Pressed for time, Joseph spitballs on some stats, questioning the validity of the common theist trope that atheism leads to mass murder, pointing to figures like Stalin or Pol Pot as evidence. But is that claim honest? Joseph takes a look at violence committed in the name of God or by God, violence attributed to atheist regimes, and whether the comparison even makes sense in the first place.

He also examines biblical and Quranic texts that depict or command mass killing, review major historical events tied to religious violence (from ancient conquests to the Crusades, Inquisitions, sectarian wars, and modern terrorism), and contrast these with modern accusations against atheism. Along the way, he asks uncomfortable questions apologists tend to avoid:

• Do the numbers matter if objective morality exists?
• Is divine violence meaningfully different from human violence?
• At what point does “justice” become genocide?

The video also tackles the Problem of Evil, the free will defense, and whether an all-powerful, all-good God can reasonably be absolved of responsibility for violence carried out in His name. Beyond religion, he explores the real psychological and social drivers of violence—trauma, power, ideology, group identity, and cognitive bias—arguing that human nature, not belief or disbelief alone, is the common denominator.