Too Good to be False? (Tom Gilson response)

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  • @TomGilson
    @TomGilson 4 роки тому +41

    Wow. What a train wreck. You should read the book next time. The points you rebutted had some superficial resemblance to my arguments, but only superficial. I think if you'd listened to my interviews more carefully you could have done a better job of understanding what I was saying. The fact is, though, you spent the whole video rebutting arguments I don't make. In one case you strongly supported a key premise of one of my arguments, even as you thought you were delivering a knock-out blow against it.
    I'll prepare a real response for you elsewhere. I do not intend to follow comments here, since I know from experience how quickly they pile up after I make a comment like this on an atheist page, and I have other work to do. For now, just know that you really should have read the book so you would have at least had some clue what you were talking about. I mean, I don't care if you buy the book. I'm just thinking that for your sake, if you'd wanted to do a video rebutting me, you might have found it at least somewhat in your own self-interest to know what you were talking about.

    • @TomGilson
      @TomGilson 4 роки тому +8

      I should add this as well, to help explain why I don't plan to get involved in comments here. Your video is full of rebuttals of things I don't argue, as I've already said. For me to engage in meaningful conversation on it would require me explaining, one point after another, "What I really said was ... " But I've already said what I really said. I wrote it in the book and I've summarized it in several interviews. This is not the place where I want to re-write the whole thing all over again. Those who want to know what I really said should be able to figure out where to find it. Those who don't want to know don't need me explaining it for them here or anywhere else.

    • @n1ghtmar3mach1n3
      @n1ghtmar3mach1n3 4 роки тому +91

      😆

    • @theralhaljordan7337
      @theralhaljordan7337 4 роки тому +161

      could you give an example? I thought it was risky for Paul to attack only a snapshot of an entire book, but I honestly can't see how he strawmanned you

    • @TomGilson
      @TomGilson 4 роки тому +3

      @@theralhaljordan7337 I think I've made my plans clear.

    • @edgarmatzinger9742
      @edgarmatzinger9742 4 роки тому +188

      _" I do not intend to follow comments here, since I know from experience how quickly they pile up after I make a comment like this on an atheist page, and I have other work to do."_ Of course not. Just like all the other creationists.
      And why should Paul write your book when he's only criticising the interview you had? As another commenter said, you have nothing.

  • @te-ter
    @te-ter 4 роки тому +366

    "Jesus never used his power for himself, only for the good of others"
    yeah, a certain fig tree begs to wither.

    • @utubepunk
      @utubepunk 4 роки тому +28

      Also, water to wine anyone?

    • @whiterabbit75
      @whiterabbit75 4 роки тому +46

      But don't you see? That just _proves_ his flawlessness! Only a flawless person would curse a fig tree for not bearing fruit out of season!

    • @LisaForTruth
      @LisaForTruth 4 роки тому +24

      Not to mention, figs were out-of-season; how could the perfect son of god not know that?🤔🤔

    • @allan4210
      @allan4210 4 роки тому +36

      Clearly, the fig tree knew Jesus was the son of god and willfully chose to deny him so it got what it clearly deserved. Plus it was probably related to the tree of knowledge and therefore knew what it was doing. The presuppositions prove themselves!

    • @LisaForTruth
      @LisaForTruth 4 роки тому +7

      @@allan4210 ROFLMAO!!! Good one!

  • @kevincrady2831
    @kevincrady2831 4 роки тому +162

    [Sings]: "Noooo oooone's slick as Gaston
    No one's quick as Gaston
    No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston's
    For there's no man in town half as manly
    Perfect, a pure paragon!..."
    Therefore, Gaston is the Son of God! It's all true!

    • @GlorifiedTruth
      @GlorifiedTruth 4 роки тому +13

      Yes, but Jesus was also especially good at expectorating.

    • @SadisticSenpai61
      @SadisticSenpai61 4 роки тому +7

      When I started singing your comment to my partner, I didn't think I could actually get through the entire thing without messing up the song. I was surprised that I actually got through it and was actually singing in tune! I didn't know that I knew that tune as well as I apparently did. So thank you!

    • @oscargordon
      @oscargordon 4 роки тому +11

      @@GlorifiedTruth He also used antlers in all of his decorating.

    • @lnsflare1
      @lnsflare1 3 роки тому +2

      @@SadisticSenpai61 You didn't remember the lyrics, you were just a vessel for the divine message of Gaston.

  • @religionisevil8850
    @religionisevil8850 4 роки тому +226

    Science: "Here is the evidence, what conclusion can we draw from it?"
    Religion: "Here is the conclusion, what evidence can we find to reaffirm it?"

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  4 роки тому +55

      yup

    • @pauligrossinoz
      @pauligrossinoz 4 роки тому +40

      *Religion:* "Here is the conclusion, what evidence can we find to reaffirm it, _and at the same time we will ignore anything that contradicts it?"_

    • @JACandQuill
      @JACandQuill 4 роки тому +33

      Science: now that we've drawn our conclusion, time to do our best to UTTERLY DESTROY IT
      Fundies/literalists/YECs/etc (not every religious person y'all, not even every Christian, c'mon now): evidence that goes against our conclusion? BAH! Not possible. And if it looks like it does it's because YHWH/Jesus wants it to be confusing to ~test your faith~ or some other "mysterious way"

    • @angelmendez-rivera351
      @angelmendez-rivera351 4 роки тому +13

      JACandQuill LOL. And the fact that they can't even agree on whether YHWH and Christ are the same person only makes it more hilarious.

    • @its1110
      @its1110 4 роки тому +2

      @@JACandQuill
      Yep!

  • @Amateur0Visionary
    @Amateur0Visionary 4 роки тому +92

    These "arguments" are just awful. This book is just more proof that 99%+ of Christian apologetics exist only to siphon money away from those that already believe and just want a confidence boost.

    • @shriggs55
      @shriggs55 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah,money.Sincere or not there's always...money.

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley 4 роки тому +4

      The biggest mistake Christians make is to exaggerate, then humiliate their imaginary god.

    • @shriggs55
      @shriggs55 4 роки тому +1

      @@JamesRichardWiley Yep! Well said.

    • @elmersbalm5219
      @elmersbalm5219 4 роки тому +2

      at 2:11 he is almost saying 'cretin' before catching himself. they make money from book sales and, way more, from the lecture circuit. This is a very lucrative business. Simony is a well defined sin in the catholic church. Dante reserved the third level of hell for these. I'm happy to catch the spin and snake-oil.

  • @TheKyrix82
    @TheKyrix82 4 роки тому +44

    They keep talking about Jesus' perfection. If I had to choose a Lord and Savior...it's Optimus Prime. He would never ask me to do anything he wasn't willing to do himself, he's practically the embodiment of justice and mercy while still being a warrior who will do what needs to be done to protect others, and he's proven time and time again that he's willing to die to protect others. And that protection actually IS a free gift. Whether you know about him or not, whether you accept him or not, he still fights the Decepticons.

    • @maxuno8524
      @maxuno8524 2 роки тому +6

      Amen

    • @ChaseBlackmoon
      @ChaseBlackmoon 2 роки тому +2

      Yes! True believers of the one true religion! Amen and praise Primus, the creator of Cybertron and the Autobots!

    • @c.guydubois8270
      @c.guydubois8270 Рік тому

      Ramen....

  • @kevincrady2831
    @kevincrady2831 4 роки тому +108

    Apologist [pointing to passages he likes]: "See? Jesus is so awesome, he has to have created the Universe!"
    Skeptic: [points to passages where Jesus says or does crazy shit like cursing olive trees, telling people to hate their families, etc., etc.]
    Apologist: "Who are you, oh [hu]man, to answer back to God? He's infinite, we're finite, so we can't judge him!"
    You can't have it both ways.

    • @Amateur0Visionary
      @Amateur0Visionary 4 роки тому +12

      Sure you can! Don't you understand how apologetics works? ;)

    • @utubepunk
      @utubepunk 4 роки тому +16

      Right! Who are YOU as an insect with a corrupt human brain to comprehend god? Then immediately tells what what god thinks & desires. 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @dennisbast743
      @dennisbast743 4 роки тому +6

      Sure, they can, Mr. Crady. They can have it as many ways as they want.
      Preach to the faithful, toss in a couple Bible "references", and VOILA, you can say anything you want and the flock will just sit there and nod their unquestioning heads. Been there, wife and I, looking around the room., astounded at the nodding sheep. In politics and religion NOTHING shakes the faith of the TRUE believer. Ref: UA-cam "2+2=5", richgitsch. Once you understand his statement; understand he is NOT trolling, understand he applies that same thinking to the political part of his life, then you will understand what you are up against. You think your logic will counter illogic-IT WON'T! You think demonstrations of reality, evidence, iron-clad proof, even their own statements to the contrary will shake their magical/wishful thinking-IT WON'T! Every thing they see, hear, and know is seen through the distorting lens of faith. You put yourself at a disadvantage when you make the assumption that they live in the same world as yourself-THEY DON'T! They know TRUTH; you only possess facts and logic. YOU LOSE!
      Stay safe Be well

    • @utubepunk
      @utubepunk 4 роки тому

      @thewanderandhiscomp You uh, feeling okay? Sounds like you missed my point at the end there.

    • @utubepunk
      @utubepunk 4 роки тому +1

      @thewanderandhiscomp I was reinforcing the point made. How theists go from we mere humans can't grasp god & his infinite wisdom to telling us exactly what god thinks & wants. Maybe my sarcasm was too subtle.

  • @Cellidor
    @Cellidor 4 роки тому +92

    Whenever I hear 'No one has ever written a character as good as Jesus', knowing what I know about the bible, what I hear is 'I haven't read many other books than the bible'.

    • @davidgriffin9247
      @davidgriffin9247 4 роки тому +13

      Clifford the big red dog is a better written character

    • @tach5884
      @tach5884 4 роки тому +14

      Most characters as "good" as jesus tend to be super villains.

    • @Cellidor
      @Cellidor 4 роки тому +19

      @@tach5884 'I will cleanse this world of all that I despise'. -Most supervillains.

    • @tach5884
      @tach5884 4 роки тому +11

      @@Cellidor "It's nice to meet y..."
      "This world is imperfect."

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley 4 роки тому +9

      Remove the miracles and you have the story of a single wandering apocalyptic preacher among many.
      You can create anything you want just by writing it down and telling readers it's true.

  • @JosephKeenanisme
    @JosephKeenanisme 4 роки тому +194

    "But Jesus had to be real if they wrote stories about him." By that same logic Hercules is real.

    • @iancastor69
      @iancastor69 4 роки тому +31

      And Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, Darth Vader...

    • @MartTLS
      @MartTLS 4 роки тому +26

      And Spider-Man lived in New York .

    • @tomsenior7405
      @tomsenior7405 4 роки тому +21

      To the Romans, Hercules was indeed real! To the Greeks Heracles was very much real. Hopefully, one day we will all see the folly of Faith.

    • @ΘάνατοςΧορτοφάγος
      @ΘάνατοςΧορτοφάγος 4 роки тому +4

      Heracles... Not Hercules 😉

    • @emmanuelpiscicelli6232
      @emmanuelpiscicelli6232 4 роки тому

      ,and A.X.L. Pendergast obviously god, in a black suit.

  • @whippet71
    @whippet71 4 роки тому +163

    The Apostle Paul was more influential on Christianity than Jesus.

    • @neill392
      @neill392 4 роки тому +11

      AS he probably invented it and 7 of the 13 books in his name were probably written by the same person, there's reasonable evidence that he existed.

    • @jcgadfly6200
      @jcgadfly6200 4 роки тому +34

      To the point that many "Christians" actually ignore the words of Christ in favor of the words of Paul. Maybe we should start calling them Paulists (sorry Paulogia).

    • @ThomasSellers
      @ThomasSellers 4 роки тому +3

      If anything, the SAD IRONY of Paul the apostle was that he WAS NEVER ashamed of the Gospel.
      Think on this.

    • @dobrien51
      @dobrien51 4 роки тому +2

      What does that mean? The gospels were written after he so-called epistles.

    • @neill392
      @neill392 4 роки тому +4

      @@ThomasSellers They were written after his death!!!!

  • @mathiasrryba
    @mathiasrryba 4 роки тому +113

    "No one could create a figure like Jesus."
    I guess they didn't watch Shrek.

    • @Ugly_German_Truths
      @Ugly_German_Truths 4 роки тому +11

      or Life of Brian

    • @whiterabbit75
      @whiterabbit75 4 роки тому +19

      They've never read fanfiction.

    • @angelmendez-rivera351
      @angelmendez-rivera351 4 роки тому +10

      I guess they didn't study the other religions. Jesus-like characters exist in most of the major religions.

    • @Johnson-br2lw
      @Johnson-br2lw 3 роки тому

      @Rusty Kinks or reddit on the witcher 3

    • @DeludedOne
      @DeludedOne 3 роки тому

      Or Robocop.

  • @kurtdvet
    @kurtdvet 4 роки тому +26

    The book title should actually be “I Really, Really Want It To Be So It Must Be True”.

    • @furious32ninja
      @furious32ninja 4 роки тому +7

      Kurt D, I would have titled it "I'm really, really praying for this to be true", "because I need the cash!"

    • @theyoutubeanalyst3731
      @theyoutubeanalyst3731 4 роки тому +3

      "I'm afraid I'll lose my soul if I don't believe this"

  • @dawnmcauley6411
    @dawnmcauley6411 4 роки тому +60

    "You can't write a Character like Jesus!" Messianic Archetype. A literary trope that dates back to (and is named by) the Torah!

    • @KLanio-lr8yv
      @KLanio-lr8yv 4 роки тому +3

      Mitras pouts!

    • @Ugly_German_Truths
      @Ugly_German_Truths 4 роки тому +10

      Even the bible has got a SECOND Jesus figure in the SAME gospels (John the Baptist) ... who's "supernatural perfectness" is pointed out to make him the MC in Jesus revealing party "I know I know, i really AM so great, thank you, but just so you know: the one who comes after me is the real deal" ;-)

    • @angelmendez-rivera351
      @angelmendez-rivera351 4 роки тому +3

      Nonoctoro That's debated among scholars. It's not settled whether Judaism or Zoroastrianism came first.

    • @autobotstarscream765
      @autobotstarscream765 4 роки тому +1

      And then there's the Ramayana...

    • @brianwilson14
      @brianwilson14 3 роки тому +4

      @@angelmendez-rivera351 I heard that they developed separately but met up in Babylon where the Hebrews took the concept of Good/Evil duality from Zoroastrianism and made God more good and paving the way for the apocalyptic visions of Daniel which were reinterpreted into the book of Revelations.

  • @robertdullnig3625
    @robertdullnig3625 4 роки тому +59

    Jesus: Blessed are the peacemakers
    Also Jesus: I come not to bring peace but a sword.
    What a consistent character!

    • @maxpayne930
      @maxpayne930 4 роки тому +1

      And this is why Berserk is better fiction then Bible case closed : )

    • @chriswest6652
      @chriswest6652 3 роки тому

      dont forget him using his victims as a foot stools!

    • @elpretender1357
      @elpretender1357 3 роки тому +3

      NOOO! if I utterly twist the second quote, re-invent the context and do mental gymnastics it will stop being contradictory!

    • @Johnson-br2lw
      @Johnson-br2lw 3 роки тому

      Can't believe jesus ripped off red dead 2

    • @TheJoker-wr1cp
      @TheJoker-wr1cp Рік тому

      Blind ideas without context.

  • @emilyann5963
    @emilyann5963 4 роки тому +96

    Funnily enough Dostoevsky literally did write a Jesus character in his novel "The Idiot" and that character actually had character development

    • @Slum0vsky
      @Slum0vsky 4 роки тому +5

      So did Bulgakov in Master and Margerita.

    • @lancetschirhart7676
      @lancetschirhart7676 4 роки тому +16

      Cool factoid. When they said that part about the Russian Greats being totally unable to write a character like Jesus, I thought "Here's someone who hasn't read The Brothers Karamazov or Anna Karenina. For Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, writing a character more dynamic, complex, and _believable_ than Jesus is cake.

    • @Myshcan
      @Myshcan 4 роки тому +1

      That sounds familiar.

    • @lancetschirhart7676
      @lancetschirhart7676 4 роки тому +2

      That was really hard to find. ua-cam.com/video/5mLOUWl-L-s/v-deo.html

    • @johnunderwood-hp8rj
      @johnunderwood-hp8rj 4 роки тому

      @@lancetschirhart7676 That was a good video. I had a good laugh.

  • @dustun9558
    @dustun9558 4 роки тому +82

    I appreciate the calm manner in which you go through these videos. Many people get heated which can color the video. Keep up the good work.

  • @Talenel
    @Talenel 4 роки тому +25

    Of course Tolkien never met a hobbit or a wizard. He just found and translated the Red Book of Westmarch, which contained Bilbo and Frodo's writings about their time with the One Ring, along with some other texts.

  • @Griexxt
    @Griexxt 4 роки тому +143

    Frankly, "Life of Brian" is a better story than the gospels.

    • @derreckwalls7508
      @derreckwalls7508 4 роки тому +10

      Much better! It spoofs so many theistic points. It's a religious philosophical work comparable to those of the Venerable Bede. Well... maybe I exagerate. Bede was not all that Venerable.

    • @bdf2718
      @bdf2718 4 роки тому +14

      And probably a *lot* closer to the truth. That Jesus was a would-be messiah who wanted to kick out the Romans.

    • @whiterabbit75
      @whiterabbit75 4 роки тому +14

      @@bdf2718
      Jesus: It's true! I hate the Romans as much as anybody!
      Reg: Oh yeah? How much?
      Jesus: A lot!
      Reg: Right, you're in.

    • @bdf2718
      @bdf2718 4 роки тому

      @@whiterabbit75 msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/gned/maccoby.pdf

    • @vernonchitlen8958
      @vernonchitlen8958 4 роки тому

      Atheist: A natural origin of life is a fact. Layperson: really? Show me how it happened! Atheist: Ummhh, well uh I can't, not just yet, but we will, someday.... But we know God doesn't exist!

  • @ruthbaker5281
    @ruthbaker5281 3 роки тому +9

    Sermon on the Mount. This is literately the first time I’ve ever heard anyone suggest that this was Jesus’ actual FIRST sermon. Why would there be like 5000 people there to hear him speak if they hadn’t already heard of him and had a reason to think he would say something inspiring?

    • @DerrickMims
      @DerrickMims Рік тому +1

      That’s a fantastic point! And furthermore, we already have a sermon in the gospels that looks, and feels much more like a first sermon: the little speech Jesus makes after reading from the book of Isaiah in the synagogue. Now that feels like a first sermon.
      So they’re not even paying attention to their own “sources“.

  • @TheDevian
    @TheDevian 4 роки тому +26

    Reminds me of Cartman playing a "ninja" and continuously adding to his list of powers any time the situation needed something new.

    • @WynnterGreen
      @WynnterGreen 4 роки тому +3

      Ipso facto, Cartman couldn't have been made up.
      TRUTH

  • @jamesmasse5794
    @jamesmasse5794 4 роки тому +24

    So Jesus is too perfect and the reasonable conclusion from this to these people is not that the story is embellished but that Jesus is real?

  • @JayMaverick
    @JayMaverick 4 роки тому +54

    Because it's a Mary Sue, it can't be made up? Wow they're really grasping at straws aren't they. =D This is so sad it's hilarious.

    • @didack1419
      @didack1419 4 роки тому +9

      The funny thing is that even at trying to be a Mary Sue Jesus fails miserably

    • @pauligrossinoz
      @pauligrossinoz 4 роки тому +12

      Ask any book publisher or literary agent. They see far too many Jesus-like characters, or Mary-Sues. And that's a sign of _bad_ writing, not a sign of divine influence! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @frankwhelan1715
      @frankwhelan1715 4 роки тому +6

      @@pauligrossinoz Anyway ,don't think a god would rely on what people
      wrote in a book to show evidence of his existance, people can write anything,
      and a (real) god would know that.

    • @pauligrossinoz
      @pauligrossinoz 4 роки тому +2

      @@frankwhelan1715 - but apparently Frank Turek doesn't believe that! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
      Bloody hell Frank Turek is so _stupid!_

    • @flyerfan8
      @flyerfan8 4 роки тому +6

      Paul: a Mary Sue is a derogatory term to describe characters created by fan fiction writer
      Apologist: there is no way Jesus could be created by fan fiction writers
      Me: blinky eyes

  • @adamthethird4753
    @adamthethird4753 4 роки тому +18

    It's amazing to me that as the time goes on, they speak louder and faster. It's almost as if they are running from something, like their internal realizations that they are full of bologna.

  • @pierreblignaut5859
    @pierreblignaut5859 4 роки тому +15

    Using Christian Apologists to disprove Christian Apologists. Love it!

  • @henriquesousa4994
    @henriquesousa4994 4 роки тому +50

    Gospels? More like "The Four *Gossips*". And that is the genre they are written as: gossip.

    • @RickReasonnz
      @RickReasonnz 4 роки тому +4

      Ooh, I like that, stealing

    • @Dtag1971
      @Dtag1971 4 роки тому +1

      Hahaha.... That's epic man. Feel the burn! Just freaking great!

    • @DoctorZisIN
      @DoctorZisIN 4 роки тому +4

      Exactly. It does NOT read like reporting. Who was there to hear the conversation between Jesus and Pontious Pilate? Who was awake to hear Jesus' prayer in the mount of olives? Who was in the desert 40 days to report Satan's temptation of Jesus? No, it's obviously a made-up story.

    • @Dtag1971
      @Dtag1971 4 роки тому +1

      @@DoctorZisIN What amazes me is ppl are still debating this topic.

  • @JayMaverick
    @JayMaverick 4 роки тому +49

    Oh that group of backers and the credibility of Frank Turek, the most honestest apologist, to boot? I'm definitely convinced. *chuckle*

    • @grahvis
      @grahvis 4 роки тому +8

      That just made me laugh, that lot would hardly be likely to criticise.

  • @JayMaverick
    @JayMaverick 4 роки тому +39

    That psychopath dude using the same arguments to disprove the Quran I'm dying. =D Brilliant video, Paul.

    • @bazstrutt8247
      @bazstrutt8247 4 роки тому +7

      Yeah...
      David “every other religion is obviously made up nonsense “ Wood

    • @MegaVirus700
      @MegaVirus700 4 роки тому +12

      @@bazstrutt8247 the level of cognitive dissonance is almost impressive. But David is one person that i wouldn't even try to deconvert, he's literally that person who isn't going around murdering for fun because he's convinced the sky wizard told us not to

    • @utubepunk
      @utubepunk 4 роки тому +6

      @@MegaVirus700 Exactly. Dude gives me the creeps on a visceral level. He would totally kill me if he thought his god told him to.

    • @MegaVirus700
      @MegaVirus700 4 роки тому +4

      @@utubepunk Have you ever heard his conversion story? I think Viced Rhino did a video on it. I don't think he's 100% honest. Id wager he realized that no one would hire him with his prison/ mental health record after he was released so he went into apologetics. That and it went perfectly with his illusions of grandeur and need to manipulate

    • @utubepunk
      @utubepunk 4 роки тому +5

      @@MegaVirus700 I think I've seen it, but it's been a while. You're right about how hard it is for ex-cons to be hired & be successful. Using Christianity in this way is a good grift. If a famous atheist became a Christian or ex-con changed his life with Jesus, there's money to be had.

  • @GalapagosPete
    @GalapagosPete 4 роки тому +10

    The sermon on the mount was brilliant! Otherwise, how would we know that “cheese makers” is not meant to be taken literally but refers to any manufacturers of dairy products?

    • @henghistbluetooth7882
      @henghistbluetooth7882 4 роки тому +2

      GalapagosPete Heretic! Follow the gourd!

    • @billfranklin9443
      @billfranklin9443 4 роки тому +2

      Time for a reality check. Need to watch Life of Brian again for a little sanity.

    • @VaughanMcCue
      @VaughanMcCue 4 роки тому +1

      In Tom Gilson's book, I read about the sermon, while mounted, and it certainly took away a bit of the ambience as he was told it was bad timing. It was around the time Mary Mag was oiling her clients, and she starts with podophilia.

  • @sbushido5547
    @sbushido5547 4 роки тому +31

    This is so sad...
    Selling Christian literature must be easy as hell.

    • @tach5884
      @tach5884 4 роки тому +7

      I have almost no musical talent but I could make a christian album that goes double myrrh.

    • @flyerfan8
      @flyerfan8 4 роки тому +3

      Tach you and cartman

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley 4 роки тому +4

      When your readers are preprogrammed to buy.

    • @TheAsaoirc
      @TheAsaoirc 3 роки тому +2

      I don't know, I imagine hitting these page counts can get difficult with nothing new to say.

    • @aspektx
      @aspektx 3 роки тому

      @@TheAsaoirc as a fundie but a voracious reader I devoured quite a few Xtian books.
      And honestly most of them drove me nuts with the repetition.

  • @KLanio-lr8yv
    @KLanio-lr8yv 4 роки тому +8

    So was Lincoln a vampire hunter or not,... Now I am unsecure

    • @darthgorthaur258
      @darthgorthaur258 3 роки тому

      I know I've been waiting on an answer to this for months now....I had to come back to see if I missed something, but nope nothing yet...if I find the truth in a hidden book when I raid the library of Congress I'll make sure to let you know lol

    • @KLanio-lr8yv
      @KLanio-lr8yv 3 роки тому

      @@darthgorthaur258thnks

  • @Vadjong
    @Vadjong 4 роки тому +25

    The Dune saga addresses precisely all these points.

    • @whiterabbit75
      @whiterabbit75 4 роки тому +2

      And had better character growth.

    • @whiterabbit75
      @whiterabbit75 4 роки тому +1

      @Rusty Kinks Don't forget the related saying, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

    • @its1110
      @its1110 4 роки тому +1

      Hmm...
      I'll have to give Dune another shot. I didn't much like Herbert's writing style.

    • @maxpayne930
      @maxpayne930 4 роки тому +2

      Dam i love that bock : )

  • @willmind4296
    @willmind4296 4 роки тому +4

    Love it the way you insert David Wood into your video here!👏🏻 A Christian stomping on the Koran (rightfully so) but showing how his words also can be used on the Bible in the same way. 👍🏻

  • @lewisfitzsimmons1271
    @lewisfitzsimmons1271 4 роки тому +17

    One of my biggest pet peeves in this area is people who say “would be a greater miracle” or “it takes more faith to believe x”
    Miracles are all equally possible or probable (impossible/improbable) >< no matter how different in scale they may seem. Once you breach into the supernatural, from our perspective everything is equally likely/difficult.

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley 4 роки тому +1

      I wish Christians would give up using terms like "sheep", "shepherds", "blood sacrifice", Satan, "Lamb of god" and retribution
      and start talking about the sub atomic particles that form our reality.

  • @Grabovsky85
    @Grabovsky85 4 роки тому +13

    I dont see any vampires around, clearly Lincoln killed them all.

    • @riomatrix6156
      @riomatrix6156 4 роки тому +1

      ..and don't forget to worship and praise almighty Odin for destroying all the frost giants. Definitely haven't seen any of those guys around either.😂

    • @Ponera-Sama
      @Ponera-Sama 3 роки тому

      Lincoln didn't kill any vampires, they were killed by the Hamon monks and the great Joestar family

  • @SanjeevSharma-vk1yo
    @SanjeevSharma-vk1yo 4 роки тому +33

    all those terrible consumer protection people saying "if it sounds too good to be true ....".
    How can Christians fight against that? same way software companies do, just proclaim
    "it's not a bug IT'S A FEATURE !!!!!!!"

    • @kevincrady2831
      @kevincrady2831 4 роки тому +5

      The Bible is a EULA. You don't read it, just click "Agree."

    • @Marniwheeler
      @Marniwheeler 4 роки тому +1

      @@kevincrady2831 a little bit too accurate there.

    • @wmrieker
      @wmrieker 4 роки тому +1

      and the lambdas shall inherit the earthas

  • @lower_case_t
    @lower_case_t 4 роки тому +25

    2:11 "i want to reach the everyday crea... christian" - hilarious

    • @mathiasrryba
      @mathiasrryba 4 роки тому +9

      Freudian slips in that interview are too good to be false.

  • @MarcStjames-rq1dm
    @MarcStjames-rq1dm 4 роки тому +2

    Paulogia...One of my favorite 'Major Skeptics'. Great work! Thanks again.

  • @frmrchristian303
    @frmrchristian303 4 роки тому +6

    Great video, Paul! You do more research for your videos than most on UA-cam. You're quickly becoming one of my favorites of all atheist video artists (and I do think this is an art)

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  4 роки тому +1

      That's very kind. Thank you.

  • @tompaine4044
    @tompaine4044 4 роки тому +4

    Paulogia videos: Seldom expected, always appreciated.

  • @ianmcmullen1979
    @ianmcmullen1979 4 роки тому +3

    Your content is very high quality and Im surprised you havent gained more subs over the past few months, keep up the great work!

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  4 роки тому +1

      Appreciate the kind sentiments. Spread the word!

  • @i6s1
    @i6s1 4 роки тому +28

    The sermon on the mount has some pretty bad advice. Christians don't really bother to consider a lot of its implications.

    • @belgarath6388
      @belgarath6388 4 роки тому +7

      Is that the whole seperating the seeds from the chaff thing and the sheephearder going after the lost sheep? Yeah the implications are pretty glaring if you have a functioning brain especially when one consider gods "character". Are we sure his name isn't really Chtulu? Would make more sense really.

    • @MrDanAng1
      @MrDanAng1 4 роки тому +4

      Deepak Chopra has way more compelling deepeties than Jesus have in the cermon on the mountain.
      And I still think Deepak Chopra is laughable!

    • @kevincrady2831
      @kevincrady2831 4 роки тому +1

      @@belgarath6388 Well, he does constantly refer to his followers using food metaphors (the sheep of his fold, the crops of his field, the fruit of his vine, etc.), and shepherds don't keep sheep because they adore them as pets.
      I'm not sure if the lost sheep gets eaten first or not, but the angels (eldrich horrors all: ua-cam.com/video/ZtNSMuBwfzE/v-deo.html ) are really happy that not even one got away.

    • @whiterabbit75
      @whiterabbit75 4 роки тому +4

      The one that bothered me the most was the "Blessed are the cheesemakers" line. Are we to take this as literally only cheesemakers, or does anyone working with dairy count? And what about eggs, are they dairy by Hebrew standards?

    • @lancetschirhart7676
      @lancetschirhart7676 4 роки тому +2

      The wonderful Nonstampcollector has a video where someone from the present gets in a time machine and stands behind Jesus in the sermon and "translates" for Jesus in that sermon: "Nah, ignore that part. No one in the future really takes that stuff seriously. Sorry, go on, Jesus."

  • @badcarbon7624
    @badcarbon7624 4 роки тому +9

    The Illiad and the Odyssey, contain some of the best and most famous characters in history along with beautiful writing and as we now know had its origins in an actual event.
    It's at least two thousand years or so older then the gospels and was also a source for religious thinking.
    All though it may have lost its status as a religious text, it's still in print and a good translation is so much more enjoyable then the gospels.

    • @michaelsommers2356
      @michaelsommers2356 2 роки тому +2

      If the Trojan War actually happened, and that is far from certain, then it happened around 1200 BCE, not 3000 BCE.

  • @SciPunk215
    @SciPunk215 4 роки тому +28

    I've heard a lot of ludicrous arguments, but this one is pretty high on the list.
    I guess the Christian publishers have a pretty low bar these days.

    • @furious32ninja
      @furious32ninja 4 роки тому

      SciPunk215 you would have thought that god would have stepped in by now! I can't believe that he is standing by idly watching his religion go down the pan!

    • @Ugly_German_Truths
      @Ugly_German_Truths 4 роки тому +1

      @daniel letterman don't think so (and there still are a ton of smokers around even in 2020. Maybe not where you live, but i work in a small company in Germany and amongst 50 office staff there are at least 5 or 6 smokers, so ... not gone quite yet... and that is in Europe... some corners of Asia or Africa do not give a goshdarn about the dangers of smoking...), it would at least take all of THIS heavily indoctrinated generation (and the one that directly learned from it) to be dead and gone to allow society to become virtually clean of "faith"... 2100 is a more likely timeline, probably even 50 or 80 years later, as strong as religion still is... again not just in the west, but also the corners still using the "your life sucks, believe this and your NEXT life will make it worth it!" bait...

    • @angelmendez-rivera351
      @angelmendez-rivera351 4 роки тому +1

      Ugly German Truths You give humanity too much credit. 2100 is too early. I would wait some 500 years before religion is mostly gone or radically changed.

  • @anzakson
    @anzakson 4 роки тому +2

    Excellent, Paulogia! Your dissection of Tom, Frank and Wood's commentary are so spot on! Thoroughly enjoyed your efforts. Thank you so much for your excellent work and sharing them with us. Take care and keep well! 😊🙏

  • @JohnnieHougaardNielsen
    @JohnnieHougaardNielsen 4 роки тому +7

    The gospels fit nicely in the category: Fan fiction

  • @GlorifiedTruth
    @GlorifiedTruth 4 роки тому +22

    Paul, I read a book a long time ago that I think you'd enjoy. It's called "The Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention of Christianity" by Hyam Maccoby. It deals with the evolution of the Jesus character as Paul gained influence over Christian thought.

    • @its1110
      @its1110 4 роки тому

      Should be called Paulanism.

    • @sigmaoctantis1892
      @sigmaoctantis1892 4 роки тому

      @@its1110 I was going for Paulianity.

    • @its1110
      @its1110 4 роки тому

      @@sigmaoctantis1892
      I was inluenced by Paulaner... they make good beer.

    • @sigmaoctantis1892
      @sigmaoctantis1892 4 роки тому

      @@its1110 Do they turn water into beer?

    • @its1110
      @its1110 4 роки тому +1

      @@sigmaoctantis1892
      Umm... well... ya gotta stir in some other stuff. :)

  • @brianstevens3858
    @brianstevens3858 4 роки тому +4

    How you manage to keep outdoing yourself is no less than amazing to me Paul.

    • @CaseAgainstFaith1
      @CaseAgainstFaith1 4 роки тому +1

      If you can’t do what Paulogia does, that must prove that Paulogia is actually a prophet.

    • @brianstevens3858
      @brianstevens3858 4 роки тому +1

      @@CaseAgainstFaith1 OH, I outdo myself all the time, unfortunately that is neither hard, nor is it commonly in the right direction.

  • @DoctorZisIN
    @DoctorZisIN 4 роки тому +7

    Instead of addressing Paul's arguments, Tom uses the only ace up his sleeve: Paul didn't read the book. Well, sorry Tom but we don't need to read the book when you make your closing statement: "When I have a problem with what the bible says, the problem isn't with the bible, the problem is with me". This contains all the information any skeptic worth his salt needs. Your allegiance to a book of legends and myths, copied and retold, full of contradictions and problems is a lie, intentional or not, because if you have a problem, you simply change your interpretation.

  • @pauligrossinoz
    @pauligrossinoz 4 роки тому +1

    Wow! *You're **_on fire_** with this video!* Thanks Paul.

  • @johngleeman8347
    @johngleeman8347 4 роки тому +26

    Why don't more apologists use the "Jesus was the best at hugging lambs" argument? A
    rgumentum ab leporem would be a lot more effective at converting me than saying that Jesus is a perfectly, nay, supernaturally well-written character! XD

    • @genxmonk70
      @genxmonk70 4 роки тому +1

      Did you mean 'argumentum ad populum'?

    • @johngleeman8347
      @johngleeman8347 4 роки тому +2

      @@genxmonk70 "Argument from charm."

    • @genxmonk70
      @genxmonk70 4 роки тому +1

      @@johngleeman8347 ty, I'd never heard that

    • @johngleeman8347
      @johngleeman8347 4 роки тому +3

      @@genxmonk70 I translated "charm" into Latin using Google. XD

  • @MuttFitness
    @MuttFitness 4 роки тому +20

    Jesus isn't a mary sue. He's a gary stu.

    • @VanguVegro
      @VanguVegro 4 роки тому +1

      Mary 'Sus.

    • @gp6763
      @gp6763 4 роки тому

      @@VanguVegro Is this an among us reference ?

    • @VanguVegro
      @VanguVegro 4 роки тому +1

      @@gp6763 Nah, just a play of words on (Mary) Sue and (Je) Sus.

    • @Johnson-br2lw
      @Johnson-br2lw 3 роки тому

      @@VanguVegro when je is sus

    • @henriquepacheco7473
      @henriquepacheco7473 3 роки тому

      @@Johnson-br2lw 'je' means 'I' in French. Are you an impostor?

  • @davidhoffman6980
    @davidhoffman6980 4 роки тому +4

    @9:34 "[Jesus] never gets the least bit flustered"
    Uh...except at fig trees.

  • @Triumph_Of_Insinuation
    @Triumph_Of_Insinuation 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for your efforts and considerations in these matters. I really appreciate you Paul.

  • @jailhousephilosopher3309
    @jailhousephilosopher3309 4 роки тому +12

    Isn't it amazing that Pontius Pilate was the only person who could have been written into history as converting to Christianity. He was not converted because the Bible writers new that they would have been recorded as liars. Also any insignificant person became a convert.

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley 4 роки тому +1

      What exactly is a conversion to Christianity?
      A belief that a first century Jew named Yeshua
      came alive after three days of being dead
      and floated up into the sky a month later
      to meld with himself in his magic kingdom
      in a different reality.
      Translation: Disconnect from reality and construct an alternative reality of magic and miracles.

  • @elmersbalm5219
    @elmersbalm5219 4 роки тому +2

    nice! very humble and valid critique.

  • @VicedRhino
    @VicedRhino 4 роки тому +3

    16:07 - I started checking my phone to see why my Cognitive Dissonance podcast started playing.

  • @VisiblyPinkUnicorn
    @VisiblyPinkUnicorn 4 роки тому +42

    Christians: "No one can write a character like Jesus!"
    Japanese anime/manga industry: "AM I A JOKE TO YOU?"

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley 4 роки тому +7

      Remove the miracles and you have the story of a single wandering apocalyptic preacher among many.
      You can create anything you want just by writing it down and telling readers it's true.

    • @kenbee1957
      @kenbee1957 4 роки тому +2

      And this isn't even my final form

    • @maxpayne930
      @maxpayne930 4 роки тому +1

      @@JamesRichardWiley Jesus/Gary Sue is Jedi who lost his light saber maybe : )

    • @gp6763
      @gp6763 4 роки тому +4

      Hokuto no Ken > Jesus

    • @VisiblyPinkUnicorn
      @VisiblyPinkUnicorn 4 роки тому +4

      @@gp6763
      "You're already baptized"
      "NANI?!?"

  • @derreckwalls7508
    @derreckwalls7508 4 роки тому +7

    What do you mean nobody could create a character like Jesus? We created the character of God, didn't we?

  • @blindazabat9527
    @blindazabat9527 4 роки тому +1

    I have heard weak arguments, but this one really beats them all!

  • @oldmansolo572
    @oldmansolo572 4 роки тому +3

    I'm 63 and have always been an atheist but always wondered why "religious" people believed in the Bat-Shittery that they read and had preached at them. I watched "Transformations of Myths through Time" then later "The Powers of Myth" by Joseph Campbell and had my "ahah" moment while watching it!!!!

    • @martifingers
      @martifingers 4 роки тому

      Hi Gregory - are you familiar with terror management theory? I reference it above but I had a similar "ahah" moment when I first encountered it. I would be interested in what your reaction is :ua-cam.com/video/SS0mwd9cR24/v-deo.html

  • @VergilSDT
    @VergilSDT 3 роки тому

    Paul's typical calm and polite demeanor makes his sarcasm hit harder than most.

  • @peejay4606
    @peejay4606 4 роки тому +10

    I'm not a major skeptic. I am a lieutenant skeptic.

    • @heteroclitus
      @heteroclitus 4 роки тому +1

      Some theists are, I suspect, private skeptics.

    • @maxpayne930
      @maxpayne930 4 роки тому +3

      Grand admiral skeptic here : )

    • @peejay4606
      @peejay4606 4 роки тому

      @@heteroclitus at least they should be skeptical.

  • @AynRKey
    @AynRKey 4 роки тому +2

    People have talked about Plato's Socratic Dialogues for longer than they have been talking about Jesus' sermons.

  • @cullenjohnson0
    @cullenjohnson0 4 роки тому +4

    No author could possibly have written a character as pure and good as Valentine Michael Smith.

  • @RobertsAdra
    @RobertsAdra 4 роки тому

    Great job Paul, not only did you take Tom Gilson apart but you also stuck it to David Wood. Two birds with one vid.

  • @owlbme
    @owlbme 4 роки тому +4

    💚 *quality content* 💚

  • @ProphetofZod
    @ProphetofZod 4 роки тому +2

    So people who have spent years immersed in Jesus' teachings - and viewing most moral and philosophical issues through the lens of his phrasing - think he's too amazing a character to be made up. Wow, I guess God must be real, then.

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  4 роки тому +1

      Time for us to convert and restart our channels.

  • @Atlas6355_
    @Atlas6355_ 4 роки тому +33

    I have read Marvel comics better written and more believable than the Bible.

    • @1970Phoenix
      @1970Phoenix 4 роки тому +3

      The bible really is a terrible piece of literature. If is profoundly boring to read. What percentage of self-professing Christians do you think have read the bible in the last 24 hours, or could name all 10 commandments, or tell you what the 6th book of the bible is etc etc etc.?

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley 4 роки тому +1

      The Bible should be classified as a collection of Hebrew literature of unknown origin.

    • @autobotstarscream765
      @autobotstarscream765 4 роки тому +1

      So The Greatest Story Ever Told...isn't?

  • @billkeon880
    @billkeon880 3 роки тому +1

    Great educational video once again. The method of stopping after each point to rebut is spot on. Otherwise if you’re allowed to string together a long string of assertions, it gives a false sense of certainty

  • @VisiblyPinkUnicorn
    @VisiblyPinkUnicorn 4 роки тому +7

    "Who are you?"
    "Jesus"
    "Jesus who?"
    "Jesus Skywalker"

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  4 роки тому +2

      ugh. heavy heart.

    • @maxpayne930
      @maxpayne930 4 роки тому +1

      And he made 2 errors he lost his light saber and he didn,t saved him self some Jedi he is still better story then NEW Star Wars and Twilight : )

    • @darthgorthaur258
      @darthgorthaur258 3 роки тому +1

      The new "starwars" films are actually just the same as the bible storys...they have been proven to actually been mass delusion and not really exist and people are finally starting to see it with the starwars like they have for awhile with the bible....remember this brother and your get better soon.

    • @Ponera-Sama
      @Ponera-Sama 3 роки тому +1

      And Yahweh spoke to Jesus saying: "If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. John didn't tell you what happened to your father."
      And Jesus said: "He told me enough! He told me YOU killed him!"
      And Yahweh said: "No. I AM your father!"

  • @facundocesa4931
    @facundocesa4931 4 роки тому +2

    I love your videos. I'd love to have all of your arguments in a searchable format.
    Are your scripts published somewhere?

  • @Anglomachian
    @Anglomachian 4 роки тому +5

    It made me laugh so internally when they claimed that no one can make a character like Jesus. Read more-or-less any teenagers fanfics, and you’ll find characters just as flat, uninteresting, and holler than all of thou, as Jesus. Perfect characters are the easiest ones to make.

  • @jamiegallier2106
    @jamiegallier2106 8 місяців тому

    Excellent presentation, as always.

  • @Skeptical_Numbat
    @Skeptical_Numbat 4 роки тому +6

    Incidentally, the *Star Trek* fan-fic with the actual *Mary-Sue* _(from which the term, if not the concept originates)_ can be read here:
    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue
    Some more examples: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue

  • @dixieginger7794
    @dixieginger7794 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for your work, Paul

  • @richunixunix3313
    @richunixunix3313 4 роки тому +4

    I wonder if I started a “Christian Boy-Band”, I could fleece the public. These people remind me of the TV Evangelist of the 80’s.

  • @reformCopyright
    @reformCopyright 4 роки тому +5

    Theists. Always so easily impressed (when it suits them).

  • @noshame2389
    @noshame2389 4 роки тому +4

    "jesus is a Mary Sue" is something I always felt was true, but was never put into words quite like that and hearing it in such a raw manner makes me feel things I don't know how to put into words

  • @jamazingjason5610
    @jamazingjason5610 4 роки тому

    Another great video Paulogia!!! Paulogia took apart that book without even reading it, he must be a profit! 😀

  • @LisaForTruth
    @LisaForTruth 4 роки тому +6

    Apologists MUST be hurting if they're putting out this kind of crap

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley 4 роки тому

      Apologist:
      A person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial.
      If an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent male god needs defenders
      then by definition
      he is not god.

    • @LisaForTruth
      @LisaForTruth 4 роки тому

      @@JamesRichardWiley so true

  • @ed.z.
    @ed.z. 2 роки тому

    I really enjoy your videos. Can you also publish short video versions for people with little time or short attention spans? I think it will catch on with those folks who remain on the fence ( in a manner of speaking).
    Besides, Tic Tok is popular with many people who probably need help with critical thinking.

  • @georgez987
    @georgez987 4 роки тому +11

    Tolkien absolutely met a hobbit.

    • @Johnson-br2lw
      @Johnson-br2lw 3 роки тому

      I mean
      Hobbits are just short people with big feet so

  • @aemiliadelroba4022
    @aemiliadelroba4022 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @brunozeigerts6379
    @brunozeigerts6379 4 роки тому +3

    And now for the latest apologetic argument pulled from the derriere...

    • @pauligrossinoz
      @pauligrossinoz 4 роки тому

      _argumentum ex rectum_ 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz
    @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz 4 роки тому +1

    Speaking of Hamilton, I recently learned that Alexander Anderson's song is a Hamilton cover.
    Never saw Hamilton so....had no idea.

    • @NamedNameless1
      @NamedNameless1 4 роки тому

      It... It says it in the title of the video...

  • @Dragonmaster0118
    @Dragonmaster0118 4 роки тому +4

    That "They must be a profit" argument is so freaking stupid. Everything they've said is incredibly stupid.

    • @utubepunk
      @utubepunk 4 роки тому

      Super prophetable! Barely an inconvenience. ^_^

  • @mackeymintle66
    @mackeymintle66 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for all the work you do to show how ridiculous the apologetic communities “scholarship” is, and how oblivious they seem to how their own arguments clearly show how flawed their logic is, and how obliviously they attempt to make points that invalidate their entire belief set.

  • @goldenalt3166
    @goldenalt3166 4 роки тому +10

    Given that many literary characters are based on Christ, surely there are plenty that are similar.

    • @Slum0vsky
      @Slum0vsky 4 роки тому +5

      And there are many mythical characters of which predate Christ and whose stories he mirrors...

    • @furious32ninja
      @furious32ninja 4 роки тому +2

      @@Slum0vsky I was just about to type the same thing! If I were to be cynical, it would seem like they took the best character traits from all the stories and rolled them all together in 'Jesus'!

  • @laurajarrell6187
    @laurajarrell6187 4 роки тому

    Excellent video I almost missed! My phone, not UA-cam, this time. 👍💞✌😷🎃

  • @walterbrooks2329
    @walterbrooks2329 4 роки тому +6

    Gilgamesh was way cooler than Jebus

  • @jackmack1061
    @jackmack1061 4 роки тому

    Arguments without merit require no refutation.

  • @kevincrady2831
    @kevincrady2831 4 роки тому +8

    @28:20 - "When I have a problem with what the Bible says..." Wait, I thought you were just making the argument that Jesus has to be real and divine because there *aren't* any problems with his story!

    • @utubepunk
      @utubepunk 4 роки тому +1

      NICE. Good catch.

    • @frankwhelan1715
      @frankwhelan1715 4 роки тому +3

      The pastor at the end summed it up.

    • @JohnSmith-xf1zu
      @JohnSmith-xf1zu 4 роки тому +3

      Literally the definition of confirmation bias. If something conflicts my belief, that something is wrong because my belief is correct.

  • @TheCheapPhilosophy
    @TheCheapPhilosophy 4 роки тому

    Hi, God here.
    I wish I have had at least one of these Doctors whose books are so profusely endorsed by my excusers, and with "insights that no other book has", to write my Revelation!
    The ones I found long ago were not as good, and need these doctors to squeeze insights from, or into...
    If only I were as interested as they are in giving evidence for myself...
    My bad, but I promise a better sequel in my second coming, because I learnt a lot with these Doctors!!

  • @steveaustin4118
    @steveaustin4118 4 роки тому +7

    If we are going by what's written makes it true, than that would make Hinduism the correct religion considering it's been around the longest and has the most religious books

    • @derreckwalls7508
      @derreckwalls7508 4 роки тому +1

      Not to mention that many of the insights of Hinduism are far more profound than those of Christianity (as if Jesus ever said anything profound).

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley 4 роки тому

      Copies of copies from unknown writers is not a reliable foundation for truth.

    • @Inanedata
      @Inanedata 4 роки тому

      @@JamesRichardWiley I'm legitimately unsure as to what you're trying to say. I see a simple refutation of Hinduism but, and forgive me if I'm wrong, are you trying to imply anything else?

    • @autobotstarscream765
      @autobotstarscream765 4 роки тому

      @@Inanedata Judging by his posts in the Comment section of this video, his problem is with Christianity and the Bible; to go with the above example of Hinduism, the Gospels resemble the Ramayana, and Christian teachings about the Trinity and salvation through being born again are sometimes compared to the Trimurti and reincarnation.

  • @drgleisner
    @drgleisner 4 роки тому +1

    I love the fact that you are literally "doubting Thomas".

  • @munstrumridcully
    @munstrumridcully 4 роки тому +8

    I'm a major skeptic! And a legend in my own mind! 😉

    • @noel090909
      @noel090909 4 роки тому +2

      Honestly I’d have a lot more respect for Jesus if the Bible claimed Jesus said “I’m a legend in my own mind” immediately before the Jesus wept verse. That’s a Bible I can get on board with!

    • @munstrumridcully
      @munstrumridcully 4 роки тому +2

      @@noel090909 lol, that would've been better. As an aside, the whole Jesus wept quote just made me think of the last line from the character Frank in the original Hellraiser movie, just before he was torn to small pieces by Cenobites 😃

    • @noel090909
      @noel090909 4 роки тому +2

      munstrumridcully
      This emoji 😃 IMMEDIATELY following a sentence about people being violently killed made me laugh SO damn hard. 😂👍
      Jesus wept, indeed! 😃

    • @munstrumridcully
      @munstrumridcully 4 роки тому +1

      @@noel090909 glad I could give you some levity!

  • @sonnyfleming904
    @sonnyfleming904 8 місяців тому

    14:11 World famous drummer Neal Peart wrote a book about bicycling. Then he wrote another book that was about being a traveler on a motorcycle.
    Then he wrote another book about grief.

  • @utubepunk
    @utubepunk 4 роки тому +6

    Apologetics remains a house of cards... this time built on pure hype.

  • @lelouchz7765
    @lelouchz7765 Рік тому

    The "Arguement from Silence" fallacy works with the show "The Chosen" as well.

  • @brunozeigerts6379
    @brunozeigerts6379 4 роки тому +10

    'Blessed are the cheesemakers!'

    • @chefchaudard3580
      @chefchaudard3580 4 роки тому +4

      It is not mean to be taken literally . It refers to any manufacturer of dairy products.😀

    • @billfranklin9443
      @billfranklin9443 4 роки тому

      @@chefchaudard3580 Life of Brian, brilliant, absolutely brilliant.