Professor John Lennox | God DOES exist
Professor John Lennox gives his argument for the existence of God.
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Professor John Lennox begins by declaring himself as a believer in God. He says he's not ashamed of being both a scientist and a Christian but is tired of the constant choice being put forth to chose either God or Science.
The motivating force behind science is that the universe and the human mind ultimately stem from the same intelligent divine mind.
He goes on to say that science can find answers to almost everything in the universe apart from why it was made; only god can reveal that piece of information to us. The proof for the existence of god comes in the form of Jesus Christ, God in human form. Therefore god isn't a theory he's a person.
Filmed on Thursday 8th November 2012
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Who else believes in god?
A few billion .
Tom Greene lol
0 2 what does that say about you?
God bless what about all the other gods that were made before Jesus?
Tom B savage ass trip
This man straight away preached gospel to a group of atheists
Nothing new to Atheists. We have to sit through religious dogma all the time.
Matthew Kearney for god so loved the world that he gave his only son so that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life
@@jonathancamposeco7286 you just proved his point idiot
@@jonathancamposeco7286 Your scripter holds as much weight as a kids story. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again. There you go. Now base your whole life on that.
@@jonathancamposeco7286 Prove it. You can't? Then you are just another fool.
Imagine, sitting in the comfort of your home thousands of miles away, and then being transported to one of the leading universities to watch and listen to some of the greatest minds debate. The internet is a wonderful thing.
Imagine that.
Nice.
I sure hope one day we will be able to do that. For now, we are stuck with videos like this one.
The internet can be useful, but overall it has caused anguish --- everywhere I travel, I only see prisoners, captured by it - the answer is to go back to the internet at home, at a desktop and throw away the phone _ remote controller
@@GabrielePalma - You made me smile out loud! Thanks.
*_"A little science distances you from God, but a lot of science brings you nearer to Him."_* - Louis Pasteur (Founder of microbiology and immunology)
"It's not that you have to see to believe, but rather that you have to believe to see." -Jonathan Cahn
And still nobody has ever seen. If you can't prove the existance of the most powerful being to ever exist he ain't real or is he just really good at hide and seek 😂 just because you're a coward and want it to be true doesn't mean it is and without proof it isn't and it never will be. Every single argument from a believer amounts to"i don't know so god" ignorance is bliss but it's also just ignorant
@seanpittaway5341 why do you assume that the one who created us wants to make himself known to us?I'm sorry you feel that way, friend. I would argue that it takes more courage to believe in something you can't see or prove. I'm sorry but I think you miss the whole point of faith. It's not very kind to call people names who don't believe what you believe. God bless!!
@@sukwarsiemanym I believe in fairies and I have now seen them. No one else can see them because they don't believe in them!
@DrMontague extremely courageous of you.
I love the Oxford Union because freedom of speech and the debate is its cornerstone.
@@Sednas Pointless comment with an assumption.
@@Sednas Then I suppose everybody is hypocritical when they call others liars as well.
@@Sednas Point is, that's a massive leap to call someone a hypocrite, and 99% of the population would be guilty of hypocrisy if your method was just. You're a hypocrite for saying Christians assume God exists when you assume (given you believe in history) that Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle existed. All that was left of them was writing. You have to assume, on some level, that nobody was trying to make up these philosophical characters through writing. Such historical figures are never certain, but the key is to treat them all the same, from an unbiased view. We all assume. Assumptions are made everyday, but some are more ridiculous than others, like when you assumed that OP wouldn't appreciate freedom of speech if there were atheists in the video, which there clearly are, and moreso throughout Oxford University.
Open debate at Oxford Is just that for now but certain deceivers and ruthless men are desperately trying to silence debate and inquiry into things they seek to keep away from public scrutiny.Keep your eyes open and watch what laws are being drafted from certain pressure groups,you will soon find out who truly rules over society, a bunch of base criminals ,the same ones who funded and ran the Bolshevik revolution and they are eager to stamp out open debate especially when the facts presented oppose their goals
@@Sednas And I'm meaning to say that you assumed he was a Christian for admiring freedom of expression. Now I'm going to assume that you wouldn't be saying "I bet you wouldn't be saying the same if the subject of the video was a Christian" if the original poster was saying he admired the freedom of speech under a video where an atheist was arguing his point.
"“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you." John 15:18
spaghetti monster chronicles pg 368 paragraph 4 says: they'll dismiss you as a troll despite you trying to show them the truth. Worry not, but continue to spread my word!
@@louisuchihatm2556 that seems so ludicrous
Who doesn't call upon God when faced with death? Even Antoine Lavey, founder of Church of Satan, did so on his death bed. Atheists imagine they are so self-sufficient until it is too late. God does exist. Even satan knows that even though he presents himself as God to those who follow him.
We know God exists because we talk to Him and He responds. We pray and He answers. We witness His marvelous deeds every day.
@@sosospiritual417 ikr
His five arguments timestamped: 0:28 Science requires the existence of God (A lawgiver being a condition for law in nature) 3:57 Logic thinking requires the existence of God (A brain having evolved only out of survival not being a reliable source of reason) 6:45 Morality requires the existence of God (A person only being more than just matter and having a fundamental value if God exists) 8:47 Meaning in life requires the existence of God (The relationship with him being the goal of life) 12:30 Hope for ultimate justice requires the existence of God (A judgement after death only being possible through Jesus Christ)
Al arguments you list, are just made up falsehoods with no evidence preached by Lennox. 1. Science exists on its own by the research and discoveries of scientists --- no god necessary. 2. Logical thinking clearly shows that no evidence exists for any god. 3. Morality is a social construct, all different from society to society --- no god involved. 4. The meaning of life is determined by each individual for him/herself --- no god is needed. 5. Justice is a relative term: No evidence exists for life after death or for any Jesus.
Do you have time stamps for when he provides proof?
Lennox does not understand science! Lennox does not understand logic! Lennox does not understand biology! The imaginary god of the bible is immoral! .
Be blessed
All of those arguments were debunked and refuted a long time ago. Logical fallacies aren’t evidence for any gods.
I became a Christian at age 34. I was spiritual all my life, and my mother did her best to guide me, but my father was not around. It took me a long time to return to my father (in heaven and on earth) but once I did it felt amazing! This video feels so important. Being a Chrisitan became uncool and even bad somehow in America. What a shame.
There is no heaven! Death is final! .
@@rolfme5499 oh God lol yes for you there is no heaven. Your right. O ye of little faith.
@@rolfme5499A foolish assumption and belief. All you atheists claim death is the end but have no proof of that unless you experience it your self. Yet you say God cannot exist and say we can't prove his physical existence and that we only rely on faith but what you band of hypocrites forget to realize is your form of faith is that death is our end and nothing happens after therefore you believe in something you can't prove unless you actually experience it and see that truth. I guess it comes down to , I guess we will see who is laughing on the other end.
@soldierx2 Faith is a weakness of the brain! .
ROTFL Obviously you are unable to distinguish between reality and fairy tales! .
OxfordUnion: Has an intellectial yet respectful and coherent debate KZhead comments: Theists and Atheists debunked each other 100 times with paragraphs as long as the Bible itself, ultimately resorting to insulting each other for existing *And that is why they are up there in Oxford, and we are down here, in a pointless comment section*
hahhaha so true
🙌 couldn't be more truer
Brutal but factual as well lol.
Amen on that one
Good comment. Very true. I have to examine myself against it!
We can only know God by revelation in the heart. There is no other way. I used to believe in God, and did all the right 'churchy' things from traditional to charismatic, but God took me through the cross. He brought me so low that I even denied Him, but in that darkness I confessed I knew nothing let alone who He was, or if even if He existed. It was then He revealed Himself to me. I know Him, not because of what I did, but purely because of His grace. I did not chose to know Him, He chose to know me.
And not everyone will believe you brother. For it is only between God and the human heart. Love the testimony brother!
@@amanialsoquar5073 Thank you too my brother. The fact you see this too is testimony that you too have been touched by the Spirit of God, and that gives me joy. It is you who gives me joy. (1-Corinthians 1: 18).
I'm going through something similar. Could you please share a little bit about what it is that you mean by "revelation"? Is it a thought, a feeling?. I'm very lost and confused in my faith so I'd appreciate some pointers on where to look, cause I do want to find Him.
@@fearisallie Revelation from God is when one hears His word. His word comes as a flash and fills one with peace. His word is not so much language, but Spirit and life and this is what Jesus taught (John 6: 63). The peace of the Spirit guides the mind as to language to describe His word. However the Lord, with me, often uses pictures and then invites me to interpret. It is usually then when one finds and sees something new. These moments become pillars in one's life, and although it is good to write them down, the Lord does remind us of what He has said to us, as the life in a word is from Him. There are two things when God speaks. One needs to wait. God is quiet and gentle. He does not speak through the dramatic as for example as witnessed with many tele-evangelists, but to the quiet soul who often is hurting. He does not reject the person with a broken spirit (Psalm 51: 17). Indeed the power of the cross brings hurt into the soul, but then it is then when finally a soul can hear Him. Secondly if God has spoken He proves what He has said through circumstances. One stands in faith and let Him prove His word, as after all it is He who has spoken. I have found that one gentle touch from the Spirit can cause one to life a chin with a smile as then one knows He is in control. Indeed this is what true faith is, trusting Him and not oneself. No one can teach you to know God's voice, it is instinctive (1-John 2: 27) and the sheep know the voice of the Lord (John 10: 27). You are having a very valuable experience, as ultimately you will find you will truly know God in your heart. It is not about all your achievements and career, true life is simply to know His joy in your heart (Romans 14: 17, John 17: 3). God also sanctifies your life, so you find joy in little things, as it is now His joy in what you do. God takes delight in little things. You may not achieve much in this world, but you have Him, and on the day of judgement He will say to you, 'I know you, enter into my joy.' You are walking the narrow path to eternal life and few are they who find it. Wait on the Lord, be of good courage. And He shall strengthen your heart. Wait, I say, wait on the Lord! ' Ironically it is in waiting one finds Him. A seed sown must die before it blossoms to newness of life, and that life is Christ Jesus.
@@malcolmabram2957 Thank you!
He’s such a jolly man. I love listening to his debates and speeches. God truly works through this man. I’m grateful for John Lennox, he’s taught me a tremendous amount of knowledge
And so say all of us. There is hope after all. It’s nice to listen to modern day Apostoles,❤Georgios, Crete.
The nutty professor. If he ever has a wet fart in public he will realize there is no intelligent designer
There's no evidence for the existence of any gods, outside of mythology.
I'm just finding out about him. After speeding through some of Chuck Missler's talks and watching Jordan Peterson reason to his, I'm glad to find another wonderful Christian professor with such profound outspokenness. I will definitely be checking out more of Mr. Lennox.
@@sukwarsiemanym You mean the nutty professor?! Perhaps when he is in a care home you would like to be the one who wipes his arse, think about it the supernatural designer thought i will design people to shit and get someone else to clean the shit up, why doesn't god send down a couple of angels to clean up his shit? Reason they don't want to get shit on their hands. If you ever have a wet fart in public you will realize the notion of an intelligent is ridiculous, so have you ever had wet fart? if so did you enjoy it?
I absolutely do!!! “They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator-who is forever praised. Amen. Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts.” Romans 1:25-26 Praise Him who is worthy to be praised 🙏🏾 Praise His holy name 🙏🏾
There is no creation! The imaginary god of the bible is a psychopathic mass murderer with a massive inferiority complex who hates humans! .
Amen!
It's honestly incredible how much has been prophesied.
Amen & Amen/from across the pond in Texas...
Paul wrote a lot of rubbish, this is one of them. Even in his time the Greek and the Romans, the Egyptians, the Persians - i.e. the people Paul may have known - worshipped gods, not created things. The idea that because of idol worship people became gay is so stupid, that I do not cease to wonder how can Christians take it to be true. The absolute majority of pagans and atheists are straight, and a lot of people who "worship the creator" are gay.
"God does not compete. Agency does not compete with mechanism and law". That is a statement to really think about.
where did that statement come from? what is meant by "agency" in this context?
look at the first "commandment" and tell me again that god does not compete.
Indeed. And why could Satan get here?
@@tracyavent-costanza346 good point🤔
@Chait Singh @worldgonemad the big bang theory totally goes against scientific law. Cause and effect. You can't see air, but know it's there. Someone else can't hear your thoughts, but you know they're there.wifi signals are invisible, but if you turn off your router Internet disappears. Your finger prints are unlike any other person on Earth. You'd be totally arrogant to think you could understand the universe with a human mind. You know your soul exists because it differs from others. The evidence you shout is the same as every other athiest. The Bible is the most historically accurate book, or document of all time. More than any other book ever. You can even Google that. Also I bet there's been a time in your life when you've felt desperate that you've said please God. The book has remained accurate through all plauges, the Holocaust, and every other mass genocide. Look at all the near death experiences. A lot of them who are doctors, scientist, and many other science believing athiest, who died go to hell, and find Jesus. Some instances they're dead for hours, or days. They had nothing to gain from these things, actually they could only lose from them. Some have lost marriage that was over 20 years. Quit high paying pristigious careers. You're very foolish and close minded to think this is it. Miracles happen everyday science can't explain. It is your job to look with an open mind for your self. If you open the Bible and read you can literally feel the holy spirit. Also it makes total sense the government puts flouride in our water. The Bible talks about our pinial glad being our way to Jesus. Flouride in the water literally attacks our spirit molecule. This makes total sense to me that the devil is very near, and if he could would banish the Bible for ever. Many countries have banned the Bible. In China they're tearing down Christian churches as we speak. Stop listening to the science put out by your lobbyist governments. Did you know that 70% of what independent studies show doffer from government funded ones. You sir can trust in The FDA who puts cancerous things like red 40, and yellow 5 in everything. Did you know that the FDA gets over 70% of it's GDP from big pharma? So they allow these things to poison you, and then give you vaccines with all kinds of harmful materials in them. Right now 5G is killing all kinds of birds, and bees. Monsanto is currently working on creating a genetically modified bee that only will pollinate there gmo foods. Also 70% of independent studies show 5G frequencies manipulate your thyroid into allowing harmful toxins to pass the blood brain barrier. This is no work of man alone. This has been a plan since the beginning of time. Do me a favor and look up what agenda 21 is. Then also cross reference it with the most historically accurate book of all time. The Bible. 100 years ago most people were God fearing Christian's. Did you also know that in the 1980s over 60 different companies owned the rights to media, and today it's just 6 families that put out the news. Go do some research of the FCC, and how the leader of it is chairman Ajit Pai, an ex Verizon wireless telecommunication attorney. Obama said there would be no lobbyist in his administration, and he was the first person elected into the FCC. You watch as agenda 21, and the rest of the events of the rapture become true. What's funny is last year I said the same things you're saying right here. Then I watched a documentary on KZhead called frankenskies proved to me the devil is very real, and everything I ever thought to be true was a lie. I hope you find jesus, because he's very real, and if you allow him to come into your heart he will forgive you, just as he had mine. I know it, because I can feel it, and now I'm doing these things to help people like you. I have nothing to gain from this, and feel much ridicule, but it's worth it, because I know for a fact it exists.
He is not only a spiritual man but also a brilliant man.
@Margie Smith I believe that description would more accurately describe Dr Richard Dawkins.
@Margie Smith Rather, he is good at arguing what he believes
@Margie Smith do you believe in the devil
@Margie Smith I don't know
@Margie Smith I don't know
So eloquently elaborated and beautifully presented with humble attitude. In return, I myself am humbled by the words that the Professor John Lennox spoke.
There's no evidence for the existence of any gods, outside of mythology.
There is evidence y friend !! The answer is love !! God bless you and your family
@@Netomp51 No. We evolved our emotions, just like all other animals.
@@richardharris8538 ok let me ask you a question, do you trust your parents ?
@@Netomp51 What business is it of yours? Anyway, FWIW, they're long dead. And another thing, that's a rather stupid question; it suggests the questioner's poor grasp of epistemology.
Strange how those who deny the existance of God will at the same time accept that 'intellegent life must exist elsewhere in the universe'. They also will agree that we only have very limited knowledge of what we experience in our three dimensional world and that physical matter may only be a tiny part of what else exists. As Socrates said "All I know is that I do NOT know"
We live in a four dimensional universe. Maybe start from there...?
@@scoobihu1090 So which is the forth?
@@kiwihans100 time.
@@scoobihu1090 You're being semantical because you cannot refute his claims. What do you gain from this correction but a short hit of dopamine in the midst of confusion and anger? Why do you willfully rebuke those who (if they truly believe what they are taught) would give up their lives for you to find their peace, their slice of Heaven?
@@christiiesudiscipulus3192 you read minds, too?
Sharing God in a room full of atheists. Great respect for you Mr John Lennox.
Nick Jones People will believe what they want to believe and will openly talk about it. I myself am not an atheist, but I am willing to respect the opinions of others such as yourself. :p
@Nick Jones ignorant of you to say...
A 'Theist' 😀
@Nick Jones what ignorance..
I wander why the God made so many atheists?! Apparently then the theists could with such a bravery to talk in a room full of atheists.)))
The greatest that ever lived; He had no servants, yet they called Him Master. He had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher. He had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer. He had no army, yet Kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world. He had no crime, yet they crucified Him. He had no need, yet He forgave them as they mocked. He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today. His name is Jesus Christ and He is the Saviour of the world.
Thank you for putting this up. 🙏 We know what we believe is true.
Amen
It doesn't exist, yet people call it god.
Thats why he is GOD, The Lord Jesus Christ.
If a person that later came to be known as Jesus did actually exist then he was a Jewish carpenter and possibly a lovely guy but to give him the ability to create the entire universe and make him all powerful over everything and everyone is as stupid as it sounds.
Because of the overwhelming evidence of resurrection of Jesus Christ the deciples saw with their own eyes the twelve deciples started preaching boldly about the salvation of God through Jesus Christ to all over the world..and eleven of them died as martyrs. So Christianity spread all over the world rapidly in spite of the opposition. Praise be to God. 🙏
Obviously you cannot distinguish between reality and fairy tales! Jesus never existed! .
1. If the universe needs a Cause to exist, why doesn't God? 2. If god can exist with out cause. Why can't the universe? 3. Aren't we taking the rules of the universe, applying them to a time before the universe, where they may not apply?
1- Becuase he's god! Duh-uh! I've defined him not needing a cause, therefore he doesn't! It's really simple logic YoU aThEiStS deny in your sin. 2- Because the universe isn't god, you silly! 3- God can make it with magic. /s EDIT: I made this for humor, but than I red a message for real claiming just that... sometime comments can make one hope for humankind so low, oh! so low.
The third of your questions is probably the most difficult one for theists to properly answer. We have no reason to believe that an environment which pre-existed the universe should in any way resemble the universe. If cause-effect relations are constitutive of the universe, to the extent where the latter can be defined as the totality of all such relations, it is reasonable to believe that they did not pre-date the universe but rather were themselves a product, but of this is the case it follows that the universe cannot be an effect, which indicates that it does not have a cause. However, we could go one step further and ask whether cause-effect relations are even something we find in the universe, or whether they’re something we project onto it (e.g. in order to get around what David Hume identified as the problem of ‘constant conjunction’ in which we can only say that event b came after event a, and not that b was *caused* by a).
1:36 that sound scared the shit outta meA
Thank you for the warning! 😅
Was 5 seconds away from it when I read you comment 🤣
@@-ans-to-non-muslim i suggest you watch this kzhead.info/sun/pryaXbmJoYWEoWg/bejne.html
LMFAO SAME!!!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂I thought that was when he revealed evidence of God....shared the shit outta me
Even if you don't agree with him, you have to agree that he has a great voice and charming mannerisms.
kzhead.info/sun/ZM6hfr57o3eCa5E/bejne.html
Ergo, deus est.
Shut up God is real idiots
@@nomejest5919 i think that you're the one that idiot lol
@@martinmaxwell3508 At least I don't copy a comment, at least try to type something different. 😂😂😂
JL is a class act and gentleman and spot on!
" Man is an end in himself. " -Ayn Rand-
I would not doubt he is a gentleman, its just that, based on this, his credit as an academic is very much questionable.
@@artsveiman7776 You must be talking about a different JL. Even if so, it's intellectual snobbery to believe only academics carry the necessary prerequisite of understanding to debate. If that were the case why did you waste your time watching since by your own measure, you haven't the ability to understand it! BTW the (JL) John Lennox here is Professor is an internationally renowned professor of Mathematics at Oxford University and holds an MA Bioethics and PHD from Cambridge University as well as being a Senior Fellow at several institutes in Germany. Last he's an Author of dozens of publications
@@abbiebeast He presented no substantial proof to back up ANY of his arguments. hes a mathematician therefore he is supposed to be an academic, and yet he fails to adhere to the basic requirements of academia. I am uncertain if in any of his publications he provides more solid statements, but the fact that he claimed jesus rose from the dead because his tomb was empty is beyond moronic. That he has written dozens of books is not valid proof of his claims as an academic or an intellectual, for crying out loud there are dumb as bricks politicians that are on the bestsellers list, the content of which is toilet paper in the academic sense, yet are held in high regard by many conservatives. If this man is the academic he is presumed to be, no proof of it was presented in the comments he made in this presentation.
"This World may be a poor example to serve as a prove for God, but the mind that can realize this is a good example of God's existence." - Alexander S. Schreiber
No it can’t actually. The brain operates through synapses and chemicals. No gods are required. Ignorance is no excuse for belief in magic.
@@2l84me8 So you believe that spirit arises from dead matter, you surely have experimental proof of this? No, of course you don't, you just believe that.
@@LUCKYDRUGMUSIC I don’t believe in spirits to begin with. What are you talking about?
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,” Romans 1:22 KJV
Ikr And they didn't even eat the cookies
equalism 42 Ohh, the irony of Romans 1:22 😄
@pete J now ironic was THAT statement, as attributed to Saul of Tarsus.
Creating Day/night before creating the sun and the stars is quadrillion times foolish 🤣🤣🤣
Yes, we know. The book with the talking donkey and the man who lived inside of a fish says it is foolish to demand evidence for one's beliefs. Got anything else?
"Whoever publically acknowledges me, I will do the same for him before my Father in the Kingdom of Heaven, whoever rejects me so shall I reject them"
Sounds very made up and cult like
@@badideass why cult like???? The offer is extended to all
@@friendyadvice2238 because it's not believable, no religion is. As long as you're happy though.
@@badideass Given that I believe in Jesus I genuinely want everybody to be saved, and I dont want to feel I didn't try to help anybody. I Sincerely hope you find Christ while God The Father graciously offers him to us. Good luck
@@friendyadvice2238 well you seem friendly. I highly doubt I'll ever believe in the Jesus story. Being saved in this sense means nothing to me, again I would have to believe in the story for which I do not. Hope you have a great day, stay safe!
John Lennox, a brilliant mind created by The Mind behind everything.
Theoretically, then, also that overarching mind that has created the minds of countless idiots, psychopaths and perverts. As an "all-powerful" creator I would be able to do better.
Lennox is extremely stupid! .
@@user-gv5fo1eh5mLMAO the narcissism is insane, you atheists always think you could do bette, but let’s be real you’d fail miserably. But yeah go on play the blame game, your argumentation is at the level of someone blaming god for their Sports team failing to win a game
John Lennox presents clear, concise, and articulate arguments like no one else
Yes for sure.
Regrading the problem of sin and evil, Charles Taze Russell presents eloquently the motive God allowed this in the first volume of Studies in the Scriptures, chapter 7.
Really?
@@paulmcglen9413 Yes. I'd recommend his other works and videos, too. Very good, Godly material.
@@paulmcglen9413Let's see you debate him
What a knowledgable yet humble man. A rarity in our times.
he's just another religious nut and so are you
@@ratbrat9978 and you live up to your name.
@@christbanner3219 and you're a fn religious nut now go away and get down on those well calloused knees and mumble you're mumbo-jumbo for my poor lost soul just do it quietly, I've heard enough jesus freak bullshit to last me the rest of my life amen
@Don don thank you mission accomplished
" A mystic is a man who surrendered his mind at the first encounter with the minds of others. " -Ayn Rand-
“The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament proclaims the handiwork of His hands.” (Psalm 19:1)
That doesnt prove anything
@@thefirsttime7759 - “Who is this that darkens my counsel with words without knowledge?” “Brace yourself like a man; I will question you and you will answer me.” “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me if you understand.” “Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know?” “Who stretched a measuring line across it?” “On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone?”
@@michaelj.spencer5276 why do you keep quoting the bible acting like its a valid argument
@@thefirsttime7759 - why do you keep asking stupid questions
@@michaelj.spencer5276 says the Christian
i'm so glad i was guided to John's lectures about God i struggle sometimes with my belief John has really helped!
What did he say that you found convincing? I certainly didn’t hear it.
@@oil_can I am convinced that Atheism is Hopelessness, they appear to be so bland and tasteless, they Believe in nothing... While with GOD and Faith, Life has meaning every positive thing you can think of.
Same here. After going through a lot of Chuck Missler's talks, I was looking for a new KZhead search and I happened upon Mr. Lennox. I look forward to watching more. God bless!!
Belief is a weakness of the brain! .
@@rolfme5499 that's a belief. 🤦♂️
Fantastic. I love hearing him speak.
God saved me 3 years ago after the sudden death of my father. One miraculous event after another to save me from ending it all. God loves us all
What about the hundreds of millions that die annually?
Yes No So you're saying that God did not design us with the proper tool to determine good from evil? God murdering Onan for pulling out on his sister-in-law/wife is right but not intervening when a priest is violating the freewill of the altar boy is also right? The sense of right/wrong, good/evil he gave us are pretty useless, eh?
@UCcO9caaaAS3m3-FzqMLOhpw Newtonian Physics is proven wrong by General Relativity and Quantum Field Theory, study again, i have studied Physics for many years, My God is a Necessary Being to exist and you hide behind by a thin veil of Newtonian Physics besides inertia and all that stuff breaks down when we look the outside the observable universe
@Yes No Bullshit.
Yes No You seem to know God so well. You must have a direct channel to him that the rest of us do not.
1:37 rip headphones users
Lmao
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So true also when they drink water like they haven’t had any in years lol 😂😂
I was waiting for the time to come, listening without headphones, and I still jumped
I actually thought that my earphones had an issue
To be observant, caring - do positive analog things with your hands - the barometer that measures the quality of life and all creation is determined by how much love is put into it. Also, most of all, to be Thankful for all you've been gifted...even if it's just a little...goe a long way to embrace the kind of vision Professor Lennox is ascribing to here.
We love you Professor Lennox! Greetings from Austria ✝
Wie irgendwer die gesamte Debatte anschaun kann und am ende auf Seite der Religiösen steht is mir ein Rätsel.... Ich hoffe du hast der Gegenseite auch zugehört
This wasn't the strongest speech I've seen Lennox (or anybody) give for why God exists. But there is a great subtlety to what Lennox was doing that most commentators here seem to have missed. They complain that he did not provide any scientific or mathematical evidence, completely missing that Lennox has end-run around that by arguing that 1) the existence of God is the only reason that the universe is rationally intelligible, and 2) God is a personal being and therefore we encounter Him most profoundly not through rational argument but through personal relationship. Lennox wasn't attempting to provide scientific evidence for God. He was challenging the epistemological assumptions of materialistic atheism. He said it right at the end: these are my reasons for why God should be trusted. Not merely that God exists, but why God is trustworthy to be in relationship with.
+CoryTheRaven Thank you!
+CoryTheRaven How can the concept of a god in a persons mind be trustworthy in a relationship?
bltorioles Exactly. The existence of God is implicit to God's being trustworthy.
CoryTheRaven So then the thoughts in a persons head verify the trustworhty nature of the thoughts in a persons head....hmmm
CoryTheRaven Brother, you have to be able to see the error in that
One of the finest Irish minds there has ever been in recent times. A joy to listen to.
Such a pity he's completely got the wrong take on reality, though!
@@Dawkinsbulldog How does he have the wrong take on reality, may I ask?
@@padruigmacrodain Is his (and your?) believe in god an offshoot of hundreds of other proclaimed gods? Or is his (and your?) god the only TRUE God, and all the rest are fakes? Do you fear the finality of death. After all, you had no conception of existence before you were conceived, so why fear no existence after death? You had no concept of reality before you were born and there is none after you die. There may, of course, be some legacy you leave after your death. Children perhaps. Intellectual properties, perhaps an invention or a unique process you leave to the benifit of humanity? Who knows? But the fact is you are irredeemable dead. You have no consciousness after death any more than you had before you were conceived.
❤agree
@@padruigmacrodain Only just noticed your question, after the most recent alert. To answer your question, anybody (especially so at his age!) who takes seriously a bunch of unsubstantiated fairy tales concerning miracles, has most Definitely NOT got a proper take on REALITY!!!!!!!?
When I hear this man's voice, I get closer to God. God is using John to show his glory.
Isn't it fascinating! So do I.
What do understand by God? Is god something philosophical idea?
@@curiousgeorge555you also get closer to God? But can you explain me some characteristics of God?
@@tanwar2514 Love, peace, power
@@tanwar2514 He would not be God if He were a philosophical idea?
"The evidence for God is Jesus Christ." How?
He’s a very eloquent speaker.
He is indeed, pity he's misdirected.
sorry will film more when i can. in the mean time send death threats to IKNOWTHETRUTH INDEED. i hate him he is evil also, comment whether or not you would worship me. and comment if u like my vids
@@-ans-to-non-muslim lmao
Bloodgore Fuckwrath. Fear Me “I hate him” mmm🤔 looks familiar. If I may ask why do you hate him ??
@@wynlewis5357 hes not misdirected
"choosing between science and God is like choosing between Henry Ford and the motorcar" well said.... one is the creator and one is the creation.
@@evolutionofconsciousness8059 He who can count every hair on our heads, can name ALL the stars in the heavens, and knows all our actions all in advanced. Our Sovereign God is truly great, not like these caricatures of Him that atheists think they're debunking.
I'm glad you all think that, with the least number of people in history identifying as religious, people's intelligence has decreased over the last few millennia.
If he was referring to an agnostic god, fair enough. But he wasn’t, he was referring to a Christian god which does go against science.
This comment should have more likes literally
except the quote is "choosing between Henry Ford and engineering as an explanation of the motorcar".
I am thereby humbled that God is man-made. We are Gods.
I'm listening 🎧 from Zanzibar Tanzania 🇹🇿, Prof is so helpful and eloquent enough to be understood by any rational being. Un Saludo para Xekax.
God bless Brother John Lennox as he preaches the eternal Gospel.
Anything objective, measurable, demonstrable, why not?
@@ericbell940 How does one measure, demonstrate? Science only, right?
So saith all Buddhists, Jains and Indigenous peoples, among so many others. You do know that the "Gospel" was written by people, translated countless times, evolved through many forms. So this "Word of God" bit is quite a stretch.
Funny how atheists just attack the person and spit out all these vile insults instead of coming up with a coherent counterargument. Who's irrational?
Emily Rose The atheist coherent counterargument (if you would listen) is "WE DON'T KNOW" . . . completely rational. It's NOT some magic being put in the place of "we don't know" that solves the mystery. (which isn't "faith" - don't be fooled - deists consider it FACT). So atheists want the complete removal of the magical myth. Not necessarily to replace it. Promoting science as the only humanly thing that is going to get us close to the truth. Period. Wake up.
Oh suddenly you don't know? Could've fooled me. Most atheists are so arrogant and nasty in their opinions about other people's beliefs.
Emily Rose Suddenly? No... *always* Obviously only "suddenly" to YOU. Atheists are as arrogant and nasty (frustrated) as you would be if you were tying to deal with people who believe the earth is flat. You know you are correct. But these people clench to their belief, they are deluded, evidence to the contrary exists, but they want to have control in major social legislation of the entire country. What would you do about the flat earthers?
rightsideofhistory Haha good luck with that.
+Feder Schwert Careful, your tendencies to reject the idea of an ultimate good so that you can be loose with your thoughts and words are showing. It'll do you no good in the end to hurl such unkind words at others. Because you'll... Oh wait, guess it doesn't matter much to you. ;)
Very good argument. His book Miracles is the fruit of similar debates: the Veritas Forum at Harvard, and is worth reading. I am thankful that some of the greatest scientific minds were Christians and did not see a competition.
Typical Christian arrogance claiming there is only one god. Perhaps there are many gods? Perhaps the Christian god is a black woman?
You see, when people say "This and that scientist OF THE PAST was theist", what I really hear is "In a time and place where your livelihood, your social status and sometime your very life depended on professing a religion, very intelligent people professed a religion!". Well, duh-uh? No shit, sherlock. They had giordano bruno and galileo as a set example.
_It is the perfection of God's works that they are all done with the greatest simplicity. He is the God of order and not of confusion._ *Newton*
This world needs more solid Christians to stand up and speak their faith without fear. God bless this man.
That's Right Good Point Don't Mess with Christians In other words with GOD
Many don’t care or aren’t bothered people believe in whatever religious system, what isn’t okay is forcing it into others, acting superior to others, and saying your way and explanations are the only ones possible.
@@therick363 you forgot about making enough money from donations to buy a private jet
Jesus didn't exist
There's no evidence for the existence of any gods, outside of mythology.
A powerful sermon from a scientist
I wouldn’t say it’s a sermon, an argument would be better.
@@Nameless-pt6oj He isn't remotely anything like a scientist, in his buying into a proposition that is both unquantifiable and untestable.
@@tomward2688 From an outsider perspective, really telling that you quite clearly only dislike him because he is a theist. Einstein was no religious nut, nor was he an atheist, he makes that clear. Should we call him stupid for that? Lennox knows far more about the sciences than you do, random bullshitter in a comment section. You're nothing like a scientist. By your logic, a scientist who believes in aliens, or the many ultimately impossible ideas about universes - i.e. parallel universes - is stupid, nothing like a scientist just because of that. WHo gives a damn about anything else about them, because they believe in absolutely anything further than their noses they are fools, right?
@@tomward2688 he said he BELIEVES. The knowledge in question cannot be verified empirically. So whether believing or unbelieving, nobody knows
@@seetsamolapo5600 therefore, should people also believe in Zeus? Why don't Christians believe in Allah? Christianity has blotted out other religions inside their ground, like Greco-Roman Ploytheism, and tried the same with Protestantism
What a brilliant speech! God bless him and those who listens to his message!
i heard it but was not that impressed, so I guess I'm bound for purgatory or something. Or La Mirada or El Monte.
God bless him? What do you understand by God? Is god something philosophical idea? Is god all powerful?
He is wonderful... Man who has known truth
Lennox believes that fairy tales are true! .
I am in no way an academic, but I thoroughly enjoy the Oxford Union because it gives attention to both sides of an issue without discrimination. All the best!
fuck off
@@ericmcdonough6771 Hearts will be hardened in the end of days it may be too late
@@ChalkEater419 Seems your god can't do anything about that. Some god! 😂
Eric McDonough Amen!
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I know one truth which i believe , Jesus Christ gave his life for my sins , redeemed me and showed me the path of salvation . He bought me by His love
I understand how you feel, but you must know that believing something is not proof of veracity.
I understand that you believe this but having looked at the evidence for Jesus, I do not share your faith and believe that those stories are little more than fairy tales.
Amen I believe the God who created the earth
Gary Walker that’s why it’s called trusting in the forc- I mean in faith, and there is no evidence if the Big Bang or scientists theory’s of how the earth was made either
Master Windu I agree
In very brief, Science is all about the explanation of God's knowledge. 👍
I find it interesting that the debate he describes with his atheist friends sound like the debates I have with mine. The spiritual is the spiritual no matter what our education. Love John Lennox.
"He who thinks half-heartedly will not believe in God; but he who really thinks has to believe in God" -Isaac Newton
@GO*CAN*ZUK "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." -Galileo Galilei
I'm an African, we are really spiritual, so I wonder... How did spirituality come to be? By evolution? How is black magic still functional in the world? I'm a Christian and words and blabbing from phd holders can't change my experience. Thank you so much.. Jesus is alive
@@juliussiahaan9308 You just made yourself look tremendously ignorant and full of yourself, you might not agree with Harris but calling a Neuroscientist and also a PhD in Philosophy *stupid* only proves what an incoherent and plain idiotic of a person you are ... try again and see if you can get it right this time ..ppffttttt
@@juliussiahaan9308 Wow you are seriously embarrassing yourself with your lack of knowledge and reasoning, better stop while you can, you lost it all when u called those guy's stupid, lol I doubt you even finished high school, yet you call a Neuroscientist stupid ??? LMAO
@@juliussiahaan9308 Wow U really are low on the IQ scale, "deal 2 much with science ?" ARE U SERIOUS ? yes I believe you are!!, that is what is frightening ,poor little man! Sorry I cannot have a rebuttal with a low IQ person Bye bye ...
Richard Dawkins sitting in the second row doesn't appear to be happy. lol
@AC He got his chance later and pretty much got trounced by Lennox at a formal debate between them.
@@angusmacangus3181 Trounced? in what universe? I mean only if you believe in comic book characters created by the Flavian dynasty
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@@angusmacangus3181 watched it,ouch!
@@angusmacangus3181 watched the whole thing, it was painful ( do you believe in your eyes or do you believe in what I'm telling you to believe? ) kind of debate. John Lennox might as well be telling you to believe in fairies or unicorns the debate would be the same.
May God give you long time and healthy Professor John
Based on the size of his belly, the odds of a long life are not promising.
You just can't dislike John Lennox. We all love him :)
Well, you could?--- but in a world of possibilities...... why?!!!!
I think he's a credulous pillock, personally.
@@bnipmnaa, who cares what you think when nothing else in life matters?
Very well - he exists. Why do Nephilim also exist? And if they are not canonical, why can demons reach this world at all?
@@chrissonofpear1384 the question of ,why nephelim exist?, Is simple enough to answer, they are the material challenge to Gods creation ( Man) by the fallen angels. The nephelim are not created beings they an obomination, a forced mixture of man and angel, They have no place in creation , even so, they posses an immortal spirit without a immortal body and lack a designated function. Disembodied nephelim are evil spirits or Demons they are in limbo, unable to be redeemed and unfit to enter heavenly dimensions, Demons are bound to the earth (nephelim) translates to: 1. The fallen 2. Earth born They have been judged and cursed to wander the earth until the day of the Lord. They are able to attack humans because we share a physical realm and at least partly, we are genetically similar, them being half humans. Demons attack humans in order that we be judged along with them. They are jealous and dejected to the point of mad hate and posses no hope, that makes them vengeful towards, in their view an 'unjust' God. Here is the real question, why is this not canonical? It was canonical until the Catholic pagans removed it and designated it fiction in order to obscure the underlying nature of our world and the spiritual war raging just beyond the veil. The Torah includes Enoch as well as the Ethiopian scriptures. Enoch is referenced in the Bible, directly, a few times and eluded to countless times. The dead sea scrolls also contained a copy of Enoch. Incorporating Enoch into your understanding of the Bible explains, literally, everything. Feel free to ? Me I will try to answer as best I can. If unable will refer you to a relevant source. God bless you and may he guide you to understanding.
Just discovered this man. What an amazing speaker. Love his passion in his belief of God. Gives me encouragement and hope
Hello, I love listening to Professor John Lennox as well, I recommend you listen to Dr. Gary Habermas (He is the leadings scholar on The Resurrection of Jesus). God Bless.
A lot of people who don’t hold his beliefs are just gonna bury him but he really is a good speaker. He’s a very witty guy.
I watched this video a long time ago, but only recently started getting familiar with John Lennox himself.
Yes you do, but his emotive BS bypasses your science, the bloke is drawing on bygone ages, old beliefs that were societal beliefs. I was born in 1951 and I was indoctrinated in these Victorian beliefs too. There may well be a creator God but it is definitely not one of the Bible.
Wellspoken but still failed to proof there is a god.
Sve sto kaze profesor sada ja to pricam vec vise od 30 godina,nauka samo dokazuje postojanje BOGA i to apsolutno zivoga i visoko intelegentnog slava BOGU ADONAJI ELOHiM
After watching Professor Millican and Dr. Shermer along with Professor Lennox. I'm predisposed to Hope. In that I have Hope that there is more to my finite existence. I also hope and truly believe all of these high-minded people intend goodwill to all. However, I am not naive in that there are people and some in power today and throughout history who only strive toward personal gratification and the masses be damned. So YES, it is hope that Dr. Shermer clearly explains has been used to exploit people throughout history and even now. I do agree the masses are easily duped into all sorts of distractions and misdirection. Reasonably explaining the historical manifestation of the gods and belief systems. But that does not disprove the existence of God whatever our understanding of the deity is as each of us are intellectually limited individuals of various degree. Moreover, it is HOPE in a higher power, as flawed as it may be in our own rights, that a conscience and agency outside of one's physical being is incomprehensible and fantastic beyond my understanding. It is that concept to which I'd rather lean into, opposed to one day ceasing to exist altogether. Yes! That is my Hope. Is the existence of good and evil and equivalency to the wind and a predator Shermer? YES! I'll make the assertation that those who reject even the notion of God or that they are in fact a god in their own write are indeed the unknowing predators. Does an eagle believe it’s a predator? No, but the field mouse understands this implicitly. Therefore, we hopeful should be on guard as blindly ignoring the proclamation that God does NOT exist is both deadly and hopeless. I vote YES, GOD exists.
I thank God for people like you who have the courage to speak you mind out and state the truth ! Brovo !!!
mark man Which god? There are thousands of them.
@@abichristina786 Well I was a hindu now I follow Jesus Christ. You need to search for God as one investigates scientific laws results etc. The Bible God says " If you seek me with ALL YOUR HEART YOU WILL FIND ME ". We need " Taste and see that the Lord is Good.". Psalm. He does not force you but calls you to 'taste and see . There is one triune Godhead and three Persons all God . One of them Jesus came to restore the Broken Fellowship with God and bring us back to Him ! No judge can forgive without the condemned paying for his crime. Neither can the condemned be let away on pity or a change he may produce by good works. Neither can the Judge of all the Judges ! But this Judge sent Jesus to take our place. The Bible says by good works we are still condemned before God and " the wages of sin is death! " That's the second death or separation from God in eternal hell! So One Jesus came in His-Story to take our place ! We are therefore forgiven freely and Salvation is a gift of God unique to the Bible. Salvation is not by good works as per the Bible! .." as many shall Call Upon Him ( Jesus) SHALL BE SAVED". God is an experience and only if you seek Him earnestly can you experience the same. I have tried all ways and call you to try the One who said..I AM THE WAY..THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE ..AND ALSO THE ONE WHO FOLLOWS ME SHALL NOT WALK IN DARKNESS BUT SHALL HAVE THE LIGHT OF LIFE ".
Make me a sandwich
Sorry, what did he said, had any evidence to back it up? I haven't heard it yet
@@sadbutitstrue2323 Anybody make one new, unique living organism from chemicals yet? Without using any parts from preexisting living things? Like Craig Venter said, "I didn't create life, Life comes from life".
This is a nice place we’re both sides respect each other, and are allowed to talk.
@Slip Nip lmao
God in fact does exist but he is not classified into a gender, in our cosmos, our universe. There could be other forms of life, a manifestation of the ultimate being of god. If god were to choose our circumstances we would be void of the sun collapsing, dark matter entitling our whole universe, and we would experience heaven as we know it. So I believe that god is an entity to all beings in the cosmos and is not judged by a single gender since he is the entity. Other aliens might have beliefs like this too, but it is a manifestation of god. God does not only help us, but helps the other intelligent life out in the cosmos, the cosmos is a fast thing and it passes on. Technology can improve and check our standards for any existence of life out there.
@@kanchuhd7863 God does not exist until he does same with the principle of innocence before proven guilty
@@wdcurry111 god doesnt exist regardless of YOUR opinion
@@wdcurry111 but that’s impossible that go’s wants that because it can’t be specifically quoted from a date from far time
Anyone else notice how he finishes the quote from Psalm 111 at 1:11
Amazing. What are the odds? If I may offer a slight amendment to your comment just for the sake of precision, _he finishes the quote from Psalm 111 at __1:11__._ The verse over the door of the Cavendish Laboratory is verse 2. The psalm finishes with verse 10: _The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!_
I am thankful to listen to Professor John Lennox, May God bless you and use you mighty to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to many people on this earth. Psalms 14 says, Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!
There is no God - I testify through my life's actions that this phrase is a falsehood and a lie
There is no God
@@philipmain5701 how so
There is no god. The religious hustlers who wrote the bible set up road blocks against hecklers. There is a lot of scripture in the bible warning you of mockers. Why? What were they worried about, people asking obvious questions? I believe in Toto for pulling the curtain back on the Wizard of Oz.
"Mysticism is the acceptance of allegations without evidence as proof, either apart from or against the evidence of one's senses and reason " -Ayn Rand-
"God is not distant from our human suffering, but (by Jesus Christ dying on the cross) has become part of it." So profound. Takes the question of suffering to one of an unthinkable level.
If one considers the notion of a god as only a concept representative of various emotional rantings, I would agree completely. However, a review of the idea of a suffering Jesus is absurd if one considers the nature of what some claim... An entity that has been around forever and is everywhere....the depiction is infinitesimally less than a pinprick...
So Jesus was crucified on a Friday and by Sunday was in Heaven? That's not a suffering sacrifice; that's just a bad weekend.
I thought sons shouldn’t have to pay for the sins of their fathers. Why exactly are we still punished for Adam and Eve eating fruit?
I feel Sad for Jesus. I mean, being a scapegoat for the sins for an entire species.
Adrian De Abreu thing is with being a scapegoat is it doesn’t absolve anyone of anything they’ve done wrong anyway. It just means someone else takes the punishment for it.
Jesus Christ you are my life.
depressing that you dedicate your life to that.
Matthew Kearney depressing you comment on other people’s comments about their beliefs
@@spiritual9574 Nothing wrong with critisizing inaccurate and immoral beliefs
@Jesus Is The Truth Notice those that are religious automatically assume all those things for people that dont buy into their immoral religion...
Matthew Kearney notice that you comment on other people’s comments saying that their beliefs are stupid
What a great lecture from a distinguished Expert. Being a Muslim (from Tunisia) I can relate to his ideas ... although we have another belief on the Status of the Holy Jesus Christ... Impressed by the quality of the debate.
You might enjoy reading my book, IF GOD, THEN... THE LOGICAL GOD. In Chapter 12 I note: This is where it gets very personal… God could put an end to evil, but then how would He have to deal with you? Should He take away your free will and make you a mindless zombie, an automaton? Should He immediately punish you every time you slip up? Should He make an exception to His holiness and perfect sense of justice just for you? [This would, of course, make God’s justice imperfect.] Should He “…cast you out into the darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth?” Or would you rather He make a way for every one of your sins, past, present, and future, to be forgiven and atoned for all eternity? God thought the latter to be the better option, so He made it possible for everyone to make that choice. Yes, even for Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and Son of Sam. I find that few people consider all the alternatives - Christians and Muslims included. You can download a free PDF copy here. 1drv.ms/b/s!Au5T9frSRsWakKom2f5ltg6s_PZYHA?e=1xefYU
I especially like the fact he pointed out what happens to truth when commercial enterprises or nations feel threatened and then failed to apply that to religions also. I would assume one so clearly learned would understand critical thinking. Curious.
Nope, you are wrong and ignorant. Religion does not equal God. God's truth prohibits what religion does when ''it feels threatened''. And all religions outside The Bible which is God's inspired word are demonically inspired. God has already described how human history began and how it will end because He exists outside time. He has been proven correct so far. The Bible has never prophesied incorrectly, how could it since God knows everything?
I’ve been scrolling down the comments section, and I wanna say something real quick to anyone who may or may not have seen the way I’ve replied: 1: I am NOT an atheist. I am religious, and have been for a long time. 2: Despite having faith, I STILL RESPECT OTHERS’ OPINIONS. I can’t stand the judging replies to non-religious commenters. Sure, you might not believe the non-religious comments, but that doesn’t mean you should put them down. 3: PEOPLE HAVE THEIR OWN OPINIONS. This ties in with what I just said, and I seriously can’t stress this enough. I’m not defending or condemning any commenters, but PEOPLE WILL STILL BELIEVE WHAT THEY BELIEVE. JUST RESPECT OTHERS’ OPINIONS. Just a little something I wanted to say. Thanks for reading! :p edit: didn’t realize my comment would actually start a discussion! anyway, my point still stands, pls don’t be rude to atheists or theists because that’s just stupid :)
Beautifully well written good sir! :)
I agree on you with all points. But it is mostly the atheist who put down theist by saying that we're dumb. Or getting arrogant thinkging of themselves that they are to intelligent to believe in a God. And me, as a believer, i see that they have a standpoint which offends God. I know that their chance of getting into heaven shrinks if they continue to live their ignorant lifes... so i often try to open their eyes. But they never understand, they say "i don't believe in fairytailes" offending God even more, putting God down as a fairytaile, as a joke. But still i never lose my patience, because anger is a tool of ghe devil and not in God's favor. I think we the believers must hold together, no matter if jew, christian or muslim. In the end those are all abrahamic religions who all praise the same God, they only refer to different books, which all came from God in different times to bring us down to the right path everytime faith faded away.
Atheism inevitably leads to nihilism, which is an unpleasant worldview, and this is why they resort to the attacks. Even though they don't believe, I suspect that deep down, having no eternal truth and no connecting to a greater mystical body is unsettling.They can't or won't believe using logic, so the gut reaction is to lash out. I was an atheist for 40 years. I get it.
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Thankful for men like John Lennox.
Thank you
He is a moron
It's harder to believe that life and everything we have came from nothing, than to believe in God.
Noone ever claimed life and "everything" came from nothing but theists. And no, it's not harder not believing in a god: it's natural steps all the way back, I have no reason to think the last one, even if hidden, has to be supernatural.
WE Koreans Welcome John Lennox and Real Professors like him ❤
Honestly, i believe in god. There has to be a god. There have been many times in my life where i prayed for the better outcomes and they have happened, true not always but most of the time. And when i pray and it doesnt happend i take it as a sign that sometimes what we think is right is not always the right thing. Or maybe it is a test because god cant hold our hands and take us through our life that is our responsibility, and god is here to guide us through life by putting us in tough situations and seeing how we can handle them, also all the people in our life everything happens for a reason. Thats what shapes us to be us. I am really saddened by the fact that while im alive here on this planet as a human being i will never see god. I truly am thankful for everything that i have my parents my siblings friends family everything, and deep inside of my heart i always feel some sort of presence i cant really explain it. Its there but at the same time it isnt. Its something our minds can not comprehend. Maybe its because we still havent grown to our full potential, that we still are not using 100% of our brain? I cant say for sure, but what i believe wholeheartedly is that we are gods children and that god will never give up on us while there is still at least 1 good person.
Oh boy...
im crying 😭
oh yeah, 'seek and ye shall find' i find that vcery harmful because we are pattern seeking primates XD good luck on growing a brain kid
All that wall of text says is you're a slave to confirmation bias. Good day
the best prayers are unanswered prayers
always find that mathematical minds think similarly and thoroughly it's always a pleasure listening to them
Christianity began as sun worship, the stories about Jesus are symbolic. He is just a personification of the sun, made into a god figure later on. The sun "dies" for 3 days on December 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops its movement south, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th, when it resumes its movement north. In some areas, the calendar originally began in the constellation of Virgo, and the sun would therefore be "born of a Virgin" The sun rising in the morning is "the saviour of mankind" The sun is "The light of the World" The sun "walks on water" is just the reflection of the sun on water/the sea. "He cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him", is just sun rays. Jesus' "crown of thorns" is just the sun's glare, also know as a halo. The sun's "followers", "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass. The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High": thus.."he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12. The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30 degrees, hense, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30. The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified", which represents its passing through the equinoxes. The vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected. The reason why saviour myths are so similar with a godman who is crucified and resurrected, who does miracles and has 12 disciples, is that these stories were based on the movements of the sun through the heavens, an astrotheological development that can be found throughout the planet, because the sun and the 12 zodiac signs can be observed around the globe. In other words, Jesus Christ and all the others upon whom this character is predicated are personifications of the sun, and the Gospel fable is merely a rehash of a mythological formula revolving around the movements of the sun through the heavens. ..
@Nathan Nitai Das What’s more believable? That the Jesus story is a rehash of Astro fables or that some dude was actually born of a virgin and is the son of the Hebrew god. Well, I spoke to Zeus and he assures me that Yahweh is fake and that the Greeks are the real “chosen people”.
@@Gamefan86 Yeah no. 25th of December was the date of a Roman holliday, and when Christianity became a staple, they simply used the same holliday, changing the celebration to the Birth of Christ. Highly doubt from an outsider's observing perspective that Jesus's followers in the 1st Century C.E. were really worshipping the Sun and turned him into a man only later on. Half of those lines require a lot of biased approval of your ideas to believe them. May as well say that about a lot of the other world religions too.
@@Gamefan86 "The sun "dies" for 3 days on December 22nd, the winter solstice, when it stops its movement south, to be born again or resurrected on December 25th, when it resumes its movement north." -This is a really big push, and from an outsider persepctive knowing the reality of why Christmas is on December 25th - coming long after Jesus - this is a definite no, because this came long after Jesus. "The sun rising in the morning is "the saviour of mankind"".... convincing line? "The sun is "The light of the World" The sun "walks on water" is just the reflection of the sun on water/the sea. "He cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him", is just sun rays. Jesus' "crown of thorns" is just the sun's glare, also know as a halo." ^All this aren't too believable by anyone else, and seem to be put there just to add extra lines. Crown of thorns is the Halo..... huh? "The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified", which represents its passing through the equinoxes." The funny bit about this is that real crucifixion in the 1st Century wouldn't have been on a cross as we think of it; which debunks this whole idea. If you go back in time, and actually saw Jesus's execution or that of anyone else in that century, it wouldn't have been on a cross. This is veriable, you can find evidence for what I've said. Over half of this requires the person reading to have little knowledge of history or take the specific things mentioned at face value.
@@Gamefan86 You deceive yourself. Yes, 12 is symbolic all through the bible. 12 tribes, 12 stones 12 disciples, oh and there is 12 notes in music. The symbol 12 came from God , not man. The sun was created by God actually Jesus. 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning-the first day. John 1:1-5 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. The word is another term for Jesus. You can make those correlations but that its more because of Jesus being real and they are a refection of him, not the other way around. Truth is If you look at the sun you can destroy your eyes. If you look to Jesus your eyes (mind) are opened. Anything that gets too close to the sun is destroyed whereas with Jesus you will have eternal life.. Actually Christianity is branched out from the Jewish faith. Jesus was of Jewish faith, He referred himself as the vine and hid followers the branches Most religions even acknowledge his existence. Jesus had lived, not is symbolic. God of the Jews is the God of the Christians. The Messiah is prophesied in the Old Testament/ Torah, written way before Jesus day. He fulfilled them all. The Jews will dispute that. Why would they dispute about a man being the long awaited Messiah if did not exist? No one has disputed his existence. The Jews could. It would be to there benefit of their faith. Do your research like Lee Strobel did.
Amazingly and clear, requires faith that only God has freely given through his son Jesus.
Faith ……….. there we go. Credibility lost.
There are many videos in YT asking the question, "Does God Exist ?" but don`t allow comments. I will not listen to such videos. If I`m not allowed the courtesy of replying I don`t see why I should give those videos my time. Naturally this is not one of those videos.
You're not at the debate, so your comments to the speaker aren't actually going to the speaker, so they are for your venting. I will watch videos with disabled comments if I'm looking to hear someone's teaching or argument against or support of a position. To learn. Sometimes, disabling comments is wise to keep trollish comments off the page. :)
Mir Schultz Yurr sooo much better, atheists and theists just won't ever agree which misses the whole point of arguments.
@@mirschultz9761 there are more trolly comments that come from theists than atheists and that's literally a fact.
@@mirschultz9761 Hello sir. Please don't poison the well. Please don't use loaded words like venting anymore. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation! Peace!
@Sedna this is laughable, it’s atheist who generally flood comment sections and troll.
He sounds like a(n) old character in the elder scrolls series
Hail Talos!
Carter W. Have a good day
Hm? Need something?
@@miguelthealpaca8971 aaROw To ThE knEe
the_person_that_playz_gamez you sound like a(n) virgin
I love how no one is talking about he had any good points and are just saying he is a nice guy that just says something.
It says it all, really. Is there really a wizard behind the curtain?
civility and politeness are blunt instruments used to browbeat the truth into submission
There will be no excuse from anyone who was present at that gathering about how Prof John explained that there is a God what a fantastic explanation off truth. Bless him God we need more people like him to come forward
WRT "...There will be no excuse from anyone who was present at that gathering..." I was not there, but I watched the clip more than once. Lennox has a certain dignity in his form, but as for actual ARGUMENTS I did not find them especially compelling. rather I tend to generally agree with Christopher Hitchens: I hold this "christian god" accountable for the centuries of contemptible acts on the part of his followers and especially the ones claimed to have been done in his name. A god with any kind of ETHICS would stridently object and not only prevent those acts but roundly punish those who participated in them. So either that god is not benevolent or that god is not omnipotent. You can play that card either way you want.
@@tracyavent-costanza346 Why is God accountable for acts you choose to do?
@@ulrichkuhlmann5459 the acts I refer to, mostly took place hundreds of years before I was born. Any that I might be regarded as somehow accountable for, are MINE to own and I do not expect anyone else to atone for them anyway. For those, if I am at least aware of having maybe done them, I seek to atone without miraculous inspiration nor under such orders. And this "christian god" who is claimed to exist, did nothing to prevent those centuries of vile acts, nothing to comfort the victims and never evidently demanded that the perps publicly apologize for them. Aside of that I can't think of anything to hold your god accountable for, except for maybe creating quite a lot of egomaniacs or just enabling ones who already existed despite being "created in his image". Which if true, the latter indicates that I would not want to spend a week with him let alone eternity. Tell him I said so, and that I am soliciting applications for better gods. If "He" has anything to say for it, let him directly address me. I will listen but not for very long.
The problem isn't God. The problem is...... The people furthest from God(Religions) claim to know him, while the people closest to God(Scientists) don't even believe he's there.
If God is real why create cancer? Answer me then
@@TheDeepState2001 People often overlook the problem of evil and end up blaming God. Why?
@@TheDeepState2001 Death came through sin. Rather than asking why did God create cancer, the better question is why did God give man the ability to have freewill and to choose Him or reject Him? In reality cancer is not bad if you do not believe in God because you die anyways. Now in you there is a will to live all human beings have it, no one wants to die. Christ died for our sins on the cross and through Him we can have eternal life.
@@TheDeepState2001 Pain is a mystery: asking us, christians why God created cancer is foolish because no one really knows why pain exists, but we do know it's in our nature because even the son of God, Jesus, who was the purest man alive experienced suffering in its most painful way, therefore we must assume suffering is part of human nature.
@@TheDeepState2001 god has done way worse things than cancer...just read the bible
I agree with you Prof. God does exist.
@bmk777k God knows everything. Your knowledge and human spesies like you, perhaps do not in His touches. Keep pray to God, so that you can get a little blessing from Him. Keep try. Thanks.
Planting the word of Holy scripture into a fertile mind will yield the fruit of a kinder more compassionate person. This is because one who learns of God will love Him and God will reveal Himself to you.
@@noneone............. That's one of my major problems with christianity. If god knows everything, how can life be a test ? "Oh, baby Hitler, he will kill millions of jews. Wow. that will be fun." The second big thing is, that christianity is based on the resurrection of Jesus. But there is zero evidence, that this has ever happened or something like this ever happened or can happen at all. Maybe, there is a god or something like that. But that christianity thing is very unbelievable, if you read the bible literatelly. "Jesus rose from the dead" as a metaphore makes sense. He died for us and lives in our minds forever. But literally rose from the dead is nonsense. Btw. there were (are) a lot of soldiers, that die for us and had been tortured etc. for real . :)
@@Jingleschmiede there is a book " when evil asks to God" you must to read it. Everyone was given effort to love and hate by God. The Great Alexander was stronger than Hitler. He killed everyone not only jews in his journeys. Jesus Christ is still alive on the sky. Be adulth, you must to read much as you can. Taurah, Bible, and Al Qur'an are same. They came from God. They teach us to be wise to interact between God and His creations. Frankly, The close relationships between Christianity and Islam are they pray to one God and Jesus Christ said " i was created in same land as well as Muhammad ". Be friend !
@@noneone............. I'm pretty sure, Jesus never said anything about Muhammad. :) But I agree, that Religion should be about love. But there are close minded assholes everywhere.
LOL, some of audiences are boring and want to debate but they knew the man that is speaking maybe the smartest guy in the room 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It is always encouraging to hear such great men of faith PREACH in such a convincing and convicting manner.
To those who have no faith,no evidence is possible. To those who have faith,no evidence is necessary.
To those who have evidence, faith is not necessary. To those who have no evidence, faith is not a reliable method to truth.
To those who have faith, no evidence is necessary. That is true, and it is exactly what is wrong with faith, which is belief without evidence or proof. Unfortunately, you seem unaware that if there is evidence, no faith is necessary. 'Evidence-based faith' is an oxymoron.
Yep, faith (as opposed to reasonable expectations based on collated evidence) has absolutely no value to a rational mind.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Substance and evidence.
@@bfont Faith is the substance, and it's also the evidence of the unseen.
Godly man with courage....Live well sir.
@Stacy Caruso A weak, old fearful ass.
@@MrKit9 Lets see you speak about controversial topics in front of people who probably disagree with you.
@@samuelk2621 People like Lennox are all pretty much the same, reasonably intelligent, articulate, good debating skills and thrive on the attention they receive. They take full advantage of those skills to push their agenda and persuade you to their way of thinking. Just read this thread to see the kind of influence and persuasive power that people like Lennox command.
@virgil well offhand it appears that Lennox has done all right for himself. Except that his prophet said something about having no possessions and having to offend our family in order to follow him.
@@trollobite1629 apparently Lennox makes a living this way. At Oxford apparently it is possible to do that.
What a beautiful mind. God given.
I do believe in God, the one that created the Earth and the Heaven. ❤
There's no evidence for the existence of any gods, outside of mythology.
@@richardharris8538 The evidence: Nature, Love and The Sense of Humor.
@@TebeB594 No, nature, or more specifically organisms, evolved by natural selection. When we became social animals, we evolved the capacities for love and a sense of humour, along with everything else that a large-brained hominin needed to successfully live in large groups.
Thank God Almighty for John Lennox..I think the Lord God is using Him to explain the Science Discoveries through the works of God's creation..Amen🖒
you can believe you came from stupid animal and that youre related to banana if you want that wont make it a fact
@@johnserveantofjesuschrist3742 Evolution has been observed in the lab and field, both micro and macro, and is therefore a fact. The theory, which explains the fact, is supported by all the evidence, observations, predictions, and experiments, as well as the relevant facts. We did not come from stupid animals, but from animals that were almost as intelligent as us, and they came from animals that were almost as smart as them, and so on. Yes, we are very distantly related to the banana, but the common ancestor goes all the way back to single-celled organisms.
Thank god you fkin zealots live far from me.
@@johnserveantofjesuschrist3742 Another brilliant demonstration of christian intelligence. LMAO.
@@doctorwebman ..if you believe that your ancestors come from "Banana and Monkey" help yourself..I DON'T !...Read the Bible God's word is truth versus man's word about the creation..2Peter 3:3 to 13..well, Human being would lied every single day and willingly making up story..WHY?? To gain the whole world but at the end lose their souls to Satan Lucifer..tell me who is willingly ignorant? You and the so called wise man "Scientist" against the "Intelligent Designer Supreme Being" called GOD in the person of Jesus Christ.
1:37 shook me.
Elder Scroller DAMN YOU! I had my headphones in and clicked that, scared me to death.
@@TheBelovedDisciple144 rip
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I didn't believe in The Big Bang until that point.
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Wow, this speech by John is undoubtedly one of his best! Such a unique blend of humility and brilliance, coupled with a common-sense approach. He's not just a scholar, but also a humble man of faith, and a great friend! 🙌🎩📚 #JohnLennox #InspiringSpeaker #HumbleAndBrilliant
@Hasha-on1pq "For God so love the world, that He gave his only begotten Son. That whosoever believes in Him, shall have everlasting life." John 3:16
So one "God" requires praying a certain number of times per day, while kneeling on a carpet and the other requires you to drink wine and bread at the right time. One requires women to be dressed "modestly" because men can't help themselves and the other has a pope and an intricate hierarchy of priests.Both happily kill the other in the name of their God. God bless "faith". @@sukwarsiemanym
Why a male figure? Is uour god limited by gender? Is there a female Al-Lat? I would have thought that a truly omnipotent god would exist in a realm beyond gender or human concept of form. This omnipotent god would know all and be beyond any simplistic reassurances of faith in the form of prayer, sacrifice or similar. Are you buying this beings favour with simplistic rituals? Really?@@Hasha-on1pq
Ah, so very eloquently put... Such a sweet man of God!
Professor John Lennox is top on the list of Christian Apologists I listen to. He communicates the present and ultimate preeminence of Christ in the most personal way.
@Chase Williams John Lennox was a student of C S Lewis according to his statements. There is quite a number of other Christian Apologists like him. However, I have noticed that being a convinced Christian is deeper than logical defence of the gospel. For almost all the Apologists and other Christians, there's a personal experience that unfetters the heart and brings the divinity and finished work of Christ His love into an overwhelming comprehension.
@Chase Williams Hello it is now that you are asking this genuine question that I realise I have listened to many of them without necessarily following them. So each time I come across one and listen to them again I will share with you if it is okay. I wasn't born a Muslim but I am very familiar with the religion. My dad was one before he became a Christian. This guy is one of the Apologists I respect. kzhead.info/sun/gp2rk6qcrJeuZIk/bejne.html
Delusional moron
@@olufemiadeleye9462I agree. Its amazing watching these men of God speak. I am truly at a loss for words. I recently stumbled across Mr. Lennox by accident from an interview with Mr. Kirk Cameron and after watching a lot of talks from Mr. Chuck Missler, I was looking for my new KZhead search. If you have any other recommendations for individuals who speak in a similar way, I'd be interested in learning more. God bless!!
In a world of evil, is it better that love be a possibility? or that it remain impossible? No matter what levels of evil we see; love still has the power to prevail. God Is love.
@Margie Smith How is it so that "I only see evil"? Are you speaking to an overall image you've had given to you? Also, if it were true, then Richard Dawkins would be right in that Hitler was just dancing to the rhythm of his own DNA. How could any of us have decided that he should be stopped? And then, which one is more right or more wrong? Hitler or stopping Hitler?
@Margie Smith Or stopping the 100 million+ slaughtered in the 20th century from anti theists rule dominating throughout? From abortion, to Death camps, Gulags, Killing fields, Communist China (1921) It comes down to an overall ethical issue. Your "right" and "wrong" isn't subjective as you wish.. Everyone is benevolent, until something happens to be annoying them.
'We thought that we could abolish God and retain a value for human beings we found we couldn't and we murdered many of them!'....made so much sense in today's world!
So vague. Please elaborate. What are you referring to when you say “we murdered many of them”? Who/ when/ what event? In what sense was God “abolished” when that happened?
I'm listening 🎧 from Zanzibar Tanzania 🇹🇿, Prof is so helpful and eloquent enough to be understood by any rational being.
God bless john lennox
what about the millions of helpless children who suffer and die every year from starvation, dehydration, natural disasters, terminal illness, etc? apparently those children are not worthy of God's blessings according to his waistline, Professor Lennox seems to be eating very well... so I guess you could potentially say that your prayer was answered
Theres enough land in the world to grow foods there should be no starving kids but when we die we live 4 ever in pardise with our cteator. There are thousands of Christians going to these countries to give foog and medicine and spread jesus name its getting better but we are to help and support our charities we have free will and we choose to help through gods grace
@@HoichiTheEarless if you want them to be blessed then go and help them. When Jesus ascended to the Father he left his Holy Spirit on earth so we could continue the work that Christ started on earth. When Christian aid workers go to help those in need they are showing love and care in the way that Jesus would and therefore blessing them. Love one another, take care of one another until Jesus comes back and he is coming back soon, that day will be the beginning of the end to all suffering.
@@HoichiTheEarless the bible cleary states that this is never what god intended and that when when adam and eve ate of the fruit, evil was introduced, god warned them not to, so if your going tonblame someone blame the one that deceived adam and eve
Hoichi The Earless it’s not Gods fault that many innocent children are starving and are born with sickness Why should you blame God for something it didn’t do