Driven Beyond Belief

22/10/2022

Sound familiar? - Communist Directive of 1943 is identical to todays politics!!

G. Edward Griffin reads the communist directive. As you can see, they still use these same tactics today in 2019.

22/10/2022

Soon the Federal Reserve will manufacture a central bank digital currency that will be internationally sanctioned, different than Bitcoin and private cryptos, says G. Edward Griffin, author of Creature from Jekyll Island and founder of the Red Pill University.

Soon the Federal Reserve will manufacture a central bank digital currency that will be internationally sanctioned, different than Bitcoin and private cryptos...

07/08/2022

Woman shares how priest tried to 'cure' her of homos*xuality with oil ritual.. As a young le***an Marina Forrestal described the process usually carried out as part of final rites to the sick or dying as "ritual abuse" in the hour-long RTE film Outitude

As a young le***an Marina Forrestal described the process usually carried out as part of final rites to the sick or dying as "ritual abuse" in the hour-long RTE film Outitude

07/08/2022

Church Of England Affirms Gay S*x Is A Sin - No, you didn’t misread the title. This is happening now in the UK in 2022. Here are some selected extracts from a recent article in The Guardian:

“Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the global Anglican church, has sought to mollify conservative bishops around the world by “affirming the validity” of a 1998 declaration that gay s*x is a sin. He told more than 650 bishops attending the once-a-decade Lambeth Conference that, for “a large majority” of conservative Anglicans, questioning biblical teaching was “unthinkable”.”

The term ‘unthinkable’ is an irony that will not be lost on most atheists. In the same article, Justin Welby went on to say:

No, you didn’t misread the title. This is happening now in the UK in 2o22. Here are some selected extracts from a recent article in The Guardian: “Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the global Anglican church, has sought to mollify conservative bishops around the world by ....

09/03/2022

🎧👉Latest Podcast from Atheism UK 👈 There Are No Atheists In Foxholes [Debunked] - Atheism UK Podcast #27

"There are no atheists in foxholes" is an aphorism used to suggest that in times of extreme stress or fear, in other words like a foxhole in war facing death, that someone who identifies as Atheist will turn to god to save them.

In this video we look at the concept and soundly debunk it. 😎

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsG56pfEurQ

There Are No Atheists In Foxholes [Debunked]"There are no atheists in foxholes" is an aphorism used to suggest that in times of extreme stress or fear, in ot...

31/01/2022

🎧 Andy Phillips From Atheism UK On The ‘How To Be Good Podcast’ With Sarah Buckmaster 👈

☑ What does it mean to be a good person according to an atheist?

☑ Sarah Buckmaster from the podcast ‘How To Be Good’ asked Andy Phillips, Board Member of Atheism UK, to share his opinion on being good according to atheistic thought.

☑ Andy hosts the Atheism UK podcast, facilitating conversations about atheism and shining a light on some of the misconceptions that often come along with the term. In this conversation, Andy talks about some of the differences between theists (those who believe in God) and atheists (those who don’t).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkZPZRHNcxk

Andy Phillips From Atheism UK On The ‘How To Be Good Podcast’ With Sarah BuckmasterWhat does it mean to be a good person according to an atheist?Sarah Buckma...

31/01/2022

This podcast was a response to many of the posts that are put on our Social Media channels, one in particular that asked a serious question from a theist which was ‘Do Atheists think the Bible was JUST made up?’

We have done many podcasts pointing out the inaccuracies of many holy books including the Bible. So we thought we would discuss and respond to this question.

If you like these podcasts then please consider subscribing to the channel, it will really help spread the message of secularism and atheism to a much wider audience...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2OXac9IYr0&t=2387s

This podcast was a response to many of the posts that are put on our Social Media channels, one in particular that asked a serious question from a theist whi...

31/01/2022

P. R. A. T. T. Arguments - Previously Refuted A Thousand Times

In today's podcast we discuss P.R.A.T.T. Arguments or arguments we have with theist apologists that have been previously refuted a thousand times although it feels like more.

Theist apologists stick to an 'argument for god' script no matter how many time it has been proved wrong or fallacious.

If you're a regular to this channel you'll know that every single argument put forward for the exitance of God has been debunked, proven wrong or is based on a fallacy or 7..

We discuss a few of the reasons why the god concept is incoherent.

If you like these podcasts then please consider subscribing to the channel, it will really help spread the message of secularism and atheism to a much wider audience...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfvLaxj8hbI&t=303s

P. R. A. T. T. Arguments - Previously Refuted A Thousand TimesIn today's podcast we discuss P.R.A.T.T. Arguments or arguments we have with theist apologists ...

05/12/2021

Every Argument for God DEBUNKED! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Ctc9LlfiA

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05/12/2021

Man Tortured, Burned, and Killed for "Blasphemy" by Muslims in Pakistan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2MzQg3CD54

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08/11/2021

🎬 👉 Time For The Bishops To Go From The House Of Lords - Atheism UK Podcast #16 👈

☑ Is it time for the ‘Lords Spiritual’ (The Bishops) to go from the House Or Lords? Our opposition to clergy, an arbitrarily appointed body that has been included to scrutinise and comment upon the legislation of UK politics, is simply not right. More than 55% of the UK population is non religious.

☑ UK legislation therefore, should not be influenced by people who base their decisions on the will of, or the supposed word of an unproven god.

☑ We are now in the 21st Century. We should be looking to a secular society, and these arcane appointments must go.

☑ Basing moral judgement on Christian values and morals in a modern inclusive democratic society that influences laws to make the lives of the people better through secular non religious judgement has to be the future.

☑ The Bishop's assessment of this and other bills that go through the House of Lords is based on archaic biblical text and the questionable moral values held within their holy books, and therefore has no place in a forward thinking society.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZWQhkh2m1Y

Time For The Bishops To Go From The House Of Lords - Atheism UK Podcast it time for the ‘Lords Spiritual’ (The Bishops) to go from the House Or Lords? ...

31/10/2021

🎬 👉 Apostasy.. The 21st Century Thought Crime - Atheism UK Podcast #14 👈

☑ The act of being an Apostate is seen differently throughout religion. It simply means a formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion. The punishment for this formal self removal from a religion is also varied depending on the religion, the social and cultural or the sect of religion but includes shunning, excommunication, verbal abuse, physical violence, or even death.

☑ It’s hard to believe that in the 21st Century we have such a concept as Apostasy. It’s essentially a thought crime. If you renounce your religion in thought or through deed, those who follow the religion are expected to offer some punishment.

☑ Religious laws upheld and enforced by the state are ridiculous in the 21st Century. This also allies to blasphemy as well as apostasy.

☑ Website: https://atheismuk.com

☑ Podcast On Spotify: https://atheismuk.com/spotify

☑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bb_Ly3p3Rk

Apostasy.. The 21st Century Thought Crime - Atheism UK Podcast act of being an Apostate is seen differently throughout religion. It simply means a for...

08/10/2021

Nuff said.. 😎

08/10/2021

🎬 The Independent Inquiry in Child Abuse report was released on Thursday which courted quite a bit of media attention in the UK.

👉 The report looked at the unacceptable level of child abuse in the within religious organisations in the UK. It said that there are “shocking failings” and “blatant hypocrisy” in the way major UK religious groups handle child s*x abuse allegations.

https://www.atheismuk.com/s*xual-abuse-prevalent-in-institutions-across-major-uk-religions/

The Independent Inquiry in Child Abuse report was September 2021. The report looked at the unacceptable level of child abuse in major UK Religions.

05/10/2021

👉 Latest: Commission finds that there has been an estimated 330,000 victims of child s*x abuse in French Catholic Church since 1950...

The report said an estimated 3,000 child abusers - two-thirds of them priests - worked in the church from 1950 to 2020.

Not only did the church not take the necessary measures to prevent abuse but also turned a blind eye, failing to report abuse and sometimes knowingly putting children in touch with predators the report found.. Again the so called men of god, the church itself knowingly complicit in abuse of children.

❓ The question is simple... Did god, who apparently sees all, know this was going on and did nothing about it? And where do these Christian abusers get their morals from?

Thoughts?

04/10/2021

🎬 👉 Atheism UK PODCAST: Religious Misogyny 👈
👁 In this podcast we look at Misogyny In Religion and joined this week by Nuriyah Khan who is an ex-Muslim and has a great YouTube channel (Holy Humanist) that highlights the issues facing women in Islam
👁 Religious misogyny is hard baked into religion. It, like many institutions is male dominated and places men above women. Unlike other institutions that aim to bring equality and fundamental change as we move into the 21st century, religion can not, and will not change. Misogyny and patriarchal rule is at the heart of religion. This grates so loudly against the aims of modern society that you have to question if the Abrahamic religions have had their time.
☑ WEBSITE: https://www.atheismuk.com/
☑ Podcast On Spotify: https://atheismuk.com/spotify
☑ Holy Humanist YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRaLIFc6OfWKSzzvmfAMsXQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP5eenRQKkQ

In this podcast we look at Misogyny In Religion and joined this week by Nuriyah Khan who is an ex-Muslim and has a great YouTube channel that highlights the ...

27/09/2021

👉 Are you following the Atheism UK Podcast? - We cover:

☑ Who we are as Atheists
☑ The Bible… Fact Or FICTION?
☑ The Cosmological Argument
☑ The Teleological Argument
☑ The Holy Trinity
☑ S*xual Abuse In UK Religions
☑ Religious Indoctrination Of Children
☑ Religious Evidence
☑ The Question Of Morality

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22/09/2021

Just like Seth Andrews, I am getting sick and tired of those who have zero understanding on what freedom actually means - great video and a warning to the ill educated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s7xDKx990M

Seth Andrews great video..

COVID-19 has taken several prominent right-wing activists and broadcasters in the last few weeks. Seth Andrews explains why we should care.

19/09/2021

👁 Arguments For God? - The Cosmological Argument

☑ Hey, welcome to the Atheism UK podcast, this week we look at one of the apologetic arguments for god. The one we discuss today is ‘The Cosmological Argument’ for god.

☑ Religious Apologetics is not new. One of the most common philosophical arguments for the existence of god is called 'The Cosmological Argument,' which can be traced back to Aristotle and beyond.

☑ It was further developed in the early Christian period, then during the 9th to 12th century through medieval Islamic theology and then revived in medieval Christian theology in the 13th Century by Saint Thomas Aquinas, an Italian Dominican friar and Catholic priest.

☑ There are a couple of versions of the cosmological argument worth noting, one stronger than the other. The Cosmological Argument (promoted by Thomas Aquinas) is a philosophical argument which is inductive, meaning its aim is to persuade rather than prove that the cause of the universe is what we call God. In its simplest form it goes something like this:

1 - Everything that exists has a cause.
2 - The Universe exists.
3 - The Universe therefore has a cause
4 - The cause being God.

☑ We look at the flaws in this argument. We also go into the Kalām Cosmological Argument and the extension of that same argument popularised by William Lane Craig

More information:

☑ The Atheism UK Website: https://www.atheismuk.com/

☑ Driven Beyond Belief: The (Kalām) Cosmological Argument: https://www.drivenbeyondbelief.com/on-the-existence-of-god-part-3-the-kalam-cosmological-argument/

☑ Debate between William Lane Craig and theoretical physicist at Caltech Sean Carroll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5iiHV4yo7M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJP1SS-Elw4&t=1203s

Arguments For God? - The Cosmological ArgumentHey, welcome to the Atheism UK podcast, this week we look at one of the apologetic arguments for god. The one w...

30/07/2021

The BBC's Religious Bias - Atheism UK Podcast - For decades the BBC has promoted religion to an ever increasing secular audience. In this podcast we discuss the continual normalisation of god belief and the religious bias exhibited by the BBC.

We also look at the way people of faith think that their moral foundation is rooted in religion, which implies that without that belief, you have no moral foundation.

We highlight a recording from the Today program on the BBC aired on the 13th of July 2021. This was picked because we wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment of the message, but it’s delivery from the speaker implies that thinking in that way requires or is based on belief in god or devotion to Jesus.

The truth is, belief in god is in no way necessary to take a stance on a moral issue. Christians, or any religion has no monopoly on empathy or moralistic views on society

We think it’s time for the BBC to stop normalising god belief…

We also had 5 minutes on Christmas, for some bizarre reason. Anyway, enjoy the podcast and let us know your views.

28/07/2021

Atheism UK Podcast - The Bible… Fact Or FICTION?

This week.. The Bible… Fact Or FICTION? - Welcome to the Atheism UK podcast. Today, Andy Rich and Embers are joined by Author, Historian and prolific blogger Jason Sylvester A.K.A. Diogenes of Mayberry.

Is the Bible the inerrant word of God or a politically motivated, mystical and historically distorted mythology?

There is no doubt that the bible is an important ancient document but should you base the way you live your life on it?

16/07/2021

This week.. The Bible… Fact Or FICTION? - Welcome to the Atheism UK podcast. Today, Andy Rich and Embers are joined by Author, Historian and prolific blogger Jason Sylvester A.K.A. Diogenes of Mayberry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7elmTYcN4vc

This week.. The Bible… Fact Or FICTION? - Welcome to the Atheism UK podcast. Today, Andy Rich and Embers are joined by Author, Historian and prolific blogge...

15/07/2021

A Short History of Secularism & the Road to the Modern World: From Buddha to Einstein - A condensed history of the ideas that led to the secular world from the forthcoming book, Dangerous Ideas from Jason Sylvester

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpKOF9Vh0EA&t=7s

A condensed history of the ideas that led to the secular world from my forthcoming book, Dangerous Ideas.Social media links: https://diogenesofmayberry.mediu...

09/07/2021

🎬 I'm a part of Atheism UK.. Just a quick announcement. We have just started our YouTube channel which we love some support for.
We have just uploaded our first video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75EFozpoYmI&t=579s

Please subscribe, like and comment and PLEASE let us know if you are in the UK. Love and peace to all our international friends 😎

Welcome to Atheism UK - Join Andy, Rich and Embers to look at the concept of Atheism, from an Atheists point of view. many people (especially theists) have a...

03/06/2021

💥 Vatican Smokescreen: Canon Law Changes & S*xual Abuse

👉 As the saying goes, ‘The more things change the more they stay the same.’ This is certainly true for the Vatican and its attempts to dodge any and all accountability for its continued institutional failings to punish abusive priests.

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https://diogenesofmayberry.medium.com/vatican-smokescreen-canon-law-changes-s*xual-abuse-37aed9127024

An exercise in redwash by the cardinals in their crimson robes to continue the status quo

28/04/2021

I created this video to tell the story of Mubarak Bala, the President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria wo has been Illegally Detained for a year by the Nigerian authorities because he has what they believe to be "dangerous thoughts" In other words he questions religion, and the state does not like that. Watch the video , the story will SHOCK YOU!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TApdSjhhDro

Mubarak Bala is the President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria. On April 28, 2020, he was arrested at his apartment in Kaduna. It’s now a year on from ...

22/04/2021

I recently conducted an interview with Sami Abdallah, President of Freethought Lebanon. Sami discusses a new report which has now been released which highlights the plight of Atheists in Lebanon. The report can be seen at https://www.freethoughtlebanon.net/2021/04/atheists-in-lebanon-study-introduction/

22/04/2021

The concept of the Spirit Molecule and the research done opens up further questions as to whether god is simply a by-product of our consciousness. From 1990 to 1995 Dr Rick Strassman conducted DEA-approved clinical research at the University of New Mexico where he injected over sixty volunteers with DMT (N, N-Dimethyltryptamine), a powerful psychedelic drug.

His account of those sessions is a detailed inquiry into the nature of the human mind and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. DMT, is a plant-derived chemical that is also manufactured by the human brain, consistently produced near-death and mystical experiences. The volunteers reported convincing encounters with intelligent nonhuman spirits.

Nearly all felt that the sessions were among the most profound experiences of their lives. Now READ ON...

https://www.drivenbeyondbelief.com/the-spirit-molecule/

The concept of the Spirit Molecule and the research done opens up further questions as to whether god is simply a by-product of our consciousness.

10/04/2021

All my podcasts for AAI can be found on Google Podcasts - https://www.drivenbeyondbelief.com/google-podcasts

Atheist Alliance International Podcast with Andy Phillips opens a window on the world of Atheism, Secularism and Humanism.

01/03/2021

Hi and welcome to the Atheist Alliance International podcast with me Andy Phillips and today I’m joined by Dr Darrel Ray who is a psychologist and author of The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture and also S*X & GOD: How Religion Distorts S*xuality. He’s also a founder of the non-profit organization Recovering from Religion as well as the Secular Therapy Project. Today we look at secular s*xuality, and the treatment of religion-induced trauma.

The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture https://amzn.to/3dWJbnd

S*x and God: How Religion Distorts S*xuality https://amzn.to/3q15vyu

Recovering From Religion: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

Secular Therapy Project: https://www.seculartherapy.org/

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xuKqjMo2uWlbt34U6iYTD

Listen to this episode from Atheist Alliance International Podcast on Spotify. Hi and welcome to the Atheist Alliance International podcast with me Andy Phillips and today I’m joined by Dr Darrel Ray who is a psychologist and author of The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture and ...