@@randomguy2210 I'm not sure how you go from "morality doesn't require religion" to "but it requires science" Also wouldn't it be a set of random rules decided by luck in the science sense as well I thought evolution and how the universe came to be is all random rules that we call laws of physics and the randomness of evolution?
@@keitumetsemodipa3012 bro you cant even read comments if there are no scientific rules to make rules then its all by chaos, simple its called anarchy you dont want your laws to be random or based on faith (talibans) but rather on evidence=science
I thought about putting an "I am atheist " bumper sticker on my car and then I realized that wouldn't be a good idea in America. Some religious folks here really hate athiests like me .
A friend who knew that I did not follow any religion asked me, “So, what then DO you believe in?” My answer was, “ I don’t believe in Believe. I seek and respect knowledge based upon reason and evidence.”
That’s a good answer, but it’s even better to answer such questions with questions of your own: "Why do you assume it is necessary to believe?” That exposes your friend’s attempt to put you on the defensive. It turns it around and puts your friend on the defensive. If you answer by making assertions you’ll always be on the defensive, making more and more assertions, and you stand scarce chance of changing your friend’s opinion. When your friend realizes that your friend’s own answers support your position, you stand a much better chance of getting through. “If you say it, they doubt it. If they say it, they believe it.”
@@Panglos While you make a good point that may be beneficial in some circumstances, I have found that I can make greater headway in the direction of fostering Reason not by challenging someone’s ideas, but by gently planting the seeds of what I think are better, more thoughtful ideas. When I told my friend that I didn’t believe in Belief, he asked me what I meant by that, and thus began a conversation that was very satisfying to both of us regarding the nature of Belief, Truth, Reason, and the intrinsic differences and values of that which is Believed verses that which may be known. Had I challenged his Beliefs, his believing, etc., what might then have ensued would likely have taken on a much more hostile and defensive nature, not producing as much light as heat.
@@AuroraBoarder1 Well… I’m with you if, like me, you understand that science, being the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the rigorous testing of theories against what substantial evidence may be obtained thereby, is the best, most rigourous, and most reliable method for obtaining the discovery of that which exists in and on our world, and in the uni/multiverse. However, I would not go so far as using any terms that might appear to suggest or treat science as some kind of “religion”, although I would prefer scientific “religion” to any of the thousands of religions that humans have concocted from their ignorance, fear, and desire to control and suppress other humans. Science is not a “belief”. It is the opposite. Regarding the determination of the veracity of a theory, Belief has no place. True, we may colloquially say that scientists may initially “believe” that thus and such may be so, form a theory accordingly, and then go on, using the scientific method to see if indeed that theory is correct, but that use of the word “believe” is just a synonym for “think” or “suppose”. There is a vast difference between “believe” and “Believe”. Accordingly, while I think that what you meant when you said that you “believe” in science is that you “trust” in it (with which I heartily concur for the most part - with reservations), I suggest that it might be better and more accurate for us to say that, or perhaps that we “respect” science rather than that we “believe” in it. The most important useful, and intelligent thing a scientist, or for that matter, a person can say is, “I don’t know”, and then, if possible, try to find out what the truth of it may be. Filling in what we don’t, or in some instances cannot now know with superstition, dogma, and speculation that masquerades as “certainty” or “knowledge” is the primary folly and ultimately the cruel mendacity of religion. With that, I believe that I’ve concluded my remarks about this for now.
@@AuroraBoarder1,Well… I’m with you if, like me, you understand that science, being the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the rigorous testing of theories against what substantial evidence may be obtained thereby, is the best, most rigourous, and most reliable method for obtaining the discovery of that which exists in and on our world, and in the uni/multiverse. However, I would not go so far as using any terms that might appear to suggest or treat science as some kind of “religion”, although I would prefer scientific “religion” to any of the thousands of religions that humans have concocted from their ignorance, fear, and desire to control and suppress other humans. Science is not a “belief”. It is the opposite. Regarding the determination of the veracity of a theory, Belief has no place. True, we may colloquially say that scientists may initially “believe” that thus and such may be so, form a theory accordingly, and then go on, using the scientific method to see if indeed that theory is correct, but that use of the word “believe” is just a synonym for “think” or “suppose”. There is a vast difference between “believe” and “Believe”. Accordingly, while I think that what you meant when you said that you “believe” in science is that you “trust” in it (with which I heartily concur for the most part - with reservations), I suggest that it might be better and more accurate for us to say that, or perhaps that we “respect” science rather than that we “believe” in it. The most important, useful, and intelligent thing a scientist, or for that matter, a person can say is, “I don’t know”, and then, if possible, try to find out what the truth of it may be. Filling in what we don’t, or in some instances cannot now know with superstition, dogma, and speculation that masquerades as “certainty” or “knowledge” is the primary folly and ultimately the cruel mendacity of religion. With that, I believe that I’ve concluded my remarks about this for now.
My family was off and on religious, nothing strict. Sent us kids to ‘Sunday school’ that tortured kids with horrible gruesome or scary non-sensical stories. That was the start of my atheism. But then one day when I was 5 or 6, my older brother made fun of me for believing in Santa Clause …. and that nailed it!
My family was religion light and even stopped going to church after a while. Sunday School was mostly "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, etc." But I never got any guidance at all in good critical thinking or scientific reasoning from my parents.They were working class and never had that themselves. I don't feel like I even got great thinking skills from Public School - even though I had top grades in middle school. It was not until University that some seeds of reason were planted and even then took another decade to fully sprout. In some ways too late because by then my life plan was pretty out of wack. Things that aren't so easy to correct for once you hit 40.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is so awesome! My family is split 50/50 on this issue. Half religious, half scientists. I welcome his logical points for diner conversations.
I'm sorry that you wasted so much of your life trying to realize something that has no basis in reality. Although they say that life is all about the journey, not the destination.
So dawkins how did the human reproductive system evolve given it has to be fully functional in order to produce offspring with minute changes to feedback into the system and produce more offspring that benefit from those changes? I say it had to be fully developement and fully functional male and female from the beginning of human existence therefore humans did not evolve at all they were designed and let lose on the planet.
Religion for many people provides hope. So it is about more than just flying planes into buildings. Most people on the planet are very simple people and hope is everything. Religious belief means a lot to them and that should not be undermined. My 'religious' beliefs are long behind me, but many of the very best and happiest and most generous people I have ever met are believers.
@@travisjazzbo3490Most of the people I love and admire are doubters. Not necessarily atheists, but people who aren't sure, people who question authority, people who look everywhere for answers, not just millennia old accounts of current events from people who couldn't even figure out where the sun went at night. That's not data, that's Dogma.
@@CaptainCanuck68 Atheists by definition are nonbelievers. Meaning, they don't believe in the existence of a God or Gods. Believers believe in a God or Gods. There are wonderful people everywhere. No question about that. I am just stating that it is a matter of fact that far more often than not, genuine believers are by all metrics more giving, loving, trusting, and 'action-oriented' caring than non-believers. It is just how they are wired. I am not stating this is logical or rational, but I am stating that it is a statistical fact. Some horrible people are 'religious' also of course with that extreme judgment and they take their 'Bible or Quran' literally, which makes sense if you think about it, but the best people only take the 'good parts'. Again, it is not logical or rational, just a statement of statistical fact. Most people want to believe in something and often times this serves that whereas there really ought to be a 'Church' of philosophy, humanism, and science, but it likely would not be well attended... Why? Because people love their 'ancient, magical mythology' with hero's journey stories and have for 10,000 years.
Saw him in person in Oakland, CA, about a year ago. I don't know if YOU know....he is a protege of Carl Sagan, who liked what he saw and sort of took Niel 'under his wing'....and, got the ball rolling.
@@Khann_2102 Many cultures attempt to ingrain religion in their populations. But in my view, that is an attempt by gain control and dominance and personal advantage over the population by small groups of so called leaders or theologians. Religion is often the excuse for civil wars, repression, greed, self advantage, and personal benefit by a select few.
If religion denies evidence how much more does science cherry pick to deny evidence undermining the "preferred' narrative... The pure complexity of material existence from individual Hydrogen atoms to the panorama of heavaen is self-evident prima facie -indicator of creator-! Let Dr. Tyson off easy: evaluate the Shroud of Turin
The vast majority of religions that have ever existed have fallen into mythology. None of them would have told you "my religion will be considered mythology", what makes yours different?
@@theboombody Not sure what you mean by "we created what was good and evil" I'm Christian and we don't believe that evil has ontological status, what we call evil is "the will away from the Good" ie the will away from God but we don't believe evil exists in a way that I'd say goodness exists
@@keitumetsemodipa3012 If you don't believe good and evil are objective, it means you believe they were created by mankind, which is us. Some of these folks will condemn mythology for being manmade but won't condemn morality for being man made. If they're both man made, what's the difference?
@@theboombody I didn't say I believe they aren't objective I said evil doesn't have ontological status, therefore not created values aren't created in my worldview they don't begin to exist love, mercy, grace, justice have always existed as they are reflections of God's nature mythology may be man-made or not man made either of which wouldn't mean it's false, I literally have not run into a single person who knows what mythology means 😅
When my children were young and attending school. I always told them that nothing good in life comes easy. You must work at it. Be it grades, relationships, new discoveries etc. Our children worked hard and are very successful.
“Since it is obviously inconceivable that all religions can be right, the most reasonable conclusion is that they are all wrong.” -Christopher Hitchens
Fallacy of composition and false dilemma Just because not all religions can be right does not logically entail that none of them are, this presents only two extreme options: either all religions are correct, or none are, without considering the possibility that one or more religions could contain truth while others may not.
@@keitumetsemodipa3012 You make a fair point about the logical fallacies, but having a god starts to resemble owning a lottery ticket with those odds. Only, in this case, holding a "losing ticket" can cost people dearly, leading to persecution, exclusion, hate, and intolerance. Is it fair to have any system where belief itself, regardless of the truth, carries such heavy social consequences?
@@Think666_ When talking about morality and truth, I like to establish what they are, my worldview has a specific view of fairness truth and justice and so it would behoove me to believe that we have the same understanding of these concepts What is fairness?
I like that Tyson considers himself an educator first. He's a scientist, but he doesn't claim to have all the answers already. He asks questions and then pays very close attention to not just the answers, but the questions he receives in return. THAT'S what science does, it looks for questions, not just answers.
“Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy.” -Carl Sagan
Ok, so what is it about people that believe in things that have no evidence ? Intellectually lazy ? Path of least resistance to just go with the flow ? Until we have evidence, religion is just a man made product. And if there is a god, why wouldn’t he provide the evidence?
@@vernonkroark I used to talk with scientists all the time after the internet was invented. One of the first things on the internet was a newsgroup called sci.physics.relativity. I discussed relativity with scientists for decades. Most of their responses to me were in the form of insults and profanity. You seem to be a scientist, all right. Do you think there is a scientists who could respond to a post on the internet without using profanity? Now Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to be able to string long sequences of words together without using profanity, but he is generally talking about money, not science. I have only met a couple of scientists in person in my life, but I have conversed with a lot of scientists about relativity.
@@robertdeland3390 Here are the equations Einstein used to explain Special Relativity. x' = (x - vt)/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) y' = y x' = x t' = (t - vx/c^2)/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) inverse equations x = (x' + vt')/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) y = y' z = z' t = (t' + vx'/c^2)/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) The problem with these equations is that v is the speed of a moving frame of reference relative to another frame of reference, and vice versa, and is the same speed as seen from either frame of reference. We common people live in something called reality where if there is a slower clock in one of the frames of reference, the speed between frames of reference will appear faster from that frame of reference. Any experiment that can be conducted will prove this simple fact. Einstein's equations describe a supernatural event, a miracle.
Untrue, I've debunked all these atheists. I'm a famous research scientist on reddit known for making fools of atheists and appreciated by atheists by presenting truth
I miss when we pursued science for science's sake. instead of this evangelical crap that rules the roost these days. Free America from the Bible's clutches!
Science for science's sake? Couldn't I use that to incite something like; "I miss when we pursued evil for evil's sake" instead of this humanist crap that rules the roost these days. Free the world from Humanism's clutches!
I really feel we are losing the sciences, every day its gets whittled away a little more but all this evangelical crap in schools, govenrment and society
@@keitumetsemodipa3012 That is the stupid thing ever. Science isn't evil. Science is a tool for questioning, learning, and understanding. Science is curiosity. Science for science's sake would be wanting to ask questions about everything and trying to figure out how to understand it all. What a stupid take to say that's the same as "evil for evil's sake"
@@caspiangyarados9279 You misunderstood, I didn't say science is evil, I was making a comment on the reasoning of "doing x for the sake of x" I could substitute x for literally anything so it's not apparent why one ought to do x for x's sake For example hedonism, pursuing please for pleasures sake doesn't really tell my why I ought to do so
Whenever anything good happens the religious are quick to think their "God" is responsible. Whenever anything bad happens its just......."Oh well that's the way the world is".
That’s the perfect point Neil just pointed out , religion is called faith because there are no facts associated with it. If it were religion would called facts
Or, the Lord works in mysterious ways... This phrase is an often used nonanswer when the religious are up against common logic and can't answer a question.
Everything you consider secular is actually based on religion! Start from the calendar you use, then research further the origin of daily life habits, moral values, social customs, social structure, etc. and you will see that everything is based on religious teachings! Ask yourself why you work from Monday and why Sunday is a non-working day! Why do you celebrate the new year, why do you have the name you have and what does it mean, why does society function the way it does, based on the family nucleus (admittedly, that has largely been destroyed, which is why you have so many deviations in society and everything is falling apart, all that what generations before you created on religious values) What is written on your banknotes? How is it possible for you to persist in the belief that you are a secular nation when every aspect of life is based on religion? Are you all totally delusional?
In my mind, Neil's remarks at the 8:30 mark when he talks about the intellectually disingenuous statement "god works in mysterious ways" and then saying you understand god's mind at other times sums up the religious mind. His other great point is we can judge what is good or bad when god does something or lets something happen because we define what god is, regardless of what is stated in religious books.
The whole point of "ignorance" believing in something with no evidence. Faith on the other hand is completely different. Just because you never met George Washington, you can have faith that he existed. There's records that he was the first president of the United States of America. Faith is based off of evidence. For example I wasn't around when God destroyed the world with water. But I can believe that he did from all the fossils from around the entire world.
wonderful? life is your kidnapper, you're kidnapped by life without your consent only to get abandoned by life at the end without your consent again congrats 🎉 you have developed a Stockholm syndrome for your own kidnapper called life
Because peer reviewed, demonstrable, reproducible testable results with predictive power works every time and religion never really works. A coin toss is 50% correct.
A coin toss is never "correct". Large numbers of coin tosses may be 50% heads and 50% tails, but that has nothing to do with "correct", it's simply a statistical likelihood.
@@wernerstapela4616 Yeah, it is either correct or incorrect depending on whether it lands the way you call. Otherwise there's no point in tossing the coin.
@@Apollorion Of course. People tend not to question the givens. I'm focusing on religious belief because that's the topic and because the concept of "god" is one particular mechanism with a fascinating history of being taught that asking questions is sinful.
Neil is spot on about dogma. There is no healthy purpose for dogma beyond the establishment of basic order and the foundation for human benefits, such as education and health care.
@@CrabO2 It's contradictory to say life has no meaning, that assumes that the value statement about the meaninglessness of life is meaningful. even if it's on a linguistic aspect
"Faith is believing something that you know just ain't so" - Mark Twain. Religious people act based on faith. An enlightened person choses their actions based on facts.
A group of people are not cold, isn't it?, or is it? Imagine below, please. I love you. Imagine. Creating chain reactions of gratitude with each person's individuality elements. Imagine. Studying on it of oneself regarding small things are important. Then, the person experiences the time when the person is truly accepted, then gradually comes to feel "people are not cold.", then gradually comes not to be able to do a bad thing. If people do this, people will not feel like practicing abortion with one's own body, because there will surely be appreciable helps. While, rape will not happen. Rape is the most problematic thing on abortion. But it won't happen, if people do this. This is God's will. The law of universal gravitation rules everything including every person. And all planets and things like that move according to the law, then as a result, they make orbits which are round, using each one's various kinds of elements. Sometimes their orbits become not round, but soon they start to remake the round orbit, and then, their orbits become round again. And watching the universe generally, we see most of them have round orbit at the same moment. When it comes to peoples mind, 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above is quite similar to the law of universal gravitation. Here's additional words from me. Your mission will naturally be found with 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above. ........., ......, ..., Then, your mission is not for a group of people, nor for some groups of people, but all groups of people. When every person cannot do a bad thing because of this definition of goodness, compromises and changes of opinions will naturally occur, because a group of people naturally trust other groups of people. Whether people feel "people are cold" or not is God's question. When people do 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above, true compromises and true changes of opinions naturally occur. Imagine when people do 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above, then you see that people don't feel people are cold, that people cannot do a bad thing, that every group of people trust each other, and that true compromises and true changes of opinions naturally occur. God has been saying to every human being “Be pro-democracy.” This article shows how. Sincerely, I love you each one. p.s. Abuse of religion is problematic.
The most thought provoking and concise truth has finally comes out. Thank You Neil for taking the hurt and pain that had helled out my life on earth. Don Prater😊
I was 8 years old when I started understanding science. By 10 years old I knew there was no god. I am so glad for science. Pure truth in discovery. The most refreshing feeling ever.
Great compilation of luminous words spoken by this great educator. Military leaders must understand what Neil said about dogma in their war on terror. Artillery and bombs may not be sufficient or suitable when dogma is the primary force behind it.
Unfortunately thinkers like Mr deGrasseTyson are not heard enough in this nation of widely undereducated, misinformed and uncritical people. The God people believe in would have to be a monster to allow all the suffering in the world. But people who are religious compartmentalize their perceptions of the world.
Thats why its called Faith, it does not need evidence. That is also why it does not mix well with science because science needs evidence/proof. I dont know why people have a hard time understanding this.
"Thats why its called Faith, it does not need evidence" Which means that Christian faith is as valid as Muslim faith, Jewish faith, Hindu faith, Wiccan faith, Sikh faith, faith in the Norse deities, faith in the Egyptian deities, etc
@@donleavellScience is not just looking for answers, it's looking for more questions to ask and paying very close attention to the questions it receives in turn. Dogma claims a nebulous "God" has all the answers you'll ever need and that asking questions is blasphemous or heretical. God rewards ignorance and blind faith, for a short term. But in reality all gods die because they cannot be sustained without giving everything else up.
The capriciousness of religious beliefs will turn your head around if you just but notice it. They are found to be fleeting and mercurial while standing in as something moral and eternal.
We are slowly creeping up on realizing that we are a tiny part of The Universe. IT has galaxies, stars, planets, Us, molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles. How fortune we are to have been captured in this space and time, with this understanding.
A group of people are not cold, isn't it?, or is it? Imagine below, please. I love you. Imagine. Creating chain reactions of gratitude with each person's individuality elements. Imagine. Studying on it of oneself regarding small things are important. Then, the person experiences the time when the person is truly accepted, then gradually comes to feel "people are not cold.", then gradually comes not to be able to do a bad thing. If people do this, people will not feel like practicing abortion with one's own body, because there will surely be appreciable helps. While, rape will not happen. Rape is the most problematic thing on abortion. But it won't happen, if people do this. This is God's will. The law of universal gravitation rules everything including every person. And all planets and things like that move according to the law, then as a result, they make orbits which are round, using each one's various kinds of elements. Sometimes their orbits become not round, but soon they start to remake the round orbit, and then, their orbits become round again. And watching the universe generally, we see most of them have round orbit at the same moment. When it comes to peoples mind, 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above is quite similar to the law of universal gravitation. Here's additional words from me. Your mission will naturally be found with 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above. ........., ......, ..., Then, your mission is not for a group of people, nor for some groups of people, but all groups of people. When every person cannot do a bad thing because of this definition of goodness, compromises and changes of opinions will naturally occur, because a group of people naturally trust other groups of people. Whether people feel "people are cold" or not is God's question. When people do 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above, true compromises and true changes of opinions naturally occur. Imagine when people do 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above, then you see that people don't feel people are cold, that people cannot do a bad thing, that every group of people trust each other, and that true compromises and true changes of opinions naturally occur. God has been saying to every human being “Be pro-democracy.” This article shows how. Sincerely, I love you each one. p.s. Abuse of religion is problematic.
Religions come and go and all of them with no exceptions claim to be the absolute truth. As an atheist for many decades now. l feel happy no fear and free. l learn something new on a dialy basis.
That's nice but your life has no ultimate meaning. Christ dated world history, Christmas and Easter. Why do people wear clothes? Who told us we needed them? My dog does not. My cat does not either. The only historical document that talks about the origin of clothes is the book of Genesis. Since folks in Russia, Kenya, Spain and Turkey all wear clothes in public(yes I know there are a few exceptions), we had to have a common cultural origin.
@@RinTexas What is your point? Genuinely asking because it isn't clear from your comment. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the original poster's comment either.
@@LabGecko My point is that your world view influences how you view facts. Some people call it a confirmation bias. Take the last presidential election as an example. It was more or less split yet we all live in the same country and went to the same schools.
@@RinTexas Just who are you to say his life has no meaning. Do you not believe what he said about himself? I've been an atheist since the age of eight. I am happy, content, live a life full of meaning, and am absolutely unfazed by the thought of my own impending death (no longer young). How presumptuous of you. I guess you mean his life has no meaning, because he lacks faith, yours or otherwise.
@@davidbenson4489 The pompous Atheist Carl Sagan said that we are “floatsum” in the universe. His words, not mine. Floatsum is meaningless. According to your world view, you life will end and your consciousness will cease for ever. As far as I am concerned, that’s meaningless.
@@keitumetsemodipa3012 Then you’re listening to anti-science dogma and you don’t have any understanding of science at all. You’re using a science based computer device, over a science based internet, to suggest attempts to justify science has been abysmal. And, I’m guessing you don’t have polio or know anyone that does.
@@moonshoes11 "Do science because science give us internet" isn't justification, it doesn't explain the normative inference as to why science "should" be done for example I have no way of knowing that the equations I'm doing today will remain the way they are one second from now let alone after I'm gone, so it makes no sense for me to spend years getting a degree to do equations that I have no way of knowing, if they'll be the same tomorrow or not, thereby leaving me unjustified to do said equations that apply to virtually every scientific endeavor
Rubbish.I don’t believe in religion man Create religion. Believing in a Higher power is not about religion. It’s a way of life . To love to be kind to live in peace. Most folks don’t have the complete package. Especially on social media people are mean to each other just because they have different opinion of life. It’s just hard for me to believe this is life forever. Go to school get a job have a family then die and then life is over. Until someone can explain the sky above the moon the sun that we need. The water that falls from above that we need , because without the sun and water we would not survive on this thing we call earth.
“Religion is an insult to human dignity. Without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.” ― Steven Weinberg
the slumber of reason creates monsters Edit: yt wont let me answer to codename so communism stated about a "class war" and provided 0 evidence about it, so it checks out as a conspiracy theory
@@randomguy2210 Maybe you want to explain that to the millions of people killed in the Gulags the concentration camps and starved to death under Mao and Pol Pot.
This is so powerful. I've gone from believer to skeptic.. At least shaking up what I believed about God. It's a constant battle in my head because I am afraid to go their. But the more I see suffering and the response to it, I find your argument more in line to what I am beginning to believe.You can't have a loving God, and a spiteful God and think prayers will.cover it. Thank you for your insite.
@@warren52nz What has happened to your faith? We have all seen spaghetti. There is a noodle under the water joining Alexandria, N.S.W., and Whenuapai, N.Z.
Only if there is scientific evidence of a higher power will I ever be convinced. Science is peer reviewed and picked apart before it can be seen as fact and religion definitely does not meet that criteria. The world has so much natural misery already and so many millions of people have been killed in the name of religion on top of that, that I will never ever be won over by religion.
There can't be pure experimental scientific proof or disprove of God existence. God can't serve as an object for scientific experiment. Pure experimental science (physics, chemistry, biology e.t.c.) is not equipped to perform such experiment. If you searching for God, additional to science you need to apply philosophical thinking.
I watched a video just yesterday that forced me to stop and think. David Mitchell (British, "Mitchell and Webb", "Would I Lie To You", and other comedy shows), who I generally like and respect, commented on how many people have been killed in the name of religion, his argument was basically "No, humans just like to kill each other. And they're pretty good at it, people kill each other with or without religion". I never opposed when people I respected said religion was a major killer through history, but considering Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Pol Pot, etc, made me give it a second thought. Maybe religion isn't really such a significant cause of death. Took me another second to realize, "But it is *A* cause, a pointless, stupid cause. Even if it's only one of many, and maybe relatively minor, it's still wrong to accept it or tolerate it". Duh.
A little Jethro Tull for you, from "Aqualung" - 1 In the beginning Man created God; and in the image of Man created him. 2 And Man gave unto God a multitude of names,that he might be Lord of all the earth when it was suited to Man. 3 And on the seven millionth day Man rested and did lean heavily on his God and saw that it was good. 4 And Man formed Aqualung of the dust of the ground, and a host of others likened unto his kind. 5 And these lesser men were cast into the void; And some were burned, and some were put apart from their kind. 6 And Man became the God that he had created and with his miracles did rule over all the earth. 7 But as all these things came to pass, the Spirit that did cause man to create his God lived on within all men: even within Aqualung. 8 And man saw it not. 9 But for Christ's sake he'd better start looking
God didn't create man, man created God. Can you prove that? No, you cannot. Can you prove the contrary, i.e., that God created man? No, you cannot prove that either. I'm 71 and still read and study Nietzsche and that for several reasons, his honesty being among the most important. Most theists and most atheists are equally dishonest. You follow the theist/atheist crowd like bunch of children buying the latest toy.
During the last 2 minutes of this video, Tyson's humility regarding just wanting to educate people and get them to think for themselves so that can make the world a better place without remembering him reminds me of a quote attributed to Buddha, that goes something like "A net is employed to catch fish, but once the fish are caught, the net is forgotten." Brilliant!
I have been struggling with disappointment in humanity and, to some extent, God since November 5th. Thank you for this video, it is the first thing that has addressed my confusion and given me a basis for clarity and actions I will be able to take in the future.
I can understand your disappointment in humanity, a very poor decision has been made, but a disappointment in God? As far as I know Christianity, which isn't much, one of the main tenets of Christianity is the freedom of the individual, and consequently of groups. From the point of view of Christianity, God did not have a hand in this election. We humans did that. Or do you see it differently?
Thank you for the response. You are right, God does not select leaders or followers for earthly governance. I was just referencing a general disappointment. We lived through his first four years and Trump is president again after a failure in office that put him, at best, third from the last president in a study by presidential historians. Biden made fourteenth in line. It doesn't make sense but by my age I shouldn't expect better.
I think if one takes interest in the "creation philosophies" from ancient Abrahamic pre-science tribalist tomes such as the Jewish Bible, the New Testament, the Quran, and the Book of Mormon, OK. But guiding a person's life from the man-concocted falsehoods, spiritual gaslighting, the granting of forgiveness without restitution to the aggrieved, and threat and fear (losing heaven, hellfire annihilation) integral to these faiths (believing on no evidence) rises to the level of crime against humanity.
You could add the Tripitaka the Vedas, and many more. I often ask religious people how they selected their religion. I ask if they have read all the various books to decide which religion was right. All I ever get is a blank stare.
Every religious person is an atheist regarding all other religions. As soon as you can doubt authority and ask questions you're on the path to real enlightenment.
@@CaptainCanuck68 If I understand what you're trying to communicate, the reasoning is that Christians have a positive position so they are justified in "being atheist regarding other religions"
As always from Neil and excellent talk 👍 My personal approach (especially with students!) has always been "question Everything" except Rule Two (Capts intended, search for "fotogliders law"!) as such I was intrigued (towards the end) to see Mann's epitaph, hence did some research to see if like colour v color (or a change over the last 100+ years) and finally found a photograph of Mann's tombstone. Spelling on the stone is 'UNTIL' (no double LL at the end of the word) As said at the start another great video from Neil 👍🏴😎
I have always said I believe in God out of fear, but knew deep down it wasn’t true. Thank you so much for posting a video on this exact subject and thank you to Mr. Tyson for keeping it REAL!!! ❤❤❤
The Humility of the scientific pursuit is so refreshing. After way too many years in the religious world I was born into I am finally seeing the pursuit of answers based on facts instead of the pursuit of evidence to support what we were told was true. In my last couple years still hooked up to the religious iv I started to become aware of the incredible pride and entitlement that was all around me. The more I became aware of it the worse it felt. We were the only ones that were right, in the best country ever, the only ones in the universe that was made all for us, and my sex was the only one that should be leaders. It is degusting but oddly still feels normal when it is the only thing you have known. Now the humility of the scientific method is so very refreshing to me.
All religious people cherry pick from their respective texts to reinforce their own prejudices and beliefs. They don’t even accept sections of those texts. Religion uses the unknown as a way to explain the unknown and control and manipulate people. Most religions have some basis in spiritualism. If religious people focused on that and ignored the rest that would be a major improvement.
“When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don't see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22
Im 65 and my great grandfather was a southern Baptist preacher but in all of my years I still cannot believe that there is a god common sense still tells me that there is no god.
I saw a religious commenter below claimed GOD created human in his own image, but my question is, in which image? White, black, brown, yellow?? And I NEVER get an answer from those religious people.
You have been very reluctant to comment on religion before. I'm happy that you finally actually take a stance against the mental handicap that is religion. Thank you!
I have family that's very religious. The don't actually ignore evidence, they just pretend it doesn't exist. They also like to pretend that science is just another belief system rather than a methodology for finding out facts about the universe around us.
I would rather have questions I can't answer than answers I can't question.
that is an amazing way to look at it.
thanks, and may we all find answers based on evidence to our questions.
⚡VERY⚡ well stated...!
Well said. Always question authority!
@@JustReed
And ALWAYS question yourself and your own opinions.
@Da_Xman
That's what got me to this position.
Morality does not require religion.
Morality demands the rejection of religion. Religion demands the rejection of morality.
What do you mean?
Morality does not require religion
but it requires science, otherwise its a set of random rules decided by luck
@@randomguy2210 I'm not sure how you go from "morality doesn't require religion" to "but it requires science"
Also wouldn't it be a set of random rules decided by luck in the science sense as well I thought evolution and how the universe came to be is all random rules that we call laws of physics and the randomness of evolution?
@@keitumetsemodipa3012 bro you cant even read comments
if there are no scientific rules to make rules
then its all by chaos, simple
its called anarchy
you dont want your laws to be random or based on faith (talibans)
but rather on evidence=science
I thought about putting an "I am atheist " bumper sticker on my car and then I realized that wouldn't be a good idea in America. Some religious folks here really hate athiests like me .
Driven by x'tian love, some loon might smash your windows
@@carlosgravy7966
My other god is Zeus, but the cat rules the house.
@@VaughanMcCue Cat is in charge.
Good call, they can get condescending and even violent
@@ronaldlindeman6136
People have dogs, and cats own people.
walked away from religion........best decision of my life
Absolutely! It's a plague
Ditto!!!!!!!
Foolish decision. You have a void in your life right now...…think about it.
@@Acarlos1375 Fill it with truth and knowledge instead of lies and fairytales
Me too!
A friend who knew that I did not follow any religion asked me, “So, what then DO you believe in?”
My answer was, “ I don’t believe in Believe. I seek and respect knowledge based upon reason and evidence.”
That’s a good answer, but it’s even better to answer such questions with questions of your own: "Why do you assume it is necessary to believe?” That exposes your friend’s attempt to put you on the defensive. It turns it around and puts your friend on the defensive.
If you answer by making assertions you’ll always be on the defensive, making more and more assertions, and you stand scarce chance of changing your friend’s opinion. When your friend realizes that your friend’s own answers support your position, you stand a much better chance of getting through. “If you say it, they doubt it. If they say it, they believe it.”
@@Panglos While you make a good point that may be beneficial in some circumstances, I have found that I can make greater headway in the direction of fostering Reason not by challenging someone’s ideas, but by gently planting the seeds of what I think are better, more thoughtful ideas.
When I told my friend that I didn’t believe in Belief, he asked me what I meant by that, and thus began a conversation that was very satisfying to both of us regarding the nature of Belief, Truth, Reason, and the intrinsic differences and values of that which is Believed verses that which may be known.
Had I challenged his Beliefs, his believing, etc., what might then have ensued would likely have taken on a much more hostile and defensive nature, not producing as much light as heat.
I believe in science.
@@AuroraBoarder1 Well… I’m with you if, like me, you understand that science, being the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the rigorous testing of theories against what substantial evidence may be obtained thereby, is the best, most rigourous, and most reliable method for obtaining the discovery of that which exists in and on our world, and in the uni/multiverse.
However, I would not go so far as using any terms that might appear to suggest or treat science as some kind of “religion”, although I would prefer scientific “religion” to any of the thousands of religions that humans have concocted from their ignorance, fear, and desire to control and suppress other humans.
Science is not a “belief”. It is the opposite.
Regarding the determination of the veracity of a theory, Belief has no place. True, we may colloquially say that scientists may initially “believe” that thus and such may be so, form a theory accordingly, and then go on, using the scientific method to see if indeed that theory is correct, but that use of the word “believe” is just a synonym for “think” or “suppose”. There is a vast difference between “believe” and “Believe”.
Accordingly, while I think that what you meant when you said that you “believe” in science is that you “trust” in it (with which I heartily concur for the most part - with reservations), I suggest that it might be better and more accurate for us to say that, or perhaps that we “respect” science rather than that we “believe” in it.
The most important useful, and intelligent thing a scientist, or for that matter, a person can say is, “I don’t know”, and then, if possible, try to find out what the truth of it may be. Filling in what we don’t, or in some instances cannot now know with superstition, dogma, and speculation that masquerades as “certainty” or “knowledge” is the primary folly and ultimately the cruel mendacity of religion.
With that, I believe that I’ve concluded my remarks about this for now.
@@AuroraBoarder1,Well… I’m with you if, like me, you understand that science, being the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the rigorous testing of theories against what substantial evidence may be obtained thereby, is the best, most rigourous, and most reliable method for obtaining the discovery of that which exists in and on our world, and in the uni/multiverse.
However, I would not go so far as using any terms that might appear to suggest or treat science as some kind of “religion”, although I would prefer scientific “religion” to any of the thousands of religions that humans have concocted from their ignorance, fear, and desire to control and suppress other humans.
Science is not a “belief”. It is the opposite.
Regarding the determination of the veracity of a theory, Belief has no place. True, we may colloquially say that scientists may initially “believe” that thus and such may be so, form a theory accordingly, and then go on, using the scientific method to see if indeed that theory is correct, but that use of the word “believe” is just a synonym for “think” or “suppose”. There is a vast difference between “believe” and “Believe”.
Accordingly, while I think that what you meant when you said that you “believe” in science is that you “trust” in it (with which I heartily concur for the most part - with reservations), I suggest that it might be better and more accurate for us to say that, or perhaps that we “respect” science rather than that we “believe” in it.
The most important, useful, and intelligent thing a scientist, or for that matter, a person can say is, “I don’t know”, and then, if possible, try to find out what the truth of it may be. Filling in what we don’t, or in some instances cannot now know with superstition, dogma, and speculation that masquerades as “certainty” or “knowledge” is the primary folly and ultimately the cruel mendacity of religion.
With that, I believe that I’ve concluded my remarks about this for now.
The production value of your videos is nothing short of exceptional! Its only equal is the importance of the message.
I am so lucky to have been raised in a family without religion.
You are!
I so envy you.
My family was off and on religious, nothing strict. Sent us kids to ‘Sunday school’ that tortured kids with horrible gruesome or scary non-sensical stories. That was the start of my atheism. But then one day when I was 5 or 6, my older brother made fun of me for believing in Santa Clause …. and that nailed it!
Amen. ( lol)
My family was religion light and even stopped going to church after a while. Sunday School was mostly "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, etc."
But I never got any guidance at all in good critical thinking or scientific reasoning from my parents.They were working class and never had that themselves. I don't feel like I even got great thinking skills from Public School - even though I had top grades in middle school.
It was not until University that some seeds of reason were planted and even then took another decade to fully sprout. In some ways too late because by then my life plan was pretty out of wack. Things that aren't so easy to correct for once you hit 40.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is so awesome! My family is split 50/50 on this issue. Half religious, half scientists. I welcome his logical points for diner conversations.
Thanks, I have been looking for evidence of God since I was 13 years old. I am now 74. I have found none.
I'm sorry that you wasted so much of your life trying to realize something that has no basis in reality. Although they say that life is all about the journey, not the destination.
Trace your steps
Look around you for proof. Open your eyes to what you see.
@-PURPLE-HEAD my steps are built on truth, which is a fantastic foundation.
@jvcyt298 looking for truth is not a waste of time. It builds a solid foundation of knowledge.
“I am against religion because It teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.” -Richard Dawkins
So dawkins how did the human reproductive system evolve given it has to be fully functional in order to produce offspring with minute changes to feedback into the system and produce more offspring that benefit from those changes? I say it had to be fully developement and fully functional male and female from the beginning of human existence therefore humans did not evolve at all they were designed and let lose on the planet.
@@AFMMD-q8 there's a bunch of scientists and Nobel prize winners that would consider that statement clownery....
Excellent quote
@@AFMMD-q8 BS many scientists are Christians and they contribute to understanding the world through science.
Religion was invented for slaves by slavers
Science invents aircraft
Religion flies them into buildings
Science builds bombs… bombs only have one purpose
Religion for many people provides hope. So it is about more than just flying planes into buildings. Most people on the planet are very simple people and hope is everything. Religious belief means a lot to them and that should not be undermined. My 'religious' beliefs are long behind me, but many of the very best and happiest and most generous people I have ever met are believers.
@@travisjazzbo3490Most of the people I love and admire are doubters. Not necessarily atheists, but people who aren't sure, people who question authority, people who look everywhere for answers, not just millennia old accounts of current events from people who couldn't even figure out where the sun went at night.
That's not data, that's Dogma.
@@CaptainCanuck68 Atheists by definition are nonbelievers. Meaning, they don't believe in the existence of a God or Gods. Believers believe in a God or Gods.
There are wonderful people everywhere. No question about that. I am just stating that it is a matter of fact that far more often than not, genuine believers are by all metrics more giving, loving, trusting, and 'action-oriented' caring than non-believers. It is just how they are wired.
I am not stating this is logical or rational, but I am stating that it is a statistical fact.
Some horrible people are 'religious' also of course with that extreme judgment and they take their 'Bible or Quran' literally, which makes sense if you think about it, but the best people only take the 'good parts'.
Again, it is not logical or rational, just a statement of statistical fact. Most people want to believe in something and often times this serves that whereas there really ought to be a 'Church' of philosophy, humanism, and science, but it likely would not be well attended... Why? Because people love their 'ancient, magical mythology' with hero's journey stories and have for 10,000 years.
underrated
The more I listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson, the more I admire and respect him!
Saw him in person in Oakland, CA, about a year ago. I don't know if YOU know....he is a protege of Carl Sagan, who liked what he saw and sort of took Niel 'under his wing'....and, got the ball rolling.
It’s always a pleasure to hear Neil talking.
Vote 💙 for progress! Vote to keep our children's schools free from religion!
@@DvLnDsGyZIt's kinda hard here in Indonesia 😢, it's ingrained in our culture
@@Khann_2102 Many cultures attempt to ingrain religion in their populations. But in my view, that is an attempt by gain control and dominance and personal advantage over the population by small groups of so called leaders or theologians. Religion is often the excuse for civil wars, repression, greed, self advantage, and personal benefit by a select few.
If religion denies evidence how much more does science cherry pick to deny evidence undermining the "preferred' narrative... The pure complexity of material existence from individual Hydrogen atoms to the panorama of heavaen is self-evident prima facie -indicator of creator-! Let Dr. Tyson off easy: evaluate the Shroud of Turin
No its not. He too full of himself.
The vast majority of religions that have ever existed have fallen into mythology. None of them would have told you "my religion will be considered mythology", what makes yours different?
Do you know what Mythology means?
Yeah, but is mythology evil or something? I thought we created what was good and evil. Why is mythology evil if we create it and call it good?
@@theboombody Not sure what you mean by "we created what was good and evil"
I'm Christian and we don't believe that evil has ontological status, what we call evil is "the will away from the Good" ie the will away from God but we don't believe evil exists in a way that I'd say goodness exists
@@keitumetsemodipa3012 If you don't believe good and evil are objective, it means you believe they were created by mankind, which is us. Some of these folks will condemn mythology for being manmade but won't condemn morality for being man made. If they're both man made, what's the difference?
@@theboombody I didn't say I believe they aren't objective I said evil doesn't have ontological status, therefore not created values aren't created in my worldview they don't begin to exist love, mercy, grace, justice have always existed as they are reflections of God's nature
mythology may be man-made or not man made either of which wouldn't mean it's false, I literally have not run into a single person who knows what mythology means
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This is truly one of the best edited / mixed collection of clips I’ve ever seen. Really well done.
Yes... Leaves me speechless. Heavy!
Lord draw and save Neil and all of them. God is real. Heaven and He'll is real. Let them get a vision.
When my children were young and attending school. I always told them that nothing good in life comes easy. You must work at it. Be it grades, relationships, new discoveries etc. Our children worked hard and are very successful.
“Since it is obviously inconceivable that all religions can be right, the most reasonable conclusion is that they are all wrong.” -Christopher Hitchens
Fallacy of composition and false dilemma
Just because not all religions can be right does not logically entail that none of them are, this presents only two extreme options: either all religions are correct, or none are, without considering the possibility that one or more religions could contain truth while others may not.
Christopher might have been wrong; or partially right.
All religions might have some truth.
And I am certain that Mr Dawkins makes some good points.
@@keitumetsemodipa3012 You make a fair point about the logical fallacies, but having a god starts to resemble owning a lottery ticket with those odds.
Only, in this case, holding a "losing ticket" can cost people dearly, leading to persecution, exclusion, hate, and intolerance.
Is it fair to have any system where belief itself, regardless of the truth, carries such heavy social consequences?
@@Think666_ When talking about morality and truth, I like to establish what they are, my worldview has a specific view of fairness truth and justice and so it would behoove me to believe that we have the same understanding of these concepts
What is fairness?
I’ve been saying this forever
I like that Tyson considers himself an educator first. He's a scientist, but he doesn't claim to have all the answers already. He asks questions and then pays very close attention to not just the answers, but the questions he receives in return.
THAT'S what science does, it looks for questions, not just answers.
I have never seen any evidence that Tyson is any different from any other scientist. He never answers questions that mean anything.
@@rbwinn3 so, you hate science? Piss off then. You have no way to determine truth.
@@vernonkroark I don't hate science. Scientists hate me because I can prove them wrong.
too bad tyson's a pompous ass who speak confidently wrong about other scientific fields he has no specialty in.
@@rbwinn3 then go for it. Prove science wrong and claim that Nobel. Let's see your proof.
“Life is but a momentary glimpse of the wonder of this astonishing universe, and it is sad to see so many dreaming it away on spiritual fantasy.” -Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan. Great man. Not a believer.
Isaac Newton. Great scientist. Believer.
So?
We all have hard work to do!
Just a moment in time 💯
Ok, so what is it about people that believe in things that have no evidence ? Intellectually lazy ? Path of least resistance to just go with the flow ? Until we have evidence, religion is just a man made product. And if there is a god, why wouldn’t he provide the evidence?
Sad what the heck I believe in a Deity that made all the stuff in existence but I live a full life not spending time dreaming about anything.
@@micklumsden3956Isaac Newton 1727. Carl Sagan 1996. We've done the work.
I am thankful for you daily Neil. Reason, temperance and the scientific method will save us from our tribalism and superstition.
Scientists are the most superstitious people on earth today.
@@rbwinn3evidence??
@@rbwinn3 lol
in other words, you have never met a scientist. Get outta here with that bullshit.
@@vernonkroark I used to talk with scientists all the time after the internet was invented. One of the first things on the internet was a newsgroup called sci.physics.relativity. I discussed relativity with scientists for decades. Most of their responses to me were in the form of insults and profanity. You seem to be a scientist, all right. Do you think there is a scientists who could respond to a post on the internet without using profanity?
Now Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to be able to string long sequences of words together without using profanity, but he is generally talking about money, not science. I have only met a couple of scientists in person in my life, but I have conversed with a lot of scientists about relativity.
@@robertdeland3390 Here are the equations Einstein used to explain Special Relativity.
x' = (x - vt)/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2)
y' = y
x' = x
t' = (t - vx/c^2)/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2)
inverse equations
x = (x' + vt')/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2)
y = y'
z = z'
t = (t' + vx'/c^2)/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2)
The problem with these equations is that v is the speed of a moving frame of reference relative to another frame of reference, and vice versa, and is the same speed as seen from either frame of reference. We common people live in something called reality where if there is a slower clock in one of the frames of reference, the speed between frames of reference will appear faster from that frame of reference. Any experiment that can be conducted will prove this simple fact. Einstein's equations describe a supernatural event, a miracle.
Religion is not so much a way of seeking truth, as a desperate flight to escape truth.
Are you, by chance, a freshman who just took philosophy 101 at some state school? So cute.
Untrue, I've debunked all these atheists. I'm a famous research scientist on reddit known for making fools of atheists and appreciated by atheists by presenting truth
I miss when we pursued science for science's sake. instead of this evangelical crap that rules the roost these days. Free America from the Bible's clutches!
Science for science's sake?
Couldn't I use that to incite something like; "I miss when we pursued evil for evil's sake" instead of this humanist crap that rules the roost these days. Free the world from Humanism's clutches!
The Bible isn't the problem. It's man's interpretation of the Bible and religion that's the problem.
I really feel we are losing the sciences, every day its gets whittled away a little more but all this evangelical crap in schools, govenrment and society
@@keitumetsemodipa3012 That is the stupid thing ever. Science isn't evil. Science is a tool for questioning, learning, and understanding. Science is curiosity. Science for science's sake would be wanting to ask questions about everything and trying to figure out how to understand it all. What a stupid take to say that's the same as "evil for evil's sake"
@@caspiangyarados9279 You misunderstood, I didn't say science is evil, I was making a comment on the reasoning of "doing x for the sake of x" I could substitute x for literally anything so it's not apparent why one ought to do x for x's sake
For example hedonism, pursuing please for pleasures sake doesn't really tell my why I ought to do so
The problem I have with religion is that it doesn't teach people "how" to think but "what" to think.
Whenever anything good happens the religious are quick to think their "God" is responsible. Whenever anything bad happens its just......."Oh well that's the way the world is".
That’s not actually what Jesus said.
Just saying
@@micklumsden3956 And you really believe he was born of a virgin? And this makes him God?
Or it’s the devil . The people who don’t agree with them are the devil to them they never consider that they maybe that devil
That’s the perfect point Neil just pointed out , religion is called faith because there are no facts associated with it. If it were religion would called facts
Or, the Lord works in mysterious ways...
This phrase is an often used nonanswer when the religious are up against common logic and can't answer a question.
I have no problem with religion, the problem is religion in our government needs to be weeded out, America's a secular government not a Theocracy
Check out the FFRF. Doing good work in that regard!
The SBC leadership is willing to destroy civilization in order to gain power
Religion has a problem with everyone who doesn't choose/believe in them.
Everything you consider secular is actually based on religion! Start from the calendar you use, then research further the origin of daily life habits, moral values, social customs, social structure, etc. and you will see that everything is based on religious teachings! Ask yourself why you work from Monday and why Sunday is a non-working day! Why do you celebrate the new year, why do you have the name you have and what does it mean, why does society function the way it does, based on the family nucleus (admittedly, that has largely been destroyed, which is why you have so many deviations in society and everything is falling apart, all that what generations before you created on religious values) What is written on your banknotes? How is it possible for you to persist in the belief that you are a secular nation when every aspect of life is based on religion? Are you all totally delusional?
@@fikaa2388 even those without law go by the law
In my mind, Neil's remarks at the 8:30 mark when he talks about the intellectually disingenuous statement "god works in mysterious ways" and then saying you understand god's mind at other times sums up the religious mind. His other great point is we can judge what is good or bad when god does something or lets something happen because we define what god is, regardless of what is stated in religious books.
The whole point of "faith" believing in something with no evidence.
The whole point of "ignorance" believing in something with no evidence. Faith on the other hand is completely different. Just because you never met George Washington, you can have faith that he existed. There's records that he was the first president of the United States of America. Faith is based off of evidence. For example I wasn't around when God destroyed the world with water. But I can believe that he did from all the fossils from around the entire world.
How badly do we need more Tysons in this world?!
You're supposed to forget about him.
Mike Tyson
What a wonderful time to be alive. We can know the minds of scientific and philosophical geniuses and they can help us discover reason ourselves.
wonderful?
life is your kidnapper, you're kidnapped by life without your consent only to get abandoned by life at the end without your consent again
congrats 🎉
you have developed a Stockholm syndrome for your own kidnapper called life
@@aiya5777 well, this kidnapper gives a hell a ride and it's been really fun so far. So yes, full of wonder. Wonderful.
@@gregorygarcia6542 that's why I said
congrats 🎉
you have developed a Stockholm syndrome for your own kidnapper called life
@@gregorygarcia6542 aren't you just like, an adrenaline junky?
@@aiya5777 If you believe that then why haven't you un-alived yourself?
Because peer reviewed, demonstrable, reproducible testable results with predictive power works every time and religion never really works. A coin toss is 50% correct.
A coin toss is either 0% or 100% "correct". It can't be halfway unless it lands on its edge and then the result is meaningless.
A coin toss is never "correct". Large numbers of coin tosses may be 50% heads and 50% tails, but that has nothing to do with "correct", it's simply a statistical likelihood.
@@wernerstapela4616 Yeah, it is either correct or incorrect depending on whether it lands the way you call. Otherwise there's no point in tossing the coin.
Not every facet of reality can be repeated and tested. And much of human non-religious behavior is irrational. Part of reality, but not rational.
@@cliveadams7629not exactly meaningless, the edge is only "undefined"
Is it heads or tails? No, but it is not an impossible result.
Dude every time I listen to this genius man, I wonder why there are so many people hate him, or dislike him.
This is why Sagan's "Contact" is brilliant.
Satan like god..not involved with responsibility..just thier to deflect responsibility and morality.
@@JamieWard-u2h Yeah now I am convinced to believe in satan after seeing that your mother gave birth one .
@@JamieWard-u2h Now I am convinced to believe in satan after seeing that your mother gave birth one .
Hallelujah !
The real danger is that religious education teaches one to suppress doubt and accept authority no matter how ridiculous or triumphant.
Exactly right, and that transports into religion and is obvious in the MAGA movement.
Isn't that also part of the dogma?
Consider, for example, the dogma of the soviet regime, even though that officially claimed to be non-religious.
@@Apollorion Of course. People tend not to question the givens. I'm focusing on religious belief because that's the topic and because the concept of "god" is one particular mechanism with a fascinating history of being taught that asking questions is sinful.
@@BobFrTube Ok, so you don't contradict the claim in the video that dogma is the real danger.👍
Which religious education?
I can tell you put in a lot of work and effort! Great Video!!
I agree with you even though I am not a Scientist, like you. I admire you. Thank you for the information and for your programs.
Neil is spot on about dogma. There is no healthy purpose for dogma beyond the establishment of basic order and the foundation for human benefits, such as education and health care.
Yeah, but nihilists would argue that human benefits aren't necessary either.
@@theboombody Should be for the people to decide.
@@meandyouagainstthealgorith5787 No shoulds in the nihilistic world. And who's to say they're wrong. Who can prove a nihilist wrong? I can't.
@@CrabO2 It's contradictory to say life has no meaning, that assumes that the value statement about the meaninglessness of life is meaningful. even if it's on a linguistic aspect
@@keitumetsemodipa3012very glad it doesnt have a SPECIFIC meaning per say or else wed technically all be slaves to do that or live unfufilled.
I love the quote in the last part of the video, so poetic 😢
"Faith is believing something that you know just ain't so" - Mark Twain. Religious people act based on faith. An enlightened person choses their actions based on facts.
When you see a real ghost or experience true evil- you might change your mind.
I like Archie Bunker's definition: “Faith is something that you believe that nobody in his right mind would believe.”
@@cyn2480 said andrew tate 💀💀
A group of people are not cold, isn't it?, or is it? Imagine below, please. I love you.
Imagine. Creating chain reactions of gratitude with each person's individuality elements. Imagine. Studying on it of oneself regarding small things are important. Then, the person experiences the time when the person is truly accepted, then gradually comes to feel "people are not cold.", then gradually comes not to be able to do a bad thing.
If people do this, people will not feel like practicing abortion with one's own body, because there will surely be appreciable helps.
While, rape will not happen. Rape is the most problematic thing on abortion. But it won't happen, if people do this.
This is God's will. The law of universal gravitation rules everything including every person. And all planets and things like that move according to the law, then as a result, they make orbits which are round, using each one's various kinds of elements. Sometimes their orbits become not round, but soon they start to remake the round orbit, and then, their orbits become round again. And watching the universe generally, we see most of them have round orbit at the same moment. When it comes to peoples mind, 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above is quite similar to the law of universal gravitation.
Here's additional words from me.
Your mission will naturally be found with 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above.
.........,
......,
...,
Then, your mission is not for a group of people, nor for some groups of people, but all groups of people.
When every person cannot do a bad thing because of this definition of goodness, compromises and changes of opinions will naturally occur, because a group of people naturally trust other groups of people. Whether people feel "people are cold" or not is God's question. When people do 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above, true compromises and true changes of opinions naturally occur.
Imagine when people do 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above, then you see that people don't feel people are cold, that people cannot do a bad thing, that every group of people trust each other, and that true compromises and true changes of opinions naturally occur.
God has been saying to every human being “Be pro-democracy.” This article shows how.
Sincerely, I love you each one.
p.s. Abuse of religion is problematic.
@@山下元信 Meaningless word salad.
The most thought provoking and concise truth has finally comes out. Thank You Neil for taking the hurt and pain that had helled out my life on earth. Don Prater😊
I was 8 years old when I started understanding science. By 10 years old I knew there was no god.
I am so glad for science. Pure truth in discovery. The most refreshing feeling ever.
The best and brightest scientists throughout human history would think you were speaking Greek.
MAGA America wants women to go back to the Old Testament. Welcome to theocracy.
I believe in 50 years "MAGA" will be recognized as a SEVERE mental illness.
Great compilation of luminous words spoken by this great educator. Military leaders must understand what Neil said about dogma in their war on terror. Artillery and bombs may not be sufficient or suitable when dogma is the primary force behind it.
Unfortunately thinkers like Mr deGrasseTyson are not heard enough in this nation of widely undereducated, misinformed and uncritical people. The God people believe in would have to be a monster to allow all the suffering in the world. But people who are religious compartmentalize their perceptions of the world.
Thats why its called Faith, it does not need evidence. That is also why it does not mix well with science because science needs evidence/proof. I dont know why people have a hard time understanding this.
"Thats why its called Faith, it does not need evidence"
Which means that Christian faith is as valid as Muslim faith, Jewish faith, Hindu faith, Wiccan faith, Sikh faith, faith in the Norse deities, faith in the Egyptian deities, etc
@ im not talking about validity, im talking about what faith means. But yes there are a lot of faith based religions.
@@running2standstill685 " But yes there are a lot of faith based religions."
All religions are faith based.
Very well said.
@@cnault3244 That's right. All faiths are of equal value.
For my clarification, faiths fire rockets at each other, the last unused rocket wins?
Is that like, if you poop in one hand and wish in the other, which one will fill up first?
Faith flies airplanes into buildings. Science flies rockets to other planets.
@@donleavellScience is not just looking for answers, it's looking for more questions to ask and paying very close attention to the questions it receives in turn.
Dogma claims a nebulous "God" has all the answers you'll ever need and that asking questions is blasphemous or heretical. God rewards ignorance and blind faith, for a short term.
But in reality all gods die because they cannot be sustained without giving everything else up.
@@jvcyt298 what
@@donleavell how many planets? Or was that Star Trek?
How many religious people in the world? How many have flown planes into buildings?
As Mark Twain once said “ No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot”
And MAGA has proven that conclusively.
@@philrutherford6486Spot on.
0:35 - @ChrisHansen
He also said "Religion was created when the first con man met the first fool"
Actually...the full says in his heart: " there's no God"
The capriciousness of religious beliefs will turn your head around if you just but notice it. They are found to be fleeting and mercurial while standing in as something moral and eternal.
We are slowly creeping up on realizing that we are a tiny part of The Universe. IT has galaxies, stars, planets, Us, molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles. How fortune we are to have been captured in this space and time, with this understanding.
The problem with religion is that it exists.
As of 2023, 1,473,716 people in the United States are employed in the religious organizations industry. So religion is a national business.
@@philrutherford6486 If its a business they should pay taxes.
@@philrutherford6486doesn’t make it true lol how about those people made themselves useful by doing anything else literally
A group of people are not cold, isn't it?, or is it? Imagine below, please. I love you.
Imagine. Creating chain reactions of gratitude with each person's individuality elements. Imagine. Studying on it of oneself regarding small things are important. Then, the person experiences the time when the person is truly accepted, then gradually comes to feel "people are not cold.", then gradually comes not to be able to do a bad thing.
If people do this, people will not feel like practicing abortion with one's own body, because there will surely be appreciable helps.
While, rape will not happen. Rape is the most problematic thing on abortion. But it won't happen, if people do this.
This is God's will. The law of universal gravitation rules everything including every person. And all planets and things like that move according to the law, then as a result, they make orbits which are round, using each one's various kinds of elements. Sometimes their orbits become not round, but soon they start to remake the round orbit, and then, their orbits become round again. And watching the universe generally, we see most of them have round orbit at the same moment. When it comes to peoples mind, 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above is quite similar to the law of universal gravitation.
Here's additional words from me.
Your mission will naturally be found with 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above.
.........,
......,
...,
Then, your mission is not for a group of people, nor for some groups of people, but all groups of people.
When every person cannot do a bad thing because of this definition of goodness, compromises and changes of opinions will naturally occur, because a group of people naturally trust other groups of people. Whether people feel "people are cold" or not is God's question. When people do 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above, true compromises and true changes of opinions naturally occur.
Imagine when people do 《The definition of goodness》 mentioned above, then you see that people don't feel people are cold, that people cannot do a bad thing, that every group of people trust each other, and that true compromises and true changes of opinions naturally occur.
God has been saying to every human being “Be pro-democracy.” This article shows how.
Sincerely, I love you each one.
p.s. Abuse of religion is problematic.
The problem with religion is people
Religions come and go and all of them with no exceptions claim to be the absolute truth. As an atheist for many decades now. l feel happy no fear and free. l learn something new on a dialy basis.
That's nice but your life has no ultimate meaning. Christ dated world history, Christmas and Easter. Why do people wear clothes? Who told us we needed them? My dog does not. My cat does not either. The only historical document that talks about the origin of clothes is the book of Genesis. Since folks in Russia, Kenya, Spain and Turkey all wear clothes in public(yes I know there are a few exceptions), we had to have a common cultural origin.
@@RinTexas What is your point? Genuinely asking because it isn't clear from your comment. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the original poster's comment either.
@@LabGecko My point is that your world view influences how you view facts. Some people call it a confirmation bias. Take the last presidential election as an example. It was more or less split yet we all live in the same country and went to the same schools.
@@RinTexas Just who are you to say his life has no meaning. Do you not believe what he said about himself? I've been an atheist since the age of eight. I am happy, content, live a life full of meaning, and am absolutely unfazed by the thought of my own impending death (no longer young). How presumptuous of you. I guess you mean his life has no meaning, because he lacks faith, yours or otherwise.
@@davidbenson4489 The pompous Atheist Carl Sagan said that we are “floatsum” in the universe. His words, not mine. Floatsum is meaningless. According to your world view, you life will end and your consciousness will cease for ever. As far as I am concerned, that’s meaningless.
Dan McClellan put it better than I can.
Data > Dogma
logic>data>dogma but yes, im the kind of person that even if a million people cry in tears, without evidence, i wont believe
Dan’s content is excellent.
I think scientism is dogmatic, I mean the attempts to justify science have been abysmal to say the least
@@keitumetsemodipa3012
Then you’re listening to anti-science dogma and you don’t have any understanding of science at all.
You’re using a science based computer device, over a science based internet, to suggest attempts to justify science has been abysmal.
And, I’m guessing you don’t have polio or know anyone that does.
@@moonshoes11 "Do science because science give us internet" isn't justification, it doesn't explain the normative inference as to why science "should" be done
for example I have no way of knowing that the equations I'm doing today will remain the way they are one second from now let alone after I'm gone, so it makes no sense for me to spend years getting a degree to do equations that I have no way of knowing, if they'll be the same tomorrow or not, thereby leaving me unjustified to do said equations that apply to virtually every scientific endeavor
I have been learning from Dr. Tyson for over 25 years. I appreciate his thoughtfulness, humility and communication skills.
I believe in Science . I believe in evidence, tangible/concrete facts & have no time to argue/debate dogmatic beliefs.
God is in the mind and dies with the mind. When the last man dies, and one day it will happen, God will be forever put to rest...
Minds might survive mankind. And henceforth, so might concepts, inclusive your "God", survive.
You are entitled to your belief or opinion.
But there is evidence that you might be mistaken
@@micklumsden3956 If there is evidence then people would not believe and everyone would know, there'd be no Hindus, Muslims etc...
You are wrong and you will see it. Repent.
@@aliao7325 To repent there has to be sin, which is an artificial construct created by humans...
Neil could create a better universe,no doubt
LMAO
Rubbish.I don’t believe in religion man Create religion. Believing in a Higher power is not about religion.
It’s a way of life .
To love to be kind to live in peace.
Most folks don’t have the complete package.
Especially on social media people are mean to each other just because they have different opinion of life.
It’s just hard for me to believe this is life forever.
Go to school get a job have a family then die and then life is over.
Until someone can explain the sky above the moon the sun that we need.
The water that falls from above that we need , because without the sun and water we would not survive on this thing we call earth.
@@LivingMyBestAlwayslots of bullshit
“Religion is an insult to human dignity. Without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things.
But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.”
― Steven Weinberg
Leave a like if u love dose of reason
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I'll take reason over faith any day.
the slumber of reason creates monsters
Edit: yt wont let me answer to codename
so communism stated about a "class war" and provided 0 evidence about it, so it checks out as a conspiracy theory
@@randomguy2210 Maybe you want to explain that to the millions of people killed in the Gulags the concentration camps and starved to death under Mao and Pol Pot.
@@codename0203 communism was not based on evidence, rather on ramblings about "social wars" so it checks out as a conspiracy theory, NEXT
Of course religion ignores facts... it is the only way it can exist.
This is so powerful. I've gone from believer to skeptic.. At least shaking up what I believed about God. It's a constant battle in my head because I am afraid to go their. But the more I see suffering and the response to it, I find your argument more in line to what I am beginning to believe.You can't have a loving God, and a spiteful God and think prayers will.cover it. Thank you for your insite.
There’s a word for what you’re going through. It’s called indoctrination. It’s the #1 tactic used to instill a belief system deep into one’s psyche.
The greatest meaning in human life is to serve the meaning of others.
Here's a partial list of manmade gods. Anyone who agrees except they think one of them is real has jumped off the *_"BRAIN TRAIN"._*
Agdistis or Angdistis, Ah Puch, Ahura Mazda, Alberich, Allah, Amaterasu, An, Anansi, Anat, Andvari, Anshar, Anu, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apsu, Ares, Artemis, Asclepius, Athena, Athirat, Athtart, Atlas, Baal, Ba Xian, Bacchus, Balder, Bast, Bellona, Bergelmir, Bes, Bixia Yuanjin, Bragi, Brahma, Brigit, Camaxtli, Ceres, Ceridwen, Cernunnos, Chac, Chalchiuhtlicue, Charun, Chemosh, Cheng-huang, Cybele, Dagon, Damkina, Dumkina, Davlin, Dawn, Demeter, Diana, Di Cang, Dionysus, Ea, El, Enki, Enlil, Eos, Epona, Ereskigal, Farbauti, Fenrir, Forseti, Freya, Freyr, Frigg, Gaia, Ganesha, Ganga, Garuda, Gauri, Geb, Geong Si, Hades, Hanuman, Hathor, Hecate (Hekate), Helios, Heng-o (Chang-o), Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Hestia, Hod, Hoderi, Hoori, Horus, Hotei, Huitzilopochtli, Hsi-Wang-Mu, Hygeia, Inanna, Inti, Iris, Ishtar, Isis, Ixtab, Izanaki, Izanami, Jesus, Juno, Jupiter, Juturna, Kagutsuchi, Kartikeya, Khepri, Ki, Kingu, Kinich Ahau, Kishar, Krishna, Kukulcan, Lakshmi, Liza, Loki, Lugh, Luna, Magna, Mater, Maia, Marduk, Mars, Medb, Mercury, Mimir, Minerva, Mithras, Morrigan, Mot, Mummu, Muses, Nammu, Nanna Nanna (Norse), Nanse, Neith, Nemesis, Nephthys, Neptune, Nergal, Ninazu, Ninhurzag, Nintu, Ninurta, Njord, Nut, Odin, Ohkuninushi, Ohyamatsumi, Orgelmir, Osiris, Ostara, Pan, Parvati, Phaethon, Phoebe, Phoebus, Pilumnus, Poseidon, Quetzalcoatl, Rama, Re, Rhea, Sabazius, Sarasvati, Selene, Shiva, Seshat, Seti (Set), Shamash, Shapsu, Shen Yi, Shiva, Shu, Si-Wang-Mu, Sin, Sirona, Sol, Surya, Susanoh, Tawaret, Tefnut, Tezcatlipoca, Thanatos, Thor, Thoth, Tiamat, Tlaloc, Tonatiuh, Toyo-Uke-Bime, Tyche, Tyr, Utu, Uzume, Venus, Vesta, Vishnu, Volturnus, Vulcan, Xipe, Xi Wang-mu, Xochipilli, Xochiquetzal, Yam, Yarikh, Yhwh, Ymir, Yu-huang, Yum Kimil, Zeus
damn they are a lot
wait is that vulcan from warhammer or is it another one?
There is only one that is real. The Flying Spaghetti Monster.
@VaughanMcCue He's as credible as any of them.
@@warren52nz
What has happened to your faith? We have all seen spaghetti. There is a noodle under the water joining Alexandria, N.S.W., and Whenuapai, N.Z.
@@VaughanMcCue I know but that spaghetti isn't flying. 🤣
Only if there is scientific evidence of a higher power will I ever be convinced. Science is peer reviewed and picked apart before it can be seen as fact and religion definitely does not meet that criteria. The world has so much natural misery already and so many millions of people have been killed in the name of religion on top of that, that I will never ever be won over by religion.
There can't be pure experimental scientific proof or disprove of God existence. God can't serve as an object for scientific experiment. Pure experimental science (physics, chemistry, biology e.t.c.) is not equipped to perform such experiment. If you searching for God, additional to science you need to apply philosophical thinking.
I watched a video just yesterday that forced me to stop and think. David Mitchell (British, "Mitchell and Webb", "Would I Lie To You", and other comedy shows), who I generally like and respect, commented on how many people have been killed in the name of religion, his argument was basically "No, humans just like to kill each other. And they're pretty good at it, people kill each other with or without religion". I never opposed when people I respected said religion was a major killer through history, but considering Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Pol Pot, etc, made me give it a second thought. Maybe religion isn't really such a significant cause of death. Took me another second to realize, "But it is *A* cause, a pointless, stupid cause. Even if it's only one of many, and maybe relatively minor, it's still wrong to accept it or tolerate it". Duh.
God didnt create man,
Man created god....
A little Jethro Tull for you, from "Aqualung" -
1 In the beginning Man created God;
and in the image of Man
created him.
2 And Man gave unto God a multitude of
names,that he might be Lord of all
the earth when it was suited to Man.
3 And on the seven millionth
day Man rested and did lean
heavily on his God and saw that
it was good.
4 And Man formed Aqualung of
the dust of the ground, and a
host of others likened unto his kind.
5 And these lesser men were cast into the
void; And some were burned, and some were
put apart from their kind.
6 And Man became the God that he had
created and with his miracles did
rule over all the earth.
7 But as all these things
came to pass, the Spirit that did
cause man to create his God
lived on within all men: even
within Aqualung.
8 And man saw it not.
9 But for Christ's sake he'd
better start looking
God didn't create man, man created God. Can you prove that? No, you cannot. Can you prove the contrary, i.e., that God created man? No, you cannot prove that either.
I'm 71 and still read and study Nietzsche and that for several reasons, his honesty being among the most important. Most theists and most atheists are equally dishonest. You follow the theist/atheist crowd like bunch of children buying the latest toy.
Excellent reply.
During the last 2 minutes of this video, Tyson's humility regarding just wanting to educate people and get them to think for themselves so that can make the world a better place without remembering him reminds me of a quote attributed to Buddha, that goes something like "A net is employed to catch fish, but once the fish are caught, the net is forgotten." Brilliant!
"Faith! Faith is something that you believe that nobody in his right mind would believe.” - Archie Bunker
There is no god.
I'm sorry they lied.
You are not alone.
Indeed. God was created by human imagination for our convenience.
Science, "I don't know, lets try to find out"
Religion "I don't know, so god did it"
I have been struggling with disappointment in humanity and, to some extent, God since November 5th. Thank you for this video, it is the first thing that has addressed my confusion and given me a basis for clarity and actions I will be able to take in the future.
I can understand your disappointment in humanity, a very poor decision has been made, but a disappointment in God? As far as I know Christianity, which isn't much, one of the main tenets of Christianity is the freedom of the individual, and consequently of groups. From the point of view of Christianity, God did not have a hand in this election. We humans did that. Or do you see it differently?
Thank you for the response. You are right, God does not select leaders or followers for earthly governance. I was just referencing a general disappointment. We lived through his first four years and Trump is president again after a failure in office that put him, at best, third from the last president in a study by presidential historians. Biden made fourteenth in line. It doesn't make sense but by my age I shouldn't expect better.
Mythology and superstition cannot hold up in an educated society.
I think if one takes interest in the "creation philosophies" from ancient Abrahamic pre-science tribalist tomes such as the Jewish Bible, the New Testament, the Quran, and the Book of Mormon, OK.
But guiding a person's life from the man-concocted falsehoods, spiritual gaslighting, the granting of forgiveness without restitution to the aggrieved, and threat and fear (losing heaven, hellfire annihilation) integral to these faiths (believing on no evidence) rises to the level of crime against humanity.
You could add the Tripitaka the Vedas, and many more. I often ask religious people how they selected their religion. I ask if they have read all the various books to decide which religion was right. All I ever get is a blank stare.
Every religious person is an atheist regarding all other religions.
As soon as you can doubt authority and ask questions you're on the path to real enlightenment.
@@CaptainCanuck68 If I understand what you're trying to communicate, the reasoning is that Christians have a positive position so they are justified in "being atheist regarding other religions"
its such a shame, some stories are actually decent, but its a shame people believe and enact stories instead of just enjoying them
Science adjusts its beliefs to fit the fact. Religion adjusts the facts to fit their beliefs.
The religious parallels to politics now are striking.
Muslims, Christians, Catholics, Hindus e.c.t. & very intelligent Man Neil deGrasse Tyson.
As always from Neil and excellent talk 👍
My personal approach (especially with students!) has always been "question Everything" except Rule Two (Capts intended, search for "fotogliders law"!) as such I was intrigued (towards the end) to see Mann's epitaph, hence did some research to see if like colour v color (or a change over the last 100+ years) and finally found a photograph of Mann's tombstone. Spelling on the stone is 'UNTIL' (no double LL at the end of the word)
As said at the start another great video from Neil 👍🏴😎
I have always said I believe in God out of fear, but knew deep down it wasn’t true. Thank you so much for posting a video on this exact subject and thank you to Mr. Tyson for keeping it REAL!!! ❤❤❤
Great man Neil Degrasse Tyson a real pleasure to listen to his words. Thank you ❤❤❤
A fascinating discussion; thank you for sharing your views.
I would rather believe someone that admits they don't know, rather than someone that claims to know what they can't prove.
Thank you, sir. Your mind gives me peace.
The Humility of the scientific pursuit is so refreshing. After way too many years in the religious world I was born into I am finally seeing the pursuit of answers based on facts instead of the pursuit of evidence to support what we were told was true. In my last couple years still hooked up to the religious iv I started to become aware of the incredible pride and entitlement that was all around me. The more I became aware of it the worse it felt. We were the only ones that were right, in the best country ever, the only ones in the universe that was made all for us, and my sex was the only one that should be leaders. It is degusting but oddly still feels normal when it is the only thing you have known. Now the humility of the scientific method is so very refreshing to me.
All religious people cherry pick from their respective texts to reinforce their own prejudices and beliefs. They don’t even accept sections of those texts. Religion uses the unknown as a way to explain the unknown and control and manipulate people. Most religions have some basis in spiritualism. If religious people focused on that and ignored the rest that would be a major improvement.
“When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don't see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22
The greatest gift s one can receive are boundless curiosity and the desire to understand cause and effect…. Thank you!
Love this. Thank you🧡
Im 65 and my great grandfather was a southern Baptist preacher but in all of my years I still cannot believe that there is a god common sense still tells me that there is no god.
Thanks for this thoughtful video.
All your videos hit so hard.
I love this man. I could listen to him all day♥️
Vote 💙 for progress! Vote to keep our children's schools free from religion!
Feed the TH-cam algorithm with a comment. Great video. Thank you!
I saw a religious commenter below claimed GOD created human in his own image, but my question is, in which image? White, black, brown, yellow?? And I NEVER get an answer from those religious people.
All religions have on thing in common, the control of people.
You have been very reluctant to comment on religion before. I'm happy that you finally actually take a stance against the mental handicap that is religion. Thank you!
I have family that's very religious. The don't actually ignore evidence, they just pretend it doesn't exist. They also like to pretend that science is just another belief system rather than a methodology for finding out facts about the universe around us.
Your a refreshing drink of knowledgeable conversation
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Science adjusts its views based on what’s observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved.
Honestly.. it boggles my mind that billions of people believe in a magic man in the sky.
Thank you. A small island of sanity in some very troubled times.
Science over Religion any Day 🇺🇲