A new animation upload? These drawings are super realistic, and it's such a high frame rate, great work!

I was an athiest. What worked for me.... I made a friend that is an Orthodox monk online 5 years ago and we just talked about all sorts of things and one day I was thinking about some things he had said to me that clicked. I started researching Orthodox Christianity and I found that most things I already thought and felt lined up waaaay too well with Orthodoxy. I also found Bible Illustrated Hands and that was a huge help and bonus. Now I'm a catechumin and I cannot wait for baptism! I think a lot of people are searching for Christ, even though they aren't aware of it. I'm sure he prayed for me too. 😁 He's a wonderful friend. The comment about being an athiest and having to be alone etc also really struck me, Bojan. Thank you for your content. It's amazing.

I was an atheist until I simply met some Christians who were nice people. They didn’t even talk about Christianity. So I would say that if you want to convert someone it’s not so much a case of telling them about Christianity but showing them Christianity through your behaviour.

Me:Orthodox! My brother: Catholic! My friend:Protestant! My other friend: Wait you guys are Christian? ( this is just a joke )

Thanks Bojan for taking my question!

As one of those former atheists who is now on a journey to Orthodoxy, let me say this. Don't try to convert us. The person has probably already had that from everybody else. I know I had, and it was beyond tiresome. Bojan's point about living your Orthodoxy is spot on: lead by example. If there of a mind to be converted at all (and not everyone will be ready) then that, more than any argumentation or debate, will likely get them asking questions. Answer questions truthfully. If you don't know the answer to a given question, say so and try to find the answer. Remember, the questions people ask are often indicators to what is troubling them and, if you can make an effort to answer those questions, you likely help both them and yourself without realizing it. If they're interested, offer them suggested reading materials or videos. Above all, be genuine and live your Orthodoxy. Authenticity is a more effective way to provoke interest than almost anything else, especially since it is becoming more rare in this age of social media manipulation and political rhetoric. What drew me towards Orthodoxy was no more complicated than meeting someone who was genuinely living it. I did the asking from there and before I knew it, I was actually reading the bible again (hadn't touched it in years). Reflecting on that, this one genuine person got me reading the Bible (now using the OSB) when the dozens of bible-thumping evangelicals who had accosted me over the years could not. God is amazing, that way. Tl;dr: Live your faith and lead by example. If they're ready, or even interested, that is the best thing you can do.

The funniest thing about the those who complain about hypocrisy is the failure to see hypocrisy in themselves. And of course, although I am a believer I accuse myself.

Love your videos.... I’m going through many tough things and your vids help me immensely.

I thought the title said "how to convert to an atheist" at first

I'm an actual Atheist if anyone would like to ask me questions about my Atheism please feel free. I only have a few requests, please... *Understand I can only speak for myself and do NOT represent all Atheists *Be respectful/polite. *I will NOT try to deconvert you. Please don't try to convert me. *To ensure this doesn't turn into a debate, I only respond to questions, I don't assume anything about the question and my answers are as direct and to the point as I can make them. Please don't mistake that has me not taking your questions seriously. I want Theists to have a chance to ask questions without worrying about getting into a debate or confrontation. Only when we actually understand each other positions can we hope to find common ground.

IMO one should never try to convert an atheist (unless approached by one with questions, of course don’t hide God from ppl). One should live the life, carry their cross and love God, likely will partake in many an atheist conversion like that.

I just couldn't deny myself today. My caregiver is bringing me a rotisserie chicken and a large pumpkin Dunkin Donuts iced coffee. :-) I had not a great night and a bad day so I accepted with glory in my heart! Hahaha

In my case (I was agnostic) nobody could have convinced me in any way. The biggest thing for me was that I recognized there were much more intelligent people than me who did believe and they were not merely coping with life, they had genuine faith and conviction I could never achieve. That kept me going and eventually at the worst point of my life I simply sought out the Orthodox church which I already knew would be the only real bet if there really IS something, whatever that something may be. That's when God graced me with not just one but multiple miracles seemingly for standing by teachings I didn't believe in but wanted to be true, not that I deserved them, but I would have probably ended it otherwise. It was honestly quite similar to how St. Paisios the Athonite experienced the revival of his faith when he was a child/young teen, just without being even close to him in virtue.

IF YOU'RE AN ATHEIST, READ THIS BEFORE COMMENTING This is a video where a *religious* person is answering a *religious* person in *religious* terms. This isn't a debate video on what arguments to be used - this is a religious video on how to approach the issue. A lot of comments are "you didn't provide a single evidence." That isn't the point of the video. Thank you for reading. :-)

In relation to your previous video and my comment, I finally bought my copy of the orthodox study Bible. So far it is excellent!

The problem with my gf is that while she did make progress (she used to despise Christianity but not anymore) is that she read all this scandalous philosophic works by Dazai, Descartes, and the like

Just a couple of points I wanted to mentioned from your video: 1. You mentioned those 3 cases for atheists, but it's important not to forget the category of 'Those who were raised in religious beliefs and stopped believing later on as the reasons to believe simply weren't sufficient to keep believing'. That tends to usually be the situation from my interactions. 2. You mentioned 'the gruesomeness of being all alone without God'. This strikes me as a very...odd statement. It's an unfalsifiable one too which is troublesome. Someone could say 'No, my life isn't gruesome at all, I have a good life and I don't believe in any gods', to which one might reply 'you can't have an _actually_ fulfilled life without believing in god', but that kind of rings as hollow for someone who doesn't see things that way. If you tell someone their leg is broken but when they check it, walk on it, and look for damage and they find absolute nothing wrong...is it so strange that they wouldn't take that notion seriously?

Could you make a video on apologetics in general? We orthodox obviously have a much more mystical approach, but does this mean that reason should be derided over fideism?

9:40oh that hit like a truck

Hey Bojan, love your videos! You're teaching me a lot about christianity. Can you answer me something? Recently I had a little debate with a guy in a christian subreddit. Where where talking about "free healthcare". I'm against paying more taxes for that I've said that I would rather help people myself, and others do the same, than paying the government to do it for us. He told me I am a murderer for not supporting free healthcare because people die without it. And that I am disrespecting the 5th commandment. Do you think he is right? It's better to pay the government to do "charity" or help people? I don't know, I consider myself very libertarian. Do you think that not supporting that makes me a murderer somehow? Sorry for the long text, and thanks for reading.

Thank you

What is the music at the end?

Thank you ~

What do think of our lady of Guadalupe ? And why was she not saying convert to Eastern orthodoxy ?

I'm getting bored while I wait to be converted to a Jesus fan boy again. Come on I was a Christian and know the bible very well so that's a lot less work right?

"before abraham was i am" if somebody in the school system, would explain this, in the style of J.B Peterson, the atheist community would shrink drasticaly.

Bojan, can you comment more about pagans and non Christians who were saved by prayers?

Converting to Orthodoxy soon, sad to leave Catholicism but Orthodoxy is right

The atheist is basically declaring he is his own god. He is righteous in his own mind. As them if life matters to them. If God is not calling them, they will not hear anything you say.’ Ask why the gift of life has no meaning to them.

If I tried to convince my friends with faith that they were wrong, I wouldn't have those friends for very long. Those friends who walk beside me and share without preaching are those I spend time with. As a Sister once said to me, "Perhaps God doesn't want you as a Catholic."

Good Video Bojan ! People dont search for God , so they dont find him. Its like they wait until they reach rock bottom and then they start to consider their options.

My brother was a very deep believer and an alcoholic. My dad was agnostic he believed something created all of this but he said he didn't believe that there was someone sitting in a chair somewhere up in the sky and he even thought either an angel or Jesus and could not admit that that was what it was it saved his life. Well he got hold of my brother and told him something about religion and my brother stopped. As the alcoholism and drug use got worse and worse I would talk to him and I would say Mike you need to go to God. You need to believe again. He looked at me with a very sincere face and said Liz I wish I could but I can't. He never did and then he killed himself in 2004 and he abused me when I was very little and he was 10 years older than me he was already sniffing glue and drinking at 14. I'm so glad I do not carry my family's bloodline because you can watch every generation Skip and then an alcoholic or drug user Skip and then an alcoholic or drug user.

How to convert Muslims?

I just read a post somewhere else where a guy said the Bible are ancient words written by ancient people and have no bearing on today. I thought to myself how blindly stupid!

If you can produce evidence that coincides, validates and proves the the claims made in the bible without using any other form of scriptures for example the census that Mary and Joseph had to (for some strange reasons) travel back to bethlehem for or multiple accounts of the flood that was written during the time it was happening. Then I will begin to believe

Hi Bojan! I will add as arguments that an atheist will throw at you: evolution, the dinosaurs that lived before us and God allowing different religions to exist, specially between Abrahamic religions.

I am all alone in the world. Seriously alone. But I have Christ and as long as I have him I'm never alone and there is nothing to fear. If I have fear then I am saying I don't trust the Lord and I can't say that. :-)

Why do Christians think that fasting and praying would have any affect on convincing an atheist that gods are real? Seriously, imagine this scenario: You don't believe that exoplanets exist, so I am going to go into a trance and recite incantations, then for three days I will fast on bread and water. There! Now are you convinced about exoplanets?

Man, I'm glad I found your channel. We'll speak soon.

What if I don't fall under any of the three categories you listed? I became an atheist by studying the Bible and many other holy books and the history of religion. There are thousands gods and religions, some older, and some newer than Christianity. They all seem to be rooted in mysticism and magical thinking, they all appear to be man made. I know there is no empirical evidence for any gods, so I won't even ask. I can only believe in what can be demonstrated to exist in the natural world until shown otherwise. I'm skeptical, but not closed minded, I constantly study and seek truth. Even if I became convinced a god exists, there's still a matter of which one. They all say theirs is the only way.

Why someone would want to convert another person? Is there any reasonable motivation for that? I mean, if the person is an atheist, living their life, without interfering with a believer's life, why should you bother to convert someone? Doesn't live and let live apply here?

if I am wrong I am just dumb, but if I was right then you are going to hell (don't use this we shouldn't tell people to go to hell)

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If it is hypocrisy, why don't they become christians and show us how to do it. Since they seem to know how we should behave. Thank you again. 👍

I'd be a total atheist if it explained everything but it doesn't.

Bojan you are beautiful, we want more of your face

Do you know what Atheism is?

Herb is for the use of man!

5:16 If the Bible is the inspired word of the living God, why would one need to supplement the words of God with the words of mere mortal men?

There are no athiest arguments there are responese to theist arguments

Your bible say in many cases not to forgive tuem but to put them to death for exsample if a man skeeos with a another man as if he wherw a woman he shall be stoned to death

Hello, I am an atheist ...... here I am, some one convert me.

He is starting out making good reasons for NOT believing, LOL

First >:3

nothing fails more than prayers. many of your christians friends have given up on praying for me. explain that. amen?

The one reason y athiest exsit is cause we see no evidence of a god

all the saints and angels and god by your side.. but not one scrap of evidence for any of it..

"What should I do in order to make him convert?" Bring a sound, valid argument along with evidence to substantiate the argument. "Atheists who were raised in a household where they weren't given a chance to experience religion." Certainly you don't think that religion isn't around us all the time with different people, churches everywhere? There *are* chances to learn it, but at the same time, that question can be posed to a Catholic: "You're given the chance to learn about Islam's truth, why haven't you? You're given the chance to learn about Buddhism's truth, why haven't you? You're given the chance to learn about Jehova's Witness's truth, why haven't you?" "Typical arguments" Trajen (SP?) 'saved by the prayers of the church.' What does that mean "saved by the church"? You mustn't expect that atheists also think "being saved" is a thing, first you must show that anyone actually needs saving. Second, you cannot conclude that because an individual is "saved by the church" that it lends any truth to any of the other claims about the religion. That doesn't follow. "Any other material [won't be read]." Certainly it wouldn't. But that alone doesn't justify that it's true. Have the Eastern Christianity Orthodox read everything from Islam? Hinduism? The writing of Saints doesn't mean they are an authority outside of the religion, that would still need to be shown to be true. "Fast/prayer." How on earth would that help the conversation? Why would it take a direct prayer to a god to help atheists find what is true? Are you saying that's the only thing that's ever been needed? If so, why hasn't it been done by anyone of any religion in the history of humanity? And why would the god not simply do it in the first place? "...pick a saint [that suits the situation]..." Again, why hasn't this been done already by every theist for every person, atheist or other religious follower? You're alluding that there's a solution to the "atheist/heathen problem" here yet have failed (along with every other religious person layman, priest, cardinal, pope, etc.) to do anything to fix it. "...It may be the will of god for your friend to remain an atheist for some time." So, until we die? Just like all the atheists that have died in the past even before Christianity. That's a strange goal for a god to have, to allow all those atheists to die and then go to hell. "The gruesomeness of being all alone without god." Wow. My guy, there's nothing gruesome about not believing in a god. Fairly certain my life isn't gruesome. "Converts too fast." So, incredible revelations are fast conversions...how many Saints and individuals had fast conversions? Is that saintly? "Let god worry your worries." If you happened to believe that, and the individual who listened to this, then what you're saying is "Do nothing, god'll take care of it." "There's a lot of people in hell because there was no one to pray for them." Why on earth haven't theists simply prayed for everyone and remove their ability to go to hell? Or is there a work-around for that which absolves the theist from taking any responsibility on the matter even though all the prior to this point has been the theist taking some amount of responsibility. "Commanded to pray then leave the results up to god." Then that certainly makes the point of praying moot. If the results are always up to god (presuming it has a 'plan') then there's no point in praying, is there? You've essentially refuted the entire point of this response by that one sentence.

so you know nothing about arheism , i am none of your category, so go and study more

Hey, you do understand that this won't convince anyone that's atheist... right?

Converting an atheist is easy. Just show him some proof of your god's existence. You must have some otherwise you wouldn't believe it. You wouldn't just believe it because you were told by someone ... would you?

MY SISTER IS A ATHEIST AND MY BROTHERS ARE ATHEISTS TOO. also i am an Atheist and my Parents are Ex Muslims

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What evidence do you have for the existence of God? What evidence do you have that shows the veracity of Christianity? What outside evidence supports the events of the Bible?

I was never a believer and the more I learn about Religion, I find it more and more ridiculous. Just watch the Atheist Experience here on KZfaq and listen to all the fallacious arguments theist callers give. In the entire history of the show there has never been a good argument to warrant belief in any god(s). If you think your god exists, ask him if he is also an Atheist, meaning that he rejects the belief that an even higher power than him created him.

It's really very simple ,,, come up with 1 actual piece evidence for a god. What's that piece you ask? If your god existed it would already know that answer wouldn't it? Most atheists simply can't believe that which isn't believable, that for which there is no viable evidence. Ask yourself why you don't believe in the thousands of other gods aside from yours? Now apply that same reasoning to your god and watch it vanish in a puff of logic.