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Green-Eyed English Podcast, English learning Podcast: religion without god?

English learning Podcast: religion without god?

Hello and welcome to Green-Eyed English, a podcast for intermediate and higher English speakers. Interesting topics, with real, understandable spoken English.

Now, today, I want to talk to you about religion. This is probably going to be a challenge for both me and you. For you, this episode will be longer and will use some harder vocabulary. For me, I am going to try to use clear, understandable English for a topic that is not very clear, and which is hard to understand!

So, with that said, let's get started.

I had a semi-religious childhood, which means that parts were religious and parts were not. My family were not very religious, although if you had asked my mum at that time, she would have said she believed in God. But I went to a Catholic primary school, meaning that it was a Christian school. This school had a small church inside that we went to each week, and it also had a priest, a man who I remember always wearing black and white clothes and who talked to us about God or read from the Christian religious book, the Bible. The school also had a convent, which is the name for the place where nuns live. Nuns are women who choose not to get married and who, instead, live together and work for the church. In a way, they marry God instead of someone else. These nuns used to serve us lunch at school and, because the nuns also black and white, we used to call this “penguin feeding time,” which I still think is a pretty funny name!

When I was going to that school, I was religious. I listened to the priest, I believed the things he told us, and I believed in God. In fact, I remember that I actually wanted to be a priest for a while. But – and this is a big but – I was only religious because I was told that God was real and, when you are very young, you believe everything you are told by adults.

When I became a teenager, I stopped being religious. Like all teenagers, I became very rebellious: I started to break rules and do the opposite of what I was told to do. I remember going on a school trip to an old church when I was maybe 12 or 13 years old. The church was made out of beautiful old stone and the inside had soft orange light from candles on the walls. We all sat down on wooden benches that were the same colour as old whiskey and listened to a friendly priest talking about God and Jesus, the son of God. At the end of his talk, I put my hand up and said “But, how do you knowJesus was really the son of God?”

The priest smiled and said that he believed in God and Jesus because he had faith, which means to trust in something.

Then I said, “but why do you have faith?”

And he said, very calmly, that he had faith because of the Bible.

He wanted to hear questions from some of the other children there, but I kept asking things like “Who wrote the Bible?' “How do you know they wrote it?” “How do you know they were not lying?” Basically, I was quite rude to him.

I remember all the other students leaving, but the priest was polite and stayed with me to answer my questions until it was time to go home.

After that, from my teenage years all the way through my twenties, I was an atheist, which means someone who does not believe in any God or religion. In fact, I was a very rude, very angry atheist. Every time I met a religious person, I would argue with them about their religion. I would tell them about all the wars and killing that people do because of religion, and would basically try to make them become an atheist. But to be honest, I was not angry at these things; what I was actually angry at was myself because I had used to be religious. I was angry that I had believed everything I was told without thinking for myself.

But, even then, I still wasn't thinking for myself. I had read several books about how bad religion was and I was repeating the things inside those books.

One example that I really regret was when I was at university. There I met a girl called Ingrid. Ingrid came from a very religious family and really believed in God. She was also a very polite and open girl who often talked about God. But my friends and I used to argue with her and try to make her look stupid because of her religion. Of course, we were still very young then, and I am sure that Ingrid has forgotten all about it, but if I meet her again in the future, I will apologise for how rude we were.

Now that I am older, my opinion of religion has changed a lot. I still think that many horrible things happen because of religion – we still have war and killing done in the name of different Gods – and I still do not believe in a God. But I now realise that religion and organised religion are two different things. Organised religion, when religion becomes mixed up with power and politics, has led to some very horrible things, but someone's personal religion is a different thing. For individual people, religions are about more than a God. They contain examples of how to live life, how to deal with problems, and how to find light when you can only see darkness.

In the West – the UK, US, Europe, and so on – we have been becoming less and less religious. This has taken a long time, but these days most people do not go to a church or have a religious belief. One reason for this is because of science, which has shown that religious stories about the world are ‘wrong.' For example, the stories in the Bible about how old the world is, how people were created, and so on, are obviously not correct. But I think now we are starting to realise that, actually, these stories in the Bible are not about facts and science. Instead, they are stories about what is important and about how we should behave. And, more than that, the stories are a deep part of Western culture. And, if culture is basically a set of things that we all agree on, then because we have thrown away our religious stories and our religious history, we also now do not agree on many things.

Right now, it does seem like people in places like the US and UK do not agree on many things anymore. We are fighting about what a man is, what a woman is, how to behave, how to raise children, and even what words we can and cannot say. These things used to be agreed on by most people, but now Western culture seems to have broken into many different Western cultures who are fighting with each other.

Although I am from the UK, I have lived overseas for a long time. In all the other places I have been to, I have not seen the same arguments and disagreements that are happening in the UK and the West. In China, South East Asia, The Middle East, people still have important things that they mostly agree on, and so, they seem to have stronger cultures as a result. Even in Malaysia, where I live now, and where Chinese, Indian, and Muslim Malay cultures live together, people still mostly agree on things like men, women, marriage, childhood, and other important things.

So, perhaps the West needs to remember some of the religious stories it has forgotten… This, I think, is my opinion now, but there is also a big problem: I still don't believe in God. And, neither do most people in the West. So, the real question we should be talking about is, probably: can we have religion without God?

I would really like to hear your thoughts on this topic. Are you religious or an atheist? Is your country or culture having similar problems to the West? Do you agree with my opinions? Leave a comment or get in touch.

Finally, if you are a language learner, you should visit my website at greeneyedenglish.com where you can download a learning pack for this episode. It has a transcript, a glossary of interesting language, and notes on useful phrases and grammar.

Nice talking to you. Bye bye!

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English learning Podcast: religion without god? |||религия|| |||宗教|| Englisch lernen Podcast: Religion ohne Gott? Podcast de aprendizaje de inglés: ¿religión sin dios? English learning Podcast : la religion sans dieu ? 英語学習ポッドキャスト:神なき宗教? 영어 학습 팟캐스트: 신이 없는 종교? Anglų kalbos mokymosi podcast'as: religija be dievo? Podcast do nauki angielskiego: religia bez Boga? English learning Podcast: религия без бога? İngilizce öğrenme Podcast: Tanrısız din mi? Подкаст з вивчення англійської мови: релігія без Бога? 英语学习播客:没有上帝的宗教?

Hello and welcome to Green-Eyed English, a podcast for intermediate and higher English speakers. ||||||||||||выше|| |and|||||English|||||||| こんにちは、Green-Eyed Englishへようこそ!中級者以上の英語話者のためのポッドキャストです。 Sveiki, sveiki atvykę į Green-Eyed English – podcast'ą, skirtą vidutiniams ir aukštesniems anglų kalbos mokiniams. Interesting topics, with real, understandable spoken English. |Themen|||verständlich|| ||||理解できる|| 興味深いトピックと、実際に理解できる話し言葉の英語。 Įdomios temos, tikra, suprantama šnekamoji anglų kalba.

Now, today, I want to talk to you about religion. |||||||||религии |||||||||宗教 さて、今日は宗教についてお話したいと思います。 This is probably going to be a challenge for both me and you. |||||||Herausforderung|||mir|| Das wird wahrscheinlich eine Herausforderung sowohl für mich als auch für dich sein. これはおそらく私とあなたの両方にとって挑戦になるでしょう。 Tai tikriausiai bus iššūkis ir man, ir jums. For you, this episode will be longer and will use some harder vocabulary. |||エピソード||||||||| Für dich wird diese Episode länger sein und schwerere Vokabeln verwenden. あなたにとって、このエピソードは長くなり、難しい語彙を使うことになります。 Jums šis epizodas bus ilgesnis ir jame bus naudojamas sudėtingesnis žodynas. 对你来说,这一集会更长,并且会使用一些更难的词汇。 For me, I am going to try to use clear, understandable English for a topic that is not very clear, and which is hard to understand! ||||||||||||||тема||||||||||| ||||||||||||||Thema 1||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||難しい|| Für mich werde ich versuchen, klares, verständliches Englisch für ein Thema zu verwenden, das nicht sehr klar ist und schwer zu verstehen ist! 私にとっては、あまり明確でないトピックについて、理解しやすい明確な英語を使うように努力します! Nelabai aiškiai ir sunkiai suprantamai temai bandysiu vartoti aiškią, suprantamą anglų kalbą! Kendi adıma, çok net olmayan ve anlaşılması zor bir konu için net ve anlaşılır bir İngilizce kullanmaya çalışacağım! 对我来说,我会尝试使用清晰易懂的英语来表达不太清楚且难以理解的主题!

So, with that said, let's get started. ||das|||| Also, damit gesagt, lass uns anfangen. Taigi, tai pasakę, pradėkime. Bunu söyledikten sonra, başlayalım.

I had a semi-religious childhood, which means that parts were religious and parts were not. ||||полурелигиозное||||||||||| |||partially|||||||||||| Ich hatte eine halb-religiöse Kindheit, was bedeutet, dass Teile religiös und Teile nicht religiös waren. 私は半宗教的な子供時代を過ごしました。つまり、宗教的な部分と非宗教的な部分がありました。 Turėjau pusiau religinę vaikystę, o tai reiškia, kad dalis buvo religinga, o dalis – ne. Yarı dindar bir çocukluk geçirdim, yani bir kısmı dindardı bir kısmı değildi. My family were not very religious, although if you had asked my mum at that time, she would have said she believed in God. |||||||||||||||||||||||Бога |||||||||||||||||||gesagt|||| Meine Familie war nicht sehr religiös, obwohl meine Mutter zu dieser Zeit gesagt hätte, dass sie an Gott glaubt. 私の家族はあまり宗教的ではありませんでしたが、当時母に尋ねたら彼女は神を信じていると言ったでしょう。 Mano šeima nebuvo labai religinga, nors jei tuo metu būtum paklausęs mamos, ji būtų pasakiusi, kad tiki Dievą. Ailem çok dindar değildi, ancak o zamanlar anneme sorsaydınız Tanrı'ya inandığını söylerdi. But I went to a Catholic primary school, meaning that it was a Christian school. |||||католическую||||||||христианская| ||||||Grundschule|||||||| |||||||||||||religious| |||||カトリック||||||||| Aber ich ging auf eine katholische Grundschule, was bedeutet, dass es eine christliche Schule war. しかし、私はカトリックの小学校に通っていたので、それはキリスト教の学校でした。 Bet aš lankiau katalikišką pradinę mokyklą, vadinasi, tai buvo krikščioniška mokykla. Ama ben Katolik ilkokuluna gittim, yani bir Hıristiyan okuluydu. This school had a small church inside that we went to each week, and it also had a priest, a man who I remember always wearing black and white clothes and who talked to us about God or read from the Christian religious book, the Bible. ||||||внутри||||||||||||священник||||||||||||||||||Бога|||||Христианства|религиозный|||Библии |||||||||allions||||||||||||||||portait|||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||religious leader|||||||||||||||||||||||||||Christian scripture ||||||||||||||||||Priester|||der|||||||||||||||||las|||||||Bibel ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||그리고||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||神父||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Diese Schule hatte eine kleine Kirche, in die wir jede Woche gingen, und sie hatte auch einen Priester, einen Mann, der mir immer in schwarz-weißen Kleidern in Erinnerung geblieben ist und der mit uns über Gott gesprochen oder aus dem christlichen Religionsbuch, der Bibel, gelesen hat. この学校には毎週行っていた小さな教会があり、神父がいて、彼はいつも黒と白の服を着ていて、私たちに神について話したり、キリスト教の宗教書である聖書を読んだりしていたことを覚えています。 Šioje mokykloje buvo nedidelė bažnytėlė, į kurią eidavome kiekvieną savaitę, taip pat joje buvo kunigas, žmogus, kuris, atsimenu, visada dėvėjo juodai baltas drabužius ir kalbėjo su mumis apie Dievą arba skaitė iš krikščionių religinės knygos – Biblijos. Bu okulun içinde her hafta gittiğimiz küçük bir kilise vardı ve her zaman siyah beyaz kıyafetler giydiğini hatırladığım ve bizimle Tanrı hakkında konuşan ya da Hıristiyan dini kitabı İncil'den okuyan bir rahip de vardı. The school also had a convent, which is the name for the place where nuns live. |||||couvent|||||||||les religieuses| |||||Kloster|||||||||Nonnen| |||||nuns' residence|||||||||female religious order| |||||修道院|||||||||| Die Schule hatte auch ein Kloster, was der Name für den Ort ist, an dem Nonnen leben. 学校には修道院もあり、それは修道女が住む場所のことを指します。 Mokykloje taip pat buvo vienuolynas, taip pavadinta vietovė, kurioje gyvena vienuolės. Okulda ayrıca rahibelerin yaşadığı yere verilen isim olan bir manastır da vardı. Nuns are women who choose not to get married and who, instead, live together and work for the church. монашки||||||||жениться||||||||||церковь |sont||||||||||||||||| 修道女|||||||||||||||||| Nonnen sind Frauen, die sich entscheiden, nicht zu heiraten und stattdessen zusammen leben und für die Kirche arbeiten. 修道女は結婚しないことを選んだ女性たちで、代わりに共に生活し、教会のために働いています。 Vienuolės yra moterys, kurios nusprendžia nesituokti, o vietoj to gyvena kartu ir dirba bažnyčiai. In a way, they marry God instead of someone else. ||manner||||||| ||方法||||||| Auf eine Art heiraten sie Gott anstelle von jemand anderem. ある意味で、彼女たちは他の誰かではなく神と結婚する。 Tam tikra prasme jie tuokiasi už Dievo, o ne su kitu. Bir bakıma, başkası yerine Tanrı'yla evlenirler. These nuns used to serve us lunch at school and, because the nuns also black and white, we used to call this “penguin feeding time,” which I still think is a pretty funny name! |монахини|||||||||||||||белые|||||||кормление|||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||pingouin||||||||||| ||||essen||||||||||||||||||Pinguinfütterungszeit|Fütterungszeit|||||||||| ||||||midday meal||||||||||||||||black and white||||||||||| ||||出す||||||||修道女||||||||||ペンギン||||||||||| Diese Nonnen servierten uns früher das Mittagessen in der Schule und da die Nonnen auch schwarz und weiß waren, nannten wir das 'Pinguinfütterungszeit', was ich immer noch einen ziemlich lustigen Namen finde! これらの修道女は学校で私たちに昼食を提供しており、修道女が黒と白だったので、私たちはこれを「ペンギンの餌やりの時間」と呼んでいました。今でもこの名前はかなり面白いと思います! Šios vienuolės mums patiekdavo pietus mokykloje, o kadangi vienuolės taip pat nespalvotos, vadindavome tai „pingvinų maitinimo metas“, kuris, mano nuomone, vis dar yra gana juokingas pavadinimas! Bu rahibeler okulda bize öğle yemeği servisi yaparlardı ve rahibeler de siyah beyaz olduğu için biz buna "penguen besleme zamanı" derdik ki bence hala oldukça komik bir isim!

When I was going to that school, I was religious. Als ich diese Schule besuchte, war ich religiös. Cuando iba a esa escuela, era religioso. 私がその学校に通っていたとき、私は宗教的でした。 Kai lankiau tą mokyklą, buvau religingas. O okula giderken dindar biriydim. I listened to the priest, I believed the things he told us, and I believed in God. |слушал|||||||||||||||Бога 나는||||사제|||||||||||| |聞いた|||神父|||||||||||| Ich hörte auf den Priester, glaubte an die Dinge, die er uns sagte, und glaubte an Gott. 私は牧師の話を聞き、彼が私たちに教えてくれたことを信じ、神を信じていました。 Rahibi dinledim, bize söylediği şeylere inandım ve Tanrı'ya inandım. In fact, I remember that I actually wanted to be a priest for a while. |||||||||||священник||| |||||나는||||||||| Tatsächlich erinnere ich mich, dass ich eine Zeit lang tatsächlich Priester werden wollte. 実際、私はしばらくの間牧師になりたいと思っていたことを覚えています。 Tiesą sakant, prisimenu, kad iš tikrųjų norėjau kurį laiką būti kunigu. Aslında bir süre rahip olmak istediğimi hatırlıyorum. But – and this is a __big__ but – I was only religious because I was told that God was real and, when you are very young, you believe everything you are told by adults. ||||||||||||||||Бог|||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||gesagt|||||||||||||||||| ||||||그러나|||||||||||||||||||||||||| Aber - und das ist ein großes Aber - ich war nur religiös, weil mir gesagt wurde, dass Gott real ist, und wenn man sehr jung ist, glaubt man alles, was einem von Erwachsenen gesagt wird. しかし、これは大きなポイントですが、私は神が本物だと言われたからこそ宗教を信じていただけで、幼い頃は大人に言われたことをすべて信じてしまうのです。 Bet – ir tai yra didelis, bet – aš buvau tik religingas, nes man buvo pasakyta, kad Dievas yra tikras, ir kai esi labai jaunas, tiki viskuo, ką tau sako suaugusieji. Ama - ve bu büyük bir ama - sadece dindardım çünkü bana Tanrı'nın gerçek olduğu söylendi ve çok gençken yetişkinler tarafından size söylenen her şeye inanıyorsunuz.

When I became a teenager, I stopped being religious. ||wurde|||||| Als ich Teenager wurde, hörte ich auf, religiös zu sein. ティーンエイジャーになった時、私は宗教をやめました。 Ergenlik çağına geldiğimde dindar olmayı bıraktım. Like all teenagers, I became very rebellious: I started to break rules and do the opposite of what I was told to do. ||подростки||||бунтарским|||||||||||||||| ||Teenager||||rebellisch|||||||||||||||| ||||||defiant|||||||||||||||| ||||||反抗的||始めた|||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||반대||||||| Wie alle Teenager wurde ich sehr rebelisch: Ich begann, Regeln zu brechen und das Gegenteil von dem zu tun, was man mir gesagt hatte. すべてのティーンエイジャーのように、私は非常に反抗的になりました:私はルールを破り、言われたことの反対をするようになりました。 Kaip ir visi paaugliai, tapau labai maištinga: ėmiau laužyti taisykles ir daryti priešingai, nei buvo liepta. Tüm gençler gibi ben de çok asi oldum: Kuralları çiğnemeye ve bana söylenenin tam tersini yapmaya başladım. I remember going on a school trip to an old church when I was maybe 12 or 13 years old. 12、13歳の時に古い教会への学校の遠足に行ったことを覚えています。 Prisimenu, kai man buvo gal 12 ar 13 metų, į seną bažnyčią išvažiavau į mokyklą. The church was made out of beautiful old stone and the inside had soft orange light from candles on the walls. ||||||||камня|||внутри|||||||||стенах ||||||||||||||||||||Wänden |||||||||||||||||wall-mounted candles||The specific church| |||||||||||内部|||オレンジ||||||壁 教会は美しい古い石で作られていて、内部は壁のキャンドルからの柔らかいオレンジの光で照らされていた。 Bažnyčia buvo pagaminta iš gražaus seno akmens, o viduje buvo minkšta oranžinė šviesa nuo žvakių ant sienų. We all sat down on wooden benches that were the same colour as old whiskey and listened to a friendly priest talking about God and Jesus, the son of God. ||||||скамейки||||||||виски||слушали|||||||Бога||Иисус||||Бога |||||en bois|bancs||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||ウイスキー||||||||||||||| 私たちは皆、古いウイスキーと同じ色の木製のベンチに座り、友好的な司祭が神と神の子イエスについて話すのを聞いた。 Visi susėdome ant medinių suolų, kurios buvo tokios pat spalvos kaip senas viskis, ir klausėmės draugiško kunigo, kalbančio apie Dievą ir Jėzų, Dievo sūnų. Hepimiz eski viski ile aynı renkte olan ahşap banklara oturduk ve dost canlısı bir rahibin Tanrı ve Tanrı'nın oğlu İsa hakkında konuşmasını dinledik. At the end of his talk, I put my hand up and said “But, how do you __know__Jesus was really the son of God?” ||||||||||||||||||know Jesus|||||| ||||||||||||||||||イエス|||||| Am Ende seines Vortrags hob ich die Hand und sagte: „Aber wie weißt du, dass Jesus wirklich der Sohn Gottes war?“ 彼の話の終わりに、私は手を挙げて「でも、どうやってイエスが本当に神の子だと分かるのですか?」と言った。 Pasibaigus jo kalbai, aš pakėliau ranką ir pasakiau: „Bet kaip tu žinai, kad Jėzus iš tikrųjų buvo Dievo sūnus? Konuşmasının sonunda elimi kaldırdım ve "Ama İsa'nın gerçekten Tanrı'nın oğlu olduğunu nereden biliyorsunuz?" diye sordum.

The priest smiled and said that he believed in God and Jesus because he had faith, which means to trust in something. |священник||||||||Бога||||||вера|||||| |||||||||||||||foi|||||| |||||||||||||||Glaube||||vertrauen auf etwas|| |||||||||||||||trust in something|||||| |||||||||||||||信仰|||||| Der Priester lächelte und sagte, dass er an Gott und Jesus glaubt, weil er Glauben hat, was bedeutet, in etwas zu vertrauen. 神父は微笑みながら、神とイエスを信じているのは信仰があるからだと言った。 Kunigas šypsodamasis pasakė, kad tiki Dievą ir Jėzų, nes turi tikėjimą, o tai reiškia kažkuo pasitikėti. Rahip gülümsedi ve Tanrı'ya ve İsa'ya inandığını çünkü bir şeye güvenmek anlamına gelen inanca sahip olduğunu söyledi.

Then I said, “but why do you have faith?” ||||||||вера Dann sagte ich: „Aber warum hast du Glauben?“ Tada aš pasakiau: „Kodėl tu tiki? Sonra dedim ki, "ama neden inancın var?"

And he said, very calmly, that he had faith because of the Bible. ||||calmement|||||||| ||||ruhig|||||||| Und er sagte, ganz ruhig, dass er Glauben hatte wegen der Bibel. Ir jis labai ramiai pasakė, kad tiki dėl Biblijos. Ve çok sakin bir şekilde, İncil sayesinde inancı olduğunu söyledi.

He wanted to hear questions from some of the other children there, but I kept asking things like “Who wrote the Bible?' “How do you know they wrote it?” “How do you know they were not lying?” Basically, I was quite rude to him. |||||||||||||||||||||Библия|||||||||||||||лгали|||||о|| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Im Grunde genommen||||unhöflich|| Er wollte Fragen von einigen der anderen Kinder dort hören, aber ich stellte immer wieder Fragen wie: 'Wer hat die Bibel geschrieben?' 'Wie weißt du, dass sie es geschrieben haben?' 'Wie weißt du, dass sie nicht gelogen haben?' Im Grunde genommen war ich ziemlich unhöflich zu ihm. Jis norėjo išgirsti kai kurių kitų ten esančių vaikų klausimus, bet aš nuolat klausdavau tokių dalykų kaip „Kas parašė Bibliją? – Iš kur žinai, kad jie tai parašė? – Iš kur tu žinai, kad jie nemelavo? Iš esmės aš su juo elgiausi gana nemandagiai. Oradaki diğer çocuklardan bazılarının sorularını duymak istedi ama ben sürekli "İncil'i kim yazdı?" gibi şeyler sordum. "Onların yazdığını nereden biliyorsun?" "Yalan söylemediklerini nereden biliyorsun?" Kısacası ona karşı oldukça kabaydım. Він хотів почути запитання від інших дітей, але я продовжував запитувати щось на зразок «Хто написав Біблію?» «Звідки ти знаєш, що вони це написали?» «Звідки ти знаєш, що вони не брехали?» В принципі, я був досить грубий з ним.

I remember all the other students leaving, but the priest was polite and stayed with me to answer my questions until it was time to go home. |||||||||||вежливый||||||||||||||| Ich erinnere mich, dass alle anderen Schüler gingen, aber der Priester war höflich und blieb bei mir, um meine Fragen zu beantworten, bis es Zeit war, nach Hause zu gehen. Prisimenu, kaip visi kiti mokiniai išėjo, bet kunigas buvo mandagus ir liko su manimi atsakyti į mano klausimus, kol ateis laikas namo. Diğer tüm öğrencilerin ayrıldığını hatırlıyorum ama rahip kibardı ve eve gitme vakti gelene kadar sorularımı yanıtlamak için yanımda kaldı.

After that, from my teenage years all the way through my twenties, I was an atheist, which means someone who does not believe in any God or religion. |||||||||||||||athée|||||||||||| |||||||||||||||nonbeliever|||||||||||| |||||||||||20대||이었어요|하나의||||||||||||| その後、10代から20代まで、私は無神論者だった。 Po to, nuo paauglystės iki dvidešimties, buvau ateistas, o tai reiškia, kad netiki jokiu Dievu ar religija. Ondan sonra, gençlik yıllarımdan yirmili yaşlarıma kadar ateisttim, yani herhangi bir Tanrı'ya ya da dine inanmayan biriydim. In fact, I was a very rude, very angry atheist. |||||||||атеист ||||||unhöflich||wütend| Tatsächlich war ich ein sehr unhöflicher, sehr wütender Atheist. Tiesą sakant, buvau labai grubus, labai piktas ateistas. Aslında ben çok kaba, çok öfkeli bir ateisttim. Every time I met a religious person, I would argue with them about their religion. |||||религиозный||||||||| |||||||||diskutieren||||| Jedes Mal, wenn ich einer religiösen Person begegnete, streitete ich mit ihnen über ihre Religion. Kiekvieną kartą, kai sutikdavau religingą žmogų, ginčydavausi su juo dėl jų religijos. Ne zaman dindar biriyle tanışsam, onunla dini hakkında tartışırdım. I would tell them about all the wars and killing that people do because of religion, and would basically try to make them become an atheist. |||||||||убийства||||||религия||||||||||атеистом |||||||||Tötungen|||||||||||||||| Ich erzählte ihnen von all den Kriegen und Tötungen, die Menschen wegen der Religion führen, und versuchte im Grunde, sie dazu zu bringen, Atheisten zu werden. Aš pasakočiau jiems apie visus karus ir žudynes, kuriuos žmonės daro dėl religijos, ir iš esmės bandyčiau priversti juos tapti ateistais. Onlara insanların din yüzünden yaptıkları tüm savaşları ve öldürmeleri anlatır ve temelde ateist olmalarını sağlamaya çalışırdım. Я б розповідав їм про всі війни і вбивства, які люди роблять через релігію, і, по суті, намагався б зробити їх атеїстами. But to be honest, I was not angry at these things; what I was actually angry at was myself because I had used to be religious. |||||||||||||||||||||||||религиозным |||||||||||||||wütend|||||||||| however||||||||||||||||||||||||| Aber um ehrlich zu sein, war ich nicht wütend über diese Dinge; worüber ich tatsächlich wütend war, war ich selbst, weil ich früher religiös war. Bet jei atvirai, aš nepykau dėl šių dalykų; Aš iš tikrųjų pykau ant savęs, nes anksčiau buvau religingas. Ama dürüst olmak gerekirse, bunlara kızgın değildim; aslında kızgın olduğum şey kendimdim çünkü eskiden dindardım. I was angry that I had believed everything I was told without thinking for myself. |||||avais||||||||| ||||||||||gesagt|||| Ich war wütend, dass ich alles geglaubt hatte, was mir gesagt wurde, ohne selbst zu denken. Supykau, kad pati negalvodama patikėjau viskuo, ką man sako. Kendi başıma düşünmeden bana söylenen her şeye inandığım için öfkeliydim.

But, even then, I still wasn't thinking for myself. Aber selbst dann dachte ich immer noch nicht selbstständig nach. Bet net tada aš vis dar negalvojau apie save. Ama o zaman bile kendim için düşünmüyordum. I had read several books about how bad religion was and I was repeating the things inside those books. |||||||||||||повторял|||внутри|| |||mehrere||||||||||wiederholte||||| Ich hatte mehrere Bücher darüber gelesen, wie schlecht Religion war, und ich wiederholte die Dinge aus diesen Büchern. Buvau perskaičiusi keletą knygų apie tai, kokia bloga yra religija, ir kartojau dalykus, esančius tose knygose. Dinin ne kadar kötü olduğuna dair birkaç kitap okumuştum ve o kitapların içindeki şeyleri tekrar ediyordum.

One example that I really regret was when I was at university. |||||сожалею|||||| |||||bereue|||||| Ein Beispiel, das ich wirklich bereue, war, als ich an der Universität war. Vienas iš pavyzdžių, dėl kurio labai gailiuosi, buvo studijuojant universitete. Gerçekten pişman olduğum bir örnek, üniversitedeyken yaşadığım bir olaydı. There I met a girl called Ingrid. ||||||Ингрид Dort traf ich ein Mädchen namens Ingrid. Ingrid came from a very religious family and really believed in God. Ингрид||||||||||| Ingrid kam aus einer sehr religiösen Familie und glaubte wirklich an Gott. She was also a very polite and open girl who often talked about God. |||||höflich|||||||| Sie war auch ein sehr höfliches und offenes Mädchen, das oft über Gott sprach. But my friends and I used to argue with her and try to make her look stupid because of her religion. ||||||||||||||||||||религия |||||||streiten||||||||||||| Aber meine Freunde und ich stritten oft mit ihr und versuchten, sie wegen ihrer Religion dumm aussehen zu lassen. でも、友人と私はよく彼女と口論し、彼女の宗教のせいで彼女をバカにしようとした。 Ama arkadaşlarım ve ben onunla tartışır ve dini yüzünden onu aptal gibi göstermeye çalışırdık. Of course, we were still very young then, and I am sure that Ingrid has forgotten all about it, but if I meet her again in the future, I will apologise for how rude we were. |||||||||||||Ингрид||||||||||||||||||||грубыми|| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||mich entschuldigen||||| もちろん、当時はまだ若かったし、イングリッドもすっかり忘れているだろうが、もし将来彼女に再会したら、私たちがどんなに失礼なことをしたか謝ろうと思う。 Žinoma, tada buvome dar labai jauni ir esu tikra, kad Ingrida apie tai pamiršo, bet jei ateityje dar susitiksiu, atsiprašysiu, kokie nemandagūs buvome. Elbette o zamanlar henüz çok gençtik ve eminim Ingrid tüm bunları unutmuştur ama ileride onunla tekrar karşılaşırsam kabalığımız için özür dileyeceğim.

Now that I am older, my opinion of religion has changed a lot. ||||||||религия|||| ||||||view on religion|||||| Jetzt, da ich älter bin, hat sich meine Meinung über Religion sehr verändert. Dabar, kai esu vyresnis, mano nuomonė apie religiją labai pasikeitė. Artık yaşlandım ve din hakkındaki görüşlerim çok değişti. I still think that many horrible things happen because of religion – we still have war and killing done in the name of different Gods – and I still do not believe in a God. ||||||||||||||||убийства|||||||богов|||||||||Бога ||||||||||||||||Mord|||||||||||||||| Ich denke immer noch, dass viele schreckliche Dinge wegen Religion passieren – wir haben immer noch Krieg und Mord, der im Namen verschiedener Götter verübt wird – und ich glaube immer noch nicht an einen Gott. Vis dar manau, kad daug baisių dalykų nutinka dėl religijos – vis dar karai ir žudomi vardan skirtingų dievų – ir aš vis dar netikiu Dievu. Hala din yüzünden pek çok korkunç şeyin yaşandığını düşünüyorum - hala farklı Tanrılar adına yapılan savaşlar ve öldürmeler var - ve ben hala bir Tanrı'ya inanmıyorum. But I now realise that religion and organised religion are two different things. |||||религия||||||| |||erkenne||||organisierte||||| |||||||structured||||| Aber ich erkenne jetzt, dass Religion und organisierte Religion zwei verschiedene Dinge sind. しかし、私は今、宗教と組織化された宗教は違うものだと理解している。 Bet dabar suprantu, kad religija ir organizuota religija yra du skirtingi dalykai. Ama artık din ile örgütlü dinin farklı şeyler olduğunu anlıyorum. Organised religion, when religion becomes mixed up with power and politics, has led to some very horrible things, but someone's personal religion is a different thing. организованная||||||||||||привела|||||||||религия|||| Organisierte||||vermischt sich||||Macht||||||||||||||||| Organisierte Religion, wenn Religion mit Macht und Politik vermischt wird, hat zu einigen sehr schrecklichen Dingen geführt, aber die persönliche Religion eines Einzelnen ist etwas anderes. 組織化された宗教は、宗教が権力や政治と結びついたとき、非常に恐ろしいことを引き起こしてきた。 Organizuota religija, kai religija susimaišo su valdžia ir politika, privedė prie labai baisių dalykų, tačiau kažkieno asmeninė religija yra kas kita. Örgütlü din, din güç ve siyasetle iç içe geçtiğinde çok korkunç şeylere yol açmıştır, ancak birinin kişisel dini farklı bir şeydir. For individual people, religions are about more than a God. |||религии||||||Бог Für individuelle Menschen geht es bei Religionen um mehr als nur einen Gott. 個々の人々にとって、宗教とは神以上のものである。 Atskiriems žmonėms religijos yra daugiau nei Dievas. Bireysel insanlar için dinler bir Tanrı'dan daha fazlasını ifade eder. They contain examples of how to live life, how to deal with problems, and how to find light when you can only see darkness. |содержат|||||||||справляться|||||||||||||темноту |contiennent|||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||umgehen||||||||||||| Sie enthalten Beispiele dafür, wie man das Leben lebt, wie man mit Problemen umgeht und wie man Licht findet, wenn man nur Dunkelheit sehen kann. 人生の生き方、問題への対処の仕方、暗闇しか見えないときに光を見いだす方法などが書かれている。 Juose pateikiami pavyzdžiai, kaip gyventi gyvenimą, kaip spręsti problemas ir kaip rasti šviesą, kai matai tik tamsą. Hayatın nasıl yaşanacağına, sorunlarla nasıl başa çıkılacağına ve sadece karanlığı görebildiğinizde ışığı nasıl bulacağınıza dair örnekler içerirler.

In the West – the UK, US, Europe, and so on – we have been becoming less and less religious. |||||||||||||||||религиозными |||||||||||sind|geworden|immer weniger|||| Im Westen – im Vereinigten Königreich, in den USA, in Europa und so weiter – werden wir immer weniger religiös. Vakaruose – JK, JAV, Europoje ir t. t. – tampame vis mažiau religingi. Batı'da - İngiltere, ABD, Avrupa ve diğerleri - giderek daha az dindar oluyoruz. This has taken a long time, but these days most people do not go to a church or have a religious belief. |||||||||||||||||||||вера |||||||||||||||||||||croyance ||||||||||||||||||||religiösen| Das hat lange gedauert, aber heutzutage gehen die meisten Menschen nicht mehr in die Kirche oder haben keinen religiösen Glauben. Tai užtruko ilgai, tačiau šiais laikais dauguma žmonių neina į bažnyčią ir neturi religinių įsitikinimų. Це зайняло багато часу, але в наші дні більшість людей не ходять до церкви і не мають релігійних переконань. One reason for this is because of science, which has shown that religious stories about the world are ‘wrong.' For example, the stories in the Bible about how old the world is, how people were created, and so on, are obviously not correct. ||||||||||показала|||||||||||||||Библия||||||||||||||||| Ein Grund dafür ist die Wissenschaft, die gezeigt hat, dass religiöse Geschichten über die Welt ‚falsch‘ sind. Zum Beispiel sind die Geschichten in der Bibel darüber, wie alt die Welt ist, wie die Menschen geschaffen wurden und so weiter, offensichtlich nicht korrekt. Viena iš priežasčių yra mokslas, kuris parodė, kad religinės istorijos apie pasaulį yra „klaidingos“. Pavyzdžiui, Biblijos pasakojimai apie tai, kiek senas pasaulis, kaip buvo sukurti žmonės ir pan., akivaizdžiai nėra teisingos. Bunun bir nedeni, dünya hakkındaki dini hikayelerin 'yanlış' olduğunu gösteren bilimdir. Örneğin, İncil'de dünyanın kaç yaşında olduğu, insanların nasıl yaratıldığı ve benzeri konulardaki hikayelerin doğru olmadığı açıktır. But I think now we are starting to realise that, actually, these stories in the Bible are not about facts and science. ||||||||осознавать|||||||Библия|||||| ||||||||verstehen||||||||||||| Aber ich denke, jetzt beginnen wir zu erkennen, dass diese Geschichten in der Bibel tatsächlich nicht über Fakten und Wissenschaft handeln. Bet manau, kad dabar mes pradedame suprasti, kad iš tikrųjų šios Biblijos istorijos nėra apie faktus ir mokslą. Ama sanırım artık İncil'deki bu hikayelerin aslında gerçekler ve bilimle ilgili olmadığını anlamaya başlıyoruz. Instead, they are stories about what is important and about how we should behave. |||||||||||||вести себя Stattdessen|||||||||||||verhalten Stattdessen sind sie Geschichten darüber, was wichtig ist und wie wir uns verhalten sollten. Vietoj to, tai pasakojimai apie tai, kas svarbu ir kaip turėtume elgtis. Bunun yerine, neyin önemli olduğuna ve nasıl davranmamız gerektiğine dair hikayelerdir. And, more than that, the stories are a deep part of Western culture. |||||||||||западной| |in addition|in addition to|||||||||| Und mehr noch, die Geschichten sind ein tiefer Teil der westlichen Kultur. Be to, istorijos yra gili Vakarų kultūros dalis. Bunun da ötesinde, bu hikayeler Batı kültürünün derin bir parçasıdır. And, if culture is basically a set of things that we all agree on, then because we have thrown away our religious stories and our religious history, we also now do not agree on many things. ||||||||||||||||||бросили|||религиозные|||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||jeté||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||verworfen||||||||||auch||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||concepts Und wenn Kultur im Grunde genommen eine Menge von Dingen ist, auf die wir uns alle einigen, dann stimmen wir, weil wir unsere religiösen Geschichten und unsere religiöse Geschichte verworfen haben, jetzt auch in vielen Dingen nicht mehr überein. Ir jei kultūra iš esmės yra dalykų, dėl kurių visi sutariame, rinkinys, tai dėl to, kad išmetėme savo religines istorijas ir religinę istoriją, dabar taip pat nesutariame dėl daugelio dalykų. Ve eğer kültür temelde hepimizin hemfikir olduğu bir dizi şeyse, o zaman dini hikayelerimizi ve dini tarihimizi bir kenara attığımız için, artık pek çok şeyde de hemfikir değiliz.

Right now, it does seem like people in places like the US and UK do not agree on many things anymore. ||||||||||||||||||||nicht mehr Momentan scheint es so, als ob die Menschen in Orten wie den USA und dem Vereinigten Königreich sich in vielen Dingen nicht mehr einig sind. Šiuo metu atrodo, kad žmonės tokiose vietose kaip JAV ir JK nebesutaria dėl daugelio dalykų. Şu anda, ABD ve Birleşik Krallık gibi yerlerde insanlar artık pek çok konuda hemfikir değil gibi görünüyor. We are fighting about what a man is, what a woman is, how to behave, how to raise children, and even what words we can and cannot say. ||||||||||||||вести себя||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||élever|||||||||| ||||||||||||||sich verhalten|||erziehen|||||||||| Wir streiten darüber, was ein Mann ist, was eine Frau ist, wie man sich verhält, wie man Kinder erzieht und sogar, welche Wörter wir sagen können und welche nicht. Mes kovojame dėl to, kas yra vyras, kas yra moteris, kaip elgtis, kaip auklėti vaikus ir net kokius žodžius galime tarti, o kokių ne. Bir erkeğin ne olduğu, bir kadının ne olduğu, nasıl davranılacağı, çocukların nasıl yetiştirileceği ve hatta hangi kelimeleri söyleyip söyleyemeyeceğimiz konusunda kavga ediyoruz. These things used to be agreed on by most people, but now Western culture seems to have broken into many different Western cultures who are fighting with each other. |||||||||||||||||||viele||||||||| Diese Dinge wurden früher von den meisten Menschen akzeptiert, aber jetzt scheint die westliche Kultur in viele verschiedene westliche Kulturen zerbrochen zu sein, die miteinander kämpfen. Anksčiau dėl šių dalykų sutikdavo dauguma žmonių, bet dabar Vakarų kultūra, regis, prasiskyrė į daugybę skirtingų Vakarų kultūrų, kurios kovoja tarpusavyje. Bunlar eskiden çoğu insan tarafından kabul edilen şeylerdi, ancak şimdi Batı kültürü birbiriyle savaşan birçok farklı Batı kültürüne bölünmüş gibi görünüyor.

Although I am from the UK, I have lived overseas for a long time. |||||||||за границей|||| |||||||||à l'étranger|||| |||||||||im Ausland|||| |||||||||abroad|||| Obwohl ich aus dem Vereinigten Königreich komme, lebe ich seit langem im Ausland. Nors esu iš JK, ilgą laiką gyvenau užsienyje. Birleşik Krallık'tan olmama rağmen uzun süre denizaşırı ülkelerde yaşadım. In all the other places I have been to, I have not seen the same arguments and disagreements that are happening in the UK and the West. |||||||||||||||||разногласия|||происходят|||||| |||||||||||||||Argumente||Meinungsverschiedenheiten||||||||| |||||||||||||||||conflicts||||||||| An all den anderen Orten, die ich besucht habe, habe ich nicht die gleichen Streitigkeiten und Meinungsverschiedenheiten gesehen, die im Vereinigten Königreich und im Westen passieren. 私が行ったことのある他のすべての場所では、英国や欧米で起きているような議論や意見の相違は見られなかった。 Visose kitose vietose, kuriose buvau, nemačiau tų pačių ginčų ir nesutarimų, kurie vyksta JK ir Vakaruose. Gittiğim diğer yerlerde, Birleşik Krallık'ta ve Batı'da yaşanan tartışmaların ve anlaşmazlıkların aynısını görmedim. У всіх інших місцях, де я був, я не бачив таких суперечок і розбіжностей, які відбуваються у Великобританії і на Заході. In China, South East Asia, The Middle East, people still have important things that they mostly agree on, and so, they seem to have stronger cultures as a result. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||в результате |||||||||||||||hauptsächlich|einigen sich|||||||||||| In China, Südostasien, dem Nahen Osten haben die Menschen immer noch wichtige Dinge, in denen sie sich größtenteils einig sind, und so scheinen sie dadurch stärkere Kulturen zu haben. 中国、東南アジア、中東などでは、今でも人々がほとんど同意する重要なことがあり、その結果、文化が強くなっているようだ。 Kinijoje, Pietryčių Azijoje, Artimuosiuose Rytuose žmonės vis dar turi svarbių dalykų, dėl kurių dažniausiai sutaria, todėl atrodo, kad jų kultūra yra stipresnė. Çin'de, Güney Doğu Asya'da, Orta Doğu'da insanlar hala çoğunlukla hemfikir oldukları önemli şeylere sahipler ve sonuç olarak daha güçlü kültürlere sahip görünüyorlar. Even in Malaysia, where I live now, and where Chinese, Indian, and Muslim Malay cultures live together, people still mostly agree on things like men, women, marriage, childhood, and other important things. ||||||||||||мусульманской||||||||||||||брак||||| ||||||||||||muslimisch|kulturellen||||||hauptsächlich|einig sind||||||Ehe||||| |||||||||||||Malay culture|||||||||||||||||| Selbst in Malaysia, wo ich jetzt lebe und wo chinesische, indische und muslimisch-malaiische Kulturen zusammenleben, sind die Menschen immer noch größtenteils in wichtigen Dingen wie Männer, Frauen, Ehe, Kindheit und anderen wichtigen Dingen einig. 私が今住んでいるマレーシアでも、中華系、インド系、イスラム系のマレー文化が共存しているところでも、男性、女性、結婚、子供時代、その他重要なことについては、ほとんど意見が一致している。 Netgi Malaizijoje, kur dabar gyvenu ir kur kartu gyvena kinų, indų ir musulmonų malajų kultūros, žmonės vis dar dažniausiai sutaria dėl tokių dalykų kaip vyrai, moterys, santuoka, vaikystė ir kiti svarbūs dalykai. Şu anda yaşadığım ve Çin, Hint ve Müslüman Malay kültürlerinin bir arada yaşadığı Malezya'da bile insanlar erkekler, kadınlar, evlilik, çocukluk ve diğer önemli konularda çoğunlukla hemfikir.

So, perhaps the West needs to remember some of the religious stories it has forgotten… This, I think, is my opinion now, but there is also a big problem: I still don't believe in God. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Бога |||||||||||||||This statement|||||personal belief|||||||||||||| Vielleicht muss der Westen sich an einige der religiösen Geschichten erinnern, die er vergessen hat... Das ist, so denke ich, jetzt meine Meinung, aber es gibt auch ein großes Problem: Ich glaube immer noch nicht an Gott. だから、西洋は忘れてしまった宗教的な物語のいくつかを思い出す必要があるのかもしれない......これが今の私の考えだが、大きな問題もある。 Taigi, galbūt Vakarams reikia prisiminti kai kurias religines istorijas, kurias jie pamiršo... Tai, manau, dabar yra mano nuomonė, bet yra ir didelė problema: aš vis dar netikiu Dievu. Belki de Batı'nın unuttuğu bazı dini hikayeleri hatırlamaya ihtiyacı var... Sanırım artık benim fikrim bu, ama büyük bir sorun da var: Ben hala Tanrı'ya inanmıyorum. Тож, можливо, Заходу потрібно згадати деякі релігійні історії, які він забув... Це, я думаю, моя думка зараз, але є також велика проблема: я все ще не вірю в Бога. And, neither do most people in the West. |non|||||| |auch nicht|||||| |also not|||||| Und die meisten Menschen im Westen tun das auch nicht. そして、欧米のほとんどの人々もそうではない。 Ir to nedaro dauguma Vakarų žmonių. Batı'daki çoğu insan da öyle. So, the real question we should be talking about is, probably: can we have religion without God? ||||||||||||||||Бога ||||||||||likely|||||| Die eigentliche Frage, über die wir wahrscheinlich sprechen sollten, ist: Können wir Religion ohne Gott haben? つまり、私たちが語るべき本当の疑問は、「神なしで宗教を持つことができるのか」ということだろう。 Taigi tikrasis klausimas, apie kurį turėtume kalbėti, tikriausiai yra toks: ar galime turėti religiją be Dievo? Dolayısıyla, üzerinde konuşmamız gereken asıl soru muhtemelen şudur: Tanrı olmadan din olabilir mi?

I would really like to hear your thoughts on this topic. ||||||||||теме Ich würde wirklich gerne Ihre Gedanken zu diesem Thema hören. Labai norėčiau išgirsti jūsų mintis šia tema. Bu konudaki düşüncelerinizi gerçekten duymak isterim. Are you religious or an atheist? |||||атеист |||||non-believer Is your country or culture having similar problems to the West? Hat Ihr Land oder Ihre Kultur ähnliche Probleme wie der Westen? Ar jūsų šalis ar kultūra turi panašių problemų kaip Vakarai? Do you agree with my opinions? |||||мнения Stimmen Sie meinen Meinungen zu? Leave a comment or get in touch. ||Kommentar hinterlassen||in Kontakt||in Kontakt treten Hinterlassen Sie einen Kommentar oder nehmen Sie Kontakt auf. Palikite komentarą arba susisiekite.

Finally, if you are a language learner, you should visit my website at greeneyedenglish.com where you can download a learning pack for this episode. Wenn du schließlich ein Sprachenlerner bist, solltest du meine Website unter greeneyedenglish.com besuchen, wo du ein Lernpaket für diese Episode herunterladen kannst. Galiausiai, jei mokotės kalbų, turėtumėte apsilankyti mano svetainėje adresu greeneyedenglish.com, kur galite atsisiųsti šio epizodo mokymosi paketą. It has a transcript, a glossary of interesting language, and notes on useful phrases and grammar. |||||용어집|||||||||| Es enthält ein Transkript, ein Glossar mit interessanter Sprache und Hinweise zu nützlichen Ausdrücken und Grammatik. Jame yra nuorašas, įdomios kalbos žodynas ir pastabos apie naudingas frazes ir gramatiką.

Nice talking to you. Schön, mit dir zu sprechen. Bye bye! Tschüss!