My Journey from Atheism to Christianity | Francis Collins at Cal Tech

Francis Collins, famous scientist and geneticist, describes his personal journey from atheism to Christianity when he was a young doctor and an aspiring academic. | Cal Tech, 2009 | View full forum at • The Language of God: A... | Explore more at www.veritas.org.
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[@thevoiceofprophecytoday]

So important for such men as Dr. F Collins who was The Head Of National Institute of Health speak publicly about their Faith. God bless You More Sir

[@MrFossil367ab45gfyth]

He's retired from the National Institute of Health.

[@berrimaabderrazak5440]

مهما بلغت درجة علمك و سعة و قوة عقلك فلن ترى الله و لن تكشف لك حجب الغيب وسيبقى في رأسك بعض الوساوس والشكوك....وهذا من صميم العدالة الربانية الواجبة و المحتمة... آمن الناس بالله وصدقوا رسله وماتوا في سبيل الله من دون حاجة إلى علماء جينات و لا مشروع أبحاث جينيوم البشري ولا علماء كفرانسيس كولينز أو فريدريك نيتشه ولا مكروسكوب و لا تيليسكوب... ولا ولا ولا... في كل حال و في كل عصر سنبقى مطالبون بالإيمان بالغيب و ما تشابه من القرآن ومنه تلك الآيات اللتي يخيل لنا أنها تتعارض مع العلم ...كخلق عظام الإنسان ثم كسوها لحما أو ذكر أو وصف الأرض بأنها مسطحة...!!! لكي نؤمن بالله نحن محتاجون إلى فطرة سليمة و عقل نير ومشاعر إنسانية صادقة و قلب رحيم ورحمة و هداية من الله قبل كل شيئ...ولذلك نجد درجة إيمان شخص أمي جاهلي كأبي بكر الصديق أو أبي ذر الغفاري أو عمار إبن ياسر وأمه سمية أو الصعلوك أبي ذر الغفاري رضي الله عنهم أجمعين...نجد درجة إيمانهم بالله ورسله أقوى مليون مرة من إيمان علماء كفرانسيس كولنز أو مصطفى محمود أو نيتشه أو روجيه غارودي ...رغم أنهم لم يكونوا خريجي السوربون أو هارفارد....! واقرأوا إن شئتم قول الله تعالى.../الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ.../ ثم إقرأوا ./ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ ۗ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ۗ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ آمَنَّا بِهِ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّا أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ (7) وصدق الله العظيم ...وسفه علماء النظام العالمي الجديد اليهودي الصهيوني لِمَّسِّخْ

[@andystout3551]

Faith is the act of believing what you WANT to be true. It is nothing less than willful self-delusion.

[@MrJengoa]

​@@andystout3551You're wishing the truth isn't true.

[@laurenchantel1482]

I love how similar Dr. Collin’s journey to Christ is to mine (although mine does not include being an award winning scientist). I arrived by looking at evidence as well: reason and ration. It’s funny how many people think that you cannot reason or rationalize a belief in religion, but religion answers questions that science cannot (and may never be able to). They merge perfectly, they compliment each other very well. After researching for a year, very reluctantly at that, I also came to realize that Christ was the only answer. I wish more unbelievers would simply take the time to listen to our stories and see for themselves.

[@damilolataiwo7750]

@@radosawszmid7822 yes because it was Christianity she reserched not Hinduism or islam.

[@jaymarcum333]

Well said thank you

[@justin10292000]

​@@damilolataiwo7750Christianity is The Truth. Jesus Christ is not simply "another choice" on a "Cosmic Buffet." He is THE Way, THe Truth and THE Life (John 14:6)

[@fredgarv79]

What you said, if people would simply take the time to listen and read and "come and see" for themselves. Read C.S. Lewis is a start. It is so frustrating that leftists and atheists claim "follow the science" as if it absolutely has to be either one or the other. If you believe science answers everything, then Christianity can't be true. They do compliment each other and history and archeology merges also with Christianity very well. I went to a production of Handel's Messiah and just read the words to it and came away very impressed, all from the bible. It moved me and I had to know why? So I did the research to find out.

[@AtamMardes]

Francis Collins doesn't have any evidence for any God. Just like a child who believes in Santa Clause, Francis Collins believes in God just because he wants there to be a God.

[@Ceeelk_LoveJesus_]

What a great testimony. I am a Christian who studied in the science field and seeing how people like Dr Collins and CS Lewis can explain so perfectly how faith can grow even in the most « rational thinkers » just shows how powerful the Holy Spirit is to reveal our living God’s nature and lead to our Lord Christ’s perfect love.

[@richardholly7984]

I’m finding these testimonies helpful for me a believer, and for my friends that aren’t, yet hopefully interested. 🙌🏻

[@roquefortfiles]

Not only have you found God but you know which one. Christian etc. How does that work?

[@stamatissavvanis5862]

@@roquefortfiles How does what work? because this testimony doesn't.

[@roquefortfiles]

How many religions in the world? they can't all be right.

[@shaunpx1]

I am also, and agree whole heartily with your comment.

[@OWDK108OWDKyt]

Religion is not about proving itself. Religion asks us to think, to question, to doubt (as Francis Collins has said) reality. It doesn't tackle life's greatest questions in the same way as science. Some atheists just don't seem to get that.

[@dalesajdak422]

I agree wholeheartedly. I’m sick of some atheists thinking that they’re so superior to religious people because they decide not to believe in religion. They don’t realize that faith is a personal choice, that it’s not a scientific claim to personally believe in God. They think every religious person must present them with evidence for their belief. They seem to think that they are the great gatekeepers to what people are allowed to believe.

[@OWDK108OWDKyt]

@@dalesajdak422 Preach! I am with you on this. What is funny is that atheists claim religions are only about superstitions, yet they themselves will sometimes make such a superstitious claim about someone, just because they are a theist! (To be honest that is only the feeling I get from KZbin in general, so maybe that is inaccurate). One thing to also note is that the claim that it is religion that started wars is just stupid. If you properly research the history of these wars you will find that, in fact, you sometimes will only need to bring in religion as justification, not origin. This can be seen with WW1 and WW2, for example. WW1 started because an Austrian-Hungarian prince was murdered! Mostly wars are started for the sake of power and enlarging the owned land. Religion has been used as a tool to justify it, but to say that religion caused those wars is to say that those people were perfect followers of religion and *therefore* started wars, which is wrong, because of course they were not perfect; they were corrupt to do such a thing! When someone like Richard Dawkins then makes the claim that there would be no wars without religion, I question how intelligent he really is, apart from his knowledge of evolutionary biology. I find it an unintelligent claim to say that religion starts wars.

[@leSingeMajestueux]

@@OWDK108OWDKyt there has been some studies, and war caused by religions are like 2% of the wars that happened in mankind history. Most religions are actually pretty peaceful, and religious people tend to be happier, and negatively correlates with suicide rates.

[@stamatissavvanis5862]

@@dalesajdak422 Religion is actually popular science's best friend. They go hand in hand in distorting everything the Bible proclaims about God and the creation.

[@AllUserNamesTaken111]

@@dalesajdak422 You're free to believe in whatever delusions you like lol

[@michaelsorensen8670]

A book that Francis Collins wrote 'The Language of God' is a brilliant book and I recommend it for atheists and religious people to read. Francis Collins has done so much for science and humanity and the Christian religion. God bless you.

[@doctorwebman]

DNA has been observed being written by mutation and natural selection, which means it is actually the language of biology, not God.

[@stubdo16]

Is it also useful for non-Christian believers to read. E.g. Hindus, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists etc. I think the Koran might be worth reading for everyone as it was dictated by Allah (god) so worth a read. Plus the book of Mormon which was likewise dictated by god. All good to read no doubt.

[@deeveevideos]

@@doctorwebman mutations do not add more DNA info only changes what is there

[@doctorwebman]

@@deeveevideos That is incorrect. Mutations can include increases in the amount of DNA, which can then mutate to produce new beneficial mutations. This can happen as a result of duplication, where a gene is copied two or more times. Say we begin with ATCG, and then there is a duplication, so we get ATCG ATCG. Then a mutation happens in the duplication, so we get ATCG ATTG. We just got new DNA.

[@OWDK108OWDKyt]

@@doctorwebman how can you be so sure that God does not speak the language of biology?

[@tonyscott8557]

What a wonderful testimony and journey. I too had my own journey where I studied and practiced the various other Spiritual systems including, Buddhism, Taoism, Yoga & Vedanta only to come back to the very simple commandment of Jesus who said - Love God and Love your neighbor as you love yourself and most remarkably to love your enemy. It is also amazing to know that when others who are sceptics, are put in a position to really study the evidence, come to the same conclusion, that Jesus is the only true path.

[@AtamMardes]

Francis Collins doesn't have any evidence for any God. Just like a child who believes in Santa Clause, Francis Collins believes in God just because he wants there to be a God.

[@Xeroxmyassiluv]

People need to remember that Christianity at its core is the belief that God died and rose again to show his love for mankind(his creation) and to forgive all the sins of everyone. It’s a choice you make, to tell God to forgive you and to accept him. He won’t force you. With that being said it is important to remember that Christians are still people. They come for numerous different backgrounds&culture. Just because one Christian doesn’t think or act like you doesn’t mean they are not saved. I’ve known some pretty nasty people be saved and yes they change, but they don’t become just like everyone else who has been saved. Each person is unique and free to be who they are, just like Collins. I was agnostic for a long time and I grew up with out ever stepping foot in any religious place or foundation until I was 26. It was science that and being open minded that led me to Christ. I’m not like some Christians, I can’t remember the Bible verses, I definitely have my short comings, but I’m still saved. Some comments on here saying he’s not saved because of his background are so wrong.

[@overcomingsins6334]

we can't work our way into heaven, even apostles and prophets fall shorts. In Christianity GOD Love us first , In Christianity GOD sacrifice for man, not the other way around.

[@marshlightening]

@@overcomingsins6334 This is absolute rubbish when you research the truth about the origins of Christianity.

[@overcomingsins6334]

@@marshlightening well there is always people like you man, who claims to know the "absolute truth" to know better than the apostles and prophets and all Christians the last 2000years Try to be "woke" to someone else it ain't work for me

[@marshlightening]

@@overcomingsins6334 See again you are viewing history with the primitive mind that believes in superstitious nonsense. In your view the world Jesus inhabited was a world where all laws of physics were suspended. Dead bodies came back to life, people flew up into the sky and sat on the clouds etc whereas in reality it was just the same as today science wise. I want you to shake your head and try and focus on the real world. Ask yourself: Where did God get his magical powers from? Belief in magic is one of the most primitive and ignorant mind sets. You yourself do not believe in it. Say your car broke down and you had to get to an urgent appointment 50 miles away. Do you magic yourself there? No, because you know there is no such thing as magic. You get a cab or get someone else to drive you. Now think of Jesus. He must look down at his hands and think, "This is incredible. I can wiggle my hands and magic happens. I can, be invisible or appear like magic. I can think without a brain, talk without a voice box, see without eyes and float through walls etc. I wear magic clothes made by my magical tailor. Where the hell did I get these magical powers from?"

[@ericjohnson6665]

@@marshlightening - well, you perhaps know the saying "any sufficiently sophisticated technology is indistinguishable from magic". Does God have magic? One would suppose that if God can create time, space, matter and energy, that his manipulations of them could appear to be magical at times. Then again, what we think of as being caused by God, might actually be a result of angelic actions, but as we can see neither, how would we know who did it? And Jesus is often confused with God, which is somewhat understandable, since he is a Paradise Creator Son of God, (one step removed as it were). He incarnated as a man, so that he could see things from our perspective... kind of cool, if you think about it. No CEO of a large corporation would deign to go undercover as a janitor in order to see his company from the bottom up. While we may think we understand reality, and "know" what can and can't happen, reality can be full of surprises. Raising the dead is not all that hard for one who creates life to begin with. But just to clear one thing up... Jesus did not die for our sins; he very clearly taught that forgiveness is tied to forgiving others, it's right there in the Lord's Prayer. Paul got confused, and conflated the two. "Flying up into the sky..." assumes that a) Jesus was still in a material body (he wasn't), b) in his morontia form, he was not bound by gravity, and was also able to move a lot faster than regular humans... there was a messenger core that was made up of runners who conveyed information to distant groups of believers, and when one of those runners arrived at a distant outpost to inform them Jesus had risen, they responded that 'yes, they'd already seen him'. "Magical" to our way of thinking, but not in violation of the laws of physics. You will no doubt view all of this with great skepticism. And pre-reading of the Urantia Book, I would have agreed with you.

[@bonnie43uk]

Mr Collins mentions C S Lewis, I was in his local pub in Oxford yesterday, the Eagle & Child, he used to converse with JRR Tolkein in the lounge bar, there are pictures in the pub of them sitting together drinking.

[@GustAdlph]

Hello Bonnie from here in New York City. I am a big C S Lewis fan and wouldn't it have been wonderful to sit down and have a drink with him?

[@markyinbelfastxx9088]

He lived down the road from where I live here in northern Ireland

[@ricdavid7476]

Was CS Lewis actually a saved man? His accounts of his salvation experience was very sketchy. I remember reading it in one of his books it was a synopsis of the following " he was riding in the side car of his brothers motorbike going on a short journey he left their home they shared together as an athiest and arrived at their destination as a believer in God ". No death burial and resurrection of Christ , God, for the forgiveness of his sins no nothing. I live very close to oxford and was taken in by the whole inkling thing for quite sometime. Lewis's books are almost, for me, unreadable apart from his sci fi ones. As a King James bible believing Christian I just dont recognise his faith. He may have been a vague C of E member but even that he seems to mock in some ways in the book i read saying that he would always leave during the worship element of the services.

[@OWDK108OWDKyt]

@@markyinbelfastxx9088 Lucky

[@powerlogic1992]

@@ricdavid7476 its not up for us to judge and decide.

[@candykreator]

I share the same thoughts forever. Im so glad to have found about Dr. Collins. And hey! we both were born April 14th :D!

[@donnatate6327]

April 14th is my sister's birthday too!

[@mr.n7132]

Im so glad to have found him because I started to lose hope because of athiests over the internet. It sound dumb but they got to my head. I started thinking and researching about God and I found him. This man, my dad and many other people are the reason that I came to my senses and why I know now that there is a god

[@schuckiedierucky2608]

Why? he's evil

[@ChangedWayz]

Hey Candy, are u born again

[@MrFossil367ab45gfyth]

Me too. He helped me reconcile faith and science.

[@arresttedrosadhanom741]

God bless you Dr. Collins! God sees our faith in our hearts he guides and shows the way and the light so we can come to him. You're a great man!

[@Sinha010]

@@ricdavid7476 The KJV is NOT the word of God in English. It's not in English. It's in Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic. There are better interpretations. Try the New American Standard Bible.

[@powerlogic1992]

@@ricdavid7476 Please dont be narrow minded and aggressive. How can you tell if a person is a brother in Christ? is it because of you have common translation? it is because of works? Yes? i hope that is not your answer.

[@powerlogic1992]

@@ricdavid7476 How then about people that dont use English as their native language? and they have to pick a local translation of the Bible. How can you reconcile that?

[@powerlogic1992]

KJV is just a translation. I use KJV myself but i dont worship it. and i understand there are good translation and bad ones too. and if you are talking about preserved word of God, they are copies written in Greek and Hebrew. and there is NO perfect translation. How then can you be certain KJV is the ONLY preserved word?

[@powerlogic1992]

@@ricdavid7476 i am with you on that. The Bible most importantly said love your neighbor. Jesus said that himself. Here you are calling someone a devil, a false teacher. Well then at least figure out how they come up with those conclusion. Engage with the material.

[@buzz9825]

Amazing! This guy is really great and I feel like he has opened my eyes.

[@patrickkilduff5272]

sure he did....now your unjustified beliefs have been vindicated by a scientist...it must be true now....

[@blackneos940]

Patrick Kilduff When the scientist is a former Atheist, I'm pretty sure it shows how Atheism is ridiculous..... I've got nothing against Atheists, but when people push such nonsense, it gets annoying, especially with how much people like Richard Dawkins insult a God they call imaginary..... :) Basically, Atheism boils down to this: 1: There is no God 2: I hate him!

[@degaussingatmosphericcharg575]

It shows nothing of the kind; argument from authority fallacy. Only evidence for a deity counts, which he cannot present...

[@jocider5698]

There is evidence that can show the plausibility of a God but we will never be able to prove or disprove supernatural claims via the natural sciences. That is why belief in God requires faith. Whether you think science shows evidence for or against God depends on your philosophy of science, not on science itself. I myself find that the evidence points to the plausibility of God and I am a Christian.

[@MizzSVP1]

Jocider love your point.

[@notalltheories]

They look like eyes. One the eye to the soul, the other the eye to the body. Honestly, the more I learn about science the MORE I believe in (and love) the God who created it all.

[@AllUserNamesTaken111]

And which God is that?

[@notalltheories]

​@@AllUserNamesTaken111 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The God of Israel. The God of Heaven and of Earth. The God of every Nation, Tongue and People. Alpha and Omega. Elohim.

[@jillvanderplaats9653]

I think Einstein C.S. Lewis and Dr. Collins would have been incredible together can you imagine what their conversations would have been like. It absolutely would have been incredible. It blows my mind. How can a person not believe these brilliant minds. I dont have the faith in believe in Athism

[@tristanmaxwell8403]

Revan hey dickhead, if u don’t believe in god, then why are u on this video picking fights with people. Perhaps ur a loser? Yes

[@tristanmaxwell8403]

Revan perhaps ur not intelligent enough to understand me

[@tristanmaxwell8403]

Revan I disagree 😂

[@tristanmaxwell8403]

Revan honey, maybe u should remove the shrink wrap from ur brain and fucking use it 😘

[@tristanmaxwell8403]

Revan number 1: u assumed wrongly that I was a Christian. Number 2 :what is considered true facts to u? U haven’t presented any facts yet

[@webreactor731]

This is a great channel and an inspiration to other scientist with faith in God

[@ibperson7765]

In this case I disagree... With mainstream evolutionary biologists questioning if not abandoning standard neodarwinism; with same abandoning a common ancestor due to the growing prevalence of orphan genes; with the ever stronger information theory challenges to the possibility of evolution as origins and speciation; with the increasing certainty that germline mutations only increase and don’t decrease between generations; with the discovery that antibiotic resistance is always a fortuitous *loss* of function that enables resistance; With top evolutionary biologists admitting there is little fossil evidence for evolution; With an army of c*nsoring b*ll*ing and f*ring against luminaries who challenge evolution coming to light; With the discovery that Lucy was a straight “pygmie chimpanzee” and the scopes trial was based on a fraudulent collection and “the link” was just a lemur, and outright fraud in each case... Francis Collins perpetuating the myth that it is settled science is very counterproductive.

[@henryjazire9234]

I have watched this several times but still find your testimony very powerful n uplifting. Fantastic humour as well

[@justin10292000]

Beautiful testimony. I feel so badly for anyone who does NOT experience the joy, love, peace, mercy, grace and forgiveness of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior! Eternal Life starts in THIS relatively momentary, earthly existence.

[@norbertjendruschj9121]

Well, I call this self - delusional stupidity. But if it makes you happy...

[@millenialmusings8451]

@@norbertjendruschj9121 how does is matter if we're all gonna die whether one believes in God or not? I suggest you see the movie "Life of Pi".

[@GuardianSoulkeeper]

​@@millenialmusings8451Because cults are dangerous. _Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely._

[@millenialmusings8451]

@@GuardianSoulkeeper bruh. Life is inherently dangerous and risky. We're all gonna die. What's wrong if some people wanna delude themselves and be merry? To me the truth seeker and Blissfully ignorant are the same. The truth seeker finds satisfaction in finding out things and the ignorant find bliss in being ignorant. Both end up 6 feet under the ground or as ashes.

[@GuardianSoulkeeper]

@@millenialmusings8451 The ignorant fools plead they should believe whatever they like, it does no harm. Then, when there are a lot of ignorant fools, suddenly it's not OK to believe whatever you want. Suddenly, you have to believe in the things they want you to believe. I'm not OK with any of that.

[@theologian1456]

Science itself came out of Christianity, as did universities.

[@ENFPerspectives]

Humans share genetics with all other living things because we and it were all created from the dust of the earth, which came from the water. It is clear as mud (pun intended). Genesis 1:2 KJV And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 2:7 KJV And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; Genesis 1:2 KJV And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Science steals credit for what God's Word plainly teaches.

[@davidbergel]

exactly. the Big bang theory was created by the Catholic church itself by a priest who loved God, science and Math.

[@marshlightening]

And the inquisitions. And the witch hunts (one of the first European genocides) Jesus did nothing to stop these horrors. According to your delusion Jesus had "magical powers" like Harry Potter. Yet sat back and watched the torture of children etc, no doubt eating grapes in his palace that is on the clouds (Jesus really believed, like all primitive idiots at that time that the clouds were heaven and there was a civilization up there). He was a failed messiah and so was not some weird being from outa space who was the son of an evil, sub-human god.

[@theapexfighter8741]

@@marshlightening he did nothing? Theoretically he did “love the next one to you as you love yourself”. If a father of the church kills someone he is not being a true Christian, doesn’t matter his authority. If everyone followed those simple teachings, there wouldn’t be wars.

[@marshlightening]

@@theapexfighter8741 Teachings like Hate your wife and children, mother and father, sisters and brothers etc? Encourage children to self harm by gouging their eyes out and cutting their hands off? Demanding no one changes the horrific Laws of Moses and the Prophets?

[@elvissorna8861]

With our corporeal senses we can only phathom a version of this infinite universe we live in. There's a lot happening around us at every moment of this reality that we can't literally see.

[@robinarthur6729]

An exccellent testimony! Well, on another note, I have sent a copyright request via the VERITAS FORM and am hoping the editorial department will make a consideration as soon as they have a moment.

[@jillvanderplaats9653]

Its too bad Dawkins did not know Dr. Collins in a personal way. How wonderful God created this wonderful person. It is too bad science is so closed minded.

[@markheithaus]

Dawkins did have a discussion with father George Coyne, a priest/scientist. Dawkins seemed stunned by him. Though Coyne didn't seem to speak as well on philosophy.

[@danix4883]

@@markheithaus I saw that discussion! I remember Dawkins being impressed

[@charles13773]

They did have a conversation. It is on KZbin.

[@slimseun580]

Wonderful testimony! Jesus is Lord!

[@AllUserNamesTaken111]

Yeah, of Christians who follow him like sheep.

[@VindensSaga]

Did you feel less miserable after writing this?

[@fexxgamingofficial7017]

Jesus is prophet of God

[@justin10292000]

​@@AllUserNamesTaken111YOU will bow YOUR knee to Jesus Christ just like EVERYONE will on Judgment Day.

[@justin10292000]

​@@fexxgamingofficial7017Jesus is God the Son, the Logos.

[@dr.spectre9697]

Christianity & Science go hand in hand, it largely depends on your denomination of "christianity". Most of the fundamental scientific achievements in human history were carried out in christian nations by christians under the patronage of christian kings/queens. I have a Doctorate in pharmacy, I am a registered & licensed pharmacist & I also have a PhD. in Pharmacology. I see no contradiction between Orthodox Christianity ( I am a deacon in the Orthodox Church) & Science....as a matter of fact, EVERY scientific discovery we stumble upon only further validates & confirms my belief in the Christian God.

[@sexobscura]

@teens break are you aware of the term 'faith'

[@sexobscura]

You are an ignorant - if they go 'hand in hand', then why were so many early 'scientists' considered 'Heretics'

[@sexobscura]

@teens break that's why it's called faith

[@sexobscura]

@teens break I believe that children are our future - teach them well and let them lead the way ...

[@sexobscura]

@teens break here's your chance [again] to have the last word

[@mckster56]

The Gospel is so awsome we cant even begin to know

[@andystout3551]

The Bible is superstitious fables from the Bronze Age. Wake up.... There is no magic genie in the sky. Watch the movie "Wizard of Oz".

[@samdon3693]

Faith must be shared in this way. Very good presentation♥️

[@andystout3551]

Faith is the act of believing what you WANT to be true. It is nothing less than willful self-delusion.

[@justin10292000]

​@@andystout3551WRONG. Your canard has been refuted ad nauseum. We ALL have faith, believing things we cannot prove. I don't have enough faith to be an atheist!

[@walterclaycooke]

Believing in a god is not the problem. Believing in a god that cares about us is the challenge.

[@sushilabastaray8778]

God bless you

[@dtc7844]

Great Video, I also find the food passages in the novel fascinating. Although, I never have made a recipe yet.

[@tomaspianist]

Wow, a powerful testimony!

[@MrMan_47]

Mere Christianity is a great book from C.S. Lewis that rationalizes how the 'natural laws' lead to Christ!

[@frankwhelan1715]

C.S Lewis approved of everlasting punishment,hell, for temporal crimes.

[@taowaycamino4891]

@@frankwhelan1715.. and because C.S. Lewis did that we should never forgive him for taking such a stance...right frank? Is that your point? In other words...to hell with him? Or what exactly is your point?

[@frankwhelan1715]

@@taowaycamino4891 Well,All I was saying was I would be very unhappy with anybody, for Anything, receiving never ending torture, (talk about cruel and unusual punishment) so I don''t think much of anybody who's alright with, and approves of it, and if I wouldn't approve of ANYONE going to hell why would I want CS Lewis to go there? if such a place existed.

[@taowaycamino4891]

@@frankwhelan1715 Then the question is whether HELL, as Lewis believed it to be in the Bible, is in the bible or not. That's the question. Your position is sort of unclear too, since you do believe that people should get punished when committing crimes, right? And there is no forgiveness while they are paying for what they did, in this reality of your imagination, correct? So its hard for you to reconcile those two positions without falling into some kind of hypocrisy or contradiction. How would you deal with crime and punishment? And which crimes deserves "how much time", and why "that much time"? This Universe or reality in your imagination its starting to sound contradictory. Also, the crime is against God, for those that go to HELL, and not against temporality. God is eternal or without time, therefore if the crime is against an eternal Being then the punishment should also be eternal or without time. You don't measure a crime by its "time" but by who you do it to and the value of who you do it to. Its not the same killing a dog than killing a human. Its not the same killing a human than "killing" or disobeying GOD.

[@frankwhelan1715]

@@taowaycamino4891 How is disobeying the same as killing?anyway like a lot of christians (and Muslims)you are alright with eternal torture for temporel ''crimes'' even for something they find impossible, which is, believing stories written in an ancient book, written (anonymously)long after the 'claimed' facts in any case eternal torture for anything is immoral no matter who dishes it out, and people who believe it is are as immoral as the god (whichever one) they believe in, though no doubt you'll keep making (bad)excuses for this god.

[@MizzSVP1]

Enjoyed his testimony very much ❤️

[@chadsuratt2161]

Good video thanks

[@simongleaden2864]

0:24 This talk gets off to a bad start with the error that the rose window picture is stated to be in "Westminster Cathedral". It's not, it's in Westminster Abbey. Westminster Cathedral is a different building a short distance away and is a Catholic church. Westminster Abbey is a protestant (Anglican) church. Technically the speaker could be regarded as correct in that for a few years in early protestant days Westminster Abbey was the cathedral of the Diocese of Westminster, but it has always been known as Westminster Abbey.

[@malandyrocks4911]

God bless you. May others be also enlightened!

[@lcompton3190]

What an amazing testimony! God bless you, Dr. Collins.

[@abstract5249]

His testimony basically boils down to feelings. He went hiking one day and felt the presence of Jesus. How is that supposed to convince an atheist?

[@debracano6233]

I totally disagree - he is laying out fact after fact for belief in God in an unemotional straightforward fashion.

[@abstract5249]

@@debracano6233 😂

[@MrFossil367ab45gfyth]

I like Francis Collins. He helped me reconcile science with my faith. His arguments do have their flaws, but if he is Christian he is Christian. I'm glad that I found out about this man and his foundation called Biologos. Science and faith can coexist, you can have both! I view science as away of understanding God's creation. A scientist can be religious and spiritual, there is nothing wrong with that.

[@genamueller9681]

Didn’t he say, “It’s impossible for “Somehing” to come from “Nothing”?” .... Then where did God come from? This hurts my brain. 😩🤔

[@eamonnmurphy1844]

I think it was Plato who reasoned there must be an unmoved mover(logos or uncreated one). This was around 2500 years ago. Plato was not a theist, just a briliant philosopher.

[@jocider5698]

I think his point was that natural science shows that nothing natural comes from nothing, this would not apply to something outside of nature if it were to exist.

[@streamtube7165]

Jocider exactly

[@universewithinyou2761]

God is the uncaused first caused

[@samuelallan7452]

If you listen carefully to the lecture he explained that IN NATURE this is not possible, therefore whatever existed first must be supernatural, i.e. not bounded by our laws of nature

[@florocasta]

Thank you Lord God.

[@Mish_Da_Mash]

Wow I’ve had an incredibly similar experience

[@gmedeiros5748]

Love is the law of that no law is against

[@gustavovargas9470]

Dios te bendiga hermano. saludos desde chile

[@ChristinaRubinoMusic]

Anyone else notice the center of the DNA image looks like a snake skull 😳

[@CR-yd4qe]

This is the man who saw a 3 stream frozen waterfall and concluded “the holy trinity”. Circumstance circumstance circumstance Captain Smith saw frozen water and it was his Waterloo.

[@kevinanaks8554]

POWERFUL...

[@soulosxpiotov7280]

He said that "he became a Christian." So how did he become a Christian? What did he believe in when coming to faith in Christ?

[@MBS_Drew]

That Jesus is the Son of God and that Jesus came to spread the Word of God and die on the cross for all of us. God sent Jesus to die on the cross so that all of our sins would be forgiven. Jesus himself was the bridge between mankind and God. All we have to do is change the way we think and act and repent of our sins.

[@soulosxpiotov7280]

@@MBS_Drew Not every who claims the name 'Christian' believes this. Some supposedly convert because of 'benefits,' some because they like a fluffy kind of Savior (no wrath of God), others had some kind of 'experience' (angel of light, whatever). The question I asked was related to Dr. Collins, I'm unable to find what he believed when he 'converted.'

[@DavidandMonicaCraig1960]

@@soulosxpiotov7280 Spot on, Chuck. Is he in fact born again? I expect a Christian to not forsake the assembly of ourselves together. The dear doctor says that he does not fellowship very often with other born again believers. I cannot remember that he qoted God's Word,. I must listen to him again? Very interesting guy, would love to discuss with the learned Francis the Lord Jesus Christ and His seven day miracle of Creation.

[@johnhawkes7681]

26:52 "...I had a hunger to give into this..." - I wonder what underlies that hunger.

[@MizzSVP1]

The Holy Spirit ❤️

[@deeveevideos]

John 4:14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

[@johnhawkes7681]

Umm, not exactly what I was getting at.

[@aktrapper6126]

The veil is over the heart but it doesn't have to stay there: Jer_29:13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

[@jbjoeychic]

I did not see which was the stain glass at the Cathedral, or the DNA. Can someone point out which is which ?

[@ligidaykurin9106]

Wow Great man of God

[@cynic150]

That is what he wants you to think.

[@lodsonalmeida1099]

Does anyone knows, Which Book of C.S Lewis convinced him?

[@chasestachelek7799]

Mere Christianity

[@Peteroranje]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h56riYyepap3nK8&ab_channel=CSLewisDoodle :)

[@tristanmaxwell8403]

Revan look at this loser going around on Christian videos and trying to start arguments 😂

[@tristanmaxwell8403]

Revan obviously u did dumb fuck, or u would not have responded to my comment. 😂

[@lizgriffin7381]

I read ‘Surprised by Joy’ when I was not a Christian and realised C.S.Lewis was intellectual and yet he experienced conversion. It changed my worldview passed on by my family that believers were limited in intelligence and could not understand much about reality of life.

[@ibperson7765]

For me it’s not the moral law that’s most compelling; it’s the existence of knowing and propositional truths both existing and being genuinely true or false. Cannot be true if all is matter w no mind. Goedels theorem gives this a boost. Truth is non-material, and exists.

[@jacksonbaker5375]

I don't know if by "Göedel's Theorem" you're referring to Göedel's modal reformulation of the ontological argument, but I sure hope you are! It's a real winner.

[@paulsarodh5460]

superb🌷🌷🌷🍁🌺🌻🌻🌻✌✌

[@ronaldvl636]

Neither science nor religion has all the answers. It's that simple. Both are trying to squeeze life into their limited theories (products of the limited human mind). Logic only works in a mechanistic (cause and effect) realm, which, in my opinion, life is not (only partly, which is why medical science, thinking of humans like they're only some kind of biological 'machines', is not leading to a more healthy population for instance). I can happily live with this conclusion, why is this so rare?! Why would I have to choose between a bunch of incomplete, unsatisfactory theories/world views?

[@doctorwebman]

Religion has no answers, just superstitious nonsense that has no explanatory power.

[@LivingMyBestAlways]

@Christopher Johnson You are carnal so carnal minds can’t understand spiritual things it’s that simple.

[@cmgAndy1222]

Amazing

[@pbaklamov]

Life-long journey.

[@DailyGhospel]

Amen ! Praise be to the Lord Jesus Christ!

[@corsius58]

Being a Christian, I hope you will take in mind that making a promise means one has to fullfill his promises.

[@raymondellis1454]

God is a feeling in your heart. It has a specific colour that I called Deep Rich Silver.

[@stubdo16]

I can agree. Mine is orange, or green. The colour changes depending on whatever I want

[@theologian1456]

@@stubdo16 God however does not change

[@su-mu]

14:50 what r the 15 constants?

[@percepXion]

Amen. What else could we be bring of worth before God, but love. What else could be we bring before all men, angels, and all of creation but love. When in the valley of the shadow yet there is still love, when on the mountaintop yet love - the law says love thy neighbor as thy love thyself. For thy enemy pray. And if he strikes your cheek, turn the other. After all there are no more cheeks to turn and thy account will be clean before all creation. Avoid falling into sin as best you can. Be sure to walk then in the Wisdom of God so we may journey not under and at our own expense but in the available provision of God that is made available to us.

[@gulzamanwilliam3570]

Little knowledge of science makes you non believer while deep knowledge of science makes you believer. So atheist have superficial knowledge of science.

[@lukasrodriguez5864]

Do muslims have a deep knowledge of science?

[@_a.z]

You can't have both Adam and Eve (as the central foundation of Christianity) and evolution from a common ancestor!

[@_a.z]

@Mr. Davenport No it doesn't! You can't have it both ways!

[@_a.z]

@Mr. Davenport There is a theoretical common male and female progenitor of all people alive today. These were men and women that would have been essentially identical to their parents in every respect apart from minor genetic changes similar to what would have been occurring previously and continue to occur in modern humans. What are you trying to read into this?

[@_a.z]

An Adam an Eve, in the sense of modern humans being purposefully placed within another ape lineage or magically beamed down to earth is superfluous. Evolution works without the need for external tampering. Genes mutate and are selected by the environment. You can't just bend this fact to fit your favoured mythological book!

[@_a.z]

@Mr. Davenport It excludes god by making the idea superfluous, just as everything that has ever been attributed to a god and overturned by science in the past!

[@_a.z]

@Mr. Davenport The probability of any one individual's existence is incredibly low. The probability of intelligent life appears to be greater than one when the number of stars in the universe is multiplied by the number of inhabitable planets per star as a basis for the calculation.

[@simonbradley4234]

How wonderful!

[@matthewdavidlandberg91588]

The spiritual worldview & the scientific worldview can be reconciled through faith in GOD. You don't have to choose one or the other. These worldviews aren't at war because they both look similiar.

[@stubdo16]

16:50: Using Occam's razor, this KZbin clip is being sent to your device direct by the force of god's will. Much simpler than all the nonsense about electronics, electromagnetic waves, satellites, semiconductors etc.

[@a.juseche3799]

But the thing is, the electronics, electromagnetic waves, satellites, semiconductors, etc, are not assumptions we make but things we know to be facts. That's not exactly how Occam's razor works lol.

[@mr.wrongthink.1325]

Silly. At best he may say that he does not know if god exists. I don't know, and he does not know either.

[@MizzSVP1]

Andy H WHEN one chooses to believe the God of the bible that is when revelation comes. I get it. You want definitive proof before you accept the existence of God. I want to be clear, I’m talking about God/ Christ of the bible. The raw truth/fact for some, not all is, repentance first, revelation after. Some have experienced a revelation of God in their life/circumstance which has brought them to faith. Faith = trust. Just like you trust that the laws of nature / science will work in a particular fashion depending on certain actions, variables or factors being present- whether one is able to breakdown/explain the process or not. The same. The difference is your trust is validated in a way that God confirms who He is to you/the individual. This confirmation is BACKED up with the Word of God. That is (should be) a Christian’s - one who put his/her trust in; relies on; puts whole being under the leadership of God - reference point. Reference to who God said He is and that what you have put your trust in is real. True. Truth. Valid. I know this sounds ridiculous to you and others, but it’s an experience and journey that can only be taken by you. One CAN know if God exists. Does love exist? Love in the sense that the wider public understands it. Not necessarily theologically. What proof do you have? How would you prove it? How does one recognise it? What or whose definition do we go by? By the way, God IS pure love. 🙏🏾 When one experiences His raw love - it’s overwhelming. Some believe trusting/believing is indicative of some avoidance of facing reality, hardship or the basic need to believe in some thing. I can tell you that no happy, happy thought can change ones character, behaviour, mindset or health in moments of contentment or crisis. God invites you to see for yourself. Only the bible invites you to examine, test and reason about what God has divinely inspired man to pen. I reckon man would reject God even if He did show up. Oh, it’s happened already. I pray you find answers, if you’re really interested in finding them. God knows that in the world we live in, putting your trust in Him is scorned. He invites you into a relationship. Think on that word for a moment. What does a healthy relationship, even by the worlds standard, look like to you? Think about parenting. Especially from a mother’s perspective. Read His Word - ask for understanding and revelation. God describes the church (individuals who follow and trust Him; it is not the building, religion and satisfying rules, though God has expectations and gives instruction which to the believer is followed/obeyed fuelled by love, not fear) as His bride. Trust me, it’s deep. It’s a pattern for living as well as representative of God’s covenant relationship with those who repent, trust and love Him. God bless

[@mr.wrongthink.1325]

@@MizzSVP1 Religious belief is assuming something is true without, or even against evidence. The fact that there are so many religions means only that people like to invent and believe it.

[@mr.wrongthink.1325]

@@MizzSVP1 Old book is not enough. I have an old book that says Moby Dick exists. Does Moby Dick exist? You would have to present a convincing, demonstrable evidence for your god, before I believe it too.

[@LivingMyBestAlways]

@Andy H Having Trust/Faith in a Higher Power gives me hope that we won’t live with murderers rapist haters forever. and the likes of people who are atheist that love to spews our unkind words to people they do not know because they have different belief than they do. You sure can believe what you want but I believe on who I believe on.

[@yeoberry]

We do know God exists. As explained in the video, (1) something cannot come from nothing, (2) the universe came from nothing, (3) therefore there must be a God who created it.

[@nataliarodriguez1713]

Which book is this of C.S Lewis?

[@johnnyverney7793]

Mere Christianity

[@ABBE1]

And I have seen the works of man, and we have trees and Bison to create and we've got to get busy.

[@ABBE1]

Every careful student of scripture must come to a crisis. Christ is crucified he is dead and lifeless. And you the student must choose, life or death. Christ is the way. He lives.

[@winniepayne291]

Jesus is the way the life the truth

[@kenlandry4475]

Does everybody know that this is Dr. Fauci's boss, and he thinks very highly of the Doctor Fauci.

[@ricdavid7476]

yup they are both satans ministers so they would think highly of each other

[@nahlabella4857]

Glad you're on to this monster, brother.

[@dr2822]

Collins believes in evolution so no surprises he's in bed with Fauci, Gates, and the covid propaganda/hysteria/compulsory vaccination.

[@kenlandry4475]

@@dr2822 honest and deep study confirms evolution. I was completly anti evolution and began studying it to disprove it. Humility and a love for truth changed my convictions, but it only deepened my love for God as I better understood his ways. I have spent many years studying biblical interpretation and found my evangelical perspective really helpful but it was lacking when it came to the deepest issues regarding science. I now have a more biblical understanding of science because I was humble, teachable. And have a passion for truth . God is richer then you know. Ask him like I did spending hundreds of hours in research and prayer. He is soo good, and very, very smart. In studying as ancient literature, science, religion, etc I can better understand his we order " IN CONTEXT " not with a 21st century western perspective, like you likely have.your presuppositions Cloud a more biblical framework. Thus your apparent unkind and judgmental attitude you Express. Ssf study ssd's one of the conservative biblical scholar John Walton on you tube. You will be challenged and enlightened, if you dare to!

[@kenlandry4475]

Understand his word in context (revision)

[@gnosticmonk2019]

Where does order come from in an otherwise entropic universe?

[@rubiks6]

The Christian God. Starting from day 1, He began putting things in order.

[@JamesSmith-cq7jk]

Dr. James Tour John C. Lennox C.S. Lewis John Polkinghorne Francis Collins Rev. Dr. MLK Jr Helen Keller Who else can I check out?

[@stamatissavvanis5862]

Now 27 min. of how I became a Christian, 2 min about Christ having to do something with the process and concluding that it was a good personal decision, do convince me that this man has something to do with Christian religion, but leave me very sceptic about him knowing the Christ of the Gospel. His speech is about the intellectual advantages of Theism and some spiritual gaps filled in his life by Deism, rather than about how God forgave his sins through Jesus Christ and regenerated him. His conversion seems more like a thought process, a rational thing to do, a natural conclusion of a personal quest, a decision which lived up to his hopes... Nope he does not know Christ.

[@OnizukaSenseSay]

Yep. "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit." Matt. 7:18. This guy is a fraud and part of the antichrist system / CV-19 agenda.

[@eddieherd59]

....and where does intellectual reasoning come from? Does it not reflect the God who made man and gave him the gift of intellect?

[@marshlightening]

This should really be titled "How I lost touch with the real world and started to believe in Bronze Age gods and invisible beings backed by zero evidence."

[@marshlightening]

@Mr. Davenport A happy meal description in McDonalds contains the same amount of words as the Gospel accounts describing the resurrection! (But at least the menu is not contradictory. Which shows the most powerful force in the universe is not as mentally cohesive as the writers of the description of the Happy Meal.

[@Bildgesmythe]

What do you believe? Not what you have been told, but what do you believe?

[@sydneyspecialistperioperat5605]

Amen

[@AtamMardes]

Nothing mentioned in this video confirms God exists. This video proves hallucinating people are willing to reach a conclusions out of arguments from ignorance that God exists just because they are looking for a delusional God given purpose.

[@ramsaval]

He's got another video, this is his testimony.

[@AtamMardes]

​@@ramsaval​ Evolution made man and man made God. Religion has got the fools by the balls.

[@thatonechristian2487]

I’m sorry, you seem to have misspelled unproven scientific theories as “religion”. I suppose you could say that since believing what you do takes as much faith as it does to be a Christian. So on second thought, never mind.

[@topologyrob]

@@AtamMardes Seriously get a life dude

[@AtamMardes]

@@topologyrob *"When emotional folks are fooled & indoctrinated to believe the made-up stuff like: an imaginary God, a messenger, a book, resurrection, splitting the moon, parting the Red Sea, etc., are sacred, their dogma will cause them motivated ignorance while defending the sacredness."*

[@AtamMardes]

If religion can fool Francis Collins, imagine what it could do to not so educated ordinary people.

[@colonelhugo9850]

atam mardes fool? Tf

[@truebeliever6440]

So it's up to you to tell us exactly what he stated that is wrong and has been "fooled" by, and give all the evidence to support that he is wrong.Until you do that, your comment was meaningless drivel.

[@wonder777warrior6]

Matt M precisely lol. what a moron 🤣

[@creative_reasoning]

If you opened your mind a bit more, you would have heard that it was not religious belief that brought him to faith but his own path :) Don't judge as stupid as soon as they present a view differing from the one you possess at the time!

[@AtamMardes]

+True Believer +Colonel Hugo + Javid Alizada Question: U thank God for giving u life & u also thank God for giving animals life for u to take their lives away & eat them. U thanking God for your recovery from illness implies that the so-called omnipresent omnipotent God chose u & ignored many dead patients. Don’t u realize how religion dupes u with its imaginary God by exploiting your hypocrisy selfishness narcissism egocentrism gullibility vulnerability ignorance arrogance emotions insecurities uncertainty & lack of critical thinking to fool u into feeling special in your simpleton delusional mind? No offense.

[@pattekelly3582]

was I cut off....About THREE Years ago. You do not hear the name today. He maybe doing Missionary work !?! We ALL know GOD loves those who "Help"... HIS... people to be HEALTHY.... that is NOT ....WEALTHY !! Christians are not overly concerned with wealth, deception and stage presence. Thank you, God, for giving me parents who..... taught me to do ..the RIGHT Thing. A blessing to be able to be Proud of your....DAD and MOM.

[@stevespanos75]

You become a very powerful person with God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Truth is a Sword that cuts Lies into pieces. Jesus brought us the Sword known as Truth. Learn it well, it is unbreakable.

[@martinjones5965]

7:15 Intellectual integrity

[@scottmagri6306]

Where is he?

[@LukeVidler]

There's only 1 question Christians need to ask; 'Is it true?'

[@daddada2984]

Great testimony

[@Raeodor]

What amazes me is how often those who don't believe want proof. And as every true believer will tell you, there is proof. God doesn't give proof to non believers just because they ask, he gives it to those who choose faith and those who call out and desire him. It's also so finely tuned tor just that person that even explaining it to someone else isn't proof enough for most non-believers. If you honestly seek him out, he will reveal himself. You might not even realize it at the time but it will eventually be undeniable.

[@rubiks6]

God gives proof to all people ... all of them. God reveals Himself to all people ... no exceptions. Have you not read? _"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth._ *For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.* _For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools ..."_ - Romans 1.18 - 22 (ESV)(Emphasis added.)

[@Raeodor]

@@rubiks6 we have different definitions of proof.

[@rubiks6]

@@Raeodor - Do you have your own private definition of "proof"?

[@Raeodor]

@@rubiks6 do you have to argue just for the sake of it?

[@Raeodor]

@rubiks6 you are talking about evidence which is all around, general and non specified. I'm talking about proof, something personal, something you can recognize.

[@jasminemariedarling]

What CS Lewis book did he initially read?

[@johnnyverney7793]

Mere Christianity

[@williamkinkade2538]

What your religion tends to be is what culture you were raised in thus it seems to be a human invention.

[@DeniatitadenCompostela]

My hubby always asking what is the evidence what is the evidence? One day he received the advice, just act like He exists. He did and a bolt of lighting hit him, right in his mind "Knock and the door shall be opened for you. What the likes of Mr Dawkins call hallucinations is God living within.

[@norbertjendruschj9121]

Yeah, a really good argument, Dawkins is right.

[@GuardianSoulkeeper]

Or what you call God living within, we call hallucinations. Works both ways.

[@leeberry7703]

It's not ok if death is the end There's no point 😢 to our life But I have faith in jesus and 😅

[@bitofwizdomb7266]

So you took the leap of faith per Pascal’s wager. Or via Bible logic

[@tedgrant2]

According to the Bible, a wise man's heart is at his right hand. This, like many other claims, is not to be taken literally (Ecclesiastes 10:2)

[@su-mu]

13:50

[@timwalling3101]

it is really all about the fear of death.... the gift of life is so precious and awareness of ones own existence so wondrous mankind does not want this wondrous gift to end so he began to dream up a way for this gift not to end ...(god delusion....I can live forever)..... and began to fear life for the rules he imposed upon himself to please a god of conjured obedience only a man could dream up. this is an incorrect way to observe life.... only the love of life can steer mankind right

[@kingofrandom4816]

much respect for collins . his work on the human genome project is amazing..... but theres a problem somewhere . the something from nothing arguement fails on its own merit. god is everything but he was never created he came from nothing to become everything so he could create everything. i find this abit absurd. lets say we grant the above as true how then do we go from that to yahweh, yet we know for a fact most of what yahweh said is wrong, then from yahweh to his son who was also him or part of him (depending on what christian u are) .. he also made outlandish claims not unique to him alone eg the virgin birth... how this fits into dna and design i have no clue i tried finding the answers on my way pastorhood but i came to realize its futility. its faith.. and you can never have evidence for faith.. and when we try to justify faith with evidence the conclusion never follows the premise ..

[@daimlerli]

well if we insist that God must come from nothing is to think that nothingness preceeds God. that there is a blank slate before Him. if this is so then He isnt God. he is a mere actor inside the canvass of the universe. He isnt a being that is above matter, time and space. He is stuck in it too like us. curious to what you think are the things that Yahweh said was in fact wrong?

[@yeoberry]

The something from nothing argument is irrefutable.

[@IAM.Warrior.]

kNOw Jesus, kNOw Peace.

[@Abraham-uk4xy]

Why do you focus on aethist who crossed over. Why not also feature the cradle Chtistians talking about their fairh?

[@norbertjendruschj9121]

They need a success dtory. There are so few. Most of the cross overs are in the opposite direction.

[@simeonakinleye6575]

" It's impossible for Something to come from Nothing"? Yes, in a physical world. That is as far as our perception cantake us. But man is more than the physical being we see , he is also spiritual. You need to develop your sixth sense to see more. It is then you come to grasp with the existence of God. God is beyond the physical, He is spiritual, and only spiritual eyes can see into the heavenly realm, the abode of God.

[@nikiamartin5124]

No you cannot merge between the two because you either hot or cold ain't no roof warm you either forgot or you against them

[@chicagola6679]

No matter if you are Jewish Christian or Muslim. The importance is to believe on only ONE God. The supreme Power that has created everything. God is beyond our limits. God has no time and no space, because GOD is the creator of Time and Space. God has no gender. God has no Sons and no daughters. God is ONE.

[@nahlabella4857]

No. It does matter. Jesus is the only WAY, the Truth and the Life. There is NO WAY to the Father except by Him.

[@raynescollectibles]

Thank you for sharing this video! It’s relevance for today, as we fine ourselves in a sea of #arrogance in #scientific & #medical communities. To think that its ok to attempt to merge a #human being’s #soul w #computer #AI #immoral destruction of the world. The “I can therefore I will” attitude… Fortunately, #God always #rescues his #people, #believers, in his way as we turn to Him alone for our futures! His sleep here his voice…John10:27-28