Winter Haydn lol that's my most difficult fact to reconcile. Why would black folks (or Hispanics in my case) believe in a source that guided persons to conquer us by force and "teach" us the words of god?
Tony Almonte Well Spain has always been a christian/catholic country/kingdom for centuries, since it existed pretty much. I don't know where you're from, but if you're Hispanic being christian could make some sense, being that from Spain or from a Spanish speaking South American country (conquered by Spain) or from the US or another country but with latin heritage, which has always been christian since the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain) reconquered their territory from the muslims (who had previously conquered those territories). Now black people being christian just makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, specially if they had slave ancestors in their family history. It's not like the Bible rejects slavery, if anything it embraced it, since at the time it was written slavery was a common and normal practice. Even Jesus was okay with it, telling the slaves to respect and serve the masters... As many religious people do, they obviously cherry pick the parts of the Bible that are okay and pretend the bad parts don't exist or interpret them in a way that doesn't sound as bad, but it's always a ridiculous stretch when they do that and you can easily deconstruct their wrong interpretation every single time. And there are also the 90% or more of the religious folks, notably black people for example (but others too), whose total knowledge from the Bible comes from church and never actually even read the Bible a single time. And some of the ones who did read it didn't understand most of it and just use their pastors, etc to help them interpret it and obviously because of that they fall prey to their biased interpretation of the biblical passages.
And also thinking of the/a crime is the same as committing the crime. Of course. So? What does one do? Stone to death of course!?! As a loving god does. Of course. Yeah. Right...
As an American atheist, I support and defend everyone's right to believe in whatever they want, free from discrimination, as long as they are not physically or emotionally harming anyone. I also think religious freedom should be a two-way road: we should all be free to practice the religion of our choice, but we must also be free from having someone else's religion practiced on us. "Religion is like a pair of shoes. Find the one that fits you, but don't make me wear your shoes." - George Carlin
I agree, but in my opinion I like to add that religion should not interfere with science. That’s when I get angry. Teachers, like many I’ve had, have told students in biology or whatever that they don’t need to accept these scientific theories. They treat them as hypotheses instead, and America suffers as a result.
Evan Wolfla...Agreed!! Religion has no business being in a science classroom!! History have proven that the success of religion is directly proportionate to the failure of education. Personally, I think Robert Ingersoll put it best, "If people were a little more ignorant, astrology would flourish - if a little more enlightened, religions would perish."
Who is God oh you believe nothing.. Well I’ve felt pure evil and can’t actually explain the amazing amount of shear terror and amount of hatred was aimed AT ME! That same night two seconds later “ I CALLED OUT CRYING TO GOD THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND IT WAS INSIDE MY HOME MY ROOM!!😱😵😶😧 It ..the entity’s was instantaneously gone! I felt a warm hand or blanket come down on me and was told sleep IM WITH YOU” I’ve ALWAYS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE” I woke up next morning ☀️ outside birds chirping and I was ok😇🙏🏻 I swear What I just told You Happened!! God is real! He loves us. Satan is Real and Waiting for you. Pray keep Praying. You know for what? Direction and Understanding His Gospel, start right there!!!! I sold guns and dope and was involved with things I should not of been messing with, a woman who worshipped Satan... I had no clue. But got close to her. God blessed me with a experience and delivered to my Heart the Truth. I swear it to you Evil is very real bad and you can’t imagine how bad! So is God and His Love and Grace is what I am going to do right now and then for rest of my life!! Please believe me. Please?? Prayers are going to be heard. But show Him you are serious and open Bible read John 14-15.. Then Matthew 25 31-46 I believe. Trust me. Ok Trust me. You have never been confronted with evil yet.. when u do???? We will see who you run to and run from?????
That is if you consider what religion provides as actual "answers" and not just hand-waving... And what is at one time unanswerable might actually GET an answer later on, and i don't think it EVER was what religion had said about it.
Give it about a couple thousand years and we'll have Christian Mythology and Islamic Mythology. Religion is like technology, its all the rage at some point but eventually it'll overstay its welcome and become obsolete in favor of better sounding faiths.
yoshi k. tsumi "because they are FUCKING refugees" chill man, I'm not sure if you meant that in a pejorative sense but being a refugee might've helped some Muslims get a better education or be able to truly think freely with no political setbacks and in turn become atheist but otherwise that's never an actual reason
You ever hear about the Milk Jug Prayer test? A professor of sociology did this. They got a group of 300 college student volunteers. 100 of them were directed to pray to the god of their choice for assistance every time they needed to make a decision, or when there was a problem. 100 were instructed to pray to a jug of milk kept in a refrigerator in the professor's office. And the last 100 was the control group, they were directed to not pray at all. Each group was then told to record how often they got positive vs. negative results. When the experiment was over, they counted the positive results. Turns out, praying to the Milk Jug got the best results out of the three groups.
I live in a part of the country where a good number of people would say "the only thing that proves is that God uses many instruments to bless his children"..... Help me,please I gotta get the fuck outta here!
TheWhiteFang284: It's beyond sad that you would take the time to post your denouncement of someone's topical anecdote. It shows how little you respect their right to live free of your religion. In no way does it affect your ability to practise or believe whatever you want. Considering the historical and (in some parts of the modern World) current consequences of speaking against religion, you might want to spare us 'disconnected' types your hypocrisy.
This is the positive negative effect. It isnt really about prayer, it's energy. The same test was done with 2 plants. Every day the students would say i love you to one and I hate you to the other. The hated one died alot faster than the loved one.
www.boredpanda.com/ikea-experiment-bully-a-plant-jessica-ones/? This is just one of them. This has been tried in many classroom experiments as well. You can find in a Google search :)
Anyone interested in starting a UA-cam channel along the lines of reaction and evaluation such as this one....DaVinci is the way to go. He is patient, reasonable, logical, and honest with his input. I highly suggest subscribing to his channel (if you haven't already) and utilizing it.
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? *Then he is not omnipotent.* Is he able, but not willing? *Then he is malevolent.* Is he both able and willing? *Then why is there evil?* Is he neither able nor willing? *Then why call him God?*
idk why God still lets evil roam, but what I believe is that God lets evil exist because he wants us to see what will happen when we cave into our temptations.
N9ne Lyvz Left In that case your God is neither Omnipotent nor Good. Omnipotent God knows everything, including what would happen where he to leave evil exist. Omnipotent God does not need empirical evidence. Moreso, were you to let your son beat his little sister for the sake of seeing how far he will take it, you would be a bad parent and an evil person. Same applies to your non-omnipotent evil God.
Speaking as a Christian, I think you should explore your third statement and it's question (and of course I would recommend exploring it by reading the bible lol. A good start would be the story of Joseph and his brothers which is at the end of Genesis.) That's worth your time if you haven't made up your mind already. I think your other statements are perfectly logical.
Max Rose Babies born with bone cancer? How does the story of Joseph explain this with an omnipotent and all around good God? No, there is simply too much evil that is simply not our fault. The only way to uphold an omnipotent and good God at the same time with our reality is to be ignore this evil. And, that is evil in itself.
Yeah but it's funny cuz it's true. Not real jokes they just make people laugh, that guy thought he was a comedian cuz people paid money to to laugh at his social commentary cuz it was so funny and true
My son is 15. If he still believed in fairies at the bottom of the garden and santa claus, he'd probably sectioned and institutionalised. If he believes in Yaweh or Allah, he would be accorded "respect".
I'm an ex-muslim. It took me almost 2 years of questioning and research to come to a conclusion and finally leave that faith. And all of those guys you mentioned sam Harris, Richard Dawkins... Played a major role in that journey. It was hard, cause I lost close friends and a lot of other things.
I'm an atheist, and here's my answer when I'm told I can not definitively say there is no god. My answer is: You're right. I can't. I can, however, after much research, determine that the biblical god does not exist. Nor do the gods from any other "holy book" currently being touted today. Now if you wanna talk about the existence of some OTHER god, I'm open to the conversation...provided you can give evidence to support that gods existence other than making up yet another myth.
Tommy Mac But do you apply the same logic regarding all the different kinds of mythical creatures from storybooks? The supernatural does not exist. That includes every god.
Killer Frost You can't prove it in ANY WAY. If you had real proof, there wouldn't be other religions. I wouldn't be an atheist. We wouldn't have this conversation. Religious claims aren't proof of what they claim. All you have is a book. The book cannot prove what the book claims. It calls itself the truth. But why should you believe that?... because it says so?... So what???
Wow, a content creator that seems fully grounded in logic and without need to take any unnecessary leaps or hasty conclusions one way or the other. You sir, are a gentlemen and a scholar. Now I'm wondering your political stances. I'm guessing they're similar.
As an agnostic atheist with a background deep in the church, your reaction was pretty on point. Glad I found your channel...I've loved Carlin since I was a kid.
So far the only religion I've studied (including the 3 Abrahamic religions, Shintoism, Jainism, Zoroastrian, Hinduism, and various offshoots of the aforementioned) that didn't insult my intelligence was Buddhism. And even within modern Buddhism you can see how the centuries and the influence of "gurus" has eroded and corrupted Siddhartha's original message. Organized religion is heinous.
I think it would make more sense for Buddhism to be classified as a belief or way of life rather than a religion. It doesn't really seem to, at least from what I've seen, concern itself with gods. Supernatural forces, yes, but not necessarily gods.
Who told you that Hindusim and jainsm are organised lol. These religions are probably more disorganised than buddhism. And there are no "gurus" in Buddhism as Buddhism died in india after mouryan empire died. They did have Lamas, Budhhas, monks, etc.
In a world where so many people are afraid to touch any topics deemed "controversial", I'm glad you take take an objective look at it and reason out your thoughts without resorting to insults or degredation. If religion works for you, that's great! Don't let anyone stop you. If it doesn't, that's okay too because religion is entrenched enough in society that they will carry on regardless.
I'm a huge fan of George Carlin. I have watched a few "reactions" recently and stumbled on yours. Yours is the most thought out and concise I've seen. I've subscribed and will check out other videos you've produced. You are very well spoken and I agree with your opinions. Well done! My condolences for your losses too. I've lost a few family members from cancer as well and that along with other things brought me to really question religion. I watched George when these specials came out. I was in my teens and very impressionable at that age and really embodied his logic. Thanks! Liked and subscribed sir!
Good reaction. He has a lot of good stuff and he said it at a time when it was more controversial than it is now. I'm suggesting Doug Stanhope on Nationalism again. Stanhope is a brilliant comedian, who is way to controversial to be mainstream.
I became aware of Stanhope after he played a part on Louis CK's show where he was an old best friend of Louis' who was suicidal. He was amazing and then I started watching his standup. Louis CK needs to make a comeback soon. Just the brutally self-deprecating material he could do about his infamy for wacking off would be an epic set. At some point, when enough time has gone by, this will happen.
Your comments on cancer and praying hit home for me. I started questioning a number of years ago. I finally decided a couple of years ago that there was no god (more than likely). I shared my decision with my sister (who seems to be falling into Catholicism more deeply of late) a year or so ago. A few months ago, she told me that she figured out that all of her health problems (I question her health issues, personally, and they're not life-threatening or anything remotely serious) started when I became an atheist. Needless to say, I'm a bit annoyed (or livid) as that makes it sound as if she's blaming me. Thank you for your thoughtful comments.
While it's true that Carlin's later stuff always had some kind of larger message that he wanted to preach, alot of his earlier stuff is just pure jokes. Carlin had a very long career which evolved over time.
I watched an in depth interview with Carlin about his writing. He said that as he continued writing, he stopped seeing himself as a comic who writes his own material, but as a writer who performed his own material. Which he said he felt like he was more holding lectures than performing bits. Which I think is when he really was at his best. Stuff like this (even though I love the hippy dippy weather man, his 7 words bit, his time bit even though that was prolific as well. Even his stuff bit). Stuff like this was definitely his brain on 100%. .
you come across very centered, i like the fact that you base your believes on what makes sense logicly, but at the same time you seem very compassionate towards people of faith as well. On the contrary Ben shapiro who is purely driven by ego and a 'im right you're wrong' mentallity can be downright nasty. He can turn any simpel conversation into a fight over whose right, and he is so determined on being right that if anybody disagrees, they are to him just 'stupid' or 'ignorant' etc. Excactly what the problem with religion is, just two sides of the same issue. We need more people to see outside their own little bubble and not live through a set of belief systems, it kills the ability too see another human being for what they truly are and not just a label that the mind sticks to it.
Just found your channel, I recommend channels like Aronnra, Rationality Rules, and Darkmatter2525/DarkAntics. Also as a black atheist I have to say it's good to not be alone.
Holy Koolaid, Godless Engineer, Viced Rhino, Hemet Mehta (The Atheist Voice, The Friendly Atheist), Seth Andrews (The Thinking Atheist) are also really good. AronRa has always been a personal favorite of mine.
Usually not a fan of these type of “reaction” videos but this was fantastic! Glad I watched it. For one, George Carlin is a legend & genius of comedy. He was more of a social commentator than a straight up comedian, especially towards the final act of his career. And 2nd its great to see a younger man like yourself having such intelligent discussions about big topics like this. God bless LOL! JK of course. Great stuff man. You handled his wit class & respect for both sides of this argument.
yeah, henny youngman would be the king of one-liners... mitch was awesome in his own right, but not the same thing, more in line with steven wright's style, imo.
Respect- I love listening to someone discuss a sensitive topic with logical intelligence- and not bashing. Sitting down and talking with you would be nice- we think along the same lines- we're meant to question everything- if we didn't- we wouldn't move forward.
George is what Mel Brooks described as a stand up philosopher. At least when Comicus in History of the World declared himself one, George Carlin was the first name that came to mind as the dictionary picture of a stand up philosopher.
Carlin is not pandering to women, those are his true beliefs. He says things like that throughout his career. His views on this subject were outdated, for sure, but he was an old man. Now of course, most men know women and men are equally evil and selfish. Women are just more subtle most of the time.
Women can be more subtle about it due to social pressures for them to behave in certain ways, while men are taught to behave in other ways. So it's definitely socially created to be that way, rather than natural. My parents raised me, a female, to be blunt, truthful, etc and its only OTHER people who act offended when I speak up and say things that when a male says the same things I say in the same exact way, he's 'respected', while I've been told I'm being rude and tactless. So there's a problem. But yes, men and women can be equally cruel and 'evil'. They say psychopaths have far more males among them than females, but I argue that it's just the females have learned to hide it better because they've had to. A male psychopath who lacks empathy and displays brash behaviors is often encouraged and motivated as a 'leader' (Trump - he's a malignant narcissist, which means he's a psychopath, but his narcissism overrides his psychopathy, but many of his followers like his 'tell it like it is' attitude even though they seem to fail to note he only doesn't give any craps and that's why he's so 'bold' not 'brave'). While women/female children who show signs of lacking empathy, or bold, aggression are taught to squish that, to behave politely, to fake caring behaviors, etc. So I bet there are a lot more women without a conscience out there, probably matching men in numbers, than we know about.
It was refreshing to see someone who had never heard George Carlin and watch your reaction. I'm a long time fan of Carlin, he was intellectually funny and not necessarily in that order. I'm not a fan of Ben Shapiro, he is a pompous, conservative, troll. Have listened to Carl Sagan? I think you would really like Sagan, he's brilliant. Anyway, cool stream, keep up the good work. :) ua-cam.com/video/U8HEwO-2L4w/v-deo.html
Flor Calma ill tell you what, im christian. I dont want to force my religion down your throat or force you what i want you to believe in. Dont listen to people who degrade you because you are not a believer, do whatever you want.
Stephen Antonicelli Did you just threaten Atheists by implying George Carlin was punished for not believing in god and that others who don’t believe will be punished as well? Now that is just dandy ain’t it:)
I really appreciate the fact that you are willing to listen thoroughly before you respond and add your thoughts. That’s very rare. Keep doing your thing sir. You’ve made me a fan. #JobWellDone
I've been a fan of George Carlin for years! You should react to Carlin on the Flip Wilson Show as Al Sleet, the Hippy Dippy Weatherman. George and Flip do an entire news cast for between 5 - 10 minutes.
Devon, like your take on the late George Carlin’s “comedic genius” with using language as a component (parody) in his skits. His command and use of language was so spot on and hits varied topics of “social taboos”-clearly out of the park! For the most part, leaves many in his audience thinking and at the same time, laughing it away. Just a comment on the topic of “organized religion” or for that matter on deities-“agnosticism” should not be confused with being undecided or uncommitted to particular side of a debate or disagreement. According to Thomas Huxley an English biologist and a tenacious champion of Charles Darwin and skeptic-in the contexts say of knowledge, in general, use of agnosticism helps us differentiate between what we know and believe.Wondering if there exists some parallel when the “hanging Apple” (knowledge) was the temptation of the, “Adam and Eve garden story?” (Just saying.)
Austenhead Good ole Benny Boy, pretty good at tricking people into thinking he’s logical, rational, and fact based but not actually good at being those things. Really been enjoying TMM’s “Ben Shapiro is wrong about:” series
A lot of my friends asked me why am I an atheist. I answered with one word. "Bible". Anyway, George Carlin is one of the best comedians I know. He made his stand up materials seriously and people find it funny. Thanks for your sound assessment.
I came from a background where religion existed at face value, but was never thrust upon me(like Catholicism. Get it?). I also tried believing in God, but I never really felt it like certain people did. I went on a Youth Group field trip and I volunteered to be saved with three other kids in tow. All of them cried at the same part of the prayer. I did not. I completely understood what I was saying at the time, but none of it made me have a reaction like a beautiful epiphany. I saw this special almost a year after that happened, and his wording and honest delivery of this material struck so true to me. Best of luck with the growth of your channel
Humpty Dumpty was a cannon used during the English Civil War. The cannon fell from a battlement and was unable to be recovered. Sometime during mid 17th century.
Great comments at the end,and I have a similar story,was even a Ordained Baptist minister at one time...Watched Dawkins "The God delusion ",and that started the quest for answers...Hitchens debates made me realise that all religions are man made,and years now of watching Dillahunty,drove the final nails into the coffin of my belief...
Apostasise to pastafarianism larannar 123... The spaghetti monster's noodly embrace is awaiting you. If you don't counter embrace his noodly appendage... Joe Pesci is awaiting with a baseball bat....
loafer sheffield I have come to a belief that the FSM may actually exist....At least we have evidence with empty pasta boxes,the empty tombs of the FSM....And that's a hell of a lot more than Yahweh!!!😀
This video just popped up on my feed, I'm surprised you hadn't really looked into George Carlin, all of his topics about anything is delivered like this and gets you thinking like this, that's what made him so, so great! You almost can't even argue with him on his analysis of the world around us.
I really like your take on everyone's different views and your religious/non-religious background. I am very similar in the way I analyze things, I support everyone's right and ability to believe in what they feel is right. I am not religious in any way, shape, or form, but I respect those who are and am glad they have something that makes them happy. I respect you man, thank you
Im an atheist (former christian) free from religion for 3 years so far.... thanks to people like George Carlin. "Religion has easily convinced people, that there's an invisible man living in the sky. Who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of 10 specific things he does not want you to do. And if you break any of these things, he has a special place of burning and fire and torture and pain. Where you will choke, suffer, burn and scream till the end of time. BUT he loves you, he loves you and he NEEDS money. He is all powerful, all knowing and all wise... Just cant handle money" George Carlin
I love George Carlin and his comedy but there’s a fine line between religion and man. Man wants money not God. Man misconstrues the passages in the Bible, Quran, Torah, etc to control people and also to cause conflicts; not God. Don’t get it twisted; I love his comedy and I’ve seen them all. I take what he says for face value and entertainment. RIP to the GOAT
Wow, you commenters must have really been fucked over by religion to feel the need to shit on someone you don't even know just for still believing. The OP seems to be more woke than most religious people and you guys seem determined to make we atheists look like assholes. I'm sure you have some believers in your life that aren't terrible. Well that's the internet for ya, stomp your feet and scream "I'm right!".
This man changed my life and I’m an Irish catholic. This is why I choose to believe what I want. And my sons without us ever saying anything went against the Catholic Church. And thank fuck because all the abuse that is coming out now is so scary. This is the truth.
I like this video Devon! You now have a new fan! I’m a long time George Carlin fan and an atheist. Good shit here! I hope more people see this. Much respect
Thank you SO MUCH for actually talking through your thoughts on this!! People are so terrified to speak about religion that no one is ever truthful, and then no one learns anything. It sounds like you are an atheist (as am I) barring the caveat that one cannot prove that something doesn’t exist of course. I think there are a lot of people who feel like they are living a lie and just push down and ignore their questions about their faith. I hope you continue encourage others to challenge their beliefs. If they remain religious it’s fine all the same, but at least they will learn that it’s ok to question things. Love you and your channel. Keep it up!
Just found your channel today, and I really enjoy the content man! The candid comments at the end are awesome. Nice to see another person trying to progress, and not just accept societal traditions. Would like to see you do some more George Carlin videos, he was such a great satirist and philosopher really. We need more people like you and him right now!
I'm an ex-Catholic(yes,I actually went to Catholic school as well,)and I absolutely love George's entire routine!When it comes to this particular religious sect,there is way too much judgement and shaming,and hardly ANY acceptance and forgiveness.When we started practicing our cursive writing,I was ambidextrous(you can write and draw with both hands equally well,)they FORCED me to only use my right hand so I would appear "different."That's just one tiny example of how they demand everyone to be the same,no individuality is tolerated.
Carlin was a master of Rants. A big thing that many people who are into stand up don't know, is that it doesn't just have to be one liners and set ups. It's about an experience with the crowd. You can have a crowd on their feet cheering without telling a single joke. This half of comedy died when he did. In the 90's, Carlin went dark as fuck. Even his biggest fans had to stand back and think about what was going on with him.
What made Carlin so great is that he was talking about these things 40 years ago back when people didn't discuss this stuff in public. Being an atheist is controversial today but could you imagine doing this on television 40 years ago it just simply wasn't done! Carlin just like Richard Pryor they were both Trail Blazers.
He was ranked as the 2nd greatest stand-up comic of all-time!! This was in the early 2000's after 9/11 but before people like Louis CK, Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, & Bill Burr became really big. Dane Cook was huge at the time. Pryor was ranked as #1.
George Carlin is one of the most intelligent comedians of all time. I used to go see him practice his new comedy specials at the comedy club on Sunset. I was in my 20's then. 50 now. He'd come in have sheets and sheets of these new scripted comedy stories and he would say stuff like have you had your two fucking drinks minimum, maybe have another one or two because a lot of this material is new and you might want a few more drinks and then he'd go out and KILL IT, we'd be laughing so hard we'd be on the floor.
"I would rather have questions I can not answer than answers I can not question."
You nailed it...
Shane Boyett
Great quote. Sums atheism up perfectly.
Indeed
There it is.
you should give credit where its due.. RICHARD FEYNMAN
"If you're a black Christian, you have a real short memory" -Chris Rock
Winter Haydn lol that's my most difficult fact to reconcile. Why would black folks (or Hispanics in my case) believe in a source that guided persons to conquer us by force and "teach" us the words of god?
Tony Almonte Well Spain has always been a christian/catholic country/kingdom for centuries, since it existed pretty much.
I don't know where you're from, but if you're Hispanic being christian could make some sense, being that from Spain or from a Spanish speaking South American country (conquered by Spain) or from the US or another country but with latin heritage, which has always been christian since the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain) reconquered their territory from the muslims (who had previously conquered those territories).
Now black people being christian just makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, specially if they had slave ancestors in their family history. It's not like the Bible rejects slavery, if anything it embraced it, since at the time it was written slavery was a common and normal practice. Even Jesus was okay with it, telling the slaves to respect and serve the masters...
As many religious people do, they obviously cherry pick the parts of the Bible that are okay and pretend the bad parts don't exist or interpret them in a way that doesn't sound as bad, but it's always a ridiculous stretch when they do that and you can easily deconstruct their wrong interpretation every single time. And there are also the 90% or more of the religious folks, notably black people for example (but others too), whose total knowledge from the Bible comes from church and never actually even read the Bible a single time. And some of the ones who did read it didn't understand most of it and just use their pastors, etc to help them interpret it and obviously because of that they fall prey to their biased interpretation of the biblical passages.
TheGuruStud And also the public stoning of misbehaving children. Let's not forget about that ray of sunshine.
And also thinking of the/a crime is the same as committing the crime. Of course. So? What does one do? Stone to death of course!?! As a loving god does. Of course. Yeah. Right...
Nelson's Rudolph tell that to the people who were born and who died as a slave
As an American atheist, I support and defend everyone's right to believe in whatever they want, free from discrimination, as long as they are not physically or emotionally harming anyone. I also think religious freedom should be a two-way road: we should all be free to practice the religion of our choice, but we must also be free from having someone else's religion practiced on us.
"Religion is like a pair of shoes. Find the one that fits you, but don't make me wear your shoes." - George Carlin
Jeremy Blake...Lol. I would say, "Thanks, but no thanks. I'm a germaphobe." And go buy my own pair of shoes.
I agree, but in my opinion I like to add that religion should not interfere with science. That’s when I get angry. Teachers, like many I’ve had, have told students in biology or whatever that they don’t need to accept these scientific theories. They treat them as hypotheses instead, and America suffers as a result.
Evan Wolfla...Agreed!! Religion has no business being in a science classroom!! History have proven that the success of religion is directly proportionate to the failure of education. Personally, I think Robert Ingersoll put it best, "If people were a little more ignorant, astrology would flourish - if a little more enlightened, religions would perish."
i love that qoute
Who is God oh you believe nothing.. Well I’ve felt pure evil and can’t actually explain the amazing amount of shear terror and amount of hatred was aimed AT ME! That same night two seconds later “ I CALLED OUT CRYING TO GOD THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND IT WAS INSIDE MY HOME MY ROOM!!😱😵😶😧 It ..the entity’s was instantaneously gone! I felt a warm hand or blanket come down on me and was told sleep IM WITH YOU” I’ve ALWAYS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE” I woke up next morning ☀️ outside birds chirping and I was ok😇🙏🏻
I swear What I just told You Happened!! God is real! He loves us. Satan is Real and Waiting for you. Pray keep Praying. You know for what? Direction and Understanding His Gospel, start right there!!!!
I sold guns and dope and was involved with things I should not of been messing with, a woman who worshipped Satan... I had no clue. But got close to her. God blessed me with a experience and delivered to my Heart the Truth. I swear it to you Evil is very real bad and you can’t imagine how bad! So is God and His Love and Grace is what I am going to do right now and then for rest of my life!! Please believe me. Please?? Prayers are going to be heard. But show Him you are serious and open Bible read John 14-15.. Then Matthew 25 31-46 I believe. Trust me. Ok Trust me. You have never been confronted with evil yet.. when u do???? We will see who you run to and run from?????
"Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool"~Mark Twain
You mean the first genius con man met the first fool
*western Religion's
Hell yeah, pun intended!
I'm an ex-Catholic thanks to George Carlin...
You're not alone! George Carlin and Hitch made me really explore the doubts I already had.
@dylan thoms Sorry. You are the evil one.
@dylan thoms really, you still believing in fairy tales? there is no such thing as "the devil"
@@jdl77535 fuck you, im your god
@dylan thoms ha...hahaha.....ahhahahahahahahaha
Religion is the way to answer the unanswerable. Greek religion, was legit for a century. Now it's called Greek mythology.
That is if you consider what religion provides as actual "answers" and not just hand-waving... And what is at one time unanswerable might actually GET an answer later on, and i don't think it EVER was what religion had said about it.
We now have science, so that is why religion is slowly starting to die out.
Religion is a human interest bullshit & mythology is the same. Darwin fact is more logic & humanistic
John Morin
Best example of this kind of thing is THOR. A legitimate Jesus like figure... now a comic book hero.
Give it about a couple thousand years and we'll have Christian Mythology and Islamic Mythology. Religion is like technology, its all the rage at some point but eventually it'll overstay its welcome and become obsolete in favor of better sounding faiths.
I'm an exmuslim thanks to gorge
RIP
TnT507k 666 same
yoshi k. tsumi "because they are FUCKING refugees" chill man, I'm not sure if you meant that in a pejorative sense but being a refugee might've helped some Muslims get a better education or be able to truly think freely with no political setbacks and in turn become atheist but otherwise that's never an actual reason
yoshi k. tsumi I'm from Saudi Arabia live in holy sity makkah 😎
TnT507k 666 please be careful, very dangerous city to be a nonbeliever.
mad respect TnT507k 666
“Humanity had morality before religion was created.” I like that quote from the video.
You ever hear about the Milk Jug Prayer test?
A professor of sociology did this. They got a group of 300 college student volunteers. 100 of them were directed to pray to the god of their choice for assistance every time they needed to make a decision, or when there was a problem. 100 were instructed to pray to a jug of milk kept in a refrigerator in the professor's office. And the last 100 was the control group, they were directed to not pray at all. Each group was then told to record how often they got positive vs. negative results.
When the experiment was over, they counted the positive results. Turns out, praying to the Milk Jug got the best results out of the three groups.
I live in a part of the country where a good number of people would say "the only thing that proves is that God uses many instruments to bless his children"..... Help me,please I gotta get the fuck outta here!
TheWhiteFang284: It's beyond sad that you would take the time to post your denouncement of someone's topical anecdote. It shows how little you respect their right to live free of your religion. In no way does it affect your ability to practise or believe whatever you want. Considering the historical and (in some parts of the modern World) current consequences of speaking against religion, you might want to spare us 'disconnected' types your hypocrisy.
This is the positive negative effect. It isnt really about prayer, it's energy. The same test was done with 2 plants. Every day the students would say i love you to one and I hate you to the other. The hated one died alot faster than the loved one.
www.boredpanda.com/ikea-experiment-bully-a-plant-jessica-ones/?
This is just one of them. This has been tried in many classroom experiments as well. You can find in a Google search :)
Yep praying is the ultimate form of begging !!
Finally someone does a reaction video on this video and has something to say. Much respect.
Anyone interested in starting a UA-cam channel along the lines of reaction and evaluation such as this one....DaVinci is the way to go. He is patient, reasonable, logical, and honest with his input. I highly suggest subscribing to his channel (if you haven't already) and utilizing it.
If god is real, I'd want him to look and sound like George Carlin.
Let's not forget the attitude
Don't worry, odds are "god is not real"
George is up there. Screaming down at us.
No, Carlin is a priest. Alanis Moriset is god.
@@shelliecarlson7015 Someone's seen Dogma.
Hey, nice last name! U related?👍
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? *Then he is not omnipotent.*
Is he able, but not willing? *Then he is malevolent.*
Is he both able and willing? *Then why is there evil?*
Is he neither able nor willing? *Then why call him God?*
idk why God still lets evil roam, but what I believe is that God lets evil exist because he wants us to see what will happen when we cave into our temptations.
N9ne Lyvz Left In that case your God is neither Omnipotent nor Good.
Omnipotent God knows everything, including what would happen where he to leave evil exist. Omnipotent God does not need empirical evidence.
Moreso, were you to let your son beat his little sister for the sake of seeing how far he will take it, you would be a bad parent and an evil person. Same applies to your non-omnipotent evil God.
Speaking as a Christian, I think you should explore your third statement and it's question (and of course I would recommend exploring it by reading the bible lol. A good start would be the story of Joseph and his brothers which is at the end of Genesis.) That's worth your time if you haven't made up your mind already. I think your other statements are perfectly logical.
Max Rose Babies born with bone cancer? How does the story of Joseph explain this with an omnipotent and all around good God?
No, there is simply too much evil that is simply not our fault. The only way to uphold an omnipotent and good God at the same time with our reality is to be ignore this evil. And, that is evil in itself.
Or David Hume.
You're one of the more intelligent reactors , mad respect!
agreed.
Yeah, it sucks that other reactors who just say “wow!” Or Laugh loud are so popular. Hopefully he climbs!
yeah i can feel his smart mind through english ( primitive language )
Baltazar Alarcon what are you on about ?
UncleBen curry specials what?
fu** man i dont wanna critique George Carlin but the last joke...the PERFECT opportunity to say "Sun bless Joe Pesci"
I’m assuming the term you were looking for is social commentary. George Carlin is more social commentary than jokes.
To be fair, it's social commentary embedded with jokes, or at least told in an extremely humorous way.
He makes people laugh in the process so he is a comedian.
I said rants but yours is more specifically accurate
@Dan Ellis you're
Yeah but it's funny cuz it's true. Not real jokes they just make people laugh, that guy thought he was a comedian cuz people paid money to to laugh at his social commentary cuz it was so funny and true
My son is 15. If he still believed in fairies at the bottom of the garden and santa claus, he'd probably sectioned and institutionalised. If he believes in Yaweh or Allah, he would be accorded "respect".
Im in my 30s and still believe in fearies and dragons and other things ☺
@@lunarrainbow2501 see a therapist
@@z3k378 I'll pass on that
@dylan thoms I wouldn't call genocide and child sex slaves wisdom
@dylan t the golden rule existed for a long time before abrahamic religion.
Random fact. Humpty Dumpty was actually the name of a big cannon in an English castle... it fell from the castle walls, and that was the end of that.
I'm an ex-muslim. It took me almost 2 years of questioning and research to come to a conclusion and finally leave that faith. And all of those guys you mentioned sam Harris, Richard Dawkins... Played a major role in that journey. It was hard, cause I lost close friends and a lot of other things.
I'm an atheist, and here's my answer when I'm told I can not definitively say there is no god.
My answer is: You're right. I can't.
I can, however, after much research, determine that the biblical god does not exist. Nor do the gods from any other "holy book" currently being touted today.
Now if you wanna talk about the existence of some OTHER god, I'm open to the conversation...provided you can give evidence to support that gods existence other than making up yet another myth.
Tommy Mac
But do you apply the same logic regarding all the different kinds of mythical creatures from storybooks?
The supernatural does not exist. That includes every god.
We can't prove god exists scientifically, but you can't prove he doesn't.
Killer Frost
You can't prove it in ANY WAY. If you had real proof, there wouldn't be other religions. I wouldn't be an atheist. We wouldn't have this conversation.
Religious claims aren't proof of what they claim.
All you have is a book.
The book cannot prove what the book claims.
It calls itself the truth. But why should you believe that?... because it says so?... So what???
@@TsujiroI Well thats what kept the lie going for thousands of years isnt it? You cant disprove it. Humans fear the unknown.
Wow, a content creator that seems fully grounded in logic and without need to take any unnecessary leaps or hasty conclusions one way or the other. You sir, are a gentlemen and a scholar. Now I'm wondering your political stances. I'm guessing they're similar.
As an agnostic atheist with a background deep in the church, your reaction was pretty on point. Glad I found your channel...I've loved Carlin since I was a kid.
David MIller
Agnostic lol... grow a pair and admit it's all bullshit.
So far the only religion I've studied (including the 3 Abrahamic religions, Shintoism, Jainism, Zoroastrian, Hinduism, and various offshoots of the aforementioned) that didn't insult my intelligence was Buddhism. And even within modern Buddhism you can see how the centuries and the influence of "gurus" has eroded and corrupted Siddhartha's original message. Organized religion is heinous.
I think it would make more sense for Buddhism to be classified as a belief or way of life rather than a religion. It doesn't really seem to, at least from what I've seen, concern itself with gods. Supernatural forces, yes, but not necessarily gods.
Who told you that Hindusim and jainsm are organised lol. These religions are probably more disorganised than buddhism. And there are no "gurus" in Buddhism as Buddhism died in india after mouryan empire died. They did have Lamas, Budhhas, monks, etc.
Carlin is the GOAT. Gotta do more!
carlin #2, bill hicks was the GOAT
Xenophon better then being a sheep , any day
That's why the voodoo lady squeezes his balls to tell the future.
Carlin 1#
I love to watch people’s reaction as they are watching the same thing I’m watching. For some reason I love this activity.
In a world where so many people are afraid to touch any topics deemed "controversial", I'm glad you take take an objective look at it and reason out your thoughts without resorting to insults or degredation. If religion works for you, that's great! Don't let anyone stop you. If it doesn't, that's okay too because religion is entrenched enough in society that they will carry on regardless.
Very true
The funniest and most intelligent wordsmith who ever picked up a mic the one regret I have is not seeing him live before he passed.
Matt Dillahunty is one smart cookie,Watch his discussion with Jordan Peterson.
i'll look it up
Matt lit his ass up like a Christmas Tree!
Matt is king!
I'm a huge fan of George Carlin. I have watched a few "reactions" recently and stumbled on yours. Yours is the most thought out and concise I've seen. I've subscribed and will check out other videos you've produced. You are very well spoken and I agree with your opinions. Well done! My condolences for your losses too. I've lost a few family members from cancer as well and that along with other things brought me to really question religion. I watched George when these specials came out. I was in my teens and very impressionable at that age and really embodied his logic. Thanks! Liked and subscribed sir!
Good reaction. He has a lot of good stuff and he said it at a time when it was more controversial than it is now. I'm suggesting Doug Stanhope on Nationalism again. Stanhope is a brilliant comedian, who is way to controversial to be mainstream.
This!
I became aware of Stanhope after he played a part on Louis CK's show where he was an old best friend of Louis' who was suicidal. He was amazing and then I started watching his standup. Louis CK needs to make a comeback soon. Just the brutally self-deprecating material he could do about his infamy for wacking off would be an epic set. At some point, when enough time has gone by, this will happen.
Your comments on cancer and praying hit home for me. I started questioning a number of years ago. I finally decided a couple of years ago that there was no god (more than likely). I shared my decision with my sister (who seems to be falling into Catholicism more deeply of late) a year or so ago. A few months ago, she told me that she figured out that all of her health problems (I question her health issues, personally, and they're not life-threatening or anything remotely serious) started when I became an atheist. Needless to say, I'm a bit annoyed (or livid) as that makes it sound as if she's blaming me. Thank you for your thoughtful comments.
Best afro in the UA-cam game. Subbed for your stand up reactions chief keep an coming get work chief
carlin was the difference between preaching and telling the truth, miss ya buddy.
While it's true that Carlin's later stuff always had some kind of larger message that he wanted to preach, alot of his earlier stuff is just pure jokes. Carlin had a very long career which evolved over time.
I watched an in depth interview with Carlin about his writing. He said that as he continued writing, he stopped seeing himself as a comic who writes his own material, but as a writer who performed his own material. Which he said he felt like he was more holding lectures than performing bits. Which I think is when he really was at his best. Stuff like this (even though I love the hippy dippy weather man, his 7 words bit, his time bit even though that was prolific as well. Even his stuff bit). Stuff like this was definitely his brain on 100%. .
you come across very centered, i like the fact that you base your believes on what makes sense logicly, but at the same time you seem very compassionate towards people of faith as well. On the contrary Ben shapiro who is purely driven by ego and a 'im right you're wrong' mentallity can be downright nasty. He can turn any simpel conversation into a fight over whose right, and he is so determined on being right that if anybody disagrees, they are to him just 'stupid' or 'ignorant' etc. Excactly what the problem with religion is, just two sides of the same issue. We need more people to see outside their own little bubble and not live through a set of belief systems, it kills the ability too see another human being for what they truly are and not just a label that the mind sticks to it.
Yeah Shapiro is often using dishonest argumenting techniques and straight out wrong comparisons etc./false equating
Ben Shapiro is the king beta and a shit person
Modern day philosopher.
I meant Carlin! You do a nice job yourself. 👍 new subscriber, great reaction and thoughtful.
Just found your channel, I recommend channels like Aronnra, Rationality Rules, and Darkmatter2525/DarkAntics. Also as a black atheist I have to say it's good to not be alone.
I would add Cosmic Skeptic, Genetically Modified Skeptic, Rachel Oates, Paulogia, SciManDan, and Utah Outcasts
You're not alone
Holy Koolaid, Godless Engineer, Viced Rhino, Hemet Mehta (The Atheist Voice, The Friendly Atheist), Seth Andrews (The Thinking Atheist) are also really good. AronRa has always been a personal favorite of mine.
Salam Damai and Peace to All Paul Valéry
why would that matter?
Usually not a fan of these type of “reaction” videos but this was fantastic! Glad I watched it. For one, George Carlin is a legend & genius of comedy. He was more of a social commentator than a straight up comedian, especially towards the final act of his career. And 2nd its great to see a younger man like yourself having such intelligent discussions about big topics like this. God bless LOL! JK of course. Great stuff man. You handled his wit class & respect for both sides of this argument.
Joe bless you
Great video. Really enjoyed it and appreciate your thoughtful analysis at the end.
If you're doing stand up, you should check out the King of One Liners Mitch Hedberg.
MisterLou420 Rodney Dangerfield was the king of one liners
Wrong! Wrong!
steven wright
MisterLou420 The king of one liners was known as Henny Youngman
yeah, henny youngman would be the king of one-liners... mitch was awesome in his own right, but not the same thing, more in line with steven wright's style, imo.
Respect- I love listening to someone discuss a sensitive topic with logical intelligence- and not bashing. Sitting down and talking with you would be nice- we think along the same lines- we're meant to question everything- if we didn't- we wouldn't move forward.
George Carlin moved towards Philosophy of life! Still hilarious though!
George is what Mel Brooks described as a stand up philosopher. At least when Comicus in History of the World declared himself one, George Carlin was the first name that came to mind as the dictionary picture of a stand up philosopher.
_"I pray to Joe Pesci."_
*- George Carlin*
Carlin is not pandering to women, those are his true beliefs. He says things like that throughout his career. His views on this subject were outdated, for sure, but he was an old man. Now of course, most men know women and men are equally evil and selfish. Women are just more subtle most of the time.
Women can be more subtle about it due to social pressures for them to behave in certain ways, while men are taught to behave in other ways. So it's definitely socially created to be that way, rather than natural. My parents raised me, a female, to be blunt, truthful, etc and its only OTHER people who act offended when I speak up and say things that when a male says the same things I say in the same exact way, he's 'respected', while I've been told I'm being rude and tactless. So there's a problem. But yes, men and women can be equally cruel and 'evil'. They say psychopaths have far more males among them than females, but I argue that it's just the females have learned to hide it better because they've had to. A male psychopath who lacks empathy and displays brash behaviors is often encouraged and motivated as a 'leader' (Trump - he's a malignant narcissist, which means he's a psychopath, but his narcissism overrides his psychopathy, but many of his followers like his 'tell it like it is' attitude even though they seem to fail to note he only doesn't give any craps and that's why he's so 'bold' not 'brave'). While women/female children who show signs of lacking empathy, or bold, aggression are taught to squish that, to behave politely, to fake caring behaviors, etc. So I bet there are a lot more women without a conscience out there, probably matching men in numbers, than we know about.
It was refreshing to see someone who had never heard George Carlin and watch your reaction. I'm a long time fan of Carlin, he was intellectually funny and not necessarily in that order. I'm not a fan of Ben Shapiro, he is a pompous, conservative, troll. Have listened to Carl Sagan? I think you would really like Sagan, he's brilliant. Anyway, cool stream, keep up the good work. :) ua-cam.com/video/U8HEwO-2L4w/v-deo.html
Craziest thing about this is this was his last special he died shortly after, man went on swinging he’s the greatest comedian of all time.
Check out Jim Jeffries on Religion...good stuff..
He loves you and HE NEEDS MONEY!! 🤣🤣
you are correct george carlin .
Flor Calma Maybe Mr Carlin has seen God.maybe he s not laughing now.Belive in God
nope
Flor Calma ill tell you what, im christian. I dont want to force my religion down your throat or force you what i want you to believe in. Dont listen to people who degrade you because you are not a believer, do whatever you want.
Random Guy i wish more ppl were like u
Stephen Antonicelli Did you just threaten Atheists by implying George Carlin was punished for not believing in god and that others who don’t believe will be punished as well? Now that is just dandy ain’t it:)
I really appreciate the fact that you are willing to listen thoroughly before you respond and add your thoughts. That’s very rare. Keep doing your thing sir. You’ve made me a fan. #JobWellDone
I'm an Ancient Alien, and I don't believe in God, but I do believe in George Carlin - period.
As George got older he was a modern day philosopher and a comedian. He is unrelenting honest when it comes to common sense and cultural issues.
I've been a fan of George Carlin for years! You should react to Carlin on the Flip Wilson Show as Al Sleet, the Hippy Dippy Weatherman. George and Flip do an entire news cast for between 5 - 10 minutes.
I have plans for the flip wilson show ;)
Devon DaVinci - Good deal! Looking forward to it.
The Church of What's Happening Now....just too funny. Watch the episode the Temptations were on...hysterical. Love the Temps too.
Devon, like your take on the late George Carlin’s “comedic genius” with using language as a component (parody) in his skits. His command and use of language was so spot on and hits varied topics of “social taboos”-clearly out of the park! For the most part, leaves many in his audience thinking and at the same time, laughing it away. Just a comment on the topic of “organized religion” or for that matter on deities-“agnosticism” should not be confused with being undecided or uncommitted to particular side of a debate or disagreement. According to Thomas Huxley an English biologist and a tenacious champion of Charles Darwin and skeptic-in the contexts say of knowledge, in general, use of agnosticism helps us differentiate between what we know and believe.Wondering if there exists some parallel when the “hanging Apple” (knowledge) was the temptation of the, “Adam and Eve garden story?” (Just saying.)
Jesus christ dude your camera quality is impeccable. I thought it was in 4k.
"Those who can make people believe in absurdities can make people commit atrocities". - Voltaire, 1638.
Your list of logical thinkers is pretty great.
Except for Ben Shapiro.
Austenhead Good ole Benny Boy, pretty good at tricking people into thinking he’s logical, rational, and fact based but not actually good at being those things. Really been enjoying TMM’s “Ben Shapiro is wrong about:” series
A lot of my friends asked me why am I an atheist. I answered with one word. "Bible". Anyway, George Carlin is one of the best comedians I know. He made his stand up materials seriously and people find it funny. Thanks for your sound assessment.
I came from a background where religion existed at face value, but was never thrust upon me(like Catholicism. Get it?). I also tried believing in God, but I never really felt it like certain people did. I went on a Youth Group field trip and I volunteered to be saved with three other kids in tow. All of them cried at the same part of the prayer. I did not. I completely understood what I was saying at the time, but none of it made me have a reaction like a beautiful epiphany. I saw this special almost a year after that happened, and his wording and honest delivery of this material struck so true to me. Best of luck with the growth of your channel
I grew up listening to Carlin and I am very thankful for it.
"you have to be a god to know if god exists" man that is deep btw o.o
@Blue I guess it's like, you can be IT, but you can be unaware of being IT. Awareness is the key.
@Blue What did you actually steal?
@Blue I like that. Talking "too much" is more than ppl usually dare to say. Honest weird stuff, no matter how weird
I don't know how it look me so long to find your channel but I'm addicted. Instant sub ❤️
George carlin was a thinker
Humpty Dumpty was a cannon used during the English Civil War. The cannon fell from a battlement and was unable to be recovered. Sometime during mid 17th century.
Bill burr on religion
He is definitely one of the best comedians that ever lived. He made fun of us and reality.......the system was just a bonus!
Great comments at the end,and I have a similar story,was even a Ordained Baptist minister at one time...Watched Dawkins "The God delusion ",and that started the quest for answers...Hitchens debates made me realise that all religions are man made,and years now of watching Dillahunty,drove the final nails into the coffin of my belief...
Apostasise to pastafarianism larannar 123... The spaghetti monster's noodly embrace is awaiting you. If you don't counter embrace his noodly appendage... Joe Pesci is awaiting with a baseball bat....
loafer sheffield
I have come to a belief that the FSM may actually exist....At least we have evidence with empty pasta boxes,the empty tombs of the FSM....And that's a hell of a lot more than Yahweh!!!😀
This video just popped up on my feed, I'm surprised you hadn't really looked into George Carlin, all of his topics about anything is delivered like this and gets you thinking like this, that's what made him so, so great! You almost can't even argue with him on his analysis of the world around us.
oh my god PLEASE react to more George Carlin stand up - he's just bottled perfection :) George Carlin - We Like War is amaaazing!
It's weird that I sometimes still see him in the role of Mr. Conductor, but routines like this is why he's one of the best of all time.
Have you heard any Tim minchin? You might try “Thank You God,”. You might enjoy it
Neil Trichel I like tim minchin. The good book
I really like your take on everyone's different views and your religious/non-religious background. I am very similar in the way I analyze things, I support everyone's right and ability to believe in what they feel is right. I am not religious in any way, shape, or form, but I respect those who are and am glad they have something that makes them happy. I respect you man, thank you
Smart man, spot on. 🍻👍
I really enjoyed this. Well reasoned, thoughtful and respectful.
Do more Carlin bro.
I like your reaction videos, you've got a very balanced perspective. Subscribed!
Wow, Matt Dillahunty, Harris, Hitchens, and Dawkins. A lot of idols you named right there.
Max Johansson
Not an argument.
You mean that you agree?
Max Johansson I agree, that that's not an argument
Seth Andrews is good too.
+Winter Haydn
Isn't he?
Im an atheist (former christian) free from religion for 3 years so far.... thanks to people like George Carlin.
"Religion has easily convinced people, that there's an invisible man living in the sky. Who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of 10 specific things he does not want you to do. And if you break any of these things, he has a special place of burning and fire and torture and pain. Where you will choke, suffer, burn and scream till the end of time. BUT he loves you, he loves you and he NEEDS money. He is all powerful, all knowing and all wise... Just cant handle money"
George Carlin
I love George Carlin and his comedy but there’s a fine line between religion and man. Man wants money not God. Man misconstrues the passages in the Bible, Quran, Torah, etc to control people and also to cause conflicts; not God. Don’t get it twisted; I love his comedy and I’ve seen them all. I take what he says for face value and entertainment. RIP to the GOAT
Yes the bible's words have been used to control people, but it was also written by men to control people in the first place.
God isn't real. It's just man.
Marilee Cornelius You’re entitled to your opinion as do I. Let’s respectfully agree to disagree. ✌🏼
Vincent Salubro next you are going to tell us the earth is flat.
Wow, you commenters must have really been fucked over by religion to feel the need to shit on someone you don't even know just for still believing. The OP seems to be more woke than most religious people and you guys seem determined to make we atheists look like assholes. I'm sure you have some believers in your life that aren't terrible. Well that's the internet for ya, stomp your feet and scream "I'm right!".
You just earned a sub on an old video, love this channel.
This man changed my life and I’m an Irish catholic. This is why I choose to believe what I want. And my sons without us ever saying anything went against the Catholic Church. And thank fuck because all the abuse that is coming out now is so scary. This is the truth.
I like this video Devon! You now have a new fan! I’m a long time George Carlin fan and an atheist. Good shit here! I hope more people see this. Much respect
You seem like a chill guy, hope your channel goes far.
"Religion is like a pair of shoes. Find the one that fits you, but don't make me wear your shoes." - George Carlin
George Carlin was one of a kind, the best and funniest.
"America was founded by a bunch of slave owners who wanted to be free." - George Carlin
This is obviously old material, but it is always relevant. Good to see .people discovering this in 2018.
Really enjoyed your frank conversation Devon.....you have a new subscriber!
Thank you SO MUCH for actually talking through your thoughts on this!! People are so terrified to speak about religion that no one is ever truthful, and then no one learns anything. It sounds like you are an atheist (as am I) barring the caveat that one cannot prove that something doesn’t exist of course. I think there are a lot of people who feel like they are living a lie and just push down and ignore their questions about their faith. I hope you continue encourage others to challenge their beliefs. If they remain religious it’s fine all the same, but at least they will learn that it’s ok to question things. Love you and your channel. Keep it up!
really enjoyed your analysis. wish the world had more level headed people like yourself in it.
Just found your channel today, and I really enjoy the content man! The candid comments at the end are awesome. Nice to see another person trying to progress, and not just accept societal traditions. Would like to see you do some more George Carlin videos, he was such a great satirist and philosopher really. We need more people like you and him right now!
@Devon Davinci george carlin was a great comedian and many people will say he was also a stand-up philosopher.
George Carlin moved from stand up comedy to social comment and he managed to do it with great skill for decades.
No groupies for George.
A faithful husband for many years, until the day he died.
I'm an ex-Catholic(yes,I actually went to Catholic school as well,)and I absolutely love George's entire routine!When it comes to this particular religious sect,there is way too much judgement and shaming,and hardly ANY acceptance and forgiveness.When we started practicing our cursive writing,I was ambidextrous(you can write and draw with both hands equally well,)they FORCED me to only use my right hand so I would appear "different."That's just one tiny example of how they demand everyone to be the same,no individuality is tolerated.
George Carlin never did "jokes". His gig was social commentary. Satire. He was probably the best their was. He made you think about things.
you are a voice of reason. thank you. the book of job as a empathetic person doesn't hold water. glad i found your voice. joe pesci bless you.
Carlin was a master of Rants.
A big thing that many people who are into stand up don't know, is that it doesn't just have to be one liners and set ups.
It's about an experience with the crowd.
You can have a crowd on their feet cheering without telling a single joke. This half of comedy died when he did.
In the 90's, Carlin went dark as fuck. Even his biggest fans had to stand back and think about what was going on with him.
What made Carlin so great is that he was talking about these things 40 years ago back when people didn't discuss this stuff in public.
Being an atheist is controversial today but could you imagine doing this on television 40 years ago it just simply wasn't done! Carlin just like Richard Pryor they were both Trail Blazers.
He was ranked as the 2nd greatest stand-up comic of all-time!! This was in the early 2000's after 9/11 but before people like Louis CK, Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, & Bill Burr became really big. Dane Cook was huge at the time. Pryor was ranked as #1.
George Carlin is one of the most intelligent comedians of all time. I used to go see him practice his new comedy specials at the comedy club on Sunset. I was in my 20's then. 50 now. He'd come in have sheets and sheets of these new scripted comedy stories and he would say stuff like have you had your two fucking drinks minimum, maybe have another one or two because a lot of this material is new and you might want a few more drinks and then he'd go out and KILL IT, we'd be laughing so hard we'd be on the floor.