Thanks for having me on, Kaz. That was a breath of fresh air.

@PurpleRhymesWithOrange

7 ай бұрын

Sorry I couldn't be here when you went live. Had a schedule conflict.

@discoriented6235

7 ай бұрын

@@PurpleRhymesWithOrange Purp!

@laurajarrell6187

7 ай бұрын

Oh damn, I missed , as usual, the live. Haven't seen any of you in a loooong time! You both look great. Jim, you look 100% healthier!👍💙💙💙🥰✌ 2:41

@discoriented6235

7 ай бұрын

@@laurajarrell6187 Great to hear from you, Laura! Hope you're doing well!

@laurajarrell6187

7 ай бұрын

@@discoriented6235 😘🤪

I’m a Christian and I will come in as a guest

Hi kaz 😊 hi Jim!!!

18:25 I would like to see where YHWH was in the Canaanite religion. I have researched the gods and their relationships. No where in the pantheon I have read (coming from the most ancient sources) have I found such.

@discoriented6235

7 ай бұрын

I cited numerous sources throughout this video.

@harryweatherford8411

7 ай бұрын

@@discoriented6235 where? I listened back through and the only two things I found cited were 2 books (one being from the original video). You yourself even state that the earliest mentions of YHWH were from an Egyptian stelle talking about the nomads that were not even Canaanites. Then the presumption is that it was introduced. So if you don't mind, please timestamp in your reply which sources you are using outside the two books mentioned.

@discoriented6235

7 ай бұрын

@@harryweatherford8411 Richard cavendish: man, myth & magic. Mirela eliade: the encyclopedia of religion. Mirela eliade: history of religious idea. Pierre grimal: lacrosse world mythology. L.O. Richards: the reveal concise Bible dictionary.

@harryweatherford8411

7 ай бұрын

@@discoriented6235 so as citing these resources, none which either cite primary contemporary sources nor link YHWH to the Canaanite pantheon as a lesser god, you still make the bold claim that he was? I'm sorry but in my opinion, that is being intellectually dishonest.

inherent need? necessary need? i think humans could be as productive and happy just because of the lack of comfort lies. one life can be very motivating. if that suicide rate thing is true its because of shunning not because of weirdness or atheism.

@discoriented6235

7 ай бұрын

I truly wish you were correct, but I suspect not. Religion pops up spontaneously and independently amongst all cultures throughout history. It seems to be the natural comfort mechanism for any species that is aware of its own mortality.

@masimunukka2595

7 ай бұрын

@@discoriented6235 but i think that the agency detection theory kinda breaks that spontaneous part somewhat. just because we know that now about ourselves. by the help of internet i suppose. and the fact that there are communities that dont have god concept.

@masimunukka2595

7 ай бұрын

@@discoriented6235 i mean i agree with the spontaneos for most of human history but wouldnt that mean that nowadays (or even earlier?) it could be equally spontaneous to be an atheist?

@Blenzo480

7 ай бұрын

Have you read Bret Winstein's A Hunter Gathers Guide to the 21st Century? There is a chapter on religion in there from an Atheist Evolutionary perspective. Reducing religion to a just a comfort mechanism is pretty shallow.

@masimunukka2595

7 ай бұрын

@@Blenzo480 read about agency detection. it certainly is not as shallow as our comments here. its an actual science in the field of evolutionary psychology.

Word concept fallacy. A word can have multiple referents just as multiple words can share a single referent. Yahweh and Elohim have multiple referenets.

@Blenzo480

7 ай бұрын

A hypothetical is not an argument...

@stlglassproject

4 ай бұрын

are you saying mono didnt come from polytheism?Im just curious...do scholars not support his claims ?