Eric the Evangelist (Response to Eric Manjarrez) David John Wellman 2022-12-04 | Support DJW on Patreon:patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanEric Manjarrez is a social media evangelist of the Gabe Poirot variety (with, perhaps, a bit less caffeine in his system). He's very proud of his quote-mined Dawkins passage which proves that all atheists are nihilists. He's also very proud of his discovery that there ARE no atheists. This lack of consistency is one of several things we'll be looking at.Background art by DJW.0:00 It's Just a Thing Now2:54 The Consistent View of Atheism5:04 QMI8:03 The Floor is Lava9:56 Romans 1: A Syllogistic Analysis15:21 Too Late for Air Quotes17:08 What Is My Sin?19:15 Are Evangelists Accountable?
Christian Persecution: An Atheists Perspective David John Wellman 2022-11-20 | Support DJW on Patreon:patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanThis video was produced a few weeks ago but, because of automated filter shenanigans, is only now being released. Special thanks to David Lawson and Mthaytr, who became patrons after this video was produced and so are not included in the end-of-video list. I am thankful for them, and for all my patrons and viewers.I've alluded many times in the past to the persecution theme in Christianity; now it's time to discuss it. What causes so many comfortable, well-off Christians to claim persecution? Are they justified as identifying as persecuted based on the fates of the apostles and early Christians? Or on the basis of being wished "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas?" And, perhaps most importantly, what does actual persecution look like?(By the way, a fun fact which I did not discover in time to include in the video: Kevin Max, one of the members of DC Talk and the guy in the thumbnail, today identifies as an exvangelical.) Background art by DJW0:00 Hunt Me Down1:39 Talking Heads4:55 Columbine6:00 Spin7:57 The War on Christmas (of course)10:23 The Apostles and Early Christians15:22 Alexandria16:53 The Reality of Persecution
An Unconscious Apologist (Response to Almando Calvo, Christrighteous) David John Wellman 2022-11-13 | Support DJW on Patreon:patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanAlmando Calvo has a new book coming out! And this one, he PROMISES, will have atheists reeling in the corner and trembling before the power of God, because unlike the plagiarism-fest of his first book, this one contains all original material, and will be a singular event in the history of Christian apologetics! Or so he claims. In advance of the book's Thanksgiving release date, we're going to look at what we know about it so far. We're also going to look to the anticipated re-release of the first book, which -- again, he PROMISES -- now contains no plagiarism! Even though, by his own admission, the only changes he made were to the cover of the book. Because, you see, he's discovered how to type the © symbol!Yeah. UPDATE: Right before this video went up, an exhausted-looking Almando posted a new video -- clearly repeating something he'd just read, as he's done so often in the past -- so I guess he's back from his break! The video's about how atheists already know that God exists, and that this is so clear and obvious that it's not even worth arguing about. Splendid! The more Christians who say this, the better. For details, see my video "The Unbeatable Argument for Atheism:"youtube.com/watch?v=fprt9Pl4Bws"Christ Righteous has a new book... with NO PLAGIARISM!!" by Logicked:youtube.com/watch?v=jUi1rw8ub08"The VICTIMs of Christian Apologetics" by Jeff Lowder (response to Turek):youtube.com/watch?v=xXWTc6-toDoBackground art by DJW0:00 The Space Shuttle Is a Nice Touch2:02 The Passive Voice4:50 Stealing from Frank Turek6:58 The Great Agnostic9:50 Whoop-bam!12:02 The Almando Challenge14:13 Chapters Eight, Nine, and Ten17:06 I Never Promised You a Book18:43 Lesson One
Kalam: Time and Causation David John Wellman 2022-11-07 | Support DJW on Patreon:patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanThis is a compilation of the first half of my series on the Kalam Cosmological Argument; it discusses the nature of time, and the justifications offered by Kalam proponents such as WLC for believing the first premise. These were among the first videos I made for this channel, and I've taken the opportunity to tweak the technical stuff just a bit, so that they look and sound better, as well as some very minor edits. (But I did leave in the part where I sing. Sorry.)Background art by DJW0:00 Intro0:16 Absolute Time1:40 WLC's Ether Theory4:47 Why Accept A-Theory?6:19 Come On, It's Just Obvious!8:35 A Tangent about Craig9:32 Seventeen Minutes10:52 Blue Things12:39 People and Polearms and Planets14:27 Trust Your Doubts15:42 Outro
Atheist Replies to Comments 2 David John Wellman 2022-10-30 | This is a response to some comments I have gotten in my recent videos. The "2" is because this is the second comment response video I've done; the first was in the deep, dark past of this channel (that would be last December), when I barely got any comments. Now I get a lot more! Topics covered include atheism and agnosticism, the inevitability of God and/or nature, friendly atheism, why I don't (or at least shouldn't) get political in my videos, and the fact that NO, I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO BE YOUR BIOLOGY TEACHER.Support this channel by joining my Patreon:patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanSpecial Appearance by Godless Granny:youtube.com/c/GodlessGrannyBackground art by DJW0:00 Is Nature Inevitable? (Is God?)1:03 Do We Choose What To Believe?3:55 Why Are Creationists So Entitled?6:39 What Are My Politics?8:30 Are Atheists Perfect?9:19 Is Atheism/Theism a Binary?10:25 Are Allah and Yahweh the Same Thing?11:53 Should I Prepare a Speech for God?14:17 Do Atheists Engage in Groupthink?15:34 Why Are Creationists So Entitled? (Reprise)
Creationism, Science, and Atheism David John Wellman 2022-10-23 | Support this channel by clicking on "THANKS" above, or by joining my Patreon:patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanWe're doing something new. I have said over and over again that I don't deal with creationists, because evolutionary theory is so well proven, and so basic to the biological sciences, that it needs no defending from the likes of me. But it occurred to me that both scientists and creationists seem content to leave one aspect of the whole "debate" almost entirely unexamined: creationism itself. Because if the evidence is inconsistent with the earth being only six thousand years old, then whatever the (alleged) failings of biologists and geologists, the creationist is nonetheless left with a very simple choice: either reject biblical creationism, or reject the empirical sciences -- while continuing to enjoy the fruits of the empirical sciences, such as YouTube. Apologists like to accuse atheists of "stealing from God," but in fact, many of them are stealing from science!So this video will be, depending on my abilities and your interest, the first in a series on creationism.Background art by DJW0:00 Curriculum Vitae2:17 The Science Guy3:48 The Erosion of Faith6:28 Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi7:59 The Problem of Heat12:05 Last Tuesdayism13:36 Before Darwin (No Vestige of a Beginning)17:31 Finding Out What Is True19:26 The Corruption of the Wise21:46 What God Wants
An Open Letter from an Atheist to a Priest (Response to Father Casey) David John Wellman 2022-10-16 | Father Casey, a Franciscan Friar of the popular channel "Breaking In the Habit," released an open letter to atheists on YouTube a while back. The video is not framed as an attempt to convert atheists, which he wistfully admits he is unable to do, nor as a put-down, but rather as an exhortation (his word, not mine) for all atheists to be "good atheists." You will not be surprised to learn that the word "good" in this context needs some unpacking.DJW's Patreon:patreon.com/davidjohnwellman "An Open Letter to Atheists from a Priest" by Breaking In The Habit:youtube.com/watch?v=DJbq-FdJehY"The Guide to Common Fallacies" (playlist) by PBS Idea Channel:youtube.com/watch?v=KeswYJgf5mM&list=PLtHP6qx8VF7dPql3ll1To4i6vEIPt0kV5Background art by DJW0:00 The Digital Age Priesthood1:19 An Awkward Beginning5:23 "Some Pretty Atrocious Things"9:09 The Futility of (After)life11:22 The World Needs Good People14:29 How to Be an Atheist, Christ-plained17:57 No True Theologian20:22 It Is Enough22:16 The Masses Outside the Arena25:30 Do We Need Each Other?
Return of the Plagiarist (Response to Christrighteous) David John Wellman 2022-10-09 | He was gone for a while, but now he's back. He has a wife and child now. He has years of experience as a street preacher and evangelist. He is joining the Army, and going back to school. Also, he thinks that I am, literally, the offspring of the most evil being who has ever lived. And, of course, he is an unrepentant plagiarist.It's time to revisit Almando "Christrighteous" Calvo.DJW's Patreon:patreon.com/davidjohnwellman"WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!?I’m ready to serve my loved ones and my enemies" by Christ Righteous Ministries:youtube.com/watch?v=Jq2_Css5KOg"If you don’t get it, then you don’t get it *Shrugs*," Ibid.:youtube.com/shorts/v7ynAS1zNcE"The concept of a God being exist; therefore God must exist. And Atheist know it😁," Ibid.:youtube.com/shorts/PulJKPpvqq0"Lobachevsky - Tom Lehrer. Arr. (plagiarised by) Angus Paterson," by Angus Paterson:youtube.com/watch?v=HYKbEU1fv8UAlmando's new channel:youtube.com/channel/UCaXu6xJIDTJ76eNJbpqSA_ABackground art by DJW0:00 Christ Righteous (Calvo Not So Much)2:26 Hoʻomaikaʻi / Absurdly Tiny Print6:49 U.S (sic) Christian Soldier9:23 The Saddam Line11:33 Three Little Words14:15 A Blair Witch Style Tour17:23 The Most Powerful Argument19:52 The Concept of God21:25 Something You Should Worry About
Is Dan Barker a Master Atheist Supervillain? (Response to Stuff That Matters) David John Wellman 2022-10-02 | Derek Hammer, from Stuff That Matters, asked his viewers to share his anti-atheist, anti-evolution video with atheists -- even calling it "Please Share With Atheists." This was a tactical error. Derek would probably agree with that, but he'd give a different reason: he'd say that atheists were being so mean and disrespectful in his comments section that he had to turn comments off. Where have we heard that before? Anyway, Derek makes two arguments in his video: first, that the FFRF has influenced the overwhelming majority of educators and thinkers, such that all our institutions are biased against intelligent design, and second, that atheism is an emotional choice. Let's review, shall we?Join my Patreon!patreon.com/davidjohnwellman"Please Share with Atheists" by Stuff That Matters:youtube.com/watch?v=KDvMQWwBLjU"29+ Evidences for Macroevolution: The Scientific Case for Common Descent" by Douglas Theobald, PhD:talkorigins.org/faqs/comdescThe full citation for the Asimov quote is, Asimov, Isaac, "The Relativity of Wrong," in The Skeptical Inquirer (Vol. 14 No. 1, Fall 1989), p. 36.Background art by DJW0:00 Why I Don't Do Anti-Evolution Videos2:23 Dan "Darkseid" Barker?4:39 Apples and Bananas7:21 The World Famous What's-His-Name8:55 Some Great Thinkers11:30 Doxastic Emotionalism15:25 So You Think Your Schooling's Phoney16:29 At Least He's Honest19:56 Остальное зависит от тебя21:14 How to Identify a Fake God23:55 The Underlook
Atheists, Your Eyes Will Break! (Response to Gabe Poirot) David John Wellman 2022-09-25 | He may have nearly a million subscribers, but Gabe Poirot would not do well at a progressive rock concert. Most of his videos are short, around thirty seconds, and are master classes in self-promotion. I was worried that plugging my Patreon page (join now! patreon.com/davidjohnwellman) would seem overly self-serving, but this guy? Man.He wants you to know three things. First, he went to heaven while in a coma. Second, liberals are bad. And third, atheists are blind. It was his saying this last thing over and over and over and over again that got my attention. Since I am responding to a number of short videos here, and since he's already overly-promoted, I won't link to each one individually; you can just search YouTube for "Gabe Poirot" and search his videos page for "atheist," and you'll see the originals. You may want some coffee first.Oh, and I really do want you to join my Patreon. :-) patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanBackground art by DJW0:00 Your Eyes Will Break2:19 Colors and Emoji5:58 Past Tense8:26 The Gabe Who Came Back From Heaven10:07 Lightning and the Thunder12:44 Lightning, part 213:56 Why Do Adam Stay Together?17:17 One Rainbow Not Enough?18:53 Brains, Bans, and B.S.21:19 Class Dismissed
Muslim Caretaker of Women Thinks Atheists Are Lazy? (Response to Middle Nation) David John Wellman 2022-09-19 | This person might be, in an understated sort of way, the worst person I've ever taken on on this channel. "Middle Nation" originally named his channel for the verse in the Qur'an which states that men are "caretakers," or "managers," or "in charge of" women -- and his content, both old and new, seems to reflect his belief that, however you translate it, that's the most important verse in the Muslim holy book. It's hard to be a "Prime Directive kind of guy" when confronting such attitudes. Today, however, we're looking at the brilliant and profound things he has to say about atheism (while in a Saharan dust storm, apparently). Join My Patreon:patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanBackground art by DJW0:00 Qawwamun2:04 Dust Storm Discussion3:29 Agnosticism Again5:21 Shallow and Simple6:53 Idiosyncratic Islam?8:54 Prehistoric Piety (feat. Una)10:39 Reject and Refrain12:24 Public Predators14:44 Mutable Morality16:20 numawwaQ
Bible Contradictions: What They Prove (and What They Dont) David John Wellman 2022-09-11 | Pointing out Bible contradictions doesn't mean anything to those whose Christian faith is not based on the Bible being perfectly true. And to the fundamentalists and inerrantists, it usually produces a scoff, an eye roll, and a shake of the head. Because a million theologians working for a thousand years MUST have come up with good answers to harmonize the entire document -- just as a million monkeys working at typewriters for a thousand years MUST produce the works of Shakespeare. That's how it works, right?Wrong. Anyone can guess as to how a contradiction might be reconciled -- but to reconcile thousands of them from dozens of disparate works in a way that produces a coherent narrative which passes the smell test? And do they really believe those reconciliations anyway? Because there's a difference between what Christians will say to silence the atheists and skeptics, and what they actually BELIEVE. Guess which one I'm interested in.**Apologies for the slight sound issues in this video; I was working with some broken equipment. The guinea pigs are on it.Join My Patreon:patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanBackground art by DJW0:00 Where Were The Pockets?2:25 Plausibility Ceiling4:52 The Apologist and Arnold Schwarzenegger6:29 Apparent and Actual Contradictions7:55 Thirty Pieces of Silver9:29 Headlong Flight of Fancy12:44 Original Manuscripts13:24 My Favorite Contradiction15:04 Thwarted by a Paper Shortage?16:49 Context Is for Kings
Prophecy Proves the Bible ... But Im Not a Christian! (Response to Random Green) David John Wellman 2022-08-28 | Before you ask, no, he's not a Messianic Jew either. He may be random, and sometimes he's kinda green, but Random Green is a self-declared non-Christian who is frustrated with atheists for not accepting the prophetic evidence that clearly proves the Bible. I don't know, you tell me.DJW's Patreon:patreon.com/davidjohnwellman"What Kind Of Evidence Will Atheists Accept?"youtube.com/watch?v=wJZoivrEEkoBackground art by DJW0:00 Punctuation Drought2:21 Time to Slow Down a Bit4:30 The Word Was a God5:58 Criteria for Fulfilled Prophecy8:11 Righteousneeessssss9:21 Intense, Creepy Stares (Part 2)10:18 Hey There, I Am the Lord Your God12:35 Late Breaking News15:37 HOLY VENGEANCE NUISANCE SMITER 300016:31 What?18:02 The Lion and the Eagle21:06 What Evidence Will Atheists Accept?
Pascals Wager: Turn or Burn for Math Nerds David John Wellman 2022-08-21 | DJW's Patreon page:patreon.com/davidjohnwellman"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." Nowadays, the evangelistic canard known as Pascal's Wager is rarely stated explicitly, except by those apologists who discover it for the first time and think it unassailable -- as a young apologist named David once did. But really, it's just "turn or burn" for people who like decision matrices. Here's what I wish I could have told that young apologist, *mumblecough* years ago.Background art by DJW0:00 A Christian Chat Room, 19XX2:15 Pascal's Wager3:03 رهان باسكال4:45 The Perverse Master5:27 A Startling Admission7:10 Mafia-ness8:46 The First Hug of Many10:25 Smith's Wager
Motorist Has Real Advice for Atheists (His Opus Number 18) David John Wellman 2022-08-14 | NOW LIVE: DJW's Patreon page:patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanThe new Ruben? Except for the wedding ring on his hand, Christopher fits a very definite archetype: his videos (all with opus numbers) range from support of the standard alt-right darlings to videos about "charisma" and "how to get laid." But he also has a thing about atheism: he's fervently anti-atheism, though he seems apathetic about his own religion, and he thinks he has us all figured out. Today we're looking at a video in which he deigns to give us advice, as well as taking brief forays into a couple other videos (including one in which he pre-emptively calls makers of response videos "two faced rats"). We'll address what he has to say, and we'll just kinda hope he's not the next Elliot Rodger.WARNING: Loud noise at 7:25. (Don't worry it's just Charles Laughton.)"018 | my ADVICE for ATHEISTS" by RealAtTheWheelyoutube.com/watch?v=0Pgxek-1RIo"025 | Atheism DISPROVED," Ibid.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq-ka1C_Ykc"083 | TWO FACED RATS on YouTube," Ibid.youtube.com/watch?v=IA0_bUgD_1UBackground art by DJW0:00 Opus Numbers0:58 Hence1:43 What's Wrong, McFly?4:38 Independent Christians6:38 Off the Rails8:02 Interlude: No Wheel, No Shirt9:56 A Clear Definition of Atheism10:38 An Unclear Definiton of Gods13:04 A Classic Distinction16:16 I Don't Even Know Where His Office Is17:45 A Bully and a Coward19:31 Radical Epistemological Skepticism?21:19 One Piece of Advice21:51 Coda: Backpfeifengesicht
DJWs Quick Guide to Fallacies (With a Side of Toast) David John Wellman 2022-08-07 | NOW LIVE: DJW's Patreon page:patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanTitle says it all, really. We're going to quickly discuss fallacies that you commonly run across, with examples from both everyday life and from the atheism-theism debate. We're also going to have a side of toast.I'm probably going to get accused of strawmanning the position of apologists in several places in this video. For example, "the stone paradox doesn't disprove God, therefore God exists" does not accurately reflect the position expressed by, say, Swinburne and Plantinga in their peer-reviewed philosophical papers. It does, however, accurately reflect the position expressed by those who say "the stone paradox doesn't disprove God, therefore God exists." What can I say? Your complaint is with them, not with me.Background art by DJW0:00 Intro0:38 Denying the Antecedent2:36 Affirming the Consequent3:06 Non Sequitur (The Uberfallacy)3:53 The Fallacy Fallacy (The GOAT)4:48 Equivocation6:15 Begging the Question (Circular Argument)7:06 Appeal to Ignorance (Burden Shifting)7:28 Strawman 8:04 Questionable Cause (After Hoc Therefore Something Else Hoc)9:05 Irrelevant Authority (Sajak, Not Trebek)9:48 Red Herring (Better Than Vegetables)10:23 Ad Hominem (The Most Misunderstood)11:48 Outro
Christian Curses All Atheists: Six Months Later David John Wellman 2022-07-31 | Where did the time go? Six months ago, an apologist named Ruben placed a six-month curse on atheists. "Your businesses will fail," he solemnly yet gleefully intoned. "Your clientele will dry up. Your health will fail. Everything in your life will go bad. Why? Because you've tried to make a mockery of God." And so on. Six of the best months of my life later, it's time not just to look back at the curse, but also to look at intercessory prayer in general. When people pray for God to actually do something in the world, they don't have much of a reason to think that it actually works -- even if God happens to exist. NOW LIVE: DJW's Patreon page:patreon.com/davidjohnwellman"A Curse For Atheists" by Ruben Obed El Mejor:(no longer available)Tilly the guinea pig appears courtesy of entropy and chaos.Background art by DJW0:00 A Modern Day Elijah2:39 The Result of the Curse5:20 Den Største6:19 An Act of Intellectual Pride8:46 Why Doesn't God Heal Amputees?9:57 ...or Zap Atheists?11:09 The Masters of Retconning
The Argument from Religious Experience, and Why it Fails David John Wellman 2022-07-24 | Most people on Earth are religious, and many if not most religious people report having had some kind of religious experience. Christian apologists use this phenomenon in two ways. First, they argue that the prevalence of such experiences must indicate the existence of something supernatural -- so that motorcycle worshippers in India are indirect evidence of Yahweh. And second, they argue that people who have such experiences are justified in believing that the entity they are experiencing actually exists -- as long as it's Yahweh. I am less than impressed. NOW LIVE: DJW's Patreon page:patreon.com/davidjohnwellmanBackground art by DJW0:00 The Apple in the Palm2:24 The Prince Philip Movement4:26 The Right Mindset6:43 Naturalistic Causes8:41 The Weak Argument11:15 It's The Mind13:49 E-type Experiences14:56 Without Excuse?
Michael Browns Honest Questions for Atheists David John Wellman 2022-07-17 | Michael Brown, a homophobic activist whom I cannot describe any better than he is described in the RationalWiki article about him (rationalwiki.org/wiki/Michael_Brown), has captured the atheist community's attention in the last couple weeks with a blog post, "Some Honest Questions For Atheists." I'm not exactly sure how this became a bandwagon, but hey, I don't mind a good bandwagon. I also have some pointed things to say about his questions. If you want to support me directly, click here to buy me a coffee:buymeacoffee.com/djwellman"Some Honest (sic) Questions for Atheists" by Michael Brown:stream.org/some-honest-questions-for-atheistsBackground art by DJW0:00 All the Answers1:41 1. Not Something Singular3:11 2. It Is Your Destiny5:00 3. 100% Probability7:00 4. The History of Explanations8:28 5. Hey, David!10:00 6. Chinese Astrology10:54 7. Incompatible Properties
Should Atheists Distrust Our Thoughts? (Response to Logan Jones) David John Wellman 2022-07-10 | Logan is (or was) a student at Biola University, the school of William Lane Craig, and it would appear that he's caught the apologetics bug. His argument here is that, since under atheism our thoughts are determined by the pool-ball-like actions of our neurons, we have no reason to think our thoughts are true, and therefore it's illogical to be an atheist. Yeah. There are problems. Hopefully we can get him to see these problems, or at least that we have thought about these things, and that his search for a "magic bullet" against atheism is in vain. Support my channel directly:buymeacoffee.com/djwellman"Why It's Always Illogical to be an Atheist" by Logan Jones:youtube.com/watch?v=KLIuZo3g3G4Background art by DJW0:00 Go Eagles!0:38 Naturalism and Chinese Horoscopes3:24 The Laws of Nature5:13 Being Christian Wrong7:13 Spherical Somethings in a Vacuum8:39 Theism and Radical Skepticism10:36 What Logan Hasn't Shown
Atheism is Logic (Response to Atheism vs. Logic) David John Wellman 2022-07-04 | I try not to go after people for making spelling errors -- goodness knows I've made some on this channel -- but "Atheism vs. Logic" made kind of a whopper when he typed a "v" instead of an "i" in his own channel name. 😂Anyway, this is a shorter reaction video to a young-earther who thinks that mRNA is the magic bullet against atheism.If you enjoy my videos and want to support me directly, click here to buy me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/djwellman"Refuting Atheism is Simple" by Atheism vs. Logic (sic):youtube.com/watch?v=8PWOKCjDxx0"How to End a Debate with Atheists" by Atheism vs. Logic (sic):youtube.com/watch?v=d_JaM9fpDXk"Player Scores 3 Own Goals within 30 minutes" by rom7ooo:youtube.com/watch?v=tE5IAJ4vegYBackground art by DJW0:00 Ejector Seat2:43 (Meta-)Analogy4:04 This Won't End Well6:37 NSOBJ TOPUQ SPHSB NNJOH9:24 This Didn't End Well
The Moral Argument for God, and Why it Fails David John Wellman 2022-06-26 | "Are you sure we should be paying attention to these guys? It's like, who died and left Aristotle in charge of ethics?""Plato!"Moral philosophy is a vast and sprawling topic, one to which I can't possibly do justice in a single video. No position on the ontology and epistemology of morality is without its problems; none is universally agreed to be superior. Therefore, the apologists who employ the moral argument are relying on the instincts and emotions of their audience for its persuasive power. It undoubtedly sounds convincing to those who are already aligned with its position, but it fails to convince anyone who is not. If you enjoy my videos and want to support me directly, click here to buy me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/djwellmanBackground art by DJW0:00 A Simple Argument?1:38 The Appeal to Emotion2:55 Our Personal Preference5:22 Grounding Morals Without God8:11 God vs. John Lithgow9:46 Press-the-blue-button-ness12:49 Moral Subjectivism15:01 Advantage: None
The Argument from Evil: Soul Making and Other Theodicies David John Wellman 2022-06-12 | There's no way to consider all of the theodicies that have been proposed to answer the Argument from Evil; theologians and apologists are nothing if not creative. But between this video and "The Free Will Theodicy," I believe I've covered -- alas, all too briefly -- the schools of thought subscribed to by most of them, and thereby given good reason to think that premise P of the argument is true. Of course, if there's a theodicy I haven't considered, please leave it in the comments.THE ARGUMENT FROM EVIL REFERENCE(E1) Lightning strikes a tree in a forest, causing a forest fire. A fawn is caught in this fire, and suffers intense agony for an extended period of time before finally dying. (E2) A five year old girl is, by her mother's boyfriend, severely beaten, raped and strangled to death.(P) No good state of affairs that we know of is such that God, by bringing it about, is justified in permitting E1 and E2.Therefore, it is likely that:(Q) No good state of affairs is such that God, by bringing it about, is justified in permitting E1 and E2.Therefore, it is likely that:(R) God does not exist.If you enjoy this video and want to support me directly, buy me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/djwellman"The Argument from Evil" by DJWyoutube.com/watch?v=XwwicwoxmwU"The Free Will Theodicy" by DJWyoutube.com/watch?v=N5b-12SlkXwBackground art by DJW0:00 The Atheist Professor's Brain (Again)2:21 The Soul Making Theodicy6:02 Theodical Individualism6:57 The Afterlife Theodicy9:34 The Punishment Theodicy10:40 Una11:03 The Natural Laws Theodicy12:48 A Few More Theodicies14:32 The End of the Beginning
Ask an Atheist! David John Wellman 2022-06-05 | You asked, I answered. Topics include the circularity of apologetic arguments, what role YEC played in my deconversion, God and free will, and why the way in which Christianity perpetuates itself is strong evidence for its own falsehood. Plus, of course, the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.If you enjoy my work and want to support me directly, click here to buy me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/djwellmanBackground art by DJW0:00 Intro...0:35 Preserve or Destroy?2:02 Eden or Education?3:40 Punishment or Redemption?4:53 For or Against?7:03 Free Will or Hardened Hearts?8:47 Atheist or Sociopath?10:20 Deity or Devil?10:49 ESP or POS?11:40 Yahweh or Toaster Oven?12:52 Perfect or Perfectly Glorious?14:06 African or European?14:30 Clockwise or Counterclockwise?16:22 ...or Outro?
The Theory of Nothingness (Response to Higher Videos) David John Wellman 2022-05-29 | Higher of Higher Videos actually has a few things going for him. Not being a full-time apologist, he's not yet formed certain bad habits; he cheerfully admits when he's wrong about something, and shows a decent understanding of science. However, like many a bad apologist, he tries to shoehorn a nothingness that (almost) nobody believes in into the history of the universe, reinterprets the meaning of words like "beginning," and takes a near-obligatory cheap shot at one of the Four Horsemen, in this case Hitchens. So, while giving credit where it's due, I basically want to share my disappointment at this particular attempt to discredit atheism."ATHEISM'S #1 PLOT HOLE | THE END OF TIMES" by Higher Videos:youtube.com/watch?v=ys2bhECPHRs"Christopher Hitchens Best Bits on the Afterlife:"youtube.com/watch?v=VIALoWV_zoMBackground art by DJW0:00 Digging Into Atheism0:42 Hitch3:46 The Edge of Forever7:31 The Theory of Nothingness9:49 Everybody Moves Up One12:29 Three Cheers14:14 Broken Record16:04 All This19:31 Everybody Knows Einstein20:27 Clarke's Second Law22:44 Three Cheers (Reprise)
Why the Fine-Tuning Argument Is Illogical David John Wellman 2022-05-22 | The argument to design, in the form of the fine-tuning argument, is probably the second most popular argument for God's existence. It states that the universe has been dealt a "winning hand" by having its parameters be just right to be able to support life -- specifically, our kind of life. Like the Kalam, it appeals to intuition and emotion in an attempt to make atheism look unreasonable.But there are problems. What's so special about a universe with humans it it that it calls for an explanation other than random chance? How does the apologist know that chance would even be involved, that such a universe isn't metaphysically necessary? How does he know the universe has one "fine-tuner" instead of many? In exploring these problems and others, we'll discover why the argument is utterly unconvincing. If you want to support my work directly, click here to buy me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/djwellmanBackground art by DJW0:00 Blinded by Numbers1:47 Skol3:43 Royal Fizzbin5:54 A Tiny Raft of a Planet7:34 The Bayesian Approach11:00 Push to Talk12:46 Las Vegas and Bletchley Park15:48 No, I Didn't Forget the Multiverse17:13 At the Bottom of a Valley
The Round Earth Conspiracy (A Flat-Earth Satire) David John Wellman 2022-05-15 | It's all true. The Earth is flat, and there's a vast global conspiracy in place to convince people it's round. Only, as I discovered when the man in black appeared at my door to recruit me, it's not *quite* as the flat-earthers envisioned it . . .This is a satire. The Earth is not flat, there is no global conspiracy about the shape of the Earth, and stars, planets, molecules, and North Dakota are all real things. What a shame we don't live in a world where that could go without saying.If you enjoy my videos and want to buy me a coffee, click here:buymeacoffee.com/djwellmanThe model of mass-induced gravity on a flat earth comes from “What If The Earth Were Flat?” by Tech Insider:youtube.com/watch?v=1xwmqEUMWRI"Magic" by Pilot:youtube.com/watch?v=ASGgn8bNQuAThe SkepTick:youtube.com/c/TheSkepTickBackground art by DJW0:00 A View From the Top of the World2:48 Four Ways to Get Gravity4:29 Oh Ho Ho, It's Magic7:45 Kevin Hates the Government9:46 Welcome to the Round Earth Conspiracy
A Christian Wisecrackers Intro to Atheism (Response to Wade Stotts) David John Wellman 2022-05-08 | Not that there's anything wrong with wisecracking; a video without jokes is like a hot dog without mustard. But with Wade there's no dog, no bun, no relish or ketchup (catsup?), nothing but mustard. At the very least, some rebranding is in order. If you enjoy my work and want to support me directly, click here to buy me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/djwellman"A Christian Intro To Atheism" by Wade Stotts:youtube.com/watch?v=qCNTseO0zRo"Handel's Messiah: For Unto Us A Child Is Born" by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir:youtube.com/watch?v=FJ9wS2J0GOsSmoppet:youtube.com/channel/UCRWFFBDpPWMXjGy_P8ZZ7GwBackground art by DJW0:00 Around the World in 80 Seconds1:55 Two For Two (The Adamic Language)4:48 Clouds and Wishes6:03 A Place and a Need for Dissent9:37 Laughing on Purpose11:33 How Many Horsemen?13:44 The Most Important Thing About Atheism
Yes, Almando, It IS Plagiarism. (Response to CRMinistries, Christrighteous) David John Wellman 2022-05-01 | He says it's not plagiarism. He says there's nothing wrong with his self-published book. He says we atheists just don't want to face the arguments. He says that we are the children of Satan (and, weirdly, that he loves us). And he says he "forgives" us for calling him onto the mat for his intellectual dishonesty. He says a lot of things. But the facts are the facts. In this video I recapitulate the facts of Almando "Christrighteous" Calvo's plagiarism, and explain why plagiarism is bad (from a Christian perspective!), what consequences it might lead to, and why his latest video fails to excuse it. And if any other Christian apologists are paying attention to what's going on with Almando, then they need to seriously consider staging an intervention, because the atheists who make videos about him are not the only atheists paying attention to what he says and does. Not by a long shot. If you enjoy my work and want to support me directly, click here to buy me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/djwellmanBook screenshots are taken from "God Is" by Almando L. Calvo, published by the author in 2022. The book is still for sale on Lulu, although it has been "ghosted" from showing up on search engines; contact me for the link."Atheists are angry and miserable - The devil is mad and wants to destroy the foundation" by CRMinistries:youtube.com/watch?v=DBaJTr8eDOU"C.S. Lewis on Morality" by Michael W. Austin, PhD:psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ethics-everyone/201812/cs-lewis-morality"What does the Bible say about plagiarism?" by Got Questions Ministries:gotquestions.org/Bible-plagiarism.htmlUniversity of Toronto's academic discipline tribunal case records can be found here:governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/adfg/university-tribunal-decisionBackground art by DJW0:00 I Need You To Be Intellectually Honest1:44 Person, Property, or Worldview?3:04 Plagiarism: A Christian Perspective6:53 The Magic Disclaimer8:52 (ka-thunk)9:47 The Consequences of Plagiarism13:57 You're Looking in the Wrong Place15:03 No, Those Are My Initials16:08 Two Offers
Entropy, Complexity, and Sledgehammers (Response to Tamiym Ministries) David John Wellman 2022-04-25 | Is Jake the new Almando? Attitude -- check. Lack of engagement -- check. Plagiarism? Well, you can't accuse this guy of not having original thoughts, or at least well-blended thoughts, so he's got one up on Christrighteous there. Like every apologist out there, from WLC and Plantinga to guys doing stream of consciousness rants while microwaving a Hot Pocket, Jake from Tamiym Ministries thinks he is presenting the gospel in a way that, if we don't find it compelling, then it's our own stupid fault. But he's going to find it hard when he simultaneously takes on both atheism and, you know, the dictionary.If you enjoy my work and want to support me directly, click here to buy me a coffee!buymeacoffee.com/djwellman"Atheism - Is Atheism Logical - Part 2" by Tamiym Ministries:youtube.com/watch?v=YQZGr1N1VtM"29+ Evidences for Evolution: The Scientific Case for Common Descent" by Douglas L. Theobald, PhD:http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc"Sledgehammer in Office" by Lenovo:youtube.com/watch?v=R_FoFbAyVQkBackground art by DJW0:00 Infrastructure1:25 Younger People on the Internet3:15 Data, Context, and Uniformity5:40 You Down With Entropy? (Yeah, You Know Me!)7:39 Wait, WHAT?9:18 Keyla Explains Isolated Systems11:12 Sussing Out an Argument14:10 The Sledgehammer15:55 Confronting Reasonable Atheism17:56 Jake's Actually Right On This One18:31 Mind Reader (Shoo Fly) 20:38 Biology Teacher21:45 This Was Your Chance
The Angry Apologetics of Almando (Response to CRMinistries, Christrighteous) David John Wellman 2022-04-18 | I'll be honest: I get angry myself when dealing with Almando Calvo -- and you'll be able to hear it in this video. His incessant plagiarism, his contempt for the methods of rationality, his positive glee at censoring dissent, and his absolute refusal to engage, not only with any argument any atheist makes, but with any argument he himself makes. I haven't yet met an atheist who is NOT, to some extent, angered by this individual. So the word "angry" in the title is double-edged: both his affect and his effect.This is not an entry in my series reviewing his book, although I do spend some time looking at the book; rather, it's an overall look at his approach to apologetics. Other apologists might complain that one person, and such a lousy example of the craft at that, should be allowed to monopolize so much of our time. The sheer awfulness of "Christrighteous" makes me think there is some justice in this complaint, but as I've said, both here and elsewhere, every Christian who has ever presented the gospel to me has believed that they were doing so properly. So your complaint is with Almando, not me. **If you enjoy my work, I do accept donations!**buymeacoffee.com/djwellmanQuotations attributed to Calvo are taken from "God Is." by Almando L. Calvo, published by the author in 2022 and distributed by Lulu. "This is the dealbreaker - Nothing else will do" by CRMinistries:youtube.com/watch?v=7dzK05e4Y2U"The Shining" is property of Warner Bros. Background art by DJW0:00 Inspection? What Inspection?4:08 Lavender and Rose5:44 Parroting Without Understanding9:31 Stream of Consciousness (It Was a Mess)13:56 Time for Some Clarity16:19 "By Which How I Should Be Looking To"21:31 Filthy Pigs (99 Atheists)24:09 "STUPID ARGUMENTS!!"25:00 Intense, Creepy Stares27:17 We're Talking About You28:53 An Interesting Thought30:13 Almando Calvo's Declaration of War
A Pastors Message For Atheists Only (Response to Pastor Steve Garcia) David John Wellman 2022-04-11 | "When God lays something on your heart," says Pastor Steve Garcia, "and tells you to put it on video, I suppose it's urgent." (Which, as you'll see, didn't prevent Pastor Steve from taking the time to do some post-production work such as captions and a theme song.) To give him his due, Pastor Steve is more personable and more rational than some other evangelists I've looked at lately. But it does take a certain amount of naivete to think that "something has to be eternal, because something can't come from nothing" is so profound as to constitute an urgent message that couldn’t wait for you to drive home from the supermarket. If you enjoy my work, why not buy me a coffee?buymeacoffee.com/djwellman “SOMETHING ALWAYS HAD TO BE THERE - FOR ATHEISTS ONLY” by Star Rising Ministries Church:youtube.com/watch?v=gQrhuDzFff8 Background art by DJW 0:00 Location, Location, Location2:16 Did Matter Come From Gas?4:35 Infinite Duration/Zero Duration7:58 The Global Materialistic Causal Domain11:06 Something From Nothing (Again)13:45 The Urgency of Human Thought16:12 1 Corinthians 13:11
Evangelist Mocks Atheists, Poorly (Response to Pointless Thorns) David John Wellman 2022-04-04 | It's the "green pen" guy again, and this time . . . it's worse. So much worse. It's basically exactly what you see: this purported former atheist dons a stupid hat and Groucho glasses, and pretends to be an atheist again -- with a total lack of accuracy that would surprise me if I believed for one second that he really is a former atheist (who put a single calorie of thought into it). We'll be talking about snowflakes, the word "mere," the meaning of sacrifice, intellectual dishonesty, and -- as an added bonus -- the dumbest thing that I, David John Wellman, have ever said. You're welcome."I'm An Atheist Again" by Pointless Thorns:youtube.com/watch?v=82K93ojtgw8Alex Lifeson at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame:youtu.be/Px57H2bX9HI?t=257Background Art by DJW0:00 This Can't End Well, Again1:43 Positive and Negative Atheism3:31 Snowflakes6:35 The Dumbest Thing DJW Has Ever Said7:23 Sacrificial Love9:38 Alex Lifeson10:42 Waste Disposal11:47 Untrustworthy Thoughts14:09 Epilogue: Pointless Thorns is Intellectually Dishonest
Christrighteouss (CRMinistries) Book Reviewed, Part 2 David John Wellman 2022-03-28 | Reviewing a self-published book on Christian apologetics. Almando Calvo (Christrighteous) tries to prove God using science, questionable quotations, accusations of dishonesty, and incessant plagiarizing of other people's work. ***If you enjoy my videos, please show your support!***buymeacoffee.com/djwellmanChristrighteous's channel has changed its name to CRMinistries as of April 2022.All quotations attributed to Calvo come from "God Is" by Almando L. Calvo, published in 2022 and distributed by Lulu. "God Is" is only available commercially via print-on-demand service Lulu; since it contains theft of intellectual property and is being sold for profit, I do not feel it is ethical to help Calvo sell it. If and when Calvo makes the book freely available, a link will be provided here.Logicked's channel:youtube.com/c/logickedBackground art by DJW0:00 Calvo Invokes Science4:48 Cause and Effect7:50 One Hell of A Quantum Vacuum10:37 Sartre and Other Scientists (feat. Logicked)12:45 The Oprah of Christian Apologetics14:54 Echo Chamber18:01 The Return of Steve22:59 It Won't Do Calvo Any Good
Review: God Is by Almando L. Calvo (Christrighteous, CRMinistries), Part 1 David John Wellman 2022-03-21 | In this first part of my review of "God Is" by Almando L. Calvo (aka Christrighteous), we'll look at a few preliminary issues, including Calvo's theft of intellectual property, followed by his discussion of the Kalam cosmological argument and his attack on science. There's a lot to talk about with this book. This video was going to cover the entire first chapter, but because of having to break in my new workstation, I've divided it into two parts. Part two will be next Monday; after that, new parts will come irregularly. There's just too much unfiltered BAD in this book for me to not take a long break between chapters.***If you enjoy my videos, please show your support!***buymeacoffee.com/djwellmanChristrighteous's channel has changed its name to CRMinistries as of April 2022."God Is" is only available commercially via print-on-demand service Lulu; since it contains theft of intellectual property and is being sold for profit, I do not feel it is ethical to help Calvo sell it. If and when Calvo makes the book freely available, a link will be provided here.Clown car footage by Joblink Plus:youtube.com/watch?v=vIVNke1QCboBackground art by DJW0:00 Intro1:47 Why Bother?4:29 Intellectual Property6:18 The Book Itself7:11 The (Kalam) Cosmological Argument11:49 Divine Attribute Clown Car12:49 Scattershot14:15 Calvo Attacks Science18:30 The Irony Meter Needs Recharging
The Unbeatable Argument for Atheism (Response to Clay Jones) David John Wellman 2022-03-14 | With caveats, of course; the title is intended to be provocative, not to promise a silver bullet to make everyone an atheist. There are also digressions on Jones's degenerate attempt to answer the argument from evil, as well as the perceived inevitability of Christian victory.***If you enjoy my videos, please show your support!***buymeacoffee.com/djwellman"Atheism's Best Argument: Expert, Clay Jones Responds (sic)" by Trinity Radioyoutube.com/watch?v=P7LbY5dHKTk"The Inevitability of a Christian Victory" by Graham Gundenfounders.org/2019/12/16/the-inevitability-of-a-christian-victorySpecial thanks once again to The SkepTick: youtube.com/c/TheSkepTickBackground Art by DJW0:00 There Are No (Inculpable) Atheists?0:42 Digression: The "Horror of Rebellion" Theodicy3:42 Spread the Word5:29 Look at my Friggin' Hand!7:36 The Argument Expressed11:16 Superiority13:49 The Kind of Fight You Fight (feat. The SkepTick)18:10 Why I Am Optimistic
Christrighteous Book: First Glance Review (CRMinistries) David John Wellman 2022-03-12 | "The book that will destroy atheism" it isn't.
The History of Atheism (Christ-splained) (Response to Joey Bernas) David John Wellman 2022-03-07 | Evangelist Joey Bernas of Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) takes us on a history of atheism, from the printing press to the New Atheists. It's a really "interesting" lecture, omitting things like the logical positivists and the Lisbon Earthquake, but including things like Sam Harris's advocacy of psychedelics, as well as the "worldview" that all atheists have. Clearly, some commentary and correction is called for. Along the way we get some help from people like Geddy Lee, Paul Rudd, John Oliver, Keanu Reeves, Baron d'Holbach, and -- in an absolutely indispensable role -- Patrick Stewart.***If you enjoy my videos, please show your support!***buymeacoffee.com/djwellman"Examining God: What Is Atheism? - Joey Bernas" by Denver CRUyoutube.com/watch?v=n8Cd95w8p_EHere's the SEP entry on relativism:https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/relativism/And here's a much better-sounding version of "Limelight:"youtube.com/watch?v=ZiRuj2_czzwBackground art by DJW0:00 Cru1:31 The Underlying Theme4:01 Yes, of Course He Uses Psalm 14:17:12 Gutenberg, Descartes, and the Right to Vote11:46 Dennis and d'Something -- L'Encyclopedie15:25 Nietzsche: Is Anti-Nihilism a Religion?17:34 Facepalm / A Few Glaring Omissions20:21 Atheism as a Worldview24:52 "Atheistic" States27:42 Steelmanning the New Atheists31:31 Interesting?33:07 Targets of Opportunity36:00 Facepalm 2 / Relativism38:56 Adult Conversations42:07 Facepalm 3 / No Confusion Here43:38 Interesting
Atheism and The Meaning of Life David John Wellman 2022-02-28 | If everything ends, then how can anything have any meaning? If God doesn't validate everything, what use is anything? If we're all just piles of chemicals, why should we care about other piles of chemicals? We atheists are far too lenient with Christians who casually throw these questions out. They haven't justified the hidden premise behind each of the questions, nor have they given satisfactory accounts of how they can be answered by positing the existence of a god. This video uses analytic philosophy to call such Christians onto the carpet. Because what if, just what if, Christians are the ones who need to explain why their lives aren't absurd?***If you enjoy my videos, please show your support!***buymeacoffee.com/djwellman"Is God Necessary for Morality? William Lane Craig & Shelly Kagan" by The Veritas Forumyoutube.com/watch?v=Rm2wShHJ2iABackground art by DJW0:00 Star's End6:38 Validation and Prudence9:15 Three Theistic Views of Meaning12:10 Divine Calling: An Accidental Purpose15:26 Redemption: A Gloriously Bad Father?17:23 Completion: A Drop in Eternity19:16 The End of The Film
This Week in Anti-Atheism 9 David John Wellman 2022-02-25 | See that face? That's the face of someone with absolutely no sense of irony. None. Plus: Apologists acting sore about Dawkins refusing to debate Craig a decade ago, Metaxas shocking absolutely no one, McDowell telling you how to doubt and thereby instituting thoughtcrime, some guy I didn't watch asking atheists not to watch him, and a good friend of mine showing what it means to be a good and loving Christian. All this and more, this week in anti-atheism.Background art by DJW
Christrighteous (CRMinistries) and Plagiarism David John Wellman 2022-02-23 | UPDATE 2/28/22: He has released his book. I have ordered it Christrighteous is a plagiarist. It gives me no joy to say that, let alone to make an entire video about it, but it's no longer merely his future at stake.Christrighteous's channel has changed its name to CRMinistries as of April 2022.The four plagiarizing videos mentioned here:youtube.com/watch?v=pAABI3PiVWsyoutube.com/watch?v=Lnmy0uRctQEyoutube.com/watch?v=yMo-SLG_Oy4youtube.com/watch?v=M9QyAVxjcKcMy previous video about Christrighteous:youtube.com/watch?v=w3NIUEkYuvEIncidentally, for refutations of the source material, see, for instance, these responses by Jeffrey Jay Lowder (bit.ly/3LW5dFm), Kyle Williams (bit.ly/3t145rh), and Steve Shives (bit.ly/3BKG0J2). A blogger named Deacon Duncan also wrote a literal page-by-page rebuttal of the book years ago, but his blog is offline and I've been unable to find it in the Wayback Machine. (Yet.) I don't want anyone thinking that this video is a substitute for responding to the arguments of apologists -- it certainly isn't. But plagiarism is a big deal.Background art by DJW0:00 Plagiarism 11:27 Plagiarism 22:53 Plagiarism 34:18 Plagiarism 45:37 Why It Matters, and What Happens Next
An Open Letter to Young Apologists (Response to The Kings Academy, WPB, FL) David John Wellman 2022-02-21 | A private Christian school in Florida does "atheist encounters" to train their students in apologetics. Except, not really. Of the two atheists the students have "encountered" so far, one was a short, heavily edited video by Hemant Mehta, who was not present to interact with the students, and the other was apologist Sean McDowell pretending to be an atheist. The school appears to be -- I don't want to say "afraid," so let's go with "hesitant" -- to let these young adults interact with ACTUAL atheists.I believe young adults deserve to learn what we actually think of the issues -- and, more importantly, what we feel the actual issues ARE -- without the curation of those who have an interest in keeping them Christian at all costs. And since I doubt the school will ever invite me to speak, this is the next best thing."Atheist Questions God, Christian Students Answer" by The King's Academy, WPB, FLyoutube.com/watch?v=jgEIneQ7wwYBackground art by DJW0:00 An Actual Atheist Encounter1:57 My (Current) Favorite Argument5:35 "That's What You Chose"6:40 "You're Building the Free Will With Him"7:35 "A Little Distance Makes Room"9:11 "He Already Did It Multiple Times"10:43 "Let Me Just Speak For You"11:44 "Heaven Would Be Their Personal Hell"13:24 The Trench
This Week in Anti-Atheism 8 David John Wellman 2022-02-18 | A Muslim apologist says that if nothing is forever, then nothing matters, while a Christian apologist says that without God, all things are permissible. Both need to give the matter more thought. Also: dealing in absolutes, a cloud that looks like Jesus, a joke that writes itself, my story of a Christian in a fast food shop, and why the belated and much-beloved Carrie Fisher owns the best running gag in film history. All this and more, this week in anti-atheism.Background art by DJW
Atheism, Theism, and Nothing David John Wellman 2022-02-14 | The word "nothing" in philosophy is like the prefix "a-" in "atheism." It can mean more than one thing, and it's all too easy for people to take advantage of this ambiguity in order to score cheap shots. In this video we're going to talk about different kinds of nothing, and how they apply, not just to the cosmological argument, where apologists will say it's what should exist if God doesn't exist, but also to the design argument, where it can help us understand how to evaluate whether fine-tuning is good evidence for God.The demonstration of something coming from nothing comes from "Magician Has Sleight Of Hand Skills Level 1000" by Ramona Goodyoutube.com/watch?v=uZ077DkAxQIMurray Franklin appears courtesy of Gotham City ProductionsJanet appears courtesy of JanetBackground art by DJW0:00 V-nothing (Those Things Hurt)2:27 M-nothing (The Mozart of Balancing Things)3:48 P-nothing (The Nothingness Dilemma)5:32 P-nothing Lite (Nothing Means Nothing)7:43 F-nothing (Nothing Special)10:43 Something
This Week in Anti-Atheism 7 David John Wellman 2022-02-11 | The benefits of rational atheism, the drawbacks of believing in Hell, introducing one of my detractors to their soulmate, and more ego than you can shake a stick at; plus guest appearances by Jackie Chan, David Chalmers, William Lane Frikkin' Craig; and -- don't ask me why -- Liverpool FC. All this and more, this week in anti-atheism."Hell: Eternal Conscious Torment" by Emerson Greenyoutube.com/watch?v=iYXI9e8M6d4Background art by DJW
How Not to Convince Atheists (Response to Pastor Kyle Bailey) David John Wellman 2022-02-07 | Presenting an argument in mock dialogue format is a perfectly legitimate rhetorical device, provided you do it wisely. Pastor Kyle Bailey does it . . . poorly. But in doing so, he gives me a chance to talk about whether beliefs are voluntary, what it means to prove Christianity, the moral implications of saying "God is good," and the existence of Liam Neeson. Very important, that last one.***If you enjoy my videos, please show your support!***buymeacoffee.com/djwellman"An atheist realizes there is no evidence for his worldview" by Pastor Kyle Baileyyoutube.com/watch?v=CzEn0HZg_6kBackground art by DJW0:00 Reverend David John Wellman1:41 Happy Birthday, Simon Cowell!3:00 "A Very Particular Set of Skills"7:23 Q → ~P10:17 Not Just Any Old God11:41 The Yardstick13:30 Rational Warrant15:28 Deal With It
This Week in Anti-Atheism 6 David John Wellman 2022-02-04 | The kindest, most caring Christian apologist you'll ever meet (or so she hopes). Plus, why the metric system is Satanic, why I talk about God if God doesn't exist, calling Christians on the carpet about ethics and meaning, a reading from the Song of Solomon, and my idea for a hit Christian film. All this and more, this week in anti-atheism.Background art by DJW
Christian Curses All Atheists! (Response to RubenObed El Mejor) David John Wellman 2022-02-02 | NOTE TO PRIVACY SUPPORT TEAM: This video contains no PII except for the likeness of YouTube user "Ruben Obed El Mejor." At present, he has made this likeness freely and copiously available on his channel: youtube.com/channel/UC3kSdKdDhafVtJh6BMpcH-g"I have bestowed a curse upon you all, all the atheists," he intones. "For the next six months, your health will fail, everything in your life will go bad. Why? Because you've tried to make a mockery of God." When you pronounce a "curse" upon someone, it reveals your true self. Ruben's true self is . . . not a pretty sight. This video is a public service announcement for everyone EXCEPT Ruben: if you allow yourself to be claimed by unreasoning cowardice, self-centeredness and hatred, this could end up being you. Ruben's current channel: youtube.com/channel/UC3kSdKdDhafVtJh6BMpcH-gBackground Art by DJW0:00 What to Expect When You Curse Me0:58 Talking and Mocking3:20 A Reverse Gresham's Law5:53 "You're Not Gonna Like It"7:51 Go Up, Thou Baldhead!9:14 Cowardice11:37 THE ALMIGHTY HAND!13:07 Object Lesson14:50 What a Specimen of Humanity and Christianity
ChristRighteous (CRMinistries) Refuted and Exposed, In That Order David John Wellman 2022-01-30 | Almando L. Calvo, known on YouTube as ChristRighteous, has posted many anti-atheist videos. These include terrible Dawkins impersonations outlining what he thinks atheists REALLY believe, multi-hour stream of consciousness rants, and a short piece giving 7 "irrefutable" proofs of God. It won't surprise anyone who's paying attention that they are not irrefutable. But it did surprise me to learn that my own history is repeating itself. Anyone who remembers Brock Lawley will know what I'm talking about -- but we'll talk about that after we've dealt with the substance (and I use the word loosely) of what ChristRighteous has to say. ***If you enjoy my videos, please show your support!***buymeacoffee.com/djwellmanChristrighteous's channel has changed its name to CRMinistries as of April 2022."7 Simple Proofs of God's existence | Irrefutable points that point to a creator and designer" by ChristRighteousyoutube.com/watch?v=N9j6XrEOt0IThe criteria for a fulfilled prophecy are mostly taken from Douglas E. Krueger, "What Is Atheism? A Short Introduction" (Prometheus Books, 1998), pp. 97-98."The Failure of Daniel's Prophecies" by Chris Sandoval (2007)infidels.org/library/modern/chris-sandoval-daniel"Lobachevsky - Tom Lehrer" by Angus Patersonyoutube.com/watch?v=HYKbEU1fv8UAnd here is the article discussed at the end of the video:bit.ly/3IQzqmUBackground art by DJW0:00 Pain2:23 A Massive Clearance Sale on Futs4:53 Criteria for a Fulfilled Prophecy7:12 Islamic Audacity and Brandolini's Law10:16 Home Team Spirit (Go Vikings)12:47 "Pale Down to Mere Heresies"14:18 How the Burden of Proof Works16:04 All Hail Marge Gunderson17:07 How Circular Arguments Work19:35 One Vigintillionth = 1/10^6320:56 Please Pass the Salt22:47 The Thing About Facts23:55 An Evolutionist's Facepalm24:58 Pointless26:52 Be Sure Always to Call It, Please, Research
This Week in Anti-Atheism 5 David John Wellman 2022-01-28 | Trent Horn tells apologists the three traps which they have to watch out for -- and the number one trap reveals how frightened Christian leaders are of atheism. We also have Towards Eternity pretending to ask questions, Sean McDowell pretending to have answers, Christrigheous doing a TERRIBLE British accent, Dawkins and Loftus stickmen (because they're one step up from strawmen), another round of Islamic speed conversion, and some truly shameful content about hell. All this and more, this week in anti-atheism.Background art by DJW.
