Seriously, imagine any President comes on television, and says, "I had this dream, last night. God talked to me through this dream. We're going to war. Draft notices will be forthcoming." Would literally anyone be ok with this?
@kirillzakharov7336
2 жыл бұрын
certainly not the reasonable ones.
@positronhaberdashery1583
2 жыл бұрын
Bush and iraq
@DarthVaderfr
10 ай бұрын
Not everyone, just like half of the population, given the latest developments
@FullFrontalNerdity-e3z
11 сағат бұрын
Unfortunately, yes.
@michealcox7236
2 жыл бұрын
One time my wife's uncle challenged me to demonstrate that Jesus was a socialist (on Facebook). I quoted so many verses that he blocked me.
@Jesse272m
9 жыл бұрын
I always remember the little Australian kid, who, on being told about the origins of Australia and the US, commented, "Boy, I sure am glad that we got the convicts and you got the puritans!"
@mrground
6 жыл бұрын
We got Georgia! It was a prison colony too. No wombats though. :(
@denisdooley1540
6 жыл бұрын
In fact, I've read that one of the reasons that the United Kingdom took measures to claim Australia (in addition, I'm sure, to beating out France) was because they could no longer send their convicts to Georgia.
@denisdooley1540
5 жыл бұрын
@John Paterson Not to mention that many of the "convicts" sent to Australia were really only "convicted" of being poor or being Irish patriots or of misdemeanors that wouldn't even merit jail time today.
@franktherealist481
5 жыл бұрын
It says alot about how bass ackwards religions as a whole are.... I'm glad I'm woke from that delusion. Despite some of my Christian friends and their view of my stance today, I'm very fulfilled and happy. And, I'm doing much more for my fellow man than ever before, regardless of who they are. Religions tend to be a bit, actually alot, divisive in that respect.
@andrewschuster4772
5 жыл бұрын
Frank The Realist Me too!
@qwertymcgee2707
8 жыл бұрын
"Ask someone who plays dungeons and dragons. They'll know what a blessing is" I laughed so hard when I first heard that
@kendrajade6688
5 жыл бұрын
Bless is a 1st level cleric spell that adds a d4 to all attack rolls and saving throws for three willing creatures.
@david2869
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe Christians should say: "Have a +1 bonus to your saving throws for the next 24 hours!"
@theautisticpage
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for teaching me. As a former fundamentalist I have much catching up to do.
@arthurfleck629
11 ай бұрын
Nice to see a fellow autistic is a fan of Aron :)
@spacepirateivynova
8 жыл бұрын
Religion: "I'm totally against oppression, so long as it's me who's not being oppressed and I still get to oppress people I don't agree with. This is where the definitive hypocrisy really roots itself into our culture. "I don't want to be oppressed, but fuck you if you are someone who I think I should oppress." It's absurd, "I have freedom of religion, and my religion says you should be stoned to death, so I am free to stone you to death" is basically what's going on here, and it seems like many religious people are so lacking in any capacity for humanity that they think that allowing GLBTQ people to have equal rights is somehow encroaching on their freedom of religion. It makes me sick on so many levels, not only as someone who is of the GLBTQ community, but also as someone who is highly skeptical of all religions and groups that use misguided ideas of oppression to push forth their ideals (such as feminists co-opting GLBTQ issues as their own, and going to the U.N. because people won't swallow their B.S. without applying the same kind of criticism that would be expected of any other ideologues).
@lDrownded2
9 жыл бұрын
If you don't worship Daffy Duck, you worship Bugs Bunny. It's you must look into your heart as to whether it's "wabbit season" or "duck season".
+Marc Norton Daffy is his contemporary name. True believers know Him as the ancient Egyptian God of Frustration :) (Babylon5 reference)
@lDrownded2
9 жыл бұрын
+DrownedInExile I've never seen Babylon 5. Now I want to.
@differous01
9 жыл бұрын
+DrownedInExile Wasn't that in a conversation between Dr Franklin and G'Kar? Both actors are now, sadly, deceased (did they offend the Duck or the Wabbit?)
@DrownedInExile
9 жыл бұрын
+differous01 G'Kar and Zack Allen actually. Sadly Jeff Conaway is also deceased :(
@shaneheizelman526
7 жыл бұрын
Aron you make me proud to be an atheist. Actually the first person that got me to realize that i am one. I left the church ten years ago but it took me years to get the courage to take a stance. Thank you for being a voice of the people who like me are too quiet. Keep it up man
@angelamaryquitecontrary4609
3 жыл бұрын
He's helped me so much, too. And Christopher Hitchens, bien sûr.
@maekong2010
7 жыл бұрын
"Sarah Palin," followed by immediate laughter. It can be impartially and objectively stated that the woman is a joke. Tough to deny when your name is a fully-functioning punchline. Whoa.
@margaretthomas2988
4 жыл бұрын
L)
@maekong2010
3 жыл бұрын
@Hydin Biden Whose fault is it when a person only _has_ one facet? Worse yet, _chooses_ to have only one facet?
@maekong2010
3 жыл бұрын
@Hydin Biden No, I know plenty of so-called believers who aren’t complete tools. Alaskans, who l love, deserve the best. She, decidedly, is not that, milady.
@angelamaryquitecontrary4609
3 жыл бұрын
An international joke, at that. Just like Trump.
@maekong2010
3 жыл бұрын
@@angelamaryquitecontrary4609 She laid the ground-work, AngelaMary. However, it is us, the electorate, that bears the responsibility for the both of them. We allowed this sh*t to happen.
@nontheistdavid
9 жыл бұрын
AronRa true American Patriot! Keep fighting the sickness of religion, especially Christianity!
@gmc9753
7 жыл бұрын
Islam is still 100 times worse than Christianity.
@sayten7471
7 жыл бұрын
RESIST ISLAMISM WHILE YOU STILL CAN.
@justintrites1699
6 жыл бұрын
Nikki Travis No, say ten Is absolutely right. Islamism is fundamental or militant Islam. Maybe do a little research next time before you start berating someone.
4 жыл бұрын
@@gmc9753 100 times more logical at least. Their God is just one, no talking snakes or donkeys, no wrestling matches with God and no zombies walking the city after their Prophet died.. Still indefensible today, but much of the science matches.. If I had to follow one belief at gunpoint, I'd go for that one
@hewhomustnotbenamed5912
3 жыл бұрын
@@justintrites1699 you idiot. Islamism isn't a real thing. You're thinking of Islamic extremism.
@chriskraska
9 жыл бұрын
"Ironically, the only candidate that's following Jesus is an atheist in Vermont.". Too true.
@dolnick7
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks you for all that you are doing for reasoned information and knowledge. Religion has no place in our politics or in our schools.
@Parkour1405
7 жыл бұрын
This country needs more men like AronRa.
@jimgreco6279
4 жыл бұрын
Coyro Aron is a idiot
@fidanselmani5007
4 жыл бұрын
@@jimgreco6279you're right, he's rational, educated and cares about humans and the worst thing is that he doesn't believe ina magical anthropomorphic god without any evidence. He's totally an idiot
@skade245
4 жыл бұрын
Jim Greco You failed to write that 4 word sentence correctly, good job. Totally proved your point.
@bulwinkle
4 жыл бұрын
And women.
@kirillzakharov7336
2 жыл бұрын
@@jimgreco6279 he is a lot less of an idiot than a certain other person I could mention. Like Kent Hovind, for instance. Aron is not an idiot.
@bossimprovement9099
9 жыл бұрын
Aron Ra for president
@InformationIsTheEdge
7 жыл бұрын
+jacob brickey Now THAT would be my kind of President!
@esands36
7 жыл бұрын
jacob brickey He's got my vote
@snuffywuffykiss1522
6 жыл бұрын
I would vote for him in a heartbeat. He is at least educated.
@CaseyShontz
5 жыл бұрын
He’s running for some office position in Texas and I live in Texas so maybe when he runs I can convince my parents to vote for him
@theJellyjoker
9 жыл бұрын
"As long as you believe in a supreme being" I believe in myself.
@terradaxookawa3490
9 жыл бұрын
that's the spirit...
@LIXEF06
9 жыл бұрын
+Jeffery Liggett JIM STERLING
@Silent__K
9 жыл бұрын
+Jeffery Liggett that is one of the ideals of Laveyan Satanism, that you are your own god.
@SidheKnight
9 жыл бұрын
+Felix Cote Thank God for him!
@theJellyjoker
9 жыл бұрын
Knial Saunders "I am god here!" Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey) - The Lawnmower Man (1992)
@sully42682
9 жыл бұрын
Aron is a smart guy. He's really done his homework.
@Rob-jv3lj
5 жыл бұрын
Because he’s Satan Boogity boogity boo! 👺
@BlacksmithTWD
4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the presentation of his research and the research itself, I disagree on his conclusions based on this research since to me the found facts rather seem to point to the opposite.
@leonarddement4058
3 жыл бұрын
@@BlacksmithTWD yes. He states a lot of things that aren't true at all.
@thakraken6995
3 жыл бұрын
@@BlacksmithTWD conclusions like what?
@thakraken6995
3 жыл бұрын
@@leonarddement4058 Claiming he does something without actually articulating what he does makes your argument redundant
@normsky5504
Жыл бұрын
Never has so many universal truths been spoken so eloquently in one speech. Far more honest and impressive, than anything from any scriptural doctrine I can think of.
@hugesinker
9 жыл бұрын
It was awesome to hear you speak out about the Pledge of Allegiance and call it for what it really is. Well said!
@jeanettecook1088
2 жыл бұрын
I'm very patriotic, and have served 10 years in the US Navy, but when the pledge is recited, I skip the "under god" part. Until I find or someone shows me evidence of the existence of any deity, I'm a free person and will not pledge to a country which is considered to be "under" any deity. Our government has made too many holidays, and every one delays and decreases economic productivity, postal delivery, banks from doing business, etc. The one designation that truly irritates me is the so called national day of prayer. Mr Truman had no business establishing that, and no one since his time has had the wisdom to eliminate it. For a secular democratic republic, such a thing is a travesty on our founding principles. Whenever a religionist complains about "persecution " in the US, I ask the question, "If you're so badly treated, why do we have a national day of prayer?" I've never gotten a sensible answer. BTW The US Constitution nowhere mentions the word god, Jesus or Christianity.
@jilliansmith7123
5 жыл бұрын
By 2017, we did get the "President" "they" prayed for. AronRa made a prophecy that "came true." Sadly. So very sadly.
@deimossoulcrush13
6 жыл бұрын
Absoloutely brilliant. Aron Ra is truly unique.
@Nocturnalux
8 жыл бұрын
Chagall, the painter, was of Jewish descent and the particular sect of Judaism in his small then Russian (now part of Belarus) village actually took the decree against making pictures- of any kind- to heart. It caused him a lot of grief.
@Starshadow
5 жыл бұрын
I got to talk to Madeline Murray O'Hare on radio when my kids were little. I cherish that conversation. She was an amazing and caring woman. I mourn her death. I am grateful. I don't believe in forcing children to swear an oath they CANNOT understand. I am utterly opposed to it. And this sacred cow is unassailable right now. Damn it.
@Archangeloftheandes
3 күн бұрын
I saw a documentary about here and i hated her guts…. Because… i was a believer… now i know why se was so right about the wholly fable (“Holy” Bible)
@kokofan50
9 жыл бұрын
That D&D comment got me thinking, I think it's safe to say that, Christians want live in a D&D game. The DM goes by god. "God" spoke the world into existence. There's magic, demons, magic creatures etc.. Now, the scary part is they think we're the players.
@KincadeCeltoSlav
9 жыл бұрын
+kokofan50 AAHHHHH! I'm an NPC!
@youngidealist
9 жыл бұрын
Adventure party foul. Never larp in a crowded public space.
@EdwardHowton
9 жыл бұрын
+kokofan50 That would be such a great thing. If only they didn't worship Gruumsh...
@Ycekhold
9 жыл бұрын
+kokofan50 Where's the Lady of Pain when we need her?
@EliTripps
9 жыл бұрын
+kokofan50 Ive had conservative christians at my table, they make the worst paladins. Their values system is soo screwed up they can't maintain their alignment more than a game or 2. It's fun as Gawd to go over their moral failures.
@jengarlinge7837
9 жыл бұрын
Correct about the 'pilgrims'. They left England because they could not put their ways upon the majority. We are glad they left and we have seen the result in where they went.
@BabySkinCondom
6 жыл бұрын
Jen Garlinge can you please take them back?
@williamchamberlain2263
6 жыл бұрын
@@BabySkinCondom _no-one_ has that many therapists.
@420snoogins
5 жыл бұрын
So you don't have religious nut bars running your country? News to me. Lol
@autobotstarscream765
4 жыл бұрын
@@420snoogins The Islamo-Puritans have come to "fix" that and turn the UKGB into Londonistan.
@420snoogins
4 жыл бұрын
@@autobotstarscream765, as someone who know religion is the problem and never the solution, the Christian sharia is absolutely no different than the Islamic one.
@bobleclair5665
4 жыл бұрын
Even as a kid, I thought holding a moment of silence made more sense,,for a young person,that’s a feat in itself
@corinto1977
5 жыл бұрын
These presentations are golden. Been learning so much sir. This organization has earned a new member.
@TroyLovett
9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic speech, Aaron!
@8698gil
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve noticed that theists have a hard time with the concept of non belief. They often say “if you don’t believe in god then what do you believe?” As if everyone MUST have a supernatural belief of one kind or another. They scratch their heads and look confused when you try to explain that you hold no supernatural beliefs at all. I wonder why that is so hard for them to understand.
@Starshadow
5 жыл бұрын
Oh, meant to say thank you for all you do. I am watching all your lectures. Love them.
@enormousderek
9 жыл бұрын
Oh I can't wait for the Phylogeny thing to be done. Your passion for that subject has really made me interested in it, shortly I'm going to the Jurassic Coast on my first fossil hunting trip, because you've inspired me.
@spiderlime
8 жыл бұрын
dear AronRa: thank you for adressing the greatest need of our time: broad intellectual horizons allied to ethics and mutual caring. it's no longer simply the religion vs. science debate, but broad vs. narrow minds in general.
@RavenTreasures
6 жыл бұрын
📚 😂 watching your videos and reading your books is a breath of fresh air here in the South
@thomaseliason8376
5 жыл бұрын
Exodus 21 also has some very useful information on how to treat one's slaves.
@barackclinton568
9 жыл бұрын
Children chanting in unison? Sounds like the Borg collective....
@steveb0503
9 жыл бұрын
+Barack Clinton "We are Christianity. Reduce your skepticism and surrender your mind. We will add your holidays and religious practices to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile."
@barackclinton568
9 жыл бұрын
+steveb0503 Bwahahahahahahahaaaa!
@darrellbarron6901
9 жыл бұрын
+Barack Clinton children of the corn anyone lol
@GUITARTIME2024
9 жыл бұрын
"we dont need no, education..."
@darrellbarron6901
9 жыл бұрын
raleighman3000 ya that's a good one too lol.
@stephaniefairey8633
9 жыл бұрын
I just love AronRa's "God" voice.
@jtnachos
Жыл бұрын
Mee too!
@ericsbuds
9 жыл бұрын
Aron, you are great at speaking. I watch all your vids and you always have new stuff to talk about!
@teranosaur1
6 жыл бұрын
BOOOOOM, you killed it AaronRa!
@Shanesawendsley
9 жыл бұрын
The only good thing I can say about being brought up JW is that I have never once recited the pledge.
@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff
6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant presentation.
@ericsbuds
9 жыл бұрын
I think its sad that more people cant see that their religion is exactly the same as the thousands of other religions that have existed and that do exist today. They should easily be able to see that no religion can hold that they are the right one. Just blows me away.
@jtnachos
Жыл бұрын
Pure indoctrinated ignorance. Very sad.
@Tupelo927
5 жыл бұрын
Aron never fails to impress!
@theBlueFox2
5 жыл бұрын
I felt the exact same discomfort every morning being forced to pledge my soul to America (and Texas). That's how they get you to "volunteer " to give your life to your leaders in war.
@samartzis2000
9 жыл бұрын
AronRa , you are a top Don! Please keep up the good work.
@narrator69
9 жыл бұрын
I wish I could speak as well as this man. Keep up the good fight Aron.
@lgpladygirlpersontwitter5477
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your hard work!
@ABetterWeapon
9 жыл бұрын
Mr. Ra, you've out-done yourself in this one. I love it and I say thankee sai.
@Tunnelfish2
9 жыл бұрын
I always learn something from Aron's videos.
@stuartthat30atgmail88
6 жыл бұрын
Sir, as always, in all ways, you speak what is in/on my heart. It must be the Holy Spirit!!! Hahaha! You, Sir, are right, or rite!, on all accounts and on all counts. Salute to you, Sir.
@maxdoubt5219
7 жыл бұрын
Eons ago we crawled out of the mud. There was no Adam, no Fall and no Flood. No "debt" requiring a payment of blood. Christian salvation: One Big Dud!
@nicholashernandez4611
4 жыл бұрын
Deacon Verter Nice rhyme scheme.
@michaelrimmington2458
7 жыл бұрын
"I have this book" and "Nothing will change my mind"! These two quotes are typical of the mind set of creationists.
@biggayal4149
9 жыл бұрын
really glad for the new material:) ty aronra youre great!
@keithvanarsdale8151
9 жыл бұрын
I was there for this. Great speech. Good to meet you Aron Ra.
@chickenmanfan4977
5 жыл бұрын
I could listen to you, AronRa, talk all day about anything. Love the content of your channel and your book. Hope you come to Chicago some time soon. Hope to meet you one day.
@edwardfischer3944
Ай бұрын
If we ever forget that we're one nation under a * CONSTITUTION * then we will be a nation gone under "I pledge allegiance to the * CONSTITUTION * of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under *A CONSTITUTION*, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all"
@ashmckinlay1402
9 жыл бұрын
I find it odd from a UK perspective that a country founded on such rational and secular values has so much religious conservatism yet a country like the uk, who's state religions are the Anglican church and the Presbyterian church have, in comparison, such a low amount of fundamentalist Christians. Maybe it's because the past and present leaders of the the church (Williams, Wellby) are themselves quite progressive?
@ashmckinlay1402
8 жыл бұрын
+raleighman3000 yeah you're right, having a monarchy in a 21st century MEDC is pathetic. I have hope that we can democratically out the royal family, May be quite a lot of years yet, unfortunately.
@ashmckinlay1402
8 жыл бұрын
+tompwhu thanks, brilliant explanation! And yes, the rich diversity of faith groups in the US goes both ways along the social spectrum.
@andrewharper1609
5 жыл бұрын
I think that came about because the fundamentalists exported themselves from the UK.
@HostileLemons
4 жыл бұрын
@@ashmckinlay1402 the monarchy is not worshiped nor do they have any power. Theres no point getting rid of a tradition which provides millions annually in tourist spending. They provide more than they take away.
@ashmckinlay1402
4 жыл бұрын
@@HostileLemons if they indeed provide more than they take away then you are right, it wouldn't make sense to get rid of them I guess.
@sagerider2
8 жыл бұрын
SO, I guess I could run, I believe in the All Father ODIN! Odin for the win!
@autobotstarscream765
4 жыл бұрын
If you actually run on that, be sure to tell everyone that Odin is the basis for all the popular "Christian" Santa legends that have nothing to do with Saint Nicholas except for the name "Santa" that isn't a name, it's the title "Saint" in another language. Saint Odin sees all and knows who's naughty and nice, lives in the Far North, commands an army of elves and magical beasts, and brings gifts to those who worship the gods, especially by keeping trees and wreaths in their houses in the winter to show faith in the gods to see them through the winter and bring spring once more, and by offering milk and food in gratitude for their provision and protection.
@odinhansen3257
4 жыл бұрын
Great!
@barackclinton568
9 жыл бұрын
praise AronRa!
@otrame
9 жыл бұрын
Aron, I've been a fan of yours since before you finished the Foundational Falsehoods. I've watched your speeches as you've gotten better and better at it. I am telling you that THIS is the best speech you've given. I've always loved the way you squeeze huge amounts of either information or rhetoric into such a small time frame. This speech is full of so much content that when I imagine telling someone about it, it would take hours. You did it in just over 40 minutes. And you did it with a restrained passion that was enormously effective. Keep up the good work. You are an example of why it is still possible to love Texas, in spite of all the reasons to be ashamed of this state.
@jayleneellis9308
8 жыл бұрын
"have a blessed day" Thank you for the +1 to my saves.
@MMDelta9
8 жыл бұрын
+Jaylene ellis And a +1 to your attack rolls.
@jadejaws1
9 жыл бұрын
Great video Aron.
@garyspring5981
4 жыл бұрын
aron is awesome I like too hear him talk
@juliaabadi6812
3 жыл бұрын
Love the way Aron pronounces Nottinghamshire.
@jimbojet8728
3 жыл бұрын
AronRa you are a star! I was born an Atheist and never saw any reason to do anything about that, so I remain Atheist and I am proud to be Atheist as you are. I would like to be an Atheist Activist and fight the deceitful , cruel GB’s as you do. I am simply not clever enough , that’s how it is I’m afraid. It just gives me more reason to support you in your work, you fight them because I’m just not good enough for the frontline. I am a keen AronRa supporter as of night now. I’m a new subber and I will contribute to your Patreon account. It’s the least I can do. Thank you for all your hard work. Thank you.
@danielconnell957
3 жыл бұрын
I wish terribly that I could explain to my wife's family, sometimes even Her that this is what I believe, but I can't. Makes me feel weak.
@MichaelReeser
8 жыл бұрын
Good delivery AronRa
@jerelull2619
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for pointing out where my (home state) of Pennsylvania got SOME things right. Something that always bugged me was that even PA history, which we did twice, didn't mention too pointedly that Penn established the colony based upon religious freedom. It was only recently that I recognized that we had an unusual number of unusual religions & denominations, and that that was "just fine". In our school, we had a Senior elective course on comparative religions. 'Twas interesting how many in the class could contribute odd bits to fill in the curriculum.
@JaceGem
2 жыл бұрын
Regarding the part about the pledge of allegiance, I remember distinctly when I was 12 years old, in 6th grade, I had history class first thing in the morning. I never understood the point of pledging allegiance to the flag, even when I was in elementary school, but I did it any way because it's what was expected. But in that class, I just stopped getting up for the pledge. It would come on the daily announcements that we had to stand up, and I just didn't. I remember my teaching pulling me into the hallway and yelling at me that I was being 'unamerican' by not doing it. I kinda just let him rant, and continued not standing. It wasn't against the rules not to do so, so what were they gonna do, expel me? I still stand by that decision today, the same way I stand by anyone who kneels when the national anthem comes on. It's not a matter of disrespecting the country, it's just saying 'hey, things aren't what they seem, can we address the problem?'
@scruffythejanitor4368
2 жыл бұрын
Freedom of speech. Though i'd stand.......just out of respect for those who served our country to maintain/protect that right espicially those who sacrificed their lives. That's just my position though.
@starlight7617
8 жыл бұрын
great lecture!
@tabularasa0606
9 жыл бұрын
Doesn't the second commandment also restrict what you write? A description in words is also an image. Which means the bible itself is a forbidden book according to itself.
@Roxor128
9 жыл бұрын
+tabularasa0606 That's bloody brilliant. We need someone to try that on a Christian fundamentalist.
@tabularasa0606
9 жыл бұрын
***** Thanks.
@aprilk141
6 жыл бұрын
As long as it is not an accurate depiction of reality it is not breaking its own rules? But it's rules rely on it being true?!?!?!?
@borttorbbq2556
5 жыл бұрын
I don't think so
@CainEverest
4 жыл бұрын
Don't bring logic to the religious. They'll call you Satanic
@tonyduncan9852
3 жыл бұрын
Aron, may that orbiting teapot hold you in high regard. I do. Damn this lexically-challenged language!
@DJ8017
8 жыл бұрын
"Ted Cruise who claims to be a fiscal conservitive"... who's wife is the VP of Goldman Sachs in Texas.
@BluePiggy
8 жыл бұрын
I entertain the possibility of a little woo. I like my little bit of woo. Thinking about my preferred flavour of woo makes me happy. I know it's woo, so I don't try to convince anyone it isn't woo or expect anyone to show respect for my woo. Still, I carry my little bit of woo with me and cherish and enjoy it whenever it doesn't conflict with provable reality.
@donchristie420
7 жыл бұрын
I agree with your woo woo
@BluePiggy
7 жыл бұрын
don christie Thank you, Don. I have put myself on a woo woo diet. I have to admit I miss it. Logic is a cruel mistress.
@stephaniecuellar3192
6 жыл бұрын
Well put. l too openly acknowledge that my personal myth is just that. Myth. Wonderful little stories l made up. Now, I'm off to study the Pattern. l have a bus to catch. ;)
@grahamsue-a-quan4333
6 жыл бұрын
Why?
@allsaintsmonastery
8 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@KingQwertzlbrmpf
6 жыл бұрын
Blessing is a level 1 cleric spell. it gives +1 to attack and +1 on saves against fear effects for all allies within 50ft radius for 1 minute per Casterlevel. It also dispels bane.
@Despondencymusic
8 жыл бұрын
Christians don't follow Jesus...they follow Paul.
@seanmichaels8060
6 жыл бұрын
We know why Paul's extremism made it into the biblical canon. He justified slavery and the oppression of women among other backwards ideas. Tear all the books attributed to Paul out of the Bible and you have a better New Testament. LOL.
@resourcedragon
4 жыл бұрын
True that but with a couple of possible exceptions. The Thomistic Christians in India don't (as far as I am aware). I'm not sure that Coptic Christians are exactly Paulists, either. But the Protestants made up for them and really doubled down on Paulism.
@autobotstarscream765
4 жыл бұрын
@@resourcedragon I'm guessing that living in India makes them well aware of how Hinduism works and when Christianity borrows from it.
@autobotstarscream765
4 жыл бұрын
@@seanmichaels8060 You're not the only one I've heard advocate for that, after all, Paul's assertion that all Scripture is God-breathed is standard Rabbinical thought about the Hebrew Scriptures, basically the Old Testament, which is what Paul would have meant by "the Scriptures" in that instance as the New Testament as we know it was not yet codified when Paul wrote his letters, which altogether are his writings and opinions, basically his Messianic Rabbinical Talmud, ironic since many Christians freak out at the very idea of Talmuds yet live by one, thinking that Paul was so delusional as to be referring to *his own Epistles* when he said "all Scripture is God-breathed", which is used to declare the Bible self-sealing and therefore unquestionable when that's obviously not what Paul meant by that.
@stevenhogenson4880
4 жыл бұрын
I've never heard that expression but it is absolutely spot on.
@abacus3550
Жыл бұрын
If I were to run for public office in Texas and they ask me if I believed in a supreme being, I would say yes and that would be true for I am the supreme being of my own life. Just like if you're ask if you're a god you say "YES!"
@PeterK1984
9 жыл бұрын
Hey, a blessing and an enchantment are not the same thing. You can't bless a dagger with "life drain"!
@darrellbarron6901
9 жыл бұрын
+PeterK1984 you could if it had sentience.
@yokamoney
9 жыл бұрын
+PeterK1984 Dat Magic reference....
@zawarudowryyyyyy
8 жыл бұрын
+PeterK1984 And "bless" isn't politically correct, it's a "buff" now.
@Doomtothend
8 жыл бұрын
+Fantomu Unless you're a cleric. then bless is a buffing spell
@kirillzakharov7336
2 жыл бұрын
37:43 finally someone talks about the DAMN Pledge. Each day, I had to say it, without understanding what the hell it was. Initially, at least. In 5th grade, when I first came to America, my peers and my teacher congratulated me when I memorized it. I stopped saying it by the end of fifth grade, and from then on, I never said it again. While it is, fortunately, not required, I still stood up every time it was spoken, because I felt awkward otherwise. If they want to keep the pledge, fine, remove the "under *od", and only have the pledge spoken one day of the year. Even that's too much.
@Theroha
4 жыл бұрын
If gods and magic really worked, the world would be like in D&D. Not necessarily that level of power, but you would be able to study magic and come to an understanding of how and why things worked. Not only could you talk to the gods, but the gods would talk back in a way that other people could experience even if they didn't worship that particular deity.
@jilliansmith7123
5 жыл бұрын
Is my driver's license photo a graven image? Sadly, it sure looks like me...sacrilege!
@tetsujin_144
3 жыл бұрын
Well this wasn't so much of a problem back when drivers licenses were laminated, that kept the breath of life from being breathed into them. It's more of a problem with the ones that are just printed plastic cards, the plastic can fracture over time allowing the breath of life in.
@kimweaver3323
9 жыл бұрын
Buddha is an atheist? Granted. But so is gawd. He worships no gawd and embraces no religion. If it's good enough for gawd, it's good enough for me.
@rangerkeith7
5 жыл бұрын
Jesus prayed to His father.
@fukpoeslaw3613
5 жыл бұрын
@@rangerkeith7 and the Buddha was a hindu.
@autobotstarscream765
4 жыл бұрын
@@fukpoeslaw3613 And at least some forms of Hinduism hold the first Buddha to be an Avatar of Vishnu (meaning they see Buddhism as kind of a Messianic movement), but they don't ascribe perfect and morality to their "Jesuses" so they don't think Siddhartha Gautama was perfect almighty God even when they think he's an Avatar of Vishnu, some apparently even think he's one of the more negative avatars.
@fukpoeslaw3613
4 жыл бұрын
@@autobotstarscream765 Interesting, thank you. For some reason I like Hinduism a lot better than christianity or islam, why would that be?
@autobotstarscream765
4 жыл бұрын
@@fukpoeslaw3613 I don't know, maybe the results?
@tmm32x
7 жыл бұрын
As a science teacher in the UK, just the first 1 minute and 10 seconds of the clip astonishes me. I'm not going to say that no such teachers exist here, I have no evidence! but, the thought of playing a video to a class because I don't believe the science is totally alien here.
@deanb4799
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic lecture man.
@flamechick6
9 жыл бұрын
Aw it's over!? That went by quickly! Good one. Lmao at 18:30
@Sciguy95
6 жыл бұрын
I love what he said around 20 minutes
@bobleclair5665
4 жыл бұрын
Freedom of and freedom from,good point, and yes I believe in magic,collective magic is very powerful,that’s what governments strive to harness, a strong religion combined with the government could take over and control its people,a fast track to slavery, separation of church and state still holds true,peace
@agent004b
9 жыл бұрын
I had an ancestor named Margaret Scott, who was executed on September 22nd, 1692, in Salem. It's one of my sticking points against religion, even today.
@jtnachos
Жыл бұрын
Woah...
@theblackgoatofthewoods
6 жыл бұрын
When will he run for president?
@dahitmann
9 жыл бұрын
The only bad part of AronRa's speech comes at 40:40.
9 жыл бұрын
+dahitmann That part is quite cringeworthy.
@coralaisly
8 жыл бұрын
+dahitmann that and confusing pilgrims and puritans. They were different people with different beliefs. Both were silly and backwards, but they were still different.
@LegionAdell
6 жыл бұрын
dahitmann Lol
@eddiebrevet4000
4 жыл бұрын
This has begat a daydream, a secular refuge in the Middle East
@brifox
5 жыл бұрын
Hearing Aron talk about the 2015-16 lineup of Republicans is surreal today. To think that there was that batch of idiots, and yet we're stuck with by far the worst of them.
@tricursor2481
7 ай бұрын
Compare any GOP debate to any debate post the 2016 election. It's like the IQ dropped 80 points. It's now about who's "alternate fact" is the most true and how the real fact is fake news and only our opinion. I honestly can't believe my eyes and ears these last few years. It is so disappointing that half of our country is so easily lied to and how easy it is to get them to parrot these lies and be manipulated.
@barackclinton568
9 жыл бұрын
Hey Aron, are you still into role playing games? I never liked D&D but I run some science fiction RPGs. you're always welcome at my table, i'd even loan you some dice.
@andrewtall2047
9 жыл бұрын
The bible, I sometimes wish they'd have marijuana back then as the trips might have been more mellow. Just read through Exodus 34, aside from wondering about the whole 'whups I broke the first set, don't worry Moses I'll tell them to you again, whups I changed most of them' issue, and so on the commandments themselves are weird. Starting at 14, we have the expected "Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God." So, there are other gods, and jealousy is a core attribute of Yahweh... "15. Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices." This refers to verse 11 where God forms a covenant with the Jews to help them drive out the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites and claim their lands in return for them pledging to follow his commandments. "16. And when you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will lead your sons to do the same." More of 15 about not talking to the people in the lands and instead slaughtering them to avoid the foreigners leading the chosen people astray, but offhandedly noting that daughters would be chosen as wives - it is not something they have a choice in. "17 Do not make any idols" Clear enough as long as it refers to religious idols, but if interpreted more widely as noted any representation becomes fair game. "18 "Celebrate the festival of Unleavened Bread..." Err, this is in the top ten list? "19: The first offspring of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether of herd or flock. 20: Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it break its neck. Redeem all your firstborn sons. No one is to appear before me empty handed" Ah yes, what god would be a real god without blood sacrifice? Here however I must correct Aron at 27.20, the firstborn sons should be redeemed rather than sacrificed, there is however no such redemption for girls... Quite how the last line fits with an omnipresent god that embraces charity rather than I'm am unsure, it seems to fit much better with a greedy priesthood. "21: Six days you shall labour, but on the seventh you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest." Take a day off each week, ok, generally a good idea, albeit possibly more inspired by the desire to make people attend church or otherwise make a clear profession of the faith but at least it has a positive side, however it becomes an imposition due to its clear demand that this day off takes priority over other concerns such as plowing and harvest, a more credible commandment for the betterment of the people would allow a 'catch-up' facility. "22: Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the festival of Ingathering at the turn of the year. " More in the vein of 18... Parties are important to Yahweh it seems. "23: three times a year all your men are to appear before the sovereign Lord, the God of Israel." So, not the women just the men... and again we have the implicit recognition that there are other gods, indeed this time it is explicit that Yahweh is merely the god of Israel and that he is limited to a place such that the people must go to him... "24: I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your god." Ok, this is clearly pre-empting the fears of those listeners sane enough to consider that the Jews will shortly be making lots of enemies and that they would be militarily vulnerable while all the men were on their merry little jaunts. Again however it is implicit that god is limited to a physical place rather than omnipresent, otherwise there would be no need to 'go up..to appear before the lord' "25: Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the passover festival remain until morning." OK, God doesn't like Marmite, no need to ask why an infinite omnipresent being is bothered by the brown stuff, but what exactly is wrong with Guinness? "26: Bring the best of the first fruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk" The first indicates more that the priests were to have means for a balanced diet rather than just blood and burnt offerings, the second is presumably an 'ick factor' issue? "27: Then the Lord said to Moses, "write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel." " Would it perhaps not have been better to start the list with an admonishment to write it down? Rather than hoping Moses would remember? At least this god picked someone literate to give commandments too this time, unlike with later updates of Mohammed and Joseph Smith. "28: Moses was there with the Lord 40 days and 40 nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant - the Ten commandments." Um, so Moses is a really slow chiseler I presume? And a breatharian? Overall not a very good attempt at the 10 key ways to structure a good life / society. It is no wonder that many Christians don't like it when Atheists read the bible...
@VIIflegias
9 жыл бұрын
+Andrew Tall a comment 23 hours old in a video that has been up for 5 minutes? what is this sorcery?
@terradaxookawa3490
9 жыл бұрын
+VIIflegias I'll tell you what it's not....the power of God. xD.
@smithblack5945
9 жыл бұрын
+VIIflegias probably the power of patreon
@GBart
9 жыл бұрын
+Andrew Tall They DID have marijuana www.livescience.com/48337-marijuana-history-how-cannabis-travelled-world.html Also, I think the Bible was an experiment to see how much hypocrisy you could fit into one book. If so, it was most successful
@jdgrahamo
9 жыл бұрын
+Andrew Tall I find it telling that something so important and durable as those stone tablets should have disappeared without trace.
@SunsetStarship
8 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah!!! I'm right there with you on the Pilgrims!
@wtfjesus8251
5 жыл бұрын
AronRa true Freedom Patriot!!! 🤘
@ABitOfTheUniverse
9 жыл бұрын
90 views, 128 likes, 1 dislike. Oh 301+, you sneaky little bugger.
@solidaritytime3650
9 жыл бұрын
Will you please explain what this means?
@nitehawk86
9 жыл бұрын
+Tom Riddle When a video is new the "viewed" statistics are inaccurate. It used to always say "301+" right after the video was posted, and would stay that way for a couple of days. It was humorous to see people not understand this and claim "its a conspiracy! only 301 people have watched my video but thousands have downvoted it!"
@solidaritytime3650
9 жыл бұрын
Ah. I knew about the 301+ glitch but I didn't know why it was a thing. So thank you!
@MarshmellowFluff
9 жыл бұрын
Hmm? What's that you say? It's pronounced "Errin?" Got it! :P Thanks for the upload, mate. Always love the stuff you produce.
@camron5788
9 жыл бұрын
+MarshmellowFluff (ARE) (EN), sounds like saying "R" and "N".
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