Intellectual grown ups discussing credible facts rationally and a journalist who knows how to direct it Thank you for this

@vladhardware5642

4 жыл бұрын

How is it rational when Reza Islam compares reading scriptures to looking at stars. Reza is a moron in the garb of an intellectual. By the way, he has been caught red handed lying on live tv before.

@OakleyANDSittingBull

4 жыл бұрын

Mehdi Raza Hasan is behaving differently here, more maturely, thankfully. I have screened interviews that he has conducted where he has been combative, impatient, loudly overbearing, and arrogantly domineering.

@GOD-zt6sf

4 жыл бұрын

@@vladhardware5642 when he lied ?? just curious ...

@willcollier6623

2 жыл бұрын

@@GOD-zt6sf do you mean , when DID he lie ? He opened his mouth ...therefore he uttered lies.

@ALMM10

2 жыл бұрын

@@willcollier6623 what a nonsense.

Best part about the debate is lack of personal attacks.

@mansoorahmad6756

4 жыл бұрын

Strongly agreed

@kosalbai

4 жыл бұрын

I love the Qataris for standing up for openness

@kamranahmad7008

4 жыл бұрын

@@mansoorahmad6756 a

@mansoorahmad6756

4 жыл бұрын

@@kamranahmad7008 yes

@mansoorahmad6756

4 жыл бұрын

@@kosalbai yes Qataris progressive people and are very better in Middle East.

I dont think removing religion gonna change something.because we humans will find something to fight.whether its land,wealth,country,ethnicity, colour

@Jared__Bowden

4 жыл бұрын

If all humans gave up religion tomorrow, there would still be problems. But religion would be a significant lacking contributing factor. Humankind would then be left the mental space and time to focus more on solutions that help all of humanity, rather than wasting it on studying manmade scriptures, building churches and temples. We’d actually be more driven to solve the problems of today together because we’d all realize that now is all we will ever have and that eternity is a myth. Without the comfort blanket of eternity to give people something to look forward to after death that isn’t even there, people would shift their priorities to serve their fellow man rather than serving a god.

@SaiKrishna-vr4tz

3 жыл бұрын

If all humans believe there is no God, then violence in the world increase and world will destruct

@ivanleon6164

3 жыл бұрын

well at least the manipulative ways will be clear and debatable, not faith-based.

@benmonfared

3 жыл бұрын

without religion, at least people do not legitimize their action by saying "I am doing what god says" and they don't use religion as a justification for their horrible actions.

@RKnight4

2 жыл бұрын

@@benmonfared Thing is the claim they do what their holy book says or what God says but neither God or their holy book command them to do the things they claim God said to do.

Imagine if the debate was on an Indian tv show! I have so much respect for Al Jazeera.

@AbhishekSingh-hy4dm

5 жыл бұрын

As an Indian I can verify that It won't ..because there's nothing political about it and that's what Indian media revolves around.... There's not enough hatred in the discussion here to make it to Indian News channels..

@usmankhair9216

5 жыл бұрын

@@AbhishekSingh-hy4dm idk how do u guys watch people screaming continuously lol No offense

@fayaqun0

5 жыл бұрын

@@usmankhair9216 It's horrible. It's an unbearable torture on us. We don't watch Indian news channels for news any more. We watch it for entertainment and we watch comedians for news. 🤔😵

@usmankhair9216

5 жыл бұрын

@@fayaqun0 that happens when u elect a pm who does not support free speech, who even hasnt held a press conference in his own nation in his full tenure

@usmankhair9216

5 жыл бұрын

@@fayaqun0 hope the next elections bring positive impact on and to your country and ours.

Its odd to see people having rational conversations

@kitemanmusic

5 жыл бұрын

They are not getting down to the real nitty gritty. At last @14:00 The problem with Islam. Oh, no. Neatly avoided.

@muhammadsyaiful8442

5 жыл бұрын

@@kitemanmusic ??

@hamzaarshad2953

5 жыл бұрын

@@kitemanmusic what?

@BhutanBluePoppy

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@reda29100

4 жыл бұрын

@@kitemanmusic I guess he did, if you listen carefully

I have a simple mind I watch an intelligent and respectful debate And I smile

@samahamara8543

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@vladhardware5642

4 жыл бұрын

How is it rational when Reza Islam compares reading scriptures to looking at stars. Reza is a moron in the garb of an intellectual. By the way, he has been caught red handed lying on live tv before.

@husamabed6527

4 жыл бұрын

same i do

This is one of the best moderators in the world. He doesn't get emotionally/politically involved, maintains the focus on the question asked, and asks the touch questions with follow-up. Wish we had someone like him

@katerynaazarova6012

3 жыл бұрын

Your comment shows clearly that you didn't see other videos with him. This video is where he behaves the best, some others are just impossible to watch because of how he emotionally interrupts his guests.

@michaeldaniel4464

3 жыл бұрын

@@katerynaazarova6012, his forceful nature and direct questions, with follow-up, does not mean he is emotionally invested. He has a dogged approach in which he doesn't allow an interviewee to give a "canned" answer. This may seem aggressive to you, but to me, I would say this is what truly journalism looks like.

@katerynaazarova6012

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldaniel4464 Well, he might be what you described but there is one thing the well-mannered person wouldn't do - to interrupt the speaker in the middle of his/her reply. He might be smart and educated but this way of handling of speakers for me - it's disrespectful. There are plenty of journalists in the world who can get their points through in a courteous manner.

@michaeldaniel4464

3 жыл бұрын

@@katerynaazarova6012, what I have learned about those that wish to obfuscate. They will start to soliloquize while avoiding to answer the question. He does not allow them to do this. When the interviewee goes onto his program they realize that he will not allow them to "wax-poetically" while avoiding the question or allow them to twist the question into something that makes "them" feel comfortable. Politicians have gotten away with this for years. That's why, in the United States at least, many have lost respect for our journalist who continually give softball questions, do very little follow-up, and never hold our public officials to account.

@katerynaazarova6012

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldaniel4464 Anyway, obviously we will not agree on his figure. As I mentioned - I can't personally perceive this style of interviews. In my home country debates and interviews are conducted in the similar way and never ever brought it any good just the aggression and agiotage amongst people. With calm and persistent manner one can get right answers. I've seen many great examples recently. And I wish there would be more those kind of journalists. Regars,

"We are Fighting over resources not religions" - Ice Cube

@mhummadswingedhorseallahha1157

5 жыл бұрын

ye ice cube is such a credible source for geopolitical matters.

@nocind6752

5 жыл бұрын

"We are Fighting over resources and religions too" - Myself

@Celevie

5 жыл бұрын

Basic problem is scientist have limited knowledge like other human beings and they want u accept that whatever the scientist says is truth and whatever their understanding is not limited. If they don't understand it does mean that something is not understandable.. Western world was in dark ages always..

@gokusupersayiandbgt

5 жыл бұрын

Not true, religions one of the main reasons.

@showmercytoothers4059

5 жыл бұрын

@@gokusupersayiandbgt only the religions om top resources thou.

This is a good discussion in my opinion. I would say, these two academics really show how civilized people should discuss or even debate. Education, self evaluation and the power of listening is paramount to a more enlightened society. Bravo to this episode.

@carlosbarbosa9062

6 жыл бұрын

Radin H. Kamal it help they have a more enlightened and educated religious. Sasly is not always like that, if they have William Lane Craigh nonsenses start to happen because the sophismas. Try the debate between Lawrence Krauss and William Lane Craig.

@iEMoT1ONs

5 жыл бұрын

Ehhhh...Not really. The atheist scientist was very arrogant and displayed insolent behavior. But, the religious guy was very firm and did not display any sort of behavior that showed he thought he was intellectually superior.

@BhutanBluePoppy

4 жыл бұрын

@@iEMoT1ONs Well, that's what happens to most people when they subscribe totally to orthodoxy.

@BhutanBluePoppy

4 жыл бұрын

@Pieter Maas troll

@hamrunizspar1

4 жыл бұрын

Radin H. Kamal Debates are interesting. Especially when looking out for the power of manipulation. Anything less and one may as well watch a Soap Opera on TV.

Love the way this debate took place! That's what makes us human,we talk to each other on any matter we differ with. ❤❤

My question is Are we judged by what we believe or by our actions?

@fareedahmadsiddiqui8268

4 жыл бұрын

In the after life? I believe your judgement depends upon the extent of knowledge and/or awareness that had been brought to you in your life. For example, some random farmer in Sri Lanka never received any message about any religion at all, then he'd be judged on acting upon his basic inherent instincts about right/wrong (for example, if he used to hurt cats while knowing inherently that it's wrong to do so, then that'd work against him on the day of judgement). If he helped a poor person just by inherent natural compassion, that'll help him on the day of judgement, and his judgement criteria would be based on those things, because no knowledge about religion or Islam had been revealed to him. Similarly, a scholar like Reza Aslan would be judged on both the factors, belief and actions, since he has been fortunate enough to read and understand and study the Qur'an (which we believe to be the final word of Allah). Please feel free to respond if you have a difference in opinion. Allah knows best.

@ayzn3154

4 жыл бұрын

In the life , by our actions by humans In after life , by both by Allah (If you are Muslim I mean)

@BhutanBluePoppy

4 жыл бұрын

I believe we judge ourselves by our actions, in some cases too harshly. Our beliefs can bring us some mitigating comfort.

@truenorth5787

4 жыл бұрын

@@fareedahmadsiddiqui8268 and how do you know all this may I ask?

@carzeWalker

4 жыл бұрын

@@truenorth5787 i believe he derived it from a hadeeth.. There is a hadeeth that was reported by Imaam Ahmad and Ibn Hibbaan, and deemed saheeh by al-Albaani, Saheeh al-Jaami, 881 regarding something similar, you may look it up. Wallahua'lam..

This was awesome and kept my attention. To see three grown men sit around have an OPEN minded conversation about religion....gold!!!

Thanks for this. We never see enough of these discussions.

@Michael-cl9mb

6 жыл бұрын

Charles Kesner of course scientists always deny any responsibility creating atomic bombs or agent orange. Even the kindest intentions from science has created the internal combustion engine which has entirely corrupted the atmosphere of the whole planet.

@mkrulic517439

6 жыл бұрын

michael, and your point? "good people do good things, bad people do bad things, but when a good person does something bad, that requires religion."

@am.b5688

5 жыл бұрын

I understand the Atheist guy, he doesnt believe in God, but Reza Aslan claims that he is a Muslim and yet he is an Atheist! Why the confusion? Islam is clear in that. If you dont believe in God you are an Atheist, period. Islam is not a tribal group like the Jews, Athiest + Jewish is normal in Jewish societies, Islam is clear like day and night; Reza! this is not Christianity either, sorry.

@faktafakta316

5 жыл бұрын

he did a good job tho

Religion and science, in principle, are not mutually exclusive. Religion seeks to answer the question *”Why?”* while science seeks to answer the question *”How?”* So on the foundational level, science & religion are attempting to answer 2 completely different questions. Because I can believe everything that modern cosmology says about *HOW* the universe works, but it will never be able to tell me *WHY* it ultimately happens that way; and that is where religion comes in. It is only when the two are mixed together that you start having most theist/atheist debates, driven deeply by misunderstanding, lack of knowledge, and not defining terms (like Reza said). This is why I find it amusing that Lawrence Krauss said that there is “no evidence” that the universe has a “purpose.” He doesn’t realize that it has nothing to do with scientific evidence. “Purpose” is asking the “Why” question as I said before, while the scientific study of our universe is concerned solely with the “how” question. You will *NEVER* be able to set up an experiment that tells you the “purpose” of the universe or of existence, and therefore this itself is the reason for why revelation is sent down in the first place. It gives us that knowledge which we could not have obtained by our own intellect, while perfectly confirming that which we can. So Dr. Krauss unfortunately failed to make that basic distinction between science & religion, and I see all too many atheists doing the same. Also, as an atheist, he cannot have a worldview that accounts for *objective* morality or truth, so it is quite meaningless in the first place for him to even use the words “good” or “bad” and especially “purpose” when the definition and criteria of those terms is potentially ever-changing and emotionally subjective in a truly atheistic worldview, and can never be applied to any situation universally and with 100% confidence. And even though the universe alone cannot tell you the purpose of life, it is nevertheless full of signs that points us toward the Creator, just as any magnificent product would point you toward the reality of its maker. The study of the universe should therefore not push us away, but rather bring us closer toward the One & Only Creator. As the Creator says in the Recitation (Quran): *Indeed, within the universe are signs for those who believe. And in the creation of yourselves and what He disperses of moving creatures are signs for people who are certain.” (Quran 45:3-4)* *”And of His signs is the creation of the universes and what He has dispersed throughout them of creatures. And He is able to gather them together when He wills.” (Quran **42:29**)* And the Creator warns the atheists and other such people who deny, while showing them the irrational absurdity of their atheism. As He says: *”And We did not create the universe without purpose. That is the assumption of those who disbelieve, so woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire.” (Quran **38:27**)* *”Or were they created from nothing? Or were they their own creators? Or did they create the universe? Rather, they are certain of nothing!” (Quran **52:35**-36)*

@user-ym1qb2dj6g

5 жыл бұрын

look at all the atheism fans in the comment ..so sad .. atheists are not critical thinkers they are just materialistic box answer .. there is no "purpose" in that box

@Ahsankhan-vb4on

5 жыл бұрын

Great reply bro

@ellengran6814

5 жыл бұрын

The producer wants to know HOW, and focus on the physical details. The story-teller wants to know WHY, and focus on the entirety and the mentally/emotional condition. The consumer wants to know WHERE, always looking for a better place. The one who judges wants to know WHO, always looking for someone to blame.

@user-ym1qb2dj6g

5 жыл бұрын

@@ellengran6814 copy and paste ?

@ellengran6814

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-ym1qb2dj6g Copy and paste???? I am sorry, but I dont know what you mean.

I like this interviewer; he pays attention to what each person says, and follows up later if the opponent talks over or ignores the point or question

That was one of the most rational debates on religion. Both showing respect for each other.

This dialogue in CNN office = Error 404

thats why talking about religion in my previous workplace is not allowed because its endless conversation

It was my dream to see Reza and Mehdi Hassan sharing the same platform.

@sofeabian1372

5 жыл бұрын

Me too, both are brilliant

@RichardEnglander

4 жыл бұрын

What? Two regressive Leftists? You take people who believe in flying horses seriously? 🤣🤣🤣

@vladhardware5642

4 жыл бұрын

You might as well include Satan and Muhammed in that list.

@adrijan6510

4 жыл бұрын

@@vladhardware5642 you mean Jesus and Marx?

@Tokengesture

3 жыл бұрын

Reza? An egomaniac who regularly lies about his qualifications??

I loved this one, watched it many times, never get old.

I'm an atheist-agnostic, but I have always enjoyed Reza's talks, debates and writings.

@leftright8826

6 жыл бұрын

Search for "Reza Aslan cannot be trusted"

@newharmonynaptown4868

6 жыл бұрын

I've seen it, and it is overblown in a lot of ways. And, yes, I'm a huge David Pakman fan. He's one of the better KZread progressives, in my opinion. I've done my own research into the issue, and I think Pakman is a bit biased there. Some of his research in the extended videos is a bit superficial. His socialism video isn't that great, and I'm a socialist. I expected more. I've read Aslan's articles, and they're interesting. I read Zealot, and loved it. They are interesting works, that even non-believers like myself can enjoy. I don't think he tried to present Jesus as a divine figure in that book, but rather a spiritual man who had real political interests and goals. As for the whole FGM argument, yeah I think Pakman won that one. Clearly. But I also think he didn't really admit (in a debate with a woman from Vice) or talk about where his side had some weak points.

@newharmonynaptown4868

6 жыл бұрын

Whose arguments?

@genisug22

6 жыл бұрын

thanks for that

@newharmonynaptown4868

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, sweet. You seem cool. Are you saying you read the new one?

Mehdi Hassan is by far the most knowledgeable journalist to moderate a discussion as complex as religion. He facilitates and directs these difficult questions so well, I get glued to the screen till the end!!

@madlife7274

6 жыл бұрын

you are saying tht because you are a muslim.. lol..

@muhamedfaour3710

5 жыл бұрын

Agree

@friendlycreature6375

5 жыл бұрын

@DJRICKYDEEUK You can't think of Miracles scientifically.

@kamaraolain6362

5 жыл бұрын

@DJRICKYDEEUK Prophets have miracles and miracles cannot be scientifically proven, in the bible it states that Moses Moses held out his staff, and the Red Sea was parted by God and The Israelites walked on the exposed dry ground and crossed the sea, followed by the Egyptian army and Moses again moved his staff once the Israelites had crossed, and the sea closed again, drowning the entire Egyptian army. Do you believe this? Its not possible even nowadays. Well I as a muslim do believe it, its mentioned also in Quran. And if that was possible, then in our modern day you can fly with an aeroplane from mecca to Aqsa in one hour its not something difficult to imagine.

@kardoameen3864

5 жыл бұрын

very impartial judgement lol

Good debate. Not too much interrupting going on and both seemed very respectable towards each other.

Two people, Aslan and Lawrence, worth reading and listening to! They help us all to experience our own spiritual experience. Philip Vanderlin

This was by far an AWESOME discussion!!! LOVED EVERY BIT OF IT

Awesome debate! Thank you for posting it, we need more debates like this

The environment was quite pleasant and respectful despite such a controversial topic being discussed. Especially the way Raza Aslan laughs is so natural and releases the tension away.

I must say this was a really good debate and I really liked how both of them had the ability to understand and listen to the other person.

This is a brilliant discussion...Reza Aslan always gives voice to the matters in regards to religion and the pragmatic world with eloquence and accuracy. Loved the way they established the distinction between "faith" and "religion".

good show, I think moderator did a very good job !

My question is , how is that table balanced

@knuckleheadufc9296

4 жыл бұрын

Lol👏👏👏👏

@jonathantrego

4 жыл бұрын

God

@vladhardware5642

4 жыл бұрын

Gravity doesn't work in Al Jazeera.

@delabbadi

4 жыл бұрын

Religion played a part in the world war especially ww2 as a Russian Catholic priest had no issue with the killings of jews

@idaquesada9281

4 жыл бұрын

Why did the Russian Catholic Priest have a problem with Jews? What we're Jews doing that he would not support them in what they were doing. Maybe because they were killing millions of the Russian people?

What a great interview. Thank you for this.

To answer. No. And we have evidence for that. The encyclopedia of wars did a study that shows that out of all the wars in human history only 6% are due to religion. In addition the Soviet Union, China, Cambodia, etc tried to construct societies were religion had not role to play and they weren't any better off in the modern world.

@stormkang

6 жыл бұрын

JANHOI MCCALLUM religion made wars alot more popular for a long time (to this day in some places) because it promised eternal rewards for martyrdom.. so even if the war was started for political reasons, people would happily give up their life due to their erroneous beliefs.

@lastword8783

6 жыл бұрын

what your saying is greatly exaggerated. People sought martyrdom for secular reasons as well. Dying for one's Tribe/country/king has been far more popular than dying for God. People like to exaggerate the role of religion in wars but no one seems to for example equate the terrors of the French revolution with secularism. This is predominantly a modern issue in the post 9/11 world.

@DemonTaki

6 жыл бұрын

beliefs and religion are not synonyms. Everybody with a slight character would die defending his beliefs and beliefs can be manipulated and erroneous without religion.

@arthurralstonwakeupblackpe5940

6 жыл бұрын

JANHOI MCCALLUM America is supposed to be a Christian nation and has been at war ever since its beginning...

@AA123TD

5 жыл бұрын

@@stormkang people would give up their lives without religion involved. They wanted to be remembered as a hero and not a coward. Religion is not the only reason people willingly go to battle.

I applaud the effort to debate this topic! Well done to both guests.

it's always to see how intellect people can talk with eachother without getting angry. respect for them all.

Like dear ole dad use to say, "when I meet a talking snake, I'll consider church".

I personally think the answer to the question, "Would the world be better off without 'religion'?", is "yes". I'm *not* talking about *faith* or *belief*, but the structured, religious institutions and the power they wield over people and governments all over our planet! Both faith and belief are (as they should be) personal. Everyone should be free to believe (or *not* believe) whatever they choose, in a spiritual sence. The way that religion tends to state their beliefs as fact and also tends to stimulate people to raise their children religious (instead of leaving them a choice), is where I think things go pearshaped. When religion tries to determine what you *should* think, say or do, it totally misses the point. Not just adults, but especially children should always be given a choice! There is nothing wrong with telling them about your beliefs and what it has done for you, or showing them what alse there is to discover. My parents were raised religious, but decided not to do this with my sister and me. They just showed us our bookcase,(where the bible, books by Erich von Däniken, Charles Darwin and Arthur C. Clarke stood side by side amicably) and told us to read and investigate everything. To keep what felt right to us and leave the rest without judgement! This has tought me to treat everyone (and their beliefs) with respect and not judge what they think. Not criticizing their beliefs, only their (destructive) actions. I think that religion too often limits people to bridge the gaps that exist between us because of cultural, racial and spiritual differences. Instead of looking at where we are alike, it too often focusses on where we differ. It doesn't really matter who's right or wrong, in fact, there is no right or wrong. Only what works and that which doesn't! Religion has worked well for humanity in many occasions through the ages, but I think it no longer does! We've outgrown the concept and we should let it go and move on in a direction that does work.

@cameronianwells1839

5 жыл бұрын

Well said and explained 😀

@aloevera7835

5 жыл бұрын

Meh. Poorly judged.

@majmage

5 жыл бұрын

1. Right and wrong _do_ exist. There's actually one right answer to "does a god exist?". 2. Evidence is our only reliable path to truth. If we have evidence, we know something. Otherwise we don't. 3. If we're rational, we match our belief level to the evidence level. On every topic. 4. We currently don't have evidence of any god(s). Therefore it's NOT rational to believe they exist. 5. Note that the truth of an idea is independent from effects of that idea. For example a government could lie to its soldiers that their families will receive a million dollars if they die, and even though the idea itself is false, it can successfully achieve the goal of convincing those soldiers to fight. The idea is wrong. We shouldn't be confused and call it right just because it served a purpose. Personally I greatly appreciated when my friend asked me for evidence of god, as it let me disconnect from an unjustified belief. So I pay that forward to others by having conversations with theists; first I give them an opportunity to educate me by providing evidence god exists (maybe they're the first theist in 200+ to do so; they deserve the chance); then if they can't provide evidence I describe why that means they have no good reason to believe the idea is true (because again: evidence is our only reliable path to truth). I do think Dan Dennett makes good points regarding the need to replace some of the functions religion provides (community, etc) with secular organizations as religion fades from our culture. But notably there isn't actually anything religion does that _can't_ be accomplished by some secular mechanism; we don't have to believe in a god just to be good people or be part of a community.

@brokenbadge4273

2 жыл бұрын

And I think reza just kind of sidestepped that question here. He frequently conflated the roles of faith and religion as a means to confuse the audience. He is certainly intelligent enough to deflect and avoid, but when he said something as stupid as "You are not a theologian but you read the scriptures, and I am not a cosmologist but I look at the stars", it really revealed he's got an agenda here.

@katsura2605

8 ай бұрын

Im not reading all of that but from a glance I just want to ask you 1 thing..what about unity..religion and faith is like a both side of a coin..and without religion..your faith can change as the wind blows..from god is one in the morning to luffy is a god in the noon to I think some of us can relate to satan come evening.. Thats just an example

This is a beautiful and intellectual debate of a difficult subject without killing each other!

We need pure science. including spirituality. Because it has nothing to do with religion. As Tesla said, ''think in terms of frequency, energy and vibration.(secret of universe)." It is spirituality = pure science. And LOVE♥️ is(was & will be) one and only true God.

They keep interrupting Reza when he is trying to make a point.

@TheAdventuretrainerRuby

3 жыл бұрын

its more the opposite to be honest

what an amazingly unbiased civil respectful intellectual discussion. good job aljazeera👍

@Pepedeutschland

4 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the same guy defending Islam? pfff... the reason that as you say amazing unbiased civil respectful intellectual discussion took place successfully is because it did not mention Islam at all... hahahaha funny, right?

@clydeb8221

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pepedeutschland It did mention Islam. Multiple times. Some of us have actually watched the video.

Allah has created Reza Aslan beautiful and full of knowledge, Mashaallah... hats off!

What a great debate! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

What a nice intellectual conversation.

sir it was good conversation about good subject . i think u should poduce more episode on this subject thanks

Lawrence Krauss felt excluded of the conversation when the others started talking about fundamentalism and at 7:53 he was like whatever, funny reaction lol

"There are some scientists who are republicans; people aren't always rational." - Lawrence Krauss

@chuckfinley9352

4 жыл бұрын

You're Jewish

@dvdrtrgn

2 жыл бұрын

@@chuckfinley9352 wtf are you here?

The fact, this question needs to be asked, tells you everything.

@Jared__Bowden

4 жыл бұрын

AL CAMUS - does it?

This is the quality of discussion you get from academics and not religious loonies. I’m an atheist, but I do often think what if one could compartmentalise the rational study of science and the “irrational” belief in god. Is there a net benefit to that individual? Reza gave what I can describe as the most credible argument for faith.

@ahmadbilal1626

10 ай бұрын

Into changes of night to the day and changes of day to the night these are signs of god for those who thinks about there lord ..Quran

Mehdi is really turning into the most compelling interviewer.

@m00nBB

5 жыл бұрын

because hes the goat

@buttofthejoke

5 жыл бұрын

True... some of his earlier moderation was very biased, but I couldn't believe he actually was neutral in this interview

@mohsinakhtar7876

4 жыл бұрын

Matthayi Naalaaman Because he knows nothing is impossible except for GOD having a partner

@OakleyANDSittingBull

4 жыл бұрын

@rene akan, Mehdi Raza Hasan is behaving differently here, more maturely, thankfully. I have screened interviews that he has conducted where he has been combative, impatient, loudly overbearing, and arrogantly domineering.

I wish more debates were like this one where both are clearly mature, educated, respectful and know what they're talking about.

Wow I like this show. Thanks for the great questioning.

Before watching the video, this is a loaded question. One of the most heavily loaded questions ever.

That table is awesome

Mashallah what a powerful minded man we are truly blessed to have mehdi Hassan in our time alive.

That is what science is about, we question everything. We don't wear robes and agree with each other.

Would’ve been very interesting to see Nouman Ali Khan on this debate

@Remake5182

5 жыл бұрын

Bias much

@oldlahore1857

5 жыл бұрын

Sheikh Omer Suleiman too :)

@user-yi1dh6dh8p

5 жыл бұрын

Reddd Mohammad Hijab would’ve also had an interesting take on this

@oldlahore1857

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-yi1dh6dh8p oh yeah all of them. Muhammad Hijab, Abdullah Andalusi, Hamza Tzortzis.

@Healing_yourself

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Reza Aslan is on another level of elevation to such a great extent that his opponents get irritated!

@simtrate3959

5 жыл бұрын

@jimbojim Who needs to boast about his credentials constantly. This time the moderator did it for him. What does such a man add to humanity's understanding? He has a slightly different take on theology than the next one. Marduk be praised.

@spreadtheword2066

5 жыл бұрын

This is pathetic. They had a good conversation and you guys are here debating on who was better.

@alibawazir8056

5 жыл бұрын

Aslan has the upper hand because he knows a lot about other religions unlike his opponents who come unprepared and their knowledge on the subject is questionable. I hope he is not barred in future just like Semenya for having an advantage over his opponents. In this case, it will not be about the level of testosterone but, let us say extensive insight from his side gives him an unfair advantage over the others. I am sure someone somewhere is gnawing on their knuckles thinking these thoughts or something not far from it.

@simtrate3959

5 жыл бұрын

@@alibawazir8056 It's not a boxing or soccer match. Your boy isn't winning anything for you. Metaphysics and theology can be debated endlessly without hope of resolution. Messianic faiths will demonstrate truth when they do. Until then, the sciences go about their often tedious courses attempting to understand the smaller questions. Generations pass and religions and sects come and go. But see how tenacious are the faithful. Strange how many cling to the faith of their birth. Better evidence suggests furture erosion of traditional cultures. This contest between the Abrahamic faiths would not be missed by me.

@sh.a.3333

5 жыл бұрын

Lawrence didn't get irritated at all! They both were very rational but Lawrence had a better argument in my view

A really refreshing discussion. Which also goes to show that different people with different beliefs can communicate and debate in an amicable way and agree to disagree. In a non violent manner There is no compulsion in Islam, hidiaayah and faith comes from Allah swt! If all of us can simply accept each other for their beliefs and live together in harmony and respect! No one person knows whether their belief is the right one, however there is a commonality in all religious even atheism! It is that people live together in harmony and not disturbance of others and Their beliefs! Also to treat each other humanely and decently. And respect each other and be kind to each other.

@culture88

10 ай бұрын

heck no. Your Abrahamic faith does not allow LGBTQIA+ to live in peace, does not allow them be married, and considers them as sinful beings. I hope for a just and healthy secular society, where one's religious belief takes no role in legislative, judicial, or executive matters.

A very good discussion. I was surprised how superficial arguments of Lawrence Krauss were; I thought his arguments would have more substance!

One religion is growing in the world - consumerism. I pray to steve jobs every night

@fullmetalprism5249

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Sims 😆😂🤣

@commie563

5 жыл бұрын

My man

@nashcomp

5 жыл бұрын

Hey there are hadist about konsumerism

@vonjuez654

5 жыл бұрын

I’m sure you get the same result if you pray to a god

@tosan1

5 жыл бұрын

Spot on Mark. I think many of such endless debates about religion is simply using traditional religions as escape goats while advertising for the neoliberal capitalistic religion that has killed and destroyed far greater than all religions combined in human history.

Thank you Aljazieera for ruing an interesting debate with so many ads.

@gonzoartemis2503

5 жыл бұрын

Internet 101 - it's KZread not Al Jazeera

@entervalhalla8484

4 жыл бұрын

Brave Browser.

@mansour2394

4 жыл бұрын

KZread vanced

wish more debate in this quality, with respect to each other and with meaningful arguments

Actually it is not "The Faithful and the Faithless that clash..." it is the "Faithful and Faithful" that do... thereby causing not all but major problem in the world right now...

Essentially the fighting is just a power struggle and in the current world power struggle is not between kings but communities. Now in the current world scenario the biggest communities are based on religion. As far as religion being the cause of the problems it is wrong, it is just the biggest and most powerful tool. If religion is removed a new demographic segregation would be developed. Humans in general are opinionated and they join with the group closest to their opinion and that collection of people try to combine and evolve as the dominating group.

@justamuslimtotheone

5 жыл бұрын

absolutely right !

Don't care what anyone believes , as long as they keep it to themselves, treat others well, and don't force their beliefs on others, claim the moral high ground, or teach superstitious nonsense in the science class.

Mehdi! Well done! I love Reza too! He is so logical!

“Religion is an insult to human dignity. Without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.” Sums it all up

@reveiltoi6579

4 жыл бұрын

Right on spot ;)

@samuelvimes7686

4 жыл бұрын

@tippy114 That religion always has been a good catalyst to justify evil acts. History is full of warlords and politicians that used religion to justify war, atricities and crimes against humanity. In some religions, they're even called prophets

@hanifahad803

4 жыл бұрын

@Olga Martin hahahahahaahahaha christianity the religion of destruction

@johnemorrison-kj3ox

4 жыл бұрын

AGREED WHOLEHEARTEDLY

@nathanj3528

4 жыл бұрын

Just because something sounds good, you tell it's right? There is no truly good people and truly bad. We are all born with a mixed mindset. So you can't blame religion for people doing bad things

Dam that muslim guy has cool grey hair.

@redx11x

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@rasul407

4 жыл бұрын

Made in Iran 🇮🇷

@mcchonky5709

3 жыл бұрын

Now that i can agree

I am not an atheist, I am Muslim ,I think religious people or people who believe in religion in general lack education and lack insight, Need to educate people about religion and believes more than teaching them religion itself

@OmarMohamed-qx1vq

5 жыл бұрын

that doesn't make sense. You just say that religious people need to be educated on religion even thought they know it.

So nice both guests !

Mehdi, u r a brilliant. I appreciate ur ability and personality.

Never saw Mehdi like this. THis is awesome

The moderator should not debate......

@MohammadAliKhalil

6 жыл бұрын

Well, maybe..

@iMaDeMoN2012

5 жыл бұрын

He's more of a host. It is a media show after all.

@alizzalovelysamonte1176

5 жыл бұрын

His guest must debate with him as well, he is not a mindless mediator...

@alizzalovelysamonte1176

5 жыл бұрын

@Benjamin Park Maybe he is biased he has his own belief, understanding and agenda...if it's for good intention then it will benifit the viewers as well.

@Reciter_AB

5 жыл бұрын

Based on what law

REZA ASLAN you are magnificent.....merci, ana maria.....(thanks Lawrence Krauss)

Thank goodness for Reza.

What if politicians could debate honestly and respectfully like this...

@jentittle9450

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't think the scientist was respectful at all

@jzach9617

3 жыл бұрын

They lack intellect

I'm only 21 and I've always thought my English is quite good till I opened this video..

@sheesmustafa9522

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like you haven't seen jordan peterson and Sam harris

@shaminasfaq7203

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 27, took the IELTS with 7.5 recently and I'm feeling the same as you, LOL.

@swagsik390

3 жыл бұрын

@@shaminasfaq7203 are you sure? you just gave me confident I hardly had any moment in understanding here this made me more confident

@sajidhasnat4457

3 жыл бұрын

@@sheesmustafa9522 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@sheesmustafa9522

3 жыл бұрын

@@sajidhasnat4457 😁😁😁

bring Ben SHapiro and Reza ASlan together on a talk show. its gonna be a hit show and very interesting to watch since both of them are an expert in their designated fields and are very good at debating.

6:35 Oooh he impressed me every time......what an argument Reza Aslan

They do not let Reza finish a single point. It's disappointing because I'd be really interested in understanding his view.

@jentittle9450

5 жыл бұрын

yeah this really bothered me, I wanted to hear what he had to say because I felt like a lot of what the other guy was saying didn't seem right and he just kept talking over Reza when he tried to counter it, seems intentional

I hope someday science may come up with "covalent bonding" among humans😊

finally a good discussion , it shows that both are educated and civilized !

I love the burgundy shirt and jacket mix.

With all respect for Mehdi, but can you close your mouth and let Reza finish his sentence???! What’s wrong with you?

@bosmith1820

6 жыл бұрын

Reza is a liar and a fraud. Why does he deserve respect?

@hassanaamer4160

6 жыл бұрын

Bo Smith Every man deserves equality on the debate forum. It's called basic ethics

@lambdadriver6792

5 жыл бұрын

His job is to ask question and to REFOCUS the discussion...

@sheidak.2347

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly - I really wanted to hear Reza finish his sentences. He has the most profound and sophisticated understanding of this whole religion debate and should have more opportunities to clarify things that most people in these debate simply lack or miss.

@vdobb99

5 жыл бұрын

Mehdi don't want reza to tel the truth

Now I want to see this on the Arabic Al Jazeera.

@kristi7626

3 жыл бұрын

Aljazeera Arabic are controlled by religious people . They hate atheist.

And this type of discussion and debate should continue until the end of human civilization. The beneficial side is that it will make us more inclined to rationality, reasoning, and evidence and free us from bigotry. The wonder of the Universe/Multiverse will continue to enchant us with all the glories and mysteries.

This Reza guy is very well spoken.

That table is actually sick

Those who lost God what have they found? Those who found God what have they lost?

@Wk2010Channel

6 жыл бұрын

René Descartes Those who lost God what have they found that is better? Nothing, Those who found God what have the lost? Nothing, but gain everthing.

@shahinariannia3156

6 жыл бұрын

Jože Ws but isn't belief a choice also? I'd say it's exercising your "freedom of choice", just as disbelief and atheism are

@shahinariannia3156

6 жыл бұрын

Jože Ws thanks for the reply. the original quote was those who "found God, what have they lost." For many, like me, it is a choice and a personal journey. But I understand what you mean, organized religion is different than God. For many people it isn't a choice because their religious communities basically control them. That's sad and I'm sorry about what happened with your friend. I guess I like God and his teachings, but not so much his people

@jeffsartadventure3634

6 жыл бұрын

René Descartes,perfectly stated.

@karlosjeffers4791

6 жыл бұрын

Great question....I found more reason to live this life to its absolute fullest rather than prepare for the next. I have gained more appreciation for life in general because I understand through science how it came to be, with the billions of years that precedes my existence and all the variables of improbability that led to very day I was born every day I remain thankful to be alive to experience this wonderful gift of life and will never take it for granted

this was amazing.

Religion is personal. People should not be attack for their beliefs.

How you read a scripture is everything to do with who you are, Very little to do with scripture....🙌 That line is exactly true more than 99percent👌👌

7 minutes in and their collective loudness is so unnecessary... Reminds me of my extended family get togethers.

@OakleyANDSittingBull

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed. If paired with more ego or combativeness it could have been trauma-inducing for those suffering CPTSD due to psychological abuse...

Aljazeera, I hate you put so many ads. How can I follow the debate?

Reza is perhaps one of the the most intelligent, sane , rational and logical believers out there in our world. That's why this conversation was so inspiring, uplifting and educational . The non believer ,true to form was always going to have a fun time. Always so good at looking after themselves ; super intelligent ,fast thinker and major credit also to go to a Mehdi Hassan - no slouch himself in the intelligence stakes. Allow me to pass judgement on our world , it's people , religion , faith , belief , knowledge and those that employ all of these to navigate through life . I choose to describe myself as a rational nonbeliever dot connector that use my innate extraordinary ability to find truths in and about life and living and spread my knowledge and experiences educationally as far and efficiently I can . Atheists and nonbelievers like me live mostly from within. It's very easy. Unlike how most believers do things ie to live constantly from outward motivation or inspiration....the Hollywood way. Perhaps not to be called living. More correctly called : " being manipulated and believed to be living". Living largely in a simulated reality and being too non conscious to know that because they're not dealing with knowledge and truth to be able to know and understand the world around them. Religion and similar manifestations have been used for a very long time to manipulate billions of people. Right now those bad manipulators are about to cash in on their investment in getting my fellow man so crazy as they have their realities inverted for them. To so allow brother to kill brother, Moslems to kill Moslems, Christians to legitimately kill Christians as are done in wars , to even protect your own slavemaster after killing your own. What a supervirus... religion is.

Without religion there is no life bcz the creator Himself knew that religion is the only way to govern humanity.

14:50 love how he shuts up a screen lol

@Gregoryismnz

2 жыл бұрын

When did he shut up the screen?

@joshuabigland249

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahagahagaag

@joshuabigland249

2 жыл бұрын

Im laughing so much

@joshuabigland249

2 жыл бұрын

Also u dont care

IF you say there is no God, what is your evidence that there is no God.

@thatblueeyedindian9713

5 жыл бұрын

Why do you claim there's a God? We reject it, you claim it so you need your evidence.

Great engaging discussion