How Did Christianity Go From a Tiny Jewish Cult to Rule the Western World So Quickly?

[@TodayIFoundOut]

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[@anyagetman8596]

MAGA desperately wants their organized religion greased guaranteed path to employment and get out of jail free cards back. The only difference between organized religion and organized crime is 3 letters in length.

[@enderwiggin9303]

Excellent delivery as always.. And double that exit comment 😂

[@oliviawolcott8351]

question: what went wrong with the everyone being equal and women being leaders in the church?

[@TheFost]

Shame on you Simon for regurgitating this woke christian apologia

[@angelabennett8245]

The reason the Christians rarely or don't read the bible has to do with the things that serve their purpose. The content of the bible goes against their goals. I believe that the bible was written by a group of men that wanted to control people. The bible was also designed to tell men what they should and should not do. Women were very rarely mentioned except to make sure men understand what the writers decided was women's purpose. I don't believe there ever was a Jesus, and there is no way that any kind of scholars could convince me there was, and no time machine to prove it.

[@akrybion]

As an atheist I want to say that the world would be alot better if more people acted like Jesus.

[@Power_Prawnstar]

You can come wash and kiss my feet if your down? I'll let you, cause you know, acting like Jesus 😂

[@ajdean2974]

​@Power_Prawnstar you're being sarcastic but the washing others' feet bit is.. literally a reflection of that "golden rule" so.. yeah? I would? Service to others is meant to be fulfillment of the soul.. that includes doing stuff that is "dirty" or "belittling"

[@Power_Prawnstar]

@ajdean2974 alternatively, letting people wash your feet is the sign of being a right Ahole, so I wouldn't make ya

[@ZSEMZilliard]

If more people acted like jesus than innocence would suffer for the sins of the guilty .

[@diegesisfreak]

more people should act like jesus and not exist

[@samuelclark5793]

As a christian, it saddens me to see a lot of christians not follow the explicit teachings of christ. I think the world would be a lot better and more people would follow Jesus if most of us acted more like Mr. Rogers and less like Kenneth Copeland.

[@richardkranium2944]

If you act like Mr. Rogers, I would like to be your neighbor

[@rorytribbet6424]

Acting like Mr. Rodgers works when you have nothing to protect/ defend. When you’re grass roots. Otherwise, it keeps you from maintaining your state/system/group when people start to view you as a major threat or major attraction. If Christian’s solely practiced Jesus’ teachings and didn’t focus on the other teachings in the Bible as well the religion wouldn’t be what it is today.

[@krono5el]

all bless the chicken

[@thesmirkingwolf]

Everybody keeps missing out on this point. You're supposed to be Mr Rogers when things are peaceful, but you're supposed to be someone else when they're not ​@@rorytribbet6424

[@John_Conner_]

World would be better off if people didn't need an oppressive imaginary friend and the false promise of a paradise after death if you behave, people should just not be cunts for the sake of not being a cunt tbh, religion holds us back, and the worst most unbearable narrow-minded gullible and two faced people ive ever met are typically religious, I try to be a good person not because of anything besides good character and self awareness, afterlife be damned, I don't trust anyone who can absolve thier slights by asking the air for forgiveness instead of taking accountability

[@scottbieser]

Fun fact: in grade school (back in 1969 A.D.) I got into an argument with my teacher who said "A.D." meant "After Death," referring to the death of Jesus. I tried to correct her and she gave me a detention. I brought this up with my father a bit later and he said people in authority don't like having their authority challenged and sometimes it's best, as a practical matter, not to embarrass them.

[@abpob6052]

Technically Jesus didn't die

[@Hollylivengood]

@@abpob6052 Oh yeah, that would have gone over well with a teacher.

[@rynoopperman5010]

Although never had an argument with anyone, I also for a long time thought thats what AD meant Maybe I can be forgiven as english is not my 1st language and thus BC/AD did not mean anything to me before learning English…

[@markrossow6303]

#fact

[@markrossow6303]

BeCause There Are 32 NumberLess Years Btwn BC and AD ~~~

[@kreiner1]

Mr. Rogers taught me what kind of person I want to be, with or without faith.

[@Seamonkey555]

Truth.

[@dancingdingo]

Please won't you be...🎵my neighbour 🎶😉

[@RowanWhite1980]

Facts.

[@markrossow6303]

he was a Presbyterian minister (& N0T a Marine with tattooed arms !)

[@kreiner1]

@@markrossow6303 did anyone say he was? I guess I missed it.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

0:00 Intro 1:56 In the Beginning 5:04 Did Jesus Actually Exist and Say Anything He Said 10:05 One Chicken to Rule Us All 12:59 How Roman Religion Worked 16:14 How to Win Friends and Influence People 28:14 Jesus on Women, Slaves, and Roman Spicy Time 41:40 A Timeless Model That Still Works Today- A Mister Rogers Story 48:12 Rescuing Babies 49:00 Go Ye Therefore, And Teach All Nations 52:24 Jesus can Kill Zeus. Zeus Cannot Kill Jesus 55:09 Secret Sauce- The Immutable Power of the Dinner Party to Change the World 1:00:57 “Meeting Physical Force With Soul Force” 1:04:36 “Hew Out of the Mountain of Despair a Stone of Hope” 1:10:26 “Shake the Foundations of Our Nation Until the Bright Day of Justice Emerges” 1:13:27 “Free at last! Free at last Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” 1:16:59 What if the Color Blue to You Isn’t the Same Color Blue to Me? 1:20:02 The Most Powerful Force in the Universe 1:24:00 “It Becometh a Tree, So That the Birds of the Air Come and Lodge in the Branches” 1:28:30 “The Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood” 1:30:52 Bonus Fact- How Animals Tearing People Apart Gave Us Our Date System

[@ruthfannin9990]

Thanks for the index. I wish KZbin would offer the option of having any video indexed.

[@kevinfoster1138]

I'm a 45 year old man that grew up watching Mr Rogers and it still brings a year to my eye when he's talked about to this day. Rest in peace, you'll be loved forever.

[@Neapoleone-Buonaparte]

THE REAL JESUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTIANITY.

[@davidkantor7978]

I recall an article featuring an interview with Fred Rogers. The author/interviewer concluded that Fred Rogers didn’t play Mr Rogers; he WAS Mr Rogers.

[@Neapoleone-Buonaparte]

@davidkantor7978 yes, that applies to Mr. Cueball

[@Madmij]

Those are some old ass eyes then

[@NotYourCostume]

​@@Madmij 45 isn't old, and aging is a privilege.

[@victoriajankowski1197]

The Mister Rodgers pool thing was another point, because Brown v Board of Education public pools where also being desegregated, resulting in protests and violence including but not limited to people getting acid pored on them.... So Rodgers sharing a pool with a black man on daytime tv was huge.

[@PJWestfield]

Let's also not forget that a lot of municipalities just closed their pools, depriving everyone, just so not one black person could enjoy the pool.

[@phaedrapage4217]

One of the non-comedic plot lines of Crazy in Alabama. That movie is so underrated because it's dismissed as a comedy but it's actually a serious movie about the civil rights movement, disguised as a stupid movie about a woman driving around with her dead husband's head. The pool scene hits hard.

[@shawnsheffield4766]

​​@@PJWestfield And the racists continue that tradition on even today with depriving everyone with social services.

[@tesmith47]

The level of anti Black hatred has metastasized first into tea party now into MAGA REPUBLICANS

[@Neapoleone-Buonaparte]

THE REAL JESUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTIANITY.

[@MrKelaher]

wow, the team put a lot of work into this. Well done, brings together so many pieces that I knew coherently and threads with things I did not and will now fact check.

[@Neapoleone-Buonaparte]

THE REAL JESUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTIANITY.

[@themarcai6394]

This is one of my favorite Simon videos. I was simply enthralled the entire time Serious props to the team for this one

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Thanks! :-) -Daven

[@jameswoodbury2806]

I really appreciated this video.

[@jmik6229]

Fred Rogers is a certified LEGEND

[@allenschmitz9644]

Jesuit.

[@FuManchu5ltr]

Let’s not forget about Brave Sir Robin who nearly stood up to the vicious Chicken of Bristol.

[@jessbatz2853]

And who had personally wet himself at the battle of Badon Hill.

[@yvettebowles9011]

😂😂😂🤣

[@justjukka]

Brave, brave, brave Brave Sir Robin 🫡

[@petersloan7087]

He bravely ran away

[@DerperDaDerpa]

Wasn't his penis split and his eyes gouged out?

[@chaseweeks2708]

Way too many Christians forgot the basics.

[@longforgotten4823]

Modern Christians never learned the basics. They forget Augustine in the west today. They forget the Nicene fathers.

[@donnmckee4973]

Way too many Christians don't actually read the Bible. Number one reason for most peoples start of deconversion is reading the Bible.

[@shafsteryellow]

​@@longforgotten4823 saul the heretic

[@svr5423]

I totally understand that. You choose a religion because you want to outsource your belief system and your ethics/moral compass. It's efficient to just pay someone to explain the world to you and tell you how to behave. But then you're also unlikely to have the curiosity and dedication to get down to its history. Same as the average Golf buyer would not read long essays and hour long videos about the history of Volkswagen.

[@jorgelotr3752]

@@donnmckee4973 or when they do read it, they don't try to understand it

[@hisdadjames4876]

This is, imo, a masterpiece. I consider myself a lapsed Christian and agnostic, but this modern and entertaining take on the religion’s development is hugely educational and somehow inspiring to follow a ‘christian’ way of life…without necessarily any connection to the formal church or the absurdly fantastical belief systems. Thank you. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@enderwiggin9303]

Truly the connection with Jesus as savior is necessary.. sadly formal religion has certainly stood in the way of that too many times. Love is the answer, always, though not always easy to deliver.

[@legodavid9260]

You cannot follow the Christian way of life without Christ.

[@mikemcnamara3777]

Praying for your conversion. Love you brother.

[@mikemcnamara3777]

The fantastical belief systems you so eloquently write about came from God. Praying for your conversion. 🙏🏻

[@kreiner1]

I lost my faith and decided I want to try and be like Jesus. Not for faith or because I have to, but because he lived a good example of how to treat others.

[@Amindafajra]

As an atheist, this video moved me to tears. Some people say NGOs are a plague, when they actually do exactly what Jesus said. Others bash freemasons, when they do the same. I just wish people were more informed. I wish 8 billion people could see this video. Granted, the effect would last about 48 hours but still, I bet it would change a lot of lives and communities.

[@Pew7070]

Same, atheist. This might seem unjust, but humans (the mind) is not yet capable to live objectively. Thus a constant redirection of the mind is necessary. That’s what “religio” means in Latin. To bring back to law (order). So how about making it a point to make the 8 billion watch it every month, religiously… 😅

[@tacwolf4962]

The time travel comment is now in my top 5 you have said. That was some spot on writing!

[@scottbieser]

This is why we have TARDIS: Time and Relative Dimensions in Space. It's a Space-time machine.

[@burnyizland]

@@scottbieser I bet it works about as good as a combo washer-dryer too. Aka not at all and stinks while it does it.

[@hancocki]

The spatial problem may be resolved if the time machine does not become gravitationally disjointed from its relative origin as it moves through time. Ie, so long as the time machine is "stationary", gravity may be enough to keep the machine in the same place on the Earth. Let's hope continental drift also lets it keeps pace and there was no building or tree located on that spot when it reenters the normal time stream. Of course, the TARDIS is capable of navigating on its own and therefore is able to account for all those variables. Let's build a TARDIS.

[@patwawryk7717]

I absolutely love these deep dives into these topics! Thanks Simon and team!

[@TodayIFoundOut]

You're very welcome. :-) -Daven

[@brandonlm0125]

Daven’s back is hurting from carrying this channel

[@strongmermaid4651]

​@@TodayIFoundOutI dare you to do izlam 😅😅😅 we are the only ones that you can bash, burn down and never be questioned

[@kevinfoster1138]

Carrying??? This IS Daven's channel, Simon is a guest host here.

[@addi2x06]

​@@strongmermaid4651 dare them to do a deep dive into the Talmud...now there's some heinous shit

[@ericbowers5968]

"Hans, are we the baddies?" Really got me. LMAO you're delivery was perfect.

[@burnyizland]

That delighted me so much I had to go back and hear it again. Especially because I had a one nighter with a German tourist named Hannes when I was barely 20, who spent an inordinate amount of time apologizing for his ancestor's conduct in WWII(I won't tell you his last name for privacy's sake, but it was one of the well known ones). His older brother was accompanying him(only during the socializing portion of the night) who would try to argue against him any time he brought it up because, brother reasoned, the ancestor thought they were on the good side while the war was going on.

[@kandreasworld4374]

Oh good, I can blame my entire miserable life on a chicken from a million years ago. 😭

[@kittytrail]

it's always the chicken fault. kapparot and all that. 🙄

[@heavyartillery-qm5hu]

Christianity is the least of your problems

[@IfYouSeekCaveman]

2000 years ago*

[@IndigoBellyDance]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Atroposian]

Thank you for highlighting the positive aspects of Christianity, wherein a lot of the more negative in-fighting is highlighted more often. I'm not a Christian, but I have often wondered what could have possibly made the early Church so alluring.

[@diyeana]

As a child I just watched Mister Rogers' and loved him like I knew he loved me, as well as all those around him. I learned lessons of love from him, as well as my mom and grandma. I had no idea there was a religious background or any kind of controversy. I had to pause this video after the story between him and Mr. Clemmons to cry happy tears. In my youth, that was just two friends who loved each other. I think Fred Rogers taught all of us who listened to love our neighbors in the most genius way possible. Loving us first, without a catch.

[@markrossow6303]

he was a Presby minister

[@phaedrapage4217]

Mr. Rogers was the best. He didn't talk down to us and tell us what to do, he just demonstrated how to be a decent human. And he wasn't a hypocrite like most grown-ups. Plus he taught us how to play pretend, something kids don't seem to know how to do anymore. I spent infinitely more time entertaining myself with my imagination than I spent sitting in front of a screen. But yes, you are absolutely correct, it was all done with love, unconditional love, we never doubted that he cared about each and every one of us, and I don't mean "us" as in his audience, I mean "us" as a species. We are his legacy, he will always live in our hearts. ❤

[@jennanail]

As a kid that grew up in a pretty horrible home, I completely credit Mr Rogers as being the person that showed me what real love was.

[@burnyizland]

Between him and Robin Williams I learned a compassion I never would have known by upbringing, that's for sure. They also taught me about the right way to be a man. I'm female, but they taught me what to expect in a decent partner.

[@derekroberts1693]

"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." - Galatians 6:2

[@abpob6052]

You are still left with a population overwhelmed with burden

[@derekroberts1693]

@@abpob6052 There's an example of it being effective provided in the video at the 25 minute mark from the Caesar Julian - "It is a scandal that there is not a single Jew who is a beggar..." He's probably exaggerating when he says "not a single Jew", the early Christians maybe didn't completely eliminate begging among the Jews, but at the same time the Jewish population clearly wasn't "overwhelmed with burden". And this for a Roman subject, (I assume) the Jews were still paying taxes to Rome whenever Julian reigned. So charity is effective, but more importantly, the goal of charity isn't to eliminate the burdens of life. That isn't even possible. All of a doctor's patients will eventually die but that doesn't mean the doctor isn't doing good in the meantime.

[@patrickquinlan3056]

@@derekroberts1693 That quote comes from Paul, not Jesus. Paul did so much damage to the teachings of Jesus but without Paul Christianity would probably just be another Jewish cult.

[@derekroberts1693]

​@@patrickquinlan3056 Who taught you theology?

[@patrickquinlan3056]

@@derekroberts1693 I'm commenting on history. You know, stuff that includes facts.

[@MrWhangdoodles]

I wish more Christians knew this.

[@stephenhancock1578]

The born again should.

[@MrWhangdoodles]

@stephenhancock1578 It's a shame that people raised as Christians are expected to know less than ones who are newly introduced to it. I'm an atheist. Through a mixed heritage, I was taught Jewish, Catholic, and Buddhist teachings. Just because I don't believe in the faiths doesn't mean I can't accept some of their truths and values.

[@stephenhancock1578]

@@MrWhangdoodles I know because the Holy Spirit showed me, I'm 41 and I was just saved last year. It's like a possession, but the opposite of what you see in horror movies. I can't explain to this day why, or how, or what happened to me, but I'm not me anymore. You can be raised in the church, and do all the works you can, but it means nothing if you don't understand the spirit. You have to reborn to be shown, I think. May God bless you, and good luck on your journey in life.

[@MrWhangdoodles]

@stephenhancock1578 Good for you, Stephen. You're a fanatic. Or a bot. I wish you the best. Please uphold the original Christian values.

[@stephenhancock1578]

@@MrWhangdoodles Fanatic Christian, sure, I'll take it. It's funny that so many don't talk about the Holy Spirit, but He is part of the Trinity. I'll pray God is with you, brother.

[@christabelle__]

I grew up on PBS - and watched a lot of Mr. Rogers! I didn't know for many years that it was essentially like going to children's church... but he was, and remains, a role model for me! When I applied for a volunteer program with Americorps, I wrote my essay about being inspired by Mr. Rogers, and how he said to always look for those who are helping. I believe that too many people have lost what it means to be a Christian in the modern era - anyone can become a religious leader, it seems, and manipulate their congregations. All anyone has to do is crack open a bible, to see what it's all about - being a kind and generous person who treats all around with with compassion. Edit: Happy Pride month, to anyone out there who celebrates...whether it's in the open, or not! Acceptance of all is what it's all about, after all.

[@Magnulus76]

That's a good story. I think Mr. Rogers inspired alot of people to be better versions of themselves. That is what Christian agape, love, is about.

[@petrockanroll]

Jesus said wipe your feet from their doorstep if they shut their door in your face. And the tree that bore no fruit may it burn! Instead it's Lucifer that says do as thou whilst. I don't think Jesus was so accepting have you ppl ever really read the Bible? Isn't he the guy talking smack to guish leaders? Didn't he threaten weeping and gnashing of teeth upon ppl? Sodom and gomora??? Yet you promote this behavior! Btw you do know pride is a sin??? Your Christian of man only.

[@stevehopkins2657]

I would bet that Roger's was a m.a.p. which is a group that far outnumberes the pride people and I would also be willing to bet that like many others, your compassion and acceptance ends there.

[@st.anselmsfire3547]

It's really not a joke that Jesus would not approve of modern Christians. Looking at the history of the faith in the early days, it is amazing how hard Christianity has fallen. I wonder how deeply offended your average Evangelical would be to discover how much early Christians took care of refugees.

[@dungeoneering1974]

What an ignorant statement. You have no clue how much Christians give and what they do in charity to help refugees.

[@TexasStormChaser]

Yeshua (his name is not Jesus) would not approve of any Christian. He is Jewish and taught Judaism as the path to salvation. He warned us about false prophets (Christians).

[@gzoechi]

I found an interesting explanation I heard not too long ago, that the plague was exceptionally hard on priests because they were called to every dead or dying person and fatality rate was notably higher on priests than the rest of the population. Because of this the requirements of becoming a priest were reduced so that being alive and able to talk was mostly enough. It seems the church never recovered. This would also match my perception that Christianity turned bad in the dark ages.

[@AlTarif]

I'm not religious so please spare me having to live alongside Islamic refugees just so you can feel all warm and fuzzy inside while you invite them to western nations.

[@WonderLady]

It was never a good religion. It’s soaked with the blood of the innocent.

[@dre_withwithout]

So that is why South Park used the chickens in that Financial crisis episode. Dope 🔥

[@legodavid9260]

Speaking as a Christian, its so disheartening and frustrating to me how so many people nowdays have such a negative view of us and call us crazy, irrational, and all sorts of other names when most of us just want to follow Jesus's model and live our lives in accordance to his teachings. Thank you so much for this video Simon, I felt like my faith has been represented fairly by a non-beliver which is very rare to see nowdays.

[@blist14ant]

He's talking about early Christianity, not today's neo-platonism Christianity with pagan traditions.

[@fraterjr]

Matthew 5:17-20 King James Version 17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

[@fraterjr]

Deuteronomy 20:10-20 King James Version 10 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. 11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. 12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: 13 And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: 14 But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. 15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. 16 But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: 17 But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee: 18 That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the Lord your God. 19 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: 20 Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.

[@Power_Prawnstar]

That's what you got from this? Weird. Jesus sounds like a butt face to me.

[@legodavid9260]

​​@@blist14antA lot of Christians today want to return to how the early Church was, and that is what we constantly try to do. That was the entire purpose of the Protestant Reformation.

[@Original_Syn]

The best part about the Mr Rogers pool story was that despite not being allowed to film that episode at an actual pool like they had originally planned Mr Rogers refused to give up because he was absolutely bound and determined to ensure that his point was made. He said “To Hell with your fancy in-ground pool this one will do just fine” as he grabbed a kiddie pool and did the episode anyway knowing full well exactly how bad the blow back could’ve been; flipping those bigots the bird the whole time (metaphorically of course because Mr Rogers was way to nice to put it that bluntly)

[@CousinEddiesTown]

Thank you for validating my same point about time travel impossibility.... your channels are so good!

[@favoureduwadiae1167]

One of the best narrated video i have seen in your channel so far, thank you so much for reminding Christians that it is with goodness the message is preached and not with pride and selfish characters

[@ladysarah1985]

What a well-done video on a topic I don’t see discussed nearly enough. I grew up Evangelical, a cult-like sect of Christianity which give me the absolute belief that Christianity has always existed for all of history, and has never changed at all. It has been healing to do my own research into how Christianity appeared and evolved, but it’s something I rarely see discussed at length. I deeply appreciate the Christians who are able to believe their faith, and behave as Fred Rogers did. Most of the Christians I’ve met are very busy being “right” instead of truly righteous.

[@benjaminsmith9823]

Thank you Davin and Simon for a fair objective essay.

[@TodayIFoundOut]

You're very welcome :-) -Daven

[@minisforerbody]

From around 5:10 in the video, there’s a picture to the side of Simon with a good news bible, a picture of Jesus and another of Padre Pio: which appear to be leaning against a picture of Ewan McGregor as Obi-wan Kenobi 😂

[@TodayIFoundOut]

As noted at the end of this video, it's the little things that make us happy. :-) -Daven

[@Neapoleone-Buonaparte]

THIS VIDEO IS JUST THE USUAL MENTAL JACK-OFF VIDEO BY CUEBALL. IN REALITY, THE REAL JESUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTIANITY.

[@Seamusandsonis]

Absolutely brilliant, fascinating video. Would love to see some more about the other major world religions.

[@ericbowers5968]

BTW, the thumbnail for this is great, your guy needs a raise.

[@AreUmygrandson]

I’ve made this exact same comment on this exact same video. We did not deserve Mr. Rogers nor did we appreciate him enough

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

If only people actually loved each other like they love God.

[@josephsmith6777]

If only ppl who scream about Christianity actually acted that way would be cool 😎

[@premiertrainingFL]

I think many people don’t even know what it is to love, they’re afraid of god, and his judgment. Christians anyway

[@josephsmith6777]

@premiertrainingFL they vision of this afterlife and a God that's going to decide to send you to hell is most certainly wrong, I can't imagine a loving God killed every 1st born child in Egypt unless you slaughtered a goat and put its blood above your door The Bible is fkn insane I've read it in its entirety, and the reason they only talk about certain verses is because the rest is fkn horrible

[@-Tme]

Thank you for making this content Simon

[@MibaCallabus]

Really wasn't expecting just how good this video was. Fantastic job!

[@NateBostian]

Nice re-mix and summary of the book “Dominion” by the historian Tom Holland. May the Lord of Love bless and guide your channel and content!

[@nblack252]

As a Christian I found this one of the most enriching video essays I've seen in a while. To know it comes from someone who is religiously nonaffiliated is a call to return to true actions of love and acceptance. I'd challenge any religious to speak so positively about the history of atheists or agnostics over time with as much care. It will always be better to appreciate each other for who we are rather than who we want others to be. Many blessings.

[@snoox27]

"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy" Mary

[@craigbrown2952]

"Follow the goard!!!!"........"no, brothers, follow the sandal"

[@markrossow6303]

Always Look on The Bright Side of Life !! ¡¡

[@phaedrapage4217]

It's my right to want to have babies!

[@nathanallen1111]

⁠@@phaedrapage4217 Where’s the fetus going to gestate? Are you going to keep it In a box?

[@motherofthetans]

​@@phaedrapage4217I am also a Phaedra 😊 Good to see another one in the wild!

[@aq5426]

We need many, many, many more people like Fred Rogers, and WAAAAAAAAAY fewer like Franklin Graham.

[@markrossow6303]

Franklin got an MBA not an M.Div.

[@dawnreneegmail]

Billy's kids went off the deep end . I can't call m'self Christian due to the Right Wingers. sign me Jesusian...

[@michaelwarlick4328]

I can't imagine Fred Rogers agreeing.

[@josephsmith6777]

​@@michaelwarlick4328old Fred shared a pool with a black guy during segregation I'm pretty sure Freddy was completely about equal opportunity 🤔

[@wmdkitty]

@@josephsmith6777 A gay black dude, even. Which, for the time, was just unthinkable.

[@over7532]

This was a genuinely outstanding video. The pronunciation of more (pronounced more-a) about drove me up a wall lol. Amazing video regardless.

[@carlacook5181]

Love this episode Simon, thank you so much, thanks for your support of Mr. Fred Rogers.

[@natashabourne2167]

"As long as humans have been humaning." Love the sense of humor!

[@legoholic]

First Whistler-verse video? :D

[@troybarnes66]

Kind of funny how Jesus sounds like a humanist and liberal (not specifically the modern liberal, i mean of his time). Two things viciously hated by many modern xtians.

[@Tribecasoothsayer]

Well, yeah. Most right leaning Christians are totally against most of these fundamental concepts of Jesus and the earliest Christians. Things such as caring whole heartedly for ANY suffering person, including those in prison and one’s enemies. Welcoming complete strangers to your home and feeding them and caring for their needs. Doing all you can for those unlike yourself, foreigners and those with disabilities and horrible diseases (even if it means losing one’s own life), having no personal possessions with all things shared equally among the community (except for wives/spouses) [which seems remarkably like true communism, if not Marxism]

[@Sorenzo]

I used to go to weekly YM/WCA events, which often included dinner made in the meeting place they were held at, even though I didn't identify as a Christian... I kinda kept it a secret, so I stopped going because I felt awkward, but I guess they would have been fine with me saying I was an atheist if I still wanted to come. In retrospect I wish I had stuck around, because the folks there were just genuinely nice and welcoming. I feel like that's an aspect of Christianity that's been lost since it became a state religion and got involved in politics - the idea of treating everybody equal as long as they're participating in good faith.

[@xger21]

I went to a Christian church camp every summer as a kid. We had an open atheist and a couple of Jewish kids come every summer. The atheist in the final year talked about how while he still didn't believe, he absolutely loved the camp and community and that we welcomed everyone unconditionally. He was a cool dude, and the Jewish kids all agreed. Even when we did bible study or similar, no one was forced to participate, it was really nice.

[@pamelaplumb112]

Well now, never heard the entire premise of the Tardis explained so beautifully in my life, Sir.

[@kenburwood]

Very interesting analysis of the various technicalities of HOW the religion spread.

[@GeoffBosco]

Marty: But, Doc! The tracks go right off into the ravine! Doc: Marty, you got to think four dimensionally! Simon 11:50: Doc: No, not like that.

[@babyramses5066]

I always feel a sense of shame never knowing how many innocents we (who live in North America) could've saved during the Holocaust. Instead, we apathetically condemned them to an unspeakable fate after deciding that "we don't want those sorts in our country" even kids; 😢 the literal embodiment of innocence. I wasn't alive or was my family even in Canada back then but people condemn the Nazis (as they should) today as if this wasn't somehow worse. Today's immigrants and refugees should not experience similar treatment because we should know better. Mr. Rogers had it right. I strive to be that sort of Christian who actually follows Christ.. He who is a neighbour, friend and brother to all.

[@hannahb.375]

I relate to this except I’m from the US and so I have a weird relationship to war intervention. I’m not sure what it was like in Canada but in the US huge celebrities like Frank Sinatra made tons of PSA’s about the war. Prior to us being attacked though most people were very anti war. And in general, the US is condemned for interfering in other countries practices. There is a strange precedent here that I think covers a larger discrimination. People thought our intervention was Ok because it was happening on European soil to European citizens, and according to the world that’s worth saving. But when similar genocides of citizens have happened across the Middle East and/or Africa we, or the west in general, have been strongly condemned for interfering. I think in cases like Iran, intervention was selfish and should be condemned, but in other cases I think it’s necessary but it’s also intervention of other countries freedoms and often religious in nature. So when is it ok to step in? Or should we just be isolationists as a general rule in the west

[@kennethhammond4028]

All very good questions, imho, probably ease up on intervention around the world and look after yourselves a little more, high homeless rates, high incarceration, a more financial benevolent health system. Unemployment and under employed corporate practices, and so many more issues. What was spent in the Ukraine for a month spent in other areas would be a signifcant boost, to the US problems.

[@RyanAnnan-wc1lf]

I’m not going to lie, I was nervous starting this one. Never been able to tell where you stand on religion. But you did amazing here. 🙏🏽

[@RealAaron317]

“How can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” Romans 10:14-15

[@ericbowers5968]

Looking forward to watching this. I'll say more after I watch it 😊

[@TodayIFoundOut]

I salute you. :-) More should definitely do that. 😋 -Daven

[@nodangles6983]

We'll all be waiting with bated breath... 😆

[@semaj_5022]

So what's the verdict?

[@RaymondTracer]

How long does it take for you to watch a 1 hour and 30 minute video?

[@ericbowers5968]

Am I about to become a meme lol. I was at the gym last night when I DL this vid from notifications so I wouldn't forget about it and make sure they got their like, view, and comment. I got about 20 mins into it last night before I fell asleep so, up to this point, I can only say I didn't learn anything new but enjoyed the brief summary of the evolution of our world's religions. I like listening to this channel while I wind down at night. I'll finish the vid in a little bit while I mow the grass. "Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion to this toe-gripping and seat-edging episode of the guy who takes too long To watch a video." LMAO

[@cmdrjesterdajuggla]

Thanks for all the edutainment Simon and writers, you're content helps me through the monatany of work

[@buckyhate7695]

I've posted this comment in many other threads... Using the Bible as evidence for the existence of Jesus is the equivalent of saying, "Because I said so." There is no COMTEMPORARY documentation corroborating biblical stories. Every extra-biblical document mentioning Jesus was written decades after his alleged death. There just isn't enough evidence to prove Jesus existed, as he's presented in the New Testament

[@benjalucian1515]

Don't worry, Simon doesn't believe in any gods, Jesus included.

[@vonbass1300]

You should watch his video on Jesus. There is more evidence for Jesus than anyone in anciant history. You dont question if Socrates.....just check out Simons other video.

[@benjalucian1515]

@@vonbass1300 I've read actual books on the subject, thanks anyway. There is no contemporary evidence of Jesus. None, zero, zip. EVERYthing written about him comes decades and centuries after his supposed lifetime. We have the writings of Aristophanes, who wrote his play mocking Socrates. It was written at the exact same time Socrates lived.

[@vonbass1300]

@benjalucian1515 All of Pauls letters written between 46 and 60, and all the rest of the NT written in the first century except maybe Revelation. There is no more copied body of work to ever exist. The Socrates play, No copy of the original production survives, and scholarly analysis indicates that the revised version is an incomplete form of Old Comedy. This incompleteness, however, is not obvious in translations and modern performances. ome scholars estimate that there are about 30 surviving independent sources written by 25 authors who attest to Jesus. To establish the existence of a person without any assumptions, one source from one author (either a supporter or opponent) is needed; for Jesus there are at least 12 independent sources from five authors from supporters and 2 independent sources from two authors from non-supporters, within a century of the crucifixion. Since historical sources on other named individuals from first century Galilee were written by either supporters or enemies, these sources on Jesus cannot be dismissed, and the existence of at least 14 sources from at least 7 authors means there is much more evidence available for Jesus than for any other notable person from 1st century Galilee. The letters of Paul are the earliest surviving sources referencing Jesus and Paul documents personally knowing and interacting with eyewitnesses such as Jesus' brother James and some of Jesus closest disciples around 36 CE, within a few years of the crucifixion (30 or 33 CE). Paul was a contemporary of Jesus and throughout his letters, a fairly full outline of the life of Jesus on earth can be found. From just Paul, Josephus, and Tacitus alone, the existence of Jesus along with the general time and place of his activity can be confirmed

[@andyfarmer2661]

Great job on this topic. One of your best.

[@LeedsInAHat]

1:15:00 When you’re just listening to the video but not watching it… “buy this conker”…”Huh?!”

[@multipl3]

What I find most amazing is the bravery of early Christian’s to break away from their culture to form this new religion. And how catholism took over and spread it across the Latin world where it now dominates.

[@markwhite116]

Not only break away, but be put to death for it. It's almost as though they truly believed it. And we know that 11 people can't have the same exact hallucination (John 20). So, I would look into it deeper if I were you. "Testify" is a great KZbin channel that explains how the Gospels are reliable.

[@Power_Prawnstar]

Bravery? It was virtue signalling in the name of expansionism. The same as it is today. Cults be cults. How brave were the lads that cut their own dingers off? That's a mental illness.

[@pinraspberry7768]

Christians* - you don't need an apostrophe for plural forms

[@Power_Prawnstar]

@pinraspberry7768 ever heard of auto correct knob?

[@RealAaron317]

a lot of so-called Christians use Christ's teaching for their own gain

[@LuckyDaze76]

Almost every politician ...

[@GeoffBosco]

We can make a religion out of this.

[@brandonlm0125]

I’ve yet to meet the opposite of that statement. I’d dare say all, not just a lot.

[@Jaimechann]

That’s been the point since the start of the religion.

[@RealAaron317]

@Jaimechann No, it hasn't. I'm talking about so-called Mega Churches. The Roman Catholic Church is another issue.

[@MrWhangdoodles]

I dozed off in my bath and then heard Simon talk about time travel, decided to check the title and needed to double check. Because...wtf?

[@redvine1105]

Man - classy and beautiful shoutout to the great Fred Rodgers. Well done team.

[@Blade_Daddy]

Magnificent exposition. Thank you.

[@annemiller8227]

Fun fact about circumcision. .. Even IF there were antibiotics back then there is an EXTREMELY high risk of bleeding! Even today it is very risky to do a circumcision after about 6 weeks old. In a newborn the circulation to that area hasn't fully kicked in and so it's a relatively minor procedure The older someone is the more additional circulation kicks in (so that the necessary "ability" to be a father is possible) So especially in an adult a circumcision can cause heavy bleeding. THEN there's still infection to consider back then...

[@PJWestfield]

"Look, we don't get out much. We like to see the world burn. Its the little things in life" - I am going to steal that.

[@JoseChavez-rl5zd]

All his writers are locked up in a basement, so...

[@mozisgrimm140]

5:06 FINE!! You convinced me... I'll replace all my mom's pictures of Jesus with pictures of Space Jesus.

[@balinthehater8205]

Gotta go and find a portrait of obi wan kenobi

[@JasonTabile]

And Padre Pio smoking a pipe!

[@evamaynard3021]

This was absolutely excellent!!!!!! Wow! Thank you, Dave, Simon, and Sam!

[@TodayIFoundOut]

You're very welcome. :-) -Daven

[@jeremyborder6794]

4:14 You missed something. While most Greeks & Romans had a fairly casual relationship with their gods as you mentioned, there were cults devoted one deity more than the others.

[@BBigg-kh7pz]

I'm not religious, never could get past the irrationality of the Bible even at 7 or 8 when I was reading it. I do find it ironic that all monotheists can agree on God but kill each other over their interpretation of him/her/it given by some phopet, son, chosen one/people ect. It's just irrationality and hypocrisy all the way down. People are driven by fear and ambition you can believe that.

[@svr5423]

It's all about power dynamics. Churches are solution providers, their IP is the religion and they're fighting for world domination. So it all makes sense.

[@BLARG09]

Said so well.

[@markwhite116]

Christians never killed actually in the name of Jesus, they killed in the name of politics or greed or self defense. The Crusades were a result of Islamic encroachment into Christian territory (Armenians, Byzantines, and all the way into France). The Spanish Inquisition ended up costing an average of 2 deaths per year and was a part of a cleansing of the land of Muslims who had come to conquer. If the Spaniards were Native Americans you would call them noble... so stop comparing it.

[@Godfrey544]

This argument is exhausting because it lacks self awareness. Many a “rational sects” killed people too, from the French reign of terror to the Cold War almost nuking us all for ideological reasons

[@Freebuss]

I was wondering if I accidentally clicked on another video when you started talking about time travel.

[@Tribecasoothsayer]

Same here 😂

[@trystenconn4553]

If we went back to the basics of Christianity instead of using it for profit or political purposes, we wouldn’t be so hated in the modern day and would more than likely have more followers of Christ

[@abooga8]

How did that work out for the early Christians persecuted by the Roman emperors?

[@TristanParrishMoore]

Genuinely life changing video. I think about this every time I have doubt about my path; if christians before me were willing to be boiled in oil while blessing their oppressors, I have no excuse. I have shared this with many friends and family and it has helped transform me as a lifelong atheist who found God. Thank you for making this.

[@Tribecasoothsayer]

I’m not religious or a “believer” but I’d give more thumbs up if I could 👍

[@benjalucian1515]

*if christians before me were willing to be boiled in oil while blessing their oppressors* It's just a story, there is no evidence this actually happened, *I have no excuse* People are currently flying planes into buildings and walking into crowds with vests full of explosives for their faith. Ready to convert again?

[@scenic871]

I was worried about watching this video, since it's quite clear from other videos that you aren't religious. I'm happy to see you approached it very respectfully. Great video

[@jennanail]

Mr. Rodgers was the only Christian example of Christ like behaviour I have seen in my life.

[@moonshoes11]

Rodgers never drowned babies, or told slaved to obey their earthly masters with all fear. Even the cruel ones.

[@fredthefish581]

​@@moonshoes11 When did Jesus drown babies?

[@moonshoes11]

@@fredthefish581 Noah’s flood. According to the stories, anyway.

[@Kestas_X]

The interesting thing is: Jesus said "Let's just aknowledge that people you find shitty are people too" and for millenia people have thought it's most important that you believe he died so that you don't have to feel guilty about existing.

[@KosmoAlx]

Now I know why the Roman Empire was destroyed. Christians came to power.

[@leggonarm9835]

Uh oh, you just opened a huge can of worms, lol.

[@GeoffBosco]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[@Power_Prawnstar]

​@@GeoffBoscoit's kinda be shown to be

[@Fab666.]

Rome became the Catholic Church

[@Snowflake-id4fw]

🤣 My equal two favourite sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look are, 'Are we the baddies' and 'Who's the captain'. The former is well referenced at around 1.03:40.

[@loganhurley5590]

(Re: 16:00, that Christianity didn't recognize the existence of other gods) It's kinda true that Christianity didn't recognize other gods, but there's some asterisks. The biggest is that the Pauline texts that became Christian scripture seem to explicitly refer to those gods existing. (Colossians refers to powers and principalities who are disarmed and humiliated in the crucifixion and resurrection and 1 Corinthians refers to all pagan gods as demonic spirits.)There is a strong sense in Christian thought that many of the gods of various polytheistic systems are more or less identifiable with real spiritual beings somewhere, but that these are virtually always malevolent to human life and will be judged in the end for their rebellion against Jesus. (This theme doesn't seem to come out of nowhere, either. See Psalm 82 for an Old Testament example)

[@benjalucian1515]

*1 Corinthians refers to all pagan gods as demonic* This was because early Christians knew they were never going to convince the pagans that they hadn't had religious experiences and miracles from their own gods. So the Christians had to literally demonize them.

[@tonym3309]

Come on, missing out Zoroastrianism when speculating on the origins of monotheism.

[@NoahStephens]

What happens to people who *don’t* join up? They burn in Hell. If Jesus was truly kind, he’d also be kind to people who refused to join his cult. He wasn’t kind. He was just another megalomaniacal cult leader.

[@zata1197]

One thing people both outside and inside the faith typically do not understand is that "loving thy neighbor" was not Jesus saying its ok to sin and that christians should be ok with it, he still said that gods laws should be followed, and part of that loving of people who are different should be encouraging them to turn away from their sin. So no, christians are not misconstruing Jesus's teachings by being against things like homosexuality, prostitution, abortion etc., they are only wrong if they are hateful towards others in the process. Lets not forget that god supposedly turned two cities into glass for being too evil, that evil being massive amounts of lust and homosexuality. That is the same god christians worship, the same god Jesus says he both is and is and is the son of, he didn't have a change of heart or something between the old and new testament. Not that I believe in any of that of course, this is a big reason I've fallen away from the faith myself. being raised in it however, I find it silly when I hear people try to make jesus out to be this hippy dippy dude that was cool with whatever as long as you weren't mean to each other, its white washing and trying to make chistianity appealing to modern sensibilities, once you get into it you realize it was a trap to get you in a pew, and then they will passively shame you into changing everything about yourself to fit the christian lifestyle

[@nicolasuribestanko]

Zata...... God turned two cities into glass?

[@danielkraus924]

You have the wrong order of events. The hippie Jesus thing is a secular projection.

[@Sean-l1z]

I’m assuming by the tone of your other channels you are probably not religious so this is one of the most rational and respectful videos I’ve seen from you considering a lot of your other videos are dealing with baseless conspiracy theories and annoying groups of controversial people. It’s refreshing to hear discussion on the reality of the religion itself and the context of the times rather than groups of people mudslinging each other due to their own modern beliefs and bias. Really amazing video.

[@Tribecasoothsayer]

This is a very well presented video!

[@OfAngelsAndAnarchist]

There may have been a Jesus But Christ is a fairytale

[@Swm9445]

I’d love to see an examination of the expansion of mass hatred and anti-minority sentiments in the church. How, what, why, when - an examination of various turning points and significant events. Also, looking into how religion became so inseparable from political governance could be another fascinating topic to look into. Great video though Daven - this was fascinating, I had no idea there was so much depth here! Cheers mate, catch you in your next vid 🍻 :)

[@Willy_Tepes]

If anyone was to raise that topic we'd need to have a debate on why they were hated. That discussion is banned, since the reasons were many and serious.

[@Swm9445]

@@Willy_Tepes yeah. Possibly too nuanced for KZbin.

[@Fab666.]

Quite simply, the church was nearly a mirror image of the state at every point in time. Following the masses to gain reverence, and dismissing non believers and minorities as lesser than. This tolerance of others was a mythical virtue that may have existed somewhere in the texts of Jesus that ppl point to today, but in its day the Catholic Church had a very strong history of intolerance.. crusades and all! But like every organisation, history is written by the still standing

[@Willy_Tepes]

@@Fab666. The "Minorities" in Europe that you are talking about were not indigenous. They were of a different religion and culture. The differences in moral code led to serious conflicts. On the crusades, the Christians were the minority.

[@helenr4300]

Power, and fear of losing it. When Church and state power merged across history it has become toxic

[@duhmez]

A cult is just what the big creligions call the small religions.

[@monckey44]

ngl, the mr rogers part made me cry. if all christians were like that, we’d be living in a very different world

[@pammychica]

Detroit saying 👋 and I'm reposting everywhere this is terrific ❤

[@drg9812]

The difference between a cult and a religion? About 100 years

[@longforgotten4823]

My mentor and academic history is a deacon in the eastern orthodox church. His words, “Christianity is quite the metal death cult.” They literally kissed the bones of dead Saints, build churches out of the skulls of Saints, and carry around the pieces of dead people.

[@drg9812]

@@longforgotten4823 As absurd as religious beliefs can be... I do suppose christians make better neighbors than most of the alternatives

[@Adam-tp8py]

@@drg9812Exactly. I’m an atheist. I’ve lived in neighbourhoods with all kinds of religious majorities. The best neighbourhood I’ve ever lived in is a Christian neighbourhood.

[@enderwiggin9303]

​@@longforgotten4823yeah.. rhats the catholic 'sect' lol.. These guys could do a few hours on the differences between true followers and those that are merely religious.

[@svr5423]

A religion is the product and intellectual property of a church, which is a legal form of an enterprise. A cult is not a legal construct.

[@smilo_don]

It's incredible how far removed from original christianity the ones of today are, many who seem almost prideful in their hatred of others, while claiming they're the only true ones.

[@brucetidwell7715]

"Got to take joy in the little things." Indeed! 😄

[@Rabbinicphilosophyforthewin]

There’s a spurious argument there about the early Jerusalem increases. According to Acts, a substantial percentage of the thousands of converts were foreigners (with many from the eastern part of Turkey), so the population of Jerusalem has no bearing.

[@jacobatienza7344]

While I agree with the philosophical sentiments of Christianity as described, I feel that the darker parts of Christianity's spread have not been addressed. It is spread as much with the sword, through Empire expansion, as much as it with it's philosophical underpinnings. As Phillip K. Dick said in Valis, "The Empire never ended."

[@benjalucian1515]

Indeed. Did "Christianity" spread? Don't think so When it became the official religion of the empire, did Rome lay down its arms, love their neighbor as themselves and turn the other cheek as Jesus taught? Not in the slightest. Goes to show how much the leaders of the empire thought the Jesus story was legit and really believed in him.

[@cmkmusicislife1571]

“There’s no hate like Christian love”

[@cicichambers3887]

Anyone else noticing that as time goes along that everybody says what Christ reportedly said, but not only does the language change, but everything becomes political

[@StoneInMySandal]

Christianism was always a political movement couched in mysticism. Jesus was a political figure. As The Messiah he was also the king and was supposed to overthrow the oppressors of the Jews. Much of the Synoptic Gospels is political speech that was converted into religious rhetoric.

[@brandonlm0125]

It’s easier to start political movements when you can tell the unknowing and unprivileged that “god wills it”.

[@T-mu2hk]

Politics ruins everything

[@nodiet8660]

@@StoneInMySandal huh? You give baseless claims on top of baseless claims.

[@Puerco-Potter]

If you can tell people what "god" thinks they should do, you are effectively god, it's the perfect way to manipulate others. It's sad what people do with that power. I think the original message of Jesus was something the human race needed and still needs. He used his influence for the betterment of everyone around him. I am an atheist, but a doctrine of compassion, collaboration and acceptance of different people is the most pragmatic for maximizing happiness in the world.

[@katiekat909]

I dont understand the attraction of religion. I can understand it in the middle ages. Now we know the earth isn't flat, Darwinism isnt evil. We live we die thats it. We need to concentrate on being good people, look after those around us and try to protect the planet for future generations. Not getting involved in coercive religion , believing nonsense that ancient men wrote thousands of years ago. Religious people always forget their ten commandments, dont kill, dont steal, dont covet. 😢

[@vonbass1300]

As Dawkins said, you are a cultural Christian. You reap the benifits of a culture(the west) and think that it would be the same without Christianities influence.

[@PersistantPictures]

One thing that really speaks to me about this video is how powerful Jesus’ teachings can be. When you follow him with your whole heart and follow his example to the best of your ability the world becomes kinder. I was a staunch Atheist for most of my adult life and was controlled by my baser emotions (ie anger and resentment.) But when I had a realization of how much my hatred for myself was caused by my resentments. I found Jesus at the time I was at my lowest. And I thank him for coming into my life. I’m now a minister and I work to honor his love by giving as much love as I’m blessed to contain. But thru my new found conviction in my faith I’ve found a kinder world. I’ve been blessed to dine at the tables of many Muslims and Jews at different times. And find that my love helps to make them feel seen and protected. I would gladly lay my life down to defend and protect my brothers and sisters. I love everyone in this comment section and thank Simon, (an out spoken agnostic.) for this great video and I hope anyone who is seeking Jesus’ love finds it. ❤

[@benjalucian1515]

*When you follow him with your whole heart and follow his example to the best of your ability the world becomes kinder* Wish that was true. You can become a kinder, nicer and more charitable person and find like people, but you will also find people who will take advantage of that kindness,

[@bent3084]

Was this before the 30 yr war where Christians slaughtered other Christian protestants? The simple fact that EVERY religion has people who have had spiritual experiences with their gods should give people pause before deciding on their religion. There are over 33,000 current religions, not counting the ones that have died... wake up people!

[@stevetoth5546]

time travel was a digression

[@TodayIFoundOut]

Digression and random embedded is our speciality. :-) Spices things up. -Daven

[@usopenplayer]

I, for one, like the juxtaposition of the dynamics of the cosmos with the evolution of human society and beliefs. I find that there are a lot of parallels, contrasts, and perspective to draw from it.