Evangelical Talks With Atheist Aron Ra About The Book of Mormon & Religion 

Thanks Steven for having Aron on the program. And thanks Aron for taking the time and sharing your perspective.

Atheist here, and a long time fan of Aron. Really enjoyed this discussion, and I miss having religious friends with whom I could have these discussions. Seems like things are a lot different now...

Aron Ra is absolutely fascinating! Knowledge is the key to everything. Not pretend knowledge based on unsupported claims. Real knowledge. So much more fulfilling and meaningful than any religion.

Excellent show. Thanks for the great content.

Great interview, thank you so much!

I have a higher level of respect for Aaron from this video than I did when I watched his debates. As a debater, he was often pushy, radical, and over the top. On the contrary, he seemed calmer and more composed in this video. Nice to see a more relaxed side of him in spite of you two having different points of views. I may not be an atheist, Christian, Latter-day Saint (I’ve been more critical of the Bible, but believe it’s historically referable), but this was an interesting video. Very balanced and thought-provoking. Good job!

I was agnostic for a time and listened to him in debates. I am a Christian now but still appreciate his perspective and his blunt tone.

Great back and forth here.

I would love to see a debate between Aron and Rod

Is a pleasure to hear you guys have a great life😊

Why is there a jump-cut around the 41 minute 40 second mark?

I just don’t get how any Christian can still be a Christian after hearing facts about evolution and where and when religions came about. Aron thankfully lead me out of my Christian delusions.

Very cool episode

Time Help: He was Mormon as a child, is now atheist. Loooong evolution discussion, jump to 30:00 to start the actual reason for the video.

There are some Evangelicals who engage with agnostics like Bart Ehrman. They even have a section that deals with answering Bart Ehrman.

And it came to pass, that AronRa would talketh about reading a book of Mormon, and doth find it to be bullshit.

great discussion, although there was very little Mormon discussion. Have him back and try to stay on subject, or don't, will still be worth the time

great interview

He is smart in never trying to defend LDS with Aron. Aron knows science, statistics, the Bible, the Koran, Bhagavad Gita. There is no way to pull the wool over Aron.

Need to clarify for anyone who isn't paying attention to Aron's channel. At this point he has just started reading the Book of Mormon, just started second Nephi. It will take a couple years to get his thoughts on how it was at the pace he is reading.

Aron Ra read. literature of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.

It’s always nice to hear the thought process of Aron and those that are logical and rely on logic for their understanding of the world. While I believe we are children of God and there is more to life it’s fun to hear Aron describe the interdenominational judging and hypocrisies from his perspective. (Edited to correct Aron’s name)

23 ​That the ​​​fulness​ of my ​​​gospel​ might be ​​​proclaimed​ by the ​​​weak​ and the simple unto the ends of the world, and before ​​​kings​ and ​​​rulers​.

Lol a "martyr for his cause " big words Ra, big talk.

I really don't understand what this interview really had to do with the restoration.

I do not find myself agreeing with voting just to vote. If I vote for someone, I am at least in part responsible to the things they do if they are elected. I rather vote for what I actually believe in, and that is that the system and the candidates are not worth voting for. That I want better people representing me. People I do not believe are criminals. People who I do not believe scam everyone and pull strings to get gains at the cost of people in general. How many people is it that do not trust or like the people in power? The people up for election? I at least feel like there are a lot. So say then that all those people did not just vote for the sake of voting? If we are voting just to be against 'those people with those views over there.' Then how about we add a new thing to the elections to people can express that without having to support bad people.

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When someone translates it is often put into language that they know . So, the these and thou’s would be something that the person would translate it to. When I ask someone that speaks Spanish how they would say a certain English word into Spanish they would often times tell me well there’s no word in the Spanish language it would translate into to but it would come close to and then they would tell me the word . Reformed Egyptian probably is no where near the English language so it would almost be for sure that Joseph had to think of an English word it would come close to.

Reading the Bible with an open mind leads to leaving Christianity, but not necessarily becoming an atheist. I am thankful to have woken from my religious indoctrination and then left theism, because there is no evidence for a god.

When it comes to the bible making atheists, I think it's because when you're brought up in christianity you're taught all these things like how moral the bible is, how accurate the bible is, how perfect and good god it, etc and then you actually read the bible and find none of the things that were constantly told to you, instead you find immoral teachings, Hugh historical inaccuracies, horrifically evil acts done by god, for god and on gods instructions, discrimination, sexism, homophobia, child sacrifice, genital mutilation, slaughtering of innocent people, god mind controlling people to do evil (so there goes free will), god ruining a man's life to win a bet that they already know the outcome of, etc. What you're told about the bible when raised in the church and what you actually see when you actually read it for yourself, rather than blindly accepting what the preacher says, is so shockingly different from what you've been taught that you have three options, ignore what the bible says, come up with ever increasing excuses (which is what I did for a while until it became to much and for me it was a case of the straw that broke the camel's back) or the most honest option realise that this isn't what you were told and that it has way to many problems to be considered to be true.

Too bad we never got to hear much of his Mormon stuff. I wonder if there wasn't much. I wonder if he knows our distinguishing doctrines. Maybe some of it will come out thru his study of the BoM, even tho not much of it is in there!

If he’s an atheist, why is he wearing Thor’s Hammer?

Change the title.

Needs a new title you guys don’t discuss the Book of Mormon or restoration except for what feels like 30 seconds. Misleading title

Aron Ra describes a spiritual moment he had, which was destroyed by the poor arguments of a Christian believer. From 34 minutes into this video, Aron devotes about 80 seconds on Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. It can be summed up as a rant offering four 17th century terms. He says All the ridiculous terms that he (Joseph Smith) takes from King James English [...] could not have been derived from Egyptian. He says this is a guy that's making it up as he goes along and he's not really smart about it; but the thing is, people are not really as smart as they think they are. In spite of the "thee's, thy's insomuch's and durst not's", and supposedly being such a dumb book, it is likely a much better book than a smart man with spell check could write. He sounds like the old Soviet's who loved to mock what a dumb country America was, and yet were never able to build a better republic. People really aren't as smart as they think they are. If the book was "such a dumb book; written in the 1800's by someone pretending to be from 2600 years earlier", as Aron says, it is amazing that it addresses the debate between Thomas Moore and William Tyndale on the Bible translation terms such as Priest vs. Elder; Love vs. Charity; and Congregation vs. Charity. See Dr. Jan Martin's paper on the theological value of the King James language in the Book of Mormon. The testimony

The book of Mormon is the North American “Aneid”

great patience (the guest kind of train-wrecked the episode)

I used to be an atheist too. I was so empty trying to fill my God shaped hole with drugs, alcohol you name it. I’m so thankful God left the 99 to find me. Keep up the great work Steven.

Conservative Latter-day Saint Here. Enjoy the different perceptive from a highly regarded atheist. My opinion is that he's a child of God and hope one day he will realize he will have that confirmation of our Creator.

The Book of Mormon is NOT based on the Bible. I am not sure what he meant by that. It's obvious that at least some of the authors of The Book of Mormon were aware of some of the Bible accounts but The Book of Mormon is its own witness of Jesus Christ.

get out and vote people or you'll end up with the skip fire we have in britain

All 8 of them?

Aron also does not understand faith. It has nothing to do with "pretending to know what you don't know".

God IS real. We know fasting and prayer gives blessings we've all seen. For this one, the evidence shows that he has no light within him. It is plain to those following the covenant. Feeling so sorry for his lost soul! God is real. God Israel! Hallelujah! (Praise Jehovah!)

Sheesh I guess he didn't have anything insightful to say about the book of mormon because he talked completely around that subject for an hour. Seems like a nice guy though.

the Gita is fun to read... the BOM, sux way too badly

Aron misses the entire point. A belief in God is based on "faith". If I have evidence to "prove it", then I don't need to exercise faith. I don't need to provide evidence to support my beliefs to satisfy Aron.

After watching this again and watching a recent episode of Aron making fun of the wounds is Jesus’s hands….I have absolutely no respect for him. I know your show is neutral ground but I hope you use some discernment before you allow him on your show again. Have a good one👍

oh no arons a lefist ?..my image of him has gone down a bit..tisk tisk tisk

I believe in the Book of Mormon. Aron clearly does not know anything about the LDS doctrine. Our church does not teach that "non-believers" go to hell to be tortured or that sins are forgiven if you believe.

The Book of Mormon is written between 600 b.c. to 450ad and is not base or built on the Bible. It was buried ; after that ; The Bible has tons of adjustments after 450 ad . God doesn't speak to the logic of man, that's why a prophet or seer is choosen, to understand and then reveal to man's logic at the time. No matter who is right or wrong , doesn't matter, after death .... If we are judged or if we just stop existing, the one that lived to please "the one who judges you" has worked to the possiblity of both; a death that is judged or just a death.

Recently the president of the United States said the other party is the enemy of the state. Kinda crazy!!! I totally agree that it’s dead wrong and the policies the current president, democrat or not, is causing our economy to crumble and it needs to be fixed. As far as religion goes Aron referred to this when he discussed the interdenominational fighting. It’s wrong!!

I have been following Aron for many years. I don`t do channels' of ignorance and superstition. The only reason i am here is Aron.

The koran uses the Torah as well, as the koran states moses was jew and the ten commandment's where the koran. That means moses came down from the mountian in 1101 AD and his name was Hamid Al-Ghazali a soldier in a muslim army, Not Allah. The koran was written in 1101 AD to unite the arab tribes under 1 book to defeat the christians horde coming for them from the north, 1059 ad - 12 96 Ad was the crusade causing the writing if i can call it that of the koran. The koran even states that allah has sent and chosen from amongst all the peoples of the world prophet's and messengers , Australian Aboriginal's have had civilisation and culture for over 65,000 years , Not one nation has ever been visited or a local abducted to give us the message from the ignorant and superstitious of the middle east.

Aron seems drunk and burnt out. Maybe he needs the. Lord.