Pop-Atheism and Its Problems 

That's a wonderful story, in the fact that though you went through such adversity, at such a young age, you were still able to open your heart to accept Christ! thanks for sharing your story. I'm happy for you! 🙂

That's amazing! Thanks for sharing.

And then ethiopian children were forced into child warfare, being forced to watch and participate in the carnage of their parents demise... "Thank the Lord for His daily mercies," the Western mind reflects. "We are so blessed!"

@@JaredHurley1982 It’s really difficult to see how God can be good and allow awful tragic things like children going to war to happen. But it doesn’t mean he’s not Good it just means that life’s not fair and we as humans are so very flawed and blatantly evil. This is why we need Gods grace and his abounding love so that we might be changed and that there one day might be true peace in this world. Because of the peace we have received in Christ.

@@sebastiand7952 or, that there's no trace of god, any god like Yahweh, anywhere, unless you square peg/round hole any "evidence" you come across. My point, though, is that there a special kind of arrogance, even narcissism, that is shown when one "thanks God" for the blessings in one's life, while unspeakable suffering is wrought upon our neighbors. "Thank God the serial killer didn't get my family!" Meanwhile, across the street, Jason just finished up his killing spree...

What was the hypothesis?

Abiogenesis and natural selection are NOT random. Competition, resources, and other environmental factors all contribute to which creatures persist. Even mutations are not truly random and can be predicted, to a degree, by the reproductive mechanisms at play. *Zero* faith is required for that.

My wife had the same experience in biology class. She was studying the working of the brain and came to the same conclusion. Awesome

@@chrisblackasr7095 So, she was studying, in school, and leapt to a conclusion not yet met by any standard of science? What was her hypothesis?

Same here!!!

John Price Price I’m glad, it is all to common of a thing for atheists to do.

Before I looked into it as an adult and fully called myself a Christian I never understood the hatred that so many atheists spew at religious people. It’s very egotistical like I know everything and you all are beneath me . They are mostly young to, it’s sort of like rebelling against mommy and daddy lol. I’m only 25 btw . It’s like being a leper if you say you’re religious

@demi- dogg If only you knew that science also started out as a religion as well. A more occultic one at that (alchemy and trying to change substances with energy and spirits).

Thank you for being kind.

You are probably agnostic.

That's amazing, no pun intended... I never watched his videos, but I saw other people respond to him back in the day. VenomX? I used to watch him. Not anymore. Glad you investigated things on your own!

I used to love the amazing atheist. But even as an atheist, I grew to dislike him and find him annoying. I have no doubt that atheists can be smart, but the problem is that their heart is soo tightly closed that everything seems impossible to them. Or, they believe that it's simply our emotions seeking a creator when there's no evidence of one. I was once under that school of thought, that things happened for no reason and weak people look for god to get through life. I was for 15 years. I'm a new christian. I'm glad I left it.

I love watching him! The most obnoxious guy in the world😂

Some people do believe religion blindly, luckily for Christians and all of mankind there’s such heavy pieces of evidence for God (especially Jesus’s resurrection)

@Donkey Kong There is such an overwhelming evidence in favor of Jesus; the least of which is factual

Sounds like it would make a great movie ; )

Well, you don’t have a shred of evidence for most of those deaths except church traditions written down centuries later.

@@ramigilneas9274 hahahahahahaah. so there is evidence? cool

@@fiveSolas879 If you count contradicting hearsay that was first written down centuries later as evidence then you have lots of evidence. But you really shouldn’t lower you standards for Jesus.😂

@@ramigilneas9274 prove that that was what happened

What a beautiful testimony. Our Father is Awesome. Praise Your Holy Name. Thank You Jesus.

Wow this makes me want to cry. My fiance' is in a cult and I will keep praying for her to leave that place. I believe that Jesus Christ has the power to convince her.

@@cebo_sa1952 - Whoa... maybe don't marry her until she's not in a cult anymore? I hope you're already resolved that way

Amen. What a wonderful husband, and daughter, you have and you have an even more amazing Savior.

Jesus loves me so much he threatened to burn me forever if I don't love him back.

Exactly, the Bible teaches that the greatest kings are the ones who are like servants to the people of their own kingdom. God's kingdom is a kingdom that operates out of love. The kingdoms of corrupt men operate out of a love for money and power.

Yeah the ones that want power deny the bible, typical upside down workings of satan

It's funny because the entire mission of Christianity is that of freeing of slaves who are oppressed under tyrannical rulers. The blood of Christ purchases people out of slavery to sin; out of slavery to Satan. Christianity is a religion of true freedom; of following the truth of God's word to freedom.

If atheists ever bothered to learn some history, archeology, science, and could think they would save us all a lot of time. Odd how it was Bible believing Christians and Jews that spearheaded the world's first anti-slavery campaign based on what the Bible says. If atheists would flex their galaxy brains and figure out that the US kind of slavery they think of isn't condoned by the Bible. I guess staying ignorant of the details and context saves a lot of time. Time best spent commenting pointless things. It would also be great if atheists didn't ask questions they don't want answered, and have been answered. I guess it all goes back to atheists time management skills.

Dan Delgado eish. hou have some serious issues. some people probably hurt you. you have not met the real churn, as simple as that. hopefully the Holy Spirit you so clearly detest wil get through to you. he has done this with many people who feel like you. anyway, we will continue with our beliefs because it is real. hopefully you can get rid of all of you anger and hate one day

Praise God that you have been saved!

What convinced you that the Biblical God Yahweh exists?

​@@paulallen7962the implausability of atheism.

wow that’s amazing!! prayers for your family too 🙏🏼

Unfortunately none of this "evidence" exists outside of the stories of the gospels.😂

@@ramigilneas9274 so interesting how you're scoffing

@@mbbobruh9473 Well, it’s true... pretty much all details of the stories don’t exist outside of the gospels. For example... the empty tomb, Joseph of Arimathea or the town Arimathea aren’t mentioned anywhere outside of the gospels. Even Paul doesn’t mention any details of the ministry of Jesus, his death or his resurrection... he doesn’t even mention who killed Jesus.😂 So it’s true, your only evidence is: The Bible says so!

@@ramigilneas9274 interesting atheism has no proof of a beginning either guess only because atheist say theres no God there isnt?

@@mbbobruh9473 Do you mean the beginning of the Universe... or the beginning of everything? But that doesn’t have anything to do with the evidence for the resurrection.😂

Praying for you for God to bless you and show his great love to you!

please learn what those words mean. i am am agnostic atheist. as far as grace before work, that is only a claim. there is no evidence that it is true.

@@louiscyfer6944 Hi Louis, praying for you too! Is that ok?

@@duncescotus2342 sure, you pray for me, I'll think for you.

@@louiscyfer6944 I love it, I actually LOLd.

@Kuffar Legion What Lot did to his daughters? I guess we interpret it differently. There are probably other stories to leave out when reading it to a child. They can read those stories when they are older. Unless you want to shock them and/or turn them away from God. Strange a parents would read stories of concubines to a child.

@Kuffar Legion I didn't mean to strike a nerve. You're pretty far out there. I stand by my original comment. God bless and take care!

I’m so hopeful for that to happen to my husband. God is faithful

@Kuffar Legion did you create those children to be so emotional about them getting torn apart by the bear? Just curious. Oh and Lot didn't rape his daughters. They got him drunk and slept with him. Says he was unawares. When did you supposedly read again? Lol XD Don't answer that. I just wanted to mock you and go. Bye, Commie.

Did you share the slavery laws also?

Hahaha Craig. What an idiot.

@@chriswinchell1570 yeah fr I remember when you DESTROYED him in a debate! I can’t seem to remember the date though…

@@chriswinchell1570 So ironic of you, haha. Clearly you didn’t watch the video above, man!

@@ucb.aapmotman At some point, when one watches enough of someone to understand their arguments, there comes a time to say, “they’re idiots.” For example, watch Dillahunty debate winger and then try to have a charitable view of winger’s intelligence. And, there is no irony here, I just don’t agree with winger in his argument in this video. Atheists make cogent, well articulated arguments all the time and the rebuttals are always more unsubstantiated claims. I’m not sure what Winger actually thinks would be intelligent debate since his responses are always void of any facts. At some point, an interlocutor is allowed a judgment on the intelligence of his opponent. In any case, it should not be the “irony” of my comment but the irony in that Winger has made this video after all the nasty things he says about atheists, Catholics, Mormons, etc.

@@chriswinchell1570 I hear you, but you’re saying nothing new. We all have our own strengths and weaknesses that are most often only exposed in certain circumstences and maybe with certain people; such is Winger. Hes not perfect, nobody is. But what I could assume from what you’ve said is that youve listened to two men talking and decided that you’ll believe the one who “won” in your mind, rather than deciding for yourself what these arguments mean to you and you personally. Thats important, cause the difference is your choice of faith. The same difference between those two men. A faith-minded person will listen to that debate and see that Winger is absolutely stuck in his Christian pov, which I admire him so much for. Its then when seeing his videos being so coherent make you wonder if “intelligence” is really the important thing here? You make him to be an idiot when he has done more reading and study than you ever could as you are now. Mike is wise, and you’d see that if you had pure intentions. But you are so, so arrogant. I’m sure that anyone who calls someone else an idiot is. And I’ll save you the explenation of the downfall of that and leaning into it. Also, it’s ironic cause its exactly what he was talking about! Literally you proved him correct. Lastly, it is so so clear you have not listened to much of Mikes vids at all! You’re like someone who’s never seen an elephant before making statements about the elephant. Before sharing his own opinions or differences to Athiesm, Catholicism or Mormonism he expresses that it is a discussion and his intentions are not to offend or damage anyone. You’re just taking offense from something you heard or maybe took out of context. If not did it cross your mind maybe that how else are we supposed to express differences between beliefs??

He is exemplifying the presence of the Spirit of the Lord, our God. I almost said merely but that would be flesh talk. Watch and learn. One thing about Calvary Chapel teachers, they know the Bible

This is how Christians need to behave .

Don't kid yourself. He's just in it for the money

@@sysprogmanadhoc2785 yea right

@@hakushokuhikari Oh you poor gullible lamb. Don't even know u bin ripped off, do yuh

Yep, and?

@@michaelbee2165 that we don't have a good reason to belittle them for being old and bronze based.

@@michaelbee2165 and it means they were not as dumb as we think . we might even be the dumb ones !! We belittle them meanwhile we can't figure out how they build the pyramids manually! !

Historians know exactly how they did it

“Am I a joke to you?”

That is a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it wilt us. I will be sharing it with my 78 year old Momma. She will get blessed from it. God bless you.

Was that the Cathedral?

This is depressing. What was she apologizing for?

Very true!

Yeah I finally realized this after getting into a few arguments with toddlers.....man you just can't convince an irrational 2-year old that they are wrong. Mostly because once they start screaming they just aren't even listening anymore if they ever were.

@@davidryan8547 "Yeah I finally realized this after getting into a few arguments with toddlers.....man you just can't convince an irrational 2-year old that they are wrong. Mostly because once they start screaming they just aren't even listening anymore if they ever were." What you say, here, is especially hilarious in light of the "Babies are atheists!" slogan championed by pop atheists! For, according to "Babies are atheists!", to get into an argument with an irrational 2-year old would be to get into an argument with an atheist! So much for the "rationality" of being an atheist.

"Dont meet a fool with folly" A command I really struggle with, because my inclination is always to throw back at atheists.

You say there's a God. I say, "can you prove it?" You say no. I say, "I don't believe you then. Problem for Ricky is, I can go " You say there's not a God. " I say," can you prove it? You say no. I say, "I don't believe you then."

@@karinarnaud4093 lol what does this have to do w/ what i said. And where did i say that

@Richard Fox You wrote: _"This is just another version of the watchmaker fallacy."_ Your post is just another version of the self-righteous, God-hating fool's fallacy of saying something stupid and meaningless in reaction to something he hates to hear, while trying to make himself feel somehow superior to those God.

@Richard Fox You wrote: _"When you abuse the person you don't have an argument."_ What do you mean by "abuse," Professor? When people say things you disagree with and don't like to hear, that's them _abusing_ you?

@Richard Fox the argument isn't "it looks like it was designed therefore it was". The argument is that the probability of everything perfectly catering to life is slim to none therefore it would be logical to conclude that it must have been designed (excluding the idea of a multiverse although there is no evidence of it). Imagine for the next year i flip a coin 24/7 and it lands on heads EVERY time. We both know the probability of that is 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2 ........ which is basically zero. My view is that the coin must be rigged (aka degined to do that) while your view would be "wow what a coincidence it landed heads every time". Thats the intelligent design argument.

@Richard Fox It is not a christian teaching that evolution is fake and im sure anyone you meet that denies it are actually denying the idea that "humans are ONLY here bc of monkey" or wtv and if not they're just uneducated and aren't a proper representation of Christian beliefs outlined in the bible. Also in Genesis the word for day im pretty sure can also be used to refer to as "time period" (i think the word is "rom" but im not sure" so instead of "in the first day xyz" its actually "in the first time period" which is never specified. Also it is taught that God's perception of time is different than ours so for him it could feel like a day but for us 2 billion years. Also with our scientific understanding of biology and physics we do have sufficient understanding of what is required for life and we have calculated the odds of those requirements being met, so no life cannot just me made in different circumstances it simply doesn't agree with science. And for you to say "well our understanding of science may be wrong so we cannot draw a conclusion" is silly bc that would make you admit that you can't believe stars are hot, or gravity is what pulls things to the ground,etc bc "although thats what we believe now, our scientific understanding may change." It's a cheap excuse to deny the evidence so I hope this isn't a position you hold.

@Richard Fox these are bold claim’s you’re making saying the God of the bible is false without any evidence. I’ve addressed your criticisms on the age of the universe and evolution so what else is it? Can you provide evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt the flood never happened and Adam and Eve never existed? If dont dont make such claims. And no just like Mike said we do not just “adapt” to the universe if gravity was off we wouldn’t even have bodies as atoms can never attach.

Because to many, truth is more important than what we would prefer.

@@marcdaniels7233 So why do they have to use bad arguments and rhetoric? And I do mean 'have to'. If they were interested in truth they would see that the witnesses to the resurrection had no reason to lie about it. Ergo, they are not really that interested in truth.

@@grantbartley483 Saying "I don't believe there is an invisible magical super being controlling the Universe" seems like a perfectly reasonable thing for any sane person to say.

@Thomas B One of the main reason religion was invented was because people were afraid of death. Religion gives people a false hope that they can continue to be conscious and experience the world after death.

@@greywolf7577 Because I'm reasonable, I believe in evidence. I find the evidence for the resurrection is overwhelming. Meanwhile, what evidence do you have for your hypothesis? None! No way you can prove 'One of the main reason religion was invented was because people were afraid of death.' I'd like to see you try to prove it, though.

It’s fact that a large percentage of christians are from Christian families, are you denying this?

@@MoNtYbOy101 No I do not, but pretending that people who become Christians only ever come from Christian families, as is so often claimed by the atheists I talk with, is quite simply disingenuous when there is more than enough evidence of the contrary. I’m not really sure what the purpose of your question was though, since the answer was already in the comment you replied to, and this comment is essentially just a rehash of my previous one.

@@NineHundredDollarydoos I don’t think anybody says 100 percent of christians come from Christian families, if anyone said that they would be wrong. However it’s undeniable that the majority of christians do.

@@MoNtYbOy101 It’s more common an argument than you’d think. I prefer to think that the people who claim such things are just trolls successfully baiting me, but you never know just how deep ignorance can seep.

@@NineHundredDollarydoos yep, plenty of ignorance on both sides of the argument, we can agree on that

"...they became fools."

Travis Lee How does something that simply exists prove that it was fine tuned

@@r4dbit416 I find that ironic that those who propose a theoretical model of random existence are not under any scrutiny to validated concerning the origination of life and the diversity of living organisms which would require a billion perfect variables as Travis noted. An orchestra of fine tuning cannot be random...point out anything of perfect order especially if it is interdependently harmonious with the inanimate and the organic as somehow being caused and maintained by a mindless random process? That is a huge leap in faith without any reproducible proof that such has a inconceivable probability of ever happening.

@@2007munday Than what about a being complex enough to come up with the exact sequence of events that need to happen to get to where things are today? Shouldn't it also need fine tuning to get to where it is or is this logic simply not going to cut it? It's yours.

@@r4dbit416 Hey David. I think your assuming that God is finite like the universe. Since the universe had a beginning, then a cause is required, but the God of the Bible has no beginning or end. He is a necessary being. I know that probably sounds like a cop-out to you, but there cannot be an infinite amount of first causes. Eventually, (philosophically speaking) you must come to an uncaused/eternal being.

@@mcochran4307 unlike what you assume i think about the universe, i don't think it ever began. It's simply a continuous process of evolution and change of the state of something. I know that probably sounds like a cop-out to you but you can't pull out things like laws of physics out of nowhere like "there can't be an infinite amount of first causes". I personally think humans use gods to explain the creation of the universe because the ever-existence of something physical and visible is difficult to imagine or quantify. I actually really liked your comment, it was debate oriented like unlike others i got. :D

Bro :)

Lol! How are you doing so far one year later?

@@lavenderflowers1075 yup I was right 😆👍🏼

@@elizabethbrowne1405 Importantly, are people scoffing people? Or scoffing ideas? Such as... - Punishing absolutely everyone for something one or two people were asked to do and didn't know they were not supposed to - Burning billions forever just because they're not convinced of the existence of one particular deity - Stoning disobedient children to death - Stoning brides to death who are not virgins on their wedding days - Forgiving people if they confess and repent, no matter how terrible and frequent their prior actions were, including genocide

@@coopergates9680 1- He punishes everyone for what we do, not what Adam and Eve did. When you stand in judgement, it will be for your crimes. (That goes for both points, you go to hell to pay for your sins, not because you chose the wrong deity.)

@@coopergates9680 2 This is one of those “Yes, but…” questions that require serious explaining. Leviticus 20:9 says, “If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him.” First, a note on the last part of the verse. “His bloodguiltiness is upon him” basically means that he brought this punishment on himself. He knew what he was supposed to do, and he didn’t do it. Also, it is important to remember that the Mosaic Law was for God’s covenant people, Israel, living in a theocracy. The Old Testament Law is not in force today (Romans 10:4; Galatians 3:23-25; Ephesians 2:15). Deuteronomy 21:18-21 expands on the law: If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his home town. And they shall say to the elders of his city, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey us, he is a glutton and a drunkard.” Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death; so you shall remove the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear of it and fear. The context of a passage is crucial to understanding what it means. Taking these two verses by themselves, one could come away with a negative attitude toward God and His Word. In the Leviticus passage, this law is part of a section dealing with egregious sins, sins that would tear a nation and family apart. The trespass in question was not a casual, slip-of-the-tongue curse, but a deep-seated rebellion, an ongoing attitude of hatred that had to be dealt with severely. In other words, the punishment was not for minor infractions but for determined defiance. There are several things to keep in mind about this particular sin and about the law: The sin was ongoing and continuous. Deuteronomy 21:18 indicates that the punishment was only meted out after a persistent refusal to heed both father and mother and after all discipline had failed. The parents have tried to deal with their son in a loving, firm way, but nothing worked. It was deep-seated sin. Verse 20 specifies that the son is stubborn in his rebellion. Not only is he recalcitrant, “he is a glutton and a drunkard.” This is not a case of a child who misses curfew or plays ball in the house. This was a true menace, a child who is causing trouble in society and grieving his parents, possibly to the point of endangering them physically and financially. The punishment was not an impulsive act of anger or vengeance. Verse 19 says that the city elders had to oversee the case and determine the guilt of the child. It is only after the elders pronounced a sentence of death that the execution could take place. The law did not allow an angry parent to arbitrarily stone a child. A modern equivalent of this is when a parent sees news footage of his child committing a crime and subsequently turns the child in to the police. If parents know their child is acting in a way that endangers society, they are responsible to obey the civil authorities and report the crime. The punishment was designed to preserve the nation. As verse 21 explains, the reason for this law was to purge evil from society and act as a deterrent to further rebellion. Israel was a nation chosen by God to be holy (Exodus 20:6). God gave the Israelites three types of laws: judicial, moral, and ceremonial. This is a judicial law. A child who was actively and deliberately rejecting the laws of the land needed to be punished judicially. Which brings us to the last and most important factor: Rebellion against one’s parents is direct rebellion against God. The 5th Command is to honor one’s father and mother (Exodus 20:12). Parents are a God-ordained authority. Disobedience to parents is disobedience to God (Ephesians 6:1-3). Throughout the Bible, there are only a handful of things we are told to fear: God (Proverbs 1:7) and parents (Leviticus 19:3) are among them. The law requiring rebellious children to be stoned to death was meant for extreme cases to protect God’s people. It would have been heartbreaking for parents to bear the responsibility of initiating such severe measures. However, the Bible never records this law being enforced.

I'm glad he's on his merry merry way to calamity and destruction.

Leeann Beck- There are lot of people out there who don't want God to exist. Who hate God, and love flesh and themselves. Who have this twisted view of Him, even when its obvious that He's not the evil Deity they claim Him to be.

" when I think about why doesn't God just reveal Himself like He did with Moses or Paul, I think about how often does He have to do it?" How about even a single time, on video, and with evidence. Shouldn't be hard for a supposed god, and yet, here we sit with no hard evidence for any form of a god. Either god is having an ego trip, or your argument has a "fatal flaw" here.

The OutDoor Son Are you speaking to a god in general, or the Biblical god? Because a god in general isn't inherently evil, but the Biblical god sure as hell is one evil pos.

longliverocknroll5-Prove it.

The OutDoor Son Biblical god makes a bet with Satan to torture Job just to try and prove he's faithful. If that's not objectively evil, then you can no longer call yourself a moral person in any definition of the word. Satan has less confirmed kills than god. God allows slavery, rape, murder and torture so long as you do it for his specific allowed circumstances. Either those things are all evil, or they're not. Period.

Matt dillahunty is big into scoffing lol.

@@frenchtoast2319 desperate people resort to desperate measures...

@@vitalisdespiritos4459 I’m an atheist. I’m also a trained CBT therapist. My approach is as non-confrontational as possible. I don’t know how people think they will change minds or understand another person’s beliefs if they ridicule or mock their interlocutors. I am happy to have a rational conversation about atheism and god beliefs if you are willing. Can I ask what your God belief is?

@CALEB ALVAREZ sure! What topic?

Atheist signals he/she would like to have a respectful, non-confrontational talk regarding belief systems. No takers yet, deathly silence. Funny that

He seems to miss the fact that his atheism is just a belief and for him to believe that atheism isn't a belief is also a belief. :D

Duke Nukem agree Wish he would stop preaching atheism

@@ThePossumone I guess it makes him feel smart?

@Dan Delgado We've had this discussion before. Your faith tells you that it's not true but it's still just a belief you hold because you can't prove that God doesn't exist. If you want to make that argument from absence go ahead but you know it doesn't prove anything because there are many things we can't see that we know exist. If Christ rose from the dead, Christianity is the only true religion and God of the bible is the only one, true God. If Christ didn't rise from the dead, then we're all dead in our sins. The evidence is there but you don't want it to be true because then you'd be held accountable for your sinful life. Over 500 eyewitnesses saw the resurrected Christ so your position is nothing new. The Jews watched him perform miracles and still they didn't believe but there were more who did.

John Crist. Christian comedian. Listen to him. Is he silly or ignorant?

It makes me think of Moses, Muhammad was the crazy guy in the cave

Thanks for sharing, Sis! Although I did not fully grasp the Gospel of Christ Jesus until around 6 years ago, I remember praising how genius our bodies are when studying anatomy. The kidneys, the eyes...the very small cities that make up cells...absolutely amazingly genius! There's and old joke... God was once approached by a scientist who said, “Listen God, we’ve decided we don’t need you anymore. These days we can clone people, transplant organs and do all sorts of things that used to be considered miraculous.” God replied, “Don’t need me huh? How about we put your theory to the test. Why don’t we have a competition to see who can make a human being, say, a male human being.” The scientist agrees, so God declares they should do it like he did in the good old days when he created Adam. “Fine” says the scientist as he bends down to scoop up a handful of dirt.” “Whoa!” says God, shaking his head in disapproval. “Not so fast. You get your own dirt.” Anyway...just wanted to stop and say thank you for sharing! God bless you and yours, Sis...much love to you!

@Dan Delgado Of course, We all need Christ Jesus... it's the most important thing in life. This life is fleeting and we all will die. Trusting our Savior and God, Christ Jesus is the most important thing you could ever do. There is no peace without Him. Real peace in His gift of eternal life with Christ Jesus. You will find Him if you humble yourself and seek Him.

Misty E well said

Dan Delgado I’ve seen many tragedies in my life time, some that happened to myself however we live a life of free Will and that free will effects the world around us regardless of how we dismiss our choices or our intentions. ( directly and indirectly) Sometimes the result of that free will ends in horrible and heinous scenarios. This is the result of our sin nature in the midst of our choices and we only have ourselves to blame. The human species is guilty, not a single person can claim innocence. The beauty however is that God, can turn what was destructive into something that brings new life. Because our minds can not grasp or witness each and every scenario globally or have the understanding of a larger picture in the same manner God does, we cannot judge with or subjective bias as what seems fair or witness every single intervention he orchestrates. A second point, God calls us to help those who are orphaned, widowed and poor, etc. There are many ministries that are out there serving people in various demographics from women and children who are trapped in sex trafficking, to building homes for those who are in need, serving the hungry at soup kitchens etc. You cannot complain, with passivity and criticize God if you yourself are not willing to intervene for the very issues to condemn him for. He uses people to help others if they are willing to be used. Instead it is much easier for the majority of people to stay comfortable and live lives pleasing to themselves. Just some points to think about. I know where you are coming from. We all have to ask ourselves these questions to be able to have genuine faith in Him. Bless you.

demi- dogg that would be a very subjective perspective. 😂. If you enjoy video games, comics or ecstatically pleasing visuals... that is a form of art.

right... mike does a good job but his response to the puddle thing was a bit weak.... arguments: deism: A complex system bound by structure and order that is perfectly suited for life is evidence of intentional design Atheist: Life may "fit" perfectly (or the system may hold life perfectly). but that is not evidence for design. A puddle fits perfectly in a hole, and no one designed the puddle. Problem with puddle analogy: Any analogy that can be used as evidence in support of the argument the analogy is supposed to refute...is a failed analogy. a simple re-phrasing of the deism view and the puddle becomes evidence- i.e A complex system bound by law and order such as Pascal's law (the core of fluid dynamics describing why water takes the shape of its container aka...how puddles work) is evidence for intentional design.

whats considered complex is pretty arbitrary..

@@Waterwave37 Is a blank white paper complex?

@@kyrak5683 seems like there are many ways to view it that are anything but complex

and many that are anything but simple

Exactly. I was an Atheist for 15 years, and loved science. I am a new Christian, but I still love science. The only difference is that I believe Science is a tool God granted us to learn about his creations, and his world he gave us. It's like a parent giving glasses to their child that's reading a book. They can see and understand things, but it's not through their own doing. It's from help.

If God was real, he wouldn't do a slow revelation. Especially not if people's souls were on the line. He would reveal himself in the sky and ask people to follow him. The fact that this doesn't happen, yet people are still told they will go to Hell if they don't believe in him, means that the set up is just human's way of getting other humans to believe in a religion that they can't provide proof for.

@@greywolf7577 You’re making a claim about The nature of God yet are an atheist. What’s the evidence or reasoning for your belief about the nature of God?

Glad to hear you're part of the eternal family Ariel! Praise God He's patient with us during our lives, whether young or middle aged or old! Paul was a "late-bloomer" but did great things for the kingdom. Hopefully Christ does likewise in you in your daily encounters =)

The my-neighbour-got-preggers-after-alien-abduction believer tells himself he doesn't need to question his beliefs, because the flying-spaghetti-monster believer's beliefs are crazier than his

Rocks dont have DNA, or any organic material really (except some but that is just "organic" in its literal chemical definition), no one argues that humans came from rocks. But somehow there is evidence that the world is millions of years old and that all life is related through years of evolution away from a common ancestor. But you believe god created humans fully formed ~6000 years ago? Im religious but not a christian. Humans believed the earth was the center of the universe for thousands of years and anyone who opposed it was a heretic by the church. Who is to say that we can not accept science while also believing that god set our knowledge of science into motion? Just because he didnt make the world in 7 days doesnt mean he doesnt exist. But genuinely believing that, and calling other beliefs, more informed, with more evidence than pure "faith" crazy is....rude.

When challenged to prove the veracity of their own faith, believers will instead often resort to challenging what they perceive as the faith of their challenger (in fact the believer may only be giving the impression they think their challenger has a faith, just in order to make their argument) Unfortunately, this merely shows that the believer has no evidence to support his/her own position, and that it is really is based on nothing but "faith"

I would like you to find anyone who” think they came from a rock” and compare that to the number of people who think we came from dust, and a rib.

The reason that Atheists try to convince others is that they see the danger that religion causes to people. Remember ISIS attacking anyone who doesn't follow their strict version of Islam? In the end, living a lie isn't healthy, which is why you shouldn't live your life believing that a magical super being is controlling your life. It's far too cult like.

@@greywolf7577 But why? Who cares if religion poses any danger? In a billion years it won't matter what ISIS did or what I think of them or what they're doing. Why should I care? Why should I even care if a nuclear weapon ends the human race entirely? Or all life on this planet? What difference does any of it make? I'm speaking from the logical perspective of an atheist. As a Christian, I care very much. And the Christian faith cannot be compared to ISIS. Though there are some who have done wrong in the name of Christianity, Christian teaching does not teach them to do that. They have twisted Christian teaching for their own ends and are imposters. Where ISIS is following the teachings of Islam.

Yahweh: Makes pride one of the seven deadly sins Also Yahweh: Demands eternal worship

I’m with you. My 3 children are all grown and out of our house now. We didn’t tell them any of these things were real. Christmas was to celebrate the coming to Earth of the Savior of mankind. . Christmas presents are given by people who love you to celebrate God loving us.Easter is the celebration of Jesus rising from the dead, the most important of all celebrations. Easter egg hunts are just fun and mom and dad even put money or candy in them. We had married kids in their 20’s who had a blast participating! They were poor college students. Lol. Tooth fairy was a sort of “rite of passage.” Just fun. We just had to be careful about what they said in school. They all understood.

@justKenzie Yea. I belive that large lizards that looked like dragons roamed the earth billions of years ago. but you know some people out there think this is a fairy tail or at least made up. But just cause these people call it a fairy tail dosen't mean that it is..... Is this a scoff on a video about scoffing by the way?? I don't know if it was supposed to be or not but if it is then, I guess proverbs was right when it said those who scoff are incapable of learning.

I see problems with Santa too. First off, it’s a perversion of the Gospel. Jesus gives us eternal life even when we don’t deserve it. Santa has conditional love... you have to work to earn a gift. It’s a distraction from the real meaning of Christmas. And of course there is the lying aspect.

The difference here is the teacher can demonstrate the correct answer, while the Christian can't demonstrate their god is the correct answer.

@@MrAbrin986 We can provide many sorts of evidences: historical documents, archeology, manifestations of dark spirits. But it is not my job to make you FEEL convinced by what I am presenting to you or what you subjectively judge as good enough evidence. You are accountable for your own acceptance or rejection of the gospel.

@@MatthewMinistries-cp2yq You have historical documents about a person named Jesus, possibly archaelogical evidence of his existence. You have no evidence he was actually divine, a son of a god, able to perform miracles, or that he actually died and rose from the dead. Those are all extraordinary claims that go against any reasonable understanding of our reality, and hence would need more than written words in a book to substantiate.

@@MrAbrin986: The evidence for the resurrection is overwhelming accepted by religious & secular historians. The evidence is just a click away. Google it :)

@@gavinhurlimann2910 Name a secular historian that says the resurrection is history. Most secular historians think Jesus existed, was crucified and buried. The rising from the dead thing?

Bossa Bassa so true.

Wait, can you explain what that means?

@@petery6432 people dont write whole books trying to deny the existence of the Easter bunny or Santa. People write books trying to disprove God though. People try to pretend God is something that you can easily disprove but He is not. Or people try to act like believing in God is childish but it isn’t.

​@@bossabassa364 the reason people write books about God not existing is that large populations of actual adults still believe in him. if a large portion of our society was directly affected by a belief in Santa believe me, there would be books about that ridiculousness as well.

Haha you are right! 🙂

Also the fact that the puddle is in that shape means that there are laws of physics and gravity that the puddle has to obey. Those rules were created by God. It must fill the hole not because it's random thing that happens but because of the laws of physics. In a backwards world the puddle might just fly above the hole like a weird magnet that gets close but doesn't stick.

Ouch. What brought that on?

Great! Thank you

@@MikeWinger please go back over this video and re-edit. Two instances of Ricky garvais that you are using clips of that is muted and distorted making it unintelligible to the point you are making. I would like to hear what he says and then your response to better understand how he is wrong in his assumptions of reality. Thanks, Mike! Awesome videos! Keep up the good fight!

Go live in China.. You will never hear any word of God..

@@desiremontgomery4715 I’m sure that GOD hasn’t been stomped out of any country. What a moronic statement as well as a rude one!

@@Truthseeker-2023DA I cant think of an more non-Christian response than what you said. To insult and call someone moronic? They are absolutely correct. Christians are HEAVILY persecuted in China. Even killed. That was their point.

So a child can be ‘born Muslim’?

@@Glasstable2011 « stupid question

@@MAP2023 so are we born with beliefs or without beliefs?

@@Glasstable2011 being born with or without beliefs doesn’t change the truth.

@@frenchtoast2319 I completely agree. But if we are born without religious beliefs, or even a concept of God, doesn’t that make us atheists (i.e. one who does not believe in God) by definition?

Great to hear! Thank you

What do you mean “still”? Are there signs of censoring religion over there!?

Why don't you believe in God?

@@lavenderflowers1075 good question, I ´m not sure, but I guess that the world I live in just does not look to me as if something from outside is interacting with it. Lame answer I know, but I really have to think about that one for some time before I´ll have any good answer.

@@The_Lord_Of_Confusion Hey, I don’t know if your views have devolved at all since the time you posted this comment, but sometimes the way God moves is subtle. Like praying and finding a video an addressing the exact thing you prayed about in your recommended a day or two later. Or maybe the peace you or a close friend found after just talking with God, that you knew wouldn’t have been relieved any other way. Then sometimes there’s other things like the Euphrates river drying up, which was already predicted, just reinforce the credibility of the Bible and God for me. Anyway, whether your views have changed or not, hope your alright. God bless.

@@Rebecca008 Hello Rebecca, thanks for the note. I´m still at the same place I was two years ago. While I am a student of christianity and want to understand it, I do not feel, like it is viable worldview for me at this point. But what I have learned has show me, that the arguments used by the "new atheists" are build on rather shaky foundations. As for right now, I am glad I decided to study the Gospel rather than just be ignorant of it. While I did change my views quite a bit over the years, I do not see the need for me to belive in God. But I can still be inspired by the Gospel.

@@The_Lord_Of_Confusion Hi, I’m glad you responded. I understand why you feel the way you do and am happy to hear that you do studying the Gospel. Hope you have a good day!

Good observance.

@@chessassassin2813 Thanks. It happens from time to time.

I have the same experience God is great

Great passage! Thanks. The best in the comments so far.

MrShannonite- And why are you Atheist?

Good question, thank you for asking. I was brought up in an atheist family. Even though faith was encouraged it wasn't discouraged either. In the end I made a choice and went with the path that made more sense to me....Plus, I tried reading through the Bible in my youth and couldn't marry up the benevolent God of the New Testament with the old Biblical raging God of the Old Testament. And, if I am wrong by my beliefs I shall stand by them and be counted. Hope that helped :)

MrShannonite- Well I hope you Subscibed to Mike, he's a very good teacher, and while I can explain why God is raging in the OT, Mike has done a pretty good job explaining it, so I hope you check out more of his videos. Peace.

The OutDoor Son ridicule is not a way of finding truth ...o wait it is for your truth !!

@@markmacmac8957 What ridicule are you talking about?

More pastors or apologists should talk about these subjects too.

jesse diaz If the Bible’s true Godly clearly wants us to know him. And Jesus even says people are going to cast out demons, etc etc, but I NEVER KNEW YOU. Implying he can be know. Jesus was either a lunatic, a liar or telling the truth. A sane man wouldn’t claim to be God, a liar wouldn’t die for such a Claim let alone all his followers dying on a cross. Or he may be telling the truth and he wants to be know. Throughout the Bible God shares he wants to be known. If we are “made in his image”, wouldn’t we be able to look at ourselves and find out things about God?

Amen! But to atheists that's not evidence. I wonder what constitutes evidence to them.

@@lavenderflowers1075 something verifiable and testable would be a good start

@@lavenderflowers1075 when the atheist says "evidence", he means PHYSICAL evidence, like in the physical sciences. the only problem is that God is by definition non-physical, so no such proof will ever be given. their conception is so limited as to reduce God to a physical substance which could be observed in a microscope. No christian believes in such a deity, and if they did they wouldnt be christian. theres more to the world than mere matter.

@@MoNtYbOy101Do you think God is a physical being with flesh like you and I? That could be observed under a microscope? God is the source of all being, and therefore transcends being. His inner workings are utterly incomprehensible to the human mind and will forever evade science, because science deals only with matter, which is lower than God.

@@derris3989 I have no idea what God it or isn’t or if he does or doesn’t exist, however if given the definition that christians give for God, he is unfalsifiable, which is a major problem. How can you assert existence of something that it unfalsifiable?

Some people thought he was a demon.

You're entirely quick, and presumptive, to declare how atheists feel, and what they believe, especially given that their position is one of reason rather than feeling and consists entirely in *not believing.* They don't point at someone who does not exist, nevermind presume to know their sentiments. You have all the right answers, you just don't know any of the right questions.

LLCisyouandme ok, if you feel we presume ( which by the way...I have had discussions with atheists, and have heard these very questions and statements as reasons to why they don’t believe) tell us your reasons. It’s fair to say these reasons don’t represent everyone in the atheistic belief, and only you can be the representative of your person reasons, yes? Share with us, your reasons you choose to be an atheist.

I am an atheist. I can tell you I have 100% never EVER been angry at god because I don’t believe one exists.

He’s a comedian..

2 clips. Not several.