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I'm so grateful for the internet... I get to learn so much and find comfort in people such as yourself... I'm from South Africa, from a little town called Springs... Not far from where Charlize Theron was born (Benoni)... Anyway, it's been a year now that I've left my religion (Christianity)... No one in this town understands. It's like everyone here is blind folded! So this is where I find my comfort, amongst rational thinkers such as yourself. Thank you! Much love!!
You should see if you have any secular humanist groups near you, or groups of that nature to meet like-minded people. Or start one! There are probably others who feel the same way. My aunt met her husband that way actually.
@@steph7614 That is true. There is more of us like that... Just quiet and lowkey. Hard to find like minded people. However, I think if Seth could come out of it from Oklahoma?? Anything is possible even for us here in hyper religious South Africa.
@@frankcastle13 here in america they arent just brainwashed..... because in order to become brainwashed, you have to HAVE A BRAIN! that is the missing puzzle piece here. millions of empty heads just waddling around with phone lights shining in there eyes , causing blindness. millions of people claim to be religious , yet i would wager any amount of money to say 98% of them have never read a single word of the bible
As a 18 year old I appreciate this video. Just months ago I have left my faith. Still live under my parents roof and I still have to go to church. They all think I’m a Christian ...
Like I’ve told my parents- I’ll do the show just to accompany them. Free lunch afterwards. While they preach- “you can’t work on Sunday, day of Sabbath.” Try telling the working class trying to live that🤣. The hypocrisy!
Yeah, I'm as Liberal as it gets, but one can only take so much "Nigga"-this and "Trump"-that. The prude in me is long gone, but GRATUITOUS profanity for its own sake is played out. Example: Louis C.K. apparently thinks child-molestation is "edgy" humor.
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"I believe in science, I believe in people, I believe in my family!" Wow. How many times have I said that since I became an atheist. It's nice to know that there are others out there that get what I get.
thejunksynchronhero. . 10 months ago. . "I believe in science, I believe in people, I believe in my family!" Wow. How many times have I said that since I became an atheist. It's nice to know that there are others out there that get what I get.. 3 replies. 67 likes. Interesting so how do you use science to verify the first century Rome biographies...
Wicked Jim oh mannn that sucks! He seems to keep being on tour and going around doing presentations, so maybe you can catch him at a different spot 👍 It was 2 days after my birthday on the 23rd! Great (and cheap) bday gift to myself. They even served alcohol at the Minsky Theater too! Everyone was drinkin tall boys lol
Wicked Jim nice! Minneapolis+the burbs seem like a *really* popular business travel location. I’m sure most cities have tons of hotels, but I feel like I’m *surrounded* by them at all times lol!
That phone call bit got my blood boiling real quick. People who care about their religion more than their own children are not fit to have children in the first place. The guilt-tripping is especially low. My mom to this day doesn't understand why religion upsets me so much, but of course she disassociates with all these horrible aspects about it which are the very reasons (mind you, she's far from being a fundi nut-job, thank goodness). She still doesn't think she or my dad lied to me. Oh, if only... I just wish I was able to free them from this scam they were raised in.
@@johnny50424 Atheism is the default position. When you're born, you know nothing about the world, nothing about any kind of belief system. Children have to be TAUGHT religion to BECOME religious. If you don't, they won't. Therefore, religion is the thing that's added to the default state, not the other way around. Therefore, religion is the thing that needs to be proven. Please prove that your religion is true.
Dionette I have no problem being preached to, because I have little faith I'd be able to de-convert anyone, and I'm not sure that would be a good thing. Some people need religion, and some are better for it. What I'd do is show I'm not an evil baby eater : ), and show respect for their position. Most have been indoctrinated from childhood and can't help it, but I would point out the reasons for why bad ideas are BAD. Using reason and local argument is unfamiliar territory, and the preaching will soon stop, to changing the subject...its getting colder - the weather... eh?
@vvenomm 492 These two (John ama a Jesucristo ) are not interested in any discussion with us atheist vermin, and it is a sure bet they didn't watch the hour long video above. They are an excellent example of how early indoctrination of religion, will stifle the brains development of their ability to reason.
Bob Smith; A) Atheism is NOT a religion, just like abstinence is not a sex position and sitting on the couch is not a sport. B) We are not born to "seek god". We evolved with the cognitive habit of assigning agency to just about anything (ex. rustling in the grass) because it increased our chances of survival and avoid being killed by predators. And C) Science DOES deal in proof, making claims based on the evidence and correcting the claims accordingly, not making baseless assertions of magic.
You reciting the pledge to the Christian flag and the Bible gave me cold chills. I remember those, though I didnt until you started saying them. Talk about a trigger. It's like looking back at another lifetime.
It is like another life. My pastor and wife asked me what my old faithful self would say to my now atheist self. I now find it hard to "put my God glasses on" to come up with a faith-filled comment. Like those old filters are gone and I can longer filter my viewpoint through them.
It's an interesting thought. I think I'd be proud of myself for my dedication to understanding things for myself. I don't think that ever changed, the only thing that did was me finally turning that onto my religion.
The other day someone started a meeting by saying "Good morning, everyone", and for a moment I half expected everyone to reply with "Good morning, Father".
Damn, that is one good public speaker. I'm taking a com class right now, which has made me pay attention to the way people deliver speeches, and this guy is just hitting all the boxes.
Your childhood is exactly how mine was growing up. The girls in my family couldnt even wear pants until they were 11. I was told all throughout my teen years I was destined to be a youth minister. Even at 33 my family still call me the one who's going to burn in hell and that I'm mad at god etc, etc. My own dad yelled at me last month for watching an Aronra video telling me that atheist are the most closed minded people out there. I'm still battling with my family. Your videos keep me going
I "came out" as an atheist (as well as gay, it qas kind of a double whammy lol) to my parents today, and I just wanted to say that this video helped me start that journey, and I really appreciate what you do.
@@thoughtlesskills it's actually kinda hilarious how they completely ignore the hypocrisy of saying ''there's no way the universe was created from nothing'' (which btw, is a horrible simplification of the actual big bang theory) but believe in a deity that was created from the nothing
The older I get, the more I realize how damaging some religious families are, like mine. Wasted years & once I became an atheist, at 44, I'm fed up how society does that. Almost 20 years later, I am still relieved I was truly set free of superstition! Dan Barker's book was really the first. I have a large library of books, with The God Delusion & others. I too, started reading. No better book to turn one into an atheist than critically analyzing the Bible. Oh that critical thinking opens up a whole new world to discover, doesn't it? I no longer have a family. My adult siblings are no contact. My parents are passed & I think about how their religious thinking caused more trouble & dysfunction, than anything. It's quite sad. Thank you Seth. My heart is happy when I listen to you. I can exactly relate to you. Exactly the same experience!
It's better to be a thinker than be a coward following blindly without asking questions. I just joined the crew recently(early August) and I've had serious encounters with people. It's really not been easy for people to understand me. I'm from Cameroon Could you send some of your books to me please?
That is why I don't discuss this with my parents. They know that my beliefs differ from theirs, but I don't want to make it an issue. I am the only sibling close enough to take care of them, so I let it go. It's a relief that they have decided to be nonconfrontational about it. I'm sorry that this happened to you.
Atheist at 43 - Realized how damaging religion was; mother beat the shit our of me, pushed me to go to church every Sunday, made me an alter boy, used to go to masses at 0500... screwed me up physically, emotionally...!!!
It is so terrifying to think about just how much power religion has in and over the lives of Americans! Not too dissimilar to the control Islam exerts in Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries...
Religion is a cancer and the emperor of ultimate evil garbage as God IS. It's a disease and poison how did beliefs in magic supernatural GODs get this far and is healthy in humanity??? That's horrible and stupid and sad I feel sick and sorry for grown adults as a species who still and may forever be cursed and inslave by such a poison that is insulting to the very core and embarrassing.
much MUCH worse then ANY other country , in other countries they DON'T have another choice , in america you do , and still people rather live under their ''jesus blanket'' then live in the real world
your situation is very similar to mine. most people close to me realize i'm an atheist but we don't discuss it. every now and then my mom will mention me joining her for church or saying something silly like "prayer works" but for the most part, beliefs aren't discussed.
sethandrews as anti truth and anti reason/. seth andrews is pure evil. he promotes all kinds of evil. he has no moral laws. he promotes a deth cult. atheism is a death cult.
john dilexit Jesus Christus Sorry buddy, your little skinny stick boy, old man with a beard and weird Danny Phantom rip off can't beat my boi Galactus, so your argument is invalid and therefore no other arguments you may have, are also invalid unless you convert to the church or Galactus, I am the Herald but you my bud can become Pope, with your own silly hat and bullet proof car. Wait why the fuck would the Pope need a bullet proof car my bad obviously the powers of Galactus will protect you.
My aha moment came from a podcast, The Infidel Guy. It was like being slapped with a mountain. I began to doubt religion around the same time as you, and the crazy thing is I burned through The God Delusion sitting in Barnes and Noble. I bought that and Sam Harris's book, The End of Faith. By the end of a week I was a confirmed atheist. And pissed as hell. I'm better now, but whoo boy those early days was like being on fire. I was lied to and I was going to fight back. Even now my minister mother and soon to be pastor sister keep pushing the message. I'm tired of it, but you can't turn your back on your family. But there are times I want to turn off my phone and disappear. You are a good man. Keep doing what you're doing.
You are describing my childhood, accept it was the Nation of Islam. I am so glad to know I was not alone. Imagine yourself being the only one of your faith in your school in the middle to late 1970's. Imagine what it was like during the hostage crisis in Iran. This was in Fort Worth, Texas.
@@jrskp3677 I don't want anyone to go through what I went through. Children can be cruel. It's made worse when you have adults, (some of then evangelical), that reinforce those views and behaviors. I was treated like an enemy who might blow something up at some time. I was very angry for many years. My anger was rooted in fear. Being black and a Muslim in Texas at that time meant you had to watch yourself. I had to let that anger and fear go. I just tried to be good to others. I guess people realized that I wasn't so different after all. After reading the three Abrahamic books, I started letting religion go. And I mean all religions. Now if I can just effect some positive change on my being black. Not just for me but all black people everywhere. Hell, all people everywhere. Thank you for your kind words. Those words meant a lot to me. May the rest of your day be wonderful.
@@bigearl3867 You're welcome man, being better than our surroundings isn't ever fair or easy. Growing up kids are cruel, as we age they sometimes get worse too. It's good you persevered I may understand how hard it can be from a position that is parallel and opposite than some others. It was regular racism not affiliated with a belief. Had lots of tussles but, they had to learn how hard I could kick to believe in it. 🥋 They had numbers I had combat experience. We later grew up and mostly became good friends they referred to me as *which I won't write it never felt odd much, being included was nice. But boy did some of us go through it with one another. Crazy thing was we watched a lot of old Kung Fu films and smoked good in the later years. Played Golden Eye and mainly were regular kids. At least as regular as 14+ were at the times. We gotta find ways to do more than survive. Being ourselves seems to be the best. That is what ; Son, Goku / Himura, Kenshin & even Hanma, Baki accomplish with those they encounter.
@@jrskp3677 I'm sitting here smiling. Mary Jane and Kung Fu theater on Saturdays did help one bond with others. Video games where still a novelty when I was coming up. So my thing was football. After the season would end, we'd play in the streets. We'd skin up our legs and arms. but we didn't care.I was an adult when I first got a peek at Dragon Ball. It was in Spanish, and the signal would degrade after about 9 a.m. on Sundays. I would watch Saber Rider, and Sailor Moon. Inuyasha, Kenshin was the lick! Later in life, I would use DBZ, and DBGT to reach at risk youth. It was a common interest that we could relate to. When a riot would be brewing, I would hold my Dragon ball, and Dragon Ball Z collection back if they didn't behave. All these gang bangers, and literal assassins would chill out, because they wanted to watch DB,DBZ, and DBGT. When I say assassins, that just what I mean. Sorry, didn't mean to get off point. You bought up a lot of memories. But yeah, once my peers realized we weren't that different we was cool.
@@bigearl3867 Sounds like you were able to do more than I. I've considered what you wrote and you deserve some recognition, in my perspective I salute you for your efforts🖖(👈the closest to a salute emoji, fitting considering it's origins). I was an at risk youth of sorts myself. Only I didn't know it until I was facing some real time. Guys like you made the difference. The programs I was sent to had guys like that. That was over 2 decades ago now and I look back with fondness for those days and respect for those dudes. Our society is so caught up in certain aspects of life portrayed in films, music and all that it's really easy to slip init a path that leads to self destruction, as it were. Normalcy is as uncommon as "common sense" is these days. Nature, nurturing and environment play heavily on the young mind. I'd like to refer you to a great piece of literature. The Hero with 1,000 Faces by Joseph Campbell, it's a detailed account of the hero's journey shared worldwide and will give you better ways to interpret the information as far as each story. Goku's literal death and meeting with the God's, and such is more accurate than say, Kenshin's with Hiko. It talks about Luke Skywalker and Gilgamesh. It's a good read, happy reading.
John Wright, we shouldn’t call them stupid-there are many factors playing into their beliefs, such as having been programmed that way from a very early age, needing something to hold on to, being afraid of not knowing something they can’t explain, etc. But yeah, I do think we’re the better ‘side.’ ;)
Damn. This resonates. I was homeschooled. All the way through. Always wanted to be a scientist, and of course "I can be whatever I wanted to be" but be careful for the "ploys of the devil in science." Discouraged from going to college, so incredibly undereducated and sheltered and isolated. Now I'm a proud agnostic and microbiologist, still filling in the gaps in my education I missed. I have a very separate life from my parents and they have no idea of my beliefs because I just don't need that conversation.
It always amazes me when I think about the smartphones and computers we use. How we can ask Alexa for information and all the other technological advancements that we're exposed to. Yet when you look at religion and human kind in general, we're only a stones throw from living in caves and fearing things that really don't exist.
One question that is never answered is: if God's so great, why does He need me to go out recruiting for Him ?? Can't HE do that on His own and for Himself ?? All-powerful & all-knowing, right?
god does do that/.you atheists all hate god and reject him. all of nature and history screams god is real. all of history supports what is described in the bible.
@@johnny50424 yaaa NO say what you want to just to feel good but that's not how reality works and people are not impressed with your weak minded mindset of delusional wishful thinking. People like you ruining everything with such ignorance and stupidity of ideas of magic imaginary friends you believe created everything. Your poison ☠ and maybe artistic. Because that's what religion feels like as a illness or condition. Research bitchspot blog channel.
Kay Allen it’s weird isn’t it? What’s even weirder is how he doesn’t even have the ability to speak with one voice within Christianity, let alone the scores of others that aren’t Christian that he supposedly uses to speak for him as well. Theism is a true shitshow.
I had to block my mother on my phone, not because I'm an atheist mind you but the pattern of phone calls to tell me what I'm doing wrong with my life were similar in tone. And similar to Seth, when I finally blocked her it was like blocking a troll on twitter.
you are doing work by rejecting god. you atheists love proving you all choose to vbe lying fools. thanks for proving you are hate being corrected. you are on the path of destruction. just like the liar seth andrews is.
I'm happy to say that when I was Christian, teaching in a small seminary, and my 16-yr-old son came to me and said that he wouldn't go back to church even if I grounded him until he was 18, I put him first. I took the chance of losing my job and respected my son's wishes by not forcing him like I was supposed to. Then, when he had kids, I respected his wishes to not introduce them to religion. When his eldest was 7, he and I took a nature walk and he stunned me by observing the fragments of evidence of human activity around him and piecing together what that activity might have been. From that day I was no longer not introducing him to religion out of respect for his parents' wishes, I was not discussing religion with him because I didn't want to take away what he had. That led me to wonder how much I really believed. There were other more direct catalysts to my deconversion, but today I am atheist and I am happy to be free of religion and I am even more happy to have a good relationship with my son and my grandkids. I'm happy I made that decision years ago to respect my son as an intelligent, thinking individual. I had raised a person with his own thoughts and feelings, not a copy of me. That's what I wanted and the rewards are wonderful.
A turning point for me was when I talked with the author of Christianity Explained regarding my doctrinal concerns regarding hell. His response was to tell me it was fine to stop believing in hell; plenty of Christians don't. These people who've made a living in ministry don't really care what you believe, so long as you keep paying for it.
The Phone Call is almost the same conversation I had with my mother when I came out as gay at 22. It sends a chill down my spine how eerily familiar it sounds. "I know you like girls, I was there when you were upset about that girl you liked who turned you down". Then its disappointment "I really wanted grandchildren", then to anger "how dare you, I bought tires for your car 3 months ago", then it ended with her telling me she wanted me out of her house and that I would end up moving to San Fransciso, getting AIDS and going to hell. We didn't talk for almost 3 years after that. Haven't quite made it to California yet, Seattle is more my speed, but can't afford it.
The fact that she assumed "San Francisco" just because you're gay and for no other reason... shows just how small minded and ignorant some of these people are.
I was 55 when I met my 60-year-old half-sister for the first time. She is a devout believer, her husband does "biblical studies" (although, he refuses to talk about any of it). I was VERY nervous when we finally decided to meet face-to-face for the first time, concerned that she would want to preach to me. I am what you would call an "anti-theist". I not only don't believe in anything supernatural, but I actively and whole-heartedly believe that religion is the bane of civilized society. It is the single strongest force in destroying our democracy, our society, and our planet. Surprisingly enough, we get along absolutely great. She is smart enough to not bring up religion, and I'm perfectly fine with that. My best friend (that I've literally known all of our lives) is a YEC and my self-adopted "brother" is a -moron,- woops, I mean "Mormon" (~snicker~). They both know better than to talk about religion around me. And we are all okay with that. They all know that if the subject comes up, I will not hide my feelings or the demonstrable truth from them. And, for my part, I'm happy to not bring up the subject. But that is the only way it works: we all know where the boundary is, and we just don't cross it. If they do cross it and can't deal with my response, then we don't have a relationship built on respect. And ALL of my relationships are built on respect. If there is no respect, then it just doesn't work, no matter what other connection we might share.
Belief (or faith), instead of rational thought. We could solve many of the world's problems with rational thought, but belief in imaginary friends stops rational conversations. Belief is not a good thing, but we've been brainwashed to think that it is.
@@raywiggins2480 Rational according to who? Every despot who murdered millions of people was using their version of rational. Everyone has belief. The only difference in you and a religious person is in who your belief is placed.
*Tommy Harring* _"What Christian principle would you say is the most destructive?"_ -- Rejection of science, hands down. When people not only personally reject science, but actively fight against it, that effort wastes valuable time and resources. We are entering the age of the 6th Great Extinction, our planet is dying around us, and yet we are still fighting about whether evolution should be taught in school. Religion also teaches people to be intolerant. That's why our government is run by religious, ignorance-based bigots instead of people who understand how science works and accept the findings of the scientific community. It's why we can't implement any sort of Socialism in this country without people losing their freakin' minds.
Same here. I was religious, then "agnostic", but the Hitch was so brilliant and eloquent that he helped to crystallize my atheism, then I went onto Dawkins, Harris and Dennett and now I have quite an interest in zoology and evolution, and enjoy science more than I ever used to.
Me: Mom, I'm an Atheist. Mom: Pass the wine. Me: Mom, did you hear me? Mom: Does you being an Atheist mean I can't have a glass of wine? Me: ... No. Mom: OK. Mr. Atheist, pass the wine.
If the same person offering eternal paradise is also threatening eternal suffering....its called extortion (so where do we get our morals from again?...not religion). Love the internet...it's where religions come to die.
The problem with people is they want to do whatever they want to do but not face the consequences. The same with God. He loves us and gave us a way out because of it but like many of us we want to do what we want to do. And if there is no such thing is morals these days them just how far can people become really at their worst like WW2.
@@parisb7069 You've been brainwashed to think that we cant be good or moral without some imaginary god....this is utter nonsense. Suggest you read your bible ,but first take off the religious goggles and actually read it...read about the genocide , the condoning of slavery ,sexism-degradation of women ,racism, condemnation of homosexuals...the list goes on. There is no doubt that a secular society produces the best standards of peace and happiness and wellbeing...I've lived through this change in my own country ,where god belief has more or less been kicked to the kerb in favour of genuine compassion based on critical thinking and good science.
When he talks about leaving religion, and never going back, and accepting the truth.... Reminds me of a great quote... " I would rather wallow in the truth, than to jubilate upon a lie." --- R. Clark. .... .... .... .... Yes I wrote that, 8 years ago. ( about a different subject, but it rings true when applied to becoming an atheist.)
Seth i return here often when I feel I need encouragement. Thank you for all you do. You and so many others have made a huge impact on my life and for that I'm forever grateful. You are appreciated my friend. Thanks
Science, technology, education and democracy. That's the way to a better world. Censorship and propaganda. The evil twins of communication. Religions have to use these since they can't use reason and debate, very well.
This video has meant so much to me. I turned from unchurched to fundamentalist for love of my husband and a need to belong. I came back to atheism for peace and truth. I hurt my parents when I joined the church, I hurt my kids by raising them in the church, and now I’m hurting my husband by leaving the church. All this sounds sadder than it actually is though. My kids, as adults, are on their own thinking journey and we encourage each other. I am thankful for your words and for your sharing of your journey. I am still mostly undercover, I have not come out, so to speak, but I want to do so without hurting my husband.
That was the strangest thing, when you talked about your parents, introducing them to the atheist crowd. And I remembered, remembered the discrepancy between "worldly" love as portrayed in church and what I saw in reality, when I was in highschool. "Worldly" people being more genuine and less judgemental, "worldly" music speaking of love and feelings I wasn't allowed to have but did anyway. It took me 30+ years to come out of religion after that, but it had haunted me ever since those days in school.
you just proved how dumb you are. being an atheist proves you are an idiot. you did not ;leaver religion dumbass. you went to a religion of death were there is zero moral laws. in the religion of atheism which seth andrews promotes all evil is a okay in atheism. atheism religion teaches that human life is totally worthless. all life is meaning less in atheism religion. atheism is just another religion. there is no valid reason to be an atheist.
@@johnny50424 tell me, what do you find so moral and righteous about slavery, genocide, blood sacrifice of any kind, polygamy, or misogyny? Also, any religion universally accepted as such is a faith based belief system with promoted and prohibited beliefs revolving around the idea that some essence of self survives the death of the physical body. How does atheism qualify? Do you even know what the very word "atheist" is actually made of?
Many educated intelligent people silently suffer as true believers, then as doubters, and finally as silent rationalists and skeptics! BE REAL! Wake the __ up!
I laughed so hard! My parents are still trying to deal with me coming out as atheist and they are treating me like trash, yet they pretend they want to go and save souls for Jesus. What a load of lies.
It is sad that Chriatian parents say they love God but show different to you and many others. Most Atheist have had bad childhoods and became the most unbelieving because of it. I am a Christian and I would not had believed it until God restored my life and family when I messed it all up. Seek God himself and not in others. Many of us fall short no matter who they are.
@@parisb7069 Atheist just means that they do not accept the claim. Most atheists became atheists after a lot of research and reading holy books. When I was 16 it blew my mind that "God" is fine with all other religions being around when that is in the 10 ten "do not's". So I read the Bible and realized that it was obviously false, so I looked into Islam, Hinduism, and eventually looked at Buddhism. After none of those made sense with critical thinking and common sense, I became an atheist. Besides it is impossible to honestly deny evolution. Wisdom teeth, everyone has a nub tail (cockyx), some people have actually developed slightly bigger tails, and of course the Appendix. Many people have been born without wisdom teeth because we do not eat raw grains and bones anymore. So, therefore our jaws have been shrinking and not given enough room for those extra teeth.
My parent's 'love' comes in the form of a check, it's the money they had saved for my future wedding but since I'm a transgender gay man, they want no part in it. It doesn't even matter that I'm an atheist, they went to my youngest sister's secular wedding at the courthouse no problem but because I'm a 'confused, mentally unstable' 26 y/o adult marrying a man who loves and supports me, they want nothing to do with us. But I still get the 'you never talk to us' text/phone calls, the 'why can't we agree to disagree' bullshit when they're the ones that bring up my non-belief, my identity, my sexuality. They don't want me as I am, they want me as they see me, a rebellious teenage girl that just needs to be wrangled back to church. I moved far away from them, I'm much happier and more stable then I've been in years and if they want no part in my happiness, then I refuse to take part in their misery.
Tobias- I'm so sorry you've been mistreated & disrespected by your family. It breaks my heart when I hear about fractured families, especially when the cause is religion. Congratulations on your wedding! I wish you both health & happiness!
Holy cow, wait a minute let me get this straight - (1) transgender (2) gay (3) man (4) married. Okay, let's see transgender "man" is probably referencing what you became, meaning you were at one time a girl. "Gay" is probably referencing your desires according to the gender you became, meaning you like men. Dude! I figured this out for you - You are actually pretty normal. Your two "issues" cancel each other out. You were born a girl, you like boys, and you even married one!
While I have no reference point to even come close to understanding what you went through, I applaud and admire your strenght. It must not have been easy. The idea that any parent would chose something.. anything... above their child's happiness is.. absurd. terrible. heartbreaking. To think that something like the love for one's child is warped by their idea of who they think you should be. What they had planned in their minds. Their perfect little mold that you didn't fit into. At least you know who you are and chose happiness, love and to be yourself. If they can't understand that, if they can't accept that, then they are the ones living in a lie and that's their burden to bear. Thank you for sharing and I wish you the best.
The "person living a life of destruction" seems to be the sadsack who spends all his time running around atheist videos trying to tell them they're all evil and stupid. With nothing to back that up, I might add, just spitting bile and hatred out into the wind, hoping, desperately to make someone else's day shittier. *Fuck you.* Get a life.
I have begun watching this for about a year after i left my religious upbringing. This reminds me that I am not alone and that I am not the only one despite what everyone said. Keep up the good work, you give those of use deep in the bible thumping parts of the US a reminder that there are bastions of reason left in the world.
Real happy for you, Will ^^ Rest assured you are not alone, and as unwavering as their theocratic bullying may be, younger generations are getting fed up with that shit. I hope that change makes itself felt in your environment anytime soon.
Just heard about you yesterday, I've watched about (I'm still watching) 3 or 4 of your youtube videos. I can safely say we finally have a superstar. Go Seth go.
A wonderful speaker , full of warmth, humour (very funny) , intelligence, humility, humanity and truth. The anecdote regarding the blocking of his parents is awful, (in that a family split is terribly sad) but certainly understandable, and sadly it seems quite prevalent in the Atheist / Critical Thinking online community. It's an alien concept to me - I grew up in an Atheist home, though it wasn't an issue - it just happened to be the case that my parents didn't believe in a God. Oddly enough, I went to Sunday School & was a member of the Boys Brigade, but neither of these things were forced upon me - it was simply a case of expanding my horizons, (and maybe getting me out of the house for a few hours on a Sunday morning & Friends evening). I didn't even know that Atheist activism was a thing* until a few years ago, when I started venturing online (particularly TH-cam) and found this (mainly American) group of people who were actually talking about Atheism in a personal sense. One thing that I feel should be pointed out to Seth is that when he talks about "perspective", and mentioned a surfing squirrel - on the face of it the 'numbers' appear meaningless, but a million people downloading a video of a squirrel do it for a momentary laugh. When one person, never mind a million people, download one of his podcasts it's because they carry meaning, and can be literally life-changing for the viewer. That's the difference, and he shouldn't lose sight of what his words convey for so many people. He says that he's not an intellectual - good ! Personal experience can carry so much weight for the religious person who is wracked with self-doubt. *Clearly I was aware of Christopher Hitchens & Richard Dawkins, but I failed to grasp the connection with the huge numbers of people who were embracing Atheism after a lifetime of religious dogma. A very gifted man, and I feel extremely lucky to have found his channel.
I heard him speak when he came to Raleigh, NC a few years ago. Good stuff. Would be curious to see what he thinks of my book Emancipation of a Black Atheist.
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@@jarretjordan3837 What's your basis for calling his book trash? I read a brief description of it and it seems to be an inspirational biography of how he came to be an atheist in the context of being a person of color. What possible qualms could you have with his book?
@hatter00 nothing. Just curious what the fuck being black has to do with being an atheist? Nothing like playing the race card for no apparent reason. If anyone has a reason to not believe in God it's blacks. In fact I'm surprised they aren't all atheists. If there was in fact, a god. Blacks are def who he turned his back on the most
The one true god demands it, for it was foreseen that there would be idolaters and worship of false gods and the faith they put in them. “We walk by faith and not by sight”. Faith in lord Jesus is required to enter into the kingdom. Disbelief means access denied; you can’t enter.
Thank you Seth. Your sense of hu!or and reason was just the distraction I need from the events of this past week and the hatred spewed from people in authority. Saturday was just heartbreaking. And this morning woke to find Ginger Kitty had died. You gave me reasons to smile. Keep posting. Your podcasts change lives and you help.
you were learning about neanderthals by grade THREE! wow. awesome school. it is only until i reached high school that the idea of evolution was briefly touched on *jealous*
Seth, I've been muted on many chat sights and banned from others all due to me saying what I thought...I'm 53 and currently give a lot less fucks than I used to. I completely agree that the time to just sit back and listen is over.
"Family should act like family". Truer words were never spoken. I wish my family was accepting of me, and the problem(s) have nothing to do with religion or belief in a god (ostensibly), even though I am an atheist. I'm alone except for my daughters and ex-wife, and don't know if I will be able to count on them or not.
I am going through exactly what you went through and I am sooo happy and grateful I found your stuff! This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me in my life. Just awesome!
Dear Seth, I hope that YOU are going to be followed, at least as much as the Hitch. Your vids helped me out a lot, although neither me, or my parents were religious. These vids helped ME, to become a better person, therefore THANK YOU.
Wow that phone call hit hard. I remember when I told my mom that I was no longer a believer and the waterworks started immediately. Same song and dance, "Oh you don't know what your talking about, you're going to come back, you're ruining your life..." When honestly I am the happiest I have ever been in my life. I was always skeptical and never fit in when I was in church because I always asked questions and when the pastors didn't have an answer, they would go straight to, "You just have to have faith." I'm sorry I'm not going to blindly live my life on faith, give all my money to the church and be miserable, all while having others telling me how to think and "live holy". I walked away as soon as I turned 18 and graduated from my pentecostal school and never looked back. It was a long road to recover from my christian PTSD; which I still struggle with occasionally, but that constant fear of hell and anxiety that i'm going to 'sin' over every situation is no longer a looming issue and having to ask for forgiveness is way behind me and I am such a better person for it. Your videos are inspiring and I'm glad you're out here doing the 'devils' work :)
A friend told me about your channel today. And I literally have not been able to stop listening and watching. THIS finally makes sense to me! And what’s better is now I have a podcast I can listen to and share♥️ Thank you!
I used to live in Rolling Meadows, Ill. I also went to Carl Sandburg. I lived on Kingfisher lane. It was the 1960's. My dad was Blues, Muddy Waters was his guy. He played piano and guitar and sang. My mom was Classical, and Country. I was The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Hendrix, Joplin et al. But so was my dad too. Listening to your story I was privileged. Born with a silver Blues riff in my mouth.
Seth, I have listened to every one of your podcasts, and they were all brilliant. I can't say i particularly remember the very first one, but you do yourself a disservice telling people not to go back that far in the archive. Perhaps the technical stuff wasn't as polished as it is now, but the content was always worth listening.
Seth, you were one of the final catalysts for me into atheism, and I'm endlessly thankful for you. Thank you for being so open, honest, and compassionate in your presentations.
I remember my mom crying when I used the word atheist for the first time. I was in my 30's. She was never mad, but like personally hurt, honestly scared for me. I felt terrible.
I am 25 and also went through Christian school indoctrination. I ALSO went through the ACE program. I can tell you it hasn't changed. I'm shook that your story is damn near exactly like mine growing up. Unfortunately I never had the ability to go to a public school at all, until Junior and Senior year where I was in a Charter school, finally being introduced to evolutionary theory from a non-religious standpoint.
Seth is as humble as they come and such a valuable contributor to the conversation of our age. He speaks with clarity to so many of us who have a shared experience of religion. He uses the story of his life to illuminate the differences between religion and reason. Always entertaining, honest and convincing.
Wow...I have been a nonbeliever for roughly 5 years and hearing that phone call rocked me to my core. In fact this video just hit home in every possible way. I remember that feeling of loneliness, fear, shame and being unable to sleep once I walked away from it all. Remember the anger I first felt when I thought of how much of my life was wasted but then the joy I felt when I relized the freedom that I actually discovered. This was such a gem of a video.
Thank you Seth for such an incredible job, and yes you are an incredible encouragement for people like me, having the opportunity to watch your videos makes my journey a lot easier, I wish one day I will meet you in person my friend!
I can remember the first time i went on the thinking atheist website. Felt like im entering the domain of the devil. Now its the most wonderful show on earth. It has helped and encouraged me a lot.
I startet to watch Hitchens videos a few years ago, knowing nothing about him. I binged everything I could find for month, I was moved and entertained and just amazed about hit wit, intelligence and courage. Than out of nowhere I saw one of his last videos googled him and realized he wasn't with us anymore, I cried like a baby without knowing this man. And still when people mention him show pictures or talk about his influence on their life I feel a loss.
Seth, I have to admit that every time I see a new presentation by you come across my subscription feed, I jump up with glee as if I am about to see my favorite blockbuster film. I always relish your humor, your insight, your eloquence, and your ability to appeal to the common man. Thank you for putting in all the work to bring such presentations to us.
Being a Christian did not make me happy. It was not a pleasant thought “knowing” most of my friends were probably gonna burn for eternity. As an 11 year old which was my last year as gods captive, I wished there wasn’t a god. THAT is true belief. Not wanting it to be true, but still obeying because I really believed it. I didn’t even get past genesis before finding a glaring contradiction, and giving it up. I relapsed into it once or twice the following weeks, but I always dragged myself back into reason. I have been god free for 5 years, and have never been happier. To any believer that might be reading this, please please just read your book carefully. It was awful for me being a Christian, and I hope it dies out as soon as possible.
Seth, thank you for all you do. Your podcast was one of the first I listened to when I was questioning everything. Its been almost 3 years now since I took a 'leap of faith' back to reality. Also great job on the Ghost Stories audio book! My wife and I have made your ghost stories a tradition in our home now. We cant wait to listen to it again on Halloween! Keep up the good fight! It's working.
Seth, I just found your works and now I'm stuck in a binge, lol. Thanks, I had stuff to do. You share a similar passion to end this madness and listening to you is a great catharsis. Keep up the awesome work in the field of rationale and sanity! Thank You
If you look back at your past and cringe at who you were. It means you’ve grown and matured into a better person. You can’t do anything to change your past, you can learn from what went wrong and better the future
Love this talk! Leaving religion/christianity was like leaving the Matrix. I cannot "voluntarily" delude myself and go back into the Matrix just to fit in. It can be a lonely journey, but it's real.
Excellent speech I had the fortunate opportunity, just last month, to hear Seth in person, a great guy and exceptional speaker who held our focus the entire time. Much success to you Seth and please continue do what you're doing and wishing you continued health in order to do so.
Thank you for sharing this, Seth. My story is very similar to yours, and it’s so helpful to hear you tell your story to remind me I’m not alone. When I first left my faith, you were one of the people who helped me through, along with Hitch and Dawkins and Barker. Thanks for being so open and thanks for all you’ve done to help me in my journey. Hope to meet you in person one of these days.
I think alot of people take this man for a joke. The comedy is great, but deep down he is talking about some real ass shit that people need to really be listening to, cause it's alot deeper than what it seems. I think that's what makes this man so genuine and different. Thank you Seth Andrews for being one of many, who led me out of cancer and depression, which we call religion, god, and prayer. I can't lie, I still pray for what I am thankful for, like food, water, clothing, and shelter, to remind myself that it could be so much worse. Remind yourself to be thankful for all you need, and that's it. Anything else is religion and working your way to heaven, so to speak. Be you, and speak the truth all the time. Then, you will be free.
You reciting the pledge to the Bible gave me chills. I haven't recited that one since I was in Church Youth Group when I was 12 and I still remember it. Unsettling.
I'm so grateful for the internet... I get to learn so much and find comfort in people such as yourself... I'm from South Africa, from a little town called Springs... Not far from where Charlize Theron was born (Benoni)... Anyway, it's been a year now that I've left my religion (Christianity)... No one in this town understands. It's like everyone here is blind folded! So this is where I find my comfort, amongst rational thinkers such as yourself. Thank you! Much love!!
You should see if you have any secular humanist groups near you, or groups of that nature to meet like-minded people. Or start one! There are probably others who feel the same way. My aunt met her husband that way actually.
@@steph7614 That is true. There is more of us like that... Just quiet and lowkey. Hard to find like minded people. However, I think if Seth could come out of it from Oklahoma?? Anything is possible even for us here in hyper religious South Africa.
I hope you're still doing good? Being an atheist in Africa is extremely hard as majority of people are so brainwashed.
@@frankcastle13 here in america they arent just brainwashed..... because in order to become brainwashed, you have to HAVE A BRAIN! that is the missing puzzle piece here. millions of empty heads just waddling around with phone lights shining in there eyes , causing blindness. millions of people claim to be religious , yet i would wager any amount of money to say 98% of them have never read a single word of the bible
I'm from Bloemfontein. Still not ready to tell everyone, but my children are with me, and that is very comforting.
It is always a pleasure to listen to Seth Andrews, the guy is a real gem.
just found thim,.I like him.he's on his path and i hope he continues.
@Mortachai Epstein Interesting way to put it but I can't disagree.
If you smoke some weed then listen, watch out! His voice will become ASMR.
Agree
I love his voice, too.
Seth Andrews you are helping so many people break out of the chains of religion! Thank you
seth andrews is lucky the devil didn't possess him in an exorcism case and flip him on the spot.
He may be helping people out of their religion. The problem is that there is some glaring intellectual dishonesty on display as well.
@@lightatthecape2009 You know I focus on the exorcism cases every second of my life it's like my air there is no separating from believe in my case.
@@lightatthecape2009 Look into baba vanga predictions from 2022 to 5079 see 3,000 years into the future wow mind blown right mic drop.
Seth, What a Great Speaker you are.
As a 18 year old I appreciate this video. Just months ago I have left my faith. Still live under my parents roof and I still have to go to church. They all think I’m a Christian ...
felt that one. I would suggest you get financially independent before telling them
such a shame that an invisible friend trumps there own kid.
Good on you for thinking for yourself
Like I’ve told my parents- I’ll do the show just to accompany them. Free lunch afterwards. While they preach- “you can’t work on Sunday, day of Sabbath.” Try telling the working class trying to live that🤣. The hypocrisy!
Funnier than some Netflix stand-up specials.
Yeah, I'm as Liberal as it gets, but one can only take so much "Nigga"-this and "Trump"-that. The prude in me is long gone, but GRATUITOUS profanity for its own sake is played out. Example: Louis C.K. apparently thinks child-molestation is "edgy" humor.
... Ever heard of Demi Lardner?
Filtered through actual humor to ease the pain:
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Low bar
"I believe in science, I believe in people, I believe in my family!"
Wow. How many times have I said that since I became an atheist. It's nice to know that there are others out there that get what I get.
Agreed. The difference of course is those things don't require belief to be real.
Well... so do people who know what Jesus said
thejunksynchronhero. . 10 months ago. . "I believe in science, I believe in people, I believe in my family!"
Wow. How many times have I said that since I became an atheist. It's nice to know that there are others out there that get what I get.. 3 replies. 67 likes.
Interesting so how do you use science to verify the first century Rome biographies...
Well said sir well said keep up the good work and spread the word. The word is REASON. Not religion.
@hatter00 poor family
I was in the audience! Fantastic presentation!!! Thank you so much for coming to Minneapolis!
aliza goehner so jelly. I was in town for work, but couldn't get the day off!
Wicked Jim oh mannn that sucks! He seems to keep being on tour and going around doing presentations, so maybe you can catch him at a different spot 👍
It was 2 days after my birthday on the 23rd! Great (and cheap) bday gift to myself. They even served alcohol at the Minsky Theater too! Everyone was drinkin tall boys lol
aliza goehner I hit the cities there often. Maybe see ya at the next one.
Wicked Jim nice! Minneapolis+the burbs seem like a *really* popular business travel location. I’m sure most cities have tons of hotels, but I feel like I’m *surrounded* by them at all times lol!
Lucky girl
That phone call bit got my blood boiling real quick. People who care about their religion more than their own children are not fit to have children in the first place. The guilt-tripping is especially low. My mom to this day doesn't understand why religion upsets me so much, but of course she disassociates with all these horrible aspects about it which are the very reasons (mind you, she's far from being a fundi nut-job, thank goodness). She still doesn't think she or my dad lied to me. Oh, if only... I just wish I was able to free them from this scam they were raised in.
@@johnny50424 Atheism is the default position. When you're born, you know nothing about the world, nothing about any kind of belief system. Children have to be TAUGHT religion to BECOME religious. If you don't, they won't.
Therefore, religion is the thing that's added to the default state, not the other way around. Therefore, religion is the thing that needs to be proven.
Please prove that your religion is true.
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I have no problem being preached to, because I have little faith I'd be able to de-convert anyone, and I'm not sure that would be a good thing. Some people need religion, and some are better for it. What I'd do is show I'm not an evil baby eater : ), and show respect for their position. Most have been indoctrinated from childhood and can't help it, but I would point out the reasons for why bad ideas are BAD.
Using reason and local argument is unfamiliar territory, and the preaching will soon stop, to changing the subject...its getting colder - the weather... eh?
@vvenomm 492
These two (John ama a Jesucristo ) are not interested in any discussion with us atheist vermin, and it is a sure bet they didn't watch the hour long video above. They are an excellent example of how early indoctrination of religion, will stifle the brains development of their ability to reason.
@@johnny50424 Watch the You Tube video: Welcome To This World.
Bob Smith; A) Atheism is NOT a religion, just like abstinence is not a sex position and sitting on the couch is not a sport. B) We are not born to "seek god". We evolved with the cognitive habit of assigning agency to just about anything (ex. rustling in the grass) because it increased our chances of survival and avoid being killed by predators. And C) Science DOES deal in proof, making claims based on the evidence and correcting the claims accordingly, not making baseless assertions of magic.
You reciting the pledge to the Christian flag and the Bible gave me cold chills. I remember those, though I didnt until you started saying them. Talk about a trigger. It's like looking back at another lifetime.
It is like another life. My pastor and wife asked me what my old faithful self would say to my now atheist self. I now find it hard to "put my God glasses on" to come up with a faith-filled comment. Like those old filters are gone and I can longer filter my viewpoint through them.
Same. I had definitely repressed them.
For someone that grew up in a country where no pledging is ever done, it truly evokes the feeling of some fascist state seeing kids having to do it.
It's an interesting thought. I think I'd be proud of myself for my dedication to understanding things for myself. I don't think that ever changed, the only thing that did was me finally turning that onto my religion.
The other day someone started a meeting by saying "Good morning, everyone", and for a moment I half expected everyone to reply with "Good morning, Father".
Damn, that is one good public speaker. I'm taking a com class right now, which has made me pay attention to the way people deliver speeches, and this guy is just hitting all the boxes.
Your childhood is exactly how mine was growing up. The girls in my family couldnt even wear pants until they were 11. I was told all throughout my teen years I was destined to be a youth minister. Even at 33 my family still call me the one who's going to burn in hell and that I'm mad at god etc, etc. My own dad yelled at me last month for watching an Aronra video telling me that atheist are the most closed minded people out there. I'm still battling with my family. Your videos keep me going
Good luck to you ...stay strong.
I possibly do not fully realize what luck I had to grow up in a non religious household.
Stay strong!
@@ottonormalverbrauch3794 you are very vulnerable you are very easy pray.
@@ottonormalverbrauch3794 if you join the exorcist priest that would be life changing for you you would get to witness exorcism cases.
@@ottonormalverbrauch3794 Look into the exorcism case of the rain man don decker.
I "came out" as an atheist (as well as gay, it qas kind of a double whammy lol) to my parents today, and I just wanted to say that this video helped me start that journey, and I really appreciate what you do.
Double whammy indeed
Nobody cares.
@@AlabamaMothman As of right now, 32 people care.
@@AlabamaMothman Yes some of us do care. We care that someone is being their true self.
I hope your life continues positively.
The fragility of their iron-clad faith never fails to give me a chuckle.
I wish it hurt to be that stupid.
My gosh, that's a lot of typing for bad satire. You need to put the /s symbol at the end.
Lol, but you do think a magical man sprang from nothing to create complex matter.
@@thoughtlesskills it's actually kinda hilarious how they completely ignore the hypocrisy of saying ''there's no way the universe was created from nothing'' (which btw, is a horrible simplification of the actual big bang theory) but believe in a deity that was created from the nothing
These Christian flat-quacks are starting to become annoying.
The older I get, the more I realize how damaging some religious families are, like mine. Wasted years & once I became an atheist, at 44, I'm fed up how society does that. Almost 20 years later, I am still relieved I was truly set free of superstition! Dan Barker's book was really the first. I have a large library of books, with The God Delusion & others. I too, started reading. No better book to turn one into an atheist than critically analyzing the Bible. Oh that critical thinking opens up a whole new world to discover, doesn't it?
I no longer have a family. My adult siblings are no contact. My parents are passed & I think about how their religious thinking caused more trouble & dysfunction, than anything.
It's quite sad. Thank you Seth. My heart is happy when I listen to you. I can exactly relate to you. Exactly the same experience!
Christianity = dysfunctional families.
It's better to be a thinker than be a coward following blindly without asking questions. I just joined the crew recently(early August) and I've had serious encounters with people. It's really not been easy for people to understand me. I'm from Cameroon
Could you send some of your books to me please?
Im sorry that happened to you
That is why I don't discuss this with my parents. They know that my beliefs differ from theirs, but I don't want to make it an issue. I am the only sibling close enough to take care of them, so I let it go. It's a relief that they have decided to be nonconfrontational about it. I'm sorry that this happened to you.
Atheist at 43 - Realized how damaging religion was; mother beat the shit our of me, pushed me to go to church every Sunday, made me an alter boy, used to go to masses at 0500... screwed me up physically, emotionally...!!!
It is so terrifying to think about just how much power religion has in and over the lives of Americans! Not too dissimilar to the control Islam exerts in Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries...
Religion is a cancer and the emperor of ultimate evil garbage as God IS. It's a disease and poison how did beliefs in magic supernatural GODs get this far and is healthy in humanity??? That's horrible and stupid and sad I feel sick and sorry for grown adults as a species who still and may forever be cursed and inslave by such a poison that is insulting to the very core and embarrassing.
@@mistylover2082 you have my sympathies,
@@wileycoyotegenius1 what's that supposed to mean again.
And the nazis.
much MUCH worse then ANY other country , in other countries they DON'T have another choice ,
in america you do , and still people rather live under their ''jesus blanket'' then live in the real world
I was worried about a huge coming-out moment with my family, but my mom figured it out. I exude an aura of atheism, and we simply don't talk about it.
your situation is very similar to mine. most people close to me realize i'm an atheist but we don't discuss it. every now and then my mom will mention me joining her for church or saying something silly like "prayer works" but for the most part, beliefs aren't discussed.
Seth, as an anti-theist, I so appreciate all you do, you are a great speaker, and all around great person! Love and Peace
sethandrews as anti truth and anti reason/. seth andrews is pure evil. he promotes all kinds of evil. he has no moral laws. he promotes a deth cult. atheism is a death cult.
@@johnny50424 Prove it, don't accuse it.
john dilexit Jesus Christus Sorry buddy, your little skinny stick boy, old man with a beard and weird Danny Phantom rip off can't beat my boi Galactus, so your argument is invalid and therefore no other arguments you may have, are also invalid unless you convert to the church or Galactus, I am the Herald but you my bud can become Pope, with your own silly hat and bullet proof car. Wait why the fuck would the Pope need a bullet proof car my bad obviously the powers of Galactus will protect you.
@@PsionicMonk im interested in the Church of Galactus. Where do i sign up?
johnny five amoris Iesu Christi wouldn't a death cult be one that promises things after death?
My aha moment came from a podcast, The Infidel Guy. It was like being slapped with a mountain.
I began to doubt religion around the same time as you, and the crazy thing is I burned through The God Delusion sitting in Barnes and Noble. I bought that and Sam Harris's book, The End of Faith.
By the end of a week I was a confirmed atheist. And pissed as hell.
I'm better now, but whoo boy those early days was like being on fire. I was lied to and I was going to fight back. Even now my minister mother and soon to be pastor sister keep pushing the message. I'm tired of it, but you can't turn your back on your family. But there are times I want to turn off my phone and disappear.
You are a good man. Keep doing what you're doing.
Joie Englin. Liked your post. Thank you.
The phone call is heart wrenching
It certainly is.
Yeah that was very well done. My mischievous side was really hoping for an understated "oh yeah and I'm gay" at the end,
That phone call sounds like my mother. It's always about my parents and what I owe to them.
It’s terrible for me because I fear the moment I will need to have that conversation.
@@steggyweggy When you finally do, you may see the true force that indoctrination has on someone if you havent yet. Good luck.
You are describing my childhood, accept it was the Nation of Islam.
I am so glad to know I was not alone.
Imagine yourself being the only one of your faith in your school in the middle to late 1970's.
Imagine what it was like during the hostage crisis in Iran.
This was in Fort Worth, Texas.
Thank you for not reinforcing people's irrational beliefs and fears.
Hope you're doing well today.
@@jrskp3677 I don't want anyone to go through what I went through. Children can be cruel. It's made worse when you have adults, (some of then evangelical), that reinforce those views and behaviors. I was treated like an enemy who might blow something up at some time.
I was very angry for many years. My anger was rooted in fear. Being black and a Muslim in Texas at that time meant you had to watch yourself. I had to let that anger and fear go. I just tried to be good to others. I guess people realized that I wasn't so different after all. After reading the three Abrahamic books, I started letting religion go. And I mean all religions. Now if I can just effect some positive change on my being black. Not just for me but all black people everywhere. Hell, all people everywhere.
Thank you for your kind words. Those words meant a lot to me. May the rest of your day be wonderful.
@@bigearl3867
You're welcome man, being better than our surroundings isn't ever fair or easy.
Growing up kids are cruel, as we age they sometimes get worse too. It's good you persevered I may understand how hard it can be from a position that is parallel and opposite than some others. It was regular racism not affiliated with a belief.
Had lots of tussles but, they had to learn how hard I could kick to believe in it. 🥋
They had numbers I had combat experience.
We later grew up and mostly became good friends they referred to me as *which I won't write it never felt odd much, being included was nice. But boy did some of us go through it with one another. Crazy thing was we watched a lot of old Kung Fu films and smoked good in the later years. Played Golden Eye and mainly were regular kids. At least as regular as 14+ were at the times.
We gotta find ways to do more than survive. Being ourselves seems to be the best.
That is what ; Son, Goku / Himura, Kenshin & even Hanma, Baki accomplish with those they encounter.
@@jrskp3677 I'm sitting here smiling. Mary Jane and Kung Fu theater on Saturdays did help one bond with others. Video games where still a novelty when I was coming up. So my thing was football. After the season would end, we'd play in the streets. We'd skin up our legs and arms. but we didn't care.I was an adult when I first got a peek at Dragon Ball. It was in Spanish, and the signal would degrade after about 9 a.m. on Sundays. I would watch Saber Rider, and Sailor Moon. Inuyasha, Kenshin was the lick! Later in life, I would use DBZ, and DBGT to reach at risk youth. It was a common interest that we could relate to. When a riot would be brewing, I would hold my Dragon ball, and Dragon Ball Z collection back if they didn't behave. All these gang bangers, and literal assassins would chill out, because they wanted to watch DB,DBZ, and DBGT. When I say assassins, that just what I mean.
Sorry, didn't mean to get off point. You bought up a lot of memories. But yeah, once my peers realized we weren't that different we was cool.
@@bigearl3867
Sounds like you were able to do more than I.
I've considered what you wrote and you deserve some recognition, in my perspective I salute you for your efforts🖖(👈the closest to a salute emoji, fitting considering it's origins).
I was an at risk youth of sorts myself.
Only I didn't know it until I was facing some real time. Guys like you made the difference. The programs I was sent to had guys like that. That was over 2 decades ago now and I look back with fondness for those days and respect for those dudes.
Our society is so caught up in certain aspects of life portrayed in films, music and all that it's really easy to slip init a path that leads to self destruction, as it were. Normalcy is as uncommon as "common sense" is these days.
Nature, nurturing and environment play heavily on the young mind.
I'd like to refer you to a great piece of literature.
The Hero with 1,000 Faces by Joseph Campbell, it's a detailed account of the hero's journey shared worldwide and will give you better ways to interpret the information as far as each story.
Goku's literal death and meeting with the God's, and such is more accurate than say, Kenshin's with Hiko. It talks about Luke Skywalker and Gilgamesh. It's a good read, happy reading.
Thank you so much for what you do. Still grieving god, new agnostic here.
Welcome aboard. It's not easy to examine what has been a closely held belief all of your life. But it's worth it.
I prefer atheist to agnostic but I consider the definition simpy as 'not a theist'. Of course I would really prefer no label at all.
John Wright, we shouldn’t call them stupid-there are many factors playing into their beliefs, such as having been programmed that way from a very early age, needing something to hold on to, being afraid of not knowing something they can’t explain, etc.
But yeah, I do think we’re the better ‘side.’ ;)
Welcome! Seek truth as much as possible. Trust yourself! Go without God!
Became an athiest a few months ago, never been happier.
Damn. This resonates. I was homeschooled. All the way through. Always wanted to be a scientist, and of course "I can be whatever I wanted to be" but be careful for the "ploys of the devil in science." Discouraged from going to college, so incredibly undereducated and sheltered and isolated. Now I'm a proud agnostic and microbiologist, still filling in the gaps in my education I missed. I have a very separate life from my parents and they have no idea of my beliefs because I just don't need that conversation.
It always amazes me when I think about the smartphones and computers we use. How we can ask Alexa for information and all the other technological advancements that we're exposed to. Yet when you look at religion and human kind in general, we're only a stones throw from living in caves and fearing things that really don't exist.
One question that is never answered is: if God's so great, why does He need me to go out recruiting for Him ?? Can't HE do that on His own and for Himself ?? All-powerful & all-knowing, right?
Jehovah's Witnesses on my mom's side.
god does do that/.you atheists all hate god and reject him. all of nature and history screams god is real. all of history supports what is described in the bible.
Not to mention that he doesn't seem able to destroy Satan and all the 'demons' we hear about. 😁
@@johnny50424 yaaa NO say what you want to just to feel good but that's not how reality works and people are not impressed with your weak minded mindset of delusional wishful thinking. People like you ruining everything with such ignorance and stupidity of ideas of magic imaginary friends you believe created everything. Your poison ☠ and maybe artistic. Because that's what religion feels like as a illness or condition. Research bitchspot blog channel.
Kay Allen it’s weird isn’t it? What’s even weirder is how he doesn’t even have the ability to speak with one voice within Christianity, let alone the scores of others that aren’t Christian that he supposedly uses to speak for him as well. Theism is a true shitshow.
I had to block my mother on my phone, not because I'm an atheist mind you but the pattern of phone calls to tell me what I'm doing wrong with my life were similar in tone. And similar to Seth, when I finally blocked her it was like blocking a troll on twitter.
you are doing work by rejecting god. you atheists love proving you all choose to vbe lying fools. thanks for proving you are hate being corrected. you are on the path of destruction. just like the liar seth andrews is.
@@johnny50424 You are one petty little asshole aren't you. I bet your coworkers love it when you aint there.
sundiver137 You would love an exorcist priest being there if an exorcism breaks out.
@@johnny50424 Shut up, doomsday cultist.
This made me cry, I went through all of this at 9 years old. Because of religion I never had any relationship with my mom, ever!
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I'm happy to say that when I was Christian, teaching in a small seminary, and my 16-yr-old son came to me and said that he wouldn't go back to church even if I grounded him until he was 18, I put him first. I took the chance of losing my job and respected my son's wishes by not forcing him like I was supposed to. Then, when he had kids, I respected his wishes to not introduce them to religion. When his eldest was 7, he and I took a nature walk and he stunned me by observing the fragments of evidence of human activity around him and piecing together what that activity might have been. From that day I was no longer not introducing him to religion out of respect for his parents' wishes, I was not discussing religion with him because I didn't want to take away what he had. That led me to wonder how much I really believed. There were other more direct catalysts to my deconversion, but today I am atheist and I am happy to be free of religion and I am even more happy to have a good relationship with my son and my grandkids. I'm happy I made that decision years ago to respect my son as an intelligent, thinking individual. I had raised a person with his own thoughts and feelings, not a copy of me. That's what I wanted and the rewards are wonderful.
Good comment dude
Your family is lucky to have you.
A turning point for me was when I talked with the author of Christianity Explained regarding my doctrinal concerns regarding hell. His response was to tell me it was fine to stop believing in hell; plenty of Christians don't. These people who've made a living in ministry don't really care what you believe, so long as you keep paying for it.
The Phone Call is almost the same conversation I had with my mother when I came out as gay at 22. It sends a chill down my spine how eerily familiar it sounds. "I know you like girls, I was there when you were upset about that girl you liked who turned you down". Then its disappointment "I really wanted grandchildren", then to anger "how dare you, I bought tires for your car 3 months ago", then it ended with her telling me she wanted me out of her house and that I would end up moving to San Fransciso, getting AIDS and going to hell. We didn't talk for almost 3 years after that. Haven't quite made it to California yet, Seattle is more my speed, but can't afford it.
The fact that she assumed "San Francisco" just because you're gay and for no other reason... shows just how small minded and ignorant some of these people are.
I miss the Hitchslap
hitchens now knows god is real. he is suffering in judgement for his rejection of god.
@@johnny50424 that's right.
John ama a Jesucristo prove it
John ama a Jesucristo: you're insane.
Mike Hodges: you're insane, too. PROVE IT. Wait, you can't? Big fucking surprise.
I was 55 when I met my 60-year-old half-sister for the first time. She is a devout believer, her husband does "biblical studies" (although, he refuses to talk about any of it). I was VERY nervous when we finally decided to meet face-to-face for the first time, concerned that she would want to preach to me. I am what you would call an "anti-theist". I not only don't believe in anything supernatural, but I actively and whole-heartedly believe that religion is the bane of civilized society. It is the single strongest force in destroying our democracy, our society, and our planet.
Surprisingly enough, we get along absolutely great. She is smart enough to not bring up religion, and I'm perfectly fine with that. My best friend (that I've literally known all of our lives) is a YEC and my self-adopted "brother" is a -moron,- woops, I mean "Mormon" (~snicker~). They both know better than to talk about religion around me. And we are all okay with that.
They all know that if the subject comes up, I will not hide my feelings or the demonstrable truth from them. And, for my part, I'm happy to not bring up the subject. But that is the only way it works: we all know where the boundary is, and we just don't cross it. If they do cross it and can't deal with my response, then we don't have a relationship built on respect. And ALL of my relationships are built on respect. If there is no respect, then it just doesn't work, no matter what other connection we might share.
I would have a hard time being friends with a YEC.
What Christian principle would you say is the most destructive?
Belief (or faith), instead of rational thought. We could solve many of the world's problems with rational thought, but belief in imaginary friends stops rational conversations. Belief is not a good thing, but we've been brainwashed to think that it is.
@@raywiggins2480
Rational according to who? Every despot who murdered millions of people was using their version of rational. Everyone has belief. The only difference in you and a religious person is in who your belief is placed.
*Tommy Harring* _"What Christian principle would you say is the most destructive?"_ -- Rejection of science, hands down. When people not only personally reject science, but actively fight against it, that effort wastes valuable time and resources. We are entering the age of the 6th Great Extinction, our planet is dying around us, and yet we are still fighting about whether evolution should be taught in school.
Religion also teaches people to be intolerant. That's why our government is run by religious, ignorance-based bigots instead of people who understand how science works and accept the findings of the scientific community. It's why we can't implement any sort of Socialism in this country without people losing their freakin' minds.
Thank you so much! I was an ACE student and was brought up in a very sheltered world. I am so glad I found your work. Thanks again!
This is good, I'm at this same point in my life and Christopher Hitchens was the one who flipped the switch for me. Yes this is good.
Same here. I was religious, then "agnostic", but the Hitch was so brilliant and eloquent that he helped to crystallize my atheism, then I went onto Dawkins, Harris and Dennett and now I have quite an interest in zoology and evolution, and enjoy science more than I ever used to.
Me: Mom, I'm an Atheist.
Mom: Pass the wine.
Me: Mom, did you hear me?
Mom: Does you being an Atheist mean I can't have a glass of wine?
Me: ... No.
Mom: OK. Mr. Atheist, pass the wine.
Seth Andrews, maga, ommaagaaa!
That’s wholesome
Gold😂😂😂
You are lucky. So many parents freak out at that kind of news. Your Mom's a keeper.
And there is exorcist priest working on exorcism cases what does mean for you be aware.
If the same person offering eternal paradise is also threatening eternal suffering....its called extortion (so where do we get our morals from again?...not religion).
Love the internet...it's where religions come to die.
The problem with people is they want to do whatever they want to do but not face the consequences. The same with God. He loves us and gave us a way out because of it but like many of us we want to do what we want to do. And if there is no such thing is morals these days them just how far can people become really at their worst like WW2.
@@parisb7069 You've been brainwashed to think that we cant be good or moral without some imaginary god....this is utter nonsense.
Suggest you read your bible ,but first take off the religious goggles and actually read it...read about the genocide , the condoning of slavery ,sexism-degradation of women ,racism, condemnation of homosexuals...the list goes on.
There is no doubt that a secular society produces the best standards of peace and happiness and wellbeing...I've lived through this change in my own country ,where god belief has more or less been kicked to the kerb in favour of genuine compassion based on critical thinking and good science.
When he talks about leaving religion, and never going back, and accepting the truth.... Reminds me of a great quote...
" I would rather wallow in the truth, than to jubilate upon a lie." --- R. Clark. .... .... .... .... Yes I wrote that, 8 years ago. ( about a different subject, but it rings true when applied to becoming an atheist.)
Seth i return here often when I feel I need encouragement. Thank you for all you do. You and so many others have made a huge impact on my life and for that I'm forever grateful. You are appreciated my friend. Thanks
I have to admit that ACE program explains a lot of the twaddle that the comment trolls dribble forth.
Science, technology, education and democracy. That's the way to a better world.
Censorship and propaganda. The evil twins of communication. Religions have to use these since they can't use reason and debate, very well.
This video has meant so much to me. I turned from unchurched to fundamentalist for love of my husband and a need to belong. I came back to atheism for peace and truth. I hurt my parents when I joined the church, I hurt my kids by raising them in the church, and now I’m hurting my husband by leaving the church. All this sounds sadder than it actually is though. My kids, as adults, are on their own thinking journey and we encourage each other. I am thankful for your words and for your sharing of your journey. I am still mostly undercover, I have not come out, so to speak, but I want to do so without hurting my husband.
Look into the exorcism case of the rain man don decker.
That was the strangest thing, when you talked about your parents, introducing them to the atheist crowd. And I remembered, remembered the discrepancy between "worldly" love as portrayed in church and what I saw in reality, when I was in highschool.
"Worldly" people being more genuine and less judgemental, "worldly" music speaking of love and feelings I wasn't allowed to have but did anyway. It took me 30+ years to come out of religion after that, but it had haunted me ever since those days in school.
you just proved how dumb you are. being an atheist proves you are an idiot. you did not ;leaver religion dumbass. you went to a religion of death were there is zero moral laws. in the religion of atheism which seth andrews promotes all evil is a okay in atheism. atheism religion teaches that human life is totally worthless. all life is meaning less in atheism religion. atheism is just another religion. there is no valid reason to be an atheist.
@@johnny50424 Calling people idiots when you can't even spell, lmao.
@@johnny50424 tell me, what do you find so moral and righteous about slavery, genocide, blood sacrifice of any kind, polygamy, or misogyny? Also, any religion universally accepted as such is a faith based belief system with promoted and prohibited beliefs revolving around the idea that some essence of self survives the death of the physical body. How does atheism qualify? Do you even know what the very word "atheist" is actually made of?
@@johnny50424 Are you a Christian?
Many educated intelligent people silently suffer as true believers, then as doubters, and finally as silent rationalists and skeptics! BE REAL! Wake the __ up!
I laughed so hard! My parents are still trying to deal with me coming out as atheist and they are treating me like trash, yet they pretend they want to go and save souls for Jesus. What a load of lies.
watch the devil and father amorth trailer.
You're parents treating you like trash that must be rough.
It is sad that Chriatian parents say they love God but show different to you and many others. Most Atheist have had bad childhoods and became the most unbelieving because of it. I am a Christian and I would not had believed it until God restored my life and family when I messed it all up. Seek God himself and not in others. Many of us fall short no matter who they are.
@@parisb7069 Atheist just means that they do not accept the claim. Most atheists became atheists after a lot of research and reading holy books. When I was 16 it blew my mind that "God" is fine with all other religions being around when that is in the 10 ten "do not's". So I read the Bible and realized that it was obviously false, so I looked into Islam, Hinduism, and eventually looked at Buddhism. After none of those made sense with critical thinking and common sense, I became an atheist. Besides it is impossible to honestly deny evolution. Wisdom teeth, everyone has a nub tail (cockyx), some people have actually developed slightly bigger tails, and of course the Appendix. Many people have been born without wisdom teeth because we do not eat raw grains and bones anymore. So, therefore our jaws have been shrinking and not given enough room for those extra teeth.
Sorry about your parents. They need Jesus.
My parent's 'love' comes in the form of a check, it's the money they had saved for my future wedding but since I'm a transgender gay man, they want no part in it. It doesn't even matter that I'm an atheist, they went to my youngest sister's secular wedding at the courthouse no problem but because I'm a 'confused, mentally unstable' 26 y/o adult marrying a man who loves and supports me, they want nothing to do with us. But I still get the 'you never talk to us' text/phone calls, the 'why can't we agree to disagree' bullshit when they're the ones that bring up my non-belief, my identity, my sexuality. They don't want me as I am, they want me as they see me, a rebellious teenage girl that just needs to be wrangled back to church. I moved far away from them, I'm much happier and more stable then I've been in years and if they want no part in my happiness, then I refuse to take part in their misery.
you just prove how dumb you are. you are living a life of destruction., you being an atheist proves you are an idiot.
Tobias- I'm so sorry you've been mistreated & disrespected by your family. It breaks my heart when I hear about fractured families, especially when the cause is religion. Congratulations on your wedding! I wish you both health & happiness!
Holy cow, wait a minute let me get this straight - (1) transgender (2) gay (3) man (4) married. Okay, let's see transgender "man" is probably referencing what you became, meaning you were at one time a girl. "Gay" is probably referencing your desires according to the gender you became, meaning you like men. Dude! I figured this out for you - You are actually pretty normal. Your two "issues" cancel each other out. You were born a girl, you like boys, and you even married one!
While I have no reference point to even come close to understanding what you went through, I applaud and admire your strenght. It must not have been easy.
The idea that any parent would chose something.. anything... above their child's happiness is.. absurd. terrible. heartbreaking.
To think that something like the love for one's child is warped by their idea of who they think you should be. What they had planned in their minds. Their perfect little mold that you didn't fit into. At least you know who you are and chose happiness, love and to be yourself. If they can't understand that, if they can't accept that, then they are the ones living in a lie and that's their burden to bear.
Thank you for sharing and I wish you the best.
The "person living a life of destruction" seems to be the sadsack who spends all his time running around atheist videos trying to tell them they're all evil and stupid.
With nothing to back that up, I might add, just spitting bile and hatred out into the wind, hoping, desperately to make someone else's day shittier.
*Fuck you.* Get a life.
I have begun watching this for about a year after i left my religious upbringing. This reminds me that I am not alone and that I am not the only one despite what everyone said. Keep up the good work, you give those of use deep in the bible thumping parts of the US a reminder that there are bastions of reason left in the world.
Real happy for you, Will ^^ Rest assured you are not alone, and as unwavering as their theocratic bullying may be, younger generations are getting fed up with that shit. I hope that change makes itself felt in your environment anytime soon.
While he’s talking about “The God delusion”, I’m lying in my bed with my own copy of it! Great book, highly recommend it!
I may give the book a read. I had at one point, but never got around to reading it.
that's awesome
Seth this is one of your best, I wish you the best.
Just heard about you yesterday, I've watched about (I'm still watching) 3 or 4 of your youtube videos. I can safely say we finally have a superstar. Go Seth go.
A wonderful speaker , full of warmth, humour (very funny) , intelligence, humility, humanity and truth.
The anecdote regarding the blocking of his parents is awful, (in that a family split is terribly sad) but certainly understandable, and sadly it seems quite prevalent in the Atheist / Critical Thinking online community.
It's an alien concept to me - I grew up in an Atheist home, though it wasn't an issue - it just happened to be the case that my parents didn't believe in a God.
Oddly enough, I went to Sunday School & was a member of the Boys Brigade, but neither of these things were forced upon me - it was simply a case of expanding my horizons, (and maybe getting me out of the house for a few hours on a Sunday morning & Friends evening).
I didn't even know that Atheist activism was a thing* until a few years ago, when I started venturing online (particularly TH-cam) and found this (mainly American) group of people who were actually talking about Atheism in a personal sense.
One thing that I feel should be pointed out to Seth is that when he talks about "perspective", and mentioned a surfing squirrel - on the face of it the 'numbers' appear meaningless, but a million people downloading a video of a squirrel do it for a momentary laugh.
When one person, never mind a million people, download one of his podcasts it's because they carry meaning, and can be literally life-changing for the viewer.
That's the difference, and he shouldn't lose sight of what his words convey for so many people.
He says that he's not an intellectual - good !
Personal experience can carry so much weight for the religious person who is wracked with self-doubt.
*Clearly I was aware of Christopher Hitchens & Richard Dawkins, but I failed to grasp the connection with the huge numbers of people who were embracing Atheism after a lifetime of religious dogma.
A very gifted man, and I feel extremely lucky to have found his channel.
you wanna suck him off bit more , i saw none of that just lies and trying to attach BS to religious
You tube allows one rational person to change the irrational beliefs of millions.
A powerful tool.
@@Godslayer1975 yet here you are. A religious dude spouting bullshit. Keep it up man! You're doing our work for us!
Seth is 20 years older than me yet his upbringing was pretty much the same as mine. Love listening to him.
I heard him speak when he came to Raleigh, NC a few years ago. Good stuff. Would be curious to see what he thinks of my book Emancipation of a Black Atheist.
Where can I find your book? It sounds good!
@@electricspaghetti3507 www.amazon.com/gp/product/1634311469?pf_rd_p=c2945051-950f-485c-b4df-15aac5223b10&pf_rd_r=P5AWNR8SWTTWMHTTS32X
The amazon link is above. Be sure to leave a review once you've finished.
He doesn't even have it in his radar. What did it cost you to have that TRASH published?
@@jarretjordan3837 What's your basis for calling his book trash? I read a brief description of it and it seems to be an inspirational biography of how he came to be an atheist in the context of being a person of color. What possible qualms could you have with his book?
@hatter00 nothing. Just curious what the fuck being black has to do with being an atheist? Nothing like playing the race card for no apparent reason. If anyone has a reason to not believe in God it's blacks. In fact I'm surprised they aren't all atheists. If there was in fact, a god. Blacks are def who he turned his back on the most
Another excellent and both informative and enjoyable talk Seth. Thank-you!
If it were real then you wouldn't need faith!
THAT SHOULD SETTLE THE ENTIRE DEBATE.
Thanks Sagan
The one true god demands it, for it was foreseen that there would be idolaters and worship of false gods and the faith they put in them. “We walk by faith and not by sight”. Faith in lord Jesus is required to enter into the kingdom. Disbelief means access denied; you can’t enter.
@@RedVenomProductions How do you know you're believing in the *right* god and not a false one?
@@raymondthebrotherofperryma1403 let's just say i've looked at ALL of the world ,and my final conclusion is jesus christ.
Thank you Seth. Your sense of hu!or and reason was just the distraction I need from the events of this past week and the hatred spewed from people in authority. Saturday was just heartbreaking. And this morning woke to find Ginger Kitty had died. You gave me reasons to smile. Keep posting. Your podcasts change lives and you help.
Humor. Stupid tablet.
Sorry to hear about Ginger Kitty. I've been there before and it's never easy.
Sending you a big hug🤗 from Scotland x
Awww, I'm sorry about your kitty. I hope your week gets better.
Seth's humility combined with his sense of humor make him truly special as a speaker. I never tire of him.
you were learning about neanderthals by grade THREE! wow. awesome school. it is only until i reached high school that the idea of evolution was briefly touched on *jealous*
Seth, I've been muted on many chat sights and banned from others all due to me saying what I thought...I'm 53 and currently give a lot less fucks than I used to. I completely agree that the time to just sit back and listen is over.
Same here. I was just blocked from one site yesterday for get this, agreeing with the channel.
I guess some people are just pussies.
@@harmonicamanrandy care to meet on Skype? I'd like to hear what you have to say
As long as faith gets a pass from public criticism it retains it's shield of armour.
Deny it any safe harbor going forward.
@@@TheRealLucifer_Morningstar That sounds like something Benjamin Franklin would have said
It's become a code I live by. And living deep in the American Bible belt, it isn't something easily forgotten. 😉
*There are only 2 paths to God.*
1. Through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour
2. up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start
Hahhahah
That is why I'm not going to heaven ; I got a PS4.
Dead😭😭😭I tried it and it worked
Or b-a-select-start: if you want to include someone. Ha. Great. Praise jebus!!!!
You forgot “select” before start - don’t you want to do it 2-player? :D
"Family should act like family". Truer words were never spoken. I wish my family was accepting of me, and the problem(s) have nothing to do with religion or belief in a god (ostensibly), even though I am an atheist. I'm alone except for my daughters and ex-wife, and don't know if I will be able to count on them or not.
I’ve never felt more free since leaving any form of religion.
"As human beings you and I are truly brothers". Very well said.
I can listen to Seth all day. Brilliant.
Wow, this was an amazing and heartfelt presentation. Subscribed!
I am going through exactly what you went through and I am sooo happy and grateful I found your stuff! This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me in my life. Just awesome!
Dear Seth,
I hope that YOU are going to be followed, at least as much as the Hitch.
Your vids helped me out a lot, although neither me, or my parents were religious.
These vids helped ME, to become a better person, therefore THANK YOU.
Wow that phone call hit hard. I remember when I told my mom that I was no longer a believer and the waterworks started immediately. Same song and dance, "Oh you don't know what your talking about, you're going to come back, you're ruining your life..." When honestly I am the happiest I have ever been in my life. I was always skeptical and never fit in when I was in church because I always asked questions and when the pastors didn't have an answer, they would go straight to, "You just have to have faith." I'm sorry I'm not going to blindly live my life on faith, give all my money to the church and be miserable, all while having others telling me how to think and "live holy". I walked away as soon as I turned 18 and graduated from my pentecostal school and never looked back. It was a long road to recover from my christian PTSD; which I still struggle with occasionally, but that constant fear of hell and anxiety that i'm going to 'sin' over every situation is no longer a looming issue and having to ask for forgiveness is way behind me and I am such a better person for it. Your videos are inspiring and I'm glad you're out here doing the 'devils' work :)
A friend told me about your channel today. And I literally have not been able to stop listening and watching. THIS finally makes sense to me! And what’s better is now I have a podcast I can listen to and share♥️ Thank you!
Thanks Seth. I connected to your "made me talk like an idiot" vid and being former 3rd gen SDA, will never go back.
KLW Ein Congratulations on your emancipation! That is a tough one!
I made the mistake of trying to drink a cup of coffee during that one.
@@sundiver137 BA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! Laughing and coffee definitely do not mix.
Pretty much the same here... also from the SDA Church... 2nd if not 3rd generation.
What a genuine speech thank you I am going to share this with my sons
I used to live in Rolling Meadows, Ill. I also went to Carl Sandburg. I lived on Kingfisher lane.
It was the 1960's. My dad was Blues, Muddy Waters was his guy. He played piano and guitar and sang. My mom was Classical, and Country.
I was The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Hendrix, Joplin et al. But so was my dad too.
Listening to your story I was privileged. Born with a silver Blues riff in my mouth.
Seth, I have listened to every one of your podcasts, and they were all brilliant. I can't say i particularly remember the very first one, but you do yourself a disservice telling people not to go back that far in the archive. Perhaps the technical stuff wasn't as polished as it is now, but the content was always worth listening.
More than ever, the USA needs more people like Seth, many millions more...
Your story is so moving and so relatable. Thank you for sharing it. You are an inspiration!
Seth, you were one of the final catalysts for me into atheism, and I'm endlessly thankful for you. Thank you for being so open, honest, and compassionate in your presentations.
Repay seth by giving him an exorcist priest role.
I remember my mom crying when I used the word atheist for the first time. I was in my 30's. She was never mad, but like personally hurt, honestly scared for me. I felt terrible.
I grew up in a similar situation. Religion divides and screws up relationships.
Most excellent, Seth. _Molte grazie, bello!_
Love your work Seth! One of my favourite speakers!
I would give seth an exorcist priest role.
I am 25 and also went through Christian school indoctrination. I ALSO went through the ACE program. I can tell you it hasn't changed. I'm shook that your story is damn near exactly like mine growing up. Unfortunately I never had the ability to go to a public school at all, until Junior and Senior year where I was in a Charter school, finally being introduced to evolutionary theory from a non-religious standpoint.
Look into the devil's foot prints in devon england in 1855.
Seth is as humble as they come and such a valuable contributor to the conversation of our age. He speaks with clarity to so many of us who have a shared experience of religion. He uses the story of his life to illuminate the differences between religion and reason. Always entertaining, honest and convincing.
Seth needs to tackled exorcism cases if he really wants to challenge himself.
Thank you Seth 🙏🙏. I too am an Atheist comfortable in my own skin 🙏🙏. Soooo at peace 🙏🙏❤️❤️
Wow...I have been a nonbeliever for roughly 5 years and hearing that phone call rocked me to my core. In fact this video just hit home in every possible way. I remember that feeling of loneliness, fear, shame and being unable to sleep once I walked away from it all. Remember the anger I first felt when I thought of how much of my life was wasted but then the joy I felt when I relized the freedom that I actually discovered. This was such a gem of a video.
Thank you Seth for such an incredible job, and yes you are an incredible encouragement for people like me, having the opportunity to watch your videos makes my journey a lot easier, I wish one day I will meet you in person my friend!
I can remember the first time i went on the thinking atheist website. Felt like im entering the domain of the devil. Now its the most wonderful show on earth. It has helped and encouraged me a lot.
I startet to watch Hitchens videos a few years ago, knowing nothing about him. I binged everything I could find for month, I was moved and entertained and just amazed about hit wit, intelligence and courage. Than out of nowhere I saw one of his last videos googled him and realized he wasn't with us anymore, I cried like a baby without knowing this man. And still when people mention him show pictures or talk about his influence on their life I feel a loss.
Best moment "What am I gonna do?" "Be honest to yourself"
Be cautious and careful.
My faith in the Flying Spaghetti Monster is unwavering. I feel him in my heart when I pray. There’s nothing you can say to change my mind.
Right! Science said it, I believe it, that settles it.
R'amen!
11:00 my god child i can see your ankle what are you some kind of a scarlet woman?
Right ! What a harlot :-)
LMAO !
Seth, I have to admit that every time I see a new presentation by you come across my subscription feed, I jump up with glee as if I am about to see my favorite blockbuster film. I always relish your humor, your insight, your eloquence, and your ability to appeal to the common man. Thank you for putting in all the work to bring such presentations to us.
Being a Christian did not make me happy. It was not a pleasant thought “knowing” most of my friends were probably gonna burn for eternity. As an 11 year old which was my last year as gods captive, I wished there wasn’t a god. THAT is true belief. Not wanting it to be true, but still obeying because I really believed it. I didn’t even get past genesis before finding a glaring contradiction, and giving it up. I relapsed into it once or twice the following weeks, but I always dragged myself back into reason. I have been god free for 5 years, and have never been happier. To any believer that might be reading this, please please just read your book carefully. It was awful for me being a Christian, and I hope it dies out as soon as possible.
Seth, thank you for all you do. Your podcast was one of the first I listened to when I was questioning everything. Its been almost 3 years now since I took a 'leap of faith' back to reality. Also great job on the Ghost Stories audio book! My wife and I have made your ghost stories a tradition in our home now. We cant wait to listen to it again on Halloween! Keep up the good fight! It's working.
Seth Andrew's lectures are like a revival meating..But for atheists. Fills your brain with dopamine. Now I know what the fundies feel.
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Seth, I just found your works and now I'm stuck in a binge, lol. Thanks, I had stuff to do. You share a similar passion to end this madness and listening to you is a great catharsis. Keep up the awesome work in the field of rationale and sanity! Thank You
OMG..... YOU ARE THE MALE VERSION OF ME.....!!!!!! I love listening to you....!!!!!!!!!
If you look back at your past and cringe at who you were. It means you’ve grown and matured into a better person. You can’t do anything to change your past, you can learn from what went wrong and better the future
Love this talk! Leaving religion/christianity was like leaving the Matrix. I cannot "voluntarily" delude myself and go back into the Matrix just to fit in. It can be a lonely journey, but it's real.
Excellent speech I had the fortunate opportunity, just last month, to hear Seth in person, a great guy and exceptional speaker who held our focus the entire time. Much success to you Seth and please continue do what you're doing and wishing you continued health in order to do so.
Thank you for sharing this, Seth. My story is very similar to yours, and it’s so helpful to hear you tell your story to remind me I’m not alone. When I first left my faith, you were one of the people who helped me through, along with Hitch and Dawkins and Barker. Thanks for being so open and thanks for all you’ve done to help me in my journey. Hope to meet you in person one of these days.
@@johnny50424 awwwww thanks for making it that much more clear that religion is full of hateful assholes :)
I think alot of people take this man for a joke. The comedy is great, but deep down he is talking about some real ass shit that people need to really be listening to, cause it's alot deeper than what it seems. I think that's what makes this man so genuine and different. Thank you Seth Andrews for being one of many, who led me out of cancer and depression, which we call religion, god, and prayer. I can't lie, I still pray for what I am thankful for, like food, water, clothing, and shelter, to remind myself that it could be so much worse. Remind yourself to be thankful for all you need, and that's it. Anything else is religion and working your way to heaven, so to speak. Be you, and speak the truth all the time. Then, you will be free.
You reciting the pledge to the Bible gave me chills. I haven't recited that one since I was in Church Youth Group when I was 12 and I still remember it. Unsettling.
An excellent presentation of the transition from reality to religion!