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I am a middle-aged, American and in the last year finally started saying I was an atheist openly. It is ridiculous in this day-and-age that society makes me afraid to say it out loud. Why do people think atheism is evil and immoral? You can be a caring, empathetic, moral person without a god or a 'good' book telling you to be.
@david camille I don’t lie son. Yet again I prove you wrong - time to walk away and go study rather than your lying Genesis 1:29-30 All animals ate herbs 29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so
@david camille Please prove I am lying...READ THE BIBLE Adam Named all the animals, they were NOT meat eaters - do you not know WHY the flood happened and why the world is as it is ? It was created perfectly...man thought he knew better than God...just like you do, and they did as they pleased...that's why the flood happened and the animals changed...you're out of your depth...
Two quotes from the great Mark Twain. "Religion was invented when the first con-man met the first fool. Also - "If there was no such thing as religion, good people would still do good things & bad people would still do bad things; but it takes religion to make good people do bad things". A man before his time!!
I love how open he is about his atheism. I live in the Bible Belt of the US, and my grandparents won’t see me anymore because I’m an atheist. I’ve lost so many friends and so many family members. It gives me hope to see someone be so open about it and validate my own ideas about religion.
Being an atheist shows how much u care for your curiosity that should never be quenched. Most atheists think similarly brother and they are mostly forgiving and ready to change the opinion if there is perfect evidence and mostly with humanitarian viewpoints. Be proud of it.
@Saint Michael Last I checked, the savior and jeopardizer could not both be the same person. And which Christology, and soteriology, is the right one? Meantime, it may actually be fairly easy, to overlook someone, who chose to be invisible? As only He did - not Eve, Adam, or the Serpent, ever demanding it be so?
@LifeofDanbecause faith does not involve believing in one deity, an organized religion, an order of what to believe. Spirituality is more abstract and less constrained and organized. It is a feeling of peace and harmony with the world...the universe. Believing in the connection of people in a way the involves an energy that connects us all. It is about a feeling, not a concrete belief, a specific God (or Gods), or an organized way of practicing/following that belief. This does not mean we do not respect others view, practice of this. It simply is not for us.
My sister once told me that she prefers to follow a religion because it makes her a better person.....and this made me sad for her. The fact that she didn't trust herself to be a good person unless she had a group of people and an imaginary parent-figure to have oversight of her every action.
@Damian Edwards never seen anything scream indoctrination louder than that reply 😂🤡 holy shit😂 I was pointing out one of the many many logical fallacies in your comment
@Kyle Right. Everyone Believes Love Exists ... including You Love is the most important thing in your life...And it's Invisible. Your Ego will try to ignore it But Emotion is the very reason you JUST REPLIED Without it... you'd literally be a Robot 🤖. You can't Touch it, Taste it, or Smell it..But you know it's real. LOVE IS THE INVISIBLE FORCE THAT IS THE SOURCE AND MOTIVATION FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO Thats... kind of a Big Deal. Haha GOD IS THE SAME DEFINITION I repeat... GOD IS THE SAME DEFINITION Love is inescapable. That's the reason Atheists say a higher power is useless and pointless...but Atheists CONSTANTLY talk about it. That's AWESOME.
I have openly been an atheist for 30 years. I was raised as a strict catholic which never ever resonated with me. I went through the motions until I was old enough to speak my truth. One of my friends asked me 20+ years ago how I was going to give my kids morals without God. It was such a weird perspective for me. I told her putting the fear of a god in peoples minds does not teach them morality or decency. It teaches them fear. I raised my kids to respect all living creatures including themselves and the planet. I told them you treat others the way you want to be treated. Not to take what is not yours because it is mean, selfish and unbecoming. They are 29, 27, 25 and 23 now. None of them have ever been in trouble. They are successful well educated good and decent people.
@Famille Boudreau That's great but I was just speaking on average as studies find people who are religious tend to be happier than those who are not. And as they say there's no atheists in foxholes. See if you views change closer to end of life.
@ScholaroftheWorld - Alternate History You don't need to believe in a made up god in order to be happy. I'm an atheist and I am very happy. I live a happy life. I get along with all of my relatives, I have friends, have great work colleagues, we go on family trips, spouse and I go on cruises, we have good jobs, we own our home, we're healthy, and on and on...Only reason I set foot in churches, for many years, was to go to funerals.
I am Finnish and this makes me feel disgusted. No one cares what you believe here. There is love and caring and like 40% of people here are atheists. Also the happiest country in the world for many years.
@AE Anderson "All the things you taught your kids is straight out of the Bible! LOL!" Oh my, aren't you clever! Tell me, is the human race older than the bible? Don't you think morals, empathy, and caring for others has been practiced far longer than the bible exists? Of course the authors of the bible compiled all the experiences into the bible, because they knew how important morals were. But humanity has been around a long time BEFORE Christianity, and it seems they had morals despite not having a bible. How can anyone be so arrogant as to believe nothing existed before the bible.
@chris sonofpear1 Arianism and Palagism were heresies, not official churches or denominations. If that is your best attempt then finally it has been proven that *ALL* Christians are united. End of discussion. Good luck.
@Word Forever Are we basing this on recent history, or the entire aggregate of the last 1600 years, however? And have you heard of Arianism? Pelagism, and a few other outliers - or the monophysite vs diphysite debate? Plus, not all agree on the Ransom aspect of the Christology. Meantime, Christendom could not even halt feudal and sectarian wars, uniformly - at least, not as a seeming major priority? And at times, not even within same country.
@chris sonofpear1 As I keep on explaining to you.... Christians of all denominations are *VERY MUCH* united. What you are saying demonstrates an *EXTREME* lack of knowledge on the subject. *ALL* Christians trust in Jesus Christ as God incarnate who died for the sins of mankind and was resurrected. Please name one official christian denomination that does *NOT* believe this. I am not going to discuss anything else with you until you answer this question, so best just do it now.
@Word Forever I know you are not united - and that is enough. I know you couldn't end slavery, or the god involved couldn't, in a timely fashion. Very few will tell me why. Probably just blame 'human nature' again. Well that's a known variable. It didn't stop all that micromanaging in Numbers, Deuteronomy, 1 and 2 Samuel, Judges and so on forth - did it? Even Jehu got used, for a specific (if fairly ghastly) goal. Now, tell me how YOU see the fate of Achan's grandchildren... and I will BEGIN to understand a fraction, of what you truly, value.
@chris sonofpear1 Chris, it is the *CENTRAL* message of Christianity - *THAT* is what Christianity is. And *ALL* Christians agree on it. It seems that you know nothing of any value about the Christian faith.
It's crazy to see how Americans react when a celebrity says "I don't believe in God". Here in Germany if some celebrity says the same, it would have the same impact as the sentence "I bought an apple"
I'm Turkish -a mostly muslim country - and even as a child I found it hard to believe in god. After I studied many scientific subjects it was crystal clear to me. But even today I cannot say it openly everywhere except in my intellectual circle. It's a shame. This is 21st century and the science has gotten so far and we're still discussing this lie placed in the societies so long ago. The biggest lie of all. Congrats to the geniuses who invented it 😁 I think even they didn't believe that this lie will linger until today.
@Alessio Andreoli The quran also predicted that the pharaoh ramses 2's body was perfectly preserved in the ocean much time before its discovery. And remember that the man who the quran was sent to by Allah could not even read
@Alessio Andreoli Now the thing is, the quran tells the exact temperature of the sun in kelvin. If that's a coincidence, then let me tell you that the quran also tells the exact amount of joints in the human body when information about anatomy was not advanced at all
The most despicable trait of all religions is to cherry-pick the bits that suit at that time and ignore the rest. When someone survives an horrific accident some religious person will say God was looking after you. Strange how they never acknowledge the same God must have allowed the accident to happen in the first place!
When a human makes/allows something good to happen, we thank them. When a human makes/allows something bad to happen, we say “Fuck you” Yet all the zealots of all religions only thank their god for perceived “blessings” and never say “Fuck you god” when all the terrible things happen every day. The same deference that is given to all the despots in the world.
Believers have an answer for everything, from "Satan does all the bad stuff" (which contradicts big G is boss of all ) to " because we were given free choice " ( which doesn't explain natural disaster, disease or horrible accidents) and finally "He moves in mysterious ways" ( the ultimate get-out clause)
@Mason Rush more power to ya. If you feel that you had a genuine divine experience, then you have tgat right to believe that. Just know that personal experiences, while very powerful and compelling, will usually have little effect when trying to convince others.
Yeah, and they never have an answer as to why their benign father allows so much suffering done to children and animals which apparently are all his creations too. They always claim “ free choice” neither of those has any. If anything, hod is a narcissist… demanding you only love him ( or there will be dire consequences) anything bad happens in your life, you’re blessed with his love at least, isolate yourself from those who don’t adore him coz they’re bad people and put his approval above everyone and everything..and for that approval you must pray and beg for daily. Those are some serious dependency issues. Lol
Ricky is awesome cos he's down to earth, funny and relatable. I'm an atheist too and he just speaks the truth all the time which is just nice and refreshing to hear
He speaks his opinion, it is not certainly the truth. For example he would have a hard time explaining why there is something rather than nothing. And how a universe where every piece of matter has a cause for its existence does not itself require a cause. To say that the universe appeared out of nothing is what the 6-days creationists say about the earth. And I am sure he is first in line to ridicule them!
@riogrande5761 that point you made is rubbish. Does that mean that I cannot trust Stephen Hawkins life work because he stood on the shoulders of giants? Or I cannot trust the opinions of any recent poet, or philosopher, scientist, doctor...etc?
There have been people like Gervais since the beginning of time. Nothing legendary about except maybe for his fans. I guess he and his followers are feeling lucky as Clint Eastwood would say.
@chris sonofpear1 you have already made up your mind to reject Jesus offer of forgiveness just like your hero Satan. If you ask Jesus he will forgive you
@J W Sanders If he's not going to change, and is condemned, then what more is there to know, or learn, about him? And why does his view on Job, or any other human in existence, matter at all? He always knew this god existed - most of us, initially, do not. And do other angels get a chance, to repent? I find it hard to believe they had the total awareness of God, or heaven, at first - otherwise, they'd never have rebelled, needlessly, at all.
@chris sonofpear1 he is not in danger , he is already condemned and awaiting his destiny. You don’t have meet the same fate as the devil , but it’s up to you to change , Jesus doesn’t
@J W Sanders Define 'free'. Also, am I to hate 'mother, father' and my own life, plus even children, at times, per Matthew 10:37? And I thought much of this was predestinated, anyway? Now, why was Satan not in immediate danger of destruction, or losing all his powers?
I’m the first openly atheist in my family and I’ve started openly saying it if it comes in conversation with other people and the looks I get are ridiculous. I’ve been looked at like I said I was gonna eat someone’s baby in front of them! My mom says she’s supportive but then she’ll say “ you’ll believe in him in time.” I love my mom to bite she’s amazing but tf does that mean? No thank you. I just wanna be able to have a conversation about it with someone without feeling like I’m trying to be converted.
Times will change. I'm in west European where it's already evolved to the opposite. Here it's pretty strange if you're a believer. Over 70 % non believer's here
I have been an atheist my entire life (57 years old now), even when my RC mother made me go to catechism classes when I was 12. Even at that young age I just thought it was all a bunch of bollocks. Thanks Ricky!
@Önder Çerik the reason people believe it is because there is no proof of a creator Same reason people believe there is one no one can explain it either Too many people aren't willing to admit they know nothing about it there's no more evidence to proving god than there is to disproving it
There have been many people who thought it was a bunch of bollocks right up until the second they came to realise it is true. It is a scary moment. I went through it myself. But it is worth it in the end and so I pray you will experience it for yourself.
@SSjg Trillz God dont be created.Nobody explain this subject with today science.I am calling first point God you are saying luck.If our science goes beyond we will explain it.
In my case, it was kinda weird. My family was never into Christianity. So when my mum took up Christianity and kinda dragged me into it, I thought 'Well, what's the harm really? " And it's ironic that the more I was surrounded by the religion, the less faithful I actually got. Now after about 2 years of that process, the religion has done nothing for me. All the people in the church are so high in belief that I feel so out of place every time we meet up. It is safe to say that I'm pretty much an Atheist at this point. 😁
"If people didn't invent gods then we didn't have to deny them" That should be the tagline for every atheist group or starting phrase of every discussion on religion...
experiment to see if God truly exist or not, get a physical copy of the Quran and Bible then do a test or experiment to them TEST THAT AN ATHEIST CAN DO----- Since theists claim that God existed then that God should be able to communicate with us through ‘His Words’, so here is the steps: -get a physical copy of the Quran and Bible -sincerely ask God to answer your question -you ask your 1st question -then you randomly open the pages -you read the verse: Result A: if the verse are IRRELEVANT to your question then that book are NOT the ‘Word of God’ and probably man-made Result B: if the verse are RELEVANT to your question then that book COULD be the ‘Word of God’, to confirm whether it is just a coincidence or not, you should start asking your 2nd question and repeat the steps to see whether the next verse are relevant to your 2nd question or not this test can determine whether theists claim that God can communicate with us by ‘His Words’ is true or not ----- after you had personally test out both the Quran and Bible then you can decide whether God truly exist or not from my personal experience the only book that gave relevant verse for my questions every single time is the Quran, its as though God are speaking to me.. but you don’t have to believe my story, you can personally test it yourself to verify it i personally think that ‘blind faith’ is stupid so please don’t believe whether God existed or not before you truly got a solid evidences from those tests just do it yourself so that you will personally know it for sure whether its legit or not.. Any RESULTS from HEARING STORIES or watching VIDEOS from other people might NOT BE TRUE AND NOT GENUINE since maybe those people are using fakes or had edit the video or lying about the stories So DON’T BELIEVE the results in video or comments be it from muslim or christian or atheist or anyone until you PERSONALLY test it yourself so its much better and convincing for you to personally test it yourself to know it for sure whether its legit or not if all those holy books failed that test then you can just continue being an atheist anyway so you don’t have to worry.. i sincerely hope it help you 😊 i am not forcing anyone to test it so don’t worry 😊 but if you’re interested and yet don’t know where to get the Quran you can usually get a physical copy of Quran from masjid/mosque or islamic center, either in original arabic, or in english translation.. maybe you can ask people whether there are masjid/mosque or islamic center around your local neighbourhood.. good day 😊
I love that he made the distinction between religion and spirituality. Believing in something that gives you hope, is very different from an institution that forces fear down your throat and then compells you to do the same to everyone else. I don't care what you believe in, but the world wasn't created in seven days, and lgbtq+ people aren't demons😂
I agree wholeheartedly with what R. Gervais says. When I first went to the US, I was shocked to discover that the large majority of Americans claimed to believe in God and even more how disturbing they found it that I didn't.. I had always thought of the States as liberal and favoring freedom of every kind. I was wrong. Was raised a Catholic myself, but had outgrown it by my late teens. Nobody ever made a fuss about it. Neither my family, nor the larger society. Went to Catholic schools throughout, including uni. It came naturally to my parents to send me there. Also they were in the majority and known to offer high quality education.
During my communion in church at 8 I said that even if I didn't believe in god that church looked cool (I was genuinely naive) and everyone went silent. Got so targeted by teachers and parents after that, that most kids stopped talking to me (probably also their parents told them too) and my family got "accused" on being a "witch family", the priest of the church nearby even wanted to check the house. I'm really happy to know that at 8 I already was skeptical of religion, I'm proud of it. And I was even happier when the priest of that church got caught for molesting kids and teenagers
I was once married to a woman whose sister and her husband were (and I expect still are) fanatical Christian's. It was my delight to constantly give them a ribbing about their beliefs whenever I met them. (They were also amongst the meanest people I've ever met). On one occasion her husband said to me, "It wouldn't do you any harm." to which I replied, "It wouldn't do me any good either." Not another word was said.
@Joost C I wouldn't be harmed by pretending to be religious or not. I honestly couldn't give a flying turd. But then, I don't live in the states where you live in fear of your life for being 'alternative'. I expect RG has a very high level of security to enable him to be out spoken about religion the way he is. I live in the UK and nobody goes around armed to the teeth, not even the police!
Well, it does harm you, right?? If you'd fake it, you'd have to live with not being honest and open about who you are and what you think, and you'd have to play along with all the bullshit. And if in some way you could really decide to be a believer, it would cost you an awful lot more, trading logic and reason for fear and shame etc. So that's a bad deal and a much worse one to pick from 😁
As an atheist I'll never judge people for believing in a God, the way I see it it's a sort of coping mechanism, an imaginary friend that is acceptable for adults to have. Because if you think about it, it's way easier to navigate life if you are firmly convinced that you have an all-powerful protector looking out for you, or even that anything you do has already been decided by the guy. And let's not forget that any tragedies/losses you experience are not permanent as you will be reunited in the afterlife. Believing in this kind of things must be really calming as it relieves you of a whole lotta responsibility and fear. So no judgement there. Where I do have a problem, remaining on the topic of believing and without diving in the deep dark waters of organized religions, is with people who feel the need to tell you that since you don't believe you can not be a good person. To me it sounds so absurd, mainly because I could easily flip the statement around and tell them that they cannot be a genuinely good person since any good they do in the world will be done with the egotistical intent of pleasing their God and gaining access or a better spot in whatever afterlife they believe in. On the opposite, any good I do, I will do with the goal of making the world a little better or more liveable, especially because I believe that it's up to us since no one will be falling from the sky to save our asses anytime soon. So yeah, if you want to believe there's nothing wrong with that but don't come to me feeling all superior trying to tell me how to live my life, thanks
@Nagendra Raman Don't fall for the argument that "Atheism is also a religion because atheists believe there is no god". That's not the same as "Atheists don't believe there is a god." Compare these: "I believe that peanuts can't talk" "Why?" "well, they have no vocal chords>" "Have you checked all the peanuts for having no vocal chors?" "No." "Well then you can't be sure." versus "I don't believe that peanuts can talk." "Why not?" "Well, why would I?" Atheism is not a belief, it's the lack thereof. Hence no burden of proof. "You can't prove there is no God." "That's correct, and the same goes for pretty much everything else that doesn't exist."
Yeah, the more I hear him talk on serious matters the more i come to respect and appreciate his perspectives. Not that I don't love his comedy, but he's so much more than just a funny man or an actor.
@i2Them2 that is what atheism is, is it not? the lack of belief in a god. because he's not agnostic, he has said that he doesn't believe in god, which is not the case for agnostics, they don't believe or disbelieve.
I showed this to my sister, at the end, she just remained silent and shrugged her shoulders. I asked, wasn't this conversation fascinating?! She said, "I suppose!" I was like, what?! She then said, "well, they are just stating common sense. We are so stupid that when someone states the obvious, we feel moved and get excited." And yes, she is right, the current state of affairs in Afghanistan proves her point.
@Word Forever No, I was clarifying the point of the above comment for you, being that religion as a whole began when the first scoundrel met the first fool. And in case you didn't know, there are well over 2 religions, I don't think anybody actually knows how many there are, especially when you factor in ancient and extinct religions. Also, just to be clear, yes I do agree with that quote.
"Isn't it enough for them that they have a God who loves them and will give them salvation? I mean, if I believed that, I'd be happy. They're not happy. They won't be happy until everyone else believes it too. And that's surely a very bad sign and it's a sign of intellectual and moral weakness." -- Christopher Hitchens
I know some good Christians but others, as Hitch pointed out, are unhappy. They might be happy though if they were sitting on a cloud bank praising God and laughing at the eternal torments of those who disagreed with them while alive.
I love Hitchens so much. I wouldn't take all his words to a tee though, even though I'm an atheist/agnostic myself. He seems to hate religious people. I read his book "God is not great" and I understand why, he seems to have had very traumatic experiences with them, so has my friend who lives in Iran, so I can absolutely say that their points stand for them. But to my own standards, I don't think it's worth hating people for being religious, we should only hate them for falsifying scientific evidences based on what the holy books say. Same way how we should try correcting the other group of people who do that on social medias with their opinions. Ricky quoted it pretty well once, how your opinion shouldn't be mistaken with a fact
My parents are both atheists and so were my both sets of grandparents. In fact, everyone in my extended family is atheist as well, but it was never discussed.....so I didn't know until I started going to school that they are people that are believers :)
@Julien F that’s because they originate their moral values based on the religion, which is a slippery base when you think of the life itself! Not everyone is the same, you cannot commit crimes and just say “God, forgive me!”. So the Philosophy of Ethics comes into play here, I think we all must Ethics to a certain degree to shape the society based on the life itself rather than imaginary beliefs.
I was raised without religion like you. To this day, I'm still dumbfounded when religious people don't understand that I'm an atheist and I can still be a decent human being. I've been asked how can I have moral values or purpose if I don't believe in a god. That's crazy to me that these people think that no moral can exist outside their religion.
One of the best things he said, when challenged about not believing in god by Stephen Colbert, was that he just didn't believe in one more god than Stephen (given there are thousands of gods in various religions that the Abrahamic religions don't even acknowledge).
@mental very much so. Why would question my reality? Ricky has no good arguments. There are atheists who have some good arguments but no evidence which is the great defeater, in my opinion. Shalom
@mental Christ faith is the only one based on History. Judaism without Christ is a faith filled with people who missed His coming. It’s not too late for anyone but the time draws nigh. Buddhism is basic wheel of life philosophy and the end is nothingness and yet, Buddhists pray. To whom are they praying?
@Ro Ems liar, liar, pants on fire. You make these claims and tell me they’re true and expect me to believe you don’t have serious comprehension issues? Either that or you weren’t a real Walker in the Way of the Master. Sorry. I have read, read daily and will continue to read & study the Word. Ever faithful, ever true, is the Savior. Shalom
I started at senior school when I was 11 years old ( 65 years ago ), and one of the classes we had to endure was RK ( religious knowledge ). Part of the class was having to read the bible. After 2 lessons I decided that it was an absolute load of rubbish. When our teacher ( Miss Roberts ) asked me why I didn't show any interest in the lessons, I told her that I didn't believe any of it. She said ' fair enough, I won't try to involve you in the lessons '. Full credit to her, she never did. She knew I was an atheist. It doesn't relly take much working out. All you need is logic and common sense.
@LifeofDan to me it makes some sense though. Just to repeat what has been said in the film; atheïsm is still punishable by death in 13 countries. In some so called modern countries, like the US, an atheïst can in practice not become president. Atheïsm and it's followers are generally under atack (I am very lucky to be from a country where this is not the case, but it took over a century). This position leads to activism, and rightfully so. When the world accepts and respects atheïsm as a normal and accepted theory (you don't have to believe in it, but just respect it), then perhaps the activism can get less as well.
@CD89 meeting likeminded people to practice and celebrate their faith in private in an enclosed building is one thing, going on TV and social media and claiming, as if certain, that your disbelieving view is so unquestionably correct that you have to ridicule any other persons view is another thing altogether.
@LifeofDan He probably felt "the need to announce it" because it is relevant to the video that he just watched. It's also nice to know that you're not alone. ie: Atheists have a need for belonging too... Perhaps the real question is why YOU felt the need to belittle him?
As an oldie who still teaches kids, I have been asked several times if there is a God (not if I believe in God), so they are expecting some sort of right answer. I ask the kid what they think first. Usually they say they don't see or feel anything that shows there is a God, and I agree with them, rather than having them agree with me. No need for further discussion.
@max lump It's not avoidance, it's encouraging them to think for themselves about it, which is the best you can do on an issue like religion where the kid will likely grow up having people they feel like they should trust telling them contradictory things. People simply accepting answers from authority figures without critically thinking about it themselves is now nonsense like religion and political propaganda spreads so rampantly in the first place.
Exactly, we shouldn’t be teaching kids what to think, we should be teaching them how to think so they can spot truth from lies in all aspects of life then they can make up their own minds instead of their minds being made up for them. It’s not fair to a child to give them an answer we don’t actually know is an answer.
@Lu You are probably right. I do wish, though, that when a teacher is asked the question "Is there a god?" they could simply answer "No" without repercussions. Then again, the only logically true answer is "I don't know" which fits the unicorn but not the carrot. Much like my answer.
@Khy Maaren they asked specifically whether or not there was one, not whether they believe in them. If you ask someone if unicorns or carrots exist, it's pretty clear that "it's a personal belief for everyone" isn't a real answer to that question. I think they went about it better.
You have a remarkable brain, Ricky, and you are an extremely logical and interesting communicator. I would love to carry on a conversation with you some day. Truly a unique and remarkable person. Just saying.
'If people get offended at me making fun of your gods, you shouldn't be religious' - me. Ricky taught me an important lesson that if you get offended at people making fun of your beliefs, you need to check if what you believe is worth believing in.
Or maybe people just dont want their faith which is very intimate to them disrespected. Critisised is fine, if its question people can answer that. But if you disrespect them its obviously going to make ppl mad. Its like you saying if i made fun our your wife calling her ugly, rather than be mad you should question whether this marriaige is worth being involved in. Smh
Thanks coming from the west Ricky. It is getting easier to be atheist in the West my family still treats me like I'm crazy but it's gotten more acceptable over the years.
Otheldr Whaaaaat? No way. I thought he went all the way to a black hole to see it, went to the center and then came back. Next time you're gonna tell me the earth was proven to be round before someone could go to space to see it?
@TheTruth About Science and God Also, you're asking me to do you a favour? What have you done for me? You can't even acknowledge that Ricky Gervais is a legend and you want to share your bigoted videos? 😲 🤣 Please! Don't make me laugh - again 🙄 I might crack a rib this time! 😏 😆
I remember as a kid I was told some story about this guy in the bible that was risen from the dead by Jesus and when his friends asked him what heaven was like he said he had no memory of nothing, it was as if his life had ended, as in he had no memory of existing from the moment of his death. I find it so funny that this moment is never talked about, just like the time Paul said " Have a little drink for thy souls sake"....as in maybe when life throws shit at you have a drink ffs...if it's getting on top of you...Well there are two points of view...believe or not no bugger cares as long as the rent is paid.
@Alfred Compagner Hi, Just came across your reply, I will have a look for the first story and get back to ya...as I said it was read to me out of the collection of books put together by the church that they thought was right...called the Bible, I used to love reading the Apocrypha it had all the good stories before the church removed them.
Please, give me the two passages in the bible. You probably find them; the first is definitly not a bible story. The second might point to a passage that Paul wrote to a boy named Timothy. He was refering to physical health. As water wasnt always that clean, fruit juices where more safe. And so was wine. With the note that you wont find any passage that forbits drinking wine, you only Read the warning not to lose control over your body nor over the things you do with it. So, dont drink to much of IT. But a little can be healthy. That doesn't count for wine only...
GOD!! 🙈🙉🙊🤭 Thank you Ricky for absolutely believing in the exact same gods that I believe in!! I absolutely and truly enjoy watching you talk about the lack of religion! Again, thank you!
@John Browne not sure where you’re going with this. I’m not asserting anything, as I am an atheist (check out the actual meaning of the word). I’m not certain if you’re asserting either as you haven’t stated your position. Also, is John Browne your REAL name or is it just a coincidence?
03:13 "There's a level of diplomacy..." This is a good point to bring up, because I expect most religious people think Atheists are almost militant about their beliefs, but when Ricky mentions that he would simply say something like "I don't believe, but many people do. What do you think?" when a child asks him in public, it shows he is only being truthful and not being a prick about it.
"Ricky mentions that he would simply say something like "I don't believe, but many people do. What do you think?"" I'd tell Ricky he has the right to be the loser he chose to be and why. "People who believe in God don’t need proof of his existence, and they certainly don’t want evidence to the contrary. They are happy with their belief. They even say things like “it’s true to me” and “it’s faith." Ricky Gervais Ricky does not know what biblical faith is because he just does not care to know. Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us. Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/ www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith Ricky can't even explain the start, creation, and yet he acts so smugly. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God. Only shallow people follow Ricky.
Satan McDougal --------Sorry, I have no interest in debating a pre-schooler. You think and communicate like an adolescent. It is no wonder you embrace atheism as it is the worldview of the child.
@Zarris ----You stated that "atheism is NOT a worldview". According to whom??? A worldview by defintion is "a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world." When an atheist claims that God or an Intelligent Designer did not bring our universe into being thus bestowing ULTIMATE purpose, meaning, and value to His creation then the atheist is expressing a "particular philosophy or conception of the world. And, it is a philosophy described as materialism or naturalism. That is a world view period. BTW---atheism is NOT a mere lack of belief in a god. You can not redefine what atheism is. Atheism is making the CLAIM that God does not exist just as a theist makes the claim that God does exist. When you state atheism is "simply the lack of belief in a god" that is inaccurate. A lack of belief in anything is merely a state of mind. A cat, a bird, or a fruit fly all 'lack a belief in a god'.
I am an Atheist and my mom has now moved in with me and she is very born again??? does my head in with bible talk bless her It is what she knows from church We all know what is good and what is bad and we should all do the correct thing for humanity. It is put into our brain before we were born to be good and to be bad. Santa , God and the fairy's do not exist only us and we need to do what is correct. Love you Ricky
It is kinda crazy that the "default" stance in modern society is that God exists and if you don't believe God exists, you are an "outsider" and have to justify your position, when it should be the other way around. I get the instinctual desire to put some sort of creator at the start of it all and I am honestly ok if people believe some sort of entity created the Universe. But that's more of a deistic approach to God and doesn't claim that this creator gives a shit about us or even knows about us. It could be a simulation type of deal. What is fascinating though is that these cults of christianity/islam managed to leech themselves onto society so deeply when they are extremely clearly a complete and utter bullshit, stories written by literal bronze age peasants who didn't know shit all about the world/Universe and that paint God, a supposed omnipotent/omniscient/omnibenevolent being, as a fucking bloodthirsty egotistic vengeful lunatic who condones racism/genocide/sexism/slavery/human sacrifice/homophobia etc. etc. I would understand this belief if Bible truly was ahead of its time and had some knowledge that seems to be out of place for that time period, that had morals/rules that advanced humanity in some way. But no, everything in it is 100% consistent with the ideas/morals of the people who lived during that time period. Anyone who takes the time to read these books without the predetermined "default" stance that it is, in fact, a word of God (which is hard for believers to do due to indoctrination and fear that this God knows their thoughts and might punish them for questioning him) will see that there's 0% chance it was inspired by a divine being. It's not even a close call.
This is to reply to whom you are that you could consider a contribution from the scriptures if it ever provided betterment to humanity by its contribution to betterment of humanity, that it would have thoughts quite different from what was accepted worldwide by people who did not believe in the Bible. I am not going to expand on all points you raised but on 1, people at 1 point in history believed the earth was flat and I believe there are some today who still do, even with our knowledge and scientific knowledge. Yet the book of Isaiah chapters 40 vs 22 if you can look it up for yourself . And I quote "--------the one who dwells above circle of the earth " now 1 more point, at 1 point in time people had varied thought on the earth, one it rested on shoulders of man Atlas, others thought rested on a giant turtle sound primitive today doesn't it,but in the book of Job chapter 26: verse 7 I quote " he is suspending the earth upon nothing" . Now the book of Job was written between 1657 and1473 B.C. E Now previously I mentioned Isaiah ,it was written Between 778.BCE to 732BCE. Just something to think about . Respectfully A.W.
@Axella Johannesson Now, isn't that interesting? I replied to your comment immediately I saw it, but it seems KZclip deleted my response. Anyway, assuming they don't do that again, what I said was that, within western countries - which is presumably what we are talking about, given that non-western countries don't exist within social media discussions - the phenomenon of politicians expressing Christian belief (even when patently a sham) is limited to the US. Any expression of religious faith is actually the kiss of death for a politician in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
I understand the idea that death is a terrifying concept, and to make that easier is to find ways to like religion to belive there's more after death. But what I can't wrap my head around is how they actually make themselves believe it.
For a next episode be sure to include Ricky Gervais on Stephen Colbert talking about the elimination of religious texts and scientific texts and what would happen. One of the most brilliant explications I've ever heard.
@James Connell If you didn't find it I'll paraphrase Ricky "If you removed all evidence of science and religion from the world, in 1,000 years the science would be the same but the religions would be different".
There is a great one, on the Jon Stewart show. Probably more than 10 years old now. Stephen Colbert is a Christian, Steve Carell is a Muslim and Jon Stewart is the moderator. I'm going to ruin the ending, there is a big back and forth with the Christian and the Muslim, until they both start attacking the moderator, the Jew. Very funny, but probably hard to find.
@Aaron Baxter thx. I know it's a "duh?" question, but we're sometimes (often) restricted here in Canada (eg. HULU) thx to CRTC and the like, some stuff just can't get, legally, with subscriptions. Will Google ✌️
@Mike Stewart Laugh if you like but I think if I walked into a church the roof would cave in on me. The last time was the day I was married at the age of nineteen. Nearly fifty years ago. 😅🤣My marriage lasted six months. I'm going to leave my body to science and let them pull it apart so there's going to be no funeral either. I just hope it won't be for a while. I'm not sick. I just can't imagine what forever would be like. It's far too long and I don't want to know about it. I'd rather the bugs ate me and turned me into food for the microbes. Maybe I'll be a few billion creatures instead on just one. Although that's not true either is it. We're already billions of living things in our gut now. They're feeding us and living off us. Just the circle of life, and death. Something vegans can't get their heads around, they think they're saving something by not eating animals and they're killing the planet in the process. Life is far too short. I don't want to die for a long time yet. This is the only one we've got.
@Mike Stewart Yes I do rather agree Mike that you go on a bit and never seem to get to the point which of course starts and end with religion (which never comes up) with you. We all know we're loved by someone or something. I'm glad about your cat cuddling up to you but of course she doesn't pray to you, does she. No more than we ever prayed to our mother's or anyone else we adored so why should we pray to something we've never seen or know anything about? Only something we've been told about in a book. It might just as well be Alice in Wonderland. Here I go babbling on now.😅I don't mind babbling on either. I just can't understand people who spend half their lives on their knees talking to themselves believing they're actually being heard by some God who's listening to every word they're saying. These people think that God, not only fashioned the world from noting and the universe but has always been around. What the hell did this god do before he built the undivers if he's always been around? He must have sat around for an awful long time picking his nose with nothing else to do while he made up his mind what to make. Then suddenly, out of the blue, "A world.... Adam... Eve... The sun the moon, the stars. Oh, I forgot, Light came before those.
@Toni Of course I have a point! I'm just not sure what it is... I really admired the restraint Ricky described when speaking to a 5 year old. The rest of us, presumably, are adults, and shouldn't need to be protected from other peoples' ideas. But I do think we ought to recognize how little we actually know about these things. It seems like a fairly simple choice: God exists, or God does not exist. Basic logic. But in a universe without a law of the excluded middle, what is logic? It's possible l just read Carlos Castenada when I was young and impressionable, but I have an intuition that there are more than one way of knowing things. Then again, I suppose we do need to distinguish between open-minded and empty headed. I hope it doesn't seem like I am attacking anyone else's beliefs, or lack thereof. I read peoples' posts and have thoughts, so I post them. But I am far from in a position to preach. I just enjoy the discussion. ETA: Sorry to drone on, but here's a better sense, maybe, of where I am coming from: When my cat curls up in the crook of my arm, rests her head on my shoulder, and purrs in my ear, I can entertain a behaviorist interpretation of what's happening, but something very like Occam's razor leads me to believe she loves me.
I am a 68 year old American male and I consider myself to be an 80/20 Agnostic Atheist. I was loosely raised in the Methodist Church primarily in the 1960’s and never took to it. It just made no sense to me and it absolutely was not an important part of my life growing up. Starting about my late 30’s/early 40’s I began reading a lot of books about Atheism and Agnosticism and they just made so much sense to me. My parents became very religious in their old age and my wife is also fairly religious which has caused some conflicts in our marriage but I guess we have just sort of agreed to disagree on the subject. We rarely discuss or argue about religion but she knows very clearly where I stand on it. When my mom was alive she would chide me about my lack of religious beliefs but I ended all discussion by telling her once and for all that as an adult I will make my own decisions about religion and accept whatever consequences there might be. Both she and my dad were very unhappy about me abandoning not only the religion they raised me in but religion altogether. My mom basically told me that I will burn in hell (gee, thanks mom!). because I didn’t accept Jesus as my lord and savior. I find people like Ricky Gervais very inspiring on the subject of religion.
For anyone wanting a handbook of why religion is evil I can heartily recommend Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. It not only tears into organised religion but it's also a good read.
@Fun Quay said 'But didn't Terry Pratchett teach that the Earth is flat? And resting on the back of elephants or some such rubbish! The Bible teaches that the Earth is a sphere hanging in space. Who's teaching more closely matches the scientific evidence, Pratchett's flat Earth resting on elephants, or the Bible's spherical Earth "hanging on nothing" in space? ' Terry Pratchett was a novelist writing sci-fi/fantasy. There is no teaching, he was writing entertainment. But that doesn't stop him making some very pointed observations on the nature of religion in his fiction. If your level of comprehension is that Pratchett was scientifically flawed compared to the bible then you really need to up your game - fiction isn't true. But you're comparing fiction to the bible. It's also a losing game - the Pratchett novels follow a narrative arc in which everything is consistent, there are no plot holes or glaring errors or contradictions. Unlike the bible, which purports to be true. Which is more rubbish - the novel that is consistent, and never pretends to be anything but fiction, or the misogynistic book of genocide and illiterate goat-herder prophesies, which wants to be the font of all wisdom?
I left Islam when I read the Qur’an and the biography of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam Now I live in Iraq and I can't talk about it even with my family I might be killed, and society will reject me, it's very difficult for me and many Arabs leave Islam every day, but they cannot announce that because they may be killed and of course society rejects them.
"imagine not doing something, because people will hate you for what you are" it is so sad, that in my home country we let our leadership erode away to where we're a laughingstock (thank you donald trump) and so many Americans rely on fear and superstition to mold their way of thinking. i know it happens in other nations too, but it doesn't seem to happen to the extent it does here in the United States.
Piers: I was raised a good Irish catholic. Me (if I was there): Boy did you luck out! Piers: What do you mean? Me: Well if poor little Piers was born to Mr. & Mrs. Rajesh of Mumbai India, you’d be crying “how can I be a good catholic now?”
Lol, technically everyone is an atheist unless you believe in a deistic type of god. I've prayed to the golfing gods and all the gods a few drunken nights.
I wonder how come I am getting to know this guy’s thought process so late even after watching some uk office series, my god very few people in this world has the clarity like that in what they believe in
I've always kind of considered Gervais a snide pontificating jerk, as some comedians can be. But I did enjoy him roasting Hollywood in the academy awards. They deserved it.
Because you dont want the properly reasearch sth you dont want to believe in . If you have already firmly made up your mind that you are aethiest and god doenst exist. You are not going to look for evidence to suggets god does exist as you will look for arguments to back up you beleif that god doenst exist. The firm belief that you have will stop you from looking at all sources in a unbiased way to make a conclusion because u have already made up your mind
@Black Pharaoh If you read Romans 1 it says that God has already revealed himself to all mankind, and what is known about God is plain to them because God has made it plain to them. But because of the unrighteousness of men we don't want God in our knowledge so we suppress the truth and exchange it for a lie and we worship and serve the creation rather then the creator. People are not going to Hell because they don't believe in God, because in truth they are shaking their fist in rebellious hatred at him, and would rather choose to love their sin, then accept the gift of grace and be cleansed of it. Also what profit are Christians making by being obedient to Christ? If you look through history, being a Christian meant persecution by being fed to lions by the Romans, beaten and tortured. Your life would be much easier if you weren't a Christian, so I'm not sure what you mean by profits?
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why aren't you?
Have you become religious? lmao
I am a middle-aged, American and in the last year finally started saying I was an atheist openly. It is ridiculous in this day-and-age that society makes me afraid to say it out loud. Why do people think atheism is evil and immoral? You can be a caring, empathetic, moral person without a god or a 'good' book telling you to be.
@John Doney Maybe???!? Lol Pathetic excuse.
@Gary S Show me some credible evidence for a god……….. tick tock……
"If people didn't invent gods I wouldn't have to deny them."
*Perfect.*
@david camille
I don’t lie son. Yet again I prove you wrong - time to walk away and go study rather than your lying
Genesis 1:29-30
All animals ate herbs
29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so
@david camille 😷
@david camille
Please prove I am lying...READ THE BIBLE
Adam Named all the animals, they were NOT meat eaters - do you not know WHY the flood happened and why the world is as it is ?
It was created perfectly...man thought he knew better than God...just like you do, and they did as they pleased...that's why the flood happened and the animals changed...you're out of your depth...
Two quotes from the great Mark Twain. "Religion was invented when the first con-man met the first fool. Also - "If there was no such thing as religion, good people would still do good things & bad people would still do bad things; but it takes religion to make good people do bad things". A man before his time!!
The second quote was from Steven Weinberg.
@Cough It Up yes, but sometimes good people will do bad things, most things are morally grey.
If you're a so-called good person doing bad things, are you even a good person?
Mark Twain was a very wise and learned man. People would do well to follow his example.
I love how open he is about his atheism. I live in the Bible Belt of the US, and my grandparents won’t see me anymore because I’m an atheist. I’ve lost so many friends and so many family members. It gives me hope to see someone be so open about it and validate my own ideas about religion.
Let’s be friends then 🙂
Being an atheist shows how much u care for your curiosity that should never be quenched. Most atheists think similarly brother and they are mostly forgiving and ready to change the opinion if there is perfect evidence and mostly with humanitarian viewpoints. Be proud of it.
And you brag to believe in nonsense , gods from the books are not real
@Saint Michael Last I checked, the savior and jeopardizer could not both be the same person.
And which Christology, and soteriology, is the right one?
Meantime, it may actually be fairly easy, to overlook someone, who chose to be invisible?
As only He did - not Eve, Adam, or the Serpent, ever demanding it be so?
@chris sonofpear1 your overlooking God oh educated one repent and obey
The way he explains spirituality VS. Religion is so spot on. This guy has a great brain and ethics.
no no he aint spot on
@Marcin KiersnowskiSpirituality isn't a religion. That's the point.
@LifeofDanbecause faith does not involve believing in one deity, an organized religion, an order of what to believe.
Spirituality is more abstract and less constrained and organized. It is a feeling of peace and harmony with the world...the universe. Believing in the connection of people in a way the involves an energy that connects us all.
It is about a feeling, not a concrete belief, a specific God (or Gods), or an organized way of practicing/following that belief.
This does not mean we do not respect others view, practice of this. It simply is not for us.
@Marcin Kiersnowski exactly, how can he say he believes in spirituality and that it’s personal but not see that faith is the same thing.
Spiritually is nonsensical and no one even know what that means. Spirituality is a bogus as religion.
My sister once told me that she prefers to follow a religion because it makes her a better person.....and this made me sad for her. The fact that she didn't trust herself to be a good person unless she had a group of people and an imaginary parent-figure to have oversight of her every action.
@musicwelikemang Quite the thing Hitchens said in a similar context.
@Damian Edwards God is the One who created you , the One to whom you are accountable . He gave you life , his name is Jesus
@Damian Edwards never seen anything scream indoctrination louder than that reply 😂🤡 holy shit😂 I was pointing out one of the many many logical fallacies in your comment
@Kyle Right. Everyone Believes Love Exists ... including You
Love is the most important thing in your life...And it's Invisible.
Your Ego will try to ignore it But Emotion is the very reason you JUST REPLIED
Without it... you'd literally be a Robot 🤖.
You can't Touch it, Taste it, or Smell it..But you know it's real.
LOVE IS THE INVISIBLE FORCE THAT IS THE SOURCE AND MOTIVATION FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO
Thats... kind of a Big Deal. Haha
GOD IS THE SAME DEFINITION
I repeat...
GOD IS THE SAME DEFINITION
Love is inescapable. That's the reason Atheists say a higher power is useless and pointless...but Atheists CONSTANTLY talk about it.
That's AWESOME.
I have openly been an atheist for 30 years. I was raised as a strict catholic which never ever resonated with me. I went through the motions until I was old enough to speak my truth. One of my friends asked me 20+ years ago how I was going to give my kids morals without God. It was such a weird perspective for me. I told her putting the fear of a god in peoples minds does not teach them morality or decency. It teaches them fear. I raised my kids to respect all living creatures including themselves and the planet. I told them you treat others the way you want to be treated. Not to take what is not yours because it is mean, selfish and unbecoming. They are 29, 27, 25 and 23 now. None of them have ever been in trouble. They are successful well educated good and decent people.
@Famille Boudreau That's great but I was just speaking on average as studies find people who are religious tend to be happier than those who are not. And as they say there's no atheists in foxholes. See if you views change closer to end of life.
@ScholaroftheWorld - Alternate History You don't need to believe in a made up god in order to be happy. I'm an atheist and I am very happy. I live a happy life. I get along with all of my relatives, I have friends, have great work colleagues, we go on family trips, spouse and I go on cruises, we have good jobs, we own our home, we're healthy, and on and on...Only reason I set foot in churches, for many years, was to go to funerals.
Amen to that 🙏🏼
I am Finnish and this makes me feel disgusted. No one cares what you believe here. There is love and caring and like 40% of people here are atheists. Also the happiest country in the world for many years.
@AE Anderson "All the things you taught your kids is straight out of the Bible! LOL!"
Oh my, aren't you clever! Tell me, is the human race older than the bible? Don't you think morals, empathy, and caring for others has been practiced far longer than the bible exists? Of course the authors of the bible compiled all the experiences into the bible, because they knew how important morals were. But humanity has been around a long time BEFORE Christianity, and it seems they had morals despite not having a bible. How can anyone be so arrogant as to believe nothing existed before the bible.
It’s so sad to see such rational and logical discussion to be so rare
@chris sonofpear1 Arianism and Palagism were heresies, not official churches or denominations.
If that is your best attempt then finally it has been proven that *ALL* Christians are united.
End of discussion. Good luck.
@Word Forever Are we basing this on recent history, or the entire aggregate of the last 1600 years, however?
And have you heard of Arianism? Pelagism, and a few other outliers - or the monophysite vs diphysite debate?
Plus, not all agree on the Ransom aspect of the Christology.
Meantime, Christendom could not even halt feudal and sectarian wars, uniformly - at least, not as a seeming major priority? And at times, not even within same country.
@chris sonofpear1 As I keep on explaining to you.... Christians of all denominations are *VERY MUCH* united.
What you are saying demonstrates an *EXTREME* lack of knowledge on the subject.
*ALL* Christians trust in Jesus Christ as God incarnate who died for the sins of mankind and was resurrected.
Please name one official christian denomination that does *NOT* believe this.
I am not going to discuss anything else with you until you answer this question, so best just do it now.
@Word Forever I know you are not united - and that is enough.
I know you couldn't end slavery, or the god involved couldn't, in a timely fashion.
Very few will tell me why. Probably just blame 'human nature' again.
Well that's a known variable. It didn't stop all that micromanaging in Numbers, Deuteronomy, 1 and 2 Samuel, Judges and so on forth - did it?
Even Jehu got used, for a specific (if fairly ghastly) goal.
Now, tell me how YOU see the fate of Achan's grandchildren... and I will BEGIN to understand a fraction, of what you truly, value.
@chris sonofpear1 Chris, it is the *CENTRAL* message of Christianity - *THAT* is what Christianity is. And *ALL* Christians agree on it. It seems that you know nothing of any value about the Christian faith.
'I didn't choose to live but I love it'
What a great line.
It is a great line and every Christian agrees with it. Not sure what the point is.
It's crazy to see how Americans react when a celebrity says "I don't believe in God".
Here in Germany if some celebrity says the same, it would have the same impact as the sentence "I bought an apple"
@Hijodelaisla I'm not your psychiatrist, you don't' need to tell me everything you dream.
@Low Eel And don't get me started on the Japanese.
@Hijodelaisla anglosaxons must be careful to feel superior to germans, there are memories waiting for them too.
Germans ought to be really careful about patting themselves on the back about anything. Our memories aren't that short.
Gods are not real, grow up
From one atheist to another ,thank you
He's not only funny but so intelligent, thoughtful and kind.
I'm Turkish -a mostly muslim country - and even as a child I found it hard to believe in god. After I studied many scientific subjects it was crystal clear to me. But even today I cannot say it openly everywhere except in my intellectual circle. It's a shame. This is 21st century and the science has gotten so far and we're still discussing this lie placed in the societies so long ago. The biggest lie of all. Congrats to the geniuses who invented it 😁 I think even they didn't believe that this lie will linger until today.
@Alessio Andreoli Then please tell me a single wrong "Guess" . A single man brought the quran. One that was illiterate
@Bruuh , there is a big difference between a prediction and a guess. The quran writers, people, made an educated guess.
@Alessio Andreoli The quran has much more proof than this but of course, due to me being a bad Muslim I forgot the rest for now
@Alessio Andreoli The quran also predicted that the pharaoh ramses 2's body was perfectly preserved in the ocean much time before its discovery. And remember that the man who the quran was sent to by Allah could not even read
@Alessio Andreoli Now the thing is, the quran tells the exact temperature of the sun in kelvin. If that's a coincidence, then let me tell you that the quran also tells the exact amount of joints in the human body when information about anatomy was not advanced at all
The most despicable trait of all religions is to cherry-pick the bits that suit at that time and ignore the rest. When someone survives an horrific accident some religious person will say God was looking after you. Strange how they never acknowledge the same God must have allowed the accident to happen in the first place!
When a human makes/allows something good to happen, we thank them.
When a human makes/allows something bad to happen, we say “Fuck you”
Yet all the zealots of all religions only thank their god for perceived “blessings” and never say “Fuck you god” when all the terrible things happen every day.
The same deference that is given to all the despots in the world.
Believers have an answer for everything, from "Satan does all the bad stuff" (which contradicts big G is boss of all ) to " because we were given free choice " ( which doesn't explain natural disaster, disease or horrible accidents) and finally "He moves in mysterious ways" ( the ultimate get-out clause)
@Mason Rush more power to ya. If you feel that you had a genuine divine experience, then you have tgat right to believe that. Just know that personal experiences, while very powerful and compelling, will usually have little effect when trying to convince others.
Yeah, and they never have an answer as to why their benign father allows so much suffering done to children and animals which apparently are all his creations too. They always claim “ free choice” neither of those has any. If anything, hod is a narcissist… demanding you only love him ( or there will be dire consequences) anything bad happens in your life, you’re blessed with his love at least, isolate yourself from those who don’t adore him coz they’re bad people and put his approval above everyone and everything..and for that approval you must pray and beg for daily. Those are some serious dependency issues. Lol
Ricky is awesome cos he's down to earth, funny and relatable. I'm an atheist too and he just speaks the truth all the time which is just nice and refreshing to hear
He speaks his opinion, it is not certainly the truth. For example he would have a hard time explaining why there is something rather than nothing. And how a universe where every piece of matter has a cause for its existence does not itself require a cause.
To say that the universe appeared out of nothing is what the 6-days creationists say about the earth. And I am sure he is first in line to ridicule them!
This man is a gem upon society
And this is why Ricky Gervais is a legend.
Lol, almost like you’re worshipping him……. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
..This, and a few other reasons - absolutely legend 💛
@hohoho hehehe One mans treasure is another mans rubbish!
@riogrande5761 that point you made is rubbish. Does that mean that I cannot trust Stephen Hawkins life work because he stood on the shoulders of giants? Or I cannot trust the opinions of any recent poet, or philosopher, scientist, doctor...etc?
There have been people like Gervais since the beginning of time. Nothing legendary about except maybe for his fans. I guess he and his followers are feeling lucky as Clint Eastwood would say.
Genius! Elegant, simple reasoning spattered with humour. I LOVE YOU RICKY GERVAIS!
“Dying is the end of something glorious”. I agree! Live your life consciously!
@Mischa Rowe I'm trying to leave that hell for good.
@chris sonofpear1 you have already made up your mind to reject Jesus offer of forgiveness just like your hero Satan. If you ask Jesus he will forgive you
@J W Sanders If he's not going to change, and is condemned, then what more is there to know, or learn, about him? And why does his view on Job, or any other human in existence, matter at all?
He always knew this god existed - most of us, initially, do not.
And do other angels get a chance, to repent? I find it hard to believe they had the total awareness of God, or heaven, at first - otherwise, they'd never have rebelled, needlessly, at all.
@chris sonofpear1 he is not in danger , he is already condemned and awaiting his destiny. You don’t have meet the same fate as the devil , but it’s up to you to change , Jesus doesn’t
@J W Sanders Define 'free'. Also, am I to hate 'mother, father' and my own life, plus even children, at times, per Matthew 10:37?
And I thought much of this was predestinated, anyway?
Now, why was Satan not in immediate danger of destruction, or losing all his powers?
I’m the first openly atheist in my family and I’ve started openly saying it if it comes in conversation with other people and the looks I get are ridiculous. I’ve been looked at like I said I was gonna eat someone’s baby in front of them! My mom says she’s supportive but then she’ll say “ you’ll believe in him in time.” I love my mom to bite she’s amazing but tf does that mean? No thank you. I just wanna be able to have a conversation about it with someone without feeling like I’m trying to be converted.
Times will change. I'm in west European where it's already evolved to the opposite.
Here it's pretty strange if you're a believer. Over 70 % non believer's here
I have been an atheist my entire life (57 years old now), even when my RC mother made me go to catechism classes when I was 12. Even at that young age I just thought it was all a bunch of bollocks. Thanks Ricky!
@Önder Çerik the reason people believe it is because there is no proof of a creator
Same reason people believe there is one no one can explain it either
Too many people aren't willing to admit they know nothing about it there's no more evidence to proving god than there is to disproving it
There have been many people who thought it was a bunch of bollocks right up until the second they came to realise it is true. It is a scary moment. I went through it myself. But it is worth it in the end and so I pray you will experience it for yourself.
@Önder Çerik 🤔🤯😔👋🏼
@SSjg Trillz God dont be created.Nobody explain this subject with today science.I am calling first point God you are saying luck.If our science goes beyond we will explain it.
In my case, it was kinda weird. My family was never into Christianity. So when my mum took up Christianity and kinda dragged me into it, I thought 'Well, what's the harm really? " And it's ironic that the more I was surrounded by the religion, the less faithful I actually got. Now after about 2 years of that process, the religion has done nothing for me. All the people in the church are so high in belief that I feel so out of place every time we meet up. It is safe to say that I'm pretty much an Atheist at this point. 😁
"If people didn't invent gods then we didn't have to deny them"
That should be the tagline for every atheist group or starting phrase of every discussion on religion...
Right. God is simply the Existence of Love.
Everybody Believes Love Exists.
Atheists unnecessarily overcomplicate it.
It’s Unfortunate
experiment to see if God truly exist or not, get a physical copy of the Quran and Bible then do a test or experiment to them
TEST THAT AN ATHEIST CAN DO-----
Since theists claim that God existed then that God should be able to communicate with us through ‘His Words’, so here is the steps:
-get a physical copy of the Quran and Bible
-sincerely ask God to answer your question
-you ask your 1st question
-then you randomly open the pages
-you read the verse:
Result A: if the verse are IRRELEVANT to your question then that book are NOT the ‘Word of God’ and probably man-made
Result B: if the verse are RELEVANT to your question then that book COULD be the ‘Word of God’,
to confirm whether it is just a coincidence or not, you should start asking your 2nd question and repeat the steps to see whether the next verse are relevant to your 2nd question or not
this test can determine whether theists claim that God can communicate with us by ‘His Words’ is true or not
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after you had personally test out both the Quran and Bible then you can decide whether God truly exist or not
from my personal experience the only book that gave relevant verse for my questions every single time is the Quran, its as though God are speaking to me..
but you don’t have to believe my story, you can personally test it yourself to verify it
i personally think that ‘blind faith’ is stupid so please don’t believe whether God existed or not before you truly got a solid evidences from those tests
just do it yourself so that you will personally know it for sure whether its legit or not..
Any RESULTS from HEARING STORIES or watching VIDEOS from other people might NOT BE TRUE AND NOT GENUINE since maybe those people are using fakes or had edit the video or lying about the stories
So DON’T BELIEVE the results in video or comments be it from muslim or christian or atheist or anyone until you PERSONALLY test it yourself
so its much better and convincing for you to personally test it yourself to know it for sure whether its legit or not
if all those holy books failed that test then you can just continue being an atheist anyway so you don’t have to worry..
i sincerely hope it help you 😊
i am not forcing anyone to test it so don’t worry 😊
but if you’re interested and yet don’t know where to get the Quran you can usually get a physical copy of Quran from masjid/mosque or islamic center, either in original arabic, or in english translation..
maybe you can ask people whether there are masjid/mosque or islamic center around your local neighbourhood.. good day 😊
simple.......Jesus - Repent, or Hell... see simple simple...simple
Can I use the same sentence for genders then
I love that he made the distinction between religion and spirituality. Believing in something that gives you hope, is very different from an institution that forces fear down your throat and then compells you to do the same to everyone else. I don't care what you believe in, but the world wasn't created in seven days, and lgbtq+ people aren't demons😂
Otheldr I was just using that as an example geez....
"If people didn't invent gods, i wouldn't have to deny them"
i love that quote, it's filled with snark and truth
I have never seen an atheist killing in the name of athiesm, but there has been a lot of bloodshed in the name of God
You must not study history……so sad!
I agree wholeheartedly with what R. Gervais says.
When I first went to the US, I was shocked to discover that the large majority of Americans claimed to believe in God and even more how disturbing they found it that I didn't..
I had always thought of the States as liberal and favoring freedom of every kind.
I was wrong.
Was raised a Catholic myself, but had outgrown it by my late teens. Nobody ever made a fuss about it. Neither my family, nor the larger society.
Went to Catholic schools throughout, including uni. It came naturally to my parents to send me there.
Also they were in the majority and known to offer high quality education.
During my communion in church at 8 I said that even if I didn't believe in god that church looked cool (I was genuinely naive) and everyone went silent. Got so targeted by teachers and parents after that, that most kids stopped talking to me (probably also their parents told them too) and my family got "accused" on being a "witch family", the priest of the church nearby even wanted to check the house. I'm really happy to know that at 8 I already was skeptical of religion, I'm proud of it. And I was even happier when the priest of that church got caught for molesting kids and teenagers
I was once married to a woman whose sister and her husband were (and I expect still are) fanatical Christian's. It was my delight to constantly give them a ribbing about their beliefs whenever I met them.
(They were also amongst the meanest people I've ever met).
On one occasion her husband said to me, "It wouldn't do you any harm."
to which I replied, "It wouldn't do me any good either."
Not another word was said.
@Joost C I wouldn't be harmed by pretending to be religious or not.
I honestly couldn't give a flying turd.
But then, I don't live in the states where you live in fear of your life for being 'alternative'.
I expect RG has a very high level of security to enable him to be out spoken about religion the way he is.
I live in the UK and nobody goes around armed to the teeth, not even the police!
Well, it does harm you, right?? If you'd fake it, you'd have to live with not being honest and open about who you are and what you think, and you'd have to play along with all the bullshit. And if in some way you could really decide to be a believer, it would cost you an awful lot more, trading logic and reason for fear and shame etc. So that's a bad deal and a much worse one to pick from 😁
As an atheist I'll never judge people for believing in a God, the way I see it it's a sort of coping mechanism, an imaginary friend that is acceptable for adults to have. Because if you think about it, it's way easier to navigate life if you are firmly convinced that you have an all-powerful protector looking out for you, or even that anything you do has already been decided by the guy. And let's not forget that any tragedies/losses you experience are not permanent as you will be reunited in the afterlife. Believing in this kind of things must be really calming as it relieves you of a whole lotta responsibility and fear. So no judgement there.
Where I do have a problem, remaining on the topic of believing and without diving in the deep dark waters of organized religions, is with people who feel the need to tell you that since you don't believe you can not be a good person. To me it sounds so absurd, mainly because I could easily flip the statement around and tell them that they cannot be a genuinely good person since any good they do in the world will be done with the egotistical intent of pleasing their God and gaining access or a better spot in whatever afterlife they believe in. On the opposite, any good I do, I will do with the goal of making the world a little better or more liveable, especially because I believe that it's up to us since no one will be falling from the sky to save our asses anytime soon. So yeah, if you want to believe there's nothing wrong with that but don't come to me feeling all superior trying to tell me how to live my life, thanks
Well said
Absolutely superb summation of it all, totally agree.
I used to like this guy because his hilariously funny but since l know his an atheist l have total respect and love him for his total honesty.
@Nagendra Raman Don't fall for the argument that "Atheism is also a religion because atheists believe there is no god". That's not the same as "Atheists don't believe there is a god." Compare these: "I believe that peanuts can't talk" "Why?" "well, they have no vocal chords>" "Have you checked all the peanuts for having no vocal chors?" "No." "Well then you can't be sure." versus "I don't believe that peanuts can talk." "Why not?" "Well, why would I?" Atheism is not a belief, it's the lack thereof. Hence no burden of proof. "You can't prove there is no God." "That's correct, and the same goes for pretty much everything else that doesn't exist."
Yeah, the more I hear him talk on serious matters the more i come to respect and appreciate his perspectives. Not that I don't love his comedy, but he's so much more than just a funny man or an actor.
@i2Them2 that is what atheism is, is it not? the lack of belief in a god. because he's not agnostic, he has said that he doesn't believe in god, which is not the case for agnostics, they don't believe or disbelieve.
@i2Them2 What should I tell people when they ask what my religion is?
I showed this to my sister, at the end, she just remained silent and shrugged her shoulders. I asked, wasn't this conversation fascinating?!
She said, "I suppose!" I was like, what?! She then said, "well, they are just stating common sense. We are so stupid that when someone states
the obvious, we feel moved and get excited." And yes, she is right, the current state of affairs in Afghanistan proves her point.
@D W love it!
Also Ukraine now. I belive thats a cover up for something bigger.
@2fast2block thats hilarious, you spent all that time typing up that essay and not a single person is going to read it
Ricky is amazingly honest and very funny.
"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool." - Voltaire.
@Awesome Wrench That is what I am asking you...what argument? What is your argument?
@Awesome Wrench Is that supposed to be a compelling argument in support of atheism?
@Awesome Wrench Yes I do.
@Word Forever No, I was clarifying the point of the above comment for you, being that religion as a whole began when the first scoundrel met the first fool. And in case you didn't know, there are well over 2 religions, I don't think anybody actually knows how many there are, especially when you factor in ancient and extinct religions.
Also, just to be clear, yes I do agree with that quote.
@Jack Taylor So you are anti-Semitic and Islamophobic?
"Isn't it enough for them that they have a God who loves them and will give them salvation? I mean, if I believed that, I'd be happy. They're not happy. They won't be happy until everyone else believes it too. And that's surely a very bad sign and it's a sign of intellectual and moral weakness."
-- Christopher Hitchens
I know some good Christians but others, as Hitch pointed out, are unhappy. They might be happy though if they were sitting on a cloud bank praising God and laughing at the eternal torments of those who disagreed with them while alive.
@S I N holy hell yes
I love Hitchens so much. I wouldn't take all his words to a tee though, even though I'm an atheist/agnostic myself. He seems to hate religious people. I read his book "God is not great" and I understand why, he seems to have had very traumatic experiences with them, so has my friend who lives in Iran, so I can absolutely say that their points stand for them. But to my own standards, I don't think it's worth hating people for being religious, we should only hate them for falsifying scientific evidences based on what the holy books say. Same way how we should try correcting the other group of people who do that on social medias with their opinions. Ricky quoted it pretty well once, how your opinion shouldn't be mistaken with a fact
My parents are both atheists and so were my both sets of grandparents. In fact, everyone in my extended family is atheist as well, but it was never discussed.....so I didn't know until I started going to school that they are people that are believers :)
@Julien F that’s because they originate their moral values based on the religion, which is a slippery base when you think of the life itself! Not everyone is the same, you cannot commit crimes and just say “God, forgive me!”. So the Philosophy of Ethics comes into play here, I think we all must Ethics to a certain degree to shape the society based on the life itself rather than imaginary beliefs.
I was raised without religion like you. To this day, I'm still dumbfounded when religious people don't understand that I'm an atheist and I can still be a decent human being. I've been asked how can I have moral values or purpose if I don't believe in a god. That's crazy to me that these people think that no moral can exist outside their religion.
I was in the audience when this was filmed, absolutely brilliant.
No you weren’t
good for you
wow you're so lucky
@Barbyl September 3, 2019 (in London).
When was this?
I already know I've seen everyone of these 11 minutes but I'll be damned if I'm not sitting here dying of laughter still
@GianMarco Trevisan One of My house gods, Ricky is. Ironically, of course.
Same🤣🤣🤣
He's right about the standing of non believers in the US. We have a long way to go.
@John Rush how would you know god and hell are real?
@divinrth ----How would you know?????
@John Rush good thing god and hell aren't real so i won't be going to hell for not believing in him. :)
So very well articulated, each and every word. "Truth", people, let it sink in.
Thank you Ricky! So happy to see stutterers get some representation!
That's one of the things I love so much about RG, his atheism and the way he portrays it here.
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One of the best things he said, when challenged about not believing in god by Stephen Colbert, was that he just didn't believe in one more god than Stephen (given there are thousands of gods in various religions that the Abrahamic religions don't even acknowledge).
@mental very much so. Why would question my reality? Ricky has no good arguments. There are atheists who have some good arguments but no evidence which is the great defeater, in my opinion. Shalom
@mental Christ faith is the only one based on History. Judaism without Christ is a faith filled with people who missed His coming. It’s not too late for anyone but the time draws nigh. Buddhism is basic wheel of life philosophy and the end is nothingness and yet, Buddhists pray. To whom are they praying?
@Michael Brickley are you real?
@Ro Ems liar, liar, pants on fire. You make these claims and tell me they’re true and expect me to believe you don’t have serious comprehension issues? Either that or you weren’t a real Walker in the Way of the Master. Sorry. I have read, read daily and will continue to read & study the Word. Ever faithful, ever true, is the Savior. Shalom
I started at senior school when I was 11 years old ( 65 years ago ), and one of the classes we had to endure was RK ( religious knowledge ). Part of the class was having to read the bible. After 2 lessons I decided that it was an absolute load of rubbish. When our teacher ( Miss Roberts ) asked me why I didn't show any interest in the lessons, I told her that I didn't believe any of it. She said ' fair enough, I won't try to involve you in the lessons '. Full credit to her, she never did. She knew I was an atheist. It doesn't relly take much working out. All you need is logic and common sense.
@LifeofDan to me it makes some sense though. Just to repeat what has been said in the film; atheïsm is still punishable by death in 13 countries. In some so called modern countries, like the US, an atheïst can in practice not become president. Atheïsm and it's followers are generally under atack (I am very lucky to be from a country where this is not the case, but it took over a century).
This position leads to activism, and rightfully so. When the world accepts and respects atheïsm as a normal and accepted theory (you don't have to believe in it, but just respect it), then perhaps the activism can get less as well.
@CD89 meeting likeminded people to practice and celebrate their faith in private in an enclosed building is one thing, going on TV and social media and claiming, as if certain, that your disbelieving view is so unquestionably correct that you have to ridicule any other persons view is another thing altogether.
@LifeofDan so in your view, religious people also don't need to anounce it and meet eachother in churches? Because that's exactly what they do right?
@LifeofDan He probably felt "the need to announce it" because it is relevant to the video that he just watched. It's also nice to know that you're not alone. ie: Atheists have a need for belonging too... Perhaps the real question is why YOU felt the need to belittle him?
@LifeofDan I know I'm right. I have a logical brain. Obviously.....................................
As an oldie who still teaches kids, I have been asked several times if there is a God (not if I believe in God), so they are expecting some sort of right answer. I ask the kid what they think first. Usually they say they don't see or feel anything that shows there is a God, and I agree with them, rather than having them agree with me. No need for further discussion.
@max lump It's not avoidance, it's encouraging them to think for themselves about it, which is the best you can do on an issue like religion where the kid will likely grow up having people they feel like they should trust telling them contradictory things.
People simply accepting answers from authority figures without critically thinking about it themselves is now nonsense like religion and political propaganda spreads so rampantly in the first place.
@max lump how was it avoidance? It’s better to be honest than to lie whether it’s lying for or against religion or four or against unbelief.
Exactly, we shouldn’t be teaching kids what to think, we should be teaching them how to think so they can spot truth from lies in all aspects of life then they can make up their own minds instead of their minds being made up for them. It’s not fair to a child to give them an answer we don’t actually know is an answer.
@Lu You are probably right. I do wish, though, that when a teacher is asked the question "Is there a god?" they could simply answer "No" without repercussions. Then again, the only logically true answer is "I don't know" which fits the unicorn but not the carrot. Much like my answer.
@Khy Maaren they asked specifically whether or not there was one, not whether they believe in them. If you ask someone if unicorns or carrots exist, it's pretty clear that "it's a personal belief for everyone" isn't a real answer to that question. I think they went about it better.
You have a remarkable brain, Ricky, and you are an extremely logical and interesting communicator. I would love to carry on a conversation with you some day. Truly a unique and remarkable person. Just saying.
'If people get offended at me making fun of your gods, you shouldn't be religious' - me.
Ricky taught me an important lesson that if you get offended at people making fun of your beliefs, you need to check if what you believe is worth believing in.
Or maybe people just dont want their faith which is very intimate to them disrespected. Critisised is fine, if its question people can answer that. But if you disrespect them its obviously going to make ppl mad. Its like you saying if i made fun our your wife calling her ugly, rather than be mad you should question whether this marriaige is worth being involved in. Smh
Thanks coming from the west Ricky. It is getting easier to be atheist in the West my family still treats me like I'm crazy but it's gotten more acceptable over the years.
Einstein: "Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe"
@Marijan Klapproth Yeah. We actually don't know if the universe is infinite or not.
@Finnisbored
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@Gary S I could say the same about the universe
Otheldr Whaaaaat? No way. I thought he went all the way to a black hole to see it, went to the center and then came back. Next time you're gonna tell me the earth was proven to be round before someone could go to space to see it?
“The Invention of Lying”
a totally underrated movie.
Underrated a truly overrated word
@Toby Clayton Very true about Idiocracy!
It's one of those movies I've always wanted to see but I've never had the chance to.
I agree. Very moving where he tells his dying mum she is going to a lovely place. Why not use imagination to help.
'If people didn't invent gods, I wouldn't have to deny them' 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
it's unreal how much I love Dawkins😭
I’m not an atheist but I enjoyed this
My favourite part ever seen where Ricky talks to Richard Dawkins. Oh, that's amazing.
I love his line about religion vs. spirituality
I believe in something else... but I adore Ricky Gervais! He is such an amazing person! 🥰
Ricky Gervais is a legend! 😊
@TheTruth About Science and God Also, you're asking me to do you a favour? What have you done for me? You can't even acknowledge that Ricky Gervais is a legend and you want to share your bigoted videos? 😲 🤣
Please! Don't make me laugh - again 🙄 I might crack a rib this time! 😏 😆
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Ricky definitely says it perfectly
I remember as a kid I was told some story about this guy in the bible that was risen from the dead by Jesus and when his friends asked him what heaven was like he said he had no memory of nothing, it was as if his life had ended, as in he had no memory of existing from the moment of his death.
I find it so funny that this moment is never talked about, just like the time Paul said " Have a little drink for thy souls sake"....as in maybe when life throws shit at you have a drink ffs...if it's getting on top of you...Well there are two points of view...believe or not no bugger cares as long as the rent is paid.
@Alfred Compagner Hi, Just came across your reply, I will have a look for the first story and get back to ya...as I said it was read to me out of the collection of books put together by the church that they thought was right...called the Bible, I used to love reading the Apocrypha it had all the good stories before the church removed them.
Please, give me the two passages in the bible. You probably find them; the first is definitly not a bible story. The second might point to a passage that Paul wrote to a boy named Timothy. He was refering to physical health. As water wasnt always that clean, fruit juices where more safe. And so was wine. With the note that you wont find any passage that forbits drinking wine, you only Read the warning not to lose control over your body nor over the things you do with it. So, dont drink to much of IT. But a little can be healthy. That doesn't count for wine only...
GOD!! 🙈🙉🙊🤭
Thank you Ricky for absolutely believing in the exact same gods that I believe in!! I absolutely and truly enjoy watching you talk about the lack of religion! Again, thank you!
“If religion was not created I do not have to deny it” said he while brushing off dust from his crossed leg😂
I agree with everything you said and have felt the same way for years!
Top man! Truth is the only answer. But truth with kindness and thoughtfulness.
@John Browne not sure where you’re going with this. I’m not asserting anything, as I am an atheist (check out the actual meaning of the word). I’m not certain if you’re asserting either as you haven’t stated your position. Also, is John Browne your REAL name or is it just a coincidence?
@David Jeavons Why is that? You don't have any more 'proof' than I do.
@John Browne The burden of proof lies on the other side of the discussion….
How is it truth? What's his proof? What's yours?
3:05 was incredibly raw in my opinion To hear him speak of his mom dying was very emotional.
I love Ricky Gervais!!♥️
@John Rush You must be one of them.😂
@John Rush i see... you and jesus are gay couple?
@once i get my death note y'all are doomed ----Sorry I do not engage in dialogue with 5 year old children.
@John Rush you say jesus loves me and when i say so he's gay you get mad. why?
03:13 "There's a level of diplomacy..." This is a good point to bring up, because I expect most religious people think Atheists are almost militant about their beliefs, but when Ricky mentions that he would simply say something like "I don't believe, but many people do. What do you think?" when a child asks him in public, it shows he is only being truthful and not being a prick about it.
"Ricky mentions that he would simply say something like "I don't believe, but many people do. What do you think?""
I'd tell Ricky he has the right to be the loser he chose to be and why.
"People who believe in God don’t need proof of his existence, and they certainly don’t want evidence to the contrary. They are happy with their belief. They even say things like “it’s true to me” and “it’s faith." Ricky Gervais
Ricky does not know what biblical faith is because he just does not care to know.
Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
Ricky can't even explain the start, creation, and yet he acts so smugly.
Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space, and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
We can't even get science without God. The laws of nature only can come from a Lawgiver, God.
Only shallow people follow Ricky.
such refreshing explanations from Ricky
I felt the bless of knowledge on this. Thank you very much.
Religion had its place in the past but once you see it for what it is you cant unsee it
I am really Christian, I follow all the customs I believe in god and Christ, but I loved this so much😂
Great segment with Richard Dawkins and Ricky at 7:30.
"So, we don't need God to be good," and "We haven't got Him!"
Satan McDougal --------Sorry, I have no interest in debating a pre-schooler. You think and communicate like an adolescent. It is no wonder you embrace atheism as it is the worldview of the child.
@pd4165 ??
@Paul Carson Maths ??
@Zarris ----You stated that "atheism is NOT a worldview". According to whom??? A worldview by defintion is "a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world." When an atheist claims that God or an Intelligent Designer did not bring our universe into being thus bestowing ULTIMATE purpose, meaning, and value to His creation then the atheist is expressing a "particular philosophy or conception of the world. And, it is a philosophy described as materialism or naturalism. That is a world view period.
BTW---atheism is NOT a mere lack of belief in a god. You can not redefine what atheism is. Atheism is making the CLAIM that God does not exist just as a theist makes the claim that God does exist.
When you state atheism is "simply the lack of belief in a god" that is inaccurate. A lack of belief in anything is merely a state of mind. A cat, a bird, or a fruit fly all 'lack a belief in a god'.
I am an Atheist and my mom has now moved in with me and she is very born again??? does my head in with bible talk bless her It is what she knows from church
We all know what is good and what is bad and we should all do the correct thing for humanity. It is put into our brain before we were born to be good and to be bad. Santa , God and the fairy's do not exist only us and we need to do what is correct. Love you Ricky
It is kinda crazy that the "default" stance in modern society is that God exists and if you don't believe God exists, you are an "outsider" and have to justify your position, when it should be the other way around. I get the instinctual desire to put some sort of creator at the start of it all and I am honestly ok if people believe some sort of entity created the Universe. But that's more of a deistic approach to God and doesn't claim that this creator gives a shit about us or even knows about us. It could be a simulation type of deal.
What is fascinating though is that these cults of christianity/islam managed to leech themselves onto society so deeply when they are extremely clearly a complete and utter bullshit, stories written by literal bronze age peasants who didn't know shit all about the world/Universe and that paint God, a supposed omnipotent/omniscient/omnibenevolent being, as a fucking bloodthirsty egotistic vengeful lunatic who condones racism/genocide/sexism/slavery/human sacrifice/homophobia etc. etc. I would understand this belief if Bible truly was ahead of its time and had some knowledge that seems to be out of place for that time period, that had morals/rules that advanced humanity in some way. But no, everything in it is 100% consistent with the ideas/morals of the people who lived during that time period.
Anyone who takes the time to read these books without the predetermined "default" stance that it is, in fact, a word of God (which is hard for believers to do due to indoctrination and fear that this God knows their thoughts and might punish them for questioning him) will see that there's 0% chance it was inspired by a divine being. It's not even a close call.
This is to reply to whom you are that you could consider a contribution from the scriptures if it ever provided betterment to humanity by its contribution to betterment of humanity, that it would have thoughts quite different from what was accepted worldwide by people who did not believe in the Bible. I am not going to expand on all points you raised but on 1, people at 1 point in history believed the earth was flat and I believe there are some today who still do, even with our knowledge and scientific knowledge. Yet the book of Isaiah chapters 40 vs 22 if you can look it up for yourself . And I quote "--------the one who dwells above circle of the earth " now 1 more point, at 1 point in time people had varied thought on the earth, one it rested on shoulders of man Atlas, others thought rested on a giant turtle sound primitive today doesn't it,but in the book of Job chapter 26: verse 7 I quote " he is suspending the earth upon nothing" . Now the book of Job was written between 1657 and1473 B.C. E Now previously I mentioned Isaiah ,it was written
Between 778.BCE to 732BCE. Just something to think about . Respectfully A.W.
@Axella Johannesson Now, isn't that interesting? I replied to your comment immediately I saw it, but it seems KZclip deleted my response. Anyway, assuming they don't do that again, what I said was that, within western countries - which is presumably what we are talking about, given that non-western countries don't exist within social media discussions - the phenomenon of politicians expressing Christian belief (even when patently a sham) is limited to the US. Any expression of religious faith is actually the kiss of death for a politician in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
@Axella Johannesson Although in internet debate terms, nothing outside the US exists, of course.... 😁
LOVE his honesty 😃
Richard and Richard together is always interesting!
he lets us laugh at ourselves thanks Ricky
I understand the idea that death is a terrifying concept, and to make that easier is to find ways to like religion to belive there's more after death. But what I can't wrap my head around is how they actually make themselves believe it.
"I'm oppressed in 13 countries I wouldn't go to anyways!" 😀😀😀
He is very intelligent and I agree with him. Guess I am too. haha..ok kidding, but he is my hero for his coherent honesty.
For a next episode be sure to include Ricky Gervais on Stephen Colbert talking about the elimination of religious texts and scientific texts and what would happen. One of the most brilliant explications I've ever heard.
@James Connell If you didn't find it I'll paraphrase Ricky "If you removed all evidence of science and religion from the world, in 1,000 years the science would be the same but the religions would be different".
@Ronald Lindeman
Wasn’t that from one of the classic “Steven vs Steven” segments?
There is a great one, on the Jon Stewart show. Probably more than 10 years old now. Stephen Colbert is a Christian, Steve Carell is a Muslim and Jon Stewart is the moderator. I'm going to ruin the ending, there is a big back and forth with the Christian and the Muslim, until they both start attacking the moderator, the Jew. Very funny, but probably hard to find.
@Aaron Baxter thx. I know it's a "duh?" question, but we're sometimes (often) restricted here in Canada (eg. HULU) thx to CRTC and the like, some stuff just can't get, legally, with subscriptions. Will Google ✌️
That's what we live for, to learn. To understand. If you depend on a god, you have nothing to do.
@Matter as Machine Actually Islam is not older. Judaism came long before either of the Abrahamic religions and Christianity came before Islam.
@Mike Stewart Laugh if you like but I think if I walked into a church the roof would cave in on me. The last time was the day I was married at the age of nineteen. Nearly fifty years ago. 😅🤣My marriage lasted six months. I'm going to leave my body to science and let them pull it apart so there's going to be no funeral either. I just hope it won't be for a while. I'm not sick.
I just can't imagine what forever would be like. It's far too long and I don't want to know about it. I'd rather the bugs ate me and turned me into food for the microbes. Maybe I'll be a few billion creatures instead on just one. Although that's not true either is it. We're already billions of living things in our gut now. They're feeding us and living off us. Just the circle of life, and death. Something vegans can't get their heads around, they think they're saving something by not eating animals and they're killing the planet in the process. Life is far too short. I don't want to die for a long time yet. This is the only one we've got.
@Mike Stewart Yes I do rather agree Mike that you go on a bit and never seem to get to the point which of course starts and end with religion (which never comes up) with you. We all know we're loved by someone or something. I'm glad about your cat cuddling up to you but of course she doesn't pray to you, does she. No more than we ever prayed to our mother's or anyone else we adored so why should we pray to something we've never seen or know anything about? Only something we've been told about in a book. It might just as well be Alice in Wonderland.
Here I go babbling on now.😅I don't mind babbling on either. I just can't understand people who spend half their lives on their knees talking to themselves believing they're actually being heard by some God who's listening to every word they're saying.
These people think that God, not only fashioned the world from noting and the universe but has always been around.
What the hell did this god do before he built the undivers if he's always been around? He must have sat around for an awful long time picking his nose with nothing else to do while he made up his mind what to make. Then suddenly, out of the blue, "A world.... Adam... Eve... The sun the moon, the stars. Oh, I forgot, Light came before those.
@Toni Of course I have a point! I'm just not sure what it is...
I really admired the restraint Ricky described when speaking to a 5 year old. The rest of us, presumably, are adults, and shouldn't need to be protected from other peoples' ideas. But I do think we ought to recognize how little we actually know about these things.
It seems like a fairly simple choice: God exists, or God does not exist. Basic logic. But in a universe without a law of the excluded middle, what is logic?
It's possible l just read Carlos Castenada when I was young and impressionable, but I have an intuition that there are more than one way of knowing things. Then again, I suppose we do need to distinguish between open-minded and empty headed.
I hope it doesn't seem like I am attacking anyone else's beliefs, or lack thereof. I read peoples' posts and have thoughts, so I post them. But I am far from in a position to preach. I just enjoy the discussion.
ETA:
Sorry to drone on, but here's a better sense, maybe, of where I am coming from: When my cat curls up in the crook of my arm, rests her head on my shoulder, and purrs in my ear, I can entertain a behaviorist interpretation of what's happening, but something very like Occam's razor leads me to believe she loves me.
I am a 68 year old American male and I consider myself to be an 80/20 Agnostic Atheist.
I was loosely raised in the Methodist Church primarily in the 1960’s and never took to it. It just made no sense to me and it absolutely was not an important part of my life growing up.
Starting about my late 30’s/early 40’s I began reading a lot of books about Atheism and Agnosticism and they just made so much sense to me.
My parents became very religious in their old age and my wife is also fairly religious which has caused some conflicts in our marriage but I guess we have just sort of agreed to disagree on the subject. We rarely discuss or argue about religion but she knows very clearly where I stand on it.
When my mom was alive she would chide me about my lack of religious beliefs but I ended all discussion by telling her once and for all that as an adult I will make my own decisions about religion and accept whatever consequences there might be. Both she and my dad were very unhappy about me abandoning not only the religion they raised me in but religion altogether. My mom basically told me that I will burn in hell (gee, thanks mom!). because I didn’t accept Jesus as my lord and savior.
I find people like Ricky Gervais very inspiring on the subject of religion.
For anyone wanting a handbook of why religion is evil I can heartily recommend Small Gods by Terry Pratchett.
It not only tears into organised religion but it's also a good read.
@2fast2block so what are you trying to say? 🤨
@pd4165 I wonder if its because of Pratchett's writings that so many people nowadays believe that the Earth is flat. Crazy! Lol. 🙄
@Fun Quay said
'But didn't Terry Pratchett teach that the Earth is flat? And resting on the back of elephants or some such rubbish! The Bible teaches that the Earth is a sphere hanging in space. Who's teaching more closely matches the scientific evidence, Pratchett's flat Earth resting on elephants, or the Bible's spherical Earth "hanging on nothing" in space? '
Terry Pratchett was a novelist writing sci-fi/fantasy. There is no teaching, he was writing entertainment.
But that doesn't stop him making some very pointed observations on the nature of religion in his fiction.
If your level of comprehension is that Pratchett was scientifically flawed compared to the bible then you really need to up your game - fiction isn't true. But you're comparing fiction to the bible.
It's also a losing game - the Pratchett novels follow a narrative arc in which everything is consistent, there are no plot holes or glaring errors or contradictions. Unlike the bible, which purports to be true. Which is more rubbish - the novel that is consistent, and never pretends to be anything but fiction, or the misogynistic book of genocide and illiterate goat-herder prophesies, which wants to be the font of all wisdom?
Thank God for Ricky Gervais.
I left Islam when I read the Qur’an and the biography of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam
Now I live in Iraq and I can't talk about it even with my family I might be killed, and society will reject me, it's very difficult for me
and many Arabs leave Islam every day, but they cannot announce that because they may be killed and of course society rejects them.
Sounds like Alabama.
Another reason why I hate religion and religious ideologies. Hope everything works out for you bro.
1:16 the dude was waiting his whole life for a camera to capture that. His little cool guy smirk and chad looking nod. Terrific
The God I believe in would appreciate Ricky's humor
Dawkins and Jervious together in a church…. Now that’s a miracle!!
"imagine not doing something, because people will hate you for what you are"
it is so sad, that in my home country we let our leadership erode away to where we're a laughingstock (thank you donald trump) and so many Americans rely on fear and superstition to mold their way of thinking. i know it happens in other nations too, but it doesn't seem to happen to the extent it does here in the United States.
Piers: I was raised a good Irish catholic.
Me (if I was there): Boy did you luck out!
Piers: What do you mean?
Me: Well if poor little Piers was born to Mr. & Mrs. Rajesh of Mumbai India, you’d be crying “how can I be a good catholic now?”
"Everyone's an atheist until they clog up the toilet in someone else's house"
Theres always" something "to unclog it------- a hairbrush is a good option.
Or so I've been told. Er,hmmmm.😉
Hahaa
Still better than "Allah hu Akbar". At least nobody gets hurt 😂
Lol, technically everyone is an atheist unless you believe in a deistic type of god. I've prayed to the golfing gods and all the gods a few drunken nights.
I wonder how come I am getting to know this guy’s thought process so late even after watching some uk office series, my god very few people in this world has the clarity like that in what they believe in
Watch Afterlife, if you haven't seen it already.
I've always kind of considered Gervais a snide pontificating jerk, as some comedians can be. But I did enjoy him roasting Hollywood in the academy awards. They deserved it.
If people didn't invent God why would I have to say I'm an atheist? Perfect response.
Because you dont want the properly reasearch sth you dont want to believe in . If you have already firmly made up your mind that you are aethiest and god doenst exist. You are not going to look for evidence to suggets god does exist as you will look for arguments to back up you beleif that god doenst exist. The firm belief that you have will stop you from looking at all sources in a unbiased way to make a conclusion because u have already made up your mind
He is brilliant!
I would love to meet him someday and have long conversation about religion
Ricky is my dude. Much love.
I love this guy
When a child believes in fairy tales, it's innocence.
When an adult believes in fairy tales, it's ignorance.
@Charlie Foxtrot inconclusive ideas? Nothing concrete but mere assumptions?
@Black Pharaoh So it sounds you are agreement with the Bible where it talks about people hating God in John 3:19 and Romans 8:7?
@mpalmer22 that book is human garage. I'd rather go to hell than be stuck with that psycho for eternity.
@Black Pharaoh If you read Romans 1 it says that God has already revealed himself to all mankind, and what is known about God is plain to them because God has made it plain to them. But because of the unrighteousness of men we don't want God in our knowledge so we suppress the truth and exchange it for a lie and we worship and serve the creation rather then the creator. People are not going to Hell because they don't believe in God, because in truth they are shaking their fist in rebellious hatred at him, and would rather choose to love their sin, then accept the gift of grace and be cleansed of it.
Also what profit are Christians making by being obedient to Christ? If you look through history, being a Christian meant persecution by being fed to lions by the Romans, beaten and tortured. Your life would be much easier if you weren't a Christian, so I'm not sure what you mean by profits?