Are You Who You Think You Are?

Does it matter how long it takes you to become the person you want to be? I don't think so.
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[@chubbyemu]

with the troubles KZbinrs are having right now, short term success may be more relevant now than ever: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZyZhqyamdt1j5Y. thanks for sticking with me :)

[@ladyluck1616]

recently came across your channel and absolutely love your videos

[@ShedonistaShamanatrix]

Certain parts of what you shared here are exactly what I needed to hear today. Thank you. 😊

[@jaiguru9538]

What an incredibly dangerous thing to have said. "those ideas don't matter". News flash: There's no "zen"ing your way out of fascism if you allow it to take root. Ideas matter. Your mother's red guard story should have driven that home to you. You are very smart, but also profoundly stupid. Grow up kid.

[@andromedaquasar1547]

Chubbyemu make sense.....r u chinese?

[@colby7625]

He's American, his parents are Taiwanese immigrants.

[@636op]

*Watching the sound thingy in the background*

[@Ipeadahwittle]

Bop Heart. SAME

[@BlazeIsTheMajor]

Lmao same

[@loaf3517]

Bop Heart SAME

[@loganwolv3126]

me too lol

[@Bob_Lob_Law]

Bop Heart Adobe Audition.

[@sam-ye4oq]

These new types of videos are freaking amazing. You should keep it up.

[@chubbyemu]

[@user-ww2lc1yo9c]

ok, how much freaking are they?

[@tobyfitzpatrick565]

@@user-ww2lc1yo9c lol. Pretty high up there. ☺️👍

[@yondaimehokage2281]

I totally agree with Bernard saying "Had you been born at a different place or a different time, you would not be you." Bernard seems like a very independent and clear thinker, a rare trait in today's society. Great content as always.

[@tonytobolaski1825]

At the beginning of the year I weighed 225.7 lbs I now weigh 202.6 lbs, slowly but surely. lost 23.1lbs so far. thanks for inspiring me my guy.

[@chubbyemu]

congrats!

[@chroniclecobalt338]

Where are you now with your weight loss?

[@ChronicPainInTheAss]

Baguette Fagguete Great job!

[@tonick6942]

Where are you now with your progess? Congrats my dude

[@prosperityssoaps708]

You should watch every damn day friends and my thoughts would offend you, too. Also, Coach Greg.

[@neztoro24]

I love these videos. Genuine, free flowing, honest food for thought with no agenda but itself. Bernard has these insights on ideas that just sit with me all day after I watch. I hope one day to look back at this video ironically when your subscriber and view milestones are flying by.

[@chubbyemu]

[@TimonPumbaTv]

neztoro24 Well if you are still here xd..You're so correct!!!

[@Pao234_]

@@TimonPumbaTv imagine now

[@rayanpapayashayan38]

Lol

[@flamingaish]

Now

[@SurrogateActivities]

this is why the internet was the best thing that happened to philosophy

[@ChronicPainInTheAss]

gam ma I like kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXu4iX-ng612l6s vids too. Not as thought provoking but interesting.

[@person4169]

Good example. If it wasn't for the internet, the only source of knowledge I would've had would be from school and a random selection of books to choose from. However, now that knowledge is becoming less inheritable, knowledge is being spread even to those who wouldn't have had it appear before them, so to speak. Beautiful.

[@spacekoalalove]

@@person4169 If you're interested in philosophy there are tons of classic books, hundreds of years old, worth reading.

[@MrSam1804]

Yea, but i can argue with you whether you can call it a "philosophy" or not. Points might be interesting, but linguistic relativism is highly criticized by linguists, their arguments have a pretty solid foundation. Also not to forget "Being determines consciousness".

[@nicklespale22]

yes, but actually no. This dude had the viewers before he started speaking freely like this. There's a ton of philosophy channels on KZbin that people still don't watch. The internet didn't change much anything for philosophy's outreaching sake. Those who seek will find, but I mean, how many of us are here because we looked up the title?

[@IceQueen2394]

Hello, Linguist here! What you're touching on and have done a great job at exploring is Linguistic Relativity, also known as the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. Essentially: the language you speak determines how you view the world. Very interesting and important concept.

[@mainstay.]

Isn't that what the premise of the movie 'Arrival' was all about also?

[@flagmichael]

It was acknowledged in George Orwell's "1984" as well. The purpose of Newspeak was to make even thoughtcrime impossible; without words to express our ideas we could not share, or even hold, ideas.

[@nxt5817]

Hello, CBT tourture specialist here!

[@nicklespale22]

@@flagmichael well that's not good. English being one of the newest languages, it's sure to have managed to erase a ton of meaning to ideas over the ages. It's no wonder people in America are so easily frustrated and confused.

[@luka3174]

@@nicklespale22 I'm sure there are areas lacking in english but I think it's a pretty rounded language. I hear in Russian it is extremely difficult to hold a conceptual discussion as hypothetical words are limited

[@steamedyam]

Came for the intense medical stories stayed for intellectually stimulating content.

[@Spaztron64]

Would be nice if we got more of it.

[@ZombieWolfe]

The organism creates the environment and the environment creates the organism. - Alan Watts

[@yansakuya1]

Martin G Or he is serving as an Adviser to the lord of hell and is warring against the incarnation of your God.

[@gickygackers]

Martin G speaking ill of the dead lands you in hell as well. God bless

[@mexicanwootwoot]

@Martin G lol. Why talk bad about someone? Hell and heaven is all perspective.

[@zain4019]

Martin G I feel bad for you. Imagine all you could have been, and instead you’re thrashing around, desperately trying to hold on to remnants of a belief that you may know, somewhere deep inside you, is something you may not even want, or may not want to believe, but you’re too afraid to leave. And there are so many others like you. It’s all so sad.

[@naelyneurkopfen9741]

@@zain4019 I pity you.

[@werquantum]

I just watched this again after a year or so. Of all of your videos, this is by far my favorite. You have a gift. I’d love to see more of this type of thing from you.

[@3arij-]

This video that I watched 2 years ago changed my life.. I love Dr Bernard so much

[@PotatoKingOfficial]

Only 16k yet you are such a youtube pro. You deserve more subs. There are people with over 50k subs that release shitty content. You deserve a few million!

[@descai10]

if he keeps this up he's sure to get up there

[@hydrophilichunk1346]

Potato King He only has 250k but gets more views per video than people with multimillion subs. Goes to show how good he is.

[@gravityhypernova]

250k more in two months? Whoa. :) I really like these sort of videos too, though I found him from one of his interesting medical case studies.

[@Sgoose105]

2 million followers now lol

[@flamingaish]

2.44M subs

[@awwa8923]

Thank you for putting out videos with actual substance and thought-provoking content. This is why I love your channel man, keep it up.

[@fatpablo2381]

I'm so glad you haven't gotten rid of these videos. I come back to them every now and then, they are so profound and have shaped who I am as a person.

[@toomuchyin]

Amazing. You have clearly articulated many ideas I have had. I have never taken time to come to bring such clarity to the thoughts. I am 66-years-old. I LOVE it when someone so much younger has a good grasp on life. I am enjoying your videos a great deal. Thanks!

[@grounded.growing.and.glowing]

I feel like so many problems come from having an ego. maybe life would be easier if we just took it moment by moment?

[@choilovereaper]

This guy needs to do a TED talk XD

[@wargamerwilly8756]

All of your videos are fantastic learning tools, and so full of education! They're not just medical videos, they really are life changing. Thank you for putting all the work and time into these videos, it's much appreciated

[@marazification]

This is one of your best videos. Felt very Vsauce-esque

[@rubens5689]

this one was a great episode.

[@VyvienneEaux]

I think it was much better than Vsauce. I find that Vsauce tends to have clickbaity titles. Yes, often very informative content, but clickbaity because one of the ways Michael answers the questions he poses is to rephrase the question such that it can be more easily answered in a conventional way. I don't have any examples off the top of my head, but I used to watch Vsauce until this sort of thing happened a few episodes in a row too many, at which point I deemed it egregious and lost interest in the channel.

[@alex34533]

Maraz Rahman even better though

[@anthonymaestas4863]

I use to watch vsauce sometime ago. one day it seemed like he was just jumping all over the place to a hundred different topics. at this point I decided to go back and watch some of the older videos. I started to like him less. this video did seem a bit like vsauce and I almost tuned out, but he did stick within topic and finished strong. now to take the last idea and follow it through to it conclusion, we have feelings, but everything is determined. we are just links in a chain.

[@ChronicPainInTheAss]

Anthony Maestas I like some of the Kurgesagt videos.

[@TheFowo]

that's what I call a great video, I love that you're not focusing just on pcgames or fat loss, these vlogs are what we need more

[@brandenkucera9054]

I started watching your videos for the more recent medical overview videos a few months ago and watching You're inspirational / intellectual interest videos jus today and man if you had/have ( I don't truly know if you do right now) a podcast with your views and knowledge into the subjects you speak on I would listen indefinitely.. keep up your videos your video on" how to never give up " hit me more than I have the patience to type out .....Here I am TODAY being inspired from videos you made YEARS ago!!!! thank you for your perseverance and I hope all the best

[@eevee942]

you are a wonderful storyteller. it's so interesting to listen to you that i don't realize i'm being taught something until it's already happened. you're the first youtuber i've genuinely enjoyed in quite a while- thank you for your lovely videos!

[@elainemcdonald4117]

I love your razor sharp mind and ability to scrutinise yourself dispassionately. I am going to watch all your videos and benefit from your thought provoking ideas and observations. Big fan !

[@jessicacole8404]

*Can I pay your mom to read my face?*

[@jilliansmith7123]

Can I read your face to pay my mom?

[@cristianmurgociu4569]

I don't think she can read braile

[@Jackson-pu7gd]

i seriously want my face read too...

[@HappyBlite]

Very meta to have the audio recording visible in the background.

[@ExtinctionBomb]

Alacrix kingdom rush frontier eh? Good taste...

[@kenzielynn1047]

I love listening to you speak. You and I are very different when it comes to where we are in life but we hold the same views. An acceptance of our humanness, or even our demise. Please make more videos like this. It helps me to realize I’m not alone in my strange thoughts

[@Fortitude4]

This video is so thought provoking, I come back to watch it all the time and share it with my friends, I think everyone needs to hear it.

[@elliottwalker8624]

This got DEEP! Loved it.

[@leichmanado]

The urgency to do things in life and be accomplished as early as possible comes from the fact that our lives are finite, not necessarily from the language we speak and how it relates to time, I'm sure chines feel that same urgency just as much.

[@BigHenFor]

No; the urgency comes from your culture's relationship to time. There is a saying that has appeared on the Internet is various guises, and it's source is truly unknown and it goes something like this: "A society is great when it's old men plant trees they will never sit under." On the surface this form suggests that the focus one takes to the meaningfulness of one's existence is a choice. The meaningfulness of your existence can extend beyond the duration of your life, or you can shift your focus to the legacy you leave behind when you leave this world. One even wiser saying complements this focus: "When you start anything, start with the end in mind." Your goals should dictate the means you use to fulfil them, because they lay the foundation of what follows. Too many people just think of themselves but, lead life with no meaning. If you live with your legacy in mind, you will always do that doesn't which won't harm your legacy. It's all a mater of perspective. Choose wisely.

[@sarahmarie1391]

I love your mother's wisdom and I see it in you. Love your videos. They challenge my mind and I greatly enjoy that. Thank you.

[@scottlund4562]

You are so right and when we accept contradictions to our ideas in a calm way, the other many times will finally listen to you instead of zoning you out while thinking of their next response. Seriously works so well, takes practice, but becomes a fun and enjoyable challenge.

[@cheat200]

"The language that you learned to speak first has a profound impact on how you see the world" I can not agree more. As someone who learned 2 completely different languages almost simultaneously as my native language(s) then spent many years in countries that speak only one of said languages, I've always found that I'm always looking at everything from a different perspective, whether it be more analytical or that I just bring something to the table that no one has thought of before. The added words and grammar I feel enhance to a signifigant degree not only how you see each word but also alter what you can do with it.

[@stelliumeleven2889]

Really glad I stumbled upon your channel man. These videos are really good! #perspective

[@azuregiant9258]

I’m loving this channel more and more. What a thoughtful, helpful video this is. Your mom sounds like a very interesting person.

[@molliemk3477]

I love these psych videos, pls make more! Weirdly enough I found this very inspiring and uplifting. I’m at a low point in life just feel like it’s hopeless and will lead nowhere.. , but the idea that who u want to be is really a figment of your imagination and how u translate ur life experiences really helps give me hope.

[@jaymadison]

Great food for thought (ironically while I was eating a late lunch). It reminded me of one of my favorite quotes “If I could wake up in a different place, at a different time, could I wake up as a different person?” (Not really for the same reason as the source of that quote is more about mitigating loneliness). Sounds like the Chinese zodiac is pretty interesting stuff :)

[@anojansmart]

Dude, there are apartments/condos in Toronto that skip 4, 14, etc because they are built/owned by Chinese Canadians. it's definitely a thing!

[@davebellamy4867]

Don't most USA hotels not have a 13th floor? I kind of recall that the hotels I stayed in back in 1983 on a holiday had no floor 13.

[@shawna6730]

@@davebellamy4867 that's because 13 is known to be a cursed number at least in America and the superstitions people believe in, I'm not superstitious but do believe in some things that are known to be mysterious, but yeah 13 is known for suicide and other stuff, not much into superstitions like I said so I'm sorry I can't help much, have a blessed day

[@bryancrockett2319]

This just got recommended to me as I'm starting on the very beginning of my journey to become a nurse. I'm coming from another career and really appreciate these reflections. Not only are they interesting, but it's definitely motivating. Thank you for posting.

[@Bokseo]

I really appreciate your wisdom, thanks for continuing to upload and do your thing.

[@Liletter]

I didn’t ask for an existential crisis, man.

[@SearchIndex]

🤣

[@ExperiencedNoob-jl6id]

2017: ehh... 2018: Hmm... 2019: Okay time to recommend this to everyone

[@Zach_2026]

Yes

[@myfwnwyturnbull6106]

My goodness you are such an apt orator! Bless your heart that you shared this point of view. I plan to share this vid with everyone at my church, they would love it.

[@maxenielsen]

In my belief system, our lives started long before we were born. We participated in the planning of the material world before it was created, and then in its creation. We established relationships, too, among family and friends, which we carry forward into this life. And when we were born we came with things to do to benefit each other and build lives of service, happiness, and satisfaction. As well, we came with the gift of choice to do according to our wills. This set of beliefs has guided me and helped me make sense of my circumstances and those of others. Not saying that they justify all that is bad and unfair. They do not justify the abuse of our agency and the harm it causes. But they help me understand even the bad and unfair, and to be at peace that the bad and unfair will have compensations. You raise very interesting and probing questions. Your mother’s insights and understanding are marvelous. I don’t doubt them in the least. Thank you for sharing. What you shared helps me feel connected to all those around me.

[@zachcarter7535]

You are really inspirational. Should consider public speaking.

[@ChronicPainInTheAss]

Baba Yaga TEDx

[@wholeshebang1]

He's already reaching the public with 2.39 million subscribers.

[@serenakchen]

This theme reminds me of the movie arrival. How we perceive the world is partially dependant on language. Also so true about the superstitious Asian face readings 😂

[@katsuyaener1385]

C.Emu thank you, this is great food for thought. I would never have looked at things from that perspective.

[@blink184]

You. Are. Brilliant. Thanks for sharing your story. Seriously, it touches upon so many things that I can relate to.

[@pwhitzy]

As entertaining as the newer, medical / toxicology oriented content is, Bernard's videos like this are so much more interesting to me. He's such a great thinker and storyteller, and those abilities really come to the forefront with more personal content like this. I'd like to see it make a bit of a return, if only every once in a while.

[@Vevenwood]

This is a state of being a smart person.

[@Jp-nc6vn]

This is what I needed to hear at this point in my life. I will carry this with me and remind myself whenever I feel like I am behind in my development Thank you Bernard

[@zhaoshouqi]

Would love to hear more of your contemplations. I find them very honest and reasonable. Thanks!

[@VyvienneEaux]

Okay, I'm back for my third ramble from this video. I'm sorry. I really love that you say "had you been born in a different time in a different place, you would not be you." The reason I love this is because human behavior has long fascinated me, and I have been saying over and over again for years that "(behavioral) phenotype is the intersection between genotype and environmental factors." Of course, there's at least a little bit more to it than that; probably a lot more, but I wanted to package it into a nice little sound byte. And "environmental factors" covers everything from location and time to the chemical environment of the uterus you developed in and previous behaviors that an individual has executed. I find that I really don't like who I am, and not in a way that can easily be changed. Like, for example, I don't enjoy being transgender. I hate it. Yet after years of denying it, it hasn't changed. My internal motivations and most profound desires seem immutable. I hypothesize that this trait was likely a result of some sort of environmental condition ( having to do with maternal hormones, perhaps) during my early stages of development. The point that I'm getting at is that we seem to develop early on some very fundamental patterns of interpreting the world. I already gave my example of being transgender, but I more relatable one might be that I also don't respond well to social rejection (what a lucky combo, I know). People tell me to brush it off; I tell myself to brush it off. Yet I'm always shocked at how easily hurt I am despite being a veteran rejectee. It would be interesting to see how much of these aspects of the mind could have been different if the environment were different. The cliché "nature or nurture" debate really doesn't seem to be a reasonable question anymore given what we know about the importance of both. I like the saying "Mencius' mother, three moves" (which refers to a story in which a mother moulds her son's interests by moving house to find a more suitable environment to encourage what she deemed to be favorable traits). It's so humbling to think that the sense of self is just an evolutionary byproduct of a side reaction of a ~3.8 billion-year-old reaction responding to and interpreting its environment. Kind of like organic chemists control the environment of their reactions to effect wildly different outcomes using the same chemicals.

[@ahmadmoussa3771]

Subscribed for nuclear throne, yet this is a lot more entertaining and thought provoking. Cheers

[@Aruze1989]

You're lucky to have such a wise mother. Youve just earned a new subscriber on account of her wisdom :)

[@DOUBLE0SEVUN]

You are the best Bernard! Please never stop!

[@randomnumbers84269]

It's the concept of enlightenment to really understand who you are. Or who you aren't.

[@animefanlifter9164]

❤Love from Morrocco Chubbyyy. ❤Keep on doing videos like these man, I completly aggree with you

[@mickmondeo]

I’m REALLY enjoying your videos. This is like sitting down and having an interesting conversation with a friend. Cheers!

[@SauceGoblin225]

What a profoundly insightful commentary. You are a very powerful speaker and storyteller, and you are remarkably self-aware. The wisdom you’re able to share so eloquently is a gift to us, the viewers. Thank you, Dr. Bernard.

[@MickeyD2012]

There ARE a very small minority, a select few, who can stand for what they believe in, no matter what others say or do. Often they are called crazy, sometimes they are called martyrs. But ALL deserve at least a modicum of respect.

[@ajaxcleanser330]

Yeah, most just follow the herd. :/

[@TheFox517]

@@ajaxcleanser330 That's propably because not blending in = pain and no money. That's also why I'll be a complete failure.

[@gickygackers]

The Fox if you’re asking for pain and no money, you’ll get it.

[@TheFox517]

@@gickygackers I'm not asking for pain, I just can't blend in without feeling absolutely terrible.

[@merit7344]

@@TheFox517 Then you have not fully discovered your capabilities or talents that can bring you good things, without having to seek validation or acceptance in other people.

[@greggers5988]

This thought comes up when I see myself in a mirror in different angles.

[@aloevera7422]

This was PRAXIS. I needed this. THANK YOU.

[@KyotoMelody]

I like this talk! I’m traumatized and struggling not to fall into depression. Ur talk makes me think. Will try to see things from another angle to have a different perspective. Thanks!

[@psk3y5]

Hey! I'm a fourteen-year old subscriber and loyal viewer of your content. Whether or not if you see this, even though you may have seen many comments like this XD, I want to briefly express your impact on an individual like me. You are my respected figure, and your videos taught me so many morals. I'll definitely stick around!

[@chemical1125]

Philip Sorila kids always use xd. Kek

[@ilokikoval]

chemical1125 Pretentious normie.

[@pebbers169]

@@chemical1125 XD 😳

[@jmm639]

Damn.....that was deep.

[@dynamiclean]

Thanks for adding pertinent variables to life. I admire the way you verbalize certain aspects.

[@jessejordan5658]

I love abstract thinking and brainstorming philosophy. This and a couple of medical analysis videos have made be a subscriber! Keep up the good work!

[@turmoildragon]

This video deserves more views and the channel deserves more subs. This is proof that the KZbin algorithm favours click baiting and channels that don't have meaningful content

[@Bumbleebeful]

true !

[@Eliteplayer1988]

I don't know if it is true but the way I feel is that everything that becomes "mainstream" is not as valuable as it was before it became so popular. I think this channel would lose its spot as a source for "new" or (I dont't know how to say that) interesting ideas. Maybe you get my point. Atleast I hope so (I am not a native english speaker so I don't know how to put my thoughts into english words).

[@djgiga2]

Well corperate influence and mass appeal usually aren't the best things.

[@jeremyjohnson8844]

Your audio is clipping, bro. Keep it in the green and boost it in post (keeping it just below 0db, say, -0.1). Keeps the dynamics intact.

[@negvey]

GOLD, thanks so much for this philosophy talk, defiantly brought some perspective to my own self

[@necrodesigns77]

Thank you for this video. I shared it with my daughter, whom is currently struggling with the while time/success/identity crisis.

[@iLLt0m]

Americans have this notion as well. I have "Uncles" I'm not biologically related to.

[@jessicacole8404]

*Spanish is super frustrating cuz of all the verb conjugation*

[@gagiucarina]

Just Me same with french

[@iMRM-ez8of]

that's not really a problem if it's your first language. The real problem is writing it.

[@TheRomanRuler]

Don't study Finnish then.

[@Mutantcy1992]

Easiest language to learn from English.

[@trialexol]

Me matarían si SUSPENDIERE mi examen.

[@robertadamson2115]

Just came across your videos today. I am a fan now. Very insightful, thought provoking and informative. Thanks for taking time out of your schedule to cause some of us to think outside of our tiny little worlds. We tend to race at top speed down our own little highway not really taking into consideration the larger world inside of us, physically and psychologically. Not many can do that today.

[@idic7067]

DUDE! You are crazy smart! I love how you make me feel smarter because I actually get what such an intelligent person is saying.

[@desirebaker5775]

I was, I am, I will be are also used in my native tongue which is Dutch. Ik was, ik ben, ik zal zijn. That is due to both English and Dutch being Germanic languages (fun useless fact unless you study languages) and because they are in the same “family” of languages they share a lot of similarities in basic grammar and use of words. Dutch also shares a lot of words (and by share I mean we stole the words lol) from the French language. For instance, we use the words etui to talk about a pen case. An umbrella is a paraplu, from the French word parapluie. A wallet is a portomonee which is derived from the French word portofeuille. We also call it a portofeuille, but it is considered an “old” word.

[@marcedmundbarlow7299]

Another living and power tool employed in English is mood. Imperative. Indictive. Subjunctive. If I were there...

[@keysersoze3376]

Take a peek at 1984 the book, by George Orwell. He plays with those concepts.

[@4beeftacos2am]

You explain everything in such a way that you don't offend anyone with your brilliance.

[@WhiteStone21475]

Fascinating concept, thank you for sharing. In my family I was born in 1943, my sister in 1953. We might as well have been born in different worlds. Try as much as I can and still there is a divide. Even our parents were different people for each of our childhoods. I have tried to talk with her about this but she can see no other reality than her own. I enjoy your conversations. Thank you for sharing.

[@HeuteNicht95]

Is fat loss week 11 coming next week with week 12? Looking forward to see your progress! Greetings from Switzerland

[@ADITYAGKULKARNIBEC]

Alain Wirth me too

[@chubbyemu]

yes i am traveling for work right now, so fat loss week 11 and 12 may be combined. greetings, i am with some swiss colleagues of mine at this trip!

[@HeuteNicht95]

Chubbyemu cool! Keep up the good work and have fun on your trip!

[@theodoreyd]

Mind _[insert gif of nuclear bomb exploding]_

[@babygirl3615]

Every video I watch makes me really think!! Im so glad you showed up in my recommendations🙏

[@tobyfitzpatrick565]

This is so incredibly deep. Thank you.

[@skyehimalaya8047]

First 44 Seconds Of The Video And I'm Already Questioning Existence.

[@Peachyroooo]

That's where you have to define what "you" actually means. My perspective is that "you" are not simply the ideas you believe. Those are perhaps a part of the explanation for your behavior, much like being bullied can cause you to want to bully others, but there is something that is "you" that can't be changed by your environment. There are ways that you will always see things whereas another person would not, such as people who seem to be naturally talented in understanding emotions, or physical awareness, things like that. We can be pushed around and molded into all kinds of things but there is still a big piece of each of us that is unique. I believe Jesus Christ, God Himself, is the only one who can help us fully realize us, and mold us into the shape we were meant to be, the best shape, which is to resemble Him!

[@shawna6730]

I absolutely agree with you, God bless you and have a blessed weekend

[@ldude]

i like this comment, the video seems to say everything is pointless, this is not true, there are some, like us, who will always be us, unique, a certain way at the core and others, who are almost drone, robotic, I can feel them, like the kind of people that can only enjoy things through and while with others...they can't create their own hapiness, they're almost completely void of real and true emotions, no sense of self, weird stuff!

[@GilBatesLovesyou]

​@@ldude I think his video is still right. It's only by the grace of God that we are who we are, born in a specific place and time, with our life experiences. Maybe that gets into the debate of predestination/etc, but it's still ultimately only by God's grace we are who are we.

[@markpark7522]

I need friends like you in my life I love hearing your perspective on things!!!

[@thecamperguy1234]

Hi Bernard, I’m currently an recent subscriber, but I found this at probably the time I needed it the most. I have been surrounded by a group of friends that, as you described, constantly ripped on me. I decided to finally leave that group after several years of being “friends” with them. Shortly there after I find my self at an indispensable internship opportunity that I have learned a lot from. I am now surrounding myself by professionals who are more than willing to teach me. After reflecting on this I have found that in the 4-5 months without that group of friends I have changed so much. I have achieved much more than I did years prior. I’m truly thankful for the actual friends I have and for everything I have in my life. The point I’m attempting to make in this dissertation of a comment is that I can relate to your video and it has really opened my mind to the idea of who I should be surrounding myself with. Who is going to be a positive influence in my life and who will be negative. The people you are around have a slow, but steady osmosis effect on you just as you have on them. I hope you have a great day and keep making awesome content! I’ll be watching it.

[@ilmu011]

"When you are around people who think the same you become a product of their beliefs." Just described religion perfectly accurate.

[@wholeshebang1]

Yes, it's like an echo chamber. I've been atheist since my teens, having become skeptical of religion after learning about evolution. In my thirties, I also identified as a humanist, once I'd learned that that's what I'd been all along - I didn't have a name for it. Interestingly, I don't bring up atheism in conversation, like theists casually do - "spreading the word," looking for agreement, or to convince non-believers that a supernatural entity/puppet-master in the sky exists (and we should _repent._

[@wholeyoungchicken4361]

don’t you know who i think i am?

[@vintagenow]

Thank you so much for this message. I'm so glad I found your Chanel ❤️

[@bhfyffygyu]

At 39, I'm one test away from my teaching credential. It's taken me SO LONG to get to this point, and I thank you for telling me that that is okay. I have dreaded and procrastinated this last step which I should have already completed. It sounds silly, but you encourage me to do my best and not dread on the process. Thank you.

[@brd5548]

Great idea, subscribed already! 嗨，你好！看到你举了个文革的例子，真是很贴切，人是环境的产物…… 身为大陆人，虽然我并没有亲身经历过文革，但实际上“文革”在大陆从来没有正真结束过，CCP 一直都在加强思想控制。所以大陆人想要保持独立思考，而不被 CCP 控制的大环境影响，实在是太困难…… 题外话，很庆幸你的祖父没有留在大陆，这两年 CCP 越来越加紧思想控制，甚至有文革死灰复燃的趋势

[@onionjuice4235]

Could you translate that please? Edit:Never mind, i just did it my self lol

[@joeisnso7389]

Onion Juice How? Edit: nvm used my phone.

[@ChronicPainInTheAss]

Brandon Zhang Do you kiss your mother with that mouth young man?!

[@leichmanado]

read Free Will by Sam Harris, it tackles the issue of ideas and the illusion of us being the authors of our ideas.

[@MrPickles1987]

One of the most insightful videos I've seen in a while. Thank you Chubbyemu! Also, keep dominating Nuke Throne...you're one of the best I've seen out there!

[@brianfulwood7827]

Thank you for posting this video. I really needed it.

[@YoloSWAGJude]

how do Chinese people say that they went to the store if they don't have time involved. Have they a word that determines when something happens or how does it work? we all know that there aren't two of the same kind of fingerprints in the whole wide world. I would rather say the fingerprint stuff in your phone is not 100% accurate :D

[@TheNinjafroman]

Fingerprints are extremely diverse but they are not 100% unique (althought quite close), that's a myth. There's a minuscule chance that they have the same fingerprints, though I agree that the fingerprint recognition on the phone was probably not accurate enough :)

[@rachelmarx6111]

Yes fingerprints are not actually unique.

[@Kimilseong]

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[@daniel_8737]

I still don't know what inter-sectional vegan trans-man means

[@kosimov1]

You are a very smart man. You seem to be able to see into deep and complex problems and then describe them with clarity. I am going to find other videos you have made and study them as well. My son in law is a doctor but he cannot illustrate these subjects as you have! Thank You 😊 for taking the time to do this and for pledging to match what others donate to children’s hospitals! I will do what I can, when I find where to do it.

[@Diprotic]

Very well said. How I wish I could meet someone who could read my face & shed a little light into my life like your mother did for Sarah.