Why do I say that atheists tend to be gullible? 10 Qs with Mike Winger (Ep 31)

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Mike Winger

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🗓️ 4 October 2024

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Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference:1. 0:07 {Are Atheists Gullible?} Why do I say that atheists tend to be gullible?2. 28:08 {Rapture: Do We Have a Choice?} Assuming a rapture, are we irresistibly taken, or is it a choice to leave with Him? I ask irrespective of Calvinistic irresistible grace. Luke 17:31-36 seems to indicate both.3. 34:09 {The Multiple Beings of Polytheistic Religions} If God is one being and three persons (one “WHAT” and three “WHOs,” what would two beings of gods look like in false religions? How would those beings be differentiated in a way that the Trinity is not?4. 40:00 {About Natural Selection} Regarding natural selection, I recently had a class on that topic in college and was a bit confused on how we, as Christians, should approach that topic with others.5. 44:37 {No Persecution = No Godliness?} 2 Timothy 3:12 says, “All who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” I’m not being persecuted. Does this mean I’m not living a godly life?6. 49:56 {King Nebuchadnezzar – Saved?} I was wondering your thoughts on King Nebuchadnezzar. Do you think he was saved, based on Daniel 4?7. 1:00:17 {Does Satan Always Need God’s Permission?} Does Satan have to come to God any time he messes with us? I have a friend using Job as proof that Satan needs permission to mess with us, too.8. 1:06:17 {Jesus Calling Out for Elijah?} On the cross, why did the Jewish people think Jesus was calling out for Elijah (Matthew 27:47)?9. 1:07:49 {Staying Encouraged in Today’s Culture} How do you stay encouraged in today’s culture? The culture is so discouraging. I sometimes feel like a failure because other Christians seem to “have it all together.” Also, how can we pray for you?10. 1:15:06 {How You Can Be Blameless} How do you become blameless before God (Philippians 2:15-18)? ~ Bonus Prayer Request: 1:20:37 Please pray for my cousin’s 3 grandchildren. A car wreck on Friday has left one paralyzed and 2 in still in the ICU. One has had 7 surgeries so far. They are all under age 12. I do this live stream most Fridays at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. You're welcome to join.To ask a question in an upcoming stream, you'll need to follow these instructions:1. Don't post your question before you see me live on camera.2. Post questions as comments in the LIVE chat at the beginning of the stream.3. Post your question with "Q" at the beginning so we can easily identify that you are sending it in as a question for me and not just a comment in the chat.4. Try to be as clear as possible so I won't misunderstand the question. Keep in mind that I don't know anything about your question other than what you type in that short comment.5. Include specific verse references when possible or applicable. Links: Destroying the myth that religion is the cause of most wars: Click Here Dismantling Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion": Click Here Debate between William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens. Note the lack of arguments from Hitchens: Click Here The Mark series playlist. I’ve got teaching on eschatology in this series, as well as that video on the ending of Mark that I mentioned today: Click Here

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0:00.0	All right, first question for today.
0:07.0	The question is, why do I, Winger say that atheists tend to be goalable and I don't mean this to be like a personal attack okay this is about atheism as a belief having an effect on other things that you believe that's what it's about
0:26.7	It's not a personal attack. I have biases too Christians have biases. I certainly do
0:37.4	I can be goalable, religious people can be goalable, but I would not say that religion inherently makes people goalable, or I do think that that is true of
0:41.6	atheism.
0:43.1	Atheism seems to make people more goalable.
0:45.4	So I'm going to give you guys a number of reasons why I think that, like a bunch of examples
0:48.9	that I would at least say should at least make you wonder, like,
0:52.1	hey, is this atheism like having a negative impact on my ability to reason about certain issues.
0:59.0	So atheists are not different kinds of people. I'm not saying that.
1:02.9	I got to throw out the qualifier here.
1:05.0	They're not different kinds of people,
1:06.5	as in gullible people become atheists.
1:08.9	And so therefore, atheists are gullible.
1:11.5	Nor am I saying they're less intelligent.
1:13.0	This is not about IQ.
1:15.1	No, in fact, gullibility or bias, another way to put it,
1:18.4	bias is not removed by higher IQs,
1:22.2	so they're unrelated issues.
1:24.0	What I am saying is that atheism makes you more biased or more gullible.
1:28.6	So let me give you a bunch of examples.
1:30.1	I'm going to give you, run through a bunch of them.
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