Wish Granting Prayer - The Atheist Experience #617

[somewhatd]

TRUE BLOOD

[TheCrimsonification]

THAT'S IT!! Some egomaniac made a wish that he/she was god...POOF! Wish granted. Then It wished there would be light. POOF! It was fucking awesome! After some more wishes, it decided everything sucked. So it wished a flood. It should of wished for ice cream and apple pie and be happy it didn't have diabeetus. The Wish of God. Next thing you know, it'll wanna find the Blue Fairy and wish to be a real god.

[Uberlaser]

One pair of hands working does more than ten thousand pairs of hands clasped in prayer

[RafaellaszBill]

I don't think it's based on wishing it really hard.. i think that when you do the prayer or wish things, you end up getting yourself more confidence... You "go for it".. So that's the possibility of the good side of prayer.. But usually, prayers tend to get depressed, or down and not put an effort to get things, so... yeah, sad thing.

[Karlopeter1]

WISH GRANTING???? WTF?? Does the bible EVER EVER talk about WISH GRANTING when it is talking about PRAYER??!! NO COMON! WHY do so many people just BELIEVE such idiots like those two guys who state stuff against the bible and God without even CHECKING FIRST what it actually says??? Okay just to get this straight here: IF you want to attack Christianity or something that the bible says then you can't just go on saying CRAP that is never mentioned! Read in context, be careful fo judge! PLEASE! =(

[Rayzersword]

@Karlopeter1 You think these guys never read the Bible? YOU are the idiot my friend, they never once even mentionned the Bible in the whole video and scarcely even mentioned Christiannity. They certainly never said that wish granting is mentionned in the Bible. Maybe you should be careful to judge, or at least listen to what people are saying before you judge them, you hypocrite.

[godlessandlovingit]

@Karlopeter1 does the bible not say, "Ask an ye shall recieve?"  Sounds like wish granting to me.

[Chaoitcme]

@Karlopeter1 Um Matt (bald guy) was a hardcore Christian back in the day. In his youth he planned on a job with the church. He became an atheist after doing research on the world. These two know a lot more about Christianity than most so called Christians.

[NOTAFAN2323]

Really? Really?? Really? sorry quoting The Miz from WWE Raw. Anyway. If people pray to get an Xbox or money, well then stop praying. God is not going to give you it. If you pray for someone to heal or having God be with the sick or people in Africa, then there is a chance that God will help.

Sorry but these guys right here, need to look at more information. Also, I'm not trying to start an argument here but if you want send me a message on my youtube channel. Thanks.



[Rayzersword]

@NOTAFAN2323 "If you pray for someone to heal or having God be with the sick or people in Africa, then there is a chance that God will help." Alright then lets see it! If you find me proof that God has saved even one sick African then Ill pray to God every day. But as it is, there are millions praying to heal the people in Africa and guess what? THEYRE STILL DYING. So either you're God is an asshole who doesn't anssswer prayer at all or: HES NOT REAL. Moron.

[ndrthrdr1]

@NOTAFAN2323 said "If you pray for someone to heal or having God be with the sick or people in Africa, then there is a chance that God will help."

Plenty of properly conducted scientific studies have been done to see whether prayer helps people heal better or more quickly. They show that prayer does nothing at all.

Don't believe it? Google

heart patient prayer study

and see for yourself. Nada. Zip. Nothing.

This is exactly what one would expect if your god is imaginary.

[NOTAFAN2323]

@ndrthrdr1 Really? Scientific studies? I pray all the time and I don't expect Him to let a person heal very quickly. Lets take a look at a video I saw of two goons praying to God and hoping that someone will get healed. A couple hours went by and the person died. And they said, "Well that proves it. God is not real" How stupid can that be? Look on Youtube by the way for that video. Prayer does alot of good things. Also I'm not religious in any way. Also I could write longer but,

[moonlightavenger]

Prayer: God has a plan. Screw his plan: I, as a "flawed human", know better than him, who is all-powerful, all-knowing and loves me so much that he´ll change his "perfect plan" for my own "selfish idea of good".

That´s how theists should see praying. It should be a sin.

[RadarKat73080]

Ever see Bruce Almighty?

[bttrflykiss7701]

@RadarKat73080 I have seen it.

[RadarKat73080]

@bttrflykiss7701 Post's so old, I forgot my point! Maybe when he was deluged with prayers and granted 'em with a blanketed yes.

[robertwc82]

his second point about wishes robbing you of a sense of achievment is kind of subjective in a universe where every desire and whim manifests into reality, there would be no reason to have ever evolved feelings like pride and sense of achievment. in such a universe humans would not be humans as we know them

[SeveredFootLoki]

Just like Carlin, I pray to Joe Pesci. Wishes get granted on the same 50/50 basis. I suppose Joe grants a bit more as he actually exists and does things.

[Atheist603]

yeah,..i'm from new hampshire too lol

[ejdf870]

Humans never cease to amaze me. Not only do people think that they are the ONLY life form in the ENTIRE universe, but they think a God exists just for them. The purpose of this God is to answer their prayers and to constantly be preoccupied with their well-being.

It's clear to me that man created God in his own image, and conveniently endowed him with traits that benefit humans at the expense of everything else in the universe.

One might say that God is man idealized.

[MidnightCardinal]

I wanna do bad things to you :)

[ElNerdoLoco]

I shame myself in posting a comment that is unrelated to the philosophy in a philosophical video, the the reflection on Matt's shirt around his left shoulder from 0:16 to 1:03 is an almost perfect human skull. Obviously unintentional, but still pretty cool.

[patrickledford420]

somebody would wish for only there wishes to be true and they would be god

[kevinyang101]

WOW PVP?

[MisterBoswell]

If Matt is worried that in a wish granting universe nothing could be determinable, couldn't he just 1. Wish that things could be determinable(or better yet, wish for omniscience) and then 2. Wish that everyone else's wishing powers would be taken away forever. Seems like problem solved to me. And then in the end, that would make him a god. So I guess he would no longer be atheist either, LOL.

[abbottgr]

True blood song...nice

[puffadderbite]

excuse you? if atheists are scum,you must be very kind,.would u be kind enough to tell us what your belief is and why we should believe u?

[tieInterceptor]

this exact scenario was seen in that shit movie, with jim carrey, Bruce almighty

Carrey, playing as god, decides that's too much work to read the prayers... so he just says Yes to every prayer automatically to get rid of them.

the result is that everyone wins the lottery at the same time...

prayer is childish... it's wanting something without having to work for it...

special pleading.

[J05HDA]

A video game that gives rewards for just showing up?

Team Fortress 2 random weapon drops?

Does Matt play Team Fortress 2?

[puffadderbite]

If its in gods will for something to happen,..than why pray to try to change it? seems like a big waste of time to me

{George Carlin}

[ottosantiago]

Holy shit, thats exactly what I was going to wright. I mean what the fuck is up with prayer, god alredy decided whats going to happen way before it/god even decided to create the universe, so everything that happens good or bad is its doing, people are mearly puppets to this bastard. I wonder can christians spell INTRAPMENT.

[puffadderbite]

praying does nothing but make your knees dirty and cause some kind of bacteria infection,..and guys,whats with praying to make your girl come back to you? try an increase in pay,tattoos on the arms,tanning ,lifting weights with a proper diet and some hair surgery ,..it all worked for me,.not praying to and imaginary being.

[San1tarium]

*Entrapment

;)

[OneStonedBastard]

I dunno about Christians, but you can't. :P

[ottosantiago]

I know I know, I fucked up,

Intrapment...:-(

Correction;

Entrapment...:-)

[FabianoRonaldo777]

You athiest are all gonna burn in hell for your blasphemy.. God is does exist no matter what you assholes say, who are you to judge our heavenly father.. Billions of people believe in a supreme being. You think we are from monkeys, well you can be a monkey, I on the other hand was made in the image of God. Me and many like me will continue worshipping our Lord God, we will be saved and have eternal joy in the kingdom of heaven. Hope you assholes like fire..

[kiiler2]

your god is just too childish. and i'm not playing with him. i'll make an allience with Lucifer. and get rid of your powerful asshole.

[ingodidoubt]

all bald assertions without evidence.

[rickelmonoggin]

Actually it is you who are commiting blasphemy by attempting to prejudge what God is going to decide. So actually unless you ask for forgiveness, it's you who is going to burn in hell.

[rkyeun]

Way to prejudge what God is going to decide. See you there.

[rickelmonoggin]

The difference is: I'm not worried about going to hell.

[Acrimonator]

No brain, no worry...

[locouru]

Christians are the most blood thirsty people in the world. Why do they get erections over the thought of others being tortured?

[Ryagful]

cuz they like the idea that only them are right,

and those who aren't will be tortured!

and i seriusly don't belive they have any pice of

useful brain in they'l head!

[Bowmaj21]

That's what I'd like to know?

My thoughts exactly!

[locouru]

Blasphemy is a victimless crime. Think about it. How does blasphamy affect the most powerful being that has ever lived and will ever live? It doesn't.

No one thinks we came from monkies. Get a clue. Countless Christians, including the Pope, acknowledges evolution.

[SexyMelon]

If you were really made in image of God, no wonder Bible portrays him as a massive bigoted cretin of a man-child on a power-trip.

[rkyeun]

We are those he would demand worship him. That does give us the right to judge him.

Billions of people believing in a supreme being doesn't create one, especially when they believe in different and contradictory supreme beings.

Your misunderstanding of evolution is hilarious. Are you now going to say gravity doesn't work because birds fly?

You will continue praying, and when something good happens you'll assume it's god instead of finding out the real reason and making it happen on your own.

[hellhammerz666]

So much hate, i bet jesus would have done the same thing right?

Proof please?

....

.... no?

...

...

...... That's what i thought. Now go grab a school biology book and get some proper understanding about evolution mister ignorant bigot prick.

[DoubtingThomas666]

Some say Christ is the Messiah, is this true?

[mct685]

nope

[DoubtingThomas666]

Trick question.

Christ means Messiah.

He can't me the messiah, messiah or can he?

Anyway, Jesus was not real.

[drufle]

enough said

[Gplex]

How would we know.

[Dyakki]

Haha, True Blood opening.

[xynth101088]

aw, you beat me to it.

[Scrapheap71]

But what if the voices tell you that you must have sex with Eva Longoria? For me, that would be proof positive that god is real and he does indeed love me!!

:-D

[SunnyStorm21]

If everyones prayers were answered and two people pray for opposite things, what happens?

[IsaacD1987]

This reminds me of the movie "Bruce Almighty".

[3rdeyewildopen]

I'll fill you Matt

[AudioInvasion]

"Power of prayer".... Yea right. I mean come on. Do not confuse coincidence with answered prayer. If you believe in answered prayer... Than you have faith in a God which means you are not an Atheist. Seriously?! Can we just wake up to reality for one second folks?

[LordLanceJH]

It would be awesome! It would be like the Starwars universe, with the Force...

[JackinOffJesus]

I like Matt's shirt.

[Dariusstarkus]

So what's the song ?

[Cafeeine]

its the theme to True Blood.

[Craigipedia]

well, it's actually just a song - "Bad Things", Jace Everett... it also happens to be the theme to TrueBlood, but it wasn't written for it, like the theme to Last of the Mohicans or Requiem for a Dream

[Cafeeine]

That's often the case, but since I didn't know the title and was too lazy to look it up, I gave D. enough info to look it up himself ;)

[Craigipedia]

let's just talk about how surprisingly cool a show about vampires in Louisiana is haha

[Cafeeine]

True dat.

[CocoMac877]

i wouldve hoped everyone woulda been aware that the theme for requiem for a dream wasnt written for the movie lol

[kuzuboshii]

oly shit I was watching tru blood RIGHT before this too.

[Tony2438]

two teams playing in a big game both side pray for a win, is it a draw

[empbac]

Oooh, people hatin' on Matt... Dissing WoW, not a good move. What do you have to say for yerself, Matt? How many goddamn achievement points do YOU have, huh???!!!

[Scrapheap71]

Matt was repeating some of the comments of Jeff Dee.

Jeff Dee is a bit of a celebrity in the gaming world, and has the credentials to talk.

[wimscheers]

I wish I win the Lottery?

[Cheebzsta]

Where's your Algalon achievement then Matt? :P

[Ievolovel]

Does he play WoW? XD

[Cheebzsta]

I think so, I could be totally misremembering this but I think he made some WoW references in earlier shows.

Regardless, his complaint just stinks of a "WoW is easymode" ranting fan.

From what I understand Algalon has been killed in 25 by less raid groups then people involved in those raids, so if he *is* complaining about WoW then Matt had best stop complaining unless he's riding around on an Ironbound Proto Drake. ;)

[Ievolovel]

After Naxx and I got mah full valorous I stopped raiding and picked up arenas again like always.

So I'm not caught up with the raiding shit.

BUT anyways the "easy mode" def. is a WoW reference I would say... but maybe I say that because I just play WoW :D

[Southparker100000000]

It's like the lottery, You can't win if you don't pray!

[Scrapheap71]

Quit making fun of Oriental people!

;-)

[abendroth85]

you may get lucky while taking a shit, too, ya know

[Yarcofin]

I have a plan... I am going to make a list of every good and evil deity I can think of, and pray to each one for three nights each. If one/any grant my wish, I will continue wishing and 'investigating' the extent to which it works.

What would be a good thing to ask to start with? Not so implausible that there is no chance, but not so easy that it could happen by accident. I want to start off seeing if any of these supernatural beings can even "tip the odds".

[Kieranfoy]

To find Liv Tyler in your bed... waiting to give you a footrub.

[isaachaze1]

it would be more than a footrub :). and then yea, she'd probably wish to be anywhere but in my bed :(

[Kieranfoy]

I know the feeling, but a man can dream.

[bad4ever2001]

Dammit dude, your dirty... I would love that! :D

[netsoj]

I'm just kidding. Welcome fellow atheist.

[bad4ever2001]

Cheers buddy! :}

[Kieranfoy]

Yeah, me too.

It's a quote from the Dresden Files.

[TANKgodsAREangry]

Last I checked that list is over 3000 long you hve alot of praying ahead of you. lol.

[ehhhhhhhhhh]

I wish no one else would have the ability to make wishes but me.

[netsoj]

Pray and you may get lucky.

[controllerbrain]

or unlucky.

[netsoj]

If you just accept jesus anything you do will be granted.

[TANKgodsAREangry]

Will he grow my leg back?

[netsoj]

yes it is scientifically proven that if you pray enough it'll happen

[Deathclipse]

..........uhhh where did you hear that?

[netsoj]

THA LORD

[sugrsean]

It's scientifically proven that 100% of the people who pray to live, die.

[hossrex]

Also scientifically proven that 100% of the people who pray to die have their prayer fulfilled.

Don't get me wrong... that's still evidence AGAINST religion... I'm just pointing out that prayer only works consistently when people pray for the inevitable.

[phocjame]

900% of all statistics are made up.

That's a lot of statistics...

[Craigipedia]

9 times

[Scrapheap71]

Bullshit!

127% of statistics are made up, NOT 900%

Sheesh! everyone knows that!!

;-)

[phocjame]

Indeed :D

[MrWAZZAPDUDE]

@sugrsean ya christians want to die.....to be closer to god lmao

[TANKgodsAREangry]

Amazing how it's never been reported. Never shown in science especialy for something thats "scientificly proven". Infact they have check prayer scientificly with prayer you have a .01% yes .01% chance over no prayer to heal. Statisticly irrelevent. People have never regrown limbs and the bible NEVER has a reference to Jesus doing it. Wishfull thinking and hearsay is not scientific fact.

[TANKgodsAREangry]

Damn I just checked your profile. Suceed troll suceeds. LOL.

[netsoj]

I guess you could say that. Yesterday I made history available, you should have seen past history :D

[netsoj]

I tend to leave the direct opposite (most rational) comment on videos.

[Scrapheap71]

I want to kill Jesus to take his place and have everyone worship ME!!

>:-)

[netsoj]

Are you sure you'd want to do that? There are millions Jesus' in Mexico.

[Scrapheap71]

Quit raining on my parade!

:-P

;-)

:-D

[Uhlbelk]

What a really stupid question.  Usually matt is good at steering these questions into a more useful and appropriate form.

[phantomcreamer]

Can we say that there is at least one dumb question in the universe now?

[LORDNAG1]

I would wish no one had any more wishes but me :D GET POWN

[NorProductions]

hehe imagine a movie about suddenly every prayer you make would instantly be granted...of course the entire universe would implode lol

[ellimist6]

there is a movie like that called shorts its a wishing rock that grants every wish

[Borostiliont]

Happens in Bruce Almighty too.

[eemontero]

This is one of the best atheist programs I ever seen !

[ElectrumZephyr]

Prayer - noun - The act of doing absolutely nothing and thinking you're helping the situation/getting what you want.

[someonesperson]

thanks for uploading these

[thePuzzledDragon]

And what would happen when a person had simultaneous conflicting wishes? Perhaps some sort of matter/antimatter explosion where they disappear? haha

[mikeywoody345]

Interesting topic.

[Midnighthour71]

Indeed it was.Very interesting.

[MGNSketchpad]

Great video. Love these guys.