Ron Reagan (son of President Reagan): why I'm an atheist

[KingCondorIII]

@TheSeer101 But it IS foolish. Just because you criticise religion doesnt mean youre trying to prove your "deep intelligence". Some people just aren't afraid to candidly express their true feelings about it. And your position on the God issue has nothing to do with liberalism or conservatism,its just an opinion on a single issue

[CIRCLECIX]

He seriously should run though. He should be a little more optimistic, he could easily get elected in california or washington, being some of the more liberal states.

[bongoloid77]

He should have explained that to Daddy... as it was GOD who told him to run!

[WolfCoalition]

have faith people.. remember Ron Reagan Sr was a democrat before he was a republican. Jr is just lost. so just pray for him.

[TheSeer101]

A four year old "as we know them today", if you believe this, you are a liberal lol Ron Reagan is a man who has a great need to show the world that he is truly a genius. I am myself an atheist, but to go around trying to prove your deep intelligence by speaking of the foolishness of religion is odd to say the least. But such is the course of a liberal

[Ironhawk86]

Everything Ron Reagan Jr. says can be boiled down to "I'm anti-everything my father was so stupid leftists will accept me and pay me to come on their shitty shows that no one watches. Pissing all over my father's legacy is the only way I can pay the bills since I'm a complete failure at everything I've ever done."

[paramusica3]

Had the spanish read their bible, they wouldnt have had to travel so far to discover that the world was round. THE BIBLE SAID SO FROM THE BEGINING

ISAIAH 40:22

[It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

[Dorangutan]

@paramusica3 Actually no one in Columbus' day or for a good while before (eg Ancient Greece) thought the world was flat, its a popular misconception. most believed it was oval or spherical, Columbus himself thought it was pear shaped, so he was actually more wrong than the majority. Either way, your point is invalid.

[paramusica3]

Gen 19:30 And the dwelt in a cave, he and his two dauthers

God made you in his image:

2 ears: that you may listen twice before opening your mouth

1 nose just above your mouth: to smell before you eat

2 eyes: the luxury for 180 degree vision

eyelashes to protect you from the suns rays

1Brain: the mother board, the network

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Jesus, loves you.

[rdvqc]

I started with the "who created the creator" question back in the mid 60's. I have studied science for years and find more consistency than I ever have found in the bible (yes, I have read it - have you?).

I walked away from religion more than 40 years ago and don't miss it a bit though I treasure my integrity and dedication to making the world a better place.

We can use more like Ron.

We can also use more like Jack Layton (look him up) who just passed away today.

[jeepsterrr]

So he asked his mother a question about cave men and she could not give a snsible answer. Once you know that evolution is a crock it easy to answer the question. Atheism is a faith positions. Faith that hydrogen, a colourless odourless gasm if given enough time, turns into people. Ludicrous. I do not have even 0.001% doubt about the reality of God.

[1776iscoming]

He is an atheist, because like most "atheists", they are looking for attention. He grew up, as a homosexual, with a conservative, Christian father and he wanted to be cool and rebellious. Nobody on the planet believes that there is no God in their hearts.

[JinxOz]

@1776iscoming You are a master troll. Unfortunately for you trolls are the scum of the earth.

[TH3F1L18U573R]

@1776iscoming I do.

[bushiyo2]

@1776iscoming "Nobody on the planet believes that there is no God in their hearts." -1776iscoming

I'm sorry to be the one to break this to ya, but your terribly mistaken.

You are attempting to make an assertion that claims everyone on the planet is a theist.

This is clearly untrue. I certainly don't believe in you're god or any other.

The fact that you seem to think I do is disturbing. Why on earth would I believe in "god"?

And what do you mean in my heart? You know what a heart is right?

[martystreets]

Wow I like that Lil Ron is atheist. It's weird

[luciano9009]

@martystreets Me too,

[1776iscoming]

Sorry Ron, there are no atheists. Every single person that has ever walked the planet knows in their hearts that God exists. They, you, I know through creation. Sure, some people pretend like He doesn't exist because then they would have to face the fact that they will be judged for their actions on this earth. "Atheism" has nothing to do with lack of evidence, it is offense at God's moral standard.

[MusicJew158]

I really wish people could just be honest with themselves and admit that they will probably die and nothing will happen. By the way despite my name I am not a religious Jew (can't wait for the anti semetic comments!).

[MusicJew158]

By it I mean the fact that he exists. Sorry that wasn't so clear heh

[MusicJew158]

I really love hearing him speak. Also it has to be the best fuck you to conservatives ever.

[MusicJew158]

So anyone that is intelligent yet has different opinions then you is a faggot. His father made some horrible blunders and may have been a piece of shit. He is awesome though.

[spinnersmetal]

Ronald Reagan was the most overrated President in history. He accumulated a historic debt, negotiated with terrorists and would not be a conservative today.

[umacarrot]

@spinnersmetal Right on !

[MrSilver497]

You atheisth are really sad The planet coudnt make it there is no proof of the earth making it self if it would show me an animal created out of the ground show me a human coming out of an ape no proof your atheatec myth in the other the bible is clear as daylight in explaining things

[umacarrot]

@MrSilver497 LOL...yah clear as your train of thought!

[imaginativelads]

@MrSilver497 and yet you don't have enough faith in God to not let this atheism thing bother you. You are obviously irritated and desperate with the doubt that dares to freely express itself.

[MrSilver497]

@imaginativelads everyday im being persecuted by atheisth everyday I see people die becuase of these ''sub-human'' people called atheisth i woud not say this to and atheisth face to face but I love my God im just trying to protect what is right and true.

[imaginativelads]

@MrSilver497 There you go again, with the exxagerated claims of Christian persecution. Quite frankly I find your ingratitude to a nation that has given you more unparalleled freedoms and protections, ever, in the history of any civilization to date, UNPATRIOTIC. We're tired of you using our great nations flag as toilet paper, and then hiding behind it when you want to bash our government and lash out at it's ideals and progressive nature. If you don't love America, then TOUGH! then leave.

[MrSilver497]

@imaginativelads you atheisth are more underground than anywhere else look at what you goverment did it ruined America look at those teenagers look at those teen pregnant moms look at those people with drug what do you have to say about that its ok to use drugs? that is ok to do sex at young age?

[imaginativelads]

@MrSilver497 Why do you hate America?, is it because America doesn't allow you to push your radical agenda on it's free citizens? Never mind, a 13 yr old retard like you couldn't possibly uderstand what the truth is anyway.

[imaginativelads]

@MrSilver497 This country has given you Christians more wealth than you can dream of, and yet you spit at our progressive ideals, and wipe your asses on our flag with impunity. You demonize it's citizens and make threats against it's institutions expecting to be taken seriously when you claim persecution. You make us sick with your lies and deceit, you filthy traitors should try living in another country where I'm sure they'll be a lot less tolerant than we are.

[MrSilver497]

@imaginativelads yeah well im thrteen ive been bullied by other teenagers in school cause im a Christian what do you know about persecution your just another ignorant dumbass that doesnt know right from wrong go smoke cocaine in another corner you bag of shit.

[Limeyankangler]

A true realist. An inspiration for all americans. this dude is the word.

[niltomega]

Little Ron Ron. He'll never grow up.

[thedocumentarian]

@niltomega How so?

[kfag101]

Love Reagan!! The president that is, not this faggot

[Gafaton]

You've obviously been indoctrinated from a young age. That makes me sad. Seriously, read what you wrote out loud to yourself, and ask if it makes sense. If god is such a supreme being and created all of this for us, why don't our teeth fit in our mouths? Why is Earth 70% salt water? All of your "arguments" are circular, and frankly, word vomit. I will not respond to you after this, and hope that you will one day think for yourself.

[MegaSage007]

So Atheists are on higher moral ground & are holy due to eliminating God Almighty from the big picture? Believers connect divine Power from the OmniPotent God propeling a natural earth mass weighing 5,972,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons into orbit at 65,000 mph while spinning it at over a thousand mph with a moon orbiting around it while the Solar System orbits the center of the Milky Way. You don't really believe it all came from nothing into orderly clockwork existence do you?

[Gafaton]

@MegaSage007 For one, I shouldn't even bother responding to you. I do feel an obligation to at least educate you on reality. Atheists don't claim to be holy. About morality...have you even read the bible? Certainly our universe is an incredible place and is hard for us to comprehend. However, we have math. Math helps us understand why the Earth is a certain size, and moves at a certain speed. I don't pretend to know how the universe came into existence. You are the one making those claims

[MegaSage007]

@Gafaton Atheists do not claim to be holy, but you must be sinless since you do not admit to sin; and sinlessness is necessary for holiness. Since you are sinless you are holier than believers who are learning God's Word to live without sin; & in our believing we do not write off the Universe simply because we find it incomprehensible, but by deducive reasoning we know a Supreme Being brought the Universe into existence & we seek Him & find Him willing to respond to our obedience.

[Shavarnarak]

Wow... this guy is amazing!

It shows that the offspring of horrible people can grow up to be great persons, not like their parents at all!

Heh, almost makes you wonder if one of Dubya's daughters turns out to become a brilliant scientist or something, because this guy here is just as big a leap as that would be.

[mystic81006]

Its funny how a man who does not know christain says christ is anti christain witch makes no sence at all as he is the one who delairs what is christ like? My point is how can someone judge on what the son of god says and does? christ spoke the words of god the father and not to see this is well, blind.

[MegaSage007]

If you are really listening, Ron Reagan turned God down not because he didn't believe in God but because he rejected the negatives he sees in the Bible regarding him.

[PeXis]

@MegaSage007

No.

He turned down christianity because of it.

After that he probably realized that other religions wouldn't make any more sense.

When you have rejected all the known religions, there isn't exactly a good reason to believe in god.. at least not the kind of god that is usually described in religious stories.

[MegaSage007]

@PeXis Okay so he turned Christianity down, so did I. He probably turned Catholocism down, so did I. But the Holy Bible, you would be a fool to turn down. It contains God's message to the world, and if you don't like the absolute evil He says he is capable of doing, and proves he is capable of doing in the Bible, then perhaps you ought to consider the absolutely awesome goodness He offers believers who are faithful. 1 Corinthians 2:9

[PeXis]

@MegaSage007

"It contains God's message to the world"

OK. Prove it.

God would be pretty stupid if his plan to tell about himself to the whole world today is 2000 year old book that doesn't make a lot of sense.

Even if the texts originally had something to do with god, how do I know it is still the same after multiple translations and bunch of people editing it etc?

How about show up and let us know?

Guess that's too much to ask for.

[MegaSage007]

@PeXis When you went to school, did the other students do your homework assignments for you? Its up to you to prove it for your own self. God Almighty gave you the gift of intelligence and the gift of time so you might seek the Lord and find Him. As to multiple translations, the Devil who is busy destroying America; is also busy authoring multiple translations that are actually money driven paraphrases trading off words and phrases unequally so the meanings are lost to those readers.

[PeXis]

@MegaSage007 "When you went to school, did the other students do your homework assignments for you?" What does this have to do with anything? "Its up to you to prove it for your own self" You're not making any sense. "God Almighty gave you the gift of intelligence" Well obviously he made me too bright to realize that there is zero evidence to his existence. "so you might seek the Lord" I don't have a habit to seek imaginary beings. "Devil who is busy destroying America " LOL

[MegaSage007]

@PeXis Obviously he made you too bright to realize there is evidence everywhere of his existence. "so you might seek the Lord". You don't have a habit of seeking Him because of the concensus He is an imaginary Supreme Being, and you wouldn't want to give up self centered sinfulness for holiness in the divine goodness of His Supernatural Nature where true Paradise is. You prefer to remain miserable & confused & throw yourself into the dumpster of humanity where God's wrath burns up devils....

[NerdySabbath]

@MegaSage007 Miserable & confused? Gotta love a Christians pretentious attitude toward its fellow man, along with the old "Believe or burn" shtick. Even tho I'm disgusted by your beliefs, entertaining non the less.

[MegaSage007]

@NerdySabbath Actually NERDY KID its "TASTE OF THE LORD AND KNOW HE IS GOOD" SHTICK. And even though I'm disgusted by your beliefs, I don't mind being patient with you. 

[NerdySabbath]

@MegaSage007 Still pretentious, annoying but yet oddly enjoyable. Also, how can you be disgusted by a non-belief? Your being disgusted by nothing.  "TASTE OF THE LORD AND KNOW HE IS GOOD OR YOU WILL BURN" still seems pretty horrific to me. I however might not have patience with you:}

[MegaSage007]

@NerdySabbath You show a little brilliance youngster. Speaking a paradox. But you greatly err since Atheism is a belief. Its an ignorant, irrationale belief the Universe produced itself in some way so dumb matter is by inference its own Intelligent Designer & Creator. It doesn't matter how an Atheist shapes his opinion, 5,972,000,000,000,000,000,000 sextillion tons of earth orbiting at 65,000 mph created by? propelled by? spinning by? did not intelligently create & design itself. Shtick back.

[Gafaton]

@MegaSage007 Atheism is by definition the lack of belief. Trying to equate singularity to "Intelligent Design" is a cheap attempt to connect the natural with the divine, and flat out wrong. Atheists overwhelmingly base their understanding of the cosmos on the scientific method; not 2000 year old fairy tales, as you do. We actually do understand how the Earth came to exist, and the forces present to cause movement through space. Perhaps you should put down your bible and pick up a text book.

[MegaSage007]

@Gafaton So Atheists are on higher moral ground & are holy due to eliminating God Almighty from the big picture? Believers connect divine Power from the OmniPotent God propeling a natural earth mass weighing 5,972,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons into orbit at 65,000 mph while spinning it at over a thousand mph with a moon orbiting around it while the Solar System orbits the center of the Milky Way. You don't really believe it all came from nothing into orderly clockwork existence do you?

[TurboDally]

"no correlation to religion and intellect."

Studies indicate that the irreligious tend to be more intelligent than the religious, the irreligious includes atheists/agnostics/deists- those who don't allow religion to cloud their brain.

"Atheism is a religion"

Atheism is the position on ONE claim "gods exist". Atheism/theism/deism are not religions. Religions are subsets of atheism & theism, atheistic religion:Buddhism, theistic religions:Christianity. Belief or lack of it is not a religion.

[TurboDally]

@TurboDally

"Ronny Reagan Jr doesn't have any accomplishments."

Yet he has more sense than his father did, it's ironic that Americans chose religious fundamentalism over intellect/rational thinkers.

"rebelling against his parents by rejecting their God isn't a threat to anyone."

If your parents were Hindus and you just couldn't buy into that nonsense, it's not exactly rebelling is it now?

If he truely wanted to rebel against his parents he should have become a communist :D

[smoochym]

@TurboDally now that would be rebelling against intelligence.

[scotty]

Beautiful and encouraging that he should step aside from his father's madness and surpass him in both intelligence and integrity.

[SenorZorrozzz]

Ronny Reagan Jr doesn't have any accomplishments. He's a Hollywood rich kid whose father was a movie star and later, President. He's just a former light weight ballet dancer who has lived a privileged life. His rebelling against his parents by rejecting their God isn't a threat to anyone.

[PhillipMcLoins]

Atheism is a religion, it has its own set beliefs and ideologues, the only difference is that they are never happy because everyone else is.

[ohsnap31]

@PhillipMcLoins

No, your just fucking ignorant!

[PhillipMcLoins]

@ohsnap31 Thank you for supporting my claim.

Question, is that how atheists retort, through one liners, foul language, and name calling? I am just curious because that appears to the be the trend when they are confronted with a sensible argument.

Lastly, I am guessing a disregard for simple grammatical concepts is not considered a form of ignorance. Re-read your comment, maybe you'll realize what I mean. 

[ohsnap31]

@PhillipMcLoins

Your vs You're - That's your fucking point. Oh wait, you mentioned something about a sensible argument. That "atheism is a religion, it has its own set beliefs and ideologues". What is the religious organization Atheists belong to? What are the set beliefs? Are the people not believing in Santa Claus part of a religious organization as well? You have no answers, just one dumb conclusion. Perhaps you should bow down and pray to your invisible sky daddy for the answer.

[scotty]

@PhillipMcLoins 'Atheism is a religion, it has its own set beliefs and ideologues, the only difference is that they are never happy because everyone else is. ' This isn't correct. There are many stark differences between an atheist point of view and religion. One based on beliefs and the other not. As far as never being happy you don't hear that side of it much but there is much to be said about it. Acknowledging truth and reality attunes one to something very beautiful.

[PeXis]

@PhillipMcLoins

Please tell me what are those beliefs and ideologies or are you just pulling this stuff out of your ass?

[halflifeproductionz]

i'm broke, i think i should become a mormon and get into the brainwashin'!

[baigandine]

He could have easily been elected president too.

[GoochExpress]

He's ronald reagan's son. that's why he's an atheist. His dad was not a man of God no matter what he may have said.

[neoarcadezr]

@GoochExpress were you listening to what he said?

[GoochExpress]

@neoarcadezr Yes, I did. I was simply claiming why I understand why he's an atheist...or why many people are atheists. Many Christians claim that something is done in the will of God when it was not. i.e. the Crusades, Christopher Colombus, and Ronald Reagan. Therefore contorting the true nature of God. And this is from a Christian standpoint so take it as you will. Can I blame many for hating what I believe? No.

[neoarcadezr]

@GoochExpress my parents are religious and i argue with them all the time about it and im an theist

[Gregusan]

Sorry for him...

Hard to believe he was Ronald Reagan's son. He was a insolent turd even when his father was president. What a dork. Spoiled, ignorant, unenlightened, haughty, arrogant, low IQ, foolish.

A completely ignorant shame and disgrace to his family and America. Ughhh....

[Theospeak1]

Actually the title of this video would better be presented as, "why I'm an agnostic" (9:32)

[razieldumas]

How strange that the son of one of the worst human beings in the latter half of the twentieth century could produce such a delightful, upstanding young man.

[mrstrings65]

@razieldumas how atrange that one of the best human beings in the latter half of the twentieth century could produce such a dipshit !!!

[razieldumas]

Don't know who you could possibly be talking about, to be honest. No instances of such that you're referring to pop into my head readily.

[nero8289]

@razieldumas You do not know much about Reagan do you?

[razieldumas]

@nero8289 I know enough to despise him, and wish that he had never set foot in the White House, outside of a tour.

[nero8289]

@razieldumas Ok, so you know next to nothing.

[razieldumas]

@nero8289 I know about his arming of people who would later become our enemies in the eighties to oppose the Russians. I know about his bankrupting of Russia, which would lead to nuclear arms going missing all over the world and other weapons falling into the hands of people who hate us. I know about his proliferation of nuclear arms to the extent that we have them now. I know of his disruption of democratically elected leaders in South America. Ignoring HIV, disrupting New Deal programs, etc.

[NoSaltyPeanuts]

@razieldumas For the longest I've not wanted to listen to him just because...Now I'm just shocked but pleasantly so.

[Leftygolfer14]

If only Reagan sr where as half as smart as his son this country wouldn't be in the shape it's in. The same goes for my family as well I love ron Reagan jr and my dad would give his dad a hand job givin the opurtunity

[ScottElwood32]

Finally a politician who uses logical thought.

[BaadSiide]

Ron Reagan Jr is pissing of the CONFEDERATE CHRISTIAN RIGHTWINGERS his father hung out with.

[MrArchieBunker]

Let me get this straight, he remembers a story he told his mother when he was four years old? Cut me a break. Ron Jr. has mental health issues.

[Savior20061]

You don't remember anything as a child?

I remember the time I cussed in front of an audience of people as a five year old and was chased through the auditorium by my parents.

[MrArchieBunker]

Ron Jr. is obviously suffering from some sort disorder that requires him to hate his parents.

[joshmtroy]

I'm glad Ronald Reagan's horrible ways did not rub off on his son. Reagan was the WORST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN HISTORY AND AN EVEN WORSE PERSON!!! However, two of Reagan's kids — Ron Reagan and Patty Davis — are great people and have independent minds! I commend them both for their strength and character. They are good people unlike their idiot parents!!!

[plummer90715]

Beautifully stated, I could not agree with you more, peace.

[mustanggt12382]

Wow, how is this weirdo a son of Ronald Reagan? The great Ronald Reagan, this is shocking.

[PhillipMcLoins]

@Scoforever Smarter? What evidence do you have to back that claim? Please do not show me a collegiate study, because if your smart self went to any form of higher education, you'd know that research is biased. Now please explain how atheists are more intellectually apt compared to a theist? Just because you refuse to believe in a deity means nothing...no correlation to religion and intellect. Do all of the atheists have this smug attitude?