Former Islamic YouTuber and Arabic Freethinker Ahmed Sami Exposes Islam

Former Islamic YouTuber Ahmed Sami exposes Islam in this interview. Ahmed is an Egyptian Exmuslim who criticizes religion after a long period of promoting it. Originally aired on Abdullah Sameer in 2020.

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0:00 Introductions
02:49 Ahmed's background - learning about the word "atheist", starting a channel to offer counter-apologetics to Salafi apologetics.
12:22 Is the "chain of man" method used to transfer the Quran and hadiths accurate?
14:46 Kalam cosmological arguments by modern Salafist, William Lane Craig, Frank Tariq.
16:54 Why would Islam need to borrow concepts from Greek and Persian philosophy and mythology if it was revealed from God?
19:08 The God gene - Does it even prove the existence of God? The conspiracies surrounding the God gene.
21:21 What are the problems with Isnād and Hadith? The "Holy shield" around religious scriptures that we need to overcome in order to read them objectively.
32:46 The lack/cover-up of preserved pre-Islamic literature.
38:01 How Ahmed found his way out of Islam.
44:24 Explanatory power of science. Biases.
47:24 The story of Adam and Eve - is it truth or myth by people trying to explain things they did not fully understand.
52:46 What is Deism? Why is Ahmed a deist?
56:36 The human-like attributes of God. How the concept of worshipping a God can be traced to the need for a father figure.
1:01:06 How humans created God as a reflection of their current culture and philosophy.
1:04:46 Where does Ahmed draw strength and motivation in life? Asking questions as we live our lives.
1:10:22 The problems with Islamic epistemology.
1:12:21 Why religions are not likely to go away any time soon (the endless need for answers). The benefits of religion to some people.
1:20:06 Leaving Islam "just to sin". The hypocrisy of Muslims who drink alcohol, indulge in premarital sex, and all other haram stuff.
1:26:30 Ahmed's life after Islam. Leaving Islam for the wrong reasons.
1:34:16 Ahmed's perspective on the situation between Muslims and atheists in the middle east.
1:36:46 Street epistemology.
1:37:26 Ahmed's perspective on the prophecies of Mohammad.
1:41:49 Channel announcements
1:42:12 Final remarks