Part 1 | Joshua Graham Reads | The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

[@doodahman2995]

Love listening to audiobooks while Trucking for a living.

[@willmpet]

When reading “Uncommon Carriers” by John McPhee, you can read about a tank trucker who always looks for newspaper sellers who sell his favorite papers- I think The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

[@justinbh2000]

Hell yeah brother I'm a week away from geting my cdl too I love audio books This video is so cool

[@Cat-ik1wo]

I love Carl Sagan. I had one of his books. I treasured it. On my sons 9th birthday. Gave that book to him. He shared his birthday will Carl Sagan.

[@maureenlaneski2802]

My son is 9. Which book did you give him? He's into space and I am looking for ways to encourage him.

[@hamzarahimi3542]

​@@maureenlaneski2802"Comet" is the best choice because it blends storytelling with scientific insights and offers a simple and direct explanation, being comprehensible and interesting for younger readers ✌️👍

[@TheGLaDOSvideoCore]

alternate history where joshua doesnt become a mormon but finds a carl sagan book and becomes a devout cosmicist

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Who needs a god when you have reality?

[@michaeldaly4412]

2:34:55

[@meridianheights6255]

Man, this is one of the best books I have ever read. Great narration. Thank you, Joshua.

[@chadelliottyler]

This is incredibly good. The information delivered so beautifully. He’s certainly a treasure. It doesn’t happen by accident.

[@simplyskipper6162]

i had to read this book for class and im currently listening to this to do an assigmment. not only is this incredibly useful, its also super funny. thank you for your service

[@wattehell]

No problem, happy to hear that you found this helpful.

[@Marianna-js3ji]

What did you find funnuy?

[@bethavillegruposilver688]

Damn, never read or listened to any of his work. Got hooked right away, thank you for this. For more books such as these. I just Hope that none of those KZbin commentary channels find this little bubble of content to make videos about, then making KZbin aware of it, and getting it all deleted. Crossed fingers lol

[@wattehell]

There is a chance that this video might get pulled out at some point...so fingers crossed indeed.

[@theblekedet6467]

Making local backups is always a good idea, both as viewers and creators

[@Greyhuskey1940]

wdym 'KZbin commentary channels" none of those channels that talk about weird KZbin drama and weird KZbin news would talk about something like this....they simply wouldn't care

[@daphnenicholson3355]

Yes, I like his style of writing and can relate to his perspective in some instances.

[@alemonkiki]

It will be a few years but this video will glow up one day. The ones who know... Know. I loved the minisodes cosmos

[@dicewithdeath]

Thanks to you / Keith for this, what a treasure.

[@gagaplex]

This is the perfect combination, well done.

[@nameless6667]

What an upload, thank you for this

[@Spipplepip2000]

I just realized why Joshua Graham is reading this. It’s because in the dark there is always light, just like his gun.

[@projektmayhem2010]

Passage at 57 min, how accurate is that today. Sagan was almost prescient in this statement.

[@clarino2]

Yep, Sagan nailed the USA as it is in December 2024. Scary.

[@Brianbeesandbikes]

thanks for posting!!

[@Swordmaster7th]

Interesting intriguing thing to listen to here. :)

[@wattehell]

Thank you.

[@PhilippinesFarmLife]

Thank you Carl

[@Josh-ch3nv]

58:00 I am not so cynical as to say that watching comedy TV or Film with an imbecile or lovable fool lead character means society is on a downward spiral. Many people can study a science and watch a stupid show all in the same day. They are not ignorant for being entertained by fools. That is a false dichotomy. I love the book thus far, but one’s fear that the masses like to laugh at crude idiots will never go away because laughing at crude idiots is an ancient trope.

[@Ramkumar-uj9fo]

Some critics argue that Sagan's demon metaphor risks perpetuating a binary, "us vs. them" mentality between science and non-scientific ways of thinking. They advocate for a more inclusive approach that acknowledges the value of diverse perspectives and seeks bridges between them. Others suggest that alternative metaphors, like "shadows" or "untamed wilderness," might be more helpful in fostering understanding and dialogue without the negative connotations associated with "demons Bard

[@FinepixF30]

I think Sagan's aproach is to treat ignorance and deception as a demon, the lack of understanding things is like darkness and science is the light to help us see better. The metaphor is acceptable for me in this case. If you searching for the true you can't go about it worriying about inclusivness.

[@Ramkumar-uj9fo]

@@FinepixF30 thanks

[@douglubzinski571]

Well they can think that. Science proves itself everyday. The fantasy world of demons not so much.

[@dlev]

I miss Carl Sagan

[@MrVinnie47]

Yeah me too....

[@willmpet]

I am reading the book now-though Beavis and Butthead were popular, they spawned “Daria”-a cartoon series based on wisdom not stupidity. In the series she says, “ excuse me but some of us are trying to graduate!” Wisdom can naturally come of stupidity as a foil!

[@jackcarney313]

Thank you for this valuable post! Where does the flame go when it goes out?

[@jackcarney313]

"We wish the flame To outlive the candle. The candle stands, cold. Her last breath holds The sun as her name." Part of an elegy

[@michaelbrown8619]

Into the either

[@jackcarney313]

Or?

[@willmpet]

My brother (who is a Medical Examiner-he sees so many-He’s an expert not an authority) asked me to share this as much as possible: What is it like to have Emphysema? It’s like having a person’s hands clamped around your throat-for the rest of your life! I quit smoking 56 years ago because of this!

[@Bgh583]

I can tell its TTS but somehow I sometimes I really have trouble telling if it's TTS

[@stephenarmiger8343]

Listening to this on audible. Some of what Carl says continues to be relevant. Some not. That is to be expected.

[@stellijer]

Isn't there a version which Carl reads? He has a great voice!

[@Suiki1]

Please hire Josh's VA to read this so that it'd be worth a damn.

[@ghostwarrior0329]

I was listening to the Pale blue dot that seems to of been removed just like this one was. I know copyright and pirating and all is a thing and that it takes someone to discover or make but knowledge really should be freely assessable. I think putting a price on information or making it hard to access is one the biggest and longest lasting "shoot oneself in the foot" thing we as a species have done. I mean people already have a hard time educating themselves on stuff with all the misinformation out there along with just not having a lot of time to do so. So for something like this to be removed just because it's not making someone money puts a sour taste in the air for me. Unless the family or something along those line specifically says something then maybe However something as well know and impactful as Carl Sagan is and his works especially regarding the digital versions I feel it's behind wrong to remove them from any platform for any reason. I don't mean to be dramatic but I myself have been sad for a very long long time and have nearly gone through with pulling the trigger on several occasions. I could not find a point or reason to live, probably because of being robbed of a decent education and thus future by my parents. But once I stumbled across Carl Sagan and the beloved Cosmos series on KZbin it eventually led me down a path of discovery through the beautiful lens of science. Now I'm capable of looking at the world and seeing through the fog of my human biases and appreciating it for what it actually is and not just how I feel it is. Everything isn't perfect of course but I have a new found spark of meaning that I've managed to scratch out that is helping lead me to a much brighter future. Although whenever something like this gets removed especially when I was listening to it every night as a lullaby feels like a cold hard slap to the face. I probably like most people don't have money to spare for all the things I need and want including renting a subscription service that I wouldn't be using most of the time. So I humbly think you for posting this, Fallout new vegas also so happens to be one of my favorites games (Fallout 3 being the number 1) but despite being a atheist myself Joshua Graham is definitely one of the coolest characters I've ever had the honor to experience in a game. On top of that just hearing this detail from a AI is amazing, I know it's not perfect but holy shit, this straight up feels like something from an old Si-fi flick where a few audio samples of a voice are taken and then made to sound like something incriminating. I hope more is to come

[@wattehell]

It can be frustration at times with the removal of important works from public access. It is true that knowledge and information should be freely accessible for the public. It's also unfortunate when that access is restricted due to copyright and other issues. It's great to hear that Carl Sagan's work had a positive impact on your life.

[@FuManJuw]

​@@wattehell Carl would have wanted it to be freely available.

[@greyinsight]

I'm excited you have equally found something to spark the compelling curiosity that is wanting to truly understand this universe for what is given through our dim comprehension. I absolutely agree that education and the fundamental building of its importance through literacy should be free for the people. I also favor the Fallout series so seeing this as a recommendation was a definite delightful surprise! Continue to see through the human condition and transcend through the barriers of our limitations, knowledge is everything in this transient consciousness. But remember to recognize this is a precious gift; whether it be through supernatural or natural means of origin explained by science. Try not to be down, even when life loves being so unforgiving cruel; stand in adversity and become stronger for it.

[@bethavillegruposilver688]

I have one question, could you make other narrations with other game characters ? Or only Joshua ? I. E. Venom Snake (Keith Sutherland); Marcus Fenix (John DiMaggio); Imagine one of those two reading The Art of War... Now that's something amazing too

[@wattehell]

indeed it is possibility to use other characters, would just need to get good audio samples of one of those characters.

[@AFatWhiteShark]

Damn, how didn't i think of that ?! That's something that i would consume aswell

[@sincereflowers3218]

​@@wattehellI am sure others would happily help with the work if you did a tutorial or method guide

[@fullfrontal3462]

Great upload, sucks that I’m the first to comment

[@wattehell]

Glad you enjoyed it. Im sure people who are keen to comment will do so in future.

[@cyclops1092]

So basically everything is bullshit and we’re at the mercy of researchers and technology developers to further increase the quality of life and flourish the human experience. Got it. Still a very sobering and entertaining listen.

[@maureenlaneski2802]

Well...there are still wonders to be found. We just need to learn how to evaluate mysterious, miraculous, or magical things 😊

[@CliffSedge-nu5fv]

Everything a corporation or politician tells you is bullshit, yes.

[@tgdomnemo5052]

sceptisism should be the fundamental basis of every thought .. very exhausting, but what else could one do to at least try to filter out the bs ? Fall for the next best hoax .. like maga ? 😆🖖🏽

[@Marianna-js3ji]

All memories of SA are not repressed memories from therapy.

[@JohnSagin-SimViDeLucis579]

I miss unkle Carl

[@sookendestroy1]

Man, having punched a plate glass window once when someone frustrated me so bad, not a great time, turns out when the glass embeds itself in your wrist you bleed an absolute ton

[@donaldwhittaker7987]

Sagan...one of the good guys.

[@CardinalNinetyTwo]

Bookmark: 37:40

[@Urzalyr]

Can we have Brother Graham read from the Gnostic Gospels?

[@willmpet]

“Skepticism doesn’t sell well.”

[@slivka_1]

followers of the apocalypse book

[@willmpet]

People are so gullible, even those who use the gullibility of others are gullible themselves!

[@premium2681]

Are you gullible too?

[@tgdomnemo5052]

​@@premium2681 are you ? I think everybody is, from time to time. As explained in this work, as in uncountable more, our brains are HARDWIRED to be .. so one has to be sceptic all the more . . . Simply don't belive everything you think 😉🖖🏽

[@premium2681]

@@tgdomnemo5052 yes . That was more or less the point of my question. You formulated it well and I agree.

[@noclipXii]

sleeping to this audio… 😴

[@calebevans8986]

2:56:00

[@angeljrfranco5070]

2:05:57

[@PiyushSharma-rk5on]

28:43

[@6lillium]

46:34

[@RR_theproahole]

4:32:14

[@Snavels]

Joshua Graham character assassination smh...

[@ethanngo6783]

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[@brandonechevarria8285]

Second

[@Lima547]

Up

[@robertb1792]

Sorta blasphemous, if Mormonism counted as a religion that is.

[@UnknownLifter-jx2xu]

I'm enjoying the book minus him talking about aliens and UFOS 😅

[@Nalhek]

I loved this book when I was a kid but now that I can look back on it, it's basically Carl Sagan just being a condescending asshole and misunderstanding spirituality for ~300 pages. By far his worst book. Lol that joshua Graham is reading it tho

[@A4000]

He nails it. Pretty accurate for 300 pages.

[@NPFederation0]

Looking around today, he was right.

[@milolucu1662]

I am a sixty year old and I still struggled to find spirituality in the world. I grew up being an atheist, I believe in a humanity love base in reason and knowledge and awareness wrong and right.

[@milolucu1662]

I love this book, read it 20 years ago and I coming back to read it again. USA people is mostly Christian, but they still supporting tyrants who's goes around the world invading countries for natural resources and killing people in their path of destruction.

[@Apjooz]

Spirituality ain't that deep.

[@kavky]

Eww, you made him read euphoric cringe.

[@johnam5]

how is this cringe? I'm about 30 min and love it so far

[@NPFederation0]

People don’t like the Truth

[@matthew-jy5jp]

Carl does it better

[@vee__7]

2:42:54

[@RR_theproahole]

6:14:37

[@Charmagh110]

5:30:15

[@B0Z0606]

bm 5:43:43

[@donsleythegoat]

2:57:38

[@nooblord6969]

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