I am always amazed how god always seemed to endorse what the Jews were doing at the time .Lots of people were "delivered up into their hands" by god . Was that evil via Fedex or just how the Jews reported a good days genocide ?? They would get the drop on some people who's land they wanted kill them and then say "god delivered them up into our hands"
As far as I can see that is what phrases like that really meant . There are other similar ones.
I guess it is because in real life the majority of people are good.... So in these games and movies you want to experience what it is like to be a "complete dick"....... We as humans are always wanting to experience anything that is possible (exploring space for instance) but our moral compass that does come from evolution/survival of the species means we good people cannot experience being a "complete dick" in real life so we experience it in a way we cannot harm others via games and movies.
im sorry, but i must comment twice because I forgot to mention something. the bible is basicly composed of metaphors and parables. most of that stuff is just examples. also, even if God does not exist, its still a win. The bible teaches us to live a good life. so if there is a God, great. if there isnt, than my life was spent doing good.
- "even if God does not exist, its still a win. The bible teaches us to live a good life. so if there is a God, great. if there isnt, than my life was spent doing good."
This is just a variation on "Pascal's Wager", one of the lamest arguments to support a belief in the God of the Bible. I can't explain this in a small comment box, but this has already been debunked countless times before. Just search for "Pascal's Wager" and you should get plenty of explanations.
@noahcole56 Hahaha "The Bible teaches us to live a good life". Yeah right!! Maybe in between the parts where God commands us to slaughter entire towns killing everyone except the virgin girls (considered spoils of war) rape and keep them as sex slaves all because they didn’t fallow a “God” they have never heard of.
In between the parts where “God Law” condones slavery even within the family and the commands to stone belligerent children to death. Yeah that’s a great way to live…NOT!
@noahcole56 have you read that book of filth?? cutting out fetuses out of wombs, killing all the firstborn, keeping virgins for sex slaves, decimating the entire population cuz you're angry and starting over?????? how bout killing 42 kids by a grizzly bear, killing your own children, stoning kids for misbehavior, killing people for working on saturday or for mixing different clothing materials....thanx but i will get my teachings else where..
- ". . . why do you find it so important? jeez, if you don't think there is a god, well then why do you wast so much time worrying about it? did i mention that you should go and get ass fucked you faggot heathen. btw go get ass fucked."
Atheists couldn't care less about any god. They just have a little disagreement with people like you. Now close that lid and stay in that garbage can!
I know about a way how to show the people... Have you seen HBO show Spartacus? They should make a show that would literally (and similarly graphically) re-enact the bible, mainly the old testament
Matt is very morally clear-headed on most of the things he says about the Bible. Why, then, does he agree that blowing people up in games is fun? Why would he think it's hilareous that someone's head exploded in a movie? Does EVERYONE root for the bad guy in the movies sometimes?
Ummm... Black and White... I always try to be a good god in that game, it's challenging and that drives me. If a challenge comes up in which the evil way is more challenging, though reluctantly, I choose the evil way. Then the evil conscience says, "Yeah, he really deserved that!" The good conscience says, "Oh, dear!" Ultimately, the decision to be good in the game is an egotistic one.
Awesome. No matter what Christians say or do, it doesn't take away the fact that the bible god is a total dick. Actions speak louder that words. Just quit allowing religious fanaticism to cloud your mind and let your own conscience (not the Ray Confort version, that's coersive persuation or brainwashing) convict you.
I get what the kids saying, but those are pixels. I wonder if he would feel the same if they made a simulator, akin to the matrix, where you were really God and you actually thought the people were real and would be in pain by your actions. I think comparing pixels to reality doesn't really make any sense.
Ima former Christian turn atheist because I've studied a variety of religions and the christain god that I grew up to know was the only god turn to be false due to the fact the he wasn't there prior to Christianity, he just wasn't there and he still ain't here today
I agree that sometimes it is great to root for the bad guy, I watched all the Star Wars movies hoping that the Empire would kick the rebel's arses. But alas, George Lucas had other ideas. What fucking idiot designed the Death Star anyway? Seriously who would allow an exhaust shaft that leads directly to the reactor to be so vulnerable to attack? It is almost as unbelievably stupid as the bible.
- "does a good parent punish their children? YES! So as our Father, He wants us to obey Him."
Good parents don't even hit their children. Your psychopathic sky daddy would eternally torture or completely destroy billions of his children for the unforgivable thought crime of not thinking enough about that absent parent.
@TheAtheistExperience Why are you so worked up about this? this entire argument is pointless. there is no proof in God, and no proof in no God. my response to your sky daddy thing, is that the God i believe in gave me my entire life to do right. if i cant do a few good things in eighty years, than ya, some punishment is deserved. maybe not eternal hell, but something for eighty years of doing wrong
@noahcole56 If having a God looking over your shoulder all the time is the only way you can bring yourself to do good, then there is something innately wrong with you that maybe you should see a psychiatrist about.
Since humans stepped out of the caves, we were constantly expanding our circle of love to include more people. We now reject genocide, racism, incest, etc; things that were common centuries ago. We are in a crucial point in our development. Becoming completely spiritual by rejecting all evil is the next step. Atheism rejects Jesus, which represents 100% love, as a role model,which is a step back for consciousness. The time has come to raise our consciousness to the next level, is now or never.
Lots of confused, misleading discussion in this rant. Since most of you deny the existence of God anyway, why now attempt to malign Him with unjustly condemning pple. Isn't this exactly what one might expect from intolerance- always omit the salient facts of His justice, mercy and purity. God will certainly judge righteously; faith says pple will get what they deserve.YES, the likes of rapists, murderers,thieves, slave-traders,robbers,greedy hypocrites,etc..will go to Hell-but pple choose HELL
@shieldsff I have a salient fact about His justice, mercy and purity. Deuteronomy 22:28-29 says that if a man rapes a virgin, he has to pay the girl's father fifty shekels of silver and marry her. That way, the man gets to have sex, the girl gets a husband, and the girl's father is compensated for his lost property. Everybody here gets what he or she deserves! Praise God!
@Simionata And your entire group is the bitch of the freethinking uprising. You know you're bitches when you can't stand your ground when there are SEVEN TIMES MORE OF YOU.
I think the major reason everyone should look very skeptically at religion is the vast number of religions that claim they are the one and only true religion. This alone should make people see that all of them aren't true. Geez...if I'd be a member of any of them, i would be a pagan...isn't that the oldest religion?
@JMUDoc They can answer that one too though. The answer is "because my dogma tells me I should" and occasionally, "I don't wanna ggo to hell so I believe". Terrible answers, but they try.lol
and thus the circle game begins - "I believe because dogma tells me, and I believe the dogma because the dogma tells me." Sigh...
The "because I don't want to go to hell" is potentially interesting, but I'm sure "why do you believe hell even exists?" would be swiftly answered with "because dogma tells me."
I'm using faith based on it's primary definition, which always comes first in every dictionary, followed by secondary and even tertiary definitions. Most dictionaries use as much as four, but the first definition is ALWAYS the PRIMARY definition. When we communicate it is implicit that we are using the primary definition of a word unless otherwise indicated. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to understand each other as obviously the case here. Peace
NO one can offer definitive proof one way or the other, so atheist are just as ignorant as the rest of us. I believe because it's logical. In fact I've questioned what I was told about God from almost the very beginning. Truth be told the only reason anyone believes is because they were told by someone who was told by someone else. No matter your conviction or passion, fact is no one knows. There is a difference between knowing/ believing. That's why it's called faith.
@BastEternal Ok, Your absolutely right, so here's the question what proof, beyond conjecture and opinion, do you have? I'm open minded. That same open mindedness brought to the point of dismissing religion, but I have yet to see or hear anything that disproves the existence of a supreme entity. For lack of a better term I refer to it as God. What say you?
Disproves what? God? First, how are you defining god?
Second, what's the point of "disproving" a god, when belief in a god is based on existence of it? I would think the burden of proof is on the person who claims that something exists...
I do not believe in fairies because there is no evidence they exist..I am under no obligation to disprove fairies.
@BastEternal How I define God is irrelevant, but I'll give you this; part of my conception is what others call nature. But your the one who said "proof and evidence" What's your position do you or don't you believe in some sort of supreme being (however you define that), and in either case what is your "proof and evidence."
@bastardoftheparty1 You asked me to disprove god. And I ask how are you defining god. There are thousands of different definitions for god. So it's not irrelevant.
I do not believe that a "supreme being" (whatever that means) exists, just as I don't believe fairies, or elves, or any other supernatural, mythological being exists, because there is no proof or evidence that they exist.
I inadvertantly defined a "supreme being" as a supernatual, mythological being. The fact is, there is no proof or evidence that they exist, so to ask me for proof and evidence that they do NOT exist is rather silly.
If you say you have an invisible mini purple unicorn in your pocket, and I say, no you don't, and you say "prove I don't"...I can't prove you DON'T have it in your pocket. That doesn't make any sense.
@BastEternal Ok now we are getting somewhere. ALL atheist must admit that they ONLY BELIEVE God isn't real because as you said; "I can't prove you DON'T" T^hat was my point when I said there is a difference between knowing and believing. Know requires no faith, while BELIEVING does. So you see you too have faith, faith that God doesn't exist. Im not trying to get you to believe, only to admit you DON'T KNOW.
I do not have "faith" that god doesn't exist, just as I don't have faith that goblins, ghouls, fairies, leprechauns don't exist. They are superstitious explanations for things that are not understood. None have any proof they exist.
They don't exist because they are figments of imagination, just like the god concept.
When there is proof and evidence that fairies exist, then I'll believe they exist, including a "god" whatever that is. Until then, they do not.
@bastardoftheparty1 "To reach a conclusion that something isn't true in the absence of evidence does require faith."
No it doesn't.
In the absence of evidence, I'm under no obligation to believe anything. Should I believe anything people say first without evidence? Do you believe in fairies? Do you believe until evidence proves they exist?
If that's how you live your life, hey, whatever works for you.
I need proof/evidence before I believe something to be true/fact.
@BastEternal Obligation, and faith have nothing to do with each other. No you don't have an obligation but you make decisions based on what you believe do you not? You don't like the word faith but you demonstrate faith on a daily basis. When you go to work you are showing faith that your boss will pay you at the end of the pay period. EVERYONE demonstrates faith in something. aren't you confident that what you believe is correct? Confidence is used to define the word faith. Check it out
@bastardoftheparty1 "When you go to work you are showing faith that your boss will pay you at the end of the pay period. "
There is proof and evidence that my boss has paid me at the end of other pay periods. There is little reason why I shouldn't expect what has been proven based on past performance.
Just like a chair. I have "faith" a chair is going to hold me up because of past performance.
Faith in a god and faith that your boss is going to pay you at week's end are 2 different things.
You're taking the word "faith" and redefining it in an attempt to support your argument. Faith in a god and faith that a chair is going to hold you up are two very different things. The second is supported by proof and evidence. The 1st is not.
Also, "faith" as defined generally applies to what one believes, not to what one doesn't believe.
When you don't believe in something, it doesn't take faith to not believe.
@BastEternal Yes it does my dear look it up wikipedia; ...Logical reasoning may proceed from any set of assumptions, positive or negative. Example; They say my brother killed a man, but I have faith that he DID NOT. Faith concerns what you believe as well as what you don't believe with the operative word being BELIEVE. Again believing requires faith!
@bastardoftheparty1 "Example; They say my brother killed a man, but I have faith that he DID NOT. "
Why does he have faith that his brother did not kill a man?
The logical answer?
"My brother wouldn't DO SUCH A THING!!"
Reasonable expectations. Proof and evidence that the brother wouldn't kill another. I bet if the brother had a history of killing others the response would have been different.
@BastEternal Why is not the issue. The fact that he believes, for whatever reason, means he has faith. Look up the word faith and you see that faith is applied to both what you believe as well as what you don't believe. This is the ONLY point of this discussion.
@bastardoftheparty1 "Look up the word faith and you see that faith is applied to both what you believe as well as what you don't believe. "
I am not arguing that! I never said faith ONLY applies to what you believe. I said it is generally applied!
My argument is that "faith in a GOD" is NOT the same as faith that your brother did not kill a man, or faith that a chair is going to hold you up, or faith that your boss is going to pay you next week.
My suggestion to you..study logic. Don't limit yourself to wikipedia definitions.
And by the way, if you're going to use wikipedia, use the ENTIRE definition: "1. Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.2. Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof. "
2 different definitions,yet you argue as if they both mean the same thing.
@BastEternal who's logic? I don't need instructions on how to think. You've got faith backwards Faith is about belief period. Whether it's in the affirmative or the negative, you cannot separate belief from faith so stop trying. It was like pulling teeth to get you to admit that YOU DON'T KNOW, I'm running out of teeth here so we'll have to work on the faith issue at another time. We are closer than you think. I disagree with both atheist and religious folks. Your both wrong in my opinion.
@bastardoftheparty1 "I disagree with both atheist and religious folks. Your both wrong in my opinion."
And you're wrong that faith in a god is the same thing as faith that your brother didn't kill a man or faith that your boss is going to pay you at the end of the week.
If you can't tell the difference, then that's your problem, not mine.
@BastEternal Faith in whatever is still faith. It's not what you have faith in that's the issue it's the fact that you have faith. The definition of faith doesn't change based on what you are applying it to.
@bastardoftheparty1 "The definition of faith doesn't change based on what you are applying it to.''
Oh, but it absolutely does. Look in any dictionary, there is more than one definition for the word faith. It doesn't JUST apply to "faith in god" or "complete confidence in someone or something" - they are two different definitions.
@bastardoftheparty1 Before I leave, please look up the word "faith" on the Merriam Webster dictionary.. no, look it up in ANY dictionary. You will see that faith has many different definitions. You can't just use the word "faith" interchangeably.
Faith in a god is NOT THE SAME as faith that your boss is going to pay you next week.
The word "faith" absolutely depends on the context (what you are applying it to) in which you are using it.
@BastEternal I use the word faith in it's definitive meaning. In other words the definition that I'm applying is universal. Faith means; Strong or unshakeable BELIEF in something, esp without PROOF or EVIDENCE. That my dear can apply to anything one has faith in, be it your boss, brother, or religion.
Atheist are expending as much if not more FAITH as Christians, Jews, or Muslims. They are doing so at the other end. NO ONE can prove or disprove, the existence of A God. Proving that religions are based on recycled Greek & Egyptian Mythology (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are joined at the hip) DOES NOT disprove God's existence. These faiths are just three (really only one) of infinite possibilities, none of which have been disproved. Hey if you have some proof I'm listening.
@BastEternal Yes, but someone who knows what I'm talking about will get it even though YOU don't. I defy any atheist (or Christian) to dispute any of what i've said here. Your misunderstanding has been demonstrated over and over and over. Somebody else who understands should weigh in. I'm right and you know it, you've just never thought of it this way because you associate faith solely with religion, when in fact it applies in nearly every area of your life.
@bastardoftheparty1 (3) the god in question. For example, I'm a weak atheist with regard to most gods, but I am a strong atheist with regard to the Abrahamic god. Main point: Your claim that atheism is necessarily a faith-base position is false. However, strong atheism can be a faith-based position but only if a strong atheist fails to justify their positive claim. Hope that clears things up for you.
@nichtmuttersprachler I respect your position, but consider this, ALL ppl ultimately have to answer the question; Is there a God?, it's THE question in Life is it not? If not why religion, and their counter parts like Atheist Experience. Atheist deny asking that question, but I believe we all do Again, whatever answer you give to THE Ultimate question in LIFE, requires that you have FAITH, because you will move forward and govern you LIFE based on that conclusion.
"Faith means; Strong or unshakeable BELIEF in something, esp without PROOF or EVIDENCE. "
That's not the only definition.
When I have faith I'm going to get paid next week, it's because I've been paid last week, the week before last, ad nauseum. So I have faith BECAUSE i have proof and evidence that I've been paid before.
Sit on a chair, you trust it won't fall apart. Why? Because chair designs have been proven reliable.
@BastEternal It's the only one that matters. It's universally found in EVERY dictionary. So Faith, as I've defined it, also applies to atheist.. There is only one way to define faith, even though we ppl place faith in a great many things we ALL know what it means to have faith. Belief that something is or isn't even though we don't have PROOF. I apologize if I insulted you, saying "My dear" is my way of taking a wack at all those YouTubers who call each other names when they disagree.
@bastardoftheparty1 By the way, I'm using faith based on it's primary definition, which always comes first in every dictionary, followed by secondary and even tertiary definitions. Most dictionaries use as much as four, but the first definition is ALWAYS the PRIMARY definition. When we communicate it is implicit that we are using the primary definition unless otherwise indicated. Otherwise we would be able to understand each other as obviously the case here. Peace.
I disagree with both atheist and religious folks cuz neither one of you know. My problem with religion is that is it is wrong. Dangerously wrong. Atheist I have no problem with I just like to explore what exactly it is you believe. Again, even atheist are displaying faith. Faith that God doesn't exist. Because as you said "You Don't Know"
@BastEternal Disproves anyone's concept of God. What evidence do have that your concept of God isn't real. Your playing games as though you've never heard the word God if you haven't, then we will be unable to discuss this, if you have heard of the concept of God, then what proof do you have that God doesn't exist? I guess since the concept of God is foreign to you then you wouldn't have any proof now would you. YOU, used the words "proof and evidence." I've never claimed to have proof
Neither have I..as a matter of fact, your entire argument is one big red herring..it completely went off on a different direction than the original premise, which was "there is a difference between knowing/believing, that's why there's faith" I responded that faith is altogether different.
The conversation ended when you said "Ok, Your absolutely right,"
@BastEternal You keep using the words "proof and evidence" when you don't have any to prove or disprove Gods existence. We are discussing believing versus knowing. I KNOW Im a Black man, and I only BELIEVE that some sort of higher power created me. My belief could change based on gaining some new information, but what I know will never change. We are in the same place neither of us knows, but Im cool with not knowing. Atheist have disproved religion to the fullest but not God.
@BastEternal We disagree on this because there are bonafide things we know about this world that are in direct conflict with what religion says. For one, religion implies the earth is a mere 12,000 years old. No one in the scientific community would disagree that earth is Billions of years old. The stories and characters in the bible are recycled Greek & Egyptian mythology. We know this because we find the same story occurring many years before the bible was written.
@bastardoftheparty1 "You keep using the words "proof and evidence" when you don't have any to prove or disprove Gods existence."
Because the burden of proof is not on me to prove or disprove a god's existence. It is the burden of proof on the person making the claim that a god exists to provide the proof and evidence of said existence.
@BastEternal You said; "believing based on proof and evidence is another.Faith is something else entirely." You gave the definition of faith in your answer, while at the same time denying your own statement. The bible even defines faith in the same way; "The substance of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things not SEEN" I'm no Christian, but That is a good definition. Even if you BELIEVE there is no God you are doing so in the absence of PROOF, and that by definition is FAITH!
@bastardoftheparty1 (2) have a burden of proof since a positive assertion is being made. If a strong atheist doesn't have justification for their position, then they have a faith-based position, and I would criticize them for that. Same standard for theists; if they don't have justification for their positive assertion that "God exists" is a true claim, then I would criticize that faith-based position. Also, it's important to note atheists can be both strong and weak atheists, depending on
@bastardoftheparty1 (1) Atheism, most broadly defined, is lack of belief in gods. More specifically, there's strong and weak atheism. Weak atheism is simply not believing the claim "God exists" is true but also not believing it's false; you're basically not convinced either way. This position has no burden of proof since it makes no positive assertion. Strong atheism is not only lack of belief in gods but also makes the positive assertion that the claim "God exists" is false, which does
Religion uses fear to control ppl, The description of God found in Christianity, Angry, Jealous, Vengeful, etc., are the same failings that can be found in man, so yes this being is certainly an asshole, but is this really God? The bible says we have been created in Gods own image, but it looks more like He was created in ours. The concept of a God is not the problem, it's the definition that we have been given about God is where the problem arises.
@MrWaddefak 2000yr winning streak babyyyyyyyyyyyyy. No one can even come close. The vatican has more priceless junk than u could throw a stick at. With all due respect u have no idea the amount of "stuff" they have.
I am incapable of making the evil choice in video games. I truly suck. lol I feel terrible killing little people in the Black and White, or being cruel in the Fables, or ruining Sims lives in The Sims. The Sims Medieval was released recently, and because I hadn't seen the animation yet I used the Monarch to send a random peasant Sim to the pit to die.
The chosen Sim goes through an animation of surprise, and shock, and then begs for mercy, and starts crying. I felt bloody awful for days. Meh.
@UnitedKingdomify im kind of the same way with video games, i almost never pick the evil side unless i dont like the game or i like the game so much that i want to try both sides. that or im just bored.
I basically agree but I still believe in a Higher Power. I have had personal experiences that confirm this, not Biblical proof. I was a fundamentalist for many years but now, I am a pantheist if I am anything. The "god" of the Bible is crazy, not mine! In the One we live and move and have our being. The religious stuff, I'll pass!
I basically agree but I still believe in a Higher Power. I have had personal experiences that confirm this, not Biblical proof. I was a fundamentalist for many years but now, I am a pantheist if I am anything. The "god" of the Bible is crazy, not mine!
I basically agree but I still believe in a Higher Power. I have had personal experiences that confirm this, not Biblical proof. I was a fundamentalist for many years but now, I am a pantheist if I am anything.
I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but I think it's messed up how let's say I ended up killing a fellow Human like during a fight or robbery or something, then right before my death penalty I would be "Sorry" for robbing and killing someone and I would be forgiven, yet I would call God a faggot piece of crap who ignores people who cry for justice I would be sent to hell, what a nice guy.
@nightname6 perhaps, I don't think having a relationship with God makes one insane, I do hear God's voice, and I have heard his voice audibly, not all the time, but on occasion. And Your welcome
Matt is very intelligent. I could only wish the rest of the world cound be like him. Matt is such a clear thinker, and after watching his videos my mind is being cleaned of the religious brainwashing i had as a kid. Thank you Matt.
I am always amazed how god always seemed to endorse what the Jews were doing at the time .Lots of people were "delivered up into their hands" by god . Was that evil via Fedex or just how the Jews reported a good days genocide ?? They would get the drop on some people who's land they wanted kill them and then say "god delivered them up into our hands"
As far as I can see that is what phrases like that really meant . There are other similar ones.
domnal 1 day ago
I guess it is because in real life the majority of people are good.... So in these games and movies you want to experience what it is like to be a "complete dick"....... We as humans are always wanting to experience anything that is possible (exploring space for instance) but our moral compass that does come from evolution/survival of the species means we good people cannot experience being a "complete dick" in real life so we experience it in a way we cannot harm others via games and movies.
LogicalStatements3 5 days ago
@danrenewed
- "God lives. He DOES care. And He is waiting for you to care. Why wait?"
Because God only seems to exist in the imagination of people like you.
TheAtheistExperience 3 weeks ago
God is a kid playing The Sims. Just like us, he doesn't give a shit.
blackcat19 1 month ago 2
@blackcat19
"I don't want to spread any blasphemous rumours but I think that God's got a sick sense of humour." - Depeche Mode.
chinngis83 4 weeks ago
@TheAtheistExperience you suck and you are going to burn in hell....oh and the banana.
JUST KIDDING! I hope they discuss Matthew 6:5 on the show later,it ALWAYS makes me laugh at American politicians. Have a good one.
MoralRapist 2 months ago
im sorry, but i must comment twice because I forgot to mention something. the bible is basicly composed of metaphors and parables. most of that stuff is just examples. also, even if God does not exist, its still a win. The bible teaches us to live a good life. so if there is a God, great. if there isnt, than my life was spent doing good.
noahcole56 2 months ago
@noahcole56
- "even if God does not exist, its still a win. The bible teaches us to live a good life. so if there is a God, great. if there isnt, than my life was spent doing good."
This is just a variation on "Pascal's Wager", one of the lamest arguments to support a belief in the God of the Bible. I can't explain this in a small comment box, but this has already been debunked countless times before. Just search for "Pascal's Wager" and you should get plenty of explanations.
TheAtheistExperience 2 months ago 14
@noahcole56 Hahaha "The Bible teaches us to live a good life". Yeah right!! Maybe in between the parts where God commands us to slaughter entire towns killing everyone except the virgin girls (considered spoils of war) rape and keep them as sex slaves all because they didn’t fallow a “God” they have never heard of.
In between the parts where “God Law” condones slavery even within the family and the commands to stone belligerent children to death. Yeah that’s a great way to live…NOT!
1NWOMD 1 month ago 3
@noahcole56 have you read that book of filth?? cutting out fetuses out of wombs, killing all the firstborn, keeping virgins for sex slaves, decimating the entire population cuz you're angry and starting over?????? how bout killing 42 kids by a grizzly bear, killing your own children, stoning kids for misbehavior, killing people for working on saturday or for mixing different clothing materials....thanx but i will get my teachings else where..
freedom1234573 2 days ago
@noahcole56
- "even if God does not exist, its still a win. The bible teaches us to live a good life."
No, it doesn't. That is just what people who never read that book believe.
TheAtheistExperience 2 days ago
@noahcole56 Apparently you haven't read the Bible.
MagisterPridgen 2 days ago
@dicktheguncheney
- ". . . why do you find it so important? jeez, if you don't think there is a god, well then why do you wast so much time worrying about it? did i mention that you should go and get ass fucked you faggot heathen. btw go get ass fucked."
Atheists couldn't care less about any god. They just have a little disagreement with people like you. Now close that lid and stay in that garbage can!
TheAtheistExperience 2 months ago
@dicktheguncheney
- ". . .fucks like atheists. if i was god i would have murdered every last one of you queers. instead he lets you live. [God] has to big of a heart."
Yeah, there is no greater love than Christian love. Goodbye, troll.
TheAtheistExperience 2 months ago
the god of the old testament is indeed a sadistic monster.
serappia 2 months ago
Even though I agree with you, I don't think this is very productive.
donnyhubbard 2 months ago
THIS GUY IS A FAT LOSER WHO CARES WHAT HE SAYS HE IS ONLY A FAT BLOB
Mr1991Wright 2 months ago
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@Mr1991Wright - "HIS GUY IS A FAT LOSER WHO CARES WHAT HE SAYS"
and you have the genitals of a budgie, whats your point?
aegisgfx 2 months ago
@Mr1991Wright , is this actually a comment?? It sounds like a middle school rant.
donnyhubbard 2 months ago
religion = biggest troll ever
Imgonnawatchit1 2 months ago 4
@Imgonnawatchit1 LOL I couldn't agree more. It wouldn't surprise me if one day God appears to Man Kind and says "U-MAD Creation?"
Gamer1990100 2 months ago
@Gamer1990100 haha i honestly hate religion with a passion for fashion... -.-
Imgonnawatchit1 2 months ago
I believe that there is no god, and if there is his teachings arent worthy of worship.
AnimeGeek441 2 months ago
Jesus = suicide by Pharisee? You be the judge. Luke 24:7 Matt 16:21 etc.
Period0fTime 2 months ago
Proof of what? Lol, atheism just means a person who does not believe it god. If that's the definition you're looking for. You got it lol
MrYuGiOhScaler 2 months ago
I know about a way how to show the people... Have you seen HBO show Spartacus? They should make a show that would literally (and similarly graphically) re-enact the bible, mainly the old testament
MidnightSt 2 months ago
Matt is very morally clear-headed on most of the things he says about the Bible. Why, then, does he agree that blowing people up in games is fun? Why would he think it's hilareous that someone's head exploded in a movie? Does EVERYONE root for the bad guy in the movies sometimes?
phillise1 3 months ago
@phillise1 its fun cuz we can get away with it. and it's not harming any real person
xXDISASTERPIECE934Xx 2 months ago
@phillise1 I do.
jonasgrant 2 months ago
Ummm... Black and White... I always try to be a good god in that game, it's challenging and that drives me. If a challenge comes up in which the evil way is more challenging, though reluctantly, I choose the evil way. Then the evil conscience says, "Yeah, he really deserved that!" The good conscience says, "Oh, dear!" Ultimately, the decision to be good in the game is an egotistic one.
shade9592 3 months ago
Quite a circlejerk. But Dillahunty is pretty coo'.
FoldedTapestry 3 months ago
Why is the callers' sound so much better in the couch episode?
IoEstasCedonta 3 months ago
@IoEstasCedonta
- "Why is the callers' sound so much better in the couch episode?"
Because Skype calls sound better phone calls.
TheAtheistExperience 3 months ago 4
@TheAtheistExperience
then they should use skype on the regular show... this is a thousand times better than their studio version.
aegisgfx 2 months ago
gods a DICK DEAL WITH IT LOL XD
Abbadon380 3 months ago
Awesome. No matter what Christians say or do, it doesn't take away the fact that the bible god is a total dick. Actions speak louder that words. Just quit allowing religious fanaticism to cloud your mind and let your own conscience (not the Ray Confort version, that's coersive persuation or brainwashing) convict you.
Chuloloc 4 months ago 4
I get what the kids saying, but those are pixels. I wonder if he would feel the same if they made a simulator, akin to the matrix, where you were really God and you actually thought the people were real and would be in pain by your actions. I think comparing pixels to reality doesn't really make any sense.
TheWhisperingPenis 4 months ago
Tracie has a sharper intellect than Matt.
azzy314159 4 months ago
Ima former Christian turn atheist because I've studied a variety of religions and the christain god that I grew up to know was the only god turn to be false due to the fact the he wasn't there prior to Christianity, he just wasn't there and he still ain't here today
dotson214 4 months ago
I agree that sometimes it is great to root for the bad guy, I watched all the Star Wars movies hoping that the Empire would kick the rebel's arses. But alas, George Lucas had other ideas. What fucking idiot designed the Death Star anyway? Seriously who would allow an exhaust shaft that leads directly to the reactor to be so vulnerable to attack? It is almost as unbelievably stupid as the bible.
ornitorrinco01 5 months ago
@sbullerbuller12
- "does a good parent punish their children? YES! So as our Father, He wants us to obey Him."
Good parents don't even hit their children. Your psychopathic sky daddy would eternally torture or completely destroy billions of his children for the unforgivable thought crime of not thinking enough about that absent parent.
- "I'll pray for you."
Fuck you too.
TheAtheistExperience 5 months ago 73
@TheAtheistExperience
You honestly have the best replies to comments on your videos.
AypexLol 5 months ago 3
@AypexLol Agreed
iPhTx3 5 months ago
@TheAtheistExperience I love you so much.
JonMcGrawMusic 5 months ago 5
@TheAtheistExperience Why are you so worked up about this? this entire argument is pointless. there is no proof in God, and no proof in no God. my response to your sky daddy thing, is that the God i believe in gave me my entire life to do right. if i cant do a few good things in eighty years, than ya, some punishment is deserved. maybe not eternal hell, but something for eighty years of doing wrong
noahcole56 2 months ago
@noahcole56 If having a God looking over your shoulder all the time is the only way you can bring yourself to do good, then there is something innately wrong with you that maybe you should see a psychiatrist about.
politicoochie09 1 month ago 2
Goddamn Tracie is such a cutie! I could just eat her up!!!
gargantacortador 5 months ago 4
Hahahaha! That was an awesome caller! He was completely right! Its fun to be the evil God! =D
BrytaPlanka 5 months ago
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Since humans stepped out of the caves, we were constantly expanding our circle of love to include more people. We now reject genocide, racism, incest, etc; things that were common centuries ago. We are in a crucial point in our development. Becoming completely spiritual by rejecting all evil is the next step. Atheism rejects Jesus, which represents 100% love, as a role model,which is a step back for consciousness. The time has come to raise our consciousness to the next level, is now or never.
dejesusluisx 5 months ago
@pamelalizardo
- "i feel SO SORRY for you two..."
Why? Because those two adults don't suffer from your irrational fear of "hell" and other childlike fantasies?
TheAtheistExperience 5 months ago
Hi, I'm a atheist from Brasil.
When I was a child, I see (with my yes) we us to call "jogo do copo" or I don't know exactly how to write but I think you call ouja board.
I would like to know what to you think about this kind of experience.
Thanks a lot!
rogerioreis 6 months ago
@rogerioreis There's a good article in wiki - search for "Ouija"
crapatev 5 months ago
@rogerioreis They allow people to write messages subconsciously in a group, without realizing it. Pretty interesting!
HeyHeyHarmonicaLuke 4 months ago
LOL "its really fun to be an evil god" Like my friend who likes to kill all her sims in various ways. :/
darkchibicosmos 6 months ago
yes!!
dahlusion 6 months ago
vintage
rpsmith014 6 months ago
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb!
RadarKat73080 6 months ago
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Lots of confused, misleading discussion in this rant. Since most of you deny the existence of God anyway, why now attempt to malign Him with unjustly condemning pple. Isn't this exactly what one might expect from intolerance- always omit the salient facts of His justice, mercy and purity. God will certainly judge righteously; faith says pple will get what they deserve.YES, the likes of rapists, murderers,thieves, slave-traders,robbers,greedy hypocrites,etc..will go to Hell-but pple choose HELL
shieldsff 6 months ago
@shieldsff I have a salient fact about His justice, mercy and purity. Deuteronomy 22:28-29 says that if a man rapes a virgin, he has to pay the girl's father fifty shekels of silver and marry her. That way, the man gets to have sex, the girl gets a husband, and the girl's father is compensated for his lost property. Everybody here gets what he or she deserves! Praise God!
acr08807 5 months ago 3
@shieldsff
The people you listed are more often than not christians anyway, so tough rocks.
NUTCASE71733 5 months ago
in which episode does matt say that?
DoctorLipsh1ts 6 months ago
Am i the only one who onlty got one message form the bible and that was You're Gods bitch.
Gerow100 7 months ago 3
@Gerow100 you are my bitch.im a christian,and i say to u....SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!
Simionata 6 months ago
@Simionata And I say to you No. So yea. By the way did I speak you you in that sort of manor?
Gerow100 6 months ago
@Simionata Also Ouch my feelings(sarcasm)
Gerow100 6 months ago
@Simionata And your entire group is the bitch of the freethinking uprising. You know you're bitches when you can't stand your ground when there are SEVEN TIMES MORE OF YOU.
PhobicOne 6 months ago
@Simionata How christian of you.
ScooterScooper 6 months ago
@Simionata let your comment set the tone for all christians. well done.
imdrumzer 6 months ago
One suggestion - if you really want to know WHO the true God is just ask Him to show you. If He's GOD, He will.
beglad02 7 months ago
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@beglad02 you said "One suggestion - if you really want to know WHO the true God is just ask Him to show you. If He's GOD, He will."
So you'd accept a failure of a (obvious and unambiguous) reply to a prayer, as proof that there's no god out there with the ability to reply?
I've asked to be shown many times but have received no demonstrations that my thoughts are heard.
HeyHeyHarmonicaLuke 4 months ago
WOW ,,, when you both stand before the LORD God ... good luck. You're laughing now but ...
beglad02 7 months ago
I think the major reason everyone should look very skeptically at religion is the vast number of religions that claim they are the one and only true religion. This alone should make people see that all of them aren't true. Geez...if I'd be a member of any of them, i would be a pagan...isn't that the oldest religion?
kitamasu1 7 months ago
Theists seem to be able to answer every question except "WHY do you believe?".
JMUDoc 7 months ago
@JMUDoc They can answer that one too though. The answer is "because my dogma tells me I should" and occasionally, "I don't wanna ggo to hell so I believe". Terrible answers, but they try.lol
Jacob6958 7 months ago
@Jacob6958
and thus the circle game begins - "I believe because dogma tells me, and I believe the dogma because the dogma tells me." Sigh...
The "because I don't want to go to hell" is potentially interesting, but I'm sure "why do you believe hell even exists?" would be swiftly answered with "because dogma tells me."
JMUDoc 7 months ago 3
I like turtles
iluminandoscholar 7 months ago
I'm using faith based on it's primary definition, which always comes first in every dictionary, followed by secondary and even tertiary definitions. Most dictionaries use as much as four, but the first definition is ALWAYS the PRIMARY definition. When we communicate it is implicit that we are using the primary definition of a word unless otherwise indicated. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to understand each other as obviously the case here. Peace
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
i got high then jesus told be to eat spaghetti.therefore god = flying spaghetti monster
MrWAZZAPDUDE 8 months ago
guy talks about black and white :) that is the game :D
zippera95 8 months ago
@zippera95 Yeah, that game is really hard to be a good God in.
00D00 7 months ago 18
I just love the church-like reverb on this video.
facundocorradini 8 months ago
NO one can offer definitive proof one way or the other, so atheist are just as ignorant as the rest of us. I believe because it's logical. In fact I've questioned what I was told about God from almost the very beginning. Truth be told the only reason anyone believes is because they were told by someone who was told by someone else. No matter your conviction or passion, fact is no one knows. There is a difference between knowing/ believing. That's why it's called faith.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 "There is a difference between knowing/ believing. That's why it's called faith. "
Hold on there...knowing is one thing..believing based on proof and evidence is another.
Faith is something else entirely.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal Ok, Your absolutely right, so here's the question what proof, beyond conjecture and opinion, do you have? I'm open minded. That same open mindedness brought to the point of dismissing religion, but I have yet to see or hear anything that disproves the existence of a supreme entity. For lack of a better term I refer to it as God. What say you?
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1
Disproves what? God? First, how are you defining god?
Second, what's the point of "disproving" a god, when belief in a god is based on existence of it? I would think the burden of proof is on the person who claims that something exists...
I do not believe in fairies because there is no evidence they exist..I am under no obligation to disprove fairies.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal How I define God is irrelevant, but I'll give you this; part of my conception is what others call nature. But your the one who said "proof and evidence" What's your position do you or don't you believe in some sort of supreme being (however you define that), and in either case what is your "proof and evidence."
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 You asked me to disprove god. And I ask how are you defining god. There are thousands of different definitions for god. So it's not irrelevant.
I do not believe that a "supreme being" (whatever that means) exists, just as I don't believe fairies, or elves, or any other supernatural, mythological being exists, because there is no proof or evidence that they exist.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 Again, what is god? what is a supreme being?
I don't know what those things are. You initially brought them up, so define them.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1
I inadvertantly defined a "supreme being" as a supernatual, mythological being. The fact is, there is no proof or evidence that they exist, so to ask me for proof and evidence that they do NOT exist is rather silly.
If you say you have an invisible mini purple unicorn in your pocket, and I say, no you don't, and you say "prove I don't"...I can't prove you DON'T have it in your pocket. That doesn't make any sense.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal Ok now we are getting somewhere. ALL atheist must admit that they ONLY BELIEVE God isn't real because as you said; "I can't prove you DON'T" T^hat was my point when I said there is a difference between knowing and believing. Know requires no faith, while BELIEVING does. So you see you too have faith, faith that God doesn't exist. Im not trying to get you to believe, only to admit you DON'T KNOW.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1
I do not have "faith" that god doesn't exist, just as I don't have faith that goblins, ghouls, fairies, leprechauns don't exist. They are superstitious explanations for things that are not understood. None have any proof they exist.
They don't exist because they are figments of imagination, just like the god concept.
When there is proof and evidence that fairies exist, then I'll believe they exist, including a "god" whatever that is. Until then, they do not.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal To reach a conclusion that something isn't true in the absence of evidence does require faith.
Once again belief precedes faith. It's only when you Know something that faith isn't required and you've already admitted you don't KNOW.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 "To reach a conclusion that something isn't true in the absence of evidence does require faith."
No it doesn't.
In the absence of evidence, I'm under no obligation to believe anything. Should I believe anything people say first without evidence? Do you believe in fairies? Do you believe until evidence proves they exist?
If that's how you live your life, hey, whatever works for you.
I need proof/evidence before I believe something to be true/fact.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal Obligation, and faith have nothing to do with each other. No you don't have an obligation but you make decisions based on what you believe do you not? You don't like the word faith but you demonstrate faith on a daily basis. When you go to work you are showing faith that your boss will pay you at the end of the pay period. EVERYONE demonstrates faith in something. aren't you confident that what you believe is correct? Confidence is used to define the word faith. Check it out
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 "When you go to work you are showing faith that your boss will pay you at the end of the pay period. "
There is proof and evidence that my boss has paid me at the end of other pay periods. There is little reason why I shouldn't expect what has been proven based on past performance.
Just like a chair. I have "faith" a chair is going to hold me up because of past performance.
Faith in a god and faith that your boss is going to pay you at week's end are 2 different things.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 Can you imagine?
"I have faith that fairies don't exist"
You're taking the word "faith" and redefining it in an attempt to support your argument. Faith in a god and faith that a chair is going to hold you up are two very different things. The second is supported by proof and evidence. The 1st is not.
Also, "faith" as defined generally applies to what one believes, not to what one doesn't believe.
When you don't believe in something, it doesn't take faith to not believe.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal Yes it does my dear look it up wikipedia; ...Logical reasoning may proceed from any set of assumptions, positive or negative. Example; They say my brother killed a man, but I have faith that he DID NOT. Faith concerns what you believe as well as what you don't believe with the operative word being BELIEVE. Again believing requires faith!
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 "Example; They say my brother killed a man, but I have faith that he DID NOT. "
Why does he have faith that his brother did not kill a man?
The logical answer?
"My brother wouldn't DO SUCH A THING!!"
Reasonable expectations. Proof and evidence that the brother wouldn't kill another. I bet if the brother had a history of killing others the response would have been different.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal Why is not the issue. The fact that he believes, for whatever reason, means he has faith. Look up the word faith and you see that faith is applied to both what you believe as well as what you don't believe. This is the ONLY point of this discussion.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 "Look up the word faith and you see that faith is applied to both what you believe as well as what you don't believe. "
I am not arguing that! I never said faith ONLY applies to what you believe. I said it is generally applied!
My argument is that "faith in a GOD" is NOT the same as faith that your brother did not kill a man, or faith that a chair is going to hold you up, or faith that your boss is going to pay you next week.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1" Again believing requires faith!"
No it doesn't.
My suggestion to you..study logic. Don't limit yourself to wikipedia definitions.
And by the way, if you're going to use wikipedia, use the ENTIRE definition: "1. Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.2. Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof. "
2 different definitions,yet you argue as if they both mean the same thing.
They don't.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal who's logic? I don't need instructions on how to think. You've got faith backwards Faith is about belief period. Whether it's in the affirmative or the negative, you cannot separate belief from faith so stop trying. It was like pulling teeth to get you to admit that YOU DON'T KNOW, I'm running out of teeth here so we'll have to work on the faith issue at another time. We are closer than you think. I disagree with both atheist and religious folks. Your both wrong in my opinion.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 "I disagree with both atheist and religious folks. Your both wrong in my opinion."
And you're wrong that faith in a god is the same thing as faith that your brother didn't kill a man or faith that your boss is going to pay you at the end of the week.
If you can't tell the difference, then that's your problem, not mine.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal Faith in whatever is still faith. It's not what you have faith in that's the issue it's the fact that you have faith. The definition of faith doesn't change based on what you are applying it to.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 "The definition of faith doesn't change based on what you are applying it to.''
Oh, but it absolutely does. Look in any dictionary, there is more than one definition for the word faith. It doesn't JUST apply to "faith in god" or "complete confidence in someone or something" - they are two different definitions.
Look it up.
Anyway, take care.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 Before I leave, please look up the word "faith" on the Merriam Webster dictionary.. no, look it up in ANY dictionary. You will see that faith has many different definitions. You can't just use the word "faith" interchangeably.
Faith in a god is NOT THE SAME as faith that your boss is going to pay you next week.
The word "faith" absolutely depends on the context (what you are applying it to) in which you are using it.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal I use the word faith in it's definitive meaning. In other words the definition that I'm applying is universal. Faith means; Strong or unshakeable BELIEF in something, esp without PROOF or EVIDENCE. That my dear can apply to anything one has faith in, be it your boss, brother, or religion.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
Atheist are expending as much if not more FAITH as Christians, Jews, or Muslims. They are doing so at the other end. NO ONE can prove or disprove, the existence of A God. Proving that religions are based on recycled Greek & Egyptian Mythology (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are joined at the hip) DOES NOT disprove God's existence. These faiths are just three (really only one) of infinite possibilities, none of which have been disproved. Hey if you have some proof I'm listening.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1
"Atheist are expending as much if not more FAITH as Christians, Jews, or Muslims."
You said that already. And it's wrong now as it was then.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal Yes, but someone who knows what I'm talking about will get it even though YOU don't. I defy any atheist (or Christian) to dispute any of what i've said here. Your misunderstanding has been demonstrated over and over and over. Somebody else who understands should weigh in. I'm right and you know it, you've just never thought of it this way because you associate faith solely with religion, when in fact it applies in nearly every area of your life.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 (3) the god in question. For example, I'm a weak atheist with regard to most gods, but I am a strong atheist with regard to the Abrahamic god. Main point: Your claim that atheism is necessarily a faith-base position is false. However, strong atheism can be a faith-based position but only if a strong atheist fails to justify their positive claim. Hope that clears things up for you.
nichtmuttersprachler 8 months ago
@nichtmuttersprachler I respect your position, but consider this, ALL ppl ultimately have to answer the question; Is there a God?, it's THE question in Life is it not? If not why religion, and their counter parts like Atheist Experience. Atheist deny asking that question, but I believe we all do Again, whatever answer you give to THE Ultimate question in LIFE, requires that you have FAITH, because you will move forward and govern you LIFE based on that conclusion.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@nichtmuttersprachler also chek my playlist
matrixlone 7 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1
First, quit calling me "my dear."
"Faith means; Strong or unshakeable BELIEF in something, esp without PROOF or EVIDENCE. "
That's not the only definition.
When I have faith I'm going to get paid next week, it's because I've been paid last week, the week before last, ad nauseum. So I have faith BECAUSE i have proof and evidence that I've been paid before.
Sit on a chair, you trust it won't fall apart. Why? Because chair designs have been proven reliable.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal It's the only one that matters. It's universally found in EVERY dictionary. So Faith, as I've defined it, also applies to atheist.. There is only one way to define faith, even though we ppl place faith in a great many things we ALL know what it means to have faith. Belief that something is or isn't even though we don't have PROOF. I apologize if I insulted you, saying "My dear" is my way of taking a wack at all those YouTubers who call each other names when they disagree.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 "There is only one way to define faith, "
Then we're done.
There's nothing more to argue about..you are convinced that there is only one way to define faith, when that is simply not the case.
Take care.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal You take care as well
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 By the way, I'm using faith based on it's primary definition, which always comes first in every dictionary, followed by secondary and even tertiary definitions. Most dictionaries use as much as four, but the first definition is ALWAYS the PRIMARY definition. When we communicate it is implicit that we are using the primary definition unless otherwise indicated. Otherwise we would be able to understand each other as obviously the case here. Peace.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
I disagree with both atheist and religious folks cuz neither one of you know. My problem with religion is that is it is wrong. Dangerously wrong. Atheist I have no problem with I just like to explore what exactly it is you believe. Again, even atheist are displaying faith. Faith that God doesn't exist. Because as you said "You Don't Know"
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@BastEternal Disproves anyone's concept of God. What evidence do have that your concept of God isn't real. Your playing games as though you've never heard the word God if you haven't, then we will be unable to discuss this, if you have heard of the concept of God, then what proof do you have that God doesn't exist? I guess since the concept of God is foreign to you then you wouldn't have any proof now would you. YOU, used the words "proof and evidence." I've never claimed to have proof
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 "what proof do you have that God doesn't exist?"
Can't prove a negative.
"I've never claimed to have proof "
Neither have I..as a matter of fact, your entire argument is one big red herring..it completely went off on a different direction than the original premise, which was "there is a difference between knowing/believing, that's why there's faith" I responded that faith is altogether different.
The conversation ended when you said "Ok, Your absolutely right,"
BastEternal 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 Let me ask you something... How do you determine what to believe?
I mean, I personally need proof and evidence to determine what to believe. Everything else is just speculation.
The god concept is pure speculation.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal You keep using the words "proof and evidence" when you don't have any to prove or disprove Gods existence. We are discussing believing versus knowing. I KNOW Im a Black man, and I only BELIEVE that some sort of higher power created me. My belief could change based on gaining some new information, but what I know will never change. We are in the same place neither of us knows, but Im cool with not knowing. Atheist have disproved religion to the fullest but not God.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1" Atheist have disproved religion... "
No, they haven't, because that's not what the atheist position is.
The atheist position does not disprove anything. The atheist position is a lack of belief in deities..that's it.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal We disagree on this because there are bonafide things we know about this world that are in direct conflict with what religion says. For one, religion implies the earth is a mere 12,000 years old. No one in the scientific community would disagree that earth is Billions of years old. The stories and characters in the bible are recycled Greek & Egyptian mythology. We know this because we find the same story occurring many years before the bible was written.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
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The only thing atheist have succeeded in doing is debunk RELIGION not the concept of God.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 "You keep using the words "proof and evidence" when you don't have any to prove or disprove Gods existence."
Because the burden of proof is not on me to prove or disprove a god's existence. It is the burden of proof on the person making the claim that a god exists to provide the proof and evidence of said existence.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal You said; "believing based on proof and evidence is another.Faith is something else entirely." You gave the definition of faith in your answer, while at the same time denying your own statement. The bible even defines faith in the same way; "The substance of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things not SEEN" I'm no Christian, but That is a good definition. Even if you BELIEVE there is no God you are doing so in the absence of PROOF, and that by definition is FAITH!
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1
"You gave the definition of faith in your answer, while at the same time denying your own statement."
I denied nothing. You r the one who wants to use the "definitive" definition of the word faith and apply it in every context.
"Even if you BELIEVE there is no God you are doing so in the absence of PROOF, and that by definition is FAITH! "
Repetition won't make it so.
Believe (or in your words, have FAITH) what you want.
I do not need faith to lack belief in deities.
BastEternal 8 months ago
@BastEternal You keep proving my point. Have someone else read this exchange and see what they say.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 (2) have a burden of proof since a positive assertion is being made. If a strong atheist doesn't have justification for their position, then they have a faith-based position, and I would criticize them for that. Same standard for theists; if they don't have justification for their positive assertion that "God exists" is a true claim, then I would criticize that faith-based position. Also, it's important to note atheists can be both strong and weak atheists, depending on
nichtmuttersprachler 8 months ago
@bastardoftheparty1 (1) Atheism, most broadly defined, is lack of belief in gods. More specifically, there's strong and weak atheism. Weak atheism is simply not believing the claim "God exists" is true but also not believing it's false; you're basically not convinced either way. This position has no burden of proof since it makes no positive assertion. Strong atheism is not only lack of belief in gods but also makes the positive assertion that the claim "God exists" is false, which does
nichtmuttersprachler 8 months ago
Religion uses fear to control ppl, The description of God found in Christianity, Angry, Jealous, Vengeful, etc., are the same failings that can be found in man, so yes this being is certainly an asshole, but is this really God? The bible says we have been created in Gods own image, but it looks more like He was created in ours. The concept of a God is not the problem, it's the definition that we have been given about God is where the problem arises.
bastardoftheparty1 8 months ago
You will be PUNISHED when I catch you Sonic HA HA HA
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lanthicxc 8 months ago 5
ROME WILL WIN.......... LONG LIVE THE POPE
PInk77W1 8 months ago
@PInk77W1 lol..
MrWaddefak 8 months ago
@MrWaddefak 2000yr winning streak babyyyyyyyyyyyyy. No one can even come close. The vatican has more priceless junk than u could throw a stick at. With all due respect u have no idea the amount of "stuff" they have.
PInk77W1 8 months ago
"ooh, blow them up again! that was fun!" - lmao
sarkhan666 9 months ago
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- "Maybe it is true the atheists minds are morally inferior."
Maybe it's true that you just got blocked for trolling.
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exmuslimNfree 9 months ago
I agree with the caller. Being evil is fun. I've got to be honest, if I were God, you would view the Bible God as a loving God. =)
somewhatd 9 months ago
I am incapable of making the evil choice in video games. I truly suck. lol I feel terrible killing little people in the Black and White, or being cruel in the Fables, or ruining Sims lives in The Sims. The Sims Medieval was released recently, and because I hadn't seen the animation yet I used the Monarch to send a random peasant Sim to the pit to die.
The chosen Sim goes through an animation of surprise, and shock, and then begs for mercy, and starts crying. I felt bloody awful for days. Meh.
UnitedKingdomify 9 months ago
@UnitedKingdomify im kind of the same way with video games, i almost never pick the evil side unless i dont like the game or i like the game so much that i want to try both sides. that or im just bored.
mattakudesu 9 months ago
I basically agree but I still believe in a Higher Power. I have had personal experiences that confirm this, not Biblical proof. I was a fundamentalist for many years but now, I am a pantheist if I am anything. The "god" of the Bible is crazy, not mine! In the One we live and move and have our being. The religious stuff, I'll pass!
wbworkout 9 months ago
I basically agree but I still believe in a Higher Power. I have had personal experiences that confirm this, not Biblical proof. I was a fundamentalist for many years but now, I am a pantheist if I am anything. The "god" of the Bible is crazy, not mine!
wbworkout 9 months ago
I basically agree but I still believe in a Higher Power. I have had personal experiences that confirm this, not Biblical proof. I was a fundamentalist for many years but now, I am a pantheist if I am anything.
wbworkout 9 months ago
god is not just a bully, he's one scary motherfucker.
hey01e5 10 months ago
I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but I think it's messed up how let's say I ended up killing a fellow Human like during a fight or robbery or something, then right before my death penalty I would be "Sorry" for robbing and killing someone and I would be forgiven, yet I would call God a faggot piece of crap who ignores people who cry for justice I would be sent to hell, what a nice guy.
Gamer1990100 10 months ago
evil is fun
fallbread 10 months ago
does matt coordinate his shirts to the show's title bars?
btw the caller is hiiiiiigh. :)
duswdav 10 months ago
I did hear a voice and I did see Him
snoopval 11 months ago
@snoopval you need help then should i call the mental hospital ?
nightname6 10 months ago
@nightname6 you can if you would like, btw- your picture rocks, I love Marilyn Monroe
snoopval 10 months ago
@snoopval Lol :3 thanks but its true they say if u hear gods voice ur suffer from a mental illness -.- cause u cannot hear gods voice.
nightname6 10 months ago
@nightname6 perhaps, I don't think having a relationship with God makes one insane, I do hear God's voice, and I have heard his voice audibly, not all the time, but on occasion. And Your welcome
snoopval 10 months ago
@snoopval lol its impossible to speak to something that dont exist
nightname6 10 months ago
@nightname6 I believe He does though, and I feel that he helped me tangibally in my life.
snoopval 10 months ago
gonna have to disagree a little bit. playing fallout3 and star wars games and shit, i always go light side ftw :)
superextremelaser 11 months ago
@superextremelaser
ya, me too.
joshmonster94 10 months ago
Matt is very intelligent. I could only wish the rest of the world cound be like him. Matt is such a clear thinker, and after watching his videos my mind is being cleaned of the religious brainwashing i had as a kid. Thank you Matt.
blarson12 11 months ago 16
Enrika sounds like he's on something.
blarson12 11 months ago