.

[@silverwings2493]

So what you're saying is, satan took control of the minds of Adam and Eve and thanks to them we have what we have now. Adam and Eve did what Satan wanted. Either way, they messed up.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

How are people to KNOW how nature points to God, per Romans 1:20, if the 'natural man' sees the ways of God as utter foolishness? And what of James 3:15, and what that implies, about nature?

[@silverwings2493]

@@chrissonofpear1384 read The whole chapter not just a few verses.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

To explain why God cannot solve problems without violence, that some may see as imitative, or a role model? Why can demons reach Earth?

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Sorry, wrong reply (to many posts) I was thinking more of Numbers et al, there. How much of nature was Satan permitted to control?

[@EntropyVX]

I was warned by my friends mum to stop playing Magic the Gathering in the mid 90's because it was satanic. My friend stopped, I kept playing.

[@kuttr-654]

lols me too! the acting was supposed to be preparing us for casting spells ! XD

[@EllipseKore]

KUTTR- I was told to stop playing Yugioh for a similar reason. Didn't either, dat math, mang.

[@ozfizface]

Still have your old cards? You may be sitting on a goldmine.

[@EntropyVX]

Laura Murray I still have them but unfortunately I got into MTG about a year late so I missed all of the Alpha and Beta edition cards. I mostly have 3rd edition.

[@ozfizface]

There's still some excellent cards from 3rd onwards. You may already know of this site (blame my ignorance if you do) but starcitygames.com have the current US prices if you're interested in knowing what you have.

[@KookinHaole]

“If you want your life to mean something, Try making someone else’s life meaningful”.

[@dangunn6961]

Ancient Greek historian Polybius 200 b.c. 118 b.c wrote. Since the masses of the people are inconstant, full of unruly desires, passionate, and reckless of consequences, they must be filled with fears to keep them in order. The ancients did well, therefore, to invent gods, and the belief in punishment after death.

[@terrelltravis2870]

"You're not immortal! You're not eternal and to believe otherwise is to diminish everything that you really have. Life is precious because it is short and there's nothing after it. There's no destiny and there's no purpose beyond what you give it yourself. If you want your life to mean something, try making someone else's life meaningful." Brilliant words from my favorite atheist

[@kmasse81]

Terrell Travis My 13 year old son said "I can get behind that!" when he heard him say that. We had such a great conversation afterwards.

[@vampyricon7026]

+

[@elnathbonifacio7406]

Terrell Travis perfect conclusion for a broad yet simply discussed topic.

[@MrDigztheswagking]

good shit

[@mythslayr]

Terrell Travis 9lll MI p o 00 (kkkkk (

[@kendallchaos]

A friend of mine made this argument If Lucifer is the ultimate deceiver and really wanted to raise hell (pun fully intended) he would create a religion where he was god and was not to be questioned and then create multiple denominations of that religion with slightly different beliefs (sound familiar to anyone?) This is extremely paraphrased the whole argument was even more in-depth then this and it made so much sense

[@iveria1100]

He did make a religion where he is "god"and isn't to be questioned It's called Islam

[@andrew_35]

@@iveria1100 And Christianity

[@iveria1100]

@@andrew_35 No

[@andrew_35]

@@iveria1100 Why not? Yaweh is "god" and not to be questioned. All the terrible things he does are explained away with "He's god and he can do what he wants"

[@iveria1100]

@@andrew_35 The Bible says to love your neighbor as you love your self honor the father and thy mother believe on the Lord Jesus Christ follow his great teachings get people baptized Now God flooded the world because He has authority over everything what He might do is bad for us maybe but He is our Father and he wants you to come to heaven

[@klaxoncow]

"Eternal punishment" is really an oxymoron. Let's say I steal a cookie from the cookie jar. I'm punished by being made to sit on the naughty step and receive a slap on the wrist for my transgression. The whole point of such punishment is that I suffer undesirable consequences for having done the wrong thing and, therefore, will not wish to do the wrong thing again in any hurry, lest reap these undesirable consequences once more. And, yes, we can note that this is essentially Pavlovian training. The slap on the wrist causes pain - but not serious pain, it temporarily smarts a bit - but this makes one mentally associate the transgression with the undesirable consequences of pain. Much like Pavlov's bell would make dogs salivate, as they associated it with being fed, after Pavlov trained them to make this association by ringing the bell before "feeding time". So that the next time you feel like transgressing, this association with the pain you will receive for being caught will make you recoil from committing it. But here's the fundamental problem with the mainstream interpretation of Hell. It's eternal. So there is no "next time". There is no second chance, no rehabilitation. Regret and remorse don't matter as this gig is eternal and you don't ever get out of this never-ending punishment. Eternal punishment is not punishment. It's just sadism, pure and simple. As the punishment achieves no end goal - how can it, as it's to go on forever? It's eternal Pavlovian training - so you will undoubtedly be well trained, but for what, as you never ever leave this training to ever go on to what you're being trained for? So, God roasts all the evil doers forever. But what exactly does that achieve? Indeed, as it's infinite then, by definition, it cannot achieve anything, as it will never ever reach an end state. In our fear of potentially suffering this punishment, we're not asking the really obvious question here. Why bother? What does it achieve? These folks are not going to transgress anymore, as they've been condemned to eternal isolation in their own special realm. Hell is life imprisonment. Well, "death imprisonment", I guess is more accurate, but you know what I mean. They've been banged up in the inescapable cage of Hell for the rest of all time. That'll do it. That'll stop the wrong doers from inflicting their transgressions on anyone else, who're happily sunning it up in the paradisaical plains of Heaven. Job done. So what's the point of all the agonising pain and suffering? It's nothing more than just sadism at this point, surely? Punishments must be finite or, simply, it ain't punishment anymore. It just becomes eternal sadism - no purpose, no end goal, no second chance nor rehabilitation. It's just a never-ending "power trip" for these inexplicably needy beings - whose insecurities and sadism know no bounds, as not even infinite worship - for God - nor inflicting infinite pain - for Satan - is ever good enough to satisfy them, as they demand this for all of the rest of eternity. And still it goes on. Hell makes no sense. And, by extension, how the Hades can Heaven be any better, when you must spend your "eternal bliss" in full and complete knowledge that the other realm exists and, down there, Uncle Billy is being needlessly roasted for all time? Here's the fundamental logical problem - the very entry requirements we're told you need to get into Heaven, as being "a good person", means that there's no way you could suffer knowing that there's billions and billions of souls suffering below you. You're a good person, so there's no way you can just ignore and "tune out" the eternal suffering of infinite souls below you and not care. If you could easily do that, then you ain't so great of a "good person" and wouldn't be let in through the pearly gates by St.Peter for, bluntly, being such a miserable sociopathic cunt. You're clearly not a team player, if this is of no issue to you, so entry to "the giant family" would, indeed, seem like a major mistake for Heaven's social cohesion. Here. I have 72 willing virgins for you. Now, as you spend the rest of eternity seeking sexual gratification - which is totally "mixed messages" on the Pavlovian front as well, as I was instructing you how this was all so terribly wrong when you were alive, but now you get rewarded with it! - just keep that mental image of Uncle Billy burning in eternal torment in your thoughts. Ah, you see. Turns out Heaven is also eternal punishment too. Just of a far more insidious kind. If Hell is the physical torture, then Heaven is mental torture. "Praise the Lord! (Uncle Billy's on fire) Praise the Lord! (Uncle Billy's screaming in agonising pain that'll never end) Praise the Lord! (Billions are suffering infinite pain)" And those nagging thoughts never go away because, of course, Heaven and Hell are eternal. This never stops, this never ends, this never - by definition - achieves anything. Eternal sadism. Some insidious never-ending Chinese Water Torture, tapping away at your soul - be that in Hell or in Heaven, it kind of doesn't matter, as both are working on eroding your soul into nothing, through a death of a thousand cuts. Well, death of an infinity of cuts, in Promethean style, as Hell's fire never actually consumes and Heaven also infinitely restores the boulder to the bottom of the hill again (okay, okay, I'm mixing my mythological metaphors, but you know what I mean). God and Satan are apparently on the same side - and always have been - and, frankly, are just totally and utterly psychopathically insane.

[@maddyboombaddybaddy6532]

Nice comment

[@angelkitty11]

underrated comment

[@renzezekieldivida3014]

Thank you for such knowledge. You need to be pinned.

[@SalohcinQE]

Also that only is true for the versions of Christianity where Satan has free will and is the evil counterpart to God's supposed good. In a number of different versions Satan is just another prisoner. Just another being created by God who is punished for making the choices that God created him with the ability to make. Punished for exercising free will.

[@leyrua]

Brilliant.

[@kman314wastaken]

Oklahoma Christians: (makes a statue of the Ten Commandments at the state courthouse) Dakhma of Angra Mainyu: (does the same thing with a statue of Baphomet) Oklahoma Christians: *suprised pickachu meme*

[@karanbirsinghbhullar]

You may have been a little ahead of time with this

[@beareble-lion4446]

Good thought good words good deeds.

[@paulmadryga]

17:51 - "God can't do anything by himself. He's so pathetic that he needs the aid of superstitious minions who can't even write at the 8th-grade level." Gold!

[@thatguy22441]

And he can't manage money for some reason.

[@maximilian8959]

You have no idea how bad it is to venerate Satan. --> www.ncregister.com/blog/jimgraves/3-ex-satanists-come-home-to-the-catholic-church

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

Paul Madryga are you one of those minions.

[@davidhatcher7016]

@@maximilian8959 random.

[@steveouk90126]

So if I don't advocate for an invisible man living in the sky, I must be an advocate for an invisible man living under the ground; even though my actual position is that none of the invisible men exist?

[@silverwings2493]

There is one way to know if heaven is real and hell is real, you have to die, but after that. It is appointed unto man once to die then the judgment.

[@noobinator9854]

I think most people don't get that devil worshipping (irrespective of religion) is another form of theistic religion (although some groups may claim to be non-theistic) in itself and should be treated the same way as all religions are treated (by atheists). Although the definition of theist is someone who believes in god, I call devil worshippers theists because they believe the devil to be their god. Some may also make the mistake that if one is an atheist, then one must conform to the devil's ways, whatever those ways may be construed as by theists, which is just stupid. I am of the opinion that neither imaginary being, sky or underground, exist.

[@silverwings2493]

@@noobinator9854 in my town ( outside of it I will say) there is a building, it once was used for scrap metal. It is used for satan worship. Atheist claim satan doesn't exist, the people who worship in this building say something different. Atheist say one thing Satan worshipers say another.

[@musicauthority674]

Aron Ra saying, "if you want you're life to mean something? try making someone else's life mean something". that is the most profound quote. I have ever heard for sure.

[@jackvaughan6607]

I always enjoy Aron's breakdowns of other "historical" mythologies that contribute to the bible. It makes sense from a creative standpoint. I always look at movies and games when writing stories, and I believe it's a natural human trait to gain inspiration from outside sources when engaging in artistic practices. Beautiful work, keep it up, Aron!

[@Rico-Suave_]

To me the main main reason for incorporating existing beliefs is get the masses to buy into your really “not-new”(new) religion

[@davidroberts1689]

"If you want your life to be meaningful, try making someone else's life meaningful." Truth!

[@MrGeocidal]

That sounds hard!

[@FBtheHunter]

Those letters from the "true beleivers" (sic) at 17:00 - did anyone else feel a burning desire to go all Grammar Nazi on them?

[@cameronyu2413]

FBtheHunter I don't know why, but all I kept thinking was how Christianity is synonymous with Marvel's Hydra. I feel like those letters could easily have had in there "You can cut off one head, but two more will take its place! Hail Jesus!" lol

[@MarkLucasProductions]

+Cameron Yu SynonYmous WITH - not "synonOmous TO"

[@MarkLucasProductions]

+FBtheHunter Your quite right to.

[@FBtheHunter]

Mark Lucas That is just cruel...

[@nakedmolerat43]

+FBtheHunter Yes, at least the devil can spell

[@AnotherMC]

Wait, so Doom 2016 and Doom eternal wasn’t based on a true story?

[@BR540E]

"If you want your life to mean something, try making someone else's life meaningful."

[@geansv]

Heavy Metal Hitch. Love this bloke.

[@MasterSpade]

“The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don’t like that statement, but few can argue with it.” - Carl Sagan That man speaks the TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rudyhill9286]

Citation, please: where in scripture may one find an example of child abuse attributed to christ. Let me guess, suffer the children to come unto me...

[@evaahh9584]

Rudy Hill how about that one where god tried to get someone to kill their child?

[@MasterSpade]

@@rudyhill9286 -- Have you read the bible? Because there are Many. But if you are like most BuyBull believers, let's be honest, you will make Excuse after Excuse for those verses. Most buybull believers will actually justify Child Abuse to defend their beliefs. So I ask you first -- “Is there any amount of evidence that could shake your faith and make you question your beliefs?” If no, then what would be the point in showing you actual verses in the buybull of the EVIL that supposed "god" is responsible for?

[@septixskeptix1107]

@@rudyhill9286 Exodus 21:7, gives men rules to sell their daughters into slavery. I would call that child abuse at the very least. In this day and age, that would consist of a whole laundry list of charges brought up against someone who did that to their daughter. That isn't even relevant to the quote though. Sagan was referring to the believers of these religions abusing their children. It happens all of the time. There were fundamental Christians who killed their adopted child not even half a mile from my childhood home a few years back. The Bible is still being used to justify child abuse to this day. Now one couldn't say that religion was the primary cause of these abuses, because back then nearly everyone identified with one of the major religions, but the abusers were religious none-the-less.

[@mistylover2082]

@@MasterSpade agreed. Check out bitchspot blog channel.

[@MadScientist512]

"Apistevist=One who rejects faith as unnecessary, unreliable and inherently dishonest" is a great word I shall now dedicate to memory, thanks be to Aaron Ra! :)

[@teamchb3143]

i am Christian and i am fully fully fully behind the separation of church and state.

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

We all make mistakes :-)

[@jailhousephilosopher3309]

I am fully behind the separation of church and mind! I am watching dateline about an innocent guy that prayed and prayed and prayed with his mom to get out of jail. after 24 years they finally decided to actually talk to real people like a judge and lawyer, and he got out of jail. YOU KNOW, they were like thank God for getting him out of jail.

[@diobrando6716]

Thank you

[@rangerkeith7]

Good. Without separation of church and state, an individual denomination could use the power of the state to pressure other denominations.

[@sparkyy0007]

There is no such thing as separation of politics and culture anywhere on earth. All cultures on earth derive their laws from religous beliefs including atheist China. .

[@rebelaxesix3496]

AronRa is one of the best & even most entertaining speakers the secular movement has. I honestly don't think I've seen a presentation of his that was boring.

[@776281]

Please; the real god of the christian right is the Almighty Dollar

[@FoodNerds]

Damn Right it is!

[@FoodNerds]

The Right Is Wrong!

[@immortalsirens4644]

Instead of relying on money from already struggling familes making ends meet taking away thier bread and butter,y cant they just orey to thier gods and a structure building eg church will magically appear from the ground from gods hands tadah lols. Then no one would have to miss out on life cos we all gotta eat and sleep and socialise somehow whole waiting in limbo pn earth called living under a goverment or dictatorship lols.

[@tmashadi]

Word! Every religion is about $$$.

[@elysium1384]

No different than the christian left then , two sides of the same coin hell one side of the same coin

[@chriswhitt6618]

This actually gives me hope for your country. It’s things like this that keeps my faith in people.

[@FlashManinSpace]

I wish my hair could look that fabulous 😍

[@kacpergarbiec4174]

Les Brown It sucks dude. I'm 16 and my hairline is receding and my crown is thinning. It's extra bad that i usually have long hair but hopefully it will look good when i will eventually get the bop chop. As soon as i'l be able to grow a beard, i won't really mind it.

[@kacpergarbiec4174]

Les Brown Yes it is, how did you know?

[@kacpergarbiec4174]

Les Brown Well, i thought that it would be fun saying Heil Satan in a video relating to satainism.

[@nikolademitri731]

Kacper Garbiec Hey man, when I was 17, my hair started going grey, so don’t feel so bad. I’m 31 now, and pretty damn salt ‘n’ pepper, as I have been for the last 2-3 years. From 17 to 27, my grey hair crept very slowly, but in those last couple years of my 20s it was an avalanche of greying. My point is, even though the genes controlling your hair were set for premature “aging” in adolescence, as were mine, you may have a while yet before serious changes take place. Granted, greying hair and balding hair are two very different things, and we’re two completely different people, but as someone who was bummed out bc my hair was doing things that “aren’t supposed to happen” when you’re a teenager, I know how you feel (kinda), and figured maybe knowing that it took over a decade for it to really start taking over might encourage you. Really, though, I know it seems like a big deal, and it’s fine to be bummed about it, but there’s no reason to freak out about what one can’t change. If it takes over swiftly, and it bothers you severely, there are cosmetic options you’ll be able to afford eventually. Try rocking a shaved head, though. Like now, so you can see what it’d look like down the road, and you can acclimate yourself to it. Maybe you’ll like it. Hell, maybe the girls will like it. Start hitting the gym, and you can be their teen Mr. Clean, except dirty! lol 😈😂 I digress. Hopefully my comment makes you feel a little better. Everything is more complicated, or at least seems to be, when you’re a teenager, so it sucks to have that kinda thing thrown at you so young, but be happy for what it isn’t. It could always be worse, and you can’t let something so minor define you. ✌🏼😊

[@seekersoftruth1057]

Flash Man I'm on my way to such luscious locks as we speak

[@zapzeus988]

Beautiful lecture Aron, I never believed in any religion even when I was a kid in the 70's. I was always treated as strange because of it. But I still always had that fear in the back of my mind of the devil and hell and damnation. I know it doesn't seem to make sense, but when you hear it day after day from everyone and everywhere it still gets ingrained in your head of the possibility. I rebelled at the age of around 11 from religion when my family was going to the Mormon church and said I was never going back one day, and I was lucky my parents didn't make me go back. I only wish I would have escaped the fear of hell before I was in my late 40's. This lecture would have helped me see the light much more quickly. Thank you for sharing your voice with us and I hope this video helps many, many more people see the light so that they don't live with that fear as long as I did.

[@labspeciman7402]

Aron has the talent to explain things so everyone understands.

[@GreywolfRaventhorne]

This is one of Aron's best speeches. Remarkable.

[@Raz.C]

4:00 No, Lord Ra, you're not entirely correct there. As atheists, we could erect a Flying Spaghetti Monster monument. Pastafarianism was invented for this very purpose.

[@erwineichmann6959]

No. Because you need to be a genuinely established religion for the argument of authenticity.

[@PGraveDigger1]

@@erwineichmann6959 Where I live pastafarianism is seen as an established religion by the government. It's still an atheistic religion.

[@erwineichmann6959]

@@PGraveDigger1 established is not like... Official, tax exempt, religious exceptions, etc. Religion or not, it may or may not be treated like one despite being seen as one. Pastafarians have no authenticity but Nontheistic Satanists do.

[@PGraveDigger1]

@@erwineichmann6959 What defines authenticity? What is the difference between pastafarians and nontheistic satanists that makes the latter authentic, but not the former? You yourself said that a religion must be genuinely established for the argument of authenticity to hold. Pastafarianism is genuinely established where I live, but according to you it isn't authentic. What other factor(s) besides being established need to be present for a religion to be authentic/for the argument of authenticity to hold?

[@erwineichmann6959]

@@PGraveDigger1 genuine religious beliefs supernatural or not, "services," "missions," demonstrations, active religious involvement, religious community, religious relevance aside from "we can make shit up too," and on and on and on. Just look it up yourself if you wanna know. There's a reason the IRS doesn't let them be treated as a real church financially but does so with us.

[@morpheas768]

As usual Aron delivers an amazing and interesting speech, while at the same time displaying wisdom and knowledge most people wish they'd have. I definitely need to read up on all these pre-bible myths and religious texts, I'm especially interested in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Personally I think the origins of these religious characters are more interesting than the characters themselves, especially if you're trying to follow the evolution and adaptations of them into new religions. Its also interesting to see the different traits and features of them being transplanted into new religions and myths, especially those that predate judeo-christian religions.

[@Michael-Philip]

Amen

[@charcharmunr]

If you want a brief summary of Gilgamesh, it's basically "Superpowerful king-guy has shagged too many wives, so the husbands pray to some deity to get rid of him and some deity gives him a buddy and they have zany antics."

[@MarshmellowFluff]

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was helping God's slaves escape the dungeon of Eden. Consequences be damned; he did the right thing, and sacrificed himself for Humanity's freedom. Hail Satan, Lord of Light and bringer of wisdom. `v`

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

Envsan you are a punt sucker.

[@austinarnold1401]

I Am That I Am I Am That I Am Disagree? Prove him wrong. Oh and wait, I thought it is a sin to call people names

[@Darker_Void_Scientist]

nah you're half correct. They merely use them so they could "be as Gods knowing good and evil". Satan, now, is the same as it's ever been;a drop in the pool fighting to gain control over their survival. The idea intrigued the two other groups, but they failed to beat the GODs. One was punished to work in the fields and the other was put below them. The satans manage to escape with their lives,but power was cut short . That is the cycle of kingdoms and powers on the earth. Nothing more, nothing less. be careful, even the light blinds.

[@cyansloth1763]

I happen to really like satanists :) you got a friend in me bro! Signed, a random KZbin atheist.

[@hmpz36911]

Prometheus, basically

[@Michael-sb8jf]

I rewatch/listen to this every once in a while and that last 5 minutes alway gets to me. Not emotionally but philosophically. If there is or is not a god I don't know but you live life to its fullest. Help your neighbors. Do what makes you happy and do not make others unhappy to the best of your ability

[@tonybrantley]

I agree 100% !!

[@Cootabux]

This truly my favorite Aron Ra videos! This is for several reasons. For one, his prentation is powerful and should be sobering for Christians. Second, the subjects and points he makes are critically important to anyone who wants to study this religion honestly and objectively. For example, Many if not most Christians, believe Satan is an immortal enemy of god. That is not the case, as Aron so poigantly made clear. Satan (the accuser) was god's "right-hand-man." Satan did god's dirty work. One of the most effective things Aron does in this video, was to use the story of Job to demonstrate the character of both Satan and god! Anyone who has a sincere interest in actually learning about the emotional (Psychological) makeup of both god and Satan characters, should read Job several times, and study it carefully. Satan killed 10 sons and daughters of Job's (and only did so with god's blessing), while god slaughtered millions! What Christians fail to remember, or know, is that Satan cannot act outside of god's will...period! That means if Satan does something horrific, it had to have been sanctioned by god! Christians are so busy trying to portray the bad guy (Satan), they forgrt that Satan can only act on god's will. What this means is that all evil acts ultimately must come from their god! In recognizing the truth about satan, it sheds a completely different light on the biblical god. Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, "and create evil:" I the LORD do all these things.

[@sagerider2]

+Cootabux I realized that at 9. Holy Trinity made me buy a bible. I said, "7 whole bucks, that's 14 loaves of bread! I'm reading this!" By the time I got to Cain & Abel, I screamed "THIS IS BAT SHIT CRAZY!!! And I must read it carefully in order to torture the nuns."

[@joelhassig6099]

* mic drop

[@razorhead1985]

+Cootabux To be fair, that's only relevant for people who are religiously ignorant. I've been aware of Satan's role in the bible, and anyone who actually reads it should understand this straight off the page, but people often don't make genuine conclusions, and mainly listen to the popular opinion. But in reading revelations, God's will required the anti-christ ruling over the earth, and then after that happened, the second coming and all of that stuff. I've made my terms with God and Satan, but I hardly see that as how God works in our reality. The idea of God is an ever progressing ideal, and continues to refine it self, as it should with revelations. So why people continue to propound what is essentially an old straw man, and by that, I mean how the entire role of God and Satan are often misinterpreted on how one functions with the other, so this is in a sense, the worst inaccurate version to put out there is being wrongly represented as the right conclusion, so for those like myself who have made this discovery but continue to believe in God, these points are very unenlightening, simply because I've already come across them myself. Even angels killed in the bible, how is any of this a dent to the intellectuals conception of God who actually took time to understand the bible?

[@joelhassig6099]

Oh, Jesus fuck - if you religious nut jobs only knew how fucking INSANE you sound when you spew that gibberish...

[@Cootabux]

+leviathan samson +Telagio if I already believe "a lie," then it's a lie I discovered in the bible! in reading job, I found god to be more evil than satan. if you find my interpretations to be flawed, please point them out to me. Let me leave you with one example of why I call this god evil...he was certainly devoid of any sensitivity to human values and love of family. God gave Satan permission to murder Job's 10 sons and daughters. After the wager was won by god, god made it a point to pay Job off for all he had subjected him to. God gave Job more money, more cattle, etc. But here's the really weird part....For taking Job's children from this world, god decided to give Job 19 brand new sons and daughters! That's right, he didn't resurrect Job's original children (I don't know why not, he was god, after all) But no, god gave Job ten complete strangers to replace the ones god had murdered! But here's the kicker...god wanted to do more than just replace Job's kids with strangers, so he made these replacements more beautiful and more handsome than Job's originals!! Now, can you imagine how Job must have felt? How demeaning and insulting could god get? Job hadn't even grieved yet! I guess god expected Job to go on as if nothing had happened and treat his new kids as if they'd been around since day one! It's insane, the whole story, especially god's state of mind and behavior...insane! If you had been Job, how you would've handled that.

[@ivanchernov3041]

15:18 when Aron says “no remorse” i thought the next picture was going to be Metallica’s kill em all

[@jamesgarcia7034]

Hmmm...yeah but it would've been the one thing that didn't belong... He was quoting album titles, not song titles... Motorhead "No Remorse" for the win...

[@amisner2k]

Unbelievably honest and brilliant presentation. It was humorous, charming, thought-provoking, sensible, tasteful, responsible and above all honest and respectful. Insightful. Engaging. Intriguing. At the end it delivered one of the most endearing statements I've ever heard: "Learn to live and love life." Well done Aron Ra. You nailed it. :)

[@tredzwater]

+Aaron Misner - There used to be an old Latin saying popular with Christian-educated teens. It was "Dum vivimus; VIVAMUS!" (While we live; let us LIVE.) Aron's got the flavor of that, brilliantly!

[@amisner2k]

tredzwater I've never heard that saying, thank you for sharing! I like it. :)

[@tredzwater]

Aaron Misner - Glad you liked it. A number of us had it written on our notebooks when I was in high school.

[@amisner2k]

tredzwater I would've enjoyed hanging out with your click of friends if I went to your high school. :)

[@tredzwater]

Noli nothi permittere te terere. Aaron Misner - I'm glad you think so. We were a bunch of science and Latin nerds, but we were also the bunch in trouble with the teachers more than any other group. It was fun. PS, in case you're interested, here is the CORRECT translation of "Never let the bastards wear you down." Most of what you'll find on the Net is wrong. "Noli nothi permittere te terere." It doesn't read as amusingly as "illigitimati", but it's correct. The other is dog Latin. One last thing..."whorehouse is "lupanar"...house or place of she-wolves. Not very PC, is it? I guess it says something that so much of the Latin I still have is "risqué". Beats the heck out of "Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres...", though.

[@adz4315]

Quote of the century "if you want your life to mean something... try making someone else's life meaningful"!!

[@TimmyP1955]

When in a bad way some years ago, I read the Old Testament. I was appalled by the similarities between Yahweh and Hitler.

[@supernovel7514]

Or thanos

[@jzt999]

and Trump.

[@0x777]

The Bible also has a lot in common with Mein Kampf. Everyone in Nazi Germany got one, nearly nobody read it, and had more people read it and read just what kind of insane bullshit is written in there, maybe a lot of atrocities could have been avoided.

[@jilliansmith7123]

42--of course--the answer to life the universe, and everything.

[@Shamrocc]

Jillian Smith how many bits was that computer?

[@klutterkicker]

As a child, Satan was also the first thing I recall questioning. I heard the story of Job, and I said to my parents, "What if everything bad that happens is just the devil working with God to test us?" And they said, "No, you've misinterpreted the story, that was a one time thing." But that was, to me, a workable solution to this big conundrum about why God allows evil to exist, why he doesn't just smash Satan into bits right now.

[@klutterkicker]

***** War, strife a bloodshed have been happening since long before the first coming. As a method of exposing Satan, it's clear that waiting for bad things to make evil self-evident is not viable. And if one angel revolution wasn't bad enough, saying that they're going to keep rebelling against God doesn't grant much confidence in him as a leader.

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

klutterkicker that's not God's plan , that's yours.

[@Brian-tt3op]

As a person who is just in the past couple of years finding my way out of the bullshit of religion and accepting myself as an Atheist I appreciate these videos. Unless you have found your way out of the mess that is religion yourself you will never really understand how hard that struggle can be. Even though I could never believe that lie again it helps to watch these videos and bolster my strength and knowledge against the ignorance in the same way that Christians go to church to renew their faith. Of course, the major difference is that I new require no faith to be free any longer! A very sincere and heartfelt thank you to all of those out there fighting the good fight against ignorance.

[@davidmlong63]

I am 54, I have been an Atheist since I was 13. I called myself an Atheist from 76.

[@jeanetteyork2582]

David Long ..you are not alone.

[@cedricrobertson2893]

There is something of with your math

[@seamusmergatroid9190]

CedricBorn 1963 (hence 54 in 2017) - Atheist since 13 years old - 1963 + 13 = (19)76 - simplesThere is something OFF with your maths (and English)

[@cedricrobertson2893]

Seamus Mergatroid I was kidding Also ennglush is noot mayn language

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

David Long I bet you were born gay too.

[@MrWessiide]

Ending brought me to tears. I'm forever grateful that we have people like this to spread reason and logic.

[@EdMcStinko]

Just when Id never thought Id hear more excellent arguments about the problems inherent with religion from different angles, this guy just knocks my socks off.

[@harrisonotiso9234]

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[@nesnibila4888]

That was soooo goooood. The beginning was like a stand-up routine, the middle was like a ted talk, and the end was like listening to spoken poetry. I was actually laughing so much at the statue story at the beginning that I went downstairs and told my sister and Christian mum about it (luckily they found it funny).

[@rationalpanda4196]

15:50 -- Tbh, Mr Ra, it was your appearance that attracted me when I first found you. I was a "new born" atheist & looking for anything remotely satanic, partly out of intellectual curiosity & partly to freak out my still devout Christian parents. Although you weren't the satanist I was looking for, you were & still are intellectually educational to me. You helped solidify, so to speak, my deconversion. I appreciate you and your content.

[@zachlore223]

I want to meet this man so badly or at least sit in on a lecture. He's got it spot on, every word. Keep up the good work man!👍

[@fundorgon]

Fantastic! What a gloriously, concise, reasoned and brilliantly honest performance. I salute you sir!

[@KingQwertzlbrmpf]

About Erishkigal. It's worth mentioning that depending on which tradition you are following Erishkigal is either the sister or an alternative version of Inanna, also called Ishtar. Inanna was the goddes of fertility and life. She was also the patron goddes of the city of Uruk. Inanna was, again depending on the tradition you are following, the daughter or the wive of the god of water and wisdom Enki. After besting enki at a drinking game she tricks him into giving her the twelve "me" powers which essentially gave her absolute power over everything making her one of the first all-powerful gods. By the way, i highly recommend you to read those songs, they are beautiful. Back to the point, enki is the sumerian main deity and also a predecessor to the jewish god Yehova.

[@franktherealist481]

This video is old but it summed up a lot of things and Aron was amazing to listen to. The level of education and the fashion in which he articulates the knowledge always keeps my attention. I would love to have his level of knowledge. I'm studying hard so, eventually, I'll get there. Aron and Matt Dillahunty inspire me to learn, to see things as they are and not how one filled with fantastic myths would paint it. Loving every minute of Aron's and Matt's videos when they come out.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

17:05 As usual, christian zealotry goes hand in hand with bad spelling.

[@ingold1470]

I thought it was zealotry.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Eric Guier I saw the other one as well and thought they were equally accepted synonyms, but I looked it up and found out it was incorrect. Cheers for pointing it out.

[@Awfulwriter]

Ghost81 strange as it sounds the bad spelling makes it all the more creepy. Getting a threatening letter is one thing. From a weirdo with atrocious spelling is another levels.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Nathan Thompson The interesting question is whether religion brings ingnorance or ignorance brings religion. Bit of a "chicken or the egg" dilemma there.

[@Awfulwriter]

I don't think the "chicken and the egg" analogy works for this question. I think it is more that there is a symbiotic link between the two each one feeding off the other, neither truely dying while the other one still lives. Also I think it is unfair to call EVERY religious person ignorant. Maybe swapping the word "religion" with "fundamentalism" would be fairer.

[@awakeningtovacuity8372]

"The power of Jerry compels you". I'm gonna use that the next time a religiolot tries to convert me.

[@awakeningtovacuity8372]

@Agent J Not sure which "they" you mean.

[@awakeningtovacuity8372]

@Agent J wasn't sure which side you were on, as there wasn't much context.

[@rogermwilcox]

7:56 : The Peace sign being the Norse rune of the harvest is a new one on me. Last I heard, the Peace sign was formed from the semaphore symbols for "N" and "D" -- standing for Nuclear Disarmament. (I.e. it started as an anti-nuclear-weapons symbol.)

[@RadarKat73080]

Nobody expects the Satanic Inquestion!

[@stephaniecuellar3192]

xxxRadarxxx So, no comfy chair?

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

xxxRadarxxx I expect it everyday.

[@FoodNerds]

Oh no will they use... LOGIC ON US!! OH NO SAY IT ISN'T SO! 😱

[@FoodNerds]

@@stephaniecuellar3192 LMAO!!

[@peterscott1272]

what murderous misguided morons the inquisitionists were

[@atheistclown398]

Instead of church on Sunday listen to AronRa. He truly knows his bible. Hats off to Oklahoma Satanists.

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

Atheist Clown what is his Bible.

[@warywolfen]

I remember that when the "cabbage patch" doll craze occurred in the 1980s, some people were maintaining that demonic spirits were inhabiting the dolls. The "Chucky" movie, "Child's Play" was a parody that poked fun at this.

[@gevomaterina1019]

Clyde Wary what are trying to say?

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

Clyde Wary don't forget about the cotton candy machines. those things do stuff.

[@hmpz36911]

Huh. Was unaware of this. Oddly enough, my sister to this day swears hers walked while her back was turned. It was a clown with squeaky shoes. I thought she would have said, "oh just stupid kid stuff", but no, she still believes it was possessed.

[@mikolajrowinski7794]

33:10 His speach from this point is so briliant I mean all this talk was amazing but the finale, finale is the greatest

[@Tigranis]

"... and even worse, I played Dungeons and Dragons." ... instant +1. ^^

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

Tigranis yeah, I play with myself alot to.

[@FoodNerds]

You beast! Lol jk!

[@FoodNerds]

@@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942 I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants.

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

Michele G laughed at what

[@Superknullisch]

Yeah in demonic possession, that's for sure.. And most certainly against gelatinous cubes! : DDDDDD

[@TheJanieLee]

Not too shabby it makes sense to me. The book clearly explains it was written by men.

[@autobotstarscream765]

And a lot of the "contradictions" are simply disagreements of those men, such as Pauline and Petrine Epistles co-existing in the Bible and presenting their opposing views.

[@Dark6997]

"Hey come on the devil made me do it, I didn't want him to think I was a chicken"

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

Dark6997 no just chicken shit that's all.

[@jacobfamily4761]

Thank you for this talk, Aron. I'm atheist but I didn't realise until the mid 90s that this was the case. I'm annoyed that I didn't figure it out sooner, but I never thought of it from the perspective that it wasn't a word that was used.

[@homerco213]

The Church of Satan has renounced violence. It would be nice if christianity did the same. No it does not deserve to be capitalized.

[@keybladesrus]

Michael Dziengel Why does it not deserve to be capitalized? Christianity is a proper noun, and should be capitalized according to the rules of the English language. It's not about respect. Would you still not capitalize it if a sentence started with the word? For example, my second sentence. It would just look weird to have the first word of my sentence in lower case. I'm an Atheist, by the way, so I'm not coming at this from a Christian bias. There's just no sense in breaking the rules of a language simply because you don't respect a certain group of people.

[@bnipmnaa]

keybladesrus Why have you capitalised "atheist"? It isn't a proper noun. (I'm with Michael Dziengel btw, those nutjob omniscient-wizard-in-the-sky cultists don't deserve even implicit linguistic respect, lol)

[@keybladesrus]

bnipmnaa Huh. I had often seen it written that way, but I just looked it up, and you're right. Atheist is only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence. Now that I know, I'll write it correctly in the future. That's because I respect the English language, and how I feel about any particular group has nothing to do with that. Christianity is a proper noun, so it gets capitalized. If you don't want to, then fine. Just know that you're incorrect.

[@bnipmnaa]

keybladesrus No need to be bellicose or defensive, matey. Take it as the joke it was intended to be, from both me and the other fella ;-)

[@thedeebo410]

keybladesrus I'm glad another member of the Grammar SS beat me to this egregious assault on our sacred language!

[@mrsnakesmrnot8499]

Watching this sermon is how I celebrated Easter Sunday, 2020, while quarantined away from Coronavirus. Others should celebrate similarly. Thank you, Ra.

[@hifibrony]

I have seen dozens of Aron's speeches, discussions, panels and presentations on YT, but this may be my favorite.

[@raptorcrasherinc.9823]

"God doesn't care what happens when you die, because then, NEITHER OF YOU EXIST!" Might be the greatest quote about religion.

[@isabelle6854]

I love how the people who wrote jerry hate mail can’t even use the correct form of “your”

[@irrelevant_noob]

Noticed that myself, but TBH it wasn't at all endearing to me, it was quite sad IMO... :-|

[@paxmule]

*They're* not too bright.

[@EskChan19]

That and misterious was great too. But yeah, apparently the you're is a timeless classic.

[@MMChoza]

Yes...it made me chuckle

[@penelopegrier5073]

That killed me too.

[@noahsorensen7817]

This video has SO MUCH GREAT CONTENT!! I wish all churches had this much information to share for people to know about.

[@devilmonkey427]

*To all the Atheists out there* .... Don't think of these triggered christians as lesser people that deserve *condescending* critiques of their Bronze age magical fairytale beliefs and ignorance. *To the christians out there* ...... "CONDESCENDING" means we talk down to you.

[@livingvancouvertime2723]

Hahahaha. Thanks for clearing that up😊

[@Puchuchi747]

5 stars for you! 10 out of 10

[@guytheincognito4186]

Could'nt Agree more 🤣👍

[@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010]

Nice

[@Andulsi]

lol

[@richarddismore5901]

One of the best talks I have ever heard from Aaron and he has had a lot of good talks! Thank-you for posting! The last 4 minutes are bang on point.

[@LarsPallesen]

Brilliant! Simply brilliant. Very few people can put it as succinctly as Aron Ra. I'm impressed.

[@samartzis2000]

+Lars Pallesen I agree , an Immaculate talk.

[@mikeyseo]

Yes. Yes. Brilliantly brainwashing the ignorant masses.

[@samartzis2000]

+Michael Seo IGNORANCE - The lack of knowledge or information. This talk that Aronra gave was very informative and my knowledge has expanded because of it. Therefore I want to know how you come to that conclusion ?! Also , a theist calling an atheist ignorant is a bit rich, the irony is comical

[@mikeyseo]

Paul Samartzis Why can't a theist call an atheist ignorant? You must be ignorant to be an atheist. Even as Amen ra said. U are agnostic. Agnosis meaning "without knowledge." As far as you being brain washed , you just said it yourself. "You knowledge" has expanded. That is not knowledge you have received from amen ra. You received lies. And since you confound knowledge with lies and lies with knowledge...you basically believe lies fed to you by someone Amen Ra, and therefore are brainwashed. The guy is basically a cult leader. An atheist cult based on lies. He says "if you dont believe the bible , you dont believe in god." Wrong. What a lie. He says all christians think atheists are satanists and vice versa. Wtf. Not really. Basically i challenge you to. Name one thing he says that IS true. Thats how brain washed you are. He speaks u nod. How can you agree with this guy? He looks like a toad.

[@samartzis2000]

+Michael Seo OK Michael, but I'm going to have to correct you on a couple of things you said. first of all , Agnostic means 'That nothing, Not a thing can be known of a God, or his nature'. It does not mean "without knowledge". On the second correction , yes by listening to a talk and then checking the information and verifying it yourself is useful and expands knowledge. You see I was once an orthodox Christian and I happen to be Greek and I can safely say that Aronra completely gets the parts of the talk 100% right from knowledge that I knew when I was a Christian and the knowledge I have gathered from my ancient ancestors. I knew that part of the talk 34 years ago. The third correction has irony in it. You Aronra a cult leader ? That is exactly what he is opposed to. You obviously don't know too much about him. He detests cults, and is constantly telling followers of cults to give it up, stop being sheep and think for yourself. On your fourth point , I don't know if he said "All" Christians think atheists are satanists , I would have to look at that part again. However I can say that where he lives it is certainly the case. Point five, yes if you are a true Christian, you belive that book 100%. Proudly stated on many Christian creationist websites. isis too, 100% by the book. On your last point, I have just completed your challenge and saying things like ' he looks like a toad' is playground wit which does not help you in any argument .

[@chriswhitt6685]

Outstanding, informative and quite moving. Thank you for your work and for sharing your work with us.

[@danmiller6462]

Aaron makes a great presentation and used logic. Religion will eventually be a minuscule minority as time goes by and people become more educated and non theism is presented in a reasonable matter presenting facts and logic. I left religion a year ago because I got tired of the lies and power struggles. I'm currently a deist but not sure if God really exists. The only evidence I see is the earth and universe. As for beyond that how do we really know? I only wish I quit religion 30 years ago. How differently my life would be. I like what Aaron said about how life is precious because it is so short. I'm 55 years old so I have only 30 more years to enjoy it. I only hot my body cooperates.

[@mnbc989]

Why a deist? What convinced you that a personal god wasn't real but a non-personal god was?

[@davej2827]

I think deism is a way to still believe in something, but not ignore science. Also a non-involved creator is a way to excuse the suffering in the world. I am atheistic but if I ever were ever to believe, deism is the only way I could do so honestly.

[@mnbc989]

Dave Jankowski​​ Believing in something which is there is no evidence for isn't honesty; faith isn't honest. At least a theist can claim personal experience, but a deist god doesn't interact.

[@davej2827]

mnbc989 I agree, but some people can't let go of belief entirely. The notion of the soul may be hard to let go of. Some people can't come to terms with the exclusionary aspects of theism not to mention all the holes in the story but can't let go of belief. There is no proof of any higher power. I'm sure personal experience is limited to each person by what they believe. An involved loving god wouldn't let his word be screwed up by man. There would be only one religion. As I said, I don't believe in god (s) but if I chose to believe I would have to go deist for the lack of science denial, the lack of exclusion, and the fact it does not present a flawed story as the word of god.

[@iamthatiamiamthatiam2942]

Dan Miller where will you spend eternity

[@Ipsolus]

The panic was such a thing, and it's still on-going, really - Just not as newsworthy anymore. My aunt was taken by cancer when i was young. Very slow departure. Lost most her hair and most her mind. Yet still on her deathbed, she'd handed me her tarot deck, told me she wanted me to have it. I didnt even get to look at them before my parents threw them away. She spent her final days... Well, not quite here. Somewhere else in her head. She was kinda gone already. I dont know if that was a blessing though. I just remember her talking about the little men dancing on her pillow, coughing up blood as the family prayed around her because "she's possessed". I dont really hold them like she did, but i did buy a deck like hers years later. Didnt know her very well but it felt right to have it.

[@harrybaffourawuah6856]

“If you want your life to mean something, try making someone else’s life meaningful “

[@rayberczik7251]

Thanks Aron I now have a new favorite quote- if you want your life to have meaning, make someone else's life meaningful. Absolutely poetic!!

[@KainaX122]

No one expects *_The Satanists of Oklahoma_*

[@hadeskingoftheunderworld7010]

I certainly didn't expect either they hit like a truck

[@CulturedWhiteBoy]

I love when Aron gets all flustered. I asked a friend of mine if slavery was good and she said that's the way things were done back then and it was accepted. I tried getting other answers out of her, but I ended up just sending her a roller skating gif.

[@tonybrantley]

Sorry but it's ACCEPTED.

[@CulturedWhiteBoy]

@@tonybrantley You're absolutely right! Thanks. 😊