Full script: The “New philosophers”, those willing to go where no soul has wandered, are required for the “Big Hunt”. Scholars, who are otherwise serviceable, buckle at the knee when faced with homines religiosi and the problem of knowledge and conscience its existence brings forth (humanity’s great dangers). To observe the history of religions, one needs a profound and bruised intellectual conscience allied with a wicked spirituality, floating far above the mass with a clear view of it. We cannot rely on academics: “One must do everything oneself in order to know something, meaning that one has much to do.” Faith, such as desired by early Christianity, was not that sincere and austere “slave-faith”, but a continuous suicide of reason. It is a choice made in opposition with our most basic instincts, that needs always reaffirmed, as the self regularly attempts to revolt from this subjection, defined as “the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit.” There is cruelty in the Christian faith, as it subjects the soul to much fastidiousness, with the explicit intent of being painful to a spirit which suffers from the absurdist exercise, and by way of consequences comes to perceive its reward. Modern men have lost the blueprints of this internal struggle, the image of “God on the Cross” only seen as a figurative event instead of the allegorical representation of illogical acceptance it figures, and the transvaluation of all ancient values it attempted (for a world reborn, an “After Christ”.) This ideological struggle of the self against its alienation (which kept faith vibrant) was replaced by its stagnating counterpart, fruit of the “Oriental slave”, who took revenge against his Roman masters by trans mutating which was really a “non-faith” into an absolute. Freedom from the faith and the ability to see its absurdity caused the slave to revolt, he who can only tolerate the tyrannous, even in beliefs, and for whom the unconditioned is the only liberty he tolerates: “Even in morals, he loves as he hates, without nuance.” “Enlightenment causes revolt”: the gained awareness of their lowly position was made intolerable “by the noble taste which seems to deny suffering.” Both in Stoicism or the ancient faith, pain is seen as natural, and therefor must be accepted; this a slave cannot accept, because his life is nothing but pain. Thus starts the morality revolt, a slave insurrection initiated by the Juice, a people “born for slavery”, whose existence on Earth can be summed up to their tribulations, and which quite naturally gave birth to an inversion of valuations, where poor means rich and reproaches towards human existence abound. This skepticism towards suffering which characterizes aristocratic morality gives birth to revolutions; likewise, it is the exaltation of other natural inclinations that lead to religious neurosis, that manifests under solitude, abstinence, and fasting. One cannot tell if the temptation is the cause of the penance, or its effect, pointing to a human tendency for extreme sensuality suddenly turned into world renunciation. From this terrible confrontation came religious crisis: the mystery of the saint and of his will negation. The mightiest men buckle before this enigma of voluntary privation: Kings, Princes and Knights bow in front of the priest. They saw in him something greater than their strength, puzzled by the will to no will, so opposed to their own will to power. Superior forces always search for their match, and God constituted one they could never hope to beat. It takes will to have none; In that, they also recognized their own honor, and so by honoring the priest, they honored themselves. Voluntary humiliation in the face of God made faith the ultimate sacrifice, one that modern men cannot understand, as mediocrity as become their blood and humiliation their oxygen; in becoming humble, they lost their bond with God.
It’s good to see your channel still going man. I was commenting on your very first videos as I was a natural strongman and we was having some good discussions (upto 3 years ago now). I was on a different account back then but it’s nice to see you still going and keeping the content flowing. It is my understanding, from my own tesitomony as an athiest to a born again believer in Jesus. The Bible teaches us we are saved through faith, not by works. This means Christianity is not a religion as faith in God doesn’t require works. If for example you must outwardly act in order to atone for sin, this is works (Mosiac law, Koran etc), this is religion. Having faith in Jesus is not religion. I know many who have a view on Christianity that differs with what those that understand the Bible actually says what being a Christian is, but that is fine also. We accept people for who they are and just try set standards of what the New Testament instructs us to be like, loving folk, although we all fall short.
"But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” - Luke 18:13-14
When faith became upholding ceremony instead of living out commandments and a character in the image of God, it became all the things Nietzche hated. “There is only one Christian, and he died on the cross.”
Nietsche is wrong here tho about that there's only 1 Christian. God knows you cannot be perfect so he sent his son to take the sins for you so you can go to heaven as long as you're obedient and repent. Thats what it means to be a Christian.
@@TRIQx1There is only one true follower of God’s commandments, and that’s Jesus. However, his expectation of us is not the same. Through his grace, we don’t have to be perfect Christians to be saved. But that doesn’t mean us and all of our flaws make us a true Christian in every meaning of the word, it just means that we don’t need to be. All we are expected to do is try to be true Christians.
Please pray for me and my children. I want to give up! But I will continue to trust God! Having faith even in my time of despair. I lost my job because I refused the vaccine. I refused due to my already failing health. Heart disease and lupus. I’m on a ton of medications already. Including blood thinners. Since losing my job I’ve been struggling to provide for myself and my two autistic children both are non verbal. I’m so overwhelmed because they are special needs. My husband passed away three years ago so I’m all alone. My situation already has me down, and depressed. I have been called horrible names and mocked because of my circumstances. This month me and my boys are facing homelessness if I can’t come up with the rest of the rent. Every month is a struggle. But I have so much faith that God will provide for me and my children in Jesus name. FAITH OVER FEAR! God hears our prayers so please pray for me.
What you said at 57:49 - 59:20 about religion not making sense for the weak/mediocre was one of the most eye-opening things that I’ve heard you say on your channel. So simple yet so based, and it absolutely slapped!
"So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous." Romans 5:18-19
"If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you." John 15:19
Was addicted to porn and occult practices. Jesus set me free and I began lifting and eventually married and work in commercial HVAC trade. Got set free when I was 20. 25 now. Was 165 pounds then and now I'm 205 and jacked. Jacked for Jesus.
Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Matthew 7:13-14
I really appreciate this nietzsche series man. I've always wanted to learn more about his work but my attempts to read his writings have failed miserably. Apparently I just needed someone with superior gray matter to decipher it for me because I understand it perfectly when you explain it.
Actually, I shouldn't say I understand it perfectly, that's an extreme exaggeration lol. To be more accurate I should say something more like "when you decipher it I'm at least able to grasp the basics". Hilariously, I watched the videos out of order and after I'd left this comment, in a different one, I heard you explain how nietzsche didn't want his work to be understood by the plebs so I guess I know my status now 😂
"...so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Phil. 2:9-11) Thanks NH for another banger video! Love these
On my second watch of this series and I really must thank you for putting out potentially life changing lectures for free. Very rare in this modern day. Merci beaucoup d'angleterre!
17:03 This branch of Christianity is Orthodoxy. Same church since the beginning, plenty of acting out your faith required. Blessed Lent to any Orthobros reading this.
@@Alexandros.Konstantinos “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." - Matthew 7:13-14
Very interesting lecture. I appreciate the meaning you drew from religion. I myself still can't align with a belief in a deity but I respect what you present and agree that the original intent was much more purposeful and beneficial then what religion has become in modern times. I look forward to part 2.
It doesn't hurt to try. I am a former hardcore atheist, and I'm still convinced that from the standpoint of pure rationality, it is the view that makes the most sense. But living well means more than merely correctly solving a mathematical equation. So I find the idea of a "something greater" - even if we can never know for sure what qualities or properties this entity possesses - immensely appealing. The traditional religious offerings leave me severely underwhelmed, so the long search continues...
@@danieltemelkovski9828 I don't necessarily subscribe to atheism. I'm just non-theistic. The best description i can give is that I'm somewhere in the vein of Taoism or Luciferian in my beliefs. I believe there is something more then what we know. I just don't believe in a "god".
Jason BluBlu is a streamer now. Please, if there is a god, let him drop Fake Merc part 20 to grind Blahino’s relevance into the dirt once and for all 🙏 🙏 🙏
10:25-20:44 I respectfully disagree. The point makes some sense if you go by a broader definition of faith. I do agree that faith is painful. In fact, Jesus says in Matthew 7:13-14, "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." The narrow gate leads to a “hard” road, one that will take us through hardships and difficult decisions. It requires the believer to crucify himself, endure trials with Christlike patience, and live a lifestyle seperate from the world. Human nature gravitates toward comfort and pleasure. When faced with the reality of denying themselves to follow Jesus, most people turn away. However, faith is not the mutilation of reason or the rejection of it or believing in something even if there is no evidence for it. Saint Augustine stressed "Fides quaerens intellectum" meaning "faith seeking understanding" or "faith seeking intelligence". This means by nature itself faith seeks understanding. The Greek word for faith used in the New Testament is 'pistis'. Which means loyalty or assurance on something. It is very similar to the idea of being loyal or having trust in something or someone NOT that which is used as a means to form trust in something or someone. Acts 17:31 says "because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given *assurance* (pistin) to all by raising him from the dead.” Notice, in this verse, pistis is the assurance we have in the future promises which results from the evidence of the resurrection of Christ. Faith isn't the absence of evidence/understanding/reason it is what results from evidence/understanding/reason. I have faith that I will not be stabbed while walking down the street because there is good reason to believe that most people are not psycho-killers out for blood or at least fear the consequences of the law. Thus, faith is not the absence of reason it is the result of reason. If you read the New Testament, no one gives their personal feelings or personal faith as a reason to believe in Jesus. They appeal to the evidence so that people will place their faith in Christ. In John 14:11 Jesus tells his disciples to have faith in him based on the works they have seen him do. Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed by lack of knowledge..."; Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord..."; 1 Peter 3:15 "always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you".
5:56 This exact issue is actually central to the idea of presuppositional apologetics, which is the framework of the transcendental argument for God or TAG. You should look it up.
47 mins in, so im not sure if you further expand on this point. I have known since school when reading dystopian literature that humans need struggle in order to thrive, we need an uphill battle otherwise the balance is off, my thinking is based on the Time Machine and what we see today, but i could never put it into words. With this idea from Nietzsche, is there merit or does it make sense to say that if the natural human temptation is to make things easier, to default to the path of least resistance, as is the case in nature, it is the role of Religion/spirituality to temper this with struggle. The ascetic endeavour simply balances out the individual to not succumb to our primal needs and instead aim higher, in this sense raising the individual from humanity in the image of god. something akin to the Ubermensch please if there is any holes in my thinking point them out! I feel so good to be able to articulate this notion I have had for years
The one who doesn't free himself from the shackles of shirk(polytheism) and doesn't submit to God alone has an arrogance which it makes sense to accuse it of being anti religion.
Learn the foundation is shaking transform yourself into one who can build homes perhaps it is not an immediate solution, but you will no longer deal Shakey foundation and repudiate the laborers who proceeded you in an example as someone better more capable or higher.
@@Yellow.1844 I'll be nice, there are hadith (Sayings/actions of the Prophet). There are scholars who spend time memorising and finding authentic ones.
@@Yellow.1844 It is very simple if you use examples first. Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) had many miracles such as raising the dead, healing people. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) also had miracles such as splitting the moon. This is mentioned in the Qur'an and Hadith.
Why bother talking about "God", when there's a version for every culture. What was Nietzsche's view on Odin, Zeus, Shiva, Allah, Apollo etc. ? The only interesting question is about the validity of faith itself as an epistemic stance. The particular subject of one's faith is fungible... just a token of the mental stance, which is at heart, one of fantasy.
Yeah but it's a cool fantasy bro. Especially when you do it with other people. To me, the epistemic validity barely rates as an afterthought. Sure, we're making it all up as we go, but so what? It either helps us to live better or it doesn't. I say it does.
Reducing religion to just ''can you prove it??'' is what every smug (but miserable in life) atheist does. When that happens I just ask them, are you happy in life? They don't believe in themselves let alone something higher
@@TwizzElishus it's hypocriticall that you'd claim the Quran is false but still use what you presume are Aisha's words as truth. It's also comical that'd you'd ask me to look it up when I can see a shit load of confirmation biases from your end, so maybe you should learn Arabic and look it up again. Side tip: next time learn how to communicate with strangers instead of writing walls of text to reaffirm your own beliefs.
Did you know Mohammad is your God? Allah is your only Intercessor: Allah it is He Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them in six Days. Then He Istawa (rose over) the Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). You (mankind) have none, besides Him, as a Wali (protector or helper etc.) OR AN INTERCESSOR. Will you not then remember (or be admonished)? S. 32:4 Lo! your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then He established Himself upon the Throne, directing all things. THERE IS NO INTERCESSOR (WITH HIM) save after His permission. That is Allah, your Lord, so worship Him. Oh, will ye not remind? S. 10:3 But Mohammad is also your Intercessor: When I see Him, I will fall down in prostration before Him, and will remain in prostration as long as He will, and then He will say, ‘RAISE YOUR HEAD, O MUHAMMAD, AND SPEAK, FOR YOU WILL BE LISTENED TO, AND INTERCEDE, FOR YOUR INTERCESSION WILL BE ACCEPTED, AND ASK, FOR YOUR REQUEST WILL BE GRANTED.’ (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 97, Number 532 (O Allah, I ask of You and I turn my face towards You BY VIRTUE OF THE INTERCESSION OF MUHAMMAD THE PROPHET OF MERCY. O MUHAMMAD, I have turned to my Lord BY VIRTUE OF YOUR INTERCESSION concerning this need of mine, so that it may be met. O Allah, accept HIS INTERCESSION concerning me)”. (SAHIH) (English Translation of Sunan Ibn Majah: Compiled by Imam Muhammad Bin Yazeed Ibn Majah Al-Qazwini, Ahadith edited and referenced by Hafiz Abu Tahir Zubair 'Ali Za'i, translated by Nasiruddin al-Khattab (Canada), final review by Abu Khaliyl (USA) [Darussalam Publications and Distributors, First Edition: June 2007], Volume 2, From Hadith no. 803 to 1782, 5. The Chapters Of Establishing The Prayer And The Sunnah Regarding Them, Chapter 189. What Was Narrated Concerning Prayer At Times Of Need, pp. 329-330 If you are wondering how this makes Allah a Mushrik and a Kafir, the answer is simple: By accepting Muhammad’s Intercession Allah is actually encouraging his followers to turn to a Creature for Salvation, thereby violating his very own instructions as found in both the Quran and specific ahadith. In other words, Allah is actually encouraging and promoting shirk! Place your faith in the real God Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins and you will not perish. Have a good day.
@@ayoubalkhazmi Historical Evidence for the Son of God Jesus Christ and his Ressurection: Flavius Josephus 1st Century Historian - Testified of Jesus Christs Existance and Ressurection Tacitus, Roman Historian wrote between 115 - 117ad - Testified of Jesus Christ's Existence. Jewish Biblical Literature, Tanakh Period 70-200ad Sanhedrin 43a - Testified Jesus Christ Existed and Death.
Every time you believe what is written in a centuries old historical text you are exercising faith, all the more so when their are things in the text that defy our empirical understanding of the world in many ways.
why is empirical the only standard? Do you believe lgbt is okay and is that on an empirical basis? Is the law of non-contradiction based on an empirical understanding? Nothing in the Qur'an can go against the Truth as it's from God. So you have faith in all of history, does the hcaust require faith? @@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060
Full script:
The “New philosophers”, those willing to go where no soul has wandered, are required for the “Big Hunt”. Scholars, who are otherwise serviceable, buckle at the knee when faced with homines religiosi and the problem of knowledge and conscience its existence brings forth (humanity’s great dangers). To observe the history of religions, one needs a profound and bruised intellectual conscience allied with a wicked spirituality, floating far above the mass with a clear view of it. We cannot rely on academics: “One must do everything oneself in order to know something, meaning that one has much to do.”
Faith, such as desired by early Christianity, was not that sincere and austere “slave-faith”, but a continuous suicide of reason. It is a choice made in opposition with our most basic instincts, that needs always reaffirmed, as the self regularly attempts to revolt from this subjection, defined as “the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit.” There is cruelty in the Christian faith, as it subjects the soul to much fastidiousness, with the explicit intent of being painful to a spirit which suffers from the absurdist exercise, and by way of consequences comes to perceive its reward. Modern men have lost the blueprints of this internal struggle, the image of “God on the Cross” only seen as a figurative event instead of the allegorical representation of illogical acceptance it figures, and the transvaluation of all ancient values it attempted (for a world reborn, an “After Christ”.) This ideological struggle of the self against its alienation (which kept faith vibrant) was replaced by its stagnating counterpart, fruit of the “Oriental slave”, who took revenge against his Roman masters by trans mutating which was really a “non-faith” into an absolute. Freedom from the faith and the ability to see its absurdity caused the slave to revolt, he who can only tolerate the tyrannous, even in beliefs, and for whom the unconditioned is the only liberty he tolerates: “Even in morals, he loves as he hates, without nuance.”
“Enlightenment causes revolt”: the gained awareness of their lowly position was made intolerable “by the noble taste which seems to deny suffering.” Both in Stoicism or the ancient faith, pain is seen as natural, and therefor must be accepted; this a slave cannot accept, because his life is nothing but pain. Thus starts the morality revolt, a slave insurrection initiated by the Juice, a people “born for slavery”, whose existence on Earth can be summed up to their tribulations, and which quite naturally gave birth to an inversion of valuations, where poor means rich and reproaches towards human existence abound. This skepticism towards suffering which characterizes aristocratic morality gives birth to revolutions; likewise, it is the exaltation of other natural inclinations that lead to religious neurosis, that manifests under solitude, abstinence, and fasting. One cannot tell if the temptation is the cause of the penance, or its effect, pointing to a human tendency for extreme sensuality suddenly turned into world renunciation. From this terrible confrontation came religious crisis: the mystery of the saint and of his will negation.
The mightiest men buckle before this enigma of voluntary privation: Kings, Princes and Knights bow in front of the priest. They saw in him something greater than their strength, puzzled by the will to no will, so opposed to their own will to power. Superior forces always search for their match, and God constituted one they could never hope to beat. It takes will to have none; In that, they also recognized their own honor, and so by honoring the priest, they honored themselves. Voluntary humiliation in the face of God made faith the ultimate sacrifice, one that modern men cannot understand, as mediocrity as become their blood and humiliation their oxygen; in becoming humble, they lost their bond with God.
We need some ments
It’s good to see your channel still going man. I was commenting on your very first videos as I was a natural strongman and we was having some good discussions (upto 3 years ago now). I was on a different account back then but it’s nice to see you still going and keeping the content flowing.
It is my understanding, from my own tesitomony as an athiest to a born again believer in Jesus. The Bible teaches us we are saved through faith, not by works. This means Christianity is not a religion as faith in God doesn’t require works. If for example you must outwardly act in order to atone for sin, this is works (Mosiac law, Koran etc), this is religion. Having faith in Jesus is not religion. I know many who have a view on Christianity that differs with what those that understand the Bible actually says what being a Christian is, but that is fine also. We accept people for who they are and just try set standards of what the New Testament instructs us to be like, loving folk, although we all fall short.
These are your summaries right? Or a translation of the chapters?
@@harbinger710 Summaries :)
"But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” - Luke 18:13-14
When faith became upholding ceremony instead of living out commandments and a character in the image of God, it became all the things Nietzche hated. “There is only one Christian, and he died on the cross.”
Wow
Nietsche is wrong here tho about that there's only 1 Christian. God knows you cannot be perfect so he sent his son to take the sins for you so you can go to heaven as long as you're obedient and repent. Thats what it means to be a Christian.
@@TRIQx1 u missed the point
@@TRIQx1There is only one true follower of God’s commandments, and that’s Jesus. However, his expectation of us is not the same. Through his grace, we don’t have to be perfect Christians to be saved. But that doesn’t mean us and all of our flaws make us a true Christian in every meaning of the word, it just means that we don’t need to be. All we are expected to do is try to be true Christians.
Please pray for me and my children. I want to give up! But I will continue to trust God! Having faith even in my time of despair. I lost my job because I refused the vaccine. I refused due to my already failing health. Heart disease and lupus. I’m on a ton of medications already. Including blood thinners. Since losing my job I’ve been struggling to provide for myself and my two autistic children both are non verbal. I’m so overwhelmed because they are special needs. My husband passed away three years ago so I’m all alone. My situation already has me down, and depressed. I have been called horrible names and mocked because of my circumstances. This month me and my boys are facing homelessness if I can’t come up with the rest of the rent. Every month is a struggle. But I have so much faith that God will provide for me and my children in Jesus name. FAITH OVER FEAR! God hears our prayers so please pray for me.
You do this to beg for money??
@@gickygackers She asked for prayer.
Hello friend! I will pray for you! How are you doing today?
What you said at 57:49 - 59:20 about religion not making sense for the weak/mediocre was one of the most eye-opening things that I’ve heard you say on your channel. So simple yet so based, and it absolutely slapped!
"So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous." Romans 5:18-19
"God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." 2 Corinthians 5:21
The poetry of your language that arises on these philosophical topics is immaculate
Thank you Joseph, that's very nice
"If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you." John 15:19
Was addicted to porn and occult practices. Jesus set me free and I began lifting and eventually married and work in commercial HVAC trade. Got set free when I was 20. 25 now.
Was 165 pounds then and now I'm 205 and jacked. Jacked for Jesus.
way to go buddy
Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. Matthew 7:13-14
I really appreciate this nietzsche series man. I've always wanted to learn more about his work but my attempts to read his writings have failed miserably. Apparently I just needed someone with superior gray matter to decipher it for me because I understand it perfectly when you explain it.
Actually, I shouldn't say I understand it perfectly, that's an extreme exaggeration lol. To be more accurate I should say something more like "when you decipher it I'm at least able to grasp the basics". Hilariously, I watched the videos out of order and after I'd left this comment, in a different one, I heard you explain how nietzsche didn't want his work to be understood by the plebs so I guess I know my status now 😂
I recommend "Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age" by Seraphim Rose.
"...so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Phil. 2:9-11)
Thanks NH for another banger video! Love these
On my second watch of this series and I really must thank you for putting out potentially life changing lectures for free. Very rare in this modern day. Merci beaucoup d'angleterre!
17:03 This branch of Christianity is Orthodoxy. Same church since the beginning, plenty of acting out your faith required. Blessed Lent to any Orthobros reading this.
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@@Alexandros.Konstantinos “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." - Matthew 7:13-14
"And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven." - Matthew 23:9
@@smartsimplefit With all due respect -
Matthew 16:18
And Apostolic Succession
Very interesting lecture. I appreciate the meaning you drew from religion. I myself still can't align with a belief in a deity but I respect what you present and agree that the original intent was much more purposeful and beneficial then what religion has become in modern times. I look forward to part 2.
It doesn't hurt to try. I am a former hardcore atheist, and I'm still convinced that from the standpoint of pure rationality, it is the view that makes the most sense. But living well means more than merely correctly solving a mathematical equation. So I find the idea of a "something greater" - even if we can never know for sure what qualities or properties this entity possesses - immensely appealing. The traditional religious offerings leave me severely underwhelmed, so the long search continues...
@@danieltemelkovski9828 I don't necessarily subscribe to atheism. I'm just non-theistic. The best description i can give is that I'm somewhere in the vein of Taoism or Luciferian in my beliefs. I believe there is something more then what we know. I just don't believe in a "god".
Agnostic Spiritual is what Id describe myself as.
Cool vid...i love the general mix of psychology and philosophy incorporated into lifting on this channel
I freakin love this channel.
Looking slick chief.
Haven't even watched this yet, just love the thumbnail joke. Really captures that post enlightenment malaise that Nietzsche was speaking to.
You should make a video about the French Revolution
that'd be fantastic
Jason BluBlu is a streamer now. Please, if there is a god, let him drop Fake Merc part 20 to grind Blahino’s relevance into the dirt once and for all 🙏 🙏 🙏
10:25-20:44 I respectfully disagree. The point makes some sense if you go by a broader definition of faith. I do agree that faith is painful. In fact, Jesus says in Matthew 7:13-14, "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." The narrow gate leads to a “hard” road, one that will take us through hardships and difficult decisions. It requires the believer to crucify himself, endure trials with Christlike patience, and live a lifestyle seperate from the world. Human nature gravitates toward comfort and pleasure. When faced with the reality of denying themselves to follow Jesus, most people turn away. However, faith is not the mutilation of reason or the rejection of it or believing in something even if there is no evidence for it. Saint Augustine stressed "Fides quaerens intellectum" meaning "faith seeking understanding" or "faith seeking intelligence". This means by nature itself faith seeks understanding. The Greek word for faith used in the New Testament is 'pistis'. Which means loyalty or assurance on something. It is very similar to the idea of being loyal or having trust in something or someone NOT that which is used as a means to form trust in something or someone. Acts 17:31 says "because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given *assurance* (pistin) to all by raising him from the dead.” Notice, in this verse, pistis is the assurance we have in the future promises which results from the evidence of the resurrection of Christ. Faith isn't the absence of evidence/understanding/reason it is what results from evidence/understanding/reason. I have faith that I will not be stabbed while walking down the street because there is good reason to believe that most people are not psycho-killers out for blood or at least fear the consequences of the law. Thus, faith is not the absence of reason it is the result of reason. If you read the New Testament, no one gives their personal feelings or personal faith as a reason to believe in Jesus. They appeal to the evidence so that people will place their faith in Christ. In John 14:11 Jesus tells his disciples to have faith in him based on the works they have seen him do. Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed by lack of knowledge..."; Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord..."; 1 Peter 3:15 "always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you".
Very interesting. Will be looking out for the next episode!
5:56 This exact issue is actually central to the idea of presuppositional apologetics, which is the framework of the transcendental argument for God or TAG. You should look it up.
Hyped for the next part!
„A mans action is only as strong as his faith in the gods“
47 mins in, so im not sure if you further expand on this point.
I have known since school when reading dystopian literature that humans need struggle in order to thrive, we need an uphill battle otherwise the balance is off, my thinking is based on the Time Machine and what we see today, but i could never put it into words.
With this idea from Nietzsche, is there merit or does it make sense to say that if the natural human temptation is to make things easier, to default to the path of least resistance, as is the case in nature, it is the role of Religion/spirituality to temper this with struggle. The ascetic endeavour simply balances out the individual to not succumb to our primal needs and instead aim higher, in this sense raising the individual from humanity in the image of god. something akin to the Ubermensch
please if there is any holes in my thinking point them out! I feel so good to be able to articulate this notion I have had for years
Is it Tuesday boys?????
I think so lol, I'mma be honest most of the time I have no idea what day it is anymore.
Did you read Schopenhauer? I Would love a video about Schopenhauer.
Enjoyed the video
38:30 Immer gewusst
Are you ever going to cover Ayn Raid and Objectivism?
Yes, she'll be included when the Educated Barbarian enters its political cycle
Religion has become more about money and politics than actual faith.
The one who doesn't free himself from the shackles of shirk(polytheism) and doesn't submit to God alone has an arrogance which it makes sense to accuse it of being anti religion.
Great video NH! what are your thoughts on Taoism?
I have limited knowledge on Eastern philosophy save for Bushido
Hey there NH. Curious. Do you follow Jonathan Pageau's channel, The Symbolic World.
38:17 when he said that I laughed so fucking Much
38:31 no wonder why NH combed his hair like that
Learn the foundation is shaking transform yourself into one who can build homes perhaps it is not an immediate solution, but you will no longer deal Shakey foundation and repudiate the laborers who proceeded you in an example as someone better more capable or higher.
No lifting videos.. it's because of your rib 'allergies' right? Let's be serious... Coach Jason kicked your ribs again
38:15 😂😂😂😂 I knew it!
There are many passages in the Qur'an that are taken literally and have changed many non-believers views. Such as splitting the moon.
what is literal and what is not ? who decides?
@@Yellow.1844 I'll be nice, there are hadith (Sayings/actions of the Prophet). There are scholars who spend time memorising and finding authentic ones.
@@prizma45 so Sahih hadiths are to be taken litterally? Is all the Quran to be taken litterally too?
Also what is it with the moon being splitted?
@@Yellow.1844 It is very simple if you use examples first. Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) had many miracles such as raising the dead, healing people. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) also had miracles such as splitting the moon. This is mentioned in the Qur'an and Hadith.
@@Yellow.1844 you
Oh God of ments, why have you forsaken us? Coath sits for our sins, and we must sacrifice the holy lolcow to send ments to the sinners.
For the algo
Based. Thanks fren.
58:30
Read some Carl Schmitt 👀
Day 30 of asking NH to do a livestream for the next fake merc character study to celebrate his comeback.
#ReleaseTheLiveMents
#ReleaseTheMercGameLive
Yeah, he's slipping.
Blaha’s livestreams are pure gold. It’s a fake tough guy bouncing up & down. He looks like a potato with giant headphones.
Im an atheist
Hi an atheist I'm Dad
who asked
@@michals5737 I did
Ello
@@its_james_fitness this had me laughing hard asf
The idea that God is something other than oneself is the first (apparent) step away from Truth.
Why bother talking about "God", when there's a version for every culture. What was Nietzsche's view on Odin, Zeus, Shiva, Allah, Apollo etc. ? The only interesting question is about the validity of faith itself as an epistemic stance. The particular subject of one's faith is fungible... just a token of the mental stance, which is at heart, one of fantasy.
Soulless overly academicized bug man take
@@SKELETMANE You hit the nail on his head
Yeah but it's a cool fantasy bro. Especially when you do it with other people. To me, the epistemic validity barely rates as an afterthought. Sure, we're making it all up as we go, but so what? It either helps us to live better or it doesn't. I say it does.
Reducing religion to just ''can you prove it??'' is what every smug (but miserable in life) atheist does. When that happens I just ask them, are you happy in life? They don't believe in themselves let alone something higher
@@SKELETMANE Glib, brainless, ad hominem. Try an actual argument next time.
The Quran wasn't altered
@@TwizzElishus it's hypocriticall that you'd claim the Quran is false but still use what you presume are Aisha's words as truth.
It's also comical that'd you'd ask me to look it up when I can see a shit load of confirmation biases from your end, so maybe you should learn Arabic and look it up again.
Side tip: next time learn how to communicate with strangers instead of writing walls of text to reaffirm your own beliefs.
Did you know Mohammad is your God?
Allah is your only Intercessor:
Allah it is He Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them in six Days. Then He Istawa (rose over) the Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). You (mankind) have none, besides Him, as a Wali (protector or helper etc.) OR AN INTERCESSOR. Will you not then remember (or be admonished)? S. 32:4
Lo! your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then He established Himself upon the Throne, directing all things. THERE IS NO INTERCESSOR (WITH HIM) save after His permission. That is Allah, your Lord, so worship Him. Oh, will ye not remind? S. 10:3
But Mohammad is also your Intercessor:
When I see Him, I will fall down in prostration before Him, and will remain in prostration as long as He will, and then He will say, ‘RAISE YOUR HEAD, O MUHAMMAD, AND SPEAK, FOR YOU WILL BE LISTENED TO, AND INTERCEDE, FOR YOUR INTERCESSION WILL BE ACCEPTED, AND ASK, FOR YOUR REQUEST WILL BE GRANTED.’ (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 97, Number 532
(O Allah, I ask of You and I turn my face towards You BY VIRTUE OF THE INTERCESSION OF MUHAMMAD THE PROPHET OF MERCY. O MUHAMMAD, I have turned to my Lord BY VIRTUE OF YOUR INTERCESSION concerning this need of mine, so that it may be met. O Allah, accept HIS INTERCESSION concerning me)”. (SAHIH) (English Translation of Sunan Ibn Majah: Compiled by Imam Muhammad Bin Yazeed Ibn Majah Al-Qazwini, Ahadith edited and referenced by Hafiz Abu Tahir Zubair 'Ali Za'i, translated by Nasiruddin al-Khattab (Canada), final review by Abu Khaliyl (USA) [Darussalam Publications and Distributors, First Edition: June 2007], Volume 2, From Hadith no. 803 to 1782, 5. The Chapters Of Establishing The Prayer And The Sunnah Regarding Them, Chapter 189. What Was Narrated Concerning Prayer At Times Of Need, pp. 329-330
If you are wondering how this makes Allah a Mushrik and a Kafir, the answer is simple: By accepting Muhammad’s Intercession Allah is actually encouraging his followers to turn to a Creature for Salvation, thereby violating his very own instructions as found in both the Quran and specific ahadith.
In other words, Allah is actually encouraging and promoting shirk!
Place your faith in the real God Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins and you will not perish.
Have a good day.
@@ayoolukoga9829 and I thought atheists were obnoxious..
@@ayoubalkhazmi Historical Evidence for the Son of God Jesus Christ and his Ressurection:
Flavius Josephus 1st Century Historian - Testified of Jesus Christs Existance and Ressurection
Tacitus, Roman Historian wrote between 115 - 117ad - Testified of Jesus Christ's Existence.
Jewish Biblical Literature, Tanakh Period 70-200ad Sanhedrin 43a - Testified Jesus Christ Existed and Death.
So is the bible
No religion has their original scripts apart from Islam. Meaning Islam isn't based on faith
Islam is based in previous religions affected by various changes.
@@franj8224 stay under jewʟsh infʟuence 🤦♂
Every time you believe what is written in a centuries old historical text you are exercising faith, all the more so when their are things in the text that defy our empirical understanding of the world in many ways.
why is empirical the only standard? Do you believe lgbt is okay and is that on an empirical basis? Is the law of non-contradiction based on an empirical understanding? Nothing in the Qur'an can go against the Truth as it's from God.
So you have faith in all of history, does the hcaust require faith? @@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060
What book is this analysis based on?
Beyond Good and Evil. I believe this video is the start of chapter 3 in the book.