Why Are Humans Religious? - A Profound Explanation

[@scottmoore7588]

Because life is complicated and hard, reality is harsh and unforgiving, and there are many things that we’d like to have answers to that we simply don’t. Religion is about pretending none of this is true because it feels better to imagine that it’s not. That’s literally it.

[@Shiningsnow]

But they also create more complicated rules & make reality harder

[@scottmoore7588]

@@Shiningsnow Well yes!

[@claudiaschneider5744]

@@scottmoore7588 : Well yes? .....that´s pure Ignorance !

[@Humanbeing04-y1e]

Religions are good for human beings as long as they bring peace of mind and contentment. The world is harsh, and people need comfort. However, the problem arises when there is religious bias and hate speech

[@ALavin-en1kr]

@@scottmoore7588 The definition of religion is that to which we are bound. What are we bound to? Reality. Unbind from Reality? Many have but not through religion; through material science, which is not reality; just a portion of reality. There is a lot more.

[@rouzbeakhlaghi3038]

I grew up non-religious in an Islamic country. After going through a brief depression period at 15 because of the Islamic teachings at school, I became an atheist (without even knowing what it was until a few years later). From 18 to 22, I'd call myself an atheist and "debate" people over their faith, Islam or otherwise. I learned a lot about argumentation and logical fallacies. Then, at 22 I encountered psychedelics (which I don't condone using). I had my first experience with acid after some thorough research on its effects. I went into the experience with a very open mind but very low expectations. After the trip, I couldn't call myself an atheist anymore, as I had witnessed miracles and evidence for the existence of a "higher intelligence" or whatever. I knew something to be true without having empirical evidence for it (no evidence other than my own subjective experience). Faith. I know I'm not a Muslim or Christian, I know I no longer feel comfortable calling myself an atheist, yet I don't know what I actually believe. I'd still debate people over their faith to see how they justify it or whether or not it holds up to scrutiny as I would like mine to do so. (Sorry for the wall of text)

[@Patrick-io2wt]

Thank you for sharing 💙

[@luluwachedjari3299]

Dude Islam is the truth and honestly nobody cares I mean you did acid?!! 🤣🤣🤣 you’re cute lol Stop screwin your body and remember one thing! You’ll be alone after death you’ll be judged alone, betta chose the right team because trust me except fake Muslims real Muslims don’t really care about converting others We strongly believe that it’s not something anyone can provoke but the person herself

[@rouzbeakhlaghi3038]

@@luluwachedjari3299 Yet as a mortal human being you declare you have found The Truth. Good job.

[@wearenumberone1111]

man took drugs and claimed he reached nirvana ok

[@gvis3880]

May I ask: what about Islamic teaching made you depressed ?

[@NightWriting]

1. Children are spoonfed with religion. What the parents believe is a big influence on what you will believe. 2. You must FEAR God! He can do whatever he wants with you. So people do not dare to look the other way. It is actually very easy to burst the bubble. You just need to ask questions. But when you confront a believer, give a thousand arguments that doubt the existence of God. They still see 'their' religion as the truth. I have no doubt that people are brainwashing eachother without knowing it.

[@JASONDAVIES-i7m]

Why believe in a fictious character to be scared of? Why fear a non physical thing. RELIGION IS CANCER TO HUMANITY.

[@bbrizzee]

Thank you.

[@kynx9r]

Could you name me some possible questions for someone who believes in islam? Im trying to make them become atheist, they were born muslim

[@celvergova2391]

emmm... and do you ask questions about you the things that you believe?

[@NightWriting]

@@celvergova2391 I do not 'believe'. Science is based on doing research and finding evidence. There are so many questions that religious texts left unanswered, but with science comes the knowledge on how the Earth actually works.

[@aribena11]

This video is really clever. I come from a very religious Jewish family and I was never taught why I was Jewish. I was just expected to practice everything in my religion without raising my voice or id get in trouble. I’m 20 now and I’m not religious anymore. It’s made me so much more open and I feel my creative side coming out as now I’m free to think what I want.

[@JASONDAVIES-i7m]

Religions are cults...glad you escaped it!

[@ethandoingstuff1433]

As a fellow jew. Don’t worry about god, or why we exist, or the beginnings of the universe. Just focus on how best to live this life, and let the unknown stay unknown.

[@kfork814]

@@ethandoingstuff1433why

[@darz3829]

It's easy -- people don't want to accept personal responsibility for their own actions. By embracing invisible metaphysics which cannot be tested, measured or proved, that puts the blame on something other than themselves.

[@tetridanoh2583]

You are absolutely wrong.

[@tetridanoh2583]

In religion you literally have ETERNAL consequences for not only your deeds but even for your thoughts. And you will be condemned for your wrongdoings for eternity.

[@tetridanoh2583]

It's in atheism you have no responsibility for anything, you don't have free will according to atheism, your actions is just fleth "dancing to DNA". There is no point in existence In atheism.

[@darz3829]

@@tetridanoh2583 "In religion you literally have ETERNAL consequences for not only your deeds but even for your thoughts. And you will be condemned for your wrongdoings for eternity." "Eternity (eternal) means "without beginning and without end." That means we are eternal, always have been, and always will be. So there's no start or stop to eternal. If you have gotten that so wrong, one must figure you might have anything else you write as being incorrect.

[@tetridanoh2583]

​@@darz3829It's not defending your first statement.

[@arrivagabry]

I'll tell you why people have the need for religion, they don't accept death, they need to believe that there is another better life after death.

[@whitemountainapache3297]

Also, the elite at the top of society's pyramid, need to convince those below that no matter how crap their life may be, when they're dead, they'll get their eternal reward.

[@Souvik3000]

​@@whitemountainapache3297 But still they use religions to kill others.

[@dakrontu]

@@arrivagabry So they waste the only life they have, filling it with mindless drivel, having been sold an idea that is preposterous, but which they happily accept because the community accepts it, so they assume it must be true. But then the same community also believes all kinds of other obvious crap.

[@milascave2]

But before death comes sickness, old age, and decrepitude. Who will the care of you during that time? Your religious community is often the onesmost likely to do it.

[@celvergova2391]

Speculation

[@cartoonheart1111]

I was raised catholic and it never resonated. I knew I wanted to break away from it, but it was difficult. I felt like it had a stranglehold on me especially because of family pressure. At one point I just made the decision to let it go. It was very liberating. Thank you for the video.

[@KrazyyKal]

Same

[@Monocuervo]

Pls come back

[@celvergova2391]

When you say "liberated", what do you mean? That you can do whatever you want?

[@Tevin-MK]

@@celvergova2391no, its like getting out of a framework you have been put in as a child and finally can learn from other cultures and create a new framework/world view And that can create that feeling of feeling trapped in a community/society/group that is solely focused on one religion

[@celvergova2391]

@@Tevin-MK You could apply that logic to anything. Its like saying that because your parents taught you to use a knife and fork, freedom is learning to slurp your dinner. Rules are there to help people. It keeps them grounded and gives them a frame from which to interpret the world. Materialism is just another restrictive frame, no less of a frame than Christianity except that materialists like to pretend that it isn't.

[@DarkAsDeath]

It’s a cope with death. That’s it.

[@celvergova2391]

Speculation

[@RighteousOutlawMusic]

You should make a video where you visit a leader of each religion in an attempt to be convinced/converted

[@AzurasLorebeard]

I grew up non-religious with no religious trauma. Homophobia was never preached, racism was seldom preached(my father had his moments), and we never went to church. Throughout the years, I became atheist, and so did my mother and sister, but father stayed a christian through label, but never practice. I had a a period where I was an antitheist, but this was due to religion confusing me, I didn't understand it. Then I met my partner, a christian guy, he opened my eyes to the concept of individuality. I am an atheist, but I am rather fascinated by the differences than hateful towards it.

[@felissylvestris6557]

I may have had the same mindset some years ago, yet after reflecting on all the additional suffering and deaths that religion and unreasoned beliefs have brought upon our society, I have come to hate religion. I know this hateful mindset is just as dangerous as the religious mindset

[@celvergova2391]

Well who cares. Its all just atoms bouncing around and in the end you're just worm food according to your world view. Take what you can. Don't worry about offending anyone, there's nobody there to answer to so you can be any kind of this-ist or that-phobe you want to be (invented, socially constructed words of the powerful anyway). Thats your world view.

[@celvergova2391]

You comment contains certain language tells of a liberal "progressive". Liberal progressivness is an ideology just as a religion is an ideology. So you are religious in point of fact and you just don't acknowledge it.

[@jovialbivouacker99]

Fear of the unknown and death are big contributors to religious beliefs.😐🤔

[@celvergova2391]

Speculation

[@jovialbivouacker99]

@@celvergova2391 Just like believing in deities is speculation? Not very clever gova!🤔🙄

[@celvergova2391]

@@jovialbivouacker99 A theist is someone who looks at a piece of code and asks which programmer wrote the code. An atheist is someone who looks at the same code and cooks up some convoluted explanation as to how a mulitverse in which one universe amongst an infinite number all having perfectly differing characteristics by some good fortune and then in our universe by pure chance, a long series of random events led to the code existing by accident and we somehow happened to notice in spite of neither we or the code have any purpose or teleos. That's speculation.

[@jovialbivouacker99]

@@celvergova2391 In my youth, I was a vegetarian/vegan, but I never had a word salad as large as this one!😉

[@celvergova2391]

@@jovialbivouacker99 Some people take longer to digest a meaty argument but there's time.

[@thecuriousminds3883]

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[@Jason.Brayshaw]

About 4 years ago I read 'Autobiography of a Yogi' by Paramahansa Yogananda, and he expresses the same ideal that both Eastern and Western religions are really about finding and acquiring the Kingdom of God - within you. In other words, 'Self-Realisation'. Great video. Really enjoyed it.

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

We live in a BIBLICAL world, where masons rule and where BAAL - lucifer, the master of masonry is worshipped and praised to this day and CHRIST is rejected by many. GOD give us different languages, just to stop us from finishing the building of the tower of BABEL. If the tower of BABEL was never build, the language of man would have stayed the same. /whatever was the language in which mankind speak in those days). GOD give us languages of different kind, not religions. Man made up religions. Religions are our own fantasies and imaginations. Therefore, souls, lets seek CHRIST, not religions. No verse given in bible, which calls us to become “religious”. Bible has verses which say: REPENT AND BORN AGAIN! Matthew 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

[@whitesidechris]

What is self realization? I mean shit, for that matter, what is God?

[@ALavin-en1kr]

@@Jason.Brayshaw Human spiritual evolution is interesting; first focusing on the elemental and deities there. Then a deity in whose image the human was made but still external to the human. Then as Consciousness all there was or is, present everywhere; within and without.

[@amalksuresh286]

​@@whitesidechrisSelf realisation is becoming the best possible version of you based on your temperaments. God obviously has different meanings for different folks.

[@raymondmiller5098]

According to the late, great Daniel Dennett, religion seems to be part of Human Nature for some reason.

[@bradynorris1653]

Also, the human brain is wired to anthropomorphize non anthropic things.

[@yogiraj.s4972]

U are doing an amazing job... I am from India; it is the most diverse country in the world concerning various religions... Coming from this type of place, I've been to churches, temples, mosques etc. At a point in time, I started to question the myth of religion. When I asked, none around me knew the apt answer. Some started to call me an atheist. Some really didn't understand my question itself... After coming to this channel, I really am satisfied with my expectation and will guide me through and help me find the answer to my doubts... THANK U once again...

[@jimbobstaa]

You are very intelligent and respectful for taking in others viewpoints while still holding onto your own. I grew up in the LDS religion and found that it hurt my view on any spirituality for years. I deeply appreciate you bringing forward your point of at-one-ness. Have a blessed day, you earned your like.

[@TheVexHarbourButcher]

Because they are afraid of death and eternal happiness and peace sounds cool at the start, until you realise you'll spend that eternal time in "paradise" worshipping God like a robot without free will.

Christian as a kid, full-blown atheist thereafter, and now convinced spiritualist after unexpectedly awakening with LSD. Wonder if I’ll end up back where I began.

[@lewi142]

Don't take trips seriously dude. You aren't awakened, you just seen some distorted stuff 😅😅😅 what it should have taught you is that not everything you see is real.

[@Confessions089]

Christian and satanic as a child growing up. I chose not to participate in religions because of my crazy upbringing, which led me to having mental issues. Once I sorted all the religious stuff out and psychology, I became healthier mentally.

[@ethandoingstuff1433]

As someone who has been exactly where you are. Psychedelics are not a good answer. Read as many books by as many different opinions as you can. Psychedelics are fun, and can be therapeutic, but its not an access to magic, its just a fun, modern tool that replicates religious effects.

[@bobs182]

The propensity for religion has the primary "function" of binding a group together as cooperation is our greatest evolved survival attribute. Even our evolved capacity for language is for human interaction and cooperation. God is the idealization of both the tribal leader as well as the group identity. Your experience of at-one-ment is not likely something most people can achieve as most people are too mundane/outwardly orientated but I too have had this profound experience beyond words. Death and resurrection stories are about this experience as Jesus went within himself. The experience is so profound that being reborn is an appropriate metaphor. The oneness experience may be an aspect of the feeling of unity within a tribal group/church. The writers of the Bible recognized the innate need for identifying with a group when they wrote "man can not live by bread alone but also by the word of God." The success of religious leaders depends on there being many willing sheep. Religion and spirituality overlap but aren't the same with spirituality being more of a personal experience.

[@claireisonline]

WOW this is something I just thought of today like word for word, it's so refreshing to see that someone else thinks the same way

[@Humanbeing04-y1e]

Religions are good for human beings as long as they bring peace of mind and contentment. The world is harsh, and people need comfort. However, the problem arises when there is religious bias and hate speech

[@millenialmusings8451]

7:00 bruh I was with you until you started rambling about "spiritual" mumbo jumbo. It's a dirty word - "spiritually" because thousand people mean a thousand things with that word. There is no point in even talking if you're going to use such vague terms as spiritualu, god etc.

[@oscarcorbiere2899]

Spirituality in its simplest form refers to looking at those motivations that make you you. That’s what spirituality was originally, but religion got hold of it and perverted it into gods and demons using you like a puppet in their wars.

[@jamesmathews1841]

​@@oscarcorbiere2899 Right on!

[@beno2703]

Always watch you videos man , fell in love with these topics a few years ago . Hope your well and are able to upload soon . Love to you all

[@krishnantampi5665]

In olden days poverty drove humans to believe in some super natural force for relief but science and technology made them skeptic then it was question social unity then fear of death made them religious now majority are not following anything anymore one has to work hard to live and let others live In modern day politics state is the religion with Constitution as set of norms to control them😊

[@daysleek8038]

Hope you come back soon bro

[@lukebrown7651]

I would love to see another trip report after you've grown/developed this much!

[@ninhil2]

fear of death

[@miguelalonso6702]

ABSOLUTELY TRUE, I’m an example of that and feared death and still do but feared of death because of eternal damnation but now I more fear of the unknown

[@jakekrueger104]

I like what you said about enlightenment. It is true that some things cannot be adequately explained in a way that other people will understand it the way i do and that sucks. We have to hope they find this way of thinking themselves

[@mihaelamcrae8770]

It's somehow easier to accept a lie than the truth for a lot of people

[@I_Am_Bowi]

A big factor is fear of death. My father became more religious after my mother died as he couldn’t accept she was gone. He wanted to believe she was waiting for him

[@laurachapin204]

Religion is fraught with problems. The biggest is preachers who don't want you to think for yourself. That's a big red flag. If asking questions is forbidden, run.

[@TherealvengenceBatman]

Religion is a blessing. It's the truth.

[@MrBaumGeo]

At First I was hesitant towards this video. But your point makes a lot of sense. However the earlier points are being more and more used and frequent, which is why there is so many terrible conflicts due to religion. The thing is, science points towards the same. Alan Watts tried to explain the oneness of the universe through science. Neuroscience is a great science that is really helping us understand ourselves! There is so much progress in science and in spirituality. We need to be the new profets and spread this message! It would be so helpful to so many people!!

[@thingonathinginathing]

Hello friend, hope you are well. Keep making videos! Love your content, and I hope all is well in your life.🌌 Just a fan checking in lol

[@wchristian2000]

Where did you go?

[@thingonathinginathing]

Where's our boy!?

[@Alcanwill]

I dont think all religions point to this oneness with all things. In fact, most of these faiths with the exception of Buddhism thrive in the illusion of separateness. Hinduism does teach that all things are made of the same primordial stuff- but the hideous caste system is somehow justified. Religion is a lot of what is wrong with the world.

[@delta212cpd]

It's always been interesting how siblings born mere hour's or day's apart from the same set of parent's can be so different on psychological level's.

[@jasonwong2851]

Religion is a security blanket. Personally when growing up I always wanted an explanation bigger than myself.

[@AbelSesmas]

It’s more complicated than you think because when we pass away, we won’t be on earth anymore and we will be connected with our loved ones

[@dakrontu]

I had a religious experience at 17 when I got fed up with having religion pushed in my face and formally rejected it. None of the 30 or more people I was with had rejected it, but I had stuck my neck out, receiving their ridicule as they dutifully failed to hold the minister to account as I had. But I was the only one who had a religious experience of being at one with the universe, which happened, ironically, while the others were in the minister's church doing their numbingly-boring sheepishly-mindless ritual mumbo-jumbo. I am old now, but I still remember that morning. I learned that most people are incurious, happy not to question anything, considering it more important to 'fit in'. Painful though it can be at times, I prefer my curiosity, which is not so much related to religion or the lack of it, as to a desire to explore and understand.

[@mikefialko2979]

Curiosity and wanting to know the answers about the world around us and the universe is why we have science.

[@dakrontu]

@mikefialko2979 Curiosity, wanting to know, is why we have Science. And that puts it in opposition to religion, as religion wants to claim that IT knows, and that IT has the ONLY TRUTH. And the laughable nature of such religious assertions of truth is when one religion butts up against another and they go to war with each other to prove whose sky-daddy is bigger.

[@nicholaspoloukhine1761]

Amen brother. I always said, if you’re saying I’m eating the cracker wrong but I can love everyone and you can’t, then I know your God better than you do.

[@eXit-ubermensch]

Looking at religion as a form of philosophy is powerful, and to not take religious stories as not literal, but more of myths and stories to decipher its meaning.

[@pixuspanda9195]

you are looking healthy brother, keep taking care of yourself, even if your videos views doesn't meet your expectations just keep grinding this is great content just wish more people could see it, inshallah. Peace All blessings to you, praises to the most high.

[@yiannisgdem]

Understated channel, deserves more attention

[@Nigjaslayer9000]

Theists think they are right, atheist thinks they are right Conclusion: both are wrong.

[@zadelittle7225]

I love this channel so much. Thank you for making so many interesting, entertaining, and logical videos. I also am wondering if you have looked into the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. I would really like to hear your thoughts on this topic.

[@thecuriousminds3883]

It’s a topic i’ve been looking to study

[@Schmuly]

@@thecuriousminds3883 where have you gone?

[@mariokoukla1]

@@Schmuly probably in the quantum realm

[@scottgodlewski306]

Is there a longer form version of this? Because, holy crap, citation needed.

[@gintorino4616]

I love Psychology and the main reason why humans need something to believe is sometimes for escapism, curiosity, life meaning and understanding. Being able to understand life at a higher level than animals means that we have the ability to understand love, compassion, hate, forgiveness, cruelty, fairness, unity, equality and morality. For these things i named is where the Philosophy and conduct code of most religions usually come from. I would say the greatest of these is peace, respect and love. For without those 3 there are nothing.

[@machinedesignengineer9274]

People believe in religion for the same reason they followed kings.

[@rainlarkmarie2657]

Good points. Humans are full of passion (Fire, the heart).

[@Bridgette.Belle11]

amazing outlook. thank you for sharing your perspective!

[@stephenkaake7016]

I became enlightened, I gave my will over to God, I am the most enlightened person on Earth, I was given a mind that reveals the secrets of our incarnation

[@mikefialko2979]

Curiosity and wanting to know the answers to the world around us and the universe,is why we have science.

[@User-d1b8q]

1 Corinthians 3:19 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftines."

[@celvergova2391]

People believe in religion for the same reason that they believe other people are beautiful enough to procreate with. Its because nature put that need there....for a reason.

[@antoinebguitar2869]

Thats the conclusion i came in a discussion with my brother.. its interesting to see others coming to same conclusion. Technically everyone is God, i am the God of my consciousness, you are the God of your conciousness cuz if i die, you do not exist, nobody exist, the world don't even exist (to my perspective) and same for you, if you die, nothing else matters, I don't exist and nobody exist, again from the perspective of ur conciousness. So we are all "God" methaphorically and belief in itself is a good thing, cuz u you believe strongly enough, you will act according to that belief. Some people even die for their believes. So if you believe you so good at Soccer, there is a good chance you will become, as long as you act upon that belief.

[@avatarsingularity4088]

you should all look at string theory

[@thingonathinginathing]

Yesssss

[@mysticraphy2631]

Materialists are funny

[@gustavoreyes5747]

I just want to share my thoughts on the subject. Also, you forgot to mention the afterlife as one of the reasons for the existence of religion. I was raised Catholic, and at a young age I developed this innate need to make sense of the world around me. I remember questioning my mother and the priests about certain beliefs and traditions in the faith. I also quickly took notice of the hypocrisy and contradictions among the people who preached the faith. It wasn't until my time in the military when my "faith" was fully shattered by my experiences in the world. I just want to say that while I am not a believer of any god today, I understand the feeling of spirituality and the need to want to be part of a bigger community. However, it is so frustrating to see your species constantly drive itself to conflict because of it's tribalistic nature. And whether it's religion, politics, or land that is being disputed, the results always contradict the goal of all scripture. Spreading and finding inner peace ✌️.

[@ASTROTECH-R2]

People have ego's and the thought that this life comes to an end is too hard for the ego to accept, so people turn to religion to tell themselves they live on after this life and its a better exsistance than this life.

[@JayCasinoOfficial]

The background music sounds like the ps1 theme

[@mkm8149]

When my niece was adopted, her parents lied to her about her parents death, because their was no good to come from telling her the truth. So she grew thinking her parents died in a car accident. I think people continue passing on the lie about god, because when bad stuff happens like a death. Parents can't handle the truth, so they lie and say you will be with them again in heaven. He will wait for you to come. So don't cry, because children's tears are painful for loving parents,SO THEY LIE.

[@bradleykordenbrock6622]

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[@MarcusMoore777]

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[@ethandoingstuff1433]

Enlightenment/non-dual awakening is only necessary in cultures which are struggling to thrive. We had no problems moving away from god during the enoightenment and industrial age. But the current era with a US dollar based economy, and modern marketing, a lot of people are disconnected from the things they need to survive.

[@RajaniKhatun-hb4yd]

M not comfortable in relagion society. I really fed up.

[@nickcaci7238]

I like open minded people such as you. One thing you did not touch upon here was and it is a most common topic of religious beliefs is the afterlife. As an atheist person myself I would often debate with believers and they all look at me as “ be damned “ when i pass away. Well I say live life to the fullest and be a good human being. There are many good scriptures out there to help us to be a good person with needing a deity.

[@dakrontu]

You said an interesting thing at the beginning, which is that all humans seek to understand the meaning of life, the nature of the universe, and so on, and that this is a spiritual quest. The implication is that, in the modern era, this is something far wider and all-encompassing than the limited nature of any specific religion. Those of us who step beyond the confines of a specific religion, and seek the whole picture rather than some arbitrary fragment, are seen by those locked into arbitrary religious cubby-holes as unspiritual, intent on sin, unwilling to come to (their) god, and so on. But it is those locked into the cubby-holes that are specific religions (or worse, the infinity of infinitessimal factions within them) who are the ones who are lacking. Those not locked in are able to take a far wider and understanding view, from which there is no going back. It's like, unless you have seen a day, you can never know how much your sight was limited by the darkness of night. So let's be clear about where true spirituality lies: It is in accepting truth, wherever it takes us. Not in cowering within confines measured and laid out by ancient people who, to be fair, were doing their best, but were limited in access to an understanding of the world. For us, those limits have been torn away. We can see across the entire terrain of all religions, of all accumulated knowledge. It is laid bare for us to examine, to compare, and to come to conclusions that ancient people could never have the mental models to even imagine. And what do the cowering folks do, who want to bolt and lock doors to protect themselves from greater truths that contradict (or are not explained within) their myopic little sacred scrawlings? They fight against those of us who have stepped far beyond them. They have no choice but to do so because of their terrible fear. Tell them that if their god is real then they cannot have anything to fear, but they still don't get it.

[@jonjenkins]

Thank you Wyeth - A wonderfully uplifting video- So sad to view so many negative comments from, I would guess, young people feeling really down on life - It seems paradoxical when experiencing various personal problems it can be beneficial to get out of our own little world & consider the bigger picture not just our family lineage, though that can assist, but the lineage & the evolutionary progress of the human species as a whole, as your video alludes to - Additionally it is most helpful,particularly in tough times to see life as comprehensive learning process & see problems & obstacles as opportunities to grow & develop, on the way to each & everyone of us reaching our full potential

[@TaufiqulHuque]

Religion or spirituality began when a cave dweller looked up at the night sky and saw the Milky Way, and immediately and instinctively KNEW that there was something - something - out there that was larger than themselves.

[@Benjohn-cd7sj]

praise the Lord for He is the true God!, i believe that He saved us all from sin!, Jesus loves you all! :)

[@ABO-Destiny]

Religion is a social.management system. And human beings know very well it is impossible for them to manage anyone without themselves and their loved circles. Yet they know they may be facing many threats if they just live alone or with people whom they feel love for, which is why they clobber together to live inside a society on agreeable terms. Which is also why they often blindly obey religions, it is like blindly trusting someone or something for common safeguard and protection.

[@JoshuaPryce-ps7hx]

I believe we are subject to religion because God put it within our hearts. We have a soul and spirit which are eternal. The fact that we have a moral compass and understand it is not entirely accurate or foundational on our ethics, proves God exists and has a higher standard.

[@koalaplays8855]

Narcissistic. You have no reason to think you have any of that but you fully believe it anyway. Why must humans always be divine beings in religion. I’ve always found it so weird.

[@statmc8357]

@@koalaplays8855 Who says humans are divine beings? We are all created by nature

[@koalaplays8855]

@@statmc8357 yeah well according to this guy our morality and intelligence means we have a soul and other animals don’t. Even though some whales are literally smarter than humans on a neurological level, and most flock animals have empathy and sympathy, even ants.

[@statmc8357]

@@koalaplays8855 I do wonder why us humans have become the apex species, I mean, animals have brains too

[@koalaplays8855]

@@statmc8357 let me remind you it took 300.000 thousand years for modern day humans to develop standard society. That’s not intelligence that’s just a slow slow lottery ticket win. I’m sure chimpanzees could have also developed society after a few million years

[@gators2728]

He did not go over the main and actual reason for it. That is that people need a reason for life. Life is too big and mysterious so they need something to tell them what and how to think what to do how to react to things and how to generally guide their life because they cannot fathom it on their own. It was also usually taught to them at a young age and it is all they know.

[@josedufersone7543]

Good work brother.

[@closingtheloop2593]

Wait. Transcend your mind sounds like learning to let go of intelligence. As if intelligence is such a burden that we wish to return to being free of intelligence and become "enlightened".

[@Glaze131]

Christianity is strange to me because it has prophecy in the book of Revelation about the second coming. I had a strange experience where I heard the word "Rapture" audibly in my head by a voice that was not my own. (it was like thinking a thought, but it wasn't).

[@Glaze131]

Great video BTW!

[@JASONDAVIES-i7m]

You were reading fiction. Period.

[@JoeBytown]

No. There is no such thing as "spirituality". I am self aware. I have thoughts of how we are actually all star dust. One with the universe. We are all insignificant in the grand scheme of things. And that's ok. I'm enjoying my brief time in the universe. This particular assembly of molecules has invoked an ability to realize it exists. Very cool, but we don't need a fable to explain my self awareness. Belief in "spirituality" necessitates belief in a "spirit", which supposedly exists apart from our physical being. But spirituality is simply an alternate name for conscientiousness. It ends when the body ends. We've never detected a "spirit" apart from a body. And yes, the onus is on those who claim the existence of "spirit". Without evidence, I can summarily reject your assertion as I do the existence of Harry Potter. Some find the idea of a timeless "spirit" comforting and that's fine. But realize you are in the same frame of mind as a five year who believes in a jolly elf that brings them presents. We can find great meaning in our lives without "spirituality." In helping others. In deep study of music or art or science. And in countless other ways. I am in awe of reality. From subatomic particles to gravity waves from a circling pair of black holes, reality is not only amazing, it is literally too much for one human being to understand completely. The concept of spirituality is just an embarrassingly silly idea in comparison to the beauty and the very real complexity of the cosmos. That little thing called our universe, that is all I need to make my life "spiritually" complete.

[@Padq]

Today, manipulating for personal gain. A world of grifters. I was raised religious but now with all the abuse of religion without consequence is sickening but most of all the suffering

[@felixgenereux388]

Great video as per usual!

[@princessayaaa3]

i love your videos it makes me feel better about everything i feel i thought i was weird

[@AngelaWildman-ep6qu]

I believe in both religion and science, just not the rigid fundamentalist versions of either.

[@Phantomselbst]

Because they want to be lied to.

[@Waltyworld]

Thank you someone said it

[@Lighthouse6104]

Also because it makes them feel good and most people would rather have that then truth.

[@AliA-im7xx]

u have never looked into mysticism. that feeling a trip u get out of it is unmatched

[@Phantomselbst]

@@AliA-im7xx you have no idea what I have looked into. And you have no idea about mysticism. Religion with its rules is not the consequence of mysticism, but its opposite.

[@RajaniKhatun-hb4yd]

I m impressed first time in my life. M also travel for all this nonsense things. Me n my father had very logical thoughts. N we are also discussed about this trip. At the end we are always disappoint because we are not change anything.

[@PB1997.]

if human and god ever meet in person both will shout "my creator"

[@adnanmir2873]

that's becoz that god isn't our creator. Our creator is the Almighty Allah (The one and only true God that is deserving of our worship) not a consciousness, not a demi God not just a loving relationship

[@sass29]

i’m so happy i found this video, i was brought up christian but i left because i felt like it wasn’t the true religion and i turned to islam. but recently, i have had sm questions that i never rrly did before. i do believe religion is man made but i do believe in a higher power i just dont know what it is

[@bashirkoonkaaj7209]

Thank God, I’m not religious anymore.

[@valley2thebay319]

I grew up knowing about God but I wasn’t really religious until I turned 18 now I’m 23 and super religious

[@JASONDAVIES-i7m]

So, you joined a cult. Nothing to be happy about!

[@celvergova2391]

@@JASONDAVIES-i7m Atheism is a cult.

[@User-d1b8q]

​​@@JASONDAVIES-i7m 1 Corinthians 3:19 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”

[@asheerahorton6213]

As a Christian what you said almost made sense up and to the point that all of reality is you. That makes no sense whatsoever. Every single human being is an individual and there is a common spirit within us. The spirit that lives within us is the spirit God that created everything but we are not it, it is in us. And the reason why we can’t be it, why we can’t be God is because we did not create ourselves we did not create the stars in the sky we didn’t think of that and it came to be, you can’t manifest creation only God, the only entity that existed before existence did. That’s why every human being wonders of the spiritual aspect of existence is because literally the human mind cannot fathom the idea of a being that lives outside of its own creation. I was once you debunking Christianity and every other religion saying they’re basically all the same and that it’s just to bring division. But it’s not it’s the answer that everybody’s looking for Jesus is the answer everyone is looking for if you really look into it. With a lens to see the truth and not to conform even to it but to find the truth beyond what you’ve been told

[@Austin-rq4cn]

No matter what you say or what I say, there is no truth. There never will be. We will never know how we were created. Religion is the human way to cope with this realization. You think it is the “answer” because it is the easy path to take. It is comforting to think there is a reason to our existence, and that someone placed us here. But truly, you have no idea whether what you have faith in is true or not, you have faith in your religion because it’s the easy thing to do.

[@月光-z6q]

⁠@@Austin-rq4cnI wouldn’t say that we will never know the true nature of things merely because we don’t yet know what we don’t know in regards to the universe, so making such a statement is a bit hasty. Scientific developments are being made every day. We still don’t have a theory of everything (concerning the fundamental forces) nor understand how the human brain works. If we do not yet know how our own brains work, then how can we claim to never know the true nature of everything if we are still missing crucial pieces to the puzzle?

[@月光-z6q]

@@Austin-rq4cnAnd I’m not saying religion is the answer nor that it isn’t. All I’m saying is that there is simply too much we don’t know for us to make such assertions.

[@User-d1b8q]

​@@Austin-rq4cnJohn 14:6 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

[@ppgranja3]

Because they don't know how to deal with death.

[@celvergova2391]

And you do?

[@darksoul479]

The reason you are not able to communicate it to me is because it makes no sense.

[@MarcusMoore777]

Good video ❤️ spread love

[@Brucec-x6r]

The hell of religion is part of the awakening process

[@ALavin-en1kr]

See my comment below and I hope this comment appears next to what it is responding to and not at the end. I am responding to a comment, not adding a new comment which would legitimately be at the end.

[@celvergova2391]

Everyone is religious. Just a question of which one is yours.

[@Hellenicheavymetal]

@@celvergova2391 everyone is religious? Walk into my swinging hand.

[@celvergova2391]

@@Hellenicheavymetal Well, I don't know where that hands been, so no.

[@sfcity2022]

It was a very interesting video. I'm 15 yr old at the moment so i'm pretty young and naive for choosing a religious life. I'm gonna start reading Bible and quran to get to know whith ibrahamic religions. Thank you for all of these information that you shared in this video

[@nypdnono7634]

goodluck i hope youll find the right way!

[@EhteshamZafar-sj9lz]

Leave your thoughts here after reading Abrahamic religions.

[@レイール]

As a former Muslim, I advise you to be a little cautious when reading the Quran or Islamic religious books. It can be confusing at times, and shockingly awful at times when examined closely.

[@davidwinquist7058]

I think religion has been around basically for two reasons. 1) People fear the unknown; and 2) Other people figured out really quickly how to prey on those fears. I am not saying it's a dirt nap when we die. Why? Because I don't know. I think the trend of people being able to admit that they don't know by walking away from religion is a very good thing, although it may be too late.......I sense there is more going on than meets the eye. Something both Science and Religion cannot measure in any way shape or form. Religion preys on fear and creates a world full of people who lie to themselves constantly and bring more people in to their belief system so they don't feel so alone in their self deception. I went to church when I was younger. If you question ANYTHING in the religion you are going to church for, you will soon find yourself out of that church.....

[@leonardjarrett3711]

I agree but the masses are so damaged they can't convert their conscious to a none dual social structure. I feel like I'm going alone through the none dual spiritual rebirth. So valuable after the false religion doctrines has been revealed. Somehow it seems like very few people have the courage to denounce from man made religious ideologies such as I have after diving deep in. As a result I'm freed in a society the is so disgustingly spiritually dysfunctional. How to manage in the world now? I'm not running to a mountain or forest for the rest of my life. The middle way is the only way I'm striving for. Thanks for speaking on this hot lie on humans that dares to join.

[@flyagaric1607]

if you look at the regions of the brain, for example the rationale section, this section allows us to conceptualise. You would think the fact that we use this section to rationalise also would overwhelm the conceptualisation of god, but no. God seems to win out over rational judgement. I believe it is because 1) our ego needs pacifying is a driver. In pacifying our ego there is 2) a relinquishing, or absolving of an individuals responsibility as a human to some or all uncomfortable truths 3) The acceptance of religious fate is self fulfilling and 4) is also an attractant to others seeking to absolve themselves in order to belong.

[@jasonkinzie8835]

I think you might enjoy, (find enlightening), the works of the German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte. Especially his "Foundations of the Entire Science of Knowledge". What you were saying about the Ego escaping itself definitely reminded me of this work.

[@noelpinto-rq5cu]

Sir I agree with you...I have been a member of many denomination in my past year...I ask why christian all do one jesus as they say they worship but many of them don't agree in many things or why there are so many names of different churches... I taught in the 1st century there is only one....but I research, the bible mainly, and I see many inconsistency in the book, how it created how it copied, how it interpreted, then I noticed that the author of the four gospel has no authorship, how they know it is written by this disciple if no authorship written to it .... And I notice that the original copies are not available, then where the hell they copied the Bible.....

[@raulayala7572]

I spent 15 years of my life denying religion, believing that I myself was enlightened by denigrating faith and living by pure reason. I spent much of that time feeling that something was missing. As I've reencountered spirituality and come to embrace it I've learned that humans are as much spiritual beings as we are rational beings. Faith and reason are not contradictory but complimentary. In the same way we need to feed the body with sustenance, the mind with knowledge, we need also to feed the soul with wisdom. Spirituality, like science, is a quest for truth. A way of understanding reality. Unfortunately, it can also be misused. Religion can't fully explain the scientific world. And vice versa, science cant fully explain the spiritual. They each, nonetheless, have their respective domains.

[@deeppurple883]

Why does it matter whether your religious on not. I was baptised into the Catholic faith, that's where it ends. I've never had any desire to go any deeper than that. I'm cynical about power and money in all religions. Some are still being run like it's the 10th century. We're all individual's, either your good or your bad, action. ✌️☘️

[@celvergova2391]

It matters profoundly. Every human being is religious. Choose your religion wisely because choosing foolishly leads to disaster. Look at the state of our planet because the west chose materialism and liberal progressivism and individualism,

[@sandeepkumarcool]

Reality is religion is neighter born with you are taken with you. Its only an intermediate step that helps you bring solace for all your brain finds difficult to follow. They should provide a disclaimer for all religious books, to follow only when you are not at peace.

[@darksoul479]

We are entitled to our own opinion, we are not entitled to our own Truth. To say that something is true just because we think it's true is absurd.

[@celvergova2391]

What is truth? Atoms bouncing around space?

[@leonardjarrett3711]

Finding the truth is gutt wrenching. But after which is liberation but I now feel walled in because of so much ingrown ignorances feels like a threat to me. Over time I hope to be able to express openly love again but are so far away or not apparent for communication other than digital. Robotic but lacking something!