My brother-in-law prayed very hard whilst my sister was giving birth to her 1st child and is convinced it saved her life. My sister and I think the NHS and blood transfusion had more to do with it.
Faith is a powerful, addictive inclination. It is one of those superfluous ways in which you maintain control of a hapless situation by bowing yourself to some perceivable entity that can surely make it right, and the simple, horrific idea that you can do nothing in the face of happenstance is an idea as terrifying and unacceptable to some people as it is factually true. I hope that helps, I myself have dabbled in light superstition (moulding my own perception a little, closing my eyes tight and such, or visualising a better situation) in trying times, but I am far from figuring out how to deal with all of this in reality.
@@theperson8539I care not for comfort, I want to know what is true about the world not what gives me the most comfort. Honestly religion to me is far scarier and I honestly am baffled that the idea of an eternal afterlife could offer comfort to anyone, you either don't know what eternity means or are blinded by fear of a pernicious and very evil God. The natural world is so much more magnificent than any mythology ever invented by man, physics and evolutionary biology is so fascinating and wonderful and it makes me so sad that people put their faith into man made creators instead of truly trying to understand just how magnificent our world is and just how lucky we are to be here. 98 per cent of all life that has ever lived on our earth alone is now extinct, it's incredible that we are here to experience life at all.
@@jackwhitbread4583 That sounds good in theory, but beauty is subjective, that is, a consequence of perception. Things that offer more straightforward comforts are often truer than lies we be Holden ourselves to.
People cope in different ways, I agree it was completely down to medical help, but mentally they could have called out to the sun for help and that would have had the same calming effect on their mind. It's the law making on God, sun.... Lampposts supposed teachings that I have problems with.
"Thank you God for saving my sister while she gave birth: I have no idea to why that you just did not supply a pelvic region that could contain the infant's girth..."
@@Torthrodhel Aaawww thank you, yes they are 💗 Bees are too, I saw a woman save a bumblebee without wings, and she kept him safe and carried him to all the flowers 😂😍❤
@@crazyratlady3026 that's brilliant! Bees are very naturally vulnerable to parasites, and one of the parasites can cause their wings not to develop, so that's why that happens. Normally a bee with that condition won't survive. It's the only reason you might have a 'pet' bee indoors (otherwise they are better off outside). My brother had a pet rat and it was very cute! :D One of my favourite things rats and bees both share is how cute they are when they rub their legs on their little faces to clean them, aww. My fiancée likes them too. Animals are just brilliant in general. :)
I was raised as one of those people. Always at least one or two Bible studies going, missions trips to Haiti, street ministry, junior Bible quiz, senior Bible quiz, all that. Then I joined the Marines. It took no time flat to realize religion is like Santa. Invisible man watching everything everyone does promising future rewards if you'll be good now. I try to be good now for goodness sake. Care without hope of reward. I believe in the intrinsic importance of community, responsibility and love.
FYI, the miracle he refers to at the very end of the clip is that he got through all the lyrics to this song without botching them. He proceeds to tell of how he’s messed it up a number of times before. Even our hero Tim is still human… :)
I heard the same... That this was take 3. And since it appears the dialogue in the beginning wasn't cut in..they prob had to start ALL the way over and do the setup too.
@@seansavage4766 This was a show in front of a live audiance so I doubt the did multiple takes, I think I recall they had rehearsed it a bunch of times and he stuffed it up every time, but this final time managed to get through it without stuffing it up.
@@seansavage4766 iirc he rehearsed with the orchestra twice before and messed up both times, that's all he had time for before the live show, and he pulled it off.
Bro I don't know if I have given you your proper shoutouts but you're one of my favorite people to watch so thank you for your content.I appreciate you dog
K so here's the thing about prayer. If you believe in an all-knowing, all-powerful god, then nothing happens unless he wants it to. To pray for him to change his mind is a waste of time because he already knows how it's going to end, he already knew you were going to pray for it, he already knows how he'll respond to that prayer - literally nothing CAN change. It's all pre-determined. Also, they've done studies. It doesn't work. It's success rate is no different than chance, except in the case when they studied second-hand effects (i.e. if you tell a sick person you're praying for them) in which case it's actually been shown to make their chances worse, most likely because that puts an additional stress on them to get better to validate your prayers. Whether you believe in a god or you don't, prayer is bullshit.
Minchin is brilliant. And I’m with ya on prayer being narcissistic, and whenever they pray for something like passing a test and they pass them it’s god, but when they pray for something and it doesn’t happen then “god has other plans”. It’s a box of cognitive dissonance they’ve created so they can believe that their god answers prayers even when it doesn’t work. And god never cures things we can see, apparently god hates amputees because he never cures them no matter how many pray. Great reaction and I subscribed. The pope song by him is another great one.
Dad used to tell me, "God always answers prayer, sometimes the answer is no, and that's the right answer because he knows what's coming." What a neat little mental gymnastics ay? Also, if it's all pre-destined and he knows everything in the future, doesn't that just make him a pretty sick sadist? Who can watch evil and not stop it? God is such a prick.
I can never hear someone describe a personal accounting of a miracle diety response without thinking about the documentaries I've seen that talk about the ones you DON'T get miracled, and who are treated the most awful way in their direst times of need, caused by religious harm in the first place (as in, avoiding proper medical paths that could've actually helped), just to be labelled as "insufficiently faithful" and thrown aside in order to keep up the pretense. For every Sam's mum tale there's more than one other person still suffering from the same condition (or succumbed to it) who isn't talked about.
As a teen I prayed to God every night, because I was transgender and had a chronic depression - and I would beg him repeatedly to "fix me". Every night I would "feel" that my prayer was answered, expecting to wake up the next morning all better - hopefully in a body that matched my gender identity (silly in hindsight, I know, but I was desperate)... After several years, I even acknowledged that if he couldn't fix my body (for whatever reason), at least he could take the pain away by "fixing" my brain to match my body instead. Unsurprisingly that didn't happen either. Over time I grew resentful; I thought God hated me and wanted me to suffer, that he was deliberately ignoring my prayers, or worse giving me the "feeling" that my prayers were answered, only to then do nothing just to torment me. Eventually I came to understand that there was no God, that I had been wasting my time praying to and raging against someone that didn't exist - and with that realization I stopped resenting him, and more importantly stopped hating myself (over time). I slowly accepted, that reality is what it is, and there are some things within my power to change, and some things that are not - but waiting for some divine entity to step in and fix my problems would never solve anything. After that, at age 18, I left the church and contacted my doctor about the prospect of gender reassignment.
Tim is awesome and a brilliant comedic writer. I was raised in a religious fundamentalist home. My mother was very strict about religion. Prayer is a conversation religious people have in their head with a being they believe exists in order to make them feel better about thinking they have taken action about a subject they have no power over. This is to appease themselves and their desire to "help".
Praying in public is the one that gets me. Because the Bible specifically states prayer is a personal matter, so pretty much what was stated: "it's like meditation". Praying in church or having a group prayer before a meal are against that notion.
People pray when they hear of a terribly sad, terribly cruel outcome for one or more people, when they don't care enough to actually sacrifice money time, etc, to help. It's really saying, I don't actually care enough to do anything but I'll tell you I shall pray, because saying, "Meh. Don't really care," makes me look bad.
For some brand new Tim Minchin try “Keep it Simple”. The video. Satirical ode to 50th anniversary of Sydney Opera House, song contracted by them. Video visuals require more than a few viewings.
I think your point about prayer originally having a meditative function that's been lost rings true. I'm not religious, but I clearly remember my Irish Catholic Grandma who would do minimum 1 rosary every single day. She lived through some difficult times, and I do believe the meditative element of repetitive prayer was a source of calm and strength for her to face the challenges she faced. An important process of taking time out every day and chanting a repetitive mantra inevitably calms the mind, paired with intentions of being grateful and of service to your community. For her, this pratice arrived through via religion, but I feel the practice itself has value, even completely separated from its religious context.
Man, i just love your reactions of my Fav Tim Minchin.. I'm so glad he exists and you also... cause you're not trying to hate on anyone's beliefs but you are looking at religion from a serious, intelligent, calculating thought process that makes sense..real sense. Like Tim ..And I'm here for that.❤ great reaction✌
The beat poem 'Storm' has a similar cynical sarcastic vibe to it (this time about spirituality and pseudo-science though). Definitely worth checking it out.
Cynicism is not the same as skepticism and Tim has said dozens of times that his worldview is not remotely cynical and he sees a great deal beauty all around him in the world. Don't equate cynicism with skepticism because they are not remotely the same.
I agree, WOW. I wonder, while Sam's mum was getting her eye fixed 'cause she prayed and the 12 year old child who lived somewhere in Australia and was being se*ually assalted, again, and the child cried out to their god to be saved -- was that prayer answered ?
“Come Home Cardinal Pell” - Tim did a song about that issue too, which raised a bunch of money for survivors of institutional sexual abuse to travel to the Vatican during an inquest into clerical complicity And, of course, “The Pope Song” is pretty clear on the issue as well 😆
This is what I love a out Tim. He gives you a better language to express what you have been feeling or thinking all along. It is hard to think of what to say to believers in the moment but you know there is something that doesn't seem right about their argument. You just have a hard time expressing it clearly. I have loved his work and the work of other Atheists for years and eventually became president of my local atheist community and having a youtube channel. I have done public speaker events, ask an Atheist events at churches, talks to Atheist groups on how to respectfully and productively engage with believers, been interviewed by NPR (I was proud of that one), and much more. It can be wonderful to finally have a deep enough understanding that you can explain the issues you have with a bad argument or destructive idea. It's fun but it also humanized Atheism and breaks so many stigmas when you can explain things like secular humanist or the separation of church and state. Most believers understand and find a way to agree with the desire to reduce the harm caused by religion and it can be healing to connect on that level with them.
No it's not possible, you can't agree with what he's saying 100% & then continue to believe in the thing/s he's calling BS on. Believe in ur God for sure but don't give yourself the comfort of being rationale & open minded enough to question God's existence at the same time.
Really enjoyed your reaction to this very clever musical satire. Your views on prayer and religion are spot on, you've obviously really thought about this and came to the only real conclusion. Nice work fella.
I have a particular little hobby that a person with your profile of yt channel probably understands, I watch a lot of reaction videos :) This video reminds me specifically of the wave of 'yes-exactly!!' kind of feelings this piece gave me when I first heard it some years ago. I've watched dozens of reactions to it looking for your exact reaction - the shock and awe of the confused but stubborn thoughts and ideas being so ingeniously put together kind of for you before your eyes. I love seeing you so excited about it during the piece, because I think I'm seeing the katharsis it hit me with too :) Any way, great job, watched you maybe 15 times already, so I'll surely be back ;)
The man is brilliant. He can shock, but only does so to make some very necessary statements - often through sarcasm and his masterful use of language ... everything song has a multitude of layers to explore 🤩
Tim minchin deserves so much more praise than he got, especially in the US. He ranks among the op of the top comedians in my mind. Plus the musical talents. Probably not enough smart people around to push his stuff to the absolute top.
@@danielponiatowski7368why would you assume that he is? Tim is first and foremost a musician, hence why he hasn't been a comedian for well over a decade now. Tim has never professed to be a great or even a good comedian but he is a phenomenal musician and composer.
Minchin is a genius wordsmith. These prayers remind me of people who pray for a competition win, soccer, athletics, whatever, who then thank god for their victory - what about the poor losers & their prayers?! 🤪
Every study ever done on the effects of prayer has determined the prayer operates at the same rate of chance. Religious people like to talk about how you can't measure God. You can't measure faith or prayer. But all science does is measure the effects of a phenomenon. If prayer worked in any reasonable way, there would be a tangible effect on our world. You would expect that true believers who pray for something would see a higher rate than just chance. Prayer does not work.
I´ve been looking for Tim Minchin reactions for a long while, just cause I´ve been a huge fan of him for a long time. But man, it´s been so enjoyable watching this, I´ve watched some other videos you´ve put up and I´m on the Just Jmax binge watch here, but I just had to say great job!! i love reaction content and yours is one of the best I´ve seen so far, perfect balance between letitng us enjoy the video with you and pausing to give good, personal feedback about it!! Really great work, keep up the content!! Idk if I´m the first, but you´ve just got a new subscriber from Brazil! Great job indeeed, cheers!! :)
if want to hear how strong his views are give the Pope song a listen esp the version "Tim Minchin singing the Pope Song with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra" it does contain strong language but not without its point. Other TM Classics are are confessions, rock and roll nerd , White wine in the sun , If I Didn't Have You - Full Uncut Version ,
Hi, from a new subscriber and fellow fan of Tim Minchin! I first saw him 2 years ago, and was blown away by his talent, both musical and comedy, as well as his writing…I’m a lifelong agnostic who has embraced atheism more as I have aged. I’ve always been a non-believer, but people like Tim Minchin (and you and other UA-camrs), have helped me really solidify my non-belief! Thanks also to the other commenters who have made so many recommendations, a lot of which I haven’t seen and can’t wait to check out. Peace!
Cont is one of his "newest" works. Hard to find. It is on a Netflix special, though. Cont is just an example of his continuing genius of works. I enjoyed seeing him live a couple of years ago. He donates to a locate charity in the city he performs in, as well.
This was a wonderful reaction video. I love knowing this song and what's about to coming up and knowing the UA-camr is about to hear the line that will for sure make them pause and laugh or comment. This song is perfect.
I enjoy the reactions, definitely recommend 'if I didn't have you' by Tim, the full 12 minute uncut version (it has some speaking bits, please watch it all) 😁
"Love without evidence is stalking" 😄😄😄😄Another great side of him is "Dark Side"... Tim wrote the music to the children's play "Matilda". He's a genius. There's a great video on UA-cam of him addressing a graduating class at his college. After the address he gets an honorary PhD from the Dean. The "catalog" of Tim's accomplishments is staggering. "Nine Lessons I Learned in Life" is the title I believe. It doesn't contain any music spoilers if you're interested.
Subscribed, please keep going down the Tim Minchin rabbit hole. Dark side (awesome version) is amazing and really showcases Tim's amazing piano prowess
Prayer was tested years ago, they got a group of test subjects, half prayed for something and half didn’t do anything, and the results came out exactly the same. Heard about this when I was young.
I think the key when Tim was speaking of prayer with regard to lady with an eyesight issue, was the amount of people who prayed. There is much to be researched in positive energy.
Man, I hear you. People of faith should never preach to others. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and perspectives. For the record, I do agree with Minchin on this.
Happy to hear your view. I also agree with what you said. 😁 I grew up ...without the word of Tim Minchin but since finding him my life hasn't really changed but I can openly say he has some mighty fine talent. The other topic of fan clubs being used as the universal answer to all things, considering the state of the world these varied clubs have the ability to do good things under their respective banners and as mentioned its the extreme types that take it too far and need to dial back the gatekeeper attitude. Yeah I'm not a fan of intersection wearing types but prefer to treat people with respect. 🤔
I grew up in a religious family until I was 9, having just learned about Santa, bunny, fairy,ect. Over the year or so before, the clouds parted, and, without knowing what it was, I became an atheist instantly. It was5 years later that I found out I wasn't the only one.
Time and time again "prayer" has the exact same result as random chance. If prayers worked we wouldn't need medicine, science, hospitals. I find it funny how people "thank god" instead of their doctors and surgeons. If prayer worked first responders would says "quick! Get them to a church" instead taking them to a hospital! Oh, and 'Storm' has to be your next video!
I watched a documentary about a radical medical procedure to remove lethal blood clots in the brain. The program explained that the procedure was possible due to a Swedish skier drowning in freezing water and being medically dead for SIX hours (spoiler- she did not see any god or lights or angels or devils ) and return to full physical and mental function. In order to remove this blood clot from the patients head they had to cool him until his heart stopped, remove the clot, and then revive him. This was a radical surgery that took a lot of planning , the most cutting edge surgical technology and over 20 doctors and nurses to perform. The clot was removed FAST and they revived the patent without having to use any electroshock. The family and the patient gave god and prayer all the credit for this. 🤦 🤦♂️ 🤦♀️ They completely minimized the role the medical team played in saving the man's life. Made me want to punch them right through the screen.
There was a test done some years ago that found that those who pray for things don't bother trying to solve their problems in other ways, so the problems don't get fixed. Those who don't believe in the power of prayer, just get on with fixing things themselves.
The power of prayer is that it changes the one praying ... and if they pray hard enough, and the change profound enough, then that change in them will change the world around them... for good or ill.
Tim is such a genious person. He sounds like a smart ass but with SO MUCH REASON that you can't fucking argue against. This song is my favourite from him, together with Storm. I love him, he's one of the most talented musicians I've ever seen.
Jmax, your 'Lullaby' reaction just popped up on my suggested list, and I am so glad it did so I could sub to enjoy your journey. I love finding people who appreciate Tim's music as much as I do. In your intro you mention that you love music and are open to checking out a wide variety. With that in mind, I would highly recommend 2 groups and 2 solo artists that, while off the mainstream beaten path, are all incredibly impressive. The groups are both a capella, but have taken that art to a whole other level. Pentatonix (try 'Hallelujah' to start) and Home Free ( "Man of Constant Sorrow' is a good jumping off point) are amazingly talented and will leave you mind blown how they can do this with just their voices. The solo artists are IMO the best female vocalists on the planet right now. Sohyang from South Korea and Morissette Amon from the Philippines are both extremely gifted. For intros try Sohyang's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and for Morissette start with 'Never Enough' (Wish Bus performance). A happy byproduct of exploring these acts is the fact that they all have devoted fan bases that will flock to your channel, which I assume you would like.
Also the new Broadway show of Matilda he was the entire lyricist. Look up the live version on the TV show late night the song he does live at some of the girls singing with him the song, “when I grow up“ he wrote the Broadway show and the interview and song is short but it’s a totally different Tim but still absolutely fantastic
Not just the lyricist but the composer as well. (“School Song” is one of the cleverest bits of lyric writing ever put on stage.) He also wrote the music for the Groundhog Day musical, which IMO is even better.
When I first heard this song? I was like "He's saying what I say and feel." Is he wrong? Dunno, don't care! He resonates with me and that's his "hook" to me, whatever his music or lyrics. If I met him on the street, in a bar, wherever, I'm sure I wouldn't feel any negativity towards him. He's just a plain, down to Earth, regular (and non-religous) Aussie saying as it is (well, according to me). Like him or hate him - your choice, but I like him. He's very, very clever any which way you "observe" him 😜
I’m only halfway through of my very first video on your channel and your personality already has we sold. Your first belly laugh on this one was one of the first lines, “ fix one eye for one middle class white bitch“ I’m cracking up at you cracking up sending love to you and yours from Orlando Florida can’t wait to go through your entire library. I know what I’ll be doing for the rest of the day
Prayer is a wonderful way to absolve yourself of responsibility for actually doing something yourself to help another person and to steal credit for good/beneficial outcomes by doing the bare minimum in regards to giving attention to something. It's a win-win where if it works out alright you can just boldly declare you had a hand in the outcome, and if it doesn't work, well, it just wasn't part of the plan. Or the person in need just didn't believe in themselves enough to make it happen. Or God has another plan. Any number of excuses and possibilities except for the admission that prayer doesn't work.
Another key part of this song is taking on the logic of the person who is telling the story and following it to its inevitable conclusion. Brilliant! Also, you don't have to respect bad ideas to respect the person. That is an important line to draw in discussions like that
Prayer can trigger the placebo effect, so it is possible that prayer, like meditation, can cause physiological changes...without the intervention of an all knowing, all powerful god-being
You're going to get a lot of Tim Minchin recommendations. Two you probably won't see as often are "Teenage Years" and "UA-cam Lament". They're not well known songs, but I love them both.
OMG YES Teenage Years!! The songs he did on the seven deadly sins for Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better are also fantastic, especially Greed (Balsa Wood & Glue) and Lust (Outstanding Woman)
@@qwertyTRiG Nope, there’s My Neighbor’s Ass, and one about how hard it is being a sloth, and one about pride going before a fall, and I think he included Angry (Feet) for wrath
I watched your other Tim Monchin videos, you are one of the few people to get the switch in Prejudice. I love your take in this song too. You HAVE to now listen to Storm, Pope Song, and The Good Book.
Sometimes when someone tells me they prayed for something and got it all I want to do is tell them about my sister whose 22 year old daughter was hit by a car going 50 MPH and died 2 days before Christmas. but congratulations to you.
There's not much I want to say that hasn't already been said in these comments, but just know that I'm going to watch any Tim Minchin reaction you do from here on out.
My next top songs from Tim Minchin would be The Song for Phil Daoust, The Good Book, and Not Perfect. You've already hit this one and Lullaby, so those collectively are my tops for him. He also does a really good version of Hallelujah, and it really is just a great version of that.
When I try to get advice from my catholic mother, sometimes when she is at a loss you reverts straight to prayer. That's when I listen to this to soothe my little atheist heart! Love Minchin. Have you heard his delightful Come Home Pell ❤
Writing a letter to Santa is more likely to get what is requested than a prayer to whichever god you follow. And devotees always respond with "God works in mysterious ways" when their severely ill child dies.
Statiscally, intercessory prayer works at the same rate of random chance... unless the person being prayed for knows they are being prayed for, then it works worse than random chance.
As an Aussie, and a Tim Minchin fan, I've been watching your react videos to his stuff for about two days now, and I'm really enjoying them! I'm a sparse commenter, but wanted to answer your question you put forward about what we think on prayer and the effects, because I think it was a really good and thought-provoking question. One I don't think I've even asked myself before! For me, my faith is personal. I'm not a Christian, but I am a person of faith (but I make no effort to "turn" anyone else...my faith doesn't agree with proselytizing or seeking converts). I don't even know whether others of my same faith would have the same answer as I do, but I think "the power of prayer" isn't anything like Sam or his mum might define. I think prayer can be for me, a way of feeling more closely connected to G-d, to find strength in. But I don't think it works in the way to "ask" for things to happen, or not happen. I think that sometimes there are miracles, (or maybe just coincidences that we don't have an explanation for) but they're extremely rare, and not something like...cataracts or something that can be explained like this song; misdiagnosis, or rare remission, etc. For example, an infertile couple suddenly getting pregnant after praying...isn't a miracle. Medical studies have shown there is always still a low possibility, that's why they say to keep trying, "just in case." That's science, not prayer. TL;DR: I'm completely agreeing with Tim here... I don't think prayer made G-d fix her eye issue. I don't think prayer works like that. In actuality, I think that praying FOR things, makes them even less likely to happen. Maybe it's because G-d thinks you're being a smug bastard with it. Lol.
EVERYTIME I WATCH I LOVE YIM GLOWING ON YHE SCONCE ON YHE WALL. HE GLOWS LIKE THE GOD HE IS!👍🦶🦶🇦🇺🎹 AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR REACTIONS!! Best I have seen. Full stop
Not related to Tim, but you should react to Matt Corby - Brother (Like a version). One of the best live performances I have ever seen, so beautiful and touching. He is criminally underrated.
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My brother-in-law prayed very hard whilst my sister was giving birth to her 1st child and is convinced it saved her life. My sister and I think the NHS and blood transfusion had more to do with it.
Faith is a powerful, addictive inclination. It is one of those superfluous ways in which you maintain control of a hapless situation by bowing yourself to some perceivable entity that can surely make it right, and the simple, horrific idea that you can do nothing in the face of happenstance is an idea as terrifying and unacceptable to some people as it is factually true. I hope that helps, I myself have dabbled in light superstition (moulding my own perception a little, closing my eyes tight and such, or visualising a better situation) in trying times, but I am far from figuring out how to deal with all of this in reality.
@@theperson8539I care not for comfort, I want to know what is true about the world not what gives me the most comfort. Honestly religion to me is far scarier and I honestly am baffled that the idea of an eternal afterlife could offer comfort to anyone, you either don't know what eternity means or are blinded by fear of a pernicious and very evil God. The natural world is so much more magnificent than any mythology ever invented by man, physics and evolutionary biology is so fascinating and wonderful and it makes me so sad that people put their faith into man made creators instead of truly trying to understand just how magnificent our world is and just how lucky we are to be here. 98 per cent of all life that has ever lived on our earth alone is now extinct, it's incredible that we are here to experience life at all.
@@jackwhitbread4583 That sounds good in theory, but beauty is subjective, that is, a consequence of perception. Things that offer more straightforward comforts are often truer than lies we be Holden ourselves to.
People cope in different ways, I agree it was completely down to medical help, but mentally they could have called out to the sun for help and that would have had the same calming effect on their mind. It's the law making on God, sun.... Lampposts supposed teachings that I have problems with.
"Thank you God for saving my sister while she gave birth:
I have no idea to why that you just did not supply a pelvic region that could contain the infant's girth..."
“Take a break from giving babies malaria” is somehow the most lyrical and awful thing I’ve ever heard
It is so raw. Absolutely savagely truthful.
To continue that, I also love the "...and pop down to your local area..." Kills me every damn time!!! Love this so much.
I disagree! "For a bit of a change from his usual stunt of being a sexist, racist, murderous c*nt!" Is much more powerful?🤣🖕😁👍
I just love that Sam triggered Tim to a degree, that he had to go home and write a full orchestral SAMba just to burn him 😂😂😂
I think it may be a bossa nova, but the sting is the same lol
@@mikontisott It could have been, but as a former dancer, I am 99% sure that it's a samba 😂😁😘 (not to toot my own....trumpet 😉)
@@crazyratlady3026 sorry to be off-topic but rats are lovely! From another crazy animal lady (myself is bees). :D
@@Torthrodhel Aaawww thank you, yes they are 💗 Bees are too, I saw a woman save a bumblebee without wings, and she kept him safe and carried him to all the flowers 😂😍❤
@@crazyratlady3026 that's brilliant! Bees are very naturally vulnerable to parasites, and one of the parasites can cause their wings not to develop, so that's why that happens. Normally a bee with that condition won't survive. It's the only reason you might have a 'pet' bee indoors (otherwise they are better off outside). My brother had a pet rat and it was very cute! :D One of my favourite things rats and bees both share is how cute they are when they rub their legs on their little faces to clean them, aww. My fiancée likes them too. Animals are just brilliant in general. :)
I was raised as one of those people. Always at least one or two Bible studies going, missions trips to Haiti, street ministry, junior Bible quiz, senior Bible quiz, all that. Then I joined the Marines. It took no time flat to realize religion is like Santa. Invisible man watching everything everyone does promising future rewards if you'll be good now. I try to be good now for goodness sake. Care without hope of reward. I believe in the intrinsic importance of community, responsibility and love.
FYI, the miracle he refers to at the very end of the clip is that he got through all the lyrics to this song without botching them. He proceeds to tell of how he’s messed it up a number of times before. Even our hero Tim is still human… :)
TIM IS JUDAS!
@@punkado68 woody allen jesus? :P
I heard the same... That this was take 3. And since it appears the dialogue in the beginning wasn't cut in..they prob had to start ALL the way over and do the setup too.
@@seansavage4766 This was a show in front of a live audiance so I doubt the did multiple takes, I think I recall they had rehearsed it a bunch of times and he stuffed it up every time, but this final time managed to get through it without stuffing it up.
@@seansavage4766 iirc he rehearsed with the orchestra twice before and messed up both times, that's all he had time for before the live show, and he pulled it off.
God is Santa for adults who REALLY needed him to be real as a kid.
I'm a Christian and I love this song so much and I adore Tim Minchin. People who have faith should never force their faith on other people!
You're what's known as a Unicorn!
Same here 😊
Me too ☮️
As an atheist with a degenerative retinal disease this song is GOLD for me!
I'm off to Dandenong to find Sam's church and pray for you right now! 😂
Poor Sam, immortalised forever by a genius and a whole damn orchestra!
Bro I don't know if I have given you your proper shoutouts but you're one of my favorite people to watch so thank you for your content.I appreciate you dog
That song is genuinely a masterpiece of genius. All his work is thoughtful and clever. But this is the cream of the crop for me. Excellent.
He makes it look like he's not even concentrating on playing the piano. It's possible he isn't because it's so natural for him.
I love Dark Side but mostly for his piano playing in it, just exceptional.
I love the guy in the orchestra sitting behind Tim who's trying so hard to just do his job without cracking up.
I've loved this song for so long. Glad it blew your socks off. Tim Minchin is an amazing human. I was going to say comedian but he's so much more
K so here's the thing about prayer. If you believe in an all-knowing, all-powerful god, then nothing happens unless he wants it to. To pray for him to change his mind is a waste of time because he already knows how it's going to end, he already knew you were going to pray for it, he already knows how he'll respond to that prayer - literally nothing CAN change. It's all pre-determined.
Also, they've done studies. It doesn't work. It's success rate is no different than chance, except in the case when they studied second-hand effects (i.e. if you tell a sick person you're praying for them) in which case it's actually been shown to make their chances worse, most likely because that puts an additional stress on them to get better to validate your prayers.
Whether you believe in a god or you don't, prayer is bullshit.
Minchin is brilliant. And I’m with ya on prayer being narcissistic, and whenever they pray for something like passing a test and they pass them it’s god, but when they pray for something and it doesn’t happen then “god has other plans”.
It’s a box of cognitive dissonance they’ve created so they can believe that their god answers prayers even when it doesn’t work.
And god never cures things we can see, apparently god hates amputees because he never cures them no matter how many pray.
Great reaction and I subscribed.
The pope song by him is another great one.
I've seen people thank god for their new prosthetics. Fuck the doctors and scientists, right?
Dad used to tell me, "God always answers prayer, sometimes the answer is no, and that's the right answer because he knows what's coming." What a neat little mental gymnastics ay?
Also, if it's all pre-destined and he knows everything in the future, doesn't that just make him a pretty sick sadist? Who can watch evil and not stop it? God is such a prick.
I can never hear someone describe a personal accounting of a miracle diety response without thinking about the documentaries I've seen that talk about the ones you DON'T get miracled, and who are treated the most awful way in their direst times of need, caused by religious harm in the first place (as in, avoiding proper medical paths that could've actually helped), just to be labelled as "insufficiently faithful" and thrown aside in order to keep up the pretense. For every Sam's mum tale there's more than one other person still suffering from the same condition (or succumbed to it) who isn't talked about.
As a teen I prayed to God every night, because I was transgender and had a chronic depression - and I would beg him repeatedly to "fix me".
Every night I would "feel" that my prayer was answered, expecting to wake up the next morning all better - hopefully in a body that matched my gender identity (silly in hindsight, I know, but I was desperate)... After several years, I even acknowledged that if he couldn't fix my body (for whatever reason), at least he could take the pain away by "fixing" my brain to match my body instead. Unsurprisingly that didn't happen either.
Over time I grew resentful; I thought God hated me and wanted me to suffer, that he was deliberately ignoring my prayers, or worse giving me the "feeling" that my prayers were answered, only to then do nothing just to torment me. Eventually I came to understand that there was no God, that I had been wasting my time praying to and raging against someone that didn't exist - and with that realization I stopped resenting him, and more importantly stopped hating myself (over time).
I slowly accepted, that reality is what it is, and there are some things within my power to change, and some things that are not - but waiting for some divine entity to step in and fix my problems would never solve anything. After that, at age 18, I left the church and contacted my doctor about the prospect of gender reassignment.
Its also very selfish, they're not being altruistic in any way, its I'll do this if you give me that.
Tim is awesome and a brilliant comedic writer.
I was raised in a religious fundamentalist home. My mother was very strict about religion. Prayer is a conversation religious people have in their head with a being they believe exists in order to make them feel better about thinking they have taken action about a subject they have no power over. This is to appease themselves and their desire to "help".
Praying in public is the one that gets me. Because the Bible specifically states prayer is a personal matter, so pretty much what was stated: "it's like meditation".
Praying in church or having a group prayer before a meal are against that notion.
People pray when they hear of a terribly sad, terribly cruel outcome for one or more people, when they don't care enough to actually sacrifice money time, etc, to help.
It's really saying, I don't actually care enough to do anything but I'll tell you I shall pray, because saying, "Meh. Don't really care," makes me look bad.
@@georgielancaster1356 not everyone prays only because of sadness. People pray out of greed and other emotions as well.
Just accept that Tim Minchin is far above and away, better than all of us combined
Brilliant human.
the skill to get TIM on your wall right on the light sconce is damn impressive! he sings with an aura
For some brand new Tim Minchin try “Keep it Simple”. The video. Satirical ode to 50th anniversary of Sydney Opera House, song contracted by them. Video visuals require more than a few viewings.
Someone commented to me once- ‘Try praying into one hand and sh&tting into the other and see which one fills up first.’
I think your point about prayer originally having a meditative function that's been lost rings true. I'm not religious, but I clearly remember my Irish Catholic Grandma who would do minimum 1 rosary every single day. She lived through some difficult times, and I do believe the meditative element of repetitive prayer was a source of calm and strength for her to face the challenges she faced.
An important process of taking time out every day and chanting a repetitive mantra inevitably calms the mind, paired with intentions of being grateful and of service to your community. For her, this pratice arrived through via religion, but I feel the practice itself has value, even completely separated from its religious context.
Man, i just love your reactions of my Fav Tim Minchin.. I'm so glad he exists and you also... cause you're not trying to hate on anyone's beliefs but you are looking at religion from a serious, intelligent, calculating thought process that makes sense..real sense. Like Tim ..And I'm here for that.❤ great reaction✌
You asked about thoughts on prayer. I agree with the bumper sticker: "Prayer: When you care enough to do the very least."
The very least being praying to a God you supposedly love and demand he give you all this shit on Sundays.... His day off. Yeah how thoughtful 😂😂😂😂
I want that bumper sticker lol
Ross Noble is a bloody funny comedian - Yeah, he goes off 😂❤❤
I’ve seen so few reactions to this song! I agree with him, point for point.
The beat poem 'Storm' has a similar cynical sarcastic vibe to it (this time about spirituality and pseudo-science though). Definitely worth checking it out.
It's not cynicism, it's skepticism
Mitsubishi Colt is great too.
Cynicism is not the same as skepticism and Tim has said dozens of times that his worldview is not remotely cynical and he sees a great deal beauty all around him in the world. Don't equate cynicism with skepticism because they are not remotely the same.
I agree, WOW. I wonder, while Sam's mum was getting her eye fixed 'cause she prayed and the 12 year old child who lived somewhere in Australia and was being se*ually assalted, again, and the child cried out to their god to be saved -- was that prayer answered ?
No, given the known past of churches, that would be one of the things their god is singularly uninterested in preventing.
“Come Home Cardinal Pell” - Tim did a song about that issue too, which raised a bunch of money for survivors of institutional sexual abuse to travel to the Vatican during an inquest into clerical complicity
And, of course, “The Pope Song” is pretty clear on the issue as well 😆
His” white wine in the sun.” I cry
This is what I love a out Tim. He gives you a better language to express what you have been feeling or thinking all along. It is hard to think of what to say to believers in the moment but you know there is something that doesn't seem right about their argument. You just have a hard time expressing it clearly. I have loved his work and the work of other Atheists for years and eventually became president of my local atheist community and having a youtube channel. I have done public speaker events, ask an Atheist events at churches, talks to Atheist groups on how to respectfully and productively engage with believers, been interviewed by NPR (I was proud of that one), and much more. It can be wonderful to finally have a deep enough understanding that you can explain the issues you have with a bad argument or destructive idea. It's fun but it also humanized Atheism and breaks so many stigmas when you can explain things like secular humanist or the separation of church and state. Most believers understand and find a way to agree with the desire to reduce the harm caused by religion and it can be healing to connect on that level with them.
Funny thing: for me personally, it is possible to be a believer and also agree with this song 100% at the same time.
No it's not possible, you can't agree with what he's saying 100% & then continue to believe in the thing/s he's calling BS on. Believe in ur God for sure but don't give yourself the comfort of being rationale & open minded enough to question God's existence at the same time.
Really enjoyed your reaction to this very clever musical satire. Your views on prayer and religion are spot on, you've obviously really thought about this and came to the only real conclusion. Nice work fella.
I have a particular little hobby that a person with your profile of yt channel probably understands, I watch a lot of reaction videos :) This video reminds me specifically of the wave of 'yes-exactly!!' kind of feelings this piece gave me when I first heard it some years ago. I've watched dozens of reactions to it looking for your exact reaction - the shock and awe of the confused but stubborn thoughts and ideas being so ingeniously put together kind of for you before your eyes. I love seeing you so excited about it during the piece, because I think I'm seeing the katharsis it hit me with too :) Any way, great job, watched you maybe 15 times already, so I'll surely be back ;)
The man is brilliant. He can shock, but only does so to make some very necessary statements - often through sarcasm and his masterful use of language ... everything song has a multitude of layers to explore 🤩
Tim minchin deserves so much more praise than he got, especially in the US. He ranks among the op of the top comedians in my mind. Plus the musical talents. Probably not enough smart people around to push his stuff to the absolute top.
in other words he's basically not very funny, in general.
@@danielponiatowski7368why would you assume that he is? Tim is first and foremost a musician, hence why he hasn't been a comedian for well over a decade now. Tim has never professed to be a great or even a good comedian but he is a phenomenal musician and composer.
Prayer is essentially a coping mechanism for dealing with life. We have developed numerous other ways to do this in modern times.
Minchin is a genius wordsmith.
These prayers remind me of people who pray for a competition win, soccer, athletics, whatever, who then thank god for their victory - what about the poor losers & their prayers?! 🤪
Every study ever done on the effects of prayer has determined the prayer operates at the same rate of chance. Religious people like to talk about how you can't measure God. You can't measure faith or prayer. But all science does is measure the effects of a phenomenon. If prayer worked in any reasonable way, there would be a tangible effect on our world. You would expect that true believers who pray for something would see a higher rate than just chance. Prayer does not work.
Love your reactions from an Australian! This man is genius with words and phrasing and directive point of view
I´ve been looking for Tim Minchin reactions for a long while, just cause I´ve been a huge fan of him for a long time. But man, it´s been so enjoyable watching this, I´ve watched some other videos you´ve put up and I´m on the Just Jmax binge watch here, but I just had to say great job!! i love reaction content and yours is one of the best I´ve seen so far, perfect balance between letitng us enjoy the video with you and pausing to give good, personal feedback about it!! Really great work, keep up the content!! Idk if I´m the first, but you´ve just got a new subscriber from Brazil! Great job indeeed, cheers!! :)
if want to hear how strong his views are give the Pope song a listen esp the version "Tim Minchin singing the Pope Song with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra" it does contain strong language but not without its point. Other TM Classics are are confessions, rock and roll nerd , White wine in the sun , If I Didn't Have You - Full Uncut Version ,
Hi, from a new subscriber and fellow fan of Tim Minchin! I first saw him 2 years ago, and was blown away by his talent, both musical and comedy, as well as his writing…I’m a lifelong agnostic who has embraced atheism more as I have aged. I’ve always been a non-believer, but people like Tim Minchin (and you and other UA-camrs), have helped me really solidify my non-belief!
Thanks also to the other commenters who have made so many recommendations, a lot of which I haven’t seen and can’t wait to check out. Peace!
Cont is one of his "newest" works. Hard to find. It is on a Netflix special, though. Cont is just an example of his continuing genius of works. I enjoyed seeing him live a couple of years ago. He donates to a locate charity in the city he performs in, as well.
This was a wonderful reaction video. I love knowing this song and what's about to coming up and knowing the UA-camr is about to hear the line that will for sure make them pause and laugh or comment. This song is perfect.
You suckered me in when you said you were going to do more Tim. I’m here for that, subscribed.
I enjoy the reactions, definitely recommend 'if I didn't have you' by Tim, the full 12 minute uncut version (it has some speaking bits, please watch it all) 😁
"Love without evidence is stalking" 😄😄😄😄Another great side of him is "Dark Side"...
Tim wrote the music to the children's play "Matilda". He's a genius.
There's a great video on UA-cam of him addressing a graduating class at his college. After the address he gets an honorary PhD from the Dean. The "catalog" of Tim's accomplishments is staggering. "Nine Lessons I Learned in Life" is the title I believe. It doesn't contain any music spoilers if you're interested.
Nice reaction! A bit of a milder song of his Not Perfect is AMAZING! Also try Dark Side and Rock N Roll Nerd! You won't be disappointed!
I pair of of hands working will achieve more than a thousand pairs of hands clasped in prayer
I believe two hands working will do more than a thousand clasped in prayer every day
You should check out Storm from him aswell. It's a good time :)
Subscribed, please keep going down the Tim Minchin rabbit hole. Dark side (awesome version) is amazing and really showcases Tim's amazing piano prowess
Prayer was tested years ago, they got a group of test subjects, half prayed for something and half didn’t do anything, and the results came out exactly the same. Heard about this when I was young.
A Tim Minchin masterpiece! More please! A favorite of mine is "I'll take lonely tonight". Oh also "Prejudice"
I think the key when Tim was speaking of prayer with regard to lady with an eyesight issue, was the amount of people who prayed. There is much to be researched in positive energy.
The genius that is Tim Minchin!!
Man, I hear you. People of faith should never preach to others. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and perspectives. For the record, I do agree with Minchin on this.
Nothing fails like a prayer 😀
Happy to hear your view. I also agree with what you said. 😁
I grew up ...without the word of Tim Minchin but since finding him my life hasn't really changed but I can openly say he has some mighty fine talent.
The other topic of fan clubs being used as the universal answer to all things, considering the state of the world these varied clubs have the ability to do good things under their respective banners and as mentioned its the extreme types that take it too far and need to dial back the gatekeeper attitude. Yeah I'm not a fan of intersection wearing types but prefer to treat people with respect. 🤔
Prayers only make people feel good inside. Nothing else
I really enjoyed your commentary on this one. Good insights!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed!
Just found your channel, I’m SO in! Subscribing now! Sending love to you and yours from Orlando Florida
I grew up in a religious family until I was 9, having just learned about Santa, bunny, fairy,ect. Over the year or so before, the clouds parted, and, without knowing what it was, I became an atheist instantly. It was5 years later that I found out I wasn't the only one.
Lol!!! Love the commentary!!! I usually only watch Harry Mack reactions but that was sooo fun!!!!! Tim is sooo funny!!!🤣🤣🤣
Time and time again "prayer" has the exact same result as random chance.
If prayers worked we wouldn't need medicine, science, hospitals.
I find it funny how people "thank god" instead of their doctors and surgeons.
If prayer worked first responders would says "quick! Get them to a church" instead taking them to a hospital!
Oh, and 'Storm' has to be your next video!
I watched a documentary about a radical medical procedure to remove lethal blood clots in the brain. The program explained that the procedure was possible due to a Swedish skier drowning in freezing water and being medically dead for SIX hours (spoiler- she did not see any god or lights or angels or devils ) and return to full physical and mental function.
In order to remove this blood clot from the patients head they had to cool him until his heart stopped, remove the clot, and then revive him. This was a radical surgery that took a lot of planning , the most cutting edge surgical technology and over 20 doctors and nurses to perform. The clot was removed FAST and they revived the patent without having to use any electroshock.
The family and the patient gave god and prayer all the credit for this. 🤦 🤦♂️ 🤦♀️ They completely minimized the role the medical team played in saving the man's life. Made me want to punch them right through the screen.
@@PariahQuail Whats the doco? That sounds really interesting!
I'm a non-believer myself. But a friend of mine who IS a believer said "who the fuck are we to ask God for stuff [through prayer]? He's busy..."
Obviously too busy giving babies malaria😆
Busy doing what, though?
There was a test done some years ago that found that those who pray for things don't bother trying to solve their problems in other ways, so the problems don't get fixed. Those who don't believe in the power of prayer, just get on with fixing things themselves.
The power of prayer is that it changes the one praying ... and if they pray hard enough, and the change profound enough, then that change in them will change the world around them... for good or ill.
What the hell are you talking about???
Holy shit you sounded so Aussie. "Don't push your shit on me!" 😂😂😂
Tim is such a genious person. He sounds like a smart ass but with SO MUCH REASON that you can't fucking argue against.
This song is my favourite from him, together with Storm.
I love him, he's one of the most talented musicians I've ever seen.
This song always gets a chef's kiss from me. Especially that last verse.
"It's great if you believe in....... Whatever the fuck, but don't force it on me." Had me dying. 😂😂👍
Jmax, your 'Lullaby' reaction just popped up on my suggested list, and I am so glad it did so I could sub to enjoy your journey. I love finding people who appreciate Tim's music as much as I do. In your intro you mention that you love music and are open to checking out a wide variety. With that in mind, I would highly recommend 2 groups and 2 solo artists that, while off the mainstream beaten path, are all incredibly impressive.
The groups are both a capella, but have taken that art to a whole other level. Pentatonix (try 'Hallelujah' to start) and Home Free ( "Man of Constant Sorrow' is a good jumping off point) are amazingly talented and will leave you mind blown how they can do this with just their voices.
The solo artists are IMO the best female vocalists on the planet right now. Sohyang from South Korea and Morissette Amon from the Philippines are both extremely gifted. For intros try Sohyang's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and for Morissette start with 'Never Enough' (Wish Bus performance). A happy byproduct of exploring these acts is the fact that they all have devoted fan bases that will flock to your channel, which I assume you would like.
I'm a HUGE fan of Pentatonix! I will absolutely be checking out "Home Free", thanks for the suggestions!
@@JustJmax Go for the acapella triumvirate and check out Voiceplay too!
For a switch in mood, you should check out Tim's 'You Grew on Me', it's a beautiful love song
Also the new Broadway show of Matilda he was the entire lyricist. Look up the live version on the TV show late night the song he does live at some of the girls singing with him the song, “when I grow up“ he wrote the Broadway show and the interview and song is short but it’s a totally different Tim but still absolutely fantastic
Not just the lyricist but the composer as well. (“School Song” is one of the cleverest bits of lyric writing ever put on stage.) He also wrote the music for the Groundhog Day musical, which IMO is even better.
When I first heard this song? I was like "He's saying what I say and feel." Is he wrong? Dunno, don't care! He resonates with me and that's his "hook" to me, whatever his music or lyrics. If I met him on the street, in a bar, wherever, I'm sure I wouldn't feel any negativity towards him. He's just a plain, down to Earth, regular (and non-religous) Aussie saying as it is (well, according to me). Like him or hate him - your choice, but I like him. He's very, very clever any which way you "observe" him 😜
9:00 Prayer is the way to make yourself feel better without actually doing anything. It helps, but only the one doing it.
I’m only halfway through of my very first video on your channel and your personality already has we sold. Your first belly laugh on this one was one of the first lines, “ fix one eye for one middle class white bitch“ I’m cracking up at you cracking up sending love to you and yours from Orlando Florida can’t wait to go through your entire library. I know what I’ll be doing for the rest of the day
I think I have reacted to your video before and I probably will again.I love this song.And.
You and I are of like mines it
Prayer is a wonderful way to absolve yourself of responsibility for actually doing something yourself to help another person and to steal credit for good/beneficial outcomes by doing the bare minimum in regards to giving attention to something. It's a win-win where if it works out alright you can just boldly declare you had a hand in the outcome, and if it doesn't work, well, it just wasn't part of the plan. Or the person in need just didn't believe in themselves enough to make it happen. Or God has another plan. Any number of excuses and possibilities except for the admission that prayer doesn't work.
Another key part of this song is taking on the logic of the person who is telling the story and following it to its inevitable conclusion. Brilliant! Also, you don't have to respect bad ideas to respect the person. That is an important line to draw in discussions like that
Exactly. I always say "I hate religion, but I don't hate religious people.... just like I hate cancer without hating cancer patients."
Prayer can trigger the placebo effect, so it is possible that prayer, like meditation, can cause physiological changes...without the intervention of an all knowing, all powerful god-being
You're going to get a lot of Tim Minchin recommendations. Two you probably won't see as often are "Teenage Years" and "UA-cam Lament". They're not well known songs, but I love them both.
OMG YES Teenage Years!! The songs he did on the seven deadly sins for Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better are also fantastic, especially Greed (Balsa Wood & Glue) and Lust (Outstanding Woman)
@@allisonbergh4429 I think it was only those two songs for that series, and the other deadly sins got Tim Key poems instead.
@@qwertyTRiG Nope, there’s My Neighbor’s Ass, and one about how hard it is being a sloth, and one about pride going before a fall, and I think he included Angry (Feet) for wrath
@@qwertyTRiG ua-cam.com/play/PLySVSnV1ZjyQcFBjU8FLDAOI-nzb5vamK.html
Great réaction!
I would love to see you react to Confessions, Not Perfect and Storm.
Lol, I appreciate this comment! Confessions should be a priority.
I pretty mutch agree with the take: "Prayer is hope with a beat" (Igor in "Making Money" - Terry Pratchett)
Another apposite Pratchett quote: "The Truth may be out there, but lies are in your head." I forget which novel. They are all brilliant.
I watched your other Tim Monchin videos, you are one of the few people to get the switch in Prejudice. I love your take in this song too. You HAVE to now listen to Storm, Pope Song, and The Good Book.
president rolye reaction dude
Sometimes when someone tells me they prayed for something and got it all I want to do is tell them about my sister whose 22 year old daughter was hit by a car going 50 MPH and died 2 days before Christmas. but congratulations to you.
There's not much I want to say that hasn't already been said in these comments, but just know that I'm going to watch any Tim Minchin reaction you do from here on out.
My next top songs from Tim Minchin would be The Song for Phil Daoust, The Good Book, and Not Perfect. You've already hit this one and Lullaby, so those collectively are my tops for him. He also does a really good version of Hallelujah, and it really is just a great version of that.
The song for Phil Daoust is absolutely hilarious!
Not enough people reacting to The Good Book!!!
I recommend "song for Phil doust" and "cardinal Pell" personally favorites of mine. Great reaction
When I try to get advice from my catholic mother, sometimes when she is at a loss you reverts straight to prayer. That's when I listen to this to soothe my little atheist heart! Love Minchin. Have you heard his delightful Come Home Pell ❤
Writing a letter to Santa is more likely to get what is requested than a prayer to whichever god you follow. And devotees always respond with "God works in mysterious ways" when their severely ill child dies.
Statiscally, intercessory prayer works at the same rate of random chance... unless the person being prayed for knows they are being prayed for, then it works worse than random chance.
As an Aussie, and a Tim Minchin fan, I've been watching your react videos to his stuff for about two days now, and I'm really enjoying them! I'm a sparse commenter, but wanted to answer your question you put forward about what we think on prayer and the effects, because I think it was a really good and thought-provoking question. One I don't think I've even asked myself before! For me, my faith is personal. I'm not a Christian, but I am a person of faith (but I make no effort to "turn" anyone else...my faith doesn't agree with proselytizing or seeking converts). I don't even know whether others of my same faith would have the same answer as I do, but I think "the power of prayer" isn't anything like Sam or his mum might define. I think prayer can be for me, a way of feeling more closely connected to G-d, to find strength in. But I don't think it works in the way to "ask" for things to happen, or not happen. I think that sometimes there are miracles, (or maybe just coincidences that we don't have an explanation for) but they're extremely rare, and not something like...cataracts or something that can be explained like this song; misdiagnosis, or rare remission, etc. For example, an infertile couple suddenly getting pregnant after praying...isn't a miracle. Medical studies have shown there is always still a low possibility, that's why they say to keep trying, "just in case." That's science, not prayer.
TL;DR: I'm completely agreeing with Tim here... I don't think prayer made G-d fix her eye issue. I don't think prayer works like that. In actuality, I think that praying FOR things, makes them even less likely to happen. Maybe it's because G-d thinks you're being a smug bastard with it. Lol.
any day i see Tim, and maybe in particular this song get more appreciation is a good day=)
Also worth watching LULLABY for his piano skills 🤯
EVERYTIME I WATCH I LOVE YIM GLOWING ON YHE SCONCE ON YHE WALL. HE GLOWS LIKE THE GOD HE IS!👍🦶🦶🇦🇺🎹
AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR REACTIONS!! Best I have seen. Full stop
Thank you so much!!
Not related to Tim, but you should react to Matt Corby - Brother (Like a version). One of the best live performances I have ever seen, so beautiful and touching. He is criminally underrated.
Don't 'lose' your faith... you'll feel much better when you throw that right the F out. :)
I love your thoughts that prayer was a type of meditation, then the greed took over and made requests very narcissitic!