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Over 4 years ago, my wife quit smoking (it was because of Alan Carr so I'm guessing he is God?). One month after she quit, I smoked my last cigarette.... To this day, I would dearly love to have a smoke. I wont have one because of my wife.... so I'm guessing that she might be God? I'm so confused!! Especially since God made tobacco and rolling papers..... and gange.... 'Ey, Mon... God made Gange!!! I think I could like this God guy.
I just got my hsc results and my mom forced me to thank god for my results..she said it was all because of his grace...then why the fuck did I study for?
Sure, God will heal a druggie, but He couldn't be bothered to save half a million people from a tsunami in Asia a few years back. That makes sense.
Why praise God for helping you kick drugs instead of shaking your fist at Him for allowing you to fall down that hole in the first place? Where was He when you needed him most - when your problem could have been prevented in the first place?
@ChipArgyle because God turns His back on sin, and will not help when you've turned your back on Him. It's not until you actually turn to Him and MEAN it that He will help.
As for the other part, I don't believe that God interferes with the natural things that happen. I don't believe he's involved with nature. He made the Earth, and left it at that. Everything that happens...well, it just happens. The conditions are right and there ya go.
@matrix86 Believe what you want to believe if it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside and helps you sleep at night. Please don't use your beliefs to make any decisions for anybody but yourself or to take action against anybody.
I can't tell you how many people who have faith in Him have prayed and been ignored. I wonder why that happens. It's after this happens that so many turn away from the concept altogether.
@ChipArgyle I'm sorry, but at what point did I try to influence your decision or take any action against you? You asked a question, and I answered. That's it. Even though I am a Christian, i'm not like most. I have this little thing called RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL. I don't try to convert someone, I don't tell people they're going to hell for not following my God, and I most certainly don't make fun of other people's belief system. It's called respect. It's a mature adult thing.
@matrix86 I merely made a polite request based on the irrationality of your answer.
While speaking for your God because He won't do it Himself, you said that He turns his back on sin. We're all sinners in His eyes, ergo, He's turned His back on all of us. Yet some can plead to Him, and then He'll fix their problems. Sure, sure. Lots and lots of people mean it, yet most are never helped. As the odds are overwhelmingly against Him, how can you attribute those relatively few triumphs to Him?
@matrix86 My next door neighbor advocates sending all African Americans "back" to Africa. Is it a sign of mature adulthood to respect his belief system? If so, then I don't want to be a mature adult the way you claim to be. I certainly DON'T RESPECT THAT INDIVIDUAL. Respect is something that needs to be earned.
I'm with Matt... the mind is a very powerful thing, people are capable of more than they realize.
BUT... I know people that i thought were destined for a life of drugs and crime pull out of their misery by "finding God" and getting a support group at church. It worked for them.
Some people just need life to have a meaning-- they need that faith. It doesn't make it true of course (i'm not religious at all) but i think it's wrong to fuck with someone's belief system if it is truly HELPING them.
God is a spirit, an immaterial conscious being. All things in the universe consists of matter and/or energy, so if God isn't matter, is energy by definition. Energy is the capacity to do work, is eternal, omnipresent, wasn't created and can't be destroyed, can create matter, was the only thing present before the BB, and the energy required to make the universe must had been powerful. All these match Biblical descriptions of God. He wants us to elevate our consciousness to the next level, is real
@juan95815 Of course the bible would say that people that don't believe in the bible are fools. The bible is true because the bible says it's true. How is that a good argument?
@juan95815 'millions of people go through change when they turn they're lives over to Christ.
The alcoholic becomes sober, the addict becomes free, and the fearful becomes courageous.' The same also happens to people who convert to islam, hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.
'The fool has said in his heart, There is no God' All religions claim this.
I credit God for all the good things that go on in my life and all new thoughts and innovations to glorify God. For all the bad things satan does that. Man is primitive and forever learning. Either God or the devil gives ideas to people. Man does nothing on his own. From cars to porn, God or the devil came up with the ideas and bestowed them upon men. Men used to be naked. After men ate the apple man was not building cars and cities with electricity. Give God his glory. Christ is the way.
@donnis618 Im a servant that is free. Im free to do the will and live a sinless life. A sinless life is the way of God. If you are sinning God does not like that. Seek Christ and do the will. Time is short and life is in Christ. He is waiting.
@Cherrypoppins18 The point of man is to be righteous and glorify God. Either you glorify God, yourself, or satan. Whoever you glorify do you best to glorify that person. In the end the only one to glorify is God. Christ died for the sins of the world, so whoever believes in him and does the will gets eternal life. Whoever sins will burn forever with no remorse. Seek Christ and stop sinning then do the will. He is waiting for you. Satan is waiting for you also. Christ is Lord!
@boywhoy88 The point of man is to glorify god? So you're saying all of man's technology, all of our accomplishments, the civil rights movements, landing on the moon, curing small pox etc. That was all pointless side-tracking?
@Cherrypoppins18 Yep the point of man is to glorify God. God gave us freewill but why not glorify God? God gives man seeds for food and animals for food, different cures, a spouse for earthly comfort, kids to love and see grow up. God is truly good. God just doesn't like sin. God hates sin. So yeah all that you mentioned above was side tracking. People have gotten there eyes off God. God just woke me up like 2 years ago and I have been seeking him since. Christ is waiting.
@boywhoy88 So you are saying if did nothing at all , I mean nothing at all. Not sleeping, not eating, not working or getting an education, I just praised god, i would go to heaven because that's all god wants of me? And humanity?
@Cherrypoppins18 See you are going to far. I didn't say do nothing. I said pray and glorify God before you do anything and God will love that. You get into heaven by accepting the son of God for remission of sins, repenting of sin by abstaining and praying and doing the will of God. If you do these three you will get into heaven. These are how you glorify God. And praising him is optional if you love him. This is all in the bible. God loves you. Give God glory and do the will.
To assert there is a higher being that decided to help you get out of an addiction that you were to weak to fall into in the first place, while he's being a complete bastard that lets children die of mere starvation. It's....downright hilarious.
@bradyhater1 there's a story about Gideon - i love this story. He was a leader of 32,000 soldiers. He had to fight against the Mideonites, who had 128,000 soldiers. the ratio was 1:4
Gideon asked god for help.
you'd expect that god would smite the Mideonites, or add to the number of Gideons men. Instead, god told gideon that he had too many men.
So god reduced the size of Gideons army to 300. The ratio was 1:450
i do not give god credit for my own accomplishements - instead, I let him work through me, and I become grateful for HE, who has worked through me and got me to where i stand today.
Why?
God's power is far greater than mine - what I have, if i place in his hands, he will master and he will make much greater than my mind could ever even imagine.
Addiction is all chemical effects occurring within the brain. If you have the capacity to shift the control, you can come out of the addiction. It's simply about mental prowess.
The very real fact that many, many people find the strength to kick an addiction by using belief in God as the crutch is really significant. It can be attributed to a form of the placebo effect whereby a non-active substance is found to have, in some instances, as significant a therapeutic effect as an active substance has. The complexity of the mind is an amazing thing to behold…
The human mind and body are so amazing. Such a shame religion demeans them and takes away their power. Theists are robbing themselves of their own power. Sad.
i saw the penn & teller bullshit episode on 12 step programs and apparently the success rate of AA is 5% and the success rate of people quitting on their own is 5%.
I'M SO GLAD I'M LIVING IN ASIA AND NOT AMERICA! This kind of thing simply does not happen here. People are non-confrontational in this culture. I don't EVER want to return to America! We have atheists here in Asia but they don't go around insulting theists!
BTW...just watched another you-tube vid about some American teens dragging a transgendered person out of the ladies room at McDonalds and beating her up. Disgusting! Barbaric! We have millions of TG's here and nothing happens to them!
@missionarymayn Having a different opinion is not insulting to anyone. As far as the MacDonald's thing you are talking about I have to remind you that there is extreme violence in your country also. Just look how the police treated those demonstrators recently. In Thailand it is a CRIME to say anything against the King. So you can be a TG person in Thailand just don't say anything against the King. That is a cultural difference and cultural differences are the result of history not morality.
I smoked weed for two years straight... I believe in God but im not one of those paranoid Christians. I can honestly say I stopped smoking it cold turkey when I wanted to join the AirForce. I did it no problem cause i knew they drug tested and I couldnt afford to mess up my career... Yea I believe in god but i just cant take away my hard work and focus i put into not smoking cause i knew its what I had to do...
I don't like the way this guy was arguing (guy calling). He is fishing for evidence as in he says one proof it is discredited and then says fine what about this.
wow. You sound like the typical athiest. Angry, self absorbed, and rebelious. I would also say potty mouthed but I know you are containing yourself. Arguing with athiests is like arguing with a child. If you are truly happy being an athiest go right ahead. I don't care if you don't believe. Just don't push your crazy beliefs on christians.
"Arguing with athiests is like arguing with a child. If you are truly happy being an athiest go right ahead. I don't care if you don't believe. Just don't push your crazy beliefs on christians. "
Then why are you here arguing with us? You come on here, make a bunch of sweeping insults against atheists, and now you whine that we're being angry and mean to you?
You wanted to come on here and troll, but now you can't handle criticism of your vacuous belief system. Either admit it or go away.
@stormrider777 Arguing with an atheist is like arguing with a child? Most certainly not - with the exeption of the atheist being childish. Don't act like you're an adult when you still believe in Santa Clause.
A interweb search for "secular 12 step" will bring up a whole bunch of alternatives to god-centered substance abuse recovery. God is not required in the formula for recovery, though some will be unwilling to attend a secular version of the 12 step program or any non-god, non-step treatment. So, if any number of people claim that they could only do it with the help of god, w/e. But there are a growing number of folks who are clean & sober for years and decades without any god.
far fetched? lol. sir. You are entitled to your opinion. that is fine but to me the big bang is very far fetched in my opinion. It just doesn't make sense scientifically. Something coming from nothing? Do you seriously believe we came from a rock? Why aren't rocks having babies? If you treat the bible as literal history book, everything in the world makes logical sense. please dont respond because this is a pointless argument.
@stormrider777 "Do you seriously believe we came from a rock?"
ANOTHER strawman. How many fallacies can you fit into one comment section? No sane atheist would ever make such a claim.
However, christians believe that god created EVERYTHING from NOTHING. And many of them believe that man came from DIRT. All you're doing is projecting your ridiculous beliefs onto those you disagree with.
You should just start a new account and name it "FallacyRider777".
I am nothing without God. Baldy says you should be happy with YOUR accomplishments. lol. You think YOU got that good job? Ha. God only LETS you get what you have. Also if you say.."I hate God and I still got a good job" The bible says God blesses the good AND the wicked. Only difference is that its a little warmer where the non believers go in the end.
You said it brother. Just thought I'd through an agreeing comment for a fellow christian since 99% of the rest of the comments will be hate filled back at you.
This guy stormrider comes on here, insulting the people in the video by calling them "baldy", and then spouts a seemingly endless array of strawman arguments against non-believers....and you wonder WHY he may receive hate in response? Seriously?
If a theist begins a conversation with insults, he should expect NOTHING in return but venom. This whole "persecuted christian" nonsense is getting old.
Wow. You are a slave and sycophant to a deity for which you have no evidence. Sorry, I have no interested in having a discussion with a slave who praises and worships their slavemaster. I would feel sorry for you but I don't care enough. You have chosen your path and obviously have no desire for freedom or liberty, only mental bondage.
And I can't hate god because I don't believe it exists. That would be like you hating Zeus.
And yes, I am happy with MY accomplishments. I don't need to credit them to some mysterious being for which I have no evidence. I might as well credit you for my accomplishments...at least I can tell that you exist.
You can continue to think of yourself as a lowly slave and sinner, who is simultaneously the product of some divine plan. I can do without that absurd collision of arrogance, helplessness, and reverence.
@BillyT4evr lol. athiests are typically foul mouthed and angry indiviuals I ever met. Dont believe me? look at the comments below. He was calm and respectfull because he had Jesus in his heart and was very greatful. Unlike you athiests who are without morals and cry because you don't like Gods rules. Grow up already and stop complaining! This is the world we live in!
@stormrider777 your obviously a very overzelous and self absorbed person to come to this assumption I also think that judging from your prejudice against athiests your probably racist I personally have nothing against religion I respect most of the morals I just dont believe the far fetched stories that stopped happening when people started investigating eg. Noahs ark Another thing the societies with the highest rate of Athiests are also the ones with the least hate and crime.
They aren't foul mouths because their atheist, they are foul mouths because they have no respect for anyone. I've met some very friendly atheists. Unfortunately, in these channels, simply saying you believe in God will cause great critisim. But hate will only grow more hate.
@armyrat1979 Atheists have no respect for anyone? Oh my, what a perfect strawman fallacy.
I could say that christians have no respect for anyone, considering that your holy bible contains all kinds of injunctions about killing other people for the some of the dumbest reasons imaginable. But I don't stereotype people that I disagree with.
Oh, you misinterpreted it. The fact that some of these people are atheist is irrelevant. I persons believe or lack of believe has no correlation how rude they are. And as for the bible, you seem quick to judge yourself. Instead of crucifying the writers of the bible, have you attempted once to listen to the message they are trying to portray. Or are you too quick to book burning like Hitler did during the Holocaust.
@armyrat1979 Certainly there are commendable passages in the bible. There is also a lot of shit that I find reprehensible..I have no need to discuss or participate in such disgusting behavior. The golden rule is pretty much the only concept I need to live a moral life.
And no, I'm not into burning books. Or comparing people to Hitler because they don't respect some holy book that I'm in love with. Hitler was a catholic by the way, so I imagine he owned a bible.
@armyrat1979 My point? You compared my stance on the bible to Hitler burning books! Then I point out that hitler was a catholic and suddenly you don't want to talk about him. Unbelievable.
You seem to have made an implication that the holocaust was brought on my catholicism. I did not compare your stance on the bible to hitler, I just gave an instance of book burning and asked whether or not you would be inclined to do the same. I have no problem talking about Hitler, he is an asshole. And as for his affiliations with catholicism, find out the Popes position on genocide.
@armyrat1979 The pope's position on genocide? It's not exactly something to proud of, considering that he seems to support it. If he opposed genocide, the catholic church wouldn't be telling poor people in Africa to not use condoms.
He may not be killing anyone himself, but he sure is encouraging uneducated people to spread deadly diseases.
I'm not catholic, nor can I find information on that statement. But if that is true. LOLOLOLOLOL. Heck I don't blame him. I don't wear condoms either! I'm married!!!
@VesusSheist I think you missed popes point. He was suggesting that you no use prostitution when you are away from the wife at work. That you not be a homosexual and have sex with other men. He was saying that men should keep their pecking in their pants and the aids epidemic in Africa would be greatly reduced.
@yeudh I don't care what the pope's point is. The abstinence-only stance of the Catholic church is contributing to the aids epidemic in africa and the pope shares responsibility. Why would you defend it??
there are people out there who need to have religion to overcome their problems, as long as they dont interefere in my life im glad that they get better
if he managed to turn off the withdrawel symptoms by one day getting on his knees and excepting jesus, all that proves is the power of the commen placebo effect!!
god doesn't care about 24,000 innocent children who die each day in his wonderful world from starvation but he cares about your alcoholism.......... yeah right
"god doesn't care about 24,000 innocent children who die each day in his wonderful world from starvation but he cares bout your alcoholism....... yeah right"
It plays into what Hitchens talks about as the great contradiction of religious believers:
They are both wildly self flaggelating and self absorbed.
I am awful I am pathetic but the creator of the universe care about every little thing I do
"I was addicted to (fill in bad addiction here), and nobody could help me. Then, I found (fill in god/ goddess here), and was able to quit without withdrawal."
Don't you see how that's just such a pathetic argument?
I quit drugs and Alcohol when I was 21. I am also vegetarian and have never smoked. I have never cheated on a partner or used violence to solve a problem. I have been an Atheist my ENTIRE life. Never once for even a second did I consider God or religion an option.
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?
The nerve of thinking a god would care to stop starring down women's shirts and worry about helping you when millions need alot more help. Another example of religion being totally selfish.
25 year alcoholic here. 5+ years clean. Not one hint of god in my recovery. And there is NO other way according to some. AA says that a lot. I don't know but my story is a pretty clear contradiction to that assertion. I made a firm decision, stuck to it and made it habit. That simple.
The human mind and body, with sufficient discipline, is capable of extraordinary things. I've seen hypnotists make a thin young lady think she was as "stiff as a steel rod". She froze up, and he lifted her and set her shoulders on one chair and her lower legs on another, and then he stood up on her. He was a big guy. With sufficient discipline, we can do many things. This person didn't have the self-discipline--he needed to believe a God was watching him. This doesn't mean God is real.
When the person on the phone mention that "god" was there all the time, a question came to mind; why didn't it stop him from starting smoking in the first place? Why wait till he try to stop smoking and doing other things?
@Exsecrabilis when i was a believer, i always saw god different than others, said members of my family, i mean i know smoking can damage me, and i know it's hard to quit, so i never did it, so why would i expect god to come down and settle it toguether for me, that's one of the main reasons i quit believing in god, i saw it as a very strict father who wants you to learn by yourself, but everyone else saw it like a rich daddy who has to give things on a silver plate, that dissapointed me a lot
As harsh or as silly as this may sound, people who gives credit to their savior for their accamplishment don't really see the fruit of their labors. And for those that prey for everything don't really have what it takes to do anything on their own. Just a thought.
@mythical13 Thanks, and another bonus is all the money I saved! I put all the money that I otherwise would've spent on smokes in a jar. I ended up with enough to take my family for a weekend away. I think I love money more than I love tobacco, lol.
Ok this guy says that he quit with out one instant of withdrawls. But what if he was saying to himself inside "I need to quit smoking but i need something help me quit" maybe he wasnt asking God to help him, but maybe God heard his need and helped him. He wanted to quit and he got his help. He probably just doesnt realize that what helped him quit was God even though he never asked for God to help him.
It's too bad hypocrites and ignorant crack-heads are allowed to call this show... Get some Chaplains, Priests or Reverends on here... Some real theologins to argue some real points. Even Pastor Deakon Fred would be more entertaining, and insightful...
this guy down plays all of GOD's work. This is actually the attitude of the devil, take credit from and make you think you did it yourself. The only false belief is this guys. People this is the devil at work. search this in the you tube search bar. Who Created God? Where Did God Come From? Proof of God. The devil has workers to and this man is one of his Finest. He knows the bible( satan does too). This man fell from the grace of god(so did the devil).
@silentpimpsmak You are probably way too far gone to even be present in an argument like this. You can't argue against something by putting forth an even less credible statement. That just makes you look like an idiot. Example:
I prefer pepsi to coke because coke is the devil's drink and people who like it have been blinded by the sweet nectar of fizzy sin.
See how my opinion is invalid because I'm obviously a moron?
@Obby16 was i in an argument with some one on my comment? Looks like you took my comment as a debate. who is the idiot? Flex your fake internet mussel some where else , wow . Find some one a little less intelligent to try to start an argument with.
I tend to think the best way to deal with Christians making the points this caller does is to point out that throughout history literally hundreds of thousands of people have claimed that asking/praying to all sorts of different gods have helped (and in many cases supposedly spoken to) them through seemingly insurmountable problems, this means that either Yaweh likes to pretend to be other gods to mess around with other religions or that people are prone to this sort of dellusion, either way...
I actually don't think this guy was a crazy one... I think he used a method and I guess it worked for him. I just wish the caller gave HIMSELF credit for his own strength
@boyinthedrain some people have self-esteem problems and actually NEED to give other people credit or else they begin to mess things up. People love to have leaders and, it's been shown many times in wars, if you take their leaders away, they tend to crumble. So, while it is absolutely stupid to give a god credit for things in OUR eyes, it may not have been a bad thing for this guy to give credit to his imaginary friend. It may have saved him from himself.
I just wish that he would realize the strength came from within himself. The problem I have with giving too much credit to God is he might feel beholden or in debt to God.
And seeing that God isn't real, he would be in a position to feel he was in debt to organized religion... and that's how they stay in power.
I like this show. I like the fact that the atheists don't simply resort to making fun of the people who call in; instead they calmly and logically explain their point. I'm an atheist, but I'm sick of watching videos in which atheists just make fun of religious people, so this is definitely refreshing to watch.
It's nice god helped this guy quit alchohol. While he was doing this he must of forgot to help the thousands dying of disease, war, famin, rape, torture, i could go on. But thank the lord for helping this one guy quit alchohol. WAKE THE FUCK UP YOU RELIGIOUS NUTCASE CUNTS. START THINKING RATIONALLY. BOOOOOOOOM!!!!
@Obby16 well for one i am right. and when people are this selfish and cruel as to think a higher power has singled them out and is helping them in such pathetic ways they are really insulting other people who beleive in him who he doesn't help with much more important, life threatening things. i'm not being disrespectfull i'm just pointing out the obvious!
that wont wake him up, because in his mind it was his faith that helped him. its frustrating i know, religious people are like brick walls that don't allow logic to go through.
@wetdream09 very true mate, I'm sure there's some brain disorder associated with believing without evidence but it doesn't really get tested. If you havn't already watch 'Religulous', it's fucking hilarious.
Mind over matter is a powerful tool.... It has nothing to do with any type of god. The fact that you found comfort in your religion enough to get you through these difficult things in life, only proves that once you put your mind to something you can do it.
There is an actual Chemical explanation for what happened. Drugs release dopamine among other things and extensive use of these drug with limit the amount of dopamine release without those drugs
Sounds like religion is the culprit for you questioning God. Not suprising, you are a logically thinking person and these books written by man, mabey inspired by God, do not sound very logic at times. There is however, logic in science, unexplained logic in feelings and unexplained explanations on what is outside of the universe. Obviously, there are things out there bigger than us, than what we can comprehend. It is our ego that closes our mind to possibilities that are beyond our mental limit.
Many religions and convictions could stand as a prime witness of freedom from drugs and alcohol. None of them, have the authority of claiming the truth however. No religion is true, because of SOME people being helped to improvement.
If that was the case, any religion could claim to be the true religion, incl. psychiatry and the sugar-coated pills ;)
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gasmask4poop 3 weeks ago
Over 4 years ago, my wife quit smoking (it was because of Alan Carr so I'm guessing he is God?). One month after she quit, I smoked my last cigarette.... To this day, I would dearly love to have a smoke. I wont have one because of my wife.... so I'm guessing that she might be God? I'm so confused!! Especially since God made tobacco and rolling papers..... and gange.... 'Ey, Mon... God made Gange!!! I think I could like this God guy.
namrawmij 2 months ago
I just got my hsc results and my mom forced me to thank god for my results..she said it was all because of his grace...then why the fuck did I study for?
MissPraecipua 2 months ago
@MissPraecipua
Technically; if God helped you: that's cheating!
WaltonSauce 2 months ago
@WaltonSauce LOL..true true..
MissPraecipua 2 months ago
@MissPraecipua That's sad. I'd be pissed off too if my parents made me do that...
Milennin 2 months ago
Must be great being god - all the credit, none of the blame...
JMUDoc 2 months ago
If he believes in God, why didn't he just stay at home and pray?
Not that much faith if he goes to medical or psychological professionals . . .
Uberlaser 3 months ago
Sure, God will heal a druggie, but He couldn't be bothered to save half a million people from a tsunami in Asia a few years back. That makes sense.
Why praise God for helping you kick drugs instead of shaking your fist at Him for allowing you to fall down that hole in the first place? Where was He when you needed him most - when your problem could have been prevented in the first place?
ChipArgyle 4 months ago 7
@ChipArgyle because God turns His back on sin, and will not help when you've turned your back on Him. It's not until you actually turn to Him and MEAN it that He will help.
As for the other part, I don't believe that God interferes with the natural things that happen. I don't believe he's involved with nature. He made the Earth, and left it at that. Everything that happens...well, it just happens. The conditions are right and there ya go.
matrix86 3 months ago
@matrix86 Believe what you want to believe if it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside and helps you sleep at night. Please don't use your beliefs to make any decisions for anybody but yourself or to take action against anybody.
I can't tell you how many people who have faith in Him have prayed and been ignored. I wonder why that happens. It's after this happens that so many turn away from the concept altogether.
ChipArgyle 3 months ago
@ChipArgyle I'm sorry, but at what point did I try to influence your decision or take any action against you? You asked a question, and I answered. That's it. Even though I am a Christian, i'm not like most. I have this little thing called RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL. I don't try to convert someone, I don't tell people they're going to hell for not following my God, and I most certainly don't make fun of other people's belief system. It's called respect. It's a mature adult thing.
matrix86 3 months ago
@matrix86 I merely made a polite request based on the irrationality of your answer.
While speaking for your God because He won't do it Himself, you said that He turns his back on sin. We're all sinners in His eyes, ergo, He's turned His back on all of us. Yet some can plead to Him, and then He'll fix their problems. Sure, sure. Lots and lots of people mean it, yet most are never helped. As the odds are overwhelmingly against Him, how can you attribute those relatively few triumphs to Him?
ChipArgyle 3 months ago
@matrix86 My next door neighbor advocates sending all African Americans "back" to Africa. Is it a sign of mature adulthood to respect his belief system? If so, then I don't want to be a mature adult the way you claim to be. I certainly DON'T RESPECT THAT INDIVIDUAL. Respect is something that needs to be earned.
acr08807 2 months ago
I'm with Matt... the mind is a very powerful thing, people are capable of more than they realize.
BUT... I know people that i thought were destined for a life of drugs and crime pull out of their misery by "finding God" and getting a support group at church. It worked for them.
Some people just need life to have a meaning-- they need that faith. It doesn't make it true of course (i'm not religious at all) but i think it's wrong to fuck with someone's belief system if it is truly HELPING them.
bobshenix 5 months ago
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God is a spirit, an immaterial conscious being. All things in the universe consists of matter and/or energy, so if God isn't matter, is energy by definition. Energy is the capacity to do work, is eternal, omnipresent, wasn't created and can't be destroyed, can create matter, was the only thing present before the BB, and the energy required to make the universe must had been powerful. All these match Biblical descriptions of God. He wants us to elevate our consciousness to the next level, is real
dejesusluisx 5 months ago
Psychodrama.
EyeLickChildren 5 months ago
This poor guy. Beating alcoholism is a huge victory. It's sad that he doesn't want to give himself credit for doing it.
mrslash11 6 months ago 5
I wonder if Matt's doodles are available on Ebay
pythor2 6 months ago
thank god i'm an atheist
grumpyguts1967 6 months ago
There for if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.(2 Corinthians 5:17)
millions of people go through change when they turn they're lives over to Christ.
The alcoholic becomes sober, the addict becomes free, and the fearful becomes courageous.
The fool has said in his heart, There is no God.(Psalm 53:1)
juan95815 6 months ago
@juan95815 Of course the bible would say that people that don't believe in the bible are fools. The bible is true because the bible says it's true. How is that a good argument?
ender003 5 months ago
@juan95815 'millions of people go through change when they turn they're lives over to Christ.
The alcoholic becomes sober, the addict becomes free, and the fearful becomes courageous.' The same also happens to people who convert to islam, hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.
'The fool has said in his heart, There is no God' All religions claim this.
thomaseshuis 4 months ago 2
God's a placebo.
INTPTT 6 months ago
I credit God for all the good things that go on in my life and all new thoughts and innovations to glorify God. For all the bad things satan does that. Man is primitive and forever learning. Either God or the devil gives ideas to people. Man does nothing on his own. From cars to porn, God or the devil came up with the ideas and bestowed them upon men. Men used to be naked. After men ate the apple man was not building cars and cities with electricity. Give God his glory. Christ is the way.
boywhoy88 6 months ago
@boywhoy88 you sound like a slave...
donnis618 6 months ago
@donnis618 Im a servant that is free. Im free to do the will and live a sinless life. A sinless life is the way of God. If you are sinning God does not like that. Seek Christ and do the will. Time is short and life is in Christ. He is waiting.
boywhoy88 6 months ago
@boywhoy88 So what is the point of man? To be the puppets of God and Satan? What about free will? A servant has no free will.
Cherrypoppins18 6 months ago
@Cherrypoppins18 The point of man is to be righteous and glorify God. Either you glorify God, yourself, or satan. Whoever you glorify do you best to glorify that person. In the end the only one to glorify is God. Christ died for the sins of the world, so whoever believes in him and does the will gets eternal life. Whoever sins will burn forever with no remorse. Seek Christ and stop sinning then do the will. He is waiting for you. Satan is waiting for you also. Christ is Lord!
boywhoy88 6 months ago
@boywhoy88 The point of man is to glorify god? So you're saying all of man's technology, all of our accomplishments, the civil rights movements, landing on the moon, curing small pox etc. That was all pointless side-tracking?
Cherrypoppins18 6 months ago
@Cherrypoppins18 Yep the point of man is to glorify God. God gave us freewill but why not glorify God? God gives man seeds for food and animals for food, different cures, a spouse for earthly comfort, kids to love and see grow up. God is truly good. God just doesn't like sin. God hates sin. So yeah all that you mentioned above was side tracking. People have gotten there eyes off God. God just woke me up like 2 years ago and I have been seeking him since. Christ is waiting.
boywhoy88 6 months ago
@boywhoy88 So you are saying if did nothing at all , I mean nothing at all. Not sleeping, not eating, not working or getting an education, I just praised god, i would go to heaven because that's all god wants of me? And humanity?
Cherrypoppins18 6 months ago
@Cherrypoppins18 See you are going to far. I didn't say do nothing. I said pray and glorify God before you do anything and God will love that. You get into heaven by accepting the son of God for remission of sins, repenting of sin by abstaining and praying and doing the will of God. If you do these three you will get into heaven. These are how you glorify God. And praising him is optional if you love him. This is all in the bible. God loves you. Give God glory and do the will.
boywhoy88 6 months ago
@Cherrypoppins18 I can help you if you want to know what prayer to pray to get remission of sins and start doing the will. Christ is waiting.
boywhoy88 6 months ago
When our mind is relaxed we start feeling better both mentally and physically. That's a fact.
youknownoyuno 6 months ago
this caller is Randy Marsh XD
itsuyo211 6 months ago
@itsuyo211 hahahahhaahhahhahahahahah!!!! love that comment. props
castro2fun 6 months ago
@castro2fun :)
itsuyo211 6 months ago
To assert there is a higher being that decided to help you get out of an addiction that you were to weak to fall into in the first place, while he's being a complete bastard that lets children die of mere starvation. It's....downright hilarious.
Phaze252 7 months ago
@bradyhater1 there's a story about Gideon - i love this story. He was a leader of 32,000 soldiers. He had to fight against the Mideonites, who had 128,000 soldiers. the ratio was 1:4
Gideon asked god for help.
you'd expect that god would smite the Mideonites, or add to the number of Gideons men. Instead, god told gideon that he had too many men.
So god reduced the size of Gideons army to 300. The ratio was 1:450
then, god said 'you are ready'
why?
so gideon would know god won the battle, not him
Passionofawriter 7 months ago
i do not give god credit for my own accomplishements - instead, I let him work through me, and I become grateful for HE, who has worked through me and got me to where i stand today.
Why?
God's power is far greater than mine - what I have, if i place in his hands, he will master and he will make much greater than my mind could ever even imagine.
Passionofawriter 7 months ago
If you credit God your accomplishments, you should also blame God for your failures.
xWhiteStripe1x 7 months ago 46
@xWhiteStripe1x
I told that to my mom. She got upset.
muffin8or 6 months ago
@xWhiteStripe1x Religious people would blame Satan for their failures...
Sosnapl 6 months ago
@Sosnapl Satan's also imaginary.
xWhiteStripe1x 6 months ago
he's not mentally ill with withdrawl, he's mentally ill with religion now,
DemoraX 8 months ago
Addiction is all chemical effects occurring within the brain. If you have the capacity to shift the control, you can come out of the addiction. It's simply about mental prowess.
GhostOfAStranger1 8 months ago
The very real fact that many, many people find the strength to kick an addiction by using belief in God as the crutch is really significant. It can be attributed to a form of the placebo effect whereby a non-active substance is found to have, in some instances, as significant a therapeutic effect as an active substance has. The complexity of the mind is an amazing thing to behold…
apeek7 8 months ago
@callofduty497 ...at what?
newcoyote 9 months ago
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RadarGuidedVermin 9 months ago
@RadarGuidedVermin The name is A, and I'm back in command, I'm the mothafuckin' Fuhrer, representin' Deutschland!
HoLOLcaust 8 months ago
The human mind and body are so amazing. Such a shame religion demeans them and takes away their power. Theists are robbing themselves of their own power. Sad.
Brenda2OOO 10 months ago
i saw the penn & teller bullshit episode on 12 step programs and apparently the success rate of AA is 5% and the success rate of people quitting on their own is 5%.
911StartOfEndOfFaith 10 months ago 23
I'M SO GLAD I'M LIVING IN ASIA AND NOT AMERICA! This kind of thing simply does not happen here. People are non-confrontational in this culture. I don't EVER want to return to America! We have atheists here in Asia but they don't go around insulting theists!
BTW...just watched another you-tube vid about some American teens dragging a transgendered person out of the ladies room at McDonalds and beating her up. Disgusting! Barbaric! We have millions of TG's here and nothing happens to them!
missionarymayn 10 months ago
@missionarymayn Having a different opinion is not insulting to anyone. As far as the MacDonald's thing you are talking about I have to remind you that there is extreme violence in your country also. Just look how the police treated those demonstrators recently. In Thailand it is a CRIME to say anything against the King. So you can be a TG person in Thailand just don't say anything against the King. That is a cultural difference and cultural differences are the result of history not morality.
chairde 10 months ago
I smoked weed for two years straight... I believe in God but im not one of those paranoid Christians. I can honestly say I stopped smoking it cold turkey when I wanted to join the AirForce. I did it no problem cause i knew they drug tested and I couldnt afford to mess up my career... Yea I believe in god but i just cant take away my hard work and focus i put into not smoking cause i knew its what I had to do...
KeenoMajeeno1 10 months ago
God is a placebo. God is also disease.
BlckSbthMan 10 months ago 2
I don't like the way this guy was arguing (guy calling). He is fishing for evidence as in he says one proof it is discredited and then says fine what about this.
itsquazart 11 months ago
wow. You sound like the typical athiest. Angry, self absorbed, and rebelious. I would also say potty mouthed but I know you are containing yourself. Arguing with athiests is like arguing with a child. If you are truly happy being an athiest go right ahead. I don't care if you don't believe. Just don't push your crazy beliefs on christians.
stormrider777 11 months ago
"Arguing with athiests is like arguing with a child. If you are truly happy being an athiest go right ahead. I don't care if you don't believe. Just don't push your crazy beliefs on christians. "
Then why are you here arguing with us? You come on here, make a bunch of sweeping insults against atheists, and now you whine that we're being angry and mean to you?
You wanted to come on here and troll, but now you can't handle criticism of your vacuous belief system. Either admit it or go away.
VesusSheist 11 months ago
@stormrider777 Arguing with an atheist is like arguing with a child? Most certainly not - with the exeption of the atheist being childish. Don't act like you're an adult when you still believe in Santa Clause.
BlckSbthMan 10 months ago
A interweb search for "secular 12 step" will bring up a whole bunch of alternatives to god-centered substance abuse recovery. God is not required in the formula for recovery, though some will be unwilling to attend a secular version of the 12 step program or any non-god, non-step treatment. So, if any number of people claim that they could only do it with the help of god, w/e. But there are a growing number of folks who are clean & sober for years and decades without any god.
kolonial72 11 months ago
"You guys were brought up in the Church -- what, you didn't swallow...?"
Murosimaro 11 months ago
you are actually right for once. Search this vid on youtube called
Who Created God? Where Did God Come From? Proof of God . It will explain perfectly.
stormrider777 11 months ago
lol. word of the day.."fallacy" you athiests crack me up.
stormrider777 11 months ago
far fetched? lol. sir. You are entitled to your opinion. that is fine but to me the big bang is very far fetched in my opinion. It just doesn't make sense scientifically. Something coming from nothing? Do you seriously believe we came from a rock? Why aren't rocks having babies? If you treat the bible as literal history book, everything in the world makes logical sense. please dont respond because this is a pointless argument.
stormrider777 11 months ago
@stormrider777
The big bang Is a scientfic fact (assumed to be true), but not necessarily the truth. Your opinion is just as valid as the next.
armyrat1979 11 months ago
@stormrider777
The big bang Is a scientific fact (assumed to be true), but not necessarily the truth. Your opinion is just as valid as the next.
armyrat1979 11 months ago
@stormrider777 "Do you seriously believe we came from a rock?"
ANOTHER strawman. How many fallacies can you fit into one comment section? No sane atheist would ever make such a claim.
However, christians believe that god created EVERYTHING from NOTHING. And many of them believe that man came from DIRT. All you're doing is projecting your ridiculous beliefs onto those you disagree with.
You should just start a new account and name it "FallacyRider777".
VesusSheist 11 months ago
I am nothing without God. Baldy says you should be happy with YOUR accomplishments. lol. You think YOU got that good job? Ha. God only LETS you get what you have. Also if you say.."I hate God and I still got a good job" The bible says God blesses the good AND the wicked. Only difference is that its a little warmer where the non believers go in the end.
stormrider777 11 months ago
@stormrider777
You said it brother. Just thought I'd through an agreeing comment for a fellow christian since 99% of the rest of the comments will be hate filled back at you.
armyrat1979 11 months ago
@armyrat1979 thanks man. Nice to see some support for a change.
stormrider777 11 months ago
This guy stormrider comes on here, insulting the people in the video by calling them "baldy", and then spouts a seemingly endless array of strawman arguments against non-believers....and you wonder WHY he may receive hate in response? Seriously?
If a theist begins a conversation with insults, he should expect NOTHING in return but venom. This whole "persecuted christian" nonsense is getting old.
VesusSheist 11 months ago
@stormrider777 "God only LETS you get what you have."
Wow. You are a slave and sycophant to a deity for which you have no evidence. Sorry, I have no interested in having a discussion with a slave who praises and worships their slavemaster. I would feel sorry for you but I don't care enough. You have chosen your path and obviously have no desire for freedom or liberty, only mental bondage.
And I can't hate god because I don't believe it exists. That would be like you hating Zeus.
VesusSheist 11 months ago
And yes, I am happy with MY accomplishments. I don't need to credit them to some mysterious being for which I have no evidence. I might as well credit you for my accomplishments...at least I can tell that you exist.
You can continue to think of yourself as a lowly slave and sinner, who is simultaneously the product of some divine plan. I can do without that absurd collision of arrogance, helplessness, and reverence.
VesusSheist 11 months ago
Personally Iam glad this guy was one of the few callers to be calm and respectful in his debate.
BillyT4evr 1 year ago
@BillyT4evr lol. athiests are typically foul mouthed and angry indiviuals I ever met. Dont believe me? look at the comments below. He was calm and respectfull because he had Jesus in his heart and was very greatful. Unlike you athiests who are without morals and cry because you don't like Gods rules. Grow up already and stop complaining! This is the world we live in!
stormrider777 11 months ago
@stormrider777 your obviously a very overzelous and self absorbed person to come to this assumption I also think that judging from your prejudice against athiests your probably racist I personally have nothing against religion I respect most of the morals I just dont believe the far fetched stories that stopped happening when people started investigating eg. Noahs ark Another thing the societies with the highest rate of Athiests are also the ones with the least hate and crime.
BillyT4evr 11 months ago
@stormrider777
They aren't foul mouths because their atheist, they are foul mouths because they have no respect for anyone. I've met some very friendly atheists. Unfortunately, in these channels, simply saying you believe in God will cause great critisim. But hate will only grow more hate.
armyrat1979 11 months ago
@armyrat1979 Atheists have no respect for anyone? Oh my, what a perfect strawman fallacy.
I could say that christians have no respect for anyone, considering that your holy bible contains all kinds of injunctions about killing other people for the some of the dumbest reasons imaginable. But I don't stereotype people that I disagree with.
VesusSheist 11 months ago
@VesusSheist
Oh, you misinterpreted it. The fact that some of these people are atheist is irrelevant. I persons believe or lack of believe has no correlation how rude they are. And as for the bible, you seem quick to judge yourself. Instead of crucifying the writers of the bible, have you attempted once to listen to the message they are trying to portray. Or are you too quick to book burning like Hitler did during the Holocaust.
armyrat1979 11 months ago
@armyrat1979 Certainly there are commendable passages in the bible. There is also a lot of shit that I find reprehensible..I have no need to discuss or participate in such disgusting behavior. The golden rule is pretty much the only concept I need to live a moral life.
And no, I'm not into burning books. Or comparing people to Hitler because they don't respect some holy book that I'm in love with. Hitler was a catholic by the way, so I imagine he owned a bible.
VesusSheist 11 months ago
@VesusSheist
And Joseph Stalin was an Atheist. Whats your point? When you put people into categories, you only become more discriminative.
armyrat1979 11 months ago
@armyrat1979 My point? You compared my stance on the bible to Hitler burning books! Then I point out that hitler was a catholic and suddenly you don't want to talk about him. Unbelievable.
VesusSheist 11 months ago
@VesusSheist
You seem to have made an implication that the holocaust was brought on my catholicism. I did not compare your stance on the bible to hitler, I just gave an instance of book burning and asked whether or not you would be inclined to do the same. I have no problem talking about Hitler, he is an asshole. And as for his affiliations with catholicism, find out the Popes position on genocide.
armyrat1979 11 months ago
@armyrat1979 The pope's position on genocide? It's not exactly something to proud of, considering that he seems to support it. If he opposed genocide, the catholic church wouldn't be telling poor people in Africa to not use condoms.
He may not be killing anyone himself, but he sure is encouraging uneducated people to spread deadly diseases.
VesusSheist 11 months ago
@VesusSheist
I'm not catholic, nor can I find information on that statement. But if that is true. LOLOLOLOLOL. Heck I don't blame him. I don't wear condoms either! I'm married!!!
armyrat1979 11 months ago
@VesusSheist I think you missed popes point. He was suggesting that you no use prostitution when you are away from the wife at work. That you not be a homosexual and have sex with other men. He was saying that men should keep their pecking in their pants and the aids epidemic in Africa would be greatly reduced.
yeudh 10 months ago
@yeudh I don't care what the pope's point is. The abstinence-only stance of the Catholic church is contributing to the aids epidemic in africa and the pope shares responsibility. Why would you defend it??
VesusSheist 10 months ago
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armyrat1979 11 months ago
@VesusSheist
If Hitler was catholic, he would know where suicide bring you.
armyrat1979 11 months ago
ASK THE LAWD FRO SOME BIG BOOTY BITCHES!?!?!?!
BillyT4evr 1 year ago
Religion in a nut shell...Selfishness!
BunWackettBuzzard 1 year ago
there are people out there who need to have religion to overcome their problems, as long as they dont interefere in my life im glad that they get better
TheIkaraCult 1 year ago
Ya'll its YOU ALL. my god now i know why the south believes in God, they are just dumb asses. LOL
wetdream09 1 year ago
"Im Fucking In and Your Fucking Out" - Kenny Powers
ased215er 1 year ago
I can feel it in my PLUMS!!!! fresh and ready for the pickin, You can't have these plums these are my plums!!!!
Cougar139tweak 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Suprise!
Its me jesus!
After 2000 years, I have decided to manifest myself in a youtube comments section.
I thought id appear in an athiests commments section, because im a big fan or irony(bet you didnt know that).
Anyway, enough of this monkey chat, clearly as the caller demonstrates, if you dont know what created life, that obviousley my Dad did.
Toodle pip.
JC
erushbass 1 year ago
The caller sounds like the guy from Eastbound and Down / Pineapple Express / Land of the lost doesn't he :)
Cougar139tweak 1 year ago
@Cougar139tweak Danny McBride, a.k.a. Kenny Powers
VesusSheist 1 year ago
@VesusSheist Thanks bro, Couldn't remember his name.
Cougar139tweak 1 year ago
if he managed to turn off the withdrawel symptoms by one day getting on his knees and excepting jesus, all that proves is the power of the commen placebo effect!!
sn3192 1 year ago
god doesn't care about 24,000 innocent children who die each day in his wonderful world from starvation but he cares about your alcoholism.......... yeah right
michaelflorida48 1 year ago
@michaelflorida48
"god doesn't care about 24,000 innocent children who die each day in his wonderful world from starvation but he cares bout your alcoholism....... yeah right"
It plays into what Hitchens talks about as the great contradiction of religious believers:
They are both wildly self flaggelating and self absorbed.
I am awful I am pathetic but the creator of the universe care about every little thing I do
boyinthedrain 1 year ago
"I was addicted to (fill in bad addiction here), and nobody could help me. Then, I found (fill in god/ goddess here), and was able to quit without withdrawal."
Don't you see how that's just such a pathetic argument?
hypernerd9000 1 year ago
@hypernerd9000 DITTO!
knapper2000 1 year ago
I quit drugs and Alcohol when I was 21. I am also vegetarian and have never smoked. I have never cheated on a partner or used violence to solve a problem. I have been an Atheist my ENTIRE life. Never once for even a second did I consider God or religion an option.
zappafile 1 year ago
@zappafile but still religious nuts will accredit those accomplishments to god. It's very frustrating. but congratulations! :)
killawind1287 1 year ago
@killawind1287 You are sooo right. Thanks.
zappafile 1 year ago
If his god was with him at all times, why did he let this guy get on the drugs in the first place?
UnderlordZ 1 year ago
It sounds as though this guy is describing self-hypnosis. Actually, that's exactly what it is.
SamonMarquis 1 year ago
Lol when Matt says "that's fine" he means "that's not fine" :)
lIThorIl 1 year ago
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did god make him a addict to?
Atrofia2 1 year ago
life of bondage, lol
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?
phantomzassassin 1 year ago 3
The nerve of thinking a god would care to stop starring down women's shirts and worry about helping you when millions need alot more help. Another example of religion being totally selfish.
clipsryan 1 year ago
25 year alcoholic here. 5+ years clean. Not one hint of god in my recovery. And there is NO other way according to some. AA says that a lot. I don't know but my story is a pretty clear contradiction to that assertion. I made a firm decision, stuck to it and made it habit. That simple.
newcoyote 1 year ago 58
@newcoyote Good work! And without the need for invoking a magic buddy to help you out!
symsee 1 year ago
@newcoyote AA is full of shit. I know people in the program and I twist their heads with the simple idea of personal responsibility.
RagingCaveman 10 months ago
@newcoyote Well done! Now if only the rest of humanity had your resolve :S
Squiglypig 9 months ago
@newcoyote Congratz, that's the way to go. The only people who quit anything are those with the will and integridy to do so. Much respect.
TheHomelessCripple 8 months ago
@newcoyote Good for you, you rock.
clumpft 6 months ago
the end was funny as hell xD
TenkuNoWind 1 year ago
The human mind and body, with sufficient discipline, is capable of extraordinary things. I've seen hypnotists make a thin young lady think she was as "stiff as a steel rod". She froze up, and he lifted her and set her shoulders on one chair and her lower legs on another, and then he stood up on her. He was a big guy. With sufficient discipline, we can do many things. This person didn't have the self-discipline--he needed to believe a God was watching him. This doesn't mean God is real.
DandAinTac 1 year ago
Awwwwww the best part was coming but the vid ended.. :( lol
JinxOz 1 year ago
it's called the placebo effect.
Vixenated 1 year ago 29
@Vixenated Exactly what I was thinking.
MrsCamui 1 year ago
Analysis:
When the person on the phone mention that "god" was there all the time, a question came to mind; why didn't it stop him from starting smoking in the first place? Why wait till he try to stop smoking and doing other things?
Exsecrabilis 1 year ago
@Exsecrabilis Good point and well said.
StainedShuriken333 1 year ago
@Exsecrabilis when i was a believer, i always saw god different than others, said members of my family, i mean i know smoking can damage me, and i know it's hard to quit, so i never did it, so why would i expect god to come down and settle it toguether for me, that's one of the main reasons i quit believing in god, i saw it as a very strict father who wants you to learn by yourself, but everyone else saw it like a rich daddy who has to give things on a silver plate, that dissapointed me a lot
TenkuNoWind 1 year ago
@TenkuNoWind
Greetings and salutation, comrad.
Exsecrabilis 1 year ago
Anecdote:
As harsh or as silly as this may sound, people who gives credit to their savior for their accamplishment don't really see the fruit of their labors. And for those that prey for everything don't really have what it takes to do anything on their own. Just a thought.
P.S. Greetings and Salutations.
Exsecrabilis 1 year ago
love the ending...
ctchampagne 1 year ago
True, I didn't have any withdrawal problems or symptoms either when I gave up smoking and I was a heavy smoker- about 40 a day.
dilemmix 1 year ago
@dilemmix wow! congratz on that man ;)
mythical13 1 year ago
@mythical13 Thanks, and another bonus is all the money I saved! I put all the money that I otherwise would've spent on smokes in a jar. I ended up with enough to take my family for a weekend away. I think I love money more than I love tobacco, lol.
dilemmix 1 year ago
i like bondage to
SeanathenII 1 year ago
If god helped him quit, god helped him start
gotzJazzhandz 1 year ago 6
Ok this guy says that he quit with out one instant of withdrawls. But what if he was saying to himself inside "I need to quit smoking but i need something help me quit" maybe he wasnt asking God to help him, but maybe God heard his need and helped him. He wanted to quit and he got his help. He probably just doesnt realize that what helped him quit was God even though he never asked for God to help him.
MetalUncleSam21 1 year ago
@MetalUncleSam21 You're doing logical backflips. I can make an argument for just about anything with those kinda tricks.
Obby16 1 year ago
It's too bad hypocrites and ignorant crack-heads are allowed to call this show... Get some Chaplains, Priests or Reverends on here... Some real theologins to argue some real points. Even Pastor Deakon Fred would be more entertaining, and insightful...
railroadtrash09 1 year ago
this guy down plays all of GOD's work. This is actually the attitude of the devil, take credit from and make you think you did it yourself. The only false belief is this guys. People this is the devil at work. search this in the you tube search bar. Who Created God? Where Did God Come From? Proof of God. The devil has workers to and this man is one of his Finest. He knows the bible( satan does too). This man fell from the grace of god(so did the devil).
silentpimpsmak 1 year ago
@silentpimpsmak You are probably way too far gone to even be present in an argument like this. You can't argue against something by putting forth an even less credible statement. That just makes you look like an idiot. Example:
I prefer pepsi to coke because coke is the devil's drink and people who like it have been blinded by the sweet nectar of fizzy sin.
See how my opinion is invalid because I'm obviously a moron?
Obby16 1 year ago
@Obby16 was i in an argument with some one on my comment? Looks like you took my comment as a debate. who is the idiot? Flex your fake internet mussel some where else , wow . Find some one a little less intelligent to try to start an argument with.
silentpimpsmak 1 year ago
I tend to think the best way to deal with Christians making the points this caller does is to point out that throughout history literally hundreds of thousands of people have claimed that asking/praying to all sorts of different gods have helped (and in many cases supposedly spoken to) them through seemingly insurmountable problems, this means that either Yaweh likes to pretend to be other gods to mess around with other religions or that people are prone to this sort of dellusion, either way...
MetalguitarlessonsUK 1 year ago
Placebo God can help but it has severe side effects. I am not going to list them all there are too many.
47saeed 1 year ago
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAAA!!!! Stupid humans!
debauchery73 1 year ago
He should have looked toward Straight Edge to quit those things. At least in that it's good to take credit for yourself.
ShaolinDynasty 1 year ago
its so fun watching matt picking the crazys apart
hermoda 1 year ago
@hermoda
I actually don't think this guy was a crazy one... I think he used a method and I guess it worked for him. I just wish the caller gave HIMSELF credit for his own strength
boyinthedrain 1 year ago
@boyinthedrain some people have self-esteem problems and actually NEED to give other people credit or else they begin to mess things up. People love to have leaders and, it's been shown many times in wars, if you take their leaders away, they tend to crumble. So, while it is absolutely stupid to give a god credit for things in OUR eyes, it may not have been a bad thing for this guy to give credit to his imaginary friend. It may have saved him from himself.
since1876 1 year ago
@since1876
If it worked for him, then fine...
I just wish that he would realize the strength came from within himself. The problem I have with giving too much credit to God is he might feel beholden or in debt to God.
And seeing that God isn't real, he would be in a position to feel he was in debt to organized religion... and that's how they stay in power.
boyinthedrain 1 year ago
I like this show. I like the fact that the atheists don't simply resort to making fun of the people who call in; instead they calmly and logically explain their point. I'm an atheist, but I'm sick of watching videos in which atheists just make fun of religious people, so this is definitely refreshing to watch.
oliverj83 1 year ago 2
Pray to God for Lebron to stay in Cleveland, I don't want em on the team with Kobe.
HybridD91 1 year ago
I tried for over 3 years bro.LMAO
Wordlaw12 1 year ago
healing isn't a great example of a creator. Starfish and worms are much more better than us at healing. even curstaceans can regrow limbs.
fightinglobo06 2 years ago 3
It would've been great if God gaves abilities to regenerate like reptiles, the selfish woman hater didn't give us a lot to work with.
HybridD91 1 year ago
so god made him an alcoholic to believe in him? i hope he doesn't mess with me
ohmc303 2 years ago
It's nice god helped this guy quit alchohol. While he was doing this he must of forgot to help the thousands dying of disease, war, famin, rape, torture, i could go on. But thank the lord for helping this one guy quit alchohol. WAKE THE FUCK UP YOU RELIGIOUS NUTCASE CUNTS. START THINKING RATIONALLY. BOOOOOOOOM!!!!
JAMES31186 2 years ago 130
@JAMES31186 No reason to be disrespectful, whether you're right or not.
Obby16 1 year ago
@Obby16 well for one i am right. and when people are this selfish and cruel as to think a higher power has singled them out and is helping them in such pathetic ways they are really insulting other people who beleive in him who he doesn't help with much more important, life threatening things. i'm not being disrespectfull i'm just pointing out the obvious!
JAMES31186 1 year ago
@JAMES31186 God helped me start masturbating again.
Delinexwow 1 year ago 3
@JAMES31186
that wont wake him up, because in his mind it was his faith that helped him. its frustrating i know, religious people are like brick walls that don't allow logic to go through.
wetdream09 1 year ago
@wetdream09 very true mate, I'm sure there's some brain disorder associated with believing without evidence but it doesn't really get tested. If you havn't already watch 'Religulous', it's fucking hilarious.
JAMES31186 1 year ago
Mind over matter is a powerful tool.... It has nothing to do with any type of god. The fact that you found comfort in your religion enough to get you through these difficult things in life, only proves that once you put your mind to something you can do it.
There is an actual Chemical explanation for what happened. Drugs release dopamine among other things and extensive use of these drug with limit the amount of dopamine release without those drugs
The comfort u felt from religion is just that
upplsuckimcool16 2 years ago 2
Sounds like religion is the culprit for you questioning God. Not suprising, you are a logically thinking person and these books written by man, mabey inspired by God, do not sound very logic at times. There is however, logic in science, unexplained logic in feelings and unexplained explanations on what is outside of the universe. Obviously, there are things out there bigger than us, than what we can comprehend. It is our ego that closes our mind to possibilities that are beyond our mental limit.
tiggermatty 2 years ago
Many religions and convictions could stand as a prime witness of freedom from drugs and alcohol. None of them, have the authority of claiming the truth however. No religion is true, because of SOME people being helped to improvement.
If that was the case, any religion could claim to be the true religion, incl. psychiatry and the sugar-coated pills ;)
armelix73 2 years ago