If there IS a god where did god come from? If there needs to be a beginning to existence and that beginning needs to be explained then there also needs to be the beginning of god. If so what created god? And even if you can answer that question, you also need to explain the infinite regress of creators that would inevitably stem from this. Did god create himself? If god can just spontaneously come into existence why can't the universe?
You don't "convert to" or "become" an Atheist, just as a football player who retires does not become an A-footist. The only reason Atheists are even given a name is because there are some many Theists. You wouldn't call someone who doesn't believe in the tooth fairy an A-Fairiest, would you? We are born Atheist, so by extension you "de-converted" from Theism.
@mellowmark1 "The only reason Atheists are even given a name.."
When doing a poll on hair color, it's important to include bald....
I don't think there's a term for those believing in the tooth fairy, but that's irrelevant to a discussion about God.
"We are born atheist."
For that matter, we're also born illiterate and with no idea of self, community, or government. I don't think this fact says we shouldn't have education and government
if you believe that the bible is the word of god then you are sadly mistaken. i wish it were true for your sakes but unfortunately it is not. you will not find god in any of the holy books. that angry, jealous, petty tyrant is not real. he is the invention of someone in order to gain power over the dumb masses. i miss the false security blanket called christianity but it was time to grow up and be a man. men don't beg anyone for anything, not even god. man up and just say no to god.
@babeCZar Why are you going to put someone down for believing in a book that tells people to do right? To be honest, kinda, loving, and best of all, to forgive. Why is that bad? I would rather believe in what you call a "fake" God, than this shit hole we call a Government. Sorry I have no faith in humanity anymore with all of the greed and deceit in this world. Point a gun at my head if you must because I will surely die in the name of Jesus. How is that not "manning up"?
@Clarkjr33 you should read that so called good book. it teaches bigotry, racism, sexism, homophobia, cruelty to animals, child molestation. also, if you think jesus died for you, you really don't understand the old testament at all. the so called sacrifices were only for unintentional sins. not for willing sins. you don't know the bible that's why you don't know it's contrived.
i was born jewish, but i have no idea what religion i am. i do believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, but i am not an atheist. I dont really want to classify my beliefs as of now because i have no idea what they are. but if i had to i would say i am agnostic.
i am trying to educate myself in other religions so i dont just have the socially constructed understanding of them. but i honestly dont ever plan on becoming christian. its just not for me. i do
If you don't believe in a deity you are an Atheist, it's that simple. Atheism is simply the lack of belief in god(s). Agnosticism cannot exist on it's own pertaining to Theism. Gnosticism deals with what you know and Theism deals with the belief in a deity. If you "don't know" you are Agnostic, and if you don't believe in a deity you are Atheist. You are an Agnostic Atheist by definition.
I don't cling to anything, agnosticism, atheism, religious. I am me, and that's all I know. I don't need to align myself with another person's belief system.
@NateCola i agree! i hope that by the time i am older i will have constructed my own set of beliefs that are not a parallel to any religion, but are simply what i believe. :)
that's sort of a polar swing... for fear of "aligning yourself with another person's belief system" you refuse to answer any of the biggest questions with which man has grappled. Sort of like someone who is a non-conformist just for the sake of non-conformity. Atheism, theism, even agnosticism... they're just some answers that people have come up with and for the sake of communication they've been qualified and given labels.
@NateCola but that statement alone connects you to all those other people with the same exact feeling. wether you care about it or not you all have a common trait.
Science and religion have never made sense to me, so i just listen to music, try not to get hooked up in beliefs. I seriously do like this peice of art though.
just because youre not christian doesnt mean youre an atheist. most belive in god but they think they have a free pass into heaven; they think they dont have to do anything god and/or jesus tells us to0. "just believe" is what most think.
Christian here, big fan of your work Phil, as to the debate between science and religion, there are elements of faith and evidence in both, I sometimes thing the number of Christians would be a lot higher if e argued less and loved more.
cariannburnett, science in no way disproves religion. I've heard of many prominent scientists becoming christian after trying to use science to disprove religion. Science doesn't prove or disprove religion, just as religion, or at least christianity, does not disagree with science. To believe either way requires faith, in religion or science, because there is no solid evidence either way. Personally, I am a christian.
In a thousand years christianity will be gone just like all the other religions in the history of the world pre judeochristianity. It all depends on where and when you were born and is complete luck.
i just love the art. the symbolism.. and everything i wants to convey.. that's ART... as it happens in our lives. thanks for your work man. It's just great
instead of getting mad at him just answer his question no reason to get worked up over something unimportant. im muslim and i belive in god jus as much as the next person. my mother is catholic my father muslim. to me religions are basically the same with small but huge differences. the overalll belief of being a good person and loving thy neighbor remains the same though. thats what people forget most of the time. its not so much who or what you worship but how you do it.
I'm not christian, but i'm not saying that I don't believe. My best friend and fiance came from extremely religious households growing up, so when they moved out they became really rebelious about it and some of it got pushed onto me. However, I do agree with them that religion is mythology and was a way for people to explain the unexplainable. Then science was 'created' in order to better understand gods work. However, science evenutally made 'god' obsolete
for the sake of being simple, i say i'm a christian. but i really don't like saying that because i'm not "christ-like" at all. i'm trying to be to the best of my abilities, but i'm gonna come up just like we all do. plus the title of christian ais man-made just like mormon and catholic and all the rest. to avoid titling, i've decided to just say that "i am one seeking God"
I follow my bro Jesus Christ. Christianity isn't accepted in my work place I can live with that. I talk about Jesus and what He's done for me. I still believe he's he only way to get to heaven, and I wish others could see what I have. I've never tried to impose my beliefs with force, but implicate my faith through my words and my actions.
God did not create humanity; Humanity created God.
I myself am an agnostic atheist: I don't know whether there's a God up there, and until I get more scientific proof, I'm choosing to believe there isn't one.
I just can't accept that God is watching us until somebody actually tells me how they know. I don't consider a book written by monks to be sufficient evidence.
hes not but the toher faiths don't even make 1 percent probably. budism, muslim, they are all a very VERY small population. America was originally supposed to be a christian country, contradictory to what the socialists and liberals have to say, the founding father and 13 colonies were all christian. but some people confuse this. that does not mean we discriminate others, it means we go in favor of the christian faith when it runs into polotics. these days, well were headed into socialism. =(
America was supposed to be Christian? LOL Read your history son. The founding fathers were the ones who separated Church and State, not some socialists. Our constitution was design to prevent the US from ever having a state sponsored religion. Any by the way, several of the founding fathers were basically agnostic if you bother to see the negative things they had to say about Christianity- especially Jefferson.
What you neglect to mention is the religion our 'founding fathers' left behind for us. If you look around in even the most governmental of government places such as... the white house, there are actual religious quotes, from the bible or other religious leaders etched into the architecture. This is just one example of government and religion among many.
Uhm you are retardedddd. The US was a way for the people in Europe to escape from the monarchy and they were call pilgrims. The Pilgrims came to America to get away from the monarchy and practise whatever religion they want. Thats why, you know that important peice of paper that gives us our rights has in there a right to any religion.
Everyone should have their own decision of what they want to believe in. I don't believe in any God myself, but I respect my religious friends for their believes, as long as they don't try to drag me into any religion.
i like that bro im christian tho. wow i just made a ryme... anyway thats cool that you respect the whole rligion thing but i gotta ask. don't worry im not trying to "drag" you into religion but i goota know. do you really get mad when people celebrate religious holidays like christmas and stuff?
Nobody gets mad about Christians celebrating Christmas. If you think that you miss the point. People get mad about having the beliefs of others imposed on them. Celebrate all you want, but don't expect me to say "merry christmas" back to you when I'm not Christian. Ask the average Christian how much they would like it if they went to walmart and a Muslim greeter told them "happy Ramadan!"
I hadn't heard about a new holiday for atheists. Don't know about that. I already get all the other holidays off so I don't need it. I prefer to just stick to the Christian holidays since those are the days most of my family will have off. I'm kind of stuck on their schedule even though I'm not celebrating the holidays like they are. I just look at it as time to spend with family and don't participate in the religious aspects (e.g. saying grace).
Dude!! Thank you for the "festivus" comment. I've been all over youtube asking simple questions regarding Adam. I have been having laughs at some of the comments I've read from Christians. But YOURS! had me on the floor!!! :)
I am a Christian and I am proud. I know Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. Being a Christians means following Jesus Christ and believeing in things unseen. Remember everyone, Jesus is the truth, the way, and the life!
Interesting. The trees that do not bear fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire but by this logic which I don't mean to single you out for using b/c it's quite widespread. The purpose of humanity is to preach. In that case couldn't we simply have been mouths and brains (you can treat that as a rhetorical question if you want) and if the entirety of the world converts then would the meaning of life change? It just seems like such a boring existence
So does believing in Darwin's theory of evolution mean that you're not a Christian? I was raised Catholic, and they taught evolution in our Catholic school! Genesis was explained as a way of people understanding things back when it was written. Believing in evolution in no way lessens the splendor of God!
Any supernatural belief system should be able to accommodate obvious realities to have any semblance of voracity.
It appears to me here, at the beginning of the 21st century, that what has been postulated thus far falls well short of that criteria.
The exponential increase in understanding and information availability should increasingly preclude the mass acceptance of wild speculation and blind assurances.
We are waking up.
I have faith in my fellow man to "evolve" a greater reasoning.
I agree on some of what you wrote, being a good human because this is what a true religion is for. Me, as a muslim believing in all the prophets, it supports Islam that it is the final religion from God.
It drives me nuts when atheists throw obscure references they heard from another atheist and says yeah thats right. If your going to argue the matter KNOW the MATTER.
You falsely assume that I haven't read the gospels. They were the first stories I ever knew in life, and I have read them many times since. The point is, I could come up with contradictions all day long, and you would have to make up some obscure reasoning to defend something long since proven false. It's sad how people defend something proven to be inaccurate. What are you afraid of?
You know what drives me nuts? When theists assume that I'm as mindless as they are. I do my own thinking.
I'm intrigued that the only two items are Jesus fish and Darwin fish. What about Gefilte fish?
Has Darwin really become the slogan for "not Christian" (oversimplifying Darwinism, Christianity, and non-Christians)? I'd like to see a project on what it is about inter-faith relations that makes a 75% majority keep such a close eye on their "dwindling" numbers; what do they perceive as the consequences of being in the minority in the US?
First, we're no longer a Christian country, we are a post-Christian country. Second, faith doesn't seem to mean anything to some people, a LOT of people. I see phrases like "evidence" and "untestable claims" just here on the first page of comments. God will not give rock solid proof of His existence because it takes faith and love, not science and what you can see and feel. If we had a god we could see and feel, then we would surely treat him human and degrade his value over time.
It's not a matter of more of less of any specific religion or of people who are athiest, although it's now socially acceptable to be athiest. I'm christian but I'm tolerant and often understanding as well. The only thing that confuses me is the rise in agnostics, does my generation never have existential crisies? do we simply accept the world's existence? Wherever I need a push in my religious thoughts and discoveries I just look at dinosaur bones
Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to saved those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified... for the foolishness of God is wiser than mans wisdom -1 Corinthians 1:20-25
One nation under God (the God this is talking about is the christian God, Jesus Christ!! if you don't believe in Jesus your not a christian, its as simple as that!)
well I'm glad your not an atheist because personally I can't understand not believing in God I mean what a sad and lonely existence, what would you stand for, what would you live for, but, and don't take this the wrong way, being agnostic pretty much means you lack faith
Agnosticism deals with the knowledge of god. So a gnostic claims to "know" god exists. An agnostic says the do not know if god exists. Likewise, a theist is a believer in "god", and an atheist is a lack of such belief. The common misconception is that atheists claim there is no god. Some may say that, but most don't. There can be agnostic theists, gnostic theists, agnostic atheists (like me) and gnostic atheists.
first of all when I said sad I didn't mean pathetic, and by definition an athiest does not believe in God (any god) and don't feel bad for me beleving theres a god beyond a shadow of a doubt it quite comforting, I only ment to "me" it seems depressing and lonely and yes I do need a God to find meaning and things to stand for, if I didn't believe in God what would be the point in standing for anything?
Right, atheists do not believe in some god. You, yourself, by choosing a god, are making yourself an atheist to hundreds of other gods. Some people just go one god further.
I don't doubt you find belief comforting, I think its the primary reason faith has survived. But you said you need a god to find meaning in life, and I think its quite sad. I'm sorry, but I just don't need a magic-man in the sky to give me meaning. I'm perfectly capable of finding meaning for life without the supernatural.
you misunderstand, atheists don't believe in any god, at all(not some gods, all gods)!!You can't make your self an atheist to other Gods, number one because there is only one God, Jesus Christ, number two and I repeat is because an atheist doesn't believe in any God! and God is no "magic man" its sad that you think so because it means you can't see how infinity wonderful God is, our purpose in life is to serve God!
Obviously I do understand atheism, I am an atheist. You made a load of claims there, like yours is the only god, he's watching over me, etc. I'd love to know what you base those beliefs on? It's easy to say "god did it", but how can you back it up? And please, don't back it up with more assertions and untestable claims.
I said you lack faith, you said no that's atheism, now your saying you are an atheist, I'm confused doesn't that mean my previous statement does apply to you? and I didn't make a load of claims I made a load of statements, There is only "ONE"
God and he watches over us all, (including you though you may not know it) and they are very provable facts, read the bible, look around you, do you honestly think the world just "came" in to existence? that life just spontaneously created itself?
In regard to the origins of the universe, I'm comfortable saying I don't know. Anyone who claims to know would have to provide evidence to support their ideas. If you want to do so, go right ahead.
You say that god is a very provable fact. I'll remind you of what a fact is. It is an observable, for which their can be consensual validation. If it's "very provable", it shouldn't be a problem to meet those criteria. So let's hear the evidence, and please, no statements without supporting evidence
You can't prove God alwas has been and always will be. God itself does not know what it is or where it comes from. That is the ultimate question, the question without possible answer into infinity. For the entity that created God does not exist anymore and thus cannot answer.
God exists, and he will prove so to you when you are ready to accept him, I would try to convince you myself but I can see that would be pointless. Your heart and mind are shut off and because of that I can not prove Gods existence, If or when you are ready I would love to try and help, I am confident someday you will come around
If God created everything, that would include the realm of time, thus making God above time. If God is above time then he would not have a beginning nor an end. Since we were created in time, it is almost immposible to grasp this concept.
The person you originally replied to was agnostic. I clarified by saying what atheism and agnosticism are. And I am an agnostic atheist.
Now, despite my instructions, you backed up your statements with more statements. I don't want statements or assertions, I want evidence. You can cite the bible all you want, but the fact that something is written down doesn't make it true. Furthermore the amounts of contradictions and inaccuracies in the bible is bound to raise eyebrows.
oh boy are you confused there is only only one kind of atheist, and thats the kind that doesn't believe in God with you just said you were, and might I point out that the bible is true 100 percent true my faith allows me to belive that
Yes, exactly, I do not believe in any gods. I don't know what you think we are disagreeing about. I understand that your faith allows you to believe it, but it also stops you from seeking evidence to find out if you're right or not. If you've thought a little critically, you could have found many historical inaccuracies that prove the bible is not 100% true. Something 100% true cant contradict itself. (If you don't think it does, look up the names of the apostles in each gospel, for example)
I do not mind if you think it has lies or is false but if your going to try to prove your point study a little bit and I do not mean on a bias website. The names of the Apostles were different in the Gospels because if you were to read it Jesus renamed many of them when he accepted/called them to be apostles. But the writers of the gospel sometimes referred to the names given to them by their parents and sometimes by the given to them by Jesus their rabbi. Which would have been customary.
And just because you don't understand it, doesn't mean my existence is sad or lonely. I have plenty of meaning in my life. I'd argue the exact opposite. If you require a god to find meaning and things to stand for, I feel bad for you. Personally I'm able to find meaning for myself, rather than depending on a supernatural being to give me a purpose.
christian but that is losing its meaning to me. Christmas and easter rarely have any meaning anymore! to Athists, Christmas is a time for family to be together and share love. but I think that is what thanksgiving is for! what is the point of Easter to an athist? to celebrate spring? even that is getting into a religion celtic! idk im not a very good speller but that is just my take on things. I dont have a single problem with other religions, only when they try to take away from religon.
I'm Christian and I'm very proud to be Christian! I'm actually getting confirmed next month! I respect all religions but it is sad that this certain religion is decreasing in its numbers.
im from europ ...and i have to tell ya i dont like christians....got no problem whit jesus but christians did kill to many people in hes name...and whats this cross thing? if jesus would return i dont think he wants to see the cross again....lol
Just because someone calls them self a christian doesn't mean that they really are one, or that they understand. Following Jesus doesn't involve killing people...Some just found the religion useful to gain power over many people in wicked ways.
Because some "christians" have done very evil things does not mean you should dislike all christians. That logic isn't very sound.
We have been a successful nation because God helped us get this far. "One nation, under God..." If we take Christianity out, we won't be as successful as we have been in our past.
Well, let's start at the founding of this nation. Against all odds, our developing country overcame the religious oppression it was receiving from England. The founding fathers (Washington, Lincoln, etc.) were men that served God. They were not capable of doing the great things they did without God. Because all people have free will, many countries do not serve God, and therefore their countries do not prosper. Not because He is mean, but because of their choice not to follow Him.
Isn't that an example of the early government trying to follow God's ways? God gave us the freedom to choose whether or not to serve Him. Our government gave us the ability to choose our beliefs and worship whomever or whatever we want, or not worship anything at all. However, nations who do not follow God will not prosper. Yes, I do firmly believe that Christianity is the right way, but I cannot force anyone to believe in it, and I don't intend to try. I can only post what I have observed.
lol it's funny how you're religion constantly tries to credit themselves with the success of our country. Your praying and gatherings waste energy, resources, and time on an ignorant establishment that prevents our society's progression and doesn't get taxed? That shows only a snippet of how you and religious idiots like you, are completely worthless.
We pay for the facilities we use. We pay for buildings or use of buildings, we pay the utilities we use, and we keep the buildings clean. It's not a free ride for us. Religion was the reason this country was formed. The people that came over here and established the US were tired of the religious oppression. They wanted to form a Christian church, and because they believed in freedom, they gave us freedom of religion. God did have His hand in the success of this nation.
Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified... for the foolishness of God is wiser than mans wisdom -1 Corinthians 1:20-25
To many Christians today don't stick to the christian morals. They pick and choose the parts they like and don't like then wallow in their sin. I understand that no one is perfect, but if you are a christian, sin should not be a joy to you (like I see it is way to often.) I highly doubt that of the 75% of "Christians" that a majority is saved. I wish all the fakers would just leave the faith and come back when their ready to REALLY accept the lord and live the faith.
I find religion quite ridiculous. I believe its just a tool for people to credit their ignorance and intolarance on others. Many Christians are now persecuting gays, but in the same time they are sinning themselves by judging. Its not their job to judge others. And god also said that all sins are equal. So therefore, they are putting themselves in the same boat, by their own accord. But they conviently forget that part and continue using religion to destroy society and push us further backwards
I don't exactly understand this video, but I'll say this. The reason christianity is on the decline is because it has been proven that god almost certainly does not exist. People simply can't continue to believe in this nonsense anymore, and the rest can't stand to pretend that they believe it anymore.
'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them." Today people don't want to understand. They are programmed by everything around them and dare not to find the truth. It's amazing how our time was foretold.
No people understand alright. We simply choose not to believe in something that has no logical standing. The simple fact that many Christians have their panties in a knot is proof enough that Christianity is based soley on fear, and that in order for it to succeed, it needs many people to lead blindly and do its bidding. If not, why do you are what I choose to believe. Why does it upset you so much, I'm going to hell? Well, I'll see you there in that case. Because we are all sinners, apparently.
That is where you are somebody's fool. You choose to base ideas on the actions of other people. When Jesus foretold that his own followers would turn on him before his second coming. There would only be a few that actually followed his ways. Instead of searching for the facts you judge by other peoples actions. I became a believer through understanding. Understand what truth is and try to unravel the lies and the truth that has been hidden.
We do not know what happens before birth. We do not know what happens after death. All we know is that we exist in this reality and every choice is our own.
Since we choose our actions, we must accept the possible consequences of our selected choices. Therefore I am God. You are God. My cat is God.
There's so much violence in the bible and quran. Can't we adopt a more peaceful religion and god that we can actually see do good....like for example - the sun. I can see it, feel it and witness it's blessings. Let's call this religion Suntology. Scientists already have thousands of scrolls written on the power of Suntology. We can put it together and make one huge book. No one will be able to discredit it like the bibble and quran.
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I have one question if there is no god where did everything come from
xBarrowz 5 months ago
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@xBarrowz If there is a god, where did god come from.
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If there IS a god where did god come from? If there needs to be a beginning to existence and that beginning needs to be explained then there also needs to be the beginning of god. If so what created god? And even if you can answer that question, you also need to explain the infinite regress of creators that would inevitably stem from this. Did god create himself? If god can just spontaneously come into existence why can't the universe?
mellowmark1 4 months ago
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@babeCZar FUCK you
mrcottoncandyraper 5 months ago
i am not christan how ever u spell it if dont believe in god thats just my own beleif thats all but i am a little buddist i respect him
mmiwantboba 6 months ago
religion is bullshit, it's a man made myth to divide and conquer the mass, follow ur heart and u will find GOD.
beepbeepimaification 11 months ago
@beepbeepimaification Okay Oprah
Clarkjr33 4 months ago
I'm athiest.. I grew up in a Christian home & I converted to athiestism:3
ciriahcallen 11 months ago
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You don't "convert to" or "become" an Atheist, just as a football player who retires does not become an A-footist. The only reason Atheists are even given a name is because there are some many Theists. You wouldn't call someone who doesn't believe in the tooth fairy an A-Fairiest, would you? We are born Atheist, so by extension you "de-converted" from Theism.
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@mellowmark1 "The only reason Atheists are even given a name.."
When doing a poll on hair color, it's important to include bald....
I don't think there's a term for those believing in the tooth fairy, but that's irrelevant to a discussion about God.
"We are born atheist."
For that matter, we're also born illiterate and with no idea of self, community, or government. I don't think this fact says we shouldn't have education and government
wildstyle2192 1 month ago
I am human.....why the hell do u discriminate?
ableman8 1 year ago
if you believe that the bible is the word of god then you are sadly mistaken. i wish it were true for your sakes but unfortunately it is not. you will not find god in any of the holy books. that angry, jealous, petty tyrant is not real. he is the invention of someone in order to gain power over the dumb masses. i miss the false security blanket called christianity but it was time to grow up and be a man. men don't beg anyone for anything, not even god. man up and just say no to god.
babeCZar 1 year ago
@babeCZar Why are you going to put someone down for believing in a book that tells people to do right? To be honest, kinda, loving, and best of all, to forgive. Why is that bad? I would rather believe in what you call a "fake" God, than this shit hole we call a Government. Sorry I have no faith in humanity anymore with all of the greed and deceit in this world. Point a gun at my head if you must because I will surely die in the name of Jesus. How is that not "manning up"?
Clarkjr33 7 months ago
@Clarkjr33 you should read that so called good book. it teaches bigotry, racism, sexism, homophobia, cruelty to animals, child molestation. also, if you think jesus died for you, you really don't understand the old testament at all. the so called sacrifices were only for unintentional sins. not for willing sins. you don't know the bible that's why you don't know it's contrived.
babeCZar 6 months ago
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What about the parts in the Bible where god specifically endorses slavery and sanctions the stoning of unruly children? Is that right?
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You fools! Have you forgotten Gods word and entertain 'familiar spirits'?
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
WillZPI 1 year ago
Less christian Americans = less ignorant Americans
metalseed9 1 year ago
i was born jewish, but i have no idea what religion i am. i do believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, but i am not an atheist. I dont really want to classify my beliefs as of now because i have no idea what they are. but if i had to i would say i am agnostic.
i am trying to educate myself in other religions so i dont just have the socially constructed understanding of them. but i honestly dont ever plan on becoming christian. its just not for me. i do
madasrabbits06 1 year ago
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If you don't believe in a deity you are an Atheist, it's that simple. Atheism is simply the lack of belief in god(s). Agnosticism cannot exist on it's own pertaining to Theism. Gnosticism deals with what you know and Theism deals with the belief in a deity. If you "don't know" you are Agnostic, and if you don't believe in a deity you are Atheist. You are an Agnostic Atheist by definition.
mellowmark1 4 months ago
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slowmopoke 1 year ago 5
I don't cling to anything, agnosticism, atheism, religious. I am me, and that's all I know. I don't need to align myself with another person's belief system.
NateCola 1 year ago 11
@NateCola i agree! i hope that by the time i am older i will have constructed my own set of beliefs that are not a parallel to any religion, but are simply what i believe. :)
madasrabbits06 1 year ago
@NateCola
that's sort of a polar swing... for fear of "aligning yourself with another person's belief system" you refuse to answer any of the biggest questions with which man has grappled. Sort of like someone who is a non-conformist just for the sake of non-conformity. Atheism, theism, even agnosticism... they're just some answers that people have come up with and for the sake of communication they've been qualified and given labels.
DarknessEats 1 year ago
@NateCola but that statement alone connects you to all those other people with the same exact feeling. wether you care about it or not you all have a common trait.
stabystaby 7 months ago
@NateCola
Atheism is not a belief system.
mellowmark1 4 months ago
the only religon i belive in is not working on mondays and not wereing pants to work
horeman44 1 year ago
I'm agnostic.
tehhhhhd 2 years ago
One could call me christian but sometimes theres no feet in the sand.
forrest49 2 years ago
owls!
Robin444C 2 years ago 3
Science and religion have never made sense to me, so i just listen to music, try not to get hooked up in beliefs. I seriously do like this peice of art though.
frogslegsonfire 2 years ago
just because youre not christian doesnt mean youre an atheist. most belive in god but they think they have a free pass into heaven; they think they dont have to do anything god and/or jesus tells us to0. "just believe" is what most think.
ripwalter34 2 years ago
I have faith in Jesus Christ and put him at the center of my life. I love God. That about sums up my religious beliefs.
Don't associate religion (which is corrupted by the sins of man) with the Word of God.
ABSOLUTELYNOT1111111 2 years ago
Christian here, big fan of your work Phil, as to the debate between science and religion, there are elements of faith and evidence in both, I sometimes thing the number of Christians would be a lot higher if e argued less and loved more.
amokarts 2 years ago
Agnostic with a strong tendency towards atheism.
Kaczmarek84 2 years ago
Agnostic. <3
Waluigi101 2 years ago
Born Again Child Of God and Proud!
AKA: Saved Christian.
SEspider 2 years ago
Raised and am Satanist.
jordanzombie 2 years ago
Christian :)
phishboy93 2 years ago
Taoist. Accept it.
shyam19jung 2 years ago
Cool drawing. I like how you used one tiny picture to draw the whole big one.
IridiumFlames 2 years ago
cariannburnett, science in no way disproves religion. I've heard of many prominent scientists becoming christian after trying to use science to disprove religion. Science doesn't prove or disprove religion, just as religion, or at least christianity, does not disagree with science. To believe either way requires faith, in religion or science, because there is no solid evidence either way. Personally, I am a christian.
gnat92 2 years ago
Science doesn't disprove religion. But religion requires faith. Science requires evidence, not faith. That's the difference.
Popperite 2 years ago
AMEN!
Very well spoken and very true.
SEspider 2 years ago
In a thousand years christianity will be gone just like all the other religions in the history of the world pre judeochristianity. It all depends on where and when you were born and is complete luck.
Atheism - just live life!
galacticman56 2 years ago 2
Christian
81CCCP90 2 years ago
atheist all the way. science disproves religion, ACCEPT IT!
cariannburnett 2 years ago
i just love the art. the symbolism.. and everything i wants to convey.. that's ART... as it happens in our lives. thanks for your work man. It's just great
jay0cho 2 years ago
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alsqr 2 years ago
Let me just ask this: who cares? Everything changes.... Why make such a big deal?
Plus, just let people do and be what they want. In the end it should be their choice. "It should be"
flyingpigofbassism 2 years ago
instead of getting mad at him just answer his question no reason to get worked up over something unimportant. im muslim and i belive in god jus as much as the next person. my mother is catholic my father muslim. to me religions are basically the same with small but huge differences. the overalll belief of being a good person and loving thy neighbor remains the same though. thats what people forget most of the time. its not so much who or what you worship but how you do it.
TMxSV 2 years ago
I'm not christian, but i'm not saying that I don't believe. My best friend and fiance came from extremely religious households growing up, so when they moved out they became really rebelious about it and some of it got pushed onto me. However, I do agree with them that religion is mythology and was a way for people to explain the unexplainable. Then science was 'created' in order to better understand gods work. However, science evenutally made 'god' obsolete
DarthLynsea1 2 years ago
for the sake of being simple, i say i'm a christian. but i really don't like saying that because i'm not "christ-like" at all. i'm trying to be to the best of my abilities, but i'm gonna come up just like we all do. plus the title of christian ais man-made just like mormon and catholic and all the rest. to avoid titling, i've decided to just say that "i am one seeking God"
OddManOut23 2 years ago
pastafarian... RIGHT HERE!!! :)
BAMFspaz 2 years ago 2
I follow my bro Jesus Christ. Christianity isn't accepted in my work place I can live with that. I talk about Jesus and what He's done for me. I still believe he's he only way to get to heaven, and I wish others could see what I have. I've never tried to impose my beliefs with force, but implicate my faith through my words and my actions.
GracesEars 2 years ago 2
Can you honestly say that you've ever been blessed by God?
Solarlite 2 years ago
God did not create humanity; Humanity created God.
I myself am an agnostic atheist: I don't know whether there's a God up there, and until I get more scientific proof, I'm choosing to believe there isn't one.
gety411 2 years ago
Spot on!
I just can't accept that God is watching us until somebody actually tells me how they know. I don't consider a book written by monks to be sufficient evidence.
Solarlite 2 years ago
A book written by MONKS?
wtf
HittenRun1 2 years ago
I know what you mean. I am exactly the same way, but.... monks? Really?
Quillllll 2 years ago
75% christain? dont forget the other faiths
AllenFTW 2 years ago
hes not but the toher faiths don't even make 1 percent probably. budism, muslim, they are all a very VERY small population. America was originally supposed to be a christian country, contradictory to what the socialists and liberals have to say, the founding father and 13 colonies were all christian. but some people confuse this. that does not mean we discriminate others, it means we go in favor of the christian faith when it runs into polotics. these days, well were headed into socialism. =(
lBlakeBailey 2 years ago
yeah with Obama as prez
AllenFTW 2 years ago
America was supposed to be Christian? LOL Read your history son. The founding fathers were the ones who separated Church and State, not some socialists. Our constitution was design to prevent the US from ever having a state sponsored religion. Any by the way, several of the founding fathers were basically agnostic if you bother to see the negative things they had to say about Christianity- especially Jefferson.
stopthat21 2 years ago
What you neglect to mention is the religion our 'founding fathers' left behind for us. If you look around in even the most governmental of government places such as... the white house, there are actual religious quotes, from the bible or other religious leaders etched into the architecture. This is just one example of government and religion among many.
JoadJoVae 2 years ago
Uhm you are retardedddd. The US was a way for the people in Europe to escape from the monarchy and they were call pilgrims. The Pilgrims came to America to get away from the monarchy and practise whatever religion they want. Thats why, you know that important peice of paper that gives us our rights has in there a right to any religion.
minenotyours212 2 years ago
Thats cool!Thats awesome u put this up
hannahjonas54 2 years ago
Evolution is science. How did this ever get mixed up with religion?
Solarlite 2 years ago
Everyone should have their own decision of what they want to believe in. I don't believe in any God myself, but I respect my religious friends for their believes, as long as they don't try to drag me into any religion.
DiDDEliNUSS0N 2 years ago
i like that bro im christian tho. wow i just made a ryme... anyway thats cool that you respect the whole rligion thing but i gotta ask. don't worry im not trying to "drag" you into religion but i goota know. do you really get mad when people celebrate religious holidays like christmas and stuff?
lBlakeBailey 2 years ago
Nobody gets mad about Christians celebrating Christmas. If you think that you miss the point. People get mad about having the beliefs of others imposed on them. Celebrate all you want, but don't expect me to say "merry christmas" back to you when I'm not Christian. Ask the average Christian how much they would like it if they went to walmart and a Muslim greeter told them "happy Ramadan!"
stopthat21 2 years ago
good point i totaly respect that but what about the whole new holiday for athiests wats your take on that?
lBlakeBailey 2 years ago
I hadn't heard about a new holiday for atheists. Don't know about that. I already get all the other holidays off so I don't need it. I prefer to just stick to the Christian holidays since those are the days most of my family will have off. I'm kind of stuck on their schedule even though I'm not celebrating the holidays like they are. I just look at it as time to spend with family and don't participate in the religious aspects (e.g. saying grace).
stopthat21 2 years ago
thats cool i respect that
lBlakeBailey 2 years ago
Holiday for atheists: Festivus.
Because it's for the rest of us...
gety411 2 years ago
Dude!! Thank you for the "festivus" comment. I've been all over youtube asking simple questions regarding Adam. I have been having laughs at some of the comments I've read from Christians. But YOURS! had me on the floor!!! :)
12monkeys5 2 years ago
cool vid :D
BayBay20045 2 years ago
I am a Christian and I am proud. I know Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. Being a Christians means following Jesus Christ and believeing in things unseen. Remember everyone, Jesus is the truth, the way, and the life!
angerissues101 2 years ago
Why do you preach?
Solarlite 2 years ago
i preach because that is what my Lord and Savior sent me to do. I am honoring my God.
angerissues101 2 years ago
Interesting. The trees that do not bear fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire but by this logic which I don't mean to single you out for using b/c it's quite widespread. The purpose of humanity is to preach. In that case couldn't we simply have been mouths and brains (you can treat that as a rhetorical question if you want) and if the entirety of the world converts then would the meaning of life change? It just seems like such a boring existence
iamnotloggedon 2 years ago
we preach because thats what god tells us to do.
lBlakeBailey 2 years ago
Amen brother!
angerissues101 2 years ago
wwe4meplusT yes i am chirstian, but i was talking to phil hansen
Tac0s123 2 years ago
So does believing in Darwin's theory of evolution mean that you're not a Christian? I was raised Catholic, and they taught evolution in our Catholic school! Genesis was explained as a way of people understanding things back when it was written. Believing in evolution in no way lessens the splendor of God!
whitequeen96 2 years ago 9
im christian
but are you christian
wwe4meplusT 2 years ago
phil are u cristian???????????????
Tac0s123 2 years ago
Any supernatural belief system should be able to accommodate obvious realities to have any semblance of voracity.
It appears to me here, at the beginning of the 21st century, that what has been postulated thus far falls well short of that criteria.
The exponential increase in understanding and information availability should increasingly preclude the mass acceptance of wild speculation and blind assurances.
We are waking up.
I have faith in my fellow man to "evolve" a greater reasoning.
bakedbean37 2 years ago
before any misunderstanding.
I think that religion is not bad.
but i do think it´s the cause of allmost all (and if not than at least most) of the problems in the world are caused by religion.
look at the human history.
how many deaths have'nt there been just because of people having another religion.
it's not that the religions want this.
most of the time it's the opposit.
Nand0tv 2 years ago
all i'm trying to say is.
the basic rules of any religion are moral rules.
its good if you use your religion to be a good person but DO NOT think that just because someone has another mind, he can't be a good human.
you don't need a god just to live a good life.
try saying i'm a good person insted of I'm a good christian, moslim, budist, atheist ore what ever.
Nand0tv 2 years ago
I agree on some of what you wrote, being a good human because this is what a true religion is for. Me, as a muslim believing in all the prophets, it supports Islam that it is the final religion from God.
lightOspot 2 years ago
It drives me nuts when atheists throw obscure references they heard from another atheist and says yeah thats right. If your going to argue the matter KNOW the MATTER.
codyneo 2 years ago
You falsely assume that I haven't read the gospels. They were the first stories I ever knew in life, and I have read them many times since. The point is, I could come up with contradictions all day long, and you would have to make up some obscure reasoning to defend something long since proven false. It's sad how people defend something proven to be inaccurate. What are you afraid of?
You know what drives me nuts? When theists assume that I'm as mindless as they are. I do my own thinking.
painstrulove 2 years ago
God is a Myth
viktorkhryapa 2 years ago
I'm intrigued that the only two items are Jesus fish and Darwin fish. What about Gefilte fish?
Has Darwin really become the slogan for "not Christian" (oversimplifying Darwinism, Christianity, and non-Christians)? I'd like to see a project on what it is about inter-faith relations that makes a 75% majority keep such a close eye on their "dwindling" numbers; what do they perceive as the consequences of being in the minority in the US?
lunardragon2001 2 years ago
First, we're no longer a Christian country, we are a post-Christian country. Second, faith doesn't seem to mean anything to some people, a LOT of people. I see phrases like "evidence" and "untestable claims" just here on the first page of comments. God will not give rock solid proof of His existence because it takes faith and love, not science and what you can see and feel. If we had a god we could see and feel, then we would surely treat him human and degrade his value over time.
coreyogburn 2 years ago
It's not a matter of more of less of any specific religion or of people who are athiest, although it's now socially acceptable to be athiest. I'm christian but I'm tolerant and often understanding as well. The only thing that confuses me is the rise in agnostics, does my generation never have existential crisies? do we simply accept the world's existence? Wherever I need a push in my religious thoughts and discoveries I just look at dinosaur bones
WhyItsME 2 years ago
because more people are gay
eyeheartpancakes 2 years ago
organized crime comes in many forms, and the Christian God is NO exception
exist209 2 years ago
i was raised christian but now im half buddhist half athiest
eyeheartpancakes 2 years ago
i am just a good person. that's all =]
marylov 2 years ago
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Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to saved those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified... for the foolishness of God is wiser than mans wisdom -1 Corinthians 1:20-25
d00dersx 2 years ago
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d00dersx 2 years ago
"So there you have it, America with less Christianity." (insert drawing of a smiling human) Makes perfect sense
religionismanmade 2 years ago
One nation under God (the God this is talking about is the christian God, Jesus Christ!! if you don't believe in Jesus your not a christian, its as simple as that!)
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
God Bless You. I agree completly
fudgepop9 2 years ago
be christian, don't use condoms ;)
szymaq 2 years ago
technically I'm christian, but I'm not sure if I believe
phillywigs 2 years ago
I think I Can Help With That...
fudgepop9 2 years ago
you can't be christian and not believe
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
What I mean is that I was born Catholic, I go to a Catholic school, but personally I see myself as agnostic.
phillywigs 2 years ago
well I'm glad your not an atheist because personally I can't understand not believing in God I mean what a sad and lonely existence, what would you stand for, what would you live for, but, and don't take this the wrong way, being agnostic pretty much means you lack faith
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
No, lacking faith is atheism.
Agnosticism deals with the knowledge of god. So a gnostic claims to "know" god exists. An agnostic says the do not know if god exists. Likewise, a theist is a believer in "god", and an atheist is a lack of such belief. The common misconception is that atheists claim there is no god. Some may say that, but most don't. There can be agnostic theists, gnostic theists, agnostic atheists (like me) and gnostic atheists.
painstrulove 2 years ago
first of all when I said sad I didn't mean pathetic, and by definition an athiest does not believe in God (any god) and don't feel bad for me beleving theres a god beyond a shadow of a doubt it quite comforting, I only ment to "me" it seems depressing and lonely and yes I do need a God to find meaning and things to stand for, if I didn't believe in God what would be the point in standing for anything?
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
Right, atheists do not believe in some god. You, yourself, by choosing a god, are making yourself an atheist to hundreds of other gods. Some people just go one god further.
I don't doubt you find belief comforting, I think its the primary reason faith has survived. But you said you need a god to find meaning in life, and I think its quite sad. I'm sorry, but I just don't need a magic-man in the sky to give me meaning. I'm perfectly capable of finding meaning for life without the supernatural.
painstrulove 2 years ago
you misunderstand, atheists don't believe in any god, at all(not some gods, all gods)!!You can't make your self an atheist to other Gods, number one because there is only one God, Jesus Christ, number two and I repeat is because an atheist doesn't believe in any God! and God is no "magic man" its sad that you think so because it means you can't see how infinity wonderful God is, our purpose in life is to serve God!
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
Obviously I do understand atheism, I am an atheist. You made a load of claims there, like yours is the only god, he's watching over me, etc. I'd love to know what you base those beliefs on? It's easy to say "god did it", but how can you back it up? And please, don't back it up with more assertions and untestable claims.
painstrulove 2 years ago
I said you lack faith, you said no that's atheism, now your saying you are an atheist, I'm confused doesn't that mean my previous statement does apply to you? and I didn't make a load of claims I made a load of statements, There is only "ONE"
God and he watches over us all, (including you though you may not know it) and they are very provable facts, read the bible, look around you, do you honestly think the world just "came" in to existence? that life just spontaneously created itself?
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
In regard to the origins of the universe, I'm comfortable saying I don't know. Anyone who claims to know would have to provide evidence to support their ideas. If you want to do so, go right ahead.
You say that god is a very provable fact. I'll remind you of what a fact is. It is an observable, for which their can be consensual validation. If it's "very provable", it shouldn't be a problem to meet those criteria. So let's hear the evidence, and please, no statements without supporting evidence
painstrulove 2 years ago
if life didn't spontaneously created itself them what did..?you say GOD.
then tell me isn't god a life form.?
so what ore who created god.
look around you, every thing is made in a circle of life and death.
something starts , lives and dies to make wy for the next birth.
this is not only the case whit humans but whit everything.
but to creat a god just because people don't understand?
Nand0tv 2 years ago
I don't understand it eighter.
maybe there is a god, maybe there is no.
stop the fighting and just let things go as they should.
Nand0tv 2 years ago
God created the world and everything in it, God created the circle of life and death. God always was and always will be, No one created God.
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
You can't prove God alwas has been and always will be. God itself does not know what it is or where it comes from. That is the ultimate question, the question without possible answer into infinity. For the entity that created God does not exist anymore and thus cannot answer.
flexyco 2 years ago
God exists, and he will prove so to you when you are ready to accept him, I would try to convince you myself but I can see that would be pointless. Your heart and mind are shut off and because of that I can not prove Gods existence, If or when you are ready I would love to try and help, I am confident someday you will come around
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
I already know that God exists, and I have already accepted it. Just not in a way you would like. I'm not a follower of the big religions.
flexyco 2 years ago
and if the bible said that pigs will one day spread out mystic wings and fly, would u believe that? =D
3010101 2 years ago
Oh that would make everything different, wouldn't it? XD
flexyco 2 years ago
Uhhh you don't know god exists for sure, no one does, you THINK god exists and you would be wrong.
Such a powerful and omniscient god you would think it could show some proof of itself once in awhile.
refuckulate420 2 years ago
If God created everything, that would include the realm of time, thus making God above time. If God is above time then he would not have a beginning nor an end. Since we were created in time, it is almost immposible to grasp this concept.
FITZFACTOR 2 years ago
and don't say yours is the only God, Jesus Christ is your god to, though you may not know it.
he is every ones God
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
The person you originally replied to was agnostic. I clarified by saying what atheism and agnosticism are. And I am an agnostic atheist.
Now, despite my instructions, you backed up your statements with more statements. I don't want statements or assertions, I want evidence. You can cite the bible all you want, but the fact that something is written down doesn't make it true. Furthermore the amounts of contradictions and inaccuracies in the bible is bound to raise eyebrows.
painstrulove 2 years ago
oh boy are you confused there is only only one kind of atheist, and thats the kind that doesn't believe in God with you just said you were, and might I point out that the bible is true 100 percent true my faith allows me to belive that
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
Yes, exactly, I do not believe in any gods. I don't know what you think we are disagreeing about. I understand that your faith allows you to believe it, but it also stops you from seeking evidence to find out if you're right or not. If you've thought a little critically, you could have found many historical inaccuracies that prove the bible is not 100% true. Something 100% true cant contradict itself. (If you don't think it does, look up the names of the apostles in each gospel, for example)
painstrulove 2 years ago
Try reading all of the gospels before you start throwing about evidences that Bible is false.
codyneo 2 years ago
I do not mind if you think it has lies or is false but if your going to try to prove your point study a little bit and I do not mean on a bias website. The names of the Apostles were different in the Gospels because if you were to read it Jesus renamed many of them when he accepted/called them to be apostles. But the writers of the gospel sometimes referred to the names given to them by their parents and sometimes by the given to them by Jesus their rabbi. Which would have been customary.
codyneo 2 years ago
the only reason your doing so well on "your own" is because God is watching over you
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
And just because you don't understand it, doesn't mean my existence is sad or lonely. I have plenty of meaning in my life. I'd argue the exact opposite. If you require a god to find meaning and things to stand for, I feel bad for you. Personally I'm able to find meaning for myself, rather than depending on a supernatural being to give me a purpose.
painstrulove 2 years ago
I am sorry if I offended you, these are just my beliefs and I would never try to force them on anyone
Perfectwannabe27 2 years ago
christian but that is losing its meaning to me. Christmas and easter rarely have any meaning anymore! to Athists, Christmas is a time for family to be together and share love. but I think that is what thanksgiving is for! what is the point of Easter to an athist? to celebrate spring? even that is getting into a religion celtic! idk im not a very good speller but that is just my take on things. I dont have a single problem with other religions, only when they try to take away from religon.
willamation 2 years ago
I'm Christian and I'm very proud to be Christian! I'm actually getting confirmed next month! I respect all religions but it is sad that this certain religion is decreasing in its numbers.
mezigler 2 years ago
im from europ ...and i have to tell ya i dont like christians....got no problem whit jesus but christians did kill to many people in hes name...and whats this cross thing? if jesus would return i dont think he wants to see the cross again....lol
markuskiner 2 years ago
Just because someone calls them self a christian doesn't mean that they really are one, or that they understand. Following Jesus doesn't involve killing people...Some just found the religion useful to gain power over many people in wicked ways.
Because some "christians" have done very evil things does not mean you should dislike all christians. That logic isn't very sound.
Suitata 2 years ago
why does america HAVE to be a christian nation?!
is it enough that we ARE nation?!?!
mienftw 2 years ago
We have been a successful nation because God helped us get this far. "One nation, under God..." If we take Christianity out, we won't be as successful as we have been in our past.
JoGueva521 2 years ago
how can you be sure of it?
mienftw 2 years ago
Well, let's start at the founding of this nation. Against all odds, our developing country overcame the religious oppression it was receiving from England. The founding fathers (Washington, Lincoln, etc.) were men that served God. They were not capable of doing the great things they did without God. Because all people have free will, many countries do not serve God, and therefore their countries do not prosper. Not because He is mean, but because of their choice not to follow Him.
JoGueva521 2 years ago
well i see u have a point
but wasnt the country founded on the belief of freedom of religion? so how can u say one religion is the almighty and powerful
i mean thats just an opinion
mienftw 2 years ago
Isn't that an example of the early government trying to follow God's ways? God gave us the freedom to choose whether or not to serve Him. Our government gave us the ability to choose our beliefs and worship whomever or whatever we want, or not worship anything at all. However, nations who do not follow God will not prosper. Yes, I do firmly believe that Christianity is the right way, but I cannot force anyone to believe in it, and I don't intend to try. I can only post what I have observed.
JoGueva521 2 years ago
lol it's funny how you're religion constantly tries to credit themselves with the success of our country. Your praying and gatherings waste energy, resources, and time on an ignorant establishment that prevents our society's progression and doesn't get taxed? That shows only a snippet of how you and religious idiots like you, are completely worthless.
colinrocks636 2 years ago 3
We pay for the facilities we use. We pay for buildings or use of buildings, we pay the utilities we use, and we keep the buildings clean. It's not a free ride for us. Religion was the reason this country was formed. The people that came over here and established the US were tired of the religious oppression. They wanted to form a Christian church, and because they believed in freedom, they gave us freedom of religion. God did have His hand in the success of this nation.
JoGueva521 2 years ago
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Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified... for the foolishness of God is wiser than mans wisdom -1 Corinthians 1:20-25
d00dersx 2 years ago
yes i agree. we cannot just sit around and pray. we need to do something about this engergy crisis and all the other shit going on
mienftw 2 years ago
i am christian
mitchelldo4 2 years ago 4
To many Christians today don't stick to the christian morals. They pick and choose the parts they like and don't like then wallow in their sin. I understand that no one is perfect, but if you are a christian, sin should not be a joy to you (like I see it is way to often.) I highly doubt that of the 75% of "Christians" that a majority is saved. I wish all the fakers would just leave the faith and come back when their ready to REALLY accept the lord and live the faith.
Joshtika18 2 years ago 3
wars from this world is either religion or racism. why does people can respect each other. is that hard? just smile..
darksilo24 2 years ago
If it were not for religion, the world would be a better place.
ipodkiller6 2 years ago
I define religion as "form without power". As such it always dissapoints (Bill Johnson)
HoudiniLondon 2 years ago
I find religion quite ridiculous. I believe its just a tool for people to credit their ignorance and intolarance on others. Many Christians are now persecuting gays, but in the same time they are sinning themselves by judging. Its not their job to judge others. And god also said that all sins are equal. So therefore, they are putting themselves in the same boat, by their own accord. But they conviently forget that part and continue using religion to destroy society and push us further backwards
jaud555 2 years ago
The law is based on christian principles. I'll agree with that.
Christian principles are based on...
The behaviours that held human society together for the many thousands of years prior to christianlty...
...that enabled the group behaviours that gave our ancestors the fitness to survive and thrive.
So yeah, Christianity is a nice distraction to that fact that our common laws are rooted in Darwinism.
tryaspatula 2 years ago 2
I wasn't raised into any religion
but I've decided to be an Agnostic
but I'm keeping an open mind.
thateuanchap 2 years ago
I don't exactly understand this video, but I'll say this. The reason christianity is on the decline is because it has been proven that god almost certainly does not exist. People simply can't continue to believe in this nonsense anymore, and the rest can't stand to pretend that they believe it anymore.
godless75 2 years ago
Nothing is proven. We don't know anything.
MasterofPainfulDeath 2 years ago
'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them." Today people don't want to understand. They are programmed by everything around them and dare not to find the truth. It's amazing how our time was foretold.
deftonesfanatf 2 years ago
No people understand alright. We simply choose not to believe in something that has no logical standing. The simple fact that many Christians have their panties in a knot is proof enough that Christianity is based soley on fear, and that in order for it to succeed, it needs many people to lead blindly and do its bidding. If not, why do you are what I choose to believe. Why does it upset you so much, I'm going to hell? Well, I'll see you there in that case. Because we are all sinners, apparently.
jaud555 2 years ago
That is where you are somebody's fool. You choose to base ideas on the actions of other people. When Jesus foretold that his own followers would turn on him before his second coming. There would only be a few that actually followed his ways. Instead of searching for the facts you judge by other peoples actions. I became a believer through understanding. Understand what truth is and try to unravel the lies and the truth that has been hidden.
deftonesfanatf 2 years ago 2
Cute Darwin fish. :)
cobrastern 2 years ago
Religion is for steers and queers.
superstevenumber1 2 years ago
Well, Agnostic, borderline Pagan.
Yeah, probably pagan.
LVPirags 2 years ago
We do not know what happens before birth. We do not know what happens after death. All we know is that we exist in this reality and every choice is our own.
Since we choose our actions, we must accept the possible consequences of our selected choices. Therefore I am God. You are God. My cat is God.
UncleCourtney 2 years ago
Agreed.
It's time people take responsibility for their actions instead of pinning everything on their religion.
jaud555 2 years ago 2
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samuraikills 2 years ago
There's so much violence in the bible and quran. Can't we adopt a more peaceful religion and god that we can actually see do good....like for example - the sun. I can see it, feel it and witness it's blessings. Let's call this religion Suntology. Scientists already have thousands of scrolls written on the power of Suntology. We can put it together and make one huge book. No one will be able to discredit it like the bibble and quran.
Whatta say? The Sun created everything? hmmm?
brrtown 2 years ago
not religious =P
wika57 2 years ago
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BAMBOOTHEWALK 2 years ago
Relegion is fucked organization. Christianity=Jesus Christ
Buddhism=Sidhartha Gautuma(Buddah)
Hinduism=Creepy as blue chick
Relegion only occupies us to do bad things. There's so many things to beleive in. That's why I don't beleive in it.
TehBuddah 2 years ago