Behavior and Belief

How can a lie become true? In this episode, Dr. Aaron Blaisdell and I create a game show that is actually a giant “human Skinner Box” to observe the formation of superstitious beliefs. And Dr. Samuel Veissière helps me design and perform a placebo reverse exorcism, harnessing the power of belief in both science and religion to convince normal people that a spirit has possessed their bodies.
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[@lagduck2209]

Where do they get people who dont recognize Michaeil?

[@bluebitproductions2836]

there are probably a lot of people who do, then they just cut them out because it messed up the experiment

[@charles7623]

At the same place they get people who are dumb enough to not think that something is up when there is lots of cameras around.

[@Armoliver]

@@charles7623 they are aware that it is an experiment , they just don't know what the experiment is , which means cameras are expected

[@nuloom]

besides the point above, @@charles7623, many cameras are hidden. For instance you can see the camera hiding in the "Should I die" episode, since it's clearly behind some fabric, because the view on the table where the participants are is distorted. You can't also see any other cameras in the room where the "reverse-exorcism" went, they are most probably hidden too.

[@josephhollandpontes1030]

Come on!!! Flatearth’s obviously 🙄

[@theshakes]

One thing I love about Vsauce is it gives us a glimpse into the rabbit hole and an opportunity to get a feel of just how deep it goes. Michael kind of waves you over to the edge and asks, "You wanna see somethin' cool?" and has you lean over and peer down, deep into some abyssal well of knowledge and right as you start getting vertigo, he grabs you by the back of your shirt, pulls you back to safety and says, "Ain't that some shit?"

[@BradenBest]

That's a cool observation, but I gotta say, when you

[@axrah8406]

@@BradenBest continue....

[@BradenBest]

@@axrah8406 Oh, I forgot I wrote that, lol. I was making fun of the way youtube randomly cuts comments off in the middle of the

[@sigmarulesog984]

Just like he interrupted the doctor by saying And perhaps the priest do cause and connection with divine but we don't know.

[@nah656]

Lol shut up

[@hosseynshanbehzaadeh9342]

'Human Skinner box' sounds much more horrific than what it actually is.

[@benshaw8174]

Ok stupid chill out

[@CanadianLange]

lol i kept thinking that every once in a while xD

[@VincentVincent_89]

B3N Shawzy lmao I like how you had to add his name into this

[@batmanarkham5120]

Yet, maybe we all as members of the homo sapiens species might be living our lives in one giant skinner box

[@HorrorDox]

Sounds like a mystery of Seymour skinner

[@Meg_Sanchez]

I loved the guy who figured out the Victory Vault at 11:48, Michael was like "who are you?"

[@projectorpc8832]

Well it would have been pretty interesting if he said he had a very analytical career like a software developer, mathematician or something related to the nature of the experiment like psychology.

[@chickenskink1]

​@@projectorpc8832 I wonder if there's any actual correlation between an "analytical" career and skeptical thinking/being very observant. Probably hard to operationalize though.

[@squidwardo7074]

@@projectorpc8832 yea i was thinking that guy is probably QA

[@soupster857]

@@chickenskink1 my mum's in journalism and was telling me about her time being a test subject en masse in uni - apparently experiments like this are easy to sniff out if you have a keen eye and good critical thinking. it'd be interesting to see skepticism by career but as you said it'd be finicky to test/quantify

[@austinorlando4326]

I love that line: "How can this not be real if a guy in a white labcoat is taking it so seriously."

[@sabakka-e5u]

😂

[@legoleviathan6411]

You almost have 555 likes

[@add852]

You have 555 likes

[@legoleviathan6411]

Aw two people liked it and ruined it

[@Serkant75]

Labcoat convinced me everytime

[@Diego-ss7sg]

Person: *has transcending lucid psychological experience* Michael: sike get pranked

[@Reypstraptor4269]

Its actually their own brain playing pranks on them

[@Reypstraptor4269]

Also they didnt actually show telling her it was all BS.Did they even?I really wanted to se her reaction to being bamboozled.

[@CestSam]

I think Michael had some issue with it, her explanation of what occurred and what she felt seemed to affect him, even if he knows what's really taking place.

[@anechkagee5372]

You can interpret it in many ways. Maybe the spirit of her mother led her to this experience so they could connect. - Human desire to believe is also a powerful force.

[@Reypstraptor4269]

@@anechkagee5372 Whats a spirit?

[@Rodoadrenalina]

I want bloopers of people that knew Michael from youtube or memes

[@jakefromstatefarm1405]

Nice pic, Inside of Emptiness

[@Say10198]

No doubt thatd be great, from all the seasons..

[@jatin1032]

there was 1 episode in s1 where a person recognised him

[@ruinenlust_]

@@jatin1032 which episode?

[@Thoomas2001]

@@jatin1032 I watched all of S1 two days ago and don't even remember that lol

[@myIGJonathanMartinez1011]

“People don’t normally have feelings of decapitation and numbness, so either we’ve stumbled upon a way to summon a spirit or our belief manipulation is working” 😂😂

[@camilomanjarres1903]

That would be an unfortunate mistake

[@promethium-145]

@@camilomanjarres1903 Or a shocking breakthrough. Or both!

[@naomisims7230]

I think the young man who had the feelings of decapitation & numbness really "listened to his body", & became aware of how the experiment could affect him. He neither accepted any new belief nor rejected what occurred in the room.

[@crocoshark4097]

I just put your number of likes at the infamous 666 You're welcome.

[@mesadrums375]

“What’s the difference between what we did today and what an actual priest can do?” “that’s a really controversial question”

[@kenzybeats9546]

MeSaDrums 😂 heard the way he cut in real quick too

[@GavinRemme]

I was wondering if he'd ask this

[@satyu131089]

They didn't take advantage of children like many actual priests! That's a difference!

[@jaysol8084]

They probably didn't want to piss off any religious people. But it is a valid question and we should question everything.

[@josephfield6903]

satyu131089 priests aren’t taking advantage of other children. Yes there are that still do and that’s horrible, but the reason many people become priests is that they genuinely believe in what they do.

[@iiib2975]

"you can't just put people in a box, they're quite clever" something only an alien would say

[@marcelnowak402]

Ah yes, the good old "haha humans dumb" joke

[@iiib2975]

Oh yeah... lets hear your clever joke . So we can identify U in the spectrum of how much of an asshole U R by your so called sarcasm.

[@avnishshrivastava2272]

@@iiib2975 dude you didn't had to go that far

[@xxxx-jh5vc]

@@iiib2975 see you next tuesday.

[@klejnotnilu5181]

I don't think alien would say that people are clever

[@timothyalan34]

I love how every experiment like this ends with Michael walking into a room and essentially going, "yeah, this was all bullshit and your reaction was a lie, so thank you for your contribution to science."

[@JohnFKennedy420]

Timothy Alan truth😂 especially the last one lmao

[@Ptaku93]

Subjects' reactions weren't a lie though. They weren't actors. If you claim they lied about their experience, then frankly you have no idea what placebo effect is

[@redond8847]

Lmaoooo

[@Ptaku93]

@@____-pb1lg naah, I don't. You have to explain rather than just throw words like an angry child

[@admiralamel9563]

@@____-pb1lg who hurt you ,little boy?

[@aadiMjoahi]

"I have been watching a lot of horror movies lately" Yes Michael, we can tell.

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

lol

[@Lilith_The_Earthling]

Underreated comment lmao

[@ksp6091]

Human """"Skinner"""" box

[@jazzygryphon]

I just realized experimenting with test subjects is basically pranking for science.

[@Schlimpiwe]

Really it's the other way around. Pranks are experiments with no real purpose and mostly dumb results lol

[@jiiheytch9426]

exactly what I thought.. use science to make pranks more effective lol

[@clickbaitcancer120]

its more like when the prank genre evolved into social experiments.

[@carsextendedwarranteecalle8749]

Well, guess I’m off to be a scientist!

[@Spooglecraft]

The only difference between science and messin around is writing it down.

[@ClaustroPasta]

Lol that doctor “and now she's dancing, just like Skinner's pigeon”

[@EddyConejo]

I bet she was a spy from the gobernment... *JUST LIKE PIGEONS.*

[@yuyu8478]

@@EddyConejo thanks i needed that laugh

[@justthatgirl-ct4jo]

Lol

[@stevethea5250]

@@yuyu8478 timestamp

[@ceds7987]

the doctor looks like johnny sins btw

[@nicho8]

can't believe michael ski​nn​еd people in this one. truly dedicated to his craft

[@ham1847]

True 😠 I’m sad about this

[@donovanholm]

Lie he didn't just skin people

[@meepmeep4311]

True dedication

[@IRsBlueManMoney-Channel]

Have you been reading Anthony Fantano’s comment sections?

[@wta1518]

uMm aCtUaLlY hE dIdN't. ThAtS nOt WhAt SkInNeR bOx MeAnS. fAcTs xD

[@AnimusPrime87]

The most unbelievable part of this entire series is that they get all of these random participants that somehow don’t recognize Michael.

[@LandHooman]

They probably ask if they’ve heard of them before they get participants

[@Rickrollmachine23]

They probably just cut out the people that recognize him and just keep who the people who don't.

[@abstract5249]

@@Rickrollmachine23 It's also possible some people did recognize him but were told (or simply assumed) that this was just one of many projects Michael is involved in. It's not uncommon to see influencers, celebrities, KZbinrs, and other media figures working on different things.

[@alishahernandez13]

@abstract5249 not to mention, they usually disguise these studies as other, different experiments. Like, if Michael asked any of us to go into that box for a TV show, we're not immediately thinking of the Skinner box theory thing. We're just excited to be lab rats, no?

[@austinbaker8042]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@jessephillips1233]

I used to work at a casino - the patrons who played slots developed extremely elaborate rituals to "boost their luck" that would entail all sorts of spurious behavior - like getting up and sitting back down or wiping the screen in a specific pattern etc. I called this behavior "pigeon-ing" after the Skinner behavior experiments.

[@dickfitswell3437]

I was that guy that when their ritual fails and they move to a different row of slots...I Swoop in for the kill and with in a minute or so I usually always win. I was just in the Riverboats in Lake Charles. On our way back to Houston. My buddy sat at a Blackjack table and i went and lurked around the $5 Slots. Up gets an older lady. I swooped in. Put a $20 in. Bet max. Less than 2 mins later I walk over to my buddy and said Im cashing out and will be out in the car.(only planned on a 1hr visit) and he said why and i said ive won $723.00 & he said BS weve only been here maybe 10 mins. Then I showed him 3 reciept vouchers (I cashed out 3 times. Prevents me from spending lots). Did the same thing at Mandalay Bay except it was walking from lobby to elevator. Saw a lady w/ quarter bucket cup get up mumbling so I threw a 5$ in and maxbet and sirens/bells went off before she even got out of the aisle. $1800.00. She came back and tried to argue that it was her winnings and she wasnt done on that machine. She lost the argument w/security/pit etc. Moral of the story. Find those superstitious slot gamblers and lurk until they leave then swoop in. I think Friends had a episode on the same thing. Phebo was involved

[@angelica3744]

Yup! That's exactly how it works. Also the reinforcement schedule of gambling makes it such an easy addiction to fall into.

[@annec3571]

I’ve known ladies that *have* to use the exact same slot machine every time they gamble, or else they won’t play. One lady was at the same machine for 33 years straight

[@shimalding]

I'm seeing a lot of this behaviour in gacha games - and online games with rng driven loot in general. People create the most elaborate rituals to crack the system.

[@rabnadskubla8594]

@@shimalding I've been doing that with Fire Emblem Heroes. I like to summon from the bottom left since I think it might work for me better.

[@missylissy200]

"When I said I was Vanessa, that was a lie" *Music intensifies* "Or was it"

[@billywhizz09]

Michael is trans

[@MakkusuOtaku]

@@billywhizz09 Or is he? @o@

[@watch426]

@@MakkusuOtaku Or is she? o@o

[@SimoneDePascalis]

Great, I've been missing Vsauce-BrainCraft crossovers so bad

[@benshaw8174]

I wanna like but I’ll ruin the 69 likes

[@niydfass1060]

Doctor: some priests may have convinced themselves that are speaking to the divine- Michael: *PANIC MODE*

[@ilichantoniocamachosolis4108]

@Ved Kolambkar i can´t find that quote, google only found 4 results and all of them are about the movie "Red Estate"

[@AlexGarcia-xw4ts]

Ved Kolambkar that’s not a Stephen hawking quote

[@erisskathi4298]

@Ved Kolambkar “All these people faking quotations from me, as if it makes them seem smarter? Don’t these people know that google exists?” -Albert Einstein

[@RavinderSingh-tn7zi]

@Ved Kolambkar actual quote is "I don't fear God, I fear his believers" ~Stephen Hawking

[@99fulgur]

"I like to use quotes to seems like i have a personality" -Dude nº 936441

[@ShawnZRice]

I love how they didn't have the heart to tell the lady that it was a rigged experiment. After she went on about how profound it was for her seeing her mom and all, she probably would have broke down and started crying.

[@promethium-145]

The experiment being rigged doesn't really invalidate the woman's beliefs. It's not like the experiment created her beliefs. It seems like there's something extra going on here.

[@livethefuture2492]

She already had those beliefs beforehand, the experiment merely triggered those beliefs and that is her own personal experience that she felt. For her may as well have been real. In a placebo the trigger can be fake, but the effects can be real.

[@lordlightskin2591]

Imagine she found this video

[@erinmcdonald7781]

Actually, I'm sure they must've explained things to her, but probably kept it off camera due to the profound nature of her experience. It would've been unethical for them not to disclose this to her. Also, it would be devastating to find out later accidentally.

[@YanaPetruk]

@@livethefuture2492 she just lied. that's all

[@sherbetttt]

everyone else: messing with door, pushing button, dancing that one guy: *seduce the machine*

[@CaptainGibbons]

Ah yes, the DND bard tactic

[@shlecko]

@@CaptainGibbons Nat 20

[@badasunicorn6870]

He's a bard

[@stevethea5250]

@@shlecko they just copied stranger things theme

[@ditzyrose700]

*teach the robot to love*

[@meggiemoo931]

Michael: *sets up placebo effect experiment* *accidentally speaks to God*

[@Alex_K221]

megan rebeschi So speaking to himself then? :-)

[@RobertsBiezais]

@@Alex_K221 Eminem

[@stevethea5250]

@@RobertsBiezais theme song is just stranger things

[@dancingbanana168]

I don’t believe in god

[@sdrawkcab_emanresu]

@@dancingbanana168 I think believing in God gives people so much, like hope and happiness and these things, what is similar to the things a God promises. Do maybe, even if there was no God (what we do not know) the believing in God has so much advantage, that i cannot understand, why people shoes no to believe. But that's my opinion amd just a pretty long way to ask you: "why not"? I would really be interested, to hear the opinion of the others side

[@BygoneT]

"People are quite clever" Also people: Let's dance so we can cause rain

[@DBZHGWgamer]

clever and smart are very different things.

[@miguelcdlm13]

"one flap of a sea gull's wings would be enough to alter the course of the weather forever" - Edward Norton Lorenz :v

[@dayraje]

@@miguelcdlm13 *could be...

[@dayraje]

The butterfly effect

[@a_businessman]

ok d4 c

[@menthols4625]

Michael was not happy with "Priest Calahan", so much so that he got replaced by the psychologist and just became a human prop. Poor guy, he has probably been trying to act for 40 years at this point.

[@itsfreezinginhere764]

Lmao

[@CravensBen]

I FELT that

[@vincevvn]

Yea… dude looked exactly like someone acting like a priest from a movie 😂

[@justaway6901]

The same way you don't use an actor when performing surgeries. The actor is understandably poorly equipped.

[@felixroux]

"How could this not be real if a guy in a white lab coat is taking it so seriously?" -Vsauce, Michael here, 2019

[@wta1518]

You got her name wrong. It's Mind Field, Vanessa here

[@bluffy-38]

dude looking like johnny sins out here

[@intellectuallyhot3407]

The irony of this comment in 2021 is unreal

[@sambuddhasamanta9885]

@@intellectuallyhot3407 Aptly said

[@paul_particularlyunhappynut]

@@bluffy-38 bruhhh he does

[@klaricev3274]

Michael: WHAT I AM ABOUT TO DO HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE VATICAN.

[@anoyint]

M O R T I S

[@schincouch5567]

where does it say that prove it

[@fiberpasta526]

@@schincouch5567 it's a reference.

[@oniruddhoalam2039]

@@schincouch5567 It is a joke.

[@kaliyuga3563]

I NEED TO FINISH WHAT I STARTED

[@chelelee6321]

This was so eye opening. As an adult, I've never been very religious but more skeptical of it all. Now I can see how the brain works regarding religious awakening. As a child, I have been to revivals where so many people were "touched" and many even "saw God". I didn't experience that so I wondered what was wrong with me. Well, according to this, it wasn't that God chose to show himself to others and did not care for me. As a child it is very easy to believe this and it actually affected my life. As I got older, I convinced myself that those people did not actually meet God, they lied. But now I see its not one or the other. Meeting God is very real to the person experiencing it, so they didn't lie. God also didn't personally appear to others and not me. Its just the way my brain is wired. After all these years, this is a comforting conclusion. I'm glad I saw this.

[@bitsybowser3056]

some of them were lying , i been there also.

[@PlanetXtreme]

that sucks. But at least you know now.

[@myronplatte8354]

I've never seen God, but... impossible things have happened to me.

[@promethium-145]

I feel inclined to doubt your explanation as well. I think it's possible that something might have been happening. But this all seems like a lot to decode. I mean, someone feeling like their head was detached? Why is that happening?

[@Thrna_1]

If you weren't predisposed to theistic inclinations early life you are unlikely to conjure up a deity in your mind.

[@thebiggestbigmacever6315]

Fake Priest: “I’m father Callahan” Michael: “I’m about to end this man’s whole career”

[@thebiggestbigmacever6315]

@Daniel Chang why are you booing me I'm right

[@MegaDudeman21]

@@thebiggestbigmacever6315 right? about what?

[@AMan-xz7tx]

MegaDudeman21 yes

[@MegaDudeman21]

@@AMan-xz7tx no?

[@loog8621]

MegaDudeman21 perhaps

[@chadevans3683]

This experiment reminds me of when I was younger and I would blow in the Nintendo cartridges believing that was what was making them work

[@shybandit521]

I mean I'm pretty sure it actually does kinda help, dust in cartridges isn't good. However, we blew in them so much there is no way there was dust in them. We just kept blowing because it worked the first time.

[@kingoffline3188]

we were human Pigeons because i didn't do it just once, but twice and more.... i thought it made game loads faster.

[@undeniablySomeGuy]

wait but it does

[@plokijum]

Moisture in the plug makes electrical signal stronger. Is what I believe. But who knows. I also believe vaccines are effective and that seems to throw off everybody. Maybe I'm just crazy.

[@SMBH-M87]

@@plokijum lol. dude, recently saw my aunt and apparently she is an anti-vaxxer... definitely one of the more uncomfortable conversations I had 😂

[@reakwondachef6828]

*Michael at the end of the game show* "Yea basically you're a human pigeon but keep the change"

[@gustabarba]

doctor: - many priests may themselves be convinced that they are facilitating communication with the divi... michael: - AND PERHAPS THEY ARE

[@v.r.kildaire4063]

i know right

[@gwemlgweml9015]

I loved the look he gave Michael when he said that 26:40 😂👌

[@bendejo8]

Don't wanna trigger anyone

[@syonmazer4133]

Exactly rofl. Gotta keep people happy I guess.

[@rakelodakel]

Nice save, yeah.

[@user-lq9uh2gz3e]

human skinner box sounds like something from the saw movies

[@GigaDanMan]

Human Skinner Box or Human-Skinner Box? The importance of a hyphen! haha

[@CaveyMoth]

Or something from a certain gif I saw that used to be popular a while ago...

[@VeganSanatani]

Lol..😂

[@vitusgrnborg5040]

Thank you Michael, very cool!

[@kalle8348]

Tak Vitus, meget sejt!

[@sarcashd3991]

why just why ........AM I LYING TO MYSELF ARHHHHH

[@Counter-Intuitive]

Props to the black gay guy for being the only one to figure it out

[@MrSubscriber77]

Mexicans

[@MNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMN]

Top kek

[@vincenturquhart1370]

Would have been cool to let all the contestants talk to each other after one round and then send them back in for round 2 and see how that affects their behaviour

[@vincenturquhart1370]

@@TheMidnightLibrary no it would be a completely different experiment

[@vincenturquhart1370]

@@TheMidnightLibrary same experiment but testing another variable because it would be cool to see the results. hope this clarifies things for you.

[@GMAH111]

Michael be like "dont scare off my christian viewers sciencebro"

[@ltariku]

right😂the way he yelled "AND PERHAPS THEY ARE"

[@thatguyhanzo3468]

The comment I was looking for, that moment was simultaneously hilarious and really scary for humanity, the fact that that's necessary is ridiculous to me

[@cosmossci4883]

Smart for business but perhaps bad for the development of critical thinking in some of his audience

[@daan9211]

@@cosmossci4883 ok give critical proof he doesnt excist

[@cosmossci4883]

@@daan9211 What you're doing is an attempt to shift the burden of proof. Many believers try and do this because they can't prove their god exists. It is on the one who makes the claim to provide proof not the one who is skeptical of it. Sadly many people who are religious do not know how to think critically which is why religious people often make fallacious arguments like what you're doing right now. The main issue with the abrahamic religions, and many other religions as well, is that they rely on blind faith rather than sound evidence. You can have faith in anything, but it doesn't make it a fact. Also a personal issue I have with some religious communities is that they discourage questioning.

[@Cameroner1]

Father Callahan. I'm dying. Did the actor choose that name?

[@mickblock]

Seems like it, since Michael was like … OMG we're gonna have to change that!!

[@DBZHGWgamer]

I bet they didn't really give him a name so he just came up with one on the spot.

[@mimszanadunstedt441]

@@mickblock Michael did it, he was just pretending he didn't to add entertainment value.

[@pzgamerch]

@@mimszanadunstedt441 yeah he love to make that type of joke all the time

[@doomerbloomer6160]

@@mimszanadunstedt441 I don't think so, before he looked at the camera to say that his eyes drifted to his crew members behind him. Seemed like he was genuinely surprised

[@LucGendrot]

"You want to experimentally induce a spiritual possession?" "Yeah" "I like that." Me too Dr. Veissiere. Me too.

[@TheEmpireDabsBack]

You know the worst thing is, I remember a few years ago doing a survey for being in an experiment and now it's all making sense. I was totally declined entry and now I know it's because I was an avid watcher of vSauce and KZbin. I would have adored being able to be a part of any of the Mindfield experiments. 😱

[@ely1725]

So that's why none of the people know who Vsauce is.

[@kimberliecarlson4338]

Ee

[@chickenskink1]

Did they actually ask you whether you watch Vsauce?

[@TheEmpireDabsBack]

@@chickenskink1 IIRC it did ask me to pick from a list, if I watched "any of these popular KZbin channels"

[@chickenskink1]

@@TheEmpireDabsBack Oh wow! That's crazy haha

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

Michael: "I don't think it's ethical to tell someone they're possessed by a demon." Also Michael: Proceeds to convince them that HE is possessing them with a demon. Also, wouldn't a reverse exorcism be an endorcism?

[@god8020]

Well when you put the demon in it means that it's going to be temporarily and that nothing was "wrong" with them before that.

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

@@god8020 Yeah, I know. I just thought that was ironic.

[@bruhmantri410]

the hell with terminology

[@PredatorH2O]

Yeah it's not exactly the same. If they believed that they were possessed by a demon before coming it could affect many things like how they see themselves. So it is surely more ethical to pretend you're the one behind it.

[@watch426]

No, it's exnorcism ; )

[@RoxtarFreak]

Just now remembering I could never be on Mind Field because I would recognize Michael right away 😢

[@briaiguess8834]

pretendd u dont

[@briaiguess8834]

unless its a video about lies then oof

[@mohdqayemhussain5553]

I have this kinda cool thought that if Michael invites me for an experiment i'ma pretend i don't know him or anyone and then in the middle of the experiment say "Hey Vsauce! Michael here"

[@taherpatrawala_]

@@mohdqayemhussain5553 Damn dude you sound scary

[@plokijum]

I would also pretend to not know his so I can get a chance to sit in the same room with him.

[@therealspaghetti208]

Anyone else get tricked into thinking Michael was Vanessa? He almost got me but I’m too smart for his deception.

[@carealoo744]

This comment is amazing

[@CharlesEtienne]

Or are you?

[@cuspurs]

I once dated Vanessa. As soon as she spoke through Michael, I felt the same connection we had. I know it was her. It was magical.

[@ham1847]

Or is he?

[@christiandaniel1864]

Trump no ur dumb

[@goawaymolly5853]

I feel like if Vsause was German in the 1940s he'd be on trial in Nuremburg.

[@mahendrapooran2724]

14:02 "Now I've been watching a lot of horror movies lately and it gave me an idea." That doesn't sound good

[@santerisalmivuori3872]

But it totally did.

[@FiFiFilth]

I love how at the end when they discussed the results of the experiment, Michael had to cut off the doc to ensure that religious people don't react with hysteria and cause problems for the producers of the show.

[@XxEnderCookiezxX]

Yeah it was basically Micheal: *spends the half the episode proving a lot of religious experiences are fake* Dr Veissière: A lot of priests probably convince themselves that they’re actually summoning- Micheal: And perhaps they are! There’s no way to prove god didn’t do anything (for the viewers) Every non-religious persons reaction watching: 26:46

[@Irondragon1945]

@@XxEnderCookiezxX i mean, you can always be religious and say "yes but that only applies to [other belief]" or "[not to this person]" Its no secret that multiple, contradicting beliefs claim to be the truth, someone has to be wrong anyways.

[@XxEnderCookiezxX]

Irondragon1945 Oh yeah for sure! Sorry I didn’t mean to come off to be non-inclusive to those kinds of beliefs. I have relatives who are like that too so I understand that side.

[@bennyioa]

You seem to have misunderstood the result.

[@sittowardi6781]

Religious dogma and god are imagined. I wish Michael wouldn’t cower to those who refuse to see this.

[@gabeangel8104]

Do you know what I always find most amazing? That no one ever recognises Michael and goes ‘this has to be a vSauce experiment, I am definitely not going to trust whatever is happening here’! Seriously though, these videos are always so interesting and give a great insight into how we function as humans. It’s kinda sad in this one with the woman who thought she saw her mother. Her subconscious obviously provided something she desperately needed and I hope it won’t mess her up to find it wasn’t really what she thought. I hope she went and got some kind of counselling afterwards.

[@LordTurnip_]

I think they cut out people who notice him

[@luclatinette]

They screen the participants, i'm sure they ask questions about interest in edutainment and if they watch informative videos on youtube or something to that effect.

[@Murkus]

I think the point here is that her experience was real and valid regardless of if this was an experiment or a ritual. I do hope she finds peace, but seeing her mom in this way could've helped her find it.

[@gabeangel8104]

Lord Turnip yeah I hadn’t thought of that. You’re probably right.

[@gabeangel8104]

Markass yeah I hope she sees it that way. I guess it depends on if she is the sort of person who needs to feel that there really is an actual angel that actually did reassure her or if she is the sort of person who feels a sense of resolution from having had the experience.

[@Loveallegra]

the reverse exorcism just reminded me of the demonic possession accusations from the '80s, when confessions were basically forced out of children. policemen and therapists repeatedly asked kids "what happened to you?" and it was a whole "believe the children" movement so they legit just wouldn't take no for an answer. so the kids made up experiences in their minds- the adults being so serious about the whole situation actually made the children manufacture false memories; they were lying but not consciously. they knew they were supposed to say something so, they reported something. a ridiculous number of teachers and fathers and people of authority were thrown in jail or had their names and reputations permanently vandalized over what turned out to be.. nothing.

[@ItsOttis]

A great movie example of this is "the hunt"

[@adrianhernandez1328]

The more I hear about the 80s and 90s, the more I’m glad to be here. Yeah we have grandpa politicians, changing climate and a bunch of other things, but at least we never saw Pokémon as a form of devil worship, or… whatever the hell that was.

[@anfi7447]

imagine if they did the ritual without knowing they had accidentally performed a 1000 year old ritual lmao

[@briaiguess8834]

*conspiracy theorys* and then it wasnt fake at all!

[@vincenturquhart1370]

Hey vause here today we are conducting a totally harmless experiment *accidentally summons satan* oh fuck

[@windcorpOLEGSHA]

“Sadly, the results of the experiment were later found to be unreliable due to an unaccounted bias introduced by the sampling procedure, the possibility of information sharing between participants and the appearance of Satan.”

[@promethium-145]

I'll pay to see that!

[@vaider.teekzie4609]

@@windcorpOLEGSHA so they met satan?

[@Westwoodshadowgaming]

The DR's reaction when Michael said it could be god was priceless.

[@giancarlosrosales6728]

It was basically "are you shitting me"

[@ViratKohli-jj3wj]

@@giancarlosrosales6728 hold my beer

[@Ptaku93]

It just showed the dr didn't think about a very important angle to the whole charade. Thankfully Michael did and provided a nice perspective shift for him

[@Lucan47]

@@Ptaku93 Oh yeah, that little smug smile sure showed his perspective shift lol

[@Ptaku93]

@@Lucan47 just because he wasn't able to comprehend or seriously consider the perspective shift doesn't mean it wasn't intended on Michael's part

[@chilk4508]

If you were to rub Michael’s head like a genies’s lamp he’d probably give you three of these episodes

[@santerisalmivuori3872]

Somebody must've rubbed it real good, since he gave us all of the seasons for free......

[@Reco-Sco]

@@santerisalmivuori3872 You're welcome.

[@t-rex9809]

I'd love Micheal to sugandesenuts

[@sipelpoiss]

26:33 It almost seems like that was an "ideological" disclaimer that Michael wanted to or had to state (due to the other producers), to prevent alienating a portion of the audience. Regardless, it is quite an absurd thing to say within the context of this whole series, which seeks to find answers through empirical studies.

[@Abstract_zx]

its to prevent angering the audience when a topic that sensitive is being discussed. i can see why he would want to keep his reputation more peaceful and doesnt want to upset people since his videos usually dont discuss topics this controversial

[@tonyI0]

Is it wrong though? It’s not a testable hypothesis. It would be wrong to claim th evidence either does or doesn’t support it.

[@keep-ukraine-free]

In the credits, they list two legal advisors - one a large legal firm. So maybe the disclaimer was also legally required. Legalese (arbitrary human rules) always complicate or preclude performing good science.

[@sipelpoiss]

@@keep-ukraine-free That's an interesting point, and it's unfortunate if that really is the case - it undermines science.

[@adrianhernandez1328]

I mean, he’s always been a peaceful guy. I’ve noticed how he never takes any controversial opinions in general, even in a podcast asking him about breast or butt.

[@louisbowels6858]

"Human Skinner Box" is a terrifying combination of words

[@Unknowniiwjsjsjaja]

Louis Bowels ΨΣS ∇ΣRΨ DΔΠGΣRΩUS βΩI

[@Migweegin]

Nice stolen comment Mr. Bowels

[@s0uls4nd]

@@Migweegin shut up mr.robloxkidcringe

[@urble]

The term "Human Skinner Box" has some very gruesome undertones...

[@mihaimihai7673]

I'm feeling the same thing LOL

[@apalepeks2000]

Just as your profile picture

[@elibelknap9771]

Your profile pic looks like an inbred version of Dorothy from the golden girls

[@cranberrychili2260]

Ikr

[@SentinelGhost]

It activates the money by putting the lotion on its skin.

[@SyeFiChannel]

that chick: woah i don't wanna be possessed michael: *evil laughter*

[@Dalton-ke9rw]

she said she is also already possessed lol

[@kitno6415]

she bad doe

[@promethium-145]

@@kitno6415 She got the drip though.

[@courtneysiefring6080]

S hi kwnbdufnf

[@pixol6368]

I like Michael so much, he clearly doesn't believe in god but still doesn't want to offend anyone, even when its just science stuff 26:30

[@Karpaneen]

I kinda liked that Michael clearly saw that the doctor didn't intend to claim that the priests are wrong or offend them but the way he put it would make some people take it as such. So he quickly intervened/spoke over him in order to not cause a controversy when the episode aired and to give religious people the benefit of the doubt.

[@wolfiemuse]

@@Karpaneen Yeah. Even though scientifically speaking, there’s more evidence to prove what a planet millions of miles away is composed of than to prove the existence or legitimacy of religions - it’s nice to see he was considerate. I’m sure we will get more scientific minded people by being gentle around their preconceived beliefs at first rather than to outright disagree

[@_sushishi_]

@@wolfiemuse Well, I don't think he is just being considerate, the research really doesn't (and depending on the thing, can't never) prove out a religious or spritiual consideration. For me it was a nice and necesary philosophical wink after the (lol) assumption of 100% fact implied in the doctor's statement.

[@lunakoala5053]

@@_sushishi_ You can't prove that something doesn't exist in general. period. I can't prove their isn't an invisible unicorn next to you, but I would still admit you to the psych ward if you seriously told me you believed that. That's why reasonable people generally agree to put the burden of proof on the person making a positive claim. So I'm pretty sure, Michael was just being considerate.

[@dnoodspodu1159]

25:27 Taking at face value everything people are saying for whatever reason

[@Bane_Diesel]

PRESS IT FO TIMES OUT COMES DA MONEY lol

[@zachyaninek2658]

Orangebike666 Exactly

[@Sorest2]

Pepega

[@teenisteenis9642]

MADE A SISTA WORK HAWD FO HER MONEY

[@chemicalbrother5743]

lol

[@dweezildee]

lol

[@thejesuschrist]

This is such a fantastic video! Thank you Michael for this. Superstitious behavior is a particular interest of mine. I am looking forward to watching this again with my kids. Thank you! ❤️

[@bread8926]

what

[@awesomeyoutuber173]

Bruh

[@charlief.7588]

“Not on victory vault” that was absolutely genius Michael

[@MargeTheDog]

I would like to see Miriam's reaction when they told her the ritual was fake

[@josephfield6903]

Marge The Dog I wanted to see it too

[@RocKnMetaL97]

I bet Michael would've tell her "etc etc YET your experience was real, what do you think about that?"

[@klaus254]

I'm sure she was saying the truth. Studies shows religious people tend to be more delusional than non-religious. Come on, you know these people believe in invisible things.

[@gianb3952]

I doubt they even told her

[@dited358]

​@@klaus254 Lol no studies have shown that, stop lying to push your narrative. The big bang is invisible too if you're gonna make that argument.

[@aaandag9688]

I was so goddamn angry when she didn't even close the door after she switched techniques

[@regiets1]

-no clickbait title -smooth segues -"I'm gonna perform a reverse exorcism" ~performs reverse exorcisms Worth. Every. Penny.

[@jodinha4225]

Pinormous dude michaels segues are so good you don’t even notice them

[@peterbeadman9010]

I feel bad that I didn't have to pay now because thease programs are so good. That said I am glad I can watch them as I can't afford to pay. I appreciate this fantastic freebie. X

[@farn69]

@@peterbeadman9010 same, I've learned really much from his videos. If I have the financial ability to support his content I would be very glad to do so.

[@finitesource9643]

Is segues even a word

[@GamingOS]

@@finitesource9643 yes

[@ritsbat2026]

9:50 "'excuse me do you have a moment to talk about jesus christ"

[@promethium-145]

Are you talking about JWs or Mormons? Cuz this is a BRUH moment.

[@elisabettarecchiuti6776]

avoiding controversy: -there is no way to prove whether or not god worked in this room today -Emh...I guess...maybe...emh...ultimately....emh...there...there isn't

[@ivnehaas]

But that's true. There isn't lol

[@nishayc1824]

@@ivnehaas There's also no way to prove whether or not a morbidly obese elephant doing pilates worked in that room that day... Doesn't mean we have to take anyone who believes that seriously.

[@leftydan123]

I thought exactly that when I watched it. Yes there is no way of proving God was not involved in that room that day, but all the imperial evidence suggests that he wasn't. As a man of science himself, Michael fully understands that, just avoiding an angry comment section

[@ivnehaas]

You are missing the point. Given God created the laws of the universe (which includes biology and psychology), why wouldn't he work within these laws? Many believe the subconscious mind is where God operates and meets with people.

[@user-ue4yr6bs1v]

@@leftydan123 i dont think he necessarily avoided that lol but atlleast atheists arent likely to make news headlines or give him death threats, so better of two evils?

[@Tabby3456]

10 y/o Me: *Flushing ice down the toilet to increase the chance of a snow day*

[@CrashDunning]

We did that too!

[@r.r1328]

hmm..

[@JDKDKDLDKDKDKDKKKDERYY]

i wasn't quite THAT dumb when i was ten.

[@Jam-zt4xe]

Yeah a butterfly affect might work on it lmao

[@plokijum]

That's cute if you were 5.

[@TC_Capitalist]

The interesting ‘belief’ here is from Michael and the professor who were able to convince themselves that their Skinner box experiment was valid. It suffers from the same problem as the Stanford experiment talked about a few episodes ago. The humans being tested were primed with expectations and preconceptions. They’re on a game show. They’re being told that the goal is to get as much money as they can. They already enter this situation thinking that they can affect the money coming out. The pigeons have no such preconceptions but develop superstitious behavior organically.

[@annansmith7382]

I came here to state the same thing. It was called the Victory Vault - that title and calling it a “game”certainly implies expectations of being able to affect the outcome to achieve “victory” and I also read what @gabriel M said above and initially disagreed .. until I noticed the title was indeed Behavior and Belief - but that’s not what they claimed to be looking for. Case in point: At 2:41, Michael asks Dr. Blaisdell what his dream test is. He answers that he wanted “to REPLICATE skinner’s superstitious experiment” - but instead of with pigeons, with people.” @12:45, Michael said, “i totally agree. Except there were some people who were able to (he hesitates) ... guess - with some degree of confidence - that they didn’t have control. (It seemed obvious to me that GreyTshirtParticipant didn’t guess. At 12:48, he was asked “Did you learn anything?” He replied “That is was dispensing, like a dollar, i dunno, every 30-seconds or something”. The dude claims, “I’m just very observant” as an explanation for why he came to that conclusion. Dr. Blaisdell guy responds with “some people were probably just skeptical from the get-go. And that’s just their personality”. This sounded like they were invalidating GreyShirtParticipant’s observations by chalking it up to a skeptic personality. Why couldn’t they give the dude credit for noticing the pattern. He nailed that the dollars came in 30-second intervals. In my opinion, this still supports (at least part of) their premise, as evidenced by the moment at 13:08, when Dr. Blaisdell ironically validates both GreyShirtGuy and his own premise by saying, “we’re pattern-seekers” explaining how accidental reinforcement is likely how rituals got started. The BIGGEST irony is what is said at 0:23 mark and that Michael’s original premise is that “what we THINK we know, we really only BELIEVE we know.” And that we like lies. Hmmmm.

[@jeffreylebowski4927]

I agree, thinking, that their behaviour right before the money comes out, triggered the money to come out, can not be called a superstition in that context, but is just their attempt to rationally understand the situation and "game" that their told theyre plaiyng - superstitions on the other hand are irrational and have no evidence to support them. - if these people had gone on to play the game longer, they all would have realised, that what they initially thought triggered the money, doesnt actually trigger the money.

[@DarkSoulsFan12345]

you are silly

[@jeffreylebowski4927]

@@DarkSoulsFan12345 no you are silly.

[@annansmith7382]

Jeffrey Lebowski I am THE. SILLIEST!

[@D-Man_Jam]

19:41 you can tell the priest was an actor because he called that cross a crucifix, when a crucifix is a cross with Jesus on it. That cross didn't have a Jesus statue on it making it just a cross.

[@DUDERMANx]

Oof... how do you tell that last subject that she really didn't see her dead mom? I got uncomfortable as she described her perceived experience

[@lagduck2209]

Yeah same thought, i think like they shouldnt debrief her. (Or probably Michael is playing with us and thats an actor too).

[@altonio123]

Well I think maybe she being deceived into thinking she was being part of real religious acts does not take away from the fact that she did imagine very vividly the image of her mother, and she felt confortable with her. Maybe it didn't happen in the real world, but i guess it could be a real experience for her anyway, and one in wich she should be able to feel confort remembering it in the future.

[@blueraspberrylemonade32]

Reminds me of the sensory tanks

[@deejayhamm]

@@lagduck2209 How do I know your not an actor also?

[@actionpoker7C2H]

@@deejayhamm Never have I felt more like I am on an episode of Mind Field. How do I know I'm not an actor?

[@MidWitPride]

Skinner box for humans already exists. It's called MMORPGs.

[@yikesshlong9304]

Shit

[@MrJohnboyofsj]

Seriously my first thought on studying this. My main problem with these kinds of tests is that there are vast differences in brain-behavior between each individual. Like how a significant number of people young and old mixed can barely learn how to use computers and would never enjoy a videogame. A significant number of people will refuse to learn about a lot of things due to their brain behavior while others choose to learn as much as possible about everything. All these behavioral details and differences are on display in schools even though one might propose the more young humans experience in common the more closely their behavior aligns that might be true for certain things but when everyone is grouped into a large school these obvious differences and traits of each human brain divide even that.

[@cryptc]

Actually I think Path of Exile is the best example where you see many streamers have all sorts of rituals to improve their rng

[@bcunningham3718]

@D4RKplayz I just finished watching SAO myself today, such an amazing series, makes me want to be part of an SAO like game.

[@Blox117]

@@MrJohnboyofsj significant number AKA > 99.999%

[@amehwican]

26:30 Veissiére: They may be convinced that they are facilitating connection with the divi- Michael: and PERHAPS THEY ARE! *we don't need controversy shh....*

[@SoGiga]

HE SAID TOO MUCH

[@promethium-145]

@@SoGiga The side doctor seemed like a buzzkill tbh. Michael here is just vibing.

[@multicatbear]

Pure panic between them

[@livethefuture2492]

don't want to get the show demonetized...

[@alecxander9573]

@@promethium-145 I mean, what's wrong with the doctor taking this experiment in a serious level? This _is_ an experiment after all.

[@patton3rd1]

I think framing it as a 'Game Show' biases the participants towards looking for causes/effects and things to interact with. When I hear 'game' I assume there will be rules, mechanics, and things I am supposed to accomplish.

[@jeffj9099]

My belief is that vsauce is immortal and will live forever Or at least I hope he will

[@designate_om]

technically, a part of michael will live forever in his videos....assuming we don't ever end up in a post-EMP dark age without internet

[@bubblesofthecoast6393]

St the very least, he said that he wants to die so...

[@ItsAnonymousGuy]

can you imagine the consequences?

[@jackbentley2069]

Same here

[@anewman]

Did you not watch his last video? He chose to die over immortality.

[@calimeniox]

I don't know, about the skinner vault, i think it might be a little biased, they come in expecting that there is a mistery to be solved. Of course they try something or try to find some causality.

[@AMan-xz7tx]

That’s the point!

[@seymournerds342]

I guess something like life. We weren't told to do anything just live in it and just like that money that comes out(tho irl it's random) there are times in life that makes us feel good so we try and recreate those things. I guess

[@redgefleming1535]

Thats wat the experiement is al about

[@artugert]

I agree. It's basically a useless experiment. It proves that when you set up a game show and tell people they are on a game show, they really believe it is a game show. Well, duh, what reason do they have to believe otherwise?

[@marshiemellow3232]

No that's the point, it recreates life in general. I'm not anti-religious but it goes along with the idea that if you pray it could be coincidence something happens not causality. The box demonstrates that if you are looking for something to cause something else it doesn't mean it does. Like when the lady walked out and into the room, and twice the money came out in conjunction to that, it doesn't mean the money came out because of that.

[@locke_ytb]

Normal people: *messes with door, button and dancing* That guy:

[@thoticcusprime9309]

that guy lmao

[@otwieraczdopiwa19]

Maybe Ill touch the button, maybe I won't xd

[@TheOpalHammer]

"You can't just put humans in a Skinner box" *proceeds to put humans in a skinner box*

[@Aminsx_]

Today is my last KZbin premium day. I’m so happy that you posted this video :)

[@georgeclements9672]

just create another account with a new free trial, this is my third

[@haminacan]

Same

[@stevejobs4368]

Sames I mean cmon do you really think I’m called Steve jobs lel

[@bobthegoat7090]

Me to. I also lose my KZbin premium today

[@IsThisRain]

Just pay for it. It's $12 for one month.

[@gamerwizard69]

honestly i appreciate the fact it didnt just dismiss belief systems. like personally even if religions just are placebo i see no difference. if it works for them it works for them

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

True, people believing in *normal* religions aren't bad and sometimes it does help better individuals. It's the people who leech off of those religions to profit, like people who claim to be creationists or flat earthers (because for some reason a lot of religious people seem to be really antiestablishment) but are actually just looking to peddle their dumb books on the topic and earn off of lying to and manipulating faithful people, or maybe they have a museum they want you to visit and spend money on, or the faith healers and fortune tellers, I remember one fortune teller who told a husband and wife that their daughter who had gone missing was already dead, only for the daughter to be found a couple years later already dead, but proven to be still alive even after the fortune telling occurred, and may have actually been found with earnest search efforts if the family actually endeavored to search for her, but of course they didn't because the fortune teller told them she was already dead. Oh and of course, I punctuated "normal" religions earlier because there are some cults or beliefs that involve self-harm, or worse, harm to the community and others around them, like anti-vaxxers, breatharianists, or the "5g caused corona beer virus" believers, one of which fired at engineers while they were fixing cell sites, and others which burned down cell towers and even some normal ass electric poles forcing some areas which need electricity to suddenly shut down and making communications far more difficult. Being stupid isn't a crime or a sin, but damn sometimes I wish some dummies and whoever "taught" them get some punishment.

[@howtoguro]

26:17 I've never seen somebody so actively nervous. His eyes look like pinballs.

[@ncedwards1234]

Cause he was spitting facts that some people didn't want to hear, but probably felt the need to say anyway as someone who I assume values truth.

[@howtoguro]

@@ncedwards1234 yeah I figured that went without saying. He's trying to say something that's not controversial, but not what he really believes either. He pulls the corners of his lips back, like "oh boy I really wish I weren't here/ didn't have to answer this." He just wants to be a scientist not piss anybody off.

[@klaus254]

He knew how sensitive religious people are. 😂

[@wombat4191]

The guy that did nothing is my hero! Also, the dude that figured it out, impressive.

[@Bronco541]

"I want to perform an accessory assisted reverse exorcism" "mmmmmm" *concerned expression on his face* an accurate response.

[@kamu747]

Followed by Psychiatrist: "you would like to experimentally induce a spirit possession experience" Micheal: Right! Psychiatrist: "I like that" Big smile on his face. Me: Lol. Just a Bunch of mad scientists these ones. Lol.

[@laislyra5512]

@@kamu747 yeah, he said "I like that" and kept smiling creeply afterwards, I was like, what's going on??? XD

[@promethium-145]

@@laislyra5512 This is kind of SUS!

[@TheUnderscore_]

@@kamu747 He's a psychologist tho, isn't he?

[@kamu747]

@@TheUnderscore_ Indeed. Indeed.

[@prof.redwood9818]

I'd like to point out something that I think might be a complication in the first experiment, Victory Vault. (Obviously, a channel as big as Vsauce doesn't have the time to dig for comments like these, but... I'll take my stab anyway.) You told them that Victory Vault was a game show, yes? "Game" being the important word there. In most games, we as the players are the catalyst for several important events within the game. Particularly, when it comes to the end goal of a game, we have always been put in the position of needing to take the initiative. Not only this, but the mechanics of the game and the abilities it provides us are directly connected to achieving that very same goal. You could go so far as to say that whether or not you win the game is under your indirect control. As a result, in your game show experiment- it's possible you were setting up for exactly the conditions you were expecting. In the context of a game, it would legitimately be less reasonable to assume you had no form of control. You have also been taught to trust the designers of the game, namely that they have given you some form of control. By this reasoning, it's only natural for people to begin searching for a way to exercise the control that they've been conditioned to believe they already have. Oooh boy, that turned out to be a long one.

[@bum_5362]

All that for 5 likes lmao

[@serpentartist1348]

I would imagine you're correct

[@tgk3542]

Well the test itself was to see if people will create placebo effects in their mind out of a pure coincidence. So the door thing is a good example, so if the money fell out as they were going through the door they thought that the door was the trigger so a few people messed with the door multiple times in attempts to activate the money mechanism kind of like a ritual. They created a systematic approach around an assumption that it was the trigger with no actual evidence. Long story short the test was to see if people would repeat an action over and over if they think that's what will reward them even if it's not true.

[@baluandhavarapu5786]

Yes, the team knew this. They mentioned it in the form 'But humans have a lot of pre-existing beleives when they enter the room'. They also acknowledged it in the end in the form of Michael saying that this probably doesn't mean we are dumb

[@carealoo744]

@@bum_5362 29 likes now 🙃

[@Russocass]

18:12 glad to see Johnny Sins collaborating

[@zmanx88]

JRussoC why u take my photo

[@StarryNabz]

@@zmanx88 lol

[@thesalad943]

Bro imagine if one of the participants started levitating 💀

[@Pinoyguitarist5]

I immediately think of sport fan's superstitions lol. ex. lucky clothing because the team has won every time they wore it.

[@DanielKarbach]

"People don't normally have feelings of decapitation." No, no they do not :D

[@eniotanaka2229]

Daniel Karbach tell this to angry parisians

[@invock]

I'm french and I beg to differ.

[@Eroswinc]

@@invock T'as volé ma blague connard

[@azrieljale]

14:40 Reverse Exorcism is when a demon exorcizes the priest out of a little boy.

[@barricklowseth2033]

noice

[@sri3858]

😂😂😂

[@historysquad]

r/cursedcomments

[@s3rgeantrogu327]

So you could say the priest was inside of a little boy

[@thomaslabarriere7711]

@@s3rgeantrogu327 that's even more cursed

[@elizacooke8180]

This had a really big impact on me. I noticed that the woman who had the most profound experience was the one whose mother had passed, as mine did 4 years ago. After that happened I became a lot more open to spirituality, more open to the meaning and impact of religious iconography and stories. (For one, I get a lot out of travelling to new cities and visiting the most beautiful churches which invariably have a depiction of Mother Mary, the maternal ideal). I had a close and loving relationship with my mum and her passing was a sudden tragedy. But I do believe that it gave me the gift of being able to more easily connect with the spiritual realm, in a way that has wholly and positively impacted my life. Perhaps this is because I will always be connected with her, the woman who made me who I am today, in life and in death.

[@theartsywhale]

"Now ive been watching a lot of horror movies lately, and they gave me an idea." NO MICHAEL STOP-

[@allysantoro6378]

26:34 Michael desperately trying to avoid controversy from the Christians lol Love all the work your doing btw The best show in youtube red in my opinion

[@mintk2598]

I was looking for someone to mention this. He even interrupts that other guy just to avoid pissing off religious people.

[@IsThisRain]

I don't think a lot of religious people watch this anyway. You can see the researcher was on the brink of breaking out into laughter 😂

[@cmckee42]

@@IsThisRain that is a pretty big generalization, considering the majority of humanity holds some form of religious belief.

[@IsThisRain]

@@cmckee42 Well, I just don't see why Christians would watch something such as this. Sure, there are probably some religious people that watch this. But I really doubt they are the majority.

[@cmckee42]

@@IsThisRain I'm Christian and I have no issue with this episode.

[@ash3021]

I had an idea of combining a belt and a watch but it turned out to be a huge waist of time

[@npc6817]

BRUH

[@moth9659]

That would be pointless but at least your brain works

[@ash3021]

Anyone know who this rorschach guy is and why is he so good at painting pictures of my mother beating me?

[@ash3021]

My mother never laughs or smiles and i told her ten of my best jokes hoping it would crack a smile but unfortunately no pun in ten did. Then she beat me

[@fartmerchant762]

That was a good one

[@desperate-and-confused]

Reverse Exorcism is when the demon tells the priest to exit the child.

[@Purple_Sloth]

oh gosh

[@BlowOnMyMagicFlute]

😨

[@chungusballshd8743]

Ok that is actually funny XD

[@skeletonwar4445]

Ain't no way man 💀💀💀

[@kf160k160]

Okay, if I accidentally bump into Michael, my first belief will "Okay, is he testing me something now?"

[@ElManReborn616]

I love how the host smirked to "there's no way of saying if god worked here today" as if he started laughing and they cut in post

[@xllsiren]

Doctor Rainbow, I feel like Michael just wanted to make sure to keep it neutral and not to offend some of the audience.

[@sisyphusishappy9925]

They didn't show the reactions of the people when they realize that the ritual is fake, that's what I'm waiting for.

[@PlanetXtreme]

They might have gotten pissed and left. I mean, these sort of experiments are basically pranks.. FOR SCIENCE!

[@mapache-ehcapam]

Maybe they didn't tell them, I was thinking about it too, and possibly they realized that due to how personal it got with some people, telling them that it was fake, that would have upset them really bad.

[@promethium-145]

@@mapache-ehcapam A part of me thinks it wouldn't be too relevant. I mean, those people had their beliefs beforehand.

[@jacobthecat258]

I cracked up when he introduced himself as Father Callahan.

[@sKitZoBonKa]

I'm so glad these are watchable now

[@patatas7036]

21:44 "And since, nothing serious happened, his head didn't spin around"

[@kyleharrison1645]

26:18 That look 😂 Dr V thinking ‘C’mon Michael. You put me on the spot!’

[@dmj271095]

I think these guys just debunked god

[@driveasandwich6734]

or proved it??? it's confusing

[@djb903]

26:42 doc's trying so hard not to laugh

[@am-lb7ku]

@@anubis63000jd the tooth fairy is Very real. It just turned out She is your parents 😂

[@michaelmiky11]

@@anubis63000jd Incorrect, we lack the ability to prove God acted in that room. That's more specific than the existence of God in general.

[@echalone]

Here, let me help: the answer is "no", there wasn't any god at work xD

[@simonk4174]

@@am-lb7ku hahahaha nice 😂

[@anandsuralkar2947]

@@michaelmiky11 what

[@dbb03]

I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.

[@FernandoJVShupalaYoutube]

Superstitious super stitious

[@dbb03]

@@FernandoJVShupalaKZbin what?

[@FernandoJVShupalaYoutube]

A stitious that has superpowers but is kind of superstitious

[@dbb03]

@@FernandoJVShupalaKZbin oh ok

[@lyaz0939]

Ooof. "oh ok" xD

[@Salty_Nutella]

Nobody: Guy: *Starts strip dancing naked*