you know as a christian biologist I feel so much consolation when watching Turek's videos it is like my mind and soul are being hugged and I know it is the Holy Spirit's work. God bless you!
@Mavors And even if Darwinian evolution was evident in biology, that does not take away the need for a first cause. I saw you asked, “Better question, which god is the first cause?” If you sincerely want an answer and it’s not a rhetorical question, you can find a whole bunch of other videos about this. Mike Winger has content on it, Jon McCray, Frank even, Cameron Bertuzzi, David Wood, William Lane Craig, and so many more. Again, if you genuinely want an answer then I highly recommend giving this livestream a go: “One effective way to show people God really exists” by Mike Winger. He’s a very reasonable guy, I think you’ll like him even though you might not agree with all of his conclusions. The video is a collaboration with his friend who’s also a great person.
i would add a 7th blind man .. which would be a atheist whos 1 feet infront of the elephant. who grabs nothing but air and says .. there is a absolutley nothing to grab! right before he gets run over by the elephant :D
Why does the ATHEIST get run over? AND what are you afraid of. That you are wrong??? The truth hurts at first but like getting baptised, once you get used to the water it's ok.even really nice if you've been in the deluded/phsychotic world of religion.
Roman Hoehener Both Believe In Middle East fairy tale superstition. Both enjoy religious convictions. Both Believe in Adam and Eve, Noah’s ark. Both promotes slavery and death of another human being. Both likes to threatening non believers they are going to hell with 0% evidence to back it up.
Στέφανος סטיבן yea but they say he’s not the lord and savior and isn’t the son of god. Which is the purpose of Islam to destroy the true teachings. All these religions are designed to manipulate the truth. Judaism has it half right but they refuse to recognize Jesus as their messiah. Christianity was manipulated by pagans, Catholicism was manipulated by the romans and the rest are basically pagan religions.
@@TheFerrarimovement True. Paul Rock said that christianity is the only faith with a virgin birth. But that is not true because in the islam they also belief in the virgin birth of Jesus. That is the point of my comment.
I once said to an atheist "if you're claiming atheism is true then isn't the burden of proof now on you?" The look of confusion on his face was priceless...
@Yusuf Karim You’re prophet Had sex with a 9 prepubescent girl , had so many sex slaves , gave permission to his followers to beat their wives (same goes to him ) , broke an oath,murdered hundreds of Jews , Spreading His False religion by terror etc. And yet he is called the Beautiful pattern of conduct in the Quran , Pfft I spit at your Prophets Face.
@@gottruth.1722 Not to mention he was a white dude, who owned and traded black slaves and sex slaves. He also thought that he was demon possessed after the violent encounter with a demon (oh, sorry, “angel”), which led him to attempt suicide on multiple occasions. He went to his wife with that information and she said, “no, you’re not demon possessed. You’re a messenger of God!” So I partially blame his wife for all of the death and destruction and subjugation this religion has brought about. And this is all in Islam’s most trusted sources, including the Qur’an. So how come Muslims aren’t familiar with that? Deception coming from leaders, and almost willful ignorance from the people. It’s a devastating thing.
Thank you Frank! I think I've (literally) came back to watch this video at least three separate times. Each additional time (after the 1st) I've picked up a nugget or two that I missed the first time. BTW, I find your teachings and videos extremely insightful :)
Same. But I noticed Frank seemingly has a VERY limited, flawed, biased understanding of spiritual teachings from the East. Christ ain’t bad. He’s against lies & so I had to confront them with truth. Jesus said love thy ENEMY, but I’m not against Jesus, and Jesus said he who isn’t against us is FOR us. Earth would be better if people strived for a more full/accurate understanding of the Bible and other scriptures. Crucial examples: Although the Vedas were written over 5,000 years ago & known well before that, all major religions/major sciences stemmed from Vedas. Buddha, Christ, increased sin etc. were 1st predicted in Vedas. Vedas are the source of the oldest histories, all our math, learning other planetary systems, Relativity, etc. It also gave the socio-economic system that dominated/thrived all over (the spiritual, merit based Varna system) BEFORE it (as predicted) was corrupted into a birth-based caste system. Some of the Bible is WORD FOR WORD COPIED from Vedic verses. ALL life was respected with compassion (killing animals were allowed in rare, unavoidable situations, especially with minimal suffering to the animal, like in the story of the Great Flood, which was 1st mentioned in Vedas, I don’t think non-flesh food was an option). Vedic teachings share the same core teachings as the Bible (like having 1 supreme personal God) but because Vedas are so detailed & allow variations for people who are less good/truthful, it ALSO mentions God with his impersonal energy aspect (Brahman) and many “Gods” (AKA angels) and hell (AKA place of Hades). “Christians” deleted, among other things, Jesus’ life from age 12-30 from the Bible, (probably) because he went to learn Vedic Science. His miracles are similar to Lord Krishna’s miracles, and Jesus said he and is father are 1 (in quality). Jesus said “my father is greater than I” and Krishna AKA Vishnu says he’s the father of all. Jesus was originally called Jesus OF the Christ, and Christ in Greek is Christos, which is another name for Krishna. Jesus said he was the only way in the present tense. Sinners in the Old Testament, babies born dead, etc. were saved without him, as were souls who reached God's eternal Kingdom AKA Krishna-Loka by repenting to Lord Krishna. ALL KNOWLEDGE originates from God’s Vedas. If you need details/evidence, watch this (you can skip the 1st/last video there) & if you don’t wana pay for the book in the link, message me for the free PDF: youtube (DOT) com/playlist?list=PL37644B85810E3F6A P.S Click the sub/bell icons (youtube channel: Playitalready) for a few epic, upcoming videos with MORE details/evidence on all the above, n more. Comment on channel Playitalready if you want me to eventually see/read it.
I once encountered an athiest that said the bible was written hundreds of years after Jesus. I was the first one to enlighten him that the last book was written 60 years after Jesus was crucified. He didn't know that and was shocked.
If a book about leprechauns was written 60 _minutes_ after someone claimed to see a leprechaun, would that make it truth? The problem isn't when the Bible was written. The problem is we don't have good reason to believe the Bible's core claims, like that a god exists.
This has been verified by most of mainstream scholarship, even secular sources. The early church fathers quote scripture in over 500 personal statements dating back to the early 2nd century. This is not disputed by anyone who's done their homework. Stop with the "prove it" nonsense. It's been confirmed for a very long time.
For the apologetic groups I really appreciate what you are doing,I will be happy if you know deeply about the Ethiopian orthodox tewahdo church our church were worshipping Jesus and have the full Bible before catholic and Protestant churches come to existence!!!
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, and the Word became flesh". The person Jesus Christ is both fully God and fully man.
I understand that there are comparative religion/mysticism degrees where people actually DO dedicate their lives to study academically that all of the major world religions do teach the same core principles, though they may not be saying it the same way, the same language, or using the same metaphors. One of my closest friends is one of them. That doesn't mean all PEOPLE in each religion teach the same thing. In each religion, there is disagreements about what is true, and different sects of people interpret and teach each religion differently (think about the differences in the actions of the many versions of Christianity, for example). I do not believe that everything that everyone believes in all religions is true, as there are traumatized and mislead people in every religion, however I do believe that all religions share common core truths, and that no religion is entirely ignorant. I am inclusive to learning from the wisdom of all religions.
Religion is man made, religion is not the supernatural being or deity. We can argue religion all day long and not get anywhere because religion is generated by man. God is not the religion and is far greater than man’s expression of faith or belief. God is the object of man’s faith and belief. God will exist whether man worships Him or doesn’t worship Him. God will still have created the universe and created man even if man fails to acknowledge that or worship Him. God is.
You're who this lecture was for. Because you're wrong. And with the tiniest bit of actual research you'd see that. They do not teach basically the same thing and anyone telling you that is LYING TO YOU. They're doing what YOURE DOING WITH THIS COMMENT. VIRTUE SIGNALING. And your pfp explains your stance. Not everything is equal and not everything is good or bad. Islam and Christianity are not basically the same. Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus tell people force then to convert and if they don't, force them to pay a tax. And if they don't, kill them. That seems like a freaking pretty drastic difference. But it definitely says that in the quran.
Turek’s videos are amazing and I love the intellectual integrity he brings to all his discussions. He’s one of the very few apologist, IMHO, that attempts to do this consistently. I also appreciate the parable or metaphor of the elephant, the blind men and truth. However, I would add that truth is much more then a feeling, which is what makes it truth. The analogy is flawed in that it attempts to apply an assessment of actual physical recognition with a concept or assessment of actual truth. There is only one truth and that is Christ, period. To attempt to express the fullness of this through an analogy of accurate physical assessment trivializes the sacredness of truth. Truth is a person/being and it’s perfect expression is Christ, much more then a feeling!
3:06 Such a wrong example "For you to say that No that's not a fan, not a rope not a spear etc etc you would have to know what it is". Suppose I know what an apple is. My friend comes to me telling this fruit(which is not an apple and I don't know what it is) is an apple. Now I don't know what that fruit is but I definitely know it's not an apple. What he said earlier made sense but this example didn't fit that context.
I was thinking about that idea of what do you mean before you even brought it up as its been on my mind talking to one of my fellow idiots, and i mean thats insane that you said the same thing because its really in its root there to make it easier on them so they dont have to research and think
Very knowledgeable speaker. Regarding point1, All the religions teach the same thing: there are common teachings in the Abrahamic religions including the oneness of God (Hear O Israel, our Lord our God is one, Deuteronomy 6.4, Mark 12.29, Quran 102.1 and human universal values.
Frank tell me do you believe the Bible is 100% identical to the original manuscripts and do you believe all available are included in the book as most know it ?
Even real bait is used in 🐁 mouse traps🤔. Christianity is a Tree 1:06, kinda goes with Jesus as vine, believers are branches who'll one day eat from Tree of Life! Guess Atheists are just under the Elephants foot dust til nothing 🤣😂
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Nah. Believe what you want, your beliefs and your god will go to dust along with you.
@@aidan-ator7844 Except god has changed in every religion, The god of the Christians is different to the god of the jews even though christianity is an offshoot of the jewish religion.
Yes and if I say I believe in God...and you claim he doesn't exist. Is it not on you to prove that to me? I'm not asking you to believe in God but you're claiming my belief is false because God does not exist. So YOU are making the CLAIM. Edit: Not meaning you in particular just to those that try to use this argument when coming to Christian videos.
@Legendary Force You're the one CLAIMing it isn't true. Where's YOUR proof? And Absence of Evidence is not Evidence of Absence that's circular reasoning and illogical.
@sean pittaway Hell is meant for sinners....not just because someone doesn't believe. We all have issues. We all have problems...we all do wrong things. God paid the price for those wrongs for us. It's your choice to accept His sacrifice or pay your own way.
1. All religions teach an approach to ultimate reality within their mystical practices. 2.I have studied various religions experientially and conceptually. 3. I find significant overlap among the deepest practicioners claims within Sufism, Christianty,Vedanta, Kashmir Shavism, Judaism,Tibetan Buddhism and Dzog-chen moraly, experiencially and cosmicly...
Did I miss something? By the end of the video he had not explained why Christianity has a view of the whole picture whereas the other religions don't, so it goes back to each religion believing it has the truth.
The point of the video is people believe slogans rather than actually exercising of faith in a supernatural entity, deity or being. His example was “ all religions teach the same things “ that’s a slogan designed to justify not believing or expressing a faith in a supernatural entity, deity or being. Now Judaism , Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions but they exercise their faith in a different way. They have very similar objective morality but they still differ. Judaism and Islam claim Abraham as their ancestor. Christianity takes that into consideration but says Jesus is God in the flesh and is therefore greater than Abraham who waited on the promise of God to send Jesus. You wouldn’t know that if you didn’t do some study and comparisons of their tenants or doctrines. I am just using these three religions as examples of different views of the same elephant.
My belief is only God is true. Judaism, Christianity and Islam adhere to this truth there is only ONE GOD. The three great religions of the world have this in common the belief that there is only ONE GOD.
No man can answer why miracles happen. Most are aware they do. Many call them coincidences. Some say they're divine. The wrong give credit to evil. The Godly don't mind.
So is the same theory behind this as saying whats true for me isn’t for you? And cos I believe in it that makes it true? Can someone help explain this please from the christian perspective as I’m discussing this with my wife
animals that build court systems and know right from wrong. We are fearfully and wonderfully made. This world is to fined tuned to just happen by itself. You may not like it, but there is a God. His love for you is great that he send his son to die for you so that you don't have to. Jesus really did walk the earth, its history. What motivation would they have to create a false religion and get killed for it? Even today bible prophecy is coming true. The bible is just the gospel and letters they wrote brought together to make the bible. Dont try to fit and understand God in your 3-pound brain. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. - Isaiah 55:8 Read Isaiah 53, which was written before Jesus and tell me who that was talking about. Religion won't save anyone and that mindset will give you a false view of God. He seeks for a relationship.
The elephant analogy is pretty laughable considering you wouldn't access 1/10th of a subject and determine what it is. Any logical observer would proceed to analyze the rest until they have the full picture.
If people believe in their religion, thus they are saying that this belief is of their own independent doing, then why is it that most of the time their specific chosen religion just happens to be the same religion of which their parents follow ? What is it that prevents them from seeing that they are incapable of independent thinking ?
At the end of your video it says do you have questions visit us at cross-examined. Org I did go to that website and I did submit a question over a month ago and got absolutely no response
@Paul Morgan Sometimes stuff happens. Your so quick to judge. I sent an email to a pastor who has no where near the number this pastor has and I still didn't get a response. Sometimes, websites can have issues like that. I run my own website and never got emails from my customers and it frustrated me when I find out about them late.
Reality, whatever it is, does not conform itself to what we think or believe. It is, what it is, whether we like it or not. This applies just as much to religious ideologies as it does to anything else. Truth (God or no God) is, what it is, regardless of what we individually choose to think it is. We can all have our own opinion as to what we think it is, but that does not make the truth (God or no God) to be what we believe it to be. Multiple mutually exclusive explanations of what we think truth is could in fact all be wrong, but they cannot all be true in the same way as the same time. The only ligament explanation of truth is the one that matches reality. This ideology that all roads lead to the truth despite the fact that all of the roads go in different directions is logically incoherent.
When one establishes a relationship with God through believing (trusting) the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) they KNOW that God is real because they have a relationship with him.
@ says: *and what form does that relationship take? How does God interact with you?* It's kinda of hard to explain, but I'll do the best I can with it. God interacts with me though a type of intuition, when I ask about something in prayer I get a direct knowing of it without having to reason it out. He also confirms things for me if I reason something out for myself correctly and once I acquire that confirmation I know that what I reasoned out for myself is true. I also feel guided to do or not do something sometimes though my emotions which I used to repress before I got saved which might be the reason way God has chosen to guide me with them sometimes. The latest experience of such a thing probably avoided me from getting fired from my job, so I'm glad that I took heed of it instead of blowing it off which is something I would've done in the past. Also I end up interacting with God simply by experiencing my life because God is the source of all life...he's there to comfort me as well whenever I need it. I have never felt that things are just going to be okay as much as I have since getting saved and establishing my relationship with God.
All religions are the same since they offer up literal stories without literal proof. Suddenly a 7th man walks up and says, "You're all wrong that's Ganesha."
I think his name is brother polite, has done research on bible written in Hebrew. One of the things he says is the mistranslation of virgin mary. Said the word actually means unmarried woman in hebrew. Like many other languages of old times, one character can have different meanings, depending on context.
How did you come to that conclusion? Did you study the manuscript evidence yourself? Have you considered that all other faiths claim the same level of certainty,.. have miracle stories and feel it in their hearts as well?
@@tylerthomas2956 I get it. I've actually read a number of apologetic favorites, "The Case for Christ", "Evidence that Demands a Verdict", I found them to be very underwhelming.
I've heard the elephant with the blind men story used to prove other things. This is the first time I've heard it for comparing religions. If someone used this comparing religions we could say that the parable teller( God ) removed our blindfolds or blindness and then yes we would see the one true way which is Jesus
except in terms of different religions, it isn't 6 blind men. It is 6 sighted intelligent men with all their faculties coming to different conclusions. That would indicate that none of them are true.
@@christiansaravia7865 Well if you call yourself a Christian than you better know the way because Jesus said he is the only way to God the Father. Read John 14:6
@@repenttoday1940 no that Christianity. Jesus isn't the messiah. The messiah isn't a deity. That would violate the 1st commandment. Thats blasphemy. The reason he was crucified.
All religions are true for the people who believe in them. They are like the spokes of a wheel that all connect at the same hub-- only you have to follow those spokes to their ends to find it. You can start at different places and go in different directions, but they all lead to the same center if you follow them far enough. If you get hung up on any literal interpretation of their symbols, however, they become obstacles, not roads, to enlightenment.
Question for frank Why do I have to know what is true to know what is false? Why Can’t I look at the evidence that someone else is using and say they are making a false conclusion by disproven their evedince?
*Jam* Forgive me, but I'm not following you. If you simply *DISPROVE* what s/one has said, you have *DONE* so by positing the alternative/opposite from their position, correct? In o/words, you've compared what *THEY* say to a different standard, and the other "standard/position" would then be substantiated by being factual, correct? Both can't be right, but both can be wrong, sure.
The same regarding slogans can be said for Christians. Most don't actually have a clue regarding context, theological questions, apologetics, etc. They take what they've been told over the pulpit as truth and don't look into it for themselves. So both sides need to do their own thinking and research.
I think yes bcz Same like Goldilocks zone and life permitting range Multiple Religions are needed to world to exist Hence there are different nations import export gdp world tour etc
Depends on how you pratice the religion and the God your trying to worship. Matthew 19:16-17 Now behold, one came and said to Him, "Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?" So He said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments." Torah law Leviticus 19:34 The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. Gospel law John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” Islamic law the prophet Muhammad s.a.w said, “you will not go to heaven unless if you believe, and you would not believe unless if you love each other, shall i told you what if you do you will love each other? disclose salaam among you (hadith of muslim 1/74) 1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
It's true that there is no absolute truth that is absolutely the truth. But, that can't be true that there is no absolute truth for the very statement itself is one of absolute truth saying there is no absolute truth. The apologists say it much better than I could. I'm surprised Dr. Turek didn't pull that one out; probably only apply it to moral relativism rather than religious pluralism and religious syncretism.
Matthew 5:44; 44] But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; ... [46] For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye?
what do i mean by that? i mean that there is a BIG DIFFERENCE between spirituality (god) and religions ALL religions are ("wise") man-made INSTITUTIONS created to generate income and influence, wise men who claim to know the "truth" and the will of god ... they don't
I remember learning about the blind men and the elephant in Sunday school, and it had nothing to do with world religions. I think we all have a problem in that we latch onto someone whose personality we like and accept what they say as fact without confirming it for ourselves. This goes for atheists and Christians. When it is counter to something we've been taught and it sounds like it makes sense, we assume that other people will be just as persuaded by it as we were.
Casey Lee The reason I asked the question is because you made the accusation that people are indoctrinated, yet you don't include yourself in "the indoctrinated." You should think seriously about why you believe what you believe. Why should a millions of different god beliefs cause me to question whether there is a God or not? You can pick up a scientific journal and find multiple theories concerning what gravity is, but that doesn't give you a reason to say that gravity doesn't exist. You say that you are an atheist because there is no evidence for God. But my dear sir, there is evidence for God. Faith without evidence would be stupidity. But the reason many people choose to be atheists is because they don't want there to be a God. Often, people are angry with God because something has happened in their life that they think God should have prevented.
i think all or most are truthful, many tell of one god or highlight a flood that happened or other stuff they all talk about so we know some sprit created us and started it all but its hard to know who
5:05 you can't take how extremists use religious texts as a means to determine the teachings of the texts; Westboro Baptist Church studied the Bible and they use it to justify being homophobes; earlier people used the Bible to justify a form of slavery God never approved of. While Muslims aren't instructed to love their enemies and have different teachings, they're mostly peaceful. We Christians are absolutely the enemies of Islam since their imam is our antichrist, but it's not yet time to remove the tares until God returns; it's not time for war, it's time for peace surrender negotiations for peace when the King arrives, and during this time we are to love even our enemies.
I think the point of the "blind men and the elephant" is that the only way to get fully to truth, being that we're all blind in someway, is to stop and talk to others who have a different view to you :)
Other religions are trying to walk to victory but for Jesus perfect sacrifice we are walking from victory, Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life, you got to life by the word of god and walk by faith not sight or your gonna stumble every time.
They have the burden of proof to support what they said. You can ask them three questions: 1. What do you mean by that?; 2. How did you get to this conclusion?; and 3. Have you considered...? (This argument pointing to book).
Religion base on the scripture. Do you know about the other's religion scriptures ? What and how the others scripture teaching about the truth ? Read, learn and do reseach ! The truth will be free all of you. and the truth will be your true salvation.
When people say "All religions are true", they're are just lying coward who afraid to offend someone. I love Lord Jesus, He will tell the truth, even if people throw stone at Him because of the truth.
@BPF_ Savage Here's my point, there's only one truth: 1. There is only one God: The God of Israel. He is our God, our Father in Heaven. ===> if anyone/anything else claims to be god, it's just lying, because there's only one God: the God of Israel. 2. Lord Jesus is the Son of God, the promised Messiah. He is our Instructor ===> If anyone says Jesus isn't the Son of God, or "is just a normal prophet", it's just lying, because Lord Jesus is the Son of God. ===> if anyone else claims to be the promised Messiah, it's just lying. Because Lord Jesus is the promised Messiah.
+Frank Turek, I have recently watched many of your UA-cam videos, subscribed to your channel, and have been seriously considering buying and reading all the books you recommend including the ones written by you, but you've really disappointed me with this video when you be were talking about Islam. Now, I'm not a Muslim, but, in light of the rise in "Islamic terrorism" in the past couple decades, I've done a lot of study and research of the Quran, due to many "conspiracy theories" about terrorist attacks. "Orthodox Islam", as you call it, is not what you say it is. The terrorists are not following the Quran, their not following the teachings of Mohammed. The terrorists, if they have any real claim to being Islamic, are following a corrupted teaching about the Quran. They're no different than Christians who do the same thing, such as the Lord's Resistance Army, they're not Christians at all, they just claim to be.
In the elephant story, with all men blindfolded, they might not be able to know it's an elephant. But given the properties they all feel, they might make out it's not a 'glass of wine'. And given they all feel different properties, it would be a fair assumption to think none of them are right (still without knowing the answer). And then the blind men all started claiming they could see... still contradicting eachother. If the analogy says anything on religions: it's that it's likely they are all wrong and just claiming thruths where they have none.
Without starting up another discussion on wheter the entire peer-review-system is somehow 'biased'... I am glad you agree this whole story is meaningless and all that matters is the evidence.
Lastly, at 9:00, Dr. Turek says "You don't have the obligation to refute what somebody else says, they have the burden of proof to support what they've just said." So true! BUT, when atheists ask theists to prove THEIR claims, they can't and don't. They get angry, talk about faith, Hell, etc...and the discussion is over. Been there, got the T-shirt collection.
@@berenc7619 very true. I experienced it for myself and until one does, you won't understand how you can just know.... I was NOT looking for God. I have to make that clear. God found me..
You see, all you're saying is speculation, you're not bringing any proofs of what you're affirming. Bring your evidences if you're thruthful.... What you're saying, every religious groups can say the same..... You're not quoting any verses of your Bible... And yet you says that your religion is true, that's the easiest thing to say...
In this video he wasn't arguing whether Christianity is true. He was arguing the position that all religions can have some truth and that they all teach basically the same. He has a ton of evidence for Christianity, you can watch his other videos. God bless, friend, in Jesus Name.
@Lt Dan Right, so it's not evidence just because we say it is. Tell me, then, are you the one who determines what counts as evidence and what doesn't? Just because you don't want to recognize the evidence doesn't mean it isn't.
Jesus said the kingdom of God is within. Buddha, Krishna, and Mithra in his own way taught this. Mr. Turek has never heard of the language of symbolism and how to apply it to ancient texts and artifacts.
The point of the parable is that the blind people could've figured out that it's an elephant had they collaborated, but all of them were convinced that only their point of view is correct and that of the others was incorrect without exception. The narrator is correct because he sees the issue through the eyes of all of the blind people (figuratively). In general, it's true that people see different sides of the same issue and they all have some part of the truth, but the problem is that people tend to be convinced that only their point of view is valid.
They may have the burden, but my experience is that they will only scoff and move along-and repeat the same claim again to those who, seeking excuses and not truth, all clap like seals.
you know as a christian biologist I feel so much consolation when watching Turek's videos it is like my mind and soul are being hugged and I know it is the Holy Spirit's work. God bless you!
Yes, listening to someone talking about something that you have to believe is true while reassuring you that it IS true definitely is a consolidation.
@Mavors Micro evolution is real, but a species becoming another species is pure BS because we cant prove it
@Mavors And even if Darwinian evolution was evident in biology, that does not take away the need for a first cause.
I saw you asked, “Better question, which god is the first cause?” If you sincerely want an answer and it’s not a rhetorical question, you can find a whole bunch of other videos about this. Mike Winger has content on it, Jon McCray, Frank even, Cameron Bertuzzi, David Wood, William Lane Craig, and so many more. Again, if you genuinely want an answer then I highly recommend giving this livestream a go: “One effective way to show people God really exists” by Mike Winger. He’s a very reasonable guy, I think you’ll like him even though you might not agree with all of his conclusions. The video is a collaboration with his friend who’s also a great person.
I am a Christian microbiologist! I understand exactly how you feel and I have no trouble between my science and my Christianity.
Welcome to advanced philosophy 🙉
i would add a 7th blind man .. which would be a atheist whos 1 feet infront of the elephant. who grabs nothing but air and says .. there is a absolutley nothing to grab! right before he gets run over by the elephant :D
Hah
The 7th blind man was an atheist under the elephants ass and thought it was a portal to another universe...
Lmaoooo
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Why does the ATHEIST get run over? AND what are you afraid of. That you are wrong??? The truth hurts at first but like getting baptised, once you get used to the water it's ok.even really nice if you've been in the deluded/phsychotic world of religion.
All religions _don't_ teach the same thing!
Marcus Böetius Islam and Christianity teach the same nonsense.
@@rushhour775 And how did you come to that conclusion?
Roman Hoehener Both Believe In Middle East fairy tale superstition. Both enjoy religious convictions. Both Believe in Adam and Eve, Noah’s ark. Both promotes slavery and death of another human being. Both likes to threatening non believers they are going to hell with 0% evidence to back it up.
Rush Hour it would be great if you could provide evidence for this conclusion - have you studied both religions extensively?
No, not the same stuff, but equally nonsensical.
the only religion that has a Savior/ only one that paid the price. only one with a virgin birth/ an empty tomb.
Islam also has the virgin birth of Jesus br.
Στέφανος סטיבן yea but they say he’s not the lord and savior and isn’t the son of god. Which is the purpose of Islam to destroy the true teachings. All these religions are designed to manipulate the truth. Judaism has it half right but they refuse to recognize Jesus as their messiah. Christianity was manipulated by pagans, Catholicism was manipulated by the romans and the rest are basically pagan religions.
@@TheFerrarimovement True. Paul Rock said that christianity is the only faith with a virgin birth. But that is not true because in the islam they also belief in the virgin birth of Jesus. That is the point of my comment.
Στέφανος סטיבן that’s true mybad
@@TheFerrarimovement We can all make mistakes br.
Jesus bless everybody 🙏🏽
U2 bro
Jehovah blesses not that mere servant Jesus
Amen.
@@archangeljesus4369 Jesus said to them: Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM.
John 8:58-59
Excellent. "Professor, How do YOU know it's an elephant?"
Nelsonomics Runs simple
The tremendous and undeniable evidence and and manuscripts by those who testified about the bible..
Ur turn..
@@fewblack1572 anecdotal evidence
That's the story...duh.
@@bbrantley26 he just said manuscripts and historical facts where is the anecdotal evidence you say
Has the Christian world been following" love thy neighbour and thy self" ? Therefore preach what you practice.
Great video Frank! Thanks for the excellent teaching, we need to be asking the right questions.
I once said to an atheist "if you're claiming atheism is true then isn't the burden of proof now on you?" The look of confusion on his face was priceless...
He’s SOO right about people with slogans ! Made laugh lol literally how everyone is
@Yusuf Karim You’re prophet Had sex with a 9 prepubescent girl , had so many sex slaves , gave permission to his followers to beat their wives (same goes to him ) , broke an oath,murdered hundreds of Jews , Spreading His False religion by terror etc.
And yet he is called the Beautiful pattern of conduct in the Quran , Pfft I spit at your Prophets Face.
@@gottruth.1722 Not to mention he was a white dude, who owned and traded black slaves and sex slaves. He also thought that he was demon possessed after the violent encounter with a demon (oh, sorry, “angel”), which led him to attempt suicide on multiple occasions. He went to his wife with that information and she said, “no, you’re not demon possessed. You’re a messenger of God!” So I partially blame his wife for all of the death and destruction and subjugation this religion has brought about. And this is all in Islam’s most trusted sources, including the Qur’an. So how come Muslims aren’t familiar with that? Deception coming from leaders, and almost willful ignorance from the people. It’s a devastating thing.
@@heavnxbound SAVAGE BUT SERIOUSLY TRUE 😂
Thank you Frank! I think I've (literally) came back to watch this video at least three separate times. Each additional time (after the 1st) I've picked up a nugget or two that I missed the first time. BTW, I find your teachings and videos extremely insightful :)
Same. But I noticed Frank seemingly has a VERY limited, flawed, biased understanding of spiritual teachings from the East.
Christ ain’t bad. He’s against lies & so I had to confront them with truth. Jesus said love thy ENEMY, but I’m not against Jesus, and Jesus said he who isn’t against us is FOR us. Earth would be better if people strived for a more full/accurate understanding of the Bible and other scriptures. Crucial examples:
Although the Vedas were written over 5,000 years ago & known well before that, all major religions/major sciences stemmed from Vedas. Buddha, Christ, increased sin etc. were 1st predicted in Vedas. Vedas are the source of the oldest histories, all our math, learning other planetary systems, Relativity, etc. It also gave the socio-economic system that dominated/thrived all over (the spiritual, merit based Varna system) BEFORE it (as predicted) was corrupted into a birth-based caste system. Some of the Bible is WORD FOR WORD COPIED from Vedic verses.
ALL life was respected with compassion (killing animals were allowed in rare, unavoidable situations, especially with minimal suffering to the animal, like in the story of the Great Flood, which was 1st mentioned in Vedas, I don’t think non-flesh food was an option). Vedic teachings share the same core teachings as the Bible (like having 1 supreme personal God) but because Vedas are so detailed & allow variations for people who are less good/truthful, it ALSO mentions God with his impersonal energy aspect (Brahman) and many “Gods” (AKA angels) and hell (AKA place of Hades). “Christians” deleted, among other things, Jesus’ life from age 12-30 from the Bible, (probably) because he went to learn Vedic Science. His miracles are similar to Lord Krishna’s miracles, and Jesus said he and is father are 1 (in quality). Jesus said “my father is greater than I” and Krishna AKA Vishnu says he’s the father of all. Jesus was originally called Jesus OF the Christ, and Christ in Greek is Christos, which is another name for Krishna. Jesus said he was the only way in the present tense. Sinners in the Old Testament, babies born dead, etc. were saved without him, as were souls who reached God's eternal Kingdom AKA Krishna-Loka by repenting to Lord Krishna.
ALL KNOWLEDGE originates from God’s Vedas. If you need details/evidence, watch this (you can skip the 1st/last video there) & if you don’t wana pay for the book in the link, message me for the free PDF: youtube (DOT) com/playlist?list=PL37644B85810E3F6A
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@@airplayrule there is so much inaccuracy and lies in your comment, I don't know where to begin.
@@GoldenRuffian I was thinking the same thing myself. There's some serious confusion there.
@@GoldenRuffianYou are correct about @airplayrules . It’s too much babble it’s over kill , nothing adds up.
Wow, you're so wise! I
Never would've thought of that!
Bless you sister
You’re really photogenic by the way
@@jollygoodgordon5580 thank you brother🦞
I once encountered an athiest that said the bible was written hundreds of years after Jesus. I was the first one to enlighten him that the last book was written 60 years after Jesus was crucified. He didn't know that and was shocked.
@ZAP GAMERZ look it up
False.
If a book about leprechauns was written 60 _minutes_ after someone claimed to see a leprechaun, would that make it truth? The problem isn't when the Bible was written. The problem is we don't have good reason to believe the Bible's core claims, like that a god exists.
@ZAPGAMERZit.. it literally was though
This has been verified by most of mainstream scholarship, even secular sources. The early church fathers quote scripture in over 500 personal statements dating back to the early 2nd century. This is not disputed by anyone who's done their homework. Stop with the "prove it" nonsense. It's been confirmed for a very long time.
👏👏mr Frank:I love these 3questions that you need to ask if a person this religion slogan ="all religion are same ...".God's wisdom Mr Frank.
Thank you, Mr Turek! Praying lots about how to approach friends who could be dabbling into Perrinialism (sp?) unknowingly.
Impressive, all the slickness of presentation of any good confidence trick.
For the apologetic groups I really appreciate what you are doing,I will be happy if you know deeply about the Ethiopian orthodox tewahdo church our church were worshipping Jesus and have the full Bible before catholic and Protestant churches come to existence!!!
When a claim begins with 'any'.'every' . 'all'.or 'always' .question it.
"Always", in this context, is called phenomenal logical language..Look into it
When a claim begins with, "the one true religion ", walk away.
Question 1 plus 1 is 2 then
@@bobboggano9201 and yet, if there is one, you've turned away.
@@bond3161 but there isn't one true religion. Religions are man's attempt to explain/understand life/reality.
"There is no elephant"
- That kid in the matrix
Ho! You're so funny! Yeah take nothing seriously yea!!
@@oreally8605 everything can be used for humor, *everything.*
We live in a matrix then?
What's the point of doing anything if our real.body and world is somewhere else?
@@nickdickens3951 example: donkey dick
But a spoon is easier to hide
Very cool stuff !
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, and the Word became flesh". The person Jesus Christ is both fully God and fully man.
I understand that there are comparative religion/mysticism degrees where people actually DO dedicate their lives to study academically that all of the major world religions do teach the same core principles, though they may not be saying it the same way, the same language, or using the same metaphors. One of my closest friends is one of them. That doesn't mean all PEOPLE in each religion teach the same thing. In each religion, there is disagreements about what is true, and different sects of people interpret and teach each religion differently (think about the differences in the actions of the many versions of Christianity, for example). I do not believe that everything that everyone believes in all religions is true, as there are traumatized and mislead people in every religion, however I do believe that all religions share common core truths, and that no religion is entirely ignorant. I am inclusive to learning from the wisdom of all religions.
Religion is man made, religion is not the supernatural being or deity. We can argue religion all day long and not get anywhere because religion is generated by man. God is not the religion and is far greater than man’s expression of faith or belief. God is the object of man’s faith and belief. God will exist whether man worships Him or doesn’t worship Him. God will still have created the universe and created man even if man fails to acknowledge that or worship Him. God is.
You're who this lecture was for. Because you're wrong. And with the tiniest bit of actual research you'd see that. They do not teach basically the same thing and anyone telling you that is LYING TO YOU. They're doing what YOURE DOING WITH THIS COMMENT. VIRTUE SIGNALING. And your pfp explains your stance. Not everything is equal and not everything is good or bad. Islam and Christianity are not basically the same. Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus tell people force then to convert and if they don't, force them to pay a tax. And if they don't, kill them. That seems like a freaking pretty drastic difference. But it definitely says that in the quran.
By calling someone blind it means you know what it means to be able to see.
Basically you have stated an objective truth.
And your point? (Behind the unbelief)
And the person is essentially saying they're than religious people. They pretty much think the religious believes a lie but they know the real truth.
I'd like to hear this in its entirety. Is it available?
God bless you Frank!
Turek’s videos are amazing and I love the intellectual integrity he brings to all his discussions. He’s one of the very few apologist, IMHO, that attempts to do this consistently. I also appreciate the parable or metaphor of the elephant, the blind men and truth. However, I would add that truth is much more then a feeling, which is what makes it truth. The analogy is flawed in that it attempts to apply an assessment of actual physical recognition with a concept or assessment of actual truth. There is only one truth and that is Christ, period. To attempt to express the fullness of this through an analogy of accurate physical assessment trivializes the sacredness of truth. Truth is a person/being and it’s perfect expression is Christ, much more then a feeling!
@Leon Discuss - Word salad to some, not to me. It certainly provoked a reaction from you, I mean just for word salad?
3:06 Such a wrong example "For you to say that No that's not a fan, not a rope not a spear etc etc you would have to know what it is". Suppose I know what an apple is. My friend comes to me telling this fruit(which is not an apple and I don't know what it is) is an apple. Now I don't know what that fruit is but I definitely know it's not an apple. What he said earlier made sense but this example didn't fit that context.
This is a good point. Or similarly, an alibi exonerates a particular suspect. It's not necessary that the defense suggest an alternative suspect.
I was thinking about that idea of what do you mean before you even brought it up as its been on my mind talking to one of my fellow idiots, and i mean thats insane that you said the same thing because its really in its root there to make it easier on them so they dont have to research and think
Very knowledgeable speaker.
Regarding point1, All the religions teach the same thing: there are common teachings in the Abrahamic religions including the oneness of God (Hear O Israel, our Lord our God is one, Deuteronomy 6.4, Mark 12.29, Quran 102.1 and human universal values.
That belt though ;) 5:30
I expected a girl to comment on that LOL
Andrew Garfield
Ha, true! lol
+adam ropp It's a facsimile of the snake of the garden of eden serving as a reminder of the original sin.
Shiny shiny.
@@andrewgarfield5512 Why did you name yourself Andrew Garfield?
“Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” ― John: 20
What do you mean by that?
How did you come to that conclusion?
Have you considered...?
Frank tell me do you believe the Bible is 100% identical to the original manuscripts and do you believe all available are included in the book as most know it ?
Tommy Gunnin I like your question - could you friend me on Facebook so we can talk about this?
Raymond Hundley I don't do facebook sorry. willing to talk here .
Even real bait is used in 🐁 mouse traps🤔. Christianity is a Tree 1:06, kinda goes with Jesus as vine, believers are branches who'll one day eat from Tree of Life! Guess Atheists are just under the Elephants foot dust til nothing 🤣😂
Nah. Believe what you want, your beliefs and your god will go to dust along with you.
@ not true. God is very real. People have said the same things you have said throughout history, but God will always prevail and remain the same.
@@aidan-ator7844 Except god has changed in every religion, The god of the Christians is different to the god of the jews even though christianity is an offshoot of the jewish religion.
Weve hear about Yahweh since a long, long, time ago since the steel era. Considered a war god and the creator of the universe by the hebrews
Burden of proof is *ALWAYS* on the plaintiff/claim maker.
Yes and if I say I believe in God...and you claim he doesn't exist. Is it not on you to prove that to me? I'm not asking you to believe in God but you're claiming my belief is false because God does not exist. So YOU are making the CLAIM.
Edit: Not meaning you in particular just to those that try to use this argument when coming to Christian videos.
@Legendary Force You're the one CLAIMing it isn't true. Where's YOUR proof?
And Absence of Evidence is not Evidence of Absence that's circular reasoning and illogical.
@Sean Pittaway I'm not threatening anything sir. I'm merely telling you that for every wrong...there is a price.
Some call it Karma. I call it God.
@Legendary Force how can you prove something that happened in the past?
@sean pittaway Hell is meant for sinners....not just because someone doesn't believe.
We all have issues. We all have problems...we all do wrong things. God paid the price for those wrongs for us. It's your choice to accept His sacrifice or pay your own way.
1. All religions teach an approach to ultimate reality within their mystical practices.
2.I have studied various religions experientially and conceptually.
3. I find significant overlap among the deepest practicioners claims within Sufism, Christianty,Vedanta, Kashmir Shavism, Judaism,Tibetan Buddhism and Dzog-chen moraly, experiencially and cosmicly...
Excellent 👌
Did I miss something? By the end of the video he had not explained why Christianity has a view of the whole picture whereas the other religions don't, so it goes back to each religion believing it has the truth.
I am still waiting!
The point of the video is people believe slogans rather than actually exercising of faith in a supernatural entity, deity or being. His example was “ all religions teach the same things “ that’s a slogan designed to justify not believing or expressing a faith in a supernatural entity, deity or being. Now Judaism , Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions but they exercise their faith in a different way. They have very similar objective morality but they still differ. Judaism and Islam claim Abraham as their ancestor. Christianity takes that into consideration but says Jesus is God in the flesh and is therefore greater than Abraham who waited on the promise of God to send Jesus. You wouldn’t know that if you didn’t do some study and comparisons of their tenants or doctrines. I am just using these three religions as examples of different views of the same elephant.
My belief is only God is true. Judaism, Christianity and Islam adhere to this truth there is only ONE GOD. The three great religions of the world have this in common the belief that there is only ONE GOD.
No man can answer why miracles happen. Most are aware they do. Many call them coincidences. Some say they're divine. The wrong give credit to evil. The Godly don't mind.
So is the same theory behind this as saying whats true for me isn’t for you? And cos I believe in it that makes it true? Can someone help explain this please from the christian perspective as I’m discussing this with my wife
*yo from what year is this??* 👀👀
The majority of non-extremist religions give the same moral values and many have the same single god or god that can have many forms
160 dislikes
160 blind people
animals that build court systems and know right from wrong. We are fearfully and wonderfully made. This world is to fined tuned to just happen by itself. You may not like it, but there is a God. His love for you is great that he send his son to die for you so that you don't have to. Jesus really did walk the earth, its history. What motivation would they have to create a false religion and get killed for it? Even today bible prophecy is coming true. The bible is just the gospel and letters they wrote brought together to make the bible. Dont try to fit and understand God in your 3-pound brain.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. - Isaiah 55:8
Read Isaiah 53, which was written before Jesus and tell me who that was talking about. Religion won't save anyone and that mindset will give you a false view of God. He seeks for a relationship.
So gooood!
Thank you
The elephant analogy is pretty laughable considering you wouldn't access 1/10th of a subject and determine what it is. Any logical observer would proceed to analyze the rest until they have the full picture.
God is not Something you prove or figure out with theology or the mind!! God is beyond our human concepts and ideas of Him!!
If people believe in their religion, thus they are saying that this belief is of their own independent doing, then why is it that most of the time their specific chosen religion just happens to be the same religion of which their parents follow ? What is it that prevents them from seeing that they are incapable of independent thinking ?
At the end of your video it says do you have questions visit us at cross-examined. Org I did go to that website and I did submit a question over a month ago and got absolutely no response
@Paul Morgan Sometimes stuff happens. Your so quick to judge. I sent an email to a pastor who has no where near the number this pastor has and I still didn't get a response. Sometimes, websites can have issues like that. I run my own website and never got emails from my customers and it frustrated me when I find out about them late.
Dear Jeff. Tell me how I can contact you and I will share the Bibles answers to your questions.
Reality, whatever it is, does not conform itself to what we think or believe. It is, what it is, whether we like it or not.
This applies just as much to religious ideologies as it does to anything else. Truth (God or no God) is, what it is, regardless of what we individually choose to think it is. We can all have our own opinion as to what we think it is, but that does not make the truth (God or no God) to be what we believe it to be.
Multiple mutually exclusive explanations of what we think truth is could in fact all be wrong, but they cannot all be true in the same way as the same time. The only ligament explanation of truth is the one that matches reality.
This ideology that all roads lead to the truth despite the fact that all of the roads go in different directions is logically incoherent.
When one establishes a relationship with God through believing (trusting) the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) they KNOW that God is real because they have a relationship with him.
@ says: *and what form does that relationship take? How does God interact with you?*
It's kinda of hard to explain, but I'll do the best I can with it.
God interacts with me though a type of intuition, when I ask about something in prayer I get a direct knowing of it without having to reason it out.
He also confirms things for me if I reason something out for myself correctly and once I acquire that confirmation I know that what I reasoned out for myself is true.
I also feel guided to do or not do something sometimes though my emotions which I used to repress before I got saved which might be the reason way God has chosen to guide me with them sometimes.
The latest experience of such a thing probably avoided me from getting fired from my job, so I'm glad that I took heed of it instead of blowing it off which is something I would've done in the past.
Also I end up interacting with God simply by experiencing my life because God is the source of all life...he's there to comfort me as well whenever I need it.
I have never felt that things are just going to be okay as much as I have since getting saved and establishing my relationship with God.
All religions are the same since they offer up literal stories without literal proof. Suddenly a 7th man walks up and says, "You're all wrong that's Ganesha."
Where did you get that information from? :)
I think his name is brother polite, has done research on bible written in Hebrew. One of the things he says is the mistranslation of virgin mary. Said the word actually means unmarried woman in hebrew. Like many other languages of old times, one character can have different meanings, depending on context.
Let's assume for a moment that's correct. Does that mean Jesus wasn't resurrected?
The other thing is that they say all roads lead to God but Jesus said I am the way the Truth and the life no one comes in to the father but by me
I knew it! It was ganesha all along
How did you come to that conclusion? Did you study the manuscript evidence yourself? Have you considered that all other faiths claim the same level of certainty,.. have miracle stories and feel it in their hearts as well?
Go on a case by case basis to see if there is any actual evidence that's supports the miraculous claim.
@@tylerthomas2956 they ALL claim to have a personal relationship with God... one wonders, just how do we follow up on that claim? 🤔
@@davidlenett8808 "Go on a case by case basis to see if there is any actual evidence that's supports the miraculous claim."
@@tylerthomas2956 I get it. I've actually read a number of apologetic favorites, "The Case for Christ", "Evidence that Demands a Verdict", I found them to be very underwhelming.
5:45 the question is...what do you meme by that?
Brilliant
I've heard the elephant with the blind men story used to prove other things. This is the first time I've heard it for comparing religions. If someone used this comparing religions we could say that the parable teller( God ) removed our blindfolds or blindness and then yes we would see the one true way which is Jesus
except in terms of different religions, it isn't 6 blind men. It is 6 sighted intelligent men with all their faculties coming to different conclusions. That would indicate that none of them are true.
literally the entire point of the elephant story is that none of us know the one true way including christians
@@christiansaravia7865 Well if you call yourself a Christian than you better know the way because Jesus said he is the only way to God the Father. Read John 14:6
jesus said if you looking for me you would find me,that's if you looking with all ur heart
Indeed, sadly some just try to look for anything else at all
I dont look for an evil blasphemous person who makes claims he doesn't fill
@@halfigliulo1019 that's u
good luck with it
@@repenttoday1940 no that Christianity. Jesus isn't the messiah. The messiah isn't a deity. That would violate the 1st commandment. Thats blasphemy. The reason he was crucified.
@@halfigliulo1019 that's u not me.....
i'm repeating what jesus christ said
not what Christianity said,
“The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.” - Jiddu Krishnamurti
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For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalms 30:5 (KJV)
Turek for president.
Of what??? For christsakes.??
🙌🏼
No
Dear god no.
Xendrius I would vote for him!
All religions are true for the people who believe in them. They are like the spokes of a wheel that all connect at the same hub-- only you have to follow those spokes to their ends to find it. You can start at different places and go in different directions, but they all lead to the same center if you follow them far enough. If you get hung up on any literal interpretation of their symbols, however, they become obstacles, not roads, to enlightenment.
Question for frank
Why do I have to know what is true to know what is false? Why Can’t I look at the evidence that someone else is using and say they are making a false conclusion by disproven their evedince?
*Jam* Forgive me, but I'm not following you. If you simply *DISPROVE* what s/one has said, you have *DONE* so by positing the alternative/opposite from their position, correct? In o/words, you've compared what *THEY* say to a different standard, and the other "standard/position" would then be substantiated by being factual, correct? Both can't be right, but both can be wrong, sure.
Well that's why we need to not choose one way but to learn about them all
And you still must come to one truth.
Amen!!!
Ramen!
The same regarding slogans can be said for Christians. Most don't actually have a clue regarding context, theological questions, apologetics, etc. They take what they've been told over the pulpit as truth and don't look into it for themselves. So both sides need to do their own thinking and research.
I'm Christian and I agree!
Agrid
You helped me to convert
I think yes bcz
Same like Goldilocks zone and life permitting range
Multiple Religions are needed to world to exist
Hence there are different nations import export gdp world tour etc
I Certainly Hope So!
Near Death Experiences Say YES!
What religion are true after know death
Explain why people are willing to die for a religion they feel so connected to.
Depends on how you pratice the religion and the God your trying to worship.
Matthew 19:16-17 Now behold, one came and said to Him, "Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?" So He said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."
Torah law
Leviticus 19:34 The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
Gospel law
John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Islamic law
the prophet Muhammad s.a.w said, “you will not go to heaven unless if you believe, and you would not believe unless if you love each other, shall i told you what if you do you will love each other? disclose salaam among you (hadith of muslim 1/74)
1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
It's true that there is no absolute truth that is absolutely the truth. But, that can't be true that there is no absolute truth for the very statement itself is one of absolute truth saying there is no absolute truth. The apologists say it much better than I could. I'm surprised Dr. Turek didn't pull that one out; probably only apply it to moral relativism rather than religious pluralism and religious syncretism.
Matthew 5:44;
44] But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; ... [46] For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye?
@ Amen
You need to have a reference from the God's revelation when answering questions. You can't use logic and science alone to approach spiritual questions
Saady Abdallah He does in certain videos. When answering these questions, he doesn’t want to commit an argument from authority fallacy
That's because spiritual questions are nonsense. It's like asking who changes the tires on the Batmobile.
Do one on contradictions in Egyptian religion lol
❤. Thanks
what do i mean by that? i mean that there is a BIG DIFFERENCE between spirituality (god) and religions
ALL religions are ("wise") man-made INSTITUTIONS created to generate income and influence, wise men who claim to know the "truth" and the will of god
... they don't
René Olguín I know the truth and it didn’t even cost me half of a penny
I remember learning about the blind men and the elephant in Sunday school, and it had nothing to do with world religions. I think we all have a problem in that we latch onto someone whose personality we like and accept what they say as fact without confirming it for ourselves. This goes for atheists and Christians. When it is counter to something we've been taught and it sounds like it makes sense, we assume that other people will be just as persuaded by it as we were.
I agree. That's why being skeptical is a really good thing.
Which is why one needs intelligence. Unfortunately it's lacking in majority of people especially in atheists.
Casey Lee Out of curiosity, what did your parents and teachers teach you about God?
Casey Lee I have no idea what "the same as most Christians" means. What I really want to know is, where did your atheist ideas come from?
Casey Lee The reason I asked the question is because you made the accusation that people are indoctrinated, yet you don't include yourself in "the indoctrinated." You should think seriously about why you believe what you believe.
Why should a millions of different god beliefs cause me to question whether there is a God or not? You can pick up a scientific journal and find multiple theories concerning what gravity is, but that doesn't give you a reason to say that gravity doesn't exist.
You say that you are an atheist because there is no evidence for God. But my dear sir, there is evidence for God. Faith without evidence would be stupidity. But the reason many people choose to be atheists is because they don't want there to be a God. Often, people are angry with God because something has happened in their life that they think God should have prevented.
i think all or most are truthful, many tell of one god or highlight a flood that happened or other stuff they all talk about so we know some sprit created us and started it all but its hard to know who
5:05 you can't take how extremists use religious texts as a means to determine the teachings of the texts; Westboro Baptist Church studied the Bible and they use it to justify being homophobes; earlier people used the Bible to justify a form of slavery God never approved of.
While Muslims aren't instructed to love their enemies and have different teachings, they're mostly peaceful. We Christians are absolutely the enemies of Islam since their imam is our antichrist, but it's not yet time to remove the tares until God returns; it's not time for war, it's time for peace surrender negotiations for peace when the King arrives, and during this time we are to love even our enemies.
I think the point of the "blind men and the elephant" is that the only way to get fully to truth, being that we're all blind in someway, is to stop and talk to others who have a different view to you :)
Other religions are trying to walk to victory but for Jesus perfect sacrifice we are walking from victory, Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life, you got to life by the word of god and walk by faith not sight or your gonna stumble every time.
Krishna says where ever u r whoever with u,u always with me
well if someone says a stone is running after them, you can tell that they have no clue even if you dont know what is following them either.
They have the burden of proof to support what they said.
You can ask them three questions:
1. What do you mean by that?;
2. How did you get to this conclusion?; and
3. Have you considered...? (This argument pointing to book).
Religion base on the scripture.
Do you know about the other's religion scriptures ?
What and how the others scripture teaching about the truth ?
Read, learn and do reseach !
The truth will be free all of you.
and the truth will be your true salvation.
Annisa DEC hows many prophesies has these other scriptures foretold and have come to pass? I wait!
There is no Grace in other religions...did a comparative study on religions....got the conclusion Frank is telling the truth...
All the Scriptures were gone, except one still stay on Al Quran
@@indrawinangun2392 no the Bible remains true the same and never changed
@BPF_ Savage that’s an L lol manuscripts vary on age. Your “god” didn’t send a Quran though
the blind guy that was thought he was feeling a snake wasn't holding the trunk. If you catch my drift
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When people say "All religions are true", they're are just lying coward who afraid to offend someone. I love Lord Jesus, He will tell the truth, even if people throw stone at Him because of the truth.
@BPF_ Savage Here's my point, there's only one truth:
1. There is only one God: The God of Israel. He is our God, our Father in Heaven. ===> if anyone/anything else claims to be god, it's just lying, because there's only one God: the God of Israel.
2. Lord Jesus is the Son of God, the promised Messiah. He is our Instructor ===> If anyone says Jesus isn't the Son of God, or "is just a normal prophet", it's just lying, because Lord Jesus is the Son of God.
===> if anyone else claims to be the promised Messiah, it's just lying. Because Lord Jesus is the promised Messiah.
+Frank Turek, I have recently watched many of your UA-cam videos, subscribed to your channel, and have been seriously considering buying and reading all the books you recommend including the ones written by you, but you've really disappointed me with this video when you be were talking about Islam. Now, I'm not a Muslim, but, in light of the rise in "Islamic terrorism" in the past couple decades, I've done a lot of study and research of the Quran, due to many "conspiracy theories" about terrorist attacks. "Orthodox Islam", as you call it, is not what you say it is. The terrorists are not following the Quran, their not following the teachings of Mohammed. The terrorists, if they have any real claim to being Islamic, are following a corrupted teaching about the Quran. They're no different than Christians who do the same thing, such as the Lord's Resistance Army, they're not Christians at all, they just claim to be.
ScorpioDragon94 you clearly have not studied that first few decades of the founding of Islam, which spoiler alert, wasn't through love and kindness.
In the elephant story, with all men blindfolded, they might not be able to know it's an elephant. But given the properties they all feel, they might make out it's not a 'glass of wine'. And given they all feel different properties, it would be a fair assumption to think none of them are right (still without knowing the answer).
And then the blind men all started claiming they could see... still contradicting eachother.
If the analogy says anything on religions: it's that it's likely they are all wrong and just claiming thruths where they have none.
Possibly. But that's why we do science (which is evidence for Divine Intelligence) to figure out which religion knows that it's the "elephant."
Without starting up another discussion on wheter the entire peer-review-system is somehow 'biased'...
I am glad you agree this whole story is meaningless and all that matters is the evidence.
+Joe Richmond Science is NOT evidence for divine intelligence...where did you pull that one from?
Have you ever considered, the book in which, is documented, that God spoke, and lot's of people heard him?
Lastly, at 9:00, Dr. Turek says "You don't have the obligation to refute what somebody else says, they have the burden of proof to support what they've just said." So true! BUT, when atheists ask theists to prove THEIR claims, they can't and don't. They get angry, talk about faith, Hell, etc...and the discussion is over. Been there, got the T-shirt collection.
As I Christian , when asked for proof of God , I make it clear my faith is from personal experience and having studied world religions .
But faith can lead someone to a true and untrue conclusion. So faith (by itself) is not reliable @Beren C
@@berenc7619 very true. I experienced it for myself and until one does, you won't understand how you can just know.... I was NOT looking for God. I have to make that clear. God found me..
Aristotle's Proof of God is undefeated.
@Lt DanLMFAOOO! Aristotle's argument is the probably one of the strongest cases for theism there has ever been. Keep coping tho.
You see, all you're saying is speculation, you're not bringing any proofs of what you're affirming.
Bring your evidences if you're thruthful....
What you're saying, every religious groups can say the same.....
You're not quoting any verses of your Bible... And yet you says that your religion is true, that's the easiest thing to say...
In this video he wasn't arguing whether Christianity is true. He was arguing the position that all religions can have some truth and that they all teach basically the same. He has a ton of evidence for Christianity, you can watch his other videos. God bless, friend, in Jesus Name.
@Lt Dan Right, so it's not evidence just because we say it is. Tell me, then, are you the one who determines what counts as evidence and what doesn't? Just because you don't want to recognize the evidence doesn't mean it isn't.
So what is the true religion?
Jesus said the kingdom of God is within. Buddha, Krishna, and Mithra in his own way taught this. Mr. Turek has never heard of the language of symbolism and how to apply it to ancient texts and artifacts.
The bible and Christ himself.
What do I mean by that? That there are different religions and cultures that interpret an infinite God differently.
The stupider a person the more he thinks he knows better than everybody.
That goes both ways
The point of the parable is that the blind people could've figured out that it's an elephant had they collaborated, but all of them were convinced that only their point of view is correct and that of the others was incorrect without exception. The narrator is correct because he sees the issue through the eyes of all of the blind people (figuratively). In general, it's true that people see different sides of the same issue and they all have some part of the truth, but the problem is that people tend to be convinced that only their point of view is valid.
I don't think any person who has any kind of religious revealings will ever fight with another because he /she doesn't speak the same tongue
Did you never hear of the crusades? Or other holy wars
They may have the burden, but my experience is that they will only scoff and move along-and repeat the same claim again to those who, seeking excuses and not truth, all clap like seals.