literal wars could've been prevented if more people like you had just simply existed☠ crazy consideration how simply jus minding your own business has elite consequences in history ☠
It is a believers job to help seek and save the lost...if your were on the wrong path about to make a turn into everlasting destruction and separation from the creator wouldn't you want someone to help lead and guide you?
I believe we have an omnipotent creator. I will share my beliefs, and I’ll have conversations about it. But I don’t shove my beliefs down peoples’ throats.
To me, it doesn't matter what religion you represent or what your beliefs are. If it helps you wake up at peace and give you hope/faith and the incentive to be a good person and treat people right, I respect it completely. And I don't understand how anybody can hate on that.
It matters because all but one "religion" would lead to a world that would spiral out of control when given enough time. Basically just take whatever "religions" you think there are, separate them and give them their own world and watch what happens as generations progress through time. The thing about that scenario though is we don't need to do that because we can see it play out in the world we live in currently. Religion's in quotes because there's only one truth and its not to be confined or simplified into a man made word. Please accept Jesus and turn to God, and that goes for me as well.
I agree were all brothers and sisters at the end of the day and if something leads you to be good than good. But I still have to say eventually human beings have to get away from religion and they should start doing it now and at faster pace. God The source of all things actually is a real existent power that we all come from believe it or not. Some people don't like that but it is actually a truth. But God is not religion, basically all religions from Christianity to Islam are man made constructs. Every religion has some truths in it that are beneficial to know, but what religion ultimately does is rob people from real authentic spirituality. It takes them from knowing the truth that they are gods themselves and have a lot of power in themselves to shape their own life, love themselves fully, command the life they want, and among many other important things as well. it keeps you locked in a fantasy world of worshiping dead men that really have nothing to do with anything, and putting power, responsibility, respect, and credence on things outside of yourself. When you should be getting into yourself and your own power and advancing. Yes its nice to have faith in god and love god, that's a beautiful thing. But people never get past that part and realize they are the main character in their story in life and need to evolve and advance and get into themselves. instead their stuck believing imaginary bullshit like there is such thing as hell, and a man 2000 years ago is the literal creator god, and all this islamic nonsense and what not. Its all bullshit, Its all taken out of context concepts made by men. Theres some profound truths that jesus and these men were trying to teach thousands of years ago but what happened was people took it mostly out of context and made a "religion" out of it and now people are stuck for generations with nonsense in their head. The original meanings were twisted around, misconstrued and were not even meant to be worshiped and made into a cult, AKA a religion. long story short if religion gives you faith and makes you a good person that's good. But it should really be avoided and many people should start running from it because it takes you into fantasy land and gives you wrong beliefs and robs you of finding truth and your power. you dont need religion to be a good person, or to have faith, or love god and have a relationship with it
@@estvescalders6597 If you were born to parents in the Middle East, 99% chance you would be a Muslim. Then you would say that would be the one true god. The world would not spiral out of control without religion. Proof of that is in my country Australia, we only have 43% christians, yet we have a five times lower crime rate than the highly christian U.S. we have an enjoyable lifestyle with people focusing on family life, and they’re not running around hurting, robbing, or killing people. Fighting over religion however, has killed many millions of people throughout history and continues to do so. Northern Ireland have the same christian religion, but were killing each other by disagreeing with the rules and doctrines of the same religion.
@@estvescalders6597 I partially agree, but at the same time I can understand why people are in the middle or complete atheist. Throughout history a lot of horrible things have been justified because of religion.
(smh) Theology isn't hard to figure out if you ACTUALLY care about the Truth -the idea that because there is an abundance of choices they then are therefore all wrong is idiotic, nor does it mean that they are all right for that matter, and moreover conflicts with the reason and logic that a "scientist" like Tyson should be adhering to. Tyson is a goof -he stood with GMO foods even though it's pretty much common knowledge at this point that it's best to eat as organic as possible, he looked like a bumbling tool when he tried to defend his libtard views in a gender/sex debate relatively recently, and the lack of any real scientific deductive reasoning when it comes to a surface question about theology shows that he is only a "scientist" professionally, and not a scientist intellectually. Fr tho his popularity says a lot about how most people these days can't think critically. 🙄 The hyperbolic number of 18,000 is disingenuously overinflated because Agnostics and "Atheists" think it helps their idiot capitulation of "tHeRe Is ToO mAnY cHoIcEs FoR uS to KnOw ThE tRuTh" -counting stories of people worshiping things that they thought (or knew) were just spiritual entities, NOT "gods", will result in moronic counts that end up looking like they're in the thousands, so if you take all the smaller entities out and realize that a lot of those tallies for that "18,000" number are talking about SIMILAR beings, meaning that there were "gods" that were counted MULTIPLE times to come up with that moronic "18,000" number, it then becomes a bit easier to figure things out once you realize what kind of disinfo it is to say that there are "18,000 dIfFeReNt gOdS". 👍 The existence of God is self evident, that's WHY secularists have the burden of proof on them, and MOST scientists throughout history have BEEN RELIGIOUS, but more specifically Christian -whether it's the CODE of reality with DNA (4-bit 3-D code couldn't just magically materialize naturally), the LAWS of nature (AGAIN with NO WAY TO COME ABOUT NATURALLY), or even Historical proof of things that happened in the Bible IN THE WAY THAT THE BIBLE SAYS, like the historical evidence of what happened at the crossing of the Red Sea, the proof is literally all over the place, and to deny the existence of God means that you either don't really care about the Truth, or actively hate the Truth. 💯 What it boils down to, is that we all have this time to find the Truth while we are alive, and if we don't figure it out before we pass, we'll KNOW Him in one way or another when all is said and done. ✌
I was raised as a Muslim, in an Arabic country. I then moved in my early school years to Europe. You can probably guess where by my message, but anyways. I was informed many many different stories when I was a child, and as you know, children are like a sponge, they obsorbe what is told to them. As I grew up and continued to educate myself, I started to question certain logics behind what I was taught and learned myself. Sadly, in public, back in my country I would not be able to fully speak out without being deemed negatively, but thankfully there are so many amazing religious scholars who are super happy to listen to questions, discuss it and share their knowledge. Thats the answer here sadly. Its knowledge. Education, most people arent in lower income civilizations. I don't mean to poke at finance or economy, but it all ties together and as you all clearly know, there is not smoke without fire or some form of chemical reaction. My point is very simple, I refuse to obey words I am told by people, humans aren't perfect, only the creator, I believe there is a higher being in the creation of the conscious sense of what we call life, but is it truly what we are told, I find it hard to believe the words of others. Sorry for my rant, I just wished to share my view.
God is definitely NOT what we are told. When I realized that, I bawled like a baby. Then I got angry. Angry at "them" for lying. For trying to rob me of my ability to think for myself. I found out much later that what I experienced is called cognitive dissonance. God is a frequency. God is everlasting love and total compassion. God is having a human experience through our existence. There is nothing that we need that is outside of ourselves. We already have the answers to all our questions and the solution to all our problems, within. Most of us just have not been taught how to find them.
@@latnew1 I can identify with what you just said. God is definitely not what we've been told, and just like you when I made that discovery, I too got angry. I was livid. Being told that God gives human beings free will to live life, but at the same time intervenes in our lives when it looks like God can score points. I was brain washed, and when people keep pushing this lie about the God character of the Bible I get angry. There were times when I would sit and think just saying to myself how could I be so stupid to believe the stories I was told. Human beings have to take action if they want to see a better world there is no God coming to save you. It's like the world is just one big manipulation and people buy into that manipulation every day. It's sickening.
@@salemk.3098 people still wrote the Bible. They probably used that because it scared people back then, but not now. This is why I think we should rewrite the Bible for modern interpretation
As an atheist, I've never chased anyone down to argue or debate their beliefs. Not all atheists are that aggressive. I'd even go so far as to say that they are the minority.
Exactly! And glad you said this👏🏾 We already get a bad rap by most religions people who don’t care to spend time to get to know us atheist. But religious people would rather us sit and listen to them. Neil just don’t like being labeled, but the reality is he’s an agnostic atheist just like you and me.
Most athletes and nonbelievers are closeted and quiet 🤐 about their beliefs. I on the other hand am vocal and proud to acknowledge my stance to show others that it’s ok to not have to hide and be bullied by the masses of religious people.
I really hate how Neil frame us atheist. He was wrong for that. And the whole calendar 📅 thing was unwarranted. He could have done a better job explaining that part. SMH 🤦🏽♂️
@@lajonelliott7155 definitely! I'm very forward with my position to others, I'm just not always looking to debate or talk down to someone because of what they choose to believe. If someone wants to have a discussion, I'm with that. Likewise, if someone does want that debate smoke, I'm always ready. Bottom line, I don't care what you believe as long as you come at me with peace and respect. Come at me sideways and I may embarrass you, because it's a debate that you can't win no matter what.
@@lajonelliott7155 listen, the blind ignorance about atheism is astounding! I still have conversations with people that think being an atheist means you worship satan. This is why having conversations are important, so you can calmly break down atheism to believer, and get them to think outside the box. If I'm attacking and yelling at you, you'll never hear or be open to anything that I have to say. You can attract more bees with honey than you can with vinegar. 😂
@@darthvader1191 Why is he not consistent? As for humility, it is possible, but it does not affect me personally, I enjoy listening to him and learning from him. Greetings.
What's cool is that , as an Atheist, (Nitchske) or an objectivist (Ayn Rand) both died alone and pennisless. This guy is just a shill for progressivism, which is DECAYING our society from within. He is completely obsolete. If you have no moral framework, you don't risk alienating people .. he just is reckless with his excuse. There is no moral backbone, which is why society is MELTING. This guy helps thought in NO WAY whatsoever.
Same goes for unbelief. You and I both know, that, the world pushes drug use, violence and sex in every aspect of media, while becoming offended if you share any, that, states, that, you don't agree with certain specific beliefs. If christians are expected to not confirm, then, the world shouldn't teach children about things contraire. If a kid wants to carry a bible, or wear a shirt with Jesus Christ, then, unbelievers should shut up.
I kinda feel it is not ok toi celebrate culture either, it is basically the same thing as religion, somethi ng humans cling on to from an identity, then try to force that identity down others throats, it's why we have culture wars too.
The reason I consider myself an atheist is because I believe in the harm religion has caused me and many people throughout history. I believe it’s why so many people readily accept lies and conspiracy theories, because a belief system based on faith does not require evidence to form a belief, which I think is fundamentally dangerous. Also, the biggest thing religion offers, an answer to the question “what happens when we die?”, I think is comforting at best, dangerous at worst. Because the concept of morality sprouted from the understanding of our own mortality, and we cannot have a fully honest conversation about right and wrong with someone who believes their actions have consequences past their own death.
Well if you speak about the "harm of religion" that's a very broad perspective since the start of religion(s) so let's say we were talking about Christianity since it's the largest group then we would have to compare atheism vs Christianity and see the history of which group killed the most people whether genocide, war, or any inclusion. If we look only at the past century we see how Communist regimes thanks to the influence of Carl Marx as well have killed over 100 million lives and this is only in the past century... You brought up a very good point about needing "faith" and this "belief" system to BELIEVE in God, so I will ask you the same question. What is your proof that God doesn't exist? How did all of this perfection come to be about? How is the earth not too far yet not too close? How is our DNA perfect? How do our mere blood cells reproduce in masses of over 100 million per second and hundreds of billions per day at a 99.9999% replica of one another? How is it that the earths core is so perfect which we call 1G the 'standard gravity' that if it had a bit less force we would all float to space and if it had a bit more force we would all be crushed to death? See, it is the atheists that have to give proof that there is no God for the reason alone that the atheistic belief is derived from believing that all of this came from nothing, it is illogical to believe that something can happen without the cause and effect derivation. Something coming into existence without a cause? A higher source of power does exist prove me wrong. Believing in the morality of a human being has led to gruesome torture and inhuman activities and if we look at history and COMPARE history we will see that nothing comes from atheism but KAOs. Hope this helped.
@@Christopher6hf It is itrational to make an implausible pronouncement and then claim its irrefutability because its truth cannot be contested. If you maintain that purple people eaters exist on Mars can I prove that they don't? No, not absolutely, but since there is no evidence that they exist other than your statement, I can say that it is highly unlikely. The same applies to God. We have nothing but the claims of humans that God exists. I can't say with absolute certainty that there is no such being, but because there is no empirical evidence of it I can say that to the best of my knowledge God does not exist. Also, the existence if things we don't understand does not prove the existence of God. We learn the causes of new things constantly. And, by the way, the reason life forms on Earth are compatible with gravity is not because God made it so; it is because we evolved to be compatible with the gravity of this planet. You've got it backwards.
If you tell people you're an Atheist they look at you like you have no moral compass, because you think for yourself and utilize logic. Religious people need a God standing over their shoulders every day of their lives to ensure they know right from wrong. You aren't very moral if you need a God to tell you not to do harm to other human beings on this planet.
@@teddyjam8134I wouldn’t say they need a belief to be good people but a force that explains why there is a good or bad. Honestly I don’t know what to believe. But I do believe in a force out there that we just can never comprehend. I’d rather live a life believing then just thinking we become dirt. Sounds like a sad life.
Believer or no believer... The important thing is to do good, to respect others belief, to love, to be happy and content and just live the life you have
You should respect people's right to believe as they choose but not necessarily what they believe. Religion is a foolish and dangerous thing and should not be respected.
I found my people! As a black American that grew up in the Baptist Church, I always felt like this. I would look around the church and watch people pass out from shouting and running around the church. It took the internet and my travels for me to discover a whole world of religious teachings. Never turned back ❤️
I agree.. I live in the South too and even as a kid I was weirded out by the blood drinking rituals.. You know drinking grape juice pretending it's blood and the little cracker pretending it's flesh.. As an adult, it looks like ritualistic cannibalism Then the passing out, speaking in tongues.. That was scary whenI was a little kid.. Now as an adult, I look at that as demon possession.. I am still a Christian though and I just chalk it up as the church being lost and corrupt.. I don't go to church but I still study the Bible and pray occasionally and I live by the 10 commandments.
‘I don’t chase people down when they speak of their religious allegiances , I might ask them about it but not going to challenge them . I value the diversity of people’s spiritual expression.” This is a good way to think about religion and to be tolerant of other people who are different.
@@geoffmower8729 yeah I grew up in the religious political system n basically I can say my whole generation got fucked up Becuz of these muslim terrorist regime.
I believe in God and its not cause of anything anyone fed me. I pray regularly and my prayers are always answered. I also have experienced things where there is no other explanation. Pray and find out for yourself. What do you have to lose? If you seek Him he will make Himself known.
Neil is one of the most intellectual people living today. Everything he says makes sense to me and none of his statements are made on belief alone, but instead is backed by facts and objectivity.
Neil’s comments are based on humility and critical thinking, two attributes that I appreciate in anyone but especially an educator. Ultimately we can all believe whatever we choose truth or falsehoods and that's ok until you impose those beliefs on others to their detriment. I am concerned with the positive or negative impact on Earth resulting from what people believe or disbelieve. Otherwise, I support a person's right to choose that belief whatever it may be.
God does give us that freedom to believe what we want but our beliefs can be wrong, and in the case of God, if one does not believe in Christ alone for salvation, he will be eternally separated from God according to Christ
I think people never gave him a chance because he was disliked by the right wing for going against their beliefs. They’re very vocal about it to the point that the people that are in the middle (liberals don’t give a fuck about the opinions of right wing) listened to them to avoid the perception of bias.
@@darthvader1191there's enough evidence for evolution that it's a scientific theory just like gravity and many others. Plus we know the universe is expanding so it's only logical to assume that at one point it was condensed into a singularity that then went outward hence big bang. It's ok to say you don't understand or don't know about certain things but when you disregard all evidences that make up a coherent equation, you're just being willfully ignorant
@@Reason1024 it's understandable but yet again as the guy above said, he's being ignorant, he should've at least try to read the holy books, explore religions, their culture, customs etc... before giving his judgment on what, when, where, who, why God is. Also, the theories... They're still theories man... We still don't have enough evidence to believe that's what is actually happening.... Like the expansion of the universe, we can't 'physically' see it so how can we believe its real?? But still if they say Doppler shift of stars and Galaxies suggest that universe is expanding, likewise there's nothing wrong in saying that god created us, because the complex living body suggests that there must be a higher power behind our creation. This is my take on this, hope it makes sense, peace out ☺️
@@sembl4nce1 why get into religions when they're own sects can't even agree on things, much less different religions having issues. Look up the definition of a scientific theory is and how we know FOR A FACT that the universe is not only expanding, but expanding at an accelerating rate. What evidence is there that can be tested and repeated to get the same conclusion that a god created anything or that one even exists? Any measurements? Any conclusive tests or studies? Any equations to workout a possible outcome? Stick to what you know or actually learn how the scientific method works or stfu
I grew up in a Baptist home. my father was a minister. Me and my five brothers and sisters were physically, and mentally abused and my mother got the worst. It has affected all of our lives negatively. I feel it should be against the law period….
the problem with humans is that we are always looking to defy people into a specific category group of humans. we all need to just stop trying to identify anybody into any kind of group. just call people by the name they where given. that's it and that's all. identify a person by there indvidualality, just call them by there name. it's not that hard plus it's just more respectable.
@R Boland yeah so just call a person by there name. "I love individuals and I hate groups of people. The groups can be 2 or 3 or more. I just hate groups of people who have a common purpose. Whenever people group up they lose there individuality and become stupidly dangerous and always tend to do real stupid things together. I love individuals cause when talking with an individual you can just see the universe gleaming in there eyes. So groups of people I really dispise". _George Carlin
I'm assuming you meant define. H*ll no. I'm black and appreciate being divided by different cultural practices and, or ethnic background. The problem is, adults, who, can't agree to disagree, who cries anytime someone is opposed to them. Let the world continue with a wide spectrum of diversity and differences. Peace is fine. Uniting is stupid.
@@darthvader1191 No, what you should be doing is simply start calling people by there names. nationality does not defy who you are as a person unless you want it to. but you won't know that about a person until you actually meet them. for example, just because a person comes from a communist country doesn't mean that person is also a communist, and you won't really know if he or she is or isn't a proud communist until you actual meet them and take the time to get to really know the individual. categorizing people is impersonal and it makes people do things that are immoral. groups start forming because they share a common hate for another as if hating is the okay thing to do. a person can't defy your personality and/or who you are just because of your nationality, only you can.
As a non believer I use the phase I will pray for you, to me it means I will send good thoughts into the universe for you and hope your problems find a solution, this describes me better than any other explanation I-have ever heard, thanks again Neil
Sorry but that doesn't make any sense... Universe doesn't have ears.,.. if you want to say such things you can just say what other people say. Like may God help you. Or I will pray to God that you... Etc ..... Just say what people like or used to hear. Not necessary to believe in those words 😂
Weirdly enough these daily clips have been kinda nice. They give me something to look forward to and perhaps may give me more focus on the specific topic at hand when broken into segments with titles.
I am a non believer in god - but I totally respect anyone else’s belief since it seems to bring them comfort, and who am I to try to take that away from them
@@mikenimer934 Ok since you asked - the universe was always here. It is infinite in size - and there is no such thing as before it, or after it, or outside of it. It was always here, and always will be. Think of it like your eternal God - except we actually know the universe does exist because we can see it (as opposed to someone telling us all a story 2000 years ago about a creator)... DNA comes from a process of evolution over a very long time. Again - we can see this, as it can be proven with experiments.
Belief in god really just comes from fear of the unknowable and the desire to have all the answers so you can feel like there's a purpose behind your existence and you're not just some cosmic accident that's here now and gone tomorrow. People just need to feel like we're important. In reality, a cosmic event could clean this little marble out and it'd be like we never existed. On a universal scale, we're smaller than a spec of dust.
Who told you that yourself lol to have faith is something unreal and when you get closer to God Yahweh Jesus Christ things change for better in your life trust
Sent a friend a "Merry Christmas" text, his reply was, i thought u did not believe in those stuff. My better reply was, i can still believe in love and the message that christmas brings to people. He was stunned 😂
If you're an atheist and send a Christmas card to a believer-friend, I see nothing wrong with that. However, if you do the same with a non-believer, you are contradicting yourself and possibly causing an unpleasant surprise to the recipient.
@@user-gj6yb2qc7e In America, the chief meaning is profits, profits, profits for the retail business and gifts, gifts, gifts for the "Christians", pretending they shop and receive gifts for Jesus. Before Christmas became a quiet holiday it is today, it was a rowdy affair, like a New Year's party, full of drinking and chaos. It was like that in the early to mid-19th c., when there was a campaign to tranquilize it into what it has become since. The religious part is just a hypocritical veneer to make it respectable.
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. Isaiah 43:10 KJV
Religions are by its nature wholesome, designed to give comfort to people when unexplained and unfortunate events occur such as illnesses or deaths of loved ones. They are designed to give order to people so that we can coexist in harmony. The different religions are like our languages, all designed to speak of love but unfortunately can be misused to speak of hatred, division and fear.
As an atheist i deeply enjoy and see the beauty in some religious celebration days. I even love to participate in them (as far as I'm aware of the rituals). And I'm not saying it as some hipster-shmuck who pretends to be "cool" about it - "oh yeah look at me I'm so speacial and not like the others". I seriously have a deep joy being a part of those rituals, meeting the people who share the same joy, having a delicious celebration meal together, having the moment of thought and reflection of depth of life and its experience while standing with the group of those who recite the prayers, the jokes and fun conversations during the group meal, the people dressing in best clothes they have for that moment... How dead inside can one pretend to be to not enjoy those things? Why not just chill and enjoy each others company? Life is to short to not use the moments of joy gifted to you!
Humans should NEVER dictate your beliefs. Doesn't matter which one. As a matter of fact, forget ALL religions. The fact that we're here is enough for me to believe.
People don't like to admit and consider how valid his explanation is....or how our many different cultures determine our perceptions and bias toward whichever God or God's we believe in....or don't💯
The primary reasons I respect Tyson is that he is rational, respectful, but nonsense. Unlike most of Vlad’s guests, Tyson recognizes Vlad’s passive aggressiveness and overall B.S.
@@kingfully Exactly, I don’t expect to see him get a invite from Vlad anytime soon.😆 A critical thinking Blk man who routinely corrects Vlad when he misquotes him is Vlad’s worst nightmare.😂
I like Neil and I think he's doing a much needed service by explaining science in a down to Earth way so that people, who may not have been taught about it, can understand it. I totally disagree with his reasons for rejecting the term atheist when describing himself. Maybe his definition works for him but it's not the definition I use. He said, in the beginning, that he doesn't believe in any of the gods that have been promoted, or similar words. That's the definition of an atheist in my book. My definition of atheist is anyone that doesn't believe in any god or gods. The part about cultural practices has nothing to do with belief. It's just a part of their culture.
While I don't agree with the conclusions of agnosticism at least it's not a bias position like atheism. Agnosticism like believing in God requires thought atheism is a disbelief which requires an unwillingness or inability to accept God as true. It's why Communist governments are atheistic or not agnostic. You can't force somebody into agnosticism
@@HiHo-zh4rd Maybe, but no, I am mostly evidence-based. Most religions are made up but have morals. Until there is one solid proof of a supreme mystical being, I will change my views quickly. So far, there is none at all.
@@ronaldguadamuzz7678 mystical? Yeah, I don't know what that would be either. Gnostic means knowable. Agnostic means unknowable. Both believe in a higher power. You can either know him or not. The thing about people like you that amaze me is how you refuse to see God in any other way than what is accepted by the masses. You don't base your understanding of science on the masses. Or philosophy or health and fitness etc. I can't see it as anything other than a cop out. A self imposed limitation out of fear. Out of the two I don't see how a scientist wouldn't be gnostic.
@@ronaldguadamuzz7678 an ancient gnostic idea is that there is creative energy, all that will be. Out of this comes God. He then reorganizes the creative energy into the universe. Why? It's just what he does. It is an imperfect world. Is this out of ignorance or malice? There were those on both sides.
That’s the problem, Jesus Christ doesn’t speak with common sense and simple logic. He spoke in parables that ran laps around the modern day teachers of the day Pharisees who had all of the worldly knowledge. This life is a spiritual life..that’s why so many things that happen in this earth you can say it’s common sense and logic.
@@truth9781 Parables are not more difficult to decipher than mathematical problems are. There was nothing special about that dude. Neil would school your god on knowledge of the universe.
@@truth9781this is coming from an era when people saw thunderstorms and thought god was angry not knowing it’s just dense clouds of evaporated ocean water and charged particles finally releasing.
Humility is probably the only reason why I respect this guy, especially when considering that there are as many forms of atheism as there are unique theologies/definitions of god, so claiming that one is an atheist would require defining the specific god which one is rejecting, while it's impossible to find a definition which can fit all the theologies out there, and so it's much more reasonable to identify oneself as non-religious/sceptic, and instead make a critique of the specific theologies which one is encountering.
@@skeletorlikespotatoes7846I think he tries to put a human face on the atheist movement. I find him someone I could have a conversation with, being a deist myself. Humans are naturally arrogant because we tie our beliefs into the core of who each of us is. To admit that you may be wrong is like an attack on yourself. That is why I try to respect all opinions, even those that I disagree with. I always say - I very well may be totally wrong in my views and the universe may be completely devoid of meaning and purpose with no god. I strongly doubt this, but yes I am but one person and I could be wrong. Live and let live.
It’s double talk he says he’s not saying there is no God but show him evidence, there’s no evidence. If he were humble he would just say he’s not sure. He’s the opposite of humble.
The problem is that scientists think that God lies somewhere in the universe waiting to be discovered like an alien and assume that He could be understood and fit in the laws of sciences and in a way he could be understood as what they(scientists) would want to. The fact that the concept of God violates those laws and leaves many complex questions makes it really difficult for most scientist to accept and believe in His existence.
@tcain4734.... so if evidence is everything, then everything is evidence ? Therefore evidently there is God, and there's no evidence at all of nothing. So there is nothing but evidence of God, Neil would have pretty hard time trying to show no evidence of God, for there is no evidence but only evidence?
I identify as someone who does not believe in the existence of god. I hold the view that there is insufficient evidence or rational justification to support the belief in any gods or supernatural entities. I rely on reason, logic, and empirical evidence to form my worldview and do not find compelling evidence or arguments to support the existence of god.
Dr Tyson is a genius! The smartest Astrophysics in the world, in my opinion! He knows how to break down the logic and give a great rational explanation for his belief system..
The fool says in his heart there is no God. Being rational and smart doesn’t make you ethical. Smart people do dumb things and don’t have it all together.
Neil is 💯% right. Humans on this planet are so culturally diversified that not everyone is going to have the same beliefs or ideals. I as a human being have my own beliefs and ideals, and I do not get offended or challenge anyone for having any different. Live your lives, believe what you want.
@@mikenimer934 did you speak to Jesus and that's what he told you? Well I guess for being a helping, kind, caring, compassionate and empathetic human I'm going to hell. Be sure to thank your Jesus for me.
@@barbariansinbattle1687 You sound like a nice guy. Hers the problem with basing your salvation on your good works or character. Christianity or salvation is not a performance-based system. God offers salvation/forgiveness by his grace-God giving us what we don't deserve. We dont deserve salvation cause we are all sinners. Hence, God will forgive those who admit their need for forgiveness over a self-righteous person who does not see their need. The reason you find the picture wrong is cause you are basing salvation on a merit system. If God gives us what we deserve we all deserve hell.
@@mikenimer934 I really don't care to hear your technical Jesus jargon because I was raised Catholic, went to CCD grades 2-11, got confirmed and still don't understand or buy into what they are preaching. Don't think I ever will. But hey I got the prayers memorized! 😂😂😂 and the other thing that gets me to this day because I personally experienced this trauma, is how a Catholic priest can sexually molest young altar boys and be forgiven and get into heaven??? My cousin was molested by the pastor of our church along with all the other altar boys and what did they do to the pastor??? Moved him to another church. And what happened to me? I got repeatedly molested by my cousin from what he learned from the pastor. What happened to my cousin? He shot himself in the head in his car back in January of 2013. So I say to you sir...what kind of jargon are you going to spew forth to counteract this???
The kinder God says luke 12 vs 49 i am come to send fire on the earth its burning now do u suppose i come to give peace on earth ? I come to divide mankind for me or against me
“whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.” This is why you can’t just say whatever other people believe go ahead and let them be in peace. You should at least let them know at least you can say you tried.
Basically what I gather here is that he doesn’t believe in all of the artificial concepts of god as a centralized intelligence that isn’t backed by empirical data, but is very much a man who respects and appreciates faith that leans on understanding and the optimism that knowledge evolves via curiosity which in a strange way makes him very much so a believer of something…him making sure he cleared this up shows you how decent and respectful of a person he really is, therefore he could fit right into any place of worship just fine with that line of thinking 👍
@@stevensmith3118 not really, an atheist at least in the modern day since doesn’t believe in anything that can possibly have greater influence on outcome replicating the semblance of “purpose” whatsoever, therefore leaning towards extreme nihilistic thinking…his choice of words here didn’t really sound rooted in pure nihilism
@@stevensmith3118 Wrong!!! Exact same concept regardless of denotation or application of each term, if you don’t believe in anything then it’s just that simple you don’t believe in anything…so you tell me what the difference is and I’ll assure you that no matter how you sugar coat it’s the same 😏
@@Dynasty19 false. Atheism is position held TO ONE QUESTION., DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE EXISTENCE OF GOD OR GODS. That's it. You are smuggling in a lot of assertions to a basic concept.
the guy probably thinks thoughts congee from himself and not a void. there's only one god, every religion knows this. it's the rules they disagree with. he says there's no evidence of higher intelligence yet believes in science. he's got cognitive dissonance pretty bad.
You got to be kidding this guy is denying that there's a creator. You think the whole damn universe is just a sprang into existence through osmosis idiot
Luke 10:21 21 In that very hour he became overjoyed in the holy spirit and said: “I publicly praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have carefully hidden these things from wise and intellectual ones and have revealed them to young children. Yes, O Father, because this is the way you approved.
@@ctpaul1261 Jeremiah 10: 23 well know, O Jehovah, that man’s way does not belong to him. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.
@@ctpaul1261 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.
We humans love to comfort ourselves. A belief in a god is the ultimate comfort. Religion offers a comforting refuge from the fears and uncertainties of life. This is why the Bible repeats the phrase *"fear not"* so many times. We pay a lot of money for this comfort. This is why religion makes more money than cocaine.
God is the same as he was in the days of Noah, until now....he hasn't change. He's the most high....one day these two gentleman will come to understand this......
Watching his lectures at the 2006 Skeptics Conference definitely influenced me into a more secular way of viewing the universe. I identify more agnostic than anything else. Was raised Christian but still can’t allow myself to worship a deity that allowed black folks to be enslaved for centuries with no intervention whatsoever.
You are slave to your own body and its thoughts(internal, external) aggressions for X years! 7-8 billions of slaves at the moment! Psalms 78:[2]I will open my mouth in a PARABLE I will utter RIDDLES from of old, Matthew 13:[34]All these things Jesus spoke to the CROWDS in PARABLES, and without a PARABLE he did not speak to them, Psalms 90:[10]The days of our years are THREESCORE(70) YEARS and ten; and if, by reason of strength, they be FOURSCORE(80) YEARS, yet their pride is LABOUR and VANITY, for it is soon cut off, and WE fly away.(Flesh stays and decays) The Acts 23:[8]For SADDUCEES say there is NO RESURRECTION NOR ANGEL, NOR SPRIT; but PHARISEES confess BOTH of THEM. To which category Niel belongs ? What about you? Proverbs 14:[15]The SIMPLE believeth every word; BUT the PRUDENT man heedeth his going. James 4:[14]ye who do not know what will be on the morrow, ( for what is your life? It is even a vapour, appearing for a little while, and then disappearing,) So why are you in your Flesh? Jesus-Christ answers it all ... IN PARABLE (psalm 78:2)! It has NOTHING to do with religion as he never brought one! The romans did ...!
@Finessnu2 I don't believe in free will either. I think we live as though we have free will, but there are certain events and aspects of everyone's existence that are irreversible and fixed. For example: death, the expansion of the sun into a red giant (which isn't for another billion years or so), etc.
I love science, one of my favorite subject in school I feel that science is only trying to figure out, how God created things how he holds the sun in place, how the planets are aligned , how the atom has its parts. yes, I believe in God and I believe in science, because the God I believe in is science. I do not understand everything, but I believe in God that said " let there be light" and we as people are so fascinated by the heavens and earth, we want to know. I am glad Scientist Neil And others have been given knowledge of how God causes somethings to work. I quote "God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.* And I am not against science, I am so amaze with this world and the heaven that God created.
Religion stole God from me ... but science brought back a Creator of such power that I see that Universal mind in every grain of sand and every star in the night sky. Everywhere! And I feel awe and joy! 🙏
Yes he hit it right on I agree! Even as a man of Faith I love the distinction of Culture when it relates to our beliefs! Just like a mention all the gods that are mentioned if you study their are distinctive practices within the origins and cultures for each specific group! We miss the opportunity to gain true understanding and wisdom because we limit ourselves to what we know as the Truth! As a follower of Christ our position is that Jesus is the way truth and the life we witness to others so they can be joined into that family! What other people believe don’t negate our faith! Intellectually people have the right to choose freely but also be honest at the cultural influence that sway us either way!
I think you share somewhat of how I believe. Religions are all « wrong » to a certain extent, especially and obviously when it comes to the myths they create. Their philosophical ideals - that’s where this gets interesting. And a lot of religions agree in important ways - people are too tribal to realize this. I don’t think the way to truth is a single track. But truth cannot be bound to rigidity - religion much be malleable to evolve with the human experience.
I once believed as Neil, I realize the answer was within not searching outside. I started mediatation with Yogi Raj, and after a couple of out of body experiences the answer was unqestionable clear. All answers are within, the outside is the distraction we need to overcome.
A shame your ancestors won't enjoy heaven with you and Yahweh, because in his infinite wisdom he sent Jesus to save the world circa 2000 years ago, whilst modern man has been around for circa 15,000 years.
@@mohammadal-kamsha4020false . We get it from society and being human. If you go to tribes in the amazon or africa they dont have religions but they dont kill each other or rape unlike islam its all about killing and hate and rape so wake up.
Im not atheist but I'm not religious. I believe anything is possible. The point is to keep an open mind to any and every possibility as we're always learning and re-learning how life and the universe works. The worst thing a scientist can say is "my mind is made up." What you're suggesting there is that you no longer care to learn. That's why I respect Tyson more than other scientists, he always keeps an open mind.
I love how he describes the dictionary...like a true scientists. Science does not define the rules by which the universe must behave; it observes and catalogs the properties the universe displays. Similarly, the dictionary observes and catalogs how each word is used at that particular moment in our human, cultural, linguistic evolution. Some words have multiple meanings. Many words can have roughly the same meaning. Some words, known as contranyms, can mean one thing _and_ the opposite thing, depending on _context._ Therefore... When discussing Atheism, Agnosticism, or even...for instance...Christianity, one of the most important things to ask the _user_ of the word is, "How exactly do _you_ mean that?" With that in mind, regarding the need for another word to describe Neil's position, Apistevist: Someone who rejects using _faith_ as a legitimate method to reach conclusions.
@@drsatan9617 You're right that Apestivism, "...isn't a position of belief or disbelief in gods," but it _does_ directly influence how one arrives at such a position.
@@drsatan9617 So your position of belief or disbelief in gods _does_ employ an element of faith, rather than being solely dependent on evidence and logic?
As an atheist I don't challenge the beliefs of others, until they push their belief on me. Even then I don't tell them they are wrong, I just present logical contradictions and explain why these contradictions bother me. I defend my lack of faith, I don't attack their faith. I let them try and explain and while they try, they may struggle and they may have a crisis of faith, but that is their issue to deal with. If they're going to believe in something to the point that they will try and force others to conform to what they believe, it is not unreasonable for me to demand that they know precisely what it is that they actually believe, and that they be capable of defending their beliefs, if they're going to challenge mine. It may not be fair, that I come to this battle of witts better armed, but I never start the fight.
@pyongyangbroadcastingservi3086 I'll start with an easy one: You have an all-knowing God who starts off wrathful (Old Testament) and then becomes forgiving and loving (New Testament) An all-knowing being wouldn't fundamentally change its disposition. It's illogical Here's another simple one: If the fruit from the tree of knowledge had to be eaten, before man could comprehend good and evil, how then could man know that it was good to follow God's will or evil to disobey? They were created ignorant and then judged for behaving ignorantly. Seriously, how can an all-knowing being condemn them for actions he knew they would commit in a scenario he engineered? If I put a steak in front of a hungry wild dog, is it rational for me to blame the dog for eating it, at what point do I stop blaming the dog for being a dog and take some personal goddamned accountability?
@@brye687 God was always forgiving and merciful, He never changed. He gave Adam and Eve the right to be image-bearers by honoring their choice instead of returning them to dust for breaking the single commandment he had for them. God is the eternal Good, when he feels wrath it is sinless in the same way he feels jealousy. When the Father (God) completely destroyed the Canaanites and cursed Esau, it was no different from when the Son (God) rebuked the Pharisees and Jews in saying they were followers of the Synagogue of Satan. The second point is invalid, Adam and Eve fully understood good and evil and their reasons for eating the fruit were evil (Genesis 3:4-6). Yet just as quickly as God laments injustice, he calls for Vengeance to the serpent: “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” (Genesis 3:15) If he does not condemn them he is unjust. It is self-evident the higher good of free will outweighs all human-brought evils. Wild dogs aren't image-bearers, neither are humans truly masters.
@pyongyangbroadcastingservi3086 @pyongyangbroadcastingservi3086 Invalid, I don't think so... If Adam and Eve fully understood good and evil, what was the purpose of the fruit? You can argue around bad storytelling, but the contradiction remains. And God knew (if truly all-knowing) that they would eat the fruit when he put it before them, meaning it was HIS intent that they eat the fruit. If you intentionally create a situation knowing the outcome, then that outcome must be your intention. Thus, if the outcome was evil, then God's intent was evil. The humans behaved as intended by God, had he wanted a different outcome, he would have created a scenario that would have produced the desired outcome. The crux of omniscience. And as far as God being sinless in his wrath, Who cares? Sin is a condemnation by God. The fact that God doesn't condemn himself doesn't excuse his wrath. Plagues Pestilence Floods Genocide Animal sacrifice Murder of 1st born children The destruction of cities (Including the children of those cities) Forsaking his own son to the cross You can call it sinless, but you can not convince me it's love. You also mention that he punishes the serpent. Remind me who created the serpent? When did he give the serpent free will? And why punish the serpent for doing what it was created to do? Shifting the blame to serpents, demons, and devils makes no sense. If God is omnipotent and omniscient and the creator of all things, then he is the architect of evil and the creator of devils. If I built a bomb and placed it in a school and children die, would you blame the bomb for doing what it was created to do, or would you blame the bomb maker? God created evil, and blames the devil and blames man. An all-knowing being has to know that with absolute power comes absolute responsibility.
@@brye687 Your arguments are logically fallacious. The purpose of the fruit was to show Adam and Eve would still eat it even with God giving them paradise. There are no contradictions. God knew they would eat the fruit, but it wasn't his intent, it was the intent of Adam and Eve. God gave humans free will, to jump to the conclusion his intent is evil is completely nonsensical. If God had to circumvent the inherent impurity of mankind then it would only ignore the problem instead of solve it. There is no "crux of omniscience;" if anything, this just reads like a particularly sophomoric application of the problem of evil which has been rebuked countless of times now. I can show you Lactantius' refutation against Epicureanism if you'd like. Lastly, God did not create evil. He created humans and angels who created evil, but He created only them. To say God inherits the sin by extension as the ultimate origin is illogical. God is the eternal Good, it is completely impossible for him to sin. Before I forget, you saying "The fact that God doesn't condemn himself doesn't excuse his wrath" is a manifest heresy, I advise you to watch your tongue. The statement implies humans can righteously judge God, but in comparison you are just a vessel of clay which bears an image, spirit, and soul, you and man will never be God. It is these false teachings through which God's tribunal is almost undoubtedly forced to expel the revolting like Antipope John-Paul II and Francis to the eternal inferno for their untruthful teachings.
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I believe in God, but I don't understand why a believer would care that a non-believer doesn't believe, it has nothing to do with you 😕
literal wars could've been prevented if more people like you had just simply existed☠
crazy consideration how simply jus minding your own business has elite consequences in history ☠
It is a believers job to help seek and save the lost...if your were on the wrong path about to make a turn into everlasting destruction and separation from the creator wouldn't you want someone to help lead and guide you?
I never have cared about someone not believing. That’s on you gang.🤷🏾♂️
I believe we have an omnipotent creator. I will share my beliefs, and I’ll have conversations about it. But I don’t shove my beliefs down peoples’ throats.
@@robliberachi then you’re not a true friend
To me, it doesn't matter what religion you represent or what your beliefs are. If it helps you wake up at peace and give you hope/faith and the incentive to be a good person and treat people right, I respect it completely. And I don't understand how anybody can hate on that.
That is a excellent point. That people that use religion and God for good outweighs the ones that use it for bad.
It matters because all but one "religion" would lead to a world that would spiral out of control when given enough time. Basically just take whatever "religions" you think there are, separate them and give them their own world and watch what happens as generations progress through time. The thing about that scenario though is we don't need to do that because we can see it play out in the world we live in currently.
Religion's in quotes because there's only one truth and its not to be confined or simplified into a man made word. Please accept Jesus and turn to God, and that goes for me as well.
I agree were all brothers and sisters at the end of the day and if something leads you to be good than good. But I still have to say eventually human beings have to get away from religion and they should start doing it now and at faster pace.
God The source of all things actually is a real existent power that we all come from believe it or not. Some people don't like that but it is actually a truth. But God is not religion, basically all religions from Christianity to Islam are man made constructs. Every religion has some truths in it that are beneficial to know, but what religion ultimately does is rob people from real authentic spirituality. It takes them from knowing the truth that they are gods themselves and have a lot of power in themselves to shape their own life, love themselves fully, command the life they want, and among many other important things as well.
it keeps you locked in a fantasy world of worshiping dead men that really have nothing to do with anything, and putting power, responsibility, respect, and credence on things outside of yourself. When you should be getting into yourself and your own power and advancing. Yes its nice to have faith in god and love god, that's a beautiful thing. But people never get past that part and realize they are the main character in their story in life and need to evolve and advance and get into themselves.
instead their stuck believing imaginary bullshit like there is such thing as hell, and a man 2000 years ago is the literal creator god, and all this islamic nonsense and what not. Its all bullshit, Its all taken out of context concepts made by men. Theres some profound truths that jesus and these men were trying to teach thousands of years ago but what happened was people took it mostly out of context and made a "religion" out of it and now people are stuck for generations with nonsense in their head. The original meanings were twisted around, misconstrued and were not even meant to be worshiped and made into a cult, AKA a religion.
long story short if religion gives you faith and makes you a good person that's good. But it should really be avoided and many people should start running from it because it takes you into fantasy land and gives you wrong beliefs and robs you of finding truth and your power. you dont need religion to be a good person, or to have faith, or love god and have a relationship with it
@@estvescalders6597 If you were born to parents in the Middle East, 99% chance you would be a Muslim. Then you would say that would be the one true god.
The world would not spiral out of control without religion. Proof of that is in my country Australia, we only have 43% christians, yet we have a five times lower crime rate than the highly christian U.S. we have an enjoyable lifestyle with people focusing on family life, and they’re not running around hurting, robbing, or killing people.
Fighting over religion however, has killed many millions of people throughout history and continues to do so. Northern Ireland have the same christian religion, but were killing each other by disagreeing with the rules and doctrines of the same religion.
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I partially agree, but at the same time I can understand why people are in the middle or complete atheist.
Throughout history a lot of horrible things have been justified because of religion.
Neil made sure to get that shit straight! Made sure to mention the set up to the question. Context is always key.
Vlad not use to dealing with a critical thinking brother!!!😆
I don’t think Mr Tyson will be invited back!!!😂
(smh) Theology isn't hard to figure out if you ACTUALLY care about the Truth -the idea that because there is an abundance of choices they then are therefore all wrong is idiotic, nor does it mean that they are all right for that matter, and moreover conflicts with the reason and logic that a "scientist" like Tyson should be adhering to. Tyson is a goof -he stood with GMO foods even though it's pretty much common knowledge at this point that it's best to eat as organic as possible, he looked like a bumbling tool when he tried to defend his libtard views in a gender/sex debate relatively recently, and the lack of any real scientific deductive reasoning when it comes to a surface question about theology shows that he is only a "scientist" professionally, and not a scientist intellectually. Fr tho his popularity says a lot about how most people these days can't think critically. 🙄
The hyperbolic number of 18,000 is disingenuously overinflated because Agnostics and "Atheists" think it helps their idiot capitulation of "tHeRe Is ToO mAnY cHoIcEs FoR uS to KnOw ThE tRuTh" -counting stories of people worshiping things that they thought (or knew) were just spiritual entities, NOT "gods", will result in moronic counts that end up looking like they're in the thousands, so if you take all the smaller entities out and realize that a lot of those tallies for that "18,000" number are talking about SIMILAR beings, meaning that there were "gods" that were counted MULTIPLE times to come up with that moronic "18,000" number, it then becomes a bit easier to figure things out once you realize what kind of disinfo it is to say that there are "18,000 dIfFeReNt gOdS". 👍
The existence of God is self evident, that's WHY secularists have the burden of proof on them, and MOST scientists throughout history have BEEN RELIGIOUS, but more specifically Christian -whether it's the CODE of reality with DNA (4-bit 3-D code couldn't just magically materialize naturally), the LAWS of nature (AGAIN with NO WAY TO COME ABOUT NATURALLY), or even Historical proof of things that happened in the Bible IN THE WAY THAT THE BIBLE SAYS, like the historical evidence of what happened at the crossing of the Red Sea, the proof is literally all over the place, and to deny the existence of God means that you either don't really care about the Truth, or actively hate the Truth. 💯
What it boils down to, is that we all have this time to find the Truth while we are alive, and if we don't figure it out before we pass, we'll KNOW Him in one way or another when all is said and done. ✌
@@X-Factor-22 lol 😂
@@Adarkguy
You know what the deal is!😆
😂 Lol Neil spoke a bunch of words and fascinated you all. Dang gone. Knowledge is such a lost treasure.
I was raised as a Muslim, in an Arabic country. I then moved in my early school years to Europe. You can probably guess where by my message, but anyways. I was informed many many different stories when I was a child, and as you know, children are like a sponge, they obsorbe what is told to them. As I grew up and continued to educate myself, I started to question certain logics behind what I was taught and learned myself. Sadly, in public, back in my country I would not be able to fully speak out without being deemed negatively, but thankfully there are so many amazing religious scholars who are super happy to listen to questions, discuss it and share their knowledge. Thats the answer here sadly. Its knowledge. Education, most people arent in lower income civilizations. I don't mean to poke at finance or economy, but it all ties together and as you all clearly know, there is not smoke without fire or some form of chemical reaction. My point is very simple, I refuse to obey words I am told by people, humans aren't perfect, only the creator, I believe there is a higher being in the creation of the conscious sense of what we call life, but is it truly what we are told, I find it hard to believe the words of others. Sorry for my rant, I just wished to share my view.
you will do fine brother dont worry. we all felt that
God is definitely NOT what we are told. When I realized that, I bawled like a baby. Then I got angry. Angry at "them" for lying. For trying to rob me of my ability to think for myself. I found out much later that what I experienced is called cognitive dissonance. God is a frequency. God is everlasting love and total compassion. God is having a human experience through our existence. There is nothing that we need that is outside of ourselves. We already have the answers to all our questions and the solution to all our problems, within. Most of us just have not been taught how to find them.
Brother,you should research islam , the Quran and rediscover it yourself
@@latnew1 I can identify with what you just said. God is definitely not what we've been told, and just like you when I made that discovery, I too got angry. I was livid. Being told that God gives human beings free will to live life, but at the same time intervenes in our lives when it looks like God can score points. I was brain washed, and when people keep pushing this lie about the God character of the Bible I get angry. There were times when I would sit and think just saying to myself how could I be so stupid to believe the stories I was told. Human beings have to take action if they want to see a better world there is no God coming to save you. It's like the world is just one big manipulation and people buy into that manipulation every day. It's sickening.
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how do you know about God?
Neil never ceases to captivate me. I love and respect his commitment to the truth and his consideration for others' beliefs.
The man can delve deep, no doubt he can bring it across like few people can…. But that is his talent!
Me too. . He's on point to me. . .
He's a liar and a charlatan
He's just stuck in boomer communist atheism and trying to justify himself.
He's a pompous establishment tool who doesn't know 1% of what he thinks he does.
the universe doesn’t care if humans believe in gods or not, it just continues its course
Great comment
Neither does God.
Yup, life goes on........
@@jase1568 i thought the magical book said god will burn you for eternity if you don’t believe in him
@@salemk.3098 people still wrote the Bible. They probably used that because it scared people back then, but not now. This is why I think we should rewrite the Bible for modern interpretation
As an atheist, I've never chased anyone down to argue or debate their beliefs. Not all atheists are that aggressive. I'd even go so far as to say that they are the minority.
Exactly! And glad you said this👏🏾 We already get a bad rap by most religions people who don’t care to spend time to get to know us atheist. But religious people would rather us sit and listen to them. Neil just don’t like being labeled, but the reality is he’s an agnostic atheist just like you and me.
Most athletes and nonbelievers are closeted and quiet 🤐 about their beliefs. I on the other hand am vocal and proud to acknowledge my stance to show others that it’s ok to not have to hide and be bullied by the masses of religious people.
I really hate how Neil frame us atheist. He was wrong for that. And the whole calendar 📅 thing was unwarranted. He could have done a better job explaining that part. SMH 🤦🏽♂️
@@lajonelliott7155 definitely! I'm very forward with my position to others, I'm just not always looking to debate or talk down to someone because of what they choose to believe. If someone wants to have a discussion, I'm with that. Likewise, if someone does want that debate smoke, I'm always ready. Bottom line, I don't care what you believe as long as you come at me with peace and respect. Come at me sideways and I may embarrass you, because it's a debate that you can't win no matter what.
@@lajonelliott7155 listen, the blind ignorance about atheism is astounding! I still have conversations with people that think being an atheist means you worship satan. This is why having conversations are important, so you can calmly break down atheism to believer, and get them to think outside the box. If I'm attacking and yelling at you, you'll never hear or be open to anything that I have to say. You can attract more bees with honey than you can with vinegar. 😂
I agree 100%. It's truly a pleasure listening to such smart and coherent human being.
Thankyou a month ago I lost my daughter to a seizure I still walk with him
Good sir great man
He is actually mentally ill. He’s gone crazy and doesn’t understand anything
@@darthvader1191 Why is he not consistent? As for humility, it is possible, but it does not affect me personally, I enjoy listening to him and learning from him. Greetings.
a smart human being would be able to figure out and do there own research that god exists and its only one allah
I'm SO glad I watched this. It's ok to celebrate culture, and define your beliefs on your own terms without leading others to do the same.
What's cool is that , as an Atheist, (Nitchske) or an objectivist (Ayn Rand) both died alone and pennisless. This guy is just a shill for progressivism, which is DECAYING our society from within. He is completely obsolete. If you have no moral framework, you don't risk alienating people .. he just is reckless with his excuse. There is no moral backbone, which is why society is MELTING. This guy helps thought in NO WAY whatsoever.
Yeah it's all fun and games until you close your eyes for the last time
Same goes for unbelief. You and I both know, that, the world pushes drug use, violence and sex in every aspect of media, while becoming offended if you share any, that, states, that, you don't agree with certain specific beliefs. If christians are expected to not confirm, then, the world shouldn't teach children about things contraire. If a kid wants to carry a bible, or wear a shirt with Jesus Christ, then, unbelievers should shut up.
Wow. Now read the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.
I kinda feel it is not ok toi celebrate culture either, it is basically the same thing as religion, somethi ng humans cling on to from an identity, then try to force that identity down others throats, it's why we have culture wars too.
The reason I consider myself an atheist is because I believe in the harm religion has caused me and many people throughout history. I believe it’s why so many people readily accept lies and conspiracy theories, because a belief system based on faith does not require evidence to form a belief, which I think is fundamentally dangerous. Also, the biggest thing religion offers, an answer to the question “what happens when we die?”, I think is comforting at best, dangerous at worst. Because the concept of morality sprouted from
the understanding of our own mortality, and we cannot have a fully honest conversation about right and wrong with someone who believes their actions have consequences past their own death.
Well if you speak about the "harm of religion" that's a very broad perspective since the start of religion(s) so let's say we were talking about Christianity since it's the largest group then we would have to compare atheism vs Christianity and see the history of which group killed the most people whether genocide, war, or any inclusion. If we look only at the past century we see how Communist regimes thanks to the influence of Carl Marx as well have killed over 100 million lives and this is only in the past century... You brought up a very good point about needing "faith" and this "belief" system to BELIEVE in God, so I will ask you the same question. What is your proof that God doesn't exist? How did all of this perfection come to be about? How is the earth not too far yet not too close? How is our DNA perfect? How do our mere blood cells reproduce in masses of over 100 million per second and hundreds of billions per day at a 99.9999% replica of one another? How is it that the earths core is so perfect which we call 1G the 'standard gravity' that if it had a bit less force we would all float to space and if it had a bit more force we would all be crushed to death? See, it is the atheists that have to give proof that there is no God for the reason alone that the atheistic belief is derived from believing that all of this came from nothing, it is illogical to believe that something can happen without the cause and effect derivation. Something coming into existence without a cause? A higher source of power does exist prove me wrong. Believing in the morality of a human being has led to gruesome torture and inhuman activities and if we look at history and COMPARE history we will see that nothing comes from atheism but KAOs. Hope this helped.
Thank you for sharing this. For me, it's more about how people live their earthly lives. Your comment has me thinking about another aspect, though.
@@Christopher6hf It is itrational to make an implausible pronouncement and then claim its irrefutability because its truth cannot be contested. If you maintain that purple people eaters exist on Mars can I prove that they don't? No, not absolutely, but since there is no evidence that they exist other than your statement, I can say that it is highly unlikely. The same applies to God. We have nothing but the claims of humans that God exists. I can't say with absolute certainty that there is no such being, but because there is no empirical evidence of it I can say that to the best of my knowledge God does not exist.
Also, the existence if things we don't understand does not prove the existence of God. We learn the causes of new things constantly. And, by the way, the reason life forms on Earth are compatible with gravity is not because God made it so; it is because we evolved to be compatible with the gravity of this planet. You've got it backwards.
If you tell people you're an Atheist they look at you like you have no moral compass, because you think for yourself and utilize logic. Religious people need a God standing over their shoulders every day of their lives to ensure they know right from wrong. You aren't very moral if you need a God to tell you not to do harm to other human beings on this planet.
@@teddyjam8134I wouldn’t say they need a belief to be good people but a force that explains why there is a good or bad. Honestly I don’t know what to believe. But I do believe in a force out there that we just can never comprehend. I’d rather live a life believing then just thinking we become dirt. Sounds like a sad life.
Believer or no believer... The important thing is to do good, to respect others belief, to love, to be happy and content and just live the life you have
You should respect people's right to believe as they choose but not necessarily what they believe. Religion is a foolish and dangerous thing and should not be respected.
@@charleshuguley9323no religion IS a religion
@@HTub-bo2yl No it's not. You can twist the semantics all you like, but freedom from religion is not a religion
Pray or read the Bible for one hour or more and God will make you an believer through visions dreams or hearing His Voice
@@EDTHEWEATHERMAN In other words reading the bible and praying induce psychosis.
He was very fair in his response. I really hope people watch the entire video before getting the pitchforks.
Better than most but still boring. Agnostic seems a cop out for a scientist.
Atheists have proven themselves to be the biggest pitchfork carriers. Their trail of 20th century brutality and genocide speaks for itself.
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I found my people! As a black American that grew up in the Baptist Church, I always felt like this. I would look around the church and watch people pass out from shouting and running around the church. It took the internet and my travels for me to discover a whole world of religious teachings. Never turned back ❤️
clearly bullshit, people dont run around or shout in churches you must be high on shrooms
Same thing happened to me. I was raised as a Baptist, but started to doubt this stuff after joining the military and traveling the world.
I agree.. I live in the South too and even as a kid I was weirded out by the blood drinking rituals.. You know drinking grape juice pretending it's blood and the little cracker pretending it's flesh.. As an adult, it looks like ritualistic cannibalism
Then the passing out, speaking in tongues.. That was scary whenI was a little kid.. Now as an adult, I look at that as demon possession..
I am still a Christian though and I just chalk it up as the church being lost and corrupt..
I don't go to church but I still study the Bible and pray occasionally and I live by the 10 commandments.
Yet you feel the need to say this. I’ve seen your comments about TD Jakes. You need to come home to Jesus. God Bless you!
@@robertjones2401 TD Jakes? Negro, please! Enjoy your religion. Happy for you ❤️✌🏾
I completely agree with you, Brother Neil. Research. Evidence. Intellect.
‘I don’t chase people down when they speak of their religious allegiances , I might ask them about it but not going to challenge them . I value the diversity of people’s spiritual expression.”
This is a good way to think about religion and to be tolerant of other people who are different.
If only religious people thought the same.
When they use these religious beliefs to make political polices or interfere with human rights I will always speak up!
@@geoffmower8729 yeah I grew up in the religious political system n basically I can say my whole generation got fucked up Becuz of these muslim terrorist regime.
@@darthvader1191correcting someone isn't being a bigot lmfao
Jesus said he was the only way to heaven and backed it up through His resurrection (John 14:6). Other religions lead to death and eternal separation
Neil teaching Vlad how to ask him questions 🥲
I believe in God and its not cause of anything anyone fed me. I pray regularly and my prayers are always answered. I also have experienced things where there is no other explanation. Pray and find out for yourself. What do you have to lose? If you seek Him he will make Himself known.
He's a prayer answer. I keep a journal with my prayers
Exactly my experience. Prayer healed me where nothing else worked!
Neil is one of the most intellectual people living today. Everything he says makes sense to me and none of his statements are made on belief alone, but instead is backed by facts and objectivity.
Abosutely not. It’s small minded and dimwitted people like you who make him seem so
Two dudes who can't wait to interrupt and talk over eachother are trying to keep it together. Godspeed
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They don't believe in God Speed
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Don’t confuse Tyson keeping the conversation in context with Vlad being a rude a$$!
@@professorhulkbanner 🤣🤣🤣🤣
A very thoughtful and intelligent perspective…
Neil’s comments are based on humility and critical thinking, two attributes that I appreciate in anyone but especially an educator. Ultimately we can all believe whatever we choose truth or falsehoods and that's ok until you impose those beliefs on others to their detriment. I am concerned with the positive or negative impact on Earth resulting from what people believe or disbelieve. Otherwise, I support a person's right to choose that belief whatever it may be.
Yes, to be concerned with the positive or negative impacts, effects to yourself, in the family, in the society, and in the environment.
God does give us that freedom to believe what we want but our beliefs can be wrong, and in the case of God, if one does not believe in Christ alone for salvation, he will be eternally separated from God according to Christ
and ironically more authentically "Christ-like" than many self-professed "Christians" 🤦♂🤦🤦♀
It’s not about what or who you believe in, it’s what kind of person that belief makes you
I like that
🙂 solid...💯
wrong
False statement. Just makes you feel good.
@@premierproperties240 and what difference does that make for you?
He spelled out the most practical view on the subject.
If you're all just learning about how interesting Neil is.. please youtube his lectures.. you'll be WELL entertained.
I think people never gave him a chance because he was disliked by the right wing for going against their beliefs. They’re very vocal about it to the point that the people that are in the middle (liberals don’t give a fuck about the opinions of right wing) listened to them to avoid the perception of bias.
That’s an absolute fact! If you’ve never listened to his lectures I assure you that you will be more than entertained, inspired more so.
AGREED.
Truth is more important than religion.
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Universal consciousness is the only truth
@@yutoob6181 Do you believe that the universe is conscious?
Not really, no society has ever elevated from hunter gatherer tribes into civilization without a religion.
Find one truth religion, and you find the whole truth
I love hearing Neil deGrasse reason, he always have some interesting points! He is a very spot on type of guy.
the guy believes in science and also believed there's no higher intelligence. he's holding two opposing thoughts in his mind.
@@darthvader1191there's enough evidence for evolution that it's a scientific theory just like gravity and many others. Plus we know the universe is expanding so it's only logical to assume that at one point it was condensed into a singularity that then went outward hence big bang. It's ok to say you don't understand or don't know about certain things but when you disregard all evidences that make up a coherent equation, you're just being willfully ignorant
@@Reason1024 it's understandable but yet again as the guy above said, he's being ignorant, he should've at least try to read the holy books, explore religions, their culture, customs etc... before giving his judgment on what, when, where, who, why God is.
Also, the theories... They're still theories man... We still don't have enough evidence to believe that's what is actually happening.... Like the expansion of the universe, we can't 'physically' see it so how can we believe its real?? But still if they say Doppler shift of stars and Galaxies suggest that universe is expanding, likewise there's nothing wrong in saying that god created us, because the complex living body suggests that there must be a higher power behind our creation.
This is my take on this, hope it makes sense, peace out ☺️
@@sembl4nce1 why get into religions when they're own sects can't even agree on things, much less different religions having issues.
Look up the definition of a scientific theory is and how we know FOR A FACT that the universe is not only expanding, but expanding at an accelerating rate.
What evidence is there that can be tested and repeated to get the same conclusion that a god created anything or that one even exists? Any measurements? Any conclusive tests or studies? Any equations to workout a possible outcome? Stick to what you know or actually learn how the scientific method works or stfu
I grew up in a Baptist home. my father was a minister. Me and my five brothers and sisters were physically, and mentally abused and my mother got the worst. It has affected all of our lives negatively. I feel it should be against the law period….
Sorry for your abuse! Dont judge a philosophy by its abuses said Augustine! Jesus is the way, the truth and the life!
When he said the Jewish god is filled with wrath vlad hit the edit on him 😂 I wanna know what all was said
RIGHT!
I clocked da toooo
Exactly
VLad didn’t wanna get the being an antisemite. Lmao he didn’t wanna risk that TH-cam money
Facts
the problem with humans is that we are always looking to defy people into a specific category group of humans. we all need to just stop trying to identify anybody into any kind of group. just call people by the name they where given. that's it and that's all. identify a person by there indvidualality, just call them by there name. it's not that hard plus it's just more respectable.
@R Boland yeah so just call a person by there name. "I love individuals and I hate groups of people. The groups can be 2 or 3 or more. I just hate groups of people who have a common purpose. Whenever people group up they lose there individuality and become stupidly dangerous and always tend to do real stupid things together. I love individuals cause when talking with an individual you can just see the universe gleaming in there eyes. So groups of people I really dispise". _George Carlin
@@dreddmann9292 only a king would understand
I'm assuming you meant define. H*ll no. I'm black and appreciate being divided by different cultural practices and, or ethnic background. The problem is, adults, who, can't agree to disagree, who cries anytime someone is opposed to them. Let the world continue with a wide spectrum of diversity and differences. Peace is fine. Uniting is stupid.
@@cedricmcclendon3290 We are united if you like it or not the language that you speak is United.
@@darthvader1191 No, what you should be doing is simply start calling people by there names. nationality does not defy who you are as a person unless you want it to. but you won't know that about a person until you actually meet them. for example, just because a person comes from a communist country doesn't mean that person is also a communist, and you won't really know if he or she is or isn't a proud communist until you actual meet them and take the time to get to really know the individual. categorizing people is impersonal and it makes people do things that are immoral. groups start forming because they share a common hate for another as if hating is the okay thing to do. a person can't defy your personality and/or who you are just because of your nationality, only you can.
hearing him speak is an auditory gem to any ear. thank you Neil 👍🏼
Definitely don't hear him listen.
You like men
I love the way he waltzes around the direct questions...he's very careful...
As a non believer I use the phase I will pray for you, to me it means I will send good thoughts into the universe for you and hope your problems find a solution, this describes me better than any other explanation I-have ever heard, thanks again Neil
Sorry but that doesn't make any sense... Universe doesn't have ears.,.. if you want to say such things you can just say what other people say. Like may God help you. Or I will pray to God that you... Etc ..... Just say what people like or used to hear.
Not necessary to believe in those words 😂
@@octopusji9483 imaginary men in white robes don’t have ears, we are all stardust, it’s a cry out to our real creator
@@shevawnmacdonald4282 He doesn’t wear a white robe 😭😂 nor is he imaginary. But, mayGod have mercy on your soul when the time comes my friend.
@@FairchildV what’s he wearing, you seem to have seen him, have you considered getting on some medication before you go completely off the deep end😊
@@shevawnmacdonald4282 Uhhh… no. No need for that lol. May God have mercy on your soul my friend. 🤗
Sometimes it really is just best to keep stuff simple. GOD is love.
Yep, if you simply just dump it down, you don’t have to bother to try to explain it.
How about Love is Love. And we reserve comment on gods till actual evidence for gods becomes available?
Ive met many christians who use tjeir faith to hide their evil brhind. God is whoever he is, and love is love.
Naw. God is just dog spelled backwards.
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VLAD! Can you put his full interview up pleaseeee! This man is very interesting
Can’t wait for part 45 of this interview
Weirdly enough these daily clips have been kinda nice. They give me something to look forward to and perhaps may give me more focus on the specific topic at hand when broken into segments with titles.
Watch the podcast he had with Theo von if you wanna have a good laugh. Lemme know what u think if u decide to check it out
Nigga gone cut out the Jewish god part 😂 bro don’t want to get cancelled
Buy a membership
I am a non believer in god - but I totally respect anyone else’s belief since it seems to bring them comfort, and who am I to try to take that away from them
I don't
where did the universe and DNA comes from if no God?
@@mikenimer934 Ok since you asked - the universe was always here. It is infinite in size - and there is no such thing as before it, or after it, or outside of it. It was always here, and always will be. Think of it like your eternal God - except we actually know the universe does exist because we can see it (as opposed to someone telling us all a story 2000 years ago about a creator)... DNA comes from a process of evolution over a very long time. Again - we can see this, as it can be proven with experiments.
@@mikenimer934 you forclude the possibility that wonderful things can happen without intelligent design. They most certainly can.
Does *ABSOLUTE TRUTH* exist ? .
Belief in god really just comes from fear of the unknowable and the desire to have all the answers so you can feel like there's a purpose behind your existence and you're not just some cosmic accident that's here now and gone tomorrow. People just need to feel like we're important. In reality, a cosmic event could clean this little marble out and it'd be like we never existed. On a universal scale, we're smaller than a spec of dust.
Some may substitute the word God for the word "cosmic" simply something out there more "complex" than us.
Yea. But the earth is in the perfect position for life. We have an atmosphere that protects us. The moon and sun line up perfectly for our eclipses
@@kenny39able That’s not what cosmic means.
@@theonlygq7877 Tell me what cosmic means to you. A force that played a role in creating us. Correct.
Who told you that yourself lol to have faith is something unreal and when you get closer to God Yahweh Jesus Christ things change for better in your life trust
Can’t help but to feel him If you really want to be rational and logical 🤷🏾♂️
I BEEN WAITIN FOR THIS PART XOXOXOXOXOXOX
Heads exploding 😅
Sent a friend a "Merry Christmas" text, his reply was, i thought u did not believe in those stuff. My better reply was, i can still believe in love and the message that christmas brings to people. He was stunned 😂
If you're an atheist and send a Christmas card to a believer-friend, I see nothing wrong with that. However, if you do the same with a non-believer, you are contradicting yourself and possibly causing an unpleasant surprise to the recipient.
@@deanronson6331 im more agnostic, he's a believer, and as i told him i see no problem with sending a message of love to people.
@@D0NJ8 This was evident from your first comment.
I dont think you understand what the meaning behind Christmas is.
@@user-gj6yb2qc7e In America, the chief meaning is profits, profits, profits for the retail business and gifts, gifts, gifts for the "Christians", pretending they shop and receive gifts for Jesus. Before Christmas became a quiet holiday it is today, it was a rowdy affair, like a New Year's party, full of drinking and chaos. It was like that in the early to mid-19th c., when there was a campaign to tranquilize it into what it has become since. The religious part is just a hypocritical veneer to make it respectable.
Really great and logical explanation.
@@tukayz254 Explain. Got hear this rap.
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Isaiah 43:10 KJV
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That book is trash! Good one
@@activistbook3809 Have you read it?
@@teachingkingdomtruthnyc671 unfortunately 😢
@@teachingkingdomtruthnyc671 I the Lord your God create good and evil. Isaiah 45:7
this was respectable from him. Good discussion
The word “God” has caused so many issues & quarrels
Religions are by its nature wholesome, designed to give comfort to people when unexplained and unfortunate events occur such as illnesses or deaths of loved ones. They are designed to give order to people so that we can coexist in harmony. The different religions are like our languages, all designed to speak of love but unfortunately can be misused to speak of hatred, division and fear.
@@CalvinK-the_old_fogey and fortunate events too. For the ones that follow the teachings of the Bible.
Does *ABSOLUTE TRUTH* exist ? .
@@WISHBONEL7 Yes via negation
If their is a god… it’s not the loving, caring god that’s portrayed in most religions…
This world is full of to much pain, suffering an cruelty…
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And who's fault is that? It's not God's.
The earth is ruled by the devil. Many are called to heaven, few will make it.
@@traderoex1 Didn't God create everything......including humans?
Neil is probably the person I respect the most on the internet
Although I am a Christian I agree, he is a very funny and friendly person.
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
As an atheist i deeply enjoy and see the beauty in some religious celebration days. I even love to participate in them (as far as I'm aware of the rituals). And I'm not saying it as some hipster-shmuck who pretends to be "cool" about it - "oh yeah look at me I'm so speacial and not like the others". I seriously have a deep joy being a part of those rituals, meeting the people who share the same joy, having a delicious celebration meal together, having the moment of thought and reflection of depth of life and its experience while standing with the group of those who recite the prayers, the jokes and fun conversations during the group meal, the people dressing in best clothes they have for that moment...
How dead inside can one pretend to be to not enjoy those things? Why not just chill and enjoy each others company? Life is to short to not use the moments of joy gifted to you!
Humans should NEVER dictate your beliefs. Doesn't matter which one. As a matter of fact, forget ALL religions. The fact that we're here is enough for me to believe.
Right i’m agnostic but which one? It’s very hard to keep track.
People don't like to admit and consider how valid his explanation is....or how our many different cultures determine our perceptions and bias toward whichever God or God's we believe in....or don't💯
There's one God many false gods wake up🙏
The other 17999 gods are really demons disguised as those gods. Thats why people think they are real.
Also could mean that if all these different cultures from history all believed in something divine then there must be something on the other side 🤷♂️
@@JDFlyy or it could mean that most humans shit themselves thinking of death 🤣
@@chdh6556 man stop it bro
Vlad is so upset he didn’t get to bash people of faith like he normally does
The primary reasons I respect Tyson is that he is rational, respectful, but nonsense.
Unlike most of Vlad’s guests, Tyson recognizes Vlad’s passive aggressiveness and overall B.S.
@@X-Factor-22 vlad can’t out smart neil this guys a genius he going always let the record reflect
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Exactly, I don’t expect to see him get a invite from Vlad anytime soon.😆
A critical thinking Blk man who routinely corrects Vlad when he misquotes him is Vlad’s worst nightmare.😂
That or ask another Black guy about a crime they committed!
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Explain how is RELEVANT to my comment OR are words just coming out of your mouth without THOUGHT?
I consider myself an Atheist. But I still use words like godspeed. I'm not acknowledging the existence of God, but I do accept figures of speech.
He doesn’t believe in god because he feels he doesn’t need to. The people who believe basically need to.
I like Neil and I think he's doing a much needed service by explaining science in a down to Earth way so that people, who may not have been taught about it, can understand it. I totally disagree with his reasons for rejecting the term atheist when describing himself. Maybe his definition works for him but it's not the definition I use. He said, in the beginning, that he doesn't believe in any of the gods that have been promoted, or similar words. That's the definition of an atheist in my book. My definition of atheist is anyone that doesn't believe in any god or gods. The part about cultural practices has nothing to do with belief. It's just a part of their culture.
This was perfect.
Telling people if they don't believe in Jesus as their lord savor they will go to hell is wrong
I am 100% in agreement with you Neil! Totally! ❤❤
Pray or read the Bible for one hour or more every night and God will make you believe through visions or dreams or hearing His Voice
@@EDTHEWEATHERMANshut uppp goofy
@@EDTHEWEATHERMAN That's called schizophrenia
I am agnostic as well. I respect Mr. Tyson's views. Amazing as always.
While I don't agree with the conclusions of agnosticism at least it's not a bias position like atheism. Agnosticism like believing in God requires thought atheism is a disbelief which requires an unwillingness or inability to accept God as true.
It's why Communist governments are atheistic or not agnostic.
You can't force somebody into agnosticism
Why not gnostic?
@@HiHo-zh4rd Maybe, but no, I am mostly evidence-based. Most religions are made up but have morals. Until there is one solid proof of a supreme mystical being, I will change my views quickly. So far, there is none at all.
@@ronaldguadamuzz7678 mystical? Yeah, I don't know what that would be either. Gnostic means knowable. Agnostic means unknowable. Both believe in a higher power. You can either know him or not. The thing about people like you that amaze me is how you refuse to see God in any other way than what is accepted by the masses. You don't base your understanding of science on the masses. Or philosophy or health and fitness etc. I can't see it as anything other than a cop out. A self imposed limitation out of fear. Out of the two I don't see how a scientist wouldn't be gnostic.
@@ronaldguadamuzz7678 an ancient gnostic idea is that there is creative energy, all that will be. Out of this comes God. He then reorganizes the creative energy into the universe. Why? It's just what he does. It is an imperfect world. Is this out of ignorance or malice? There were those on both sides.
Common sense and logic. This man to smart for his own good
That’s the problem, Jesus Christ doesn’t speak with common sense and simple logic. He spoke in parables that ran laps around the modern day teachers of the day Pharisees who had all of the worldly knowledge. This life is a spiritual life..that’s why so many things that happen in this earth you can say it’s common sense and logic.
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@@truth9781 Parables are not more difficult to decipher than mathematical problems are. There was nothing special about that dude. Neil would school your god on knowledge of the universe.
@@truth9781this is coming from an era when people saw thunderstorms and thought god was angry not knowing it’s just dense clouds of evaporated ocean water and charged particles finally releasing.
God is Love Support and Love All Unconditionally Blessed HalleluYah!
Humility is probably the only reason why I respect this guy, especially when considering that there are as many forms of atheism as there are unique theologies/definitions of god, so claiming that one is an atheist would require defining the specific god which one is rejecting, while it's impossible to find a definition which can fit all the theologies out there, and so it's much more reasonable to identify oneself as non-religious/sceptic, and instead make a critique of the specific theologies which one is encountering.
He's not humble at all😅
@@skeletorlikespotatoes7846 what happened with that woman that accused him of something sexual?
@@skeletorlikespotatoes7846I think he tries to put a human face on the atheist movement. I find him someone I could have a conversation with, being a deist myself. Humans are naturally arrogant because we tie our beliefs into the core of who each of us is. To admit that you may be wrong is like an attack on yourself. That is why I try to respect all opinions, even those that I disagree with. I always say - I very well may be totally wrong in my views and the universe may be completely devoid of meaning and purpose with no god. I strongly doubt this, but yes I am but one person and I could be wrong. Live and let live.
It’s double talk he says he’s not saying there is no God but show him evidence, there’s no evidence. If he were humble he would just say he’s not sure. He’s the opposite of humble.
I don't believe in any of the gods and Santa as well
You don't have to believe, if your eyes are even halfway open you will see.
What will you see?
His name is I Am
The problem is that scientists think that God lies somewhere in the universe waiting to be discovered like an alien and assume that He could be understood and fit in the laws of sciences and in a way he could be understood as what they(scientists) would want to. The fact that the concept of God violates those laws and leaves many complex questions makes it really difficult for most scientist to accept and believe in His existence.
Strange to see Neil slumming it with Vlad but always a pleasure.
The world needs more people like this man.
Was train women u was younger but I would forsure go to few class on what ever he is teaching. Physic etc
I'm with you on this Neil. Evidence is everything.
@tcain4734.... so if evidence is everything, then everything is evidence ? Therefore evidently there is God, and there's no evidence at all of nothing. So there is nothing but evidence of God, Neil would have pretty hard time trying to show no evidence of God, for there is no evidence but only evidence?
I identify as someone who does not believe in the existence of god. I hold the view that there is insufficient evidence or rational justification to support the belief in any gods or supernatural entities. I rely on reason, logic, and empirical evidence to form my worldview and do not find compelling evidence or arguments to support the existence of god.
Lmfao @ Neil laughing his ass off at the getting shot when walking thru door.
That’s a lot of laughter
All Glory 2 God🤲🏾
Which one?
@@SkilldPanda The one that lives in their heads...
@@SkilldPandagreat question that won't get answers😂😂
Again which God?
@@SkilldPanda god who created the heaven and the earth.
I consider Neil as a national treasure. If he’s in sports, he’s a LEGEND!!💪🏼👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
He's a legend in science.
He's a pompous establishment tool who knows very little.
scince is more important than sports
That's not at all what a legend is. You don't need to be in a sport to be a legend.
When he's not ranting about his political dogma.
Perspective!.... Knowledge is Power 🗽
Dr Tyson is a genius! The smartest Astrophysics in the world, in my opinion! He knows how to break down the logic and give a great rational explanation for his belief system..
The fool says in his heart there is no God.
Being rational and smart doesn’t make you ethical. Smart people do dumb things and don’t have it all together.
He’s the only astrophysicist I know. My favorite living physicist is Brian Greene
Lol you dont know what is genius them,this man just sold what he read,nothing else....
Neil deGrasse Tyson looks like the current intellectual version of Ron Glass from Barney Miller show in the ‘70s.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Neil is 💯% right. Humans on this planet are so culturally diversified that not everyone is going to have the same beliefs or ideals. I as a human being have my own beliefs and ideals, and I do not get offended or challenge anyone for having any different. Live your lives, believe what you want.
believe what u want and end up in hell according to Jesus. He claimed he was the way to heaven and proved it through Hid resurrection
@@mikenimer934 did you speak to Jesus and that's what he told you? Well I guess for being a helping, kind, caring, compassionate and empathetic human I'm going to hell. Be sure to thank your Jesus for me.
@@barbariansinbattle1687 You sound like a nice guy. Hers the problem with basing your salvation on your good works or character. Christianity or salvation is not a performance-based system. God offers salvation/forgiveness by his grace-God giving us what we don't deserve. We dont deserve salvation cause we are all sinners. Hence, God will forgive those who admit their need for forgiveness over a self-righteous person who does not see their need. The reason you find the picture wrong is cause you are basing salvation on a merit system. If God gives us what we deserve we all deserve hell.
@@barbariansinbattle1687Jesus does not speak to me personally but through His Word! He has already spoke of this
@@mikenimer934 I really don't care to hear your technical Jesus jargon because I was raised Catholic, went to CCD grades 2-11, got confirmed and still don't understand or buy into what they are preaching. Don't think I ever will. But hey I got the prayers memorized! 😂😂😂 and the other thing that gets me to this day because I personally experienced this trauma, is how a Catholic priest can sexually molest young altar boys and be forgiven and get into heaven??? My cousin was molested by the pastor of our church along with all the other altar boys and what did they do to the pastor??? Moved him to another church. And what happened to me? I got repeatedly molested by my cousin from what he learned from the pastor. What happened to my cousin? He shot himself in the head in his car back in January of 2013. So I say to you sir...what kind of jargon are you going to spew forth to counteract this???
The kinder God says luke 12 vs 49 i am come to send fire on the earth its burning now do u suppose i come to give peace on earth ? I come to divide mankind for me or against me
“whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.” This is why you can’t just say whatever other people believe go ahead and let them be in peace. You should at least let them know at least you can say you tried.
ouuuuuu scaryyyyyy
Imagine believing there’s a God outside of yourself😭😭
Basically what I gather here is that he doesn’t believe in all of the artificial concepts of god as a centralized intelligence that isn’t backed by empirical data, but is very much a man who respects and appreciates faith that leans on understanding and the optimism that knowledge evolves via curiosity which in a strange way makes him very much so a believer of something…him making sure he cleared this up shows you how decent and respectful of a person he really is, therefore he could fit right into any place of worship just fine with that line of thinking 👍
So basically he’s an atheist he just doesn’t like the stigma that comes with the title
@@stevensmith3118 not really, an atheist at least in the modern day since doesn’t believe in anything that can possibly have greater influence on outcome replicating the semblance of “purpose” whatsoever, therefore leaning towards extreme nihilistic thinking…his choice of words here didn’t really sound rooted in pure nihilism
@@Dynasty19 Atheism has nothing to do with nihilism. The name is actually self-explanatory. A = not, theist = belief in god. You made the rest up
@@stevensmith3118 Wrong!!! Exact same concept regardless of denotation or application of each term, if you don’t believe in anything then it’s just that simple you don’t believe in anything…so you tell me what the difference is and I’ll assure you that no matter how you sugar coat it’s the same 😏
@@Dynasty19 false. Atheism is position held TO ONE QUESTION., DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE EXISTENCE OF GOD OR GODS. That's it. You are smuggling in a lot of assertions to a basic concept.
"What was God doing before the divine creation? Was he preparing hell for people who asked such questions?"
- Stephen W. Hawking
He is trully one of the wisest human beings in existence
the guy probably thinks thoughts congee from himself and not a void. there's only one god, every religion knows this. it's the rules they disagree with. he says there's no evidence of higher intelligence yet believes in science. he's got cognitive dissonance pretty bad.
There are probably thousands of physicists that are smarter than him.
Actually God says he a fool (Psalm 14:1). He doesent believe in God
You got to be kidding this guy is denying that there's a creator. You think the whole damn universe is just a sprang into existence through osmosis idiot
And you're the dumbest if you believe that the guy looks at the universe and denies there's a creator
My grandparents were atheists; my parents were atheists; I’m an atheist, and my children will be atheists, God willing.
Ha!
@@jaygoldstein5449 it's gonna be funny when you go to Hell! Do you believe murder, lying, mass killing, and being drunk are wrong?
@@Lotus261This is hell, if you didn't know
@@Mr.Durant nuh uh. If this were Hell there'd be fire and brimstone.
Does *ABSOLUTE TRUTH* exist ?.
Luke 10:21
21 In that very hour he became overjoyed in the holy spirit and said: “I publicly praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have carefully hidden these things from wise and intellectual ones and have revealed them to young children. Yes, O Father, because this is the way you approved.
Why should anybody care what that particular book says?
This is all BS
@@ctpaul1261 Jeremiah 10: 23
well know, O Jehovah, that man’s way does not belong to him. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.
@@daveygd5348 Why should anybody care what that particular book says? Would you be impressed if I posted a verse from the Quran?
@@ctpaul1261 2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.
We humans love to comfort ourselves. A belief in a god is the ultimate comfort. Religion offers a comforting refuge from the fears and uncertainties of life. This is why the Bible repeats the phrase *"fear not"* so many times. We pay a lot of money for this comfort. This is why religion makes more money than cocaine.
God is the same as he was in the days of Noah, until now....he hasn't change. He's the most high....one day these two gentleman will come to understand this......
Sucks that you have zero evidence for that nonsense assertion you just made. Just another indoctrinated guy you are by your parents.
Watching his lectures at the 2006 Skeptics Conference definitely influenced me into a more secular way of viewing the universe. I identify more agnostic than anything else.
Was raised Christian but still can’t allow myself to worship a deity that allowed black folks to be enslaved for centuries with no intervention whatsoever.
You are slave to your own body and its thoughts(internal, external) aggressions for X years! 7-8 billions of slaves at the moment!
Psalms 78:[2]I will open my mouth in a PARABLE I will utter RIDDLES from of old,
Matthew 13:[34]All these things Jesus spoke to the CROWDS in PARABLES, and without a PARABLE he did not speak to them,
Psalms 90:[10]The days of our years are THREESCORE(70) YEARS and ten; and if, by reason of strength, they be FOURSCORE(80) YEARS, yet their pride is LABOUR and VANITY, for it is soon cut off, and WE fly away.(Flesh stays and decays)
The Acts 23:[8]For SADDUCEES say there is NO RESURRECTION NOR ANGEL, NOR SPRIT; but PHARISEES confess BOTH of THEM.
To which category Niel belongs ? What about you?
Proverbs 14:[15]The SIMPLE believeth every word; BUT the PRUDENT man heedeth his going.
James 4:[14]ye who do not know what will be on the morrow, ( for what is your life? It is even a vapour, appearing for a little while, and then disappearing,)
So why are you in your Flesh? Jesus-Christ answers it all ... IN PARABLE (psalm 78:2)!
It has NOTHING to do with religion as he never brought one! The romans did ...!
After reading Deuteronomy 28 and Zechariah 11: 5, you can still come to that conclusion? That is truly fascinating.
@Finessnu2 They’re not ready that conversation.
@Finessnu2 I don't believe in free will either. I think we live as though we have free will, but there are certain events and aspects of everyone's existence that are irreversible and fixed. For example: death, the expansion of the sun into a red giant (which isn't for another billion years or so), etc.
gnostic means TO KNOW, so you not gone research the gnostics to see what they know? agnosticism is not knowing. lol.
I love science, one of my favorite subject in school
I feel that science is only trying to figure out, how God created things how he holds the sun in place, how the planets are aligned , how the atom has its parts. yes, I believe in God and I believe in science, because the God I believe in is science. I do not understand everything, but I believe in God that said " let there be light" and we as people are so fascinated by the heavens and earth, we want to know. I am glad Scientist Neil And others have been given knowledge of how God causes somethings to work. I quote "God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.* And I am not against science, I am so amaze with this world and the heaven that God created.
Do you want to experience God and want to see results from the scientific method?
Religion stole God from me ... but science brought back a Creator of such power that I see that Universal mind in every grain of sand and every star in the night sky. Everywhere! And I feel awe and joy! 🙏
Very smart and respectable answers you have to give props to Tyson
Christ walked the earth, was killed on the cross, and his bones were never recovered.
He claimed to be God.
Show me another God that did that.
They tried to lie by saying Horus did the same as Jesus,
but even that has been debunked.
@@KenMasters.horus was also a made up deity. Never seen by people or among them
@@KenMasters. Horus came before Jesus so it's the other way around.
@@Mr.Durant
G0d = 4000 BC
H0rus = 3150 BC
People don't realize . That God is a concept created by Man .
To some degree.
Nope not true
Yes he hit it right on I agree! Even as a man of Faith I love the distinction of Culture when it relates to our beliefs! Just like a mention all the gods that are mentioned if you study their are distinctive practices within the origins and cultures for each specific group! We miss the opportunity to gain true understanding and wisdom because we limit ourselves to what we know as the Truth! As a follower of Christ our position is that Jesus is the way truth and the life we witness to others so they can be joined into that family! What other people believe don’t negate our faith! Intellectually people have the right to choose freely but also be honest at the cultural influence that sway us either way!
Sellout.
I think you share somewhat of how I believe. Religions are all « wrong » to a certain extent, especially and obviously when it comes to the myths they create. Their philosophical ideals - that’s where this gets interesting. And a lot of religions agree in important ways - people are too tribal to realize this. I don’t think the way to truth is a single track. But truth cannot be bound to rigidity - religion much be malleable to evolve with the human experience.
I once believed as Neil, I realize the answer was within not searching outside. I started mediatation with Yogi Raj, and after a couple of out of body experiences the answer was unqestionable clear. All answers are within, the outside is the distraction we need to overcome.
I believe in a Christian GOD! 🙏🏾 I can feel HIS presence in my life everyday. ❤️
Nobody asked.
@@nuttypark7966 😂😂😂😂😂
Fake ass jesus lol
Nonsense
A shame your ancestors won't enjoy heaven with you and Yahweh, because in his infinite wisdom he sent Jesus to save the world circa 2000 years ago, whilst modern man has been around for circa 15,000 years.
You don't need a god or a religion if you are already a moral person.
Religion teach us morality
@@mohammadal-kamsha4020false . We get it from society and being human. If you go to tribes in the amazon or africa they dont have religions but they dont kill each other or rape unlike islam its all about killing and hate and rape so wake up.
😂@@mohammadal-kamsha4020
@mohammadal-kamsha4020 Yes religion teaches some morality but you don't need religion to learn morality.
@@dkeys86 we need a reference of some sort and religion is the best
Heavenly religion to be specific
On top i promote Islam
We are all god. You are experiencing yourself. We are all one, awareness.
Lol 😆
There’s only one who sit Most High we made in his image but we are not Gods
😂😂😂 let me guess you wear an evil eye and believe in “angel numbers” as well
lies. you not the Source who took a body.
Ask anyone who is enlightened. You are so deeply conditioned you can’t grasp it conceptually. You can try some psychedelics and get a peak.
Im not atheist but I'm not religious. I believe anything is possible. The point is to keep an open mind to any and every possibility as we're always learning and re-learning how life and the universe works. The worst thing a scientist can say is "my mind is made up." What you're suggesting there is that you no longer care to learn. That's why I respect Tyson more than other scientists, he always keeps an open mind.
Let's all pray for Neil Degrass tyson don't worry Jesus loves you❤
Sorry but jesus isn't real lol
@@lman1006 Historically inaccurate comment.
@@bakedbeans5494Prove "historically" jesus was real🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ y'all religious people are just sad.
@@lman1006 you will know when the end comes
@@DrivewithJo No shit smh so will we all what's the point in this meaningless comment.
I love how he describes the dictionary...like a true scientists. Science does not define the rules by which the universe must behave; it observes and catalogs the properties the universe displays. Similarly, the dictionary observes and catalogs how each word is used at that particular moment in our human, cultural, linguistic evolution. Some words have multiple meanings. Many words can have roughly the same meaning. Some words, known as contranyms, can mean one thing _and_ the opposite thing, depending on _context._ Therefore...
When discussing Atheism, Agnosticism, or even...for instance...Christianity, one of the most important things to ask the _user_ of the word is, "How exactly do _you_ mean that?"
With that in mind, regarding the need for another word to describe Neil's position, Apistevist: Someone who rejects using _faith_ as a legitimate method to reach conclusions.
But that isn't a position of belief or disbelief in gods
@@drsatan9617 You're right that Apestivism, "...isn't a position of belief or disbelief in gods," but it _does_ directly influence how one arrives at such a position.
@@OmniphonProductions not for me
@@drsatan9617 So your position of belief or disbelief in gods _does_ employ an element of faith, rather than being solely dependent on evidence and logic?
@@OmniphonProductions nope. No faith, I don't hold the belief that faith can't be used to prove things I just haven't been convinced that they can
To say there is no God is natural but to say there is God is nothing but faith..Faith and Fact are not the same 😅
As an atheist I don't challenge the beliefs of others, until they push their belief on me.
Even then I don't tell them they are wrong, I just present logical contradictions and explain why these contradictions bother me. I defend my lack of faith, I don't attack their faith. I let them try and explain and while they try, they may struggle and they may have a crisis of faith, but that is their issue to deal with.
If they're going to believe in something to the point that they will try and force others to conform to what they believe, it is not unreasonable for me to demand that they know precisely what it is that they actually believe, and that they be capable of defending their beliefs, if they're going to challenge mine.
It may not be fair, that I come to this battle of witts better armed, but I never start the fight.
What logical contradictions?
@pyongyangbroadcastingservi3086 I'll start with an easy one:
You have an all-knowing God who starts off wrathful (Old Testament) and then becomes forgiving and loving (New Testament)
An all-knowing being wouldn't fundamentally change its disposition. It's illogical
Here's another simple one:
If the fruit from the tree of knowledge had to be eaten, before man could comprehend good and evil, how then could man know that it was good to follow God's will or evil to disobey? They were created ignorant and then judged for behaving ignorantly.
Seriously, how can an all-knowing being condemn them for actions he knew they would commit in a scenario he engineered?
If I put a steak in front of a hungry wild dog, is it rational for me to blame the dog for eating it, at what point do I stop blaming the dog for being a dog and take some personal goddamned accountability?
@@brye687 God was always forgiving and merciful, He never changed. He gave Adam and Eve the right to be image-bearers by honoring their choice instead of returning them to dust for breaking the single commandment he had for them. God is the eternal Good, when he feels wrath it is sinless in the same way he feels jealousy. When the Father (God) completely destroyed the Canaanites and cursed Esau, it was no different from when the Son (God) rebuked the Pharisees and Jews in saying they were followers of the Synagogue of Satan.
The second point is invalid, Adam and Eve fully understood good and evil and their reasons for eating the fruit were evil (Genesis 3:4-6). Yet just as quickly as God laments injustice, he calls for Vengeance to the serpent: “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” (Genesis 3:15)
If he does not condemn them he is unjust. It is self-evident the higher good of free will outweighs all human-brought evils. Wild dogs aren't image-bearers, neither are humans truly masters.
@pyongyangbroadcastingservi3086 @pyongyangbroadcastingservi3086
Invalid, I don't think so... If Adam and Eve fully understood good and evil, what was the purpose of the fruit? You can argue around bad storytelling, but the contradiction remains.
And God knew (if truly all-knowing) that they would eat the fruit when he put it before them, meaning it was HIS intent that they eat the fruit. If you intentionally create a situation knowing the outcome, then that outcome must be your intention. Thus, if the outcome was evil, then God's intent was evil.
The humans behaved as intended by God, had he wanted a different outcome, he would have created a scenario that would have produced the desired outcome.
The crux of omniscience.
And as far as God being sinless in his wrath,
Who cares? Sin is a condemnation by God.
The fact that God doesn't condemn himself doesn't excuse his wrath.
Plagues
Pestilence
Floods
Genocide
Animal sacrifice
Murder of 1st born children
The destruction of cities
(Including the children of those cities)
Forsaking his own son to the cross
You can call it sinless, but you can not convince me it's love.
You also mention that he punishes the serpent.
Remind me who created the serpent?
When did he give the serpent free will?
And why punish the serpent for doing what it was created to do?
Shifting the blame to serpents, demons, and devils makes no sense. If God is omnipotent and omniscient and the creator of all things, then he is the architect of evil and the creator of devils.
If I built a bomb and placed it in a school
and children die, would you blame the bomb for doing what it was created to do, or would you blame the bomb maker?
God created evil, and blames the devil and blames man. An all-knowing being has to know that with absolute power comes absolute responsibility.
@@brye687 Your arguments are logically fallacious. The purpose of the fruit was to show Adam and Eve would still eat it even with God giving them paradise. There are no contradictions.
God knew they would eat the fruit, but it wasn't his intent, it was the intent of Adam and Eve. God gave humans free will, to jump to the conclusion his intent is evil is completely nonsensical. If God had to circumvent the inherent impurity of mankind then it would only ignore the problem instead of solve it.
There is no "crux of omniscience;" if anything, this just reads like a particularly sophomoric application of the problem of evil which has been rebuked countless of times now. I can show you Lactantius' refutation against Epicureanism if you'd like.
Lastly, God did not create evil. He created humans and angels who created evil, but He created only them. To say God inherits the sin by extension as the ultimate origin is illogical. God is the eternal Good, it is completely impossible for him to sin.
Before I forget, you saying "The fact that God doesn't condemn himself doesn't excuse his wrath" is a manifest heresy, I advise you to watch your tongue. The statement implies humans can righteously judge God, but in comparison you are just a vessel of clay which bears an image, spirit, and soul, you and man will never be God. It is these false teachings through which God's tribunal is almost undoubtedly forced to expel the revolting like Antipope John-Paul II and Francis to the eternal inferno for their untruthful teachings.