Hello! This channel aims to educate on the subject of religion from an academic perspective and to open up for informed discussions on the subject . You will find videos discussing the big religions of the world, historical reviews of important figures and works as well as documentaries about numerous related subjects.
Anyone with a passing knowledge of the ancient world would know that it was not any age of reason, knowledge, wealth, or science. They were all drenched in and happily wallowed in superstitious nonsense and mystical bull. The Christian cult was no more or less stupid or violent than the pagans.
"As above, so below. As below, so above." It seems that the idea of an "ultimate authority" resonates in human beings, whether it's a child deffering to a parent or a subject kneeling for a king. Why wouldn't there be "The One" behind the Pantheon? Such is in the Silence, that lies within the Solitude. It is there for every thinking man to discover. ∞
Absolute oneness implies dualism! Magic was at one time popular in Spain and I am interested in this period before religion made it illegal or heretical.
Thank you, a very interesting material. Made me think about an analogy between a now saint Cyril and now sentenced ex President. They both encouraged social discord, and both were successful in getting it enacted. Now does it mean that the next american president will be made "saint" in popular minds?
The only thing missing here would be who, & in what context, threw Hypatia's figure in the public domain again? i remember studying Late Antiquity in the early 2000's, it seemed far from anybody's interest. Then reading about Hypatia some times later, still seemed like a niche interest gaining traction among few-before the film was announced, and it seemed everybody suddenly had heard of her. I don't care that _‘I was there first’_ , i'm glad that my fascination for that period (for philosophical + ecclesiological purposes) found resonance in mass media, even though it cristallized on a single heroic figure; and ignored the general movement of history and ideas.
I fell in love with the history of Hypatia and especially Alexandria of this time period when I was researching women astronomers for women's history day. I had to split the presentation into life,death,and post death. There's so much complexity to talk about despite that we have such little surviving physical artifacts. But it is because of how most accounts of her life say so much about also the time and opinions of that account that while make them a murky basis for her life are fascinating in what they say about the time they were written.
Hypatia's death highlights the rude reality of humanity: people are easily whipped up to brutally murder an innocent person and run amok with the remains, for any reason whatsoever. Religion is often used as an instigator, and when it's not the motivator, it's used as a justification.
It felt like you were being contrarian here, arguing how her depiction in media of her being persecuted was exaggerated but in a long twisted way just said the opposite. Sure, christians weren’t the only violent ones but in the end it was because she dared to not support cyril, actively support the christians and since she wasn’t one of them she was killed.
@@LetsTalkReligion against the extremist christian faction, she was for the moderate faction. But in the end was an extremist christian faction that killed her, for not supporting their version of christianity and her leader. As all extremists do. Sure there was nuance, but not as portrayed in the beginning. I do love and watch your other videos but this one I felt was a bit contrarian
First of all, thank you for including the Baha'i Faith in your discussions; however, I do have to correct a misperception of how Baha'is view Jesus. To us, He is what we call a Manifestation of God, a special class of being that exists and has always existed that stands between us as human beings and God. The difference is in the, I suppose, kind of soul they possess. Our soul is limited in understanding and must strive to attain understanding. The Manifestation of God is unlimited in understanding and does not need to strive for understanding. The knowledge of a Manifestation of God is inherent and unlimited; they radiate with divine power that nothing on Earth can oppose, unless allowed to. Baha'is believe that God has sent Manifestations according to a master plan at the time and in the places necessary for the spiritual development of the world of humanity. Included among these Holy Beings are figures such as Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, The Bab, and Baha'u'llah in the Abrahamic lineage of religions. Also such figures as the Buddha and Krishna, Noah, Hud and Salud. Other Manifestations are known to have appeared in other regions of the world as well, though not specifically referenced in the Baha'i Scriptures.
I suppose this goes to show that the times we live in aren't exactly unprecedented, societies have always fought over the prevailing ideas of the time, especially when those societies are larger and more multicultural. On a different note, I enjoy the ways you highlight female figures of religious and philosophical history, as the sentiment is typically skewed in the belief that women weren't or couldn't be philosophers, or even cared to involve themselves in the field. The only time anyone thinks of female philosophers is in regards to modern feminism.
This video is totally wrong. As many other comments pointed out Khamr does not mean grapes or whatever, it means cover, basically anything that intoxicate the mind (cover the mind) is forbidden. And maybe you are mislead by some wrong translation. Non-alcoholic fermentation like Vinegar or non-alchoholic drinks that might share name with alchoholic ones.
My brother you might know that every person when he try to come close to allah he will by affected by the light of Allah ; and Allah put that light in his way as a test for him , are he really seeking allah only , and فضل الله he failing that test , and go seeking the subjected enlight , so arrogantly , actually that familiar . So , thank you brother really interested Channel , i hope you continue and concentrate on the Authorited connected sofic school, like الطريقة النقشبندية or الطريقة العلويةالحسينية , and that side of schools, if you like .
Bottom line Christianity felt threatened by her and they brutally murdered her and desecrated her corpse. Typical Christianity. They would still do it today if they could get politics in their favor.
Dont mislead people. Our religion has pillers and scholars who put debate, Gave proof, facts etc to justify Alcohol is haram. Its now a well known islamic fact that alcohol is haram.. There is no confusion among us
Gnostic view of Sikhism G-d (Oankar) - 1 -> outside of material creation -> Sachkhand - > The Five Primal Sounds: pañch sabad dhunikār dhun tah bājai sabad nīsān.) Nirankari state - ❤️ ________________________________________ Demiurge (Waheguru)- 5 -> within material creation -> Panchayatana puja (idols) -> The 5 g-d’s lesser than Oankar, the servants of Maya Maya (illusion): jealous hater of humanity who only seek to unify with its creator (waheguru) and to bring out dissolution of the visible universe. Maya is designed to distract in order to bring about judgement and dissolution for the righteous. Thank you Valentinian thought. “Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner ✝️”
So the DJ--s were using her as a Trojan horse so they could appoint their completely bought politicians? WOOOW NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE, sooo unlike all DJ--s at all times and places.....!!!! They were then kicked out of Egypt? Noooooooo, the shock.
So the J--s were using her as a Trojan horse so they could appoint their completely bought politicians? WOOOW NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE, sooo unlike all J--s at all times and places.....!!!! They were then kicked out of Egypt? Noooooooo, the shock.
So the J's were using her as a Trojan horse so they could appoint their completely bought politicians? WOOOW NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE, sooo unlike all J's at all times and places.....!!!! They were then kicked out of Egypt? Noooooooo, the shock.
So the Jews were using her as a Trojan horse so they could appoint their completely bought politician? WOOOW NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE, sooo unlike all Jews at all times and places.....!!!! They were then kicked out of Egypt? Noooooooo, the shock.
What I find interesting about the Trinity teachings is they never mention the word INDIVIDUAL, or what their definition of a distinct person is ? So some people assume 3 distinct persons is 3 individuals some assume 3 distinct persons means 3 personalities.
Unity of witnesses and unity of existence are both joined in the unity or the onessnes that belongs to Allah .. Allah is the witnesser .. Allah is the obligator of existence .. Allah is the one .. Allah is the one and only
Right. Its has to be other than grape wine and it does not intoxicate and cannot cause anyone to loose senses and it also includes other evils or paths leading to evil like seclusion with women etc Whats is the alcohol allowed for . Perfumery? Not introduced at that time. Medicine .. naaaa stop making excuses to get a shot
In the year 10,212 (if i remember correctly), the exploitation of religions to control masses will not change even if the planets, galaxies and time changes, is the message of the author imo. A wake up reminder to all humanity perhaps to prevent self destruction.
Yo argumentaria que la muerte de la antigüedad clásica sucedió cuando Julián el filósofo exhalo su último aliento en Persia. Lo que vino después fueron las sacudidas del cadáver mientras se enfriaba.
"if you kill people i dont like, you get to live after you die!" . . . . idk how religion has lasted this long after internet proliferation. maybe it hasnt proliferated enough yet.. the thought of life after death shouldnt be dictating anyones behavior in 2024. the earth isnt flat, we dont blame illness on sky daddy punishing the sinful.. there is no real incentive to believe in religion other than the fact that they all tell people to never take revenge against the rich folks who enslave and slaughter them and manipulate them with things they pretend to hold sacred...
Zoroastrianism came from Judaism... Judaism is way before Adam and Eve... And Enoch and Noah are also older than Zoroastrianism... The first thing Noah did, when he got out from the ark... Was that, he built an altar and made a sacrifice...
