Breaking Down Walls: A Christian and an Atheist in Conversation

Can Christians and atheists find common ground on the importance of having civil discussions today? That's what Drew (YouTuber: "Genetically Modified Skeptic") and I aim for in this video. Rather than debating questions about the existence of God and the afterlife, as important as these issues are, I ask Drew a ton of questions about his deconversion from Christianity to atheism and how we can have better conversations today across the religious divide. For a synopsis of how we met, check out my blog: "Learning from a Young Atheist" (https://bit.ly/2U9vxFA) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [SMDCERTDISC] for $100 off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: @sean_mcdowell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:06 Why would an Atheist come onto a Christian Apologists Youtube Channel? 3:53 How did Genetically Modified Skeptic get started on Youtube? 6:13 How did Genetically Modified Skeptic become an Atheist? 9:20 How did fundamentalism in the Church affect GMS's life? 12:24 What was GMS's experience with Christianity in his early life? 18:15 What issues made GMS question his faith? 22:36 How did Christians respond to GMS questioning his faith? 25:50 How did GMS questioning his faith effect his life? 29:10 What experiences occurred after Drew "came out" as an Atheist? 34:50 How did it feel to come out as an Atheist? 41:50 GMS Role-plays as a Christian parent 45:43 How was Youtube an outlet for GMS? 52:05 What is the Atheist-Christian relationship like on Youtube? 57:26 What can both Christians and Atheists do to improve the relationship with the other side? 1:02:50 What can Christians do to better understand people with other belief systems?