Richard Dawkins Confronts Indoctrinating Christian Drama

[@knifetoucher]

Wow, this guy does a great job in pointing out the stupidity of religion

[@auroravanessa221]

It's an old interview but still very much relevant. Good job, Professor Dawkins 👏🏻 Keep shining a light on reason and giving fundamentalism a run for its money. Keep up the incredible work! Your voice is a beacon of rationality in a complex and often dogmatic landscape! I love you so much ❤

[@isabelarasmussen9772]

@auroravanessa211 His unwavering commitment to promoting reason and challenging the grip of religious fundamentalism is truly inspiring. The Professor is a treasure indeed ❤️

[@Gijs-t7p]

How evil they are is astounding, and they think they are being good, tormenting children, scaring them for life, and they have no clue how evil they are.

[@sureshermo]

Scary how the minister keeps avoiding the "hard" questions. I truly wonder why he seems so uneasy and/or unwilling to discuss Richard's inquiries... hiding, perhaps? Or secretly sure that even he doesn't fully understand what he preaches?

[@ElectrikMe]

There are SO many conditions with god's "love." I was blind to that fact when I was still in religion but now that I'm out of it, I feel lighter and more at peace with myself.

[@NaturesInfiniteWELLth-fo6rs]

🙌🏻💝🤗

[@stopmojim]

That little subconscious devilish grin that sneaks onto the Pastor’s face is creepy as hell.

[@lachlanbrown3112]

I know he is such a creep. Definalty one of those pastors who ..... you know.

[@MG-ot2yr]

he's like the fictional satan, pure evil

[@tracy9610]

It's a micro-grin that pops in and out of existence in a flash

[@iainbaker6916]

Yeah, I noticed that too. Wouldn’t let him anywhere near my kids.

[@alexisarouge]

"Yeah, well okay, I'm a little confused by all that..........." I'm with you Richard Dawkins.

[@monty3854]

I feel sorry for the actors in the hellscape having to deal with the smell 😂

[@joegordon-p6x]

their Torment is their " redemption" LOL

[@ngutngut40]

... And the guilt of terrifying and manipulating people year after year.

[@monty3854]

@@ngutngut40 They choose that. I pity them.

[@humbertsmith8864]

Kudos to this Pastor for letting Richard confront and question. Love you Richard!!!

[@Garrison169]

Hell can serve no purpose, because it never ends. The only purpose it can serve is to scare you into submission, this side of the grave. It astounds me that so many accept this ultimate horror and insanity without question.

[@kasperadamson4654]

It amazes me again and again how grown men can take this relatively poorly worded book as a literal truth. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@NaturesInfiniteWELLth-fo6rs]

And women.

[@rebeccadubois8270]

80%+ of the entire world maybe more believes some delusion like this believer.

[@gavinmcewen5896]

This was obviously quite a long time ago. I wonder what a follow up on this pastors life would reveal. Often with these sort of fire and brimstone characters it doesn't end up being pleasant reading.

[@fionagregory9147]

We're born, we live, we die. End of story. No heaven or hell.

[@mirandahotspring4019]

Anyone who uses the word "truth" so frequently is suspect right from the start.

[@shaneoconnor5319]

Bonkers

[@adamtoner8007]

A great cure for pacifists

[@dewardroy6531]

Delusion runs deep in this one.

[@LB-Gaming-]

I agree. Those that believe there's a god looking over us all suffer with severe delusion

[@scipdiddly]

Prostrate cancer is a flat -out nightmare...

[@whall5477]

All I can think of listening to this mountebank are two things: Hitchens remarks about how wicked and vile people are that earn their keep lying to children; and my own thoughts of setting ur watch to when criminal charges come in for someone like this for something

[@utahjag]

His extreme dry mouth while Dr. Dawkins is calmly asking questions is very telling. Dry mouth is usually lying and his turning away from Dr. Dawkins whenever things get tough is as well.

[@ngutngut40]

Dr. Dawkins, as a suggestion, should you come across other Terrifiers like them, you could ask what he would think if other religions did similar terror-based manipulating of people to recruit people into their religion.

[@tonyburton419]

The suffering of Christ, and the punishment of what is portrayed as an ethical guy seems to have had some impact to a very limited extent on Western culture. Of course I think that as an atheist there is no supernatural truth to this image and theme. And the benefits overall do not outweigh the negatives.

[@NaturesInfiniteWELLth-fo6rs]

I recommend the documentary Religulous with Bill Maher to anyone who hasn’t seen it.

[@sachi330]

The guy is a completely sold out nut. I honestly feel for the cast in complete delusion.

[@geosmith3436]

It’s so sad that these creatures have been influenced by myths and are so far removed from reality. Extremely sad.

[@Augfordpdoggie]

harry potter stories

[@davidlamb7524]

And are supported by their local community, police, politicians etc. Mass insanity.

[@Mihai_Ghita]

I'm not sure if you'll ever read this comment, but I want to say that I'm sad ... I had VIP tickets for Belfast and I missed the change date notification. I canceled my trip last minute (I am from Romania) and missed the last opportunity of seeing you ... If you saw two empty seats in the first row ... should have been me :) I'll buy your book and forge your signature.

[@lachlanbrown3112]

This guy is evil and should go to JAIL

[@dewardroy6531]

More likely to get a cabinet post.

[@dewardroy6531]

More likely to get a Cabinet appointment.

[@NaturesInfiniteWELLth-fo6rs]

He’s under a spell like all the others.

[@lachlanbrown3112]

@@NaturesInfiniteWELLth-fo6rs true

[@frankwebster9110]

This guy talks a great deal without saying anything grounded in reality.

[@LB-Gaming-]

You're describing Jordan Peterson perfectly

[@edsmith9846]

You are pure bullshit.

[@kasperadamson4654]

Which guy? 🤨

[@NaturesInfiniteWELLth-fo6rs]

@@kasperadamson4654the religulous one

[@NaturesInfiniteWELLth-fo6rs]

It would be good for him to watch and listen to himself, lol.

[@juniusluriuscatalus6606]

I wonder what this pastor's motivation was to agree to this interview? If he thinks this convinces people outside his branch of Christianity, he is deluded. Well, if he got one new follower, I guess it's a win these days, but you get the point. If he thinks this is a good way to show his followers how he is kind and good and how "well" he does in this, I either can't see it or he failed miserably. Or if he really thought he'd convince Dawkins, he should be monitored all the time, he'd be seriously crazy.

[@madlynx1818]

This guy is so creepy and evil with that gleeful smile he can’t control whenever he talks about sadism. He’s a sadist. And a money maker. If there are demons in human form he’s one. The “died for our sins” story makes no sense if you then say if you sin you have to go to hell. Logic and the innate sense of good rules my life. Reason is king.

[@Garrison169]

What could one do in a lifetime that could justify an eternity of torture? Am I more forgiving than their god? I would not subject Adolph Hitler to this atrocity.

[@fekinel]

'god' didn't divert the hurricane, because 'god' doesn't exist!..that was easy..do I win £10?..

[@fionagregory9147]

They can't prove heaven or hell so why bother?

[@NilsExp]

Diagnosed with "prostrate" cancer, hmm😅

[@mirandahotspring4019]

Prostrate Definition & Meaning Merriam-Webster 1. Stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; also : lying flat. Or in this case, flat out lying!

[@justsome-guy7596]

I think he said 'Protestant cancer'.

[@fionagregory9147]

It's easy to say Jesus loves you. Means sod all.

[@ShelleyPro]

I was raised in a Lutheran Church- went thru months of studies to be confirmed at 13 years old. During this I developed such nervous ticks like chewing my nails till my fingers bled, I was taught that I needed to fear God and sure was terrified of the things being said to me. I actually didn’t believe- I was a smart kid who instinctually knew what I was being told couldn’t possibly be true. For the past 50 years have lived a life full of contentment, a love of being kind, compassionate and helpful. Being an agnostic was never a question, I embraced atheism fully! I discovered Mr.Dawkins only a few years ago and admire, appreciate and value him❤

[@JB.zero.zero.1]

Interesting - but well, what can you do. Millions of people have this guys mindset. The thing is, fear works, it's potent and binds people into all sorts of dysfunctional relationship dynamics. This guy and his ilk promote the idea of an ever watchful and vengeful all powerful deity who would torture a person for all eternity for what could be considered, chiefly, petty crimes. It sounds like an abusive relationship and clearly traumatizes individuals. I view him as an abuser, but in his own mind, he is a liberator. It's just tragic that we live in such a confusing and divided world, but I don't see an easy answer, as these beliefs are impervious thanks to the "faith" card being played. I think it is a minority who leave the faith once indoctrinated.

[@Garrison169]

"God" had Jesus killed on a cross because he is a drama queen and he thinks that impresses us.

[@FernandoMunoz0]

It's important to show why and how religion is wrong, not just dismissing it. Debating against religious people shows the logical superiority of science over science. Which helps people develop critical thinking, opposite of religious thinking.

[@vls3771]

This guy is a pastor? ..... Spooky vibe coming from him Weird .....

[@brianwarburton4482]

I wonder what traumas this person has experienced in his life to make him so narrow in his thinking and beliefs and so sure about them.

[@kasperadamson4654]

That’s actually a very good point you are making with your question.

[@brettharman8921]

disturbing listening to rhetoric that undermines what makes us human- REASON

[@lachlanbrown3112]

If this man was never born the world would be much better off. AND yet he is so up himself convinced he is the best person ever (besides jesus of course)

[@PsychologyPhD]

There is no fact that Jesus saves 😂

[@Antony_Coomier]

Great now one about Judaism

[@janegene1723]

Shared.

[@Swimswimrun]

Stop defending Elon, Dr. Dawkins Elon is a clown

[@fionagregory9147]

A rich clown.

[@eniggma9353]

10/10

[@PleaseReadTheBible]

“Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Father and the Son. Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.” ‭‭I John‬ ‭2‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ “Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” ‭‭I John‬ ‭5‬:‭5‬ “…I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the fearful, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭21‬:‭6-8

[@Augfordpdoggie]

20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property. Deuteronomy 22:28-30 New International Version 28 If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, 29 he shall pay her father fifty shekels[a] of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives. MATTHEW 10 34 4 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law- 36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’[c] 37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.

[@eniggma9353]

betterhelp offers good therapy for ya'all if you ever decide to get sober.

[@ElectrikMe]

That's exactly like marrying someone but then u also have to suffer the in-laws lol

[@Garrison169]

@@Augfordpdoggie In the Old Testament, there is a recipe to induce an abortion.

[@EveningEquinox]

@@eniggma9353😂

[@AyaInoue-l3r]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Owl350]

The US needs a Nuremberg Type Trial !

[@NaturesInfiniteWELLth-fo6rs]

Pretty much the whole world does.

[@CaptainCanuck68]

And bring every religious person to the docket.

[@CaptainCanuck68]

Let them prove their innocence.

[@pantelis2002]

The greek philosophy answers any questions for human life meaning.

[@scoon2117]

Dawkins should go meet with Orthodox christians.

[@PleaseReadTheBible]

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life (present), and shall not come into judgment (future), but has passed from death into life (past).” There are 66 books total. Please read John, Romans, 1 John, and Revelation. Use an accurate translation like the KJV, NKJV, or NASB. The only thing we have to do to be saved is believe in Him. The Son gave His life for us and rose from the dead so that we could live through Him.

[@PleaseReadTheBible]

“For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭6‬:‭5‬-‭11‬

[@MoboFromDoomed]

"Let me in" "Why?" "So I can save you." "From what?" "From what I'm gonna do to you if you don't let me in."

[@ShelleyPro]

@@MoboFromDoomedexactly!! This is extremism at its worst

[@CaptainCanuck68]

I must be punished for not believing he exists... Gosh, I feel so loved...

[@CaptainCanuck68]

Also, you've been reported for promoting terrorism. You're literally threatening me with eternal torment for not agreeing with you.

[@valmid5069]

*“Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge, which is power; religion gives man wisdom, which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals”* -Christian Minister Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[@kasperadamson4654]

Beautiful words, but completely wrong.

[@macmensch]

Why declare war on Christians just because we don’t share their beliefs. Respect them and ask them to respect us. Both, they and us might change our beliefs over time.

[@gromlech1107]

No one, in this video, has suggested waging war on Christians. Challenging someones beliefs in a discussion is not waging war.

[@ShelleyPro]

What is man is doing is mass child abuse-he needs to be in jail

[@pipi-mj5zi]

man, you'd have to be insane to be desensitized to how abusive this is

[@Garrison169]

Why should I have respect for the belief in an eternal hell? Christianity requires a belief in hell. Without it, the religion cannot work. Why have respect for this ultimate horror?

[@MG-ot2yr]

I'm going to speak out when people are being psychologically abused, especially children. Its not a war on Christians themselves, its a war on an incredibly toxic belief....which believers are victims of.

[@KathyTudor]

When I was 10, a neighbor girl invited me to her Southern Baptist Church for an "event". After the event, we were corralled into a gymnasium where adults were waiting with clipboards to take down our personal information. I panicked and ran for the doors. A woman chased after me. She cornered me and grabbed my arm, and I attacked her out of sheer panic. I was crying and hyperventilating and growling through clenched teeth as two men unfurled my fists from her hair. They pulled me to my feet, flanked either side of me, and without saying a word, they walked me over to a set of doors, opened them, and shoved me out. At 12, a van would drop a group of kids off at my house. They were strangers to me, but they knew who I was. I only opened the door the first time they showed up. They invited me to their church, I told them no and shut the door. They were there for another 20 minutes or so before the van came back to pick them up. They sat at my front door and chatted until it did. They showed up monthly after that. They would knock on the door, run around my house, peek in windows, and call out my name. The whole thing was so unpleasant that I started leaving my house out of a back door when they showed up. I noticed how taken aback this man was by the word "interference". He explained that kids are coming to them... they're not. In Texas, The Southern Baptists keep records on people's religious affiliations. Their recruiting tactics are very aggressive and entirely aimed at children.

[@kasperadamson4654]

Thanks for sharing your story and experience. 🤗 There’s hardly anything more dangerous than organized religion.

[@ShelleyPro]

I was raised in a Lutheran Church- went thru months of studies to be confirmed at 13 years old. During this I developed such nervous ticks like chewing my nails till my fingers bled, I was taught that I needed to fear God and sure was terrified of the things being said to me. I actually didn’t believe- I was a smart kid who instinctually knew what I was being told couldn’t possibly be true. For the past 50 years have lived a life full of contentment, a love of being kind, compassionate and helpful. Being an agnostic was never a question, I embraced atheism fully! I discovered Mr.Dawkins only a few years ago and admire, appreciate and value him❤

[@NaturesInfiniteWELLth-fo6rs]

[@auroravanessa221]

❤

[@isabelarasmussen9772]

@ShelleyPro Religion is a plague, the biggest manipulation written by a human. Glad you were mentally strong and never let yourself get swayed ❤

[@eniggma9353]

10/10