How Did Christianity Go From a Tiny Jewish Cult to Rule the Western World So Quickly?

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Various religions have been popping up randomly seemingly as long as humans have been humaning- interestingly, not just with humans but our Neanderthal cousins, with signs of some form of religious practices with those Neanderthals going back at least 150,000 years. But one religion founded about 2,000 years ago triggered a marked shift in the way many in the world view religion and interact with a deity. Starting out as a sect of Judaism, fast-forward just a handful of generations of humans later and Christianity had evolved into its own distinct religion well on its way to dominating the Western world and beyond. And hasn’t really stopped since, statistically the world’s #1 religion with over 2.3 billion adherents in its various branches. So what made Christianity take off to then unprecedented levels, going from 1 person to millions in such a short span, and then billions beyond, where countless thousands of other religions in history don’t or sometimes only briefly rise and then fizzle out? Well, I’m glad you asked, because this is one of the more fascinating topics on so many levels we’ve ever covered here. So, quiet down your children, have a seat in a pew up front, and let’s dive into it all, shall we?
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Author: Daven Hiskey
Host: Simon Whistler
Producer: Samuel Avila
0:00 Intro
1:56 In the Beginning
5:04 Did Jesus Actually Exist and Say Anything He Said
10:05 One Chicken to Rule Us All
12:59 How Roman Religion Worked
16:14 How to Win Friends and Influence People
28:14 Jesus on Women, Slaves, and Roman Spicy Time
41:40 A Timeless Model That Still Works Today- A Mister Rogers Story
48:12 Rescuing Babies
49:00 Go Ye Therefore, And Teach All Nations
52:24 Jesus can Kill Zeus. Zeus Cannot Kill Jesus
55:09 Secret Sauce- The Immutable Power of the Dinner Party to Change the World
1:00:57 “Meeting Physical Force With Soul Force”
1:04:36 “Hew Out of the Mountain of Despair a Stone of Hope”
1:10:26 “Shake the Foundations of Our Nation Until the Bright Day of Justice Emerges”
1:13:27 “Free at last! Free at last Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
1:16:59 What if the Color Blue to You Isn’t the Same Color Blue to Me?
1:20:02 The Most Powerful Force in the Universe
1:24:00 “It Becometh a Tree, So That the Birds of the Air Come and Lodge in the Branches”
1:28:30 “The Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood”
1:30:52 Bonus Fact- How Animals Tearing People Apart Gave Us Our Date System

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@TodayIFoundOut Ай бұрын

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@anyagetman8596 Ай бұрын

MAGA desperately wants their organized religion greased guaranteed path to employment and get out of jail free cards back. The only difference between organized religion and organized crime is 3 letters in length.

@enderwiggin9303 Ай бұрын

Excellent delivery as always.. And double that exit comment 😂

@oliviawolcott8351 Ай бұрын

question: what went wrong with the everyone being equal and women being leaders in the church?

@TheFost 29 күн бұрын

Shame on you Simon for regurgitating this woke christian apologia

@angelabennett8245 28 күн бұрын

The reason the Christians rarely or don't read the bible has to do with the things that serve their purpose. The content of the bible goes against their goals. I believe that the bible was written by a group of men that wanted to control people. The bible was also designed to tell men what they should and should not do. Women were very rarely mentioned except to make sure men understand what the writers decided was women's purpose. I don't believe there ever was a Jesus, and there is no way that any kind of scholars could convince me there was, and no time machine to prove it.

@akrybion Ай бұрын

As an atheist I want to say that the world would be alot better if more people acted like Jesus.

@Power_Prawnstar 29 күн бұрын

You can come wash and kiss my feet if your down? I'll let you, cause you know, acting like Jesus 😂

@ajdean2974 27 күн бұрын

@Power_Prawnstar you're being sarcastic but the washing others' feet bit is.. literally a reflection of that "golden rule" so.. yeah? I would? Service to others is meant to be fulfillment of the soul.. that includes doing stuff that is "dirty" or "belittling"

@Power_Prawnstar 27 күн бұрын

@ajdean2974 alternatively, letting people wash your feet is the sign of being a right Ahole, so I wouldn't make ya

@user-jz3dg7jn4l 26 күн бұрын

If more people acted like jesus than innocence would suffer for the sins of the guilty .

@diegesisfreak 24 күн бұрын

more people should act like jesus and not exist

@scottbieser 29 күн бұрын

Fun fact: in grade school (back in 1969 A.D.) I got into an argument with my teacher who said "A.D." meant "After Death," referring to the death of Jesus. I tried to correct her and she gave me a detention. I brought this up with my father a bit later and he said people in authority don't like having their authority challenged and sometimes it's best, as a practical matter, not to embarrass them.

@abpob6052 29 күн бұрын

Technically Jesus didn't die

@Hollylivengood 28 күн бұрын

@@abpob6052 Oh yeah, that would have gone over well with a teacher.

@rynoopperman5010 28 күн бұрын

Although never had an argument with anyone, I also for a long time thought thats what AD meant Maybe I can be forgiven as english is not my 1st language and thus BC/AD did not mean anything to me before learning English…

@markrossow6303 28 күн бұрын

#fact

@markrossow6303 28 күн бұрын

BeCause There Are 32 NumberLess Years Btwn BC and AD ~~~

@samuelclark5793 Ай бұрын

As a christian, it saddens me to see a lot of christians not follow the explicit teachings of christ. I think the world would be a lot better and more people would follow Jesus if most of us acted more like Mr. Rogers and less like Kenneth Copeland.

@richardkranium2944 Ай бұрын

If you act like Mr. Rogers, I would like to be your neighbor

@rorytribbet6424 Ай бұрын

Acting like Mr. Rodgers works when you have nothing to protect/ defend. When you’re grass roots. Otherwise, it keeps you from maintaining your state/system/group when people start to view you as a major threat or major attraction. If Christian’s solely practiced Jesus’ teachings and didn’t focus on the other teachings in the Bible as well the religion wouldn’t be what it is today.

@krono5el Ай бұрын

all bless the chicken

@thesmirkingwolf Ай бұрын

Everybody keeps missing out on this point. You're supposed to be Mr Rogers when things are peaceful, but you're supposed to be someone else when they're not @@rorytribbet6424

@John_Conner_ Ай бұрын

World would be better off if people didn't need an oppressive imaginary friend and the false promise of a paradise after death if you behave, people should just not be cunts for the sake of not being a cunt tbh, religion holds us back, and the worst most unbearable narrow-minded gullible and two faced people ive ever met are typically religious, I try to be a good person not because of anything besides good character and self awareness, afterlife be damned, I don't trust anyone who can absolve thier slights by asking the air for forgiveness instead of taking accountability

@kreiner1 29 күн бұрын

Mr. Rogers taught me what kind of person I want to be, with or without faith.

@Seamonkey555 28 күн бұрын

Truth.

@dancingdingo 28 күн бұрын

Please won't you be...🎵my neighbour 🎶😉

@RowanWhite1980 28 күн бұрын

Facts.

@markrossow6303 28 күн бұрын

he was a Presbyterian minister (& N0T a Marine with tattooed arms !)

@kreiner1 28 күн бұрын

@@markrossow6303 did anyone say he was? I guess I missed it.

@hisdadjames4876 Ай бұрын

This is, imo, a masterpiece. I consider myself a lapsed Christian and agnostic, but this modern and entertaining take on the religion’s development is hugely educational and somehow inspiring to follow a ‘christian’ way of life…without necessarily any connection to the formal church or the absurdly fantastical belief systems. Thank you. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@enderwiggin9303 Ай бұрын

Truly the connection with Jesus as savior is necessary.. sadly formal religion has certainly stood in the way of that too many times. Love is the answer, always, though not always easy to deliver.

@legodavid9260 29 күн бұрын

You cannot follow the Christian way of life without Christ.

@mikemcnamara3777 29 күн бұрын

Praying for your conversion. Love you brother.

@mikemcnamara3777 29 күн бұрын

The fantastical belief systems you so eloquently write about came from God. Praying for your conversion. 🙏🏻

@kreiner1 28 күн бұрын

I lost my faith and decided I want to try and be like Jesus. Not for faith or because I have to, but because he lived a good example of how to treat others.

@FuManchu5ltr Ай бұрын

Let’s not forget about Brave Sir Robin who nearly stood up to the vicious Chicken of Bristol.

@jessbatz2853 Ай бұрын

And who had personally wet himself at the battle of Badon Hill.

@yvettebowles9011 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂🤣

@justjukka Ай бұрын

Brave, brave, brave Brave Sir Robin 🫡

@petersloan7087 Ай бұрын

He bravely ran away

@DerperDaDerpa Ай бұрын

Wasn't his penis split and his eyes gouged out?

@TodayIFoundOut Ай бұрын

0:00 Intro 1:56 In the Beginning 5:04 Did Jesus Actually Exist and Say Anything He Said 10:05 One Chicken to Rule Us All 12:59 How Roman Religion Worked 16:14 How to Win Friends and Influence People 28:14 Jesus on Women, Slaves, and Roman Spicy Time 41:40 A Timeless Model That Still Works Today- A Mister Rogers Story 48:12 Rescuing Babies 49:00 Go Ye Therefore, And Teach All Nations 52:24 Jesus can Kill Zeus. Zeus Cannot Kill Jesus 55:09 Secret Sauce- The Immutable Power of the Dinner Party to Change the World 1:00:57 “Meeting Physical Force With Soul Force” 1:04:36 “Hew Out of the Mountain of Despair a Stone of Hope” 1:10:26 “Shake the Foundations of Our Nation Until the Bright Day of Justice Emerges” 1:13:27 “Free at last! Free at last Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” 1:16:59 What if the Color Blue to You Isn’t the Same Color Blue to Me? 1:20:02 The Most Powerful Force in the Universe 1:24:00 “It Becometh a Tree, So That the Birds of the Air Come and Lodge in the Branches” 1:28:30 “The Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood” 1:30:52 Bonus Fact- How Animals Tearing People Apart Gave Us Our Date System

@chaseweeks2708 Ай бұрын

Way too many Christians forgot the basics.

@longforgotten4823 Ай бұрын

Modern Christians never learned the basics. They forget Augustine in the west today. They forget the Nicene fathers.

@donnmckee4973 Ай бұрын

Way too many Christians don't actually read the Bible. Number one reason for most peoples start of deconversion is reading the Bible.

@shafsteryellow Ай бұрын

@@longforgotten4823 saul the heretic

@svr5423 Ай бұрын

I totally understand that. You choose a religion because you want to outsource your belief system and your ethics/moral compass. It's efficient to just pay someone to explain the world to you and tell you how to behave. But then you're also unlikely to have the curiosity and dedication to get down to its history. Same as the average Golf buyer would not read long essays and hour long videos about the history of Volkswagen.

@jorgelotr3752 29 күн бұрын

@@donnmckee4973 or when they do read it, they don't try to understand it

@kevinfoster1138 Ай бұрын

I'm a 45 year old man that grew up watching Mr Rogers and it still brings a year to my eye when he's talked about to this day. Rest in peace, you'll be loved forever.

@Neapoleone-Buonaparte 18 күн бұрын

THE REAL JESUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTIANITY.

@davidkantor7978 9 күн бұрын

I recall an article featuring an interview with Fred Rogers. The author/interviewer concluded that Fred Rogers didn’t play Mr Rogers; he WAS Mr Rogers.

@Neapoleone-Buonaparte 9 күн бұрын

@davidkantor7978 yes, that applies to Mr. Cueball

@Madmij 7 күн бұрын

Those are some old ass eyes then

@ghoststarkat9298 5 күн бұрын

@@Madmij 45 isn't old, and aging is a privilege.

@jmik6229 Ай бұрын

Fred Rogers is a certified LEGEND

@tacwolf4962 29 күн бұрын

The time travel comment is now in my top 5 you have said. That was some spot on writing!

@scottbieser 29 күн бұрын

This is why we have TARDIS: Time and Relative Dimensions in Space. It's a Space-time machine.

@burnyizland 14 сағат бұрын

@@scottbieser I bet it works about as good as a combo washer-dryer too. Aka not at all and stinks while it does it.

@themarcai6394 29 күн бұрын

This is one of my favorite Simon videos. I was simply enthralled the entire time Serious props to the team for this one

@TodayIFoundOut 29 күн бұрын

Thanks! :-) -Daven

@MrKelaher 28 күн бұрын

wow, the team put a lot of work into this. Well done, brings together so many pieces that I knew coherently and threads with things I did not and will now fact check.

@Neapoleone-Buonaparte 18 күн бұрын

THE REAL JESUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTIANITY.

@victoriajankowski1197 Ай бұрын

The Mister Rodgers pool thing was another point, because Brown v Board of Education public pools where also being desegregated, resulting in protests and violence including but not limited to people getting acid pored on them.... So Rodgers sharing a pool with a black man on daytime tv was huge.

@PhoenixJusticeCom Ай бұрын

Let's also not forget that a lot of municipalities just closed their pools, depriving everyone, just so not one black person could enjoy the pool.

@phaedrapage4217 27 күн бұрын

One of the non-comedic plot lines of Crazy in Alabama. That movie is so underrated because it's dismissed as a comedy but it's actually a serious movie about the civil rights movement, disguised as a stupid movie about a woman driving around with her dead husband's head. The pool scene hits hard.

@shawnsheffield4766 27 күн бұрын

@@PhoenixJusticeCom And the racists continue that tradition on even today with depriving everyone with social services.

@tesmith47 26 күн бұрын

The level of anti Black hatred has metastasized first into tea party now into MAGA REPUBLICANS

@Neapoleone-Buonaparte 18 күн бұрын

THE REAL JESUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTIANITY.

@ericbowers5968 29 күн бұрын

"Hans, are we the baddies?" Really got me. LMAO you're delivery was perfect.

@burnyizland 14 сағат бұрын

That delighted me so much I had to go back and hear it again. Especially because I had a one nighter with a German tourist named Hannes when I was barely 20, who spent an inordinate amount of time apologizing for his ancestor's conduct in WWII(I won't tell you his last name for privacy's sake, but it was one of the well known ones). His older brother was accompanying him(only during the socializing portion of the night) who would try to argue against him any time he brought it up because, brother reasoned, the ancestor thought they were on the good side while the war was going on.

@patwawryk7717 Ай бұрын

I absolutely love these deep dives into these topics! Thanks Simon and team!

@TodayIFoundOut Ай бұрын

You're very welcome. :-) -Daven

@brandonlm0125 Ай бұрын

Daven’s back is hurting from carrying this channel

@strongmermaid4651 Ай бұрын

@@TodayIFoundOutI dare you to do izlam 😅😅😅 we are the only ones that you can bash, burn down and never be questioned

@kevinfoster1138 Ай бұрын

Carrying??? This IS Daven's channel, Simon is a guest host here.

@addi2x06 29 күн бұрын

@@strongmermaid4651 dare them to do a deep dive into the Talmud...now there's some heinous shit

@MrWhangdoodles 29 күн бұрын

I wish more Christians knew this.

@stephenhancock1578 9 күн бұрын

The born again should.

@MrWhangdoodles 9 күн бұрын

@stephenhancock1578 It's a shame that people raised as Christians are expected to know less than ones who are newly introduced to it. I'm an atheist. Through a mixed heritage, I was taught Jewish, Catholic, and Buddhist teachings. Just because I don't believe in the faiths doesn't mean I can't accept some of their truths and values.

@stephenhancock1578 8 күн бұрын

@@MrWhangdoodles I know because the Holy Spirit showed me, I'm 41 and I was just saved last year. It's like a possession, but the opposite of what you see in horror movies. I can't explain to this day why, or how, or what happened to me, but I'm not me anymore. You can be raised in the church, and do all the works you can, but it means nothing if you don't understand the spirit. You have to reborn to be shown, I think. May God bless you, and good luck on your journey in life.

@MrWhangdoodles 8 күн бұрын

@stephenhancock1578 Good for you, Stephen. You're a fanatic. Or a bot. I wish you the best. Please uphold the original Christian values.

@stephenhancock1578 8 күн бұрын

@@MrWhangdoodles Fanatic Christian, sure, I'll take it. It's funny that so many don't talk about the Holy Spirit, but He is part of the Trinity. I'll pray God is with you, brother.

@diyeana 28 күн бұрын

As a child I just watched Mister Rogers' and loved him like I knew he loved me, as well as all those around him. I learned lessons of love from him, as well as my mom and grandma. I had no idea there was a religious background or any kind of controversy. I had to pause this video after the story between him and Mr. Clemmons to cry happy tears. In my youth, that was just two friends who loved each other. I think Fred Rogers taught all of us who listened to love our neighbors in the most genius way possible. Loving us first, without a catch.

@markrossow6303 28 күн бұрын

he was a Presby minister

@phaedrapage4217 27 күн бұрын

Mr. Rogers was the best. He didn't talk down to us and tell us what to do, he just demonstrated how to be a decent human. And he wasn't a hypocrite like most grown-ups. Plus he taught us how to play pretend, something kids don't seem to know how to do anymore. I spent infinitely more time entertaining myself with my imagination than I spent sitting in front of a screen. But yes, you are absolutely correct, it was all done with love, unconditional love, we never doubted that he cared about each and every one of us, and I don't mean "us" as in his audience, I mean "us" as a species. We are his legacy, he will always live in our hearts. ❤

@jennaxoxox4821 26 күн бұрын

As a kid that grew up in a pretty horrible home, I completely credit Mr Rogers as being the person that showed me what real love was.

@burnyizland 14 сағат бұрын

Between him and Robin Williams I learned a compassion I never would have known by upbringing, that's for sure. They also taught me about the right way to be a man. I'm female, but they taught me what to expect in a decent partner.

@kandreasworld4374 Ай бұрын

Oh good, I can blame my entire miserable life on a chicken from a million years ago. 😭

@kittytrail Ай бұрын

it's always the chicken fault. kapparot and all that. 🙄

@heavyartillery-qm5hu Ай бұрын

Christianity is the least of your problems

@IfYouSeekCaveman Ай бұрын

2000 years ago*

@IndigoBellyDance 27 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@dre_withwithout Ай бұрын

So that is why South Park used the chickens in that Financial crisis episode. Dope 🔥

@TheGiggleMasterP 24 күн бұрын

If only people actually loved each other like they love God.

@christabelle__ 26 күн бұрын

I grew up on PBS - and watched a lot of Mr. Rogers! I didn't know for many years that it was essentially like going to children's church... but he was, and remains, a role model for me! When I applied for a volunteer program with Americorps, I wrote my essay about being inspired by Mr. Rogers, and how he said to always look for those who are helping. I believe that too many people have lost what it means to be a Christian in the modern era - anyone can become a religious leader, it seems, and manipulate their congregations. All anyone has to do is crack open a bible, to see what it's all about - being a kind and generous person who treats all around with with compassion. Edit: Happy Pride month, to anyone out there who celebrates...whether it's in the open, or not! Acceptance of all is what it's all about, after all.

@Magnulus76 24 күн бұрын

That's a good story. I think Mr. Rogers inspired alot of people to be better versions of themselves. That is what Christian agape, love, is about.

@petrockanroll 5 күн бұрын

Jesus said wipe your feet from their doorstep if they shut their door in your face. And the tree that bore no fruit may it burn! Instead it's Lucifer that says do as thou whilst. I don't think Jesus was so accepting have you ppl ever really read the Bible? Isn't he the guy talking smack to guish leaders? Didn't he threaten weeping and gnashing of teeth upon ppl? Sodom and gomora??? Yet you promote this behavior! Btw you do know pride is a sin??? Your Christian of man only.

@aq5426 29 күн бұрын

We need many, many, many more people like Fred Rogers, and WAAAAAAAAAY fewer like Franklin Graham.

@markrossow6303 28 күн бұрын

Franklin got an MBA not an M.Div.

@dawnreneegmail 24 күн бұрын

Billy's kids went off the deep end . I can't call m'self Christian due to the Right Wingers. sign me Jesusian...

@michaelwarlick4328 22 күн бұрын

I can't imagine Fred Rogers agreeing.

@derekroberts1693 Ай бұрын

"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." - Galatians 6:2

@abpob6052 29 күн бұрын

You are still left with a population overwhelmed with burden

@derekroberts1693 29 күн бұрын

@@abpob6052 There's an example of it being effective provided in the video at the 25 minute mark from the Caesar Julian - "It is a scandal that there is not a single Jew who is a beggar..." He's probably exaggerating when he says "not a single Jew", the early Christians maybe didn't completely eliminate begging among the Jews, but at the same time the Jewish population clearly wasn't "overwhelmed with burden". And this for a Roman subject, (I assume) the Jews were still paying taxes to Rome whenever Julian reigned. So charity is effective, but more importantly, the goal of charity isn't to eliminate the burdens of life. That isn't even possible. All of a doctor's patients will eventually die but that doesn't mean the doctor isn't doing good in the meantime.

@patrickquinlan3056 26 күн бұрын

@@derekroberts1693 That quote comes from Paul, not Jesus. Paul did so much damage to the teachings of Jesus but without Paul Christianity would probably just be another Jewish cult.

@derekroberts1693 26 күн бұрын

@@patrickquinlan3056 Who taught you theology?

@patrickquinlan3056 26 күн бұрын

@@derekroberts1693 I'm commenting on history. You know, stuff that includes facts.

@snoox27 Ай бұрын

"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy" Mary

@craigbrown2952 29 күн бұрын

"Follow the goard!!!!"........"no, brothers, follow the sandal"

@markrossow6303 28 күн бұрын

Always Look on The Bright Side of Life !! ¡¡

@phaedrapage4217 27 күн бұрын

It's my right to want to have babies!

@nathanallen1111 26 күн бұрын

⁠@@phaedrapage4217 Where’s the fetus going to gestate? Are you going to keep it In a box?

@motherofthetans 24 күн бұрын

@@phaedrapage4217I am also a Phaedra 😊 Good to see another one in the wild!

@Atroposian 24 күн бұрын

Thank you for highlighting the positive aspects of Christianity, wherein a lot of the more negative in-fighting is highlighted more often. I'm not a Christian, but I have often wondered what could have possibly made the early Church so alluring.

@ericbowers5968 29 күн бұрын

BTW, the thumbnail for this is great, your guy needs a raise.

@Sorenzo 25 күн бұрын

I used to go to weekly YM/WCA events, which often included dinner made in the meeting place they were held at, even though I didn't identify as a Christian... I kinda kept it a secret, so I stopped going because I felt awkward, but I guess they would have been fine with me saying I was an atheist if I still wanted to come. In retrospect I wish I had stuck around, because the folks there were just genuinely nice and welcoming. I feel like that's an aspect of Christianity that's been lost since it became a state religion and got involved in politics - the idea of treating everybody equal as long as they're participating in good faith.

@minisforerbody 29 күн бұрын

From around 5:10 in the video, there’s a picture to the side of Simon with a good news bible, a picture of Jesus and another of Padre Pio: which appear to be leaning against a picture of Ewan McGregor as Obi-wan Kenobi 😂

@TodayIFoundOut 29 күн бұрын

As noted at the end of this video, it's the little things that make us happy. :-) -Daven

@Neapoleone-Buonaparte 18 күн бұрын

THIS VIDEO IS JUST THE USUAL MENTAL JACK-OFF VIDEO BY CUEBALL. IN REALITY, THE REAL JESUS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTIANITY.

@legodavid9260 29 күн бұрын

Speaking as a Christian, its so disheartening and frustrating to me how so many people nowdays have such a negative view of us and call us crazy, irrational, and all sorts of other names when most of us just want to follow Jesus's model and live our lives in accordance to his teachings. Thank you so much for this video Simon, I felt like my faith has been represented fairly by a non-beliver which is very rare to see nowdays.

@blist14ant 29 күн бұрын

He's talking about early Christianity, not today's neo-platonism Christianity with pagan traditions.

@fraterjr 29 күн бұрын

Matthew 5:17-20 King James Version 17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

@fraterjr 29 күн бұрын

Deuteronomy 20:10-20 King James Version 10 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. 11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. 12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: 13 And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: 14 But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. 15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. 16 But of the cities of these people, which the Lord thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: 17 But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee: 18 That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the Lord your God. 19 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: 20 Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued.

@Power_Prawnstar 29 күн бұрын

That's what you got from this? Weird. Jesus sounds like a butt face to me.

@legodavid9260 29 күн бұрын

@@blist14antA lot of Christians today want to return to how the early Church was, and that is what we constantly try to do. That was the entire purpose of the Protestant Reformation.

@-Tme Ай бұрын

Thank you for making this content Simon

@natashabourne2167 Ай бұрын

"As long as humans have been humaning." Love the sense of humor!

@legoholic Ай бұрын

First Whistler-verse video? :D

@RealAaron317 Ай бұрын

a lot of so-called Christians use Christ's teaching for their own gain

@dannylarue-pl6jx Ай бұрын

Almost every politician ...

@GeoffBosco 29 күн бұрын

We can make a religion out of this.

@brandonlm0125 29 күн бұрын

I’ve yet to meet the opposite of that statement. I’d dare say all, not just a lot.

@Jaimechann 29 күн бұрын

That’s been the point since the start of the religion.

@RealAaron317 29 күн бұрын

@Jaimechann No, it hasn't. I'm talking about so-called Mega Churches. The Roman Catholic Church is another issue.

@st.anselmsfire3547 28 күн бұрын

It's really not a joke that Jesus would not approve of modern Christians. Looking at the history of the faith in the early days, it is amazing how hard Christianity has fallen. I wonder how deeply offended your average Evangelical would be to discover how much early Christians took care of refugees.

@dungeoneering1974 22 күн бұрын

What an ignorant statement. You have no clue how much Christians give and what they do in charity to help refugees.

@TexasStormChaser 21 күн бұрын

Yeshua (his name is not Jesus) would not approve of any Christian. He is Jewish and taught Judaism as the path to salvation. He warned us about false prophets (Christians).

@gzoechi 21 күн бұрын

I found an interesting explanation I heard not too long ago, that the plague was exceptionally hard on priests because they were called to every dead or dying person and fatality rate was notably higher on priests than the rest of the population. Because of this the requirements of becoming a priest were reduced so that being alive and able to talk was mostly enough. It seems the church never recovered. This would also match my perception that Christianity turned bad in the dark ages.

@MrWhangdoodles Ай бұрын

I dozed off in my bath and then heard Simon talk about time travel, decided to check the title and needed to double check. Because...wtf?

@benjaminsmith9823 27 күн бұрын

Thank you Davin and Simon for a fair objective essay.

@TodayIFoundOut 27 күн бұрын

You're very welcome :-) -Daven

@annemiller8227 24 күн бұрын

Fun fact about circumcision. .. Even IF there were antibiotics back then there is an EXTREMELY high risk of bleeding! Even today it is very risky to do a circumcision after about 6 weeks old. In a newborn the circulation to that area hasn't fully kicked in and so it's a relatively minor procedure The older someone is the more additional circulation kicks in (so that the necessary "ability" to be a father is possible) So especially in an adult a circumcision can cause heavy bleeding. THEN there's still infection to consider back then...

@CoolidgeKS 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for validating my same point about time travel impossibility.... your channels are so good!

@multipl3 Ай бұрын

What I find most amazing is the bravery of early Christian’s to break away from their culture to form this new religion. And how catholism took over and spread it across the Latin world where it now dominates.

@markwhite116 29 күн бұрын

Not only break away, but be put to death for it. It's almost as though they truly believed it. And we know that 11 people can't have the same exact hallucination (John 20). So, I would look into it deeper if I were you. "Testify" is a great KZfaq channel that explains how the Gospels are reliable.

@Power_Prawnstar 29 күн бұрын

Bravery? It was virtue signalling in the name of expansionism. The same as it is today. Cults be cults. How brave were the lads that cut their own dingers off? That's a mental illness.

@pinraspberry7768 27 күн бұрын

Christians* - you don't need an apostrophe for plural forms

@Power_Prawnstar 27 күн бұрын

@pinraspberry7768 ever heard of auto correct knob?

@Sparkdivineharmony Ай бұрын

This video could not come at a better time. I’ve been revisiting my old belief around religion. I grew up heavily with it for all of my childhood. I got older and just had a hard time making peace with the way others held on to it like a clutch for justification of not working on theirselves or a short cut for spirituality. The aspect many people fail to grasp is that Jesus never cared about being glorified. What he truly wanted was to share his message with humanity and that's the point many miss. I've seen people who preach his word become fixated on who he was, even using him as a tool to divide and judge others. This is neither forgiving nor kind. Jesus was about finding ways to work together, even with our differences. His teachings emphasized internalizing love, compassion, and forgiveness for everyone. "Love thy neighbor” was one of his messages. That mean everyone not just your friends and family. Or the people you choose. He was a role model for humanity, showing us how to live. That's why he said, "The only way to God is through me" - not literally, but in the sense of embodying his teachings. Sadly, some people have kept him on that cross, never truly seeing him for what he was: Love. True faith goes beyond superficial beliefs. It's about focusing on and living out the values he preached. With that nothing else matters. I truly appreciate this video. I love science and spirituality among other things. In all these things I alway find god 🙏🏼 thank you for your hard work on these videos.

@PH-jv4ik Ай бұрын

People will always look to something else instead of "critical" thinking based on their own beliefs. Also easier to get others to back you up

@Sparkdivineharmony Ай бұрын

@@PH-jv4ikyes I agree.. its through critical thinking and having both healthy skepticism and an open mind that I found the most peace in my beliefs. Its allowed me to explore the darkness without getting lost in it. If you have to stop thinking in order to feel secure in your beliefs then those are shaking grounds to stand on. It explains why some feel anger towards others who question their beliefs. Remind me of when I was a child and ask a close adult why their god did certain things they could not answer so they got mad.

@Power_Prawnstar 29 күн бұрын

Sigh, you went back. Shame, you were almost free

@phaedrapage4217 27 күн бұрын

I know a lot of atheists who are better Christians than a lot of the Christians that I know.

@Sparkdivineharmony 25 күн бұрын

@@Power_PrawnstarHey there! I was raised Catholic, but these days, I don't identify with any particular religion. I absolutely love exploring different belief systems and the archetypes they share through their stories. My post wasn't meant to convert anyone, if that's what you thought. It was more about sharing my perspective on a spiritual figure I grew up with. In hopes that it encourages others to look beyond the surface of things. One thing I've learned in this life is the importance of nurturing my inner child. I don't take things too seriously, and that's the key to learning. When we cling too tightly to beliefs, it can lead us down a path of judgment and hatred toward others. What makes science great is that it's all about theories, nothing is truly guaranteed. As Greek philosopher Socrates says “All that I know is that I know nothing”. Tomorrow, a breakthrough could change everything we know, but guess what that's the fun part! The adventure and exploration are what make life interesting. With that, I wish you peace. 🙏🏼

@RealAaron317 Ай бұрын

“How can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” Romans 10:14-15

@andyfarmer2661 27 күн бұрын

Great job on this topic. One of your best.

@favoureduwadiae1167 18 күн бұрын

One of the best narrated video i have seen in your channel so far, thank you so much for reminding Christians that it is with goodness the message is preached and not with pride and selfish characters

@Janesomeone 25 күн бұрын

The paintings of white Jesus pisses me off. I’m a white Christian who recognizes a Semitic brown Jesus. It’s upsetting other people believe he’s white and racist.

@dannydanny2789 24 күн бұрын

Are you as upset about the Asian depictions of Jesus? Or black Moses?

@duhmez Ай бұрын

A cult is just what the big creligions call the small religions.

@nblack252 5 күн бұрын

As a Christian I found this one of the most enriching video essays I've seen in a while. To know it comes from someone who is religiously nonaffiliated is a call to return to true actions of love and acceptance. I'd challenge any religious to speak so positively about the history of atheists or agnostics over time with as much care. It will always be better to appreciate each other for who we are rather than who we want others to be. Many blessings.

@over7532 21 күн бұрын

This was a genuinely outstanding video. The pronunciation of more (pronounced more-a) about drove me up a wall lol. Amazing video regardless.

@GeoffBosco 29 күн бұрын

Marty: But, Doc! The tracks go right off into the ravine! Doc: Marty, you got to think four dimensionally! Simon 11:50: Doc: No, not like that.

@kenburwood Ай бұрын

Very interesting analysis of the various technicalities of HOW the religion spread.

@ellenwood719 Ай бұрын

Excellent explanation. Thank you!

@Blade_Daddy 28 күн бұрын

Magnificent exposition. Thank you.

@JohnDrummondPhoto Ай бұрын

It is a shame that many of today's so-called Christians go about doing the exact opposite of what Jesus actually taught.

@pfam999 Ай бұрын

I'm a Christian and I agree.

@longforgotten4823 Ай бұрын

I am a former Christian and I agree. In the words of my academic history mentor whom also happens to be a deacon in the Serbian orthodox church, “modern Christians created modern atheism.”

@Phidelity1984 Ай бұрын

@@longforgotten4823the Bible talks about your type. When you finally come before Him and ask to enter the Kingdom, He will say "I never knew you." There is no "former" Christian, only fakers like many of my exes.

@Touhou20246 Ай бұрын

I agree with you that is why I prefer being agnostic and or atheist it is those small amount of Christians that make Christianity look bad despite being a good thing on paper in general.👍🏻😓😢🥺😔😣😒

@TodayIFoundOut Ай бұрын

It's a powerful and great message. That Jesus was on to something. :-) -Daven

@PhoenixJusticeCom Ай бұрын

"Look, we don't get out much. We like to see the world burn. Its the little things in life" - I am going to steal that.

@JoseChavez-rl5zd 29 күн бұрын

All his writers are locked up in a basement, so...

@NateBostian 25 күн бұрын

Nice re-mix and summary of the book “Dominion” by the historian Tom Holland. May the Lord of Love bless and guide your channel and content!

@anyagetman8596 29 күн бұрын

It's easy to understand why increase in Christians slowed under Constantine. So many had to flee the empire if they weren't into the Trinity and always being divine. Many of these fled to today's Saudi Arabia and were the origin of Islam. Mohammed was followed around by a Christian hermit when he was 12, then learned even more as his wife introduced him to her Christian first cousin.

@StoneInMySandal Ай бұрын

Often left out, is the bargain you get when signing up for Jesus. Any liens or debts owed to other deities were cancelled. It’s often called the Big Bribe.

@zurielsss Ай бұрын

You can also commit all the most heinous sins you want , repent and still end up in heaven. 😂

@Touhou20246 Ай бұрын

@@zurielsssyeah apparently that if one says they are signing up to serve god and Jesus Christ they can apparently be as racist, homophobic, antisemitic and anti abortion as well and apparently his and Jesus will forgive them oh and dear KZfaq and google don’t you dare delete this comment otherwise I will start a #boyycottyoutube and a #boyycottgoogle campaign in general okay.

@Touhou20246 Ай бұрын

@@zurielsss dang it KZfaq and google you deleted my comment/oppion again you have to stop this let me have my opinion response comment dang it! P.s apparently it’s okay to be anti women’s rights to choose what they want to do with their own bodies, be homophobic, be racist and potentially do things that can be considered bad at times as long as they worship Jesus,god and of course a decent amount of pastors in mega churches aka give them all of your money and blindly let them have a private jet. P.s KZfaq and google don’t you delete this one please I literally tried to reword this comment okay so please don’t delete this comment or I will convince a huge amount of people on KZfaq to #boyycottgoogle and #boyycottyoutube in general okay.

@melvinb724 Ай бұрын

@@zurielsssthe crazy part is also since theres nothing outside of god to god its just another aspect of himself so in the end with time being eternal at some point you will have to come to terms with what youve done

@Godzilla00X Ай бұрын

@zurielsss you have to be legit sorry. Jesus knows the heart so he'll know if you truly mean it as per my catholic school education

@stevetoth5546 Ай бұрын

time travel was a digression

@TodayIFoundOut Ай бұрын

Digression and random embedded is our speciality. :-) Spices things up. -Daven

@usopenplayer 28 күн бұрын

I, for one, like the juxtaposition of the dynamics of the cosmos with the evolution of human society and beliefs. I find that there are a lot of parallels, contrasts, and perspective to draw from it.

@louisetenhouten26 18 күн бұрын

I love the long format video/ deep dive kind of shit. make more of these ❤

@ronsimpsonll9739 28 күн бұрын

Very good, sir. Thank you. You showed admirable restraint...

@ericbowers5968 Ай бұрын

Looking forward to watching this. I'll say more after I watch it 😊

@TodayIFoundOut Ай бұрын

I salute you. :-) More should definitely do that. 😋 -Daven

@nodangles6983 Ай бұрын

We'll all be waiting with bated breath... 😆

@semaj_5022 Ай бұрын

So what's the verdict?

@RaymondTracer Ай бұрын

How long does it take for you to watch a 1 hour and 30 minute video?

@ericbowers5968 Ай бұрын

Am I about to become a meme lol. I was at the gym last night when I DL this vid from notifications so I wouldn't forget about it and make sure they got their like, view, and comment. I got about 20 mins into it last night before I fell asleep so, up to this point, I can only say I didn't learn anything new but enjoyed the brief summary of the evolution of our world's religions. I like listening to this channel while I wind down at night. I'll finish the vid in a little bit while I mow the grass. "Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion to this toe-gripping and seat-edging episode of the guy who takes too long To watch a video." LMAO

@brucetidwell7715 Ай бұрын

"Got to take joy in the little things." Indeed! 😄

@MKULTRAVOLUNTEER1984 24 күн бұрын

Wonderful broadcast thank you for sharing.

@babyramses5066 11 күн бұрын

I always feel a sense of shame never knowing how many innocents we (who live in North America) could've saved during the Holocaust. Instead, we apathetically condemned them to an unspeakable fate after deciding that "we don't want those sorts in our country" even kids; 😢 the literal embodiment of innocence. I wasn't alive or was my family even in Canada back then but people condemn the Nazis (as they should) today as if this wasn't somehow worse. Today's immigrants and refugees should not experience similar treatment because we should know better. Mr. Rogers had it right. I strive to be that sort of Christian who actually follows Christ.. He who is a neighbour, friend and brother to all.

@ernestrobinson8441 29 күн бұрын

The Earth moving in space won't necessarily affect time travel. People forget that position and velocity depend on the refence frame you are using. From a certain perspective, the Earth is completely still and everything in the universe revolves around it. All you'd have to do is make sure your time machine uses your exact location as your frame of reference as you're fine.

@cicichambers3887 Ай бұрын

Anyone else noticing that as time goes along that everybody says what Christ reportedly said, but not only does the language change, but everything becomes political

@Willy_Tepes Ай бұрын

Well, you are either with me or against me ;)

@xBurzurkurx Ай бұрын

And because you lack knowledge, dumb replies like Willy_Tepes' will stump you and lead you astray. Where and when was Jesus born? During the biggest world empire the world has seen at the time and specifically within a region of it called the Middle East that was the most turbulent in political issues. You should do more reading. Study words and their meanings. Damn right it was political when Pilate ended up being Jesus' most active defendant against the populace that wanted him crucified. We have an actual government document, not the Gospel of Pilate, but a REAL government document, written in its Roman formality; a letter from Pilate back to Rome and the Caesar about the situation. Pilate not only found no wrong in Christ, but as a gentile, admitted he was struck by fear by Christ everytime he met with Him. This 'Man" was not only NOT a criminal, but for as far as Pilate could see, he preached meekness and righteousness, almost to a naive fault, almost, if it just wasn't coming out of the mouth of God Himself with confidence, calm and wisdom beyond any mortal understanding, Pilate argued it would otherwise be something the "tyrants in Rome and their dogs here" would love to preach themselves for Roman submission. In this, as in many other parts of the Bible, we see parallels. Constant parallels. Here, Jesus, the Lamb of God to be sacrificed, is being accused by His own, with the judge of his future being Pilate, a foreign and pagan king, strange and unknown to the Israelite... that ends up defending Christ more than even followers of His would or could do, for fairness. It is a parallel of the Judgment day and the Judgment seat. The Judge (Christ who is God THE LORD) ends up taking the side of all those who believed in Him and count it to them for righteousness. Jesus is literally called our paraclete (advocate).... if you've been in any legal situations, court, etc... you already now see the mirror image. It is called "The Court of the Most High" after all... Yeah Cici, it becomes political, geopolitical, it even becomes SJW-ish at times during Second Temple period. Please, stop isolating the physical from the spiritual. You will understand more.

@cicichambers3887 Ай бұрын

@@Willy_Tepes out thou demon!

@Willy_Tepes Ай бұрын

@@cicichambers3887 I mentioned something about Jesus and the Temple, but the money lenders deleted it.

@TheBelse 10 күн бұрын

Thank you and big love ..great info as per usual.

@pammychica 23 күн бұрын

Detroit saying 👋 and I'm reposting everywhere this is terrific ❤

@KosmoAlx Ай бұрын

Now I know why the Roman Empire was destroyed. Christians came to power.

@leggonarm9835 29 күн бұрын

Uh oh, you just opened a huge can of worms, lol.

@GeoffBosco 29 күн бұрын

You say that like it's a bad thing.

@Power_Prawnstar 29 күн бұрын

@@GeoffBoscoit's kinda be shown to be

@spac3n1nja 23 күн бұрын

I love that church attendance is dropping here in the United States. We don’t need it to be good humans or to live a prosperous life. Being human does that enough.

@margaretwhite961 29 күн бұрын

Listening to Simon state "Watching the world burn"...it was my first thought when clicking on the video, right behind my thinking "Let's DO this!" Can't wait to read the comments section.

@BBigg-kh7pz Ай бұрын

I'm not religious, never could get past the irrationality of the Bible even at 7 or 8 when I was reading it. I do find it ironic that all monotheists can agree on God but kill each other over their interpretation of him/her/it given by some phopet, son, chosen one/people ect. It's just irrationality and hypocrisy all the way down. People are driven by fear and ambition you can believe that.

@svr5423 Ай бұрын

It's all about power dynamics. Churches are solution providers, their IP is the religion and they're fighting for world domination. So it all makes sense.

@serina091975 29 күн бұрын

Said so well.

@markwhite116 29 күн бұрын

Christians never killed actually in the name of Jesus, they killed in the name of politics or greed or self defense. The Crusades were a result of Islamic encroachment into Christian territory (Armenians, Byzantines, and all the way into France). The Spanish Inquisition ended up costing an average of 2 deaths per year and was a part of a cleansing of the land of Muslims who had come to conquer. If the Spaniards were Native Americans you would call them noble... so stop comparing it.

@edrozenrozen9600 Ай бұрын

When converting others becomes part of your religion.

@breadmoth6443 Ай бұрын

kinda like, .... islam , yes ?

@Lunatic_Friend Ай бұрын

@@breadmoth6443more like every other monotheistic religion

@nematoad5821 Ай бұрын

They all the same thing

@sarysa Ай бұрын

The mutability factor is also in play. As a visual example, count the number of times this video uses the Nordic Jesus we're all used to versus the biblically accurate Jesus. But moreover scholars are very open to wild variations of Christianity still being called that, whereas ancient Greek and Roman religions are often treated as two different things.

@breadmoth6443 Ай бұрын

@@nematoad5821 from stemming by abraham yes

@evamaynard3021 9 күн бұрын

This was absolutely excellent!!!!!! Wow! Thank you, Dave, Simon, and Sam!

@frequentlycynical642 24 күн бұрын

The biggest reason Christianity could spread so fast, other than the appeal of its theology and practices is the roads. Roads for the military and Roman administration encourage trade and travel like nothing before. Besides trade, the roads made the spread of ideas easy.

@Swm9445 Ай бұрын

I’d love to see an examination of the expansion of mass hatred and anti-minority sentiments in the church. How, what, why, when - an examination of various turning points and significant events. Also, looking into how religion became so inseparable from political governance could be another fascinating topic to look into. Great video though Daven - this was fascinating, I had no idea there was so much depth here! Cheers mate, catch you in your next vid 🍻 :)

@Willy_Tepes Ай бұрын

If anyone was to raise that topic we'd need to have a debate on why they were hated. That discussion is banned, since the reasons were many and serious.

@Swm9445 29 күн бұрын

@@Willy_Tepes yeah. Possibly too nuanced for KZfaq.

@cmdrjesterdajuggla 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for all the edutainment Simon and writers, you're content helps me through the monatany of work

@somersetcace1 29 күн бұрын

Christianity was being offered as a one-size-fits-all religion, with promises of eternal life. Their willingness to accept anyone AND to help anyone I'm sure had an impact. I'm not suggesting early Christians thought this way, but from a marketing perspective, it was masterful. When Constantine converted, even though he wasn't the one to codify it into law, it doesn't take much to see why it exploded from there. However, either way, it is impressive that it even lead to the conversion of Constantine.

@TheItalianTrash 25 күн бұрын

According to Christian historian Eusebius it was Phillip the Arab who was actually the first Christian Roman Emperor.

@anthonyperno1348 28 күн бұрын

You might have pointed out that the Christian act of saving discarded infants eventually morphed into woman abandoneding their unwanted children directly to the Church. It in effect ended the 'discarded' abandonedment and became a more humane solution.

@ArizoGecko Ай бұрын

SquarespRace? Anyone else catch that? 😂

@reggiep75 29 күн бұрын

DaaaaAAAAAaaaaAAAAAMMMnnnn. There's labelled time stamps. I'm gonna need to go for a lie down. [Anyway, whoever did the timestamps , let them out of the basement for a week!]

@Vandelberger 27 күн бұрын

Kind of a huge question to ask. It is different everywhere to every country. In Italy it was a bottom up slow conversion over 3 or four centuries. In Northern Europe Christianity didn't play a role in Norway until an additional 500 years and was a top down conversion, many times by force if you follow Harold Bluetooth's life. I know it is impossible to go over even more than a few Pagan religions, but I would not say no Pagan gods did not love humanity. Apollo and Thor for example were beloved by commoners and even after conversion periods you had worship of such gods for many generations.

@JDWanko 22 күн бұрын

That was excellent. Great job all around.

@philiphorrocks6107 Ай бұрын

this is a masterpiece

@TodayIFoundOut Ай бұрын

Thanks! :-) -Daven

@Thomas...191 Ай бұрын

Dominion by Tom Holland is a great book on this topic.

@marcoasturias8520 Ай бұрын

This whole title always makes me laugh!

@edwardhamm5535 27 күн бұрын

He was a teacher who taught the world to treat all people, rich and poor with Empathy, a great new idea but he did not rise from the dead

@pabloalvez915 28 күн бұрын

Right after Jesus's death, Gov. Pilates was asked if things would go wrong after that. He replied by saying "Don't worry, he'll be forgotten in one week or so." Said answer didn't exactly age well.

@nicolasuribestanko 20 күн бұрын

Very interesting, Pablo. Could you please provide your source?

@mariomalacara6916 Ай бұрын

I work in the food service industry, and I'm a nihilist. I believe Jesus exists simply because he's the first person to say what my industry states. Teamwork makes the dream work.

@Willy_Tepes Ай бұрын

I see that Stan exists by the world around me. Thus God must exist.

@ahumanyoudontknow5777 Ай бұрын

I'm so fascinated by nihilism, how do you apply nihilism to your life? Because I personally can't conceptualise how it would be applied practically.

@Loralanthalas Ай бұрын

That's not what he said. Ever.

@ahumanyoudontknow5777 Ай бұрын

@@Loralanthalas they said they are a nihillist, this is simply from a place of curiosity, nothing more

@timfriday9106 27 күн бұрын

hard disagree on the jesus thing. i mean...saying there was a guy named 'jesus' from 'nazareth' is like saying...there is 'some guy' named 'peter' from 'Philadelphia' like yeah...common name...common place... suggesting he was actually tied to any actual events cited in the bible and related texts...is extremely difficult to do. all the stories we have are colored by the religions necessity for that mystical/magical/religious figure, to exist. a complication of exaggerated stories could have all cited a different person, and then the attribution was all changed to 'jesus' from 'nazareth' once it became the general consensus 'he was the dude'

@moonshoes11 24 күн бұрын

Exactly. My neighbor could be named Clark Kent. Unless he could demonstrate he was bullet proof and could fly…I don’t care.

@vs6300 15 күн бұрын

Emporer Nero blamed the AD64 fire in Rome on Christians, just 24 years after the death of Jesus. Looks like a compelling reason for Jesus to have actually existed.

@moonshoes11 15 күн бұрын

@@vs6300 That’s a compelling reason to believe Christians believed he existed. But look at how many people today are convinced the 2020 election was stolen. Doesn’t make it true. But a mundane human Jesus isn’t relevant to whether magic is real.

@marymcfarlane5108 25 күн бұрын

What an excellent video!

@ladysarah1985 25 күн бұрын

What a well-done video on a topic I don’t see discussed nearly enough. I grew up Evangelical, a cult-like sect of Christianity which give me the absolute belief that Christianity has always existed for all of history, and has never changed at all. It has been healing to do my own research into how Christianity appeared and evolved, but it’s something I rarely see discussed at length. I deeply appreciate the Christians who are able to believe their faith, and behave as Fred Rogers did. Most of the Christians I’ve met are very busy being “right” instead of truly righteous.

@mozisgrimm140 Ай бұрын

5:06 FINE!! You convinced me... I'll replace all my mom's pictures of Jesus with pictures of Space Jesus.

@balinthehater8205 Ай бұрын

Gotta go and find a portrait of obi wan kenobi

@JasonTabile 25 күн бұрын

And Padre Pio smoking a pipe!

@zata1197 27 күн бұрын

One thing people both outside and inside the faith typically do not understand is that "loving thy neighbor" was not Jesus saying its ok to sin and that christians should be ok with it, he still said that gods laws should be followed, and part of that loving of people who are different should be encouraging them to turn away from their sin. So no, christians are not misconstruing Jesus's teachings by being against things like homosexuality, prostitution, abortion etc., they are only wrong if they are hateful towards others in the process. Lets not forget that god supposedly turned two cities into glass for being too evil, that evil being massive amounts of lust and homosexuality. That is the same god christians worship, the same god Jesus says he both is and is and is the son of, he didn't have a change of heart or something between the old and new testament. Not that I believe in any of that of course, this is a big reason I've fallen away from the faith myself. being raised in it however, I find it silly when I hear people try to make jesus out to be this hippy dippy dude that was cool with whatever as long as you weren't mean to each other, its white washing and trying to make chistianity appealing to modern sensibilities, once you get into it you realize it was a trap to get you in a pew, and then they will passively shame you into changing everything about yourself to fit the christian lifestyle

@nicolasuribestanko 20 күн бұрын

Zata...... God turned two cities into glass?

@danielkraus924 16 күн бұрын

You have the wrong order of events. The hippie Jesus thing is a secular projection.

@Snowflake-id4fw 29 күн бұрын

🤣 My equal two favourite sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look are, 'Are we the baddies' and 'Who's the captain'. The former is well referenced at around 1.03:40.

@0o0ification 27 күн бұрын

Quite the cheeky Back to the Future reference 😆I _almost_ googled Dr. Emmett Brown

@rorytribbet6424 Ай бұрын

The Good Samaritan is still taught in Sunday schools very commonly.

@Loralanthalas Ай бұрын

Zoooooooom

@Power_Prawnstar 29 күн бұрын

I thought reading wasn't really possible by those guys, not the most educated lot.

@THE-X-Force Ай бұрын

Managed to get here before the PFP scammer bots .. amazing.

@likebot. 29 күн бұрын

still none a day later! YT must be upping their game.

@southbug27 25 күн бұрын

Mr Rogers is the only tv “star” that I would’ve wanted to meet in real life. He was so kind, respectful, & encouraging, which is the complete opposite of my own father. Even I can’t ever guess what a blessing he was in my young life.

@janinebean4276 26 күн бұрын

Does it seem really weird to anybody else that Jesus led a whole movement and didn’t seem to write anything down himself? Wouldn’t you think if he had that it would have been treasured and saved by his followers?

@chiaracoetzee 23 күн бұрын

Maybe he was illiterate?

@trina2100 23 күн бұрын

My take on it is Jesus thought the world was coming to an end (in the lifetime of his followers) so write things down for what, for who? All they had time to do was hit the pavement. One would think he'd know better, being God and all but yeah that's why I think writings didn't surface until it was pretty clear he wasn't coming back anytime soon.