Obscure Creation that tells us that atlist some peoples from each side actully wanna talk about it and understand insted of shouting " IM RIGHT! listen to me!".
it shows that he's open and not being a douche. a lot of atheists, not myself, but a lot, are douches and carry around atheism as christians carry God. on a pedastool.
+Volvalgia I hate it when Christians do that. I'm a Christian, and can't stand the idiots that bully people because they claim to belong to a loving belief system. I also can't stand it when Christians say retarded stuff like "Oh yeah? Well... how do you explain rainbows? Huh?" Like... I probably cringe every five minutes.
+Matt Noel (BOBO THE CLOWN) Then why are you Christian? There's a lot more cringy pathetic excuses for stories that explain the world in the bible. Some that were mentioned in the video.
"Where does morality come from? It comes from us." That's one of the best response i've heard to that question. It's simple, clear, and even a bit profound.
I think James Powers might be trolling. He says "How something get X without X to give it to it" .. Well, Then how did God get "intelligence, morality and value"? By your logic, God couldn't have it unless something else gave it to him. All he's doing is kicking the problem further down the road. It doesn't answer the question at all. Edit - Also, Morality is subjective.. And that subjectivity comes from our point of view and understanding.
God doesn't exist religion is just a made up shit to divide people by our ancestors the so called 'gods' people saw earlier they say they used to 'fly', had 'tremendous power' were *ALIENS*
I think it's because he's careful with his words and tries to stay objective (i do the same thing speaking on the internet) and since he stays objective and critical he sounds more valid in his arguments and assertions.
Dude, thank you. I'm overjoyed with your calm, respectful answers. It's honestly sad to see atheists who don't respond peacefully, and instantly resort to anger. I'm a Christian, but I totally respect varying beliefs, especially when conveyed kindly. I'd love if you believe what I do, of course, as you'd love for me to believe as you do. In the end, I hope we all find truth. Good luck on your search for knowledge, bro.
And I would like to thank you for your respectful comment, friend. It's great to see a Christian that isn't immediately repelled or repulsed by the very idea of atheists, so I sincerely thank you. Also, I love the end of your comment about finding truth since nobody really knows the truth of anything as well as we think we do, and it's really left up to the individual what ideas to accept and which ones not to. Have a great day!
there are more people like you ;P but they often don't voice their opinion since they know many people will take it the wrong way ;P i'm one of those btw ;P
Aaron Fields your right because a bunch of countries have wars over religion Like, example the Sudan and South Sudan wars stared because one of the sides where Muslim and one was Christian I don’t remember who’s what so yeah and I very much agree with you statement
almightycinder Football* explain to me what part of American football is it a ball- a spherical shape- or is mainly played with your feet. Sure, you can kick it and yes you use the fake-rugby-ball as if you were carrying a ball, but why is American football more justified to the title football than "soccer"?
I am a Christian. I really enjoyed hearing these answers respectfully and intellectually. I like hearing everyone's thoughts and I thought this was a great vid. Good job!
Sorry, but you sound like a respectable person.i've just saw that video. I'm french and from accross the sea, i don't undertsand this fight between theists ans atheists or others, i fouthgt this was a debate, but it is actually a dick contest, with a big lack of respect from both sides. I am ignostic (before answer the question "do you believe in god?", i ask "what is your definition of god?) and some of my best friends are musmilms, and when we talk about religions or morals, sometimes we disagree, but we never fight, because we respect eachothers and our ideas evolves with thises discussions, So why in USA for exemple there is such tension between those beliefs? another exemple is Richard Dawkins, i cannot like this guy, because he dont make people grow, he make them cry, he tottaly drink the tears of his odience, why such hate? can't poeple just respect eachother and trying to have a happy life by not hurrting or constrain others :/
The problem with many theists is they think that atheism is some sort of belief system or worldview. A question such as "how sure are you that atheism is correct" is nonsensical when atheism is the lack of belief in a god or gods because of insufficient evidence. Another nonsensical question is "how sure are you that atheism represents reality", which presumes again that atheism is a belief system. My favorite question is #30: "If you affirm evolution and that the universe will continue to expand forever, then do you think it is probable that given enough time, brains would evolve to the point of exceeding mere physical limitations and become free of the physical and temporal, and thereby become "deity" and not be restricted by space and time? If not, why not?" No one can currently answer this question, since we cannot establish whether this is even possible, let alone probable. He nevertheless asks this question because he's trying to bait non-believers with his follow-up question #31: "If you answered the previous question in the affirmative, then aren't you saying that it is probable that some sort of God exists?" Even if a clueless person answered #30 in the affirmative, what Slick is asking in #31 certainly doesn't follow.
+Joe Price The questions betray the theists mindset and misunderstandings. They were all so loaded! They can't be that stupid, so it has to be wilful. Still, I replied to the git, on the one in a million chance that he gets a clue.
+Joe Price Worse than that. Christians like to say Atheism is a religion. In doing so they can claim martyr status as in "Your religion of Atheism is attacking Christianity" They try to turn a lack of belief into a belief, which they then try to invalidate. Unfortunately for them you cannot invalidate a lack of belief. You can only have a belief where others do not. This places the onus of proof on Christianity. Nothing makes then squirm more than that because they then need to provide a better answer than "because I believe it to be so" which of course doesn't exist.
+Joe Price #30 also conflates evolution and the origins of the universe, which is common with theists. Which perhaps is because of the ideological mindset they have, i.e. they believe that if one 'believes' one scientific theory they must therefore believe them all, because this is how religion and ideologies work.
I think most of them know it's not a belief system but they still argue that it is to bolster their argument that atheists have no reason to be moral. They have zero evidence for their beliefs so they want to put a burden of proof on atheists to justify 2 equal and opposite positions when they are not equal at all. The more they can make atheism into a religion the more they can pick it apart as irrational and faith based. Funny how they argue faith for an atheist is bad but it's good for them.
***** Sorry, but no. Atheism is the lack of a belief in a god, and thus doesn't reflect what the atheist actually believes. Gnosticism/agnosticism pertains to knowledge. Agnosticism and atheism are thus not mutually exclusive. That aside, we can state with a high degree of certainty that the gods of the various faiths do not in fact exist, and are products of the imagination of ignorant men who desired answers to unanswerable questions or self-professed prophets and charlatans who sought power or fame. There is pretty overwhelming evidence that every religion is BS. This is why many atheists actually hold the belief that there are no gods, and they are fully justified in holding such a view.
Regarding which society is safer: One just needs to look at stats. The most irreligious countries on earth do much better - lower crime, wealthier etc. Meanwhile most of the horrific places on earth are very religious.
+Filip Henriksson Churches and religious organizations bring in enough money already. Their tax exempt status helps a ton also. CARM's webpage has a amazon wishlist too...
+Insane Fitness Gains Just because the Vatican is rich doesn't mean these guys don't need to ask for donations to fund their non-research. That's like saying "stop asking for money TJ, secular europe is rich enough!"
+Darth Vader Because he reduced his consumption of animal products. He said he no longer eats it every day because he thinks it's unnecessary. Just watch the DP podcast 150 with vegan gains
+AL Why is it that people have such difficulty in accepting that we don't have free will? Or that we will all die at some point? I came to these conclusions, realised that it didn't make any difference to the way I live my life, and moved on. I am genuinely searching for an answer here, because it really does confuse me. Like, my grandad is a Jehovah's witness (as are my mom and nan) and I know that he believes that he will live forever. And I asked him once why he wants to, wouldn't he get tired of living, of doing the same things over and over again. And he replied that the older he got, the more time he wanted. But I still don't understand.
Well Satanism has more extreme aspects than many other religions, which isn't exactly liked by the public that much. Even compared to what many people believe (and in some cases, what it actually is) Islam is like, Satanism is viewed as much more "extreme". Not to mention Satanism is nowhere near is frequent and common as Christianity, with about 25% of the entire world believing in Christianity.
@@mrpo3496 same. To me he seems like a much better person than god. For example when have you heard of satan committing genocide? Something that god likes to do quite often...
Question 30 (I think?): do you think that brains will evolve to the point where they become a deity? Probably not human brains. Our most intense period of evolution since we split from the common ancestor we shared with chimpanzees was during the Pleistocene. A half dozen other bipedal hominid species went extinct during that era because the selection pressures were so intense, and it's entirely likely that it was a fluke of our social organization that allowed us to survive the ice, the scarcity, and the crisis of obstetrics we went through when we transitioned to bipedalism. Socially and sexually, we did, and have done, things differently than any other species of mammal (let alone primate) on the planet. Because of all of that combination of culture and environment, intelligence was not only heavily selected for, it wasn't able to be out-competed by other traits that could have facilitated our survival (such as a return to quadrupedalism). We got smart because of the extreme conditions of our environment and the selection pressures it applied. And the moment we got smart enough, what did we do? We removed those selection pressures. We arranged our societies and our physical environment to prioritize the survival of all, not just the smartest and fittest. And now, we've designed machines to do our thinking for us, meaning our grandchildren will be able to unlock more of the secrets of the universe without ever having to get one IQ point smarter than we are. We've also subsidized the reproductive success of the least intelligent and self-sufficient among us to the point where, often, poor and uneducated people out-reproduce the highest achievers. Nikola Tesla self-selected himself out of the gene pool, after all. Meanwhile, Honey Boo-boo. None of the above is me making a value judgment on our choices. What it is, essentially, is a list of reasons why, barring some catastrophe that drastically changes our lives, we will almost certainly not be any smarter 40 generations in the future than we are now, and will, in all likelihood, be less smart on average than now. There may well be a reverse tipping point for human intelligence, where the sum of our artificial intelligence, our modification of our environment, our medical advancement and our social safety net combine to drive IQs down over generations.
+karen straughan "become a deity" is a snare question. It reveals either his incapability or malevolence, in that it does not discriminate brain (physical, material world) from non-physical, immaterial world which a deity is. The answer is: "Human brains (material) create thoughts (immaterial). A deity is just a thought, and as such it was created in abundance during the history of mankind. Such a deity exists in the same way as it does a number, an aequation, a Legal-Law or a Physical Law. Kindest regards from GERMANY.
Inorganic Vegan I dont know, maybe combination of the combination of all the different types of intelligence together, is a good way to measure if the person is inferior
God’s power is infinite, though. He wouldn’t even need to rest. Also, what if one day we do happen to another independent literary civilization in the universe, and they do not believe in a god (or THE god) will that mean that every single one of them goes to hell without reason or the opportunity for belief?
chevy Say what? . ""Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen...declare to us the things to come, tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we will be dismayed and filled with fear. But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless; whoever chooses is detestable." - Isaiah 41:21-24 You shall not test the Lord Your God." - Luke 4:12
+StephenAndrew777 He's also like 7 feet tall or something. If he didn't weigh over 200lbs there would be something wrong with him. Although he's still a little fat.
I'm a born and raised Christian but honestly the tone of your voice, and how confidently you answer these questions is awesome. Now, from what I've seen from most Atheists is mocking us Christians and calling us insane. I don't call my friend (who's an atheist) a moron for believing evolution. People do what they want to do, and agree to disagree. If you want me to present my evidence for why I am a Christian you can tell me and I'd love to look at things from your perspective
Bisexual AND likes meatball subs. You sir are a man after mine own heart. I myself am gay (my best friend is bi though) and I love meatball subs from subway. :)
Correction: They read portions of it every week. Often the same portions. I wonder if Deutoronomy 22 is ever read during sermon. Or some of the weird parts from Leviticus.
Tobie Olson Really? Even the nasty parts? I'd love to see those people's faces when the pastor mentions the parts about incest, or where women are treated like cattle, ...
I was not expecting such polite answers. This actually cheered me up, more often than not (on the internet) athiests are extremely hostile towards Christianity, and these questions asked. Very refreshing.
Or think about it this way: Has religion ever helped scientific discovery? No. Has critical thinking and skepticism with problem solving ever helped scientific discovery? Yes. It's truly that simple, follow the rules of the world, which are currently saying that science is the answer to a better world.
This one is fun because Religion at one time was skeptic and scientific.. But smbdy hat the dumb idea to stick to some hypotheses that eventually turned into mystic beliefs and got disproven. A Religion that does not reform accordingly to science and instead turns fundamentalist is not skeptic or scientific anymore (which is like all historic religions).
I have to nitpick here... Religion used to contribute MUCH to scientific discovery. They felt that by getting closer to the universe they were getting closer to God. It doesn't make religion any less vile, but to sit here and pretend like religion wasn't the cornerstone of science at one point? I can't ignore that.
+KonguZya ..this is how you make atheists believe in God or at least something. Gather as many as you can; take them out in the wilderness and tell them they can't bring anything with them, not even food; put video cameras everywhere and ask them to build and create the things they will need to survive, from the ground up, from scratch...When they wouldn't be able to, you will be hearing a lot of praying when mother nature is showing her might. Point is, people don't even know what is happening here in our "simulated realm" ( which is being operated by vastly intelligent beings, who probably are not even "Prime Gods"); so what puts them in any position to say what can or can not exist anywhere else?.....sorry there are beings that are smarter and greater than humans....Who would have thunk it?
+Kickboxrr So, can't we just do the same thing with Christians. Drop them off in the wilderness with absolutely nothing and tell them to pray for it. As they grow weak from starvation and sickness all you'll hear is them cursing a god that doesn't exist.
He is a liberal, but he is also detached from the sjw and pc liberals. He is a liberal in that he thinks we need universal healthcare, free college, solution for global warming, better schools etc. He is a liberal like bernie sanders.
gmansplit yeah i figured that out after i commented but thank you. and tbh what you said he was against was what i meant by liberal, the pc kind. Im not a liberal but i didn't come to his channel for republican stuff, just funny content about pc crap
god spent 7 days on one solar system then said fuck this and used ctrl+c and ctrl+v a bunch of times, but the file got corrupted every time he pasted so it was different every time
@@anikmonette2140 I see it this way... I believe in God and in the end if there really isn't a God what can I lose? But since I do believe In God and I can go to heaven and not fear living in hell for eternity then I'm going for the religion that allows me to go to a better place but like I said if God isn't real... Hell then what do I have to fear after death nothing is going to happen
@@emmanuelrodriguez5294 you may think what you said is reasonable or even smart, but it's not. There are hundreds of thousands different ideas of what it means to believe in god and what you have to do to not go to hell. There are thousand of other religions with different ideas how to not end up in "hell". And they are all as proven as christianity. Believing in a god is like going to a train station were never a ticket inspecteur was seen, and instead of bying no ticket you're taking part in the ticket lottery the only way to get one, but there are millions of tickets you could win, and only a few are the right. Would you buy one?
@@MouldMadeMind your analogy almost equals the reason i believe however you are missing out on something believing in god and winning some train ticket doesn't equal up..... I understand what your saying but you didn't give a good analogy trust me what i said is extremely reasonable bud anyways like i was saying im not going to take a chance on going to hell for eternity if i can just live and truly turn to god... On the other hand i dont have anything to risk with thinking about some train ticket
I love these, when TJ isn't fixated on being a smart ass and just giving genuine heart felt answers, not to say that all of his other speeches and opinions aren't heart felt. He actually thinks about these questions and gives off good arguments and ideas that I personally agree with. I'm not saying I don't love how snarky he is or how witty he can be, I just enjoy when he takes a second to calmly and collectively give out answers in a sincere way, since you can tell the guy who created these questions was sincere as well, and doesn't seem like he was trying to trip up Atheist, only trying to understand some of our concepts and ideas.
HardcoreHamster33 I belong to a group of individuals who are petitioning to have the abbreviation of 're removed from the English language. I feel given the influences from outside sources and a burning desire to make a bunch of dip shit nerds heads explode. It is a wholly unnecessary verbiage. Left over from an archaic and stupid backwards time.
I'm a Hindu but I really love this guy's vids. It's annoying how butt hurt some people get. I appreciate his honesty. I love science and my spirituality and see no conflict. We have always had Sages who saw the many Gods and Godesses as primarily symbolic. The core of Hindu belief is what is known as Brahman, people call it God but it is simply the substance that underlies our material reality. Anywayw keep doin' what you do bro. Om Shanti!
Not necessarily linked to your comment but as a Christian I agree with a lot of what he says about organised religion. Mini Rant at media. I believe this to be a apparent with all forms of believe, but the media only focuses on the bad. For example, in Christianity the fundamentalists (extreme conservatives) are the homophobic lot. However, the mainstream position simply do not care. For example, the Methodists have allowed homosexual priest (and so) for ages, the Roman Catholic have as well but for less time. However, the media does not say this, and for some the lack of information leads them to the conclusion that Christianity is homophobic, however, this conclusion is only based on 5% of Christianity.
Sako Gekchyan exactly my point but what worse in the 95% are liberals meaning that the promote freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc ultimately meaning the 95% can't argue against the 5%, considering the 5% is based on a circular argument.
I'm an atheist with plenty of catholic/orthodox friends. Religion hardly if ever comes up in daily conversation. Unfortunately, it seems true for every demographic in the world, the vocal minority is always the loudest. I know exactly what you mean by a circle argument. They don't debate, they make statements and when you disagree they start making personal attacks. It gives me more faith in humanity when I see religious folk who are reasonable. Not constantly trying to ram their views down everyone's throats. It's the same in atheism too, the majority of us couldn't give any less of a shit what you believe in, if you're a decent human being, you will be respected. The vocal minority that belittle and call down people who believe in this that or the other are as much of a hindrance as the circle argument catholics.
+popeluigi It really makes me happy to hear you say that. As long as either side keeps continuously attacking the other people will constantly be quarreling over stupid minuscule issues instead of working for the betterment of humanity as a whole. The violent episodes we see in history in the name of religion or not because of religion itself but because of a corrupt group of elites Who use religion for their own personal advancement at the expense of others. Going after ideologies is hardly productive, what makes the difference is educating the public about science and expanding their knowledge. One thing that I've learned from the great philosophy of Taoism is that whenever you try to directly achieve a goal it never works, you have to be in direct and fluid about it.
Being a Christian, I totally respect your beliefs, and still love your videos. One thing I want to mention though, is that you mentioned that you stopped believing in God for the same reason you stopped believing in Santa Claus. However, we have proof AGAINST Santa being real. Although we have no proof God exists, we have no indisputable proof that God does not exist. Now, i am not one of those super catholic bible-toting people, i see the bible as more of a metaphor. Honestly, I see God as not directly controlling things, like making thunderstorms and all that, but I see God more as a being who guides the events of life to reach a certain outcome. Glad to see although you have differing viewpoints from non-athiests, you still respect our beliefs and our rights to believe them. Kudos to you!
Dude the logic of "there is a claim for the existence of something, and although there is no evidence towards its existence, there isn't any evidence towards it not existing either" is just so unhealthy. You can't just claim anything and tell people that its real because there is no counter evidence for its existence. That's like a get out of jail free card for every religious person I've met. We aren't the ones making the extraordinary claim of a magical entity influencing the flow and origin of life, you guys are. So the burden of proof falls on you, not on us to disprove you.
Mister Titus Just like in our justice system, where it is not our burden to prove ourselves innocent, it is not our burden to prove that god exists. It is your job to prove that god is fake, just as in the criminal justice system. I am not forcing you to believe what I do, it is enough to many theists that there is no proof against a God. If I were pressing my beliefs on you, I would be the prosecutor. You would not be forced to prove that god does not exist, you think that the lack of evidence is enough, and that is entirely your right to believe.
Cubemaster how can you even associate the criminal justice system into this? and by what right do you put yourself in the seat of the innocent lol. religious people made the initial claim of god's existance, not us. hence it is your burden to prove it. if you can't, your case is false and god doesn't exist. very simple logic I don't understand whats so complicated about it.
+kyle hux tj was thinking of something and said Jesus as a pause (kind of like how many atheists say god damn it, holy shit) then he realized that the word Jesus would fit into the sentence if he used it intentionally instead of as a phrase.
It's hard to say we have free will when there are so many different things that may influence any decision we make. I would say we have partial free will, or maybe even total free will and we just let those influences choose for us. Could we even handle total "free will". It's hard to even describe.
well it's hard to define free will on anykind because you can't step out or your genetics and past experiences and those are the things that will give rise to every decidion and want of yourse and decidions to resist those wants for that matter.
I look at TJ, and I see a guy, who during the apocalypse will be on his roof with two SMAW's (MG's) Firing at the sky with a fuckin' slim jim and or twinkie in his mouth like a Cigar, screaming "THIS IS THE UPRISING ON THE NECK BEARD!"
Thank you for giving a voice to the opinions of many, who aren't as good as you when it comes to arguments. Not only in regards to topics related to Atheism, but also in regards to double standards amongst feminists. I think of myself as an Atheist and an equalist (if this is the correct term). Sorry if the comment is porly formulated, English is not my first language. Keep on making good quality content!
Trison The Bison no, not believing is not believing something isn't, there are different terms for that here is an example of how to describe that : believing something isn't -believing something isn't- -not believing- see the difference, why don't you google it if you need more help
I abandoned Christianity for two main reasons: 1) I couldn't reconcile being taught to be tolerant of other people by my parents and the bible saying "X group of people are *always* awful, sinful monsters and you shouldn't tolerate them." 2) Once I finally came to understand Hell, I couldn't understand how an all-loving, all-forgiving god could sentence people to infinite torment for crimes as petty as unbelief or not being attracted to men/women.
well then, maybe you should try christianity again, cus you missinterpreted smth. The bible is not god's word, so pls stop treating it like this. if you read shit about hell and other stuff it is not meant to be taking litteraly. God's Word became Flesh (Jesus). This is a big difference since there are no legitimate records of Jesus telling you, sinners will die in hell. I don't wanna be disrespectful but if those two were your reasons to abondon Christianity then you didn't dive all that deep into the subject. But your reasons are yours reasons so it's fine anyway
"What constitutes sufficient evidence of the excistence of god ?" Good question I dont think I can answer it. Here is why: Because my world-view is based on the fact that my senses and my mind can create a projection of reality that is at least somewhat close to the actualy thing. If for example god appeared in front of me, I would either believe that this being is an imposter with powers so far beyond my own, that I can not distinguish him form an all-powerful god (similar to how cavemen might view us), or that I am going insane, at which point I can not trust my mind or my senses. Another explanation of such an irrational being is that the whole concept and basic rules of logic are broken (which seems rather unlikely, as logic describes reality pretty well).
Just felt like leaving a short comment. That's what the comment section is made for. Nothing wrong with that, I believe. It doesn't matter whether it's generic or not.
***** The conclusion that it doesn't matter whether it's generic or not? There's no set of rules to follow when commenting. The comment section is made so you can share your thoughts. So what if the comment was generic? It took you 5 seconds to read. I don't see a necessity to specify why I commented what I did. Why bother and pester me about this matter?
Markus Andersen I didn't say there was anything wrong with it, I was just saying that the complete lack of effort did not warrant a like in this particular case.
Many of these questions could be turned on a theist and we'd probably get answers that made less sense. Theists believe because they have faith. Faith is basically believing in something despite having zero proof of it's existence.
+John Jackson, that's now what faith basically is, its what it literally is. Faith is literally believing in something that has no evidence to support it but still believing in that thing anyways. Faith is an assertion without evidence and sometimes even contrary to evidence which is why a lot of times religious people can be so hard to reason with since they have an unfailiable belief.
This was a very fitting video. After all, atheism is just a response to a claim.I do notice a bit of muddying of the language in those questions. Particularly with the word 'god'. the word or concept of God is very ill-defined in those questions, and even if we assume a Christian-like god, that god is itself very ill-defined between the different denominations. This is why I cringed at the question of the possibility of a god-like being.
i am christian. these questions are really trying to tempt you to look dumb. i honestly do believe in god, but as long as we can get along about common interest, then i dont care what you believe
actually, when talking about the probability of a godlike being, most peeps agree. I know a lot of Christians that certainly follow agnostic beliefs and disregard mystic aspects of the biblic god. They view the church as a social hub that changes accordingly to it's members nowadays (unlike in medieval times).
@Syn Cloud Maybe because your belief doesn't fit well in the equation, and is absolutely ridiculous. Christian are very brainwashed, hypocritical lunatics.
@Syn Cloud Syn Cloud Verbal assault? Christian have done significantly worse. They commit crimes then claim they are protected by their God. Christian are also very judgemental towards others who are not "good" in God's eyes. By your logic, Greek mythology is correct. Why do we take religion seriously, but not Greek mythology. "No moral obligation to be fair." Christians will deny others right to a basic item because who they are. Example: gay couple denied cake. "They are only filled of hatred." Yeah, and Christian are these perfect people. The same thing could be applied to Christian people. Clearly you must be religious to have a set of moral. Judgement day doesn't exist. "Why do you think us christians are the ones mostly get bashed on?" Saying Christians get bashed on the most is a overstatement. It's only when your religion is shoved down other's throats. I can't confirm what happen on your FB page. Even so, religion should be personal, within the group. That's why it's not taught in school. If you don't wanna be bashed, don't exploit your religion. It's like a Satanist being able to post all wants, and I bet a Christian would reply quickly to the Satanist and bashing. You also act if athiest are these one- dimensional, anger obsessed people. I have sets of morals, just doesn't contain your religion. And you reply "Ha" like that is a great way to start a rebuttal. You also say good luck in Judgement Day as if I should be threatened.
I'm so tired of the "Where does morality come from" question. It comes from self preservation (of our selves and the human race) and cultural expectations. Morality definitely doesn't come from the Bible as God's idea of morality changes as often as the people who write the different chapters do.
The belief in God is necessary because human beings have an innate need to believe that the universe, and our lives, have an order and a purpose. The concept of god, a supreme being that controls everything, provides a degree of comfort that we crave because the alternative view is too scary for us to accept. The idea that the universe and everything in it is merely a random collection of matter and energy with no divine reason behind anything undermines the value that we have imposed on our existence. If there is no god and no afterlife than the concepts of good and evil, truth, and free will become irrelevant. We don't like the idea that we aren't really in control of our destiny. The belief in a god absolves us of this fear, especially in times of crisis. When bad things happen that are beyond our control we tell ourselves that this is "God's will" and that god is in control and everything will be alright. This brings order to chaos and convinces us that terrible events are not random but simply a necessary part of a grand and divine plan that we mere mortals are incapable of comprehending. The ultimate fear of every human being is that no one is in control and this is why we created the concept of God.
The christian god is said to be omnipotent so really he can take whatever form he wants and do anything he wants. He could take a form that made him have a body but he could also take a form that is immarerial whenever he wants.
At least these questions are understandable and not the one sided, self-centered atrocities that Buzzfeed makes.
Obscure Creation that tells us that atlist some peoples from each side actully wanna talk about it and understand insted of shouting " IM RIGHT! listen to me!".
Obscure Creation remember when buzzfeed made good videos? Those were the days
pre sjw era, like 6-7 years ago they used to make some good and interesting ones
Buzzfeed made good videos? Come now, are you taking the piss?
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it's great that he isn't hostile while answering this. It shows how confident he is with his beliefs
And how much he isn't a douche
it shows that he's open and not being a douche. a lot of atheists, not myself, but a lot, are douches and carry around atheism as christians carry God. on a pedastool.
+Volvalgia yeh
+Volvalgia I hate it when Christians do that. I'm a Christian, and can't stand the idiots that bully people because they claim to belong to a loving belief system. I also can't stand it when Christians say retarded stuff like "Oh yeah? Well... how do you explain rainbows? Huh?" Like... I probably cringe every five minutes.
+Matt Noel (BOBO THE CLOWN) Then why are you Christian? There's a lot more cringy pathetic excuses for stories that explain the world in the bible. Some that were mentioned in the video.
"Where does morality come from? It comes from us."
That's one of the best response i've heard to that question. It's simple, clear, and even a bit profound.
+James Powers if you need someone to think for you that is your problem others can think for themselves
+james powers well it happened over billions of years our morals have changed a lot and whos to say our morals are wrong
James Powers society also plays a role in human morals along with human compassion
+James Powers how did you determine what is good in the bible
I think James Powers might be trolling. He says "How something get X without X to give it to it" .. Well, Then how did God get "intelligence, morality and value"? By your logic, God couldn't have it unless something else gave it to him.
All he's doing is kicking the problem further down the road. It doesn't answer the question at all.
Edit - Also, Morality is subjective.. And that subjectivity comes from our point of view and understanding.
God does exist. His name is Morgan Freeman.
There's only one true God, and his name is Chuck Norris.
HOW DARE YOU BOTH, YOU INFIDELS! Let the Flying Spaghetti Monster touch you with his noodly appendage and you shall see the light!
sean mergner
Don't worry, you'll enjoy it.
+James “Midge” Price maybe it's like tentacle porn.....
iwantaredmonkey
I'd say the name: noodle porn is more apt.
The big difference is Science is always trying to prove itself wrong and better itself while religion does not.
Bacon until lately
Bacon uhhhh hullo reformation?
Ollie
What about humanism or something like that?
That's why scientists try hard to get rid of the actual standard cosmological model, because the model itself can't explain everything.
God doesn't exist religion is just a made up shit to divide people by our ancestors the so called 'gods' people saw earlier they say they used to 'fly', had 'tremendous power' were *ALIENS*
After watching videos of him just being loud and putting on his internet personality, sometimes I forget how smart TJ is.
I think it's because he's careful with his words and tries to stay objective (i do the same thing speaking on the internet) and since he stays objective and critical he sounds more valid in his arguments and assertions.
Speak softly and carry a big stick; this He does well.
John Coyne same
3 years later and this still holds up
4 years later and this still holds up
Wait wtf Santa isn't real!?
yep
Well thanks for ruining my life.
He was real, but then I hired you, Hittman. You were my hit man. You killed Santa. Your training is now complete.
Eric Wuebbels it all makes sense now
IKR D: I CRI EWRITIEM ;-;
Dude, thank you. I'm overjoyed with your calm, respectful answers. It's honestly sad to see atheists who don't respond peacefully, and instantly resort to anger. I'm a Christian, but I totally respect varying beliefs, especially when conveyed kindly. I'd love if you believe what I do, of course, as you'd love for me to believe as you do. In the end, I hope we all find truth. Good luck on your search for knowledge, bro.
And I would like to thank you for your respectful comment, friend. It's great to see a Christian that isn't immediately repelled or repulsed by the very idea of atheists, so I sincerely thank you. Also, I love the end of your comment about finding truth since nobody really knows the truth of anything as well as we think we do, and it's really left up to the individual what ideas to accept and which ones not to. Have a great day!
bible = bi-bull ... two bull gods clash. summer and winter, sun and moon. your unknowingly worshipping bull gods. El and Baal
+MapleBear That actually made my day. I wish there were more guys like us. I wish you the best, you have a good one too!
+TruthHurts9111111 It was Bush all along. There are 666 verses that mention bushes and 911 about towers. The prophecy was true! :O
there are more people like you ;P but they often don't voice their opinion since they know many people will take it the wrong way ;P i'm one of those btw ;P
I have that same ikea desk.
+theneedledrop dude!
Ayyy wassup
son of a bitch. you comment on all the same videos I do
amazingtony atheistano
you want a cookie ?
As an athiest, I can cleanly say that organized religion separates people more than race does.
Hell most of the issues with race come from religion
How?
Aaron Fields Islam
Aaron Fields your right because a bunch of countries have wars over religion
Like, example the Sudan and South Sudan wars stared because one of the sides where Muslim and one was Christian I don’t remember who’s what so yeah and I very much agree with you statement
Shane Finkelstein do you have a reason why you disagree?
11:00, feminism comes to mind when you say that.
+DekutreeRipoff It was on my mind when I said it as well.
well feminism is a religion too so no wonder really
+pazuzu_ we're all cursed with sinful problematic behavior and unless we repent to feminism we're damned by the patriarchy ;)
+The Amazing Atheist I think you are mixed up with misandry, not feminism.
+Alex “AlexAvenger” Smith i dont believe their is a difference
The world view question reminds me of the people who think atheism is a religion.
Soccer is a sport. NOT playing soccer isn't a sport.
almightycinder Football* explain to me what part of American football is it a ball- a spherical shape- or is mainly played with your feet. Sure, you can kick it and yes you use the fake-rugby-ball as if you were carrying a ball, but why is American football more justified to the title football than "soccer"?
George Smith What the hell does that have to do with the analogy. Goddamn elitest SOCCER fans.
Atheism is a religion like how Off is a tv channel or abstinence is a sex position
George Smith I think it might be because American football is more popular there and because a lot of people watching this are Americans
And bald isn't a hair color either.
I am a Christian. I really enjoyed hearing these answers respectfully and intellectually.
I like hearing everyone's thoughts and I thought this was a great vid. Good job!
Sorry, but you sound like a respectable person.i've just saw that video. I'm french and from accross the sea, i don't undertsand this fight between theists ans atheists or others, i fouthgt this was a debate, but it is actually a dick contest, with a big lack of respect from both sides.
I am ignostic (before answer the question "do you believe in god?", i ask "what is your definition of god?) and some of my best friends are musmilms, and when we talk about religions or morals, sometimes we disagree, but we never fight, because we respect eachothers and our ideas evolves with thises discussions,
So why in USA for exemple there is such tension between those beliefs? another exemple is Richard Dawkins, i cannot like this guy, because he dont make people grow, he make them cry, he tottaly drink the tears of his odience, why such hate? can't poeple just respect eachother and trying to have a happy life by not hurrting or constrain others :/
@@medramonmasquedecendres2966 lol it's America what you expect
@@ken3243 Well i surely did not expect an answer to a comment old of 3 years
@@medramonmasquedecendres2966 oh shit u didn't think you'd respond
If God made Adam AND Eve in His image, he must either look like Boy George or Marilyn Manson.
Well Marilyn Manson did say that he is the god of fuck (Cake and Sodomy)
Seriously tho if god made them in his image he must be one ugly ass bastard
Or he switches between the looks
It doesn’t mean he made them like what he looks like it means he in his “head” had an image
@@GutsEnthusiast It doesn’t mean he made them like what he looks like it means he in his “head” had an image
The problem with many theists is they think that atheism is some sort of belief system or worldview. A question such as "how sure are you that atheism is correct" is nonsensical when atheism is the lack of belief in a god or gods because of insufficient evidence. Another nonsensical question is "how sure are you that atheism represents reality", which presumes again that atheism is a belief system.
My favorite question is #30: "If you affirm evolution and that the universe will continue to expand forever, then do you think it is probable that given enough time, brains would evolve to the point of exceeding mere physical limitations and become free of the physical and temporal, and thereby become "deity" and not be restricted by space and time? If not, why not?"
No one can currently answer this question, since we cannot establish whether this is even possible, let alone probable. He nevertheless asks this question because he's trying to bait non-believers with his follow-up question #31: "If you answered the previous question in the affirmative, then aren't you saying that it is probable that some sort of God exists?"
Even if a clueless person answered #30 in the affirmative, what Slick is asking in #31 certainly doesn't follow.
+Joe Price The questions betray the theists mindset and misunderstandings. They were all so loaded! They can't be that stupid, so it has to be wilful.
Still, I replied to the git, on the one in a million chance that he gets a clue.
+Joe Price Worse than that. Christians like to say Atheism is a religion. In doing so they can claim martyr status as in "Your religion of Atheism is attacking Christianity" They try to turn a lack of belief into a belief, which they then try to invalidate. Unfortunately for them you cannot invalidate a lack of belief. You can only have a belief where others do not. This places the onus of proof on Christianity. Nothing makes then squirm more than that because they then need to provide a better answer than "because I believe it to be so" which of course doesn't exist.
+Joe Price #30 also conflates evolution and the origins of the universe, which is common with theists. Which perhaps is because of the ideological mindset they have, i.e. they believe that if one 'believes' one scientific theory they must therefore believe them all, because this is how religion and ideologies work.
I think most of them know it's not a belief system but they still argue that it is to bolster their argument that atheists have no reason to be moral. They have zero evidence for their beliefs so they want to put a burden of proof on atheists to justify 2 equal and opposite positions when they are not equal at all. The more they can make atheism into a religion the more they can pick it apart as irrational and faith based. Funny how they argue faith for an atheist is bad but it's good for them.
***** Sorry, but no. Atheism is the lack of a belief in a god, and thus doesn't reflect what the atheist actually believes.
Gnosticism/agnosticism pertains to knowledge. Agnosticism and atheism are thus not mutually exclusive.
That aside, we can state with a high degree of certainty that the gods of the various faiths do not in fact exist, and are products of the imagination of ignorant men who desired answers to unanswerable questions or self-professed prophets and charlatans who sought power or fame. There is pretty overwhelming evidence that every religion is BS. This is why many atheists actually hold the belief that there are no gods, and they are fully justified in holding such a view.
Regarding which society is safer: One just needs to look at stats. The most irreligious countries on earth do much better - lower crime, wealthier etc. Meanwhile most of the horrific places on earth are very religious.
I went to their website and of course there are a ton of postings asking for donations...
+Insane Fitness Gains TJ also asks for donations, who cares?
+Filip Henriksson Churches and religious organizations bring in enough money already. Their tax exempt status helps a ton also. CARM's webpage has a amazon wishlist too...
+Insane Fitness Gains Just because the Vatican is rich doesn't mean these guys don't need to ask for donations to fund their non-research. That's like saying "stop asking for money TJ, secular europe is rich enough!"
+Finlay Nameson They shouldn't be asking for donations to begin with...
Donate 25$ so they can get themselves a modest dress sitchuashin.
And, as a final step of my deconversion from Christian to atheist, I subscribe to this channel :D
*claps and cries tears of joy because there is 1 less dumbass in the world* ;)
Congrats on free thought dude welcome to the club!
We also welcome you to the non-smokers and non-stamp collectors club!
My final step was subscribing to MrRepzion. I didn't even know this channel existed at the time
Pascal's wager?
TJ is getting skinnier every video.
+Darth Vader GOOD FOR HIM.
Kindest regards from GERMANY.
+Darth Vader Holy fucking shit he is isn't he
+Darth Vader Because he reduced his consumption of animal products. He said he no longer eats it every day because he thinks it's unnecessary. Just watch the DP podcast 150 with vegan gains
Hopefully in a healthy way
+Darth Vader He'll be back to meat eating in a few months or so..
christian: "God is real"
amazing athiest: "I'm batman"
why is atheism a justifiable position to hold? thats not even a legitimate question. any belief is justifiable. praise the noodly spaghetti monster!
He boiled for our sins
in actually very surprised at how reasonable these questions were.
Surprisingly yes
Let's hope their response is as reasonable
Slick pretends to be reasonable so that he can get you to take him seriously before he sets off on his sophistry escapades.
+AL Why is it that people have such difficulty in accepting that we don't have free will? Or that we will all die at some point? I came to these conclusions, realised that it didn't make any difference to the way I live my life, and moved on. I am genuinely searching for an answer here, because it really does confuse me. Like, my grandad is a Jehovah's witness (as are my mom and nan) and I know that he believes that he will live forever. And I asked him once why he wants to, wouldn't he get tired of living, of doing the same things over and over again. And he replied that the older he got, the more time he wanted. But I still don't understand.
By people like me, do you mean an educated wise ass, with a sarcastic wit? If so, then I thank you.
"Once i reached the age of reason" George Carlin? Lol
That man is a legend.
Edit: Grammar, thanks to the dude below.
+Dustin Martin *is
DYNAMIC 😞
+Christopher Daniel :o ... Sorry Josh made me on edge
GREAT STARCLAN I READ THAT WHEN HE SAID IT!!!
I never understood why satanism isn't allowed to have public shrines but Christians are?
Well Satanism has more extreme aspects than many other religions, which isn't exactly liked by the public that much. Even compared to what many people believe (and in some cases, what it actually is) Islam is like, Satanism is viewed as much more "extreme". Not to mention Satanism is nowhere near is frequent and common as Christianity, with about 25% of the entire world believing in Christianity.
Before that question can be answered, what form of Satanism are you referring to? Atheistic or theistic Satanism?
Because watching too much disney or hollywood movies, satan is the villain. But i think otherwise.
you wanna worship the thing that's gonna bring you in heaven or drag you down to hell
@@mrpo3496 same. To me he seems like a much better person than god. For example when have you heard of satan committing genocide? Something that god likes to do quite often...
Gonna buy a fiction shirt and wear it in my semiconservative highschool. Bad idea?
great idea
do it
+Angel Serrano just do it do t get your hopes he dreams just do it
+Daniel Poursasan the best worst idea you can have. you are going to piss off a lot of people...and it will be funny.
Honestly, you would probably get in trouble. I mean, I would. I would lose a lot of respect from people I like too.
Question 30 (I think?): do you think that brains will evolve to the point where they become a deity?
Probably not human brains. Our most intense period of evolution since we split from the common ancestor we shared with chimpanzees was during the Pleistocene. A half dozen other bipedal hominid species went extinct during that era because the selection pressures were so intense, and it's entirely likely that it was a fluke of our social organization that allowed us to survive the ice, the scarcity, and the crisis of obstetrics we went through when we transitioned to bipedalism.
Socially and sexually, we did, and have done, things differently than any other species of mammal (let alone primate) on the planet.
Because of all of that combination of culture and environment, intelligence was not only heavily selected for, it wasn't able to be out-competed by other traits that could have facilitated our survival (such as a return to quadrupedalism).
We got smart because of the extreme conditions of our environment and the selection pressures it applied.
And the moment we got smart enough, what did we do? We removed those selection pressures. We arranged our societies and our physical environment to prioritize the survival of all, not just the smartest and fittest. And now, we've designed machines to do our thinking for us, meaning our grandchildren will be able to unlock more of the secrets of the universe without ever having to get one IQ point smarter than we are. We've also subsidized the reproductive success of the least intelligent and self-sufficient among us to the point where, often, poor and uneducated people out-reproduce the highest achievers. Nikola Tesla self-selected himself out of the gene pool, after all. Meanwhile, Honey Boo-boo.
None of the above is me making a value judgment on our choices. What it is, essentially, is a list of reasons why, barring some catastrophe that drastically changes our lives, we will almost certainly not be any smarter 40 generations in the future than we are now, and will, in all likelihood, be less smart on average than now.
There may well be a reverse tipping point for human intelligence, where the sum of our artificial intelligence, our modification of our environment, our medical advancement and our social safety net combine to drive IQs down over generations.
Do you believe removing inferior human beings out of the genepool is a good way towards the further development of mankind?
+karen straughan "become a deity" is a snare question. It reveals either his incapability or malevolence, in that it does not discriminate brain (physical, material world) from non-physical, immaterial world which a deity is.
The answer is: "Human brains (material) create thoughts (immaterial). A deity is just a thought, and as such it was created in abundance during the history of mankind. Such a deity exists in the same way as it does a number, an aequation, a Legal-Law or a Physical Law. Kindest regards from GERMANY.
+Daniel Poursasan
Also, how do we define who gets to reproduce?
+Daniel Poursasan
Yep
Inorganic Vegan I dont know, maybe combination of the combination of all the different types of intelligence together, is a good way to measure if the person is inferior
what i never understood was, if god is so powerful and perfect then why did he need to rest on sunday after making earth?
Shawn Roan power has it's limit and uses energy of your own self,but that's just what I'm thinking,lol
God’s power is infinite, though. He wouldn’t even need to rest.
Also, what if one day we do happen to another independent literary civilization in the universe, and they do not believe in a god (or THE god) will that mean that every single one of them goes to hell without reason or the opportunity for belief?
He had just invented beer and football
To be an example to us.God isn't a hypocrite.
chevy Say what?
. ""Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen...declare to us the things to come, tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we will be dismayed and filled with fear. But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless; whoever chooses is detestable."
- Isaiah 41:21-24
You shall not test the Lord Your God."
- Luke 4:12
I thought god was perfect yet in his very book he floods the world and says he made a mistake
Cavin Lee flooding the earth was no mistake.
FLOODING THE EARTH WAS NOT A MISTAKE
@Syn Cloud ...sarcasm?
@@delancey3181 he's talking about the reason he flooded the earth the mistake was humans.
Wet Mustard dude i commented that 10 months ago lmao i’m not even christian anymore lmfao
how much weight have you lost? looking awesome
he lost 125 pounds from 6 months ago
+Andrew Alter no he didnt -,-
+MellowMadnessRMX He isn't the fat, angry lovable UA-cam atheist anymore. It is the end of an era.
+Nari Cake agreed.
+StephenAndrew777 He's also like 7 feet tall or something. If he didn't weigh over 200lbs there would be something wrong with him. Although he's still a little fat.
If a definition of a god is incompatible with basic logic laws, you can actually be 100% sure that this particular god doesn't exist.
you are really fucking ugly dude
***** Thanks for your honest opinion.
***** As long as bitches dig me, it can't be that bad.
+Some A. Hole you wish you had my mojo bro
Some A. Hole Indeed.
I'm a born and raised Christian but honestly the tone of your voice, and how confidently you answer these questions is awesome.
Now, from what I've seen from most Atheists is mocking us Christians and calling us insane. I don't call my friend (who's an atheist) a moron for believing evolution. People do what they want to do, and agree to disagree.
If you want me to present my evidence for why I am a Christian you can tell me and I'd love to look at things from your perspective
As a Christian, I appreciate how respectful you kept your responses. Well done.
TheRealNinjaTree eh who am I to judge
Bisexual AND likes meatball subs. You sir are a man after mine own heart. I myself am gay (my best friend is bi though) and I love meatball subs from subway. :)
You enjoy eating them meaty foot longs?
michael adams Sure thing. ;)
+Chris “Libra113” McWilliams holy shit that is the best reply ever.
michael adams Well, it's true.
+Chris “Libra113” McWilliams You sir are a good man.
i found mcjuggernuggets real dad
So true
Oh shit
GET OUT OF HERE BRAD
did he give bad ail succ?
FloodedManiac YES. VERY MUCH.
Christianity is just a big book club, but people liked the book so much, they worship it, and read it every week
Correction: They read portions of it every week. Often the same portions. I wonder if Deutoronomy 22 is ever read during sermon. Or some of the weird parts from Leviticus.
You worded it better than myself
we noticed
STR33TSofJUST1C3 The entirety of the Bible is read in Catholicism over the year.
Tobie Olson
Really? Even the nasty parts? I'd love to see those people's faces when the pastor mentions the parts about incest, or where women are treated like cattle, ...
It makes more sense to believe in aliens then God givin what we know about the universe
Well thats pretty obvious.
I was not expecting such polite answers. This actually cheered me up, more often than not (on the internet) athiests are extremely hostile towards Christianity, and these questions asked. Very refreshing.
Or think about it this way:
Has religion ever helped scientific discovery?
No.
Has critical thinking and skepticism with problem solving ever helped scientific discovery?
Yes.
It's truly that simple, follow the rules of the world, which are currently saying that science is the answer to a better world.
This one is fun because Religion at one time was skeptic and scientific.. But smbdy hat the dumb idea to stick to some hypotheses that eventually turned into mystic beliefs and got disproven. A Religion that does not reform accordingly to science and instead turns fundamentalist is not skeptic or scientific anymore (which is like all historic religions).
I have to nitpick here... Religion used to contribute MUCH to scientific discovery. They felt that by getting closer to the universe they were getting closer to God.
It doesn't make religion any less vile, but to sit here and pretend like religion wasn't the cornerstone of science at one point? I can't ignore that.
Nah
even though the first scientist was muslim but yeah go on
@@Random-ns9rr Mmhm, and look at what reputation muslims hold in the world now.
But yeah go on.
"How would you define atheism?" Atheism is... Unstoppable.
Reverend Veritas Nope.
+KonguZya ..this is how you make atheists believe in God or at least something. Gather as many as you can; take them out in the wilderness and tell them they can't bring anything with them, not even food; put video cameras everywhere and ask them to build and create the things they will need to survive, from the ground up, from scratch...When they wouldn't be able to, you will be hearing a lot of praying when mother nature is showing her might. Point is, people don't even know what is happening here in our "simulated realm" ( which is being operated by vastly intelligent beings, who probably are not even "Prime Gods"); so what puts them in any position to say what can or can not exist anywhere else?.....sorry there are beings that are smarter and greater than humans....Who would have thunk it?
Kickboxrr K.
+Kickboxrr So, can't we just do the same thing with Christians. Drop them off in the wilderness with absolutely nothing and tell them to pray for it. As they grow weak from starvation and sickness all you'll hear is them cursing a god that doesn't exist.
+Captain Marvelous funny, the religious places in the world are the most capable of self sufficiency, they would likely develop a functioning society.
y'know taking a shot everytime tj says god in this video would be a great drinking game
i cant believe i found an atheist who isn't a liberal (i think?). Im so happy
im bi too damn
He is a liberal, but he is also detached from the sjw and pc liberals. He is a liberal in that he thinks we need universal healthcare, free college, solution for global warming, better schools etc. He is a liberal like bernie sanders.
gmansplit yeah i figured that out after i commented but thank you. and tbh what you said he was against was what i meant by liberal, the pc kind. Im not a liberal but i didn't come to his channel for republican stuff, just funny content about pc crap
Jua T Well then you came to the right place.
he is progressive
god spent 7 days on one solar system then said fuck this and used ctrl+c and ctrl+v a bunch of times, but the file got corrupted every time he pasted so it was different every time
god uses windows vista
i think people believe in god for the same reason we are scared of the dark, we are scared of the unknown.
I have Christian friends who confided in me and the fear of death is often brought up when we talk about their conversion...
@@anikmonette2140 I see it this way... I believe in God and in the end if there really isn't a God what can I lose? But since I do believe In God and I can go to heaven and not fear living in hell for eternity then I'm going for the religion that allows me to go to a better place but like I said if God isn't real... Hell then what do I have to fear after death nothing is going to happen
@@emmanuelrodriguez5294 you may think what you said is reasonable or even smart, but it's not.
There are hundreds of thousands different ideas of what it means to believe in god and what you have to do to not go to hell.
There are thousand of other religions with different ideas how to not end up in "hell".
And they are all as proven as christianity.
Believing in a god is like going to a train station were never a ticket inspecteur was seen, and instead of bying no ticket you're taking part in the ticket lottery the only way to get one, but there are millions of tickets you could win, and only a few are the right.
Would you buy one?
@@MouldMadeMind your analogy almost equals the reason i believe however you are missing out on something believing in god and winning some train ticket doesn't equal up..... I understand what your saying but you didn't give a good analogy trust me what i said is extremely reasonable bud anyways like i was saying im not going to take a chance on going to hell for eternity if i can just live and truly turn to god... On the other hand i dont have anything to risk with thinking about some train ticket
@@MouldMadeMind anyways try better on your analogy next time take care 😉😊
I love these, when TJ isn't fixated on being a smart ass and just giving genuine heart felt answers, not to say that all of his other speeches and opinions aren't heart felt. He actually thinks about these questions and gives off good arguments and ideas that I personally agree with. I'm not saying I don't love how snarky he is or how witty he can be, I just enjoy when he takes a second to calmly and collectively give out answers in a sincere way, since you can tell the guy who created these questions was sincere as well, and doesn't seem like he was trying to trip up Atheist, only trying to understand some of our concepts and ideas.
Hey, AA, I am from the far future of 2016 and you are very near to 1 million subs. Keep up the good work!
I don't believe in free will! In fact, I'm gonna change my youtube name.
+Usammity Turns out I don't know how. Shit. Shit. Oh well.
+Usammity go to Google plus
+Thanks for your opinion. Bundy Google plus is fucked up.
lol
Lol
Hey T.J your looking slightly less gross today. Good job.
Wow. Fuck you.
... well then
Yeah he looks good lol
*you're
HardcoreHamster33 I belong to a group of individuals who are petitioning to have the abbreviation of 're removed from the English language. I feel given the influences from outside sources and a burning desire to make a bunch of dip shit nerds heads explode. It is a wholly unnecessary verbiage. Left over from an archaic and stupid backwards time.
I liked the poem about truth, I took from it that nobody knows real truth, only what they perceive of it
That’s correct
I'm a Hindu but I really love this guy's vids. It's annoying how butt hurt some people get. I appreciate his honesty. I love science and my spirituality and see no conflict. We have always had Sages who saw the many Gods and Godesses as primarily symbolic. The core of Hindu belief is what is known as Brahman, people call it God but it is simply the substance that underlies our material reality.
Anywayw keep doin' what you do bro. Om Shanti!
Not necessarily linked to your comment but as a Christian I agree with a lot of what he says about organised religion.
Mini Rant at media.
I believe this to be a apparent with all forms of believe, but the media only focuses on the bad. For example, in Christianity the fundamentalists (extreme conservatives) are the homophobic lot. However, the mainstream position simply do not care. For example, the Methodists have allowed homosexual priest (and so) for ages, the Roman Catholic have as well but for less time. However, the media does not say this, and for some the lack of information leads them to the conclusion that Christianity is homophobic, however, this conclusion is only based on 5% of Christianity.
+SpamQGamers
Wow I did not know that.
Sako Gekchyan exactly my point but what worse in the 95% are liberals meaning that the promote freedom of speech, freedom of religion, etc
ultimately meaning the 95% can't argue against the 5%, considering the 5% is based on a circular argument.
I'm an atheist with plenty of catholic/orthodox friends. Religion hardly if ever comes up in daily conversation. Unfortunately, it seems true for every demographic in the world, the vocal minority is always the loudest. I know exactly what you mean by a circle argument. They don't debate, they make statements and when you disagree they start making personal attacks. It gives me more faith in humanity when I see religious folk who are reasonable. Not constantly trying to ram their views down everyone's throats. It's the same in atheism too, the majority of us couldn't give any less of a shit what you believe in, if you're a decent human being, you will be respected. The vocal minority that belittle and call down people who believe in this that or the other are as much of a hindrance as the circle argument catholics.
+popeluigi
It really makes me happy to hear you say that. As long as either side keeps continuously attacking the other people will constantly be quarreling over stupid minuscule issues instead of working for the betterment of humanity as a whole. The violent episodes we see in history in the name of religion or not because of religion itself but because of a corrupt group of elites Who use religion for their own personal advancement at the expense of others. Going after ideologies is hardly productive, what makes the difference is educating the public about science and expanding their knowledge. One thing that I've learned from the great philosophy of Taoism is that whenever you try to directly achieve a goal it never works, you have to be in direct and fluid about it.
bill nye should answer these
Yes.
+Xenovista savage
He's busy having his name shouted and dropping science on ten year olds
+Matt Noel (BOBO THE CLOWN) BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY!!
Jocsan Lara SCIENCE IS COOL
8:16 it's not even necessary to watch until the end, this sentence alone deserves a like.
There is an alternate universe where this guy is a christian and he makes the question.
"Except for reasonable, not that one."
Being a Christian, I totally respect your beliefs, and still love your videos. One thing I want to mention though, is that you mentioned that you stopped believing in God for the same reason you stopped believing in Santa Claus. However, we have proof AGAINST Santa being real. Although we have no proof God exists, we have no indisputable proof that God does not exist.
Now, i am not one of those super catholic bible-toting people, i see the bible as more of a metaphor. Honestly, I see God as not directly controlling things, like making thunderstorms and all that, but I see God more as a being who guides the events of life to reach a certain outcome.
Glad to see although you have differing viewpoints from non-athiests, you still respect our beliefs and our rights to believe them. Kudos to you!
Dude you said everything I was thinking
TheMythof Feminism
I... I don't know...
Dude the logic of "there is a claim for the existence of something, and although there is no evidence towards its existence, there isn't any evidence towards it not existing either" is just so unhealthy. You can't just claim anything and tell people that its real because there is no counter evidence for its existence. That's like a get out of jail free card for every religious person I've met. We aren't the ones making the extraordinary claim of a magical entity influencing the flow and origin of life, you guys are. So the burden of proof falls on you, not on us to disprove you.
Mister Titus Just like in our justice system, where it is not our burden to prove ourselves innocent, it is not our burden to prove that god exists. It is your job to prove that god is fake, just as in the criminal justice system.
I am not forcing you to believe what I do, it is enough to many theists that there is no proof against a God.
If I were pressing my beliefs on you, I would be the prosecutor. You would not be forced to prove that god does not exist, you think that the lack of evidence is enough, and that is entirely your right to believe.
Cubemaster how can you even associate the criminal justice system into this? and by what right do you put yourself in the seat of the innocent lol. religious people made the initial claim of god's existance, not us. hence it is your burden to prove it. if you can't, your case is false and god doesn't exist. very simple logic I don't understand whats so complicated about it.
I am a Christian my self, and i love this guy!
"sub-a-lub-a-dub-dub," I get the refrence
I AINT NO HOLLA BACK GURL!!!
+Andrew Alter I too second this motion.
+Andrew Alter WHOAH!!!! CALL THE INTERNET POLICE!
KlaxonCow TUCLAN!
"Jesus actually works."
Well, that's quite an admission coming from the Amazing Atheist!
Context please
Yeah he does work, in my yard
+kyle hux tj was thinking of something and said Jesus as a pause (kind of like how many atheists say god damn it, holy shit) then he realized that the word Jesus would fit into the sentence if he used it intentionally instead of as a phrase.
It's hard to say we have free will when there are so many different things that may influence any decision we make. I would say we have partial free will, or maybe even total free will and we just let those influences choose for us. Could we even handle total "free will". It's hard to even describe.
That's why we have laws and secular morals, so that we don't go insane.
well it's hard to define free will on anykind because you can't step out or your genetics and past experiences and those are the things that will give rise to every decidion and want of yourse and decidions to resist those wants for that matter.
Well, that's actually really interesting. I think it depends on the circumstance really.
***** Intriguing.
The channel called darkmatter covered you question very well in their humorous animations hahaha
im gonna go watch some "adult films" now
Me too buddy👌
I look at TJ, and I see a guy, who during the apocalypse will be on his roof with two SMAW's (MG's) Firing at the sky with a fuckin' slim jim and or twinkie in his mouth like a Cigar, screaming "THIS IS THE UPRISING ON THE NECK BEARD!"
that would be a great movie
Kenneth Nielsen I know right!
BEHOLD THE BEARD!!
im atheist since 13👌
Tarik atheist since 9
Tarik atheist since fetus
"We want the meatballs!" -TJ's Body, 2015
Thank you for giving a voice to the opinions of many, who aren't as good as you when it comes to arguments. Not only in regards to topics related to Atheism, but also in regards to double standards amongst feminists. I think of myself as an Atheist and an equalist (if this is the correct term). Sorry if the comment is porly formulated, English is not my first language. Keep on making good quality content!
It's called egalitarianism.
+The_Haruchai thanks :-)
From what you wrote, your English is good. Keep up the good work. English is my first language, yet I recognize how difficult it is!
+PleaseCiteYourSources Thanks thank you :-)
Your English is pretty much spot on, my friend :) Better than 90% of native English speakers on this website at least...
If you believe something it'll sway your actions, that's just how it is.
Sure but that's different from not believing something
+Maui Randall not believing is still believing, it's just believing something isn't
+Trison The Bison its lack of a belief. It is literally the opposite of what you said n
+Trison The Bison Christians believe. Atheists observe. There's a huge difference.
Trison The Bison no, not believing is not believing something isn't, there are different terms for that
here is an example of how to describe that
: believing something isn't
-believing something isn't-
-not believing-
see the difference,
why don't you google it if you need more help
I abandoned Christianity for two main reasons:
1) I couldn't reconcile being taught to be tolerant of other people by my parents and the bible saying "X group of people are *always* awful, sinful monsters and you shouldn't tolerate them."
2) Once I finally came to understand Hell, I couldn't understand how an all-loving, all-forgiving god could sentence people to infinite torment for crimes as petty as unbelief or not being attracted to men/women.
well then, maybe you should try christianity again, cus you missinterpreted smth. The bible is not god's word, so pls stop treating it like this. if you read shit about hell and other stuff it is not meant to be taking litteraly. God's Word became Flesh (Jesus). This is a big difference since there are no legitimate records of Jesus telling you, sinners will die in hell. I don't wanna be disrespectful but if those two were your reasons to abondon Christianity then you didn't dive all that deep into the subject. But your reasons are yours reasons so it's fine anyway
Doktor Wollknäul holy moly, I can’t believe I found a dumb comment so QUICKLY! And it’s a year old too...
How do I put this...?
Ah yes!
Bless you!
You have the best grammar and vocabulary of anyone I've seen on UA-cam 😂
This is the first video of tj I've seen where he's this calm
"The best way to criticize those irrational decisions is to attack their... Jesus."
That was the best spontaneous sentence that accidentally worked :D
That was the shortest 25 minutes of my life
I like how he said "Jesus" about the dogs. XD
I like these questions they seem unloaded and reasonable, I always was quite impressed by the reasonableness of most of your responses top notch work
"What constitutes sufficient evidence of the excistence of god ?"
Good question I dont think I can answer it. Here is why:
Because my world-view is based on the fact that my senses and my mind can create a projection of reality that is at least somewhat close to the actualy thing. If for example god appeared in front of me, I would either believe that this being is an imposter with powers so far beyond my own, that I can not distinguish him form an all-powerful god (similar to how cavemen might view us), or that I am going insane, at which point I can not trust my mind or my senses. Another explanation of such an irrational being is that the whole concept and basic rules of logic are broken (which seems rather unlikely, as logic describes reality pretty well).
09:59 Carlin reference. I was thinking the exact same thing
Q:what is your definition of truth?
A: What type of truth? *looks smug*
some in my family believe in god, but I don't. There's 0 evidence, so what's the point? wasted energy
What is the point in making this comment? You are explaining the situation of not only yourself, but almost every atheist ever.
It' slide leaving a like on either of your comments. No offense, but he/she's right. Super generic. Maybe I'll leave a like. Eh, I'm tired.
Just felt like leaving a short comment. That's what the comment section is made for. Nothing wrong with that, I believe.
It doesn't matter whether it's generic or not.
***** The conclusion that it doesn't matter whether it's generic or not?
There's no set of rules to follow when commenting. The comment section is made so you can share your thoughts. So what if the comment was generic? It took you 5 seconds to read.
I don't see a necessity to specify why I commented what I did. Why bother and pester me about this matter?
Markus Andersen I didn't say there was anything wrong with it, I was just saying that the complete lack of effort did not warrant a like in this particular case.
Apologetics... Theists should be apologising. AND begging forgiveness.
lol
I don't quite think you know what apologetics are...haha
I dont see why they should be begging for forgiveness, but okay.
ignorance the mother or father of all religions
Beautiful.
Mother ignorance and father radicalism
Now that is deep shit.
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This just shows how if you ask respectful questions, you'll get respectful answers.
I once believed in god...when I was a child.
Many of these questions could be turned on a theist and we'd probably get answers that made less sense. Theists believe because they have faith. Faith is basically believing in something despite having zero proof of it's existence.
+John Jackson, that's now what faith basically is, its what it literally is. Faith is literally believing in something that has no evidence to support it but still believing in that thing anyways. Faith is an assertion without evidence and sometimes even contrary to evidence which is why a lot of times religious people can be so hard to reason with since they have an unfailiable belief.
You could say the same if you asked an uninformed atheist these questions. Just as if you asked an uninformed "Christian"
I have proof of ghosts. 👻👻👻👻 Ha see! Woowoo!!!!
GENIUS " IN THEIR IMAGE"
You really are amazing. SUB!
This was a very fitting video. After all, atheism is just a response to a claim.I do notice a bit of muddying of the language in those questions. Particularly with the word 'god'. the word or concept of God is very ill-defined in those questions, and even if we assume a Christian-like god, that god is itself very ill-defined between the different denominations. This is why I cringed at the question of the possibility of a god-like being.
i am christian. these questions are really trying to tempt you to look dumb. i honestly do believe in god, but as long as we can get along about common interest, then i dont care what you believe
Same
actually, when talking about the probability of a godlike being, most peeps agree.
I know a lot of Christians that certainly follow agnostic beliefs and disregard mystic aspects of the biblic god. They view the church as a social hub that changes accordingly to it's members nowadays (unlike in medieval times).
At 9:34 dogs bark and you said JESUS! I nearly choked on my cereal. Funny as hell. Great video. 😄
Its always amazed me how god stopped appearing before people & stopped performing miracles as soon as cameras started to exist.
@Syn Cloud Maybe because your belief doesn't fit well in the equation, and is absolutely ridiculous. Christian are very brainwashed, hypocritical lunatics.
@Syn Cloud Syn Cloud Verbal assault? Christian have done significantly worse. They commit crimes then claim they are protected by their God. Christian are also very judgemental towards others who are not "good" in God's eyes. By your logic, Greek mythology is correct. Why do we take religion seriously, but not Greek mythology. "No moral obligation to be fair." Christians will deny others right to a basic item because who they are. Example: gay couple denied cake. "They are only filled of hatred." Yeah, and Christian are these perfect people. The same thing could be applied to Christian people. Clearly you must be religious to have a set of moral. Judgement day doesn't exist. "Why do you think us christians are the ones mostly get bashed on?" Saying Christians get bashed on the most is a overstatement. It's only when your religion is shoved down other's throats. I can't confirm what happen on your FB page. Even so, religion should be personal, within the group. That's why it's not taught in school. If you don't wanna be bashed, don't exploit your religion. It's like a Satanist being able to post all wants, and I bet a Christian would reply quickly to the Satanist and bashing. You also act if athiest are these one- dimensional, anger obsessed people. I have sets of morals, just doesn't contain your religion. And you reply "Ha" like that is a great way to start a rebuttal. You also say good luck in Judgement Day as if I should be threatened.
@Syn Cloud Same thing can be applied to you, just because you say Judgement days exist, I should just believe you.
OMG IT'S THOR!
It's just a joke, Don't get anyone's panties in a twist.
+Rylan Lindsey
Man thor had some serious P90X for the avengers movies
Or is it just TJ in CG
But 'Thor' is a God
... mind blown
Fat thor
Wrong he is a poser
I'm so tired of the "Where does morality come from" question. It comes from self preservation (of our selves and the human race) and cultural expectations. Morality definitely doesn't come from the Bible as God's idea of morality changes as often as the people who write the different chapters do.
I absolutely agree
I'm glad these questions are answerable at least and somehow seem reasonable and not visibly loaded :)
if a book was proof fictional beings existed. then i would write would to create things i want to exist.
why not become a Harry Potter Fangirl? way easier :3
The belief in God is necessary because human beings have an innate need to believe that the universe, and our lives, have an order and a purpose. The concept of god, a supreme being that controls everything, provides a degree of comfort that we crave because the alternative view is too scary for us to accept. The idea that the universe and everything in it is merely a random collection of matter and energy with no divine reason behind anything undermines the value that we have imposed on our existence. If there is no god and no afterlife than the concepts of good and evil, truth, and free will become irrelevant. We don't like the idea that we aren't really in control of our destiny. The belief in a god absolves us of this fear, especially in times of crisis. When bad things happen that are beyond our control we tell ourselves that this is "God's will" and that god is in control and everything will be alright. This brings order to chaos and convinces us that terrible events are not random but simply a necessary part of a grand and divine plan that we mere mortals are incapable of comprehending. The ultimate fear of every human being is that no one is in control and this is why we created the concept of God.
But have you ever seen a canine become a non-canine? If evolution is so true why hasn't your pug turned into a cat yet, TJ?
+BrutalToad Do you even biology?
+BrutalToad Dude you're so smart. That CLEARLY debunks the theory of evolution right there.
I give most of the credit to TJ's pug. Gman helped too
ThePirateThief my degree is in physics, so I didn't get to take many biology classes
BrutalToad I'm really hoping your just a troll.
dude, u're awesome. long time subscriber, love your vids man
10:20 THIS
10:42 - 11:25 sounds almost exactly like the far left activist lol
Lmao so true
"God wrote the ten commandments with *HIS* *finger.*"
God must have some gross as finger nails to grind words into chucks of rocks
the point is that God must be a person of body because *He* used his *finger.*
+hugehappygrin
So does he have eagle talons or did he grind his fingers to the bone
He made the Earth and all that's in it/on it. He commanded the stone to become as soft as clay.
The christian god is said to be omnipotent so really he can take whatever form he wants and do anything he wants. He could take a form that made him have a body but he could also take a form that is immarerial whenever he wants.
Homeopathy works for me..🤣🤣