Richard Dawkins: 'Somebody as intelligent as Jesus would have been an atheist'

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Richard Dawkins: 'Somebody as intelligent as Jesus would have been an atheist'. In the latest in John Harris's National Conversations series of interviews, Richard Dawkins is invited to defend his atheism. What about the comfort, community, and moral education offered by religion?
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  • @colins3063
    @colins30637 жыл бұрын

    If someone were born in this generation and claimed to be god, you'd all think he was mentally ill, including religious people. Why should we think any different about what happened in the past?

  • @wee0bird

    @wee0bird

    7 жыл бұрын

    Read the testimony of many in the Bible and you will see.

  • @colins3063

    @colins3063

    7 жыл бұрын

    "The bible says this, so it's true" You people are delusional as hell.

  • @larryg7109

    @larryg7109

    7 жыл бұрын

    Did this man who says he was God raise the dead and heal many people daily, did he say things that Jesus say, and rise from the dead? Was it prophesied that He, the Messiah, would be God?

  • @raziel1132

    @raziel1132

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Larry G the book said he did, what proves the book?

  • @larryg7109

    @larryg7109

    7 жыл бұрын

    raziel11 Fulfilled prophecy!!

  • @dannysmith785
    @dannysmith7857 жыл бұрын

    I never understood why God would get pissed off if people didn't praise him. Let's say I make an ant farm. The ants seem happy and are running around doing ant stuff. If they don't praise me, I am going to pour a bit of boiling water in to teach them a lesson. That makes me an asshole of epic proportion.

  • @JBlackjackp

    @JBlackjackp

    7 жыл бұрын

    if you're going to argue against a religion it's a good idea to actually know what they believe otherwise you look like an idiot.

  • @TheJeppesk

    @TheJeppesk

    7 жыл бұрын

    Except that is exactly what they believe. You praise God or you go to hell. His analogy is flawless.

  • @rayocks

    @rayocks

    7 жыл бұрын

    He doesn't get "pissed off" at people because they don't praise him implying that he does it because he is self-centered. At least the Christian God isn't that way. He gets "pissed off" because the people that don't praise him in most cases think they are better than him and want to tell others what to do which leads to people living a life that is not even close to reaching the full potential each person is brought into existence for. I would have never praised a God like the one you describe. God receives praise from people because they are grateful and acknowledge his wisdom in conducting their lives. This obviously involves also understanding the greater purpose he has for us and not all the garbage that most of us have been taught in our homes and society. I am no better than anyone, nor am I the beholder of truth, I just happened to do my research and receive answers. I recommend reading The Bible if you truly want to know the truth. Don't take my words if you don't want to.

  • @coconutbliss1444

    @coconutbliss1444

    7 жыл бұрын

    the thing betwean your relationship with god and your relationship with the ants is that you come from god and the ants dont come from you. very difficult to understand, absurd logic. now imagine that some cells in you stop working for your whole being, what do you call that? i think cancer.

  • @HakeemKazak

    @HakeemKazak

    7 жыл бұрын

    +rayocks +coconut bliss holy cow so much delusion..you just answered the question and logic yourself..I guess your "god" was so bored in his own little world that after he couldn't figure out whether he was in a simulation himself or if some other greater "god" is watching him play out his godly life, that he decided to create our universe so he could manage beings to follow his rule book. I'm just going to leave it at that, if you still can't muster the amount of logic required then I invite you to Antarctica as I heard the dwindling populations of religious folk are planning a new colony over there :)

  • @rehaanphansalkar4187
    @rehaanphansalkar41872 жыл бұрын

    "I would rather have questions that cannot be answered than answers that cannot be questioned" - Richard Feynman

  • @yawoyfisinmedms4365

    @yawoyfisinmedms4365

    2 жыл бұрын

    Genius

  • @carmenschumann826

    @carmenschumann826

    2 жыл бұрын

    . . . they had a solution - but it didn't fit the problem . . .

  • @StudioEnergizerMV

    @StudioEnergizerMV

    2 жыл бұрын

    ah 2+2 is not 4, I knew it should be questioned

  • @StudioEnergizerMV

    @StudioEnergizerMV

    2 жыл бұрын

    @WolframaticAlpha so that answer cannot be questioned because it was proved?

  • @Kevin-cy6vp

    @Kevin-cy6vp

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@StudioEnergizerMV Of course you can question 2+2=4 and try to prove it correct/incorrect. The fact is most people already have questioned it, tested it, and decided it’s correct. But if you think otherwise, you’re entitled to your opinion as well. Keep in mind it is only your opinion though.

  • @davidlewis3072
    @davidlewis30723 жыл бұрын

    "I despise people who believe something without evidence and then go out and take action which damages other people..."

  • @adobecolour5404

    @adobecolour5404

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is evidence

  • @nakkadu

    @nakkadu

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@adobecolour5404 for what?

  • @aksels6984

    @aksels6984

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@adobecolour5404 what evidence?

  • @KINGPHANTOMw85

    @KINGPHANTOMw85

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Beau Black Innocence is a myth. Humans stop being innocent at age 5

  • @selviek8727

    @selviek8727

    3 жыл бұрын

    its easier to make out which religious community he is refering when he adds "church.goers are passive" :p

  • @alvinbarrios4704
    @alvinbarrios47045 жыл бұрын

    Its easier to trick a fool than to convince one that they are being fooled.

  • @leven4647

    @leven4647

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Ajgleskorv truth hurts bro.. I feel you😂😂

  • @slavicemperor8279

    @slavicemperor8279

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@leven4647 ,,Truth" Atheism isn't truth and to say it is means showing off total ignorance to core values human civilization and entire universe have been built upon.

  • @blakehogan6243

    @blakehogan6243

    4 жыл бұрын

    Psalms 53:1

  • @slavicemperor8279

    @slavicemperor8279

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Godzilla Gaming Because atheism is an assumption. It is not a belief backed up by facts. Being against religion is one thing, since every single one which ever existed is scientifically proven wrong and misleading, but immediately jumping to a whole another side of spectrum to say creator or at least superior force doesn't exist is illogical because they are many proofs why it HAS to exist.

  • @hadencrawford7451

    @hadencrawford7451

    4 жыл бұрын

    @SlavicEmperor you just stated a bunch of wrong things about religion so that makes your argument invalid

  • @g07denslicer
    @g07denslicer5 жыл бұрын

    The quote in the title is nowhere in the interview. Wtf?

  • @massineben7198

    @massineben7198

    5 жыл бұрын

    Clickbait 100

  • @yoseflopez5141

    @yoseflopez5141

    5 жыл бұрын

    LOL!

  • @richardnicholas2957

    @richardnicholas2957

    4 жыл бұрын

    Click bait. I fell for it too.

  • @Mo0shii

    @Mo0shii

    4 жыл бұрын

    He did say it in an debate not just in this video

  • @Cydoniaxx

    @Cydoniaxx

    4 жыл бұрын

    @castroy64 At least he does not think there is a floating man in the sky using voodoo to create the universe. And if God does exist what created him? He could not have been the first thing ever to exist because existence is infinite, nothing can be existant without something to create it.

  • @SomethingSomethingg
    @SomethingSomethingg3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know Boris Johnson used to do street interviews.

  • @chuysanchez8211

    @chuysanchez8211

    2 жыл бұрын

    Jajajajajaja brooo

  • @muse5633

    @muse5633

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @jeannedarc7533

    @jeannedarc7533

    2 жыл бұрын

    Boris Johnson's son, Boris Atheison.

  • @Lamster66

    @Lamster66

    2 жыл бұрын

    Was that before or after he was a columnist for the Daily Telegraph?

  • @metal665lica
    @metal665lica3 жыл бұрын

    "What if it's a load of rubbish?" "nOoNe cAn pRovE tHaT."

  • @ZosKampel

    @ZosKampel

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to hear your take 🤣

  • @metal665lica

    @metal665lica

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ZosKampel on this statement? Everything they can throw at us has already been contested and debunked. That "no one can prove that" argument means then that ANYTHING in folklore and fiction is real until proven otherwise. Santa. The tooth fairy. The boogeyman. Thor. Dracula. Dua Lipa is my girlfriend. "Oh yeah? What's your proof then?" "iT's uP To yoU tO diSpRoVe me."

  • @josephmanifold9211

    @josephmanifold9211

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@metal665lica I see your reasoning but I look down on your delivery.

  • @metal665lica

    @metal665lica

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@josephmanifold9211 I can respect that. Not my best retorts though, if I'm honest. How would you word it then?

  • @LiveLoLearn

    @LiveLoLearn

    3 жыл бұрын

    I took it as meaning death is the venture from which no man ever returns, ergo whatever you believe as you die will be eternalized to you in the case of eternal oblivion - as you have no way of knowing what is and what isn't past death's door. So belief is comforting regardless of the reality for me.

  • @Pauleymack
    @Pauleymack6 жыл бұрын

    I'm a dyslexic, agnostic insomniac, I lie awake at night wondering if there really is a dog.

  • @n1cojm

    @n1cojm

    6 жыл бұрын

    David Filimon woosh

  • @lewisbassett1

    @lewisbassett1

    6 жыл бұрын

    Pauleymack infinite jest

  • @judewakefield7213

    @judewakefield7213

    6 жыл бұрын

    Better than the dyslexic devil worshiper who sold his soul to Santa

  • @kristianhumphreys3359

    @kristianhumphreys3359

    6 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @AgentRafa

    @AgentRafa

    6 жыл бұрын

    You're Trump?

  • @propergander8509
    @propergander85096 жыл бұрын

    I'm not religious, but that interviewers' hair needs some jesus.

  • @Bladesmobile

    @Bladesmobile

    5 жыл бұрын

    Pure Caffeine 😂😂😂😂

  • @iamvickie9145

    @iamvickie9145

    5 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂...I'm on the floor.

  • @e.m.medrano7976

    @e.m.medrano7976

    5 жыл бұрын

    Quite possibly the worst and most unfortunate modern haircut I have ever seen. Some strange cross between Friar Tuck and someone’s Great Aunt Sally. Looks like his mother cut it with a bowl on his head as a guide. Why did no one fix it for him before this interview? Even Dawkins kept looking at him as if he was trying not to laugh.

  • @gavrilopricip11

    @gavrilopricip11

    5 жыл бұрын

    Pure Caffeine he playa in an Oasis coverband at his local pub every Tuesday

  • @asmilingsnowstorm1962

    @asmilingsnowstorm1962

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Vance L. Gilmore acually

  • @peepdawg8995
    @peepdawg8995 Жыл бұрын

    This world has had great men, the likes of Darwin, Newton and einstein ... And then there were those fools who invented religion

  • @biggibbs4678

    @biggibbs4678

    Жыл бұрын

    Newton was depressed and felt he wasted his life.

  • @Fj3
    @Fj33 жыл бұрын

    Please don't ever die, Prof. Richard Dawkins!

  • @SquaresBaby

    @SquaresBaby

    2 жыл бұрын

    You like dawkings and cm punk! Your are awesome!

  • @shirleystafford4277

    @shirleystafford4277

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great artists (and free thinkers) never die. Thank you professor Dawkins

  • @obamajoker7166

    @obamajoker7166

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shirleystafford4277 that's a compelling argument. Unfortunately; 15th of October, 2026

  • @mac-yo2xs

    @mac-yo2xs

    2 жыл бұрын

    He hopes...... There's a place he's going he's not going to like.... For eternity

  • @fillemorte

    @fillemorte

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mac-yo2xs yeah goodluck woth actually believing that.

  • @timketter5361
    @timketter53617 жыл бұрын

    "To find out people's thoughts on religion we've come to St. Paul's Cathedral to talk with a "random" flock of people. Make sure you tune in next week when when we stop at a local pub to ask a "random" group their thoughts on alcohol."

  • @MultiCrawler1

    @MultiCrawler1

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tim Ketter lmao

  • @roro-mm7cc

    @roro-mm7cc

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tim Ketter it was outside St. Paul's talking to people walking past it - in the middle of the city of London loads of people walk past St. Paul's on the way to work -completely unrelated to the cathedral itself.

  • @malmurray6958

    @malmurray6958

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tim Ketter . I love booze too. lol

  • @trosengodinho5253

    @trosengodinho5253

    6 жыл бұрын

    He said near st.Paul,so he probably was on the street besides!

  • @mangotangochick

    @mangotangochick

    6 жыл бұрын

    Would've failed GCSE statistics lol. Need to get those statistically significant 'unbiased' random samples.

  • @jamie7622
    @jamie76224 жыл бұрын

    It's too bad Lord of the Rings wasn't published a few thousand years earlier. I wouldn't mind sitting in a church hearing about Frodo

  • @HyperNova0

    @HyperNova0

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @nemezizthedestroyer5237

    @nemezizthedestroyer5237

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @dan9521

    @dan9521

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is so funnily random as a comment, but it cant be further from the truth

  • @R0230R

    @R0230R

    3 жыл бұрын

    And how Gandalf died for us and all 😆

  • @dan9521

    @dan9521

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did you know? Tolkien was a Christian, and when he wrote the sagas, he was very much inspired by biblical symbolism

  • @spaceted3977
    @spaceted39772 жыл бұрын

    I agree with Napoleon Bonaparte when he said, " Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet " !!!!!

  • @chokeonthis2932

    @chokeonthis2932

    2 жыл бұрын

    looooooooool YES

  • @juliareadscottishpiperandh4861

    @juliareadscottishpiperandh4861

    4 ай бұрын

    wonder what he would have said about the telly

  • @anastasiosvlachopoulos578
    @anastasiosvlachopoulos5783 жыл бұрын

    Someone as arrogant as Dawkins would have been a priest and a medieval inquisitor during the dark ages

  • @SNORKYMEDIA

    @SNORKYMEDIA

    2 жыл бұрын

    prob stood behind you in the queue

  • @anastasiosvlachopoulos578

    @anastasiosvlachopoulos578

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SNORKYMEDIA probably not. I don't like priesthood.

  • @Vigilante311

    @Vigilante311

    3 күн бұрын

    Logical thinking poking holes in the dogma that was drilled into your infant mind is really irritating you isn't it?

  • @jannanijland5336
    @jannanijland53365 жыл бұрын

    "In America religion is a commercial enterprise" what a very insightful remark!

  • @greatsageequaltoheaven8115

    @greatsageequaltoheaven8115

    4 жыл бұрын

    @castroy64 No it's the opposite you don't think so your not a athirst.

  • @JRobbySh

    @JRobbySh

    4 жыл бұрын

    In every society, selfish men infiltrate every institution. This certainly includes science.

  • @IncoherentSchizo

    @IncoherentSchizo

    4 жыл бұрын

    As a christian, I agree to an extent. I don't like dawkins but he is not wrong about that.

  • @JRobbySh

    @JRobbySh

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@donniedimarco5110 If one rules out presupposition as not a form of belief. The true skeptic believes in nothing. But the scientist must start from some place.

  • @Jesus-lf4bq

    @Jesus-lf4bq

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JRobbySh Though scientist use the evidence to find a cause which happens to be evolution a darn lot.

  • @billyskyline570
    @billyskyline5704 жыл бұрын

    "I despise people who take action against others with no evidence" nuff said

  • @llamaliammm

    @llamaliammm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I cant quite get where you stand

  • @GeorgeWilkins

    @GeorgeWilkins

    4 жыл бұрын

    But there is plenty of evidence? 🤷

  • @billyskyline570

    @billyskyline570

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its because im merely quoting Dawkins himself. Hence the quotation marks.

  • @spawnnpwn4166

    @spawnnpwn4166

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Nikita Petersen Wtf? No one in this world believes the world is 2000 years old.. atleast be honest with your counter questioning ffs.

  • @goesfastandfar

    @goesfastandfar

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@snackler6102 You are quite correct. The "theory" of evolution is a belief as well with no supporting evidence that accounts for huge gaps in time. They sell it as such but it is greatly flawed.

  • @slurpii4669
    @slurpii46693 жыл бұрын

    My parents tried to make me religious, now I'm atheist, and I think I'm not the only one

  • @TheRealCatof

    @TheRealCatof

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Dr. Devastator Saved from what?

  • @spidey3880

    @spidey3880

    3 жыл бұрын

    Save from death¿ 😂😂 All gonna die one day

  • @hh-sg7le

    @hh-sg7le

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheRealCatof saved from the concequences of your sin.

  • @TheRealCatof

    @TheRealCatof

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hh-sg7le Prove it

  • @qbert8600

    @qbert8600

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hh-sg7le Prove it.

  • @toastedcoconut6095
    @toastedcoconut60953 жыл бұрын

    the issue with this argument is that yes science explains existence indeed. However, it only explains the mechanisms of how things exist, and not why anything exists in the first place.

  • @toastedcoconut6095

    @toastedcoconut6095

    3 жыл бұрын

    if you guys knew anything about STEM you would know that.

  • @hithere7080

    @hithere7080

    3 жыл бұрын

    What if there is no why, what if stuff just exists because it does.

  • @juliareadscottishpiperandh4861

    @juliareadscottishpiperandh4861

    4 ай бұрын

    @@hithere7080 Simon Sinek would be out of a job :-)

  • @MickyAvStickyHands
    @MickyAvStickyHands8 жыл бұрын

    I thank god everyday that he didn't make me religious.

  • @Supahdave1000

    @Supahdave1000

    8 жыл бұрын

    +MickyAvStickyHands I... ...Hmm. I must ponder this sentence.

  • @Supahdave1000

    @Supahdave1000

    8 жыл бұрын

    :)

  • @khairowensullivan7489

    @khairowensullivan7489

    8 жыл бұрын

    Stealing Ricky Gervais quote...

  • @renegadeprince100

    @renegadeprince100

    8 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @jesusislord4135

    @jesusislord4135

    8 жыл бұрын

    Despite the superficial appearance of wit this remark does not deserve 'top' billing. Two more points. Firstly, any religion (or irreligion) is just fine with Satan so long as it doesn't lead to Christ and to salvation. Satan wants humans to be damned just as he is, likewise many evil people want others to be wicked just as they are, and preferably in like manner (being cliquish as well as malicious). Secondly, one does indeed need God in order to become a believer. One can't do it by means of tradition, effort, even logic and reason. No wonder Dawkins can't find Him; besides which he apparently doesn't want to. (Standing beside and in close comparison with Jesus, every thought and motive exposed, nobody is going to come off very well.) Jesus said, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God...........Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit.' And later, 'That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I said to you, "You must be born again" '. But there certainly is no reason to rejoice for those who have not been born again. Think of what you are missing and what Christians have (Psalm 16:11): 'You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand are pleasures forever'.

  • @counterintuitivepanda4555
    @counterintuitivepanda45558 жыл бұрын

    I fucking hate when people say "you can't disprove god", well by your logic you can't disprove Harry Potter either. Haven't seen him, haven't not seen him

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Dibstubes That is quite correct. You cannot prove a negative of this type. Try it - prove the non-existence of Thor. How do you know he's not having a good laugh at you playing hide & seek. It even bothered David: _"1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?"_ Psalm 10 (NIV) On the other hand, if gods wanted us to know they exist, they could easily do something about it.

  • @JakeMcb

    @JakeMcb

    8 жыл бұрын

    when people say that I normally ask them to prove that I can't turn in to magical purple dragon at night. they never can 😂

  • @2gointruth

    @2gointruth

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Dibstubes Ha ha, Those who can only "fornicate hate" will not be capable to see or understand our real and true God to worship, the Spirit of truth peace and goodwill to all men and women! This is not possible!! May I suggest; through your "fornicating hate" that you stick with the fictional nonsense of "Harry Potter"? ... : ))

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    8 жыл бұрын

    ***** That's right - as I said you can't prove a negative - how're you getting on with my challenge to you to prove that Thor doesn't exist? Purple dragon, eh? No, I can't prove that you don't, so should I believe that you can - and worship you accordingly? If so, then I can turn into a magical Golden dragon, with teeth & talons of diamond, whether it be day *or* night. Now, as I outrank you, you should get down on your knees, worship me, refrain from eating during daylight hours and pay my agents 15% of your salary. Are you starting to understand the problem yet? Just because you *can't* prove that I *can't* turn into a golden dragon doesn't mean that my claim is true - there is always a possibility that I can. However, the more outlandish the claim, if there is absolutely no evidence to support it, the more gullible you would be to accept it 'on faith'.

  • @counterintuitivepanda4555

    @counterintuitivepanda4555

    8 жыл бұрын

    +2gointruth did you read my comment? Clearly not, I said if you can't prove the non existence of God, then you can't prove the non existence of Harry Potter, who Cleary doesn't exist but that rule applies to God too

  • @Colin12475
    @Colin124752 жыл бұрын

    The world needs more people like Richard Dawkins.

  • @johnnastrom9400

    @johnnastrom9400

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not really. He buys into radical leftism which is just as nutty as fundamentalist religion.

  • @adamfrank1182

    @adamfrank1182

    2 жыл бұрын

    No they don’t

  • @nordscan9043

    @nordscan9043

    10 ай бұрын

    @@adamfrank1182He’s a smug arrogant jerk.

  • @darwinkguillen8590

    @darwinkguillen8590

    10 ай бұрын

    No please

  • @nordscan9043

    @nordscan9043

    10 ай бұрын

    @@darwinkguillen8590 My thoughts exactly.

  • @davidhamilton5893
    @davidhamilton58932 жыл бұрын

    Religion: "How to get the money from your pocket into mine." Sheep.

  • @mifeke6149
    @mifeke61497 жыл бұрын

    Jesus didn't create a religion, a religion was created out of Jesus.

  • @mcake1234

    @mcake1234

    7 жыл бұрын

    And a bloody bad one at that.

  • @YukiGibson

    @YukiGibson

    7 жыл бұрын

    Miss Feke any human interpretation of God has just fallen short, Christianity is a joke right now. Thinking you can measure him by any human structure of law is just plain stupid.

  • @jacobj7561

    @jacobj7561

    7 жыл бұрын

    Fred Nurke Because love is such a bad thing?

  • @YukiGibson

    @YukiGibson

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jacob J Love for your neighboor but hate for gays and whoever believes in other gods?

  • @jacobj7561

    @jacobj7561

    7 жыл бұрын

    YukiGibson Generalizing much?

  • @bananafish3149
    @bananafish31494 жыл бұрын

    Remember to live life as if you’ll never have another.

  • @HyrumLentz

    @HyrumLentz

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is precisely what gives me purpose as an atheist. I've been given this wonderful gift of conscious existence, and it's the sum of everything I have at the moment. Eventually, I will lose it entirely and all that will be left is its affect on others who are still around. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to use such a gift properly while I still can, in order to leave an impact on those who will still be around once I'm not.

  • @HyrumLentz

    @HyrumLentz

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Lawn Mower I definitely didn't mean to say that that is the only right answer; I'm very sorry that it came across that way. Personally, I find that I need an extra, external incentive, even if other people might not. I meant to speak in a way that made it clear that I was speaking of personal perspective, but I guess I failed.

  • @magdy_01

    @magdy_01

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@HyrumLentz i understand with what you're trying to say but i agree with lawn mower your statement is quite contradicting and you are filling a void of religion with spiritual beliefs with a mixture of atheism

  • @HyrumLentz

    @HyrumLentz

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@magdy_01 I wouldn't say that I have spiritual beliefs; I don't believe in any higher power, objective purpose, destiny, superstition, or anything beyond what there is sufficient evidence for. However, everyone has their own life purpose and moral philosophy that they decide on, no matter their beliefs, and that was how I came to mine. My initial comment was primarily meant as a defense of the ability of individual atheists to find their own sense of purpose within a reality in which there is not one that is universally correct, using a personal example. Personally, I want to make enough of a positive impact on the world, even if just for a few people, that my legacy continues somewhat beyond my death, as the finality of death bothers me. It may not bother others to the same extent, however, and they have their own purposes, such as living a long and/or full life, having fun, etc. I wholly agree that my qualms about death are a result of my former belief system in which death is not final, but I assure you, it is this factor that has lead me to my personal conclusions, rather than a spiritual belief of some intrinsic duty. As I have mentioned in an earlier reply, that initial comment came across differently than I meant it to, as it made it sound as though I was prescribing my own purpose to others. Your interpretation of the conversation is valid, especially given my failure to explain myself properly, but I hope this clears up where I really stand on the matter.

  • @a.d4874

    @a.d4874

    4 жыл бұрын

    It depends if you live life wild and wickedly you will never have another. If you live life according to the Spirit you’ll live forever in utopia.

  • @InitialPC
    @InitialPC2 жыл бұрын

    "No one who is intelligent is religious" Isaac Newton Galileo Albert Einstein Aristotle

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    2 жыл бұрын

    _"No one who is intelligent is religious"_ whose words are those?

  • @KentuckyLiz

    @KentuckyLiz

    2 жыл бұрын

    According to Einstein: A Life, a biography published in 1996, he was devoutly religious as a child. But at the age of 13, he “abandoned his uncritical religious fervour, feeling he had been deceived into believing lies”.

  • @kimbanton4398

    @kimbanton4398

    2 жыл бұрын

    No person has ever claimed that!

  • @Firebreath56
    @Firebreath562 жыл бұрын

    Thinking that being an atheist makes you intelligent is not only absurd, but a logical fallacy.

  • @dumigamez397

    @dumigamez397

    2 жыл бұрын

    The intelligent tend to be atheist.

  • @Trollsagan69420

    @Trollsagan69420

    4 ай бұрын

    I haven’t heard anyone say that, hopefully nobody does. But yes, you’re 100% correct.

  • @TheFinishingStrike
    @TheFinishingStrike9 жыл бұрын

    I don't believe in God, yet I still lead a very happy life.

  • @2gointruth

    @2gointruth

    9 жыл бұрын

    Cory Chapman Matthew 12; 30-37.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    9 жыл бұрын

    ***** That's right folks, you read it in the 'good' book yourselves' Matthew 12:31 _"And so I tell you this: no sin, no slander, is beyond forgiveness for men except slander spoken against the Spirit, and that will not be forgiven."_ You can steal, covet your neighbor's ass (and his wife's), rape, murder, abuse children, commit genocide and you will be forgiven, owning people as property is certainly not frowned upon, but say one thing against that egotistical piece of female genitalia and you will burn in hell forever. Those who gun-down cartoonists and policemen & women are already forgiven. 'God is Great' they said. Believers always have an excuse for committing atrocities. It's a good job I don't believe in it either, otherwise I might get very angry with such a thug.

  • @2gointruth

    @2gointruth

    9 жыл бұрын

    L.Ron Dow Matthew 12; 30 -37, Matthew 5; 11.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    9 жыл бұрын

    ***** Matthew 5:11??? Who's insulting you my old friend? I'm afraid you're picking-up no credits from me today. Happy New Year. I think you're really smart: Yellow Pages: Let your fingers do the walking. The Holy Bible: Let the verses do your thinking.

  • @2gointruth

    @2gointruth

    9 жыл бұрын

    L.Ron Dow Ha ha And I would also like this to add to all your hate and slander and to your own self righteousness: That of worshipping only yourself and your own dishonesty hate and slander through all the evil that becomes Atheism! A false God of all self-worship; and therefore making you blind against understanding the truth and the wisdom of his words; found in the Gospel of truth: And of which I add: All evil is committed by those who worship their own dishonesty and immorality, in all self-righteousness and think that they are above that of the Spirit of truth peace and goodwill to all men and women; our real and true God, YHVH or Allah to worship! Where first we must all learn to rise above our own dishonest and immoral thoughts (of which, if we do not, can lead anyone of us into doing all manner of disgusting and unmentionable criminal activities) so thus to always live in (and be at one with) the Spirit of truth peace and goodwill to all men and women! For betraying our true God, YHVH or Allah, the Spirit of truth peace and goodwill to all men and women; is where all evil is committed! And where we must all pay the price for our own evil, if we cannot control it within ourselves: And if not, by any honest and fair Judge anywhere in the world! ... : ))

  • @LeonidsStrapOn
    @LeonidsStrapOn5 жыл бұрын

    "What [religion] would you say you were?" "Festive at christmas" hahaa

  • @harleytoms6862

    @harleytoms6862

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mysteries of demeters daughter

  • @ismokezekush

    @ismokezekush

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its a satanic holiday sadly

  • @subasan4798

    @subasan4798

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ismokezekush What?

  • @khal_vaal_hazak9372

    @khal_vaal_hazak9372

    4 жыл бұрын

    rod of discipline you with atheism and evolution

  • @tswear6717

    @tswear6717

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ismokezekush its based on a pagan holiday. That doesnt make it satanic.

  • @andysmyth1211
    @andysmyth12112 жыл бұрын

    From 8.45 on everyone should listen too. It's such a wonderful statement. I'd rather die trying to find out why I exist than live a long life never understanding or wanting to know

  • @wintergray1221

    @wintergray1221

    2 жыл бұрын

    One can live a completely fulfilling live without questioning why they're alive. Though my interest in psychology wants to know why it's so important to you and others. Can you honestly say you don't enjoy things in life? Or have I misunderstood your meaning somehow?

  • @fatihkaleoglu5874

    @fatihkaleoglu5874

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ironically, that beautiful line empowers my faith.

  • @fabfrenchies1974

    @fabfrenchies1974

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds lonely to me, but you have free will after all, it is beautiful isn't it, it takes love on another level.

  • @justingoldby1998

    @justingoldby1998

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fatihkaleoglu5874 Even more ironic he speaks about "the wonderful GIFT of life" the completely random unintentional GIFT of life?!

  • @leewhite344

    @leewhite344

    2 жыл бұрын

    How does science give you an understanding of why you're here?!?!

  • @pieterboelen2862
    @pieterboelen28623 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting video. Now can someone explain to me why the quote in the title isn't once spoken in it??

  • @zacharycat
    @zacharycat6 жыл бұрын

    Jesus would have been crazy to be an open atheist, they would have crucified him.

  • @jefketheboss4009

    @jefketheboss4009

    6 жыл бұрын

    zacharycat Jesus was crazy but not a atheist at all, Jesus learned his followers the importance of life while the pharasees(authorities) wanted to be fundamentalist and obey every law literally.. New Testament is made for our generation, back then nobody could even understand Jesus his messages..

  • @kennyjohnson8081

    @kennyjohnson8081

    5 жыл бұрын

    zacharycat - "Jesus would have been crazy to be an open atheist, they would have crucified him." You are correct. That's why it is "hidden..." HIDDEN ATHEIST #1 The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a MAN took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all SEEDS: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a TREE, so that the BIRDS of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. ------------------------------------- HIDDEN ATHEIST #2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and 'HID' in 3 measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. -------------------------------------------- Hidden is the only way to hide something... (1) 2 in one bed; the 1 shall be taken, and the other shall be left (2) 2 shall be grinding together; the 1 shall be taken, and the other left. (3) 2 shall be in the field; the 1 shall be taken, and the other left. ---------------------------------------------- HIDDEN ATHEIST #3 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field (2 in the field); the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and -selleth ALL that he hath-(the 1 is taken) and buyeth that field. --------------------------------- HIDDEN ATHEIST #4 Again, the kingdom of heaven (universe; NOT God) is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price (2 in the field Motion Law), went and -sold ALL that he had- and bought it. ---------------------- HIDDEN ATHEIST #5 NOW LEARN a parable of the fig tree (A) when his branch is yet tender and (B) putteth forth leaves ye know (C) that summer is nigh So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This (2 in the field) generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words (the 1 shall be taken) shall not pass away. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's lonely being the only smart atheist besides Jesus. 2 in the field is motion law that precludes the unequalled force of God. And-A and B; ye know C-is Aristotle syllogism that makes knowledge without God by a material sufficiency of 2. The atheist Revelation calls this "a sharp 2-edged sword."

  • @ZapherHD

    @ZapherHD

    5 жыл бұрын

    zacharycat he got crucified anyways😒

  • @kennyjohnson8081

    @kennyjohnson8081

    5 жыл бұрын

    ZapherHD the total dead from Pax Romana is said to be 2 million

  • @optimusprime5199

    @optimusprime5199

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jefke Theboss Nope, Jesus was epileptic.

  • @OldRomanTV
    @OldRomanTV4 жыл бұрын

    Science doesn’t explain “why” anyone exists - it explains “how”.

  • @perhapsso1909

    @perhapsso1909

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's does. Simple probability, more credible than wizard making us.

  • @OldRomanTV

    @OldRomanTV

    4 жыл бұрын

    ThrouNouwCeat well actually no... if you know what probability is in relation to how things are...

  • @perhapsso1909

    @perhapsso1909

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@OldRomanTV I have a bachelor's in math and a decent amount of university level physics. I know a thing or two of what I am talking about when it comes to probability of existance. Of course going to the details would be a little uncalled for in a KZread comment section but the very basis of existance as defined by science is that matter exists I.e. the tiniest particles called quarks and other accompanying particles. Essentially in the universe there is a very very very large number of said particles. It is approximatted that there are a 100 billion stars in a single galaxy. just within that galaxy the quarks count would be a astronomical large number. Now let's expand to the observable universe. How many particles exist there? Let's now take the entire universe, how many particles exists there? Short answer an uncountable number. Now let's just say that each particles has a unique interaction with another particle. From chemistry we know that said interceptions can create chemical reactions. Now expanding on that idea, consider the infinite number of interactions and reactions possible. That alone serves as more of a plausible proof of an intervention giving birth to consiousness than saying Simone created it.

  • @OldRomanTV

    @OldRomanTV

    4 жыл бұрын

    ThrouNouwCeat I have two doctorates, one in philosophy, the other in metaphysics. I know a little of what I’m talking about too.

  • @perhapsso1909

    @perhapsso1909

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@OldRomanTV right. And how does that disprove how probability plays a role in existence? I'm honestly looking for a convincing argument. Sure from a philosophy perspective you may give a philosophy definition of probability. But I would like to argue that mathematics may be considered just as valid if not just like a philosophical argument. In that case, what I have conveyed still stands.

  • @starrlehner1881
    @starrlehner1881 Жыл бұрын

    Hitchens said it best when he stated there no one to catch a child falling from window

  • @marciomaia4020
    @marciomaia40203 жыл бұрын

    I'm 100 percent in agreement with Dawkins.

  • @jeffforsythe9514

    @jeffforsythe9514

    2 жыл бұрын

    A shame. Wow, have you all lost your minds? A human being is made up of two parts, the body, which consists of cells and molecules,(matter), and the soul,(the mind), which is divine. This is not a religion, it is a fact. Like a tree is a tree. Now, children, can we please move on, Happy New Year.

  • @marciomaia4020

    @marciomaia4020

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jeffforsythe9514 that's a nice assertion without any evidence.

  • @SNORKYMEDIA

    @SNORKYMEDIA

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jeffforsythe9514 more BS

  • @Gingnose

    @Gingnose

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jeffforsythe9514 thanks for making my day 🤣 Bodies are made of cells so does our minds

  • @horizon5549

    @horizon5549

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jeffforsythe9514 😂mind is your brain and it is made of cells ,it also has neurons which ig you lack some

  • @qasperr994
    @qasperr9945 жыл бұрын

    I make my own reasons to keep going.

  • @willd6215

    @willd6215

    4 жыл бұрын

    Can you share some?

  • @reed7562

    @reed7562

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bill D You want a republic in government but you’re stupid enough to believe that the universe is a monarchy?

  • @dkdjhdhd5284

    @dkdjhdhd5284

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Ajgleskorv thats cringe

  • @turq1824

    @turq1824

    4 жыл бұрын

    End it now loser

  • @Malloubyn

    @Malloubyn

    4 жыл бұрын

    My reason for keep going is to live as long as possible to see the advancements of science and space! All these advancements in the field of colonising planets and such are awesome! Science is what keeps me going. I can't wait to see how far we can go.

  • @robertjazz3613
    @robertjazz36134 жыл бұрын

    There was a time when all believed in god and the church ruled , this time was called the dark ages ~ Richard Lederer

  • @johnnypools6971

    @johnnypools6971

    4 жыл бұрын

    They really needed him at that time

  • @axlbrixsigmundkrause4163

    @axlbrixsigmundkrause4163

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't get it why they called it the dark ages. I studied History, universities spread across Europe at that time, medicines, economy and technology bloomed at that time. Maybe its more because of the black plague rather than religion.

  • @greenshrex7532

    @greenshrex7532

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@axlbrixsigmundkrause4163 it's due to the lack of remains of that age and stuff. Hence that term is used in history

  • @greenshrex7532

    @greenshrex7532

    4 жыл бұрын

    There wasn't a time when everyone was a monotheist

  • @nasomeeking1367

    @nasomeeking1367

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@johnnypools6971 can't need something that isn't real

  • @trippiezi4998
    @trippiezi49983 жыл бұрын

    Religion doesn’t give me a purpose to keep going it actually makes me wanna give up

  • @e7ectric390

    @e7ectric390

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your in the wrong religion. With false understanding.

  • @SirBroccolingtonIII

    @SirBroccolingtonIII

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@e7ectric390 There is no such thing as the "wrong" or "right" religion.

  • @e7ectric390

    @e7ectric390

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SirBroccolingtonIII There's only 1 truth in life. Everybody including me is mislead from this truth. But I acknowledge this, all religions in my eyes have been infiltrated by people doing the Devil's work. The real truth is hidden and hidden well.

  • @stika1055

    @stika1055

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@e7ectric390 smart person..........

  • @e7ectric390

    @e7ectric390

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@stika1055 and I know, it sounds ridiculous but the reality is I've seen too much to KNOW what's coming, you have no idea. They WILL be here in the next 20 years. There's no changing that..and when the day comes just remember what I said..these beings are spiritual beings that have deceived mankind with the help of the government, that these beings are from distant planets.. distant galaxies etc..it's all a massive lie. I know it sounds crazy..I'd have to be insane to not see that but I've seen a billion things you haven't I say it because I simply know it and you'll simply see it in your lifetime so go ahead call me insane, it will come back on you. Just remember, by 2040 "Aliens" will visit us & our gov will explain to us "they are our long lost ancestors from the stars.. they have the answers to our problems" etc, it's a trap..and you'll fall for it.

  • @Toonhai
    @Toonhai3 жыл бұрын

    Lol Intro is mind blowing:)

  • @TheSeedforme
    @TheSeedforme7 жыл бұрын

    Richard Dawkins will go down in history as one of the brightest thinkers who tried to help this civilization thrive. extremely underrated and underappreciated. one of the best minds on earth

  • @truthbeforeself9896

    @truthbeforeself9896

    7 жыл бұрын

    It is a pity then that he is thoughtlessly leading people away from our true God and Father, the spirit of truth in peace and love for all humans, don'tcha think?

  • @TheJakecheck

    @TheJakecheck

    7 жыл бұрын

    Truth Beforeself nope. he's trying to save humanity from the Memetic virus of faith based beliefs. You're the one killing this world.

  • @TheSeedforme

    @TheSeedforme

    7 жыл бұрын

    Truth Beforeself why is you god the true and right god?

  • @truthbeforeself9896

    @truthbeforeself9896

    7 жыл бұрын

    +TheJakecheck I believe that the greatest humanity for us of mankind, is that we should all live in the spirit of truth in peace and love for all fellow humans, and the whole world over. So if this means that I am the 'one killing this world' --- Then what is it that has made you into one who is 'killing this world'?

  • @truthbeforeself9896

    @truthbeforeself9896

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Jack Burney Truth is God enough for everyone, the very truth of all existence and life! And if God ain't good enough for you, then you are lacking the truth of all existence and life! Therefore you must be dead or daft! So which is it?

  • @Cec2500
    @Cec25007 жыл бұрын

    Dawkins doesn't get enough credit. He's a genius, but people are always blinded by his atheism.

  • @utoobuser101

    @utoobuser101

    7 жыл бұрын

    you're pretty

  • @zaftra

    @zaftra

    7 жыл бұрын

    It's not so much they are blinded by his atheism, it's more he keeps shoving his beliefs on everybody and is determind that everybody should believe has he does instead of concentrating on his biology.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    7 жыл бұрын

    *+zaftra:* _"he keeps shoving his beliefs on everybody"_ Really? Exactly how does he do that? Has he been knocking on your front door to spread the wonderful news that "Hell doesn't exist"? Have you found him on your street-corner preaching his 'beliefs')? Does he shove pamphlets through your letter box? Does he leave copies of his books in every hotel room? Do his videos keep popping-up on your computer like unsolicited adverts? Be honest, you had to come looking for this video (or succumb to YT promoting 'similar' videos) otherwise you wouldn't be here. I would recommend that you watch his video 'faith schools menace' here on YT - you will find that he wants RE to be taught in UK schools and monitored by OFSTED as are other subjects. He recognizes how much of British culture (and other world cultures) can only be appreciated when you understand the scriptures that influenced it (them). He wants children to be taught *HOW* to think, not *WHAT* to think.

  • @zaftra

    @zaftra

    7 жыл бұрын

    L.Ron Dow Anybody who preaches a belief is trying to force their opnions on others; or at least that is what you'd accuse religious people of doing. But this is an atheist of course, so he's merely trying to enlighten the world.

  • @l.ronalddow5898

    @l.ronalddow5898

    7 жыл бұрын

    *+zaftra:* _"Anybody who preaches a belief is trying to force their opnions on others"_ I agree. Now, the scriptures (anybody's) would label Dawkins, an *'unbeliever'*. He and Krauss made a movie called *'The Unbelievers'*. In this video he says that he has as much belief in the existence of gods as he does pixies and fairies. He promotes the idea that if someone makes a claim, but when asked what evidence they have to support their claim they cannot produce any, there is no reason for you believe that claim is true. So exactly what belief are you claiming he is preaching (and give your evidence)?

  • @Ryan_Nath
    @Ryan_Nath Жыл бұрын

    Richard "It's possible aliens put us here" Dawkins

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    Жыл бұрын

    Which is one possible solution he gave to Ben Stein's proposition: *_"What if it were to be proved that we were intelligently designed?"_* He goes on to say that the aliens themselves would have evolved by some Darwinian process. Have you not watched Ridley Scott's movie 'Prometheus'?

  • @davidbanner6230

    @davidbanner6230

    21 күн бұрын

    67 replies @Ryan_Nath : I don't think so.....

  • @24caratJosh
    @24caratJosh3 жыл бұрын

    Life is a living mystery that is just waiting for every individual alive today to experience it.

  • @maplebear247
    @maplebear2477 жыл бұрын

    "I've come to St. Paul's Cathedral to survey a 'random' block." Excellent survey taking, just flawless.

  • @jnbiii1485
    @jnbiii14855 жыл бұрын

    "When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion." -Robert Pirsig

  • @PopAwesomeJesusislife

    @PopAwesomeJesusislife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Mr Paladin thats a good one!😂😂😂

  • @tedthesailor172

    @tedthesailor172

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@mgtowpaladin6566 - And where do you suppose the computer came from with which you advertise your stupidity - the Vatican? You use the very products that prove the truth of science, as a means of propagating delusion. You become your enemy in the instant you preach. A total humbug and hypocrite.

  • @abdirahmanabdikani9876

    @abdirahmanabdikani9876

    5 жыл бұрын

    How can you be so sure that atheists aren't the people being deluded.

  • @coolgamerman

    @coolgamerman

    5 жыл бұрын

    Mr Paladin yeah, because education is totally stupid.

  • @melvinklark6950

    @melvinklark6950

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@tedthesailor172 did you know the reason zero was discovered was because religion

  • @keaton718
    @keaton7182 ай бұрын

    Dawkins ability to listen to people is impressive. He must get really frustrated when someone doesn't have anything to say, leaving him hanging.

  • @vonschlief3809
    @vonschlief38092 жыл бұрын

    You don’t need religion to be moral, but without religion, it’s impossible to agree on what IS moral

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    2 жыл бұрын

    As long as it has *'The Well-Being of Humans both as Individuals and Communities'* at the top of its list of priorities - it doesn't matter. The only way everyone could agree what rules are morally right or wrong is if they are defined that way - that is, mandatory, absolute and rigid - and those can't be responsive to the changing needs of humanity (or the planet.)

  • @vonschlief3809

    @vonschlief3809

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@L.Ron_Dow how do you define “well-being”?

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vonschlief3809 Physical, Mental & Emotional health. Not all religions agree on what is morally right or wrong - so your argument fails anyway.

  • @vonschlief3809

    @vonschlief3809

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@L.Ron_Dow why do all religions have to agree? If I’m Christian Orthodox, I only care about the teaching and doctrine of my church

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vonschlief3809 Of course you do - you just think everybody else is wrong and so is their morality - but you said _"without religion, it’s impossible to agree on what IS moral"_ and I think you've just agreed with me that it's impossible *even if you do have religion.* Let's face it - our morality has evolved and is founded upon a biological imperative that crafted us into a Social Species. But, as different populations have different characteristics: skin color, hair-type, eyelid folds, genes to cope with low-oxygen altitudes, genes to cope with high Omega-3 diets, etc - so we have developed different cultures that demand a different set of moral values - at least at the 'detail' level. The broad brush strokes will be instinctive but some of the finer issues (how many wives, is it ok to beat your slaves harshly) are more of a Social Contract.

  • @jacobopstad5483
    @jacobopstad54834 жыл бұрын

    1:33 The way he says "warm and fuzzy inside" with an absolutely serious face is hilarious!

  • @JonathanHilierChannel

    @JonathanHilierChannel

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I thought he was mocking religious people for a few seconds then realised he just made a poor choice of words. I chucked at that--almost like a joke told with dead-pan delivery.

  • @bjorngeorgenson8165

    @bjorngeorgenson8165

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JonathanHilierChannel I honestly think his choice of words was very accurate

  • @jeffforsythe9514

    @jeffforsythe9514

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, have you all lost your minds? A human being is made up of two parts, the body, which consists of cells and molecules and the soul,(the mind), which is divine. This is not a religion, it is a fact. Like a tree is a tree. Now, children, can we please move on, Happy New Year.

  • @andrewtucker94

    @andrewtucker94

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jeffforsythe9514 'This is not a religion, it is a fact.' Alright, back to the 17th century Descartes.

  • @jeffforsythe9514

    @jeffforsythe9514

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@andrewtucker94 By the way, the soul is immortal, you really have no idea of how "old" you really are.

  • @ryanpenrod1859
    @ryanpenrod18595 жыл бұрын

    What would you say you were? - Festive at Christmas Best answer.

  • @spencer19811

    @spencer19811

    5 жыл бұрын

    I get REALLY festive at Christmas, sometimes so festive I can hardly remember it the next day.

  • @jimmywalker7792

    @jimmywalker7792

    4 жыл бұрын

    Unfulfilled

  • @SCHEY101

    @SCHEY101

    4 жыл бұрын

    Christmas has nothing to do with an outdated old propagated Roman fear tactic. It's about Santa, family and presents.

  • @joger3562

    @joger3562

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s really Christmas it’s just that Festmas is just a shitty discount version of real Christmas

  • @colinjava8447

    @colinjava8447

    4 жыл бұрын

    I get festive at xmas, but its not about religion in any sense, but more tradition and the xmas vibe from xmas lights and trees and xmas music, and stuffing your face and playing games and watching films.

  • @cjson
    @cjson2 жыл бұрын

    As a Christian, though I didn't agree with everything here, I did find quite a lot about what he said (especially about the wonder of life) really helpful and inspiring, and appreciated the nuance in his responses. Hope he's doing well :)

  • @____Zer0____

    @____Zer0____

    2 жыл бұрын

    Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. -James 5:16

  • @jamesvalvis1131

    @jamesvalvis1131

    8 ай бұрын

    His answers are nonsense. He watched some random accidental occurrences. What’s inspiring about it?

  • @ShortFuseFighting

    @ShortFuseFighting

    6 ай бұрын

    nitwit detected @@jamesvalvis1131

  • @jarmstrong8483
    @jarmstrong84836 ай бұрын

    Don't wait around for a fairy tale prayer to be " answered". Maybe people suffer long and needlessly while doing that. Take the time it takes to take care of yourself and family . Do not expect " help" from the clouds. Its not there.

  • @Pantheist2602

    @Pantheist2602

    5 ай бұрын

    It depends on what you mean as 'help' anyway 😂

  • @daviddeida

    @daviddeida

    4 ай бұрын

    Come on ,no one has free will,we are programmed objects

  • @someoneelse.2252
    @someoneelse.22525 жыл бұрын

    I believe in having a ham sandwich when I'm hungry.

  • @unknown81360

    @unknown81360

    5 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the faith, my fellow hammanian

  • @kevinhayes8188

    @kevinhayes8188

    5 жыл бұрын

    Faith is a path to nowhere.

  • @shalindelta7

    @shalindelta7

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@kevinhayes8188 how do you know for sure ? Have you died and been reborn in order to speak such a tale ? Im simply asking ...

  • @character2897

    @character2897

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@shalindelta7 Faith is a path to death, one of many.

  • @shalindelta7

    @shalindelta7

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@character2897 show me one that isn't.

  • @9000yugioh
    @9000yugioh5 жыл бұрын

    If you need religion to keep going then you have deeper problems in all honesty

  • @blackfoot8975

    @blackfoot8975

    5 жыл бұрын

    SUPERNATURAL MAN lol do you see the irony in that statement?

  • @frecklenuckle4450

    @frecklenuckle4450

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@shalindelta7 and you fear that, don't you? that's why you refuse to let go of your belief - because deep down, you know you serve no purpose. you're worthless, and it scares you. haha, i love it.

  • @shalindelta7

    @shalindelta7

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@frecklenuckle4450 oh i know im worthless lol, i would just rather be safe than sorry. Im not a hardcore believer, but i will never go full athiest either.

  • @jamescopeland6616

    @jamescopeland6616

    5 жыл бұрын

    @SUPERNATURAL MAN how very religious of you. Thats why we hate it. Keep preaching the word dude.

  • @llamadasinrespuesta4631

    @llamadasinrespuesta4631

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jamescopeland6616 "very religious of you, that's why we hate it" are you 14 yers old or something? Because that was...

  • @pj45670
    @pj45670 Жыл бұрын

    Here's the problem with religion and religious people, they want to tell you or make you think that they have the answer they don't! When somebody tells you they have the answer get your wallet out because they're about to ask you for money.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh, they DO have an answer - it's just that you know no more after they've told you the answer than you did beforehand. And yes, ultimately they do want your money - and the 'little' believers want your validation that what they believe is correct.

  • @artofthepossible7329
    @artofthepossible7329 Жыл бұрын

    So . . . does anyone have a timestamp for the quote in the title of this video?

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    Жыл бұрын

    It's at 13 minutes into the interview - but the title is misleading, Dawkins doesn't say what the title says - blame it on the The Guardian editor whose job it is to create click-bait.

  • @surmountwho2861
    @surmountwho28615 жыл бұрын

    “Survey a random flock” right outside a cathedral...

  • @saintz2k7

    @saintz2k7

    5 жыл бұрын

    Surmount Hu tourists flock to this cathedral, majority of the people there aren't worshippers

  • @kevinhayes8188

    @kevinhayes8188

    5 жыл бұрын

    Faith is a path to nowhere.

  • @ihaka439

    @ihaka439

    4 жыл бұрын

    🤓We dont believe in the supernatural so we are better than everyone else and so smart

  • @livingvancouvertime2723

    @livingvancouvertime2723

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ihaka439 Atheists appear to have done their homework, unlike god believer's.

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Living Vancouver time literally proved his point

  • @Nick-wv1wo
    @Nick-wv1wo7 жыл бұрын

    People want a purpose in life, you only have one life that's a purpose

  • @itzmrsa2237

    @itzmrsa2237

    6 жыл бұрын

    Vados T H I C C so true

  • @mjt1517

    @mjt1517

    6 жыл бұрын

    The purpose of life is whatever we want to make it. There is no single purpose.

  • @anondude24

    @anondude24

    6 жыл бұрын

    One life doesnt give a purpose, it just increases the value of time. People give purpose to life.

  • @agapefor-the-trouble-heart5060

    @agapefor-the-trouble-heart5060

    6 жыл бұрын

    circular argument

  • @ade8890

    @ade8890

    6 жыл бұрын

    Having one life isn't a purpose, it's a fact. A purpose is a specific way to behave in your life that gives you a sense of meaning. Purpose is what directs your actions in one way. The mere fact we only have one life says nothing regarding how we should spend using our actions.

  • @jesusbermudez6775
    @jesusbermudez67753 жыл бұрын

    Nobody knows what is the purpose of life. Nor does science, religion, philosophy or any other discipline is able to give a convincing reason for it.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    3 жыл бұрын

    Who was talking about _"the purpose of life?"_

  • @jesusbermudez6775

    @jesusbermudez6775

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@L.Ron_Dow Dawkins mentioned something about science explaining the purpose of life.

  • @siciidfaarax6478
    @siciidfaarax6478 Жыл бұрын

    Wait a minute sir, in the last minute you said "this gift of life" who gifted it? A gift is of course something given to you. Who gifted it to you? Let me remindl you sir, human language can never be athiestic. It is the language which refuses to be with you.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    Жыл бұрын

    _"A gift is of course something given to you. Who gifted it to you?"_ Maybe the 'giver' is not a 'Who' it's a 'What' - and even that is not an entity. *_Oxford English Dictionary:_* *Gift 1.2:* *_"A very easy task or unmissable opportunity,_*_ eg: that goal was an absolute gift; The current climate - fear of terrorism - is an absolute gift to anyone trying to introduce a cull of civil rights."_ Richard Dawkins speaks British English - the interviewer is British. In British colloquial English the word 'gift' can apply to anything that you haven't had to pay for: *Gifts with an identifiable giver:* The sun *gives* us light and warmth. Our clothes *give* us protection from the elements. A falling apple *gave* Newton the idea about gravity. A dog will *give* its owner, love & obedience. Hemorrhoids don't *give* you a pain in the neck. *Gifts with a 'non-thing', 'non-what' or 'non-who' giver:* The lack of hard evidence for abiogenesis is a *gift* to creationists and priests alike. The conditions near to deep-sea hydrothermal vents *give* minerals an opportunity to begin a series of chemical reactions that we call 'biology'. Probably, one such reaction, that started billions of years ago, *gave* us 'life'. An accidental duplication of the SRGAP2 gene 2.4mya *gifted* us with intelligence. Belief in gods *gives* you an impediment to clear, rational thinking. Boromir about the 'One Ring': _"It is a _*_gift. A gift_*_ to the foes of Mordor. Why not use this ring?"_ The *gift* Boromir talked of was *not given* by Sauron but by the *series of happenstances* that took the 'One Ring' from Sauron's hand and brought it, via Elendil, Deagol, Smeagol, Bilbo & Frodo, to the Council of Elrond at Imladris. The point is, *a giver is not necessary to acquire gifts and even when one is, there is no requirement for it to have intelligence or intent.* *So, to answer your question:* it was a series of *happenstances* that brought a collection of atoms and molecules to the same place in space & time - an incident that began the first unstable chemical reaction that we call 'life' - a cycle of action & reaction that continues to this day. You must remember that Dawkins is, almost above all things, a *'wordsmith'* - he chooses his words very carefully, he has learned very well that there are plenty who will try to use his own words against him and at the same time, he likes to set little traps for certain people. I guess, his use of the word is not the 'gift' you thought it was.

  • @whanaublood
    @whanaublood7 жыл бұрын

    When Richard talks his words makes love with eachother, so persuasive & elogant.

  • @sickworld8879

    @sickworld8879

    7 жыл бұрын

    Funniest comment i read all week lol

  • @truthbeforeself9896

    @truthbeforeself9896

    7 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps when a person is so in love with himself, you haven't noticed such self-love?

  • @heighwaysonthewing

    @heighwaysonthewing

    7 жыл бұрын

    so he talks f**k then ?

  • @rickywestley6820

    @rickywestley6820

    7 жыл бұрын

    Just the accent man ,the dudes a fool

  • @heighwaysonthewing

    @heighwaysonthewing

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ricky Westley couldn't agree more !!

  • @christian2M
    @christian2M5 жыл бұрын

    “It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.” Bhagavad Gita

  • @unknowninfinium4353

    @unknowninfinium4353

    5 жыл бұрын

    Source for reference.

  • @mynameisinuse4386

    @mynameisinuse4386

    5 жыл бұрын

    .

  • @unknowninfinium4353

    @unknowninfinium4353

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@mynameisinuse4386 ..

  • @shoeboxsofa2316

    @shoeboxsofa2316

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@unknowninfinium4353 ...

  • @unknowninfinium4353

    @unknowninfinium4353

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@shoeboxsofa2316 .....

  • @victord9814
    @victord98142 жыл бұрын

    3:45 - Interviewer: "I am an agnostic" Richard Dawkins: TRY NOT TO LAUGH, TRY NOT TO LAUGH, TRY NOT TO LAUGH.

  • @Lordidude

    @Lordidude

    2 жыл бұрын

    So is Dawkins. It's written in his own book.

  • @victord9814

    @victord9814

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Lordidude Look at his face in the time stamp bro...

  • @jeffforsythe9514

    @jeffforsythe9514

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, have you all lost your minds? A human being is made up of two parts, the body, which consists of cells and molecules,(matter), and the soul,(the mind), which is divine. This is not a religion, it is a fact. Like a tree is a tree. Now, children, can we please move on, Happy New Year.

  • @victord9814

    @victord9814

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jeffforsythe9514 How do you come to the conclusion that mind is somehow divine? Huh?

  • @Cowz19999

    @Cowz19999

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jeffforsythe9514 The soul isn't the mind. If you cared about facts you would know this.

  • @starrlehner1881
    @starrlehner1881 Жыл бұрын

    Want to meet Mr. Dawkins. Wonderful gentleman

  • @jimhappnin1425

    @jimhappnin1425

    Жыл бұрын

    Don't worry... you'll be where he is going.

  • @rainbowdy

    @rainbowdy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jimhappnin1425 which is nowhere

  • @eldhosesaji2327

    @eldhosesaji2327

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rainbowdy not sure about that mommy Milker

  • @jds6206
    @jds62064 жыл бұрын

    Precisely. I am too well educated and have too well developed a critical thinking skill to ever, EVER be at risk of being "religious".

  • @jeremypedersen6894

    @jeremypedersen6894

    4 жыл бұрын

    r/iamverysmart

  • @AJGress

    @AJGress

    4 жыл бұрын

    "precisely"

  • @simplysimplerer

    @simplysimplerer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Too well of a developed critical thinking* there. Fixed it for your smartass

  • @aarifahlt

    @aarifahlt

    4 жыл бұрын

    JD S lmaoooooooooooo😂😂😂 As “well educated” as you are you and all your atheistic cohorts are still closer to knowing nothing than y’all are to knowing everything so take a seat please.

  • @aarifahlt

    @aarifahlt

    4 жыл бұрын

    JD S lmaoooooooooooo😂😂😂 As “well educated” as you are you and all your atheistic cohorts are still closer to knowing nothing than y’all are to knowing everything so take a seat please.

  • @Koz6336
    @Koz63365 жыл бұрын

    4:16 When he realizes he's an atheist.

  • @Pyaweti

    @Pyaweti

    4 жыл бұрын

    😅😆😂🤣

  • @ThiagoBv

    @ThiagoBv

    4 жыл бұрын

    OMG SINNAR!!¡!1¡!

  • @Bluecheese1400

    @Bluecheese1400

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dylan price Ahhh how shocking

  • @rosalie_m7305

    @rosalie_m7305

    4 жыл бұрын

    Loooool true

  • @bob69927

    @bob69927

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@PhilosophyEmpireYT Religion = Also War

  • @cameronallan9930
    @cameronallan99302 жыл бұрын

    I feel sorry for this guy and everyone else who buys into this stuff.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    2 жыл бұрын

    And so you should - he has no false beliefs to keep him feeling warm & safe in his darker days. Could you start-up a crowd-funding page for him - to pay for a lobotomy?

  • @blackcatxiii7757
    @blackcatxiii77573 жыл бұрын

    This man just claimed to know "why we exist". Science can only tell you "how" not the "why".

  • @akishorekumarr

    @akishorekumarr

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's just semantics. Why can be interpreted in both ways; why as in the sequence of things leading to our existence or the purpose of our existence. One is a process, the other is a purpose. Example: Why do you have this old watch? Because my Grandma bought it. Why do you have this old watch? Because it is my Grandma's and it is sentimental. There is no real purpose to our existence than what we assign to ourselves. If you really want to be technical, biologically our purpose is pass on our genes via reproduction.

  • @hellonhead5905

    @hellonhead5905

    3 жыл бұрын

    Religion doesnt give a why neither. 😂

  • @ZrankFappaH
    @ZrankFappaH4 жыл бұрын

    “I despise people who believe something without evidence and then go out and take action which damages people.”

  • @Donutello712

    @Donutello712

    3 жыл бұрын

    I get it. He hates evil judges

  • @andsalomoni

    @andsalomoni

    3 жыл бұрын

    I despise people who believe something WITH OR WITHOUT evidence and then go out and take action which damages people.

  • @Fatjuice

    @Fatjuice

    3 жыл бұрын

    evidence? like in empyrical evidence? come on, we’re not barbarians, we have metaphysical evidence.

  • @poozer1986

    @poozer1986

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Fatjuice please, expand

  • @marijancorluka4500

    @marijancorluka4500

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aren't those atheists too? We have evolution all over our books in schools. Let's say that 50% of the kids don't believe in that? They have to study it and waste their time on that instead of doing something else, otherwise they will get a bad grade which could affect their future. Isn't that damaging in a way?

  • @sreekargunda3915
    @sreekargunda39155 жыл бұрын

    I wish religious fanatics would watch this video before trying to start an argument against Richard Dawkins

  • @doggoslayer5679

    @doggoslayer5679

    5 жыл бұрын

    And still Richard Dawkins won’t debate William lane Craig

  • @TKO67

    @TKO67

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@doggoslayer5679 or Kent Hovind

  • @ck_banana_noob7145

    @ck_banana_noob7145

    4 жыл бұрын

    May Ling wacko? Lol, well I guess you haven’t seen the other debate

  • @Alex-yr8iy

    @Alex-yr8iy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cause Dawkins is afraid

  • @Charlie-wl2qt

    @Charlie-wl2qt

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Enzo 1965 LOL. Dawkins has debated and engaged with Bishops, and cardinals. He doesn't need to waste his time on Someone like Craig

  • @chmicalsandelements4071
    @chmicalsandelements40712 жыл бұрын

    I feel like I‘m too young for this

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    2 жыл бұрын

    I you are old enough to write that - then you're old enough to learn from some wise words.

  • @filmeseverin
    @filmeseverin5 ай бұрын

    In brief, He exists because this reality, with us into it, is not the result of nothing, or the result of no intelligence, because *from no intelligence involved, no intelligence comes.* Only His human form has said: *_"I am the way, the truth and the life."_* John 14:6 *_"The sky and the earth won't last forever, but my words will."_* Matthew 24, 35 *_"Be perfect therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect"_* Matthew 5, 48 Unfortunately, too many people have refused over history, and too many still refuse nowadays, to follow this.

  • @filmeseverin

    @filmeseverin

    5 ай бұрын

    Anyway, it is not easy to fight continuously with what S...n has done to this world (carnivores, parasites, viruses, bad bacteria... the so called _"weeds"_ in Matthew 13:24-43) and to ourselves ... because *until our physical death we fight with the works of the fallen ones and of their tools, the evil=stupid people, the consequences of evilness = stupidity.*

  • @toughguyver1376
    @toughguyver13768 жыл бұрын

    For me Richard Dawkins is neighter an atheist nor an agnostic, he's just Richard Dawkins.

  • @zaftra

    @zaftra

    7 жыл бұрын

    He's an agnostic he admited this himself, or was force to admit it in a debate, which of course we never see. Science says nothing about religion, it can neither falsify nor confirm a God, as a scientist he knows this.

  • @toughguyver1376

    @toughguyver1376

    7 жыл бұрын

    zaftra Agnostics are smarter than atheists because they just rant against nonsense when it has been proven that it is nonsense. They don't fall for hypes, just for hard proof.

  • @toughguyver1376

    @toughguyver1376

    7 жыл бұрын

    Richard Dawkins god is knowledge.

  • @zaftra

    @zaftra

    7 жыл бұрын

    So was Mendel, Farady, Newton, Jocelyn Bell; even Einstein and Darwin weren't atheist, they weren't dumb enough to dismiss an hypothosis that can neither confirmed or denied.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    7 жыл бұрын

    *+zaftra* A-theism is the lack of a 'belief' in gods until there is sufficient, convincing evidence for their existence. Atheists simply say *_"We do not believe that any gods exist."_* The idea you seem to have, that we say _"There are no gods,"_ comes from a malformed deconstruction of the word in 17th Century France. Huxley, who invented the word 'agnostic' just over a century ago, did so as to describe himself as the opposite of all those people who say "I *know* God exist" and refers to 'knowledge' only - not 'belief'. His point being that you have no business saying that you 'know' something unless you can prove it. In reality Dawkins (in common with most non-believers) is an *agnostic-atheist*. He doesn't know and he doesn't believe. Except for Jocelyn Bell, none of the great scientific minds you mentioned knew what we know today - had they done so, then there is a good chance they, too, would be among the 94% of today's elite scientists who do not believe in a personal god (as, in fact, Einstein didn't.)

  • @jfish953
    @jfish9534 жыл бұрын

    You can’t argue with religious people

  • @nasomeeking1367

    @nasomeeking1367

    4 жыл бұрын

    So i do all the time

  • @youngpluto6873

    @youngpluto6873

    4 жыл бұрын

    Religion is division religious wars are the most brutal wars

  • @theofficialvernetheturtley338

    @theofficialvernetheturtley338

    4 жыл бұрын

    And you can't argue with a non religious person. Both are religions in the end. Believing in something without ever truly knowing.

  • @caspar1982

    @caspar1982

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@theofficialvernetheturtley338 Have you never heard of agnosticism? I think most non religious people would classify as agnostics.

  • @avemaria3682

    @avemaria3682

    4 жыл бұрын

    You also can't create something out of nothing.

  • @karldixon2704
    @karldixon2704Ай бұрын

    when we stop worrying about death religion will end

  • @MacarenaAli
    @MacarenaAli2 жыл бұрын

    The standard joke (s) for us was/were: ''Are you religious?'' ''No, I'm a non observing atheist'' ''Are you religious?'' ''No I'm an atheist, but only with Christmas''

  • @alanastone5241
    @alanastone52414 жыл бұрын

    I knew morals when I was 6.

  • @carrynichols9914

    @carrynichols9914

    4 жыл бұрын

    So you mean to tell me you were the prefect kid that never needed corration ?

  • @ProtoMekka

    @ProtoMekka

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@carrynichols9914 you don't need to be perfect to be moral

  • @ProtoMekka

    @ProtoMekka

    4 жыл бұрын

    @mo ali I HAD religion, I didn't like it. I don't have it now and I feel much better

  • @ProtoMekka

    @ProtoMekka

    4 жыл бұрын

    @mo ali Each generation is becoming increasingly less religious as time goes on, besides. Remember the wars and the crimes committed because of someone's beliefs?

  • @JfaJosephR9

    @JfaJosephR9

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why do you have morals? Your morals may not have been the same as another kids morals? Who’s morals are right and who’s are wrong?

  • @JohnathanSherbert
    @JohnathanSherbert9 жыл бұрын

    I think I missed the Jesus quote.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    9 жыл бұрын

    Johnathan Sherbert Try changing your profile picture - KZread send a shortened video to accounts where their age/spam-filtering algorithms detect suspect body-part images being used. I think it started with Thai girls and ping-pong balls but I am not sure.

  • @mrlordsaif5708

    @mrlordsaif5708

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Johnathan Sherbert your profile pic O.o

  • @professionalretard1878
    @professionalretard18782 жыл бұрын

    He didn't say what's written in the title at any point in the video

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    2 жыл бұрын

    The click-bait title was the work of a Guardian editor and theyre only the first half of a sentence that Dawkins uttered 13 minutes into the interview (find 30 min podcast) - the second half of which completely changes the meaning of the title. So the Guardian editor is doubly deceitful.

  • @jasonkeller4929
    @jasonkeller4929 Жыл бұрын

    Can you deny your own existence

  • @AFMMarcelD
    @AFMMarcelD8 жыл бұрын

    Professor Dawkins is a beacon of light, a candle in a dark world obscure by fallacy, bigotry, myth, superstition, delusion, neurosis and traditions. Civilization will not attain to its perfection until the last stone from the last Church falls on the last priest!

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    8 жыл бұрын

    +One FreeThinker Ah, but be careful that they don't use that 'last stone' as the 'foundation stone' for a Mosque, Temple, Gurdwara or Synagogue.

  • @mauricematla1795

    @mauricematla1795

    8 жыл бұрын

    +One FreeThinker That would be a shame really i mean a lot of churches are actually quit gourgius examples of building art.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    8 жыл бұрын

    Maurice Matla I totally agree - designed by men and built by men - a wonderful testament to man's creativity & enterprise.

  • @RD-tx5xx

    @RD-tx5xx

    8 жыл бұрын

    +One FreeThinker :) I'm a christian and I disagree, but since you've made your choice, I hope you're happy with it.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    8 жыл бұрын

    +RD Belief is not a choice! You either believe or you don't. And the reason people don't believe in gods is that none of the evidence presented for their existence is anywhere near convincing. *Could you believe in Thor is you wanted-to?* I mean be convinced that he exists and causes thunder with his hammer, not just say you believe? Even Jesus knew that some people will feign faith _"Not everyone who says to me 'Lord, Lord' will enter the kingdom of heaven"_ Matthew 7:21 KJV. You have to *truly* believe - and belief informs your actions. Now, you having accepted that gods exist, have *_chosen_* to follow the god of the Israelites (I don't know why, are you one?) in preference to one of the others like Baal, El or Asherah. Yes, if Yahweh exists then so do they. Even the Ten Commandments underscore that. _"I Am The Lord _*_Thy_*_ God"_ - the other nations have their own gods. _"Thou Shalt Have No _*_Other Gods_*_ Before Me"_ - not "I'm the only god" but "I am the only god you will worship". The Hebrews were not monotheistic, they were henotheistic. The 'One True God' idea comes from the exclusivity deemed necessary to prevent another disaster like the Babylonian exhile and is meant in the same way as saying: 'Bing Crosby is the Only Crooner', 'Frank Sinatra is the Only Jazz singer' or 'Manchester United is the Only UK soccer team'. So, *you have chosen* your god - the one who orders the genocides of the Amalekites, Midianites & more, who drowns almost the entire human race, who permits possession of people as property, who orders countless abortions, who allows 9 million babies and toddlers to die each year (a 2004 tsunami death toll *every 10 days,* just for under-fives), through no fault of their own - I hope you're happy with him. Personally, I think I would choose Thor.

  • @furuleetsaingo
    @furuleetsaingo4 жыл бұрын

    I think if we actually started making the church's start paying taxes, that would in long run start helping pay off our enormous debt

  • @ryantollmann5918

    @ryantollmann5918

    4 жыл бұрын

    novel idea, take gods stuff then charge his followers taxes, how much do YOU pay for the work nature does?

  • @KRIPP548

    @KRIPP548

    4 жыл бұрын

    How about accountability with government spending and budgets. A church isn't taxing you. SMH

  • @jonathankotyk3075

    @jonathankotyk3075

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, then all charity would cease. Of churches are taxed, who will run homeless shelters, disaster relief? Atheists? Ha, they have no moral foundation.

  • @furuleetsaingo

    @furuleetsaingo

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jonathankotyk3075 there are still all of that without the church , the red cross , blue cross/ sheild, with out the bloody church , tell me then why or how the preachers have big houses , cars personal jets

  • @jonathankotyk3075

    @jonathankotyk3075

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@furuleetsaingo if people are stupid enough to give all their money to wolves in sheep's clothing, nothing I can do about that, but they are not Christian, not are they running a church by any sort of biblical principles.

  • @11x334
    @11x334 Жыл бұрын

    Can you imagine trying to warn people that everything they believe is a lie and they spend their time trying to pray for your downfall

  • @filmeseverin

    @filmeseverin

    Жыл бұрын

    The human form of the Intelligence who made this reality is the truth.

  • @MegaMetal96
    @MegaMetal962 жыл бұрын

    Any truly intelligent person would be agnostic because a smart person would have enough humility to realize that they don’t know the unknowable.

  • @ateoforever7434
    @ateoforever74346 жыл бұрын

    My purpose in life..?? to reach the age of 90 without dementia....

  • @wickedness_666

    @wickedness_666

    5 жыл бұрын

    Christians who believe in a so-called God that doesn't exist must have dementia, or some mental illness. They need to be thrown in hospital facilities, and they need to be put on life support before they take their last breath. When they pray in public, people will think they have skitzofrania. Christianity is a mental illness. It's a cancer. It's an early sign of death.

  • @preppypuppy2638

    @preppypuppy2638

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wickedness_666 I...you...you know. I don’t even know how to respond to this, but that’s not how you spell schizophrenia, that’s not how schizophrenia works (like at all), shame on you for making light of the actual struggles the schizophrenic deal with on a daily basis, congratulations on being a pioneer of 21st Century hatred, I look forward to seeing your name in the newspaper.

  • @preppypuppy2638

    @preppypuppy2638

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wickedness_666 also, that’s not how dementia works either. My goodness, I can’t take you seriously when you go on with stuff like this. No seriously; you come at me claiming I don’t think, while you clearly are not thinking before you say sentences that make no sense. It is absolutely maddening.

  • @carcharo7
    @carcharo74 жыл бұрын

    I have no predefined purpose. My existence on this earth is random and what I do with it is my choice alone. I find happiness in the people I love, the places I visit, the things I see. Once I’ve accepted that my life is finite there is all the more reason to make the most of it. Being an atheist doesn’t mean you lose a sense of purpose at all

  • @keepafricablack-forever
    @keepafricablack-foreverАй бұрын

    I'm an Atheist too but i wanna ask you one question ''What's the difference between Agnosticism and Deism?''

  • @goranmilic442
    @goranmilic4423 жыл бұрын

    Just because religion makes people warm and fuzzy inside doesn't mean it's true. Name me one thing other than religion you find to be true just because it gives purpose to you.

  • @SirBroccolingtonIII

    @SirBroccolingtonIII

    3 жыл бұрын

    Simply to answer your question, my first thought would be telling yourself you love someone simply because it gives you purpose? Other than that, I agree with what you said.

  • @SherXP

    @SherXP

    3 жыл бұрын

    For me only religion does, i like games, shows and relationships but they just don’t give a purpose.

  • @goranmilic442

    @goranmilic442

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SherXP Whatever gives you purpose isn't automatically true.

  • @seriotopical
    @seriotopical10 жыл бұрын

    Actually, for Jesus to have been "intelligent" or even an "atheist", he would first of all had to have existed, and as the mighty Roman Empire didn't see fit to make any kind of official - or even unofficial - reference to a crucified rabble-rousing miracle-worker in one of the empire's most politically and socially sensitive regions during the dates specified, then you can all, along with me, consider the stories put about by his so-called followers regarding him, as nothing but pure one-hundred-per-cent Australian bulldust! So there!

  • @2gointruth

    @2gointruth

    10 жыл бұрын

    John Fellsworth Ha ha, Then you are one of those who through your own self-righteousness think you are smarter and better than the Spirit of truth peace and goodwill to all men and women; That of which he sacrificed his own life of flesh and blood to teach us! At the time of Yeshua, whatever happened within the Jewish community, was really of no importance to their oppression of the Jews by the Roman Empire and of its military. However if you research deep enough there were references made about a Jewish man who they crucified, and previously of 'a disturbance in the Temple', of which was attributed by historians as the time when he turned over the stalls of the Jewish 'money exchangers' etc. I have found this out, but of which reference I do not now have at hand; I am sure I can find it if I try, as you could if you tried! And if i remember correctly there might have been a third instance too, but about what, has now slipped my mind! However, I am sure you will disregard all this, because through Atheism you are a fellow human and world neighbour and of whom I respect as such: But through Atheism you will think you are smarter and better than all this and that it will all be below your false dignity! I have heard it all before! ... ; ))

  • @seriotopical

    @seriotopical

    10 жыл бұрын

    The reference regarding the "disturbance in the temple" you're having trouble locating is in the Gospels, and you should know as well as I that the Gospels aren't official Roman documents or reports, my friend!

  • @mrtadreamer

    @mrtadreamer

    10 жыл бұрын

    John Fellsworth They are not official Roman document but they are the official infallible inspired word of God. I'll take His word over that of any secular historian with apologies to none.

  • @larsthegunslinger

    @larsthegunslinger

    10 жыл бұрын

    mrtadreamer of course. because the bible is true because its the word of god because the bible is true right?

  • @mrtadreamer

    @mrtadreamer

    10 жыл бұрын

    larsthegunslinger I'll also take His word over that of an atheist as well.

  • @armaan970
    @armaan9704 жыл бұрын

    If being religious means hating someone else for what they believe in, then count me out.

  • @sladegrey9272

    @sladegrey9272

    4 жыл бұрын

    Only the religious rub their hands together in wicked glee at the thought of others suffering in torment in Hell for all eternity, purely for refusing to believe what they believe.

  • @gmanon1181
    @gmanon11813 жыл бұрын

    Many say they believe, but they don't. To believe isn't about intelligence. It's about conviction.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    3 жыл бұрын

    Which is why the full sentence that Dawkins uttered makes a nonsense of the title written by a Guardian editor as click-bait.

  • @nicholaschristie-blick3139
    @nicholaschristie-blick31393 жыл бұрын

    The obvious difficulty for all organized religion is that none of it is true.

  • @NBackTA
    @NBackTA4 жыл бұрын

    “Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning.” ~CS Lewis~

  • @elrondopines2941

    @elrondopines2941

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why not?

  • @herculesbrofister265
    @herculesbrofister2654 жыл бұрын

    I'm scrolling thru the comments while pre-vid ads play, can't wait to see what this interviewer looks like

  • @robertmyers6865
    @robertmyers6865 Жыл бұрын

    The title is TOTALLY irrelevant to the conversation.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    Жыл бұрын

    Blame *The Guardian* editor for that click-bait.

  • @Silly__billy777
    @Silly__billy777 Жыл бұрын

    For someone who hates religion he sure is a fan

  • @RachelDavis705
    @RachelDavis7057 жыл бұрын

    The interviewer was breathing so loud

  • @elrondo3181

    @elrondo3181

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I could have shot him in the dark.

  • @kyebean

    @kyebean

    7 жыл бұрын

    Sadly, he also looks like the transgender daughter of Donald Trump.

  • @Richard_Nickerson
    @Richard_Nickerson4 жыл бұрын

    0:44 If you need an invisible sky daddy to give you purpose and keep you going, then you've already lost.

  • @MrMaxer13

    @MrMaxer13

    4 жыл бұрын

    As long as you live and you are happy, what is the problem of that?

  • @Richard_Nickerson

    @Richard_Nickerson

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MrMaxer13 That logic only works if the ONLY byproduct of religion was happiness. That is far from the truth.

  • @KiraYoza

    @KiraYoza

    4 жыл бұрын

    Maxer13 that’s what’s wrong right there but also I guess okay...the truth isn’t always going to be beneficial for everyone but for some the truth is better than living a charaded life of believing in something that doesn’t exist

  • @Believersgospelmusic

    @Believersgospelmusic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Who is lost? The fool who does not know his Father or the the Clever Person who knows his Maker(Father)?

  • @thebootywarrior2704

    @thebootywarrior2704

    4 жыл бұрын

    Once again this is like saying if you need therapy to keep you from killing yourself then your pathetic

  • @hasanabduqayumov
    @hasanabduqayumov Жыл бұрын

    'No-one can prove there's no greater purpose and life after death' Well, you shouldn't believe in something because nobody can disprove it.

  • @L.Ron_Dow

    @L.Ron_Dow

    Жыл бұрын

    And you shouldn't believe something just because you are told about it.

  • @nachi3401
    @nachi34013 жыл бұрын

    Atheist people are actually the enlightened ones , we know and accept the facts universe has served us , we differentiate morals with religion or belief , we know that a society can run without us being chained to an unknown entity who supposedly watches on us

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