I Accidentally Improved the Bible… Then I Did It on Purpose 59 More Times!

[@MindShift-Brandon]

A bit different today but we get to cover a lot of ground in this one. Thanks for being here!

[@dougt7580]

Thanks Brandon. Another interesting one, especially for this ex-catholic who was raised in a tradition very much different than yours where we hardly even cared about the Bible TBH.

[@troymatthews9541]

Lots daughters where freaky

[@danielblair4413]

@MindShift-Brandon You have got a real full of yourself attitude you do realize that, right? Who do you think you are anyway? You are not better than God to improve his word in anyway shape or form. You are just corrupting your immortal soul more and more every time you make a video against God and the bible and that corruption upon your immortal soul is just going to increase the torment that you'll experience in hell because people that end up in hell create their own torment that they will experience in hell because those who end up in hell suffer the corruption that they build themselves from the sins that they commit. No one suffers the same eternal torment experience in hell you create your own based on the corruption you have caused upon your immortal soul from the sins that you have committed. You need to wise up and truly get saved and acquire a relationship with God because contrary to what you may think you were never saved and never had a relationship with God to begin with.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

@@troymatthews9541hey dont speak about Jesus’ great great great great …grandma that way lol

[@dasbus9834]

@@danielblair4413 _Who do you think you are anyway?_ Lol here comes the first one - as has been written! 😂

[@pilyglot3037]

imagine if right from the beginning, instead of "fill the earth, subdue it, have dominion over the animals" we had something along the lines of "care for the earth, nurture it, have compassion for other creatures"

[@SlimmyJimmySonjan]

How abhorrent!!! Our loving god would NEVER stand for spreading loving compassion to others!! You make me sick! See, here in the bible it says..

[@BenjaminEaster-b8b]

​@@SlimmyJimmySonjanYou are a cognoscenti, a non de guerre regarding sardonic utterances 😂

[@theboombody]

My wife and I have dominion over two cats. They're very well nurtured and cared for. And our house and lawn are adequately cared for and not falling apart (much). But we do buy meat from the store for us and our cats to eat. I eat less meat than I used to though because of digestive issues, not ethical ones. For a while I tried eating NO meat because of how bad my digestion was, and man, it really makes the body tired and weak to not have that protein. You have to be very careful about animal care. Sometimes well-meaning people who try to take care of 40 cats instead of 4 cats end up making things worse instead of better. Our abilities as human beings are quite limited, no matter what kind of mission statements we come up with. The Bible says do what you can according to God's purpose, but realize you ain't God. When you start thinking you are God and can end all suffering, you create way more than you end. That's what happened in the soviet union with its attempt at food redistribution. Well-meaning, but horrendous because it tried to overstep its bounds. Voluntary hunger relief efforts tend to work better than coerced ones, as sad as that is.

[@VisiblyPinkUnicorn]

@@theboombody it really makes YOUR body tired and weak to not have that protein...

[@theboombody]

@@VisiblyPinkUnicorn Sure did.

[@docforest4851]

I sat down and wrote my own highly condensed Bible. It was “Love one another, and be grateful for what you have.” Thats it.

[@dmsdad6866]

Hard sell,... The people demand drama, murder, betrayal, and conflict!

[@maximodashe5635]

...then people would form sects based on what they understand as love and being grateful followed by making war on others to enforce their understanding.

[@perilousrange]

Bill and Ted pretty much nailed it with 'Be excellent to each other.'

[@KatieKangaroo26]

Also respect people's boundaries

[@MrDalisclock]

​@@maximodashe5635The life of Brian has entered the chat

[@CharlesPayet]

“In my mind, I mixed up a few words in the verse, and it was good.” Thus spoke Brandon on the first day of fixing the Bible.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Lol!

[@sauron69447]

The birth of God Brandon

[@teddelguercio2173]

Hahaha That's awesome

[@BluStarGalaxy]

And then, on the 7th hour of editing, Brandon rested. Lying on the couch content in what he had made.

[@CutTiesWithYourCaptor]

The MSVUE (Mind Shift Version Updated Edition)

[@ThinkitThrough-kd4fn]

My improvement to Genesis 11, 5-7: Then God, seeing the tower they had built, said: "If, speaking one language, they can do this, then nothing will be impossible for them. Let us go down there and remind them to add a fire escape and create good building codes for the future."

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Lol well done

[@jonathanyoung8109]

Also, wouldn’t missionary work be easier if everyone spoke one language?

[@MooneJay20]

@@jonathanyoung8109 it would also make making copies of the bible easier if there was only language due to there being a much, much smaller chance of something being lost in translation. Considering how many times the bible was changed or almost changed because of translation errors… I feel like this was a bit of a blunder from Yahweh

[@BenjaminEaster-b8b]

@@MindShift-Brandon Are you cognizant towards the lost dash canonically dismissed books referenced within the Holy Scripture?????😳

[@JaunPark2222]

@@ThinkitThrough-kd4fn This is so good I added it to my notes (journal). Thanks!

[@dantolson1697]

Brandon - I’m pretty sure that I’ve seen every one of your Mindshift videos, and as amazing that they are (I mean that, they’re really good !), I think this one might just be your best. I really like the approach of turning the whole thing on it’s head, and instead of Using logic to refute the ridiculousness of different verses, showing how easy it would’ve been to make the whole things so much clearer, compassionate, loving, and unbelievable. THANK YOU !

[@MindShift-Brandon]

thats very kind feedback, and thanks so much for being so involved in the channel!

[@troymatthews9541]

@@MindShift-Brandon the only part of the Bible That's evident that can prove him to be real is that we're all job God just left the devil do whatever he wants and we suffer for God doesn't intervene but yet he intervened when it was time to take the tree of life from us heated intervene when the devil came here would she allowed but he going to intervene and that's having the tree of Life

[@troymatthews9541]

@@MindShift-Brandon but God don't intervene unless it's in his plan unless something is against his plan he interveq his own plan. Causing floods is intervening. He only intervenes to make sure things happen that are truly unnecessary cuz he could have did it another way it's just real stupid my Jedi tricks bulshit

[@troymatthews9541]

@@MindShift-Brandon I'm a bad speller but I don't get good at spelling just by asking God to do it

[@thesingerintheshower]

Right ✅️!!!

[@Pootycat8359]

Here's my suggestion for an improvement: "Sorry, Abraham, you flunked the test. You should have refused to sacrifice Isaac, even though it was I who told you to do it. Surely, I taught you better...."

[@Explodington]

Heck, that was more or less a plotline from one of the vaults in Fallout: New Vegas.

[@Pootycat8359]

@@Explodington I'm not familiar with that...I'll check it out.

[@JaunPark2222]

@@Pootycat8359 I don’t know if you are familiar with Mike Winger, but he literally said that if God tells you to kill someone then you should do it. Ugh! This man drives me crazy! I don’t watch his videos, but I see clips of him on other channels, and that’s enough to get my blood boiling. 🥵

[@Pootycat8359]

@@JaunPark2222 I'm not familiar with him, but I've read comments stating that since God created us he can do whatever he wants with, or to, us, and it's OK. They cite Bible passages about a potter, doing what he will, with the clay he's shaping, for any, or no, reason.

[@JaunPark2222]

@@Pootycat8359 Right! Does the clay have a right to complain about what the potter molds it into. 🙄🙄🙄

[@JDrocks4ever]

I love the creativity in doing this! It’s really amazing to have such a bright ex-Christian content creator putting videos like this out here. It’s really helped me a lot in my apostasy. As far as prolific thinkers, you’re certainly in good company with people like Thomas Jefferson who also realized the Bible needs major modifications and went the extra step to take matters in his own hands lol

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Too kind my friend, but thank you!

[@Ashy_Slashy3]

Same

[@SentimentalApe]

Hey Brandon, I just want to thank you for your emphasis on consistency. I’m currently going through a very unpleasant breakup with someone who is very inconsistent and makes things up to suit her narrative, and this happens multiple times a week. The point is, your consistent call for consistency has really helped me keep my feet on the ground and keep in touch with reality through all this. I appreciate what you’re doing.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

So sorry to hear that man! Glad to help. Hang in there!

[@thesingerintheshower]

🙏🙏🙏

[@bluecrystal3900]

"For God so loved the world that he forgives us without demanding the shedding of blood" would be my improvement of John 3:16

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Indeed!

[@18471902]

What about "God loves all creation" with the implication that there is nothing that needs to be judged or forgiven?

[@Edgar_Nava]

If you ever see an injustice happen, wouldn't you want justice to be made?

[@QuestionThingsUseLogic]

@@Edgar_Nava yet the irony of the meaning of justice would NOT be someone else paying for your wrongdoing. That is an example of _injustice_ ....

[@Edgar_Nava]

@QuestionThingsUseLogic That is an example of agape love.

[@roc5291]

All you would really need to do to “improve” it as it is, is change: “In the beginning” to “Once upon a time”.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Lol! Not bad.

[@monteclark1115]

Unfortunately there is no happily ever after at the end.

[@charlesclaridy8646]

​@@monteclark1115I think he likes misery. All that blood sacrifices his drug you know like a adrenochrome.

[@andresdefideebookscriticos3333]

Bring a Myth to this Oscar! 😊😊😊

[@tahllaz]

😂😂😂😂

[@dwkimble]

Brandon, I just discovered you this weekend from being on the harmonic atheist and you are by far my favorite deconstructionist. You’re very clear and rational and I love your cadence. You’re also so credibile because you’ve lived it. I can relate to so much and I so much look forward to learning from all that you have shared and I thank you for all that you have put out there for us to learn from

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Oh thats so nice to hear! Thanks for the love and welcome to the fam!

[@AshAll3469]

Honestly, I know Christians argue the Bible is not intended to be a scientific book, but having some extremely accurate scientific statements in those ancient texts would certainly make it seem more miraculous and easier to believe in, especially since people of that day would have no such knowledge except through divine revelation.

[@finestPlugins]

If you have a deity that can interfere at any time and perform miracles, science has no place. Oddly enough, science actually works. 🧐

[@jonathanyoung8109]

Exactly! Even just have one thing that wouldn’t have been known at the time and it would definitely change things.

[@exploremore2438]

​@@finestPlugins💯

[@toastcrunch9387]

I've seen a few of them try to argue that the bible IS scientifically advanced and therefore should be considered miraculous, but the examples they all use are pedantic nonsense. Like "the bible predicted the earth was round" and then some verse about looking all around the circle of the earth or something, or the bible predicted rain exists or some such nonsense. They tried, no dice.

[@jenna2431]

The really sad part of this is that Christians actually believe the Gospel according to Brandon versions, in all reality. They have trained themselves to read right on past the grotesque parts of their bible, mentally revising or excusing.

[@sundayoliver3147]

Well, some Christians do-- the ones I'd like to hang out with. Others seem very excited by blood, gore, anger, and revenge. But I agree, it's weird that the Christian people who are the most kind and generous are the ones that must be studiously ignoring a whole heck of a lot of the scriptures their religion supposedly depends on.

[@EstherH85]

Brandon is re-writing the Bible and I'm here for it

[@DrakeTimbershaft]

Brandon, you have WON THE INTERNET.

[@johntiggleman4686]

@DrakeTimbershaft For at least the next week, anyway.

[@riluna3695]

"For God so loved the world that he never made it." As an author I feel this to my core. I care deeply about the fictional beings that I have created and nurtured over almost a decade at this point, and I can safely and confidently say that if I had a button that would bring those characters and their stories to life, make them real either in this world or their very own, I would REFUSE to press it. I wouldn't go near it for fear of tripping on it by accident. And why is that? Because I love them too much to put real, feeling people through the hardships that have been written into these stories. To bring to life the heartless villains who have strived to ruin or even end the lives of my beloved children. To force another conscious, living being to experience the horrors of their backstories, and the trials and hardships of the story proper. Even knowing with absolute certainty that their endings are happy and the trauma fades with time, the very idea of willingly or even accidentally inflicting that fate on anyone, whether I like them or not, is horrifying to me. And I DO like them. I do care. I so love my world that I will never, ever make it. And I would hope that a God who loved me as I love my characters would think and act the same. Would understand that I myself agree and would prefer never to have been made at all, if this is the life I must lead. And yet here I sit, suffering in all the little ways I've always been. Enough to nearly break me, and yet still a pitiful fraction of what other real, living people are going through as I type this. Through no fault of their own, and - if he does exist as claimed - through at least some small fault of God's, as he sits in the room with them watching them be hurt and doing nothing. No protecting the innocent, no punishing the wicked. A god who refuses to judge and refuses to love. And you go on praising him even as countless others scream in pain. I thought perfection was worth more than this.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

ohhh i love this. thank you!

[@InfernalAlgorithms]

And I would hope that a God who loved me as I love my characters would understand my plight. If this is the life I must lead, I’d prefer never to have been made at all. Yet here I am, suffering in ways that nearly break me, while others endure far worse. If a god exists, he watches us suffer and does nothing. No protection for the innocent, no punishment for the wicked. A god who refuses to judge and love, while you praise him as countless others scream in pain. Perhaps perfection isn’t worth this torment. Maybe, just maybe, the devil had the right idea all along.

[@KarmasAB123]

Bookmark

[@Explodington]

I feel bad if I lose a guy in XCOM. All my snipers get outfitted in a beret and sunglasses in honor of Pierre, a badass French sniper I had the best of luck with on my first winning run. He spawned with rad accessories and died a hero.

[@riluna3695]

@@InfernalAlgorithms Careful, there. Most of that is a perfectly fine rephrasing of what I said, but there's one line that goes the wrong direction. "Perhaps perfection isn't worth this torment" is not at all what I was suggesting. My point is that if perfection was what we had from God, then there would be no torment at all. The existence of people experiencing suffering shows that there's a flaw to a creation said to be perfect, by a creator said to be perfect. This is just factually untrue, and the world proves it several thousand times over. The God that most believe in only reaches the status of "perfect" after countless instances of retconning and excusing that God's behavior. And "perfect when you ignore all these imperfections" is just a fancy and dishonest way of saying "imperfect". (I'd also refrain from praising Satan without having a list of specific actions from him by believers that I judged case by case. Just because you oppose someone bad, that does not automatically mean that you are good. Sometimes a large-scale conflict turns out to be between two villains instead of one villain and one hero. We forget that at our peril)

[@hamobu]

Muslims literally believe that God wrote the Quran and that it's the most amazing book and anyone who reads it would convert instantly. However, I have never heard a Muslim say "I can't wait to go home and study my Quran". I never heard a verse from the Quran and thought to myself "Wow that is really wise or deep". People in the west will quote Confucius, Laoza and Sun Tzu but nobody quotes the Quran. No philosophy or ethics class studies the Quran. I myself used to think that the Quran was amazing even after I deconstructed, until somebody said that they found it repetitive and boring. Then I thought to myself "oh my God. I thought that was just me." I was like a fish that suddenly realized it's surrounded by water. If we grow up believing in something, we become blind to its obvious flaws.

[@dasbus9834]

We did actually read a bit of the Quran during our ethics courses back at school, just as we looked at other religions. However the whole class soon took a joint decision to move on to something more interesting because it was really bad and boring.

[@birkavese]

I couldn’t believe when I first heard this, being so absurd, but the quran actually teaches that each fly has poison on one wing and antidote on the other, so if it gets in your drink, you should dip it first before taking it out, to make sure the antidote also gets in the drink…

[@Jesuslordoflords-y4m]

And now it's time to obey the gospel and get born again. Don't let religion/atheism rob you of your eternal citizenship in heaven. Mockers of God will have a lot to answer for on judgment day even if they don't believe it.

[@hamobu]

@@Jesuslordoflords-y4m why do you believe that?

[@dasbus9834]

@@Jesuslordoflords-y4m That sounds pretty unlikely. It also sounds pretty religious, so there's that.

[@MrLucky45cal]

B.I.B.L.E "Brandon Interprets the Bible Literally Easier" 😆

[@tomyfamily1]

"Brandon Interpret Biblical Literature Easily", this gets rid of "The" 😂😂😂

[@yellowbacon69]

Einstein

[@exoplanet11]

That's recursive!

[@unknownx7252]

@@sammur1977 explain leviticus 25:44-46

[@BenjaminEaster-b8b]

@@yellowbacon69 Do you mean Einstein 🤔

[@dcb99filmz]

the fact that mere mortals can do better says a lot.

[@ruvenpeskin]

The "Brandon 24:7" bit (timestamp 2:45 - 2:50) was hilarious! The whole concept of this video is actually pretty funny. I'm only three minutes in, but I'm already thoroughly enjoying it.

[@mrfennecx4094]

Thank you for what you do.❤ "For God so loved the world, that he never made it..." 😮 I've been having this exact thought running repeatedly through my mind for so long, I feel better knowing others see it too. ❤

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thank you!

[@lilpup1414]

The MSV(The Mindshift Version)

[@KarmasAB123]

And lo, Brandon saw that it was less bad

[@MindShift-Brandon]

hahah, that one got me.

[@dammitpatrice9364]

This is one of the best pieces of content you’ve ever made Brandon.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

hey, thanks so much for that!

[@clukinvar]

Hey, Brandon, I would love to see a full video on failed prophecy. It seems to me that a vague enough prophecy can "come true" by happenstance, but any failed prophecy immediately disproves the notions that there is an all knowing god or that there's a god whose plan can't be broken.

[@sundayoliver3147]

Although often that conveniently gets blamed on the messenger-- you know, bad reception of the message, or something.

[@Matira269]

​@@sundayoliver3147They can't use that if it is in the 'inspired' word.

[@clukinvar]

It's actually kind of depressing how far from "perfect" you can be while still being a more moral being than the Abrahamic god.

[@TheHeavyshadow]

Have you not yet killed all humans in existence except for a family of eight? Congratulations, you're already there!

[@theresemalmberg955]

I am immensely proud that my home state of Michigan was the FIRST government in the entire world to abolish capital punishment. We have never had it here and I hope that we never do!

[@theboombody]

Next on the books is to abolish the crime of murder.

[@rokkitserjun]

I think they should change it to 'Capitol' punishment. You know where they sentence you to a life of setting there listening to Congress do nothing but waste our tax dollars all day...

[@istvansipos9940]

happy. Satisfied. Generally in a good mood that Michigan was the first. I understand those. But you did nothing to be born there. It just randomly happened. How can you be proud of a random event? (I am proud of my well behaving dog and of my smart students, for example. Things I managed to affect in a positive way)

[@ornos3133]

Step aside Thomas Jefferson I’m reading Brandon’s rendition instead.

[@leoaguinaldo65]

God has the same mindset as those who invented him.

[@Tommy_Stewart]

“What if it gave REAL advice?” 🤣 Perfect.

[@Rowan-q6g]

Great job on bettering the Bible! Loved it!

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Many thanks!

[@meditator433]

I enjoyed this creative and entertaining video. Thank you for pointing out the bleedin' obvious.

[@shriggs55]

This video is definitely a keeper.I am amazed at the work you must put into videos like these. I like the fact that, in most of your videos, you use Bible verses, sometimes an abundance of them, to back up what your saying.I've been watching atheist/deconstruction videos for years now, and I've noticed that a lot of the content creators, in their rebuttals of Christianity/evangelicalism, use the same few verses to make their points, almost as if they haven't read the Bible completely through. That's alright, I guess, but I like your highly productive style and way of doing things.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thanks so much for the detailed feedback and kindness!

[@marilynnpetit3570]

Terrific, once again! Thanks for your video. You are the best!

[@amy_pieterse]

Love the changes that you made.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thank you much!

[@9ja9ite]

I loved this video! I’ve spent countless hours zoned out on my drive home day dreaming of this exact thing. I’m a bit of a science nerd so I love to rewrite genesis and the creation myth with accurate science yet trying to stay poetic to capture the awe and wonder of how vast time and space are. It’s so amazing how tweaking just a few things can improve on the word of a so called perfect God. BTW - one thing you didn’t cover that I think would have been a big deal is something as simple as God relating the concept of germ theory. Imagine how much suffering could have been eliminated by Jesus just saying - yeah washing your hands IS a good idea because I made these little things called bacteria that can really mess you up …. LOL!!!

[@MindShift-Brandon]

100%!

[@JaunPark2222]

@@9ja9ite I’ve talked about the hand washing story a lot also. Why would Jesus-God not say “You are correct! It is so extremely important that we all wash our hands before we eat.” It makes absolutely no sense.

[@ChristopherAndTheLostBinoculer]

The bible being brutally destroyed for 40 minutes... ouch 😅

[@MindShift-Brandon]

lol.

[@2pacaveli257]

😂😂😂

[@onedaya_martian1238]

Thank you to all of Brandon's Patreons who make this amazing man's clear and thoughtful (and hopefully transformative to the world) ideas available on KZbin. Maybe because it ISN"T evident that all should strive for the morality that is being corrected in this book that we need such folks to present it here. I'm just grateful it is. Bravo Brandon !!

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Seconded! I can never say it enough

[@mark.guitar]

@@MindShift-Brandon Thirded. I'm in the middle of this and have emailed you. Thankyou onedaya for your kind comment to me a couple of weeks ago as I started seriously processing all of this. It means a lot to feel supported at this time.

[@jon.skeptischism]

This is a top 10 Mindshift vid, great job Brandon.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Appreciate that, man!

[@jenna2431]

Nobody needs a weekly book club about a violent "god" to be a decent person who contributes to human flourishing.

[@jeffdanelek2132]

Great video. You've got the job of rewriting the bible. I look forward to seeing the final product.

[@jasonhighlander]

Now I'm waiting for the Mindshift translation of the Bible

[@ShadowPillX64]

Eye opening video. You are doing "gods work"

[@michaellomax8058]

Thanks!

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thanks so much!

[@111-p2o5x]

The Bible has human written all over it.

[@NailTouze-l2k]

If the Bible is Man made why its against Man desire?🫤

[@MindShift-Brandon]

@NailTouze-l2k Refuting Claims About The Bible | Sometimes Low Hanging Fruit Is Just Too Sweet Not To Eat kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKCuq41qiMuChq8

[@sundayoliver3147]

@@111-p2o5x Control by humans over other humans, to clarify....

[@NYKim_NY]

Well done- It never gets old listening to you unravel and call out the ridiculousness of these man made stories, from a suposid sovereign God. I'm very appreciative Brandon, thank you!

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thanks for listening!

[@kevenspargo6829]

Another showstopper video. Another round of “why haven’t I (or millions of other people) seen this before. So well done!

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Appreciate that!!

[@riluna3695]

"Truth is the foundation on which Morality rests, as falsehood leads even the most well-meaning astray." "Seek earnestly the forgiveness of those you have wronged, and the forgiveness of the Lord will surely follow." "Condemn not the man before you for the deeds of his past, nor exalt for all time those whose deeds were once pure, for a man may ever cross between wickedness and righteousness by his own actions." "Cast your ears not to the idle decrees of others, but to the fruits of their works. For it is what a man does, not what a man says, that speaks to his true nature."

[@thesingerintheshower]

I'm so inspired by your revisions and the moral compass that has guided them. Thank you, thank you, thank you ❤❤❤❤❤.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Too kind. Thank you!

[@IcePeak99]

Thank you, excellent video! 👏 Reminds me of nonstampcollector's video of 'What would Jesus NOT do?'.

[@sundayoliver3147]

I love nonstampcollector's videos, so much packed in a small space.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

I’ll take a comparison with NSC any day. Thanks!

[@TheZeroNeonix]

Lot: "No, you can't have our guests. Take our daughters instead." Angels: "THIS is the one good man from this city? We must have the wrong address. Look, dude. We're strong enough to destroy entire cities. We don't need your...protection? If that's what this is?"

[@wendygeaux]

I think you did a fantastic job with that (and a brilliant idea)! If the entire thing were editted in that spirit, (NMV - New Mindshift Version) christian-style spirituality might be more palatable to a great many people. At least it would be harder for the rest of us to make fun of them. Alternatively, edit the whole thing, bury a few copies here and there, and maybe, a la "A Canticle For Leibowitz" style, the future would greatly benefit.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

NMV is hilarious! i might point to that from time to time. And thank you!

[@halojill4937]

Brandon, I love your poetic artistry! Bravo!!!!

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Really appreciate that!

[@scarletdragonflame4941]

I wish you wrote the Bible instead of the men who wrote it! I don’t understand how people can think the Bible was written by an all knowing, perfect God!

[@tahllaz]

I don’t about you but “For god so loved the world that he never made it” was mad funny 🤣🤣

[@JaunPark2222]

@@tahllaz Right! It’s funny because it’s true. It’s like, we didn’t ask God to make us, but he did because he wanted to, and now he’s going to punish us in hell for eternity. And for what? Brandon is so right that it would’ve been better if he had never made us at all.

[@healthyselfwithkristi7459]

Loved it! Excellent!

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thanks!

[@shanederry2691]

Wonderful points, Brandon

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Many thanks!

[@survive323]

Another great video with a great point of view. I always enjoy your word of knowledge on the subject.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thanks for that!

[@gervaisehedrick5411]

I wish Brandon's verses were what was written in the Bible. Imagine how much happier, safer, and healthier the world would be...? Love this video. Thank you!

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thanks so much

[@BadBame962]

Considering how much power the Bible unintentionally had, making slavery and women equals with everyone else would probably erase HUGE problems that plagued western history, namely that millions would probably not have perished under another's boot or from following an immoral cause

[@mihaelamcrae8770]

I love your presentations

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thanks so much!

[@3leggedfish41]

Its finally here boys! The long, LONG awaited sequel, the bible two, a new and improved version of the bible one

[@KarmasAB123]

Does it come with electric boogaloo?

[@SoundLegion]

I really love this I think it's incredibly powerful for anyone with a critical mind. Fantastic job.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Hey thanks so much!

[@tommyshumaker2507]

That's what I have done years ago with Galatians chapter 5 verses 16 through 26. Replace the word flesh with ego. It makes way more sense and can actually get through to people .

[@theboombody]

Don't some translations already do that?

[@tommyshumaker2507]

@@theboombody not that I know of. If there are I haven't read them

[@theboombody]

@@tommyshumaker2507 There's a version of the Bible called The Message that I believe attempted such a thing. But I haven't read it myself.

[@lionspawfilmandphoto]

I hope that channels like this will become progressively more pervasive and that everyone has the opportunity to open their minds to reason. I'm on a completion path of reading the whole Bible through. It's not fun at all, but I'm doing what many Christians have not done... Actually read it. This journey is helping me see just how flawed the authors are and what little regard was shown for consistency.

[@kappasphere]

I'm smiling at the idea of putting these verses next to each other and asking Christians to guess which one is Brandon 35:40 and which one is Proverbs 1:7

[@MindShift-Brandon]

lol! love it.

[@yourgodismean4526]

Just feeling better n better every day that I made the moral decision leaving religion

[@nate666]

Remember though that Jesus Christ is the first and the last. You might think you are breaking free, finding peace, but Christ is still ahead in your path.

[@yourgodismean4526]

@@nate666 Not if I reject his imaginary ass. Keep your unearned smugness to yourself, god troll. And why is there 666 in your handle? You are a troll. Enjoy your mom’s basement

[@sundayoliver3147]

@@nate666 That's your belief.

[@duanethompson8770]

You are right that a perfect god could have created a better world without all the suffering of both people and animals. Thanks for those “suggestions “.

[@kettei7743]

Just whatched the whole thing, and in my perspective as a person who listens to ur channel from "the other side", I agree ironically agree with the fundamental premise on the this video, that the bible is not perfect and its pretty easy to see why (as you kinda show in SBS). The dogma of the bible being perfect in every way is not even found in the bible (and that one verse about inspiration on Timothy is doubted by scholars to mean what modern christians think of inspiration) Many christians have accepted this fact in their beliefs alredy, and thou you do a solid work on this vid to prove your point, I dont think it should be that controversial (i personally have gripe with the way you use certain verses but whatever) Hope you have a nice sunday☝️

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Happy Sunday!

[@theboombody]

The Bible pretty much nailed the guideline of how awful it is to drink heavily and sleep around indiscriminately, even though the modern world labels it as "partying" and gives it a huge thumbs up. People who "party" like this into old age end up embarrassing themselves due to their inability to grow. That's why Hollywood has to target an immature audience. It's pitiful.

[@scotthilt2087]

You are a good editor

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thanks!

[@BrianHainesIT]

This is awesome and would make for good reading as a series of blog posts or as part of a larger book project.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thank you and i like that idea!

[@maggienewton8518]

Kind of funny how some in the comment section object so strongly and show such offense to Brandon's exercise here but will defend the multiple versions and sources of the book as though what those people decided was truth in fact is, despite the clear contradictions. I'm not surprised that this video struck such anger among believers. People resort to anger (and threats of hell) when they have no reasonable argument to defend what they are blindly determined to believe in.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

i understand it and yet it still always baffles me.

[@DCox87]

As always, nice work.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thanks, man!

[@yacaattwood2421]

Listening to your improvements, Brandon, I realized that Scripture is written representing the Ultimate Authoritarian Parent, who brooks no challenge, no questions, no expectations. Apologists and believers fall into line with this Parent It also explains why so many believers are in agreement with authoritarianism, because it’s what their Ultimate Parent is all about

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Yes indeed!

[@mmoreno7137]

The funny part is that even if you grant the explanation that the slavery that the Hebrews were allowed to enact was not chattel slavery, you have to acknowledge that God's relation to everything living is essentially chattel slavery. God can kill or torture humanity and it is God's right. Anything done by God is right and moral even those things humanity has deemed immoral. Like I said it seems that all sentient life forms are God slaves to mistreat as God wishes.

[@sundayoliver3147]

Well said! I've gotten a lot out of Brandon's videos on this aspect of "to be a believer, you have to be a slave" thing. It seems clear to me that the hierarchal power structures humans have formed have generally been kept in place by religious admonitions to bow to your superiors and do their will. And not just in the Abrahamic religions, although definitely those.

[@teddelguercio2173]

Outstanding analysis as always Brandon! It's really amazing how this faith system persists, truly.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thanks so much!

[@Jon45678]

It is crumbling before our eyes. Look at the recent news about Pastor Steven Anderson’s children coming out about the trauma caused by their parents. The crazy thing is: Anderson is actually following the Bible literally and demonstrating how barbaric it is.

[@sundayoliver3147]

Stories are powerful, especially when they are taught young and/or permeate the entire culture in secular ways.

[@kaseykaskas]

funny how "the inspired word of god" can be drastically improved by any average person. you showed that you're more humane, more educated, more consistent and perfect compared to the almighty god. thank you Brandon for the new vid :)

[@MindShift-Brandon]

When “perfection” can be so easily fixed, we’ve got a problem lol. And thanks!

[@rcktneo]

Yes, but let's also consider that the Bible was wrote by different people in different times. (I'm not trying to excuse the Bible)

[@theboombody]

Does simply removing darkness improve something? Bob Ross always said you've got to have darkness to show light.

[@BobMillspaughMusic]

@@theboombody with that argument you can't win. That means in Heaven there will have to be the darkness of sin to appreciate the light of goodness - which means it wouldn't be Heaven.

[@CaliforniaSurfer-gc2xv]

You mean RAPING WOMAN CHILDREN GENOCIDE SLAVERY STONE WOMAN CHILDREN EATING YOUR KIDS FOFF WITH THAT CRAP SO WEIRD THAT MIGHTY YWH OR ANY SKY MONSTER CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT EVIL, OH THEN I CAN

[@jeffbenelli6999]

I wanted to share That I take videos like yours and others and then do my own research and write essays to solidify my understanding. Because I am almost 100% blind, I decided to put my essays to audio files. Just last night I was working on an audio file where I started by saying “I know you’re in the middle of something, but I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind taking a few minutes to read some scripture “ then I read the verses like that ones you’re speaking to today.

[@sundayoliver3147]

Nice work!

[@Noise-Conductor]

This is a very unique way to make case. This was the opposite of playing the devil's advocate, so may we can call it playing the Advocate. Peace.

[@jeffbenelli6999]

I have to admit, Brandon I kinda like the verses about wives submitting to their husbands. I elbow my wife every time I hear those verses at a Christian or Catholic mass lol! Obviously, I’m kidding, but it does crack me up when I tease my wife about those. Another great episode.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Lol im with ya!

[@exmormonroverpaula2319]

Joseph Smith actually had a project where he did something like this. It’s called the “Joseph Smith Translation.” It’s basically Joseph Smith rewriting the Bible and trying to correct passages that Smith thought had to be wrong. Smith noticed all the crap in the Bible and thought it meant that dishonest scribes and translators had messed with the Biblical text. Smith thought the original text of the Bible had to be perfect. Smith thought he could correct all the crap through inspiration and revelation. Not surprisingly, turning the Bible into a better book turned out to be a lot of work. Smith had trouble correcting everything, and the project was left unfinished at Smith’s death.

[@theboombody]

Wasn't he the founder of the Latter Day Saints? I hear he was saying something like he was right up there with Jesus as a prophet, but I never actually looked into it.

[@exoplanet11]

He probably stopped revising/improving when he came to the parts about having lots of teenage wives...

[@exmormonroverpaula2319]

@@theboombody, yes, Joseph Smith was the founder of the Latter-day Saints. After Smith's death, one of his followers (John Taylor, later to follow Smith as a supposed prophet) said of him: "Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it." This is from Doctrine & Covenants 135:3. The Doctrine & Covenants is a collection of revelations, mostly from Smith with additions from some later LDS prophets. The Doctrine & Covenants is considered scripture by Latter-day Saints.

[@sundayoliver3147]

Given that Smith was into having what amounts to multiple sex slaves, I tend to think that his rewriting of the Bible is likely to have had a rather OT God slant to it. Might have been one of the reasons he had so much trouble rewriting it; he would have had to look deeply at his own attitudes and actions, maybe that was more than he was willing to do.

[@exmormonroverpaula2319]

@@sundayoliver3147, some of what Joseph Smith rewrote in the Bible is the sort of thing Mindshift mentions. For example, in Exodus 7:3, which originally says that the Lord will harden Pharaoh's heart, the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) has Pharaoh hardening his own heart. However, the main theme of the JST is putting Jesus into the Old Testament. The JST includes the book of Moses. Moses 1:6 has God telling Moses about God's Only Begotten being the Savior. Moses 6:51-67 has Adam being baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Apparently Joseph Smith thought that when the Old Testament was written it talked clearly about Jesus Christ, but that later on all this was removed by evil scribes and evil translators.

[@michaelhenry1763]

Great video! I recommend creating a Bible app. The Brandon Revised Standard Version.

[@JamesGillert-x6o]

Inspiration and ethics are strong with this one.

[@mikekelly702]

The Gospel According to Brandon!!!

[@Rowan-q6g]

I gave you my one and only son, but, surprise, it was really just me the whole time!

[@sciphyskyguy4337]

Excellent work demonstrating the ease of making meaningful improvements in the document. For me, I am always looking for evidence supporting the hypothesis that the Bible is better explained as being man-made, in contrast to being of divine origin. The fact that it can so easily be improved is strong evidence against an omniscient, omnipotent editor.

[@anthonyearly2455]

Go ahead and publish a renewed Bible. I'll buy a copy.

[@theboombody]

Brandon might not like what happens in 2000 years when his book gets bashed for its "primitive" ethics and they come up with a new Holy Book that has a lot of what he would NEVER approve.

[@darkhill556]

Brilliant work, Brandon! One of your best! That Leviticus 21 quote presents a problem for the faith healers. Shouldn't the sick/disabled be rushing to the altar in search of God's healing power? Your comments about John 3:16 are the essence of my deconversion. God did a terrible job of cleaning up a mess that he created in the first place. Jesus still has to come back one more time to wrap things up, after 2000+ additional years of suffering and damnation. The God of the bible is either a fool, a sadist, or a myth. You proved that your mortal brain could do a better job in just a few hours. Well done!

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Appreciate this!

[@theol64]

This is absolutely insane. It's politically correct secular humanism applied to scripture and boasting "Looky what I dunn didded"

[@PiRobot314]

Such a good video! I really think this is the way to go. If you talk about "problematic" passages, it's only going to raise defenses. If you say, "what if it said this?" You don't even have to explicitly say that your way is better, it will be more likely to actually generate critical thinking. That's the way it was for me anyways when I still believed in the Bible. Saying, "The Bible promotes slavery" makes me think of apologetics and defenses. Saying, "what if there was a Bible verse that said "don't own people"" was much more likely to get me thinking about what the Bible *could* have been

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Thanks for this!

[@sundayoliver3147]

That is an excellent point, and applicable to more than one kind of belief, thank you.

[@alexandraparadela9548]

Wow, great video Brandon ❤ thank you

[@MindShift-Brandon]

My pleasure and thanks!

[@jimscott9974]

Well done. It's amazing how easy it is to improve the Bible. It's almost as if the Bible was written by ignorant, superstitious barbarians rather than by an omniscient deity.

[@DiegoSanchez-gb4xp]

Damn, the apologetics answering this video will be insane... Probably on the level of those people trying to deny your video of improving Creation.

[@sundayoliver3147]

I'd love to see Brandon's take on that!

[@jasonb7870]

Just this video alone says a lot about how Christianity is bad Most Christian's will say Jesus came to change it even but Jesus said he didn't come to change the law 😂

[@sundayoliver3147]

Not to mention introducing hell and the whole fear of end times thing...

[@wilberwhateley7569]

Actually, we have no idea what Jesus said or if he ever existed at all - all we have are attributions made to him by people writing a story decades after his alleged death.

[@jasonb7870]

@@wilberwhateley7569 Everyone talks for God why can't he talk

[@elizabethduran3435]

Awesome video! Maybe Christianity will decide to publish your version! 😁👍🏽

[@Bob-b7x6v]

Good work. A secularized Bible makes more sense.

[@stevedemars281]

This is one of the greatest anti-religion videos on all of KZbin. No arguments with big words most people don’t even understand. Just common sense. I’m new to your channel and I’m absolutely loving it.

[@MindShift-Brandon]

Too kind, but thank you very much. So glad to have you here!

[@Critical_Explorer-vw5hy]

Verse 1: Cause no harm. The end

[@MindShift-Brandon]

yes!

[@Chriliman]

Things that still give me pause about Christianity: book of revelation, miracle claims, potential afterlife, Jesus teaching that all law and prophets is summed up in the great commandment to love God and love others, which could mean love the true wisdom of the ancients and love those around you.