Testify's Failed Attempt at Rescuing Christianity 

"I'm not special pleading, I'm pleading that Jesus is special!"

I can’t believe Eric used the supermodel girlfriend analogy unironically

Leave my Crack Cocaine out of this dag-nabbit!

5:20 - I am willing to bet a large amount of money that Erik didn't actually read Philostratus because if he did, he would know that Philostratus was very careful to establish that he got his information about Apollonius from an eyewitness: There was a man, Damis, by no means stupid, who formerly dwelt in the ancient city of Nineveh. He resorted to Apollonius in order to study wisdom, and having shared, by his own account, his wanderings abroad, wrote an account of them. And he records his opinions and discourses and all his prophecies [Philostratus: Apollonius 1.3] To put together a journal of such matters-that he was well able to do, and carried it out as well as the best. At any rate the volume which he calls his scrap-book, was intended to serve such a purpose by Damis, who was determined that nothing about Apollonius should be passed over in silence, nay, that his most casual and negligent utterances should also be written down. [Philostratus: Apollonius 1.19] Why does Erik believe what the Gospel of John says about the Beloved Disciple but not what Philostratus says about Damis?

That Testify fellow gets all his information second hand. Tacitus is not the first to mention the ‘ascension of Romulus’, the story is in both Livy and Ovid (although Livy seems a bit sceptical). I would tell Testify this, but he muted me for correcting him.

The life of Moses and his claims are situated anywhere between the 1500s-1200s BCE, while the writing of his stories happened over half a millennium to over a millennium later, depending on whether you think these stories sprang up during the exile or later. Of course, I can imagine apologists trying to push the narratives of Moses as close to the supposed claimed events. We don't even know exactly where this story was written down originally. Ahhh, but Jesus and his resurrection can be true while Moses could be legend or myth Derek! Sad to say, I don't think this video will nudge anyone driven by faith to see their own nose.

“Reportedly” would be a better channel title than “Testify”

Excellent video Derreck. It is obvious that humans crave for mythology, fantasy stories, divine heroes, mysticism etc. Viva Atheologica! ✊🤟

I think an issue that I have with Testify is if he were to have better evidence of a miracle outside of his faith. Would he respect the theology of his current belief by stating it as a demon performing it? Or would he abandon his current religion and adopt the new one?

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I'd rather worship the Sun,at least it's there every morning.

Thanks for this sunday funday sermon and yet again Dereck the youtube gods have guided me by the power of my finger to Atheoligica for breakfast listening, to help me with my anger issues towards the church and the Greco Romans and mainly looking for something to play loud to drown out the banging clanging religious sunday bell ringers😫next door to a parish church🙉 torture 😫.. not you.. 😂the bells😂 I am 2 months sober and nicotine free and been detoxing again from JC belief. Just come back from a relapse in Feb.. alcohol. Been lapsing and relapsing so many times sick of counting. I need to contact this global thingy ma jig maybe? Will they help me with the loss of all 24 years and loss of so much more because of religion. At 54 I am trying to keep it simple daily. Embrace the moment. Do the things I love to do without feeling like the burning flames of hell will consume me. Be thankful and grateful for being able to sit in silence for a long time and listen to my breathing 😌. 💯 Videos 💥👏 Bravo Derreck.. spelling of name always get mixed up with D Lambert.. Well Done.. Look forward to more funky vids with your unique delivery presentations ... Jesus golden turd💩 🤣🤣🤣

Hi! I'm so glad this dropped today I need this in my life right now

I'm on the water into wine course. Managed the first stage some time ago. Oh, and Christians should reconsider Christianity. Especially the resurrection bit. Which is the OOBE Eleusinian ritual. Plato's Cave and all that.

Your 100th video shows you`re true spark Derrek! Humorous, entertaining, enlightening and yeah a little ill mannered at times! But underneath it all is a true intellect who really cares about what`s truth and being able to appreciate reality for what it really is. And we appreciate all that you do Derrek!

Rumors of Tupac surviving and living after his assassination started weeks if not days later.

Masterful rebuttal as always. Man, I wish we lived close by, we share a passion for truth and dark humour. But then again, I'm picky about who I hang out with 😂 Well done again, can't wait till your next vid.

Thank you, Derreck. I love your sense of humor and perspective. It's reassuring to an ex-fundie like myself. :)

I learned something new today. I didn't realize there was a contradiction with how long Jesus was said to have been resurrected before he ascended, despite having studied the gospels many times as a Christian. I knew there were contradictions with where he went and what he did but the length of time is a nice addition to my list.

Testify seems defeated, you can hear it in his voice and see it in his eyes. I remember when his channel was new and he had much more confidence. Now he looks like a man who knows he’s defending a fairy tale, but is in too deep to admit it.

It's almost as if he had already reached his conclusion & worked his way backwards to confirm his conclusion is true.

Good video Derreck. I wanted to bring to your attention a recent book that goes into the connections between Paul and the mystery cults. It supports what we've been saying for the most part. As is usually the case with NT scholars, he gets some things wrong 🤣(we all get some things wrong of course). Other than some of the things he gets wrong, the book is pretty good. Here's his conclusion: Pauline Baptism among the Mysteries: Ritual Messages and the Promise of Initiation (De Gruyter, 2023), Donghyun Jeong: "In this book, I have demonstrated that baptism in the Pauline communities is a ritual analogous to mystery initiation. Both the initiation rituals of the mysteries and baptismal ritual practiced in the Pauline groups are informed by similar socio-cultural understandings of how initiation constructs divine-human and intra-human/ social relationships. Secondly, I have argued that Paul is an innovative interpreter of ritual who recalibrates the messages of preexisting rituals for his theological and ethical program, seeking to radically extend the implications of initiation to the social reality within his Christ-cult groups and the embodied life of every Christ-believer. Thirdly, I have argued that Paul recentralizes religious virtuosity by incorporating the pattern of baptismal initiation into his own apostolic existence. Baptism in Paul’s mid-first century communities shares a certain type of ritual messages with the initiation rituals of the Dionysiac mysteries and the mysteries of Isis. In terms of self-referential messages (or the benefits promised by initiation), baptism was primarily an entry ritual into Paul’s Christ groups (largely consisting of Christ-devotees from pagan backgrounds) in a way similar to the initiation rituals of the mysteries. These rituals of initiation transform individual and communal identity (intra-human relationships are formed), and accordingly create boundaries and norms for the group by which they can identify themselves. Significantly, both Christ-baptism and mystery initiation communicate the self-referential message that ritual participation creates a personalized, trustworthy bond between the deity and devotee(s). As an extension of this bond, the divine pledge of a blessed afterlife (though what this entails might differ) for the devotees is often communicated as part of the promise of initiation, as baptism communicated eschatological promise. These general similarities hold true despite a few noticeable benefits of mystery initiation (e. g., prosperous civic-political life and other earthly λύσις in the Dionysiac mysteries, or the healing and protection of women in the Isis mysteries) that are absent from the Pauline baptism passages... This enables one to see how early Christ baptism participated in the pattern of mystery initiation. Canonical messages about the suffering of the deity (Dionysus, Isis, Christ), the deity’s nearness to the devotees (Dionysus, Christ) as well as sympathy/mercy (Isis, Christ), and the identification (or some type of unity) between the deity and the devotees based on the logic of metonymy (Dionysus, Isis, Christ) are found, mutatis mutandis, in both the mysteries and the description of baptism in the Pauline letters. The emphasis on the devotees’ faith/trust in the deity (in addition to the ritual activity itself ), their right understanding of the meaning of ritual, and as mentioned above, their ethical behavior to maintain order within the cultic community appear in all three groups. This is not surprising given the reciprocal process: one’s participation in and acceptance of ritual (this is part of the self-referential message) gives the canonical order its very existence, which guarantees the efficacy of the benefits promised by the ritual and generates the participant’s obligations."

Why people need more than Santa and the Easter bunny is hard to understand. :)

Well done for your 100th video. The videos I have watched are brilliant.

"The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord." Apologists prove this quite nicely. Erik, like apologists generally, will parrot the ideas of his gurus, like Lydia McGrew, and will always fall back on their authority. The authority is simply correct and so far above the critics as to be incontrovertible. The authority comes up with the ideas and the authoritarian followers take that as marching orders and dogma. You can always find some way to defend the authority and the dogma, and that's precisely what the apologists do: they are quite literally not capable of independent thought, or else they wouldn't have become little apologist foot-soldier sycophants in the first place. The modus operandi is very simple: defend the beliefs, give the favored beliefs every benefit of the doubt and never seek to disconfirm the beliefs. The beliefs are as good as given by God himself, likely believed to be so. Logic and evidence are only relevant inasmuch as they can be used to bolster the belief or defend against objections. "Hold fast to the dogma and test everything against it" is the apologist de facto motto, as opposed to "test everything, hold fast to what is good." Learning and growing are evils when you already have all the answers at the age of 6. Apologists walk by faith and not by sight, yet live in denial of that fact, a fact which is obvious to everyone who isn't a rigid dogmatic authoritarian like them.

Every author was driven by the HOPE of eternal life, they were motivated by self interest, and were believers themselves in that hope and the obedience of faith.

Always enjoy your content, keep it up!

Been awhile Derreck. Happy to hear your wit again!

Great job, as usual. I really don't like that Testify guys's manners. Congratulation for the hundred videos. I hope much more are coming. Cheers!

Christianity as taught by Christ and the Apostles was a form of occult mysticism. Like all gurus or Grand Master Teachers the true followers are disciples who practice special rituals and meditation practices. Mysticism has its own language and writing styles which often make statements that are supernatural but are representative of spiritual truths and are not taken literally by the true initiates. The Christian apologist, Erik, is the victim of Western Christianity which lost the true gnosis a very long time ago. He is not even aware that the Bible itself contradicts his position that gods and traditions outside of Judaism and Christianity are totally different from the roots of Judaism and Christianity. All humans have a deposit of the Logos, Christ the Word of God according to scripture and all are descended from Adam and Eve made in the Image and Likeness of God. Why should it be strange that other nations and cults would have the same tropes and archetypes? Why would their accounts of miracles be any different in terms of symbolism, exaggeration and pure fictional legend from those of the Bible? The closed God Western version of Christianity does not grasp that the concept of the Chosen People was nothing but an example, a spotlight on how all nations and groups evolve and struggle over time, not some ontological different or special quality of the people of Israel.

A coherent timeline for Jesus to live within can't be made without cherry-picking the Bible to death!

McApologetics remains a house of cards, built on cope & hype.

Hello Mr Bennett from a fellow Mr Bennett and no I wasn't born in 1821

☕ Tea it is 😊👍

Bob, weave, and McGrew, lol.

The literalness and empirically provableness of a given myth or legend is irrelevant for it's real world effect on society and culture. So why do apologists spend so much time defending the historiography of the gospels? Seems like a waste of energy, when they should be focusing more on inspiring people to follow the actual core, inner spiritual teachings of Jesus's and Paul's message. But this is why you see so many Christians who absolutely and vehemently believe in the virgin birth, for example, and yet scream at their kids and cheat on their taxes and harbor resentment toward others. Wouldn't it make more sense to allow some room for doubt about the historical events, but do a better job of fostering inner peace and contentment and joy? Jesus seems to care more about people "hearts" than he does about their ability to outwardly adhere to established religious traditions.

Top notch.

Great video, thanks.

*Where is supermodel girlfriend?* _It’s vital to her to have a relationship with you._ Good. When can I meet her? _You have to seek her._ I am seeking her and not finding her. I am requesting a meeting. _You’re not sincere in seeking her._ I am sincere. You’re not arranging the meeting with your own girlfriend who supposedly wants to meet me and be my friend. Is she not able to get around? _She can do anything she wants._ So she’s able to meet me, which you said is important to her. I am available to meet her. Where and when will we meet? _Sorry, you have to believe she’s already here in order to meet her._ 🤦🏽‍♀️ 🤦

This was really good, my first time finding your channel. You sound like a voice actor I've heard in the past....maybe, like The Thinking Athiest, you've got a past life on radio or tv? Anyway, I like how you buck the trend by saying, "I want to live forever." Most atheists I listen to say the opposite, they think living forever sounds terrible. I've been reading a bit of science fiction like Egan and listening to physicist like Max Tenger/Sean Carroll (quantum mecanics and multiple worlds) and also some thoughts on Nick Bostrom's ideas about being in a construct. I'd say the Bayesian and Socratic and scientific methodolgy, and logic/math, seem to indicate that we live in a world that isn't what it seems, probably a construct. Thus, having a life beyond our life in a phyiscal body on earth might be what happens (see movie The Thirteenth Floor for a fictional representation of this, not unironically, this movie came out the same year as The Matrix, so was kind of forgotten about, but it represents a likely reality). Personally I'm hoping we live in a construct that we, upon death, get to see for what it is in the next level up universe (which is also a construct). From there, I think it would be cool if we find out universes are sort of like games and we can respawn and play again. It's only fun if we get to remember all our lives when we're in the next level up universe, otherwise, well, what would be the point if we don't know anything or remember anything? That said, if this is it, this is it. I don't live in fear of that being a very likely possibility. I had a good run already, better than most, and who knows, with modern science, we might be living to see 120 or 150 years in the very near future.

How do you know you're asking the right rising godman for eternal life? Maybe you shouldn't be looking at apollonius of tyana? Or adonis, Or zalmoxis, To say nothing of romulus. Why is it the godman that you grew up with?

Yeah, there are a lot of tall tales about Johnny Appleseed in my neck of the woods🍎🍎🍎🍎

4:10 the snoring! 😂😂😂

When Jesus sends his apologists, he’s not sending his best

For the algorithm 🎉😊😊

People must lack context and definition of vocabulary...when people use words like reportedly, its a red flag against the accuracy of the story...when i hear reportedly i immediately assume its probably 2nd hand information at best...

If Christians would align their god beliefs more closely with the suffering of humanity and the effort of science to reduce suffering they would have to drop the savior god idea.

The Testify channel marketing strategy is to appeal to the most desperate and most needy These are also the people that most easily part with their money

Will apologists ever stop being dishonest? Stupid question on my part.

Was with you until you tried to smear the good name of Mother Goose

Derrick, I only have one suggestion for the great content you create. Use a unique background that genuinely reflects the vision, mission and ethos of your channel.

there’s salvation in the old testament?

Atheists should reconsider reality. Just because one does not identify with the ancient world doesn't prevent others from recognizing their own ancestory. Roman culture can give some an understanding of their own ancestory. Of course, being a former slave or uneducated barbarian provides few clues to others. For sure, not everything in the ancient world is just a tall tale.

Alright. I'll reconsider Christianity. ... ... ... ... Nope, still nonsense.

the snoring! LOL

"Religiously neutral criteria" Oh, cool! Let's see it! "I'm getting this from Tim McGrew." FUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!++

Btw he made a response on his blogpost if you want to make a follow up video

Right on 💯👍

This was point on. I just hit the subscribe button.👍

How did he know I was bout to jekt?

Careful, Derrick. RU-vid has really been cracking down on bippy betting lately. 😏😄

Enjoy your channel. *Matthew never intended* for his writings to be used as part of the "Gospels". He was more of a storyteller.

I love your vocabulary Dereck I am practicing

Great rebuttal, informative, precise, common sense, in your face yahwist cacodemon and yom kippur blood magic hocus pocus lover excuses maker guy!

I really wanna get you a white extension cord. (also great content, thanks)

There is a contemporaneous eyewitness report of Caesar raising the dead and ascending into heaven and eyewitness contemporaneous reports of Trump.healing the sick

Well said. I wonder if or how he'll respond to your critique. His disingenuous special pleading is irrefutable.

I don't think Erik understands just how poor his arguments are. It's not surprising that he's best mates with the equally uninsightful Jonathan McLatchie

Maybe a fairer assestment of the D.O.U.B.T.S critera would be that there are other alleged miracles that would be far more likely than accounts of Jesus's, rather than to claim the principles of the criteria itself are geared in principle to prop up christian claims.

Your message will be far more effective and more people would be receptive to it IF you don't use foul and offensive language in context of holy figures like Prophets! It is not necessary at all.

I am a believer in the NT, and to support my beliefs I have found many false teachings in Christianity. Now I have a Ytube video series 'Myths in so-called Christianity'.

If I were God I would copy every other myth of legend floating around, and to prove myself actually do them in front of witnesses, to nullify those Myths or legends.

Good job. Really liked how you brought in Jan 6th. Humanities continued gullibility is astounding. #RealityCheck

Monad (from Greek μονάς monas, "singularity" in turn from μόνος monos, "alone") refers, in cosmogony, to the Supreme Being, divinity or the totality of all things. The concept was reportedly conceived by the Pythagoreans and may refer variously to a single source acting alone, or to an indivisible origin, or to both. The concept was later adopted by other philosophers, such as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who referred to the Monad as an elementary particle. It had a geometric counterpart, which was debated and discussed contemporaneously by the same groups of people. [In this speculative scenario, let's consider Leibniz's Monad (first emanation of God), from the philosophical work "The Monadology", as an abstract representation of the zero-dimensional space that binds quarks together using the strong nuclear force]: 1) Indivisibility and Unity: Monads, as indivisible entities, mirror the nature of quarks, which are deemed elementary and indivisible particles in our theoretical context. Just as monads possess unity and indivisibility, quarks are unified in their interactions through the strong force. 2) Interconnectedness: Leibniz's monads are interconnected, each reflecting the entire universe from its own perspective. In a parallel manner, the interconnectedness of quarks through the strong force could be metaphorically represented by the interplay of monads, forming a web that holds particles together. 3) Inherent Properties: Just as monads possess inherent perceptions and appetitions, quarks could be thought of as having intrinsic properties like color charge, reflecting the inherent qualities of monads and influencing their interactions. 4) Harmony: The concept of monads contributing to universal harmony resonates with the idea that the strong nuclear force maintains harmony within atomic nuclei by counteracting the electromagnetic repulsion between protons, allowing for the stability of matter. 5) Pre-established Harmony: Monads' pre-established harmony aligns with the idea that the strong force was pre-designed to ensure stable interactions among quarks, orchestrating their behavior in a way that parallels the harmony envisaged by Leibniz. 6) Non-Mechanical Interaction: Leibniz's monads interact non-mechanically through perceptions. In the context of the strong force, quarks interact through the exchange of gluons, which doesn't follow classical mechanical rules but rather the principles of quantum field theory. 7) Holism: The holistic perspective of monads could symbolize how quarks, like the monads' interconnections, contribute holistically to the structure and behavior of particles through the strong force interactions. em·a·na·tion noun an abstract but perceptible thing that issues or originates from a source.

Judaism is not even ancient.

Super pedantic, but I’m almost positive it’s “signs and portents” rather than “signs and prodigies” - if “prodigy” is used this way, though, I’ll happily stand corrected… lol

it's not ancient.

I wish.....I wish.....I wish God were true and morally right, I wish he judged those who did not believe, I wish Jesus could judge me a good man or not. Or do I?

That's a poorly historiography from both sides. The other guy ludicrous, but yours is trashy

Hey there, try to be nice to Erik, he's a nice fellow. I did enjoy this video. Pretty good counter points, especially about romulus.

Although I probably agree with you, your smug attitude puts me off watching your videos.

I would point out the Bible has testable, verifiable evidence in the form of specific, fulfilled prophecies - in fact, the Bible is about 1/4 prophecy! In addition to the many, many historical examples of fulfilled prophecy, here are just a few that have happened in the past 100ish years. Israel Scattered and returning to her land: Deuteronomy 28:64 says, "And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other...". Additionally, Ezekiel 36:19-24 says, "I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered through the countries; I judged them according to their conduct and their actions. And wherever they went among the nations they profaned my holy name, for it was said of them, ‘These are the Lord’s people, and yet they had to leave his land.’ I had concern for my holy name, which the people of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone. “Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone. I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes. “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land." This is quite amazing. God said He would scatter Israel throughout the world for their disbelief and return them back to their land. What other people in the history of mankind has been scattered across the world for hundreds/thousands of years and then returned to their homeland (the very same geographic land) as an identifiable people? This isn't just being moved from one place to another place after being conquered - it is being literally scattered throughout the world. This is unprecedented throughout the history of humankind and yet the Bible said it would happen way before 1948 when Israel was reborn as a nation. In fact, Jews have been returning to Israel from all over the world such as: China, The US, Japan, Russia, India, France, Argentina, Sweden, Spain, Poland, Canada, the UK, South Africa, etc. The land divided: We are also told the land will be divided in Joel 3:1-2, which says, "In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land". Notice that last part "...and divided up My land". It was foretold that the land would be divided! Logically, if it weren't divided then God couldn't put the nations on trial for dividing it. Yes, Israel is back in a part of the very same land they used to have just as foretold, but the land has been divided as well (and nations continue dividing and/or trying to divide it to this day). The land was in fact divided by Britain, who was in charge of making this land a place for the Jewish people. Instead much of the land was given to the Arabs/"Palestinians". This was formalized in the United Nations Partition Plan which was adopted by the UN General Assembly On 29 November 1947 Resolution 181. This was written WAY before 1947/1948, yet we now see that the land has been divided by the nations and they keep dividing/trying to divide it to this day. Although this did not actually create the nation of Israel, it divided the ancestral land of the Jews. The country reborn in 1 day: What's more, the Bible said Israel would be reborn as a nation in 1 day. Isaiah 66:7-8 says, "Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children." This happened May 14, 1948 when Israel declared itself to be a nation and President Truman (the US being a superpower of the time) formally acknowledged them as such. Contrast this with the founding of the US - they declared themselves to be a nation with the declaration of independence in 1776, but no countries acknowledged them as a nation at that time. In fact, the first country to declare them a nation was Morocco in 1777 and the first major world power of the time to acknowledge them was France in 1778. Yet, in the case of Israel, Britain's mandate over the land ended at midnight on May 14, 1948 and Israel declared themselves to be a nation and were recognized as a nation in this one day - fulfilling the prophecy with stunning precision! Let's step back now and think about these prophecies. The Bible makes the claim that the Jewish people would be scattered throughout the entire world and return to the very land they were in as an identifiable people. To put into perspective just how bold this prophecy is, this feat has never happened to any other people throughout the history of humankind. In essence, the Bible predicted something that has never happened throughout human history would happen to a specific people long before it happened, and it came to pass exactly as foretold! As if that wasn't enough, it foretold that this very land would be divided among the nations, which we know also happened in 1947/1948 and beyond. Even more, it foretold that the nation of Israel would be "born" in 1 day - which happened with stunning accuracy on May 14, 1948! There isn't any other religion out there that offers these kinds of specific prophecies that we know with 100% certainty were written well before they happened. We don't need to simply have blind faith in something - we should have a good reason for what we believe and the Bible provides it! Why not accept the gift of salvation today? 1 Corinthians 15:2-4, "By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures," John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life". Additionally, here is a fabulous, short message on what must we do to be saved (only about ten mins). For something with eternal consequences, it makes sense to at least hear it out right? :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nWEMY-Su20k.html

Damn. This was a fucking amazing response. It’s been years since I left Christianity, but still to this day it blows my mind how little evidence there is to support the beliefs I once had.

That video was well worth waiting for. Insightful, thorough and excellent with compassionate advice at the end. It took me quite a while to realize how hurt I was by trusting in a god who didn’t exist. All the years of unanswered prayers left me feeling rejected and like I had failed. Going to take a long time to recover.

I once saw a guy make a peanut disappear

christianity did not started seven weeks after Jesus was dead, Paul was the one who started christianity 20 years later, and according to Paul all the knowlegment he got for jesus direct disciples was worthless for the new religion.

Hey, Erik.... A REAL miracle would have been Jesus/God not disappearing upwards after a mere 40 days.

God often chooses a guy in a baseball hat to defend him.

Hmmm. Potential inaccuracy at 22:20.... "you can bet your bippy..." Surely that should be "you can bet your SWEET bippy". Emergency alert now over.

I just love how Christians cannot hold their own beliefs to the same standard they hold other beliefs to. They always lower epistemological bar for their own beliefs. Just like low bar bill. . It wasn't until I did just that for my own beliefs that I very quickly started losing my belief in a god. And that's exactly why they won't do it. They are afraid of the end result.

You know what´s funny? I could use Testify´s criteria for miracles FOR DISMISSING SEVERAL MIRACLES FROM CHRISTIANITY.

I SAID IT BEFORE, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. THERE IS NO IMMORTALITY, OR GOD OR GODDESS, OR MAGIC, OR PSI-PHENOMINA.

So Jesus lives up in the sky on a cloud?? How does he breathe??

13:05 This gets even better because you have to remember that Erik thinks Matthew was written first. So he'd have to think that Mark, writing down the eyewitness testimony of Apostle Peter himself, the Rock upon which the Church is built, took an account by Matthew, an apostle of a much lesser authority, and threw a bunch of stuff out (e.g. the sermon on the mount, apparently Peter didn't preach about that). Although Erik probably thinks that Matthew and Mark are independent and the extensive verbal agreement is just undesigned coincidence

Turning water into wine is a trick I wouldn't mind mastering.

One shouldn't discount the irrefutable parallel that their arguments are made up of exactly the same (lack of) substance as their subject....

Jesus h 🙄🙄

Sudarium of Oviedo, Shroud of Turin, WAXS

I have heard both arguments. My highest level of education is an Associate degree. I m no longer a Christian, period.

That’s how they keep fit or get fits?