An Honest Search for the Truth - Part 6 (First Half)
Temptation & Testing (First Half)
Part 1 - Slavery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgs_gsgn-MU
Part 2 (First Half) - Genocide and Murder in the Old Testament:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz0ye1j31jk
Part 2 (Second Half) - Genocide and Murder in the Old Testament:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47POELozkg4
Part 3 - The Value of Women:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IgmHy893bw
Part 4 - Can God Lie or Be Involved with Deception?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAm9qlaTRjY
Part 5 - Can god change his mind?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI856pqIWes
Part 6 - (First Half) Temptation & Testing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMQ5zqMsQJI
Part 6 - (Second Half) Temptation & Testing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uIVKgrAQD8
This video is the sixth of a series that will address inconsistencies & contradictions in the Bible that we studied and researched on our way out of organized religion. The videos will be derived from a document containing that body of research which was written to answer the many inquiries we knew we would have after our deconversion was made public. Being 3rd generation Christians, the flavor of which holds that the Bible is inerrant, divinely inspired, and literally interpreted, the extrication of ourselves from organized religion was not without exit wounds.
Our hope is that this video series will help those Christians who have questions or may be “riding the fence” to allow rational discourse with regard to their religious beliefs. And that possibly, they can remove the thought constraints installed by their respective religous beliefs.
It should be noted that these videos take the perspective of a believing Christian within the context of the Bible having a divine author thereby ostensibly rendering it the perfect moral authority. Basically, these videos rationally compare what God’s biblically declared nature & character are with what he says and does within Bible scripture.
All multimedia displayed is done so with fair use intended, for entirely non-profit, educational purposes. If you are the rightful owner of any material within the video and would like me to remove it, please contact me via my YouTube channel.
Music used in this video:
Octet,3rd mvt - Felix Mendelssohn
1,2,3 piano - Greendjohn
suppression - sapiens fx
Duration : 0:9:2
November 16 2008 05:54 pm | First God made heaven
25 Responses to “An Honest Search for the Truth - Part 6 (First Half)”
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holysinecure on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Yes, it is very …
Yes, it is very much like that.
Thanks for the comment SentientSapient.
SentientSapient on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
I wonder, …
I wonder, concerning the tale of Genesis; if the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil granted Adam and Eve this knowledge only after eating from the forbidden fruit.. how would they have known that disobeying God was evil in advance?
Isn’t that rather like discovering there was a law to break only after you broke it?
middlekk on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
“If something truly …
“If something truly omnipotent wills that we are at least aware of his existence, his omnipotence will allow him to convey that through more than subjective experience or revelation.”
Brilliant, precise, accurate, unassailable.
It would be easy for an all-powerful god to reveal himself. Obviously, god had no problem unambiguously revealing himself in the past (burning bushes, whirlwinds, etc.). The fact that he doesn’t today can only mean those tales are myths.
AlmightScoop on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
As another …
As another Englishman, I second that notion.
schinth on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Eye opening series. …
Eye opening series. I thank you sincerely for posting this. Thank you for saving me
holysinecure on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
I am not positive …
I am not positive any more than you are that something higher does, in fact, exist.
My decision is to use my senses, reason, and logical understanding of the natural universe to describe the plausibility of magic or supernatural occurences versus natural, provable, explainable, and defendable phenomena.
If something truly omnipotent wills that we are at least aware of his existence, his omnipotence will allow him to convey that through more than subjective experience or revelation.
poochz1 on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
You claim that …
You claim that man’s book (Bible) shows there is no God. If you are POSITIVE there is no God, then you claim to be God (Because you would know everything in all dimensions.) Since you can’t know where you came from or what happens when you die, you’re walking on shaky ground. Whatever Divine Being/God you search for is fine with me, but please don’t give up looking. You will find God. You are seeking truth, hence your videos, and haven’t yet found it. Keep searching - ALWAYS.
holysinecure on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
HAHA!
You know, …
HAHA!
You know, I myself find Mrs. Holysinecure’s accent appealing. It is good to hear this sort of message because I nearly had to torture her into recording the voiceovers because of her concerns over her “southern drawl”.
However, once I got her behind the mic, she spontaneously recorded a few NSFW statements that unbeknownst to her, I saved
nag73 on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
I hope you don’t …
I hope you don’t find this crass, but as an Englishman I find your southern drawl v.sexy
holysinecure on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Thanks hhubble.
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Thanks hhubble.
I have a 30-45 minute commute each day to work so I listened to most of it in an audio version of the book.
I agree with *many* of the positions of the new atheists, but their fervor for pointing out what they perceive to be nonsense without regard to a believer’s intimate and personal relationship with their deity of choice seems to be counterproductive to fruitful rational discourse.
hhubble on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Hey Holysinecure, …
Hey Holysinecure, another great video. I know Dawkins book is quite popular and when I have some time I do wish to read what he has to say. The interviews I’ve seen with him, he seems very upset most of the time. I guess most that are intellectual have a difficult time dealing with those that don’t see their point of view or have the capacity to comprehend and understand. You’re videos provide a great way to transition into some understanding. Another number of fair points brought up. Good job.
holysinecure on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Thanks Clutchology, …
Thanks Clutchology, we really appreciate your insightful videos as well.
I need to google the Milgram experiment, thanks for the reference.
Clutchology on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
This was excellent. …
This was excellent. I love the seamless blend between psychology and religious philosophy. It really makes for one compelling case.
Another related case would be the famous Milgram experiment which showed how people will condone immoral actions simply because it was commanded by an authority figure. And what more authoritative figure in a religious person’s life than God?
holysinecure on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Thank you FinnHawk.
Thank you FinnHawk.
holysinecure on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Thank you …
Thank you chepookadook.
We hope to share them with family and friends when we are done with the series which will ensure they get seen by another portion of people for whom they were made.
holysinecure on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Fascinating isn’t …
Fascinating isn’t it! The God Delusion is an excellent read, we highly recommend it.
holysinecure on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the comment photekxl.
FinnHawk on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Well Done, as …
Well Done, as always! keep up the great work!
Mathenaut on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
“…fundamentalism …
“…fundamentalism usually has nothing to do with ill intent and everything to do with ignorance and lack of intelligence.”
Quoted for Truth.
Given this mindset of most christians, one should not direct hatred or ire toward them, just as one shouldn’t direct such toward a child who acts out of frivolous belief.
chepookadook on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Crystal clear logic …
Crystal clear logic. I hope it gets thousands of views.
fumanchu766 on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
great video! …
great video! especially the comments regarding the experiment at the end.
photekxl on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Well organized and …
Well organized and well spoken (as always).
holysinecure on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Thanks …
Thanks AstoundedAtheist.
It’s funny…a lot of the ‘new atheists’ and some of the free thinkers here on YouTube think that fundamentalist christians have some kind of agenda and that deep down inside they know the truth and are just fooling everyone for some sort of gain.
Having been completely immersed in the bible belt experience of fundamentalism, I can tell you that fundamentalism usually has nothing to do with ill intent and everything to do with ignorance and lack of intelligence.
AstoundedAtheist on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
You get an A+, …
You get an A+, might doesn’t equal right!
My crazy, fundamentalist neighbors named their oldest son after the Joshua of the Bible. Who in their right mind names a child after a genocidal maniac? I find it very disturbing to say the least.
holysinecure on 16 Nov 2008 at 5:54 pm #
Thanks Prof
I …
Thanks Prof
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