Stuart & Cliffe Knechtle | Does The Evolution Theory Contradict Itself? | Give Me An Answer

Give Me An Answer: In this episode Stuart & Cliffe Knechtle answer questions from a seeking atheist, then later talk about if evolution is true, then racism and love are just illusions.
Recorded at Tennessee - Nov. 2024
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The "Give Me An Answer" ministry began as an outgrowth of the dialogues Cliffe Knechtle has had with students on various university campuses throughout the United States. These universities include the University of Maine, Harvard, MIT, University of Florida, University of Texas, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, University of California Los Angeles, University of California San Diego, Berkeley, Stanford, University of Hawaii and the University of Washington. Cliffe spoke on these campuses in front of the Student Union or Library at noon for five to ten minutes. At the close of his initial remarks, he'd open up the time for questions and answers, which usually turned into a two to four hour dialogue with students. His crowd size ranged from 25 - 500 students at a time, and between classes, new students would join the discussion. This is an extremely effective way to reach a large number of university students with the Gospel of Christ.
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[@Freddyfrm18]

I love the crowd. Cliffe and Stuart have come such a long way. I remember a video from 2019 where they had a little less than half a dozen people listening to them. God bless them, and I hope the crowds only grow from here on out. Have a great week everyone and remember Jesus is Lord.

[@tannermontanner]

I could not agree more!! I just went to see them both last week preach at ASU campus with George Janko & Bryce Crawford, there were hundreds on hundreds of students showing up to listen and sit throughout the 5 hours they were there. God is moving big time! 🙏🏼 God bless

[@Alangiuroiu]

Same here i remember just a few years ago or so when they had like 10k-20k subs and it exploded in the last year.

[@HookedOnJesusPodcast]

Oh, man! This is gonna be a good one. And wow! That’s a lot of folks gathered to hear what y’all have got to say. Keep it up, y’all! God bless, y’all. ✝️👍🏻

[@alexanderplain3398]

Thank you guys so much for your faithfulness. God bless you in your continued work!

[@unfortunatepanda1827]

Another video for the books! Time too dig in 😊 Thanks for the upload! Godbless❤

[@givemeananswer]

This is the official Give Me an Answer Channel

[@gilbertcammarn874]

Look at all the people there listening. That's great.

[@TruthWillprevail13]

🔥JESUS grant me courage to overcome every battle I face because I want to give up as a single mom, raising two sons with special needs is overwhelming. They need so much from me. Lord were I lack give me abundance. Please Lord give me courage as I struggle to provide clothing, groceries and rent for my sons grant me strength in Jesus name amen❤️🙏🏾

[@cookeymosterandjman2]

Happy Monday!! Thank God for the gift of KZbin and free speech in America. I pray that the Knechtles prosper until the end of time. 🙏

[@alexandrepereira3902]

May God bring unity of Christians.

[@strawbam6786]

We are heading towards the end times and your work is more important than ever. Thank you for the hard work throughout the years

[@NathanPorter-c1x]

When?

[@strawbam6786]

@@NathanPorter-c1x its called end times not end days. But if you read the book of Daniel and Revelations, it should give you something to compare our times with(and ofc read the Gospel)

[@lachydragneel]

​@@strawbam6786 if you want to be literal the end times began after Jesus died for us

[@strawbam6786]

@@lachydragneel they sure did, just remember the prophecy in the book of Daniel about a certain amount of time. If you can read those books and decide that nothing like that happens in the world today then thats fine, and scary

[@lostodon]

is it odd to you that every christian since jesus has thought that they were in the end times? won't it be strange when there are still christians two hundred, and then two thousand years from now, who are still waiting for christ's return, thinking that they are living in the REAL end times?

[@GamerOfEarth]

This perfectly shakes the bedrock of my actuality beliefs in the most perfect of ways 🙏

[@dannyneiba]

One of the best things in the world is waking up to another banger from Cliffe and Stuart

[@therick363]

Except this isn’t a banger. It starts off wrong

[@Issc-i7p]

I listen to these every night now, thanks!✝️

[@AMENorNAH]

Lets go! We are coming back to Jesus!

[@chunarodriguez9985]

I’m so always very excited to their new vidoes ❤❤#cliffe knectle ❤

[@midimusicforever]

God made us!

[@pess4643]

look at that crowd 👍🏾

[@NoyPi6step]

What a great episode, 🙏

[@johnts9136]

By far the biggest crowd

[@bonnie43uk]

certainly was an impressive crowd

[@KittyCat23782]

Hi Cliffe, I am Christian. I really love how you explain topics in context. Sorry if this is long, I hope you can and please explain 1 cor 11:14-16 in your next video or sometime? I ask because some people give me a hard time about their interpretation: "Long hair on men is a ABOMINATION To God!" because in the Russian translation its written as бесчестье or "dishonor" and most likely confused with other translations to and back. Most will use the "SODOM" argument, that God punished them for their deeds in which apparently "was because they had long hair"?? What do you think? You talked about women talking in church, but you missed the topic of hair. People also argue that "long hair on men was in the old testament" implying Samson, etc. Also, why does Paul say "doth not nature teach you" if in nature, only male lion has a mane and such? Finally, I heard someone interpret it this way (I will reword it because I forgot a little): "If long hair on men was a sin, and Samson had long hair because he was a Nazarite, that means God gave an exception for Samson(or any Nazarite) to have long hair which would be a sin. God doesnt ever make exceptions to sin". Some say "people will be offended because of you" while taking Matthew 18:6-7. Does it mean the one who offends the believing Christian ("little ones") or the person minding their own business and someone finds something to judge about on that other person and is offended? Is it really the person(who minds their own business)'s fault? Is being "feminine" a sin for a male if he has a wife/partner or he is attracted to the opposite sex (female)? (As his personality and same with female personality is "masculine" for example, strong, drives truck, muscular, likes blue etc) So, is long hair (any style) ok for boys and men? Is it "sodomy" etc? What would Jesus have said Himself? Does God Care that we love and serve Him, or does He Want us to have a "unique" hair length/style. In 1 Samuel 16:7, it says But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. I love and serve God. I follow the 10 commandments. Is "women below men" or "long hair no men yes women" a commandment? Did Jesus have Long Hair? Would Jesus refuse or condemn someone because they have Long hair? Thank you so much, Cliffe. God Bless you and Stuart. Peace be with you!

[@mlwilliams4407]

Hope this helps... 1 Corinthians 11:14-16 is about cultural norms, not sin. Long hair on men (including Samson and Nazarites) is not forbidden by God. God cares about the heart, not outward appearance (1 Samuel 16:7). Sodom was destroyed for complete commitment to extremely wicked sin, not hair. Jesus likely had medium-length hair, but we don’t know for sure.

[@SerpentSun]

Yo Cliffe. ONE Baptism!

[@GoofyJedi]

I’m having a lot of problems with my life staying true to god but these vids help

[@NathanPorter-c1x]

The entire message of the Bible is that you can't do anything good. That's why God came down as a man to save you.

[@Sergedb74]

When one reads the Bible, the Bible says that it is cleansing one's soul. It is like taking a spiritual shower. Second, Jesus has already paid even for your present and future sins, the Bible says to judge yourself. It means that if you see what you are doing wrong, and confess to God, He will not judge or chastise you in this life. Of course, sometimes He does. Fourth, the Bible says that something is sinful if you believe it sinful, like the eating of meat for instance. It is fine to be vegan but it is a sign you see sin where there is no sin. Remember, we are spiritually sinless after being born again. It is unavoidable to sin through our bodies i.e. anger, depression, sexual sin, wrong decisions which hurt others. However, what's the worry if God already paid for our future sins? One way to become stronger, it is to keep our bodies under some sort of subjections like looking after one's health, exercising hard at times, eating good food, remove temptations but the point is that by realising our pitfalls makes life more successful. Rejoice every time you recognise the wrong you've done instead of the other way around. In short, embrace the feelings of being uncomfortable when reading the Bible. Final point, read the true Bible, not the modern bibles if you want answers to your deepest questions. Questions?

[@the_alchemy_method]

I enjoy the way Cliff facilitates the conversation to lead people to really think and question their own beliefs and assumptions

[@therick363]

What? He started off wrong right away.

[@stuartknechtle9575]

UTenn love them!

[@thetreesmith]

i wonder how many steps cliffe and stuart get in a day

[@spooky6902]

These preachers have no idea what evolution is or how strong the evidence for it is. They don't want to know. Their rationalization for their beliefs is an argument from ignorance and they're terrified of knowledge that can fill their God of the gaps.

[@spooky6902]

7:40 Cliffe will never lose christ because he never had him. Coming to terms with our mortality is part of maturing, and Cliffe is in denial.

[@spooky6902]

27:20 Maybe Jesus was a person who thought that if people lived the way he did, the world would be better and also realized people like Cliffe only respond to ultimate authority because they dont feel empathy. That would make him a good teacher claiming to be god

[@c0ax]

No

[@garrettmueller8493]

Fantastic video

[@VaporWater-yk1rp]

werid thing was worrying was what the pastor preached on last night 😂 4:00

[@spooky6902]

4:20 So obviously wrong. Worrying gets people to take care of themselves and others. Certainly adds time to your life.

[@Bellasunbeam]

And worrying yourself to such point taking care of yourself and others can no more guarantee anything happening any given day that can at any moment take this life away

[@spooky6902]

There is no reason to think we need a god to explain the beginning the universe. There's no reason to think a mind must have or even could have created the universe

[@c0ax]

Actually yes there is a reason, the transcendental argument

[@therick363]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@c0axI’ve yet to have someone give a good transcendental argument. Do you have one? I would think so based off your comment. Would you like to discuss?

[@spooky6902]

6:25 Cliffe is desperate to project his own faults on to others. No, we don't all worship. Cliffe's examples are just things people are passionate about. That's completely different than the mental subjugation to the christian God.

[@PerishingForLackOfKnowledge]

Nobody is trying to fix the problems we have in this country. Everyone is trying to make enough money so the problems don't apply to them anymore.

[@John14-6...]

Adaptation or micro evolution is proven and is a much different thing than the unproven macro evolution!

[@bonnie43uk]

I say this with all humility and honesty, I truly believe Robert Green Ingersoll was more ethical and more moral than Jesus Christ. If you listen to a sermon from Ingersoll, and compare it with the Sermon on the mount, Ingersoll speaks with razor sharp clarity about how we should treat one another. He lived over 150 years ago, there are lots of his sermons here on KZbin. Lectures of Col R G Ingersoll. One of the great forgotten men of history.

[@c0ax]

Jesus was 100x more moral

[@bonnie43uk]

@@c0ax I would urge you to compare Ingersolls quotes with Jesus's. Ingersoll is far more compassionate and crystal clear. What does Jesus say on the subject of Hell? Here is one ( of many) Ingersoll quotes: "The doctrine of eternal punishment is in perfect harmony with the savagery of the men who made the orthodox creeds. It is in harmony with torture, with flaying alive, and with burnings". Give me a quote from Jesus on Hell.

[@bonnie43uk]

@@c0ax Another quote from Ingersoll: "Man must learn to rely upon himself. Reading bibles will not protect him from the blasts of winter, but houses, fires. and clothing will. To prevent famine, one plow is worth a million sermons, and even patent medicines will cure more diseases than all the prayers uttered since the beginning of the world"

[@bonnie43uk]

@@c0ax There are hundreds of quotes from this great forgotten man.

[@bonnie43uk]

@@c0ax The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.

[@spooky6902]

14:50 this part shows Stuart can't imagine something being subjectively wrong because he feels it's wrong. He can only imagine it being subjectively wrong because an authority figure says it's wrong. He cares more about authority than empathy. The mind of a tyrant.

[@Bellasunbeam]

Where does right or wrong come from if we are simply atoms compiled by chance with no reason. Perhaps free will is a thing, you decide

[@c0ax]

No such thing as subjectivity it’s bs

[@spooky6902]

Starting off strong by immediately showing he has no idea what evolution is. It has nothing to do with the beginning of the universe and there's nothing contradictory about it.

[@rocko-go4vf]

Christians have our own theories Neanderthal. I like the one that says people used to live to be 900yo, Neanderthal is a pre-flood human. Other say they are a people that did some serious inbreeding.

[@spooky6902]

16:58 Another display of psychotic thinking! He really can't even imagine genuinely loving people without an authority figure instructing him to. Scary! Please never stop believing in God Stuart or we'll all be in danger

[@bizmarktheshark]

😂

[@aaronavidad]

Why do you guys also have videos released recently shot in the early 2000s is there just a huge backlog of content

[@givemeananswer]

People like Cliffe Classics that have never been seen online, they were only released on television.

[@Freddyfrm18]

Fridays are Classic Cliffe Fridays, and Mondays are new Cliffe and Stuart videos.

[@givemeananswer]

We have also started another channel - "Stuart & Cliffe Knechtle Shorts."

[@givemeananswer]

www.youtube.com/@StuartCliffeKnechtleShorts

[@PhrontDoor]

No.. short answer, NO.

[@DavidAhlman-h6t]

Wow, Stuart and Cliffe knechle are incredibly smart😮😮😮

[@jayjay-hm4ns]

Well they’ve been blessed by God, to have such wisdom while evangelizing to the people. The Holyspirit is with them, working through them to reach the hearts of the lambs

[@therick363]

Then why do they show they don’t understand science?

[@arberreka2242]

Great respect for you two, but leave evolution alone. It's clear you have no idea about it. Leave it to the experts. However upvote and God Bless! ! !

[@c0ax]

Evolution is bankrupt

[@c0ax]

Fossils show stasis not change

[@therick363]

@@c0ax_evolution is bankrupt_ Then why is it a scientific theory?

[@troymcintyre8798]

I'm not a religious man, but I've been sent here by one of your followers to ask Am I jesus? It is serious, I can verify it with my stream vod from today but I also won't promote it here. (you CAN'T find it through this account) Please get in contact as I've secretly thought it all my life and just brushed it off as a joke, this also isn't the first time and has happened a few times in the last few days. Power of 3s. I've always believed in all that so when your follower told me it sort of freaked me out. I've also always believed I'm a God, though I also believed anyone can be.

[@troymcintyre8798]

To add further context my dad was Buddhist and my mum catholic, so I've also always believed in reincarnation and the after life. I swear to God, I've seen evidence of spirits. My was and dad were both very spiritual, but my mum was also into all the Crystal stuff. I've even had a "psychic reading" that told me I was King Arthur from a previous life, (they also mentioned other notable figures in history that have escaped my memory). Since the day I was born I've been driven to be the greatest man alive, I will literally keep working with a fractured spine. I actually walked myself into ER and still walk today with no vertebrae disc between 2 vertebrae, it's essentially bone to bone contact between vertebrae. I do this because I'm a new father and will do anything for my children, I've also had spinal surgery that was only successful for 3 weeks before I was returned to the confines of a bed (essentially). It also left me with nerve conditional problems around the waist, so didn't want to try for #2. My wife wants more kids, I have an 18 month now and another due very soon. We have also talked about more, so I actually chose to live with excruciating and debilitating pain every day but walk around looking "fine". Ultimately I will endure any level of pain for my wife and children. I also had the realisation recently that I call everyone brothers and sisters due to a fraternity I'm in. I also genuinely treat my friends like family, therefore I realised I also consider everyone family It all feels super coincidental and therefore followed another clue I feel has been sent to me from the universe.

[@troymcintyre8798]

To add even more context. Because my dad is Buddhist, I don't even like hurting an insect. I even told my wife just weeks ago about a spider I had to kill in the house so she wouldn't scream when she found it in the night going to the toilet. I also told her I said a prayer for it, (I'm not religious). I don't like taking even the smallest of lives, but I am also willing to fight for what I believe in. That was what my dad taught me, he also taught me to never throw the first punch, so to never start a fight but he did teach me how to finish them and rightly encourage me to do so. Over the years I've stepped in to fight against groups of people outnumbering 1 or 2 people, I considered it an unfair fight and would always my weight the weight of 5 of them. I have never lost either, they always back down, most would buy me drinks all night. I've also been that guy, people follow me everywhere, I can't go out without having wholesome interactions with strangers (although don't go out often due to disability now). I'm also probably 1 of the only guys in existence to say I've had women buy me drinks at bars, and also be the one fighting to pay for dinner and run off and do it behind my back while I thought they were going to the toilet and I was waiting for the cheque. My life is filled with extraordinary stories so thought, let's possibly add another to the list 🤣. So am I jesus? Haha I can't even say it without trying to make it a joke, though I understand you believe in these things.

[@mattavila9683]

Also, this something that started this whole universe? Why would it create a hell in a heaven when there is already an earth in the Goldilocks zone? Why you guys would say I don't know at least scientists are trying to figure it out. Well you guys just have faith which means believing in literally nothing that has been proven

[@krishnanmattummal1338]

Why do Religious Scholars, even in this 21st century, preach to BELIEVE in the existence of a Creator, instead of explaining the Scientific reason for the Creation?😮

[@lalhmangaihalalhmangaiha8288]

Science don't talk about creator but talk about creation process , method used, mechanism, etc But philosophy talk about creator, reason for creation , reason for existence etc etc

[@tonyputman3398]

You are confusing two completely different categories. Science, scientists have nothing to say about the reason/purpose for creation. Reason/purpose are philosophical not scientific.

[@CJBlake-ym6ky]

Children of god should not be sinning, 1 John 3:1-9. I'm happy for the first young man. Something must've started god. MLK was fighting other bible believers who believed god wants nations to be separate. I'm not sure what Cliffe''s point is about "white" people. But he is "white" and from the looks of it, the crowd resembles him for the most part. Remember colonialism in Africa, South America, Caribbean etc. Either the sword or the bible.

[@dentonhahn2907]

God has no beginning or end, he is eternal. Yes people miss interpret the Bible, it doses not mean it is wrong. Christianity was in Africa long before colonization. When God says it is good that nations have borders is not talking about color or ethnicity.

[@CJBlake-ym6ky]

@@dentonhahn2907 Christianity was in a part of africa before colonization, yes. "King Leopold's Ghost" is a great read, check it out if you have not yet. Life has many unanswered questions, but to me, saying god is eternal is an impasse.

[@dentonhahn2907]

@CJBlake-ym6ky why is that an impasse?

[@CJBlake-ym6ky]

@@dentonhahn2907 I say it's an impasse b'c there's no evidence to the claim. The idea that there is an eternal conscience being is stated as fact w/o evidence to the claim. Special pleading in other words.

[@dentonhahn2907]

@CJBlake-ym6ky there is evidence, we see it when we look at nature the fine tuning of our universe, there is evidence in how we interact with each other, and in the reliability of Jesus Christ.

[@aaronavidad]

Wow early

[@krishnanmattummal1338]

Why do Islam and Christianity, still, even in this 21st century, preach to BELIEVE in the existence of a Creator, when there is a possibility to REALISE the actual cause for Creation?😮😅😊

[@lalhmangaihalalhmangaiha8288]

Because of Evidence There are evidence of creators like human who create something But till today no evidence of something created out of nothing through possibility alone

[@therick363]

So right away you show you don’t understand science or lie…which is it?

[@djf750]

"I am a dirty rotten sinner" IF you actually believe what you are saying about Jesus, how could you sin, if you knew He was watching?? Makes no sense. Can you give a few examples of your "dirty rotten sins"???

[@lalhmangaihalalhmangaiha8288]

I'm a fellow dirty rotten sinner here, Because God is Holy and I'm not, I can't even kept the great commandment for 5 min in my life “ Thou shall love the LORD thy God with all thy heart , with all thy soul, with all thy strength" and "Love thy neighbour as thyselves" But Jesus kept this commandment and fullfill it for me and pay with his blood while I'm still a sinner, the only response I could have give is to say Thank you Jesus and forgive me, but even as a Christian I didn't always give thank to God nor glorified him because of my sinful nature but it's a battle every Christian has to fought till the day we die on this fallen bodies, but we have been given assurance by Jesus that He will be there with us until the end of time. Have a good day

[@djf750]

@@lalhmangaihalalhmangaiha8288 So you think Humans should somehow become "perfect" like Jesus, who is God in human form?? And if we don't, we are then dirty rotten sinners? Is that what you are saying?

[@lalhmangaihalalhmangaiha8288]

@@djf750 yes which none of us could, but Jesus give his righteousness or clothes us with his righteousness so that we can now come to the Father, that's the gospel in a nutshell, For God give his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life

[@Sergedb74]

No, Cliffe does not explain that part well. Saved believers are not sinners anymore. That is why, have assurance of going to heaven. Now, the teachings of the Bible are meant to give you a successful manual to avoid the wrong actions we commit slow down our successes. Cause and effect. In short, we are still egotistic, we know that doing bad things slow down our progresses in life. We are also grateful to Jesus but our joy to serve Him is never perfect. Behind it there is more often than not a selfish desire to obtain something back for being good. At times, we do something selflessly but it is not the norm. That is what being a sinner means, when it is all about us. God knows that, He gives us lots of grace for recognising this. Any questions?

[@djf750]

@@Sergedb74 What "bad things" do you mean? Can you give me specific examples, please?

[@Martin-g4j8t]

Oooooooooo

[@lesliematyas1921]

sorry cliffe....religions goes to heaven is not a truth claim ....it may be their thinking of what truth is . but you know and you express there is only ONE TRUTH . what you state is misleading .

[@taylerdickerhoof9898]

That is exactly what a truth CLAIM is. They are CLAIMING the truth! That is not the same as the truth but yes, it is a truth claim!

[@taylerdickerhoof9898]

Truth claim- a statement that someone asserts to be true, essentially a proposition or belief held by a person or group that they consider to be factual, even if others may disagree with its accuracy

[@lesliematyas1921]

@@taylerdickerhoof9898 what may seem to you a truth claim ...there is only oneTRUTH , thats my point . i know what cl;iffe is doing , but he still give out to much positive on their truth claims .

[@NathanPorter-c1x]

It's really sad to see Stuart go from the Jesus guy to the anti-evolution guy. I came here for Jesus. Not Stuart's issues with science. No one ever came to Jesus because they suddenly decided that evolution wasn't real. Total waste of time. Total embarrassment to Christianity.

[@tonyputman3398]

Is it possible that the discussion on evolution reached someone's heart, and got them to think critically?

[@c0ax]

Evolution is bankrupt