That was a really rough watch. Most of these aren’t arguments that atheists make…they’re invented stances because the narrator thought of a zinger. Some are real (and argued against poorly) but the majority are just strawman

I’ve personally heard quite a few of these and even asked some of the more embarassing ones when I was younger.

So the video creator doesn’t know anything about science. How unsurprising.

He is scratching at Empiricism with a capital E. The scientific method is ultimately about observation and measurement. If a scientist is talking about something that can’t be observed or measured then it’s a theory/metaphysical concept. The refutation is usually to ask someone to epistemically justify why science (aka empiricism) should be considered the source of knowledge/arbiter of truth etc

Medically documented cases of demonic possession

I don’t know much about this topic

Why does that make more sense? No justification, just “it makes a lot more sense”?

The justification (usually The Transcendental Argument for God) for this would have to be a video in and of itself. Jay Dyer uses TAG in his debates.

To quote the narrator, that’s not the gotcha you think it is. The all-powerful God made us capable of evil so we can prove our love for him by not being evil. Cool guy!

“We deserve it” is a very neo-Catholic interpretation. The Orthodox perspective is suffering didn’t exist until man separated himself from God by sinning. Sin = Death. Reunion with God will end all suffering until then we live in a fallen world of our own making. The purpose of life is life is Theosis. (In short, living according to the commandments in the earnest hope of becoming as much like Jesus Christ as possible.)

Evil is largely defined by the actions of the individual. Intent matters but the road to hell was paved in good intentions, after all. God unfortunately meets the definition by knowingly giving kids cancer and creating evil humans.

I wasn’t expecting the “If God why bad thing happen?” objection after your first criticism but the reason God allows suffering is because we are in a fallen state and suffering is key to the spiritual transformation necessary to commune with God. Have you ever met someone who went through trauma and came out the other side with a newfound humbleness, perspective or charitable nature? As a friend of many addicts I can assure you that adherence to their recovery programs, which involve submitting to a higher power, unveils staggering perspective that they would never have otherwise. It’s the same with art, music, writing. Often times overcoming great pain is when we discover who we are and what it means to be human. We are images of Christ who suffered and died on the cross to sanctify our nature.

So…he invented a problem in order to get praised for solving it? What is he, a middle manager?

He explains this well. “Evil is just a lack of good” God gives us (and heavenly beings) the ability to make choices. The result is the possibility to act outside the boundaries of God’s commandments including evil. He is glorified for overcoming it because despite the evil that we commit in life he loves and forgives us.

People fall in love with stuff that’s not real all the time so what point is this trying to make?

I would categorize the atheist objection he’s responding to as one of the dumber ones.

An acid trip feels different than a mushroom trip. Hmmm it’s almost like the specific chemicals matter…

But then again…

My mans can’t even Google a definition.

Truth is analogous to faith here. I’m not sure why you’re picking at that point. You’re acting like he doesnt know the dictionary definition of faith which is, ironically, a bad faith rebuttal. It’s almost like I don’t trust your intentions now… 😉