Dude, I think I saw your comment in another video a couple days ago. I think you commented on another video about Alex Honnold. And also, you're right. Nature is sublime to the point where you don't need anything else to fully enjoy it.

@@FelipeGonzalez-le5jv I'm getting a bit redundant, I admit. I checked one of my comments and was shocked to see an absurd number of comments, including hateful arguments. Weird, but also weirdly normal in the Internet age. This kid Alex is special, and it's impossible to overstate his accomplishments.

I admire your attitude. Good stuff.

Believing things without evidence is not worthy of respect. I don't want to hurt you, yell at you, or even dislike you. However, many atheists do not and SHOULD NOT respect any religion. Anything "good" that can be found in religion can be put to use without the need for a belief in the supernatural. It's time to grow up. Drop religion. It's unnecessary and untrue.

I honestly don’t know if you really mean that. I imagine you probably don’t hang out much with theists that have well-thought out views. There are good reasons to believe either way. Historical, epistemological, ontological, cosmological lines of reasoning. When you lose the ability to respect those with different philosophical views, you are stepping away from a better, more compassionate world.

​@alekrunko they don't care, man. They only believe in what they experience sensorily. They don't bother to understand because they're "coool".

Aren't most people in the rock climbing community atheist?

I have no idea. Most of them smoke pot though. Alex is unique in that he does not.

+Mark Niebauer fair point lol

Non-smoking, non-drinking, donates most of his earnings, lives in what many would consider poverty. He's basically a monk apart from being an atheist :P

Brilliant and positive declaration from another fellow Atheist.

saw the movie yesterday, one of the best films i've ever seen imo

Yes sir totally

No. The earth is one among billions of planets in a vast universe that by pure chance happened to be inhabitable by sentient organisms. And humans are just the result of millions of years of luck and coincidence which evolved us from apes. Though, considering the amount of stupidity found among us; especially dumbasses like you, one wonders if we truly are more than just a bunch of naked apes.

@@fizzlebug i believe a majority of the world's accomplishments have come from people who are religious. Very little accomplishments come from atheists - not to bash them. The point im making is that religious people aren't necessarily stupid - most are sensible, kind, and loving people. I can tell you aren't a kind loving person though. Guess thats the separator *shrugs*

@@Siejrjsoplalp637 Pretty bold statements there, chum. Are you willing to place a bet against the notion that most scientists today; who all make wondrous accomplishments every day, are atheists? And that they are atheists because science simply disproves every cornerstone of religion? And no, I am not a particulary loving person. Most people are egotists and hypocrites who do not deserve love, and Covid19 has proven that point over and over again. Like seriously, is wearing a cloth mask for a couple of months or a year in public places really such a huge infringement on your liberties? People are pathetic.

@@fizzlebug science is amazing - yet it shows very little. We still know very little about our universe, and we probably won't uncover much more in our lifetime. I'd expect you to understand that lmfao. Its also sad to see the lack of love in your heart. How do you expect people to change if you aren't willing to change yourself. Not showing compassion is what leads to a self destruction in society. History has proved that over and over again. You're the one that's very pathetic.

@@fizzlebug heres a great ex. If someone is openly racist, what do you do? Do you scream in their face and shame them? Or do you help them, show them love. How do you think people change? Your ignorance is appalling. Its funny, you say most people are egotistical, and you're one of them. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hbigZtRitMfJqqs.html

Neat, comment. Yep. The Holly Spirit is with and in Alex, such a beautiful creation, a beautiful sole. So Glad we still have you Alex, and my respects to the Great ones we've lost. Going back to Mallory, Irvine, George and Sandy would be so Proud of You, we all are, I appreciate your hard work and your kindness, your spirit. Certainly endorsed by "The Great Creator". May God continue to be with you, with us. Thank you, your inspiring. John..

None of the gods created Alex. He is a higher order primate created by his parents and a whole lot of evolution -- nothing more.

;))

You lost your passion for adventure that's all that happened

connor mullady Hmm, In the last year I have Skied on 4 mountains, camped 2 times, went to England, Wales and Scotland, Kayaked the New River, Mountain biked 100s of miles, Hiked 1/3 the Appalachian trail and probably played more golf courses I can remember.... I doubt I have lost any adventure.....

Whatever makes you happy, you're the one saying you act less now than you did.

connor mullady Yes, I said I act less and think more, I didn't say I DO less and think more. Let me put it more simply for you, I do not make snap decisions or act off of emotions.

How extremely vain.

I know! The fact that we can so cavalierly dismiss the remarkable preservation of a letter across two millennia in a cohesive body of work twice as old- you know, the text that forms the bedrock of the civilization that produced us, and the philosophy of which guarantees our worth and our right to dismiss it! What a world :)

It wasn't 'preserved' at all, it's been changed so many times over the ages it's likely not even close to the original, if such a text even existed to begin with.

That's because meaning is missing from everyone's lives, it's just an abstract concept that we have to come up with ourselves.. Religion tries to shortcut this into some feelgood vain bullshit that requires no thinking.

You had no likes but now 1 hahahhaha Stay safe

No it won't.

@@jackisgallant oh yeah? That’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard. Please try again sir!

Why do you care about that, it's still about HIM.

Point of views

Prove WHAT?

Meshwork123 This ending that you describe, is part of existence, it is part of life. Life is naturally built/designed that way. We all live and then end with a few nanoseconds of fear and "regret" (denial). Sometimes it's not nanoseconds, it's seconds. For some it can be minutes or hours. For some unfortunate, it can even be days, weeks, months, years of what you call "regret". And for some who don't live their life for itself but live it for a supposed afterworld, it can even be an entire life of that "regret".

akseli9 Well, when you get to my age you think more about consequences. If you were my age, you would think this way. Cheers.

When the null hypothesis throughout all of humanity is that there is a higher power, why does the burden of proof all of a sudden shift? Evolution and the big bang theory were not strong enough to shift the burden. Millions of people (and counting) have not been convinced away from the null. The default option is still the null hypothesis.

I agree with you stating that science relies on evidence. And thank you for not needing to bash other people with your own beliefs, but my answer is more like a question to your question. I could also ask, what objective proof is there that god exists?

Your answer to my question with a question isn't really an answer, is it? The most objective proof that God exists is that 70-95% of people on the planet believe in a God. The reason I put that range in there is because the numbers vary from source to source, but even at the low end we see that the majority believes that some form of higher power exists and as of 2010 33% were Christian which is the majority of that breakdown. Why do they believe? Most likely they have stepped out in faith and have experienced something. Logically if they had not experienced something then most people would not keep believing. The bible says it is impossible to please God without faith. Faith is the evidence of the unseen. I believe and so do many others. There is not a single Christian in the world who did not have to take a step, jump, or leap of faith at some point. Do you remember Indiana Jones in the Raiders of the Lost Ark when he steps out on the invisible bridge. It takes that. God will show Himself then. Its not easy, if it was then everyone would believe in Jesus Christ.

One cannot prove a negative claim. For example, I do NOT believe that a herd rainbow colored flying mini-unicorn lives in my closet but at the same time I cannot Prove to you that it does NOT.

So you are saying that it is possible that a herd of rainbow colored flying mini unicorns are in your closet. You cannot disprove that? On the other end of the faith side, which evidence shows by the numbers that for more people believe in a higher power that is unseen, we can see that their is evidence through their positive claims. The reason I am saying this is because I am assuming that you were saying I was making a false claim but I never said, "I do not" or anything like that. I said, " I 'do' believe". I would think that a reasonable person would ask why do you believe and then perhaps listen to the answer and consider it. Especially when so many people "do believe" and in something that does seem farfetched from an outside perspective. What are the possible explanations? Well, the majority of the world is either crazy or they have good reason to believe in God. And if the majority of the world does believe in God then perhaps a step of faith is necessary to see that. Jesus said, "seek and you shall find". If you do not seek him out then you will never find Him. Matthew 7:7 I hope you can do that. Jesus is so good. He loves you so much.

But it is a false assumption by you to think that the "majority" believe in "God / Jesus" in the Christian sense that you put forth. This is simply not the case.

So the word God is redundant, we already have a word for love and it requires no supernatural nonsense.

stargate4698 You sir, are quite the pessimist.

stargate4698 lol!

+stargate4698 rock climbing isn't exactly body braking exercise... he lives a healthy lifestyle, does what he loves, doesn't have to worry financially, I don't think you need to worry about him having a "back up plan".

+stargate4698 A backup plan? What does that even mean? What's yours: not die?

Atheism is not a belief system, it is not a denial of God, it is a lack of a belief in God. If you can't see the difference you need to go back to school.

Cute mental gymnastics. "Even tho he's disagreeing with me i'm still right because god is everywhere and stuff", how convenient.

The atheist part is important because it shows that Alex is intelligent. It shows that a man who has faced his mortality very directly still does not need to believe in something without evidence. It shows that Alex has integrity. That's why it's needed.

Atheists believe a lot of things without evidence. a wiser and more humble man accepts what he does not know. Atheists are extremely annoying and arrogant with their narrowminded beliefs. Why not be brave and hold no beliefs at all. just be open. open to all possibilities. this is true intelligence

@@besinb09 Atheism literally means that you don't believe in god.

I wouldn't put to much purpose in anyone's ranting about god, never seen a reason to..

"too" much

No one cares what you think.

That's just pascals wager...

Yep, "once faith is established" and you agree to believe something based on zero evidence, it's all easy sledding. Church is bullshit. Religion is bullshit. Alex can see it clearly and the guy deals with mortality once a fucking week.

Zero evidence? Christians believe that Jesus lived, died, and rose. There is strong written historical evidence backing up each one of those 3 claims. Dispute the evidence instead of blindly regurgitating what you've been told (and wanted to hear) for most of your life. If you're claiming that the existence of God has "zero" evidence, have fun with that one. There's zero evidence disproving God also. So what's your point? Dispute the Son of God who actually lived on earth. And have fun finding out that you actually believe at the end of the journey.

@@dbikeryamaha125 You are a true master of fallacies. It's so incomprehensible for you to be humble about having faith, which is believing something without evidence, but you ALSO claim that there's "strong historical evidence" that apparently Jesus lived, died and rose. You literally want your cake and eat it too. If you consider a hundred-time re-written book that's two millennia old as "strong historical evidence" i have a bridge to sell you.

+Roy Culver The good news is you are going to live forever. The bad news is that you are going to live forever.

That kinda sound's like a threat

Roy, sorry to break it to you -- you are a mindless drone, brainwashed by Christianity.

I'm shaking in my boots.

I hope you believe in Allah, because he is the true god.

:D

You spout such bullshit. I'll take Alex at his word.