I identify as an Atheist and I think most people respect that decision. At this point in my life I have difficulty rationalizing the existence of a god in my brain. I could say that definitively that "there is NO GOD" but that would be near sighted and leave my wholy unopen to a large part of human experience. I respect all religions and think many of them have to tremendous work for the betterment of humanity. But I'm not blind religion has been used to marginalize and oppress and enslave people for thousands of years but I see that more as a symptom of humanity than as a symptom of a potential god. I think we should all just love and accept one another for all our complexities.
Isaac Davis but religion does lead people to do evil things so we should be able to question peoples beliefs. You can believe what you want but it doesnt mean we should be afraid to say its a silly belief such as unicorns and the same questions should be allowed to be thrown at religious believers too.
Whickerx7 i never said all evil comes from religion i just said we shouldnt hold religious beliefs in a more respected position than any other belief in anything without evidence thats the oly point im making i dont think you can disagree
Isaac Davis I was once Christian and I still and when it comes to faith in God philosophy wise. But the belief I come to love and embody is a belief (not religion) that I created myself since it reflects to my own views of life... My belief is called Ancestraléveil(-ism)/AncestralAwakening and I have for core beliefs. Philosophicalism- this deals with philosophy. Theoryism- deals with theories about life. Soulism- Deals with the belief in the soul. Mindism- deals with the belief in the mind. Probably wondering why I'm posting this... well I just thought that it'd be cool for some people to see how diverse and awesome different faiths and beliefs can be. To be honest I hate religion and to me God would not want religion (just my opinion). Anyways I respect most beliefs but some religions are outright crazy.
i totally disagree, he holds science and religion up as equals, but goes on to give religion a free pass on evidence. We need to stop doing this, religion claims science has no place within its walls but demands its say on all policies including scientific ones.
I don't think he was referring directly to religion but the concept of God.... We all know religion has become a system of its own...but the meaning of God has now been made an entirely religious term when it doesn't necessarily have to be
Jose G Yes I too believe that it is not capable for our mortal brains to comprehend this vast reality. So instead of being binary to the point of saying THERE IS A GOD OR NOT why can’t we just say IDK ? And be agnostic.
@@w1z4rd9 That’s what I’m trying to tell everyone and NO ONE listens. I think that we aren’t smart enough to understand and some ppl still think they r correct. Being an agnostic makes more sense to me
yes. LITERALLY. we dont have the most colour cones in our eyes as other creatures. we COULD be seeing fricking ultra-violet light if we actually NEEDED them
I was an agnostic until I majored in math and chemistry. The deeper I delved into my studies the more conviced I became that God must exist because the randomness of such a complex and perfect scientific world could only be due to a higher power. Just study the the complexity and perfection of the water molecule.
I really liked this video. Personally I'm a christian, but also very into science, and specially physics and biology. In my experience, it's very diffifult to have a friendly discussion about God with other non-religious people. And I guess non-religious people feel the same way about it. Therefore it really pleased me to listen to you in this calm and respectful manner. I really hope that these questions will be discussed more in the future, and that we stop shying away from them. Just had to say that (y)
I am also Christian and also into science. But it is hard to believe in things the Bible say or scientist's say if it is not explainable, but also not everything is explainable. Or maybe we can't explain it yet..
+Saghy Boelijn my friend i am a very strong believe of christ , and you must let go of the confusion that you get and read the bible more often and ask jesus to fill you with his holy spirit when you read you see the word of god is the spirit of god , it is the MIND of god so the more youll read the more youll be able to understand the word of god
I don't see why religion and science can't co-exist. Science tells us HOW things work but religions tell us WHY. I see nothing wrong with the belief something created the Universe and gave it laws and protocols. It's beyond human comprehension
religion is political. its not pure. its man made thus evil. if you truly believe in god you dont need a religion. you know right from wrong. pure from evil, good from bad. no book needs to tell you whats right and wrong. its embedded in your dna.
“ I USE RELIGION TO KNOW WHY THINGS HAPPEN AND I USE SCIENCE TO KNOW HOW THINGS HAPPEN “ - I being a physicist , I am a strong believer in god and that’s what gives me the hope , the meaning, the purpose of my existence. But science cannot explain the purpose of life. So be open minded and think beyond science , see if something cannot be explained with the help of science ,doesn’t mean it’s false .
Because they contridict eachother... Seriously... fuck off... this argument is sooo bad... and It's just stupid... just... no... they can't live in harmony because religion is always fucking yelling "HONEY! WE'RE OUT OF SOAP!" while it's washing people's brains... so much soap... and if you go "Hey what about sciense?" Religion goes "OH HONEY! YOU GOT THE BAD SOAP AGAIN! WE NEED BETTER SOAP!
Idk why this has so many downvotes. Everything Trace said was unbiased and logical. I'm an atheist myself, but I'm starting to think all those downvotes are from militant atheists that don't want to have an open mind.
Actually, most of us regardless of which country we're from were at one point, personally for me in middle school, indoctrinated into the theory of evolution and had it shoved down our throats as fact by our science teachers. Anyone who dared to disagree with or raise any notion that the THEORY of evolution is so absurdly improbably (and therefore impossible) was given a failing grade. The militant atheists that hold every principle in the THEORY of evolution as fact are the same ones that refuse to think for themselves and instead accept without critical thinking the THEORY of evolution told to them by their 7th grade science teachers.
Being supported by evidence doesn't mean its the ultimate truth. Theories can get superseded like the progression of atomic theory or how bigbang falsified the steady state theory. Thus if you're a die hard believer of theories, then you're no different than this close minded religious people. The key here is being open minded.
Maze Akaikami Nobody "lacks intellect". Some people choose stupidity for the sake of their own pride and arrogance. This doesn't only apply for ideological beliefs, but even pure hate such as racial supremacy.
@@memberofthetribe7616 Yeah because saints putting their hands on sick people and healing them in the name of Jesus, which is actually a miracle, it aIn'T pRoOf, right?
@@darkalley8595 Are you really bringing faith healing forward as evidence. When any sober mind would see that its failure to be replicable renders it inadmissible.
Claire you do have a very valid point... but the reason so many well educated people and respected scientist believe in a god is because the current theories of how the universe came to be doesn't fully support life in any form... remember for something to be proven by science it needs to be repeated and so far we just can't just get life from nothing...
dunhillsupramk3 Those scientist and educated people don't believe in God for scientific reasons, they even say so themselves, it's faith. And the vast majority of world-class scientists in the national academy of sciences or royal society do not believe in God.
Claire uh did watch the video or even read my comment? in order for a scientist not to believe in something they have to disprove it... you can't disprove god... 2/3 of all scientist believe in god
WTF? Scientists have to disprove something to not believe in it? Tell me how zero scientist believes in Zeus even though nobody has disproved his existence?
I Believe in God- because the perfection in the randomness of everything around us forces our mind to acknowledge the presence under whose watch everything happened so perfectly..
Perfection won't come until the "new earth" and new heavens, etc. However, that said, I follow Christianity, and yet, I see that there is absolutely NO evidence for God. It is entirely a belief system. But that's ok, I also believe that eventually, and perhaps soon, there WILL be evidence.
@@hannahn4687 You didn't even understand your professor. And if they said that they were spewing nonsense, I too am an Evolutionary geneticist and physicist. Evolution proceeds even in the paradigm of abiogenesis. You're lying or utterly full of shit.
"Why So Many Scientists Believe In God" clickbait title........... while there are many scientists that believe in a deity, the vast majority don't. *NOTE - if you want to reply, please feel free to read the thread because god knows I've answered the same vapid points over and over again and the same damn points get re-raised like it's some sort of revolutionary concept that hasn't been answered already.......
Jacob Tanner It's been a well studied phenomena that the more educated you are the less a person tends to cling to religions (www.sociologicalscience.com/articles-vol2-7-106/) though like Trace mentioned there are always outliers like Francis Collins.
My issue with atheism vs theism is this- does it really matter? If a "insert religion here" follows their religious code and lives a life honouring to his/her deity, and then dies...what has been lost? The person (religious generalisation incoming) has tried their hardest to be honest, kind, generous, a loving spouse, a good parent etc. with the belief that they will be rewarded after death. When they die, and if they were correct, they get the reward they seek, but if they were wrong and no God exists, they won't know about it and thus won't be capable of feeling regret or shame about it, but will still have lived a good life that has benefited others. Of course, this view is ignoring the radicals of any group of people which usually makes up the minority view. Just a thought.
Chronos5618 individual belief is not the issue but the system of policing that belief that is organised religion. As the leaders of this system hold sway over millions of people and as has been shown in the histories usually use this sway for personal gain.
Isaac Yoder I agree with his approach. I also am Christian. I strongly believe that using science to prove the existence of God is like using your eyes to hear with. I might argue that science has disproven the absence of God.... Michio Kaku has recently stated that the big bang is implausible due to perfect harmony of matter/antimatter. An imbalance would provide evidence for big bang and growing universe but instead they found perfect harmony.
@@rickymarak9864 If you are trying to convince anybody that a concept that is not based on time-matter might be photographed, then you are completely wrong.
@@davidlara993 *completely [not completly] Why do even assume god doesn't have to obey physics laws? Also im pretty sure that vast majority of people believes in a much simpler concept, also Ive seen some videos on how people view god and most people dont have any idea on how their god can looks like. Ask your friends about specific details, it's fun:)
@@edwardshowden5511 I had already edited this mistake, but it is quite usual as I am spanish and the translator usually fails in that cases. Nevertheless, taking into account your point, if we consider the definition of God as creator of the universe, it is a need that he was timeless and inmaterial, as the universe obeys physical and material laws. It is quite simple to understand and it is simple philosophy.
No matter what side you are on, Im glad DNews is brave enough to simply say there TRUELY is no way to prove anything. Thank you for staying as un-biased as possible!
true no way to prove things that we have no strong literally evidence for but i'm biase because my god isnt the same as a few others. but his noodliness created us and allows us to do as we please without any biase or punishment for not following him and his amazing meatball of a planet in this vast sea of spaghetti
Benellibuck125 No he isn't. He's inclining towards theism. He's right when he says Science can't prove Everything and hence that leaves room for faith. Faith for weak people. Just because you can't prove something doesn't mean you have to assume something.
God gives you a reason why... but why do you chose to believe that reason above another reason? Other people have other gods with other reasons, which one is the right one?
i think its worth noting that a lot of the scientists that that do believe in god, believe that god is more of an essence or ultimate fundamental force that caused creation. Not a sentient being conscious of the consequences of it's actions.
+jeffevens13 While this was similar to the opinion of Charles Darwin it is not true of a lot of scientific believers. Many scientists think god has manipulated the universe using science to reach his/her/its goals. This requires a very complex discussion on predestination that very few people understand due to what can often look like contradictions, but are obviously not if thought through logically. Scientists who think a god is not sentient are not usually god believers, they just think there is a force yet undiscovered by science. A god by definition is also a person.
B15 Gc Firstly: The god of Islam is not a human, but he is a "person" in the reality that he makes decisions and has a personality. If he were not a perosn then he would be easily manipulated... which according to Islam would be blasphemy. So he is a person becasue he has a personality and is capable of making decisions (although on a vaster scale than a human). Likewise all gods ever conceived by humans are persons as well... but not necessarily human. Secondly: Darwin's theory of natural selection had no proofs, this is true. i never said he had proofs. i was pointing out that Darwin had a belief in a supernatural entity, although not necassarily the Christian one. Natural selection now has plenty of proof now that we have tested it, although none of that was during Darwin's life, and the theory no longer matches Darwin's theory exactly.
I went into this video thinking that it was going to downgrade God in some way but I was pleasantly surprised that you were open minded and logical. I really respect that.
Manuel Burgos Well if they seperate their work from their religion nothing. But believing that stuff on faith is not exactly a good atribute for a scientist.
+camaro406ss yeah and if all of his peers are religious and mix work and faith, then the population gets false information, just like how it has been in the past
The online atheists can be jerks. I agree with you on that. But note that they are only a small minority of the atheist community. You just generalized 14% of the world population.
+Haidar Ramzy Subagyo I checked and the data from that particular study does not include the most dangerous communist countries with no official religion. Perhaps if data could have been collected from those countries, the percentage would have been smaller or larger. Also, this study was conducted in 2002, and I assume the number has gone up since then (because of the increasing number of atheists in the USA and every single other first world nation). Note that this number is only the percentage of atheists. If you count ALL nonreligious people, the number is roughly 36% according to a 2009 study by Cambridge University.
Scientifically spoken it's not an answer to the question (unless the question was actually asking about whether you know or not) , yet in many cases it's the best possible reply a human being can provide. Since what it actually means then is " you are not getting an answer to your question, but I happen to have a good reason for not providing you with what you ask for, which is: I don't happen to poses what you are asking for, so I cannot give it to you no matter how much I would like to'. It's just that "I don't know" is so much quicker and most people are able to understand the meaning.
@@revan552 Religion is all about having faith. To many, they really dont know and the story of the Bible reinforces this idea that we dont have to know and we shouldn't have to know. Knowledge gives us power and feeling of control and knowing everything would make us all knowing which we cant be, so yk just gotta have faith. If you dont thats fine but dont rip on religious people for having faith in their lives.
@@revan552 You can pretend to hold yourself to a higher regard thinking you are more knowledgeable when in actuality it is your mindset that is most idiotic. Yes the facts are we are on this sphere most likely by random chance and with no reason. But people can live out their lives the way they want to, and in the end everybody believes in something so y tf do u care so much 😂
@@revan552 Well you've just proven to me how stupid and arrogant you are in that small convoluted ramble of yours. Almost as if you can't draw parallels with religion and ideologies 🤔. The fact of the matter is religion is not inherently evil. In fact it has had a net positive in our world drawing people to better morals and being used a primitive framework for laws. You choose to see the worst in religion by looking towards only the worst members of religion. I think you'll find 90% of the worlds evils to be done by atheists 😁.
This is true but for me and a lot of people that's a depressing answer to these questions. I'd much rather have a religious belief and be content than be depressed and my answer just being I don't know to why I exist.
honest question here...why do atheist watch these kinds of videos? just to argue in the comments? to conform believers? to see maybe, just maybe if they're wrong?
yolanda jerginson I have no bias. I'm just going on from the fact that I tend to see more atheist commenters starting up arguments than religious people.
I always believed in God but when my mother died, I learned that there was a difference between what a person believes and what they know. I wanted to KNOW what had become of my mother. I struggled with that uncertainty for a few years and questioned my beliefs until I just accepted that I believe but I don't know and even if there is a God and an afterlife, I don't know anything about what that would be like. I appreciate this open discussion.
I think you dont like the mutated connotation of religion that our society has created but at the foundation they really are the same thing. Both words are used to describe the ether that is too abstract for us to explain with human language. Its all trivial anyway because this being either is or isnt, regardless of the words we try to tack to " it" and the pursuit of "it"
I'm an evangelical Christian with a Bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies, so I obviously believe in God. There are several reasons why I do, but for me the most convincing element cannot be answered by Science. And I'm not one saying that Science is the bane of Religion's existence. I also believe in molecules-to-man Evolution, and that Science and faith can and do coexist quite harmoniously. The questions that I am talking about are metaphysical questions: Why are we here? Why do we have emotions? Why do we practice virtues like selflessness, charity, love, peacefulness, and more? If we exist only by chance, then we are also sustained only by chance. But we choose to go against the flow of natural selection and help each other to thrive and flourish. Faith answers these questions, and the existence of a God for there to be faith about answers these questions.
+Graham McCarthy "Why are we here? Why do we have emotions? Why do we practice virtues like selflessness, charity, love, peacefulness, and more? If we exist only by chance, then we are also sustained only by chance." I stopped reading after that.
+Graham McCarthy "Why are we here? Why do we have emotions? Why do we practice virtues like selflessness, charity, love, peacefulness, and more?" I wouldn't necessarily call these "metaphysical" questions, but rather "philosophical", and while science may not have concrete, satisfying answers, it can certainly shed light on them without invoking the supernatural. "Why are we here?" This one can be interpreted multiple ways, but IME it usually means "Why does humankind exist?" Science answers this one as easily as for any other species on Earth: we fought our way into an ecological niche and haven't been forced out of it yet. The other interpretations that come to mind involve being more specific about "we" and/or "here": "Why are _we_ (you and I) here?" In a word: chance. The semi-random process that mixed our respective parents' genes together just happened to spit out the combinations that made us, then the arbitrary social situations we've lived through shaped our personalities into what they are today. A series of unique-yet-mundane events. "Why are we _here_ (on _this_ planet, in _this_ orbit, around _this_ star)?" Because the condition necessary for our existence would've been wrong somewhere else, thus we _couldn't_ be there. If the planet _hadn't_ been suitable for our sort of life, we wouldn't have evolved here to be able to ask the question. "Why do we have emotions?" I'll assume you've got a basic familiarity with neurochemistry, so you know that emotions are caused by chemical changes in the brain. And these changes obviously affect behavior, and are often triggered by external stimuli. Apparently, organisms that have these sorts of complex input-response loops tend to be more effective at surviving and reproducing, and so the trait is selected for over time. If you mean "Why do we _experience_ emotions?", then what you should ask first is "Why to we experience _anything_?" or rather "Why are we _conscious_ and/or _sentient_?" I must concede that science as yet has no answer for these questions yet, but I fail to see the justification for replacing "we don't know" with "god". "Why do we practice virtues like selflessness, charity, love, peacefulness, and more?" Selflessness and charity have been observed in non-human animals to varying extents. Numerous examples show that creatures tend to survive better when they work together. Even bacteria form mutually-beneficial colonies. As more complex minds emerge from more complex brains, the drives to cooperate also become more complex and nuanced. I'd include love here too, as it's yet another way to encourage social ties and the cooperation that comes with it. Not really sure what you mean by "peacefulness" in this context, so I've got no response to that one.
My aunt and uncle are scientists, they're professors and work for WHO, and they are really religious. They said bible has so many loopholes but so does science. The deeper you dig into something, the more you find unexplainable things. The key is to open your mind because everything's possible we just haven't found the truth yet.
People who claim religious people can't be scientific are so sad. There's no reason you can't have faith. Lots of scientists, including many mentioned here, see the universe's complexity as proof (including Einstein, who was essentially a practical-atheist, but not an actual atheist). I like how he hit on the point that you can't disprove OR prove God's existence, & how we can't prove real origins, yet he's not claiming any creation story.
To be honest I really hate it when Atheists quote directly whatever the Bible or the Quran says and immediately interpret them in whatever views they have on the verses of the Quran. You are not a person who practices the religion, nor are you a person who fully learns about the religion. Quoting with the wrong context will also bring any scientific fact wrong. For example if a person who is not an expert in Science, suddenly reads that "Humans are closely related to apes" or "Humans are 50% bananas", of course he/she would think that what the scientific fact is saying is bogus and wrong. He/she would at least need to hear the explanation coming from the scholars on what exactly does it mean by those two statements? In all fairness to people with religion, treat them the same way you want to treat any other Atheists and listen to what they want to say about the religion. If YOUR interpretation of THEIR religion is wrong, then accept it. If from the start you have a wrong interpretation of the religion because you are ignorant in trying to understand what exactly do their holy book means in each particular verses, then you are no better than ignorant extremists who interpret the holy books because of your lack of knowledge or just because you want to use it for your own benefit.
Which interpretation do we choose to accept, though? Each holy book has so many interpretations and sects that, to the non-believer, it's impossible to choose a representative one.
Greg Knight Honestly yes, I concede that there are a lot sects for religions sadly. But it is unfair that if an Atheist thinks that "there are just too many I should make my own interpretation". You're not getting the correct idea of the religion, and immediately you argue on the wrong basis. One way of understanding a religion properly is of course to look at the scholars in a religion. To know which scholar is highly respected in a religion is really not that hard. And of course the scholars' views on different issues might be different, but the views on the fundamentals of the religion would most likely be the same. And I say this in all honesty, for example for Islam, before you go and try to understand or research on your own the verses in the Quran about wife beatings being permissable in Islam (just an example since non-believers like to discuss this so much) you should learn the basics of Islam first. You can't understand Physics or Chemistry without first learning the basics of Science can you?
+luffy7537 I agree with you that faith positions should not be misrepresented. However, there are diminishing returns on studying any religion sufficiently to argue the religion on its own terms, simply because the foundational statement - that there is a higher power - is indefensible. The rest that follows is just human interpretation, and I don't need a god for that.
Greg Knight Hmm that is only fair if you don't try to argue with a person who has a religion, just keeping your belief to yourself and not spread your discontent about other people's beliefs. It is not right if you try to argue with a person because you have your own misinterpretation of their religion.
+luffy7537 Happy not to discuss religion as long as the religious keep their views to themselves as well. Unfortunately, too many religious people seem to think that everyone should believe as they do, and try by force or law to impose their beliefs on others. In the face of that, what choice do we have but to respond?
I grew up agnostic/athiest without any spiritual guidance or influence. I have always felt things that can't be explained by factual science. after searching for answers in many other areas, I actually read the Bible a few times and started understanding it and became a Christian. later I started feeling almost chlostrophobic trying to explain everything in one way after always having an open mind...now I don't know what to think again...
As one of those oft-dreaded Evangelicals, I am honestly really impressed by your charitable attitude toward believing scientists. Seriously, I don't think I can recall ever seeing a single other person take this perspective. I have become frustrated at times because I major in a science and really like science-but I frequently have to hear about how anti-science I am. I was looking for a video on photons and happened upon your channel. Glad I found it! Thank you for making this video.
yeah,like unicorn and dragon try proof them not exist u can't it's just mean that i believe 99.99999% god doesn't exist. but because i'm the type that still would not ignore that 0.000001% I become agnostic.
I always saw that has a possible explanation. What if (in the human sense) our universe is just a skin cell among a infinite amount that make this "God".It would make sense if you take the know all, see all , is all, argument.
+candymadeofdrugs Err, what? Most scientists probably wouldn't care or even ask their colleague. You're too young for such a large debate, or that's what your comment shows.
falconpawnch7 says who exactly? who are you again kiddo? let me guess a new age atheist leftist hipster that cannot tolerate people having spiritual beliefs, also errrr WHAT DID YOU TYPE AGAIN? the context is pretty f stupid if you ask anyone with 2 neurons. fuck off -_-
Lyle Lanley "Atheists can't stand that some scientist believe in god lol" I replied that people in college or in the science community, don't care or don't generally ask that question. I don't see why a christian scientist would be studying for the beginning of life if his holy book shows him. "says who exactly? who are you again kiddo? let me guess a new age atheist leftist piece of shit that cannot tolerate people having spiritual beliefs, also errrr WHAT DID YOU TYPE AGAIN? the context is pretty fucking stupid if you ask anyone with 2 neurons. fuck off -_-" Actually, I replied to his statement. I'm actually an Ex-Christian. Your reply was pretty incredulous if you ask me, I replied to a petty statement with knowledge and you're replying with insults and absolutely no insight whatsoever to the OP. "fuck off -_-"
How can you not believe in something or someone that created all the beautiful, majestic places and people. Simple as that. Just thinking about it puts a smile on my face.☺
I personally believe in God, I'm a Christian, former Atheist. When I studied contradictions in the Bible and had to confess there are no contradictions. Everything that seemed strange is explainable with another verse in another book of the Bible. Wish you a nice day, great video!
So there is an answer I can give that would provoke you to have an internet argument with me? It is not my intention to bring out the worst in anyone. I will this now.
There's room for God? You're making room for God by putting him/her/it into the unknown which is for all intents and purposes infinite. So, no matter how much we discover, there'll still be something to find out. Is that where you put God? Well, that's just convenient, isn't it? Haven't we already figured out that knowledge DOES come with time. What you're doing is putting a name on the unknown. And that's a silly excuse that stems from people's need to not offend others. Agnosticism is just that and scientists who still cling on this ever-shrinking idea of God, frankly, I could never take seriously. Religion has never been, isn't, and will NEVER been on equal footing with Science because religion doesn't exist without humans and our insecurities as far as purpose and death go, but science is just a language that we use as a tool to understanding anything, it's knowledge, and that exists even if there is no brain to process it.
MSP Redgrave Funnily enough, most people either give a name to the unknown, like you said, and call it God or they give a name to the known and call it God. "God is just the definition of nature and all of its laws and all of its processes."
HOLyP | Gaming Yeah, the former we call agnostics, the latter we call zealots. It's like, on a scale from 1(agnostic) and 10(zealot), how delusional are you?
MSP Redgrave Condescension is not a way to "improve" society or convince anyone to consider your point. I'm an atheist, but I think this new generation of what I call "internet atheists" is more outspoken and annoying than the Christians they hate.
Joey Feel free to think that. Considering the sheer amount of unfiltered condescension and disrespect atheists have had and still have to endure, I am not surprised that a lot of them are picking up the guns that have been used against them for so long.
I like to think about gravity. I often get headaches thinking about black holes, but gravity is actually a very weak force, relatively speaking. A magnet small enough to fit in a pocket could easily have a stronger grip on a paper clip than the entire Earth's gravity. And as far as we can tell, gravity exists in the form it does simply for its own sake. That being said, gravity has literally been the force that put the universe together. Without gravity, life could not exist, not only as we know it, but probably in any form. And yet, it does, and we'll probably never know why. That's either an incredible coincidence, or something divine. Personally, I like to think the latter, but no one knows for sure.
Darth Bart I like the think the latter as well... Especially after reading Colossians 1:17 - He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Random Dude I agree that the universe is to complex to have formed by Itself. For there to be a law there must be a law maker It would be more probable for me to spill ink on paper And form perfect words than for the universe to be Accidental. But also we still don’t know everything yet... so yes I do agree With ya :)
That's a very weak reason, but believe as you will. Simply because we don't understand the universe, that does not mean we should default to believing in the divine.
I found this greatly balanced, and extremely refreshing to hear. Thank you!!! Also as a Christian I love talking about theology and science, I'm always open to discussion!
I love you. We need more of you in this world. There are more questions than answers, it's uncomfortable, but it's best to accept it and engage with others on it. No politics. No agenda. No hate. Just open human discussion. This is where the best aspects of humanity can truly shine. Thank for this warm reminder
Victor Morales I mean you can say, "Let there be light = big bang", but you're ignoring the verses before and after it. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.And there was evening and there was morning, the first day." If "let there be light" is the big bang, this lets break down the verses. Heavens and the earth were created. The earth was empty, but there was water. Big bang occurs So what you're saying is 1. Universe and earth with water on it 2. Big Bang I don't think that's how it works.
First off they dont argue "pointlessly". Secondly it really doesnt concern us wether you believe. But when you start forcing your flawed ideology on others and on science. Then we should and must step in
@@danielwehbi6517 Nice reply four years later, speaking for all atheists of course, all probably 700M+ of them! Ah yes, got to defend the idea that every argument on the internet about religion isn't pointless? That's kinda sad. Seeing you replies on other chains though, I'm not all that shocked given in initial, first replies, you are so condescending to everyone and everything. Perhaps someday you'll be able to channel the patience, rationality and benevolence of a great man like Richard Dawkins. Someday.
I started firmly believing in God when I found the statistical definition of "entropy" quite different from qualitative definition, infact the whole thing seems like makeshift and excuse, kinda believing in common sense rather than what can happen beyond imagination or common sense. I guess we should dissolve our egos, our identities in front of the divine entity through which we function. Despite the entropy, everything happens so perfectly amidst the distortion.
Could you explain this to someone who doesn’t understand the context of those definitions? I tried googling it but couldn’t find something that helped me fully understand and I’m very curious what you mean. Could you elaborate a little for someone w/less knowledge 😂
I believe in Allah, because the way of life he has set up for us, is the closest thing to perfect in this world. (when I say way of life, please don't make dumb terrorists jokes)
Syed Hoque Why not make up your own god that would produce the same effect? And why would such a god be less likely than the specific god of Islam? And why a god? Can't there be other processes producing the same effects, even though you don't know right know what processes or how they work?
First, thanks for the unbiased video presentation sir, I believe in Jesus coz He takes away the guiltiness of my sins when I pray to him, I receive some peace in my body. His teachings help me live a better life. His words in the Bible gives pure comfort which no man on Earth can give I bet on it. Thank you
This is how I see it. Science is there to show us how incredibly amazing God is through the elegance and complexity of what He has created but His character and personality are unknowable through Science and that is where the Bible comes in. The bible is there to confirm and explain what occurs to us instinctively, that there is indeed a God. The bible is there to provide an explanation for what we cannot possibly begin to understand through our scientific pursuits.
Believing in an Almighty God means nothing,because it is easy to accept or deny a deity with no effort involved. Walking in faith and embracing grace to love my Lord God and love my neighbor is the challenge in my life. I have faith in God because I have peace that transcends all understanding, strength in my doubt, and some of my prayers that are answered and some are yet unfulfilled. I don't know why bad things happen beyond the fact that humans can choose to do destructive things with their free will and this Earth is wild and unyielding. Yet I still trust God. Science and Religion don't conflict! The conflict arises between 3 types of people: 1. Those who don't know God 2. Those who don't understand the scientific method 3. Those who comprehend neither God nor Science. I can understand why people can question the existence of a loving God, but beyond the chemicals and hormones, there is a reason we all desire to love and be loved.
+Hallelujah Brony Do you own a slave? Are you stoning an adulterer? Do you feel woman shouldn't preach in church? The problem is that you are cherry picking verses out of the bible. If you took things at face value you would be in prison. Making your version of your religion based on your morality isn't following the faith, it is making up your own religion.
+Henri-Ansel Vallee whoah, hold up there man. If you're saying those words, you don't look at context of verses or understand the connected threaded message of the bible. The bible is a cultural document, not a law document. Parts of that book _are_ cultural law for a certain people at a certain time. God didn't say to himself "Ok I need to fix up the culture of these people, then we can proceed..." No he comes as he is to a person or people as they are. None of that stuff you said is valid because, even to a Christian, the Bible is not Law. No, the law is written on the heart of the Christian, anyone who beats anyone with a Bible for any reason doesn't get it. And if you believe that makes me or anyone a bad Christian, well I don't much care about your belief...
I do look at the context of the verses and understand the entire thread of The Bible. There is nothing special that you understand that I don't. I have read the entire book through at face value, and I don't agree with it. Sorry to tell you this, but there is no man made God that exists. Your conscience, your interpretation of The Bible is just that. There are people who claim to be part of the same faith who believe differently than you do with the same level of conviction. So what makes your faith correct? There are so many things in the history of the world to learn about. For me it is a waste of time to read any religious material. At the same time, if praying four times a day brings you to a place spiritually, great. But don't think that your God is better than someone else's.
@@polinachidaeva Agreed, there are plenty of points where Einstein explained that he used "god" as a metaphor in his writings and that ultimately, he did not believe in a creator god.
The title of this video is based on a false premise. It should be 'Why do so few scientists believe in god? ' The answer is because scientists respect evidence above all else.
Cause nobody cares about your beliefs until you have numbers or do something noteworthy. And really most pagan faiths do not have to do any mental gymnastics.
Because if you look carefully. No other religion explains science as well as Christianity. It may not use scientific vocabulary (since it didn't exist at the time) but you have to read really carefully to actually notice that Christianity is actually scientific and mentions (not fully explain) many of the scientific process that occurred on our universe.
I am an atheist myself and for me, this video was AWESOME. You are one of these few, rare people, who are open-minded, unbiased and respectful when it comes to religion topic. I really enjoyed watching the video ^^
Are you going to tell me that your Dad for instance, will not punish you if you misbehave (if we take the example of a child)? Yet this father still loves his child. Same with God. An eye for an eye is something Muslims and Jews consider to be justice, but not Christians. "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" said Jesus in the New Testament. Also, the Orthodox didn't just "break away", it was the bishop of Rome who thought he was more important than he was in reality. False doctrines when "laid besides the word of God". Oh yeah, because a theologician, monk and spiritual father has no more authority in interpreting the Bible than the John Doe who converted yesterday to "Evangelican Christianism" or some other BS. The word of God is not a novel ! It is not a technical manual ! IT has to be interpreted by people who know what they are talking about. But of course, it is always confortable to criticise those who know and who have a particular authority. Blindly criticizing and mentioning Satan will not make you edgy.
Martial Kintu that's the thing Religion is man made therefore it's not what GOD wants. He wants us to love and cheerish him practically every day not just sunday or whenever day, and he wants us to ENJOY the time we have with him thats why he gave us a spirit, not to just go to church every Sunday thinking, if I don't go to church i will go to hell but actually ENJOYING the precious time we have with him.the bible states GOD wants his people to stay together in oneness. but sadly denominations and religion is bringing us apart. Man is trying to change Christianity and add their own beliefs instead of reading the bible (GOD'S WORD). For example, the actual bible in Hebrew translated to English says Jesus is GOD and that they aren't two different beings that they are Triune (GOD as The son Jesus and the holy spirit) but people like the Jehovah's witnesses CHANGED the bible GOD'S OWN WORD and added their own beliefs saying GOD and Jesus are two different people, in their humanity they are good people but spiritually need to be taught the actual word of GOD. GOD can and will change your life all you have to do is contact him, ask for forgiveness of sins, recognize that we are ALL sinners because of Adam and eves decision to go against GOD... and you will be saved do this practically and you will live a good Christian life. Jesus is coming soon do not get sucked in by the things of this world.
"It's not up to me to decide for you if God exists or doesn't exist, and vice versa"... Bravo my man. Why are there still people on this earth who don't feel this way and even use or condone the use of violence because of difference in belief. I honestly cannot understand why people care what other people believe.
It's a personal choice. I believe because of how wonderful his creation is. There's nothing to lose in believing in God but if he is real then you'd lose everything for eternity.
+Fremy Gonzales Are you referring to an afterlife? If so, many religions make conflicting claims about the afterlife. How do you know you've got the right one?
Fantastic video, I really appreciate the way you presented the material. Too often all anyone gets from one side or the other is simple closed minded anger.
I personally believe in God, however I am also a scientist at heart in that I am fascinated by how our universe work, when I was in high school I went to a Christian school and my favorite class was physics and my teacher was a believer as well and the thing I learned to most from him is this: science is mans way of describing the works of gods hand, laws that he put in place are describe by observation. This has always given me comfort when I have discovered things that may go contrary to literal interpretation of the bible. 6000 yrs ago people only had a limited view of the world now we have a wider view however for every new thing we find it leads to more question and I feel like that just reinforces how limited our view is. In my personal life I have seen god move in ways that are downright impossible to others may seem as coincidence but it happens over and over again, applying observation to these this reaffirm my faith there is a god. If someone believes otherwise I believe they have a right to believe that because I have tried in my life to make sense of the things that have happened. That being said I feel there would be alot more harmony in this world if people viewed the world the way this video presents this subject if we seek understanding from each other we see ourselves in each other.
at the 7:00 minute mark, he mentions a day to God versus a day to Man. Science by definition means "the accumulation of knowledge." If knowledge lacks truth then how complete is that knowledge? 2nd Peter 3:8 Do not be ignorant of this one thing, a day to God is but 1,000 years as 1,000 years is to one day. The farther you get from a gravitational source, the slower time is affected by that source. An extraterrestrial being of such technological ability would only need to travel far enough away from Earth in order to monitor it and us more efficiently. If this same God created us in His image and His likeness then He must clearly resemble the image He has given us. A copy of an original may be a lesser quality, but it still resembles that which it is derived from; i.e. the source code/material.
They call this the god of the gaps. Sure there are holes in our knowledge. But just because we don't have the answers yet, that is not evidence that god exists. And I really would like to know where you got these ideas about time and how it works.
that actually does not fit into the "God of the gaps" theory. in the paradox described here is a situation where in some odd turn of events a primitive civilization knew the truth in regards to quantum mechanics and the gravitational effect on time 2000 years before science ever grasped or proved the concept as a reality. so it wasn't that man inserted God till science figured out what the truth was. it was that man had the truth given from God as the Bible would attest 2 millennia before that question was even quantifiable and then science confirmed that God-given truth later. it would be one thing if they just said we don't know so it must be God but the reality was that they did know and that knowledge, according to the Bible, came from God, then later it was confirmed to be correct. a beautiful example of God and science being in Harmony even spanning 2 thousand years before that harmony could be proved.
Why not believe in a devil for hope? Why not believe in Santa Claus or the Flying Spaghetti Monster (in its case, at least we know that spheghetti exists and can "fly" if dropped from height or thrown ...). Believing in something / some "being" that does not exist gives NO HOPE WHATSOEVER. Ask any amputee in all of history if all the praying in the world to all the gods ever invented - got him/her their limb back again?
One day in 1st grade at school some children asked me why I would go home on my own? Why my mother didn't come to pick me up? I felt vulnerable and different for not having a mother so I started lying, saying my mother was working and couldn't come to pick me up. It was the first time I started thinking of a mother and my fantasy went wild. One day I would say she was a hairdresser, one day a lawyer... I'm not sure how long it went on, but one day still in first grade, I was sitting on a rock when a male-loving voice was speaking clearly in my mind saying. " you are starting to believe in a mother who does not exist" "lying brings you away from your reality" " speak the truth, live in the truth". Although I was only 6 years old every cell in my body KNEW I had heard the PURE truth and agreed to that information and decided I would only speak the truth, I know that in that moment my life took a turn for the better. Thank you, God.
Purpose and meaning are human constructs hence the universe doesn't need to operate in regards to them. This makes the very question of purpose and meaning invalid.
***** Yes I'm sure Richard Dawkins would agree with you as would many other biologists You clearly have no understanding of evolution for stating that.
why love have something to do with god,, why you trust something writen in the book, if you want believe in god make your own opionion and stop care what other people or books say. i think if he exist he just created some cells in ocean bilion years ago and stopped cared. or maybe he watched his work until he god pissed on dinosaurs and wipped them out, if he exist, which i dont think he is.
"Life" or organic tissue with a stimulus and response pattern is not the miracle, because it is just a bag of carbon and water molecules moving around with electrical impulses. The fact those things witness their own actions is the miracle. It is self-awareness that is the miracle.
Michael Hurwitz I think there is some of free will / self will and mathematical law that we have to obey. It would be hard for me to explain my reason right now, it would take a books worth of righting.
+Alexander Higgins Neither am I a biologist, however, i do know sponges have no nervous system. they cannot feel pain or be killed by electrocution (as far as electricity is concered, the electrons could technically blow it up or melt it)
+Andrew Smith I am not sure where to go with your comment. If a sponge witnesses its actions or anything, than that is a miracle; if not, than the sponges meaning is just biological matter and utility to human beings. As far as a central nervous system, it can account for a complex stimulus and response pattern, but that complex stimulus and response pattern is not entirely descriptive of consciousness. This is just my opinion. Also, I really am not in the mood right now to find out if I would remain conscious if I were dead or alive without a central nervous system.
I'm Catholic. But I acknowledge the fact that God cannot be 100% proven. But God cannot be 100% disproven. I believe that there are reasons to believe. Think of it this way, if there is no God, there is no atheist, no Christian , no good, no evil. Everything just is... I just want fellow believers in God to be more intelligent. Don't just say "There is a God because I can feel it" that's very stupid. Use the mind that God gave you properly. I also pray and hope that atheists take into consideration the existence of God.
Almost all atheists were religious. They did think DEEPLY of a higher being existed and they were probably bullied when others found out they were nonreligious. I am very lucky my mom isn't very religious otherwise she would disown me or hate me for being nonreligious. Also I have one question for you. Who created God?
Geometry Dash AJ213 Because God is the one who created. who created the device you're using? Why couldn't your device just poof out of now where? It's because God created humans and humans created that device.
Actually, there are likely FOUR classes of non-omniscient, non omnipotent Gods: medium.com/@uni.omniscient.x/god-is-probably-quite-real-a466e9f24a0b#.o61boqmmv
It's impossible for human beings to see gods face but we know he exist through the wonders he has created like the moon wind stars galaxy universes etc
I rally appreciated this video, over the past few months I have been seriously questioning my religious affiliation. I come from a Christian a Muslim background but I have constantly stated non religious but still identifying as both. Come of late I have been leaning towards agnosticism since I can't prove or disprove "God". This has led me to question my purpose in life and in my society. In my reasoning, I believed that texts as of the Bible should not be taken literally but the beliefs of people of a different time and we today have based our more modern belief upon theirs.
Your 'purpose' in life should be what you decide it will be, not what some author that has been dust for more than a thousand years thinks it should be.
Every decision that we will ever make was ordained at the time of the Big Bang. Free will is an illusion as any decision we make or will make was only ever going to happen that way. And no other way
I've always stated these same things when ask about belief in God, for me the naturalist materialistic views just don't really answer all the questions. I've hypothesized that because God created the everything "he" is not subject to the same natural laws that we are; just as we humans are not bound by the limit of the digital "realm" that we created and thus "he" does not need a creator or origin, having no beginning or end. As creatures that have definite beginnings we can't wrap our heads around the idea that a being could simply exist without cause, however we're imposing the the limits of our own perspective on the the unknown reaches of existence and that is where I find God.
Hows this for a hypothesis for God, we all reside within his consciousness and we are merely the product of a thought process. It literally explains every question of why we can't see God, can communicate with God and why he is all powerful. Thats what theory I had, who gave it to me was God when I asked. You are right God is not bound to the materialistic laws of the world, exactly how we are not bound to them in our own imaginations as well. Seems we really were created within the image of God.
Theists attempt to prevent scientific advancement and oppress certain people because of their beliefs. Until that stops, non religious people cannot be tolerant of them.
I'm a christian and honestly i don't understand how to explain the existence of god in a scientific manner that you would understand. It's like you said, god exists in a completely different field than what is normally perseved human logic. The only time people find out if there is a god is when they are completely broken and have nothing else to look forward to in their life. That's when they put down any logical questions they had about god, and decide to use the deep instict all humans have which is FAITH. And that is when they see god. Get to that level and you'll understand that not everything has a logical explanation. Till then y'all get triggered and spam the comment section with your logical questions. Stay blessed though.
that's the way I look at it too, nature is quite violent and so is the wrath of God. Nothing God has done in nature has ever been a pretty sight to see, at least most things, the big bang was certainly not a block party
John Johnson The universe is in perfect harmony right now and scientist think a few billion years ago it was all hot and dense and magically gave way to life and evolution? Sounds absurd! "There can be no order from random chaos alone".
It would be more honest to ask why so few scientists believe in god, since such beliefs are much less common among scientists than among non-scientists.
@@allagatoral3839 Scientists don't believe in ""intelligent Design"-- only religious fundamentalists do. Creationists try to pass "ID" off as 'science but they fool no one but themselves.
@@allagatoral3839 Cells evolved from simple molecular chains. Things start out simple and gain complexity in nature. You can't just say it's magic and then refuse to look into it any further. The earth itself started as a simple cloud of material, so did the sun, natural forces caused them to take the forms they have today. Nature only seems supernatural to the ignorant. Why not read some science before you deny it? Understanding how processes work using the scientific method shouldn't prevent you from believing in your favorites gods.
@@allagatoral3839 nature produces complex forms without the aid of intellect all the time. Even a snowflake is complex, but it forms through the simple logic of geometry of the H2O molecule. Complexity doesn't require :knowing,' or planning or deliberate effort to achieve a goal, it only involves the interaction of impersonal forces.
@@allagatoral3839 the simplest single celled organisms are little more complex than non-living structures. Structures like viruses and prions are so simple they barely qualify as "living" at all-- the dividing line between living and non-living is not distinct, they are just categories we humans have invented to described the way matter behaves. You prefer to think of life as "supernatural" for purely religious reasons.
@@allagatoral3839 Why does complexity mean that intelligence must be involved. Lots of complex things are not designed by intelligence. Do you believe simple things need not be "intelligently designed?" What is the cut-off point between how complex a thing must be in order to require intelligent design? Does a snowflake qualify? Or an atom? Is everything made consciously and deliberately by a person, whether it is simple or complex? Or does nature do as it does without being manipulated by any supernatural entities?
My girlfriend is a PH.D in molecular genetics and she believes in God. Not only that she argues that CRISPER can’t be used to effectively treat diseases yet and it is impossible to edit for designer babies bc if you edit one thing the way CRISPER currently works is that multiple other unforeseen traits are edited. Ex if you edit to make a baby immune to a disease it will come out with vision problems or some other unforeseen complication right now as the tech stands
I'm genuinely tired of the fine tuning argument, when he quoted that scientist I wanted to have an unpolite discussion with the scientist who said that
Yes, it seems to me that with all the billions of stars and galaxies in our universe, it would certainly stand to reason that just "one" planet (or even more) would be in the goldilocks zone which would be just right for life.
@@cindypope4238 yes ma'am , you can say that, or you can equally say that he made billions of places that aren't hospitable to humans and very few places that are. Maybe only one.
What's the chances another body collided into Earth to create the moon that would be the precise size needed to cover the sun during a eclipse. The fine tuning argument holds because of the number of things that had to be perfect. Sure someone could hit the lottery one day, now show me someone who has hit it 100 times.
@@cindypope4238 That's ridiculous. The vast majority of planet earth in uninhabitable. What about earthquakes, floods, volcanos? Would we survive without man made things? Course not. You should build a house next to an active volcano and pray to god
I love this I learnt more about Christianity ✝️✝️🙏🏾 my Religion and science that I enjoy the e.g quantum physics now I see them not as enemies but as Gods Greatness this is my Belief! Now I leave you all with this “. “Love your enemies and pray for those who curse you!” -JESUS CHRIST 🙏🏾🙏🏾✝️✝️🕊🕊👍🏾👍🏾❤️💯
I do ... I'm a Muslim that believes in god and science .... I do believe in creation and evolution ....I think that science is a way to know and adore how god created the universe ....
omar alsahlawi And as long as you dont deny science to safe your religion from certain downfall thats ok. then you also accept that the quran makes false statements about science. And accept that there was no flying pony that flew up to heaven.
Yassir Douslimi Actually the claims are made by the theists that a god exist. This needs its own evidence before the concept can even have value. The burden of proof is on you there. We know the quran says things about science that are simply not true. I dont know them by head, but from what i remember it says some stuff about osmosis that isnt correct. But yes to varify i would need to google the objections against it. I heared the claims and objections before but i cant remember the details. Well ponys dont fly.. they dont have wings...not a single specimin has ever been seen or witnessed that did. However its a mythological fantasy creature and the writer of the quran used that to make it sound magical.
Yassir Douslimi Whatever you want man. - quran suggest the sun is orbitting the earth. - meteors are stars that are shot at devils - moon emits light... - moon was split in two - sun/moon/stars created for man to navigate however the stars existed long before. - night is a veil - 7 flat planets in the entire universe (yes earth was flat too) - 7 heavens... - earth created in 6 days - earth created before the stars - flat sun - denial of evolution - adam and eve (first humans) - humans created in heaven then broaught to earth. - sperm originating from the backbone and ribs. - all organisms are created in pairs - bones form before flesh - source and purity of mothersmilk - flat earth - 7 atmospheric layers (5 in reality) - earth does not rotate - permanent barrier between fresh and salt water - mountains prevent earthquakes - our chest contracting on higher altitude (opposite is true) - rainwater is pure - no evaporation in water cycle - hail comes from mountains in the sky - Bees eat fruit - bird flight is a miracle - Noahs ark - people live a Thousand years. And probably some more stuff.
Yassir Douslimi now you have the verses and you are simply dodging.. yes thats the typical dishonesty i would expect from apologist. Like that Dawhah movement and hamza guy. I dont care about your religion i'm simply not able to believe that silly story. And i think your religion is to harmfull to even consider. The only Lucky thing for islam was the great scientists in the time before islam started. Sadly islam itself killed that. You are free to believe it, as long as it harms nobody or anything else. Sadly islam is very harmfull as we can see throughout the world. But i see some muslims break away from islam while still believing the general story. So thats a good improvement.
I'am open to everything. Which is why I love this unbiased opinion. Lol. I mean; why not be open? I feel that we can extract meaning from various sources including biblical text. It really does depend on us as the individual to see what it is we believe in rather than point at someone and say they are wrong. And it is to my own experience that there is connection to everything and all fields. We just have to be patient, open and remain curious. Answers are out here, we just have to take the time to find them... sometimes, we do not have to look that far. 💜
I identify as an Atheist and I think most people respect that decision. At this point in my life I have difficulty rationalizing the existence of a god in my brain. I could say that definitively that "there is NO GOD" but that would be near sighted and leave my wholy unopen to a large part of human experience. I respect all religions and think many of them have to tremendous work for the betterment of humanity. But I'm not blind religion has been used to marginalize and oppress and enslave people for thousands of years but I see that more as a symptom of humanity than as a symptom of a potential god. I think we should all just love and accept one another for all our complexities.
Isaac Davis but religion does lead people to do evil things so we should be able to question peoples beliefs. You can believe what you want but it doesnt mean we should be afraid to say its a silly belief such as unicorns and the same questions should be allowed to be thrown at religious believers too.
Isaac Davis This is probably the best post I've read here so far. Thanks for sharing, man.
+Dara Oneill Enforcing ones beliefs is the problem, not religion. Stallin killed millions of people no religion needed.
Whickerx7 i never said all evil comes from religion i just said we shouldnt hold religious beliefs in a more respected position than any other belief in anything without evidence thats the oly point im making i dont think you can disagree
Isaac Davis I was once Christian and I still and when it comes to faith in God philosophy wise. But the belief I come to love and embody is a belief (not religion) that I created myself since it reflects to my own views of life... My belief is called Ancestraléveil(-ism)/AncestralAwakening and I have for core beliefs. Philosophicalism- this deals with philosophy. Theoryism- deals with theories about life. Soulism- Deals with the belief in the soul. Mindism- deals with the belief in the mind. Probably wondering why I'm posting this... well I just thought that it'd be cool for some people to see how diverse and awesome different faiths and beliefs can be. To be honest I hate religion and to me God would not want religion (just my opinion). Anyways I respect most beliefs but some religions are outright crazy.
I like how open minded he is and not biased. People like him are rare.
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I disagree; he makes several statement of facts that are patently false, he is biased and sophomoric.
i totally disagree, he holds science and religion up as equals, but goes on to give religion a free pass on evidence. We need to stop doing this, religion claims science has no place within its walls but demands its say on all policies including scientific ones.
The thing i love about science is that it has evidence supporting it unlike religion.
I don't think he was referring directly to religion but the concept of God....
We all know religion has become a system of its own...but the meaning of God has now been made an entirely religious term when it doesn't necessarily have to be
I believe
There is more than what we can see with our eyes.
Jose G Yes I too believe that it is not capable for our mortal brains to comprehend this vast reality. So instead of being binary to the point of saying THERE IS A GOD OR NOT why can’t we just say IDK ? And be agnostic.
I feel like if there was a got our brains may not be able to process it
Much, Much More!!!
@@w1z4rd9 That’s what I’m trying to tell everyone and NO ONE listens. I think that we aren’t smart enough to understand and some ppl still think they r correct. Being an agnostic makes more sense to me
yes. LITERALLY. we dont have the most colour cones in our eyes as other creatures. we COULD be seeing fricking ultra-violet light if we actually NEEDED them
I was an agnostic until I majored in math and chemistry. The deeper I delved into my studies the more conviced I became that God must exist because the randomness of such a complex and perfect scientific world could only be due to a higher power. Just study the the complexity and perfection of the water molecule.
jack thomas yes i used to think same way. But some people say that this world wasn’t made for us, we just were adopted to this world. So i dont know
If the world is too perfect to exist on its own than its even more proposterous to believe that a being was perfect enough to do it
Then how did it come to be ? Perhaps did it appear out of the blue ?
Aren't they not at least complex ? What about hardcore chemistry/physics ?
If I'm stupid, then just talk more clearly ! ;)
I really liked this video. Personally I'm a christian, but also very into science, and specially physics and biology. In my experience, it's very diffifult to have a friendly discussion about God with other non-religious people. And I guess non-religious people feel the same way about it. Therefore it really pleased me to listen to you in this calm and respectful manner. I really hope that these questions will be discussed more in the future, and that we stop shying away from them.
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Good, you're a christian; same here.👍👏🖖
I am also Christian and also into science. But it is hard to believe in things the Bible say or scientist's say if it is not explainable, but also not everything is explainable. Or maybe we can't explain it yet..
+Saghy Boelijn my friend i am a very strong believe of christ , and you must let go of the confusion that you get and read the bible more often and ask jesus to fill you with his holy spirit when you read you see the word of god is the spirit of god , it is the MIND of god so the more youll read the more youll be able to understand the word of god
Cesar Orozco Amen!
I believe in GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't see why religion and science can't co-exist. Science tells us HOW things work but religions tell us WHY. I see nothing wrong with the belief something created the Universe and gave it laws and protocols. It's beyond human comprehension
religion is political. its not pure. its man made thus evil. if you truly believe in god you dont need a religion. you know right from wrong. pure from evil, good from bad. no book needs to tell you whats right and wrong. its embedded in your dna.
"In your DNA"
Considering all the evil mankind has done... with or without religion...
“ I USE RELIGION TO KNOW WHY THINGS HAPPEN AND I USE SCIENCE TO KNOW HOW THINGS HAPPEN “ - I being a physicist , I am a strong believer in god and that’s what gives me the hope , the meaning, the purpose of my existence. But science cannot explain the purpose of life. So be open minded and think beyond science , see if something cannot be explained with the help of science ,doesn’t mean it’s false .
Because they contridict eachother...
Seriously... fuck off... this argument is sooo bad... and It's just stupid... just... no... they can't live in harmony because religion is always fucking yelling "HONEY! WE'RE OUT OF SOAP!" while it's washing people's brains... so much soap... and if you go "Hey what about sciense?"
Religion goes "OH HONEY! YOU GOT THE BAD SOAP AGAIN! WE NEED BETTER SOAP!
How can you say with certainty that that something is true if it is beyond human comprehension?
Idk why this has so many downvotes. Everything Trace said was unbiased and logical. I'm an atheist myself, but I'm starting to think all those downvotes are from militant atheists that don't want to have an open mind.
Actually, most of us regardless of which country we're from were at one point, personally for me in middle school, indoctrinated into the theory of evolution and had it shoved down our throats as fact by our science teachers. Anyone who dared to disagree with or raise any notion that the THEORY of evolution is so absurdly improbably (and therefore impossible) was given a failing grade. The militant atheists that hold every principle in the THEORY of evolution as fact are the same ones that refuse to think for themselves and instead accept without critical thinking the THEORY of evolution told to them by their 7th grade science teachers.
Education but a theory is a comprehensive explanation of an aspect of nature that is supported by vast body of evidence.
Being supported by evidence doesn't mean its the ultimate truth. Theories can get superseded like the progression of atomic theory or how bigbang falsified the steady state theory. Thus if you're a die hard believer of theories, then you're no different than this close minded religious people. The key here is being open minded.
Maze Akaikami Sounds like wild speculation.
Maze Akaikami Nobody "lacks intellect". Some people choose stupidity for the sake of their own pride and arrogance. This doesn't only apply for ideological beliefs, but even pure hate such as racial supremacy.
"we don't have a picture of a black hole" that didn't age well
One of countless examples of intelligent theorem being proven by the data. Unlike religion.
yep the gap just shrunk a tiny bit further
@@memberofthetribe7616 Yeah because saints putting their hands on sick people and healing them in the name of Jesus, which is actually a miracle, it aIn'T pRoOf, right?
@@darkalley8595 Are you really bringing faith healing forward as evidence. When any sober mind would see that its failure to be replicable renders it inadmissible.
@@memberofthetribe7616 It can be replicated by God. A twig can't cut a weed in two. But God who wields the twig, can.
For all y’all getting mad at the video remember y’all the same ones who clicked on the video
so?
It's not a 50-50 discussion. Just because nobody knows something doesn't mean made-up stories and ferry tales are any more plausible.
Claire you do have a very valid point... but the reason so many well educated people and respected scientist believe in a god is because the current theories of how the universe came to be doesn't fully support life in any form... remember for something to be proven by science it needs to be repeated and so far we just can't just get life from nothing...
dunhillsupramk3 Those scientist and educated people don't believe in God for scientific reasons, they even say so themselves, it's faith. And the vast majority of world-class scientists in the national academy of sciences or royal society do not believe in God.
Claire
uh did watch the video or even read my comment? in order for a scientist not to believe in something they have to disprove it... you can't disprove god... 2/3 of all scientist believe in god
WTF? Scientists have to disprove something to not believe in it? Tell me how zero scientist believes in Zeus even though nobody has disproved his existence?
You really need some 101 science education by the way. Start here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_hypothesis
I Believe in God-
because the perfection in the randomness of everything around us forces our mind to acknowledge the presence under whose watch everything happened so perfectly..
I Agree Entirely!
but maybe the universe evolves and adapts too. there are literal quadrillions of planets (1,000,000,000,000,000) so why cant ONE of them be perfect?
Well I really don't.
which one?
Perfection won't come until the "new earth" and new heavens, etc. However, that said, I follow Christianity, and yet, I see that there is absolutely NO evidence for God. It is entirely a belief system. But that's ok, I also believe that eventually, and perhaps soon, there WILL be evidence.
Great video. I personally do believe in God. To me evolution expresses the progress of life, and my belief in God expresses the origins.
Except Evolution did it ALL, and you're too ignorant to understand that.
Total simpleton.
@Alex Yordanov
I forced the TRUTH on her, and she was religious.
Evolution expresses the progression. Abiogenesis expresses the origins.
Your line of thinking is called the "God of the gaps" fallacy.
@@hannahn4687
You didn't even understand your professor. And if they said that they were spewing nonsense, I too am an Evolutionary geneticist and physicist. Evolution proceeds even in the paradigm of abiogenesis. You're lying or utterly full of shit.
"Why So Many Scientists Believe In God" clickbait title........... while there are many scientists that believe in a deity, the vast majority don't.
*NOTE - if you want to reply, please feel free to read the thread because god knows I've answered the same vapid points over and over again and the same damn points get re-raised like it's some sort of revolutionary concept that hasn't been answered already.......
What makes you think that?
+Jacob Tanner Data.
+Jacob Tanner most scientists are athiests
Uhm he provided statistics that support the title? Good try though
Jacob Tanner It's been a well studied phenomena that the more educated you are the less a person tends to cling to religions (www.sociologicalscience.com/articles-vol2-7-106/) though like Trace mentioned there are always outliers like Francis Collins.
My issue with atheism vs theism is this- does it really matter? If a "insert religion here" follows their religious code and lives a life honouring to his/her deity, and then dies...what has been lost? The person (religious generalisation incoming) has tried their hardest to be honest, kind, generous, a loving spouse, a good parent etc. with the belief that they will be rewarded after death. When they die, and if they were correct, they get the reward they seek, but if they were wrong and no God exists, they won't know about it and thus won't be capable of feeling regret or shame about it, but will still have lived a good life that has benefited others. Of course, this view is ignoring the radicals of any group of people which usually makes up the minority view. Just a thought.
Chronos5618 individual belief is not the issue but the system of policing that belief that is organised religion. As the leaders of this system hold sway over millions of people and as has been shown in the histories usually use this sway for personal gain.
The problem is that because some people who are religious feel threatened by scientific evidence that may contradict some what they were taught.
syeina Atheists are a arrogant group, they feel they are better then everybody else. At least 98% of them. Are you a scientist by any sort?
+John Doe isn't that hypocritical?
How do you know they are arrogant? To say that you yourself are arrogant, right?
Scientia Draco You telling me they don't act like there better then anybody else?
I'm an atheist and I like this. Well balanced, respectful, open minded. Good job man!
God can be proven
If you cant prove something is fake then it is real
Miriam Marasign Oh really?
RUclipsr MC bet
*The cosmological argument
*the finetunning argument
*The moral argument
*jesus ressuruction
Isaac Yoder I agree with his approach. I also am Christian. I strongly believe that using science to prove the existence of God is like using your eyes to hear with. I might argue that science has disproven the absence of God.... Michio Kaku has recently stated that the big bang is implausible due to perfect harmony of matter/antimatter. An imbalance would provide evidence for big bang and growing universe but instead they found perfect harmony.
3:49
i’m from the future and we got a picture of a black hole
Still not a single picture of God
@@rickymarak9864 If you are trying to convince anybody that a concept that is not based on time-matter might be photographed, then you are completely wrong.
@@davidlara993 *completely [not completly]
Why do even assume god doesn't have to obey physics laws?
Also im pretty sure that vast majority of people believes in a much simpler concept, also Ive seen some videos on how people view god and most people dont have any idea on how their god can looks like. Ask your friends about specific details, it's fun:)
@@edwardshowden5511 I had already edited this mistake, but it is quite usual as I am spanish and the translator usually fails in that cases. Nevertheless, taking into account your point, if we consider the definition of God as creator of the universe, it is a need that he was timeless and inmaterial, as the universe obeys physical and material laws. It is quite simple to understand and it is simple philosophy.
@@rickymarak9864 Jesus is the picture
John 14:9
No matter what side you are on, Im glad DNews is brave enough to simply say there TRUELY is no way to prove anything. Thank you for staying as un-biased as possible!
yes! totally agree :)
Its not bravery, he's a pussy.
true no way to prove things that we have no strong literally evidence for but i'm biase because my god isnt the same as a few others. but his noodliness created us and allows us to do as we please without any biase or punishment for not following him and his amazing meatball of a planet in this vast sea of spaghetti
Only in math from axioms to theorems- but which set of axioms will you chose at the beginning? ;)
Benellibuck125 No he isn't. He's inclining towards theism. He's right when he says Science can't prove Everything and hence that leaves room for faith. Faith for weak people. Just because you can't prove something doesn't mean you have to assume something.
Science explains the "how"
God explains the "why"
neither supplant eachother,they in fact co exist harmoniously.
God gives you a reason why... but why do you chose to believe that reason above another reason? Other people have other gods with other reasons, which one is the right one?
There is no why if existence is unintentional
@@pelecranileboi9011 thete is considering humans are fundamentally irrational.
Whatever makes you feel safe and superior. Just don't legislate according to your beliefs without proof. It's dangerous and makes you a fucking tyrant
They quite literally supplant each other lmao
i think its worth noting that a lot of the scientists that that do believe in god, believe that god is more of an essence or ultimate fundamental force that caused creation. Not a sentient being conscious of the consequences of it's actions.
+jeffevens13 While this was similar to the opinion of Charles Darwin it is not true of a lot of scientific believers.
Many scientists think god has manipulated the universe using science to reach his/her/its goals. This requires a very complex discussion on predestination that very few people understand due to what can often look like contradictions, but are obviously not if thought through logically.
Scientists who think a god is not sentient are not usually god believers, they just think there is a force yet undiscovered by science. A god by definition is also a person.
+Joel Reid perfect response.
+Joel Reid god in Islam is not a person or a thing and Charles Darwin's work is without real proofs only believes
B15 Gc
Firstly: The god of Islam is not a human, but he is a "person" in the reality that he makes decisions and has a personality. If he were not a perosn then he would be easily manipulated... which according to Islam would be blasphemy.
So he is a person becasue he has a personality and is capable of making decisions (although on a vaster scale than a human).
Likewise all gods ever conceived by humans are persons as well... but not necessarily human.
Secondly: Darwin's theory of natural selection had no proofs, this is true. i never said he had proofs. i was pointing out that Darwin had a belief in a supernatural entity, although not necassarily the Christian one.
Natural selection now has plenty of proof now that we have tested it, although none of that was during Darwin's life, and the theory no longer matches Darwin's theory exactly.
+Joel Reid first of all what do u mean by a "person" ? and secondly god isnt and wasnt made by humans
I went into this video thinking that it was going to downgrade God in some way but I was pleasantly surprised that you were open minded and logical. I really respect that.
I've never actually thought of the 6 day thing like that.
What's wrong with scientists believing in religion?
Manuel Burgos Well if they seperate their work from their religion nothing. But believing that stuff on faith is not exactly a good atribute for a scientist.
Manuel Burgos Nothing, because their research would be peer reviewed. Religious politicians however... nothing worse exists.
+camaro406ss yeah and if all of his peers are religious and mix work and faith, then the population gets false information, just like how it has been in the past
It is unnatural and should be punished with life imprisonment in the worst prison on the planet.
See what I did there?
nothing, really. only problem is when they mix both.
Don't you just love how Atheists are so respectful to people of faith and not total arrogant assholes?!
The online atheists can be jerks. I agree with you on that. But note that they are only a small minority of the atheist community. You just generalized 14% of the world population.
+Haidar Ramzy Subagyo I checked and the data from that particular study does not include the most dangerous communist countries with no official religion. Perhaps if data could have been collected from those countries, the percentage would have been smaller or larger. Also, this study was conducted in 2002, and I assume the number has gone up since then (because of the increasing number of atheists in the USA and every single other first world nation). Note that this number is only the percentage of atheists. If you count ALL nonreligious people, the number is roughly 36% according to a 2009 study by Cambridge University.
+Emmet McGeown I'm going to go on a limb and say you are being sarcastic? Because if so I totally agree.
+Da CHickmOn Yeah I'm being sarcastic.
+Sydney Jones The unaffiliated take up 16.3% of the worlds population according to a 2012 Pew Research Study.
“I don’t know” is a perfectly fine answer to many of his questions.
Scientifically spoken it's not an answer to the question (unless the question was actually asking about whether you know or not) , yet in many cases it's the best possible reply a human being can provide. Since what it actually means then is " you are not getting an answer to your question, but I happen to have a good reason for not providing you with what you ask for, which is: I don't happen to poses what you are asking for, so I cannot give it to you no matter how much I would like to'. It's just that "I don't know" is so much quicker and most people are able to understand the meaning.
@@revan552 Religion is all about having faith. To many, they really dont know and the story of the Bible reinforces this idea that we dont have to know and we shouldn't have to know. Knowledge gives us power and feeling of control and knowing everything would make us all knowing which we cant be, so yk just gotta have faith. If you dont thats fine but dont rip on religious people for having faith in their lives.
@@revan552 You can pretend to hold yourself to a higher regard thinking you are more knowledgeable when in actuality it is your mindset that is most idiotic. Yes the facts are we are on this sphere most likely by random chance and with no reason. But people can live out their lives the way they want to, and in the end everybody believes in something so y tf do u care so much 😂
@@revan552 Well you've just proven to me how stupid and arrogant you are in that small convoluted ramble of yours. Almost as if you can't draw parallels with religion and ideologies 🤔. The fact of the matter is religion is not inherently evil. In fact it has had a net positive in our world drawing people to better morals and being used a primitive framework for laws. You choose to see the worst in religion by looking towards only the worst members of religion. I think you'll find 90% of the worlds evils to be done by atheists 😁.
This is true but for me and a lot of people that's a depressing answer to these questions. I'd much rather have a religious belief and be content than be depressed and my answer just being I don't know to why I exist.
honest question here...why do atheist watch these kinds of videos? just to argue in the comments? to conform believers? to see maybe, just maybe if they're wrong?
yolanda jerginson true. but I see way more of the opposite.
yolanda jerginson I have no bias. I'm just going on from the fact that I tend to see more atheist commenters starting up arguments than religious people.
yolanda jerginson Yolanda you need a hobby.
Funny part is you're helping my point.
Go try to enjoy your day hun.
yolanda jerginson and I can come up with that fact because it's MY own.
+yolanda jerginson so if I say that it's a fact I've been to Africa, that's an opinion?
Cannot explain something = therefore god
John Primrose Hmm.. Why does it sound weird..
John Primrose You totally missed the point...
Then we should attempt to explain it until we succeed
Then we should attempt to explain it until we succeed
Then we should attempt to explain it until we succeed
"The more i study science, the more i believe in God"...Albert Einstein.
He didn't believe your God
well said. finally someone that lives in reality. science has become a corrupt sick and twisted religion
@@dirtyharry8301 Why are you using a phone if science is so twisted?
@@BitchChill Huh ?
@@BitchChill well he didn't understand that
I always believed in God but when my mother died, I learned that there was a difference between what a person believes and what they know. I wanted to KNOW what had become of my mother. I struggled with that uncertainty for a few years and questioned my beliefs until I just accepted that I believe but I don't know and even if there is a God and an afterlife, I don't know anything about what that would be like. I appreciate this open discussion.
That's faith over there.
You can find the answers of your questions from the Islam so please try to search more about Islam and I ask Allah to guide you with the right path
*GET READY FOR A FLAME WAR*
***** I'm going to take popcorn...
🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕 get ready
+Vandré Borba popcorn causes cancer.
That's why I brought pizza
hours of entertainment on demand....
I hate the word "religion", I'm tired of it. I'm also madly in love with God. God is not religion, religion is not God. Understand that.
I don't really think that's true
I think you dont like the mutated connotation of religion that our society has created but at the foundation they really are the same thing. Both words are used to describe the ether that is too abstract for us to explain with human language. Its all trivial anyway because this being either is or isnt, regardless of the words we try to tack to "
it" and the pursuit of "it"
God is religion
***** God is not religion. Man invented religion.
+Chiamaka 926 duh including god
I'm an evangelical Christian with a Bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies, so I obviously believe in God. There are several reasons why I do, but for me the most convincing element cannot be answered by Science. And I'm not one saying that Science is the bane of Religion's existence. I also believe in molecules-to-man Evolution, and that Science and faith can and do coexist quite harmoniously.
The questions that I am talking about are metaphysical questions: Why are we here? Why do we have emotions? Why do we practice virtues like selflessness, charity, love, peacefulness, and more? If we exist only by chance, then we are also sustained only by chance. But we choose to go against the flow of natural selection and help each other to thrive and flourish. Faith answers these questions, and the existence of a God for there to be faith about answers these questions.
+Graham McCarthy Hi Graham
+Graham McCarthy "Why are we here? Why do we have emotions? Why do we practice virtues like selflessness, charity, love, peacefulness, and more? If we exist only by chance, then we are also sustained only by chance."
I stopped reading after that.
+Kyler Parson Then you, sir, have a tiny mind and/or are unwilling or uncomfortable thinking about things you do not yet understand. How sad.
Lots of things answer those questions. Just because god fits the bill (he always will) doesn't make it true.
+Graham McCarthy
"Why are we here? Why do we have emotions? Why do we practice virtues like selflessness, charity, love, peacefulness, and more?"
I wouldn't necessarily call these "metaphysical" questions, but rather "philosophical", and while science may not have concrete, satisfying answers, it can certainly shed light on them without invoking the supernatural.
"Why are we here?"
This one can be interpreted multiple ways, but IME it usually means "Why does humankind exist?" Science answers this one as easily as for any other species on Earth: we fought our way into an ecological niche and haven't been forced out of it yet.
The other interpretations that come to mind involve being more specific about "we" and/or "here":
"Why are _we_ (you and I) here?" In a word: chance. The semi-random process that mixed our respective parents' genes together just happened to spit out the combinations that made us, then the arbitrary social situations we've lived through shaped our personalities into what they are today. A series of unique-yet-mundane events.
"Why are we _here_ (on _this_ planet, in _this_ orbit, around _this_ star)?" Because the condition necessary for our existence would've been wrong somewhere else, thus we _couldn't_ be there. If the planet _hadn't_ been suitable for our sort of life, we wouldn't have evolved here to be able to ask the question.
"Why do we have emotions?"
I'll assume you've got a basic familiarity with neurochemistry, so you know that emotions are caused by chemical changes in the brain. And these changes obviously affect behavior, and are often triggered by external stimuli. Apparently, organisms that have these sorts of complex input-response loops tend to be more effective at surviving and reproducing, and so the trait is selected for over time.
If you mean "Why do we _experience_ emotions?", then what you should ask first is "Why to we experience _anything_?" or rather "Why are we _conscious_ and/or _sentient_?" I must concede that science as yet has no answer for these questions yet, but I fail to see the justification for replacing "we don't know" with "god".
"Why do we practice virtues like selflessness, charity, love, peacefulness, and more?"
Selflessness and charity have been observed in non-human animals to varying extents. Numerous examples show that creatures tend to survive better when they work together. Even bacteria form mutually-beneficial colonies. As more complex minds emerge from more complex brains, the drives to cooperate also become more complex and nuanced. I'd include love here too, as it's yet another way to encourage social ties and the cooperation that comes with it.
Not really sure what you mean by "peacefulness" in this context, so I've got no response to that one.
My aunt and uncle are scientists, they're professors and work for WHO, and they are really religious. They said bible has so many loopholes but so does science. The deeper you dig into something, the more you find unexplainable things. The key is to open your mind because everything's possible we just haven't found the truth yet.
People who claim religious people can't be scientific are so sad.
There's no reason you can't have faith.
Lots of scientists, including many mentioned here, see the universe's complexity as proof (including Einstein, who was essentially a practical-atheist, but not an actual atheist).
I like how he hit on the point that you can't disprove OR prove God's existence, & how we can't prove real origins, yet he's not claiming any creation story.
I think once the Bible starts into dialogue, it's meant to be literal, but up to that point, I really don't know.
Why are you so sure it's *your* god?
@@nouda6567 Because where is the body of Christ?
Because humans are so evil
@@nouda6567 What the hell is "YOUR god"? He never even mentioned exactly what he believes in.
To be honest I really hate it when Atheists quote directly whatever the Bible or the Quran says and immediately interpret them in whatever views they have on the verses of the Quran. You are not a person who practices the religion, nor are you a person who fully learns about the religion. Quoting with the wrong context will also bring any scientific fact wrong. For example if a person who is not an expert in Science, suddenly reads that "Humans are closely related to apes" or "Humans are 50% bananas", of course he/she would think that what the scientific fact is saying is bogus and wrong. He/she would at least need to hear the explanation coming from the scholars on what exactly does it mean by those two statements? In all fairness to people with religion, treat them the same way you want to treat any other Atheists and listen to what they want to say about the religion. If YOUR interpretation of THEIR religion is wrong, then accept it. If from the start you have a wrong interpretation of the religion because you are ignorant in trying to understand what exactly do their holy book means in each particular verses, then you are no better than ignorant extremists who interpret the holy books because of your lack of knowledge or just because you want to use it for your own benefit.
Which interpretation do we choose to accept, though? Each holy book has so many interpretations and sects that, to the non-believer, it's impossible to choose a representative one.
Greg Knight Honestly yes, I concede that there are a lot sects for religions sadly. But it is unfair that if an Atheist thinks that "there are just too many I should make my own interpretation". You're not getting the correct idea of the religion, and immediately you argue on the wrong basis. One way of understanding a religion properly is of course to look at the scholars in a religion. To know which scholar is highly respected in a religion is really not that hard. And of course the scholars' views on different issues might be different, but the views on the fundamentals of the religion would most likely be the same. And I say this in all honesty, for example for Islam, before you go and try to understand or research on your own the verses in the Quran about wife beatings being permissable in Islam (just an example since non-believers like to discuss this so much) you should learn the basics of Islam first. You can't understand Physics or Chemistry without first learning the basics of Science can you?
+luffy7537 I agree with you that faith positions should not be misrepresented. However, there are diminishing returns on studying any religion sufficiently to argue the religion on its own terms, simply because the foundational statement - that there is a higher power - is indefensible. The rest that follows is just human interpretation, and I don't need a god for that.
Greg Knight Hmm that is only fair if you don't try to argue with a person who has a religion, just keeping your belief to yourself and not spread your discontent about other people's beliefs. It is not right if you try to argue with a person because you have your own misinterpretation of their religion.
+luffy7537 Happy not to discuss religion as long as the religious keep their views to themselves as well. Unfortunately, too many religious people seem to think that everyone should believe as they do, and try by force or law to impose their beliefs on others. In the face of that, what choice do we have but to respond?
I grew up agnostic/athiest without any spiritual guidance or influence. I have always felt things that can't be explained by factual science. after searching for answers in many other areas, I actually read the Bible a few times and started understanding it and became a Christian. later I started feeling almost chlostrophobic trying to explain everything in one way after always having an open mind...now I don't know what to think again...
Just know that is all reality came from a big bang then something made that bang.
@@tanimation7289we all know that noob
As one of those oft-dreaded Evangelicals, I am honestly really impressed by your charitable attitude toward believing scientists. Seriously, I don't think I can recall ever seeing a single other person take this perspective. I have become frustrated at times because I major in a science and really like science-but I frequently have to hear about how anti-science I am.
I was looking for a video on photons and happened upon your channel. Glad I found it! Thank you for making this video.
I do believe in god, but I also believe in evolution. I've always believed the bible is not literal and full of metaphors.
Tori White as a muslim i do agree with you
Tori White you believe in god yet not his word? You're basicly atheist
The Bible was written by man, not god therefore what's said in the Bible could not be gods word
@@lolzmcfree6996 It was written by regular people
@Brandon S It's not
well In my opinion as agnostic atheist god might be exist,but gods in any single religion don't.
If you are an agnostic atheist you believe that no God exists but you do not know that no God exists.
yeah,like unicorn and dragon try proof them not exist u can't
it's just mean that i believe 99.99999% god doesn't exist. but because i'm the type that still would not ignore that 0.000001% I become agnostic.
well then you're basically an atheist, you only ascribe to the "agnostic" moniker simply because it sounds less harsh.
Our Universe could be just a cell in someone's brain.
Wtf?
+THE CRINGIEST PERTURBATOR FAN ON PLANET EARTH wow, you're kinda right. That makes more sense
I always saw that has a possible explanation. What if (in the human sense) our universe is just a skin cell among a infinite amount that make this "God".It would make sense if you take the know all, see all , is all, argument.
DUDE!! MIND BLOWING!! EPIC!!
That's gonna make me think on it soooo much!! Thanks
Men in black
2022 and we got a picture of a black hole.
atheist cant stand that some scientist believe in God lol
+candymadeofdrugs Err, what? Most scientists probably wouldn't care or even ask their colleague. You're too young for such a large debate, or that's what your comment shows.
falconpawnch7
says who exactly? who are you again kiddo? let me guess a new age atheist leftist hipster that cannot tolerate people having spiritual beliefs, also errrr WHAT DID YOU TYPE AGAIN? the context is pretty f stupid if you ask anyone with 2 neurons. fuck off -_-
Lyle Lanley "Atheists can't stand that some scientist believe in god lol"
I replied that people in college or in the science community, don't care or don't generally ask that question. I don't see why a christian scientist would be studying for the beginning of life if his holy book shows him.
"says who exactly? who are you again kiddo? let me guess a new age atheist leftist piece of shit that cannot tolerate people having spiritual beliefs, also errrr WHAT DID YOU TYPE AGAIN? the context is pretty fucking stupid if you ask anyone with 2 neurons. fuck off -_-"
Actually, I replied to his statement. I'm actually an Ex-Christian. Your reply was pretty incredulous if you ask me, I replied to a petty statement with knowledge and you're replying with insults and absolutely no insight whatsoever to the OP. "fuck off -_-"
falconpawnch7
and you still cant stand the fact that some scientist believe in God lol that's funny to me.
Lyle Lanley Uh what? No, I totally understand that some scientists believe in God. You're the epidomy of stupid.
How can you not believe in something or someone that created all the beautiful, majestic places and people. Simple as that. Just thinking about it puts a smile on my face.☺
what about all the ugly side of the world?
@@arts.117 there is no balance if you think like that .
@@angelodc7371 its not a mindset its a fact.
@@arts.117 those people dont know God
@@angelodc7371 🤦
As a Christian I really appreciate this video and this man's honesty and how much he tries to not be biased. It's very refreshing.
I personally believe in God, I'm a Christian, former Atheist. When I studied contradictions in the Bible and had to confess there are no contradictions. Everything that seemed strange is explainable with another verse in another book of the Bible.
Wish you a nice day, great video!
I believe in God 100%...
Are you asking in order to find out more about the Creator of heaven and earth that I love or to start an internet argument?
So there is an answer I can give that would provoke you to have an internet argument with me? It is not my intention to bring out the worst in anyone. I will this now.
+yolanda jerginson Perhaps he doesn't believe in any religion, but still believes there is a higher power of some kind.
+Steven Baal I wonder if we met and traded each other's life story, who would feel sorry for whom?
yolonda. my point exactly
There's room for God? You're making room for God by putting him/her/it into the unknown which is for all intents and purposes infinite. So, no matter how much we discover, there'll still be something to find out. Is that where you put God? Well, that's just convenient, isn't it? Haven't we already figured out that knowledge DOES come with time. What you're doing is putting a name on the unknown. And that's a silly excuse that stems from people's need to not offend others. Agnosticism is just that and scientists who still cling on this ever-shrinking idea of God, frankly, I could never take seriously. Religion has never been, isn't, and will NEVER been on equal footing with Science because religion doesn't exist without humans and our insecurities as far as purpose and death go, but science is just a language that we use as a tool to understanding anything, it's knowledge, and that exists even if there is no brain to process it.
MSP Redgrave Funnily enough, most people either give a name to the unknown, like you said, and call it God or they give a name to the known and call it God. "God is just the definition of nature and all of its laws and all of its processes."
HOLyP | Gaming Yeah, the former we call agnostics, the latter we call zealots. It's like, on a scale from 1(agnostic) and 10(zealot), how delusional are you?
MSP Redgrave Condescension is not a way to "improve" society or convince anyone to consider your point.
I'm an atheist, but I think this new generation of what I call "internet atheists" is more outspoken and annoying than the Christians they hate.
Joey Treading lightly is a disservice to everyone. And I don't hate Christians.
Joey Feel free to think that. Considering the sheer amount of unfiltered condescension and disrespect atheists have had and still have to endure, I am not surprised that a lot of them are picking up the guns that have been used against them for so long.
The Fool says in his heart there is no God.. Psalm 14 : 1-3
Well if a fool can figure it out, it must be quite obvious.
That doesn't mean anything to non-believers though because they don't believe in the book in the first place.
You can tell he is an athiest, but he is so unbiased. 😌 The total opposite of most people.
Anyone can be unbiased. It is just the person's character.
God works on the level the "Word of God" says he works, thank you very much.
Garbage.
I like to think about gravity. I often get headaches thinking about black holes, but gravity is actually a very weak force, relatively speaking. A magnet small enough to fit in a pocket could easily have a stronger grip on a paper clip than the entire Earth's gravity. And as far as we can tell, gravity exists in the form it does simply for its own sake. That being said, gravity has literally been the force that put the universe together. Without gravity, life could not exist, not only as we know it, but probably in any form. And yet, it does, and we'll probably never know why. That's either an incredible coincidence, or something divine. Personally, I like to think the latter, but no one knows for sure.
Darth Bart I like the think the latter as well... Especially after reading Colossians 1:17 - He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Same
Random Dude
I agree that the universe is to complex to have formed by
Itself. For there to be a law there must be a law maker
It would be more probable for me to spill ink on paper
And form perfect words than for the universe to be
Accidental.
But also we still don’t know everything yet... so yes
I do agree With ya :)
That's a very weak reason, but believe as you will. Simply because we don't understand the universe, that does not mean we should default to believing in the divine.
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I agree
I found this greatly balanced, and extremely refreshing to hear. Thank you!!! Also as a Christian I love talking about theology and science, I'm always open to discussion!
I love you. We need more of you in this world. There are more questions than answers, it's uncomfortable, but it's best to accept it and engage with others on it. No politics. No agenda. No hate. Just open human discussion. This is where the best aspects of humanity can truly shine. Thank for this warm reminder
trace is amazing at being non biased in these videos. He's such a great host! :)
amazing??? look up the word in a dictionary hunny buns. you need to learn something.
Let there be light = big bang?
Victor Morales Okay sure
Victor Morales
I mean you can say, "Let there be light = big bang", but you're ignoring the verses before and after it.
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.And there was evening and there was morning, the first day."
If "let there be light" is the big bang, this lets break down the verses.
Heavens and the earth were created.
The earth was empty, but there was water.
Big bang occurs
So what you're saying is
1. Universe and earth with water on it
2. Big Bang
I don't think that's how it works.
+cq33xx no. That is simply wrong.
No because it says the earth was already formed and there was already water on the planet... Water not ice...
And no sun or moon
I love how atheists come onto these videos on purpose just to argue pointlessly about something that apparently 'doesn't concern them'.
First off they dont argue "pointlessly". Secondly it really doesnt concern us wether you believe. But when you start forcing your flawed ideology on others and on science. Then we should and must step in
@@danielwehbi6517 Nice reply four years later, speaking for all atheists of course, all probably 700M+ of them! Ah yes, got to defend the idea that every argument on the internet about religion isn't pointless? That's kinda sad. Seeing you replies on other chains though, I'm not all that shocked given in initial, first replies, you are so condescending to everyone and everything. Perhaps someday you'll be able to channel the patience, rationality and benevolence of a great man like Richard Dawkins. Someday.
I started firmly believing in God when I found the statistical definition of "entropy" quite different from qualitative definition, infact the whole thing seems like makeshift and excuse, kinda believing in common sense rather than what can happen beyond imagination or common sense. I guess we should dissolve our egos, our identities in front of the divine entity through which we function. Despite the entropy, everything happens so perfectly amidst the distortion.
Could you explain this to someone who doesn’t understand the context of those definitions? I tried googling it but couldn’t find something that helped me fully understand and I’m very curious what you mean. Could you elaborate a little for someone w/less knowledge 😂
I may disagree with what he believes in but, I sincerely respect how un biased and open minded he is.
I believe in Allah, because the way of life he has set up for us, is the closest thing to perfect in this world. (when I say way of life, please don't make dumb terrorists jokes)
Syed Hoque HAH I GESS U MEEN WAY OF BLOWIN UP BILDINGS! HAHAHAHAHAHA
HOLyP | Gaming Seriously dude, your probably just trolling but its not that funny.
Syed Hoque If you claim that you are a muslim, do you agree, support and/or practice death for apostasy and stoning for adultery?
Billywashere89 Sorry. I'll be serious from here on out.
Syed Hoque Why not make up your own god that would produce the same effect? And why would such a god be less likely than the specific god of Islam? And why a god? Can't there be other processes producing the same effects, even though you don't know right know what processes or how they work?
I feel like this discussion perfectly explains the thought process of being "Agnostic".
First, thanks for the unbiased video presentation sir, I believe in Jesus coz He takes away the guiltiness of my sins when I pray to him, I receive some peace in my body. His teachings help me live a better life.
His words in the Bible gives pure comfort which no man on Earth can give I bet on it.
Thank you
Info Grahak
Don't worry, keep sinning and Jesus will take away the "guiltyness" of your sins! LOL!!!
@@jimmorgan8688 Cringe.
This is how I see it.
Science is there to show us how incredibly amazing God is through the elegance and complexity of what He has created but His character and personality are unknowable through Science and that is where the Bible comes in.
The bible is there to confirm and explain what occurs to us instinctively, that there is indeed a God. The bible is there to provide an explanation for what we cannot possibly begin to understand through our scientific pursuits.
Believing in an Almighty God means nothing,because it is easy to accept or deny a deity with no effort involved. Walking in faith and embracing grace to love my Lord God and love my neighbor is the challenge in my life. I have faith in God because I have peace that transcends all understanding, strength in my doubt, and some of my prayers that are answered and some are yet unfulfilled. I don't know why bad things happen beyond the fact that humans can choose to do destructive things with their free will and this Earth is wild and unyielding. Yet I still trust God. Science and Religion don't conflict! The conflict arises between 3 types of people: 1. Those who don't know God 2. Those who don't understand the scientific method 3. Those who comprehend neither God nor Science. I can understand why people can question the existence of a loving God, but beyond the chemicals and hormones, there is a reason we all desire to love and be loved.
+Hallelujah Brony Believes in god.... Brony..... Wow...
+Goog L'sucks ye kinda hard to take him seriously with that as his name
+Hallelujah Brony Do you own a slave? Are you stoning an adulterer? Do you feel woman shouldn't preach in church? The problem is that you are cherry picking verses out of the bible. If you took things at face value you would be in prison. Making your version of your religion based on your morality isn't following the faith, it is making up your own religion.
+Henri-Ansel Vallee whoah, hold up there man. If you're saying those words, you don't look at context of verses or understand the connected threaded message of the bible. The bible is a cultural document, not a law document. Parts of that book _are_ cultural law for a certain people at a certain time. God didn't say to himself "Ok I need to fix up the culture of these people, then we can proceed..." No he comes as he is to a person or people as they are. None of that stuff you said is valid because, even to a Christian, the Bible is not Law. No, the law is written on the heart of the Christian, anyone who beats anyone with a Bible for any reason doesn't get it. And if you believe that makes me or anyone a bad Christian, well I don't much care about your belief...
I do look at the context of the verses and understand the entire thread of The Bible. There is nothing special that you understand that I don't. I have read the entire book through at face value, and I don't agree with it. Sorry to tell you this, but there is no man made God that exists. Your conscience, your interpretation of The Bible is just that. There are people who claim to be part of the same faith who believe differently than you do with the same level of conviction. So what makes your faith correct? There are so many things in the history of the world to learn about. For me it is a waste of time to read any religious material. At the same time, if praying four times a day brings you to a place spiritually, great. But don't think that your God is better than someone else's.
The more I study science, the more I believe in God - Albert Einstein
@@polinachidaeva Agreed, there are plenty of points where Einstein explained that he used "god" as a metaphor in his writings and that ultimately, he did not believe in a creator god.
@@polinachidaeva Agreed that the quote is not something that Einstein said.
The title of this video is based on a false premise. It should be 'Why do so few scientists believe in god? ' The answer is because scientists respect evidence above all else.
But why does he assume that this possible god is the god of the bible/the christian god?
Cause nobody cares about your beliefs until you have numbers or do something noteworthy. And really most pagan faiths do not have to do any mental gymnastics.
Simon Banks God with a capital g is His name, the title of this video is God with a capital g, the Christian god
Because if you look carefully. No other religion explains science as well as Christianity. It may not use scientific vocabulary (since it didn't exist at the time) but you have to read really carefully to actually notice that Christianity is actually scientific and mentions (not fully explain) many of the scientific process that occurred on our universe.
@@gabrieltorres6704 Where ? Give some evidence to your claim. I've never seen that in the gospel. Its a very weird claim.
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I am an atheist myself and for me, this video was AWESOME. You are one of these few, rare people, who are open-minded, unbiased and respectful when it comes to religion topic. I really enjoyed watching the video ^^
The worst part about this video is assuming that Christianity is the only possibility of God.
Dardan You don't even need religion to believe in God.
Just look at all the bizarre deformations Protestants have caused. Then there is the original faith, Eastern Orthodoxy.
Are you going to tell me that your Dad for instance, will not punish you if you misbehave (if we take the example of a child)? Yet this father still loves his child. Same with God.
An eye for an eye is something Muslims and Jews consider to be justice, but not Christians. "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" said Jesus in the New Testament.
Also, the Orthodox didn't just "break away", it was the bishop of Rome who thought he was more important than he was in reality.
False doctrines when "laid besides the word of God". Oh yeah, because a theologician, monk and spiritual father has no more authority in interpreting the Bible than the John Doe who converted yesterday to "Evangelican Christianism" or some other BS. The word of God is not a novel ! It is not a technical manual ! IT has to be interpreted by people who know what they are talking about. But of course, it is always confortable to criticise those who know and who have a particular authority.
Blindly criticizing and mentioning Satan will not make you edgy.
Martial Kintu that's the thing Religion is man made therefore it's not what GOD wants. He wants us to love and cheerish him practically every day not just sunday or whenever day, and he wants us to ENJOY the time we have with him thats why he gave us a spirit, not to just go to church every Sunday thinking, if I don't go to church i will go to hell but actually ENJOYING the precious time we have with him.the bible states GOD wants his people to stay together in oneness. but sadly denominations and religion is bringing us apart. Man is trying to change Christianity and add their own beliefs instead of reading the bible (GOD'S WORD). For example, the actual bible in Hebrew translated to English says Jesus is GOD and that they aren't two different beings that they are Triune (GOD as The son Jesus and the holy spirit) but people like the Jehovah's witnesses CHANGED the bible GOD'S OWN WORD and added their own beliefs saying GOD and Jesus are two different people, in their humanity they are good people but spiritually need to be taught the actual word of GOD. GOD can and will change your life all you have to do is contact him, ask for forgiveness of sins, recognize that we are ALL sinners because of Adam and eves decision to go against GOD... and you will be saved do this practically and you will live a good Christian life. Jesus is coming soon do not get sucked in by the things of this world.
Islam explained many if thing in quraan
"It's not up to me to decide for you if God exists or doesn't exist, and vice versa"... Bravo my man. Why are there still people on this earth who don't feel this way and even use or condone the use of violence because of difference in belief. I honestly cannot understand why people care what other people believe.
It's a personal choice. I believe because of how wonderful his creation is. There's nothing to lose in believing in God but if he is real then you'd lose everything for eternity.
+Fremy Gonzales Are you referring to an afterlife? If so, many religions make conflicting claims about the afterlife. How do you know you've got the right one?
well said. and youre hot.
I believe in God, because if God is fake, how can we get a world form nothing, what caused the big bang, who created time.
we dont know how the universe came into existence, but just becuase "we dont know" doesnt mean we should revert to the supernatural. have a good day
Fantastic video, I really appreciate the way you presented the material. Too often all anyone gets from one side or the other is simple closed minded anger.
I personally believe in God, however I am also a scientist at heart in that I am fascinated by how our universe work, when I was in high school I went to a Christian school and my favorite class was physics and my teacher was a believer as well and the thing I learned to most from him is this: science is mans way of describing the works of gods hand, laws that he put in place are describe by observation. This has always given me comfort when I have discovered things that may go contrary to literal interpretation of the bible. 6000 yrs ago people only had a limited view of the world now we have a wider view however for every new thing we find it leads to more question and I feel like that just reinforces how limited our view is. In my personal life I have seen god move in ways that are downright impossible to others may seem as coincidence but it happens over and over again, applying observation to these this reaffirm my faith there is a god. If someone believes otherwise I believe they have a right to believe that because I have tried in my life to make sense of the things that have happened. That being said I feel there would be alot more harmony in this world if people viewed the world the way this video presents this subject if we seek understanding from each other we see ourselves in each other.
at the 7:00 minute mark, he mentions a day to God versus a day to Man. Science by definition means "the accumulation of knowledge." If knowledge lacks truth then how complete is that knowledge?
2nd Peter 3:8 Do not be ignorant of this one thing, a day to God is but 1,000 years as 1,000 years is to one day.
The farther you get from a gravitational source, the slower time is affected by that source. An extraterrestrial being of such technological ability would only need to travel far enough away from Earth in order to monitor it and us more efficiently.
If this same God created us in His image and His likeness then He must clearly resemble the image He has given us. A copy of an original may be a lesser quality, but it still resembles that which it is derived from; i.e. the source code/material.
They call this the god of the gaps. Sure there are holes in our knowledge. But just because we don't have the answers yet, that is not evidence that god exists. And I really would like to know where you got these ideas about time and how it works.
that actually does not fit into the "God of the gaps" theory. in the paradox described here is a situation where in some odd turn of events a primitive civilization knew the truth in regards to quantum mechanics and the gravitational effect on time 2000 years before science ever grasped or proved the concept as a reality. so it wasn't that man inserted God till science figured out what the truth was. it was that man had the truth given from God as the Bible would attest 2 millennia before that question was even quantifiable and then science confirmed that God-given truth later. it would be one thing if they just said we don't know so it must be God but the reality was that they did know and that knowledge, according to the Bible, came from God, then later it was confirmed to be correct. a beautiful example of God and science being in Harmony even spanning 2 thousand years before that harmony could be proved.
No religions have all the answers but why not believe in a god for hope?
Why not believe in a devil for hope? Why not believe in Santa Claus or the Flying Spaghetti Monster (in its case, at least we know that spheghetti exists and can "fly" if dropped from height or thrown ...). Believing in something / some "being" that does not exist gives NO HOPE WHATSOEVER. Ask any amputee in all of history if all the praying in the world to all the gods ever invented - got him/her their limb back again?
This video is very honest and non bias. Finally someone just talk about science limitations.
One day in 1st grade at school some children asked me why I would go home on my own? Why my mother didn't come to pick me up? I felt vulnerable and different for not having a mother so I started lying, saying my mother was working and couldn't come to pick me up. It was the first time I started thinking of a mother and my fantasy went wild. One day I would say she was a hairdresser, one day a lawyer... I'm not sure how long it went on, but one day still in first grade, I was sitting on a rock when a male-loving voice was speaking clearly in my mind saying. " you are starting to believe in a mother who does not exist" "lying brings you away from your reality" " speak the truth, live in the truth". Although I was only 6 years old every cell in my body KNEW I had heard the PURE truth and agreed to that information and decided I would only speak the truth, I know that in that moment my life took a turn for the better. Thank you, God.
Nice video and a worthy attempt of being impartial to a very 'impassioned' subject.
I used to be Agnostic and now Im a Muslim...
The way Islam represents God “noting like him”
Is incredible
easy deism YHWH is the same as Allah the one god..different names... one God
easy deism the sun thing..is about( ABU qarnain )point of view ...he saw it in this way...not the actual move of the sun
Ma sha Allah
@@yun8555 the God of the bible is diffrent from the god in the quran
Just can't stand the "we don't know, must be God" argument.
Ala God of the gaps...
Me too !!!!
Purpose and meaning are human constructs hence the universe doesn't need to operate in regards to them.
This makes the very question of purpose and meaning invalid.
***** Occam's Razor :)
***** How is purpose and meaning in anyway necessary for the universe to exist?
***** Yes I'm sure Richard Dawkins would agree with you as would many other biologists
You clearly have no understanding of evolution for stating that.
God is real.. I could feel his love 👍
how
why love have something to do with god,, why you trust something writen in the book, if you want believe in god make your own opionion and stop care what other people or books say. i think if he exist he just created some cells in ocean bilion years ago and stopped cared. or maybe he watched his work until he god pissed on dinosaurs and wipped them out, if he exist, which i dont think he is.
Robert Šafář why do atheists act like this? Jesus loves you, try to look into Christianity please.
@@robertsafar2908 what makes you think that God isn't real?
That delusion from being brainwashed.
"Life" or organic tissue with a stimulus and response pattern is not the miracle, because it is just a bag of carbon and water molecules moving around with electrical impulses. The fact those things witness their own actions is the miracle. It is self-awareness that is the miracle.
Michael Hurwitz I think there is some of free will / self will and mathematical law that we have to obey. It would be hard for me to explain my reason right now, it would take a books worth of righting.
+Alexander Higgins Electrical impulses? What about sponges?
Andrew Smith What about sponges? I am not a biologist so I do not know to much about them.
+Alexander Higgins Neither am I a biologist, however, i do know sponges have no nervous system. they cannot feel pain or be killed by electrocution (as far as electricity is concered, the electrons could technically blow it up or melt it)
+Andrew Smith I am not sure where to go with your comment. If a sponge witnesses its actions or anything, than that is a miracle; if not, than the sponges meaning is just biological matter and utility to human beings. As far as a central nervous system, it can account for a complex stimulus and response pattern, but that complex stimulus and response pattern is not entirely descriptive of consciousness. This is just my opinion. Also, I really am not in the mood right now to find out if I would remain conscious if I were dead or alive without a central nervous system.
I'm Catholic. But I acknowledge the fact that God cannot be 100% proven. But God cannot be 100% disproven. I believe that there are reasons to believe. Think of it this way, if there is no God, there is no atheist, no Christian , no good, no evil. Everything just is... I just want fellow believers in God to be more intelligent. Don't just say "There is a God because I can feel it" that's very stupid. Use the mind that God gave you properly. I also pray and hope that atheists take into consideration the existence of God.
Almost all atheists were religious. They did think DEEPLY of a higher being existed and they were probably bullied when others found out they were nonreligious. I am very lucky my mom isn't very religious otherwise she would disown me or hate me for being nonreligious. Also I have one question for you. Who created God?
+Geometry Dash AJ213 God is the creator, no one created him, he was just there.
minecrafter By that logic why cant the universe be the same why?
Geometry Dash AJ213 Because God is the one who created. who created the device you're using? Why couldn't your device just poof out of now where? It's because God created humans and humans created that device.
minecrafter Then why can god poof out of no where
there are two gods, one that created us and the other that we have created.
That is the way the atheistic god was created.
Actually, there are likely FOUR classes of non-omniscient, non omnipotent Gods:
medium.com/@uni.omniscient.x/god-is-probably-quite-real-a466e9f24a0b#.o61boqmmv
But but but.... we created the god that created us.
The second one is called "Internet"
>there are two gods, one that created us and the other that we have created.
And there is not a single proof of existence of either.
It's impossible for human beings to see gods face but we know he exist through the wonders he has created like the moon wind stars galaxy universes etc
I rally appreciated this video, over the past few months I have been seriously questioning my religious affiliation. I come from a Christian a Muslim background but I have constantly stated non religious but still identifying as both. Come of late I have been leaning towards agnosticism since I can't prove or disprove "God". This has led me to question my purpose in life and in my society. In my reasoning, I believed that texts as of the Bible should not be taken literally but the beliefs of people of a different time and we today have based our more modern belief upon theirs.
So here is a start, see www.allipedia.com/beliefs/atheism-to-christianity/
Your 'purpose' in life should be what you decide it will be, not what some author that has been dust for more than a thousand years thinks it should be.
Every decision that we will ever make was ordained at the time of the Big Bang. Free will is an illusion as any decision we make or will make was only ever going to happen that way.
And no other way
the gagut theorem by gabriel audu oyibo:
- gij, j = 0
The God of the bible actually has proof.
I've always stated these same things when ask about belief in God, for me the naturalist materialistic views just don't really answer all the questions. I've hypothesized that because God created the everything "he" is not subject to the same natural laws that we are; just as we humans are not bound by the limit of the digital "realm" that we created and thus "he" does not need a creator or origin, having no beginning or end. As creatures that have definite beginnings we can't wrap our heads around the idea that a being could simply exist without cause, however we're imposing the the limits of our own perspective on the the unknown reaches of existence and that is where I find God.
Hows this for a hypothesis for God, we all reside within his consciousness and we are merely the product of a thought process. It literally explains every question of why we can't see God, can communicate with God and why he is all powerful. Thats what theory I had, who gave it to me was God when I asked. You are right God is not bound to the materialistic laws of the world, exactly how we are not bound to them in our own imaginations as well. Seems we really were created within the image of God.
I didn't decide God exist
it was engraved in me.
People get attacked for their belief/disbelief in God. We are not tolerant enough towards each other. That’s why we don’t discuss such topics.
Theists attempt to prevent scientific advancement and oppress certain people because of their beliefs. Until that stops, non religious people cannot be tolerant of them.
"I am who I am"
Others are just opinions
Who is the anime guy from your avatar?
Let me tell you who you are!
You're a potato. That's what you are.
did someone just say potatoe
showing your age mr quail lol unless the mispeling was an error
Wow, people really get uncomfortable when someone says the word "God" and it's not followed by "damn it!".
0:17 AMEN!
I'm a christian and honestly i don't understand how to explain the existence of god in a scientific manner that you would understand. It's like you said, god exists in a completely different field than what is normally perseved human logic. The only time people find out if there is a god is when they are completely broken and have nothing else to look forward to in their life. That's when they put down any logical questions they had about god, and decide to use the deep instict all humans have which is FAITH. And that is when they see god. Get to that level and you'll understand that not everything has a logical explanation. Till then y'all get triggered and spam the comment section with your logical questions. Stay blessed though.
I believe God was the beginning. He created the big bang and kick started the evolution of life!
Your beliefs are unfounded....
that's the way I look at it too, nature is quite violent and so is the wrath of God. Nothing God has done in nature has ever been a pretty sight to see, at least most things, the big bang was certainly not a block party
John Johnson The universe is in perfect harmony right now and scientist think a few billion years ago it was all hot and dense and magically gave way to life and evolution? Sounds absurd! "There can be no order from random chaos alone".
+Sick Dece LOL you're delusional....go get educated
Sick dece if you believe God kick started everything what kick started him. (Please actually form a logical response instead of blind faith)
It would be more honest to ask why so few scientists believe in god, since such beliefs are much less common among scientists than among non-scientists.
@@allagatoral3839 Scientists don't believe in ""intelligent Design"-- only religious fundamentalists do. Creationists try to pass "ID" off as 'science but they fool no one but themselves.
@@allagatoral3839 Cells evolved from simple molecular chains. Things start out simple and gain complexity in nature. You can't just say it's magic and then refuse to look into it any further. The earth itself started as a simple cloud of material, so did the sun, natural forces caused them to take the forms they have today. Nature only seems supernatural to the ignorant. Why not read some science before you deny it? Understanding how processes work using the scientific method shouldn't prevent you from believing in your favorites gods.
@@allagatoral3839 nature produces complex forms without the aid of intellect all the time. Even a snowflake is complex, but it forms through the simple logic of geometry of the H2O molecule. Complexity doesn't require :knowing,' or planning or deliberate effort to achieve a goal, it only involves the interaction of impersonal forces.
@@allagatoral3839 the simplest single celled organisms are little more complex than non-living structures. Structures like viruses and prions are so simple they barely qualify as "living" at all-- the dividing line between living and non-living is not distinct, they are just categories we humans have invented to described the way matter behaves. You prefer to think of life as "supernatural" for purely religious reasons.
@@allagatoral3839 Why does complexity mean that intelligence must be involved. Lots of complex things are not designed by intelligence. Do you believe simple things need not be "intelligently designed?" What is the cut-off point between how complex a thing must be in order to require intelligent design? Does a snowflake qualify? Or an atom? Is everything made consciously and deliberately by a person, whether it is simple or complex? Or does nature do as it does without being manipulated by any supernatural entities?
I believe in god, but I definitely don’t believe in religion
My girlfriend is a PH.D in molecular genetics and she believes in God. Not only that she argues that CRISPER can’t be used to effectively treat diseases yet and it is impossible to edit for designer babies bc if you edit one thing the way CRISPER currently works is that multiple other unforeseen traits are edited. Ex if you edit to make a baby immune to a disease it will come out with vision problems or some other unforeseen complication right now as the tech stands
I'm genuinely tired of the fine tuning argument, when he quoted that scientist I wanted to have an unpolite discussion with the scientist who said that
Yes, it seems to me that with all the billions of stars and galaxies in our universe, it would certainly stand to reason that just "one" planet (or even more) would be in the goldilocks zone which would be just right for life.
God made a perfect environment for humans.
@@cindypope4238 yes ma'am , you can say that, or you can equally say that he made billions of places that aren't hospitable to humans and very few places that are. Maybe only one.
What's the chances another body collided into Earth to create the moon that would be the precise size needed to cover the sun during a eclipse. The fine tuning argument holds because of the number of things that had to be perfect. Sure someone could hit the lottery one day, now show me someone who has hit it 100 times.
@@cindypope4238 That's ridiculous. The vast majority of planet earth in uninhabitable. What about earthquakes, floods, volcanos? Would we survive without man made things? Course not.
You should build a house next to an active volcano and pray to god
I love this I learnt more about Christianity ✝️✝️🙏🏾 my Religion and science that I enjoy the e.g quantum physics now I see them not as enemies but as Gods Greatness this is my Belief! Now I leave you all with this “. “Love your enemies and pray for those who curse you!” -JESUS CHRIST 🙏🏾🙏🏾✝️✝️🕊🕊👍🏾👍🏾❤️💯
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I do ... I'm a Muslim that believes in god and science .... I do believe in creation and evolution ....I think that science is a way to know and adore how god created the universe ....
omar alsahlawi And as long as you dont deny science to safe your religion from certain downfall thats ok. then you also accept that the quran makes false statements about science. And accept that there was no flying pony that flew up to heaven.
Yassir Douslimi Actually the claims are made by the theists that a god exist. This needs its own evidence before the concept can even have value. The burden of proof is on you there.
We know the quran says things about science that are simply not true. I dont know them by head, but from what i remember it says some stuff about osmosis that isnt correct. But yes to varify i would need to google the objections against it. I heared the claims and objections before but i cant remember the details.
Well ponys dont fly.. they dont have wings...not a single specimin has ever been seen or witnessed that did.
However its a mythological fantasy creature and the writer of the quran used that to make it sound magical.
Yassir Douslimi Whatever you want man.
- quran suggest the sun is orbitting the earth.
- meteors are stars that are shot at devils
- moon emits light...
- moon was split in two
- sun/moon/stars created for man to navigate however the stars existed long before.
- night is a veil
- 7 flat planets in the entire universe (yes earth was flat too)
- 7 heavens...
- earth created in 6 days
- earth created before the stars
- flat sun
- denial of evolution
- adam and eve (first humans)
- humans created in heaven then broaught to earth.
- sperm originating from the backbone and ribs.
- all organisms are created in pairs
- bones form before flesh
- source and purity of mothersmilk
- flat earth
- 7 atmospheric layers (5 in reality)
- earth does not rotate
- permanent barrier between fresh and salt water
- mountains prevent earthquakes
- our chest contracting on higher altitude (opposite is true)
- rainwater is pure
- no evaporation in water cycle
- hail comes from mountains in the sky
- Bees eat fruit
- bird flight is a miracle
- Noahs ark
- people live a Thousand years.
And probably some more stuff.
Yassir Douslimi
wikiislam.net/wiki/Scientific_Errors_in_the_Quran
have fun, let the apologist dishonesty come
Yassir Douslimi now you have the verses and you are simply dodging.. yes thats the typical dishonesty i would expect from apologist. Like that Dawhah movement and hamza guy.
I dont care about your religion i'm simply not able to believe that silly story. And i think your religion is to harmfull to even consider. The only Lucky thing for islam was the great scientists in the time before islam started. Sadly islam itself killed that.
You are free to believe it, as long as it harms nobody or anything else. Sadly islam is very harmfull as we can see throughout the world. But i see some muslims break away from islam while still believing the general story. So thats a good improvement.
I'am open to everything. Which is why I love this unbiased opinion.
Lol. I mean; why not be open? I feel that we can extract meaning from various sources including biblical text. It really does depend on us as the individual to see what it is we believe in rather than point at someone and say they are wrong.
And it is to my own experience that there is connection to everything and all fields. We just have to be patient, open and remain curious. Answers are out here, we just have to take the time to find them... sometimes, we do not have to look that far. 💜