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Truth is Relative: Protagoras' Philosophy of Skepticism
Protagoras was a Greek philosopher, sophist, and skeptic. If you found this video to be interesting and/or useful, leave a LIKE - thanks for watching and consider subscribing for more similar content. Cheers!
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The Savage God: A Study of Su!clde by A. Alvarez | Book Review w/Marshall Herndon
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A discussion on The Savage God: A Study of Su!clde, written by A. Alvarez (1971). See below a list of timestamps depicting the topics of discussion throughout: TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) Introducing The Savage God (8:22) Sylvia Plath: Su!clde, “The Suffering Artist” Archetype (23:10) Death (1), Epicurus & History of Christianity and Su!clde (39:38) Fallacies of Su!clde, Cesare Pavese, Praising Alvarez ...
BIRTHDAY BOOKHAUL
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My birthday was a couple weeks ago. Here I share some books I've received/purchased recently! The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology, Psychology, and Literature. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing for more! Support the Channel: Help Out The Channel On...
The Trouble With Being Born: Cioran on Death, Consciousness, and Antinatalism
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Emil Cioran was a Romanian philosopher best known for his pervasive pessimism. In this video, I delve into his book of aphorisms 'The Trouble with Being Born' (1973), discussing his views on death, consciousness, and antinatalism. Leave a LIKE if you found this video to be interesting and/or useful, thanks! The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Co...
A Short Introduction to Near-Death Experiences (NDEs)
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What are Near-Death Experiences? Are they evidence for an afterlife or the existence of a God? Can they be explained by science or religion? In this short but comprehensive video, I critically investigate these questions. If you find this video to be interesting and/or useful, please consider leaving a LIKE. Resources List / Recommended Reading: iands.org/ Atwater, P. M. (1992). Is there a hell...
Updates + Books I've Been Reading
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I share some updates and recent books I've read, enjoy! The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology, Psychology, and Literature. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing for more! Support the Channel: Help Out The Channel On Patreon for Just £4 (Thank You): www....
Faith as a Political Device: Examining Machiavelli's Controversial View of Religion
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Niccolò Machiavelli, best known for his pragmatic but ruthless book "The Prince", was an Italian diplomat and political philosopher. In this video, I examine his controversial view of religion - how faith can be exploited by leaders to govern control and power over a populace. If you found this video to be interesting and/or useful, please consider leaving a LIKE. If you have any thoughts about...
Love as Suffering: Exploring Desire in Alberto Moravia’s Existential Novel "Contempt"
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Contempt, also known as "Il Disprezzo" or "A Ghost at Noon", is an existential novel first published in 1954 by Italian author Alberto Moravia. Leave a LIKE if you found this video to be interesting or useful. Thanks for watching :) The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology...
Rabbi Explains Why Judaism Rejects Jesus as Messiah | CURVE CLIPS
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Watch the full conversation here: ua-cam.com/video/iU2Kc14YLOw/v-deo.html Leave a LIKE if you found this video interesting! The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology, Psychology, and Literature. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing for more! Support the Ch...
11 Essential Philosophy Books You Should Read
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Which philosophy books do you think are essential to read? Comment below, and don't forget to LIKE this video if you found it to be useful or interesting, cheers! The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology, Psychology, and Literature. Thank you for watching and please consid...
My Top 10 Books of 2022
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I share my favourite books that I read in 2022. What were some books you liked reading this year? Comment below, and don't forget to LIKE the video if you enjoyed it. Cheers. TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:22) Non-Fiction (14:13) Fiction (19:23) Closing Thoughts The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects s...
THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel Van Der Kolk | Book Review
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I review traumatic stress expert Bessel Van Der Kolk's 'The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma' - a book explaining the origins, causes, and possible solutions to psychological trauma. The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology, Psycho...
What is Death? (w/Anthony Vernon) | CURVE CLIPS
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What is Death? (w/Anthony Vernon) | CURVE CLIPS
Why Studying Philosophy is HARD (w/Joe Schmid) | CURVE CLIPS
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Why Studying Philosophy is HARD (w/Joe Schmid) | CURVE CLIPS
Why Did Jesus Sacrifice Himself? (w/Scholar Jonathan McLatchie) | CURVE CLIPS
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Why Did Jesus Sacrifice Himself? (w/Scholar Jonathan McLatchie) | CURVE CLIPS
Anthony Vernon: The Assumption of Death
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Anthony Vernon: The Assumption of Death
Will We Eventually Outgrow Religion? (w/Atheist Derek Lambert) | CURVE CLIPS
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Will We Eventually Outgrow Religion? (w/Atheist Derek Lambert) | CURVE CLIPS
Do Atheists Believe in NOTHING? (w/Atheist Derek Lambert) | CURVE CLIPS
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Do Atheists Believe in NOTHING? (w/Atheist Derek Lambert) | CURVE CLIPS
THE WORLD OF PERCEPTION by Maurice Merleau-Ponty | Book Review
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THE WORLD OF PERCEPTION by Maurice Merleau-Ponty | Book Review
Islam is Wrong About Jesus? (w/Scholar Jonathan McLatchie) | CURVE CLIPS
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Islam is Wrong About Jesus? (w/Scholar Jonathan McLatchie) | CURVE CLIPS
Joe Schmid (@Majesty of Reason): Understanding Agnosticism
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Joe Schmid (@Majesty of Reason): Understanding Agnosticism
Graham Oppy on New Atheism | CURVE CLIPS
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Graham Oppy on New Atheism | CURVE CLIPS
Updates + What I'm Reading
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Updates What I'm Reading
Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Refuse Blood Transfusions? (w/Lloyd Evans) | CURVE CLIPS
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Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Refuse Blood Transfusions? (w/Lloyd Evans) | CURVE CLIPS
Hamza Tzortzis Reflects on his Viral Debate with Atheist Lawrence Krauss | CURVE CLIPS
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Hamza Tzortzis Reflects on his Viral Debate with Atheist Lawrence Krauss | CURVE CLIPS
What is Graham Oppy's Favourite Religion? | CURVE CLIPS
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What is Graham Oppy's Favourite Religion? | CURVE CLIPS
Derek Lambert (@MythVision Podcast): The Exploitation of Myth
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Derek Lambert (@MythVision Podcast): The Exploitation of Myth
Atheist Graham Oppy on What Would Convince Him of God's Existence | CURVE CLIPS
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Atheist Graham Oppy on What Would Convince Him of God's Existence | CURVE CLIPS
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Book Review
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Book Review
Hamza Tzortzis on Critical Thinking, Books, and Islam | CURVE CLIPS
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Hamza Tzortzis on Critical Thinking, Books, and Islam | CURVE CLIPS

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  • @azazeln
    @azazeln 7 годин тому

    Just found this amazing channel, in this God-forgotten wasteland called YT, and it has stopped uploading videos!

  • @mementomori2540
    @mementomori2540 17 годин тому

    Pregnancy is the punishment for sex

  • @thebrook5857
    @thebrook5857 День тому

    The world needs more people like yourself Hopefully your way of thinking will rub off on others which will do the same to others Your truthfulness is much needed in this world of madness that we are living today KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING

  • @inamullah6455
    @inamullah6455 2 дні тому

    finally i saw a honest atheist.

  • @adityatile1168
    @adityatile1168 5 днів тому

    great video, will be adding white nights in my list!

  • @lisaelody
    @lisaelody 6 днів тому

    Can you tell on which page or chapter the quote from your cover is ?

    • @AheadOfTheCurveVideos
      @AheadOfTheCurveVideos 4 дні тому

      I’ve had a brief look in my copy and online but I do not have time to re-read it to find the quote, of course. It is there somewhere!

  • @noveltycrusade
    @noveltycrusade 8 днів тому

    it's a pretty serious hassle

  • @outis439-A
    @outis439-A 12 днів тому

    I read Notes from the Underground and I'm reading The Idiot. I'm up to the bit Colia is talking about his dreams- to the sardonic jests of others. Yeah, I am NOT a fan. There are parts I do like but it's just too slow. I know what Dostoevsky was going for. He was essentially imagining himself engaging in these funny conversations- like the poem those families get into. However, not enough happens. And yeah- too long. I like the romance bits so far, but the conversations about liberalism and train stations and whatever I just find boring. The descriptions I had going into it- of this point Dostoevsky makes regarding the cynicism of society and how it regards the purity of people like Prince- are justn't too accurate. The characters he meets aren't as cruel and mean as people say. Idk it needs more. I find the philosophy in Dostoevsky's books boring so far.

    • @AheadOfTheCurveVideos
      @AheadOfTheCurveVideos 11 днів тому

      The philosophy in Notes, Demons, Brothers Karamazov, and Crime and Punishment is the best👍

  • @zamplify
    @zamplify 14 днів тому

    This review is as overlong as the book and could easily have been a good 5 minute video instead of 15 minutes of rambling.

  • @Manfred-nj8vz
    @Manfred-nj8vz 15 днів тому

    One of the most overestimated writers of all time. Really? What can one say about Aliosa's theological discussions with a 13 year old boy? What can one think about the ending of Brothers Karamazov, where Aliosa together with some pre-adolescent children (!) are happy and celebrate the coming of Last Judgement Day!... Seriously? Is this suppose to be good literature? In Dostoevsky there is always the following concept: All "good" guys get to be rewarded and all "bad" guys either commit suicide or go to prison or get crazy. Ivan Karamazov, the one that could have saved Dmitri's, his brother's, life, gets crazy one day before the court! And why? Because he is the "atheist" of the novel! Excuse me, but is there anything more p r e d i c t a b l e in whole literature? Do you want your literature to be predictable in that silly way? How can a healthy human mind accept this forced and totally disgusting solution? This is the most horrible, boring and kitsch author out there. Not even his language has anything to offer! Please, read him anew; don't let yourself repeating "what the world is saying". Fortunately, there are at last some critical voices on Dostoevsky on YT. One can find them.

  • @ManOfFewWords68
    @ManOfFewWords68 16 днів тому

    As someone who owns Decline of the west Part 1 and 2 , would you say you can read man and technics before reading DOTW? I know the faustian ideas and some of spenglers philosophy but not too deeply but man and technics looks a lot shorter but should i start there or read it afterwards?

  • @stephaniewhittle6269
    @stephaniewhittle6269 17 днів тому

    I find myself wondering how you can love a book so much and give a credible review when you can barely remember the names of the main characters

  • @callumclarke1733
    @callumclarke1733 17 днів тому

    Atheists believe the scientific impossibility Nothing' created everything Richard Dawkins'

  • @willieluncheonette5843
    @willieluncheonette5843 18 днів тому

    "Just a single man, Fyodor Dostoevsky, is enough to defeat all the creative novelists of the world. If one has to decide on 10 great novels in all the languages of the world, one will have to choose at least 3 novels of Dostoevsky in those 10. Dostoevsky’s insight into human beings and their problems is greater than your so-called psychoanalysts, and there are moments where he reaches the heights of great mystics. His book BROTHERS KARAMAZOV is so great in its insights that no BIBLE or KORAN or GITA comes close. In another masterpiece of Dostoevsky, THE IDIOT, the main character is called ‘idiot’ by the people because they can’t understand his simplicity, his humbleness, his purity, his trust, his love. You can cheat him, you can deceive him, and he will still trust you. He is really one of the most beautiful characters ever created by any novelist. The idiot is a sage. The novel could just as well have been called THE SAGE. Dostoevsky’s idiot is not an idiot; he is one of the sanest men amongst an insane humanity. If you can become the idiot of Fyodor Dostoevsky, it is perfectly beautiful. It is better than being cunning priest or politician. Humbleness has such a blessing. Simplicity has such benediction."

  • @deanrao4805
    @deanrao4805 18 днів тому

    Good review. I need to get a new copy of the book as I've worn out the covers and much of the Notes section.

  • @mayamagination
    @mayamagination 19 днів тому

    The blurb is a massive spoiler tbh lol I think if it was too philosophical it would have been too dense for me tbh I'm glad it changed it up and had a mystery plot, the best is when it reads like an addictive TV show Also I actually don't care about padding, a lot of my favourite films would probably be considered 'boring', but it has to at least be interesting to read. But the courtroom and other scenes were quite boring and tough to get through ...

  • @ultrasignificantfootnote3378
    @ultrasignificantfootnote3378 20 днів тому

    Favourite could suggest, deciding on pure emotional reasons, so intellectually problematic.

  • @Wacky-World
    @Wacky-World 24 дні тому

    silly mind suffers. get out of your mind and suffer not. life is pain. suffering is optional. LIFE IS LIFE. attitude is everything.

  • @susanturners5324
    @susanturners5324 25 днів тому

    I totally agree=! Great story .but give me a break unnecessary info. Never felt that way with Tolstoy who also writes long books

  • @PhilBert-sh3nk
    @PhilBert-sh3nk 25 днів тому

    The sick fuck that wanted to bang his mother?

  • @pizzaking_1270
    @pizzaking_1270 27 днів тому

    Muhammad the pedo (police be upon him).

  • @Benefits-ix9jy
    @Benefits-ix9jy 28 днів тому

    Muslims do NOT take morality from fatherless western society . majority of western kids do NOT know their fathers .in the west girls start to have sex with boys as soon as they start to menstruate. western women sleep with a lot of guys without marriage and get pregnant out of wedlock . not talking about millions fetuses get flushed in toilets from abortions . a lot of western women are can't and kids are bus.MUSLIMS DO NOT GET MORALITIES FROM A SOCIETY LIKE YOURS .

  • @okiedokiecookie
    @okiedokiecookie Місяць тому

    Of course Muhammad morality is no better than people of his time who did not abuse minors.

  • @Benefits-ix9jy
    @Benefits-ix9jy Місяць тому

    most Church Early fathers believed Mary was married of when she was 12 years old and Joseph the carpenter was a very old man. Here is the list of fathers who believed that Joseph was fourscore years old when he married 12 year old Mary: 1. Epiphanius (Born 310Ad - Died 403Ad) 2. Hilary (Hilarius) of Poitiers (Born 300 - Died 368Ad) 3. John Chrysostom (Born between 344 and 349 - Died 407Ad) 4. Cyril of Alexandria (Born 376Ad - Died 444Ad) 5. Saint Euthymius the Great (Born 377 - Died 20 January 473) 6. Theophylact of Ohrid (also known as Theophylact of Bulgaria) (Born 1055 - 1107) 7. Cecumenius 8. Eusebius (Born 263 - Died 339 Ad)

  • @szynsdbhj
    @szynsdbhj Місяць тому

    He has a really clear head and mind

  • @davidelliott9661
    @davidelliott9661 Місяць тому

    What Laing was talking about was psychosis leading to a spiritual emergence or awakening

  • @theonejesusloved7379
    @theonejesusloved7379 Місяць тому

    It's the same as a false dilemma fallacy

  • @soniacabral5108
    @soniacabral5108 Місяць тому

    In regards to Nelly and the unreliable narrator, she does seem genuine but there are a few times she mentions how she disliked Catherine (the elder) and I wonder how much this dislike tinged her account of Catherine. She also drives the plot infant cases. Fir example she doesn't warn Catherine that Heathcliff is listening to her speech until he runs off

  • @soniacabral5108
    @soniacabral5108 Місяць тому

    Wuthering Heights, in my opinion, is absolutely unmatched. A masterpiece! Probably my favorite book

  • @tmking7483
    @tmking7483 Місяць тому

    Freud obsessed with ity biti people for cash_ modern psychology based or foundation lays on pedophilia._ can only be framed within fracturing a toddlers soul for control and domination for life. This is how hateful people transcend themself because they separated from God. Hateful people transcend self actualization by destroying others _ From FROMM

  • @Rufus-j4m
    @Rufus-j4m Місяць тому

    The book is one of my favorites. It has a lot of intrigue and a beautiful exotic princess as the protagonist's love. It reminds me of Julius Caesar in Alexandria and his dispute with Pharaoh Ptolemy and his romance with Queen Cleopatra.

  • @user-ly2ll5od1r
    @user-ly2ll5od1r Місяць тому

    It does feel like the book starts for the 2nd time after the 10 year time jump, which is as you said is around 300 page mark, and I was put off at first by the lost momentum and new characters but it regained that momentum quick enough, I'd say around after the carnival, which is like page 350-400

  • @stephenwilliams9628
    @stephenwilliams9628 Місяць тому

    I dont consider myself "antinatalist", id say im just extremely compassionate.

  • @richardbenitez1282
    @richardbenitez1282 Місяць тому

    I’m currently reading David mcDuff translation of the idiot after having read trans by P and V. McDuff is not good at protraying prince myshkin. Avoid mcDuff on this book. It important to get a correct undering of prince myshkin.

  • @radioblair
    @radioblair Місяць тому

    I read the statement “man is the measure of all things” and it suggests, to me, the quantum physics “many worlds theory”. Both suggests that everything is true. Everything really does happen. If I go in a room and I think it is warm and you think it is cold - we are both right. simultaneously the universe expands to include both of our realities.

  • @PatriciaNaicker-cw8zz
    @PatriciaNaicker-cw8zz Місяць тому

    Mohammed created allah to indulge freely in carnal filth--islam is satanic---its sick to listen to muslims justifying evil!

  • @videogameplayer0552
    @videogameplayer0552 Місяць тому

    Define “justified” or “moral.” You might disagree with eating meat, but someone else might think it’s perfectly fine. The majority of the world eats meat, so to them, unaliving less powerful beings for food and nutritional value is perfectly fine. What do you base your argument that people shouldn’t eat meat on?

  • @tompickard1370
    @tompickard1370 Місяць тому

    I've just finished the book and I'm now going through various UA-cam reviews-yours is the one that echoes my own opinion most accurately. I'm so glad you bring up the point on unnecessary filler; I agree 100% and no one ever mentions it. I had the same thought when I read C&P. It's the dialogues, they just ramble on and on! I enjoyed C&P far more than TBK-the philosophical conceit is fascinating-but I felt that a good portion of the dialectic didn't need to be there to adequately get the point across. My opinion of TBK is that it's a novel one should read all the way through once and then go back to individual chapters throughout ones life. 'The Devil, Ivan Fyodorovich's Nightmare' was my personal favourite.

  • @pattube
    @pattube Місяць тому

    I think this might be the problem or at least one of the problems: It looks like you're holding the Everyman's Library edition of The Count of Monte Cristo. If that's the translation of The Count of Monte Cristo that you read too, then that's a translation from 1846 known as the Chapman-Hall translation. Peter Washington only slightly revised the Chapman-Hall translation for Everyman's Library. However, the Chapman-Hall translation is known to have omissions and other issues, and in general isn't considered to be a great translation. Probably the best available translation in English today is the Robin Buss translation. I forget if Lawrence Ellsworth has a translation as well. If he does, his translation should also be excellent. Ellsworth is working on The Three Musketeers series of books and he's considered the gold standard for many if not most of Dumas's novels now. In any case, it might be worth trying to read The Count of Monte Cristo in the Buss translation or the Ellsworth translation if Ellsworth has also done a translation of The Count of Monte Cristo. By the way, there's both a Count of Monte Cristo film as well as a mini series coming out this year. So it should be a good year to get back into the book. The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite books of all time. I read it in the Buss translation. Happy reading or rereading! Or just enjoying the movie and/or mini series if you watch them. 😊

    • @kathaiti
      @kathaiti Місяць тому

      Robin Buss version is the Penguin Classics edition. Glad I purchased that one instead of the Everyman's Library edition!

    • @pattube
      @pattube Місяць тому

      @@kathaiti Yeah, the Penguin Classics (Buss) is wonderful. Sadly I wish they would do an Everyman's Library edition since Everyman's Library is much nicer aesthetically but the translation is much worse. There's a Penguin Classics clothbound edition but it's not as good as Everyman's Library in terms of look and feel. And Penguin Random House own Everyman's Library so I'm not sure why they can't use the Buss translation. Oh well. The black spine Penguin Classics is still a good edition for the price.

    • @kathaiti
      @kathaiti Місяць тому

      @@pattube Have you read Les Miserable? If you have, which translation is better?

    • @pattube
      @pattube Місяць тому

      @@kathaiti I have! I really like the Christine Donougher translation. There are others that are decent, but I think she's quite good. By the way, for Dumas (not Hugo), Lawrence Ellsworth is working on the Three Musketeers cycle of books and he's fantastic as well. I'd say Buss and especially Ellsworth are especially good for Dumas. I forget if Ellsworth has done Les Miserables, but if he has then Ellsworth would also be excellent. I can speak and read French but I often come away with a better understanding using their English translations! (And I have a lot to say about Jules Verne but I'll stop for now since it's probably way too much information!)

    • @kathaiti
      @kathaiti Місяць тому

      @@pattube THANKS! 🙂

  • @RenoKyrie
    @RenoKyrie Місяць тому

    Limbus Company did a absolutely fantastic adaptation of Wuthering Heights Project Moon deffinitly know how to adapt something unlike Hollywood

  • @Sunnhia
    @Sunnhia Місяць тому

    There’s a 2-part BBC production of Wuthering Heights from 1978 that is extremely faithful to the book (including the second generation). You can watch it in full, in two parts, on UA-cam.

  • @Godseeker.
    @Godseeker. Місяць тому

    Sir if you don't mind from where you get these photos for editing

  • @DaveE99
    @DaveE99 Місяць тому

    At best we can hope to integrate more science into religion. Like I know a PhD psychologist who treats personality disorders who writes for one of those tarot websites as they are more likley to hold those beliefs.

  • @DaveE99
    @DaveE99 Місяць тому

    Awe humility and gratitude as positive psychology ways to manage death anxiety

  • @DaveE99
    @DaveE99 Місяць тому

    The fact that it affects you different wheather you know it conciously or not is wild.

  • @DetInspectorMonkfish
    @DetInspectorMonkfish 2 місяці тому

    very generous to call him a philosopher

  • @leebennett1821
    @leebennett1821 2 місяці тому

    What a Spinless goon i am not afraid of death

  • @EmporerFrederick
    @EmporerFrederick 2 місяці тому

    New atheists are honest but not open minded, they are grounded in reality but not in its depth, they like truth-seeking but never find it.

  • @silenthammer2900
    @silenthammer2900 2 місяці тому

    Poor man. Jesus HAD to be God AND Man, because Man was the one creature who offended The Creator, but the Sacrifice of atonement had to be perfect -- divine -- because the "pay-back" to God had to be of equal value as the offense. Thus, the "God-Man" Jesus. People didn't know HOW to make this magnitude of sacrifice! They needed a "demonstration," so The Son of Man came here to do just that. All God really WANTED was for Man to VOLUNTARILY do what was RIGHT and JUST: "Do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with your God." God never FORCES! He INVITES. If "going good" is the result of force, what GOOD is it? If one only "repents" because he'll be annihilated if he doesn't repent, is it truly repentence? So, Jesus showed HOW to "pay back" God, and invited Man to do it. The Jews hated and were jealous of Jesus because of two things: People were paying more attention to Him than the Pharisees and Scribes, and He called them what they were -- political grifters. (Not because He hated them, but to get them to look at themselves in God's eyes.) So, as in Donald Trump nowadays, HE HAD TO GO! He was rocking their boat. "So He walked on water -- so what? So He fed 5000 with a morsel and a loaf -- so what? I can't believe this man disrespects Christ with those words. He's actually blaspheming, calling Jesus Christ, foretold in The Old Testament from Moses to Isaiah, a magician! WHY did Jesus "walk on water?" Probably many reasons which I don't know. But Peter had to actually HAVE FAITH in Jesus, and FEEL that if he took his eyes OFF Jesus, he would spiritually drown! I think this instance convinced him. The the Loaves and Fishes? WHY? Because the Disciples had to see that FAITH was the WAY to accomplish BIG THINGS for God's People. ALL of us. And so on, and so forth. Jesus IS "The Messiah" the Jews said they LONGED for. But He just didn't LOOK like a Messoiah, did he? Poor. Homeless. Meek. "Insulting." He just wasn't "Messiah-like." Poor man. Poor Jews who REFUSE to LOOK AT JESUS with an open heart. Eternity is a "Long Time." Pride goeth before the fall.

  • @oc2538
    @oc2538 2 місяці тому

    The quality of the piece actually isn't very sophisticated. It may be intentional that he uses slang from the era, that he is juvenile and has reduced most women down to their appearance. I had to stop constantly as I read because it was exasperating. I don't know if all youths are repetitive but I know a few people with mental health issues and illnesses and yes that makes sense that they'd be paranoid and anxious. As I was reading I felt exasperated, no plot, random tangents, random events, even when he ended up at the teachers house I thought finally! Go to bed Holden. And then he wakes up, fears that the teacher is a pervert. I actually don't feel like the teacher was but Holden says it has happened before. So off he goes again. I was screaming, "Go home Holden, go home!" I did feel so depressed and worse I hated that he burdened his sister with his problems. She was a child, she packs her little suitcase and wants to go with him probably to protect him because she feels he's making mistakes. Also the huge gap of what event leads him to treatment. We hear all these random events but the main thing I was curious about isn't there in the book. Maybe it was for the reader to fill in, we know on page one he's in treatment but we don't know how he ended up in treatment. I picture he's suicidal and watches his sister on the merry go round and does something dangerous which she witnesses. This enrages but at the same time. He wants to protect innocence but subject your sister to it? Or maybe nothing happened and he just went home and asked for help 🤔 We just dont know. I dont need everything wrapped into a nice neat bow but I did read the book wanting to know the actual event. Maybe it is better the way Slainger wrote it because its left me banging my head against a wall.