Did This Theist Have Breakthrough on the Call? | Jimmy Snow + Matt Dillahunty

[@PietCarlos]

Its incredible to see how people are convinced of an idea without even having thought about it in any possible way. HOW???

[@greyeyed123]

They assume everyone around them who believes it MUST have thought about it. It's the equivalent of copying your stupid neighbor in class (not knowing he's stupid) and assuming HE must know what the answers are, and so "apple", "monkey", and "car" seemed like reasonable answers on the math test. How would the teacher ever know you copied?

[@ryansergas2776]

Its a maladaptive trait of our own evolution. Everyone is prone to it to some degree. We are social animals and for the sake of saving energy, we tend to go with the easiest answers to things. It's no surprise that we have a bad habit of believing things on face value from the people we trust.

[@Ray147]

If you think Christians are brain dead, you should talk to Hindus.

[@Catholictomherbert]

It’s called the transcendent self, people are stuck on the psychological self.

[@greyeyed123]

@@Catholictomherbert Sure. As long as you don't think about it too much.

[@pujllay]

Sagan put it into beautiful words: 'The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.'

[@edvh88]

As an atheist I am already amazed by life. It’s already so unlikely and fabulous.

[@jimbob3030]

There is no truth in his poetry. The non sentient cosmos can't become self aware of itself.

[@suzbone]

​@jimbob3030 except it did, and here we are.

[@daveburrows9876]

@@suzbone Are you saying the cosmos is self aware? If so, what are you using as evidence to support that idea?

[@suzbone]

@daveburrows9876 I'm saying we are aware, and we are part of the cosmos. It's a functional matter evidenced so far by our current knowledge, nothing mystical or spiritual. That said, it's still genuinely mind-blowing.

[@brentverc]

This is Matt at his best. When he can control his frustrations there is nobody asking sharper questions out there on chat shows.

[@dylanpatterson7149]

I don’t think he gets angry until people earn it by being dishonest. People that answer questions honestly don’t get yelled at

[@apokalypthoapokalypsys9573]

​@@dylanpatterson7149Sometimes he gets too trigger-happy. For example, when he and the caller start talking at the same time and the caller stops and says "go ahead" and Matt says "DON'T TELL ME TO GO AHEAD ON MY OWN SHOW!!!"

[@gking407]

The brilliance of this show is in getting people to begin thinking about the consequences of their beliefs. I suspect many insane callers and those listening have thoughts they haven’t spoken about until now, and that is hopefully the beginning of a new phase in their life.

[@philm7758]

This comment is an incredibly considerate take on many of the call-in's I've heard, and I admire that.

[@ScottHendrix-yz3du]

WOW, you have just convinced yourself that anyone who believes in God must be insane when in fact some of the most brilliant people in the world, through all walks of life and all professions Believe in God and thousands of educated books exist showing proof and facts about the existence of God. This channel is basically a bunch of angry atheist following their daddy around saying my dad can beat up your dad or God doesn't exist, my daddy said so.

[@paulgemme6056]

@@philm7758 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

[@socialistprofessor3206]

Feel better, Jimmy. I look forward to seeing you guys every week.

[@dinky6620]

The issue here, I believe, is the 'what-if' argument. Most people are raised believing in some sort of higher being, or intellegence; like, "but what if there really is a God?". They think "I better believe, just in case." Definitely not the most intellectual way to think, but that's just the way it is. I do like your arguments and responses to the callers. For the first time, I am learning how to make a well thought, researched argument. I do love to learn.

[@JoshuaWillis89]

“I’m going to a reptile convention” is the least surprising thing I’ve ever heard come out of Matt’s mouth.

[@andersandersen6295]

In light of him collecting reptiles, how could it be?

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

He has photos on insta.

[@p_booth_fan]

Matt is so adherent to following the evidence, he's simply looking for those talking snakes they keep talking about.

[@brucebaker810]

Umm. Burn? Attempted burn? Highly equivocal statement?

[@robertfranklin598]

The man is fascinated by reptiles, what is the issue? Do you still think snakes are evil because they are in an old useless book of b.s.?

[@henrypadilla7973]

I have to wonder: did this guy know he was going to call in? Did he know he was going to have to defend his position? I don't think he was ready for that at all.

[@michaelmay5453]

One could hope but chances are he's going to bring this to his pastor and get dragged right back into that hole.

[@mikean7074]

Didn't the guy say he wasn't religious? He didn't strike me as someone that regularly attends a church.

[@drrickmarshall1191]

​@@mikean7074Tbf I've heard many a Christian call themself not religious, instead they have a "relationship with Christ"

[@theMichaelMayo]

it feels to me like he’s on the pinnacle of earnestly deconstructing but he’s holding on for dear life for some inkling of a god belief. No way to know for sure but this call sounded like someone who (hopefully) will start questioning soon 🤞🏾

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Yeah, he basically wants his cake and to eat it. A non-sentient "creator" that he can call god. A good example of religion twisting someone's mind into a pretzel 😂

[@drrickmarshall1191]

​@@TheTruthKiwiDeconstruction is hard. Atleast he has something to think about, let's hope he stays on the right track.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

@@drrickmarshall1191 Yeah, that's true, good point. He is more open minded than many many theist callers and just needs to take that extra step to lose the jump to a supernatural entity. Maybe if he read some natural history or evolutionary biology books he would see that this god figure isn't needed at all.

[@radiantmind8729]

Some people really are just stupid, and, sadly, Andrew is one of those people.

[@jasons8479]

Easier to nail Jello to a wall than figure out what Andrew thinks is his god.

[@WhoThisMonkey]

Turn his sideways and you'll hear the sound of an empty bottle being blown over.

[@fedos]

Every time they ask him a question he answers by caveating some belief he hasn't espoused yet.

[@daveburrows9876]

When we've come to the point of realization that there's no good reason to retain theism in one's own thinking, the logic becomes clearer, but there's a time of transition in which we haven't let go entirely of belief. That time of transition is also a confusing time. I feel this guy. I remember that time of transition.

[@fedos]

@@daveburrows9876 It was different for me. Instead of struggling with losing a core belief, I went through a process of realizing I'd never actually believed it.

[@joygibbons5482]

It’s called making it up as you go along

[@fedos]

@@joygibbons5482 That and not listening to the question.

[@troffle]

The "look back, write down our questions" idea. Gentlehosts, is it possible to put up some sort of onscreen whiteboard to compile up such text on screen to be addressed? Cross out the stuff they do address, have that plain text right there for them to see?

[@VolcyThoughts]

This might be one of the most confusing calls I’ve ever heard

[@salserokorsou]

He called in to workshop his god.

[@brucebaker810]

Gods demand workshop.

[@salserokorsou]

@@brucebaker810 god can suck it.

[@hopelessnerd6677]

I've always heard that the best way to find problems in software, or any design, really, is to try to explain it to somebody else. That works for lots of things. We need to talk to real people more.

[@helloitisitheintolerableba4016]

I think Jimmy was onto something there. Great performance by all in any event.

[@thefirm4606]

Andrew is dangling away from theism to agnostic… he’ll be this a-way soon 😊

[@brucebaker810]

The A Way? (Hooray)

[@thomasmarthinussen8978]

One word: Confused.

[@MaggieMae-cv6xq]

Fine tuning ❤

[@Graeme_Lastname]

Sloppy tuning! 🤣 🖖

[@bouzoukiman5000]

I think Andrew still holds the religious fear imbedded in him since his childhood indoctrination

[@johncunningham739]

That is a hard one to overcome. When I made the break from religion. Knowing that the people that I cared about were wrong caused me to cry every day for a couple years. It does get better, but it takes a person of character to go through it and break those ties.

[@roww10]

He's on his way to being a pantheist but forgot to do a google search. It was tough to hear him not be able to articulate a simple answer to what type of god he was espousing. Wikipedia my friend.

[@azhdarchidae66]

"im a god, worship me" - jimmy

[@marishasveganworld2240]

😂😂😂

[@kennethsteinfield6104]

Job done.

[@DaenerysStormborn-cw5ws]

Before the Great Dumbing Down of America, back when we had standards in school, children & young adults studied logic & rhetoric in the normal course of their studies. A course in either one of these could have quickly solved Andrew's problem.

[@sparki9085]

This show needs a QI style claxon for things like fallacies and false dichotomies.

[@Lancefh_ENV]

Paulogia's "For the Bible tells me so" jingle would be funny too.

[@mikean7074]

Playing an obnoxious sound effect every time somebody said something that wasn't entirely logical or coherent would only serve to drive people away. The goal was to encourage discussion and dialogue, not create clown on theist cringe compilation.

[@drrickmarshall1191]

​​​@@mikean7074True, but it could also be a "Paslovs Dog" scenario. Whether that's good or bad, given which way it could be spun, I refrain from judgement.

[@troffle]

@@mikean7074 brilliant. I was going to refer to it as theists having fuel to accuse the show of gotchas, but this indeed.

[@slickshewz]

He's just afraid to be labeled an atheist. Lots of people run into that before figuring it out.

[@SINQUEFIELD83]

If an alien was cruising through the universe then it stopped on a planet to use the restroom. The alien pooped then took off. Then from alien poop evolved humans and here we are... Is the alien our creator?

[@andersandersen6295]

Unintentionel creator Yes!

[@Daddyoh94]

Jimmy looks so annoyed in this call. 😂

[@valivali8104]

Who can blame him?

[@Kid_Ellipsis]

He is possibly considering thread count options for a new set of hand towels.

[@Lucia_DuVide]

Bro lives in Texas and is afraid to call himself atheist. He probably has a huge negative connotation with that word because of the culture in which he was raised. Matt should definitely be able to empathize.

[@steensuder115]

For now, I like Andrew better as a theist/deist. Like setting a team in sports... There is always someone who gets picked last or not at all.

[@donniemorton162]

I was talking to mom about about certain things that make no sense her answer was she was raised to believe a certain way and no one could change her mind

[@monzaman62]

More content of Matt being unintentionally funny. 😂

[@monzaman62]

Jimmy, you’re just funny. ✌🏻 ❤

[@brucebaker810]

I've posted a few today. One was to caller named Bear. "Bear....pause".

[@psychologicalprojectionist]

The definition of a god is that thing which Andrew believes in despite not being able to meaningfully answer any questions about.

[@jaflenbond7854]

If you accept and believe that the Creator doesn't exist and even if existing is still worthless and undeserving to be honored and respected as the True and Sovereign God, then, you are obviously not a worshipper of the Creator but either an Atheist, an Agnostic, or an Evolutionist. If you accept and believe the Unbiblical teachings and doctrines of the Pastors and Leaders of Religions about "Trinity", "Armageddon", "immotality of the souls", "rapture", and "reincarnation", then, you are obviously not a believer of Jesus Christ but either a Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, or member of Religions and Cults If you accept and believe what were written in Mark 12: 29, 30 and John 17: 3, then, you are clearly a worshipper of the Creator. If you accept and believe what were written in Matthew 28: 18, Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26, then, you are clearly a believer and follower of Jesus Christ. If you are a worshipper of the Creator and follower of his Christ, then, you are definitely bringing upon yourself the Creator's favor and reward of ETERNAL LIFE and existence without sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and death on a safe, secure, and peaceful earth without liars, traitors, immoral, perverts, and murderers as written in Revelation 21: 3, 4 and 21: 8. If you are really a believer of the teachings of Jesus Christ about the "Kingdom of God" and "Resurrection of the Dead", then, you clearly know and understand that all human beings have no immortal souls but just become worthless and useless dusts on earth after their deaths just like the animals as written in Ecclesiastes 3: 19, 20 and 9: 5,6, but all worshippers of the Creator and believers of his Christ who died recently and thousands of years ago like Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Job, Naomi, Ruth, King David, Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and many others will not remain as worthless and useless dusts on earth forever, instead in the right and proper time and as written in John 11: 25, 26, Jesus Christ will resurrect them back to life so they can happily and abundantly live and exist on earth forever and fully enjoy the eternal love, kindness, goodness, compassions, generosities, favors, and blessings of the Creator and his Christ for eternity as submissive and obedient subjects of the "Kingdom of God" under the loving and kind rulership, guidance, and protection of Jesus Christ as the Creator's Anointed King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth as written in Revelation 11: 15.

[@psychologicalprojectionist]

@jaflenbond7854 I would prefer to say I don't believe in the existence of a creator rather than I believe the Creator doesn't exist. In fact, I think I I would prefer, I don't believe that the universe is a creation. I am not believing in something that is only a thing to not believe the existence of because some people profess a belief in it. As for "worthless dust", to intelligent life in other galaxies we, our planet, our star and galaxy are probably considered worthless dust, although some may take a passing interest. Indeed, maturity is the realisation that outside our minds and our immediate family, pets and possibly our work colleagues, we aren't worth much. In other words I am already worthless dust, dying won't change that.

[@jaflenbond7854]

​@@psychologicalprojectionistIf you yourself know that you are not a worshipper of the Creator and not a believer too of his Christ's authority and teachings, then, the Creator knows too that you are not his worshipper Jesus Christ knows too that you don't submit to his authority and don't believe his teachings about the Kingdom of God and Resurrection of the Dead The Creator and his Christ know that you are not under their authorities, guidance, and protection. You yourself know that you are free to enjoy your life, have fun, live and exist wherever, whatever, and however you want to live and exist.

[@psychologicalprojectionist]

@jaflenbond7854 The Creator only "knows" anything if it exists. As I said, I don't believe the universe is a creation. I don't believe there is a creator. I don't believe anything!

[@wizardsuth]

It reminds me of what Douglas Adams called a recipriversexclusion, which is a number defined as being anything other than itself. In particular the given time of arrival for guests at a restaurant is the one moment of time at which it is impossible for any member of the party to arrive. Likewise Andrew's god is anything other than what someone might define a god to be.

[@k45207]

0:32 forget the call I wanna know what’s up with this reptile convention lol

[@edvh88]

YESSSSSSS 🐍 🐉 🦎

[@k45207]

@@edvh88 😂😂

[@keniag5]

I think Andrew may be defining pantheism

[@sewerfr0g]

Exactly. It's a shame that Matt and Jimmy didn't pick up on this.

[@Actually_Zahren]

It's a weird confused form of pantheism if so, because the caller seems to believe that "god" is a being separate to the universe that existed before the universe to start it. It's slightly closer to panentheism in that respect but still not quite right.

[@wizardsuth]

@@Actually_Zahren That would be closer to deism (aka prime mover) in which some being creates the universe and then lets it unfold on its own. Matt has previously called this "a useless god", since it cannot be demonstrated and has no effect even if it exists.

[@Clefme]

Is there no show today?

[@qnaline]

Check community tab

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

​@qnaline God is finally stepping in to take down The Line! Just kidding, Get well soon and GFY Jimmy!

[@richardhedd3080]

Every time I hear a theists defense of their religion it always sounds like they've never really thought about it in any meaningful way. If they never leave the bubble and only talk to other theists they think they have a slam dunk argument and they end up sounding like a child defending his belief in santa claus when they call in.

[@SimonPaterson-b5c]

HEY, is it compulsory to have a PRONOUN to call in??

[@acspicer]

“One Directionally Eternal” sounds like one of those bad Christian pop bands that’s all “We’re just like the secular One Direction but that direction is up to heaven to chill with my homie JC”

[@johncunningham739]

Being religious seems to be a self-induced punishment for not asking questions and researching anything.

[@frankjspencejr]

Is this the most frustrating call ever?

[@brynpookc1127]

Really, I had the first like? 😊 Glad this popped up. Needed some entertainment right now!

[@WhoThisMonkey]

To come on and say I don't believe in any god concept and then call yourself a theist... Yeah not a good idea, woefully under equipped.

[@lmoral222]

Matt D and Jimmy S FTW

[@woody4269]

Aussie, me, lived in Conroe. And heaps of other Texan places. Grt town. Golf course is a bewty. Walden. A bit boring but pretty smick.

[@neolight1]

😂😂😂 That's brilliant, .... We'll embrace you as an atheist.

[@iremania]

Andrew was earnest, and yet woefully indoctrinated.

[@shannontaylor1849]

If I said I was a theist you might think something about me that's not true. Same if I said I was an atheist. I reject every god concept proposed. And yet...I am the cosmos aware of itself, let me give it the best experience I can with this body at this time using logic and reason and how can I/we lose? Or is this just Pascal's repurposed? Schizophrenic Solipsism? Panpsychism?

[@michaeldynesdynesis3534]

To answer the question in the title, no, Andrew did not even come close to a breakthrough.

[@PascalRibaux]

Could Andrew talk about a god who created the universe without knowing what that universe would look like over time?

[@jamiereid5822]

Wouldn’t creation be evident in the sense that we can observe creation in natural occurrences of death/decay/birth/rebirth?

[@starfishsystems]

Without a clear definition of "creation" any examination of evidence will be inconclusive. All of the events you described are biochemical transformations of EXISTING matter. For a conversion of energy into matter we'd be looking at subatomic particle collisions, and those strictly speaking are transformations of EXISTING energy also. Both chemical and particle transformations are ubiquitous. If you'll accept ANY change of appearance as a type of "creation," such as creating a drawing using paper and ink, then everything is constantly in a state of being created. Either way, your examples are so narrow as to be misleading.

[@psychologicalprojectionist]

Being punched in the face doesn't require us to believe in the puncher. Similarly, being created doesn't require belief in the creator. What happened last Tuesday doesn't require a theory for it to be important today.

[@inkysteve]

I'm glad that I'm an atheist because it means that I'll never feel the need to call in to argue against Matt Dillahunty.

[@Philusteen]

Insert Rob Schneider "You Can Dooo It" meme here....

[@Phi1618033]

Either this caller has been reading too much Hegel, or he's the the reincarnation of Hegel.

[@Graeme_Lastname]

That's one very very confused bloke.

[@youtoobfarmer]

I've heard Jimmy use "pedantic" incorrectly in a few recent calls. Somebody tell him.

[@brucebaker810]

"Somebody...be pedantic to Jimmy about 'pedantic'. Somebody else. Please..." 😅

[@nataliepapolis]

Jimmy and Matt work well together

[@pabriny]

Is it HERPS? That is where i got my dwarf pet rats. Its an awesome convention.

[@snorefoot]

Origin? I knew Segal and Schuster were gods...

[@paulgemme6056]

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

[@Robironin]

It looks like that Matts and Jimmys question actually create any thinking processes in Andrews brain. He seams to even doesnt have comprehend and logic thought what he actually belives. Nothing in his speach is logical it like he is on High and Matt and Jimmy disturb him in his high fly to space. Poor guy forced to actually start thinking.

[@jamesstoute7297]

It seems to me that if I'm conscious and I'm part of the universe, then the universe is conscious or consciousness exist within the universe same thing.

[@starfishsystems]

A doghouse is not a dog. The set of all red objects is not itself red. We have to be careful not to develop a Fallacy of Composition by inferring that because we are conscious, therefore the universe as a whole is conscious. We can say that we are part of the universe and that we are conscious, therefore part of the universe is conscious.

[@danzmind27]

When they start with - ermm this and that errrm

[@chewygad7899]

Good call

[@bobvanwest]

I'm here because my folks had sexual relations in a 1 bedroom flat in the Netherlands prior to them immigrating to the US. 6 months later I was born in a hospital in Los Angeles.

[@edvh88]

Literally why we all exist. Ancestor worship is where it’s at.

[@jimbob3030]

I believe in DRRRRR, I don't have a reason, I can't argue why, I don't even know what DRRRRR means but it makes me feel special to believe in DRRRRR, I'm like spiritual man. Puff puff pass.

[@thomasferranti5310]

Why didn't anyone ask him what his idea of an atheist was. My guess is he may be associating it with so many things that he feels he could never be.

[@DarioCastagno]

Matt has been having to cope with some thick Andrew for two decades now.

[@ctwentysevenj6531]

Why do these religious people have this obsession the universe was created by magic?

[@KindNine]

They want to believe there's a greater existence beyond the natural.

[@spybird5870]

mostly brainwashing since toddlerhood

[@edvh88]

I still believe in real magic and other dimensions. But I also am more than satisfied with this life. It’s more than I could ask for.

[@patelk464]

Andrew is in many ways similar to most theists. They will believe in their God because that is what they have been told to beleive by their peers. When confronted to define their god and exactly what they believe, they just fall apart and resort to the same old diatribe about existence requiring a creator.

[@jaflenbond7854]

All persons on earth who believe what were written in Mark 12: 29, 30 and John 17: 3 are worshippers of the Creator and free from any form of Atheism, Agnosticism, and Evolutionism. All persons on earth who believe what were written in Matthew 28: 18, Luke 4: 43, and John 11: 25, 26 are followers of Jesus Christ and free from any form of Religious Fanaticism. All worshippers of the Creator and followers of his Christ are definitely bringing upon themselves the Creator's favor and reward of ETERNAL LIFE and existence without sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and death on a safe, secure, and peaceful earth without liars, traitors, immoral, perverts, and murderers as written in Revelation 21: 3, 4 and 21: 8. All human beings have no immortal souls but just become worthless and useless dusts on earth after their deaths just like the animals as written in Ecclesiastes 3: 19, 20 and 9: 5,6, but all worshippers of the Creator and believers of his Christ who died recently and thousands of years ago like Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Job, Naomi, Ruth, King David, Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and many others will not remain as worthless and useless dusts on earth forever, instead in the right and proper time and as written in John 11: 25, 26, Jesus Christ will resurrect them back to life so they can happily and abundantly live and exist on earth forever and fully enjoy the eternal love, kindness, goodness, compassions, generosities, favors, and blessings of the Creator and his Christ for eternity as submissive and obedient subjects of the "Kingdom of God" under the loving and kind rulership, guidance, and protection of Jesus Christ as the Creator's Anointed King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth as written in Revelation 11: 15.

[@hannaha4305]

Wow haven't seen Jimmy in a long time, no long hair anymore.

[@green_firefly]

Basically, his creator is creation itself. No need to make an entity out of it.

[@brucebaker810]

"I created this show. Worship me." -- Jimmy Snow 12:20

[@mohamedbenguerraiche5082]

Is it just me, or is he describing a spawner in Minecraft? If so, god is my inventory.

[@brunoagostini1355]

Maaaan I live in conroe...

[@boblangford5514]

Is the title question serious?

[@irrelevant_noob]

Well since there were at least 3 statements of his that were shown to be at least wild stretches, then hopefully he did. Why wouldn't the title question be serious?

[@boblangford5514]

@@irrelevant_noob Because I heard no hint of breakthrough during the call, not even close.

[@michaelcrawford3796]

We are a side effect of the star cycle?

[@brucebaker810]

Byproducts of the star cycle. But not stars on a bicycle.

[@michaelcrawford3796]

@@brucebaker810 yep

[@wakkyfodder]

I don't agree with the premise that a theist must have a conception of the god they believe exists to be a theist. You can act in accordance with a belief it exists without any conception of its nature, traits, motivation whatsoever. I thought of myself as an atheist my entire life, but I catch myself praying at times, I catch myself feeling grateful for my life and wonder, can gratitude really be directed at nothing? I must be a theist on some level, beyond what intellect and logic tells me. No?

[@jns8393]

To appreciate gratitude requires sentience so that is already saying something of its nature.

[@outermarker5801]

Okay 🙃

[@jamesstoute7297]

I can't see one of anything, other than space.

[@brucebaker810]

What if something is double-spaced? "Scientists hypothesize existence of Triple Space."

[@jamesstoute7297]

@@brucebaker810 I can't see double space, only space.

[@brucebaker810]

@@jamesstoute7297 ha ha. Multiple thoughts. Flatland POV To solve that single vision problem: Take 3 drinks and mourn me in the calling. On first read, I got (something like) "...I only see single space. Single space." Which I also thought funny. Echoes echoes of King Crimson's _Double talk. Double talk._

[@billymccall5969]

My definition of god is anything that is worshipped by people. As a theist, I worship the God who I believe created the universe. I don’t really have evidence for the physical existence of my God, because it is not a physical thing, it is a metaphysical thing. But it is worshiped by me and others so regardless of whether it’s physical or imaginary, it is a God. Anything can be a god to someone. A statue. The sun. People. Animals. Nature. Themselves. Etc. And some of these things are proven to objectively exist. Even if it’s imaginary, it is objective truth that it exists within the imagination of a person. So I would say even an imaginary God objectively exists. God cannot exist to an atheist. Because an atheist does not worship anything as god. Even if the Christian God were proven to exist, they wouldn’t immediately bow down and worship Him as God. It would simply prove that there’s a super powerful entity. But to be “God” to them, they’d have to worship it. God is really a title people give to things. And the Christian God says give they to me only, do not worship other things. So “does God exist” really depends on the person. It’s not objective, it’s subjective. As for whether the entity claimed by Christians exists that’s hard to say because it hasn’t been physically proven and we are unable to objectively measure spirituality. I believe God exists, but atheists have taught me not to make claims without evidence so it remains for me just a belief.

[@reefhog]

💩🤡

[@sassyinscrubs5206]

Matt! What are you looking at?

[@luckyb4541]

What ever happened to Mark from the stone church? I like that guy I guess he gave up

[@brucebaker810]

He was a troll. There's a compilation of his calls. Last one reveals fake. And I think it got weird and nasty after that. Old blog post.

[@patriklindholm7576]

Nah.

[@ehguy3628]

Desiderata I am a child of the Universe...

[@Graeme_Lastname]

So is my gold fish. 🤣

[@terrentech]

The dude is all over the map. Not a single coherent idea. No grasp of what words mean

[@MsBob314]

Omg. Free up in H-town and my mom lives in Conroe.

[@ericchriqui4669]

Hi there, think Matt is very smart, but i dont like the way he gets pissed off and becomes rude with the caller... not everybody is as smart as he is... and that doesnt make him smarter...

[@lobban2]

If you're gonna call in to the show you should at least be ready to answer some questions about your faith?

[@phirephly4588]

If like to be able to listen to delahunty more but he’s so easily irritated I quickly shut him down.

[@stpd1957]

Poor lad, he is lost

[@iamtheblackorchid7214]

Filibustering or philobustering,

[@brucebaker810]

I don't get your point. It's Greek to me. ...but keep talking. (Phylo dough. Filibuster.)

[@trafyknits9222]

The biggest criticism of Matt is the fact that he engages with religious people at all. Ask yourself, "Would Matt make videos debunking or challenging the existence of Santa Claus and/or the easter bunny?" That's not a joke question. Religions are just as comical, just as fanciful as the Tooth Fairy, the easter bunny, Santa Claus and Big Foot. Matt is lowering himself to even discuss this nonsense. To quote the late, great Chris Hitchens, "Religion poisons everything".

[@EmptyGlass99]

Sounds like he's afraid to admit to himself that there is no god.

[@wilmerwalton5089]

Thank you for only wasting 12 minutes of our time on Andrew. Andrew is confused, intellectually dishonest and disingenuous.

[@keithnicholas]

I don't think he was dishonest, but he was confused. I just don't think he heard his own thoughts before. I think he got lost in the "infinite" such that something that is infinite and somehow creates isn't of this universe, and that thing therefore is his god concept, therefore he's a theist. I don't think he asked any questions around what "create" means. Functionally, even if he believes this, his beliefs about living life is equivalent to an atheist life, there's no agency or accountability to this "infinite" thing, such that you'd have to live life based on making reasoned choices of some sort. I've seen people do something similar before, and it seems to me its mostly when people want to be compatible with a "god" belief such that god is this thing that is indistinguishable from the universe.

[@victorhoisington5603]

'Andrew' will.makeva great salad cook or maybe a grave digger! 😂

[@anthonyharty1732]

And STILL!!!!! No EVIDENCE of any ‘God’ 😂🤣😂

[@gospeljoy5713]

Yaweh is the creator. He appeared to moses in a burning bush. His Son yeshua is appearing to thousands of muslims making them islam for christianity.

[@khartog01]

Callers like this guy make me want to skip videos like, the host try their best but this caller is not worth their time.

[@MisterRorschach90]

Interesting question Let’s say someone actually did prove the existence of a god. I mean legit proof, where denying it would be as delusional as denying air exists. But this god is some African or Native American god. The kind of god that only a fraction of a fraction of people even knew about. Would the other religions stick around?

[@Byrvurra]

Probably yes, but I would want to know what sort of evidence you're talking about.