This is Why I Don't Believe in God
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Thank you so much for all this amazing content! I'd love to have a chat someday!
Could you please explain to me why you believe that refusal to worship a god if they exist is an irrational stance to you (as you claim at 5:55 onwards)? I would take those two stances as being orthogonal. After all there are alot of very real intelligences on this planet right now that I personally would not even consider worshipping. Worship has to be earned and a god could exists who, based of the state of our world, certainly does not warrant worship imo.
You seem to make a habit of making incredibly bad mistakes.
For instance, in this discussion, make the mistake of confusing refusal to worship the god of the Bible, even if it was demonstrated exist, with some bizarre denial of its existence, and refusal to acknowledge the existence of such a deity.
There are many atheists who became such after realizing that the Abrahamic god, as depicted in Biblical, Toranic, and Qu'Ranic scripture is entirely unworthy of worship because of the nature of that deity as depicted.
This video is so wrong on so many levels.
"seek and you will find.....and do everything in love"-- The Holy Bible
CBDC and mark of the beast DNA vaxxas-map. Wake up, Alex.
just realised the name change from cosmic skeptic to alex o connor. i’m glad you feel comfortable enough to use your real name, one of my favourite content creators 🐐
Read the community posts if you care.
@@SchgurmTewehrwell damn not everybody is a super fan like you with 83 comments on the channel 😭
@@HC-sb5ckYou’ve only got 14?! Clearly not a fan.
@@bankmanagerI have a fair few on this channel I think but half are troll comments so I don't think they count.
cosmic skeptic is dead, and remain dead.
Alex, I am a Christian. Just wanted to say that I love your videos, and from what I have seen in your videos is a very polite, respectful, extremely intelligent, empathetic man who is genuinely and unashamedly searching for the truth. Thank you for your channel and the challenging arguments that you bring up!!
stop being christian or stop being a rationalist
"Christians" murdered more people than Adolf Hitler... Sick fucks
If you have watched all his videos, heard all his arguments and are still a Christian, then perhaps there is something you are still missing?
@@DrDarrenStevens Why do you think it makes any sense to even be skeptical of God? We do not have any ability to verify the existence of God. No matter how smart we get it's just never going to be possible to know for sure one way or another. If somebody wants to have faith in God just let them have their faith because you can't prove God does not exist anyway. It takes faith either way you want to look at it. And, if God is actually real then he is way beyond our ability to fully comprehend or understand him. So, in my opinion it just doesn't make any sense to even be skeptical of this at all.
@@theonerm2 While we can not prove or disprove the general concept of God, the Christian bible and other religious texts make specific claims about this being which we can evaluate using logic and reason.
I just discovered Alex tonight. Been snooping around his podcast and youtube vids. Very excited to dive into his work.
God is the epitome of Holiness because He is sinlessly perfect, A sinner (liar, sexually immoral, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, thief etc) cannot be in the presence of God or else he will be utterly consumed therefore repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven.
@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 you're using God's name in vain by using your CZcams name. No mortal shall carry the name of God but he, and as such you should repent and delete your account
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363bro god is not real man😂
@@WOLF--rg1ym God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that saved my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details.
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 baliw amputik tanga mo
@4:49 as someone who has panic attacks about death and dying because I don’t know what will happen to my consciousness, I literally know for a fact that I would be a happier person if I were to be truly convinced of god’s existence. Yet, I remain unconvinced
What would you need to convince you?
@@truthreigns3465 certainly nothing you can provide, right? no offense.
@@tonoornottono are you CellaeDoors mamma? you feel the need to answer for another man like a mamma does? and provide an insult on top of being a mamma? beta male!
I was into the New Age and in a relationship with a narcissist witch. God pulled me out of this mess. The amount of supernatural stuff I've seen will probably send me to a nuthouse if I told someone like you and I used to be a normal guy before that. Anyways yeah, God is real the one from the Bible. Many people struggle with the concept of eternal hell, but its not Biblical. Either Jesus takes your punishment for your sins and you receive eternal life or you take it and perish for eternity.
@@CappieBG Do you have credible and verifiable evidence to prove your claim that god is real and is the one from the Bible? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
As a muslim one thing I love about Alex is his demeanor and class act. He does not raise his voice, He does not disrespect the people he debates and his proficiency in verbal communication is truly remarkable and articulate.
All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 If jesus was God he wouldnt have died in the first place.
@@yourprince7069 Jesus died willingly to make it possible for all people to be forgiven for their sins. He didn't die because he was too weak to overcome those who were trying to kill him.
@@thomascampbell5633 So "God" had to die for the sins of his own creation because otherwise he would not have been able ( Even though he is infinite in power) to forgive his own creation of their own sins. If the world is math and logic that has to be the least logical explanation to any of "God"s decisions. No wonder do you find so many atheists in christian countries
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363The arrogance…
I like how polite everyone is, they don't interrupt but are here to listen to a debate and let everyone speak.
Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm a man of wealth and taste. Understand?
The aren't American
That's right!
Listen louder!
You heard the man!
He once married a f-ing anthill, filed for divorce a couple years later & ended up making mad stacks [ Of BS dollars // $ ;) ] for precisely two halves of a second & one minutes!
Thread lightly Mr. Bean, you are outnumbered by approximately 111 bloody Taliban fighter jets & their two cousins drumming up the javelin Jenga towers.
@@jacobhoff5070 Never stopped Piers Morgan from being a twat
@@jacobhoff5070 I think you meant: "They" as in: "They aren't American." If you need further help with grammar ask any American. Not sure where you're from, but most of them are from a place that can afford dictionaries.
Your accounts of desperately searching for god but only being met with radio silence resonates with me so hard as a former devout Christian the only reason i lost my faith was because it meant so much to me i wasn't afraid to engage with other perspectives but found myself more and more without answers. It reached a point i couldn't reconcile my belief with myself and that was a painful thing for me to come to terms with, and i find myself periodically remembering the feelings i got fro faith and i miss it so much it brings me to tears but try as i might, nothing changes, I feel in some senses still perhaps there is a god and it just isn't what we depict or know them as. But i can't subscribe to any of the proposed variations I've been presented.
Uh, HolyD.....,while searching for God, what were you expecting? Affirmation of your faith, getting what you prayed for, a heaven when you die.etc? Obviously, the God of the bible has failed you because it is a created God- a creation of Moses of what God should be: punishing, angry, impatient, destroying, acting like the devil himself (if there was one). You had a misguided faith, believing in a God that behaves like a flawed human being. Rejoice! I bring you the real God (Who) you will be happy to find in "Conversations with God" now on CZcams and has been for a while now produced by Neale Donald Walsch (with God's supervision, of course) in audiobook. God has heard the cry of your heart and has used me to bring this Good News to you specifically. You're very welcome.
I feel you
I have also had the 'radio silence'. Having accepted Jesus as a teenager in a Christian church with good people, there seemed to be nothing else there, except community, good people, and ritual. Thats fine as far as it goes, but when you start seriously inquiring as Alex does ...
Humans have fashioned their Goddy-Gods.
If there's a real God, it's laughing at us, man!😂
If not we should be laughing on its non-existent behalf.
@@conradbulos6164Word of God through man's mouth? How very real 🤔
What a great speaker! I just found you on CZcams and am excited to do more browsing of your content.
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
From watching a young lad doing debunks in his bedroom to Conversations with some of the greatest minds of our time. It’s been a Joy to see your career take off.
Equally joyful and inspiring to think of what is to come.
I don't want to be mean, there is certainly truth to what you're writing - but since you decided to comment under this specific video I have to point out: MacLatchie is far, far away from being a great mind. The arguments that he presented on their first debate were disturbingly shallow and immature.
@@adayah2933 Unfortunately, you're right.
He draws on the discovery institute, which is creationism masquerading as science.
@@adayah2933 fair point🤣. But he’s interviewed people like Dawkins.
@@Steventrafford That is a great mind indeed!
I’ve been watching your videos for years and I gotta say, you’ve really grown into a fantastic public speaker. Can’t wait to see more of you!
GOD bless you in JESUS name ✝️❤️
@@splashyvvs9493Blud really just presuposed the Jesus being God🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
@@splashyvvs9493 may Dionysus bless you with wine and orgies
Obsessed Stalker?
he is full of BS using weird words to distract you,
a simple fact that proves we were created is the big bang, no one will ever explain it.
Wow. I commend your transparency, vulnerability, and honestly here. This is not easy to talk about so explicitly.
All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY
... But it's not a cult. @@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363I will not willingly bow to a being that supposedly punishes finite wrong with infinite suffering
@@josephrogers3666 Thanks for the question
INFINITE HELL FOR FINITE CRIME
You are forgetting that human crimes are against finite individuals hence finite human punishment, whereas God is infinite, so the punishment is infinite. People out of anger keep sinning/bblapheming God and so their punishment never catches up to their sin.
Also, Hell is simply a place where you are separated from God so you are separated from everything that is good ,things we take for granted like the ability to breathe, rest or have our feet planted on the floor.
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 so me saying a word in infinite now ,yeah this nonsense is not convincing me of this GOD
Alex's arguments are impeccable. Great video as always!
They really aren’t
I loved this debate when I first saw it. You have been the number one inspiration in me starting my own channel, and I just wanted to say thank you sincerely for all your work!
What debate?
@@jerrylong6238 this is a clip from his 2nd debate with jonathan Mclatchie.
As a subscriber to both channels I would enjoy this conversation a lot
Yo, MindShift!
"You have been the number one inspiration in me"
OK, but what was the number one inspiration for Alex?
Starts with a D, ends with evil.
That was one of the best deliveries, I have ever heard. I was engaged the whole time. You didn't make anyone feel dumb, you made yourself incredibly likeable(in my opinion) and I will be surprised if you didn't open a few eyes in the process. Excellent speech. I feel like you can definitely call yourself an authority on this subject.
Let's repeat to those godless and souless alone hipocrite, which you does not neet respect for the follow reasons: When you see people talking contantly about something they do not even believe in you should already know that is a cult that have nothing to offer to you, but you are a western godless idiot and hipocrite how can you get it??? Real No respect for you...
Real those godless alone people are that stupids and do not deserve any kind of respects... They are all here to kiss some godless ass... they should get from the point those godless people who they like to kiss their ass, that they talk always, and are obsessed with something they did not even believe that Atheism is a fraud and a cult... (no respect for their dishonesty to get it). why they do not get it???) But I guess you are a western, always the worst... and now even in Godenier version. No respect for you....
Now, Let's repeat for those godless hipocrite who always spend so much time to talk about the nothing they think they will be once death, and run to kiss someone godless ass, because that is what their new no sense cult "called Atheism" lead those people to do...
See those godless rats do the only thing they an do run once they see a godless videos, that what you rats can do when you are lone godless idiot, you have no God and no Community. So many reasons to do not have any respect for you rat Goddenier idiot
Here other more enjoy to see how more disgusting and idiot you modern godless idiot are:
They are not called atheists but western godless and soulless modern idiots: who is a western godless and soulless idiot a) someone who fallows this new bullshit almost never existed before b) someone who does really believe God to exist cares about his or her opinion c) someone that will believe from now constantly that he will be Nothing once death, poor cursed idiot... D) someone that does not have any kind of Spiritually, (how can can someone without God or soul have any kind of spirituality??? No go no soul no spirituality (why do you even live???) E) someone who will pay afterlife infront God F) someone if he is right mostly he will Be NOTHING once death but if there is God and we are right and his or her heart will stop he will not know what to do once God will ask "why you did not believe in me" (what would you say?) (What a fool) G) someone who will feel strong now to deny God but hopefully he will not need, because if he will get down, depressed, older, alone and closer to death God is only things he get, but he is so stupid to do not get now H) someone who doesn't not even have an actual community I) someone who see atheist on Internet the term atheist and go writing some shit because he got no community... L) someone who deny his creator which we called lier m) a goddenier so a lier by definition...
M) is someone who decide to do not have by purpose a sacred things as God and for free (what a poor person!)
N) we got what you do not and give us much force and for free.
O) someone who have very much few things to believe in. Let's say that if you do not believe in God, what do you believe humans (I believe in Humanity as well, however: wars, genocide, cheating, bad talking, and so on) what hell is left?
P) someone that does not God R) therefore if you do not know God or have in your miserable life how can you deny what you do not know??
How to pity those fools and their miserable life to be so????
(No questions as you godless and soulless hipocrite, but actually answer)...
Anyway. No respect for you at all. You may not believe now, but you do not know if you will pay this modern idiocy to deny God in future... Wait and see, wait and see, you fool. (So think next time to write certain things or to be a godless and souless idiot, because there is very few things you can lean on)... if we die nothing will happen to us, as wewill nothin as you think we will be, but when your heart will stop, well infront God, when he will ask you why you did not believe in me what would you say??? You are playing with the fire, your problem Godless Fool!
Why n yuo want follow only you instincts as f** animals but they change all the time and you as human can get crazy and think killing is God... How to pity your miserable life, you Godless idiot, for real? Only a godless idiot can call God, which is all an imaginary friend, for real you are disgusting. Modernity and its idiots. (by the way this channel is getting more and more ridiculous talking about and be obsessed with something that they do not even believe... Only godless and soulless idiot do not get it, why?)... Hope you will no need God in your life because otherwise you will be fuck* up searching for the nothing you are and you believe in. No respect for you and your family, your mom and father who rise up such godless idiot.
Be ready to cry because of God is real you will be fu**d up, and all this for not believe for free and in a simple way. What poor person you are....
Np hope for you and respect for this godless generation hope for the next one to be better then you.
(you sand on Nothing, the nothing you think you will be and now cursed to think so constantly, even if you will not admit it). You are just fool yourself, how to pity your miserable godless life?
laugh and enjoy the life now, because in the future you will be scared for denying God, your creator...
They are alone... Poor modern godless idiot. No pity for them...
Their really need to kiss godless people ass .. disgusting human being.
that does not make any sense dude. God is all-mighity and all powerful he can see you and can even stop your heart in any moment, so. So think twice before be a godless and souless idiot because the world and God does not go around you and what you think about him.
But you want just fool yourself just trust none expet you that are a disgusting godless idiot No respect for you.
They really deserve to die alone without God. How can anyone can pity your miserable and godless alone life? No respect for you modern godenier, you do not deserve it... The are fighting against something they can never win, God.... What fool people! The what is so positive to do not have God, Soul (as a freaking robots), an actually community, live and die alone as a godless fool? And why do you always talk about something you do not even believe in (God)? Are you a godless and soulless modern idiot, then live like that, right?
You are into a cult where you are alone and you do not even get it. Are you that smart you godless alone idiot?
I just have enough with those people and the cult they belong to and the obsession for what they do not even believe, what hipocrites! Their just pathetich alone human being. No pity for them. Of course God made it, who alse your mother made it??? Anyway as always you godless and soulless alone idiots, have nothing to offer to us, to yourself, and to the world. No respect for this godless alone pathetic generation. That how this new Cult "atheism" makes you alone idiot, and with nothing actually to say, because you are based on the nothing you think you will be once death. (but they love to kiss godless ass, they run for it, Disgusting) No respect for you and the family who raised you so stupid and alone...
Reallly they have nothing to offer to us, to the world and to themesleves, that stupidity and lonlyness.
(this channel is getting more and more ridicolous and who said the opposite is a godless alone hipocrite).
we godless and souless modern alone people are obsessed with someone who get riched be obsessed and talking constatlly about somethin he and you do not even believe. You are ridicolous. Another reason to not be like you.
Atheism leads to Nothing.
No God
No Spirituality
Not an actually Community
Only Loneliness and Obsession for God and what you do not even believe anymore.
But yes be disgusting Godless ass kisser...
Let me ask some questions (be honest to answer): the first question will be... how does you feel to have less sacred things in your miserable alone godless life then us? And then why are you into a cult that leads to nothing? And why you are a part on something that have nothing to offer to us believers, but loneliness?? and finally how can you deny what you do not know or have in your alone godless life? and why God should care about what you think to exist? Go and be honest once in your life you Goddenier.
(Do not write to this message if you actually have nothing to say, as you always godless people do... What waste of lives yours, for real).
If you had some dignity you must be ashemed to deny God... But you do not have any, right???!!
I am more of an authority.
@@johnbeans2000 Why only godless and souless alone idiot do not get those questions are a trap, and have the only reason to exist to let godless people talk about something to forget the emptiness this cult called atheism give to you, and also it value (0)??? Another reason to do not respect you godless ass kiss and be like you... God is always what you do not know, obsessed as you are with your touch attached to other godless ass...
@@johnbeans2000why so
@@quickblackfox2554bigger pee pee equals greater authority
Pretty solid delivery. Well done.
By the way the word you were looking for in the beginning was "distribution."
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
As a Christian, I am touched to hear your experience searching for God. I truly find your first argument quite difficult to respond to when I am naturally convinced that God would reveal himself to any non-resisting non-believers. My faith is still and will surely stay unbending because of my experience, philosophical views, and historical data backing up the center of Christianism, Jesus. Still, I am very perplexed by your condition..
And loving your content !
Cheers
All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY
And what do you mean by “reveal” himself in this case? Does this young man expect God to knock on his front door and say “it is I” once he reads a certain number of pages or says a certain number of prayer? What could make anyone think God would work this way? Why does he assume that he earned a private meeting with God because he studied? He never has had faith and has never believed
@@mikelleonardi Good question, for me it was just a sense of relief and abandonment of my life and wants and needs to an unconditional understanding love. And I can’t ever shake that feeling. But I’ve heard of other stories that were more literal in the meaning of reveal such as dreams and visions of Gods spirit speaking to them.
I would of course expect God to reveal himself in different ways to people. But I don’t get why he wouldn’t do so to everyone open to searching him.
@@joshuafreling2618 the mystery of faith.
It’s as if some people treat faith like a meter in a video game. If you fill up your faith meter enough, God will come and speak to you and say “hey man, you were right! I’m real!!” And to me that is simply absurd.
God already has revealed himself through the life, works and teaching of Jesus Christ. And we all have open access to that. It’s our job to study it and search for the truth. And this journey to the truth keeps leading people to Jesus over 2,000 years later and in greater quantities today than ever before.
We have no reason for God to be “revealed” to us physically until our day of Judgement. Our love and faith in Him the Father and in His son are what lead us to eternal life. They aren’t what lead us to our Earthly meeting with God in our bedroom or whatever.
God never revealed himself ever to me!!!! I’m searching for him for months and months. Praying and asking for mercy because my life sucks. Starting to lose faith and my life has gotten so bad im consuming atheist media
I think the three points you made are very powerful. A god who genuinely wants to save people (2 Pet 3:9) has no room to hide from any seeker...and yet, completely hidden.
I spent twenty-six years as an Evangelical believer. I wasn't even an unresistant non-believer, I was all in - and even so I remember trying SO hard to convince myself that prayer was not just talking to myself, working SO hard to convince myself that it was all true, striving to believe that I had an actual relationship with a being whom I could not see and who never once spoke to me like a person, never communicated to me clearly at all, wanting SO desperately to hear from him just one time, just once...begging for some assurance...and nothing...AND being told that I should just accept that as part of the "relationship."
It occurs to one, eventually, that this "relationship" is in every point indistinguishable from an imaginary friend relationship...except we use a name from an old book rather than just calling it "Harvey" or something.
Your efforts as a skeptic to get in touch with this being are impressive indeed.
Well said my friend, and I suggest that we should all adopt the name "Harvey" for this imaginary being we call God. Would take a lot of the sting out for sure.
Why would you "want" assurance from God? You want to tell me that you understand who God is and ask him to come and give YOU assurance? Cos he has nothing better to do? God is Santa Clause that YOU have a right to ask for anything and if he doesn't answer then " OK, I don't believe anymore"...seriously? Repent of your pride and humble yourself....
@@platzhirsch4275That is not what he meant by it. There is a Verse which Alex also started his Argumentation with. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you".
But yet when people honestly starting to search for that God all we discover are either chemical or physical occurences which are shaping our perception of our surroundings.
@@platzhirsch4275i also recognized that you keep telling people in your comments to "humble" themself. Isit not a contradiction to the bible which tells you not to act like a Judge? Who are you to know wether those people are humble or have not humbled themself before God?
@@platzhirsch4275First of all the god he is referring to is one who's supposed to be benevolent , a father figure of sorts. Would you speak to you mum or any other guardian and they keep ignoring you constantly if they truly loved you. Certainly not .
Besides which god is one support to worship, the Christian god, Yahweh or Allah and Brahma. Why would a god who desires worship like the biblical god not show up to claim it in the midst of thousands of other gods ?
BTW Which god should he repent to, Yahweh or Allah?
Isn't it also wonderful coincidence that out of all the world's religions you were indoctrinated into the right one.
And if you resort to the claim " It's not a religion. It's a relationship." The above comment already debunked that claim.
I am in every way a Non-Resistant Non-believer. I was raised in a religious house and dearly miss the sense of belonging and purpose. I am also fearful of living in an unmoored society that is clearly incapable of regulating itself. I am sad to say I wish it was true, know it was not, and know that we are better off if everybody believed. There have never been any voices in my head or sense of protection in my times of need despite the cries for help.
what does it mean when you say "i wish it was true, know it was not"? what does that mean that you know it was not true?
@@constipatedpotato3745 Just clearly makes his point that they don't exist. As simple as that.
@@rutomeds then how do we explain the mountain of moses in Saudi Arabia??? How do we explain all the testimonies??
@@dimensionninja4929 Testimonies aren't reliable evidence. They're just as useful as alien abduction stories. Equal credibility.
@@dimensionninja4929 Do you disbelieve other religions bc they lack evidence? According to their adherents, there is no lack of evidence, yet you are not convinced. Look at it this way. Except for your own religion, you are as anti religious as I am.
It's a challenge to talk about it to heavily childhood indoctrinated adults
“You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe”
― Carl Sagan
To be honest, most are independently of religion.
If a study came out tomorrow saying the moon was made of cheese, and it proved 100% its made of cheese, how many adults do you think would actually change their mind ?
Like, how many adults still say Pluto is a planet ? Haha, and thats not even based on evidence
Alex you are brilliant, but of course you've heard this before. Love how you speak quickly and follow up your own statements sometimes with bits of clarification. And I like how you speak with speed as to be most economical with time. The suit looks great on you as well.
God is the epitome of Holiness because He is sinlessly perfect, A sinner (liar, sexually immoral, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, thief etc) cannot be in the presence of God or else he will be utterly consumed therefore repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven.
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363I believe he's rubber headed
@@user-sf7kl9uh7k People underestimate hell, it is bad because it is separation from God. In a vision I was shown a person who claimed to be Christian but started fornication (premarital sex), He died relatively young and went to hell forever (1 Cor 6:9). God’s holiness means He will not coexist with sinners forever therefore Repent (Luke 13:3) and have a relationship with Jesus.
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Luckily, there's no such place.
@@user-sf7kl9uh7k God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that saved my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details
Religion began when the first conman met the first fool. -- Mark Twain
And as long as there are fools, there will be conman.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
I don't believe that. :) Religion probably started as a common myth, an imaginary construct, or a shared story among a group of individuals across the world to try to make sense of the world we believe in. Nobody believes in god anymore honestly. Haven't met anyone in my lifetime who does. Only people who now believe in god do because they are poor or cruel and stupid. No other way.
Everybody believes in something
@@Earthad23I believe in many things, but a god is not among them.
As a Christian, I love free speech and the respect given to his lecture. It’s very important to listen to opposers and supporters of your beliefs
Share the Gospel and Jesus as the truth and the only way do you.? Pray to the Lord to give you wisdom and strength to do so. You can do it with respect.
Why?
@@lifewriter7455 There is a world in need of hope ad truth that is why. It is our respoinsilbity to take as many of you to the Kingdom of Heaven
@@lionheart93don't you see that it is utterly immoral to preach such a psychopath that punishes people because they lack of belief?
@lionheart93 How do we make this clear to you... If there is a "Kingdom of Heaven" but YOU are going to be there as God's special little favorite... we do NOT want to be there. You're describing a hell... It's bad enough that we are stuck sharing this Earth with you... you are absolutely NOT invited to my afterlife if there is one.
I'm so glad that my parents let me and my sister decide if we want to be religious or not. And we both decided not to believe in God or Jesus or whatever. And even my parents, my father is catholic and my mother is evangelical, they both doesn't believe. My life, so far, had it's ups and downs. In the end I'm enjoying my life. And not because God wants it that way, it's because of me!
God is the epitome of Holiness because He is sinlessly perfect, A sinner (liar, sexually immoral, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, thief etc) cannot be in the presence of God or else he will be utterly consumed therefore repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven.
Really! That's your explanation of God?!?! I'm sorry for you, but you wasting your time!
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 Not convincing at all. You're preaching to Atheists like you're preaching to the choir. You have to reason differently because we don't agree with your point of view.
@@CodyKendall1The true Creator created humans so they could do that. Just to live life. I know you don’t believe but I believe The Creator is within each and every one of us. If you have a genuine soul and a remorseful heart, Surely you will find peace after your time on earth is over. You are my brother in spirit 🙏❤️
Alex, you are the most eloquently intelligent young person I have come across in a long time. I have listened to a lot of theism vs atheism debates and have never come across the "non-resistant believer" argument.
As someone who longs for more critical thinking in this world, I will surely share your content with others who need to hear it. Thank you.
All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 🤦♂️
@@neil1killick This is important Nick
God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that saved my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details.
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 "all humans have sinned". Really? Take a second to think about what you've said there.
@@neil1killick Obviously kids are in heaven for they are sinless, im worried for peoplelike yourself who are of age
People underestimate hell, it is bad because it is separation from God. In a vision I was shown a person who claimed to be Christian but started fornication (premarital sex), He died relatively young and went to hell forever (1 Cor 6:9). God’s holiness means He will not coexist with sinners forever therefore Repent (Luke 13:3) and have a relationship with Jesus.
The scariest response I heard a Christian say for why there is suffering, is that all suffering is good and not evil, just as cutting a person open might be ultimately good if purpose was to remove a tumor; suffering is ultimately good and there is no evil cause it’s all part of a “good” gods plan. Therefore people should embrace and rejoice in suffering cause god wants it.
Straight out of the Mother Theresa hand book, and also flat out contradicting the bible.
As with nearly all statements, it can both be supported by and in direct contradiction of the Bible. God is both the creator of all things Good and Evil and also Evil only exists in the world because of sin, which is a necessity if we are to have free will.
sounds like Machiavelli to me
yes indeed. embrace suffering for it is a grace from eternal death. only through undergoing suffering do we have the strength to be an example of goodness
I think you are mixing suffering and pain. Suffering is a response to pain, which is unavoidable, but the response don't have to be suffering.
In fact, sometimes suffering is not doing the painful thing... if you run away instead fight for your family, suffering will be you being a coward, not avoiding pain.
THIS IS HOW WE SHOULD EXPLAIN OUR BELIEFS AND PRINCIPLE. WE DON’T NEED SHOUTING TO MAKE SENSE. THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO.
I don't know if you're deliberately ironic, but anyone using only capital letters comes across as shouting.😂
I really hope he is being ironic it made me laugh haha
THIS IS A GREAT FUCKING COMMENT. WE DON'T NEED TO FUCKING SHOUT TO MAKE A POINT AND WE DON'T NEED TO CURSE. WE ARE CALM, REASONABLE, AND CIVIL PEOPLE AND WE CAN RESPECTFULLY LISTEN TO OTHER PEOPLE'S FUCKING OPINIONS EVEN WHEN WE DISAGREE WITH THEM. REASON AND MATURITY WILL BE OUR GUIDES. FUCK.
ABSOLUTELY! GREAT FUCKING POINT!! ITS NICE TO NOT HAVE TO FUCKING SHOUT TO CONVERSE ABOUT THESE SUBJECTS!!!!!!!!
NO NEED TO SHOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT ON THIS ONE. WHY THE HELL PEOPLE SHOUT IN ORDER TO PROVE THEIR POINTS? IT SHOULD BE CALMLY DISCUSSED AND SHOULD BE MATURELY DEALT WITH. EVEN THE STRAY DOGS CAN HOWL. WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE THEN?
Its so lovley to hear a debate where everyone isn't speaking over each other and isn't shouting
All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363
Nah I’d rather not shame myself for arbitrary 2000 year old rules tampered with over like 4 language translations.
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 I could say the same thing about allah 🤷
@@JellieThePink God through the Holy Spirit has shown me several things relating to the afterlife with the purpose of convincing people like yourself. Stuff like Heaven and Hell, Angels, and evil Spirits the Lord Jesus (not worthy at all), a miracle happened to me that saved my life (thank you God) & so much more. I am more than happy to give further details.
@@Ibis_W0lfie People underestimate hell, it is bad because it is separation from God. In a vision I was shown a person who claimed to be Christian but started fornication (premarital sex), He died relatively young and went to hell forever (1 Cor 6:9). God’s holiness means He will not coexist with sinners forever therefore Repent (Luke 13:3) and have a relationship with Jesus.
This is the best articulation of a thought that I have held for many years. That it’s not the catastrophic life and culture altering events that to me disprove theism - with those events, at least certain lessons can be learned, and a greater truth could be taught - it’s mundane/menial things that human beings (and animals) are subjected to daily. The much more personal things… What “God” decides that I should be born with, asthma, or that some child has a clef, or that people would have arthritis, or the old lady whose rewarding life experiences are being stripped away from her by dementia, or that we are built in a way that makes it difficult for us to avoid pain and injury.
Even if our reward for all of these detriments is a blissful afterlife, what real point is there to making our earthly existence this complicated and at times painful?
In my mind, this doesn’t necessarily disprove theism and God, but it does call into question to major things. First, the idea that any God, who supposedly loves us, would subject us to such faults and perils in our world & universe. And the second that we are somehow so incredibly flawed yet we are still created in God‘s image.
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
I love how Alex changed over the years; from a teenage atheist filming youtube videos to giving talks in universities. I've pretty much entered uni the same time he did and I got to explore quite a lot in terms of science and relgion - having done a biological anthropology related course in London. I really connect to him and I really respect the path he has taken to achieve where he is now :)
Yeah, following his path further, he will be a practicing Christian soon 🙂
@@WetterZuLaub nah, he is genuinely trying to search for god so he wont find it lmfao
@@WetterZuLaub if it's backed by the scientific method yeah I guess so. Haha
@@hc4138 „I really was honest about my atheism, but then winter came and whenever I was out with friends, I felt cold. I didn‘t bother to buy a warmer jacket, so I started to visit the nearest church, whenever I started to be cold. And I really must say, it‘s much more comfortable. So while I DO SAY, that I stand behind my arguments for atheism, I also DO FIND myself spending much time in church while praying.“
Alex O‘Connor
@@WetterZuLaub uh?
The first point is exactly the reason I stopped believing in gods, there is no answer, nothing definitive that points necessarily to god. At the beginning it was disappointing, but now I feel free and at peace. Brilliant lecture.
When I turned atheist, what scared me the most was the concept of no afterlife. Perhaps that's why people are hesitant about dropping their religious beliefs
@@peepdawg8995 I don't see why that would be a problem. I was an atheist who believed in an afterlife, when I was younger.
@@rockysandman5489 The thing is, the reason I stopped being religious is because religion is very illogical and inconsistent. Science gives evidence for everything, but religion is about faith. Unfortunately, there's no scientific evidence of the afterlife.
@@peepdawg8995I don't understand why anyone would fear that
I have never believed in a god ….. nor when I see a fkn upper class middle fkwhit say otherwise I might change my fkn mind
Alex, thank you for your thoughtful and patient search for the truth! The journey that you described is one to which I think we can all aspire. I did find myself wondering as you were describing your experience of seeking: What exactly were you seeking? That is, what response were you expecting from God, that would have convinced you that He does exist and desires a relationship?
I ask not because I'm trying to lay the blame on you, but because I have known quite a few people who believe in a God of some kind, and it seems that their experiences are quite divergent. That is, while they all seem convinced of His existence, their experiences are various and, in some cases, utterly unique. I think that some people, at least, experience God's presence in their lives without recognizing it, as it does not look or feel like they expect it to.
All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY
I am a big fan of CH and just discovered Alex. Very impressed so far :-)
CH? Christopher Hitchen?
@@elijahwong6464 Yes.
Alex is one of my favorite CZcamsrs. He’s so polite and well spoken! Also not sure why I need to add this disclaimer, but I am a Christian. This is just an expression of how much I value the conversations Alex brings about.
No need to feel apologetic abt being Christian be proud that ur a beliver and follower of christ follow persuit and declare boldly of who our lord and saviour is
@@charline._1111 not feeling apologetic, just putting out a disclaimer
@@charline._1111 YOUR lord and saviour. Not OURS. Please be considerate
@@hihihihi3806 You do relise that he wasn't nessaserily talking about you, don't you? "our" doesn't include you if you are not a Christian.
God does not hide from those who seek Him.
I too have very carefully and sincerely looked for the presence of god. I read the bible. I prayed. I attended services. I listened to lectures and read books on faith. I had conversations with peers, clergy and even some fairly high ranking church authorities. I can even remember, as a child, begging Jesus through wracking sobs and flooding tears to let me feel his presence as so many of my community have experienced. Nothing. Every time I bent my neck, clasped my hands and closed my eyes it was always just me.
because jesus is not god.
@@lj14 Clearly. There is no such thing as a "god" and that is plain to any honest investigation.
Thank you. The further the world advances, the more people will realize what an ancient joke religion is.
Please read my reply to @art0Vtrolling on this topic here.
@@oranges557hey man Im not saying God exists I mean who really does. But if the sh$tshow Ive seen over the last couple years is an indication of what non believers can give to fill the vacuam that removing that belief system of god has created? I think Ill just keep relying on the belief system of God
Hello Alex,
I have a question. I really enjoy your work and it does motivate me to follow on the idea of irrigating the deserts. But I wonder where to start.
Quick video?
Write down and create a series that I film?
I'm actually afraid of backlash, and if not having the right arguments at the right time.
How did you approach this problem?
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
enjoyed it. Thanks
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 seeing you makes me understand why religion is a problem.
@@owlmananthropomorphic9418 I’m for you not against you. Jesus is not some bad Person to Believe nor is He made up (look at all the attention He gets). He is not a hypocrite either. He practiced what He preached. He is Loving but also Just; So, He will punish sinners like any just judge would. But followers of Jesus are exempt because the precious Blood of Jesus atones for their sins.
I watched the original back when it came out, but I still remember McLatchie uncomfortably resorting to the "well, you just didn't believe hard enough" argument on the first point. It was clear he knew that was a poor argument, but really it's either that or accuse Alex of lying.
I also remember attending church irregularly with my grandmother as a child. I was a casual believer then. My parents were not overly religious, but my grandmother was (and is), so I had no reason to question it. Every so often, I remember the preacher inviting everybody to close their eyes while he spoke, trying to instill the feeling of God in the room, and at the end, he would invite anyone in the congregation to stand up and approach the altar to...reconfirm their belief or something like that. I distinctly remember feeling nothing other than social pressure. I felt like I SHOULD be feeling something, and I was always tempted to stand to hide the fact that I felt nothing. But I was also very shy, and didn't want to draw attention to myself, so I never did.
I think about that a lot, and I always wondered how many people felt the same thing. Did they initially stand due to social pressure, or to hide the fact they couldn't feel anything? And once they received that acceptance, is that what kept them there? Or is belief a matter of simply faking it until you convince yourself it's true? If I stood up, is that what I would have done?
I actually felt the exact same thing when I went on a ski trip with my youth group in New Mexico. There were youth groups from all over the country attending. The part of the trip that I remember most was us sitting in an auditorium with a couple thousand people. At the end of it they had everybody stand up walk to the front and lineup I'm one of 20-30 lines. Each line had a youth leader at the front's taking turns with each individual to reflect on everything we had learned to that day. The entire experience just gave me really creepy vibes and like you said all I felt was social pressure to play along. It was actually uncomfortable enough that I ended up being the only person and the auditorium sitting in my chair. I just couldn't bring myself to walk up there cuz it felt wrong.
It also really pissed off our pastor who pulled my older brother aside and tried to convince him to come make me go up.
When I finally did walk up there I just stared at the youth leader with a blank look for a few long awkward seconds. Ended up walking away without praying with him.
Similar to you I was never able to get that experience out of my head.
Come to Catholic Church. You don't need to feel God to love Him.
No! Whatever you do, DO NOT go to a Catholic church
Your skill as a rhetorician is a wonder to behold! BIG LOVE to you!
The Devil is also a good rhetorician.
@@voxpopuli8132 You're in a cult.
@@voxpopuli8132 got any evidence for that assertion? or that the devil exists at all?
@@voxpopuli8132was Jesus not a good rhetorician? Did God create his son in a way that would make him less capable of converting the masses? I would think an all loving god would obviously given his son considerable rhetorical talent.
@@frank_6298 I think the term rhetorician focuses primarily on technical skill. Jesus, of course, was a good speaker, a good rhetorician, but he was much more than that - the son of the living God. Whereas the Devil, being a good seducer, is a crafty rhetorician indeed. He can use terms smartly to deceive people.
Alex, I applaud your clear-mindedness, and your courage to speak the Truth as you see it!
My non-belief in God is simple. I have no compelling reason to require a God in my existence.
I love the nod to Christopher Hitchens with the repeat of "Nothing!" at 9:13. Extremely powerful, well said O'Connor.
Well picked. I had exactly the same feelings hearing that. And apt too as Alex in my mind has now become, as hitchens was, atheism's best orator.
@@brentvercAgreed!
He hasn’t looked at Islam yet, that’s why.
Good one 😅
@@samhangsterI think he might have already.
One of the greatest videos explaining my situation that I've ever seen. I love this term "Non Reluctant, Non Believer." That is me. When I try to explain to Christian friends I really would love for it all to be true(Christianity with Jesus and Heaven) but the thinking part of me can't believe it no matter how hard I try. Without exception with every Christian it's always something I am doing wrong such as "Well have you read the Bible? I mean the entire Bible?" If only these people could grasp the time and energy I've spent trying to embrace the religion of my culture and yet have come up empty. I always close with this line: "If there is a God who created me and wants me to know him, he knows exactly what it would take for me to believe in him, yet for some reason he fails to submit that condition so either he does not exist or he wants me to continue as an atheist."
Believing means not having information, you just have to believe in something. Conscious AI with total freedom like us in virtual universe can belive it has creator (real information would be many humans) Given direct information, commands and rules would not make free will possible. You would be constanty limited by knowledge of your creator, you would not act by who you really are. How could we trust conscious AI if it is bring to our level of existence with access all information and not first learn everything by it self like us and show what it truly growns to be.
When firs conscious AI exists that is when atheism has to be redefined. Atheist can still keep arguing can creators have creator.
Many of Alexs points are just about arguing bad design by human view. In human and conscious AI it sure can have bad design and we can do experiments how our idea of good design would work.
One of the best things I've found about ChatGPT is that you can interact with it about the Bible. The concept of Adam & Eve in Judaism is used as an introduction to moral choice and death in childbirth. Pauline Christianity decided to conflate that to an inheritable condition that took the death of Jesus to absolve. Without that little detail, Jesus' death becomes moot and unnecessary.
@@engineering5090 That's the problem with belief alone to some people. They need something solid to form the core of their perception of existence. Seeking that leads to more empyrical concepts to believe in; science, math, philosophy as examples. I often wonder about certain aspects of heaven mentioned in the bible that aren't at the forefront of religious debate. Heaven, and what becomes of your soul there after you die. Some people might be deceived by the conflation of earthly concerns like reuniting with loved ones and generally carrying on care-free, when (in my opinion) the afterlife is effectively inscrutable, as we can't effectively communicate with the dead. To me, the undercurrent in the Bible doesn't illustrate Heaven in a clear and concise way, leaving room for assumptions. In the Bible, Matthew 22:30, it's written "in the resurrection, people "will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.". Angels have an inscrutable agenda and time gets meaningless in Heaven anyways, so to think it's gonna be a perpetual good time with loved ones seems a bit short-sighted.
@@engineering5090 This is a bit of a moot point seeing as we'll surely never be able to tell if an AI is conscious, seeing as we can't tell if others are conscious. Consciousness is totally subjective.
Our dumb ancestors didn't have the brain power to truly understand what omnipotence really means nor the concept of infinity and infinite possibilities! They also thought time and space were separate entities. It makes sense religions are full to the brim with plot holes and bad writing based on the intelligence of lack thereof of our ancestors who had far less knowledge then we have today.
If one has omnipotence, then one has COMPLETE control over time and space, meaning complete control over EVER SINGLE possibility, past present and future all at once and this is what we got, not a version of everyone's best but a instead a complete shitshow.
Having complete control of time and space means there is no "free will" under a god! So that BS that other person talking about is as much BS as the concept of belief! Everything has already happened in the perspective of a god and rather than take the best versions of people through their choices, we get the logical fallacy of "free will" argument from an omnipotent being.
The problem with belief is that for ALL lies to be considered truth, belief is THE requirement otherwise they are just mere lies! It is as simple as that, you have no real reason to believe something, nothing to gain, peddlers of beliefs have everything to gain from you. Anyone that wants to manipulate or exploit you will tell you that you have to believe something and they will try to guilt trip you to doing it!
Is there a chance that you debate with John Lennox? I haven't found a video where he he lost a debate Vs an Atheist or did he just win because of the video cut?
Lennox is insufferable and his tendency to sneer & ridicule is off-putting AF…
There are a lot of really good points, not enough to really shake my faith, but really made me wrestle with it. The best point you brought up was the one that many people who actively seek God and want to know him are left with little to no response. I don't have a good answer, all I know is that I do feel that God has shown himself to me in part, enough for me to pursue a relationship with him.
I think that if someone trully does everything in hand to find god he ends up finding him. For me it took some time between when i converted to religion and when i trully got faith that god exists
Which god was it that shown enough of itself for you to be convinced? I'm going to guess it was the god you were brought up to believe in.
@@colnixon8989 I dont know about others but at least i wasnt raised into religion and changed religions throughout my whole life
Our creator said in Quran:
"Did you think We had created you in vain (without any purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us?’ (Quran 23:115)
"Exalted is He (God) who holds all control in His hands; who has power over all things; ˹He is the One˺ Who created life and death in order to test which of you is best in deeds. And He is the Almighty, All-Forgiving. who created the seven heavens, one above the other. You will not see any flaw in what the Lord of Mercy creates. Look again! Can you see any flaw?" (Quran 67:1-3 )
"Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection. And whoever is removed away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion" (Quran 3:185)
"We shall certainly test you with fear and hunger, and loss of property, lives, and crops. But [Prophet], give good news to those who are steadfast. those who say, when afflicted with a calamity, ‘We belong to God and to Him we shall return.’ (Quran 2:155-156)
"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding. those who remember God while standing and sitting and on their sides, and reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: “Our Lord, You did not create this in vain. Highly Exalted are You, so protect us from the punishment of the Fire." (Quran 3:190-191)
"Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of God . Verily in the remembrance of God do hearts find rest!"
"O humanity! Indeed, God’s promise is true. So do not let the life of this world deceive you, nor let the Chief Deceiver(Satan) deceive you about God. Surely Satan is an enemy to you, so take him as an enemy. He only invites his followers to become inmates of the Blaze." (Quran 35:5-6)
"Their messengers answered, ‘Can there be any doubt about God, the Creator of the heavens and earth? He calls you to Him in order to forgive you your sins and let you enjoy your life until the appointed hour.’ But they said, ‘You are only men like us. You want to turn us away from what our forefathers used to worship. Bring us clear proof then, [if you can].’ (Quran 14:10)
Prophet Muhammad said (pbuh):
“When God loves one of His slaves, He tests him to hear his supplication.”
@@colnixon8989try it for yourself and find out.
You are becoming one of my favorite Atheist CZcamsrs. I am a Christian Theist, and I appreciate you raising these arguments for discussion. Looking forward to more content and more food for thought.
Seeking friendship with the world?
@@_sky_blue_Right, cause what's happening here is what James is talking bout....
@@_sky_blue_ If your god cannot withstand questioning then perhaps your position is not as rock-solid as you had once assumed
@@xXEGPXx who are you that you can decide when I want to speak?
@@_sky_blue_ What the fuck are you talking about?
I've never professed to know whether or not there is a god , I've simply said that I don't believe in any of the many man made gods.
Well said. I list the same reasons, plus my consistent disappointment in what theists have shared as the evidence that convinced them. If intellectual laziness was the key to securing a confident faith in God, then I had been going about it all wrong. Anyway, inasmuch as I found many common values with such precious friends, I have never known a member of God's believers who shared my honest willingness to reject dearly-held ideas that don't hold up under scrutiny.
I started out with a faith, naive as it was. That changed as a result of applying what I took for my God-given mind in good faith, in the search for truth. Struggled for years afterward to find reason to not to be an atheist, will go to my grave knowing I did all that could reasonably be expected; in the inexplicable event I was after all created by a God who's not satisfied with that, then that's on Him.
I thought I had gone a hell of a long way to find God, for someone lacking reason to suspect the existence of anything worthy of that title but yours might be the most persistent effort to be persuaded I've heard of. After a time, I found more value in other pursuits.
Having watched your first debate with Johnathan, it’s amazing to see how you continue to grow and improve your debate and public speaking skills. Excited to see you continue to flourish!
This is such a lovely presentation you have delivered. Thank you for your kindness and poise in which you deliver your arguments and points.
I would love to see your debate with @CharlieKirk
Can you invite him to the podcast?
WHAT IS HE MEANING OF LIFE?
To have a relationship with God on earth so you can spend eternity together in Heaven. So, what pushes me away from God? Sin (lying, unforgiveness, sexual sins from lust, dishonouring parents, steeling, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) which leads to hell. But Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead to give you the ability to repent and Believe in Him as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I am curious if Alex would ever consider researching Gnostic Christianity? I think he would find it insightful if he looked into either Valentinian Gnosticism or Rosicrucianism or other streams of Esoteric Christianity...
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
Never saw your videos before this, and i just cried for the first time in a while. Ive never seen someone explain the struggle of religious trauma involving the "feeling" of the invisible god. Thank you for this refreshing look on life
May I answer you maybe? The "struggle out of religious concern" is a struggle because you search to find God with your mind. Open yourself with your heart. That doesn't need religion. Humble yourself first and empty yourself of the pride of false knowledge. Pray to God in humbleness and ask for forgiveness of your sins. Bless you 🙏 ❤
that because you are a godless ass kissers as any Goddeniers... Another reason for not respecting you and you left God for nothing and the emptiness that this cult called atheism give you...
@@platzhirsch4275 that because you are a godless ass kissers as any Goddeniers... Another reason for not respecting you and you left God for nothing and the emptiness that this cult called atheism give you...
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@@platzhirsch4275how does one "opens" his heart? What does it mean? What do you mean by "emptying yourself from false knowledge"? What false knowledge are you exactly talking about?
Greetings from Germany
0:00 Intro
2:53 The problem of divine hiddenness (Though arguably it starts in the intro itself)
5:42 Alex as the non-resistant non-believer
11:30 Geographical predictability of religious belief
13:55 Gratuitous suffering
17:00 Animal suffering
19:19 Outro
Thanks for that. Unfortunately none of that tells me why God doesn't exist
@@sgloobal2025 Speaking as an agnostic here, the answer to your question: It doesn't.
But God's silence speaks volumes in certain ways. There are only 4 options:
1. God has some plan we are either not aware of (or maybe if you believe the Bible is a reliable source of information, that would be the document of awareness), that he will put into action at some point in the future, and for now he remains completely silent.
2. God is indifferent to humanity in a neutral way. Meaning, God does actually interact with humanity on any personal level. This God would simply be an entity that maintains the physical forces of this universe going.
3. God is an asshole. Why? If he actually cares about humanity, but doesn't help, why? Reason #1 is possible, but I guess he's ok with those people suffering intense torture for years, sometimes decades.
4. He doesn't exist.
Which one explains our reality the closest possible?
@@apreviousseagle836 Or we aren't listening.
The geography thing is so stale and extreeeeemely naive when the majority of humans on earth are coerced and persecuted into conformity. In a backhanded way it actually validates any religion with martyrs. And proves atheism is a fake social phenomenon.
@@apreviousseagle836 also there's no such thing as true agnostics. One will either directly or indirectly deny the existence of God
This is the best articulation of a thought that I have held for many years. That it’s not the catastrophic life and culture altering events that to me to disprove theism - with those events, at least certain lessons can be learned, and a greater truth could be taught - It’s the litany of mundane/menial things that human beings (and animals) are subjected to daily. The much more personal things… What “God” decides that I should be born with asthma, or that some child has a clef, or that people would have arthritis, or the old lady whose rewarding life experiences are being stripped away from her by dementia, or that we are built in a way that makes it difficult for us to avoid pain and injury…?
Even if our reward for all of these detriments & punishments is a blissful afterlife, what real point is there to making our earthly existence this complicated and at times painful?
In my mind, this doesn’t necessarily disprove theism and God, but it does call into question two major things. First, the idea that any God, who supposedly loves us, would subject us to such faults and perils in our world & universe. And the second that we are somehow so incredibly flawed yet we are still created in God‘s image.
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
The existence of free will is a powerful thing that I feel is often overlooked. I hope this can help 🙏 Love you, brother.
What free will?
@@ED-TwoZeroNine the will allowing you to respond to my comment in question 😁 or to decide what you want to eat. Or decide to shower or brush your teeth. The option to believe or not believe in God.
@@NoahBLance do you breath with your own will? No it’s a subconscious mechanism till you are aware or breathing. Do you walk with your own will? No, the subconscious walks for you while you’re busy of hearing music or talking with friends. Does anything you do is from your own free will? No, our brain creates the illusion that we have freewill but in reality every thought, feeling, or memory you have, is controlled by the subconscious and gets sends to your consciousness so you become aware of these things.. even without a god, we don’t have free will.
@@NoahBLance free will is nothing but an illusion.
objects that are moving in relativistic speeds away and towards you can exist in different planes in time than you.
they exist in the same plane of time as you in the future ( going towards you)
or you in the past ( going away from you). this means that time doesnt exist.
things dont happen. the universe just is, with everything that will happen already decided
Your eloquence in formulating your position is in a way a trend that I am observing these days. It comes to my attention that more and more people from the audience on various debates, meetings etc. are formulating the qustions so well crafted, intelectually rich and just simply well thought. Probably constanlty rewatching many debates for the last 20 years and the observation of history modern and old is forcing upon us and within us an understanding that is deeply suspicious of grand ideologies.
My reasoning is much more simple: he doesn't make me win in online games, therefore he's not real.
Now THAT is the only reason you need not to belive in God. If he would exist i would be grandmaster in league of legends. But guess what, i'm not, so he dosen't exist.
@@andrijazavrtnik2411neither am I. It’s okay. You’re both mediocre at Lol
not enough faith idiot
Other guys are just praying harder🤷🏼♂️
He did not make him grow you up :(
David is believed to have written Psalm 139. But we also see David write pslams like this, Psalm 22 "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent."
But idk, take it as you will. Love the videos my dude!
Having lived through an existence within Orthodox Christianity and then atheism to transcend into something else, my process in retrospect has been one of coming into a reality that affords me an avenue found deeply within whereby I'm able to systematically face the self-limiting fears of my past to find resolution. An identity of victimhood is graduating into one of thriving wherein life is now seen as benevolent and intelligent in a manner that serves me in becoming more loving myself. I now encounter this immaterial benevolence more readily through an attitude of gratitude, not because the 'right' attitude makes me more deserving but simply because in being grateful, I open myself up to experiencing more of the character that I lack as a sense of this emanates from deeply within. The Truth of identity is becoming more important to me than any one particular perspective that I hold in any given moment.
I tear up when you share your walk. This is the second time I've heard this clip. It choked me up last year; it does the same this year. Thanks for sharing, Alex.
God is the epitome of Holiness because He is sinlessly perfect, A sinner (liar, sexually immoral, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, thief etc) cannot be in the presence of God or else he will be utterly consumed therefore repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven.
You're searching Alex and I appreciate how profound and thoughtful your discourse is. I like this Muslin saying that goes, "Whoever does a work based on what he knows from his knowledge, God causes him to inherit a knowledge he didn't know he had."
I think you can replace the word God with Universe or our material reality that you seem to be profoundly enamored with. Your discourse comes from a place of love and I hope that peace finds you in your days.
Religion does NOT make the world better. It covers up reality and creates illusions. Humans have improved society through science, logic, reason, and the pursuit of provable facts. Religion is a hindrance to all good pursuits of anything. Losing religion is a GREAT THING. CELEBRATE INTELLIGENCE AND FACT. They are truly amazing things and have actually saved millions of lives. Unlike religion and its endless lies and myths. SAVE HUMANITY - END RELIGION
The equivalent of the Christian "seek and you shall find".
I'm a pretty firm theist, and respect Alex. He is a respectable young atheist gentleman and is sincere in his search for the truth.
I was a theist until my teenage years, then I became an atheist, and came back to theism again in my 30s. I'm in no place of judging anyone. But I'm happy about my path. The idea of God has changed too throughout the years and it's more beautiful and vast now.
@@fernandooliveiralino Indulging in that process is what makes life meaningful
"Hope is not a smug optimism! Since a believer’s hope has its source in God, one can truly hope only insofar as one has ties with God and is open to his influence."
-Robert Cardinal Sarah
from his book, The Day Is Now Far Spent
Alex you have an impressive reading list but have you ever tried hallucinogenic medicine?
What would that prove? That certain chemicaIs can cause your brain to mistake non-real mental constructs for reality? We know that already.
Yes he has i think he had a video about it
I've never seen a better speech. Ever. I've watched numerous debators, speakers, I am an avid reader from the early stages of my life and I'm willing to admit, without doubting it for a second, that you are the best speaker I've ever heard. The way you've approached this, the words you've used, the way you constructed your sentences... It's a work of a genius and I don't say this lightly. I mean it.
Thank you for your work. It very much appreciated even though I'm inclined towards theism. This is the best argument/speech I've ever heard.
John lennox has some great speeches as well
I presume this comment has been written by Alex`s mum posing under a pseudonym !Thanks mum !😄
This lecture describes very well what I feel and went through myself!
Thanks
If an omniscient, omnipotent being exists and created me in every aspect of my being, then his reality should be even more obvious and clear to me than is my awareness of myself. If I have any doubts, he knows precisely the level of "proof" I might need to accept his reality. I have no direct awareness of any such being, nor have I received proof of any kind that verifies his existence. "Divine Hiddenness" is an issue that no theologian I've ever read has been able to explain.
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
There was a time in our history when believing, or having a feeling, that something was true was a useful survival mechanism; having those feelings saved us from those as yet unseen sneaky predators although more often than not our beliefs were wrong and we were just being way to suspicious/cautious; but better safe than sorry. However we cannot undo this survival tool and we still place great importance on having emotionally charged moments that we literally fire up ourselves from vague cues but we then assume/invent in our minds that "something real but out of sight" (e.g. God) triggered them. There is need for those beliefs to be amazingly strong; otherwise we won't act quickly enough, but strong feelings aren't proof of anything.
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
I respect this guy as he is respectful in return. He doesn't run down peoples beliefs or malign them in anyway, as he just voices his own experience, and doesn't go all anti-religious on you.
Don’t let this fool you. He’s part of the world and he still has an agenda. Atheist are out there causing more of a falling away from faith. Don’t forget this was taught in history. Stalin was a great influencer in atheism. He pushed this force fed this to vulnerable children to schools across the board. In todays world satan can sometimes make things appear innocent and seem inoffensive. Jesus said only a few make it to life. This is because only a few are not drawn to the things of the devil. Keep your eyes open and your spirit in alert mode. Gods day will come as a thief in the night. We are nearing the tribulation period. This is where the clear division will be between Those who love God and those who don’t. Those who will be set for life and those set for their end. God is the life source. Rejecting him one rejects life. Don’t let the devil entice you to the way that leads to death.
The thing I find totally disingenuous about him is he ignores the pink elephant in the room: quantum physics has long debunked materialism and the atheist reliance upon it many decades ago!
@alexkane84 What? It did? You'd think that would be big news. Where can I find this information?
@@alexkane84 then you don't understand quantum physics at all, because that's not what it shows. a basic understanding of its principles goes to show that classical determinism is not sufficient enough to describe quantum mechanics and particles on a quantum level of measure.
@@sawyersimpkins9428 heard of a small thing called the Nobel Prize ??
"Well... It looks like I have my work cut out for me" - Straight out of the book of Hitchens.
The cadence too
I do feel like he either models himself on Hitchens or just happens to be extremely similar. His accent, intonation, rhythm etc is virtually identical.
You can see the influence of Hitchens when he says, "Nothing, Nothing!" when answering whether a god has answered his prayers or ever shown up.
@@blackswan8653 People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
I hope youbsee this, Alex. My favorite book is called The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot. In the back there is thirty pages citing all sources of the studies mentioned in the book.
Reading this book was the catalyst for a major shift in my perception. I've read a lot of books exploring suvh topics, this one in my opinion is the best book for those who truly want evidence of God, it's all backed by numerous independant peer reviewed studies.
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
Alex! Thank you for this polite and eloquent questioning of God's place in the human experience! I am a Christian and I sincerely hope you get the chance to meet God. I believe wholeheartedly that God will not allow you to die before you meet him if you keep searching and wanting Him. He knows your heart, and he never punishes someone for their real effort to reach Him. I will be praying for you and wishing you the best of luck. P.S. Have you tried Pentecostal churches? They are a bit of a culture shock for someone raised Catholic, but they are experts at creating an environment where the emotional relationship side of Christianity is very accessible. Good luck Alex!
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
I am a Christian and therefore is disagreement with your conclusions, but I will say that this is a sophisticated and well thought out argument that I very much appreciate. You do a good job at taking real questions, one step further. You took "ok arguments" and made them challenging arguments. I'll enjoy thinking through these things rather than just trying to dismiss them.
What exactly do you disagree with?
I also love discussions about the existence of spirituality and God and as a believer, I think it's important to also listen to the non-believers and their arguments.
Well, I suppose that's more than most christians do
I’m gonna leave a comment here, so I get pinged if you ever decide to share your answers to those questions
Just want to share my respect for you, sir, for being open minded. You'll make it far in life with that.
A new level of respect to you sir. You said it all and in a way that's too impressive for words. Thank you.
I love the honesty of Alex’s proposition
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
Is there an email that I could contact you by, sir? I have an experience with this that could perhaps be useful for your understanding along with mine. Thank you, sir.
I don't think he would post his email openly, I'm sure he does not want to be bombarded by thousands of people urging him to change his beliefs 😂
Bravo, sir. Most arguments supporting the existence of God simply rely on scripture--as if citing a book proves the claim. Your points are succinct, easily understood, and well supported by experience, common sense, history, facts, and compelling, unassailable logic. It's a delight and pleasure to listen to you speak.
Yes!!!
There is one thing that Alex didn't try in his search for God. He didn't try faith. Blind trust that God is real and that the words are true with no proof.
I hate to break the hearts of pdf file atheists, but men cannot give birth
@@SuperLifestreamyou cannot force faith authentically. I cannot “choose” to believe in something that I don’t believe in.
@@SuperLifestreamlol. At that point have faith in Islam, Buddhism, etc. Doesn’t matter!
Brilliantly articulated positions. I admire your calmness while speaking to such an audiance, it shows, that you really live for this topic.
The most fundamental reason for theism is that it brings comfort to the believer. In and of itself, this is quite benign, and beneficial. Organized religions, with man-made rules and ego-based claims, have turned this benign faith into devastation for humanity, more than any perceived benefit. When we live with Love, forgiveness and gratitude as our foundation of belief we can experience God in the mundane examples of life you mention.
Alex, my heart's desire for you is that you listen to at least several of Hugh Ross' videos & books with an open mind & heart. ❤
He is one of the most brilliant & humble men I have ever experienced & helped me both see & love God bigger.
Beautifully structured, respectful and reasoned argument. An example to everyone…I wish we had more of that in the world. Great video man!
are you nuts? you seriously expect more people to waste time entertaining the idea of something obviously made up just so you feel respected? how about you respect my believe in your utter stupidity?! please spend years upon years researching and please respectfully entertain the idea that you are truthfully stupid! CUZ THATS WHAT I BELIEVE!
People often say, “I’m not hurting anyone so it’s ok to sin (lying, stealing, sexual sins, disrespecting parents etc)” The same God who said to love your neighbour first said to love Him to the best of your ability. If you carry on sinning, then you do not love God but are selfish like the devil so you will be joined to your father in hell or repent of your sins and believe in Jesus as God so Jesus adopts you as His child and you will join Him in Heaven forever.
Thanks for posting, Alex.
God is the epitome of Holiness because He is sinlessly perfect, A sinner (liar, sexually immoral, taking the Lord’s Name in vain, thief etc) cannot be in the presence of God or else he will be utterly consumed therefore repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus as your Lord and Saviour to go to Heaven.
Nature is so brutal as they eat each other to survive. There is so much suffering. They walk around in constant fear and vigilance.
and we're no different.
love the quote from Shakespeare - ‘trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries”
religious legends and religious music express the desire to believe, and sometimes make belief (of some kind) seem overwhelmingly ineluctable - it’s a totality, not a syllogistic chain.
Loved this video!
Respect from an ex Muslim
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How were you able to disprove the existence of God?
If you don’t believe in God because of suffering, it is you that has defined God as incapable of causing people to suffer.
@Spyrix-rx3rd no, it's the endless contradictory signals. It's the words in the the text not matching what's on the screen, but if belief does you some good, then keep on believing, belief made me question, and that's done me some good.
@@Spyrix-rx3rd I don't need to disprove what has never been proven in the first place.
The problem of evil isn't my issue with the Islamic god. It is the contents of the Quran, hadiths, sirah, scholarly tafsirs, etc That make it glaringly obvious that this is a man made product that has very little to do with anything "divine"
@@thenun1846ok if ur really a Muslim how much chapters are there in the Quran and I bet ur gonna search google
Btw after 15 years of theology debates, having been on both sides, this is the BEST opening argument I've heard. There's very few people who would've seen that vulnerability, only someone with the honest experience of being let down by religion could've seen that
Atheist COPIUM, really don't get why some people are quite desperate for everything to be meaningless accident and, in the end, nothing. It's always a weak argument when you have to start with using a manmade power structure IE religion as your talking point. Disproving any religion does nothing to disprove a universe with purpose. He also forgot to define "God" before going into how "God" doesn't exist. If you'd like to disprove manmade power structures and false/limited definitions of what "God" is, well, have fun. He also mentions "death" as a negative and desiring to avoid it (whatever it is since we don't know), which is utter insansity and ignorance on both counts. TLDR he did not define what "God" is but seems to define "God" as some separate being acting from outside and creating and influencing whatever and wherever we are, while also assuming he possesses the qualities necessary to perceive such a being and that being's methods of communication. This particular definition of "God" is manmade, as manmade as any dogmatic religion. Nothing new has been accomplished in this video, it is an exercise in futility that only argues about "God" under this created definition and mainly within the context of religions. Also assumes he can somehow define what is good and moral and that he has the ability to define what suffering is and the good or evil of it. Also believes in the holo hoax, and here's your red herring. Have fun
What side did you end up on if i may ask?
Was it not obvious?@@yoostcool6889
I love this video. I am a Christian, but I genuinely like your content and respect your attitude towards learning and searching for the Truth. I don't know if you have already, but you *must* try and set up a discussion with Jay Dyer.
I'd encourage any of you to read Tolstoy's "A Confession".
He too was a brilliant intellectual, who found himself a non-resistant Non-believer, and went down a similar journey of thought as Alex did.
All Humans need to repent & Believe in Jesus as their God. Why? Because all Humans have sinned (lied, lusted sexually, stolen, dishonoured parents, unbelief etc). Avoid the fires of Hell (justice of God) and choose Heaven today. Jesus defeated death by rising from the dead. GOD IS HOLY
As a Christian who is also a skeptic, I have greatly enjoyed your videos over the past few weeks.
I extremely enjoy your objections and the grace by which you have shown. Not that I could challenge you in a debate and win, you are certainly the better debater. I also have a fundamental difference in how the world and God operates than many of the people you have debated and can see why many of your objections resonate.
I don’t even claim to have all the answers but you have helped me button up my arguments and my own faith. I will continue to watch and enjoy.
Thank you for making us Christian’s actually take the time to consider our arguments and have better arguments than in past years.
I also think some of your logic is a bit faulty, especially when it comes to meaning of suffering but once again, with some of the Christians I’ve seen you debate, their theology leans toward that.
Keep searching whether you find God or not, the pursuit of truth is the one of the greatest pursuits we can take as humans.
I suggest askCliffe, he's a very intelligent Christian speaker
@@dimensionninja4929 I enjoy his content as well
The shroud of Turin will solidify your faith.
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The Shroud of Turin was proven to be fake several times. The Catholic Church doesn’t even claim that it is real. Did you know this? In fact, they immediately found the artist who created it, as soon as it was produced. But then some higher ups decided that it would be good for business, so they just kept their mouths shut about it. But they have never added it to their list of miracles or evidence. Belief in the Shroud shows that you have no idea what you’re talking about, and have done zero research,
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He’s a liar for Jesus. He just obfuscates, changes the subject, and makes unfounded claims.
I like the lines from an old song “i swear there ain’t no heaven but i pray there ain’t no hell, we will never no by living only dying will tell”. It is good to have honest debate and for people to respect other opinions.
So much logic. It's SO eye opening for me, an ex-Christian, still deconstructing my brainwashing. Thank you so much. Thank you for stating the obvious, as it's very necessary when it comes to cults.
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I am an Atheist who is attending a Christian Gospel Church, participating in their activities as well as taking part of their service by taking on a role within the Ministry. I am not rejecting nor resisting the idea of a divine God, if you believe he exists then so be it, but personally I find it hard to believe while the questions in my head remains unanswered. Removing God from my life before I became an Atheist was the hardest step for me, so believing in him makes it so much harder.
Alex I've been watching you for years. You have really refined your arguments and polished your speech. More than that you have furthered the human experience and tried your best to reveal truth and encourage critical thinking. Thank you personally, for your inpact on me.
I was just told that my mom doesn’t want me buried next to her since I’m not Catholic. She had a plot reserved which I thought was weird because I’m still young and she basically said she’s going to retract it and let someone else have it. None of my other siblings are Catholic yet I am the one she gets angry at. I just feel numb at this point.
I'm sorry to hear that. Christianity often drives a wedge between family members. It especially does not help that Jesus himself said he was here to divide families.
That's not very Christian of her....
@@CB66941 But NOT in that manner. It was about those who choose to follow the Christ's teachings (not religious dogma) and those who do not! His teachings would be DIVISIVE. And this is NOTHING to do with specific religions.
That's rough. But isn't better to know how she really feels? Maybe it's a good time to reconsider how you feel about her as well.
I don't know how young you are. If you are still financially dependent on her then I'd encourage you to keep your thoughts to yourself. But if you're able to be financially independent from her then don't hesitate to put an appropriate distance between you and her. I'm sharing advice that would have drastically changed my life for the better had I received it at the right time. I hope you will consider it thoughtfully.
That's terrible. I'm really sorry that's what your relationship is like with your mom. Just want you to know (from a Catholic) that that's not right. I hope she sees that what she said in no way reflects the heart of Jesus.
Hebrews 11:6 answers his first set of objections, "And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him."
You have to cross the line and choose to believe in God to find God. It's God's own requirement to find Him. Belief in the One Whom you are seeking to find.
Stop quoting your fictional books. They mean nothing to us.
@@pugsterjosh7925 "us" huh? Sorry to offend your cult then with the truth. Cults do hate the truth.
You bl**dy got it in one, lovesickforone .
Cults do, indeed hate truth.
Also, why would any believe in Jehovy the big Jealous Jeopardizer...
And assassin... of... kids? Among others.
This is terrifying to me. This implies that the only way to know God truly is if you... already know him. If you've never met him, you never will meet him. Those left behind were designed to be left behind. It is the worst fate imaginable
This also implies that God plays favorites. If he doesn't want you to believe, you never will, and he won't have to tolerate your presence in his kingdom
It's not like that at all Krimnorr... it's just saying that you have to choose to believe He exists.
Knowing someone exists is different than knowing them personally and intimately as a friend.
Love your work Alex x long time fan x 🥰 wish you well in whatever you do x
That “sun/son rose again” joke took me out. Well done man
Very interesting questions, thanks for sharing. (Catholic there :) )
Your experience with the silence of God is similar to many believers. You would have a good discussion with Dennis Prager as he is a believer who says that he has never had a "God experience", never heard a voice, never saw a mystical experience, etc..
I witnessed the first time you addressed a group in America and I’ve been suitably impressed since.
Hey there! Jesus can give true peace. He wants to have a personal relationship with you! May God bless you :)