Did Jesus Exist?

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  • Опубликовано: 18 фев 2021
  • Check out the other videos:
    Al-Muqaddimah: • Did Muhammad Exist? | ...
    Useful Charts: • Did Moses Exist?
    Sources/Suggested Reading:
    Chilton, Bruce & Craig A. Evans (ed.) (1998). Studying the historical Jesus: Evaluations of the state of Current Research. Brill.
    Ehrman, Bart D. (2013). Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth. HarperOne.
    Holmén, Tom & Stanley E. Porter (ed.) (2011). Handbook for the study of the historical Jesus. Volume 1. Brill.
    Levine, Amy-Jill; Dale C. Allison Jr. & John Dominic Crossan (2006). The Historical Jesus in Context. Princeton University Press.
    #Jesus #History #ProjectHistoricity

Комментарии • 22 тыс.

  • @LetsTalkReligion
    @LetsTalkReligion  3 года назад +1644

    To those wondering about the reference to Hinduism and its incorporation of Jesus, this claim is based on several contemporary movements in Hinduism, like the group assoicated with Sri Ramakrishna (d. 1886) who have indeed argued for Jesus as an Avatar.
    Thank you all for watching!
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    • @orraklbenedict1832
      @orraklbenedict1832 3 года назад +17

      I dont have a Patreon but as a viewer of your videos I hope you know that your making of these videos is a service to modern education. You have both my Subscription & my Thanks- whichever you think more important.
      🙂👍
      😎👌
      P.S. still looking forward to that "What *is* a 'Prophet'?" video, lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @barca29np
      @barca29np 3 года назад +41

      great video as always filip. at the end of the day, i think its fair to say that jesus did in fact exist as a person. whatever someone wants to think besides that depends on their own views. quick question, which was the first book of the new testament that mentioned jesus as the son of god or as divine? thanks and have a great day sir. I shall donate to you soon, love your work

    • @niccolopaganini1782
      @niccolopaganini1782 3 года назад +27

      @@barca29np Mark,
      Not just divine, but GOD Himself
      tbh, in every Gospel, in pauline epistles, and in acts

    • @torisantiago9176
      @torisantiago9176 3 года назад +6

      Why make a video like this right after your Advaita Vedanta video

    • @torisantiago9176
      @torisantiago9176 3 года назад +16

      @@niccolopaganini1782 no that’s your opinion

  • @bootesvoid1275
    @bootesvoid1275 2 года назад +5361

    Coming from a Muslim background, I love how this channel comment section is gathering religious and non religious people to debate without any ounce of biggotry or harassment. It proves that most people who tears down another people beliefs are often the ignorant ones. Peace to everyone, whoever and wherever you are!
    Thanks for the owner of the channel for his unbiased rigorously selected presentations!

    • @CesarSanchez-hz4jx
      @CesarSanchez-hz4jx 2 года назад +101

      Cheers 🥂 to that comrade

    • @Trysomieflexntjes
      @Trysomieflexntjes 2 года назад +114

      Those kind of peoplr dont take the time to watch these high quality, long videos with knowledge.

    • @Chorophilax
      @Chorophilax 2 года назад +56

      Im glad someone finally adressed that. Thank you.

    • @danielmconnolly
      @danielmconnolly 2 года назад +20

      Everyone will stand before God to give account of everything we have ever said and done in our lives.
      Let that sink in...

    • @noahm5709
      @noahm5709 2 года назад +128

      @@danielmconnolly why cant you just post anything that you would say eye to eye to an actual person. nobody other than new york street preachers would say 'You will be judged and go to hell' in ANY conversation. how about you keep it to yourself cause that is the least convincing thing anyone could say, even religious people cringe at the sight of your comment

  • @RMR1
    @RMR1 2 года назад +9345

    As an atheist, I have to say this was refreshingly balanced, unbiased and well-sourced. I grow tired of videos, articles and books that mock believers with non-stop atheistic dogma, as much as I do those that present atheists as immoral elitists and tout Jesus's divinity as objective fact.

    • @anderrall1925
      @anderrall1925 2 года назад +188

      His divinity is a fact there is proof

    • @anderrall1925
      @anderrall1925 2 года назад +13

      I bet u never read a single book critisizing evobullshit

    • @benjalucian1515
      @benjalucian1515 2 года назад +856

      @@anderrall1925 - *His divinity is a fact there is proof* please cite your evidence

    • @benjalucian1515
      @benjalucian1515 2 года назад +216

      @@anderrall1925 - *I bet u never read a single book critisizing evobullshit* why would we read books by idiots who don't understand evolution?

    • @alienlovesecrets9379
      @alienlovesecrets9379 2 года назад +87

      I know that this has been already said a thousand times but it keeps being true: "Atheistic dogma" is a contraction in itself, I think. If I invented and truly believed in a figure, let's say my imaginary friend Charlie, it would be strange to call others acharlieists and accuse them of spreading acharlieist dogma, whenever they say "come on, there is no Charlie". Acharlyism is the default state. If Charlie exists, I must prove it. "Atheism" is a poisoned word, it tries to manipulate the mind by introducing backdoor that there is a god or gods.

  • @cienfleur
    @cienfleur 10 месяцев назад +367

    I dont come from a religious background,but ive always been so fascinated by religion,esotericism,occultism,mythology etc.I recently found your channel and im satisfied with your content!absolutely love it!You are so well spoken and i can tell that you do good research before filming a video.Keep it up!

    • @bailey6143
      @bailey6143 9 месяцев назад +10

      Hope you find your truth ✝️🫶

    • @HowToBeAlone
      @HowToBeAlone 7 месяцев назад +32

      Don’t let anyone convince you that something is true, stick to your own conclusions. ❤

    • @warningwarning8826
      @warningwarning8826 6 месяцев назад

      Lee Strobel was an award winning investigative journalist who tried to disprove Jesus's divinity and got converted: Lee Strobel's "Case for Christ" will unlock the answers to who Jesus was. The book is good but here is also a youtube link to a lecture from Lee Strobel ruclips.net/video/67uj2qvQi_k/видео.html

    • @Noaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
      @Noaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah 5 месяцев назад +4

      I hope you find your spacebar 😊

    • @warningwarning8826
      @warningwarning8826 5 месяцев назад

      Smartass

  • @Frenchylikeshikes
    @Frenchylikeshikes 7 месяцев назад +97

    This channel is just amazing. Believer and non-believer people comment, and ALL in a respectful and open-minded way, which is SO rare when talking religion.
    I guess I am personnally still questioning the existence or not of a God and have no clear answer yet, but one reason why I stopped going to church a long time ago was (1 thing of many) the fact that I always felt that churches were teaching what was convenient for them, and were hiding/ ignoring many historical facts, or ancient writings...and so on and so forth.
    This channel has been eye opening. Always well narrated, and extremely well-documented, and does not lean one way or the other: just gives facts.

    • @echollun
      @echollun 5 месяцев назад +1

      Unfortunately yeah, many churches avoid controversial topics because they don’t want to offend anyone or cause a difference in opinions to surface. Keep searching though, don’t give up.❤

    • @alecsbizarrememes7862
      @alecsbizarrememes7862 4 месяца назад

      Any update?

    • @Ridethebomb777
      @Ridethebomb777 3 месяца назад +1

      @@echollun I like to believe the there is a creator of the universe .... who is of course unknowable and always will be. I think its pretty evident when you do the reading that the old and new testaments don't really stand up ..... good stories but not historical ...... the old testament borrows from so many Egyptian texts and ancient stories and the new testament is just a mess ... especially the gospels. Have you listened to the Mauro Biglino series here on YT ?

    • @user-vs7lf1vy9q
      @user-vs7lf1vy9q 3 месяца назад

      I love this maybe don’t follow the church and judge the church follow the bible as we are all sinners - I beleive Jesus because not only of the bible but because there are so many stories of saints healing Jesus saving people appearing to them and this is what I love about Jesus, for me Jesus saved me from what I was doing because of his teaching there isn’t a more Nobel and perfecr man - I’ll pray for you but I think praying and asking Gos if his real and ask for signs maybe you will receive his grace and mercy , have a great day ❤️

    • @alecsbizarrememes7862
      @alecsbizarrememes7862 3 месяца назад +1

      @@user-vs7lf1vy9q Jesus taught this, but what Jesus didnt teach was that he was god

  • @UsefulCharts
    @UsefulCharts 3 года назад +4380

    Enjoyed doing this collab with you. Let's talk religion again soon :)

    • @OHYS
      @OHYS 3 года назад +85

      This colab is not one I expected, but it certainly is one I appreciate. I have learnt so much from both of your channels

    • @NasirKhan-je6fi
      @NasirKhan-je6fi 3 года назад +14

      Where u guys get all the infomation and find out if it is legit

    • @LetsTalkReligion
      @LetsTalkReligion  3 года назад +225

      Always fun to work with other creators! Thanks for this! :)

    • @andrewofaiur
      @andrewofaiur 3 года назад +8

      Incredible collaboration!! Your timeline of world history has transformed my understanding of humanity. Please please collab more often!! :)

    • @armanmahmood9783
      @armanmahmood9783 3 года назад +3

      Nope just nope
      I love ur videos and respect u but that is bad

  • @spendz_stax
    @spendz_stax 2 года назад +2401

    I cant belive me eyes.. A video on religion that has no negative comments and such open minded people.. This is needed in the world.. I hope all of u r blessed no matter ur beliefs or religion ❤💯

    • @Humpeltrulla
      @Humpeltrulla 2 года назад +15

      Right, I wish it would happen outside my doorstep...and the world will live as one,nothing to kill or die for.

    • @joshua2400
      @joshua2400 Год назад +1

      @Vic LTD hello my friend :" )
      how are you? what song are you referring to?

    • @joshua2400
      @joshua2400 Год назад +3

      @@Humpeltrulla since there is evil in this world due to sin, that won't be a reality until Jesus Christ comes back
      though, today through Christ Jesus we can have glimpses of that life :" ) Jesus teaches us to live in care for one another, to help and love on eachother because He (God), loves us, and does the same for us :" )
      its one thing I am grateful to Jesus for

    • @mythbuster1483
      @mythbuster1483 Год назад

      @@joshua2400 The bible has been completely debunked by science, archaeology and biblical scholarship, but you can actually *PROVE* the bible is false yourself. The anonymous, biased fanatics who wrote the gospel fairy tales claimed that Jesus promised: "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" (Matt. 21:22), “Whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you" (John 16:23), "whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:24). So turn on your video camera and pray for Jesus to appear to you RIGHT NOW, and post the result to RUclips! Jesus will never appear because the authors of the gospel tales were proven liars. Praying to Jesus is no different than praying to Zeus, Odin, a Flying Spaghetti Monster, or to any other fictional character in a book. All Christians can do is make pathetic excuses for why this NEVER works, despite the bible’s promises. *FACTS*
      1) If Jesus was real, and a god, he COULD appear to you, or to anyone.
      2) He supposedly appeared to others in ancient stories that we have no evidence for (Acts 1:3).
      3) Jesus supposedly promised that believers would “receive whatever you ask for in prayer” (Matt 21:22).
      4) Regardless how much you pray or ask...Jesus won't appear.
      The most likely explanation for the above? Jesus won’t appear because he CAN’T. Fictional literary characters can't hear prayers or do anything in real life.
      The fact that so many Christians have to film videos and post comments defending their debunked book of ancient mythology is proof that the bible is false, and that the magic prayer superpowers promised by the liars who wrote the gospel tales don’t work. “Do not put my ridiculous claims to the test” said the liar to the fool.

    • @mythbuster1483
      @mythbuster1483 Год назад

      @Aaron of Ruth Don’t murder any babies ‘on faith’ today just because some member of a death cult claims that God said so. "This is what the Lord Almighty says...put to death men and women, children and infants." (1 Samuel 15:2-3). So you’d murder your neighbor’s entire family, including his infant, if some man claimed that Jesus appeared to him and said you should? If it says so in a book with a talking snake, talking donkey, 900-year-old men, virgin birth and zombies, written by anonymous, biased members of a death cult who thought the world was flat and illness was caused by demons, then it MUST be a reliable source of real history, right?!! *SUCKER* - “a person who believes everything they are told and is therefore easy to deceive” - Cambridge Dictionary

  • @Biblical_Mystery
    @Biblical_Mystery 6 месяцев назад +33

    Absolutely loved the way you explained the cautionary tales from the Bible. It adds a depth to the message and encourages us to reflect on our own choices. Truly enlightening! ✨

    • @donnalambs9578
      @donnalambs9578 6 месяцев назад

      Yes sometimes too young making choices no one should be in their downloaded hell

  • @thishandleistacken
    @thishandleistacken 5 месяцев назад +5

    I'm so happy this video is favoured by the algorithm. Your academic approach and attempt to be as non-biased as possible is greatly appreciated and much needed within religious/spiritual circles

  • @justinc.5591
    @justinc.5591 3 года назад +4494

    Tell me more about this “Jesus is a psychedelic mushroom” theory.

    • @LetsTalkReligion
      @LetsTalkReligion  3 года назад +871

      There's a famous book written about it which kind of started the whole theory called "The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross".

    • @justinc.5591
      @justinc.5591 3 года назад +167

      @Let’s Talk Religion I just looked that up, and that’s a very interesting and weird theory lol.

    • @kuroazrem5376
      @kuroazrem5376 3 года назад +81

      @@LetsTalkReligion i need that book, NOW!

    • @sifatraihan3455
      @sifatraihan3455 3 года назад +136

      Boy, do I have a podcast for you!

    • @IIImobiusIII
      @IIImobiusIII 3 года назад +216

      Do not be fooled by false Fungi!

  • @talostheking8529
    @talostheking8529 2 года назад +1907

    Thanks, as a Mesopotamian Squid Emperor, I found the discussion of the historiography interesting and educational.

    • @Ziggysmemes
      @Ziggysmemes 2 года назад +30

      squid emporer?

    • @JoRiver11
      @JoRiver11 2 года назад +132

      Coming across your comment after scrolling for a bit made me LOL

    • @raay_zee
      @raay_zee 2 года назад +1

      Lmaooo

    • @jacobkleinsasser5658
      @jacobkleinsasser5658 2 года назад +12

      @@JoRiver11 elder scrolling... :P

    • @78thandSynth
      @78thandSynth 2 года назад +21

      So thankful your portal was repaired.

  • @georginashanti4605
    @georginashanti4605 9 месяцев назад +7

    Thank you for this video and for offering new perspectives (new for me anyway). I appreciate your videos, the format and the clear explanations.

  • @user-qf3dn6sz6e
    @user-qf3dn6sz6e 5 месяцев назад +322

    As a Christian I cannot get enough of this channel. So interesting! I hope my brothers and sisters in Christianity and outside Christianity have a good day 🩷

    • @ks9545
      @ks9545 5 месяцев назад +4

      you don't have brothers snd sisters that aren't in Christ.

    • @corrupted_fawn5885
      @corrupted_fawn5885 5 месяцев назад +35

      @@ks9545Why not? I was raised christian but now I am an atheist. Can you not have brothers and sisters in humanity? Siblings in love and empathy?

    • @yaraortega2377
      @yaraortega2377 5 месяцев назад +38

      @@corrupted_fawn5885I’m a christian And i was always taught Humans alone No matter what place or religion are our brothers and sisters We as christian’s are taught to love everyone and have compassion for every living being on this earth Christian or not. I’m not sure why people are so negative when they say that our only siblings are in christ when humanity itself gives us empathy and love towards everyone

    • @corrupted_fawn5885
      @corrupted_fawn5885 5 месяцев назад +4

      @@yaraortega2377 agreed!

    • @ciaraskeleton
      @ciaraskeleton 5 месяцев назад +10

      I'm agnostic, but I always have major respect for Christians who are into history and who aren't afraid to go out and find other information. I think that type of faith in God is truly a calling, a lot of Christians avoid history or other opinions for fear of it causing doubt, but youre not afraid of that because your faith is so deep. Makes me really emotional actually. Bless you x

  • @TheFloridaStig
    @TheFloridaStig 2 года назад +1152

    As someone with a history degree, which included a course on comparative religion. I think the analysis here is spot on. Really smart and well reasoned

    • @markjapan4062
      @markjapan4062 2 года назад +6

      MAN YOU HAVE BEEN TOTALLY TAUGHT WRONG>>>>

    • @sol.slmnez
      @sol.slmnez 2 года назад +47

      @@markjapan4062 You killed the chat

    • @mythbuster1483
      @mythbuster1483 2 года назад

      If you really had a history degree, you'd understand why absurd supernatural claims by anonymous, biased cult members are not "history". Dr. Gerd Ludemann, Chair of History and Literature of Early Christianity at the University of Göttingen: "Many Christians feel threatened if they hear that MOST of what was written in the Bible is (in historical terms) UNTRUE and that none of the four New Testament Gospels was written by the author listed at the top of the text." - Kêrygma and History in the Thought of Rudolf Bultmann

    • @markjapan4062
      @markjapan4062 2 года назад

      i was he 7 day old baby before solomon , the first boen of the covenant of david . taught for a 1000 years then sent back down that was the 2nd comming this is the 3rd there are 4 . israel gets a 1000 year kingdom then the end... i spoke to satan in the cemetery in jerusalem... 2018.... COVID IS BECAUSE THE NATIONS LET SATANS ISLAM IN... I GAVE A WARNING OCTOBER 2020. JESUS.... READ MATTHEW 23 VER 39... AND 2 SAMUEL 7 VER 12 THE CRUCIFICTION IS THERE... AND ITS NOT FOSSIL FUELS....ITS ME.

    • @LetsBeClear87
      @LetsBeClear87 2 года назад +13

      @YOLO MORGANNWG chicken butt ?

  • @andygutierrez4512
    @andygutierrez4512 3 года назад +2454

    Me: huh let's see, I wonder how different other perspectives are about Jesus, I mean, they can't be that different from what I've heard in Christianity, right
    Video: Jesus was a mushroom

    • @otva7254
      @otva7254 3 года назад +94

      Lenin was a mushroom

    • @geezergeezer1
      @geezergeezer1 3 года назад +115

      Marx was a toadstool.

    • @corporate.security
      @corporate.security 3 года назад +70

      Yeah, I thought your comment was a joke, but then he talked about it and I was like... what the hell?

    • @Niobesnuppa
      @Niobesnuppa 3 года назад +72

      Can you overdose on Jesus?

    • @ryansutherland750
      @ryansutherland750 3 года назад +37

      @@Niobesnuppa yes

  • @joshuabenton3785
    @joshuabenton3785 7 месяцев назад +6

    Really appreciate this video! Thanks for presenting it in the way you did 😊

  • @kuafer3687
    @kuafer3687 7 месяцев назад +5

    This is such a brilliant video. Respectful, insightful, unbiased. Thank you very much.

  • @frankrossiter
    @frankrossiter 2 года назад +1416

    Being a 'Born Again' Christian, I don't usually watch this kind of a video, but I found myself enjoying its unbiased presentation. It was very well done. Thank you. I have recently become friends with a Muslim and a Bahi and we sit for hours over coffee sharing our faith and respect for each other. For me, it's like the Apostle Paul saying, 'I am all things to all men, that I may win some.' After fifty years of loving Jesus and the word, my faith is on solid ground, but I have learned to listen; really listen to what others believe. Only then can I hope to earn their respect and have them listen to what true Christianity is all about.

    • @Nacho_el
      @Nacho_el 2 года назад +68

      Keep the faith on fire Frank!🔥

    • @frankrossiter
      @frankrossiter 2 года назад +45

      @@Nacho_el Thank you, Glaede, for your encouragement. I'm off to Liverpool, England now, where I was born and ran as a real scalawag. They know me well and can see the miracle God has done in my life. It's a real open door that the Lord has provides me and I love it. I will also attempt to walk one hundred miles on the River Severn Way trail I did twenty years ago when I was just sixty two. Now I am old but much wiser. Jesus will be with me all the way. Have a great day, my friend. Psalm 37:4-5

    • @e.t.5456
      @e.t.5456 2 года назад

      Man I love your comment, your spot on.
      Having open ears and knowing your knowledge is limited and others may know something you don’t is a crucial part in Christianity because if you don’t then you will start to think you hold the absolute truth and oppose your will on others because it’s justified, which is how totalitarianism formed.
      This vid explains a lot better than I can.
      ruclips.net/video/DtiRzQMgBDM/видео.html

    • @malinstella6965
      @malinstella6965 2 года назад +4

      i THINK YOU LIE.

    • @frankrossiter
      @frankrossiter 2 года назад +68

      @@malinstella6965 thank you for your nice reply. have a great day.

  • @dhrevrogers
    @dhrevrogers 3 года назад +626

    There was no Year Zero. The calendar went from 1 BC to 1 AD.

    • @LetsTalkReligion
      @LetsTalkReligion  3 года назад +348

      You know... Good point actually.

    • @repentkingdomofheavenisnea1988
      @repentkingdomofheavenisnea1988 3 года назад +28

      Why is time Starting from Jesus time, which time or calendar is used in historical writing?😵

    • @dhrevrogers
      @dhrevrogers 3 года назад +78

      The sixth century monk Dionysius Exiguus developed a calendar system for numbering the years based on the birth of Jesus thus the years are in Anno Domini (in the year of the Lord, A.D.). However, he counted backward wrong and his count of the years backward to the birth of Jesus was off several years. (Jesus was born between 7-8 BC and 4-5 BC, Before Christ). This year numbering system became standard around AD 800.

    • @Ziemniak158
      @Ziemniak158 3 года назад +7

      @@dhrevrogers so up until 800 they would count years ab urbe condita?

    • @dhrevrogers
      @dhrevrogers 3 года назад +30

      Dionysius wanted to replace the calendar numbering based on Roman Emperor Diocletian (a persecutor of Christians) with a system based in Christianity.

  • @4dojo
    @4dojo 3 месяца назад +5

    I find your videos to be refreshingly matter-of-fact rather than opinion. Thanks for providing this content.

  • @medoubella
    @medoubella Месяц назад +1

    by far your best video, I keep coming back to it every other month 👏

  • @andrewlim9345
    @andrewlim9345 2 года назад +1705

    Thanks, as a Christian, I found the discussion of the historiography interesting and educational.

    • @ByOMview
      @ByOMview 2 года назад +14

      I am not a Christian and i HIGHLY recommend you all to watch a sci-fi movie "the man from the earth" which will give you more context in a way to things talked in this video. Its a sci-fi but will give you context about lost in translation and adapting believes as per your convenience. Go watch it and
      LIKE THIS COMMENT SO OTHERS CAN WATCH THAT TOO 👍
      👇

    • @josse9867
      @josse9867 2 года назад +83

      @@ByOMview nobody cares

    • @GlizzyGoblin757
      @GlizzyGoblin757 2 года назад +23

      @@ByOMview ur indian so no

    • @bobsmith3735
      @bobsmith3735 2 года назад +35

      @@ByOMview it is a mediocre story that is badly acted.

    • @TheDizzleHawke
      @TheDizzleHawke 2 года назад +11

      @@ByOMview is there a big musical dance number at the end? Because if so, I’m in!

  • @whoozdis
    @whoozdis 2 года назад +713

    It's crazy how Jesus looks different depending on what region of the world the story was told and handed down.

    • @travisjazzbo3490
      @travisjazzbo3490 2 года назад +91

      Yep... it goes to show you that people don't mind MAKE PRETEND at all, even to the extent that 99% of Jesus depictions are obviously highly inaccurate. People are pretty silly with their superstitions.

    • @philippetsoukias833
      @philippetsoukias833 2 года назад +158

      It’s like Man made god in his image and not the other way around…

    • @RahulRaj-tg2kr
      @RahulRaj-tg2kr 2 года назад +28

      wat a waste of time that a fictious figure we are discussing about even after 2000 years who is of no significance

    • @user-dm1yx7qz6h
      @user-dm1yx7qz6h 2 года назад +91

      @@RahulRaj-tg2kr yeah Shiva, Brahma and 33 crore gods are not fictional and krishna the god who peeked at girls while bathing and stole their clothes when bathing is so much significant

    • @RahulRaj-tg2kr
      @RahulRaj-tg2kr 2 года назад +23

      @@user-dm1yx7qz6h lol go and get a life buddy !!!!

  • @lizzieh5284
    @lizzieh5284 5 месяцев назад +2

    I've just found your channel. As a Theology graduate I found this vid fascinating. Looking forward to watching your other vids. Thank you.

  • @raveenahayer808
    @raveenahayer808 9 месяцев назад +55

    I think I learned more from your video than I learned in my religion studies class in university. Thank you ❤

    • @elka7823
      @elka7823 5 месяцев назад +1

      That’s what happens when you sit on your phone

    • @jakob9323
      @jakob9323 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@elka7823the class probably sucked

    • @elka7823
      @elka7823 5 месяцев назад

      @@jakob9323 idk bro

    • @prophetspath.319
      @prophetspath.319 Месяц назад

      Jesus is a historical figure, like Abraham, Noaha, David,Jacob,Moses and Muhammad ❤

  • @ericanashipala4769
    @ericanashipala4769 3 года назад +332

    I'm here because of Useful Charts

    • @disengronkulifactice
      @disengronkulifactice 3 года назад +14

      I may not be here at all. Or, I may be a mushroom.

    • @LetsTalkReligion
      @LetsTalkReligion  3 года назад +37

      So am I!

    • @joewiewiora8461
      @joewiewiora8461 3 года назад +1

      Same

    • @mitchellc4
      @mitchellc4 3 года назад

      The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
      Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
      Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
      Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
      John 17
      3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.

    • @disengronkulifactice
      @disengronkulifactice 3 года назад

      ​@@mitchellc4 that's trippy as shit, dude. Starting to look more seriously at the whole mushroom hypothesis.

  • @Wellokayig
    @Wellokayig 2 месяца назад

    I've been binge watching a few of your docs but have now subscribed after you mentioned useful charts! I have loved their channel for years and it's always been an odd fascination of mine so knowing you're collaborating with them to make even MORE insane content makes me happy! Amazing!

  • @harun355
    @harun355 10 месяцев назад +3

    loved the channel, loved the video, loved the channels he mentioned. Such a great video.

  • @zeus_rene
    @zeus_rene 2 года назад +752

    As a Christian, I really appreciate the unbiased information. Thanks much dude!

    • @claytonhoffpauir634
      @claytonhoffpauir634 2 года назад +1

      Is it a yes or no

    • @elilovesjesus9169
      @elilovesjesus9169 2 года назад +40

      @@claytonhoffpauir634 it’s a yes

    • @mythbuster1483
      @mythbuster1483 2 года назад

      @@elilovesjesus9169 If it says so in a book with a talking snake, talking donkey, 900-year-old men, virgin birth and zombies, written by anonymous, biased members of a death cult, then it MUST be a reliable source?!! *SUCKER* - “a person who believes everything they are told and is therefore easy to deceive” - Cambridge Dictionary

    • @Horus-Lupercal
      @Horus-Lupercal 2 года назад +8

      Have you considered growing up?

    • @Daniel_Godismyjudge--Isah33.22
      @Daniel_Godismyjudge--Isah33.22 2 года назад +63

      @@Horus-Lupercal For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever BELIEVETH IN HIM should NOT perish but have everlasting life.John 3:16

  • @fakhribintang
    @fakhribintang 3 года назад +173

    It’s awesome to see how rigorous and academic history of religion is. Thank you, al muqaddimah and useful charts (and the wider academic theology community on RUclips) for getting me interested in this topic.

    • @Salsmachev
      @Salsmachev 3 года назад +16

      You should also check out Esoterica and Religion for Breakfast if you haven't. They're in a similar vein.

    • @LetsTalkReligion
      @LetsTalkReligion  3 года назад +17

      Awesome!

    • @hopegold883
      @hopegold883 3 года назад +4

      Rigorous? They’re saying to best evidence is writings from 100 years later, which echo those of the adherents of the cult. Where are all the records the Romans nwere so fond of keeping?
      If Mary had to travel for the census, where are the records of that census? Lost? Where is the record of his birth? Also lost? If he was crucified by Pontius Pilate, there should be records of that, since there are surviving records from the same time of other crucifixions. .

    • @williamOwen1990
      @williamOwen1990 3 года назад +9

      @@hopegold883 Wait, what? "The best evidence is (are) writings from 100 years later?" Actually the earliest Christian sources date to within 20 years of Jesus death, not 100.
      And where exactly are these records of crucifixion that are apparently so common?

    • @mitchellc4
      @mitchellc4 3 года назад +1

      The gospel is the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM!
      Repent and believe the gospel! Follow Jesus’ teachings!
      Jesus is going to return and set up the kingdom of God ON THE EARTH! God’s government ON THE EARTH! The Messiah will resurrect his people! The destiny of the Messiah and his people is to be ON THE EARTH! The renewed restored earth! God also dwelling with them! Rev 21
      Jesus said the Father is the only true God!
      John 17
      3 And this is eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.

  • @greganderson2239
    @greganderson2239 3 месяца назад +2

    I love this guys voice and the way he talks. Very eloquent and calm and sophisticated and soothing..

  • @mohammadibrahimshinwari7084
    @mohammadibrahimshinwari7084 9 месяцев назад +2

    Excellent as always!

  • @ronin3381
    @ronin3381 3 года назад +954

    As a Christian I appreciated your professionalism and the unbiased nature of this video. Well done.

    • @LetsTalkReligion
      @LetsTalkReligion  3 года назад +126

      Thank you!

    • @edwardhicklin9223
      @edwardhicklin9223 3 года назад +78

      The rational and polite nature of the above message provides hope for all of us.

    • @Glassandcandy
      @Glassandcandy 3 года назад +151

      @@edwardhicklin9223 I mean most Christians, just like any other demographic, are reasonable people. It’s just the idiots that talk the loudest. Again, same as any other demographic really.

    • @edwardhicklin9223
      @edwardhicklin9223 3 года назад +63

      ​@@Glassandcandy I agree entirely. I was alluding to the typically toxic realm of the youtube comment section. The vast majority of Christians that I have met or been friends with have been wonderful people.

    • @Glassandcandy
      @Glassandcandy 3 года назад +38

      @@edwardhicklin9223 ah gotcha. I just assumed you were referring to the Christian part because there is a lot of toxic anti-theism in RUclips comment sections on videos about religion usually.

  • @markusarseneault7358
    @markusarseneault7358 3 года назад +51

    as always with many of your vids, I'm gonna use this for my Youth group so they get an academic critical thinking view of Jesus, perfect for this Lenten season, awesome work!

    • @LetsTalkReligion
      @LetsTalkReligion  3 года назад +8

      Love for my work to be a source of education! Thanks!

    • @Gamefan86
      @Gamefan86 Год назад +2

      Christianity began as sun worship, the stories about Jesus are symbolic.
      He is just a personification of the sun, made into a god figure later on.
      The sun "dies" for 3 days on December 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops its movement south, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th, when it resumes its movement north.
      In some areas, the calendar originally began in the constellation of Virgo, and the sun would therefore be "born of a Virgin"
      The sun rising in the morning is "the saviour of mankind"
      The sun is "The light of the World"
      The sun "walks on water" is just the reflection of the sun on water/the sea.
      "He cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him", is just sun rays.
      Jesus' "crown of thorns" is just the sun's glare, also know as a halo.
      The sun's "followers", "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass.
      The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High": thus.."he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12.
      The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30 degrees, hense, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30.
      The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified", which represents its passing through the equinoxes.
      The vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected.
      The reason why saviour myths are so similar with a godman who is crucified and resurrected, who does miracles and has 12 disciples, is that these stories were based on the movements of the sun through the heavens, an astrotheological development that can be found throughout the planet, because the sun and the 12 zodiac signs can be observed around the globe.
      In other words, Jesus Christ and all the others upon whom this character is predicated are personifications of the sun, and the Gospel fable is merely a rehash of a mythological formula revolving around the movements of the sun through the heavens.
      Jesus is a fictional allegory for the sun. Christianity is ancient astrology. It's just fables about the sun.
      Check out Acharya S aka D.M Murdock for more info. . . .
      .. ....

    • @Gamefan86
      @Gamefan86 Год назад

      Stop lying and brainwashing children.

  • @ashrafan3689
    @ashrafan3689 10 месяцев назад +221

    Your Arabic pronunciation of Muhammad and rouh-Allah are spot on. Great work man

    • @seyioyetade
      @seyioyetade 9 месяцев назад +5

      Yea, I noticed too, it's amazingly good

    • @darioinsi9370
      @darioinsi9370 8 месяцев назад +1

      No

    • @jackhaus5238
      @jackhaus5238 7 месяцев назад

      I have photos of him $29.99

    • @accidentalpatient4152
      @accidentalpatient4152 7 месяцев назад +1

      He pronounced muhammad like anyone else does.

    • @ashrafan3689
      @ashrafan3689 7 месяцев назад

      @@accidentalpatient4152 Impressive for a white guy

  • @unrecognizedtalent3432
    @unrecognizedtalent3432 4 месяца назад

    This video condenses ao much information so perfectly! 👌 i love it!

  • @samhamer1425
    @samhamer1425 3 года назад +878

    I took a history of Christianity class in college and the first day of class the professor goes "yeah so we don't actually have a lot of evidence that Jesus ever existed." My very Catholic friend was shocked to say the least.

    • @LetsTalkReligion
      @LetsTalkReligion  3 года назад +264

      The beauty of a good classroom - suprising new ideas!

    • @edwardmiller4190
      @edwardmiller4190 3 года назад +152

      we actually do.

    • @alexandersohn569
      @alexandersohn569 3 года назад +234

      Thing is that among all prophets, philosophers and preachers, we have the most evidence that Jesus existed.

    • @grayintheuk8021
      @grayintheuk8021 3 года назад +102

      @@edwardmiller4190 Really we do?? Outside of the bible??

    • @laurentdrozin812
      @laurentdrozin812 3 года назад +284

      @@grayintheuk8021 a few Roman sources about early Christians. The main point is indirect. The Romans, even though they were initially very hostile to Christianity, never actually question the existense of Jesus and his crucifixion at the hand of Roman justice.

  • @frank327
    @frank327 2 года назад +66

    Your videos are really beautiful. Calm, considered, respectful and intelligent

  • @gaaldaniel9360
    @gaaldaniel9360 10 месяцев назад +10

    Thank you for the quality content. This is educational, just what people need.

  • @johnmiller9953
    @johnmiller9953 7 месяцев назад +5

    As an Englshman with a very small right hand I am taken aback by the beauty that your wisdom provides.

    • @jaredprince4772
      @jaredprince4772 4 месяца назад

      LOL "...with a very small right hand..."

  • @marolibez
    @marolibez 3 года назад +45

    Now THAT is a collab worthy of respect!

  • @brandonrapitta2940
    @brandonrapitta2940 2 года назад +41

    This is one of the best videos I have seen on this subject. Great delivery and non biased approach!

  • @HawkarRama
    @HawkarRama 2 месяца назад +1

    hats toff to your efforts and knowledge. you just got another subscriber

  • @fleckensteleworm4889
    @fleckensteleworm4889 10 месяцев назад +8

    Yo, FYI there’s also this treatise called The Didache that went unmentioned. It’s like a non-biblical religious Christian manual and its dates of creation keep getting sent earlier and earlier. From 900s AD to 50s-70s AD. It clearly lays out all of the classic Christian dogmas, from prohibiting abortion to forbidding premarital sex and so on for those who are curious.

  • @clareryan2640
    @clareryan2640 3 года назад +26

    Really appreciate your erudite and thoughtful expositions. Your love for your subject shines through, you are obviously a person of deep reflection, compassion and great intellect to be so engaged and inspired by the great thinkers of so many different belief systems. Would love to hear more of the Beguines and their intellectual and theological leaders😊

    • @DutchJoan
      @DutchJoan 2 года назад

      @@the1_MatthewGray
      Not exactly. He concludes that there are people that concluded that the Christ is a mushroom. Today I would say some people will use Ayahuasca instead of mushrooms and claim to have the Christ spirit. Not that far fetched at all.

    • @Gamefan86
      @Gamefan86 Год назад

      Christianity began as sun worship, the stories about Jesus are symbolic.
      He is just a personification of the sun, made into a god figure later on.
      The sun "dies" for 3 days on December 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops its movement south, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th, when it resumes its movement north.
      In some areas, the calendar originally began in the constellation of Virgo, and the sun would therefore be "born of a Virgin"
      The sun rising in the morning is "the saviour of mankind"
      The sun is "The light of the World"
      The sun "walks on water" is just the reflection of the sun on water/the sea.
      "He cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him", is just sun rays.
      Jesus' "crown of thorns" is just the sun's glare, also know as a halo.
      The sun's "followers", "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass.
      The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High": thus.."he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12.
      The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30 degrees, hense, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30.
      The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified", which represents its passing through the equinoxes.
      The vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected.
      The reason why saviour myths are so similar with a godman who is crucified and resurrected, who does miracles and has 12 disciples, is that these stories were based on the movements of the sun through the heavens, an astrotheological development that can be found throughout the planet, because the sun and the 12 zodiac signs can be observed around the globe.
      In other words, Jesus Christ and all the others upon whom this character is predicated are personifications of the sun, and the Gospel fable is merely a rehash of a mythological formula revolving around the movements of the sun through the heavens.
      Jesus is a fictional allegory for the sun. Christianity is ancient astrology. It's just fables about the sun.
      Check out Acharya S aka D.M Murdock for more info. . . .
      .. .... ... ...

  • @smroog
    @smroog 11 месяцев назад +15

    EXCELLENT !!! EXCELLENT !!!! Short and sweet - yet very thorough . Hitting all of the important points in the idea of Jesus. Thank you .

    • @bonniedavis7355
      @bonniedavis7355 5 месяцев назад +2

      I know that JESUS is real! HE has answered so many of my prayers.i do have many questions that I'd love to have answers to.the one thing that I do know that JESUS IS REAL!! I don't know how it all happened, but it happened.

    • @warriorofthelord4142
      @warriorofthelord4142 23 дня назад

      @@bonniedavis7355This cannot be more honest said than it is He is after all Miracle worker. What is the question that bothers you the most?

  • @davidbellamy1403
    @davidbellamy1403 5 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for a very fascinating summary of what is known about this colossal figure. It included a great deal of information I've not heard before. I did a lot of reading about Jesus years ago and came to very similar conclusions as yours. I'm not a Christian as I don't believe in the miracles, much less the ascension. I do believe he taught important lessons about love and kindness, a far cry from many of the current beliefs of the religions named for him. Thanks for giving a objective, scientific view on this important historical figure.

  • @Tyler-ii1dk
    @Tyler-ii1dk 7 месяцев назад

    Good vid! Subscribed

  • @user-tl7bl4tp1t
    @user-tl7bl4tp1t 3 года назад +274

    Very good job. Just one small thing: there is no year zero. After 1 BC comes 1 AD.

    • @TheBox225
      @TheBox225 2 года назад +24

      Thank you for that information. I didn't know that and checked before I started quoting that and it is most certainly true.

    • @JrJ2016
      @JrJ2016 2 года назад +23

      Clearly they didnt consult a hindu when counting

    • @dreamoftheendless7159
      @dreamoftheendless7159 2 года назад +14

      Hail Satan
      Archangelo
      Hail satan
      Welcome Year Zero
      -the band Ghost

    • @nutyyyy
      @nutyyyy 2 года назад +4

      Yes and Jesus was likely born between 8-4 BC

    • @ecai8362
      @ecai8362 2 года назад +1

      Yes jesus born just like the human. He is one of the best human ever lived. He is a messenger of God.
      It doesn't befit Ila god to have Son.

  • @cassadycampbellofficial
    @cassadycampbellofficial 2 года назад +43

    Great video and very unbiased

    • @Chotu9292
      @Chotu9292 2 года назад +1

      Oh, you are popular, let me get the first reply.

    • @bol2902
      @bol2902 2 года назад +1

      wtf u doin here?

    • @sahin4805
      @sahin4805 2 года назад +1

      Omg it's Brian from the bay, White boy entertainment

    • @MarkLaingold
      @MarkLaingold 5 месяцев назад

      Sure, unbiased at all… just spreading disinformation. And will be reported as such to Google.

  • @nelsonherrera3166
    @nelsonherrera3166 2 месяца назад

    God bless you for this topic.

  • @geroldbendix1651
    @geroldbendix1651 7 месяцев назад +2

    Very nice approach, in particular the quotes you cited to increase credibility 👍
    But I still do not get over the shrooms 😅.
    But I think even a shrooms consumer can benefit from knowledge.

  • @robertsuresh7483
    @robertsuresh7483 3 года назад +188

    Okay, commenting on this video. I know youtube is going to recommend this video after 12 years..

    • @bosbanon3452
      @bosbanon3452 3 года назад +2

      What do you mean?

    • @nathanw.3187
      @nathanw.3187 3 года назад +8

      @@bosbanon3452 he’s saying hello to future viewers

    • @PicklePickle7
      @PicklePickle7 3 года назад +3

      I doubt it. those kind of videos don't get recommended like that

    • @yorp4161
      @yorp4161 3 года назад

      Prolly

    • @leslieoconnor1902
      @leslieoconnor1902 3 года назад +1

      Robert I Really Should Tell The Truth

  • @diverguy3556
    @diverguy3556 2 года назад +299

    The psychedelic mushroom theory was first popularised by an English academic called John Allegro through his book The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross. It brought him both popular fame and notoriety, and also destroyed his career.
    He also worked on the dead Sea scrolls and was very important in popularising them as well as translating some of them, including the copper scroll.
    He's a really interesting guy.

    • @ems7623
      @ems7623 2 года назад +13

      An unusual career indeed

    • @bjorn-jameshanrahan8183
      @bjorn-jameshanrahan8183 2 года назад +4

      It’s the tree.

    • @tothboy01
      @tothboy01 2 года назад +24

      The psychadelic mushroom theory is interesting because Jesus is known for preaching love, and people who take psychadelic drugs report having a feeling of love for everybody. Also, herbs/drugs/vegetation also points to the cross, which is a symbolic tree, as well as Jesus' body being bread and his blood being wine/grapes. Other so-called "dying-rising gods" are also associated with vegetation/herbs/drugs, such as the Ugaritic god Baal Hadad being resurrected as fruit; the Sumerian god Dumuzi and the cedar tree; the Egyptian god Osiris and the acacia tree, barley, and wheat; the Phoenician god Adonis and the anemone flower and red poppies (which in turn associate him with opium); the Phrygian god Attis and almonds and pomegranates; the Hittie god Telipinu and the oak tree; the Norse god Balder and the oak tree and mistletoe; the Greek god Dionysus and wine/grapes, pomegranates, and the pine tree; the Greek god Hyacinthus and the Hyacinth flower; the Roman mythology hero Pyramus and the mulberry tree; the Irish god Miach and "365 herbs". There is also the Slavic god Jarilo (although I'm not sure if he is associated with any particular herb or plant).

    • @matthewmontano9695
      @matthewmontano9695 2 года назад +12

      @@tothboy01 No Jesus taught remission, reptence, and resurrection from sin. He preached the cross. Out of love. Not preaching 'love'.

    • @Angie2343
      @Angie2343 2 года назад +5

      No wonder Mario likes mushrooms.

  • @TheCreator013_
    @TheCreator013_ 7 месяцев назад +4

    Dude I kind of only have been able to find Christian sources on this matter when I research Jesus’s existence so this was a nice video to watch.

    • @T.GLongstaff
      @T.GLongstaff 7 месяцев назад

      Josephus wasn’t Christian, he was a Roman Jew

    • @barbarycorsair8473
      @barbarycorsair8473 2 месяца назад

      I am puzzled that he didn't tell us, what Josephus called him in his writing and I'm sure it wasn't Jesus.
      Jeshua or Joshua were common names, but Jesus name never existed in the Semitic world.
      So where did this Jesus name come from? It sounds closer to Zeus.

    • @warriorofthelord4142
      @warriorofthelord4142 23 дня назад

      @@barbarycorsair8473It came somehow from English language and it is true I checked with the LORD. He has nothing against it just like He does not have anything against calling Him differently in other languages however He want people who walk with Him to know His true name Yahushua which means Yah saves

  • @BalrogsHaveWings
    @BalrogsHaveWings Месяц назад +1

    It doesn't matter to one jot at all about what the religion has become, it's so much more interesting to learn more about the world they lived in then; how they understood it and the nature of their society and beliefs etc. It would be most interesting to learn how much in common we have more than differences. Thank you for a lovely interview ❤️

  • @EddieDunn2012
    @EddieDunn2012 3 года назад +60

    Top notch. Your eloquence and scholarly awareness is next level.

    • @raympet
      @raympet 2 года назад

      That`s very far from the truth. This is not reliable info, you can find much better channels with correct info other places on youtube.

  • @josef2012
    @josef2012 2 года назад +774

    The real Jesus was the friends we made along the way...

    • @PatrickBergersen
      @PatrickBergersen 2 года назад +17

      @@HeddvildNo 😭 waa waaa

    • @peterwainwright5994
      @peterwainwright5994 2 года назад +17

      Mmm, seems to me if the evidence for a Jesus was real we'd have found something more than guesswork and conjecture by now..after all other people from this time can be cross referenced with other sources? You struggle to get unbiased information as to if he indeed existed like Christians believe, wether he was a wise man who died and rose again? Bit of a stretch of the emagination that one? It seems to me if you're indoctrinated from an early age its hard to be unbiased in later life, teach ALL religions at an adult age and see how many still believe! ...incidentally I'm a critical thinker and consequently an ex Christian, ..

    • @krazicjaxxon880
      @krazicjaxxon880 2 года назад

      @Mohdezher Derweshkhel and that is??

    • @nettejohnson7492
      @nettejohnson7492 2 года назад

      God is GOoD People who sacrifice their all to follow the white RABbIt and only AL-ICE was ABEL to fLEE with HER HEad as PETer pumpKIN EATer is harVESTed in pumpKIN SEA-son = orange Roe from the carp fish, Carp-enter comes from StURGEON = anDRew.

    • @manifestgtr
      @manifestgtr 2 года назад

      🤗

  • @EscapedDraugr
    @EscapedDraugr 6 месяцев назад +6

    "Jesus was a socialist, Jesus was a capitalist" I don't think Jesus cared about politics LOL

    • @chompythebeast
      @chompythebeast 5 месяцев назад +3

      He was preaching against Roman occupation in the same tradition as the other Jewish apocalyptic messiahs, so I'd say it's more accurate to claim that to him, there was no separation between religion and politics

  • @VlogsNiKuyang
    @VlogsNiKuyang 3 месяца назад

    Very nice presentation sir..❤

  • @kayzeaza
    @kayzeaza 3 года назад +408

    The music and the pictures give it such a spooky vibe. Early Christianity is such a mystery

    • @dr.2k223
      @dr.2k223 3 года назад +38

      Its easy
      🔺 1+1+1=1
      😅

    • @enivo2363
      @enivo2363 3 года назад +46

      @@dr.2k223 no, It’s 3 in 1.

    • @Tout-Le-Monde02
      @Tout-Le-Monde02 3 года назад +15

      read the books of st clementine, st augustine, and u will get a good idea .... for historical perspective, read eusebius's history on early christianity .....

    • @mathewjose4753
      @mathewjose4753 3 года назад +19

      Early Christianity is known as Jewish Christianity

    • @dr.2k223
      @dr.2k223 3 года назад +6

      @@mathewjose4753 Early christianity was the real religion worshipping the only one god wich the prophet jesus the son of the virgin mary carried it’s message he told everyone one that he is god’s messenger and he worship him too he is not his son
      His majesty the almighty lord but the romans after jesus went up beside god they cheated and corrupted the real religion they replaced all jesus teachings with their pagan beliefs …

  • @brieze1233
    @brieze1233 3 года назад +13

    Really Really enjoyed this gripping and chilled explanation of Christ Jesus in historical form..blessings

  • @Mauromoustakos
    @Mauromoustakos 5 месяцев назад +2

    I am most surprised by the heading on top of the manuscript that appears at about 18:05.
    Is there really an ancient manuscript that has the heading or title APOKRYFON?
    Where can I read more about it? Is the text online somewhere?
    @Let'sTalkReligion

    • @Carphoporus
      @Carphoporus 3 месяца назад

      Thats called Apocryphon of John from the Nag Hammadi Codex written in approx 185 AD. You can find translations online with any search engine.

  • @Bisher.Alissa
    @Bisher.Alissa 7 месяцев назад +2

    Great talk as always. Mind you that the image mnt 14.:50 is for Moses, and it comes from the Jewish Synagogue discovered in Dura Europus-Syria: Abandoned towards the middle of the 3ed C CE.

    • @NadiaDham
      @NadiaDham 2 месяца назад

      Is not depiction of prophet forbidden in Judaism too just like islam?

  • @Aiden.Stinkhorn
    @Aiden.Stinkhorn 2 года назад +727

    As a Cthulhu and cosmic abomination , I found this to be very interesting and informative.

    • @user-qq3hj6pl8o
      @user-qq3hj6pl8o Год назад +18

      there is only one cthulhu the great old one

    • @AnthonyDoesYouTube
      @AnthonyDoesYouTube Год назад +11

      Cthulu will rise again

    • @lenpid00t
      @lenpid00t Год назад +2

      @@AnthonyDoesRUclips 💀

    • @tomolo2619
      @tomolo2619 Год назад +2

      True love = the love of God!
      *God himself went to the cross for you out of love for you as a human being*
      Philippians 2:5-8

    • @nameless646
      @nameless646 Год назад +1

      I do not detect much dwelling in madness.

  • @josedelgado8247
    @josedelgado8247 2 года назад +375

    as a christian, this was a truly interesting and fascinating videos. i have always looked for sources to debunk or argue the existence of christ, but they are always biased and sometimes even straight up disrespectful. thanks for this!

    • @blossomadaku9019
      @blossomadaku9019 Год назад +4

      You could check out Nabil Qureshi. I believe he has a channel on youtube. His research about Christianity gives a lot of insight and you have room for further research.

    • @morbincentral3607
      @morbincentral3607 Год назад +18

      Also why we can’t find remains or material or Jesus is because he’s in heaven. Every other god or prophet can be found and has a grave sight. I see only Christianity getting hate these days, but any other religion, I see nothing but ppl respecting it. That’s enough to tell you that God is real.

    • @Onemore59
      @Onemore59 Год назад +22

      @@morbincentral3607 Excellent TROLLING.

    • @JoshWomble
      @JoshWomble Год назад +1

      @@morbincentral3607 Um..I have news for you...look up the church of the holy Sepulchre...

    • @hannawurst6064
      @hannawurst6064 Год назад +2

      *The ETERNAL GOD would do anything for you!!*
      Even out of love for you he went to the cross as a human!!
      Philippians 2:5-8

  • @niekakatangniek3128
    @niekakatangniek3128 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks you for the video,so I asking questions I 'm very great to hear that so on what century did Catholic started and year, thank you

  • @anadossantos1429
    @anadossantos1429 5 месяцев назад

    Great video

  • @andrewmettler2228
    @andrewmettler2228 2 года назад +252

    I just want to say that I thoroughly enjoy your channel. It's very difficult to find an unbiased, academic source when discussing religion, and I think you do a fantastic job of presenting religion in a scholarly way. Cheers.

    • @StanSwan
      @StanSwan 2 года назад +2

      Anyone who claims there is historical evidence of Jesus is lying.

    • @StanSwan
      @StanSwan 2 года назад +2

      @@CalebBerman That is mythology. No shred of evidence he even existed. You can think what you want but nothing you said is provable. It is wishful thinking based on an accident of birth. If you were born in a different part of the world you would be talking about some other mythological fantasy land.

    • @harrydaniels2788
      @harrydaniels2788 2 года назад

      @Ray Pellerin - Real or not you will find out after you die. And if you don't believe you will spend eternity in the lake of fire. But hey ya can tell the devil I said hi 👋.

    • @yoman5029
      @yoman5029 2 года назад

      christians really are the most hypocritical people.

    • @firstlastname5853
      @firstlastname5853 2 года назад

      Ur the first guy to not feel the need to say what ur good at and how that makes him good too😭

  • @podtherod9304
    @podtherod9304 3 года назад +42

    Your channel and Religion for Breakfast are so amazing! Religious studies is such a cool field, and your all’s videos make it super interesting for everyone! Keep up the good work man

    • @Gamefan86
      @Gamefan86 Год назад

      Christianity began as sun worship, the stories about Jesus are symbolic.
      He is just a personification of the sun, made into a god figure later on.
      The sun "dies" for 3 days on December 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops its movement south, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th, when it resumes its movement north.
      In some areas, the calendar originally began in the constellation of Virgo, and the sun would therefore be "born of a Virgin"
      The sun rising in the morning is "the saviour of mankind"
      The sun is "The light of the World"
      The sun "walks on water" is just the reflection of the sun on water/the sea.
      "He cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him", is just sun rays.
      Jesus' "crown of thorns" is just the sun's glare, also know as a halo.
      The sun's "followers", "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass.
      The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High": thus.."he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12.
      The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30 degrees, hense, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30.
      The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified", which represents its passing through the equinoxes.
      The vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected.
      The reason why saviour myths are so similar with a godman who is crucified and resurrected, who does miracles and has 12 disciples, is that these stories were based on the movements of the sun through the heavens, an astrotheological development that can be found throughout the planet, because the sun and the 12 zodiac signs can be observed around the globe.
      In other words, Jesus Christ and all the others upon whom this character is predicated are personifications of the sun, and the Gospel fable is merely a rehash of a mythological formula revolving around the movements of the sun through the heavens.
      Jesus is a fictional allegory for the sun. Christianity is ancient astrology. It's just fables about the sun.
      Check out Acharya S aka D.M Murdock for more info. . . .
      .. .... ...

  • @barrylyndongurley
    @barrylyndongurley 4 месяца назад +3

    After many years of honest and respectful doubt, it appears that the old Firesign Theater's comical description was probably the most accurate: " The Church of the Presumptuous Assumption of the Blinding Light."

  • @BRAIRCO
    @BRAIRCO Месяц назад +1

    Congratulations for your superb explanation about Jesus !!!!!!!

  • @stanleyhall6801
    @stanleyhall6801 Год назад +11

    You my friend have earned my respect as one of the most important people on the planet and I say that the fact that when I read the comments I see people from other religions coming together doing their best to understand each other so this RUclips channel and your other friends by esoterica and such to a really really incredible job knowledge is power

  • @manorplace7115
    @manorplace7115 2 года назад +275

    The mosaic from Haghia Sophia at 17:16 is such an amazing piece of medieval art!
    Great summary of what the consensus among historians is as well.

    • @gmansplit
      @gmansplit 2 года назад +2

      Hagia*

    • @user-be9ey4jb3c
      @user-be9ey4jb3c 2 года назад +8

      Its Byzantine Art.

    • @user-be9ey4jb3c
      @user-be9ey4jb3c 2 года назад +3

      @Sanctus Paulus 1962 Medieval art is considered the western art and Byzantine as the eastern.And Byzantine art is much older.

    • @xtrapp17
      @xtrapp17 2 года назад

      @@user-be9ey4jb3c nbbss

    • @aminrodriguez4707
      @aminrodriguez4707 2 года назад +1

      From the style, the figures in front of a gold background, it is presumably from around the 9th century (this mosaic) and so YES, It is early middle ages.art.

  • @shahan484
    @shahan484 5 месяцев назад +3

    Watching this once again on Christmas to refresh my Christian lore.

  • @Ninguno04
    @Ninguno04 7 месяцев назад +6

    Great video!! I recommend anyone interested in learning about the use of mushrooms in Christianity to read, The Psychedelic Gospels: The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity.

  • @Carlos44
    @Carlos44 2 года назад +221

    Great video. Thanks for the very open-minded exploration of these questions. As to the existence of Jesus, it seems that those who deny his existence entirely, claiming that he is simply a fabricated character no more "real" than Batman, have a much more difficult thesis to support than those who accept his existence regardless of how the meaning of his life might be defined. As to "who" he was, that shall forever remain a mystery just as the "true identity" of each of us is irreducibly mysterious and can never be captured by any set of beliefs.

    • @mythbuster1483
      @mythbuster1483 Год назад

      Nope. To put it bluntly, all Christians have to back up their faith is "Some unknown guy pulled a claim out of his ass". You have ZERO corroboration for any of these stories, and all you can do is repeat ridiculous claims from unknown cult members and logical fallacies. Liars can claim anything, and “Fools will believe anything” (Prov. 14:15, New Century Version), but liars and fools can't present actual EVIDENCE that their claims are true, which is why you can’t. All you have are absurd stories by anonymous cult members in a book with a talking snake, talking donkey, 900-year-old men, virgin birth and zombies, that promises magical poison-resistance to believers: "And these signs will accompany those who believe...when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all" (Mark 16:17-18). Go ahead!

    • @Gamefan86
      @Gamefan86 Год назад +9

      Christianity began as sun worship, the stories about Jesus are symbolic.
      He is just a personification of the sun, made into a god figure later on.
      The sun "dies" for 3 days on December 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops its movement south, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th, when it resumes its movement north.
      In some areas, the calendar originally began in the constellation of Virgo, and the sun would therefore be "born of a Virgin"
      The sun rising in the morning is "the saviour of mankind"
      The sun is "The light of the World"
      The sun "walks on water" is just the reflection of the sun on water/the sea.
      "He cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him", is just sun rays.
      Jesus' "crown of thorns" is just the sun's glare, also know as a halo.
      The sun's "followers", "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass.
      The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High": thus.."he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12.
      The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30 degrees, hense, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30.
      The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified", which represents its passing through the equinoxes.
      The vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected.
      The reason why saviour myths are so similar with a godman who is crucified and resurrected, who does miracles and has 12 disciples, is that these stories were based on the movements of the sun through the heavens, an astrotheological development that can be found throughout the planet, because the sun and the 12 zodiac signs can be observed around the globe.
      In other words, Jesus Christ and all the others upon whom this character is predicated are personifications of the sun, and the Gospel fable is merely a rehash of a mythological formula revolving around the movements of the sun through the heavens.
      Jesus is a fictional allegory for the sun. Christianity is ancient astrology. It's just fables about the sun.
      Check out Acharya S aka D.M Murdock for more info. ..

    • @asafrai1110
      @asafrai1110 Год назад +7

      @@Gamefan86 😂

    • @Error-ck4jg
      @Error-ck4jg Год назад +4

      @@Gamefan86 😂😂🤣🤣

    • @justinbombach9873
      @justinbombach9873 Год назад +14

      @@Gamefan86 Then how do you explain the Gospel? If it isn't God's word, how has it survived 2000 years? Why did the apostles give their lives for a fable? And most importantly, has the sun given everything, its Throne in Heaven, its immortality as God, humbled itself to a servant, and given its Life to save THE VERY SAME PEOPLE WHO KILLED HIM from their sin?

  • @aysenur6761
    @aysenur6761 3 года назад +755

    "Excuse me Sir, do you have a moment to talk about the psychedelic and enlightened mushroom, Jesus Christ?"

    • @aysenur6761
      @aysenur6761 3 года назад +53

      *forgive me God for I've laughed at this

    • @JamesRichardWiley
      @JamesRichardWiley 3 года назад +26

      "Revelations" was clearly a byproduct of a malfunctioning primate brain, isolation in a island cave, and shrooms.

    • @hegel5816
      @hegel5816 3 года назад +11

      I am interested...

    • @Alltime2050
      @Alltime2050 3 года назад +7

      ​@@JamesRichardWiley Ancient people were so ignorant they had no idea where dreams come from. They thought dreams were spirits or gods trying to talk to them in their sleep and the reason they were confusing was because gods were so advanced that only a few humans could understand what they were saying. They thought the same about hallucinogens and schizophrenia. The book of Revelations came from the Magi, the same tribe of people who would instigate the Jesus story a thousand years later. They were magicians, astrologers, specialist in dreams and enemies of Rome.

    • @AliKemal7890
      @AliKemal7890 3 года назад

      @@aysenur6761 Türk Hristiyan mısın?

  • @SmartVideosJarkaWatched
    @SmartVideosJarkaWatched 4 месяца назад +3

    Why do we pronounce it 'Nosis' (leaving the "G" silent) when we pronounce its opposite 'Ag-nosis'? Shouldn't we either pronounce the first "G'nosis" or the second "A-nosis"?

  • @binsworth
    @binsworth 7 месяцев назад +4

    This was a great video, thanks for your balanced and nuanced take

  • @pompom2001
    @pompom2001 3 года назад +236

    I absolutely adore these videos. I've always wanted to learn about the abrahamic religions from an unbiased source, supported by unbiased scholarly bibliography.

    • @justinsmart5870
      @justinsmart5870 3 года назад +10

      And your sure this is the place for you to find unbiased info?

    • @Celebrimbor965
      @Celebrimbor965 2 года назад +2

      @@justinsmart5870 it doesn't get much more unbiased than this

    • @justinsmart5870
      @justinsmart5870 2 года назад +3

      @@Celebrimbor965 how so? One person as a source is quite bias

    • @Celebrimbor965
      @Celebrimbor965 2 года назад +7

      @@justinsmart5870 who said we were only using this guy for info?

    • @justinsmart5870
      @justinsmart5870 2 года назад +8

      @@Celebrimbor965 not me! Simply explained this source isn’t unbiased, like every source lol, that’s why I agree it’s important to take information from multiple sources of different biases

  • @nire135
    @nire135 3 года назад +296

    As a Baha’i I am used to people having no idea who we are so it’s a pleasant surprise when ever someone mentions it. Thank you for taking the time to accurately mention it in your video.

    • @conallomahoney9311
      @conallomahoney9311 3 года назад +2

      What are you?

    • @nire135
      @nire135 3 года назад +32

      @@conallomahoney9311 I'm a Baha'i. This chanel has a pretty decent video explaining it you wanted to take a look 🙂

    • @bcalvert321
      @bcalvert321 3 года назад

      @@nire135 Lost.

    • @nire135
      @nire135 3 года назад +14

      @@bcalvert321 ?

    • @bcalvert321
      @bcalvert321 3 года назад +8

      @@nire135 You are lost. Going to hell unless you make Jesus your Savior and Lord. You do that by asking Jesus to forgive yours and repenting of them. Jesus is not one of many ways. He is the only way.

  • @ltvusarmymiarngartilleryma697
    @ltvusarmymiarngartilleryma697 2 месяца назад

    Unbiased and factually inspired. Thank you for actually working all of this out

  • @rilosvideos877
    @rilosvideos877 4 месяца назад

    Really appreciate your investigative work! Raised in a christian family (rather a cult that believes the bible is literally the pure word of god) this is strong tobacco! Anyway, it fits nicely into the stories you hear from scholars and mainstream religious pastors in western europe. Lets talk more religion 🙂

  • @suchisthismystery2814
    @suchisthismystery2814 3 года назад +25

    This felt like the first episode of a series - more of an overview than a comprehensive review.

  • @zuhairnathani5326
    @zuhairnathani5326 Год назад +36

    As always superb. Clarity and an unbiased presentation, great food for thought. Greatly appreciated.
    Thank you

  • @antoinebguitar2869
    @antoinebguitar2869 3 месяца назад +1

    The fact our year system is based on his Birth or at least is corelating with it is kind of amazing on it's own. I don't know for sure what this has done, but whatever he did, it must have been of great significance.

    • @druidriley3163
      @druidriley3163 3 месяца назад +1

      Using that argument, considering our calendar months and days of the week are based on Norse and Roman gods, what they did must have been of great significance.

    • @antoinebguitar2869
      @antoinebguitar2869 3 месяца назад

      @@druidriley3163 they indeed had a great impact, otherwise we wouldn't use their calendar. But back to Jesus, the fact that ppl still debating his teachings and the validity of the bible 2000 years later is amazing too. Imagine if the man actually just tried to fool ppl, that would be the greatest fooler of all time. So yeah, i would still classify it has having great significance lol

    • @druidriley3163
      @druidriley3163 3 месяца назад +1

      @@antoinebguitar2869 *But back to Jesus, the fact that ppl still debating his teachings and the validity of the bible 2000 years later is amazing too* What's amazing about it? It was forced on the populace under the threat of death for thousands of years. You were not allowed to leave the religion or practice anything else or frankly believe in anything else. Not amazing at all when you think about it. What would have been amazing if that hadn't happened, if Christianity had remained a small cult in a polytheistic pagan society and not gained any political power and _then_ still remained talked about 2000 years later. _That_ would have been amazing.

  • @odonnelly46
    @odonnelly46 4 месяца назад +3

    Just a small correction. There is no such thing as year 0. The "Christian"-based calendar begins with year 1. So it goes from 1 B.C. directly to 1 A.D.

  • @commandertoothpick8284
    @commandertoothpick8284 Год назад +193

    As a Chief from an uncontacted tribe , I found this to be very interesting, informative, educational, and amazing.

    • @mytwocentswdawnya2645
      @mytwocentswdawnya2645 Год назад +3

      May I ask if you are from an uncontacted tribe how did you get a phone?

    • @djafshin4468
      @djafshin4468 Год назад +61

      @@mytwocentswdawnya2645I gave him one

    • @samr.i.9485
      @samr.i.9485 11 месяцев назад

      Sure buddy

    • @rusticcloud3325
      @rusticcloud3325 11 месяцев назад +8

      ​@@djafshin4468 You gave him the phone? I love the way you utilise my product!

    • @nova8091
      @nova8091 8 месяцев назад +2

      Haha good one

  • @Zoro007
    @Zoro007 Год назад +8

    Excellent and extremely informative and presented, thank you !

  • @mephistophelesgoestowork4368
    @mephistophelesgoestowork4368 5 месяцев назад +1

    How many biblical scholars do you think hold secular views?
    I’d wager far fewer than those who are believers.
    Might that affect the perception of Christ’s historicity?

  • @duyguu.12
    @duyguu.12 2 месяца назад +2

    What about Mother Mary? I’ve been watching videos about Jesus but I’ve never heard anything mentioned about her in those videos

  • @cloudsssssww
    @cloudsssssww 3 года назад +13

    it becomes , favourite channel for me ,since I first watched ..wish we'll get such interesting video about the life of prophet Muhammad and also about the controversy raised by Dan Gibson regarding Petra...love your work

  • @willcarruth3951
    @willcarruth3951 2 года назад +146

    I appreciate this video so much. It was an unbiased approach and presented in such a scholarly way. I was raised Christian and have always had questions of the existence of Jesus. Please continue to have these conversations because it’s healthy to make sense of historical figures and their validity.

    • @coreyham3753
      @coreyham3753 2 года назад

      This is not a scholarly debate about the existence or lack thereof of Jesus. There are plenty of scholars who point out that stories similar to Jesus and his purported life actually existed for hundreds of years before Jesus was alleged to have been born. Where are the historical references to show this much earlier history from which the "myth" of Jesus could well have evolved from.

    • @ifeanyichukwu3644
      @ifeanyichukwu3644 2 года назад +6

      @@coreyham3753 Corey Ham, you are very confused 😂

    • @coreyham3753
      @coreyham3753 2 года назад +1

      @@ifeanyichukwu3644 Really? No nearly as confused as you religious fanatics.

    • @ellied4088
      @ellied4088 2 года назад +10

      @@coreyham3753 Here's something interesting for you to consider.
      If I were to tell you a story about a British ocean liner that sank in the month of April in the North Atlantic Ocean because it hit an iceberg. That many passengers lost their lives due to the limited amount of lifeboats. That its name is spelled T-I-T-A-N-
      What ocean liner would you think I'm talking about?
      If your first guess was the Titanic, I'm afraid you'd be wrong.
      I was referencing the Titan, the fictional ocean liner from Morgan Robertson's The Wreck of the Titan, written 14 years before the very real, historically tragic events of the RMS Titanic.
      Now imagine if people 2,000 years from now looked at both accounts and wrote off the Titanic as just another copy or rehash of the older, seemingly similar account of the Titan.
      This should give you an idea of how I view the "accounts of Jesus is a copy of (insert other mythical figure's name here)" or the Jesus Myth Theory in general.

    • @coreyham3753
      @coreyham3753 2 года назад +1

      @@ellied4088 An interesting story. But it is pretty easy to view both stories, Titan vs Titanic, from an evidence based viewpoint. There are tens of thousands of evidence based facts about the Titanic vs a fictional novel. Granted that thousands of years ago there is scant evidence or records left today to make such a similar comparison. But to be honest, I am personally just not enough of a biblical or ancient times scholar (nor willing to spend the time to become so) to really have much of an informed opinion or conviction one way or the other. What I do find interesting is the debate discussion, and viewpoints of those "experts" who do have considerable knowledge abut the biblical times questions.

  • @MrNTF-vi2qc
    @MrNTF-vi2qc 11 месяцев назад

    One is that there's new evidence that points to the Gospel of Luke being written in the 60s AD by discoveries of it dating from that time in Spain and Mark and Matthew being at the same time or likely earlier. And the earliest epistle of Paul is dated to the mid 40s AD, so more like 10 years after Jesus' death than 20.

  • @Islamicepistemology
    @Islamicepistemology 2 месяца назад

    Love to the viewers of this channel ❤❤

  • @henryhenriquez9869
    @henryhenriquez9869 2 года назад +34

    As an agnostic I found this video very interested, impartial, which is good because you always hear atheists and theists talking about this kind of thing but they always add their opinion and that makes the information not impartial.

    • @Gamefan86
      @Gamefan86 Год назад

      Christianity began as sun worship, the stories about Jesus are symbolic.
      He is just a personification of the sun, made into a god figure later on.
      The sun "dies" for 3 days on December 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops its movement south, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th, when it resumes its movement north.
      In some areas, the calendar originally began in the constellation of Virgo, and the sun would therefore be "born of a Virgin"
      The sun rising in the morning is "the saviour of mankind"
      The sun is "The light of the World"
      The sun "walks on water" is just the reflection of the sun on water/the sea.
      "He cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him", is just sun rays.
      Jesus' "crown of thorns" is just the sun's glare, also know as a halo.
      The sun's "followers", "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass.
      The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High": thus.."he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12.
      The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30 degrees, hense, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30.
      The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified", which represents its passing through the equinoxes.
      The vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected.
      The reason why saviour myths are so similar with a godman who is crucified and resurrected, who does miracles and has 12 disciples, is that these stories were based on the movements of the sun through the heavens, an astrotheological development that can be found throughout the planet, because the sun and the 12 zodiac signs can be observed around the globe.
      In other words, Jesus Christ and all the others upon whom this character is predicated are personifications of the sun, and the Gospel fable is merely a rehash of a mythological formula revolving around the movements of the sun through the heavens.
      Jesus is a fictional allegory for the sun. Christianity is ancient astrology. It's just fables about the sun.
      Check out Acharya S aka D.M Murdock for more info. ..

  • @fcruz43215
    @fcruz43215 Год назад +7

    Enjoyed this. Looking forward to the 3rd part of this interesting series.

  • @amandabeaty1492
    @amandabeaty1492 7 месяцев назад +5

    I'm not religious but I like Jesus. Unfortunately, the majority of those who follow him aren't anything like him.

    • @Onunez23
      @Onunez23 5 месяцев назад

      The majority of people who follow their faith are more similar to you and me. People wishing love and prosperity for creation. However, extreme and polarizing perspectives are the ones that appear in media and in political dialogues. It sells views for supporters and its opponents.

  • @tlgoody
    @tlgoody 11 месяцев назад +1

    Id like to see your analysis of Buddha. I understand that he did exist but have heard few details from reiable sources.