Nothing Fails Like Bible History - Episode 2

[@happyhappyjoyjoy2154]

What pisses me off is the fact I support my religious friends yet when I get found out to be an atheist I'm suddenly the devil ..and they always expect me to explain my reasons for being an atheist when I don't require them to explain why they believe in fairy tales..

[@HolyKoolaid]

Can relate 100%

[@leslieviljoen]

I see any interaction as an advantage. Learn street epistemology and help people learn to really examine their thinking. The worst thing is when nobody talks.

[@leslieviljoen]

But I can relate. I'm often told how proud I am by people who are 100% sure about their unexamined position!

[@kennylex]

Try to say you are a cultural Christian rather than say you are an Atheist. In Sweden most folk are Atheists, but many like to get wedded in a church and get a christian burial just for it is a part of our culture, if folk ask us why we do not pray or go to church we just say "I do not believe God will punish me for that", you have no obligation to disprove a God as an atheist nor any obligation to talk about religion, you can just say "I do it my own way", "I found the church to be to stressful and did not give me the peace I wanted". Just do not try to defend atheism by hitting down on religion, do not be that hateful type that say things like "they believe in fairy tales", just keep in mind that they may feel good within that group and that they have the belief not due to the stories but rather for they feel they belong in the group that have those beliefs, a bit like I never tried to get my old friend out of his skater group that still think skateboarding is cool, I just let him be in that group as long as he feel good about it.

[@ghenulo]

I suppose I'm lucky then that I don't have any friends.

[@sarahnaomi23]

I’m a Christian who is doubting certain things and exploring answers. Your videos are helping me do that. I feel sad for never questioning these things before, but also sad that it really appears you are right. Thank you.

[@kelleren4840]

Keep asking questions! A lot of us were/are in your same boat. I de-converted this year and... I still feel sad for never questioning these things like you said, but at the same time, I keep coming back to "no, it's not that you didn't question. You were blatantly lied to, and this information was withheld. And often, you wouldn't have known what to ask in the first place." Best of luck. :)

[@gnomishviking3013]

Never stop questioning everything

[@man-yp1gb]

Same. I deconverted about three years back. It's good to have doubts and be skeptical. Everyone has (how would you buy a car without questions ).

[@Wayfaringwolf]

In my experience, I was taught to never question, to take things on faith. When I did ask questions, which shouldn't have been difficult to answer, there were no real responses. Moving away from this kind of thinking was difficult, however, it's one of the single most important actions I've taken. If you're looking for more information, check out Rationality Rules, and Cosmic Skeptic. All the best.

[@mattb7069]

He is not right. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fF6koKCjabRqb5Y

[@jefferyballew2904]

I was a Christian for all my life I found my way out thanks to you and Matt dillahunty thank you!

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

So was I. It's good to be free from religious fear mongering, shaming and hocus pocus.

[@RabidRaptor16]

As George Carlin so famously stated, "I was a Christian until I reached the age of reasoning."

[@johnnydi2231]

Matt Dillahunty is awesome! 👌🏻

[@pablito4762]

Christianity was invented by jewish secret agents: Saul and Shimon Kipa to weaken roman empire at that time through conquering it theologically: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYWlmIyNe9umn9E I'm also Ex Christian and today Agnostic.

[@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1024]

"they wash it down with a hymn and call it a Sunday" great line

[@BiggestBisonLover]

I really appreciate how far you dig into the history of the Bible. Once I stopped believing due to obvious logical fallacy and contradictions, I really gave up understanding anymore. I didn’t even see the point of proving why I don’t believe anymore. But then I remember how deeply Christianity affects the world and I just really can’t believe it’s based off of literally nothing. These videos are truly fighting against centuries of propaganda.

[@cyansloth1763]

What's crazy is when I was a religious Jew NONE of this information was addressed. Of course not but I had no idea

[@bamainatlanta]

I hope you respect White identities too

[@W.edgewargames]

None of it was addressed in catholic school either, we were supposed to "blindly" believe in the teachings.

[@MsScarletwings]

EndJewishSupremacism tf are you on about?

[@andrewsuryali8540]

​@@W.edgewargames Well, depends. I went to Jesuit highschool and they address many of the issues with the historicity of the bible narrative. My religious studies teacher was a priest who held a Master of Theology degree, and he flat out taught that almost none of the history is verifiable or in any way true. However, he did point out that some of the elements of the narrative are supported by historical evidence, especially the Maccabees (we're Catholics, duh!). I remember when, in a kind of Freudian slip, he pointed out that one of the main reasons the Catholic Church insists on keeping the Maccabees is precisely because most of the non-prophetic parts of the books can be verified historically (although not without bias). He said this in criticism of Martin Luther, but the point stands.

[@gottgainz6477]

Of cousre we respect your identity

[@gramps5595]

I recently read in a 100 year old geology book by an author who lived there, that the Nile frequently runs red, as bright as fresh blood, almost annually due to the river's natural erosion of iron oxide deposits further up stream. It's just never mentioned in Sunday Schools.

[@jamesk9671]

That explanation, however, does not account for the buckets that were already filled with water turning red as well. Without a doubt, the Egyptians came to theological conclusions about what the Nile turning red meant. God turning the Nile AND the water in the buckets red functions to communicate a theological message and also demonstrate that iron deposits are not the explanation.

[@drrickmarshall1191]

@@jamesk9671 Or the bucket part was a lie/elaboration?

[@joecoolioness6399]

@@jamesk9671 how do you know that was true? You don't. How do you know anything in the bible is true? Some things can be verified, but most of it cannot. And many things are plain wrong. Which tells me it can be dismissed entirely. Much more fun literature out there to read.

[@jamesk9671]

​@@joecoolioness6399 We don't know that most of what we have in our history books is true when it comes to the ancient world. Archaeological evidence can be interpreted in various ways, depending upon the theory used. My archaeology professor often challenged us to consider alternative ways to understand the data rather than assume the old interpretations must be correct. To quote that same professor when talking about undergraduate and graduate education: "What I teach my undergraduates is essentially proven wrong by the most recent analyses, but they need something simple and concrete to start with that they think they can rely upon otherwise they'll never even begin to build a framework for more advanced studies. What I teach on the graduate level is that all of the data needs to be reanalyzed according to the advances in theory and technology that we have achieved, making every conclusion a tentative conclusion." When you say the Bible says things are wrong, you speak like someone who learned the undergraduate perspective where facts, rather than possible truths, are known about the ancient world. There are possible truths that contradict what the Bible says, but they are always tentative and open to revision based on additional evidence and change of theory. The reality of the state of scholarship is not nearly as strong as you imagine. I don't deny that there are presently some conflicts between the current view (which is probably not the view that will be established in 40 years) and how the biblical data is interpreted. But it is overstating the case to say the Bible must be wrong based on those conflicts, since the very same conclusions you wish to hold up as absolute facts to contradict the Bible will themselves be contradicted by the next series of ways the data will be interpreted.

[@GSP-76]

@@jamesk9671 or maybe the buckets bit is just pure BS.

[@yoredeerleader]

There is a supposed grave of King Arthur at the ruins of the Glastonbury cathedral (ruined because it was catholic after King Henry VIII converted to Protestantism) and his castle is supposed to be at Tintagel in Cornwall. We also know that instead of horses, Arthur and his knights of the round table used coconut shells.

[@brianbriggs7327]

Bicycles too

[@mver191]

We found the limbs of that one knight protecting the bridge.

[@johndoney2665]

So sorry, but Henry viii created a kind of English version of the roman catholic church and had nothing to do with Protestant Christianity.

[@eliminoh_p7877]

The land was also home to crazed man-eating bunny rabbits.

[@petemclean1352]

@@eliminoh_p7877 thats no ordinary rabbit...

[@batarasiagian9635]

I find it impressive when somebody demolishes an opponent with precision, conciseness, and humor. Well done, sir.

[@nickhanley5407]

Batara Siagian you have low expectations i guess

[@mykehog6646]

@@nickhanley5407 hope you aren't an altar boy..or you won't sit down for years..lol

[@hermask815]

I wish this could be done with Islam without death threats.

[@davebox588]

@@hermask815 except that there's pretty decent evidence for Muhammed's existence and Muslims specifically state he isn't a god. All the rest: schisms, violence, hatred, etc. are all on pretty solid 'how to do religion' ground.

[@badboaz7290]

Herm Ask They won’t bruh. People like this guy @Dave Box won’t challenge the Muslims cuz they know they will bust a crescent moon-shaped cap in they ass☪️😂 So they’ll just keep fukking with harmless Xtians and Sunday school teachers.

[@Lilitha11]

The sun standing still in the sky is the perfect example of something that sounds possible to someone who doesn't understand what the sun is, but is absolutely insane if you do know what the sun is. Aside from the fact that it is something physically impossible, if it did happen there would be accounts of it from all humans civilizations on earth, and those don't exist.

[@Spino111]

Actually I heard this may be possible on a solstice due to our orbits and rotation on our axis etc. The important thing to note is that even if the sun stood still, and we had no explanation, that doesn’t mean god did it!

[@Lilitha11]

@@Spino111 It definitely isn't possible. The sun always raises and falls from east to west. Over the course of a year the sun's position slowly drifts more to the north before eventually it gets to it's further point north, then starts drifting back down to the south. The solstice is the day that the sun reaches it's furthest point and then goes the other direction. If you were look at the sun at the same time, two days in a row normally, it would be a little off set, but if you did it at the solstice, it would be in the same spot. This is what they are referring to, that the sun isn't moving, in a north/south direction and takes the same path two days in row. The sun absolutely, does not stop however. It still raises from the east(or north east as its at it's further point), and sets west(or north west). No one looking at the sun, would describe the sun as not moving, because it is clearly still moving and the sun also wouldn't be up for an entire day.

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

You do realize that this is a mericle, right? The laws of physics do not apply here.

[@Lilitha11]

@@TheMilitantMazdakite Or it can just be completely made up. If someone says all the laws of physics stopped worked completely for an entire day, and the choice is that it was real or made up, it is definitely made up.

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

@@Lilitha11 I should have said NEED not apply.

[@newperve]

Nothing fails like Bible History The Book Of Mormon: Hold my beer.

[@HolyKoolaid]

I'm thinking of doing a "Nothing Fails Like Mormon History" next.

[@newperve]

Do a collab with Mister Diety (Brian Dalton), he knows about this stuff.

[@jayfredrickson8632]

I tried reading the Book of Mormon --it wasn't easy getting a copy from the Library -- found it totally unreadable. Like it was written by an illiterate.Oh wait, it was. 🤔

[@tesmith47]

@@jayfredrickson8632 not illiterate, either high as hell or psychotic frenzy! !

[@jayfredrickson8632]

@@tesmith47 Actually he was virtually illiterate. Joseph Smith had only a third grade education. Though that doesn't explain the story itself, I was talking about the quality of the writing.

[@Saor_Alba]

I was a Christian up until the age of 11 when my baby sister became very ill and was taken to hospital and put into intensive care. I prayed to God to help her and make her well again for so many hours I lost count, finally falling asleep with exhaustion only to be awakened in the early hours by my Mother's screams as she returned from the hospital, as my little sister had died.

[@VioletWonders]

Deconstructing Christian here, mid process. Your content is SO helpful. Definitely some of the best by far. Please keep going! You're making a difference!

[@toddstewart5613]

Awesome work! When we were in Egypt our tour guide, a doctorate in comparative religion, showed us psalms that were lifted straight out of the poetry books of the Egyptian pharaohs.

[@Addeladle-St-James]

Wait, are you telling me some primitive bad poetry got passed around?! Why, that proves all manner of outlandish beliefs in the supernatural!

[@KlavierMenn]

@@Addeladle-St-James Wdym, bad? For all we know, ancient egipcians could have been good poets. There must have so many poems about the Field of Reeds...

[@redveinborneo4673]

The story of Noah (and a good amount of genesis in general) is eerily similar to older stories since recovered that date back to at the Akkadians and Sumerians as well.

[@mortalwombat2001]

@@Addeladle-St-James how tf would you know it was bad

[@Addeladle-St-James]

@@mortalwombat2001 Such dim-conceived glories of the brain Bring round the heart an undescribable feud; So do these wonders a most dizzy pain, That mingles Grecian grandeur with the rude Wasting of old time-with a billowy main- A sun-a shadow of a magnitude.

[@lynnasche5147]

As a victim of religious brainwashing in my younger years, I so much appreciate your videos !

[@vethattravelseats1785]

I really appreciate your videos. I am a Desert Storm Veteran and honestly I had so many questions of religion and you’ve answered them. Thanks and I will continue supporting.

[@chasen8118]

Great work! I love seeing this community thrive, congrats on 100,000

[@HolyKoolaid]

Thanks! :)

[@danstumbo5224]

I came out as an atheist about a year ago.I have since endured the worst year of my life in regard to my mental and physical health.I will not change my position on religion even if it feels like I'm being punished by a celestial dictator that I am convinced does not exist.I just discovered holy Kool aid and appreciate the way he presents information without anger and intolrance.Keep up the good work

[@TheDaleSwitzer]

Maybe without anger. But he does treat all believers as if we are Jerry Falwell clones. There are very good answers to his valid points, but he treats us all as if we are stoooopid. I understand his disdain for the literalist/fundamentalist position. But that is a brand new doctrine that was pushed on Americans beginning in 1909. Throughout that last 2000 years, Christians who weren't shackled to "Every word of the KJV is literally true" knew about all of these historical issues and have very good answers. Holy Koolaid doesn't give these men a second's consideration. It is a false dichotomy.

[@Mike_saved]

​@@TheDaleSwitzercatholicism and Orthodoxy FTW.

[@FallenAziraphale]

“wash it down with a hymn and call it a Sunday” is my new favorite phrase about the gullibility of religious people.

[@slamee100]

Don't confuse having a personal one-on-one loving relationship with God by reading the Bible for yourself with an open heart and by praying to God for yourself, and asking God for wisdom knowledge and understanding of His Word, with the multitude of false religions in the world from Satan, which Satan uses to confuse people so that they will not find and accept the ONE True Living God of the Bible and so they will not accept Jesus Christ as their Savior, because Satan does not want us to have a Savior and be saved, he wants us to be eternally separated from God just like he is. Believe the truth in the Holy Bibe from God, not the lies in the world from Satan and men. Don't be duped by Satan.

[@cliftongaither6642]

​@@slamee100so your satan has more power than your god?

[@slamee100]

@@cliftongaither6642 Absolutely not, God is the Almighty Creator of all things that exist in the universe, and that includes Satan, but Satan was created good by God but turned evil of his own free will, Satan only has the power and authority that God allows him to have, Satan has to ask God permission to do anything, and Satan was defeated a long time ago when Jesus died and resurrected from the dead, so Satan's time is running out and at the end of this world Satan will be thrown into the lake of fire and never be seen or heard from again and Satan is aware of this, yet still keeps rebelling against God until that time comes.

[@pranays]

​@@slamee100the voices in your head is no god.

[@slamee100]

@@pranays I don't have voices in my head, do you?

[@stanleyhache6407]

Congratulations Bud... I'm a history buff and it is always necessary to triangulate information and you have covered all the basics... Thank you again for your illustrated storytelling - it is very refreshing.

[@paulbaltuta]

iudei go sub volga under rusiea today , not israelit , antic canaan daciic ,petra sculptat 4000 year go pelasgii sinaitici uer Moise ? the 2000 year diference not existing ,MOesia romaniea iudei plagieat Moise , canaanit heav lion montan Orastie romaniea Solomonarii canaanit ,

[@larkrogers3690]

congrats on 104K! I'm always a little shocked by what some people will declare a conspiracy and what they will choose to believe, it's truly astonishing

[@JohnnyDrivebye]

Your avatar looks familiar to me. Hmm. heheh...

[@tomellis4750]

It's unbelievable what people will believe.

[@hainleysimpson1507]

Proof humans aren't logical, logic is learned behaviour.

[@amarntsitran3406]

I don't say this lightly but I legitimately see this as being one of the most important video series that exist in the atheist/religious side of KZbin. These two videos in particular have been fantastic at explaining what kinds of evidence are worth putting any stock into, then showing why these Bible stories simply don't hold up. Clear, informative, succinct, fun. Can't wait for the next parts!

[@shriggs55]

Done with style.Short and to the point(s).Looking forward to your next vid

[@raedai8819]

Thank you for making videos. I'm still Christian. But here's my personality. I'm extremely gullible. Loyal to a fault. But I seek truth more than anything because I want to know what's real. I grew up a believer. I'm questioning now. It hurts to say that and I feel like I'm in trouble for writing it out. The truth is so much doesn't add up and I refuse to pretend it's not there just for the sake of tradition and what I've always believed before. This lack of evidence is astounding and I've not heard of this before. What first had me questioning is Noah's Ark. I want to believe because I'm loyal. But lately I've had my heart broken by some I was loyal to. They really really hurt me, and now I know I can't just expect the world to be kind and full of truth. You have to be very critical and on guard or something will sneak up on you. And Noah's ark, like my friend who swore up and down they were truthful, is inconsistent. And when stories are inconsistent, or lacking evidence that most other stories have, it can't really be believed. Which hurts. I like to think magic and miracles are out there. Because I want it to be true. But the world is often cruel. It can't be that I'm special and have favor, and others that are kind are not special enough and lose their lives early or experience terrible things. And I have experienced terrible things. But I wrote it off because God is good? I have ADHD too. I'm very sensitive and emotional. (Sorry if my writing is all over the place.) I think there needs to be an understanding that a lot of Christians are similar to me. It's like putting a baby in a lit room and then turning off the light. That may seem silly but I think it's why a lot of people cling to religion. It's hopeful. And it's what theyve been told first. Taking it away is shocking and scary. I was hurt by a couple of Christians in a group. One of them was actually a pathological liar and would tell stories about me to other people. No matter how crazy they were other people believed her because they heard it from her first. No critical investigation or even hearing from my side and they took it as fact. It ended badly. I left the group. (thankfully she didn't change and now people can see I was telling the truth but I'm already hurt.) Because of that I refuse to fall for the tricks they did. Its easy to believe in the best sounding thing. But I don't think it's right to. I think even though I may not see the damage, I think there is damage in believing in something that isn't true, just like there was with my friend. So I wanna know what real. Even if I get hurt by it. At the same time, I think no matter what I may still be inclined to believe in the possibility of a God. Even if it's not sentient or humanoid. Could be a spirit of goodness in the world. I don't know. Animals are so innocent to me. Wildlife and rivers and trees themselves fill me with wonder. I think there's something even if it's just my human mind conjuring up something. That is beautiful and uplifting about this place. I like to think the world is a bit magical. Maybe I'm childish in that but that I don't mind. It's speculation. But even in my dreaming, I want to know what is true and known. At least to know. Idk Im dealing with a lot of emotions but I thought I would share. It's complicated.

[@sethkeown5965]

Congratz my man. I remember finding your channel years ago at less than 500 subscribers. Keep up the good work.

[@HolyKoolaid]

Oh wow! You've been here a while then. Thanks for sticking around. :)

[@jshepard5840]

That's pretty cool that you say you just hit 100,000 subscribers as of the release of this video, which would be just over a year ago, and now you're over 181,000! Proud to be one of them. Keep making the awesome content and thank you.

[@MBAinternetmktg]

Excellent discourse! Thank you for your work!

[@busmar48]

Saw you being interviewed by Derek Lambert... and have now also subscribed to your site. Thanks for excellent work! My journey has taken me from an intensely Catholic background and family, thru seminary [for priesthood] and time with Trappist monks -- thru life experiences around the world [most of it as a professional healthcare agent and teacher]. Work like yours, Derek and so many others have all become 'fuel for the fire' while I continue a spiritual quest [as does most/much of humanity], but simply not bound by many of the limitations you validly highlight. At 74: it's been a long journey; and has taken me most of it to get to this point!

[@TheFiremedico]

Thank you for your work this is a great resource to reference when looking into bible claims.

[@catfishcave379]

Wait... you doubt the existence of Hogwarts? **unsubscribe** And I was going to let you borrow some old scrolls of Jashar I have lying around my library. Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers!

[@Drudenfusz]

Indeed, him question the existence of the boy who lived is pure blasphemy!

[@sh3n3ng]

Typical muggle

[@pedropedroztravels8272]

Yeah ! next he will be saying Wonder Woman doesn't have an invisible plane or the lasso of truth ! Now who's the fraud?

[@Zanothis]

@@Drudenfusz This reminds me of a podcast I tried listening to, "Harry Potter and the Sacred Text". I couldn't make it through the first episode simply because 2 people working at Harvard Divinity School couldn't see how saying "I want the book to say X, now let's figure out how to do the mental gymnastics of making it say that to us" should invalidate what they do for a living.

[@nickhanley5407]

You are a fool.

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

The bible is book that is essentially a collection of Israelite mythology, philosophy and practices and should be treated as such. To treat as a history or science book is stupid and perhaps even blasphemous.

[@justonlyjohn6596]

What WORD don't you comprehend in the delusional mind(f'd)set of WAYS of imitation and accommodation that is FUNDAMENTALIST CHRISTIANITY, as well as ORTHODOX JUDAISM? You missed all the past history/context of this young, HONEST, THOUGHTFUL person, and are *JUST SPOUTED DRIVEL AS IF IT'S INSIGHTFUL???* That there's no TRUTH, only lies people found useful to exploit others... That's a problem, one which MUST be better scrutinized and DEBUNKED! _Ya' basic Lady, lost in your own head! You exist among morons, and perpetuation of these creepy old stories isn't helping human beings to GROW SANE. No BETTER tomorrow with PEOPLE LIKE YOU, don't BETTER UNDERSTAND and change our expression, just PLAY ALONG AND BE A PART OF A COMMUNITY of idiots, ordered about by the loudest, most bombastic SHOWMAN, who makes us feel Strong and Confident, about everything we were to cognitively lazy to actually strive to understand a bit better?_ Not for me. I know i don't matter much, but treasuring comforting LIES is a WORK I will not share, no matter how comforting the institution, religion, tradition. It's not making lemonade from lemons: I'm awful with metaphors, but I'll TRY: It's gilding a steaming pile of shit with GOLD--calling it a TREASURE, holding it up and saying it's more real than my own experience, it matters more than learning from my mistakes and changing. It's a golden log to obediently serve, except the excrement doesn't speak, yet PEOPLE PRETEND TO SPEAK FOR IT, far too many. When you really look into them, they DO truly reflect the essence... They're pieces of shit, hungry for MONEY, POWER, INFLUENCE, STATUS, PRIVILEGE. People who PROTECT and PRESERVE..... *IGNORANCE, ENTITLEMENT, ARISTOCRACY like those who lived before for thousands of years. The VELVET GLOVE OF OPPRESSION/IGNORANCE.*

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

@O G I did mention that its a collection (a collection of books)

[@scottlarson1548]

Also it contains some actual history but it's interpreted theologically in other to fit in with previous mythology. For example it explains how Samaria was a bunch of jerks and God hated them, and that's why God let Assyria invade them.

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

@@scottlarson1548 Yes, I agree The bible is a historical snapshot into the minds of people living during that period and what their worldview was.

[@marylowther8495]

@@scottlarson1548 The dislike of "Samaritans" was based on their practice of Juaism that was uncontminated by Babylonian heresies adopted during the captivity. Just as today's residential school survivors returned to their peoples contaminated by Chrisrtian overlays the returnees of ancient Israel had been culturally contaminated and sought to impose that contamination on those who were not. Actually the Samaritans were the last of the true Jews.

[@akell125]

Your videos give me a reality check when the religious intrusive thoughts from my upbringing return. Thank you, you are so well-researched and have brought me a lot of peace.

[@alexismontalban515]

Great to see a critical thinker in action. Keep up the good work and congrats on the 100k.

[@YankeeDoodle2]

Not much of a critical thinker

[@scapegoatiscariot2767]

Thank you so much for leaving in that blooper. That was hilarious. I love the work you're doing.

[@martinportelance138]

Coming in late, I always wondered why such an invincible, god-backed army didn't left any wake in history elsewhere than in one religious book. History must have blinked.

[@chrisalvino812]

This is my new favorite channel, how have I not heard about it until now!?

[@FrankJohn]

Congrats on 100k. On to one million! Thanks for all your well researched and informative content.

[@vladdraketepes]

i love your contents. unbiased, straightforward and overloaded with knowledge! say no to cults

[@jeromepapa9591]

This is awesome! Excellent points.

[@arnoldrite9566]

These videos put my mind at ease

[@KingAdjust]

Agreed bro I'm so glad my mind can ease I used to be very scared when I was younger I got caught in Christian conspiracy theories 1 in particular was "the mark of the beast" and I thought me and everyone else was going to hell because we accepted it unintentionally through a vaccine, or other dumb shit I wish I wouldn't have gotten a tablet until later on in life I had paranoia from religion, and felt guilty all the time I don't have any of these problems anymore thankfully I know this is random but I felt I needed to tell someone

[@FannyAnzai]

As a good perfectionist he admits to be, just another great video!! Thanks and keep up with the good work!!

[@blackatheist7369]

@Gabe Norman Religion is for kkkuntservatives

[@d.o.m.494]

But, but, but, the bible was written by god so it has to be true, the bible says so!

[@324wonder]

LOL...now that's good. Circular.

[@Apollorion]

@Dom, can two (or more) statements that are contradicting each other be true at the same time?

[@d.o.m.494]

@@Apollorion If you truly believe then of course.

[@biotorex8999]

Theists: But mUH HoLy BoOk says. Sorry theists, mythology isn't reality. It is depressing that we have to teach that.

[@skeptischism1324]

Gabe Norman nice false equivalence.

[@BabyShenanigans]

CONGRATS ON 100K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your channel absolutely deserves it, and I can't wait to see how your channel continues growing into the future!

[@flyjet787]

Amazing research! Really well done.

[@Esther-1914]

Great process of elimination!

[@HolyKoolaid]

Thanks.

[@janderson565]

Absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence. Perhaps the authors living in the post bronze age were astute enough to communicate the worldly message of a divine being 😉

[@anselmmendoza6103]

Misinformation at it's best

[@kaleypittman1105]

Is it just me or does everyone else feel a sense of comfort when you hear the opening jingle of Holy koolaid? Like... a feeling of coming home after a vacation or visiting family in BFE. Thanks, Thomas! Like you know you’re gonna get quality content with a soothing, smart, voice from someone who knows his shit.

[@udornyc]

@Kaley Pittman I agree, after all that crap and lies, science denial, religious idiocy, flat earthers etc... It's encouraging to come to a place like Holy Koolaid, or Skeptoid magazine to relax and not being intellectually frustrated all the time...

[@Джонатан-р8д]

It sounds like I'm about to play Rocket League or something.

[@darrenlowe3445]

Get a life

[@kaleypittman1105]

@@darrenlowe3445 hi there! Do you have a life I could borrow? I thought I had one but I guess I lost it! Don’t you hate it when that happens?

[@petervargo1696]

@@Джонатан-р8д for me, I get the desire to play some old school Sonic the Hedghog.

[@BrianGay57]

Thanks for bringing up the Book of Jashar. I don’t remember noticing that when reading it, or even heard mention of it. Very interesting!

[@peejay4606]

❤watching this series again and again.

[@grapeshot]

A lot of the Old Testament reads basically as historical fanfiction.

[@blackatheist7369]

Not to mention god is a maniac.

[@biotorex8999]

@@blackatheist7369 Yes, Yahweh will make hid arrows drunk with blood

[@nightvigil]

Thank-you for that.

[@orchidorio]

These stories were oral. Intended to explain the natural world. To explain some event. Myths. Legends. 82321

[@garchompelago]

Is it weird that I am a christian yet I am still subscribed? (yes, "still", it means, its been a while) I once commented from an old video of this channel that I am the kind of person that would prefer to see both sides of the coin. Christians have "evidence" to claim that the bible is true. Ive seen it. But I dont wanna stop there. I wanna see the atheist side and see the evidence as to why the bible isnt true. Yes I am a christian and I am STILL subscribed to this channel because I wanna see the other side of the argument. I dont wanna be the type of person that closes the argument with. "The bible said so, end of discussion". Great video as always. Looking forward for that next video regarding the stopped sun.

[@thelibrariansupermanny]

We are in the same boat. :)

[@HolyKoolaid]

Everyone is welcome here. And I really respect that mindset.

[@biotorex8999]

The Holy Fable isn't true. It's silly Bronze Age mythology. We will cure from you mythology.

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

Here's the thing as I see it. If you make a claim, then it's up to you to provide the evidence. As far as I'm concerned there is no evidence. If there was I would believe it, and so would another 6 billion people on this planet.

[@merikijiya13]

I like you. Your cool.

[@lasvegasloner4621]

I'm so happy to have stumbled on to this channel! I don't have a lot of money to support it in any other way besides a thumbs up, but I am grateful so grateful that yet another person has the organization, brains and persistence to illustrate end explain what I've known and been trying to say (against a LARGE opposition including some friends and family) for a long, long time. For me, not having the part of the brain strong enough that retains and distributes data easily, I have to rely on a different part- the sheer cold logic of likelihood and relativity. Or in my case, sloppy logic and lazy relativity; sometime as a junior high age I started to notice just how much human behavior of adults matched instinct and survival manipulation, in a world that for the most part didn't require it anymore (depending on where you lived)... and realized that's where most of the misunderstandings between people come from. While trying to control it all and explain the whole mess, it was easier to make something up and develop some system of punishment and "be good for Sant Claus is always watching" approach than to actually talk to each other about everything, and let others live the way they want to. Keep up the excellent work my friend. Maybe some day you'll manage to reverse the brainwashing of a great percentage of the masses.

[@YankeeDoodle2]

Why would you give a liar your money?

[@manamanathegreat]

Love your work. Brilliantly done!

[@abr9942]

Just me or does anyone else just love this guys voice?! Bloody love him so much!

[@thomaslevy2119]

I would like to show your channel (and others like it) to a couple of Bible-thumping friends of mine. However, that would probably cause me to lose them as friends. They would likely view an episode for just a few seconds, stick their fingers in their ears, close their eyes, and run away screaming, "It's the work of the Devil! Don't listen to it!" Sadly, for many people like them, the fantasy of the Bible is much easier to believe and understand than the reality of science or even the use of simple logic.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

Ah, yes. Them and the Senate Republicans too.

[@BlackEpyon]

@@michaeljohnangel6359 The does seem to be the trend of late.

[@HolyKoolaid]

I've had people have that reaction. So I try different tactics for deprogramming indoctrinated people who are in that deep. Check out street epistemology for starters. Also, I've found it helpful to first get someone to admit/understand that truth withstands scrutiny, and it's not me vs. you, it's us searching for truth together regardless of where the evidence leads.

[@BlackEpyon]

@@HolyKoolaid I try to get people to explain what their position is, and how they came to arrive at it. That's for my benefit as well as theirs. It's hard to conduct an argument if you're constantly arguing against a position they don't hold.

[@steveswangler6373]

@@BlackEpyon there is no need to argue, just ask questions. if they are honest it will make them think. if they aren't honestly interested in truth, they will stop the conversation or make crazy excuses or flat out lies.

[@rationalityrules]

Amazing series dude : )

[@Remake5182]

Are you THE Rationality Rules?

[@HolyKoolaid]

Yeah. He is.

[@joshuacharpentier4135]

Omg, the titan, greetings from Costa Rica

[@guytheincognito4186]

@YM 7 Tis be bullshit and confirmation bias friend.

[@Ryansghost]

@@guytheincognito4186 Yeah, that's one Mount Sinai that won't be hosting coach-parties of Christian Jews.

[@franciscosalcido4108]

Thanks for opening my eyes

[@MrAndyroth84]

Great Video! Keep 'em coming!

[@keepcalmyouexist358]

The fact that all these 'Tomb of Bible Character X' and 'Picture of Biblical Event Y' are basically the old time equivalent to Disneyland, Harry Potter World and modern day fanfiction/fanart is the funniest shit.

[@johnbogolin4499]

here's some funny shit for YOU ,you will bow before the Lord Jesus Christ and call Him Lord one day, you should however do it before you die! it would be much better for you.You are to "in the World and need your spiritual blinders removed ! NO Shit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hainleysimpson1507]

John no one wants a kingdom it's never happening I'm pretty sure guns kill better than any bronze age weapon.

[@viciousyeen6644]

Thought the same thing xD it’s incredible easy to milk money off of Christians, just buy an old ruined chapel, put a cringy ambiguous „relic“ in it and charge them 20€ to see it xD

[@laurajarrell6187]

Holy Koolaid! Thomas, another great! Congrats on 100k! Frankly, I hadn't looked, assumed by quality, you were at about 800k. 😄👏💕💖☮️🎃

[@Byrrd51]

These videos are great. Thank you.

[@maxnullifidian]

"The Bible has been received by the Protestants on the authority of the Church of Rome, and on no other authority. It is She that has said it is the word of God." Thomas Paine

[@jamesk9671]

And since then the Protestants have done their own assessments without caring for the opinion of the church of Rome. What is your point?

[@leonardgibney2997]

"God created the Earth on six days and on the seventh, He rested. As if God would need rest. As if you could have days before the Earth existed.

[@sanmigueltv]

I’m a recent subscriber and after watching this video I already know I’ll be watching hours of your channel this week.

[@Esoteric.Autochthon]

As another former Hebrew Israelite, I fucks with your channel bro. Keep it up.

[@twistswitch]

Nicely laid out!

[@secularfoundingperiodhistory]

I love the way This man uses a timeline because he uses it to totally destroy biblical text. He does a wonderful job.

[@ifartmagic]

"Wash it down with a hymn and call it a Sunday!" Love it 😂💚

[@enkidufive3349]

Hymns give me heartburn and gas.

[@loladeopeyemi9754]

Repent for the Kingdom of God is near ❤️‍🔥✝️🕊🤍

[@ifartmagic]

@@loladeopeyemi9754 Can't tell if this is satire 🤣 If it is, love it, spot on. No need to read further. If not, I suggest you get some much needed sleep and then hunt for a therapist. You sound stressed out under the weight of all that pent up fear. Life must be rough for people who are constantly afraid of...the rapture? Idk, thought that was like, the goal. At any rate, I'm good with the whole repentance thing. No need to add me to your list of concerns, just worry about your own mental health. Take care of and love yourself ♡

[@ryanfoster2083]

You can’t just say “I need about tree fiddy” then go on like nothing happened and talk about very important details I’m still 😂 dying over here and the video is passing me by. A+ sir

[@davebradley4498]

Ya that gave me a chuckle

[@levipascoe2587]

Damn Loch Ness Monster

[@raccoon874]

*jesus is my gardener*

[@SBGAdmin]

Thank you, my dear friend.

[@maxcovfefe]

Whoever is reading this, I hope the rest of your day is awesome!

[@2ahdcat]

Don't let Hovind see this (He'll just pull out His SpongeBob doll) lol

[@rosewhite---]

I'm glad to see you watch Kent's videos! You may escape Satan's fatal clutches yet.

[@andreahughes5042]

@@rosewhite--- I watched them too! And found that both hovinds have no idea about what they speak of.

[@stevewebber707]

For me Kent Hovind kind of alternates from being amusing in his absurdity to horrifying in his intentional misleading, and fleecing, of gullible followers. Contrary to his claims, he is not a scientist. He is not even a good Christian.

[@2ahdcat]

@Tyeler Nowell Nah, He had big Bubba to take care of Him in prison, lol

[@siwilson1437]

Brb, just posting this to Inmate Hovind to ruin his day

[@dirtyangel6557]

Yet we have millions of personal accounts when Santa Claus came down the chimney and kissed mummy and daddy under the big mistletoe.. Jesus was there! 🎅

[@BlackEpyon]

Santa kissed Mommy AND Daddy? That sounds like the premise of a porno flick right there. Did Santa bring some naughty toys to try? Are they going to have a foursome with Jesus?

[@BlackEpyon]

@MusicMadMaurice No wonder Jesus never said anything against homosexuals :P

[@xit1254]

Santa Claus set me on the path to atheism. I figured if he was a lie, maybe God was too.

[@snowrider4495]

Just kissing? I caught santa screwing my mother so loudly it woke me up but my dad never woke up or heard anything!

[@nysprof]

so you believe in Santa? LOL

[@kosmic8204]

Your awesome thank you for this. This is what the world needs. I good dose of reality.

[@teIekid]

"Toppling the walls by yelling at them" Excuse me, but that's a shout. Thu'um, if you want to be formal.

[@merikijiya13]

Kamehameha!!!!!!

[@blackice9088]

Did Joshua use a Dragon Shout from Skyrim?

[@scottgilleland3039]

maybe the walls was made of staw and they hufed and puffed and shouted till the walls fall. only if they were made of brick

[@emptyhand777]

Fus Ro Dah

[@MidTierVillain]

Dude, we get stories twisted around that were told last week.. can you imagine what 700+ years would do? Jesus sounds like a Stan Lee/Jack Kirby created character.. I assume there was a guy that stood against the elites at that time, and built a following- then got killed for what he stood for. That’s it. But! Ppl saw the power in using such a story as way to control, and justify atrocities.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

If we accept the stories in the "authentic" Pauline epistles of James and Peter and ignore Paul's magical Jesus in heaven, it comes down to: There was a man named Jesus who died sometime in the 30s CE, probably crucified by Romans, and left behind a movement that his brother James inherited. Paul wanted in on the movement and wanted to spread it to non-Jews, but he did some things that James didn't like and the latter started sending out letters everywhere telling his followers not to trust anyone not bearing his letter. That last part, recorded in Paul's tirades, argue for authenticity because there's no reason Paul would write something that discredits himself unless it was actually happening and he had to defend himself. At some point James sent his lieutenant Peter/Cephas to Paul to force him to reconcile and Paul decided to basically bring a huge bribe to Jerusalem in response. This is all we know of the "historical" James, Peter, and James' brother Jesus that can possibly be reconstructed from the most reliable account in the Bible. Not to say the account itself is genuine or unbiased, but it's the closest we can get to the original history.

[@tonymarlowe1302]

@@andrewsuryali8540 Bible stories in the old and new testament are evil zionist lies from zionist bible.

[@brotbrotsen1100]

I love this thread, we have a well constructed and properly researched answer and then we have another dude basically saying "uh uh the jews uh uh"

[@ndeamonk24]

And those guys existed everywhere, in every culture

[@MidTierVillain]

@@brotbrotsen1100 lol

[@ricardoaguirre6126]

I first hear the creation story when I was nine in cathechism class. Even at that age I found it far fetched.

[@ericrossoni]

As a Christian, I find your videos interesting. It helps me understand why you have a problem with the religion. And you make very good points. I enjoy learning your point of view.

[@brunozeigerts6379]

Funny how the Bible mentions Pharaohs ... but never names them.

[@drew63215]

Because Egyptians kept thorough records and the people that wrote the Bible knew the jig would be up had they given a name. Hell, they don't even mention the Pharoah's daughter that "supposedly" found the basket with Moses in it. Trust me, they were very careful to omit names during that era.

[@israteeg752]

Actually that is not 100% correct. In the book of Kings Josiah Names Pharaoh Necho by name . In addition, Pharaho Shishak who gave refuge to Jeroboam

[@drew63215]

@@israteeg752 It's referring to Pharoahs that reigned when all of these Great stories happened: * Moses being raised by Pharoah, the Exodus. * Abraham coming to Pharoah and saying Sarah was his sister. * David being in Pharoah's house and being his right hand man. * Jesus fleeing to Egypt. PLEASE NAME THOSE PHAROAHS. And by the way, you can always insert "Fictional" characters into Historical events. Spiderman mentions New York City and the Twin Towers...does that make Spiderman real?? In the Ben-Hur movie he meets Jesus. Ben-Hur is a known Fictional character. As a matter of fact...so is Jesus. So there you have two Fictional characters in one story...sort of like the Bible. No Moses, No Abraham, No Noah, No Jesus, No Disciples, No Adam & Eve...etc.

[@drew63215]

@@israteeg752 Besides, because I know you had to Google that, you're bringing up a Pharoah that's mentioned in only around 600 BC. We're talking about Pharoahs from 4,000 to 2,000 BC...when all of these "Great Miracles" were happening.

[@drew63215]

@@israteeg752 And did it Flood everywhere except Egypt?? Because their records predate the Bible, yet there's no mention of this flood. And besides, their list of Kings date back before and after the "Flood Myth", yet there's no break in the King's list of reigning. So if there were Pharoahs before the flood and they continued reigning during and after the flood, how can only 8 people after the flood, populate all of Egypt and there not be a 300,000 year gap between Pharoahs?? It makes no sense...

[@vipertwenty249]

Excellent video. King Arthur etc - was a story told centuries after the time it refered to, of resistance to the invasion by the Anglo-Saxons into Britain. It may be based on dimly remembered and very misunderstood fact: The Artorian Guard were based at Camelodium. They were one of the powerful mobile reserve forces backing up the Saxon Shore forts that were built by the Roman Empire along the east coast of Britain to protect against incursions by the Anglo-Saxons. With the collapse of Roman power in Britain and the forced retreat and marginalisation of the Romano-British people, heroes that once centuries before could be relied upon became romanticised. A military unit became one man.

[@jmwild1]

New York City exists, therefore Spider-Man is real.

[@steveg1961]

Jerusalem was a real Jewish city two thousand years, and the Book Of Mormon says so, therefore the Book Of Mormon is true. Christian apologists use this kind of argument, Mormon apologists use this argument, Muslims use this kind of argument (for the Qur'an), etc. I'm always amazed when I see some religious apologist use this argument - because it really is that incredibly stupid. London really exists, so Harry Potter is a historical story.

[@nikospen1]

Amazing series bro !!! Keep walkin !! So logic and right whatever you say ...

[@jhunz23]

I love your series ❤️❤️❤️

[@RickReasonnz]

The addition of pure incredulation in your voice just adds a cherry to this pie of a video. Grats on 100k, should be even higher!

[@nigelnightmare4160]

That's the problem with "Belief" it prevents learning.

[@Chineseguy001]

How so?

[@morbidfetusofthedamned2624]

@@Chineseguy001 because these beliefs inhibit certain learning, you only have to look as far as creationism do see this.

[@randyg666]

@@Chineseguy001 the fact you had the edit your comment shows you have unquestionable faith in your belief 🤣🤣🤣

[@costelinha1867]

@@Chineseguy001 Because you're encouraged to never question said beliefs, that prevents learning, as you're encouraged to dismiss anything that contradicts your assumptions about how the world works, something that is constantly required in real learning.

[@Chineseguy001]

@@costelinha1867 I agree with you. The secular status quo is pushing everyone to believe in a version of how the world works but bad assumptions lead to bad conclusions. Take climate change for example.

[@dakellymon]

Excellent series, sir.

[@LogicAndReason2025]

Given that the church has been in control of these "documents" for most of their existence, you would think they would have overwhelming documentation of all the attributions and authors. Yet somehow, the opposite seems to be the case. Can you say scam? Sure you can.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

Well, no, you're overestimating the power of the Church back then because you're seeing the CURRENT version. Back in the 1st century they were just a bunch of renegade Jews getting kicked out of synagogues and some crazy adventurous Greco-Romans hanging out with Paul. There's no way people in their situation could have kept track of who wrote what and when. That's why ALL the attributions we have now is total bull. We do have better attributions once the Church got organized enough in the 4th century, and for the most part many of their documents since then can be verified from multiple sources in and out. The Old Testament is the one unquestionably "authentic" part of the modern Christian Bible in that we have a competing version in the Jewish Bible and actual archaeologically verifiable versions of every single book (and more) in the Dead Sea Scrolls. We know that part of the bible was already extant long before the Church.

[@LogicAndReason2025]

​@@andrewsuryali8540 So, are you telling us that the most corrupt (and powerful) mob in human history, had no means or motive to bend and retrofit their super profitable evolving popular fiction stories and destroy any evidence of fraud and plagiarism?

[@andrewsuryali8540]

@@LogicAndReason2025 I'm saying that at the time these documents were written, they weren't this super-entity you imagine. The editing came much later, and we know they made a lot of edits because we can trace most of those from the remnants of older versions. We know that those edits only affected the NT because there are other rival groups that maintained their version of the OT and because we have actual versions of the OT back BEFORE Christianity ever existed at hand. We also know they generally hated fan fiction the exact same way megacorporations today do and actively sought to suppress such creations. That's why we only have four official gospels. You are behaving EXACTLY the same way the religious are because you're basing your argument on total ignorance and unsupported blind belief. Learn a bit more REAL history before making unfounded accusations.

[@LogicAndReason2025]

​@@andrewsuryali8540 "...before making unfounded accusations." Sorry, but the mind-boggling corruption of the church is well documented and fully admitted by them. The details you describe may be right. I don't really care because either way it doesn't matter. The only "prophecy" in the holy babble is the self-fulfilling kind. Plus, If any group didn't like different versions of the story, it doesn't mean it's not fiction to begin with. If fact, given the absurdity of the tales, that is the most likely scenario. "Official" BS is still BS.

[@emperorofpluto]

Just in reference to your comments, *the Bible itself actually proves Jesus is not the Messiah and that the NT was written by Greek speaking gentiles* The Codex Sinaiticus shows that, in addition to the 14,800+ differences with the current textus receptus of the Bible, *the early versions of the NT did not mention a virgin birth, a cross or a resurrection* *The Jesus character was created by people ignorant of the geography and culture of the region, using a checklist of Messianic prophecies* - only they used the Greek Septuagint instead of the Masoretic Tanakh and *misunderstood a few key details* like the virgin birth. Which actually refers to a maid (ie girl) - not a virgin. Because one of the Messianic prophecies says the Messiah will be a descendant of the mythical King David, the (almost certainly Greek-speaking gentile) authors of the NT invented not one, but TWO genealogies showing David to be an ancestor of Jesus. A few problems: the two genealogies contradict each other and *both trace Jesus’ descent from David through his father Joseph* This wasn’t too big a problem until the church decided to invent the “virgin birth” narrative. The only thing the two conflicting genealogies agree on is that Jesus descended from King David through his father Joseph. Which raises another problem - the Jewish Royal line determined hereditary through matrilineal descent - which one would assume a Jewish person living in Palestine would know. So even though there are two genealogies meant to prove Jesus is a descendant of David, they appear to have been drawn up by someone unfamiliar with Judaism and Jewish culture. And - of course - if Jesus is only related to David through his father Joseph, does this not contradict the claim that Mary was a virgin impregnated by god? Therefore *Jesus is either a descendant of David and the son of Joseph which means he is not the son of god* OR *Not a descendant of David because Joseph is not his father, because his father is god and Mary was a virgin* In either case he’s *not the Messiah* This idiotic contradiction only exists because *whoever invented the Jesus character was using the Greek Language Septuagint as their source for the prophecies, instead of the Masoretic text which would have been used by a Jew* and totally misunderstood the prophecy about the mother of the Messiah. Long story short: *the Bible proves Jesus is.not the Messiah prophesied in the Tanakh*

[@smilexxi]

Like always, it reminds me of George Carlin saying that, if you tell a religious person the wall has fresh paint, they will touch it to make sure... but if you tell them there is an invisible man living in the sky, they will blindly believe it. Funny how they love to say they have blind faith, but if you try to show them wrong, they will ask for evidence to prove God doesn't exist.

[@TeamMBaku88]

This is great.

[@MatthewsLivingAdventures]

Thankyou for this video! Iv been in the processes of deconverting from not only Christianism, but also Mormonism. This video showed, explained, questioned, etc things i always wondered and questioned my entire life, but was too afraid to question even in my own mind due to phycological trauma, religious trauma, indoctrination, brainwash, and anything else you want to add to that list.

[@BladeValant546]

The Joshua evidence was the major catalyst of my deconversion, or the straw that broke my faith.

[@ingebygstad9667]

Mine as well + realizing who the biblical god/monster _actually_ was.

[@BladeValant546]

@@ingebygstad9667 Yea, it kinda was one of those...if this is wrong...what else is.

[@ingebygstad9667]

@@BladeValant546 When you grew up with the image of the _all loving, all caring, and forgiving, white bearded sky daddy,_ it was quite a shock to realize the biblical god was a narcissistic, not particularly bright, nor cunning, but evil psychopathic monster. The two aren't really comparable. So obviously, the biblical god (being the word of god) is the true god, made my own image nothing but imaginary. And the real god, well..... A god I would never ever submit to, or abide by. Ever. Damn, for heaven sake, I DO have dignity! Fuck him! _And that's the core difference between a religious person and the Atheist I guess._

[@dekuboidonut4552]

@@ingebygstad9667 why exactly don't you believe in God? And how is God a "sky daddy"?

[@ingebygstad9667]

​@@dekuboidonut4552 _"sky daddy"_ as a child - he was watching over me, protecting and taking care of me. Someone I could rely on, listening to my prayers, and someone I could talk to. Yes I believed he was a chubby old man with a white beard. I don't believe in god of several reasons. _The church has deliberately and with full intention lied to give a false image of what the bible says - and with good reason. That is what I realized when I opened the bible and read it for myself. Realizing everything they left out._ _The bible can't possibly be the word of god, as I was told to believe, and believed._ _The bible is plain wrong, it stumbles, and contradicts itself. It is far more evil than it is good, and it is certainly not a book I'd recommend for those who'd learn more about ethics and moral._ _I've matured, and I've caught up on science and learned more about the world and the universe we live in._ _All religions exists in their own universes that can't coexist in this one. The moment they enter, they literally and recklessly crash with history, astronomy, archaeology, physics ...... and more. Claiming to be THE TRUTH and the only truth, regardless what THIS universe has to say. They don't care about the truth. _*_Well I DO._* _Religion can't prove a damn thing. It has literally nothing. It says it has bundles, but seriously.... Every time it shows what it has, it's either nothing, or it's a joke, or damn easy to debunk._ _I don't believe in magic. At all._

[@padfootblack5503]

6:09 Centuries after the...sorry, did you say “fact?”

[@xenomorphphantom8991]

Alleged fact of course.

[@HolyKoolaid]

It's meant as a figure of speech, but touché. You have a point.

[@stanrogers5613]

The idiom is older than the meaning of the word "fact" as you're using it here and as English-speaking people understand it today. (That's pretty much how idioms work.) The idiom is even older than its use in English. It would be equally silly to insist that a "fact" isn't a fact unless someone is supposed to have done it or made it.

[@ghenulo]

Well, "fact" comes from Latin meaning "that which is done or made" (factum, neuter of factus, perfect participle of facere (to do, to make)). In Spanish, "hecho" (the descendant of Latin "factum"/"factus") can mean "deed", "fact", "done", or "made" (e.g. it's not uncommon to see on clothes labels "Hecho en México").

[@padfootblack5503]

@Stan Rogers I know it’s a figure of speech, I was just making a joke, sorry if I didn’t make that clear

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

As an artist, I appreciate the Bible stories-they are profound allegories and should be viewed as such. When Christians understand them as history, the Christians are missing the point.

[@BlackEpyon]

I'm not sure one could say that they have a "point," but art is in the eye of the beholder, as they say.

[@leslieviljoen]

It's just that they are written as literal truths though. Read about Adam throughout the Bible and it always sounds like he was a real person. He's referred to as a real person. Same with Noah.

[@pauligrossinoz]

*No.* The whole point of the New Testament is _not_ allegorical, it is very much about the literal resurrection of Jesus: *1 Corinthians 15: 14 - 15* _And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ ..._ Basically, Paul is saying that the resurrection of Jesus _literally_ happened or they are all just bullsh_tters. Easter is not an annual celebration of a allegory, it's celebrating a resurrection that the New Testament says actually did happen. And given the utterly absurd nature of that resurrection claim and the rest of the magical details in the story, it clearly is a bullsh_t story.

[@BlackEpyon]

@@pauligrossinoz Yeah. I mean, it's easy to take the stories of the Old Testament as mythology if you don't believe in them, but if you take the narrative to be more or less correct, then it's hard to isolate them without engaging in some kind of cognitive dissonance.

[@tothboy01]

I am of the opinion that Jesus is a vegetation god and that his story is a metaphor/allegory for agriculture/farming. Vegetation (or Jesus) is born in the spring, dies in winter, and returns (or resurrected) next spring.

[@raybin6873]

Ok....I'm a big believer...have utmost faith now... *in this YT channel* I'm in! 👍

[@kapnkerf2532]

"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." - Nucky Thompson, Boardwalk Empire. Oh wait, might be Mark Twain. Or was it an Irish Proverb?. So hard to figure out the origins of these things.

[@morbidfetusofthedamned2624]

"never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn" - Chopper

[@AGENTOFDARWIN]

i see what you did there..

[@AngloFrancoDane]

Great video, and I love the verbal breakdown near the end. LOL

[@Yourcreeepyuncle]

Well we can blame this one on the Jews right, technically their book. Love the channel, as someone who no longer believes in fairy tales I find this refreshing.

[@daydays12]

Brilliant videos. I hope you are helping many people

[@owlbme]

❤ *quality content* ❤

[@jonathans8580]

keep this series going. You are doing the lords work

[@nickwinderweedle6854]

Galaxy=exists. galaxy=far far away. Star Wars confirmed as humanity's origin story. Researched using the biblical scientific method.

[@bwianeh]

Refreshing honesty and reasoning...in this age of nonsense there are still free thinkers