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A Matter of Faith? More Like A Matter of DISHONESTY! (Trailer Review)

2014-05-02T01:08:44.899Z

Video response to the trailer for the Christian film, "A Matter of Faith," which can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ6bUfOVf1g

This video is for educational/commentary purposes and the use of the clips/images within it fall under the FAIR USE clause under section 107 of copyright law. This video DOES NOT violate copyright, as it provides criticism and commentary for educational/critical commentary purposes and is transformative in nature as well as noncommercial. Anyone is free to download and mirror this video for educational purposes only.
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/107

Just when you thought "God's Not Dead" was it, along comes ANOTHER Christian propaganda film which is meant to make creationists the persecuted victims simply because creationism is illegal to teach in the science classroom. In this video, I take issue with some of the blatant strawman arguments and outright dishonesty within the trailer with criticism.

My previous trailer review: "God's Not Dead, He's Not Real"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpnE5_Pa_pE

References/Sources:
ASAPScience -- "Which Came First -- The Chicken or The Egg?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a8pI65emDE
Another good piece on the question from the Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/may/26/uknews
McLean v. Arkansas:
http://ncse.com/creationism/legal/mclean-v-arkansas
http://www.antievolution.org/projects/mclean/new_site/index.htm
Hominid Species:
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/species.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution/humans-descended-from-apes.htm
Definition of Evolution (from National Center for Science Education)
http://ncse.com/evolution

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"Creationist Cosmos" - Happy Wednesday Everyone!

2014-04-16T14:31:56.185Z

Some religious groups have complained that their scientifically unprovable opinions haven't been included on science show Cosmos. Thankfully Funny Or Die has…

Welcome to Jesusland (Part 16) - How Did Bill O'Reilly Get Here?

2014-04-02T03:40:23.664Z

Video response to Bill O'Reilly and his video, "Where did it all come from?" which you can watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyHzhtARf8M

This video is for educational/commentary purposes and the use of the clips/images within it fall under the FAIR USE clause under section 107 of copyright law. This video DOES NOT violate copyright, as it provides criticism and commentary for educational purposes and is transformative in nature as well as noncommercial. Anyone is free to download and mirror this video for educational purposes only.
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107

It's a BLAST FROM THE PAST! Yes, this video was done in 2011 in response to Bill O'Reilly's frankly hilarious response to a question about the tides "going in and going out." Would it hurt him to actually look this stuff up instead of shouting down his guests? I admit, at the time this video first came out, I could have done a better job making points against O'Reilly by going further on research regarding the origin of the Moon, but I'm surprised at the evolution of my video making process from three years ago to today. To this day, I wonder if O'Reilly will ever drop the whole "tide goes in, tide goes out" talking point.

References:
Belbruno, Edward and Gott III, J. Richard. 2005. Where did the Moon come from? The Astronomical Journal. 129 1724 http://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0405372v2.pdf
Cameron, Alastair G. W. and Ward, William R. 1976. The Origin of the Moon, Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, volume 7, page 120, 1976. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1976LPI.....7..120C
"Close Inspection for Phobos." ESA website. http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/objectid=31031
Hartmann, William K. and Davis, Donald R. 1974. Satellite-sized planetesimals and lunar origin, (International Astronomical Union, Colloquium on Planetary Satellites, Cornell University. Ithaca, N.Y., Aug. 18-21, 1974) Icarus, vol. 24, April 1975, p. 504-515. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1975Icar...24..504H
Imhoff, Cathy. 2011. The Sun. Scholastic. Http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4868
NASA. 2005. Sunset on Mars. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_347.html
Physorg. 2007. "New Analysis of Viking Mission Results Indicates Presence of Life on Mars." Physorg.com. http://www.physorg.com/news87401064.html
Popper, Karl. 1959. The logic of scientific discovery. New York: Basic Books

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Welcome to Jesusland (Part 13) - Dumber Than A Box of Rocks?

2014-03-07T21:49:26.307Z

Video response to "ROCK vs ATHEIST ᴴᴰ," which you can watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgYULvn-7Yg

This video is for educational/commentary purposes and the use of the clips/images within it fall under the FAIR USE clause under section 107 of copyright law. This video DOES NOT violate copyright, as it provides criticism and commentary for educational purposes and is transformative in nature as well as noncommercial. Anyone is free to download and mirror this video for educational purposes only.
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107

At this point, after making this video, I've had enough with these short creationist videos because I feel that they're easy pickings (despite the fact that, at some points, they're hilarious to laugh at them). I have another Jesusland uploading this weekend, but it's ridiculous to see how convinced these creationists are when peddling their nonsense on the internet, whether they're Christian or Muslim. In this video, I try to give a brief refutation as to why Message Islam's experiment wouldn't work and how he doesn't get that rocks don't have the chemical properties which would make "inanimate things to animate things," as he would put it.

References/Sources:
BBC (2009). The Spark of Life. TV Documentary, BBC 4.
Cdk007 (2008). "The Origin of Life -- Abiogenesis - Dr. Jack Szostak." Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6QYDdgP9eg
Community College Consortium for Bioscience Credentials (2014). "Miller-Urey Experiment." Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvCIhVGVmAg
Dreifus, Claudia (2010). "A Marine Chemist Studies How Life Began."New York Times. 17 May, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/science/18conv.html?_r=0
Miller, Stanley L. (1953). "Production of Amino Acids Under Possible Primitive Earth Conditions" (PDF).Science 117 (3046): 528--9.
Scishow (2012). "3 World-Changing Biology Experiments." Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63IoOLXmzKg

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Top 5 Myths About Atheists & Atheism

2014-02-26T03:06:39.790Z

This video was inspired by the book "50 Great Myths About Atheism," written by Russell Blackford & Udo Schuklenk. If you want to buy a copy, the Amazon link is below:
http://www.amazon.com/50-Great-Myths-About-Atheism/dp/0470674059
Blackford, Russell and Schuklenk, Udo (2013). 50 Great Myths About Atheism. First Edition. Malden: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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So after reading an excellent read which I highly recommend, I would like to share the myths which really annoy me as an atheist. Because this list is solely my opinion, I predict some people are going to disagree with some on the list which is why discussion is to be had in the comments section. Maybe some of you have heard theists state a few of these myths (I guarantee you if you read the book you'll definitely have heard plenty more).

References/Sources:
MrRepzion & his videos on going to Africa (disproving the myth that atheists are not charitable):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CseMSMBips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjAuvZkWvhk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phSictvVsiE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiAEJQTNt-A

Are Religious People Really More Generous Than Atheists? A New Study Puts That Myth to Rest
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/11/28/are-religious-people-really-more-generous-than-atheists-a-new-study-puts-that-myth-to-rest/

Who has killed more, Satan or God?
http://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot.com/2006/08/who-has-killed-more-satan-or-god.html

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