being misrepresented when it comes to god belief seems to be a recurring theme when
it comes to atheism with theists saying you don't believe there's a god so that's the
same as saying there's no god no no it isn't this misrepresentation can
be very motivating when it comes to speaking about one's atheism
but what else motivates atheists when it comes to a lack of belief where a god is concerned
hello i'm the skeptic i watch videos on youtube that make extraordinary claims whether that's
flat earth or strange conspiracies but mostly the claim that a god is real and then explain
why i can't accept their position before we get into today's video please do subscribe hit that
bell notification to be alerted for my next video and drop a like that would be a great way to kick
off 2022. there are different levels of atheism some keep their lack of belief to themselves
some offer reasons they aren't convinced only when asked and some combine their lack of belief
with antitheism and go all out on why they don't believe but all usually are not convinced that a
god exists with some even proclaiming that there is no god if there was a scale with
one being quiet about their lack of belief and ten being all-out militant anti-theism atheist
i would put myself about six with that in mind i found a video by a youtuber called brother dave
he would like to know what motivates atheists to be outspoken what motivates outspoken atheists
are you an atheist that actively talks to others and ultimately tries to convince
others to doubt god or reject the existence of god i wouldn't say i would start a conversation
but i would definitely join a conversation if somebody wanted to know so i guess i'm
someone that actively talks to others but i wouldn't say i encourage others to reject a
god i merely offer why i'm not convinced if that makes someone question whether
their position is valid then that's okay too increasingly on youtube and all other outlets
there are atheist philosophers atheists scientists atheist comics
who are aggressively aggressively attacking the idea god in general in the bible in specific
and question arises in my mind why without knowing exactly what you're referring to specifically
it would be unfair to offer an opinion on that i know that in the past when i first
went on my journey of questioning i felt as though i'd been lied to for many years that
kind of thing can cause a huge emotional response we would all agree that we have a very short life
the life we have right now it's very short compared to what tortoises sure but compared
to dogs not really so what especially in light of what happens after death the atheist
would believe that after death there's nothing and here's a massive misrepresentation already some
atheists still believe something can happen after you die they're just not convinced that there's
a god i spent a good portion of my life as a spiritualist that didn't believe in a god but one
that was convinced of an afterlife after moving away from that i don't now assert that there is no
afterlife i'm just not convinced there is one what happens after i die well i don't know for sure but
i'm not going to live as if there is an afterlife until i've been convinced that there is one
if this is all i have i want it to be the best it can be all conscious thought would cease forever
lights out all of my conscious thought probably will yes but not all conscious thought unless of
course the universe was destroyed though there could potentially be conscious thought outside
of our universe and we just don't know just like a dog would fall over and die after a heart attack
so a man falls over and dies lights out no more conscious thought forever yeah and
that this life is but they'd probably agree with the bible passage it's but a vapor it's
here today and it's gone tomorrow no i wouldn't describe my time here as a vapor so my question
what motivates you for me it's just being understood i don't care to change anybody's
minds but i would like a society in which people aren't judged for the color of their skin or for
their sexuality or gender where people have the choice to do what they want with their bodies and
for us all to work together as a species and make the short time we have on the planet a good one
if the reason some people make decisions is because of what they believe a deity tells them
and that isn't aligned with the well-being of the human race then something needs to change
if my lack of belief in a god makes someone think maybe i do need better reasons to believe
what i do and they then go and research then that's great but if they don't at least they
understand where i'm coming from what motivates the aggressive outspoken atheist now that one i
can't answer as i don't know what others are thinking i just know that when i first went
down the path i was annoyed and felt lied to see right now i am a believer in god i'm a believer
in jesus i believe he rose from the dead having paid for my sins and my soul's trust is in him
that i'm going to have a joyous and glorious eternity when i close my eyes and death i'm
a believer okay but you've only said what you believe not why you believe it i'm not convinced
there's a god why because the evidence presented thus far isn't compelling enough to convince me as
i see reasons why it shouldn't be accepted there a what and a why easy really now to the atheist if
if there is no god and it's all just made up when i die i'm not going to heaven because there is no
heaven when i die i'm going to lose all conscious thought forever now if you spend countless hours
researching and developing argumentation or for the comic developing you know funny things to
say that try to break down the foundation of my faith and one day i just say hey i i don't
believe in god anymore you won me over when i die if i die a skeptic or if i die an atheist
i will lose all conscious thought forever so whether i believe in god or whether i don't
believe in god i'm going to lose all conscious thought forever wait is this guy a taxi driver
and he's got blaze pascal in the back i feel a wager coming on the atheist the agnostic
the believer we all have the same destiny we're all going to lose conscious thought forever
and everything we've ever done everything we've ever said everything we ever meant to anybody
is going to be forgotten forever give yourself some credit buddy you may have made an impact
on someone's life darkness forever so what motivates you to spend hour upon hour toiling
and arguing and thinking about god and jesus easy i don't i only think about it when someone asks me
or when i'm looking for content for my next video why do you put so much effort why do you spend so
much of your little time thinking about god and how to refute him
what motivates you to do that do you think atheists just sit around all day thinking
about how not to accept claims of a god it's not the same as theism if anything i get more time in
my day because i'm not thinking about something that hasn't been demonstrated to be real though
because i enjoy it i do watch a lot of theist and atheistic content i find it fascinating how some
folks reach the conclusions that there is a god or gods so for the christian i believe you were made
as an image bearer right you were mates you were made special above the value of an animal walking
around in the woods remember that what and why thing i understand that's what you believe but
it's much more interesting nay motivating to know why you believe that i believe that you were made
a special creature with special transcendent qualities like free will and consciousness and
a sense of justice and right wrong that you are valuable but why and that you have an eternal
undying soul and deter and based upon what you do with jesus will determine where you spend
eternity just saying all that doesn't make it true that's not how it works everyone knows that surely
so i believe that eternity is at stake for you you could go to heaven having your sins been
forgiven having been reconciled to god through the the cross of christ he died for your sins
so if you trust in him you'll be with god forever and i may believe that if you trust in dobby the
elf when you die you go to hogwarts and i don't even need to tell you why it's just what i believe
though it's not a man originally created to fellowship with god in paradise on earth
yet god allowing free will man inevitably falls into sin man separated from god
christ steps in as the mediator between god and men takes man's sin upon himself
dies on the cross so a holy god and a sinful man can come together and the ultimate purpose
of our existence is fulfilled man and god together knew have a new earth coming in a paradise
and isn't that terrible if it was true then someone who has raped and murdered accepts
jesus and is forgiven and can go to heaven and someone who stole a loaf of bread to feed
their family but didn't accept jesus goes to hell does anyone else see a problem with that
so what was originally created was lost but then was restored even better than it originally was
wouldn't a god be able to create something the way it intended the first time you know if it was
all powerful oh hang on i see what you mean about anger now this is mostly because it's annoyingly
nonsensical anyhow so i believe eternity is at stake for whether or not you believe in jesus
but for me to the atheist my eternal destiny is no different as a believer
than it would be as a non-believer so why do you spend so much time and so much effort
trying to convince others to doubt or reject god like i said it's more to get everyone to accept
the well-being of the human race as a whole at the moment the laws that folks believe are put
out there by some gods go against the well-being of humanity i don't mind if they believe in a god
i do mind if the way they got to that belief is unjustified if you can accept that there is
a higher power without sufficient evidence who's to say you wouldn't believe something that could
really be bad for the rest of humanity when in the end it doesn't matter whether you do
or whether you don't you'll have an eternity of lights out no conscious thought forever so
maybe it's better to do something about it now whilst we still can before those lights go out
forever i didn't realize until actually thinking about it today just what it is that motivates me
i don't suppose it's the same across the board as different things motivate different people atheism
doesn't make every atheist think the same it's purely a lack of belief in a god whether those
folks speak out about it or keep it to themselves is completely up to them where do you stand are
you outspoken in day-to-day life about your belief or lack thereof let me know in the section below
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