World's Smartest Atheist Finally Admits What Christians Knew All Along

Oxford chemist Peter Atkins has been promoting atheism for decades. However, when asked if there is any evidence that could possibly convince him that he's wrong, Dr. Atkins admitted that his position is unfalsifiable. That is, he would never accept any evidence against atheism. David Wood discusses the issue.
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[@whaddoyoumeme]

And he said unto him, "If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead" (Luke 16:31)

[@Weissguys6]

Bingo.

[@Max-ki6df]

Even the autors knew, nobodys gonna believe their bs willingly.

[@salmiak333]

That's what jumped up in my head as well. When I was little I wondered if that verse was really true, I mean, who wouldn't believe. The older I get, the more "impressed" I am with human kinds selfblindness as well as its stellar ability to delude itself.

[@dougcolthar5244]

100%, a lot of people aren't on a truth quest but a happiness quest.

[@justaregularguy115]

​@@Max-ki6df Sky Daddy! Sky Daddy! Sky Daddy! The authors knew how foolish unbelievers are no matter what era. This might be just one of the many reasons why humans are consigned to eternal Hell along with demons. (Demons were angels who saw God's face and dwelled in his glorious presence....yet still rebelled). So humans who openly admit to "rejecting God no matter what evidence presents itself"...deserve to be separated from God, alongside their own ilk forever. It's sad but such ppl damn themselves with their own lips and won't even leave room for redemption (even as a wise precaution). Even though Saul persecuted Christians & didn't believe in Jesus as our Savior (before Damascus), he was NEVER as arrogant or hard hearted as many modern atheists. (After all Paul still believed in God and was actually able to be convinced that Jesus is what he said he was). Pride is definitely the worst sin.

[@slavi7191]

They're too smart to believe in an eternal entity called "God." That belief is way too primitive for them. As a former atheist, I now realize how dumb I used to be. I thank Christ that He saved me from atheism.

[@Tinesthia]

When anyone spends any amount of time learning about the first records of Humans developing religions and god beliefs, and then looking at the reasons modern theists give for their belief, it’s hard not to view theists as primitive, yes. As a former Christian, I now realize how dumb I used to be. I thank science communicators for getting me interested in evidence and developing sound epistemic basis for beliefs.

[@slavi7191]

@@Tinesthia right on. Good for you.

[@skyereave9454]

​@@TinesthiaI don't understand this belief that the two must naturally be at odds. I can believe in God and still take a scientific approach to the physical world too. I know a few PHD holders in various scientific fields that can do the same. If we can accept that we only know so much and that we could always be wrong, the contradictions are not a quandary but merely something that we do not yet fully understand. As long as I am prepared to be wrong, then what changes. Moreover, if we both think God cannot be convincingly proven then so ends the argument. I invite you to believe and if I'm wrong than you're fine. Either way, you and I are both dust in the wind.

[@CyberGuy127]

@@skyereave9454that would take thought and reason, something they don’t have (usually)

[@ErnestStewart]

30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’ ”

[@DavidRealMusic]

Luke 16:30-31.. The perfect verse for this video.

[@Bc232klm]

Bible isn't true.

[@christophermorris1205]

That’s mind blowing. I assumed this verse was using hyperbole..but it’s playing out right before my eyes in the hearts of men.

[@pflume1]

Jesus is the proof that someone rises from the dead. They still will not believe. Same people who believe 13 billion years ago something came from nothing.

[@ProfYaffle]

I was Christian before I heard this interview and I was a stronger Christian afterwards. The best brains expose themselves.

[@gowdsake7103]

Really ? then PROVE god

[@ProfYaffle]

@gowdsake7103 I was being hilarious. But since you mention it...prove God doesn't exist if you are so clever

[@allanmason3201]

@@ProfYaffle I'll step in here and volunteer to prove God *doesn't* exist immediately after you prove that you have *never* done immoral, disgusting and illegal things to small children and chihuahuas.

[@ProfYaffle]

@allanmason3201 and your point is...tricky to prove God exists ...tricky to prove God doesn't exist. Balance of probabilities... He does exist. Based on your comment ... I can't prove you have a bit of a chip on your shoulder. God bless you

[@danielessex2162]

No the point the dude is missing is that there is so much evidence against the God idea that any evidence for would need to be heavily examined and would probably undo every other piece of evidence we have of reality. The equivalent for you "believers" would be for me to propose a god stronger than your God. You already deny any evidence against your God so this nonsense whataboutism is wasted especially since you don't get the point and enjoy this type of fence sitting.

[@Angrybogan]

Belittling Christians by calling God "sky daddy" isn't atheism. It's Anti-Theism.

[@smoothchilling64]

They are both the same just word salad!

[@FEiSTYFEVER]

​@@smoothchilling64Anti-theism is not the same as Atheism but it did cultivate it. Anti-theism is a malignant ideology that is centered on hatred and revulsion on anything related to God, Christianity in particular. Atheism is a straight-up denial in the existence of God, in essence you cannot hate something you believe does not exist.

[@user-hm4od3wu1z]

​@@smoothchilling64there's a guy on KZbin named the anti-prophet He's a ex Muslim and he explained that the only religion that he's against is Islam and he's an atheist

[@johnknight3529]

@@smoothchilling64 - Not according to the "new atheists", who claimed that atheist just meant not thinking/behaving as if there was a God. (In an apparent attempt to boost their numbers). Like apolitical, or amoral. I guess it worked for awhile ; )

[@nobs997]

How do you belittle something that you don't have evidence of? People need to deal with reality

[@timothypeterson4781]

Them: "So nothing can persuade you." Him: "I didn't say that." Them: "So what can persuade you." Him: "I can't conceive of anything."

[@Byorin]

Sure, the atheist might not know. But wouldn't your God know how to convince a lowly human? The argument in this vid basically implies this God is not smart enough or too weak to prove their existence.

[@joshuapizarro3231]

​@@Byorinno. The video is showing that truth really isnt what they want. If God forced you to believe you would say Hes a dictator.

[@ultracrepiderian]

​@@Byorinwhat a mind numbingly stupid argument. God isn't ur personal servant where he shows everyone exactly what they want. He has already reached out multiple times in multiple ways ( maybe not in ur favourite way). But unless u step out and seek him, ull never find him. He's not looking for u to believe in him like a theory, he's looking for a relationship. I'm a Christian from India who was an atheist, never experienced anything supernatural. I found the cumulative evidence for Christianity far superior to all other worldviews and thus put my faith in Christ. Hope you get off of ur high horse and try meeting god halfway like u would with a loved one

[@freedom5941]

@@Byorinno because they literally won’t believe because of their ego ..they would believe in alien rather

[@PhotriusPyrelus]

​@@Byorin So are you saying the brightest minds of science are just too stupid to figure out how to explain that the earth is round to all the flat earthers? Or are those flat earthers just too committed to their false belief that nothing short of (or perhaps even including) going into space and seeing the globe for themselves will change their minds?

[@asmxh]

“Professing themselves to be wise they became fools.”

[@oscaralegre3683]

100%thats what these atheist scientists are

[@radscorpion8]

yes, the fools who reject 2000 year old scripture written by people playing a giant game of telephone off of rumors, filled with towns rising from the dead, talking snakes, and a lady who was turned into a pillar of salt for committing the crime of looking at two cities whose children were burned alive by God because their parents committed carnal sins. But WE'RE the irrational ones lol

[@leonrobinson8180]

​@@radscorpion8 So you believe nothing exploded, rearranged itself, and magically created everything? See? We Christians can play the same "ad absurdum" game too.

[@roberjohnsmith]

​@@radscorpion8straw man. We aren't talking about scripture. We just watched a video of them admitting on camera that they would deny ANY EVIDENCE for gods existence. They didn't say "I reject the bible", it wasn't even a discussion about the Bible. Reading comprehension and observation skills aren't you strong suite are they. Unless you wanna prove me wrong by answering my hypothetical If I could prove Christianity were 100 percent true, would you become a Christian?

[@roberjohnsmith]

​@@leonrobinson8180all you have to do is use their same language. Ask him "what evidence do you have for your magic?" Or something along those lines. Gotta mock and belittle while you ask too, it's rhe atheist way don't ya know

[@speakersforthedead4455]

My response would be "If you would believe you've gone crazy because evidence presents itself then what tells us that you're not actually crazy now? Maybe evidence would provide itself when you become sane all the sudden."

[@kentclark9616]

Great point.

[@GeneralProfessor]

"For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice." - Thomas Aquinas

[@sidwhiting665]

The thing I don't like about this quote is it can discourage a believer from looking at the actual evidence and just relying on whatever a church leader says is correct. We know how fallible humans can be. Thus, I think it is important for Christians to look at the evidence, not only because there's plenty of it, but also because it will help defend the faith when you get attacked by a world hell-bent on destroying it. For example, if someone says the Bible was corrupt, you can bring forward the fact that there are over 15,000 manuscripts of the New Testament ranging from 2nd century up to modern times, and using them we can reconstruct 99% of the Bible that we see in modern translations. There are only a few small parts where there is some doubt about original authenticity and/or a specific word-choice, but they are of such minute importance that no core doctrinal teaching are compromised. So when you hear someone say, "The Bible is just a translation of a translation of a translation..." you know they're just lying to you and/or they are ignorant of the historical, text evidence we have.

[@AtheismPoisonsEverything]

@@sidwhiting665 No, not really. I don't know any christian who believes that men can give birth, like pdf file atheists claim. So far there has been zero evidence through all of history for this claim of absolute truth which stems from communist propaganda, and right there it proves pdf file atheist religion wrong. So christians are not that easily fooled. They do not fall for either communism or islame. Maybe that is why christians are excuted always as the first by muslims and pdf file atheists?

[@DevoutSoldierYT]

The best thing is ... the Bible does have historical and archeological evidence to support that it is true :)

[@rickojay7536]

So...🤔 evidence is irrelevant? Did you take your time to ponder that statement?

[@rickojay7536]

@@DevoutSoldierYT it doesn't

[@tripperdan]

Its has never been about evidence, it has always been about pride

[@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid]

B. I. N. G. O. These puny gods and their self proclaimed temple of worship to themselves.

[@jpt00711]

And faith in atheism

[@mathfrom0to96]

It's a failure to apply the same skepticism that they have on religion, onto their own beliefs... it''s a bias. No wonder many atheists are also anti-religion or Christianity.

[@ryanjames3793]

Not really it's not about pride it's really about evidence you are more prideful if their is evidence of god.

[@ryanjames3793]

​@IliasTsatsis-mc9ig😅

[@ioo3151]

“The ultimate ignorance is the rejection of something you know nothing about yet refuse to investigate.” ― Wayne W. Dyer

[@jesan733]

They know more and have investigated more than you. That's why they reject.

[@Jamie-ck5qm]

I have 3 bibles and read them. They are as valid as Harry Potter

[@ronsmith8340]

How many millions are ignorant of the Bible's history?

[@sonnyh9774]

I'm going to steal what you stole

[@onceabrokensoul]

⁠@@Jamie-ck5qmso you read isaiah 53 and decided that it was fiction? you think all the early christians died for nothing? a lie?

[@spiceywolf]

Im an athiest, but I've watched your content for a few years. I'm convinced that if I ever end up a Christian one day, you are the one that made me a believe in that hypothetical future.

[@PaElRa]

What makes you continue to be an Atheist, if I may ask?

[@jameslay1489]

not me, in fact his videos have convinced me that christians are desperate to put atheists at their level.

[@jameslay1489]

@@PaElRa for me, lack of evidence and the evidence presented does not point to any particular god.

[@granmabern5283]

@@jameslay1489Padre Pio, Brother Andre, thé Miracle of Lanciano... the Tilma of Our Lady of Guadeloupe, the Shroud of Turin, plus innumerable other miraculous examples, studied and documented by honest, educated scientists. Unfortunately, the only “ proof” some people will consider is getting hit in the butt by the gates of hell. (Everybody in hell believes in God.)

[@PaElRa]

@@jameslay1489 i didn't ask you though.

[@connorphelan9825]

I was blind but now I see. Salvation is a miracle.

[@MilitantAntiAtheism]

@johnnynotenglish9751 According to atheist religion, What is wrong about pdfilia? Should we ask Drag queen story hour?

[@kotik1033]

Yes absolutely it is

[@roberjohnsmith]

​@johnnynotenglish9751so you're an agnostic? Why are you so smug and arrogant? Just curious

[@jounisuninen]

@johnnynotenglish9751 Whom are you writing to?

[@wft15]

​@atheistreligionandislameis4455 atheism is not a religion; it's a conculsion.

[@knowone11111]

Atheists are the adult version of the kid that asks, "why" to literally everything.

[@bogkazealijamislim5998]

There is nothing wrong with asking why, you just lack the patience and knowledge to handle it.

[@knowone11111]

@@bogkazealijamislim5998 you took that personally lol

[@reasonablyserious]

​​@@bogkazealijamislim5998there's a difference between curiosity and being deliberately annoying. The first try to formulate their questions at least a little better. Not every badly-behaved child is a genius.

[@o00nemesis00o]

@@reasonablyserious whhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyYYYYYYY?

[@thadofalltrades]

my son just reached this stage, it's a wonderful stage and very important in their development. Yes it can get annoying, but we shouldn't shut it down unless it gets deliberately defiant. If you aren't asking why, you're just swallowing whatever someone else is telling you. The truth stands up to scrutiny. One of the biggest mistakes Christianity has made is teaching young people that you don't question the church. It's absolutely wrong and sets the young person up to be snatched away the first time someone else gives a solid reason they should give up their beliefs. They haven't been taught why these things are true, just that they are true.

[@Klee99zeno]

Dawkins actually changed his position on this. In his infamous book The God Delusion, he wrote that God could prove his existence by some spectacular display. But later he modified this approach and now says no experience of any kind would convince him.

[@jjphank]

This should help Dawkins and every scientific atheist get saved ;>Matter and energy cannot be created nor destroyed, therefore no matter nor energy would’ve existed to do the causing. Consequently, whatever did cause the universe to exist, would need to be immaterial and exist beyond time and space! Genesis 1: 1 God creates time space and matter! The KILLER is, Entropy! Entropy is somewhat opposite of evolution and why did this come into the universe if everything’s getting better? Genesis 2:17 says death came into the universe through the first sin! First two chapters of the Bible not the 500th chapter or the thousandth chapter; explain what evolutionists have not explained; and no other worldview comes close to the Bible, in explaining it! The first two laws of thermodynamics! So the Bible explains how matter, space, time, entropy, and energy get here! DNA does not auto encrypt, it did not write itself the code writer is outside of the code. 3300 billion lines of computer code in 1 humans DNA, would fill the Grand Canyon 50 times of Books, let alone plant and animal DNA and it did not write itself! One person‘s DNA could stretch to the sun and back 61 times! Psalm 139:16 “in my members you have written many books“. John 21:25 “I suppose everything Jesus did the world will not have enough room for the Books, telling of it“! God made matter and energy, a.k.a., the first law of thermodynamics and DNA, pointing to himself; pointing to an outside source beyond the realm of the universe; that these things were made there! Job 38:35 “were you there when I created the lightnings and they say ‘here we are!”’ This is God talking to Job! 3300 years later, James Maxwell discovers that light rays and electricity are two forms of the same thing! The Bible Predicted telecommunications

[@AtheismPoisonsEverything]

because to pdf file atheist prophet dorkins, it doesn't matter with evidence in biology, he will always believe that men can give birth, it doesn't matter with evidence in morality either, he will always be a strong supporter of using drugs and of incest, and the other way around, evidence for God doesn't matter either, he will never change his mind. This shows the hypocracy, lies, dishonesty and mental illness of pdf file atheists.

[@ExaltedTilemaker]

God already did prove His existence with some spectacular display when He created the world. The proof that God created the world is that we are living in this world that only God could create. All that has been made clearly has intelligent design behind it, so it must have an intelligent designer. Therefore, God is the only explanation. Every single person on earth knows that God exists because of this. Some people just suppress the truth by their unrighteousness, as written in Romans. People are willing to be willfully ignorant of God if it means not feeling guilt and shame for their sin. People hate the light, the knowledge of God, because it exposes their evil deeds, as written in the gospel of John. And when you see the awful things that God deniers do in the name of God supposedly not existing, the loves of hedonisitc debauchery that they live, that really vindicates what John told us.

[@el_killorcure]

​@@ExaltedTilemakerJesus resurrecting is the evidence, which Paul used as litmus test to have people believe or dismiss him.

[@clintvosloo7694]

Unfortunately hor him God did leave lots of evidence. . God help his soul

[@1rgam3r]

It always boils down to they don’t WANT to and relegate to “I can’t because there isn’t/wont be evidence”. Sad. It’s always a heart issue, not a head issue.

[@lessanderfer7195]

When an Atheists uses "Sky Daddy" in their argument, I realize they have never thought for themselves and have done zero research on their own.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

SkyDaddy: Definition, A derogatory term applied to God or Jesus, promoted by Twitterists in 2020 and empty headed conversationalists, when talking about things of which they are clueless and have no experience. Jude 1:10 (ISV) Whatever these people do not understand, they slander. Like irrational animals, they are destroyed by the very things they know by instinct. Jude 1:11 (ISV) How terrible it will be for them! For they lived like Cain did, rushed headlong into Balaam's error to make a profit, and destroyed themselves, as happened in Korah's rebellion. Jude 1:12 (ISV) These people are stains on your love feasts. They feast with you without any sense of awe. They are shepherds who care only for themselves. They are waterless clouds blown about by the winds. They are autumn trees that are fruitless, totally dead, and uprooted. Jude 1:13 (ISV) They are wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their own shame. They are wandering stars for whom the deepest darkness has been reserved forever. Jude 1:14 (ISV) Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied about these people when he said, "Look! The Lord has come with countless thousands of his holy ones. Jude 1:15 (ISV) He will judge all people and convict everyone of all the ungodly things that they have done in such an ungodly way, including all the harsh things that these ungodly sinners have said about him." Jude 1:16 (ISV) These people are complainers and faultfinders, following their own desires. They say arrogant things and flatter people in order to take advantage of them. Jude 1:17 (ISV) But you, dear friends, must remember the statements and predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah. Jude 1:18 (ISV) They kept telling you, "In the last times there will be mockers, following their own ungodly desires." Jude 1:19 (ISV) These are the people who cause divisions. They are worldly, devoid of the Spirit. Jude 1:20 (ISV) But you, dear friends, must continue to build your most holy faith for your own benefit. Furthermore, continue to pray in the Holy Spirit. Jude 1:21 (ISV) Remain in God's love as you look for the mercy of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, which brings eternal life.

[@aidanya1336]

Lol, its just a demeaning and derogative term. Please don't tell me you actually take that literally.

[@timothykeith1367]

I just wonder if it's a 12 year old kid. They might be 62, but they seem to be a kid. They repeat the exact same remarks over and over

[@OrekiBurd]

@@aidanya1336 you wouldn't want to argue with someone who insults you tho. thats childish and a sign they want to hurt you or a troll.

[@aidanya1336]

@OrekiBurd no, but that is your choice. Some Christians like the whole persecution narrative. It makes them feel validated. Then again, I'm probably a bit of a masochist myself too, with the amount of times I engage with christians saying that I believe the universe came from nothing.

[@davidjoly9816]

He won't believe even if he sees a dead person rise again. Yet he believes all life arose from the non-living, spontaneously and with no purpose whatsoever. I think he's already mad.

[@bobblacka918]

Good comment !!!

[@oscaralegre3683]

golden comment

[@Pancakegr8]

Does the dead body example happen more than once? Repeatability matters.

[@oraetlabora3067]

@@Pancakegr8 in the Case of the Bible it happened more then once if thats what you are asking. Jesus had risen from the dead and there is another instance. John 11:38-44 Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead 38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” 40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” 41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” 43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

[@NotAnotherTheory]

​@@Pancakegr8 there are numerous accounts in the Bible and John Piper also has a testimony of such a nature...

[@dawn5227]

I was agnostic until very recently, I thought I would never recieve any proof to the existence of God. But then just suddenly felt like I needed to recite the lords prayer and in that moment I sware I felt the Holy Spirit fill my body. Ive been a sceptic my entire life. Never been interested in looking into it, or ever picking up the bible and reading it, but one moment im a sceptical disbeliever who didnt give it a second thought to someone whos convinced I felt something extraordinary and changed my outlook completely.

[@rosevillewoman2055]

Yep, the Holy Spirit is what helps people come to faith.

[@dawn5227]

@@rosevillewoman2055 indeed, I would have been one of the first to dismiss any such claims previously but now I've felt it, Its the only thing I can put it too. I was brought to listen, and because I did, I opened myself up to feeling His glory and light. It was an incredible warmth that just leaves you feeling good.

[@christophermorris1205]

I had the same experience when I read the Beatitudes for the first time in the book of Mathew..”Blessed are those that thirst and hunger after righteousness-for they shall be filled”

[@michelangelopainters5519]

Everybody can understand an agnostic. Even Christians have their doubts on a regular basis. The key is the mind being open. Atheists don't have that, yet they're supposedly the great "free-thinkers". They're just a laughing stock. No wonder atheists were polled as distrusted to roughly the same degree as rapists by a University of British Columbia study.

[@alisterrebelo9013]

Have you been opening yourself up to theism recently? I had the same experience once I intellectually convinced myself that God must exist for the world to make sense. A few weeks after that realisation, I had the exact same experience as you.

[@gabevee3]

In other words, they're emotionally irrationally motivated. That's the evidence I've found when asking atheists I've met why. "Oh, my father was a priest and a hypocrite" "Oh, why does God allow such wickedness?" "Oh, I was molested by a religious person", and so on. They blame God, not the persons or people.

[@williamgreenfield9991]

ALL religionists are emotionally and irrationally motivated. Look in a mirror.

[@drunkduck8073]

THIS. This is literally a respond from 90% ppl I've met who tell they don't like the idea of God and usually say "even if I knew God was real I still would hate Him"

[@gabevee3]

@@drunkduck8073 That's so sad. 🙁

[@icyauk107]

You're right - though I can't speak for everyone. What made me hate Christianity was what you mentioned (god lets evil in the world => god is bad) and there's also the hypocrisy of western Christians and their pastors themselves. To copy-paste what I wrote earlier: When they only preach about "love" and "tolerance" when it is clear from the Bible that there are standards and commandments that obviously clash with the hedonism of today's society. Honestly this hypocrisy is what made me hate Christianity before; I would see it as a religion of meek cowards who fear the words "-phobe", "intolerant", "patriarchal", too passive to assert their believes. African pastors are the only ones who still fight the good fight and don't succumb to leftist/progressive madness. I have come to terms with the fact that God gave us the free-will to turn against him and do bad deeds, but the hypocrisy i mentioned earlier is still strong in my mind. I can't trust the Pope nor any "Progressive Christian"

[@OneSouthernSir]

@@drunkduck8073 Imagine if they hated someone for being somewhat affiliated with someone despite that person not advocating nor encouraging anything that they may be doing.

[@polarfamily6222]

The sad thing is that they're so lost in their own rebellion that they don't realize how much they need Jesus.

[@ramoth777]

II Corinthians 4:4

[@johnnymcgeez5647]

Why do i need Jesus?

[@Pancakegr8]

You really think this is a rebellion? What a stupid assumption.

[@TheCabIe]

No, there's no "rebellion". Some of theists try to paint it as if atheists think God might exist, but "reject" him out of spite or whatever. No, what is rejected is the evidence for such being existing especially if it's as weak as a book like bible that describes God, a being who is supposed to be perfect, as a bloodthirsty, jealous, petty, vengeful, slavery/genocide encouraging character (in other words 100% identical to what the people who lived during that era). I'm not entirely convinced God can't exist, but I'm nearly 100% sure it's not a God from any of our earthly religions as we invented them all in a desperate attempt to make sense of our place in this Universe (and gain some control over each other when we saw just how effective this sort of "believe and bad things won't happen to you after death!" tactic really is). It could be like a simulation type of deal where some mind created the Universe and doesn't know/give a shit about particular lifeforms that might have arose within it. And while that's more plausible, I still recognise I don't have any particular reason to believe it, it just fills in some sort of psychologically satisfying blank in my mind where the ultimate questions like "how and why did existence came to be at all?" are now supposedly answered when it is in fact possible we are too limited to ever find out the real answer any more than an ant could ever comprehend what e=mc squared even means. And that's okay.

[@Eliza-rg4vw]

Why should one be punished or condemned for that? Very clearly they're simply mistaken, is it good to punish mistakes?

[@PhrenicosmicOntogeny]

"Heaven forbid" you go to the Bible, eh? Interesting choice of words.

[@PhrenicosmicOntogeny]

@@randomusername3873 Nah, never heard of it. Are you familiar with how sarcasm works?

[@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable]

@@randomusername3873 are you familiar with the fact that not one single man through history has ever given birth? And yet, this is the miracle of atheist religion?

[@suetrublu]

Isn't it amazing how often atheists use religious terminology? They love to take the name of God in vain too. Drives me nuts! The evidence for Divine intelligence is everywhere.

[@Bc232klm]

Hail Satan 666

[@tafazzi-on-discord]

@@randomusername3873 >no human virgin births either false, Mary of Nazareth, daughter of Johachim, gave birth as a virgin. Why do you think atheists are so much more succeptible to be entrapped into the trans nonsense? My answer is that atheism itself is incoherent, and incoherency breeds lunacy.

[@joshuatrott193]

Recent conversation with a friend, she said I don't believe in a Sky daddy. My response was neither do I, I believe in a living God whose presence is everywhere. You cant go outside and not see His fingerprint of creation.

[@Pancakegr8]

God left his fingerprints on everything, so that also applies to evil and malice, right?

[@joshuatrott193]

@@Pancakegr8 No. I said his presence is everywhere and creation, meaning look out into nature and you'll find his imprint. Evil and Malice are due to our sinful nature

[@Pancakegr8]

@@joshuatrott193 Right, and our sinful nature was created by God. I mean, where else would it come from?

[@jameslay1489]

@@SmileyHappy1000 except the bible specifically says god created evil. Isaiah 45:7.

[@joshuatrott193]

@@Pancakegr8 we were given free will, Yes. Did God force us to use it for Evil?

[@joejose2022]

They're such narcissists they'd sooner believe they've gone mad than conclude that they were wrong.

[@Kirushiツ]

Narcissists is pretty harsh my dude

[@adamsmith7885]

​@@Kirushiツwhat would be a better word?

[@The_Art_of_Music_Official]

@@Kirushiツ As a guy who knows psychology, they actually pretty well fit the bill for Narcissistic Personality Disorder

[@tonymak9213]

I recently came across the term "flying monkeys" with relation to narcissism. It seems to fit the bill exactly.

[@adamsmith7885]

@@tonymak9213 I don't get it

[@ob1coyote]

If they won't be persuaded by evidence that would prove something they don't want to believe then why would you trust their science?

[@Jamie-ck5qm]

Give me a valid piece of evidence that is not the bible

[@__-tn6hw]

@@Jamie-ck5qm what is your idea of what makes evidence valid?

[@Skarlet-ju8sr]

​@Jamie-ck5qm that's a stupid perspective. Give us a reason to trust biased scientists that present results favorable to the people paying them. Give us a reason why we should listen to eyewitnesses at all or even bother solving crimes.

[@blackstargeneration3449]

@@__-tn6hw Bam!! you got em

[@johnnymcgeez5647]

@@Jamie-ck5qm That is kinda hard to do for them when their entire shtick is circular use of one thing to justify that same thing..

[@viniciuslemos7924]

Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’ “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead

[@michaelart4878]

The Jordan, Euphrates, Bow and EL-bow are all rivers 🙌 ALLELUIA 🙌 A-men' 🌹

[@LouGojira2]

At least Atkins is intellectually honest enough to admit that he's intellectually dishonest with himself.

[@AtheistReligionIsCancer]

and because he is pdf file atheist, he also believe that men can give birth

[@casta9172]

God saved me a few years ago. I was agnostic and a terrible person. I was surely headed to hell then. But one evening as I was coming out of work, a car hit my bumper at about 80 mph. I couldn't breathe much, I saw everything black. My body was numb. I was taken to the hospital and given meds. Went home to recover. In the xray I found out something had held my neck in place as if not to snap. I was saved that day by Jesus Christ. After that, I was never the same, in a good way. My depression has ceased, my suicidal thoughts ceased, I was no longer pansexual, no long morbidly obese, I lost weight, started eating healthy, my body was different. My thoughts were different. My focus was on Christ. This coming from a person that didn't even talk about God much. Now I have this urge to tell everyone about Him lol it's amazing.

[@junkscience6397]

One might conclude based on your little story that your "neck" could've been just as easily been, what ..."held"? by some spirit of Bozo The Clown, or the Tooth Fairy. After all, you had already mistakenly concluded, on your own initiative, that you were "pansexual". (Just going with the times, aren't we?) LOL. But no: you, in your infinite and perfected human-based wisdom, decided it was "JesusGod" responsible, for sure, but not these other phantoms or, I don't know, the simple luck of physics that play out thousands of times each and every day worldwide. Oooo-kay....

[@Marcus-ud6rb]

Bless you, sadly it comes to a point where people need to experience suffering to get onto the path of righteousness, rather than listen to the word of God in general. ✝️ Bless you all.

[@romanbednarz4804]

So no hospital or doctors were involved in your recovery?

[@David-q3x9k]

I’m not sure where to place this comment, but I just listened to David’s video on “Why he became a Christian”. I’ve never heard a better redemption story. Possibly even better than Apostle Paul’s. Such an amazing testimony to the resurrection power of Christ. Tonight I will show this video to my non-believing wife. May God’s inspiration through David’s words help soften her heart. Please pray for her.

[@prodigaljess]

May the Lord cause the scales to fall from your wife’s eyes and open her heart to the beauty and reality of Himself. Numbers 6:24-26.

[@Masowe.]

I think you need to ask her questions Like how did she come to the conclusion to be a non believer What evidence is she looking for Does she try to watch debates on the existence of God I recommend Jonn Lennox and William Lane Craig. She can have a zoom call with James Tour on the resurrection of Jesus. And please stay calm and strong on Scripture. My husband was a believer sometimes I made progress but sometimes I backed away from evidence. That continued and for over a year I didn't want to look at the evidence. Once I looked, I concluded intellectually Just within a few months I came to believe. The best way is to keep asking her questions to get her thinking independently. There is a lot to change if you conclude Christ is real so be patient as well. I prayed for her too

[@prodigaljess]

@@Masowe. Amen. Well said. Accepting Christ is a game changer for all of us.

[@FourDeuce01]

@@Masowe.”I think you need to ask her questions.” You obviously need to learn some logic.🤤

[@FourDeuce01]

@@prodigaljess “Accepting christ is a game changer for all of us.” Learning some basic logic is a game changer for people with working brains.😂

[@BijoyP-h2l]

Dr. David wood, though I am Catholic but I love you the most because you started first to speak against the atheist and Muslims.I am from Asia in a Muslim country I watch your video

[@Patstar777]

I'm a Catholic as well. David doesn't bad mouth Catholics. The pope when he deserves it, but he's a Catholic in the Joe Biden sect.

[@igorrocharibeiro1123]

Selamat!

[@bschneidez]

I'll assume you mean Indonesia? Just got back from Bali myself, utterly wonderful place on that island... I can't speak for the Muslim parts though

[@jjphank]

Catholic friends, read the Bible at your house so that you get the right Bible Jesus! Jesus does not come back when you do the communion; that’s a lie from the Catholic Church that will send you into the pit of hell! Acts 1:11 says Jesus comes back in the sky, the same way he left. - He’s never been to earth since he left.

[@igorrocharibeiro1123]

I guessed ID based on your only clue !@@bschneidez so you were there only for tourism and now returned to your country?

[@amysill3815]

This perfectly captures my time in the atheist cult led by atheist academics. It was a terrible time in my life and I pray for them all the time.

[@ahboaz]

Ha ha... as an atheist, what cult are you talking about? What leader is the cult centered around?!?! You are just full of bee dung.

[@tomgreene1843]

You were probably told it was the smart position!

[@stevendouglas3781]

Im thankful my atheist phase was only cultural. I just thought that religion had been disproved or something. But when atheist types started saying things like good and evil don’t exist or that humanity is a plague I knew that I wanted to be nothing like them. A series of philosophical epiphanies later and I’m here.

[@ahboaz]

@@stevendouglas3781 right where the Inquisition tortured and staked people on the fire pit. Great place to he moral. 🤣

[@stevendouglas3781]

@@ahboaz what is morality? And why should I care what you say about it?

[@sampark1922]

This proves that "It's not the Father who will banish them from his presence. Rather, it's simply, that they don't want to be with him - ever"

[@hongotedesco8931]

I don't think that's it. It's simply that we think it's just fairy tales. And it's not just "flip a coin, heads=god exists, tails=he doesn't", it's knowing about history and science. Fact: we know thousands of gods and religions have been invented. What are the odds that any one of them is true? The rational conclusion is that none of them are true. From science, we get that we evolved on this planet, descended from single-cell bacteria/archaea. So we're just one more tweak in a long line of evolutionary tweaks. Where does bacteria go when it dies? It just dies would be the rational conclusion. Where do we go when we die? Ditto. Again, it's the rational conclusion.

[@theophilus5132]

What I learned early in my Christian life when trying to share the gospel is not everyone who asks difficult questions is looking for answers. Also, existential concerns are just as important as who has the most facts/cogent arguments. Now when I talk to people, I like to ask lots of questions to get a feel for where people are really at spiritually. If I get a lot of resistance with softball questions, I don't waste my time or the person's time who I'm trying to reach.

[@christophermorris1205]

Can you give an example or template of “softball questions” you like to ask? I’d like to know for witnessing to coworkers or people I see frequently. Thanks

[@theophilus5132]

@@christophermorris1205 An example of a softball question would be, "Do you have any spiritual beliefs?" I got that from William Fey's "Share Jesus Without Fear" book.

[@TimothyNyota]

Do not scatter your pearls among swine

[@Masowe.]

Start with a question. If Christ was true and you know it, if He is who He claimed to be, would you become a Christian? I haven't found a yes but I have shared the gospel with lots of people and some so called ex-christians who can't answer a question like what did you believe in. They get emotional and kick off badly and I will ask, is that what you believed Jesus was?

[@ora_et_labora1095]

“… then I’ve gone mad” - don’t worry about that mister, you’re already there.

[@samuelguzman5348]

8:08 He just proved the words of the Christ to be TRUE.. Luke 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

[@jamesmagwenzi6058]

That's a tragedy.

[@beautybearswitness]

The sad thing is that masses of young people are listening to the kind of Dr Atkins and ending up lost in the no-meaning no-hope land. 😢

[@marioluigi9599]

Yeah well if you listen to David Wood, all you're going to find is the pagan nonesense made up by the ancient Greeks that God is like a human and therefore has a son too. And that son is going to save you from the wrath of his daddy, no matter what you done, so long as you believe in him. Why? Cos God ended his own life for you, so that he could forgive you. That's pure blasphemy against the real God who is far beyond us. And that's something that David apparently can't let go of. So in both cases, there's something strange psychological going on. It's not normal thinking either for atheists or Christians. Both replace the real God with something else.

[@raskolnikov6443]

@@marioluigi9599 that’s not what David believes. Repentance is vital in Christianity. It’s a core doctrine. It is obvious that you are theologically illiterate, so stop commenting on theological matters

[@SaliasGaga]

@@marioluigi9599 Matthew 7:24-27 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

[@SaliasGaga]

@@marioluigi9599you just committed Blasphemy against Jesus and the Father. Not us

[@marioluigi9599]

@@SaliasGaga LOL you're an idiot. I just said Greeks wrote that nonsense, but you still won't acknowledge it And in the previous Jewish scripture it says that God keeps no secrets about himself. And yet no Jewish prophet EVER preached the trinitarian nonsense. So if Jesus was there all along in heaven as god, even before he was born on earth, why didn't any prophet know about that trinity? Cos it's obviously pagan nonsense! And not even all Christians today believe it. The fact that you do, says more about you and that you want to reduce God from what he is, into a pagan trinitarian idol. The truth is, he's far greater than whatever they ascribe to him. Far greater than any human or spirit, or "skydaddy" father

[@faithnreason446]

I used to be an atheist. It took very little time for me to conclude that Christianity was true once I began examining the evidence and really giving it a chance.

[@alisterrebelo9013]

Same. I try to encourage athiests to keep an open mind. But I won't hesitate to tell them flat out that they are the unreasonable and close minded hicks that they accuse Christians of being.

[@UgliestManOnEarth-69]

What evidence is that you speak of?

[@faithnreason446]

@@UgliestManOnEarth-69 Mainly historical evidence for the resurrection. I also saw that the Gospels had more and earlier copies and better historical attestation than most other historical documents that we accept without question.

[@UgliestManOnEarth-69]

@@faithnreason446 with respect, even Lawrence J. Mykytiuk says “there is nothing conclusive” regarding archaeological evidence Jesus existed.

[@tomasrocha6139]

@@faithnreason446 Historical attestation? Such as? Bear in mind a great deal of the Synoptic Gospels are exactly the same word for word which means they copied each other, look up the Synoptic Problem. There's no attestation whatsoever to the worldwide census of Luke wherein people had to go to the homes of their ancestors from a 1000 years ago or to the Massacre of the Innocents or to the mass resurrection of Saints at the end of Matthew. And the portrayal of Pilate as a merciful man that gets intimated into crucifying Jesus by the Jews is at odds with how Josephus and Philo portray him as a bloodthirsty butcher.

[@nikkilengyel]

Atheists: "God, angels, demons, spirits, that's dumb and clearly fictional." Also Atheists: "Could be aliens, tho!"

[@thegodofalldragons]

Not just aliens. Aliens with infinitely powerful technology that breaks the laws of physics (how else are you going to rearrange stars?). And also, for some reason, they're doing this for... a prank, I guess? So impossible tech that moves stars and also has such a trivial resource cost they can waste its use on a joke. I have a feeling he didn't put a lot of thought into that answer.

[@UgliestManOnEarth-69]

Who said that?

[@janisir4529]

@@thegodofalldragons What the hell? Where did you get this star rearrangement nonsense.

[@digitalnomad9985]

@@janisir4529 It's one of the evidences the atheist in the video said he would reject.

[@zonerecxcross]

its definitely not Extraterrestrial Aliens tho.

[@chrisanderson5317]

I used to do security at a restaurant where the local atheist club used to meet. After their dinner they would gather in the parking lot and talk. The gist of their conversations revolved around how brilliant they are and how stupid everyone else is. Yes, pride actually motivates atheists more than anything.

[@Theo_Skeptomai]

I am not convinced any god to be a reality for I have never encountered any credible evidence suggesting such a reality. So, until I do encounter sufficient credible evidence that such a reality exists, I will continue to suspend any acknowledgement concerning the truth of _your_ claim that one does. THAT represents the entirety of my position of atheism. Instead of fearing this rational position and disparaging those that hold to it, take the time and effort to understanding the position.

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

@@Theo_Skeptomai but what about that one time I prayed for a hurricane and then a hurricane happened? _Checkmake Atheists (tm)_

[@Theo_Skeptomai]

@@jackalenterprisesofohio lol

[@grislygrimhorrorchannel]

@@Theo_SkeptomaiWell why aren’t you an agnostic?

[@Masowe.]

​@@Theo_Skeptomaiwhat sort of evidence would you like. I found the bible to be finely tuned and well detailed as sufficient evidence. Or that all humans have value because they are made in the image of God and should be treated with love Or that the universe became to exist therefore has a cause

[@MisterEvvvSymphoenix]

THANK YOU! Seeing 'sky daddy' and other phrases on loop, it feels like looking at the words of the same person coming out of different people's mouths, and yet they feel like such open-minded, individualistic, flexible thinkers. Programming for sure.

[@Kaiser-gt4rr]

Brillant way to put it. I've been an agnostic for most of my adult life, despite always being fond of and protective towards Christianity and Christians, respectively. Despite always being happy to be of cultural Catholic and finding Jesus's teachings praiseworthy, as well as recently being fully convinced in God's existence, I'm still agnostic on a lot of the scripture. So, questioning religion and having constructive criticism of it I totally understand and don't hold against anyone at all. The hostility is what never made sense to me. Especially when the same things that make atheists hostile to religion could easily be applied to secular ideologies, such as political ones, but which rarely ever induce their ire. That's because its propagandized into them, brainwashed if you will. They're nowhere near as individualistic or open minded as most of them claim, as you so eloquently put it.

[@MisterEvvvSymphoenix]

@@Kaiser-gt4rr It's a breath of fresh air to read something like this! In the past, I mostly came across people who were either already Christians or completely closed off to God, but that seems to be changing. Does that seem to be the case for you as well? As the KZbinr, Kyle put it in his video, 'How Atheists Lie to Themselves' (you might find something useful in his work), they tend not to take things to their logical conclusion, accepting any argument against God at face value, reserving skepticism for Him without fairly applying it to various other subjects. For instance, there isn't really an argument as to whether Julius Caesar existed. Does that even cross anyone's mind? However, Jesus would be scrutinised right down to arguments of the letter 'J' not existing back then (which would also disqualify Julius Caesar). I've heard that one obvious but simultaneously subtle way that social programming enforces this thinking is to make victims of brainwashing feel righteous, in a sense, for irrational, dogmatic behaviour. I mean, who doesn't want to feel better than other people, get to talk down to them and behave in an unscrupulous manner while still getting to be the good guy? It's like having your cake and eating it too. A lot of the 'woke' stuff today is based on social programming techniques rooted in Marxism - an attempt to slowly denature a society and replace it with something horrible. For instance, in movies, they won't necessarily make it obvious they're targeting Christians so much as they'll have characters who dress like Christians, and talk like Christians, but then they do things that cast them in a negative light. People, especially kids, start associating negativity with anyone who has those traits. In more obvious cases, the Christians in Hollywood movies are consistently maniacs, fools or ineffective. Men and boys are also targets of this. The idiot dad and joke of a brother are such common tropes, while the female family members are consistently competent, and tired of putting up with the males' shenanigans. Weaponising feminism to fracture family and the fundamental relationship between men and women is a good way of softening up a society to supplant it. Anyway, what convinced you of God? Although I don't know everything, I find that a lot of scripture makes sense when you dig deeper. For instance, why God wanted the Canaanites wiped out. We Christians often try to water down the strangeness of certain things in The Bible, but that leads to inaccurate interpretations.

[@Kaiser-gt4rr]

@MisterEvvvSymphoenix Thank you for the kinds words. I suppose for me, Christians (whether Protestant, Mormon, Orthodox or Catholic) and to a lesser extent Jews have always been, on average, nicer and happier than most Atheists and Muslims I've met. Now, I've met terrible Christians and Jews and wonderful Atheists and Muslims but the pattern is typically the opposite. So despite being agnostic for most my life, I was raised Catholic and lived in a neighborhood that was once a settlement for German and Irish immigrants as well as African American Protestants that moved north. There were quite a few Jews mixed in as well. It was surrounded by a Protestant countryside settled by English and Scottish colonists. So, I have plenty of exposure to both main types of Western Christians as well as Jews. They have a purpose, held accountable to a higher power and rest much easier knowing they're going to a good place when they die. I always envied those with faith because while I don't fear death I certainly fear what happens after it. So they plan long term for when that day comes as opposed to the average atheist I've met who usually is nihilistic and plans for short term pleasure because they think eternal oblivion awaits us upon our passing. Agnostics have been a mixed bag for me, either siding with the majority of atheists in diving into nihilism or side with the Jews and Christians, as I had, despite not totally believing. For me it's a matter of always having trouble believing on faith alone. I needed tangible, undeniable proof. That came once when I was escaping some car jackers by driving up a one way street that had been packed with cars just a minute prior when I drove down it. I chalked it up to coincidence at first. However, not too long after, I was slowly becoming an atheist, albeit one of the relatively few that still loved Christiandom and Judaism, and I asked God for a sign. Within a week I discovered by happenstance the phenomenon of near death experiences without ever having to purposefully search it out. Not too long after that i was at a party and I had a friend of a friend I never met before claim she could speak to the dead and tell me things about my grandpa that no outsider should've known. I'm really, really skeptical of mediums but that happened too close to discovering NDEs and asking God for a sign to just he coincidence. Surely, it could be one, but I'm guessing it couldn't be. Too much happened too quick for me to write it off as mere coincidence lest I fall into the common atheist trap that's discussed in this video. Ask and ye shall receive indeed lol. I hope that answered your questions. As per your analysis on society and Hollywood depicting Christians I completely agree. They do it to men, boys and people of European descent too. They try to subvert Western culture by delegitimizing it to replace it with their utopia that'll never come. Mortal men can't make perfect systems and you'd think the failures of fascism and Marxism in the 20th century, both officially godless and atheist regimes, would've taught them that already. To subvert the West you must do so biologically by hating on normal sex and gender relations as well as the ethnic groups that made it. You especially must subvert it spiritually, by slamming Christianity in all its forms. It's sick when it's done toanyone, regardless of racial, ethnic or religious background, including us. If I may ask, how did you come to faith? Did you always stick with it or did you come back to it? It's been a real pleasure speaking with you about this. I rarely make comment on KZbin videos but something about this video and your comment propelled me to do so, and for bringing me out of my shell a bit I sincerely thank you.

[@williamgreenfield9991]

Programming? That's what you get from going to church: pure indoctrination.

[@TJo63]

These poor men reminds me of the black dwarfs in the last book of Narnia by CS Lewis. They could not see what they had right in front of them. Nothing could be done to, or with, them that could get them out of there delusions. It is really sad. 😢 Only God can solve that riddle.

[@jjphank]

Apologetics solves the, riddle, science and psychology point to the Bible being true; You cannot out psychologize the Bible for God not to throw you into hell for all eternity. In other words, you cannot come up with a good enough excuse here and now, so you will not be able to on judgment day. If you say you did not want to be born, God is going to say you should’ve been born again, that means become a Christian so that’s not gonna work. And there are no other excuses try to think of one. So now you know for the first time in your life, that the Bible is smarter than you and it is a steel trap, smarter than all of mankind, What should you do then? So at least investigate and look to see that these things are true, because right now you just learned the Bible is smarter than you, and you will be accountable for your life on judgment day before God! Prophecy, the Bible is 27% prophecy, that’s future history written in advance. God‘s really sticking his neck out to get it cut off if he’s wrong, but he hasn’t been wrong about the thousands of prophecies that were fulfilled, so he’ll be right about the end of the world prophecies as well and you’ll have no excuse on judgment day for not looking for truth! Caveat: you cannot look for God in times of chaos says Isaiah 45:19, so you better do it now. In other words,You’ll be too worried about your own survival when chaos hits, than your eternal destiny! Statistic probability of 40 writers writing the Bible with zero margin of deviation, proves God wrote the Bible through the 40 writers! God authored the Bible! DNA does not auto encrypt, the code writer is outside of the code of the 3300000,000,000 lines of computer code in the human genome of our DNA! So who wrote the code to such sophistication? 1,000,000 seconds is 12 days, 1,000,000,000 seconds is 32 years! That’s the difference between 1 million and 1 billion! One person’s DNA could fill the Grand Canyon up to 50 times full of books. John 21:25 “I suppose everything Jesus did, the world wouldn’t have enough room for the books telling of it.“ this verse would be fulfilled! Psalm 139:16 “in my members you have written many books“! Psalm 139 is about the human body!

[@tirididjdjwieidiw1138]

I used to be one of these atheists in my teens, and i’ll tell you, they don’t actually want to have an honest intellectual debate about god’s existence, they just believe themselves to be right and super smart, even if there’s evidence against their world view. The reason i escaped that worldview is because i grew up, most of these atheists are adult children and will never wake up unfortunately.

[@MilitantAntiAtheism]

ex atheist here, and I agree fully.

[@robintorassa409]

The reason I escaped that worldview is because I grew up, most of these christians are adult children and will never wake up unfortunately.

[@Bc232klm]

All they want is honesty. Religions only offer lies and bad reasons to belive them

[@Bc232klm]

You have an imaginary friend in the sky. You have not grown up.

[@war13death]

​@@robintorassa409What a childish response. Thank you for proving his point so perfectly.

[@JeansiByxan]

Atheists: I'm convinced by argument and rational thinking. Also atheists: No argument could ever convince me I'm wrong.

[@Skarlet-ju8sr]

Basically.

[@MilitantAntiAtheism]

and that means, that pdf file atheists see themselves as gods.

[@Pancakegr8]

Christians can’t be convinced either. What’s your point?

[@mrjayz94]

Not all atheists are guilty of this.

[@JacquesduPlessis11]

It's almost as if it depends on who you are conversing with - I for one am shocked. /s

[@ReasonablySane]

With age comes wisdom. But sometimes age comes alone.

[@nicholashow7375]

I used to be a buddhist, it takes little effort to realize that Christianity is the truth

[@miguelatkinson]

How ? Little effort it takes quite the shit ton to do with all the apologetics

[@nicholashow7375]

@@miguelatkinson i dont understand a single word u said.

[@jameslay1489]

@@nicholashow7375 how did you realize christianity was true?

[@nicholashow7375]

@@jameslay1489 simple. The resurrection. And the alternative of buddhism is not realistic

[@jameslay1489]

@@nicholashow7375 there is no proof for the resurrection, only a claim. You might as well believe in Mormonism because the evidence is just as good. There were eye witnesses to the golden plates who even swore they were real after a falling out with Joseph Smith.

[@thefriesens1071]

You forgot the classic alternative insult, "Flying Spaghetti Monster."

[@the3bairs778]

I think atheist may be gravitating toward using “Sky Daddy” because Christians are getting better at explaining why “Flying Spaghetti Monster” does not identify with the Christian God. Flying implies he is not omnipresent, like our God. And spaghetti makes him material, unlike our God. Sky is probably as close as thy will come to saying the heavenly realm, so Sky Daddy is just their way of saying Heavenly Father.

[@johnthecloud]

The Flying Spaghetti Monster was originally conceived in response to the forcing of faith based beliefs being given the same weight as evidence based science in biology classes. There was a very serious reason for it. It wasn't meant to ridicule Christianity, but to show that faith based beliefs belong in religious classes, and science based beliefs belong in science classes. After all, we're not insisting that church groups and religious studies have to give secular and scientific points of view equal weight alongside their doctrines.

[@johnthecloud]

Science is about what can be explained and what is explicable. God is inexplicable. Intelligent design requires miracles which by their very nature are inexplicable: therefore intelligent design is inexplicable. We cannot use science and reason to explain it. Evolution by natural selection is - however- explicable. You might not accept it, and it doesn't matter whether you do or not. The underlying principle that random mutations give rise to variety which in turn is naturally selected based on the variation most likely to survive to procreate is very simple. It's not inexplicable. Intelligent design is though, and most intelligent design research is not dedicated to explaining a mechanism for intelligent design, it's rather putting all of its efforts into poking holes in the Theory of Natural Selection - usually by pointing to the inevitable holes the fossil record. Science is about understanding the explicable. Religion and philosophy are about everything else. There is no room for the inexplicable in a science class - and once the inexplicable becomes explicable it's no longer philosophy and had become science. Intelligent design and God - if they ever did become explicable- would become science. We're not there yet.

[@the3bairs778]

@@johnthecloud Very well put. I think the FSM was a way to try to make the inexplicable explicable, and by so doing so, dismiss it. But by doing so, FSM becomes a strawman because God remains inexplicable. But saying Sky Daddy appears to give a nod to something that is beyond the natural, whether it belongs in a science classroom or not. I agree that religion does not belong in the science classroom, and if so, which religion? Scientists on the other hand, also try to bring religion into the classroom by way of naturalism or materialism. That is probably the biggest objection that Christians have, not to science, but to scientists who insist that there can be on other way beyond naturalism. Science cannot prove the existence or non-existence of God. But many scientists sure act like it can.

[@SunilFrancisGeorge]

After years of intellectual gymnastics, the world's smartest atheist concedes that the real miracle is Christians enduring centuries of 'I told you so' with saintly patience.

[@Skarlet-ju8sr]

What?

[@sistergamesquadbally8605]

Amen🙏🏼

[@jrbizzl3]

Lmao

[@ronbernardi]

Older religions still exist in Hinduism . 😉

[@davidhawley1132]

​@@ronbernardiEssentially ahistorical, although there seem to be some modern attempts to attach dates.

[@two_tier_gary_rumain]

Thanks, Dizzle! I've always enjoyed your vids.

[@apologeticsroadshow]

Thanks, Gary!

[@aarohelander2590]

"If you would receive your sight, would you believe that now you can see?" "No, I would think I would be going crazy".

[@Tinesthia]

I mean, going crazy or having a vivid dream is vastly more probable than suddenly receiving sight. So it is actually a reasonable thing to try and rule out first before thinking that the laws of nature had just reversed.

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

@@Tinesthia well, you could easily phone someone to come over and see if they see you seeing, get flash card or the color wheel or something. I mean it would rule out one or the other.

[@jounisuninen]

Listening this I understand Isaac Newton's greatness not only in science but also in his understanding of the human mind. In his posthumously-published Observations Upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John, Isaac Newton expressed his belief that Bible prophecy would not be understood "until the time of the end", and that even then "none of the wicked shall understand". Listening Peter Atkins in this video, we see Newton's statement confirmed.

[@jameslay1489]

Newton was also an antitrinitarian.

[@megmorrill9600]

"A true realist if he is a non-believer, will always find within himself the strength and the ability not to believe in miracles, and if he is faced with a miracle as an incontrovertible fact, he will sooner disbelieve his own senses, than accept the fact. And if he does accept the fact, then he will accept it as a natural occurrence hitherto unknown to him." said Dostoevsky . He was spot on!

[@christophermorris1205]

Dostoevsky..I’ve only read crime and punishment. Fantastic book.

[@Agaporis12]

Dostoyevsky, thou true prophet!

[@arcguardian]

How is rebranding the supernatural as natural "spot on"?

[@megmorrill9600]

@@arcguardian The author describes the intellectually untenable position of a non-believer, and that is spot on!

[@Tinesthia]

@@megmorrill9600 It is actually intellectually pertinent to distrust one’s own senses and intuitions if one is sincere at looking for a truth. Otherwise we end up with multiple people finding contradictory “truths”. Our senses are demonstrably unreliable, minds demonstrably prone to making things up, and intuitions constantly shown to be wrong. Dostoyevsky is not to blame for his shortsightedness. The sciences were only just getting off the ground.

[@WhiteCavendish]

It's actually pretty absurd to ignore all evidence and then claim there's no evidence.

[@hongotedesco8931]

I don't think that's what he was doing, he considered the "evidence" and found it wanting. That's different than ignoring it.

[@InfoArtistJKatTheGoodInfoCafe]

​@@hongotedesco8931Actually, you're mistaken. And that's because you're in the cult that rejects a "sky daddy" that no one believes in.

[@WhiteCavendish]

@@hongotedesco8931 No, I'm afraid you missed what he actually said. He said there could never be any possible evidence that would convince him; what that actually means is he is devoted to the cult of atheism regardless of the evidence. That is in no way the same as considering all the evidence and finding it inadequate. It is in fact an a priori conclusion which undermines all of his arguments, because it proves he is not actually acting rationally, he is in fact dismissing and ignoring all the evidence in favor of his pre-conceived conclusion.

[@hongotedesco8931]

@@WhiteCavendish Oh I did get that, I was assuming that before he reached his conclusion of "there could never be any possible evidence...", he had in fact looked at all the evidence, don't you think?

[@WhiteCavendish]

@@hongotedesco8931 No, I don't, and as I said, his statement completely undermines his position.

[@alexvlk]

“At least he’s honest… not about the evidence…” haha!

[@Mercyme57]

“There are none so blind as those who WILL NOT see…”

[@opencurtin]

Im glad I have heard this because this is exactly the answer I was expecting from these arrogant people . they are Gods in their own minds .

[@Bc232klm]

Ironic. This video is extremely arrogant. Asserting wrong beliefs for bad reasons. You're a suckered if you have an imaginary friend in the sky. Time to grow up.

[@varangianrider1643]

Surely it's like you said, Mrs Atheistard

[@war13death]

​@@Bc232klmYou are ignorant of the fact that Dr. David Wood grew up atheist so he knows firsthand how atheists think. Watch his video of why he is Christian for more information.

[@jesan733]

It's not arrogant, it's rational.

[@tafazzi-on-discord]

@@jesan733 It's objectively irrational to assert that for a claim which is not incoherent there is no possible evidence to make it true.

[@Nora-ky5bt]

Pride is the deadliest of the 7 deadly sins. On full display with men like Dawkins

[@duelist43]

Wow, good news came across. Tell me about that three not-deadly sins so I could be a non-dead sinner and get to Heaven. And also it will be good if you support your answer with something from the Bible. Please. If it possible, of course. Im a christian and I see first part of your comment is complete heresy, and it would be good to know where did you got this "deadly sins" idea from.

[@Stophatingalready]

@@duelist43from the same Body you got your (incomplete) Bible from: the Church. Yes, because the Church came before the Bible

[@duelist43]

@@Stophatingalready Still no answer. What does it mean "deadly" sin? What kind of sins are not "deadly"? Does it mean I can sin and not be punished by death? Sin itself means disobedience to God - the same thing for which Adam was expelled from the heaven. It wasn't just because of that forbidden fruit. So - what kind of sin Adam could do and still stay in heaven? If it make no sense then what "deadly" means in your terminology?

[@alphabeta1337]

Atheism requires more faith than Theism

[@drewwilson6639]

Absolutely

[@wsplatinum]

demonstrate your point

[@AntiMarxism21stCentury]

@@wsplatinum 0 x 0 = Atheism. His point proven.

[@way_truth_life_of_love]

Creation, the permanent positive change that Jesus makes in people, miracles, the brilliance of the Ten Commandments Beatitudes Lord’s Prayer, respect for all life and creation …..

[@GhostBearCommander]

Dunno if this answer helps, but as a Medical Lab Tech, I found that going into a Science-related field increased rather than decreased my understanding of the Creator. For instance, when I began to study the different varieties of White Blood Cells and how they developed in the bone marrow, and their targets the bacteria, the wonder at the inter-dependent complexity of even the simplest of biological components had me shaking my head at Atheism as impossible. Put simply, when I first began my journey through college to learn Med Lab, I wondered if Science would undermine my beliefs. I entered that career world realizing that, sometimes, you find God just as easily with a microscope as you do in a church.

[@EricSmyth4Christ]

He’s like “I’m a close minded reprobate at this point.”

[@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid]

Atheists: “My temple dedicated to the worship of myself is only open from 1-2 pm and only on public holidays that I’ve designated.”

[@ConstantineDokolas]

Rejecting the evidence, no matter what it is... virtually proves the man is already mad, though ardently certain he is still sane!

[@robintorassa409]

That describes christians perfectly!

[@varangianrider1643]

For idiots like you anytime

[@UgliestManOnEarth-69]

*WHAT* evidence?

[@jaydenw9803]

You have no evidence debunking it, and one of the greatest minds amongst atheists is literally bit for bit fitting the given description. This is literally like hearing the that the sky is blue and immediately thinking "Water is blue, but the sky is still orange." Its the same logic in practice. You see that an atheist, and a pretty notable one at that, is denying all evidence for an argument and its like you don't even acknowledge it. You just immediately turn around and attack someone else, claiming that they're doing what the atheist is doing, and have no argument for what you claim. Surely you can see the absurdity in that, right?@@robintorassa409

[@alisterrebelo9013]

​@@robintorassa409 Science which is based on materialism cannot disprove an immaterial God. Try again.

[@oldscorp]

"Sadly I'm not a super smart atheist anymore" I can feel the pain, the loss, the soul-crushing disappointment in his voice as he imagines speaking to his former teenage self and having to answer for his failure.

[@kyriacostheofanous1445]

Go back to /pol/ , chud

[@christiangadfly24]

Peter after 10,000 years in hell. "I must be dreaming. This can't be real."

[@adriani9432]

Such a loving and merciful god 🥰😍😘

[@ferratilis]

@@adriani9432 God won't force anybody that wants nothing to do with Him in Heaven with Him. By default all evil will be constrained to a place called Hell, and every person in this world has committed evil acts. But God in His mercy for people, paid Himself for people's evils and sins through the Jesus Christ, sacrifice that all those that want to be with Him, repent and believe, may have eternal life with Him in Heaven for free. It's up to each individual where they want to spend eternity.

[@bikesrcool_1958]

@@adriani9432this is where your mockery fails. God has always been God, and has never been a wuss. You do the crime you pay for what you did, you acknowledge your wrong and change and your spared from rightful judgement. It doesn’t take much to understand this as it’s BASIC cause and effect, but the God your suggesting sounds like a wuss of a God who can’t even take care of evil and must not bat an eye to it.

[@arcguardian]

Ur name Peter? *Oh Peter Atkins, not Peter the saint.

[@adriani9432]

@@bikesrcool_1958 A perfect god wouldn't allow evil in the first place. And how is Peter Atkins evil? He just does not believe in God, an action that by itself does not harm anyone, and certainly not warranting of eternal torment.

[@American-Jello]

Well done pointing out the specific reasons why nobody should even consider these people's views as reasonable or rational. Nobody does it quite like you, David. 👍👍👍

[@rickojay7536]

Ohhh so poisoning the wale, i won't even consider these people's views because david said so, ironic how you used the word reasonable in a statement like that

[@justin10292000]

@@rickojay7536 atheism is silly, toddler-tantrumish nonsense.

[@rickojay7536]

@@justin10292000 sure. What ever helps you sleep at night

[@oponentgull186others4]

@@justin10292000this coming from the people who think a sky wizard cares about them specifically… yet didn’t care about any of the humans he murdered before saving only Noah. Or care about the people he condemned to slavery (in the Bible) who were beaten almost to death.

[@niv2023]

I'm not a Christian and I live in Israel, but I once heard a conversation between two Americans (they probably assumed I didn't know English so they spoke freely 😅 ) one said to the other: The best proof of God's existence is the Jewish people... It doesn't make sense that he would go through everything he's been through and still survive...His friend answered him: As an atheist, this is a thought-provoking argument about human history😊

[@DaysofElijah317]

GOD still has a plan for Israel and one day You will be the Head and not the tail and all the promises from Abraham to Zechariah son of Berekiah about the kingdom will come about with the the Messiah reigning as king. But only those who enter the kingdom now will be partakers of the kingdom. Jesus came the first time as the suffering servant but he is coming again to rule and reign from Jerusalem. Blessings on you and Israel and may you be protected and given peace from the prince of peace.

[@bikesrcool_1958]

Yes, we must understand that Israel has survived so much and has recently popped back into existence as a nation

[@simriths.s5976]

🇮🇳❤️🇮🇱

[@Bi0Dr01d]

If the Jewish people's rejection of Christ Jesus the Messiah has led to the salvation of the gentiles, how much more Will the receiving of the Jewish people into faith in their true Messiah be life from the dead? If the falling away of the Jewish people has become the riches of the gentiles, how much more their fullness?

[@smokingcrab2290]

Knowledge itself is thought provoking. The fact that knowledge is a thing reflects a knowledgeable creator who made that knowledge for us to perceive and use.

[@antoniodesousa9723]

As a master's degree holder, it sickens me how much i looked up to these academics when i was going through school. Now i realize how shallow and superficial they really were. On balance they are pathetic and I'm super glad i only got a master's and got the hell out of there.

[@noelpucarua2843]

That is a weird reason. Do superficial Christians convince you to get the hell out of it?

[@erictheawesomest]

How does this guy believe that he currently has shorts on? He could be imagining it 😮

[@unamusedmule]

We should be worried about their academic studies. If they reject all evidence that they don't like, we can't be sure they didn't do that in their studies.

[@ACompletelynormalMonster]

Lol, that's a good one, but yeah we should be worried.

[@robbierotten2024]

Indeed. Fortunately, the current scientific system in America has a habit of being self-checking for stuff like this. It doesn’t matter when you skip all that and everyone just takes you at your word because you’re a popular atheist speaker however. But peer review and all that is as good of a safeguard as you’ll ever get.

[@unamusedmule]

@@robbierotten2024 Well we can just peer review what is written down. If they categorically exclude aspects from the beginning we'll never know.

[@kev3d]

One can reject reality all one wants, but if one wants to build a bridge, a mobile phone, a software program, engineer a better crop etc. and have it work reliably, they are going to have to adhere to ridged scientific principles. Not prayer. Not invoking the bible or any other magical book.

[@robbierotten2024]

@@unamusedmule yeah, but if you’re making a claim you need evidence to back it up is the thing. That evidence will be peer reviewed by any scientist. If vital evidence is excluded, there’s probably going to be someone who doesn’t like you/your idea that’s going to be pointing that out. The issue nowadays is that people just don’t care about evidence or academic integrity. People are just willing to ignore things they don’t like. Writing a paper where you ignore evidence to get to your conclusion is sure to get you corrected, whether anyone cares that you’re being dishonest is a different question. The Zeitgheist is an absolute joke of a book among intelligent people and academics, yet is still an extremely popular book that a significant amount of people believe to this day. Often times it’s known that a speaker has put out crappy or dishonest works, it’s just that people don’t care outside of that particular field of study.

[@nrg753]

From now on whenever I read "skydaddy" on social media, in my mind I'll hear it in Dwoods voice 😉👌

[@ggodhand3559]

lol same

[@TommyMarcinek]

I really appreciate your courage, your wisdom, and especially your steadfastness in putting these videos together! You hold nothing back and give it straight with no trepidation. Excellent!!!! I share them every chance I get in "debate" groups online, etc. Keep up the great work! Blessings. Tom

[@blusky7]

Good one, David! You nailed it!

[@claytonhall989]

I had this same experience with an atheist recently who additionally said the Apostles never existed, either. I presented works and books outside the Bible from the first century, pointed to the resting places of the Apostles and Mars Hill in Athens, and used Bart Eherman’s conclusion and criteria for the existence of Jesus and the Apostles. All of it, he dismissed so I asked what his criteria was for constructing the life of an ancient person and what “scholars” he was using which, of course, he didn’t answer. I just finally asked him to reflect on his own why he doesn’t want God to exist and what evidence he would accept.

[@alisterrebelo9013]

It is amazing how many athiests are like this. When I was anthiest during 16 years of my life, I never threw out historical writings and knowledge because I thought they were worthless. Truly, professing to be wise, they became fools.

[@claytonhall989]

@@alisterrebelo9013I have a lot of compassion for atheists especially those who have been told incorrect things about Christianity and/or who only listen to other atheists for the existence of God. There are some who are open to hearing what we believers have to say and then going and spending more time in thought about their own position. I know conversions are not likely to happen over a discussion on the internet, but I do think it’s important, where possible, to plant a seed that God can use to open the eyes, ears, heart, and mind of those who deny His existence.

[@janisir4529]

There cannot be evidence for god, merely measurement errors.

[@justin10292000]

@@janisir4529 "god" means demon. God...I Am...is completely different from "god." Learn what you are dismissing, blasphemer. You are wrong, but don't take OUR word for it: you will find out for yourself soon enough!

[@janisir4529]

@@justin10292000 I have no idea what you are talking about.

[@elninobrown]

He’s decided that he would be “mad” if he sees evidence, how can he trust his own mind now?

[@brettkeane]

I've destroyed so many Atheists in debate. I find no enjoyment from these scripted npc's anymore. They have never presented a single scientific reason why God is not compatible with the universe. Just emotional God is mean nonsense. A child could do better.

[@genghiskhan8689]

Is young earth creationism in line with reality given the information we know today? Adam and Eve? Noah's flood?

[@nickdriscoll6131]

I don’t think most atheists would argue that a god isn’t compatible with the universe. But they would want convincing evidence of a god before believing in it. I don’t think it’s really possible to offer absolute proof of the non existence of a god, though it seems important to me that if you are going to say you need to trust in a god, you need to demonstrate that that god is trustworthy in addition to a baseline demonstration that the particular god even exists. Not just any hypothetical god, which is hard enough to prove, but the specific god you are championing.

[@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid]

Bingo

[@misterkittyandfriends1441]

​@randomusername3873 congrats you debunked ... southern baptistism, maybe.

[@misterkittyandfriends1441]

@@randomusername3873 I mean I can debunk the atheism of a guy who says he's atheist because religions are why war exists by showing him atheists engaging in more and even worse forms of war than heavily Christianized countries, including with each other. However, you probably would think I had only debunked an idiot's argument for atheism. And here we are with some 'brilliant insights' about a fundamentalist literal reading of Genesis. 😆

[@thistledownz.2982]

We walk by faith..faith is a gift. Pain often helps us open this gift.

[@korvonfrancis6552]

For many athiest, it's not about evidndce at all, it's about their hearts and that they want to be the god of their own lives. All we can do is plant the seed. "No one comes to the Father unless they go through the SON. No one dose to the SON, unless the Father sends them"

[@UgliestManOnEarth-69]

No. It’s about evidence. For me at least.

[@miguelatkinson]

Umm no this isn't for many atheists at all your spreading bullshit about entire group of people

[@CRaul87]

Just goes to show, it's not about the evidence but all about the person's heart.

[@KathrineJKozachok]

LOL Your brand of sarcasm is second to none! God Bless You, David Wood!

[@Serasugee]

Being a Christian is like making a friend. No one else can make you like or dislike someone else, no matter how good or bad they are. We can only give our opinions/experiences and/or encourage people.

[@aswansara]

It’s like you are saying no one can come unless the holy sprit draws them ?

[@Serasugee]

@@aswansara I think that might be predestination though. I believe it is still on the person, not God.

[@roycehuepers4325]

​@aswansara no, more as the old cowboy proverb goes. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.

[@HHG2TG]

The atheist says, "Heaven forbid!"

[@beaurex4756]

“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.” ― Christopher Hitchens

[@m.s.g1890]

Abraham answered, “If they're not listening to Moses and the prophets, they won't be convinced even if someone comes back from the dead.” Luke 16:31

[@daybeau7819]

@m.s.g1890 You may want to edit the speaker in that quote.

[@slartybartfast1112]

I love how they never really scoff at other religious texts. It’s always The Bible and Christianity that is mocked. I’ve seen regular Joe atheists online poke at the Quran but these big name philosophers almost exclusively debate the existence of the Christian God.

[@dmk_yt]

To be fair, aren't a lot of these philosophers from countries where Christianity is dominant? I agree that they tend to go after the Bible and Christian tradition more than other religions, but it seems like they do that mostly because that's the religion they're most familiar with. They likely don't have much off-hand knowledge about those other texts, unlike the Bible, which many of these guys tend to know the bare minimum about (God creates Earth, fall of humanity, sin, Noah's Ark, Christ dies for sin, etc.)

[@UgliestManOnEarth-69]

I think that’s because Christianity is the prevalent religion in America. I can assure you I scoff at all religions equally. Islam is less of a focus tho, because it’s not as prevalent in America

[@markfultonorg]

um...it's the same god with a different name in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

[@hariman7727]

And heaven help you if you say anything against the Jewish people around an atheist, or the words "Jesus is Lord, and fulfilled the prophecies."

[@hariman7727]

@@dmk_yt the atheists will often ALLY with other religions to disparage Christianity... and ONLY Christianity, not all religion.

[@mariongranbruheim4090]

6:01 You mean *Peter **_“Go-Where-The-Evidence-Leads”_** Atkins,* who had a conniption over ex-atheist Anthony Flew going “where the evidence lead” him? 😏😼

[@mariongranbruheim4090]

☝🏻👉🏻7:05 = scientism at work.

[@janisir4529]

The evidence leads to a place where most unexpected results are measurement errors.

[@CatT1987]

Watching this was difficult. I always thought atheists just never had enough or the right kind of evidence to make them believe, but hearing this is just...I cried. I can't understand how there could be men like this walking around that cannot see God or intelligent design in everything on our planet... His work is everywhere and in so many things and even in the human body. 😢 I pray for this man that someday he will find your light Jesus, and then he will know who you are and he will accept you. Amen.

[@mc_veron4593]

This is the short of evidence that will convince me. When has a supernaturalist theory ever predicted anything?

[@buddha9715]

​@@TOM-TOM-TOMAnd what evidence would convince me that my mind is playing tricks with me?

[@buddha9715]

@@TOM-TOM-TOM Maybe but I do know when it plays tricks on me. When it comes to God, well doesnt seem like some trick of mind when the thought is manifesting before you.

[@buddha9715]

@@TOM-TOM-TOM For some reason my comment didnt appear for you. It was pretty long so here is a synopsis. 1. Returning from gym. Felt experimental prayed to God to olay a song in the radio. The song played and I was surprised. 2. I am a hindu and hence a polytheist. I was on a roadtrip with my family and I was thinking /meditating deeply on a deity called Hanuman. My 10 year old brother called me and told me that he saw a cloud in sky in the shape of Lord Hanuman. I was shocked. Where exactly was my mind playing tricks here?

[@buddha9715]

@@TOM-TOM-TOM Instantly

[@ceceroxy2227]

Atheists so badly don’t want God to exist. I wish they would just admit that.

[@AmandaFessler]

Thomas Nagel did, at least, so there's that.

[@timothydestiny3865]

Sadly, this is true. When I was on Quora, some atheists even openly admitted this. I pray the Lord touches their hearts before it's too late.

[@janisir4529]

And you want God to exist, am I wrong? Doesn't change it either way.

[@joeltchouala783]

Atheism is the worst form of deception to ever surface (and flourish) on planet Earth. "Haters of God" is part of a list of sins mentioned by Paul. A disdain for God has always been a thing. It just so happens that modern masses use "rationality" as an excuse for unbelief. Nonetheless, all doubts will vanish after death. I pray for you atheists. May you find grace at Jesus's feet.

[@laze4534]

How is demanding a basic level of evidence for a theory or idea a deception? It's the antithesis of deception.

[@peterhessedal8539]

I remember this from high school over 35 years ago, certain teachers saying to me "you're so bright, i cannot understand why you believe in God and especially Christ." I do wonder if some of these atheists will still be denying that God exists when they are standing in front of his throne in judgement?

[@carlcook944]

Every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord

[@ProsecutorZekrom]

Why is your God so stupid to expect people to believe in him without direct evidence? I mean sure, some people do, but it would be way easier if he just revealed himself, and then way less people would go to hell. Unless, he actually wants people to go to hell…

[@justin10292000]

@@ProsecutorZekrom EVERYTHING is evidence for God for those with the spiritual eyes, heart, mind, spirit and soul to see. You won't be calling God "stupid" on Judgment Day!!

[@ProsecutorZekrom]

@@justin10292000 If I take a shit in the toilet, is that evidence for God? Is a baby that was beaten to death evidence for God? Is a broken beer bottle dropped in your local park evidence got God? If Yahweh was real, and did everything the Bible describes him as doing, you’re right that I wouldn’t call him stupid. I’d call him a vile, egotistical, cruel, arrogant, psychopathic prick. And damn the consequences - I’d take eternity in Hell over worshipping his sorry ass any day - good job there is nothing after death, because that’s the Hobson’s choice to end all Hobson’s choices.

[@PhoenieFroe313]

​@@ProsecutorZekrom- You seem to be under the same misconception as other Athiests or anti-thiests... God doesn't move to your will... He moves to His; everything in existence hangs on His Word - how we are perfectly positioned in the solar system - not too far from the sun to freeze and not too close to cath alight. God gives everyone a chance to seek Him and come to Him, if it's that you're too proud, haughty and arrogant to seek or open your heart to Him, then so be it. He's not going to force you into Heaven whem everythings said and done; especially when you've spent your whole existence ignoring Him, breaking His commandments and rejecting His Son Jesus.

[@goldpanman]

This would have to call into question other aspects of Dr. Atkins life. He's a chemist; I assume he has performed experiments, done research. Is this how he conducts his research? He decides what outcome he wants and explains away anything that doesn't conform to the outcome he wants? This would seem to explain the state of present day "science".

[@cognitiveresonance339]

I've learned never to underestimate an atheist's willingness to embrace ad hoc conjecture over firsthand testimony (aka the very foundation of science). "If I don't like the evidence, I'll just make up something random but contrary off the top of my head! Science!" I talk about all this on my channel as well.

[@kev3d]

Conjecture? As in "the bible is true because the bible says so?"

[@cognitiveresonance339]

@@kev3d I never made that silly claim. All holy books claim to be true. The bible is true because people who live by its teachings will find themselves in a significantly more stable, fulfilling, happy lifestyle. People who live in resentment of expectations of self-discipline and accountability will merely be frustrated by the bible.

[@kev3d]

@@cognitiveresonance339 "The bible is true because people who live by its teachings will find themselves in a significantly more stable, fulfilling, happy lifestyle." Only they don't. In the 12th century people were significantly more religious than they are today but war, plague, famine and so on were far more common than today. Life expectancy was much shorter. Infant mortality was appalling. Back then, the most successful people, perhaps on the planet, were in Baghdad. If you asked them, they might have said belief in the Quran makes for a better, fuller, more educated, more prosperous life. If you traveled a thousand years earlier, the pagan Romans would have been on top, living far better than almost all of their contemporaries (certainly better than contemporaneous Christians and Jews). The greatest social and philosophical strides Europe made that still influence us today came from pagan Greeks. Even today, the Japanese live longer than anyone but have almost no Christianity in the country. Singaporean Christians are a minority in Singapore but Singapore prospers in almost every respect including health and low crime despite a multitude of religions being practiced on the island. If anything it seems a the political-economic structure guides the prosperity of any given nation. I agree with self discipline. I don't drink, smoke, I've never touched an illegal narcotic in my life. I've never been drunk, stoned, driven under the influence of anything. I've never been arrested, I don't cheat on my taxes, I took care of my dying father for 3 years before his end. I take care of my mother to this day. None of this makes me a saint, but I've done a pretty good job for the most part. But I didn't do any of these things to get into heaven or to avoid hell. I did them because they were the right thing for my life and the people I loved. Religion was not necessary for me to do anything, good or bad.

[@tomasrocha6139]

Since most scholars don't believe Matthew, Mark, Luke and John wrote the anonymously written Gospels that were much later attributed to them we don't have firsthand testimony.

[@cognitiveresonance339]

@@tomasrocha6139 Because they don't count dictation as writing. Technically true, but deliberately misleading. These "scholars'" opinions are useless. You can't be an expert on something you have no access to. But it's easy to pretend when your audience can't verify a single thing you say. The only substitute for firsthand testimony is the written testimony of a firsthand witness. This new atheist assertion that the bible somehow magically fell together via no particular source is the best they can do to erase that credibility. But they're unable to support their own claims, so they frantically wave a sweaty little fistful of academic accolades to command blind belief. No thanks. I prefer the source of the information.

[@pete3397]

I've heard this from several atheist acquaintances. Even if God came down in person and presented Himself to them they would refuse to believe it. At least they were honest enough to admit it.

[@alisterrebelo9013]

What is the response of those athiests acquaintances who like to go out their way slamming Christianity?

[@Atarius]

It reminds me of part of the Charles Bukowski poem "The Genius of the Crowd" "....Those who believe in God, need God...." I think it's true, and I think it's equally true that those that refuse God, need to refuse him.

[@richardokeefe7410]

If no evidence and no reason could change your mind, then your opinion is not based on evidence or reason.

[@matthewvale4545]

They say that, but something tells me that if they were in the presence of God they'd know it.

[@ichsehsanders]

1. Physically manifest yourself 2. Introduce yourself as God and define what you mean by that (omnis;other characteristics) 3. Verify each and every single attribute to me in a plausible way There's still no need to believe since I have something tangable ... Knowledge Theist: Something Something reason God no can do

[@AlanSilva-nx9oo]

That reminded me of myself when I was atheist and prayed for the first time, God answered and showed me some pretty crazy miracle and I tried hard to brush it off as me being insane, however, I went to a pentecostal church under the request of a friend, and there once again I prayed and the guy came to me and said :"thus says the Lord to you:"I have shown you miracle and been speaking to you all this time and yet you still doubt me? I made you a etc...." " lol then I said to myself "nah I would be crazy to deny all of this now that would be true madness" and here I am for the glory of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 😂

[@miguelatkinson]

Hey buddy there since it's that easy for a miracle to happen like that do you have any recorded evidence or proof of that miracle beyond you just saying it on a comment section and also how do you as an supposed atheists pray to god ? am I missing something here because the last time I check the definition of atheists that wouldn't make any logically sense and if miracles happen that easy why Don't Christian apologist or christians in general just pray and have it be recorded that when a miracle actually occur prove to atheists and everyone else that your god is real or am I missing something hear

[@rachellejones1361]

Yayee! (1st thing that sprang up when I saw your post!) Glory be to God in the Highest! ❤WITH MUCH LOVE ❤

[@orkhaa-rh4dd]

you were not an atheist.

[@AlanSilva-nx9oo]

@@orkhaa-rh4dd how so?

[@orkhaa-rh4dd]

why would an atheist pray for the first time?I dont know how but many theists think saying "i was an atheist" some how strengthens the faith they had now. But what kept you from beleiving before and what changed before you prayed? This is a void that never gets filled. I can say that I was a christian for over 25 years (not including childhood either) and now I am an atheist and here the same said to me, that I was not a real christian. The difference is I can break down all the peices of the things I used to hold true. That reasoning I can explain that would intersect with nearly every beleiver currently becuase again thats where I came from. Take any apologetics for christianity and I am willing to explain why I do not personally accept that as worth holding. Saying you were an atheist means nothing if you didnt understand why you didnt beleive in the first place and what changed that. @@AlanSilva-nx9oo

[@DamianS1893]

God bless you David Wood

[@chisomotembo6118]

The Bible calls them "children of disobedience"

[@PaElRa]

Also prideful

[@83Bongo]

The bible also says pi equals 3, and insects have 4 legs.

[@Patstar777]

​@@83BongoI've read it cover to cover many times. Never read that BS.

[@83Bongo]

@@Patstar777 Leviticus 11:20-23 Kings 7:23-26 There's Tons more errors and contradictions too.

[@oscaralegre3683]

@@83Bongo you are so wrong i dont even know where to start

[@TexomaPrepper]

Each and every atheist will know their eternal error within about one second after they expire.

[@stevedoetsch]

Atheists: Atheism is based on logic, rationality, and critical thinking. Also atheists: Babies are atheists. 😂😂😂

[@aerialpunk]

They do love to shift around the definitions of atheism as it suits them, don't they?

[@orkhaa-rh4dd]

words can be hard am I right? and nuance...thats for nerds. Implicit atheism still exists no matter how hard you want to beleive literal infants have cogiant thoughts about thier beleif in god. Sure beats being a theist grasping at straws to justify their very shallow faith. @@aerialpunk

[@oponentgull186others4]

@@aerialpunkisn’t that Christian’s that shift it? The only thing I’ve heard Athiests describe it as is not believing in a god.

[@CJFCarlsson]

@@oponentgull186others4 There are two stances, at least. Not believing in God and not believing there is enough evidence for God. The first stance places the burden of proof with the atheist. The second one, who cares what he feels about the evidence?

[@oponentgull186others4]

@@CJFCarlsson the thing is that the two stances aren’t mutually exclusive. You can believe there is no god because there isn’t any evidence for one.

[@Steve101747]

"a priori" is the $20.00 term for "Don't confuse me with facts, my mind is made up."

[@wondery6693]

NO one can say ANYONE is that smart if they have a closed mind. They don't have to believe but to have a closed mind proves you will not consider everything.

[@ProsecutorZekrom]

Have an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out

[@reverendronsrevelationroom1405]

I'm more and more convinced those who identify as athiest are athiests by force of will rather than any intellectual reasoning

[@Tinesthia]

Why? Do you think it’s a bad idea at 83 years old if you started seeing writing in the sky, to rule out that you are going insane before accepting it as evidence of anything?

[@DeconvertedMan]

well ya wrong.

[@paul_warner]

It's called faith

[@CobbleBompster]

@@DeconvertedMan”uhhhh, well, you’re just wrong!” -🤓

[@mrjayz94]

You’re more convinced because you’re in an online echo chamber. If you speak to atheists in real life, you’ll find they are humans with thoughts and feelings. Look, if someone ACTUALLY believed in God and Hell, do you not think it’s more likely they would become religious?

[@houseofhikmah]

Sky daddy! Sky daddy! sky daddy! I feel smarter already!

[@jaja9081]

Sky daddy! Sky daddy! sky daddy! yeah wow me too... and i was just copy/paste 😃

[@the_guitarcade]

Oh, no! You said it thrice! Where is the hikmah? Have the leather straps off your anus not read? Homohamed, peas be up in him, has said, "Say not three!" You see! Sky daddy is one! All ham deli laws!

[@KingArthurWs]

I, as an atheist, examined every bit of evidence; That's why I became a Christian.

[@2ndPigeon]

What convinced you eventually? I can't get over all the magic claims from more superstitious and ignorant time.

[@joelofjudah9144]

Gotta love how arrogant Attkins is to assume that he would be allowed into Heaven.

[@markfultonorg]

What are your chances of getting into heaven?

[@joelofjudah9144]

@@markfultonorg It's not about me, It's about what Jesus has done. Without Jesus Christ, my chances are zero.

[@markfultonorg]

@@joelofjudah9144 I know you truly believe that. Has it ever occurred to you that just maybe someone is trying to control you?

[@joelofjudah9144]

​@@markfultonorgdude I left the mormon church years ago. That was a decision I made on my own accord, after I had independently examined the evidence for and against the church. Of course people try to control me, there will always be people who try to control others. No one is controlling me because I don't allow myself to be manipulated.

[@IzuchukwuWisdom]

​@@markfultonorgand someone is not trying to control you?? 🤔🤔😕😕