According to Christian comedian Rob Schneider, having faith that leads to “foundation in God” is something that leads not just to eternal salvation, but also, in this life, greater life happiness and fulfillment. Schneider spoke on that matter when commenting to CBN News on how he views the Christian faith and why he sees atheism as being devoid of hope in its worldview.
During that interview, Schneider said he disagreed with the way that atheism views the universe and its creation as being essentially random and accidental as being both uncompelling and generally bleak. Particularly, he took issue with the way that it tends to view everything as an accident.
Beginning, he started by describing how he sees the atheist view of the world and universe’s creation, saying, “This idea that things just blew up and … the universe is things bumping into things, and expanding, and that we, as human beings, are just this freak … accident that happened.”
Continuing, he explained why he thinks that is such a dark and hopeless view, as what could be a story of compassion, hope, and empathy is instead one of randomness. Schneider said. “[This idea] that this empathy, and compassion, and love that we feel is just this accident that happened, and there’s no reason for it, and nothing will come of it, and eventually the universe will just be a series of black holes.”
He then argued that the story of everything as being random is both “bleak” and, in his view, uncorroborated by science. He said, “I would just go, ‘Well, wait a minute. There’s no science behind that,’” he said. “And that is a bleak, horrible way to go through life.”
Continuing, Schneider said that really people need a foundation in faith in God, as that faith provides “hope and strength.” Further, he argued that the wonderful emotions we see coming from others, emotion like love, empathy, and compassion, are not random but rather stemming from God and his creations.
And, speaking about how Christianity helps lead people toward living in a way that shows those great values and emotions, he said, “There are other religions out there that say, ‘Well, kill your enemy; hate your enemy.’ And we have a religion that says, ‘Love your enemy, love thy neighbor as thyself … love others.’ What a beautiful way to go through life.”
He added, “If I am going to lead my life and be an example, as Christ compels us to do, then I have to do it. Even if it hurts, even if it stretches how I used to feel … and, once you forgive, the beautiful thing about forgiveness is … you end up feeling better.”
Later, Schneider also spoke about the Shroud of Turin, saying, “When you dig into the Shroud of Turin, which is the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, you realize that it could not have possibly been, as they say, a medieval forgery. ” He added, “What the Shroud of Turin ultimately is is the receipt. That’s why it’s such an important thing. It’s … the receipt of the price that was paid by Jesus Christ’ forgiveness for all of humanity.”
Watch Schneider explain his views here:
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