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And most suffering is done by people to people. So, how can anyone be a Secular Humanist, believing in humans?!

@robertfranklin8704 Believing in the angels of our better nature, to borrow Lincoln’s phrase, is certainly idealism but as Stephen Pinker points out in his book of the same name, we are becoming a better species, though you might not guess that based on RU-vid comments. We tend to use social pressure more that violence to coerce people, which is better but we have not arrived.

@@robertfranklin8704 Secular humanism simply means that humans are responsible. There is no supernatural force involved in our behaviour. We're on our own.

This planet is a soul factory it is meant for living things to kill and eat each other so souls are released .

"Excuse" I'm glad you used that word. Religious arguments always felt like excuses to keep believing, not reasons to believe.

So true.

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I am a wise atheist.

You are welcome to believe that.

@@Kubizan My beliefs are grounded with facts and evidence. it's clear that Constantine's conversion had a profound impact on the spread and development of Christianity. Without it, Christianity might not have become the dominant religion in Europe and the Mediterranean as quickly or extensively as it did. "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool." Voltaire Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool. Mark Twain Napoleon once said," Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."

He's dead? That's so sad. I disagree with him about almost everything but he was a decent rational person who made his case rationally.

thanks for that book suggestion

Sinners burn in hell for eternity - but God loves us all. What a completely sick f*ck God must be.

It's part of a quote from physicist, Steven Weinberg. I think you and the quote are both right.

I like your reasoning.

You can't prove the Supernatural! You can only experience it . Within is the proof that God is everywhere! No one will ever prove a Supernatural experience,yet one will not convince anyone they did not have one .

@@dearlrogers3498 You’re absolutely right! God does exist. Undoubtedly; under the roof of your skull where he resides and should be protected by all means because once he leaves these very limited surroundings he’s bound to dissolve in thin air :) In the meantime I will enjoy the results of evolution combined with unimaginable stretches of time, if you don’t mind.

God has already proven himself billions of times . Every time a baby is born , it is the gift of life from God . Darwin , the liar , has plenty of 'splainin' to do .

@@RobertStambaugh-l5r Thanks to your comment we can at least agree that you in particular are not a product of intelligent creation :)

@@laurencress2013 No,he won't.

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There is no god. It's stupid to think otherwise. You must be stupid. ​@@robinrobyn1714

​@@robinrobyn1714I miss your mom. She gives good head.

@@robinrobyn1714 Are you a christian? There's no hate like Christian love.

The argument for skepticism - which, by the way, goes back to classical Greek philosophy - is that we don't just throw any old thing into the swimming pool in order to fill it up. I'm talking about skepticism, which says that the time to believe a proposition is when there is enough evidence to find it can be reasonably justified, AND NOT BEFORE. In other words, it's fine to say "I don't know" or "I'm not convinced" when there isn't enough evidence to go on. Such an "affirmative argument for non-belief" is the same principle we apply when we tell children not to put random things into their mouths. We should not believe, by default, that random things are good to eat. By default, we should WITHHOLD such belief. What is it about these people that they profess not to understand such a basic principle of epistemology? Don't contaminate your thinking with assertions that have not been tested. They're not facts until they've been established as facts. No, it doesn't matter if you really want them to be true. Sorry, it still doesn't matter even if you really REALLY want them to be true.

hehe..True followers of Yeshua are counselled:. Not to Give what is Holy to Dogs(atheists/unbelivers) and throw Pearls to Pigs cuz they will just trample it under feet(they have no use of it) & rend you.(Mathew 7:6-8)

​@@yolandosoquite3507 religions really gave people reasons to dehumanize somebody else. This was the mentality that gave birth to inqusition, collonialism, anti-semitism, and many bad things that happen to humanity.

@@yolandosoquite3507 exactly, built in justification for not having to support these crazy ideas.

I don't think anyone cares what you believe or don't. Christanity is Free Will, unlike Islam , Socialism, Communism, National Socialism. Christanity will all but go away . The scriptures say so. What will fill the vaccume ? It won't be good !

@@jessewallace12able He was a master of stupidity.

Some might question that .

@@robinrobyn1714 Good thing that we have a genius like you on this planet. Which part of what Dennett said hurt you the most?

@@robinrobyn1714 Sure sparky. Which god are you going to defend today?

@@LGpi314 The only God that you are pathologically fixated on. That God.

The fact that someone wrote something does not mean it is not of worth...bty there are some female Biblical authors

@@tomgreene1843but as well as the good stuff contained in it, there is also the ghastly, the believers tend to filter those bits out, they dont sit well with moral codes; but its either all the words and intention of a divine creator or it isnt, you cant just ignore the morally uncomfortable bits. All points to it being the writings of bronze age man. No thanks

@@Mark13091961 Well many of the main Christian churches would not subscribe to divine dictation. Nor would they use a literalist interpretation. Age in a document does not necessarily invalidate its content or thrust.

@@tomgreene1843 but when the gospels claim to witness jesus and his life, (without him, the rest is pointless) and are incorrectly assumed by most to be literal witness statements ? - it sort of brings it all into doubt doesnt it

@@Mark13091961 Agreed and that mode of understanding would , for me, be questionable. However a poor interpretation would not rob it of its usefulness.

@@fredbmurphy The atheism of today is as different as the music 2000 years ago. The early Christians and Jews were known as " atheists", in the Greco Roman world. Dennet was clueless.

you will get a lot of flack from other atheists (but not from me) for suggesting believers in just one God, are atheists to all the others. As for today's atheism, which enjoys it's greatest freedom of communication ever, has an extremely detestful side: a side of tribalism, worldview, and even belief. I general don't like these people and wish they were locked up with theists. The game would be: prove your claim to be let out; then I wouldn't have to hear from either of these 2 groups again.

@@fredbmurphy Excellent point. Every single married person is really unmarried,to every other person in the world. They just go one person more.

@@robinrobyn1714 Everything was different 2000 years ago. The point being made was that religion has updated itself over the centuries to stay relevant. As for other atheists, it's true that everyone is atheist to the gods they don't believe in. Which suggests that for modern atheists, they just believe in one less god than most believers, for the same reasons those believers don't think ancient gods of other religions exist. Some people just need a reassurance that there's something in control of everything, and that's where their belief is centered, conveniently matched to the religion in their location.

I love telling Christians to study the Bible and watch them crumble.

I would vote for the removal of religions tax exemptions.

Are you that clueless ? If a natural disaster hits your area, well FEMA is broke . If a person needs a meal or food box or help in the community . Churches are the 1st responders . Period . Christian Churches do more for society than the government does . Christanity will be all but gone in a few years , the scriptures say so . See how you like Islam , Socialism, Communism or National Socialism. You will be forced to bow to one of those . Be careful what you ask for!

@@johnbrown6189 Then you want the state to be in control . No more separation of church and state .

@@RobertStambaugh-l5r yes in a democratic country.

@@johnbrown6189 You want hard working people to be taxed twice by the government ?

The Hindus have over 30 million gods. I doubt they have time to get round to praying to each and ever one of them.

Only if one has the courage to recognize the facts when they go against one's longest held and most deeply cherished beliefs. The overwhelming majority of religious believers cannot do that.

@@InformationIsTheEdge True, sadly religions demand obedience to their followers but despise doubters. .Thus I am a non believer.

God isn't going to prove anything to you or anyone without Faith.

@@dearlrogers3498 Petty little tyrant you've invented, isn't "He"?

no god doesnt reveal himself because that would require no faith whatsoever lol then everyone would believe. thats the opposite of faith. hahaha

@@lefantomer why are you attacking someone because they believe something different than you? why are you negative to someone who is a believer? are you bitter towards religious people? let it go and stop being negativity. thats just childish. im a christian but i dont care if people are atheists or their beliefs. they are entitled to their beliefs and i was a hardcore atheist before god saved me. i understand atheists viewpoints. anyways life is to short to be negative. the law of attraction will never reward you for being bitter or negative. it will punish you.

@@fatherdamien69 - Does your god value people who have faith in other gods or other ideas like ghosts or healing crystals? I ask because each is an example of faith... but it seems you have to luck upon just the one, precise faith to make some gods happy.

I didn't know all that. Thanks for sharing.

Everyone's path and truth could be different. Your path worked. I applaud you for that.

Yes , would not be in agreement with him but he was always civilized in his discourse , as far as I know, and that is a value well worth sustaining into the future. R I P .

I think he's in Hell

@@christopherlynass2416 He may be? Hanging out with Leona Helmsley!

Option 3. Pink panther.

Well said indeed , unfortunately much of what you refence has been discarded in the pursuit of mediocrity.

I have considered myself "culturally Catholic" even though I wasn't technically raised a Catholic. I converted to Christianity and then Catholicism in college. I could beat born & raised Catholic school kids in a "Hail Mary" contest. (LOL!) And more oddly, in the contentions between Protestants and Catholics, I still find myself more often rooting for the Catholics, despite not believing any of it for decades. It's a cultural thing, a kind of aesthetic.

@@Cat_WoodsI am not an Anglican but would root for their position , but then I would also root for Dawkins , and Helen Joyce (both atheists) in their opposition to woke nonsense!

I think many atheists are troubled by the "substitution" of woke, Communism and other troubling morality systems for Biblical morality. But even Biblical morality is not always "perfect" because it openly allows slavery. I am more comfortable with NDE experiencers who stop going to any religious services because they find them irrelevant to their NDE. Of course you dismiss them as nonsense of a dying brain. Even if that is true, atheists have to admit they are very common. I guess it's human nature to assign another morality system for the one they no longer wish to follow. That's what we are seeing now. Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)

Another philosopher, Alan de Botton discusses how the purpose of sacred music, architecture or art does not diminish their value and he breaks with atheists who scorn all things religious or free will. It never ceases to amaze me how believers in belief in god attack any challengers to the religious narrative with zealotry. Many people are only pretending to believe.

No its not.

@@Ulford Then what was it? I was trying to be kind in casting it as a comfort belief.

@@joea363 Ok, sorry.

@@UlfordNo need to apologize. I was trying to understand your point.

@@joea363 My point is that I am an atheist. I don't think that any beliefs in a god or gods are good. All religions seems to do is harm. Not to mention that there are absolutely no proof of their alleged existence. I understand what you mean but I don't agree. That's all. I didn't mean to offend you. You can believe whatever you want and that's ok.

The southern California disease is ubiquitous.

Mr Dennett didn't have any tenet.

@@ahmetdogan5685 Failed

And your name is McBerk, not McGuirk.

@@whitemountainapache3297 You're learning your social media skills from trump, eh? It doesn't even rhyme. Failed again.

There isnt any independent evidence that he actually existed at all ...

​@Mark13091961 But if he did'he certainly didn't look like a white European just like in all the paintings.

@@Lordidude quite possibly

LMAO. very. LMAO

He was Muslim. /S

4000 of them that is a lot of sides

brainwashing

Google the song "God is watching us from a distance"

The god of the Bible created evil and then couldn’t control it. Then transfers blame to another character instead of taking responsibility!

Jesus Christ / The God of the Bible is in full control. As His word says, for now he is allowing the weeds to grow along with the wheat. It will not always be so. But only God the Father knows when He will say we are at the End of the Age. Take care.

How bout the op post something original to him, not quote Epicurus.

​@@thetruthaboutscienceandgod6921 bla bla bla empty words and still no evidence of your god. LMAO

​@@Ex_christian or occams razor. Simply does not exist. 😂😂😂

Please watch and share with others my five brief videos in which I present examples of scientific facts contained in the Bible; facts that the writers thousands of years ago could not have been aware of without divine knowledge given to them by God. And today's scientists agree with those facts. Thank you!

​@@thetruthaboutscienceandgod6921 lmao. No you did not. Why do theists lie?

@@thetruthaboutscienceandgod6921 So is Allah the only true god? LMAO Modern interpretations of the Quran often highlight verses that some believe align with contemporary events or scientific knowledge, which are sometimes considered "fulfillments" of the Quran's guidance or prophecies. Here are some modern interpretations that are often discussed: ### 1. **The Spread of Islam** - **Quran 24:55**: “Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth...” - This is seen by some as a prophecy about the rapid spread of Islam globally, especially considering the significant growth of Muslim populations in the modern world. ### 2. **Advancement in Communication** - **Quran 81:4-5**: “And when the she-camels, ten months pregnant, are abandoned, and when the wild beasts are gathered...” - Some modern interpretations suggest this verse alludes to the advent of communication technology that would make travel less necessary, such as the internet, leading to a metaphorical abandonment of traditional transportation like camels. ### 3. **Signs of the End Times** - **Quran 99:1-2**: “When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake and the earth discharges its burdens...” - Some interpret these verses as references to modern environmental disasters, including earthquakes and other natural phenomena that are increasing in frequency and intensity. ### 4. **Discoveries in the Universe** - **Quran 51:47**: “And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.” - This is often linked to the modern understanding of the expanding universe, which aligns with scientific discoveries about the cosmos. ### 5. **Transportation Revolution** - **Quran 16:8**: “And [He created] the horses, mules, and donkeys for you to ride and [as] adornment. And He creates that which you do not know.” - This verse is seen by some as a reference to future modes of transportation unknown at the time, such as cars, trains, and airplanes. ### 6. **Discovery of Iron** - **Quran 57:25**: “...And We sent down iron, in which is great military might and benefits for the people...” - This verse is sometimes viewed as alluding to the extraction and use of iron in modern technology, machinery, and industry. These interpretations often reflect an effort to connect ancient scripture with modern phenomena, scientific discoveries, and technological advancements, demonstrating the perceived timelessness and ongoing relevance of the Quranic text in contemporary contexts.

"arouse out of nothing" no atheist believes this nonsense. Theists repeat it like parrots.

Putting truth in quotes is ironic

More People Believe in "Belief in God" than People Who Believe in God. That's what the title means. With that clarified, the rest makes perfect sense. I know many Christians but not one of them qualifies as an authentic one. They believe in belief more than knowing. They want to be saved, and that's an ego desire, not an understanding of the Infinite. They believed the lie that they need to be saved. All they need is to become more conscious, and religious dogmas work to suppress that by locking in the lie.

Sarcasm????

If you are diest then you believe in supernatural. "The fact that I use the word 'God' instead of 'Universe' is none of anyone's business." Not until you start imposing your religious view via laws onto others. Universe is natural. God is man-made concept. " I didn't believe in God either but I changed. " Then you should have no problem convincing anyone for your god. What evidence do you have about your deistic god? What attributes does it have? What evidence do you have for it? How can you demonstrate it? It is irrational and arrogant to believe in something that you have no evidence for. Faith is what people use when they have no supporting facts or evidence.

"People dislike religion because it limits the pleasures and experiences that we should enjoy. " Religion is the poison for humanity. It is preventing us from reaching our highest potential. Just look at the religious war in the middle east. It is purely religious.

THERE IS NO GOD!!! NO GOD!!!! THERE IS NOOOOOOOOOO GAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!

@miken3260 I'm ww2 many atheists in red army gave their life to preserve others. You live in religious lies. You will kill your own child when your god asks.

Yes, people have been killed for not renouncing their religion. Zero atheists would die rather than attending a religious service every week, because atheism is not a belief, it's not believing in a god. Who would die for not renouncing a non belief? If I was forced by some Christian group to attend a religious service every week, I'd go and sit for an hour or two, but it would be as senseless as sending an individual who never in their life ever drank a drop of alcohol to a Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. In addition, is that all Christianity is, attending a religious service every week? Sounds awfully shallow.

*'The word God is for me nothing but the expression and product of human weaknesses,'* Einstein wrote to Gutkind, *'the Bible a collection of venerable but still rather primitive legends. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can (for me) change anything about this.'*

@@LGpi314 Science can neither prove or disprove the existence of God, so it becomes an article of faith - you either believe now or you believe at the end of your life.

@@GR65330 Science has never tried to prove the supernatural. You have no clue what science is and what it does. It does not become "an article of faith". That is an oxymoron and you are just without oxy. Get a real education, your indoctrination is not an education. "you either believe now or you believe at the end of your life." Believe in what? Your imaginary friend in the sky?

Definition of faith "strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof." “Where there is evidence , no one speaks of " faith " . We do not speak of faith that two and two are four or that the earth is round . We only speak of faith when we wish to substitute emotion for evidence .” ― Bertrand Russell

NO he doesn't "know" anything at all. He is dead and the atoms that made up his body are being recycled by the universe as we speak. You might have just ingested some of his atoms now. 😂😂

Please watch and share with others my five brief videos in which I present examples of scientific facts contained in the Bible; facts that the writers thousands of years ago could not have been aware of without divine knowledge given to them by God. And today's scientists agree with those facts. Thank you!

​@thetruthaboutscienceandgod6921 nobody is going to believe your nonsense. Karen has the same evidence you are claiming for your bible. Neither are true.

@@LGpi314 Hey, LG: That's some ego you have to state that "nobody is going to believe...". I guess you believe you are omniscient like Jesus Christ / The God of the Bible (who is the one and only Almighty God). Please let me know if you have any thoughts or questions that are your own. Thanks, and take care.

@@thetruthaboutscienceandgod6921 "The God of the Bible (who is the one and only Almighty God)." Prove it. “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.” ― Christopher Hitchens There is no evidence of angels, satan or gods. Do better next time. What else do you have?

@@thetruthaboutscienceandgod6921 "omniscient like Jesus Christ " show me historical documents where jesus as son of god is called by the name outside of the bible. I'll wait.

And the god of Lolcows and Horrorcows

Quantum mechanics shows us how something can arise from nothing. Particles arise from nothing at the level of “ quantum foam”, apparently defying the law of conservation of energy/ mass. This is corrected by the associated antiparticle that is produced. How this process occurred prior to the Big Bang I do not know, as that would necessitate understanding the laws of physics prior to the Big Bang.

Atheists: If nothing can't produce something then where did god come from? Theists: the god of the gaps and special pleading. LMAO

A belief is not a personal thing.

@@holycat8312 How come?

"why the universe appeared from nothing" It did not come from nothing. That is bsing theists do.

​@LGpi314 it is obvious the guy is a theist, funny I thought lying was a sin.

@naturadventur7425 you just have ask for forgiveness. LMAO

The universe did NOT come from "nothing". The universe isn't "ordered" either. Also, Dennett was not an astrophysicist or a cosmologist so why WOULD he have talked much about that subject? He never pretended to know things that he didn't. Of course Christians LOVE to talk out of their ass about things they are totally ignorant about! 😂😂

God of the gaps 101

Like what? I think you have no clue what atheism is. LMAO

everyone dies and is consumed by worms eventually. there is no evidence for any kind of "supernatural" or "afterlife". it is easy to promise all kinds of things that can never be verified, like "afterlives".

Wow, ignorance is bliss. Atheism is not a religion.