I'm back! I've been away for a while travelling and researching. The talk I gave in California should soon be available, so keep your eyes peeled. This video took a lot of time to research and produce. I hope you find it worth my efforts. All sources can be found in the description - if I've missed any, please let me know. Finally, let me know what you think of the video, did you hold any of the misconceptions I brought up?

@crackcobain9845

6 жыл бұрын

1:48 Why is Finland red?

@Bastianat

6 жыл бұрын

YESSSS Been waiting on this

@TheRidger

6 жыл бұрын

Also Japan?

@arcadiagreen150

6 жыл бұрын

it's the way America should be. take all gods out of the equation. leave your worship in church or at home or in your head. it has no place in the operation of a free country. no more apologizing to Muslims or Christians or whatever. if you want religious bias then promptly relocate elsewhere. I bet you'll miss America QUICKLY. nice work alex.

@wirelessbaguette8997

6 жыл бұрын

I held those misconceptions to be self-evident...ly false.

When you already know the answer but watch anyway

@hgpo27

6 жыл бұрын

the answer is yes

@ianbaker672

6 жыл бұрын

hgpo27 it is in all but name. The south is extremely religious and are numerous enough to influence decisions. The Constitution helps defend other religions and atheists, but it only goes so far. For example, my state has a law banning atheists from office, but I could fight that on constitutional grounds and win, but I probably wouldn't get elected because my voters are heavily Christian

@MrPoster42

6 жыл бұрын

Here's hoping the evangelicals falling all over themselves to support Trump is the death-throws on the fundamentalist control of our national government.

@GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic

6 жыл бұрын

Castiel 839 I do! And thanks for watching!

@hgpo27

6 жыл бұрын

It is too easy to troll being ironic

On one hand, I fully agree. On the other hand, I live in the Bible Belt, and I can't come out as a bisexual or atheist because my community would disown me.

@nichieazure9359

6 жыл бұрын

Glitchboy Gaming i feel you on a personal level.

@jimenezmariana

6 жыл бұрын

Glitchboy Gaming me too

@ericalbers4867

6 жыл бұрын

Glitchboy Gaming what state? I live in Kansas and there are plenty of gay people here. Nobody gives a shit. Same as Missouri. I'm not saying your specific town isn't backwoods hillbilly. Simply that I see no persecution or hear of any overall. Maybe it's time for you to move? Some places will likely not change for some time and honestly it's their right. Atheism though, yeah. That's worse than being a pedophile in many people's eyes around here. Still, it's their right. Most, again, don't care.

@jimenezmariana

6 жыл бұрын

Eric Albers I live in Texas one of the most prejudiced states as I know that I will be disowned from my family whom are Catholics the town I live in full of Christians and wish to leave as I will shortly the only good thing is my friends who accept me so I have a support system

@ericalbers4867

6 жыл бұрын

MX Vlogs Ouch, I can see Texas being that way in smaller town's. I was stationed in San Antonio years ago and it wasn't bad for those I knew were gay. Even in the military (Army). Either way, at least you have a group to surround yourself with. That's the best thing other than moving.

It's sad, many people in my area in the U.S. are SO religious, my science teacher goes on and on about how "a puppy will never give birth to a kitten" in order to disprove evolution, which she is supposed to be teaching. Oh yeah, and she preached at me about Jesus when I told her she was ridiculous. Kill me

@mr.strange8225

6 жыл бұрын

Eutdynxt Txnydtue wow that sucks they should let her go school is about learning not backwards religion

@oreussriley505

6 жыл бұрын

you should report them to the district administrators because unless you go to a private school, they're not allowed to force religion into your education.

@robbinhuckelberry4168

6 жыл бұрын

You could contact the Freedom From Religion Foundation. They help in situations like that.

@Stettafire

6 жыл бұрын

If that were me I'd stand up and laugh in her face. Might get detention, but then I would just carry on laughing in hysterics until they were all convinced I had gone crazy. Just saying that, in my country both religious indoctrination and also patronism is definitely not the norm. In fact, we are pretty much encouraged to criticise the government from an early age.

@LukeSumIpsePatremTe

6 жыл бұрын

Isn't puppy by definition too young to reproduce?

Every time a Christian says America is a Christian nation an imaginary angel loses his wings.

@lightandtruthansari8945

2 жыл бұрын

PROOF that America did NOT start out as a Christian nation...kzread.info/dash/bejne/d3qEz7Krqq-9pKQ.html

@jerrodmecca7745

Жыл бұрын

Look it's not made a law as far as official but the whole dream and foundation and culture is Jesus. Period

@marseldagistani1989

Жыл бұрын

@@jerrodmecca7745 The first amendment to the US Constitution states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Check again

@buckchile614

Жыл бұрын

@@jerrodmecca7745 Sure. And that's where we went wrong. A perfect example of how religion is a net negative in most matters. It is written

I will never get over how soothing your voice is

@imfeelingkwerty4765

6 жыл бұрын

where is blue diamond

@rhiannonm6022

6 жыл бұрын

Ik it is so calming

@bdf2718

6 жыл бұрын

You're asking for CosmicSkepticASMR?

@ashm2338

5 жыл бұрын

@@bdf2718 yes

Oh the irony. The fact that a British person would be better American that half the people in America.

@brochestedbs

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry but, as a Brit, I have to say that's bollocks. A great majority of Brits are atheist or just don't care about religion. We have some Muslims, who we allow freedom of worship. In time their descendants will wean themselves away from their religion, seeing it is un-necessary, just as Christians generally are doing. Religion is just not a big deal for us.

@twatinahatsmith7428

4 жыл бұрын

@@brochestedbs Got to agree, the church had so much power within state and in some ways does have some power through our leaders. I remember late 60's early 70's, we had outdated laws like not being able to buy bread on a Sunday. Chinese takeaways could open but chips shops couldn't.

@TheNinthGenerarion

4 жыл бұрын

xavi xavi just because you accept refugees doesn’t mean you are pro ISIS, and accepting Muslims is not the same as being anti Christian

@buckchile614

Жыл бұрын

@@brochestedbs Your response did not refute his comment @ all

"Out of many, one." That's beautiful, can we change it back?

@cerberaodollam

Жыл бұрын

That'd be fun 😁 or even the lightning kid's version "mind your business". That would be very timely too

John Quincy Adams was sworn in on a law book, not a bible

@iztheterrible

5 жыл бұрын

so whats the point,,,, the laws were based on christianity....

@xxsageonexx8910

5 жыл бұрын

iztheterrible 😂

@mgwilliams1000

4 жыл бұрын

George Carlin: "What if they gave you a backwards, upside-down, written in Chinese braille bible with half the pages missing to swear on? Would that count?" Of course he was talking about the courtroom.

@TheNinthGenerarion

4 жыл бұрын

iztheterrible yes, because the freedom of religion was based on “thou shall have no other gods before me”

If Americans remember the basic 8th grade history class, they should all agree that America was not made to be a Christian nation.

@MrPoster42

6 жыл бұрын

Our schools are terrible. I wrote my senior paper in high school on America being founded as a Christian nation and I got an A on it.

@sibco96

6 жыл бұрын

MrPoster42 That's sad, but not surprising.

@shygirl2927

6 жыл бұрын

MrPoster42 idk writing is a little different. You can argue in writing and state your opinions in writing but if you received an A for saying we are officially a Christian nation and you weren't writing an argumentative piece in English class. That is sad. That's bad history teaching. In public schools.

@MrPoster42

6 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that either the teacher was a Christian who believed the propagandist history already. Or she didn't want to chance facing fundamentalist parents calling for her job for pushing "evil liberal/atheist agendas" by telling their child "America wasn't Christian". Which given a school in the Bible Belt would not likely support such a teacher in some ways I would understand even if i ideally would wish she had challenged me (or any others) for reports that are clearly just not factual in nature. I was a good student so getting As was not uncommon. I'm sure the report was well written/constructed. However the conclusion is just objectively not true.

@gogroxandurrac

6 жыл бұрын

The problem isn't that it was made to be a Christian nation, but that it is becoming one despite the original purpose of the founding fathers. More laws are being pushed forward and passed every year to provide benefits to religious propagation while attempting to limit understanding of the topics that would provide a basis for questioning the religious texts. This is easy to see in scholastic circles, watch AronRa for more specific examples. The motto having changed with Eisenhower, for instance, is something that most Christians don't know, because they only know the current motto without ever questioning what it was before, if there ever was a before. Actual research is much more difficult than just claiming everything you like has nothing you don't like in it because you never paid any attention to inconvenient truths or didn't care enough to question. Christians regularly do this with the Bible, why does it surprise anyone when they do it with everything else? Christians are, unfortunately, a majority in America. Calling America Christian is a tactic to make Christians more patriotic and take more of an interest in politics, as Trump has successfully done. It's what he does, he takes the biggest thing that people like and says he likes it too. Pandering is hardly a new idea, and the attempt to teach a god-free worldview to kids has given Christians that didn't pay attention in elementary school a persecution complex which makes his job even easier.

Last Sunday, I watched in disbelief as my neighbor mowed his yard. I loaded up my shotgun and set out to do God's work. I marched through the hedges and had him in my sights, when all of a sudden, my conscious kicked in, and remembered that the Bible and all bronze aged texts were written during a period of human pre-history when nobody had the slightest idea what was going on, except for the Chinese. The Chinese never saw the flood that covered the earth. Their dynasty somehow missed that chapter.

@hawkscratch

6 жыл бұрын

gold

@___LC___

6 жыл бұрын

Revie Cliche - Wouldn't shooting him be work? Watch him mow on Saturday, then mow him down on Sunday...lest another neighbor stone you.

@YY4Me133

6 жыл бұрын

Dustin 3423 _"...the Bible and all bronze aged texts were written during a period of human pre-history..."_ As far as I know, written language is the dividing line between prehistory and history, so there are no prehistoric books.

@RevieCliche

6 жыл бұрын

As long as you're doing God's work, its not work.

@mupert_rerdok

6 жыл бұрын

This is gold Jerry, gold!

Perhaps if the president swore his oath of office on the constitution he wouldn't violate it so often.

@brightbird4195

3 жыл бұрын

Oh burn....

@bob45

Жыл бұрын

Isn't the oath exactly that though? 'I swear on the Bible to uphold the Constitution.⁹'

Short answer: America is a secular nation that just so happens to have a majority population of christians. Next question.

@iztheterrible

5 жыл бұрын

secular in not following a strict religion. but the rules and regs we follow is christian.

@michaelpondo6324

4 жыл бұрын

In name only. Materialism is the. Gid of. Ameruca. Trump is living oroof we worship filth.

@amygilmore9203

4 жыл бұрын

Lol what do you think is the definition of a nation 😂

@Anglomachian

4 жыл бұрын

@@amygilmore9203 A stable community of human beings united by a common culture; and, usually in the modern sense, confined within a defined territory of land.

@amygilmore9203

4 жыл бұрын

@@Anglomachian ye so the american people are a nation, and christianity was the religion that the vast majority of them followed and continue to follow to this day. Therefore america is a christian nation

2:53 DID HE SAY "YUGEST?" 😂

@chrisw5286

6 жыл бұрын

And most biggly??? Lmao

@Yesseny11

6 жыл бұрын

Genetically Modified Skeptic He's mocking Trump because he's been caught using these made up words

@calebr7199

6 жыл бұрын

"I had the Yugest and best inauguration ever! Believe me no one has had a ceremony more biggly than me!" -Probably something Trump would say

@leruetheday377

6 жыл бұрын

Orange Boy Definitely.

@philipvestergaard-laustsen1244

6 жыл бұрын

Hugest**

I'm an American atheist and hope that we rid our government of the many religious references.

@RagicalPlays

6 жыл бұрын

Whatever happened to that state and church separation then

@dinodude7290

5 жыл бұрын

Astro why r u so salty? calm down!

@dinodude7290

5 жыл бұрын

is it now illegal to express an opinion?

@dededead1172

5 жыл бұрын

@Natsu Dragneel well you can say that but most will be apprehensive of you owning a gun or being around a school

@matthewkopp2391

3 жыл бұрын

@@RagicalPlays the separation is different from the first amendment. Separation of church and state comes from a letter written by Jefferson it is not the law. The first amendment really applies for establishing an institution like the Church of England and for religious freedom in general. But in reality there is not a legal position of separation of church and state. The state can in fact make laws supporting churches like special tax laws or provide federal aid if a church is struck by a natural disaster.

I absolutely love how passionate you are in relation to the things you talk about. You leave no stone unturned by way of backing up everything you say and you always site your sources. Is it weird that I actually feel immensely proud of this guy? He's so young but such a positive member of society. Seriously, you're going to go very, very far in life and I couldn't be happier for you.

Every 60 seconds, a minute passes in Africa. Please spread the word to raise awareness for this tragedy!

@Pantopam

6 жыл бұрын

I beg to differ. It depends where on Earth you are. General relativity dictates that time passes differently in different gravitational fields! So this only works if you look at 60 seconds at Africa and compare it to that exact same location. But generally it doesn't hold! It depends on your position on Earth. Dang

@YaKnowWhatIming

6 жыл бұрын

I know this question has nothing to do with the video at hand but some of the people here seem reasonable and intelligent enough so could any of you address a question that I have regarding the flat Earth? I originally responded to a flat Earther attempting to explain light refraction, I initially said: "Refraction over the surface of the Earth is well known and can be seen by ships appearing to float on top of the water in the ocean. It occurs BECAUSE the Earth is curved with a layer of air which has a different density due to temperature and humidity right on top of another layer. As the light from a distant object travels and the Earth curves that light wave will eventually hit the higher layer of different density due to the curvature and will be bent either upward or downward depending on which layer is the denser of the two. The bending is very slight, usually less than a degree in order to see a skyline over the horizon. It doesn't take much. It is the curvature that helps make the refraction in most cases unless there just happens to be a cold or hot packet of air between the viewer and the object. Typical refraction is one layer on top of the other. If the Earth were flat, then the light would simply go through the lower layer and not refract. But, due to the curvature, it eventually hits the higher layer which bends it." Pretty reasonable response right? She responded back by saying: "Your refraction explanation is fitted to your ball model. Interesting that it always precisely negates the claimed curvature, or compensates for it, in order to show the viewer what ought to be obscured by water at that remove. At a 6, 8 or 10 mile viewing range on a calm day, how much humidity/density variation do you think would be present a foot or two above the water? Honestly, you ball trolls never fail to entertain." Can anybody explain this?

@sleeves2604

6 жыл бұрын

EVERY 60 SECONDS IN AFRICA, ONE MINUTE PASSES BY I DON'T NEED AN APPLE WATCH TO TELL ME THAT, 'CAUSE MY PHONE CAN TELL THE TIME - Oliver Age 24

@truthfreesusall

6 жыл бұрын

And on how fast you can run

@JohnDoe-gz9uy

6 жыл бұрын

Elijah Dunn did you just discover Big Man Tyrone?

That start was amazing "No" Quality humour and another quality video. Although, the audio and cuts were a bit off. Hope your trip was good :)

When you were pointing out that "Creator" isn't by definition a Christian-only concept it got me thinking about my own aggravations regarding the trespasses of religion. "Love your brother." "Oh how Christian of you to say that." Yeah, like Christianity was the first time THAT concept was put forward. >_> Honestly I think religion and spirituality should be done in a general way, always. Broad concepts, no specifics. A concept like knowing the difference between serving someone and pleasing them is a wonderful insight. Moses climbing a mountain to get two carved tombstones with text on them from a burning shrub (probably getting the story all wrong) is just stupid and has no place in logical discourse.

@Arm4g3dd0nX

6 жыл бұрын

I don't actually consider that too much of an issue. Prejudice versus non-Christians IS a thing. If instead of that I let someone know me complexly, then explain to them my resistance to specifics/supernatural, I kind of circumvent that prejudism.

@sr2291

3 жыл бұрын

Natural law not Mans law.

@vhawk1951kl

2 жыл бұрын

How do you know? You have no way of discovering knowing or experiencing anything about the past, for all you know, "love thy neighbour" was a common principle for all men (human beings)

@maxhadanidea

Жыл бұрын

@@vhawk1951kl how do they know what?

That last part of the video though. This is why I love your channel, you're unbiased and will call out bad arguments even if they support your side

"Land of free" ironically the land of the free has the most people in prison, so out of all free countries america is the least free.

@nichieazure9359

6 жыл бұрын

Shorey I think you also should look at population status per country and match those with that of the population in jail. We have high population in the US so therefore more people will be in jail than that of other smaller countries.

@epiccat8876

6 жыл бұрын

Shorey that's very idiotic joke or not

@Shorey

6 жыл бұрын

Its measured per 100,000 people. US has the highest incarceration rate per 100,000. Whats Controversial about that?

@Shorey

6 жыл бұрын

Let me know if this has changed but my sources show it hasnt

@KaiHenningsen

6 жыл бұрын

The US _does_ have the largest prison population by percentage of population, of the so-called free world. I seem to recall they're more like China than any of the other "free" countries.

LIFE LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, WE FOUGHT FOR THESE IDEALS WE SHOULDN'T SETTLE FOR LESS.

@vhawk1951kl

2 жыл бұрын

Those that abuse capital letters emphasise nothing but the hysteria of the abuser; calm down dear

Hey Alex, love your channel! I'm writing an argumentative essay for my college comp class, I'm writing against religion in science classes/separation of church and state; I am going to use some of the information you have provided here but will give full credit in my citations/bibliography, keep up the awesome work! You are an inspiration!

I always love it when people get history right and learn from it

Thank you so very much for your intellectual honesty through out your videos Alex!! I do appreciate the refreshing perspective!!

Thank you for this! Another great video, very impressed by your knowledge for your age. So glad to see someone who can do their research and use facts and not feelings.

@vhawk1951kl

2 жыл бұрын

But the puppy- mouse "knows" nothing, because he's a dreamer incapable of "knowing" anything

I love this style of editing. Starting to talk before the cut of you talking fades in is a really nice touch.

Absolutely brilliant video. The extensive research shows! A pleasure to watch, and I was delighted you highlighted the distinction between atheism and secularism towards the end. Well done mate! :)

Great video, Alex. Only a few minutes in but it's already one of my favourites, if not my favourite one of your videos.

America is indeed a secular nation filled with a mostly religious people. I know this. I'm an American. I am also a philosophical agnostic. And I approve of this situation. Thank you for posting this video.

Excellent review. Thank you for the clear and concise explanation. I could not of done better myself.

I'm glad you made this video I was arguing this the other day at work.

I live in America and I loved this video. Once again you are wonderful in your explanations and thought provoking. Keep up the great work.

I cringe everytime this issue is brought up. It's ultimately my underlining problem with conservatives and republicans.

@that_one_parker3852

6 жыл бұрын

Finite Wehosh yup pretty much.

@sandraolson8635

5 жыл бұрын

Finite Wehosh I’m an atheist and usually lean Republican

@davidstorrs

5 жыл бұрын

@@sandraolson8635 and @Chase You are exceptions to the rule. The membership of the Republican Party leans heavily Christian, and they are the party of the Bible thumpers. You'll find very few, if any, Christian fundamentalists among the Democrats. Honestly, I think it's a shame. If the fundies scattered themselves among the parties then their influence would tend to cancel itself out. Not going to happen, though. The Democrats generally progressive agenda, wanting to change the country to be more dynamic and inclusive, is not going to appeal to people who want to maintain the status quo and their position of religious privilege.

@nocthemedic2951

5 жыл бұрын

@@davidstorrs thats not so much the case anymore, you may have been right 10-20 yrs ago. but right wing politics have heavily shifted from a religious/moral grounds to more economic and personal freedoms/ america first policies. i mean, the left is pushing for socialism, censorship and flooding america with economic and religious migrants

@davidstorrs

5 жыл бұрын

@@nocthemedic2951 I started to react with a casual dismissal of what I feel is propaganda, but your post has some real historical awareness and analysis in it, implying that you're actually worth having a discussion with. As to the Bible-thumpers being Republicans, I feel that your points are not relevant to what I was saying. Yes, I will agree that the Republican party nowadays spends more time talking about economics and nationalism (note: not patriotism) than they do about religion. Despite that, you won't find many Democrats arguing for laws on theistic grounds whereas Republicans are all about that. As one obvious example: Their opposition to gay marriage is based on religious grounds. ("Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve") As to the portrayal of the left as "pushing socialism", I think that's a misapprehension and I'd like to try to convince you why. Let me preface this by saying that hopefully we can both acknowledge that generalizations like "the left" and "the right" and "conservatives" and "liberals" are just that -- generalizations. Not everyone in those groups wants the same things, so all of this is referring to overall trends. With that stipulated, I think the real difference between liberals and conservatives is in the ethical systems they follow. In my experience, conservatives follow virtue ethics: an action is right or wrong depending on how it aligns with certain pre-selected principles, such as self-sufficiency and self-determination. Universal health care is bad under virtue ethics because it involves some people being forced to spend money on other people despite not wanting to do that, thereby reducing their freedom. Liberals, on the other hand, generally follow consequentialism: an action is right or wrong depending on what its effect will be. Universal health care is good under consequentialism because it will have better outcomes in the real world. Among those outcomes is the fact that universal health care is good for the economy. Don't believe me? Imagine Bob. Bob served in the military out of high school, but he's a civilian now. He works a good blue-collar job that pays a decent wage -- maybe construction worker or long-haul trucker. He has a wife, Alice, who works as a waitress, or in retail, or etc. They have two young kids; Charlie is 16, gets good grades, and is a bit of a nerd -- he thinks computers are awesome and wants to be a programmer some day. Debby is 13 and a tomboy who likes to play football with her dad, but she's also great with people and started her first business (a lemonade stand) when she was 6. Alice and Bob aren't rich, but they're not poor either, and they've never asked anyone for anything. There's a roof over their heads, food on the table, and they're putting a tiny bit aside every month into a college fund, and they're doing it all on their own. Sure, college will have to be state school and there will need to be financial aid, but it's attainable. Charlie and Debby could both get degrees and end up better off than their parents. Sure, after living expenses and the college fund there's not enough for savings or health insurance, but Alice and Bob have their priorities straight and their kids are the most important thing. Then one day Bob notices that he's often getting up in the middle of the night to pee and his feet sometimes tingle. It's not a big deal and there's no money for doctors so he doesn't think much about it...until his feet start swelling up, go necrotic, and need to be cut off. Of course, this all happens at the ER, because Alice and Bob have no insurance and the ER isn't allowed to turn anyone away. Alice and Bob can't pay the bill, so the hospital eats it and raises their rates in order to pass the cost on to people who CAN pay. Meanwhile, Bob is out of the workforce. That decent-paying job is gone and the family is now heavily in the red. The college fund is now going towards paying rent and groceries. Charlie drops out of school so he can get a job to help keep the family afloat. Debby is too young for that, but she's getting all the baby-sitting and other tween-appropriate work she can find, even though it heavily cuts into her study time and kills her grades. She's sure not getting financial assistance with those new grades, so forget college. Those bright futures? Gone. Pretty bleak, huh? Now contrast it with what happens when there's universal health care: Bob notices that he's often getting up in the middle of the night to pee and his feet sometimes tingle. He goes to the doctor for a checkup, which is free because of Medicare For All. The doctor says "Oh, hey, you have Type II diabetes. Good thing we caught it early before it caused real problems. Take this Metformin twice a day, exercise, and follow the dietary guidelines in this pamplet. Come back in three months for an A1C test." Bob follows the directions and remains healthy. Charlie and Debby go to college. After graduation Debby founds a tech startup with Charlie as her lead engineer. They company is successful; after a few years they're employing a dozen people and making a top-line revenue of several million. Sure is a good thing that their dad had free health care, huh? I could do similar breakdowns for your other points about "the left", but hopefully the point is made. The left isn't evil and we're not out to ruin the country. We're simply more focused on the outcomes than on a specific set of arbitrary principles, and the data generated by the rest of the world proves that universal health care more than pays for itself, as well as saving a lot of lives.

Really well put together video. Thanks, enjoyed it quite a lot.

Thank you for the insightful video Alex! God bless you my friend!

I thought America was founded on Equality and Freedom. Not Christian values.

@ceng4327

3 жыл бұрын

Equality and freedom are concepts derived from the Bible.

@wolfenstarnice4821

3 жыл бұрын

@@ceng4327 Idk mate my Bible knowledge is rusty but there's a lot of things in that book saying otherwise. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@daman1999

3 жыл бұрын

Disgusting

@irontongue8531

3 жыл бұрын

@@ceng4327 not even close to being true lol

@jeremiahsilva7458

3 жыл бұрын

@@ceng4327 haha

This video has been up for a little while and I kept avoiding watching it because I already know America is not a Christian nation and I've done a lot of research on that topic. But I decided to go ahead and watch the video because I figured that I might learn something new. And boom, I did. Alex teaching a lifelong American a thing or two. Love this channel. I'm always learning.

What a very interesting video! Thanks Alex!

Thank you very much.I needed things like this.

It's crazy to think that in 2019 we have almost the same arguments the founding fathers had all them years ago. It really gives you perspective on how hard it is to come to an agreement on religion and how people look at it in government and media through out time. Good work I love all your videos you give such good information and you say it in really easy to understand whys.

I love your videos so much lol

Great video!!! Though I knew some of this things it's always good to learn more

I absolutely love seeing a new video from you! I've been waiting for weeks to see a new one checking my feed everyday😂 I also just so happened to be looking into this exact topic recently☺️

Methinks you should take over Mr. Kushner's role in the overhaul of the U.S. Education system.

“E Pluribus Unum” is technically still one of our mottoes.

WELL DONE -THANKS FOR POSTING THIS !!! 😀

Thx for the amazing video

1.58 Finland was never communist.

@Grim_Beard

6 жыл бұрын

Darth Jar jar Neither was the USSR or China. Did the workers own the means of production in those countries? No, so they weren't communist. The state owned the means of production, so they were statist. Not the same thing at all.

@Asterion608

6 жыл бұрын

Grimbeard+ Thank you very much. Knowing that in this word still remain someone capable to acknowledge something so bloody obvious iver all the propaganda and indoctrination of the mass media gives me hope.

@xxsageonexx8910

5 жыл бұрын

Hoppean snail memes There has never been a communist nation.

@chillaxo9863

4 жыл бұрын

@@xxsageonexx8910 The only thing good about communism in my opinion is the secularity I'm a monarchist btw

thx for mentioning Paine

That was so informative! Awesome video

One of your best! Thanks for reason!

OMG SKEPTICAL DAD POSTED

@eliyips

6 жыл бұрын

French Cookie gg 10/10

@hali7560

6 жыл бұрын

French Cookie i mean he's pretty young so calling him dad would be weird.

@xwarrior760

6 жыл бұрын

Wasn't expecting cancerous comments on a channel about logic and reasoning.

@hali7560

6 жыл бұрын

Masaomi Kida Well this is the Internet, dont be surprise of anything, really.

1:47 I don't think that Austria and Japan were communist countries

Thanks for this video

Thank you Alex for this fantastic explanation. Love your work. Keep it going. Cheers!

@vhawk1951kl

2 жыл бұрын

What do you imagine that the puppy -mouse has "explained"?

You should have posted this on the 4th of July

Im gonna use some of your arguements for a college project. Its a steven crowder style social expirement called "I dont believe in God, change my mind."

Thanks for the short & sweet answer.

Very nicely done! Great job!

1:48 Finland was never communistic

It depends on where you go. I live in the south or the “Bible belt” where Christianity is literally everywhere

I loved that. ❤ It was very understandable and clear. Straight to the point. Witty and knowledgeable. Great explanation of secularism. All around wonderful video.

Well done sir I really liked this video.

I'm glad we're not a Christian nation, I don't want entire towns slaughtered for not beleiving! EDIT: This is satire I know these were the orders given to the Israelites not the Christians

@Oroborospaces

6 жыл бұрын

Spazzy Spastic too many lol

@nichieazure9359

6 жыл бұрын

I'm like, "where did my comment go" in this sea of his comments

@Oroborospaces

6 жыл бұрын

Amanita Virosia ive been "blessed" with several top comments in the past few days. I feel your pain tho

@bryanhk1982

6 жыл бұрын

AGAIN, you take things out of context and this is what you get. IGNORANCE ON A RANT. THEY WERE SACRIFICNG BABIES ON ALTERS! SO HE JUDGED THEM!!! WOULDNT YOU HAVE????

@Freakinout14

6 жыл бұрын

Your spam is my favorite kind of spam.

You're a Brit, what do you know about 'Murrica! Kinda amazed at the lack of these kinds of comments :P

@TheTheotherfoot

6 жыл бұрын

A true view of a nation is more realistic than the view from inside. Internal views are skewed by ingrained perceptions.

Welcome back Alex, another very good video..

Well done. I have had this discussion with some of my "low information" fellow citizens.

Most who call themselves Christians do not even know what Jesus said.

@vhawk1951kl

2 жыл бұрын

Are you seriously suggesting that you have canvassed the greater part of several million people?

@raysalmon6566

2 жыл бұрын

@@vhawk1951kl yes certainly a trustworthy sample

daddy alex😩

@morwennmusachia2670

6 жыл бұрын

Joseph Hampton *scrolling through comments* *sees this* *falls over laughing*

@morwennmusachia2670

6 жыл бұрын

Joseph Hampton i get it bro, I feel the same (to a degree) 😂😂😂😂😂

@josephhampton3236

6 жыл бұрын

Eutdynxt Txnydtue lol ik I'm just joking but he is handsome though

@morwennmusachia2670

6 жыл бұрын

Joseph Hampton Yeah I know, he's lucky. Beauty and brains😂😂😍

@josephhampton3236

6 жыл бұрын

Eutdynxt Txnydtue I wish he would see this

Well done!

Thank you for your videos. ^_^ I love how you debunk and explain your stance.

1:47 Dude, Finland was never communist. We fought against the USSR in the 1940s and we remained western.

@vhawk1951kl

2 жыл бұрын

It is a sure sign of an infant, that the creature uses that asinine and infantile term "dude", but since the puppy-mouse is indeed infantile, it has some application.

@maxhadanidea

Жыл бұрын

@@vhawk1951kl it is a sure sign of an elitist, that a man insults another based merely upon their word choice, one of which does not hinder but rather helps the conveying of tone or meaning between the two, fulfilling the purpose of speaking at all, and then thinks himself smart by communicating an elongated kindergarteners quip

Clicked this video so fast

Great video dude! Well researched and nuanced!

Very clear and precise vid. Enjoyed watching is immensely. I've subscribe to you channel and look forward to more vids. Thanks for the professionalism of you work.

When I heard the USSR anthem, I started singing 😂

@blankblank6545

6 жыл бұрын

СССР хорошо

@baklazhanishka8794

6 жыл бұрын

ахахахах

@_chew_

6 жыл бұрын

Me too. And I don't even speak Russian.

@Sly_Maverick_19

6 жыл бұрын

FILTHY COMMIE!!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

@daruleism4093

6 жыл бұрын

TheShadowOfMadness what time stamp is it. I can't find it.

I've never felt the need to comment before, as you are one of the most brilliant young man I've seen on KZread so far, but I think you missed the point (for once!). You stick to the text-book definition of what America is, should, or would be, but for the first time you seem to ignore the facts. For exemple, you say that thinks like "in God we trust" on dollar bills only happened after the 50's. Okay, but we ARE after the 50's, right know, and it therfore defines what america is NOW. A state that puts God on it's bills. You say swearing on the bible isn't a requirement during the presidential inauguration (or when taking a oath on a trial), and I've seen in the comments people say that some presidents swore on a law-book, but the fact that nearly every president, and certainly every president since de 50's, HAVE sworn on the bible, says something about the kind of man America wants at it's head. The rumors about Obama being a Muslim seriously jeopardised his chances while they were active during his first run for presidency, and I don't remember any party risking a non-christian candidate, ever. You even play on words, because... come on.. What could they ever have meant by "Creator" ? Lord Xenu ? Or like, the Mother as a person's creator ? It's cleary a reference to God, made by people aware that a religious state is a terrible idea but who still want a god in the mythos to keep religious people rooting for it (as themselves, although you claim it's irrelevent). How about the fact that corporations can now have religious rights and can act on them without any problem ? I feel like you avoided the subject to make a pointless demonstration that the country wasn't "designed" as christian, but if you face facts and not the ideals, it is and has almost always been. I guess the UK also still has God in it's system (God save the Queen), but most non-religous countries have banned every religous reference from their governement, laws and declarations. I'm French, and The French President would be badly seen if he ever included a detour to a church during his presidential inauguration, or a reference to god in his speech, or swore on a religious book. They always stick to symbols of the state and the republic. Even our extremists are mostly-quiet on the religious side -well, with their OWN religion of course... And when we had our last religious debate, it was on baning any religious signs, even a cross on a necklace, from public spaces and places. Which is extreme, I guess, but more importantly for this subject, is the complete opposite of the US, who go as far as building communities and towns organised around their religious beliefs, mostly based on some variation of christianity (mormons, born-agins, evangelists etc...). Hence, why the rest of the world, and mostly Europe, view the US as a religious -if not christian per-say- state, and why I think you missed the point with this video. You didn't say it isn't christian, you said it's not supposed to be, which is a big difference... Cause that's a belief... not a fact or a conclusion based on observation ! Mister Skeptic ;)

@foreverkrypto1664

6 жыл бұрын

Durendal1 While you may have some truth in there, you are (in my opinion) ignoring the fact, that still to this day every political Person has had at least some references to the founding fathers in one way or another. So let‘s say you are correct. And the definition of the USA is defiened by its current state of beeing, than well why would americans listen or quote the founding fathers in the first place? Or am I misunderstanding something here. By the way I am not an US American, I am from Austria. So, sorry for my bad english and have a good day, sir!

@amylucas8709

6 жыл бұрын

Nope..... we are now & always have been a secular nation. There are some ignorant nutters who would believe differently because they think that everyone should live by their beliefs that they can't even follow themselves. #SecularNation

@Aeroldoth3

6 жыл бұрын

Durendal *What could they ever have meant by "Creator" ?* Some of the founders were deists so they could have meant just that... a creator. Saying it MUST mean yahweh is xian spin. *view the US as a religious if not christian per-say state* The US is a secular country with a very large amount of theists.

@ZackeryCochran

6 жыл бұрын

We are, on paper (literally) a secular nation, but in practice far from it.

@alyssav.9796

6 жыл бұрын

A christian nation and a nation of christians are 2 different things. The majority are christian so it only makes sense that after communism that feeling was intensified and tradition took place. Doesnt mean that it is.

Welcome back, and well done. Someone finally gets it.

Hi, I like you clear voice - and clear thinking! (Driving instructor in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia)

I'm joke! I should make an early.

@andysv8217

6 жыл бұрын

Parmesan!atthedisco Nice pic

@hawkscratch

6 жыл бұрын

soft and neat

@thatguybrandt9487

6 жыл бұрын

Parmesan!atthedisco nice name

The rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" were taken from John Locke's philosophy. Locke said that those rights are fundamental rights given to Adam by God and passed down by birthright. Even if Jefferson wasn't Christian, he wrote Christian ideas into the Declaration of Independence.

@sirmeowthelibrarycat

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Hermida 😡 Life, liberty and happiness. Do you really claim these to be specific to Christianity? If you answer yes, then what do you offer non Christians instead? Is friendship exclusively Christian? Or compassion? Or kindness? Explain the social, economic, ethnic and religious divisions in your nation, given your adherence to Christianity. Which version of Christianity do you profess to believe? I await your response with interest. Regards from 🇬🇧

@mikeh5399

6 жыл бұрын

Sir Meow The Library Cat, I don't think that "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" are exclusively Christian. However, I think (but I might be wrong about this) that the reason Jefferson picked those rights to be the fundamental one was because he was a Christian. Best wishes from Canada, eh?

Love...love... love this vid... again.

You look better with every video. And as always great video

"land of the free, home of the bible" ded :")

@strawberryfields9762

4 жыл бұрын

Same😂

@daman1999

3 жыл бұрын

Land of the E home of the 🅱️

Good thing were not a Christian nation, or else we'd be stoning gays EDIT: This is satire I know these were the orders given to the Israelites not the Christians

@flamingpaper7751

6 жыл бұрын

Elijah Dunn Except we probably wouldn't do that because Christians haven't done that for centuries because of the reformation. The only Christian country that still does that is Uganda. But almost all Muslim majority countries do that

@kaitlynallen8082

6 жыл бұрын

Wow it's almost like religion is fucking shitty and when we get stuck in the 1st century when we look for our morality, it isn't right. So why don't we bin it all? Because Christians caught up to one part of the program? Congrats, you're a semi-decent person, despite your religion.

@nickd.9955

6 жыл бұрын

How many times do you need to fucking comment!?!?!

@MrtinVarela

6 жыл бұрын

+Nick D. Not enough to make people engage reasoning.

@Oroborospaces

6 жыл бұрын

Nick D. jelly bro

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!!!

What an interesting and well read young man. Look forward to listening to you again

@vhawk1951kl

2 жыл бұрын

Nonsense he is simply a puppy- mouse having a tantrum, and he has being that having that tantrum since whatever that was precious to one of these functions was destroyed. He is no more than a posh English boy and his rather too fond of cinque contra uno.If he gave up that latter, not only might is face reflected but he might acquire some wits

that's a pretty sweet shark

@Redhunteur2

6 жыл бұрын

I cannot keep my eyes off of it. Very cool.

Oil

Thanks Alex.. Brilliant as always!

nice presentation

very nice! good explanations, Even I learned something

What a great video.

I am thinking of going there sometime soon. Heard they still Love English Voices. Thanks for the insight on this Vid.

I get the "bigly" reference at 2:58. Nice one Alex.

How does this Brit know more about American History than my History teacher? Oh right...I live in America...so...American education system.

I find your videos really interesting. I'm seventeen myself and enjoy getting more information on the topics you bring up. I also really admire that you don't use hate against hate but answer constructively. + you could visit Finland some time

Interesting video

Answer : Hell No. It's is and always has been a Secular nation. The majority of people in a nation doesn't define said nation. With is why we all live in a *Democracy* and Not a *Theocracy* . Furthermore. America for instance, has *alot* of different religions. Meaning it *Cannot* be defined as a Christian nation.

@agustincortes694

6 жыл бұрын

Guy The Incognito small correction: the USA is a Constitutional Republic Not a Democracy

@___LC___

6 жыл бұрын

Agustin Cortes - Big correction, the US is an oligarchy. Sadly, our government has been corrupted.

@rockinrodney5000

6 жыл бұрын

To be more specific, the US is a Constitutional Republic formerly Democratic-turned-Oligarchy.

@iztheterrible

5 жыл бұрын

no and no. but it is turning into a demonocrasy