Is Christianity Harmful?

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2 жыл бұрын

What is all the damage that Christianity does for modern societies? Is there empirical evidence Christianity creates more violence, hatred, and mental health issues? What does the data actually conclude when it comes to this issue? Sources are referenced throughout the video. Thanks to Sociologist Kenneth Vaughan for helping make this video and to Sociologist George Yancey for reviewing it.
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@glang5154 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Brazilian; in my opinion I would say the importance of religion in areas where murder rate is higher is because we live such a stressful life exposed to so many horrors that we look for justice and security beyond what we can find in the world: Imagine a family member went to buy bread and was killed by a mugger, would you really say "well, guess I will never see them again, and the murderer will be free forever."? I lived in Europe as well and I find that people with easier lives tend to be less religious (I believe) because of the lack of these emotional situations.

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

You are right. The need for justice forces a belief in an afterlife where such redress finally occurs. If only people would spend less time praying and more time working on social issues, the world would be better sooner.

@Angle98411 2 жыл бұрын

@@onedaya_martian1238 people can pray in their minds what are you talking about

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

@@Angle98411 It would seem better to pray in one's mind rather than understand that life is unfair and one just has to do one's best to be fair in spite of that. Correct ?

@makimakipapura7543 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know what album this is?

@glang5154 2 жыл бұрын

@@onedaya_martian1238 I get what you're saying, but I think you have yet to realize that some things are out of our control, we do our best with what we have, the rest is chance. Even if praying is nothing but psychological, isn't it better to feel watched for?

@legodavid9260 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the people who really need to see this video, probably won't...

@InspiringPhilosophy 2 жыл бұрын

Probably, but they will be without excuse

@carlosa.9533 2 жыл бұрын

I find this kind of comments in the atheism or science related videos I watch, and that is very interesting.

@petery6432 2 жыл бұрын

@@InspiringPhilosophy Suppressing the truth in unrighteousness...

@alexrothwell2053 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video! From my perspective as a British Christian who spends a lot of time online, it seems that Americans (both Christian and atheist) are oblivious to how different things are in the rest of the world. Sure, some things are universal, such as Christian doctrines and practices with deep roots in history, but the more uniquely American attitudes and beliefs are better explained by sociology than by religious doctrine (gun laws are a non issue here, despite their cultural significance in the US. We all need to be careful not to base our conclusions about religious matters on the politics and sociology of a small number of countries.

@gerjerry99 2 жыл бұрын

As someone from Singapore (even further away from America than the UK is!!) I can fully attest to what you've said.

@BD-vh1mt 2 жыл бұрын

How do you interpret Luke 22:36? I see buying a sword as someone should own a defensive tool (knife, sword, gun) that can be used to help in violent situations of self-defense/defense of others

@anemon1900 2 жыл бұрын

@@BD-vh1mt Don't you think there were wild animals who could attack in the wilderness while they were moving city to city? Harming a human is not what Jesus would have done so we shouldn't too, he said if someone hits you you should turn the other cheek. People who attack are spiritualy blind, how can you attack a brother? we all are from adam and eve yet people attack each other because of man made differences and greed

@kevinrtres 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that in most western countries today - irrespective of their culture - the majority are fast getting ready to go on a full-out war against born-again Christians. We see this clearly with the move towards the ban on conversion therapy which is but a thin disguise of the intention to muzzle Christians. The countries all have pro-abortion laws and homosexual marriage already.

@BlockyBookworm 2 жыл бұрын

@@anemon1900 I think it'd be pretty easily justifiable for the greater good- Souls' salvation dependent on apostles, so salvation > lives of aggressors

@vladquebec 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not a religious person, but I hate simplistic reasoning leading to untrue information about religious people.

@aleckazamproductions8139 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry. I have been living with hatred and fear. I harassed the chat on the live video, and through it, I explored your videos. You've taught me much and have settled a lot of difficulties I've had. Thank you

@dude9318 Жыл бұрын

Awesome Are you an atheist?

@aleckazamproductions8139 Жыл бұрын

@@dude9318 i can't believe it has been ten months already. No, I'm a changed man and found Jesus

@dude9318 Жыл бұрын

@@aleckazamproductions8139 that's awesome Im so glad you found Christ! Im also sure God is happy too . As scripture says God and his angels celebrate when a child of God is saved Just keep reading your Bible and praying to stay close to God.

@aleckazamproductions8139 Жыл бұрын

@@dude9318 thank you. I've been reading the Bible my whole life, and my problem was I studied too much. Such as the histories and atrocities of the church. I found it hard to forgive, but now I found a way. What I needed to find Jesus was a way to explain the atrocities of what has been done in his name.

@dude9318 Жыл бұрын

@IslamsBiggestOPP I have no idea what OPPS means

@plzenjoygameosu2349 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, as a psychology major and someone who has read a few of Zuckerman’s works, he comes across as very sloppy with his research, eager to be more of an atheist apologist than a psychologist. Which is frankly bizarre to me. I understand that we’re all biased, but I expected more from a professional like him.

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

Sloppiness is necessary to fit preconceptualized ideas than to be honest. God accepted a human sacrifice of himself to forgive lies so more would come to know him.

@SamuelMoerbe Жыл бұрын

@@onedaya_martian1238 I don’t think you understood his point. Plz Enjoy was making the point that Zimmerman (who is making a correlation between violence and religion) has sloppy work and unprofessional analysis. He’s not saying that his work is based on preconceived notions (though I would argue it is based on preconceived notions, just anti-religious ones).

@theshadowninja4223 2 ай бұрын

So I watched one of his videos called What happens when societies stop believing in God and the impression that I got from that video is he isn't saying religion is inherently harmful he's saying that it has no impact on societies and whether they prosper or not and people can live happy healthy lives without religion

@caos1925 2 жыл бұрын

atheists be like :"Well that doesn't prove its true anyways." as if that was exactly the main the point here.

@cosmicnomad8575 Жыл бұрын

I almost laughed out loud at how accurate that was!

@challengingoldhollywoodmyt2934 9 ай бұрын

So, we should believe things based on how they make us feel?

@caos1925 9 ай бұрын

@challengingoldhollywoodmyt2934 no idea how you got that based on my first comment. No, we should not believe things based on how they make us feel. My comment was calling out atheists who say such off-topic things. This video is not directly about the proofs of Christianity being true. It is about the practical, physical good it has done gud the world.

@TorianTammas 8 ай бұрын

Why do you desire that a 2000 year old greek fan fiction about a dead arameic soeaking preacher who was executed as a rebel against rome has any relevance?

@caos1925 8 ай бұрын

hmm for a fan fiction it has a lot of accuracies, like common names of the time period, as proven by other writings from then, also attesting to that same preacher and gravesites, usually fan fictions are not so accurate. It would also be odd to go to your death for a fan fiction, as most of the writers of the new testament did. Sorry I don't know what you mean by a dead "arameic" "soeaking" preacher not sure what those two words in quotes are. Do you write some grammatically and linguistically bad fan fictions yourself? Already with this you prove the Bible is better than you. If it is only a fan fiction too, how do you know this preacher was executed as a rebel against Rome? You contradict yourself. Consider if the gospels are real though and not just fan fiction, then this man is much more than just a preacher, and you know it, troll. Ask stupid questions, get stupid answers.@@TorianTammas

@dugonman8360 2 жыл бұрын

With the correlation equals causation argument, I got into a similar argument where someone told me that Anime was the leading cause of transgenderism. I ask him simply: "If I went and made a study to see how football increased violent acts by interviewing prison inmates and asked them their hobbies, do you think I'd have more evidence for or against my case". They didn't want to answer because they knew what the answer woud be. I told him I'd never try to make the claim that Football caused more violent crimes because the claim is stupid. When you insist that a correlation is the causation of something, it doesn't make your claim seem more sound, it means you are willing to say deceitful things to attack something you dont like. It says little about the issue you're talking about and says so much more about you.

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant ! At least there are many up votes by folks who understand. That is encouraging.

@robertortiz-wilson1588 Жыл бұрын

Fair

@friedchicken8440 Жыл бұрын

This is why you don't argue with people from the sharty

@albertchurchill4845 6 ай бұрын

The leading cause of transgenderism is Marxism.

@frederickwyatt3747 2 жыл бұрын

Christianity is extremely dangerous. I became a Christian and now i want to be a better person, pursue truth and pray to God. Imagine the horror..

@GhanaianBliss 2 жыл бұрын

Me too!!! Oooh the horror!!! The horror I say!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@codygillard 2 жыл бұрын

Lock this man away forever

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

The Taliban in Afghanistan make the same claims about their religion making their country safe after the christian United States occupied it for 20 years. How many innocent foreign lives were lost in that war ? It doesn't matter, because the sinners prayer means evangelicals think they will get the answers after they die, while the folks in the wars after 9/11 go to hell. Nice beLIEf system !

@GhanaianBliss 2 жыл бұрын

@@onedaya_martian1238 what are talking about?

@Tzimiskes3506 2 жыл бұрын

@@onedaya_martian1238 what in the world? So you support taliban? your a fine specimen lets get that right...

@Nameless-pt6oj 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll be completely honest, I was a pretty terrible person before becoming a Christian. I lied and cussed almost everyday, I stole from friends and family (I actually stole money from my father’s study once and I also used his credit card behind his back…more than once. I then tried lying to him about it afterwards and almost got away with it). I used to spread gossip and I knew these things were false but I didn’t care, I spread them anyway. I was very greedy too. I used to binge eat and I was very fat. I knew that I was being unhealthy but I didn’t care, I just wanted to enjoy myself. I did watch pornography a couple of times but not that much. I lusted pretty much everyday, I couldn’t stop, I enjoyed it too much. I used to go behind my friends and family’s backs and say some pretty nasty things about them. I did something else really awful that I will not mention. When I became a Christian, I stopped lying, I stopped cussing, I stopped stealing, I stopped gossiping, I lost weight, I stopped watching porn, I stopped lusting, I’ve got a healthier diet, I’m avoiding those who used to badly influence me, I stopped insulting people and so on. It’s made me better, I see the fruits of the Spirit inside me and I say that anyone who uses their Christian faith to look down on people or whatever it may be is not a Christian. Again I’ll be honest, when I was first introduced to Christianity, I used to use my faith to look down on people. I enjoyed being right and superior and wanted to make others seem smaller and inferior. I am a better person now that I’m a Christian. If you want an example of how Christianity can make you better, then I am a prime example. God still loved me despite my disgusting personality and died for me, and I’ve accepted His grace. And I think it’s about time that you did too.

@idongesitx1873 Жыл бұрын

Amen. I used to be hater for self validation and God delivered me

@jpettltd Жыл бұрын

same here. since Ivi became a Christian. I've become a lot more generous. and I feel like helping people a lot more

@cliftongaither6642 Жыл бұрын

so you need a god to be a good person? that's awful.

@idongesitx1873 Жыл бұрын

@@cliftongaither6642 what is a good person?

@onedaya_martian1238 Жыл бұрын

What a stack of manure in this comment section. Reading this is like watching people picking up after their dogs. Bye-bye crappy folks.

@ralphjosephrjm326 2 жыл бұрын

This is already giving me flashbacks of Aron Ra's meltdown 😂

@blugaledoh2669 2 жыл бұрын

Can you give link?

@daveentry 2 жыл бұрын

Which one? You need to be more specific :D

@ralphjosephrjm326 2 жыл бұрын

@@blugaledoh2669 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLdyebxi38W2pn0.html Here you go 🙂

@petery6432 2 жыл бұрын

@@ralphjosephrjm326 There's a meltdown at 1:56:00 and one at about 2:20:00. Both are hilarious, but the first one is funnier because of "BRING IT!"

@ralphjosephrjm326 2 жыл бұрын

@@petery6432 I also love the 1st part... when he said "I win!" 😂

@emiliog8548 2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to study hard to one day fund more people like you Michael

@catbilota2492 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@MichaelSeven7777 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I am actually a Patreon of Michael and other channels like this. It is a way that we can be apart of this!

@karime3295 11 ай бұрын

@@MichaelSeven7777dis you know other in youtube?

@tjtjmich16p 9 ай бұрын

Same

@austinapologetics2023 2 жыл бұрын

It was through your debate with Aron Ra on this subject that I found your channel and I'm glad I did. This channel is has definitely strengthened my faith.

@justanothergmailaccount1353 2 жыл бұрын

A trained gerbil could beat Ra in a debate about religion. The dude relies on lying to an ignorant audience.

@TheChampFighter 2 жыл бұрын

@@justanothergmailaccount1353 "A trained gerbil could beat Ra"... Lmao! Good one, bro. 😂👌💯

@Hadrianus01 2 жыл бұрын

Would love an episode on Islamic jihad! Thanks 🙂

@Tzimiskes3506 2 жыл бұрын

Starring Ali dawah if course...

@whatarefriends4 2 жыл бұрын

Ha! Right

@modernmachiavelli9261 2 жыл бұрын

Jihad is a morally-justified war. What's morally-justified is anyone's guess.

@kongming7684 2 жыл бұрын

Not really his expertise I presume

@danielrosie9614 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see episode of natzy and other communist nation that does not believe in religion.

@paradisecityX0 2 жыл бұрын

The Native Pastor Mark Charles' book "Unsettling Truths" goes into the heart of why historical Christianity has been associated with violence throughout the centuries. It pretty much undercuts every Guilt By Association argument that could be made against the faith

@webslinger527 2 жыл бұрын

@@missouritravelers no, no it’s not. Consider the fact that Jesus taught peace and love multiple times that would make no sense that it would hurt people. Also the fact of most peer reviewed study’s have Proven Christianity it’s a non violent religion nor does it teach those things

@paradisecityX0 2 жыл бұрын

@@missouritravelers l agree Christianity is true but that's a non sequitur. Historical Christianity has been associated with violence (which goes against everything Jesus taught) because it was adopted by the Roman Empire later on and it became tied with the fate of empire ever since (the book l cited goes more in depth with various examples that your average village-Atheist likes to cherry-pick from history, without knowing much about history to begin with). Whereas with Islam for instance, violence is entirely consistent with its tenents

@michaeldaniel2022 2 жыл бұрын

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@thomasdowe5274 2 жыл бұрын

@@missouritravelers It is your dislike of Christianity that makes you believe that the 'Violence' is caused by that religion, or any religion for that matter. That bias against Christianity makes it difficult for you to understand any disagreement. So, I'll certainly agree that 'Violence' is 'Associated' with Christianity by those who dislike religion in general because they won't recognize that it is 'Government' that 'Uses' religion/Christianity as an excuse for war, invasion, genocide and hatred of those the government points at as an 'Enemy Nation' of some other religion, or threat of War and Emergency they are causing. Governments point anywhere but at themselves as the cause of *All Violence* but they are the ones with the tanks, planes, bombs and other forms of genocide and have used them throughout History...not religion but Moses as the Government, and David as the King/Judge of Israel, Ceasar of Rome, and down to the present where America uses religion as the enemy of the USA! Want to buy a tank, plane or other instrument of war? Then you'd better become a 'friend' of Roosevelt, Truman, and every president taking America to war to sell weapons to others and the American People who pay for it...or you're the Enemy of America! You can't buy those war products at Church! Religion doesn't own tanks, so start thinking and quit your mental hatred for reality, Missouri traveler...I've been East to West and back to the East again and I'm not lying...it's government that sow's violence and blames anyone else they can point their Collective/Thuggish fingers at...

@HEART2HEART-3 2 жыл бұрын

@@missouritravelers you'll find it was nothing to do with true Christianity. You'll find it has a lot to do with Luciferians/ The Black Nobility (and no it's not what you'd imagine either). High degree Mason's/Witchcraft and The Catholic church who believe Jesus Christ is Lucifer the great and morning Star. You see there is God Creator of all and His son Christ Jesus. There is also the false god of this world, Lucifer and his fake son. Who will be the false Messiah the Pharisees that are still abound today, black nobility/High degree Mason's/Witches/ Luciferians are all waiting for, to walk onto the stage. All the death and slaughter was nothing to do with God and Christ Jesus. It is everything to do with ritual sacrifices and gaining power and money. Just look into the 13 most richest family's. The pope, the royal family, the whole lot of them have been ruling and reigning for hundreds and hundreds of years. But the Real Christ is going to return. It's a good day to truly get to know Him. For He is the image of the HEAVENLY Father. God is pure light, no darkness in Him. He is perfect Love/Agape, no fear found in Him, for perfect Love casts out all fear. His love is boundless, unmeasurable, unconditional and Divine. One must turn to Him with all your heart. For He seeks hearts and seeks for you to know Him. This can only be done by seeking Him. We do this through Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus is the only way to God. To know Him. Either way, if you do or you don't, God knows you. Knows everything you do before you even do it. Knew you before you were born, which suggests you were somewhere else and something else before being born into this flesh suit. He just waits for your heart, for your Love. Knock and the door will be opened and once you have turned back to where you come from and belong, He will never let you go. Even though you may go through difficulties, He will see you through them. He teaches us how to forgive, to forgive ourselves for making wrong choices and maybe doing yourself and or others harm. To sin is to miss the mark, to miss the point. When we keep making the same mistakes that harm ourselves or harm others and ourselves. He teaches us Forgiveness,which I believe is the highest aspect of love. Divine Love which is God. His spirit resides in us when we turn to Him. He then teaches us, we start to listen and hear Him. Turning away from the addictions and earthly nature of the flesh, which is to be appeased by the world and giving shirt lived pleasures, through addictions and selfish behaviour. He leads us to become selfless and serve others. To shine brightly in the world. This world truly can be heavenly or it can be hell on earth. Seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened. First we must open our hearts. When we do, with all our heart, then the river of life flows into our heart and we become truly born again without having to die. We become a new being and God's Spirit works His good works in us. I pray this brings some understanding to who Christ is and who God is. How the world is fooled today by lies. Tel lie vision being the main culprit. Lucifer is the prince of the power of the air, airwaves dear one. Turn of the indoctrinating TV and seek God. It may be the greatest achievement you ever make in this very short life we live here. Eternity is a very long long time. In fact past this earth, there is no time. Time is a man made conception and had been changed. The true time is told in the heaven's via the stars sun and moon. All ships navigated by the Heaven's. Look up your redemption draws nigh. I pray all do. Peace Love and Grace be upon us all ✨💛✨🌿🕊️ Absolutely nothing to do with Christ Jesus and His teachings.

@springrain9438 2 жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC!! My son and I were literally just discussing some of these topics earlier today. I already know.. we're really going to enjoy your work. Thanks!

@InspiringPhilosophy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@lucasvals4354 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t imagine how anybody would logically think that a faith wherein the followers believe that they will be punished for immoral deeds would do more immoral deeds than those without the religion.

@MrGustavier 2 жыл бұрын

He explained it in the video, some religious people are extrinsic, less tolerant etc...

@kevinrtres 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrGustavier ...some...percentage?

@MrGustavier 2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinrtres Good question ! I've been looking for a few minutes, I haven't found a clear answer.

@jalengee8421 2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention atheists steal their morals from religion (aka Christianity obv)

@codygillard 2 жыл бұрын

@@jalengee8421 whatifalthist explain this excellently in his videos about modern society. Long story short atheists steal Christian values but reject God, e.g. they abandoned God and the devil and replace it with things like feminism and the patriarchy

@PresbyterianPaladin 2 жыл бұрын

I remember your older video "Is Christianity Evil" and still share it as much as possible to this day. I've been waiting for you to do a longer, more in depth video in the same vein for a while. This was totally worth the wait, thanks for the great resource IP. 😁

@tam_chris20 Жыл бұрын

Phil zickerman must be banging his head saying "how did this kid find out all this " 😀😀🤣

@tam_chris20 Жыл бұрын

Hey IP.. has anyone challenged this video presentation till date?

@InspiringPhilosophy Жыл бұрын

Not as far as I am aware.

@tam_chris20 Жыл бұрын

@@InspiringPhilosophy good 🙏

@ElConradoX 2 жыл бұрын

17:43 The problem with Dillahunty's argument is that he's trying to separate the social structure that encourages people to be more charitable and less criminally oriented with the core ideology of the institution's that built it, as if you could treat them as different entities. Yes, churches build social structures that have positive effects in those that live in them, BECAUSE these were built by churches. Does HE have examples of social structures built on top of anything else than a religious institution that shares these positive effects? And assuming he does, is this effect consistent across ALL the social structures sampled, in the same way that structures with a religious basis do? Because as it currently stands, the evidence he expects you to provide is right in front of him, but it looks like he's choosing to ignore it.

@sporttestimony 2 жыл бұрын

this video must have been tons of work. Thanks so much for what you do, helped my faith so much in the past especially.

@dylanamadeus Жыл бұрын

Hey, IP. Top notch work. Was wondering if you'd also consider putting a reference list in the description for those who want to go and look through these articles too.

@gregariousguru Жыл бұрын

Is Dillhunty subtly suggesting religious people have better family structure, without directly saying it 🤔

@christislord4608 2 жыл бұрын

Atheists: Listen to the science! IP brings out scientific works Atheists: But not that!

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously ? Perhaps science should not teach refraction, which guides technology to create glasses to see better, and instead teach the cause of rainbows is a covenant from a loving god, showing that he will not drown most of his creation again. One does not have to have good eyesight to see the lord !! Can I get an Amen ? Buy-bull and read "The Truth (tm)" as interpreted by some guy on a stage that one agrees with, makes one feel superior and promises (worse than a timeshare salesman, because at least its real) a place to go to after you die...just tithe now! A better tax free scam has not been invented.

@christislord4608 2 жыл бұрын

@@onedaya_martian1238 Oh look at that. One ultra triggered Atheist xD

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

@@christislord4608 Reality is truth. So tired of listening to culty christians here in Texas. No hate like christian love.

@christislord4608 2 жыл бұрын

@@onedaya_martian1238 Then leave Texas xD

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

@@christislord4608 My christian wife is going to take everything from me. Religion is evil. If Copeland, Osteen and all the other vile leachers are godly men, please show the evidence. It is likely right next to one of the empty tomb tourist traps where no body was actually placed...so of course there was a resurrection. Scientology has nothing compared to the baptists for brainwashing.

@carloswater7 2 жыл бұрын

It is true that the state of Oregon is the least religious. But since 2019 the homicide rates have increase allot in that state. Funny anti-christians ignore this.

@jj-yi1ne Жыл бұрын

its because they became christian again

@philcollins1613 2 жыл бұрын

The chill music contrasts with your normally epic music. Please continue with the diversity in music. It makes the experience even more enjoyable.

@InspiringPhilosophy 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

@dickersoncharlie4961 11 ай бұрын

Any ideology (or religion) can be harmful if in the wrong hands, but some are just horrible. I don't think Christianity is one of them

@ab-hv8qs 9 ай бұрын

Oh Christianity is definitely one of them. We have European history to prove that.

@joe5959 8 ай бұрын

@@ab-hv8qsMao, polpot, stalin

@jihunshin4864 2 жыл бұрын

Christianity itself is not harmful, but Christians certainly are because like the non-Christians, they too are sinners no better. The problem is the people, not the faith. On a semi related note, I would be interested in seeing Inspiring Philosophy cover why the God's Not Dead movies are problematic and not as Biblically sound as the Christians supporting the movies say they are.

@thesnatcher3616 7 ай бұрын

He did breifly cover why a lot of Christian movies sucked ass in one of his streams but he didn't do an indepth dive on them yet. I wish he did though. He claims to have a degree in film and seemed to have watched a lot of movies. But currently, I think he is busy responding to a variety of different criticisms from counter apologetic skeptic channels. But I 100% agree with your take. At the end of the day, it really is about the individual decisions of the people when they are confronted by these idealogies.

@dassolosyndikat5113 Жыл бұрын

I am so glad you made this video I was interested in this topic and looked into it for 10 years. You explained everything perfectly.

@traezaX1 2 жыл бұрын

it is harmful ....to the devil😁

@thomasecker9405 2 жыл бұрын

That's clever!

@jeromemausling6324 Жыл бұрын

Yet another well structured, thought provoking, research based, cited video...out of the top drawer! Well done and keep them coming

@gleasonparker1684 2 жыл бұрын

You talk about things that I never think about. Thanks!

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

Try to travel the world more. It is more than just this bubble. That means not hanging out in a Starbucks in Nagasaki or a McDonalds in Rome.

@modernmachiavelli9261 2 жыл бұрын

The doctrine of total depravity makes people better because when you tell people they're inherently good, they become narcissists. When you tell people they're inherently evil, they always self-reflect and improve. You don't have to teach a kid to be bad, you have to teach them to fight against their bad nature. You don't have to teach humans to be evil, we already are. You have to force them to self-reflect on their evil nature, then they improve.

@TheIZproductions 2 жыл бұрын

i agree. But it could also lead to people justifying being bad because it gives you a cynical look on other people and you may feel like you dont want to waste yourself on the undeserving or cause you to give up because people are just bad so why do anything.

@killianmiller6107 2 жыл бұрын

I might hesitate to support TOTAL depravity. While there is of course a danger from telling people they’re inherently good because it leads to a feeling that they don’t need to better themselves, there’s also a danger of telling people they are utterly evil in that they get pessimistic and think there’s no way to better themselves. Ultimately God created us humans “very good” but due to the Fall we are distorted by sin.

@modernmachiavelli9261 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheIZproductions True to a point. It could make you apathetic to believe everyone is evil but only if you have no standard to try and bring them up to.

@modernmachiavelli9261 2 жыл бұрын

@@killianmiller6107 If there's is an objective standard outside of us then the belief in total depravity will cause you to try to move toward that standard and make other people also.

@christopherlin4706 2 жыл бұрын

@@modernmachiavelli9261 then just say man is neutral

@5070RAA 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video! Some people who do not like Christianity don't usually go to scientific data to try to prove that Christianity is harmful, they look at sexual sin and financial scandals from Christian leaders or some bad effects from cults. Or they just use personal experience. They will also use historical events like the Manifest Destiny, Canadian Residential Schools, Relocation Camps for Japanese in Canada/US during WW2, the Holocaust, and the US Civil Rights movement to name a few. Some Christians fought against atrocities while others idly stood by silently. The best statistical analysis would be from God himself on Judgment Day. So we Christians must repent, believe in Jesus (Rom 10:9) and live with integrity.

@igboman2860 2 жыл бұрын

To be honest recently, seeing the proud boys pray before going about their hate filled activities threw me off but the bible said many will say Lord I served you but on the last day God will ask them to depart

@jacob777jacob Жыл бұрын

I learned a lot already and not even to the end of the video. Good video man. Blessings to you.

@sarahclark5447 2 жыл бұрын

Wowww... The best ever Video from IP. The work that must have gone into this separates the intellectually hopeful, from the intellectually actual. IP you are amazing. 💖✝

@InspiringPhilosophy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@turkeyguy3611 2 жыл бұрын

Keep great work IP.

@turkeyguy3611 2 жыл бұрын

I accidentally spelled AP, sorry about that.

@timschill 2 жыл бұрын

Chill the video hasn't even come out 😂

@lanadelkim6203 2 жыл бұрын

Any religion that is dogmatic is damaging.

@Tzimiskes3506 2 жыл бұрын

Atheism fits that description perfectly

@lanadelkim6203 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tzimiskes3506 Elaborate?

@RickDelmonico 3 ай бұрын

A study of breathing techniques and meditation found that there was prolonged benefits from breathing exercises but not from meditation.

@bryansphere6359 2 жыл бұрын

@ IP! What I appreciate most about you is your thoroughness and the painstaking research you commit to in order to be truthful and accurate. God bless your scholarly work! Keep contending earnestly for the faith. We serve an incredible savior!

@InspiringPhilosophy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@AnakinSkywalker-zq6lm 2 жыл бұрын

The Vsauce of Christianity.

@gagishaggi6969 2 жыл бұрын

I've heard your premise, I've studied this for a long time, I'd like to teach you why it has major benefits from it, but why these are replaceable and repeatable and why there are harms it causes. I'd like to teach you about my perspective.

@nathanketsdever3150 2 жыл бұрын

The common error in these comparisons is lack of taking socio-economic levels (income and poverty) or perhaps to a lesser extent levels of unemployment into account. Pointing to the possibility of the reverse cause is quite interesting as well. There are also studies which look more at a personal level, which seem like a more direct way to make these types of comparisons. Ultimately, meta-analysis is the way to go.

@shitpostinc.4544 2 жыл бұрын

6:03 Actually diversity does correlate very strongly with social distrust and crime.

@igboman2860 2 жыл бұрын

Lol the supremacists are here

@shitpostinc.4544 2 жыл бұрын

@@igboman2860 I reject any kind of ethnocentrism, but The truth is something we should pursue regardless of how unconfortable it is

@juancarlosaliba4866 2 жыл бұрын

Love that Dawkins last part! Hahaha Just like the Ehrman vs. Ehrman in the reliability of the New Testament you had earlier

@JPvwvr6 Жыл бұрын

What a fantastic, thorough response. We need more of this! Thank you.

@dudarmedharet 6 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to make it. I couldn't find the article on screen with the title "Over 25 studies show religion is associated with depression!" published in Salooney. Visible at 49:12. Could you provide a direct link to it? Or is the article fictious, in order to illustrate that you could wrongfully argue for that point? Nothing wrong if that is the case, just didn’t come across to me.

@ferrywijaya2557 Жыл бұрын

First, they reversed cause and effect. Second, they do not discern external religiousness with internal religiousness. Anti-theists, when analyzing Christians and Christianity, forgot that Jesus fought against mere external religiousness in His time on earth; Jesus wants humans to build their internal religiousness first before showing off their external religiousness.

@nanakojo 2 жыл бұрын

This is a very good video. Thanks

@salmatouaiti9799 2 жыл бұрын

Writing my dissertation on this!! Thanks!! Recommend me any books on harmful religion?

@InspiringPhilosophy 2 жыл бұрын

Check out one I just read, “the myth of religious violence.”

@EstudioVoitheia 2 жыл бұрын

I think that a more clear definition of intrinsic religiosity may be: To personne who look at the religion to discover what is more valuable in life and stablish goals in life. The opposite (extrinsic religiosity), is the person who have a given hierachy of values (ex. Familly, Country, Health) and uses religion as a way to reach their already stabilished goal.

@landonlawson2676 Жыл бұрын

It's ironic how the bad things atheists point out about religious areas are directly contrary to the teachings of that religion. Take, for instance, the homicide example. You know, the very behavior that goes against one of the ten commandments. The terrible thing they point out is committed by individuals who act contrary to the teavhings of a religious person. The only logical conclusion you can come up with is that those specific individuals committing those crimes are either not religious or claim they're religious but don't actually take their religion seriously...or else they'd actually follow the beliefs of their religion.

@veezienhamoruhwande99 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome research👏👏👏 well explained... this makes me more proud to be a Christian

@malakiyahj4931 2 жыл бұрын

The word "religion" is a complicated one. Considering the four points mentioned below, things like atheism, humanism, commerce, parenting, schooling, farming, Christianity, Hinduism, science, philosophy, transhumanism, sports, art, music, etc. are basically all religions--regardless of whether or not they include a god or mighty one or belief in the supernatural. 1. People have different views as to what exactly a religion is and what should be considered religion and what should not. 2. The use of the word religion has changed over time. 3. There are different definitions of the word religion even used today; some definitions are more inclusive, others are more exclusive. 4. If you go to the dictionary, you'll see that a belief system, a lifestyle, or whatever can basically be both a religion and non-religion at the same time partly, because the word religion is not generally agreed upon. Religion (in Oxford Languages): 1.the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. 1.1a particular system of faith and worship. 1.2a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance.

@letter5330 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video Brother. God bless you

@aleckazamproductions8139 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the fun!

@michaeldaniel2022 2 жыл бұрын

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@aleckazamproductions8139 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldaniel2022 thank you. I watched it all. I think I get it now.

@grace3675 2 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of the perception that Christianity is harmful says more about the words of the spokespeople than the lives of its adherents. It's easy to forget that the news does not represent reality - it represents what generates engagement from viewers (e.g., things that make people mad and frustrated and angry and fearful and upset. )

@regpharvey 2 жыл бұрын

It's not true that "Everyone knows that correlation does not equal causation." Far too people know this, and it results in poor reasoning very frequently.

@alianagutierrez1459 2 жыл бұрын

Aww IP you have done a great job on this one 🥰. ooh just imagine your opposites's reaction. " Touché" - 🧐 secularist/Atheist

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

No citations are presented. Just lots of assertions

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

@Eric Bailey Like a Penn & Teller TV show about magic, that citation says nothing about religion. Look up the trophy on Google for that program on KZfaq, which others may claim, but not anyone who searched for it. In the same way, if I cited the quality of roads, and bridges in China (a godless country) vs the US or the very low crime rate in Japan which is mainly Shinto, will it not be the same cherry picking ? That it is mostly evangelicals who beLIEve that the former president of the US is still the president or that the hard working people who counted votes are lying, does not make the expositions in this presionation, with gratuitous citations that are non sequiturs, very credible.

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

@Eric Bailey Guess its true then, religion solves everything !! Good to know. All that symbolic drinking of blood and symbolic eating of flesh makes complete sense. Guess all there is to do, is wait for the rapture, tribulation, millenium, releasing of the devil, final judgement and an eternity in praise an adoration. Amen.

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

@Eric Bailey Bad things happen to people randomly. People are not perfect. To correlate someone's behavior to some incidental adverse occurrence is "superstitious" at best and stupid at worst. My mom died of old age without a car accident. She had a St Christopher medal in every vehicle she owned. What should one make of that ? A devout Christian friend's 18 month old grandson had a near SID event while she was babysitting him. The child is severely mentally challenged from that encounter. And is now a huge burden on the family in many ways. Is that a "noble blessing" ?? Preachers make a living reconciling "strange circumstances" with "the will of God". However this is really because of humanity's greatest attribute to making order out of chaos (which is why computers exist)...but when people can't make sense of the chaos...they just proselytize their "meaningful religion story" as an answer. It really is a mockery of intellect though, to create a fear or presupposition of harm, because of some comment related to a deity.

@JesusChrististheonlyway777 Жыл бұрын

There is no stopping the prophecy will be filled , people who reject God Jesus Christ will hate us .

@audioartisan 2 жыл бұрын

In a perfect world, those that follow the scriptures to the letter would never commit crimes period. Of course this isn't a perfect world, and we are all being tested ...Will you pass this test?

@evanogrady2876 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have links to sources for this video? Normally you have links in your description but this time they're not there.

@webslinger527 2 жыл бұрын

He shows them on screen.

@lzzrdgrrl7379 8 ай бұрын

And if you want to read them, just hit 'pause'.....'>.......

@michaelparsons3007 2 жыл бұрын

There is no essential dichotomous between ritual and intrinsic. Many of us Christians that attend ritually based traditions balk even at the hint that these two things cannot exist simultaneously. This is the problem with Protestantism and the continued reaction against “tradition”, the tradition of reacting to tradition which is a ritual in and of itself. There is no escape from ritual. A mode of thought is itself a ritual. We need more nuance and also more resolution when discussing ritual, tradition, intrinsic belief etc.

@abyssimus 2 жыл бұрын

While I do agree (and from personal experience) that extrinsic practices are very useful scaffolding for intrinsic faith to climb up while it grows, there is a point where one has to decide which has higher priority (either letting the intrinsic grow beyond the extrinsic, or else sealing the intrinsic up in a tower of the extrinsic). The New Testament is pretty much Jesus and then Paul arguing with extrinsically religious folks that intrinsic faith matters more, and letting them know that no amount of extrinsic ritual will build that intrinsic base if it's not already there.

@MrGustavier 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Job ! Great animations ! I liked the distinction between extrinsic vs intrinsic. But like you said, correlation doesn't mean causation. Within a religious group, some will be intrinsic, and some will be extrinsic, but maybe it is their personality that determines who will be which (maybe it is neuroticism that makes someone extrinsic). In that case, the real comparison shouldn't be intrinsic vs extrinsic, but compare people with the same personality traits across the religious line. If the causality goes the other way around, then doesn't that mean that religious people should strive to be more intrinsic and less extrinsic ? But doesn't that mean that religious people should stop proselytizing ? Stop reasoning in a tribal "us vs them" manner ?

@jennifernihongi9696 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I saw your recent debate on this topic and saw how much stronger your case was than your opponent. I wish you had more time to talk like in this video and that would have settled everything. It was disappointing to see that the free discussion focused way too much on semantics, which should have been settled from the beginning (not your fault at all). :)

@InspiringPhilosophy 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, but his entire case hinges on defining dangerous in such a broad and absurd way.

@jennifernihongi9696 2 жыл бұрын

@@InspiringPhilosophy, agreed. It was very odd, but thought you handled it so well. In general, isn't that what a lot of atheists do? Keep terms and ideas as vague as possible so it's difficult to refute? Anyway, this video was so helpful and really like how you make your case. :)

@Scorned405 Жыл бұрын

I don’t think the religion itself contributes to higher homicide but usually violent crime is higher in places of lower education and poverty. Religion is also more prevalent amongst the least educated and poor

@bds3919 11 ай бұрын

There is nothing that a person could not believe based solely on their faith. That is why I think religiosity is harmful. Evidence and logic do not matter to true believers and that is terrifying to the rest of us. I don't think that religious people are evil but I am afraid of their thought process and what it could mean for me and my family.

@kapterokal 10 ай бұрын

I believe that in the case of Christianity, harmful Christians are like this because of external factors, such as the teachings and ideologies of bad parents, literalism and biblical misinterpretations, the ideology and society of the local area, and the fact that a large percentage of the population are meanies, for example i have seen atheists and theists be complete idiots. So these individuals deviated from truly Christian teachings, in a mix of extremist conservatism and a misconception of an entire ideology that it is actually harmful.

@joe5959 8 ай бұрын

I could say that about any group i dont like....youre not making any points

@ActuarialNinja 2 жыл бұрын

This is a badly needed video. Very well done! It would be interesting to see a similar analysis but for levels of scientific accomplishment and religion (the common claim by skeptics being that the best scientists are more likely to be non-religious, and therefore religion is holding society back).

@michaeldaniel2022 2 жыл бұрын

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@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously ? Measuring science accomplishment vs religion on a graph? How many people just say they are religious just so they have a social group to share a culture plus framework for christening, marrying and burying ? How does one measure that ? And vs what measure of scientific accomplishment ? Maybe it should be conceded now that the most Nobel Prizes go to followers of the Old Testament, right ? NO skeptics claim the best scientists are likely to be none religious, that is idiotic...first science is a process that is used for predicting physical behavior. The best SCIENCE is done by providing quantitative descriptions of events that can be used repetitively. Regardless of belief, good science will show reproducibly whether prayer or penicillin doses affect infection outcomes. Remarkably for all the faith healing on TV, society should be really advanced by now without needing all that medicine stuff holding civilization back.

@geoffstemen3652 2 жыл бұрын

@@onedaya_martian1238 I have seen many skeptics make exactly that “idiotic” claim.

@onedaya_martian1238 2 жыл бұрын

@@geoffstemen3652 Being a skeptic and an idiot isn't always mutually exclusive ? Someone saying something stupid neither validates nor invalidates a claim. An intelligent person would surely know that.

@geoffstemen3652 2 жыл бұрын

@@onedaya_martian1238 Okay.

@johnnyrepine937 2 жыл бұрын

Unemployment and mobility...crime: Both are part of the vicious cycle of the for profit prison system. Police patrol lower income areas more often, arresting more lower income people, who can't afford good lawyers, often take plea deals under duress, and serve disproportionately harsher sentences than more affluent people who have committed identical crimes... ... Then after serving time, they face unemployment due to the hiring bias against felons, the gaps in employment history, etc., and, then both finances and other penalties, such as a parole officer, imposed on felons limit their mobility...

@305thief8 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video Mr IP keep it up glad you on Tik Tok

@robertortiz-wilson1588 Жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful.

@noahdanielg 2 жыл бұрын

Secular naturalistic narcissism is harmful. We need *more* religion not less

@webslinger527 2 жыл бұрын

@@missouritravelers did u not watch the video. What your saying is nonsense

@Tzimiskes3506 2 жыл бұрын

@@missouritravelers can't believe people still use these as arguments...

@thomasecker9405 2 жыл бұрын

@@missouritravelers -_- Dude, the entire video was one big, "Really???".

@holycrusader7804 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@ab-hv8qs 9 ай бұрын

More religion? Maybe. Its is useful tool to control simple minded people. But that religion to be Christianity? No. Christianity is awful. If you need religion to be a guide for moral standard i recommend Daoism.

@ScientificNotation34 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video brother

@just-some-muslim 2 жыл бұрын

@@theguyver4934 Is that a problem?

@just-some-muslim 2 жыл бұрын

@@theguyver4934 Ok sorry for misunderstanding you! I'm muslim too alhamdulillah!

@kalimachooka593 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the video... But wouldn't you think The French Revolution is a prime example of what would happen to society if they outlawed Christianity?? Especially with the Exaltation of Atheism in its place???

@summonedskull4056 2 жыл бұрын

A better example would probably be the former Ussr, consider the fact that the French revolution was also the handiwork of dissenting catholic priests and at some point used the cult of reason, yes it was atheistic during the height of the red terror but Christianity wasn't entirely suppressed.

@kalimachooka593 2 жыл бұрын

@@summonedskull4056 The Russian Revolution and French Revolution had their similarities though but I get what you mean...

@someonetheperson2332 2 жыл бұрын

Off-topic question, IP. What do the Hebrew tattoos you have translate to?

@InspiringPhilosophy 2 жыл бұрын

Hosea 4:6

@webslinger527 2 жыл бұрын

@@InspiringPhilosophy what’s your next video going to be

@thomasecker9405 2 жыл бұрын

@@InspiringPhilosophy You have Hosea 4:6 tattooed to your arm in Hebrew??? That is borh interesting and strange...

@Ayushgraphy 2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasecker9405 that is temporary henna tattoo popular in India and middle East not permanent tattoo

@thomasecker9405 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ayushgraphy You sure???

@juancarlosaliba4866 2 жыл бұрын

It is said: Saints see opportunities where hell caused havocs to the world. And indeed it still holds true!

@modernmachiavelli9261 2 жыл бұрын

I'll put it this way: 94% of all wars and major conflicts were secular, not religious. Only 6% of wars had anything to do with religion, and more than half that percentage was Islam. The only time Christianity was associated with violence was when Christians were persecuted by atheists, pagans, Muslims & Jews, so other people (usually non-Christian) get upset at the injustice and fight to defend the Christians. But that's rare. Either that or non-Christian forces will infiltrate the church and inflict harm against society, so it appears as if there's Christians doing it. The least corrupt countries on the map have a Christian heritage. Usually when there is corruption in a Christian society, it's because non-Christians are attacking that society. Or because corruption scares the people there into Christianity, so there's a correlation. There's also the definition of "crime." Statists commit a lot of crimes, but they change the definition of crime so they appear innocent, and they entrap others into crimes. So you can go to a secular communist country and say "there's less crime" but it's only because the state covers it's crimes or changes the definition of crime. Secular statists will murder and steal but say it's not a crime, then cause others to have to murder and steal. Upwards of 250 million people were killed by atheists in the 20th century, which is more than all people who've ever died at war combined. So if we're talking about appearances then you can say Christianity is harmful, but if we're talking about reality, it's the opposite. It's obvious, we all know it. Christians don't rape, murder, kidnap & turn people into zombies, they made pretty much every ethical advancement in history from the abolition of slavery to almost every human rights movement. When non-Christians make "ethical" advancements, it's usually a front for something corrupt or a money scheme. The reason atheists are underrepresented in prison and religious people are overrepresented in prison is because atheists imprison religious people, and because prisoners tend to become religious, particularly through proselytization. Christians are sheep, others are wolves. How did we get slavery in modern society? Because Chinese atheists combined with western communists to weaponize atheists & pagans against Christianity, now everything is corrupt. That's the scientific truth.

@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 2 жыл бұрын

No True Scotsman Fallacy. The catholic church has definitely had its issues, but that isn't a Christianity issue, that is a "too much power in the hands of men" issue. Men shouldn't have power over men, only God should. Any where that men have power over other men, there will be wars and persecution.

@LiSe0 2 жыл бұрын

@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 Agreed.

@VerrouSuo 2 жыл бұрын

“The only time when Christianity was associated with violence was when Christians were persecuted…” Oh. And the crusades. People tend to forget about those.

@codygillard 2 жыл бұрын

@@VerrouSuo watch Brian's Holdsworth's video about the crusades, it'll paint them in a different (not necessarily positive) light

@VerrouSuo 2 жыл бұрын

@@codygillard I mean… no matter how much the modern view distorts the crusades, they are undeniably violence associated with Christianity, which was my only assertion. I’m not exactly in a position to pass moral judgement on the crusades; it’s not a subject to which I have exposure sufficient enough to offer an informed historical opinion.

@studioofgreatness9598 Жыл бұрын

You need to share all your resources in the description so we can read what your saying is true.

@vinroycrossman-walker6465 Жыл бұрын

He don't need to since he provided all his points of evidence in the video.

@michaelj.frazee9043 2 жыл бұрын

THE "FRUIT" OF THE DOCTRINE OF ETERNAL TORMENT 1. Many see it as evil and do not want to worship a God that advocates such things. It causes people to reject Jesus Christ and instead become atheists. 2. It desensitizes a person to such an evil teaching and shows a no mercy attitude. 3. Only a selfish heart can be content in their personal salvation, when people are burning and suffering for all of eternity. 4. This teaching gives people a perverted sense of love and justice. 5. The thirst for revenge. 6. They love God out of fear, instead of genuine love. 7. It causes anger and tension amongst people because they think, chances are, they're going to hell. 8. It promotes violence and unforgiveness. 9. It breeds self-righteous Christians. 10. Has been known to cause mental health issues and in many instances to become severe and even suicidal tendencies.

@cosmicwarfare4377 2 жыл бұрын

A very well done and comprehensive video. You continue to make very good points in defense of Christianity. Your research won't be in any way, shape or form, and it is clear you have worked very hard on this video(as you have in so many other videos as well). Rest easy after your work. God bless!

@johnnyrepine937 2 жыл бұрын

4:00 ...other factors like poverty...gun rights... Well, if we look at just the Republican platform, with its emphasis on god and guns, and its opposition to social programs and reproductive rights, a clearer picture starts to emerge.

@christislord4608 2 жыл бұрын

Isnt an r-value of 0.1 rather low for establishing a correlation?

@ETIA0 2 жыл бұрын

Too bad I always end up missing the ones I want to watch, I just ain't able to attend most of my favorite Live Streams, because I am Busy or they come on the exact time that I am leaving out I Almost Always Miss Live Streams

@bakacs1n 2 жыл бұрын

That ending thou ...

@InspiringPhilosophy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching to the end

@gabetalks9275 2 жыл бұрын

*"It's the social structures and good people that decrease crime. Not the religion itself."* That doesn't make any sense. Those social structures are built upon the beliefs of the religion in the first place. If the believes were inherently dangerous, than the environment would reflect that. This is why Churches with doctrine ranging from poor at best to alt-right at worst are always the toxic Churches that everyone fears. Because they push homophobia, ableism, sexism, racism, perpetual McCarthyism, misinformation, conspiracy theories, and the heavily politicized culture war narrative as essential doctrine. No social structure can properly function without a good belief system serving as its foundation. This is why its those types of Churches that always have toxic social structures that are built upon an imbalance of power that consistently end in scandals one after another. There's a reason why it's always the Churches founded upon sound doctrine that actually thrive and do real good for the community.

@MrGustavier 2 жыл бұрын

Have you frequented both types of churches ?

@windmill63 2 жыл бұрын

These social structures are based where can I find them?

@olivermakower Жыл бұрын

Can you share your sources please.

@michaelnixda8143 2 жыл бұрын

I object to the using of the term "Atheists" in that general way. Most atheists don't care about religion (that's why they are atheist). Certainly there are some "Atheists" who argue agsainst all "Theists". But most of the time I think its some of the one kind argue aginst some of the other kind. E.g. most atheist channels I'm viewing are arguing agains fundamentalist or literal interpretations of the bibel; not actually against the "be kind to one another" part of Christianity. At least in my community it's about being convincing by behaviour, not: be of my kind of belief or get your head bashed.

@Phillibetrus 2 жыл бұрын

32:51 I facepalmed when I saw this list. Reproductive rights is just a euphemism for abortion which I view as just a subset of homicide, and same with death with dignity which is just assisted suicide. I would probably have similar gripes with the other statements as IP points out later in the video but if you are arguing that these 2 things are good you have lost me entirely and I would say that this list in general even if it was 100% accurate is more reason to think that secular people are less moral.

@budgetsquid0639 Жыл бұрын

Brothers and Sisters the Time is So Close.

@mursuhillo242 Жыл бұрын

The time for what? Culling the religious nuts? World would be a lot better place without religions.

@misterauctor7353 10 ай бұрын

@@mursuhillo242 Evidence?

@kaishiden4586 Жыл бұрын

so what happened to the 900 people who died in jonestown, child abuse, or blocking science by teaching fear superstition?

@petery6432 2 жыл бұрын

30:24 I'm pretty sure what Aron was talking about was the doctrine of original sin. The " children are born defective" fits better with that idea than total depravity.

@utopiabuster 2 жыл бұрын

"While the rest of the world was busy constructing and developing civilization through all its trials and tribulations along come atheist convinced they can take credit for it all". When atheist make claims like how religion is the cause of all the ills of the world it's easy to not take them seriously considering how very little, if anything, atheist and atheism has contributed to the improvement of society. Atheist almost pathologically deny any correlation between communist authoritarianism and atheism despite the fact that regimes like North Korea and China make atheism practically a state religion if not a requirement for political success in any event. One goal of communism is to replace the moral authority of God with the moral authority of the state and we all know how that works in China and North Korea. China currently has the fastest growing Christian population in the world by adult conversion and projected to be the largest Christian demographic in the world by 2030. This statistic lends credibility to a desire for "intrinsic religiosity" which may then extend to culture and societal improvements. After all, why embrace Christianity if atheist China is such a model of societal perfection? This is once again a masterpiece of clarity and by IP. But I'm a simple man. When an atheist tells me how evil Christianity and religion is, I'll just consider that atheist an example of having an under-evolved sense of reality. Peace and God Bless

@cooking_innovations 2 жыл бұрын

There is no harm in people practicing religion. We have to respect other people's belief. Unfortunately their are some people out there who through ignorance tarnish the name of religion. Being ignorant is not Being bad its just lack of knowledge

@jasonbuford496 2 жыл бұрын

Why should we respect other aka wrong beliefs?

@cooking_innovations 2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonbuford496 Respect brings self respect. If someone is wrong than Surely we do not have wrongs in us that someone else can criticise?

@jasonbuford496 2 жыл бұрын

@@cooking_innovations No, my foundational beliefs can not be wrong. Sure we can be wrong about tactics but that doesn't justify respecting falsehood.

@cooking_innovations 2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonbuford496 good for you 👍

@jasonbuford496 2 жыл бұрын

@@cooking_innovations Do you respect my beliefs

@bugstomper4670 2 жыл бұрын

The start of European Atheism, was in 1755 in Lisbon (Portugal) on All Saints Day. 98% of the population was in churches praying. Then the earthquake struck, and the stone churches came tumbling down and killed everyone in the churches. Those who weren't in churches, got killed by the tsunami 15 minutes later. Just thought you'd like to know.

@holycrusader7804 Жыл бұрын

It’s sad so many people are misinformed

@treasuretv1 Жыл бұрын

Remember that the bible has rules on how to get into heaven, if someone wants to go to nd believes this is how you get there, they'll follow those rules, leading to better behavior if those rules call for such.

@Hadrianus01 2 жыл бұрын

Islam épisode next? 😁

@jesirrah12 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rlccar8518 Жыл бұрын

"It is more plausible that higher levels of homicide are probably stemming from other factors." The point being, the people who make religion/homicide claims already knew they weren't telling the truth...or easily COULD have.