Evolution of Religion
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- This was my presentation at the 2020 [virtual] Atheism Conference
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Dude. You're my hero. But the kitten is just over the top. Awwwwww. That little guy loves you dude. That's the best endorsement anyone can have in my book.
Finding out that Christianity evolved from Judaism... which derived from Zoroastrianism ... was the beginning of my journey to atheism.
Or just admitting that I didn't really believe it to begin with.
Interesting Joseph but what's the point?
@Joseph Polanco And *you* dare to use the word "grok" ... (shaking my head in disbelief)
You do not even seem to have any idea that there might be a difference between Asperger's and Autism.
Never mind that you claim there is _clear evidence of Jehovah God's necessary existence_ even through there is no such thing (evidence, that is). If there was, it would have been accepted by a vast majority. This has not happened.
Then there's your vague _other research even indicates that those with a low EQ have a greater propensity towards sadistic, Machiavellian, psychopathic, and/or narcissistic traits._
a) show the research.
b) show the equivalence of autism to low EQ.
c) admit you are trying to pull a fast one --- and if your _Jehovah God_ is real and the 10 commandments are by that god, you have just gone and broken them. And indulged in some of the seven deadly sins, too, at the same time.
Do you even know where the word "grok" comes from?
Aron's pets bugging him during this is my new religion.
RIGHT?!? I enjoyed this video even MORE than usual from all the pet bombs 🤣🖤
This one is the best ever because he had to keep going, despite kit and doggo tag-teaming him
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KITTEN TO THE FACE! 🤣🥰
Your profile picture looks like Michael from Vsause
Upside to the pandemic, we would not be seeing Aron’s adorable rescue kitty during this talk were it not for being stuck at home 😊
@1misanthropist I'm glad I work in my usual way and meet normal, not 'distancing' people; staying home, I guess I'd hang myself.
Klaus Geltl sorry bud, but what does “normal” and “distancing people” mean??
@1misanthropist I stay at home and work for a living, why are you choosing to make the two mutually exclusive?
Doing podcasts from home long predates the quarantine.
Deus of Gods Now we know what kind of porn you watch.
Listening while doing my sociology assignment! I love listening to Aron while doing my work!
Allegedly... Arons wife likes working while doing Aron ⚒️
Same, he's voice is soothing
It amazes me that with all we know, the fear of death and longing for acceptance keeps so much of the world in ignorance.
👍🏻yuuuup
I agree, but that's what has kept it going for so long. Fear and superstition can be a powerful influence on the ignorant masses.
The only reason people fear death is they have no true faith= relationship with thier Creator,,so therefore thier longing for the fulfillment of such a wonderful gift of being in such a precious relationship!! If people only read the Bible as if Christ was actually speaking to them ,as well as other conditions applied they would come to the knowledge of the relationship between Creator n creatied!!
@@ronaldsliski9585 People fear death because we have a built in evolutionary survival response. If we didn't have that, we would not have survived for very long early as a species. Our brains tell us we want to live. And not just humans. Everything that is alive has a similar flight or fight response to danger. But because of our massive frontal lobe, we can reflect and ruminate on this instinct leading to a more complex analyzation of our mortality. No one really knows what happens when we die and no one ever has. Certainly not primative, desert dwelling, nomadic sheep herders from 4000 years ago. All the evidence points to nothing happening. Do you remember what it was like before you were born? That's exactly what it will be like when you die. You simply will not exist. To anger a scientist, lie to him. To anger a religious person, tell them the truth. I would rather know the truth no matter how harsh, than be fooled into believe fairy tales. Such is the nature of a seeker. If God was real, he would be evident. He is anything but.
@@nicholassupino8775 dear friend, the survival instinct is based on our human condition of being a created being, with a conscience, knowing right n wrong,as for God showing that he exists, are you really questioning that? If you can't believe in a a faith of a risen Christ, JESUS!! Then all I can say ,pleasecopen your eyes,ears,mouth,hands,mind,heart to the life around you it didn't happen by chance,!! A complex system ,such as all we experience has a creator,as we are created beings,that have been given a life of many aspects, to our reality, once you given your self the willingness to accept Christ Jesus = Yeshua n become filled with the Holy Spirit, understanding, knowledge and,wisdom, in collaboration with the writers word of the Bible = faith being born again = from a carnal mindset to a spiritual man = a 24/ 7 relationship with our creator. There's not much I can say,but that's the absolute truth.
The "air" and "spirit" connection is so straightforward, I'm always surprised when people don't see it's just an odd translation of the nature of air and it's effect on a biological body.
Romance “Spirit” is from a common ancestor with Germanic “breath”.
He rescues kitty-cats, how can you *possibly* dislike him.
I'll fight anyone who doesnt like my adopted without knowing it atheist metalhead grandpa.
Kitteh!
I love how the cat is trying to eat him and he doesn't flinch once lol
He also rescues dogs. Also, I'm with Bubz.
They probably believe he is rescuing the kittens to use in his atheistic satanic sacrifices
I've been an atheist for 2 years now. At that time, I had kept my religion in one box, and my understanding of science in another box. I came to the conclusion if my religion were true, there should be evidence to back it up. When I went through this, I had no idea who you were, and did not see your videos until after I had reached my conclusions. I was a young earth creationist. I removed the boxes from around my understanding, and looked for evidence for my religion. I found nothing. The evidence I did find led to logical contradictions which I could not resolve unless what I was raised to believe was false. If someone asks me, I'll tell them that I have to go with what has been observed. With no fall of man, no garden of Eden, no worldwide flood, the impossibility of the ark, all of the salvation story I was raised to believe falls apart. This all happened before I ever saw any of your videos.
I see a problem with the internet here. It is very easy to surround yourself in an echo chamber where the information you consider seriously resonates with what you want to believe, and dismiss anything that you disagree with, even should that be the truth which can be verified just by going out and testing it (cough cough flat earth cough cough). I have very much enjoyed watching your videos, along with Thunderfoot, Seth Andrews, Genetically Modified Skeptic, Paulogia, and others. The people I was watching/reading were Stephen Hawking, Neil DeGras Tyson, Hank Green, John Green, Brian Cox, Carl Sagan, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, the Bible, Ellen White, just to name a few.
Keep up the good work.
at the same time, the internet is how AronRa changed his mind through forums and how he met his wife.
I worked at a company that had downtime between taking customer calls and I got to liking a channel debunking anti-science claims like anti-vax. They had some videos about religion and I watched them as a "well, I need to know what those atheists say so I can counter them." About 10 videos one there was 1 that really hit me, I had to pause it and think about various things they said. Then when I heard there was no evidence of Jesus I went "ok, let me look that up myself because of course there is" and there really isn't outside of stories. Now, he may have existed, but this idea made me look up more. I found AronRa's 'evolution of genesis' early on and man was that a kicker to me. That mixed with Talk Heathen, some of those "Tracie Harris going beast mode" and the like, discovering Christopher Hitchens only because "Hitchen's Razor" was mentioned. All of those things and looking up Iron Chariots and contradictions in the Bible made me lose my religion pretty quickly.
I am also a former Christian, and I agree with your echo chamber remark. I have found a great deal of evidence that allegory and its interpretation plays an important part in various religions, but no one else among the secular community appears willing to take this idea seriously. I suspect that much of the resistance to this view is because it is so much easier to discredit a literal Bible than an allegoric one. My view is that if the Bible can be accurately deciphered, much like a code, it will provide clear and undeniable evidence that the religions that rely it are complete frauds. For example, "good" will be revealed as a metaphor representing the suppression of truth.
On this Planet, In general, Earthlings don't care about "The Truth" ... What they care is about Surviving, adaptation to the environment and controlling the environment .... If Lies works for controlling the environment, then, they will nurture the lies that become effective for controlling the environment.
In talking apes,
"Gods" were useful lies for getting a common cultural link between tribes ... The Monopoly God the Lie for bring together Humans as a Single Specie in Unity with The Cosmos ... The Unification of Matter/Energy into a Common Source is the current effective Lie just because it provides some control over The physical environment .... and The Delusion of The Self something that Humans consider as a Self-contained and Self evident irrefutable Truth ... or simply, The Lie that better work for themselves feeling in control of their bodies ....
The thing is that The Self is a contingent human psychological phenomenology ... Therefore, something that doesn't have the potential for discerning what exist beyond itself as Truth ....
Each time that You observe a Human using the first singular person pronouns ... You can safely bet that that Human had never tried to discern in depth about What The word Truth could mean beyond the scope of Their Self.
Fairly, more Self Deluded apes proud of nurturing their Self Deception that "works for them" ... and of course, trying to Impose that Deception as "The Truth" ....
@@firstnamesurname6550 You put your argument well. In my experience, many prefer their own views even when the evidence is against them. I've been in that boat myself. I still have my own preconceptions, and though I have tried to overcome many of them, I can not say that I have overcome all. My own mother told me once that even though she knew what I said was true, she was too old to change.
@@StarSong936 Well, If You think twice, You would realize that FirstName Surname's comment is not from Him ... That comment is a manifestation of words to become interpret by The interpreters .... and FirstName Surname is a combination of words for making reference to a manifested compiler in an Specific time-line ... Compilers doesn't have sense of ownership over their compilations and The outcomes from processing over it ....
Those words belongs to the environment where those words are manifested.
Very likely, something that Current Copyright Defenders Apes will hate as something detrimental for their lucrative business of deception by making apes to believe that They are owning Thoughts and Ideas .... 😂
growing up Mormon in the San Fernando valley, in the late sixties, moving to Orange county, California Mormons, we, I called ourselves electric Mormons (lsd). when it came time for me to go on a mission that was the end of all religions for me. of course family pressure has caused me to retry the mormon religion, at the expense of my own family, it was horrible. I can't believe what I don't believe. thank you so much for your presentations they are a relief to me
Excellent! I have shared this on my Facebook page with this preamble:
The myths of all religions are quite common. They share
common roots.
Judeo-Christianity borrowed from older mythologies and religions.
We do not need gods to be good or even great people.
There was a time when disagreement with the prevailing religion
of the nation state was a death sentence. In some parts of the world today you will
still be murdered simply because you do not choose to believe.
If the Evangelical movement has its way, we will be thrust back into the dark ages.
Yes, I believe that people will be tortured and murdered for wanting to be free from
religion. And I also believe religious persecution can and will happen in the name of Jesus
in these United States if we are not diligent.
I appreciate Aron Ra because he articulates so well what I've come to
understand from my personal experiences with religion and spirituality.
We need to free ourselves from the darkness of all religious ignorance and live in the light
of reason and rejoice in our shared humanity.
Michael Read well said .
#FFRF
Can you plz tell the mythologies and religion from which Judo-Christianity borrowed?
@@TheLasthourAA take a look at this th-cam.com/video/f9Tc9C-MsMk/w-d-xo.html
Somone asked me “If I don’t believe in god who do I pray to if I want to quit smoking”. All I could do is facepalm as my response.
Should have told them Philip Morris IN CO.
@@josephrodriguez2780 - not often a YT comment makes me LOL.
IF he/she/it exists and cared anything about my being a chimney, "god" got me to stop by throwing a stroke my way. The sadistic hospital put me in a room where the nearest smoking lounge was a mile away at the other edge of the property -- in the dead of winter and me not able to hobble even 100 feet. Since then, my otherwise adorable wife has refused to let me have more than one a year, "borrowed" from still-smoking friends, and my alcohol consumption is limited to half a glass every 6 months or so -- on special days like New Year's Eve.
Yet, I'm STILL not a "former smoker", just one in a constant state of withdrawal.
In my experience and observation, "god" "helps" those who WORK to get their prayers answered. Those who wait around to have "him" do it generally fail to receive the rewards.
Religion really does rot your brain
Christians love prophets, but they hate losses. Just ask hovind.
Nice.
He's "not prepared for that"
William Philbin Slam
heavy meddle Dunk!
@@zgs12212012 😀
It's alright I can't pronounce any of my good friends names either.
"Almost immediately, the word 'maybe' is replaced with 'certainly.'" This is a fitting summary of an explicitly speculative subtheme.
I suspect you've heard this before, but with about the same effort, you could be a *powerful* preacher and have all the benefits that come with that. Damn, you're a great speaker.
Aron once said, “Think of the initials after the name of a registered nurse: R.N. THAT’S how to pronounce my name.”
How do you pronounce "Ba'al" the stargate system lord defeated by Aron Ra?
Aron was the first to read me the Adam and Eve story for what it Actually said.👍👳♂️
Christopher Hitchens: Am I a joke to you?
Bertrand Russel: Yes, yes you are.
Mysterious bleeding figures: Amateurs.
Christopher and Bertrand simultaneously: What's that punks!
The first people to question Judaism: Amateurs!
Ladies and gentlemen
"Mister Aaron Ra!"
Sigh. Every time
How did this guy mess that up?
Makes his entire introduction ring hollow. I cringed every time I heard it, and I'm sure ARE-uhn did too.
He needs no introduction. Especially not this one.
I recall Aron said one time, in front of an audience, that it was better to pronounce it as the initials "R.N" as in "registered nurse."
To which the other guy said, "I don't want you working on me."
God is the existence of Love. We all acknowledge Love exists.
@@damianedwards2327 Love does not imply the existence of a god.
"...throws another hemp bush on the fire..." GREAT image that evokes!
I''m grateful to this man. As a new atheist, i've learned a Lot from Mr Ra. Thank You good sir.Your work indeed saves lives.
The Hebrew word for spirit is רוח, pronounced “ruach”. This is the same word as wind.
Fascinating video as always
Thank you very much I just learned something new today 👍😊
"Atman"; "Ruach"; "Pneuma"; "Spiritus": all the same word.
Please spell and pronounce the hebrew word for dog feces.
@@NeverTalkToCops1 הצואה של כלב probably
@istiak monsur true
AronRa being adorable, when he reads of his script and the cat comes to greed him.
As a "furry baby" rescuer myself, I think it says a lot about person when they have time, compassion & love for ANY sentient creatures.
I think Aron also has a massive dog that found his way to him & quite often likes to interject during Aron's discussions!
But do you eat "fur babies?" Cause if you do, then you're a hypocrite. Lol
More children have to listen to Aron's message so they won't be led astray . Right now there are alot of people living in the dark and it is good that we have people like Aron showing them the light .
The last time I believed. I asked many church leaders what heaven is. None gave me a straight answer, nor the same answer.. that's when I figured religion is just what people interpret from what they believe.
What do you do in heaven? Do you have to work in heaven? If you hated someone on earth, would you hate them in heaven. Do you get jealous in heaven? Do you have to eat in heaven? Is there facebook in heaven? Do you have a house in heaven? Do you have to wait in a line in heaven? What age am I in heaven? Are there ugly people in heaven? Do you ever get bored in heaven? Do you fart in heaven? Can I still have sex in heaven? Are there prostitute in heaven? Do you have to go to church in heaven? How big is heaven? Do I still have to pee in heaven?
How fast is the internet in heaven? Can I teleport in heaven? Can I adjust the temperature in heaven? What's the interest rate in heaven? Can I leave heaven? Do I keep all my memories in heaven? What age are my parents in heaven? Can I visit hell from heaven? Are there power plants in heaven? Are there puppies in heaven? What the fuck is the point of going through a life on earth when you already fucking know how it turns out? Why not just send your toys to heaven or hell directly you gross mother fucker...Okay, enough lol.
"Needs no introduction."
Introduces him by the wrong name.
Edit: The man doesn't deserve hate, but goddamnit you just got to watch one video of Aron Ra to hear it said correctly lol
My good friend whats-his-face
Coulda been worse. Coulda been Aaron Ray.
"You know, Aaron, like the prophet from Exodus."
@@moehoward01 Or Adele Dazeem 😆
He wasn't wrong tho, he really did not need this introduction ^^
Thank you Aron for leading me out of delusion. I wholeheartly appreciate your effort to wake up the world.
Believing your own delusion is insanity, believing someone else's delusion is religion.
At some point in evolution, we developed and "inner voice" we call consciousness. When we had that, and language, someone was the first to admit to others they heard a voice in their head. I always figure THAT was the origin of religion.
I am 51, I also played Dungeons and Dragons when young, I was also a headbanger. And I did not realize it, but I was an atheist.
I agree with AronRa, we think alike.
Nietzsche is always quoted without his preamble on that point: "The military mindset: that which does not kill you makes you stronger." By my interpretation, he is intentionally making it clear that there are other mindset that are appropriate for other situations. And, though I can't remember the details, I'm pretty sure he spells out exactly the problems you mention, about losing a leg, etc.
Liked before watched.
Same here. 😊
Me three
@@zgs12212012 maaan you really have some fun posts😂
D LJ same! Always thoughtful.
Bad done. Watch the video, examine and ponder the facts, and THEN you may like it.
That's the skeptic way.
What could be better than Aron + cute animals. Made my night!😆🖤 I love listening to him (especially since my dads in seminary and bristles at the mention of this channel lol)
"My good friend Aaron" 👁️👄👁️
😂
"God would have to be a better communicator than that" really remains at the core of my "what if anything would ever change your mind?" belief.
If you make a claim that an *omnipotent* being with *infinite magic powers* exists that *wants humanity to know what it expects from us* then a 2000+ year old mish mash of contradictory claimed history, fables, and poetry with no attempt whatsoever made to distinguish the three is not it.
I would expect a gigantic magic book, falling from the sky, onto an island that just erupted out of the ground, that, when even glanced at by anyone, of any language or even illiterate, would instantly copy its entire contents into their brain 100% *exactly* as the author intended with no room for interpretation. Recordings and photos would share these properties.
*Not one* religious person has given me a good reason why their god, which they claim meets all of those qualities, has not done this. It would unite literally everyone of every denomination on earth, and do it within a few hours given the speed of the internet nowadays. As opposed to the bible, which has thousands of translations which people have murdered each other over differences in since the quill was first put to parchment.
Fanatics have immunized themselves even against this scenario. Probably they would claim it was a deception of satan to further his evil agenda to start a "New Age one world religion". If Jesus would actually have his second coming they would beat him to death as a deceiver and imposter. It's the perfect closed worldview.
Yea that would work, I ask for evidence of conscious thought absent biological processes. I used to say, absent a brain, but Aron introduced me to slime molds solving mazes without a brain. So I changed my mind, realising what I asked for, originally wouldn't convince me.
@@larryscarr1929
The slime molds are a great example! I'm deeply impressed by what ants achieve as a result of an emergent process: not one member of a colony actually thinks or has an understanding of the colony's complexity, as an individual they are just following a set of rather simple rules, but the result is incredible sophisticated and as a whole even able to solve complex problems. It's almost as if the sum of all ants are brain (each ant similar to a neuron) and a body at the same time. Astounding!
Your assumption is the religious person should know .Thats irrational.You are playing god saying,well if I was god i would do this for this result.Cause and effect.It laughable as the concept of god is outside the realm of cause and effect..It is. and you cant get an ought from an is.
@@daviddeida
Of course. It's irrelevant how contradicting your god is - just throw out a meaningless metaphysical phrase and he is perfectly water tight again. Maybe that's why a prophecized messiah doesn't need to meet the prophecies about him to be the messiah anyways. Who gives a sh*t about the internal consistency of reality if god is the embodyment of the term "arbitrary" as you admitted?
Very bold of you to use a word like "irrational" in regards to others..
Me: talks to myself and occasionally replies too
🖐”Maybe I am imaginary”🖐
Excellent presentation Aron.
Non pet people probably won't understand how we go on with our daily lives while also interacting with our pets
the continued struggle of Aron always being Ayr-un
AR-un.
@@2degucitas yeah, Aron is Aron and is always called Ayr-un like Aaron
What’s the difference between a theist and a child believing in imaginary beings giving free gifts ? Age - child and adult with the same fantasies.
God is the existence of Love. We all acknowledge Love exists.
@@damianedwards2327 God doesn’t exist because it’s neither perfect or loving to create a body that crosses the eating and breathing tubes, resulting in choking of babies and death because of that flawed design. That example of a flawed design is only one of many, but it’s definitely malicious.
The only true religion was Heaven's Gate and that ship sailed decades ago. 😅😅
Donald Trump: "hold my beer" [drinks cocktail of Lysol, hydroxychloroquine, and embryonic stem cells]
@@twonumber22 For a second, I thought you forgot about the sunshine, but that is taken rectally.
@Mitt Romney stands with BLM Wtf???
HA!
@Mitt Romney stands with BLM I have some good news: God and Lucifer are fictional characters.
Everytime he said Aron Ra's name wrong I cringed and kept thinking... maybe he will let it go...lol... he didnt.
Assertive guy. I would pretend that's ok. I wish I could be like that and not such a pussy.
That definitely was a cringe factory there.
Was even worse when he kept saying how much of a fan he was xD could tell Aron was annoyed haha!
@@19luX92 I'm the same way bro, dont think yourself a pussy. Some things aren't worth addressing but with his name and it being a public video, he needed to address it. Hold your head up not down bro
@@RealPumpkinJay it really was a great presentation. He never disappoints. It's amazing how he's such a gentle giant that so ferociously takes on the mostdeceitful, ignorant pieces of garbage in the creationist world. If you don't have his book, I highly reccomend it 🙂
“Or you notice that the local leopard is carrying off another one of your kids...” I fell OUT bro💀😭good shit as always
Getting a Mormon ad while watching this made my day ... I not only talk with missionaries but when they are very young is a real good time, they barely can lay out their case when you are stomping them with widely known scientific knowledge that disproves their whole talk.
honestly i mainly listen to these as i work on 3d things
but man Aron i need more lol i love your stuffs
i am genuinely glad for your logical views which have not only educated me out of religion but helped me acquire critical thinking skills i have not previously had
Very informative, kids should get this one hour video instead of years of indoctrination in school, it's all they need to know about religion. I really liked how you showed the link between religion and delusion/mental illness.
It's filling my heart with pure Joy to
see mr. Ra is a cat person.
Sorry Aron, people are here to see the cat x3
I also love how you Disagreed with Nietzsche and the cat"s reaction was "NO! LIES!" and bites you. Absolutely precious and perfect timing.
OMG OMG OMG...
That kitten is absolutely *ADORABLE*.
She looks a lot like my kitten Squeaker did when she was younger (my "kitten" is, like, twelve years old, but I still call her my baby kitten).
There is nothing in the world cuter than kittens, and that one is right near the top of the cuteness scale.
Oh. My. SWOOON!
It looks like my kitten Mihke
Squeaker is such a great name
Kitties with fur like that often have a little M on their face and its super cute!
Never having been a religious person I find all of this fascinating. I don't know why, but I love it when religious people are cought in that gotcha moment of reality invading their personal beliefs. But then I try to spare a thought for what utter nonsense their forebears have imprinted on them.
So im stuck in a Christian high school and correct them when i can but have allmost got kicked out like two times. Any advice?
No my parents will not let me transfer.
I got 3 more years of this
Just close your eyes and remember that you aren't as stupid as them
Just keep on "almost getting kicked out".
....and then when you do, remind your parents how much money they will save by letting you go to public school!
I mean, if you're kicked out, your parents will be forced to transfer
Get the following books: Undoing Yourself with Energized Meditation, Prometheus Rising, Info-Psychology and last but not least Cosmic Trigger Volume I and do the Cosmic Comic/Scientist. Twice a year. Enjoy...
@@zgs12212012 hahaha I find your comments everywhere and you're just too dang fun. Keep it up. I can use some good laughs today my friend 😂
If He knows him so well then why did he mispronounce his name when introducing him?
Interesting.
"My good friend "aaron" here." Is he a good friend of aaron?
Someone says: "Science can prove God exists easier than Him not existing"
Me: "however is it easier for Science to prove God's existence?"
Him: "well look at the big bang, i don't want to debate right now. That is not what this periscope is about."
I left the chat...
Have had similar so many times
They don't want to debate, or even have a conversation. They want to be obeyed. "God's word" is, and has always been, about control. The scary part is there's no need for theocrats to deal with us directly. They don't bother to debate, or learn to debate, because they know once they control enough weak-minded people they can simply have us lynched. They won't even have to give the order, the flock will do it themselves.
If science COULD prove the existence of god, it would already be DONE. So far, if god exists, he's been exceedingly competent in removing ALL evidence of that. It's like he doesn't want any thinking being to believe he exists.
That reminds me, I need to purchase some spirits for this weekend's BBQ.
Aron, your rescue cat needs more work on his fireman's carry.
I never watched the video, but I think meditation is the next evolution in religion. It increases peace of mind, increases levels of joy, and it requires no scriptures, church, or a list of rules to follow. Just meditate and that's it, you can even party at a nightclub without feeling guilty after
I"m grateful to AronRa for all his delving and thought provoking research
Y’all are right, the kitten is the best part of the video. I miss my cats
The ancient world was 'Helenised' (In a similar way in which we see Pepsi tee-shirts on kids in the Congo or somewhere) and so was early Christianity .. to be successful xtianity had to appeal to Helenised folks, hence a load of Grecian religious trpoes were incorporated ... (You know all this .. lol). I wonder how much come about by folks saying 'My God can .xyz..' .. ans. 'Well, so can mine and with balls on....!!' etc.,
Indeed the only logical endpoint of such argument is a being infinite in all aspects.
@@Maladjester 'Only logical' often derives from personal incredulity. I would not go so far a to say 'only'. I'd be wary to of mixing 'logic' and 'infinite beings' as that idea in itself is illogical. But, you are entitled to your opinion .. :-) Thanx for the reply
I've been saying it for years that the best argument for *evolution* when dealing with *theist* is their own *Religion;* that shit evolves & adapts to every new generation to ensure its survivability.
I liked the bit when he mentioned spirit animals, and then the dog barked, and the cat jumped up,
First. Love Aron Ra!!
Love listening to your talks! This was another great one!
I find it amazing that the Christian homeschooling reading materials I had when growing up included the poem about the blind men describing an elephant, because it's supposed to be describing how all the gods are supposedly extensions of the same supernatural force, which runs totally counter to the stuff they were trying to teach me elsewhere.
About the fact that you can prove something and people still reject it, the Monty Hall problem was brought up in a family gathering, and there were some people that didn't think I was correct. I explained it logically, and when that didn't work, I ran through all 9 possibilities and showed that I was correct, and some still thought it was a 50-50 chance. This was not a world-view changing revelation, but a simple mathematical fact. If a problem as simple as this can't be shown, I can see how they would not belive any proof of evolution when all the facts can't be written on a single piece of paper and it goes against what they've been taught.
Raptremrum, did you mean "Monty hall", or what my dyslexia offered up:"Monty Python"?
This should be required viewing. Thank you for your good work!
so,the burning bush in old testament was actually hemp....makes sense.
Never thought of air being literally thought of as spirit before, learned something new!
"Religion began when the first conman met the first fool."
@Joseph Polanco Atheists don't believe in a higher power. That's it. Im an atheist because iv seen zero evidence a god exists and so much of the bible has been disproven. Trust in science and reason, not medieval superstition.
@Joseph Polanco Where shall I begin. We know the earth is 4.5 billion years old not a few thousand and the universe is 14 billion years old and was not created at the same time as earth. We know this through geology, mathematics and astronomy to name but a few. We know the universe does not need a god to function as we know how stars, planets and galaxies form and die. Ni signs of any god there. We know life was not created in a day and animals were not intelligently designed. Through studying fossils and DNA we've confirmed that it takes millions of years for species to evolve through the process known as evolution by natural selection. We know there was no great flood thanks to studies in biology, zoology, geology, metrology and archaeology. There are also ZERO first hand accounts of any of the events in the bible so that immediately disqualifies that as a source of evidence for your imaginary friend.
Now i'll ask you to do the same. And don't say "We don't know what caused the big bang so must be god." That my friend is not evidence, it's an assumption based on a lack of evidence. Good luck.
40:08 Aron's stroking the cat like a true villain 😅
I know right he was giving me the vibes from Inspector Gadget the villain Doctor Claw.
I missed a bunch of this and will have to listen without watching -- I was too much into watching the adorable kitty.
Amazing, really appreciate your work Aron, keep it up
Now I have the distinct privilege of being able to introduce a man who does not need an introduction. You all know him real well, Mr. AARON Ra. It seems like he does need an introduction. It's Mr. Aron Ra.
20:20 - Wizard of Oz moment for the doggie. 🤣
"Two men say they're Jesus; one of them must be wrong."
Not necessarily, one may sunamed González and the other Martínez
@@manusiabumi7673 que bueno!
What if you claim to be the second brother of Jesus like that Chinese guy?
Hey, I was quoting the Dire Straits song.
There's a protest singer, he's singing a protest song
HOW have we yet to watch this one? We've watched all of your content so far. or so we thought, until we discovered this gem. I'm surprised, since our family is..... dare I say, 'RELIGIOUS' about learning more from your videos and learning how to think honestly and critically, and for the first time. Time to break out the notebooks!! (We are former Christian. the wife is a former STRICT Adventist. raising the kids as intellectually honest until they decide that aspect for themselves. )
Thank YOU!!!!!
oh i dont know. islam has a few divisions in itself. its not just one big happy family there.
I remember when Sunni and Shia split.
🎼🎵 I got you, babe. 🎶
Islam was nothing short of schisms in Muhammad's own lifetime. This just highlights how much of a situational mess it is.
I once asked a literature professor in a church college if Prometheus was a Christ-figure.
He grinned and changed the subject.
Tell me more about that "God of Beer" I need to hear the Good News.
I thought I was an atheist but suddenly there's a God of Beer? Okay.. I'm listening...
6:52 is the best sound bite ;) needed to listen to that a few times over. Love you Aron!
I liked you from the first time I found your channel, Aron. Your way with the rescue cat just confirmed to me that you are indeed a good man. What more can one aspire to?
Interesting thought on paul. He wanted to become a Christian but couldn't join up simply because he was the persecutor and therefore needed a good reason for them to allow him to be a part of the system that would be accepted. What better than a direct revelation from god?
Good morning.
I am the king of the universe.
My only command to all you lifeforms is enjoy.
Now, THAT'S a god I can get behind, King of the Universe"!
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Get thee behind me ?
It has a ring of truth, but no thanks !
@@tedgrant2 "something I can get behind is *VERY* different than "get thee behind me!"
As it happens, I am not into satanic/devil worship; never have been, so "get thee behind me." only applies is you are unable to read the opinions of an old guy who never has ascribed to any particular religion and is amused by the actions/writings of some of those who do.
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So are you ready to meet your maker ?
Have you sold all that you hast and given to the poor ?
Have you left your family, picked up your cross to meet Jesus in the air ?
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No, why would I want to? I'm not in the mood to "shuffle off this mortal coil", so to speak, so won't rush things like that.
I don't see how your magical invisible friend CAN exist, so am definitely not going to follow the directions of a 2,000 year-old con artist who was convincing his followers that the "second coming" was imminent at THAT time and it was time to give all their worldly possessions away -- to him, preferably.
We KNOW it didn't happen then, so it's even less likely to happen now that belief in those particular myths has dwindled. Selling everything off would be giving up on living LIFE, and that's just defeatist, not even trying to stem the tide. I'm not built that way. I will NOT "go softly in the night", but will fight my demise with every tool in my kit.
BTW, I MET my makers. I Got to know them somewhat when I was a kid. They died years ago. (parents)
YMMV.
Beautiful exposition by Aron, nailing so many issues that it is hard to count them in the course of the flow.
Like always I've said before and I say it now.... Aron your way of teaching and talking anyone from any age can understand if not they have a serious problem... The best no doubt and thank you for your patience and dedication... Sharing to all platforms
Woah notifications got me here early lol.
Aron Ra doesn't obey the scriptures of any religion but he knows everything about them. He's an expert 🤣😂
Yes he is it proves he has an education not a brainwashing. 👍
Yes lots of people are experts in fictional literature.
Just watching now. A r o n, not Aran. Lol, great start. Fascinating how religions have evolved and are connected.
So at one stage, we had a god for everything and someone said "all these gods are silly no one will believe that anymore, we need one god".
Cheers, Aron.
Finally, 249k subs good to see the fan base growing Aron
Nobody ever pronounces your name properly
It's time to just change it to Aaron and put the problem behind us.
@@sibco96 * Erin
Well its an idiotic "name" Just call yourself Atheist Ra. :D
w/e Mole Otch.
At least he is not an arrogant asshole like Inmate #06452-017. I meant Kent Hovind.
Are there any other Christians who watch his videos?
Just me?
Thought so.
I try to watch Aron Ra from time to time.
I keep looking for what my cat is getting up to, but it's coming from your house lol. TY "Mary Jane"
Great talk and ep.
Arons videos on the origins of religions are what convinced me. Thank you. You changed my life, keep it up.
@Michael Brown Oh man I've never heard that one before! Thank you for opening my eyes to the shear unoriginality of christians. Next time why not try actually researching points. Just because you can't understand eye evolution doesn't make it impossible. Telling your opponent that you don't understand their position won't help, at all.
Number two: I really don't care what Darwin said (I highly doubt he said that) because Darwin isn't the end all of evolution. He isn't some authority because evolution isn't a religion. It might be hard for you to grasp but I don't feel the need to worship ANYONE.
@Michael Brown no Idea why you posted this twice but whatever. I frankly don't care about Darwin. He's not the "Pope" of evolution, he didn't even discover evolution. All he did was explain natural selection.
The evolution of the eye may have confused him but I am not him, I live in a different time, one were we do understand the evolution of the eye and maybe someday you will too.
My advice: If you don't understand go understand. I just watched some videos and read some articles ; makes sense to me.
Light sensitive cells, pinhole, crystal covering, lens, fluid, etc. Of course it's not that simple but I trust scientists over priests any day.
Even if evolution isn't true that doesn't make your religion true or any religion for that matter.
@Michael Brown Oh I think I see the problem! You see natural selection isn't the only mechanism of evolution. Mutation is also a mechanism and there are many different types of mutations. Insertions, deletions, gene duplications, nucleotides being miss matched or failure to fix genetic damage in a gamete, translocations, horizontal gene transfer, etc.
Okay here's some advice most athiests don't care about dawkins. I never even knew he existed until a year after becoming an atheist. I'm more interested in the ancient canaanite, zoroastrian, and pagan origins of Judaism.
That's not to say I have never delved into evolution or probiotic chemistry but forgive me if I don't sound like an expert because I'm not one. You definitely aren't one. If you think not understanding something refutes it then your the one living in another reality.
I might not understand eye evolution to the point where I can explain every genetic mutation in detail but I understand nanog genes, endogenous retroviruses, transitional fossils, and chromosome fusion. I understand rna chain replication, and how ribosymes work to some extent.
So tell me why should I drop everything I've learned, everything that amazes me, to worship a genocidal maniac?
Listening after stopping work and cool rescue kitty!
now that made my day....hearing Ra talk things you sort of knows ,only for a random adorable little avatar of bastet charging his beard and luscious mane to play with it...Ra obviously the local lion king XD
edit' and every little kitten you give a home to ,the twin godesess will smile upon you when the time comes for maat'h to weigh your heart....Ra's talk reminded me of when i read about those gods development ,basicly gods for the same things in close regions that then 'split' the portfolio in half so both cults could keep existing instead of trying to war each other to death.
@Namoth Yeah, and these bastards that abuse and hurt animals will be just peachy when St. Peter asks "Did you make life better for all creatures?" "Nope." "Did you believe in god?" "Yep." "You're in."
@@campfireaddict6417 on point indeed ,its why i say if there is an after life as unlikely as it is I be GLAD to go to loki's daughter aka 'Hel' for some unliving honesty and see what sort of deal she make with a little silken spirit guide of the dead for me to party in Valhalla during the weekends and chill in the fields of reeds during the weeks.
because the way many religions hand waves of tormenting animals that we can find traces of earlier cultures having far more respect for then the modern religions just makes me ..angry..
I had seen Aron claim several times that Job was the oldest book of the Bible, and I was always annoyed knowing that many scholars disagree, and suggest the Job was simply written in an intentionally archaic style. But now Aron acknowledges that here! It's great to be able to change your views when you find new information.
Aron Ra. He changed his last name when he defeated stargate system lord Ba'al. That's right, Ba'al.
I know i got a ticket to hell for this, but "two blind(folded) men touching an elephant" might be the most wild bong idea for an acurate depiction to the actual republican party symbol.
I love you!!!! Your brain is intoxicating!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its not a sexual love... it's a love based on a mutual knowledge that is much deeper than any love can comprehend or describe!!!!! You are amazing!!!! Keep it up my friend 😁😁😁😁😁😁
Agape, as opposed to Eros.
Have a special assignment at work where most of the time I'm sitting doing nothing, for 8 hours....temp check and ask questions for cv19......every associate who comes in must be checked. But I am listening to this while I am working....sometimes I read a book; TH-cam, but also, started a large (largest ever for me) crochet project......and then I got to @41:44 in the video...didnt know I was super!
AronRa is extremely interesting. At first I found him boring, but as I continued my atheist' walk (now at 75 years old, almost 1 year) he makes more and more sense to me. May you continue on in your journey, AronRa!