I would think Islam is stronger force in the world than atheism. My evidence would be that Islam advances in the west as Christians become atheist. There is a desire within the human heart to believe in something bigger than ourselves. Atheist do not offer a compelling case for this.
@@apologeticsroadshow Islam. Only because the vast majority of atheists don't bash Islam nearly as much as christianity. We all know why. Atheist are afraid of muslims, change my mind lol.
I was a hardcore atheist especially in the my early 20's. Now i'm 30 and recently I started visiting church every now and then. Last Sunday during the sermon some kind of power or force came over me and I broke down crying. I decided and declared to give my life to Jesus and professed my faith to the whole church.
I was a young earth creationist when I was in my early teens and when I realized how utterly full of crap that entire ideology is I became a pretty decided atheist that thought any thoughts of a God were utter nonsense. I spent almost all my 20's like this but I did not have some amazing power come over me. For me, it was investigation into science, specifically my field of physics, that made me have a harder and harder time not seeing clear direction and too much logic and convenience in the laws of nature to not be the product of will. It just is too incredible to be random. I have no emotional investment in this, I think though the moral, cultural and element of truth is too important not be dedicated to it. I go to church, I bring my kids to church, I try to teach them how to pray (even though I feel like nothing is listening inside), I try to be involved in my church and not just giving superficial lip service. I can't help thought hat I have real doubts, and that I feel like even if there is a creator it simply is not interested in us. When I pray I feel like nothing is there. But I KNOW that feelings can be deceiving and despite what I feel I also know what I know; and the evidence I cannot deny. I call myself a reluctant agnostic theist but practice Christianity because I want that sincere devotion for my children and I also figure I can fake it until it is real (or die trying).
Was an atheist all my life. Spoke badly about Christianity. Came to Christ this year at 42. Apologised to my friend at work for everything I’ve ever said, whether he heard it or not. Took me a while to get into praying but I have apologised profusely and asked for forgiveness. But when my friend hugged me and said he knew it wasn’t from a place of hate. Didn’t matter when or how but was extremely pleased and supportive I’m now a follower. Actually brought a tears to my eyes discussing how it came about. To everyone here reading this, please accept my apologies also. 🙏🏼❤️🇬🇧
I like how much you apologize. Leading people away from God is a huge burden the more you realize how desirable God is. If you never did content that reached thousands of people, and only spoke badly about God from time to time, then I'd say you got out of town with a scratch. Imagine being Dawkins or RR, having lead over 100k people away from God with a single video. Now each time you realize a new level of God's glory, you will also have to apologize for a new level of harm caused by leading others away from God. This will make the initial path to God very bothersome, while everyone else is free to finally be happy once they start their walk with God. It must feel very cursed to be in this condition. That's why I say atheists be smart, don't talk, don't make videos.
@@elsantoschalbi4459 yeah it has caused me a lot of guilt etc. I found it hard to start praying because of this. I wasn’t going to just go with the flow and say sorry. I wanted it t be real, heartfelt, genuine without any doubt from me. I pray a lot now and most of it is thanks now I see how things in my life have gone. I know I’ve never been and will never be good enough for heaven. That doesn’t mean I won’t try, but I also know of the huge sacrifice given for us from the LORD for our sins. May sound silly to those experienced but I know this is all new and a huge learning curve but better late than never.
My atheist friend did the same thing. I told her I got saved, this was 2017, and we were both hopeless junkies and could never stop. I told her about all the miraculous changes true belief in Christ made in my life. Despite her swearing she would do anything to quit drugs. She was so incapable of believing she never even considered taking what I said seriously. She ended up committing suicide in 2022. Don't be like my friend Heather. Despite thinking no one really will miss me, the consequences are much much greater and true change is possible through Christ
Christians didn't need the Internet to be more narcissistic. In fact conservative Christians are the most narcissistic group of people in this country.
Hawking's philosophy was as good as his speech. Brilliant in some narrow aspects, a complete vegetable in others. But he had wit and humor that EVERYBODY should take lessons from! His appearance in the Big Bang Theory is and will always be legendary!
@@gabrielteo3636 The scientific method can't tell you anything about the things that are most important to humanity, such as love, intent, compassion, etc. It cannot answer the "why". It also has an inherent flaw called the Raven Paradox. It's nothing more than a method of examining the physical world. Useful tool & nothing more.
Atheism and insanity. That's precisely why I didn't become an atheist when I left the Catholic church over 20 years ago. I tried the "no-God" approach and my mental health worsened very quickly. So I never really rejected the idea of God, and have always had a great deal of admiration for Jesus, but I became a spiritual nomad, looking for truth. Later I noticed that in a Western society it was almost impossible to live without some sort of treatment for mental health, whether pharmacological or behavioural. I thought that was peculiar. After trying several different religious traditions, I came back to Christianity. At first simply because it seemed to have the most beneficial effect on my mental health, and I thought that Christianity is a beautiful religion, certainly not worse than Buddhism or Taoism, so I thought why not. Later, I experienced the grace of the Holy Spirit and the peace of the Good Shepherd, and here I am: healed of my turmoil.
instant sub. Love your channel desc. you know how in atheism you are bullied into saying "I am replacable, just another collection of atoms, I wasn't chosen to be part of existence bc it was random, etc??" and this is supposed to be humility. But from a mental health perspective, it disorientates and alienates oneself from existence. Thanks for your testimony.
You never knew what you really had in Catholicism. Give it a second look. Except try the real Catholicism of pre Vatican II. Read / look up Scott Hahn, Steve Ray, Jimmy Akin, Trent Horn John Bergsma, Brant Petrie, Tim Staples.
Hallelujah! All the angels are rejoicing because you have chosen to put your total trust in Jesus as your Savior and your God!! Please do continue to keep your heart and mind focused on Jesus Christ who is the Author and the Finisher of your faith, who reveals the heavenly Father to you by the Holy Spirit, for one day you will see Him face to face!!!
Hallelujah! All the angels are rejoicing because you have chosen to put your total trust in Jesus as your Savior and your God!! Please do continue to keep your heart and mind focused on Jesus Christ who is the Author and the Finisher of your faith, who reveals the heavenly Father to you by the Holy Spirit, for one day you will see Him face to face!!!
In my younger years, I was a firm atheist. Though religion was stupid, pointless and caused all of the world's problems. It wasn't until I started really studying the bible and started attending mass services that I truly was awakened. Then I put all my love and faith in Jesus....now I'm a Christian who truly found peace in life. I truly owe everything to God. He helped me see how wrong I truly was. I was blind, Then I learned to see. My Lord, My saviour Jesus Christ, with all my love and gratitude I say thank you and please grant peace to everyone who in need of your guidance.🙏
Matt Dillahunty is a good example. Dude says he believes in science - but says the "woman" he's dating is a woman - when in reality it's a biological man. “When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.” - G.K. Chesterton
I'm an atheist as are most of my friends. We live very normal lives and don't stand out, get along with others, want what is best for our families and our countries and certainly don't care for ANY of this wokeness bs. There is a minority who have gone off the deep end and have some crazy views (and are vocal about them), however, we should not all be judged by this small subset (this also happens with many other groups of people, Christians, Muslims, etc have some crazy views as well that they want to push onto others).
This. I used to be an extremist new-age atheist until I realized how silly and hypocritical it all was. I’m not religious but have started going to church mainly for social connection and community. I’m half-Russian so I decided to go to a Russian Orthodox Church
His fatal error was that he didn’t realize if you get rid of religion, then you have to replace it with something that fulfills all the societal functions that religion served. Otherwise, people will find all kinds of false idols such as wokeness, feminism, redpill, Bugattis, etc. in a desperate search for meaning and purpose.
@@sorguvasfen2426 Atheism has done a lot of damage to the family unit and the wider community. We are more individualistic and materialistic now than ever.
@@ben0298 I would say more precisely that the lack of societal functions that religion once served is the source of the harm. The critical error of the New Atheist movement was that they didn’t realize if you get rid of religion, then you have to replace it with something that fulfills all the societal functions that religion once served. Otherwise, people will find all kinds of false idols such as wokeness, feminism, redpill, Bugattis, etc. in a desperate search for meaning and purpose.
Even Friedrich Nietzsche acknowledged the importance of Christianity. Saying that absent God there is only oblivion. The only thing athieism conveys is an ego for disproving people and disregarding the hoplessness it leaves behind. They value being right over the wellbeing of others.
I don't think Nietschz said that. If I recall correctly he was saying mankind created God as a way to keep hope. Especially when there was none. The übermenchen is the one who can fight the reality of existence without falling into nihilism or with denial. I'm not 100% agree on this religion takes. It was more something like "God is dead and we killed him"
Off so sad...You really didn't like to research what this guy is aberating Either you are a Christian that tell people you left Islam in hope that you do "God work"
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ! Congratulations for leaving the Satan allah. Start reading the Bible everyday and obey the gospel and you will see the change If you truly repent.
When they took the fewest genes to sustain life in a single cell ( archea) it could not replicate/reproduce. If it can’t reproduce it can’t pass on its “code” to any generation. They had to add in 20 genes to the cell in order for it to reproduce. 20 genes? All by random or pseudorandom processes? 1. You had to have 450 genes randomly created in order to sustain life 2.Then you had to randomly produce another 20 genes ( none of which could have come from a parent cell) just to be capable of passing on the code to the next generation. 3. This had to be accidentally not on purpose and for no purpose. The non living material doesn’t make decisions and to suggest chemicals of the fragile nature of RnA/Dna could code and that presumption is ignoring the carbon ( sugar ) back bone of DNA/RNA( which is way worse to make by chance than even codes for proteins)
When they took the fewest genes to sustain life in a single cell ( archea) it could not replicate/reproduce. If it can’t reproduce it can’t pass on its “code” to any generation. They had to add in 20 genes to the cell in order for it to reproduce. 20 genes? All by random or pseudorandom processes? 1. You had to have 450 genes randomly created in order to sustain life 2.Then you had to randomly produce another 20 genes ( none of which could have come from a parent cell) just to be capable of passing on the code to the next generation. 3. This had to be accidentally not on purpose and for no purpose. The non living material doesn’t make decisions and to suggest chemicals of the fragile nature of RnA/Dna could code and that presumption is ignoring the carbon ( sugar ) back bone of DNA/RNA( which is way worse to make by chance than even codes for proteins)
"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you." - CS Lewis
Ironic considering a christain will tell you the moment you disagree with him, that you are a heathen that will burn in hell forever while he gets a sweet immortal body in heaven. Totally not spiteful and looking down on others. Btw, hell is literally below heaven 😂
I'm a proud man. I'm proud of what my son has become. I do not look down on people. I am supportive of the LGBTQ community, I abhor racism, misogyny and bigotry. Sadly, when reading the bible it advocates for racism, and promotes bigotry and misogyny. We can simply look at the rules this god put in for owning people as property, The value put on a woman was about half that of a man, she was never allowed to inherit or own property. She could be sold into slavery by her father, she couldn't go free as the men could. When one wished to permanently own slaves, one needed to purchase from different races from surrounding nations, these slaves can owned forever, and can be passed to sons as an inheritance. children born into slavery from a purchased female slave were also the property of the slave owner. I'm proud that I don't hold to these bigoted and hateful ideals. I can see why those who worship a hateful god and consider it to be moral, loving, and just, might not feel proud that they hold this god in high regard.
@@wolves201So he wants to benefit from the bountiful fruits that grow from having Christians tend the orchard but he mocks and laughs at the gardeners that tend the place. What an ungrateful man, for all of his intelligence he possesses, he has not a single iota of wisdom. I wiah someone had told him the story of 'Chesterton's Fence' in his earlier years.
@@wolves201 And yet in spite of that, he still considers it a good thing that Christianity is on the decline. Sadly, he still doesn't seem to understand that a society can't be culturally Christian without Christianity. Something will replace those Christian morals, a new set of morals, and a simple look around the world will show anyone with eyes to see that human morality can be distressingly flexible if left to its own devices.
They should ask Alex o'Connor to make a response to this video also in the light of the new Islamophobia bill Harris Sultan talked about on his channel.
I was raised atheist, then was spiritual/agnostic, now Catholic. Life since opening my heart to Christ has been the best. It just works! Alleluia amen! 🙏
This video made me cry. I was an atheist up until July 2023 because of these new atheists. And what made me cry was when that woman told Dawkins she wanted to commit suicide and now she doesn’t. And his attitude towards her was disgusting. But when she said that the tears started flowing because she’s right. Me too.
Welcome to the Kingdom of God, my brother or sister in the Lord Jesus Christ! You made the right decision and you definitely won’t regret it! God bless ✝️🙏❤️🔥
Hallelujah! All the angels are rejoicing because you have chosen to put your total trust in Jesus as your Savior and your God!! Please do continue to keep your heart and mind focused on Jesus Christ who is the Author and the Finisher of your faith, who reveals the heavenly Father to you by the Holy Spirit, for one day you will see Him face to face!!!
Dawkins’ comment may have been insensitive but it was not inaccurate. Perhaps as her friend he knew he could speak to her rationally and not emotionally and she would be okay with it.
In my teens, i emigrated to Canada from Nigeria and i began to gravitate towards atheism because I wanted to seem more enlightened and also more progressive. Then, i saw what they were like. They would lie about Christianity and history like ignoring how Christianity help d develop modern science a d also abolished slavery. They constantly attacked my Christian upbringing and were also completely toxic and irrational. They also started pushing toxic identity politics, especially racial victimhood, and that was it for me. I went back fully to ny Catholic faith and am glad i did.
Nabeel Qureshi's love for God led me out of the cruel, arogant cynicism that I had fallen into by uncritically listening to men like Richard Dawkins. Men who claimed to know the contents of the bible and spoke with authority that there were only backward superstitions and nonsense that kept me from reading it myself. Now, having read through the Bible many times, I know what and who the truth is, I know what and why love is, I know what and where to put my faith in. I found Jesus while he was looking for me, and I love him.
I think it’s hard for a lot of people to give up the belief that they are the highest intelligence. I think a lot of the Atheists believe in a sort of positivism, where every change, no matter the consequences is move toward progress.
I don"t think "positivism" is the word you were looking for. Positivism was all the rage in the late 19th and early 20th century, and it was indeed an atheist movement, but it did not subscribe to tgis silly notion. Posivitists believed that any claim that couldn't be verified empirically was meaningless. AJ Ayer was one of the poster boys, and his "Language, Truth and Logic" describes this philosophy very neatly. He repudiated it later, though.
@LocalBibleDealer My worldview doesn't consider such word-salad nonsense. If you have any straightforward questions concerning my rational position of atheism or any of my stated convictions, I will gladly answer them.
@@Theo_Skeptomai “My rational position of atheism” Oh the irony!! At least be a consistent strictly reductive materialist, atheist or philosophical naturalist - right? That is at least be a consistent perspectivist, relativist or absurdist - yes? Because according to the greatest atheist thinkers who ever lived with possibly the highest IQs… Logic is an illusion (Nietzsche) “Truths are illusions which we have forgotten are illusions.” - (Nietzsche, Reference from: On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense). “Should I kill myself?” is the essential philosophical question.” (Albert Camus). Merry chap but at least he’s “logically” consistent with his strictly reductive materialism, atheism or philosophical naturalism - right? Life is an “horror” and “truth” is “illusory”. (Nietzsche) Moreover, according to the prominent atheist Foucault… “Storytellers continue their narratives late into the night to forestall death and to delay the inevitable moment when everyone must fall silent.” (Foucault). Imagine telling all of these little stories to someone as a Christmas bed time story!! And “new atheists” mock our beliefs!!
@@YannikSylvain-mi3nj and famines ("you'll know them by their fruits"). in the 30s they invented "antieaster" and "antichristmas" (brings up some thoughts doesn't it?) to piss off Christians 🤦♀️. and of course the ussr lost 23 mil people in the ww2, more than any other country
It's still sad how those 74 years have affected all of the republics so negatively, with many still having large groups of atheists, as well as many more issues.
"Dr. von Braun, do you believe in God?" His response: "Yes, absolutely." Von Braun went on: "It seems to me your question is irrelevant. It is so obvious that we live in a world in which a fantastic amount of logic, of rational lawfulness, is at work. We are aware of a large number of laws of physics and chemistry and biology which, by their mutual interdependence, make nature work as if it were following a grandiose plan from its earliest beginnings to the farthest reaches of its future destiny. To me, it would be incomprehensible that there should be such a gigantic master plan without a master planner behind it. This master planner is He whom we call the Creator of One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that there must be a divine intent behind it all... For me, there is no real contradiction between the world of science and the world of religion. While, through science, man tries to harness the forces of nature around him, through religion he tries to harness the forces of nature within him. "
As an inventor, I couldn't have said it better myself. To imagine that such a beautiful, functional, and logical universe sprange into existence from nothing is the Pinnacle of absurdity.
@@springyoutube2856 I know, you can't force yourself to believe but you can't give up looking for the Truth either. The best advice I've seen for that (I didn't come up with it) is "try living like you believe for a time... try it, see what happens". The comparison is a Gothic Catedral: it looks old, dark and weird FROM THE OUTSIDE but when you get in, you fall in your knees in AWE. We all have our path in life. Good luck in yours!
I agree. Yet I can raise the stakes. It's not that there is or isn't a God. That debate is irrelevant or moot at best. More aptly put; There Is Only God.
@@janelle9998 science started with the ancient greeks my guy. ancient greeks calculated the earths circumference while the bibles authors were flat earthers.
@@reydelmuerte funny how that so called “flat Earth” was actually mostly believed by the people that used that one scientist that had to go to house arrest because he tried to use the pope for political reasons. Can you please show me the gospels authors saying they are flat earthers including the early church writers/fathers?
@@reydelmuerte That is philosophy, science began with Christianity. Yes we do owe much to the Greeks as philosophy is what validates science, but science is a uniquely Christian invention and its axiomic presuppositions explicitly depend on God.
Can confirm, but the seeds toward nu-atheism were sprouting sometime between then and 9/11, such that I feel that September was more a catalyst than fulcrum. I distinctly remember prior to 2000, friends, in casual discussions among 'agnostics' (myself included at the time) barking the "proof proof proof" routine in smug self righteous superiority. In the sense I still consider those persons friends, and that it is by no fault of my own to have been dragged out of the dark, please pray even a little prayer for them that we can welome them home also as family.
@@franciscolaureano7703 if your phd came from a paper mill Christian school, it doesn’t count. Furthermore, one can be educated to to no end and still be a goddamn retard. Once you accept magical thinking, you are an idiot. No exceptions
Mr. Wood you are a brilliant person. I have been saying the arguments you mentioned, with my friends and acquaintances all the time. To see you spreading common sense (which is not common at all) delights me. I'm a huge fan of you sir. I was a staunch atheist but now I'm proud to be a christian.
Indeed. One of its sacred tenets is "atheism is not a religion". But anyone looking in from outside can see that it is. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck.
One of the first things the new Atheism motivated people to do was create radicals who would call for the political elimination of saying "merry Christmas" in public to "happy holidays". At that time even numerous Atheists thought that went too far.
I was an atheist from an early age, until June of this year. A total of 28 years. June 28th to be exact, I had a super natural experience with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. I'll never turn back, Jesus saved me from myself and I don't even want to look back to my old life. Amen ✝️ 🙏
Hallelujah! All the angels are rejoicing because you have chosen to put your total trust in Jesus as your Savior and your God!! Please do continue to keep your heart and mind focused on Jesus Christ who is the Author and the Finisher of your faith, who reveals the heavenly Father to you by the Holy Spirit, for one day you will see Him face to face!!!
Did you know people from Islam, Mormonism, Judaism, Hinduism and about 4000 other religions have supernatural religious experiences, too? Isn't that interesting? It's almost as if they are all human and fallible?
"Waaah, everything was better back when me and my kind could still intimidate and threaten anyone who didn't go along with our agenda into silence! Also, I'm old and think these newfangled Internets thingies are scary."
"Waaah, I liked things better ten years ago when me and the other new atheists could spend all day screaming 'Skydaddy' and people were gullible enough to think we weren't another stupid cult."
@@apologeticsroadshow Fuckboi has a lot of nerve pretending he's protecting us and we're somehow in his debt when he's literally part of the conspiracy to kill us and destroy America.
@@haitaelpastor976 Don't hate God. It's just a fiction people made up. Whatever bad thing happened...it's just because the universe doesn't care about us. We're just evolved apes and bad things will happen.
@aquavitae3824 Yep. Science can not answer everything, and we should stop holding it to that standard. Allowing science to rule of beliefs and morality could actually be very harmful to a society.
@@logosfocus How sad it will be when my Atheist friends realize that by getting rid of God society decays, I don't need to be a genius to see that the fruits of atheism have been increasingly worse.
@@gabrielteo3636 A bit of context might help ` The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-who is forever praised. Amen. 26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. 28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. ```
Except Paul claims to have seen and heard from the resurrected Jesus Himself. If anything you can’t call him a fool, just a liar or an insane person. I used to think they were crazy too. If it is true, it’s the best news ever, why would you not want to believe it? If Christianity were true, would you be a Christian? If the answer is yes then you should seek out the answer from God Himself and see if He’s real. I used to think I was so wise, but I realized I was and am a fool.
@@kasho55 Paul was a mass murderer. On the scale of cray-cray, he was up there. We have people who hear from Jesus today. We put them in hospitals or give them medication. They didn't have that back then.
I remember in high school (1983) when people would ask me if I was a Christian, I would reply, "I don't really know what that means, but I don't go to church, I don't believe in that". I didn't know I was an atheist I was so removed from religion. All I knew was I didn't like people preaching at me, so did I mock them? Did I yell at them or beat them up? No, none of that. I simply told them, "That doesn't mean anything to me, please stop". Most realized I wasn't going to hear them out one way or another so they stopped. A few kept talking about God and the afterlife. I said, "I don't believe in that", then I would leave. I cannot remember any atheists from back in the 80s who were violent or aggressive when confronted with Jesus and the scripture... and I am trying real hard to think back to those days. Come to think of it, there were Christians, Muslims, Jews, and "I don't believe in religion" and everyone got along. Some dated between the different faiths and non-faiths. A few would only date within their own beliefs, but as far as friendships went, it was a garden salad variety all mixed up into one bowl. Nobody excluded anyone else from that mixed salad. The only thing that formed cliques were socioeconomic classes and what kind of music you were into. Since I was born into a pretty poor family, but dad worked his way up the military ranks, we ended up in the upper middle class. I loved all types of music. What did that get me? Nobody told me to go away, I fit into all their groups. I was invited to punk rock basement parties to New Wave parties held in someone's mansion while their parents were vacationing in Europe... but nobody was EVER condemned because of their beliefs, skin color, place of birth, or even sexuality. I often wonder what happened to America. In the late 70s and through the middle 90s, nobody cared one bit what skin color someone was, or their religious beliefs, or what sexuality someone was. That wasn't important. It wouldn't have made a list of top 10 traits of how you would "label" a person. They were good, bad, mean, bitchy, an a-hole, cool, rad, loner, stoner, well-off, poor, or "just normal". What happened folks? What changed in the late 90s and ever since? Why is all the characteristics of a person now what defines them? Instead of being a decent human being with strong character, now it's their skin color, their sexuality, the way they vote (and for whom) that is so important? Yeah, I think the people went and burnt down the forest thinking their religion of Leftism could replace it..
@@QuestionThingsUseLogicUsing the Jesus never existed argument in 2024 is just dishonest, everyone even the most staunch athiest scholars agree he was a real person, the only question is was he God. Im praying for you. God bless 🙏
@@Jesus-is-LordofLords except that you're being dishonest, as the confirmation bias is strong with christian scholars who make money out of the concept. I can see you're a Bart fan! Lol. And no, _"staunch atheist scholars"_ *do not believe the jesus of the NT existed.* ""Further evidence of the inauthenticity of Mark is the fact that in chapter 7, where Jesus is arguing with the Pharisees, Jesus is made to quote the Greek Septuagint version of Isaiah in order to score his debate point. Unfortunately, the Hebrew version says something different from the Greek. Isaiah 29:13, in the Hebrew reads “their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote,” whereas the Greek version - and the gospel of Mark - reads “in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men”. Wells observes dryly, “That a Palestinian Jesus should floor Orthodox Jews with an argument based on a mistranslation of their scriptures is very unlikely.” Indeed!"" Quoted from American Atheist..
@@Jesus-is-LordofLords except that you're being dishonest, as the confirmation bias is strong with christian scholars who make money out of the concept. I can see you're a Bart fan! Lol. And no, _"staunch atheist scholars"_ *do not believe the jesus of the NT existed.* ""Further evidence of the inauthenticity of Mark is the fact that in chapter 7, where Jesus is arguing with the Pharisees, Jesus is made to quote the Greek Septuagint version of Isaiah in order to score his debate point. Unfortunately, the Hebrew version says something different from the Greek. Isaiah 29:13, in the Hebrew reads “their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote,” whereas the Greek version - and the gospel of Mark - reads “in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men”. Wells observes dryly, “That a Palestinian Jesus should floor Orthodox Jews with an argument based on a mistranslation of their scriptures is very unlikely.” Indeed!"" Quoted from American Atheist..
@@markh1011 Christians believe that the god of islam is an anti-christ demon designed specifically to go against christianity. ah yes, the millions of 'sky daddy' comments and all the 'intellectual' discussions that happen on reddit definitely don't betray the hatred that the super smart, super rational atheists like your esteemed self have for something you swear doesn't exist. question, you're probably a super rational, super smart person, why do other super smart fellows like your honoured self feel the need to belittle the beliefs of others especially if their beliefs don't have any bearing on you whatsoever??
@@bmxfreakxyo al-lah stands for 'the god' and is a term used to represent 'the great god' of a belief system. however islam says that their god's proper name is al-lah, which is different from the God of Abraham whose proper name is I Am. like how in the past every nation had kings and queens but the kings and queens had proper names like james or isabella.
@@danensosnore9011 Exodus 3 13-14 13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” This is the God, The Father, that all Abrahamic religions worship.
This is painfully accurate. Painful because I was THAT kind of atheist. Been a long and embattled road to Jesus. I am mortified at the behaviour of my younger self. Ugh. [scrubs self in hot shower like Ace Ventura]
It takes a strong constitution to admit you were wrong in the past and then try to do what is right. Christ's forgiveness is eternal. I am happy you are in a better place
Imagine fighting an enemy who fights with ideas and then you "win". Then you try the same with a new enemy who fights with the sword and now you lose. This is high level reasoning. Good luck screaming sky daddy at the edge of a sword.
i’ll be honest i’m 21, and i grew up going to a catholic school. religion never interested me and im starting to think that it was because the teachings would get shoved down my throat, which i found extremely boring. Now that im older, i started to get interested again and you were one of the few youtubers that got me into religion again. All of a sudden the bible, the teachings and everything else just makes sense and i don’t understand why but it just does. i’m still on the line about believing or not, but ig hopefully if i do take the decision to believe again, then i know i won’t regret it.
You probably received a milk-toast, soggy, bland, cowardly Catholicism. Look into Catholic influencers like Trent Horn, Steve Ray, Scott Hahn, Jimmy Akin, Brant Petrie, John Bergsma. They testify to an on-fire-for-the-Lord Catholicism.
Jesus said : " Come to me ...and I will give you rest ". That is the way to ' do' it. One day I considered this, ...suppose it is true that Jesus died on the cross and rose again, than He must be alive, right? Now, you can communicate with somebody who is alive, right ? So, one day I took a very deep breath and decided to ask Him to show me that He is alive....long story short...He did ! Now I don't just believe in Jesus, I KNOW that He is alive. Job 19:25 I KNOW that my redeemer lives...
Read Matthew 7:21-23. Essentially asking the question what is the key to eternal life? Your answer is found in John 6:40. Believe on Jesus Christ our Lord. Do not let anyone or anything get in the way of you and Jesus. He is the way, the truth, and the life. Not the Pope, not Muhammed, not the Democrats, not the archbishop of Canterbury, not anyone or anything that has walked the face of this earth apart from one, Him. May God bless you and may He open up your heart ✝️
I remember joining the atheism subreddit when I had given up on my faith due to bad experiences. At first it was just a bunch of people commiserating over each other's bad experiences and helping each other deal with religious extremism. Then the mockery started, it got bad quick, to the point where they were only mocking Christianity relentlessly. I left pretty soon after because it didn't sit right with me. I've since become Christian and I pray for all those still under the delusion.
Of course because nothing like that ever happens in Christianity ever right ....... and can you provide any valid reason for conversion to Christianity because all I see is a bunch of emotionalism
@@miguelatkinson I've not said that nothing like this happens in Christianity, I do my best not to mock others because I don't think it's what Jesus would want me to do. As for my conversion, I don't know what you would consider a valid reason. I think the reasons I became Christian wouldn't be the same for others. People find their ways to Jesus in a very personal way, it may not make sense to you. But if you like I could tell you what made me follow Jesus. If it would help.
@@miguelatkinson “Bunch of emotionalism” Oh the irony!! Listening to militant atheists pontificating about ultimate “TRUTH” and a “BUNCH OF EMOTIONALISM” whilst trying to ram it down our throats that we are all nothing more substantive than ULTIMATELY MEANINGLESS, HOLLOW AND SOULLESS APES WHO SHARE HALF THEIR DNA WITH A POTATO IS PRICELESS!! Listening to militant atheists preaching about ridiculous “EMOTIONALISM” whilst subscribing to the belief that we are all nothing more substantive than ultimately meaningless HOLLOW AND SOULLESS, OVERGROWN AMOEBAS WITH DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR is as entertaining as watching someone trying to thrash the front of his car with the branch of a tree in order to BEAT IT INTO SUBMISSION! It's very Basil Fawlty like at times and very Monty Python like at times! But without the comedy value! CRINGE ATHEISM in full effect!!
"Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for *God hath shewed it* unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are *clearly seen* , being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that *they are without excuse* : Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their *foolish* heart was darkened. [...] And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and *fourfooted beasts, and creeping things* [Evolution theory]." (Romans 1,19-23)
One unilaterally common thing Ex-atheists say after conversion to Christ is that looking back from this new position of truth in their lives, is that they actually knew God all along, or at least that He was real all along. They knew they were going against the grain, and being rebellious against truth....myself included. Man, the weight that falls off when we drop the rebellion is precious. The world becomes a new place. It is truly a special experience, oh and a gift.
Yes not because of there conditioning or that these people could be bullshitting it to get more Profound sounding story and it's not like your speaking absolute nonesense by "unilaterally all ex-atheists conversion" is just hyperbole let's not ignore ex-christian deconversion story
@@miguelatkinson At least be a consistent strictly reductive materialist, atheist or philosophical naturalist. Logic is an illusion (Nietzsche) “Truths are illusions which we have forgotten are illusions.” - (Nietzsche, Reference from: On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense). “Should I k.ill myself?” is the essential philosophical question.” (Albert Camus). “Storytellers continue their narratives late into the night to forestall death and to delay the inevitable moment when everyone must fall silent.” (Foucault). Life is an “horror” and logic is “illusory”. (Nietzsche) Merry chaps but at least they are “logically” consistent with their strictly reductive materialism, atheism or philosophical naturalism - right? At least they are “STRONG”!!! Imagine telling all of these little stories to someone as a “wholesome” bed time story!! And you mock our beliefs!!
hi, atheist here, a woman is an adult human female, whereas a female is an individual of a species that generally has the capacity to produce large gametes (i say generally because before puberty and in old age and with health conditions females might not produce gametes)
if i drive my car it will destroy the planet, but politicians and celebrities can fly to parties in private jets and that wont destroy the planet??? science lol. I believe science. i just dont believe "The Science". True science proves creation.
@@reydelmuerteHi mr. atheist, can you tell me what happend to your atheist promises that without christianity we will prosper and science will be great? I mean people don't know what a woman is and that man can give birth to a child today. Is this what you promised, is this your science world? Are you mad, what have you done? We need God back ASAP
@@reydelmuerte that's nice and cool and all, but your atheist utopia has caused this to be a genuine thing people struggle to say. Many of your fellow atheists buy into that gender lgbt nonsense. What a bunch of bright intellectuals.....
@@luiscrakson who made such promises again? generalizations based on a small minority with an unhinged political ideology is not the great argument you think it is. especially considering that one of people who is talked about the most in this topic, richard dawkins, is like the archenemy of the stereotype nutjobs you described.
Love your work Dr Wood! 20 years ago I was an edgy teen listening to Dickie Dawkins and watching Atheist Experience. It's incredible to watch God work on the world over time. Thanks for blessing us with this kind of encouragement!
@@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid I mean, interpret it how you like. I probably thought I was cool, but I was actually very stupid. God gives wisdom to those who ask! James 1:5 (ESV) If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Cold heart of an atheist???? Who is responsible for all the shit gay people have to suffer from because they're gay???? Oh wait, it's the loving christians and peaceful muslims.
@@oatcake9996 , I pray that you don’t choose to be separated from your Creator. THAT is hell. Our loving creator is so incredibly merciful. Please give your heart to Him. It’s the best thing you can ever do for yourself in this life. God bless you!❤️ I will pray for you right now.
@@oatcake9996 , after praying for you I watched a video on the channel “Called to More” in which a Catholic priest said: God will not save someone who refuses to be saved. He opens the door. He breaks the chains. But we have to choose to walk out. Again, God bless you!
@@3miL_2012 season 10, episode 12. It’s South Park though so there are some pretty raunchy moments. It very cleverly satirizes neo-atheism though. You’ll have to stream it on Max
South Park is rather tough on Christianity. They mock it in many, many episodes. I mean, if you actually think about it, all religions are really fucking stupid
My mom's old friends were very New Atheist and hated it when she started going to church and talking to her new Christian friends. My mom began to understand that her old friends were just around so that they could make use of our car to do their chores. They've moved away from talking to us now, but my mom still has her christian friends and they seem to be as firm as they were when they first became friends.
Don’t let their atheism stop you from praying for them! Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Amen
@@commandercai5948That's not what he said but having to pray for salvation from an all-good all-powerful being is a bit contradictory. I don't mind anyone praying on my behalf as I don't see it doing any harm and it might make them feel better by doing so, but it does very little else in my opinion, especially if God is the way Christians say he is.
@@jvalfin3359 Christians don't pray for salvation though? If you're referring to people praying for you specifically it is because we do not know what happens if you don't believe and die. I personally believe if you don't believe through invincible ignorance God won't hold it against you. But I would still pray because I don't want to test God's mercy. We don't know what will happen, but we can pray for the people which definitely will help change their heart
The fool said in his heart there is no God. Religion is all about humbling oneself and submitting to a higher power. That's how atheists get to feel superior to others because they exalt themselves. But the results are clear... God resist the proud but gives grace to the humble.
The Bible says there was a global flood and the Koran says sperm comes from somewhere besides the testes. Why would anyone who is scientificly literate trust any book whose metaphysical aeertions can't be verified?
You are sadly correct. That is one of the routes Satan takes to distancing people from God. As how can someone who never experienced the love of a truly loving father understand the depth of love of our heavenly father. Just see Muhammad. The Dizzle has pointed it out multiple times, that Muhammad is someone who had really messed up relationships with maternal figures, and father who died before he was born. And he gave us a "god" who is NOT the father, but a slave owner.
Good point. I came across an article a while ago that discussed this -- broken homes, no fathers -- are correlated with hostility against God and with atheism.
That Hirsi Ali episode with Richard Dawkins was beyond words. I imagined same analogous situation as I watched and listened to them. The poor woman is on the ledge and Dawkins is telling her to jump. And that's her friend. Dawkins was so invested in his atheism that he could not save bear to say some words of comfort to his friend or others who might be in the same situation. Appalling.
Peter Atkins has asserted that there is no proof, experience or vision that would ever sway him to believe. He would sooner conclude a hallucination, a stroke, a seizure, before God. Some people will never know Jesus, and Dawkins must have found it somewhat confronting and conflicting, that someone he considered a true convert, has now switched sides. It would stir up much dissatisfaction in him.
Exactly! Dawkins is an ideologue who hides his fanaticism behind the cloak of scientism and materialism of the gaps fallacies and his so called “superior APEIST rationality” According to the scientific populariser Richard Dawkins… “It’s one thing to deplore eugenics on ideological, political, moral grounds, It’s quite another to conclude that it wouldn’t work in practice. Of course it would. It works for cows, horses, pigs, dogs & roses. Why on earth wouldn’t it work for humans? Facts ignore ideology.” ( Richard Dawkins). Sorry but the bereaved families of the victims of the Nazis eugenics policy would beg to differ with Dawkins claim that eugenics “works in practice”!! A prominent biologist responded to Dawkins equivocation and unscientific statement with.... “As an evolutionary biologist, it’s my responsibility to denounce this clown. Richard Dawkins is now supporting eugenics, which is obviously indefensible.” (Dr Blommaert).
I am from a country that tried two atheistic ideologies, who promised to create paradise on earth. Both attempts did not go well. Somebody wrote on the ruins on the of Berlin Hitler’ statement: “Give me 12 years and I will change the face of Germany.” He really did. The Communists had 75 years. East Germany did look al little better after Communist rule ended then after world war 2, not much. And it had a real good effect. If left a large group of people who were willing to embrace the other atheistic ideology again. In two Eastern Germany provinces a party, which is extreme right wing. Some of its leaders can be called Nazis without committing liable according to court rulings. And who exposed them Christians in all cases. And why? Because Christian try to live by Gods law to love their next one as much as they love themselves. While both of these atheistic ideologies say that it is okay to kill all, that stand in the way of creating their idea of paradise on earth. I don't know why any atheist considering this track record say that atheistem is a good thing.
@@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid I try to explain what happened in Easter Germany. The Nazis when they came to power, tried to reeducate the population, and they started with the school children through changing the education plans. Hitler never got more than 36% of the votes and Germany was at that time a majority Christian country. The Nazis started the campaign to replace the Chistian faith with their atheistic faith that they would create a paradise on earth by creating the Uebermenschen (Super human). This is an idea that Nietzsche came up with. During their time children who were baptized received still education in the Christian faith in school, but they were also required to participate in the meetings and trainings of the Hitlerjugend, where they received indoctrination in Nazi ideology, which include the teachings that they should be willingly sacrifice themselves for the good of the people, as only the people were truly valuable and that humans, who were considered Untermenschen ( Humans of lower value) or humans who had to be purged to create the Uebermensch. - There is a reason why so many of the Hitler Youth were willing to fight until the end, while experienced soldiers tried only to save as much lives as they could. - The Communists continued with this reeducation. And these two ideologies are quite similar in that they say that there is no god, that the community, the greater good, is important, the single person is nothing and that it is a good dead to kill enemies of the enemies of the community. The only difference between these two who they define as enemies. That’s it. That the communists were antisemitic because Isarel was allied with the West did not help. The majority of people who rebelled against the communist regime were either Christians or they had affiliation for the Nazis if they did not believe in God as the Nazis were the atheistic enemies of the communists. We reap what was sown.
@@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid An interesting thing the German police found when they study the profile of extremists in Germany is that Germans any who become followers of radical Islam normally have a migration background and the same profile as people that become Neonazis, but would never accepted by the Neonazis because of their migration back ground.
"When the psychopath says that atheism is leading us into a "psychotic dystopia", you know it's bad." Instead... You know not to believe what the psychopath is saying.
@@gabrielteo3636eh…evaluating this topic from an analytical approach it just boils down to cope, purpose, and community. Humans can only live a fulfilled life with 2 specifically…albeit rare individuals (cope and purpose) or having all 3 despite whatever circumstances they encountered throughout their life. Christianity fulfills all 3 while atheism only fulfills 1 of these cases “cope.” For clarification what I mean by “cope” in other words you can say therapy it just helps individuals rationally overcome all the circumstances tied to reality physically and mentally like happiness, sadness, suffering etc. Atheists put all that on the individual rather than faith which is how the “cope” requirement is fulfilled and the majority of atheists you encounter today only have that 1. What makes them different from prior atheists is purpose and community. I’ll use 1 of the examples he gave in the video “Dungeons and dragons” which has a cult like community…well their passion towards the game where no matter what they will always meet to share their love for the game which gives them that community and purpose requirement. The game consists of all age groups and they live out their life completely content. Would I say Christianity is needed *yes,* it satisfies all conditions that adequately fulfills the human experience (our biological anatomy)…but in a world with rational people eh not really.
There's one path to Salvation. It's in Christ Jesus. A lot of religions all have the same ethics---that's not why Christ came was to teach us that, though the New Testament has the best ethic in all religions--but it's the fact that by knowing good, we hated it, so need to be restored to good conscience in Christ's blood through being Born Again.
@@venus_envy 1: No. The length of your biological life is irrelevant if you don't end up trusting in Jesus as the sole source of forgiveness for your transgressions. It's someone's eternal fate that matters, not their life on this Earth. Continuing to biologically live is not any form of being saved, in any sense, if it he doesn't end up being saved in the ternal sense. 2: The point I made that you're missing is he's giving credit to a collection of humans that rightfully belongs to God. Even if you want to hyperfocus on biological life, that credit still belongs to God.
@@LawlessNate"Finding Orthodoxy" means, in this context, finding the true church, thus finding Jesus. Many people say it like this, then elaborate. This comment does not say enough to explain if it refers to Jesus or a collection of men.
@@rarescevei8268 Most of the time when I see someone mention "orthodoxy" without context they're referring specifically to the Orthodox Church. For that matter, most of the time when I see someone mention "the true church" without context, theyr'e referring specifically to the Catholic Church.
I’ve been following your work as a Christian Apologist, and I must say that I find your insights and predictions quite interesting. In particular, your prediction about the potential downfall of societies that move away from Christianity resonates with me. Interestingly, I recently came across a book called “Sex and Culture” by J.D. Unwin, which might interest you. The book explores the relationship between sexual restrictions and the rise and fall of civilizations, and the patterns that emerge from this correlation seem to align with your predictions. According to Unwin’s research, societies that embrace sexual restraint (or “deistic societies”) thrive and prosper, while those that lean towards sexual freedom (“zooistic societies”) eventually face decline. In this context, I see a strong parallel between Unwin’s findings and the role Christianity has played in shaping Western societies. As you’ve suggested, Christianity can be seen as a “deistic” force that has helped maintain social stability and moral values. Conversely, as societies become more secular and embrace values more in line with “zooistic” societies, we may witness the consequences Unwin observed. While Unwin’s book primarily focuses on the theme of sexual freedom, I believe the broader implications for societal values and structures are worth considering. Unwin describes the observed pattern as “monotonously repetitive,” which only further emphasizes the potential consequences of rejecting the moral foundations Christianity provides. I highly recommend looking at “Sex and Culture,” either by reading the full book or exploring a summary. I’m confident you’ll find it an insightful and thought-provoking read that offers additional support for the ideas you’ve been exploring in your own work. 😄
About 15 years ago, I was struggling spiritually. One day I [essentially] asked my uncle, who just so happens to be a priest: "Why should people be nice to each other? Why should I choose Christianity?" His only response was: "Because it works."
People are beginning to realise atheism is more about stroking one's own ego and intellect rather than giving actual answers and solutions to the big questions of existence. Theism, specifically Christianity, simply makes the most sense.
@@semi-mojo That's true if you willfully and ignorantly ignore thousands of years' worth of philosophical, scientific, historical, Biblical and theological Christian scholarship. If it was purely based on faith, I would still be an atheist, trust me. Say something new I haven't heard over a thousand times from internet atheists😂
I am a young atheist and I don't attack other religions. I love to learn about everyone's religion and learn the differences between each one and how they try to answer philosophical questions, why must you treat me so rudely at the start? The rude atheists you have unfortunately faced do not portray all of us, I feel like that should be obvious, those are just rude TH-cam comments from people who have nothing better to do but be spiteful. I don't want to convince anyone to become an atheist, even though I am an atheist I pity anyone who loses faith, not because they're not going to heaven anymore (because I don't believe in heaven) but because Religion is an has an objectively great method for living your life and preventing narcissism and bad practice. There are no new Atheists, just kind ones and rude ones, you are choosing to only look at the negative.
@@typicalshenaniganz It's okay, I understand that not all Christians are rude, Christianity is made up of an incredibly large group of people, and unfortunately, there will be some who don't follow the bible to a tee. Thank you for your kindess
Most irreligious folk I’ve met in real life have been nothing but polite, but the only atheists who really talk about religion online are the militant Reddit types, so all atheists get yelled at. It is an unfair straw man. Wishing you the best dude
@@springyoutube2856 Not true. Logical empiricism states that "I don't believe in God" is logically equivalent to the statement "I believe in no God," & the last time I checked, belief requires faith. Logical Empiricists are the same crowd that brought us the scientific method.
I'm an atheist. Never been an "evangelical" atheist. I agree with everything David is saying here. I've always wanted Christianity to flourish and succeed but I am indeed an atheist.
I respect that. I was an agnostic before becoming a Christian. If you're ever curious, dig into the Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament. Isaiah 53 is a clear example. I believe there are good reasons to believe on Jesus. Knowing Him now personally, He has given me real peace in my soul unlike anything the world offers.
that sounds contradictory, just be agnostic lol someone else said agnostic leaning towards atheism, which is ok too agnosticism is the intellectually honest form of skepticism.
@@t0neg0d its not unsurprising that theists dont get what atheists think when their champions produce videos full of generalizations and strawmen like this one. there is a distinction between strong atheism and weak atheism. a strong atheist is what you described, someone being sure that god doesnt exist and making the positive claim that god doesnt exist. whereas a weak atheist doesnt make the positive claim that god doesnt exist, but also doesnt actively believe in god(s). this is also perfectly described as "agnostic atheist". most atheists are actually agnostic atheists, even richard dawkins (look up the 1-7 scale he talks about in the god delusion). and technically a deist is also an atheist, since at the root of it its just the negation of theist.
Berkley Law Prof Philip Johnson predicted (in his book The Wedge) that Atheism would become a museum display under the header "Stupid Things People Used To Believe"
@@Manic154 If you weren’t, why else would you be compelled to leave a passive comment about feeling as if you’ve wasted a significant amount of time conversing with someone you gave up on convincing?
I didn't believe in religion or Christianity before. I was told that it was un-scientific and it was all fairy tales until my sophomore year of high school during the pandemic I looked at my life and how there are so many coincidences and things that science just cannot explain. So I decided to look into Christianity and the values it taught. Religion is good and it is those values that brought us forward. I'm glad I turned things around, changed how I thought, and found Christianity.
Yeah, that's the million dollar question, isn't it? If athiests are so SURE that God doesn't exist, then who is it exactly that they hate and despise so much? I mean, I don't waste any time raging against Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny or ridiculing kids for believing in them. The sheer magnitude of their hostility begs the question: who is it directed against?
@@aquariusrising144I have been going around an atheist circles for almost two decades now... I have never met an atheist who claims to hate any god. The religions that worship them, sure, but that's about it. It's like claiming people hate the dragon queen in game of thrones; It's how it's written and depicted. We know it's all fiction, anyway. Arguing against emotional attachment also isn't very particularly wise either, because emotions can't really be helped, anyway.
@@Deridus [Deridus]: I have been going around an atheist circles for almost two decades now. I have never met an atheist who claims to hate any god. [AR]: It only takes two-minutes to find a god-hating atheist in a comment section, chat board, etc. Two-years? I’m calling BS. [Deridus]: The religions that worship them, sure, but that's about it. It's like claiming people hate the dragon queen in game of thrones; It's how it's written and depicted. [AR]: Your logic is correct, but it’s simply not true (read above). [Deridus]: We know it's all fiction, anyway. [AR]: Do you? Do you really “know”? That’s an unprovable assumption. [Deridus]: Arguing against emotional attachment also isn't very particularly wise either, because emotions can't really be helped, anyway. [AR]: Arguing against emotional attachment (both theist & atheist) is wise, because it sharpens your argumentative skills.
I thought the Pearl clutcher's were the 80 year old blue hairs in church. But it's the 20 something blue hairs with poster boards and markers doing it today.
I've long thought that SNL should bring back the church lady, except instead of the church lady she'll be the woke lady, and instead of blaming everything on Satan, she can blame everything on "racist" or "sexist" or whatever the catchphrase of the day is.
I'm a fairly standard old school atheist and I completely agree with your critique of the so-called "new atheists." They've always struck me as a peculiar and rather obnoxious group. Personally, I simply don't believe in any higher power, but I wouldn't consider myself an antitheist. In fact, I tend to think that religion might actually be beneficial for society, even if I personally don't resonate with religious faith. While I believe the nihilistic, naturalistic perspective is probably true, I'm not convinced that this truth is something we, as a society, are better off fully embracing.
They really do give the tradition of nietzche a bad name. I have a strong respect for the nihilist atheist tradition, even if I do think it’s demonstrably false. Wishing nothing but the best for you!
“Sound as sad as a 50 year old, who can’t stop talking about what a great quarterback he was when he peaked in high-school” 😂😂 reminds me of Al Bundy from Married .. with children
There were two folks I believe were atheists I recall meeting (separate occasions) who kept denying evidence (including historical) for Jesus. I would then ask them "Do you think George Washington existed?", and they both said no. I think they actually do believe George existed, but they'd rather deny history than even admit Jesus existed at all (even just as a 'good teacher but not God' as a lot of atheists think). (There was also a third guy who denied Washington's existence, but I think he already believed that before I spoke to him given how.. strange his responses were). ---- My prediction? A lot of atheists (not all!) I've seen seem to use atheism as a bulwark against their conscience, and would rather silence reminders that their conscience is unplugged than pursue the truth in order to yield to it. This leads to new atheism or some other 'superiority cult' naturally, and this brand of atheist (again, not all atheists) likely will be part of group #3 you mentioned, David. Therefore, my prediction is that they will have lives filled with guilt, regret, anger - governed by mob rule, and immunizing themselves to evidence to the contrary. A generation of Dillahunty-Dodgers whose tempers will shorten, whose lusts will lead to weirder and weirder pursuits, and whose joy is found in mocking others. Unless - and hopefully - something shocks them awake. Pray for our nation. Jesus could save even me.
I denied all evidence. It will take an overwhelming shock to prove to a member of the atheist religion that Jesus is very very real. I lost faith in atheism when Jesus touched my head.
I actually agree: The New Atheist movement turned atheism into a religion, with the four horseman at its head. How hypocritical. I understand that they were trying to send a message, but they were using religion’s own tricks. The message is now shifting to simply: Learn how to think for yourself. It’s a pretty critical step whose omission left a terrible impression.
David Wood rebuking atheism is my personal favorite. I see atheism as worse than even Islam because of my background actually... I went through the same thing as Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Because of that, I have very high respect for her, but unlike her I don't have a friend like Dawkins and I thank God for that. Thank you David. Jesus is everything that is good.
Some people grow up in religiously abusive homes. My best friend was raised Christian, but in a very strict, legalistic version. He's now militantly atheist and much happier, but it's a response to trauma. You tend to see that when people switch ideologies, there's often some significant trauma associated with the previous ideology.
I bring this up a lot to people. Most athiests were abused in religious homes and think that is what Christianity is. The problem is, many people are also abused in Athiest homes. It isn't the ideology there causing it. In Christianity it is forbidden to abuse people. But people have to logic through that, and that is hard to do when you have PTSD.
@@1faithchick7 my final statement was referring to all ideologies. You see this with Muslims and Buddhists too, but yes I agree, Christianity forbids it. Sadly a lot of abuse happens in Christianity.
The funniest thing. This morning, the reading was two chapters in Ezekiel, including the edgy internet atheist’s favorite verse, which despite being quite graphic in language, is about idolatry and horsemen. Glad to see this video putting atheists on blast
As for my prediction for the state of the atheist address a year from today, they will be quoting scripture and when asked what they believe about it, they will say, it’s better than anything else the world seems to be offering all of us.
@@airkamithe retard is strong in you, brother. You’ve mastered the art of self deception. If your little cunt boy, jesus actually existed, I’m sure he’d be very proud 😂😂😂😂
Imagine if Sharia law eventually comes over and forbids every atheism along with every non Abrahamic type of faith, with penalty of death. I hope not. I pray God to have mercy and make people wake up and come back to Him, or at least repent from their wrong behaviors and ideas, becoming more humble and trying to improve.
Which is stronger: atheism or Islam? 🤔
I would think Islam is stronger force in the world than atheism. My evidence would be that Islam advances in the west as Christians become atheist. There is a desire within the human heart to believe in something bigger than ourselves. Atheist do not offer a compelling case for this.
Islam is even dumber.
@@apologeticsroadshow Islam. Only because the vast majority of atheists don't bash Islam nearly as much as christianity. We all know why. Atheist are afraid of muslims, change my mind lol.
Me
@@apologeticsroadshow Is lame is dumbest.
I was a hardcore atheist especially in the my early 20's. Now i'm 30 and recently I started visiting church every now and then. Last Sunday during the sermon some kind of power or force came over me and I broke down crying. I decided and declared to give my life to Jesus and professed my faith to the whole church.
Congratulations! I encourage you to keep reading the Bible, and never stop asking questions… that’s how we grow in the truth.
That power is God The Holy Spirit
@@jeffg4570and in Spirit!
I was a young earth creationist when I was in my early teens and when I realized how utterly full of crap that entire ideology is I became a pretty decided atheist that thought any thoughts of a God were utter nonsense. I spent almost all my 20's like this but I did not have some amazing power come over me. For me, it was investigation into science, specifically my field of physics, that made me have a harder and harder time not seeing clear direction and too much logic and convenience in the laws of nature to not be the product of will. It just is too incredible to be random. I have no emotional investment in this, I think though the moral, cultural and element of truth is too important not be dedicated to it. I go to church, I bring my kids to church, I try to teach them how to pray (even though I feel like nothing is listening inside), I try to be involved in my church and not just giving superficial lip service. I can't help thought hat I have real doubts, and that I feel like even if there is a creator it simply is not interested in us. When I pray I feel like nothing is there. But I KNOW that feelings can be deceiving and despite what I feel I also know what I know; and the evidence I cannot deny.
I call myself a reluctant agnostic theist but practice Christianity because I want that sincere devotion for my children and I also figure I can fake it until it is real (or die trying).
@@patrickthomas2119It seems as the Holy Spirit is knocking at the door of your heart. Let Him in
Was an atheist all my life. Spoke badly about Christianity.
Came to Christ this year at 42. Apologised to my friend at work for everything I’ve ever said, whether he heard it or not.
Took me a while to get into praying but I have apologised profusely and asked for forgiveness.
But when my friend hugged me and said he knew it wasn’t from a place of hate. Didn’t matter when or how but was extremely pleased and supportive I’m now a follower. Actually brought a tears to my eyes discussing how it came about.
To everyone here reading this, please accept my apologies also.
🙏🏼❤️🇬🇧
It takes a courage to accept you were wrong and change your lifes entire philopsohy
Good job, brother
I like how much you apologize. Leading people away from God is a huge burden the more you realize how desirable God is. If you never did content that reached thousands of people, and only spoke badly about God from time to time, then I'd say you got out of town with a scratch. Imagine being Dawkins or RR, having lead over 100k people away from God with a single video. Now each time you realize a new level of God's glory, you will also have to apologize for a new level of harm caused by leading others away from God. This will make the initial path to God very bothersome, while everyone else is free to finally be happy once they start their walk with God. It must feel very cursed to be in this condition. That's why I say atheists be smart, don't talk, don't make videos.
@@M1389-v2o thank you so much, brother.
God bless you, from Ireland.
@@elsantoschalbi4459 yeah it has caused me a lot of guilt etc.
I found it hard to start praying because of this. I wasn’t going to just go with the flow and say sorry. I wanted it t be real, heartfelt, genuine without any doubt from me.
I pray a lot now and most of it is thanks now I see how things in my life have gone.
I know I’ve never been and will never be good enough for heaven. That doesn’t mean I won’t try, but I also know of the huge sacrifice given for us from the LORD for our sins.
May sound silly to those experienced but I know this is all new and a huge learning curve but better late than never.
My atheist friend did the same thing. I told her I got saved, this was 2017, and we were both hopeless junkies and could never stop. I told her about all the miraculous changes true belief in Christ made in my life. Despite her swearing she would do anything to quit drugs. She was so incapable of believing she never even considered taking what I said seriously. She ended up committing suicide in 2022. Don't be like my friend Heather. Despite thinking no one really will miss me, the consequences are much much greater and true change is possible through Christ
Sincerely sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss
Damn... sorry about your friend
You did everything you could
Sad. I can't believe some people actually think suicide is a solution to their misery.
That's sad to hear. I am sorry for your loss.
The internet has made everyone more narcissistic, not just atheists.
Absolutely 💯
Christians didn't need the Internet to be more narcissistic. In fact conservative Christians are the most narcissistic group of people in this country.
Hes got psychopathy and a bit of the 'tism get it right.
Its called psychopathy and autism.
True, but it hit atheists harder since the entire mindset lends itself to narcissism.
“If the world hates you, understand that it hated me before it hated you”
John 15:18
I swear just reading this touches all the way down to my 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙😻💗
No one hates you (except maybe people in other religions). You are just human and probably wrong...just like the people in those other religions.
I have a question about Christianity, rly I seek your opinions. Don't ignore this
@@scienceguy5266Frank Turek, John Lennox or Sam Shamoun might have the answers for you. Check them out.
@@scienceguy5266why
2010s Atheists: People will become more scientific and rational!
2020s: "Her testicals"
"men have periods." 🤣
Men can get pregnant!!😂😂😂😂
Virgin birth 🤣
@@wizardsongs5409 An intelligent atheist. 🤣🤣🤣
That one's true though. 😁
"Heaven is a fairy tale for those afraid of the dark" -Dr. Stephen Hawking
"Atheism is a fairy tale for those afraid of the light" -Dr. John Lennox
We love the light of reason. It's called the scientific method.
I love that quote from Prof. Lennox. An amazing man. God bless him always.
And you too 😉
@@gabrielteo3636 Even the scientific method has it's flaws. Look up the Raven Paradox.
Hawking's philosophy was as good as his speech. Brilliant in some narrow aspects, a complete vegetable in others. But he had wit and humor that EVERYBODY should take lessons from! His appearance in the Big Bang Theory is and will always be legendary!
@@gabrielteo3636 The scientific method can't tell you anything about the things that are most important to humanity, such as love, intent, compassion, etc. It cannot answer the "why". It also has an inherent flaw called the Raven Paradox. It's nothing more than a method of examining the physical world. Useful tool & nothing more.
I'm Pakistani Christian.GOD bless your family
Wonderful. May God bless you and your family!
Can't be easy to be a Christian in Pakistan. But I'm pretty sure being an atheist is worse.
Wow, so much respect for you! May the Lord bless and keep you!
@@NotevenTony thanks
Atheism and insanity. That's precisely why I didn't become an atheist when I left the Catholic church over 20 years ago. I tried the "no-God" approach and my mental health worsened very quickly. So I never really rejected the idea of God, and have always had a great deal of admiration for Jesus, but I became a spiritual nomad, looking for truth. Later I noticed that in a Western society it was almost impossible to live without some sort of treatment for mental health, whether pharmacological or behavioural. I thought that was peculiar. After trying several different religious traditions, I came back to Christianity. At first simply because it seemed to have the most beneficial effect on my mental health, and I thought that Christianity is a beautiful religion, certainly not worse than Buddhism or Taoism, so I thought why not. Later, I experienced the grace of the Holy Spirit and the peace of the Good Shepherd, and here I am: healed of my turmoil.
instant sub. Love your channel desc. you know how in atheism you are bullied into saying "I am replacable, just another collection of atoms, I wasn't chosen to be part of existence bc it was random, etc??" and this is supposed to be humility. But from a mental health perspective, it disorientates and alienates oneself from existence. Thanks for your testimony.
You never knew what you really had in Catholicism. Give it a second look. Except try the real Catholicism of pre Vatican II. Read / look up Scott Hahn, Steve Ray, Jimmy Akin, Trent Horn John Bergsma, Brant Petrie, Tim Staples.
Hallelujah!
All the angels are rejoicing because you have chosen to put your total trust in Jesus as your Savior and your God!! Please do continue to keep your heart and mind focused on Jesus Christ who is the Author and the Finisher of your faith, who reveals the heavenly Father to you by the Holy Spirit, for one day you will see Him face to face!!!
Welcome home! God is SO Good, isn’t He?
This is where my friend Zack is right now, he's a spiritual nomad losing his mind without God.
I used to attack religion and spam “sky daddy”. Best thing that ever happened to me was accepting Jesus as the Truth, the way the light and my lord.
Hallelujah!
All the angels are rejoicing because you have chosen to put your total trust in Jesus as your Savior and your God!! Please do continue to keep your heart and mind focused on Jesus Christ who is the Author and the Finisher of your faith, who reveals the heavenly Father to you by the Holy Spirit, for one day you will see Him face to face!!!
Do you call him "sky daddy" tho?
God bless you brother ❤️✝️🙏
@@alasarcher400 Kinky OwO
Welcome back home, and praise You, Saviour!
1980’s Atheist will throw their DND die at the modern day Atheist’s face and tell them to get a life is golden.
Cool atheists played Warhammer 40k
@@prestonyannotti7661Name one cool atheist, I'll wait...
Mike Winger doesn't count
@@joeluigi2008 thats impossible 💀
@@prestonyannotti7661 And those who are religious played BattleTech (and then watched as endless lawsuits prevented it from growing).
@@prestonyannotti7661 isn't Big E violently atheist? that explains why people went crazy LOL.
In my younger years, I was a firm atheist. Though religion was stupid, pointless and caused all of the world's problems. It wasn't until I started really studying the bible and started attending mass services that I truly was awakened. Then I put all my love and faith in Jesus....now I'm a Christian who truly found peace in life. I truly owe everything to God. He helped me see how wrong I truly was. I was blind, Then I learned to see. My Lord, My saviour Jesus Christ, with all my love and gratitude I say thank you and please grant peace to everyone who in need of your guidance.🙏
So you embrace stupidity
The new Atheists have been a major reason why society started replacing God with wokeness
Matt Dillahunty is a good example. Dude says he believes in science - but says the "woman" he's dating is a woman - when in reality it's a biological man.
“When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.” - G.K. Chesterton
I'm an atheist as are most of my friends. We live very normal lives and don't stand out, get along with others, want what is best for our families and our countries and certainly don't care for ANY of this wokeness bs. There is a minority who have gone off the deep end and have some crazy views (and are vocal about them), however, we should not all be judged by this small subset (this also happens with many other groups of people, Christians, Muslims, etc have some crazy views as well that they want to push onto others).
A lot of atheists thought that was a good thing anyway. Most of Reddit is left leaning
This. I used to be an extremist new-age atheist until I realized how silly and hypocritical it all was. I’m not religious but have started going to church mainly for social connection and community. I’m half-Russian so I decided to go to a Russian Orthodox Church
It's so amusing to watch folks like you condemn being woke to truth. You prefer blissful slumber to protect you.
"The great" Richard Dawkins is pretty much begging Christianity to come back and save his county from Islam.
I am a cultural Christian ~ Richard Dawkins
Englistan has got him tweaking
His fatal error was that he didn’t realize if you get rid of religion, then you have to replace it with something that fulfills all the societal functions that religion served. Otherwise, people will find all kinds of false idols such as wokeness, feminism, redpill, Bugattis, etc. in a desperate search for meaning and purpose.
Hey I live in UK and we don't need saving thanks. Focus on your own backwards democracy.
Even Nietzsche was worried about what would replace the hole left after Christianity was gone
I was taken in by the new atheist grift wagon early on, but now i am a practising christian ✝️ 😅
The result isn't just strength and wisdom, but growing more merciful, since we have obtained mercy 🙏
I’m not religious but I recognize that one major strength of religion is the sense of community. There is no atheist community and never will be.
Praise the Lord Welcome To The Kingdom God bless you🙏🏽✝️♥️💪🏽
@@sorguvasfen2426 Atheism has done a lot of damage to the family unit and the wider community. We are more individualistic and materialistic now than ever.
@@ben0298 I would say more precisely that the lack of societal functions that religion once served is the source of the harm. The critical error of the New Atheist movement was that they didn’t realize if you get rid of religion, then you have to replace it with something that fulfills all the societal functions that religion once served. Otherwise, people will find all kinds of false idols such as wokeness, feminism, redpill, Bugattis, etc. in a desperate search for meaning and purpose.
Even Friedrich Nietzsche acknowledged the importance of Christianity. Saying that absent God there is only oblivion.
The only thing athieism conveys is an ego for disproving people and disregarding the hoplessness it leaves behind. They value being right over the wellbeing of others.
YESSS.
modern atheists are so staunch and therefore will only achieve ignorance, never satisfaction, or truth.
I don't think Nietschz said that.
If I recall correctly he was saying mankind created God as a way to keep hope. Especially when there was none.
The übermenchen is the one who can fight the reality of existence without falling into nihilism or with denial.
I'm not 100% agree on this religion takes.
It was more something like
"God is dead and we killed him"
Thank you, David. I left islam, and now I'm considering Christianity because of you !
Off so sad...You really didn't like to research what this guy is aberating
Either you are a Christian that tell people you left Islam in hope that you do "God work"
🙏
Good on you brother
come on in. the water is fine.
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ! Congratulations for leaving the Satan allah. Start reading the Bible everyday and obey the gospel and you will see the change If you truly repent.
Christianity is not an obstacle to progress and science but to progressivism and The Science™.
Christianity is an obstacle to immorality.
the miracle of reinterpretation, amirite?
@@reydelmuerte no, statement of fact
When they took the fewest genes to sustain life in a single cell ( archea) it could not replicate/reproduce.
If it can’t reproduce it can’t pass on its “code” to any generation.
They had to add in 20 genes to the cell in order for it to reproduce.
20 genes? All by random or pseudorandom processes?
1. You had to have 450 genes randomly created in order to sustain life
2.Then you had to randomly produce another 20 genes ( none of which could have come from a parent cell) just to be capable of passing on the code to the next generation.
3. This had to be accidentally not on purpose and for no purpose. The non living material doesn’t make decisions and to suggest chemicals of the fragile nature of RnA/Dna could code and that presumption is ignoring the carbon ( sugar ) back bone of DNA/RNA( which is way worse to make by chance than even codes for proteins)
When they took the fewest genes to sustain life in a single cell ( archea) it could not replicate/reproduce.
If it can’t reproduce it can’t pass on its “code” to any generation.
They had to add in 20 genes to the cell in order for it to reproduce.
20 genes? All by random or pseudorandom processes?
1. You had to have 450 genes randomly created in order to sustain life
2.Then you had to randomly produce another 20 genes ( none of which could have come from a parent cell) just to be capable of passing on the code to the next generation.
3. This had to be accidentally not on purpose and for no purpose. The non living material doesn’t make decisions and to suggest chemicals of the fragile nature of RnA/Dna could code and that presumption is ignoring the carbon ( sugar ) back bone of DNA/RNA( which is way worse to make by chance than even codes for proteins)
Here's my prediction for atheism in the future:
Every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD!
based 😭🙏
"Every knee shall stiffen" Rigor Mortis 3:16
@@KasperKatjeSee, now this is the kind of athiest response we need. 😅 borderline mocking God but still humorous
@@CynHicks
No, mocking God never ends well.
I appreciate your analysis.
I prefict that atheist will go quiter
the best video on atheism by a former Atheist. Kudos David Wood from India
"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you." - CS Lewis
He had such a way with words.
Ironic considering a christain will tell you the moment you disagree with him, that you are a heathen that will burn in hell forever while he gets a sweet immortal body in heaven. Totally not spiteful and looking down on others. Btw, hell is literally below heaven 😂
Are you suggesting that we should look up towards the sky daddy?
I'm a proud man. I'm proud of what my son has become. I do not look down on people. I am supportive of the LGBTQ community, I abhor racism, misogyny and bigotry. Sadly, when reading the bible it advocates for racism, and promotes bigotry and misogyny. We can simply look at the rules this god put in for owning people as property, The value put on a woman was about half that of a man, she was never allowed to inherit or own property. She could be sold into slavery by her father, she couldn't go free as the men could. When one wished to permanently own slaves, one needed to purchase from different races from surrounding nations, these slaves can owned forever, and can be passed to sons as an inheritance. children born into slavery from a purchased female slave were also the property of the slave owner.
I'm proud that I don't hold to these bigoted and hateful ideals. I can see why those who worship a hateful god and consider it to be moral, loving, and just, might not feel proud that they hold this god in high regard.
I guess you are referring to that presentist, smug, ignorant speech about rabbits?
The saying never gets old, "You never know what you have until it's gone"
I saw a thought provoking video about pray for your pastor bc what if all the godly men are gone
true!
Richard Dawkins, seeing first hand the fruits of his work where Islam has filled the void, now calls himself a cultural Christian.
@@wolves201So he wants to benefit from the bountiful fruits that grow from having Christians tend the orchard but he mocks and laughs at the gardeners that tend the place.
What an ungrateful man, for all of his intelligence he possesses, he has not a single iota of wisdom. I wiah someone had told him the story of 'Chesterton's Fence' in his earlier years.
@@wolves201 And yet in spite of that, he still considers it a good thing that Christianity is on the decline. Sadly, he still doesn't seem to understand that a society can't be culturally Christian without Christianity. Something will replace those Christian morals, a new set of morals, and a simple look around the world will show anyone with eyes to see that human morality can be distressingly flexible if left to its own devices.
Here before the defensive atheists…
Here before the angry atheists
Here before the dumb atheist
I used to be a new atheist until I realized how silly and hypocritical it all was
I ain't gonna lie they really are some angry people 😂 HOW DARE YOU BE CHRISTIAN!
They should ask Alex o'Connor to make a response to this video also in the light of the new Islamophobia bill Harris Sultan talked about on his channel.
I was raised atheist, then was spiritual/agnostic, now Catholic.
Life since opening my heart to Christ has been the best.
It just works!
Alleluia amen! 🙏
Of course your life has changed for the better. Jesus is the way, the truth and the LIFE, after all. ✝️ God bless you.
Works how?
This video made me cry. I was an atheist up until July 2023 because of these new atheists. And what made me cry was when that woman told Dawkins she wanted to commit suicide and now she doesn’t. And his attitude towards her was disgusting. But when she said that the tears started flowing because she’s right. Me too.
Welcome to the Kingdom of God, my brother or sister in the Lord Jesus Christ!
You made the right decision and you definitely won’t regret it!
God bless ✝️🙏❤️🔥
Hallelujah!
All the angels are rejoicing because you have chosen to put your total trust in Jesus as your Savior and your God!! Please do continue to keep your heart and mind focused on Jesus Christ who is the Author and the Finisher of your faith, who reveals the heavenly Father to you by the Holy Spirit, for one day you will see Him face to face!!!
Dawkins’ comment may have been insensitive but it was not inaccurate. Perhaps as her friend he knew he could speak to her rationally and not emotionally and she would be okay with it.
@@wayneandrews1022His reponse was not only wrong but also perfectly encapsulates what you new atheist are. A bunch of soulless beasts.
@@wayneandrews1022 It was innacurate. Jesus is the truth. Live with it.
In my teens, i emigrated to Canada from Nigeria and i began to gravitate towards atheism because I wanted to seem more enlightened and also more progressive. Then, i saw what they were like. They would lie about Christianity and history like ignoring how Christianity help d develop modern science a d also abolished slavery. They constantly attacked my Christian upbringing and were also completely toxic and irrational. They also started pushing toxic identity politics, especially racial victimhood, and that was it for me. I went back fully to ny Catholic faith and am glad i did.
Amen brother !
😊🙏💕
Yes, Christians abolished slavery in the US, but also Christians installed it there and defended it. So it’s both sides
you have to go back.
How did Christianity help develop modern science?
Nabeel Qureshi's love for God led me out of the cruel, arogant cynicism that I had fallen into by uncritically listening to men like Richard Dawkins. Men who claimed to know the contents of the bible and spoke with authority that there were only backward superstitions and nonsense that kept me from reading it myself. Now, having read through the Bible many times, I know what and who the truth is, I know what and why love is, I know what and where to put my faith in. I found Jesus while he was looking for me, and I love him.
Nabeel was fantastic, God rest his soul. Blessings to you my friend
I think it’s hard for a lot of people to give up the belief that they are the highest intelligence. I think a lot of the Atheists believe in a sort of positivism, where every change, no matter the consequences is move toward progress.
I am an atheist and hold no such conviction.
@@Theo_Skeptomai How does your worldview explain logical principles necessary existence and applicability?
I don"t think "positivism" is the word you were looking for. Positivism was all the rage in the late 19th and early 20th century, and it was indeed an atheist movement, but it did not subscribe to tgis silly notion. Posivitists believed that any claim that couldn't be verified empirically was meaningless. AJ Ayer was one of the poster boys, and his "Language, Truth and Logic" describes this philosophy very neatly. He repudiated it later, though.
@LocalBibleDealer My worldview doesn't consider such word-salad nonsense. If you have any straightforward questions concerning my rational position of atheism or any of my stated convictions, I will gladly answer them.
@@Theo_Skeptomai
“My rational position of atheism”
Oh the irony!! At least be a consistent strictly reductive materialist, atheist or philosophical naturalist - right? That is at least be a consistent perspectivist, relativist or absurdist - yes? Because according to the greatest atheist thinkers who ever lived with possibly the highest IQs…
Logic is an illusion (Nietzsche)
“Truths are illusions which we have forgotten are illusions.”
- (Nietzsche, Reference from: On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense).
“Should I kill myself?” is the essential philosophical question.” (Albert Camus).
Merry chap but at least he’s “logically” consistent with his strictly reductive materialism, atheism or philosophical naturalism - right?
Life is an “horror” and “truth” is “illusory”. (Nietzsche)
Moreover, according to the prominent atheist Foucault…
“Storytellers continue their narratives late into the night to forestall death and to delay the inevitable moment when everyone must fall silent.” (Foucault).
Imagine telling all of these little stories to someone as a Christmas bed time story!! And “new atheists” mock our beliefs!!
as a Russian I want remind everyone that there was an atheist country once, called the USSR. it only existed for 74 years😅
And it went horrible in here with mass genocides and purges
@@YannikSylvain-mi3nj and famines ("you'll know them by their fruits"). in the 30s they invented "antieaster" and "antichristmas" (brings up some thoughts doesn't it?) to piss off Christians 🤦♀️. and of course the ussr lost 23 mil people in the ww2, more than any other country
Actually, Albania was officially atheist.
(It failed faster)
@sshpeppermint are you trying to seriously insinuate atheism as being the cause of the collapse of the Ussr wow you people are seriouly delusional
It's still sad how those 74 years have affected all of the republics so negatively, with many still having large groups of atheists, as well as many more issues.
"Dr. von Braun, do you believe in God?" His response: "Yes, absolutely." Von Braun went on: "It seems to me your question is irrelevant. It is so obvious that we live in a world in which a fantastic amount of logic, of rational lawfulness, is at work. We are aware of a large number of laws of physics and chemistry and biology which, by their mutual interdependence, make nature work as if it were following a grandiose plan from its earliest beginnings to the farthest reaches of its future destiny. To me, it would be incomprehensible that there should be such a gigantic master plan without a master planner behind it. This master planner is He whom we call the Creator of
One cannot be exposed to the law and order of the universe without concluding that
there must be a divine intent behind it all... For me, there is no real contradiction between the world of science and the world of religion. While, through science, man tries to harness the forces of nature around him, through religion he tries to harness the forces of nature within him. "
As an inventor, I couldn't have said it better myself. To imagine that such a beautiful, functional, and logical universe sprange into existence from nothing is the Pinnacle of absurdity.
Beautiful
That still doesn't mean God is good.
@@haitaelpastor976
by what standard?
@@jensswales God's own.
Christianity has been surviving for thousands of years and will still prevail. The truth always prevail. ✝️🙏❤️
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 goddamn retard
We will see.
@@springyoutube2856 yes we will, and that's what Pascal was thinking when he did his wager.
@@GustavoAndresHerrera You are talking about Pasclas wager like some person can choose to believe, but no
@@springyoutube2856 I know, you can't force yourself to believe but you can't give up looking for the Truth either.
The best advice I've seen for that (I didn't come up with it) is "try living like you believe for a time... try it, see what happens".
The comparison is a Gothic Catedral: it looks old, dark and weird FROM THE OUTSIDE but when you get in, you fall in your knees in AWE.
We all have our path in life. Good luck in yours!
As one who mocked religion for years, God, Jesus, please forgive me.
Only one God, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen 🙏🏽.
It's Allah
I agree. Yet I can raise the stakes. It's not that there is or isn't a God. That debate is irrelevant or moot at best. More aptly put; There Is Only God.
Uhhh, no. There is God and then there is his creation, not hard to see the distinction
@@Bob-un4tf who?
@@Bob-un4tfThe Arabic Bible calls Jesus Allah.
The future of atheism is the same as the past of atheism- nothingness
The Atheist 😮😢
Exactly. Science had Judeo-Christian origins anyway and was all about discovering the deeper part of the world God created.
@@janelle9998 science started with the ancient greeks my guy. ancient greeks calculated the earths circumference while the bibles authors were flat earthers.
@@reydelmuerte funny how that so called “flat Earth” was actually mostly believed by the people that used that one scientist that had to go to house arrest because he tried to use the pope for political reasons. Can you please show me the gospels authors saying they are flat earthers including the early church writers/fathers?
@@reydelmuerte That is philosophy, science began with Christianity. Yes we do owe much to the Greeks as philosophy is what validates science, but science is a uniquely Christian invention and its axiomic presuppositions explicitly depend on God.
I’m old. 100% can confirm what Dr. Wood says about 80s atheists
Dr.!!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@chrisbrooks4032 what do you call people with PhDs?
Can confirm, but the seeds toward nu-atheism were sprouting sometime between then and 9/11, such that I feel that September was more a catalyst than fulcrum. I distinctly remember prior to 2000, friends, in casual discussions among 'agnostics' (myself included at the time) barking the "proof proof proof" routine in smug self righteous superiority. In the sense I still consider those persons friends, and that it is by no fault of my own to have been dragged out of the dark, please pray even a little prayer for them that we can welome them home also as family.
Good point!
@@franciscolaureano7703 if your phd came from a paper mill Christian school, it doesn’t count. Furthermore, one can be educated to to no end and still be a goddamn retard. Once you accept magical thinking, you are an idiot. No exceptions
Mr. Wood you are a brilliant person. I have been saying the arguments you mentioned, with my friends and acquaintances all the time. To see you spreading common sense (which is not common at all) delights me. I'm a huge fan of you sir.
I was a staunch atheist but now I'm proud to be a christian.
So new atheism is a religion.
Always has been.
Madeline O Hare The founder of the Atheist religion didn't like Christianity.
If you’re talking about modern atheism, then yes, pretty much
In a twisted sense, yes.
Indeed. One of its sacred tenets is "atheism is not a religion". But anyone looking in from outside can see that it is. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck.
Exactly
One of the first things the new Atheism motivated people to do was create radicals who would call for the political elimination of saying "merry Christmas" in public to "happy holidays". At that time even numerous Atheists thought that went too far.
Madeline O Hare started the atheist religion, and started by removing the pledge from schools.
Funny considering the meaning of "holy days" 😂. In which religion is Christmas "holy days"? Hm.... 😊
@rockzalt Madeline O Hare startedvthe atheist religion and started by taking the pledge out of school.
good point
also easter, it went from the resurrection of Jesus to some bunny that hides chocolate eggs
I was an atheist from an early age, until June of this year. A total of 28 years. June 28th to be exact, I had a super natural experience with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. I'll never turn back, Jesus saved me from myself and I don't even want to look back to my old life. Amen ✝️ 🙏
Hallelujah!
All the angels are rejoicing because you have chosen to put your total trust in Jesus as your Savior and your God!! Please do continue to keep your heart and mind focused on Jesus Christ who is the Author and the Finisher of your faith, who reveals the heavenly Father to you by the Holy Spirit, for one day you will see Him face to face!!!
@@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid amen 🙏
Did you know people from Islam, Mormonism, Judaism, Hinduism and about 4000 other religions have supernatural religious experiences, too? Isn't that interesting? It's almost as if they are all human and fallible?
That's my birthday!!! Praise Jesus!!!! 🎉❤
Praise the Lord
"Waaah, everything was better back when me and my kind could still intimidate and threaten anyone who didn't go along with our agenda into silence! Also, I'm old and think these newfangled Internets thingies are scary."
"Waaah, I liked things better ten years ago when me and the other new atheists could spend all day screaming 'Skydaddy' and people were gullible enough to think we weren't another stupid cult."
@@apologeticsroadshow u TrIgGeReD sN0FlAEK? Lawlzez.
@@apologeticsroadshow Fuckboi has a lot of nerve pretending he's protecting us and we're somehow in his debt when he's literally part of the conspiracy to kill us and destroy America.
@@apologeticsroadshowat least you’ve admitted you are the original stupid cult.
Admitting it is the first step towards recovery.
@@isidoreaerys8745 It's not a cult lol
Tenets of Atheism - 1. "There is no God!"
2. "I hate him!"
I don't hate God any more than Voldermort or Thanos or Spiderman
Ah yes, the boring comic book comparison from the super smart atheists
@@deimos7577 It brings home the point of hating a probably fictional character.
I believe in God, and hate him to my very core.
@@haitaelpastor976 Don't hate God. It's just a fiction people made up. Whatever bad thing happened...it's just because the universe doesn't care about us. We're just evolved apes and bad things will happen.
They claim to rely on science and reason, and instantly fail at both by forgetting the basic idea of "Nature abhors a vacuum."
They don't ask the meta-questions, like what philosophically accounts for the regularity in nature, etc.
morals just blow in the wind
@aquavitae3824 Yep. Science can not answer everything, and we should stop holding it to that standard. Allowing science to rule of beliefs and morality could actually be very harmful to a society.
@@logosfocus How sad it will be when my Atheist friends realize that by getting rid of God society decays, I don't need to be a genius to see that the fruits of atheism have been increasingly worse.
very true!
Romans 1:22 "claiming to be wise they, became fools."
That cuts both ways...
yeah that perfectly describes people who believe in that book
@@gabrielteo3636 A bit of context might help
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The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-who is forever praised. Amen.
26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
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Except Paul claims to have seen and heard from the resurrected Jesus Himself. If anything you can’t call him a fool, just a liar or an insane person.
I used to think they were crazy too. If it is true, it’s the best news ever, why would you not want to believe it? If Christianity were true, would you be a Christian? If the answer is yes then you should seek out the answer from God Himself and see if He’s real.
I used to think I was so wise, but I realized I was and am a fool.
@@kasho55 Paul was a mass murderer. On the scale of cray-cray, he was up there. We have people who hear from Jesus today. We put them in hospitals or give them medication. They didn't have that back then.
I remember in high school (1983) when people would ask me if I was a Christian, I would reply, "I don't really know what that means, but I don't go to church, I don't believe in that". I didn't know I was an atheist I was so removed from religion.
All I knew was I didn't like people preaching at me, so did I mock them? Did I yell at them or beat them up? No, none of that. I simply told them, "That doesn't mean anything to me, please stop". Most realized I wasn't going to hear them out one way or another so they stopped. A few kept talking about God and the afterlife. I said, "I don't believe in that", then I would leave.
I cannot remember any atheists from back in the 80s who were violent or aggressive when confronted with Jesus and the scripture... and I am trying real hard to think back to those days. Come to think of it, there were Christians, Muslims, Jews, and "I don't believe in religion" and everyone got along. Some dated between the different faiths and non-faiths. A few would only date within their own beliefs, but as far as friendships went, it was a garden salad variety all mixed up into one bowl. Nobody excluded anyone else from that mixed salad.
The only thing that formed cliques were socioeconomic classes and what kind of music you were into.
Since I was born into a pretty poor family, but dad worked his way up the military ranks, we ended up in the upper middle class. I loved all types of music. What did that get me? Nobody told me to go away, I fit into all their groups. I was invited to punk rock basement parties to New Wave parties held in someone's mansion while their parents were vacationing in Europe... but nobody was EVER condemned because of their beliefs, skin color, place of birth, or even sexuality.
I often wonder what happened to America. In the late 70s and through the middle 90s, nobody cared one bit what skin color someone was, or their religious beliefs, or what sexuality someone was. That wasn't important. It wouldn't have made a list of top 10 traits of how you would "label" a person. They were good, bad, mean, bitchy, an a-hole, cool, rad, loner, stoner, well-off, poor, or "just normal".
What happened folks? What changed in the late 90s and ever since? Why is all the characteristics of a person now what defines them? Instead of being a decent human being with strong character, now it's their skin color, their sexuality, the way they vote (and for whom) that is so important?
Yeah, I think the people went and burnt down the forest thinking their religion of Leftism could replace it..
Yet another apologetic home run! Thank you, David! Jesus is the greatest!
Echo chamber
Jesus is the greatest who never was!! 😂😂
@@QuestionThingsUseLogicUsing the Jesus never existed argument in 2024 is just dishonest, everyone even the most staunch athiest scholars agree he was a real person, the only question is was he God. Im praying for you. God bless 🙏
@@Jesus-is-LordofLords except that you're being dishonest, as the confirmation bias is strong with christian scholars who make money out of the concept. I can see you're a Bart fan! Lol. And no, _"staunch atheist scholars"_ *do not believe the jesus of the NT existed.*
""Further evidence of the inauthenticity of Mark is the fact that in chapter 7, where Jesus is arguing with the Pharisees, Jesus is made to quote the Greek Septuagint version of Isaiah in order to score his debate point. Unfortunately, the Hebrew version says something different from the Greek. Isaiah 29:13, in the Hebrew reads “their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote,” whereas the Greek version - and the gospel of Mark - reads “in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men”. Wells observes dryly, “That a Palestinian Jesus should floor Orthodox Jews with an argument based on a mistranslation of their scriptures is very unlikely.” Indeed!""
Quoted from American Atheist..
@@Jesus-is-LordofLords except that you're being dishonest, as the confirmation bias is strong with christian scholars who make money out of the concept. I can see you're a Bart fan! Lol. And no, _"staunch atheist scholars"_ *do not believe the jesus of the NT existed.*
""Further evidence of the inauthenticity of Mark is the fact that in chapter 7, where Jesus is arguing with the Pharisees, Jesus is made to quote the Greek Septuagint version of Isaiah in order to score his debate point. Unfortunately, the Hebrew version says something different from the Greek. Isaiah 29:13, in the Hebrew reads “their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote,” whereas the Greek version - and the gospel of Mark - reads “in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men”. Wells observes dryly, “That a Palestinian Jesus should floor Orthodox Jews with an argument based on a mistranslation of their scriptures is very unlikely.” Indeed!""
Quoted from American Atheist..
There is a reason why the Reddit atheist is a meme...
interesting!
It's funny that we see Christians acting in exactly the same way.
Because it hurts the feelings of fragile deity worshippers?
As an Atheist myself, Reddit is bad, but it depends on what Subreddit you go to and how often you surf Reddit.
There is also a reason why "sky daddy“ makes David cry.😂
Imagine spending your life angry at something/someone you swear doesn't exist.
@@markh1011Allah is the God of Abraham as well. He doesn’t believe in Islam.
Imagine not being able to understand that ideology or religion can exist even if it's made up garbage. People exist, and people make stuff up.
@@markh1011 Christians believe that the god of islam is an anti-christ demon designed specifically to go against christianity.
ah yes, the millions of 'sky daddy' comments and all the 'intellectual' discussions that happen on reddit definitely don't betray the hatred that the super smart, super rational atheists like your esteemed self have for something you swear doesn't exist.
question, you're probably a super rational, super smart person, why do other super smart fellows like your honoured self feel the need to belittle the beliefs of others especially if their beliefs don't have any bearing on you whatsoever??
@@bmxfreakxyo al-lah stands for 'the god' and is a term used to represent 'the great god' of a belief system. however islam says that their god's proper name is al-lah, which is different from the God of Abraham whose proper name is I Am. like how in the past every nation had kings and queens but the kings and queens had proper names like james or isabella.
@@danensosnore9011 Exodus 3 13-14
13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”
14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
This is the God, The Father, that all Abrahamic religions worship.
This is painfully accurate. Painful because I was THAT kind of atheist. Been a long and embattled road to Jesus. I am mortified at the behaviour of my younger self. Ugh. [scrubs self in hot shower like Ace Ventura]
Amazingly candid, honest and humble comment. God bless you 🙏
It takes a strong constitution to admit you were wrong in the past and then try to do what is right. Christ's forgiveness is eternal. I am happy you are in a better place
@@Zadir09 Indeed. The online militant atheists could learn a thing or two from this humble individual.
Imagine fighting an enemy who fights with ideas and then you "win". Then you try the same with a new enemy who fights with the sword and now you lose. This is high level reasoning. Good luck screaming sky daddy at the edge of a sword.
Scream sky daddy to islam. These people don't know what they did
And should that man rise again despite being pierced?
The enemies of Christ can kill us, but still they can do us little harm.
I mean calling Allah "sky daddy", or "sky Father" would be a pretty good form of theological trolling
It would just get muslims to kill you pretty fast if you're living in a muslim majority country that enforced sharia. But i get the joke. @Greyz174
Imagine thinking you are "fighting" when you are trying to have rational discorse and discuss ideas. That's high level reasoning right there.
i’ll be honest i’m 21, and i grew up going to a catholic school. religion never interested me and im starting to think that it was because the teachings would get shoved down my throat, which i found extremely boring. Now that im older, i started to get interested again and you were one of the few youtubers that got me into religion again. All of a sudden the bible, the teachings and everything else just makes sense and i don’t understand why but it just does. i’m still on the line about believing or not, but ig hopefully if i do take the decision to believe again, then i know i won’t regret it.
You probably received a milk-toast, soggy, bland, cowardly Catholicism. Look into Catholic influencers like Trent Horn, Steve Ray, Scott Hahn, Jimmy Akin, Brant Petrie, John Bergsma. They testify to an on-fire-for-the-Lord Catholicism.
Today is the day of salvation says Bible
Please don't delay. Find out a good Bible believing church
If you really want to know who He is, ask Jesus humbly to reveal Himself to you.
Jesus said : " Come to me ...and I will give you rest ". That is the way to ' do' it. One day I considered this, ...suppose it is true that Jesus died on the cross and rose again, than He must be alive, right?
Now, you can communicate with somebody who is alive, right ? So, one day I took a very deep breath and decided to ask Him to show me that He is alive....long story short...He did ! Now I don't just believe in Jesus, I KNOW that He is alive. Job 19:25 I KNOW that my redeemer lives...
Read Matthew 7:21-23. Essentially asking the question what is the key to eternal life? Your answer is found in John 6:40. Believe on Jesus Christ our Lord.
Do not let anyone or anything get in the way of you and Jesus.
He is the way, the truth, and the life. Not the Pope, not Muhammed, not the Democrats, not the archbishop of Canterbury, not anyone or anything that has walked the face of this earth apart from one, Him.
May God bless you and may He open up your heart ✝️
I remember joining the atheism subreddit when I had given up on my faith due to bad experiences.
At first it was just a bunch of people commiserating over each other's bad experiences and helping each other deal with religious extremism.
Then the mockery started, it got bad quick, to the point where they were only mocking Christianity relentlessly.
I left pretty soon after because it didn't sit right with me.
I've since become Christian and I pray for all those still under the delusion.
Of course because nothing like that ever happens in Christianity ever right ....... and can you provide any valid reason for conversion to Christianity because all I see is a bunch of emotionalism
@@miguelatkinson I've not said that nothing like this happens in Christianity, I do my best not to mock others because I don't think it's what Jesus would want me to do.
As for my conversion, I don't know what you would consider a valid reason.
I think the reasons I became Christian wouldn't be the same for others.
People find their ways to Jesus in a very personal way, it may not make sense to you.
But if you like I could tell you what made me follow Jesus. If it would help.
@@miguelatkinson
You should work for IMAX, your ability to project is fantastic.
@@miguelatkinson
“Bunch of emotionalism”
Oh the irony!! Listening to militant atheists pontificating about ultimate “TRUTH” and a “BUNCH OF EMOTIONALISM” whilst trying to ram it down our throats that we are all nothing more substantive than ULTIMATELY MEANINGLESS, HOLLOW AND SOULLESS APES WHO SHARE HALF THEIR DNA WITH A POTATO IS PRICELESS!!
Listening to militant atheists preaching about ridiculous “EMOTIONALISM” whilst subscribing to the belief that we are all nothing more substantive than ultimately meaningless HOLLOW AND SOULLESS, OVERGROWN AMOEBAS WITH DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR is as entertaining as watching someone trying to thrash the front of his car with the branch of a tree in order to BEAT IT INTO SUBMISSION!
It's very Basil Fawlty like at times and very Monty Python like at times! But without the comedy value!
CRINGE ATHEISM in full effect!!
"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,"
(Romans 1,22)
"Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for *God hath shewed it* unto them.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are *clearly seen* , being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that *they are without excuse* :
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their *foolish* heart was darkened. [...]
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and *fourfooted beasts, and creeping things* [Evolution theory]." (Romans 1,19-23)
One unilaterally common thing Ex-atheists say after conversion to Christ is that looking back from this new position of truth in their lives, is that they actually knew God all along, or at least that He was real all along. They knew they were going against the grain, and being rebellious against truth....myself included. Man, the weight that falls off when we drop the rebellion is precious. The world becomes a new place. It is truly a special experience, oh and a gift.
Yes not because of there conditioning or that these people could be bullshitting it to get more
Profound sounding story and it's not like your speaking absolute nonesense by "unilaterally all ex-atheists conversion" is just hyperbole let's not ignore ex-christian deconversion story
@@miguelatkinson
At least be a consistent strictly reductive materialist, atheist or philosophical naturalist.
Logic is an illusion (Nietzsche)
“Truths are illusions which we have forgotten are illusions.”
- (Nietzsche, Reference from: On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense).
“Should I k.ill myself?” is the essential philosophical question.” (Albert Camus).
“Storytellers continue their narratives late into the night to forestall death and to delay the inevitable moment when everyone must fall silent.” (Foucault).
Life is an “horror” and logic is “illusory”. (Nietzsche)
Merry chaps but at least they are “logically” consistent with their strictly reductive materialism, atheism or philosophical naturalism - right? At least they are “STRONG”!!!
Imagine telling all of these little stories to someone as a “wholesome” bed time story!! And you mock our beliefs!!
"we believe in science" but don't ask what a woman is!
hi, atheist here, a woman is an adult human female, whereas a female is an individual of a species that generally has the capacity to produce large gametes (i say generally because before puberty and in old age and with health conditions females might not produce gametes)
if i drive my car it will destroy the planet, but politicians and celebrities can fly to parties in private jets and that wont destroy the planet??? science lol. I believe science. i just dont believe "The Science". True science proves creation.
@@reydelmuerteHi mr. atheist, can you tell me what happend to your atheist promises that without christianity we will prosper and science will be great? I mean people don't know what a woman is and that man can give birth to a child today. Is this what you promised, is this your science world? Are you mad, what have you done? We need God back ASAP
@@reydelmuerte that's nice and cool and all, but your atheist utopia has caused this to be a genuine thing people struggle to say. Many of your fellow atheists buy into that gender lgbt nonsense. What a bunch of bright intellectuals.....
@@luiscrakson who made such promises again?
generalizations based on a small minority with an unhinged political ideology is not the great argument you think it is.
especially considering that one of people who is talked about the most in this topic, richard dawkins, is like the archenemy of the stereotype nutjobs you described.
Love your work Dr Wood! 20 years ago I was an edgy teen listening to Dickie Dawkins and watching Atheist Experience. It's incredible to watch God work on the world over time. Thanks for blessing us with this kind of encouragement!
Amen!
By edgy you mean cool, right?
Not stupid.
@@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid I mean, interpret it how you like. I probably thought I was cool, but I was actually very stupid. God gives wisdom to those who ask!
James 1:5 (ESV) If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
You do know he's a psychopath who nearly killed his father with a hammer?
@@gabrielteo3636 Refer to my original comment. God works on people over time. When we follow faithfully, amazing transformations happen!
There’s nothing colder than the cold heart of an atheist! That response from Dawkins to that lady proves it!
Well I am an atheist and my heart is at 37.3°Celsius (normal human temperature)
Cold heart of an atheist???? Who is responsible for all the shit gay people have to suffer from because they're gay???? Oh wait, it's the loving christians and peaceful muslims.
@@Alban_Blade_Memer
“37.3 Celsius”
Words like lame, projecting, triggered and the dunning Kruger effect and COPE come to mind!!
It's easier to be warm while lying through your teeth.
Facts are often cold, and hard.
@@georgedoyle2487 I'm pretty sure you have no clue what any of those words mean.
Let’s pray for all atheists. Every day. ❤🙏
Amen
and yet you guys think that us burning for eternity is morally correct
Ty
@@oatcake9996 , I pray that you don’t choose to be separated from your Creator. THAT is hell. Our loving creator is so incredibly merciful. Please give your heart to Him. It’s the best thing you can ever do for yourself in this life. God bless you!❤️ I will pray for you right now.
@@oatcake9996 , after praying for you I watched a video on the channel “Called to More” in which a Catholic priest said: God will not save someone who refuses to be saved. He opens the door. He breaks the chains. But we have to choose to walk out.
Again, God bless you!
The South Park episode with Richard Dawkins captures everything David says here perfectly
Do you have a link for this episode sir? I'd love to see what you are talking about
@@3miL_2012 season 10, episode 12. It’s South Park though so there are some pretty raunchy moments. It very cleverly satirizes neo-atheism though. You’ll have to stream it on Max
@@3miL_2012 It a two parter special called "Go God Go", episodes 12 & 13 of Season 10
@@logicmeister1821 Thanks!
South Park is rather tough on Christianity. They mock it in many, many episodes. I mean, if you actually think about it, all religions are really fucking stupid
My mom's old friends were very New Atheist and hated it when she started going to church and talking to her new Christian friends. My mom began to understand that her old friends were just around so that they could make use of our car to do their chores.
They've moved away from talking to us now, but my mom still has her christian friends and they seem to be as firm as they were when they first became friends.
Don’t let their atheism stop you from praying for them!
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
Amen
That's sweet of you, but I do have one simple question.
Is your God so evil and vindictive you have to plead him not to torture us? Just a thought.
Fuck the Holy Spirit
There pray for me all you want asshole 😂 no dice
@@jvalfin3359 He never said that.
@@commandercai5948That's not what he said but having to pray for salvation from an all-good all-powerful being is a bit contradictory.
I don't mind anyone praying on my behalf as I don't see it doing any harm and it might make them feel better by doing so, but it does very little else in my opinion, especially if God is the way Christians say he is.
@@jvalfin3359 Christians don't pray for salvation though? If you're referring to people praying for you specifically it is because we do not know what happens if you don't believe and die. I personally believe if you don't believe through invincible ignorance God won't hold it against you. But I would still pray because I don't want to test God's mercy. We don't know what will happen, but we can pray for the people which definitely will help change their heart
The fool said in his heart there is no God. Religion is all about humbling oneself and submitting to a higher power. That's how atheists get to feel superior to others because they exalt themselves. But the results are clear... God resist the proud but gives grace to the humble.
The Bible says there was a global flood and the Koran says sperm comes from somewhere besides the testes. Why would anyone who is scientificly literate trust any book whose metaphysical aeertions can't be verified?
This has to be the most strawman full argument I have ever seen and it's example of why progress cannot be made
U believe u have a relationship with the creator of the universe, how TF is that humble
@@miguelatkinson How does your worldview explain logical principles necessary existence and applicability?
@@bradoxa2504 How does your worldview explain logical principles necessary existence and applicability?
They type sky daddy because they are angry people who most often have no daddy.
You are sadly correct.
That is one of the routes Satan takes to distancing people from God.
As how can someone who never experienced the love of a truly loving father understand the depth of love of our heavenly father.
Just see Muhammad. The Dizzle has pointed it out multiple times, that Muhammad is someone who had really messed up relationships with maternal figures, and father who died before he was born.
And he gave us a "god" who is NOT the father, but a slave owner.
No daddy, or a daddy that lied while swearing on a "stack of bibles"
DWood made a video about people becoming atheists tend to have a faulty father or father figure.
Good point. I came across an article a while ago that discussed this -- broken homes, no fathers -- are correlated with hostility against God and with atheism.
nah i have a perfect family and i still hate your ludicrous bronze age hogwash with a burning passion. Try again
That Hirsi Ali episode with Richard Dawkins was beyond words. I imagined same analogous situation as I watched and listened to them. The poor woman is on the ledge and Dawkins is telling her to jump. And that's her friend. Dawkins was so invested in his atheism that he could not save bear to say some words of comfort to his friend or others who might be in the same situation. Appalling.
Peter Atkins has asserted that there is no proof, experience or vision that would ever sway him to believe. He would sooner conclude a hallucination, a stroke, a seizure, before God. Some people will never know Jesus, and Dawkins must have found it somewhat confronting and conflicting, that someone he considered a true convert, has now switched sides. It would stir up much dissatisfaction in him.
Exactly! Dawkins is an ideologue who hides his fanaticism behind the cloak of scientism and materialism of the gaps fallacies and his so called “superior APEIST rationality”
According to the scientific populariser Richard Dawkins…
“It’s one thing to deplore eugenics on ideological, political, moral grounds, It’s quite another to conclude that it wouldn’t work in practice. Of course it would. It works for cows, horses, pigs, dogs & roses. Why on earth wouldn’t it work for humans? Facts ignore ideology.” ( Richard Dawkins).
Sorry but the bereaved families of the victims of the Nazis eugenics policy would beg to differ with Dawkins claim that eugenics “works in practice”!!
A prominent biologist responded to Dawkins equivocation and unscientific statement with....
“As an evolutionary biologist, it’s my responsibility to denounce this clown.
Richard Dawkins is now supporting eugenics, which is obviously indefensible.” (Dr Blommaert).
I got sucked into the new atheist movement when i was in college. i was even in a campus group for athiests. I ceinge at my old self.
I am from a country that tried two atheistic ideologies, who promised to create paradise on earth. Both attempts did not go well. Somebody wrote on the ruins on the of Berlin Hitler’ statement: “Give me 12 years and I will change the face of Germany.” He really did. The Communists had 75 years. East Germany did look al little better after Communist rule ended then after world war 2, not much. And it had a real good effect. If left a large group of people who were willing to embrace the other atheistic ideology again. In two Eastern Germany provinces a party, which is extreme right wing. Some of its leaders can be called Nazis without committing liable according to court rulings. And who exposed them Christians in all cases. And why? Because Christian try to live by Gods law to love their next one as much as they love themselves. While both of these atheistic ideologies say that it is okay to kill all, that stand in the way of creating their idea of paradise on earth. I don't know why any atheist considering this track record say that atheistem is a good thing.
hitler wasnt an atheist.
communists arent necessarily atheists either.
stop listening to candace owens, she is retarded
Do expand on this history of the former East Germany as it has a detrimental effect on Germany today
national socialists were christians for the most part, communism isnt linked to atheism, thats some candace owens-level bullshit.
@@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid I try to explain what happened in Easter Germany. The Nazis when they came to power, tried to reeducate the population, and they started with the school children through changing the education plans. Hitler never got more than 36% of the votes and Germany was at that time a majority Christian country. The Nazis started the campaign to replace the Chistian faith with their atheistic faith that they would create a paradise on earth by creating the Uebermenschen (Super human). This is an idea that Nietzsche came up with. During their time children who were baptized received still education in the Christian faith in school, but they were also required to participate in the meetings and trainings of the Hitlerjugend, where they received indoctrination in Nazi ideology, which include the teachings that they should be willingly sacrifice themselves for the good of the people, as only the people were truly valuable and that humans, who were considered Untermenschen ( Humans of lower value) or humans who had to be purged to create the Uebermensch. - There is a reason why so many of the Hitler Youth were willing to fight until the end, while experienced soldiers tried only to save as much lives as they could. - The Communists continued with this reeducation. And these two ideologies are quite similar in that they say that there is no god, that the community, the greater good, is important, the single person is nothing and that it is a good dead to kill enemies of the enemies of the community. The only difference between these two who they define as enemies. That’s it. That the communists were antisemitic because Isarel was allied with the West did not help. The majority of people who rebelled against the communist regime were either Christians or they had affiliation for the Nazis if they did not believe in God as the Nazis were the atheistic enemies of the communists. We reap what was sown.
@@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid An interesting thing the German police found when they study the profile of extremists in Germany is that Germans any who become followers of radical Islam normally have a migration background and the same profile as people that become Neonazis, but would never accepted by the Neonazis because of their migration back ground.
My prediction is: EVERY knee shall bow.
I agree
Maybe, maybe not. Maybe there is nothing...
@@gabrielteo3636 Proclus' Elements of Theology answers this question.
@@aquariusrising144 How does Proclus go from dead-dead to not dead-dead?
@@gabrielteo3636 Why don’t you quit being lazy & read Proclus. I’ll give you a head start: Look for ‘the fountain’.
When the psychopath says that atheism is leading us into a "psychotic dystopia", you know it's bad.
Good point!
"When the psychopath says that atheism is leading us into a "psychotic dystopia", you know it's bad." Instead... You know not to believe what the psychopath is saying.
@@gabrielteo3636 Someone being a literal psychopath doesn't mean that everything they say is somehow automatically untrue.
@@LawlessNate Agreed, but you can trust it a little less, since his brain doesn't work as well as non-psychopaths.
@@gabrielteo3636eh…evaluating this topic from an analytical approach it just boils down to cope, purpose, and community. Humans can only live a fulfilled life with 2 specifically…albeit rare individuals (cope and purpose) or having all 3 despite whatever circumstances they encountered throughout their life. Christianity fulfills all 3 while atheism only fulfills 1 of these cases “cope.” For clarification what I mean by “cope” in other words you can say therapy it just helps individuals rationally overcome all the circumstances tied to reality physically and mentally like happiness, sadness, suffering etc. Atheists put all that on the individual rather than faith which is how the “cope” requirement is fulfilled and the majority of atheists you encounter today only have that 1. What makes them different from prior atheists is purpose and community. I’ll use 1 of the examples he gave in the video “Dungeons and dragons” which has a cult like community…well their passion towards the game where no matter what they will always meet to share their love for the game which gives them that community and purpose requirement. The game consists of all age groups and they live out their life completely content. Would I say Christianity is needed *yes,* it satisfies all conditions that adequately fulfills the human experience (our biological anatomy)…but in a world with rational people eh not really.
I was practically raised atheist. Absent of pretty much all religion.
I’ve become immensely more spiritual and religious since.
There's one path to Salvation. It's in Christ Jesus. A lot of religions all have the same ethics---that's not why Christ came was to teach us that, though the New Testament has the best ethic in all religions--but it's the fact that by knowing good, we hated it, so need to be restored to good conscience in Christ's blood through being Born Again.
Finding orthodoxy saved my life no less than a month ago.
No collection of men can save you. No religious organization can save you. Only Jesus Himself can save you.
@@LawlessNate Difference between "saved my life" and "saved my soul", though.
@@venus_envy 1: No.
The length of your biological life is irrelevant if you don't end up trusting in Jesus as the sole source of forgiveness for your transgressions. It's someone's eternal fate that matters, not their life on this Earth. Continuing to biologically live is not any form of being saved, in any sense, if it he doesn't end up being saved in the ternal sense.
2: The point I made that you're missing is he's giving credit to a collection of humans that rightfully belongs to God. Even if you want to hyperfocus on biological life, that credit still belongs to God.
@@LawlessNate"Finding Orthodoxy" means, in this context, finding the true church, thus finding Jesus. Many people say it like this, then elaborate. This comment does not say enough to explain if it refers to Jesus or a collection of men.
@@rarescevei8268 Most of the time when I see someone mention "orthodoxy" without context they're referring specifically to the Orthodox Church. For that matter, most of the time when I see someone mention "the true church" without context, theyr'e referring specifically to the Catholic Church.
much rather Christianity than islam.
and therein lies the secret truth of all religious types throughout history - they just want to believe the story that comforts them most.
David. This is one of the greatest lectures over ever heard. I'm not even trolling.
I agree!
David?
OY VEY
I’ve been following your work as a Christian Apologist, and I must say that I find your insights and predictions quite interesting. In particular, your prediction about the potential downfall of societies that move away from Christianity resonates with me.
Interestingly, I recently came across a book called “Sex and Culture” by J.D. Unwin, which might interest you. The book explores the relationship between sexual restrictions and the rise and fall of civilizations, and the patterns that emerge from this correlation seem to align with your predictions. According to Unwin’s research, societies that embrace sexual restraint (or “deistic societies”) thrive and prosper, while those that lean towards sexual freedom (“zooistic societies”) eventually face decline.
In this context, I see a strong parallel between Unwin’s findings and the role Christianity has played in shaping Western societies. As you’ve suggested, Christianity can be seen as a “deistic” force that has helped maintain social stability and moral values. Conversely, as societies become more secular and embrace values more in line with “zooistic” societies, we may witness the consequences Unwin observed.
While Unwin’s book primarily focuses on the theme of sexual freedom, I believe the broader implications for societal values and structures are worth considering. Unwin describes the observed pattern as “monotonously repetitive,” which only further emphasizes the potential consequences of rejecting the moral foundations Christianity provides.
I highly recommend looking at “Sex and Culture,” either by reading the full book or exploring a summary. I’m confident you’ll find it an insightful and thought-provoking read that offers additional support for the ideas you’ve been exploring in your own work. 😄
About 15 years ago, I was struggling spiritually. One day I [essentially] asked my uncle, who just so happens to be a priest: "Why should people be nice to each other? Why should I choose Christianity?" His only response was: "Because it works."
He wasn't wrong.
No, christians aren't nice to each other. BTW, you going to hell for playing video games
@@Xbalanque84 How so? Where you see christians being nice to each other? The most hypocritical and lying ppl in the world
People are beginning to realise atheism is more about stroking one's own ego and intellect rather than giving actual answers and solutions to the big questions of existence. Theism, specifically Christianity, simply makes the most sense.
To you makes nore sense, not to me and most atheists
Bingo. Atheism is the ego booster for insecure teens and deliberately blind adults.
@@springyoutube2856 How can you speak for most Atheists? I thought the only thing Atheists had in common was no belief in God?
Christianity doesn't "make the most sense" it simply relies on heavily faith based beliefs. It makes sense only if you have the faith required.
@@semi-mojo That's true if you willfully and ignorantly ignore thousands of years' worth of philosophical, scientific, historical, Biblical and theological Christian scholarship. If it was purely based on faith, I would still be an atheist, trust me. Say something new I haven't heard over a thousand times from internet atheists😂
I am a young atheist and I don't attack other religions. I love to learn about everyone's religion and learn the differences between each one and how they try to answer philosophical questions, why must you treat me so rudely at the start? The rude atheists you have unfortunately faced do not portray all of us, I feel like that should be obvious, those are just rude TH-cam comments from people who have nothing better to do but be spiteful.
I don't want to convince anyone to become an atheist, even though I am an atheist I pity anyone who loses faith, not because they're not going to heaven anymore (because I don't believe in heaven) but because Religion is an has an objectively great method for living your life and preventing narcissism and bad practice.
There are no new Atheists, just kind ones and rude ones, you are choosing to only look at the negative.
Yes, I really am sorry if rhetoric from us Christians is ever rude or condescending.
@@typicalshenaniganz It's okay, I understand that not all Christians are rude, Christianity is made up of an incredibly large group of people, and unfortunately, there will be some who don't follow the bible to a tee.
Thank you for your kindess
Most irreligious folk I’ve met in real life have been nothing but polite, but the only atheists who really talk about religion online are the militant Reddit types, so all atheists get yelled at. It is an unfair straw man. Wishing you the best dude
@@NotevenTony Thank you, I wish you the best as well 🙏
Please pray for my friend, Kelly, as she is much like one of these victims of New Atheism
Atheists, "I believe...". I rest my case.
Atheist retort "I don't believe" that is a belief.
@@guillermoelnino"I dont believ" is "I dont believe". Nothing more, its not a belief
@@guillermoelnino like that song from Rush where he says "if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"
@@springyoutube2856 Y ou can choose whatever number y ou want. It's still going to be on the number line.
@@springyoutube2856 Not true. Logical empiricism states that "I don't believe in God" is logically equivalent to the statement "I believe in no God," & the last time I checked, belief requires faith. Logical Empiricists are the same crowd that brought us the scientific method.
I'm an atheist. Never been an "evangelical" atheist. I agree with everything David is saying here. I've always wanted Christianity to flourish and succeed but I am indeed an atheist.
Have you actually taken a few weeks off from your life to ask yourself honest questions like why?
@@I9s7lam5is-S3tu1pid Why what? Why I want Christianity to flourish or why I am an atheist?
I respect that. I was an agnostic before becoming a Christian. If you're ever curious, dig into the Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament. Isaiah 53 is a clear example. I believe there are good reasons to believe on Jesus. Knowing Him now personally, He has given me real peace in my soul unlike anything the world offers.
@@cheerfulturtlegirl I love reading stories like yours. God bless you
How does your worldview explain logical principles necessary existence and applicability?
I'm an agnostic atheist, and I'm in total agreement with David Wood. The world needs more Christianity, not more Is lame, etc.
You are unsure if God exists, but are sure that God doesn't exist? I'm not sure agnostic atheism is an actual thing.
that sounds contradictory, just be agnostic lol someone else said agnostic leaning towards atheism, which is ok too agnosticism is the intellectually honest form of skepticism.
@@t0neg0d He's attempting to be less cringy than a normal atheist.
@@t0neg0d its not unsurprising that theists dont get what atheists think when their champions produce videos full of generalizations and strawmen like this one.
there is a distinction between strong atheism and weak atheism. a strong atheist is what you described, someone being sure that god doesnt exist and making the positive claim that god doesnt exist.
whereas a weak atheist doesnt make the positive claim that god doesnt exist, but also doesnt actively believe in god(s). this is also perfectly described as "agnostic atheist".
most atheists are actually agnostic atheists, even richard dawkins (look up the 1-7 scale he talks about in the god delusion).
and technically a deist is also an atheist, since at the root of it its just the negation of theist.
christianity being slightly better than islam is no reason to say the world needs more christianity.
Berkley Law Prof Philip Johnson predicted (in his book The Wedge) that Atheism would become a museum display under the header "Stupid Things People Used To Believe"
I’m a Christian and I miss the days where I actually met smart atheists who didn’t just scream in your face and walk away.
@@Vang2009 AP is the only one I am currently aware of, plus one former coworker
It could be because all attempts to reason with you on an intellectual level have failed, so why repeat the same mistake. Just a thought.
@@Manic154 are you happier bitter?
@@James13234 Who ever said I was bitter? For the record...I am actually a very happy person indeed.
@@Manic154 If you weren’t, why else would you be compelled to leave a passive comment about feeling as if you’ve wasted a significant amount of time conversing with someone you gave up on convincing?
I didn't believe in religion or Christianity before. I was told that it was un-scientific and it was all fairy tales until my sophomore year of high school during the pandemic I looked at my life and how there are so many coincidences and things that science just cannot explain. So I decided to look into Christianity and the values it taught. Religion is good and it is those values that brought us forward. I'm glad I turned things around, changed how I thought, and found Christianity.
Science at least explained an age of consent |:
Yeah, that's the million dollar question, isn't it?
If athiests are so SURE that God doesn't exist, then who is it exactly that they hate and despise so much?
I mean, I don't waste any time raging against Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny or ridiculing kids for believing in them. The sheer magnitude of their hostility begs the question: who is it directed against?
YHWH.
@jwc713 Which atheist has stated that they hate and despise any particular god?
@@Theo_Skeptomai You obviously haven't been paying attention.
@@aquariusrising144I have been going around an atheist circles for almost two decades now... I have never met an atheist who claims to hate any god. The religions that worship them, sure, but that's about it. It's like claiming people hate the dragon queen in game of thrones; It's how it's written and depicted. We know it's all fiction, anyway. Arguing against emotional attachment also isn't very particularly wise either, because emotions can't really be helped, anyway.
@@Deridus [Deridus]: I have been going around an atheist circles for almost two decades now. I have never met an atheist who claims to hate any god.
[AR]: It only takes two-minutes to find a god-hating atheist in a comment section, chat board, etc. Two-years? I’m calling BS.
[Deridus]: The religions that worship them, sure, but that's about it. It's like claiming people hate the dragon queen in game of thrones; It's how it's written and depicted.
[AR]: Your logic is correct, but it’s simply not true (read above).
[Deridus]: We know it's all fiction, anyway.
[AR]: Do you? Do you really “know”? That’s an unprovable assumption.
[Deridus]: Arguing against emotional attachment also isn't very particularly wise either, because emotions can't really be helped, anyway.
[AR]: Arguing against emotional attachment (both theist & atheist) is wise, because it sharpens your argumentative skills.
I thought the Pearl clutcher's were the 80 year old blue hairs in church. But it's the 20 something blue hairs with poster boards and markers doing it today.
I've long thought that SNL should bring back the church lady, except instead of the church lady she'll be the woke lady, and instead of blaming everything on Satan, she can blame everything on "racist" or "sexist" or whatever the catchphrase of the day is.
good point
Great… now I’m walking around the house saying “Skydaddy, skydaddy,skydaddy,skydaddy…”
I mean, it literally means Heavenly Father..
@fbomb7184 Heavenly Father
I'm a fairly standard old school atheist and I completely agree with your critique of the so-called "new atheists." They've always struck me as a peculiar and rather obnoxious group. Personally, I simply don't believe in any higher power, but I wouldn't consider myself an antitheist. In fact, I tend to think that religion might actually be beneficial for society, even if I personally don't resonate with religious faith. While I believe the nihilistic, naturalistic perspective is probably true, I'm not convinced that this truth is something we, as a society, are better off fully embracing.
Thank you for your honesty.
They really do give the tradition of nietzche a bad name. I have a strong respect for the nihilist atheist tradition, even if I do think it’s demonstrably false. Wishing nothing but the best for you!
Atheists figuring out spamming “sky daddy” doesn’t actually make them evolve quicker
Liar! I spammed sky daddy for 3 whole decades, and I evolved into a crab. They were right, everything is evolving into crabs.
@@tacoenjoyer8623reject modernity, return to horse shoe crab!
@@Deridus WWOOOO! 🗣️
@no3scap3117 the day you realize what heavenly father would impile is when you would shut up
That is not how evolution works.
SkyDaddy!!!
Sky Daddy!!!
Yup, my Father is Magnificent indeed.
:)
@@miasma5733we get it. But our Sky Daddy sent His only Son for us.
Thank you Sky Daddy!!!
*insert that one meme*
Yes.
“Sound as sad as a 50 year old, who can’t stop talking about what a great quarterback he was when he peaked in high-school” 😂😂 reminds me of Al Bundy from Married .. with children
I admire the way David Wood presents his very valid points easy to understand.
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There were two folks I believe were atheists I recall meeting (separate occasions) who kept denying evidence (including historical) for Jesus.
I would then ask them "Do you think George Washington existed?", and they both said no. I think they actually do believe George existed, but they'd rather deny history than even admit Jesus existed at all (even just as a 'good teacher but not God' as a lot of atheists think).
(There was also a third guy who denied Washington's existence, but I think he already believed that before I spoke to him given how.. strange his responses were).
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My prediction? A lot of atheists (not all!) I've seen seem to use atheism as a bulwark against their conscience, and would rather silence reminders that their conscience is unplugged than pursue the truth in order to yield to it.
This leads to new atheism or some other 'superiority cult' naturally, and this brand of atheist (again, not all atheists) likely will be part of group #3 you mentioned, David.
Therefore, my prediction is that they will have lives filled with guilt, regret, anger - governed by mob rule, and immunizing themselves to evidence to the contrary. A generation of Dillahunty-Dodgers whose tempers will shorten, whose lusts will lead to weirder and weirder pursuits, and whose joy is found in mocking others.
Unless - and hopefully - something shocks them awake.
Pray for our nation. Jesus could save even me.
I denied all evidence.
It will take an overwhelming shock to prove to a member of the atheist religion that Jesus is very very real.
I lost faith in atheism when Jesus touched my head.
Good points!
@@Derek_Baumgartner Praying often, and yes, He grabbed me out of my sewer, too. All praise to our Savior!
sure buddy. And i met bigfoot yesterday. pretty cool guy
@@stewystewymc3929 Stay out of g@y bars & you won't have that problem. 🤣
Been saying this for 10+ years... and only now these last 2-3 years am I seeing people speak more about it.
Feels good
Sky Daddy is a real one though, sent his son to die for us when we were guilty and he was innocent. Thanks Sky Daddy
Yup my father is GLORIOUS
All glory to our beloved "skydaddy", the world is but his footstool
@@monsieurcharcutier4490ALL HAIL SKY DADDY 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Yes, you mean that "MEAN, BAD ABRAHAMIC GOD, Who is so MEAN!!! Boo-hoo! 😣" (That's the other one these people use.)
Evangelical tactics
I am an agnostic but when Wood says "what happens when something is actually hurting you and society?" There is no splitting hairs here, it has to go.
Worldviews have consequences. The west is experiencing the nihilistic consequences of atheism.
They are more religious than us Christians could ever hope to be.
You're confusing "religious" with "zealotry".
@@aquariusrising144who are you speaking for? I suspect you have western Christianity in mind when you say 'us christians'.
no we're not. Stop projecting
I actually agree: The New Atheist movement turned atheism into a religion, with the four horseman at its head. How hypocritical. I understand that they were trying to send a message, but they were using religion’s own tricks. The message is now shifting to simply: Learn how to think for yourself. It’s a pretty critical step whose omission left a terrible impression.
How do you do that? How do you play these mind games with yourself and don’t realize your lying?
David Wood rebuking atheism is my personal favorite. I see atheism as worse than even Islam because of my background actually... I went through the same thing as Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Because of that, I have very high respect for her, but unlike her I don't have a friend like Dawkins and I thank God for that. Thank you David. Jesus is everything that is good.
You know she just doing it as a political stunt and also i am sorry if people aren't convince by unfasliable claims how about make ones that arent
Some people grow up in religiously abusive homes. My best friend was raised Christian, but in a very strict, legalistic version. He's now militantly atheist and much happier, but it's a response to trauma. You tend to see that when people switch ideologies, there's often some significant trauma associated with the previous ideology.
good point
Christianity really helped set up his abusive home
I bring this up a lot to people. Most athiests were abused in religious homes and think that is what Christianity is. The problem is, many people are also abused in Athiest homes. It isn't the ideology there causing it. In Christianity it is forbidden to abuse people. But people have to logic through that, and that is hard to do when you have PTSD.
@@1faithchick7 my final statement was referring to all ideologies. You see this with Muslims and Buddhists too, but yes I agree, Christianity forbids it. Sadly a lot of abuse happens in Christianity.
@@1faithchick7 I agree. There is a book that discusses this -- "Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism."
I was a soft atheist before watching this video, but this man has caused me to rethink my beliefs and actions
I am now a "skydaddy" atheist
The funniest thing. This morning, the reading was two chapters in Ezekiel, including the edgy internet atheist’s favorite verse, which despite being quite graphic in language, is about idolatry and horsemen.
Glad to see this video putting atheists on blast
As for my prediction for the state of the atheist address a year from today, they will be quoting scripture and when asked what they believe about it, they will say, it’s better than anything else the world seems to be offering all of us.
@@airkamithe retard is strong in you, brother. You’ve mastered the art of self deception. If your little cunt boy, jesus actually existed, I’m sure he’d be very proud 😂😂😂😂
I agree. Atheism is idolatry.
Imagine if Sharia law eventually comes over and forbids every atheism along with every non Abrahamic type of faith, with penalty of death.
I hope not. I pray God to have mercy and make people wake up and come back to Him, or at least repent from their wrong behaviors and ideas, becoming more humble and trying to improve.
Ezekiel is my favourite lunatic of the holy fairytale book. What chapter did you read?