Setting The Record Straight On Atheism Once And For All

In this episode, I state as clearly as I can my position as an atheist. The amount of incorrect information spread by apologists, preachers, and believers is astounding. I show clips by these apologists and respond. I cover the following:
-Atheism Vs. Agnosticism
-Old Atheists Vs. New Atheists
-My Personal Atheism
-Objective Morality Vs. Subjective Morality
-Atheist Snobbery
-Grouping All Atheists Together
-Atheists Are Angry
-Atheists Want To Sin
-Atheists Really Do Believe In God
-Atheists Hate God

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Chapters
0:00 Preview
0:33 Intro/Overview
1:51 Video 1, Clip 1
2:05 Old Vs. New Atheists
3:40 The Confusion Around Hypotheticals
4:38 My Atheism And Why I Care
6:23 Video 1, Clip 2
6:42 Grouping Atheists Together
7:21 Christian Responses To My Videos
8:09 My Take
9:48 Video 1, Clip 3
10:02 Science Vs. Religion
12:01 Atheists Don't Have To Have All The Answers
13:40 Videos 2 And 3
13:57 Are Atheists All Jerks?
15:25 Don't We Share The Same Goal?
18:07 Video 4
18:42 A False Way Of Knowing
20:06 Video 4, Clip 1
20:08 I Don't Like The Fictional Account Of This God
21:15 Video 4, Clip 2
21:23 Intellectually Disregarding The Gospel Message
24:17 Video 4, Clip 3
24:24 Yikes
25:08 Video 4, Clip 4
25:18 Rejecting God Just To Sin?
27:44 Do Atheists Not Want Christianity To Be True?
30:45 Atheism Is...
31:19 Final Thoughts

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[MindShift-Brandon]

Hey all, I really wanted to get this video out there as a base for moving forward on the channel. I am shocked daily at how misunderstood or misrepresented Atheism is. Hope this helps!

[Venaloid]

If I believed in God but I really wanted to sin and not change my lifestyle, I'd just become a wishy-washy liberal Christian, not an atheist.

[lucas.warhero]

Can I say as an atheist, it would horrify me if it turns out that Christianity is true. So they're right about that. What they get wrong is the reason. I don't have a deep desire to sin. I do have a problem with a God who sets up a system where billions of lives have to endure eternal torture.

[DannyS]

I'm a new atheist, who used to be a fundamentalist Christian, and I think a big reason why Christians make claims like "you were never saved" is because they are afraid of people like you and me. They might have thoughts like "could I be wrong?" Or "do they know something that I don't?" And I know from personal experience, that questioning your beliefs is scary, but I am glad I did it.

[jefcaine]

Love it when apologists appeal to intellect first, and if that fails they can always fall back on threat of torture.

[milkenobi]

The idea that hating god means that you believe he exists wouldn’t be so laughable if christians didn’t have an endless line of fictional characters they’ve raged against. Harry Potter, Buzz Lightyear, mermaids, super heroes … every week they’re mad about a new fictional character 🤦‍♂️

[yvito]

My question for Christians: if God is responsible for everything, why isn't God held accountable for anything?

[rabbitpirate]

Wait, we're not a coalition? Then who have I been sending my membership fees to all these years?

[jmparker]

To Clay Jones, I say, when I lost my faith I did NOT want to. My goal was to get closer to Jesus. My main motivation was a concern that the modern church didn't seem very Christlike. I had myself open to a constant spirit of prayer, I studied the Bible in a way I never had before (prior to this I had just read it, and justified the parts I didn't like) including studying its history and how we got the Bible we have today.

The problem was studying the Bible showed it to be a man-made book. But I still had Jesus, and I would still remain open to his voice in a constant state of listening for him. The problem was I wasn't hearing anything, and I was concerned that what I was doing was following my own mortal conscience. As I lost stance after stance on issue after issue, eventually my faith that Jesus saved me and loved me and that God was real was all I had left, and I was terrified that I didn't even have that! I prayed several times a day for a long time, begging God to calm my heart and give me the piece of his spirit, and please do so in a way I can know is real, and not just me.

Bupkus. And I still didn't immediately become an atheist. I was terrified to admit that to myself. I didn't WANT to be an atheist. But eventually I had to be honest. And once, I was, it was like a weight off my shoulders.

[Jwhit]

Damn! what can we do to get this guy 100k followers. He is leagues above so many of the other counter-apologists!

[tiwonimad]

When you said that you feel lucky, I imploded... The amount of gratitude I felt, simply knowing my mind is free from all this bs that 90% believes... It's just amazing

[bradypustridactylus]

I was an "old atheist." I was a late comer to the Internet. Then, I discovered that I was a "new atheist." There was no difference in the arguments, there was no difference in the attitudes, there was no difference in the deconversion stories. All there was that made a difference was a new technology called social media. It made it possible for people sheltered from atheist thought to hear what atheism is without the filter of mass media, religious indoctrination, and social stigma.

[bobbydobalina]

You are a breath of fresh air Sir. Very few can express their point of view the way you have shown. You tackle the many issues I feel Christians generally ignore or stifle. Keep up the great work, I’ll continue to tune in and share. Thank you.

[therhapsodist]

Dude, you are such an effective communicator. Again, another great video.

[jsk]

I’m thankful for your help, Man! I’ve been leaning agnostic even after “mission trips”, schools, countless debates and experiences with divine healing and tongues leading into fundamentalism.
I had an agnostic friend talk about how freewill is just an illusion and I started doing the “Waking up” course with Sam Harris, two weeks in and I was at the most peace I could have imagined. No judgement, no striving, just peace. I realized… I was just brainwashed. You’ve been a help. Thank you. I’d like to talk to somebody if you or if you know someone that would help. Or anyone in the comment section of course. Just to share stories and experiences.

[julieellis]

Truth seeker here too. I totally respect you and your journey. Mine has been similar. Brought up in a fundamental cult -jw. Then after reading the new testament left for fundamental mainstream christianity. Still somethings didn't add up to me. Sin being one. Animals die when did they sin - in fact I realized everything is not perfect or last forever. The whole concept started to unravel when I looked at other mythologies. I love your approach and your absolute sincerity. Love and light from the u.k. 👋

[JahHawks]

Brandon I'm proud of you and this channel's growth. I know its getting harder to read the comments due to their amount.

[lawrencemurray]

I have been following atheist content for a good 15 years now and I find yours non-judgmental, clear, concise and on-point. Nice work.

[Crispycremes]

Brandon, I really like your honesty at the end about the things you miss about Christianity. I relate to a lot of it especially being very close with my parents and siblings who are heavily involved in church still. Very relatable, thank you!

[uffslni]

So much gold here! But 22:14-24:17 is epic!! Well done, Brandon. We needed this.