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3.3.2 Atheism: Spong

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I relate the insights of reading Spong for the first time, solidifying the displacement of theism by the insights of science, seeing how we had created the theistic God in our own image, learning about the first images of Jesus from the letters of Paul, and trying to extract concepts from my Christian experience that were still meaningful in a non-theistic universe.

Books and Concepts:

Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile:
http://www.amazon.com/Why-Christianity-Must-Change-Die/dp/0060675365

Size of the Observable Universe:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=size%20of%20the%20observable%20universe&...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observable_universe

1 Thessalonians:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_to_the_Thessalonians
Gospel of Mark:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_mark#Date
Gospel of Matthew:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_matthew#Date_of_gospel
Gospel of Luke:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_luke#Date


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All excerpts used in this video are either copyright-free or covered under "fair use" in Title 17 § 107 of the USC.

3D Model Attributions:
Library Shelf:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=475a4509091b5f14bb4fd842f8...

Vector Attributions:
A huge thanks to Snap2Objects for the many businessmen vectors I use:
http://www.snap2objects.com/freebies/
Spong silhouette:
http://www.vecteezy.com/People/16610-People
Man:
http://raffaelregis.deviantart.com/art/Promotor-46899236?q=boost:popular+in:r...
Children:
http://all-silhouettes.com/vectorchildren/

Image Attributions:
Cross:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L-Kreuz.png
Exile:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_martin_w%C3%BCste_(49).jpg
Holy Temple:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tissot_Solomon_Dedicates_the_Temple_at_Jeru...
Temple Destroyed:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francesco_Hayez_017.jpg
Round Earth:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17.jpg
Orbits:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CopernicSystem.png
Aristotle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aristotle_Altemps_Inv8575.jpg
Copernicus:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Copernicus_by_Thorwaldsen_Warsaw_01.jpg
Newton:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theed_Newton_Grantham_face.JPG
Flat Earth:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naked_Dune.jpg
Ascension of Christ:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AscensionofChrist2.jpg
Light from Heaven Surrounded Paul:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_conversion_de_Saint_Paul_Giordano_Nancy_...
Earth's Circumference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Abu_Reyhan_Biruni-Earth_Circumference.svg
Planetary Orbits Close:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gliese876Orbits.svg
Planetary Orbits Far:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GJ581orbits.svg
Night Sky:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_-_Clear_night_sky.jpg
Universe 1:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abell_520.PNG
Universe 2:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Abell_S740.jpg
Universe 3:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Abell315_(ESO).jpg
"Heaven":
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SunFromClouds.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sun-Clouds.JPG
Sun:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Sun_by_the_Atmospheric_Imaging_Assembly...
Darwin:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Darwin_01.jpg
Darwin Tree:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darwin_tree.png
Man's Place in Nature:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Huxley_-_Mans_Place_in_Nature.png
Darwin's Finches:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darwin's_finches.jpeg
Einstein and Bohr:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Niels_Bohr_Albert_Einstein_by_Ehrenfes...
2 Slit Experiment:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2slits.png
Probability Densities:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1D_Probability_Density_with_Energies.svg
1 Thessalonians:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minuscule_699_(GA)_folio_18.jpg
Gospel of Mark:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BookOfDurrowBeginMarkGospel.jpg
Gospel of Matthew:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CorpusChristiCollegeMS122Fol10vChiRho.jpg
Gospel of Luke:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BL_Harley_Gospels_109r.jpg
Praying Hands:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Praying_Hands_-_Albrecht_Durer.png

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Music:
"Canvas (Instrumental Version)" by Imogen Heap
"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Leopold Stokowski & The Philadelphia Orchestra

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  • I laughed out loud when you started talking about Jesus travelling through space.

  • @obits3 Matthew 4:8 a very big mountain allows us to see all earth --> flat earth.

    Of course that could be only metaphorical, but given the evidence available one must assume that the basic knowledge of the nature of the earth by the writters of the bible is bassically flawed, I don't think this was their main focus of course, for the knowledge is the fruit of the forbidden tree.

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  • Where in the hell is Jesus going?...I loled. Awesome work.

  • what time was Jesus flying thought space?

  • @MortlachNL I agree; the power of prayer isn't in the direction of the prayer (to whom or what), it's the very act of expressing a will that potentially manifests in a force for change.

  • Jesus is a alien

  • @Evid3nc3 Could you make a Jpeg of the pictures of jesus in space? xD

  • Amazing journey man. Thanks for sharing it, and not only that, but making something new, educational, and compelling in the process.

  • If I may, my 2 cents about prayer as a... I guess atheistic Buddhist... is that prayer should still work even if there is no one to hear it. It should still have a positive impact on your own attitude towards the people you're praying for. Pray for someone means trying to put yourself in their place and hopefully approach them more lovingly afterwards...

    Your series is amazing, by the way, I'm definitely going to rewatch it again when I'm done.

  • A bald man somewhat resembling the tip of a penis is always on my right column.

  • "In worshipping this image of God, we worshiped ourselves." such a beautiful phrase.

  • Towards the end it begins to sound very Buddhist-like. Where prayer becomes awareness and self-reflection. Just how Prince Siddharta Gautama awakened from Hinduism.

    I agree and like the idea. Great job with all your videos.

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