Secular reasoning concerning the Bible is no reasoning at all. True reasoning asks the question: Why would a person spend their lifetime fighting the LORD God their Creator only to be cast into eternal torment with no reprieve possible? To do so is not only unreasonable, but is also complete madness! Insanity of both the mind and spirit.
@@neallocke8425 the only thing that is “ unreasonable, … complete madness, … insanity of both the mind and spirit” is to believe grandiose claims about gods, demons, salvation, and damnation without any tangible evidence.
@@neallocke8425 True indoctrination means: believing in hell and eternal tourment. Since there is no evidence that your particular version of religion is true, it is only reasonable to be highly skeptical.
This is a great video in a fascinating series. It is completely potty that people, even in the 20th century, let alone the 21st, still believe these old myths and legends, and is only testament to the awful, insidious power of brainwashing.
Your lectures are like attending a graduate school college course. If this were offered only in a classroom, there would be standing room only, and the students who arrived to audit the class would have to fight for space nearest the classroom door, out in the hall. I have learned so much. I am grateful.
@@MindShift-BrandonBrandon, we all appreciate the modesty, but don't sell yourself short. Take a million people, put them all in front of a camera, give them a book with a message they want to share, and I believe there would be less than 100 who could hold the attention of an audience for more than a minute. You're incredibly well spoken and clearly intelligent, which is important, especially for someone who communicates about the falsehoods of the Bible. Even if the appearance of perfect speech fluidity is an illusion brought about by cutting out filler words and empty space in post production, that alone is a huge detail which many content creators could use work on. My point is, it may partially be the book, but the reader is responsible for really capturing a viewers attention. You do it consistently. It's not just the book!
@@MindShift-Brandon Sir, I'm speaking of the body of your work, not just the posts where you are narrating the text of someone else's book. You're able to educate and entertain at the same time. The book that you're presenting here is a deep dive into overlooked bible nuances that has me shocked. I read that ponderous book (the bible) several times back in the day, and due to my bias, I didn't even "hear" what I was reading. I guess I was skimming and didn't realize it. It was your lectures on the Bible and Christianity that allowed me to connect all the dots, and understand all the loose ends I had ignored. It's not a kindness on my part to salute your intelligence. I sound like a fan girl, haha, but I'm serious.
Every so often I realize just how profoundly *odd* it is that such a large portion of the world builds their lives around cosplaying as an ancient culture that they really, really know *nothing* about. The more I learn about what the culture was actually like and actually valued, the more I realize how misguided it is to apply biblical standards and morals to today's world. The bible isn't about our world. It's a fascinating window to the past and so much is missed when it isn't read as such. On the topic of longer videos, dude, I could listen to you for three hours straight! I regularly let videos build up and then listen to them one after another while I'm playing games or doing things around the house. Don't ever apologize for making a long video.
I do the same! They're so listenable. If I'm not playing a game, cleaning, or taking care of the pets while his videos play, sometimes I'll put them on while lying down and listen to them like a podcast as I'm resting. Brandon's voice is even and soft, so it works well. Even if I fall asleep mid-video, I'll still replay where I left off so I don't miss the educational message, haha. I'm glad he's diligent with his chapter labeling for that reason. These Dissecting the Divine videos are one of the most fascinating series. That said, I do like the bouncing of multiple perspectives in the Take Down series, and I always learn something new from it that I maybe haven't heard from other secular creators responding to apologetics. I think they're both valuable and helpful in different ways!
@@harveywabbit9541 That is just rubbish. It says no such thing. "Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful, And have forgotten the God who fathered you." The Lord Jesus Christ is the "rock" spoken of here. Jesus said, "And upon this rock (Jesus Himself) I will build My church and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18b) And throughout the holy scriptures it is always referring to God as the foundation and creator of all creation. "For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?" (Psalm 18:31)
@@christophergibson7155 The rock/stone that Jacob slept on was the phallus. He stood it upright (upighteous/Jupiter) and anointed it with oil (semen) and wine (passion).
@@harveywabbit9541 That is just vile and very foolish to say that. You are only deceiving yourself. You need to come and repent--turn around and have a change of mind and heart toward sin and yourself. Then totally trust The Lord Jesus Christ to save and rescue you from your sins. Turn to Christ and live !
Jealousy is about the jealous person not trusting their partner. It's a statement that says you don't believe that they are going to be faithful to you, regardless of what they may think or feel. God's jealousy is by his own hand, as he's constantly setting up Israel (mankind) to fail and then victim-blames. "Look what you made me do." Abusive relationships 101.
a catholic priest say's look what you made me do 🤔🙎♂👁? love say's you can be forgiven for any evil wickedness's? but, your a evil wicked disgusting anti-Christ RAT just because you can't believe its wicked Jealous contradicting flaws.
You are singing to the choir on that one, my friend. I was stuck for 43 years in that basic class and only graduated out of it through "death do us part", and therapy.
@@MindShift-Brandongotta echo this, you’re rocketing through the ranks fast Brandon. What really sets you apart is how fair and precise your criticisms are. I’d want you speaking at a debate. Keep it up 👏🏻
Something I've seen a lot from Christians and heard a little myself is that atheists are just angry at God. It's in a lot of Christian movies too (ie, God's Not Dead). But I know my emotions and what I feel isn't anger, it's disgust. Like I was eating a nice Argentine steak and somewhere, someone snapped their fingers and I realized I was actually eating poop. I'm glad I can see now, and I want my loved ones to also stop eating that poop. That doesn't make me angry, it makes me disgusted and sad for people. If there is any anger it's at the specific abusers who profit from the racket... Does anyone relate with that?
We can be angry, too. When they say atheists are "just" angry, it feels like a rapist averting and directing attention from themselves by sugesting their accuser is "just angry" Personally, when i see how much harm they cause (not "it", but them) i am motivated to dnd yheir persecution of my fellow apes. When kids are commiting suicide or bullied because of religious superstition and lies, i am compelled by empathy to stop the suffering. Note, they can not cincieve of such motives in opposers. Narcissists!
It is really fascinating, I've studied the evolution of religion. Earliest religious activity were forms of animism and shamanism, and those evolved into polytheism with increasingly complex personages, then there were transitional belief systems, monolatrism and henotheism, which still worshiped many gods but with one chief deity, then to monotheism dropping the other gods and having just one supreme personal god. Of course, not all religions took that path, as there's still animism, shamanism and polytheism practiced today.
The STUPID Human Brain wants HAPPINESS. THAT'S ALL. The EVIL PSYCHO RULERS have USED this to CONTROL Humanity. Oh ELECT me I AM YOURF FRIEND. FOLLOW this Sky Fairy. .it's TRUE it's in this BOOK. That is a LITTLE of the DING DONGS,, DING A LINGS, DING BATS that is HUMANITY,. HUMANITY is STUPID,, CORRUPT, Buy anything they are told, long as they LIKE IT, VIOLENT, GREEDY, SELFISH,. That is just a littles
Well I don't think it has an effect on them after they die because there is no hell, it does affect everyone else while they live, especially when their beliefs become part of the law or how they treat non believers.
Hi Brandon! I absolutely love this series on the Anatomy of God. One subject used over and over by the Abrahamic religions is how terrible women are. Eve is portrayed as responsible for the downfall of Man. Asherah is portrayed as a Goddess of Prostitution, Mary Madeline degraded by the Church as a prostitute. According to the Gnostics, Mary Madeline was the "disciple that Jesus loved". The wedding at Cana was Jesus' wedding to her. But the Church could not have that. The Jesus they created had to be above mortal needs and temptations and so this becomes the reason that Church Fathers must remain celibate. Sex at the root becomes something immoral. Evan Paul commented on this.
I don't really get what said on just this part? if the woman are prostitute and Jesus wedding to her. because of prostitution the fathers had to become celibate from that Immoral. its just directing what is wrong. so the church could not have that? what is so awful about trying @@MindShift-Brandon
"men are going to take that and see it as a license to treat their women in the same fashion." I love men. This comment on my part is only to point out the horrific impact this religion and its off-shoots has on male/female relationships even today.
The changes within the Abrahamic reflect the change that these societies were forcing on people. The change from a matriarchal society to a patriarchal society. Hopefully one day we can all move to a egalitarian humanist society where all people are valued equally. ✌
It certainly isn’t rocket science. People make stuff up, especially when they don’t know where the sun goes at night. Someone has tried to show me that I am wrong to disbelieve, by quoting religious myths at me. These people don’t understand that I cannot be convinced by claims about gods, angels, and demons that are not supported by a shred of evidence.
Here's some mysterious evidence I was told once to help my faith?🤔church family finishing vacation leaving dry lands in Nevada have a dream of Gods tossing salads late in the evening or early mornings. with a family member serving the utensils on Clouds colored in gold dust from a desert wind with a dragon blowing fire on the filet mignon . 🤨
not sure about Creations selection or Natural Selection can't reason with us but we can sure reason with no power over it. seems it only knows half of why it evolves. lol its complicated for all walks of life and knowledge developing things in a short period. but, according we been here for over hundred's of million years our technology for some reason grew like a bat out of hell in only a matter of 120 years would be a water drop comparison .@@clemstevenson
"How any woman finds value in this God is insane to me" It's easy when this is the only worldview you've ever been presented, indoctrinated by your family, parents, peers, and figures of authority, and conveniently skip over things like this. When you say "God is love personified" enough times, these things don't break the conditioning. The more baffling question is how is this ok in a society that not only gives women rights but also values them. It's like being a freed slave but still believing in a deity that would outright enslave you. Oh wait... How this isn't illegal remains a mystery to me.
If Cain, Eve's firstborn, was actually fathered by Yahweh, that might explain why Cain was more aggressive than Abel. It would also explain why God didn't destroy Cain after he had murdered his own brother. Yahweh, after all, pushed aside his own father in order to rule. I was raised Christian and I spent 50+ years trying to understand what had happened to me. Along the path of my discovery, I studied some Gnosticism so I have some knowledge of ideas that stand outside of conventional Christianity. Unconventional ideas no longer shock or discourage me from trying to grasp the truth in all this.
When you were reading the horrific actions of god upon Isreal , it sounded exactly like lyrics from the death metal band " Cannible Corpse". Now I know what inspires their lyrics.
Yes. This is exactly what the Hebrew Bible describes about the Israelites. A struggle between the strict monotheistic worshippers of Yahweh tied to the tabernacle/temple and those who engaged in syncretism with the local gods around them. Out of that centuries-long struggle arose the strict Judaism of the Greco-Roman era.
Dude this really sheds a light on a lot of the wacky stuff in the OT. Disgusting and vile atrocities committed by this deity are even worse than the Greek and Roman mythological figures. Wow.
I... am speechless. Horrified. Validated. One of my favorite things about being out of the church is when all the pieces click together like tectonic plates and the whole picture forms. I can't express enough how important it is and how grateful I am for the clarity you bring with your videos. I'm sure you've also experienced that kind of haze you have after leaving Christianity, the wool still pulling apart. Cannot thank you enough for the work you're doing here.
Very interesting. And validating. I never liked the character of the God portrayed in the Old Testament even as a Christian, and after I left Christianity, while I still thought it might be at least partially true, I suspected that the creator of the universe might be evil. (Didn't hear of Yaldabaoth until decades later.) Certainly I thought he was written to be sexist by sexist men, but I had no idea how deeply and violently.
I went back to those verse cited, and I found myself going, "Wow, how did I keep tuning them out?" Maybe it is a leftover from my prior religiosity, but Edgar Allen Poe is credited with being the first to say that the best place to hide is in plain sight.
Its also worth noting that both Yahweh and Ba'al had their own cults within the cannanite societies The cult of Yahweh proclaimed Yahweh as the new chieftain deity, with the talmund and its books (poorly) explaining his rise to power Conversely, the cult of baal did the same thing but in a much more detailed and poetic manner. Their story explaining Ba'al's rise to power is called the Ba'al cycle, wherein Ba'al ends up in charge instead of Yahweh
Every time I hear one of these YHVH rape stories, it further fuels my disdain for this farce of a religion. I feel sorry for all the women in my life who have been brainwashed and did not have the courage to break free. and yet it is not my place to judge them, so I say nothing.
Having grown up in a Christian household and reading portions of the Bible as bedtime stories (mostly through children's bibles), there was a lot that I never learned was in the book. It wasn't until undergrad that I was removed from that culture to figure out my own way. I struggled to hold onto my faith, but reading through the Bible and getting to the laws was when I really saw how much women were treated as less than. It wasn't the final straw but it was one of those points I recall as a major chip in the foundation. Having mostly recovered from my religious trauma (took about a decade), it's fascinating for me to learn about the religion I grew up in with secular eyes. Not to mention that I'm so glad I got out of it and avoided getting married to some toxic/abusive husband. I'm currently 33, child-free, and single! I'm also choosy about partners.
I rememebr hearing that Ezekiel story in a livestream done by Deep Drinks and Derek Lamber, It really puts into perspective how there are metaphors in these texts that are not morally justifiable, and way beyond our moral standards. Something that has not come unnoticed by atheists and by christians like randal rauser
Even though I enfatically disagree with the statemente "christianity sees women as inferior" given how many of the supposes mysoginistc texts in the new testament have been manipulated, I'm interested still in what Francesca has to argue for
The religion is 100% sexist. You claiming that is been manipulated to look like this no basis we don't have any of the original manuscripts to know what they said. @@kettei7743
@@kettei7743ummm... 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 says, “Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says".
And, I have to add. I find studying with you brings such enlightenment. You are not afraid to bring the truth into what you share despite the controversy or the taboo. And then you add your own thoughts and beliefs, both past and present, into the mix. I never find you judgmental or condemning in your presentations. And you do a great job of separating what you teach from your personal beliefs. Not always easy to do, but you do a great job. I have learned a lot from you. And you have pushed me to learn more on my own. I have studied religion and the Bible since I was 12 years old, and I will probably continue until I no longer walk this earth in this lifetime. Thank you for sharing your experience.
So true such a foreign concept, about this god, and the pressure of christian marriage for sex to be sinless and legal in this Yahweh sight. Then later in the years , they divorce and live in perpetual guilt.
I had been vaguely aware of this, but I appreciate the detail in this presentation. How do Christian (and Jewish and Muslim) apologists handle this? Just ignore it?
Throughout years of research on these topics, this is the first I’ve heard of Eve procreating man with Yahweh. That is FASCINATING! Thanks for bringing such hidden knowledge to the masses!
Great abstract and a helpful summary. I guess a Must Read Book. The amount of sadism, misogynie and trivial interlinks is spectacular. Its astonishing most people are still able to see through this benevolent monotheistic and righteous Jahwe amid all these stories. Good work. Keep going! 🎉😅
I have a copy of that book. I can affirm it is absolutely amazing. There’s so much incredible information on every page. You do a great job explaining the information. Thanks for bringing that book to my attention.
You got me real good when you said, " Let that blow your mind for a minute "unbelieveable bro, you are the man..love the delivery on the truth..respect 👈👍🧠
26:58 Now I understand why "The Stallion" song by WEEN has biblical language... pt 2 begins with Mr. Ed saying "For hither not!!! I am the Stallion, Come fear, come love, I am the Stallion, do you know that I am the Stallion, mang??" Seriously underrated video, Mr Ed gives the performance of his life and hardly anyone has ever heard of him, he's only the first equine to speak since Balaam's Donkey... he needs to be respected and admired for the genius he was... the Stallion mang.
I am behind on this series. This was a great episode and chapter review. Thank you for going through this book. The Ezekiel metaphor and imagery is sickening. Again, YHWH can only calm down after he has expressed his anger violently. He can never forgive or show mercy.
Yup I gotta plug for Dr. Francesca Stravrakoupoulo because the woman is a genius and everyone really needs this book to help with deconstruction. Dr. Francesca is awesome and will blow your mind!
Some of that imagery is truly horrific. Though I find myself struggling a bit with getting back to what it all means. Metaphors and euphemisms about relationships between Gods and nations, is getting into some murky and complicated territory. There is only so far that metaphors can take us, before guesses and assumptions set in. I am a rather literal minded person. So I appreciate it when information is presented clearly and in a way that doesn't invite countless variant interpretations. Don't get me wrong, poetry and mythology have their values and places, but I don't like to mix those up with works of say, history, or law. And when we get believers wanting to claim that book inerrant (by whatever definition), the mix is just that much messier.
I've been watching this series (if I'm honest, I've just been repeatedly binging your entire back catalog), and I feel pretty dense that I didn't realize that this was Professor Stavrakopoulou's book. I discovered her thanks to Digital Hammurabi a few years ago, and I will never be able to thank them enough for that! Such an intriguing storyteller.
Good question, How could a woman find comfort and value in old testament yahweh? Maybe it's a matter of feeding the crocodile In the hopes it eats you last.
Brandon, just some thoughts for thumbnails - yours are terrific and the art is impressive but if there’s any way you can add your face to them that generally draws people in even more. I think you generally have enough space to include your art, a little title, and your face. Might be worth testing at some point to see if it gets more views Also on framing your videos, my personal opinion is you’re a bit far away. I know you have such a fantastic studio space/art but the proportions which genetically modified skeptic and Alex O’Connor have are basically perfect. Their face on one side, their studio on the other, with graphics covering their studio from time to time. In your case I think you could even do both angles, the further out maybe during your intro then zoomed in a bit when getting a little deeper into the material And I know you’ve put a lot of work into the channel icon/symbol, but I think the art on your wall would actually be a much better type symbol if you ever think of changing. But similar to “the thinking atheist” but a side facing head with like gears or something shifting just fits the whole “mind shift” theme better (awesome name btw) Just my thoughts having watched this type of content for a long time! All the best to you!
I agree with basically everything you said! I'd also love to see Brandon's face more in the thumbnails, though not how most UA-camrs do it with the same 5 extreme expressions randomly cycled in their thumbnails 😂 I also think a closer view would be awesome, though personally I find Genetically Modified Skeptic's close-up just a bit too close, I always end up moving my phone further away. I like SciManDan's framing, it's just a bit closer than Brandon's so it feels more personal but not too close to feel uncomfortable, lol
@@a.f.stevens omg hard agree abt the same 5 extreme expressions lol. And yeah I think Brandon would benefit from a wider variety of zoom depths in his videos
Two thoughts: In the New Testament, Jesus tries to soften the blow of Yahweh's relationship with the people of Israel by drawing a metaphor where the former is personified as a shepherd and the latter as lost sheep that the shepherd seeks to return to the fold. The relationship between Yahweh the shepherd and Israel as the lost sheep has been desexualized for, I suppose, G-rated sensibilities. The second thing I wanted to bring up is a religious text from Sumerian culture which was translated by Diane Wolkstein and Samuel Noah Kramer as "The Courtship of Inanna and Dumuzi." In this text, there is a portrayal of goddess and demigod engaged in an equal and playful courtship that leads to their wedded and sexual union. There is no violence or possessiveness between the two. The climax of The Courtship reads: "Sweet is the sleep of hand to hand. Sweeter still the sleep of heart to heart." Bear in mind that the relationship between Inanna and Dumuzi (Dumuzid) becomes quite dysfunctional in later texts, such as "Inanna's Descent into the Underworld." Yet the courtship arc is devoid of metaphors for rape and enslavement. Rather it has metaphors for fertility (ripened lettuce and churned butter) as well as Inanna's explicitly bawdy references to her vulva. Those are my two cents. Cheers, Brandon! Cheers to the other subscribers!
Biblical Israel (summer) consists of the four constellations called Leo, Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio. The "children of Israel" = the harvested crops that is to be shared with everyone.
All I can say is wow! What did I just listen to? I really need to buy Francesca's book. She has a depth of knowledge that has already taught and enlightened me, and you've just pruised the book. I need to deep dive on this book.. Thank you again for all you're doing, your research, presentation and the time you take in putting these videos together; it's greatly appreciated!
I think you’d also appreciate “Battered Love” by Renita Weems. It discusses the imagery of violence against women in the books of the Hebrew prophets, and explores many of the themes you discussed in this video.
As ghastly as this can be, it is SO educational. Aside from the degradation of Women inherent in ancient Hebrew Culture I am even more amazed at how Polytheism abounds! Thank you again Brandon
Another great video, thank you! I almost want to send this to my parents and see how they react 😂 But I’m not ready to have that discussion yet. Keep it up Brandon! By the way: do you have any plans to unpack another CCM song?
It seems sex is viewed by god as a necessary evil. The fact that men need women to fulfill this seems to make gods and many men angry. Taking this anger out on the women by denigrating them are the results. “I need you, come here” -vs- “I hate you go away.” My brother/pastor and most men of my generation do not see this in the Bible. Younger men, like you, pick right up on it. Thank you!
Yep Brandon I brag about how your videos your approach your direction your entire method of presenting the truth is the best there is because when you compare to the christian apologetics or any dogmatic religeous videos they so manipulative where your videos are just the truth & they're enjoyable. I do not require any emotional manipulation I require logic reason truth unadulterated honesty. You're my favorite secular video producer youtuber among a large group. I look forward to your voice reason to grant me the medicine I need to basically unmess up my mind to clear my mind take a deep breath step back look at the world philosophy religion the mind emotions & understand the real world & understand people & myself. You're kicking some serious bootock. Honestly If I were an apologist or preacher I would be terrified of you. Since we're on the same page though I Celebrate you. You got my gratitude. So yeah you really put things into perspective. You got some gifts to enlighten the populace. Thank You Sir Brandon.
I haven't looked into this author yet but just off of your excerpts this book gives off strong D. M. Murdock aka Acharya S vibes. She was the one sited exclusively for the position taken in the religious portion of the Zeitgeist movie. To put it mildly: though it sounded well researched, she was unsupported in her position. Not saying that this author is as disregarded by the scholarly community, because I haven't looked yet, but I'd caution that sometimes even way out there ideas can seemingly make sense in the moment.
One request for you, Brandon -- can you list some of the proper nouns you're using? I've never heard of the Ugaritic pantheon and was able to deduce the spelling + look it up, but I can't always do that. It would be helpful if you could put the words up on the screen, or list in the comments -- I understand that makes more work and you're already putting in a good bit of work here (thank you), but this would go a long way to facilitate further study. Thanks for considering!
Hey, speaking of divine sex, I have one question for Christians. We all know that when God got Mary pregnant, she didn't lose her virginity. But my question is this: did God lose *HIS* virginity, back then in 1BC ? Or had he lost it long before when he fathered the line of the Nephilim back in Genesis 6? When was YHWH's 'first time'?
Venus is one of the names of the mother of Jesus. Jesus and his mother were lovers. As Mars, he would say "Think not that I have brought peace, but the sword." This can also be read as "Think not that I have brought the Ying, but the Yang."
I want to buy the kindle version of this book. You didn't have a link for that. Since I'm going to buy it, I would like the purchase to help you out. Can you provide a kindle associates' link?
Eve goes back to Neith of Sais Egypt. As a Sun Goddess, she was mother of all the gods and her only Son was the SUN. She was also the Greek Athena and Latin Minerva aka Virgin Mary (Virgo constellation).
@@harveywabbit9541 that doesn't address my point at all. I pointed out that the verse immediately preceeding the one in question clearly states that eve had sex with Adam then conceived.
15:40 What about the first part of the verse where it says adam "knew" his wife. Was that line perhaps added in later? If not, then this would point to adam as the father
Wait… so was Paul saying women had to cover their heads during prayer to keep angels from r*ping them?? I and my sisters were made to wear headcoverings growing up and we always hated them and thought they were stupid. I remember there being all kinds of debate among those who taught this doctrine about what Paul meant by that verse… this explanation makes much more sense but also gives a whole other layer of gross to it 🤢 I am fascinated by this whole series btw, keep up the good work!
Obviously it's for your own good. Don't want divine r8p then hide all skin so angels think you are a boy. It's so gross that this is still a thing and people apologize for this disgusting behavior.
The sword is male, same and as pole, pillar, upright stone, stick, club, etc. Think not that I have brought peace (female red thing) but the sword (male red thing).
I wonder if Asherah is the same Asherah in the praise song at the end of The Prince of Egypt? I haven't finished the video yet so apologies if this is answered
Welcome all! Be around in a bit for comments. Thanks for watching.
When you study the Book of Enoch, I highly recommend using the Hermeneia translation and commentary!
Secular reasoning concerning the Bible is no reasoning at all. True reasoning asks the question: Why would a person spend their lifetime fighting the LORD God their Creator only to be cast into eternal torment with no reprieve possible? To do so is not only unreasonable, but is also complete madness! Insanity of both the mind and spirit.
@@neallocke8425 the only thing that is “ unreasonable, … complete madness, … insanity of both the mind and spirit” is to believe grandiose claims about gods, demons, salvation, and damnation without any tangible evidence.
@@neallocke8425 True indoctrination means: believing in hell and eternal tourment. Since there is no evidence that your particular version of religion is true, it is only reasonable to be highly skeptical.
This is a great video in a fascinating series.
It is completely potty that people, even in the 20th century, let alone the 21st, still believe these old myths and legends, and is only testament to the awful, insidious power of brainwashing.
Your lectures are like attending a graduate school college course. If this were offered only in a classroom, there would be standing room only, and the students who arrived to audit the class would have to fight for space nearest the classroom door, out in the hall. I have learned so much. I am grateful.
Too kind! Its just how good the book is, not me. Thanks for watching though
@@MindShift-BrandonBrandon, we all appreciate the modesty, but don't sell yourself short.
Take a million people, put them all in front of a camera, give them a book with a message they want to share, and I believe there would be less than 100 who could hold the attention of an audience for more than a minute.
You're incredibly well spoken and clearly intelligent, which is important, especially for someone who communicates about the falsehoods of the Bible. Even if the appearance of perfect speech fluidity is an illusion brought about by cutting out filler words and empty space in post production, that alone is a huge detail which many content creators could use work on.
My point is, it may partially be the book, but the reader is responsible for really capturing a viewers attention. You do it consistently. It's not just the book!
@@MindShift-Brandon Sir, I'm speaking of the body of your work, not just the posts where you are narrating the text of someone else's book. You're able to educate and entertain at the same time. The book that you're presenting here is a deep dive into overlooked bible nuances that has me shocked. I read that ponderous book (the bible) several times back in the day, and due to my bias, I didn't even "hear" what I was reading. I guess I was skimming and didn't realize it. It was your lectures on the Bible and Christianity that allowed me to connect all the dots, and understand all the loose ends I had ignored. It's not a kindness on my part to salute your intelligence. I sound like a fan girl, haha, but I'm serious.
Thank you very much for that.
I am so glad to hear that you are enjoying it then and that it has actually been useful. Thank you for your thoughtfulness here.
Every so often I realize just how profoundly *odd* it is that such a large portion of the world builds their lives around cosplaying as an ancient culture that they really, really know *nothing* about. The more I learn about what the culture was actually like and actually valued, the more I realize how misguided it is to apply biblical standards and morals to today's world. The bible isn't about our world. It's a fascinating window to the past and so much is missed when it isn't read as such.
On the topic of longer videos, dude, I could listen to you for three hours straight! I regularly let videos build up and then listen to them one after another while I'm playing games or doing things around the house. Don't ever apologize for making a long video.
when they went into RE, they used their THUGS to shove the EVIL THING on people, By SWORD. They had this EVIL Club Money too. Lots of it.
Thank you very much!
I do the same! They're so listenable. If I'm not playing a game, cleaning, or taking care of the pets while his videos play, sometimes I'll put them on while lying down and listen to them like a podcast as I'm resting. Brandon's voice is even and soft, so it works well. Even if I fall asleep mid-video, I'll still replay where I left off so I don't miss the educational message, haha. I'm glad he's diligent with his chapter labeling for that reason.
These Dissecting the Divine videos are one of the most fascinating series. That said, I do like the bouncing of multiple perspectives in the Take Down series, and I always learn something new from it that I maybe haven't heard from other secular creators responding to apologetics. I think they're both valuable and helpful in different ways!
you could look into Catholicism if you want actual Truth. you don't though.
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The rude label on the statue is not surprising for a nation whose men say "Thank you, oh Lord, for not making me a woman" every day.
Deuteronomy 32.18 depicts the "Creator" as the Phallus (rock/stone that begat thee).
Male supremacy is disgusting, and I am a male myself. So the best thing I can do is treat women as equals, because it is right.
@@harveywabbit9541 That is just rubbish. It says no such thing. "Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful, And have forgotten the God who fathered you." The Lord Jesus Christ is the "rock" spoken of here.
Jesus said, "And upon this rock (Jesus Himself) I will build My church and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18b) And throughout the holy scriptures it is always referring to God as the foundation and creator of all creation. "For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?"
(Psalm 18:31)
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The rock/stone that Jacob slept on was the phallus. He stood it upright (upighteous/Jupiter) and anointed it with oil (semen) and wine (passion).
@@harveywabbit9541 That is just vile and very foolish to say that. You are only deceiving yourself. You need to come and repent--turn around and have a change of mind and heart toward sin and yourself. Then totally trust The Lord Jesus Christ to save and rescue you from your sins. Turn to Christ and live !
Jealousy is about the jealous person not trusting their partner. It's a statement that says you don't believe that they are going to be faithful to you, regardless of what they may think or feel. God's jealousy is by his own hand, as he's constantly setting up Israel (mankind) to fail and then victim-blames. "Look what you made me do." Abusive relationships 101.
Exactly!
It could be that the idols were representative of real gods, why else would Yahweh be jealous of them?
a catholic priest say's look what you made me do 🤔🙎♂👁? love say's you can be forgiven for any evil wickedness's? but, your a evil wicked disgusting anti-Christ RAT just because you can't believe its wicked Jealous contradicting flaws.
You are singing to the choir on that one, my friend. I was stuck for 43 years in that basic class and only graduated out of it through "death do us part", and therapy.
@@CarlHobson-zm2gk Diggin the handle there, Lucy.
You've quickly became one of my favorite secular content creators your work is incredibly well put together keep up the great work
💯% agree
Thats so lovely to hear. Thank you!
@@MindShift-Brandongotta echo this, you’re rocketing through the ranks fast Brandon. What really sets you apart is how fair and precise your criticisms are. I’d want you speaking at a debate. Keep it up 👏🏻
His way of breaking down the content is amazing.
I agree too 💯
Something I've seen a lot from Christians and heard a little myself is that atheists are just angry at God. It's in a lot of Christian movies too (ie, God's Not Dead). But I know my emotions and what I feel isn't anger, it's disgust. Like I was eating a nice Argentine steak and somewhere, someone snapped their fingers and I realized I was actually eating poop. I'm glad I can see now, and I want my loved ones to also stop eating that poop. That doesn't make me angry, it makes me disgusted and sad for people. If there is any anger it's at the specific abusers who profit from the racket... Does anyone relate with that?
100%!
We can be angry, too. When they say atheists are "just" angry, it feels like a rapist averting and directing attention from themselves by sugesting their accuser is "just angry"
Personally, when i see how much harm they cause (not "it", but them) i am motivated to dnd yheir persecution of my fellow apes. When kids are commiting suicide or bullied because of religious superstition and lies, i am compelled by empathy to stop the suffering.
Note, they can not cincieve of such motives in opposers. Narcissists!
I love that you are not afraid to tackle the taboo and point out what believers refuse to acknowledge. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for this encouragement!
The development of religion through history and the connective tissue between religions is fascinating.
Agreed!
It is really fascinating, I've studied the evolution of religion. Earliest religious activity were forms of animism and shamanism, and those evolved into polytheism with increasingly complex personages, then there were transitional belief systems, monolatrism and henotheism, which still worshiped many gods but with one chief deity, then to monotheism dropping the other gods and having just one supreme personal god. Of course, not all religions took that path, as there's still animism, shamanism and polytheism practiced today.
People will absolutely beLIEve Anything!
A true fact right their
The STUPID Human Brain wants HAPPINESS. THAT'S ALL. The EVIL PSYCHO RULERS have USED this to CONTROL Humanity. Oh ELECT me I AM YOURF FRIEND. FOLLOW this Sky Fairy. .it's TRUE it's in this BOOK. That is a LITTLE of the DING DONGS,, DING A LINGS, DING BATS that is HUMANITY,. HUMANITY is STUPID,, CORRUPT, Buy anything they are told, long as they LIKE IT, VIOLENT, GREEDY, SELFISH,. That is just a littles
Its what they hold to believe and leave the rest as if it won't have any effect .
Well I don't think it has an effect on them after they die because there is no hell, it does affect everyone else while they live, especially when their beliefs become part of the law or how they treat non believers.
Hi Brandon! I absolutely love this series on the Anatomy of God.
One subject used over and over by the Abrahamic religions is how terrible women are. Eve is portrayed as responsible for the downfall of Man. Asherah is portrayed as a Goddess of Prostitution, Mary Madeline degraded by the Church as a prostitute. According to the Gnostics, Mary Madeline was the "disciple that Jesus loved". The wedding at Cana was Jesus' wedding to her.
But the Church could not have that. The Jesus they created had to be above mortal needs and temptations and so this becomes the reason that Church Fathers must remain celibate. Sex at the root becomes something immoral. Evan Paul commented on this.
Nailed it! It really is all so awful. Thanks for being here and joining in!
I don't really get what said on just this part? if the woman are prostitute and Jesus wedding to her. because of prostitution the fathers had to become celibate from that Immoral. its just directing what is wrong. so the church could not have that? what is so awful about trying @@MindShift-Brandon
The studio looks freaking amazing!! Love the artwork on the wall
Thanks! We are getting there.
"men are going to take that and see it as a license to treat their women in the same fashion." I love men. This comment on my part is only to point out the horrific impact this religion and its off-shoots has on male/female relationships even today.
The changes within the Abrahamic reflect the change that these societies were forcing on people. The change from a matriarchal society to a patriarchal society.
Hopefully one day we can all move to a egalitarian humanist society where all people are valued equally. ✌
You are so good at this. And not really scripted either. You should be blowing up to 100k subs soon.
Thanks so much for that!
7:53
"The Ur-ly myths that have made it into the story .."
Haha.
Did I here that right ?
If so love it ! Clever.
It certainly isn’t rocket science. People make stuff up, especially when they don’t know where the sun goes at night. Someone has tried to show me that I am wrong to disbelieve, by quoting religious myths at me. These people don’t understand that I cannot be convinced by claims about gods, angels, and demons that are not supported by a shred of evidence.
Here's some mysterious evidence I was told once to help my faith?🤔church family finishing vacation leaving dry lands in Nevada have a dream of Gods tossing salads late in the evening or early mornings. with a family member serving the utensils on Clouds colored in gold dust from a desert wind with a dragon blowing fire on the filet mignon . 🤨
@@trafficjon400 I believe that people say things, but the things that they say are not necessarily rational.
Evidently in some cases@@clemstevenson
not sure about Creations selection or Natural Selection can't reason with us but we can sure reason with no power over it. seems it only knows half of why it evolves. lol its complicated for all walks of life and knowledge developing things in a short period. but, according we been here for over hundred's of million years our technology for some reason grew like a bat out of hell in only a matter of 120 years would be a water drop comparison .@@clemstevenson
"How any woman finds value in this God is insane to me"
It's easy when this is the only worldview you've ever been presented, indoctrinated by your family, parents, peers, and figures of authority, and conveniently skip over things like this. When you say "God is love personified" enough times, these things don't break the conditioning. The more baffling question is how is this ok in a society that not only gives women rights but also values them. It's like being a freed slave but still believing in a deity that would outright enslave you. Oh wait...
How this isn't illegal remains a mystery to me.
So now we know why Yahweh is so pissed in the OT. His people took away his wife, and he has been blueballed for the last 2,000 years. 😂
Lol!
Divine sexual frustration lol
Over 1 little sex problem ? come on they are plenty good to go around but maybe didn't know all the others were taken.😘
This explains everything....
If Cain, Eve's firstborn, was actually fathered by Yahweh, that might explain why Cain was more aggressive than Abel. It would also explain why God didn't destroy Cain after he had murdered his own brother. Yahweh, after all, pushed aside his own father in order to rule. I was raised Christian and I spent 50+ years trying to understand what had happened to me. Along the path of my discovery, I studied some Gnosticism so I have some knowledge of ideas that stand outside of conventional Christianity. Unconventional ideas no longer shock or discourage me from trying to grasp the truth in all this.
So Yaweh did exactly what we say Satan is so bad for doing? Usurping the authority of his father?
Jupiter = Yahweh.
They are nothing alike@@harveywabbit9541
When you were reading the horrific actions of god upon Isreal , it sounded exactly like lyrics from the death metal band " Cannible Corpse". Now I know what inspires their lyrics.
Yes. This is exactly what the Hebrew Bible describes about the Israelites. A struggle between the strict monotheistic worshippers of Yahweh tied to the tabernacle/temple and those who engaged in syncretism with the local gods around them. Out of that centuries-long struggle arose the strict Judaism of the Greco-Roman era.
I love waking up to this food for thought. You've given me something to really reflect on. Thank you.
Wonderful to hear. Thank you!
This makes much more sense than the broken apart, detail removed, spirit-human contrived, church version I was given. Thanks again!❤
Dude this really sheds a light on a lot of the wacky stuff in the OT. Disgusting and vile atrocities committed by this deity are even worse than the Greek and Roman mythological figures. Wow.
No doubt!
I... am speechless. Horrified. Validated. One of my favorite things about being out of the church is when all the pieces click together like tectonic plates and the whole picture forms. I can't express enough how important it is and how grateful I am for the clarity you bring with your videos. I'm sure you've also experienced that kind of haze you have after leaving Christianity, the wool still pulling apart. Cannot thank you enough for the work you're doing here.
So glad you are finding this so useful. Thanks for being here!
Very interesting. And validating. I never liked the character of the God portrayed in the Old Testament even as a Christian, and after I left Christianity, while I still thought it might be at least partially true, I suspected that the creator of the universe might be evil. (Didn't hear of Yaldabaoth until decades later.) Certainly I thought he was written to be sexist by sexist men, but I had no idea how deeply and violently.
I went back to those verse cited, and I found myself going, "Wow, how did I keep tuning them out?" Maybe it is a leftover from my prior religiosity, but Edgar Allen Poe is credited with being the first to say that the best place to hide is in plain sight.
Its also worth noting that both Yahweh and Ba'al had their own cults within the cannanite societies
The cult of Yahweh proclaimed Yahweh as the new chieftain deity, with the talmund and its books (poorly) explaining his rise to power
Conversely, the cult of baal did the same thing but in a much more detailed and poetic manner. Their story explaining Ba'al's rise to power is called the Ba'al cycle, wherein Ba'al ends up in charge instead of Yahweh
Every time I hear one of these YHVH rape stories, it further fuels my disdain for this farce of a religion.
I feel sorry for all the women in my life who have been brainwashed and did not have the courage to break free.
and yet it is not my place to judge them, so I say nothing.
Having grown up in a Christian household and reading portions of the Bible as bedtime stories (mostly through children's bibles), there was a lot that I never learned was in the book. It wasn't until undergrad that I was removed from that culture to figure out my own way. I struggled to hold onto my faith, but reading through the Bible and getting to the laws was when I really saw how much women were treated as less than. It wasn't the final straw but it was one of those points I recall as a major chip in the foundation. Having mostly recovered from my religious trauma (took about a decade), it's fascinating for me to learn about the religion I grew up in with secular eyes. Not to mention that I'm so glad I got out of it and avoided getting married to some toxic/abusive husband. I'm currently 33, child-free, and single! I'm also choosy about partners.
I rememebr hearing that Ezekiel story in a livestream done by Deep Drinks and Derek Lamber, It really puts into perspective how there are metaphors in these texts that are not morally justifiable, and way beyond our moral standards. Something that has not come unnoticed by atheists and by christians like randal rauser
Yes. Just completely unnecessary. Thanks for watching.
Even though I enfatically disagree with the statemente "christianity sees women as inferior" given how many of the supposes mysoginistc texts in the new testament have been manipulated, I'm interested still in what Francesca has to argue for
Look at everything that was just covered. I am not stating all christians are sexist, but the religion is.
The religion is 100% sexist. You claiming that is been manipulated to look like this no basis we don't have any of the original manuscripts to know what they said. @@kettei7743
@@kettei7743ummm...
1 Corinthians 14:34-35 says, “Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says".
And, I have to add. I find studying with you brings such enlightenment. You are not afraid to bring the truth into what you share despite the controversy or the taboo. And then you add your own thoughts and beliefs, both past and present, into the mix. I never find you judgmental or condemning in your presentations. And you do a great job of separating what you teach from your personal beliefs. Not always easy to do, but you do a great job. I have learned a lot from you. And you have pushed me to learn more on my own. I have studied religion and the Bible since I was 12 years old, and I will probably continue until I no longer walk this earth in this lifetime. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Thank you for the incredibly kind and encouraging comment. It is my pleasure!
This was unexpected, I need to get that book. You did something to the camera angle, I like it.
Thanks so much! And yes playing around with the room still
Thanks for working through this book❤🎉
My pleasure, and thanks so much for the support!
This was particularly horrifying. Can't wait to see turek day why this is actually a good thing.
Brandon this is another interesting and well articulated video. Your unique and respectful approach is so engaging.
Thank you so much for always being here and all the added value you bring!
So true such a foreign concept, about this god, and the pressure of christian marriage for sex to be sinless and legal in this Yahweh sight. Then later in the years , they divorce and live in perpetual guilt.
Thanks for being here today!
I had been vaguely aware of this, but I appreciate the detail in this presentation. How do Christian (and Jewish and Muslim) apologists handle this? Just ignore it?
Thank you! And yes so many ignore/never know. Its like history started at 500bce to them
Throughout years of research on these topics, this is the first I’ve heard of Eve procreating man with Yahweh. That is FASCINATING! Thanks for bringing such hidden knowledge to the masses!
Eve is sooooo busy. She is also the Egyptian Neith of Sais Egypt. You may remember her as Athena or even Minerva.
Great abstract and a helpful summary. I guess a Must Read Book. The amount of sadism, misogynie and trivial interlinks is spectacular. Its astonishing most people are still able to see through this benevolent monotheistic and righteous Jahwe amid all these stories. Good work. Keep going! 🎉😅
I have a copy of that book. I can affirm it is absolutely amazing. There’s so much incredible information on every page. You do a great job explaining the information. Thanks for bringing that book to my attention.
So glad to hear it. Thanks, Duane!
This book literally changed my life. I read it about a year ago and it was the nail in the coffin for my Christianity. Loved the book!
Really curious about what the apologists have to say about all of this, explaining it away
For most, it seems to be flat out dismissed or denied.
You got me real good when you said, " Let that blow your mind for a minute "unbelieveable bro, you are the man..love the delivery on the truth..respect 👈👍🧠
Many thanks!
Never heard this at St. Lucy's ONCE...
26:58 Now I understand why "The Stallion" song by WEEN has biblical language... pt 2 begins with Mr. Ed saying "For hither not!!! I am the Stallion, Come fear, come love, I am the Stallion, do you know that I am the Stallion, mang??"
Seriously underrated video, Mr Ed gives the performance of his life and hardly anyone has ever heard of him, he's only the first equine to speak since Balaam's Donkey... he needs to be respected and admired for the genius he was... the Stallion mang.
I am behind on this series. This was a great episode and chapter review. Thank you for going through this book.
The Ezekiel metaphor and imagery is sickening. Again, YHWH can only calm down after he has expressed his anger violently. He can never forgive or show mercy.
....and he is imaginary.
Yup I gotta plug for Dr. Francesca Stravrakoupoulo because the woman is a genius and everyone really needs this book to help with deconstruction. Dr. Francesca is awesome and will blow your mind!
Buddy, I have to say that you're content, is the one I was searching for and try to find. I'm very happy to find a channel like this.
Thats so lovely to hear. Thank you!
Some of that imagery is truly horrific.
Though I find myself struggling a bit with getting back to what it all means.
Metaphors and euphemisms about relationships between Gods and nations, is getting into some murky and complicated territory.
There is only so far that metaphors can take us, before guesses and assumptions set in.
I am a rather literal minded person. So I appreciate it when information is presented clearly and in a way that doesn't invite countless variant interpretations.
Don't get me wrong, poetry and mythology have their values and places, but I don't like to mix those up with works of say, history, or law.
And when we get believers wanting to claim that book inerrant (by whatever definition), the mix is just that much messier.
This series Dissecting the Devine and the Secular Bible study has been sooo amazing.. so eye opening thank you Brandon 👊🏿👊🏿
So glad to hear it, man!
Love your videos, you are such a great effective teacher, yet very considerate. 🎉🎉
Thank you, my friend!
I've been watching this series (if I'm honest, I've just been repeatedly binging your entire back catalog), and I feel pretty dense that I didn't realize that this was Professor Stavrakopoulou's book. I discovered her thanks to Digital Hammurabi a few years ago, and I will never be able to thank them enough for that! Such an intriguing storyteller.
Thanks for all the watch support and yes. Shes amazing!!
Good question, How could a woman find comfort and value in old testament yahweh? Maybe it's a matter of feeding the crocodile In the hopes it eats you last.
Thankfully, yahweh is only a myth.
Very educative. Thank you for your hard work.
Glad you ate finding it useful!
You know I love listening to you and former Episcopalian Priest Alan Watts lecture on - Sex in the Church.
I enjoy Watts a lot! Thanks for the kind compliment
Brandon, just some thoughts for thumbnails - yours are terrific and the art is impressive but if there’s any way you can add your face to them that generally draws people in even more. I think you generally have enough space to include your art, a little title, and your face. Might be worth testing at some point to see if it gets more views
Also on framing your videos, my personal opinion is you’re a bit far away. I know you have such a fantastic studio space/art but the proportions which genetically modified skeptic and Alex O’Connor have are basically perfect. Their face on one side, their studio on the other, with graphics covering their studio from time to time. In your case I think you could even do both angles, the further out maybe during your intro then zoomed in a bit when getting a little deeper into the material
And I know you’ve put a lot of work into the channel icon/symbol, but I think the art on your wall would actually be a much better type symbol if you ever think of changing. But similar to “the thinking atheist” but a side facing head with like gears or something shifting just fits the whole “mind shift” theme better (awesome name btw)
Just my thoughts having watched this type of content for a long time! All the best to you!
I have been thinking along the same lines and appreciate all the feedback!
I agree with basically everything you said! I'd also love to see Brandon's face more in the thumbnails, though not how most UA-camrs do it with the same 5 extreme expressions randomly cycled in their thumbnails 😂
I also think a closer view would be awesome, though personally I find Genetically Modified Skeptic's close-up just a bit too close, I always end up moving my phone further away. I like SciManDan's framing, it's just a bit closer than Brandon's so it feels more personal but not too close to feel uncomfortable, lol
@@a.f.stevens omg hard agree abt the same 5 extreme expressions lol. And yeah I think Brandon would benefit from a wider variety of zoom depths in his videos
Two thoughts:
In the New Testament, Jesus tries to soften the blow of Yahweh's relationship with the people of Israel by drawing a metaphor where the former is personified as a shepherd and the latter as lost sheep that the shepherd seeks to return to the fold. The relationship between Yahweh the shepherd and Israel as the lost sheep has been desexualized for, I suppose, G-rated sensibilities.
The second thing I wanted to bring up is a religious text from Sumerian culture which was translated by Diane Wolkstein and Samuel Noah Kramer as "The Courtship of Inanna and Dumuzi." In this text, there is a portrayal of goddess and demigod engaged in an equal and playful courtship that leads to their wedded and sexual union. There is no violence or possessiveness between the two. The climax of The Courtship reads:
"Sweet is the sleep of hand to hand.
Sweeter still the sleep of heart to heart."
Bear in mind that the relationship between Inanna and Dumuzi (Dumuzid) becomes quite dysfunctional in later texts, such as "Inanna's Descent into the Underworld." Yet the courtship arc is devoid of metaphors for rape and enslavement. Rather it has metaphors for fertility (ripened lettuce and churned butter) as well as Inanna's explicitly bawdy references to her vulva.
Those are my two cents. Cheers, Brandon! Cheers to the other subscribers!
Biblical Israel (summer) consists of the four constellations called Leo, Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio. The "children of Israel" = the harvested crops that is to be shared with everyone.
The grooming aspect of Yahweh's "relationship" with Israel is utterly disgusting. I'm glad you pointed that out in the passages you were reading.
Israel, of the bible, is a collection of constellations. The head is Leo and the tail is Scorpio.
Thank you for your work
My pleasure. Thanks for watching!
All I can say is wow! What did I just listen to? I really need to buy Francesca's book. She has a depth of knowledge that has already taught and enlightened me, and you've just pruised the book. I need to deep dive on this book..
Thank you again for all you're doing, your research, presentation and the time you take in putting these videos together; it's greatly appreciated!
Thank you, and you will not be disappointed!
I think you’d also appreciate “Battered Love” by Renita Weems. It discusses the imagery of violence against women in the books of the Hebrew prophets, and explores many of the themes you discussed in this video.
As ghastly as this can be, it is SO educational. Aside from the degradation of Women inherent in ancient Hebrew Culture I am even more amazed at how Polytheism abounds! Thank you again Brandon
My pleasure!
This was great book and your analysis is even more illuminating. Do you you have plans for a book?
Someday! Its been a goal of mine for a long time. As this platform grows, i hope it will give me the base i need to publish. And thank you!
I've built a couple of businesses. So fun and rewarding to watch them grow. Good luck!
If God and his followers had cameras in their day it sounds like they would have loved to film all of this debauchery.
Always cool to look at the mythological origins of Jahweh and its evolution.
Please finish this, I just finished binging
I plan to get back to after my bible study series. And thanks!
The last communities that worshiped her were in western Arabia. They were worshiping her as ALLAT (female ALLAH) around 7th century CE
Sounds like you have been reading James B. Hannay and his Sex in Religion.
I would like the camera zoomed in just a tidge. This feels a bit distant. The set is great, but you take up such a tiny amount of frame.
Appreciate that!
The wider perspective/bigger picture is this channel's mission statement.
Another great video, thank you!
I almost want to send this to my parents and see how they react 😂 But I’m not ready to have that discussion yet.
Keep it up Brandon! By the way: do you have any plans to unpack another CCM song?
Thanks so much and lol i get that! Im sure i’ll do more songs. Thanks for being here
Send them some stuff from DarkMatter2525.
It seems sex is viewed by god as a necessary evil. The fact that men need women to fulfill this seems to make gods and many men angry. Taking this anger out on the women by denigrating them are the results. “I need you, come here” -vs- “I hate you go away.” My brother/pastor and most men of my generation do not see this in the Bible. Younger men, like you, pick right up on it. Thank you!
Oh trust me, i was equally blind to it much longer than i should have been, but im glad to help spread the truth of this harm now. Thanks!
Ashurah sounded like she could strip the chrome off a trailer hitch.
She could swallow a whale.
Was she a fire dragon or something alike?😛🥵
@trafficjon400 Moloch was an Owl and Ba'al was the Bull God.
Well she sure could fry some ones steak@@Bob-b7x6v
I was just about to type a question regarding Thinky Head. Now I'll wait. 😀
Great decor!
Thanks! The room is really coming along.
Yep Brandon I brag about how your videos your approach your direction your entire method of presenting the truth is the best there is because when you compare to the christian apologetics or any dogmatic religeous videos they so manipulative where your videos are just the truth & they're enjoyable. I do not require any emotional manipulation I require logic reason truth unadulterated honesty. You're my favorite secular video producer youtuber among a large group. I look forward to your voice reason to grant me the medicine I need to basically unmess up my mind to clear my mind take a deep breath step back look at the world philosophy religion the mind emotions & understand the real world & understand people & myself. You're kicking some serious bootock. Honestly If I were an apologist or preacher I would be terrified of you. Since we're on the same page though I Celebrate you. You got my gratitude. So yeah you really put things into perspective. You got some gifts to enlighten the populace. Thank You Sir Brandon.
Amazingly kind and thoughtful response here. Thank you so much!
Awesome art peice behind you , I love it . Who's the artist ?
A patron made it for me via AI art.
@@MindShift-Brandon beautiful ❤️
Its easier for ancient sheep herders to use sex terminology than to describe nations, and the psychology of religion.
Interesting stuff.
Thanks for watching
I haven't looked into this author yet but just off of your excerpts this book gives off strong D. M. Murdock aka Acharya S vibes. She was the one sited exclusively for the position taken in the religious portion of the Zeitgeist movie. To put it mildly: though it sounded well researched, she was unsupported in her position. Not saying that this author is as disregarded by the scholarly community, because I haven't looked yet, but I'd caution that sometimes even way out there ideas can seemingly make sense in the moment.
Hi Brandon, what are those plaques behind you? Btw love your video
Thanks so much! They are actually four of my favorite philosophy books in a nice collection series.
One request for you, Brandon -- can you list some of the proper nouns you're using? I've never heard of the Ugaritic pantheon and was able to deduce the spelling + look it up, but I can't always do that. It would be helpful if you could put the words up on the screen, or list in the comments -- I understand that makes more work and you're already putting in a good bit of work here (thank you), but this would go a long way to facilitate further study. Thanks for considering!
Hey, speaking of divine sex, I have one question for Christians. We all know that when God got Mary pregnant, she didn't lose her virginity. But my question is this: did God lose *HIS* virginity, back then in 1BC ? Or had he lost it long before when he fathered the line of the Nephilim back in Genesis 6? When was YHWH's 'first time'?
Nice, I’m almost caught up to this part of the book. Where’s that studio tour? 👀
So according to the story, god punishes humans because the angels are coming down to have sex with them? That makes total sense.
Right! Like why would that be out of gods control to just stop it. Or better question, why would angels have reproductive systems.
The Nephilim are still with us. Nephele = cloud. The Nephilim are most troublesome during the winter season of rains.
Cain and Abel got picked up by the SCP Foundation...
Cain and Abel are somewhat like Adam and Eve aka Mars and Venus.
Venus is one of the names of the mother of Jesus. Jesus and his mother were lovers. As Mars, he would say "Think not that I have brought peace, but the sword."
This can also be read as "Think not that I have brought the Ying, but the Yang."
It was also the first divine divorce, god cut his wives loose by the time the Israelites transitioned from Yahwism to Judaism
Love your videos
I want to buy the kindle version of this book. You didn't have a link for that. Since I'm going to buy it, I would like the purchase to help you out. Can you provide a kindle associates' link?
Thats so kind! Just added it for you. Thanks and enjoy!
My first thought was... Well why would it mean she had a child from Yahweh if the verse before it said Adam knew Eve and she conceived and bore Cain?
Eve goes back to Neith of Sais Egypt. As a Sun Goddess, she was mother of all the gods and her only Son was the SUN. She was also the Greek Athena and Latin Minerva aka Virgin Mary (Virgo constellation).
@@harveywabbit9541 that doesn't address my point at all. I pointed out that the verse immediately preceeding the one in question clearly states that eve had sex with Adam then conceived.
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Eve is still the Sun, same as Athena.
@@harveywabbit9541 again... Not at all on topic of my comment.
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A sun goddess, nursing her baby sun, would be a sight to behold.
15:40 What about the first part of the verse where it says adam "knew" his wife. Was that line perhaps added in later? If not, then this would point to adam as the father
My thought on this chapter is "this god is gross."
Wait… so was Paul saying women had to cover their heads during prayer to keep angels from r*ping them?? I and my sisters were made to wear headcoverings growing up and we always hated them and thought they were stupid. I remember there being all kinds of debate among those who taught this doctrine about what Paul meant by that verse… this explanation makes much more sense but also gives a whole other layer of gross to it 🤢 I am fascinated by this whole series btw, keep up the good work!
Its truly insane and shocking. But Paul would have been reading these parts if the OT and believed them.
Obviously it's for your own good. Don't want divine r8p then hide all skin so angels think you are a boy. It's so gross that this is still a thing and people apologize for this disgusting behavior.
Nice.
Thanks!
On Genesis 4:1, does the author talk about the first part where the translations say Adam had sex with Eve?
Since Adam was both male (Zakar) and female (Nekebah) perhaps he made himself pregnant. Sarah, the "wife" of Abraham was also double-sexed.
I always think of Sheldon dramatically saying, "I have the sword of Asherah!"
The sword is male, same and as pole, pillar, upright stone, stick, club, etc.
Think not that I have brought peace (female red thing) but the sword (male red thing).
You have to write some books. If you haven't already
Did this series get canceled 😭 I just found the channel.
I need to get back to it! But welcome
I wonder if Asherah is the same Asherah in the praise song at the end of The Prince of Egypt? I haven't finished the video yet so apologies if this is answered
And Yaweh gives Jim Jones a run for his money...