Personally, I LOVED the movie, "Religulous," because it has provided an insight into what the real meaning of organized religion is all about. After all, I take pride in being an ATHEIST and I have already turned my back on religion a long time ago because it had never worked for me. I also would give absolute pity to the believers who think that their faith is the way to go.
Darwinian/evolution is very good at brainwashing people and trapping them into atheist religion and subsequently become famous and rich. It is a religion and its a theory but its not scientific. "the atheistic scientific theory" is based "on the origin of species by means of natural selection" or "the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life" atheist is wrong, immoral and not scientific. An amphibians changed into a bird and life began by chemicals, And we are just bags of chemicals. We have no purpose in life beyond the biological imperatives other than to survive and reproduce. Life is absurd, and no better than death. We are just collections of atoms, One can give one’s life purpose, but there is no purpose to life. The reductionist perspective on biology is that it all boils down to physics eventually. That anything that is happening in a living organism can be fully accounted for by an explanation at the level of matter in motion - atoms and molecules moving together, exerting forces on each other, bumping into each other, exchanging energy with each other. They believe it’s clearly all physical stuff controlled by physical laws.Those atoms behave according to the physical laws of the universe. we are just as much a part of nature as nature is a part of us. Moral principles are drastically disconnected from the ruthless, selfish reasoning that one would expect of a creature randomly evolved to survive at any cost. The very idea that human beings think in non-physical, moral terms is striking. Beyond that, the fundamental content of human morals across cultures and history is identical. The scope of science is far too narrow to answer your questions. You may believe the entire universe and human psyche can be bottled up in mere observation, measurement, and experiment, but There are many things outside the boundary of science. Science cannot describe or understand subjective experiences. though science clearly exert a powerful influence on the material world but Don't depend on science to answer your questions about your existence and your life. Science will never find out where our emotions and thoughts comes from because the origin of our thoughts and emotions are not physical, they are from the SPIRIT of man within us. And spiritual things can't be put into a test tube. Purpose is a predetermined reason of existence, which can only come from the creator. If there is no creator, there is no predetermined reason for existence, hence no purpose. The marvel of life on earth only can be explained by creation. The apostle Paul said that God reveals Himself in the creation. He wrote, “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made” (Romans 1:20). God needs us to just have a little faith, Just have enough faith to pray to Him for the forgiveness of your sins and to trust Jesus for your salvation. Continue praying. Once you do, the Holy Spirit will give you all the "proof" you ever needed!
I bought the “Religulous” DVD and loved it. It’s a hilarious look at the nonsense that is organized religion. Like Maher, I hated going to church when I was a kid, just the way Maher described in the movie. At age 15 I rebelled and refused to go to church any longer. Finally, around age 40 I decided that I was basically Agnostic (like Bill, I preach the gospel of “I don’t know”). Christianity never made any sense to me as a kid. Now, as an adult, I see religion as akin to fairy tales for adults, basically a lot of silly nonsense that no one can prove is true.
It has to do with your level of understanding. You outgrew the infantile irrational understanding of your childhood faith. A lot of us have updated our knowledge and have a good understanding. You're still stuck with a juvenile understanding of religion.
@Nebula No, it's not based on any book. See, you have the same misconception. The bible was put together by the Church 400 years after Christianity began. Now answer this question, which book again were Christians reading for 4 centuries?
@Nebula Which book(s) were the early Christians reading before the bible was produced? Please don't deflect again. You seem to suggest that [original] Christianity is a religion of the book. That is Protestant nonsense. Christianity is centered around Christ and his Church. The book is one of the Church's teaching material, a vital material but not the center of the faith. It's the Church that makes a Christian, not the bible.
@Nebula I asked when the bible was produced; that is, when the 27 books of the New Testament were picked out from among hundreds in circulation at the time. What books taught people how to be Christian prior to the first letter of the New Testament? Do you see how your Protestant view of Christianity falls apart in light of history?
"religulous... I know, it's a hard word" hahahaha... no one even knows when they're being undermined by Bill Maher... he points out stupidity in the most subtle way... Bill Maher is awesome
I've already seen that movie 4 times!! Love it! Bill Maher is a 'must' se/hear! I absolutely agree to his views regarding religion as an institution. It's done so much harm to mankind...History proves it! Live long, Bill! ;-)
We are all pressing our faces to the Giant Fire Truck called life. "Definitely red paint." "What!? It's clear glass." "No way - black rubber." "Chrome, fools!!" Someone has to knuckle the tops of our skulls, "Dummies, take 5 steps back." ... "Ooooohhhh."
GREAT MOVIE!....highly recommended. I bought it and put it in my iTunes.....Thanks Bill. There's a lot of very good material in religion....He could have done 10 movies
"Through the reading of popular scientific books I soon reached the conviction that much in the stories of the Bible could not be true. The consequence was a positively fanatic orgy of freethinking coupled with the impression that youth is intentionally being deceived by the state through lies; it was a crushing impression." - Einstein
I live in Britain so Mahers rarely (if ever!) appears on the television here, but I like him. I respect and agree with many of his views on drug legalisation, libertarianism, his defence of animal rights, his rejection of organised religion and his rationalism. I know there are many like him in the American media but there is also a huge proportion of socially conservative individuals who give the right over there a bad press. Anyway, this is a song I think we all can enjoy! watch?v=ITIDYq67Ubw
I just had chilli beef on rice for dinner because I'm tired from working at Canterbury Aluminium as a process worker because I'm still contracted under Trade Staff for a 90 day trial.
Yea, I know, those guys are loons caring about the planet we live on. Caring about the planet is JUST the same as worshiping a god people wrote about thousands of years ago! You are spot on!
I lost my Grandpa. I liked very much and when he died it was hard, but I learned to accept it. Death is a very natural thing in the universe. Stars are born, burn, and then they eventually lose their light. Everything has a beginning and end. I realized that the death of a human doesn't have much of an impact of the universe, because it is so much more complicated than we can fathom. Death can be scary, but it doesn't have to be. It's a very natural part of our lives that I've learned to accept.
yeah she did, though she questioned her faith, which a lot of people do. She never declared "there is no God." She simply asked "what if there is no God, or soul."
Okay if you have any questions regarding what I said, please message me. Everyone is welcomed to message me. I just don't want to answer any questions on youtube comments because it gets a little hectic and overrated, and questions regarding religion almost never ever become resolved on youtube commments... thanks guys. happy 4:20
Agreed. Good point, and most religious people don't promote war or violence whether they want to impose their views or not. Arguing that religion is bad based on extremist interpretations of it, is a horrible argument.
I hate when people use the argument..." But what if your wrong and he does exist?" To believe in something because you could be wrong is the stupidest reason to believe in anything
The point about Christians needing to be more Christ-like is FANTASTIC. And really everyone could stand to be more Christ-like. People who think religion provides nothing positive, however, are as close-minded as they claim religious people to be.
I was going back over this discussion and missed the part where this gentleman said there were 80 books in the Bible...there are, in the Protestant Bible, 66 canonized books.
The term “canon” is used to describe the books that are divinely inspired and therefore belong in the Bible. The difficulty in determining the biblical canon is that the Bible does not give us a list of the books that belong in the Bible. The first “canon” was the Muratorian Canon, which was compiled in A.D. 170. The Muratorian Canon included all of the New Testament books except Hebrews, James, and 3 John. In A.D. 363,
Does there have to be an ad for every video on RU-vid? It used to be good to watch videos on here. I think I might go back to reading books or something.
Sorry, I get defensive with certain types. But the book that I was refering to is called: Mind life, and universe, edited by Lynn Margulis and Eduardo Punset who by the way has a program coming from Spain called Redes that deals with the big questions in all kinds of different fields where he interviews leading scholars. You'll find the book in Amazon and it's worth while reading the foreword is written by David Suzuki. Enoy knowing? - read it.
It is believed there were up to 600 books which comprised the work we now know as the Bible. Through a series of decisions made by the early church leadership, all but 80 of those books, known as the King James Translation of 1611, were purged from the work, with a further reduction by the Protestant Reformation bringing the number to 66 in the "Authorized" King James Bible. Any book that was deemed to not fit the church doctrine, that was contradictory to the books was removed.
Most people are not afraid to make fun of religion as you say; it is open season on Christians. Religion is for people that don't know any better? Any better than what? Free thinking is a good thing. But your belief system, is tenuous also.
I LOVE how he doesn't like the word athiest. I have a few people in my life who call themselves devoted atheists - they detest religion, read books on atheism, go to public talks by athiests and even go to athiest conventions - all to be around people that share the same belief system as they do, which is basically centred around hating what people, who are different to them, think. It astounds me that they honestly can't see that they're doing the exact thing they hate.
Youre right "challenging long held belief'' is a good thing and it will weed out the minor believers and be a great test of mine and many Christians faith.
@ramfan32 - if you cant get one of my statements right from one post to the next, why should i think that someone can get an 1100 page book right from 3000 years ago?
not being a bad person should have value in itself... the reason behind it should not be to go somewhere that good people go after death.. one should not harm others just for the intrinsic meaning behind being a good person, not cause someone is watching/judging you for some afterlife
What I believe is not a superstition. I base my decision on being Christian on experience, tradition, and common sense. Religion for the most part has been a civilizing force. It is only when taken to extremes that "society looses" from it.
I fail to see how the hypothesis regarding starvation is relevant. Just because one scientist presents a hypothesis who happens to be an atheist doesn't mean you can generalize every other atheist according to him. The point is that the presence of climate change is undeniable. The causes cannot be disputed and the effects can already be seen. The ice caps are now at their smallest state in recorded history I believe. No one believes we will "burn", however the effects could be catastrophic.
I have faith that my spiritual path is correct. Believing in a "higher power" is a cope-out as far as I'm concerned, left over from the era when people wanted to get on board the wagon, but didn't want to accept Christ. It is more for people who want to prove they believe in something, but the don't want to seem narrow, and like they can't see outside the box. I believe what I have investigated for myself, not something my parents forced on me, because they didn't.
I TOTALLY agree..I consider myself a spiritual person,because IMO religion is for people that don't know any better..I LOVE science,because it challenges long held beliefs..as you said,free thinking is a good thing.I
@OddFacade - i live in arizona, and there are 6 mormon churches within 8 miles of my house, all built within the last 5 years, and all of them are not only identical, they all look gigantic and expensive with their construction methods. all brick, high steeples, lots of glass, etc. the mormons all give 10% of their money to the church, its a shame they dont use the money for something else than the pricey churches and music equipment, etc.. they scream "hey! look at how nice this religion is!"
@OddFacade -the part i described is in the movie, just not in this particular video segment. i know christians arent "immune to sin", in fact, the religion specifically states that you are a sinful creature by nature. i was taught this when i was younger, as i was raised christian. i dont consider homosexual sex, and methamphetamine use a "we slip now and then" kind of act. it is so far away from what a christian is supposed to believe and do, it turns the religion into a joke.
I'm basing my ideas of the alarmist tendency of many, not all but many atheists when it comes to the environment. For example in the 1980s scientists like James Hansen and Carl Sagan made predictions about the earth's temperature which turned out not to be true. In the 1960s scientist Paul Enrlich predicted that in the 1980s there would be mass starvation and by 1999 the population of the USA would be down to 22million. Did those alarmist predictions by scientists come true?
Since ONE of the reasons America was ever settled, in the first place, was “religious” freedom. It is only logical that religion is a mainstay in American life. Agree or disagree..it does not matter. Religion is interwoven, into the fabric of the U. S. Constitution via: “the year of our Lord” date of Article VII, and of course, the Declaration of Independence. Neither logic, nor reason, nor atheist protests can ever change this.
And I grew up watching people in privelaged positions belittle and mock others because they knew they were in such a position that they need not fear consequences. Such people are the ones that least deserve any right to speak publicly. Those are people that are deeply troubled and insecure. Is there any difference between mocking people into changing their beliefs and some guy convincing people he's Jesus? No- fundementally it's saying whatever you can to feel better about your insecurites.
