Genetically Modified Skeptic Channel Archive

291023 Ancient Christians had WILD beliefs about sexuality and gender. Here’s 5 of them. Go to https://ground.news/skeptic to know where your information is coming from. Subscribe through my link and get 30% off unlimited access. Was Adam androgynous? What did the apostle Paul say about sex? What does Christianity say about gender roles? Was sex allowed in early Christianity? Here I discuss all of these issues, citing the writings of Paul, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Philip, Polemon the Stoic, Acts of Thecla, and more. Thank you to Dr. Bart Ehrman, Dr. Jennifer Knust, and Dr. Jeffrey Siker for speaking with me on this. Videos referenced: What the Bible Really Says About Sex and Gender (According to Scholars) https://youtu.be/-SWBxq7joWY?si=mGxAu4XirGyEdcqF The Wild World of Ancient Christian Propaganda https://youtu.be/_TN7cQaf2vk?si=BS_zVfgU5tDt9AxP The Female Apostle that Christianity (Purposely) Forgot | Acts of Paul and Thecla https://youtu.be/SwohpJU1Tco?si=ByQPIkAke0WCpAu3 -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Non-sectarian Biblical Studies Courses by Dr. Bart Ehrman (affiliate link): https://www.bartehrman.com/gms/ -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/our-resources/ Chapters: The Celibate Priest/Intro 00:00 Women are less perfect than men 02:26 Christians should never have sex 09:14 Androgyny: original and ideal state of humankind 13:19 A radical way to keep chaste 19:07 Bad theology leads to orgies 22:46 This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA

011023 Many religions have special features which make them spread. But they made me stop believing. Go to https://ground.news/skeptic to know where your information is coming from. Subscribe through my link before October 15 and get 30% off unlimited access. Discovering that religions evolve through a darwinian process made me question my faith. Religions are memeplexes shaped over long periods of time, and my Christianity was no different. Here’s a story from my deconstruction story which I haven’t discussed before. Regardless of whether you’re ex-Christian, atheist, or otherwise, understanding memetics is hugely valuable. I recommend Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene and Susan Blackmore’s The Meme Machine to learn more about memes. -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Non-sectarian Biblical Studies Courses by Dr. Bart Ehrman (affiliate link): https://www.bartehrman.com/gms/ -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/our-resources/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA

151023 I’ve gotten some heat for things I’ve said about atheists expressing anger. Some think I’m too nice and others say I’m too harsh. So I thought I’d clarify my ideas on the subject. Videos referenced: Al Jazeera Did A Story About Me (Ex-Muslim and I Respond) https://youtu.be/Nb_y_frXXr8?si=YaBpPGeyhBCqd-WM “Do atheists exist?” This Christian’s insulting answer https://youtu.be/JuMsC7dlBgs?si=BcLosi7mlxFmUtGX Creationist Kent Hovind Challenges Me, I Respond https://youtu.be/GdyjN_zCO_M?si=GPcd95FaAICQQoXb Why Christian Responses to Deconstruction Are So Predictable https://youtu.be/Wa4UaieAWZA?si=09VSLiHLUar89vEV -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Non-sectarian Biblical Studies Courses by Dr. Bart Ehrman (affiliate link): https://www.bartehrman.com/gms/ -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/our-resources/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA

140923 Christianity is declining in the United States. Could it meet its end in the next century? *** The first 100 people to use code SKEPTIC at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: https://incogni.com/skeptic *** Americans are becoming less religious, and reliable sources like Pew Research predict that Christianity will be a minority in America by 2070. But is Christianity dying? Will Christianity disappear? Here I engage in some speculative futurism and describe 3 ways Christianity could end in the USA: Secularism overtakes Christianity, Other religions (primarily Islam and Hinduism) overtake Christianity, and Christianity transforms into a different religion. -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Non-sectarian Biblical Studies Courses by Dr. Bart Ehrman (affiliate link): https://www.bartehrman.com/gms/ -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/our-resources/ SOURCES: Graphs of Christianity’s decline in America (and why it WON’T stop) https://youtu.be/bDf2U6iloW0?si=3drvLPbOktyhCRgp Pew Research: Modeling the Future of Religion in America https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/ Is Religion Dying? Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society (Book review) https://youtu.be/RF2_FyCuBks?si=3bEwdOjnClITIBQz Mr Beat’s Great Replacement video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyUQP-R48yg Philip Gorski “Civil religion” https://youtu.be/j6DO9AHYg28?si=nCkqZMRpl7lQs1Rq Philip Gorski “What’s replacing traditional religion?” https://youtu.be/rW89mJ8shMI?si=NlFr0nFPfNfJiXuC Religion for Breakfast’s American Civil Religion series https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHsXddZFR9ANJNOtufGyy2skH18ngAKze&si=OG4cp43xylwgHwkB Human Development Index Report 2021-22 https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/global-report-document/hdr2021-22pdf_1.pdf This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA

310823 Bible scholars say the Bible says this about sex and gender. Sign up for the New Insights into the New Testament Conference: https://gmskeptic--ehrman.thrivecart.com/nint2023/ Dr. Bart Ehrman, Jeffery Siker, Dan McClellan, and Jennifer Wright Knust come together to answer the question: What does the Bible say about sex and gender? We also discuss what scripture says about marriage, family, divorce, homosexuality, desire, and more. From Leviticus to Romans to Genesis to 1 Timothy, the Bible has a lot to say about these topics. Here, experts take on the challenge of unpacking it all. -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Non-sectarian Biblical Studies Courses by Dr. Bart Ehrman (affiliate link): https://www.bartehrman.com/gms/ -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/our-resources/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA

240823 Dr. Stephen Meyer argues for intelligent design, skeptics respond. Go to https://ground.news/skeptic to get the full side of every story. Subscribe through my link before September 1 and get 30% off unlimited access. Dr. Stephen Meyer of the Discovery Institute appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast (episode #2008). He advocated for intelligent design and the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus, and in the process, made dubious claims about evolutionary biology and religious psychology. Jon Perry of Stated Clearly joins me to respond to Meyer’s claims. Listen to my conversation with Jon about this JRE episode: https://youtu.be/y39fTTh4zrI Jon Perry’s YouTube Channels: Stated Clearly: https://www.youtube.com/@StatedClearly Stated Casually: https://www.youtube.com/@statedcasually -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Non-sectarian Biblical Studies Courses by Dr. Bart Ehrman (affiliate link): https://www.bartehrman.com/gms/ -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/our-resources/ SOURCES: Stated Clearly animations about Genetic Information Part 1: https://youtu.be/DlhpvcgK_28 Part 2: https://youtu.be/G4VINRUe_o4 Talk by Gerd Müller https://downloads.royalsociety.org//events/2016/11/evolutionary-biology/muller.mp3 2016 Meeting Website (with links to all talks) https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2016/11/evolutionary-biology/ Study on deconversion from Christianity https://dspace2.creighton.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10504/64291/2011-21.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y “Non-believers just want to sin” deconstructed: https://youtu.be/JuMsC7dlBgs Dr. Elizabeth Loftus on memory https://youtu.be/4Ey7MBiDVH8 Why Christian martyrs were executed by Rome https://youtu.be/sIjpx1ymRQ4 My video on the psychology of god belief https://youtu.be/YV53lOptdoc This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA

150723 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Social scientist Dr. Ryan Burge recently claimed that atheists are the most socially ostracized religious group in the United States in an article titled “Just How Much Do Americans Dislike Atheists?” Here we examine the data he used to come to that conclusion. Bias against atheists in the US is real, but it looks substantially different than other forms of prejudice which are more commonly discussed in our culture. Dr. Ryan Burge’s article: https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/just-how-much-do-americans-dislike More information on atheophobia in the US: https://youtu.be/EuFtS1Mxumc -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Non-sectarian Biblical Studies Courses by Dr. Bart Ehrman (affiliate link): https://www.bartehrman.com/gms/ -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

220623 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Dr. Joseph Laycock joins me to discuss 6 terms he used in his book about The Satanic Temple: Speak of the Devil. As the book says, TST is changing the way we think and talk about Satanism, and these terms help us understand how that is happening. Terms discussed: Non-supernaturalist religion Religious pluralism Therapeutic blasphemy Counter myth Culture jamming Appropriating the discourse of evil Dr. Laycock’s work: https://sites.google.com/site/joelaycock/ -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Non-sectarian Biblical Studies Courses by Dr. Bart Ehrman (affiliate link): https://www.bartehrman.com/gms/ -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

170623 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. The Man Who Found 30,000 Differences in the Bible (with Dr. Bart Ehrman) An Oxford Bible scholar named John Mill found over 30,000 variants in the extant Biblical manuscripts in 1707. His published work on this started a controversy that has lasted to this day. Christian apologists and non-sectarian scholars alike can thank Mill for the energy that his work added to their fields. Here New Testament scholar Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to discuss this incredible story. Check out Dr. Ehrman’s latest course here: https://www.bartehrman.com/gms/ -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Dr. Bart Ehrman courses (affiliate link): https://www.bartehrman.com/gms/ -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

110623 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. Dr. Joseph Laycock is a scholar of New Religious Movements and an expert on Satanism and the Satanic Panic of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Here he discusses the similarities between the Satanic Panic and the anti-LGBTQ moral panic we’re experiencing today. We discuss claims about Satanism from Fox News, MomsForLiberty, Target Pride artist Abprallen UK, and even Anthony Padilla. Check out Dr. Laycock’s work here: https://sites.google.com/site/joelaycock/ -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Dr Bart Ehrman courses (affiliate links): “Other Virgin Births”: https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/other-virgin-births/?affiliate=gmskeptic “The Unknown Gospels” https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/unknown-gospels/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Resurrection of Jesus Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-resurrection-of-jesus-really-happen-bart-ehrman-mike-licona-debate/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Christmas Story Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-christmas-story-really-happen-webinar/?affiliate=gmskeptic -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ Sources: ACLU is tracking 491 bills they’ve identified as anti-LGBTQ. Bills restrict healthcare, IDs, access to bathrooms, participation in sports, discussing gender in grade school, college classes discussing gender and intersectionality https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights?impact= Gender Identity Disparities in Criminal Victimization: National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017–2018” appears in the American Journal of Public Health https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/ncvs-trans-press-release/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. The Satanic Temple has one canonical book, and it is NOT the Satanic Bible by the Church of Satan’s Anton LaVey. Rather, TST has The Revolt of the Angels by Anatole France. In this satirical novel, fallen angels prepare for a second war for the heavens, where Satan would be appointed God. This book review explores what this story has to do with TST Satanism, Christianity, and religious deconstruction generally. Lucien Greaves chose very well, in my opinion. A huge thank you to Chalice Blythe and Dex Desjardins for joining me! See you at SatanCon 2023! Read Revolt of the Angels for free here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32596/32596-h/32596-h.htm -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Dr Bart Ehrman courses (affiliate links): “Other Virgin Births”: https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/other-virgin-births/?affiliate=gmskeptic “The Unknown Gospels” https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/unknown-gospels/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Resurrection of Jesus Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-resurrection-of-jesus-really-happen-bart-ehrman-mike-licona-debate/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Christmas Story Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-christmas-story-really-happen-webinar/?affiliate=gmskeptic -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. Ever wondered how you could become possessed? Here experts in the history of demonology, spirit possession and exorcism discuss the causes of demonic possession and much more. We talk Mesopotamian tradition, Jewish exorcism, Jesus casting out demons, The Exorcist movie, Satanism, political motives for witch hunts, Ed and Lorraine Warren, and how to become possessed. A huge thank you to Dr. Justin Sledge and Dr. Joseph Laycock for joining me! Dr. Justin Sledge’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericaChannel Dr. Joseph Laycock’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B002I728MQ/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=ef3b4eb3-c829-40bc-92b1-0ca477331046&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdr -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Dr Bart Ehrman courses (affiliate links): “Other Virgin Births”: https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/other-virgin-births/?affiliate=gmskeptic “The Unknown Gospels” https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/unknown-gospels/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Resurrection of Jesus Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-resurrection-of-jesus-really-happen-bart-ehrman-mike-licona-debate/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Christmas Story Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-christmas-story-really-happen-webinar/?affiliate=gmskeptic -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. In 2015, while still attending a Christian university, we planned to become evangelical Christian missionaries. We’d move to Utah and aim to convert Mormons. How we planned to do this was extremely unethical. Missionary work is already ethically problematic, but when you add Christian counseling to the mix, things get even worse. We're happy to be ex-evangelical today. Taylor's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@theantibot2779 More on our school’s ridiculous beliefs: Awful Things We Believed at My Evangelical University https://youtu.be/CU-zJCvhz4I Our deconversion story: What was it like to leave Christianity as a married couple? https://youtu.be/f_6KjO96jH4 -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Dr Bart Ehrman courses (affiliate links): “Other Virgin Births”: https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/other-virgin-births/?affiliate=gmskeptic “The Unknown Gospels” https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/unknown-gospels/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Resurrection of Jesus Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-resurrection-of-jesus-really-happen-bart-ehrman-mike-licona-debate/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Christmas Story Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-christmas-story-really-happen-webinar/?affiliate=gmskeptic -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. Satan is exploding in popularity lately. Between Sam Smith and Kim Petras at the Grammys, Lil Nas X’s Montero video, and Little Demon on FX, it seems like the devil is becoming more popular than God in pop culture. Ben Shapiro, Fox News, Allie B Stuckey and others suggest that real evil forces are to blame. Others think a rise in the Romantic Era view of Satan is responsible. I think there’s more to the story. This is a discussion of Satan and Christ as symbols, not a promotion of Satanism, The Satanic Temple or any particular organization. -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Dr Bart Ehrman courses (affiliate links): “Other Virgin Births”: https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/other-virgin-births/?affiliate=gmskeptic “The Unknown Gospels” https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/unknown-gospels/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Resurrection of Jesus Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-resurrection-of-jesus-really-happen-bart-ehrman-mike-licona-debate/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Christmas Story Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-christmas-story-really-happen-webinar/?affiliate=gmskeptic -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ —---------------------------------------SOURCES—---------------------------------- In order of use: https://youtu.be/PYdx02GMoK0 https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/30/lakewood-church-joel-osteen-hurricane-harvey https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/us/carl-lentz-hillsong-pastor.html https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2021/10/5/awful-truth-child-sex-abuse-in-the-catholic-church https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/us/pennsylvania-church-sexual-abuse-victims.html https://www.npr.org/2022/07/25/1113498723/pope-francis-apology-canada-residential-schools-indigenous-children https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/religion/article/southern-baptist-convention-sex-abuse-report-17192138.php https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/boston-childrens-hospital-warns-employees-far-right-online-harassment-rcna43376 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/trans-health-care-disrupted-right-wing-harassment-1234600910/amp/ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/fbi-charges-massachusetts-woman-boston-childrens-hospital-bomb-threat-rcna47973 -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. Here we debunk the fake stories and reports about SatanCon 2023 in Boston. Conservative / right wing media like Fox News, the DailyWire, and figures like Ben Shapiro, Michael Knowles, Oli London, and Sean Feucht are exaggerating or lying about the convention and the Satanic Temple in general. Here Taylor and I correct the misinformation that has arisen since SatanCon happened. We focus on Chalice Blythe’s Bible tearing, Christian evangelists’ lies about making converts, Lucean Greaves’ interview on Fox News, and Oli London’s misrepresentation of Baphomet and trans issues. -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Dr Bart Ehrman courses (affiliate links): “Other Virgin Births”: https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/other-virgin-births/?affiliate=gmskeptic “The Unknown Gospels” https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/unknown-gospels/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Resurrection of Jesus Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-resurrection-of-jesus-really-happen-bart-ehrman-mike-licona-debate/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Christmas Story Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-christmas-story-really-happen-webinar/?affiliate=gmskeptic -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ Source on trans minors: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-transyouth-data/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. Ben Shaprio has a weird connection to the Church of Satan, founded by Anton LaVey. They’re not connected by affiliation or symbolism, but by their political principles (especially their fondness of Ayn Rand). In his response to the Sam Smith / Kim Petras Grammy’s performance, Shapiro spoke about Satanism’s foundation in Romantic era literature. He greatly misrepresented Percy Shelley and the Satan of the Romantics, and I think this was not only intentional, but necessary to maintain Shapiro and the DailyWire’s apparent distance from Satanism. -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Dr Bart Ehrman courses (affiliate links): “Other Virgin Births”: https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/other-virgin-births/?affiliate=gmskeptic “The Unknown Gospels” https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/unknown-gospels/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Resurrection of Jesus Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-resurrection-of-jesus-really-happen-bart-ehrman-mike-licona-debate/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Christmas Story Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-christmas-story-really-happen-webinar/?affiliate=gmskeptic -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ Sources: Shapiro’s video on Satan https://youtu.be/PYdx02GMoK0 Dailywire acquires Atlas Shrugged https://youtu.be/mgSsnXU0RYY Anton LaVey’s Satanism is most similar to Objectivism https://www.churchofsatan.com/satanism-and-objectivism/?amp Anton LaVey and Ayn Rand https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/161976922.pdf Peter Gilmore on Church of Satan’s values https://www.people.vcu.edu/~dbromley/churchofsatanLink.html This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. According to sociological and anthropological research, there are more effective ways to convince someone to believe in god than making arguments. Religious apologetics are demonstrably less effective than other forms of social influence like Credibility Enhancing Displays or trauma. Here I present the work of Dr. Joseph Henrich to teach you how to most effectively make converts. Playlist that dives deeper into this subject (Religion for Breakfast vids): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtKEY3VVqAWZ8P9e0UuQRSXatRwNZgPtL -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share Dr Bart Ehrman courses (affiliate links): “Other Virgin Births”: https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/other-virgin-births/?affiliate=gmskeptic “The Unknown Gospels” https://ehrman.thrivecart.com/unknown-gospels/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Resurrection of Jesus Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-resurrection-of-jesus-really-happen-bart-ehrman-mike-licona-debate/?affiliate=gmskeptic “Did the Christmas Story Really Happen?” https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-christmas-story-really-happen-webinar/?affiliate=gmskeptic -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ —---------------------------------------SOURCES—---------------------------------- Playlist that dives deeper into this subject: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtKEY3VVqAWZ8P9e0UuQRSXatRwNZgPtL Research on CREDs https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/17250565/LanmanBuhrmesterCREDsFinal.pdf War predicts religiosity https://henrich.fas.harvard.edu/files/henrich/files/henrich_et_al-2019-nature_human_behaviour.pdf -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. “Atheism isn’t an identity” some say. In American culture, though, I believe it can be. Here I cover 8 kinds of atheists that exist in American culture, describing their unique features as well as their similarities. The types are Ex-Jehovah’s Witness, Ex-Fundamentalist, Ex-Muslim, Ex-Evangelical / Exvangelical, Ex-Mormon, Atheistic Pagan / Atheopagan, Sentientist / Ethical Vegan, and Atheistic Satanist (The Satanic Temple) Thank you to JJ McCullough for the illustrations! JJ’s 35 Tribes video: https://youtu.be/sWB7oe0TSyM Apostate Aladdin’s channel: https://youtube.com/@ApostateAladdin -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism all have their own versions of hell. Here’s how you can go to hell in all of them. Dr. Bart Ehrman, Dr. Natasha Mikles, Filip Holm, and Dr. Justin Sledge, all scholars and educators in the field of religious studies, joined me to help me find out how many hells I’m going to. Follow their instructions and you’ll be going to hell in every religion. Check out Dr. Bart Ehrman’s “Other Virgin Births” course here: https://gmskeptic--ehrman.thrivecart.com/other-virgin-births/ https://gmskeptic--ehrman.thrivecart.com/other-virgin-births/ https://gmskeptic--ehrman.thrivecart.com/other-virgin-births/ Dr. Natasha Mikles work on RfB: https://youtu.be/xKWmMLlSPsM Filip on Let’s Talk Religion: https://youtube.com/@LetsTalkReligion Dr. Sledge on Esoterica: https://youtube.com/@TheEsotericaChannel -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. Some arguments for god are appealing not because of their conclusions, but because of their premises. What makes those premises so enticing? It’s what they imply about us. The argument from fine-tuning, the argument from morality, and the argument from consciousness all depend on flattering assumptions about humanity. Christian apologists like Frank Turek and Greg Koukl often present these arguments in emotionally charged ways. In order to see these arguments more rationally, we must acknowledge the emotional appeal of religious apologetics. TRY GROUND NEWS: Before December 20th get 35% off their top subscriptions and unlimited access for just $2 a month https://ground.news/skeptic https://ground.news/skeptic https://ground.news/skeptic The most OP argument for (defending) God https://youtu.be/gf2hUJTFS9I The Emotional Dog and Its Rational Tail https://www.motherjones.com/files/emotional_dog_and_rational_tail.pdf -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. Social scientist Dr. Ryan Burge makes fascinating maps and graphs about religion and politics in America and worldwide. Here I examine his work on several topics: states where atheists are banned from public office, the largest religions in America, non-Christians who identify as Evangelical, how many Muslims are in America, GDP and religion, and more. This like JackSucksAtGeography or Drew Durnil but about religion and with scholarly sources. Previous maps and graphs video: https://youtu.be/zsmsHfOJGC4 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GnHDo__cAlOBdYEgisN2QGE_nJLMw5xOI90bgrof9Mg/edit?usp=sharing Ryan Burge on twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanburge?s=21 Religiolog on Russian propaganda about “satanism”: https://youtu.be/NPvK0LIbxYQ -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. Arguments for the existence of God are a point of endless discussion among atheist and religious figures alike. Within religious communities themselves, though, it’s a different story. Although I discussed these arguments in my arguments for god’s existence tier list and many other videos, I don’t think people actually believe in God because of the kalam cosmological argument, the teleological argument, the moral argument, the ontological argument, etc. Here I discuss the 3B model of religious identity, speak with Alex O’Connor of Cosmic Skeptic, and comment on the utility of debating Christian apologists like William Lane Craig. Cosmic Skeptic: https://www.youtube.com/c/CosmicSkeptic Religion for Breakfast video I mentioned: https://youtu.be/Tj9uTOer4C4 -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/

Like and subscribe. This is an archive channel, i'm not the owner of the content, check the link in the end. The Soviet Union’s League of the Militant Godless produced an absurd amount of propaganda pushing anti-theism, militant atheism, and their Godless Five Year Plan. I cover USSR propaganda from the eras of Lenin and Stalin (1920s - 1930s), Khrushchev and Brezhnev (1950s - 1960s), and Gorbachev (1980s). Watch Religiolog’s History of Soviet Atheism series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3bwQ956V1E&list=PL0ch9d30hFxYcMJ99YOdJ1nxhjG0V1ikY Alex’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCykq7mR4sYvoWGckYAhchKw Religiolog Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/4religiolog -------------------------------------------SUPPORT------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkeptic Equipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_share -------------------------------------------FOLLOW------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skeptic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/ -------------------------Resources for atheists in need------------------------- Find a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.org Recovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcome Resources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/join-us/ This video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.* *This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA https://rumblevideoarchive.wordpress.com/