Thank You God - Tim Minchin

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  • @f.i.r.e.5119
    @f.i.r.e.5119 4 роки тому +5554

    Update on Sam: he no longer fears Hell.
    Nothing could burn him as badly as this.

    • @OGuardadorDeRebanhos
      @OGuardadorDeRebanhos 4 роки тому +27

      and I believe you're an especialist :P

    • @billiefarmer1492
      @billiefarmer1492 4 роки тому +70

      @@2fast2block no

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому +3

      @@billiefarmer1492 "no" what?

    • @billiefarmer1492
      @billiefarmer1492 4 роки тому +61

      @@2fast2block everything you said

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому +4

      @@billiefarmer1492 wow, your knowledge against what I said had so much detail all in two letters. It really shows how much you know in "no", not much at all.

  • @Megapixel8063
    @Megapixel8063 5 років тому +6196

    We’re reaching levels of sarcasm that have only ever been theorized to exist.

    • @christenklein6363
      @christenklein6363 5 років тому +39

      Omg. Yes sir. Lol. Praise be. In the mosf sarcastic sense.

    • @dexterdextrovsky1140
      @dexterdextrovsky1140 5 років тому +9

      Nope. There's some sarcasm up there in the clip, but the only record breaking is in category of circlejerking in comments.

    • @Steef_Lee
      @Steef_Lee 5 років тому +34

      Dexter Dextrovsky - I’m not sure you know what circle jerking is.

    • @HeyitsTom999
      @HeyitsTom999 5 років тому +31

      @@Steef_Lee Apparently you're not allowed to agree with stuff on the internet anymore.

    • @Steef_Lee
      @Steef_Lee 5 років тому +45

      @HeyitsTom - yeah he replied to multiple comments to complain how horrible we are for laughing with Tim at the absurdity of religion. God is the genocidal cunt ophthalmologist, but we’re mean because we don’t kiss his racist misogynist ass and thank Sam for his cute little story. Side note... when did circle jerking become a bad thing? lol

  • @therealtrevor
    @therealtrevor 5 років тому +5956

    When you think of a genius response after the conversation is over...

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому +5

      Tim's a dumbass so where was some "genius"?

    • @stewdog7787
      @stewdog7787 4 роки тому +147

      @@2fast2block Perhaps you would care to ostentatiously indicate to us the lyrics which failed to exude genius? Please elucidate.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому +1

      @@ethann6573 says the person who can't apologize for your error. Just keep on being an idiot.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому +2

      @@stewdog7787 the whole song is based on something silly and individual said him, and he makes it as if that person represents a whole.
      Around 3:00 Tim, "...because I haven't yet been offered enough evidence to allow my doubts. And he said, You just don't go through your whole
      life only believing things for which you have evidence. And I said Yeah."
      Now, the topic is God. Tim makes it clear there's not enough evidence for proof in God. The person he draws his whole stupid song is a fool.
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      I'll cover Tim's hypocrisy in a different comment.

    • @ethann6573
      @ethann6573 4 роки тому +244

      @@2fast2block I'm sorry. You were right. Thank you for all the pathetic attempts to start some conflict that anyone actually took seriously in every single positive comment on this video. Watching you call everyone you could a dumbass has changed my perspective immencley I have seen the errors in my ways and am deleting all my previous comments as I no longer stand by them. Once agen, thank you for your brave holy crusade into the battlegrounds that is this videos comment secshion In order to spread your wisdom to all willing to listen. This has been an enlightening and lifechanging experience.

  • @HeinzdaKetzup
    @HeinzdaKetzup 3 роки тому +4163

    God really fixed Sam's mom's cataracts so that Tim could create this masterpiece, dude truly works in mysterious ways.

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 2 роки тому +66

      Careful. People actually believe that crap. Those likes you’re getting are sincere and that’s seriously frightening.

    • @ruialmeida818
      @ruialmeida818 2 роки тому +173

      @@fezzik7619 or, and hear me out, it might be that people have a sense of humor and understand sarcasm. It might be one or the other. By the way, loved your snarky remark :D

    • @fezzik7619
      @fezzik7619 2 роки тому +21

      @@ruialmeida818 Could be. Could be. But one must always be careful because so many of these freaky deaky folks live amongst us and they can come off quite normal until they go into their little houses of worship for Jeez-its and wine!

    • @amily2901
      @amily2901 2 роки тому +41

      @@fezzik7619 Either way, this comment was intended for those who understand the joke. People can interpret it it however they want, it’s not like they were going to change their opinions anyway over one comment. Just makes it funnier for us if some people actually took it seriously.

    • @phoenixxxsxx3812
      @phoenixxxsxx3812 2 роки тому +2

      🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @PaulTheSkeptic
    @PaulTheSkeptic 9 років тому +3316

    I could just imagine Sam's reaction. Sitting there, arms folded, blank look on his face, "Well, you didn't have to be a dick about it!" Ha ha.

    • @adamdelisle2607
      @adamdelisle2607 9 років тому +39

      Paul TheSkeptic or you could have just told me that wasn't enough evidence.

    • @RodrigoBarbosaBR
      @RodrigoBarbosaBR 9 років тому +21

      Paul TheSkeptic Oh, come on. Of course he had :) lol

    • @amyaustin2374
      @amyaustin2374 9 років тому +22

      Paul TheSkeptic Sam is the conductor.

    • @PaulTheSkeptic
      @PaulTheSkeptic 9 років тому +7

      Amy Austin Maybe if he had a major case of not being able to sense sarcasm. XD

    • @daltonclements1
      @daltonclements1 9 років тому +3

      Amy Austin Jules Buckley is the conductor

  • @GainesHallGenius
    @GainesHallGenius 8 років тому +7874

    This guy spent countless hours writing, composing, practicing and performing a song with a full orchestra to tell Sam he's a colossal fuckwit. This, ladies and gentlemen is the definition of amazing.

    • @Smonjirez
      @Smonjirez 8 років тому +273

      And sexy as hell. I'm 100% straight sexually but honestly; using an entire orchestra to deliver a burn of this savagery-level is just sexy as fuck. If a girl would have a shot at seducing me it would be a performance with this god-like level of legendary cynicism.

    • @Villagelark
      @Villagelark 8 років тому +216

      Yuuuup, I'm pretty positive my husband turned a little bit watching this last night.

    • @GriffandZeus
      @GriffandZeus 7 років тому +131

      I'm straight but yep Tim is my "Gay Crush"

    • @theclintwestman
      @theclintwestman 5 років тому +9

      wtf??

    • @supergirlprime4653
      @supergirlprime4653 5 років тому +31

      Modern Mozart
      (and more mature)

  • @Piotrmiko
    @Piotrmiko 7 років тому +2731

    Always wondered how much sarcasm can fit into one song.

  • @markbaker5599
    @markbaker5599 2 роки тому +958

    Hes not wrong. I remember reading some words written by a surgeon. He said, and I'm paraphrasing, that after spending 4 years pre graduate, 3 years post graduate and 4 years specialising: every successful, life saving/changing operations, the family would thank the Lord, but God forbid (pun intended) anything went wrong, then God played no part in that. That was all on the highly trained surgeon

    • @startrekker5888
      @startrekker5888 Рік тому +64

      Well you can't sue God can you.😊

    • @TheBahamunt
      @TheBahamunt Рік тому +19

      ​@@startrekker5888Pretty certain there's a film based on that idea...

    • @ZenithWest169
      @ZenithWest169 Рік тому +40

      Lol if I was surgeon I'd tell the family they're mistaken... "God gave them the condition to test them and you brought them here to me to subvert God's plans and remove this condition set by God... Family... What we did here is the Devil's work and you should be thanking him instead". Of course religious people are delusional and hypocritical, so they'll just deny that and choose whatever the scenario best suits them.

    • @tmorton922
      @tmorton922 Рік тому +1

      Yes sir/ maam. Religion does do that. But have you read the example of Job which is presented in the Bible as how to react to loss? How about the fact that Jesus willingly allowed himself to be executed in the worst possible way? Study it if you have the bravery and honesty to really see and understand what was done....
      I dare you to watch the Passion of the Christ
      and see a small portion of what God did to settle the debt of OUR sin.
      P.S. it is supported historically by " non believers"

    • @jamielondon6436
      @jamielondon6436 Рік тому +26

      @@tmorton922 The story of Job is possibly the most fucked up in the entire 'good' book, so interesting choice there …

  • @jamesdinn7333
    @jamesdinn7333 8 років тому +4574

    The sheer devastating amount of scathing sarcasm that this song delivers while still being logically sound and argumentatively concise is absolutely stunning. On top of that the humor and wordplay is simply perfect. An ingenious piece to say the least!

    • @HopSkipLimp
      @HopSkipLimp 5 років тому +117

      It's also one of the few logically blasphemous songs that compels me to dance*. A tour de force!
      *It's not a very complex dance, mind you.

    • @jammpp969
      @jammpp969 5 років тому +6

      @@HopSkipLimp lol

    • @jasondoust4935
      @jasondoust4935 5 років тому +31

      Thank you, Tim..!
      For giving such hypocrisy,
      comedic ken,
      While arguing so logically.
      You took their spin
      and spun it diametrically
      to show the possibility
      that maybe, oh so maybe
      coincidence is not effect!

    • @jilliansmith7123
      @jilliansmith7123 5 років тому +5

      Eoghan MP: it could be more complex if you put your mind to it, though.

    • @EddieFonzarelli
      @EddieFonzarelli 5 років тому +7

      August 18th, 2019
      666 likes😯

  • @JohnnysourDemise
    @JohnnysourDemise 8 років тому +4083

    When you get an orchestra to aid in a burn, You've just kinda won everything by that point.

    • @Yoseqlo1
      @Yoseqlo1 7 років тому +31

      Indeed.

    • @panda4247
      @panda4247 6 років тому +262

      It was a well orchestrated burn, indeed.

    • @Stefanosgg3
      @Stefanosgg3 6 років тому +23

      @@panda4247 very well played

    • @lukegrainger8670
      @lukegrainger8670 5 років тому

      I only down voted this because I saw 1.2k upvotes and zero down votes and just had to do it. I'm sorry.

    • @adarkerstormishere
      @adarkerstormishere 5 років тому +5

      That's like Cartman vs. Scott Tenorman levels of burn.

  • @DuskAndDawn21
    @DuskAndDawn21 9 років тому +2647

    "Love without evidence is.. well.. stalking"
    -Tim Minchin

    • @EarlyRains
      @EarlyRains 7 років тому +6

      Actually this one I first heard from either Dawkins or Krauss

    • @NYsummertimeCHI
      @NYsummertimeCHI 6 років тому +33

      He's saying if you believe and act as if someone else loves you when you have no evidence that they do, then it's stalking.

    • @Yliandra
      @Yliandra 6 років тому +24

      @@NYsummertimeCHI Kinda impressive that @Dan ofDunolly reinforced your point before you made it. Though your definition is kind of centered on celebrity stalking, rather than the kind that's most common - being stalked by someone you know, who you probably have had to reject several times. But I would agree that's closer to the type Tim is invoking in that lyric.
      But talk about an excellent example of how language around matters of consent is very important, and when we as a society use language that supports the predator more than the victim, it's only making things worse. Because, while I'm sure Dan was being sarcastic in saying stalking is proof of unrequited love, that's genuinely what some people would argue is linguistically correct. But they'd be wrong.
      Evidence of unrequited love is when the claim of love is made and the other person rejects it or otherwise makes clear that it's not returned - or in the case of celeb or distance stalking, the evidence is that the stalker thinks they genuinely love a person they do not know. People all across the globe love someone who doesn't want them, and they just move on or pine in private, without doing anything that could make the person they claim to love feel uncomfortable, creeped-out or genuinely afraid for their safety. They do not stalk or otherwise harass, and their love isn't lacking in evidence for it.
      Stalking is proof that it's not love at all, but obsession and compulsion that's born of a need to control or possess what you cannot have, much how domestic violence is about the need to control what you are afraid of losing. Just like rape isn't about sex, stalking is not remotely about love or affection. Because if you actually love someone, you want them to be happy, even if what would make them happy is never seeing your face again.

    • @twodogzdogue8710
      @twodogzdogue8710 5 років тому +4

      @@Yliandra well written, thank you.

    • @IRiboty
      @IRiboty 5 років тому +5

      Yliandra thank you for that comment

  • @Xavier_Coogat_the_Mambo_King
    @Xavier_Coogat_the_Mambo_King 3 роки тому +862

    Something about closeups of musicians being perfect professionals in service of the most sarcastic song ever written is really funny to me

    • @fattymcbastard6536
      @fattymcbastard6536 3 роки тому +34

      Something about closeups of musicians being perfect professionals in service of the most sarcastic song ever written is really funny. -to me-

    • @taylagreen5005
      @taylagreen5005 2 роки тому +59

      But the one violinist behind Tim who's struggling not to laugh throughout the entire buildup is even funnier

    • @DS-uh6ss
      @DS-uh6ss 2 роки тому +16

      The conductor just rockin' it out the whole time!

    • @sueboatfield4330
      @sueboatfield4330 2 роки тому +13

      I saw some suppressed smirks. Lol

    • @oneirishpoet
      @oneirishpoet 2 роки тому +2

      I have only watched a few videos of Tim's and he's freaking amazing, but to see him perform his unique songs with an entire orchestra is truly impressive!

  • @kerouac50
    @kerouac50 4 роки тому +1763

    I'd love to have an in-depth conversation with Tim Minchin solely about the line "Fuck me, Sam! What are the odds?" and what makes it so brilliant. The delivery, the build-up, it's all perfect.

    • @poetreeseed4116
      @poetreeseed4116 3 роки тому +94

      Absolute sarcasm incarnate

    • @hippyfriend
      @hippyfriend 3 роки тому +72

      That is my absolute favourite line.

    • @NarsFromMars
      @NarsFromMars 3 роки тому +13

      His face and body language throughout the whole video😍😅😍😅 watched it a hundred times. He's soooo sexy🙃

    • @lh2738
      @lh2738 3 роки тому +14

      @@hippyfriend Mine too! Pure sarcasm

    • @AttendtheTale
      @AttendtheTale 3 роки тому +39

      That's why he draws into tracks not just people who like funny stuff but some real serious musical nerd geeks who may not even know it - once you find yourself marveling over the internal rhyme and structure while he's singing about cheese then you know you've reached a subgroup that you belong in if you're thrilled to be there. He just died but I think Stephen Sondheim and he would have an amazing amount in common based on the musical style of both, as well as Mozart which they both credit but then I can also pull Green Day into this argument if you like so I'll stop here.
      When will people get over the stupid concept that is something is funny it is not to be taken seriously or called art? If you have to call it any label at all it's philosophy these days, we've come a long way since take my wife please.
      I think people respond hugely to intelligence which people like Bo Burnham over in the United States and wordy people who are very good with the internal rhyming and structure of it all as well as the musical genius - but we don't bother to study music because it's more important to study things like bombs and physics and romance languages I guess I don't know I think all the money should be for music but when it's my turn to be in charge, I'd probably just be happy with a nice karaoke group to sing with - I have to add that it's a special talent that also overlaps with green days ability for Billy Joe all 5'5 of him to run around and own a stadium the way Tim played to a crowd of enormous proportions unheard of for comedy shows except Monty Python until fairly recently. I was hoping that he'd have a lot of stuff out on Netflix since I didn't find him for ages and I'm in America but there's the only one more.
      I don't even know what he looks like now I guess

  • @PauKj
    @PauKj 8 років тому +756

    Tim certainly knows how to deliver a 'Fuck You!' in the grandest way possible.

    • @daynaheald666
      @daynaheald666 8 років тому +5

      indeed so

    • @tarync7231
      @tarync7231 8 років тому +8

      So true, that is the best part of the song!

    • @annnee6818
      @annnee6818 7 років тому +5

      PauK "some middle class white bitch"... I thought he wasn't gonna... and then he did... and I said "yeees!"

    • @valeriafontoura8850
      @valeriafontoura8850 9 місяців тому +1

      Its a meme now, for me, whenever something utterly stupid happens I just mutter "well Fuck You Sam!"

    • @George2647g
      @George2647g 9 місяців тому

      I get the joke but i don’t see this as an f u.. more of merely pointing out to sam how ridiculous his suggestion was.. 🤷‍♂️

  • @maddystruthers5860
    @maddystruthers5860 7 років тому +1316

    Every time there's a key change in one of his songs, you know the shits about to hit the fan

    • @gpearce11
      @gpearce11 5 років тому +35

      Maddy Struthers Yep. Without it, neither Thank You God or Prejudice would be nearly as effective as they are.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      Wow, so you are so into dumbass Tim, you even pick up on his "key change". You are just one of his dumbass followers.

    • @brom3004
      @brom3004 4 роки тому +21

      @@2fast2block And are you not a dumbass follower of your "God".

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @@brom3004 "And are you not a dumbass follower of your "God"."
      Not at all. Example, the bible starts out with God creating the universe. Just the way it really happened.
      You think otherwise, so explain how we got the universe without God.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @Stuart Bowes yes, get a useless dig in as you can't even get past creation. In various threads you're enjoying your long pussy rubs avoiding how you got around the laws.
      Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.

  • @Itsjojorose
    @Itsjojorose 2 роки тому +1512

    My mom had a stroke last September that paralyzed half of her body. My dad and all of their church prayed for months for her recovery. She refused to take her medications because God was going to heal her.
    She had another stroke in January that led to permanent brain damage, leaving her in a hospital bed in her living room, all the while my dad prayed for God to intercede.
    She passed away three weeks ago after going into a coma for a weekend.
    If only she had an eye problem God could have healed her like he did Sam’s mom.

    • @thorium9082
      @thorium9082 2 роки тому +79

      @@traffic-law You are delusional.

    • @mikewazowski3154
      @mikewazowski3154 2 роки тому +127

      @@traffic-law this is the most heartless comment you could have commented. This is almost evil

    • @pub652
      @pub652 2 роки тому +124

      @@mikewazowski3154 there is no such hate as christian love...

    • @fab40nola
      @fab40nola 2 роки тому +68

      @@traffic-law I am preying this is sarcasm… fabulous if it is..

    • @sheridan5175
      @sheridan5175 2 роки тому +78

      @@traffic-law That's actually brilliant satire... Hopefully

  • @filipsn0lips
    @filipsn0lips 6 років тому +2427

    Minchin rocks, but can we all take a moment to appreciate The Heritage Orchestra and their awesomeness?

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      They played along to a dumbass with a horrible singing voice. I dont appreciate them.

    • @patrikvukovic8259
      @patrikvukovic8259 4 роки тому +94

      @@2fast2block how does it feel to be a nobody

    • @patrikvukovic8259
      @patrikvukovic8259 4 роки тому +14

      @@2fast2block ua-cam.com/video/OhhOU5FUPBE/v-deo.html

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @@patrikvukovic8259 Here's what happens when you give a dumbass common science that they can't contend with, they will completely ignore it and since they are disgusting human beings that don't care, they will think they have something clever to say that makes it look like they are not as stupid as they are, so this is what is considered a good scientific come back to all the science they were provided:
      Drumroll, please.... their science....."ua-cam.com/video/OhhOU5FUPBE/v-deo.html"
      Yes, I'm serious. I'm not making this up. They are really that stupid.

    • @alittlehusky5
      @alittlehusky5 4 роки тому +18

      @@2fast2block care to provide any peer reviewed evidence? Care to provide any deffinitive prof of the existence of a god? And that your god is the one true god?

  • @ClayTallStories
    @ClayTallStories 8 років тому +2693

    The magnitude of this blokes talent is mind blowing.

    • @katiespade8625
      @katiespade8625 8 років тому +2

      +Clay Tall Stories The magnitude of your ignorance is mind boggling.

    • @ClayTallStories
      @ClayTallStories 8 років тому +147

      The magnitude of your inner need to convince other of your own ingrained belief system is at best... pitiful.

    • @annnee6818
      @annnee6818 7 років тому +54

      Clay Tall Stories It's cute when believers try to convince non-believers how ignorant they are, isn't it? I'm always inclined to say "bless them" but then I don't☺

    • @nunyabiznis3595
      @nunyabiznis3595 7 років тому +5

      lol

    • @wingit2001
      @wingit2001 7 років тому +5

      Agreed!

  • @e.d.5766
    @e.d.5766 5 років тому +1876

    "but here I was, *witnessing a first person account* of what can only be described as a miracle"
    The most passive-aggressive line in history.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      And what is a miracle?

    • @brom3004
      @brom3004 4 роки тому +78

      @@2fast2block Obviously not the creation of your life.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому +1

      @@brom3004 "Obviously not the creation of your life."
      So you thought this through. First we have to have a universe. Now how did we get the universe with no miracle?
      Show that you actually think and care about the evidence.

    • @enter_feeling6042
      @enter_feeling6042 4 роки тому +72

      @@2fast2block why should he show something, that you don't care about? Stuff like evidence must be poison for you

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому +1

      @@enter_feeling6042 another joining in with what they consider science that got around the laws I gave...
      "why should he show something, that you don't care about? Stuff like evidence must be poison for you"
      To dumbasses, that is science. They learned well from Beavis and Butt-Head.

  • @mathewdeering
    @mathewdeering 2 роки тому +981

    Tim Minchin is amazing as always, but can we all appreciate how FUCKING BANGING the orchestra is. Those horns and strings moved the song from a snarky, clever ditty to a fucking epic.

    • @thorium9082
      @thorium9082 2 роки тому +17

      This a great song when it's just Tim and his piano. The orchestra is just sauce for the goose.

    • @steerio9470
      @steerio9470 2 роки тому +2

      Yes. YES!

    • @steelethescene
      @steelethescene 2 роки тому +15

      ... with a conductor and everything lol ... all these seriously awesome and formally dressed musicians playing along just makes it so much funnier.

    • @ryanjones4150
      @ryanjones4150 Рік тому +4

      I bet more than a few of them are disgusted by the content, but have to remain professional.

    • @PianoDiary85
      @PianoDiary85 Рік тому +5

      @@ryanjones4150 I bet others are smiling along too.

  • @kaylacameron1802
    @kaylacameron1802 5 років тому +2029

    Me - Standing there doing the dishes and subconsciously singing "thank you God, for fixing the cataracts of Sam's Mum"
    Husband - "... what did you just say?"

    • @noonestudiosmadeofstaliniu5938
      @noonestudiosmadeofstaliniu5938 4 роки тому +49

      Happened to me while walking with some friends. it was weird

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @@noonestudiosmadeofstaliniu5938 look how you dumbasses ignore my comment.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @Jodie Johnson read my comment and then give me the humor.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @Jodie Johnson "
      Kayla Cameron
      1 year ago
      Me - Standing there doing the dishes and subconsciously singing "thank you God, for fixing the cataracts of Sam's Mum"
      Husband - "... what did you just say?"
      Your reply to it,
      Jodie Johnson
      3 weeks ago
      "Kayla, you made me laugh so hard, my husband said "what"s so funny?""
      Tim, Kayla and you all join in mocking God. I gave proof it's those that mock God are the dumbasses. You're more than free to show how I was wrong in what I presented. Please try, since you all join in mocking God.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому +1

      @Jodie Johnson "not mocking anyone or anything just laughing at an absurd combination of words"
      Gee, singing along laughing not even knowing what you're laughing at.
      " i haven't read your comment, can't find it anywhere"
      It's only the 2nd comment out of these several comments.
      So you don't know why you're laughing and can't find my comment. You can make comments and just want to be left alone on a public format. Tim has the right to mock God, which he does, you can speak, as you have the right to, but you feel I don't have the right to speak. Well, I DO too.

  • @heathkitchen2612
    @heathkitchen2612 9 років тому +1728

    Apparently this was the first time Minchin had pulled this whole thing off without a hitch. I love watching him hold his hands to his face like "I DID IT". Awesome dude.

    • @RyanDownes000
      @RyanDownes000 9 років тому +183

      And he pulled it off phenomenally as well, just a shame the crowd weren't a bit more lively.

    • @KingCodCraft
      @KingCodCraft 9 років тому +367

      +RyanDownes000 It's at the Royal Albert Hall, it's designed to dampen as much audience noise and amplify what's on the stage as much as possible.

    • @chaicheng6074
      @chaicheng6074 9 років тому

      +Sam Hill ?luďqkeyk

    • @Nnnn88888
      @Nnnn88888 8 років тому +26

      +Heath Kitchen Yea the first time he did it without making mistakes, was in front of a giant crowd... Sure.

    • @RemyNote
      @RemyNote 8 років тому +38

      +passionfruitprincess - Tim would have been proud of Nathan. Being cynical is exactly what this song is about ;)

  • @HiopX
    @HiopX 4 роки тому +650

    "Love without evidence is just stalking"

    • @jimcarrigan1777
      @jimcarrigan1777 3 роки тому +3

      Laughed my ass off when I heard that. :D

    • @Decenium
      @Decenium 2 роки тому

      I dont really get that, the obsession of a stalker is not evidence of love?

    • @HiopX
      @HiopX 2 роки тому +11

      @@Decenium 1. Obsession is not love
      2. Love needs to be mutual, while stalking is one sided

    • @u1zha
      @u1zha 2 роки тому

      Amazing if he really came up with that in the midst of a real conversation with Sam, I'm sure I wouldn't.

  • @monacojay
    @monacojay 3 роки тому +1525

    I was saved by Jesus at 23 yrs old. Then about 20 yrs later I was saved by Tim Minchin.

    • @hopper6094
      @hopper6094 2 роки тому +36

      Then you was never truly saved by Jesus in the first place

    • @monacojay
      @monacojay 2 роки тому +141

      @@hopper6094 your tent’s tense is tense and this campsite is taken

    • @tyruskarmesin5418
      @tyruskarmesin5418 2 роки тому +52

      @@hopper6094 I can't tell what you mean, because that comment could have two almost opposite meanings.

    • @BlizzardofOze
      @BlizzardofOze 2 роки тому +84

      @@hopper6094 Whoa bud, that's a pretty crazy thing to insinuate. No true Scotsman would make an assumption like that.

    • @allthenewsordeath5772
      @allthenewsordeath5772 2 роки тому +14

      @@BlizzardofOze
      “ The Christian ideal has never been tried and found wanting, it has been found difficult and never tried.”

  • @MomentousGaming
    @MomentousGaming 9 років тому +677

    "take a break from giving babies malaria and pop down to your local area" This gets me everytime!

    • @Balin93
      @Balin93 6 років тому +25

      And it's so damn catchy! I caught myself singing it to myself in church the other day! LMAO

    • @Ash12428
      @Ash12428 6 років тому +10

      Michael Petersen do you think your god stopped giving babies malaria long enough to listen to your prayers?

    • @williamjames6842
      @williamjames6842 6 років тому +2

      If anyone has kids they'll know why God has abandoned us.

    • @twodogzdogue8710
      @twodogzdogue8710 5 років тому

      Man is the only evil on this earth lol. Get a million birds in one place to harvest them, then you get avian bird disease which transfers from bird to man but then every one of you blame God. Cut down/burn all the trees to flush out meat to eat & blame God youve got no water
      Live in filthy surroundings & defacate in the streets & you get hepatitis, bubonic plague blah blah blah... But there you go, blaming God! Your idols are putting blinkers on your sight so you just cant see past your own beliefs. Maybe you want to believe theres nothing after we die but i can easily say, that belief doesnt make it true & thats a truth which you cannot deny.
      Go on, swear at me, call me names, send links about mans discoveries & glories but youre only trying to convince yourself. You need more time to wake up, that is all & the ego loves being stuck in time.
      Be kind & treat me as if i were you. Thats what we are here to do. Love each other - no more hate, no more war, no more wasting time.
      At your moment of death will you blame God for you leaving here? I hope no one looks back in anger or dies in anger. 💐

    • @ben-3148
      @ben-3148 5 років тому +1

      @@twodogzdogue8710 what about natural evil, like earthquakes or other natural disasters?

  • @morgancole95
    @morgancole95 10 років тому +559

    This was the first time I have even seen Tim Minchin. I laughed so hard I actually cried. What a fabulous and elaborate mockery. And I thought family guy was snarky. Bless this man who heard an example of a "miracle" and instead of saying, "I think there might be some confirmation bias or error in the first diagnosis," thought, "okay guys, I'm going to need an auditorium, a grand piano, and an orchestra to tell you how silly that was."

    • @kurt6447
      @kurt6447 6 років тому +6

      Morgan West hahahahaha

    • @ireallyreallyhategoogle
      @ireallyreallyhategoogle 6 років тому +3

      If you haven't already, you have to listen to this ua-cam.com/video/JkOHDoEkPW0/v-deo.html

  • @antoniusweezel876
    @antoniusweezel876 11 років тому +406

    Someone talks to him in a bar, so he writes a song using an entire orchestra in rebuttal. Tim Minchin has the best comebacks.

    • @gradybeckett1777
      @gradybeckett1777 5 років тому +4

      Have a wee look at his song for Phil Daoust. 10/10 for grudge-holding there

    • @gus7814
      @gus7814 5 років тому +2

      @@gradybeckett1777 without a doubt the best rebuttal in history.

    • @elquercu7116
      @elquercu7116 4 роки тому +3

      @Julian Machen I don't know if he thinks he is cool, but I do

    • @ryosworkshop500
      @ryosworkshop500 3 роки тому

      Right on par with John Oliver shit

  • @Screamsoquiet
    @Screamsoquiet Рік тому +291

    that last line "if you get that right, then he just might take a break from giving babies malaria, and pop down to your local area to fix the cataracts of your mom" is perfect in every way.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block Рік тому

      Wow, so you know things and seek truth. Come on, you're a tiny brain like Tim who hates truth.
      The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.

    • @huqqis
      @huqqis Рік тому +19

      There was a time I just couldn't get enough of that line and I would listen to it over and over again. I love the rhyming and grooviness and how it ties the whole song together. I'm just very happy that Tim makes music.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block Рік тому

      @@huqqis as I already showed, you Tim followers have tiny brains.

    • @pub652
      @pub652 Рік тому +1

      ​@@2fast2blockyou didnt show anything but that you are a small minded ignorant religious nutjob.

    • @lunasborednow
      @lunasborednow Рік тому +5

      His face with it too. Just how delighted.

  • @MrAllenCrown
    @MrAllenCrown 10 років тому +2627

    God cured my dad's alcoholism.
    7 times.

    • @MrAllenCrown
      @MrAllenCrown 10 років тому +41

      I might name my auto-biography God cured my dad's alcoholism. :D that would be a cuwl name for a book.

    • @mybrainsondrums
      @mybrainsondrums 10 років тому +93

      cured my moms a few times too. not sure why god keeps givin that ism back to her but suppose its not my place to question. wonderfully effective isnt the omnipotent

    • @MrAllenCrown
      @MrAllenCrown 10 років тому +58

      I know right?
      The whole event did cure my theism or general believe in a deity or afterlife. So something got cured.

    • @MrAllenCrown
      @MrAllenCrown 10 років тому +23

      Like where did you buy your English boy?
      I need to know, so I won't ever shop there. :D

    • @tishawatson5676
      @tishawatson5676 10 років тому +5

      LMAO. I see what you did there.

  • @lukegrainger8670
    @lukegrainger8670 5 років тому +712

    It would truly be an honour to be mocked by Tim Minchin.

    • @dude988
      @dude988 4 роки тому +13

      @Roy G Biv Na, I don't think every dumb person is religious ;)

    • @internettevarolanadam
      @internettevarolanadam 3 роки тому +10

      So would god, if he was real :)

    • @minnie6598
      @minnie6598 3 роки тому +3

      It would, but I wouldn't survive it

    • @kewakl8891
      @kewakl8891 2 роки тому

      it is possible that cardinal pell and the pope do not see this as an honor, but I get your point.
      pell ua-cam.com/video/EtHOmforqxk/v-deo.html
      pope ua-cam.com/video/Sph8Qu8wLAk/v-deo.html

    • @gabrielalfaia8154
      @gabrielalfaia8154 2 роки тому +1

      @@internettevarolanadam You atheists are unsufferable. And i am one.

  • @DogmaDisputant
    @DogmaDisputant 10 років тому +557

    Prayer does work. When I was six years old, I prayed to god to make all future prayers made by anyone for any reason to go willfully unanswered. I am currently forty five years of age and god has not yet faulted on my first and last prayer. However, it's far more likely that the first person on Earth to ever pray to him...prayed the same prayer as I did... willfully negating my prayer as well.

    • @moodyplus
      @moodyplus 10 років тому +54

      Mind = blown.

    • @Nyruami
      @Nyruami 9 років тому +92

      Well, prayer does work actually. You can try it yourself. When you are hung over the next time, take two Aspirin and pray for your headache to go away. You´ll see, it works.

    • @DogmaDisputant
      @DogmaDisputant 9 років тому +5

      Shato Nyruami XD

    • @PaulTheSkeptic
      @PaulTheSkeptic 9 років тому +43

      When I was a kid I prayed to God for a new bicycle until I realized that God doesn't work like that. So I stole the bike and asked him to forgive me. Emo Phillips.

    • @Nyruami
      @Nyruami 9 років тому +12

      Paul TheSkeptic
      Yeah, like those pastors / ministers always said: God helps those who help themselves...
      Well, you could translate this sentence perfectly to: Help yourself or noone is gonna help you.
      I always wonder how christian religion could possibly get away for 2000 years with an absolutely inactive god, especially when their holy book depicts a god that interacted with man on a regular basis. Noone ever wanted to know why this god stopped interacting as soon as the book was finished?

  • @Packer1500
    @Packer1500 2 роки тому +248

    Tim - Hey Sam solid discussion tonight and I love the story about your mom.
    Sam - Thanks! I appreciate you being open minded and I hope you can learn something from her story.
    Tim - That is what I wanted to talk to you about, can I use this story in a show and write a song?
    Sam - I know I have opened your eyes and heart and I would love to spread the message through her story!
    Tim - Thank you!
    Tim 3 days later
    I wrote a 6 minute song. I need a 50 piece orchestra, a 5000 seat concert hall, smoke, lighting, and 10 million+ viewers on UA-cam.

    • @livkb
      @livkb 2 роки тому +16

      … and I’m going to do it in the Royal Albert Hall

    • @Gnaaal
      @Gnaaal Рік тому

      10 million? Tim needs to fit the bit in about being busy stealing youtube views somewhere

  • @maryscottoconnor1203
    @maryscottoconnor1203 5 років тому +599

    It gets better every time. Plus I remember more lyrics every time.
    By 2030 I’ll have it down.

    • @f.i.r.e.5119
      @f.i.r.e.5119 5 років тому +11

      Then you can make a cover of it and get everybody interested in Tim Minchin all over again!

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      What did you like about it?

    • @enter_feeling6042
      @enter_feeling6042 4 роки тому +14

      @@2fast2block ohhh now I see, why you think you're smart. You comment under comments from ages ago and when they don't reply you think you won.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @@enter_feeling6042 freak, youtube does not always send me notices.
      You are stupid. So is Tim. Shove this up your dumb ass and see if it reaches your head up there:
      “Science adjusts its views based on what's observed
      Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved."― Tim Minchin
      Tim does not know what biblical faith is because he just does not care to know but he'd rather fart out lies.
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      His opening of "Science adjusts its views based on what's observed"
      Tim is a liar. He believes his god of nothing did miracles naturally with nothing as proof it could. He cares NOTHING about what is observed. What a hypocrite!
      His god claims to have given us the creation of the universe, fine-tuning of the universe for life on earth, life from non-life, information for life before and after it began, the laws of nature without a Lawgiver, etc, etc, when we know that your god of nothing can do nothing. His god of nothing has nothing to offer and its followers only offer nothing of evidence for their god of nothing. That makes him nothing of importance but the followers of the god of nothing are so delusional that they think they do have something to offer to defend their god of nothing.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @S oh wait, someone new joins in to prove me wrong with such great evidence as....
      "You people are so tiresome."
      Such deep thought put into that.

  • @DAOzz83
    @DAOzz83 9 років тому +606

    Wow. The Rhymes are a perfect blend of obvious with unexpected, and the delivery is simply _stunning_.

    • @EdwardHowton
      @EdwardHowton 9 років тому +26

      +DAOzz83 Tim Minchin in a nutshell right there. He never ceases to impress. And these lyrics are freaking _hard!_

    • @JackAllpikeMusic
      @JackAllpikeMusic 9 років тому +12

      +EdwardHowton He's a fucking legend.

    • @nonofyabidnez5737
      @nonofyabidnez5737 9 років тому +5

      +EdwardHowton Those lyrics are so fucking hard, they have "thug life" tattooed over their stomaches!

    • @Everywhere2
      @Everywhere2 9 років тому +1

      +DAOzz83 - It's a miracle!

    • @AtheistBrit
      @AtheistBrit 9 років тому +4

      +Nonofya Bidnez Since I'm borderline autistic I have learned them all by heart. It is, by far, the toughest song I've EVER learned.

  • @mechanicalcadaver1
    @mechanicalcadaver1 5 років тому +529

    He says the church had 1,700 members, and this video has 1,700 dislikes. Hmm, I wonder who thumbs-downed...

    • @biggusmcchungus1336
      @biggusmcchungus1336 4 роки тому +22

      It's 2000 now. They must be spreading. Or multiplying!

    • @Siegfried1917
      @Siegfried1917 4 роки тому +15

      @@biggusmcchungus1336 they just creating several accounts to dislike this video

    • @oritscharf9705
      @oritscharf9705 4 роки тому +4

      Cal 2K vs 65K that liked it... I think we’re good here.

    • @code-52
      @code-52 3 роки тому +2

      All religion is cult.

    • @Soapy-chan_old
      @Soapy-chan_old 2 роки тому

      You feel old when you see a comment where the dislikes weren't disabled yet

  • @SatansFire
    @SatansFire 3 роки тому +322

    That kid behind Minchin on violin smiling like an idiot the entire set up of the story gives me so much life

    • @williamchapman9178
      @williamchapman9178 3 роки тому +7

      Lmao you mean the full grown adult?

    • @SatansFire
      @SatansFire 3 роки тому +27

      @@williamchapman9178 Anybody younger then me is a kid but- yeah

  • @larkmacallan4257
    @larkmacallan4257 9 років тому +1608

    this man is utterly fucking brilliant

    • @DANGJOS
      @DANGJOS 9 років тому +13

      Lark Macallan yeah that was brilliant

    • @ZiplineShazam
      @ZiplineShazam 9 років тому +1

      +Lark Macallan Genetics determines success

    • @larkmacallan4257
      @larkmacallan4257 9 років тому +4

      MrBeautifulba1 a possible oversimplication, not to mention an answer to a question that wasn't asked, but okay, thanks.

    • @ZiplineShazam
      @ZiplineShazam 9 років тому +1

      Lark Macallan Sorry, depression and boredom = random comments.

    • @larkmacallan4257
      @larkmacallan4257 9 років тому +1

      MrBeautifulba1 haha. been there

  • @MartyMcSuperFly100
    @MartyMcSuperFly100 9 років тому +219

    I'm imagining that after Sam told Tim that story, that Tim just deeply thought on what he was just told, looks up and gives Sam a hug and says "thank you so much... I have the best idea for a song". And then runs off all excited and Sam's just like *sigh* " fuck.".

    • @corylusbluefox9482
      @corylusbluefox9482 5 років тому +18

      I like to imagine an orchestra popping up behind him and him singing the full thing then and there completely off the cuff.

    • @JaniceinOR
      @JaniceinOR 4 роки тому

      That would be a terrific video!

  • @tampazeke4587
    @tampazeke4587 2 роки тому +536

    I was raised Southern Baptist in the American South. When I deconstructed my faith and became an atheist it really upset a lot of my Christian friends. They would ask me questions that, although annoying, were sincere and I was happy, or perhaps more accurately "obliged" to answer them. I was once asked if I didn't miss the wonderful feeling that Christians get when listening to "praise music". I tell them that I have music that gives me those feelings as an atheist and then I point them to this video. This is atheist praise music of the highest quality!

    • @gorb_oron
      @gorb_oron 2 роки тому +2

      What made you become an atheist?

    • @tampazeke4587
      @tampazeke4587 2 роки тому +60

      @@gorb_oron Reading the Bible, studying science and being immersed and marinated in Christofascism growing up in Mississippi drove me out of the Christian faith. Once that happened and I felt liberated and free to form my own mind, I discovered that atheism was the best fit for me.

    • @gorb_oron
      @gorb_oron 2 роки тому +1

      @@tampazeke4587 do you think it’s possible that there’s a higher power that’s not the Christian God

    • @tampazeke4587
      @tampazeke4587 2 роки тому

      @@gorb_oron I don't know. All I can say is that I've seen no demonstrable, measurable evidence that would meet minimal scientific standards, presented to lead me to believe that there is an intelligent "higher power" that creates or controls or destroys with intention. I do believe in time, energy, mass and the laws of nature that regulate their interactions. I could see that there could be a natural law of karma as of yet undiscovered but I have to be as agnostic about that as I am about gods until more repeatable and measurable scientific evidence is discovered and presented.

    • @neildecker4036
      @neildecker4036 2 роки тому +10

      If you like "atheist praise music", might I reccomend "Don't Look Down" by the Divine Comedy. Very similar vibes to this one.

  • @b.d6642
    @b.d6642 3 роки тому +272

    Imagine writing an entire song, composing that song, getting an entire orchestra and being in a show in a concert hall just to raost someone. What a legend

    • @Reggie1408
      @Reggie1408 3 роки тому +4

      It's an act. Sam doesn't exist ;)

    • @suojelijatar
      @suojelijatar 3 роки тому +23

      @@Reggie1408 he does, Tim said so in an interview. "Storm" from the poem does not exist though

    • @berndbrotify
      @berndbrotify 2 роки тому +11

      He isn't roasting "someone", he's roasting god, so writing an entire song, composing that song, getting an entire orchestra and being in a show in a concert hall isn't so much over the top.

    • @eykyra
      @eykyra Рік тому +14

      It's not to roast Sam though. He's just an example, a prompt for the topic. He just wanted to expose the flaws in the logic of those who think that God exists just because of random fortunate situations while the world is so fucked up. The world is full of Sams. I had a friend in school, she and all her family were also Evangelics. One day she told me she knew God existed because her sister was born with a condition and the doctors told them she would not live to be 5 years old, but she was a grown woman with kids. I told her the doctors could be wrong but she insisted she got several tests and then got suddenly cured. I then told her, since it was recent events at the time, why would God cure just one little girl but let hundreds die in an earthquake in Haiti. Her response was that "many people in that area believed in black magic and other practices so maybe God wasn't up to that". I dropped the topic after letting her know that in that case her God was a hard pass to me then. She also told me one guy in her community was cured of homosexuality after they all prayed for him as if anyone wouldn't fake to be straight so that they could be left alone in that situation. What a joyous faith.

    • @nobodynemoq
      @nobodynemoq Рік тому

      That must be true love ☺

  • @momerath42
    @momerath42 8 років тому +348

    What distinguishes Mr. Minchin, to my ears, is a Douglas Adams or P.G. Wodehouse level of commitment to each line's perfection. There is no filler.

    • @sodiumraccoon991
      @sodiumraccoon991 8 років тому +10

      Ive never read any Wodehouse but since you also like Tim and Adams, i'm gonna give him a try, thanks m8

    • @EdDueim
      @EdDueim 8 років тому +5

      good call.

  • @johnfletcher9907
    @johnfletcher9907 5 років тому +349

    Tim I’ve watched this periodically for maybe 5+ years and no church congregation in the world could rival the sense of joy, understanding, and togetherness I derive from hearing it and singing along lol

    • @JCW7100
      @JCW7100 2 роки тому +4

      Same here!

    • @calebmauer1751
      @calebmauer1751 2 роки тому +4

      Same, I keep coming back to it at least once a year, for quite a while now. It's a classic.

  • @Volound
    @Volound 11 років тому +702

    even the musicians in the background were captivated during the speech and entertained during their performance.

    • @TheRealSiccSe7en
      @TheRealSiccSe7en 11 років тому +79

      Makes me feel better for watching this show tons of times, if they can still be entertained even while performing then I'm clearly not an addict, but I am getting a bit shaky I paused the video to write this comment.

    • @David_Span
      @David_Span 7 років тому +4

      They looked pretty bored during the speech -- it wasn't that captivating -- and then focused on playing what they presumabley rehearsed. I'm sure they enjoyed playing, just like a typical orchestra enjoys playing what they play.

    • @audeamus9141
      @audeamus9141 7 років тому +15

      Volound This is one of the videos that affected my faith so much. As a Muslim at first I was convinced he 'saw the light' but eventually I appreciated the satire more without getting offended because it was just absolutely perfect.

    • @audeamus9141
      @audeamus9141 7 років тому +8

      Luke Harvey I am an Ex-muslim ;)

    • @乙-f1s
      @乙-f1s 7 років тому +1

      Ciorany good for you :)

  • @ChainsawChristmas
    @ChainsawChristmas Місяць тому +7

    It wasn't easy, but watching one video 8.8 million times was worth it.

  • @4dultw1thj0b
    @4dultw1thj0b 7 років тому +972

    That's a sick key change

    • @stevendorsey4850
      @stevendorsey4850 7 років тому +11

      Is this what they call a "syncopated rhythm"?

    • @stianrotset6713
      @stianrotset6713 6 років тому +9

      Yes, it`s syncopated (Y)

    • @Arcessitor
      @Arcessitor 6 років тому +1

      Technically speaking, nearly every record (and all Dance / EDM records) ever produced has a syncopated rhythm. A kick kicksnare rhythm is already syncopated.

    • @ThePowerchimp
      @ThePowerchimp 6 років тому +3

      Maybe we can pray for it.

    • @NeroVuk
      @NeroVuk 6 років тому +1

      uhm, no.

  • @jim191185
    @jim191185 8 років тому +189

    This song is legendary. Minchin is a fucking master.

    • @paule5744
      @paule5744 8 років тому +11

      TheDeadlyZipper with an audience

    • @linda_pham
      @linda_pham 7 років тому +1

      a mentally ill person with an audience

  • @nathrogers7
    @nathrogers7 4 роки тому +4063

    This is just a hunch but I don't think Tim's apology was all that sincere.

    • @jesscarrier4180
      @jesscarrier4180 4 роки тому +13

      😂😂

    • @kcinstic3012
      @kcinstic3012 4 роки тому +5

      LOL!

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому +3

      Tim is a pure hypocrite.

    • @nathrogers7
      @nathrogers7 4 роки тому +39

      ​@@2fast2block hahahaha you got owned by @FiniteAutomaton

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому +2

      @FiniteAutomaton looks like I have to tell you, you gave NO evidence to prove biblical faith is not what I wrote, nor how you got a natural creation. You are not very clever.

  • @ApetureTestSubject
    @ApetureTestSubject 2 роки тому +73

    My favourite part of this is the escalation from barely detectable sarcasm all the way up to Full Big Band Snark. It's brilliant.

  • @PinkkElephantt
    @PinkkElephantt 6 років тому +127

    Forget writing it. Forget performing it. Forget the piano, Forget the production, the idea, the musicianship, the organisation. It's Gosh darn impressive that he can even SAY it all flawlessly. Tim Minchin is incredible, and ya know what, I think this is my favourite of all his songs.

    • @loganally4227
      @loganally4227 3 роки тому +9

      He didn't have such luck when I saw him live 😅 it was the last stop on his recent tour and he was so damn ill, he had to run off stage mid song to blow his nose, came back with a bottle of vodka, poured two shots and gave one to an audience member. Then later on he was singing prejudice, forgot the words and had to half sing the beginning of the song to remember the next ones. It's was fricking hilarious, but I also felt bad that he had to perform.

    • @justyouraveragehumanbeing7411
      @justyouraveragehumanbeing7411 Рік тому

      @@loganally4227 well imo you shouldn't feel bad, playing live is often messy no matter what, but that's the charm of it
      it wouldn't be fun if every gig was the same, perfect recreation of songs

    • @susansee3470
      @susansee3470 18 днів тому

      I've seen another video of this same song where he bumbled the lyrics a bit. He laughed and kept going. This is such a detailed and complex song, that it's a testament to Tim's talent. No wonder at the end, he says "it's a miracle!"

  • @GetSumNutz
    @GetSumNutz 8 років тому +370

    This is musical and lyrical genius. It's as simple as that.

    • @Primaate
      @Primaate 8 років тому +11

      Composer of consummate cerebral comedy.

    • @mahdikahia8320
      @mahdikahia8320 8 років тому +4

      GENIUS

    • @arieagung
      @arieagung 7 років тому +3

      I don't even can imagine how he can remembered all the beautifully complex lyrics

  • @suchfrecks3110
    @suchfrecks3110 4 роки тому +326

    5:23 for those who have heard the whole thing but want to relisten to the musical bit.

  • @Chris-gk7dg
    @Chris-gk7dg 4 роки тому +681

    This man is a genius...not only for the song and the lyrics, but the fact he’s playing the drums at the same time as the piano. (6:25 for proof)

    • @McSuperfly101
      @McSuperfly101 4 роки тому +100

      Ironically, Tim Minchin is everywhere at once.

    • @mcplesk8765
      @mcplesk8765 4 роки тому +95

      @@McSuperfly101 omnipresent

    • @GamerGuy249
      @GamerGuy249 3 роки тому +97

      @@mcplesk8765 Tim was the God who fixed Sam's mums eye all along.

    • @shadinskihassano4159
      @shadinskihassano4159 3 роки тому +24

      (6:25 for evidence)*

    • @hypers829
      @hypers829 3 роки тому +3

      What's funny is the drummer's face looks like russel brand

  • @Brakathor
    @Brakathor 10 років тому +300

    Thank God they gave this guy an orchestra, as it so viciously aids in attacking the exorbitant claim that God cares about some random lady's cataracts. The real beauty of it is that statistically speaking there's no way that a good portion of that orchestra aren't practicing Christians.

    • @jeremy3046
      @jeremy3046 10 років тому +5

      I agree that the exorbitance of the song is quite amusing (and I agree with what he's saying).

    • @tomlxyz
      @tomlxyz 10 років тому +33

      I don't think that orchestras playing for an atheist have the same amount of Christians as the general population.

    • @Brakathor
      @Brakathor 10 років тому +42

      tomlxyz If you're a player in an orchestra and your orchestra is commissioned to play somewhere, I don't imagine you have much say in regards to where and what you're playing. A lot of choral music is religious for example, but if you're a member of a choral group, you may sing religious songs sometimes and songs that aren't religious other times, and thus your personal beliefs often don't have much to do with it.

    • @Londronable
      @Londronable 10 років тому +11

      Brakathor Good thing too, would be a pain in the ass I think if atheists didn't want to do religious songs and such. Or Muslims won't do Christian things, Christian won't do Jewish things, etc.

    • @tomlxyz
      @tomlxyz 10 років тому +5

      Brakathor In general, that is right, but (very) religous Christians could chose not to play in such a orchestra, lowering the overall proportion. Some atheists player may prefer such a orchestra, thus increasing the proportion of non-Christians.
      In the end the statistics would turn out (perhaps only slightly) different.

  • @CelticAndyTheBard
    @CelticAndyTheBard 3 роки тому +276

    You're not going to experience too many geniuses in your lifetime. Tim is definitely one of them. Stellar.

    • @jamesedmonds7519
      @jamesedmonds7519 Рік тому +16

      I had the privilege to see him live.
      We, as atheists don't have deities but Tim Minchin comes fucking close to being my god.

    • @justyouraveragehumanbeing7411
      @justyouraveragehumanbeing7411 Рік тому +1

      @@jamesedmonds7519 Nice one

    • @jimgutt749
      @jimgutt749 Рік тому +1

      He definitely has an audience! 😉😊

  • @rayabbottgayjaycult3488
    @rayabbottgayjaycult3488 4 роки тому +347

    I'm a trumpet player, and I have no idea how this orchestra managed it, it's usually impossible to play when you're trying not to laugh

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      Maybe they see nothing to laugh at since they know Tim is just a hypocrite.
      “Science adjusts its views based on what's observed
      Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved."― Tim Minchin
      Tim does not know what biblical faith is because he just does not care to know but he'd rather fart out lies.
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      His opening of "Science adjusts its views based on what's observed"
      Tim is a liar. He believes his god of nothing did miracles naturally with nothing as proof it could. He cares NOTHING about what is observed. What a hypocrite!
      His god claims to have given us the creation of the universe naturally but that can't be. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.

    • @musicproducer8508
      @musicproducer8508 4 роки тому +36

      @@2fast2block Well, I hate to break it to ya, but Hebrews 11:1 gives a direct definition of faith, and it is "evidence in things unseen."
      I also love when apologists bring up the first two laws of thermodynamics, because they leave out a crucial part on the second law, and make a baseless assumption on the first.
      The part that you omit from the second law is the fact that entropy only increases in a closed system, but neither the earth nor the universe is a closed system, so this doesn't apply.
      In the first law, you're assuming that the universe came from nothing, and since we don't know what came before the universe, saying it came from nothing can't be proven.
      I also fail to understand what this "max energy" is and how it implies a supernatural entity. The amount of energy has been the same since the beginning of the universe, or did you only like to refer to the first law of thermodynamics when it seemed to help your case?
      Finally, what is it with apologists and equating atheism to a religion? We have no gods and no system of worship, it's that simple

    • @purpleconfusion6215
      @purpleconfusion6215 3 роки тому +6

      @@musicproducer8508 half year late, but very well said 👏

    • @MalcolmMorris
      @MalcolmMorris 3 роки тому +15

      @@musicproducer8508 "apologists and equating atheism to a religion?"
      "Atheism is a religion like bald is a hair colour".

    • @Juggler4071
      @Juggler4071 3 роки тому +10

      Christians in the orchestra got the brass and woodwind section.
      Less likely to laugh.

  • @channeldave8609
    @channeldave8609 Місяць тому +6

    I've literally been practicing this song for a decade and if it doesn't come out perfect, I don't want anyone to hear it. This is master-class musical comedy criticism. Tim Minchin is a boss.

  • @sallymclellan3982
    @sallymclellan3982 7 років тому +1093

    I've never seen anything like this before. It's absolutely extraordinary. he is my favorite comedian and this is my favorite video.

    • @lanabanana68
      @lanabanana68 7 років тому +6

      good on you Sally,he is indeed awesome.One of the best talents to come from this country.

    • @Crimethoughtfull
      @Crimethoughtfull 6 років тому +13

      Freaking awesome. Awesome piano skills (on his solo bits), and very skilled, clever, funny lyrics...ohhh, just you wait til you hear about Tony the Fish!

    • @violetsunick2518
      @violetsunick2518 6 років тому +1

      Sally Mclellan iiii

    • @michaelnoneofyabusiness9566
      @michaelnoneofyabusiness9566 6 років тому +1

      He is not funny at all

    • @davidwieser8564
      @davidwieser8564 6 років тому +6

      granted he is not the most comedic but he can make you laugh from time to time and he is really entertaining to watch

  • @scottalbany5627
    @scottalbany5627 9 років тому +341

    His talent is mind-blowing.

    • @Ofthe7thSon
      @Ofthe7thSon 9 років тому +11

      You HAVE to see Tim perform live, it's mind blowing how incredibly talented he is - comic and musical genius. I've seen him 3 times in Sydney and will always go back when he tours.

    • @bobgehrls9211
      @bobgehrls9211 9 років тому +15

      +Andy BroncoAus My wife and adult kids saw him in NYC off broadway and there were 30 people. He was amazing! An Austrailian said "At home we can't even get tickets, here, there is no one". So gald the northern hemisphere knows about him now.

    • @puffthemagicsativa3784
      @puffthemagicsativa3784 8 років тому +1

      +Bob Gehrls do they really I had to find out about him on my own

    • @rini6
      @rini6 8 років тому +2

      When was he in NYC? I would have loved to see him and we're not far. Maybe the show was not publicized at all. That's why no one came. I would have been there if I'd known. Love him.

  • @oithetresen609
    @oithetresen609 3 роки тому +97

    When someone uses an entire orchestra to mock you for ten whole minutes xD

  • @orange_man_from
    @orange_man_from 2 роки тому +499

    This man has channeled my anger for religious thought so brilliantly that I can't stop listening to it in repeat its been three days and I absolutely jam out every time I hear it

    • @bjap1563
      @bjap1563 2 роки тому +7

      Atheists might groove with this 😅

    • @innoden
      @innoden 2 роки тому +11

      Even thinking about religion makes you angry? Might need an exorcist to fix that sort of irrationality lol

    • @thorium9082
      @thorium9082 2 роки тому +1

      @@innoden It's not unreasonable. Religion has been responsible for more war, death , intolerance and hate then anything else, like ever. To deny that is irrational.

    • @orange_man_from
      @orange_man_from 2 роки тому +54

      @@innoden Not really, more about the ways religious-minded folk rationalize their beliefs. As the entire song points out, coincidence on this small of a scale is utterly useless as proof, either to yourself or to other poeple, that omnipotent gods exist.
      My anger comes from only recently dismantling my faith and realizing how held back I was as a child. For a god that doesn't exist (and would be outright evil if he did. See the entire Old Testament) and a religious viewpoint that forces ideas into your head instead of logically reaching them.
      Tim's sarcastic dismantling of the pathetic nature of a god who "works in mysterious ways" so efficiently gets to the root of that issue. Appeals to a god have such a childish, unimaginative, non-insightful view of the world that plagued my early years that I do get a bit mad at wondering where I'd be without it.

    • @innoden
      @innoden 2 роки тому

      @@orange_man_from "see entire old testament" is a terrible argument. Just because you don't agree that those things should've happened, doesn't make them evil. You are human. Finite. Your reason and logic and principles are flawed. Everyone's is and to say otherwise obviously a lie. There is a lot of scientific proof that backs up everything the Bible says, old and new testament. I agree that coincidence cannot be used as evidence, but actually do research. I'm not getting into it any more than this on UA-cam comments. Hope you find the truth. Have a nice day.

  • @S0RGEx
    @S0RGEx 8 років тому +239

    I'm so jealous of the orchestra that accompanies him. Those must be fun rehearsals.
    Also, fuck, this is catchy.

    • @ehseahla
      @ehseahla 7 років тому +7

      i wouldn't be able to play any wind instruments though!

    • @TheM4rster
      @TheM4rster 7 років тому +2

      probably only one - if any - rehearsal with Tim.

    • @theatheistbrony9332
      @theatheistbrony9332 7 років тому

      Why not, there's some flutes in there.

    • @couchsofa5555
      @couchsofa5555 6 років тому +2

      I think he means he would be laughing all the time.

    • @theatheistbrony9332
      @theatheistbrony9332 6 років тому +1

      No, just a bad attempt at using a contraction on top of another contraction. I just didn't think, "they're's," looked right.

  • @peteT269
    @peteT269 5 років тому +129

    8:34 I love the violinst in the background cracking up as he's playing.

    • @chrislive1586
      @chrislive1586 4 роки тому +4

      Im in love with 8:05 oboe player.

    • @casamity6755
      @casamity6755 4 роки тому +3

      @@chrislive1586 i think that’s a clarinet..? apologies if i’m wrong lol but i play one so i think it’s a clarinet

    • @chrislive1586
      @chrislive1586 4 роки тому +1

      @@casamity6755 same, they look too similar to me (even googled it).
      Im basing it on the "sound", i heard an obvious oboe in the orchestra, but youre right, she might be playing the clarinet.
      Thank you, ill never marry her if i dont even know what instrument she plays! (Kidding)(partly)

    • @LightPhoenix7000
      @LightPhoenix7000 4 роки тому +2

      You can see a bunch of them laughing after the "Fuck me Sam" line, which makes me wonder if they knew that was the lyric.

  • @vorducas
    @vorducas 10 років тому +1365

    The ultimate middle finger. A five minute song.

    • @YouJustCantBeatMeGuy
      @YouJustCantBeatMeGuy 10 років тому +23

      Wouldn't the ultimate middle finger be... Yknow... A middle finger?

    • @vorducas
      @vorducas 10 років тому +27

      YouJustCantBeatMeGuy It was 12:00 AM, so I am excused from thinking.

    • @YouJustCantBeatMeGuy
      @YouJustCantBeatMeGuy 10 років тому +10

      Eh, fair enough.

    • @trent0heart
      @trent0heart 10 років тому +98

      it's more than that. it's giving the middle finger and being backed up by an orchestra when you do it..... Imagine if that just happened all the time. every time you to and tell someone to go fuck themselves, there's an epic crescendo in the background.

    • @stewartkline8631
      @stewartkline8631 10 років тому +39

      Katherine Daniel I guess one needs an orchestra when one tells god to go fuck himself. It seems apt.

  • @wbdill
    @wbdill 2 роки тому +52

    I don't know if perfection actually exists, but if it does the this is it. The catchyness of the tune, the biting lyrics of skepticism, the dynamics of loud and soft (ex: when the music stops for "I C G O D" ). The carnival whistle during "fuck me Sam what are the odds". The stretching of pronunciation to make "cornea(r)" rhyme with "clear". The way Tim grooves his shoulders back and forth. The quick head nods of "no" to the numerous "it couldn't be" lines of parsimonious alternate explanations contrasted with the affirmative nod during "no the only explanation....". The masterful piano playing. The way he nailed the extremely long and fast moving difficult lyrics. Literally EVERYTHING about this performance can only be described as a miracle. Minchin is truly divine.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 роки тому

      You are as clueless as Tim.
      The 1LofT states that energy can't be created or destroyed, it can't happen naturally. One aspect of the 2LofT shows that the universe is winding down, usable energy is becoming less usable. It is clear creation had to be done supernaturally yet it is still denied because people are just too proud to accept that, among other things.

    • @nxt6341
      @nxt6341 Рік тому

      @@2fast2block *HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS SHIT????? IS YOUR PASSTIME REALLY JUST GOING TO THIS ESPECIFIC COMMENT SECCTION AND PASTING THE SAME POINTLESS TEXT???*

    • @ajc94
      @ajc94 2 місяці тому

      Not sure if it's the same in an Australian accent but I'm from southeast England and cornea rhymes with clear in my accent

    • @pauls3075
      @pauls3075 7 днів тому

      Clearly God blessed Tim with an abundant talent, his mum must have prayed for him when he was growing up. 😉

  • @Flamingbob25
    @Flamingbob25 8 років тому +172

    My favorite part of this whole is when he goes 'No it couldn't be that all these pious people are liars" and he give that little head shake, it so great.

    • @SpencerBreckify
      @SpencerBreckify 8 років тому +3

      DwarvenSteel I always heard it as biased not pious! haha! Thank you!

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      You're a dumbass who is easily impressed.

    • @RadioactiveSand
      @RadioactiveSand 4 роки тому +10

      @@2fast2block You're a dumbass who is easily provoked.

    • @enter_feeling6042
      @enter_feeling6042 4 роки тому +5

      @@RadioactiveSand imagine being the exact type of person this song is made to anger and spending hours of your lifetime in rage, because of a song. (Ironically comitting hate crimes, which god would hate)

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @@RadioactiveSand "You're a dumbass who is easily provoked."
      Actually, I love bitch-slapping fools silly. It's easy but very enjoyable.
      “Science adjusts its views based on what's observed
      Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved."― Tim Minchin
      Tim does not know what biblical faith is because he just does not care to know but he'd rather fart out lies.
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      His opening of "Science adjusts its views based on what's observed"
      Tim is a liar. He believes his god of nothing did miracles naturally with nothing as proof it could. He cares NOTHING about what is observed. What a hypocrite!
      His god claims to have given us the creation of the universe, fine-tuning of the universe for life on earth, life from non-life, information for life before and after it began, the laws of nature without a Lawgiver, etc, etc, when we know that your god of nothing can do nothing. His god of nothing has nothing to offer and its followers only offer nothing of evidence for their god of nothing. That makes him nothing of importance but the followers of the god of nothing are so delusional that they think they do have something to offer to defend their god of nothing.

  • @LokrowN
    @LokrowN 8 років тому +557

    I was waiting for Tim's sharp sarcasm. I actually thought he'd lost it for the first 30sec-1min of the song.

    • @LokrowN
      @LokrowN 8 років тому +10

      Shreyas Sudhaman I agree I was confused for a while too.

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 8 років тому +77

      Ye of little faith ... ;P

    • @ixlnxs
      @ixlnxs 8 років тому +37

      Tim never loses it. He just has a slow-moving style of sarcasm. I love it.

    • @rini6
      @rini6 8 років тому +3

      Ha! No pun intended.

    • @Hadronium
      @Hadronium 8 років тому +73

      It is well built up. The initial premise is confusing, the dragging out tantalising, and anyone who knows Minchin is just waiting for it...

  • @ursaminor9780
    @ursaminor9780 6 років тому +693

    This, ladies and gentlemen, is why you should never say anything stupid to a comedian, especially one who can sing.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      Tim is stupid to begin with.

    • @Npyne
      @Npyne 4 роки тому +44

      @@2fast2block why are you here? Are you really throwing a passive aggressive hissy fit because there are people who would rather take a more evidence- driven approach to things? Get over yourself

    • @dude988
      @dude988 4 роки тому +21

      @@2fast2block good troll post

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @@dude988 what a fool replies when they can't prove me wrong yet need to relieve their word fart....
      "good troll post"

    • @dude988
      @dude988 4 роки тому +21

      @@2fast2block It was a compliment. I like your style of satire. But it's hard to not overact it.

  • @BunnLilah
    @BunnLilah Рік тому +15

    8:30 This is my favorite part because it lays out a simple and effective argument so cleverly and concisely. If I could only pick one bit to show someone, it would be this:
    "Fuck me Sam, what are the odds that of history's endless parade of gods, that the God you just happened to be taught to believe in is the actual one, and he digs on healing"

  • @TheDizzleHawke
    @TheDizzleHawke 5 років тому +1069

    Sam’s mum: Doesn’t trust doctors.
    Doctors: Here’s a misdiagnosis about your eyes.
    Sam’s Mum: I trust you.

    • @realKenM
      @realKenM 4 роки тому +21

      It's almost as if being in denial because you're scared is something people do, huh?

    • @u1zha
      @u1zha 2 роки тому +2

      @@realKenM Denial would be "I don't trust you" but if you reread what the last line says it's not that

    • @realKenM
      @realKenM 2 роки тому

      @@u1zha Watch me be even smarmier and point out that it says that in the first line.

    • @Rundrop
      @Rundrop 2 роки тому +1

      @@realKenM I think he’s just pointing out that the existence of the next two lines deflates your entire comment’s importance :)

    • @realKenM
      @realKenM 2 роки тому

      @@Rundrop He didn't? He made a point of denial requiring a special wording and implied it not to be there, when it is. And speaking of the 'importance of comments' - lol. lmao, even. You aren't trying to imply that UA-cam comments are in any way, shape, or form ever relevant, right? Because they absolutely aren't.

  • @dovregubben78
    @dovregubben78 11 років тому +307

    It's good to see that after years of blasphemy Tim has finally accepted Jesus into his heart.

    • @drbenkirk9119
      @drbenkirk9119 10 років тому +40

      Brandon-Luke Richardson really? cause he wasnt joking....at all?

    • @dovregubben78
      @dovregubben78 10 років тому +191

      Wait, are you telling me he was being sarcastic? I guess I could learn a lot from Tim... my sarcasm is lost on some people.

    • @sheikhyaboooty
      @sheikhyaboooty 10 років тому +20

      Brandon-Luke Richardson Unless you are northern European, British or German especially as sarcasm should always be a velvet glove, not a mailed fist.

    • @dovregubben78
      @dovregubben78 10 років тому +63

      Thank you for the sarcasm lesson Brandon-Luke Richardson. The next time I feel like pandering to kids whose sense of humor was molded by countless hours of Cartoon Network, and therefore need comedy spoon fed to them, drenched in high fructose corn syrup, and sprinkled with Lucky Charms, I'll keep that in mind :-D
      It's good to see that at least you're breaking out of your comedy shackles by seeking out Tim Minchin. I recommend you also check out George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks, Jim Jefferies, Doug Stanhope, Jimmy Carr, and Eddie Izzard.

    • @dovregubben78
      @dovregubben78 10 років тому +31

      You're finally getting my sense of humor,Leo Ix :-D

  • @visakhunnikrishnan7232
    @visakhunnikrishnan7232 4 роки тому +71

    I thank God for curing the cataract of Sam's mum. If not, we would not be able to hear this genius song.

  • @petergriffith5359
    @petergriffith5359 4 місяці тому +8

    Thank you Tim, Sam and Him upstairs for this fucking masterpiece 😂😂😂

  • @jonahkhalley
    @jonahkhalley 9 років тому +83

    Great to see the orchestra behind him having a laugh xD

  • @kokskiproductions3163
    @kokskiproductions3163 5 років тому +227

    I just like to imagine sam watching this and yelling “OK OK ALRIGHT ALREADY I GET IT”

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      You like Tim your fellow dumbass. How sweet.
      “Science adjusts its views based on what's observed
      Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved."― Tim Minchin
      Tim does not know what biblical faith is because he just does not care to know but he'd rather fart out lies.
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      His opening of "Science adjusts its views based on what's observed"
      Tim is a liar. He believes his god of nothing did miracles naturally with nothing as proof it could. He cares NOTHING about what is observed. What a hypocrite!
      His god claims to have given us the universe, fine-tuning of the universe for life, life from non-life, information for life before and after it began, the laws of nature, etc, etc, when we know that your god of nothing can do nothing. His god of nothing has nothing to offer and its followers only offer nothing of evidence for their god of nothing. That makes him nothing of importance but the followers of the god of nothing are so delusional that they think they do have something to offer to defend their god of nothing.

    • @juliewake4585
      @juliewake4585 4 роки тому +9

      It doesn’t seem to work like that though does it?

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @Stuart Bowes you are reported using my loco and name to post as if it was me.

    • @crunchevo8974
      @crunchevo8974 4 роки тому +5

      @@2fast2block go off girl. He farts lies just like Biblical truthers. Except his is pleasing to the ears your version is just irritating.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      ​@@crunchevo8974 so to a moron like you, all I wrote about Tim is incorrect by your evidence of...
      "Except his is pleasing to the ears your version is just irritating."
      So all I said about faith, creation, etc is wrong to you because to you it's irritating to think about.
      So what is irritating about what biblical faith really means? Tim lying is better for you, why?

  • @Ezechielpitau
    @Ezechielpitau 8 років тому +222

    How is it possible that there are at least five songs where, when I listen to them, think "No, THIS is his best one"? :)

    • @Elcapitaan5
      @Elcapitaan5 5 років тому +7

      I am the same. Whatever Tim Minchin song i am listening to is the best in that moment ;)

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      How is it your best song?

    • @brom3004
      @brom3004 4 роки тому +1

      @@2fast2block Yet again you are so insecure you need to put people down.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @@brom3004 "Yet again you are so insecure you need to put people down."
      And here's my so-called put-down, "How is it your best song?"
      You really should NEVER be on a jury.

    • @itpaynesme
      @itpaynesme 4 роки тому +2

      2fast2block you’re right, it’s not just insecurity, it’s delusion :-)

  • @GalvanizedEntropy
    @GalvanizedEntropy Рік тому +13

    My mom's belief in Catholicism was cemented when she had an aneurysm that was caught before it could kill her. I'm so grateful to still have her, but I also feel like it has kinda ruined her life? She stays with my horrible, manipulative, emotionally abusive father because that's what a good Catholic would do. She prays for hours every day, cleans church and goes at least once a week, often more, she serves on her church council which sometime causes her to have to work14 hour days going from her regular job to church functions. It has consumed her life, and all because her God miraculously showed the inside of her brain when she was getting a brain scan for something unrelated. Kinda breaks my heart that the church has its claws so deep in her, and that she's so content to have them there that she resists when I try to help her break loose of their stunningly harmful organization.

    • @candicefrost4561
      @candicefrost4561 11 місяців тому +2

      Yeah Christians are famous for keeping abused women in situations like that. It’s messed up. I hope you can find a way to help her. Lundy Bancroft is a good resource for that

    • @pamc9226
      @pamc9226 6 місяців тому

      I can’t see a way your mum will ever break the chains Catholicism bind her. I can understand why you feel so angry. Very sad

  • @lucaslucas191202
    @lucaslucas191202 5 років тому +1127

    Imagine being totally proud that you convinced Tim Minchin god is real and then 6:37 happens

    • @patrikvukovic8259
      @patrikvukovic8259 4 роки тому +87

      @@2fast2block you have to much time

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому +2

      @@patrikvukovic8259 are you some pretend therapist now talking about time management? How can you be when you can't read what I said?

    • @AbsinthedeLaRochefoucauld
      @AbsinthedeLaRochefoucauld 4 роки тому +57

      @@2fast2block Man I sure hope God does something to make the people who don't believe in him believe. Oh yeah, I sure hope that there is evidence of him because I believe in him! Yes! He cured Sam's mother of course he is real! Tim is dumb because he can't see inside of my dumb head where I believe in him!

    • @lucaslucas191202
      @lucaslucas191202 4 роки тому +45

      @@2fast2block
      How ironic

    • @enter_feeling6042
      @enter_feeling6042 4 роки тому +38

      @@2fast2block I always love to laugh at idiots like you.

  • @Nanamowa
    @Nanamowa 6 років тому +72

    I imagine Sam attended the show that night and was thinking to himself "I've really changed him".

  • @toolworks
    @toolworks 11 років тому +21

    The lyrics from 9:00 are genius. He packs so much meaning into each line and it still rhymes.

    • @balladbargen
      @balladbargen 2 місяці тому

      Yeah
      I'm 10 years late, but still it's amazing

  • @bakamjakafoo
    @bakamjakafoo 3 роки тому +106

    Thank you God for allowing us to have Tim Minchin despite, or due to, Your lack of existence.

    • @paulpinecone2464
      @paulpinecone2464 2 роки тому +5

      Think of how powerful you have to be to do that *despite not existing.*

  • @chrislive1586
    @chrislive1586 4 роки тому +52

    Right at 6:40... that shit-eating grin! I love it! Edit: 5:25 Song Begins.
    Thats when you "know," this entire song was a setup.

  • @Dorvin55
    @Dorvin55 3 роки тому +51

    "I understand how prayer can work. A particular prayer in a particular church with a particular style and particular stuff for particular problems that aren't particularly tough. A particular prayer in a particular spot to a particular version of a particular god."
    This dude just described Divine Intervention in orchestral style.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 2 роки тому

      And you think Tim thinks. You're both losers.
      “Science adjusts its views based on what's observed
      Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved."― Tim Minchin
      Tim does not know what biblical faith is because he just does not care to know but he'd rather fart out lies.
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      crossexamined.org/biblical-faith-vs-blind-faith/
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/what-does-the-bible-say-about-faith
      www.revisedenglishversion.com/Appendix/16/Faith_is_Trust
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/faith-a-confident-expectation-of-gods-promises-coming-to-pass
      www.truthortradition.com/articles/hebrews-1-11-and-faith
      His opening of "Science adjusts its views based on what's observed"
      Tim is a liar. He believes his god of nothing did miracles naturally with nothing as proof it could. He cares NOTHING about what is observed. What a hypocrite!
      His god claims to have given us the creation of the universe naturally but that can't be. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.
      Life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.
      God is the reason for us and all we have.
      ua-cam.com/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/v-deo.html
      The odds are NOT there.
      ua-cam.com/video/W1_KEVaCyaA/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/yW9gawzZLsk/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/ddaqSutt5aw/v-deo.html

    • @paulpinecone2464
      @paulpinecone2464 2 роки тому +2

      No, you also have to roll below 4 on a d100.

  • @steeleye2112
    @steeleye2112 5 років тому +28

    Never mind the genius wordplay, expressing a complicated set of ideas, with layers of sarcasm and phenomenal musicianship. On top of all that this is such a rocking fucking song.

  • @gordondean9189
    @gordondean9189 2 роки тому +22

    I just hope I am lucky enough to end up in the same vat of boiling oil as Tim. Eternity would just speed by. What a comedic genius he is.

  • @ct5625
    @ct5625 5 років тому +67

    One of the best things about this is seeing all those awesome musicians smirking in the background knowing what's coming. This has to be one of their favorites :)

  • @tearsoflithium1
    @tearsoflithium1 9 років тому +221

    Brilliant man, brilliant comedian, brilliant composer. All hail Tim Minchin, the one true God of Comedy.

    • @davidhenderson6544
      @davidhenderson6544 9 років тому

      +Arianna Deligianni I've got two words to say to that...."shite" and "shite" again.

    • @tearsoflithium1
      @tearsoflithium1 9 років тому +20

      That is four words...

    • @davidhenderson6544
      @davidhenderson6544 8 років тому +1

      Katy York Everyone is "brilliant" in the digital era; the global digital audience is the most media-conditioned, dumbed-down, stimulus & response oriented, bunch of compliant and profoundly gullible people.
      The immorality agenda is disseminated 24/7 by a corrupted media, with every celebrity artist who advocates the agenda being lavished with star status. It's embarrassing to witness what's going on, and the lack of discerning judgement from unthinking audiences..

    • @tearsoflithium1
      @tearsoflithium1 8 років тому +5

      +David Henderson You know where the door is then :) byebyes

    • @davidhenderson6544
      @davidhenderson6544 8 років тому

      Arianna Deligianni Nobody with a good discerning mind would pay money to see Minchin; he's just another public broadcaster cultivated celebrity of limited talent, a B-grade, try-hard "under-grad entertainer" promoted as being a "star." He doesn't have a good joke or tune in him. However, that's not of any importance in the digital era, you just have to "toe the line" and you are subsequently rewarded. He is magnificently compliant, I must say.

  • @aharz1
    @aharz1 7 років тому +133

    I've only just discovered this genius. Laugh out loud outrageous truth-sayer. Brilliant human. I now have the pleasure of watching all his videos for the first time. Lucky me!

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      Why is he a genius to you? I think he's a dumbass.

    • @brom3004
      @brom3004 4 роки тому +12

      @@2fast2block What is your point this time? Now you are just being a jackass.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @@brom3004 youtube is not sending me many notices.
      I'm being smart in pointing out stupidity.
      “Science adjusts its views based on what's observed
      Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved."― Tim Minchin
      Tim does not know what biblical faith is because he just does not care to know but he'd rather fart out lies.
      Biblically, faith means trust. It's a trust by evidence seen. God asks that we prove things. To reason. To get knowledge. To study. God has nothing to hide. We develop trust from what is seen, and that which is not seen yet is trusted also because of the trust built up from what is seen. It's much like a human relationship. We don't trust much until a person has gained that trust from what is observed. The difference is though, God is not limited to human powers. He created us.
      Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
      His opening of "Science adjusts its views based on what's observed"
      Tim is a liar. He believes his god of nothing did miracles naturally with nothing as proof it could. He cares NOTHING about what is observed. What a hypocrite!
      His god claims to have given us the creation of the universe, fine-tuning of the universe for life on earth, life from non-life, information for life before and after it began, the laws of nature without a Lawgiver, etc, etc, when we know that your god of nothing can do nothing. His god of nothing has nothing to offer and its followers only offer nothing of evidence for their god of nothing. That makes him nothing of importance but the followers of the god of nothing are so delusional that they think they do have something to offer to defend their god of nothing.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @@talentedanimator2859 let me know when you can prove what I said wrong and you stop filling in space with your word farting.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @@talentedanimator2859 me previously, " let me know when you can prove what I said wrong and you stop filling in space with your word farting."
      Your further attempt to prove me wrong...
      "I'm not attacking, sorry if you felt like it. I'm just asking, why don't you leave the stupid people alone, if you know you're right?"
      Oh, this wasn't an attack on me, " rly man? Going around the comment section insulting people for liking Tim, then just reposting the same comment as an answear to whatever they say? Why?"
      I gave evidence why Tim deserves those titles and you lie with, "Going around the comment section insulting people for liking Tim". It had nothing to do with people liking Tim, it had all to do with what Tim said. You are so stupid you can't even lie well.
      Happy word farting since it is all you are capable of.

  • @mtb095
    @mtb095 Рік тому +6

    I use a line of this frequently when family meetings get on the topic of religion. Paraphrased: Do you really think out of all the thousands of gods that have been, and will be, invented, the one you were taught to believe in since you were a child is the REAL one?

  • @geico105
    @geico105 10 років тому +18

    "Love without evidence... is stalking."
    I never thought of that before...

  • @elmohead
    @elmohead 9 років тому +5008

    Perhaps God can heal the 3rd degree burn Tim Minchin just gave to Sam and his mum?

    • @timothydenyer2346
      @timothydenyer2346 9 років тому +17

      +elmohead Best comment!

    • @tomvercoe6356
      @tomvercoe6356 9 років тому +43

      I think it was 4th Degree...

    • @therandomquakers
      @therandomquakers 9 років тому +10

      +Tom_200 - Minecraft & More Nay, a burn of yon sixth degree...

    • @CaptIronfoundersson
      @CaptIronfoundersson 9 років тому +20

      +elmohead There really are only two words to describe this comment. Oh, snap!

    • @riparianlife97701
      @riparianlife97701 8 років тому +81

      +elmohead Well you know what they say. If you don't want people making fun of your religion, you shouldn't pick a funny religion.

  • @HeatherShoemaker85
    @HeatherShoemaker85 6 місяців тому +35

    I have metastatic cancer in my 30’s that is aggressive and not responding to treatment well.
    I like to listen to this to make me feel better when people say god helped them find their keys or finish a goal or whatever. (F* me and my young kids. Lol). Or tell me their god has a reason for everything and it will be fine.
    This song is so perfectly done and has brought me a lot of peace and joy.

    • @HeatherShoemaker85
      @HeatherShoemaker85 6 місяців тому +4

      Also, I wish he would come to Atlanta soon so I could see him.

    • @petergilbert7106
      @petergilbert7106 4 місяці тому +4

      No doubt you will be told that God has a greater purpose for you and works in mysterious ways. I will tell you that cancer can go fuck itself. I send you love and fervent hopes for your health and wellbeing. Love to you all. Pete

    • @ulthea
      @ulthea 4 місяці тому +2

      Big hugs to you Heather, I hope your journey has taken a turn for the better

    • @katierandall9191
      @katierandall9191 4 місяці тому +3

      My gran told me it was God's plan when my dad died aged 36 when I was 4 years old. Even as a child I remember thinking that was rubbish. Wishing you well xx

  • @stefrost4029
    @stefrost4029 3 роки тому +154

    Tim's reasoning isn't at all far-fetched. I was told I needed surgery on my tear-ducts (weird, I know!) and I turned up FOR THE OPERATION and they looked again and said 'No, there's noting wrong with them' and they sent me home (It was pretty unsettling to turn up for surgery I didn't need. lol). Imagine if I had prayed between these two things happening; many people would think a miracle had occurred.

    • @bethanywilson3867
      @bethanywilson3867 3 роки тому +23

      For sure it's a miracle! Who knows how many people were praying for you without your knowing? It was definitely God that saved your tear ducts!
      🤣

    • @jynxed66six54
      @jynxed66six54 3 роки тому +4

      yh, thats the weird part of being alive. not everything is an exact science, things can just change

    • @voodoodolll
      @voodoodolll 2 роки тому +12

      @@jynxed66six54 That's not an accurate representation of reality, only our ignorance and limited perception. Things don't "just" change without rhyme or reason. It's just that we haven't comprehended the situation or process.

    • @u1zha
      @u1zha 2 роки тому +3

      @@voodoodolll Things may be just uncomprehendable/random. Synonymous to "just change". (Given ~every sufficiently complex formal system contains statements that can neither be proved nor disproved in it - what can we say about life itself, which exists outside of any formal systems we invent?)

    • @m.sierra5258
      @m.sierra5258 2 роки тому +1

      @@voodoodolll Yah I think what Jynxed meant is "the human perception of reality is volatile and deceiving", in that our observations can be erroneous. Medicine isn't like math, where you can prove that 1+1=2. While it is very advanced science, its observations are still strongly educated guesses and can be incorrect.

  • @smoog
    @smoog 8 років тому +422

    Hell would not burn as bad as this song does to Sam

    • @TheHorseOutside
      @TheHorseOutside 5 років тому +18

      Imagine telling this story to Tim and he runs off saying "wait right there, I'll be back in 20 minutes. I've got to tell all my friends!". You hear a truck reverse, see an orchestra and a grand piano come in. Tim starts to play, but ends up just utterly destroying you in front of 72 confused patrons

    • @jojov2000
      @jojov2000 5 років тому +3

      I'm afraid Sam would not be smart enough to understand, that this song is a burn.

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      All Tim did was take a stupid person saying stupid things and Tim who is desperate to appear smart, made a song out of it as if Tim has any regard for evidence. Tim claims to go by evidence yet he believes his god of nothing did miracles naturally with nothing as proof it could. Now, Tim should make a song about me and how here counters my science that proves he a disgusting joke.
      The atheist/agnostic god. I HATE your god, the god of nothing. Your god claims to have given us the universe, fine-tuning of the universe for life, life from non-life, information for life before and after it began, the laws of nature, etc, etc, when we know that your god of nothing can do nothing. Your god of nothing has nothing to offer and its followers only offer nothing of evidence for their god of nothing. That makes them nothing of importance but the followers of the god of nothing are so delusional that they think they do have something to offer to defend their god of nothing.
      www.talkorigins.org/faqs/abioprob/originoflife.html
      The true God beats the crap out of the atheist/agnostic god of nothing.
      It's the atheistic/agnostic types that supply the greatest comedy. They think the universe came about by natural means. There's NO science for it and ALL the science we know proves that creation had to be supernatural and done by a supernatural creator, but...., not to atheists/agnostics. Isn't that funny?!
      You can't do it because you devoted your life to the god of nothing and love being a dumbass.
      ----Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it.-----
      Then the extreme order we have in our universe that defies all physics, but....., not to atheists/agnostics. It's just happened by mere chances even though we prove it can't happen by chance. Funny!
      www.inplainsite.org/html/anthropic_principles.html
      kgov.com/fine-tuning-of-the-universe
      And life? Well, it just came from non-life. It's so absurd it's even hard to type that, but....., atheists/agnostics claim to believe it happened somehow by natural means. Again, funny!
      Many have brought up such issues how funny it is, including James Tour.
      ua-cam.com/video/zU7Lww-sBPg/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/r4sP1E1Jd_Y/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/Ymjlrw6GmKU/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/L0-hgSjnomA/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/5AXkrc2OSs4/v-deo.html
      Ribosomes had to be there for life but ribosomes are far too sophisticated.
      creation.com/media-center/youtube/ribosome-the-most-sophistcated-machine-ever-made?Ribosome%3A+the+%22most+sophistcated+machine+ever+made%22&.creation.com&Creation.com+Daily+-+US+-+Sun+09+Feb+2020+-+1009
      Then, what this life did after it started by mere chance can't happen by science, but....., atheists/agnostics believe it did. Funny!
      Life takes information to form and proceed on. But to atheists/agnostics, chaos through time gave us information. Although it's even hard to write such a ridiculous statement, they believe it. All one can do is laugh at such stupidity.
      ua-cam.com/video/aA-FcnLsF1g/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/7c9PaZzsqEg/v-deo.html
      creation.com/laws-of-information-1
      creation.com/laws-of-information-2
      Only fools don't believe God was involved.
      ua-cam.com/video/JiMqzN_YSXU/v-deo.html
      I've kept this very basic and brief. I can provide much deeper, yet there's no need to since each point proves there is no explanation for such things to have happened naturally. This IS evidence against such things happening naturally. Lame excuses of why it can still have happened naturally with no science to support it are just that, lame excuses.
      There's a ton more. If you want a laugh, see what atheists/agnostics believe.

    • @blabit4983
      @blabit4983 4 роки тому +4

      @@2fast2block please stop posting this on every comment

    • @2fast2block
      @2fast2block 4 роки тому

      @@blabit4983 "please stop posting this on every comment"
      I know. It's making Tim look like the dumbass he is. Do you thank your god for Tim? Is that what your problem is?

  • @Charsept
    @Charsept 4 роки тому +45

    10:53 the immediate relief and excitement from knowing you that you freakin' nailed it.

    • @JaniceinOR
      @JaniceinOR 4 роки тому +7

      I read somewhere that he was especially excited because he had made a mistake in the lyrics at the Sydney concert.
      I've tried to sing it along with him, and I find it difficult to spit the words out that quickly even if I am reading them off without simultaneously playing the piano and performing!

  • @crucix1483
    @crucix1483 3 роки тому +38

    "Love without evidence is... stalking."
    😂😂😂

    • @b.d6642
      @b.d6642 3 роки тому +2

      Well... It's true

  • @Ix7VickxI
    @Ix7VickxI 3 роки тому +40

    This is it. This is the pinnacle of comedy.

  • @SpaRkofFiRe
    @SpaRkofFiRe 6 років тому +38

    I don't know how you can fit more sarcasm into one song. What a fucking genius

  • @lianawilson561
    @lianawilson561 6 років тому +161

    Lyrics if anyone wants them:
    I have an apology to make
    I'm afraid I've made a big mistake
    I turned my face away from you, Lord
    I was too blind to see the light
    I was too meek to feel Your might
    I closed my eyes; I couldn't see the truth, Lord
    But then like Saul on the Damascus road,
    You sent a messenger to me, and so
    Now I've have had the truth revealed to me
    Please forgive me all those things I said
    I'll no longer betray you, Lord
    I will pray to you instead
    And I will say thank you, thank you
    Thank you, God
    Thank you, thank you
    Thank you, God...
    Thank you, God, for fixing the cataracts of Sam's mum
    I had no idea, but it's suddenly so clear now
    I feel such a cynic, how could I have been so wrong?
    Thank you for displaying how praying works:
    A particular prayer in a particular church
    Thank you Sam for the chance to acknowledge this
    Omnipotent ophthalmologist
    Thank you, God, for fixing the cataracts of Sam's mum
    I didn't realize that it was so simple
    But you've shown a great example of just how it can be done
    You only need to pray in a particular spot
    To a particular version of a particular god,
    And if you pull that off without a hitch,
    He will fix one eye of one middle-class white bitch
    I know in the past my outlook has been limited
    I couldn't see examples of where life had been definitive
    But I can admit it when the evidence is clear,
    As clear as Sam's mum's new cornea
    (And that's extremely clear! )
    Thank you, God, for fixing the cataracts of Sam's mum
    I have to admit that in the past I have been skeptical
    But Sam described this miracle and I am overcome!
    How fitting that the sighting of a sight-based intervention
    Should open my eyes to this exciting new dimension
    It's like someone put an eye chart up in front of me
    And the top five letters say: I C, G O D
    Thank you, Sam, for showing how my point of view has been so flawed
    I assumed there was no God at all but now I see that's cynical
    It's simply that his interests aren't particularly broad
    He's largely undiverted by the starving masses,
    Or the inequality between the various classes
    He gives out strictly limited passes,
    Redeemable for surgery or two-for-one glasses
    I feel so shocking for historically mocking
    Your interests are clearly confined to the ocular
    I bet given the chance, you'd eschew the divine
    And start a little business selling contacts online
    Fuck me Sam, what are the odds
    That of history's endless parade of gods
    That the God you just happened to be taught to believe in
    Is the actual God and he digs on healing,
    But not the AIDS-ridden African nations
    Nor the victims of the plague, nor the flood-addled Asians,
    But healthy, privately-insured Australians
    With common and curable lens degeneration
    The story of Sam's has but a single explanation:
    A surgical God who digs on magic operations
    No, it couldn't be mistaken attribution of causation
    Born of a coincidental temporal correlation
    Exacerbated by a general lack of education
    Vis-a-vis physics in Sam's parish congregation
    No it couldn't be that all these pious people are liars
    It couldn't be an artifact of confirmation bias
    A product of groupthink,
    A mass delusion,
    An Emperor's New Clothes-style fear of exclusion
    No, it's more likely to be an all-powerful magician
    Than the misdiagnosis of the initial condition,
    Or one of many cases of spontaneous remission,
    Or a record-keeping glitch by the local physician
    No, the only explanation for Sam's mum's seeing:
    They prayed to an all-knowing superbeing,
    To the omnipresent master of the universe,
    And he quite liked the sound of their muttered verse.
    So for a bit of a change from his usual stunt
    Of being a sexist, racist, murderous cunt
    He popped down to Dandenong and just like that
    Used his powers to heal the cataracts of Sam's mum
    Of Sam's mum
    Thank you God for fixing the cataracts of Sam's mum!
    I didn't realize that it was such a simple thing
    I feel such a dingaling, what ignorant scum!
    Now I understand a prayer can work:
    A particular prayer in a particular church
    In a particular style with a particular stuff
    And for particular problems that aren't particularly tough,
    And for particular people, preferably white
    And for particular senses, preferably sight
    A particular prayer in a particular spot
    To a particular version of a particular god
    And if you get that right, he just might
    Take a break from giving babies malaria
    And pop down to your local area
    And fix the cataracts of your mum!

    • @e.h.678
      @e.h.678 3 роки тому +5

      Thank you so much! I'm not a native speaker, so I didn't understand all the technical terms clearly. Now I know that he sings "ophthalmologist" which is "Augenarzt" in my language :D, so quite different.

    • @lillywerk4642
      @lillywerk4642 3 роки тому +1

      Thank you!

    • @mikek9297
      @mikek9297 3 роки тому +5

      May the flying Spaghetti Monster reward you with many spicy meatballs !

    • @altusshow7574
      @altusshow7574 3 роки тому

      Thank you, much appreciated.

    • @heritagehorsedrawncarriage1069
      @heritagehorsedrawncarriage1069 3 роки тому

      Thank you - the subtitles couldn't even come close to keeping up and kept stuffing up the words.

  • @suzannadannaTARDIS
    @suzannadannaTARDIS 5 років тому +78

    A friend shared this six years ago this month, and my life changed. Someone who articulated my unspoken views so well. This lead to watching all Tim's videos on UA-cam, going to Twitter to find other fans, then becoming friends on Facebook with them, and now have a 5+ year ongoing group chat with three of these people. So thank you, Tim, for adding the friendships of other humans who have similar beliefs!

  • @BaronVonQuiply
    @BaronVonQuiply Рік тому +5

    01:53 One of the greatest things I've ever seen was a photo at the end of a story about a coworker inserting their religion into the workplace by hanging a cross in the break room.
    Our hero, in response, brought in a nice little 2D replica of a guillotine and hung in alongside the cross where both remained in torture device harmony.