"Don't worry about the world ending today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." ~charles schultz
@sidstovell2177
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. 😂
@felixfourcolor
3 ай бұрын
poor the aussies
@Levelistchampion
Жыл бұрын
The casual comparison of Y2K to the rapture is appalling. My brother is an IT specialist and he was the first to tell me that there are conspiracy theories about whether Y2K was a manufactured crisis for...reasons. Weren't there problems in the last few years where some quick fixes that didn't do the job thoroughly enough caused major headaches?
@Chris-op7yt
Жыл бұрын
the problem of evil is certainly a consideration in early stages of deconversion however, it's not a serious question once the spell of religion no longer has a hold on you. that's because there is no fictional duality of good/evil in the real world we live in. it's a problem for theists only.
@vtino4825
Жыл бұрын
😆
@phil1720
Жыл бұрын
Bart Ehrman, a distinguished professor of what other people say concerning things about which they know absolutely nothing tells us, "What the Bible Really Says About the End". A more fundamental question is why should anyone care what the ridiculous Buybull fairy tale says about anything?
@oliverjamito9902
11 ай бұрын
Nothing is better seeing my beloved having sincere conversations unto one another! Sincere answers will be given!Same with foolish conversations! Same measure. Honor and Gratitude unto My own Longing for clarity, coherence, adequacy, evidence, and witnesses! Is like bring all compromise judges nor prosecutors will say differ? Likewise unto all compromise judges resting upon leading astray my Heirs innocents little ones to a place of no return nor extinction! Putting curses upon one another! Turning a blind EYES! Angels and Heirs will say before ye all will be in front of...Who sitteth upon judgment and justice! Who love with patience, mercy, and grace! Yes, all judges will be Judge! Can be kept nor spit out! Honor and Gratitude unto all my Heirs Judges! Knows the commands given since...resting upon SUSTAINED! Feet resting upon the NEW Permanent Foundation no one can uproot nor shaken but here to stay for good. Salvation comes with a redeemer. There will be no other! What will happen nor will not happen? Murmuring among themselves! What is doubt? Set UNDERFOOT! Yes, including all the ACCUSERS UPON ALL DRY GROUNDS NOR THE WORLD! How these ACCUSERS, death, and hell set UNDERFOOT? Rather not want sacrifice but for all to come...soothe or grieve! The Comforter. What is a burning bush? Come who among without being CONSUMED? Before coming near take thy sandals nor shoes off thy feet! Come let me wash thy feet to be given New Feet. From being born, to crawling, to walking, and till now thy feet resting upon the NEW very tip of time! The mileage from thy feet is Recognize! Comes with a New Table made from a hand without blood stains upon HIS hand. Come take thy seats upon the NEW Table among the HEIRS. Keepers of the Door nor the Gate! Hiers and Angels knows commands from the True Owner.
@timothymckeown4476
Жыл бұрын
How did the Bible predict 2000 prophecy that had come true no other books predict and there is 500 to come explain that to people
@spiritoftruth56
Жыл бұрын
A Talmudic teaching is that 'the end justifies the means' which includes lying!
@dissidentfairy4264
Жыл бұрын
I completely agree regarding the "Prosperity gospel" but I'm going to take it one step further. I'm highly skeptical of any religious entity or Atheist/Agnostic who profits from religion. People on both sides are getting rich from the Bible, selling books, debates, lectures, and shamelessly begging for money from the pulpit. If there is money involved with God I say run because it's not objective it's based on profit and greed.
@Suzume-Shimmer
Жыл бұрын
Atheists authors never make money from or off God . They make money writing about history, myths, and beliefs.
@dissidentfairy4264
Жыл бұрын
@@Suzume-Shimmer You can re-brand it anyway you want but the bottom line is they are making money based on the topic of God whether they believe in Him or not.
@Suzume-Shimmer
Жыл бұрын
@@dissidentfairy4264 I didnt rebrand anything. I pointing out the facts from an atheist perspective. Which is that no one makes money off of God. On any side. But plenty of people make money off of peoples beliefs. And when a skeptic attempts to show people how they have been duped the subject at hand makes little difference.
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
At least the scholars are getting "paid" for their time and energy spent researching and writing material that will be peer-reviewed and published. No one should be expected to work for free, that's slavery. And their works are helping people who are looking for the truth, or are confused by an ideology. Religious leaders on the other hand, literally sell heaven. They collect payment in installments, they demand contribution from the flock, they use emotional tactics to get people to "give cheerfully". They capitalize on people's pain and faith for a better tomorrow. A scholar doesn't need to guilt-trip you to buy their books/seminars. Christians on the other hand, will remind you that it's your JOB to give to the pulpit!! The more the better. That's faith-hustling. (Except for religious people who use their skills to produce something helpful to society eg books, TV programs, youth development centers etc).
@dissidentfairy4264
Жыл бұрын
@@jullietmburu9672 I agree with everything you said. Scholars should be paid for their historical and scientific research.
@albionicamerican8806
Жыл бұрын
_Revelation_ allegedly prophesies a world in "the future" where nations are ruled by kings, people own slaves, warriors ride horses into battle and fight with swords, and they are attacked by mythological creatures. This sounds more like _Game of Thrones_ than the kind of world we really live in.
@branteus
Жыл бұрын
More like Warhammer 40k
@pdcdesign9632
Жыл бұрын
The GOAT herders who wrote the babble could only envision 100 years into the future. They expected the world to end that soon. 😬🙄
@patricksee10
Жыл бұрын
You mean the world that is being ruined before our eyes, seas rising, cities flooding, nuclear exchange imminent. Famine and dislocation our immediate shared future. The kings and slaves you abhor are coming to post apocalyptic town near you. The wait is almost over!
@Se7enStars369
Жыл бұрын
Firstly start from the idea that the Bible talks about The Kingdom of God on Earth that is His Temple = Human Body. Then... you will see another story with another scenario.
@Dissandou
Жыл бұрын
Revelation doesn’t place its prophecies thousands of years later though, it says “soon”
@Longtack55
Жыл бұрын
Q: What do we call a Bible scholar? A: An Atheist. My father dwelt excessively on Daniel and Revelations, and consequently our lives were miserable and frightening.
@felixfourcolor
3 ай бұрын
That's not true, there are many christian bible scholars.
@porgguy4962
Жыл бұрын
Something I always liked about The Life of Brian is how Jesus is depicted just as one of many end time prophets of that era. I don't know if there was one on every corner in Jerusalem but its fun to imagine.
@josephturner7569
Жыл бұрын
"He's the saviour. I should know, I've followed a few".
@marksimons4108
Жыл бұрын
George Harrison who funded the movie became a born again Christian days before he died of cancer in Switzerland due to his great friendship with racing driver and Pastor 'Emerson Fittipaldi' finally accepting Jesus as his Lord and Saviour playing Christian songs on his eukele with renewed joy in his heart Amen🔥👑🕊
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
@@marksimons4108 I grew up Christian, and one issue has always stood out to me: why do christians worry about non-believers, when they could pray that the spirit transforms the already believers, because when people leave the church, it's because of what fellow christians do. Why rejoice when one person gets saved, when within their own walls are broods of vipers who make more people lose faith? Why do they protect these people and say "Touch not the Lord's anointed" when these issues are brought to light?? Amen 🙏🏾!!
@tomboughan2718
Жыл бұрын
@@marksimons4108 Never heard this.
@tomboughan2718
Жыл бұрын
@@josephturner7569 Another good quote from the movie was from Mother Mary: He's (Jesus) is a naughty boy."
@2994485
Жыл бұрын
Very much enjoyed this conversation. Some arguments I like to use against Christians and the Second Coming: 1) It makes no sense that Jesus would be talking about 2,000 years in the future, without saying that he is talking about 2,000 years in the future. 2) It makes no sense that he would start his sentences with “Truly, I tell you…” when that phrase means “I am speaking straightforwardly,” not “I am speaking in riddles, which require esoteric interpretation.” 3) It makes no sense that the Bible is suffused with the concept of “soon” (Rev. 1:1 “things which must shortly come to pass”; 1 Pet 4:7 “the end of all things is at hand,” etc., etc.) Two thousand years in the future, is not soon. Why would Jesus tell the apostles “Watch therefore” (Matt. 24:42) if Armageddon is going to occur only long after they have all died?
@patrickwilliamscoaching
Жыл бұрын
Amazing that Jesus is viewed as this loving and compassionate man (he may very well have been) but then Christians simultaneously believe he is speaking in Revelation 😂
@notsocrates9529
9 ай бұрын
Duality; as above so below; polar opposites and balance.
@brianb4877
Жыл бұрын
Always great hearing from Bart!
@paulrobinson4439
Жыл бұрын
Superb.Bart you are like a counsellor at AA. I classify myself as a recovering Christian who had been fooled by the preaching of fire and damnation. I regret that it took me so long to get help.
@Vedioviswritingservice
Жыл бұрын
Your life will be over in the blink of an eye you fool.
@modestalchemist
Жыл бұрын
You made it, and that's what matters.
@jbooks888
Жыл бұрын
Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time to regret your latest decision.
@andrewstunich8173
Жыл бұрын
When you die you will discover that you had it right but hen were fooled.
@jbooks888
Жыл бұрын
@@andrewstunich8173 Yeah, well your chickens have come home to roost!
@margiejcupcakeprincess4711
Жыл бұрын
Kenneth Copeland almost a billionaire he has to own his multiple jets so he doesn’t have to travel with a bunch of demons.
@onlyme972
Жыл бұрын
Copeland is a demon
@marksimons4108
Жыл бұрын
False prophets(profits) as prophesied by Jesus two millennia ago!
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
@@marksimons4108 clearly the Holy Spirit has no problem with that. Why do the top dogs get away with eating the flock for years upon years, yet a lowly member of the flock gets punished as soon as he sins. I've never understood that logic.
@albionicamerican8806
Жыл бұрын
I don't know about other atheists, but I certainly believe in the rapture: I can see that Christians are starting to disappear. 🙂
@thedragonofechigo7878
Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@annahgibbus8
Жыл бұрын
👏👏👏🤣👍
@BrianNeil
Жыл бұрын
😂👋😆
@fishman4329
Жыл бұрын
Actually of late the churches I'm going to are growing. More kids etc.
@albionicamerican8806
Жыл бұрын
@@fishman4329 The social-science data are showing that Christianity in the United States is going into decline.
@cmorrison5466
Жыл бұрын
The Late Great Planet Earth was the catalyst for my joining a Doomsday Christian Fundamentalist cult, er, I mean "church". Wasted a whole decade of my life waiting for The End. Glad I left because most didn't, and completely wasted their lives living in fear and poverty. I admit that the fear of Armageddon still stayed with me through the decades. Thanks so much for this helpful podcast. It was the key that released the final shackle in the back of my mind.
@Livengoodproject
Жыл бұрын
Good for you. It does take a long time to get free of it
@Livengoodproject
Жыл бұрын
Hal Lindsey seemed so genuine and sincere. He may have been…. He really got me into it. Ravi what’s his name,the apologetics guy who did sex stuff, is the guy that woke me up completely.
@cmorrison5466
Жыл бұрын
@@Livengoodproject Ravi Zacharias. He was pretty slick since he could hide behind his "intelligent, highly educated persona" delivered with a sexy British accent. I agree that Hal Lindsey seemed to care but I was a gullible teenager at the time. I'm older and much wiser now.
@Jonnyvids14
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't look at that time as "wasted". It was a valuable experience that you learned from. All experiences, good and bad, can be used for good. I spent 38 YEARS in the Baptist church. And although I came to realize that many of their doctrines are false, I do not think it was a waste of time, at all. I am grateful for the experience. It allowed me to KNOW what it's like to BE one who is conditioned to believe things, based on nothing more than the beliefs of others. This did not cause me to become an "atheist" however. I just realized that THEIR version of "God" falls short in explaining what I now see more clearly.
@marksimons4108
Жыл бұрын
And then the plandemic hit......!👀
@MichaelYoder1961
Жыл бұрын
Love Bart! Great interview, Michael!
@carlgranados7106
Жыл бұрын
"The Late Great Planet Earth" was huge when I was a teenager in the 70's. Of course, as with all such books Christian or not, all its predictions proved false but believers still believe anyway.
@avajoyporter9064
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic podcast. loved it, Informative and down to Earth. "Awesome".
@barclaybehie7787
Жыл бұрын
my lawyer gets phone calls from people who have donated everything because “end of times” these people do not get their money back. Most of the time they signed a contract with the church. Blessed are the sheep.
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
The fact that the church required a contract makes it sketchy.. why need a contract if the end is coming?? Unless they need a plan B when the chicken come home to roost! In my country, we have a joke.. "If all fails, start a church. You'll never go broke!!"
@DavidSmith-oy4of
Жыл бұрын
People are talking about the apocalypse like there's no tomorrow.
@epiphanydrums5427
2 ай бұрын
Ok you got me 😄👍
@sixvee5147
Жыл бұрын
The Book of Revelations, really only revels what a bunch of nonsense it is.
@mikmop
Жыл бұрын
Due to a lack of experienced trumpeteers, the end of the world has been postponed.
@tishw4576
Жыл бұрын
I normally have a hard time getting through the whole video without having to stop for one reason or another. This time I purposely stayed with this one until the end. I can't wait to listen to the Great Controversies of the Bible. Those types of reads are so much fun. This was a great interview and lots of fun.
@fretnesbutke3233
Жыл бұрын
One of the things I really like about Professor Bart is that we have a fundamentalist youth in common. It really is a strange quirk of human psychology that we have that potential for fanaticism and self-deception.
@txdmsk
Жыл бұрын
Bart is a great writer. I read and loved many of his books. Interestig topics. I wish christians were aware of the things discussed in them.
@_S0me__0ne
Жыл бұрын
I'd been raised in a fundamentalist home and my parents were big into eschatology. We were dispensationalist premillennial pretribulationalists, pretty sure the end times were real and going to be headed by the EU and the Roman Catholic Church. My parents listened to Zola Levitt, Dave Reagan, and other premillennialists. Around 2008 I listened to a lecture by Joel Richardson and changed my views from premill to postmill and from EU/RC to Islam as the eschatological focus. I became an acquaintance, having met with Joel over coffee or lunch a couple times over the years and emailing and texting here and there. But, a funny thing happened a couple years ago... I lost my faith. I deconverted, and so, I shed all my eschatological beliefs. I'd been dealing with internal doubts about Christianity and the Bible for years. Haven't reached out to Joel yet to tell him. 😂
@vtino4825
Жыл бұрын
it is normal for those who are into dogmas, fundamentalism, keen eschatolo-geeks to later de-convert. it is because they spent all their lives living in their mental conceptual realm. they have NEVER experienced the spiritual realities mentioned in the Gospels, because those can only be experienced when one has entered and opened up the innermost part of their being. the Divine realities mentioned in the Gospels are NOT mental conceptions to be taken by faith or dogmas that needs to be defended; those realities are to be EXPERIENCED personally in the innermost part of man, which will then produce transformation of human nature from the inside out.
@Seekthetruth3000
Жыл бұрын
All religions are man-made. The worst religion is Islam. Be good, do no harm, and live and let live.
@marksimons4108
Жыл бұрын
@@vtino4825 Amen 🔥👑🕊
@marksimons4108
Жыл бұрын
'Satan only comes to lie,steal and destroy' Anyway he can, he will use the fallen carnal world against your faith in God as he knows all your weaknesses as many have backslid away from the faith this way,but for what reason did you turn your back on Christian faith and what did you replace it with?
@Stan-b3v
Ай бұрын
@@marksimons4108. It doesn’t need to be “replaced”. Once removed from mind then that mind can deal with reality. And reality is pretty interesting and engaging.
@bryandraughn9830
Жыл бұрын
In going to church and private schools during my formative years, I was permanently brainwashed against the idea of conforming to any religion...ever. I think they need a better approach. Those people taught me everything there is to know about fear mongering and hatred. The key is honesty. "Do I really believe any of this crap?" Nope. Be perfectly honest with yourself and everyone else and you will never have to latch on to lies, deception, or persuasion. Honesty is powerful because it's the truth.
@franciscomendoza7765
Жыл бұрын
2 of my most beloved teachers ❤❤
@RolanRoyce
Жыл бұрын
The Book of Daniel was very precise about when the end time would come and the righteous would rise from the grave, in chapter 12. Daniel says it was revealed to him that 1335 days after the daily sacrifice was abolished the end time would arrive. Well that happened when Herod's temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD, so apparently the end time occurred a little under 4 years thereafter. That's odd because Josephus didn't bother to mention it when he wrote Wars of the Jews in 75 AD.
@richardvass1462
Жыл бұрын
That was talking about the end of the covenant because they crucified Christ. And the dead did rise it's in the account of when Jesus died. Everything got dark and the dead did rise. Peter talked about it at Pentecost that it was fulfillment of prophecy.
@RolanRoyce
Жыл бұрын
@@richardvass1462 Pretty sure the "end time" didn't mean an end of the covenant to be the exclusive god of the Exodus people. Jesus can't void God's covenants, only god himself can do it, he has to announce in a loud voice "okay, the covenant is void now, you don't need to obey the ten commandments anymore".
@RolanRoyce
Жыл бұрын
@@blackswanrising2024 Well, one things for sure, if the end time came it was considerably less dramatic than one would imagine.
@richardvass1462
Жыл бұрын
@@RolanRoyce Paul the apostle explains it. Jesus was the God of the Old testament in his pre-incarnate form. He was the one on the mountain with Moses. He was the one who visited Abraham and gave the promise. When they killed Jesus that was the death of the testator. So The testament was only in force until the death of the testator. That's why we have a new covenant in his blood. Unless you actually believe the Bible you won't understand.
@RolanRoyce
Жыл бұрын
@@richardvass1462 Was Paul psychic? Because how else would he be in a position to know that? You believe anything Romans tell you huh?
@TristanColgate
Жыл бұрын
As an IT engineer that had to do all the prep for the y2k bug (was lucky enough to have booked holiday on the big day though), I can promise you the reason a whole tonne of tech didn't fall over was 'cos well all worked our arses off patching everything. (and yeah, the things we didn't patch fell over). It has become "a fact" that we all lost our minds over nothing, and it is simply not true. We knew exactly what was going to fail, why, and exactly how longer we had to fix it (and, it's frankly terrifying that we were still patching stuff in the weeks before).
@sonicspring6448
Жыл бұрын
Same with me: I had the job of going through the control system code for a small power station and fixing the Y2K bugs. I found a couple of hundred of them, most of which would have been harmless, but a few would have created severe problems. The search was done, the bad bugs were fixed, and there were no problems on the big rollover. Amazing how urban myths spring up and take root.
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
Forgive me for asking, but why did you guys need to patch the code? What was missing, and why wasn't there any issue b4 2000? Thanks in advance 🙏🏾
@sonicspring6448
Жыл бұрын
@@jullietmburu9672 the problem was that dates were represented by only 2 digits for the year in many of the computer systems written 30-40 years ago. So the year 1999 would be represented by 99 in the computer code, and the year number would go back to 00 when the year 2000 came in. This could disrupt systems that depended on a correct sequence of financial transactions or electrical system changes. So there was no disruption in the years before 2000. People coded year numbers as only 2 digits because computer memory was scarcer and more expensive, in the early days when a lot of system software was written. Programmers would often do anything to save a couple of bytes of data in their code.
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
@@sonicspring6448 oh, ok. Very many thanks for taking the time to explain it so clearly 👌🏾 God bless (if you believe) 🙏🏾💜
@sonicspring6448
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, @@jullietmburu9672. What a nice reply. Yes I do, and blessings are real.
@NeilRieck
Жыл бұрын
I love that picture of Carl Sagan on the wall behind your left shoulder
@marksimons4108
Жыл бұрын
Prophet(profit) of scientism!
@NeilRieck
Жыл бұрын
@@marksimons4108 Prophet vs. profit. Interesting word play which, I think, applies more to to religion.
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
@@NeilRieck nice 👌🏾
@Jonnyvids14
Жыл бұрын
First I want to say that I love listening to interviews like this and I have always found both of these men to be honest men who genuinely seek truth. I have read several of Bart's books and found them to be excellent. In fact, they provoked me to do my own seeking into the things I merely "believed". In the first 15 minutes of this interview, there was talk about "free will", choosing to do "good", "suffering", etc., as if giving reason as to why God (any God, Creator, etc.) does NOT exist. I have some points\questions about this for those who identify as "atheists": The fact that there IS pain & suffering in this world does not give any evidence that a creator exists or not. It might provide evidence of the HEBREW "God", or "Christian" perception of the Hebrew "God", not existing, but it does not provide evidence that a DIFFERENT "God" exists. Perhaps one that CAN'T control the pain and suffering. Note: "Free will" would not be free will if we were CONTROLLED to behave a certain way. If one is given free will to do good, then it also comes with the bad. Bart spoke of our free will choice to do "good" to others. Assuming that atheists are right, and there is NO God, and we really are just a bunch of evolved ROCKS, who decides what is "good" or "bad"? Is a lion "bad" for killing zebras? Is something "good" only because the majority of humans say so? If that is the case, then what can be said of the society of humans that has a majority who say it's "good" to invade another nation and kill them? Does that become a "good" thing, merely because MOST people agree that it's "good"? If I say something is "bad", but nobody else in my group thinks so, who is right? Punching somebody in the nose, as Bart mentioned, might seem "bad" to MOST people, but if we evolved from the same rocks that lions did, does that mean that when a lion harms a zebra that he too is doing "bad"? Should he be punished for it? What if not ALL humans have evolved to the same level of KNOWING what is "right" or "wrong"? Or, what if humans really are influenced by forces greater than us, which would explain why some folks are compelled to do good, or right, while others are compelled to do bad, or wrong. What makes Bart who he is? Is it his own "free will", or was Bart BORN to be who he is? Did he choose bible study because he hated it, or because he liked it? What caused him to like it vs. being an auto mechanic? Do we REALLY choose the things we do because of "free will", or are we DRIVEN to choose things by forces beyond our comprehension? Why do some folks love seeking truth while others could care less? One thing is certain, humans seem to be VERY DIFFERENT than the animal world when it comes to KNOWING what is "right" vs. "wrong". But not ALL humans. So what is REALLY going on with "evolution"? Can ROCKS really evolve into creatures that can CHOOSE to love or hate? Can ROCKS really evolve into creatures that have a conscience that can feel guilt? Do lions feel guilty after killing a zebra? Does ANY animal feel guilty after brutally killing their prey? Yet look how many soldiers come back from invading another nation, only to suffer terrible guilt, so much so, that approx. 25 take their OWN lives EVERY DAY. I doubt any lions or sharks are doing that. There is SOMETHING invisible that compels us. But it does SEEM that not ALL humans are driven by these same forces. I think all rational folks would agree that there are humans who do GOOD, and humans that do BAD (evil - harm to others). Did ROCKS really evolve into these two different characteristics? This does not mean that "Christian" theology is correct. Nor should it mean that just because they may be wrong, that there is no "God". Perhaps they were just seeking in the wrong places, thereby coming to a flawed conclusion about WHO God (or Gods) is and WHAT "He" (or they) is capable of.
@porgguy4962
Жыл бұрын
Hiya, Ex JW here and while the JWs definitely predicted Armageddon many times in their early years, their most memorable prediction and failure might have been in 1975. After that they clung to a prediction that the end will come within the one "Generation that shall not pass away" from Matthew. This generation or time period started in 1914 when they claim Christ retuned invisibly and began to rule over God's Kingdom. Of course, over the years, the time period this "generation" represented has been stretched further and further as each prediction would fail. The last exact date range specified was 80 years, so in 1994/5 when 1914 plus the 80 years brought no Armageddon they once again revamped their interpretation of the word generation to mean multiple "overlapping generations" in some convoluted explanation only a cult member would claim makes any sense. They still hold on to this one to this day though. Along with this end times prediction they also too point to current events as a sign of the times as they call Russia "The King of the North" and the US as "The King of the South" who, according to scripture, are to battle immediately before Armageddon. Great ep Michael. I'm a big fan of Ehrman.
@philpoulos572
Жыл бұрын
There is only 2 criteria, magic and prediction, of which neither exists. There was no magic in the past, and there is none now, and there will not be any in the future No one can predict the future, NO. one. As Dr brown put it in a film, it hasn't happened yet, that's why it called ...the future.
@thescoobymike
Жыл бұрын
Honestly looking more forward to Bart’s book on early Christian ethics
@jeremiahrajanesan829
Жыл бұрын
Very useful in understanding different cults. Thank you!
@jbooks888
Жыл бұрын
Shermer is a very dishonest man! I've known this for years! But now I'm seeing it all over again. Confirmation bias re: unfulfilled prophesies? He knows that a lot of prophesies are regarding the future. About 80% of the prophesies in the Bible have been fulfilled. Most, with stunning precision and specificity. The remainder are about the end times! Shermer is a liar.
@HegelsOwl
Жыл бұрын
The world was supposed to end when Ezekial wrote, because Yahweh changed his mind about "prophecy," saying, "None of my words will be delayed any longer; whatever I say will be fulfilled" (12.28).
@lapis31
Жыл бұрын
I wish Shermer had focused more on the content of the Ehrman''s book instead of trading quips and stories trashing Evangelicals and fundementalists, which like shooting fish in a barrel. I wanted to learn more about the sources of these beliefs, which I'm sure he knows a lot about.. Another question can Bart go longer than two sentences without giggling? I don't think he's that clever.
@ABARANOWSKISKI
Жыл бұрын
This is just great! Two of my favourite people talking! That was a fantastic interview, I listened to the whole thing and thoroughly enjoyed it. Excited to read Dr. Ehrman's new book! A topic of incredible interest to me, as I was raised believing in this stuff, and saw through it long ago, but it continues to be really interesting to me. Keep up the good work!
@jbooks888
Жыл бұрын
They did nothing but lie and misrepresent the Bible the whole time, but you're not going to get out a Bible and check what they're saying, are you?
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
About "corporate Jesus" and how Christianity is entrepreneurial: we have a joke in my country, "If all else fails, start a church. You'll never go broke." And they are right, anyone who starts a church, even a street preacher, makes enough money to not need a job. Their entire gospel is about giving the church all you have, and God will finally like you. Great conversation guys!! New sub!!
@U4Eye
Жыл бұрын
You have a weird view of Christianity and you can't just started Church as God hears every word from your lips it will all be known when you die
@Justin_Beaver564
4 ай бұрын
I don't know, these days a lot of churches are going bankrupt. You at least have to be somewhat entertaining I guess.
@jullietmburu9672
4 ай бұрын
@@Justin_Beaver564 its part of the job. The more charismatic you are, the higher your "income"
@pbinnj3250
Жыл бұрын
KZitemr CosmicSkeptic points out a challenge to god that would be difficult to counter. He points to the needless suffering of all other animals. They live in constant fear of hunger and thirst, and face predators that will kill them in the most sadistic way. Free will can explain that.
@robbielee2148
11 ай бұрын
KZitemr me says it's all about balance as proven & demonstrated by the Reintroduction of Wolves to Yellowstone. It was beneficial to all life forms, in fact the entire environment. Plants suffer if all you got is plant eaters munching.
@bloozee
Жыл бұрын
Many of us technical people did a lot of work to avoid the worst effects of the Y2K problem. Some systems still failed when I was working the midnight shift that night. We need preachers to be on nightshift at the " end of days"!
@raydavison4288
Жыл бұрын
I am something of a skeptic, but Shermer has me beat. This guy DOESN'T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING! Shermer is where "conspiracy theories" go to die. 😮
@karenhess619
Жыл бұрын
I am not a student of history or whatever. My degree is in business. But I am a student and I still study topics of interest to me. I am willing to change my mind with new information. I have talked to hundreds on these topics. Nobody has been able to provide a description or explanation that satisfied my question of the truth. I embarked on a study for truth. There is no truth or evidence. I tried, I really tried to find the truth that inspired so many of my neighbors. It wasn't there. Those I know can't provide the proof. But they still try to convince me of their truth as they see it. Their determination to convince me of 'their truth" w/o evidence leads me further from their assertions.
@ReLair88
Жыл бұрын
Truth is not an individual thing. No such thing as their truth or your truth. If it's the truth, is is true whether or not you believe it. Has nothing to do with whether it appeals to your intellect or even your morality.
@richardvass1462
Жыл бұрын
Those who come to Christ must first believe that he exists. All you have to do is pray to God and ask him to show you. People that have converted to Christian have good reason. We know it's true.
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
For me it wasn't about proof. I already believed. It's my experience with the "body of Christ", especially church leaders/teachers of the word. Talk about being hustled!!! Talk about someone intentionally misleading you because they have an agenda... Using the word of God! And they know how to cherry-pick verses that support the agenda. They take advantage of your pain... They use everything to get you to join, and the moment you resist being used, you are told the devil is "hardening your heart".. I've been guilt-tripped to pledge money I didn't even have.. When my health failed and money dried up, they disappeared. They got busy, suddenly they didn't have time to pray with me anymore. Even one pastor who was like an uncle ghosted me when I got sick - yet when I still was liquid, he would make the effort to meet every week, listen to me, counsel me, reminding me that I have a family in Christ... He also got busy!! I finally had the chance to discover God for myself, without all the christian noises to confuse me, and I realized I never really knew God - I only knew what these other people said was God. I don't blame atheists.
@larrytaylor693
Жыл бұрын
Let's talk about the older religions and other belief systems how they differ how they are the same vary interesting stuff I've heard all this plenty enough
@jaclynrichmond1049
Жыл бұрын
Me and my husband met as Christians, both reading Lee strobels book " the case for faith" , which addresses accepting suffering while believing in an all loving God. 6 years later we were both atheists.
@vtino4825
Жыл бұрын
the True God exists ABOVE the creator of the physical universe.
@remigio7515
Жыл бұрын
What a tragedy
@epicofatrahasis3775
Жыл бұрын
@@vtino4825 Evidence?
@marksimons4108
Жыл бұрын
Atheist marxism on the rise as endtime approaches exactly asJesus predicted!
@marksimons4108
Жыл бұрын
@@epicofatrahasis3775 Infra red scan on the shroud of Turin and the Sudarium of Oviedo attest as witnesses to Jesus death and resurrection Amen🔥👑🕊
@Peetahpixxel
Жыл бұрын
A very interesting manner to read the Bible is by reading it as though you are reading a novel. Start from the beginning and work your way through, not treating each book or scripture as a separate entity. You'll start to see how it's actually all connected. The Old Testament is almost like the original story and the New Testament is the new version. You can almost see the characters from the OT repeated in the NT. Try it. Skeptic or Born Again.
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
I did that. I ended up with more questions, and when I asked them, i was told the devil could be misleading me by planting questions. Other times, I was given patches of scripture that support the narrative. It's like, if I decide to show up in a hospital for free elective surgery because health care is a human right. I can choose to ignore all the other factors that intertwine with my right for healthcare, and how the system actually works. Lots of the passages were changed to suit the opinions of that time. Pagan mythologies were adapted as biblical events. Prophesies in the old were misused to prove a point in the NT (especially writings by Paul). I don't know the best way to read the Bible, but it does require an open mind.
@sidstovell2177
Жыл бұрын
Didn't The Great Books have The Bible to be Read as Literature?
@tedgrant2
Жыл бұрын
The End of the World for Jeruselem was when the Romans destroyed the Temple. The Israelites could no longer sacrifice animals to please their god.
@LanceLovett
10 ай бұрын
Life Of Brian is awesome. "I'm Brian! ...And so is my wife!"
@francesco5581
Жыл бұрын
i see the problem of evil as the same as the existence of darkness necessary to see light, the depths necessary to have mountains, the silence necessary to hear sounds...
@vtino4825
Жыл бұрын
evil is just an aspect of the Creator, the dark side of him. but the True God is BEYOND and above the Creator.
@thecontagiouscajun4795
Жыл бұрын
Why, this man is a scholar, and a popular one at that, eludes me. It’s called “Christian revival for Israel’s survival. “ The book of revelation does not say that this new Jerusalem is a literal city. John is clearly linking all of the imagery of the new Jerusalem with the New Temple in Ezekiel Chapter 40-48. More than half of the verses in revelation, allude to the Old Testament. Everything about the city in Revelation is symbolic. Read John ‘s source material and you’ll understand that. I’m not a Christian, so think harder.
@hunter_lite
Жыл бұрын
As a nonbeliever I can imagine certain societal gains through a rapture.
@ksjazzguitaryt
Жыл бұрын
I fun talk, but you didn't talk much about Revelation. I guess I'll have to buy the book.
@aminam9201
Жыл бұрын
Very likely this not the first fine tuned universe of its type, but not necessarily the same laws of physics, life can emerge in different universes with different laws of physics.
@nHautamaki
Жыл бұрын
The only rational argument I've heard for a belief in 'God' is the one Jordan Peterson makes in his 10 part series on the psychological significance of Genesis, which is largely cribbed from Spinoza but updated with a lot of modern understanding of psychology. The problem with this argument is that most Christians don't consider it Christian, which is their problem because it's the one thing that could possibly preserve the church as a relevant institution over the next couple generations.
@craigpoer
Жыл бұрын
I find it funny that intellectuals of today think they can use reason to kill Christianity. First Christians were literally fed to lions. Most religions fill a hole in the soul formost humans that reason doesn't.
@vtino4825
Жыл бұрын
wrong. God is to be EXPERIENCED deeply in the innermost part of human being. the result is an ongoing transformation of human nature and consciousness from the inside out, making human beings channels of God, manifesting God's power and love in this physical realm. these are beyond the ordinary human mind to comprehend
@hebrewenglishbibleread9941
Жыл бұрын
I keep thinking that's a picture of James Brown behind Michael. 🙂 Great interview! Bart Ehrman, a true prophet to the (thinking) nations.
@ShamikaCrouch
Жыл бұрын
I thought it was a very tanned Tom Jones😊😊
@57cactus1
10 ай бұрын
It's Carl Sagan.
@polymathpark
Жыл бұрын
Burt is such a great researcher, great demeanor, genuinely searching for truth, as does Shermer.
@CrabtreeBob
Жыл бұрын
But Ernie is more lovable.
@polymathpark
Жыл бұрын
@@CrabtreeBob oh you're just hilarious xD
@vtino4825
Жыл бұрын
nope. westerners in capitalist countries are just ivory tower comfort loving people.
@Somegirl51
Жыл бұрын
I'm really getting tired of "End Times" topic discussions
@ReLair88
Жыл бұрын
You don't have to watch them.
@SpiderPriestess
Жыл бұрын
When parents tell their children a fable and then forget to tell them it’s not true the children grow up thinking Rumpelstiltskin is really a Jew trying to take their gold ….
@johncipolletti5611
Жыл бұрын
The only thing you should know about the end of the world is in the Bible. It is Mathew 24:36. Nothing more!
@dmimcg
Жыл бұрын
Hall Lindsey made millions with the book predicting Jesus would return FOR SURE no later than 1988. In the book, he also talks about how this "God" will also change your life via the holy spirit and keep you from sinning. Like getting divorced- or watching porn. He is still alive, living with wife #5 in luxury in Palm Springs CA. His first four wives divorced HIM. Praise the Lord! God is good! Ka-Ching!
@robbielee2148
11 ай бұрын
Any growth today for Christians as a group is as far away from scholarship as can be had. Bart is a prime example, he helped open my eyes as I destroyed my faith in serious study. The true followers & family of Jesus were Jewish Christians who believed he was Messiah. Not God nor born of a virgin. They had their own Gospel written in Hebrew called the Gospel of the Ebionites & they thought Paul was a false prophet. Many things happened & resulted at Nicene, some are well know like the divinity of Jesus defined however most disgusting was the Verdict of Emperor Constantine as backed by the Orthodox Universal aka Catholic Church of Rome to declare Heresy a criminal offense punishable by death. The Ebionites & Nazarenes, two groups sharing theology & only separated by geography, were further declared the worst of the Heretics & their texts collected to be burnt. All this is attested to by the Church Fathers themselves, an English version translation of the original Latin available & downloadable PDF but declarations of Heresy can also be found in their individual writings. The new Church having for the 1st time the power of Rome behind them exterminated the true followers of the Way & God let it be, unbelievable.
@markrichter2053
10 ай бұрын
Wow. You don’t normally get so many evangelicals jumping onto Bart’s talks. I recon they’re attracted like wasps to jam to anything about Armageddon or end times. Also when they read, “What the Bible really says about…” they think it’s going to be a fundamentalist treatise.
@jingle3
Жыл бұрын
"Jesus and Brian Exploring the Historical Jesus and his Times via Monty Python's Life of Brian" Joan E. Taylor (Anthology Editor), Terry Jones (Foreword)
@porgguy4962
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@marksimons4108
Жыл бұрын
George Harrison who funded the movie finall gave himself to Jesus before he died of cancer in Switzerland attested to by his great friend Emerson Fittipaldi (F1 champion)and his pastor who where with George for 3 days before his passing Amen🔥👑🕊
@aminam9201
Жыл бұрын
It’s more complicated than that! there are those manipulated, misled and abused humans since thousands of years ago using highly advanced technology that can do what the irrationals call miracles. it’s not a matter of joke, it’s a real mankind tragedy.
@TheGariego
11 ай бұрын
Ehrman's understanding is heavily influenced by the fundamentalist tradition from whence he came. No wonder he fell into atheism.
@thescoobymike
Жыл бұрын
Wow I never heard that story about James Tabor and David Koresh before
@thomaswoitekaitis8977
Жыл бұрын
Both 0f these men need far deeper understanding to be discussing these things. Probably a year of bishop larry gaiters at least, probably should read or listen to 'the hidden tyranny ' as well.
@timothymulholland7905
Жыл бұрын
Two of my favorites! Wonderful. I hope this book helps keep religious people from destroying life on earth.
@jasonhayward6965
Жыл бұрын
It sad you can't find actual wisdom with teachings. Armageddon is an acronym it stands for alliance royal metal ,alliance grand empire dynasty dynasty order nation. Keeping it real.
@virginiashroyer2279
Жыл бұрын
I don’t know, unless it’s the money, why Bart writes so much, ( and spend’s so much time ) with something he doesn’t even believe.
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
Actually I understand him. I think he used to believe at some point. When we do something as adults, we could do it for the money, or we could be passionate about it, and the effects it has in the world. Anyone who truly studies the bible from the original texts, and understands the world of the writers will have a hard time believing it. To find meaning in life, we have to serve others and his scholarship is his service to the world. Many people wouldn't bother to understand the bible, its roots or other texts associated with it, nor do they care to know how many other texts were disregarded by church fathers at Nicea. It's also interesting to know why Christianity, with only one leader (Christ) is so fractured, different denominations call each other fakes or possessed. Others believe they are the "real" Christians, and all believe they will go to heaven and the rest will perish. That's a very interesting phenomenon for me. So I appreciate people like Bart who go deep into the belly of the beast to get answers people are afraid of. I think God sent him!!! 🕊️
@Clem62
Жыл бұрын
Reality is actually so beautiful. It's all the illusion people create that's ugly and worthy of running away from. Religions and cults and now gender ideology. When will it stop so we can live peacefully in reality. Facing our fears head-on .
@AlanWinterboy
Жыл бұрын
Great interview. My favorite Jesus story/novella, hands down, is Michael Moorcock's 'Behold the Man.' It's science fiction (about a theoretical physicist who invents a time machine to go back and search for the historical Jesus). It had a huge impact on me as young person, even though I was still a believer then.
@quetzelmichaels1637
Жыл бұрын
Jesus is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last Adam. The Shining One is the cornerstone of his work of salvation. Where the bible says ‘I will be your God’, that is Jesus. It is the same as saying he rules from David’s throne. David is his Father, and he hands the kingdom over to his Father, your God in heaven, David, the Morning Star, seated upon a throne on the Mount of Assembly as the Ancient One of Days. (Formerly, now utterly destroyed, the Ancient Serpent of Old; having become much greater than before.) The bible is not a history book. The message is contained in the historical content, whether fictional or not, which is used as the vehicle. In his name this man stands before you healed. He is 'the stone rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.' (Act 4:10-11 NABO) the Lord God will give him the throne of David his Father (Luk 1:32 NABO) Blessed is the kingdom of our Father David that is to come! (Mar 11:10 NABO) then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father (1Co 15:24 NABO) I am the root and offspring of David, the bright Morning Star. (Rev 22:16 NABO) Nor does the Father judge anyone (Joh 5:22 NABO) The Father and I are one." (Joh 10:30 NABO) so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me (Joh 17:21 NABO) The Son himself will (also) be subjected to the “One” who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all. (1Co 15:28 NABO) No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us. (1Jo 4:12 NABO) God is Spirit (Joh 4:24 NABO) No one has ever seen God. The only Son, who is at (your) Father's side, has revealed him. (Joh 1:18 NABO) there are, to be sure, many "gods" and many "lords", yet for us there is one God, the Father, (1Co 8:5-6 NABO) David, the bright Morning Star." (Rev 22:16 NABO) You belong to your Father the devil (Joh 8:44 NABO) How have you fallen from the heavens, O Morning Star, son of the dawn! (Isa 14:12 NABO) On your belly shall you crawl, and dirt shall you eat all the days of your life. (Gen 3:14 NABO) "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. (Joh 6:35 NABO) Is not my house firm before God? He has made an eternal covenant with me, set forth in detail and secured. Will he not bring to fruition all my salvation and my every desire? (2Sa 23:5 NABO) the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail (Mat 16:18 NABO) David, their king, whom I will raise up for them. (Jer 30:9 NABO) From David's throne, and over his kingdom, which he confirms and sustains By judgment and justice, both now and forever. (Isa 9:6 NABO) your kingdom shall be preserved for you, once you have learned it is heaven that rules (Dan 4:23 NABO) At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and my splendor returned to me. My nobles and lords sought me out; I was restored to my kingdom, and became much greater than before. (Dan 4:33 NABO) ---- You, O king, are the King of kings; to you the God of heaven has given dominion and strength, power and glory; men, wild beasts, and birds of the air, wherever they may dwell, he has handed over to you, making you ruler over them all; (Dan 2:37-38 NABO) Jesus is Lord of lords and King of kings (Rev 17:14 NABO) Truly your God is the God of gods and Lord of kings; The revealer of mysteries (Dan 2:47 NABO) ---- Esau, the firstborn, lives by the sword (sacrifice) and serves his brother, Jacob, who was born ‘striking’ at his heel. Isaac blessed Esau saying: "Ah, far from the fertile earth shall be your dwelling; far from the dew of the heavens above! (Gen 27:39 NABO) "My kingdom does not belong to this world. (Joh 18:36 NABO) Where I am going you cannot come. (Joh 8:21 NABO) The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens themselves (Eph 4:10 NABO) "By your sword you shall live, and your brother you shall serve; But when you become restive (weak; infirm; a worm; man of suffering; wanderer in the desert), you shall throw off his yoke from your neck." (Gen 27:40 NABO) ---- The Shining One, David, the Morning Star, ruler of this world, the Ancient Serpent of Old, has his senses restored, his kingdom returned, and becomes much greater than before, as the Ancient One of Days, taking a seat upon a throne on the Mount of Assembly. The Son of Man, being presented before him, washes his feet, as the Ancient One of Days subjects himself and his kingdom to him. For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens. (Eph 6:12 NABO) obliterating the bond against us, with its legal claims, which was opposed to us, he also removed it from our midst, nailing it to the cross; despoiling the principalities and the powers, he made a public spectacle of them, leading them away in triumph by it. (Col 2:14-15 NABO) so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the (Assembly on the Mount) to the principalities and authorities in the heavens (Eph 3:10 NABO) You will do well to be attentive to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawns and the Morning Star rises in your hearts. (2Pe 1:19 NABO)
@mesafamily5830
Жыл бұрын
A guy who doesn’t even believe what the Bible claims is gonna tell me what it really says now? C’mon man
@ThatCanadianGuy-e1p
Жыл бұрын
One doesn't have to believe in nonsense to analyze nonsense.
@iechromefox
Жыл бұрын
That's the same as asking "All those Assyryologists who don't even believe in Gilgamesh are going to tell us what Enuma Elish really says now?"
@mesafamily5830
Жыл бұрын
@@iechromefox I’d actually agree with that statement. Are you saying no Gilgamesh existed? That’s a bold claim
@mesafamily5830
Жыл бұрын
@@ThatCanadianGuy-e1p you may consider it nonsense, but to approach it as such already betrays one’s analysis. We’re not going to agree of you can’t come to the discussion with that sort of attitude
@markrichter2053
10 ай бұрын
Yep. That’s how it works. Study it seriously and you end up not believing. Maybe you’d better stay ignorant mate. Safest that way. You don’t want to let a bit of knowledge challenge your worldview do you?
@Fury851
Жыл бұрын
So Bart has no criticism of Judaism? He only ever mentions them as victims. I wonder what his motives are
@michaelhenry1763
Жыл бұрын
What are you trying to say? What are your motives?
@marksimons4108
Жыл бұрын
Rabbi's like bart and shermer are taught from young to hate Jesus as he called the rabbi's of his day the 'Synagogue of satan!' so no surprises two jews mocking Christ! Pray for them for they truly dont know what they are doing!🔥👑🕊
@Fury851
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelhenry1763 well why is it only Christianity and worshipping Jesus that's so crazy for him to understand. There are a small group of people who call THEMSELVES Jews..... Why don't he have an issue with that? Why is that not crazy? They don't have to do this, they could be just be classed as the nationality they live in, but they don't. I'll ask again, why is it wrong to believe in Jesus Christ but to be a JW Bart has no problem with 🤷
@michaelhenry1763
Жыл бұрын
@@Fury851 Are you offended by Bart’s criticisms of Christianity ? He has the same criticisms of Judaism and Islam. However, his field of expertise is New Testament. This will lead him to criticize Christianity more. Because Christianity grew out of Second-Temple Judaism, Bart compares and contrasts them. “why is it wrong to believe in Jesus Christ but to be a JW Bart has no problem with” Bart says repeatedly he has no problem with people being Christian. His problem is with Christian fundamentalism. For me the problem with believing in Jesus is multifaceted. 1. We do not have souls. 2. Adam did not exist 3. God does not exist. 4. Jesus was not born of a virgin 5. Jesus was not raised from the dead 6. There is no need for human sacrifice to atone for sin. 7. There is no afterlife 8. Christianity misreads the Hebrew Scriptures and misunderstands it’s theology.
@Fury851
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelhenry1763 well he should study modern Judaism and then become an expert critic of that group, let's see how brave he is ! He's just anti Christian and anti Jesus, end of
@jackevans5611
Жыл бұрын
Whoever wrote Revelations borrowed from The Syllabi Oracle.
@soilsurvivor
Жыл бұрын
Took you five full minutes to get to the actual start of this discussion. (Two of those minutes were advertising for your sponsor.) More than 20 minutes before you got around to talking about Ehrman's book.
@duellingscarguevara
Жыл бұрын
Luther very nearly left the revelations out of he biblical canon, apparently. (What made the cut, and what didn’t, sounds more arbitrary, than inspired). Early christians could tell by the style of Greek, that revelation is far removed from any apostles by a couple of hundred years. Pressed shirts and chinos, (just don’t mention 7th heaven, those poor guys must miss their residuals. They should have been set for life). The cathedral of nature, is my church now.
@Suzume-Shimmer
Жыл бұрын
Yeah luther supposedly hated the book of revelation
@HGALAXIES
Жыл бұрын
Amazingly informative, as always!
@tommcmahon3200
Жыл бұрын
Bart is always great to listen to - always presents his ideas with intelligence, clarity and humour
@1122stardust
Жыл бұрын
Even if the temple was rebuilt it doesn't prove God but rather self fulfilling prophecy by humans alone. Collective consciousness making it happen.
@jacksquat4140
Жыл бұрын
While sitting in Babylon for 75 years, clever men of dubious character developed an entire history of fiction and fables, even creating a god in their own image, while claiming to be his holy people.
@tomboughan2718
Жыл бұрын
I really believed in Late Great Planet Earth when it first came out. Then, the movie with Orsen Wells narrating. But it didn't happen. Nowadays, I found this all laughable. A Christian told me a key to these modern interpretations is dependent on their political view than on religious reasons.
@jacksquat4140
Жыл бұрын
The key to interpretation is closely related to one's intellectual aptitude and quality of one's character.
@andretasse1607
Жыл бұрын
1:38:45 I was raised among fetuses in jars: My mother was fighting Dr. Morgentaler with "Le Front commun pour le respect de la vie", as far back as the early 70's... Mind you, that was in Québec...
@jullietmburu9672
Жыл бұрын
Wow.. what was that all about?
@davidwright8432
Жыл бұрын
One thing (particularly scholars) don't realize, who try ever-more ingenious, ever less-plausible 'interpretations' of what Jesus said, is that he wasn't talking to a graduate seminar in Biblical hermeneutics! He was talking to everyday fisherfolk, carpenters, day-laborers. And he spoke pretty directly to them, in terms they would understand - or why the parables? I think he said what he meant, and meant what he said. Which cannot by itself guarantee the factual truth of anything he said! One can simply be - gasp! - mistaken!
@gregwaters7830
Жыл бұрын
Michael Shermer was in my Boy Scout troop in LA Crescenta, CA. All 11 of us. Nice kid. Really quiet. It is funny that we went in to diametrically opposed directions.
@timothymckeown4476
Жыл бұрын
The sherowd of Turenne has Christ tree D printed on it explain that to people you can't cause scientist have not been able to explain it
@schmetterling4477
Жыл бұрын
It's a piece of cloth that shows an ugly man. How did you come to the conclusion that it's Jesus? ;-)
@busyb8676
10 ай бұрын
Very informative intrview. Thank you.
@susanstein6604
11 ай бұрын
I believe in God but not a God who intervenes in the world.
@JCResDoc94
Жыл бұрын
very interesting. always enjoy barts work. _JC
@RstesotTv
2 ай бұрын
No God Active in the World he says.... The difference between knowing and believing or not is enormous. Once you know, you can't unknow.....
@adocampo1
Жыл бұрын
Rev as poetry shows 3 lines: seal trumpet & bowl. Seal as hidden wisdom, trumpet as success of science & bowl as practiced wisdom or contemplation in action. Meaning to act from 1st principles, because the agi is acting from 1st principles... it's not the end of the world but the end of ignorance. Or maybe it's a double edge sword..
@ppetal1
Жыл бұрын
You mean it's an obtuse parable and not a stream of psychotic bile? Are you a Baptist?
@FrogInPot
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps one way to look at it is that there was God the Father and Holy Spirit before time begins, then God the Father is "Cloned" so to speak, to become Christ. Would you then say Christ is the same as the Father? No. Would you then say Christ is God? Yes. etc etc I'm a former JW and now a spiritual Agnostic and being a former somewhat Arian Christian I of course always struggled with the concept of the Trinity, until I considered the former mentioned concept. Its not a perfect analogy but I think it helps a bit.
@youaregodspursuit
Жыл бұрын
2 Timothy 4:3 ... this guy is fulfilling this scripture. Democracy meant to last. EU to be successful. Has this guy ever read a history book??? ALL governments and societies and cultures fall! Every single one. Even Egypt morphed and shifted about 16 times from the days when it is said it started until it ended. And he claims to have deeply studied ... what? And yes, nothing Scripture does not suggest that what is presented is logical. Also, the guest like many others is so ill informed because NO ONE knows when Christ returns. If Christ did not know, how will Hal Lindsey know. He is not a "good" Christian scholar. He teaches and misrepresents most all of what he says regarding Scripture. And his thesis that only he can interpret the Bible is arrogance of the highest kind. And if you say you believe in God and reject Christ you are a liar. He has spent decades misleading many people. Evil is explained in depth by the word of God who shall not be mocked.
@jorgearauz
18 күн бұрын
Disappointing. I was expecting a scholarly discussion, I found rambling opinions.
@erpthompsonqueen9130
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Watching from Alaska. Speaking of real world consequences: The Vallow / Daybell Case.
@historytheologysophia
Жыл бұрын
1:05:45 great point Dr. Ehrman. I think the reason that happened is because "Victory has a thousand fathers while defeat is an orphan" The Romans won and were an empire and the Jewish rebels lost and were destroyed and that is why christianity evolved towards Rome and away from the mother faith. Victory once again as John Dominic Crossan points out has been the God humans have been worshipping just with different faces.
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