you can get moral philosophy from Hinduism, Buddhism, Jesus Aesops fables, Confucius, etc... but to take the crazy creation stories litterally is beyond rediculous.
Almost as depressing as , when I think about the scientists working on diseases as bio weapons , Or the nightmare they created thru the use of Nuclear energy...that kind of depressing? or the kind of depressing when your whole family dies , and you are ready to give up , but you have something happen you cant explain , and in fact mock? This then saves that persons life and they forever KNOW you are the fool.
We are scarcely out of SLAVERY. Not even 100 years when I was born in the 50’s and STILL, 60+ more years later and some people think it was a good thing and we should go back to it. Some people in the south still want to secede!!!
@@Rayblondie Not all scientists are biologists. Of all the biologists in the world, only an insignificant handful have any doubt about evolution being a fact.
The beauty of Athiesm is that, nobody gets beheaded or stoned to death or thrown into a lake of fire for not adhering to what we intellectually believe. Period!
In hinduism you can be an atheist you won't go to hell neither people will behead you, infact its the only religion the gives this freedom. atheist hindus are called nasik 🕉
You don’t have the evidence for your belief to be true for all… neither do Hindus have evidence that they’ve been reincarnated from some other life form. Albeit, I have seen a addict totally transformed, a different man altogether from his former self, he said he was “born again” Christian and I believed him and his testimony of reincarnation in this lifetime. Yes the logic of the change in this man was full rounded and accounted for -unlike any religion being born into the “Body of Christ” overwhelms with existential meaning.
@@johnsheedy461 And again you miss the point. Scientists change their mind as per tested evidence. Conversion is done against a very different set of criteria. Understanding evidence is important, I suggest you look into it.
You as a scientist may be willing to change your mind, but life is not a lab where you carry out your Phd . Life is a vast lab, where you start Phd but you cannot decide when this study will end and how.
@@nirmalan5590 True, however, that takes nothing away here. Science is not always done in a lab. And you miss an important point, science works also by exclusion. So things that have been proven false, impossible to have happened- are the Noah flood and the young Earth. These are gone as possibilities
@@nirmalan5590 Figuring out this vast lab is what scientists are here for. Just because we do not know when the study will end does not mean we need to stop it. In fact it is a challenge for us to keep pursuing the truth. As a great atheist once said "destroy all the books in the world and scientific books will return as it was previously but not religious books"
I haven't wrote that sentence but I totally agree; "Science doesn't claim to have all the answers, but tries every day to find them. Religion, on the other hand, claims to have ALL the answers, but isn't capable of backing up a single one".
The Xarrots: Very true - just look at the religion of billions of years, abiogenesis and darwinian evolution!!!! The evolutionary, humanist, naturalistic religion claims to have all the answers to our physical origin, our biological origin and biological development yet when closely scrutinized is not capable of backing up a single one. Big bang - everything from NOTHING. Stars cannot form all by themselves from clouds of gas. No one has ever observed ANY process whereby the Jeans limit is overcome spontaneously. Assumptions abound. Planets cannot form all by themselves from clouds of dust. No observational evidence or in fact ANY mechanistic process to back that up. Abiogenesis is an impossibility, yet there is highly complex life all around us... how now, brown cow? Evolution suffers from the same basic problem as abiogenesis - how to generate an abstract entity, specified information, via purely random physical / chemical processes????? How does that happen? That which is purely material giving rise to that which is abstract????? HOW?????
kevinr ruiters even the Catholic Church recognizes evolution for starters and why do you guys always say something from nothing, who said from nothing? Secondly how did your particular god create something from nothing and how did god come to be? You guys always give the clock maker reasoning but say that god doesn't have a creator contradicting your argument.
mercy johnson Are you refering to the part where he say: "And we crossbred with it."? If that is the case, he is saying that we crossbred with neanderthals - not with chimpanzees. You know, in the same way you can crossbreed a donke and a horse, or different dogs, or crosspollinate different fruits. Read a book.
+Jonah Conner " Right after "Is it time for all religions to accept that germs cause illnesses?"" --- No, no, no, no, no! Babies, butterflies puppies and flowers were all intelligently designed. Pathogenic organisms just happened.
The very first question you should ask a creationist before engaging him in debate is this one: Is there any amount of evidence that could shake you faith and make you question your beliefs? If the answer is no (and it almost always is) then what is the point of engaging them in debate? Creationists should be ignored, set aside, left behind...Not engaged in debate.
Mike Vizioz I totally agree. The first mistake is to give creationism any chance, it simply isn't at the same level. It's just ridiculous to discuss it as a serious view of the world.
i8five4u It's kinda funny you mentioned that now because I've been reading a lot of crap from that people lately... Humanity never stops to surprise me.
Alex Serrano Yes, It is very frustrating when you bring up proof and they do not believe it because it is not said in the bible. Flat Earth people try to discredit science so it will be easier to teach non science.
Mitchell Osmer Many others will argue that this statement is true of the their scripture. Science and Health with a Key to the Scriptures Book of Mormon Upanishads Vedas Dhammapada Avestas Q'uran Tao Te Xing and many more besides
I mean evolution isn’t exactly a fact it’s just a generally agreed upon principle of how humans came about. It’s perfectly rational to assume it isn’t right like why do we have the same bone in are arse like an ape does cause we had a tail or because the bone has to be there or just is there?
@@cheekybum6136 For the sake of this upload there is far more evidence for evolution than what religion tries to sell… Man made from dust Woman from mans rib and animals appeared from the ground when God was sitting in the garden of eden 6000 years ago
musty bouk aye in a philosophical sense we are all but babes... however when the Muslim man responds to the questions of the host it is clear he is systematically repeating what he's been taught in Scripture and that he's not thinking for himself. Maturity develops through critical thinking and reflection of oneself and ones beliefs and the way they conform to reality.
There Are a Great Many Gods to Worship Gods are just Imaginary Mythical Personages of worship. Gods are not Creators. There is just one and only Great Creator that Created all that exists. The Great Creator is not one of your Mythical Gods that you worship. True Science is Knowledge and True Science is Truth. It is True Science that has proven the existence of the Great Creator. It has been by the discoveries of the Complex Intelligent Designed Engineering of the solar system and the complex Intelligent designed Engineering of life on this Planet Earth. Christianity and all Religion is not based on any facts and truth. Christianity is a Deceitful Society. In the book Christianity worship it says: 'Love your Enemies, resist not Evil, Love and care for all others as we would like to be Loved and cared for. Jesus and the twelve that were with him refused to kill any Human. they all suffered death instead. Christianity goes to other nations and presents themselves as being Kind and Loving. And successfully deceives them In the worshiping of their Imaginary Mythical gods. Then; the go to war for the nation that they worship and kills their own brothers and sisters of their own churches in other nations. Believe it or not: Truth will solve all our problems before we create them; and ignore or reject the truth; problems will multiply all by themselves; those problems will need no help. Have a great and a meaningful life, if it is at a
And they almost always are wrong because they don’t follow their own rules of evidence and procedure. As we know the theory of evolution is the latest casualty in the field of pseudo science
The New World Order is That Great America Yes: America is that superpower of the world. In that book that Christianity worships it speaks of that Great Christian Nation. Represented as a little Lamb with two little horns, the two ruling parties. Also America is represented in Daniel, the Two feet of the Great Image. with the Great Conglomerate of race and culture, as the clay and the steel is as the great power of the Government, the ruling power. The New World Order Known As (That Great America) is not going down until It has accomplished its purpose. All this chaos in That Great America is just the corruption boiling as anything boils in a pot, Lies and deception is boiling hared. It fills the air with a very Putrid Odor. Do realize it was the horn on the Right that proclaimed the New World Order. It was not that horn on the left, or the ruler of any other nation that proclaimed (this is the beginning of the New World Order.) Believe it or not: Truth will solve all our problems before we create them; and ignore or reject the truth; problems will multiply all by themselves; those problems will need no help. Have a great and a meaningful life, if it is at all possible. Just whispers, of the Ghost of Reality
The New World Order is That Great America Yes: America is that superpower of the world. In that book that Christianity worships it speaks of that Great Christian Nation. Represented as a little Lamb with two little horns, the two ruling parties. Also America is represented in Daniel, the Two feet of the Great Image. with the Great Conglomerate of race and culture, as the clay and the steel is as the great power of the Government, the ruling power. The New World Order Known As (That Great America) is not going down until It has accomplished its purpose. All this chaos in That Great America is just the corruption boiling as anything boils in a pot, Lies and deception is boiling hared. It fills the air with a very Putrid Odor. Do realize it was the horn on the Right that proclaimed the New World Order. It was not that horn on the left, or the ruler of any other nation that proclaimed (this is the beginning of the New World Order.) Believe it or not: Truth will solve all our problems before we create them; and ignore or reject the truth; problems will multiply all by themselves; those problems will need no help. Have a great and a meaningful life, if it is at all possible. Just whispers, of the Ghost of Reality
@@jackdack85 Using and applying your very own logic, WHERE did God come from? A vast empty reservoir of Nothing? Just how ABSURB would you like to be? NOT obvious at all. If you go back far enough, EVERYTHING has a beginning, even, on the postulation he exists at all, God. I am a lifetime astronomer and as we now comprehend it, we live within a universe containing approximately two trillion galaxies, each composed of hundreds of billions of stars. Even at the prodigious rate these stars convert hydrogen into helium, they will all one day exhaust their supply, burn out, one by one winking out, all ceasing to exist. "In the beginning, there was the bleak, vast and empty nothingness. Out of this vast vacuum, by some unknown process, not yet understood by anyone, magically appeared an ALL Knowing God, who then proceeded to create it all." (In six days, totally ignoring the light speed barrier he himself created). FYI, I grew up in a religious community in the 50's. (Laurelwood, OR, a Seventh Day Adventist community SW of Portland) There are an estimated 2600 religions on this planet, many of which I've been exposed to, sought out and studied, often with contrasting views and beliefs to sort through, providing numerous choices of what and or which religion to opt to believe....take your pick, or, in other words, name your poison. BHE
@@jackdack85 First I genuinely thank you for your lengthy and elucidate 'explanation'. I am pushing 80 this year, I am educated and it is NOT AT ALL I misunderstood you. I simply do not agree with you. Within my lifetime I have been exposed to a large number of religions and gave up on religion 50 years ago. Both Heaven and Hell are unsupported myths. And, please don't offer me your typical revengeful Christian response, "You're going to burn in Hell forever! A wonderful 'whip' from a loving god, who will torture unbelievers for an eternity without even providing any concrete evidence for his existence, and which is typically believed by his followers. FYI, I've been a lifetime and knowledgeable astronomer and have some comprehension of our vast two trillion galaxy universe we reside in....do you? One of these days, we are going to have encounters with other inhabitants of this universe, which I believe we already have. In the late 60s I witnessed a 40' diameter classic 'Flying Saucer' fly low, slow and completely silent, about 50' directly over my house about 10 at night. Although it was dark, my unshielded front porch light lit it up really well. I believe governments of the world are well aware of this and the only reason it hasn't been released to the general public is the religious right would not handle it well. In about a month, I am going to attend the McMenamins UFO Festival in McMinnville, OR. Many people who will be there have had experiences similar to mine. Then, to celebrate my 80th birthday, I'm going to ride my motorcycle down to Roswell, NM and check out the UFO museum.....care to join me on ether adventure? BHE
@@jackdack85 In the late 60s, in addition to my full time job, I ran an auto repair business on the side. I was finishing up a valve job on the local chiropractor's Edsel in Dec in my unheated shop, when I decided to take a break, go into the house and grab a cup of hot coffee. As I was walking towards the house, something caused me to look up to see a classic 'flying saucer' glide directly over me well below 100', was as big as my house and looked like it just cleared it. It had a tight cluster of three brilliant red lights in a triangular pattern bottom center, which I have recently been told is part of their navigational guidance system. It wasn't until the next day, as I was telling my coworkers about it, I suddenly realized that although that craft was really low, it never made a whisper. Close my eyes today and I can still see it. Fifty years later, this still haunts me. Two years ago, I attended my first UFO convention, driving 800 miles to do so. Last year my wife went with me, but she recently fell and cracked her kneecap, so this year I am going alone. Those "In the know" say we are currently being visited by at least 10 different intelligent species.....and have been for millennia. Ezekiel's 'Biblical Wheel" is a classic example of person of a non mechanical agrarian society viewing a 'Flying Saucer' I wonder what ET's take is on God? Those who claim to have 'spoken' with ETs and asked them about God, say they shrug it off as 'Non Relevant' . Those "who are in the know" say Full UFO Disclosure is coming soon and those who are religious within our midst are going to have a rough time dealing with it as it will collide head-on with much of their religious dogma teachings. We reside in a galaxy of 400 billion stars and the Hubble has revealed at least two trillion other galaxies. For us to believe we are somehow 'God's special creation" is beyond ludicrous. Why don't you join me at the 20th McMenamins UFO convention next month? You just might learn something. BHE
@@FactStorm < tongue in cheek> You're basing your conclusions on a bad translation of Genesis 1 and 2. It wasn't the tree of knowledge that Adam and Eve ate from; it was the tree of unquestioning faith.
@@numbersix9477 Lol, still holds in that obedience and an argument from authority is all this comes down to. Big sky daddy said so therefore its true and moral
@@FactStorm Here in the U.S. anyway, Sky Daddy informed his followers, through His chosen political party, that covid-19 wasn't something to worry about. Initial evidence is that He got that one wrong. But then again, one little miracle could fix everything.
Scientists start with the evidence and work towards the conclusion. Theists start with a conclusion, and try to find evidence for it. There’s no arguing with people with backwards thinking like that.
Catholics believe that the universe is the creation, and the exclusive dominion, of an infinitely powerful Spirit Being, called God (call us crazy, but I dare you to consider carefully why we think this). First, there is the evidence of logic. Through the process of simple mathematical-type reasoning, man inevitably comes face to face with certain indisputable principles: Everything has a cause; nothing can bring itself into existence. Obviously there is a long chain of causes in the universe, but ultimately there must be a first cause, an uncaused cause. This uncaused cause we call ``God.'' (The theory of evolution, even if it could be proved, would not explain the origin of anything; evolution simply deals with what may have happened after matter came into existence.) Further, 1) personal creation (man) presupposes a superior Personal Creator, 2) universal order presupposes a Universal Orderer, 3) cosmic energy presupposes a Cosmic Energizer, 4) natural law presupposes a Universal Law Maker. Basic principles of reason such as these explain why so many of the world's leading scientists are firm believers in God. Then, there is the evidence of divine revelation--on countless occasions God has revealed Himself by voice, vision and apparition (by means which are receptive to the human senses), and demonstrated His Omnipotence by stupendous, obviously supernatural miracles. Many of these revelations are a matter of authenticated historical record. The Scriptures, for example, are full of such accounts; and in modern times the world has been witness to such Heaven-sent miracles as those at Fatima, Lourdes, and St. Anne de Beaupré in Quebec, Canada, where the cured have left a forest of crutches in testimony. (The Lourdes Medical Bureau is open for examination by any doctor.) In addition, there is the liquefaction of the blood of St. Januarius which still takes place in Naples each year on September 19, his feastday; the incorruption of the bodies of many Catholic saints (such as St. Bernadette, who died in 1879); and the miraculous Eucharistic Host of Lanciano, Italy, which has been scientifically proven to be human flesh and human blood, type AB--to mention only a few of the miracles still on-going in the 20th century, which point to the existence of a God. And lastly there is the evidence of human intuition. Psychologists have long known that every human being--the atheist included--intuitively seeks God's help in times of great calamity, and instinctively pleads for God's mercy when death is imminent. Hence the renowned Voltaire, who was so eloquent in his denial of God while he enjoyed health, fame and fortune, repudiated all of his atheistic writings on his deathbed and frantically sought the ministrations of a Catholic priest. Nikolai Lenin, as he lay on his deathbed, looked around him and frantically asked pardon of the tables and chairs in the room. For as hunger for food proclaims the existence of food, man's intuitive hunger for God proclaims the Reality, the Omnipotence and the Justice of God. Catholic belief in God, therefore, is purely and simply an expression of intellectual sanity.
@@alcidebouchard5315 In a continuous type of universe as described by Laplace or Newton you would be completely correct about everything having a cause. However that's not the type of universe we are in. In this universe everything, and I do mean by this, the basic starting point of every event, including the original occurrence of the universe we observe now. Does not appear to have any 'cause' other than random quantum events. A random event cannot be 'caused' to happen or it will not be truly random, at least some part of it's characteristic will carry information from the event that caused it in the first place. Hence we can observe a statistical average which gives a general guide as to when and how the universe started but we can never determine the precise action that took place right at the start. In other words you are incorrect to assert "Everything has a cause; nothing can bring itself into existence". Mathematically I can take -1 and +1 put them together and I have 0 or nothing. The reverse is also true I can take 0 and split it into -1 and +1, but I still have 0 or nothing. You might say it was God that split the nothing but then you have to consider, what brought God into existence ? You argument for God then reduces to either God is the universe itself, or as I would postulate the universe just happened and doesn't really count as a personal God. It appears to all intents and purposes in the real universe, the one we observe, both nothing and infinity are in many ways the same thing and are both unstable and can't actually persist in any meaningful way. Thus it even seems to be the case that God, even if there were one, would have no choice but to let, possibly many, universes to occur all the time. Not really the definition of creation, just letting it happen. Your divine revelations and miracle arguments do not stand up to scrutiny if they did it would be common knowledge and all those arguing for any god would be repeating them every time there was a debate. I am aware that for the millions of visitors to Lourdes there has been an incredibly small number of documented cases where a cure occurred. Certainly if there were significant evidence theists would not be slow about bringing it forward. And lastly you talk about human intuition, I'm not even sure intuition is the right word to use, you present some anecdotal stories but they don't really prove existence of God merely the fact that from the human perspective "it would be nice if...." . I could actually use this, to point out why it is, someone will desperately want to believe in God even with very poor evidence, or none at all. In some way it is correct to say there is a God provided you believe in him/her/it. Of course this gives you no divine mandate to determine how the rest of us should live our lives and negates one of the main claims being made by most religions.
@@alcidebouchard5315 What complete drivel! "Everything has a cause; nothing can bring itself into existence" So there is no god. 'Psychologists have long known that every human being--the atheist included--intuitively seeks God's help in times of great calamity' not true. "Then, there is the evidence of divine revelation" Nope there isn't any evidence, only here-say. "the world has been witness to such Heaven-sent miracles as those at Fatima, Lourdes, and St. Anne de Beaupré in Quebec, Canada," Only believed by the religious. No evidence! You are living in a dream world! God was created in the minds of men to explain what was in the past unexplainable. (thunder, lightning, droughts, floods, death, life, stars, the Moon etc etc etc. It was then used by the intelligent to control the masses. Which is still going on! There is no place in a modern intelligent society for any religion.
@@craigphd7844 Careful, quantum events like random electron movement don't need a cause. Something has to have no cause or you end up back with a god causing it. Of course there's still the problem of what caused God. Macro events will act as causes to other macro events but as time passes the random quantum effect will gradually make the present moment less related to the original events that caused it, if not we would be able to produce exact descriptions of the future or past. Random events at the quantum level ultimately prevent that. No matter how good the model.
That would make sense to a horse, only if the horse believed in creation. I don't. As hominids, we have only known about this particular god for about the last 3,000 or less. We DO know that we hominids have been around for about 300,000 years. What the hell was THAT god doing for the previous 270,000 years? Having a lonely picnic on a beach somewhere?
Yes. People don't seem to realize that religion is toxic and cares about its own preservation rather than the truth, and all the good things it does can be done without it.
@Steve What an OLD sad argument. Don't tell me... "You can't prove that your perception of the world is real. If your perception is wrong, then your observations are wrong, and any theories based on your observations will be wrong. Therefore you can't prove that anything is real. Only Jesus can tell you what's real." Right? René Descartes? Pfffft. This falls apart when all you can say is "nothing can ever be proven." It can be applied to literally everything. And NO presupposing God DOES NOT fix that.
Science: "Oh wow, we found all this evidence that points to something we never knew or even considered before. But let's not stop there, we need to make sure we're right, let's keep studying it." Religion: "This goes against a book I was taught to live my life by. It is therefore wrong and I am offended. I will do what it takes to get rid of your science because I disagree."( and I don't want my life to have been a lie.) Science: "But look, this is amazing. Let me explain it to you, it's fascinating and we can understand how life works..." Religion: "Stop lying, your evidence is lacking" Science: "It was at one point but we keep finding more. We were skeptical at first but really, take a look at this" Religion: "You didn't study your qualifications in this specific field, therefore I know just as much as you because I studied Religion and Philosophy" Science: "Take a look, honestly" Religion: "I've had a look at some evidence from a few years ago. I've read the opinions of people who are also against it and I have concluded that it is not good enough. My holy book is therefore the truth" Science: "I don't think you have fully understood it, let me show you" Religion: "Don't you dare be arrogant. I am entitled to my opinion" Science: "If I gave you complete proof of this, would you believe it?" Religion: "No." Science isn't arrogant. The poor thing is frustrated.
ash wednesday And what evidence do you have to disprove evolution? What evidence do you have for the existence of god? And as I asked you before, would anything convince you that evolution is a fact? And would anything convince you that god doesn’t exist?
9:40 "There's evidence in secular journals that the earth is 6000 years old!" "Really? Where in those journals can we find that evidence?" "..............well, I won't go into details."
@@jankopandza1072 you totally misrepresent what the article says and provide a good example of how Creationists take genuine scientific findings and distort them all out of proportion. These “soft tissues” it should be remembered are largely protein fragments and pieces, not fresh, unaltered material. The fact that some of the structures have not decayed away entirely is a demonstration of unusual preservation, not a suggestion that the bones are not millions of years old. There is nothing, absolutely nothing to suggest 6000 year old dna.
I want to know what you dummasses are going to do when it finally comes out that the scientists have been lying about evolution and that the creationists have been right all along? I can just see you now, face-palming, slamming your head into the table, and threatening suicide. Oh you don't think so? Well that's because you fail to face the facts and refuse to believe what the paleontologists say about the evidence. You think that yelling "quote mine" makes it all go away, but it doesn't. And so you're in for a big shock when it comes. One of the key factors for years now that should be tipping you off is the fact that in ALL the public debates creationists always win. It's just not going to be a good day for you evotards.
@@MaximusArurealius Except evolution is plainly demonstrable. That's like saying they've been lying to us about gravity. We can plainly observe it. And creationists have never won a debate.
@Michael Brown No it doesn't. We have observed the process of evolution so we know it occurs. There is also a 150yr history of observations verifying predictions and not one example of an observation that falsifies it. We have countless observations that are entirely consistant with evolutionary theory and entirely inconsistsnt with creationism. It takes no faith at all to accept that evolution is the best explanation of the diversity of life on earth. Unlike creationism. You have no creator that you can demonstrate. No mechanism by which it occurs and no method for testing your conjecture. Thanks for admitting that faith is useless and unreliable though.
+ Nicholas...yes that would be silly.....the Origins of Life are still being researched...but when in doubt just say, God did it. .........God of the Gaps. .......although there are Rock Lobsters.
@@iainrae6159 The dinosaur Argentinosaurus Huinculensis weighed between 55 - 106 short tons and was 30 - 40 metrs long. Animals were bigger in the past because conditions were better, giant kangaroos, beavers, mastadons etc. Some turtles in the world today could be 400 - 500 years old. It is not unlikely that humans did live to the ages stated. As for a snake being able to speak; sorry I do not know what forms a demon, ghost or whatever celestial being could assume.
Yeah, creationists rather believe(with evidence to support them) that an Great Intelligence made them and not something stupid(I mean that in every literal way possible, evolution is mindless, dumb as a box of rocks).
As an American, I'm very troubled and confused seeing a civil conversation between opposing views. Why aren't they screaming? Accusing? Making outrageous claims? Where are the awesome expensive graphics scrolling on the screen to keep me entertained when big words are being used? This is all very stressful for me.
You're probably confusing American scientific and religious oppositions with American talk shows. American scientific and religious oppositions often have decent and civil conversations without promoting aggressive behaviors on most occasions. English scientific and religious oppositions tend to be calmer but also passive-aggressive.
+Tribal Wolf Studios "religion is not harmful its good there are people being healed and coming out of wheel chairs and blind eye being open" Name a religion that doesn't claim this about its supposed miracle workers. Then name a single instance of evidence for religion (in the absence and instead of an application of medical science) bringing anything like this about.
+Tribal Wolf Studios "there is way more proof for his existence of Jesus than atheists have got for there beleif" Atheists don't have a belief that's common to them, that's the whole point; rejecting a specific form of belief. There is no evidence that Jesus was anything but a normal person, and a good portion of historians are not even convinced he actually existed. "John Smith I have never heard or seen people being healed in any other name than Jesus , we are not making statements that's not proven there are people actually being healed in Jesus" Look at the apologetic rhetoric of any religion and you will find that. How many amputees have been healed "in Jesus' name"? It should make you think that he can only deal with symptoms that are easily faked, just like all other religions claim. "why would anyone be healed by frosty the snow man , frosty the snow man isn't real" You got the relevant parallels between frosty and jesus right, good job.
Of course it's one-sided, because the evidence we have to work with is one-sided. Why the theologians persist in holding onto the young-earth belief is just bizarre, because there is no good evidence for it, and an almost incalculable amount of evidence for the earth being many orders of magnitude older. All the religious apologists can really do in this area is cast aspersions and innuendo about how that evidence is discovered, in a vain attempt to cast doubt upon it. Attempting to discredit the source of information is the oldest trick in the book when it comes to debating, and an incredibly transparent and dishonest one too. The other tactic is one of solipsism: When reality disagrees with your theology, challenge reality itself. This is another common religious apologist tactic, the attempt to say that if you cannot know anything absolutely, you cannot know anything at all, and therefore all scientific evidence can be thrown out. Of course where this obviously fails is that if you're throwing all of science out of the window, how can you keep holding onto scriptural "evidence", which has even less going for it and nothing beyond circular arguments backing it up? Throwing out reality itself isn't a valid way of proving any religion true. Then you have the presuppositionalists, who use philosophical sophistry to try and "logic" God into existence, by claiming that the laws of logic and reason itself cannot exist without God. This is perhaps the most intellectually dishonest tactic of all, only used by the most pathological "defenders of the faith", who fall back on this flawed argument because they have nothing better.
The problem isn't whether religions need to accept evolution. The real question is: Should religions be allowed to dictate how people live their lives! And history teaches us that the answer to that question should be: Absolutely Not!
Yes, instead we should have Darwin as god who influenced Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, PolPot,. Humans are just cattle. But of course Darwin himself was just a stooge of the occult. None of 'evolution' (mega evolution) ideas can be proven via test/experiment. All of its major pillars have been demolished, so that evolutionists have to scramble like Richard Lenski with his E. coli experiments, which were hailed as evolution's top example. But it was later proven to be evolution by degradation. Instead of gaining new features, the bacteria lost regulation. A mutation damaged its genetic "off" switch. 2. A simple experiment: take two dead fish. Throw one on the beach. It will decay or be prey to scavengers. Take another one and bury it in sediment/water. The latter is what happens in real life; this is what creates fossils, not slow eons of ages. Rapid, catastrophic burial. Even secular geologists are accepting this; but of course they still rebel against the notion of a worldwide, short time catastrophe could create the Earth's face. But 70% of Earth's rocks are sedimentary, formed by water/sediments. And the fossils embedded are therefore as young as the rocks. See Mt. St. Helens. After a few decades it appears to be 'ancient' topography. Or the 200 year old lava flow in Hawaii, radiometric dated as hundreds of millions of years. And of course, radio dating is extremely flawed; this can be tested and proven with actual science, not speculation.3. All of the major evolutionary 'pillars' can be easily demolished like the dead fish example.
"XeniteBlackthread1 year ago The problem isn't whether religions need to accept evolution. The real question is: Should religions be allowed to dictate how people live their lives!" NO ONE HAS EVER TRIED TO DICTATE HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE OTHER THAN THE GOVERNMENT YOU LYING SON OF A BITCH.
Imagine you have a severe pain in your stomach and consult 100 doctors: 99 doctors say you have cancer, 1 says you have trapped wind and that's the one you go with.....that is these apologists in a nutshell.
@Dan C. Not knowing something does not make it god. Sometimes the answer is just we don't know. And by the way, I'm not guessing there is no god. I just refuse believing without proof. Faith is not a reliable way to truth.
@Dan C. "not knowing something doesn't always mean there is no God either." When is this true. The kind of blanket statement that looks good but requires evidence. You would first have to prove god before saying this.
@Dan C. That's the thing...If you are going to claim to have a relation with God, you have to prove it. The fact that we don't know for sure, but we have a pretty good idea how life started, doesn't make it god. For thousand of years god was the explanation for everything we didn't understand at the time. God is retreating everyday as we learn and understand. Complexity does not equate God and the fact that we cannot reproduce something in a lab yet does not equate God. "Coordination is the product of intelligence ONLY" This is a declaration from ignorance..it does not equate God. You are worshiping the God of the gaps.
44:42 This is actually very incorrect. She has clearly never read any of Dawkins' books. She has manifested that opinion because it suits her argument. You shouldn't come to a debate without doing your research on somebody you are criticizing. "There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point… The truly adult view, by contrast, is that our life is as meaningful, as full and as wonderful as we choose to make it." - Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
Abdulrazaq, a 73-year old-resident of Herat, on Nowruz"God told me through his holy book, Quran, to urge people to refrain from sin. Our bad deeds will be punished. The coronavirus is God's punishment," he said.
"I belive the Koran is the word of god" "That is the wrong interpretation of the Koran"....... What is the use of the word of God if u can interpret it any way u like.
This can be summed up like so Science: Look we have the answers Religion: Nu...nuh uh because this Science: We have the answers Religion: okay its true but not for humans Science: Its true for everything Religion:fjewiofjaseifn;dasfidsnfisaf Science: Its true.. we have evidence Religion: but god Science: EVIDENCE Religion: god did that Science: >_> no
In order to have an opinion on both side, you must be informed on Creation Science? As a physicist and a Christian I am familiar with both sides of this discussion and you have severely over simplified this from a one sided perspective. Please read some Creation science peer reviewed articles that utilize facts that both sides agree on, and it comes down to interpretation of the how and why... but the what is consistent from both sides. Evolution has it's failures and Creation Science is changing as new information comes available. Since I know this will be asked, here are some good things to read about. Show where the fossil record shows the evolution of bats or fish? Spoiler Alert: there is none, bats and fish as well as many other types of animals appear in the fossil record fully formed and functional. Abiogenesis, there is no functional theory that can explain a natural process to create life, especially if you understand the most basic micromachines within every single cell necessary for cell replication. DNA alone will not create life, you need a fully functional cell, for the transcription, copying and replication in it's most simplified forms. This has never been shown as having any possible natural process.
Jeremiah Mauricio Creation science is just a new word for ID intelligent design. And if anything if one were to suppose a god created everything well the quality of everything in the universe has been so badly downgraded and the quality of creation is so sub par it would be considered a failure. Most of the universe uninhabitable because of its deadly amounts of various radiation and the part were at in the universe is sufficient enough for life to exist. Overall at any moment all life on our planet can and could cease to exist at any moment the universe is a chaotic place were just lucky to be alive. Overall life itself is just chemistry in the right conditions you can get life heck even life itself was created in a lab look at the Miller Urey experiment. With that experiment they made amino acids something that a living creature could make so all it would take for life to form is a environment with the correct conditions and times lots of it in fact and water then eventually you will advanced multi cellular life forms.
1. "the quality of everything int he universe has been so badly downgraded and the quality of creation is so sub part it would be considered a failure" I don't think that you can make a qualitative analysis of the universe to say it is a failure. From a religious perspective, when sin entered the world the creation was corrupted so you are arguing a creation science perspective. 2. "life itself is just chemistry in the right conditions you can get life heck even life itself was created in a lab look at the Miller Urey experiment" I believe in the most recent replications of the experiment only 8 amino acids were created, keep in mind we need something like 60 some different amino acids. Amino acids are the most basic components of DNA, however there is a natural alignment that rotates counter to genetic DNA. Also there is a basic problem with the abiogenesis hypothesis, it requires no oxygen in the atmosphere because it will react with any string of DNA breaking the chain. If there is no oxygen there is no Ozone and nothing to stop cosmic rays from destroying the short strand of DNA. These are major hurdles... and like I mentioned in my statement, it requires more than DNA to have life. Your argument is equivalent to saying I found Iron, copper, aluminum and Silica in nature, cars can be created through natural process. I encourage you to brush up on cell replication and look at the multitude of organic micromachines that are required. 3. "then eventually you will advanced multi cellular life forms." There are no examples of transitions from one kind of animal to another. They don't exist, archeopteryx, for example was fully a flying bird. The evolutionary model of small change should show hundreds of levels of transition from a lizard to a bird, but archeopteryx simply appears in the fossil record. Fish and Bats simply appear fully formed and functional in the fossil record. In fact as the fossil record has expanded in the past 200 years, we find more diversity but no new connections from old species of animals to modern ones.
Jeremiah Mauricio I never said the universe is a failure i was saying if a being were to create a universe even if its one that's a asshole it would be more friendlier to life and more populated for that matter.
+Jeremiah Mauricio "when sin entered the world the creation was corrupted" This of course is pure speculation. You have not defined sin or indicated how it in any way affects anything. "if there is no oxygen there is no Ozone" Look up cyanobacteria. They produce Oxygen! "nothing to stop cosmic rays from destroying the short strand of DNA" Life most likely started underground in which case any cosmic rays would not have been a factor. "Your argument is equivalent to saying I found Iron, copper, aluminum and Silica in nature, cars can be created through natural process." Not at all the two are very different. "look at the multitude of organic micromachines that are required." Calling proteins etc micro machines is of course deceptive. While it can be used as an analogy it of course implies design which I guess is your attempt at distorting the facts. "There are no examples of transitions from one kind of animal to another." Wrong. The fossil record is full of them. If you wish to argue this please first define what you consider a 'transitional form'. "archeopteryx, for example was fully a flying bird." Yes and no. It has characteristics of both birds and dinosaurs. To call it a bird is wrong. So is calling it a dinosaur. "The evolutionary model of small change should show hundreds of levels of transitional" Yep that is what we see. In plants, insects, other animals etc. "from a lizard to a bird," Wrong birds did not come from lizards! "archeopteryx simply appears in the fossil record." Wrong, there are now many different fossils dated before and after Archeopteryx. Seems you are way out of date with your creationist information. " Fish and Bats simply appear fully formed" Also wrong. There are earlier fossils of 'proto-bats' and 'proto-fishes'. Again a very out of date argument. "functional in the fossil record" Of course everything in the fossil record is 'fully functional'. To think otherwise shows a total lack of understanding of how evolution works. "In fact as the fossil record has expanded in the past 200 years, we find more diversity but no new connections from old species of animals to modern ones." Again you show a total ignorance of what has actually been found in the fossil record. Thanks for demonstrating a total lack of knowledge on the subject. I suggest you read about Evolution if you wish to argue against it.
Look I'm the first to say that religious devotees are not logical people but what you just said is equally dishonest and illogical. You will not find ONE serious and credible scientist that will tell you that there is no "god", with god being defined as an intelligence. They will tell you that they do not know if god exists because they do not know what created the big bang. There are theories about other dimensions or multiverses but as of now those are not able to be measured or experienced and so there is no evidence to support those theories just as there is no evidence to support a godly intelligence. Lets say we were able to prove that we are simply living in a simulation, which is a legitimate theory. There would still be the question of what created that simulation. Did it come from some natural mechanistic process or was it created? It is an unknown and so you cannot say there is no god because it cannot be proven otherwise. You can say, however, that the god of the bible as well as Islam and the Greek gods and many others does not exist as proven models of reality make the models of reality in the bible impossible. You can prove that man was not created separate from all other life 10,000 years ago and so you can prove that the biblical account is incorrect.
cmcrumley Scientists will say they can't say there is no god because they, like you, can't prove a negative and not because they can't say what caused the Big Bang. You are right, in that they don't know what caused the Big Bang, but that has nothing to do with the question of god. As for living in a simulation, for that to be a 'theory', requires supporting evidence that explains why we are living in a simulation. So what is your supporting evidence? One minute you say it's not possible to claim a god does not exist, the next minute you are claiming a bunch of gods YOU don't believe in don't exist. Here is why I don't believe any gods have ever existed: The bible proves itself false with over 400 contradictions There is no historical evidence for Jesus There is no archaeological evidence for 40yrs in the desert The Noah flood story is impossible / other ancient flood stories have no Ark No god has ever appeared to the masses, only claimed private appearances There is more than one religion and factions can’t agree Religious propaganda (preaching) is for the sole purpose of promotion of that religion Scientific enquiry has explained the natural world Exponents of the supernatural are all proven fraudulent ever since video and audio devices exist We have historical recorded evidence for the invention of religions by men.(Mormonism/Scientology/Islam/Hillsong) There are no cave drawings with dinosaurs! There are no cave drawings with biblical themes The word ‘faith’ exists There is the same amount of evidence for unicorns & fairies as there is for Allah. Fucking none! We can prove all positives but we can’t prove a negative - therefore God is a negative How many people would believe in and obey some unproven deity if there was no penalty not to? Since my physical dead body, my flesh won’t actually be accompanying me to Hell, what’s going to burn? If god created humanity, animals and plants and loves his ‘life’ so much…why did he create death? The God Mithra or Mitra was known 1500 years BEFORE Christ! Here is a list of characteristics that were poached to assemble the Jesus myth: Mithra was born on December 25th of the virgin Anahita. The babe was wrapped in swaddling clothes, placed in a manger and attended by shepherds. He was considered a great traveling teacher and master. He had 12 companions or "disciples." He performed miracles. As the "great bull of the Sun," Mithra sacrificed himself for world peace. He ascended to heaven. Mithra was viewed as the Good Shepherd, the "Way, the Truth and the Light," the Redeemer, the Savior, the Messiah. Mithra is omniscient, as he "hears all, sees all, knows all: none can deceive him." He was identified with both the Lion and the Lamb. His sacred day was Sunday, "the Lord's Day," hundreds of years before the appearance of Christ. His religion had a eucharist or "Lord's Supper." Mithra "sets his marks on the foreheads of his soldiers." Mithraism emphasized baptism.
Unholy Alliance I actually meant hypothesis, not theory, and its called the hypothesis of simulated reality. Why are you listing off all of the examples of incongruity in the bible? Did you even read my post? I clearly said that biblical portrayals of god are not possible! My point was that you cannot show evidence that makes the existence of god impossible! You can actually prove a negative, there are mathematical proofs that prove negatives.
God isn't trying to convince you. He's offering you a gift of eternal life. If you don't want it, more fool you. I don't know where you lot get off thinking anyone is trying to convince you. I'm not. I'm just passing along a message. If you are that scared of the world that you've got to close yourself down to what you can control and what you can understand, you are a very small person indeed.
There are people who are honestly lacking in scientific understanding and then there are those who wilfully constraining their understanding to avoid massive cognitive dissonance, through Olympic mental gymnastics.
@@bennywolfe4357I don’t think you understand the second law of thermodynamics if you are bringing it up in a discussion of evolution in this way. 1. It refers to universal disorder, not local 2. Life is actually like an engine increasing entropy even more than if life wasn’t present on the planet. Converting higher order energy like light to fuel processes etc. in fact, many believe this actually aids in supporting evolution as systems are potentially more likely to gradually restructure themselves to increase dissipation of energy, which just so happens to be associated with life like qualities like I mentioned above with light.
God he is more like evil of all , if he really created everything from nothing, he flood Earth with kill innocence he thinks he can solve by that 😂😂😂😂 mythology Bible said , if you don't believe evolution (science) plz don't u ever go to hospital ( doc) why don't u go church ask God to heal ur shit?
It’s because they have no emotional involvement. Science is just the quest for answers. If you’re wrong, you move on and it’s all fine. Basing your whole life on a book, only to be told it’s full of shit really messes with these people. Their whole world comes crumbling down. Sometimes, their ego won’t let them admit they’re wrong.
Patience? They just have to show evidence of evolution, but they can’t, because evolution is scientifically logically impossible. Imagine your waiting fir vein to evolve, your lungs for nose and mouth. Life is what bible teaches: all lives created rapidly
hate to break this news to you, Alexander, but actually the Bible was never addressed to unbelievers such as your kind self. in fact it warns you should not be reading it as it will make you punishment even worse, why? as it is written, "to whom much is given, much is required" bottom line, an ignorant sinner is much better off than one who has read the bible. Stop it, don't read another word!! Please sir!
@Eden Payload No, I was quite serious, but only about those who imagine God would ever allow Himself to be picked up with tweezers, dissected, examined with an evil heart of scepticism. if you don't read the bible with a little child's heart as Yeshua said, its a closed book to you, which would place you in the category of those of whom Peter said "wrestled the Scriptures to their own destruction". The fact is, most of the Bible is adumbrated: written deliberately with faint images or outlined or sketched. to foreshadow truths; which are darkened or conceal partially so that only the pure in heart can understand them. it's for the righteous who goes further Shalom peace.
@@alexvtan please kindly read Diana West's book "The death of the grownup" And if your lifestyle resembles that of that average Ameican, who are the types who wear baggy shorts, sneakers, athletic socks and T-shirt, topped by a baseball cap. At home they watch Cartoon Network, play video games and eat lots of breakfast cereal. well, I could well imagine that even the most sacred things on this earth would seem like fairy tales to you my friend.
I don’t think so. It’s the free speech argument for me, as long as there’s a fair representation on each side, you can watch this if you’ve never previously had a view and make your own mind up. Hopefully after taking a balanced view, anyone with a modicum of good old common sense will come to the conclusion that people who think the earth is 10000 years old and that there’s life after death, are fucking nut jobs. 🤓
Why can't you just live and let live? The world has always had contrary points of view. Just attacking things with a kind of hatred doesn't bring peace into the world. In my town it's the Christians which put up the homeless, man the foodbank, give free financial advice, pastor on the street amongst the nightlife of Friday and Saturday and scores of other things I won't bore you with and yet you would write them off because of evolution. Something is wrong somewhere..
@@Rayblondie yes secularists and the religious do good things. I do "live and let live". Secularists don't impose their views on our lack of belief on others. It is the religious fundamentalists that indoctrinate children through hate filled tirades against the LGBT community as well as undermining women's rights. I could add in the wholesale sexual abuse of children and the institutional cover up that continues to this day.
@@alansimmons9621 You have it wrong Alan but I won't bore you with an argument. You seem to have chosen your road in believing a lie and you will have to live with it.
@Berg Djelderian only one has EVIDENCE and it isnt the gods. The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is our best model that explains the diversity of life of the planet. The theory makes accurate predictions. That is how one knows the model is pretty good. God and the tower of Babel explains nothing and makes no predictions.
@Berg Djelderian what other model do we have that explains what we currently observe? We have DNA. Fossile records. Plus PREDICTIONS on where in the layer of rock to find certain bones. What other model provides better understanding? God dun it and tower of babel? How do u think we have dogs? It was UNNATURALLY evolved by US humans from wolves. Besides, look up the Muller experiment with fruit flies.
@Berg Djelderian your ignorance of evolution is clear, theists. When did the fists speaking Latin parents give birth to an English speaking one? Languages, like species, evolve over time. You theists are fucking dense.
@Berg Djelderian I am not gonna discuss science with fools who use the science in their daily lives but reject it because of their Goat Herders Guide holy book.
@Berg Djelderian I have no beliefs. Evolution is what we currently observe. Evolution is the diverse species, which we see. The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is the theory that nest explains it. Why? Evidence and predictions. The very fact u call evolution a religion, speaks volumes to your indoctrination. Go read a science book. Is the Theory of Gravity or Germ Theory, which is based on Theory of Evolution, is a religion too? What about math? Religion? What is the dogma? Idiot theists. Read a science book.
@Michael Brown dawkins have no knowledge of how life came to be. No scientists does. Theists just asserts, their god dun it about 6 to 10,000 years ago even though dna states the oldest humans is about 100,000 years ago.
@Dan C. u do know humans communicated without written records right? I am talking about the age of bones found. The oldest is 100,000 years (approximately).
It was so typical to hear out of all the people there of different faiths, the only person who didn't want this debate to go ahead, was one of the muslims in the audience. That doesn't surprise me considering how much less of a threshold they seem to have for views that are different from their own.
Pastor Greg is correct so far as the argument you describe. Information is perception and requires intellect, a brain. Dirt has no intelligence, thus no capacity to perceive, thus no information.
@@jadenhalstead7290 Irrelevant. Make brains of dirt or titanium, if they work we would still be having this same conversation. Anyway, my bible says nothing of brains. As to the bible describing what brains are made of, I regret having missed that part in my reading. Maybe it wasn't important. As a favor to me, would you please identify the verse that describes this? Perhaps you could correct the record and explain what you believe brains are made of. A complete list of amino acids for starters; be sure to include deoxyribonucleic acid.
@Michael Brown I'm sad that you apparently take pithy quotes expressing mere opinions as some basis for judging the truth of Evolution. Says a lot about you, Mike....and it's not good...
Duh, Christopher Hitchens is now in the part of paradise where there is torment awaiting the white throne judgment where he will have to give an account to everything he said and did to Almighty God and I'm quite sure if he was allowed to come back, he would plead with you not be like he was, a broken-hearted lover of God who became so furious with God for the death of his mother and brother and wrote that stupid book "God is not great"... why so angry? I thought he didn't believe there was one. hello!
@@alfredphillips2057 Well I guess these are the lies that people like you need to believe because you can't rationally argue with the impossible-to-refute moral arguments against believing in God which Hitchens articulated so eloquently in his book? That he was "mad at God". Honestly, if I had a nickel for every time a religious person tried to use this ignorant argument...anyway....as an atheist and an admirer of Hitchens, I can tell you this conclusively and without reservation: atheists are NOT "mad at God". You can't be "mad" at something which you don't believe in. It's as simple as that, and I know that that rankles you because you haven't even taken the first tentative steps of examining the basis for your beliefs, and you probably wouldn't have the courage to even start looking for other data outside of your Bible or similar Apologetic authors. It's obvious that you didn't read Hitchens' book; if you did, you'd see through the ridiculous insult that you made.
"Information does not arise from dead matter." Dude, ever read a book on slices of dead tree? Ever seen a forensic specialist determine information from bones? What does that even mean?
They are always super vague about the meaning of "information." Makes way for people who doubt god but can't let go of the security blanket to claim spirits and the universe put out "vibrations" that we can feel in the "frequency" of our personalities.
@Michael Brown Or consider the lifetimes of work spent on understanding how the world works. Pearls before swine though, knowledge certainly wasted on you.
@Bill Milligan While I see the point you're making, at the very least your first example would fit his "designer" narrative, as words on a page are put there by someone. And your second one requires an interpreter of sorts, which would do nothing to dissuade him because of his lack of understanding.
@Michael Brown Wrong once again. Evolution is the result of the mechanism of Natural Selection. If you don't understand how adaptations get spread through the gene pool and how female mates select who is not fit to reproduce, then you will obviously turn back to your Bable to explain everything for you and get Bronze Age superstition.
Caim Pact Hi, religion can't save anyone, but the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ can and does save. Jesus was severely whipped and had a crown of thorns put in His head, He had to carry His cross all the way up to His site of crucifixion and Jesus' hand and feet were pierced with nails to the cross. He was mocked and spat on, yet said, "Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing". He took all of our guilt and our shame and our sins and nailed them to the cross. He rose again on the third day defeating death #victory
I don't understand - Therefore God! We don't know (yet) - Therefore God! This (lazy) approach has been resorted to for thousands of years and not once proved right.
Neil Fawcett It's more fulfilling to find the truth with your own intellectual efforts. Whether there is god or not, people should think rather than believe. Some want the truth, some just want to be happy by dwelling with a belief and want that belief to be true.
Michael Brown Yes, when we don't have facts or no way to get them yet, we have no choice but to use imagination. But this imagination isn't guessing without any basis; it is hypothesizing based on laws of nature that we already know, in other word, it is an educated guess. And science community doesn't accept any educated "guess" aka hypothesis as a fact and teach it to students as a fact that everyone must believe to be true. A scientist's imagination must be tested and proven first before it can be included in textbooks as a fact every sthdent must know; it is not accepted as a fact just because it sounds good or logical because one's logic and emotion can be wrong and misleading.
Mitch Butcher Colloquially, a theory is a guess. In the scientific community, once a guess or hypothesis is tested and proven by evidence, it becomes a theory. Colloquially, a theory is an unproven guess; scientifically, a theory is a proven amd tested guess that is now upgraded into an established fact aka scientific theory.
I don't understand - Therefore God! We don't know (yet) - Therefore God!'' Hey Neil, imagine my surprise. LOL. Take a look at this one, Neil. This one's really disturbing Macrotard: I don't understand it, therefore TIME. Or how about this? We don't know yet-therefore TIME. LOL. Ah macrotards, always good for a laugh. Talk about lazy. That there is 'sit in your own feces' kinda lazy.
God himself could show up and say to the believers , " evolution is true, that is how i did it" and still they would not accept it. Their need to believe is stronger that their need to understand.
I know what you mean (I feel that sense of sadness that some people are so dogmatic, that they're minds can never be changed, it seems somewhat hopeless, and leaves you feeling very demotivated by it!) The young Muslim guy in the centre, who says 'No your interpretation is wrong' - he's talking about the fundamentals of reality, and arguing got the model of reality he's got in his head based purely on 'interpretive' texts....That's what is going to mould his entire reality - it's utter madness in 2021, when you have access to all of humanities knowledge with a click of a button. I do blame his parents, teachers, those who have indoctrinated that poor man to such an extent. What I WOULD say to help - is to always to see our progress as a collective species, over a few centuries - don't look at it at the micro level like a 45 mins debate between a few people, but look at it across the macro level instead. When you do that, you can always be left more optimistic than pessimistic. Progress is being made.
13:09 - “(Science), It’s a specialist discipline... years spent on a PhD... But it doesn’t mean you are competent in other areas...” Which is why there are MILLIONS of scientists ALL with “specialist discipline” who ALL come together and otherwise share notes and resources who ALL have come to the same conclusion: The earth is in NO WAY 6,000 years old!!
Wonder if you can explain why you think that science can't prove that a spiritual world exist? That's like a metal detector should be able to pick up plastic. It's not picking it up so plastic doesn't exist. You will need the locusts to understand.
@@jonathanallard2128 Jonathan, have I told you that I love you? Anyone who has a heart and pumps blood, I love them no matter what kind of person they are.
@@cobraaction1365 that's because the west was mostly Christian. There was no one else to do the job. You know what else is a fact? Christianity is constantly trying to reinterpret the bible in ways to conform to secular morality. Just look at slavery, women's rights, and homosexuality.
@@MadJDMTurboBoost Tyebible can be interpreted unlike the Koran. Mohammed said the Koran is the words dictated to him by God so as the very word of God has to be taken literally. Also the Koran has no contradictions as any that are found are abrogated by the later verses. This was done deliberately by Mohammed to STOP any interpretation of it and means contrary to what some Muslims say that Islam needs to be reformed it cannot be without not taking the Koran literally which Muslims cannot do
@@cobraaction1365 I mean, you're a little inconsistent. You said that the quran was dictated to mohammed by god, then you say that mohammed wrote the quran without contradictions to stop any interpretations. First of all, both of those can't be true since either god was the one who made it up without contradiction, or mohammed made it up. Secondly, you say there are no contradictions when this is blatantly false. The quran is ridden with contradictions both with itself and with scientific discovery. And finally, I would like to point out that if the quran was taken literally (and it is), this would lead to some of the most horrific displays of morality where it is acceptable to whip someone for cheating on their spouse, and that it is perfectly fine to beat your wife if she doesn't comply with your commands, and that people who leave the religion should be killed. Personally, I'm glad that my parents don't take it literally because I would be dead right now if they did.
@@jonathanallard2128 Doesn't take a genius to be an atheist, but it takes real guts to admit your world view is wrong and be honest with yourself. There are plenty of people who believe the right thing for the wrong reasons which can be as dangerous as believing in the wrong thing for the right reasons. Plenty of people laugh at creationists but don't see what ridiculous things they believe.
@@exsalafi393 who ever made that but I am sure that is not god, what we are told about god all are false statements have you ever asked any bird which god you believe we are one of millions species in ecosystem, God is just to make poor people afraid and make them follow rules meanwhile rich can do anything, If god exists why there is inequlaity, poverty, hunger, jeleosy
@@vdosaahab So no god according to you, so why poor people, sick people, dying of disease, heart disease, diabetes, wars, famine. Who to blame? Not God because according to you, you can't see him..
@@exsalafi393 it's nature why people are poor? Why people are rich? How someone inherits property when you other life form you won't find a single instance where any life form attached to things it's we who made this society and this social structure need someone to take care and we made that god, if some day aliens visits us they will confirm your doubts
Diseases can be cured by intelligence not by god, you eat healthy you will be fit rest of life, what religion tells you about heaven, hell myths stories and all bullshit, this world is very real till you are here
Well I don’t see it as a debate, it’s more like idiot baiting, trying to lull an idiot into a discourse they are not mentally equipped to engage in… I enjoy watching an indoctrinated loon saying “we believe…” and then following on with some lunacy that a 4 year old could dismiss.. it makes me cringe and laugh at the same time, so much so that people wonder if I’m having an incontinence moment.
@@benedibrava i dont really understand what you mean. Evolution is a proven fact and the best explanantion we have for the diversity of life. However if you are talking about abiogenesis, we dont yet know exactly how life started but science is continually working on replicating the conditions they believe existed when life first came into being.
@@osogrande4999 life is thousands of components which depend on each other and have to be precise for life to exist, debunking evolutionism. Fur example if you have brain and no artery and blood flow brain will die or heart and artery or kidney and heart or stomach and mouth.... Life origin is what bible teaches
Has a Muslim ever been on one of these programs where the first thing they say isn't "as a Muslim..." I think it's happened every single time without fail.
The funny thing is, every single sentence will begin with that statement (basically an expression that I am unique, I'm different) and then asking why are you treating me differently ? 😂😂
Amusing fly to the moon? Is that not what they say to the Insane? Amusing means to not think.Muse is to think. Are you sure this is not an Evolution Religion teaching. Or one of those so called think critical jokes of indoctrinated teachings of Hitler. Let's say think critical? Here is the question?> Did you stop abusing your children Yes or No only? Hmm if You say yes? You admit to abusing them in the past. If you say no? You are still abusing them. What is your choice? Yes or No? I used to teach and believe this crap. The good thing is the more you study Science the more truth will be revealed. Evolution is just an other religion. They say today 1 in 12 people believe in Evolution? Not true..Many Scientists rebuke Evolution but like their pay. I ask many questions within the science realm. A few were honest. Believe it or not...Some did not believe the crap they teach. I would have to say if it was not for money? The science percent would not be 1 in 12 rather maybe possibly if many speaking the truth? it would be 1 in 36 believe in Evolution in the Sciences. The average idiot maybe 1 in 10. give or take a neutral brain.
ThePanicLegend He said that the word "amusing" means to not think but my dictionary defines it as divert; occupy pleasantly; excite a sense of fun. It is related to the word "muse". I'm not english. I have no idea why he mentions the definition of the word amuse and muse.
Very funny....but the application of bible principles which is missing in most religions is where the problem lies. There is no such thing as religion only truth or lies!!!
"you get to do research that no one else is doing" there's a reason no one else is doing it, it's like researching why the moon is made of cheese you're starting point is wrong and thus so are your conclusions. You have your conclusions and are only seeking evidence that confirms them. That's not research that's conformation bias
+SilveradoNL There is a difference though. We know evolution is true. There is literally nothing that will be able to shoot it down because it is just too strong. It's different with things like multiverse etc.
Dude is that what the media says??? Just be saying its true it doesn't make it true. I mean can you give me a fossil and show me another species transformed to another, not baseless assumption. Also explain to me the strong evidence you speak of lol
You used dna of apes to prove we come from apes or monkeys, and quran already made the dna closeness from humans to apes 1500 years ago, which means allah designed us with similar index of chemicals that carrey the same gene, it doesn't reversely mean that we were change from apes to humans, it means we were shaped with same ingredients.
nathan mckenzie i can't accept the theory of evolution, because it preports to have knowledge beyond mans ability to prove. The same goes for religion. Theyre both creation myths, one invokes god, the other invokes random chance.
nathan mckenzie i understand the theory. You can not prove your extrapolation from the actual data we have. It is your interpretation of the data, it is not "true whether we believe it or not" you zealot.
@@syksyd17 The only thing I'm a zealot of is the truth. So let me ask you a question.. Do you accept the geological column? By that I mean that if you dig down deeper you are looking at older rock layers?
nathan mckenzie well if that's true, you shouldn't be pushing a narrative that extrapolates beyond the realm of what can actually be known. Sure, i accept that. What i don't accept is the narrative that goes along with evolution, because it is a narrative and not an observed truth. Are there truths we can observe about bioligical life? Yes. Does that mean that all biological life can be proven to have spawned from a common ancestor billions of years ago? No. What is the mechanism of evolution in your mind?
You have to face it people believe what they want to believe. If there were facts then one could see it but unfortunately there are no facts only theories. If you want to believe a lie that is up to you. It's kind of a media thing if you talk about it enough people believe it like global warming. Actually some places are getting colder.
Nobody denies observation. We have many christian scientists. I think it is wonderful to discover God's laws put into the universe. Even the human body on it's own is amazing. No we don't deny observation just because we don't believe in evolution. Creation and life are wonderful things and dicoveries are amazing, but evolution is not one of them as it remains a dead theory.
No, "faith is the evidence of things NOT seen, the SUBSTANCE of things hoped for." You have faith that all your self exalted so-called "scientific academics" will never convert to Christianity. Yet, some of them do when they realize their error, like Professor Walter J Veith did, an evolutionist who won several prestigious academic awards.
hypatia ofAlex Why are we having this discussion in the 21st century, it's because simpletons like you started believing in evolution in the 19th century and have carried this idiotic belief to the 21st century.
Sad that you have so little understanding of real science. Molecules and atoms in a stone ARE NOT dead matter. Their half-lives vary greatly and while they are often still alive in a biological sense they become encased in other matter. Just sad!
Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you did not know." Eskimo: "Then why did you tell me?" ~ Annie Dillard
i've got this cut and paste for every religious site and channel i come across ... : hallucinogenics , it's beautiful word ... not when it's used on CHILDREN and adults alike , have a look in to what they put in those dispensers they wave around in church / thuribles it's not ''incense'' like they tell people ... it's SALVIA divinorum it makes people's minds malleable , gives people dreams about the stories they fill their tiny little heads with , some get even visions while awake from it the important part is the MALLEABLE part ... the church has been DRUGGING their subjects for CENTURIES ... without them knowing it ... CHILDREN in the church , no problem with it what so ever , this religion , just DRUG them all the same ... isn't it a lovely institution ? religious people who grew up in a church that does , haven't even SEEN the REAL world , ever ... there are even people with babies in the churches ... how about that ? it's just amazing to me , that this NONSENSE still exists ... that people just can't figure out how to get out of it , stand on their own two feet , what have you accomplished in your life ? , when you can't even get through it without an imaginary friend on call 24/7 ? these people can't even tie their own freaking shoes , if it wasn't written down somewhere people just like being lied to , i guess none of it is even remotely on the side of truth , what so ever ... not this jesus fellow , not the 10 commandments ( what a load of crap That is ) , nothing what so ever in the hole story ''jesus'' was INVENTED by the Flavian families from Rome , to SUPPRESS and CONTROL the population AND get their money FOR GENERATIONS it's THE reason WHY they invented the guy ... the ''bible'' ( that horrible , atrocious IMMORAL piece of crap 1400+ year old ''book'' ) was put together , in a hurry , to stop ANOTHER bible from coming out , one that would have said that ''jesus'' wasn't a jew at all ... that's why they RUSHED the first bible out in a hurry ... what have you got left ? zero , about as much as this hole debacle is worth or should be worth to any human being on this planet ... this needs to stop , it's destroying the world for 2000+ years now , hasn't it been enough now ? can we Start looking after ourselfs ? instead of letting some imaginary friend ... DO IT FOR YOU ? FOOLS !!! if you WANT to read that horrible thing , start with isaiah 45.7 Prove your dog exists , BEFORE you take him on a walk , you're walking around with an empty leash , saying to people : ''watch out for the dog , he bites , watch out , or he's gonna get yah !!'' it just makes you look like a damn fool ...
If a christian believes the bible then they have to accept creation. Your problem is with God Himself and His word the bible both of which you do not believe so no middle ground to discuss really as with all these sites who attack God, His creation and His people.
@Michael Brown he is right, what´s your point? are you saying that evolution doesn´t have proof? if that´s what you´re saying i´m not gonna waste my time explaining and showing sources to you to look at, go do your own research, stop making claims without knowledge. and I haven´t read that book from Richard Dawkins but I know that you´re not basing your critiques on facts.
Were you there when it came into existence? And btw how did it come into existence? Did it come from nothing? That is what evolution teaches. It came out of nothing without any cause. How can that possible be as we know for a fact that nothing comes from nothing?
I read recently that the late Steven Hawkings research was " ..Essentially, 'there was never a Big Bang that produced something from nothing. It just seemed that way from mankind's point of perspective.' www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5683499/Stephen-Hawkings-final-theory-claims-universe-finite-far-simpler-thought.html
@Vgan vampire Biblical chronology for one. Population genetics for antoher, genetic entropy for yet another. And the fact that the oldest living creature is the Pinewood tree in California. Guess how old it is? 4500 years. Slam wham bang at the time of the flood.
It's the 21st Century people. Lets move on and create our own destiny and our own futures; not have it dedicated to some guy in the sky. The human race can't evolve if the populations mindset is still stuck thousands of years in the past. Change is necessary people.
Wow!listen to your self if we were evolved from air thousands of years ago?how did the air make physical beings?i want you atheist to answer that.without god there is no future.dip shit.
loussandia victor How is there no future without god? WITH god there is no future as we'd be stuck in a fucking time loop of holy wars, killing for god, unable to live as we want to live because some holy guy in the sky says we can't? Think. For. Yourself. For. Once. In. Your. Life!
At this point, I find it ludicrous that a serious debate could be had about this subject.. or that religious folk are given so much reverence and respect... If i went around telling people that Elvis is alive and created the universe and everything in it, i'd be locked up and laughed at... .. there is no difference.
@@bacinthezahab3289 you have it backwards.... Both religion and science are ways humans try to understand the world around us.. But science prevails over religion because it's methods progress and move with current understanding.. religion is oppressive because it is absolute in its ignorance Instead of trying to better your understanding of the world and its inner workings, religion tells you 'this is the answer.. nothing else exists or matters.. and if you don't believe it, you will be punished for eternity' Science is just a method in which answers are found and progress is made.. it pushes our understanding forward.. religion does the opposite, it holds us back.. The very fact you said with absolute conviction that man got it wrong to consider the creator is a man or tree tells me everything I need to know about you and religion.. you have zero room for error in your beliefs and nothing else can grow or change or progress.. it's depressing
@@bacinthezahab3289 god isnt always telling anyone anything.. if you're saying he's talking to you directly.. what's the difference between that and me thinking aliens are speaking to me or Mickey mouse or Elvis? ... If you're speaking about the Bible.. youre just plain wrong.. the Bible as you know it was written by man a thousand years ago and rewritten a thousand times to suit the church of the time.. books taken out, books put in. Not even the church denies that part.. it's just fact. Which God do u refer to? There are thousands? How do you know your god is the right one? Do you really believe that you would have believed in that particular god if say, you were born in the middle East ? Or India? Ask yourself that and think about it for a minute please... If the answer is yes, you would have still believed in that God.. how? And why isn't that the case for everyone in those countries now? If the answer is no, you have believed in another god... Then how come all it takes is geography to make you a heathen who deserves to be punished?.. To cognitive dissonance needed to be religious to that extent in today's world is mind boggling and frankly, scary as shit
@@bacinthezahab3289 Ah well, i had high hopes for a coherent debate on the subject but you've boiled down to the same nonsense that every religious nut does.. ' I believe because it's true.. I believe because the Bible tells me so' .. That's a complete end to any discussion, shame.
@@bacinthezahab3289 because discussion is how we learn.. hearing a different point of view is good.. I'm only disappointed that it's always the same argument with religious folks, nevermind their denomination or faith... I hold the vague hope that one day someone religious will put forth a believable argument for their faith.. I'm only disappointed that it hasn't happened yet.
@@bacinthezahab3289 because logic dictates that you don't believe in anything that cannot be proven or tested and reproduced.. it's really simple to be honest. I believe in the scientific method because it has proven a thousand times a day to be a reliable way of learning about the world in which I live... And given that, religion has no place in my life.. I only hope to have open discussion with those who do believe different to me in the hopes of learning something new.. in all my years of trying, I'm yet to learn anything new from religion.. that's all really
Well, freedom for all has to allow people to follow religions of their choice, or none. It would be wrong to somehow pass a law stating 'you must accept evolution' just as it would be wrong to pass a law saying 'everybody in the town must go to church on Sunday'. The 'young earth creationists' do not represent a majority view in Christianity, or 'religion'.
I am against evolution because my Hebrew Bronze Age tribal book doesn't say anything about evolution. I cannot allow myself to believe that Yahweh is wrong.
I'm against macro evolution because there is no evidence for it. The fact that I read and believe the Bible has nothing to do with my thoughts on macro evolution.
@@Rayblondie That's probably preached in the same spirit, since religious people want to say they have the "best science" and "the best morals" and Muslims want to shut down conferences of educated Muslims by the Deen Institute, well then we obviously don't want to listen to each other and it's only a matter of time before the ones who are right decide to bar those who are wrong from the public square, with force if necessary.
@Michael Brown Are you supposing that we must have a creation myth to explain the current levels of biodiversity? Because I guarantee you that evolution is not that, and no scientist needs to believe in the Genesis myth any more than they need to believe in Zoroastrianism creation or Native American nature gods bringing the Earth into being on the back of a turtle. If you don't understand evolution, that's fine, it's a history full of death and struggle - thanks "god." It's also full of beauty, and you are depriving yourself of an understanding of your place on this planet and the truth of the deep past. It is a complete error to insert a myth in your ignorance, and if you want to keep believing what is evidently not supported by the facts, then go back to your cave and paint your hallucinations on the walls so we can all marvel at how creative you are.
@Michael Brown You can take your labels and shove them up your ass, because you know nothing of the division between different studies of life. So go on and live your life ignoring the facts, as the op said, no use stooping to the level of idiots.
I feel like there were 2 big issues that prevented this discussion from moving forward, 1) That many of the creationist/religious side does not understand how science works in terms of conclusions from evidence and scientific consensus. It seems as though some of them think evolution is some unsubstantiated claim someone made. This is why science education is so important. 2) People seem to want to argue to the ends of the Earth about how their interpretation of religious works is the right one, but why is your interpretation more right than the thousands of other ways to interpret it? They even go as far as to say that since their interpretation of the bible doesn’t include evolution than evolution must be false, as if their beliefs refute evolution somehow. People are just too stubborn to let go of their religious beliefs so they either change their interpretation based on cultural and scientific advancement, or try to find arguments to support their ancient religious views and try to disprove scientific theory that supposedly contradicts it with their nonesense. You can’t use unsubstantiated arguments against well established scientific theory, it’s just a waste of time for everyone.
Science alone cannot answer some of the key questions. There are still a lot of gaps with the theory of evolution that it cannot hold an ounce of water. Even scientists continue to argue the theory for the lack of a better explanation for the origin of life.
@@ThekiBoran It's not guessing when it has been shown to have predictive power. Arguing about science on the internet is seldom fruitful, as people just become more deeply entrenched in their held positions. If you are genuinely curious there are better resources than youtube comments for education in Biology.
After living through a pandemic in which a rapidly evolving virus basically halted humanity, you have to be wilfully ignorant or perpetually stupid to deny evolution. Anyone who denies evolution now is plain stupid.
@@FatRakoon👈 Pfff! Like this idiot! "Brilliant", this idiot says. He thinks your comment about a topic thinking and talking for itself is, "brilliant". Amazing!
@@nathanelder2718 You so obviously completely misunderstood what Karl said, that I almost pity you. What a pig ignorant, and shallow mind you must have! Clearly things do boggle your mind because you have so obviously missed this one. Try re-reading the posts, and you will see that you are being laughed at by anyone who reads them. Unless they're as fucking thick as you so obviously are.
@@FatRakoon You're the one that needs to read it closely. Look at the way it was written verses what the idiot is trying to put across. I already get what he's trying to put across. That should be obvious to most people, by what I said. Science and religion are subjects of human thought. Therefore the subject of a human thought, such as math, writing, mechanics, or what have you, can't think for themselves. For example, you wouldn't say- MATH tells us that M theory is a fact and that is the only explanation there is for what takes place in quantum physics. Is "math" the arbiter of truth on the matter, or is it a scientist using math to describe what may be taking place? The math merely explains how the scientist may be right, "THE MATH" doesn't tell you what to believe or how to think. That is my point, you stupid, asshole. Now I had to explain that to you because you are slow and I'm going to have to explain it to your retarded friend as well.
"Information doesn't arise from dead matter"........ excuse me? "Information requires a designer"- No it doesn't. "DNA contains as much letters than the encyclopedia Britannica" DNA contains molecules, (purines and pyrimadines). they are are not 'letters'.
39:53 He asks her why god gave men nipples and her answer is "[...] even women have nipples!" ?! Wow this question flew over her head in the stratosphere...
@Jim Sirette There is already too much false equivalency on television, so it's absolutely fine to establish what 99% of scientists agree on to beginning with, or else we would have to dignify flat earth people equally also.
Well, that was an interesting waste of time, but let's be honest. The debate is already over. When you hear a schizophrenic yell incomprehensible phrases in the streets, you smile politely and move on, because there is near certainty that whatever you say will not move someone with an inconsistent view on reality. This is no longer a genuine inquiry into ontology. It's a mental health problem. Frankly, it's time we tax churches and place the proceeds into a mental health fund.
Johnathan Chang, and you worship a god that's dead. Hypocrisy. Your verbal garbage is as fun as rubiks cube. If the christians are mental idiots, why don't you prove the existence of ice age men ? Or prove your contradictions with facts and not theories. I'm not a believer of God ......But you, And/or dick wad Matt, cannot even prove a slight chance of evolution ! Not even a fragment. Think about that.
@@jsb5188 I don't worship any God, and the God of the gaps argument is tired and incredibly dishonest. It would be like you picking out numbers from the set of real numbers, and despite seeing that numbers exist along any part of axis, you claim that numbers cannot be continuous because your evidence is discrete, because all empirical evidence is discrete. Evolution has been proven a thousand times over, but you're not paying me for my time. I suggest high school education, then college, if you're truly interested. But you're not.
What is so interesting about this is that we see Christianity, we immediately call it fake to their face. But with a Buddhist, oh no, not that nice old man dalai lama. I think there's certain discrepancy in our atheist attitude, we favor 1 religion over the other. Some people think it's because buddhism isn't as vocal or pushy as christians. That would be an ignorant statement. Look at the history of Sri Lanka, of Tibet, Thailand, Vietnam. Typical example is from tibet when during 1600 they literally murdered any other Buddhist school of thought that didn't agree with the official defined doctrines. Even today, in Tibet, you don't want to be talking about evolution with religious Tibetans. They are very vocal about why evolution and any other religion is false and why Buddhism is the only way. It is just a curious observation how we treat Buddhism always like it is an benign religion;.
Akita538 Mainstream Christians are not the majority Christians. What you call mainstream Christians are people like Obama, like Biden, liberal famous people. That's what mainstream means.
I am not religious myself but this is pure non-sense. All major Christian churches accept evolution as a fact. Majority of Christians does too. Charles Darwin was a Christian, an outspoken one. What cancer of mind is ignorance and that ignorance is being justified by Creationists by religion and as someone who used to believe but does not anymore, yet is versatile with Old and New Testament I can say that creationists are full of shit. That what they are saying does not exist within Bible, they are contradicting themselves when they say that Bible shouldn´t be interpreted, yet they interpret it themselves.
aresaresares6 He said mainstream Christian denominations. Meaning Roman-Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Church of England and all other major churches of Christianity do accept evolution and so does majority of their followers and, indeed, Christians in general. Only few Christian countries are exempt from this, unfortunately USA being among them.
Always great to hear Steve Jones explain evolution in a clear concise way-if earth is 6000 yrs old he will accept the evidence, not dogma or assertions.
judging by the comments in the many videos of this kind, i believe in a somewhat near future religions will be pretty much extinct, and we will be embarrassed by it.
Just because some loud mouth TH-cam commentators get the most upvotes for their ignorant anti-religious views? I think you should be rethinking your boastful views.
Doesn’t seem like it. It’s still growing. Literally 2 billion Christians, 1.9 billion Muslims, 1 billion or so jews. I mean 60-70% of the world believes in a God or higher power.
It is absurd to believe in the idea that a god, a creator, could not think of any better way to communicate with the creatures except inventing absurd perverted fairytales such as a woman who got pregnant without being without a man or a man who flew on a winged mule !
Oh I do. Thats how I know very little here theyre representing is science. Its called 'science' to sweep everything under the rug. Tell me something? What date was evolution ever proven? You can find the dates that EVERY single great discovery happened going back 500 years. Find me the date that evolution was proven. Why the hell do you think that is? BECAUSE ITS NEVER BEEN! Theyve just decided to pretend like it has been because it fits their narrative. Wake up kid.
tell me the date gravity was proven... oh wait, it still hasn't been... gravitational waves were detected 14 September 2015, but we still have no fundamental particle or a complete definition of what IT is... but we've known about it enough to measure and make accurate predictions for centuries. Science doesn't NEED absolutes... it needs enough to make accurate predictions... Dealing in absolutes is the job of religion, and what does it accurately predict? As you yourself I'm sure have seen, it can't even predict if someone is a good person or not... arguably the main thing people try to use it for! (I'm talking morality in case I lost you)
Programs like this are great. They are an excellent example of how utterly stupid people are once they get infected by religion, which ultimately is only a product of people's fear of dying
I absolutely agree with you. People are afraid of dying, that is why I don't think you can get rid of religion entirely. The subject is something that constantly occupies my mind. There is something I thought of recently, the fundamentalists say that you can't get to heaven unless you are "born again". What I wonder is what about people who are mentally ill or mentally handicapped in some way. They are not capable of grasping the meaning of born again. So what happens to them?
Science VS Creation. Science = SOLID in agreement. Creation = Divided in agreement. Analysis = There was only one solid argument here, and that was Science. Conclusion = EVOLUTION Key points that stuck out to me other than the complete disregard for scientific evidence by the young earth creationists. 1. Notice none of the scientists argued with each other, yet ALL of the creationists argued with each other. 2. Out of all the creationists that agreed with science, none argued with the scientists. But the creationists that argued with both creationists and scientists, were the "young earth creationists". (Not to mention the Muslims that said they believed the Qur'an to be the true word regardless of any evidence science showed. I don't consider that a debatable point of view, therefore they should not have been in the debate to begin with IMO.) 3. The young earth creationists used Arguments from incredulity, Straw man, Quote mining, Argument from Authority, and just about any other type of argument to try and avoid virtually every topic. From an outside perspective it was clear to me without a shadow of a doubt that the young earth creationists are drowning themselves in their faith to the point it has blinded them of even the most basics of logic. They argued it was very much different than the flat earth creationists, but it is painfully obvious that it is exactly the same. Just like the fossils are for the evidence of evolution, you didn't need to find this video to observe that the young earth creationists haven't a leg to stand on, but it sure is an excellent visual confirmation. Believe what you want, but let Science be.
I just believe in a creator God. I've no desire to prove it as it doesn't work that way. You can have Science vs Creation in your own circle if you want. I cannot waste the time over an unproven theory. Nobody can prove it. They just go into a lot of gobbledegook which cannot be proved and get lost.
fact that the we are discussing this in 21st centiry is depressing
you can get moral philosophy from Hinduism, Buddhism, Jesus Aesops fables, Confucius, etc... but to take the crazy creation stories litterally is beyond rediculous.
I need depression pills every time I listen to bright people talking about this
Almost as depressing as , when I think about the scientists working on diseases as bio weapons , Or the nightmare they created thru the use of Nuclear energy...that kind of depressing? or the kind of depressing when your whole family dies , and you are ready to give up , but you have something happen you cant explain , and in fact mock? This then saves that persons life and they forever KNOW you are the fool.
+Reggie Watchowtnow sooo what is relevant about your comment? did your family all die? if so then that is truly sad
We are scarcely out of SLAVERY. Not even 100 years when I was born in the 50’s and STILL, 60+ more years later and some people think it was a good thing and we should go back to it. Some people in the south still want to secede!!!
It is very difficult to intelligently respect adults who are convinced that the Earth is 6000 years old.
pride makes alot of things difficult. like learning
Why would you even attempt to intellectually respect them?
Fucking impossible more like.
Tenor001 Grande You do know not every Christian is a young earth creationist right?
Kyle D - He didn't say they are...
One doesn’t ‘believe’ in evolution... you either understand it or you don’t.
Much like gravity.
@@ExtantFrodo2 People use different definitions ?
@@truethinker221?
Mmm the facts are hidden and only revealed to the understanding. That is a cop out. Lots of scientists do not believe it either. So take your pick.
@@Rayblondie Not all scientists are biologists. Of all the biologists in the world, only an insignificant handful have any doubt about evolution being a fact.
The beauty of Athiesm is that, nobody gets beheaded or stoned to death or thrown into a lake of fire for not adhering to what we intellectually believe. Period!
In hinduism you can be an atheist you won't go to hell neither people will behead you, infact its the only religion the gives this freedom. atheist hindus are called nasik 🕉
Tell that to mass murderers such as Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot.
What's freedom
Oh then ur talking about my religion.. Hinduism.. We don't use religion to it.. But similar views
You don’t have the evidence for your belief to be true for all… neither do Hindus have evidence that they’ve been reincarnated from some other life form.
Albeit, I have seen a addict totally transformed, a different man altogether from his former self, he said he was “born again” Christian and I believed him and his testimony of reincarnation in this lifetime. Yes the logic of the change in this man was full rounded and accounted for -unlike any religion being born into the “Body of Christ” overwhelms with existential meaning.
It's time to tax churches and put the money into mental health
Or just better programmes in general, such as healthcare and education
True. If there’s no profit in churches. There won’t be this kind of fighting
So can we tax the mosques as well?
And also the poor and needy
@Michael Brown , you took the words right out of my mouth. Great job!
"The difference between scientists and you is that we're willing to change our minds". This sums up the whole debate
SIRRUS 13---I HAVE changed my mind ! You haven't !
@@johnsheedy461 And again you miss the point. Scientists change their mind as per tested evidence. Conversion is done against a very different set of criteria.
Understanding evidence is important, I suggest you look into it.
You as a scientist may be willing to change your mind, but life is
not a lab where you carry out your Phd . Life is a vast lab, where you start Phd but you cannot decide when this study will end and how.
@@nirmalan5590
True, however, that takes nothing away here.
Science is not always done in a lab. And you miss an important point, science works also by exclusion. So things that have been proven false, impossible to have happened- are the Noah flood and the young Earth.
These are gone as possibilities
@@nirmalan5590 Figuring out this vast lab is what scientists are here for. Just because we do not know when the study will end does not mean we need to stop it. In fact it is a challenge for us to keep pursuing the truth. As a great atheist once said "destroy all the books in the world and scientific books will return as it was previously but not religious books"
I haven't wrote that sentence but I totally agree;
"Science doesn't claim to have all the answers, but tries every day to find them. Religion, on the other hand, claims to have ALL the answers, but isn't capable of backing up a single one".
The Xarrots That's a really good analogy. Its very accurate as well.
The Xarrots:
Very true - just look at the religion of billions of years, abiogenesis and darwinian evolution!!!!
The evolutionary, humanist, naturalistic religion claims to have all the answers to our physical origin, our biological origin and biological development yet when closely scrutinized is not capable of backing up a single one.
Big bang - everything from NOTHING. Stars cannot form all by themselves from clouds of gas. No one has ever observed ANY process whereby the Jeans limit is overcome spontaneously. Assumptions abound. Planets cannot form all by themselves from clouds of dust. No observational evidence or in fact ANY mechanistic process to back that up.
Abiogenesis is an impossibility, yet there is highly complex life all around us... how now, brown cow?
Evolution suffers from the same basic problem as abiogenesis - how to generate an abstract entity, specified information, via purely random physical / chemical processes?????
How does that happen? That which is purely material giving rise to that which is abstract????? HOW?????
kevinr ruiters even the Catholic Church recognizes evolution for starters and why do you guys always say something from nothing, who said from nothing? Secondly how did your particular god create something from nothing and how did god come to be? You guys always give the clock maker reasoning but say that god doesn't have a creator contradicting your argument.
Mercy Johnson - You appear to have misunderstood the process of evolution entirely. It's easy to dispute anything if the argument you use is false.
mercy johnson Are you refering to the part where he say: "And we crossbred with it."? If that is the case, he is saying that we crossbred with neanderthals - not with chimpanzees. You know, in the same way you can crossbreed a donke and a horse, or different dogs, or crosspollinate different fruits. Read a book.
Creationist 1 - "Information is not derived from dead matter " - Creationist 2 - "God made Adam from mud and clay."
Becuase God is spirit
When god created adam
The information came from god to the mud.
@@i.f7032 I nearly spat my beer out when I read your reply. Where is your evidence for this? Don't say the bible. Offer credible and checkable facts.
“Dead matter”
Matter itself is alive? Fucking creationists.
Humans have immaterial soul also which just uses the body to perform work
@@saimtanweer5720 evidence please - not the koran or the bible, evidence.
I'm excited for the next episode, "Is it time for all religions to accept gravity?"
+Thatonedude917
--- Excellent!
+Thatonedude917 intelligent falling has disproved it years ago.
+Thatonedude917 Right after "Is it time for all religions to accept that germs cause illnesses?"
+Jonah Conner " Right after "Is it time for all religions to accept that germs cause illnesses?""
--- No, no, no, no, no! Babies, butterflies puppies and flowers were all intelligently designed. Pathogenic organisms just happened.
+Thatonedude917 I'm waiting for "is it time for all religions to accept reality"
The very first question you should ask a creationist before engaging him in debate is this one: Is there any amount of evidence that could shake you faith and make you question your beliefs? If the answer is no (and it almost always is) then what is the point of engaging them in debate? Creationists should be ignored, set aside, left behind...Not engaged in debate.
Mike Vizioz I totally agree. The first mistake is to give creationism any chance, it simply isn't at the same level. It's just ridiculous to discuss it as a serious view of the world.
Mike Vizioz I agree with you and Alex that there is no point in engaging in debate with an unshakeable creationist. I'd rather watch Game of Thrones.
Alex Serrano Same with Flat Earth nuts. Evidence makes no difference.
i8five4u It's kinda funny you mentioned that now because I've been reading a lot of crap from that people lately... Humanity never stops to surprise me.
Alex Serrano Yes, It is very frustrating when you bring up proof and they do not believe it because it is not said in the bible. Flat Earth people try to discredit science so it will be easier to teach non science.
"Religion was born when the first conman met the first fool"----- Mark Twain.
The fool has said in his heart there is no God.
what religion? evolution is a religion. it required belief, you must have more faith that we evolve from non-living things.
Mitchell Osmer
Read a book, ...... not that one
@@cornybeef The Holy Bible? LOL--IT IS THE ONLY BOOK OF THRUTH!!!!
Mitchell Osmer
Many others will argue that this statement is true of the their scripture.
Science and Health with a Key to the Scriptures
Book of Mormon
Upanishads
Vedas
Dhammapada
Avestas
Q'uran
Tao Te Xing
and many more besides
‘There is no refutation of Darwinian evolution in existence. If a refutation were to ever come about, it would come from a scientist not an idiot’
These religious beliefs are all crazy irregardless of denomination. The racist Evangelicals for Trump is one example.
@@arthurhunt642 or the rapist sympathisers for bill Clinton
I mean evolution isn’t exactly a fact it’s just a generally agreed upon principle of how humans came about. It’s perfectly rational to assume it isn’t right like why do we have the same bone in are arse like an ape does cause we had a tail or because the bone has to be there or just is there?
@@cheekybum6136 For the sake of this upload there is far more evidence for evolution than what religion tries to sell… Man made from dust Woman from mans rib and animals appeared from the ground when God was sitting in the garden of eden 6000 years ago
@@lvgxc10 sure bud but I could say monkey turns body to human cause bones look similar because we don’t know what other reason
I love listening to these grown babies try and convince us that the stories they grew up believing are true.
Svader96 you are a baby your self what your talking about😲
musty bouk aye in a philosophical sense we are all but babes... however when the Muslim man responds to the questions of the host it is clear he is systematically repeating what he's been taught in Scripture and that he's not thinking for himself. Maturity develops through critical thinking and reflection of oneself and ones beliefs and the way they conform to reality.
u know that as a man that understands philosophers u should believe in god?
Yibaki Moguhutakehiki god is different, I'm speaking on religion
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"That's the beauty of science. We are willing to say we are wrong." That sums it up.
There Are a Great Many Gods to Worship
Gods are just Imaginary Mythical Personages of worship. Gods are not Creators.
There is just one and only Great Creator that Created all that exists.
The Great Creator is not one of your Mythical Gods that you worship.
True Science is Knowledge and True Science is Truth.
It is True Science that has proven the existence of the Great Creator.
It has been by the discoveries of the Complex Intelligent Designed Engineering of the solar system and the complex Intelligent designed Engineering of life on this Planet Earth.
Christianity and all Religion is not based on any facts and truth.
Christianity is a Deceitful Society.
In the book Christianity worship it says: 'Love your Enemies, resist not Evil, Love and care for all others as we would like to be Loved and cared for.
Jesus and the twelve that were with him refused to kill any Human. they all suffered death instead.
Christianity goes to other nations and presents themselves as being Kind and Loving.
And successfully deceives them In the worshiping of their Imaginary Mythical gods.
Then; the go to war for the nation that they worship and kills their own brothers and sisters of their own churches in other nations.
Believe it or not:
Truth will solve all our problems before we create them; and ignore or reject the truth; problems will multiply all by themselves; those problems will need no help.
Have a great and a meaningful life, if it is at a
And they almost always are wrong because they don’t follow their own rules of evidence and procedure. As we know the theory of evolution is the latest casualty in the field of pseudo science
The New World Order is That Great America
Yes: America is that superpower of the world.
In that book that Christianity worships it speaks of that Great Christian Nation.
Represented as a little Lamb with two little horns, the two ruling parties.
Also America is represented in Daniel, the Two feet of the Great Image. with the Great Conglomerate of race and culture, as the clay and the steel is as the great power of the Government, the ruling power.
The New World Order Known As (That Great America) is not going down until It has accomplished its purpose.
All this chaos in That Great America is just the corruption boiling as anything boils in a pot,
Lies and deception is boiling hared.
It fills the air with a very Putrid Odor.
Do realize it was the horn on the Right that proclaimed the New World Order.
It was not that horn on the left, or the ruler of any other nation that proclaimed (this is the beginning of the New World Order.)
Believe it or not:
Truth will solve all our problems before we create them; and ignore or reject the truth; problems will multiply all by themselves; those problems will need no help.
Have a great and a meaningful life, if it is at all possible.
Just whispers, of the Ghost of Reality
Charlie E Pershall aren’t there bears and eagles involved in all this eschatological stuff ?
The New World Order is That Great America
Yes: America is that superpower of the world.
In that book that Christianity worships it speaks of that Great Christian Nation.
Represented as a little Lamb with two little horns, the two ruling parties.
Also America is represented in Daniel, the Two feet of the Great Image. with the Great Conglomerate of race and culture, as the clay and the steel is as the great power of the Government, the ruling power.
The New World Order Known As (That Great America) is not going down until It has accomplished its purpose.
All this chaos in That Great America is just the corruption boiling as anything boils in a pot,
Lies and deception is boiling hared.
It fills the air with a very Putrid Odor.
Do realize it was the horn on the Right that proclaimed the New World Order.
It was not that horn on the left, or the ruler of any other nation that proclaimed (this is the beginning of the New World Order.)
Believe it or not:
Truth will solve all our problems before we create them; and ignore or reject the truth; problems will multiply all by themselves; those problems will need no help.
Have a great and a meaningful life, if it is at all possible.
Just whispers, of the Ghost of Reality
Churches should be forced to pay property tax.
How about an "Ignorance Tax"?
@@jackdack85 then how did god come to be?
@@jackdack85
Using and applying your very own logic, WHERE did God come from? A vast empty reservoir of Nothing?
Just how ABSURB would you like to be? NOT obvious at all. If you go back far enough, EVERYTHING has a beginning, even, on the postulation he exists at all, God.
I am a lifetime astronomer and as we
now comprehend it, we live within a universe containing approximately two trillion galaxies, each composed of hundreds of billions of stars. Even at the prodigious rate these stars convert hydrogen into helium, they will all one day exhaust their supply, burn out, one by one winking out, all ceasing to exist.
"In the beginning, there was the bleak, vast and empty nothingness. Out of this vast vacuum, by some unknown process, not yet understood by anyone, magically appeared an ALL Knowing God, who then proceeded to create it all." (In six days, totally ignoring the light speed barrier he himself created).
FYI, I grew up in a religious community in the 50's. (Laurelwood, OR, a Seventh Day Adventist community SW of Portland) There are an estimated 2600 religions on this planet, many of which I've been exposed to, sought out and studied, often with contrasting views and beliefs to sort through, providing numerous choices of what and or which religion to opt to believe....take your pick, or, in other words, name your poison. BHE
@@jackdack85 First I genuinely thank you for your lengthy and elucidate 'explanation'. I am pushing 80 this year, I am educated and it is NOT AT ALL I misunderstood you. I simply do not agree with you. Within my lifetime I have been exposed to a large number of religions and gave up on religion 50 years ago. Both Heaven and Hell are unsupported myths.
And, please don't offer me your typical revengeful Christian response, "You're going to burn in Hell forever! A wonderful 'whip' from a loving god, who will torture unbelievers for an eternity without even providing any concrete evidence for his existence, and which is typically believed by his followers.
FYI, I've been a lifetime and knowledgeable astronomer and have some comprehension of our vast two trillion galaxy universe we reside in....do you? One of these days, we are going to have encounters with other inhabitants of this universe, which I believe we already have. In the late 60s I witnessed a 40' diameter classic 'Flying Saucer' fly low, slow and completely silent, about 50' directly over my house about 10 at night. Although it was dark, my unshielded front porch light lit it up really well. I believe governments of the world are well aware of this and the only reason it hasn't been released to the general public is the religious right would not handle it well.
In about a month, I am going to attend the McMenamins UFO Festival in McMinnville, OR. Many people who will be there have had experiences similar to mine.
Then, to celebrate my 80th birthday, I'm going to ride my motorcycle down to Roswell, NM and check out the UFO museum.....care to join me on ether adventure?
BHE
@@jackdack85 In the late 60s, in addition to my full time job, I ran an auto repair business on the side. I was finishing up a valve job on the local chiropractor's Edsel in Dec in my unheated shop, when I decided to take a break, go into the house and grab a cup of hot coffee.
As I was walking towards the house, something caused me to look up to see a classic 'flying saucer' glide directly over me well below 100', was as big as my house and looked like it just cleared it. It had a tight cluster of three brilliant red lights in a triangular pattern bottom center, which I have recently been told is part of their navigational guidance system. It wasn't until the next day, as I was telling my coworkers about it, I suddenly realized that although that craft was really low, it never made a whisper. Close my eyes today and I can still see it.
Fifty years later, this still haunts me. Two years ago, I attended my first UFO convention, driving 800 miles to do so. Last year my wife went with me, but she recently fell and cracked her kneecap, so this year I am going alone. Those "In the know" say we are currently being visited by at least 10 different intelligent species.....and have been for millennia. Ezekiel's 'Biblical Wheel" is a classic example of person of a non mechanical agrarian society viewing a 'Flying Saucer'
I wonder what ET's take is on God?
Those who claim to have 'spoken' with ETs and asked them about God, say they shrug it off as 'Non Relevant' .
Those "who are in the know" say Full UFO Disclosure is coming soon and those who are religious within our midst are going to have a rough time dealing with it as it will collide head-on with much of their religious dogma teachings.
We reside in a galaxy of 400 billion stars and the Hubble has revealed at least two trillion other galaxies. For us to believe we are somehow 'God's special creation" is beyond ludicrous.
Why don't you join me at the 20th McMenamins UFO convention next month? You just might learn something.
BHE
the abrahamic faiths do a great job of uniting when the common enemy is logic
I think its all religion.
Yup, the whole premise is to avoid the tree of knowledge after all. Even psalm 23 says believers are sheep
@@FactStorm
< tongue in cheek> You're basing your conclusions on a bad translation of Genesis 1 and 2. It wasn't the tree of knowledge that Adam and Eve ate from; it was the tree of unquestioning faith.
@@numbersix9477 Lol, still holds in that obedience and an argument from authority is all this comes down to. Big sky daddy said so therefore its true and moral
@@FactStorm
Here in the U.S. anyway, Sky Daddy informed his followers, through His chosen political party, that covid-19 wasn't something to worry about. Initial evidence is that He got that one wrong. But then again, one little miracle could fix everything.
Scientists start with the evidence and work towards the conclusion.
Theists start with a conclusion, and try to find evidence for it.
There’s no arguing with people with backwards thinking like that.
And cringe-worthy dimwits keep trying to start audience applause breaks every 2 minutes.
Catholics believe that the universe is the creation, and the exclusive dominion, of an infinitely powerful Spirit Being, called God (call us crazy, but I dare you to consider carefully why we think this).
First, there is the evidence of logic. Through the process of simple mathematical-type reasoning, man inevitably comes face to face with certain indisputable principles: Everything has a cause; nothing can bring itself into existence. Obviously there is a long chain of causes in the universe, but ultimately there must be a first cause, an uncaused cause. This uncaused cause we call ``God.'' (The theory of evolution, even if it could be proved, would not explain the origin of anything; evolution simply deals with what may have happened after matter came into existence.) Further, 1) personal creation (man) presupposes a superior Personal Creator, 2) universal order presupposes a Universal Orderer, 3) cosmic energy presupposes a Cosmic Energizer, 4) natural law presupposes a Universal Law Maker. Basic principles of reason such as these explain why so many of the world's leading scientists are firm believers in God.
Then, there is the evidence of divine revelation--on countless occasions God has revealed Himself by voice, vision and apparition (by means which are receptive to the human senses), and demonstrated His Omnipotence by stupendous, obviously supernatural miracles. Many of these revelations are a matter of authenticated historical record. The Scriptures, for example, are full of such accounts; and in modern times the world has been witness to such Heaven-sent miracles as those at Fatima, Lourdes, and St. Anne de Beaupré in Quebec, Canada, where the cured have left a forest of crutches in testimony. (The Lourdes Medical Bureau is open for examination by any doctor.) In addition, there is the liquefaction of the blood of St. Januarius which still takes place in Naples each year on September 19, his feastday; the incorruption of the bodies of many Catholic saints (such as St. Bernadette, who died in 1879); and the miraculous Eucharistic Host of Lanciano, Italy, which has been scientifically proven to be human flesh and human blood, type AB--to mention only a few of the miracles still on-going in the 20th century, which point to the existence of a God.
And lastly there is the evidence of human intuition. Psychologists have long known that every human being--the atheist included--intuitively seeks God's help in times of great calamity, and instinctively pleads for God's mercy when death is imminent. Hence the renowned Voltaire, who was so eloquent in his denial of God while he enjoyed health, fame and fortune, repudiated all of his atheistic writings on his deathbed and frantically sought the ministrations of a Catholic priest. Nikolai Lenin, as he lay on his deathbed, looked around him and frantically asked pardon of the tables and chairs in the room. For as hunger for food proclaims the existence of food, man's intuitive hunger for God proclaims the Reality, the Omnipotence and the Justice of God. Catholic belief in God, therefore, is purely and simply an expression of intellectual sanity.
@@alcidebouchard5315 In a continuous type of universe as described by Laplace or Newton you would be completely correct about everything having a cause. However that's not the type of universe we are in. In this universe everything, and I do mean by this, the basic starting point of every event, including the original occurrence of the universe we observe now. Does not appear to have any 'cause' other than random quantum events. A random event cannot be 'caused' to happen or it will not be truly random, at least some part of it's characteristic will carry information from the event that caused it in the first place. Hence we can observe a statistical average which gives a general guide as to when and how the universe started but we can never determine the precise action that took place right at the start.
In other words you are incorrect to assert "Everything has a cause; nothing can bring itself into existence". Mathematically I can take -1 and +1 put them together and I have 0 or nothing. The reverse is also true I can take 0 and split it into -1 and +1, but I still have 0 or nothing. You might say it was God that split the nothing but then you have to consider, what brought God into existence ?
You argument for God then reduces to either God is the universe itself, or as I would postulate the universe just happened and doesn't really count as a personal God.
It appears to all intents and purposes in the real universe, the one we observe, both nothing and infinity are in many ways the same thing and are both unstable and can't actually persist in any meaningful way. Thus it even seems to be the case that God, even if there were one, would have no choice but to let, possibly many, universes to occur all the time.
Not really the definition of creation, just letting it happen.
Your divine revelations and miracle arguments do not stand up to scrutiny if they did it would be common knowledge and all those arguing for any god would be repeating them every time there was a debate. I am aware that for the millions of visitors to Lourdes there has been an incredibly small number of documented cases where a cure occurred. Certainly if there were significant evidence theists would not be slow about bringing it forward.
And lastly you talk about human intuition, I'm not even sure intuition is the right word to use, you present some anecdotal stories but they don't really prove existence of God merely the fact that from the human perspective "it would be nice if...." .
I could actually use this, to point out why it is, someone will desperately want to believe in God even with very poor evidence, or none at all. In some way it is correct to say there is a God provided you believe in him/her/it. Of course this gives you no divine mandate to determine how the rest of us should live our lives and negates one of the main claims being made by most religions.
@@alcidebouchard5315 What complete drivel! "Everything has a cause; nothing can bring itself into existence" So there is no god. 'Psychologists have long known that every human being--the atheist included--intuitively seeks God's help in times of great calamity' not true. "Then, there is the evidence of divine revelation" Nope there isn't any evidence, only here-say. "the world has been witness to such Heaven-sent miracles as those at Fatima, Lourdes, and St. Anne de Beaupré in Quebec, Canada," Only believed by the religious. No evidence! You are living in a dream world! God was created in the minds of men to explain what was in the past unexplainable. (thunder, lightning, droughts, floods, death, life, stars, the Moon etc etc etc. It was then used by the intelligent to control the masses. Which is still going on! There is no place in a modern intelligent society for any religion.
@@craigphd7844 Careful, quantum events like random electron movement don't need a cause. Something has to have no cause or you end up back with a god causing it. Of course there's still the problem of what caused God. Macro events will act as causes to other macro events but as time passes the random quantum effect will gradually make the present moment less related to the original events that caused it, if not we would be able to produce exact descriptions of the future or past. Random events at the quantum level ultimately prevent that. No matter how good the model.
The question should be, "In light of the knowledge we have, shouldn't all religions be dropped?"
Ken Lyneham - There are two sets of ideologies, those that are God-breathed and those that are man-breathed. They both serve a purpose in creation.
That would make sense to a horse, only if the horse believed in creation.
I don't.
As hominids, we have only known about this particular god for about the last 3,000 or less.
We DO know that we hominids have been around for about 300,000 years.
What the hell was THAT god doing for the previous 270,000 years?
Having a lonely picnic on a beach somewhere?
Yes. People don't seem to realize that religion is toxic and cares about its own preservation rather than the truth, and all the good things it does can be done without it.
Steve Ooook. You don’t know me, or what I do or do not know. Tsk tsk.
@Steve What an OLD sad argument. Don't tell me... "You can't prove that your perception of the world is real. If your perception is wrong, then your observations are wrong, and any theories based on your observations will be wrong. Therefore you can't prove that anything is real. Only Jesus can tell you what's real." Right? René Descartes? Pfffft. This falls apart when all you can say is "nothing can ever be proven." It can be applied to literally everything. And NO presupposing God DOES NOT fix that.
Science: "Oh wow, we found all this evidence that points to something we never knew or even considered before. But let's not stop there, we need to make sure we're right, let's keep studying it."
Religion: "This goes against a book I was taught to live my life by. It is therefore wrong and I am offended. I will do what it takes to get rid of your science because I disagree."( and I don't want my life to have been a lie.)
Science: "But look, this is amazing. Let me explain it to you, it's fascinating and we can understand how life works..."
Religion: "Stop lying, your evidence is lacking"
Science: "It was at one point but we keep finding more. We were skeptical at first but really, take a look at this"
Religion: "You didn't study your qualifications in this specific field, therefore I know just as much as you because I studied Religion and Philosophy"
Science: "Take a look, honestly"
Religion: "I've had a look at some evidence from a few years ago. I've read the opinions of people who are also against it and I have concluded that it is not good enough. My holy book is therefore the truth"
Science: "I don't think you have fully understood it, let me show you"
Religion: "Don't you dare be arrogant. I am entitled to my opinion"
Science: "If I gave you complete proof of this, would you believe it?"
Religion: "No."
Science isn't arrogant. The poor thing is frustrated.
That's your own mind justifying itself,without any evidence.
Are you religious? And if so, would anything convince you that God doesn't exist? Do you accept that evolution is real and if not, would anything?
All one big cover up by the atheists to conclude God didn't exist.
ash wednesday And what evidence do you have to disprove evolution? What evidence do you have for the existence of god? And as I asked you before, would anything convince you that evolution is a fact? And would anything convince you that god doesn’t exist?
〈easy〉coding Very Impressive Indeed!!! Good work sir!!
9:40
"There's evidence in secular journals that the earth is 6000 years old!"
"Really? Where in those journals can we find that evidence?"
"..............well, I won't go into details."
Secular journals… like that of the Templeton foundation!
Eyemix Music There is absolutely no evidence for God whatsoever. None.
68 MILION year old Dinosaur has 6 000 year old DNA :) F what now ?? www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dinosaur-shocker-115306469/
@@jankopandza1072 you totally misrepresent what the article says and provide a good example of how Creationists take genuine scientific findings and distort them all out of proportion.
These “soft tissues” it should be remembered are largely protein fragments and pieces, not fresh, unaltered material. The fact that some of the structures have not decayed away entirely is a demonstration of unusual preservation, not a suggestion that the bones are not millions of years old. There is nothing, absolutely nothing to suggest 6000 year old dna.
@@popeyedish let me answer to your utter lack of knowledge...LOL
This debate is like watching a roomful of adults debate a roomful of toddlers.
you could not be more clear and eloquent about, is almost like Chrstopher Hitchens may say, well done.
Christopher Hitchens was delusional lol, if he wasn’t, why is he not here?
I want to know what you dummasses are going to do when it finally comes out that the scientists have been lying about evolution and that the creationists have been right all along? I can just see you now, face-palming, slamming your head into the table, and threatening suicide. Oh you don't think so? Well that's because you fail to face the facts and refuse to believe what the paleontologists say about the evidence. You think that yelling "quote mine" makes it all go away, but it doesn't. And so you're in for a big shock when it comes. One of the key factors for years now that should be tipping you off is the fact that in ALL the public debates creationists always win.
It's just not going to be a good day for you evotards.
@@MaximusArurealius
Except evolution is plainly demonstrable. That's like saying they've been lying to us about gravity. We can plainly observe it.
And creationists have never won a debate.
@Michael Brown
LOL, you dont even know that humans are apes.
My favorite thing about evolution is that it happened whether you believe it happened or not.
@Michael Brown
No it doesn't. We have observed the process of evolution so we know it occurs. There is also a 150yr history of observations verifying predictions and not one example of an observation that falsifies it. We have countless observations that are entirely consistant with evolutionary theory and entirely inconsistsnt with creationism.
It takes no faith at all to accept that evolution is the best explanation of the diversity of life on earth.
Unlike creationism. You have no creator that you can demonstrate. No mechanism by which it occurs and no method for testing your conjecture.
Thanks for admitting that faith is useless and unreliable though.
My nightmares will now be haunted by SpongeBob Pikachu..... 😭😨😱
@Michael Brown I don't want to know what it would evolve into. Lol
@Michael Brown Nope. Too scary to conceptualize. I love Pikachu and despise SpongeBob.
@Michael Brown SpongeBob lives in water, thus he's water type. Pikachu is electric type. I think the math points to only one possible winner. Lol.
I applaud the scientists for not laughing at the creationists within the first 5 minutes .
to think some still believe in a heaven.. In this day and age. Unable to be proven
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It's almost as silly as believing that we all came from a rock that turned into a fish, eh?
+ Nicholas...yes that would be silly.....the Origins of Life are still being researched...but when in doubt just say, God did it. .........God of the Gaps. .......although there are Rock Lobsters.
What a shitpot debate . everybody interrupting and shouting down the other person.
Should be titled " Worst debate ever"
Never argue with a fool. They’ll drag you down to their level and beat you with religious quotes 😂
The fool has said in his heart there is no God. A bible quote.
@@Rayblondie I don't care about what's found in Christianity's favourite novel, nor their mythology.
@@Rayblondie If even the fool gets it, what the fuck is your problem?
Psalm 14:1. God knew you were coming. Marvelous God's sense of humor.
@@rameshbalram2382 god is man made.
Next week's questions.
Do horses go to heaven ?
Do fairies have free will?
Actually, the argument of 'fairies have free will' is a legitimate argument is Islam and one of the main factors for the Sunni and Shia issues.
Faeries have free will and choice to ride horses to heaven... or perhaps the horses ride faeries?
Read your bible to find out where the spirit of animals go.
@@brucegordon5312 Ah yes the bible.
The book that tells us that snakes talk and blokes live to 900 years old
@@iainrae6159 The dinosaur Argentinosaurus Huinculensis weighed between 55 - 106 short tons and was 30 - 40 metrs long.
Animals were bigger in the past because conditions were better, giant kangaroos, beavers, mastadons etc.
Some turtles in the world today could be 400 - 500 years old.
It is not unlikely that humans did live to the ages stated.
As for a snake being able to speak; sorry I do not know what forms a demon, ghost or whatever celestial being could assume.
I still find it hard to believe that anyone really believes in creationism.
Creationism is on decline my friend. There is at least one thing to take comfort with.
Yeah, creationists rather believe(with evidence to support them) that an Great Intelligence made them and not something stupid(I mean that in every literal way possible, evolution is mindless, dumb as a box of rocks).
+MosheMYY M and that's how they are.
false. evolution is a religion. a myth. never happened. we share a common designer. end of argument
we don't reject evolution. we reject stupidity
As an American, I'm very troubled and confused seeing a civil conversation between opposing views. Why aren't they screaming? Accusing? Making outrageous claims? Where are the awesome expensive graphics scrolling on the screen to keep me entertained when big words are being used? This is all very stressful for me.
lol American methods of debate..THIS is English debate
"Making outrageous claims?" well you might want to reconsider that one.
You're probably confusing American scientific and religious oppositions with American talk shows. American scientific and religious oppositions often have decent and civil conversations without promoting aggressive behaviors on most occasions. English scientific and religious oppositions tend to be calmer but also passive-aggressive.
+Tribal Wolf Studios "religion is not harmful its good there are people being healed and coming out of wheel chairs and blind eye being open" Name a religion that doesn't claim this about its supposed miracle workers. Then name a single instance of evidence for religion (in the absence and instead of an application of medical science) bringing anything like this about.
+Tribal Wolf Studios
"there is way more proof for his existence of Jesus than atheists have got for there beleif"
Atheists don't have a belief that's common to them, that's the whole point; rejecting a specific form of belief. There is no evidence that Jesus was anything but a normal person, and a good portion of historians are not even convinced he actually existed.
"John Smith I have never heard or seen people being healed in any other name than Jesus , we are not making statements that's not proven there are people actually being healed in Jesus"
Look at the apologetic rhetoric of any religion and you will find that. How many amputees have been healed "in Jesus' name"? It should make you think that he can only deal with symptoms that are easily faked, just like all other religions claim.
"why would anyone be healed by frosty the snow man , frosty the snow man isn't real"
You got the relevant parallels between frosty and jesus right, good job.
I’m so glad I left religion behind ...I’m living a better life now
Good luck to you. You will end up in hell
Religion can be the enemy of God.
@@Rayblondie Your god is fiction.
@@smooth2477 A threat. How very christian of you.
Religion is following a set of rules. Hurts. Following the person of Christ is a bliss. Gives eternal life.
This was easily the most one-sided debate I've ever seen. How embarrassing for the religious folk.
Slurping Ticklepest agreed
That's what it's all designed for it's not really a debate it's just a false flag
That is the nature of debates produced for entertainment. They go the way the producer wishes them to go.
Of course it's one-sided, because the evidence we have to work with is one-sided. Why the theologians persist in holding onto the young-earth belief is just bizarre, because there is no good evidence for it, and an almost incalculable amount of evidence for the earth being many orders of magnitude older. All the religious apologists can really do in this area is cast aspersions and innuendo about how that evidence is discovered, in a vain attempt to cast doubt upon it. Attempting to discredit the source of information is the oldest trick in the book when it comes to debating, and an incredibly transparent and dishonest one too.
The other tactic is one of solipsism: When reality disagrees with your theology, challenge reality itself. This is another common religious apologist tactic, the attempt to say that if you cannot know anything absolutely, you cannot know anything at all, and therefore all scientific evidence can be thrown out. Of course where this obviously fails is that if you're throwing all of science out of the window, how can you keep holding onto scriptural "evidence", which has even less going for it and nothing beyond circular arguments backing it up? Throwing out reality itself isn't a valid way of proving any religion true.
Then you have the presuppositionalists, who use philosophical sophistry to try and "logic" God into existence, by claiming that the laws of logic and reason itself cannot exist without God. This is perhaps the most intellectually dishonest tactic of all, only used by the most pathological "defenders of the faith", who fall back on this flawed argument because they have nothing better.
@@lloydevans2900 We appreciate your lengthy opinion. You could simply ask "the theologians" but obviously there's no need for that.
If your research starts with your conclusions, you're only playing dress-up.
Nicely worded statement! And so true!
Yup
"If your research starts with your conclusions, you're only playing dress-up."
And what does your research show?
@@johnsignorino9038, That 50 people agree, so far.
That's exactly what evolution is! Starting with the conclusion 1st. Well said.
The problem isn't whether religions need to accept evolution. The real question is: Should religions be allowed to dictate how people live their lives! And history teaches us that the answer to that question should be: Absolutely Not!
+XeniteBlackthread Cant agree you more
Yes! Exactly!
Yes, instead we should have Darwin as god who influenced Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, PolPot,. Humans are just cattle. But of course Darwin himself was just a stooge of the occult. None of 'evolution' (mega evolution) ideas can be proven via test/experiment. All of its major pillars have been demolished, so that evolutionists have to scramble like Richard Lenski with his E. coli experiments, which were hailed as evolution's top example. But it was later proven to be evolution by degradation. Instead of gaining new features, the bacteria lost regulation. A mutation damaged its genetic "off" switch. 2. A simple experiment: take two dead fish. Throw one on the beach. It will decay or be prey to scavengers. Take another one and bury it in sediment/water. The latter is what happens in real life; this is what creates fossils, not slow eons of ages. Rapid, catastrophic burial. Even secular geologists are accepting this; but of course they still rebel against the notion of a worldwide, short time catastrophe could create the Earth's face. But 70% of Earth's rocks are sedimentary, formed by water/sediments. And the fossils embedded are therefore as young as the rocks. See Mt. St. Helens. After a few decades it appears to be 'ancient' topography. Or the 200 year old lava flow in Hawaii, radiometric dated as hundreds of millions of years. And of course, radio dating is extremely flawed; this can be tested and proven with actual science, not speculation.3. All of the major evolutionary 'pillars' can be easily demolished like the dead fish example.
"XeniteBlackthread1 year ago
The problem isn't whether religions need to accept evolution. The real question is: Should religions be allowed to dictate how people live their lives!"
NO ONE HAS EVER TRIED TO DICTATE HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE OTHER THAN THE GOVERNMENT YOU LYING SON OF A BITCH.
LET ME EXPLAIN THAT PREMISE. THATS YOUR GUILT SCREAMING YA STUPID SON OF A BITCH.
Imagine you have a severe pain in your stomach and consult 100 doctors: 99 doctors say you have cancer, 1 says you have trapped wind and that's the one you go with.....that is these apologists in a nutshell.
Some peeps just can't get around in accepting that they are not special and that they will cease to exist when they die.
Just like before we were born, as I've heard Ricky Gervais say. Same difference.
@Dan C. Not knowing something does not make it god. Sometimes the answer is just we don't know. And by the way, I'm not guessing there is no god. I just refuse believing without proof. Faith is not a reliable way to truth.
@Dan C. "not knowing something doesn't always mean there is no God either." When is this true. The kind of blanket statement that looks good but requires evidence. You would first have to prove god before saying this.
@Dan C. That's the thing...If you are going to claim to have a relation with God, you have to prove it. The fact that we don't know for sure, but we have a pretty good idea how life started, doesn't make it god. For thousand of years god was the explanation for everything we didn't understand at the time. God is retreating everyday as we learn and understand. Complexity does not equate God and the fact that we cannot reproduce something in a lab yet does not equate God. "Coordination is the product of intelligence ONLY" This is a declaration from ignorance..it does not equate God. You are worshiping the God of the gaps.
@Dan C. PLease produce your scientific studies proving coordination can only emanate from intelligence or god.
44:42 This is actually very incorrect. She has clearly never read any of Dawkins' books. She has manifested that opinion because it suits her argument. You shouldn't come to a debate without doing your research on somebody you are criticizing. "There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point… The truly adult view, by contrast, is that our life is as meaningful, as full and as wonderful as we choose to make it." - Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
Creationist: evolution is fake.
Coronavirus: hold my beer.
Abdulrazaq, a 73-year old-resident of Herat, on Nowruz"God told me through his holy book, Quran, to urge people to refrain from sin. Our bad deeds will be punished. The coronavirus is God's punishment," he said.
shiny policy - And what evidence did he offer?
mullah amin very true.
My view is that if objectively verifiable facts conflict with your beliefs, you should reconsider your beliefs.
@mullah amin I despise evolution because its a lie. I didn't create and design myself neither did you.
Ed Wellington - I’m not representing any belief other than reason and knowledge of reality is better than ignorance and superstition.
"I belive the Koran is the word of god" "That is the wrong interpretation of the Koran"....... What is the use of the word of God if u can interpret it any way u like.
What is the use of science if we can not interpret it the way we like?
@@DigitalMusk I know you thought that was witty but that’s pretty stupid.
@@marcusk.462 um okay
YES, OP. Fuck yes, mate.
@@DigitalMusk The use of science, to answer your dumb question, is to understand the reality in which we live.
You're welcome.
This can be summed up like so
Science: Look we have the answers
Religion: Nu...nuh uh because this
Science: We have the answers
Religion: okay its true but not for humans
Science: Its true for everything
Religion:fjewiofjaseifn;dasfidsnfisaf
Science: Its true.. we have evidence
Religion: but god
Science: EVIDENCE
Religion: god did that
Science: >_> no
In order to have an opinion on both side, you must be informed on Creation Science?
As a physicist and a Christian I am familiar with both sides of this discussion and you have severely over simplified this from a one sided perspective.
Please read some Creation science peer reviewed articles that utilize facts that both sides agree on, and it comes down to interpretation of the how and why... but the what is consistent from both sides.
Evolution has it's failures and Creation Science is changing as new information comes available.
Since I know this will be asked, here are some good things to read about. Show where the fossil record shows the evolution of bats or fish? Spoiler Alert: there is none, bats and fish as well as many other types of animals appear in the fossil record fully formed and functional.
Abiogenesis, there is no functional theory that can explain a natural process to create life, especially if you understand the most basic micromachines within every single cell necessary for cell replication. DNA alone will not create life, you need a fully functional cell, for the transcription, copying and replication in it's most simplified forms. This has never been shown as having any possible natural process.
Jeremiah Mauricio Creation science is just a new word for ID intelligent design. And if anything if one were to suppose a god created everything well the quality of everything in the universe has been so badly downgraded and the quality of creation is so sub par it would be considered a failure. Most of the universe uninhabitable because of its deadly amounts of various radiation and the part were at in the universe is sufficient enough for life to exist. Overall at any moment all life on our planet can and could cease to exist at any moment the universe is a chaotic place were just lucky to be alive. Overall life itself is just chemistry in the right conditions you can get life heck even life itself was created in a lab look at the Miller Urey experiment. With that experiment they made amino acids something that a living creature could make so all it would take for life to form is a environment with the correct conditions and times lots of it in fact and water then eventually you will advanced multi cellular life forms.
1. "the quality of everything int he universe has been so badly downgraded and the quality of creation is so sub part it would be considered a failure"
I don't think that you can make a qualitative analysis of the universe to say it is a failure. From a religious perspective, when sin entered the world the creation was corrupted so you are arguing a creation science perspective.
2. "life itself is just chemistry in the right conditions you can get life heck even life itself was created in a lab look at the Miller Urey experiment"
I believe in the most recent replications of the experiment only 8 amino acids were created, keep in mind we need something like 60 some different amino acids. Amino acids are the most basic components of DNA, however there is a natural alignment that rotates counter to genetic DNA. Also there is a basic problem with the abiogenesis hypothesis, it requires no oxygen in the atmosphere because it will react with any string of DNA breaking the chain. If there is no oxygen there is no Ozone and nothing to stop cosmic rays from destroying the short strand of DNA. These are major hurdles... and like I mentioned in my statement, it requires more than DNA to have life. Your argument is equivalent to saying I found Iron, copper,
aluminum and Silica in nature, cars can be created through natural process. I encourage you to brush up on cell replication and look at the multitude of organic micromachines that are required.
3. "then eventually you will advanced multi cellular life forms."
There are no examples of transitions from one kind of animal to another. They don't exist, archeopteryx, for example was fully a flying bird. The evolutionary model of small change should show hundreds of levels of transition from a lizard to a bird, but archeopteryx simply appears in the fossil record. Fish and Bats simply appear fully formed and functional in the fossil record. In fact as the fossil record has expanded in the past 200 years, we find more diversity but no new connections from old species of animals to modern ones.
Jeremiah Mauricio I never said the universe is a failure i was saying if a being were to create a universe even if its one that's a asshole it would be more friendlier to life and more populated for that matter.
+Jeremiah Mauricio
"when sin entered the world the creation was corrupted"
This of course is pure speculation. You have not defined sin or indicated how it in any way affects anything.
"if there is no oxygen there is no Ozone"
Look up cyanobacteria. They produce Oxygen!
"nothing to stop cosmic rays from destroying the short strand of DNA"
Life most likely started underground in which case any cosmic rays would not have been a factor.
"Your argument is equivalent to saying I found Iron, copper, aluminum and Silica in nature, cars can be created through natural process."
Not at all the two are very different.
"look at the multitude of organic micromachines that are required."
Calling proteins etc micro machines is of course deceptive. While it can be used as an analogy it of course implies design which I guess is your attempt at distorting the facts.
"There are no examples of transitions from one kind of animal to another."
Wrong. The fossil record is full of them. If you wish to argue this please first define what you consider a 'transitional form'.
"archeopteryx, for example was fully a flying bird."
Yes and no. It has characteristics of both birds and dinosaurs. To call it a bird is wrong. So is calling it a dinosaur.
"The evolutionary model of small change should show hundreds of levels of transitional"
Yep that is what we see. In plants, insects, other animals etc.
"from a lizard to a bird,"
Wrong birds did not come from lizards!
"archeopteryx simply appears in the fossil record."
Wrong, there are now many different fossils dated before and after Archeopteryx. Seems you are way out of date with your creationist information.
" Fish and Bats simply appear fully formed"
Also wrong. There are earlier fossils of 'proto-bats' and 'proto-fishes'. Again a very out of date argument.
"functional in the fossil record"
Of course everything in the fossil record is 'fully functional'. To think otherwise shows a total lack of understanding of how evolution works.
"In fact as the fossil record has expanded in the past 200 years, we find more diversity but no new connections from old species of animals to modern ones."
Again you show a total ignorance of what has actually been found in the fossil record.
Thanks for demonstrating a total lack of knowledge on the subject. I suggest you read about Evolution if you wish to argue against it.
No, it's not time religions accepted evolution. It's time religions accepted there are no gods.
Look I'm the first to say that religious devotees are not logical people but what you just said is equally dishonest and illogical. You will not find ONE serious and credible scientist that will tell you that there is no "god", with god being defined as an intelligence. They will tell you that they do not know if god exists because they do not know what created the big bang. There are theories about other dimensions or multiverses but as of now those are not able to be measured or experienced and so there is no evidence to support those theories just as there is no evidence to support a godly intelligence. Lets say we were able to prove that we are simply living in a simulation, which is a legitimate theory. There would still be the question of what created that simulation. Did it come from some natural mechanistic process or was it created? It is an unknown and so you cannot say there is no god because it cannot be proven otherwise. You can say, however, that the god of the bible as well as Islam and the Greek gods and many others does not exist as proven models of reality make the models of reality in the bible impossible. You can prove that man was not created separate from all other life 10,000 years ago and so you can prove that the biblical account is incorrect.
cmcrumley I created the big bang.
well, accepting evolution is a helluvah nice start :) but the falling apart religion entirely is a wet dream
cmcrumley Scientists will say they can't say there is no god because they, like you, can't prove a negative and not because they can't say what caused the Big Bang. You are right, in that they don't know what caused the Big Bang, but that has nothing to do with the question of god.
As for living in a simulation, for that to be a 'theory', requires supporting evidence that explains why we are living in a simulation. So what is your supporting evidence?
One minute you say it's not possible to claim a god does not exist, the next minute you are claiming a bunch of gods YOU don't believe in don't exist.
Here is why I don't believe any gods have ever existed:
The bible proves itself false with over 400 contradictions
There is no historical evidence for Jesus
There is no archaeological evidence for 40yrs in the desert
The Noah flood story is impossible / other ancient flood stories have no Ark
No god has ever appeared to the masses, only claimed private appearances
There is more than one religion and factions can’t agree
Religious propaganda (preaching) is for the sole purpose of promotion of that religion
Scientific enquiry has explained the natural world
Exponents of the supernatural are all proven fraudulent ever since video and audio devices exist
We have historical recorded evidence for the invention of religions by men.(Mormonism/Scientology/Islam/Hillsong)
There are no cave drawings with dinosaurs!
There are no cave drawings with biblical themes
The word ‘faith’ exists
There is the same amount of evidence for unicorns & fairies as there is for Allah. Fucking none!
We can prove all positives but we can’t prove a negative - therefore God is a negative
How many people would believe in and obey some unproven deity if there was no penalty not to?
Since my physical dead body, my flesh won’t actually be accompanying me to Hell, what’s going to burn?
If god created humanity, animals and plants and loves his ‘life’ so much…why did he create death?
The God Mithra or Mitra was known 1500 years BEFORE Christ! Here is a list of characteristics that were poached to assemble the Jesus myth:
Mithra was born on December 25th of the virgin Anahita.
The babe was wrapped in swaddling clothes, placed in a manger and attended by shepherds.
He was considered a great traveling teacher and master.
He had 12 companions or "disciples."
He performed miracles.
As the "great bull of the Sun," Mithra sacrificed himself for world peace.
He ascended to heaven.
Mithra was viewed as the Good Shepherd, the "Way, the Truth and the Light," the Redeemer, the Savior, the Messiah.
Mithra is omniscient, as he "hears all, sees all, knows all: none can deceive him."
He was identified with both the Lion and the Lamb.
His sacred day was Sunday, "the Lord's Day," hundreds of years before the appearance of Christ.
His religion had a eucharist or "Lord's Supper."
Mithra "sets his marks on the foreheads of his soldiers."
Mithraism emphasized baptism.
Unholy Alliance I actually meant hypothesis, not theory, and its called the hypothesis of simulated reality. Why are you listing off all of the examples of incongruity in the bible? Did you even read my post? I clearly said that biblical portrayals of god are not possible! My point was that you cannot show evidence that makes the existence of god impossible! You can actually prove a negative, there are mathematical proofs that prove negatives.
God should just upload the creation livestream on TH-cam and be done with this debate once and for all
That would be pretty difficult considering fictional characters don't have that ability.
Even if he did, although I would no longer be an athiest, I would not pray to them, as every godmyth is morally reprehensible
Otherwise known as a spore let's play.
@@say7628 Your god didn't create anything. He isn't real.
God isn't trying to convince you. He's offering you a gift of eternal life. If you don't want it, more fool you. I don't know where you lot get off thinking anyone is trying to convince you. I'm not. I'm just passing along a message. If you are that scared of the world that you've got to close yourself down to what you can control and what you can understand, you are a very small person indeed.
There are people who are honestly lacking in scientific understanding and then there are those who wilfully constraining their understanding to avoid massive cognitive dissonance, through Olympic mental gymnastics.
How does the second law of thermodynamics work with evolution?
How do you know that for sure. There is such a thing as faith which is not mental gymnastics
@@bennywolfe4357I don’t think you understand the second law of thermodynamics if you are bringing it up in a discussion of evolution in this way.
1. It refers to universal disorder, not local
2. Life is actually like an engine increasing entropy even more than if life wasn’t present on the planet. Converting higher order energy like light to fuel processes etc. in fact, many believe this actually aids in supporting evolution as systems are potentially more likely to gradually restructure themselves to increase dissipation of energy, which just so happens to be associated with life like qualities like I mentioned above with light.
Dr. Steve Lloyd: "Why did Jesus die on the cross?" Answer: Because crucifixion kills people. Duh.
it is nothing than bullshit
Because Jesus didn't have passport, plus he don't have license to speech
Example like u
God he is more like evil of all , if he really created everything from nothing, he flood Earth with kill innocence he thinks he can solve by that 😂😂😂😂 mythology Bible said , if you don't believe evolution (science) plz don't u ever go to hospital ( doc) why don't u go church ask God to heal ur shit?
Tbh it is likely that a guy named Jesus died crucified back then. Now the rest, of him raising from the dead and all that is bs.
I admire the kind of patience the scientists have...
Who would agree to be on this stupid show? What is even the point in talking with these people?
It’s because they have no emotional involvement. Science is just the quest for answers. If you’re wrong, you move on and it’s all fine.
Basing your whole life on a book, only to be told it’s full of shit really messes with these people. Their whole world comes crumbling down. Sometimes, their ego won’t let them admit they’re wrong.
Idk but why no hindu scholar to talk about dashavatharam
You could almost say they have godlike patience. 😎
Patience? They just have to show evidence of evolution, but they can’t, because evolution is scientifically logically impossible. Imagine your waiting fir vein to evolve, your lungs for nose and mouth. Life is what bible teaches: all lives created rapidly
If the Bible is really the word of God and is a manual for humanity. How come is it is so imprecise and muddled?
Tan//// The bible is a quagmire of truth and fiction.
hate to break this news to you, Alexander, but actually the Bible was never addressed to unbelievers such as your kind self. in fact it warns you should not be reading it as it will make you punishment even worse, why? as it is written, "to whom much is given, much is required" bottom line, an ignorant sinner is much better off than one who has read the bible.
Stop it, don't read another word!! Please sir!
@@alfredphillips2057 Hate also to break this news--- what you are reading is a glorified fairy tale!
@Eden Payload No, I was quite serious, but only about those who imagine God would ever allow Himself to be picked up with tweezers, dissected, examined with an evil heart of scepticism. if you don't read the bible with a little child's heart as Yeshua said, its a closed book to you, which would place you in the category of those of whom Peter said "wrestled the Scriptures to their own destruction".
The fact is, most of the Bible is adumbrated: written deliberately with faint images or outlined or sketched. to foreshadow truths; which are darkened or conceal partially so that only the pure in heart can understand them.
it's for the righteous who goes further
Shalom peace.
@@alexvtan please kindly read Diana West's book "The death of the grownup"
And if your lifestyle resembles that of that average Ameican, who are the types who wear baggy shorts, sneakers, athletic socks and T-shirt, topped by a baseball cap. At home they watch Cartoon Network, play video games and eat lots of breakfast cereal. well, I could well imagine that even the most sacred things on this earth would seem like fairy tales to you my friend.
The fact that the question is even being asked is a blight on humankind.
I worry that debating with creationists gives some false legitimacy to these absurd religious fundamentalists.
I don’t think so. It’s the free speech argument for me, as long as there’s a fair representation on each side, you can watch this if you’ve never previously had a view and make your own mind up. Hopefully after taking a balanced view, anyone with a modicum of good old common sense will come to the conclusion that people who think the earth is 10000 years old and that there’s life after death, are fucking nut jobs. 🤓
Why can't you just live and let live? The world has always had contrary points of view. Just attacking things with a kind of hatred doesn't bring peace into the world. In my town it's the Christians which put up the homeless, man the foodbank, give free financial advice, pastor on the street amongst the nightlife of Friday and Saturday and scores of other things I won't bore you with and yet you would write them off because of evolution. Something is wrong somewhere..
@@Rayblondie yes secularists and the religious do good things. I do "live and let live". Secularists don't impose their views on our lack of belief on others. It is the religious fundamentalists that indoctrinate children through hate filled tirades against the LGBT community as well as undermining women's rights. I could add in the wholesale sexual abuse of children and the institutional cover up that continues to this day.
Tony Conrad oh please! Like attacking religion is a hobby. I’m not the one quoting Leviticus when it suits.
@@alansimmons9621 You have it wrong Alan but I won't bore you with an argument. You seem to have chosen your road in believing a lie and you will have to live with it.
"Adding god to the science adds nothing to the science. Science can stand on it's own two feet"
Brilliant!
@Berg Djelderian only one has EVIDENCE and it isnt the gods. The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is our best model that explains the diversity of life of the planet. The theory makes accurate predictions. That is how one knows the model is pretty good.
God and the tower of Babel explains nothing and makes no predictions.
@Berg Djelderian what other model do we have that explains what we currently observe?
We have DNA. Fossile records. Plus PREDICTIONS on where in the layer of rock to find certain bones.
What other model provides better understanding? God dun it and tower of babel?
How do u think we have dogs? It was UNNATURALLY evolved by US humans from wolves.
Besides, look up the Muller experiment with fruit flies.
@Berg Djelderian your ignorance of evolution is clear, theists.
When did the fists speaking Latin parents give birth to an English speaking one?
Languages, like species, evolve over time. You theists are fucking dense.
@Berg Djelderian I am not gonna discuss science with fools who use the science in their daily lives but reject it because of their Goat Herders Guide holy book.
@Berg Djelderian I have no beliefs. Evolution is what we currently observe. Evolution is the diverse species, which we see.
The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is the theory that nest explains it. Why? Evidence and predictions.
The very fact u call evolution a religion, speaks volumes to your indoctrination. Go read a science book.
Is the Theory of Gravity or Germ Theory, which is based on Theory of Evolution, is a religion too?
What about math? Religion?
What is the dogma? Idiot theists. Read a science book.
I feel like I’m watching overgrown children defending Santa clause... 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
You are
@Michael Brown dawkins have no knowledge of how life came to be. No scientists does.
Theists just asserts, their god dun it about 6 to 10,000 years ago even though dna states the oldest humans is about 100,000 years ago.
@Dan C. u do know humans communicated without written records right? I am talking about the age of bones found. The oldest is 100,000 years (approximately).
@Dan C. sure.🤣🤣🤣
@Dan C. I'm done with u. U are much too stupid.
It was so typical to hear out of all the people there of different faiths, the only person who didn't want this debate to go ahead, was one of the muslims in the audience. That doesn't surprise me considering how much less of a threshold they seem to have for views that are different from their own.
"Information doesn't arise from dead matter". Pastor Greg lost the argument with his first sentence!
How?
@@maxmudxareed1345 *r/whoosh*
Pastor Greg is correct so far as the argument you describe. Information is perception and requires intellect, a brain. Dirt has no intelligence, thus no capacity to perceive, thus no information.
Thomas Maughan Well its a good thing that brains aren’t made of dirt like they are described to be in the bible
@@jadenhalstead7290 Irrelevant. Make brains of dirt or titanium, if they work we would still be having this same conversation. Anyway, my bible says nothing of brains. As to the bible describing what brains are made of, I regret having missed that part in my reading. Maybe it wasn't important. As a favor to me, would you please identify the verse that describes this? Perhaps you could correct the record and explain what you believe brains are made of. A complete list of amino acids for starters; be sure to include deoxyribonucleic acid.
I wish there were Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens in the debate.
"I wish there were Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens." Wow, and there are Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens! What power you possess!
Then a group of atheists leave the room at the end
@Michael Brown I'm sad that you apparently take pithy quotes expressing mere opinions as some basis for judging the truth of Evolution. Says a lot about you, Mike....and it's not good...
Duh, Christopher Hitchens is now in the part of paradise where there is torment awaiting the white throne judgment where he will have to give an account to everything he said and did to Almighty God and I'm quite sure if he was allowed to come back, he would plead with you not be like he was, a broken-hearted lover of God who became so furious with God for the death of his mother and brother and wrote that stupid book "God is not great"... why so angry? I thought he didn't believe there was one. hello!
@@alfredphillips2057 Well I guess these are the lies that people like you need to believe because you can't rationally argue with the impossible-to-refute moral arguments against believing in God which Hitchens articulated so eloquently in his book? That he was "mad at God". Honestly, if I had a nickel for every time a religious person tried to use this ignorant argument...anyway....as an atheist and an admirer of Hitchens, I can tell you this conclusively and without reservation: atheists are NOT "mad at God". You can't be "mad" at something which you don't believe in. It's as simple as that, and I know that that rankles you because you haven't even taken the first tentative steps of examining the basis for your beliefs, and you probably wouldn't have the courage to even start looking for other data outside of your Bible or similar Apologetic authors. It's obvious that you didn't read Hitchens' book; if you did, you'd see through the ridiculous insult that you made.
"Information does not arise from dead matter." Dude, ever read a book on slices of dead tree? Ever seen a forensic specialist determine information from bones? What does that even mean?
They are always super vague about the meaning of "information." Makes way for people who doubt god but can't let go of the security blanket to claim spirits and the universe put out "vibrations" that we can feel in the "frequency" of our personalities.
It means he hasn't got a clue. Which is why he can think it's ok if the world is only 6000 years old.
@Michael Brown Or consider the lifetimes of work spent on understanding how the world works. Pearls before swine though, knowledge certainly wasted on you.
@Bill Milligan While I see the point you're making, at the very least your first example would fit his "designer" narrative, as words on a page are put there by someone. And your second one requires an interpreter of sorts, which would do nothing to dissuade him because of his lack of understanding.
@Michael Brown Wrong once again. Evolution is the result of the mechanism of Natural Selection. If you don't understand how adaptations get spread through the gene pool and how female mates select who is not fit to reproduce, then you will obviously turn back to your Bable to explain everything for you and get Bronze Age superstition.
I love this guy as host/debate moderator.
The answer to this question is "YES!"
Problem solved! Thank you and have a good night.
+Erik Kartman Or perhaps they shouldn't so we can continue to see people leaving religion in droves as they learn the simple hard facts.
+Eli S. Ramirez Wish....
+Blake Avon Amen, praise God, the Lord Jesus Christ saves! He came to this earth and fulfilled over 300 prophecies. Stand firm in the faith :)
+Erik Kartman Is it time for all religions to accept evolution? The answer is "no"! It time for all religions to die!!!
Caim Pact Hi, religion can't save anyone, but the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ can and does save. Jesus was severely whipped and had a crown of thorns put in His head, He had to carry His cross all the way up to His site of crucifixion and Jesus' hand and feet were pierced with nails to the cross. He was mocked and spat on, yet said, "Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing". He took all of our guilt and our shame and our sins and nailed them to the cross. He rose again on the third day defeating death #victory
I don't understand - Therefore God!
We don't know (yet) - Therefore God!
This (lazy) approach has been resorted to for thousands of years and not once proved right.
Neil Fawcett It's more fulfilling to find the truth with your own intellectual efforts. Whether there is god or not, people should think rather than believe. Some want the truth, some just want to be happy by dwelling with a belief and want that belief to be true.
Michael Brown Yes, when we don't have facts or no way to get them yet, we have no choice but to use imagination. But this imagination isn't guessing without any basis; it is hypothesizing based on laws of nature that we already know, in other word, it is an educated guess. And science community doesn't accept any educated "guess" aka hypothesis as a fact and teach it to students as a fact that everyone must believe to be true. A scientist's imagination must be tested and proven first before it can be included in textbooks as a fact every sthdent must know; it is not accepted as a fact just because it sounds good or logical because one's logic and emotion can be wrong and misleading.
Mitch Butcher Colloquially, a theory is a guess. In the scientific community, once a guess or hypothesis is tested and proven by evidence, it becomes a theory. Colloquially, a theory is an unproven guess; scientifically, a theory is a proven amd tested guess that is now upgraded into an established fact aka scientific theory.
Great brackets Neil!....YET is the key word in this entire dispute. :)
I don't understand - Therefore God!
We don't know (yet) - Therefore God!''
Hey Neil, imagine my surprise. LOL. Take a look at this one, Neil. This one's really disturbing
Macrotard: I don't understand it, therefore TIME. Or how about this? We don't know yet-therefore TIME. LOL. Ah macrotards, always good for a laugh. Talk about lazy. That there is 'sit in your own feces' kinda lazy.
AN OPEN BIBLE USUALLY LEADS TO A CLOSED MIND..
To be fair. The road to atheism is often littered by bibles read cover to cover.
Your argument is against God then.
seem for the Quran.
God himself could show up and say to the believers , " evolution is true, that is how i did it" and still they would not accept it. Their need to believe is stronger that their need to understand.
I don't know why I watch these and torture myself. Makes me depressed.
Sounds suspiciously to me like you may have religious beliefs. If so, listen to these arguments again. You may have an epiphany.
@@rob16248 I was actually religious before, but not anymore. I said these "debates" makes me depressed because of all the ignorance.
I know what you mean (I feel that sense of sadness that some people are so dogmatic, that they're minds can never be changed, it seems somewhat hopeless, and leaves you feeling very demotivated by it!) The young Muslim guy in the centre, who says 'No your interpretation is wrong' - he's talking about the fundamentals of reality, and arguing got the model of reality he's got in his head based purely on 'interpretive' texts....That's what is going to mould his entire reality - it's utter madness in 2021, when you have access to all of humanities knowledge with a click of a button. I do blame his parents, teachers, those who have indoctrinated that poor man to such an extent.
What I WOULD say to help - is to always to see our progress as a collective species, over a few centuries - don't look at it at the micro level like a 45 mins debate between a few people, but look at it across the macro level instead. When you do that, you can always be left more optimistic than pessimistic. Progress is being made.
@@sharathsh9987 Welcome to reality. Sadly it’s now full of pathetic spineless snowflakes.
@@rob16248 how did you come to that conclusion?
13:09 - “(Science), It’s a specialist discipline... years spent on a PhD... But it doesn’t mean you are competent in other areas...” Which is why there are MILLIONS of scientists ALL with “specialist discipline” who ALL come together and otherwise share notes and resources who ALL have come to the same conclusion: The earth is in NO WAY 6,000 years old!!
Wonder if you can explain why you think that science can't prove that a spiritual world exist? That's like a metal detector should be able to pick up plastic. It's not picking it up so plastic doesn't exist. You will need the locusts to understand.
@@martymcmannis9121 Strawman fallacy followed by a Red Herring fallacy. Well done.
@FAT cat
I have witnessed the demoniac and paranormal. Already know that scriptures will be illegal. Bible prophecy.
@@martymcmannis9121 Prove it or take your meds.
@@jonathanallard2128
Jonathan, have I told you that I love you? Anyone who has a heart and pumps blood, I love them no matter what kind of person they are.
Wow , 2018 , we really need to outgrow this nonsense, it’s hold us back in a hugely negative way.
Its 2019 now. Ur argument is invalid now. Just a piece of advice, if your argument can only last a year, then it's not a very good argument.
Christian religion actually propelled the West out of the dark ages and into the 21st century and thats a fact.
@@cobraaction1365 that's because the west was mostly Christian. There was no one else to do the job. You know what else is a fact? Christianity is constantly trying to reinterpret the bible in ways to conform to secular morality. Just look at slavery, women's rights, and homosexuality.
@@MadJDMTurboBoost Tyebible can be interpreted unlike the Koran. Mohammed said the Koran is the words dictated to him by God so as the very word of God has to be taken literally. Also the Koran has no contradictions as any that are found are abrogated by the later verses. This was done deliberately by Mohammed to STOP any interpretation of it and means contrary to what some Muslims say that Islam needs to be reformed it cannot be without not taking the Koran literally which Muslims cannot do
@@cobraaction1365 I mean, you're a little inconsistent. You said that the quran was dictated to mohammed by god, then you say that mohammed wrote the quran without contradictions to stop any interpretations. First of all, both of those can't be true since either god was the one who made it up without contradiction, or mohammed made it up. Secondly, you say there are no contradictions when this is blatantly false. The quran is ridden with contradictions both with itself and with scientific discovery. And finally, I would like to point out that if the quran was taken literally (and it is), this would lead to some of the most horrific displays of morality where it is acceptable to whip someone for cheating on their spouse, and that it is perfectly fine to beat your wife if she doesn't comply with your commands, and that people who leave the religion should be killed.
Personally, I'm glad that my parents don't take it literally because I would be dead right now if they did.
The most important point of view is of the man who was brave enough to admit he used to be a young earth creationist. Big kudos to him.
No. The most important point of view is from the person who's correct, no matter his past beliefs or willingness to admit his faults.
@@jonathanallard2128 Doesn't take a genius to be an atheist, but it takes real guts to admit your world view is wrong and be honest with yourself. There are plenty of people who believe the right thing for the wrong reasons which can be as dangerous as believing in the wrong thing for the right reasons. Plenty of people laugh at creationists but don't see what ridiculous things they believe.
@@AIenSmithee I understand all that.
Anyone who claps needlessly should be asked to leave, it's very annoying in the context of a civil debate.
*claps*
David Schartung Get a life !
lol.. i applaud your comment
"as a muslim I have to believe against the evidence" this means this religion does't value evidence.
Science is evidence. Islam is just a set of convoluted ideas that have been manipulated and bastardised over centuries.
@@vervoid73
Damn right , partner.
Why god wrote Bible or Quran , why he didn't created videos, that would be more easy for man to understand
Who told you " God wrote the Quran or Bible"?
I wonder who made the first cell, Darwin or some magic that's is unexplainable...
@@exsalafi393 who ever made that but I am sure that is not god, what we are told about god all are false statements have you ever asked any bird which god you believe we are one of millions species in ecosystem, God is just to make poor people afraid and make them follow rules meanwhile rich can do anything, If god exists why there is inequlaity, poverty, hunger, jeleosy
@@vdosaahab
So no god according to you, so why poor people, sick people, dying of disease, heart disease, diabetes, wars, famine.
Who to blame?
Not God because according to you, you can't see him..
@@exsalafi393 it's nature why people are poor? Why people are rich? How someone inherits property when you other life form you won't find a single instance where any life form attached to things it's we who made this society and this social structure need someone to take care and we made that god, if some day aliens visits us they will confirm your doubts
Diseases can be cured by intelligence not by god, you eat healthy you will be fit rest of life, what religion tells you about heaven, hell myths stories and all bullshit, this world is very real till you are here
This shouldnt even be a debate..proven science vs blind faith in a book of dubious origins.
Well I don’t see it as a debate, it’s more like idiot baiting, trying to lull an idiot into a discourse they are not mentally equipped to engage in…
I enjoy watching an indoctrinated loon saying “we believe…” and then following on with some lunacy that a 4 year old could dismiss.. it makes me cringe and laugh at the same time, so much so that people wonder if I’m having an incontinence moment.
Are you saying life can slowly form when life can only exist complete has evidences
@@benedibrava Define life. Exactly.
@@benedibrava i dont really understand what you mean. Evolution is a proven fact and the best explanantion we have for the diversity of life. However if you are talking about abiogenesis, we dont yet know exactly how life started but science is continually working on replicating the conditions they believe existed when life first came into being.
@@osogrande4999 life is thousands of components which depend on each other and have to be precise for life to exist, debunking evolutionism. Fur example if you have brain and no artery and blood flow brain will die or heart and artery or kidney and heart or stomach and mouth.... Life origin is what bible teaches
Has a Muslim ever been on one of these programs where the first thing they say isn't "as a Muslim..." I think it's happened every single time without fail.
The funny thing is, every single sentence will begin with that statement (basically an expression that I am unique, I'm different) and then asking why are you treating me differently ? 😂😂
Kinda the same for Christians no?
remember kids, science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings
Amusing fly to the moon? Is that not what they say to the Insane? Amusing means to not think.Muse is to think. Are you sure this is not an Evolution Religion teaching. Or one of those so called think critical jokes of indoctrinated teachings of Hitler. Let's say think critical? Here is the question?> Did you stop abusing your children Yes or No only? Hmm if You say yes? You admit to abusing them in the past. If you say no? You are still abusing them. What is your choice? Yes or No? I used to teach and believe this crap. The good thing is the more you study Science the more truth will be revealed. Evolution is just an other religion. They say today 1 in 12 people believe in Evolution? Not true..Many Scientists rebuke Evolution but like their pay. I ask many questions within the science realm. A few were honest. Believe it or not...Some did not believe the crap they teach. I would have to say if it was not for money? The science percent would not be 1 in 12 rather maybe possibly if many speaking the truth? it would be 1 in 36 believe in Evolution in the Sciences. The average idiot maybe 1 in 10. give or take a neutral brain.
ok wtf are you talking about, I can only see abuse children or hitler. And btw, Hitler did far less damage to the world than christianity alone
ThePanicLegend He said that the word "amusing" means to not think but my dictionary defines it as divert; occupy pleasantly; excite a sense of fun. It is related to the word "muse". I'm not english. I have no idea why he mentions the definition of the word amuse and muse.
nor am I but,
honestly I think that guy used google translate, some things don't make sense but the spelling is A ok
Very funny....but the application of bible principles which is missing in most religions is where the problem lies. There is no such thing as religion only truth or lies!!!
"you get to do research that no one else is doing" there's a reason no one else is doing it, it's like researching why the moon is made of cheese you're starting point is wrong and thus so are your conclusions. You have your conclusions and are only seeking evidence that confirms them. That's not research that's conformation bias
+matty9460 Tell that to newton when he did his 3 laws of motion, you fucking moron.
+matty9460 Quran 7:166 "YUSUFALI: When in their insolence they transgressed (all) prohibitions, We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected."
+SilveradoNL There is a difference though. We know evolution is true. There is literally nothing that will be able to shoot it down because it is just too strong. It's different with things like multiverse etc.
Dude is that what the media says??? Just be saying its true it doesn't make it true. I mean can you give me a fossil and show me another species transformed to another, not baseless assumption. Also explain to me the strong evidence you speak of lol
You used dna of apes to prove we come from apes or monkeys, and quran already made the dna closeness from humans to apes 1500 years ago, which means allah designed us with similar index of chemicals that carrey the same gene, it doesn't reversely mean that we were change from apes to humans, it means we were shaped with same ingredients.
It should have been named "Is it time for all religions to accept reality?"
LOL! Gold star!
I can't accept science because I want to feel special..
nathan mckenzie i can't accept the theory of evolution, because it preports to have knowledge beyond mans ability to prove. The same goes for religion. Theyre both creation myths, one invokes god, the other invokes random chance.
@@syksyd17 You don't accept evolution because you don't understand it. The good thing about it is its true whether you understand it or not.
nathan mckenzie i understand the theory. You can not prove your extrapolation from the actual data we have. It is your interpretation of the data, it is not "true whether we believe it or not" you zealot.
@@syksyd17 The only thing I'm a zealot of is the truth. So let me ask you a question.. Do you accept the geological column? By that I mean that if you dig down deeper you are looking at older rock layers?
nathan mckenzie well if that's true, you shouldn't be pushing a narrative that extrapolates beyond the realm of what can actually be known. Sure, i accept that. What i don't accept is the narrative that goes along with evolution, because it is a narrative and not an observed truth. Are there truths we can observe about bioligical life? Yes. Does that mean that all biological life can be proven to have spawned from a common ancestor billions of years ago? No. What is the mechanism of evolution in your mind?
"Science adjusts its views based on what's observed. Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved" - Tim Minchin
You have to face it people believe what they want to believe. If there were facts then one could see it but unfortunately there are no facts only theories. If you want to believe a lie that is up to you. It's kind of a media thing if you talk about it enough people believe it like global warming. Actually some places are getting colder.
Nobody denies observation. We have many christian scientists. I think it is wonderful to discover God's laws put into the universe. Even the human body on it's own is amazing. No we don't deny observation just because we don't believe in evolution. Creation and life are wonderful things and dicoveries are amazing, but evolution is not one of them as it remains a dead theory.
No, "faith is the evidence of things NOT seen, the SUBSTANCE of things hoped for." You have faith that all your self exalted so-called "scientific academics" will never convert to Christianity. Yet, some of them do when they realize their error, like Professor Walter J Veith did, an evolutionist who won several prestigious academic awards.
Many scientists believe in intelligent design. through observations.
@@Rayblondie you don't seem to know what a scientific theory is.. completely different from your everyday 'theory'
Why??????????????? Why are we having this discussions in the 21st century??
@Jose Raul Capablanca it must have taken a huge random change in the nucleotide base system of all snakes for them to stop talking as humans.
@Jose Raul Capablanca I believe in evolution not in genesis
We're having this discussion because people like you think you're much smarter than you are.
hypatia ofAlex
Why are we having this discussion in the 21st century, it's because simpletons like you started believing in evolution in the 19th century and have carried this idiotic belief to the 21st century.
Proco Loco
Climb your ego and jump to your IQ. LOL.
I may need to treasure that one for future use.
"Information doesn't arise from dead matter"
The molecules and atoms in a stone is technically information 🤷
As are the pages of the bible, and the words on them.
Sad that you have so little understanding of real science. Molecules and atoms in a stone ARE NOT dead matter. Their half-lives vary greatly and while they are often still alive in a biological sense they become encased in other matter. Just sad!
@@buckyoung4578 You don't know science at all. You're a creationist dumbass. Shut up.
Last time I looked, stone does not contain DNA.
They aren't information, they are matter. DNA is information (coding). Where do you propose atoms and the energy therein arose from?
Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?"
Priest: "No, not if you did not know."
Eskimo: "Then why did you tell me?"
~ Annie Dillard
scientists: we have proofs for what we say.
religious people: yeah, but we talked to god and he says it´s a lie
i've got this cut and paste for every religious site and channel i come across ... :
hallucinogenics , it's beautiful word ...
not when it's used on CHILDREN and adults alike , have a look in to what they put in those dispensers they wave around in church / thuribles
it's not ''incense'' like they tell people ... it's SALVIA divinorum
it makes people's minds malleable , gives people dreams about the stories they fill their tiny little heads with , some get even visions while awake from it
the important part is the MALLEABLE part ...
the church has been DRUGGING their subjects for CENTURIES ... without them knowing it ...
CHILDREN in the church , no problem with it what so ever , this religion , just DRUG them all the same ...
isn't it a lovely institution ?
religious people who grew up in a church that does , haven't even SEEN the REAL world , ever ...
there are even people with babies in the churches ... how about that ?
it's just amazing to me , that this NONSENSE still exists ...
that people just can't figure out how to get out of it , stand on their own two feet ,
what have you accomplished in your life ? , when you can't even get through it without an imaginary friend on call 24/7 ?
these people can't even tie their own freaking shoes , if it wasn't written down somewhere
people just like being lied to , i guess
none of it is even remotely on the side of truth , what so ever ... not this jesus fellow , not the 10 commandments ( what a load of crap That is ) , nothing what so ever in the hole story
''jesus'' was INVENTED by the Flavian families from Rome , to SUPPRESS and CONTROL the population AND get their money FOR GENERATIONS
it's THE reason WHY they invented the guy
... the ''bible'' ( that horrible , atrocious IMMORAL piece of crap 1400+ year old ''book'' ) was put together , in a hurry , to stop ANOTHER bible from coming out ,
one that would have said that ''jesus'' wasn't a jew at all ... that's why they RUSHED the first bible out in a hurry ...
what have you got left ?
zero , about as much as this hole debacle is worth or should be worth to any human being on this planet ...
this needs to stop , it's destroying the world for 2000+ years now , hasn't it been enough now ?
can we Start looking after ourselfs ? instead of letting some imaginary friend ... DO IT FOR YOU ?
FOOLS !!!
if you WANT to read that horrible thing , start with isaiah 45.7
Prove your dog exists , BEFORE you take him on a walk , you're walking around with an empty leash ,
saying to people : ''watch out for the dog , he bites , watch out , or he's gonna get yah !!''
it just makes you look like a damn fool ...
If a christian believes the bible then they have to accept creation. Your problem is with God Himself and His word the bible both of which you do not believe so no middle ground to discuss really as with all these sites who attack God, His creation and His people.
@@Rayblondie we don´t have a problem with god, we have a problem with lies.
@Michael Brown no I would say that magic beardy made them.
you remind me of myself when I used to believe in god, so hateful
@Michael Brown he is right, what´s your point?
are you saying that evolution doesn´t have proof?
if that´s what you´re saying i´m not gonna waste my time explaining and showing sources to you to look at, go do your own research, stop making claims without knowledge.
and I haven´t read that book from Richard Dawkins but I know that you´re not basing your critiques on facts.
I cannot believe people are actually defending their ludicrous belief that the earth is 10,000 years old
Were you there when it came into existence? And btw how did it come into existence? Did it come from nothing? That is what evolution teaches. It came out of nothing without any cause. How can that possible be as we know for a fact that nothing comes from nothing?
I read recently that the late Steven Hawkings research was " ..Essentially, 'there was never a Big Bang that produced something from nothing. It just seemed that way from mankind's point of perspective.' www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5683499/Stephen-Hawkings-final-theory-claims-universe-finite-far-simpler-thought.html
Actually it IS 6000 years old. Just saying.
@Vgan vampire Biblical chronology for one. Population genetics for antoher, genetic entropy for yet another. And the fact that the oldest living creature is the Pinewood tree in California. Guess how old it is? 4500 years. Slam wham bang at the time of the flood.
@Vgan vampire Genesis 1.1.
I can't help laughing 😂😂😂 at the argument of the religious guys.
They're so adorable whenever they invoke their all-powerful creator santa claus.
ITS SO ABSURD THESE PEOPLE ARE CREEPY AND SO DUMB
It's incredible how people, when faced with brilliant and informed scientists, are STILL able to dribble out superstitious and childish idiocy.
It's the 21st Century people. Lets move on and create our own destiny and our own futures; not have it dedicated to some guy in the sky. The human race can't evolve if the populations mindset is still stuck thousands of years in the past. Change is necessary people.
Wow!listen to your self if we were evolved from air thousands of years ago?how did the air make physical beings?i want you atheist to answer that.without god there is no future.dip shit.
loussandia victor
How is there no future without god? WITH god there is no future as we'd be stuck in a fucking time loop of holy wars, killing for god, unable to live as we want to live because some holy guy in the sky says we can't? Think. For. Yourself. For. Once. In. Your. Life!
NRsilver23 no.god gave us free will.you do believe in god its just your in denial.
God didn't give me free will. My parents gave me free will. My parents gave me life. Not some deity.
NRsilver23 ok .tell me the first humans on this earth.how were they made?by who?your so hard headed and closed minded lowlife.
At this point, I find it ludicrous that a serious debate could be had about this subject.. or that religious folk are given so much reverence and respect...
If i went around telling people that Elvis is alive and created the universe and everything in it, i'd be locked up and laughed at... .. there is no difference.
@@bacinthezahab3289 you have it backwards.... Both religion and science are ways humans try to understand the world around us..
But science prevails over religion because it's methods progress and move with current understanding.. religion is oppressive because it is absolute in its ignorance
Instead of trying to better your understanding of the world and its inner workings, religion tells you 'this is the answer.. nothing else exists or matters.. and if you don't believe it, you will be punished for eternity'
Science is just a method in which answers are found and progress is made.. it pushes our understanding forward.. religion does the opposite, it holds us back..
The very fact you said with absolute conviction that man got it wrong to consider the creator is a man or tree tells me everything I need to know about you and religion.. you have zero room for error in your beliefs and nothing else can grow or change or progress.. it's depressing
@@bacinthezahab3289 god isnt always telling anyone anything.. if you're saying he's talking to you directly.. what's the difference between that and me thinking aliens are speaking to me or Mickey mouse or Elvis? ...
If you're speaking about the Bible.. youre just plain wrong.. the Bible as you know it was written by man a thousand years ago and rewritten a thousand times to suit the church of the time.. books taken out, books put in. Not even the church denies that part.. it's just fact.
Which God do u refer to? There are thousands?
How do you know your god is the right one? Do you really believe that you would have believed in that particular god if say, you were born in the middle East ? Or India? Ask yourself that and think about it for a minute please...
If the answer is yes, you would have still believed in that God.. how? And why isn't that the case for everyone in those countries now?
If the answer is no, you have believed in another god... Then how come all it takes is geography to make you a heathen who deserves to be punished?..
To cognitive dissonance needed to be religious to that extent in today's world is mind boggling and frankly, scary as shit
@@bacinthezahab3289 Ah well, i had high hopes for a coherent debate on the subject but you've boiled down to the same nonsense that every religious nut does.. ' I believe because it's true.. I believe because the Bible tells me so' ..
That's a complete end to any discussion, shame.
@@bacinthezahab3289 because discussion is how we learn.. hearing a different point of view is good.. I'm only disappointed that it's always the same argument with religious folks, nevermind their denomination or faith...
I hold the vague hope that one day someone religious will put forth a believable argument for their faith.. I'm only disappointed that it hasn't happened yet.
@@bacinthezahab3289 because logic dictates that you don't believe in anything that cannot be proven or tested and reproduced.. it's really simple to be honest. I believe in the scientific method because it has proven a thousand times a day to be a reliable way of learning about the world in which I live... And given that, religion has no place in my life.. I only hope to have open discussion with those who do believe different to me in the hopes of learning something new.. in all my years of trying, I'm yet to learn anything new from religion.. that's all really
The Real question should be "is it time to stop accepting religions?"
Well, freedom for all has to allow people to follow religions of their choice, or none. It would be wrong to somehow pass a law stating 'you must accept evolution' just as it would be wrong to pass a law saying 'everybody in the town must go to church on Sunday'.
The 'young earth creationists' do not represent a majority view in Christianity, or 'religion'.
I am against evolution because my Hebrew Bronze Age tribal book doesn't say anything about evolution.
I cannot allow myself to believe that Yahweh is wrong.
I'm against macro evolution because there is no evidence for it. The fact that I read and believe the Bible has nothing to do with my thoughts on macro evolution.
Never argue with an idiot, they'll bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Sounds like the scripture "Do not cast your pearls before swine lest they turn again and rend you."
@@Rayblondie That's probably preached in the same spirit, since religious people want to say they have the "best science" and "the best morals" and Muslims want to shut down conferences of educated Muslims by the Deen Institute, well then we obviously don't want to listen to each other and it's only a matter of time before the ones who are right decide to bar those who are wrong from the public square, with force if necessary.
@Michael Brown Are you supposing that we must have a creation myth to explain the current levels of biodiversity? Because I guarantee you that evolution is not that, and no scientist needs to believe in the Genesis myth any more than they need to believe in Zoroastrianism creation or Native American nature gods bringing the Earth into being on the back of a turtle.
If you don't understand evolution, that's fine, it's a history full of death and struggle - thanks "god." It's also full of beauty, and you are depriving yourself of an understanding of your place on this planet and the truth of the deep past. It is a complete error to insert a myth in your ignorance, and if you want to keep believing what is evidently not supported by the facts, then go back to your cave and paint your hallucinations on the walls so we can all marvel at how creative you are.
@Michael Brown You can take your labels and shove them up your ass, because you know nothing of the division between different studies of life. So go on and live your life ignoring the facts, as the op said, no use stooping to the level of idiots.
@Michael Brown Not you again I've read your bullshit on another comment and you nkow nothing of evolution
I feel like there were 2 big issues that prevented this discussion from moving forward,
1) That many of the creationist/religious side does not understand how science works in terms of conclusions from evidence and scientific consensus. It seems as though some of them think evolution is some unsubstantiated claim someone made. This is why science education is so important.
2) People seem to want to argue to the ends of the Earth about how their interpretation of religious works is the right one, but why is your interpretation more right than the thousands of other ways to interpret it? They even go as far as to say that since their interpretation of the bible doesn’t include evolution than evolution must be false, as if their beliefs refute evolution somehow. People are just too stubborn to let go of their religious beliefs so they either change their interpretation based on cultural and scientific advancement, or try to find arguments to support their ancient religious views and try to disprove scientific theory that supposedly contradicts it with their nonesense.
You can’t use unsubstantiated arguments against well established scientific theory, it’s just a waste of time for everyone.
Science alone cannot answer some of the key questions. There are still a lot of gaps with the theory of evolution that it cannot hold an ounce of water. Even scientists continue to argue the theory for the lack of a better explanation for the origin of life.
@@merolynvinci9470 Ah the God of the gaps argument. So God is taking evermore smaller spaces to inhabit for each publication then.
@@tobeyourselfisall
Is not evolution the guess of the gaps?
@@ThekiBoran It's not guessing when it has been shown to have predictive power. Arguing about science on the internet is seldom fruitful, as people just become more deeply entrenched in their held positions. If you are genuinely curious there are better resources than youtube comments for education in Biology.
@@merolynvinci9470 God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that grows smaller and smaller as time goes on.
Evolution is observable. You have to be quite deluded to deny evolution.
After living through a pandemic in which a rapidly evolving virus basically halted humanity, you have to be wilfully ignorant or perpetually stupid to deny evolution. Anyone who denies evolution now is plain stupid.
Science asks questions that may never be answered; religion preaches answers that may never be questioned.
Briliant.
@@FatRakoon👈 Pfff! Like this idiot! "Brilliant", this idiot says. He thinks your comment about a topic thinking and talking for itself is, "brilliant". Amazing!
@@nathanelder2718
You so obviously completely misunderstood what Karl said, that I almost pity you.
What a pig ignorant, and shallow mind you must have!
Clearly things do boggle your mind because you have so obviously missed this one. Try re-reading the posts, and you will see that you are being laughed at by anyone who reads them.
Unless they're as fucking thick as you so obviously are.
@@nathanelder2718
--- A more careful reading of Karl's post is in order. Or the taking of a logic course. Or both.
@@FatRakoon You're the one that needs to read it closely. Look at the way it was written verses what the idiot is trying to put across. I already get what he's trying to put across. That should be obvious to most people, by what I said. Science and religion are subjects of human thought. Therefore the subject of a human thought, such as math, writing, mechanics, or what have you, can't think for themselves. For example, you wouldn't say-
MATH tells us that M theory is a fact and that is the only explanation there is for what takes place in quantum physics. Is "math" the arbiter of truth on the matter, or is it a scientist using math to describe what may be taking place? The math merely explains how the scientist may be right, "THE MATH" doesn't tell you what to believe or how to think. That is my point, you stupid, asshole. Now I had to explain that to you because you are slow and I'm going to have to explain it to your retarded friend as well.
"Information doesn't arise from dead matter"........ excuse me? "Information requires a designer"- No it doesn't. "DNA contains as much letters than the encyclopedia Britannica" DNA contains molecules, (purines and pyrimadines). they are are not 'letters'.
39:53
He asks her why god gave men nipples and her answer is "[...] even women have nipples!" ?!
Wow this question flew over her head in the stratosphere...
It doesn't matter if they accept it or not its true regardless of what they think.
I hate the way this guy lets a handful of people dominate these programmes.
@Jim Sirette There is already too much false equivalency on television, so it's absolutely fine to establish what 99% of scientists agree on to beginning with, or else we would have to dignify flat earth people equally also.
@Jim Sirette Well you must be extremely patient then if you are willing to debate flat-earthers and such, but it's probably a waste of time.
Well, that was an interesting waste of time, but let's be honest. The debate is already over. When you hear a schizophrenic yell incomprehensible phrases in the streets, you smile politely and move on, because there is near certainty that whatever you say will not move someone with an inconsistent view on reality. This is no longer a genuine inquiry into ontology. It's a mental health problem. Frankly, it's time we tax churches and place the proceeds into a mental health fund.
Johnathan Chang, and you worship a god that's dead. Hypocrisy. Your verbal garbage is as fun as rubiks cube. If the christians are mental idiots, why don't you prove the existence of ice age men ? Or prove your contradictions with facts and not theories. I'm not a believer of God ......But you, And/or dick wad Matt, cannot even prove a slight chance of evolution ! Not even a fragment. Think about that.
Ina Blink
Selective dog breeding.
Evolution proven.
@@jsb5188 I don't worship any God, and the God of the gaps argument is tired and incredibly dishonest. It would be like you picking out numbers from the set of real numbers, and despite seeing that numbers exist along any part of axis, you claim that numbers cannot be continuous because your evidence is discrete, because all empirical evidence is discrete. Evolution has been proven a thousand times over, but you're not paying me for my time. I suggest high school education, then college, if you're truly interested. But you're not.
@Jonathan Chang, You should demand a refund, all the way back to elementary school, because it has amounted to crap !
@eddy eldridge, cross breeding is not evolution, it's cross breeding ! Hello.
No need for so much ink spilled. Religion = no evolution. Religion is the cancer of the mind.
What is so interesting about this is that we see Christianity, we immediately call it fake to their face. But with a Buddhist, oh no, not that nice old man dalai lama. I think there's certain discrepancy in our atheist attitude, we favor 1 religion over the other. Some people think it's because buddhism isn't as vocal or pushy as christians. That would be an ignorant statement. Look at the history of Sri Lanka, of Tibet, Thailand, Vietnam. Typical example is from tibet when during 1600 they literally murdered any other Buddhist school of thought that didn't agree with the official defined doctrines. Even today, in Tibet, you don't want to be talking about evolution with religious Tibetans. They are very vocal about why evolution and any other religion is false and why Buddhism is the only way. It is just a curious observation how we treat Buddhism always like it is an benign religion;.
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You are aware that manistream Christian denominations don't have a problem with evolution? It's mostly flaky US sects and cults that do.
Akita538 Mainstream Christians are not the majority Christians. What you call mainstream Christians are people like Obama, like Biden, liberal famous people. That's what mainstream means.
I am not religious myself but this is pure non-sense. All major Christian churches accept evolution as a fact. Majority of Christians does too. Charles Darwin was a Christian, an outspoken one. What cancer of mind is ignorance and that ignorance is being justified by Creationists by religion and as someone who used to believe but does not anymore, yet is versatile with Old and New Testament I can say that creationists are full of shit. That what they are saying does not exist within Bible, they are contradicting themselves when they say that Bible shouldn´t be interpreted, yet they interpret it themselves.
aresaresares6 He said mainstream Christian denominations. Meaning Roman-Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Church of England and all other major churches of Christianity do accept evolution and so does majority of their followers and, indeed, Christians in general. Only few Christian countries are exempt from this, unfortunately USA being among them.
Why men have nipples? Genetic evolution almost explains it, but can we find a good reason for it from a religion?
Of course. "God did it".
God spilled the pepperoni
Can people stop applauding so they can actually finish their statements?
Always great to hear Steve Jones explain evolution in a clear concise way-if earth is 6000 yrs old he will accept the evidence, not dogma or assertions.
judging by the comments in the many videos of this kind, i believe in a somewhat near future religions will be pretty much extinct, and we will be embarrassed by it.
Just because some loud mouth TH-cam commentators get the most upvotes for their ignorant anti-religious views? I think you should be rethinking your boastful views.
i agree! the religiots are losing, people are waking up. the day when the bullshit has gone completely extinct couldn't come sooner!
Sadly no, some people just love this stuff too much.
Doesn’t seem like it. It’s still growing. Literally 2 billion Christians, 1.9 billion Muslims, 1 billion or so jews. I mean 60-70% of the world believes in a God or higher power.
The Flying Spaghetti Monster floats away without caring about our opinions on him.
It is absurd to believe in the idea that a god, a creator, could not think of any better way to communicate with the creatures except inventing absurd perverted fairytales such as a woman who got pregnant without being without a man or a man who flew on a winged mule !
7:48 is as far as I got. Too hard to watch these people try and refute science.
LOL - YA. CAUSE YOU SPEAK PROFICIENT ACADEMIA RIGHT?
And you don't?
Oh I do. Thats how I know very little here theyre representing is science. Its called 'science' to sweep everything under the rug.
Tell me something? What date was evolution ever proven?
You can find the dates that EVERY single great discovery happened going back 500 years. Find me the date that evolution was proven.
Why the hell do you think that is? BECAUSE ITS NEVER BEEN! Theyve
just decided to pretend like it has been because it fits their narrative.
Wake up kid.
I think you need to look up the definition of theory as it pertains to science. Wake up, kid!
tell me the date gravity was proven... oh wait, it still hasn't been... gravitational waves were detected 14 September 2015, but we still have no fundamental particle or a complete definition of what IT is... but we've known about it enough to measure and make accurate predictions for centuries. Science doesn't NEED absolutes... it needs enough to make accurate predictions... Dealing in absolutes is the job of religion, and what does it accurately predict? As you yourself I'm sure have seen, it can't even predict if someone is a good person or not... arguably the main thing people try to use it for! (I'm talking morality in case I lost you)
Programs like this are great. They are an excellent example of how utterly stupid people are once they get infected by religion, which ultimately is only a product of people's fear of dying
I absolutely agree with you. People are afraid of dying, that is why I don't think you can get rid of religion entirely. The subject is something that constantly occupies my mind. There is something I thought of recently, the fundamentalists say that you can't get to heaven unless you are "born again". What I wonder is what about people who are mentally ill or mentally handicapped in some way. They are not capable of grasping the meaning of born again. So what happens to them?
Tony Homewood.. Isn't that an stupid thing to say given there are religious people on both sides of the argument here?
It is nice to not be afraid of death and to have a hope beyond death based on faith in God's word. It is not stupid it is enlightened self interest.
@@Rayblondie You are absolutely afraid of death. That's why you have to lie to yourself & claim life continues after it. & you are absolutely stupid.
@James Henry Smith Do shut the fuck up about your completely unoriginal imaginary friend nonsense.
Science VS Creation.
Science = SOLID in agreement.
Creation = Divided in agreement.
Analysis = There was only one solid argument here, and that was Science.
Conclusion = EVOLUTION
Key points that stuck out to me other than the complete disregard for scientific evidence by the young earth creationists.
1. Notice none of the scientists argued with each other, yet ALL of the creationists argued with each other.
2. Out of all the creationists that agreed with science, none argued with the scientists. But the creationists that argued with both creationists and scientists, were the "young earth creationists".
(Not to mention the Muslims that said they believed the Qur'an to be the true word regardless of any evidence science showed. I don't consider that a debatable point of view, therefore they should not have been in the debate to begin with IMO.)
3. The young earth creationists used Arguments from incredulity, Straw man, Quote mining, Argument from Authority, and just about any other type of argument to try and avoid virtually every topic. From an outside perspective it was clear to me without a shadow of a doubt that the young earth creationists are drowning themselves in their faith to the point it has blinded them of even the most basics of logic. They argued it was very much different than the flat earth creationists, but it is painfully obvious that it is exactly the same.
Just like the fossils are for the evidence of evolution, you didn't need to find this video to observe that the young earth creationists haven't a leg to stand on, but it sure is an excellent visual confirmation.
Believe what you want, but let Science be.
I just believe in a creator God. I've no desire to prove it as it doesn't work that way. You can have Science vs Creation in your own circle if you want. I cannot waste the time over an unproven theory. Nobody can prove it. They just go into a lot of gobbledegook which cannot be proved and get lost.
No it's not true I'm afraid. The truth is far more amazing than evolution.
I’m embarrassed for the stupid things I said because of my Christian upbringing. But at least I grew up