Hello 42, don't know if you are going to read this but I too am an atheist in Virginia. Northern Virginia to be precise and if you need to converse with like minded folks I'm available.
@sannamuh9854 жыл бұрын
I’m also from Northern Virginia... is there a community around here? I would assume so, being close to a big city like DC.
@SuperEdge674 жыл бұрын
I live in Australia and I can’t relate to how religious the US is. The fact that they have to ask ‘are you out’ shows how screwed up US society is.
@christinel66164 жыл бұрын
SuperEdge67 We are screwed up on so many levels.
@SuperEdge674 жыл бұрын
Gord Orvis I’m embarrassed by our Prime Minister. Yes he’s evangelical but very much in the minority in Australia.
@outogetyougotyou52504 жыл бұрын
Probably because the population of Australia is so damn low.
@outogetyougotyou52504 жыл бұрын
@Gord Orvis According to whom?
@outogetyougotyou52504 жыл бұрын
@Gord Orvis Source.....?
@martynjones85604 жыл бұрын
In the UK, it's the fundamental Christians that are considered the oddballs, to be avoided socially at all costs.
@fishyc1504 жыл бұрын
Exactly, they keep themselves hidden for fear of the rightful ridicule.
@jimdandy20244 жыл бұрын
True, here in the UK. Extremely religious outspoken individuals are viewed as odd.
@capitalb58894 жыл бұрын
Even someone who says try hat they go to church is regarded as something of an exotic curiosity.
@neilrusling34384 жыл бұрын
I live in Yorkshire England 40 years...Ive never met a religious person that wasnt muslim...For some reason saying your muslim is something thats acceptable but ive not once met a white person thats said they are religious..never happens...maybe they are religious behind closed doors in secret, but they have the good sense to keep quiet about it, if your ever in England UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MENTION RELIGION IN ANY WAY...Dont say your religious dont ask if someones religious just dont mention it ever...You will look a nut job and no one will want to be your friend, they will be polite to you but when your gone they will not want to see you ever again..This is why this English lads so lost in a country full of religious people, hes got no reference point with anyone...hes thinking everyones to be avoided as they are all nutters..the whole country full of people who are nut jobs...just run kid...they are nut jobs.
@capitalb58894 жыл бұрын
As a non-American, this really hit home about how different the USA is from every other society in the developed world. Couldn't live outside the of the coastal areas.
@qwadratix4 жыл бұрын
There is no way I could live in the US. This is one of the bigger reasons why.
@calum17414 жыл бұрын
That's exactly the same as me.
@jdsmedley4 жыл бұрын
The US is a pretty big place. There are heaps of areas where this isn't a factor.
@qwadratix4 жыл бұрын
@@jdsmedley One of them, I said. 😜
@AC-gb7do4 жыл бұрын
Truth Matters There’s atheists everywhere you moron.
@mischarowe4 жыл бұрын
One of many for me, not to as well.
@StephenButlerOne4 жыл бұрын
Guys sounds a brit. As a brit knowing religious people are seen as the strange minority, this bloke must feel like he has been dropped on the moon.
@KatKevaKelise4 жыл бұрын
Jenna - he’s NOT ‘out’. Where he comes from, he is what we in Australia would call normal. I feel bad for your state of mind, thinking that atheists outside of the these Uber religious countries NEED to be ‘out’. Life isn’t like that for us!
@frogstamper4 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine anybody in know in the UK telling me my parents are going to hell, if they did they'd be seen as either a complete arsehole or a nutter...living in the UK with the church of England as the "state" religion isn't something I'm comfortable with, but its so liberal I'm sure some of the vicars don't believe a lot of it, in fact some of the clergy I've come across would be at home being seen as humanists. Lack of religious interference in British society is a plus I guarantee the vast majority of Brits wouldn't want to change, religious and secular alike.
@StephenButlerOne4 жыл бұрын
@Gaytony I'm from Widnes 30 miles from tou, similar age to you, and the same when it come to primary school. Lords prayer and a yearly Xmas trip to the church all ends at 11 years old. It must feel like this guy has been dropped on the other side of the moon. The US sounds alot like the middle east, in alot of places when it comes to radical religions. It's amazing that the uk law and society is based in linked to Christianity. However religion is never metioned. America is founded on being external to religion, but its actully taken over like a dose.
@frogstamper4 жыл бұрын
@Gaytony I'm down on the south coast near Brighton and at 55 like you say cannot remember, apart from school days, anybody ever expressing a religious view concerning everyday life ever!! I'm really thankful that UK politicians never invoke religion in our politics, if they did start doing this generally the public would look upon them as "as a little weird" and not a subject that sits well in UK politics...a secular society whereby religion is a private matter is what any stable democracy should aspire to
@capitalb58894 жыл бұрын
A part of the UK where this doesn't apply is in some of the immigrant communities and their British born offspring. Among Muslims the children tend to be pretty religious and I think that coming out as an atheist is pretty rare (the faith is also quite clear on apostasy). I have a friend who I'm pretty sure is an atheist, but plays along with it, does a bit of the fasting and doesn't like to be seen drinking in front of other Muslims. Can create some amusing scenes at work drinks.
@neilrusling34384 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine some lad in England saying "Tha mum n dads gonna hell tha knows"...EVERYONE would know hed said it within a week..Hed have to emigrate because when ever he met someone new they would say to him, "Aint you nut job kid that said steves mum n dad wa gonna hell?"...Hed never live it down...For years it would follow him around like a curse...Like mi mate Pukey...who threw up int middle of doin school play..,18 years ago!....There would be no escape...you dont live stuff like that down...IF YER COMIN TO VISIT ENGLAND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MENTION RELIGION...YOUR NOT RELIGIOUS YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW IF SOME PERSONS RELIGIOUS...JUST PRETEND YOU AND EVERYONE YOU MEET ARE ATHEIST AND YOULL BE FINE...
@Thormp14 жыл бұрын
Theistic reasoning...there are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches of the world....but there's only one star with life on it, just so that the Hebrew war god could pull off a plan to rescue a minority of earth humans from the consequences of his own hatred.
@cascorick82534 жыл бұрын
Thormp1 that's pretty deep, LSD?
@outogetyougotyou52504 жыл бұрын
Yet they can't grasp the concept of things changing over millions, 10 of millions, 100 if millions of years...evolution.
@Ozone2804 жыл бұрын
@@outogetyougotyou5250 10000 years and not one second more. Sod reality.
@youtubemoderationtaskforce55834 жыл бұрын
I live in rural Illinois and in my experience no one really discusses or worries about religion. If one is prompted, they might say “yeah I’m catholic I guess or yeah I believe in god.” because it’s the default answer but no one really contemplates philosophy or religion. They just go about their days. Same with politics. No one actually studies politics or analyses policy positions. They just go with the group mentality without even realizing they are.
@robertpreston22204 жыл бұрын
I live in Chicago and it comes up all the time
@johnsperry9494 Жыл бұрын
There are probably enough scientists in Hell that by the time I get there, they’ll have the place air conditioned.
@wiskadjak4 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it helps to say "I just don't share your beliefs" and leave it at that.
@Nickelini4 жыл бұрын
How about moving home? If I had to pick between the US and the UK, it would be the UK every single time
@outogetyougotyou52504 жыл бұрын
The shit weather?
@MrChiangching4 жыл бұрын
@@outogetyougotyou5250 and the batshit crazy govt
@outogetyougotyou52504 жыл бұрын
@@MrChiangching Tell me somewhere that doesn't have one?
@MrChiangching4 жыл бұрын
@@outogetyougotyou5250 u.k. doesn't have freedom of speech
@outogetyougotyou52504 жыл бұрын
@@MrChiangching Most countries don't pretty sure USA is the only one. So which country does not have a crazy government?
@ralfhaggstrom98624 жыл бұрын
This was aired on my 65 birthday/ =year of Atheism ! .............
@hawkii7444 жыл бұрын
Living in Canada it’s like a half way point between the US and everywhere else, not as religious but like ya it’s super religious where I am
@calum17414 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or are there hardly any callers from the Northern states? I never hear anyone calling from North Dakota for example.
@youtubemoderationtaskforce55834 жыл бұрын
Because people from North Dakota are smart enough to not give a shit about anything accept surviving the winter.
@WaskiSquirrel4 жыл бұрын
I live in North Dakota. It's very religious, but the culture is entirely different from the places most of these people call from.
@calum17414 жыл бұрын
@@WaskiSquirrel I'm fascinated by North Dakota. I want to be put away up there.
@calum17414 жыл бұрын
@Daniel Paulson Is that why most of the callers are from that region then?
@calum17414 жыл бұрын
@Austin Martín Hernández Is it really unpopulated up there then?
@ListenDontShout4 жыл бұрын
jeez can i get one of those shirts?
@seanh48414 жыл бұрын
Wasn't 42 the answer in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
@Ozone2804 жыл бұрын
Certainly was, the answer to the universe, no less
@FourDeuce013 жыл бұрын
I can't relate to the religiosity of the US since being born there 63 years ago. :p
@jobdoneperfect91764 жыл бұрын
Hey, where can i get my own holy picture on a candle like that? that's so wicked! I will put it on dedicated altar. it will be dedicated to me who has sacrificed to save me from me.
@johnbernardos94874 жыл бұрын
I wonder ho many members have left the ACA since the debacle with the transgender issue @
@MrChiangching4 жыл бұрын
They lost me when they became SJW'S.
@Ozone2804 жыл бұрын
@@MrChiangching Because you'd rather be an oppressor of social justice?
@MrChiangching4 жыл бұрын
@@Ozone280 correct.
@bct88814 жыл бұрын
Must be difficult living around people like that. Ever thought of moving to somewhere more secular ? Like say Afghanistan or Iran ?
@balzonurchin4 жыл бұрын
lol
@johnsperry9494 Жыл бұрын
I'm an Atheist. I don't believe in God. A "sin" is an afront to God. No God = no afront = NO SIN! I want to go to a church and throw some rocks.
@ralfhaggstrom98624 жыл бұрын
Quarenta y dos ..................
@outogetyougotyou52504 жыл бұрын
Lol being offended by someone telling you that you're going to hell is more of a reflection of the person being offended. Would you be offended if I told you were going to dookah dakka blooka? I sure hope not! Whilst the concept of hell holds far more historical value it's no more of a real place than dookah dakka blooka, so it to me seems quite stupid to be upset about such an empty "threat".
@dementare3 жыл бұрын
It depends on who's telling me I'm "Going to dookah dakka blooka"... it's some random internet troll, sure of course it doesn't matter... However if it's a madman holding a weapon saying *_"You're going to DOOKAH DAKKA BLOOKA!!!"_* I might get the feeling he plans on _trying_ to send me there.... doesn't matter that "there" doesn't actually exist, it's what the guy will *actually do* that *believes* that "There" does exist that matters. Context matters
@outogetyougotyou52503 жыл бұрын
@@dementare Well the threat of eternal pits of fire is close lol....
@jwsanders12144 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to all you atheists ! Have Ya'll got your " Holiday ( Holy day ) Tree yet ? If you haven't don't panic, Jesus didn't get his " tree " Till Passover. He decorated it himself, with himself, with his own body and blood, all for your entertainment, and Salvation . Merry Christmas, Jesus Lives
@amberblackwell76874 жыл бұрын
I can't tell whether you're serious or not?
@theronstanford48204 жыл бұрын
dickhead
@jwsanders12144 жыл бұрын
@@amberblackwell7687 Very serious Jesus loves you , and gave himself for you, Merry Christmas
@amberblackwell76874 жыл бұрын
@@jwsanders1214 Right, he gave himself to himself to spare me from the torture chamber he himself created. Seems legit...
@jwsanders12144 жыл бұрын
@@amberblackwell7687 Jesus didn't come to send you to Hell. You already know the way to Hell, you are on that road. Jesus came to save you from Hell, Merry Christmas !
@MicrophoneHell-ec3bm4 жыл бұрын
This show is becoming too much of a "Dear Abby" column. I just don't get people who make theism vs atheism a big deal. Just grow some balls or ovaries, and live your life. You don't need to cry about it. I think these types of calls have more to do with psychological profiles rather than theism vs atheism.
@capitalb58894 жыл бұрын
It probably is if you live in Virginia and want to fit in.
@paulpurdue59634 жыл бұрын
It seems that the act of denial or the disbelief in a power greater than life, leads one to deny the better qualities in other people. The ACT of Simply accepting the fact that there may be a higher power, will help people develop more meaningful and lasting relationships. Atheism is an act of denial, so that when a like-minded group, that assemblage forms a groupthink of shared denialism. That limits the creativity and future possibilities of achieving a greater potential than as if one had not been in a state of denial.
@AC-gb7do4 жыл бұрын
Paul Purdue NO. Let’s see some evidence other than your opinion that atheists can’t have and cultivate “meaningful and lasting” relationships.
@Timbales19794 жыл бұрын
Paul Purdue Way too much stupidity to address in your post.
@paulpurdue59634 жыл бұрын
@Greased Lightning your name calling and attempt to belittle down to a little size like you so that you would have company in your pathetic outlook on life is clearly described by your self description. It reminds me of Plato's allegory of the cave, you can attempt to lead people out of the darkness into the light but they will insult attack violently resist change of the only thing they had ever known, and that would be Darkness
@paulpurdue59634 жыл бұрын
@@AC-gb7do I'm not saying that an atheist cannot develop relationships, what I am saying is by being open to a higher power then we understand then that one will be able to expand their minds Beyond a limiting ability of the act of denial.
@paulpurdue59634 жыл бұрын
@@Timbales1979 perhaps you have limited cognitive abilities, that which you cannot understand you label with stupidity. I see stupid people, the scary thing is, they don't even know they're stupid.
@guineapigzed4 жыл бұрын
Go home, make your own country better.
@j.r.arnolli74944 жыл бұрын
😇The native Americans agree🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐
@guineapigzed4 жыл бұрын
J.R. Arnolli asshole, this is my country! Don’t give me that they where here first bullshit.