Why are Greek gods called myths but Jesus and the virgin Mary called fact.

@littlechubs7218

9 жыл бұрын

said no one ever.

@dragonson72

9 жыл бұрын

History is rewritten by the winners

@dragonson72

8 жыл бұрын

***** I said history was written by the winners, I personally do not follow that saying, History is so often clouded by not only time but the people who lived through it, and the winners often change the true history to fit in the box of their own little mortal box they call a mind, I believe fact are facts, good or bad right or wrong, it is what it is, or was, winners love to spin the facts for their own use, mostly for justfcation of there deeds, it does not make it true though

@thinkerofevents9647

8 жыл бұрын

+Abel galvan Because people are brainwashed into believing this trash......The Greek god were at least interesting........

@dragonson72

8 жыл бұрын

***** Just as I thought you are off your meds if you truly believe the stuff. I think that coma you were in caused major brain damage, please get help. Your Welcome

with better and increased access to information and knowledge, religion's popularity will continue to decrease. religion just does not make sense.

"That which is about to fall deserves to be pushed " ~ Nietzsche

Religion is absolutely dying off in America and don't listen to the religious alarmists, we do not need religion to exist. Their just bent out of shape their now being forced to accept what their book of fairy tales says not to nor are being allowed to put fear in you anymore without paying a price for it. Many still have the idea and concept that religious theocracy is going to take over the country when the opposite is the actual case of what's happening and they can't stand it that their losing.people are wising up, getting educated, using logic and intelligence to solve problems, not spending hours on their knees praying for some kind of hokey miracle to solve their problems for them.So don't listen to the alarmists, they couldn't be more wrong.

@missbish1000

7 жыл бұрын

Goody, I get to block another idiotic moron stupid enough to go with that idiotic pony pony bull. BYE BYE SCRUB HAHA

@thegaminghd8583

6 жыл бұрын

Lisa winn I agree I grow out religious nonsense it just to brainwashed who believe in fake man in sky

@thegaminghd8583

6 жыл бұрын

Lisa winn my bad for the late reply

I hope to God that atheists and agnostics will be the majority one day.

@JP-ks7ey

6 жыл бұрын

I think they're starting too

@thegaminghd8583

6 жыл бұрын

Joshua Harner we are starting too

@gj9157

5 жыл бұрын

Every since the introduction of the internet back in the 90s, religiosity has been taking a big leap backwards. That's they there was a massive shift in the last 20 years.

@patricksaxon3983

5 жыл бұрын

Recently, atheism is on a decline.

This number is destined to grow. More younger people are unaffiliated. That means their children won't be raised going to church. Then their children. It's a snowball effect where in a couple of generations, this whole notion of religion in this country and of this country being considered a "christian nation" will be something you won't hear anymore. God! I wish that day were now!

@Marchant2

8 жыл бұрын

Bigk3695 Unlike you, I don't believe in bullshit. And I refuse to respect anyone who thinks make-believe is real.

Sensible people are demanding verifiable answers. It's time to think! Time to think for yourself!

Thank God!

I have other good news. More people are transferring to the religion of The Flying Spaghetti Monster everyday. He boiled for our sins!

I have no religious belief, but it's still immortal to claim that religion is wrong. All people should freely express and believe what they feel is right, because by doing so your belief becomes a truth.

@projectrunaway50

10 жыл бұрын

I love people like you. You know the truth. Hold on to it.

@KittenWarlock

10 жыл бұрын

Religion isn't wrong but some of the concepts are wrong. People should however be allowed to believe whatever they want as long as it doesn't hurt others.

@codedlogic

10 жыл бұрын

Our beliefs are the gate keepers of our actions and what we believe directly informs how we behave. If Religions in America weren't trying to teach Creationism in the class room, or persecute homosexuals, or treading all over women's rights I would not have a problem leaving them to believe in their mythologies. However, they are NOT benign and they have tremendous money and power they use to try and corrupt government EVERY SINGLE chance they get. Not all Religions are guilty of this. But the big ones with the big numbers are the worst offenders.

@roble98

10 жыл бұрын

'Nuff said, and well said, Nick, you win brownie points...lolz :)

@roble98

10 жыл бұрын

Kyle Cooksey First and foremost, why is teaching Creationism such a bad thing?? Secondly, yes, our government does have some corrupt people in it who are women, but I do agree that they should leave women's rights alone, because, come on, they had to fight harder for their rights than men did and the right to vote as well, and that should remain solid, it should not be taken away yet again....

The existence of a book is only evidence of the existence of said book, not of the validity of it's words.

If religion dies human will also die

Cenk you're an atheist, you do not believe in any gods, you are also agnostic as you do not claim to know whether or not there are any gods cause you're honest enough to admit you don't know.

@6chhelipilot

10 жыл бұрын

Wikipedia: "Agnosticism is the view that the truth values of certain claims-especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, as well as other religious and metaphysical claims-are unknown or unknowable.[1][2][3] According to the philosopher William L. Rowe, in the popular sense, an agnostic is someone who neither believes nor disbelieves in the existence of a deity or deities, whereas a theist and an atheist believe and disbelieve, respectively." In other words: The philosophically held positions of atheist and theist have no relevance. Agnostics neither believe nor disbelieve in Gods. It's also the position that I personally hold.

@selsuru

10 жыл бұрын

You cannot believe and disbelieve in any gods. You either disbelieve every god you've herd of or you believe in at least one. There is no middle ground, the closest to that is a deist which believes a god created existence but is either gone now or has no ability to intervene in existence.

Religion will never die even if there was martial law enforcement ppl would still pray to who ever they like.

@QrayzHD

10 жыл бұрын

I highly doubt religion will have a purpose 100 years from now, look at how far we have come already.

@xarisasc322

10 жыл бұрын

QrayzHD much more at least at undeveloped countries

@roble98

10 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is, religion flourishes best during martial law because people need hope and God is the hope they look for. But when they figure they do not need hope, oops...where's God?? Oh, he's hiding under that Science book....tragic :) Not saying Science is bad, but it seems that it is becoming a major part of what more people are talking about...it's like, guys, Science is not the only thing...etc.

@easton462

10 жыл бұрын

Some people also still think the Earth is flat.

@WisdomTubeful

9 жыл бұрын

***** Those countries are Christian influenced.

I can't tell if you're being serious ... Seriously? ... -__- okay. *AHEM* The book doesn't need to tell you that it exists for you to know it exists. My point was that a book is only proof of the existence of the book, it doesn't prove that the book is right or that what is written in it is true.

I completely agree! We need to organize and be more assertive!

I really like that TV analogy. Surprised I've never heard anyone put it that way before.

not only are the numbers growing, but as is the rate, it's allmost exponential

I wish TYT provided a link to an article on the report.

“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.” ― Christopher Hitchens

I.e. for magnetic fields is not actually a "field", but a distribution of particles. Which shifts states between "existing" and "non-existing". and A processes where a elementary particle interact with the higg's field to gain mass. You may require extensive knowledge into quantum mechanics for full comprehension. Atoms are particles held together by ridiculously strong forces, but they can still be separated to release massive amounts of potentially useful/lethal energy.

I think the number has drastically increased because since the 1990's, people have gained more access to the internet which allows many people to do their research. In the past were told to believe certain things and were unable to do extensive second hand research. Now we have that freedom which means change of heart in a vast majority of the public.

Care to elaborate on this?

as a wiccan this makes me sad ppl dont need to loose faith they just need to find what is true in there hearts blessed be

I meant private property when I said private. There are cases that have been take to court by the ACLU and other groups for church's and individual citizens placing things on their lawn because some people found it offensive. Its illegal, but it's happening. Also, separation of church and state is a supreme court judicial ruling. The first amendment forbids the federal government form forming a national religion, and guarantees freedom to practice, but does not mandate separation of the two.

Thank goodness

Your case can be easily countered with this analogy by Bertrand Russell: Russell's Teapot. A really good analogy from that marvelous british philosopher.

TYT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LINK YOUR SOURCES IN THE DESCRIPTION. I know I and probably a lot of the other viewers would ABSOLUTELY LOVE it if you did this so we could know where the information comes from please and thank you.

This abstraction explains all kinds of things, like how you can have a view of reality that seems consistent and stable, when the fact of the matter is that your sensory inputs are anything but. It explains the recursive nature of thought and how we can have a global awareness that seems incomprehensible if you try to look at individual atoms and so on and so forth. The cognitive sciences know a hell of a lot about the properties a complete model of consciousness must have at this point.

Self Critical: To evaluate the actions of the self in a rational and not self serving fashion and critique those actions if necessary.

3.35 to 3.45 This is why I left the Catholic Church. I didn't officially "leave" the way Catholics leave, though. But I stopped practicing.

It was an Ipsos Reid poll. Google: "Canadians divided on whether religion does more harm than good: poll"

So what does that mean regarding Nietzsche's relationship to Kierkegaard? And, to refer to your previous post, isn't Nietzsche's argument that, as you put it, "everything is unique," based more on his conception of mutability rather than an inherent universal resistance to identity? -- if that question makes any sense as it is worded.

"We have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all time have gone before us. The labyrinth is thoroughly known. We have only to follow the thread of the hero path. And where we had thought to find an abomination, we shall find a god; and where we had thought to slay another we shall slay ourselves; where we had thought to travel outward, we shall come to the center of our own existence; and where we had thought to be alone, we shall be with all the world." - Joseph Campbell

Really? im glad to hear it. Which religion did you follow?

Apologies. Upon reflection, I wrote 'religious extremism' when what I meant was religious violence. Although there is also strong anecdotal evidence as well that religious extremism promotes religious violence. Not watertight, but close enough for KZread comments.

It's a perfectly satisfactory explanation. The communal aspect of religion is one of the biggest reasons for its success. It provides the social (not the moral) glue that binds many communities together. One of the biggest obstacles people face in discarding religion is the sense that they are abandoning (or will be abandoned by) friends, family and neighbours. Since women are more social, they are more enmeshed in the communities they feel they would be disconnected from.

the threshold for any group is about 10% then it expands among people as common practice

"Religion is the outer expression of the divine reality. Therefore, it must be living, vitalized, moving and progressive. If it be without motion and nonprogressive, it is without the divine life; it is dead." - Baha'i Quote, Modern Social Beliefs for Today

What funny is that that number is probably higher, but people just dont want to admit it.

The problem with people who chose to select "unaffiliated" joining into a group is that in their minds they would then no longer be unaffiliated. Small crazy groups like evangelicals will always have relatively more power because an organized group is what gets political power. The evangelicals choose a loosely defined religion because that's an intellectually easy thing to be involved with (not too much smarts required).

I shall read that section, thank you. I am now primed. Mutability was my choice of words. Perhaps I should have used "flux" or some other approximate equivalent. You mention will to power, which is why I also relate Nietzsche to Adler, but that is another discussion. Thank you!

Please excuse the smartphone typos. Damn android crap.

Thank goodness.

None of that means we understand the details enough to duplicate it yet, but there's no question that this will happen within my lifetime. I can easily see staggering breakthroughs here within a couple of decades as some clever guy happens to be able to tie the various research angles together.

... And actually go through with it a quarter of the time compared to men who have fewer friends and smaller social support networks. It most definitely does have a bearing, as does what you talk about with your friends and family.

i love your show just found it

That may be so but I haven't come across much hard evidence for it. The idea of religion as a social phenomenon, a form of cultural identity and central to group belonging does.

Yes I get your point. Very true.

The political group identity thing makes me uncomfortable. People should just be individuals.

how is asking some one to look at something from a different perspective the same as being told "the good news" and then being threatened with hellfire when called out on their bullshit?

That's just an insultingly dumb question. Yes.

It's estimated that Canada's irreligious demographic is 28%. We have no issue with religion in politics.

The fact is that everyone feels the need to love and be loved. Love is my religion. It's hippyish but it's truly what I believe.

Bill O'Riley : Tide comes in, tide goes out. Reality : Science comes in, Religion goes out.

The problem is that trying to organize athiests is akin to herding cats.

"One small step for man, One giant leap for mankind"

Here is another question you can ask people: "Do you believe in a literal god, one that created and controls the world?" . I have taken a poll here in Canada, where I asked just this one question. 62% said that they do not believe in a literal god. . In fact ~25% of people who say they are christian, then say that they don't believe in a literal god. . When it comes to questions about morality, you have to define "morality." Most christians seem to think that morality has something to do with other people's crotches. (Gays and abortion) Morality should be about causing harm to others.

I used to believe the news was best from television or the news papers, but now its the internet. im a convert.

It's just like any other transition we have made through history. Whenever we move from a traditional institution (i.e. religion, slavery, treating women as second class citizens, etc.) to more progressive ideas (secularism and equality for all people) there is going to be some turmoil, but eventually it works out for the better.

Unfortunately the ones who still are religious are getting all the more extreme.

The subtitles in this vid are hilarious.

Cenk, you're thinking about this the wrong way. One of the major reasons why I gave up going to church or being part of an organized religion is because of the fact that so many were involved in politics (where they should not be). To get "non-affiliated" people to unite as a political entity would go against what many of us are frustrated with.

Im glad people are getting smarter.

very true, also many people say that they follow a religion just because of social pressures or the way they were raised.

*looks at title* Good.

In the 90's U.S.A was the number 1 religious country in the world. Today still pretty high up on the list. Though it's also high up on equality, crime, corruption, bad politics, uses of nuclear weapons, wars that are still active, fat people, health problems, People with more than $999,999,999 ,religious people having governing posts, and healthcare cost attributed to insurance companies that have been denied.

Upon further reflection and review of some statistics, the rise of secularism in the US has also strongly correlated with a DROP in violent crime in the US, if you match the rough growth rate of secular beliefs with the drop rate of violent crime. I would reccomend this report: Violent Victimization Committed by Strangers, 1993-2010 which also contains a graph of violent victimization where the perpetrator is known. HUGE drop.roughly 76 in 93 to 18 per 1000 persons. (combined stats)

I hate how parents force their kids to go to Church.

Agnostic? Jamie Kilstein says, "Come on! Get off the fence and start losing friends like the rest of us!"

It's good to know people are finally starting to realize their mythology is no different than any other.

Yep, the more we KNOW the less we have to Believe.

Yep, I agree with that

and here in Egypt the Atheism is spreading widely I'm Egyptian Atheist and proud

The church stopped respecting the Separation of Church and State a long time ago. Another reason why we're not joining.

no more stereotyping period take the time to research folks...it's worth it

Nice words.

You make a very valid point.

Change is what we need. Change is what sets us free.

The title of this video immediately makes me think "Oh Sweet Jesus I Hope So!"

@Veracity Agnostics might too.

This lines up quite well with the boom of the internet. Knowledge is power.

Religion went down right about the time the Internet became widespread. Interesting.

so true

Yup. I mean if we were to organize, it would have to be on "keep religion out of government" or something, because many of us believe in different things.

How can an unconscious system be knowledgable?

Certainly better than the eras of absence of information, corruption, authoritarianism and violence that existed when religion had its strongest grip on the world.

What you have depicted is one possible outcome to a given interpretation of the diverse thing that is Buddhism, not the only possible depiction or outcome. What you dislike is what you have conceived, one possible thing among many.

Glad to hear some good news about the US. Even though the numbers are still to low! // Cheers from Sweden!

Please provide evidence that this has actually happened, because I haven't been able to find any.

crazy part is all "non affiliated" ppl call for God any time they are stressed or in need so I believe they still believe! EG TYT "thank you God" :)

(p2)note the study refers to the polled as "unaffiliated" which belies the study and therefore your heading "Religion Dying in America"- for religious belief seems to be alive and well and thus religion seems to be alive and well, what the study points to is a loss of confidence in religion as an institution.

But the rate at witch it's growing is awesome, in ten years it will be well over 50%

Then why can't I find anyone in my area who isn't batshit crazy religious?

good vid :D

I think it's because for many believers religion is a social experience which breeds a sense of community, and certainly in the modern age women tend to be more social than men. Numerous studies show that men tend to have fewer friends, tend to spend less time communicating with others (especially in person), and are more likely to be avoidant. Women also tend to be liberals more often than they are conservatives, so the type of believer we are talking about is more likely to be different.

People misusing religion is just a catalyst that makes you think about why you believe. Which usually ends in the conclusion of...who cares

I don't why, but this bothers the hell out of me. The only way people seem to be trusting each other or connecting with each other, is if they talk to each other over the internet. Then, they also act like entitled to treat others any way they want. Everyone seems too stupid to understand when they should be fearful for their lives. No one seems to give a damn about preserving their lives. I mean, rape is worse than death?? No one wants to take responsibility for anything or think in general

I plan to!

(P1) the last point is the interesting one. to say you do not affiliate with a particular religious group because of its concerns with money and power...et al" clearly illustrate a disillusion with the institution, and not the beliefs the religion teaches.