This one of his best videos.

A well done vid. I haven't seen or heard of him as yet, but I suppose I'll have to go see what else he's got.

Oh, ThereminTrees has been on youtube for a while, and some of his better vids are up here.

Second part - atheism as congruence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyE8wUteFA4

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I'm so glad I was brought up without religion so I didn't have to struggle through those phases.

"People who don't want you to think are never your friends."

>> ^cybrbeast:
I'm so glad I was brought up without religion so I didn't have to struggle through those phases.


I am glad you did not have to deal with it also. It is not an easy process.

My life:
0 to 21 very Christian

When I was 21 I decided to read the Bible cover to cover to so I could have a better understanding of what I believed. After finishing I had a very hard time accepting that this book was the word of God.

21 to 25 I tried very hard to stay a Christian because everyone I knew was a Christian
26 to 31 limbo
31 to 32 atheist

My journey is not over, I have still have not told my family. I just hold my tongue when I hear them talking religion. It would break my parents hearts for them to think I was going to hell.

This is why religion is wrong.

So sad that so much time and energy and heartache comes about because of it.

Hoooly crap.

I just went to youtube to watch the second part of this, and what ad should be there... but one with Carl Sagan as it's picture.

The tagline is "So simple any child can understand. So complex, no atheist can solve" "The Atheist's riddle"

Oh man, this has got to be some severe bullshit if it's trying to hook in scientific thinking people by using Carl Sagan as a bait.

So... the site is this piece of balderdash and after digging around, here is the ridiculous 'riddle' in all its glory:

1) DNA is not merely a molecule with a pattern; it is a code, a language, and an information storage mechanism.
2) All codes are created by a conscious mind; there is no natural process known to science that creates coded information.
3) Therefore DNA was designed by a mind.

I'm sometimes amazed at how seriously Christians take their beliefs. I've never experienced that sort of fanaticism, and I suppose that's part of of the reason why my transition to atheism was so simple.

I remember going to the Synagogue and having Kiddush on Fridays when I was young, up to about the age of 8-9, when I finally realized there was supposed to be some sort of higher meaning to this. Up until then I treated it like a cultural custom (not that I would have fully understood that phrase at the time), meaning I just did it because my family did it. Then one time, during one of the holidays, it dawned on me that some of the people around me actually believe the Bible quite literally, and I realized my entire thought process was assuming they were idiots. That was when I first regarded myself as a non-believer. The concept of Atheism came later.

Amusingly enough, years later I found out my dad was going through the motions for us, so me and my brother would have some sort of faith while growing up. Last I checked, he was somewhere between Buddhism and Atheism

The second part http://www.videosift.com/video/Atheism-as-Congruence

I won't say it again, but you all know what Raptor Riding Jesus thinks of this!

It's funny I'm watching this today. I had a long discussion about my atheism over some cocaine this weekend. It's strange how people you "sin" with all the time, suddenly freak out when they find out you're atheist. As if we're living different lifestyles. It's also funny watching somebody who has never questioned god try to answer some of my questions. It's more of an under-their-breath stammering ending with "I don't really know, it's just what I believe".