Upon what is so-called "Western civilization" based? What is a threat to it? What is not? We have been raised to believe that the very ideology that fought against Western values and advancements is actually responsible for them. Stop believing that lie.
You may be tempted to only listen to this video, and not watch it (as would I), but I hope you'll actually watch it too, because it has a lot of good visual information that would've made the video much longer if it had been narrated alone.
On October 10th, 2016, David Wood (Christian) debated Michael Shermer (Atheist) on the topic "Does God Exist?" The debate was sponsored by Ratio Christi. In the course of the debate, Wood and Shermer discussed the Scientific Revolution, design arguments, cosmological arguments, moral arguments, the problem of evil, skepticism, and methodology.
Why do people see the Virgin Mary on cheese sandwiches or hear demonic lyrics in "Stairway to Heaven"? Using video, images and music, professional skeptic Michael Shermer explores these and other phenomena, including UFOs and alien sightings. He offers cognitive context: In the absence of sound science, incomplete information can combine with the power of suggestion (helping us hear those Satanic lyrics in Led Zeppelin). In fact, he says, humans tend to convince ourselves to believe: We overvalue the "hits" that support our beliefs, and discount the more numerous "misses." http://www.ted.com
The pattern behind self-deception | Michael Shermer
Published on Jun 14, 2010 by TED
Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble. http://www.ted.com
I'm David Wood. Lots of people have been asking me how I became a Christian, because I sometimes mention that I'm a former atheist but I usually don't share much of my story. Here's a video explaining why I left atheism and became convinced that Jesus is Lord and that he died on the cross for sins and rose from the dead.
I'm David Wood. Lots of people have been asking me how I became a Christian, because I sometimes mention that I'm a former atheist but I usually don't share much of my story. Here's a video explaining why I left atheism and became convinced that Jesus is Lord and that he died on the cross for sins and rose from the dead.
I'm David Wood. Lots of people have been asking me how I became a Christian, because I sometimes mention that I'm a former atheist but I usually don't share much of my story. Here's a video explaining why I left atheism and became convinced that Jesus is Lord and that he died on the cross for sins and rose from the dead.
David Wood (Acts17Apologetics) tries to convince us that human reason is reliable, and therefore God exists. I explain why I disagree. But don't rely on my reasoning! Use your own unreliable reasoning to track down all the flaws in my reasoning and his!
Professor John Lennox gives his argument for the existence of God.
Professor John Lennox begins by declaring himself as a believer in God. He says he's not ashamed of being both a scientist and a Christian but is tired of the constant choice being put forth to chose either God or Science.
The motivating force behind science is that the universe and the human mind ultimately stem from the same intelligent divine mind.
He goes on to say that science can find answers to almost everything in the universe apart from why it was made; only god can reveal that piece of information to us. The proof for the existence of god comes in the form of Jesus Christ, God in human form. Therefore god isn't a theory he's a person.
Filmed on Thursday 8th November 2012
ABOUT PROFESSOR JOHN LENNOX: Professor of Mathematics & Philosophy at Oxford.
ABOUT THE OXFORD UNION SOCIETY: The Union is the world's most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. It has been established for 189 years, aiming to promote debate and discussion not just in Oxford University, but across the globe.
Dan Barker gives his argument against the existence of God.
Dan Barker says that he used to be a firm believer in the gospel. He was evangelical. He tells of parables and fables whose story is meant to be fictional but the moral tale is what matters. He goes on to highlight that modern day Christians understand the use of metaphors in the Bible that everything should not be taken as pure gospel, but says where do we draw the line between what is real and what is myth?
Following this he states there is no hard evidence for god, that some tales in the bible can be questioned with simple logic. Also religions become secular over time, disagreeing on minor aspects within the larger body of the religion itself.
Filmed on Thursday 8th November 2012
ABOUT DAN BARKER: Co-President of Freedom From Religion Foundation, and co-host of Freethought Radio.
Dr Joanna Collicutt McGrath gives her argument for the existence of God.
She starts by addressing the question, what do we mean by God? She goes on to talk about her personal experiences with religion and atheism, and how Christianity is a type of humanism as well as theism.
Filmed on Thursday 8th November 2012
ABOUT DR JOANNA COLLICUTT MCGRATH: Psychologist of religion & Anglican priest at Oxford; co-author of 'The Dawkins Delusion?'
Dr Michael Shermer gives his argument against the existence of God.
Dr Michael Shermer begins by saying that 84% of the world's population believe in some kind of organised religion and how do those who believe in a particular religion know that they have chosen the right one and everyone else has got it wrong?
He proceeds to explain two pieces of evidence that proves that humans made up God and religion and not the other way around. He starts with evolutionary theory saying that we are all descendants from cautious creatures who survived in good part by making false positive rather than false negative mistakes.
The creation of an agency (an omnipotent being) within a religion is a powerful force of social control. Then the second line of evidence is the what ever social environment were born into we would be exposed to the dominant religion in that environment i.e. India -- Hinduism, Europe -- Christianity.
Filmed on Thursday 8th November 2012
ABOUT Dr MICHAEL SHERMER: Author and Founder of the Skeptics Society.
Peter Hitchens gives his arguement for the existance of God.
Peter Hitchens opens by stating that he hates this argument. He says that the opposition reminds him of his adolescent self, the worst person he ever knew. This debate is not serious, it's a matter of opinion and thereby a matter of choice. The question, he says, that should be discussed is why we choose what we choose?
Quotes Thomas Nagel, in his opinion the most intelligent atheist living today, "why is it that me and my fellow atheists want so much for they're not to be a god?"
Based on the knowledge we have, we construct a belief that helps us to discover what we ought to do and how we ought to live and if our actions have significance beyond what we immediately do.
He says that the atheists know that if everyone didn't believe in God there would be a lawless society in which we cannot trust people not to lie, cheat, steal or rape. Without the advantages of Christianity we would lose all faith in people doing the right thing.
Professor Peter Millican gives his argument against the existence of God.
Professor Peter Millican opens by saying he had hoped to find good reasons to believe in God by gave up looking. He says that some people need evidence for their beliefs and that he is one of these people.
The theistic hypothesis claims there is an immaterial God who's thought process can act freely of a physical body and that our thinking self can continue without our thinking brains. The human brain has been growing larger as we've evolved as a species and our heads are very large as new-born's making it dangerous for mothers during childbirth, surely if we are to go on thinking after we die we wouldn't need this evolutionary process.
He proceeds to say that every religion has a moral code but this is not surprising as humans are universally moral beings. We are moral because we are a weak species and the only way we can survive is by cooperation in society and we need a morality to be able to do that.
Filmed on Thursday 8th November 2012
ABOUT PROFESSOR PETER MILLICAN: Gilbert Ryle Fellow & Tutor in Philosophy at Hertford College; Reader in Early Modern Philosophy at Oxford.
Every day, we see intelligent people embracing unintelligent things. They're skeptical in some areas of their lives, gullible in others. They seem to shift from logical to illogical at the drop of a hat.
Maybe this refers to another. Perhaps it describes ourselves.
In this conversation, Seth Andrews speaks with Dr. Michael Shermer of Skeptic Magazine about belief, intelligence, religion, conspiracy theories, and the brain.
The best collection of psychic fails. Watch Theresa Caputo, John Edward, Sylvia Browne, James Van Praagh, Sally Morgan, and many others fail miserably in this epic compilation of psychic blunders, mistakes, failed predictions, and lies. Watch these mediums epic fail when they appear other peoples shows where they can't control the edits. Several psychics fail to prove their paranormal claims while attempting to win the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) Million Dollar Challenge. These self-proclaimed psychics fail big: Theresa Caputo exposed on Anderson Cooper, John Edward fails at cold reading, Sylvia Browne mistakenly says a living person is dead. James Van Praagh makes a fool of himself in front of a live audience. Sally Morgan pretends to hear the voice of a dead grandmother, without realizing she's channeling based on the picture of a grandfather. Confirmation bias, shotgunning tactics, Barnum statements, hot reading, and cold reading, can fool many people, but only when you're not looking for the psychic misses during a psychic reading. When you don't focus on the hits and ignore the misses, it's obvious how fraudulent these supernatural claims are.
Exposing psychic frauds has never been funnier. Theresa Caputo fails, John Edward fails, Sally Morgan fails. Every psychic reading is full of misses that our confirmation bias overlooks. This epic psychic cringe fail compilation takes some of the best psychic mistakes and exposes them to the world. Jane Wallace, Char Margolis, The Psychic Twins, Jesse Bravo, Derek Acorah, James Van Praagh, and Joe Power are all exposed in this delightfully hilarious collection of medium and psychic blunders. Enjoy! :)
Michael Shermer (author, "Skeptic") and Dave Rubin discuss skepticism, morality, conspiracy theories, political issues like gun control, abortion, libertarianism, and more.
Full Broadcast 27 Sep 17 Real News with David Knight GUESTS: • Dr. Steve Pieczenik— the forces, historical & current, driving Catalonian independence and the power of local community demonstrated in FL in response to hurricane Irma • Dr. Carol Swain - a former professor who was the target of a vilification campaign by the SPLC after criticizing their double standards speaks out TOPICS: • ObamaCare 4Ever? It will be the extinction of the RINOs in Congress and it began with Roy Moore defeating their candidate with his $30Million war chest. • Mueller is now bringing the entire IRS onto his team to go back 11 years. Bring me the man, I’ll find the FINANCIAL crime — piece of cake. • Saudis ease Sharia restrictions on women driving but OUR future mobility looks bleaker and more oppressive than a burka imprisoned woman.
[A recently-debuted new show from Alex Jones and his merry band of batshit bullshitters.]
President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on his way to board Marine One at the White House. He discussed healthcare, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, tax reform, the Jones Act, the NFL, the revised travel ban and more.
Wednesday, September 27th 2017[, with David Knight hosting the fourth hour]: Fake GOP Unmasks Itself - The blueblood "Republicans" - who are simply globalists larping as conservatives - have finally unmasked themselves by refusing to repeal Obamacare. They of course "repealed" it during the Obama era when there was no chance the president would sign. Modern-day philosopher Stefan Molyneux explains how this paradigm-shakeup will affect history.
U.S. Rep to Trump: Puerto Rico “not a foreign country”
The Beat With Ari Melber 9/27/17
Rep. José Serrano, who was born in Puerto Rico, tells Ari Melber Pres. Trump must declare Puerto Rico an emergency in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Duration: 5:33
Author Kurt Andersen says fake news follows an American tradition “to believe the excitingly untrue" – and dishes on his feuds with Trump in the 1980s. Duration: 6:23
Michelle Goldberg and Charlie Pierce on Alabama Republicans' decision to put a 'lawless theocratic crackpot' one step from the U.S. Senate. Duration: 6:37
A look at the possibility that a Democrat might actually be able to win the Senate race in Alabama, now that Roy Moore has won the Republican primary. Duration: 6:42
Trump admits real reason gov't won't waive Jones Act
All In with Chris Hayes 9/27/17
Why hasn't the government issued a waiver for the century-old shipping law, as it did to help FL and TX recover from hurricanes? The shipping industry doesn't want it, says Trump. Duration: 1:47
Trump wrongly claims GOP has the votes on health care
All In with Chris Hayes 9/27/17
Thing 1/Thing 2: Donald Trump spent the day claiming that one Senator was in the hospital and Republicans actually did have enough votes to pass their health care bill. Both were false. Duration: 3:12
Two Trump cabinet secretaries under fire for private plane travel
All In with Chris Hayes 9/27/17
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt shares Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price's taste for luxury air travel, spending over $58,000 on non-commercial flights. Duration: 4:18
Expansionist Russia promotes division everywhere else
The Rachel Maddow Show 9/27/17
Rachel Maddow reports on the latest revelations about how Russia used social media to disrupt the 2016 U.S. election and in actively encouraging secessionist movements around the world to promote division as it tries to grow itself. Duration: 22:19
Right-wing, anti-refugee fake news terrorizes American town
The Rachel Maddow Show 9/27/17
Caitlin Dickerson, national immigration reporter for The New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about how right-wing media, aided by Russian accounts, whipped a local story into an anti-immigrant, anti-Islam fake news crisis that terrorized residents of an Idaho town. Duration: 5:23
Inept storm response leaves Americans suffering in Puerto Rico
The Rachel Maddow Show 9/27/17
Rachel Maddow reports on the life-threatening shortages in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and how supplies and human resources are ready to help but an apparent lack of leadership of the operation has left storm victims suffering. Duration: 5:02
Weak leadership leaves Puerto Rico aid at port, undistributed
The Rachel Maddow Show 9/27/17
Gadi Schwartz, NBC News reporter, talks with Rachel Maddow about the desperate effort by Puerto Ricans to restore livability to the island, and the maddening administrative gridlock that is keeping ready help from the people who need it. Duration: 6:15
Rachel Maddow reports on the Iraqi government's crackdown on Kurds in the wake of their vote for independence, which was supported by Russia and the paid consultancy of Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort. Duration: 2:42
Trump tax plan could save Trumps millions [sic - billions]
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 9/27/17
Bruce Bartlett and David Cay Johnston join Lawrence O'Donnell to expose why the Trump tax plan could be a "massive tax cut" for the rich – including the Trump family. Duration: 7:53
Trump is deleting tweets about supporting the losing Alabama Senate candidate and falsely claiming they have the votes on health care, as Republican senators contradict him. Fmr. GOP Rep. David Jolly and The New York Times' Glenn Thrush join Lawrence O'Donnell. Duration: 11:46
Lawrence: GOP should have zero confidence in Trump tax push
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 9/27/17
President Trump unveiled the Republican tax plan, but immediately went off-script during his speech to share the dirty little secret of so-called tax reform when he told the crowd it was all about "massive tax cuts." Duration: 7:26
Poll finds over half of America thinks Trump is not fit to serve
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 9/27/17
A new round of poll numbers show the only thing more unpopular than Donald Trump is the rest of the Republican party. Our panel reacts to the fracture within the Republican party. Duration: 9:27
Longtime conservative radio host & author Charlie Sykes reacts to a report that Trump has taken to mocking Mitch McConnell & John McCain in private calling the president 'emotionally insecure.' Duration: 2:43
Dem & GOP Senators working to keep Trump from firing Mueller
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 9/27/17
A bipartisan group of senators are working to protect Russia investigation Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Jimmy Gurulé, the former Assistant Attorney General for Pres. George H. W. Bush reacts. Duration: 2:09
Trump 'not happy' about Tom Price using a pricey private jet
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams 9/27/17
As more reports surface about multiple Trump Cabinet members and their use of private planes on taxpayer dollars, Trump sounds off saying he'll look into it. Our panel reacts. Duration: 4:50
Wake Up to Gabe Fleisher | September 27, 2017 Act 3 | Full Frontal on TBS
Published on Sep 27, 2017 by Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Maybe the relentless cheer of a 15-year old political nerd can save journalism. Ashley Nicole Black finds out. Produced by: Paul Myers. Gabe's website: http://www.wakeuptopolitics.com/
Despite Donald Trump's endorsement of Alabama Senate candidate Luther Strange, the president's base voted for the anti-establishment Roy Moore in the state's GOP primary.
Michael Bloomberg: Let's Take Climate Change Into Our Own Hands
Published on Sep 28, 2017 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
'Climate of Hope' author and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says it's our job to take action on climate change if the federal government won't.
[originally aired September 27, 2017 (U.S. central time)]
News Section for Caravan to Midnight full long-form interview Episode 813 – Kristian Saucier In this edition we visit with US Naval Machinist Mate, Kristian Saucier who was serving on the nuclear powered attack submarine USS Alexandria in 2009 when it was in port in Groton, Connecticut. He took six cell phone pictures for his family to illustrate the work he did in an area that was restricted from photo taking. Years later this cell phone was found and the photos discovered and what follows next is a page out of a true American horror story and how a relatively minor infraction resulted in a life destroying event. But first, an update from WND Reporter Michael Thompson. Full interview - https://caravantomidnight.com/episode-813-kristian-saucier/
Former Host of Coast To Coast AM John B Wells is now in control on Caravan To Midnight & Ark Midnight.
The Finance 202: Trump abandons plans for private help in infrastructure effort It’s Tax Day in Washington. Republicans have finally declared defeat -- for now (President Trump has other ideas; check out his Twitter feed this morning) -- on their Obamacare repeal drive after a months-long slog to nowhere. They’re turning their attention to a framework for a tax code overhaul that House GOP rank and file will see for the first time this morning. President Trump heads to Indiana this afternoon to promote the package on the stump. But there was a big, if quiet, development on another key Trump initiative on Tuesday. In a meeting at the White House with House Ways and Means Committee Democrats — ostensibly to get their input on taxes — the president said he’s no longer looking to find private-sector partners for a trillion-dollar infrastructure program. The financing model doesn’t work, Trump said. From my story with Damian Paletta last night: Trump’s comments, described by a House Democrat who met with Trump and confirmed by a White House official, reveal an infrastructure plan that appears to be up in the air, as White House officials have struggled to decide how to finance many of the projects they envision to rebuild America’s roads, bridges and tunnels. Now, the administration wants to force states and localities to foot most of the bill. The previous strategy — a push that has taken a back seat to other Republican priorities in Washington — was aimed at luring private investors with promises of federal backing. Some of that thinking appears to be changing. The president acknowledged the new approach during a Tuesday meeting with Democrats from the House Ways and Means Committee , who came to the White House to discuss the administration’s tax code rewrite set to be unveiled on Wednesday, During the meeting, Trump “emphatically rejected what everybody assumed was his position relative to financing infrastructure,” said Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), who attended and asked Trump about the proposal. “He dismissed it categorically and said it doesn’t work.” [...] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-finance-202/2017/09/27/the-finance-202-trump-abandons-plans-for-private-help-in-infrastructure-effort/59cad74730fb0468cea81c02/
Paul Horner, Famous Fake News Writer, Found Dead at Age 38 - AP PHOENIX — A leading purveyor of fake news in the 2016 presidential election has died outside Phoenix at the age of 38. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Mark Casey said Tuesday authorities discovered Paul Horner dead in his bed on Sept. 18. Casey said the Maricopa County medical examiner performed an autopsy which showed there were no signs of foul play. He said Horner had a history of prescription drug abuse and that "evidence at the scene suggested this could be an accidental overdose." Horner was known for writing false stories and disseminating internet hoaxes that often went viral on Facebook and hoodwinked thousands of people. They included a story falsely claiming President Barack Obama was gay and a radical Muslim, and another saying protesters were being paid thousands of dollars to demonstrate at Donald Trump's campaign rallies. Horner took on greater prominence during the presidential election when false stories were widely shared on social media during the race between Trump and Hillary Clinton. In an interview with The Washington Post in 2016, Horner said he thought Trump won the White House because of him. Horner said Trump's supporters didn't fact-check his stories before posting them. J.J., Horner's brother, said Paul considered his work satire and explained that his brother's unique eye for hoaxes and hypocrisy at a young age later worked as clickbait in the internet world. "So I think that was a lot of the genius behind a lot of his work was pushing ideas that either people wanted to believe or thought was possible," J.J. said. [...] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/paul-horner-famous-fake-news-writer-found-dead-age-38-n805061 original https://www.apnews.com/dc0728173537459b9a1e38009dd5c4b5/Famous-fake-news-writer-found-dead-outside-Phoenix
North Korea: Where is the war of words with US heading? In the wake of an escalating war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, and an unprecedented night-time sortie of US B-1B bombers and F-15 fighters off the east coast of North Korea, relations between the two countries appear to be moving closer towards military conflict and hopes for a diplomatic resolution seem increasingly distant. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41411688
Donald Trump: The President Shouldn't Tell NFL Teams What to Do? Critics of President Trump's focus on football players' national anthem protests have gleefully re-shared a NFL-related tweet of his from 2013. TRUE http://www.snopes.com/trump-obama-nfl-tweet/
Boeing UK contracts 'jeopardised' over Bombardier row Boeing's trade dispute with Bombardier "could jeopardise" its defence contracts with the UK government, the UK's defence secretary has warned. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-41397181
Michelle Obama scolds female Trump voters Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has lashed out at female voters who backed President Donald Trump. "Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice," she said. Mrs Obama, who has stayed largely out of the political fray since leaving the White House, made the remark at a Boston conference. She reflected on the 2016 election as an example of staying true to her "authentic self". "Quite frankly, we saw this in this election. As far as I'm concerned, any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice," Mrs Obama said on Wednesday during a question-and-answer session at Inbound, a marketing and sales conference in Boston. [...] http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41421989
Alabama tide portends another angry voter wave [...] What's going on? Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., one of the most anti-establishment politicians in Washington, explained this very dynamic to us a few months ago: "I thought they were voting for libertarian Republicans," Massie said of the Republican voters who had delivered the Tea Party victories. "But after some soul-searching, I realized when they voted for Rand and Ron [Paul] and me in these primaries, they weren't voting for libertarian ideas. They were voting for the craziest son of a bitch in the race. And Donald Trump won best in class." [...] http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/alabama-tide-portends-another-angry-voter-wave/article/2635744
Rapper Raising $1 Million To Prove Earth Is Flat. (It's Not) "I know the Earth is round, but am willing to donate for educational purposes," writes one person who donated $10 to B.o.B. The American rapper has started a crowdfunding campaign to find evidence to prove that the Earth is, in fact, flat. https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/rapper-is-raising-1-million-to-prove-earth-is-flat-its-not-1755903
Show BoB The Curve What's up guys! Help support B.o.B purchase and launch one, if not multiple, satellites into space. He's donated 1k to the cause to get it going, and will be keeping you updated with step-by-step documentation of the process! Help B.o.B find the curve! Help spread the word! $2,826 of $1.0M goal https://www.gofundme.com/showBoBthecurve