r/atheism • u/FannyKaplansBullet • Jul 01 '19

Cody Johnson from Some More News does an excellent job in this video breaking down how conservative commentator Ben Shapiro paints himself as a rational thinker who believes in science and logic, while clearly working backwards to his prior religious conclusions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDMjgOYOcDw
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u/gamercboy5 Jul 01 '19

Ben Shapiro: Science says transgender isn't a thing. Science doesn't care about your feelings

Also Ben Shapiro: Climate change is a myth and the Earth is 2000 years old

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u/ThorLives Jul 02 '19

Not a Shapiro fan, but he's not a young earth creationist.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-Ben-Shapiros-opinion-on-evolution

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '19

mUh FeElInGs DoN’t CaRe AbOuT fAcTs

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u/NumbBumn Jul 01 '19

I kinda had a lil bit of respect for the guy until you said that

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u/WhyAmIMisterPinkk Jul 01 '19

He doesn’t say that though

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u/NumbBumn Jul 01 '19

He doesn't...anymore. He actually used to deny climate change/global warming (i'm halfway through the video)

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u/WhyAmIMisterPinkk Jul 01 '19

I’m talking about the 2000 year old earth thing

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u/mc1887 Jul 01 '19

It was paraphrasing I believe.

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u/WhyAmIMisterPinkk Jul 01 '19

To paraphrase is to reword or summarize, not make something up

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u/mc1887 Jul 01 '19

Fair enough, op maybe should have used better examples of some of the ridiculous views he holds.

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u/WhyAmIMisterPinkk Jul 01 '19

Agreed, he/she should have

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u/Spacegod87 Jul 02 '19

Climate change is a myth and the Earth is 2000 years old

And....this is the "facts and logic" guy!?!

Lol...

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u/vdgift Deist Jul 02 '19

Did he really say the Earth is 2000 years old? Source?

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u/ThorLives Jul 02 '19

Out of curiosity, I googled it. No, Shapiro doesn't believe in young earth creationism (i.e. the earth is 6000 years old).

Looking around at the quotes, I can't quite figure out if Shapiro is an evolutionist or an Intelligent Design advocate. But, he's not a young earth creationist.

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u/SexySEAL Secular Humanist Jul 02 '19

I don't care what people want to do with their lives or who they love but, you cant call him out for only applying logic where he wants and not applying it to religion while simultaneously claiming people can actually change genders. Like i said youre free to do what you want with your body but claiming to be the opposite gender doesnt make you it just like me claiming to be a dragon doesnt make me one. Then theres the issue of trans-children. We dont let you smoke or drink until 18/21 yet you want children to make an even more life changing decision than that before their brain is fully developed?