Education lifts people from ignorance and eliminates supernatural explanations for things not understood. It also makes people less vulnerable to being controlled.
You clearly have no understanding of the religious contribution to academia, really its entire creation actually. Medieval philosophers and scholars were without a doubt smarter than your average college grad today. You've still fallen for that myth that everything was superstitious in the past. Makes for people today with zero meaning or purpose.
Remember that the earliest universities in Europe were established by the Catholic Church and to this day the church continues to impart quality education at all levels worldwide. The church is in the forefront of education and humanitarian outreach services. What is the contribution of atheism to humanity? Nothing.
Education also reveals how complex this universe really is. Human beings are the only species that seek a higher power(s) and one can clearly observe this across all cultures. And they can observe design... but apes, cats, dogs and atheists, cannot. But even atheists can have their spiritual eyes opened, if they’re willing.
I am from the Czech Republic - the center of Europe. In the years 1948-1989 there was socialism. People were convinced that God did not exist. In our country, Christians were not persecuted like that, maybe only some members of the former church in the 1950s mainly, but the churches functioned normally. Only faith had no support. It manifested itself mainly financially, the monuments were dilapidated. Gradually, by 1989, the share of Christians in society decreased to fifty percent. But then this trend continued. Compared to neighboring countries, we have one of the smallest shares today - about 11%. The trend of decline continues in other countries too, it's just delayed. Perhaps it is due to the Hussite era in our country, the epicenter of the resistance against the Church was in Bohemia, not in Moravia. As for the weakening of the Christian faith, both the church and the state have a part in it. Cardinal Duka himself commented that after the revolution, religion was not restored in the school, that they left it to specific individuals to find their own way to faith. However, they don't learn anything at school. Students are never even familiar with the New and Old Law, they don't know anything even those who apply for humanities - Faculty of Philosophy..... Within the framework of civics, everyone is only familiar with philosophy. psychology and the basics of economics and law. At the same time, the Bible as such is the cornerstone of our culture.
Lucky Czech Republic. You seem to be sexually the most free nation in Europe like the Danes because of the absence of religious doctrine to make you feel ashamed and guilty.
Religion is the greatest tool by the rich. Many of us have come to understand this. Churches will never be taxed in the US, it does the work of the rich at keeping Americans ignorant. The rich have their rewards here, the poor in the afterlife, how convenient is this? Keeps the poor poor looking forward for their after death reward; while on earth, the poor lives with trauma and stress providing for their family, while the rich lives content and rich full lives by the exploitation of the poor. It is horrendous what the rich is doing to our planet, their greed is never ending.
There is a lot of information on the Internet today, but people probably lack some connecting element, motivation. Christianity is not only an interpretation of religion, it also played another important role in human life. It united people, created values, an environment for mutual help, cooperation, communication, assured people that good will triumph over evil, that it makes sense to live according to the rules of the Bible. But how are people supposed to believe in the Ten Commandments, when from time immemorial we wage wars, kill, the church itself stole what it could, drank wine, preached water?
Why not just leave people alone to believe whatever they want as long as it doesn't promote violence. I find that people go out of their way to attack people's religious beliefs. In my neighborhood, I'm surrounded by Hindu, Catholic, Agnostic. We all live in peace and respect for each others beliefs.
@@lysanderofsparta3708 it means Religitards are irrelevant in modern era especially sense young people are cutting off there relationship to there abusive religious Christofascist parents and friends that force's there belief into young impressionable kids. Also church is kinda boring af anyway I'd rather play videogames lol 😜🎮
HALF of the world has an IQ below 89 -- HALF. That's sub-normal. These people cannot think for themselves. The best they can do is to repeat someone else's narrative. AND OVER 93% of men and women are nearly deaf and blind spiritually. They "see" and "hear" nothing, except perhaps, once or twice in a lifetime, while asleep. We call that, NORMAL. Are you any different? It has always been like this -- as in the Days of Jonah -- "Yet forty days and Nine-of-You shall be overthrown." 90% of Christianity is Apostate. The Catholic Church is the same, unreformed Harlot of Babylon that she was in 1517. The Republican CHURCH (not the Party) became the synagogue of Satan (Revelation 3: 9) when ALL the Prophets on Christian Network TV -- FAKE EWES -- proclaimed Trump CHOSEN by God to build a NEW TEMPLE for the Sanhedrin of Jerusalem. Matthew 24: 24. wormwood = the Serpent in the Cross that poisons 1/3rd of the waters -- the people.
@@TheInformatics-7 Freemasonry was and is a big factor. The key date was Oct. 28th 1958 when freemason Antipope John XXIII started the reign of the antipopes leading the Vatican II sect whose duped followers erroneously believe themselves to be Catholics.
@@TheInformatics-7 The Enlightenment - i.e. endarkenment - was likely a freemasonic project. It didn't promote reason, but the error of rationalism. In politics, this became philosophical/religious liberalism. See the book "Liberalism is a Sin."
Europe modernized humanity with science, engineering etc. Due to high educational rates, this had a major affect on not believing in supernatural ideas or fairytales, but in realty like science.
500,000 years ago, they came to teach Neanderthal Man herding and husbandry. And all went well for about 300,000 years (cro magnon man) until Lucifer -- sovereign of over 600 evolutionary worlds -- declared LIBERTY from the rule of a non-existent grandfather god, and order the Planetary Princes, like the one who remains on Earth, to do as they willed. Fast forward: Lucifer and Satan were detained in 30 AD, just after Pentecost, and were judged by the Ancients of Days, far from Earth in 1985. That information reached Earth in 1998, but just a few received it. The devil and dragon (Revelation 12: 12-13) remain on Earth, and their judgement has been set for 10/10/26 -- one heavenly hour after Lucifer refused mercy (1000/24). They intend to absolve themselves by proving Mankind unfit for God's kingdom with a worldwide nuclear war: God vs God vs Not God vs No God in the Name of Jesus. THEN, on 09/23/26, the Great Re-Set when "THEY" unveil the Light Bearer of pure logic, the NEON GAUD. Men and women will never lie, cheat, steal, or murder again -- so help us GAUD. You Will Be Happy. Fentanyl Euphoria for the Sunday Masses. Inspired by Huxley's SOMA, for a Brave New World Order. You WILL want more so DO AS YOU'RE TOLD! Resistance is fatal. Q cues the coup at the All Hallows' Eve Brawl, y'all, by blowing up Congress with the Dems and RINOs inside. Wear a Guy Fawkes mask to remain anonymous, because Q will blame those militant, anti-Francis Catholics. Wormwood = the serpent in the cross that poisons 1/3rd of the waters -- the people. "Oh, shut up! Silly woman." said the reptile with a grin. "You KNEW damn well I was a Snake, before you took me in. I'm going to bite your prophets." Matthew 24: 24. Revelation 3: 9.
God is like a salesman, when he wants you to buy one of his products you get the red-carpet treatment. Once you sign on the dotted line and pluck down your credit-card number then he got you. Notice that not too many people in Europe are going around cursing God and burning down churches. The are just apathetic unti he comes again...
@@user-sp1id4it2f so let me get this straight. I grow up Protestant, go Atheist for a bit. Spend four years in intense study, and come out of it Catholic. Now I’m the stupid one?
I am a practicing Catholic. I attend Mass weekly and receive Communion. Having said that, I will add that I wouldn't want to live in a theocracy, such as Ireland before the Celtic Tiger years, The worst thing to happen to the Catholic Church in my lifetime was "Humane Vitae," the 1968 papal encyclical on birth control. While the Church may educate, guide and counsel, Catholics in the pews have decided long ago if and when they will have children. More than 90 percent of married Catholic couple will use artificial contraception ... and the rest are lying.
To ConanTheLibrarian-n5q: It looks like Pope Paul VI might have been right after all with his "Humane Vitae". The West's rock-bottom birthrate, leading to mass immigration and the replacement of a non-reproducing population with an aggressive Islam with a higher birthrate shows that the West is committing demographic and cultural suicide. (No, I am not a Catholic).
I think Catholic Ireland before the Celtic Tiger was much better place than multicultural liberal Ireland today. People had strong communities and extended families who visited each. They met in churches and pubs. There was a high social trust in the country. Catholicism was a symbol of Irish unity and resistance against British occupants. The population was growing, women valued morherhood and had a lot of children. Man's income could support the whole family, every family had its own house. Today the country is divided according to political lines, people are at each other's throats. Women fell into trap of hedonism and vanity. Men into drugs and gambling. Birth rates plummeted into sub-replacement level. Ireland is flooded with immigrants who hate Ireland and Irish culture. The whole country is a property of American big tech who brought their trashy multicultural liberal ideology with them. Divorce is sky high, so is abortion, depression, crime, homelessness and general lack of empathy. Dublin city centre looks like a dump. The cost of living is sky high, even two working partners cannot afford a house. People don't socialise anymore but sit at home watching social media and Netflix. If this trend continues, there will be no more Irish people in the future. I don't understand how somebody can see this as progress.
A.I. is FASTER and SMARTER. Manual labor can still compete, but men and women cannot compete, mentally, artistically, intellectually with the NEON GAUD. Fentanyl Euphoria for the Sunday Masses. Inspired by Huxley's SOMA, for a Brave New World Order. In GAUD we will trust. IT has the Plan to Perfect Humanity (separation by sex with selective and restrictive breeding for 40 to 100 years). You Will Be Happy. And you WILL want more -- so DO AS YOU'RE TOLD! Resistance is fatal.
There is a simple reason why Christianity declined here in Europe: We stopped believing all the Mumbo Jumbo about other peoples' imaginary friend. Simple as that! 🙂
I've read that Churches that embrace or promote progressive ideology decline much faster than those that do not. This to me suggests that choosing to have religious affiliation may be influenced by political desires rather than faith alone. For example if someone has a positive view of western culture and Christianity's influence on society they may be more inclined to identity with Christianity on a census for example. Alternatively if someone has a negative view of European civilization and colonialism they may reject Christianity and attack it as dogmatic. For this reason political leanings and historical interpretations guide peoples religious choices more so than literal "belief," as used to be the case before the 1960s. In addition Islam's growing presence in parts of Western Europe may influence the perception of Christianity in the future. Unlike in the West, the Islamic world has not seen a strong decline of adherence and Islamic migrants to Europe tend to be very fervently devout by Western standards. Because of higher birthrates among migrant populations and lack of integration, many young people in the west have began to view their civilization as under threat or as becoming marginalized etc and are thus identifying with Christianity as a political choice. Many of whom would have been otherwise unconcerned with religion in a different political climate. In this way whether one identifies as atheist or Christian is a political statement as much as a statement of belief. It may be a bit of a stretch but I think it has a grain of truth. Central-Eastern Europe is a very interesting and different situation. Christianity was repressed in the Cold War era as Marxism is an Atheist ideology. In Poland this repression provoked the opposite effect as the authorities intended and since 1989 Poland has become arguably the most religious country in Europe and a symbol of Catholicism. The Orthodox Church in Russia and Ukraine has also rebounded in the post Soviet era but no where near the same extend as in Poland. Czechia faced the same repression of Christianity as other ex-communist countries, but for some reason it seems to have been very effective here. Czechia now has one of the lowest Religiosity rates on earth. Unlike western countries however, the collapse of religion has not made Czech society embrace multiculturalism and progressive ideology to the same extent. The average Atheist Czech is generally speaking still more socially conservative than the average atheist in France or America.
It's actually very simple and has another explanation. If you don't have to do something, you don't do it. An individual must always have a motivation or an obligation.
I think as the Church has shrunk, it's become more cliquey. If you don't have a full head of white hair, they'll think you turned up to get some kind of assistance. Even telling them you don't want it need any assistance won't help you much. You won't fit in and the group will self regulate (e.g: there's no room for you in their parchese club).
Ex Non-denominational Christian here. I'm very happy to see religion disappear here in America. I never wanted to go to church as a child. Now social pressure doesn't exist to make me feel threatened into going.
The Churches have destroyed themselves. ALL churches tend to exalt themselves above God -- they claim AUTHORITY they do not have. Like the Pharisees and Sadducees, like the Popes and the Patriarchs, like Project 2025 and Pentecostalism, they ALL demand authority they do not have. And so MANY have been so horribly taught. The Rapture is a LIE. "Left Behind" is ass-backward fiction. Hundreds of millions of Christians, worldwide, deceived by the False Prophets on Christian Network TV -- FAKE EWES. Wormwood = the Serpent in the Cross that poisons 1/3rd of the waters -- the people. "Oh shut up! Silly woman," said the reptile with a grin. "You KNEW damn well I was a Snake, before you took me in. I'm gonna bite you on the prophets." Matthew 24: 24. The Catholic Church is the same, unreformed Harlot of Babylon that she was in 1517. The Republican CHURCH (not the party) became the synagogue of Satan (Revelation 3: 9). Final judgement for the devil and dragon -- Revelation 12: 12-13 -- is set for 10/10/26. Daniel 7: 9-14. As for the rest of us beasts, our lives shall be prolonged for a season and time. THIS is NOT the 2nd Coming in the flesh. It is the fulfillment of His resurrection. John 16: 7-15.
While Christianity is declining in the West (Europe, Canada & the U.S.), it is flourishing in the East. One of the fastest places where the good news is spreading is Iran among Iranian women. They are risking their lives for the Saviour.
Rarely does a person develop a huge work motivation of their own free will. And if you don't have to do something, you put it off until the last minute or don't do it at all. Despite the trends in society. Few people are unique as a personality, often people are vassals of society, they copy other individuals. Some fashion is enough, everyone must have it - the same.
Secular humanism is a philosophy, belief system, or life stance that embraces human reason, logic, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism, while specifically rejecting religious dogma, supernaturalism, and superstition as the basis of morality and decision making. Secular humanism posits that human beings are capable of being ethical and moral without religion or belief in a deity. It does not, however, assume that humans are either inherently good or evil, nor does it present humans as being superior to nature. Rather, the humanist life stance emphasizes the unique responsibility facing humanity and the ethical consequences of human decisions. Fundamental to the concept of secular humanism is the strongly held viewpoint that ideology be it religious or political must be thoroughly examined by each individual and not simply accepted or rejected on faith. Along with this, an essential part of secular humanism is a continually adapting search for truth, primarily through science and philosophy.
However, the worst thing seems to me is that today's youth are starting to come to the conclusion that they will not do anything they don't have to, even things that a person used to take as a mission, the meaning of life, when he felt that it was his duty to pass on his life. On the other hand, he does not have the conditions for this, so there is nothing to blame those people. I often feel sorry for their parents, especially in cases where their offspring turn to drugs and alcohol, when they do not find the meaning of life.
Not only europe but here in my native UK 🇬🇧 too. Yes, we're not European, remember because of Brexit 3 years ago. Age old traditions are beneath us, so much has changed. Our understanding of the world, technology, and innovation. Religion hasn't, so why bother? We'll predominantly be an atheist country as early as 2030 according to our national statistics!
Current trends in the UK do not support your view. People have realised the threat posed by Islam and realise that Christianity is the answer to the Islamist threat.
You showed a lot of mosques there and seemed to be implying that Islam was advancing while Christianity was declining. But there's evidence that what has happened to Christianity is also happening to Islam and not only in Europe.
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For me Catholicism is a huge disappointment. I am happier without it although I received a very good education from it despite the physical bullying and intimidation
In general, religion or beliefs were originally not treated as absolute. However, upon the start of Roman empire a new radical religion was founded. Thus, wars motivated by imposing its own religion and beliefs were started. As in ancient times, our life and the world is full of mysteries, but at times we may amuse ourselves with stories. A bit of contribution to mythology... Multiple Gods or gods make more stable and happy supreme divine beings than a single God or god alone. From history, we should note that the Israelites before becoming monotheists were previously polytheists. For those who like myths we may speculate one. The word creator when referred to the universe is a human defined concept. Many people also attrubute this creator to God which is also defined by humans. No actual manifestation or substantial proof have yet been found of God or gods. However, let us dive a bit into speculation of how religious beliefs may have been formed. Let us speculate a hypothesis of how certain civilizations prefer polytheistic religions over monotheistic religions. “What is the advantage of having many gods over a single god?” Fundamentally, having many gods increases the chances of survival of the first humans and other living things. Supposing a god is not eternal and is not the creator of living things, but a planter of living things, woudn’t it make more sense to have more gods than a single god put the first living things on earth and let these living things survive and thrive? Since each god had not brought exactly the same type of essence of life (or seeds as analogy) then some diversity in physical features and culture would have been expected. Thus, we have dark skin humans, brown skin humans, short humans, tall humans, black hair humans, blond hair humans, etc.
Hi. Thanks for a thought-provoking video. It's excellent on the details but misses the main driver of religion's decline: our ability read and write and share information freely. Gutenberg's printing press destroyed the church's monopoly on the printed word 470 years ago, and universal literacy resulting from compulsory education did the rest. No longer is our only source of information a priest speaking from a pulpit, and the scribes have lost their power too. The church reels, wounded by every advance in communication technology. Magazines, journals, and newspapers became affordable, both to make and read. Morse code made messaging instant, and the telephone, radio, and TV more so. Cellphones mean anyone anywhere can speak to any other person anytime. Central censorship and control of information is no longer possible. Freedom of the press is destroying traditional religion. Worse for the church is UA-cam, where other viewpoints compete, and all are open to personal evaluation. It's an open marketplace of ideas, and each religion has only one product, that's why they're failing. Had they not claimed they had the unalterable "word of God", they'd be able to extend their product range, but by calling their books "God's word" that must not be added to, they painted themselves into a corner. They can't change what God said without making him into a liar. The world has changed, but traditional religion can't, that's why religion is declining. As Jesus would have said, "You can't put new wine into old bottles". (Matt 9:17). That's why I call myself a scientific Theist. Cheers, P.R.
@@TheInformatics-7 Thanks. The most consistent act of authoritarians is limiting free speech by calling it "blasphemy", and burning books of course. Next is the formulaic disparagement of anyone who disagrees. Christians slap the "antichrist" label on dissenters, and Muslims use "infidel" and "apostate". Communists used "bourgeois reactionary" and the Nazi's used racist denunciations. These ideologies all have "hair-trigger" excuses to bully people built in, Christianity has Jesus saying, "He who is not for me is against me" (Matt 12:30), and "unless you hate your parents you cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:26). Sadly, of such doubtful parentage the Spanish inquisition was born. Cheers anyway, P.R.
Hi. Thanks again. It's Sunday morning here in NZ, and believe it or not, I'm going to church. I don't go regularly. I like an interesting sermon, one I can get my teeth into. (Make what you want of that.) Most are the "same old.... same old". I darken the door and always carry a fire extinguisher. 😄Cheers, P.R.
By giving an explanation of the decline of Christianity, the fact that man is a three dimensional being ; body,soul and spirit, is completely overlooked ! The eternal spirit of man is not taken into consideration ! So, what about that ?
God is NOT really a NEED. There is an innate desire to quest for "god". But half of the world has IQ below 89. Asking the Question is the best they can do -- or they can repeat someone else's narrative. But they do not understand much. And OVER 93% of men and women are nearly deaf and blind spiritually. They "see" and "hear" nothing -- except perhaps once or twice in a lifetime, while asleep. We call that, NORMAL. Are you any different? It has always been like this. Every single one of us is born from the womb of woman (Jesus, too) naked, bloody, and knowing absolutely nothing, except perhaps, to suckle. EVERYTHING must be learned, mostly on our own as adults, in just one lifetime. It has always been like this, BUT . . . never before RIGHT NOW have so many educated people lived so freely and so abundantly and now so CONNECTED to a Shared, Worldwide Experience with near-instant communication . . . it is GUARANTEED to wake "THIS" generation up.
We can explain life with evolution. We can explain the universe with the big bang theory. Yes but what is behind those things. You're standing on a limb and saying that that's your firm support while busy cutting the limb from the tree😂
It's hilarious that science proponents want to develop a technology that will guarantee immortality - Jesus shows the way to eternal life - I don't want to be stuck here forever - I'll stick with God!
There will be a Revival of Christianity, as good as before...Stronger than ever!!!...Time my friend, will make people realize than without God, any animal is just as irrational as all others...Christianity is part of our Civilization, and weather they like it or not, the one element of the same that brought and keeps it all together...😌❤️✝️❤️
Argue on, and argue on. But of the old Pentarchy, four cities are now joyfully Muslim, and in Rome herself the mosques are crowded with faithful who still know how to witness, and how to have children. They are the future of all of tired and spiritless Europe.
Have you observed the current trends in Islamic countries like Iran and Indonesia? Just revoke the apostasy laws in Islam and note the effects. In general Islam is not a religion of free choice - it is enforced on its adherents.
I feel sorry for all you who have nothing to look forward to after death. Our souls live on for eternity in one of two places-either in Heaven or in Hell. The Bible is clear that rejection of God's Son, Jesus Christ, will result in an eternity without God and permanent residency in Hell. Psalm 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Please read the Bible for yourselves. May God bless you all in that you find Jesus and declare Him as your Lord and Savior before it's too late.🙏
No, when you die, your consciousness moves to another body and is reborn. Unfortunately, you leave most of your memories behind. The Bible is, of course, wrong.
People do not understand there is no science without God and no God without science. There is not a word in christianity that defies truthful science but there is in religion.
Science can be proven, God cannot. Christianity is the blanket term for the post-Messianic Judiaism of the New Testament; and many religions were established under it. Under some of those religions, it is documented that terrible oppression, murder and torture were visited upon scientists, philosophers and women for daring to disagree with what religion said science and moral right-thinking was. So, indirectly, christianity was used as a vehicle by Christian religions for these crimes.
Vampires, ghosts, goblins, Santa, Easter Bunny and God; All human made, fantasy stuff. Personally, I'm quite OK with imaginary stories about the first five, but not the vile, evil garbage that comes with god thinking.
Education lifts people from ignorance and eliminates supernatural explanations for things not understood. It also makes people less vulnerable to being controlled.
You clearly have no understanding of the religious contribution to academia, really its entire creation actually. Medieval philosophers and scholars were without a doubt smarter than your average college grad today. You've still fallen for that myth that everything was superstitious in the past. Makes for people today with zero meaning or purpose.
Remember that the earliest universities in Europe were established by the Catholic Church and to this day the church continues to impart quality education at all levels worldwide. The church is in the forefront of education and humanitarian outreach services.
What is the contribution of atheism to humanity?
Nothing.
Helpful insights!! Thanks for dropping some gems
Education also reveals how complex this universe really is. Human beings are the only species that seek a higher power(s) and one can clearly observe this across all cultures.
And they can observe design... but apes, cats, dogs and atheists, cannot. But even atheists can have their spiritual eyes opened, if they’re willing.
Religion could never explain change.
I am from the Czech Republic - the center of Europe.
In the years 1948-1989 there was socialism. People were convinced that God did not exist. In our country, Christians were not persecuted like that, maybe only some members of the former church in the 1950s mainly, but the churches functioned normally. Only faith had no support. It manifested itself mainly financially, the monuments were dilapidated.
Gradually, by 1989, the share of Christians in society decreased to fifty percent. But then this trend continued. Compared to neighboring countries, we have one of the smallest shares today - about 11%. The trend of decline continues in other countries too, it's just delayed. Perhaps it is due to the Hussite era in our country, the epicenter of the resistance against the Church was in Bohemia, not in Moravia.
As for the weakening of the Christian faith, both the church and the state have a part in it. Cardinal Duka himself commented that after the revolution, religion was not restored in the school, that they left it to specific individuals to find their own way to faith. However, they don't learn anything at school. Students are never even familiar with the New and Old Law, they don't know anything even those who apply for humanities - Faculty of Philosophy..... Within the framework of civics, everyone is only familiar with philosophy. psychology and the basics of economics and law.
At the same time, the Bible as such is the cornerstone of our culture.
Yes, it is a disaster. Our culture is built on Christianity.
Lucky Czech Republic. You seem to be sexually the most free nation in Europe like the Danes because of the absence of religious doctrine to make you feel ashamed and guilty.
Religion is the greatest tool by the rich. Many of us have come to understand this. Churches will never be taxed in the US, it does the work of the rich at keeping Americans ignorant. The rich have their rewards here, the poor in the afterlife, how convenient is this? Keeps the poor poor looking forward for their after death reward; while on earth, the poor lives with trauma and stress providing for their family, while the rich lives content and rich full lives by the exploitation of the poor. It is horrendous what the rich is doing to our planet, their greed is never ending.
Thanks for your response! Much appreciated 🙏
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@@TheInformatics-7 There are religious humanists as well. I think of it as a hybrid of man/God and values minus the dictatorial approach and dogmatic.
There is a lot of information on the Internet today, but people probably lack some connecting element, motivation. Christianity is not only an interpretation of religion, it also played another important role in human life. It united people, created values, an environment for mutual help, cooperation, communication, assured people that good will triumph over evil, that it makes sense to live according to the rules of the Bible.
But how are people supposed to believe in the Ten Commandments, when from time immemorial we wage wars, kill, the church itself stole what it could, drank wine, preached water?
Drank wine? Jesus' first miracle was literally turning water into wine.🍷😂
Why not just leave people alone to believe whatever they want as long as it doesn't promote violence. I find that people go out of their way to attack people's religious beliefs. In my neighborhood, I'm surrounded by Hindu, Catholic, Agnostic. We all live in peace and respect for each others beliefs.
Indeed! Agree 👍
Religion does not equal truth. It never did, it does not now.
Do you have a definition of truth?
@@Jin-dc7gl Of course he doesn't.
@@Jin-dc7gl He does´t pretend to have one, the church pretends it. You´re asking the question on the wrong spot.
And postmodernism does?
People are no longer afraid to live and love.
What???
@@lysanderofsparta3708 it means Religitards are irrelevant in modern era especially sense young people are cutting off there relationship to there abusive religious Christofascist parents and friends that force's there belief into young impressionable kids. Also church is kinda boring af anyway I'd rather play videogames lol 😜🎮
Raise the Catholic and very old and now I'm questioning everything.
The Bible has woken more people up than anything else.
Religion is just the nail in the coffin
@@mauriceatwell5939 love the insights! Thanks
Well done...thank you!
Pleasure!! Stay tuned 👋
people are getting smarter
Indeed 🫡
HALF of the world has an IQ below 89 -- HALF. That's sub-normal. These people cannot think for themselves. The best they can do is to repeat someone else's narrative. AND OVER 93% of men and women are nearly deaf and blind spiritually. They "see" and "hear" nothing, except perhaps, once or twice in a lifetime, while asleep. We call that, NORMAL. Are you any different? It has always been like this -- as in the Days of Jonah -- "Yet forty days and Nine-of-You shall be overthrown."
90% of Christianity is Apostate. The Catholic Church is the same, unreformed Harlot of Babylon that she was in 1517. The Republican CHURCH (not the Party) became the synagogue of Satan (Revelation 3: 9) when ALL the Prophets on Christian Network TV -- FAKE EWES -- proclaimed Trump CHOSEN by God to build a NEW TEMPLE for the Sanhedrin of Jerusalem. Matthew 24: 24. wormwood = the Serpent in the Cross that poisons 1/3rd of the waters -- the people.
@@TheInformatics-7 Freemasonry was and is a big factor. The key date was Oct. 28th 1958 when freemason Antipope John XXIII started the reign of the antipopes leading the Vatican II sect whose duped followers erroneously believe themselves to be Catholics.
@@TheInformatics-7 The Enlightenment - i.e. endarkenment - was likely a freemasonic project. It didn't promote reason, but the error of rationalism. In politics, this became philosophical/religious liberalism. See the book "Liberalism is a Sin."
How could anyone look at today's society and believe that😢😂
Europe modernized humanity with science, engineering etc. Due to high educational rates, this had a major affect on not believing in supernatural ideas or fairytales, but in realty like science.
@@ctwentysevenj6531 agreed
People are thinking logically, using common sense . They realise the myths about god & religions. It's good 👍
500,000 years ago, they came to teach Neanderthal Man herding and husbandry. And all went well for about 300,000 years (cro magnon man) until Lucifer -- sovereign of over 600 evolutionary worlds -- declared LIBERTY from the rule of a non-existent grandfather god, and order the Planetary Princes, like the one who remains on Earth, to do as they willed. Fast forward: Lucifer and Satan were detained in 30 AD, just after Pentecost, and were judged by the Ancients of Days, far from Earth in 1985. That information reached Earth in 1998, but just a few received it.
The devil and dragon (Revelation 12: 12-13) remain on Earth, and their judgement has been set for 10/10/26 -- one heavenly hour after Lucifer refused mercy (1000/24). They intend to absolve themselves by proving Mankind unfit for God's kingdom with a worldwide nuclear war: God vs God vs Not God vs No God in the Name of Jesus.
THEN, on 09/23/26, the Great Re-Set when "THEY" unveil the Light Bearer of pure logic, the NEON GAUD. Men and women will never lie, cheat, steal, or murder again -- so help us GAUD. You Will Be Happy.
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Q cues the coup at the All Hallows' Eve Brawl, y'all, by blowing up Congress with the Dems and RINOs inside. Wear a Guy Fawkes mask to remain anonymous, because Q will blame those militant, anti-Francis Catholics. Wormwood = the serpent in the cross that poisons 1/3rd of the waters -- the people.
"Oh, shut up! Silly woman." said the reptile with a grin. "You KNEW damn well I was a Snake, before you took me in. I'm going to bite your prophets." Matthew 24: 24. Revelation 3: 9.
God is like a salesman, when he wants you to buy one of his products you get the red-carpet treatment. Once you sign on the dotted line and pluck down your credit-card number then he got you. Notice that not too many people in Europe are going around cursing God and burning down churches. The are just apathetic unti he comes again...
So because I believe in God I don’t think logically?
Yes
@@user-sp1id4it2f so let me get this straight. I grow up Protestant, go Atheist for a bit. Spend four years in intense study, and come out of it Catholic. Now I’m the stupid one?
There are two types of clergy. One is blissfully ignorant. The other is complicit in a conspiracy of deceit.
@@lawrencecarlson2425 Probably! Agreed 👍
I am a practicing Catholic. I attend Mass weekly and receive Communion. Having said that, I will add that I wouldn't want to live in a theocracy, such as Ireland before the Celtic Tiger years, The worst thing to happen to the Catholic Church in my lifetime was "Humane Vitae," the 1968 papal encyclical on birth control. While the Church may educate, guide and counsel, Catholics in the pews have decided long ago if and when they will have children. More than 90 percent of married Catholic couple will use artificial contraception ... and the rest are lying.
@@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q Thanks for the explanation Conan! We really appreciate it
To ConanTheLibrarian-n5q: It looks like Pope Paul VI might have been right after all with his "Humane Vitae". The West's rock-bottom birthrate, leading to mass immigration and the replacement of a non-reproducing population with an aggressive Islam with a higher birthrate shows that the West is committing demographic and cultural suicide. (No, I am not a Catholic).
I think Catholic Ireland before the Celtic Tiger was much better place than multicultural liberal Ireland today.
People had strong communities and extended families who visited each. They met in churches and pubs. There was a high social trust in the country. Catholicism was a symbol of Irish unity and resistance against British occupants. The population was growing, women valued morherhood and had a lot of children. Man's income could support the whole family, every family had its own house.
Today the country is divided according to political lines, people are at each other's throats. Women fell into trap of hedonism and vanity. Men into drugs and gambling. Birth rates plummeted into sub-replacement level. Ireland is flooded with immigrants who hate Ireland and Irish culture. The whole country is a property of American big tech who brought their trashy multicultural liberal ideology with them. Divorce is sky high, so is abortion, depression, crime, homelessness and general lack of empathy. Dublin city centre looks like a dump. The cost of living is sky high, even two working partners cannot afford a house. People don't socialise anymore but sit at home watching social media and Netflix.
If this trend continues, there will be no more Irish people in the future. I don't understand how somebody can see this as progress.
Why are you still practicing then if you don’t agree with their doctrine?
The Mysterious depth of life is communicated now through artistic expression which is sadly also in decline
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There is a simple reason why Christianity declined here in Europe: We stopped believing all the Mumbo Jumbo about other peoples' imaginary friend.
Simple as that! 🙂
Straw man.
To Andypandy9013: Yes; over there in Europe you are all enthralled with Islam, which is why you just love mass Islamic immigration.
Now you just believe whatever mumbo jumbo the government, transnational corporations, the mass media and pop culture wants you to believe.
and because of that smooth brain ahh comment, Europe is suffering under islamic immigration
It's our birth right and a human right and duty to question everything if we are able and choose to do so.
But IF all you do is Just Ask Questions, you may as well be JAQ-ing off.
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. Or at least TRY.
I've read that Churches that embrace or promote progressive ideology decline much faster than those that do not. This to me suggests that choosing to have religious affiliation may be influenced by political desires rather than faith alone.
For example if someone has a positive view of western culture and Christianity's influence on society they may be more inclined to identity with Christianity on a census for example. Alternatively if someone has a negative view of European civilization and colonialism they may reject Christianity and attack it as dogmatic. For this reason political leanings and historical interpretations guide peoples religious choices more so than literal "belief," as used to be the case before the 1960s.
In addition Islam's growing presence in parts of Western Europe may influence the perception of Christianity in the future. Unlike in the West, the Islamic world has not seen a strong decline of adherence and Islamic migrants to Europe tend to be very fervently devout by Western standards. Because of higher birthrates among migrant populations and lack of integration, many young people in the west have began to view their civilization as under threat or as becoming marginalized etc and are thus identifying with Christianity as a political choice. Many of whom would have been otherwise unconcerned with religion in a different political climate. In this way whether one identifies as atheist or Christian is a political statement as much as a statement of belief. It may be a bit of a stretch but I think it has a grain of truth.
Central-Eastern Europe is a very interesting and different situation. Christianity was repressed in the Cold War era as Marxism is an Atheist ideology. In Poland this repression provoked the opposite effect as the authorities intended and since 1989 Poland has become arguably the most religious country in Europe and a symbol of Catholicism. The Orthodox Church in Russia and Ukraine has also rebounded in the post Soviet era but no where near the same extend as in Poland. Czechia faced the same repression of Christianity as other ex-communist countries, but for some reason it seems to have been very effective here. Czechia now has one of the lowest Religiosity rates on earth. Unlike western countries however, the collapse of religion has not made Czech society embrace multiculturalism and progressive ideology to the same extent. The average Atheist Czech is generally speaking still more socially conservative than the average atheist in France or America.
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It's actually very simple and has another explanation.
If you don't have to do something, you don't do it.
An individual must always have a motivation or an obligation.
Materialism has done wonders to encourage otherwise lazy people to work.
I think as the Church has shrunk, it's become more cliquey. If you don't have a full head of white hair, they'll think you turned up to get some kind of assistance. Even telling them you don't want it need any assistance won't help you much. You won't fit in and the group will self regulate (e.g: there's no room for you in their parchese club).
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Modern 'social values' of money, power, and fame, over charity, community, and family.
Or, as the video said, personal autonomy, freedom, and individual rights.
Eastern Orthodox here, kinda sad what's going on with the Western Churches
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Ex Non-denominational Christian here.
I'm very happy to see religion disappear here in America.
I never wanted to go to church as a child. Now social pressure doesn't exist to make me feel threatened into going.
Why? It is inevitable as people progress… it is a good thing… hope it is accelerating
The Churches have destroyed themselves. ALL churches tend to exalt themselves above God -- they claim AUTHORITY they do not have. Like the Pharisees and Sadducees, like the Popes and the Patriarchs, like Project 2025 and Pentecostalism, they ALL demand authority they do not have. And so MANY have been so horribly taught. The Rapture is a LIE. "Left Behind" is ass-backward fiction. Hundreds of millions of Christians, worldwide, deceived by the False Prophets on Christian Network TV -- FAKE EWES.
Wormwood = the Serpent in the Cross that poisons 1/3rd of the waters -- the people.
"Oh shut up! Silly woman," said the reptile with a grin. "You KNEW damn well I was a Snake, before you took me in. I'm gonna bite you on the prophets." Matthew 24: 24.
The Catholic Church is the same, unreformed Harlot of Babylon that she was in 1517. The Republican CHURCH (not the party) became the synagogue of Satan (Revelation 3: 9). Final judgement for the devil and dragon -- Revelation 12: 12-13 -- is set for 10/10/26. Daniel 7: 9-14. As for the rest of us beasts, our lives shall be prolonged for a season and time.
THIS is NOT the 2nd Coming in the flesh. It is the fulfillment of His resurrection. John 16: 7-15.
Religions come and go, change in outlook, etc. Nothing new , It's just what cultures do.
The islamic narrative/fairy tale/lie is stronger and more vital than the christian narrative/fairy Tale/lie
Only because Islamic regimes execute people for leaving the faith. The day these puppet regimes fall is the day Islam dies.
Religion is a lovely fairy-tale castle, floating in the air, falling because there is really nothing to hold it up.
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While Christianity is declining in the West (Europe, Canada & the U.S.), it is flourishing in the East. One of the fastest places where the good news is spreading is Iran among Iranian women. They are risking their lives for the Saviour.
@@sarahdabardayan7465 Wow! What a wonderful and helpful explanation 😟
Replacing one evil religion for another
There are more Christians in China than there are in the USA.
Isn’t it more likely they are risking their lives for freedom?
Not really all the growth in Christianity is in Africa
Rarely does a person develop a huge work motivation of their own free will.
And if you don't have to do something, you put it off until the last minute or don't do it at all. Despite the trends in society. Few people are unique as a personality, often people are vassals of society, they copy other individuals. Some fashion is enough, everyone must have it - the same.
@@tgx3529 Thanks for the valuable information! Indeed +1
The Western European people have evolved. Thank god😂
Look at the utter chaos in the UK, France and Germany. Then post.
Western Europeans are literally going extinct these days.
Western European people devolved
People are actually getting educated! And no longer need superstitions and control to help them function. It’s called psychologist 😊
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Secular humanism is a philosophy, belief system, or life stance that embraces human reason, logic, secular ethics, and philosophical naturalism, while specifically rejecting religious dogma, supernaturalism, and superstition as the basis of morality and decision making.
Secular humanism posits that human beings are capable of being ethical and moral without religion or belief in a deity. It does not, however, assume that humans are either inherently good or evil, nor does it present humans as being superior to nature. Rather, the humanist life stance emphasizes the unique responsibility facing humanity and the ethical consequences of human decisions. Fundamental to the concept of secular humanism is the strongly held viewpoint that ideology be it religious or political must be thoroughly examined by each individual and not simply accepted or rejected on faith. Along with this, an essential part of secular humanism is a continually adapting search for truth, primarily through science and philosophy.
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However, the worst thing seems to me is that today's youth are starting to come to the conclusion that they will not do anything they don't have to, even things that a person used to take as a mission, the meaning of life, when he felt that it was his duty to pass on his life. On the other hand, he does not have the conditions for this, so there is nothing to blame those people. I often feel sorry for their parents, especially in cases where their offspring turn to drugs and alcohol, when they do not find the meaning of life.
I think it more that people, of any age, do what makes sense to them. No one voluntarily puts forth effort into something they don't value.
Not only europe but here in my native UK 🇬🇧 too.
Yes, we're not European, remember because of Brexit 3 years ago.
Age old traditions are beneath us, so much has changed. Our understanding of the world, technology, and innovation.
Religion hasn't, so why bother?
We'll predominantly be an atheist country as early as 2030 according to our national statistics!
Current trends in the UK do not support your view.
People have realised the threat posed by Islam and realise that Christianity is the answer to the Islamist threat.
Faith is great but without religious bs l
You showed a lot of mosques there and seemed to be implying that Islam was advancing while Christianity was declining. But there's evidence that what has happened to Christianity is also happening to Islam and not only in Europe.
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For me Catholicism is a huge disappointment. I am happier without it although I received a very good education from it despite the physical bullying and intimidation
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Interesting video, thank u.
Glad you enjoyed it😍
In general, religion or beliefs were originally not treated as absolute. However, upon the start of Roman empire a new radical religion was founded. Thus, wars motivated by imposing its own religion and beliefs were started.
As in ancient times, our life and the world is full of mysteries, but at times we may amuse ourselves with stories.
A bit of contribution to mythology...
Multiple Gods or gods make more stable and happy supreme divine beings than a single God or god alone.
From history, we should note that the Israelites before becoming monotheists were previously polytheists.
For those who like myths we may speculate one. The word creator when referred to the universe is a human defined concept. Many people also attrubute this creator to God which is also defined by humans.
No actual manifestation or substantial proof have yet been found of God or gods. However, let us dive a bit into speculation of how religious beliefs may have been formed.
Let us speculate a hypothesis of how certain civilizations prefer polytheistic religions over monotheistic religions. “What is the advantage of having many gods over a single god?”
Fundamentally, having many gods increases the chances of survival of the first humans and other living things. Supposing a god is not eternal and is not the creator of living things, but a planter of living things, woudn’t it make more sense to have more gods than a single god put the first living things on earth and let these living things survive and thrive?
Since each god had not brought exactly the same type of essence of life (or seeds as analogy) then some diversity in physical features and culture would have been expected. Thus, we have dark skin humans, brown skin humans, short humans, tall humans, black hair humans, blond hair humans, etc.
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Hi. Thanks for a thought-provoking video. It's excellent on the details but misses the main driver of religion's decline: our ability read and write and share information freely. Gutenberg's printing press destroyed the church's monopoly on the printed word 470 years ago, and universal literacy resulting from compulsory education did the rest. No longer is our only source of information a priest speaking from a pulpit, and the scribes have lost their power too.
The church reels, wounded by every advance in communication technology. Magazines, journals, and newspapers became affordable, both to make and read. Morse code made messaging instant, and the telephone, radio, and TV more so. Cellphones mean anyone anywhere can speak to any other person anytime. Central censorship and control of information is no longer possible. Freedom of the press is destroying traditional religion.
Worse for the church is UA-cam, where other viewpoints compete, and all are open to personal evaluation. It's an open marketplace of ideas, and each religion has only one product, that's why they're failing. Had they not claimed they had the unalterable "word of God", they'd be able to extend their product range, but by calling their books "God's word" that must not be added to, they painted themselves into a corner. They can't change what God said without making him into a liar. The world has changed, but traditional religion can't, that's why religion is declining. As Jesus would have said, "You can't put new wine into old bottles". (Matt 9:17). That's why I call myself a scientific Theist. Cheers, P.R.
@@philliprobinson7724 Thanks so much for valuable feedback! These insights are really helpful
@@TheInformatics-7 Thanks. The most consistent act of authoritarians is limiting free speech by calling it "blasphemy", and burning books of course. Next is the formulaic disparagement of anyone who disagrees. Christians slap the "antichrist" label on dissenters, and Muslims use "infidel" and "apostate". Communists used "bourgeois reactionary" and the Nazi's used racist denunciations. These ideologies all have "hair-trigger" excuses to bully people built in, Christianity has Jesus saying, "He who is not for me is against me" (Matt 12:30), and "unless you hate your parents you cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:26). Sadly, of such doubtful parentage the Spanish inquisition was born. Cheers anyway, P.R.
Hi. Thanks again. It's Sunday morning here in NZ, and believe it or not, I'm going to church. I don't go regularly. I like an interesting sermon, one I can get my teeth into. (Make what you want of that.) Most are the "same old.... same old". I darken the door and always carry a fire extinguisher. 😄Cheers, P.R.
By giving an explanation of the decline of Christianity, the fact that man is a three dimensional being ; body,soul and spirit, is completely overlooked ! The eternal spirit of man is not taken into consideration ! So, what about that ?
What’s the difference between soul and spirit?
Christian need to stand together ✝️🙏☦️
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Why?
Can’t watch with all those speckles.
The answer is simple. A strong social safety net. Why does anyone need God when they have the government to look after them?
God is NOT really a NEED. There is an innate desire to quest for "god". But half of the world has IQ below 89. Asking the Question is the best they can do -- or they can repeat someone else's narrative. But they do not understand much. And OVER 93% of men and women are nearly deaf and blind spiritually. They "see" and "hear" nothing -- except perhaps once or twice in a lifetime, while asleep. We call that, NORMAL. Are you any different? It has always been like this.
Every single one of us is born from the womb of woman (Jesus, too) naked, bloody, and knowing absolutely nothing, except perhaps, to suckle. EVERYTHING must be learned, mostly on our own as adults, in just one lifetime. It has always been like this, BUT . . . never before RIGHT NOW have so many educated people lived so freely and so abundantly and now so CONNECTED to a Shared, Worldwide Experience with near-instant communication . . . it is GUARANTEED to wake "THIS" generation up.
We can explain life with evolution. We can explain the universe with the big bang theory. Yes but what is behind those things. You're standing on a limb and saying that that's your firm support while busy cutting the limb from the tree😂
People are more selfish and belief in God challenges that.
It's hilarious that science proponents want to develop a technology that will guarantee immortality - Jesus shows the way to eternal life - I don't want to be stuck here forever - I'll stick with God!
There will be a Revival of Christianity, as good as before...Stronger than ever!!!...Time my friend, will make people realize than without God, any animal is just as irrational as all others...Christianity is part of our Civilization, and weather they like it or not, the one element of the same that brought and keeps it all together...😌❤️✝️❤️
Argue on, and argue on. But of the old Pentarchy, four cities are now joyfully Muslim, and in Rome herself the mosques are crowded with faithful who still know how to witness, and how to have children. They are the future of all of tired and spiritless Europe.
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Have you observed the current trends in Islamic countries like Iran and Indonesia?
Just revoke the apostasy laws in Islam and note the effects.
In general Islam is not a religion of free choice - it is enforced on its adherents.
Evangelical Christians are doing fine. You don't fight you lose you do you win. You guys enjoy islam now. Explain the secular to them.😅
@@davidwestwater2219 For sure! Stay tuned 😀
Do not worry, their religion is the next faith to walk into its grave lol
I feel sorry for all you who have nothing to look forward to after death. Our souls live on for eternity in one of two places-either in Heaven or in Hell. The Bible is clear that rejection of God's Son, Jesus Christ, will result in an eternity without God and permanent residency in Hell. Psalm 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Please read the Bible for yourselves. May God bless you all in that you find Jesus and declare Him as your Lord and Savior before it's too late.🙏
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No, when you die, your consciousness moves to another body and is reborn. Unfortunately, you leave most of your memories behind.
The Bible is, of course, wrong.
@@robinharwood5044 How is the Bible wrong? the Bible states plainly that man is to die once, then the judgment. Reincarnation is false doctrine.
People do not understand there is no science without God and no God without science. There is not a word in christianity that defies truthful science but there is in religion.
Science can be proven, God cannot. Christianity is the blanket term for the post-Messianic Judiaism of the New Testament; and many religions were established under it. Under some of those religions, it is documented that terrible oppression, murder and torture were visited upon scientists, philosophers and women for daring to disagree with what religion said science and moral right-thinking was. So, indirectly, christianity was used as a vehicle by Christian religions for these crimes.
yes please keep having more muslim migrants
Vampires, ghosts, goblins, Santa, Easter Bunny and God; All human made, fantasy stuff. Personally, I'm quite OK with imaginary stories about the first five, but not the vile, evil garbage that comes with god thinking.
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Dumb.