Caleb and Sophia addresses death | Jehovahs Witness kids propaganda is WILD

[@propernoun1583]

Not to mention when she says that she 'can't wait to be in paradise', she's literally stating that she can't wait to die.

[@RockOnTheKitchenTable]

Never thought of it that way, my god that creepy

[@propernoun1583]

I'm not sure if that was their intention, but it doesn't take a college graduate to put two and two together like that.@@RockOnTheKitchenTable

[@Starmadien2019]

That's modern Christianity for you. We all couldn't wait to be ruptured or die. You're not even allowed to grieve properly because you should be happy your loved one is in paradise. There was a news story about a 9 year old committing suicide to join her dad in heaven. And people in my church actually praised god for taking her into paradise.

[@oscar24x]

Exactly

[@ThatOpalGuy]

all she needs is a backpack and c4?

[@monikorasort]

“I can’t wait to be in paradise” is the exact mentality I had when I was younger growing up with my ultra-religious Christian mother. There were times when I remember sitting in class, daydreaming about getting into a car wreck or being shot so I could go to heaven and be happy forever. Borderline cult shit

[@Router-we2eh]

Same. I always remember being told that when you die you go to heaven that instant. One time I was in a parking garage with my mom and considered jumping just to see it. I also volunteered for the Abraham and Isaac demonstration for the same reason. Only afterwards do I realize how insane that was.

[@tiffanywyatt5137]

​@@Router-we2ehso what do you do now? Look forward to the afterlife or not believe that at all?

[@tiffanywyatt5137]

​@@Router-we2ehif you believe that this is all it is are you living a life that backs that belief?

[@violet7773]

I remember the end of the Narnia series (spoilers) is all of the humans who've been to Narnia die in a train crash (except Susan, she's an atheist) and that's the HAPPY ENDING. Aslan tells Lucy that she and her siblings are dead so they can stay with him forever and she's HAPPY ABOUT IT Absolutely bizarre

[@Ristaak]

@@tiffanywyatt5137 Theirs a third option you know. Accepting we don't know what happens. You don't have to not believe in it or look forward to it.

[@creatorcorvus]

Crazy how violence in multiple forms is a reason to get disfellowshipped, yet they commonly sweep abuse under the rug.

[@DD-nv2vg]

Christian hypocrisy knows no bound, and there is no hate like christian love.

[@monochaos9442]

It's almost as if they are all hypocrites who don't believe their own shit and only use it as a means to have power over people like Karens

[@EVIL-C]

@@monochaos9442 And to make gobs of tax-free money, while enjoying free labour from their followers. Disgusting.

[@a_diamond]

My father murdered my mother. He was/is welcome. My grandfather abused me and he was an elder. He was welcome. I went to the police though.. that was too much. Just sayin'. It's not violence they mind. It's a public eye seeing it.

[@rebella5769]

I love your commentary on this ridiculous video. These poor kids being raised with such foolishness. Thank you for exposing these monsters.

[@katarinatibai8396]

For people who don't know, Elsa was a friend of Sophia for a long time because there were no young people in her congregation, and Sophia was not allowed to have any non JW's friends.

[@firedingo5]

Helpful context. Thanks!

[@rabbadoodles4522]

​@SweeetTeaa For now let's just say it's a cult

[@kirstenornelas881]

It is a cult and uses fear and manipulation to control its members. I was third gen born in and left after their blood rules killed my dad when I was 23. He was only 48. I’ll never go back. They told him bone marrow was a conscience matter but if you stumble one of your brothers then you could be held blood guilty before Jehovah. Then they made sure to make it clear that he still couldn’t accept the platelets no matter what that he desperately needed at that point because it was still against the rules. I could not justify that or make it make logical since so I left the religion after his funeral.

[@robbiebell7222]

except that is not what is shown near the end of the video.

[@p.tibbs0545]

My life as a child be like: and now present day me at 19 is socially awkward and barely has friends after leaving the congregation 3 years ago

[@roberttysec4122]

I now want a remix of these cartoons called “Caleb and Sophia and Owen.” It’s the Caleb and Sophia cartoon, but every scene has cousin Owen in it questioning stuff and scoffing at the parents.

[@patriciamurfitt4590]

Excellent idea😅

[@pikayoshi1]

I would watch that.

[@breevail368]

They deserve NOTHING BUT REBUKE!

[@eelwithheels]

YES THAT SOUNDS GENIUS

[@dianacarinao6667]

I would be happy to help with that :3

[@katcel16]

“I can’t wait to be in paradise so I can study all the butterflies” Sophia, you don’t have to DIE to study butterflies, you can become an entomologist and specialize in lepidopterans while you’re *alive*. Also, there are some really cool, *true* explanations for why butterflies have such pretty wings: aposematic coloration to warn predators that they’re poison, Bayesian mimicry of other actually poisonous butterflies to keep predators away, large wings help them look bigger as a whole and so are potentially less likely to get eaten, those large spots that look like eyes on some butterflies can trick a predator into thinking the butterfly is a larger animal’s face and it’s looking at them, etc., and Sophia’s mom totally robs her of the opportunity to learn about those things by just saying “they’re pretty for us!”

[@myleftnut7032]

But the JWs don’t want people to have careers or go to college.

[@kaelin_cherise]

I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Jehovah's witnesses are one of the sects that believe women shouldn't pursue higher education. So even if she wanted so desperately to be an entomologist, to be a good JW she'd have to give it up. Which is wrong. If you want to pursue higher education, no religion or singular deity should DENY YOU KNOWLEDGE. Let Sophia research the butterflies!!

[@CelestialDarkness45]

bold of you to assume they can use critical thinking to come to those conclusions.

[@CelestialDarkness45]

@@bewaretheguardians1184 what the actual fuck.

[@katcel16]

@@bewaretheguardians1184 a excellent message for children! Don’t do well and try hard and explore your curiosities and interests, just be a good little JW and wash windows for the rest of your life, you can learn about things when you’re dead!

[@ThatFr3ak0verth3r3]

Please don’t harm butterflies. They’re pollinators too and we really need those.

[@angelad3347]

Don't worry I don't plan on harming them. I try to stay away from them!🤫

[@KitKatSukiKat]

🐝 🐝 too

[@stringisacrow5959]

And bats please leave the fly boys alone

[@angelad3347]

@@stringisacrow5959 they are underdogs of cuteness 😍

[@NoButIGotCheezWhiz]

I plan on harming butterflies

[@FirstNameBunchANumbers]

I don't know if it can be Pixar level animation if they can't give the mom a consistent skin tone from episode to episode

[@agirlhasnoname6637]

I was gonna say...😂😂

[@ravensrcorvids]

when i saw pixar and mom in the same sentence i had to double check what i was reading

[@stoicqueen8557]

It cant, but this guy also thinks that NINE YEAR OLDS are BARELY able to understand death yet.. He REALLY isnt that sharp

[@scarletleaf1181]

That would be more of an art issue than an animation issue, but I agree. Though the animation on these is really good for the most part lol.

[@migdaliafuentes1618]

I notice that the mom has various husbands: the look of the husband is not consistent! 😂😂😂

[@Dexy83]

My 4ish y/o nephew asked, how long "our doggy" would be asleep after she crossed over the rainbow bridge? It took his mother and I a few minutes to explain she wasn't asleep. Taught us to be honest about death with all the other kids. 😔

[@teijaflink2226]

I can remember understanding death as long as I can remember (3 years old), sure no deeper understanding but I knew that people die and will never come back (possibly that they go to heaven or something). But I think it probably depends how your parents have talked about death or if you have experiences.

[@lasmirandadennsiewillja9435]

@@Freya_The_Druid 12-13 I find hard to believe. Maybe understand and experience the full emotional impact of death. But death itself as a concept? I doubt that children whose pet or grandparent dies when they're, let's say, 5, are confused for 7-8 years and only then fully grasp they're dead and not coming back. One of my earliest childhood memories is the death of one of our dogs, when I was two or three. I remember a few fragments from living with the dog but the clearest is when I was told she was very, very old and sick and we had to drive to the vet right now, at night. But a couple of minutes after driving, my father said it was too late. I understood after an explanation that she was not coming back but I didn't feel a strong emotional impact. I remember watching my parents being very sad and trying but emotionally, I found it at best regretful (disclaimer: and it's not a "just an animal" thing either because as growing older, the death of pets hit me harder than the deaths of many humans around me) My reasoning: After a while, the concept of a human or animal never coming back and life vs death sinks in even when children are very young. But you cannot feel the emotional impact when you barely have a concept of self, let alone form a deep, conscious relationship with memories and many positive emotions. That's simply because a 2-4-year-old practically does not spend much quality 1-on-1 time with other people than the parents or animals, compared to a 12-year-old who has consciously known grandma or the family dog for about ten years. Ten years at that age means several stages of life and maturing, of course, loss of a constant causes a much bigger emotional response. But I would not underestimate the understanding of young children just because they haven't lived long enough yet to form multiple emotional bonds in all their complexities. I can say that when the only grandfather I was lucky to know tragically died when I was 4-5, I did not only understand what it meant for the future, it also hit much much harder emotionally. I wonder what data that research bases their claims on. Cognitive understanding vs emotional effect? International data? US-centric? How many parents and children did they question and how old were those children the first time they experienced a loss and how did their parents handle the situation? You could have research confirm that the average child doesn't understand the concept of Santa not existing if you ask the right question to the right group of children (meaning: children with parents who tried their hardest to convince their children Santa exists until they were preteens). Also, if kids didn't fully understand death as a concept, emotionally, and the consequences, there wouldn't be so many young kids who are traumatized by losing a parent at a young age or having trouble adjusting to stepparents because they're not their real mom/dad.

[@hearmeout1767]

​@@teijaflink2226 me too, and I remember being absolutely terrified of it from an extremely young age, I don't even know how I learned about death I just remember being like 4 and crying "I don't want to die". I was also scared of the dark because being in the dark made me think of death

[@stoicqueen8557]

​@@teijaflink2226exactly! He REALLY just said that he thinks that a NINE YEAR OLD would BARELY be able to understand death? I cant believe that he isnt joking

[@Logitah]

I am autistic and have always had problems understanding people who don't speak directly. A family acquaintance explained that they had to "put their dog to sleep". I asked what that meant, because I didn't understand why he sounded so morose while saying it. Then he said: "Well...His life...ended." like the word "death" was somehow dangerous. I still want people to say "die" instead of "pass on" or something like that, and I am going to teach my future children what death means as early as possible.

[@DavideCangemi]

"Why did Jeovah made lions so dangerous?" "For us!!"

[@LDrosophila]

"Why did Jehovah make mosquitos so pathogenic?" For us!

[@LDrosophila]

"Why did Jehova make tape worms?" "For us!"

[@ThatOpalGuy]

why did jehovah make me so ugly!?

[@lokelaufeyson9931]

why did jesus make all the snakes in australia deadly?

[@shadsie5484]

@@lokelaufeyson9931 The world is a video game and Australia is the end-boss ultimate level.

[@Nymaz]

"I can't wait to be in paradise!" "Well, I'm sorry, Sophia, but you live in a developed nation with decent sanitation, so you're not likely to be infected by one of the many parasitic organisms that target children that the loving God sent down to give you a screamingly painful death to hurry you on to paradise. But maybe you'll get lucky and the benevolent God will strike you with childhood leukemia!"

[@gwenpicchi5719]

Or send a DD after her. He did that with my old friend.

[@Sienisota]

​@@gwenpicchi5719DD?

[@Woopor]

@@gwenpicchi5719what is a DD?

[@Just-MACCHEESE]

@@Woopordiverticular disease, developmental disability, etc (lots of different things.) but I think they mean drunk driver. Like someone hit their friend with a car while they where intoxicated.

[@Pepsolman]

“Can’t Jehovah just fix her?” Even children understand how omnipotence works.

[@rafaelcastor2089]

"I could, but it would hurt the plot so i'm not going to. Get rekt, little girl"

[@aquajasper]

@@rafaelcastor2089 I get him, I too love to give my OCs trauma

[@lukas.andrew]

​@@aquajasperHELP SGSKDHDJ

[@baldwinthefourth4098]

God could raise people from the dead, and He did when He was on earth. Yet you still believe not.

[@Crux___]

⁠@@baldwinthefourth4098yeah, because I’ve got dead friends and relatives to prove otherwise Hail Satan

[@amberjewell3894]

Why does Sophia have to wait for Paradise to be able to study butterflies? If she likes them and studying them is ok, her parents should support her getting an education and going into science. She could study butterflies without waiting for a mystical future.

[@Isaac-hm6ih]

Yes, but... that would require outsider knowledge and being educated while being a woman.

[@tiryaclearsong421]

Don't they caution against higher education or following any passions that don't directly contribute to the church?

[@remyrichardson8614]

cuz jws both hate their members being education and hate women

[@yung_wise5861]

Higher knowledge in general. It's very likely you'll learn enough and hang out with enough people in college that you start to leave the witnesses. So they defame college wholesale

[@NotoriousEmu]

Their views on death is exactly why my Uncle didnt give two shits about my Nanas death and the grief he put us through. He is a JW elder and was in charge of my Nanas will. He had her torn from her home and thrown into a facilty while he helped himself to everything she owned and sold her house on her. She was dead a week into being at the home because she fell and no one took her across the street to the hospital. Instead they stuck her in a chair with a book to make it look like she died peacefully. The giant hematoma covering half her head said otherwise. My uncle refused any kind of investigation and when we tried to go ahead with one he was able to have it shut down. All because Nana was apparently sleeping peacefully now and will wake up in Paradise. It was supposed to be a good thing. All I know is that I cry every day for my Nana Banana and the hell she went through at the end and the feeling of being completely powerless to help her.

[@Isaac-hm6ih]

That's... horrible. Borderline murder.

[@sophiathefurbst]

I am so sorry 🩷

[@tailsprowerfan2729]

God don’t like ugly that’s sad he did that

[@sarascarpati887]

I Hope you are okay now,so Sorry

[@nickijaycox7773]

I am so sorry that happened.😢 Something similar happened with my grandmother. Her brother convinced my mom to put her in a home because he said she wasn’t gonna be able to fully take care of her. I remember going to visit her and seeing her in a wheelchair sitting right outside her room. She would always tell us they were mistreating her and she wanted out. My mom finally got her switched to a different facility where her sister would later join her and they would be roommates. Long story short, my uncle took her whole antique bedroom set while she was in that place. Raiding her house (for anything of value he could find) before the bank eventually took it. My mother became a Jehovah’s Witness in 2011. My grandmother died in 2013, my daughter was only 7 months old. 😢

[@CallmeMelinanow]

I am an adult who was born into the JW's (aka The Borg) in 1975. That year, my father was a fairly new witness who had made it to elder status in a couple of years. My mom was also fairly new, and was divorced and had a daughter by her first (non JW) husband. They had very heavily pushed that Armageddon was coming in 1975. My father was very passive and accepted that it was only delayed a little while. Every year, he hammered into me that REALITY was temporary and the "new system" would be here any second. "Well, you'll never go to school because Armageddon will be here before then! Or, "you'll never drive in this old system!" Or the classic, "welp, that will probably be the last district convention we attend in this old system!" Do you know what that does to a child's brain??? Practically guarantees that they will grow up with mental health issues! Just because my parents converted, doesn't mean they understood the ramifications of doing this. They knew life before, we don't. This is sickening. You can't keep your child away from the world. Even the Amish allow their young to see the outside world. All they are doing is creating kids that are anxious and unsure with a false sense of intelligence from being fed a constant stream of propaganda. This is a stupid, made up religion. It's a printing company that thrives by holding its members down. It's not a religion, it's a full life commitment where people turn their backs on their families in favor of a group of strangers.

[@Ominousheat]

The entire evangelical community has been claiming armageddon is coming specifically since the 70s'. All the while professing ( without coincidence ) that the climate can only be controlled by god. Tr*mps first choice of energy sec was Rex Tillerson ( Exxon CEO during the 80s'-an uncovered memo proves they knew the oil industry's business-as-usual model would see a rise in 1.5 degrees Celcius above pre-industrial by 2150 but then they covered up the findings) and Betsy Davoss was the clowns first choice for education secretary. 🤔 It's just been one massive scam by corporate USA to enrich the few with the expectation of catastrophe. But to protect themselves from possible retribution, a public mob, they decide a system of control would be needed. And what better way to control people than with a zealous theocracy? Groom the next generation so that no one had the impetus to reveal the real instigators of calamity. I know all this for a fact. Not only was I gaslit throughout the majority of my life bc at the age of six I claimed god did not control the weather; but bc a year later I overheard my evangelical father discussing this very issue with people who were invested purely in America's future. It is a conspiracy against life itself by people who claim to be holier than thou. It's nothing short of evil.

[@preferredpronoun3689]

My grandfather, a JW, told me about the 1975 prediction and thought it a bit "baby blue" meaning naive. Mostly it was JW's going around rich people's homes claiming they'd live in those houses after Armageddon and not for him to buy a new car (he did anyway) and renew theirs and his news paper subs. While still a JW till the end of his life, I did get the impression he'd grown a bit distant from the JW religion, but stuck since he joined in his 20's (died in his 80s). What all this did to me, personally was instil a bit of hope even for the most long, ardent JW's out there, that there is a limit to their tolerance of BS, even though the JW are masters are sucking you in, soul and all.

[@DD-nv2vg]

You go girl!!! I left the christian religion after they told me my whole family will burn in hell for eternity because they do not follow Jebus, but the rapist and murderer in jail will go to heaven if they accept Jebus. I told them I can do math just fine, and that 1 + 1 does NOT equal to 3. LOL.

[@AtoZbyLocalBus]

@ymelina I agree with you, JW is not a religion, as it is clearly a cult. As it is based around control, and not teaching the ture word of God.

[@rockmangurlx4973]

Because, in their minds, God will either kill you or/and send you to Hell forever. There is no choice.

[@hollywinchester9028]

I wonder if they chose an old person dying of old age or something else related to her old age, instead of someone Sofia's age dying of cancer or a car crash or something else horrific because it's harder to explain why God would choose to kill someone prematurely in a painful way but he still loved them, than just to say " she's old and it was her time because original sin says we age and die"

[@RockOnTheKitchenTable]

It would be an interesting take for them for them to tackle something like that and try to still make it believable

[@texasrefugee7888]

Exactly how do they explain all the mass shootings?

[@mgaus]

I did 4 years of Catholic high school. I cannot attest to what JWs would say, but the Catholics would say the devil causes bad things like cancer. God rewards those children afflicted with eternity in paradise to spite the devil. It's twaddle and poppycock, but that's what they'd probably say

[@ThatOpalGuy]

explaining a natural process to kids is preparing them for REALITY. religion doesnt do that, imo

[@ThatOpalGuy]

@@texasrefugee7888 jehovah, punishing the wicked.

[@entirelypsycho2810]

When I was in second grade I had a friend who was a Jehovah’s Witness. Apparently you are Nat allowed to receive birthday presents, something as a non religious 8 year old I was completely unaware of. I got him a coloring book and colored pencils. He came to school the next day all beat up and returned it with all the pages ripped out. He said his dad made him return it. I was the most pissed and sad as I had ever been

[@Bubbafanforever]

You’re also not allowed to even have a birthday party or celebrate it in any way

[@1Thunderfire]

That's just heartbreaking.

[@okjeffy6581]

At least my parents would let me do that.

[@okjeffy6581]

What year was this??

[@entirelypsycho2810]

@@okjeffy6581 second grade for me so if my math is right (it probably isn’t) then 2009)

[@youcanstickit]

Children understand death better than you think. I grew up on a farm. We had a lot of pets, and they eventually would die. I understood what death was by the age of 5 because I wasn't sheltered from it.

[@elizabethwarman9028]

Same here

[@ThatOpalGuy]

kids, rightly, fear death. but they should learn that death isnt something to fear as we all get to experience it. they SHOULD be taught to be wary of unnatural or premature death. but fear is a prime tool of motivation for ALL religions, which is one reason why i detest them all.

[@youcanstickit]

@@ThatOpalGuy I disagree. Kids don't fear death. Their attention span doesn't allow them to dwell on it long enough. It's the older and the sick who fear it. The young think they are invincible.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

@@youcanstickit well, i suppose that may depend on the parents, and the circumstances in which they are raised.

[@youcanstickit]

@donquarnstrom2949 no, even young people in their 20's don't fear death. They don't think about it. Maybe JW kids do because it's constantly being pushed on them? Other healthy kids don't think about it until someone dies in the family, and even then, after a while, stop thinking about it.

[@swanamaidenpsyche]

The cartoon subtext make is obvious Sophia wants to study science and go to uni (maybe to study bugs). My Headcanon is she gets to do that.

[@Ares_V]

My head Cannon is that after achieving that her parents don't really like the idea she is pursuing higher education. Sophia still goes to college, she learns a bunch of stuff, starts questioning religion, and ends up disfellowshipped. Caleb has two kids with his JW wife and now they are teaching their kids so they don't end up like Aunt Sophia.

[@tjrune3432]

Yeah, I wonder how hard one would get sued for making your own parody Caleb & Sophia videos where the kids are older and escaping the religion. Caleb is DMing D&D campaigns and Sophia is just like "screw you, I'm gonna be a butterfly and get out of here."

[@swanamaidenpsyche]

@@tjrune3432 I think as long as I didn't charge for it and as long as it fell under parody it would be ok.

[@Ares_V]

@@swanamaidenpsyche I think they would sue anyways but you brought up a good point... if it's parody... and you are not making a profit out of it... Maybe we should consult with a lawyer who specializes in this stuff to be sure but it sounds like something we could get away with

[@swanamaidenpsyche]

@@Ares_V I'm in Canada so those are the rules as I know them regarding intellectual property. I did do paralegal school, but that was years ago and I'm out of date. To my knowledge people make fan comics of things they like, and don't get sued. I guess they are litigeous, but I don't think they'd have any success. Intellectal property gets weird because the law wants to blanace protecting creators and encourage creative freedom.

[@kathleenhartnellharper7234]

When I was a kid we went to the Dutch Reform Church. I remember they gave us a coloring book. In it the man had two different paths he could choose. If you walked the steep, rugged path you would find yourself at the gates of heaven, but if you chose the easy path it led straight to hell! Child propaganda isn’t confined to JW.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints- William Joel

[@elizabethwarman9028]

Very true

[@lokelaufeyson9931]

The devils path is covered with gold and the lords path is covered with spiky thorns on the sides and is hard to travel. Yea, the idea that life is supposed to be hard and torture so you can live a good life in your next life is plain stupid. A good perspective on the subject is this song: From God's Perspective - bo burnham (boburnham) Its a bit harsh but its true, he say that "every day on earth can be a day in heaven why don't you give it a try?" Bo burnham is a good laugh, the truth in a humorous way. He also made "welcome to the internet" .. a good recommendation to listen to.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

@@lokelaufeyson9931 hes pretty good. But, yes, life has to be hard so you can EARN that eternal bliss.... man, why do people fall for such claptrap?

[@lokelaufeyson9931]

@@ThatOpalGuy idk, people is "shepole" i guess, but there have to be the right person to fall for those things. Not everyone have the mindset of a cult member.

[@samssams666]

I thought butterflies didn't know about themselves being beautiful because they couldn't see their wings like Tinkerbell movies depicted.😅

[@Volundur9567]

Owen freaked out about how creepy butterflies were in an older video. It was hilarious.

[@xXTonganJediXx]

Butterflies are crustaceans now. It has almost nothing to do with what you said but I needed to let someone know.

[@FishyFly]

​@xXTonganJediXx please explain

[@DragonBee259]

@@FishyFlyFried butterfly

[@alexisgrunden1556]

Well, they can see each other's wings, and they must have _some_ concept of beauty and what is/isn't attractive, to help them choose a mate~

[@Casual-Sage]

Just a fun fact Moth is the greater classification, and Butterflies only make up a small percentage of Moths. Most of the things you're calling a butterfly are probably moths. Many of them are attracted to rot and death too. Including those beautiful Monarch butterflies everyone loves. In ancient times they were considered a symbol of the underworld. In both Greek & some asian religions they represent death lmao. You're welcome Owen

[@avery2041]

Moths may not always be nearly as colourful as butterflies, but to me their fluffier and more dull looks/colours make me think of a comfy fall day. I love them so much more than butterflies.

[@shadsie5484]

My favorite butterfly fact is that when they go from caterpillar to butterfly, in the chrysalis, they completely REARRANGE THEIR GUTS. They turn into a soupy liquid and configure all over again into a new shape. They are a symbol of death and rebirth because of the transformation, but it's also...just super-gross, one of those horrors of nature that I find just morbidly awesome because I love the world's Junji Ito-esque horrors.

[@haileybalmer9722]

"Ew, Mommy, what is that!" "That's a naked mole rat." "Do they know how ugly they are?" "No." "Why did Jehovah make them so ugly, then?" "He did it for us." See? It doesn't work so well if you pick other animals.

[@joshuaneal7552]

But remember, Jehovah allows Satan to meddle in our lives just a little bit. Part of his loving plan.

[@Reyvion]

A better explanation would be "he did it to show that not everything needs to look good for them to BE good. Sometimes the monster under your bed can be your bestest friend ever 😁😁😁"

[@TexHaw]

@@joshuaneal7552 Satan can have a little trolling. As a treat.

[@gregorywalpole8442]

Monty Python made a great song about that - 'All Things Dull and Ugly', pointing out that if God made everything, then every poisonous, awful, hideous, disgusting, violent, predatory, and harmful organism, from sharks to wasps to the bubonic plague are also his creations. And of course, Christian apologetics has already claimed that God gets credit for all inventions because he 'came up with the concept and gave it to the inventors', so that implies that anything Satan ever did was *also* God's idea...

[@joshuaneal7552]

@@gregorywalpole8442 No. All of those things *are* intrinsically great things, but "natrual sin" turned them into bad things, because thousands of years ago, some stupid bimbo was convinced by a talking snake to eat a magical fruit.

[@katiebarber407]

in high school i had the biggest crush on this girl. i was a goth kid. she lived in this giant building near city hall. i later learned it was a jehovas whitness commune type thing. she was so unique from anyone else i knew. i think about her from time to time, she was so nice, but looking bad i think she could feel that she was different, like because of the community she was raised in. i hope she turned out good, she was so nice

[@EVIL-C]

It's a shame you couldn't have pulled her out of that cult, but it's up to the cult member to remove themselves and de-program themself.

[@katiebarber407]

@@EVIL-C I don't even know if she was super indoctrinated. she was super reserved not talkative didn't seem judgemental but I don't know. I do know she deserved a positive community

[@ZillMob]

I knew a nice Mormon in high school. He is still nice, works with kids. Also a hemophiliac

[@ItsKadelyn]

​@@ZillMobwhat hemophiliac?

[@TheCombatEditor62]

@@ItsKadelyn Hemophilia is a rare disorder where blood doesn't clot, meaning that if someone gets injured they could easily bleed to death as their wounds don't seal themselves. there are medications nowadays to treat them, but it the past it was rare for anyone with it to live into adulthood.

[@Mochiiiee]

one of my childhood friends was a jehova’s witness. she was a lovely human being and i hope she is doing alright today. she and her mum would work around their dumb rules and give me birthday presents under the name of a “friendship gift” which was so sweet. i know the chances are next to none, but olivia, if you read this comment, you were a great friend, i wish i’d treated you much better, i hope you get out of this cult and have the wildest birthday parties ever.

[@normaowens7340]

The creators of this are very talented. It's a shame their talents are so wasted!

[@elizabethwarman9028]

Yes

[@ThatOpalGuy]

they just picked the wrong propaganda style.

[@yung_wise5861]

Yeah you're told if you have talent, all of it should be for Jehovah. My uncle got offered to be an animator for Disney during the production of the original Lion King and turned it down because he was a witness.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

@yung_wise5861 sounds like it's own punishment.

[@yung_wise5861]

@@ThatOpalGuy I was pretty smart, no mean to toot my own horn, and this was pressured on me extremely hard. Especially when I started teaching my class to speak Chinese in 2nd grade. I was told everyone had their eyes on me and I was expected to do great things for Jehovah. When I said I was leaving, I was immediately Satan's greatest tool. I, in fact, "had the devil in me".

[@SapphWolf]

What's my favorite thing Jahova made? Hmmmm... bed bugs? No... oh! The eye worm! The insect that burrows into the human eye and causes blindness! Or maybe the Sydney Funnel-Web spider or the Black Widow spider! Two of the most venomous spiders in the world, who like to hide where humans can accidentally discover them. Hell, Black Widows will make homes in people's basements! And that's just some things that are deadly to humans. Never mind the absolutely messed up a Shit that happens to other bugs and animals. Like the wasps that lay their eggs inside a living spider, and when the eggs hatch they eat the spider from the inside out. Actually just the sheer number of insects that eat each other while still alive is just terrifying. Female Praying mantises bite the male's head off after they mate. Black widows kill their mates too. Nature is full of a lot of truly horrific shit. Not just pretty butterfly wings and cute fuzzy animals.

[@CookiesRiot]

"Isn't it great that Jehovah design so many wonderful things for us to discover? That shows how much he loves us!" So do mosquitos giving humans filarial worms that cause elephantiasis show how much he hates us?

[@ThatOpalGuy]

i would say genital warts.

[@Ares_V]

I could say the same about tigers, lions, wolves... and for some reason people would react to my list as they do to the butterfly analogy and not how they would react to yours. Like... those may be "cute and fuzzy" and deadly dangerous.

[@anthonymorris9061]

The vast majority of animals die while being eaten. They're not usually killed first. They usually die by being chewed up or swallowed whole, where they die in an acid bath.

[@Woopor]

Black Widows are just the tip of the iceburg for humans! Rabies, Brain Eating Amoeba, Cancer,

[@breevail368]

I was dragged from a happy Hollywood life into the darkness of Jehovah’s Witness in the ‘70’s also What a WASTE OF MY LIFE! I escaped out of my bedroom window at age 17 after years of abuse! My mother stayed until the horror of it Al lead her to a popular act in witnesses? She had her only child disfellowshipped for marrying out of the truth? I use that term as they do! I was used and horrified at the Elder’s telling me I was tempting the brothers if they could see my knees below my skirt at age 12!? What a bunch of sickos! My mother took her own life!! And not one witness came to her memorial. Yet they had no problem calling me asking for her stuff ! They are sick twisted and cruel! No LOVE OR COMFORT THERE EVER!!!!!!!!

[@lukespacewolf]

Had a very similar experience but in the 2020. This really cult hasn't improved at all

[@jazzabighits4473]

nice 4chan pasta

[@Jaggededge112]

I was 10 when my grandmother was killed in a car accident and I understood what it meant.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

not the best introduction, certainly.

[@robertsandberg2246]

My first experience with death was when my mom's dog was hit by a van the summer before I started Kindergarten. Her back was broken and my parents took her to the vet "to be put to sleep." I thought they were going to make her go to sleep and when she would wake up, she would be better. After my dad buried her and she wasn't around a few days, I figured out what death was.... 😢💔🐶

[@okjeffy6581]

You’re Dog joined heaven with Bob Barker and Prince.

[@pembrokelove]

I just want to say that I would be glad to see you cover all of Caleb and Sophia. I know it’s been a while because you only cover major propaganda points, but subtle propaganda, one pointed towards children, it is important to identify as well. I would welcome a series where you went over all 24 episodes.

[@crazydicelady6117]

Not trying to poach viewers, but Darth Magog has an entire series on Caleb and Sofia with a guest expert opinion. It's really informative!

[@pembrokelove]

@@crazydicelady6117 thank you! I will check that out!!

[@mchaela4045]

When I was 12 I lost a childhood friend. When I asked my Catholic parents what to do to cope they thankfully didn't take out a bible and told me to start reading. They gave me an honest answer. They didn't know how to help me. My parents being honest was a lot better than telling me to pray and feel better

[@okjeffy6581]

If only Praying could bring a person back to life.

[@techno7628]

Owen: "Butterflies are disgusting because they're bugs" Me: "Butterflies are disgusting because of Spongebob"

[@Puppetgirl93]

Ah the wormy episode of SpongeBob

[@okjeffy6581]

So, I’m not the only one traumatized by that episode??

[@Aleariaa]

Fun fact about the butterfly on that episode us actually a close up of a horse fly.

[@miuki2721]

They are freaky, but moths can be freakier or simply cute.

[@MaddysinLeigh]

Sophia: “jehovah made so many amazing things, what’s your favorite?” Me, in a demonic voice: SATAN!

[@Ami_E_Bowen]

I thought she was talking to the butterfly and it was gonna land on something to show her. Then I remembered what we're watching. Lol.

[@brunozeigerts6379]

Me: Preying Mantis!

[@okjeffy6581]

Rock and Roll.

[@InvitationToHers]

PINTEREST

[@MaddysinLeigh]

@randomspacefan I’m also an atheist lol

[@godslaughter]

You're mostly right about death and children but I simply have to mention that I was already spiteful and ready to fistfight death itself at the ripe old age of five because I hated the idea of having to leave everything behind, like my LEGO and the knowledge I'd collected at that point. The older I become, the more violence brews within me.

[@Rei_doll]

As a Christian who is not a JW, around 98% of Christians do not like the jw

[@redfern6013]

God damn, Sophia’s reaction to seeing sister Elsa was so heartbreaking. That is so evil of JWs to manipulate children like that

[@Boccpikmin456]

Aren’t butterflies also specific in their wing pattern to avoid predators ?? How does that apply to us humans

[@midnightsan9917]

It doesn't they just want it to

[@lokelaufeyson9931]

yea, butterflies use mimic alot. Many butterflies share the same colour (auto correct is US only, its correct) scheme

[@2Fangirl]

Oh, didn't you hear? The world revolves around us apparently.

[@lokelaufeyson9931]

@@2Fangirl and the earth is flat?!

[@2Fangirl]

@@lokelaufeyson9931 wouldn't be surprised if they believe that, too.

[@RealPumpkinJay]

My daughter would absolutely agree with you. She loves butterflies as long as they don’t come too close. She puts it like this: “I love butterflies… over there…” *points into the middle distance*

[@creativerealms]

I am still waiting for Saberspark's long teased Caleb and Sofia video.

[@MUZUKUN-YT]

Has he even planned it? 😂

[@creativerealms]

​@@MUZUKUN-YT Yes a couple years ago. I think it spiralled out of control. He even met with Owen at some point. I don't know if that was for the video or not. I assume it will happen at some point.

[@jessicadaniel5653]

He said December (maybe).

[@MsKlorenzo]

Your Caleb and Sophia breakdowns are what got me into the channel! Propaganda is fascinating (when observed from a distance)

[@prestongiles9917]

Imagine how arrogant someone has to be to claim that a supposed Ultimate, perfectly enlightened, omnipotent being who likely thinks nothing at all like a human being made this absolutely MASSIVE universe for one species that just emerged 200,000 something odd years ago in a billions of years old universe.

[@samboi123]

Writers can create worlds with the intention of a single story or group of characters and still give it lore and backstory to show aspects of that world before the story happens. I do agree tho

[@shadsie5484]

I know, right? Why couldn't the answer be "God likes beauty?" (Heck, considering how caterpillars turn into butterflies, I think God is a horror-fan, too). I think the consciousness thing is more of a philosophical question, though - almost like "What is art?" Like, yeah, sure, I wouldn't imagine a butterfly having anything like we have and being aware of its own "beauty" like we think of it, but they do have colors and patterns for attracting other butterflies. (Or warning predators, as the case may be).

[@KurenaiNanashi]

@@R.P.-hw2rqit reeks of arrogance. The idea that an Omni deity made everything just for you and other humans is immensely arrogant.

[@KurenaiNanashi]

@@R.P.-hw2rq explain how it’s not the height of arrogance to think everything in the universe is all about you. Whether I’m please or not is irrelevant. Unlike how Christians think I don’t think that the universe revolves around me and my desires. I’m well aware they refuse to listen to reason and evidence that shows their deity doesn’t exist. Whether they accept reality or not matter little to me.

[@KurenaiNanashi]

@@R.P.-hw2rq because one needs to provide support if they make a claim. You say it’s not the height of arrogance for them to think the universe revolves around them. Support this argument that you’ve made. If you don’t I’ll just chalk you up to being someone that makes silly claims who refuses to support said claims. Ain’t any skin off my back if you refuse to support what you say.

[@Honeydewu]

I remember when I was forced to watch this and being in fear of commiting a sin on accident and then not getting into paradise ☠️ I moved away. About a Decade later I am now a witch.

[@XBOXfan08]

HELPP

[@jillniemczynski5517]

@rellipop Happy Samhain🧡🖤🎃 Blessed be

[@Honeydewu]

@@jillniemczynski5517 happy samhain!!! 🩷🩷🩷

[@okjeffy6581]

Don’t sweat it, we’re all going to hell anyways. 👍

[@Mary-T35T4]

i remember being in second grade chasing butterflies and one landed on my arm and i freaked out because i saw its body up close. ya, they really are just the same as other insects just with pretty wings. i prefer ladybugs, at least theyre small and are decent enough to keep the gross bug looking stuff under their wings

[@ThatOpalGuy]

wasps are pretty freaking cool, as are bees oh AND dragonflies and praying mantis

[@Mary-T35T4]

@@ThatOpalGuy 😨 i think you might be my polar opposite 😂

[@ThatOpalGuy]

@@Mary-T35T4 well, imagine what insects think WE look like. also, if you think they are gross looking, and honestly you are not far wrong because they are pretty alien, just imagine yourself at their scale, and then imagine all the carnage that goes on from the moment they hatch until they die. most insects are carnivores.

[@okjeffy6581]

One time I was running outside and an insect hit my face. I was so scared.

[@gbrdiana7323]

Even when I was a kid, I thought that the gross insect stuff also was part of the beauty and the awesomeness of critters like butterflies, moths, dragonflies and all that. I was such a nerd for them, lol

[@diobrando1616]

What you said about butterflies made me think of the SpongeBob episode lmao

[@unfollowtheinstructions6360]

I remember being irrationally terrified of that episode lmao

[@alexandersotomurillo5795]

Wormy

[@jessiehermit9503]

Don't. Harm. Butterflies. They're pollinators, and we need them. It is endlessly ignorant to harm butterflies.

[@mulckablucka]

And spiders eat bugs and help with overpopulation. You still hit them with your shoe.

[@wormwoodcocktail]

@@mulckablucka No, actually, people who aren’t teenaged girls don’t kill spiders.

[@TheSuperCasual2914]

So, I'm an animator (or have graduated from school for animation), and I believe around 2019, someone from JW came up to my mom to talk. She told the lady that I was an animator, and she was happy about it (that light smile kind of happy). She said, and I quote, "you could work for our animation department for 'el esclavo fiel y discreto' (Sorry if I don't have the direct translation. I was raised under them in Spanish, so I have no idea or intention on translating it. I just wanna hear Owen's opinion)." So, I thought, "But they won't pay me. It'll be freelance work for nothing, and I'll be back to where I started in the religion that just abused me." I half-heartedly laughed and said "alright" and left. I never saw that woman again, and I'm glad JW has forgotten about me.

[@okjeffy6581]

What are you Animating.

[@TheSuperCasual2914]

@@okjeffy6581 for right now, I’m just drawing. But I want to make something special with a light message. Not anything JW related mind you, but I’m trying to find the theme I want to stick with since I have so many just lodged into my head.

[@allieniner675]

Dang! If only Sister Elsa got that blood transfusions- she’d be alive today!

[@Bonerfiesta]

Amazing thing is how some moths and butterflies lack mouthparts - their only role is to reproduce and die, as a larva they eat nonstop to build up reserves for the hunt for a mate. Some moths drill skin to drink blood.

[@deemo5245]

butterflies have been around for maybe more than fifty million years waiting for us to come along and appreciate them

[@MisterJang0]

Lol, I can't believe you didn't recognize the story of Lazarus; I recognized it right away. Jesus is often depicted with a red sash in art to make him distinct from other characters, and at the beginning of the little slide show Jesus and his discpiles meet with two women. The only time Jesus and the disciples meet two women it's when they meet Lazarus's two sisters after hearing that Lazarus is dead.

[@wormwoodcocktail]

Literally. I thought it was the Wedding in Cana because of the pots, but the death theme should have tipped me off.

[@aowens82]

😂 The bread pan. Slays.

[@m.g.4446]

Idk, I think how well a kid grasps death also depends on how old they were when they were exposed to it for the first time. If they never knew anyone who died before they were 9, sure they might still have trouble grasping it. But if, say their dog died when they were 4 and their parents were honest with them about what happened, then I think it's quite likely that by the time someone else dies when their 6 (or whatever), they will understand what's happening by then.

[@Roanokem]

What if that’s how sister Elsa died. She needed a blood transfusion and she couldn’t get it due to her religion.

[@Jonathanest90s]

That makes sense

[@GothBunny6669]

You saying butterflies are disgusting killed me lmao

[@plantyyy]

real 😔

[@Ares_V]

I know, what did butterflies do to Owen? 💀

[@arcticgalaxies9160]

@@Ares_V trauma from the spongebob episode

[@TricksterJackal]

I like butterflies and other insects but understand they not for everyone and laughed when he said they were disgusting. He said it with such conviction, like a butterfly wronged him.

[@shadsie5484]

@@TricksterJackal I've been a fan of the anime / manga Trigun for a really long time. I'm getting back into it because of a recent anime reboot of it, but the original 1998 anime has this thing about spiders and butterflies that serves as a metaphor between humans and a species of sapient non-human beings. There's a scene where the protagonist and antagonist as children are contemplating a spider's web and the protagonist is trying to save a butterfly that a spider's about to get and the antagonist-kiddo crushes the spider harshly and then the little kids have a fight. I can just imagine that scene now with Owen going "GO, SPIDER, GO! Eat that bitch!"

[@elligilberg1564]

Certain moths are very cute and fluffy little winged creatures.

[@Tealyz]

I love moths so much

[@jenniferhart559]

Everyone look up "rosy maple moth!" I was in New England, and saw the floofiest salmon and golden yellow moth; so pretty 😍

[@DeadCuppoki]

holy shiz they are soo frickin cute and fluffy! this is why i love moths than butterflies@@jenniferhart559

[@miuki2721]

Example: the silk moth.

[@readyainefire9706]

@@jenniferhart559My favorite moth

[@Finchsaviary]

They’re like “butterflies are beautiful for us” if they saw that I make taxidermy of butterflies they’d probably think it’s demonic

[@nannywhumpers5702]

They had so many pamphlet's and books and literature for young ones when I was in Christian Science. I fully believed until my mid 20's and in my 30's I started realizing I was an non-believer. Indoctrination can run deep

[@fluffyunicorn7187]

I had a friend that fell asleep while driving on the highway. He had hit the ditch and got thrown from his car. He broke the seatbelt which also shattered his pelvis. Before he passed out at the hospital, he told the doctors he refuses a blood transfusion. He survived all the surgeries but he lost so much blood that they put him on a machine that circulates his blood and helps him create more. The machine clotted too many times and that's how he died At his memorial the elders praised him about how he refused a blood transfusion and was "loyal to Jehovah until the end" and that just pissed me off. It still pisses me off and ever since then I just stopped being a Witness

[@Master-Works]

The Elders sound like those pro-suicide KZbin Comments you find under kids' cartoon videos

[@JD-po3jf]

i usually agree with you, Owen. but don't you dare disrespect butterflies. they're beautiful and i'll die on this hill. (not written by a sentient butterfly)

[@kurteisner67]

Butterflies aren't real. They are called "butterflies" but have you ever seen butter form into a fly? Yeah, that's what I thought.

[@LDrosophila]

Sure thats EXACTLY a sentient butterfly would say. Flower licker!

[@DrippycatBigmoney69]

Probably another JW lie

[@electrofonickitty823]

Owen correction, "Butterflies just have good PR, just like Squirrels, rodents with good PR." I remember when I was a Christian I asked, "Why did God punish me? I don't want to be R@#%ED, I WANT TO BE NORMAL!" I actually begged God to make my learning disabilities to go away, but learned later I can't, but can do it without a God!

[@pompe221]

Owen: Butterflies are just bugs with pretty wings Me: And that's why they're awesome!

[@angelad3347]

OMG I hate them too!!! They actually terrify me! We went to a butterfly exhibit when my kids were small and found out they inherited that from me. I managed to hide my revulsion but my 5 year year old freaked out and almost stepped on one. Hauled ass outta there!

[@KingaKucyk]

Actually, invertebrates ARE conscious and certain ones like scorpions and jumping spiders can be very much conventionally intelligent. We really don't give insects, arachnids and other exoskeletal creatures as much credit as they deserve

[@nomeinthecottage4767]

My best friend is in her last days of ovarian cancer. It’s awful. She did ask for prayer, although she was never religious.

[@nkemnoraulmanfredini7286]

I hope she can feel better as soon as possible🖤

[@Ruhrohraggy23345]

Just prayed for your friend. Godbless you all.

[@samssams666]

I love this TV show when you review them with the truth! Thank you so much! ❤

[@lalo2641]

There's only one truth, Jesus!

[@MiracleOrigins]

@@lalo2641if JW’s are at all an accurate description of how Jesus expects us to live… well, to put it lightly in very indifferent about Jesus, considering we have multiple examples in scripture where Jesus mourned the death of others. Not pushed propaganda onto kids.

[@mainecoonmami]

The breadpan scenario is hilarious!

[@DaniCat99]

Butterflies are very much "conscious".. not sure whether they know they're beautiful but one example is the Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar that mimics a snake by sticking "horns" out of its head to deter predators..it amazes me how a tiny caterpillar would be aware of what a snake is..in a way i think evolution is its own consciousness

[@Iplaygoofy]

It's not like they're going to actually see any of these people again anyway. They're dead. The insult is that they claim you CAN see your loved ones after they've died somehow. MAGIC.

[@clairegrim4369]

I’m a professional animator with several friends at Pixar, and when you said “this is Pixar quality” I physically cringed. Bro there are NO TEXTURES to be found, the lighting is god awful, the character design has no flavor, SO many problems with this animation. AND THEN YOU JUST KEPT SAYING IT🥲

[@BlueberryBumblebees]

I mean, I lost my brother when I was three. It was explained to me extensively, exactly what that entails, and I understood. I can’t remember a time where I didn’t understand what death was.

[@emo_penguin420]

Caleb and Sophia! You know we all love those 2 little JW rascals! (And when did the mom get that mega deep tan???) 1:16 What!? I thought you hated butterflies! I could have sworn you said they're nasty insects with pretty wings and you'd flick it off if one lands on you 🙃

[@shitluck78d19]

She got that dark tan from all the door to door action. I think it's called going in service. I grew up southern baptist before I saw the truth.

[@samssams666]

"Favorite animal, creature, whatever you call it." 😂 Insect.

[@terryquinn7765]

The first misinformation is that not all caterpillars turn into butterflies some turn into moths instead!

[@midnightsan9917]

Love moths their so cute

[@Ruhrohraggy23345]

@@midnightsan9917Same!

[@shadsie5484]

The story is the Lazarus story. As soon as I saw the bandaging, I knew. This is mostly because I have a character with the name Lazarus in one of my fantasy novels - not much relation, just liked the name. My character isn't even human, but it's one of those stories I remember because of my name-borrowing and symbolism in fiction habit. One thing I am wondering is "How much has changed with the Witnesses between now and in the past?" Particularly, the 1980s. My father was raised JW. He pretty much emancipated himself and always cited when I was growing up that his break with the religion came from their medical practices. He thought the no blood transfusions thing was ridiculous because "God would want us to save lives." And yet, I knew my grandparents (briefly, they died when I was 4-5) and I don't think they ever broke from JW. Is the "disfellowshipped completely for any and every little thing" something relatively recent? Or maybe I need to delve into my family history more, talk to my dad more often though he's going freakin' deaf. Ha, your reaction (Owen) to butterflies reminds me of a Spongebob Squarepants episode. Spongebob and Patrick babysit Sandy Squirrel's pet butterfly in a jar, they awe over it at first until they see a close-up of it's little horrifying buggy face and then they think it's a horrible monster. It escapes into the city floating in a bubble and they go forth to stop the "monster" from eating everyone. I like butterflies, but think it is a perfectly valid reaction to their very freaky buggy faces.

[@whimsikal1632]

The disfellowship thing depends on the congregation and if he was baptized. My mom grew up JW and I live with my Abuela who is JW, it really depends on the individual as well.

[@SurnaturalM]

My cousin died when I was 7 and I remember that I knew exactly what it meant. Even if my family isn't religious. Kids, at least when they're not sheltered, understand way more than you might think.

[@yvonnepeltier9815]

I never noticed until now, but Sofia is left-handed. Interesting

[@LDrosophila]

Sinister

[@Aashka_The_Mystic]

Thinking God created butterflies just for us is very Narcissistic.

[@SurnaturalM]

The idea of an omnipotent, omnipresent superior being watching my every moves, reading my every thought, just waiting for a reason to punish me for all eternity is scary as an adult, but as kid it must be terrifying.

[@Skyfish93]

JW: *Produces high quality animation* Owen: “Disney probably made this.”

[@beckyd712]

Thank you for doing what you do Owen!

[@flagsandroses4035]

6:54 Dude, what butterfly hurt you 😂

[@sparxstreak02]

28:10 Lol at this point I’m just glad Sophia had friends her own AGE finally, instead of that teenager Lydia who was her only friend option before in the ‘Who should be my friend?’ video.

[@timothyskidmore1554]

If the colors of butterflies were just for us then why would they have patterns and colors to deter predators

[@Runner656]

Owen out here hating on pollinators that we need to keep the planet alive 😂😂

[@lokilokason]

Owen did you just say it's been YEARS since you covered Caleb & Sophia??? Your last C&S vid was posted 4 months ago lol

[@lokilokason]

Also, you're right that this was depicting the story of Lazarus from John 11 with Mary & Martha being the two women on the side. 'Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. “Take away the stone,” Jesus said.'

[@mayflower5359]

Love your channel Owen. Informative and entertaining.

[@daniels_electronics]

“They’re not that cute to everybody” had me laughing out loud 😂

[@kellymeadows353]

I know adults who are scared of butterflies and dragonflies. I guess they don’t find them beautiful

[@Nylak-Otter]

Dude, chill out on the bug hate. They're wonderfully adapted to their niches, and are amazing creatures. Learn more about them and you'll gain an admiration for them. I used to hate spiders until I studied them to become more comfortable with them, since I backpack/kayak/work outdoors with all sorts of spiders. Now I cultivate a wolf spider population in my house to outcompete the black widows and brown recluse, and they eradicate all the insects that get into my home.

[@martinhepworth8771]

I made the mistake of wearing sweet cologne when I went to a tropical butterfly house. They were swarming me like piranhas!

[@tomcrowell6697]

The wrappings wouldn't make the character look like a mummy. The wrappings basically were few, almost none, and were there to bind the limbs to the body, keep the jaw shut, and the eys in the skull. Then, a shroud was placed over the body. This way the body could still be wa shed with perfumed without constantly unwrapping it. Then when it had fully decomposed... the bones would be put in an osuary and placed in a different alcove in the tomb. And Roman's never let crucified people down off the cross to be buried, entombed, etc. They were left to rot as humiliation and guarded.

[@wurstbrat.]

Ease up on bugs, dude. What have they done to you? 🐛🐛🐛

[@Ares_V]

Now that you got kittens into this: in my experience, stray pregnant cats like to look for people that will cuddle her and feed her while pregnant and my non researched hypothesis is that they are looking for someone to help her care for the babies (sometimes even just a place to abandon them). It may be a cultural thing (cats have been proven to behave differently depending on the culture where they are from). But I've seen way too many cats get all friendly with a human until they give birth, they then give birth at your backyard/garage/house or similar, they may stick around to care for the kittens for a while or they may bolt immediately after but in most cases you don't see that same cat again until she is pregnant again. Mfs are looking for free babysitters and child support.

[@MichaelMorbius4ever]

I was just wondering yesterday if they were making any more C&S videos for you to poke fun at 😅 glad that you're back Owen!

[@carolynschmidt127]

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[@robertstewart3375]

Wow that’s huge,how do you make that much monthly

[@robertstewart3375]

I'm 37 and have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??

[@carolynschmidt127]

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[@carolynschmidt127]

After I got upto 300K trading with Mrs Anne Mayfield Jones. I bought a new House and I'm now able to send my kids to a better school in the states thanks to Anne Mayfield Jones. When someone is straight forward with what he or she is doing people will always speak up for them.

[@SerahEmma-ks2ez]

Wow wow please is there a way to reach there services, I work 3 jobs and trying to pay off my debts for a while now!! Please help me

[@indigothecat]

That's a very dangerous time for a cult or manipulative group just trying to exploit you to sink their claws in. When you are upset, depressed, and vulnerable, you are more easily tricked or persuaded to do things you normally wouldn't do. The alt right groups recruit in much the same way, which was why they went after gamers first. (Gammir Gait.) The assumption was these nerdy gamers were unathletic, nerdy, unpopular boys without male role-models, so they were able to sell them toxic masculinity and bigotry as a solution to their "problems."

[@JetstreamTheSexSam]

Gamer Gate wasn't a real thing

[@muttofanopossum5639]

6:02 So the thing with good quality animation, is it takes long hours and lots of practice by doing. Learning the 12 principles and actually doing them for hours and hours in a study is really key. And it sounds like JW Bethel people don’t get a lot of time outside of doing the job they are assigned to do. Not being expected to have a life outside of just animating for long days will make you a pretty good animator. Like these people if they wanted, would be perfect for the grueling hours part of an animation industry job. Since big companies love sweatshop animation places, especially when a strike is happening. I wouldn’t be shocked if the elders get contracted as sub workers of some bigger companies for cash on the side. I know they don’t do the worldly thing, but it would be a business plan I could see happening.

[@PeachWookiee]

I have to chuckle, Telltale, as my parents didn’t sugarcoat death with me. When I was two, my mom’s mom died and some church ladies were horrified that I was at the viewing and one told me that “Grandma’s sleeping.” Little me wasn’t having any of that and said, “Grandma’s not sleeping; she’s dead!” I’m sure many tongues wagged at church, but my parents were not interested in placating said tongues.

[@victoryjamz]

with any of their arguments you could just go "why?" for every question and their arguments would all fall apart within minutes