I just like that all religious text is written in such an easy to comprehend way that we don't need to spend countless hours dissecting every single word and applying our personal interpretations.

@florianopolis6299

Ай бұрын

With changed texts and wrong translations and interpretations of cultures long dead and little knowledge of that costly made stuff up...

@duncanidaho8234

Ай бұрын

Yep. When the claimed instruction manual for your life is written so poorly it is impossible to understand clearly even after 2,000 years of smart people trying to explain it then it’s time to admit something has gone horribly wrong. Not double down on insisting that the problems are there on purpose because … reasons.

@CortxVortx

Ай бұрын

Yes, and that it is so crystal-clear that everyone agrees on what it means, and so there is only one religion in the world.

I learned more about apocalypitc literature as an atheist through this then 25+ years in a church as a Christian.

@durg8909

2 ай бұрын

Pretty much all of the churches I've seen fall into one of two categories. They either hype up the end times as something that is finally going to happen, or they accept that it's all nonsense and pretend like those parts of the Bible don't exist. Or really I should say that Christians fall into one of those two categories, since the church I went to had both camps and they didn't get along with eachother very well.

@Ephesians-yn8ux

Ай бұрын

Same. I feel so damn stupid.

@JessicaSunlight

Ай бұрын

Well Chstianity was never designed to teach people anything, it was designed to trap you in a mental box for the purpose of control, this same forces in their serpentine logic came up with another brilliant idea to control people called materialism where by the played upon people being traumatized by Christianity to submit to another ideology and made you believe you're evolved animal, destroying your spiritual nature and making you work against yourself. And they cleverly managed you to deny God in you. People of earth have been warned that the serpent is wise and that fallen Angels came to you but alas no one listened and as the old saying goes: Devil convinced people he does not exist... I grant this was a bold and smart move but for how long people are going to enjoy being dust instead of being a Being with meaning and purpose. It is sad to see people reciting lies as truth but people need to partake fully the lies and be hurt yet again by them so they will decide to question "unquestionable". Just like they have been hurt by Christianity before.

@KitJoseph32

13 күн бұрын

​@@Ephesians-yn8uxThe dumbing down of believers seems intentional at this point.

... What are you doing? I am spraying anti-elephant powder. ... But, there are no elephants here! It's strong powder.

@UselessKnowbody

Ай бұрын

That's right, keep ignoring the Elephant in the room. The powder doesn't work the way you think it does.

@johnbaustian5180

Ай бұрын

It makes the elephants invisible.

I just hope if I fail at my life's mission, I hope millions of people don't keep reading about it two thousand years later. What an embarrassment!

@johnnehrich9601

2 ай бұрын

And if my mission was to reach everyone on earth with my message, I hope I can write a much clearer concise account so people don't go to war because of different interpretations of what I meant. In fact, I'd make sure I was the one writing the narrative, instead of several different unknown people decades after my death.

@stevejones9905

2 ай бұрын

"actually" The third coming. 1. Birth 2. Died than rose again three days later. So, the third coming.

@DeludedOne

2 ай бұрын

It would be even more embarrassing if those in the future somehow also thought you were an all powerful and all-knowing God who failed.

@goldenalt3166

2 ай бұрын

​@@stevejones9905Don't forget Paul. Fourth coming. Unless believe the gospels. Then he appears in a locked room twice. Disappeared on the road. Seventh coming.

@caffetiel

2 ай бұрын

​@@goldenalt3166 he just starts coming and he won't stop coming dear heck

If the bible were true, it would be clear and not need humans to jump through hoops to explain it.

@njhoepner

2 ай бұрын

But then it wouldn't provide a comfortable living for all those theologians and preachers and apologists.

@kayb9979

Ай бұрын

@@njhoepner To quote from "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" : "So long as you can keep disagreeing with each other violently enough and maligning each other in the popular press, and so long as you have clever agents, you can keep yourselves on the gravy train for life.”

@Psalm1968

Ай бұрын

If the Bible were _not_ true, Paulogia would likely not have a YT channel. In fact, oddly enough, most atheists who try to pick apart the Bible all appear to agree on what it says.

@CortxVortx

Ай бұрын

@@Psalm1968 , because we don't have to twist it around to say what it doesn't say. Theologians have had 2000 years of practice at that.

@Psalm1968

Ай бұрын

@@CortxVortx Ah, so then it’s not difficult to understand. It’s just that _atheist theologians_ allegedly have the correct interpretation. 🙂👍

So when it’s convenient, a plain reading of the text is sufficient. When it’s not convenient, it’s time to look at “proper” context. This is classic of Mike “Harmonization” Winger.

@TaeyxBlack

2 ай бұрын

and “proper context” always means “whatever context matches my theology, regardless of its plausibility”

@mattm8870

2 ай бұрын

@@TaeyxBlack Nah it means what ever allows me to keep the house of cards standing.

@montagdp

2 ай бұрын

That's not just Mike Winger, that's all apologists.

@stevenbatke2475

2 ай бұрын

You don’t read the bible for what it says, you read it for what you wished it said.

@rimmersbryggeri

2 ай бұрын

Is he a cousin of Mark Harmon?

The moment my father told me, "I don't care what the bible says. I am your god and you will do as I say", I became an atheist. Smartest thing my father ever told me.

@Superwoodputtie

2 ай бұрын

Damn. That sucks dude. Sorry you went through that.

@robertredbeard1855

2 ай бұрын

@@Superwoodputtie I'm not. It was very important to my future sanity. Thanks for your concern though.

@isaiahreno

2 ай бұрын

​@@robertredbeard1855sounds like you had a rough childhood. How's that affecting you today, are you going for therapy?

@robertredbeard1855

2 ай бұрын

@@isaiahreno Wouldn't give up that childhood for anything. I have grown kids these days and not being the same to them was all the healing I needed. I simply don't project it forward. Sure, I'm kind of an a**hole. I don't blame that on my Dad though. I grew into that long after leaving to be my own man.

@Dr.JustIsWrong

2 ай бұрын

When my dad spoke or acted, Lucifer would eagerly take notes..

Christians re-defined dying to explain why Adam didn't die the day he ate the fruit, so some have re-defined it again to explain that the believers didn't actually die but are alive in heaven.

@asagoldsmith3328

2 ай бұрын

Its cause yahweh was the demiurge and he just lied

@benholman6

2 ай бұрын

It’s possible it was a lie (as in the author intended it to be literally false). It’s also possible the author of the J text was equating death and exile. Exile is huge theme throughout the Hebrew Bible, and it’s often equated with death

@benholman6

2 ай бұрын

@AldebaranCitizen I certainly don’t doubt that’s an aspect of the story. Most are trying to deal with a fascinating ambiguity/puzzle of the text (ie Adam didn’t literally die that very day) when they think about this

@lupenunez4689

2 ай бұрын

​@AldebaranCitizenTrue

@njhoepner

2 ай бұрын

@AldebaranCitizen It's pretty clear what die means, and it is very clear what "on the day that you eat of it, you will surely die" means. It is equally clear that, in the story, they did not die....god admits as much a few verses later (Gen 3:22). All this reinventing of the meaning of "die" is just tapdancing.

For someone who’s supposed to be a god of truth and clarity, his prophecies are very obtuse

@eugeneoisten9409

2 ай бұрын

And his inerrant instruction manual reads worse than the instructions on how to program a VCR.....😐

@KitJoseph32

13 күн бұрын

No, the Old Testament is clear and precise. The New Testament is obscure, confusing, and maddening. Jesus said his followers would be able to move mountains with their minds, and drink deadly poisons without dieing. I don't see many Christians throwing mountains into the sea, or drinking bottles of formaldehyde and surviving, do you?

@KitJoseph32

13 күн бұрын

The Old Testament is there clearer of the two.

@KitJoseph32

13 күн бұрын

*The clearer

It seems like the only people that get annoyed by accurate or correcting information are those with dishonest positions. If you have something to lose by your position being corrected and that upsets you, then you likely don’t have a good reason to be holding that position in the first place.

@lawrencegreen8952

2 ай бұрын

Right on!

@shinobi-no-bueno

2 ай бұрын

Like how creationists think that pointing out that science is ever self correcting is somehow a bug and not a feature

@goldenalt3166

2 ай бұрын

I think it's the "something to lose" that's more important than whether the "correction" or the ordinal claim is the dishonest one. When creationists "correct" evoluationary scientists they don't tend to get upset. If you "correct" homosexuals, they do get upset.

@ausnetscience

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. I’m an anti theist but if some of the historical examples of the terrible atrocities of religion are wrong I want to know so I can understand history better and be more informed.

@theministeroftherealtruth

2 ай бұрын

Here here! RIGHT ON WELL SAID!

Jesus' prophecies seem about as accurate as saying "the next big earthquake will happen 14 days before or after a full moon"

@Marniwheeler

2 ай бұрын

That's incredibly accurate for such an event!

“prophecy can be conditional” has to be the biggest get out of jail free card I’ve ever heard Christians come up with.

@Uryvichk

2 ай бұрын

Strange that God explicitly states when prophecies are conditional, but then also apparently means that sometimes his prophecies are conditional when he doesn't explicitly say so. That seems awfully confusing of him.

@mikeharrison1868

2 ай бұрын

Good example is Jonah being pissed off that god didn't destroy ninevah once the people had repented.

@swolejeezy2603

2 ай бұрын

“It didn’t happen because we prayed hard/we were too sinful” should be recognized as the obvious cop-out that it is

@MrDonPreston

2 ай бұрын

@@mikeharrison1868 The prophecy was conditional from the beginning-- Repent and live; don't repent and burn. Not difficult, unless you are just trying to find fault.

@mikeharrison1868

2 ай бұрын

@@MrDonPreston Please re-read Jonah chapter 3. The message Jonah gave was *"In forty days Ninevah will be destroyed"*. No ifs, no buts. At the end of the chapter, once the people had repented, god *changed his mind* and didn't destroy the city. Then Jonah was pissed off because his prophecy didn't seem to have come true - because god was merciful. I'm sure there are lots of places where the prophecy was conditional - but Jonah was not one of them. Back in my christian days were were taught that prophecy was forth-telling rather than fortelling. Best wishes.

"That's always disappointing" Pretty good.

@moonshoes11

2 ай бұрын

“Oh, Jesus!” ;)

@SpaceLordof75

2 ай бұрын

He did say “Surely, I come quickly”. And John replied “Even so, come, Lord” 😉

@Klepske

2 ай бұрын

"Get ye behind me Satan!" 😂

@moonshoes11

2 ай бұрын

Apparently, he comes with angels.

@ScottM1973

2 ай бұрын

​@@moonshoes11in the presence of his father at that!

"And you may want to watch this particular one twice" Watching Paul twice is always a good time

Don't these apologists think that Jesus was god? Which means he would know what actions people would take so how could his prophecies be determined by the actions that people take when he would have known them ahead of time?

@iluvtacos1231

2 ай бұрын

That's a great question! Ya heretic :)

@riluna3695

Ай бұрын

I mean, even if you knew ahead of time how things would turn out, you can still SAY things like "if you behaved better than I know you'll end up behaving, something very good will happen". That can be an accurate statement, and there can be reasons to make that statement. It's a _little_ silly for the creator to do that, but not problematic in any belief-threatening sense. You just have to be able to believe that God would try to help in a way that he 100%, no-way-it-can-be-wrong, _knows_ won't actually have a beneficial effect of any kind. And as depressing as it is, that's a pretty easy thing for the human mind to believe. The real belief-threatening problem comes when you try to say crap like "God warned you, so anything that happens now is your fault." This is when God's properties lock in and say "no, that is not the least bit reasonable to say of this being." Typically in situations like this, the people making the claim forget that God created everything precisely to his specifications, knowing the end from the beginning. He could have created any one of an infinite supply of possible universes (and heck, could have created IMpossible universes if he damn well pleased), and chose this one because it was the single greatest possible timeline. The one that led to his goal. Meaning he chose for these events to come to pass, and created each individual person in such a way that they would necessarily take those actions. You can't get past that fact: Our actions are God's fault if he created us this way. And if he didn't do that, if he didn't hunt down the single best world with the best chain of events, and really did just leave us all to our own devices without forcing a specific outcome, then it becomes impossible to say that God has a plan, or that he works through humans. Because he built us not to be predictable or modifiable. He built us to run on our own, and his desire was to watch what came of it. Which for starters violates the Loving clause pretty handily, as it means he's perfectly content to just watch people suffer and hurt each other, all day every day all across the world. Just sits there, watching, doing nothing to help the innocent. If it's our fault, it means God would rather we hurt ourselves than he step in to make things better. If God has a plan, then it instantly stops being our fault, because we're the program following his code to the letter. The actors in his movie, reciting the script word for word with no improvization. We physically can't be anything else, or he can have no plan (except one that could very easily fail). There is no combination that allows for both "It's our fault" and "it isn't God's fault" at the same time. In fact it very much seems like there's no way around even just "it's God's fault" on its own. And since there ARE things that have gone badly that could have been better, that MUST mean God is at fault for that imperfection, and thus he absolutely cannot be perfect, as the creator of something so thoroughly imperfect. So yeah. If a believer wants to believe that God is acting a bit silly, I may point that out, but for the most part, I'll allow it. If they want to twist that into an accusation against others, I will most assuredly NOT.

@TimtheEnchanter1121

17 күн бұрын

Why? Doesn't Christianity believe in free will? Why would god be aware of what humans will do if humans have free will?

@riluna3695

17 күн бұрын

@@TimtheEnchanter1121 A lot of Christians rely on Free Will to save them from the Problem of Evil (which doesn't even work to begin with, but that's beside the point), but they fail to realize that when you make such a broad, sweeping claim like "everyone who has ever lived has had the ability to do whatever they wanted", it creates knock-on effects elsewhere in the religion, as world-spanning statements tend to do. Because another very common claim in Christianity is that God has a plan. He knew before ever creating the universe how every detail within it would play out, and he looked upon that timeline and said "yes, this is what I want". It's his perfect plan, where he definitely triumphs in the end, and it's made by a being who loves and cares for his creations. But you might notice that this results in a contradiction, where God has a perfect plan and knows how everything will happen, while also having no control whatsoever over what humans will do. Trying to have both of these at once is like a filmmaker taking a camera out to some random spot on the street, recording what happens there, and expecting it to perfectly align with his vision for the perfect movie. Any level of success is going to be purely coincidental. So how do Christians deal with this deep contradiction between two critical facets of their belief system? They pretend it isn't one. They just....accept that God can get exactly the movie he wants, first try, with not the tiniest little discrepancy from his grand vision, from a crowd of humans who have no script and no knowledge they're even being filmed, up to and including the ability to predict what will happen in advance and be right every time, and that this was neither in any way a lucky guess on God's part, nor a violation of our free will. They swallow the contradiction whole, and pretend the two ideas don't repel each other like magnets. So if you're wondering why anyone would suggest that Christians believe in God's ability to predict the future when it so clearly violates their belief in free will, believe me when I tell you that you're giving Christianity more careful deliberation than the Christians themselves are.

Detueronomy 18: _20 But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.’ 21 And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word that the Lord has not spoken?’- 22 when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously. You need not be afraid of him._

@sparrowthesissy2186

2 ай бұрын

I've shown this verse along with Mark 9:1 and 13:30 to Christians, and it's remarkable how they just literally ignore it. They're like, psychically blind to seeing that the Bible makes it unambiguous that (Mark's) Jesus was a false prophet and not from God. I wish I could run a massive experiment showing this to Xians and recording their responses (i.e. their cope).

@dogwalker666

2 ай бұрын

​@@sparrowthesissy2186 Cognitive dissonance is deeply imbedded in them .

@Valdagast

2 ай бұрын

@@sparrowthesissy2186Well, remember what you're asking of them. You're asking them to say "All my life I've been fooled by this, and so has people whom I love and consider knowledgeable. And if I accept what you say, I must either lose all my family and friends or be a liar for the rest of my days." That's a lot to ask from someone.

@GodlessCommie

2 ай бұрын

Christians will take the most vague statements from the Hebrew bible out of context and call them prophecy. This like however? Never heard them mention it.

@lyongreene8241

2 ай бұрын

@@sparrowthesissy2186 Mark 9:1 in context doesn't say people will live to see the parousia lol. It says those who believe in Jesus will not taste death. Read the rest of the quote in the previous chapter. It's about how those who pick of their cross and follow Jesus will not die but those who deny him will die a spiritual death. John 8:52: The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’" Also contingent prophecies are a thing in the Bible. Everyone knows about the verse from Deuteronomy about false prophecy but no one brings up Jeremiah 18:7-10 "If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned. And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted, and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it."

"That's always disappointing", Paulogia took the words out of my mouth 🤣

@UltraVioletKnight

2 ай бұрын

Jesus faked his coming for you

Context is always important for Christians (and I said it too; when I was a Christian) until context gives a non-miraculous explanation to why the stories fit into history and aren’t about a coming kingdom. When there is a naturalistic explanation, context is tossed out.

@gabrielbondon3673

2 ай бұрын

Amen :p

Ah, Biblical End Times Prophecy, every Christian Apologist's favorite game of Move-the-Goalpost.

@PacesIII

2 ай бұрын

The Holy Goalpost.

@MrDonPreston

2 ай бұрын

I fully concur that the constant predictions of the end are shameful. But failure to understand that neither Jesus or his apostles actually predicted an end of time, earth burning event when Jesus as a 5'5" human descends out of heaven is what leads to such disappointment-- and mockery.

@patelk464

2 ай бұрын

​@MrDonPreston and Christians will still be making the same excuse another 2000 years later rather than admitting that Jesus was just another cult leader.

@MrDonPreston

2 ай бұрын

@@patelk464 You have not addressed the issues I have raised. Let me ask you, patelk, have you actually studied the issue of Hebraic apocalyptic language? Yes or No? It is inappropriate to call Jesus a liar or failure if you are not familiar with the genre of language he was using. You and 99.9.9.9% of every denier on here is looking at the Bible from an Alexandrian / Hellenistic perspective, and not from a Hebraic view. That creates a massive disjunction in understanding. Have you ever read Psalms 18 or any of the sources from the Tankah, that give us insight into how Jesus would have used that language? Yes or No?

@TremendousSax

2 ай бұрын

​@@MrDonPrestonJesus did predict an end time in Mark 13 among other places. Quit lying

I think that it is pretty clear that the world is divided into two different types of people. Those who recognise that the books of the Bible are a total dog's dinner of a mess, and those who insist that they are the coherent, inerrant and received word of God.

@patelk464

2 ай бұрын

You missed the other categories: * People who simply don't care as it is just a cultist book. * People who never heard of the bible.

@ps.2

Ай бұрын

No offense but that's a pretty blinkered / narrow-minded view. @patelk464 points out some categories you missed, but beyond that, this seems like a weird first-order way to divide humanity.

@patelk464

Ай бұрын

​@ps.2 I also did not include some other categories e.g. different interpretation of the bible, one that recognise that it records the views of an ancient tribe who used god as a filler for the unknown.

Brilliant! I wasn't convinced that Jesus was an apocalyptic preacher. Not in the way Ehrman was describing. I understand the case so much better now!

@Paulogia

2 ай бұрын

excellent. similar journey for me.

@flamingswordapologetics

2 ай бұрын

Look online for a free PDF called "The Parousia" it was written in the 1800's before Dispensational teaching took over.

@epicofatrahasis3775

2 ай бұрын

​@@Paulogia IP already has a response video planned. Let's see the dishonest explanations he comes up with.

I thought the abomination of desolation was Smaug

What a great idea for a website!!! Thank you for introducing me to Tim!

The fact that they have to lie and omit even when using their very own book as a source just infuriates me.

@goldenalt3166

2 ай бұрын

To be fair, that's what Jesus would do.

@witebatman

2 ай бұрын

And that they as a group are collectively ok with the intellectual dishonesty

@sussekind9717

2 ай бұрын

Remember, it's not lies and omissions, it's "interpretations" of their holy writ. /s I wonder if the religious would like it, if their mechanic used an "interpretation" of an automotive repair manual, when working on their vehicle?😂

@goldenalt3166

2 ай бұрын

@@sussekind9717 All reading is interpretation. The better question is whether they'd accept that the continued engine trouble was caused by their sinful driving.

@solacedagony1234

2 ай бұрын

@@sussekind9717 I don't know why any religious person who feels that their deity actively interferes in their life would ever need to visit a hospital when 1.) If they wanted to recover, they could just pray and 2.) if they die, they go to their preferred afterlife so why ask for their lives to be extended anyway

Don’t forget what Jesus said about the stars falling to the Earth. Apparently Jesus did not know stars were suns.

@stevenread5473

2 ай бұрын

He had no idea. He was just looking for free bread.

@dyrgja

2 ай бұрын

To be fair, if a star were to 'fall' on the earth that would definitely be the end of our world... So to say that a 'falling' star would herald the apocalypse is correct!

@eugeneoisten9409

Ай бұрын

Nor did god.....🙄

@stevenread5473

Ай бұрын

@@dyrgja To be fair the stars wouldn't fall to the earth . The earth would rather fall to the star.

@dyrgja

Ай бұрын

@@stevenread5473 Yeah that's why I wrote 'falling' in quotes.

This video was edited incredibly well.

have not watched the video yet but wanted to drop a comment saying what interested me was Tim O'Neill. I'm a Christian, I found Tim on Twitter and what I liked about him was his principled stance towards historical fact. A lot of his time was spent critiquing what I would call more vulgar forms of atheism, such as denying even the existence of Jesus. He's a well-informed guy who struck me as being really fair in his assessments. Looking forward to hearing his perspective here

@epicofatrahasis3775

2 ай бұрын

*Jesus is clearly speaking to the disciples and gives a timeframe for when the Son of Man would come.* "Jesus sent these twelve out, charging them, saying: Do not go into the way of the nations, and do not go into a Samaritan city. But rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And going on, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of Heaven has drawn near" (Matthew 10:5-7) “Truly I say to you, ***you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes”*** (Matthew 10:23); For the *Son of man* shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; ***and then he shall reward every man according to his works.*** Truly I tell you, ***some who are standing here will not taste death*** before they see the *Son of Man* coming in his kingdom (Matthew 16:27-28) Truly I tell you, ***some who are standing here*** will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God (Luke 9:27) Truly I tell you, ***this generation will certainly not pass away*** until all these things have happened (Mark 13:30) *He says that the coming of the Son of Man will be accompanied by:* The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. Then will appear the sign of the *Son of Man* in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the *Son of Man* coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Truly I tell you, ***this generation will certainly not pass away*** until all these things have happened (Matthew 24:29-34) There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time they will see the *Son of Man* coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near. When you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly I tell you, ***this generation will certainly not pass away*** until all these things have happened (Luke 21:25-32) He also falsely prophesied to the high priest, the Sanhedrin and Nathaniel. *Jesus falsely prophesied to the high priest and the Sanhedrin* Jesus also falsely prophesied to the high priest and the Sanhedrin (assemblies of either twenty-three or seventy-one rabbis appointed to sit as a tribunal) You will see the *Son of Man* sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and ***coming on the clouds of heaven*** (Matthew 26:64) (Mark 14:62) Except the high priest and the Sanhedrin never saw Jesus sitting at the right hand side of God, or coming on the clouds of heaven, or any such thing. *Jesus falsely prophesied to Nathaniel* Jesus also falsely prophesied to Nathaniel when he declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.” Jesus said, You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that. He then added, ***“Very truly I tell you, you will see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man*** (John 1:50-51) *Nathaniel never saw any such thing. Neither did anyone else.* ------------------------------------------------------------------ Also look up: Watch *Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet, Historical Lecture - Bart D. Ehrman* *"End Times - Evil Bible .com"* *"The End of All Things is At Hand - The Church Of Truth"* *"ex-apologist: On One of the Main Reasons Why I Think Christianity is False (Reposted)"* *"Jesus the Apocalyptic Prophet - History for Atheists"* (Tim O'Neill is a former Christian and is familiar with most of the Biblical scholarship. He's been studying the scholarship and history for decades) *"Jesus’ Failed Prophecy About His Return - Black Nonbelievers, Inc."* Also, how cognitive dissonance possibly explains early Christianity. *“The Rationalization Hypothesis: Is a Vision of Jesus Necessary for the Rise of the Resurrection Belief?”* - by Kris Komarnitsky | Κέλσος - Wordpress *"February 2015 - Escaping Christian Fundamentalism"* - Isaiah 53 *"Jesus and the Messianic Prophecies - Did the Old Testament Point to Jesus? - The Bart Ehrman Blog"* *"Did Jesus Fulfill Prophecy? | Westar Institute"* *"Jesus Was Not the Only “Prophet” to Predict the Destruction of the Temple - Escaping Christian Fundamentalism"* *"What Do the Apostles’ Deaths Prove? Guest Post by Kyle Smith. - The Bart Ehrman Blog"*

It's pretty interesting to consider that the stories of Abraham, Sodom and Gomorrah, etc happened around 2000 years before Jesus was on earth. The New Testament writers looked at this time period as ancient history, but said that Jesus would be returning "soon", and that "the end of all things is at hand", and many other such statements. They very clearly were mistaken, as now the time of Jesus is ancient history to us, just as Abraham's time was to them.

@jacksquat4140

Ай бұрын

There are good points and then there are damn good points. This is a damn good point.

@ps.2

Ай бұрын

Hmmm I thought the Exodus was c. 1200 BC, after 400 years in Egypt, so the Patriarchs would have been in the 17th century BC. (Which, granted, may as well be 2000 years, even for a people with written histories.)

@tdhoward

Ай бұрын

@@ps.2 There is a fair amount of debate over how long the Israelites stayed in Egypt, but a good number of conservative biblical scholars put Abraham's birth at around 1950 B.C.E. Since the first books of the New Testament weren't written until around 50 C.E., that would give us around 2000 years between Abraham and NT writings, and then roughly 2000 more until us. But it's pretty hard to get precise numbers on these things.

That goalpost keeps moving.

If you ignore his words, then you clearly see that Jesus did mean the 21st century(or maybe beyond)...interpreting the text to say what you want is so fun 😂😂

_"Pray that it not happen in winter."_ Why not pray it doesn't happen at all, and Jesus just comes back nicely??

@MartiaNemoris

2 ай бұрын

If Jesus is God, and God - if no human - knows when it will happen, then this is basically just trolling. "Pray it won't happen at this time I already know it's going to happen. It won't make any difference but it'll give you a little hope just so I can dash that hope later."

@Dr.JustIsWrong

2 ай бұрын

@@MartiaNemoris Pretty much yeah..

@UselessKnowbody

Ай бұрын

Jesus said, "I am with you always, even until the end of the world." How can Jesus return if he never left us to begin with? Hebrews 9:26 he can only die once at the end of the world. The bible says Jesus is the image of the invisible God manifested to destroy the works of the devil. That hasn't happened. Romans 3:7 Paul said it was a lie anyway. Christianity was spread on a lie in anticipation of the rebirth of the logos, the new heavens and the new earth.

@MartiaNemoris

Ай бұрын

@@UselessKnowbody Well, Jesus specifically said that some of his disciples at the time would still be alive when the end came. The reality is he was one of many local apocalyptic preachers working the prophecy biz. He had some good ideas: the whole being humble and caring for other people thing, that was great advice, and honestly I actually really respect him for that. But the more esoteric stuff he aimed at his religious followers? He just gave it a shot and got it wrong, same as countless other prophets and preachers before and since. And his modern-day followers have been having to retcon it all ever since.

@MartiaNemoris

Ай бұрын

@@UselessKnowbody That's an awful lot of post-hoc reasoning there. The more ideological scaffolding you have to erect around the belief system you're trying to construct, the less convincing it becomes. Face it: Jesus was a guy who had some solid ideas about how people should treat each other. That's it. All the rest of this is nothing more than successive authorities' attempts to use that one guy as a tool of control - something he himself would probably, based on what we know of his teachings, have been pretty unhappy about. "With you always until the end of the world"? Come on, people say that sort of devotional nonsense to each other all the time. To spouses, lovers, friends. It's about conveying what those people mean to us. It's metaphor. It doesn't mean we're all gods, and if Jesus said that to his friends, it wouldn't make me believe he was either.

These considerations really help explain why Matthew and Luke differ so much from Mark and why John omits the apocalypse teachings altogether.

@stefanowohsdioghasdhisdg4806

2 ай бұрын

I agree on Matthew and Luke, but I'm not sure if John was intentionally omitting those themes due to that reason or just because John went on a retconning spree and radically rewrote the story of Jesus and those themes were collateral damage

@PC-vg8vn

2 ай бұрын

John was most likely aware of Mark's Gospel at least. He chose not to write about it as it had already been covered.

When Mike's hands disappear from the shot, it's him reaching behind him to pull some more out of his ass.

@Gooman130

Ай бұрын

Why so bitter? Why do I constantly see so many ad hominems in atheist comment sections? That's not how you get people to leave their religion, you know?

@tulpas93

Ай бұрын

​​​@@Gooman130 You may be reading the bitterness into the comment. I read it as a clever jest. Also, if the commenter sincerely believes Mike to be fabricating, this wouldn't necessarily be an ad hominem, just a way to point out Mike's lack of strong argumentation, not an insult of his person. Although, if you want to indulge in being tediousltycliche, you can play the "we're being persecuted" card and insist the commenter was "attacking."

@Gooman130

Ай бұрын

@@tulpas93 I didn't say anything about being persecuted, just that I've noticed a lot of personal attacks, rather than intelligent debate. It's a really bad look. And you continue it here with your quippy "gotcha" comments.

@tulpas93

Ай бұрын

@Gooman130 No, you didn't say anything about being persecuted, nor did I suggest you did. Gotcha? You lost me there. Check in on your definition of the fallacy you're are using incorrectly. I'm assuming you just don't know, which is not a problem, as long as you learn now that it's been pointed out to you. Good health to you!

@smokert5555

Ай бұрын

@@Gooman130 It's not an ad hominem. It's pointing out that Mike really doesn't have any evidence and he's making it up as he goes along. And i get tired of asking how they demonstrated the bible is a fact based document. You want to answer that question?

Inspiring philosophy is so un-inspiring. And Mike Winger's reasoning just screams home school education.

@MrDalisclock

2 ай бұрын

IP can occasionally argue well but then just rejects any modern scholarship on the bible when it conflicts with his theology

@graysonrowe9780

2 ай бұрын

Home schoolers outperform public schoolers in almost every metric. Idk think that’s the slam you thought it was

@jamesanderson1135

2 ай бұрын

@@graysonrowe9780 as far as I'm aware, answers in Genesis is the largest homeschool curriculum. I'm sure those students go on to be excellent critical thinkers. And homeschooling has a lot of fraud, in some states parents create their own child's transcript, giving their children grades they probably didn't even earn, and giving them A's In classes that they didn't even take lol. It's easy to outperform public schools on paper when your parents are creating transcripts out of thin air, and then submitting them states that don't even check the validity of those transcripts.

@EthelredHardrede-nz8yv

2 ай бұрын

@@graysonrowe9780 By what standard and how many go to college and learn real science?

@colinc892

2 ай бұрын

@@graysonrowe9780 not practical social skills

_Watch therefore, for you do not know what __-hour-__ millenium your Lord is coming._

The "temple tantrum"! Oh wow how did I never hear or think of this before now? That is amazing. Ha!

An apologist works like a think tank. You start out with a conclusion, and then you go back to find a set of premises that validate your conclusion. Of course, the cognitive contortions are transparent and humorous.

@raptorcrasherinc.9823

Ай бұрын

I have never seen a time where the humor of these situations outweigh how infuriating they are. These people are making a living off of lying to people, and that is not going to change because people are afraid to question what they are brainwashed to believe.

@benjaminkemper5876

Ай бұрын

​@raptorcrasherinc.9823 you'd have to be a really cynical prick to think that their intent is to lie for money. At some point you should at least be impressed by their diligence to defend their faith for themselves and others. Winger in particular is very diligent and studious, and it's pretty impressive that just about every contradiction can find a resolution without being nearly as contrived as one might expect from harmonizing texts written hundreds of years apart from one another. Idk, I mean you'd have to be pretty dense to not at the very least be impressed that skeptics have not come up with a single 'silver bullet' while picking apart texts from literally millenia ago.

@davidlenett8808

Ай бұрын

@benjaminkemper5876 The famous physicist, Richard Feynman, said, “The first principle is not to fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool.” I believe most apologists are sincere, but I take issue with their methodology. Again, they arrive at the doorstep of their laboratory already convinced of the veracity of their position. When any conflict or contradictions has already met your truth threshold, you can simply move past it. At that point, their work does not involve questioning foundational theological claims or assertions, it becomes finding ways to explain away the problems and make it all fit. Believers of all different and conflicting supernatural suppositions find all sorts of forced and contorted ways to overcome problems, and they often manipulate or corrupt the 'data' to try to mislead the average pew sitter. Psalm 22, what the Church refers to as, 'The crucifixion psalm' is a good example of this corruption and their are many, many other, "fulfillment citations" that change, warp or contort the original Hebrew to provide a Christological impression.

@raptorcrasherinc.9823

Ай бұрын

@@benjaminkemper5876 Then why does Winger in fact lie for money? He says things that the bible doesn't. Also, skeptics have come up with many different 'silver bullets' when it comes to stories that we know for a fact are not true. The world is not flat with a crystal firmament. There was never a global flood, we know that from pretty much every field of science. There was never a garden of Eden or Adam and Eve, even Christian biologists admit that that is impossible. There were never a significant amount of Hebrew slaves in Egypt, we have tens of thousands of pieces of writing from the Egyptians at that time, only a handful allude to any amount of Hebrew slaves, and never to hundreds of thousands of them. Jericho was a ruin for thousands of years before Joshua was supposed to even exist. Plus, there are so many contradictions in the bible. You do not need to go past Genesis 1 and 2 before you find one. How fucking dense do you have to be to believe that the bible is infallible? I know you want this to be true, but at some point you have to start living in the real world instead of clinging to fairytales.

Jesus came in me 🙏🕊️

@iamme1226

2 ай бұрын

Ffs 🤣

@SabracadabrO

2 ай бұрын

He poked me with his finger!👍🏻👈🏻

@drachireidnoc6659

2 ай бұрын

Hallelujah, can I get an amen 😂

@samchampion8580

2 ай бұрын

Come upon me

@jonathancrowder3424

2 ай бұрын

And on the seventh thrust he rested

When I was a Christian I subscribed to the "before the last person in that (future) generation has died" school. So glad I no longer have to pretzel twist my mind.

I've argued with O'Neill over something really petty and nuanced, but he's a very careful thinker who knows his stuff.

Goad to see Tim O'Neil getting the Paulogia bump, I've been following him for several years and have learned a ton. I don't agree with everything but he gives extensive arguments and sources you can read & evaluate yourself. I found several interesting books this way.

It's crazy how *this* is so normalized. Rationalization is a hell of a drug.

Even if we take the conditional argument completely for granted, the imminent parousia and its failure still poses a massive issue for Christianity. Paul and other 1st-century Christians not only believed the end would come on their lifetime, but staked a huge majority of their beliefs on it. Most of Paul’s teachings were predicated on the imminent parousia - his sexual ethic in particular is entirely based on the end being right around the corner. Even if Jesus wasn’t wrong about the parousia, Paul very much was, and you’re still defending spiritual and ethical beliefs you derived from a false foundation.

@michaelhenry1763

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, I would also say Jesus’ ethics are predicated on the same immediate end: don’t bury your dead, sell all possessions, leave your father, mother, wife, etc.

@jamiegallier2106

2 ай бұрын

Well said!

Between Winger’s dishonesty here and the drama going on with J Warner Wallace and Cameron right now it’s clear that apologist don’t mind lying to make their points. That should a sign that they don’t have the truth, but cognitive dissonance is very strong.

@solacedagony1234

2 ай бұрын

I honestly don't know how anyone could legitimately come to any other conclusion.

@montagdp

2 ай бұрын

Okay, I'll bite. What's the drama going on with J Warner Wallace and Cameron?

@amateuroverlord8007

2 ай бұрын

@@montagdp Wallace was supposed to go on a stream with Cameron a couple of days ago where they would take calls from viewers. Prophet of Zod and a few others have been exposing Wallace’s lies about uses his cold case detective skills to come to the conclusion that Jesus really was resurrected and claiming it’s why he converted to Christianity. People were planning on calling in to confront Wallace with the inconsistencies in the timeline of his story. So they cancelled the stream. Cameron claimed he looked into the claims but is still backing Wallace and blocking people who question him.

@stevenbatke2475

2 ай бұрын

“Remember, it’s not a lie, if you believe it” - Costanza

@montagdp

2 ай бұрын

@@amateuroverlord8007 thanks. Cameron can't seem to stay away from drama.

"Judaism. Judaism, is the correct answer..." -- "Welcome to hell" , Rowan Atkinson

Jesus: nowhere to be seen Last apostle on his death bed: "My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined."

@dolfuny

2 ай бұрын

Real, I was there

@k98killer

2 ай бұрын

Lmao

@Whomoon11

2 ай бұрын

LMAO truuue.

@MrDonPreston

2 ай бұрын

And where did you conjure up that lie??

@k98killer

2 ай бұрын

@@MrDonPreston it's a joke, dude

This helped me very much much. Thanks.

@Paulogia

2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Great opening Paul! :D

Apologetics is like Calivnball: the rules are all made up and constantly changing.

Another great Paulogia video! I hope you interview Michael Beverly who is doing the work on showing the inconsistent statements by Jay Warner Wallace. You can do an amazing interview by keeping Michael focused on all the key points of inconsistencies.

@Leylahfernandez1989

2 ай бұрын

Looking forward to that too! That fraud must be pressed

@RobGai72

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! Paulogia should be the one to do it because he keeps the language very specific which prevents tangents and misdirection.

Thank you for this. It really helped give me a better feel for how the gospel message adapted/modified over time as events didn't match the current storyline. Almost makes me wonder if the word "synoptic" is no longer appropriate.

How can we see that the Bible is true? We ask. Fulfilled prophecies! They often say. Prophecies which might get delayed or not happen at all in dependace of circumstances. Oh, how convincing...

Fantastic!!!! ❤

@flamingswordapologetics

2 ай бұрын

Now Derek (hey its Darin who helped you with IO nonsense), you know as an ex Full Preterist that this was not fantastic, even I could take Winger apart. If your presupposition is atheism, even Full Preterism will not be enough (not you, but others not exposed to the view), but I think you could admit that from the Christian perspective, it has the most explanatory power.

Love listening to this guest of yours. So calm, and knowledgeable, and his Australian accent is a nice change

Always good to hear from tim

When the consensus of historians for the past 100+ years contradicts your religion, all you can do is deflect to other things and make excuses... and this includes Mythicists.

@HowBoutDemBoyzz

2 ай бұрын

Mythicism isn't a religion though

@HowBoutDemBoyzz

2 ай бұрын

@@robertwarner-ev7wp hardly. But I also don't give it much credence.

@HowBoutDemBoyzz

2 ай бұрын

@@robertwarner-ev7wp maybe so. I don't engage much with mythicism, so I haven't seen the all nitty gritty of it, which is likely where the behavior you're talking about resides. I'll keep this is mind though

@Nai61a

Ай бұрын

Venaloid: "When the consensus etc ... and this includes mythicists." - Sounds like an appeal to authority. Have you published in the field of mythicism? I think the jury is out, but the mythicists have much that is interesting to say, and the casual vilification and dismissal of them is regrettable.

@Nai61a

Ай бұрын

@@robertwarner-ev7wp "... it's a conspiracy theory." - Conspiracy theorists do not typically publish extensive, peer-reviewed texts on their theses.

"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?"

@briley2177

2 ай бұрын

Ooo… I know!!! All of em… wait, none of them.. no, ONE… maybe seven?

@NA-vz9ko

2 ай бұрын

Asking the real questions here. More pressingly, does God have foreskin?

“From now on” *starts singing*

@Paulogia

2 ай бұрын

I ALMOST put that clip in...

Great video. Very educational.

◉ ChatGPT: ▶︎ "Primary Arguments in Syllogistic Form Argument 1: Jesus’ Prediction of His Second Coming Premise 1: If Jesus predicted his second coming within the first century (Mark 9:1, Mark 13:30), then he should have returned within that time frame. Premise 2: Jesus did not return within the first century. Conclusion: Therefore, Jesus' prediction of his second coming within the first century did not come true. Argument 2: Interpretation of Apocalyptic Prophecy as Deterministic Premise 1: Apocalyptic literature, including the predictions attributed to Jesus, is generally deterministic in nature. Premise 2: Deterministic prophecies do not allow for significant delays or reinterpretation to fit later events. Conclusion: Therefore, the apocalyptic prophecies attributed to Jesus should not be reinterpreted to fit events beyond the first century. Argument 3: Conditional Nature of Prophecy Premise 1: Some biblical prophecies are contingent upon the response of the people (conditional prophecy). Premise 2: If Jesus' prophecy was conditional, it would depend on the people’s response and could be delayed or altered. Premise 3: The historical context shows no evidence that the people’s response altered or delayed Jesus' second coming prophecy. Conclusion: Therefore, Jesus' prophecy was likely not conditional and should be seen as deterministic. Argument 4: Selective Interpretation by Conservative Apologists Premise 1: Conservative apologists selectively interpret biblical texts to reconcile unfulfilled prophecies. Premise 2: Selective interpretation involves adding context (e.g., Transfiguration) that is not explicitly supported by the original texts. Conclusion: Therefore, conservative apologists' interpretations of Jesus' prophecies are not reliable. Argument 5: The Abomination of Desolation and AD 70 Premise 1: The abomination of desolation mentioned in Mark 13:14 refers to a significant sacrilegious event. Premise 2: The Roman desecration of the Jewish temple in AD 70 was a significant sacrilegious event. Conclusion: Therefore, the abomination of desolation mentioned in Mark 13:14 refers to the Roman desecration of the Jewish temple in AD 70. Argument 6: Mark’s Deterministic Nature of Prophecies Premise 1: Mark’s gospel presents Jesus' prophecies in a deterministic manner. Premise 2: Deterministic prophecies are meant to happen without delay or reinterpretation. Conclusion: Therefore, Jesus’ prophecies in Mark should be understood as predictions that were expected to occur imminently. Argument 7: Later Gospel Modifications Premise 1: Matthew and Luke modify Mark’s accounts to soften or reinterpret Jesus' prophecies. Premise 2: Modifications suggest an attempt to address the failure of the prophecies to come true as originally stated. Conclusion: Therefore, the later modifications in Matthew and Luke indicate that early Christians recognized the problem with the imminent expectation of Jesus' second coming.

Every time I hear IP, I count the number of seconds it takes before he quotes, a cherry picked scholar that agrees with his point!

I super appreciate this breakdown. Well done!

Great stuff here!

@paulogia, IP made a response video yesterday, which was surprisingly quick of him. please debunk his responses too. slowly but surely you are the greatest cause of dismantling IP one piece at a time. keep it up!

Inspiring Philosophy has a history of quote mining and misrepresenting sources. I used to give him the benefit of doubt. I thought maybe, he was just googling paragraphs that seemed to agree with him. But it's happened too many times now, it's hard not to come the conclusion he's aware if it.

@epicofatrahasis3775

2 ай бұрын

I've yet to come across any honest apologist.

These videos are invaluable. Thank you Paul and your wonderful guests

Thank you.

The bit surrounding 5:22, where Tim describes what happened during the Intertestamental Period is fascinating and worthy of its own video! Concerning the content of The Bible in general, I've always wondered "If so much of the stuff in The Bible is made up and didn't happen, then what DID happen that influenced these stories?" Like when you consider a magic trick - the magician doesn't do anything that's magic, but they did do something.

@jamiegallier2106

2 ай бұрын

Exactly.

I greatly appreciate anyone who has the knowledge and time to present history as accurately as possible, and I find history for atheists particularly helpful in addressing what is basically meme claims. I do think that history can aid in recognizing the development of supernatural and religious beliefs and practices.

So Damn interesting !!! Thanks.

Tim’s analysis was amazing! I’ll definitely be checking out his channel

Wait, InspiringPhilosophy thinks the conditional argument is bad because it's a rationalization, not a good response? What the hell does he think apologetics is?

Matthew 24:34 (and elsewhere) where Jesus said 'truly this generation will not pass away until (his apocalyptic vision) comes to pass.' Those verses were a major nail in the coffin for me with Christianity. If there is partial fulfillment of a prophecy, we should already be in the kingdom of God and the new Jerusalem, new heaven and earth would be here. If the second coming is yet to occur, and we are extremely liberal with the term 'this generation'. So liberal we count the lifetime of Methuselah as one generation. We are already separated from Jesus and his prophecies by more than twice Methuselah's lifetime. I don't think it will happen. I don't think Jesus and heaven on earth will ever actually happen.

@Charles-tv6oi

Ай бұрын

Kingdom of God is within you he said n that happened at Pentecost n is still going on.

You guys did great. I realize this is only a response to IP and Mike Winger, but as long as we're talking about Jesus being a faild prophet, Jesus made a huge prophecy that failed. When Jesus sent out the 12 he told them the kingdom of God would come before they finished going through the towns of Israel (Matthew 10:23).

@epicofatrahasis3775

2 ай бұрын

Exactly. *Jesus is clearly speaking to the disciples and gives a timeframe for when the Son of Man would come.* "Jesus sent these twelve out, charging them, saying: Do not go into the way of the nations, and do not go into a Samaritan city. But rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And going on, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of Heaven has drawn near" (Matthew 10:5-7) “Truly I say to you, ***you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes”*** (Matthew 10:23)

When and where in all of human history is there not "war and rumors of war"? I mean, at any point during history you can say this vague statement is currently true.

@JamesLJesus

2 ай бұрын

The Pax Romana.

@FernLovebond

2 ай бұрын

​@@JamesLJesus ... Did someone tell you there were _no_ wars in the world during this period? Pax Romana is a period lasting roughly 27 BCE to 180 CE, but it wasn't really without war (and it's I guess irrelevant the number of revolts that took place, but okay). Yes, during that period there were _relatively_ peaceful times. But there were still small wars being waged, even in the empire itself. 26-24 BCE Rome attempted to sieze Arabia Felix, entailing a handful of skirmishes and sieges. 12 BCE - 16 CE the Romans were sending troops into Germania. 20 BCE - 90 CE they were sending military expeditions into northern Africa to suppress tribal uprisings and other unrest. Et cetera. Sure, compared to the history they'd been making for the decades prior, with dozens of wars across multiple lands, this was _less_ warlike, but it's like the dude at the buffet who got full, so he sits out a couple hours chatting with friends until he can relieve himself and head back for another plate. Or I guess closer to the source, like a Roman display of wealth in which the rich would feast for hours, then go vomit into vases, so they could make room for more food. Pax Romana was "peaceful" for most the citizens, just as vomiting for 10 minutes is peaceful for the utensils at your table.

@ThinkitThrough-kd4fn

2 ай бұрын

@@FernLovebond "They pillage and steal and call it EMPIRE and where they make a desolation they call it PEACE." - Calgacus.

@ps.2

Ай бұрын

Yeah and that's presumably why Jesus said not to take them as signs of the end times. If you're preaching about a coming apocalypse, it's worth clarifying to your followers that they needn't seize upon every war or other bit of upsetting news as the beginning of the end - otherwise they probably will.

See J. Warner Wallace? See how Tim corrected an overstated biographical intro? See how easy that was? That’s what honesty and integrity look like.

Not only did they taste death but they had the all you can eat buffet.

Fascinating topic.

For me personally, all these apologetics fail one crucial test. Would the people who literally heard Jesus say these things have interpreted them in similar ways to how modern apologists are interpreting them? No. The interpretations of there being a long time before these things happen only come from people who have seen a long time happen without these things taking place.

37:27 is *_NOT_* the screenshot Winger referenced. Tim O'Neill shows us a screen shot of *_MARK 13: 28,_* not of Matthew 16: 28. Winger's screenshot is at 36:13, and Winger *_tells us_* that he's pulling this "out of context".

I mean isn't the whole reason the 2nd coming narrative developed in Christianity to begin w - bc Jesus died without fulfilling the Son of Man prophecies?

A great presentation on both sides of this controversy

Great video from Tim O'Neill! Interesting note. Luke edits the saying from Mark 9:1 but keeps the one from Mark 13 about "this generation" intact. Due to Luke's editing tendency of removing Mark's imminent apocalyptic statements, this may mean he didn't find the saying from Mark 13 to be imminent/embarrassing. Adam Winn has a paper going over a different meaning of "generation." I need to read it to understand if it's plausible.

Why would a omnipotent God need to delay things, due to what humans do. If the God knows the hour, then nothing can delayed.

@Uryvichk

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, how can anything be conditional for an omniscient being? You would already know at the time you make the prophecy whether it will come to pass. Sure, you could just toss prophecies out there to ENSURE things go as you plan, but that means no one can trust that your prophecies will actually come true, since some of them are just bluffs to manipulate the situation to your liking. Open Theism is a potential answer to this, but it comes at a very high cost: If God can't know the free choices of humans, God can't actually know that anything he promises or prophesies will come true. Possibly, through the actions of free agents, the things God wishes to come to pass will fail to come to pass. This is especially true if God refuses to interfere with free will on principle. We could, collectively, ruin God's plans, and he wouldn't do anything about it. That means any promises he makes are illusory -- equally conditional.

Jesus could be taken to be talking about the so called 12 in the parable of the sower. He is almost uninterruptedly complaining about how obtuse they are.

The take home message is that the inspired word of God is so unclear that many people over the last two thousand years have expected Jesus to come back within their lifetime. So far 100% of them have been wrong.

Love Tim's tweed jacket! Please tell me there are elbow patches.

You don't think a christian apologist would just get on the internet and LIE, would they? 🥺

@ColinWrubleski-eq5sh

28 күн бұрын

No, they would not.

If almighty God had wanted to inspire, dictate, or create a text which was clear, unambiguous and comprehensible for everybody, he would have done so.

Paulogia, I think this is the best video you've ever done. 🌟

Great guest

Mike suggests his followers watch his video twice to provide enough exposure to his tortured and convoluted interpretation that they become distracted from his obvious desperation.

The TrustMeBroh Argument

57:51 - But wouldn't Jesus' words suggest that some of his disciples WOULD taste death before the kingdom of God came? Most wouldn't taste death before the coming kingdom, but some would...so that begs the question; which of his disciples died in the week prior to the Transfiguration? If none of them died, then Mark 9:1 wasn't fulfilled by the Transfiguration. Seems pretty straightforward to me.

2:33 I've definitely been told the "History for Atheists" was a Christian front. Never bought it. Love your work as well.

Winger is pretty bottom rung as far as apologists go, so my expectations for him are low. Jones is smarter but that means he understands the objections and just ignores them, which is arguably worse.

Prophecies are contingent? Wow, in all my 70 years, I didn't know I'm a prophet because almost everything I said was contingent. If I say, "I will meet you at 10 pm," my prophecy is contingent, at my age of 70, that I don't die on the way of a heart attack at 9 pm. My prophecy failed, so it didn't fail? I don't use hallucination drugs, but I feel like I'm tripping listening to Christians.

@The-Doubters-Diary

2 ай бұрын

Totally!

Second time around: brilliant!

Tim's words at the end there about your channel almost made me blush, he seems like a great guy.

Jesus is edging earth?