Who cares if it once held cultural significance. So much toxic or ignorant or unfounded shit has held significance in the past. Shall we also honour child mutilation? Child marriage? Sacrificing virgins to appease God's? Usng exorcism against mentally ill people or people with epilepsy/seizures? Chaining up crazy people to walls in asylums?

We threw that woo pseudoscience crap in the trash where it belongs since we know better. This holding on to toxic ancient beliefs or practices is frustrating and it's like you have a spiritual b.s. agenda to peddle.

"Villification" of all things spiritual?!?
Speak for yourself.
As an agnostic, I retain an open mind.
You, as an 'atheist,' are free to think whatever you want. But don't include me or whomever you think "we" is.

"Our villification"....determining that others are delusional about some Sky King is not "villification" in & of itself! It can be damned humorous, or lead to eye-rolling, but hardly hatred. Except of course for predators like preachers & politicians trying to shove it down my throat.....they get reviled!

I've listened attentively to numerous long lectures from speakers like Hitchens, Aron Ra, and many others on a variety of topics other than religion but this guy is as dry as dust. He's got all the charisma of a tax audit.

He may have a message worth hearing but he'd do well to take a public speaking class and learn to present it with a more engaging delivery. It's almost impossible to remain focused on what he's saying for very long.

He's dull.

Beautiful! Thanks for posting.

I tried, but this guy is BORING, and like most lecturers, he over explains EVERYTHING! I think he does love to hear himself speak. Of course I would not listen to a two hour lecture on anything. I did skim. In the end I really didn't learn anything new. I have never been alarmed at the dying of cultures. I don't see disappearing languages as a real problem that affects our day to day lives. Language, flags, skin color, and of course religion are all differences people will use to dislike and or persecute others. Basically, human beings suck and there is nothing in our history or in the present day that makes me optimistic this will change. I don't think we overlook the significance of religion at all. We watch it and live it everyday, especially in the last few months. In the first few months after joining this site (Feb 2018), we were discussing this stuff over, and over, and over until many of us grew weary of it. Personally I have no problem with peoples beliefs or faith as long as they keep it to themselves. I do have a very real problem with and a great disdain for religions. He said nothing knew about climate change. The very, very few always fuck things up for the many. They always have, and they most likely always will.

Not a chance I'm going to watch this.
The argument that somehow, as yet undetermined, ritualistically being lied to and having my political views distorted by a minister, clergy, or priest is somehow a good thing has failed every time.
To hear the same stupid argument again is a waste of my precious time.
Bring good evidence, or STFU, and stuff your videos and long boring pointless arguments in your ass.