WOTMQ: Fact Based Reason

[@misterdeity]

For those of you wondering, the piece of classical music in this video was written by me. I wrote and recorded it years ago for a video I shot and produced about roses (of all things). And no, that video is not available or anywhere to be found. Having co-written and edited the video as well, there was a point in my life where I knew more about roses than any one human being should be allowed (by law) to know. LOL!!!

[@scottstollery2191]

What?!? Wow! I had to go back and listen to the music again. You’re a talented lad!

[@misterdeity]

@@scottstollery2191 Thanks! I got all the creative genes and nothing else. I’m mostly useless. Good thing I’ve always been able to find a niche. LOL!!!

[@mannyguyson]

Love the shiny new outro!

[@kentjensen5216]

@misterdeity I noticed the music, but I did not attribute it to you. It was very well done and beautiful. It went along well with the piece and its theme.

[@yinYangMountain]

Roses: Until my late teens, I lived across the street from the ‘Barbic Greenhouses’ (San Diego County) where thousands of roses were grown. As I understood, they were considered some of the best cultivated and were shipped all over the world.

[@scottstollery2191]

Saw a church billboard today saying, “God wants full custody, not just weekends.” I experienced that same old claustrophobic sensation of some being hovering over me at all times waiting for me to screw up. First of all, why would a god “want” anything? But it was a relief to remember that in my atheism I can allow myself to explore multiple pathways at my discretion. And wouldn’t you know, I pursue pathways of fact, reason and those that try to do no additional harm. No god required…

[@HarryNicNicholas]

god didn't have any parents, jesus had two dads and mary didn't consent. not to mention joseph, cos no one does.

[@brunozeigerts6379]

I always liked the line in Cross of Iron. 'Do you believe in god, Sergeant? 'I think god is a sadist...and doesn't even know it.'

[@suqmadiq68]

Easily fooled, easily ruled.

[@jimmaughan1898]

Thanks

[@misterdeity]

Thanks!!! You’re my new best friend. Call me!

[@TJ000]

God is good, God is great. Let us thank him for the hate. 🙏 (Go Devil's)! 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Love your final point about atheism not telling you what path to pursue!

[@shawnsimmons1308]

You’d be frustratingly surprised at how many times I’ve been told that since I’m an atheist that therefore I’m a devil worshipper. It’s become an excellent opportunity for me to quip back at them asking, “If I don’t believe in your sky daddy, why would you think that I believe in your ground troll?”

[@HarryNicNicholas]

just remind them it's christians satan hates not sinners, hell being torment for sinners makes no sense.

[@Jay-o1s7p]

I know this wasn't addressed to me, but I am not surprised. Doesn't surprise me one bit. I am, at this stage in my life, extremely wary of Christians and their love.

[@TheTerminator-2]

Thumbs up. Or you could just tell them "I don't have imaginary friends."

[@Maryfs1]

I pray to Kratos. He doesn't listen. We both prefer it that way.

[@InigoMontoya-]

It’s almost time for me to leave my atheistic home, climb into my atheist-mobile, and go to work and perform my duties with atheist fervor. Atheism rules my life in that I spend most of it not even thinking about gods. The god-thought shaped hole in my life, like any other hole in something immaterial, is completely unnoticeable.

[@littleredpony6868]

I fill my god shaped hole with spaghetti

[@theoutspokenhumanist]

One interesting point is that the people who wrote the Hebrew bible and those for whom it was written, did not perceive their god as morally perfect, or even superior. As with all the old gods, be they Greek, Roman, Norse or some other, the tribal war god of Abraham was capricious and needed watching, lest he have one of his fits of rage and kill thousands of his own people. This behaviour wasn't seen as just or unjust, it just was. The gods were man writ large. Then the Christians came along with their new ideas influenced by Greek philosophy and they invented a brand new god. Invisible, immaterial, tri-omni and perfect. And they pretended this was Yhwh, even as they pretended the old scriptures foretold the coming of their very different idea of a messiah. And all the problems this invention caused have been argued over, fought over, killed for and died over for 2000 years.

[@dougt7580]

The largest change in my moral outlook when I became an atheist is the understanding that any desired reduction or elimination in suffering is MY responsibility. I can no longer pawn that responsibility off on god and feel okay with doing nothing in the belief that god will right the wrongs or fix it at some point later. One only need to look to Mother Theresa to see how this "god will make up for it later" belief can morally bankrupt individuals.

[@unclejohnny863]

More limited justification needed😊

[@yinYangMountain]

Thanks for the “Quickey.” It was good for me.

[@misterdeity]

That’s all that matters. I’m a giver! ❤

[@TJ000]

​@@misterdeityNo dinner. Not even a drink. But, you did do all the work, so... 🤷 👍😂

[@misterdeity]

@@TJ000 LOL!

[@morganramsay7628]

If idle hands are the Devil's play things, idle minds are God's.

[@deeccummings7481]

I am going to HAVE to stea..err USE that sometime. Use... That's the right word...

[@morganramsay7628]

@deeccummings7481 Be my guest. It just came to me as I'd listen to all these uninformed believers, unwilling to learn but make remarkably absurd claims.

[@markgordon5266]

I'm good with: Confucius: Treat others as you wish to be treated. Socrates: Virtue is its own reward. Voltaire: Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities. Moe Howard: Spread out, porcupine! Groucho Marx: I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.

[@misterdeity]

Words to live by!!! ❤

[@markgordon5266]

@@misterdeity Now that I think about it, my favorite Groucho is: "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."

[@misterdeity]

@@markgordon5266 I can’t pick one. I love, “Room service? Yes, I’d like to order a bigger room.” And, “While on safari, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I’ll never know!”

[@josephbelisle5792]

Or how about the atheist golden rule...treat others as they would wish to be treated. "The next time I see you, remind me not to speak with you."

[@markgordon5266]

@@josephbelisle5792 Good point, that may be an improvement on Confucius.

[@laurajarrell6187]

Brian, yay, my phone worked for this! Great music, it is. Superb definition. Now, if we could get it to right wingers. And you, nummyer by the day! Everyone else, Please! vote blue all the way down!👍🏼🌊💙💙💙🌊🥰✌

[@billytheadult6247]

Thanks!

[@misterdeity]

WOW!!! Thanks so much. You get blessings, indulgence, multiple chances to make a first impression, and front row seats to the apocalypse! You’re my new best friend. Call me!

[@billytheadult6247]

@@misterdeity Very few influencers are honest enough (and brave enough) to walk down the path that you're on right now. Stay strong. Live long and prosper. Keep crank'n them zesty videos out, and you'll get more lov'n.

[@misterdeity]

@@billytheadult6247 That’s all I want - more lovin’!

[@Reason1717]

Facts, facts , facts, what have they ever done for me! Reason too. Well I have to go now turn off my computer an grab my cell as it's alarm is ringing to remind me of my eye surgery appointment.

[@misterdeity]

@@Reason1717 There’s the aqueduct.

[@darthvirgin7157]

“atheism is not an ideology, nor a religion.” the gullible: “but what other argument can i use?”

[@docmatthy]

Thank you for the clarification! Unbelievable that it's still necessary.

[@HarryNicNicholas]

i have an atheist mug. it doesn't turn water into wine.

[@misterdeity]

An atheist mug should turn wine into water! Or is that the Satanist mug?

[@kentjensen5216]

When the JW's visit my house, I always ask what type of evil god issues a command such as that found in Psalms 137:9, which states: Blessed the one who seizes your children and smashes them against the rock: the children represent the future generations, and so must be destroyed if the enemy is truly to be eradicated. To paraphrase Hitchens, god is neither great nor good.

[@Alverant]

Genesis 16:7-11 Abraham buys a woman (Hagar) because his wife can't conceive a child. When Hagar runs away, God sends angels to bring her back to her owner. God engaged in human trafficking. Angels are basically slaves too. The ones who wanted to be free were literally demonized.

[@AmberAmber]

The pruning of relig powers is also rhopefully reducing the "pruning" of newborns' "bits" worldwide !! It did here in Canada 🇨🇦!! Love you @Mr Deity #BrianIsBrainy #MrDeity2024 #Consent #BodilyAutonomy #NoXianNationalismTY #EndingYTsupremacyMatters

[@bubbahargo]

The Dude abides! 🤩

[@ChipArgyle]

Fact-based reason is challenging when we're living in a post-facts, post-reality world. When those you debate are allowed to start by redefining basic terms to make them align with the outcomes they desire, or simply create something called alternative facts, you've already lost the argument. Looks like we're going to need 1 of 2 things at this point to get us back on the path to veracity: 1. Confirmation of a deity's existence so he can tell us once and for all what's up and what's down; or 2. Widespread, brutally empirical atheism necessitating fact checking for everything before any discussion is allowed. We'll be waiting for #1 for a long time, and #2 sounds like a ton of work, so who's up for a game of make-believe?

[@radiofreeutah5328]

Weird that the "Judeo-Christian Ethic" of personal autonomy, freedom, etc. was completely absent from Christendom until the Enlightenment . . . It'd almost seem like the Enlightenment was a repudiation of that ethic, not an offspring of it.

[@misterdeity]

🤔🤫

[@stevewebber707]

The self righteous can be truly scary in what they are capable of justifying. At least from a position of flawed humility, we are forced to think on our actions.

[@SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers]

Or, to put it another way, a world full of numerous god beliefs is full of misery and injustice, is best off without those beliefs.

[@clemstevenson]

The moment you question the authenticity of the supernatural claims in the bible, this belief-based religion implodes. It doesn't require that much enlightenment to doubt the parting of the red sea, or the idea of stopping the motion of the moon & sun. Why would I think it rational to believe the absurdity of talking snakes, talking donkeys, virgin births, and resurrections?

[@BeenDownSoLong...]

I am a Naturalist. I consider any beliefs in things supernatural, including gods, to be irrational. Furthermore, I find it a lot less tiresome to answer god questions telling people that I am an Orthodox Pedestrian and that we believe everything that everybody tells us. The reaction is usually silence.

[@misterdeity]

@@BeenDownSoLong... Love it!!! I’m gonna use that one.

[@CharlesPayet]

Orthodox Pedestrian as compared to a Non-denominational Pedestrian? Does Orthodox indicate that you refuse to jaywalk on principle?

[@BeenDownSoLong...]

@@CharlesPayet If that is what you believe, then so be it.

[@CharlesPayet]

@@BeenDownSoLong... maybe it didn’t come across, but that was meant to be humorous. 😉

[@BeenDownSoLong...]

@@CharlesPayet I beg your forgiveness. That is just an Orthodox Pedestrian response to any doctrinal question. See how easy it is.

[@DoctorZisIN]

OK but as a reminder, Hitchens is in charge of the next meeting. (Funny how theists think he's kicked the bucket). In the agenda: What breed of dogs ate Jeezabel? By a team of professors of bible studies. Don't miss the fascinating 5 hour presentation which will take up most of your Saturday. See you there!

[@misterdeity]

LOL!!!

[@adrianthom2073]

“No rational atheist (or “New Atheist”) holds religion accountable for every idiotic or unethical thing religious people do. We blame a religion only for what its adherents do as a direct result of its doctrines, such as opposing gay marriage or killing apostates. Atheism has no doctrines. It does not demand that a person do anything, or refrain from doing anything, on the basis of his or her unbelief. Consequently, to know that someone is an atheist is to know almost nothing about them - apart from the fact that he or she does not accept the unwarranted claims of any religion. Atheism is simply the condition of not believing in Poseidon, Thor, or any of the thousands of dead gods that lie in the graveyard we call mythology. To that extent, everyone knows exactly what it is to be an atheist, he or she has simply added the god of Abraham to the list of the dead. If a belief in astrology were causing people to go berserk-to deny medical care to their children or to murder unbelievers-many of us would speak and write about the dangerous stupidity of astrology. This would not be bigotry or intolerance on our part. It would be a plea for basic human sanity. And that is all that an atheist’s criticism of religious tribalism and superstition ever is. If you understand this, you will recognize any attempt to blame atheism for specific crimes, great or small, for what it is: A fresh act of religious demagoguery.” - Sam Harris

[@tiltingwindmill]

Oh, I just looooved the prune = Dr. Pepper, um, analogy, play on words? So almost random. (admittedly, I miss some of these, um, analogies, or they just go over my head... I consider myself kinda fortunate to have caught this one.) Chefs Kiss! Another Mister Deity video, as sharply written as ever... 💙

[@misterdeity]

You nailed that one! Well done. ❤

[@rustyclaymore1105]

First time I've "watched" in a year or so. I forgot how much extra enjoyment is to be had reading the subliminaltitles. Thanks Bri!

[@misterdeity]

@@rustyclaymore1105 Thank you. I try!

[@DawnDavidson]

@@misterdeityyou are indeed very trying. 😂 Also, I always make a point of actually paying attention to the screen in your vids. For most videos I don’t bother. For yours, it’s essential. Thanks for those words. And the Dude.

[@misterdeity]

@@DawnDavidson It IS a visual medium. I learned in my aesthetic training that you should always play to what the medium does either uniquely or primarily. So since I’m nothing to look at, I thought it imperative to make you look… but not at me. 😘🤔🤪

[@DawnDavidson]

@@misterdeityYou are unnecessarily self-deprecating. I find you quite pleasant to look at. But the words are quite entertaining as well. 😊

[@rolihom2042]

Atheism is a belief of "nothing created everything" said me 13 years ago. Realized I made mistake , I did 360 degree turn and changed my dogmatic belief to dog eating (J.K.) and dropped my god like a hot hell. I also realized I only made 180 degrees turn. Haha. Tell me, were you about to show me how wrong I was? BTW, always good video, Brian. Keep up the great work!

[@misterdeity]

LOL! In my first and only feature film, I had a character say they made a complete 360 and went in the other direction. Great minds!

[@rolihom2042]

@misterdeity dude, I watch every videos you ever put out for like a couple decades. Which one was this in? Don't remember that line

[@rolihom2042]

@misterdeity you were part of me deconverted from Christianinty, and I eternally grateful your contributions.

[@josephbelisle5792]

I made a 760 degree turn once. On ice. It was amazing. No diety involved. Just physics.

[@rolihom2042]

@josephbelisle5792 nah. It's more than just physics. It's talent from up high.....your brain. And many prayers, I meant practice. I cant even get past a few feet before falling. You're awesome.

[@pnwtreehugger806]

Frockin'(sic) A, Duder-omony abides!

[@jimmaughan1898]

Going after the Dude now, eh? Celine wasn't enough? As a Canadian, ordained Dudeist, I doth protest! Not too much. That would be rude. Reverend Jim Maughan, the Da

[@misterdeity]

No. We love the Dude here. And always say… The Dude abides!

[@andrewanastasovski1609]

You're just angry with God for being a horrifying monster.

[@pondartinc4002]

🤣🤣🤣

[@misterdeity]

I’m certainly disheartened by people’s desire to worship such a Being!

[@Dwayne_Bearup]

I'm not angry at God. It's not His fault I'm a horrifying monster.

[@pondartinc4002]

@@Dwayne_Bearup 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

​@@Dwayne_BearupThat is because you injected a marijuana.

[@4ozscoop]

Hey, I'm just like you! I am me too!

[@misterdeity]

No, you'l still you one.

[@tomsenior7405]

I can not see a way for a believer to justifiably denounce Atheism as a valid response to an unverifiable claim. Note well, this will not stop believers from making additional unjustified claims, such as; "Atheism is a religion, so there!", or; "Atheists do believe in god, and that's that!", "Denying Christ's sacrifice is selfish, because that is what I believe!", etc., When, in fact, all the religious are doing is suppressing their own doubts and expressing this through anger. Summary; Religious people can not comprehend how it could be possible for people to think of their god as just like all the other gods. This drives believers to rage. (Lecture ends).

[@iglapsu88]

Thank you Nate!

[@adalbertred]

There is atheist culture: Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

[@darthvirgin7157]

2:43 i think you meant to say: “my texts are HOLEY”

[@c.a.t.732]

I saw a statistic today that said 1 in 3 American adults claim to suffer from religious trauma. I would think any other affliction that widespread would be the subject of national attention and a call to action by government health agencies. But God forbid organized religion should be recognized publicly as a threat.

[@misterdeity]

@@c.a.t.732 WOW! Gotta Google that!

[@c.a.t.732]

@@misterdeity I saw it on a "CBS Mornings" segment today with Lisa Ling, and the source for that statistic was listed as the SHERM Journal.

[@normanwolfe7639]

Way to use fact based reason and inquiry!!!!

[@c.a.t.732]

@@misterdeity I saw that statistic on the "CBS Mornings" September 26th (yesterday) show in a segment hosted by Lisa Ling. The source was listed as the SHERM Journal.

[@c.a.t.732]

@@normanwolfe7639 I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or what. I posted my source for that statistic here last night, but it evaporated, so I posted it again this morning.

[@jjpopnfresh6822]

"Yeah. Well, you know, that's just like, your opinion, man."

[@BGTats144]

I hate it when they say atheism is a religion how?? I never heard an atheist prayer..

[@DawnDavidson]

An atheist prayer … hmmm … maybe something like, “I wish all the Xtain excusegists would go away and stop proselytizing me”?

[@michaelbell3181]

FYI: shared on 2 SMs

[@timothymulholland7905]

Very clear? Very good.

[@billytheadult6247]

Very few Atheist influencers have had the intestinal fortitude i.e, BALLS to address the elephant in the room (committing genocide and property theft in response to God's immaculate command). Keep calling out the BS that surrounds us. The stench is nauseating.

[@cindysue5902]

#SPMRPED I'm going to try to remember that!

[@CaraiseLink]

This. Excusegists' use of "atheist ideology" reminds me of conservatives' use of "antifa terrorists". Not only are they frequently just making things up, but they're trying to ascribe some kind of shared organizational structure to something that is ultimately just a resistance to one specific form of oppression. A resistance that takes many different forms among many different kinds of people, who would vehemently disagree on a wide variety of topics aside from the exactly one topic used to define the category.

[@rick343]

Yeah it's weird, I don't worry about what I do and don't have, and am very thoughtful of other people's lives, and although it's easy to say, be thankful for what you have because there are people who have it way worse, I live it, and I'm a happy person, living paycheck to paycheck, with no motivation to acquire things, and the little I have is fine with me, I should be miserable by the standards of so many, and yet I feel this way, without religion, without any belief in a god, I would put my life and inner good and peace up against any Christian, and most likely be more at peace, I've never been depressed, I don't get anxiety, just here making the best of the ride I have left.

[@misterdeity]

Well done! 🎉

[@jenniferpatton5108]

Free PALESTINE 🇵🇸

[@pondartinc4002]

Don't ask me to "obey" to your god. I only worship those little chocolate donuts. I'll do anything for them.

[@misterdeity]

Mmmmm. Chocolate. 🤤

[@robsquared2]

There goes my plan to sell atheist colored paint (it's just an empty bucket).

[@misterdeity]

@@robsquared2 LOL!!! Genius!

[@littleredpony6868]

Doesn’t Home Depot sell one of those?

[@misterdeity]

@@littleredpony6868 LOL!!!

[@mistahtom]

B…b…but Jesus was a carpenter, chess mate libs 😹

[@sheilbwright7649]

Atheism provides opportunities such as the ability to laugh at the time and effort wasted on theodicy.

[@misterdeity]

That was my last video - WOTM: So Much To Apologize For!!!

[@sheilbwright7649]

@misterdeity As a rational person, can you really say last.? As knowledge expands, so does idiocy, and the door to theodicy never closes. Looking forward to your series on Catholics,

[@misterdeity]

@@sheilbwright7649 I should have said that was in my just previously released video last week.

[@sheilbwright7649]

I do hope I am misunderstanding your comment 2,000 years of evil and only 1 Catholic video? Just in case, this might give you a smile, I was Catholic schooled and I succeeded in not allowing my schooling to interrupt my education. I was in the library one day and one of the religious put some book in front called something like "Questions on the Faith". I moved it out of my way, he moved it back, and I moved it again. He then said, "I think you should read this." Of course, the only response could be "Why?". " I think you have problems with your faith." . "Brother I have absolutely no problems with my faith (long very long pause) I have absolutely no faith". One of my few school days that can bring a smile to my and others' faces.

[@Troubleshooter125]

Being removed from holy-book-based morality, atheism at least presents the opportunity of considering morals with a clean sheet of paper, unsullied by the obvious bigotries and biases which virtually every holy book is saddled with, one way or the other. This does NOT necessarily mean that any morality using the absence of a deity will necessarily be BETTER as a matter of course. But it DOES improve the odds, IMHO.

[@markworkman9991]

Why does God need all these weirdos making up all these excuses for a bunch crazy ideas that if you really stop and think and take in what the holy books are saying , you’d run the other way pretty fast. Why can’t the God just leave a book that just says , hey! I made all this and it’s up to you to figure it out and I’ll grade you at the end of it all?

[@Jay-o1s7p]

(S/he) It doesn't

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

Or make a book that actually makes sense and can't be misinterpreted.

[@markworkman9991]

Even better 🎉

[@somersetcace1]

While it is absolutely correct that atheism is simply a label that denotes people who do not believe in gods, when atheists take to a public forum `as atheists` (in other words wearing that particular hat,) it is often seen as them speaking for all atheists. It's not the fault of the atheists speaking, but the perception of those listening. That can be quite annoying at times. Not to mention the concerted effort by several popular apologists to forge atheism into some strawman worldview for them to bash.

[@darkpatches]

I guess our "SPMRPED" rally hats should be clear vinyl. So you can clearly see the source of SPMRPED.

[@otopico]

Dr Pepper forever!

[@joestfrancois]

HEY! You used my music and did not give me credit! What the heck atheist man?

[@TheSaintelias]

I hope we can stay on the path of secular society and decrease religious fervor in society. Maybe we can move past 2000 year old social beliefs?

[@misterdeity]

@@TheSaintelias from your fingers to Hitch’s ears!!! ❤️

[@pn312]

My Italian heritage PROVES that I deserve a condo in Rome … and a house in Jerusalem because the Romans were unfairly forced out of the Holy Land! 😂

[@misterdeity]

@@pn312 I’m getting places in Ireland, England, France, Belgium, and Germany! #mutt

[@istvansipos9940]

atheism is not a religi0n. It is a personal relationship with reality.

[@yourgodismean4526]

So, holy shit, Brian. You were totally right about Paulogia! I happened to see him on The Line the other day. They were talking about terrible things God demands his ppl do. Paul says(I’m paraphrasing of course), “We’ll, if I found out there was a God, he’s all powerful and I would have to obey him”!!! He just tossed this off like it was nothing. Ik why Matt keeps him on the channel-he has a big YT presence hims and Matt seems to be about $, to a large extent. He’s also a mean asshole. Matt, I mean lol. (I watch The Line for tips on arguing w theists and their Trans show.) So I get it now. I’ve also just heard wistfulness in Paul’s voice when talking about having God proven to him. Sad and gross. Hope you’re doing well, Brian. No prayers for you and I would never dream of offering “thoughts n prayers”(basically a big fuck you). But I will offer hope, in general, and for a better day tmrw(all we can ever rly expect). 💪😘❤️🦋

[@mcarp555]

I don't recall Paul saying he would obey a god. But of course if a god existed he could force Paul to obey him, sure. As for Matt, he's only rude to people that are rude to him first. There are plenty of examples where he's kind to people who are desperate and lost.

[@yourgodismean4526]

@@mcarp555 I’ve seen Matt shred ppl who absolutely didn’t deserve it. The fact that he’s capable of kindness just makes it worse

[@misterdeity]

@@mcarp555I like Matt a lot. We’re friends. But he does have a pretty short fuse sometimes. 😬

[@mcarp555]

@@misterdeity Twenty years of putting up with the same old arguments and nonsense might do that to anyone.

[@LogicAndReason2025]

Given how crappy all of humans' so-called "holy books" are, any self-respecting deity would loudly disavow any relationship to them. This for me is one of the best 'evidences' against such beings. Perhaps we can call this the new "criterion of embarrassment" argument? Take that Johnny Meier!

[@MadeiraFonseca]

There really should be an Atheist Church, so like minded people could congregate and not worship anybody.

[@siamsasean]

I was sure you was gonna mention the Koran in there. What with the latest out of Afghanistan.

[@misterdeity]

@@siamsasean I haven’t been paying attention.

[@siamsasean]

@@misterdeity Sorry to tak so long, I've been obeying the Fire Marshal all over my lot. Bamboo, acacia, rosemary, yada yada. The whatever they are ministers of purity Taliban in Afghanistan put down new rules for men on clothes, hair, beards, music in public, and so on. And the punishments are like for the women, medieval.

[@rick343]

So what is the best term to use if you don't believe in the Bible but as far as a god or afterlife is concerned, you don't know if one does or doesn't exist, because you can't know, unless you can spend, let's say at least a few days void of any life left in your body whatsoever, and then come back. In short, I don't know what happens after we die, but I have no belief in what the Bible says

[@misterdeity]

@@rick343 If you don’t believe in a God or gods, you’re an Atheist. That would also cover a lack of belief in holy books. Since no one knows whether there’s anything beyond this life, that would make you a sentient human being. Enjoy your time here!

[@adarkerstormishere]

A person who believes there's a god but doesn't believe that god cares about us or even knows we exist is called a deist. Most of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. were deists, and they had plenty to say on the subject, so if you're interested, I would absolutely recommend reading their letters. As for a person who doesn't know whether a god exists or not? That's an atheist.

[@dvonzosch461]

​​​@@misterdeityReligionists have one favorite TV channel out of many. An ( A - Theist ) has the favorite TV channel of being ' OFF '.

[@rick343]

@@adarkerstormishere I would love to read their letters, I have read a few letters that were written about the thoughts of the Constitution author's, while the Constitution was being written, and the reasoning behind them, the whole story is fascinating, lately, with what's going on in this country, I have been rereading and studying the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, and watching KZbin videos about what went on during the time the Constitution was written, I love history and a lot of subjects, that when I was young and going through school, I had no interest in at all, I did just enough to get by, spent my time chasing girls, since I've gotten older, I have become obsessed with learning and all kinds of knowledge that I find interesting, a complete turn around from who I use to be.

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

Agnostic atheist means you don't know of any gods. Gnostic atheist means you know for sure there are no gods. You would probably be agnostic atheist.

[@timwhite7127]

All I can add is amen...

[@robertrusso2064]

Spiritual not religious

[@Egooist.]

No comment! ;-)

[@seraphonica]

the Dude abides... the Deut? not so much.

[@misterdeity]

@@seraphonica I’m writing about that very thing this very moment. And I just quoted the Dude two second before I looked at this comment. Spooky!

[@davidwalter2002]

@@misterdeity Divine intervetion? 😁

[@misterdeity]

@@davidwalter2002 Divine inspiration! Praise The Dude!

[@davidwalter2002]

@@misterdeity Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

[@misterdeity]

@@davidwalter2002 That’s exactly the quote I used!

[@Egooist.]

(K)Ein Kommentar!

[@aservantofJEHOVAH7849]

I did mispeak re the sagan quote turns it out it was from cosmos, I was a teenager when I read that quote in the public library that was a WHILE aback It was the at the beginning of my journey toward what I now regard as the truth. Cosmos: “The fossil evidence could be consistent with the idea of a Great Designer.”⁠42Cosmos, by Carl Sagan, 1980, p. 29.

[@misterdeity]

I hope you realize that literally everything is consistent with an all-knowing, all-powerful Being who can work miracles, and for whom nothing is impossible. What could possibly be inconsistent with such a Being? That's the beauty of being attached to God - you can make whatever you prefer fit into the narrative! For Hitchens' sake, Christian apologists can make genocide and slavery work with this allegedly all-loving Being. However contrary that might appear to literally everyone else!

[@aservantofJEHOVAH7849]

@@misterdeity well not according to the Bible he has a definite nature that he cannot transgress as you likely know JWs are unitarian we believe that JEHOVAH is permanently outside of his creation ,also we don't believe that it is necessary for JEHOVAH to break any of the physical laws he established to accomplish his will, the miracles only seem miraculous to us because of our cognitive limits, think of your dog or cat what you do with the can opener may appear miraculous to them but to you it's just technology, similarly what JEHOVAH does may seem miraculous to angels and men but to him it just technology on another level,he is the great engineer.

[@misterdeity]

@@aservantofJEHOVAH7849 And yet, the religious can find a way to make God against murder and theft, but then command murder and theft. Though I guess that’s just another technological feat beyond our understanding(?).

[@aservantofJEHOVAH7849]

@@misterdeity well as you likely know JWs have gone to their deaths rather participate in war in fact while theists and atheists alike were goose stepping behind Hitler JWs were being carted off to the concentration camps by the thousands for refusing to Heil Hitler. JEHOVAH is the only God who has brought global peace to his followers

[@ryanjames3793]

Pledge yourself to the one true religion islam. 😂

[@InigoMontoya-]

It’s too hard. You have to always know which way to face in the direction of Mecca. I am not investing in a compass just to pray.

[@ryanjames3793]

@@InigoMontoya- 🤣 or worship a wall because god is angry at the jews.

[@donaldnumbskull9745]

Either all religions are true, or none of them. See, I can do unfounded, ridiculous assertions, too.

[@ryanjames3793]

@donaldnumbskull9745 I need to convince you that one true religion is christianity. Jesus just visited me and told me so. Ok, so trust me, bro.

[@aservantofJEHOVAH7849]

“We do not even in the least know the final cause of sexuality; why new beings should be produced by the union of the two sexual elements, instead of by a process of parthenogenesis [reproduction requiring only one parent] . . . The whole subject is as yet hidden in darkness.”​-Charles Darwin, 1862. With reference to Darwin’s view, Science News, September 8, 1984, adds: “He might have been writing today.” “This book,” states Professor George C. Williams in the preface of Sex and Evolution, “is written from a conviction that the prevalence of sexual reproduction in higher plants and animals is inconsistent with current evolutionary theory.” In his book The Evolution of Sex, Professor John Maynard Smith presents “a scheme for the origin of sex,” calling it “the best scheme I can offer.” He states in conclusion: “I cannot pretend to much confidence in this explanation.” “Sex is the queen of problems in evolutionary biology. . . . It seems that some of the most fundamental questions in evolutionary biology have scarcely ever been asked . . . The largest and least ignorable and most obdurate of these questions is, why sex?”​-The Masterpiece of Nature, by Professor Graham Bell. Here are some expert opinions on the origin of sexual reproduction.

[@misterdeity]

@@aservantofJEHOVAH7849 Thanks for that…(?). 🤔😬

[@aservantofJEHOVAH7849]

@@misterdeity you're welcome.

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

​@@aservantofJEHOVAH7849sex means you get to combine genes and change them much faster than cloning would. That gives the evolutionary advantage of being able to adapt to an environment in fewer generations.

[@TheTerminator-2]

You point out that the evolution of sex has perplexed many scientists. Yet none of them, were so perplexed that they decided that the answer was to be found in an all-powerful invisible ghost with severe anger management issues.

[@aservantofJEHOVAH7849]

@@TheTerminator-2 they have a huge emotional investment in their ideology,the origin of sexual reproduction is just one of many unresolved issues in darwinism,the origin of asexual reproduction is an even bigger problem as it precedes darwinism which is supposed to be the creator of the technology in living systems, the fact is that atheists have failed to explain away the design in the natural world theism is the default alternative but theism is a broad term, the JEHOVAH I've discovered in scripture us the benefactor of mankind the source of life the only God who has taught his followers to live in peace globally ,in stark contrast to the spectacular failure of both christendom an atheism to eliminate tribalism from among their followers

[@stubbsmusic543]

So, KZbin. Have you been getting a lot of disrespectful responses to this guy's WOTMQ acronym? Well, that might be because nobody knows what that acronym means. I've got an acronym for you - here we go: HAYGFYYESF... GFY

[@misterdeity]

@@stubbsmusic543 For those wondering, it’s Way of The Mister Quickey.