KURZGESAGT - The Egg [FIRST TIME REACTION]

My name is Michael! I teach geography, history, religion, social science and physical education. Way too many subjects if you ask me... I don't claim to be an expert in any of these subjects.
Although I am pretty awesome at PE!
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Original video: • The Egg - A Short Story
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[@Akatsukimember6]

I think the best answer I’ve heard by asking about the meaning of life was: “depends on the life”

[@NoFl1n]

What’s your purpose of live?

[@Akatsukimember6]

@@NoFl1n Keeping people calm that get easily stressed about little things by applying small doses of optimistic nihilism. Also drawing cool stuff and playing video games

[@NoFl1n]

Hahah that’s nice I love it

[@whyplaypiano2844]

@@NoFl1n All I want to do is help further humanity in any way I can. Going into Nuclear Engineering(get my degree this December) and I already have a year-long internship.

[@pedrosso0]

My answer is "Depends on what meaning means"

[@normal-potato05]

Andy Weir, the author of this short story, is the same author that made *The Martian* Brilliant writer

[@Assemblerize]

I love Kurzgesagt. The Fermi paradox, the great filter, and the dark forest are the mast

[@maozedong8370]

The Fermi paradox is nonsense.

[@whyplaypiano2844]

@@maozedong8370 Turn in your evidence and win a Nobel Prize, then.

[@maozedong8370]

@@whyplaypiano2844 I don't have to, the Fermi paradox is recognized as nonsense. It basically states that if life is so abundant, than where is it? Considering humans have never even left our solar system and the only other celestial object a human has stepped foot on is our moon, how exactly would we be coming into contact with ETs. At the speed of light, it would still take 4 years and 3 months just to reach our closest neighboring solar system. Therefore, the simple explanation to the paradox is just that the universe is too big for any kind of life form to navigate it efficiently and even if they were pretty good at navigating, that still doesn't mean they have any reason to visit Earth whatsoever. Humans keep applying their own psychology onto other theoretical organisms which is ridiculous. Even if an alien species had the most advanced tech possible to navigate the universe, that doesn't mean they want to visit Earth if they knew of its existence and it doesn't even take into account whether these aliens would even want to travel in space to begin with. An alien civilization that has perfected renewing ALL of their resources wouldn't even need to leave their planet to begin with because they have everything they need. Perhaps celestial travel doesn't interest them or maybe they just find it dangerous and have decided to never do it unless they need to evacuate the planet. The Fermi paradox takes NONE of this into account because it relies both on human concepts of how we believe other organisms would live when we have no clue and that alien life forms would model all their behaviors and dreams on our own. THAT'S NONSENSE.

[@YezaOutcast]

i can recommend EVERYTHING from Kurzgesagt (In a nutshell). what they do is absolutely amazing. the best knowledge and learning channel on the whole internet.

[@kongJr]

So you figured out the meaning of life ... but you forgot it ... this is just a tribute.

[@chagorith]

You've gotta believe it

[@axion986]

I once devised a theory that unified general relativity and quantum mechanics... but I forgot it. 😔

[@ethantucker92838]

I forgor 💀

[@gioc777]

i think he did dmt and just doesnt wanna say it on camera lmfao

[@stargirIll]

@@gioc777what does dmt mean

[@kongJr]

A co-worker of mine shared this story with me probably about 10 years ago. I think about it often and, while I am not religious and I don't really have any reason to think this is how it is, I often think about it regarding my interactions with others. This is the first time i've seen this story told on youtube or anywhere other than the email text I got from my co-worker. It's really cool to know it has a name. It's a great thought experiment.

[@iliaadamanthark8336]

I don't know, but I believe it's really close to the truth, not including the godhood whatnot. Maybe, consciousness is just how complex thinking system like brain behave, it's emerging from the universe to make such a system to work. So in essence, we are not a person experiencing the universe but in contrary we are the universe experiencing a person. And if universe will express the experience of one person, then another should be too, until all of them is expressed

[@dayangmarikit6860]

We are the universe being conscious and aware of itself.

[@realmetatron]

Dear friend, this is new age spirituality and if you want to know more, look into that. The Egg is a simplified version of the truth.

[@Some_Deist]

@@realmetatron Not at all, the egg is actually a lot of ancient philosophies, long before new age spirituality.

[@polygongaming8859]

​@@realmetatronIt's not actually "New Age". This philosophy has been around for thousands of years and can be traced back to the Indian Upanishads. This is known as Advaita Vedanda or Nonduality. The Egg is just a simplified version of it.

[@MrHsktoto]

9:50 when you say you figured out about the meaning of life , i had exactly the same feeling at some points one day , i felt inside of me a releaf and a confort that i will never felt again i guess it was so peacefull and a second after i already lost it ...

[@eunomiac]

I've watched a few of these reaction videos to the Egg, and you by _far_ were the sharpest in terms of figuring out what was going on --- I was genuinely surprised when you said something like "so everyone is one person, just you" when you were only about halfway through the video, good job!

[@alexanderwilliamhassaikay]

4:40 that spills even into the idioms of the languages themselves Like in English when you hear a good news or something good happens to you you'll say "it warms my heart" because warmth was something people up north cherished in the cold weather as opposite to Arabic in the same situation you'll say " it ices my chest اثلجت صدري" because cold and refreshing was what people wanted in that hot weather

[@tigeriussvarne177]

Cool choice for your first Kurzgesagt video. Thanks again and hoping for more. ^_^

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

It's incredible that the same guy who wrote The Martian also wrote this story.

[@nathanspencers5803]

i like this idea of a comforting death from kurgesagt as that is how i see it just one final destination once you're dead to stay until you're ready to leave.

[@Quack277]

Thanks for your content!! I love your mindset ✨💜

[@mr_sir_man_iii6147]

I found the meaning of live but forgot it as well. I only know I felt happy when I found out. It is nice knowing someone else experienced the same thing.

[@matijasostojic4288]

The greatest playground is of course your beggining.

[@iwonderif1778]

YEES! Kurzgesagt!! You are going to love their videos..!

[@KaynMoony]

I don´t know if you are interested in it, but you may could read "Barbarian Quest". Its a manga kinda thing, about Ulrich (a barbarian) who wanders around the world and experiencing various religions and (adapted from real life) tries to explore what life means for him. It has great graphics, vikings, action and deep philosophical aspects.

[@thetruepain3761]

"all the bombs" is one of my favorites 😁

[@LamiNalchor]

New Age or Esoterik is what this is in particular.

[@WhyneedanAlias]

They have pretty good scientific videos. My favorites are about what humanity could today or at one point achieve. Like videos about terraforming Venus, colonising the Moon or Mars, space infrastructure to greatly reduce cost of space travel like the concept on Skyhooks or a Space Elevator

[@azutheboredcat2441]

My interpretation (read: not at all scientific guess-theory) of the “hell is the weather outside but More Bad” concept at around 4:00 (3:76?) is the idea of being -unsheltered- *unprotected* from the elements. So hell is a lack of shelter, maybe a lack of tools/technology, and social isolation, even? Hell is an odd thing to think about, I guess… You’re alone with no shelter in sight, and even if you eventually find it, it’s occupied. No one lets you in. You leave, wandering until it is a distant spot on the horizon. There is nothing around to build a shelter of your own, and the clothes on your back are not enough. You walk. You keep walking. The day is either eternally absent or eternally present. It’s hard to tell. You might have visited them before. You might not have. Their faces blurred together, but were too defined, solidified into expressions you never wanted to see. They might look like you, or someone you know, or everyone and no one at all. The weather is too much. If you were alive, it would be killing you, but it isn’t. You can’t look at yourself, not for lack of trying-there’s nothing there except for an odd distortion where you *know* your limbs should be. You walk. You keep walking. You still haven’t found shelter.

[@dayangmarikit6860]

We are the universe being conscious and aware of itself.

[@mtk3755]

If you or anyone is interested in this philosophy then I'd highly recommend the vedic scriptures and buddhist texts because the philosophy of the soul when attaining moksha/nirvana( enlightenment) merging back with the pure consciousness like drop in the ocean is there. It's highly inspired from there that's why he mentioned the hindus as we have philosophy of karma(sum of good and bad deeds) reincarnation acc to that karma and journey to attaining liberation from this cycle. It's not talked about enough that's why probably people are not aware about it. Also this gave me major vibes of a talk in our scripture where Lord vishnu talks to arjun explaining him about purpose of life. This video does a very good job explaining the idea in a beautiful way.

[@tyr8264]

Im very interested in religions and I myself am a muslim. Also i enjoy these types of videos so much and i would like to hear your takes or questions on other religions if possible.

[@bananamanhatguy1269]

This is better than the original 👍🏿👍🏿keep it up baby ❤

[@diagorm6254]

I believe that if there is a hell, it's closer to what hell is like in the DC show Lucifer, Where it's more of a rehabilitation place for people to shed their regrets.

[@prathameshsarje1250]

Well you can watch different kurzgesagt videos they have science biology and philosophical videos. You can start from their black hole videos

[@timothyhenegar7484]

Existence is not always linear, in fact one could say it is multi facet. What is considered as past, or future, or even the present for that matter. Could be interpreted as multiple possibilities, and alternate points of time. Rather you consider this from a physics point of view, spiritual, or both. But point is to me; spiritual, scientific, and philosophical are all intertwined, just different perceptions. Just as much so is the afterlife is to space, time, spiritual could be to dimensional and so on.

[@Littlekoji-df1cf]

Love from Finland!

[@AsherAbdullahFawaz]

he does not need to have all those interactions with all those people when each die. because time only exists on this universe as he said.

[@logenvestfold4143]

Fascinating video. This is similar to my belief system but not exact. I believe in reincarnation, even in a similar sense to this video. But I find this too anthropocentric.

[@River_star]

I was figured out meaning of life or something bigger than that too when I was 11 or 12 but something hit my mind and forgot how to figure this or just don’t want me to know again and again. It was interesting and frustrated lol Hope one day i can figure out again

[@Oxydron]

9:18 that moment that you thought you had it, you had it indeed. It's called Samadhi. For a single moment, it seems like you have all the knowledge existent in any conceptual existence. The true meaning of life is to understand the internal process which gives rise to the Consciousness, and then the mind and then the ego. To dissolve again from the ego to the mind, and then from the mind to the pure Consciousness, that is Nirvana, Samadhi, liberation, Buddha Seed. Look into yourself again, looking for yourself and perceive your attention keep attention on attention itself and poof, everything disappears and appears! And you saying that you don't remember, I would say that you can't describe ever with words. You remember, it is impossible to forget, but True Reality cannot be described, only experienced.

[@menticore86]

I just discovered your channel and wow, what video and genuine reaction :) About the meaning of life, I found two answers myself: the biological answer is reproduction. You only exist to give your genes to children. And then there is the philosophical answer: happiness. The meaning of your live is to be happy. I recall having heard a third meaning of live, but again, I forgot it.

[@Johndoe-ob1]

The universe is full of knowledge

[@pedrosso0]

idk what people have been saying, for me I don't see any religion in this, I just see a nice story.

[@zorro2757]

I was searching for the reason of life and foud my best guess in theosophy. First I found the Kybalion and that book got me right in the heart. I then found Thoth and then theosophy. The evolution of the soul is wonderful and complex. We are all a own soul and spark of the divine. Our father and mother is the Logos, the word of God. The Logos is manifested as solar system and its king is the sun. God is manifested as the universe. But one question remains. Why should a perfect god create a universe? One philosopher whom I can´t remember now answered to that question in a most magnificent way. "God is love, but love in itself can never be perfect because it needs those on whom it can be lavished and by whom it can be returned." So God made the universe and he limmited his glory, so that it might have a form. Then he put forth from himselft tiny sparks wich then grew into flames and became the Logos. The Logos then created us and when all is perfected, we all will be like him. The ones who are loved by God and the ones who will then be able to understand that love and return it.

[@theoperapianist]

Beautifully explained, but confusing at the same time: reincarnation, solipsism, god, consciousness... Yes, I had to cry a little bit, but still confusing. Conclusion: choose whatever you feel it is right and be a good person.

[@Nico-ud3ri]

this is exactly the concept of the album everybody by logic lmao

[@johnscott2557]

I feel that same has happened me

[@ricoRIC0paco]

The very idea of saying whether our existence matters or not it's really just very presumptuous, because it would mean you're telling us that you know everything that happens from now until you kick the bucket and even after that, but no one really knows what gonna happen, the only certainty we have is that this body will stop working at one point, we don't know when, but we know it will, we don't know what's gonna happen after that, we don't even know what's gonna happen in between, just live your life, whatever's supposed to happen will happen

[@arnodobler1096]

About Time and Live, you should watch: Rammstein "Zeit" and "Adieu" Videos 🤔😢

[@ERB206]

I have talked with some and they had the same, that they "knew" what the meaning of life is but one second later forget. I to had it but no longer

[@MegaNick1011]

Please reac on german rap: "Bushido- Heavy Metal Payback 2" 🙂

[@sonicthehedgehog..]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤

[@Littlekoji-df1cf]

Well we are all living beings made of the elements of our universe. 8:23

[@theshadowistic]

U should look at kurzgesagt black hole videos they are good

[@rezopolis]

yes

[@victorrrrrrrrrr3706]

React to life beyond from Melodysheep

[@matsv201]

There is a problem here. Deterministic causality. That is.. If you are all the people, that implies that your actions effect other people.... the problem is that if the system is causal then you can't live your life sekventially. If it's not causal, then it's deterministic, that is, you dont have a say in what happen. While you may believe you have and effect, you are really just an observer. That is, if you are hitter, you can't change anything. You have to kill those people, because they have already been killed. That is kind of a dangerous way to think

[@maplesyrup8112]

In short everytime theres a true main character in our world ( this is true i vouch for it )

[@donkfail1]

Your comment about how The God had to answer the questions millions and millions of times; Well, that's parenthood I guess...

[@fjoergyn]

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[@arnodobler1096]

Kurzgesagt what a German Word 😍

[@jamesjackson5546]

hello me!

[@wawaxkalee88]

Whats the meaning of life bro ..tell us

[@martinaaremann8688]

The egg riligion

[@joshuarivera6460]

It's not a religion. Religion is literally the opposite of this. To be involved in a religion you have to follow a set of rules. This is just a complex way of saying don't be an asshole and bring out the best qualities of yourself so you and everyone around you lives happier lives that ultimately leads to perfecting the source

[@roh-mj6em]

This is what Hindus and Buddhist teach.thats why they add reincarnation as well, but their is no two.

[@NoFl1n]

Actually religioun gives an answer to the afterlife. This Story is inspired by Hinduism so there you have it

[@BWXFranky]

Well, some people will be angry with you because you don''t pick. So that's not a very good reaon to pick or not, because someone will be angry all the time. Maybe who will be angry matters more but f.e. to me there are just a few poeple who would change my action if they were angry about it.

[@siverthusteli6446]

But remember we or me is the person that have been tortured 😢

[@07thedestroyerplays]

One interesting thought on your comment for doing the same thing millions of times for this god figure time is from a place where time is meaningless and resides in the void so they can probably just make it so it all happens at point in time

[@Jim73]

ugh, i can't with this kurzgesagt video. interesting remark about different temperature zones having different ideas of "hell". 👍

[@InteractiveIdea]

Oh my God with all the talking...

[@InteractiveIdea]

@@Kfruistik Not watched anymore from this person.

[@agathoklesmartinios8414]

Well, in Nordic religion, Helheim is not seen as a bad or evil place. It's just where all the Dead end up, aside from the select few warriors slain in battle and subsequently chosen by the Valkyrjur to train for Ragnarøkkr. Even then, due to a deal Óðinn and Freyja, only half of those Einherjar would go to join Óðinn in Valhǫll, as Freyja got first pick of half of those chosen by the Valkyrjar, who would instead join Her in Her hall of Fólkvangr. Applying the Christian dichotomy of Heaven and Hell to Valhǫll and Helheim is simply not valid. Valhǫll is not a Nordic heaven, and Helheim is not a punishment. Nor is Lady Hel Herself evil or a cognate of the Christian Devil.

[@SonOfMuta]

You need to stop apologizing for pausing the videos

[@simpleviking]

Habit xD

[@rust5427]

this mike is pretty hot

[@scottscottlewis11]

This guy totally watched this before he did his "reaction" of it... not cool bro.

[@zykegabrielmarchinoilagan3316]

I don't get how you see that, could you give me some evidence?

[@scottscottlewis11]

@zykegabrielmarchinoilagan3316 don't get me lying about this but it's hard to explain lol haven't you experienced when people aren't being genuine enough or how they always seem to have an answer to a question that is about to be answered but they paused and explained it right before it was answered showing a huge coincidence... I could be completely wrong but it just personally didn't feel to me like he was watching this for the first time... I couldn't explain to you why he would even want to do that in the slightest lol and like I said... I could be completely wrong but it just didn't feel right. It's really not even something to make a big deal out of but I really like this video as it has personally effected my views on such situations and I endulge myself with watching as many reactions to this video (the egg) as I can because I like other people's reactions and different aspects of the different thought about this as I've had and I like to broaden my horizons so to speak lol but his reactions hit on a much flatter scale to me but that's just from my experience lol like I said tho I could be wrong tho but at the same tome... it really doesn't matter

[@zykegabrielmarchinoilagan3316]

@@scottscottlewis11 there are different ways people react just like how there are different ways people show how genuine something is. the answer to a question then answered immediately just shows that they already knew the answer, it's nothing, not even a coincidence, you thinking that they aren't genuine enough, just means that you are sceptical but the wording of your comment doesn't show that, it was as if you already knew it was fake you could've said "I think you've already watched this." if this video didn't hit as right of a reaction as others did then it wasn't meant for you, different people, different opinions, different reactions, that's what I like about this world, just because a lot of reactions are good doesn't mean alot of them are for you.

[@Erzschlag]

On my opinion: life is just metabolism and reproduction. That´s it, that´s all...

[@NoFl1n]

There is more to it. Everyone can have their own purpose in society

[@pedrosso0]

In the ending, you talk as if a religion is a choice of what you'd rather be true, rather than a belief on what you think is true. Are you just oversimplifying for the matter of time and comedy?

[@theoperot]

Regarding your coment aboyut "god" doind this convetsation milion of times every day because every incarnation of you is dying any second - if i understand right you are wrong. Its not happining all at the same time - you die, incarneted and start lieving your new life until die and only then you meet "god" againe. Its liniar - not happaning all at the same time

[@zakthepenguin5106]

You talk way too much, for a six minute video. You kept pausing over moments that were big 🫤

[@polygongaming8859]

Don't watch a reaction video, then.

[@ashleylee7103]

This video makes me ball everytime because the "egg theory" feels like home to me.

[@dayangmarikit6860]

We are the universe being conscious and aware of itself.