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  • Опубликовано: 30 апр 2019
  • This was my presentation at the Saved By Science / Dare to Care conference in Richmond, Virginia, hosted by the American Humanist Association.
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  • @AronRa
    @AronRa  5 лет назад +113

    For those who would like to see the text of this speech.
    www.patheos.com/blogs/reasonadvocates/2019/05/01/religious-values/

    • @hglundahl
      @hglundahl 5 лет назад +5

      Thank you!

    • @stylis666
      @stylis666 5 лет назад +4

      We all give thanks to the great AronRa for this awesome manifesto! :p
      Well, the thanking and the size parts of this comment aren't jokes :) You are HUGE and I'm immensely grateful! :D Even if it's just because you reminded me I promised two Jehova Witnesses I would look up where god commanded a bloodbath and the taking of virgin girls.
      Edit: I typed manifeto o_O

    • @JohnStopman
      @JohnStopman 5 лет назад +6

      Thanks Aron! You are one of the best because you are fearless :-)

    • @AronRa
      @AronRa  5 лет назад +17

      @@redeemedone8553 No, I don't remember that. I remember having to explain to many Christians that Jesus *was* Jewish, and that he insisted that his followers had to follow "every jot and tittle" of the old Mosaic laws.

    • @Ellehsdee
      @Ellehsdee 5 лет назад +7

      I would love to see you on Joe Rogan experience one day.

  • @bbi1965
    @bbi1965 5 лет назад +210

    As an atheist, Aron exhibits more humility and compassion for others than any Christian I've ever met.

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 5 лет назад +18

      If a Christian does something good, one has always to question his motives. Usually it is to please his skywizard to get a VIP ticket to heaven. I have a hard time seeing a person who needs to be told to act good as a guenuinely good person. It's remarkable that some people feel the need that they need to be told that killing is bad. As if our laws weren't enough to prevent them from doing so. Some seem to only restrain themselves only because ther Gawd told so, as they seem to think a nonbeliever can't possible come to his own conclusion that killing is bad.

    • @Israel_Vazquez
      @Israel_Vazquez 5 лет назад

      You need to get out more then.

    • @Israel_Vazquez
      @Israel_Vazquez 5 лет назад +1

      @@maythesciencebewithyou every wise Christian nose good works doesn't get you into heaven. What is an atheist does something good I question their motives, because more than likely they are doing good for their own selfish interests. Tax breaks, feeling high and mighty

    • @Israel_Vazquez
      @Israel_Vazquez 5 лет назад +3

      You're either lying or have never met a real Christian

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 5 лет назад +12

      @@Israel_Vazquez You are a delusional lunatic.

  • @myjciskate4
    @myjciskate4 5 лет назад +373

    I wish I could answer Religous fundamental Christians with quick, witty comebacks like Aron does. That alone is an impressive skill.

    • @rvanhees89
      @rvanhees89 5 лет назад +19

      'Well, then forgive me' (Bill Hicks) is a good reply to whatever fundamentalist christians throw at you :D

    • @daddyaf945
      @daddyaf945 5 лет назад +14

      Andrew Thoppil The first step when responding to the fundamentally superstitious is giving a shit about what they have to say.

    • @myjciskate4
      @myjciskate4 5 лет назад +6

      Henk van der Laak You see, that is the problem. I am simply not that quick and clever on my feet.

    • @myjciskate4
      @myjciskate4 5 лет назад +3

      Daddy AF Very True

    • @drakekay6577
      @drakekay6577 5 лет назад +9

      @@myjciskate4 I was watching Young Sheldon today, in this episode his mother confiscates all of his comics on the basis of nudity, violence, and godlessness. Sheldon offered up the bible in addition to the material she was confiscating, and added SEVERAL truths about its contents. Literally placing the Bible at the top of the list of vulgar material. 0:17-0:25 ruclips.net/video/nCeHnnnnh5Y/видео.html

  • @JimmyRJump
    @JimmyRJump 5 лет назад +156

    In 1973 I was the representative of my Royal Middle School at the first Atheist/Humanist Youth Celebration, held at Forest National in Brussels before an audience of 12 thousand people, a feast organised as a counterpart to the christian Solemn Communion/Confirmation. I'm from Belgium, born in 1961. In my family I'm the fourth generation that wasn't baptised.

    • @MichaelJonesC-4-7
      @MichaelJonesC-4-7 5 лет назад

      *JimmyRJump*
      I've always heard that the trouble with Baptists is that they don't hold them under long enough. ; )

    • @ImNotaRussianBot
      @ImNotaRussianBot Месяц назад

      Lucky. I'm born into a community of idiot fundamentalists.

  • @ilta-communicationtraining
    @ilta-communicationtraining 5 лет назад +117

    This should be watched by EVERY teenager who understands English. Bravo!!!

    • @ceejay6644
      @ceejay6644 5 лет назад +5

      Taking notes.

    • @Erminestreet
      @Erminestreet 3 года назад +3

      Not only English, but every language that adherents of Abrahamic religions understand

  • @RavenholmZombie
    @RavenholmZombie 5 лет назад +86

    I'd love to see Aron debate Dennis Prager. Ra would mop the floor with him.

    • @matthiaslangendorff4341
      @matthiaslangendorff4341 5 лет назад +16

      Im pretty sure that destruction of humans is not allowed on youtube...

    • @RavenholmZombie
      @RavenholmZombie 5 лет назад +10

      @@matthiaslangendorff4341 I can see the headlines now: "Humanity UTTERLY OBLITERATED BY FACTS"

    • @Shon31
      @Shon31 5 лет назад +15

      I do not want him to debate Prager for two reasons:
      First, arguing with an idiot is futile.
      Second, I do not wish to legitimize Prager.

    • @vicredshaw1155
      @vicredshaw1155 5 лет назад +6

      @@Shon31 Prager wouldn't dare !

    • @sanford943
      @sanford943 4 года назад

      So would Mr Diety. As often does.

  • @TheOicyu812
    @TheOicyu812 5 лет назад +58

    2:19 - "Commie pinko junkie weirdo freak" --- That's what I'm naming my new heavy metal band.

    • @bigearl3867
      @bigearl3867 5 лет назад +4

      I'll buy your album even if it turns out to be utter crap.
      First song should be Hypocrite-Infallible.
      Second song- Infidel at the prom.

    • @jman5675
      @jman5675 5 лет назад +6

      Do you need a terrible drummer? I volunteer

    • @DrownedInExile
      @DrownedInExile 5 лет назад +4

      I like "Big Banging Monkey's Uncles" myself.
      Spoken by an ignorant theist trying to be insulting, but ended up being unintentionally hilarious.

    • @miischaqi2676
      @miischaqi2676 5 лет назад +4

      That’s what I’m naming my next child

    • @unlimitedduckgamer
      @unlimitedduckgamer 5 лет назад +1

      You need a bassist, a Racist Bassist. (Game Grumps reference)

  • @Troubleshooter125
    @Troubleshooter125 5 лет назад +51

    "You get one life. Live it."
    Sound wisdom. _Molte grazie,_ Aron!

  • @DarthServo
    @DarthServo 5 лет назад +54

    We're still in an age of residual McCarthyism.

    • @Katzztar
      @Katzztar 5 лет назад +2

      I've mentioned that before when discussing the oddity of the current political climate under Trump. I mentioned how during McCarthyism's high days Russia was equal to socialism and were equal in being hated. It still was in the so-called "post McCarthyism" times in late 70s-80s, when there movies like Red Dawn, Red October, or Rambo and it was common to hear "Die commie scum!" in movies even as a joke (some movie even had a guy dressed as Rambo for Halloween).
      Today many no longer hate Russia and don't spit on saying it yet still have the knee-jerk reaction to socialism. Hollywood no longer puts out movies like Red Dawn en masse, yet people still sneer at people who say they are socialist, even if its 'democtratic socialist'.

  • @edwardtrickett6064
    @edwardtrickett6064 5 лет назад +26

    AronRa
    You sir are the voice of our generation
    My hat goes off to you

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 5 лет назад +3

      He's the voice of reason in a world that seems to want to go backwards.

    • @edwardtrickett6064
      @edwardtrickett6064 5 лет назад +1

      @@maythesciencebewithyou It does and it doesn't.
      There are many individuals who are starting to believe that we live on a flat earth. This despite MOUNTAINS of evidence. That is one example of people's idiocy going full throttle.
      Thankfully they are in the minority, there are more individuals learning correctly about science and turning away from religion.
      I firmly believe that within the next 100/150 years religion will go completely or be a minute fraction of its current size.

  • @archaichobo6969
    @archaichobo6969 5 лет назад +60

    I love this talk. It reminds me of, Give the devil his due, that one was great too.

    • @TshaajThomas
      @TshaajThomas 5 лет назад +1

      You're doing it - give the devil his due.

    • @MichaelJonesC-4-7
      @MichaelJonesC-4-7 5 лет назад

      Indeed.
      i.pinimg.com/736x/df/aa/20/dfaa202848a2c752fc03b3de6daf2433--atheist-agnostic-atheist-quotes.jpg

  • @MissJubillee
    @MissJubillee 5 лет назад +83

    I am not gay. But I like to wear men's clothing cause it's more comfortable and cheaper. And the t-shirts have better cartoon characters.

    • @sciencefirst7032
      @sciencefirst7032 5 лет назад +11

      My ex would wear t-shirts, jeans and Dock Martians. She was so hot!

    • @magellanicraincloud
      @magellanicraincloud 5 лет назад +20

      And functional pockets! And harder wearing! And sensible sizing systems! Women's clothing is ridiculous...

    • @stylis666
      @stylis666 5 лет назад +10

      God created Adam in an Armani suit and Eve naked, obviously :p
      Anyway, men's, women's, it's cultural and only insecure whiny bitches object to a man wearing women's clothing and/or make-up and a woman wearing man's clothing. Most people from most cultures also seem to think that women should act 'feminine', whatever the fuck that is, and men should act 'manly' - which I can only boil down to macho, dense and insecure - and again, only insecure whiny bitches care.
      Also, god created me with too little money or I would be wearing Armani suits every day :p Obviously :p
      And heaven exists and is a real place. Cute girl+sweater=heaven. Theists just suck at practical problem solving.

    • @kathryngeeslin9509
      @kathryngeeslin9509 5 лет назад +8

      I totally and absolutely agree with everyone above.
      Could never understand why men's clothing would be sturdier, more comfortable, and much cheaper than women's.

    • @Shon31
      @Shon31 5 лет назад +8

      And the pants have real pockets

  • @catseye10000
    @catseye10000 5 лет назад +95

    Every time AnronRa speaks humanity wins

    • @Israel_Vazquez
      @Israel_Vazquez 5 лет назад

      Why?

    • @ImGoingSupersonic
      @ImGoingSupersonic 4 года назад

      It doesn't tho

    • @the_polish_prince8966
      @the_polish_prince8966 3 года назад

      Hero worship isn’t a good look.

    • @thakraken6995
      @thakraken6995 3 года назад +6

      @@Israel_Vazquez because he's skilled in the ability of disproving your god

    • @Israel_Vazquez
      @Israel_Vazquez 3 года назад

      @@thakraken6995 that's a hot steaming pile of shit because Aron Ra-tard's nobody who doesn't even debate professional scholars.
      You're all so gullible it's sickening

  • @thomasridley8675
    @thomasridley8675 5 лет назад +40

    If religion brings you love and peace. Then why is their words always hate and fear.
    They are very good at choosing which laws to follow and which to ignore. Dispite the threat of hell.

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 5 лет назад +6

      Somebody should buy them a dictionary and teach them that each word has an actual meaning behind it and that often it isn't what they think it is.
      Religious folks misusing words, nothing new here.

    • @thomasridley8675
      @thomasridley8675 5 лет назад +5

      @@maythesciencebewithyou lets face it. Rational thoughts just don't compute with these people.

  • @MrWhateverfits
    @MrWhateverfits 5 лет назад +8

    When my brother was like 19 or 20 he got into some trouble and got lucky enough to do community service at our parents church. One day he was mowing the lawn and a 15 year old girl came walking up to the church from the high school nearby during school hours. She walked right up to the youth pastors office, my brother and the pastor were the only ones there that day. So my brother got curious and climbed onto the roof and looked though the office window on the second floor and saw them banging on his desk. My brother told the church and they all knew and were completely ok with it.

    • @crimsondynamo615
      @crimsondynamo615 5 лет назад +2

      Whateverfits sounds like some Eyes Wide Shut shit up in this business

    • @josephrodriguez2780
      @josephrodriguez2780 4 года назад +1

      Should have told the police that story it's call rape!

  • @ericvulgate
    @ericvulgate 5 лет назад +10

    and when they die they will never know they were wrong-
    how nice for them.

  • @jakfan09
    @jakfan09 5 лет назад +29

    I live in Virginia. Awesome to see you come here Aron!

  • @LENGTHEATER
    @LENGTHEATER 5 лет назад +29

    Non-bigfoot believers unite!

    • @adm0iii
      @adm0iii 5 лет назад +1

      Yes! Smallfoot is real!

    • @LENGTHEATER
      @LENGTHEATER 5 лет назад +3

      @@adm0iii Indeed. And he wants your money!!!

    • @leepeel7129
      @leepeel7129 5 лет назад

      I sell bigfoot keeper-awayer devices, if anybody needs one! Genuine!

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 5 лет назад +3

      Heretic. Your words are blasphemie. Bigfoot is real. I play chess with him each Sunday.

  • @arnolfodesign
    @arnolfodesign 5 лет назад +9

    My wife n I have debates on these values often. She believes In a God but believes men made up religion and distorts what god would want for us, while I state men came up with both awful ideas. These get a bit heated at times. Really enjoyed your talk (wit included!), very clearly exposes the religious hypocrisy. If I had the guts I'd send the link to my wife.

    • @shanen8031
      @shanen8031 5 лет назад +3

      Whats her contact details? I will send the link for you 😂

  • @simongiles9749
    @simongiles9749 5 лет назад +29

    Aron vs Prager would be great to see, but I'm not aware of Prager stepping out from his corporate animations and engaging with other people to test his arguments.

    • @leepeel7129
      @leepeel7129 5 лет назад +6

      That Praeger pu guy... any time I hear some one say American men are being feminized, I get irate. And "University"? sounds more like a padded cell. I mean, well-padded incell!

    • @matthewgagnon9426
      @matthewgagnon9426 5 лет назад +4

      @@leepeel7129 Funny how the talk about how American men are being feminized always comes from overweight men like Prager, or effeminate men like PJW.

    • @EmeraldEyesEsoteric
      @EmeraldEyesEsoteric 5 лет назад +1

      The reigning champion when it comes to debunking religion in the most professional and thorough manner is without a doubt Theramintrees.

    • @SidheKnight
      @SidheKnight 5 лет назад +2

      Instead of a debate, I'd rather Aron made a video series like the one he made disproving the "Irrefutable Proof Of God" but with Praeger U. Each video of Aron's would be dedicated to tear apart one video of Praeger.

  • @joshuaduncan8834
    @joshuaduncan8834 5 лет назад +7

    This was beautiful and brilliant. I especially love when you use alliterative wordplay. It tickles my brain and makes me go "Ahh, I see what you did there." Bonus props for the Ren quote, lol.

    • @josephrodriguez2780
      @josephrodriguez2780 4 года назад

      I love the way he showed how these people Holt quotes out of the air that was for the deaf people in the room

  • @Kzoowallace
    @Kzoowallace 5 лет назад +25

    Remember to religion expansion of knowledge is a sin. And the idea of passing on knowledge to the next generation is not premited unless it is permitted by that religous authority.

    • @fnln3011
      @fnln3011 5 лет назад +15

      Which is an irony considering how Christians argue that morality is god given gift and we'd be monsters without him.
      Even by their own mythology the devil urged people to acquire morality while God forbade it.

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 5 лет назад +3

      Remember, the worst thing the devil did to humans was to give them wisdom and knowledge. Also self awareness.
      When Adam and Eve became self-aware, they realized that they were naked and started wearing things, even though God intended them to be naked.
      So I wonder why Christians are so prude? Shouldn't they throw away their clothes and start being naked as God intended them to be?

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 5 лет назад +3

      @Matt Smith Why you ask? Because according to Christians, he wrote the book through some people. Reading the bible or Koran is like reading Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and coming to the conclusion that Hitler is the good guy. Especially in the Koran, people need to be reminded every 2 or 3 sentences how great God/Allah is. If those books didn't explicitely tell you that God is the good guy, no sane mind would come to the conclusion that God is the good guy in the story.

  • @musicauthority7828
    @musicauthority7828 Год назад +5

    That is so true, you only get one conscious life and you better take full advantage of it. if you pass that up you're screwed. for there isn't another one coming along.

  • @thatperson0013
    @thatperson0013 5 лет назад +8

    As always Ra, great video. Greetings from the Netherlands.

  • @jhill4874
    @jhill4874 5 лет назад +8

    And God can't kill on his own. He has his minions kill for him.

  • @scubasteve2169
    @scubasteve2169 5 лет назад +25

    I hate the presup argument. How it should really go is:
    "Do you know everything or could you be wrong about the things you know?"
    "Yes"
    "Me too! Let's go learn things together. What do you know a lot about?"
    Love you man! These shows need to be on PBS, and discovery channel.

    • @scubasteve2169
      @scubasteve2169 5 лет назад +2

      @Vikram Parahoo I'd probably answer back "well, if I am wrong, and I am your god, you're gunna be in for a huge surprise when you die 😂😈"
      Haha jk, I'm more moral than that. I'd never burn anyone for eternity....maybe my ex.

  • @brandonfly6464
    @brandonfly6464 5 лет назад +5

    Man, I love how Aron injects humor into his speeches.
    This seemed like a bit of a tough crowd, but don't worry Aron - you got laughs outta me!

  • @KeithCooper-Albuquerque
    @KeithCooper-Albuquerque 5 лет назад +4

    Aron, this was an awesome talk! You inspire us all!

  • @neilforbes416
    @neilforbes416 5 лет назад +7

    Gee I hope Aron Ra visits my part of Australia sometime soon. I live just 40 or so minutes' drive north of Newcastle. Newcastle Entertainment Centre(at Newcastle Showground) would be a great venue for this brilliant man to address the huge crowd that he would surely attract.

  • @davidwatson8118
    @davidwatson8118 5 лет назад +9

    Thanks Aron 😎👍

  • @shruggzdastr8-facedclown
    @shruggzdastr8-facedclown 5 лет назад +7

    "Marmalade Mussolini" -- loved that!!

  • @musicauthority674
    @musicauthority674 7 месяцев назад +3

    This is one of Aron Ra's greatest lectures he has ever given. it covers every aspect of religion and humanism in the most detailed way possible. if you don't learn something from this lecture? then you completely missed the point. because this lecture explains it in the clearest way possible.

  • @TranslatorCarminum
    @TranslatorCarminum 5 лет назад +3

    A new Aron Ra speech? Today is a good day!
    I'm a simple man. I see Aron Ra behind a podium, I click and watch.

  • @AthenaSchroedinger
    @AthenaSchroedinger 5 лет назад +6

    Another great lecture! Enjoyed very much!

  • @darrynreid4500
    @darrynreid4500 3 года назад +6

    Aron, your description about the taste of socialism made me think of early experiences. When I was maybe 4 or 5 years old, I really thought "atheism" meant you'd swallowed wrong and were choking, because when the adults around me would say it, they'd screw up their faces, go red or purple and cough or sometimes spit. My misunderstanding was only corrected after an adult outside these circles asked if I was alright when I coughed and spluttered from gulping down some water too fast. I said that yes, I was okay, I was just having an atheism, and it'd go away once all the water goes down.

  • @Odinwray
    @Odinwray 5 лет назад +6

    Exceptional speech Aron! 💘

  • @neilforbes416
    @neilforbes416 5 лет назад +20

    "Marmalade Mussolini".... Best description of Trump I've heard since the "Toddler-In-Chief" became president! Utterly priceless!

    • @neilforbes416
      @neilforbes416 5 лет назад +1

      @Alec Wood: Dip the "Dorito" into the "Marmalade" as "Doritos" are meant to be dipped...... but because the "Dorito Mussolini" is dipped into the "Marmalade Mussolini".... that's bound to leave a nasty taste in the mouth!........Ugh!

    • @neilforbes416
      @neilforbes416 5 лет назад

      @Alec Wood: Sorry 'bout that, Chief!

    • @mikitsuki5008
      @mikitsuki5008 5 лет назад +1

      Ive always enjoyed Cheetoh in chief

    • @Troubleshooter125
      @Troubleshooter125 5 лет назад

      @Alec Wood Wash your dinner down with a Dolt 45!

    • @neilforbes416
      @neilforbes416 5 лет назад

      More like "Cheater-In-Chief"!

  • @chefkochjay
    @chefkochjay 5 лет назад +4

    Inspiring, as always. Good Speech.

  • @BLARG09
    @BLARG09 5 лет назад +70

    I've lost my mom to politics. She taught me growing up that all people were equal. That it didn't matter if people believed in God or didn't. So when she says something bad about Mexicans or about any Muslims I remind her that my mother taught me better than that. I don't have Facebook because I couldn't stand seeing what she posted.

    • @drakekay6577
      @drakekay6577 5 лет назад +9

      Yea, Ive always been appalled by the Love in and the hate out of group identity.

    • @magellanicraincloud
      @magellanicraincloud 5 лет назад +6

      I feel you mate. I have exactly the same thing.

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 5 лет назад +6

      People like her don't see those who don't belong to her own tribe as real people.

    • @BLARG09
      @BLARG09 5 лет назад +4

      @@maythesciencebewithyou She use to. 😭 What irritated me the most is the my great grandfather came from Scotland into Canada and settled in Montana. My family is a family from immigrants. Fairly recently.

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 5 лет назад +9

      @@BLARG09 Many immigrants are rightwingers. E.g. countries like Mexico are full of conservatives. Many immigrants like to burn down the bridge they once crossed in order to prevent competition from the new immigrants. Not rarely, recent immigrants are far more opposed to immigration than natives. They like to think they earned their life, and see it threatened by the new wave of immigration. People are afraid to fall down the social ladder. They only care abou their own social status and when they see it threatened they react aggressively. People who aren't worried about such things are less likely to be opposed to immigration, but those who fear for their jobs or whatever will often be opposed. Also, rightwingers have been spamming the internet and fearmongering people for over a decade, even the press and media is on it. People have been made paranoid.

  • @GodlessScummer
    @GodlessScummer 5 лет назад +7

    Great talk Aron.

  • @briq4339
    @briq4339 5 лет назад +3

    Way to go Aron. Tell it like it is!

  • @parajacks4
    @parajacks4 5 лет назад +8

    I often suggest exodus 21 as reading material to realise that god’s morals are that of primitive man.

    • @astroxvoid2078
      @astroxvoid2078 5 лет назад

      Super Kawaii Neko Chan No Baka Desu Ne Senpai (´・ω・`) かわいい So you’ve read the Bible beginning to end?

    • @josephrodriguez2780
      @josephrodriguez2780 4 года назад

      @@BelueSalamander I read the Bible 6 times in a monthand I came to the realization like you did it is BS

  • @miischaqi2676
    @miischaqi2676 5 лет назад +1

    Love it!! Keep up the excellent work, AronRa👍

  • @Largo64
    @Largo64 5 лет назад +1

    This is one of your best. Thank you, Aron!

  • @koivunen2489
    @koivunen2489 5 лет назад +33

    I thought the burning bush was so because they didn't have penicillin yet.

    • @Quamieriver1
      @Quamieriver1 5 лет назад +3

      I thought it was the Girl on Girl action.

    • @afaegfsgsdef
      @afaegfsgsdef 5 лет назад +1

      The burning bush was probably DMT

  • @KainaX122
    @KainaX122 5 лет назад +51

    All atheists have a manifesto?
    Weird.
    I've never had one of those

    • @Troubleshooter125
      @Troubleshooter125 5 лет назад +14

      I've had an antipasto ... does that count?!? [grin!]

    • @elephystry
      @elephystry 5 лет назад +5

      Is the Bible not a manifesto?

    • @KainaX122
      @KainaX122 5 лет назад +2

      ecstasy.apostasy no, that's a storybook

    • @UltaFlame
      @UltaFlame 5 лет назад +1

      I've had a streetlight manifesto...

    • @Lucas_Tulic
      @Lucas_Tulic 5 лет назад +1

      @@KainaX122 Fairy tales book.

  • @ggrepo-haalo5649
    @ggrepo-haalo5649 5 лет назад +1

    Another great lecture. I really appreciate your work. Keep up the good work!

  • @DimiShimi
    @DimiShimi 5 лет назад

    Excellent speech. My favorite of yours so far. I decided to watch it twice.

  • @thermalchill
    @thermalchill 5 лет назад +3

    Just like George Carlin said : "Before you here,you're fine but once you born, you're on your own"

  • @happyotter9
    @happyotter9 5 лет назад +7

    What the heck is wrong with the audience? So many cool jokes, but they met it with silence... On a side note, cool jacket, Aron.

  • @mysticdream9865
    @mysticdream9865 5 лет назад +2

    Your a international treasure, speaking with wits, passion and intelligence.

  • @loriw2661
    @loriw2661 5 лет назад +1

    Amazing! Very well done, Aron!

  • @shruggzdastr8-facedclown
    @shruggzdastr8-facedclown 5 лет назад +3

    This Saturday night via pay-per-view: Aron Ra vs. Dennis Prager (I'd totally DVR that debate -- can't wait to see you tear him down with your mastery of logic!)!!!

  • @seanmichaels8060
    @seanmichaels8060 5 лет назад +25

    The beginning of Aron Ra's speech in this video sums up why Christian conservatives are usually not environmentalists in a nutshell.

    • @ConcealedCourier
      @ConcealedCourier 5 лет назад +3

      Pretty much. When you've spent decades labeling everything you hate as "communism".. There's no real room to move without 20 daggers from rival patriarchs sticking you in the back.

  • @Engineer_Heathen
    @Engineer_Heathen 5 лет назад +2

    Hope to meet you in Orlando Aron. Great video as always.

  • @withfootnotes
    @withfootnotes 5 лет назад +1

    Really powerful stuff!!!

  • @godfreecharlie
    @godfreecharlie 5 лет назад +3

    I was told by a history teacher that Communism was "Man exploiting his fellow man, and Capitalism was vice versa."

  • @cliftonmanley3882
    @cliftonmanley3882 5 лет назад +7

    How can it be "moral" to HAVE to PUT GOD ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE?
    If god comes first you can justify any action by saying "god said it good."

    • @MegaChickenfish
      @MegaChickenfish 5 лет назад

      And of course, there is no way to determine the difference between someone who had god speak to them and a lunatic. So, of course, everyone can simply say "god told me to!" in court and get away on no offenses and a pat on the back for listening to god, right?

  • @IronHead42
    @IronHead42 5 лет назад

    Shout out from a Facebook follower. Keep up the good work, matey.

  • @starlight7617
    @starlight7617 5 лет назад

    great video, thank you for sharing

  • @baxtar1963
    @baxtar1963 5 лет назад +5

    AronRa is a super hero to the enlightened humans. Logic rules.

  • @ingridvanwaes7252
    @ingridvanwaes7252 5 лет назад +6

    I was fairly religious... Until I decided to read the bible.

  • @MalBishop18
    @MalBishop18 5 лет назад

    Good work as always Aron, thank you

  • @TimOsman
    @TimOsman 5 лет назад +1

    Good presentation Aron.

  • @BabyShenanigans
    @BabyShenanigans 5 лет назад +3

    Marmalade mussolini lmao

  • @SewerTapes
    @SewerTapes 5 лет назад +8

    Wow, this was a tough crowd. I thought your jokes were great.

  • @jakelabete7412
    @jakelabete7412 5 лет назад

    Keep 'em coming Aron. Truth is awesome, even, or especially now.

  • @rhettr4923
    @rhettr4923 5 лет назад

    Loved your book thank you.

  • @JayDoggDemarco
    @JayDoggDemarco 5 лет назад +28

    Aron me and my wife listen to everyone of your videos you are truly inspiring! We would love to get an autograph from you if possible please.

    • @aturchomicz821
      @aturchomicz821 5 лет назад

      You .
      Are.
      Indoctrinated.

    • @wtfjesus8251
      @wtfjesus8251 5 лет назад +2

      @atur chomicz: 😂😎🤘

    • @KyllingThyme
      @KyllingThyme 5 лет назад +5

      @@aturchomicz821 Projection +100

    • @manusiabumi7673
      @manusiabumi7673 5 лет назад +5

      @@aturchomicz821 projecting much?

    • @leepeel7129
      @leepeel7129 5 лет назад +3

      @@aturchomicz821 first draft of a haiku? Keep working on it and let us know how it goes!

  • @TheBwaap
    @TheBwaap 2 года назад +5

    its so satisfying to binge listen to him talk

    • @alexandergordon648
      @alexandergordon648 Год назад

      When I get one that I somehow missed in my recommended it's a real treat

  • @MartinSjoholm
    @MartinSjoholm 5 лет назад

    This may well be your best speech ever 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @fatimadetorres9276
    @fatimadetorres9276 4 месяца назад

    Superb talk. Youa are brilliant

  • @sciencefirst7032
    @sciencefirst7032 5 лет назад +28

    Knowledge is the enemy of God.

  • @krillin6
    @krillin6 5 лет назад +9

    Be afraid or you aren't doing it right?

  • @alixmordant489
    @alixmordant489 5 лет назад +1

    Very good speech!

  • @sphericalchess
    @sphericalchess 5 лет назад

    Excellent!

  • @d.o.m.494
    @d.o.m.494 5 лет назад +3

    I find it hilarious being an Australian that Americans think liberal, humanism and socialism are evil concepts. Great talk.

  • @fishypaw
    @fishypaw 5 лет назад +19

    I'd love you to come to Scotland and do a talk about sectarianism. It saddens me that it still exists in the 21st century, and continues to have a toxic effect on society.

    • @AronRa
      @AronRa  5 лет назад +2

      I'll be in Aberdeen in a couple weeks, but only for a social visit. Sorry.

    • @SeraphinaAizen1
      @SeraphinaAizen1 5 лет назад

      Sectarianism isn't really a thing in Scotland, and has been enormously exaggerated by the Tory controlled press to belittle us. Even at the HEIGHT of sectarianism in Scotland (which wasn't within my lifetime), it was never comparable to actual sectarianism e.g. The Troubles in Ireland. Most "sectarianism" in Scotland these days is wrapped up in football; a fight that the overwhelming majority of Scots have no dog in the fight and no interest in it and where even those who DO have a dog in that fight aren't sectarian in the first place.
      It certainly does exist, and you do have sectarian groups like the Orange Order, but it isn't widespread and it has virtually no effect on society whatsoever. Scotland is, in fact, a left-leaning, inclusive, social democracy. And by FAR out biggest political party is a left wing, social democratic party. Far from being a sectarian country, most polls now show that atheists make up the MAJORITY of the population. I've no idea why Scotland is so often accused of being an aggressively sectarian country.

    • @parajacks4
      @parajacks4 5 лет назад

      fishy paw
      Secularism is the cure from sectarianism.
      With the Queen of England doubling as head of the Church of England or “defender of the faith” no part of the UK can be secular.
      Join your local secular society today.

    • @fishypaw
      @fishypaw 5 лет назад

      @@AronRa No problem big yin.
      I hope you have fun in the "granite city". :)

    • @fishypaw
      @fishypaw 5 лет назад

      @@SeraphinaAizen1 Maybe it's not such a problem in the rest of Scotland, but I know for a fact that it still is in Glasgow. Thanks for the reply though. It's good to hear that it's not as bad as I may think it is.

  • @sadfaery
    @sadfaery 5 лет назад +1

    Okay, I think that Marmalade Mussolini is my new favorite moniker for the orange one. That's magnificent.

  • @OmegaWolf747
    @OmegaWolf747 5 лет назад

    Thank you, Aron!

  • @johnmccarthy7241
    @johnmccarthy7241 5 лет назад +8

    Hallo my atheist friends. When I’m asked today as an atheist, what do you believe in. My answer is, I’m sorry I don’t believe in any thing (which causes confusion) but then I’m told that you have to believe in something. My reply is simple, I know or don’t know.

    • @maybe4not
      @maybe4not 5 лет назад

      I share your "belief" as an atheist. I say "belief" because that's intellectually honest. You cannot show proof of god or atheism through mathematics. Which is an explanation of reality. Nor you or I can say a god does not exist with complete certainty. Hence saying "I don't believe in god". Which would imply you believe something or not believe in something else.

  • @mastermarkus5307
    @mastermarkus5307 5 лет назад +17

    Aron, I have no bloody idea how some people can claim to be fans of you and yet voice support for Trump. The cognitive dissonance makes me feel insane!

    • @bleirdo_dude
      @bleirdo_dude 5 лет назад

      Listen to Mark Levine's radio show 6-9pm est.

    • @mastermarkus5307
      @mastermarkus5307 5 лет назад

      @@bleirdo_dude
      I feel like I'm going to look him up before I do something like invest multiple hours in finding and listening to the guy.

    • @bleirdo_dude
      @bleirdo_dude 5 лет назад +3

      @@mastermarkus5307 I suggest listening to two full broadcasts of his, but do what you want.
      Nonbelief is what Atheists have in common. Political ideology is not a uniform thing among them yet they tend to go left. I don't.

    • @mastermarkus5307
      @mastermarkus5307 5 лет назад +4

      @@bleirdo_dude
      I said people who were fans of ARON, not ATHEISTS in general. I feel like Aron Ra tends to wear his humanist and left-leaning views quite openly. I tend not to follow the work of right-wing atheists because, like you mentioned, not believing in a god is the only common thread.

    • @EmeraldEyesEsoteric
      @EmeraldEyesEsoteric 5 лет назад

      Trump is nothing but a Zionist puppet. Andrew Yang for 2020. Now that's a president, and the total opposite of Trump. I'm nearly 40 and this is the first guy I've ever seen who is actually worth voting for.

  • @neilcates3499
    @neilcates3499 5 лет назад +1

    Excellent - as usual.

  • @F417H
    @F417H 5 лет назад

    Thank You

  • @LittleBlue001
    @LittleBlue001 5 лет назад +6

    I was raised a Jehovah's Witness from birth. When I was young I loved watching nature documentaries. JW adults would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. (A trick question because there was only one correct answer: preaching the "good news" of god). When I told them I wanted to be a marine biologist or some other conservation work, (my dream job changed frequently, but usually centered on saving the planet), those JWs would tell me the best thing I could do was preach so the "new world" would come sooner and god would bring to ruin those ruining the earth. I was told nothing I did for the planet would really make a difference because I was just one small person, and that god would never let the earth die because god created it just for us. It still makes me angry that many people do nothing because they believe god will make sure the earth lasts forever.

  • @efthimios1917
    @efthimios1917 5 лет назад +4

    Why is egalitarianism/egalitarian communism bad?

    • @efthimios1917
      @efthimios1917 5 лет назад

      @Paulo Mendes I think communist countries can have no classes and ultra rich. I think the USSR did pretty well in those terms. I think current communist or socialist countries are doing well in these terms as well. I also think that it's not impossible to have an egalitarian society, since hunter gatherers existed and were extremely egalitarian.

    • @efthimios1917
      @efthimios1917 5 лет назад +1

      @Paulo Mendes History as you know it is a lie. Or so says Grover Furr. And even if the USSR was a dictatorship, the truth is it lifted millions out of poverty, eradicated famine, improved the quality of life. The USSR was the fastest growing country in the world at one point, with the highest gdp at another. The USSR also didn't look like a dictatorship. And yes, the circumstances are different compared to hunter gatherers, but there is a lot we can learn from them, like sharing is caring and don't exploit your workforce for your own personal gain.

    • @efthimios1917
      @efthimios1917 5 лет назад

      @Nicht von dieser Welt Remember, someone started the Holocaust and someone ended it.

    • @JeffTheHokie
      @JeffTheHokie 5 лет назад +7

      Communism requires a centralized authority to enforce collective "egalitarian" ownership of everything. Putting that kind of absolute power in the hands of a bureaucracy doesn't work. The absolutely-powerful bureaucracy that communism requires cannot be trusted to be either honest nor competent. Also if someone's own wealth is going to be equalized, no matter what he or she accomplishes, that person has no real motivation to accomplish or even try to accomplish anything.
      The other extreme- unrestricted, unregulated monopoly-game robber-Barron capitalism is also unworkable. There needs to be a reasonable middle-ground.

    • @efthimios1917
      @efthimios1917 5 лет назад

      @Paulo Mendes I said there are things we can learn from them and apply today

  • @noelleboulay1298
    @noelleboulay1298 5 лет назад

    i literally started sneezing when aron said bless you lmao!!!!

  • @pewp_tickalar
    @pewp_tickalar 5 лет назад +1

    i love the way he imitated Prager's intonation when he quoted him at 12:35

  • @BlackEpyon
    @BlackEpyon 5 лет назад +13

    The Bible says that a man shall not lie with another MAN has he lay with a woman. It says nothing whatsoever about girl-on-girl action, which undoubtedly made harems much more popular (looking at YOU, Solomon).

    • @crimsondynamo615
      @crimsondynamo615 5 лет назад +3

      BlackEpyon you never hear them bash lesbians, making me think they whack it hard to two girls like it’s no problem, so they should just shut it

    • @BlackEpyon
      @BlackEpyon 5 лет назад

      @@crimsondynamo615 Yeah. Just sayin... Maybe our ol' boy Solomon was onto something. Nobody said he couldn't use that "wisdom" he asked for to find all the loopholes.

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 5 лет назад +2

      In Germany, until 1994 (really), being gay was prohibited by law. You could be jailed just for being gay. The incarcerations peaked around the 60s and went down, but still some people went to prison until the early 1990s. But hypocritically, being lesbian wasn't prohibited. One wonders why. (Dirty old men)

    • @gageblackwood8832
      @gageblackwood8832 5 лет назад +2

      BlackEpyon Yup. The bible also says nothing about "marriage is between one man and one woman." And boy did old Solomon ever take advantage of that loophole in biblical "morality". A thousand wives? When did he find time to run the country?

    • @BlackEpyon
      @BlackEpyon 5 лет назад +2

      @@gageblackwood8832 Nah! All that sex must be an incredible stress reliever! ORGIES EVERY NIGHT!

  • @satyasyasatyasya5746
    @satyasyasatyasya5746 5 лет назад +3

    Is the design on the podium reminding anyone else of Final Fantasy imagery (especially FFXIV)? :D

    • @rvanhees89
      @rvanhees89 5 лет назад

      Hehehe it reminded me of a church

  • @alecbradley7579
    @alecbradley7579 5 лет назад +1

    I really enjoy listening to you talk lol

  • @adrianmorningstar8882
    @adrianmorningstar8882 5 лет назад

    What a guy!
    Thank you.

  • @Rags
    @Rags 5 лет назад +8

    "The religious right, who own and control everything in this country..."
    *confused doggo face*

    • @ambushbob5383
      @ambushbob5383 5 лет назад

      Ya I dont get that one either.

    • @ElRojo651
      @ElRojo651 5 лет назад

      I love his rant on political bigotry while being politically bigoted

  • @timmarrier
    @timmarrier 5 лет назад

    Wow, Aron, one of your best that I've seen....which is all of them, give or take like, one or two probably.
    I take that back....it's your best yet, bro. You have become quite the formidable enemy to them, and at the same time quite the ally of we & anyone who chooses to instead celebrate their humanity instead of largely despising it and/or worse.
    Bravo, good sir knight.

  • @musicauthority674
    @musicauthority674 7 месяцев назад +1

    That's interesting because there was a movie called "Born in East LA". staring Cheech Marin.

  • @TheConor43
    @TheConor43 5 лет назад +1

    I admire you good sir

  • @tigerkill420
    @tigerkill420 5 лет назад

    I did not know aronra was in his 50s. Looking good bro.

  • @christianlovelace4201
    @christianlovelace4201 5 лет назад

    I love when he sighs.

  • @codeyamos
    @codeyamos 3 года назад +2

    For years I've answered the Christian question about how can you be a good person without god, with the answer "If you need a god watching you every second of every day to be a good person, then you've already failed."

  • @9finger-frodobaggins198
    @9finger-frodobaggins198 5 лет назад

    Awesome