Reading Ken Ham's Ridiculous Tweets

[@corybrown2197]

Reporter: *asks any question* Ken Ham: “well you see, there’s this book, and it has all the answers”

[@joachimschoder]

Follow up at Ken Ham: "Is raping your own children wrong?" The bible doesn't mention it. You could consider raping somebody elses children a property crime but that doesn't apply to their own. That means it either isn't wrong or it is less important to "God" than wearing mixed fibers.

[@vzgsxr]

As an Australian, Ken Ham is more than welcome to stay in America. Keep him as a gift, we don't want him back.

[@devb9912]

Thanks, you guys want Trump? Seems like a fair exchange.

[@vzgsxr]

Dev B Thanks, I'd take Trump over Hillary any day 😊

[@devb9912]

vzgsxr, that’s kinda up there with “we’d take Ken Ham over Ray Comfort.”

[@ethanm819]

Nah ken's urs

[@somedumbdude3661]

vzgsxr you can have Ham and Hillary, we’re keeping Trump

[@MarkAhlquist]

The concept of Hell seems pretty sad. Eternal torture. I think it's actually abusive to teach kids about hell.

[@loodlebop]

I wouldn't say teaching them ABOUT it is bad as you can and should teach them about atrocities that have happened. but saying if they don't do as they're told that they deserve it and it will happen is very much child abuse

[@MarkAhlquist]

loodlebop I agree.

[@Akira625]

Mark Ahlquist Its existence would preclude any sense of omnibenevolence on Yahweh's part.

[@MarkAhlquist]

***** True!

[@BenBen-yo3uh]

Wait until you learn about the 18 levels of hell in Buddhism.

[@northernbrother1258]

I don't "believe" in evolution. I'm persuaded by the overwhelming scientific evidence for it. Similarly, I don't "believe" the Earth revolves around the sun. I'm persuaded by the overwhelming scientific evidence of it.

[@azuregriffin1116]

PREACH!

[@cluckeryduckery261]

That's the wonderful things about facts, they don't require belief. They just simply are.

[@austinwise3965]

Northern Brother another person I have to ask WHAT EVIDENCE

[@austinwise3965]

Cluckery Duckery facts also don't change right? Yet not so of science why science changes! Wow that's facts

[@azuregriffin1116]

Austin Wise science is a tool for finding out facts. Facts don't change, we just find new evidence.

[@moodiblues2]

Alex I am a sixty-seven year old retired judge. I’ve spent my life seeking answers to life, God, and existence. I have come to certain beliefs based upon my self-taught, simplistic understanding of quantum physics. This having been said, I find you to be one of the most interesting intelligent, cogent people I ever encountered. I’m a fan. Keep up the great work!

[@gavanbowyer7917]

so you know god.you must be crazy

[@stryker1195]

Shame on you. I pity the poor people that filtered through your courtroom. You shouldn't encourage such an inexperienced young man who pretends to answer questions he's not capable of understanding. His ignorance shows and so does yours.

[@wicklowabby7977]

Ron Tucker. ssssshhhhhh. . Go back to sleep little one .. did the bad atheists try to wake you? You go back to sleep, and have sweet dreams in which Ken Ham is credible and you are considered intelligent. Seriously.... fuck off you fucking idiot

[@stryker1195]

Okay, but I tell you what: You need to accept Jesus Christ as your savior, not because your soul is in danger, although it is; but because he loves you. You simply have to admit that you are a sinner and ask him to come into your life and save your soul. That's the least you can do since he died on the cross to pay the price for your sins. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but will have everlasting life.

[@wicklowabby7977]

Ron Tucker my dad was a preacher of that bullshit brother. I appreciate that your concern for me. But don't worry about my soul. God gave His only begotten son? Him and his son both knew it was a three-day hiatus? What did he really give Ron? It's all bulshit stories from a Jew book man

[@veronicah7735]

I always hate the argument that "oh, well, you were taught evolution in your public school, that's why you're an evolutionist." Like, for me personally, the word "evolution" was never even uttered in my science classes until I took AP Bio, which is a college class, and I'm pretty sure that college-level students are able to decide what they believe in religiously by themselves. Even then, my teacher gave a disclaimer that "this is the scientific point of view. Learn it, understand it, then decide for yourself if you believe in it." I would also say that I learned world religions in my history classes in middle school--Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, mostly. That definitely didn't influence my religious decisions either. So that argument is bullshit.

[@skelskeleton]

Im an ex christian who was homeschooled. Evolution was concidered in my family as 100% false and that god is the only truth. Every curiculem shoved religion down my throat (Philsophy, History, Science, Health, etc). I just resently learned about evolution and atheism and after some research i agree with both ideas. This argument really is moronic.

[@veronicah7735]

+Sheriff V agreed.

[@rafetizer]

I'm not sure why Ken Ham thinks a belief is automatically a religion. "I believe I'm going to take the day off work today." "I believe the Cleveland Browns will not have a good season any time soon." "I believe leaving your lights on when you go to bed is irresponsible." Well, look here, I've just created three new religions!

[@skelskeleton]

No even better he thinks the lack of belief is a belief. Apparently im asantaclausist, aunicornist, alepreconist, and all three of these things are "blind faith" and "depressing".

[@rafetizer]

+Ryan Wilson -- Thank you for shedding light on those lesser known- yet still valid - religions. I myself was Christian until I discovered Aleprechaunism and converted.

[@wyatteichholz3139]

First of all, pls don't equivocate the different meanings of the word believe. The way you used it in those sentences was more "I think," not "I believe." Second, the true definition of a belief, "a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing (MW)" is kind of the definition of a religion.

[@garethchurch3236]

First of all, it's very difficult to equivocate on the different meanings of a word that has only one meaning. I think you need to decide which of your two contradictory points you want to make. Second, the definition of religion is "the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods". Clearly that's nothing like the definition of 'belief'. Belief is about the level of trust you placed in something. Religion is the idea that the supernatural and/or a god exists. Saying that the definitions of belief and religion are "kind of" the same he's a bit like saying the definitions of 'air travel' and 'New Zealand' are the same. Third, you totally missed Rafe's point. He gave examples of the same type of equivocation as Ken Ham used in order to show how ridiculous it is.

[@noahparker50]

Rafe Tizer Religion: A belief held to with ardor and faith. That is correct, isn't it? It's a belief held to with ardor and faith. It's a belief on how we were created and what will happen after death (I guess for you, nothing).

[@2448redbird]

Ken ham is doing more for atheism than anyone EVER!

[@2448redbird]

I went to his creation museum as a christian and left with such a headache. Three days later I watched the father, son and holy ghost, take the last train for the coast. I was done.

[@meredithnavin1358]

At least Australians can claim that Ken Ham is promoting the spread of atheism.

[@curiousenby7206]

Yes

[@Star-Powder]

One of the biggest factors in my deconversion was the incompetence of Answers in Genesis to satisfactorily answer my questions about the bible. Great job Ken!

[@thitmeogato666]

For me Ray Comfort

[@abc456f]

I believe an actual ham is smarter than Ken Ham.

[@VChen47]

What kind of ham are we talking aboot here

[@FoxyGuyHere]

I love ham.

[@arnouth5260]

I have seen dust particles that are smarter than ken ham

[@doubleochicken361]

I really hope you see one day that God is real i don't want any of you beautiful people created by God his best creation to go to burn in hell

[@Hannibu]

Even totally rotten ham is better than Ken Ham.

[@barrackobama8373]

I was taught in school to be Christian (I think that is the case for most) but I decided to be atheist are realising how ridiculous most of the bibles teachings are

[@barrackobama8373]

*after not are

[@judgec7588]

Agreed. My Christian School was just sad. They’d oversimplify such theories as evolution or The Big Bang as “Rubbish that isn’t true”. They’d get speakers at our weekly chapel service and one gentleman started to hate his brother just because he didn’t believe in Jesus. The teachers were right winged as F and would instantly get triggered over simple statements such as “Abraham Lichion is my favorite President”. They would even make fun of historians for no reason(saying “maybe if Historians should realize some things are not important, such as a China plate might not be relevant). Really the only good people there was the students.

[@kelman727]

So he picks one God out of thousands, picks one religion out of thousands, picks one denomination out of thousands, picks which bits are literal and which bits aren't, picks which bits he agrees with and which he doesn't... ...but he's 'objective'. Yeah.

[@skelskeleton]

And that my friends is why religion is 100% not objective. If it was we would only worship it.

[@Tethloach1]

well said, religion is false otherwise we atheist wouldn't exist as atheist but as religious folks.

[@romeog4407]

Why do you feel the need to label yourself an atheist?

[@skelskeleton]

because we dont believe in god. We dont just bump into people and say "im an atheist" we typically only tell people who are either trying to preach to us, people who just ask, or in this case, when we are already surrounded by atheists.

[@romeog4407]

There are people who ask and believe in both leprechauns and Santa Claus. Why don't you label yourself an A-leprechaunist or A-santaclausist?

[@waltsnow1762]

.....science flies you to the Moon..........religion flies you into buildings.........

[@windowpane7841]

Walt Snow and to other star sytems.

[@waltsnow1762]

Yes !

[@OP-1000]

Nice...

[@magnusfb8357]

technically everything man-made that flies is based off of science. therefore science also flies you into buildings

[@kingbura8364]

Magnus He I think he means the motivations behind those actions. Science wants to explore, religion wants to destroy.

[@hooligan7574]

we ARE animals. it's not like-- theres animals! & theres humans! humans are apart of "The Animal Kingdom."

[@RavenClaw143]

I agree

[@iloveshibas4878]

ARGH! We are a part, not apart! :D

[@justinmteal]

iLoveShibas iLoveSyntax

[@iloveshibas4878]

oh lel just went to Google TransL8 and oki, you can use apart as "a part", too.. Kkgames

[@justinmteal]

iLoveShibas You had it right to start with...

[@cosmicslice7267]

I am no longer welcome on Ken's Facebook page. I've had some illuminating conversations with his followers and had them even thank me for actually talking with them in a calm and reasonable manner. Apparently...we can't have that happening. I was friended by Mark Looy of the Creation Museum so that he could dispute some "facts" with me and then that was it for me! Ken's followers are ... interesting. I've been informed that the reason there is no longer water on Mars is that it all poured down to the earth and that's what created the flood. I wish you luck with his people when they track you down Alex. :)

[@Scripture-Man]

If you like clam and reasonable discussion, surely this is the last channel you'd want to subscribe to? This man is extremely unpleasant, sarcastic, disrespectful and condescending towards Christians, even going so low as to insult their grammar in an attempt to make himself look clever. I wasn't able to watch more than 2 minutes of this video without being appalled by his sheer arrogance and unpleasantness. If you want calmness, reasonableness, and civilized conversation, then I recommend you follow after Jesus Christ and His Kingdom, where you will find such things amongst those who have been born of the Holy Spirit. Though please note that the vast majority of those calling themselves "Christians" have absolutely nothing to do with Jesus Christ, and the Bible absolutely proves that. The Bible says that anyone who has been born of God _cannot_ sin and those who belong to Jesus will bear the same spirit as Him, who is meek and gentle and completely good.

[@kelman727]

Lee Bee Another entitled Christian who can't take criticism, has a hair trigger temper, and is a borderline scientific illiterate. Bless his little cotton socks.

[@cosmicslice7267]

Wow - first of all, Lee Bee - he's 17. And if you think *Alex* is unpleasant, disrespectful and condescending...you are amazingly thin skinned. He's an incredibly polite, intelligent and deep thinking young man who is encouraging people to think about what they believe instead of following like sheep. I, on the other hand, am a slightly older firebrand atheist and I will say this - religion is mythology. It's all made up by bronze-aged goat herders. There has never been a single shred of scientifically valid proof of any deity, ever, in the entire history of the earth. Not one. And outside of scripture there is no proof that Jesus existed either. Odd that writers of the time, especially Philo, make no mention of this supposedly important historical figure...don't you think? You should watch Alex's videos with a more open mind unless you're afraid you might learn something that might make you rethink your religion.

[@YY4Me133]

The "scriptures" are not proof, or even evidence; they're claims, written by non-eyewitnesses, at least decades after the events they describe purportedly took place.

[@jilliansmith7123]

Leanne -- "There has never been a single shred of scientifically valid proof of any deity, ever, in the entire history of the earth. Not one."Well, there's RA, the sun god. The sun exists, is the source of all life on earth, is eternal compared to man, and is bright, warm, and necessary. There is that one deity that really does exist--Granted, it's an object much like the earth but a lot larger and therefore it ignited by gravitational forces collapsing into nuclear fusion...and it's not a deity, but there is that ONE "god" that once was worshipped widely. Otherwise...you're completely right. I liked your post!

[@buzzbarnes3706]

I watched 2 hours and 5 minutes of the Bill Nye and Ken Ham debate. There were 40 minutes to go, but, I just couldn't tolerate any more stupidity. How can anyone take Ken Ham seriously? Of course, how can anyone take the Bible seriously? I can't believe I was a Christian since I was 11yo to 62yo....took another 5 years before I could actually say I was an Athiest, I was scared of going to hell......like you. but that went away. You are still very young, but EXTREAMLY intelligent and gifted with amazing talent.I heard you sing for the first time last night. Please make more !!!!

[@victordanielcatalan1808]

Buzz 5 years?? Woah, it took me a couple of weeks.

[@delta-vk1me]

You were never a Christian Liar, you are a lunatic who thinks fish turn into people all you stupid lying morons are going to burn in hell

[@UmUhKet26]

delta75 75 salty much?

[@noahparker50]

delta75 75 Name calling and saying that they will go to hell, will not help you achieve salvation. Repent of your sin, and please do not talk down on people again, for your sake.

[@sammontenegro7026]

Then you were never truly Christian.

[@ohemjet7536]

Don't wanna hurt anybody's feelings or offend anybody but Bible is a book that was made by a human. Human uses imagination to create art. This particular human being created story, characters and places and so on and so on. Guess what, Lord Of The Rings is also a book made by a man. Does it mean that I should believe in existence of elves and wizards and hobbits? No

[@soyishk8469]

the bible's content is all from God, it was just physically written by people.

[@AlfRentgen]

Bible is an assembly of myths, which were, saying it straightforwardly, fancied by people. Why should we, saying the right things, care so much about feelings of ignorant people? They won't do the same.

[@DiscoAviator]

And not to mention I has been translated thousands of times into different languages and then into American English. Ever play the telephone game? Yea it’s like that

[@robinisomaa]

Heretic! Gandalf, be it grey or white, is an unworthy imitation of Odin, the Allfather. May your mead go sour.

[@nosracbosstack4797]

I think you should believe in elves and hobbits more than the depictions of the Bible. Unless, of course, you would intend to depict the demons and satanic side to the story. DMT has you seeing elf machines. And it's the most real thing that people say they have ever experienced when they come out of tripping. Ha.

[@SawdEndymon]

I've been to the Ark Encounter, and it *scares me* to think that the dozens of kids that I saw are being brainwashed by this clusterfuck of a "museum". PS: It's $50 (40 admission+10 for parking). *DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY*. Buy some groceries, or a video game for better entertainment

[@agnosticatheist7529]

God and truth in the same sentence is an ironic oxymoron.

[@cosmicslice7267]

There's no truth to be found in the ark story....

[@Kawamura2]

INFOSWORDS Projection much?

[@cosmicslice7267]

INFOSWORDS No, you found a group of well-read people who prefer evidence based reality instead of following a religious narrative with blind faith.

[@cosmicslice7267]

***** While I am not a scientist, I have a great deal of friends in the scientific community, especially physics. I am extensively well read on both evolutionary biology and many realms of physics, especially particle physics and astrophysics as well as cosmology. I am constantly learning in all of these fields (I have finished two master classes today on gravitational waves and the future of astronomy and am starting another right now on inflationary cosmology). I keep up on current research by reading the papers on the arxiv site where they go for peer review. Please, feel free to present evidence that thermodynamics "destroys every fantasy" and provide citations.

[@robertholloway6612]

how can anybody believe in evolution when there is evidence of it? Its like saying I believe in the laptop... belief is not a requirement. You can't believe in a fact.

[@redpilledlady6210]

You can see your laptop. Proof that it exists. Not so with macro evolution. No ability to prove it's true through Scientific empirical evidence. No ability to observe it, test it, repeat it, or experiment on it. It would take billions of years to prove the wild theories these scientists came up with. It takes faith. That's why everyone is calling it a religion.

[@robertholloway6612]

Redpilled Lady... seriously? ...#facepalm

[@redpilledlady6210]

Robert Holloway Dead serious.

[@steveb0503]

"Knowledge" is a subset of "beliefs" - you CANNOT claim to "know" a thing without also "believing" said thing. Jus' sayin'...

[@robertholloway6612]

Knowledge is based on observation and experience, not blind faith. To believe something is to give it credit without proof.

[@fijit4]

Notice that at 6:11, Ken says "blind faith belief, a religion", implying that religion is a blind faith belief. He has admitted that his religion is based on blind faith. Now he cannot say anything about there being evidence' because it is all based on blind faith.

[@mistie710]

Ham is one of those people that believes (sic) that people have to believe in something. He is deliberately misinterpreting the word "athiest" in that he believes that athiesm is all about believing that there is no god, while in actual fact it is a lack of belief in a god. On one hand, his argument is a straw man made to disprove the idea that one cannot exist without religious belief, on the other hand is pure stupidity, even (as some have suggested) mendacity.

[@austin7037]

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[@lastfirst2021]

Joceline Faubert Don't worry he won't remember it the next day and he will outright deny it that he ever wrote such a thing even if you show him the evidence. This moron is programmed to spew shit blindfold.

[@mitchellemerson6916]

As an athiest you also gotta have blind Faith in life coming out of inorganic matter when there is no evidence to support so. But hey look athiests are always correct.. Biggest bunch of hypocrites ever

[@SkyonPyon]

Actually that has nothing to do with atheism, it's just the disbelief in a god.

[@milkbuns2543]

You should try reading his book, it has great quotes such as "It was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Bruce!" Just....genius.

[@HardToBeAPoopGod]

the fact that he chose such a seemingly random name like 'Bruce' makes me wonder if he had a past homoromantic history with some Bruce and is now being demonstratively reflective of it

[@cobrasys]

Wow, he's so dumb he missed the opportunity to at least make it rhyme: "It was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!". Y'know, like most other dumb idiots who try to use Genesis to "prove" homosexuality is "wrong".

[@Muffln]

What is really disappointing is that he didn't go for the classic, "It was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!"

[@danidejaneiro8378]

Sorry from Australia. We're not all like that. I guess that's why he went to 'Murica, maybe he felt he didn't fit in.

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

We don't want him either.... Maybe we can convince Canada to take him?

[@KCKatheist]

The Canadians are lovely people who've NEVER done anything to deserve that!

[@0Regnier]

If you're not wanting to be stereotyped for this guy, don't try shoving the stereotype off on Americans. :P

[@leruetheday377]

We accept your apology, but where do we send him now? Idaho doesn't what that dumb creationist. We don't even have that many Jehovah's witnesses!

[@jcawesomeness531]

We should have just dropped him off in the middle of Western Australia and let him 'enjoy' a few hundred empty square kms of God's creation

[@oktappasvartvatn3946]

I was actually banned from Ken Ham's facebook because I used science and logic to debunk Noah's Ark in a comment on one of his posts.

[@crinkycrooolaloola1188]

Please don't specifically say that Ken Ham's from Australia, we don't want him either. Also Hugh Jackman (the guy who played wolverine) is Australian and he's pretty cool.

[@jkhall9665]

Crinky Crooolaloola ok. We'll let it slide this time. Thanks also for nicole kidman. She's a cutie. Seems so sweet. Can't forget Crocodile Dundee! What's that crappy vegimit stuff?? Oh well. I digress.

[@walde1968]

Be Kind Yeah, but then there's Mel Gibson...

[@walde1968]

Cyanide Exploder Yeah, unfortunately my son pointed that out to me after I'd posted that. Ugh...we're stuck with him! Lol

[@wicklowabby7977]

I spent a year in your country.. Mostly Melbourne. Mostly Pentridge haha.. You send us thingst you don't really care for.. Air Supply? Kylie Minogue? etc. Then you keep Treasures from us.. Josie Jason... Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisel, Airbourne etc. Hey while I've got you.. What the fuck happened to a kid named Jimmy Astro in Melbourne?

[@Michaelcerasleftnut]

Australia doesn't even exist

[@ldchappell1]

Ken Ham should be arrested for child abuse. I couldn't believe a video I saw of him trying to brain wash impressionable grammar school students. Leave the little kids alone and let them enjoy their innocence without laying religious hypocrisy on them.

[@EricSmyth4Christ]

Disagree. He is allowed his freedom of religion since he lives in America. It's the parents that ultimately get to make the decisions to shield their kids from specific religions or outside views. They can home school them if they want them in a bubble.

[@ldchappell1]

EricSmyth14 You mean like the anti-intellectual bubble of Christianity? www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/09/ken-ham-the-making-of-an-american-religious-huckster.html

[@Nbubs-1]

EricSmyth14 He is indeed allowed religious freedom. However, that does not entail forcing religion on others. I have to disagree with your statement saying that if you don't want your kids to be forced into Christianity that you should be homeschooled. I feel like school should be a neutral zone. Where all religions(or lack there of)should be equal.

[@AKATrae]

ldchappell1 i strongly disagree. it's indoctrination but i find it very cringey when other atheist call it "child abuse" smh. and he deserves to be locked up? for what? he's expressing his free speech and freedom of religion regardless how dumb he is, these are still basic human rights. and you think he should be in jail for expressing his basic human rights? smh

[@ldchappell1]

It is child abuse when you gather a hundred six and seven year old's and tell them they face eternal damnation if they don't buy into a pack of delusional religious nonsense. That's one of the reasons I am an atheist. I went through the same guilt trip in church when I was five. I was traumatized sitting there while a fat, sweaty man with white hair yelled and pointed his finger, telling us "Jesus died for YOUR sins." What sin did I commit at five? Kids that age aren't intelligent enough to make those kinds of decisions. I have no issue with Ken Ham's preaching to adults, but leave the kids alone.

[@JimFortune]

Intelligent, educated people are not Ken Ham's intended audience.

[@emerydo5937]

Jim Fortune it's young children to brainwash XD

[@RavenClaw143]

really he teachers this shit to kids?

[@leruetheday377]

Striker Titan I sure hope not. I was taught that the world was created in six *literal* days, that Eve was created from Adam's *literal* rib bone, and that Noah make a boat for a *literal* flood. Then I entered science class and learned the truth.

[@RavenClaw143]

same thing happened to me. I have a very religious family. They were angry when I told them I left my former faith bu they are past it now or at least I hope so

[@michaelomalley197]

Felicity LeRue,I grew up loving science,from about 8 or 9 years old onwards and studied it for years obsessively and in England we had a famous scientist called Magnus Pike who 'spoke' with his hands who as a kid I loved,in highschool i excelled at Physics,Chemistry and Biology and could explain at length about the big bang the planets and the evolution theory,a propper little swot! so how disappointed I was when I grew up and grew a brain and discovered it was all complete HOGWASH!! Do your own studies people it's all lies,this kid is a paid to spread this nonsense.

[@danielirvin4420]

Ken knows that the is not presenting credible arguments. He is not trying to change minds, he is just reassuring the gullible$.

[@ixlnxs]

No no no. He's just after easy money. You can fool some people all of the time, and that's his niche.

[@73chenj]

+Daniel Irvin How old are you? Your name sounds like someone I know.

[@willmeariver7079]

You can fool some of the people all of the time, all the people some of the time but religion is foolish all the time.

[@HikerFeet]

I live 106.4 miles from the absurd Creation Museum. Ugh. I learned the other day that my family visited that ridiculous Noah's Ark monstrosity. The disappointment I felt was overwhelming. Belief in creationism is way too common in this area. Most people around here still think evolution means we came from monkeys. Now with Trump as president and evangelical christians gaining political power, I'm afraid we are done for as a nation. Anywho! Great video!! I got a lot of laughs out of that.

[@Videagamer]

You're stupid hiker feet.

[@curiousenby7206]

@@Videagamer no he isnt

[@Videagamer]

It’s a she wow you’re stupid too.

[@tropicalnofruit1419]

Videagamer 1234 why is she stupid?

[@jamessoltis5407]

...there's something about Ham that isn't quite kosher.

[@kwerk2011]

You spotted it. He's baked. :D

[@ancientnumbat4631]

James, we'll have to pay that one.

[@huggniceman4975]

As a resident of Kentucky, I would love to see a good video about, at the very least, the Ark Encounter. I feel a little ashamed that I live in a state with a partially tax-funded theme park for a fictional boat.

[@cosmicslice7267]

There's an Indiegogo for a secular movie called "We Believe in Dinosaurs" about the building of the ark.

[@myyoutubeaccount1655]

lol, If Atheism is a religion, then "off" is a tv channel....

[@xjustvibex]

Winning comment right here!

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

Or virginity is a sex position.

[@tzalimaimon6428]

As a scientist and as a researcher this really frustrates me. Not because of the stupidity, but because I know how hard it is for anyone in the scientific community to have his claim and opinion to be judged, not alone accepted, not alone published, not alone spread! If only the scientific community would have accepted logic like creationism, my life would have been so much easier. and being lazy as I am... yeah... frustrating... Stupid scholars and their rigorous methods... makes me work hard. FUCK THIS! I am opening a twitter channel and will publish my un-proven algorithms there! NOBEL PRIZE, HERE I COME!

[@ptuffgong8504]

Tzali Maimon I'll vote for your Nobel prize. Wait... I have no say in the matter. But at least let me say, keep learning truth. Stupid scholars... 😉 Peace

[@jmarch_503]

Tzali Maimon agree I feel your frustration. But I'm not scientist yet.

[@bright3335]

I think you mean let alone

[@Super.AmmarI0]

As a mathematical researcher (Analytic number theory and p-adic analysis) I can relate. Maths being a subject that depends on rigerous proof and nothing less, it especially annoys me when people believe in ridiculous theories without the slightest proof.

[@inox1ck]

I know what you mean. It’s not your fault they don’t have the capacity to understand simple things but unfortunately that affects us all. Now if you have something you could either discuss it on a specialized forum or, better, find a team to help you with the details so you can formulate your ideas rigorously.

[@honeybison]

I am in love with your channel!

[@franksanders9638]

Is that a Steve Shives meme?

[@honeybison]

lmfao

[@chickenflavouredvegetarian5769]

Although Ken Ham is up there, my favorite Australian creationist has to be the banana man himself, Mr. Ray Comfort.

[@roblostandlate.6005]

Chicken Flav....etc. Ray comfort is a Kiwi!

[@youtubecommentreviewer9196]

He's not from Australia he is from New Zealand.

[@youtubecommentreviewer9196]

Ptuffgong I don't. I am a Christian who watches tons of Cosmics videos, and Atheist Voice, and a bunch more. I have an open mind. We don't have to hate each other pal

[@offthekirb]

Alex I expected better research from you! Christian's do not believe objective reality because it is written in the Bible (that would mean that only Christians are moral...this just isn't the case!). Christians believe Romans 2 : 15 that "God has written the law upon mans heart by giving people consciences" so regardless of your belief in God everyone has ability to judge/agree on certain moral characteristics, it's nothing to do with Bible says this and that's morality, its the fact that God has breathed moral judgement into the human heart!

[@azgreenskeeper]

I didn't hear Alex say that... all he did say was that it doesn't fit with parts of your holy text, just like it doesn't with the Qu'ran and others.

[@thedivinemrm5832]

That's right, focus on some obscure definition or misapprehension and ignore all the facts proving your faith to be wholly misplaced.

[@DrGerbils]

Alex did say that Christians get their morality from the Bible. But that is most likely because a great many Christians say they get their morality from the bible. If you want a fight in the US, just tell a Christian he can't tack up copies of the ten commandments everywhere. Every anti-LGBT Christian anywhere on Earth will point to Leviticus as the source of his moral teaching on the subject. If and when Christians can decide on the source of their morality, the rest of us will try to get it right.

[@CosmicSkeptic]

Hey Joe! I wasn't necessarily criticising Christianity in this video, rather I was criticising specifically Ken Ham's Christianity. By the way, given that you've seen my videos, can I expect a response from you at any point regarding my response to your video?

[@andtomill1]

What a shock that you would nitpick, and then offer a completely untestable assertion as to why we are moral. Would we expect anything less from someone who thinks atheism is an ideology that one can be converted to.

[@undead.rising]

4:17 "Literal approx 24 hour days" Literal approximates?!?!?!?!?!? That one had me in stitches! What a contradictory use of words!

[@sethkeown5965]

you're following him on twitter? now that you've made this video have you been blocked from his twitter yet?

[@ALCauG]

Probably.

[@thebatmanover9000]

Ken Ham decoverting people one tweet at a time.

[@leruetheday377]

*Slow clap*

[@aainsley19]

Just saw one of his latest assortment of homophobic tweets comparing homosexual behaviour to a disease. How can people still be like this in the modern world?

[@Coalemos]

His "Ark" cost 100 million dollars! It took 2000 men to build it over 2 years! They used traditional biblical tools like Noah's Nail Gun, Noah's Jigsaw, Noah Power Tools, Noah's Huge Fucking Cranes, Noah's Steam Pile Driver, Noah's Bulldozer and Noah's Excavator just to name a few. They also used traditional materials like Noah's Reinforced Concrete and Noah's Steel Supports.

[@cymar1000]

Ken Ham looks like one of those missing links in our own transitional fossils.

[@spreadlove8624]

Shouldn't it be illegal to spread nonsense like that? It's sickening and halt scientific progress. By the way how did Ken know about exactly how Noah's Ark was built? Was it written in the bible on the mechanic and engineering of the ark? Or did he just MAKE IT UP! The ultimate example of hypocrisy and blind faith. He's brainwashed.

[@spreadlove8624]

GOD IS THE MULTIVERSE He wants them to buy his book 😋😋😂😂

[@momaniz]

Jacinda Lacroix in short, Yes it should.. But take a look around.. The time is yet to come to do so.. Fortunately, We, humans, are on the right track,

[@josiahroche9846]

I hope you know that it DOES say the dimensions of the ark in the Bible and you CAN look up the common way to make a boat in that time and simply combine the two. He made an educational guess, and if that is wrong I guess you wouldn't mind saying the Big Bang and evolution is wrong since you weren't there, but rather just took an educational guess.

[@6iaZkMagW7EFs]

Jacinda Lacroix being wrong shouldn't be illegal.

[@unrulymuse]

It was written in the Bible! They made me read it as a kid and it was sooooooooo boring. Idk if those instructions would work though.

[@dianalee84]

Respect for doing this. Creationists make me want to remove my liver with a fork. Drives me to violent thought. Maybe because I'm an immoral atheist.

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

GASP!

[@ohhahhcantona]

dianalee84 You sound like a demonic little plum. Atheism is treating you well I see?

[@dianalee84]

Treating me well? I suppose so but know no different. I just never believed. Some evidence may appear that makes me change my mind,then I'll be the one taking offence when folk mock creationists.It'll have to be pretty convincing. Thanks for calling me a plum I am usually quite sweet.

[@ohhahhcantona]

dianalee84 So you're actually agnostic on the subject because the evidence isn't conclusive? Scepticism can sometimes stray into cynicism, especially if you approach a subject with preconceived ideas. The Bible calls it a "hardened heart" and it doesn't allow the message to resonate with The Word (Jesus Christ) written on our hearts. It's saying that the nature of god is in our essence, it's a core part of each of us, we just need to find it. I would suggest a couple of people that might be interesting and entertaining research subjects on this matter. John Lennox who has many lectures and debates freely available to watch on youtube. He comes from the perspective of logical reasoning as a Cambridge mathematics proffessor, but is a creationist. This man deals in proof (you can't prove anything without mathematics) and God is where his reasoning takes him. Also Cliffe Knechte, a University campus preacher, who really digs into some of the moral and historical aspects of Christianity. Then try reading the Gospels to understand the nature of Jesus, Genesis to understand the creation and revelation to understand end time prophesy. Once you do, you'll realise what you see in the world is described in perfect detail in revelation and that should make you at least curious as to why. Sorry if I sound a bit preachy but the claim that followers of Christ love all men is actually true. I love and care for you and want nothing more than to see you one day in paradise. God bless.

[@doubleochicken361]

That is beautiful.😁

[@SebastianSeanCrow]

“Reading tweets by Sham Ken Scam, the man we didn’t realize even knew what Twitter was”

[@jacksainthill8974]

*Pedants' Corner* 00:05 _I would still have lost less brain cells_ *_Fewer_* brain cells,

[@jacksainthill8974]

***** No, I'm not keeping it just for myself.

[@samh9528]

Jack Sainthill I was about to comment this

[@henrikgenzink2304]

Jack Sainthill maybe that was to make the point that he had lost brain cells.

[@jacksainthill8974]

+Henrik Genzink Of course! Cheers ;)

[@slentkillruk]

really hope your channel gets a lot bigger because for such a young person you have an amazing understanding of science biology and religion and probable many more.

[@Ethan_Roberts]

Why is there still religion?

[@belenhernandoscocchi649]

Ethan Roberts The way I see it it's to help people deal with their problems and their reality. It's very nice to think your grandmother is having a good time in heaven instead of simply not existing anymore.

[@Ethan_Roberts]

Belén Hernando Scocchi My grandmother lives in a bungalow rather than 'heaven'.

[@mrswimmyboy]

1. It comforts people & helps them deal with the unknown. 2. It allows people to control other people. This is very useful.

[@Ethan_Roberts]

Robert True No religious crap, okay.

[@thesceptic7968]

It's fading fast among young people. I live in the UK where less than 10% of the population are active in any faith and the churches stand empty. As a result we have a much more tolerant society than before and no one cares about your sexuality. Also a crime rate way below that of the religious US. (90% of our cops don't carry guns)

[@llynhunter]

That was spectacular Alex. Your argument style is both entertaining and informative. Keep it up!

[@kennethfrawley]

Yet another brilliant vid. Well done! Actually, am rather shocked by those tweets. The man is such a tosser! I don't know how you can bring yourself to conduct such research. Glad you're on the job.

[@kemblabunny464]

As an aussie I apologise for Ken Ham. Also you guys can keep him because we don't want him either. Also if Ken Ham wants a substantial argument again evolution and natural selection he will find it staring back at him from the bathroom mirror.

[@adrianortega1431]

Maybe Elon Musk can hire him and send him on a one-way trip to Mars.

[@robbieberg9452]

take him back we already have trump that is punishment enough come on be reasonable lol

[@curiousenby7206]

Don't give him to us he have Boris Johnson

[@braden_m]

That is possibly the best video “essay” intro of all time haha

[@taylorclarke2550]

i have not seen any of your other videos but i literally subscribed because this is so good.

[@kennethirgendwas4616]

I dont know how you dont get a headache everytime you hear creationists arguments I think its often just such a waste of time debating people that wont change their point of view anyway whateverthefuck you tell them So thank you for putting up with creationists so we dont have to

[@inox1ck]

Kenneth Irgendwas he looked frustrated at the end though:)

[@kojidisciple]

This video should get an Oscar for "Best First Line."

[@JehanKateli]

I've feel following Ken on twitter for the last few months simply because his tweets are freakin hilarious.

[@Unhacker]

I do believe... that Ken Ham doesn't really believe any of this, and merely thinks 'other people need it to be good '. In other words, the typical small town preacher who is arguing from merit. That's why his position is all over the place, he'd champion any argument he thought might convert more heathens. He's a relic.

[@chad248]

I just found your channel , I like your videos. I am atheist that unfortunately lives if the same area as Ken Ham.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

I'm interested in this. What's your day-to-day life like there? Do you feel that you have to avoid all conversations that refer to religion or do you simply state your atheism and let the chips fall where they may? Does your work benefit or not benefit from that monstrosity? Is there an Atheist community there? Or are you limited to the online presence of Atheists? So many questions. Sorry. I live in rural Maine and there's a pretty tolerant attitude. So much so that several churches have closed down due to poor attendance (one got turned into a Hindu Temple for a year or so before it, too, closed). There's sort of a weirdly similar relationship to gun ownership here in which no one asks others about their gun ownership even though ownership is pretty high (deer hunting) but we have *very* few gun deaths.

[@leruetheday377]

Come to Boise. We teach evolution in elementary school.

[@Nightshift10000]

Felicity LeRue wait, in Boise Idaho? That's good news.

[@sspsp6545]

I grew up on this stuff. It killed my entire scientific curiosity. "God did it" has got to be the most effective way of stifling learning.

[@madyxd8711]

am I the only one who considers all of his videos just him roasting ppl better than rice gum

[@quinn7935]

Mady XD nope, I agree. these videos are gold.

[@jonathanfoote3309]

We need more KZbinr bloggers like you!

[@randomhumanoidblob4506]

Every time you do a video in front of your books I get sidetracked trying to work out what they are. Then I get all excited when I work out I have one. I am a sad, sad individual.

[@KCKatheist]

Then I suppose that I am a sad individual, as well. For the last few minutes I've been absolutely delighted that the esteemed Skeptic is a Joseph Heller fan...

[@randomhumanoidblob4506]

+Kaycee K oooooooo yes, me too! Some are easily reccognisable, but ones like that which have had a ton of different covers are likely a different print to mine. I THOUGHT that was C22....if its not, Keptic, don't ruin our happy delusions.

[@randomhumanoidblob4506]

?Keptic????? Oh thank you, Autofup >:-(

[@Hustada]

It’s odd how obsessed Ken Ham is with Genesis. Even when he mentions other books he always connects it to Genesis

[@CreativeVery]

This crap really isn't that humourous because people actually listen and believe this shit. That scares the fuck out of me.

[@windowpane7841]

Doctor Cereal even worse. we let them drive, speak, vote, and worse. . . breed. *shivers violently*

[@philosophilia3563]

_Epicurus on the existing evil and the all-powerful all-loving god:_ Is god willing to prevent evil but unable to, then he's not omnipotent. Is god able to prevent evil but not willing, then he's malevolent. Is god able and willing to prevent evil, why is there still evil? Is god neither able nor willing, then why call him god? I'd LOVE to hear a god believer's response to this one. _Because god gave us Free Will ?_ If god is omnipotent, then he knows what he'll do tomorrow, and there's no way he can change that. This means two things; he's not omnipotent, and he's a slave to a manuscript that was set by ....whom or what? And this impossible god is giving us something he can't have himself? Yeah right..... But you'll have eternal suffering if you DON'T believe in him for no good reason! So much for this "free will"....

[@leruetheday377]

I slammed my fingers in a cupboard door repeatedly and it was still less painful than these tweets.

[@Hannibu]

Even cutting your fingers of with a blunt knife wouldn't be as painful as Ken Ham's nutty shit.

[@straightedgeb2218]

Man, i f***ing love this guy.

[@Sammy_shammy24]

Same though!💯💪

[@linuxdude1]

I think I just lost a few million brain cells in the prefrontal-cortex and about 30 I.Q. points just from reading Ken Hamm's tweets! I must sue Ken Hamm!

[@theBORGman]

The novel, A Trojan Affair has a cameo appearance by Ken - in it he is styled as Kenneth Ham and is somewhat implicated in the resistance movement against the SKA (Square Kilometer Array telescope) being built in a bible belt.

[@menotyou135]

It's not about arguing against intelligent people for him. It's about preventing apostasy by justifying the beliefs of those who already mostly agree with him so that they won't question further.

[@cuzned1375]

Pretty amusing that clicking on this video gave me an ad for "The Star", an exciting new animated feature in which sheep and camels apparently learn about Jesus. It looks... awesome...?

[@MadhuAkash]

dude built a ship that dosent sail wtf...... and it cost 100million and he charges to enter in to that

[@whotf8546]

"I would agree with you.... probably in a different way." is possibly my favorite reaction thus far.

[@samrizzardi2213]

Here's something I'd like to call Ken (and Kent) out on: how do they define "birds"? They think Zhenyuanlong and Archaeopteryx (both raptor dinosaurs) are just birds because they have feathers, yet insist Velociraptor isn't because it hasn't been found with any, despite the fact that the two animals' skeletons are virtually identical to Velociraptor's rather than those of true birds.

[@marcelo_27]

Tim Webb please tell me you're trolling us

[@samrizzardi2213]

Funny how that detail escaped Ham and Hovind...

[@chbu7081]

You cannot take the Bible literally and seriously at the same time. You can't take Ken Ham seriously at any time.

[@AtheistEve]

Tee hee. I liked the bits where he rails about secularists and then comes out as a secularist.

[@carrchrist1965]

This video is LIFE!! Here I'm trying to be quiet and lay down to sleep... nope!! Laughing my ass off! Your delivery was on point, and some of the looks you gave the camera had me cracking up! Very well done, I'm subbing.

[@ImworriedImgettingspyedon]

PART 2!!! Please it was so funny, lmfao

[@tabularasa0606]

Don't do that to Cosmic, he needs his brain cells.

[@lachlanmacarthur8992]

tabularasa0606 ha yeah, we want him to say around.

[@denvercarter2768]

" Great grammar there Ken Ham" I think he does becausuuu are great

[@gingivitis9148]

as an Australian i apologize for ken ham

[@christopherparks4342]

Don't. He thrived in America. He may be from Australia, but we (the U.S.A.) are responsible for giving him an environment where he could take hold and grow...like incubating a virus and then releasing it on the public. Doesnt really matter where we collected the virus, we're the ones who nurtured it.

[@emanonmax]

The chance of aliens existing is (literally) astronomically higher than gods existence.

[@frankthefishfarmer7680]

Two years later I STILL want a shirt which says ARE YOU REJECTING UNICORNS?!!

[@kirbyofthestars2269]

Man, I can honestly see how it's hard for him to believe in natural selection. Somehow surviving this long to spread his genes to another generation while carrying illogical ideas like this pretty much provides evidence to counter such evolution.

[@shelleyrwhalen]

Brilliant!!!! Just brilliant!!!! Thank you... keep em coming.. :-)

[@erniemathews5085]

This is old, but Ken isn't any smarter

[@justinhealey-htcohio3798]

Hi, Great Video! I especially liked the thought experiment you proposed around 02:30 or so saying that if all our minds and information were suddenly erased and we had to start from zero to figure out what the world is and where we came from how much of that would include Christianity as it is today? That is a very good point!

[@lxstyexr349]

6:27 religion *

[@merrigalebeddoes1921]

Ken Ham's tweets certainly are laughably ridiculous, but, somehow, I don't find myself laughing very hard.

[@nostrum6410]

i didnt know ken ham was still a thing, haven't seen him at all since getting out of prison

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

The Ark Encounter has had *miserable* attendance numbers. A portion of all tickets are bought by Atheists who go to have a good laugh.

[@lauracarson7962]

haha you both are a real comedy team. Too bad you don't know what you're talking about.

[@nostrum6410]

lol true, hard to tell apart

[@nostrum6410]

sure the story started by one farmers trying to get all his animals on his boat becasue it was flooding

[@lauracarson7962]

Brian Gervais I bet you believe in the Pyramids and maybe Stonehenge etc, and that they had "help." Noah had 100 yrs to build it. And God told him to tell everyone who came to watch, what was going to happen, and to repent from their sins. Looking at the ark that was built by Ham, it's quite feasible that two of each "kind" of animal could easily have been accomplished. Especially young baby animals. Makes perfect sense when you're talking about 'kinds'.

[@Luraldir_Original]

Ken Ham. The combined intelligence of a Ken doll....and a ham.

[@ulmo5536]

I've been following Ken for quite some time on twitter and I always have a laugh when he tweets. Everything he writes is so extremely ironic and hypocritical

[@223boyz7]

Part 2 please

[@sarahkrupa7345]

Your English teacher loves you for pointing out how the grammar of the translated bible makes the argument for gender fluidity. Hedgehogs are small and cute. Pandas are black and white. God "made them male and female."

[@mailill]

True ... I wonder though, what would his biology teacher have to say about the matter.

[@sarahkrupa7345]

@@mailill Well, a biology teacher probably wouldn't be concerned with gender perception, but with sex. So they wouldn't say the grammar of the translated Bible makes the argument for gender fluidity, they would say that it makes the argument for God being intersex.

[@mailill]

@@sarahkrupa7345Good point! Or maybe they would say it makes the argument for God being hermaphrodite? Like pulmonate snails, who actually have the biological potential to produce both types of gametes, meaning the cells which normally determine the sex of an organism in biology (actually thare are some fungi who have 23 000 different sexes, but that's another story)?

[@sarahkrupa7345]

@@mailill Omg, snail sex! Hahaha! ZeFrank did a short "True Facts About The Land Snail" video and now whenever I hear snail, I think of "love darts", hahaha. Sex is really weird for some species. (^o^)

[@RuiAzul]

Congratulations for your acute and quick use of reason, intelligence and speech. And also for the use of Jazz in the background.

[@josephjurczak6449]

0:02 Ah, the good ol days when you could still buy a ten deck in the UK R.I.P

[@dennisconstantine624]

Ive eaten smarter fruit cakes, this ham is a sham.

[@byronsigrano6849]

Ham is still laughing all the way to the bank... Tax free!!!

[@dddoftttontheyt7770]

The fact that Ken Ham’s videos were the basis on the Sunday School class i was in as an adolescent still confuses me like nothing else

[@xy1374]

How is it that I, an atheist can come up with better arguments for theism than most of these people?

[@mitchellemerson6916]

Try arguing for life coming out of inorganic matter Oh yeah u cant because it's just a made up belief you athiests have

[@macrofurry5741]

Mitchell Emerson You are a HICK.

[@mitchellemerson6916]

Macro Furry amazing arguing skills you got there

[@mitchellemerson6916]

Cat then I could just say doesn't mean there isn't a God

[@mitchellemerson6916]

Cat the problem is we can perform tests to see if life can in fact just pop up out of the inorganic.and so far there is no proof. You cannot test to see if God is real

[@fabianvanderknaap2102]

I always just make fun of this...

[@uncleanunicorn4571]

Ken Ham laid it all out during a postdebate conversation with Bill Nye, it all comes down to his fear of death and an impersonal universe.

[@azuregriffin1116]

uncleanunicorn really? Can I get a link?

[@candychewning]

"But oh, there's more!". That was so adorable.