AronRa...The confusion effort...My Brother I know I can't change your enterprise but WE know that Something is greater...The issue is It's NOT anti Father....IT's anti everything that doesn’t make sense! God is dimensional. Physics still applies. However...The short 60 plus years of life is the proving grounds. You are either in or you are out. Aron...How could you dismiss the need to formulate? You know there is something else. But what?? That is your crusade.
i remember being 10 or 11 and coloring noahs ark in sunday school and it looked like awesome fun, almost like a boat party, but they dont tell the kids that at the time noahs family and the animals are on the boat, countless children, pregnant women, most like mentally ill and/or disabled people, animals, including gentle animals like gorillas etc were being drowned to death, i realized right then that christians are morons
The final thought on this is absolutely spot on. A great deal of people who self-identify as Christians are moderates. Often they have not read the Bible in its entirety and have little to no idea what kind of crowd they are lumping themselves in with when they call themselves Christian.
If you want to convince moderate Christians their religion is wrong, don't get them to read atheist books, get them to read THEIR OWN BOOK.
ALTHOUGH I'M A CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN (Baptist), I no longer believe that the Bible teaches eternal torment or suffering. The Bible teaches eternal punishment, but it's not eternal torment. In my popular Internet article, TRADITIONAL DOCTRINE OF HELL EVOLVED FROM GREEK ROOTS, I explain how and why teaching of eternal torment entered early into Christianity and how Scriptures have been misinterpreted and taken out of context to support that teaching. ~Babu G. Ranganathan (B.A. theology/biology)
@Mogley52 by that, you only prove that christianity itself is fake and has nothing genuine in it because it is all copied from ancient greek tradition and jewadism.
That doesn't make the Bible any more credible, nor does it make God look very competent. He, according to you, is either unable, or unwilling, to inspire authors to write a book that won't lose it's message through translations.
In short, there shouldn't be any "taking out of context."
@Mogley52 punishment but not torment? are they not the same thing? if you say its not going to be physical pain, it still is infinitely immoral, NO deed deserves ETERNAL punishment, no matter if the punishment is simply being isolated in a dark room with no noise as to drive the person crazy, eternity is ALWAYS too much. no matter how you spin it, christianity is immoral
@Mogley52 and also, your god wrote that would be important to your souls eternal well being a book knowing ahead of time that it would be misread and mistranslated? he seems mighty stupid or simply doesnt give a fuck. if i was to write a book, on ANY subject, and i was all powerful, it would be perfectly understood by everyone who reads it no matter their language and no matter if its an important book or simply a mystery detective book.
THE SCIENTIFIC CASE AGAINST ATHEISM: Please read this Internet article of mine published in Russia's English Pravda. It will be a real eye-opener for all who think belief in a Creator is merely subjective blind faith. Also read my article, LIFE ON MARS NO SURPRISE (In the Earth's past there was powerful volcanic activity which spewed life-containing dirt and rocks (meteors) into outer space. Mars may literally have millions tons of Earth soil)
SCIENCE SHOWS THAT THE UNIVERSE could not have sustained itself eternally because of entropy (even in an open system). Einstein confirmed that space, matter, and time had a beginning! That beginning had to be supernatural because natural laws have no ability to bring the universe into existence from nothing. The supernatural cannot be proved by science but science points to a supernatural intelligence for the origin and order of the universe ~ HOW FORENSIC SCIENCE REFUTES ATHEISM (Article)
EINSTEIN CONFIRMED that space and time are just as physical as matter. That's why space and time can be altered by gravity, and space produces particles. Einstein's equations show that the universe couldn’t be eternal. It had a beginning. Einstein believed, because of science, in the existence of God behind the origin and order of the universe. He didn't believe in a personal God like Christians do, but he did believe science pointed to the existence of an all powerful and intelligent Creator
NATURAL LIMITS TO EVOLUTION: Only evolution within "kinds" is genetically possible (i.e. varieties of dogs, cats, etc.), but not evolution across "kinds" (i.e. from worm to human). How were species living and reproducing if their vital structures, organs, reproductive systems hadn't evolved yet? Read my Pravda Internet article: WAR AMONG EVOLUTIONISTS! I discuss: Punctuated Equilibrium, "Junk DNA," genetics, mutations, natural selection, fossils, genetic/biological similarities between species
DAWKINS, HITCHENS, AND HAWKING REFUSE TO DEBATE with creationists who are SCIENTISTS, such as the scientists at The Institute for Creation Research. Dawkins and his friends only debate non-scientist creationists. Read articles by scientists supporting creation at The Institute for Creation Research site. Read analysis from creation scientists about the latest news concerning fossils, astronomy, etc. that you won't read in the main stream media. Visit the Institute for Creation Research site.
WHAT IS SCIENCE? Science simply is knowledge based on observation. No one observed the universe coming by chance or by design, by creation or by macro-evolution. These are positions of faith. The issue is which faith the scientific evidence best supports. Natural laws can explain how an airplane or living cell works, but it's irrational to believe that undirected natural laws can bring about an airplane or a living cell. Read my Internet article: HOW FORENSIC SCIENCE REFUTES ATHEISM
NATURAL SELECTION DOESN'T PRODUCE ANYTHING. It can only "select" from what is produced that has survival value. If a variation occurs that helps a species survive, then that species survives (that survival is called being "selected"). There's no conscious or thinking selection on the part of nature. It's a passive process in nature. That's all it is. It only operates once there is life and reproduction, not before. Read my article: HOW FORENSIC SCIENCE REFUTES ATHEISM.
NATURAL SELECTION IS NO BLIND WATCHMAKER because it can only "select," not produce or arrange. If a variation survives, that's called being "selected." Natural selection operates only once there is life and reproduction, not before, so it couldn't have been involved in life's origins. A partially-evolved cell (an oxymoron) would quickly disintegrate. It couldn't wait ("survive") millions of years for chance to complete it and then make it alive! Read: HOW FORENSIC SCIENCE REFUTES ATHEISM
IMAGINE A FISH WITH PART FINS, part feet with the fins evolving (transitioning) into feet. What survival benefit would there be? The fish couldn't use its fins or its feet, and there are no fossils showing such a creature ever existed. They only exist on automobile bumper stickers! There are no true transitional forms, either living or fossilized. Evolutionists realize this fact! Read my Internet article: WAR AMONG EVOLUTIONISTS!
APES ARE QUITE COMFORTABLE IN HOW THEY WALK, just as humans are quite comfortable in how they walk. Even a slight change in the position of a muscle or bone, for either, would be excruciatingly painful and would not be an advantage for survival. There's no hard evidence that humans evolved from ape-like creatures anymore than there's hard evidence that apes evolved from four-legged-pawed dog-like creatures. Read Internet article: MISSING LINKS THAT NEVER WERE.
GENETIC INFORMATION CANNOT HAPPEN BY CHANCE, so it's more logical to believe that genetic similarities between all forms of life are due to a common Designer who designed similar functions for similar purposes. It doesn't mean all forms of life are biologically related! Also, "Junk DNA" isn't junk. These non-coding segments of DNA have recently been found to be vital in regulating gene expression. Read my popular Internet article: HOW FORENSIC SCIENCE REFUTES ATHEISM
ALL REAL EVOLUTION ( i.e. varieties of dogs, cats, etc.) in nature is the expression, over time, of already existing genes. Evolution is possible only if there’s information (genes) directing it. Only variations of already existing genes are possible, which means only limited evolution and adaptations are possible. Nature has no ability to invent new genes via random mutations caused by random environmental forces. That’s evolutionary faith, not science. Read my article, WAR AMONG EVOLUTIONISTS!
DO EYES CARRY SCARS OF EVOLUTION? Read this fantastic Internet article by biologist and creationist Brian Thomas. Thomas refutes every argument of a "flawed" design for the eye, and explains how and why the so-called flaw is actually the best thing for the eye. Read the article! It's amazing what facts evolutionists will ignore. Numerous times evolutionists have been proven wrong about their interpretation of a structure as being flawed or useless
Matthew 5:38-39 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matthew 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away
Matthew 5:38-39 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matthew 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away
This is all evidence of the SATANIC CHURCH you know the one they don't talk about in any of their videos so nice of them. Thethinkingatheist who are they really? Why do they attack religion and the spiritual beliefs of the people? They have nothing better to offer except the same misinterpretations of the Bible as the religions they expose here. I hope for your Souls sake that the Bible is not correct especially about that part of Gods Judgement!!!
@thatguy0810 I sent you a video which will answer your question. That bible passage where the god/abortion question is answered in a comedy/ parady skit. Verse and line. Let me know how it works out with your sisters. I am interested. I didn't want you to think some religious nut was sending you a sin and redemption video.
@TheThinkingAtheist I was raised as a Catholic. Never believed in Santa Claus as a child and never really took the whole god thing or jesus very seriously either. I was sent to church,spent the money on candy and never showed up. I also convinced the other catholic kids to do the same. By the time I reached Jr. high school I became interested in science especially evolution and that's what go the ball rolling toward Atheism.I always thought Karl Marx was a shmuck but agreed with him about god.
Faith in the Bible = The irrational concept that an omnipotent omniscient God thought the best way to inform his creations of his laws would be to put it in writing prior to the invention of any technology that might preserve the original word.
I am so happy to have discoverd aronra and your podcast. I personaly have found better sources for living in other books far more reasonable and rational than the bible.
I don't know how any can actually read the whole bible. I have tried multiple times and I just can't stomach it. As a female, it's impossible to see how God could possibly love me if the Bible is his holy word. How does any woman support anything in the Bible?
Of the females that were taken as prisoners in the bible for sexual desires. "How do we inspect which ones are virgins?" Duh the pretty ones. I guarantee that the men who were pillaging and burning down the town used looks as their "virgin" guide. Liked they cared about virginity. We are talking about bronze age soldiers here.
Arnon-Ra has it exactly right. Atheists, read your Bible. Theists think for yourself.
Learn what logic, evidence, science, and reason really are.
Have reason for thinking the way you do.
The most immoral thing in the Bible is the requirement that we become stupid (become as children, give away our goods, love your enemies) in order to obey God.
@NZGameReviewer I wrote what I meant. Atheists and theists alike need to read the Bible. Theists need to think for themselves (rather that accepting the authority of the Bible or some Christian apologist, pastor, or theologian).
Everyone needs to learn the other side of the argument, reason it out for themselves and do so by knowing what evidence, logic, reason and science are.
@drfoxcourt because you said that " Atheists, read your Bible. Theists think for yourself." you said read YOUR bible - and now you're trying to weasel out of it
@NZGameReviewer OK fair enough. My intent was not to weasel out, and I don't think I was weaseling. I perhaps should have chosen my words better. I should have said "Atheist should read A Bible. I do happen to think atheists should have a =Bible (and a Quran, and God is NOT Great by Hitchens and a copy of Huckleberry Finn, and ...) and should read it.
So why am I a "stupid bellend" again? What the heck is a "bellend"? Maybe we should both be more careful with our words. ;-)
Christians, If the bible is a metaphor then it always is, if it is to be taken literally, then it always is. Stop picking and choosing and live by it, Every jot a tittle remember.
I don't. I think that there are plenty of atheists who don't think. There are atheists who subscribe to some belief or political dogma or whatever who don't necessarily believe in any gods but don't question what it is they think they know. For example, in China, most people tend to be atheists, but they are very superstitous and don't question those.
This is a really good channel... but why do you call yourself "The Thinking Atheist?" Are you of all people suggesting that "thinking atheist" is somehow a non sequitur? Because it seems to me that it's a little like calling yourself "The Meat-Eating Carnivore," or the "The Orthodontist Who Specializes in Teeth," don't you think?
religious stories (fr/ whatever book one preaches) are all directly related to astronomy. Given, to be fair & balanced, literal bible fans/gullibles luv to cherry pick & use the ole double standard as much as possible. Put another way, they are great at talking the talk, but suck at walking the walk. Just like politicians & the like. HMMM
That level headed brother has a good point about christians co-opting good cultural changes. Which begs the question, in 20 years will Christians be claiming they where for gay marriage all along?
Well the reason why Atheist have to have their facts straight is because their evidence can be proven wrong. The reason why God can't be proven wrong is because he never existed in the first place, a figment of societies imagination. God can't come down and prove him wrong.
Nice show, though personally I'd like to see more discussion rather then just comments to what the callers say. Topics seems to be cut off before they get to the meat.
@TheThinkingAtheist Thank you so much for this great show, you are a brilliant funny guy, I'm always looking forward to your next podcast. Kind regards from Austria,Europe!
I tried the "EX 20 VS. EX 34" contradicting Ten Commandments thing on someone once, and he absolutely REFUSED to acknowledge it - even when I showed him in HIS Bible (actually one of several different versions) - he kept on stating that those in EX 34 were merely adjuncts to those in EX 20, even when I tried to show him that those in EX 34 were the ONLY ones actually called the Ten Commandments.
I don't know how we can get through that kind of armor, especially in an otherwise rational person.
I was raised Christian, did damn good in bible class too. What really bothered me is that Christians(and really most religions) act like their book is original, or somehow "NEW'. HAH!. seriously, pretending the bible isnt a repackaged amalgamation of many local older religions is an affront to anyone who chooses to look at history more than 2000 years old
@88Keyz101 Never needed HIm to, I was an Atheist for a little while. But, logic is whaat brought me back to God. I have know others who have. But, you have to sicerly want to know to follow Him, not treat it like a scientific experiment. Do not TEST the Lord thy God
The latter there is from the end of Psalm 137.. Quoting from the American Standard Version;
"(8) O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us. (9) Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock."
With only two of each species, incest is inevitable, which is another hole in the noah's ark theory. Several members of each species would be needed in order for a species to survive. Inbreeding results in negative mutations and infertility very frequently. A species cannot survive if only one male and one female are left.
Why focus on that, we are not under that law any more.
Jesus did away with it, and we are now under a NEW COVENANT.
I think you guys like to sift the Bible, and look for the in-humane bit's and focus on them, now why is this, it's so you can back up your silly thinking process.
There are more loving parts of the Bible than in-humane parts.
Your standpoint fails miserably, you need to "re-new your thinking" about the Bible, because it's the truth.
@QAndyJack Its the SAME GOD, the NEW testament also states the OLD testament is correct and still stands. Its the SAME god, the same evil vain suspicious, greedy violent sadistic god, just becaus ehe has a new PR job, doesnt excuse his past. You like many thesists also cherry pick from the OT (the 10 commandments are originally from the OT for example).
@QAndyJack Zeus is your Lord, and he loves you. Wont you take his son, Hercules, into your heart? Think about it, wouldn't you rather spend the afterlife in ever-present love with your Lord Zeus, rather than an eternity of torment in the deepest pits of Hades?
What have you got to lose? Invest in death now, before it's too late.
@QAndyJack well that's goooooood stuff, Zeus was into that kinda thing too, y'know, Hercules was born through rape after all, there may just be hope for you after all Qman! (-;
@Zensonar You're a typical theist, apparently only concerned about getting your rewards in some non-existant la la land in the sky; a place which you have not one g-dammed iota of evidence for. What is a "soul"? No such thing. When your bodily functions , heart, lungs, shut down...you die, and you become worm food. duh!
@QAndyJack I'm not talking about that charlatan Christ and his imaginary sky-father Yahweh. I mean your God and Lord Zeus, and his son Hercules who died on this Earth so that we might live. Do you deny the truth of the Iliad?
@Zensonar Ha Ha! You're right, ignorance is no excuse. You don;t see the irony in your saying that? YOU need to follow your own advice. God believers are sooooo ignorant. Stop with the threats , Stop peddaling fear . You've nothing but ignorance, lies and .....fear on your side. Not one single FACT
Why focus on that, we are not under that law any more.
Jesus did away with it, and we are now under a NEW COVENANT.
I think you guys like to sift the Bible, and look for the in-humane bit's and focus on them, now why is this, it's so you can back up your silly thinking process.
There are more loving parts of the Bible than in-humane parts.
Your standpoint fails miserably, you need to "re-new your thinking" about the Bible, because it's the truth.
I like the caller accusing you (AronRa) of only bringing your "suppositions" to the table, and that you should listen to the people who have "done the research" and read the bible "in a historical context." Despite the fact that several minutes were spent talking about how much time you have spent as a student and reading the bible. So your years of research and reading are still presupposition, but people speaking for the bible are, "well informed."
Your story of how you became an atheist reminds me of my own. I wasn't really religous but I did believe in god. When I was 14 years old and I was going to confirmation, I decided to really study christianity and what it really is, what it stands for, and what it's caused. I eventually realised that it didn't match up, that it was many sick things that you never heard of in school, and so on. So I started to question it, quit confirmation, and realised that I am an atheist.
Around 51:00 a man suggests that Capitalism is linked to Christianity and although I can see his point within the American media, I believe the two ideologies are completely different. Capitalism by itself suggests that individuals must compete with each other in order to seek greatness or profit. Christianity is a religion that demands your submission to God and to Jesus. They are not the same, as I understand it.
@drmrgrl6 Your understanding is correct, the caller doesn't know what capitalism is.
Africa has been raped, by the various dictators who control it. Capitalism has never been practiced in Africa, if it had it would be a much freer and more hospitable continent. In actuality Christianity in many ways contradicts capitalism. Ayn Rand was about the most staunch defender of capitalism anywhere and was just as much an atheist as anyone, if not more so.
@lizardman77 infact africa was raped by capitalist nations most of the dictators you talk about were put there to further the western corporations intrests.
What you are talking about is state-corporatism and colonialism, both of which are the result of statism, which is inherently against capitalism, which is essentially the voluntary exchange of goods and services. And right now Africa is impoverished most because of state-socialist dictators, who suffocate the economy. You sir, like the typical economic illiterate, are full of crap.
@Akatam0t0ma - No one needs a PhD in Economics to see Africa was sodomized by foreign corporations with the full sponsorship of their respective states. Your characterization of capitalism is astoundingly ignorant & marks you as the economic illiterate you charge others with .
You just don't get it: everything that the Bible says that today is viewed as morally repugnant was either taken out of context or alright for that time and cultural context. :P
the first caller doesn't know what she's talking about there was no two men fighting i'm not sure exactly what they were doing but they were defiently not fighting
God or no God? Does it matter? If people want to believe, let them, as long as they don't try to cram their views down my throat I could care less. As far as atheist, they are just as stupid as the Holy Roller for trying to cram their views down my throat as well. As far as I'm concerned both need help and made to realize that it is best to" live and let live" rather than to ridicule and demonize.
Really? You suffer from the fundy affliction of "can't change the channelitis?"
If you show up in an channel posted by a skeptical scientific naturalist do you expect religion to be promoted?
Are you prevented from posting your own contrary opinion?
Should a channel owner make special allowance to only present a neutral opinion or should he merely allow that contradictory opinion is also valid if you want to post it? Whom is shoving what down who's throat here?
In particular, AronRa talks very fast and includes great detail in very little space. It is totally understandable that it might be hard for either someone who doesn't have a full grasp of the subject to follow, or even with that grasp, without English and Technical English as a first language.
@DeathofSpeech Yeah. No offense to AronRa, though: it's just that many
I think TTA could become a powerful tool worldwide, without focusing too much on native speakers of English. With subtitles, anyone with minimal knowledge of English would understand TTA's message.
"anyone with minimal knowledge of English would understand TTA's message."
ROFL... not everybody. English comprehension sometimes requires a willingness to understand common usage words, but yeah, I think accessibility considerations alone would make an important difference.
The biggest issue I have with listening to Atheists is that they proclaim to be smarter than: Issac Newton Michael Faraday Solomon Kind David JESUS, Himself Moses Isaiah ....they think that they are smarter than THEM ALL! Too arrogant for my tastes.
Yes: Jesus said that He came from God and spoke of everything that He saw God do (John 8:38). Either Jesus was telling the truth...or He is an insane liar. It is up to you to decide.
Albert Einstein also had compelling, objective arguments for insisting that there must be a God, due to the complexity of the Universe: "I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, I want to know His thoughts; the rest are details."
Your insistence that anyone has said they are "smarter than Einstein" is a fiction and a strawman argument... because you don't actually have a real argument.
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Why does jesus need to be lying?
Why couldn't the persons who wrote the bible be lying?
I mean, they obviously were... and what's the problem?
Are you smarter than Einstein, DoS? Are you smarter than Jesus Christ? Are you smarter than Solomon, DoS? Do you consider yourself to be smarter than every living person who believes that there is a God? Do you consider yourself to be smarter than every person who has ever *lived* who believed that there was a God?
Two guys were out in the woods and a bear started toward them... one bent down to tie his shoe and the other asked if he thought he was going to outrun the bear.
and he replied "I don't have to outrun the bear."
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So you see, I don't need to be smarter than Einstein. I only need to be smarter than you.
Now oddly... you elected to use Einstein for your example when Euler would have been a vastly better example.
Euler was a fundy... which is true but totally irrelevant.
He was also the statistician who contrived the Gamma Function, which is one of the current cornerstones of String Theory. It also plays a role in T'Hooft / L Susskind and their 1995 work complementing Hawking's in '74...
"I allowed you to believe that I was talking about one specific example, but the examples are numerous."
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Wait....weren't you the guy who brought up Numbers 31? Doesn't it talk about the Midianites specifically? Or do you get your information from podcasts instead of checking it out for yourself? What is there to assume? What's wrong with you? Seriously.
Digging a hole for yourself cause those other people did far worse things. I comment on this video regarding Numbers 31 then you "pretend" that you were talking about Joshua 10. LOL.
Anyone who wishes to read back can see that I never mentioned Numbers.
They can also see that you took an apologist position for cutting children up being moral.
Strawmen of this type are easy for anyone to check, and it is painfully obvious at this point that you're not merely lying, but you're also an immoral homicidal batshit crazy.
Chris has NOOOOOOOOOOOOO idea
jleemar22 1 week ago
Aron is my favorite big cuddly Wookie.
What a great guy and brilliant mind.
VideoAudioDisco09 4 weeks ago
good podcast
vcomp1960 2 months ago
AronRa...The confusion effort...My Brother I know I can't change your enterprise but WE know that Something is greater...The issue is It's NOT anti Father....IT's anti everything that doesn’t make sense! God is dimensional. Physics still applies. However...The short 60 plus years of life is the proving grounds. You are either in or you are out. Aron...How could you dismiss the need to formulate? You know there is something else. But what?? That is your crusade.
Crucible0Patriot 2 months ago
@Crucible0Patriot
WTF are you yapping about?
sonykroket 1 month ago
@Crucible0Patriot
can you even understand what you are saying, or you just like to write?
Wolfot2008 1 month ago
y the fuck am i looking at this hippy
mrreject1234 2 months ago
@mrreject1234 Why don't you tell us?
MagisterPridgen 2 months ago
i remember being 10 or 11 and coloring noahs ark in sunday school and it looked like awesome fun, almost like a boat party, but they dont tell the kids that at the time noahs family and the animals are on the boat, countless children, pregnant women, most like mentally ill and/or disabled people, animals, including gentle animals like gorillas etc were being drowned to death, i realized right then that christians are morons
wearestarstuffsagan 3 months ago
That one caller sure sounds like Grapplingwithignorance.
DIFowner 4 months ago
I wonder if I can talk AronRa into doing an evolution based tattoo on me? :)
Isatsujinken 4 months ago
The final thought on this is absolutely spot on. A great deal of people who self-identify as Christians are moderates. Often they have not read the Bible in its entirety and have little to no idea what kind of crowd they are lumping themselves in with when they call themselves Christian.
If you want to convince moderate Christians their religion is wrong, don't get them to read atheist books, get them to read THEIR OWN BOOK.
andyfromsheldon 5 months ago
ALTHOUGH I'M A CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN (Baptist), I no longer believe that the Bible teaches eternal torment or suffering. The Bible teaches eternal punishment, but it's not eternal torment. In my popular Internet article, TRADITIONAL DOCTRINE OF HELL EVOLVED FROM GREEK ROOTS, I explain how and why teaching of eternal torment entered early into Christianity and how Scriptures have been misinterpreted and taken out of context to support that teaching. ~Babu G. Ranganathan (B.A. theology/biology)
Mogley52 5 months ago
@Mogley52 Now all you need to do is research how the character of Jesus was ripped from previous religions.
TheBiAtheist 5 months ago
@Mogley52 by that, you only prove that christianity itself is fake and has nothing genuine in it because it is all copied from ancient greek tradition and jewadism.
mkwlord 5 months ago
@Mogley52 OH, they'll just be punished forever, and somehow they'll experience no torment. That makes sense.
7j8i9m 4 months ago
@Mogley52
That doesn't make the Bible any more credible, nor does it make God look very competent. He, according to you, is either unable, or unwilling, to inspire authors to write a book that won't lose it's message through translations.
In short, there shouldn't be any "taking out of context."
CaptSeriouspants 3 months ago
@Mogley52 punishment but not torment? are they not the same thing? if you say its not going to be physical pain, it still is infinitely immoral, NO deed deserves ETERNAL punishment, no matter if the punishment is simply being isolated in a dark room with no noise as to drive the person crazy, eternity is ALWAYS too much. no matter how you spin it, christianity is immoral
wearestarstuffsagan 3 months ago
@Mogley52 and also, your god wrote that would be important to your souls eternal well being a book knowing ahead of time that it would be misread and mistranslated? he seems mighty stupid or simply doesnt give a fuck. if i was to write a book, on ANY subject, and i was all powerful, it would be perfectly understood by everyone who reads it no matter their language and no matter if its an important book or simply a mystery detective book.
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THE SCIENTIFIC CASE AGAINST ATHEISM: Please read this Internet article of mine published in Russia's English Pravda. It will be a real eye-opener for all who think belief in a Creator is merely subjective blind faith. Also read my article, LIFE ON MARS NO SURPRISE (In the Earth's past there was powerful volcanic activity which spewed life-containing dirt and rocks (meteors) into outer space. Mars may literally have millions tons of Earth soil)
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SCIENCE SHOWS THAT THE UNIVERSE could not have sustained itself eternally because of entropy (even in an open system). Einstein confirmed that space, matter, and time had a beginning! That beginning had to be supernatural because natural laws have no ability to bring the universe into existence from nothing. The supernatural cannot be proved by science but science points to a supernatural intelligence for the origin and order of the universe ~ HOW FORENSIC SCIENCE REFUTES ATHEISM (Article)
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EINSTEIN CONFIRMED that space and time are just as physical as matter. That's why space and time can be altered by gravity, and space produces particles. Einstein's equations show that the universe couldn’t be eternal. It had a beginning. Einstein believed, because of science, in the existence of God behind the origin and order of the universe. He didn't believe in a personal God like Christians do, but he did believe science pointed to the existence of an all powerful and intelligent Creator
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NATURAL LIMITS TO EVOLUTION: Only evolution within "kinds" is genetically possible (i.e. varieties of dogs, cats, etc.), but not evolution across "kinds" (i.e. from worm to human). How were species living and reproducing if their vital structures, organs, reproductive systems hadn't evolved yet? Read my Pravda Internet article: WAR AMONG EVOLUTIONISTS! I discuss: Punctuated Equilibrium, "Junk DNA," genetics, mutations, natural selection, fossils, genetic/biological similarities between species
Mogley52 5 months ago
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DAWKINS, HITCHENS, AND HAWKING REFUSE TO DEBATE with creationists who are SCIENTISTS, such as the scientists at The Institute for Creation Research. Dawkins and his friends only debate non-scientist creationists. Read articles by scientists supporting creation at The Institute for Creation Research site. Read analysis from creation scientists about the latest news concerning fossils, astronomy, etc. that you won't read in the main stream media. Visit the Institute for Creation Research site.
Mogley52 5 months ago
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WHAT IS SCIENCE? Science simply is knowledge based on observation. No one observed the universe coming by chance or by design, by creation or by macro-evolution. These are positions of faith. The issue is which faith the scientific evidence best supports. Natural laws can explain how an airplane or living cell works, but it's irrational to believe that undirected natural laws can bring about an airplane or a living cell. Read my Internet article: HOW FORENSIC SCIENCE REFUTES ATHEISM
Mogley52 5 months ago
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NATURAL SELECTION DOESN'T PRODUCE ANYTHING. It can only "select" from what is produced that has survival value. If a variation occurs that helps a species survive, then that species survives (that survival is called being "selected"). There's no conscious or thinking selection on the part of nature. It's a passive process in nature. That's all it is. It only operates once there is life and reproduction, not before. Read my article: HOW FORENSIC SCIENCE REFUTES ATHEISM.
Mogley52 5 months ago
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NATURAL SELECTION IS NO BLIND WATCHMAKER because it can only "select," not produce or arrange. If a variation survives, that's called being "selected." Natural selection operates only once there is life and reproduction, not before, so it couldn't have been involved in life's origins. A partially-evolved cell (an oxymoron) would quickly disintegrate. It couldn't wait ("survive") millions of years for chance to complete it and then make it alive! Read: HOW FORENSIC SCIENCE REFUTES ATHEISM
Mogley52 5 months ago
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IMAGINE A FISH WITH PART FINS, part feet with the fins evolving (transitioning) into feet. What survival benefit would there be? The fish couldn't use its fins or its feet, and there are no fossils showing such a creature ever existed. They only exist on automobile bumper stickers! There are no true transitional forms, either living or fossilized. Evolutionists realize this fact! Read my Internet article: WAR AMONG EVOLUTIONISTS!
Mogley52 5 months ago
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APES ARE QUITE COMFORTABLE IN HOW THEY WALK, just as humans are quite comfortable in how they walk. Even a slight change in the position of a muscle or bone, for either, would be excruciatingly painful and would not be an advantage for survival. There's no hard evidence that humans evolved from ape-like creatures anymore than there's hard evidence that apes evolved from four-legged-pawed dog-like creatures. Read Internet article: MISSING LINKS THAT NEVER WERE.
Mogley52 5 months ago
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GENETIC INFORMATION CANNOT HAPPEN BY CHANCE, so it's more logical to believe that genetic similarities between all forms of life are due to a common Designer who designed similar functions for similar purposes. It doesn't mean all forms of life are biologically related! Also, "Junk DNA" isn't junk. These non-coding segments of DNA have recently been found to be vital in regulating gene expression. Read my popular Internet article: HOW FORENSIC SCIENCE REFUTES ATHEISM
Mogley52 5 months ago
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ALL REAL EVOLUTION ( i.e. varieties of dogs, cats, etc.) in nature is the expression, over time, of already existing genes. Evolution is possible only if there’s information (genes) directing it. Only variations of already existing genes are possible, which means only limited evolution and adaptations are possible. Nature has no ability to invent new genes via random mutations caused by random environmental forces. That’s evolutionary faith, not science. Read my article, WAR AMONG EVOLUTIONISTS!
Mogley52 5 months ago
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DO EYES CARRY SCARS OF EVOLUTION? Read this fantastic Internet article by biologist and creationist Brian Thomas. Thomas refutes every argument of a "flawed" design for the eye, and explains how and why the so-called flaw is actually the best thing for the eye. Read the article! It's amazing what facts evolutionists will ignore. Numerous times evolutionists have been proven wrong about their interpretation of a structure as being flawed or useless
Mogley52 5 months ago
Matthew 5:38-39 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matthew 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away
Matthew 5:43-44
you can't understand the bible unless you take the bible as a whole, if you neglect what Jesus taught you are not understanding Gods teachings
tario26 5 months ago
Matthew 5:38-39 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matthew 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away
Matthew 5:43-44
you can't understand the bible unless you take the bible as a whole, if you neglect what Jesus taught you are not understanding Gods teachings
tario26 5 months ago
This is all evidence of the SATANIC CHURCH you know the one they don't talk about in any of their videos so nice of them. Thethinkingatheist who are they really? Why do they attack religion and the spiritual beliefs of the people? They have nothing better to offer except the same misinterpretations of the Bible as the religions they expose here. I hope for your Souls sake that the Bible is not correct especially about that part of Gods Judgement!!!
iloveantonio1000 5 months ago
@thatguy0810 I sent you a video which will answer your question. That bible passage where the god/abortion question is answered in a comedy/ parady skit. Verse and line. Let me know how it works out with your sisters. I am interested. I didn't want you to think some religious nut was sending you a sin and redemption video.
somethingdiffereable 6 months ago
@TheThinkingAtheist I was raised as a Catholic. Never believed in Santa Claus as a child and never really took the whole god thing or jesus very seriously either. I was sent to church,spent the money on candy and never showed up. I also convinced the other catholic kids to do the same. By the time I reached Jr. high school I became interested in science especially evolution and that's what go the ball rolling toward Atheism.I always thought Karl Marx was a shmuck but agreed with him about god.
somethingdiffereable 6 months ago
"THINKING ATHEIST"
Isn't that redundant?
2eelShmeal 6 months ago
where in the bible does it say god gave that girl an abortion. I want to show it to my sisters and say what kind of message can you get from this
thatguy0810 6 months ago
Faith in the Bible = The irrational concept that an omnipotent omniscient God thought the best way to inform his creations of his laws would be to put it in writing prior to the invention of any technology that might preserve the original word.
mathkills 6 months ago
I am so happy to have discoverd aronra and your podcast. I personaly have found better sources for living in other books far more reasonable and rational than the bible.
cynt123able 7 months ago
Thank you, interesting pod cast.
trailerfitter2 7 months ago
I don't know how any can actually read the whole bible. I have tried multiple times and I just can't stomach it. As a female, it's impossible to see how God could possibly love me if the Bible is his holy word. How does any woman support anything in the Bible?
LifeUntilLove 7 months ago
@LifeUntilLove This happened to me the few times i tried reading the bible. I couldnt get past Genesis. Its not a fun read. Its dumb.
Hektor7788 7 months ago
21:20
podffff 8 months ago
How long are we gonna hear the Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot argument, ugh.
Moh5Itachi1 8 months ago
"losing the argument"? What argument? They already lost they're just saying I don't give a fuck right now.
FreeSheep 10 months ago
Of the females that were taken as prisoners in the bible for sexual desires. "How do we inspect which ones are virgins?" Duh the pretty ones. I guarantee that the men who were pillaging and burning down the town used looks as their "virgin" guide. Liked they cared about virginity. We are talking about bronze age soldiers here.
AllYouNeed1sLove 10 months ago
Arnon-Ra has it exactly right. Atheists, read your Bible. Theists think for yourself.
Learn what logic, evidence, science, and reason really are.
Have reason for thinking the way you do.
The most immoral thing in the Bible is the requirement that we become stupid (become as children, give away our goods, love your enemies) in order to obey God.
drfoxcourt 11 months ago
@drfoxcourt you are a stupid bellend - you got theists and atheists mixed up
NZGameReviewer 10 months ago
@NZGameReviewer I wrote what I meant. Atheists and theists alike need to read the Bible. Theists need to think for themselves (rather that accepting the authority of the Bible or some Christian apologist, pastor, or theologian).
Everyone needs to learn the other side of the argument, reason it out for themselves and do so by knowing what evidence, logic, reason and science are.
So why are you calling me a "stupid bellend"?
drfoxcourt 10 months ago
@drfoxcourt because you said that " Atheists, read your Bible. Theists think for yourself." you said read YOUR bible - and now you're trying to weasel out of it
NZGameReviewer 10 months ago
@NZGameReviewer OK fair enough. My intent was not to weasel out, and I don't think I was weaseling. I perhaps should have chosen my words better. I should have said "Atheist should read A Bible. I do happen to think atheists should have a =Bible (and a Quran, and God is NOT Great by Hitchens and a copy of Huckleberry Finn, and ...) and should read it.
So why am I a "stupid bellend" again? What the heck is a "bellend"? Maybe we should both be more careful with our words. ;-)
drfoxcourt 10 months ago
Arnon-Ra has it exactly right. Atheists, read your Bible. Theists think for yourself.
Learn what logic, evidence, science, and reason really are.
Have reason for thinking the way you do.
drfoxcourt 11 months ago
Christians, If the bible is a metaphor then it always is, if it is to be taken literally, then it always is. Stop picking and choosing and live by it, Every jot a tittle remember.
Cougar139tweak 1 year ago
@Cougar139tweak I'm so damn thankful most pick and choose... The ones who don't are usually dangerous.
UrbanFury12 11 months ago
@UrbanFury12 hmmm, That's true hay christians just kidding, okay now slowly............. lower your stones.
Cougar139tweak 11 months ago
PROSLOTISE ATHEISM OR RELIGION WILL DESTOY MANKIND
suzukix5owner 1 year ago
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The caller who claimed to be an atheist was a lying sack of shit apologist.
KokotTheMonkey 1 year ago
what about the crockoduck? Mr. smarty pants
chickinstompin 1 year ago
I don't. I think that there are plenty of atheists who don't think. There are atheists who subscribe to some belief or political dogma or whatever who don't necessarily believe in any gods but don't question what it is they think they know. For example, in China, most people tend to be atheists, but they are very superstitous and don't question those.
Alanh162 1 year ago
This is a really good channel... but why do you call yourself "The Thinking Atheist?" Are you of all people suggesting that "thinking atheist" is somehow a non sequitur? Because it seems to me that it's a little like calling yourself "The Meat-Eating Carnivore," or the "The Orthodontist Who Specializes in Teeth," don't you think?
instereovideos 1 year ago
I love it when Seth mentions the noticing of the ark every hanful of years. IOW, every election time; like... do the math. ;)
davemelnick 1 year ago
religious stories (fr/ whatever book one preaches) are all directly related to astronomy. Given, to be fair & balanced, literal bible fans/gullibles luv to cherry pick & use the ole double standard as much as possible. Put another way, they are great at talking the talk, but suck at walking the walk. Just like politicians & the like. HMMM
davemelnick 1 year ago
Capitalism is definitely not Christian.
gsx1138 1 year ago
That level headed brother has a good point about christians co-opting good cultural changes. Which begs the question, in 20 years will Christians be claiming they where for gay marriage all along?
ridgetownpimp 1 year ago
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i want to smell all your armpits please make video of your armpit i want to see
1337ArmPit 1 year ago
PEZ sucks
Thatonedude917 1 year ago
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Well the reason why Atheist have to have their facts straight is because their evidence can be proven wrong. The reason why God can't be proven wrong is because he never existed in the first place, a figment of societies imagination. God can't come down and prove him wrong.
inukami23 1 year ago
lmfao is deu 25:11-12, it refers to the persons balls as "the secrets". when i read that i laughed so harrddd!!!
generosos87 1 year ago
16 theists saw this video.
blackwolf1987 1 year ago
Nice show, though personally I'd like to see more discussion rather then just comments to what the callers say. Topics seems to be cut off before they get to the meat.
mortenlu 1 year ago
I wonder if Creationists use stupidity as a defense mechanism.
SiriusMined 1 year ago
@SiriusMined No, it's their way of thinking.
HybridD91 1 year ago
I sure hope that guy (Chris @ about 22:00) took a second look at things.
VvDOPAMEANvV 1 year ago
That bit about the virgins in the old testament at about 36:00. Completely in context. Awesome.
jmcanoy1860 1 year ago
i dig the intro...and everything else
rlt34 1 year ago
AronAra is unbeatable
BabySatch1 1 year ago
please use better audio bit rates.
Lightofsol 1 year ago
@Lightofsol It's the default audio fidelity of BlogTalkRadio. Out of my hands.
TheThinkingAtheist 1 year ago
@TheThinkingAtheist the bit rate is fine
SuperFeimer 1 year ago
@TheThinkingAtheist Thank you so much for this great show, you are a brilliant funny guy, I'm always looking forward to your next podcast. Kind regards from Austria,Europe!
atheistfromaustria 10 months ago
@TheThinkingAtheist Even if you could increase the bitrate, YouTube might not let you post each podcast in a single piece, would they?
Akira625 5 months ago
@TheThinkingAtheist Around 26:15 - 26:25 : Is this the odysee of Homer ur talking about or a different book with the same title?
AjPuj 1 year ago
I tried the "EX 20 VS. EX 34" contradicting Ten Commandments thing on someone once, and he absolutely REFUSED to acknowledge it - even when I showed him in HIS Bible (actually one of several different versions) - he kept on stating that those in EX 34 were merely adjuncts to those in EX 20, even when I tried to show him that those in EX 34 were the ONLY ones actually called the Ten Commandments.
I don't know how we can get through that kind of armor, especially in an otherwise rational person.
steveb0503 1 year ago
I was raised Christian, did damn good in bible class too. What really bothered me is that Christians(and really most religions) act like their book is original, or somehow "NEW'. HAH!. seriously, pretending the bible isnt a repackaged amalgamation of many local older religions is an affront to anyone who chooses to look at history more than 2000 years old
42ER0TH 1 year ago
Doesn't the Bible say knock and the door shall be opened? Just pray to God to show Himself and let you know He exists. It's pretty simple and easy
shjoed 1 year ago
@shjoed
What do you mean by "show Himself"? Has he showed himself to you? If so, what does he look like?
88Keyz101 1 year ago
@88Keyz101 Never needed HIm to, I was an Atheist for a little while. But, logic is whaat brought me back to God. I have know others who have. But, you have to sicerly want to know to follow Him, not treat it like a scientific experiment. Do not TEST the Lord thy God
shjoed 1 year ago
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@shjoed
you: "Just pray to God to show Himself and let you know He exists".
me: " What do you mean by "show Himself"? Has he showed himself to you?"
you: "Never needed HIm to..."
Youre so stupid you cant see your own contradictions.
88Keyz101 1 year ago
@shjoed That is not logic, it is trying to evaluate with an admitted foundational bias for a predetermined conclusion.
There's only 1 kind of logic that comes forth from that mindset, the fallacious kind.
Floridanon407 1 year ago
@shjoed Sorry. I'm a freethinker. I choose to think for myself, not let someone else or something tell me what to believe and what's right or wrong.
AmericanMizfit 1 year ago
Can anyone tell me where it talks about slicing open pregnant woman's stomachs and dashing babies against rocks?
MacabreManifesto 1 year ago
@MacabreManifesto
The latter there is from the end of Psalm 137.. Quoting from the American Standard Version;
"(8) O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us. (9) Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock."
myrkvargkjetter 1 year ago
@myrkvargkjetter Now that's what I call a bedtime story!
MacabreManifesto 1 year ago
@MacabreManifesto
Try reading it as translated to the God's Word version. Without the outdated language it sounds even more horrific.
myrkvargkjetter 1 year ago
With only two of each species, incest is inevitable, which is another hole in the noah's ark theory. Several members of each species would be needed in order for a species to survive. Inbreeding results in negative mutations and infertility very frequently. A species cannot survive if only one male and one female are left.
MacabreManifesto 1 year ago
Deuteronomy 25:11 Is of THE OLD COVENANT.
Why focus on that, we are not under that law any more.
Jesus did away with it, and we are now under a NEW COVENANT.
I think you guys like to sift the Bible, and look for the in-humane bit's and focus on them, now why is this, it's so you can back up your silly thinking process.
There are more loving parts of the Bible than in-humane parts.
Your standpoint fails miserably, you need to "re-new your thinking" about the Bible, because it's the truth.
QAndyJack 1 year ago
@QAndyJack Its the SAME GOD, the NEW testament also states the OLD testament is correct and still stands. Its the SAME god, the same evil vain suspicious, greedy violent sadistic god, just becaus ehe has a new PR job, doesnt excuse his past. You like many thesists also cherry pick from the OT (the 10 commandments are originally from the OT for example).
lynus111 1 year ago
@QAndyJack Zeus is your Lord, and he loves you. Wont you take his son, Hercules, into your heart? Think about it, wouldn't you rather spend the afterlife in ever-present love with your Lord Zeus, rather than an eternity of torment in the deepest pits of Hades?
What have you got to lose? Invest in death now, before it's too late.
Zensonar 1 year ago
@Zensonar: Zeus, is that another name for Jeshua?
I have not read the book of zeus, have you?
I will invest in life, as when your dead it's going to be to late for you if you have faced this life of testing.
This life is a test to see whether your worthy..
QAndyJack 1 year ago
@QAndyJack Ignorance is no excuse.
Zensonar 1 year ago
@Zensonar: If you want to be stupid, I can play that game also...
It's your life old bean...
QAndyJack 1 year ago
@QAndyJack Why do you hate your Lord Zeus?
Zensonar 1 year ago
@Zensonar: Cos he made a twat like you.. lol!
Only kidding... :-)
QAndyJack 1 year ago
@QAndyJack
okay, obviously the bribery approach isn't working, let's go for the threats...
embrace your loving god Zeus, or he will thunderbolt your ass...
TheEnchantedCereal 1 year ago
@TheEnchantedCereal: Thunderbolt my ass? Umm, I could get used to that...
KINKY :-)
QAndyJack 1 year ago
@QAndyJack well that's goooooood stuff, Zeus was into that kinda thing too, y'know, Hercules was born through rape after all, there may just be hope for you after all Qman! (-;
TheEnchantedCereal 1 year ago
@QAndyJack I will show you I am better than that by not insulting you back. I will pray for you instead.
May you find peace for your troubled soul, and may you see the error of your ways and turn to your Lord Zeus.
Zensonar 1 year ago
@Zensonar: Thank you, pray my i-phone app works as I have just spent £23,000 on development..
God bless.. :-)
QAndyJack 1 year ago
@QAndyJack Typical heathen, concerned only with his worldly goods and riches.
Don't you care what happens to your immortal soul after this life?
Zensonar 1 year ago
@Zensonar You're a typical theist, apparently only concerned about getting your rewards in some non-existant la la land in the sky; a place which you have not one g-dammed iota of evidence for. What is a "soul"? No such thing. When your bodily functions , heart, lungs, shut down...you die, and you become worm food. duh!
PaineLover 1 year ago
@PaineLover You don't hate me. You hate your Lord Zeus.
Zensonar 1 year ago
@Zensonar: I'm not a heathen, I'm only having a joke with these guy's.
I take my belief in Christ very seriously, but it's not to say from time to time we can't engage in a little banter with the opposition..
QAndyJack 1 year ago
@QAndyJack I'm not talking about that charlatan Christ and his imaginary sky-father Yahweh. I mean your God and Lord Zeus, and his son Hercules who died on this Earth so that we might live. Do you deny the truth of the Iliad?
Zensonar 1 year ago
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@Zensonar: What evidence do you have of zeus?
QAndyJack 1 year ago
@Zensonar Ha Ha! You're right, ignorance is no excuse. You don;t see the irony in your saying that? YOU need to follow your own advice. God believers are sooooo ignorant. Stop with the threats , Stop peddaling fear . You've nothing but ignorance, lies and .....fear on your side. Not one single FACT
PaineLover 1 year ago
Deuteronomy 25:11 Is of THE OLD COVENANT.
Why focus on that, we are not under that law any more.
Jesus did away with it, and we are now under a NEW COVENANT.
I think you guys like to sift the Bible, and look for the in-humane bit's and focus on them, now why is this, it's so you can back up your silly thinking process.
There are more loving parts of the Bible than in-humane parts.
Your standpoint fails miserably, you need to "re-new your thinking" about the Bible, because it's the truth.
AronRaHAHAHA 1 year ago
what your doing is extremely important man,keep it up!
SvendsenAtheist 1 year ago
@SvendsenAtheist: It's a crock, and this is what you stand on..
Atheists fail.
QAndyJack 1 year ago
I like the caller accusing you (AronRa) of only bringing your "suppositions" to the table, and that you should listen to the people who have "done the research" and read the bible "in a historical context." Despite the fact that several minutes were spent talking about how much time you have spent as a student and reading the bible. So your years of research and reading are still presupposition, but people speaking for the bible are, "well informed."
whybag 1 year ago
Your story of how you became an atheist reminds me of my own. I wasn't really religous but I did believe in god. When I was 14 years old and I was going to confirmation, I decided to really study christianity and what it really is, what it stands for, and what it's caused. I eventually realised that it didn't match up, that it was many sick things that you never heard of in school, and so on. So I started to question it, quit confirmation, and realised that I am an atheist.
uraikol21 1 year ago
lol 8:26 yeh. i had coloring books with cartoon looking animals but the strange thing is. there was no infants or pregnant women in the water
blazereef 1 year ago
The chopping off of the woman's hand law seems....excessive?
Moussyed 1 year ago
If you start to make these podcasts regularly, you must get this stuff to iTunes podcast section. It´d be great.
hyxal 1 year ago
@hyxal this stuff is just constant intellectual pwnage
blazereef 1 year ago
Around 51:00 a man suggests that Capitalism is linked to Christianity and although I can see his point within the American media, I believe the two ideologies are completely different. Capitalism by itself suggests that individuals must compete with each other in order to seek greatness or profit. Christianity is a religion that demands your submission to God and to Jesus. They are not the same, as I understand it.
drmrgrl6 1 year ago
@drmrgrl6 Your understanding is correct, the caller doesn't know what capitalism is.
Africa has been raped, by the various dictators who control it. Capitalism has never been practiced in Africa, if it had it would be a much freer and more hospitable continent. In actuality Christianity in many ways contradicts capitalism. Ayn Rand was about the most staunch defender of capitalism anywhere and was just as much an atheist as anyone, if not more so.
lizardman77 1 year ago
@lizardman77 infact africa was raped by capitalist nations most of the dictators you talk about were put there to further the western corporations intrests.
tilemacro 1 year ago
@tilemacro:
What you are talking about is state-corporatism and colonialism, both of which are the result of statism, which is inherently against capitalism, which is essentially the voluntary exchange of goods and services. And right now Africa is impoverished most because of state-socialist dictators, who suffocate the economy. You sir, like the typical economic illiterate, are full of crap.
Akatam0t0ma 1 year ago
@Akatam0t0ma never underestimate the one standing outside looking in.
calling people illiterate sir is a sign of 12year old ism.
Grow up.
tilemacro 1 year ago
@Akatam0t0ma - No one needs a PhD in Economics to see Africa was sodomized by foreign corporations with the full sponsorship of their respective states. Your characterization of capitalism is astoundingly ignorant & marks you as the economic illiterate you charge others with .
MaitreyaRocket 1 year ago
Nice podcast! Loved it!
DutchLiam84 1 year ago
you just earned a subscription.
ChrisKStudios 1 year ago
Whenever I thought stuff against christianity I would always think about Hell.
Im glad I got over that. :)
GodofChaos45 1 year ago
@GodofChaos45
I think that's a fairly common experience.
Congratulations.
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
The captions are not showing up :(
PrawdaUnia 1 year ago
6 minutes in, listening to the whole thing. love it :)
OwenGTA 1 year ago
@OwenGTA Finished it. very entertaining and factual. thanks.
OwenGTA 1 year ago
capitalism is not the cause of poverty in africa
jffryh 1 year ago
You just don't get it: everything that the Bible says that today is viewed as morally repugnant was either taken out of context or alright for that time and cultural context. :P
PiEqualsAwesome 1 year ago
the first caller doesn't know what she's talking about there was no two men fighting i'm not sure exactly what they were doing but they were defiently not fighting
wfl18 1 year ago
God or no God? Does it matter? If people want to believe, let them, as long as they don't try to cram their views down my throat I could care less. As far as atheist, they are just as stupid as the Holy Roller for trying to cram their views down my throat as well. As far as I'm concerned both need help and made to realize that it is best to" live and let live" rather than to ridicule and demonize.
chazdad 1 year ago
@chazdad
Really? You suffer from the fundy affliction of "can't change the channelitis?"
If you show up in an channel posted by a skeptical scientific naturalist do you expect religion to be promoted?
Are you prevented from posting your own contrary opinion?
Should a channel owner make special allowance to only present a neutral opinion or should he merely allow that contradictory opinion is also valid if you want to post it? Whom is shoving what down who's throat here?
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
I want subtitles. Non-native speakers of English may find your words hard to follow...
Is it doable? Please? Pretty please?
MobiusDragon89 1 year ago
@MobiusDragon89
Your suggestion is totally valid.
In particular, AronRa talks very fast and includes great detail in very little space. It is totally understandable that it might be hard for either someone who doesn't have a full grasp of the subject to follow, or even with that grasp, without English and Technical English as a first language.
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
@DeathofSpeech Yeah. No offense to AronRa, though: it's just that many
I think TTA could become a powerful tool worldwide, without focusing too much on native speakers of English. With subtitles, anyone with minimal knowledge of English would understand TTA's message.
MobiusDragon89 1 year ago
@MobiusDragon89
"anyone with minimal knowledge of English would understand TTA's message."
ROFL... not everybody. English comprehension sometimes requires a willingness to understand common usage words, but yeah, I think accessibility considerations alone would make an important difference.
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
But this AronRa intimates that *he* is smarter than Einstein!
I cannot grasp such arrogance.....
Norwegian1 1 year ago
Norwegian1 1 year ago
@Norwegian1
Really?
Did any of them have a compelling and objective argument for god's existance or are you just making the assertion believing that it must be so?
Any evidence at all?
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
@DeathofSpeech
Yes: Jesus said that He came from God and spoke of everything that He saw God do (John 8:38). Either Jesus was telling the truth...or He is an insane liar. It is up to you to decide.
Albert Einstein also had compelling, objective arguments for insisting that there must be a God, due to the complexity of the Universe: "I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, I want to know His thoughts; the rest are details."
Norwegian1 1 year ago
@Norwegian1
So far your only evidence is "you say so."
Your insistence that anyone has said they are "smarter than Einstein" is a fiction and a strawman argument... because you don't actually have a real argument.
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Why does jesus need to be lying?
Why couldn't the persons who wrote the bible be lying?
I mean, they obviously were... and what's the problem?
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
@DeathofSpeech
Are you smarter than Einstein, DoS? Are you smarter than Jesus Christ? Are you smarter than Solomon, DoS? Do you consider yourself to be smarter than every living person who believes that there is a God? Do you consider yourself to be smarter than every person who has ever *lived* who believed that there was a God?
I am intrigued to hear what you have to say....
Norwegian1 1 year ago
@Norwegian1
I don't need to be smarter than Einstein...
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Two guys were out in the woods and a bear started toward them... one bent down to tie his shoe and the other asked if he thought he was going to outrun the bear.
and he replied "I don't have to outrun the bear."
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So you see, I don't need to be smarter than Einstein. I only need to be smarter than you.
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
@Norwegian1
Now oddly... you elected to use Einstein for your example when Euler would have been a vastly better example.
Euler was a fundy... which is true but totally irrelevant.
He was also the statistician who contrived the Gamma Function, which is one of the current cornerstones of String Theory. It also plays a role in T'Hooft / L Susskind and their 1995 work complementing Hawking's in '74...
The universe is a closed system.
Deal with it.
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
@Norwegian1
Einstein presented no objective arguments for the existance of god.
In fact, in spite of having contributed to the origins of Quantum Theory, he discounted it saying "god doesn't play dice..."
We now know that quantum theory has predictive utility and can be observed at macroscopic scales. It is therefore testable and true.
A quote mined from Einstein then may be true, but is also irrelevant.
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
@DeathofSpeech
"I allowed you to believe that I was talking about one specific example, but the examples are numerous."
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Wait....weren't you the guy who brought up Numbers 31? Doesn't it talk about the Midianites specifically? Or do you get your information from podcasts instead of checking it out for yourself? What is there to assume? What's wrong with you? Seriously.
charliesplinter 1 year ago
@charliesplinter
No... I'm not. In fact, I specifically told you that I wasn't interested in the Midianites.
You have failed even to keep proper track of the object of your attention.
Please check the thread if you disbelieve. You will find there only your confusion.
What indeed is wrong with me, that causes you to fail in such spectacular fashion?
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
@DeathofSpeech
Digging a hole for yourself cause those other people did far worse things. I comment on this video regarding Numbers 31 then you "pretend" that you were talking about Joshua 10. LOL.
charliesplinter 1 year ago
@charliesplinter
Anyone who wishes to read back can see that I never mentioned Numbers.
They can also see that you took an apologist position for cutting children up being moral.
Strawmen of this type are easy for anyone to check, and it is painfully obvious at this point that you're not merely lying, but you're also an immoral homicidal batshit crazy.
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
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@DeathofSpeech
You are a hypocrite and a liar. This is fact.
charliesplinter 1 year ago
@DeathofSpeech
Did I ask you to respond to my comment? No I didn't. What was my comment addressing? Numbers 31. Why don't you educate yourself huh?
charliesplinter 1 year ago
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@charliesplinter
"Did I ask you to respond to my comment? No I didn't. What was my comment addressing? Numbers 31. Why don't you educate yourself huh?"
I do not recall requiring your permission to call bullshit on your posting.
Neither does anyone else require your permission to read the thread back and see your posting history.
DeathofSpeech 1 year ago
@DeathofSpeech
"you're also an immoral homicidal batshit crazy."
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LOL I love Internet bullies. Name calling behind a computer screen is so tough and intellectual grrr!!!