Eric Hovind's "Lying for Jesus" Award - Creation Today Claims

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  • Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
  • In 2012, Eric Hovind received the Golden Crocoduck award -- given for a clear breach of the 9th Commandment in the name of creationist claims.
    His attempt to conflate a receding moon with a young earth is bad enough, but his "acceptance speech" and gloating is the real sight to behold and earful to disgust.
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Комментарии • 729

  • @joshbeaty9785
    @joshbeaty9785 7 лет назад +164

    With out the hard work of people like Eric Hovand, Ken Ham & Ray Comfort the large increase of non believers in the last decade wouldn't of been possible.

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  7 лет назад +46

      amen

    • @TriggerHappy923
      @TriggerHappy923 7 лет назад +10

      josh beaty true. Also if it wasn't for someone (in my case, my brother) who pointed out the sever lack in reason and logic these people used I may still be so lost and ignorant because learning that destroyed my positive view of creationists spokesmen.

    • @jennoscura2381
      @jennoscura2381 5 лет назад +6

      @Niko Bellic So what? It must means that large number of people believe things there is no good evidence for.

    • @jmaniak1
      @jmaniak1 5 лет назад +4

      Don't forget Billy Craig. All of these disingenuous asses put my journey away from religion in high gear.

    • @dwo356
      @dwo356 4 года назад +3

      @Niko Bellic And that is sad.

  • @chrispitchforth621
    @chrispitchforth621 7 лет назад +237

    So gets called out for lying. Then denies it by lying.

    • @BoskMaster
      @BoskMaster 7 лет назад +45

      So business as usual for Eric Hovind then. :-)

    • @lonniedobbins
      @lonniedobbins 7 лет назад +13

      Chris Pitchforth
      You will notice that they never speak of the stories written in the Bible or any of it's subjects?
      You notice they'll choose a subject like telling lies then embellish how great god is.
      The people are bad but God is good.
      Every church I went into they wanted to tell me of my problems and financial woes When I really had none.

    • @erictaylor5462
      @erictaylor5462 7 лет назад +1

      You know what smells REALLY bad? Burnt denim, mixed with burnt skin.

    • @mjohanss1975
      @mjohanss1975 7 лет назад +12

      Old and tried tactic that still works. I know of an orange moron who consistently gets called out on his lies and then lies and calls those would called him out "fake news". The tactic works.

    • @sagerider2
      @sagerider2 7 лет назад +4

      Mike, for the mentally challenged. Plus, please remember a lot of people live in an alternate reality than us. Like my cousin, when I was 6 & he was 4, his parents followed him around like he was Tutankhamen. I looked at my dad & said, "What'll happen to him when he gets drafted?" My dad looked to the sky, shook his head & said, "Reality will come crashing down." It did. He's permanently insane.
      He insists that his dad who was dirt poor, had a motor yacht down in Mission Bay & at midnight after working 10 hours a day would go out find a naked child & take him out & rape &beat & torture him & dump the body overboard. by the way, it was a 2 hour trip both ways to the ocean. It was an hour drive from his work to his house as well.

  • @robertrichardson2120
    @robertrichardson2120 7 лет назад +69

    Nice work on this one, Paul. You're exactly right; it was the smug dishonesty of the Creationists who came to speak at my church when I was 17 and knew just enough science to tell they weren't telling the whole truth that led me to question my faith and eventually become not only an atheist but an evolutionary biologist. My wife is a Methodist, and also a biologist. Her denomination teaches evolution is a fact and not at odds with the Bible (I disagree with that part), so she finds Creationist dishonesty even more infuriating than I do.

    • @seanhammer6296
      @seanhammer6296 5 лет назад +2

      The Bible is entirely allegory. When viewed that way it can be very helpful to understanding our condition. Even more so if you look at the source material from which it was taken. Taking the stories literally as history is an agenda driven fiasco that has cast humanity into a very dark age for the last 1500 years or so.

  • @waterandtreefilms
    @waterandtreefilms 6 лет назад +33

    I started on my journey out after watching how reasonable Bill Nye was being and how dishonest Ken Ham was being during their debate.

    • @chimchu3232
      @chimchu3232 2 года назад +2

      Same! That was when I really started to question my beliefs, and get me interested in the theological debate sphere. I think Christopher Hitchens sealed the deal for me though

    • @lightbeforethetunnel
      @lightbeforethetunnel 2 года назад +1

      They're both a part of the same secret society. You fell for precisely what their goal was, sorry to say.

    • @lightbeforethetunnel
      @lightbeforethetunnel 2 года назад

      I recommend deciding your beliefs based on actual EVIDENCE in the future, not based on how two particular people happen to present themselves in a debate you happen to watch, which is ad hominem based reasoning.

    • @lightbeforethetunnel
      @lightbeforethetunnel 2 года назад

      Belief in Creationism requires faith in the following unobserved process:
      1. Presuppostion that a Non-Naturalistic process for life coming from non-life exists & already occurred.
      Belief in Evolution Theory requires faith in the following unobserved processes:
      1. Information being added to the genome
      2. Increasing genetic complexity
      3. The primary definition of Macro-evolution (not the secondary definition "speciation" which both sides agree is real)
      4. Evolution Theory also relies on the presupposition that a Naturalistic process by which life comes from non-life exists and already occurred, despite no observations of this either.
      All existing scientific evidence could be interpreted to support either side:
      1. A common designer, or
      2. A common ancestor
      So what scientific or logical reason does anyone have to choose Evolutionism over Creationism? It requires faith in more processes which haven't been scientifically verified / observed.
      Occam's razor is the problem-solving principle that "entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity". It is generally understood in the sense that with competing theories or explanations, the simpler one, for example a model with fewer parameters, is to be preferred.
      So why are many choosing the explanation which requires faith in more unobserved processes when it isn't necessary? That's not the scientific or logical approach.
      The answer is: Scientism
      They're believing that whatever claims are within the current consensus of academia are automatically scientific claims. It doesn't work that way. The Methodological Naturalism requirement allows them to include their best Naturalistic explanation for questions they can't answer with observation.
      “Even if all the data point to an intelligent designer (or Creationism), such a hypothesis is excluded from peer-review because it is not naturalistic. Of course the scientist, as an individual, is free to embrace a reality that transcends naturalism."
      - Dr. Scott Todd, immunologist from Kansas State University as printed in Nature Magazine
      So, in effect, Scientism is causing them to blindly believe mainstream academia's consensus like a religious text without properly understanding the only reason Creationism is excluded is due to pre-existing philosophical bias, NOT because it's less scientific.
      Pre-existing bias is a systematic error in the scientific method. They can't even prove Naturalism is a true philosophy.

    • @anyone9689
      @anyone9689 2 года назад +3

      @@lightbeforethetunnel nope , evidence - we have the fossil evidence - where is the precambrian bunny? what evidence is there for creationism?

  • @amberruston8824
    @amberruston8824 7 лет назад +42

    lets not forget he also stole all of his daddys money, property and speeches

    • @sagerider2
      @sagerider2 7 лет назад +9

      Don't worry about it, knowing Kunt's behavior, he probably stole it from someone else.

    • @cl5470
      @cl5470 3 года назад

      Can't say I blame the guy. He probably grew up watching his father beating his mother up and lowkey hates him.

    • @snooganslestat2030
      @snooganslestat2030 2 года назад

      @@cl5470 I very much doubt that.

    • @Goldenhawk583
      @Goldenhawk583 7 месяцев назад

      @@snooganslestat2030 His father told a story about when Eric was 8, and needed the dentist. The child was afraid, and refused to get in the chair. The father brought him outside and asked him to stop being such a shame to his father, and behave. The child said he would, but back in with the dentist, he started crying as he was still scared .
      The father took him back outside, and this time he gave him a whooping, to show him who he should REALLY be afraid of. Eric did not make any more problems at the dentists, and Ken was proud of his ability to beat his som into obedience.

  • @Oswlek
    @Oswlek 7 лет назад +84

    Creationist dishonesty was a key element in my progression toward atheism, so Eric deserves my heartiest, _"Thank you!"_ :)

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  7 лет назад +7

      amen

    • @garybrocklehurst6784
      @garybrocklehurst6784 7 лет назад +7

      Maybe on an individual basis but religion will never die as long as there are people who desire meaning being given to them rather than discovering it for themselves. I see religion as the Earth's drug problem, no matter how much you educate there will always be a lot of people eager to lose themselves in pleasing lies.

    • @delta-vk1me
      @delta-vk1me 6 лет назад

      that's a lie you are the dishonest idiot pretending your grandpa is a fish
      you chose to be stupid because you are a jerk who hates the Bible
      you are going to burn forever in the lake of fire by your own choices

    • @jacksonambrose6269
      @jacksonambrose6269 6 лет назад

      Sad you believe that YEC evangelicals are theologically correct. Also odd that you thank someone for pointing you towards nihilism.

    •  6 лет назад

      KC : if only! But not everybody is honest or open to truth.

  • @cyberjazz
    @cyberjazz 7 лет назад +34

    Big ups to referencing Potholer54. I still watch his old videos on my SmartTV for the same reasons you do, so much so it's hard to listen to "The Hovind's" as their lies make my head hurt. I had to stop the KC vs Hovind vid several times and just walk away to make sure I wasn't bleeding from my ears*. Reminds me of the LL Cool J song "That's a lie" because he "lied about the lies that he lied about". KUTGW Paul. You do good work and Potholer would be proud.
    *Hyperbole for those who don't recognize it.

    • @robertrichardson2120
      @robertrichardson2120 7 лет назад +1

      LOL @ "Hyperbole for those who don't recognize it."

    • @Avicaris
      @Avicaris 7 лет назад +3

      "There's no f'ckin' carbon in it!"

    • @cyberjazz
      @cyberjazz 7 лет назад +1

      You do realize I have to go watch that one right now...lol

    • @Shake69ification
      @Shake69ification 3 года назад

      Yup. I see a new Potholer54 video and I click on it.

  • @BoskMaster
    @BoskMaster 7 лет назад +38

    True Eric and his minion lie but it's only because they are so devout. They devoutly worship money.

  • @JosephFrancisBurton
    @JosephFrancisBurton 7 лет назад +37

    Brilliant analysis as always, Paulogia. Chalk me up as another who walked away after I discovered my favorite apologists were liars.

    • @jacksonambrose6269
      @jacksonambrose6269 5 лет назад

      Sad your favorite apologists were ignorant Baptists.

    • @heckingbamboozled8097
      @heckingbamboozled8097 5 лет назад

      @@jacksonambrose6269 oh yes, and you, the enlightened catholic or whatever denomination you are have all the actual answers! Using the same disproven book and evidence, with the only difference really being how old you think the earth is. It really comes down to one problem. If any aspect of the bible can be taking metaphorically, and its entirely composed of stories that could be taken as metaphors, how would you differentiate between what's true and what's just artistic expression without some sort of subjective viewing? The second you claim that man has to interpret the word of God is the second all of your interpretations lose their value, since by the average Christian's typical admittance, humans are not perfect

  • @ericvulgate
    @ericvulgate 7 лет назад +20

    is that anger i hear? the dark side of paul?
    i feel you brother. dig it.

  • @09nickels
    @09nickels 7 лет назад +13

    You can't even argue with these people by appealing to any other of their (many) absolutist, non-negotiable claims ... "You can't criticize me for lying, because you're a heathen and have no reason to believe lying is wrong!"

    • @ParanormalEncyclopedia
      @ParanormalEncyclopedia 6 лет назад

      09nickels you can’t even argue with them if your a theistic evolution supporter or old earthier. Their truth is the only truth facts don’t matter.

  • @michaelrimmington4981
    @michaelrimmington4981 7 лет назад +37

    Hang on! 1.3 billion years ago? I thought the Earth was only 6000 years old!

    • @thebackgroundguy9491
      @thebackgroundguy9491 5 лет назад

      @Eric Smith Oh the irony.

    • @thebackgroundguy9491
      @thebackgroundguy9491 5 лет назад +1

      Eric Smith So let me get this straight.
      -The Bible doesn't state an exact date for the beginning so that's somehow proof that the Earth is not 6000 years old even though it, again does not establish a specific time period. Not dendrochronology or radiometric dating.
      -It's obvious that God made the Earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th. As if I could go outside, look at the world, and then conclude, "Yep. The Earth was obviously made in 6 days by a God who rested afterwards." That's why people need a book to tell them that.

    • @thebackgroundguy9491
      @thebackgroundguy9491 5 лет назад

      @Eric Smith It's funny how there are atheist who know the Bible better than Christian's. But fine. If you don't want to actually challenge my points and remain ignorant, that's your problem.

    • @thebackgroundguy9491
      @thebackgroundguy9491 5 лет назад

      @Eric Smith You're just spewing the same garbage. Already refuted the relevant points.

  • @MathIguess
    @MathIguess 2 года назад +5

    I find it so insane when someone says "here is a belief I hold and a code I live by"
    Then you point out that they have violated their own code
    Then they go "well, you don't live by this code anyway, so you have no right to point out that I've broken it!"
    Yes, we do. If you claim to live a life where you are an honest person, and someone demonstrates that you are not an honest person, you're the one with the problem, not the guy pointing it out.

  • @trevorlunn8442
    @trevorlunn8442 7 лет назад +41

    *"...that was just a little bit of hyperbole"* Now creates a nested set of hyperbole with *_just a little bit_* being a hyperbolic phrase about his hyperbolic moon claims being used now in a hyperbolic attempt to deny his deliberate lies.
    Congratulations, Paulogia, on how far you have grown since 2012... it is almost ironic how much more *virtuously moral* is your present stance and work, to seek truth for its own sake.

    • @stevenduvall2549
      @stevenduvall2549 7 лет назад +5

      Trevor Lunn Well stated. You said it much better than I, but I also want to congratulate Paulogia on his immense personal growth.

  • @Uzicide
    @Uzicide 7 лет назад +68

    Awwww. Paul is getting upset. (You can tell because his gentle tone is slightly more elevated.)
    Here! Have a hug!
    Also, I don't think this is "Old News." A lot of people came to these skeptic videos long after they stopped giving out the Golden Crocoduck. So this is a nice way of saying "Hey, go check out the old stuff."

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  7 лет назад +39

      I'm such a loud angry atheist.

    • @Hoops590
      @Hoops590 6 лет назад

      Your insane fish stories aren't science hahah lunatic idiot pretending your dad is a fish all you morons are going to hell

    • @caydencayuga7876
      @caydencayuga7876 6 лет назад +1

      Calm down.

    • @mzavros
      @mzavros 6 лет назад +3

      Someone needs some Jeebus.

    • @poppasmurf4115
      @poppasmurf4115 6 лет назад +2

      to hoops590...as mark twain said, "heaven for the climate, hell for the company". besides, do you not watch south park? hell doesn't look too bad.

  • @ReedBetweenTheLines
    @ReedBetweenTheLines 7 лет назад +49

    Even at a constant rate which, at present, is roughly 3.5 centimeters per year, the moon would only be 135,000 kilometers closer 4.5 billion years ago. Not even halfway closer.
    More importantly, I need to rewatch Potholer54's "Origins Made Easy" series. Between him, CDK007, and Aron Ra's early stuff, I began to realize I had something to contribute.

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  7 лет назад +8

      This wasn't intended to be a debunk, but more my frustration with lying. That said, everyone should also check out Tony's debunk at ruclips.net/video/g0Tw-8V72pE/видео.html

    • @ReedBetweenTheLines
      @ReedBetweenTheLines 7 лет назад +4

      Thanks. You didn't have to do that. You accomplished exactly what you set out to do.
      Meanwhile, I've discovered that many of Potholer54 and CDK007's videos have been stripped of their sound due to copyright issues.
      Kind of a shame.

    • @stevenduvall2549
      @stevenduvall2549 7 лет назад +2

      Paulogia I will check out Tony Reed and CDK007, neither of whom I was aware of...

    • @ReedBetweenTheLines
      @ReedBetweenTheLines 7 лет назад

      I think you're math is probably correct.
      BTW, +Steven, you may also want to check out Aintquite Wright's channel too.
      He tends to catch stories that the rest of us miss and, in his very neighborly way, show them for how absurd they are.

    • @ObjectiveZoomer
      @ObjectiveZoomer 7 лет назад

      Tony Reed the moon is currently 3.844E10 meters from Earth. assuming a constant rate (which is likely erroneous, but that's a premise of the creationist argument), then the moon would be 2.134E10 meters away from Earth at 4.5 billion years ago. [current distance in centimeters minus age in years times centimeters change per year = 384,400,000,000-(4,500,000,000 x 3.8) = 213,400,000,000 centimeters or 213,400 kilometers.

  • @wombat2248
    @wombat2248 7 лет назад +11

    In future dictionaries may actually state that creationism is just another word for dishonesty , lol great vid as always .

  • @anthroexile
    @anthroexile 7 лет назад +3

    I've been a non-believer for years and just recently binge watched all of potholler54. Gotta say thanks and even more appreciation for Paulogia. I'm enjoying your videos. Don't ever stop!

  • @artimusbranesample9072
    @artimusbranesample9072 4 года назад +2

    This came out within a few days/weeks of our meeting each other.
    I am genuinely proud to be your friend. Almost no one I have met because of our association has been anything short of the shade of beige that I am.
    Pretty sure I'd never watched this one before. I've got a friend whose high school science education was the Hovind tapes. I kinda wish you guys could meet, now that I think of it.
    Anyway, thank you for contacting me that night. My life might have been VERY different without it and I thank you for it.
    - A. Branesample

  • @arnerrvik7586
    @arnerrvik7586 6 лет назад +5

    Potholer is a gift to humankind, and so are you, Paul.
    Thanks!

  • @ruthbaker5281
    @ruthbaker5281 3 года назад +2

    As a retired science teacher I love it when I learn new things about science that I didn't know. I had no idea that we could calculate a difference in the rate that the moon is moving away based on the configuration of the continents, but I'm fascinated by that. I do wonder, however, why there is no discussion of the origin of the moon itself.

  • @lukebrown3648
    @lukebrown3648 6 лет назад +3

    Paulogia,
    I’ve been a silent listener for some time and you do great work. To me, you bring two great qualities (at minimum to the table); transparency combined with well researched and documented positions, and an ability to simply express obvious logical flaws.
    For example, I initially expected you to demolish Hovind’s “you don’t know God and thus can’t distinguish a lie” idiocy. But you surprised (and impressed) me with the simpler response, “so that makes it okay for you (Hovind) to lie?”
    Too often we find ourselves defending ourselves rather than responding with the obvious that a lie is a lie is a lie, Mr. Hovind.

  • @Lastneuron66
    @Lastneuron66 7 лет назад +3

    Thanks Paul, love the videos. My little addition to Eric's co host's question about why atheists even bother about learning about the bible and the commandments, you wouldn't sit down to play cards with someone for a game you know nothing about.

  • @CoCLastname
    @CoCLastname 7 лет назад +4

    Just stumbled across youir channel and I love what you are doing. As an ex-fundamentalist Christian (now an Athiest), I can very much relate to your video. Keep up the great work - as your channel becomes more well known, you will help thousands (Thus saith the Lord)

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  7 лет назад +1

      thanks, CoC1970. welcome.

  • @raymyoverlord8615
    @raymyoverlord8615 2 года назад +1

    Hi Paul, I'm just going through your videos from the oldest and am really enjoying your style. I wanted to point out that I'm very glad you promote other youtubers who you respect because I can never get enough good information. I was referred to your channel by GM Skeptic so I thank him too! Keep it up if you don't burn out. Or take a break and return. We don't want to lose you from the many voices that competently provide critique with entertainment. Again, I can never get enough. Thanks.

  • @partiallysightedpaul
    @partiallysightedpaul 2 года назад +2

    Hey Paul.
    I've watched a lot of your content, and enjoy it. This is one of my favourites so far, despite it being posted years ago now.
    Hope you and yours are well. Thanks for your work.

  • @timeshark8727
    @timeshark8727 6 лет назад +5

    This always makes me laugh. Not only do they demonstrate dishonesty, they show that they can't even do basic math correctly. Even if the rate was constant, the moon wouldn't be anywhere near where they claim 1.3 billion years ago.

  • @hypnotoad3125
    @hypnotoad3125 7 лет назад +2

    Potholer54 and potholer54debunks are absolutely must subscribe channels. It should be mandatory that anyone who watches anything in RUclips must watch all of his videos within a month or you're cut off from RUclips.
    Great work paulogia! Keep up the good work. I'm actually surprised that you don't have 10k, 50k, 100k subs by now. I try to watch aig news now to prepare for ham and eggs. It's tough.

  • @justsomeguy2825
    @justsomeguy2825 6 лет назад +3

    What I love about creationist arguments is they accuse us of making uniformitarian arguments like in radiometric dating, but then they turn around and make uniformitarian arguments to support their claims. Such as continental erosion,.lunar reccesion.

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 7 лет назад +4

    If any husband EVER answers the question from his wife, "Does this dress make me look fat?" truthfully, "Honey, it's not the dress." He will feel the impact of a high velocity impact of a shoe against the back of his head.
    While saying "No." is technically the truth, it is still a deception. The real answer your wife is most looking for is NOT if the DRESS makes he look fat, but is, in fact, "Do I look fat?"
    I would love to have a married man try an experiment for me. Don't say "It's not the dress." I don't want to destroy anyones marriage, just look at her as if you are carefully considering the question. I would STRONGLY advise you eventually say, "no." But I would love to see how she reacts to this.

  • @themennoniteatheist1255
    @themennoniteatheist1255 7 лет назад +3

    Your Hovind videos are a breath of fresh air... I too left faith after years of passionate devotion and appreciate the effort it takes to do this kind of critical analysis and creative re-synthesis. A great cause! Cheers and plz keep it up!

  • @michaelrch
    @michaelrch 7 лет назад +1

    Another great video Paul. Well done.
    I watched all Potholer54’s content before I found your channel and I love that it is getting a fresh airing here. I really love the way you present it in your charming style and in the context of your series on Eric Hovind. Potholer54 certainly loathes Kent even more than Eric I think. It’s kinda like you are now engaged in a second generation battle between decent honest rational people who accept science vs the the lying, self enriching creationists who ignore and disparage it. Although I think the good guys have greater numbers now and thanks to people like you, more exponents able to reach more and different people. Thanks for your work. It’s really important.
    For “first generation” debunking of creationist nonsense, Potholer54 is still great IMHO. He now focuses on Climate Change denial, which I fear is even more scary and important... He has a very devoted following for that material and I really recommend it for anyone concerned about the phoney debate that is polluting progress on that issue.
    Anyway, kudos for pointing everyone at his channel. He deserves 10x as many subscribers as he has right now :)
    As do you of course. Scouts honour, I will give you both a shout out in comments from now on!

  • @ACallToReason
    @ACallToReason 7 лет назад +1

    Fantastic job, Paul; it amazes me how similar our stories are, and it brings me joy to see you giving those lying scoundrels what they deserve. I'm currently working on a video to end that nonsense about absolute morals, once and for all, and people like the Hovinds, Ray Comfort, and Turek are my main targets and influences. Keep on fighting the good fight 👍

  • @stephenhackney7876
    @stephenhackney7876 7 лет назад +5

    Love what you're doing. I am a fellow former believer. It took my mom ordering tons of worthless shit from jim bakker (yes, the jim bakker that went to prison for fraud) to convince me to make the jump from agnostic to atheist.

  • @bradvwall
    @bradvwall 7 лет назад +1

    Lot's of love for you and what you are doing with the Paulogia channel Paul. Thank you.

  • @stevenduvall2549
    @stevenduvall2549 7 лет назад +4

    Good job. Sending love your way. I have been a subscriber for awhile now, and I appreciate your work. And of course I have been following Potholer54 since I began watching athiest/skeptic videos on RUclips.
    Keep up the good work!

  • @davidhughes7174
    @davidhughes7174 4 года назад +2

    Your clear and logical method of breaking down these charlatans is enjoyable to watch. Keep up the good work

  • @katim2644
    @katim2644 7 лет назад +3

    This just in!!!! He's back. Find Potholer's new vid. Thanks for making my day.

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  7 лет назад +1

      isn't it great!?!

    • @katim2644
      @katim2644 7 лет назад

      Paulogia were you indoctrinated in Canada? Im in ON.

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  7 лет назад

      Yeah, I grew up in SK.

  • @kevincorvus3298
    @kevincorvus3298 7 лет назад +5

    Wish I could give this video multiple thumbs up. Excellent. Thank you sir.

  • @eaglescott17
    @eaglescott17 7 лет назад +2

    You do good work, both Hovind's make me want to tear my hair out sometimes. Like in the recent debate between King Crocoduck and Kent Hovind. "A 'light year' is a measurement of distance, not time."

  • @danaiduma
    @danaiduma 6 лет назад +3

    Ahhhhhhhhh. I love it when these types of people don't want to be held by their own standards.

  • @lLadyAszneth
    @lLadyAszneth 3 года назад +2

    Paul, even though I only recent found your channel, and as a former Protestant myself who educated her way outta religion and deity beliefs, I DO send you lots and LOTS of love! Atheist love is, perhaps; THE most un- conditional out there after childhood is over.
    I am SO glad you did this video and a'course he'd never admit to any wrongdoing bc if his Lard can do bad shit in the name of so ridiculous brand of righteousness the Eric can too. RIGHT?! Ultimately, this video will undoubtedly help someone else struggling with the final decision to exit the flock for the road of "critical thinking" or at least just thinking for their selves. 😃👏
    Wish I'd found you sooner but better late than never. I will be tweeting this one. Oh and I've began watching from the beginning and moving forward. I hope you and your family are well and safe up there.
    A Florida Fan ... Rock on.
    Aszneth
    😃👍🖐️

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  3 года назад +2

      Thank you for the kind words. Welcome, Aszneth.

    • @lLadyAszneth
      @lLadyAszneth 3 года назад +1

      @@Paulogia - Thank you, thank you very much! 😃
      I can't get enough of Ham and AIGs! Oh and btw, I have a proud badge of honor: a block! In Twitter, I got under Ken's skin about something a fee yrs ago and he blocked me! 🤭
      Anyhoo, I just finished your first video with Ozymandius Ramses II (gosh, I hope I spelled that correctly, I only looked once before replying here). As per usual, insightful diving into the topic is so encouraging. Thanks for inviting him and all the others so far, especially AronRa. He is a long time favorite and I was devastated after finding out he has come to my town and I missed it bcoz at that point, I'd no clue who he was! 😭😭😭
      Hmm, Ken should love all my emojis here, ay?
      I'll be binging more this weekend. Thank you Paul.

  • @littlecoloreddots
    @littlecoloreddots 4 года назад +4

    Love this. Thanks. It is this sort of presentation (Eric's) that makes me marvel at how fair and civil you managed to be when having the long discussion with him. He may have grown in sophistication as an entertainer since then. But he is still telling the same lies. Love your work. Thanks.

  • @ajchat8701
    @ajchat8701 7 лет назад +3

    Dude...you fricking rock. Great job on leaving the GIANT LIE and see the world for what it is. I, too, was once there (die-hard christian) and decided to leave and get a math degree where I really began to understand how critical thinking really operates. It can be so hard to try to reveal to others the Kool-aid they're drinking. I love your videos. Keep 'em coming

  • @ChristopherCudworth
    @ChristopherCudworth 3 года назад +2

    Thank you Paulogia. The truth about lying is important to reveal.

  • @clemstevenson
    @clemstevenson 7 лет назад +2

    It's interesting how religious people can happily take religious beliefs to be facts, but they see evolution as a mere belief that, for some obscure reason, cannot be supported by facts.

  • @RangerRyke
    @RangerRyke 2 года назад +2

    Love seeing Paul getting fired up on this one

  • @RegHody
    @RegHody 7 лет назад

    Interesting video.
    How long have you been producing?
    I am surprised that I haven't heard of you previously....
    (BTW; I like your understated Canadian accent.)

  • @janetrobinett9996
    @janetrobinett9996 6 лет назад +2

    Thanks Paul! Excellent job as usual. I love the effort and research you put into your series. I am a no-traditional student studying anthropology and evolutionary biology and I love to see your well-thought-out videos. This one was just excellent in showing how very dishonest creationist are and how it impedes the learning process. Can't wait for the next one!

  • @richardcramer1604
    @richardcramer1604 7 лет назад

    Just discovered you, now subscribed, long time fan of potholer54.

  • @NKP514
    @NKP514 3 года назад +1

    While I appreciate your habit of cleaning up the source videos that you are commenting on, speeding up Potholer54's voice is distracting.

  • @robertt9342
    @robertt9342 2 года назад +2

    Holding someone to the moral code they subscribe is pretty reasonable. Others believing the same source of morals isn’t relevant or necessary.

    • @snooganslestat2030
      @snooganslestat2030 2 года назад +1

      Holding them to the rules they say they follow & expect others to abide by would expose their rampant hypocrisy.

  • @grahvis
    @grahvis 7 лет назад +12

    A creationist talking dishonestly then claiming their argument stands is little different from all those flat earth videos titled "100% proof, the Earth is flat", and then go on to talk absolute rubbish.

    • @malisemalan2192
      @malisemalan2192 7 лет назад

      There is no curvature...
      Earth is Flat Jesus is coming soon

    • @sagerider2
      @sagerider2 7 лет назад

      Malise, tell Jesus to stop doing that, God's against coming. I mean he killed Onan for doing that. Genesis 38:8-10.

  • @pdoylemi
    @pdoylemi 7 лет назад

    Always good to see a newly rational person speaking out. As an atheist since about 1982, I welcome you and sub your channel.

  • @mordec1016
    @mordec1016 6 лет назад +1

    As a Catholic, Young Earth Creationism always seemed crazy to me and I never understood why some American fundie protestants were so adamant about it. It's bizarre, because their views aren't even representative of the beliefs of most Christians (protestants included). It's also very "American" (or North American) for some reason; European protestants, even conservative ones, aren't really YECers. From the outside looking in, it's just very bizarre. The best explanation I've found is that a strictly literalistic reading of Genesis was a way fundamentalist protestants in America came up with to justify sola scriptura and the "capacity of anyone to just read the Scriptures and understand all it teaches", contrary to (say) Catholics and Orthodox which were growing in the US at the time.

  • @noamaster3898
    @noamaster3898 4 года назад

    These PureFlix commercials on all your videos right now are hilarious.

  • @AustinSmith-pg6vl
    @AustinSmith-pg6vl 7 лет назад

    Thanks Paul! I didn't realize eric had responded to potholer54. Keep up the great work you and others do.

  • @jonnyd7751
    @jonnyd7751 4 года назад +2

    While it's true that the Moon is accelerating from the Earth, it should still be pointed out that even at it's current rate of escape, it wouldn't be anywhere close to the Earth a billion years ago. In fact it would still be about 200,000 km away 4 billion years ago.

    • @waxberry4
      @waxberry4 3 года назад

      You're right. This shows how dishonest these creationists are. They are targeting on the fools who don't even bother to do simple math to verify whether what they claim is true.

  • @Desertphile
    @Desertphile 7 лет назад +3

    This video is beyond excellent. Thank you. Eric Hovind is as much a believer in his gods than Kent Hovind is (i.e., not at all).

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  7 лет назад +1

      thank you, desertphile

  • @jtveg
    @jtveg 5 лет назад +4

    It was one degree colder in temperature yesterday than today, and a degree colder again the day before that. So if you extrapolate back one year, it means the earth was 365 degrees colder.
    Creationist logic. 🎓 F🚫 💯 ☑ 🤦‍♂️

  • @jochannan7379
    @jochannan7379 3 года назад +1

    I so miss Potholer's creationst debunking videos. They were what makes life worth living. And, yes, especially the award videos.

  • @InterestsMayVary2234
    @InterestsMayVary2234 6 лет назад +1

    My daughter is an atheist because of this very issue. Creationists lie to try to prove their point and anyone who understands evolution knows that they are lying. My 15 year old figured out years ago that if they have to lie to prove their point, it's because they know what they are really selling is crap. Ken Ham made my daughter an atheist. So good job, Ken.

  • @iluvtacos1231
    @iluvtacos1231 3 года назад

    Okay, but the idea of a giant sauropod getting clocked by the moon smacking it in the head is hilarious.

  • @dzerres
    @dzerres 4 года назад +1

    Why do we always get accused of hating god when we don't even believe in god? Why would I waste my time hating something that doesn't exist?

    • @anure1134
      @anure1134 2 года назад

      I just hate that orbiting teacup.

  • @Leelilou
    @Leelilou 5 лет назад +1

    I agree with your sentiment in totality, Paul. While I don't take people's beliefs as offensive, I do draw the line at disingenuous and contemptuous statements and actions. I left the Christian church at age 14, after searching for answers for a year within the church. The statement that broke my faith? That my grandmother had died because of her sin, and the suffering she experienced before her death was justified because of said sin. My own pastor said as much to me, a man I had blindly respected for years beforehand. Statements like this are harmful, as are the intellectually false statements made by the church, are unacceptable.
    This is one of the reasons why I have started to read the bible again. I am highlighting any versus that I come across that are dishonest or morally wrong. I've made it to Leviticus thus far. And I hope to share these verses with people in this small Kentucky town I live in. If you have any you feel would be good verses to highlight, let me know?
    Keep up the good work. I binge watch your content every night at work. :)

  • @MichaelPitts123
    @MichaelPitts123 7 лет назад

    In a world of Atheist Roos, be a Paul. Great to find a calm, approachable RUclips voice not bent on dramatic mudslinging.

  • @thdenwheja756
    @thdenwheja756 6 лет назад +2

    "...and, in doing so, lead them away like the Pied Piper..."
    Nobody apparently told him that the Pied Piper led the rats to drown and the children to starve, did they?

    • @KneedleKnees
      @KneedleKnees 4 года назад

      I think they'd file that under "persecution for Jesus"

  • @adrianmillard6598
    @adrianmillard6598 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for pointing out the lies. I'm enthusiastic to see more and I subscribed. My feedback is that when you video quoted the christians, the fact that the lipsync was out was quite off putting.

  • @Vandalia1998
    @Vandalia1998 5 лет назад +1

    I was subbed to Potholer years before I knew who you were 😜

  • @scienceexplains302
    @scienceexplains302 4 года назад +1

    The ninth commandment is a legalistic phrase “don’t bear false witness against your neighbor (I.e. fellow Jew)”. Don’t falsely accuse someone of doing something bad. Other lies are rewarded in the Bible

  • @SMcGowan287
    @SMcGowan287 6 лет назад +2

    I just CAN'T deal with Creationists. Just saying you don't believe Science....BECAUSE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT doesn't make you right. Basing your argument on the outcome before ever ACTUALLY searching for the answer does not make you correct. Seeing things through God only googles is absolutely ridiculous.

  • @thesceptic7968
    @thesceptic7968 7 лет назад +3

    Like father, like son.... two creeps.

  • @apollyonkatastrefia1586
    @apollyonkatastrefia1586 4 года назад +1

    How does anybody buy their bullshit. The only way I can see is that some people are looking for any reason to continue lying to themselves

  • @petereuk52
    @petereuk52 5 лет назад +1

    It makes me angry and also sad that ignorance is now praised and study and knowledge is condemned. With every sentence they spew out lies and delusions. It makes me sick.

  • @gracefulsledge2857
    @gracefulsledge2857 2 года назад

    Awesome! Potholer and Thunderfoot were first Atheist videos. They helped me drop the rest of my theist boggle.

  • @ChristyAbbey
    @ChristyAbbey 7 лет назад

    I meant to send you my love, but it came back "Insufficient Postage". So here it is in the comment section. Good work. And thanks for reminding me that of that generation of youtube atheists, Potholer was the best of us.

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  7 лет назад

      damned post office.
      yes, yes he was.

  • @sonnyfleming904
    @sonnyfleming904 5 месяцев назад

    As much as I know about KH, and his shenanigans, you would think I would not want to listen to him. But how he talks and says things in front of his audience is almost hypnotic. Good job, Paul.

  • @Marconius6
    @Marconius6 5 лет назад +2

    Questions whether radiometric dating decay rates were the same in the past.
    Assumes the rate of the Moon receding has always been the same.

  • @sidepot
    @sidepot 5 лет назад +1

    I can honestly say I have never boiled a baby goat it its own mother’s milk.

  • @Dragoon803
    @Dragoon803 2 года назад

    Carl Yung "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."

  • @theorangeninja6486
    @theorangeninja6486 6 лет назад +1

    "Morality is objective!"
    "What makes it objective?"
    "God says things are wrong, so they're wrong!"
    So it's subjective to God, then. You just choose to listen to him. Great.

    • @heckingbamboozled8097
      @heckingbamboozled8097 5 лет назад

      Saw that in a logicked video and the it's really funny since when you point that out, it boils down to Christian's believing that might = right. Since we cant stand up to the hypothetical God, anything he says is now objectively true

  • @Azirahaelx
    @Azirahaelx 7 лет назад

    Why are all the clips sped up?

  • @James-ye7rp
    @James-ye7rp 7 лет назад +3

    Ken Ham and Erik Hovind are not to be defined as Christians. They should be defined as Salesmen, only as salesmen.

  • @katim2644
    @katim2644 7 лет назад +1

    Potholer Rocks. So sad he's quiet lately.

  • @jupiterquake8541
    @jupiterquake8541 5 лет назад +1

    Well, here's what I believe. The moon came from the Earth after a collision with the planet Theia. Theia went on to become part of the Earth, part of the moon and the asteroid belt. *Googles* It seems that event was 4.5 billion years ago.

  • @CaseAgainstFaith1
    @CaseAgainstFaith1 7 лет назад

    If I recall correctly, EVEN IF the recession of the moon was constant, the moon STILL would not be touching the earth 1.3 billion years ago.

  • @Robert-cl3zt
    @Robert-cl3zt 7 лет назад +2

    Great video. And congrats on bravely facing up to your past. We are our own worst critics and the hardest people to please.
    Keep it up.

  • @MarcStjames-rq1dm
    @MarcStjames-rq1dm 5 лет назад +2

    Paul, with every video i watch of yours i am again impressed with your courage and your caring... Thanks.... you deserve some love for all your good work here.

    • @Paulogia
      @Paulogia  5 лет назад

      Thank you, Marc. Means much.

  • @lectorj
    @lectorj 6 лет назад +2

    Good job, keep up the videos, people need to learn to recognize misinformation and how to do research themselves.

  • @James-ye7rp
    @James-ye7rp 7 лет назад +2

    Potholer 54 is incredible.

  • @Tristinfate
    @Tristinfate 2 года назад +1

    I love Pothooler , he has given me the tools to argue against idiotic antivax people.

  • @Buddythunder1
    @Buddythunder1 2 года назад +1

    The problem with gods aren't their non-existence, it's the obvious failings of their claimed representatives here on Earth. If any good gods actually existed they'd be dismayed at their own PR, and rightly so. This sad fact, and recent shocking and cynical political alliances appear to be giving the game away and driving the growth of the "nones", so... more power to the hucksters!

  • @esands36
    @esands36 7 лет назад +1

    "You lie so much, you believe yourself. Arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand".

  • @zodfanza
    @zodfanza Год назад

    I love how you don't let him wriggle out of it with deflections. This is what actual accountability and actual debate should be. Don't let creation "scientist" get away with lies. Don't let them brush it aside when their arguments don't hold water and definitely not when they say things they know are false and refuse to correct!

  • @TheGrassdawg
    @TheGrassdawg 7 лет назад +1

    Upon reflection I find that anger lurks just underneath the surface with only my eyes peeking above the water. The cessation of trying to normalize and sanitize the bullshit wears thin rather quickly.

  • @Fierfek1972
    @Fierfek1972 7 лет назад

    As a double apostate, first from Christianity, then from neo-Paganism, I get where you're coming from, I just wish I had your video making ability!

  • @brianmulholland2467
    @brianmulholland2467 Год назад +1

    This was as angry as I've seen Paul...and yet he was still dead calm. What I love about this channel that I don't love about almost any other channel dealing with (a)thiesm is how Paul steers clear of emotion and hyperbole. Precisely because if I were in his shoes, I know I wouldn't have that level of self-control.

  • @thoruszwolf4153
    @thoruszwolf4153 6 лет назад

    lol, the Crocoduck... kind of funny that Kirk Cameron came up with that as a joke, and now that's basically what we found the Spinosaurus to be xD

  • @PixelMurder
    @PixelMurder 3 года назад +1

    If they really had contact with God, the almighty creator of the universe, they wouldn't need to lie to "prove" it, or wouldn't even need to play shallow word games.

  • @jkfeatherranch
    @jkfeatherranch 5 лет назад +1

    That iceberg picture bothers me a lot and is a huge lie. Penguins and polar bears do not live together at all. Polar bears are in the north only and penguins are in the south only