3.the bible in the red it shows exactly what jesus said, well the bible was written hundreds of years after the fact and can you even remeber what you did 1 year ago.also while we r on the subject what makes more since? a guy in the sky that said "Man" and there it was or evolution the theory that animals evolved into today's man. You have your beliefs i have mine mine might not be right and yours might not be eather no one knows but i ask everyone to look past
Answers 1.&3.God is love, God is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. I am an omnitheist. God isn't just in everything, but IS everything and everyone. In that, I find that if I wrong another being, I am wronging God, so I try to treat everyone with the same measure I would like others to show me. 2. Jesus is as everyone else,(albeit I feel he was very much committed to his own divinity) my brother in flesh, but in spirit, we are one and the same. It is finished= no more God/man separation.
2. Jesus was the one human who was perfect, which is something all of us are too late at doing now, who also had the same temptations we do, but converted to his time.
3. I was brought into Christianity by a friend who also used to be atheist.
I used to be a Christian but I don't think I want to call myself a Christian if I only know what I've heard about Christ. To me it seems like I'm supposed to behave in certain way in order to be loved by God and given access to heaven. That mainly made me feel like I couldn't behave like myself but rather what I was expected to behave like. So for now not believing in God means I get the right to be myself. But I do think that I'll study the religion further but for now this is where I stand.
@HellCuzins Actually, you mainly have to beliee in Christ to initially be "accepted" into heaven. But to be "a part of christ" or a "true christian", then you "have to behave like christ did in his life. It seems like a double standard, but i just watch, love, and listen. I think it depends on the person. By that, i mean, it depends on what you want in life.
1. Yes. I do. I accept that I'm only human and may or may not be right...but, as I am, I do believe there is a God watching over me.
2. My brother, my father, my best friend...and, though I don't quite like to talk about this, but, well...basically, the only thing that kept me alive when I was going through depression.
3. Well, I was raised in a Catholic household, but never really felt all that close to the faith. I wrestled with it, like you did, especially during high school. But I...
@MaRiAtheHeDg3hOg ...attended a retreat just two years ago that changed my life. I was battling depression then, so it really came just in time. I felt accepted like I never had before, and felt a love like I never had, and I attribute that to God. Since then, I’ve grown much closer to God, and now see him as a loving father.
2. Jesus as we know him is a mythical character in a collection of ancient stories. Whether or not there is some loose basis in history is irrelevant really. That is not the Jesus anyone talks about.
3. I was raised in a very religious household, and it just all seemed so stupid as I grew older. I finally actually read the entire Bible, and that got me questioning, which led to philosophy, which led to seeing gods as plausible as leprechauns.
I'm "catholic" btw... if that intrigues u :P I still identify with the Catholic community....like a cultural attribute or baggage of mine (depends on perspective). Truly though I''m an "atheist".
1) No. I don't believe in god. Simply no reason to do so. That said I am open minded to the assertion of God like any methodical, scientific, or objective person. So that makes an agnostic? Technically yes...but the evidence out there points to a Godless universe or universe that can be explained without the invocation of a higher being.
2) Jesus was a historical figure.
3) Not letting my predetermined bias about what the world should be cloud my thinking unlike u. Wishful thinking is a fallacy.
I believe in God. My view of Jesus is that he is my lord and savior. Also the reason why I believe in God is not just because of my parents but I know for a fact that there is a better place then this, becuase earth is like a living hell. I mean yeah there is alot of good stuff on this planet but the majority of it is bad.
2) an inspiration fictional character of a very old story
3) I was raised agnostic so when i was first introduced to religion my 5 year old BS meter went nuts. I've always been curious about almost anything and when i got old enough to look at the arguments and evidence of a divine existence every god came up way way short. I debate theists from time to time because they reject some parts of reality so long as the two blend ok i dont mind
2) An amalgamation of various self-proclaimed prophets perhaps. Or just a regular person who really believed in what he was saying, there are thousands of people who have lived in our lifetime who started religions, claimed to talk to the dead, and other supernatural claims. They can't all be right, and yet they all exist, and seem to believe what they are saying.
3) Going to college and learning about life and human history killed the faith I held on to in high school.
1. nope , nature/intinct and yes we are animals who happend to find a way to use tools . its called evolution . so iff i would say there would be a god it would be nature,affcours you would find a way to tell me nature is gods creation or somthing like that ..
2. a sort of celeberty in old history a king of the jews they say.
3. using logic and not to be blind for the things what happen around you.. oh most important . all the death that religions have created treu time....
1. I used to, until discovered that the universe does not require a creator to function.
2. The Jesus portrayed in the Gospels cannot have existed for one simple route of critical thinking:
Evolution has been proven to be demonstrably true/accurate. Therefore the earth is not 6,000 years old, therefore the human species is not 6,000 years old. So this means that Adam and Eve did not exist and did not commit original sin. So therefore there's no sin nature.
2. A man who wasn't the son of god and wasn't ressurected
3. If god exists he created parisitic worms that live in the eyeballs of african children and pancreatic cancer. There is too much evidence for natural selection
Yes, there is a God. Jesus was a person who urged us to love God and one another. I was born and raised Catholic. Being a very analytical person, I strayed away from my faith through adolescence. I enjoy reading a lot, and therefore, I am prone to pay much more attention to science than religion, because religion is dogmatic and science is not. I still believe in God as the force behind what exists in the universe. I am not sure about heaven or hell. Still, I am not afraid of death.
What causes a person to not believe in god: REASON
What causes a person to believe in god: NARCISSISM
And that is why I loath religion so much. It is the ultimate arrogance trying to pass itself off as humility. Somehow, the entire universe is about YOU. Really?
Well, That and the fact that you are, pretty much without exception, a bunch of book-burning, hypocritical, homophobic, sexist, bigots who want to torture and kill everybody who isn't in your club.
My family introduced Jesus to me when I was young but as I grew, I started to think for myself and noticed that most of what I was being taught did not seem to follow a logical path. I saw "God" being used as a tool to divide people rather than to bring them together. I found my truth in God by studying traditional eastern medicine, meditation, and not over thinking anything. God works in subtle ways but he's there. You just have to be still and keep an open mind. Great Topic btw!
3. my family is Christian, and they have tried to teach me in those ways, but to be honest, i just believe it is all made up (just my opinion). i think even in the beginning when i was raised to believe in God, i just never bought it; i tend to trust science and proof more than what people tell me. and i just do what i have to do in life instead of worrying about it.
2. A person who changed the world, no matter how you look at it.
3. I looked at religion/dieties in general, it all just seems like stories. I believe that god is as real as Aslan(Oh the irony). The idea of a man watching me and controlling all from the impossibly small to the inconceiveabley large, with no evidence of said god's existence, just seems silly to me.
2. a religious figure, who I believe may have existed but if he did weather he was the son of the church "god" or not is just no
3. brought up in an I wouldn't say atheist home but not any particular religious home. Going to a corporate Christian school put me off and most people as well as and being a logical person. So yeah.
1. No god, no higher conscience or power, no mysticism.
2. Jesus is a religious figure. Whether or not he existed 2000 years ago is irrelevant to me.
3. The wording of your question is confusing. Atheism / Not believing in god is not a belief, it's a lack of belief. Personally I don't believe what eople tell me unless there is a) hard evidence b) a logical explanation c) no reason to doubt them. Disregarding the first two, c is most important. Religion is about political power.
2. I believe jesus is a myth through stories about the constellations and the sun. the jist of it is, jesus ( the sun) had 12 disciples (zodiac). goes into more depth but don't feel like going into it now
3. my parents raised me to be a free thinker. I find myself happier, I feel in control of my life. I don't have to discredit the ones who do things. and it adds another mystery in life "how are we here?" I'd rather find out than guess.
2 theres actual somewhat archaeological proof that Jesus existed (a man named Jesus whas found born in Nazeraeth around year 0), i bevlieve that he was a smart guy or a con man who became a story that got exaggerated over time
3 i was born in a atheist home, plus most of my friends are agnostic, think i only got like one actually christian friend
3. I have been raised in a Christian home...and i have also seen some of God's healing miracles...went to a conferance and saw a half blind girl get healed...and i am filled with the Holy Spirit...so...yeah..
2 Jesus is a biblical figure who did good things in his life. He was a good man, and a good christian.
3 I grew up in a die hard catholic family, but I went through a change when they said fuck off. I first became an atheist but very soon after that I became a devout buddhist. I am still a buddhist but not as completely filled with it, I still meditate 4 times a day and follow the path.
2. i personally find it very difficult to even believe that jesus even exsisted. Even if he did i don't believe he was the son of god, just the first nice man to discover reefer.
3. When I was younger my grandparents took me to church, and even as a 5 year old, i found everything hard to swallow, or it left a really bad taste in my mouth. Its just very hard for me, cause it lacks so much commin sence, a lack of intellegence.
2) He probably existed, but either had delusions of grandeur or the accounts of his claims and acts have been exaggerated by word of mouth until the gospels were written
3) An inquisitive mind. went to Sunday school for eight years, and I always questioned things. The Bible stories always seemed to pose more questions than they answered and there was always a strong whiff of BS in the air. Then I found that others shared my scepticism, and I concluded that the Bible = man's immagination
2. Jesus is a mythological figure in Christianity. While he may have had a basis in reality, perhaps even a real person named Jesus circa 2000 years ago, there is little to no evidence of this. The age of the gospels suggests that his story, if real, grew in a big fish story manner, becoming more fantastic with each retelling.
3. I used to be a Christian when I was sent to a relgious school, but ended up an atheist when I reexamined my beliefs after being called out on them.
1. Yes. 2. Jesus is the son of God. He died for our sins on the cross and he is the most beautiful being ever. 3. I was raised in a home that was Christian but not strict at all. Subsequent to that I became an atheist at one point but it was the beauty, love, and forgiveness that drew me in very strongly. I am now more happy than ever!
3. There are two answers to this. A. The atheist answer is that I don't have a belief. But I think you want to know. why I was lead away from a belief in God. Which leads me to answer. B. I simply cannot find a coherent definition for God to even evaluate as a truth claim. I have yet to have someone explain God's nature, its essence. Every way I have heard a believes describe how their God behaves or act has ultimately failed scrutiny. I need something to test.
1)No (I am an Atheist, furthermore, I am a meta-physical naturalist, I.E.I don't believe that there is a soul or any part of a human that 'lives' after death)
2)Jesus was a quasi-historical figure, similar to Socrates. Jesus had many sayings and teachings and there were many miracles attributed to this figure. i don't know if he was a true historical figure or not. The only relevant question is whether his philosophy was true (some of it is) or not true (some of it isn't) cont...
there's a video on youtube.. nine reasons you area a christian
1) no i don't believe in any gods. i'm an ex-christian, had been christian for 34years
2) which jesus
3) which belief? about jesus? (lol which jesus?), or atheism? there i no one thing that brings someone to atheism. it's a multitude of issues. contradictions, history, science, etymologies - just no one thing at all. it'd take me a book to explain why i'm now an atheist... but it started with paul
using the "free will" or old testament excuse just isn't real either. the holocaust was a great example of christian protestant majority in germany creating their own little modern day crusade. there is just too much ignorance and there are too many things labeled as love in the bible that are closer to being sadistic and vindictive..im just not the kind who would even DARE to follow a religion. even if i was brought up in a religious home. i still found it for myself to be atheist.
what love and forgiveness..putting yourself in human form and allowing ur human form to be murdered to abolish sin isnt a sacrifice and being all knowing and all loving wouldnt end up with genocide after genocide and letting people get beaten, ridiculed and murdered because of whats written in a book. if god was all loving and all knowing he would have created the world right. then again, he isnt real. theres no proof and most of the time religion tries to fill gaps with tall tales.
2. I am inclined to believe Jesus was a real person, but that he was not the person christians say.
3. I have no belief in god probably for the same reason a person who has never heard of god wouldn't. There is, quite simply, no evidence to suggest there is a god. Short of someone who does believe asking you to take their word for it, there is no reason.
A side note about how Christianity has treated other beliefs. Historically the church persecuted other beliefs. The frustrating part is that early Christianity itself was persecuted in polytheistic culture because of its denial of other gods - Jewish Christians were the "atheists" of their time. While I do not agree with atheism, it seems that the modern church could make the connection that judging others in such a way is anything but useful in integrating a belief within a society.
2. Jesus is a historical figure and an established fulfillment of Judaic (and therefore monotheistic) prophecy in a time of polytheistic popularity.
3. I was raised in a Christian home but I have learned a great deal more outside of home that has led me to question my belief and, ultimately, strengthen it.
2. Jesus is the Son Of God. He is my personal Saviour.
3. I'm being brought up in a very constrictive, hierarchical society focused on the church. This kind of pushed me away, but I couldn't physically leave for complicated reasons. I never stopped believing in God, and a number of personal experiences let me back into Jesus' arms too. Without them, I doubt I'd be alive to day. Maybe living, but not alive. :) x
1.No 2. I tend to believe there was a historical Jesus and he was a man who fulfilled a prophetic role , but keep in mind I accept no supernatural belief.
3. I'm not sure I was ever truly a person of faith even though I have had what can be called supernatural experiences. I believed that faith (and mysticism) could be quantifiable, like what chemistry was to alchemy the truth would be to the supernatural and I sought it. This lead me to empirical thought and my deconversion, even with rapture.
I am not religeous. I have more of a scientific mind, and scientific beliefs, as well as I was brought up this way, not that I wish to change that. I believe that jesus was not a person who truly existed, more a universal name given to a hero of the religeous people, namely christians and such (no, I am not saying all religeons are the same, I have more respect than that). Lastly, I am atheist, but I respect people have their opinions. Your religeous. I accept that. I wont harass you about that.
2. Who do you say Jesus is? - Some Peasant in MiddleEast in BS.
3. What has brought you to this point? - Reason, Church been around longer than government, Early Government was Church, so that means its just the governments way of controlling the masses so to speak.
2. Jesus is a character who may or may not have existed and who has become the central figure in a large mythology.
3. You didn't clarify if this refers to #1 or #2, but both are simple answers:
Re #1: I don't believe in God because that's the default position. I don't believe in God, aliens, Bigfoot, or Hamlet, but as soon as I'm presented with a good reason to do so, I will.
Re #2: I believe Jesus is the central figure in the Christian mythology because that's just established fact.
2. Jesus is a 5 letter word. A soundbite. Maybe even a concept, like hope or love. Jesus is something people chant when they want to belong. Something people think about when they feel lonely. Something people talk about when they want express a feeling. Nothing more.
3. Many years of faith followed by a few years of inquiry. I now feel that god HAD to not exist, in order for him to be so easy to believe in and defend. An existent figure would be harder to promote and spread.
1. Atheist. I do not believe in anything supernatural.
2. I have never questioned the historicity of Jesus, because I don't see the point. Jesus is far more important for what he represents to people: faith, hope, and love. That's what matters.
3. I lost faith for emotional reasons, but I became an atheist for intellectual reasons. Simply put, the world started making much more sense to me once I stopped relying on faith.
Q2: I believe that Jesus was a real person, based on the historic facts that I know. I also believe that Jesus was a good person and everyone, atheist or not, should try his best to respect and be tolerant of the people around them.
Q3: My whole family is catholic, my mom goes to church every sunday. I received first communion and confirmation. The I got older and started questioning the logic behind my religion. I started looking back in history, only to find out...
...what terrible things had happened in the name of Christianity. The holy crusades, persecution of scientists and women (wiches) in medival times, cencorship, oppression etc. I didn't like what I found out. I also didn't like that the church was like a big corporation, lusting for power. I also started questioning the "concept" of God, hell and heaven and, looking at the world around me with all the wars, poverty, hunger, I thought: "this can't be it. God can't want this for any reason"
That's how I came to the point where I decided to be an atheist. Now I am not one of those atheists that run around making fun of people who believe in whatever God it is they believe in. To each his own.
I believe in nature. When I hike through the mountains early in the morning or through the forest, breathing fresh cool air, watching the sun rise, being a free human being...that's what get's me started. It gives me a feeling of natural spirit. Maybe that's "my" God...
I actually like this video, because you're not out to condemn all atheists for our beliefs.
1. No.
2. I definitely think that he was a real person, I just don't think that he was the son of God. In my opinion, Jesus was a strong, kind, honorable man who was willing to die for his beliefs, which I respect. I think that though I don't believe in God, that Jesus set a good example of how to act towards our fellow human beings.
3. By studying religion and comparing it to logic and reason
3. Continued. Again. I started reading Dawkins and Hitchens on Audiobook. I know, thats a bad way to start it, but hey, that's me. Still, I started to feel like I wasn't alone.
The let me understand that which i suspected for years. My parents wern't pleased, my girlfriend still isn't. Thats me, thats how i got here.
3. Continued. I joined a bible study class with a bunch of old men, moved on a little, still unsatisfied, we walked through genesis through exodus. A few years later, I met my catholic girlfriend who i'm still with today, Started exploring religion more, found dis-satisfaction with what I was looking for. Finally took a bible course at a community college, which was alright. Actually reading the book and finding meaning in it -- what I was brought up thinking was not this god.
2. Jesus might have been a real guy, but doesn't really matter to me.
3. A series of events really brought me around. As a child, I always asked questions in church; literally raising my hand in the middle of sermon. The answers I received were unsatisfying most of the time, but especially and more so during confirmation. Our long term pastor had retired, and a string of rotating others filled that position.
Not hating on anyone here but thats where Atheists and Christians are seperated the most.See, Atheists don't "believe" in god. They base their "facts" off their own beliefs. And no matter what anyone says to a strong Christian, believing is the key. Christians do not use "facts" and "science" to support their beliefs. Christianity has been around for thousands of years. And still going strong.
1. Yes, but in an abstract, almost humorous way. I think of him as the materialization of humanity's ultimate potential.
2. Jesus was a non-conformist, and a revolutionary figure in history. Probably he was "Carl Sagan" of the ancient Greek philosophers, because he incorporated their teachings on morals and social structure. People understood him and that's good.
3. I don't know, perhaps I got too bored going to church.
Atheism is not nihilism. Keep that in mind. Peace!
I admire you for realizing this. Even though this isn't me who made this video, I am always encouraging the realiztion that the kind of Christian that God calls us Christians to be is very similar to this person and (Not to be arrogant, I appologize if I am) myself. Not hateful, but loving and respectful towards each other. The biggest thing that bothers me is the assumption that Atheists are stupid (and Vise-Versa, prob. not u), which is caused by this need to be right just to be right.
2. I believe he was most likely a real person who did real things that changed the way people thought, but somehow the stories were embellished and made larger than life.
3. I have participated in a number of religions but I found that they didn't particularly do anything for me. They didn't adequately answer many of my questions, and with me being gay, they actually created more conflict for me. I found science to explain things much better for me.
1) Nope. Atheist and on some days even an Anti-Theist.
2) Jesus is a legendary, compound figure. There may have been a real guy just like their may have been a real King Arthur, but if we could time travel and meet them, the reality would likely be unrecognisable. I certainly do believe that, if there was a single man at the heart of the legend, he was just a human being, nothing more.
3) My family's soft catholic and made me say my prayers as a young child before I went to bed...
...But it never really took hold. I lost any acceptance of Christ about the same time as Santa, but I can't say I ever actually believed. When I got into my teens I dabbled with Pagan ideas and Wicca, but time after time I found that the promises there were false. By my early twenties I was a confirmed Atheist - although of a different nature.
Thanks to the extreme biblical literalists on YouTube, I have become an educated Atheist, I had to go and look up why evolution is true..
... how it works and so on. I know more about the bible, biology, physics, chemistry, abiogenesis, planetology etc... All because I had to examine the basis of my world view.
I would be a much sloppier, less critical Atheist, now, if it were not for the various extreme (and somtimes not so much) theists. Today I'm a card carrying 'militant' (hate that term) atheist who actively tries to deconvert theists because I think it truly would improve their lives.
A lot of people are quick to say "I dont believe in the whole creation thing... no one has real proof of it, no one from this time is alive to tell us if it is true or not." But yet the theories that some people believe from scientist no one REALLY knows if they are true either. But I believe in God and creation, because of my own reasons.. that is just my thought.
1. Not really, I have not seen any good reasons yet to do so.
2. Who knows. I do know that a Jesus exist as a literary character and the focus of the Christian cults, but who Jesus was or if he existed I don't know.
3. I was born in to a home where even if people was not atheists, religion was of no importance, in a country where religion have little or no influence or importance.
There are theories about social factors, an evolutionary adaptation, childhood imprinting, a side effect of us being able to think in abstracts, a property of the brain chemistry in some people, or all or some of the reasons above combined.
There have been suggestions that on an evolutionary scale, there could have been in some way beneficial to be able to be "religious", and that this trait have been hard-wired in to our brains.
I can to the point of questioning my beliefs at 11, when I hit the real world. Thank you for beeing so polite! Thank you for listening to people and really being civil about this! <3
1. A creator, maybe....a god? No way in hell does our creator care about our feelings.
2. A person who's mother was unfaithful and lied about being a virgin. A conspriter.
3. I was raised Christan. Once I hit middle school, and learned about science, it didn't add up. Adam and Eve. 7 billion people, thousands of ethnic groups. Right. I started really looking at the people the church produced. Assholes. People who refuse to use logic. Those annoying people who tell you your not praying enough.
I can't say I had particularly religious upbringing so the concept of having some kind of religion or believing in some kind of god or gods is fairly foreign to me. It's much the same reason why you're not a Hindu.
3. I must say religious people are the reason. I do know good kind people who are religious and I know good kind people who are not. But the religious people who deliberately spread lies and express utterly immoral views against equal rights for men and women, hetero- and homosexuals etc. and still claim the moral high ground have caused me to loose my trust in religion. Religion may be the single greatest cause of evil in the world.
2. One of a two things: A myth who was a fabrication made with various modified stories and actual events or an individual who existed but was most likely exaggerated over like most historical accounts of people from back then
3. I went to a catholic school up until college and became so knowledgeable of religion I eventually saw the flaws, the contradictions, etc... I like most Christians were taught the bible was "perfect", and after a while i saw that was simply not true.
1. No. 2. A man. 3. I grew up Christian. Then converted to the LDS faith. When I became a priest I started to look further into earlier "teachings", namely the OT and I found monumental discrepancies with what I would attribute to a supreme being. I left the church and became a non-religious Christian and eventually I stopped kidding myself and realized that I am and always have been an atheist. I'm free of religion and gods. My question for you, what is your most compelling reason to believe?
It seems to me that the simplest explanation for Christianity is that Jesus was just a man, and that over the years the stories about him have just become blown out of proportion. I have never seen any evidence to convince me otherwise, and all my attempts to look for such evidence have failed.
2) The individual (real, or not) that christians have centered their religion around
3) Growing up catholic and eventually asking questions. Going to college and higher education and spending the vast majority of my life requiring evidence to support claims that I make has made all supernatural claims by religion look foolish.
2) one of the only characters in the bible who isn't a hateful bastard no matter how much all lot of Christians (not all) make him appear to be fit their hatred
3) i merely watched and studied the world and i noticed all the people murdered in the name of god and that logic doesn't fit with religion
Q2: A biblical person who has been misinterpetated (Excuse my horrible spelling x]) by almost all Christians. He seem to me, like a person who is like you. A kind, all loving, caring man.
Q2. A historical figure, existence is irrelevant unless you can prove his divinity. As in if he wasn't the son of god (or god himself), thus his miracles were fake/made up, did it truly matter that he existed at all?
Q3. No empirical evidence of a deity of any kind has ever happened. The "truth" of the bible or other texts rely on the belief of god to be relevant at all. Science has done a great job in explaining the many questions we have, in a provable manner, its observable.
3: If there is a god why do he/she/it let the wars go on? why do he/she/it let people die from cancer,aids and so on. Why is there NO PROOF that he/she/it exist ?
My teory its all bs that people need to not go crazy
2.Jesus was Gods Son.Possibly His first creation.He was on this Earth to die for our sins.Jesus loved mankind so much and saw enough potential that He was willing to be persecuted.He was NOT God,however.They are two different things.
3.Im not sure how or why I beleive in this.It just feels right.I struggle to accept Atheism because it is simply chaotic chance.Everything has a beginning and there are many things that we do not understand and likely cannot.
@waderp I understand you want to take "the safe route" and not risk being wrong. But thats the beauty of it all :) What about islam, you don't believe in Allah, according to to muslims, you're going to hell. its called pascal's wager. Think about this. The creation has been refuted, dont argue with that; so therefore there was no original sin, man was never condemned, SO WHY DID JESUS DECIDE TO DIE FOR NOTHING?? I know it's hard, It was for me too, but question your beliefs, you wont be punished
@13smitbr Man was condemned in the garden of Eden.As soon as Adam and Eve ate the apple from the tree thus going against Gods instructions....they sinned.That condemned us all for being imperfect....unlike Jesus was.Jesus came to the Earth as a perfect man to die for our sins so we can have a chance for everlasting life.Its simple really.I question everything.Its what makes us grow.
@13smitbr Creationism has never been proven false.Just as Evolution has never been proven false.Atheists like yourself need to focus on your basic beliefs like how life came to be.
On that not I am a creationist so the Bible actually makes sense....i speak its language.Yes Ive studied other religions like Islam and see truth in God and Jesus.
Talking about the bible is something I dont recommend when you do not even believe in creation....youll never understand it.
@13smitbr LOL show me where this statement is true!That statement in itself is total falacy considering that two thousand years ago Jesus was born.Being the year 2011 that means its over two thousand years.
The Earth itself is extremely 'old".We did have dinosaurs before man was created.Be careful when you speak of ignorance because it makes you look somewhat foolish.
@waderp I said a couple, for me, that does not mean "2", sorry if I confused you. And you must understand that I was a creationist for the first 14 years of my life, Ill tell you now, I felt so peaceful and comforted. Of course I eventually realised that just because something is nice to believe in, does not make it true. I wish it were true, I really do, but as of now there is not a shred of evidence to support the existance of a god, or the resurrection. Infact modern science goes against it!
@13smitbr Generally a couple means two.When someone says nice couple...it means two people,ok?Then that is your destiny.I wont condone your course of action.I have studied the bible and even looked into the theory of evolution and tried to understand where it all began.Its not possible or rational to think that something became from nothing.Its not logical,which I find ironic.
@waderp Then here's the cool part. There are very specific exceptions to that rule. One of these is abiogenesis. You may not know what this is, but to put it simply: life can form by simply natural means. This has been demontrated under lab conditions, meaning life has formed from nothing, although it may only be at microscopic level. This has been demonstrated. So not ironic at all, and of course evolution is what happened after the initial stage of abiogenesis.
@13smitbr In order for anything to come into being...at all.You need something to make something.If you have a cup of nothing....it will always be nothing.Your theory needs gases and matter.Where did that come from....oh right it just always existed.
Your theory is a religion just like any other other.I question the very base of existence.With our rational thinking we can only grasp so much with our small minds.
@waderp No, it is a lack of a religion, common dude! Abiogenesis has been demonstrated. Although I was talking about the origins of life, not the universe. You say nothing can come out of nothing, assuming this is correct, where did the god come from that created our universe? Or (surpisingly) is he the one little exception ;). Why not just skip a step and say the universe was always there? Of course, the big bang is a prominent theory, and it actually makes sense! I hope you see what I mean.
@13smitbr I do understand what you are saying but we simply dont know the origin of the universe just as we dont know the origin of God.This is why I think that both sides are unable to prove things.To say that matter and energy etc was always there is no different than saying the same about God.Its beyond our capacity to understand the "origins".Its also why I say your beliefs is somewhat like a religion....its all theories.
@waderp A religion is a belief in a deity or higher power, the big bang is not a higher power... The difference is that the bible (and its explanation for this universe) was written thousands of years ago, by people who knew nothing about modern science. Whereas it is not as though modern scientists just blindly accepted the big bang, they realised that it is possible and would completely explain how a universe could be created. And I think you need to learn the definition of scientific theory.
@13smitbr I never said that the Big Bang Theory was a "higher power"Your constant attempt at putting words in my mouth is pathetic.If you think the Pyramids were an easy task you are a fool.History does NOT mean stupid.
I never said that its an impossible theory.Its one I do not beleive in.The world used to be flat.That shows human arrogance.
@waderp I quote you "I say your beliefs is somewhat like a religion." My only beliefs (If you are going to call them that) are evolution, abiogenesis and the big bang. So you must understand why I may have misinterpreted your statement, sorry. Did I ever say pyramids? Stop putting words into my mouth, hypocrite! Pyramids did not require modern science, such as knowledge of the origins of the universe, total understanding of the laws of physics, or chemistry!
@waderp People believed the world to be flat because they had not deciphered a method of finding out the truth. This is not the case with origins of life and the theory of evolution. It has been constantly tested with thousands of sources of evidence to support it. According to almost every modern scientist, in particular, biological scientists, evolution is undeniable. However, Im fine if you dont believe in evolution, thats not my concern
The 'feel good' soother/security blanket only worked for those too insecure to face life without their six foot tall invisible rabbit called Harvey sitting on their shoulder.
No invisible force field here, no life after death, no 2000 year old moral compass, no need to hale a chariot. I have a car.
2. I think he existed but as no more than an opportunist, a huxter, a conman, much like Charles Manson.
3. I reached this conclusion starting at age 8 when my Sunday school teacher threatened me with expulsion dare I read any verse prior, or after the one he gave us permission to. Needless to say reading the Bible is the quickest way to make anyone an atheist. But I tryed christianity until it got too preposterous.
2.Jesus is the son of god and th saviour of the world
3 i am broght up in a christian home and i gave my heart to jesus when i was just three years old and i just got baptized in june of 10, and got filled with the holy ghost in november
I am quite late to this video, but if you are still interested, here are my answers.
1) No. 2) I do not believe that Jesus, as is written in new testament, ever existed. However, I do acknowledge the likelihood that an eccentric rabbi named Yeshoua from bronze age middle east is the figure of which all the Jesus fables are attributed. 3) This assumption of mine is based on my reading of the history of religion, the history of philosophy, modern science, and my being unconvinced by argumentation.
By definition of the word "faith", athiesim is a type of faith (even if it's not a religion). While there is no proof that God exists, there is also no proof that he doesn't exist, so athiests are placing their belief in something that they cannot prove the existence of (which would be the lack of a God). It's impossible to prove or disprove God with science, which is why it's called faith. God bless all.
By definition of the word "faith", athiesim is a type of faith (even if it's not a religion). While there is no proof that God exists, there is also no proof that he doesn't exist, so athiests are placing their belief in something that they cannot prove the existence of (which would be the total lack of a God). It's impossible to prove or disprove God with science, which is why it's called faith. God bless all.
Without being intentionally rude, you're incorrect about atheism requiring faith. Your argument is based on faulty logic.
When a positive claim is made (e.g. God exists, bigfoot exists, unicorns exist) the burden of proof is on the one making the claim, not the ones in denial. If I said that I had an invisible, intangible, undetectable dragon in my tub right now, you'd probably not believe me but you couldn't necessarily disprove it either. Does that mean that my claim is valid?
3. The failure of the religious texts and other sources to provide any shred of credible evidence supporting their associated beliefs; their extensive and absurd contradictions, and their failure to be consistent with modern science; the consistent, steady and accelerating reduction of the "domains" of religion as science provides testable knowledge of the universe; and a long etc... Religions fail even the most basic tests.
One more thing I want to say. You think the Jesus in the Bible was all about love and forgiveness? Well here's a fact for you. Jesus HIMSELF -admitted- that he speaks in parables so people will go to Hell. Does that sound like someone who loves and cares about you? No.
2. I say that we don't know who Jesus is, if he even existed. Most likely, he doesn't exist, but if he did, he was more than likely a truly sick person boasting ridiculous claims.
3. The fact that there is no proof of God whatsoever, and the fact that the Bible has been refuted countless of times over and over. And lets not fail to mention the utter bullshit of the book. The vast sick and repulsive things that it teaches. So, I'm an atheist because of reason.
2. I say that we don't know who Jesus is, if he even existed. Most likely, he doesn't exist, but if he did, he was more than likely a truly sick person boasting ridiculous claims.
3. The fact that there is no proof of God whatsoever, and the fact that the Bible has been refuted countless of times over and over. And lets not fail to mention the utter bullshit of the book. The vast sick and repulsive things that it teaches. So, I'm an atheist because of reason.
2. some guy that lived died and was worshipped since over 2000 years ago. believed to be as perfect as the Holy One but is really just a guy as imperfect as the rest of us
3. I am Jewish and this has been what I learned. I also use some reason behind it to coexist with my beliefs
I have to come up with this solution because I live in the Bible belt of the US and am SURROUNDED by Christians EVERYWHERE. Northeners dont understand me but southern Jews in small Jewish communities do
2 An ordinary man who did not agree with Jewish customs and led some kind of reformatory or rebellious movement. The Roman Empire marked him as a heretic and danger to national security. He was publicly executed as a warning to rebels.
3 I believe in exaggeration for dramatic effect. Modern science, psychology, and common sense says most "miraculous" or "supernatural" elements of religious tales did not really happen. I look at stories from a reasonable standpoint.
I'm glad to see a christian who is always entirely open-minded in his videos, instead of people who read out of the Bible and always expect people to accept it as law :)
1. A 'possible' 'creator' but not one depicted in a religion
2. A normal person
3. Past experiences and realization led to be who i am, im not athiest or anything like that im just me, my own god. People worship the 'god' with the strongest army, nation conquer and spread their own ideology among the native people, force feeding people and raping their culture.
has been indoctrinated to the minds at a very young age, its very sad really. i tend to live my life using in my own consience and moral judgement u know when u have done something wrong or imoral u dont need a book to tell u that. sorry about the essay but i have very strong feelings but this topic =)
if thats the case why has there been so much bloodshed over the ages and to this day in the name of god. If the same message of love, forgivness and understanding is being preached and supposedly followed by there congration, why is there so much hatred. I have seen the comments left by christians about gays burning in hell and but they will be going to heaven if they die in iraq or afgan because they are holy soldiers. To me they using gods name in vain to justify there own prejudices which....
be pure. Also with all the pedofile priests in the catholic church it proves to me that god doesnt exist, these are men of god supposed pillars of the community, abusing our trust and the instution has been covering it up for years. What i also find kinda funny every religous book whether it be the koran, bible, etc fundimentaly delivers the same message, the characters many be different and the stories contained many be different but they still try and teach the same morals and lessons....
was quite shocking and led me to denounce any faith i had left. There has been numerous 'versions' of the bible over the ages. It was and still is in my opinion a tool in which to control the masses. Infact it was rewritten in the 1400's i believe (i many be wrong on the date) again to suit the ruling powers beliefs. I am pretty sure in the original text mary magdelan was infact jesus's lover. But of course our saviour couldnt possible have had intimate relations with a woman he our saviour must
2: He my have been a leader of a sect or cult originating from jerusalum during the roman occupation.
3. I was born in to a roman catholic family so my preivous religon was forced upon me. |At a young age i seen with my own eyes the hypocrity of devout catholics preaching gods word one mintue and mistreating there family the next. in my late teens i decided to read the bible and look into the history of christanity in all its forms. what i found out..
Q2 A man that was born in the bible well after his lifespan would have been finished
Q3 I was raised by an agnostic mother that didn't believe in forcing religion on anyone and let me figure it out on my own when I saw the need to check it out. Actually reading the bible and reading other religious texts have led me to the understanding that it is all bs propaganda to control ignorant people. Ignorance, not faith, is the most important quality to sustain religion.
I'm glad you're considerate of others feelings and opinions. <3
1) Not anymore.
2) Jesus might have been real, but he was probably a normal guy who, like others said, had his story mangled into a legend/myth.
3) My loss of belief contributed to me praying for ten years for my parents to come to church. It never happened, even though I prayed and tried to get the results I wanted myself, like the Bible said. It also stemmed from, "If he loves us, why make us choose between damnation and heaven?"
2. Perhaps the Jesus depicted in the gospels was an actual person, perhaps not. Perhaps the legends of several different men got rolled into one. Savior god-men were pretty popular at that time.
3. Gradual process. In college I first encountered people who didn't share my beliefs and discovered they were more intelligent and thoughtful than the Christians I knew. Then, I questioned, why would a "loving" God create people that he knew would mostly end up in hell?...More but out of space..
2 - Jesus was an apocalyptic preacher trying to reform Judaism.
3 - No evidence for God. No evidence for Jesus' divinity. Reason.
I think it would be horrid to have a loving tyrant who does not stop watching me and doesn't ever stop parenting me. I think it is good that there isn't evidence for Heaven too
1 - I don't believe that any of the gods I've been told of exists in any meaningful way that we understand the word exist to be defined.
2 - I don't say anything about Jesus. I've read books/movies/heard him described. I think it's very likely that a charismatic preacher lived about the time of Jesus, and that mythology was created around this character over many years.
3 - Dunno what you mean. If you mean atheism, I've never been a believer, notwithstanding a moderately Christian upbringing.
3. A self choice, although my family is basically all christian, I chose this belief myself based on the struggles in my life and how my faith was able to comfort my thoughts.
your belief and to open your eyes to science and the aithest's side of the story. sorry my last comment got to long :)
iaminsane2140 1 day ago
1.No
2.some fictional character
3.the bible in the red it shows exactly what jesus said, well the bible was written hundreds of years after the fact and can you even remeber what you did 1 year ago.also while we r on the subject what makes more since? a guy in the sky that said "Man" and there it was or evolution the theory that animals evolved into today's man. You have your beliefs i have mine mine might not be right and yours might not be eather no one knows but i ask everyone to look past
iaminsane2140 1 day ago
Answers 1.&3.God is love, God is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. I am an omnitheist. God isn't just in everything, but IS everything and everyone. In that, I find that if I wrong another being, I am wronging God, so I try to treat everyone with the same measure I would like others to show me. 2. Jesus is as everyone else,(albeit I feel he was very much committed to his own divinity) my brother in flesh, but in spirit, we are one and the same. It is finished= no more God/man separation.
ElfqueenPixiestick 3 weeks ago
1. no.
2. Well archeologist have not found any artifacts or anything that claims that Nazareth is onlder than 800 years old, so i highly doubt his existence
3 read the bible.
gumme1234 3 weeks ago
1. No.
2. Jesus, he probably existed and he was normal human like all other people, but he was "infront" of his time, that's why people followed his ideas.
3. Lost all my faith because of tragic happenings in my life and I'm only 16.
I'm atheist, but I don't hate on people choice about religion. Sorry if I wrote something wrong, english is not my "main" language. Cheers.
caiman12345 1 month ago
1. I do believe in God.
2. Jesus was the one human who was perfect, which is something all of us are too late at doing now, who also had the same temptations we do, but converted to his time.
3. I was brought into Christianity by a friend who also used to be atheist.
TristanTroll 2 months ago
I used to be a Christian but I don't think I want to call myself a Christian if I only know what I've heard about Christ. To me it seems like I'm supposed to behave in certain way in order to be loved by God and given access to heaven. That mainly made me feel like I couldn't behave like myself but rather what I was expected to behave like. So for now not believing in God means I get the right to be myself. But I do think that I'll study the religion further but for now this is where I stand.
HellCuzins 2 months ago in playlist More videos from thepursuitblog
@HellCuzins Actually, you mainly have to beliee in Christ to initially be "accepted" into heaven. But to be "a part of christ" or a "true christian", then you "have to behave like christ did in his life. It seems like a double standard, but i just watch, love, and listen. I think it depends on the person. By that, i mean, it depends on what you want in life.
KingOfClubz100 2 months ago in playlist More videos from thepursuitblog
1. Yes. I do. I accept that I'm only human and may or may not be right...but, as I am, I do believe there is a God watching over me.
2. My brother, my father, my best friend...and, though I don't quite like to talk about this, but, well...basically, the only thing that kept me alive when I was going through depression.
3. Well, I was raised in a Catholic household, but never really felt all that close to the faith. I wrestled with it, like you did, especially during high school. But I...
MaRiAtheHeDg3hOg 2 months ago
@MaRiAtheHeDg3hOg ...attended a retreat just two years ago that changed my life. I was battling depression then, so it really came just in time. I felt accepted like I never had before, and felt a love like I never had, and I attribute that to God. Since then, I’ve grown much closer to God, and now see him as a loving father.
MaRiAtheHeDg3hOg 2 months ago
How come jews are used as a scapegoat for all religions?
APIEProductions 2 months ago
1. i do belive in god, i am catholic
2. wow, thats a hard one... everything the bibal says he is
3. camp berea..sam bhatt
Gingerhorse123 2 months ago in playlist Finding God...
This has been flagged as spam show
1) I don't believe in god at all.
2) Someone who didn't exist.
3) There is no documentation of jesus except the bible. There is no evidence for jesus.
arexyouxepicxenough 3 months ago
1. No, I don't believe in any gods
2. Jesus as we know him is a mythical character in a collection of ancient stories. Whether or not there is some loose basis in history is irrelevant really. That is not the Jesus anyone talks about.
3. I was raised in a very religious household, and it just all seemed so stupid as I grew older. I finally actually read the entire Bible, and that got me questioning, which led to philosophy, which led to seeing gods as plausible as leprechauns.
eventhisidistaken 3 months ago
I'm "catholic" btw... if that intrigues u :P I still identify with the Catholic community....like a cultural attribute or baggage of mine (depends on perspective). Truly though I''m an "atheist".
luvfansubs 3 months ago
1) No. I don't believe in god. Simply no reason to do so. That said I am open minded to the assertion of God like any methodical, scientific, or objective person. So that makes an agnostic? Technically yes...but the evidence out there points to a Godless universe or universe that can be explained without the invocation of a higher being.
2) Jesus was a historical figure.
3) Not letting my predetermined bias about what the world should be cloud my thinking unlike u. Wishful thinking is a fallacy.
luvfansubs 3 months ago
I believe in God. My view of Jesus is that he is my lord and savior. Also the reason why I believe in God is not just because of my parents but I know for a fact that there is a better place then this, becuase earth is like a living hell. I mean yeah there is alot of good stuff on this planet but the majority of it is bad.
bobcatallstar7 3 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@bobcatallstar7 Well you don't know for a fact because there is no evidence behind it whatsoever.
arexyouxepicxenough 3 months ago
1)nope
2) an inspiration fictional character of a very old story
3) I was raised agnostic so when i was first introduced to religion my 5 year old BS meter went nuts. I've always been curious about almost anything and when i got old enough to look at the arguments and evidence of a divine existence every god came up way way short. I debate theists from time to time because they reject some parts of reality so long as the two blend ok i dont mind
JEL625 4 months ago
1) Nope
2) An amalgamation of various self-proclaimed prophets perhaps. Or just a regular person who really believed in what he was saying, there are thousands of people who have lived in our lifetime who started religions, claimed to talk to the dead, and other supernatural claims. They can't all be right, and yet they all exist, and seem to believe what they are saying.
3) Going to college and learning about life and human history killed the faith I held on to in high school.
rrenna 4 months ago
1 I don't know I'm still confused
2 Jesus is someone died for the Christians sins
3 I have heard both the christians side of the story and the atheists side of. The story but I don't know where to believe or not
peruvianjapkenji95 4 months ago
1. No
2. A regular human being who was good with people.
3. There are a multitude of reasons here is just one;
"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?"
"Then he is not omnipotent."
"If he is able, but not willing, he is malevolent."
"If he is both willing and able, then whence cometh evil?"
"If he is neither able nor willing then why call him God?"
Epicurus- 33 A.D.
If there is evil in the world, there there is either no God, or he is being beaten by a mere fallen angel.
Chayraz2 4 months ago
1. nope , nature/intinct and yes we are animals who happend to find a way to use tools . its called evolution . so iff i would say there would be a god it would be nature,affcours you would find a way to tell me nature is gods creation or somthing like that ..
2. a sort of celeberty in old history a king of the jews they say.
3. using logic and not to be blind for the things what happen around you.. oh most important . all the death that religions have created treu time....
hellsblizzz 4 months ago
(continued) No sin nature = no need for God to send Jesus to die to reconcile sinful humanity with God.
3. Simple: an ongoing pursuit of truth validated by evidence, constant research and skepticism into claims made by anyone.
Larkinized2010 4 months ago
1. I used to, until discovered that the universe does not require a creator to function.
2. The Jesus portrayed in the Gospels cannot have existed for one simple route of critical thinking:
Evolution has been proven to be demonstrably true/accurate. Therefore the earth is not 6,000 years old, therefore the human species is not 6,000 years old. So this means that Adam and Eve did not exist and did not commit original sin. So therefore there's no sin nature.
Larkinized2010 4 months ago
1. I used to, then I read a biology text book
2. A man who wasn't the son of god and wasn't ressurected
3. If god exists he created parisitic worms that live in the eyeballs of african children and pancreatic cancer. There is too much evidence for natural selection
eateroftheflame 5 months ago
1. yes
2. my savoir
3. growing up in a christian family and just having god be thier when no one else could
MrDylanleslie 5 months ago
@MrDylanleslie whats he look like
thejohncannabis 3 months ago
Yes, there is a God. Jesus was a person who urged us to love God and one another. I was born and raised Catholic. Being a very analytical person, I strayed away from my faith through adolescence. I enjoy reading a lot, and therefore, I am prone to pay much more attention to science than religion, because religion is dogmatic and science is not. I still believe in God as the force behind what exists in the universe. I am not sure about heaven or hell. Still, I am not afraid of death.
neighbor1961 5 months ago
In answer to your question:
What causes a person to not believe in god: REASON
What causes a person to believe in god: NARCISSISM
And that is why I loath religion so much. It is the ultimate arrogance trying to pass itself off as humility. Somehow, the entire universe is about YOU. Really?
Well, That and the fact that you are, pretty much without exception, a bunch of book-burning, hypocritical, homophobic, sexist, bigots who want to torture and kill everybody who isn't in your club.
DocFlamingo 5 months ago
@DocFlamingo I agree, although i'd have said Ignorance.
Inzolity 5 months ago
@DocFlamingo Narcissism? Not in EVERY case. ROFLMAO.
TheRudeAmerican 5 months ago
i think its how you're raised. i wasnt really raised with religion. i was never told he didnt exist or anything like that.
QueenHilary 5 months ago
My family introduced Jesus to me when I was young but as I grew, I started to think for myself and noticed that most of what I was being taught did not seem to follow a logical path. I saw "God" being used as a tool to divide people rather than to bring them together. I found my truth in God by studying traditional eastern medicine, meditation, and not over thinking anything. God works in subtle ways but he's there. You just have to be still and keep an open mind. Great Topic btw!
Drgraham01 5 months ago
Comment removed
Drgraham01 5 months ago
Comment removed
Drgraham01 5 months ago
1. no
2. a religious figure
3. my family is Christian, and they have tried to teach me in those ways, but to be honest, i just believe it is all made up (just my opinion). i think even in the beginning when i was raised to believe in God, i just never bought it; i tend to trust science and proof more than what people tell me. and i just do what i have to do in life instead of worrying about it.
eeveesnoopy 5 months ago
1. no
2. fictional character
3. read the bible, didnt like what i saw
TehFoo1 6 months ago
1. No
2. A person who changed the world, no matter how you look at it.
3. I looked at religion/dieties in general, it all just seems like stories. I believe that god is as real as Aslan(Oh the irony). The idea of a man watching me and controlling all from the impossibly small to the inconceiveabley large, with no evidence of said god's existence, just seems silly to me.
ItsJackDolan 6 months ago
1. no
2. a religious figure, who I believe may have existed but if he did weather he was the son of the church "god" or not is just no
3. brought up in an I wouldn't say atheist home but not any particular religious home. Going to a corporate Christian school put me off and most people as well as and being a logical person. So yeah.
muffincasestudioz 7 months ago
Comment removed
xxxHeyZeusxxx 7 months ago
1) No.
2) Either a fictional character or a man. I couldn't tell you anymore about him.
3) Insufficient standard of evidence to justify believing in god.
logicalmind4 7 months ago
1. No god, no higher conscience or power, no mysticism.
2. Jesus is a religious figure. Whether or not he existed 2000 years ago is irrelevant to me.
3. The wording of your question is confusing. Atheism / Not believing in god is not a belief, it's a lack of belief. Personally I don't believe what eople tell me unless there is a) hard evidence b) a logical explanation c) no reason to doubt them. Disregarding the first two, c is most important. Religion is about political power.
Kuner1 7 months ago
Do I believe in God? - I believe there is a higher power. Do I believe in one God, (Jesus Christ)? No.
Who do I believe Jesus is? - A historical figure. A historical figure with many many hypocrites following him.
What led me to my decision? - Hypocritical Christians who condemn me to hell for being who I am.
limewirel320l 7 months ago
1. no
2. I believe jesus is a myth through stories about the constellations and the sun. the jist of it is, jesus ( the sun) had 12 disciples (zodiac). goes into more depth but don't feel like going into it now
3. my parents raised me to be a free thinker. I find myself happier, I feel in control of my life. I don't have to discredit the ones who do things. and it adds another mystery in life "how are we here?" I'd rather find out than guess.
DackVarinCorel 8 months ago
1 no
2 theres actual somewhat archaeological proof that Jesus existed (a man named Jesus whas found born in Nazeraeth around year 0), i bevlieve that he was a smart guy or a con man who became a story that got exaggerated over time
3 i was born in a atheist home, plus most of my friends are agnostic, think i only got like one actually christian friend
jabbedabbe2 8 months ago
finally somewhere i dont get persecuted by nut jobs.
daslimshady1 8 months ago
1. Do you believe in God, yes or no? NO
2. Who do you say Jesus is? My gardener
3. What has brought you to this point? I was born "At this point" and nothing has compelled me to think otherwise.
a1graymatter 8 months ago
1. yes i am a christian
2. Jesus is my Lord and Savior
3. I have been raised in a Christian home...and i have also seen some of God's healing miracles...went to a conferance and saw a half blind girl get healed...and i am filled with the Holy Spirit...so...yeah..
ONFIREFORJESUS247 8 months ago
1 simple answer is nein.
2 Jesus is a biblical figure who did good things in his life. He was a good man, and a good christian.
3 I grew up in a die hard catholic family, but I went through a change when they said fuck off. I first became an atheist but very soon after that I became a devout buddhist. I am still a buddhist but not as completely filled with it, I still meditate 4 times a day and follow the path.
HappyIsFleeting 8 months ago
1. No
2. i personally find it very difficult to even believe that jesus even exsisted. Even if he did i don't believe he was the son of god, just the first nice man to discover reefer.
3. When I was younger my grandparents took me to church, and even as a 5 year old, i found everything hard to swallow, or it left a really bad taste in my mouth. Its just very hard for me, cause it lacks so much commin sence, a lack of intellegence.
thank you for trying to start a civilized debate.
Brandon
13brandom 8 months ago
Great vid. I find most don't understand nor take time to study the verses they use as ammo/condemnation against God and/or His existence.
h2omanz 8 months ago
1) No
2) He probably existed, but either had delusions of grandeur or the accounts of his claims and acts have been exaggerated by word of mouth until the gospels were written
3) An inquisitive mind. went to Sunday school for eight years, and I always questioned things. The Bible stories always seemed to pose more questions than they answered and there was always a strong whiff of BS in the air. Then I found that others shared my scepticism, and I concluded that the Bible = man's immagination
curonevans 8 months ago
1. No, I do not.
2. Jesus is a mythological figure in Christianity. While he may have had a basis in reality, perhaps even a real person named Jesus circa 2000 years ago, there is little to no evidence of this. The age of the gospels suggests that his story, if real, grew in a big fish story manner, becoming more fantastic with each retelling.
3. I used to be a Christian when I was sent to a relgious school, but ended up an atheist when I reexamined my beliefs after being called out on them.
MetalSlimeHunt 9 months ago
1. Yes. 2. Jesus is the son of God. He died for our sins on the cross and he is the most beautiful being ever. 3. I was raised in a home that was Christian but not strict at all. Subsequent to that I became an atheist at one point but it was the beauty, love, and forgiveness that drew me in very strongly. I am now more happy than ever!
Tomroosevelt 9 months ago
3. There are two answers to this. A. The atheist answer is that I don't have a belief. But I think you want to know. why I was lead away from a belief in God. Which leads me to answer. B. I simply cannot find a coherent definition for God to even evaluate as a truth claim. I have yet to have someone explain God's nature, its essence. Every way I have heard a believes describe how their God behaves or act has ultimately failed scrutiny. I need something to test.
adam3251 9 months ago
1)No (I am an Atheist, furthermore, I am a meta-physical naturalist, I.E.I don't believe that there is a soul or any part of a human that 'lives' after death)
2)Jesus was a quasi-historical figure, similar to Socrates. Jesus had many sayings and teachings and there were many miracles attributed to this figure. i don't know if he was a true historical figure or not. The only relevant question is whether his philosophy was true (some of it is) or not true (some of it isn't) cont...
adam3251 9 months ago
there's a video on youtube.. nine reasons you area a christian
1) no i don't believe in any gods. i'm an ex-christian, had been christian for 34years
2) which jesus
3) which belief? about jesus? (lol which jesus?), or atheism? there i no one thing that brings someone to atheism. it's a multitude of issues. contradictions, history, science, etymologies - just no one thing at all. it'd take me a book to explain why i'm now an atheist... but it started with paul
GodsArePeopleToo 9 months ago
using the "free will" or old testament excuse just isn't real either. the holocaust was a great example of christian protestant majority in germany creating their own little modern day crusade. there is just too much ignorance and there are too many things labeled as love in the bible that are closer to being sadistic and vindictive..im just not the kind who would even DARE to follow a religion. even if i was brought up in a religious home. i still found it for myself to be atheist.
501poundmiget 9 months ago
what love and forgiveness..putting yourself in human form and allowing ur human form to be murdered to abolish sin isnt a sacrifice and being all knowing and all loving wouldnt end up with genocide after genocide and letting people get beaten, ridiculed and murdered because of whats written in a book. if god was all loving and all knowing he would have created the world right. then again, he isnt real. theres no proof and most of the time religion tries to fill gaps with tall tales.
501poundmiget 9 months ago
1 - no
2 - a criminal
3 - The God Delusion.
Check my channel.
Glad you're interested.
calmreason 9 months ago
1. No.
2. I am inclined to believe Jesus was a real person, but that he was not the person christians say.
3. I have no belief in god probably for the same reason a person who has never heard of god wouldn't. There is, quite simply, no evidence to suggest there is a god. Short of someone who does believe asking you to take their word for it, there is no reason.
Fjordgnu 9 months ago
A side note about how Christianity has treated other beliefs. Historically the church persecuted other beliefs. The frustrating part is that early Christianity itself was persecuted in polytheistic culture because of its denial of other gods - Jewish Christians were the "atheists" of their time. While I do not agree with atheism, it seems that the modern church could make the connection that judging others in such a way is anything but useful in integrating a belief within a society.
BrittanySue90 10 months ago
1. Yes
2. Jesus is a historical figure and an established fulfillment of Judaic (and therefore monotheistic) prophecy in a time of polytheistic popularity.
3. I was raised in a Christian home but I have learned a great deal more outside of home that has led me to question my belief and, ultimately, strengthen it.
BrittanySue90 10 months ago
1. Yes
2. Jesus is the Son Of God. He is my personal Saviour.
3. I'm being brought up in a very constrictive, hierarchical society focused on the church. This kind of pushed me away, but I couldn't physically leave for complicated reasons. I never stopped believing in God, and a number of personal experiences let me back into Jesus' arms too. Without them, I doubt I'd be alive to day. Maybe living, but not alive. :) x
MusicRehabEscapee 10 months ago
1 - No
2 - who knows/ who cares
3 - Pretty much hate... just hate. I just don't like believers I think they should die.
skimaskradio 10 months ago
1.No 2. I tend to believe there was a historical Jesus and he was a man who fulfilled a prophetic role , but keep in mind I accept no supernatural belief.
3. I'm not sure I was ever truly a person of faith even though I have had what can be called supernatural experiences. I believed that faith (and mysticism) could be quantifiable, like what chemistry was to alchemy the truth would be to the supernatural and I sought it. This lead me to empirical thought and my deconversion, even with rapture.
Curas1 10 months ago
I am not religeous. I have more of a scientific mind, and scientific beliefs, as well as I was brought up this way, not that I wish to change that. I believe that jesus was not a person who truly existed, more a universal name given to a hero of the religeous people, namely christians and such (no, I am not saying all religeons are the same, I have more respect than that). Lastly, I am atheist, but I respect people have their opinions. Your religeous. I accept that. I wont harass you about that.
thepcguy27294 10 months ago
1. Do you believe in God, yes or no? - No
2. Who do you say Jesus is? - Some Peasant in MiddleEast in BS.
3. What has brought you to this point? - Reason, Church been around longer than government, Early Government was Church, so that means its just the governments way of controlling the masses so to speak.
AeriaGames95 10 months ago
1. No opinion.
2. Jesus is the hispanic gardener who cuts my lawn.
3. Violence in film, and insubordination influenced by the music I listen to.
ry32l 10 months ago
1. No.
2. Jesus is a character who may or may not have existed and who has become the central figure in a large mythology.
3. You didn't clarify if this refers to #1 or #2, but both are simple answers:
Re #1: I don't believe in God because that's the default position. I don't believe in God, aliens, Bigfoot, or Hamlet, but as soon as I'm presented with a good reason to do so, I will.
Re #2: I believe Jesus is the central figure in the Christian mythology because that's just established fact.
proudhug 10 months ago
Yay fun.
1. No.
2. Jesus is a 5 letter word. A soundbite. Maybe even a concept, like hope or love. Jesus is something people chant when they want to belong. Something people think about when they feel lonely. Something people talk about when they want express a feeling. Nothing more.
3. Many years of faith followed by a few years of inquiry. I now feel that god HAD to not exist, in order for him to be so easy to believe in and defend. An existent figure would be harder to promote and spread.
Icemario87 10 months ago
1. Atheist. I do not believe in anything supernatural.
2. I have never questioned the historicity of Jesus, because I don't see the point. Jesus is far more important for what he represents to people: faith, hope, and love. That's what matters.
3. I lost faith for emotional reasons, but I became an atheist for intellectual reasons. Simply put, the world started making much more sense to me once I stopped relying on faith.
Thanks for the questions!
Friendough 10 months ago
I'm sorry for that long text. I would have loved to make a video response but I own neither a camera nor a microphone.
TheThirdGerman 11 months ago
Q1: No, I am an atheist.
Q2: I believe that Jesus was a real person, based on the historic facts that I know. I also believe that Jesus was a good person and everyone, atheist or not, should try his best to respect and be tolerant of the people around them.
Q3: My whole family is catholic, my mom goes to church every sunday. I received first communion and confirmation. The I got older and started questioning the logic behind my religion. I started looking back in history, only to find out...
TheThirdGerman 11 months ago
...what terrible things had happened in the name of Christianity. The holy crusades, persecution of scientists and women (wiches) in medival times, cencorship, oppression etc. I didn't like what I found out. I also didn't like that the church was like a big corporation, lusting for power. I also started questioning the "concept" of God, hell and heaven and, looking at the world around me with all the wars, poverty, hunger, I thought: "this can't be it. God can't want this for any reason"
TheThirdGerman 11 months ago
That's how I came to the point where I decided to be an atheist. Now I am not one of those atheists that run around making fun of people who believe in whatever God it is they believe in. To each his own.
I believe in nature. When I hike through the mountains early in the morning or through the forest, breathing fresh cool air, watching the sun rise, being a free human being...that's what get's me started. It gives me a feeling of natural spirit. Maybe that's "my" God...
TheThirdGerman 11 months ago
I actually like this video, because you're not out to condemn all atheists for our beliefs.
1. No.
2. I definitely think that he was a real person, I just don't think that he was the son of God. In my opinion, Jesus was a strong, kind, honorable man who was willing to die for his beliefs, which I respect. I think that though I don't believe in God, that Jesus set a good example of how to act towards our fellow human beings.
3. By studying religion and comparing it to logic and reason
catydolen1717 11 months ago
3. Continued. Again. I started reading Dawkins and Hitchens on Audiobook. I know, thats a bad way to start it, but hey, that's me. Still, I started to feel like I wasn't alone.
The let me understand that which i suspected for years. My parents wern't pleased, my girlfriend still isn't. Thats me, thats how i got here.
IncendiarySolution 11 months ago
3. Continued. I joined a bible study class with a bunch of old men, moved on a little, still unsatisfied, we walked through genesis through exodus. A few years later, I met my catholic girlfriend who i'm still with today, Started exploring religion more, found dis-satisfaction with what I was looking for. Finally took a bible course at a community college, which was alright. Actually reading the book and finding meaning in it -- what I was brought up thinking was not this god.
IncendiarySolution 11 months ago
1. No
2. Jesus might have been a real guy, but doesn't really matter to me.
3. A series of events really brought me around. As a child, I always asked questions in church; literally raising my hand in the middle of sermon. The answers I received were unsatisfying most of the time, but especially and more so during confirmation. Our long term pastor had retired, and a string of rotating others filled that position.
IncendiarySolution 11 months ago
Not hating on anyone here but thats where Atheists and Christians are seperated the most.See, Atheists don't "believe" in god. They base their "facts" off their own beliefs. And no matter what anyone says to a strong Christian, believing is the key. Christians do not use "facts" and "science" to support their beliefs. Christianity has been around for thousands of years. And still going strong.
MontageReflex 11 months ago
1. Yes, but in an abstract, almost humorous way. I think of him as the materialization of humanity's ultimate potential.
2. Jesus was a non-conformist, and a revolutionary figure in history. Probably he was "Carl Sagan" of the ancient Greek philosophers, because he incorporated their teachings on morals and social structure. People understood him and that's good.
3. I don't know, perhaps I got too bored going to church.
Atheism is not nihilism. Keep that in mind. Peace!
VonManavis 11 months ago
@rzq100
I admire you for realizing this. Even though this isn't me who made this video, I am always encouraging the realiztion that the kind of Christian that God calls us Christians to be is very similar to this person and (Not to be arrogant, I appologize if I am) myself. Not hateful, but loving and respectful towards each other. The biggest thing that bothers me is the assumption that Atheists are stupid (and Vise-Versa, prob. not u), which is caused by this need to be right just to be right.
Awesomeoneofawesome 1 year ago
1. No
2. I believe he was most likely a real person who did real things that changed the way people thought, but somehow the stories were embellished and made larger than life.
3. I have participated in a number of religions but I found that they didn't particularly do anything for me. They didn't adequately answer many of my questions, and with me being gay, they actually created more conflict for me. I found science to explain things much better for me.
No offense intended to anyone.
kelisseou 1 year ago
1) Nope. Atheist and on some days even an Anti-Theist.
2) Jesus is a legendary, compound figure. There may have been a real guy just like their may have been a real King Arthur, but if we could time travel and meet them, the reality would likely be unrecognisable. I certainly do believe that, if there was a single man at the heart of the legend, he was just a human being, nothing more.
3) My family's soft catholic and made me say my prayers as a young child before I went to bed...
AnonEyeMouse 1 year ago
@AnonEyeMouse
...But it never really took hold. I lost any acceptance of Christ about the same time as Santa, but I can't say I ever actually believed. When I got into my teens I dabbled with Pagan ideas and Wicca, but time after time I found that the promises there were false. By my early twenties I was a confirmed Atheist - although of a different nature.
Thanks to the extreme biblical literalists on YouTube, I have become an educated Atheist, I had to go and look up why evolution is true..
AnonEyeMouse 1 year ago
... how it works and so on. I know more about the bible, biology, physics, chemistry, abiogenesis, planetology etc... All because I had to examine the basis of my world view.
I would be a much sloppier, less critical Atheist, now, if it were not for the various extreme (and somtimes not so much) theists. Today I'm a card carrying 'militant' (hate that term) atheist who actively tries to deconvert theists because I think it truly would improve their lives.
I think that about covers it.
AnonEyeMouse 1 year ago
A lot of people are quick to say "I dont believe in the whole creation thing... no one has real proof of it, no one from this time is alive to tell us if it is true or not." But yet the theories that some people believe from scientist no one REALLY knows if they are true either. But I believe in God and creation, because of my own reasons.. that is just my thought.
nikkir0930 1 year ago
1. Not really, I have not seen any good reasons yet to do so.
2. Who knows. I do know that a Jesus exist as a literary character and the focus of the Christian cults, but who Jesus was or if he existed I don't know.
3. I was born in to a home where even if people was not atheists, religion was of no importance, in a country where religion have little or no influence or importance.
ostbagen 1 year ago 2
There are theories about social factors, an evolutionary adaptation, childhood imprinting, a side effect of us being able to think in abstracts, a property of the brain chemistry in some people, or all or some of the reasons above combined.
There have been suggestions that on an evolutionary scale, there could have been in some way beneficial to be able to be "religious", and that this trait have been hard-wired in to our brains.
ostbagen 1 year ago
1. Atheist
2. A man, that if he existed at all would be the first to denounce christianity as it exists today.
3. Intelligence,reason, and logic as I apply to everything in my life.
genuinechange 1 year ago
I can to the point of questioning my beliefs at 11, when I hit the real world. Thank you for beeing so polite! Thank you for listening to people and really being civil about this! <3
IzlyeSellos 1 year ago
1. A creator, maybe....a god? No way in hell does our creator care about our feelings.
2. A person who's mother was unfaithful and lied about being a virgin. A conspriter.
3. I was raised Christan. Once I hit middle school, and learned about science, it didn't add up. Adam and Eve. 7 billion people, thousands of ethnic groups. Right. I started really looking at the people the church produced. Assholes. People who refuse to use logic. Those annoying people who tell you your not praying enough.
IzlyeSellos 1 year ago
I can't say I had particularly religious upbringing so the concept of having some kind of religion or believing in some kind of god or gods is fairly foreign to me. It's much the same reason why you're not a Hindu.
Enzo012 1 year ago
Hi, thanks for the openness.
1. No
2. A human
3. I must say religious people are the reason. I do know good kind people who are religious and I know good kind people who are not. But the religious people who deliberately spread lies and express utterly immoral views against equal rights for men and women, hetero- and homosexuals etc. and still claim the moral high ground have caused me to loose my trust in religion. Religion may be the single greatest cause of evil in the world.
dubtir 1 year ago
1. No.
2. One of a two things: A myth who was a fabrication made with various modified stories and actual events or an individual who existed but was most likely exaggerated over like most historical accounts of people from back then
3. I went to a catholic school up until college and became so knowledgeable of religion I eventually saw the flaws, the contradictions, etc... I like most Christians were taught the bible was "perfect", and after a while i saw that was simply not true.
this1blackguy 1 year ago
Q1. No
Q2 A historical figure whose existence is neither proven or disproven. Same as King Arther.
Q3. Reason plus an inquiring and questioning mind realising that the strength of religion rests within the society that historically supports it.
pilgrimpater 1 year ago
1. No. 2. A man. 3. I grew up Christian. Then converted to the LDS faith. When I became a priest I started to look further into earlier "teachings", namely the OT and I found monumental discrepancies with what I would attribute to a supreme being. I left the church and became a non-religious Christian and eventually I stopped kidding myself and realized that I am and always have been an atheist. I'm free of religion and gods. My question for you, what is your most compelling reason to believe?
whanethewhip 1 year ago
1) No.
2) A man.
3) Reason.
It seems to me that the simplest explanation for Christianity is that Jesus was just a man, and that over the years the stories about him have just become blown out of proportion. I have never seen any evidence to convince me otherwise, and all my attempts to look for such evidence have failed.
BurntEngineOil 1 year ago
1) No.
2) The individual (real, or not) that christians have centered their religion around
3) Growing up catholic and eventually asking questions. Going to college and higher education and spending the vast majority of my life requiring evidence to support claims that I make has made all supernatural claims by religion look foolish.
sa612136 1 year ago
1) no
2) one of the only characters in the bible who isn't a hateful bastard no matter how much all lot of Christians (not all) make him appear to be fit their hatred
3) i merely watched and studied the world and i noticed all the people murdered in the name of god and that logic doesn't fit with religion
mrgeoslugs 1 year ago
As an ex Christian theologian turned atheist. Let me say this ...wake up!
jstillwell1980 1 year ago
Q1: Sadly no.
Q2: A biblical person who has been misinterpetated (Excuse my horrible spelling x]) by almost all Christians. He seem to me, like a person who is like you. A kind, all loving, caring man.
Q3: Logic and doubt. But you never know.
Problemlulz 1 year ago
Q1. Atheist
Q2. A historical figure, existence is irrelevant unless you can prove his divinity. As in if he wasn't the son of god (or god himself), thus his miracles were fake/made up, did it truly matter that he existed at all?
Q3. No empirical evidence of a deity of any kind has ever happened. The "truth" of the bible or other texts rely on the belief of god to be relevant at all. Science has done a great job in explaining the many questions we have, in a provable manner, its observable.
Roc099 1 year ago
1: NO
2:A mythical character thats i´snt real
3: If there is a god why do he/she/it let the wars go on? why do he/she/it let people die from cancer,aids and so on. Why is there NO PROOF that he/she/it exist ?
My teory its all bs that people need to not go crazy
zecocolt 1 year ago
1. No.
2. Yes, there had to of been someone just like him for there to be a story written about him, just saying.
3. Shit happens.
JoePlays 1 year ago
1. yes
2.Jesus was Gods Son.Possibly His first creation.He was on this Earth to die for our sins.Jesus loved mankind so much and saw enough potential that He was willing to be persecuted.He was NOT God,however.They are two different things.
3.Im not sure how or why I beleive in this.It just feels right.I struggle to accept Atheism because it is simply chaotic chance.Everything has a beginning and there are many things that we do not understand and likely cannot.
waderp 1 year ago
@waderp I understand you want to take "the safe route" and not risk being wrong. But thats the beauty of it all :) What about islam, you don't believe in Allah, according to to muslims, you're going to hell. its called pascal's wager. Think about this. The creation has been refuted, dont argue with that; so therefore there was no original sin, man was never condemned, SO WHY DID JESUS DECIDE TO DIE FOR NOTHING?? I know it's hard, It was for me too, but question your beliefs, you wont be punished
13smitbr 1 year ago
@13smitbr Man was condemned in the garden of Eden.As soon as Adam and Eve ate the apple from the tree thus going against Gods instructions....they sinned.That condemned us all for being imperfect....unlike Jesus was.Jesus came to the Earth as a perfect man to die for our sins so we can have a chance for everlasting life.Its simple really.I question everything.Its what makes us grow.
waderp 11 months ago
@13smitbr Creationism has never been proven false.Just as Evolution has never been proven false.Atheists like yourself need to focus on your basic beliefs like how life came to be.
On that not I am a creationist so the Bible actually makes sense....i speak its language.Yes Ive studied other religions like Islam and see truth in God and Jesus.
Talking about the bible is something I dont recommend when you do not even believe in creation....youll never understand it.
waderp 11 months ago
@waderp creation states that earth is a couple of thousand years old... this has been proven incorrect. There, creation has been proved wrong :)
13smitbr 11 months ago
@13smitbr LOL show me where this statement is true!That statement in itself is total falacy considering that two thousand years ago Jesus was born.Being the year 2011 that means its over two thousand years.
The Earth itself is extremely 'old".We did have dinosaurs before man was created.Be careful when you speak of ignorance because it makes you look somewhat foolish.
waderp 11 months ago
@waderp I said a couple, for me, that does not mean "2", sorry if I confused you. And you must understand that I was a creationist for the first 14 years of my life, Ill tell you now, I felt so peaceful and comforted. Of course I eventually realised that just because something is nice to believe in, does not make it true. I wish it were true, I really do, but as of now there is not a shred of evidence to support the existance of a god, or the resurrection. Infact modern science goes against it!
13smitbr 11 months ago
@13smitbr Generally a couple means two.When someone says nice couple...it means two people,ok?Then that is your destiny.I wont condone your course of action.I have studied the bible and even looked into the theory of evolution and tried to understand where it all began.Its not possible or rational to think that something became from nothing.Its not logical,which I find ironic.
waderp 11 months ago
@waderp Then here's the cool part. There are very specific exceptions to that rule. One of these is abiogenesis. You may not know what this is, but to put it simply: life can form by simply natural means. This has been demontrated under lab conditions, meaning life has formed from nothing, although it may only be at microscopic level. This has been demonstrated. So not ironic at all, and of course evolution is what happened after the initial stage of abiogenesis.
13smitbr 11 months ago
@13smitbr In order for anything to come into being...at all.You need something to make something.If you have a cup of nothing....it will always be nothing.Your theory needs gases and matter.Where did that come from....oh right it just always existed.
Your theory is a religion just like any other other.I question the very base of existence.With our rational thinking we can only grasp so much with our small minds.
waderp 11 months ago
@waderp No, it is a lack of a religion, common dude! Abiogenesis has been demonstrated. Although I was talking about the origins of life, not the universe. You say nothing can come out of nothing, assuming this is correct, where did the god come from that created our universe? Or (surpisingly) is he the one little exception ;). Why not just skip a step and say the universe was always there? Of course, the big bang is a prominent theory, and it actually makes sense! I hope you see what I mean.
13smitbr 11 months ago
@13smitbr I do understand what you are saying but we simply dont know the origin of the universe just as we dont know the origin of God.This is why I think that both sides are unable to prove things.To say that matter and energy etc was always there is no different than saying the same about God.Its beyond our capacity to understand the "origins".Its also why I say your beliefs is somewhat like a religion....its all theories.
waderp 11 months ago
@waderp A religion is a belief in a deity or higher power, the big bang is not a higher power... The difference is that the bible (and its explanation for this universe) was written thousands of years ago, by people who knew nothing about modern science. Whereas it is not as though modern scientists just blindly accepted the big bang, they realised that it is possible and would completely explain how a universe could be created. And I think you need to learn the definition of scientific theory.
13smitbr 11 months ago
@13smitbr I never said that the Big Bang Theory was a "higher power"Your constant attempt at putting words in my mouth is pathetic.If you think the Pyramids were an easy task you are a fool.History does NOT mean stupid.
I never said that its an impossible theory.Its one I do not beleive in.The world used to be flat.That shows human arrogance.
waderp 11 months ago
@waderp I quote you "I say your beliefs is somewhat like a religion." My only beliefs (If you are going to call them that) are evolution, abiogenesis and the big bang. So you must understand why I may have misinterpreted your statement, sorry. Did I ever say pyramids? Stop putting words into my mouth, hypocrite! Pyramids did not require modern science, such as knowledge of the origins of the universe, total understanding of the laws of physics, or chemistry!
13smitbr 11 months ago
@waderp People believed the world to be flat because they had not deciphered a method of finding out the truth. This is not the case with origins of life and the theory of evolution. It has been constantly tested with thousands of sources of evidence to support it. According to almost every modern scientist, in particular, biological scientists, evolution is undeniable. However, Im fine if you dont believe in evolution, thats not my concern
13smitbr 11 months ago
1. No
2. As far as I can tell Jesus (if he existed at all the evidence is sketchy at best) was a normal man that might have lead a cult.
3. I deconverted at the age of 20 because I couldn't find any evidence to support my beliefs (blind faith was never my thing)
Nihilist127 1 year ago
The 'feel good' soother/security blanket only worked for those too insecure to face life without their six foot tall invisible rabbit called Harvey sitting on their shoulder.
No invisible force field here, no life after death, no 2000 year old moral compass, no need to hale a chariot. I have a car.
beermn56 1 year ago
1. Most definitely not.
2. I think he existed but as no more than an opportunist, a huxter, a conman, much like Charles Manson.
3. I reached this conclusion starting at age 8 when my Sunday school teacher threatened me with expulsion dare I read any verse prior, or after the one he gave us permission to. Needless to say reading the Bible is the quickest way to make anyone an atheist. But I tryed christianity until it got too preposterous.
beermn56 1 year ago
1. YES!!!!
2.Jesus is the son of god and th saviour of the world
3 i am broght up in a christian home and i gave my heart to jesus when i was just three years old and i just got baptized in june of 10, and got filled with the holy ghost in november
BroadwayFREAK01 1 year ago
I am quite late to this video, but if you are still interested, here are my answers.
1) No. 2) I do not believe that Jesus, as is written in new testament, ever existed. However, I do acknowledge the likelihood that an eccentric rabbi named Yeshoua from bronze age middle east is the figure of which all the Jesus fables are attributed. 3) This assumption of mine is based on my reading of the history of religion, the history of philosophy, modern science, and my being unconvinced by argumentation.
gerbs96 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
By definition of the word "faith", athiesim is a type of faith (even if it's not a religion). While there is no proof that God exists, there is also no proof that he doesn't exist, so athiests are placing their belief in something that they cannot prove the existence of (which would be the lack of a God). It's impossible to prove or disprove God with science, which is why it's called faith. God bless all.
drpwninator 1 year ago
By definition of the word "faith", athiesim is a type of faith (even if it's not a religion). While there is no proof that God exists, there is also no proof that he doesn't exist, so athiests are placing their belief in something that they cannot prove the existence of (which would be the total lack of a God). It's impossible to prove or disprove God with science, which is why it's called faith. God bless all.
drpwninator 1 year ago
@drpwninator
Without being intentionally rude, you're incorrect about atheism requiring faith. Your argument is based on faulty logic.
When a positive claim is made (e.g. God exists, bigfoot exists, unicorns exist) the burden of proof is on the one making the claim, not the ones in denial. If I said that I had an invisible, intangible, undetectable dragon in my tub right now, you'd probably not believe me but you couldn't necessarily disprove it either. Does that mean that my claim is valid?
MournEternally 1 year ago
1. No
2. A man who I don't know if really existed.
3. The failure of the religious texts and other sources to provide any shred of credible evidence supporting their associated beliefs; their extensive and absurd contradictions, and their failure to be consistent with modern science; the consistent, steady and accelerating reduction of the "domains" of religion as science provides testable knowledge of the universe; and a long etc... Religions fail even the most basic tests.
WeAreTheRobots 1 year ago
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able, and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God.
- Epicurus
xXTHEDOUCHEBAGXx 1 year ago
One more thing I want to say. You think the Jesus in the Bible was all about love and forgiveness? Well here's a fact for you. Jesus HIMSELF -admitted- that he speaks in parables so people will go to Hell. Does that sound like someone who loves and cares about you? No.
TheFreebornFanatic 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
1. Atheist. That means no.
2. I say that we don't know who Jesus is, if he even existed. Most likely, he doesn't exist, but if he did, he was more than likely a truly sick person boasting ridiculous claims.
3. The fact that there is no proof of God whatsoever, and the fact that the Bible has been refuted countless of times over and over. And lets not fail to mention the utter bullshit of the book. The vast sick and repulsive things that it teaches. So, I'm an atheist because of reason.
TheFreebornFanatic 1 year ago
1. Atheist. (That means no.)
2. I say that we don't know who Jesus is, if he even existed. Most likely, he doesn't exist, but if he did, he was more than likely a truly sick person boasting ridiculous claims.
3. The fact that there is no proof of God whatsoever, and the fact that the Bible has been refuted countless of times over and over. And lets not fail to mention the utter bullshit of the book. The vast sick and repulsive things that it teaches. So, I'm an atheist because of reason.
TheFreebornFanatic 1 year ago 11
1. No. Not any.
2. Perhaps a historical figure. A leader, But I think it's more likely he's purely fictional.
3.Originally, what sparked my disbelief were some of the claims of my faith (Catholicism). Such as:
-Christianity is the one true faith!
-God is perfect!
-God is Love!
Yet even at this young age, I knew there were many many gods people worshiped. Why did the omnipotent YHWH only visit this one tiny group?
And the world is full of pain, strife, evil, and imperfection.
L00NGB00W 1 year ago
1. yes
2. some guy that lived died and was worshipped since over 2000 years ago. believed to be as perfect as the Holy One but is really just a guy as imperfect as the rest of us
3. I am Jewish and this has been what I learned. I also use some reason behind it to coexist with my beliefs
I have to come up with this solution because I live in the Bible belt of the US and am SURROUNDED by Christians EVERYWHERE. Northeners dont understand me but southern Jews in small Jewish communities do
breampro 1 year ago
1 No.
2 An ordinary man who did not agree with Jewish customs and led some kind of reformatory or rebellious movement. The Roman Empire marked him as a heretic and danger to national security. He was publicly executed as a warning to rebels.
3 I believe in exaggeration for dramatic effect. Modern science, psychology, and common sense says most "miraculous" or "supernatural" elements of religious tales did not really happen. I look at stories from a reasonable standpoint.
MunkyDrag0n 1 year ago
CAN I BELIEVE IN GOD AND NOT GO TO CHURCH?
cordellchantack 1 year ago
@cordellchantack Nope. you're going to Hell buddy.
TheFreebornFanatic 1 year ago
@TheFreebornFanatic YOUR GOD?
cordellchantack 1 year ago
@cordellchantack What's with all caps, are you a child?
TheFreebornFanatic 1 year ago
@TheFreebornFanatic WELL I THOUGHT THIS WAS YOTUBE,NOT A FORMAL ESSAY.
cordellchantack 1 year ago
I'm glad to see a christian who is always entirely open-minded in his videos, instead of people who read out of the Bible and always expect people to accept it as law :)
alexmartin51 1 year ago
1. A 'possible' 'creator' but not one depicted in a religion
2. A normal person
3. Past experiences and realization led to be who i am, im not athiest or anything like that im just me, my own god. People worship the 'god' with the strongest army, nation conquer and spread their own ideology among the native people, force feeding people and raping their culture.
CyberAssailant 1 year ago
has been indoctrinated to the minds at a very young age, its very sad really. i tend to live my life using in my own consience and moral judgement u know when u have done something wrong or imoral u dont need a book to tell u that. sorry about the essay but i have very strong feelings but this topic =)
superjoxno1 1 year ago
if thats the case why has there been so much bloodshed over the ages and to this day in the name of god. If the same message of love, forgivness and understanding is being preached and supposedly followed by there congration, why is there so much hatred. I have seen the comments left by christians about gays burning in hell and but they will be going to heaven if they die in iraq or afgan because they are holy soldiers. To me they using gods name in vain to justify there own prejudices which....
superjoxno1 1 year ago
be pure. Also with all the pedofile priests in the catholic church it proves to me that god doesnt exist, these are men of god supposed pillars of the community, abusing our trust and the instution has been covering it up for years. What i also find kinda funny every religous book whether it be the koran, bible, etc fundimentaly delivers the same message, the characters many be different and the stories contained many be different but they still try and teach the same morals and lessons....
superjoxno1 1 year ago
was quite shocking and led me to denounce any faith i had left. There has been numerous 'versions' of the bible over the ages. It was and still is in my opinion a tool in which to control the masses. Infact it was rewritten in the 1400's i believe (i many be wrong on the date) again to suit the ruling powers beliefs. I am pretty sure in the original text mary magdelan was infact jesus's lover. But of course our saviour couldnt possible have had intimate relations with a woman he our saviour must
superjoxno1 1 year ago
Hey man heres my answers.....
1. No
2: He my have been a leader of a sect or cult originating from jerusalum during the roman occupation.
3. I was born in to a roman catholic family so my preivous religon was forced upon me. |At a young age i seen with my own eyes the hypocrity of devout catholics preaching gods word one mintue and mistreating there family the next. in my late teens i decided to read the bible and look into the history of christanity in all its forms. what i found out..
superjoxno1 1 year ago
Q1 No
Q2 A man that was born in the bible well after his lifespan would have been finished
Q3 I was raised by an agnostic mother that didn't believe in forcing religion on anyone and let me figure it out on my own when I saw the need to check it out. Actually reading the bible and reading other religious texts have led me to the understanding that it is all bs propaganda to control ignorant people. Ignorance, not faith, is the most important quality to sustain religion.
ShaggyShagz13 1 year ago
I'm glad you're considerate of others feelings and opinions. <3
1) Not anymore.
2) Jesus might have been real, but he was probably a normal guy who, like others said, had his story mangled into a legend/myth.
3) My loss of belief contributed to me praying for ten years for my parents to come to church. It never happened, even though I prayed and tried to get the results I wanted myself, like the Bible said. It also stemmed from, "If he loves us, why make us choose between damnation and heaven?"
onewingedfallendemon 1 year ago
1. No
2. Legend/myth it really doesn't matter if he ever lived or not or who he was. The lessons reside in the words not in the man.
3. Natural born atheist.
knorvax 1 year ago
1. No
2. Perhaps the Jesus depicted in the gospels was an actual person, perhaps not. Perhaps the legends of several different men got rolled into one. Savior god-men were pretty popular at that time.
3. Gradual process. In college I first encountered people who didn't share my beliefs and discovered they were more intelligent and thoughtful than the Christians I knew. Then, I questioned, why would a "loving" God create people that he knew would mostly end up in hell?...More but out of space..
rlc164 1 year ago
1. Yes, I believe in God.
2. I believe Jesus was a Prophet and the Messiah.
3. I believe because I spoke to God and he answered.
It helps your faith when speaking to God bring results.
MattSquach 1 year ago
@MattSquach "3. I believe because I spoke to God and he answered. It helps your faith when speaking to God bring results."
Ahaha. Ha. *Ahem*. Go to a mental hospital. Now.
TheFreebornFanatic 1 year ago
oh i hope i have time to vid a response
jwiderstra 1 year ago
1- No
2 - Jesus was an apocalyptic preacher trying to reform Judaism.
3 - No evidence for God. No evidence for Jesus' divinity. Reason.
I think it would be horrid to have a loving tyrant who does not stop watching me and doesn't ever stop parenting me. I think it is good that there isn't evidence for Heaven too
drfoxcourt 1 year ago
1 - I don't believe that any of the gods I've been told of exists in any meaningful way that we understand the word exist to be defined.
2 - I don't say anything about Jesus. I've read books/movies/heard him described. I think it's very likely that a charismatic preacher lived about the time of Jesus, and that mythology was created around this character over many years.
3 - Dunno what you mean. If you mean atheism, I've never been a believer, notwithstanding a moderately Christian upbringing.
jfinite 1 year ago
1. Yes
2. God in the living flesh
3. A self choice, although my family is basically all christian, I chose this belief myself based on the struggles in my life and how my faith was able to comfort my thoughts.
UrSkulled 1 year ago