3.2 Atheism: Nontheistic Gods

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I explain why I remained with the church after becoming an atheist and discuss more nontheistic God concepts I considered in my theological journey.

Books and Concepts:

Jonathan Livingston Seagull:
http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull-Richard-Bach/dp/0380012863
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Livingston_Seagull

Swarm Intelligence:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558605959/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486...

The Hidden Face of God:
http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Face-God-Science-Ultimate/dp/0684870592

The Greatest Show on Earth:
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Show-Earth-Evidence-Evolution/dp/1416594787

Transitional fossils from Hair-Covered Apes to Humans:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/section1.html#morphological_intermedi...

Critique of the Physics arguments used in The Hidden Face of God:
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/scott_oser/hidden.html

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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:
Church
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Brush/Vector Attributions:
A huge thanks to Snap2Objects for the vectors used for the professor and I:
http://www.snap2objects.com/freebies/

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The Flock
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Feeding
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Milling Around
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The Dead Sea
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Banishment
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Motherboard
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Eye
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Cell
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DNA Coding
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Circulatory System
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Circulatory_System_en.svg
Gene Duplication
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gene-duplication.png
Hydrogen Bonds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:3D_model_hydrogen_bonds_in_water.jpg
Chemical Structure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caffeine_3d_structure.png

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"The Last Man" by Clint Mansell

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  • I started to cry because I've felt the same things, especially what you said about Jonathan Livingston Seagull. I've just started to read the same books as you, now books by Richard Dawkins. Just week ago... I'm a former fundamentalist christian, now I have started to see the world as philosophical and atheistic point of view. Clearly, but still as a christian. Thank you for reading tips but especially... THANK YOU FOR THIS AND ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS!

  • I hate seagulls.

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  • Oh, that book. =') It's so simple, yet so nice. I know it as «Juan Salvador Gaviota».

  • @MithranArkanere I don't agree with Dawkins in everything he says but it was a great time to read his books and learn how others think.

  • @TKluvme Cry? Tears of joy? Tears of sadness?

    When I realized all of religions pretended us to believe was bogus back at 9, it felt like shackles being removed from me.

  • wow, watching these is just making me realize so much more about myself, I've been going through this constant spiritual growth and finding of the truth in the past several months, where there hasn't been a week that's gone by that I haven't learned something absolutely amazing about myself or about reality, it's just so amazing, it really can't be explained to anyone who hasn't experienced it, thank you so much for posting these videos,there so insightful and meaningful. May "God" bless you. :)

  • @HKOverlord117 That's is similar to what I was thinking, the concept of non-theistic God's is contradictory. The definition of theism directly says belief in God or god's. Non-theism is Atheism. Non-theistic philosophy would make more sense, or like you said non-dogmatic theism which is also called Deism.

  • I could see going to church incognito as an Anthropology exercise.

  • Welcome to reality where the Truth is not what you think. It's all an illusion

  • @qtzlctl2012 Ah, that's where it's from!

    I knew the piece, but couldn't remember where it was from.

    Thanks ;)

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