World Religions Explained (Full Series)

[@UsefulCharts]

Note: This video is a just a repost of all my previous world religion videos into one supercut. Buy the new poster here: usefulcharts.com/products/world-religions-family-tree

[@radoskan]

Thanks for letting me know so that I don't watch it twice. (I might sometime.)

[@revanthreddy7878]

26:35 Map of india shown here is wrong😡 Atleast dotted lines are expected in disputed area

[@UsefulCharts]

​@@revanthreddy7878 I'm not going to show every single disputed region in the world on a tiny map that is meant simply to show which world religions are followed where. What I've used is the standard UN map.

[@En1Gm4A]

Already bought thx. Excited for looking at it for hours 😂😮

[@werdw4849]

Love the videos and enjoy all the work you put into these videos!!

[@jamesfestini]

Amazing amount of bravery to take on this flammable topic. I look at the comment section wondering what people will say and its a mix of “thank you” , “Thank you But”, and “but thank you.” This took ALOT of work to compile…Thank you.

[@daviddieter8294]

This is amazing. Should be suggested for every person on the face of the earth to watch these gems to understand each other and love each other. Cheers, keep going and thank you.

[@busterhikney6936]

As opposed to social media for us to loathe each other

[@TheProtoclete]

I have been teaching comparative religions internationally for about 15 years, and working in the field for over 20. This is the most complete and accurate infographics attempting to do this I have seen yet. With one specific caveat: the name of the Catholic Church is "Catholic Church" (not Roman). The name of the Orthodox Church is {Eastern} Orthodox Church (not Greek). Please, please, please run the next print corrected.

[@fydofire]

I think Matt's point is rather to show the process of development "what came out of what" than to show a current day structure. You can deffinitly say that all eastern orthodox churches are of hellenistic origin. But I get your point that "greek orthodox" would be the wrong term. I'd use something like "byzantine orthodox churches" maybe ? And than add all the orthodox churches we have nowadays below. Like greek, russian, romanian, ukrainian etc. And about "Roman catholic"...it's actually a used term again. The pope uses it, you can find it in official Vatican papers and even some countries got that as religious affiliation in their passports. You can also say that all catholic churches AND all other christian churches came out of the roman catholic church. But I do get your point that not all catholic churches are roman catholic and that the modern Roman catholic church is just one of the catholic churches...however...the Vatican would see that very differently^^ Kinda hard to show all that in a flow chart to be fair.

[@TheProtoclete]

@@fydofire Certainly to Matt's point, which is well appreciated. But calling a church by its proper name is just good form - and more accurate. Using "Roman" for Catholic or "Greek" for Orthodox, unless you specifically and only mean the local churches of Rome and Greece respectively, is inaccurate. No matter that some people not from those churches like to use those terms for their own personal theological preferences, it is rather easy to check the official name of a Church and get it right, by looking at authoritative documents. There is no reference, for example, to "Roman Catholic" in the documents of Vatican II, the Catechism, the Codes of Canon Law, or any papal encyclical in roughly 75 years, and even then it usually meant only the Latin Church. That's the official Vatican position - "Catholic", not "Roman Catholic".

[@revcrussell]

The reason why the Roman Catholic Church is referred to as "Roman" is that it is headed by the Bishop of Rome and they are in communion with him. In fact all Nicene Christians are _by definition_ part of the one one holy catholic and apostolic church *ἁγία καθολικὴ καὶ ἀποστολικὴ ἐκκλησία* . The Holy See cannot lay claim to that name. Therefore, we can call those in communion with the Bishop of Rome many things, but _Catholic Church_ is very wrong.

[@TheProtoclete]

@@revcrussell I understand that is why some people - mostly Anglicans - use the term incorrectly, but it remains incorrect. The church of Rome is just one of over 3000 in the Catholic communion. The Latin Church, of which the pope is primate/patriarch, is just one of 24. The Roman Rite is just one of several Rites. No more can the Catholic Church be reduced to Roman than the Orthodox to Greek or the Anglican to Canterbury or the Lutherans to Wittenberg.

[@hankvandenakker4271]

AS A CHILD I ATTENDED THE LATIN MASS AT OUR ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, ST. RAPHAEL IN N.O., LA. AND MY GREEK BROTHER-IN-LAW MARRIED MY SISTER IN A GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, SAME CITY. CERTAINLY THESE THINGS WERE REAL, AND I THINK THEY STILL EXIST. CLARIFICATION OF SPECIFIC BRANCHES IS ENTERTAINED ONLY BY THOSE THAT CARE. AND THOSE THAT DON'T CARE, NEVER CLARIFY OR KNOW.

[@starhash]

I wonder why we never call the Hindu pantheon as an Indian Syncretism. It's almost a mixture of theist (monotheistic, polytheistic, quasitheistic) and atheistic (e.g. charvaka, buddhism influences, etc.). It's hard to explain to people when my religion is not really a religion but a mixture of ideas of spirituality and philosophy.

[@oma_gunner]

its clearly a religion, actually a very strict religion with relationship & connections among Gods, and that has God worship in the very center with strict ritualistic order! the only thing is you will get what you deserve to get no matter you worship or not, in this life or the next depending on your Karma.

[@krishlaypathakclass8froll16]

bro dont be fooled pls go check out on the video (my ashray) akhir krishna hai kon beccause there isonly one god and thats krishna and it is proved bro pls if you want to know about our dharma as a hindu brother i am telling you this

[@ayzmalo5553]

Basically pooping on the street

[@SumireSakura]

@@ayzmalo5553 better than using paper to clean yourself up lmao

[@pulse3554]

@@oma_gunnerlmfao what no, this is Bhakti. You have no idea what you’re talking about. Hinduism is a decentralized collection of philosophies and the only reason it’s labelled as such is due to British colonialism

[@richfabert]

I love, love, LOOOOVE these videos! I would absolutely love to see you create one of these that focused on Yoga and also the different forms of meditation and how they differ and originated from various forms of Hinduism and yoga.

[@chazer793]

I think it would have made sense to indicate that the "Japanese Syncretism" is also alive and well in Japan, with a combination of Confusionism, Shintoism and Buddhism. It would also have made some sense to include Mesoamerican religions. While they are for the most part extinct, they were incredibly impactful not only in the culture and architecture of the Americas, but some elements of them where incorporated into Catholicism, like All Saints day being placed closely to same time the Aztecs celebrated the Day of the Dead or the Virgin of Guadalupe.

[@TheRezro]

From what I understand Shinto do not deny existence of all other deities, only focus on specific branch of those specific to Japan. Worth to mention that Shinto has something similar to primordial god in form of Ame-no-Minakanushi. Who simply is seen as too important to deal with matters of the world. And as such descendants of Isanagi were delegated to this duty in Japan. And even they delegated other spirits to deal with every day life matters.

[@teehee4096]

Excited for this video. And I love to see the diversity of nations in the comments. Thanks Matt! ❤

[@reneeh4406]

This is an excellent program. Your work is always so clearly presented and well thought out! Thank you for all the attention you put into creating these

[@EarnestApostate]

Man, 2h, I love it, but will need to come back to it later, love your videos.

[@Pearlruby718]

I just stumbled across this channel on this particular subject. I am a retired history professor who did my dissertation on the 7 major religions of the world Zorosterism being the 7th although there are over 500 established religions in the world. I am also an Ordained Minister so I must say this was interesting 🤔

[@FWCLadies]

WOW THE AMOUNT OF STUDYING IT TOOK TO PUT THIS TOGETHER!

[@Madasin_Paine]

Value added. LIKE currency in the bank compounding interest daily YOU are the money YOU are a source of power THEY draw that power The best way THEY rob banks? THEY OWN! Playing US. Like Gekko The Grave (NOT GREAT) IMHO.

[@veracruzb]

Thank you for the clear breakdown of world religions. You explain them clearly and make them easy to understand.

[@trinleywangmo]

The charts truly are incredible. This was a very lovely comprehensive overview.

[@bestyoutubechannelever3206]

I live in the Southeastern Untied States (Tennessee). The "Bible belt". I'm an agnostic. When people ask my why, and I begin to explain how religions simply evolve from other religions and there doesn't seem to be any point in which there truly was a sudden divine revelation, this really triggers them and they insist that Elohim came first and refuse to acknowledge it as a fusion of El and YHWH.

[@KeepsYouUpAtNight]

I feel you!♡☆

[@darkstarr984]

That’s not shocking, as a pantheist who never wanted to get into how I used to believe in multiple divine revelations that have all been twisted by human power seeking while I was living there. In cities in Pennsylvania (but not outside the cities at all), you can usually have a lovely conversation about personal interpretations of the universe pretty easily. Outside the cities you’re probably going to set off a Fundamentalist Christian.

[@sandroelbers]

Agnosticsm refers to knowledge, not to belief. So i think you meant to say "I'm an atheist", or rather, an agnostic atheist, maybe even an ignostic agnostic atheist, but i understand that brings connotation along with it, and is looked down upon in your direct environment. But good for you having a better understanding of religion than most.

[@bestyoutubechannelever3206]

@@sandroelbers Agnosticism is also a belief in that we believe that the existence of any deity is unknown or maybe even unknowable. That's belief. The guys on The Atheist Expetience don't know everything. Sometimes they're a bit arrogant.

[@samantarmaxammadsaciid5156]

El < İl < apocopated «İl-aah or İl-āh» < İlaah or İlāh.

[@CRM394]

I just love your content. I was raised religious and am no longer adherent to any organized faith, but I remain fascinaed by the human spiritual experience. Your channel is such a wealth of knowledge!

[@bazsnell3178]

From the U.K. I bought your World Religions Family Tree and your Christian Denominations Family Tree just recently. Very, very satisfied with them both and they look just great on my wall. At around 40 US$ each they're superb value for money. Of course, using the free KZbin Video Downloader I've recorded the accompanying videos for your voice narration to further enhance the wall charts. Great job!

[@UsefulCharts]

Where did you buy them? $40 each is way too high. We sell them for $25.

[@JediSimpson]

@@UsefulCharts- That’s probably including shipping costs.

[@UsefulCharts]

Even with shipping to the UK, it wouldn't be that high.

[@Madasin_Paine]

The Curse known as arbitrage Silence to THEM is gold...

[@DougVandegrift]

I was born into Mormonism. I eventually deconstructed myself out of that faith. Then I moved onto Christianity and eventually deconstructed myself out of that too. I guess I could break down Judaism but I think I'm good. I'm an agnostic now.

[@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv]

You have an Dutch name. I am Dutch,and +50% over here is Atheist. With migrants did came islam to us, we do see that now as an real danger for our formal free humanist social christian country. Also many Hindu and Shiks over here do feel and see the same as we al do. So there are no hard feelings against the other religions and agnost/Atheist/Unbelievers. Only Islam is an problem over here.

[@Raj-Singh_TRACY-CA]

Interesting islam is also a problem in America and India & from what i hear from friends in UK its becoming a bit of a problem there too, don't know why they move to other nations & bring their sharia law with them.

[@sam-lm6kl]

@@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv Before judging a religion or a group of people, it’s important to remember that we shouldn’t believe everything we hear unless we verify it ourselves or hear it directly from reliable sources. If what is being said about Islam is true, then why is Islam the fastest-growing religion today? There might be something worth considering deeply before judging it based on potentially inaccurate or biased information. It’s better to give Islam a chance to be understood properly before making general judgments without sufficient knowledge.

[@sam-lm6kl]

@@Raj-Singh_TRACY-CA Before judging a religion or a group of people, it’s important to remember that we shouldn’t believe everything we hear unless we verify it ourselves or hear it directly from reliable sources. If what is being said about Islam is true, then why is Islam the fastest-growing religion today? There might be something worth considering deeply before judging it based on potentially inaccurate or biased information. It’s better to give Islam a chance to be understood properly before making general judgments without sufficient knowledge.

[@sam-lm6kl]

It’s great that you’ve explored and understood multiple religions. Maybe Islam is also worth giving a chance. By researching and diving deeper into it, you won’t lose anything, but instead, you’ll expand your knowledge. It’s a comforting feeling to be aware of most religions, and when you choose the right one, you’ll feel at peace knowing that you made your choice with full awareness of other beliefs. This is much better than regretting later for not exploring all the options.

[@SADIKUR_RAHMAN89]

Big fan of your work. Keep it up brother. Good luck to you.

[@Batman0738]

You’re incredible.

[@KingRat71]

Not sure if there are any remotely accurate surveys, but there shiould also be a note about Ameircan (North, South, Central and Carribean) Native Syncretism as there are people who do still follow their pre-colonial beliefs. Also, we do see a re-emergence of native belief in Scandinavia and mainland Eurpoe even if it is small. So you have Druidic, Viking, Germanic and other pre-Christian influences too in Europe.

[@ndz36]

Wow, this is really great work. You have got it down to the most minor details. Kudos.

[@sharadchandakacherla8268]

Sir, it was a pleasure watching the video. The effort is appreciated.

[@galangerikadiwijaya3322]

been a while. glad ur back sir

[@Surya-sx8sv]

vasudev is father of krishna hence he was called vasudev krishna , and was worshipped with balaram, his sister, his son and others in form of vrishni , so lord vishu was always worshipped as vasudev krishna and both are same deity , according to the video this claim is true for lord jaganath as he was tribal god similar to krishna and later considered as lord vishnu

[@Parannadikkum.simon5]

Small correction: Not only Buddhism and Jainism but Shaivites and Shaktites in Hindu denomination also reject Vedas and Brahminism (Caste system)

[@dushyanth156]

Shaivites and Shakthiites do uphold vedas and brahminism, including caste systems... there have been few offshoot branches, like Lingayatism in 12 century AD which have propagated rejection of vedas and caste systems, but with the time they haven't either survived or have just mixed with the majority.

[@Parannadikkum.simon5]

@@dushyanth156 No Shaivites give utmost importance to tantra and reject Vedas and Caste system.

[@AtelierFleur]

This has been hugely successful and useful, thanks so much bro! You are a genius

[@aascjhfdh]

Love these learning opportunities

[@chicken2jail545]

Nice one Matt! I need to get this chart.

[@sanctionh2993]

Did you?

[@EpicManaphyDude]

this was very very VERY insightful. thank you for your efforts they’re greatly appreciated

[@cptrikester2671]

17:00 minutes in, very interesting. Looked to see how long this video is. Need to watch in multi parts. This is just a bookmark for me.

[@leafloaf5054]

It's crazy how big of a role Judaism has in our minds compared to their member count. I mean it doesn't feel like there are so much more people from any other religion.

[@zhongyingjun_cn]

Hope you make a more in-depth video about Chinese Syncretism! It would only be fair since you made a video for Judaism despite being way smaller

[@KeepsYouUpAtNight]

I agree! 😄☺ moving momentum to make way, we are! ☄🔥🐉🍃🌏

[@fart_restoration]

My four year bachelor's degree distilled into a single two hour video. 😅. Fantastic!

[@maazhaider567]

That was a nice revision..... loved the narration, graphics, categorization and the detailed justification wherever required.....nice job and smart play...

[@Cay30]

Cant wait for the Christianity portion especially the esoteric religions portion of this chart! Great job Matt!

[@JakeHunter2010]

Excellent analysis and history. Thank you for this lesson

[@bunnysuits]

Good work - thank for making these. Would you consider making a timeline of world cultures/religions creation stories/myths from the first recorded to date?

[@igcetra]

Your video editing and graphics are super captivating and of high quality! What software do you use for video editing and the graphics of the charts?

[@kausamsalam8543]

Thank you so much for such a comprehensive review of these fascinating religions and teachings. ♥️😊Nice euphonic voice tones, too.

[@joshygoldiem_j2799]

Can't wait to see those videos for the Christianity and esotericism sections on this chart!

[@PrinzDerNarren]

From the description: "Note: Christianity is not covered in this video as we have a separate video on the family tree of Christian denominations, which you can watch here: (Video-Link)"

[@joshygoldiem_j2799]

@@PrinzDerNarrenthat's just a composite of his series. He suggested a video for the simplified version in this chart, as well as the esotericism section.

[@sebasnoland]

Amazing video, thank you for putting this together.

[@theonlymanofsteel]

Religions: My way or hiway Hinduism: All attempts to understand the supreme must be respected.

[@naturalworm]

unless you're poor

[@YouliGatta]

So a Hindu can leave hindiusm to another faith no problem while kept respected in his community as if he is a hindu like them ?

[@VlexOP]

You have explained Hinduism from a tremendously unbiased prespective

[@Etrehumain123]

It will take me years to absorb this amount of knowledge

[@Equal-k7q]

Great content coverage of major beliefs and practices in religion

[@MadamHoneyB]

My former boss was Hindu and I’ve always been very curious about their religion. So thank you for this!! I love love love learning about religions and this makes me feel so spoiled!! 😊😊😊

[@satyamindnectar7052]

What is your religion and where are you from ?

[@chrissy4957]

I appreciate the analytical rather neutral approach to describing eastern religions! especially would love to see an in depth video on chinese syncretism! thanks for your work 🙏

[@1uamrit]

Want to correct a little. At 24:57 you say Lord Shiva is not mentioned at all in the Vedas. It is not the case "Om Nama Shivah" the main mantra for Lord Shiva (and also the name) is mentioned in Sri Rudram ( of the Vedas). Different aspects of Shiva is mentioned too.

[@kikicallahan3662]

Please do a video on language family trees

[@YouliGatta]

Which arabic is the top of it

[@ralphjaspers9973]

This was so informative. Thanks for making it. God Bless You and your family 💯🙏❤️

[@thegreatone9923]

Great Work..just wondering why you didn’t add Sikhism other than a very brief mention?

[@kausamsalam8543]

Agreed. Would have liked to see more on Sikhism.

[@GeorgeMercurio-hn3od]

This was an amazing, detailed video. Thank you!

[@AfricaEric]

An amazing well researched and put together piece of work that i hope garners more attention

[@PinkFloydsfan]

Hinduism (Sanatan Dharma) is the mother of all religions. 😊

[@Avastidas]

Not true . There were many FOLK beliefs existed before Hindusm . Only that Hindus included FOLK religions as Hinduism.

[@LearnFromTheLight]

Hinduism is silly and no where near the oldest

[@VlexOP]

@@LearnFromTheLight cry about it

[@katiekk]

@@LearnFromTheLightit’s offensive to call another’s path silly.

[@The.True.Prophet16]

Hinduism is eternal and a gift to the world

[@infidelcastro5129]

Weird how everyone thinks their tiny branch is the only true one 😂

[@mekiscool9422]

Well yea no one believes in something they think is false

[@-_Nuke_-]

Yeah exactly...

[@UsefulCharts]

Not all religions think this way actually. It's mostly just Christianity and Islam. Most other religions are simply about cultural practises that are followed in a specific region by a specific ethnic group.

[@LateNightWithSam]

@@UsefulCharts The Baha'i Faith, which I know you're aware of, teaches about progressive revelation, and that religion is unfolded gradually to society in different epochs and places. It's kind of like religion is a big book and each religion is a separate chapter; each chapter is independent of the others, but together they make a whole story complete. The Baha'i faith teaches that the time has come to unite into one common faith, thus bringing together all past faiths and recognising the truth in all. To do this, humanity will have to give up their past/traditional faiths and embrace the concept of Oneness (while maintaining unity in diversity of culture and experiences). It's like saying let's come together and recognise one form of common language for mathmatics or scientific belief. There's no use holding onto outdated or thousand-year old scientific theories when new ones have trumped them through human advancement of understanding. Even though past faiths may have been true and suitable for their respective time and places, many these days seem to be misinterepretations of the original teachings...and have eventually become outdated (which isn't always a bad thing as its a natural part of evolution). I personally think that as humanity has globalised and people realise we're all human and come from one common creator/higher power, it will eventually make sense that we have a world religion just as its predicted by Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i faith. Maybe (and this is not Baha'i school of thought but my personal contemplation) the next step after world peace, brought on by the Baha'i faith and which itself will eventually expire and give way to a greater faith, is to tackle inter-planetary unity with other life forms (once they get around to contacting us lol).

[@LateNightWithSam]

@@UsefulCharts Ps. It would be very kind and thoughtful of you to avoid showing the portrait of Baha'u'llah, as Baha'is consider it very holy and inappropriate to view in day-to-day settings; however, I understand that for you and many others it doesn't mean much. You have every right to include it if you think it adds to the video, but it would be generous to your Baha'i audience to remove it if possible. If not, no stress. Just a small side-comment I wanted to raise. Love your work btw. Thanks for all the effort for putting all these together.

[@iamvortexbae]

Thank you, Matt! Such a great work ❤

[@1Euan]

Sikhism has 25 to 30 million followers with big populations in India, Canada amd the UK.

[@parvadhami980]

Fun fact: Sikhs constitute a higher percentage of the population in Canada than India

[@ishan5591]

As a jain I would like to see a whole video dedicated to it. But bhagwan shree mahavir swami is the 24 tirthankar ( supreme preacher ) there are 23 tirthankar before him. Also there are two main branches 1). Shwetambar and ,2). digambar but shwetambar jain have many sub sects such as mandir margi , sthanakvasi , terapanthi and also there are different gaccha. So yeah would like to see that. Thank you 😊

[@Dark_Empath506]

I would like to make some corrections on the categorization of Hinduism. Yoga is normally categorised into karma yog, bhakti yog and gyan yog And karma yoga and gyan yoga might not necessary lie under Astika They might be aethiest too Gyan yoga are seekers they might not believe in those deities they are similar to Buddha actually There's no exact categorization tbh so you are not wrong... What I'm saying is that it is not always the case Nice analysis btw

[@pratyaykundu711]

Outstanding presentation.....however you should have talked about the vedanta school of indian philosophy as well....its branches- dvaita vedanta, advaita vedanta, vishistadvaita vedanta, achintya vedaved etc are the foundations of modern hindu thought

[@jacobandrews2663]

Matt, the poster looks cool but I noticed a mistake that needs correcting: You guys made it seem like Roman paganism comes from Greek paganism , and although I get there are a lot of similarities and syncretic borrowings between the two, the more accurate approach would be to have "Roman" paganism proper come from either: 1.European Paganism directly as its own branch, 2.Italic paganism *and* Greek paganism, or more accurately, 3. not-unlike Christianity, have a bunch of thin arrows protruding from Germanic, Celtic, Egyptian, Persian (specifically Mithraism) and Greek Paganisms. Given how influential Roman Paganism was in the development of Christianity, the "Greek --> Roman" line you guys have in there is a pretty big blunder. Still, the poster looks awesome! I'm just hoping you guys can correct that bit.

[@UsefulCharts]

Will keep it mind for the next printing.

[@NoahZeus]

Wonderful overview.

[@kosherfrank2165]

Super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@shealstewart271]

*Beautiful Speech!* Proud of you *_Harry!_*

[@patriciablue2739]

That is SO awesome! I’m buying!

[@tuncanius6881]

Amazing work ,thank you 👏

[@AchyutChaudhary]

*Nice video Usful Charts...* I just can't help but wonder why didn't you make a table/ section dedicated for 🪯Sikhism - that has 2 x twice the following of Judaism? _(as it too has a lot of parts from the founder Guru Nanak via 10 more Gurus to the Guru Granth Sahib, Sikh empire, Punjab partition & Khalistan)_ Especially as a 🇬🇧Londoner, I've went to schools with 1/4 Sikh population for instance, but never even met a single Jewish student ever in comparison. I believe in your home country 🇨🇦Canada too - there are under 1% Jews compared to over 2% Sikhs! _...and am not even a SIkh myself btw ;)_

[@UsefulCharts]

Well, for one thing, Sikhism does not have as many divisions as other religions. The vast majority of Sikhs simply follow the dominant branch. It also hasn't been around as long and hasn't produced other spin-off religions like Judaism has. Finally, my main target audience for my posters is actually the US, where Judaism is the second largest religion.

[@AchyutChaudhary]

@@UsefulCharts I see…makes sense 👍

[@RubelliteFae]

According to "2020 PRRI Census of American Religion" Christians make up 70% of the US, 23% are unaffiliated, and Jews are tied with Muslims, Buddhists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Latter-day Saints at 1%. (The last two being categorized as Christian by the study, I included to demonstrate the diversity of religions tied for 3rd in the US.) Edit: And also, as I've said before, since the whole thing is informational/educational, shouldn't the emphasis in the target country be that which is least well-known, not that which is most common?

[@ghostdreamer7272]

@@UsefulCharts but it could have been explained in the same away as Jainism

[@believer7280]

All man-made religions are basically the same....do good, don't do bad and hope to achieve salvation. But God's ways are not man's ways. God sent His Son to achieve salvation for us. Eternal live and the forgiveness of sins is a free gift to all who believe in Jesus Christ and His sacrificial death, burial and resurrection. (John 3:16) (Romans 5:8) 🙂

[@ronny383]

Very well explained. Thanks

[@SouvikPaul-bz5sl]

We love our Jewish brothers and sisters Lots of love from India 🇮🇳🕉️❤️🔯🇮🇱 Protect your country at any cost.....

[@UsefulCharts]

No. No one should protect any country "at any cost". What the Israeli government is doing right now is a war crime. Civilians should not pay the price for what terrorists have done.

[@y.l7455]

​​@@UsefulCharts How exactly Israel is committing a war crime? And what Israel should do in your opinion to destroy hamas?

[@UsefulCharts]

I suggest the following website for more information: www.btselem.org/

[@y.l7455]

@@UsefulCharts B'tselem? Really? I have to admit I'm disappointed.

[@UsefulCharts]

Fine. Use Wikipedia then: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war Or Amnesty International Or many other websites

[@inexorableratul]

What an amazing work!! 😮😮🎉🎉❤❤

[@gabrielabrahao4383]

I'd love to learn more about those "new age" religions that try to mix "science" with their beliefs like the christian spiritism

[@vikkumar1995]

Incredible video! well done :)

[@joachimantarctica5685]

From a traditional Christian perspective, Christianity is not a descendant of "Judaism", but rather the continuation of "Biblical Judaism" - in contrast, modern day Judaism is called "Toraic Judaism" in many scholarly circles. As Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe used to note - Christianity is much closer to Biblical Judaism than Toraic Judaism.

[@vicdelta31415]

I would love if there is a chart explaining the psychology of influencing factors that makes individuals choose a certain religion while rejecting thousands of others simultaneously. It'll be a very informative and beneficial study.

[@Rolando_Cueva]

ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ। I'm a Christian, and I'm obviously not Indian (or is it Bharati now?). But man, so sad how we always seem to forget about Jain Dharm and Sikhi. I mean Sikhi is so interesting. Strict monotheism and no murtis, and yet they believe in karma? I'm not Sikh but I find it fascinating. ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤਿਹ।

[@thelastninja4825]

Thank you for this video, I wear my star of David with pride these days, for my family which perished in WW2. God Bless.

[@franimal86]

Christianity has a lot less followers than any one source will ever say. When you are baptized, you become a Christian for life. Many ex-Christians or ex-Catholics that want to get removed from the list of followers will never get removed. This is one of the ways the Christian Church maintains its power and influence in such a large number of countries. As someone listed as a follower, for sure, but no longer practices or goes to church or even believes in the Catholic religion, it really bothers me! It bugs many of my friends and family, too. There was so much demand for the church to provide a way to remove oneself from the official Catholic list that the Church was overwhelmed with submissions when a form was made available to the public. They couldn’t (or wouldn’t) process all the requests before abolishing the practice of defecting from the Church. According to church doctrine: “it is no longer appropriate to enter attempts at formal defection in the sacramental records since this juridic action is now abolished." In 2010, the Holy See confirmed that it was no longer possible to defect formally from the Catholic Church. For example, in Spain, where my family is from, the majority of the population does not believe in the Catholic Church or organized religion. Only about 17% are practicing Catholics, as of 2023! 35% of the population identifies as non-practicing Catholics. Now, sure, if you add 17%+35%, you arrive at 52% Catholic, which seems like a majority, but this number is misleading. Many people say they are “non-practicing” because it is simply how they were raised, or because they were baptized (and thus are Catholic, for life, regardless of what they actually believe) or because their family is all Catholics so they are, too, or because of tradition. There are many “non-practicing Catholics,” that are, in other words, “non-believers.” This is something important that these statistics don’t show and something the Catholic Church certainly does not want acknowledged. Catholicism is more of a tradition than a religion in Spain these days. There is no getting around the fact that most festivals and family events center around traditionally Catholic customs. That does not mean Christianity is the largest religion in Spain. The truly largest faction of the population (44.1%) identify as: atheists (16.8%), agnostics (14.4%) or non-believers (12.9%), as of September 2023. That number grows each year, too. Spain is predominantly secular! Thank you for the videos. I love all the information you provide and wanted to provide you with my own little tidbit of information. I really hope we can be even more nuanced with this data, in the future.

[@wanderingandroid]

World Religions Explained Islam... religion of peace 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jerry18291]

Far from a religion of peace

[@sam-lm6kl]

@@jerry18291 Before judging, I encourage you to research Islam from credible sources. Islam means ‘peace’ and promotes justice and compassion. The Qur’an states: ‘Whoever kills a soul… it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely.’ (5:32). Islam is the fastest-growing religion globally, chosen by millions for its peaceful teachings, not by force. Misjudgments often arise from misinformation or focusing on the actions of a minority.

[@commiehunter733]

I always found it strange, 3 major religions popped out of one area. Christianity, judaism, islam

[@EnochianDemonology]

Debatable. Abraham was from Ur. Jesus was from palestine and muhammad was from Medina or mecca I can't recall which.

[@LGranado-pj6nb]

I don’t have a comment

[@miket155]

Me neither

[@avielschanzenbacher586]

I don‘t have a reply

[@shadowsbruther]

Same

[@TheQuranIsTheWay]

Best comment

[@efegokselkisioglu8218]

U sure?

[@flavarella]

I swear Matt, you must be the most intelligent person ever. You never cease to amaze me while educating me with facts. Thank you for sharing your gift of knowledge with us. ❤

[@ScottMcCracken-r8k]

It is true, my understanding of Judaism comes from the New Testament. If this understanding includes many misunderstandings, does that mean the Jewish writers of the New Testament did not understand their own religion?

[@UsefulCharts]

There were many different types of Judaism during the time of Jesus. And the type that survived has changed since then.

[@ScottMcCracken-r8k]

​@@UsefulCharts Thank you for replying so quickly and indulging this laymen. Given the variety you explained in this and other videos, I feel like I should have known this would be the answer. However, it is always best to ask. If you do not mind, I have 3 quick follow on questions. How many types of Judaism, past and present, believe humans have a soul? And of those that do believe in a soul, how many believe the soul is eternal? And of those, how many believe that the soul can exist in a new corporeal state within the presence of God (aka heaven) after death.

[@UsefulCharts]

All three branches of Judaism are agnostic on the issue of what happens after death. Generally, they all believe in some sort of soul but not much attention is placed on it. Judaism is very much focused on the here and now.

[@ScottMcCracken-r8k]

@@UsefulCharts Thank you.

[@Titoroski187]

I know, right? 🤔

[@BigSmokes123]

great video love it!

[@revanthreddy7878]

26:35 Map of india shown here is wrong😡 Atleast dotted lines are expected in disputed area

[@hornball8711]

thats pok bro they already occupied that area

[@DomainofKnowlegdia]

1:35:00 Islam did not begin with Muhammad it actually begin to develop from 680 CE to 1000 CE before that their was no religion called Islam.

[@michealomaoldomhnaigh3604]

You mean 'there'.

[@sonyaneal6539]

This topic should be a part of every highschool global social literature study. Excellent content and presentation! Keep doing what you're doing...God bless you, and thank you. Peace, Joy and Love in the Most Holy Light of Christ Jesus ❤

[@terminator1562]

bro forgot about Sikhism

[@1Euan]

+1

[@liamcarignan7254]

it’s literally mentioned at 1:42

[@leadharsh0616]

​@@liamcarignan7254*Mentioned*

[@jcavs9847]

bro said bro forgot about sikhism

[@ghostdreamer7272]

@@liamcarignan7254for the 5th biggest religion, it should be more than mentioned. It’s larger than Judaism.

[@chaitanyakiran]

huge respect to Hinduism and jews/Judaism. really learnt a lot. nice work explaining them .

[@diomedesabcmnxyz7299]

** HOW THE MAJOR RELIGIONS ARE RELATED: ~ JUDAISM (TALMUD/TORAH, RABBI): EVERYBODY HURTS. ~ CHRISTIANITY (BIBLE, PRIEST): EVERYBODY HEALS. ~ ISLAM (QURAN/KORAN, IMAM MUSLIM MINISTER): THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW, THAT EVERYBODY HURTS & EVERYBODY HEALS. ~ BUDDHISM (BUDDHIST TIPTAKES, MONK): BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU START. ~ HINDUISM (HINDI HARE KRISHNA VEDAS, PANDIT): YOU KNOW HOW THAT ENDS, REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME.

[@Madasin_Paine]

Pithy like a cheat sheet.

[@elypearl826]

Judiasm spokesman here. Jk. “Everybody hurts”? Like other people? Sounds dark and biased perspective. The central creed of the entire Talmud is as it states “ vehavta leraicha kemocha” = to love your neighbor as much as you love yourself. Judaism is not occupied by original sin, “that everybody hurts” and needs to be saved” Instead, we focus on helping others because that's what creates a flourishing community.

[@Madasin_Paine]

@@elypearl826 why does anybody need to read the rest of those books if they understand the basic principles. Advertising and fecal impaction with adverse eruptions.

[@elypearl826]

@@Madasin_Paine the Talmudists, the authors, cared and wanted to figure out how to go about Jewish law and create everyday life practices that create a structure that produces healthy living practices (so to speak). unless you appreciate legal codexes or something, The Talmud is kind of boring. But it's impressive nevertheless. It translated into English for anyone who wants to know more 😉

[@diomedesabcmnxyz7299]

@@elypearl826 ~TALMUD: We are all made of mud/dust. ~ TORAH: Therefore we all have the same impulses. (Kill or be Killed, Eat or be Eaten) ~ The ritual of Circumcision is that reminder.

[@ritaflorencio2102]

Great video!! Could you talk about Traditional African religions and religions originated from them, like afro-brazilian religions, cuban and haitian vodu? Thanks ❤️

[@fubzuluz1108]

When you said I thought you meant "KZbin followers" 😀. And I thought - how can he know my religion? 😀

[@jessica3285]

Much appreciation from Lebanon. Impactful content. ❤❤

[@DESILISHES]

Thanks from bharat❤

[@alexdelaloire8739]

I'm mostly interested in the folk religions as they tend to be forgotten and yet still so present in people's everyday life. For example, in Madagascar, people would say the country is mostly Christian, but not really as the traditional beliefs are still so present especially that sometimes they conflict with christianity: Prayers to ancestors, divinations, traditional medecines, mythology, other dieties, etc...

[@Haveagodday-w8m]

Kindly correct the map of India. The whole of Jammu and Kashmir belongs to India. Not to Pakistan or China. They have illegally occupied some areas which have never been recognised by India and the world.

[@UsefulCharts]

This is the map used by the UN.

[@lopms2047]

​@UsefulCharts I think it's better if he just uses the precedent and avoids being political so there isn't an arguments in the comments

[@mustafaeh]

Lol!!!!

[@swilsonmc2]

​@@lopms2047Too late.

[@billrich9722]

I know I clicked on this because I wanted to learn but I wasn't expecting my eyes to glaze over this heavily.

[@kiraniqbal2179]

Pin me love from Pakistan

[@Michael_Walsh]

God bless you 🙏

[@FairyCRat]

Is it me or is the video shorter than when it originally came out? I definitely remember there was a part discussing the new additions, including the folk and esoteric religions. Or maybe it was a separate video? Either way, I can't find it anymore.