This guy hasnt read the koran. I'm not muslim, but I sure do know that what he's preaching is bullshit. I know muslims who wish everyone a Merry Christmas! That guy was a conplete idiot haha.
@mh4777abc “You Muslims”? Huh? I am an atheist, not a Muslim; just like the majority of Australians. Given Muslims worship the same god the Christians do, I am sure many of them have had the same “spiritual encounters with god” - or at least what they think are encounters.
@mh4777abc depends what you mean by that. muslims do belive jesus was real man, but they belive that mohammed is more important. and muslims dont belive that blood sacrifice can save from sin, but faith alone. that is why they dont think jesus culd "die for sins" bechose they belive that you need to die for sins. now i dont belive in god or jesus or mohammed. nither do i belive that faith saves. only acts can deem charecter.
In french (it also works in spanish and italian) mardi (tuesday) is the day of Mars, another god of war, mercredi (wednesday) is the day of Mercury, jeudi (thursday) is the day of Jupiter, another god of thunder, vendredi (friday) is the day of Venus, another goddess of love, lundi (monday) is the day of the Moon too. Samedi, (saturday, which I thought was Saturn's day) takes its name from sabbath, and dimanche (sunday) has been christianized as day of the lord (dies dominicus).
By the way, in his attempt for Muslims to never utter "Merry Christmas", no matter if it's just to an alien, he certainly says "Merry Christmas" a lot to his webcam and computer! In fact, in that Muslim's video, he has probably said "Merry Christmas" more than I have this winter season!
In some countries we don't even use the name 'Christ' in Cristmas; In Denmark we call it Jul, which sounds a bit like 'Yuletide' (Jule-Tid = Cristmas time). And we celebrate Christmas very much, with presents, trees, food, Santa (Julemanden = the Christmas man) etc., just like they do in the US, and the rest of Europe. Thought you might find that interesting.
@SLIPKNOT0fan1 nope. if you whuld be accurate. you shuld call your holiday yule. cos briging the tree in, giving presents, eating pig, and all that is nordic pagan tradition. so you just stole our selebration and tried to hide the fact that its yule. without yule there whuld not be christmas. cos christmas is just yule with difrent name.
To be fair, "Christ in Australian Christmas" and "Melbourne's Ridiculous Weather" are somewhat different topics. Gotta draw the line somewhere, lest sidenotes swamp what you're actually trying to say.
China has fewer sweatshops than the World average, so please deter from making ignorant comments about certain countries if you don't have a reasonable source.
Great video / kind of educational, ... of course being stuck in the U.K. I could have done with a little bit less reference to bloody sunshine!!! & white wine on the beach, ... but hey, Happy Holidays! : )
That's me too, all for the time off, not giving a shit too much about the christ. how can it feel like Christmas if it isnt even cold? That's about as weird as having snow on July 4. I know I know I'm hemisphere-centric. But I do love your stars, I'm slightly jealous of your night sky. It's funny to think of Cygnus as being far north for you guys, and it's even funnier to try and picture Orion and Sirius upside down. But hey, what does up mean on a floating ball anyway?
Was the phrase White Wine in the Sun a reference to the Tim Minchin song? Or is that just common over there?
If its a coincidence then I advise checking that song out, its a truly excellent tune :) definitely in the top 5 or 3 of all christmas songs. Certainly the best in the last decade or two :)
@askegg My question was asked in curious hope, NOT criticism. I don't have any friends called Ken, but if there was any chance my ears had not deceived me I was damned well going to get one! :)
christmas is a stupid pagan festival hijacked by religious and corporate interests. why would anyone involve themselves with something so stupid, wasteful, and often immoral?
noh! no way!? you aussies spray fake snow? in the southern hemispheres summertime..? wow... that's so inane. I also love the insane strong christian ties between baby jesus and snow!! Muahhahaha! Calling it "Christmas" is a freaking lie today.
@Paxmax The name means nothing, I personally think its about time we hit back at Christianity and demanded that Christ be kept OUT of christmas. Nothing done on christmas has anything to do with jesus anyway.
@MrHedgehog380 Arghahaahahaha! Yeah, if we took all pagan and consummerism out of christmas... seriously no one would care about it any more. Empolyers would be like: "What? time off to put up a baby doll jesus in a little wooden replica of a manger? I don't think so! I mean, it's not like you are decorating your house in lights and glitter, chopping down evergreen trees and buying a ton of gifts and preparing a feast, so... NO DEAL! get back to the office."
@KingHeathen Hope this video satisfies. As you can see - we have Santa dressed in North Pole gear, fake snow, songs of a “white christmas”, traditional roast meals (although we have salmon and salad this year), heavy fruit rich pudding, etc. All in the melting summer sun.
@askegg Yes, it was very good...only one thing would have made it better...Daytime shot of someone's yard decked out with icicles while a woman in a bikini walked by.
Gee, when I say "Merry Christmas," I'm usually wishing someone a Christmas day that is merry. Didn't realize I was endorsing Christianity or proselytizing. Would it still be a sin if I said "Have a mediocre Christmas?"
I always feel a little sorry for one of my managers at this time of year, not only do we have to deal with the Christmas music nonstop at work, but he is also Jewish. If it was just for the one week, then I doubt I would be as annoyed.
I'm an atheist who does celebrate Christmas. The reasons? My kids love it. I love getting time off from work in the middle of a cold winter in Canada. Its a great reason to get together with family and friends, especially if you don't see them very often. There are lots of good parties. I enjoy giving gifts, (and sometimes getting them, too). I love eggnog. The decorations, tree, candles, fireplaces, etc. are nice. I don't go to church or pray.
I'm a Pagan, admittedly. I just can't seem to give it up, no matter how much I dig your videos, and those of other atheists. I say happy Holidays for one reason. I have friends who are atheists (and time off from work is 'holiday' so I feel kinda safe there), I have Christian pals, Jewish pals, and so on. I'm cool with whatever, until someone gets in my face about "the reason for the season". My response inevitably is "Oh, you mean how Christians stole Yule to win over the pagans? I haven't."
For whatever reason, I have never really contemplated how Christmas is celebrated in the southern hemisphere. I find it a bit amusing that "you guys" treat it as a winter (cold weather) holiday. Learn something new every day! Great video, as always!
hahah, I love how that Muslim just said "merry Christmas to you" as an example, and basically just killed someone by doing so... Guess he's going to his version of hell them. :)
Every time I see a fat, jolly Santa, I see that old coke bottle, it reminds me of who pirated the Santa image for marketing purposes. This also reminds me how Christians co-opted this time of year for the same, marketing their bullshit.
Nice history lesson. Unfortunately, like other facts that are inconvenient to their dogma, theists of all stripes cannot accept the truth.
I tried explaining the whole "Christmas is a Pagan Holiday" to my dad but of course he just played it off and told me to stop preaching my 'religion'.. and I tried explaining it to my aunt, but she spent the next half hour afterwards showing me websites that has writings from some christian fundies.
So all in all it was a ordinary little end of our Orbital Cycle for me... Happy Holiday to you and your adorable daughters mate!
@MrZash313 you started way ahead of them... or maybe they are too far in the hole to dig themselves out... keep trying.. they will come through... doubt is the start.. thought is the cure! for instance you have to start somewhere like... did you know we are all born atheists? and that your almighty creator needs humans to spread his word... why would he need us if he was the, quote "infallible" "almighty" "God!" makes no sense.. peace and good luck -Peely
I used to live in southern California and there's nothing sadder than driving around at night in 25° with clear skies looking at acres of fake snow on people's roofs which all sport Santa's sleigh complete with reindeer while cheap K-Mart speakers spew out "White Christmas". It's even worse when it rains.
@askegg He almost certainly will not be opposed to saying it - the muslim fanatic you showed is a fundamentalist which developed in the 1960s with Qutbian theology and the identification of Jahiliyyah (the pagan period in Mecca) with the Western world - thus openning the use of negative islamic concepts to western concepts. He looks like the sort of guy who would sell his grandmother if he could interpret the qur'an that way and it suited his purposes.
This guy hasnt read the koran. I'm not muslim, but I sure do know that what he's preaching is bullshit. I know muslims who wish everyone a Merry Christmas! That guy was a conplete idiot haha.
x3HxCMoshx3 1 month ago
Wait a minute... there's a "southern hemisphere" now? I dunno. The bible is pretty unambiguous about the earth being a flat disc.
Arikiel 1 month ago 2
I would like to know if any of you Muslims has ever had a spiritual encounter with God.
mh4777abc 1 month ago
@mh4777abc “You Muslims”? Huh? I am an atheist, not a Muslim; just like the majority of Australians. Given Muslims worship the same god the Christians do, I am sure many of them have had the same “spiritual encounters with god” - or at least what they think are encounters.
askegg 1 month ago 2
@askegg I know you are hence I wasn't addressing you. And it's really not the same God, if it were they would love his son - Jesus.
I was just curious if the lord's spirit is in them, given I haven't met many muslims.
mh4777abc 1 month ago
@mh4777abc depends what you mean by that. muslims do belive jesus was real man, but they belive that mohammed is more important. and muslims dont belive that blood sacrifice can save from sin, but faith alone. that is why they dont think jesus culd "die for sins" bechose they belive that you need to die for sins. now i dont belive in god or jesus or mohammed. nither do i belive that faith saves. only acts can deem charecter.
gethsoftware 3 weeks ago
@mh4777abc your an obvius troll.
gethsoftware 3 weeks ago
In french (it also works in spanish and italian) mardi (tuesday) is the day of Mars, another god of war, mercredi (wednesday) is the day of Mercury, jeudi (thursday) is the day of Jupiter, another god of thunder, vendredi (friday) is the day of Venus, another goddess of love, lundi (monday) is the day of the Moon too. Samedi, (saturday, which I thought was Saturn's day) takes its name from sabbath, and dimanche (sunday) has been christianized as day of the lord (dies dominicus).
synsei1 1 month ago
Happy, err, Summer Solstice!
By the way, in his attempt for Muslims to never utter "Merry Christmas", no matter if it's just to an alien, he certainly says "Merry Christmas" a lot to his webcam and computer! In fact, in that Muslim's video, he has probably said "Merry Christmas" more than I have this winter season!
Rationalific 1 month ago
In some countries we don't even use the name 'Christ' in Cristmas; In Denmark we call it Jul, which sounds a bit like 'Yuletide' (Jule-Tid = Cristmas time). And we celebrate Christmas very much, with presents, trees, food, Santa (Julemanden = the Christmas man) etc., just like they do in the US, and the rest of Europe. Thought you might find that interesting.
gobblishious 1 month ago
Beach?
Fawk - I get about 10 good beach days a year and traffic is Hell.
Fucking England.
calmreason 1 month ago
Can't take out 'Christ' out of it, its just a random holiday for atheists.
SLIPKNOT0fan1 2 months ago
@SLIPKNOT0fan1 nope. if you whuld be accurate. you shuld call your holiday yule. cos briging the tree in, giving presents, eating pig, and all that is nordic pagan tradition. so you just stole our selebration and tried to hide the fact that its yule. without yule there whuld not be christmas. cos christmas is just yule with difrent name.
gethsoftware 3 weeks ago
merry xmyth and a happy new year. thumbed up
kram83au 2 months ago
Spheroidal or spherical? :P
roohif 2 months ago
Delightful. And +1 for the Tim Minchin references.
wordup60 2 months ago
The world is full of atheists hiding in the closet. Feels great to be out. Awesome vid
markmarkmark83 2 months ago
The toy store image is from Japan, not China. Not actually important, but just thought I'd mention it.
NimbusDX 2 months ago
@NimbusDX Yes, I should have found a better image.
askegg 2 months ago
My xmas tunes this year consisted of 80s heavy metal. My (still church attending xtian) kids thought it was brilliant
bornagainatheist1 2 months ago
Actual white Christmas in Melbourne this year, but it was a freak hailstorm on a 32C day. Good old Melbourne.
ThinkingSpeck 2 months ago
@ThinkingSpeck I noticed that. Should have mentioned it somewhere.
askegg 2 months ago
@askegg
To be fair, "Christ in Australian Christmas" and "Melbourne's Ridiculous Weather" are somewhat different topics. Gotta draw the line somewhere, lest sidenotes swamp what you're actually trying to say.
ThinkingSpeck 2 months ago
China has fewer sweatshops than the World average, so please deter from making ignorant comments about certain countries if you don't have a reasonable source.
havee3333333 2 months ago
Silly australian, christmas is in winter.
(Yes I know december is summer in the southern hemisphere)
MrSwedenik 2 months ago
Crap, we're lucky(?) to get snow in December in Texas. Even if a bunch of assholes pray for it.
tctheunbeliever 2 months ago
Why is nobody insisting that we put the mass back in Christmas? After all, going to church should be the most important part of that holiday.
If you believe that stuff.
lizzand 2 months ago
spheroidal? I gotta use that.
Virsaglibari 2 months ago
Great video / kind of educational, ... of course being stuck in the U.K. I could have done with a little bit less reference to bloody sunshine!!! & white wine on the beach, ... but hey, Happy Holidays! : )
PiskieBenWa 2 months ago
By the way, his little "thumbs up" gesture has a rather different meaning in many Arab countries. It's a lot like flipping the bird to Westerners.
GreatBigBore 2 months ago
Yeah, come to think of it, religion isn't totally useless. I like the holidays.
8^)
warren52nz 2 months ago
Happy New year to you, and your family...Peace
CBTENGR100 2 months ago
That's me too, all for the time off, not giving a shit too much about the christ. how can it feel like Christmas if it isnt even cold? That's about as weird as having snow on July 4. I know I know I'm hemisphere-centric. But I do love your stars, I'm slightly jealous of your night sky. It's funny to think of Cygnus as being far north for you guys, and it's even funnier to try and picture Orion and Sirius upside down. But hey, what does up mean on a floating ball anyway?
isisdron 2 months ago
Was the phrase White Wine in the Sun a reference to the Tim Minchin song? Or is that just common over there?
If its a coincidence then I advise checking that song out, its a truly excellent tune :) definitely in the top 5 or 3 of all christmas songs. Certainly the best in the last decade or two :)
MrHedgehog380 2 months ago
@MrHedgehog380 Definite and deliberate reference to Tim Minchin’s song. Everyone should buy a copy - proceeds go to charity.
askegg 2 months ago
Septem = 7
Octo = 8
Novem = 9
Decem = 10
pythor2 2 months ago
How do you get fake snow out of a "Ken"?
philhellenes 2 months ago 4
@philhellenes It’s a matter of applying pressure in the right spot.
askegg 2 months ago 5
@philhellenes Austrailians and Brits arguing over accents...hilarious....I just wish both of you would speak American!
KingHeathen 2 months ago
@KingHeathen
Any particular request? I can do a vaguely decent Texas accent sometimes, and I'm actually not too bad at the more New England type accents...
ThinkingSpeck 2 months ago
@philhellenes Serves me right for recording after a few beers.
askegg 2 months ago
@askegg My question was asked in curious hope, NOT criticism. I don't have any friends called Ken, but if there was any chance my ears had not deceived me I was damned well going to get one! :)
philhellenes 2 months ago
@philhellenes Ha! Not taken as a criticism, mate. Being in the skeptical business, I have a thicker skin than that :)
askegg 2 months ago
wine is ALWAYS in order,egg! best to you and yours!!!
practicalmagic9 2 months ago
It´s the same here in Brazil! :)
EverEvolvingApe 2 months ago
A good point well made!
ulodetero 2 months ago
christmas is a stupid pagan festival hijacked by religious and corporate interests. why would anyone involve themselves with something so stupid, wasteful, and often immoral?
neomp5 2 months ago
You missed an opportunity to mention the apotheosis of Augustus.
gamutman 2 months ago
noh! no way!? you aussies spray fake snow? in the southern hemispheres summertime..? wow... that's so inane. I also love the insane strong christian ties between baby jesus and snow!! Muahhahaha! Calling it "Christmas" is a freaking lie today.
Paxmax 2 months ago
@Paxmax Some do. We have icicle lights which sometimes hang off the house, but this year I was too lazy to put them up. It’s all very weird.
askegg 2 months ago
@askegg
Do you even get cold weather down there.....?
ulodetero 2 months ago
@ulodetero Not at this time of year. In the winter months (June/July) the temperatures hover around 10 degrees Celsius - at least where I live.
askegg 2 months ago
@askegg
So you don't get real snow...
That's what I was getting at. :)
ulodetero 2 months ago
@ulodetero Not even a remote chance of snow.
askegg 2 months ago
@Paxmax The name means nothing, I personally think its about time we hit back at Christianity and demanded that Christ be kept OUT of christmas. Nothing done on christmas has anything to do with jesus anyway.
MrHedgehog380 2 months ago
@MrHedgehog380 Arghahaahahaha! Yeah, if we took all pagan and consummerism out of christmas... seriously no one would care about it any more. Empolyers would be like: "What? time off to put up a baby doll jesus in a little wooden replica of a manger? I don't think so! I mean, it's not like you are decorating your house in lights and glitter, chopping down evergreen trees and buying a ton of gifts and preparing a feast, so... NO DEAL! get back to the office."
Paxmax 2 months ago
Sept, Oct, Nov, and Dec...
Why did it never occur to me
7, 8, 9, 10...
Well....I learned something!
KingHeathen 2 months ago 4
@KingHeathen Hope this video satisfies. As you can see - we have Santa dressed in North Pole gear, fake snow, songs of a “white christmas”, traditional roast meals (although we have salmon and salad this year), heavy fruit rich pudding, etc. All in the melting summer sun.
askegg 2 months ago
@askegg Yes, it was very good...only one thing would have made it better...Daytime shot of someone's yard decked out with icicles while a woman in a bikini walked by.
KingHeathen 2 months ago
@KingHeathen I’ll see what I can organise next year ;)
askegg 2 months ago
How dare you revel in base human interaction! When Jesus finds out, he'll be...he'll be...he'll be nothing, as usual.
fdasherv 2 months ago 3
We have it easy here in scandinavia. Here we celebrate Jul. So christians can just sodoff, and they can take that little arab fellow with them.
knusern666 2 months ago
Gee, when I say "Merry Christmas," I'm usually wishing someone a Christmas day that is merry. Didn't realize I was endorsing Christianity or proselytizing. Would it still be a sin if I said "Have a mediocre Christmas?"
nemo3590 2 months ago
"worse than fornication and drinking alcohol" damn i am getting into it now that you mention two of the great joys of human life.
sushanalone 2 months ago
Very well done :)
bushonomics 2 months ago
not my family either lol
mattincinci 2 months ago
I always feel a little sorry for one of my managers at this time of year, not only do we have to deal with the Christmas music nonstop at work, but he is also Jewish. If it was just for the one week, then I doubt I would be as annoyed.
DiceWarwick 2 months ago
I'm an atheist who does celebrate Christmas. The reasons? My kids love it. I love getting time off from work in the middle of a cold winter in Canada. Its a great reason to get together with family and friends, especially if you don't see them very often. There are lots of good parties. I enjoy giving gifts, (and sometimes getting them, too). I love eggnog. The decorations, tree, candles, fireplaces, etc. are nice. I don't go to church or pray.
8698gil 2 months ago
I'm a Pagan, admittedly. I just can't seem to give it up, no matter how much I dig your videos, and those of other atheists. I say happy Holidays for one reason. I have friends who are atheists (and time off from work is 'holiday' so I feel kinda safe there), I have Christian pals, Jewish pals, and so on. I'm cool with whatever, until someone gets in my face about "the reason for the season". My response inevitably is "Oh, you mean how Christians stole Yule to win over the pagans? I haven't."
NotMySight 2 months ago
Good finds on where the days of the week and months come from... But I still can't remekber the english days of the week...
Poodleinacan 2 months ago
For whatever reason, I have never really contemplated how Christmas is celebrated in the southern hemisphere. I find it a bit amusing that "you guys" treat it as a winter (cold weather) holiday. Learn something new every day! Great video, as always!
juggaloryan3 2 months ago
Have an awesome new year mate!
kirkey99 2 months ago
That Muslim also has a video on why women should always cover their feet. He is one sick nutjob.
cleticprincess1956 2 months ago 13
@cleticprincess1956 Quentin Tarantino does not approve
Ch35h1r3C47 2 months ago
"Fornicating, drinking and killing someone" Yeah, sounds like Christmas to me...
pegasusfreedom 2 months ago 3
@pegasusfreedom I read your comment and literally (and I mean literally) burst out laughing. Cheers mate, thanks.
Happy, whatever floats your boat :)
unixhead101 2 months ago
@unixhead101 : D Happy holidays
pegasusfreedom 2 months ago
Great plug there at the end for Tim Minchin's "White wine in the sun."
a very excellent song.
mrx00666 2 months ago
hahah, I love how that Muslim just said "merry Christmas to you" as an example, and basically just killed someone by doing so... Guess he's going to his version of hell them. :)
mrx00666 2 months ago
WORSE THAN FORNICATION?! shit just got serious
Bleachfanoftheyear 2 months ago
Every time I see a fat, jolly Santa, I see that old coke bottle, it reminds me of who pirated the Santa image for marketing purposes. This also reminds me how Christians co-opted this time of year for the same, marketing their bullshit.
Nice history lesson. Unfortunately, like other facts that are inconvenient to their dogma, theists of all stripes cannot accept the truth.
saxmanchiro 2 months ago 3
@saxmanchiro "Unfortunately, like other facts that are inconvenient to their dogma, theists of all stripes cannot accept the truth."
What you've managed to do there is sum up the entirety of religious belief into one short, succinct, and eloquent sentence. Respect to you, sir.
unixhead101 2 months ago
Happy Holidays floats my boat.
99minerkc 2 months ago
lol, if wishing "Merry Christmas" is like murder then i'm a mass murder.
ZZzzzzzWhat 2 months ago
I think our next campaign should be to take the holy out of holiday :)
AuntieDiluvian 2 months ago 15
@AuntieDiluvian How did I fail to mention that?
askegg 2 months ago
@AuntieDiluvian "I think our next campaign should be to take the holy out of holiday :)"
I actually knew a woman called Ida!
Pineverends 2 months ago
@AuntieDiluvian How did I ever miss that?! Count me in.
babaluboo123 2 months ago
I tried explaining the whole "Christmas is a Pagan Holiday" to my dad but of course he just played it off and told me to stop preaching my 'religion'.. and I tried explaining it to my aunt, but she spent the next half hour afterwards showing me websites that has writings from some christian fundies.
So all in all it was a ordinary little end of our Orbital Cycle for me... Happy Holiday to you and your adorable daughters mate!
MrZash313 2 months ago
@MrZash313 Already underway.
askegg 2 months ago
azmanabdula 2 months ago
Yay for the fusion reactor :)
thorungal 2 months ago 2
I used to live in southern California and there's nothing sadder than driving around at night in 25° with clear skies looking at acres of fake snow on people's roofs which all sport Santa's sleigh complete with reindeer while cheap K-Mart speakers spew out "White Christmas". It's even worse when it rains.
colourmegone 2 months ago
@colourmegone Every Christmas. It’s insane, but we make it our own.
askegg 2 months ago
Good video, as always.
jesse1018 2 months ago
@jesse1018 Thank you :)
askegg 2 months ago
I have muslim friends who celebrate christmas (without the ham) because jesus is the second most important prophet in islam.
dangerouslytalented 2 months ago
@dangerouslytalented Good! I hope he’s not adverse to wishing people a “Merry Christmas” either.
askegg 2 months ago
@askegg He almost certainly will not be opposed to saying it - the muslim fanatic you showed is a fundamentalist which developed in the 1960s with Qutbian theology and the identification of Jahiliyyah (the pagan period in Mecca) with the Western world - thus openning the use of negative islamic concepts to western concepts. He looks like the sort of guy who would sell his grandmother if he could interpret the qur'an that way and it suited his purposes.
johncrwarner 2 months ago