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  • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 day ago

    jimmo42 said:

    @rubixfreerunner771 Judging christians as a whole? Do you have a reading comprehension problem? I said, "For the most part..". You only need a 5th grade education to understand that statement obviously excludes "some christians". Further, as the PEW survey showed, it is *not* the "result of a few...

    • jimmo42 said:

      Prothero is full of crap. The reason why atheists and agnostics know more about the bible and religion is *not* because they "spend a l ot time fighting with religious people". It is because atheists and agnostics have read the bible and that has proven to them it is all nonsense.

    • Aren't there 400,000 variants or errors in the New Testament? (Part 2)

      Dr. Ed Gravely - "Aren't there 400,000 Variants or Errors in the New Testament? (Part 2)"

      http://ehrmanproject.com

      jimmo42 said:

      @yaminatodaydotcom "gnostic literature....as well as such books as the gospel of Mary and Thomas". Could you point me to a reference that does not consider either one gnostic?

      On the other hand, it was inaccurate of me to say the "only writings that survived". However, the limited number of copi...

    • jimmo42 said:

      @55k3v1n "You don't want to fly off the handle and kill somebody which could very easily happen if you leave it untreated for too long. "

      Again, you demonstrate your immaturity and lack of valid argument. You cannot used real facts because you have none. Instead, the ad hominems are all you have.

    • jimmo42 said:

      @55k3v1n "kill all who haven't evolved enough to embrace your godless atheist ideology."

      As I have said before, comments like that only demonstrate your ingorance of history. These dictators destroyed anyone who was a threat, religious leaders as well as intellectuals who generally tended to be a...

    • William Lane 'Two Citations' Craig, Academic Midget

      William Lane Craig likes to think of himself as an academic, an intellectual and if you believe his fans, 'is regarded by many as one of the worlds...

      jimmo42 said:

      @Tr3xKuro "but he is also not in a medium were he is obligated to give a thorough rebuttal...."

      Well said. Further, IMHO, TF takes issues with Craig's comments about how he behaves in a formal debate and then shows video clips as "evidence" from a context that is most certain not a formal debate....

    • William Lane 'Two Citations' Craig, Academic Midget

      William Lane Craig likes to think of himself as an academic, an intellectual and if you believe his fans, 'is regarded by many as one of the worlds...

      jimmo42 said:

      Whatcha talkin' 'bout? I quote Craig quite often:

      "The person who follows the pursuit of reason unflinchingly toward its end will be atheistic or, at best, agnostic." -- William Lane Craig in his book on Christian apologetics "Reasonable Faith"

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  • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

    Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

    Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

    jimmo42 said:

    @ObsidianWizroh Were you blocked by drcraigvideos, by chance? If it was, I am not surprised. Christians get to insult non-believers without provocation and there are no repercussion. However, provide proof Craig is wrong and you get blocked in a second. To me it's a badge of honor because it prov...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @jimmo42 ""You're always calling people of faith liars" cont.

      Let's assume one of us did call you a liar. According to your mythology the early Christians were willing to die for their beliefs. Paul even talks about bearing the weight of "persecution" in the name of Christ, yet you cannot even h...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @55k3v1n "Atheists are missing the gene that allows them to understand spiritual things." If anything, we have evolved a gene that allows our intellect to recognize 2000-year-old mythology as nonsense. On the other hand, once again you are wrong. You cannot seem to get anything right. I do "unde...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @ObsidianWizroh "Really that's just a combination of the two."

      Very valid point!

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @ObsidianWizroh "two choices"

      Actually, there is a third choice: claim the evidence is invalid or insufficient, and provide nothing to support that claim. That is what Michael Behe did in the Kitzmiller-Dover trial. He was shown dozens of peer-reviewed papers and book chapters just on the evoluti...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @ObsidianWizroh "You are working on the bias that..."

      Which, as we all know, is typical for religionists like 55k3v1n. First reach a conclusion based on a 2000-year-old book of mythology, then go out and manipulate the evidence to support its absurd claims.

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @55k3v1n "a bunch of unrelated chemicals randomly gathering together"

      We've been there, remember? Your dishonest use of "random" serves nothing. It is common for ingorant religionists like yourself to misuse the term "random" to force an incorrect interpretation. It is NOT random, but most defin...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @55k3v1n "Mutations always result in disfiguring degression."

      Incorrect. Whyilemost mutations are harmful or at best genetic neutral, your claim of "always" is yet more proof you are ignorant of the basic principles of evolution. STOP simply regurgitating what other people and start thinking for ...

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  • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

    Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

    Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

    jimmo42 said:

    @55k3v1n "The location of ... couldn't be much better."

    You mean like ears or eyes of the top of the head that can rotate toward the object to get "better reception". In fact, there are vestigal muscles behind the ears to move them, but the vast majority of people cannot. Ever see someone wiggle ...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @55k3v1n "The location of the eyebrows, eyes (with lashes and lids)..."

      I guess you don't even *want* to think about logically I specifically pointed out a better "design" for the eyes and like the ostrich religionist you are, you stick your head in the sand, ignoring not only the volumes of book...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @55k3v1n "How about the Richard Dawkin's quote?"

      You are a classic religionist. I responded to it and you make believe that it doesn't exist. Just like you make beleive there is no evidence for evolution and there is evidence for an invisible magic sky daddy.

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 4 weeks ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @jimmo42 Should be: Similarities in nucleotide sequences associate only weakly to their function. In a real code, it is always a 1:1 relationship

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 4 weeks ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @55k3v1n "machine code of the gene" cont.

      The translation from C source code to assembly to binary is arbitrary at every single step. The behaviour of DNA is not arbitrary, but follows physical laws. It is no more a true code, then a cliff is a code to tell the river to form a waterfall. Being a...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @55k3v1n "Who are you to say what is definitively right or wrong?"

      Is it arrogant to say the sun does NOT go around the earth as your mythology book says? Is it arrogant to say one specific variant of Christianity is correct and all others are incorrect? (like YOU do) You will find that most Chri...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      Richard Dawkins is a Coward - Part 1

      Richard Dawkins loves to challenge theists but he hates to be challenged. He simply won't debate competent theists like William Lane Craig.

      jimmo42 said:

      @55k3v1n "if even one "bit" of the coded information is missing, everything goes completely out of whack"

      Wrong again! It has already been demonstrated that by natural processes errors can be and are corrected. Second, small does not mean "everything goes completely out of whack", maybe you simpl...

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  • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 3 weeks ago

    Atheist Asks Street Preacher Questions

    It is not my intention with the recording, and posting, of this video to in any way mock these two men. They both treated me respectfully,gave me t...

    jimmo42 said:

    @fullerming "a few reasons include..." cont.

    (4) All that shows is that the stories contain historically accurate elements, but does not show the core is a myth.

    What term would you use for the Roswell UFO incident? In essence if fits all four of your criteria. Shall we call it a myth? Legend? U...

    • Atheist Asks Street Preacher Questions

      It is not my intention with the recording, and posting, of this video to in any way mock these two men. They both treated me respectfully,gave me t...

      jimmo42 said:

      @fullerming "a few reasons include..."

      (1) Disagree. The stories were arleady in circulation before they were written down. Simply having four different Gospel writers (3 interdepedant) does not mean "better documentation", IMO.

      (2) So what? The Gospels are longer, so there is simply written, pl...

    • Atheist Asks Street Preacher Questions

      It is not my intention with the recording, and posting, of this video to in any way mock these two men. They both treated me respectfully,gave me t...

      jimmo42 said:

      @fullerming "it would not be mythology in the same vein as the Greek and Roman pantheons of gods."

      Why not? Not enough time? Nonsense! People believe they know who wrote the Gospels? Why does that differentiate myth from the Gospels? "Myth" most certainly could apply to the Old TEstament, why not...

    • Atheist Asks Street Preacher Questions

      It is not my intention with the recording, and posting, of this video to in any way mock these two men. They both treated me respectfully,gave me t...

      jimmo42 said:

      @jimmmmybrady "My point about the Nazis..."

      The king told the Israelites that God was on their side, so it was OK to commit genocide.

      Hitler told the Nazis that God was on their side, so it was OK to commit genocide.

      What's the difference?

    • Would you still be an atheist if...

      Would I still be an atheist if I hadn't grown up in a fundamentalist religious cult? If I'd had a more typical form of American Christianity, would...

      jimmo42 said:

      @vanestar6 "why you people get mad so easily"

      Because of what this topic represents. People don't "get mad so easily" when talking about which is better Burger King or McDonalds. However, Christians represent a belief system that says it is OK to murder, rape, enslave people and commit genocide ...

    • Would you still be an atheist if...

      Would I still be an atheist if I hadn't grown up in a fundamentalist religious cult? If I'd had a more typical form of American Christianity, would...

      jimmo42 said:

      @vanestar6 " I know there's a Satan, because I've seen exorcism"

      I know there is a Harry Potter because I have seen him in the movies and just today, I saw one of his brooms for sale in a shop window downtown.

      Demonic was the explanation of primitive people in the middle ages. Today, we have pr...

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  • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

    A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

    -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

    jimmo42 said:

    @AWEF321 "That probably explains why half of the things he says don't match up to what he is replying to. "

    ROTFLOL! Thanks!!! I had been thinking that very same thing.

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @stewpotb62 "Just to let you know he has cut and pasted this from CARM again."

      Good for you! Nice to see someone else caught it, as well. That's one reason I decided to stop discussing things with mrlucky1232002. He does not have any of his own opinions, but rather he simply regurgitates things h...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 "Peter was a eye witness"

      Yes and? Exactly what is the evidence to indicate that 1) It was written by someone named Mark? 2) This Mark was a travelling companion of Peter?

      Besides you claimed "written by eyewitnesses ". You were wrong, it was NOT *written* by eyewitnesses. If you ...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 "with historical evidence written by eyewitnesses "

      bzzzzt! Wrong again!!! Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars! Mark was not a disciple, so could not be a eyewitness. lUke could not be an eyewtiness for his Gospel either. Both Matthew and John wrote about things that they c...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 "your delusion that God does not exist despite the evidence is clear "

      Again you show your reading comprehesion problems. Please go find a fifth grader to explain it to you. I have **repeatedly** said this is about the inerrancy of the bible, not the existance of God. You are so ...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 "True but no historain was say someone had to die by a certain age as you "

      Incorrect. Average longevity is a very common factor to determine historical probability. For example, if some record claimed a king in the middle ages did somethign when he was 100 and this was the only r...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 "Your argument is fake as you pretending evidence would cause you to leave the darkness and follow Christ"

      The "you only want to sin" argument was already old several centuries ago and it is even older and more meaningless today.

      We listen to the words of William Lane Craig who s...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 "do you have some evidence to refute my assertion?"

      Yes, the average longevity of people in the 1st century. The romans were very good at keeping records, so we have a high level of certainty of what the average longevity was. Since Mary came from a rural region, the average long...

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  • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

    Richard Dawkins' Blind Faith in William Lane Craig's Non-Existent CV

    ...seriously backfires when confronted with evidence over anecdote!

    jimmo42 said:

    @AtheistApologetics Same on you expecting creationist to accept the word of real scientists (e.g Ken Miller) and a federal court.

  • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

    A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

    -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

    jimmo42 said:

    @mrlucky1232002 6) It is a known fact that religious zealots will fabricate evidence to support their position. This continues to modern times.

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @TheZooCrew We also need to keep in mind that John was illiterate ("unlettered") and most certainly could not write in Greek (which was the language of his Gospel). At best Matthew could read and write a little in order to collect taxes. "Ancient Literacy" by William Harris does a great job of di...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 "where is the proof for your wild accusations that I lied"

      No proof, just evidence. You made up the story of an interview. You know you made it up. Making things up is lying.

      Besides, God knows what is in your heart. He knows that this is about YOUR ego and not about spreading th...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 Second, "killing 10 jews" is not supported by the facts. You have yet to provide evidence that the numbers are correct. All you have is a non-historian making guesses! Third, the *word* we chose to describe the murder of 10, 100 or even just 1 person is irrelevant to the discussio...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 "Mathew was not there during the birth of Jesus so it makes sense Mathew would interview mary who was still alive after Jesus rose from the dead."

      It would also make sense if Matthew made it up. That is *far* more likely considering all we know about 1st century writers. Whether b...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 "Not only that but the Jew would not write any evil that Herod did less He kill them as was"

      You contradict yourself! They would records "1,000s of innocent Children", the murder of "Ever His own sons" (even?) and other events so those in Bethlehem were "not big news". However, ...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 "Of course, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence,"

      That is something Christians misuse quite often. Absense of evidence IS evidence of absence if the evidence is of a nature that it 1) should be found, if true 2) would be found if people look. The same applies to histori...

    • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

      A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

      -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

      jimmo42 said:

      @mrlucky1232002 "you could see why this event in an insignificant village in the Jewish area, might be ignored. "

      The event was so "insignificant" that none of the jewish writers of the time wrote about it, but Matthew who did not come onto the scene until after Jesus started his preaching, knew ...

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  • jimmo42 jimmo42 commented 1 month ago

    A Scientist's Critique of Ben Stein's Expelled

    -Because I know simple minds view censorship as an acceptable form of argument, I am citing Fair Use, section 107 of the Copyright Act (title 17, U...

    jimmo42 said:

    @mrlucky1232002 "not having any evidence outside the Bible..., does not mean it didn't happen"

    I think you should do some research on the historical method. I have about 10 on my bookshelf that I could recommend. If you have only one single source that is obviously biased and seems to be intentio...

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