New Rule: Atheists Day | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

The fastest growing religious group in the United States are “Nones” - as in no religion at all - and it's time they get a holiday of their own.

[@NewMessage]

"What are you doing for Atheist Day?" "Nothing." "Oh, Orthodox, eh?"

[@ZeroOskul]

Atheism is an idea and god is an idea. As ideas, they are equally real, so atheism is wrong because the idea of god definitely exists. I am agnostic.

[@australien6611]

​@@ZeroOskul agreed 👍 me too

[@australien6611]

😂

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

Remember, every religion insists theirs is the one true god, and everybody else’s god is false. Looking at all their followers, let’s face it, none of them is any smarter than the rest. Therefore they must all be equally right (or wrong) -- namely, _all_ their gods must be false. QED.

[@Kentrc11]

@ZeroOskul Wrong. Atheism is having no proof of a religion.

[@michaelzajic6231]

And most of us are closet cases. Outspokenness brings a price with family and friends and neighbors. Your courage and honesty are welcome.

[@TheMaggieDress1]

it truly does....the religious indoctrination bullshit at birth is chid abuse

[@elainehewitt6813]

It's true. I sit there and act like I'm agreeing when people go on about Jesus etc. I make myself sick.. The alternative is no one talking to me and having no clients.

[@vhdtbrz]

I'm an Atheist, and I approve this message

[@Conmezzo]

I'm not an atheist and I approve this message.

[@mrpearson1230]

I'm Agnostic and I 2nd that approval 🤝🏾!

[@danielmendes2162]

I’m Catholic and I approve this message

[@rileyp3707]

We don’t need your approval daddy

[@HendrixRam0s]

im a person that hasnt seen the full video yet.. .

[@genevabecker8441]

I live in a rural area by choice, and I am surrounded by Catholics, and Apostolic Christians...I always thought that they were quaint...NOW, I'm actually afraid of some of them. I asked for an estimate on concrete and he came with a bible...I have ornamental gargoyles in my yard and was recently why I have devils in my yard...they really are starting to scare me...

[@shuttittuppitt9355]

Tell them that you stole them from an (old) church.

[@HarryRenner-h9q]

Yeah they are freaks alright.

[@glenfoxh]

@@shuttittuppitt9355 Or could just say they represent the Notre Dame Cathedral gargoyles. ^.^

[@Syren2023]

My Catholic mother, who thought you would burn eternally for eating meat on Friday but otherwise lived a life that would be called evil by every standard, used to love to make a show of "giving up" something for Lent. Every year, even when I was an adult she would demand "what are you giving up for Lent?" I finally told her, "I'm giving up being Catholic."

[@kappla]

👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

[@tegridy9569]

😂😂😂

[@soniapereira2176]

Exactly 🎉

[@tegridy9569]

What's the difference between being fanatic and religious?

[@PogueMahone1]

@@tegridy9569 A fanatic puts faith over civil duty and/or tries to impose their religion upon others.

[@vee1766]

This is why i still respect Bill immensily, he is one of the very, VERY few public personalities who have the balls to openly speak against religion, on a big TV network nonetheless, in HIS SHOW. ALL religions, he isn't just making fun of Christian conservatives and then kissing the feet of Muslims like most liberals these days, he is is a true anti-theist, and those are needed more than ever.

[@claude_in_Cincinnati]

How dare you! It's NOT TV! IT'S HBO! 🤣

[@NemeanLion-]

He’s also quoting statistics out of context.

[@nuclearwaste2062]

He's not anti theist. He's an atheist. He's not against religion, he just doesn't care about it.

[@vee1766]

@@NemeanLion- You're not wrong, and i think he's overstating how much of the population is actually atheist, i think religion is unfortunately as powerful as ever, but those stats are not really the point of this segment. "You keep talking about representation but why do you always ignore atheists, who are many and matter too" is the overall point.

[@mae2759]

You're exactly right. 99% of athiests bash Christianity, but don't have the intestinal fortitude bash Islam or other minority religion with a 10 foot pole. Bill doesn't care.

[@SpinX522]

Millennial here. The last time I was in a church for anything other than a wedding or a funeral I was 7. There’s nothing like sleeping in on a Sunday morning.

[@kenhasibar2624]

Oh yeah? Try tues, weds, thurs... Works for me. 😅Cheers 🍻🥃

[@ScottGrammer]

03:49 Ironically the nun holding the ruler with which to 'beat you for being left handed" (that really used to be a thing), is holding the ruler in her left hand. Sinister!

[@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle]

Happened to my mom. She was ambidextrous cause they beat the left out of her

[@kateuhler7803]

Noticed that too

[@dannl3000]

"Sinister", I see what you did there.

[@ScottGrammer]

@@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle Same with my mom. Not Catholic, just a Southern public school in the 1930's! BTW, the "sinister" reference in my comment comes from the fact that in Latin, "right" and "left" are "dexter" and "sinister," respectively. The idea that someone has sinister intentions used to suggest that they would do whatever bad thing they were going to do with their left hand. Hence, left-handedness became equated with evil.

[@johnnyjet3.1412]

at school Grandpa's hand was tied to the chair so that he wouldn't write with it - There was a movie about a repressed Lefty 'The Kings Speech'. (the repression can cause stuttering)

[@docdaytona108]

“Atheists’ Day is about NOT buying something.” “Challenge ACCEPTED.”-Hallmark.

[@id10t98]

ouch. that hurts lol

[@joiisler8986]

😂😂😂😂

[@St.Linguini_of_Pesto]

@Doc Daytona 😂😂😂 Hallmark cards presents Happy _Meh_ day cards.

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

Its all empty packages of candy anyway.

[@brekerr]

Can't wait to see that😂😂😂

[@amaza888]

Amen to that!!! 🤭 I live in a Canadian province where religion has been pushed out of public life and government since the 1960s. We still have the "religious" holidays but we love them because we have days off work, lol! Religion is never a topic. As it should be. ☝

[@Shmerpy]

BC? We kicked religion out of the schools in the '60s here.

[@alexanderingraham8255]

What Canadian province? I may have to move if the zealots take over Massachusetts 😂

[@Acadien42]

​@@alexanderingraham8255 There are a few provinces that have (while others still allow religious schools). I'm guessing in this case, the OP meant Québec which started by removing the frocks from the school and health care systems as part of their "Quiet Revolution" in the 60's. More recently, they passed a Secularism Law (Bill 21) to remove what religion was left from government to much outrage from other parts of Canada who saw it as "racist"...

[@jeffclark5268]

@@Acadien42 it was called racist because the only religious symbols it banned were the nonChristian ones…like Islam. The cross and the catholic mafia are okay but don’t you DARE wear a hijab.

[@bobbyb9712]

And yet there are more Catholics in Quebec than any other province I think.

[@Harris01able]

Thanks for sticking up for us Bill!!

[@jdos5643]

Oh poor thing. Being atheist must be hard you need someone to give you support. You think this guy cares for you? He will cuz you out. He’s only someone who loves attention as much as getting a coin.

[@GentlemanlyOtter]

@@jdos5643your god cares more for attention

[@roberthill799]

@jdos5643 Being literate isn't very hard. Give it a try some time.

[@jdos5643]

@@roberthill799 about what.

[@Smile200-z4y]

Cool beans. Still not believing it man.

[@chloel1979]

I like how the "no not the nun who used to beat you with a ruler for being left handed" was holding the ruler in her left hand.

[@jeangillespie1173]

Been there, done that!

[@warlockofwordschannel7901]

Perfect hypocrisy!

[@davidkramer333]

The graphics person was definitely on it 😂

[@lukassnakeman]

It’s the writing left handed they didn’t approve of. Anything else was fine. I’m sure if they saw you throw a Molotov left handed at an abortion clinic the only thing they’d have a problem with is you don’t throw one in each hand 😊

[@far2ez539]

@@lukassnakeman Weird considering all the firebombings going on are from the left against pro-life clinics.

[@traildoggy]

"I wish God were alive to see this." -- Homer J Simpson

[@ModelCitizenTube]

But Homer doesn't even know Jeebus!

[@Beanos.]

Homer literally meet god 🤦

[@Connor-rk8ei]

I've watched this several times. One of my favorite Maher segments of all time.

[@mugsofmirth8101]

Maher excels at atheist dogma but fails miserably as a comedian.

[@johnstauffer4362]

@@mugsofmirth8101 you are fluent in rubbish then.

[@eemage9476]

@@mugsofmirth8101 Sorry to see you here.

[@snehashispanda4808]

Me too. I watched it multiple times 😂

[@HelpMeFindTheseSongs]

I've always been on board with Bill, but I strongly disagree with acknowledging Ramadan in public schools. No. BIG NO. Keep religion out of schools.

[@awake1807]

"... their idea of hell is a coffee shop with no wifi.." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zzzT.]

Second best joke and very true 🤠

[@kgrfirdjy]

worse: you have to pay by the minute for wi-fi, but have the option of super slow wi-fi that floods your computer with malware, your email with spam, all your phones // social media with scammers spamming you non-stop, commits non-stop identity theft, & steals all your property + money!

[@joshk.6246]

The joke with "holy ghosting" was underrated by the audience

[@BigSplenda1885]

The one chick yelling YEAH at Easter had me rolling.... lmfao

[@davidschmidt6013]

Born/raised Catholic, which is WHY I became a devout atheist.

[@andre.mateus]

I remember meeting an american tourist here in Portugal. We were talking about politics and I remember him saying something like: "If you want to get into politics in the U.S, the first thing you gotta do is to be religious...even if you're not" 😅

[@seed_drill7135]

Sadly, a buddy of mine with political aspirations joined a church for just that reason.

[@demigod1013]

American politicians are worse than that. They not only lie/claim to be religious, they exploit religion for personal gain.

[@Kurt77777]

Like Obama or Biden. Fake Christian, fake Catholic. I do believe that Obama's a Muslim though, just never had the balls to admit it.

[@stemup]

Which should tell you everything you need to know about the religious community's intellect

[@dengist8172]

In a democracy only the majority matters

[@danhumphrey5755]

Someone finally took the words right out of my mouth. Thanks, Bill.

[@jopo7996]

Religion is like professional wrestling. It's completely made up, but it still draws a huge crowd

[@dennisheyes4561]

Does professional wrestling really draw a huge crowd anymore? Not really, but neither does religion. 🥁

[@LastBastian]

@@dennisheyes4561 Clearly you've never visited the south.

[@JeffWells-cw2sw]

Hey, I like that reply "I don't believe in ghosts" and will use it from now on!

[@disneylandguy10]

This is the best New Rule in a long time

[@eleyasbtseamlak9102]

atheists are so obsessed with religious people because you guys are empty

[@michellemckillop5712]

Great. And my rule is; if you don’t believe in me, none ( see what I did there) of you get to heaven. After this life for you all, you cease to exist. Ciao

[@Smile200-z4y]

I think there's heaven, doesnt it mean it's Christian or Jewish

[@zulufromhell]

This is why we have Festivus. A festivus for the rest of us!

[@Milesco]

And now for the airing of grievances! 😡 😁😄🤣

[@peterpatrisson6847]

My next license plate will be either Festivus or Kavorka

[@znep2751]

​@@peterpatrisson6847 Why not ASSMAN?

[@abc456f]

​@@Milesco Get out the pole!

[@bestlaidplans4511]

"I got alotta problems with you people, and now you're going to hear about it!"

[@MikeBeltMikeBelt]

"It's called faith because it's not knowledge." - Christopher Hitchens

[@slevinchannel7589]

kzbin.info?search_query=Forrest+Valkai+Atheism+

[@josepherhardt164]

"Not knowledge," BTW, has another name: "garbage."

[@TheVenominside]

It’s called faith because you would have to be stupid to believe it

[@Seven_1865]

@@josepherhardt164well that’s a little silly. Not every unproven idea or theory is garbage.

[@CCCC-cb2ty]

Kinda sound like you’re describing Transgenders.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Love this! You never get old, and/or become outdated and obsolete.

[@pamelacass9642]

😮😮😮😮😮

[@maryannlockwood7806]

I’d love atheist day! It should be in August because I don’t think there’s any holidays in August here in the US.💁🏻‍♀️

[@LMM7880]

We have one in Canada thank goodness. It might be because we have winters and want to enjoy that extra summer day off. Now that I think about it, we do have winter holidays, Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. We have Family Day in February too and Easter often comes in March so there is that. Over all we do have it pretty good.

[@adamvicari3295]

As an atheist, I don't think atheists need a day because then the religious types will claim some stupid horseshit like "see, atheism is a religion too", as if they sky fairy worshippers aren't saying that enough already.

[@jacquelinebouldin8191]

Lol, then they'll say we chose a day in August when it's hot as hell because we're going to hell. 😂🥵🫠👹

[@BubbaSmurft]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Reason It's the beginning of May.

[@rautakallio1852]

@@BubbaSmurft May 4th this year. Star Wars Day. Appropriate I guess.

[@sirequinox4874]

"holy ghosting." Excellent.

[@ebby1591]

I love you Bill. Well said and thank you for your service 👍

[@GriffinsFanChris]

The growth of Atheists is the only statistic I ever see which leads me to beleive people have actually gotten smarter over time.

[@derrickcarson]

More devisiveness today. Crime. Murder. Hatred. Etc... Smarter??? Yeah right! If that's the only thing that you see that makes you think we are getting smarter, then you are analyzing the growth of Atheism incorrectly.

[@stnrodriguez]

@@derrickcarson crime murder and hatred are actually lower.......wtf you talking about?

[@derrickcarson]

@@stnrodriguez By what static? Show me your data and I'll show you mine

[@catherinerosner970]

As a former christian, I too have seen the irrational side of faith. I too am an atheist but can tell almost no one I know. I am so much more at peace and enjoy life now but it took years to get here. I was raised with the guilt and unforgiveable sin of denial. Our country's history of the Puritans leaving England is forever engrained in our system.

[@derrickcarson]

You mean a person who called themself a Christian. FIFY.... There is no such thing as a former Christian. Lol. "Our country's history of the Puritans leaving England is forever engrained in our system" Am I missing something? Did the Puritans stop believing in God when they came to America?

[@nightwolf2666]

God doesn't hate you or want you to feel guilty, he wants the complete opposite. You simply received the wrong message from incompetent humans. Once your brain calms down, you will see how Atheism is just a shallow, selfish concept.

[@LebbMangenaShow]

​@@derrickcarson my thoughts exactly I'm a Christian and I'm living life to the fullest with my religion in tact and I'm proud of it

[@rustyoak8860]

@@derrickcarson what do you mean "not such thing as a former Christian"? Almost everyone is a former Christian. You're indoctrinated into Christianity, and then some of us are smart enough to use critical thinking skills to realize, it's just a story made up by men, it's as real as middle Earth, Hogwarts, or King's Landing. Once your eyes are opened, you are now a former Christian. And I say almost everyone because we now have 32% admitting they are not affiliated with a religion, I'd argue that of the 68% that say they are, at least half do not practice said religion and are still suffering from indoctrination.

[@aaronh4748]

Jesus will wait for you to return.

[@DoctorZisIN]

"At least there's no songs, or funny hats, and there isn't a day when we get together to compare clothing..." -George Carlin. May Joe Pesci bless us all.

[@Miblive]

Joe bless you!

[@waqarkhan9194]

I am a believer from Pakistan and I love Bill Maher. And I am happy to be used as an example that you don't have to agree with someone to find them funny. I love all the Abrahamic Religions and I find it extremely funny how Bill makes fun of all of us.

[@arsenvokrug4198]

In that case, you have a good attitude - unfortunately not shared universally!

[@TheMomeni]

Just don't chop off his head if you see him

[@mohammadalamin3626]

I guess you will find it funny if someone slut-shame your mother and sister with joke. And you will laugh and say it's all joke.

[@Lisa-ik3wt]

A sense of humor relieves a busy worried mind😊

[@damianedwards8827]

It’s a Shame. Atheists unnecessarily overcomplicate it God is simply the Existence of Love. Everybody Believes Love exists Including You

[@ScottishLeo]

"Holy Ghosting" I'm gonna use that 🤸🤸🤸🤸

[@badbrad5424]

Proud to be a NONE!!!!!

[@adamc1966]

That is the term I use too 👍

[@johndarcy2838]

Festivus for the rest of us. 😂🎉

[@davidmitchell6873]

I got a lot of problems with you people.

[@nick_john]

and now…you’re gonna hear about ’em!

[@markhernden9472]

SERENITY NOW!

[@markdomar4944]

Perfectly said

[@Timmertube75]

Who doesn’t look forward to the airing of the grievances?

[@katalinamccormick3841]

I'm an atheist and always have been.

[@usfanlovesminho5085]

You still have time, hopefully you will change your mind. Never say never!

[@snehashispanda4808]

I identify as someone who does not believe in the existence of god. I hold the view that there is insufficient evidence or rational justification to support the belief in any gods or supernatural entities. I rely on reason, logic, and empirical evidence to form my worldview and do not find compelling evidence or arguments to support the existence of god.

[@ollyb7570]

It’s interesting how the exact opposite has been true in Western Europe for some time...being openly religious is often a liability for aspiring politicians.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

That is where the Enlightenment began.

[@JonS]

In the USA during the Cold War, being religious was seen as part of the package that defined you as being against Communism. Since the end of the Cold War, the USA has begun the same process that Western Europe started at the end of World War II.

[@eponymousIme]

It's also interesting how they're not gunning each other down in grocery stores, churches, festivals, schools, clubs, etc. etc. etc.

[@ollyb7570]

@@eponymousIme it does happen but incredibly rare compared to the US. Most countries brought in strict controls after the first mass shooting. That said, observing from Europe, I think the chances of the US ever having European levels of gun control are zero. Good luck.

[@jaidee9570]

As it should be, I'm not voting for someone who then makes decisions because he believes his god told him what was right.

[@nancybfrisbieabdallah2125]

Love you Bill. When asked by my Christian friends, will I go to church with them… my response is… I only go to church for weddings, baptismals and deaths…. And not my own!!!!

[@mjallen1308]

I sometimes go to church with friends or family for special functions just to get a reaffirmation as to why I don’t believe the nonsense coming out of the Bible. Though mainly I go bc theirs good food to be had. I also still like to listen to old school, Southern Baptist/Black gospel music - even though I don’t believe in ANY of it.

[@myriamickx7969]

I loved the punchline: "Ask Tiffany Trump".

[@ronmoore6598]

Religion is for dying and the grieving.

[@The_Real_Mier]

We’re OVER half of the population here in the Netherlands who consider themselves non-religious.(58%). But the thing is, the other 42% is not acting all superior like the religious people in the US. And that’s how you get much more understanding for each other: just act normally and respect other people’s feelings, views, ideas and beliefs. You do not have to agree with everything, but you sure can respect each other. ……But it might be a few centuries too soon for you guys to really understand that……

[@margaretsmist7140]

Amen.

[@The_Real_Mier]

@@margaretsmist7140 You’re welcome. I’ll drink to that too! ;)

[@cpthornman]

America will collapse before that happens sadly. We're a lost cause.

[@robanddaphnebarbourfraser9789]

Canada loves you bill 👍

[@Mark-gg6iy]

Three of my favorite quotes: "Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false and by the rulers as useful". Seneca, Roman orator, philosopher and historian, c.37 B.C. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”- Carl Sagan, American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator …”It is a matter of no small curiosity to me that the obscure, rambling non-sequiturs of a bronze age desert tribe (whose only claim to fame is that they managed to record their disjointed thoughts) should command the attention of anyone but scholars of antique literature. And yet, supposedly rational and well-educated folk continue to overpraise the bible's homely advice on getting along with each other and to swallow whole its second millennium BCE explanation of the universe. It is a conundrum.”… American Prof. Bart D. Ehrman, biblical scholar specializing in Christian history 0-300CE. "President John Adams signed the TREATY OF TRIPOLI, "Quote, 'The government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion.' That was ratified by the United States Senate without debate unanimously in 1797."

[@bernadettebaca2577]

You're wrong Bill Maher

[@jouc12_75]

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence” You mean like the claim that magical universes pop into existence from nothing? lol Unfortunately for you monkey people, there is zero evidence to support such a ridiculous and unscientific claim.

[@penboyasgod6103]

You missed a great (and more contemporary) quote: "If you could reason with a religious person, they wouldn't be religious." --- Hugh Laurie ("Dr. House")

[@blnunya6689]

And Thomas jefferson had non denominational church services in the US house of representatives during his presidency. What's your point?

[@williamcarr459]

@@bernadettebaca2577 no, you’re wrong Bernadette. gods and jesuses are fantasy lies causing endless problems. All so you can ‘feel’ good. Cause it ‘comforts’ you. Or makes you less afraid of dying. There are NO supernatural dudes living in the sky to help you. Grow up and be real!!

[@coachtiziana]

"I don't want to make baby Jesus cry!" "Why? Is he sitting behind you on a plane?" Whoever wrote that deserves a raise.

[@stanweaver6116]

That was my one laugh out loud moment, great line!

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Probably some yid.

[@martinarnold4999]

what is the significance of that line?

[@lockstar169]

Bill Maher writes the New Rules segment exclusively.

[@MorallyResponsible]

There are two types of consciousness :Soul based conciseness vs Animal based consciousness. consciousness by itself is an innate idea and for any conciseness to exist there must already be consciousness(Allah the most exalted) to begin with because physical matter(atoms) does not just randomly transform into thinking human. Thoughts are a distinct quality compared to mere carbon skeleton(How does the carbon skeleton acquire the process of thinking when thinking and carbon skeleton are distinct entities with atoms having no characteristic of life and yet atoms have miraculously gained life). Heart is a faculty of cognition that all major scriptures(especially Quran) talk about which houses the soul. if the faculty of heart is impaired human being is blind to realities of God therefore descends to the level of lower than animals. you have somebody like Adolf Hitler whose brain is very sharp(able to efficiently process empirical data and make associations between it) but his heart(soul) is impaired therefore cannot process any spiritual data which is based on mercy and love and is purely driven by ego based consciousness rather than Heart(soul) based consciousness.

[@thomasricker1260]

About time someone called out mythical religion. It's all false promises

[@danwhitehurst6293]

As an atheist every day is my day

[@CyGea]

Bill, if there is a set "Atheist day,"...it will become about buying something. There will definitely be merch made.

[@mphmph1198]

How about we just get together and have some tacos?

[@sixstanger00]

@@mphmph1198 That would be buying something...

[@msavina9129]

Ya gotta eat anyway. 🍔

[@mphmph1198]

@@sixstanger00 Not if it's Taco Tuesday.

[@InSurrealtime]

There already is, Flying Spaghetti Monster merch.

[@ScottishLeo]

Amen! 🤣🤣 Thank you for saying what a good many of us have been silently shouting (less violent than the masses of course) 💚

[@tiffanywhite-aka-tiffybmus305]

I’m a Christian, and I despise the commercialization of the Christian holidays. Heck of the holidays really.

[@perchancetodream1]

At least one day would be nice, but the odds of that happening here in Alabama are none. 😄

[@sudcciv6443]

Try the "Alabama Freethought Society" (a chapter of the "Freedom From Religion Foundation") for starters! ;)

[@chrisknott5543]

Egg shortage and hiding them in the yard...actual LOL!

[@RustCole01]

LOL, that bit about the nuns hitting left-handed kids with a ruler WAS actually a thing. My mom is a lefty and she used to tell me stories about how her teachers would force her to write with her right hand and would bust out the ruler if they caught her switching back to southpaw. Eventually my grandfather had to just tell the teachers to suck it, but I was surprised how much effort was put into curing the illness of being left-handed. Conversion therapy sure didn't work... But mom has learned how to cope with her handicap and is living her best life.

[@josephhain3746]

Nuns beat everyone as they were sexually frustrated 😂😂

[@ronnielittlerock7208]

I'm an old man now and a lefty, it happened to me in grade school in the 60's.

[@ReiverBlue1971]

@@josephhain3746 I did know a few nice nuns. My primary school head was one and knew that when I said I didn't piss in the corner of the playground she believed me (and just tapped my hand with the ruler). One of my teachers (NOT a nun strangely) used a steel edge ruler for my leftieness. I beat her by making no attempt whatsoever to change :D

[@enstigatorofficial]

this happened to me in public school in the late 60's in america.

[@Lord_Nordan]

And everyone freaked out after "being left-handed" was accepted because the numbers of people who were left handed exploded. They called it a "social contagion".

[@grahamaustin7542]

Brilliant Bill!!! PLEASE.... let's make it happen. I've never been able to find money to support a charity but this, I'd find a way to support this fantastic idea.

[@ferriveiro3101]

Yes please to Atheists day, sometime in summer would suit me fine. 😊🙏

[@TeoBlu]

I used to be religious. Then around ten, I started thinking.

[@peaceharmony4254]

🤣🤣🤣

[@DB-qw6xq]

Stupid!

[@beverlygraham4480]

For me, it was about 13 years old or so, when I developed a deep interest in science. My mom said my problem was that I got educated before I got saved. I'm a recovering Pentacostal.

[@srincident]

Bill pushes buttons, especially the truth button.

[@jsu1982]

I like Bill, but if you’re going to push the truth button…. Guess what….. there is a God. Clamming victory that a 1/3 of the population is atheist should scare you. Where the heck have we gone? We are the lost sheep, Jesus said he’d come after. We also must find our way back to him.

[@scorch4299]

If God wanted us to worship Him, He'd come down and let us know. But if he didnt want us to worship Him, He'd stay hidden. So.....even if He does exist, He doesnt want our worship! Won't they be surprised when the Atheists are the ones who make it to heaven for using logic!

[@MovieGuy666]

He's an atheist until someone has a gun to his head and then he begs God to save him.

[@beinteractive3207]

Seems like Bill just wants Atheism to be a religion 😂😂😂

[@NemeanLion-]

@@scorch4299 you guys are as wacky as the Bible thumpers

[@MM-yi9zn]

About time. So many won’t admit they’ve been sceptical for years. Embarrassed to admitting they don’t believe.,Simple.Just not interested & have no belief.

[@_S0me__0ne]

Thank you real, honest scholars and the internet! May the nones keep growing.

[@DB-qw6xq]

The problem is that in the US especially, atheism has become a very aggressive, dismissive and politically motivated ideology, which is no different on so many levels than the religious right that it tries to illuminate from the public square by intimidation and aggressive, anti-religious slurs. Everyone should be represented in their country's political systems, but not by ideologies that categorically refuse to apply equality and diversity, and new Atheism (or aggressive secularism/humanism) is a very dangerous ideology (history proves that atheism has underpinned many brutal regimes around the world) when it is given any hard political power.

[@chapmaned24]

Here is a nun for you: Exodus 33:11 And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

[@logicius]

@@DB-qw6xq "aggressive secularism/humanism) is a very dangerous ideology" I'd love to know how aggressive *humanism* can be "dangerous", lol.

[@deepwoodtickles]

@@DB-qw6xq That would explain all the atheist suicide bombers and doctor murderers outside abortion clinics...OH?There have been brutal regimes that were also atheist, however lets not forget the catholic church who failed so miserably to condemn Hitler,Who was incidentaly Catholic, though that church has since done its best to disown him.Make you wonder what they would have done had he won. inquisition 2 coming to you.There have been just as many brutal regimes whos warriors fight"with god on our side",thouigh clearly he is a joker because the enemy have also said he was on their side, Its almost as though hes a made up figure to control weak minds and make them die for a cause.

[@_S0me__0ne]

@@DB-qw6xq I concur that atheism has historically been part of some very brutal regimes. As to the modern, new atheism, much of that has likely been reactionary to the rise in Christian fundamentalism. I am likely now an agnostic atheist after having been an avowed Christian for decades, a good chunk of that as a professing fundamentalist. I have a fair amount of disdain for fundamentalism of any religion. However, I agree that political discourse should be neutral and unbiased. Too bad it isn't, certainly not among many on the right.

[@meganega123]

Love Bill ranting about religion ❤

[@dickjones8119]

Bill has no wife, kids, family so he has plenty of time.

[@TheMesosuchus]

You love bigotry. Yay

[@Ryan-pr7vq]

I did too, when I was 20. I’m 45 now. Im not religious but he doesn’t seem to have onboarded any sense of nuance. Always blabbing never listening.

[@plaidpanda]

​@@dickjones8119 Plenty of time _and_ money, allowing him to date stunning women and travel the world in private jets. Jealous much? 🤭

[@firemedic2442]

@@Ryan-pr7vq speaking of babbling...you just speak nonesense

[@brandonhovet3598]

Yes! Been an unrestricted free agent most of my life and don't regret it. Thanks Bill for giving this subject airtime on realtime.

[@slevinchannel7589]

kzbin.info?search_query=Forrest+Valkai+Atheism+

[@sheilag2231]

So do you work on Christmas and Yom kippur? Or is free agency means you take a break on everyone else’s holy days?

[@brandonhovet3598]

@@sheilag2231 First off, never heard of Yom Kipper?? And yes, I have worked on “religious” holidays in the past, and probably will again in the future. I have a deadline driven job, so if I need to finish something for a client on “zombie Jesus day” I will utilize that time.

[@commonsense955]

@@sheilag2231 What is your point???

[@commonsense955]

@@sheilag2231 Of course we do! Why wouldn't you?

[@anarchistatheist1917]

I am a older millennial (born in 1984). I have been an atheist for 21 years (since 2002). It would be nice to have a day dedicated to atheism. But ultimately it would be just another day to relax like a Sunday, but without the church service.

[@leoxd7029]

there is no such thing as "atheist". You may not know what you believe. but something is at the top of your value hierarchy. and If it isn't the highest good.... I'd question what took its place for you.

[@JeffWells-cw2sw]

@@leoxd7029 Here's the actual definition of Atheism for all you unlettered types: 'A' means 'without' and 'theism' mean 'belief in the existence of one or more gods.' That's all - it is NOT the claim that 'there are no gods' because that would require infinite knowledge to prove! Also, we don't "hate god(s)" because we DON'T BELIEVE IN THEM! However, the damage that religion and its wars on reality has caused ever since people started wondering about it is definitely real, and that is what we fight against!

[@JeffWells-cw2sw]

I got you beat, Grandpa, born in 1948 and resigned from our Lutheran mind control project by my second year in college here in San Diego. The only thing I take seriously about religion is the unpredictable behavior of many of its more serious believers, those who want to impose it on everyone else, as when our badly-corrupted Extreme Court actually overturned Roe v. Wade, with more to come from the sound of things

[@jdos5643]

There’s no such thing as atheism. To be atheist one has to have verifiable demonstrable evidence that God does not exist. There’s only agnostics and theist.

[@magibubu]

@@JeffWells-cw2sw Damn man you just gona spit facts like that? I'm actually surprised he didn't come back with a "god works in mysterious ways" kind of bullshit. Ignoring bad stuff is the religious way of thinking, because their church thought them really well that if anything good happens than it's thanks to god but if anything bad happens like war, ohhh that is Lucifers fault ain't it? They built up a system based on belief so mixing common logic and reason with it is just useless, it would be like arguing with a 6 year old about neuro science.

[@user-dd6ng1wn1b]

Every time I have a problem the 1st thing I do is find someone who worships gods from the bronze age and ask what I should do.

[@wholeshebang1]

😀😁😂

[@johndrum6613]

Has anyone seen that movie called 'RELIGILOUS' ? It was made by some bloke called Bill "Something-or-other". It is a testament (woops) to the idea that one person can make so much good sense.

[@SceneWins]

I’m not religious but I’m a fervent zealot for a holiday Monday 🎉

[@lanceknightmare]

That sounds like a day off. The humanists are with you.

[@jesssss7154]

​@@lanceknightmare But don't we already have that? In the U.S. it's called "Labor day"

[@davidstokes925]

A couple of weeks ago I had a visit to the local ER. Sent a Christian lady, volunteer, out of the room crying because she questioned my religious affiliation. Why should I be made to feel guilty? She f*****g asked. Thanks for this monologue!😅

[@elainehewitt6813]

that's awful but now they also ask what sex you identify with.

[@Boghopper9999]

Funny, I think of listening to Bill as being part of my weekend rituals where I come to hear his sermon 😋

[@vladim73]

Absolutely 😂 You either worship the Creator or the creature! There's no middle ground! I prefer the former 😉

[@DanBrown96]

@@vladim73 Worshiping NOTHING is also an option.

[@RichFromQueensNY]

He speaks the truth. You can dislike what he says at certain times, but it is the truth; it doesn't mean you can't be happy with your faith; just don't spread it like it's bad breath. If you're walking down the street and you smile at someone and then start a conversation and you realize they're not a Catholic or they're not a Muslim or if they're an atheist and then you change your mind and say this person is a ****** or not my type of person then you are in a cult.

[@Earthad23]

Everyone worships something

[@Earthad23]

@@DanBrown96 Your highest value is nothing? I doubt it

[@Bob123Max]

Politicians who proclaim religious beliefs are viewed with alarm and suspicion in Australia.

[@maryannlockwood7806]

Wish that would happen here in the USA. 💁🏻‍♀️

[@hayleyferguson3346]

Here in Canada it's a mix between American religion in politics and the progressive nature of other countries like Australia. Confusing.

[@noahpaulog7617]

...and Australia is an example of a healthy Democracy? How did you feel about the politicians that wanted to take your guns? How did you feel about the ones that forced draconian lockdowns after the guns were gone? Think you'll be able to buy enough of a Navy to defend yourself from China before they nuke Sydney?

[@dennisheyes4561]

@@hayleyferguson3346 America's Christians tends to have more Evangelical than we have here in Canada. Our Christians (at least outside of some in Alberta) tend to be more lax Catholics and Protestants, that for the most part keep their religion to themselves. Throw in the fact that all denominations of Christianity put together here in Canada only make up 54% of the total population (and declining since 1970) according to last census. We are basically approaching the tipping point where politicians are very cautious when it comes to religion. Once that falls below half (like Australia, 44% Christian.) Politicians will likely drop religious pandering entirely, as it will start hurting them politically rather than helping them.

[@thorium222]

Sadly that didn't stop Tony Abott the oaf or what was his name?

[@donjaeger2149]

I'm in... I put god in with Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny, and Leprechauns.

[@rosemaryrojahn584]

Try saying that to His face when you meet Him one day. I guarantee you won't be laughing.

[@michaelk3341]

Thanks bill. Well done.

[@arbiehill68]

Holy Ghosting! So well said thank you!

[@ANascente]

Thank you for that, Bill! #makereasonathingagain

[@atheistconservative7860]

You are awesome Bill.

[@betqpublic9901]

I’m not alone 😊 Also 65 and dropped religion when I saw my first case of child abuse at 19. Loving god my a**

[@johnpreston230]

The wife joke is the most true thing ever

[@jacobmorales1283]

Yep

[@eponymousIme]

The wife "joke" is the tiredest comedy trope since the 1930s.

[@aguynamednathan]

​@@eponymousIme And it's 100% accurate

[@cellularbio5712]

Ever consider that disappointing your wife could mean that you could stand some serious self-reflection?

[@angusmcculloch6653]

truest*

[@DustinMikkelsen]

I only get two days off a week, I'm not spending one of them in someone else's house singing bad songs, and worshipping a ghost. Ain't no one got time for that.

[@py_a_thon]

Some religious based ceremonies are very fun, and the ideas are meaningful in ways. I enjoy hannukah and christmas. Halloween/harvest festival is fun. Ramadan I would imagine is fun af in some ways. Especially if you cheat lol. I would love to go to India for Diwali (a festival of lights), and that other holiday where people throw colored paints over evveryone and everything. Such beautiful traditions. You can always kill god yet still preserve traditions, and derivate spiritual meaning from the task. Or go to the church of sunday sports, on the cathedral of gladiator type sports. Or go to the church of lights and sounds (a music festival). Bread and circus. Everyday is atheist day if you are an atheist lol.

[@S129]

😆

[@adamcoe]

sadly, many millions of people have time for that

[@dridadbunkerphd6523]

One of Bill's best rants yet!

[@pauls28]

"it's like adding another Mother-in-Law", 🤣

[@nityaraman556]

If i could click on the like button a million times I would .. brilliant!!

[@QuesoCookies]

I grew up Mormon. It was 3-4 hours of church on Sunday, 1-2 hours of activities for the male youth on Wednesday, 1-2 hours for the female youth on Thursdays, 1-3 hours of community service in the neighborhood on Saturdays, and then at least one evening a month having another member visit and proselytize to you, and 4-ish more evenings where you go to other members houses to proselytize to them, and another 1-2 hours of lesson planning or other busywork to do during the week if you held a position in the church. They called Sundays days of rest, which only meant they didn't spend money or go out or have any fun on Sundays on top of going to church all day. You'd think if they ostensibly set a day aside to rest from the secular world, they would want to set at least one day apart to rest from their religion.

[@DoctorZisIN]

And they get offended when people call it a cult.

[@wendysullivan825]

​@AutoTuna they are all cuts, nit just The Mormons.

[@seppyq3672]

Man I spent way too much time at church as a mormon.

[@banba317]

They have to keep you busy running like a hamster on a wheel to prevent you from having a lucid moment! The scales might fall off your eyes and you could pull back the curtain.

[@seppyq3672]

@quesocookies and also the 2wice year confrences talking to you for 8 hours!

[@mark1h2023]

As an atheist, i appreciate this. One more day of watching Netflix ❤

[@MB-zm8qg]

I’m a Republican, Atheist and white. Proud of it too. Still love Christmas and Easter though.

[@gsgentry1]

Great Bill--They can't handle the truth 😇😇 🤦‍♂ 😁

[@allthewayfrom]

5:32 “You don’t have to be an atheist to celebrate Atheist Day. I’d like it to be the one day a year that the devout can get a little taste of what it’s like to live your life without some mythical daddy figure judging and condemning you for being the exact person He made you.” Spot on.

[@HughJass-313]

Fake News!

[@HTub-bo2yl]

You have a spirit. God is looking for those looking for Him. He will let you go your own way. If you long for evil you may have it.

[@HughJass-313]

@@HTub-bo2yl 🤣🤣 Didn't you watch the vid?? there's no higher power.

[@trallfraz]

GOD gave us a FREE gift.........IF we will accept it.

[@henryjfischer]

I'm an atheist. Everyone I care about is an atheist. But intellectually, this is less than Neolithic.

[@cesar_145]

I've been watching Bill Maher since I remember. He f. Cracks me up every time and he tells the truth

[@exoticalBecky_Miami]

Yeah we definitely owe maher a 🙏. #millenialAtheists I remember being a teen and only having Bill Maher for sense and reason when he was on ABC (my mom thinks it's the gays that ruin the sanctity of her 4th marriage) but then they kicked him off, when I came of age, for saying what normally would pass as humor dark humor self-deprecating and a tad honest was def too soon and from then on all dark humor died and cancelling was born...maher is a damn Legend to us little kids that did not buy virgin births or much else and had nobody to look up to.

[@notcharles]

"cancelling was born" Nah, sweetie, we were canceling long before you were a fetus. Tail Gunner Jo McCarthy ring a bell? Do you know the story of Alan Turing? HUAC? Rent teh movie REDS first chance you get.

[@honeytgb]

"my mom thinks it's the gays that ruin the sanctity of her 4th marriage" 🤣😂

[@peterkrey7273]

Hear hear!

[@normaj.3305]

I'm 72 and I've always appreciated the way how he made traditionalist squirm😊

[@trtnec]

him and Carlin

[@AshleyVailuu]

“And please G-d, no fruit cakes” 😂

[@afterthesmash]

Says the world according to bad eggnog, which you drink anyway because sugar+alcohol. A good fruitcake is basically a Black Forest cake that invites the whole fruit rainbow, biased toward more rum and less chocolate. So yes, it's not better than Black Forest cake. But what is?

[@bellasmini]

Spot on!!!

[@4everspace]

"No corpse reanimation" LMAO🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jokendrick2124]

Observable reality. Love that description!

[@allenestes5265]

Just because one has not seen reality does not make it untrue.

[@jokendrick2124]

@@allenestes5265 Seeing is believing.

[@allenestes5265]

Bit not seeing is not a basis for believing

[@jokendrick2124]

@@allenestes5265 Yes it is....

[@jokendrick2124]

@Josh Hernandez Not jealous. I retired at 48...so no, not jealous. And love is relative. Actions speak louder than words. I don't owe you a response. Observable reality says it all.

[@chrisk283]

There is such a day - the Festivus for the Rest of Us.

[@joelvz6093]

I live in the suburbs, west of Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is an extremely conservative area. Here you are asked which church you attend, not if you attend church. In the past, if you mowed your lawn on a Sunday, your neighbors would tell you to stop because it's a sin to work on Sundays. That has stopped in the last 20 years. Progress. I am the only atheist at my job and one of two people who vote for Liberals. I think the other guy is turning to the dark side, though. It is very hard being the only progressive and the only atheist most of the places that I go, even among friends sometimes. Atheist day would be the best thing ever.

[@SageofStars]

2:34 As a necromancer, I feel personally attacked.

[@tkx7]

I always thought of Thanksgiving as kind of a nice non-religious/atheist holiday. Just good food and hanging out with friends/family- nothing to do with gifts or religion

[@memyself898]

yeah but it has basically become happy christmas turkey eve sales. This Friday only!!

[@davidboyd8751]

Considering Easter isn't a recognized holiday there is only one Federal Holiday related to Christianity which is Christmas, and that has become so commercialized it has become much more than about religion. I watch tons of Christmas movies and none of them even mention Christianity or God. Overall, I thought the bit was kind of dumb as the holiday he's complaining about isn't even a federal holiday, yet he talked about people getting off work, and aside from Christmas there are tons of other holidays where people just get together and chill, like literally every other holiday.

[@memyself898]

@@davidboyd8751 you make a good point and i move to move Easter to a Monday or make Good Friday a national holiday.

[@wholeshebang1]

@tkx7 - So, *_to whom_* (or what) were the Pilgrims praying and _giving thanks_ on Thanksgiving? To their "gawd" - and hopefully, to the *_native peoples_* who taught them how to *_survive_* in America, the challenging & often hostile new land? I'll bet it was mostly to their _sky-daddy._ They also *_forced their religion upon_* the Native Americans. Thanksgiving is *_not_* a secular "holy-day" - though many people _pretend_ it is.

[@rduff1999]

​@@memyself898 Oh Kay, where are you people from? Firstly, Boyd is wrong Easter is also a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. It was piggybacked onto the pagan celebration of the new growth of nature in the spring. Like Christmas which was coupled with the pagan return of the sun celebration, both have become so commercialized that they have lost most of their religious significance. Pax

[@nofyfb123]

As always, brilliant!

[@Tom-rs1lr]

I love bill,he tells the truth.. Period!!!

[@mukundraipatel8334]

Master class Bill! You're still alive & we love your independence more than you can imagine. Secretly we all know we are fucked one way or another.

[@gracefulviolin]

So good I watched it twice