@8yankee I did indeed search for it and read the comments in question. It was rude, trivializing something that legitimately upset that woman. However, the subject of this woman's upset was something truly deserving of ridicule. A man asked, using appropriate euphemisms, whether or not the lady would be amenable to having sex and then respected her choice not to. Yeah, awful.
did i have free will to choose to go to the garden of eden?
Of you tell someone thast free will includes being banished to hell i doubt they d still want to have it. They would exercise their free will to vote against having free will. Or at least give them the chance to. i didnt have that chance.
@Strangerinasland If its impossible then it cant be done. But if God is all powerful then he can do it. So if its impossible then God is not all powerful. Pwned again noob.
How can a topic so rich for parody result in such average material?
This is a genuine low point of AAI 2009. Without breaking their strides on their relative subjects Lawrence Krauss and Christopher Hitchens get more, better and smarter laughs.
I'm glad that this kind of thing is out there but it's a pale shadow of what could be achieved.
@sheldonwh they site homophobia and violence against gays as a bad thing in their videos and In their comments as a bad thing. How can you not see the satire? Polit ical correctness is out of control. Is there a list somewhere that says "you can't crack a joke about these people"? If there is, I'm sure all of the worlds religions are included.
Great quotation: "The idea that anyone who doesn’t believe as you believe is going to burn in hell for the rest of forever is probably the worst idea in the history of mankind." I put it on my facebook profile! Thanks for a great talk.
Imagine for a moment that Brian read some joke emails that began with, "I love Mr Deity, but why does God have to act like such a nigger?", and continued with, "I love the idea that God acts like a watermelon eating Black guy..."
If that offends you, then consider why so many people laughed when he instead said, "acts like a fag," and "acts like an effete homosexual." Why is bashing gays acceptable, when using racist comments is not? Very disappointing, Mr Deity.
@Sheldonwh Then it would still be satire. If you noticed the email in question was supposed to be from an asshole christian, what did you expect it to sound like?
@xSolraccarloSx It was supposed to be from an asshole, yes, but he's using it to get cheap laughs by using a term that is HIGHLY offensive. In the second one, he's also reacting to it as if it's a BAD thing to be called an effete homosexual. What's wrong with being an effete homosexual? Or ANY kind of homosexual? Why get upset, and why use THAT along with the other one that uses the gay-nigger word "fag"? And WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS AT ALL? It's incredible that Liberals don't get this!
The joke is that although he thought he'd be reading comments that were complimentary, they were in fact, not so. Get it?
Never has anyone ever meant the term "fag" as a compliment . Also, although many people are openly and matter-of-factly gay, I don't think any of them would be happy or even indifferent to hearing themselves described as an "effete homosexual". So instead of reading comments meant to laud him, he was reading comments discribing him in a disparaging way. See?
@Maargen I really don't need you to try and explain this to me. You should probably step back and try to understand the different communication channels this dual message is being sent on. I don't think you "see" what's happening here. But then, if you're not a minority, why would you?
@SgtDICTION It never ceases to amaze me how HARD it is to get through to people about this issue. Even well educated, well meaning people simply CANNOT see homophobia when it's right before their eyes. They make exactly the same excuses for it that racists still make in the South about using the word "nigger." "Anyone can be a nigger. I don't mean Black people." Bullshit.
This last part is wonderful. Dalton's presents a great response to people like Dinesh, who claim Christianity is the foundation of just about everything in our society. He actually tries to derive ideas like the separation of church and state, equal dignity for women, even science from the Bible. But the simple fact is Christianity had a long time to build the just city, and it took enlightenment thinkers. The American founders were more like Hitchens' and Dawkins' than people think.
Wrong. Use a dictionary. Atheism is the absence of a belief in a diety. That isn't to say atheist don't believe in things. They just don't believe in supernatural beings. Which might seem boring to people who aren't satisfied with reality and prefer fantasy.
@moonlightbateman So you are saying that the only thing that you can believe in is god? That there isn't anything else to believe in? So Christians, Jews, Atheists and all other people can't believe in abstract concepts like honesty, integrity, commitment, love, bravery, responsibility, etc.? Because by your logic these things are "nothing" or "boring".
@moonlightbateman wrong, why do we have to explain what Atheism is over and over again lazy butts? the info is out there and is not that hard to understand. Thesim= belif in a god or gods. A= without. Atheism=without belief in a god or gods, period, that's all. So where the "believe in nothing" part comes in? Atheism regards belief, different. if Atheism is a belief then not playing basketball is a sport, not cooking a pie is recipe and... bah, I'm wasting my time you just don't get it.
@moonlightbateman are you slow or do you have some sort of difficulty with your reading skills? example: do you believe in Vishnu? (supreme God in the Vaishnavite tradition if Hinduism) yes? no? probably not. what does that makes you? let's call it an AVishnuist. Does your lack lack of belief in Vishnu changes something about your wold view? no, regarding belief the only difference is that we go one god further. If you're gonna talk about something learn what that something is first.
@moonlightbateman what I mean at this point is that you are mentally deaf. What a waste of energy and atoms to form a human being like you. Hope you'll be happy in wonderland with alice. I'm done with you, I have very low tolerance for stupid bullshit.
@IndigoMisfit Actually, although you are right, many dictionaries and lexicons define atheism pretty poorly, if not completely wrong. Oftentimes they presume the existence of god by noting "denial of" in the definition. How Fail is that?
@hpholland so true, like people who try to act like being an atheist implies any belief structure beyond an unwillingness to commit to the god hypothesis without evidence
@maccannaj 'The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing - is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice."
Richard Dawkins
google it, look it up etc...
Atheism is the belief in nothing, something coming from nothing is a scientific impossibility.
"When you eliminate the impossible, what remains is not only possible, but probable." Michio Kaku
He makes some really great points there within the last 10 minutes or so about Christianity and tyranny. They had their chance and tyranny is what happened. That's why people left Europe in droves and settled in the New World centuries ago. That's why the US is not a Christian nation and why we need to keep church and state separate. Now step aside and keep your silly little god to yourself.
"The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing - is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice."
Richard Dawkins
google it, look it up etc...
Atheism is the belief in nothing, something coming from nothing is a scientific impossibility.
When you eliminate the impossible, what remains is not only possible, but probable.
@transfixedtornado: While religion is out there comforting millions, it is also terrorizing millions of children, telling them that they will burn in hell forever if they're bad, scarring them for life. You may think this too gruesome to be true, but I was one of those children. I am 43, and my mind tells me that there is no god, but I still get really scared when I think about death. I guess I'm like Mark Twain, who said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him."
You mentioned science changing with new information... There is no "new" religious information, so changing the "unchangable" would be not only stupid, but more fraudulent than the basic religions themselves. There is no room for superstitious non-sense in the world, institutionalized or not.
This is how you would like things to be because your intention is to discredit religion.
Most religions are far more flexible.
A "superstitious nonsense world" is something you are inventing because you seem to belief everything is identical to its scientific explanation- world is not sufficiently cared for by calculating your way through equations however- it is made up of the reality you are dealing with. How are you going to create the world in the next moment - what are you going to do?
Religion has discredited itself. And please name a religion that is flexible with it's beliefs. "Most" religions are definately not flexible in any way.
And what is your superstitiously nonsensical explanation for everything? By the way, I am not "inventing" anything. That is you. I'm just calling you idiots on your bullshit.
I am going to do whatever the thousands of chemical reations in my body have me do. In any case, I am unaffected by anything supernatural.
The "scriptures" may not change, but the church isn't this way because it says so in the bible, it grew over the centuries and millenia with the people who believed and their cultural contexts.
In the last 50 years "the spirit" wasn't fast enough to catch up with developments - We seem compelled to take ourselves out of the equations and just trust in maths.
The church is like a biosphere, it can be destroyed it with your ignorant science polutants if you're fast enough, just like the rainforest
I have a feeling Krakatowa would have nothing on that. I have a feeling that it would not only make you instantly deaf, but it would probably liquify your brain.
But, you could make Led Zeppeling sing - "toaster ovens are stupid, you press the switch and then they don't work because the cable isn't plugged in" and make everything look really absurd! :)
Love to see God out of character. Wish we could have got glimpses of the other actors...and OH! I always thought there was loads of chemistry between God and Lucy. Belated congrats!
According to "Yada Yahweh", Yahweh communicated with Abram. God, the source of existence and life, talked with a man named father. Beyond the confirmation that God exists and that He is interested in man, one has to be sitting on the edge of their seat in anticipation of what He was going to say, to ask for. We are at the precipice of knowing the answer to the secondmost important question in the universe.
Yahweh wanted Abram to leave his world, his place, his people, and his family and come to Gods place, family, and people. We are talking about choice and separation—two of the most important, albeit related, concepts in Scripture. It is the question Yahweh calls on all of us to answer. It is the reason we were created with freewill. Love requires choice.
Are you going to cling to and adore the things of man—your house, land, and nation, its traditions, politics, and religions—or are you willing to leave them to be set apart unto God, choosing to become part of His family. In whose world do you choose to live?
Youll notice that Yahuweh introduced Himself by name. That is significant because it is what one does when they are interested in forming a personal relationship. Abram was on a first name basis with Yahweh, as should we.
Being virgin is considered sign of will power and being able to restrain from temptation. It has been thought of as one indication of ability to be faithful and uphold family values and be trusted.
We all need reassurance that we can trust our future partner. If virginity is to be ignored what are the other proofs of future faithfulness? You can act the signals to gain trust but are you really committed to the relationship and are you going to change?
Sorry for misterdeity, I wouldn't have put it so rudely if I would have realized you'd be reading these comments. Maybe your style appeals to American audience better. Seinfeld was more of an American thing also.
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You know the feeling when there's a guy you just cant stand for some reason. This guy is one of them. He just seems so full of himself it's annoying as hell. Maybe he's a nice guy when you get to know him, but the first impression is so off-putting.
Are you really Mr deity?? I sent this link to my father, a mormon, and said that you reminded me of him. He sent me a full page defense of mormanism in response... not all bad though because he prefaced it with the thought that he appreciated that I felt I could share it with him. This resulted in a reply about science and reason of course, but you should know that you have given me a vehicle with which I can have a discourse with my father on things - in a relaxed way.
You know the feeling when there's a guy who posts stuff you just cant' stand for some reason? Basaltq is one of them. He just seems so full of himself judging others its annoying as hell. Maybe he's a nice guy when you get to know him, but the first impression from his post is so off-putting.
education is the best way to know your common sense, but for ppl who are so fucking!!!!!!!closed minded....they believe in god and yet....the school they go to is fucking easy...trust me....but the discipline is harsh. all the questions you answer is always god or something to do with god....who made the plant? god did it, who made the roads? god did it...im so fucking tired of these egotistical fools. Educate yourself. god is not going to save us when a catastrophy comes by.
you know i was thinking something like this last night, how it would be so easy to just say God does and makes everything. i went through a fit of laughter at the idea. just think about it. it's so simple to answer everything with God, very simple minded indeed. basically you can replace 'God' with 'I don't know', it's very interchangeable.
you say that noboby well equilabrate would do kill of honor well here in quebec a few moth ago four of five girls were kill for the same reason so no it happen the guy with his son killed those womwn in ontarion but they were from montreal just next door of if and how grotestec it was it gave me the propultion to kill them back if it was not for my strong moral value
Its nice to see satire's but i didnt think i would ever see something like that on an AAI meeting. How about some hollywood stars while your at it? I mean every atheist has a story and if your running story's might of wel make a real impact with somewhat big calliber stars. The satire's that the new athiest's all watch nowadays are edward current's. Mr Deity might not be enough to question oneself. Its certainly entertaining if your allready are an atheist. imho.
Official English translation ...not the Very first translation I think the very first translation was by John Wycliffe, however the King James version was the first "official" English translation....
The King James Bible was translated into English and it was the first english bible, however the English version of the King James Bible holds the "adjustments" to the Bible by king Henry....So King Henry Changed the Bible so he could divorce his wife, and the King James version was translated into english with King henrys revisions....
hmmm...I am kind of torn from being thoughtfully supportive of this Mr. Deity theatre and from being more honest to say that this pales compared to the gently courageous creativity of the ol' Monty Python troupe. Humour is important in all communities and that I am certain that this Mr. Deity may serve well in someone's home. Forgive my critical trespasses.
Just a bunch of liberal drones wanting to destroy all that is good about America.
If Christianity were the problem, so why has every President in history been Christian and especially the good ones, which were exceptionally outspoken believers: Washington, Jefferson, Reagan, Bush.
Even IF a president WAS Christian, this does not imply that they were necessarily "good". Bush would be the most recent example of blatant stupidity. Palin could have been another.
hyperseauton, if you really think Jefferson was a Christian - then you clearly know NOTHING about the man. If you read the Jefferson bible - you'll see he removed all references to any supernatural activity. He openly said that the virgin birth was as possible as Athena bursting forth from Zeus's head. I suggest you do some more research lest you continue to look ignorant.
roflmao, I'll give you a quote that summarizes it all: "When I make a campaign, I never make it for intelligent people. Intelligent people, there is about 5% to 6%. I do campaigns for idiots and I get my votes in large amounts." -Georges Frêche
You're correct.... It seems that Jefferson was a Christian as a young man and as he grew up he was conflicted by the teaching of the Church...He did extensive research and found that the Nazarene's precepts were "the most pure, benevolent, and sublime which have ever been preached to man."
Richard Dawkins has gone off the rails:
search for Richard Dawkins and male privilege on Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy blog.
Participating in flaming a woman because she dares to say 'don't objectify me at a conference'? Poorly done, Dawkins.
8yankee 4 months ago
@8yankee I did indeed search for it and read the comments in question. It was rude, trivializing something that legitimately upset that woman. However, the subject of this woman's upset was something truly deserving of ridicule. A man asked, using appropriate euphemisms, whether or not the lady would be amenable to having sex and then respected her choice not to. Yeah, awful.
proprodigySD 4 months ago
OMG, thats him!!!! Been trying to remember this dude for ages, thanks richard.. for both bringing entertaining and intellectual guest speakers!
AwesomeHaHaAnime 4 months ago
@ youneekk
No he wasn't
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youneekk 6 months ago
what is that trash around the actor's neck?
manonthemount 7 months ago
Ha, ha! They do have such bad hair, don't they?
ThisSentenceIsFalse 8 months ago
What is he supposed to do about the Prime Directive?
UpwardBound5656 9 months ago
So what, I liked it! It was just my time to learn more about (whatever it is)
themakerofmine 11 months ago
did i have free will to choose to be created?
did i have free will to choose to go to the garden of eden?
Of you tell someone thast free will includes being banished to hell i doubt they d still want to have it. They would exercise their free will to vote against having free will. Or at least give them the chance to. i didnt have that chance.
omnissient 1 year ago
@omnissient Of course no 1 chose to be created. It's impossible.
Strangerinasland 6 months ago
@Strangerinasland If its impossible then it cant be done. But if God is all powerful then he can do it. So if its impossible then God is not all powerful. Pwned again noob.
omnissient 6 months ago
@omnissient Something that doesn't exist cannot choose to exist.
"Pwned again noob." What? Are you 7 years old?
Strangerinasland 6 months ago
Hey at 5:15 isnt that Jacob from LOST?
105km 1 year ago
How can a topic so rich for parody result in such average material?
This is a genuine low point of AAI 2009. Without breaking their strides on their relative subjects Lawrence Krauss and Christopher Hitchens get more, better and smarter laughs.
I'm glad that this kind of thing is out there but it's a pale shadow of what could be achieved.
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mandakiniization 1 year ago
And there's the rear view!
bronxboy47 1 year ago
Having a total disregard for life and your fellow humans isn't normal; but on Religion it is.
RELIGION: NOT EVEN ONCE
sihylm0 1 year ago
Brian Dalton used to be a Mormon? Mind blown. I <3 Mr. Deity.
satanicwatermelon 1 year ago
@sheldonwh they site homophobia and violence against gays as a bad thing in their videos and In their comments as a bad thing. How can you not see the satire? Polit ical correctness is out of control. Is there a list somewhere that says "you can't crack a joke about these people"? If there is, I'm sure all of the worlds religions are included.
SgtDICTION 1 year ago
Great quotation: "The idea that anyone who doesn’t believe as you believe is going to burn in hell for the rest of forever is probably the worst idea in the history of mankind." I put it on my facebook profile! Thanks for a great talk.
LilieFreethinker 1 year ago 4
that was good, strong ending comparing the progress of humanity between christianity and secularism. my necks a little sore, but very entertaining.
tomitstube 1 year ago
Imagine for a moment that Brian read some joke emails that began with, "I love Mr Deity, but why does God have to act like such a nigger?", and continued with, "I love the idea that God acts like a watermelon eating Black guy..."
If that offends you, then consider why so many people laughed when he instead said, "acts like a fag," and "acts like an effete homosexual." Why is bashing gays acceptable, when using racist comments is not? Very disappointing, Mr Deity.
Sheldonwh 1 year ago
@Sheldonwh Then it would still be satire. If you noticed the email in question was supposed to be from an asshole christian, what did you expect it to sound like?
xSolraccarloSx 1 year ago
@xSolraccarloSx It was supposed to be from an asshole, yes, but he's using it to get cheap laughs by using a term that is HIGHLY offensive. In the second one, he's also reacting to it as if it's a BAD thing to be called an effete homosexual. What's wrong with being an effete homosexual? Or ANY kind of homosexual? Why get upset, and why use THAT along with the other one that uses the gay-nigger word "fag"? And WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS AT ALL? It's incredible that Liberals don't get this!
Sheldonwh 1 year ago
@Sheldonwh
The joke is that although he thought he'd be reading comments that were complimentary, they were in fact, not so. Get it?
Never has anyone ever meant the term "fag" as a compliment . Also, although many people are openly and matter-of-factly gay, I don't think any of them would be happy or even indifferent to hearing themselves described as an "effete homosexual". So instead of reading comments meant to laud him, he was reading comments discribing him in a disparaging way. See?
Maargen 11 months ago
@Maargen I really don't need you to try and explain this to me. You should probably step back and try to understand the different communication channels this dual message is being sent on. I don't think you "see" what's happening here. But then, if you're not a minority, why would you?
Sheldonwh 11 months ago
@Sheldonwh I don' think that was gay bashing. It was satire.
SgtDICTION 1 year ago
@SgtDICTION It never ceases to amaze me how HARD it is to get through to people about this issue. Even well educated, well meaning people simply CANNOT see homophobia when it's right before their eyes. They make exactly the same excuses for it that racists still make in the South about using the word "nigger." "Anyone can be a nigger. I don't mean Black people." Bullshit.
Sheldonwh 1 year ago
This last part is wonderful. Dalton's presents a great response to people like Dinesh, who claim Christianity is the foundation of just about everything in our society. He actually tries to derive ideas like the separation of church and state, equal dignity for women, even science from the Bible. But the simple fact is Christianity had a long time to build the just city, and it took enlightenment thinkers. The American founders were more like Hitchens' and Dawkins' than people think.
sulljoh1 1 year ago
I got an error when I opened the video. However, switching to any resolution other 360p plays the video normally.
HoleDweller 1 year ago
I'm glad I am who I am
I'm glad I know who I am
I don't want to be
Anybody but me
I'm glad I am who I am!
humanist7117 1 year ago
Brian, you are awesome, but for the love of Mr. Deity, STOP PACING!!! lol Great presentation, nevertheless.
bjjolley 1 year ago
25:05 Some good advice for mormons who want to leave the church!
xSilverPhinx 1 year ago 4
i thought i married the devil, but it turns out my wife did.
burnhippiesforfuel 1 year ago
"Tell that to jobe"
LOL
Leaders with bad hair. lolz. So that happens everywhere.
45:00
that was a nasty one. Love it.
Evilanious 1 year ago
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I don't care if this Brian Dalton is in fact straight. He is far below the masculinity bell curve.
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Atheism is the belief in...nothing
BORING!
moonlightbateman 1 year ago
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Wrong. Use a dictionary. Atheism is the absence of a belief in a diety. That isn't to say atheist don't believe in things. They just don't believe in supernatural beings. Which might seem boring to people who aren't satisfied with reality and prefer fantasy.
IndigoMisfit 1 year ago 23
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@IndigoMisfit so atheism is a belief in...nothing
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
moonlightbateman 1 year ago
@moonlightbateman So you are saying that the only thing that you can believe in is god? That there isn't anything else to believe in? So Christians, Jews, Atheists and all other people can't believe in abstract concepts like honesty, integrity, commitment, love, bravery, responsibility, etc.? Because by your logic these things are "nothing" or "boring".
IndigoMisfit 1 year ago 2
@IndigoMisfit just saying...atheism is the belief in...nothing
moonlightbateman 1 year ago
@moonlightbateman wrong, why do we have to explain what Atheism is over and over again lazy butts? the info is out there and is not that hard to understand. Thesim= belif in a god or gods. A= without. Atheism=without belief in a god or gods, period, that's all. So where the "believe in nothing" part comes in? Atheism regards belief, different. if Atheism is a belief then not playing basketball is a sport, not cooking a pie is recipe and... bah, I'm wasting my time you just don't get it.
DocStrange0123 1 year ago
@DocStrange0123 so what you are saying is that atheism is the belief in...nothing
moonlightbateman 1 year ago
@moonlightbateman are you slow or do you have some sort of difficulty with your reading skills? example: do you believe in Vishnu? (supreme God in the Vaishnavite tradition if Hinduism) yes? no? probably not. what does that makes you? let's call it an AVishnuist. Does your lack lack of belief in Vishnu changes something about your wold view? no, regarding belief the only difference is that we go one god further. If you're gonna talk about something learn what that something is first.
DocStrange0123 1 year ago
@DocStrange0123 so what you meant to say is that atheism is the belief in...nothing (lol)
moonlightbateman 1 year ago
@moonlightbateman what I mean at this point is that you are mentally deaf. What a waste of energy and atoms to form a human being like you. Hope you'll be happy in wonderland with alice. I'm done with you, I have very low tolerance for stupid bullshit.
DocStrange0123 1 year ago
@DocStrange0123 I see, so atheism is the belief in...nothing
moonlightbateman 1 year ago
Don't feed the trolls, buddy. Don't feed the trolls.
smogunner 1 year ago 8
@moonlightbateman ok, I see... mentally deaf... I'm done with ya...
DocStrange0123 1 year ago
@moonlightbateman
you're stupid
SGplayer3 1 year ago
@SGplayer3 and you believe in...nothing
moonlightbateman 1 year ago
@moonlightbateman
and you belive that you're clever or going somewhere with this
SGplayer3 1 year ago
@IndigoMisfit Actually, although you are right, many dictionaries and lexicons define atheism pretty poorly, if not completely wrong. Oftentimes they presume the existence of god by noting "denial of" in the definition. How Fail is that?
hpholland 1 year ago 28
@hpholland so true, like people who try to act like being an atheist implies any belief structure beyond an unwillingness to commit to the god hypothesis without evidence
manonthemount 7 months ago
@hpholland It's a damn sad thing, indeed.
Strangerinasland 6 months ago
damn....you're retarted! hahaha....
TheJoshJman 1 year ago
@moonlightbateman
yeah cause basing your life on the believe of something is better!
derp
Nick964 1 year ago
@moonlightbateman its a rejection in god or gods
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@maccannaj 'The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing - is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice."
Richard Dawkins
google it, look it up etc...
Atheism is the belief in nothing, something coming from nothing is a scientific impossibility.
"When you eliminate the impossible, what remains is not only possible, but probable." Michio Kaku
moonlightbateman 1 year ago
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Good thing for Brian, that his sense of humor exceeds his grasp of the facts surrounding his "own" ex-religion.
People becoming dark skinned is "THE central tenet of Mormonism". Pleaseee..
Save that lark for one of your skits.
The rest of his comments about the beliefs of Mormonism (including DNA refuting the BoM) are half truths at best.
He is either ignorant of the facts, or a liar.
canadianbacon007 1 year ago
Haha you have problems!
pristiniagov 1 year ago
I don't think he's the one who's ignorant.
duval14 1 year ago
How are they half truths? What facts do you have to back it up?
ntolman 1 year ago
It's funny how it's being held at a Marriott...the Mormon hotel that puts a Book of Mormon in every room.
LittlePerry 1 year ago 6
Atheist Alliance International. Did you try googling for that?
Justavian 1 year ago 4
I love this. I didn't know that Brian is an ex-mormon too.
atheistcunuk 1 year ago
The certainly hate knowledge all you have to do is teach.
HenrySHK 1 year ago
GILF
greycolumbus 1 year ago 2
LMAO at @ 39:12 he's like "and make em clap on 1 and 3"
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He makes some really great points there within the last 10 minutes or so about Christianity and tyranny. They had their chance and tyranny is what happened. That's why people left Europe in droves and settled in the New World centuries ago. That's why the US is not a Christian nation and why we need to keep church and state separate. Now step aside and keep your silly little god to yourself.
EscpdFrmPsykward 1 year ago 31
11:45 "Down in front!"
miniges 1 year ago
@miniges
What is that, somebody's hat, or a microphone?
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This guys got a really really high pitch voice. Makes it really hard to watch.
myjizzureye 1 year ago
Brian Dalton is amazing! I love Mr. Deity!
blinddoctorwho 1 year ago 29
Good job Mr. Deity. I need to share this with my Mormon friend.
Expressiton 1 year ago 5
i liked seening thet episodes live..that was really good.
emcce69 1 year ago 2
Loved it. What kind of camera was used?
subconcioussongsvid 1 year ago
@subconcioussongsvid one manned by a person incapable of keeping him in the center of the frame.
Aturayd 1 year ago
Mr. D is truly da man.
niginit 2 years ago
They gotta put Mr. Deity on NATIONAL TV PRIME TIME SPECIAL!
Voodoofreak35 2 years ago 4
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"The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing - is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice."
Richard Dawkins
google it, look it up etc...
Atheism is the belief in nothing, something coming from nothing is a scientific impossibility.
When you eliminate the impossible, what remains is not only possible, but probable.
God is possible. Atheism is not.
moonlightbateman 2 years ago
@moonlightbateman
Something coming from nothing is not in fact a scientific impossibility.
A couple of videos back, Lawrence Krauss explains why.
trecool9992 1 year ago
@transfixedtornado: While religion is out there comforting millions, it is also terrorizing millions of children, telling them that they will burn in hell forever if they're bad, scarring them for life. You may think this too gruesome to be true, but I was one of those children. I am 43, and my mind tells me that there is no god, but I still get really scared when I think about death. I guess I'm like Mark Twain, who said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him."
GreatBigBore 2 years ago 3
yes, it is not right to terrorize children. I choose to be firmly against that myself.
We need to be alert to these things - science changes when it makes mistakes too.
When we learn more about how we work and who we are. we can start to treat each other better.
Does that somehow contradict spirituality?
I don't think so.
transfixedtornado 2 years ago
@transfixedtornado "Spirituality", no. Religion, yes.
infectingthecrypts 2 years ago
i think all religions are aware of the problem of "institutionalisation" that you are probably referring to here.
I think most people would like to have an alternative to that.
But that's just a gradual change because we know better - not the end of "religion".
transfixedtornado 2 years ago
You mentioned science changing with new information... There is no "new" religious information, so changing the "unchangable" would be not only stupid, but more fraudulent than the basic religions themselves. There is no room for superstitious non-sense in the world, institutionalized or not.
infectingthecrypts 2 years ago
This is how you would like things to be because your intention is to discredit religion.
Most religions are far more flexible.
A "superstitious nonsense world" is something you are inventing because you seem to belief everything is identical to its scientific explanation- world is not sufficiently cared for by calculating your way through equations however- it is made up of the reality you are dealing with. How are you going to create the world in the next moment - what are you going to do?
transfixedtornado 2 years ago
Religion has discredited itself. And please name a religion that is flexible with it's beliefs. "Most" religions are definately not flexible in any way.
And what is your superstitiously nonsensical explanation for everything? By the way, I am not "inventing" anything. That is you. I'm just calling you idiots on your bullshit.
I am going to do whatever the thousands of chemical reations in my body have me do. In any case, I am unaffected by anything supernatural.
infectingthecrypts 2 years ago
you are just an illusion of yourself - your brain is an empty shell full of firing neurons.
I don't think there's anyone in there to talk to
All just little resonant neuro loops.
And then the matter with properties goes and argues with me! LOL :o)
transfixedtornado 2 years ago
lol, It is a bit of a mind fuck...
infectingthecrypts 2 years ago
The "scriptures" may not change, but the church isn't this way because it says so in the bible, it grew over the centuries and millenia with the people who believed and their cultural contexts.
In the last 50 years "the spirit" wasn't fast enough to catch up with developments - We seem compelled to take ourselves out of the equations and just trust in maths.
The church is like a biosphere, it can be destroyed it with your ignorant science polutants if you're fast enough, just like the rainforest
transfixedtornado 2 years ago
Religion is like a building on stilts by a river. Science is erosion. DO THAT MATH!!!
infectingthecrypts 2 years ago 4
If I may respond with another metaphorical construct that implies another answer to the same question -
Science can erode away religion like Led Zeppelin can erode away a toaster oven.
:)
transfixedtornado 2 years ago
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Play it loud enough and maybe you could disrupt the molecules of the toaster oven.
BOOM!
infectingthecrypts 2 years ago
yes, if YOU PLAY it loud... like REALLY REALLY REALLY LOUD :)
transfixedtornado 2 years ago
I have a feeling Krakatowa would have nothing on that. I have a feeling that it would not only make you instantly deaf, but it would probably liquify your brain.
infectingthecrypts 2 years ago
But, you could make Led Zeppeling sing - "toaster ovens are stupid, you press the switch and then they don't work because the cable isn't plugged in" and make everything look really absurd! :)
transfixedtornado 2 years ago
Quite Monty Python....
infectingthecrypts 2 years ago
Exactly. Led Zeppelin would rock that toasters FACE OFF!
grendelee 1 year ago
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fuck you guys!
It might be easy to lampoon god on a surface level, but people attach MEANING to that.
People bury their dead finding peace in ... something.
People hope that *something* is out there when they are sick.
You are just hurting a lot of people with your fucking egocentric crap.
BTW would you please out your "gay" jokes into your behind?
transfixedtornado 2 years ago
drugs bring comfort too does it make it right? Stop being a coward accept the truth, you chicken shit.
bumfire007 2 years ago 2
@bumfire007 Well, it doesn't make them wrong either. But it is still cowardly to do drugs, cling to God, etc. because you fear life and death.
infectingthecrypts 2 years ago
Mr Deity Rocks!!!
mvcatdaddy 2 years ago 3
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gerard1875 2 years ago
He sure does
BIG G
gerard1875 2 years ago
Richard dawkins should definetively make a cameo on mr deity show!
Ryosuke1208 2 years ago 3
Wow, he has a great speaking presence. Great presentation.
merchickety 2 years ago
Nice,
Chesterton7 2 years ago
At 28:21 there's a laugh that is either Penn Jillette or someone eerily like him.
goneutt 2 years ago
nope... no... i was this close... but nope. nah. no. not even sorry... just no
tiznogod 2 years ago
Brilliant!!!! - Love in particular the show around 41 min...
SpeedySpod 2 years ago
Love to see God out of character. Wish we could have got glimpses of the other actors...and OH! I always thought there was loads of chemistry between God and Lucy. Belated congrats!
vivalaleta 2 years ago 2
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The first has already been answered: does God exist? The second is: what does He want?
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According to "Yada Yahweh", Yahweh communicated with Abram. God, the source of existence and life, talked with a man named father. Beyond the confirmation that God exists and that He is interested in man, one has to be sitting on the edge of their seat in anticipation of what He was going to say, to ask for. We are at the precipice of knowing the answer to the secondmost important question in the universe.
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Yahweh wanted Abram to leave his world, his place, his people, and his family and come to Gods place, family, and people. We are talking about choice and separation—two of the most important, albeit related, concepts in Scripture. It is the question Yahweh calls on all of us to answer. It is the reason we were created with freewill. Love requires choice.
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Are you going to cling to and adore the things of man—your house, land, and nation, its traditions, politics, and religions—or are you willing to leave them to be set apart unto God, choosing to become part of His family. In whose world do you choose to live?
Youll notice that Yahuweh introduced Himself by name. That is significant because it is what one does when they are interested in forming a personal relationship. Abram was on a first name basis with Yahweh, as should we.
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Being virgin is considered sign of will power and being able to restrain from temptation. It has been thought of as one indication of ability to be faithful and uphold family values and be trusted.
We all need reassurance that we can trust our future partner. If virginity is to be ignored what are the other proofs of future faithfulness? You can act the signals to gain trust but are you really committed to the relationship and are you going to change?
Why virginity is important for the man?
gespilk 2 years ago
Sorry for misterdeity, I wouldn't have put it so rudely if I would have realized you'd be reading these comments. Maybe your style appeals to American audience better. Seinfeld was more of an American thing also.
Basaltq 2 years ago
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Basaltq 2 years ago
HAHAHA
hymnofashes 2 years ago
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You know the feeling when there's a guy you just cant stand for some reason. This guy is one of them. He just seems so full of himself it's annoying as hell. Maybe he's a nice guy when you get to know him, but the first impression is so off-putting.
Basaltq 2 years ago
So, come by, we'll have a cup o' coffee and chat. You'll end up loving me. I know it!
misterdeity 2 years ago 16
Really, who doesn't love Mr Deity? The only way I can describe it is: It's like the bible meets Seinfeld.
AcidLady85 2 years ago
This is how my manager needs to pitch it. B
misterdeity 2 years ago
I never thought I'd find anything on YouTube as entertaining as this. It practically pitches itself. Keep up the brilliance. :)
AcidLady85 2 years ago 5
Are you really Mr deity?? I sent this link to my father, a mormon, and said that you reminded me of him. He sent me a full page defense of mormanism in response... not all bad though because he prefaced it with the thought that he appreciated that I felt I could share it with him. This resulted in a reply about science and reason of course, but you should know that you have given me a vehicle with which I can have a discourse with my father on things - in a relaxed way.
TheMarshallEvans 2 years ago
you just gained a new sub, Mr D(evil) :p
the show sounds awesome
Sutskoen 2 years ago
You know the feeling when there's a guy who posts stuff you just cant' stand for some reason? Basaltq is one of them. He just seems so full of himself judging others its annoying as hell. Maybe he's a nice guy when you get to know him, but the first impression from his post is so off-putting.
ckorhonen72 2 years ago
9:04 That seems familiar! XD
AnimaRaptor 2 years ago
Been subscribed to them for a while. Nice series.
patricknelson 2 years ago
I loved the star trek reference XD
TheReasonWhyGuy 2 years ago 5
Mr. Deity is subscribed to me :D
Its amazing... thank you Mr. Deity, great Conference
TheReasonWhyGuy 2 years ago
HAHAHA CELINE DION LOL!
PabloFerroDesign 2 years ago
New caddy? Wear'n'tear?
This appeals to my sense of humor.
Arcaani 2 years ago 2
lol "error bars"
yum
hk86 2 years ago
God-"Show him the pictures."
Adam-"I'm in."
Story of our lives right there, haha.
seanThree16 2 years ago 5
"And here's a shot from the rear." ;)
ColAbernathy 2 years ago
I'm in!
H666 2 years ago
education is the best way to know your common sense, but for ppl who are so fucking!!!!!!!closed minded....they believe in god and yet....the school they go to is fucking easy...trust me....but the discipline is harsh. all the questions you answer is always god or something to do with god....who made the plant? god did it, who made the roads? god did it...im so fucking tired of these egotistical fools. Educate yourself. god is not going to save us when a catastrophy comes by.
juanlarios666 2 years ago
you know i was thinking something like this last night, how it would be so easy to just say God does and makes everything. i went through a fit of laughter at the idea. just think about it. it's so simple to answer everything with God, very simple minded indeed. basically you can replace 'God' with 'I don't know', it's very interchangeable.
spinningfan 2 years ago
I knew from the show that you were intelligent and educated. Its interesting to hear your views when youre out of character. Very thoughtful.
I agree youre doing great things, making people think and question and laugh!
steve42day 2 years ago
you say that noboby well equilabrate would do kill of honor well here in quebec a few moth ago four of five girls were kill for the same reason so no it happen the guy with his son killed those womwn in ontarion but they were from montreal just next door of if and how grotestec it was it gave me the propultion to kill them back if it was not for my strong moral value
mystisme 2 years ago
What language is that?
mdiem 2 years ago 3
Its nice to see satire's but i didnt think i would ever see something like that on an AAI meeting. How about some hollywood stars while your at it? I mean every atheist has a story and if your running story's might of wel make a real impact with somewhat big calliber stars. The satire's that the new athiest's all watch nowadays are edward current's. Mr Deity might not be enough to question oneself. Its certainly entertaining if your allready are an atheist. imho.
blauwen 2 years ago
Damnit Jimbo
jambi1983 2 years ago
This was great! I was especially impressed by Mr D's statements in the couple of minutes starting at 44:15
BGenerous 2 years ago
Official English translation ...not the Very first translation I think the very first translation was by John Wycliffe, however the King James version was the first "official" English translation....
mynameisbobtoo 2 years ago
Go Mr. Deity! Thanks for the great presentation!
Keep up the great work! -EMF
ExmormonFoundation 2 years ago
Many do not even realize they are following a Bible that was revised by King Henry so he could bang a different woman....
mynameisbobtoo 2 years ago
Don't you mean King James? I think he was after King Henry and ofc after Queen Elisabeth.
ArcaneKarma 2 years ago 2
The King James Bible was translated into English and it was the first english bible, however the English version of the King James Bible holds the "adjustments" to the Bible by king Henry....So King Henry Changed the Bible so he could divorce his wife, and the King James version was translated into english with King henrys revisions....
Is this more clear?
mynameisbobtoo 2 years ago
whats up with the audience, is he in Germany?
oldarney 2 years ago 3
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@oldarney
The audience might well have higher standards. These guys are not all that clever or amusing, and the "Mr Deity" person is far too full of himself.
SLRL1A1 2 years ago
Full of himself? I don't see that at all.
goodvibrato 2 years ago 2
@SLRL1A1
Ofcourse he`s full of himself. He`s God.
theillestgreek 2 years ago 2
I used to be mormon too, lol.
I left church about 2-3 years ago and they are still calling me and sending missionaries/home teachers to my house xD haha
daccord1 2 years ago 5
hmmm...I am kind of torn from being thoughtfully supportive of this Mr. Deity theatre and from being more honest to say that this pales compared to the gently courageous creativity of the ol' Monty Python troupe. Humour is important in all communities and that I am certain that this Mr. Deity may serve well in someone's home. Forgive my critical trespasses.
thedeeliciousplum 2 years ago
mr. Dd
rcrmeyer 2 years ago
21:00 to find the theist web site responsible for immoral stoning of women and supporting that idea, google:
"critics of the bible must be careful not to impose"
farvision 2 years ago
farvision
Thanks for posting that!
I was curious and wanted to look it up too, so thank you for the tip.
megoofychick 2 years ago
you're welcome! using google is like learning to type or ride a bike ...
farvision 2 years ago
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Just a bunch of liberal drones wanting to destroy all that is good about America.
If Christianity were the problem, so why has every President in history been Christian and especially the good ones, which were exceptionally outspoken believers: Washington, Jefferson, Reagan, Bush.
hyperseauton 2 years ago
Are you fucking kidding me!!!
Washington was a deist who drafted a treaty with Tripoli, which specifically stated the United States was in no way founded on Christianity.
Jefferson flatly called Christianity nonsense and the wishful thinking of weak-minded people!
I'll give you Bush & Reagan, but I wonder about Reagan's sincerity.
If you are going to make pronouncements about the positions of former Presidents you should get your facts straight!
t3tsuyaguy1 2 years ago 13
Even IF a president WAS Christian, this does not imply that they were necessarily "good". Bush would be the most recent example of blatant stupidity. Palin could have been another.
burkeyatm 2 years ago 7
hyperseauton, if you really think Jefferson was a Christian - then you clearly know NOTHING about the man. If you read the Jefferson bible - you'll see he removed all references to any supernatural activity. He openly said that the virgin birth was as possible as Athena bursting forth from Zeus's head. I suggest you do some more research lest you continue to look ignorant.
KraisinsGhost 2 years ago 7
hypersauton: Shame on you for displaying such blatant ignorance. You must have gotten your education in sunday school....lololol
josealonsoleon 2 years ago 6
roflmao, I'll give you a quote that summarizes it all: "When I make a campaign, I never make it for intelligent people. Intelligent people, there is about 5% to 6%. I do campaigns for idiots and I get my votes in large amounts." -Georges Frêche
swyft187 2 years ago 4
excellent quote. another:
"Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider." George Carlin.
hyperseauton 2 years ago 7
obama used that same strategy and it worked very well
johnmonk66 2 years ago
Jefferson- NOT A CHRISTIAN!
SolomonGrundy101 2 years ago 4
HE'S TAMPERIN IN DORKSIDED STUFF
RedDaVincy 2 years ago 2
You're correct.... It seems that Jefferson was a Christian as a young man and as he grew up he was conflicted by the teaching of the Church...He did extensive research and found that the Nazarene's precepts were "the most pure, benevolent, and sublime which have ever been preached to man."
So Jefferson rejected the "Christian Teachings