Ricky Gervais - The Unbelievers Interview

[@benstagdospain]

His comment about not teaching children about religion until 20 is a great idea.

[@alinepereira7014]

Yep, that would be nice

[@stephenpitell6087]

It is a totally improbable idea. It might be funny, but it is impossible to grow up in our country and avoid mention of God, even if your parents go out of their way to insulate their children from religion, which mine did. Think of the Xmas songs, or any songs. I had friends who believed. Well, it is actually ridiculous to even discuss the idea. So it was a joke. A throw away idea.

[@ghfgxijaorgf5393]

@@stephenpitell6087 what he meant was teaching it, in my country you can have 2 of 45 minutes classes in every week of religion if you want, and im pretty sure that in some schools and countries you actually must go to them, as an atheist i think what he says is one of the best ideas out there, and yes even teaching or indoctrinating atheism shouldnt be done too

[@rositasultana3958]

We were risen in a atheist society (communist Romania) and I miss nothing about this rigmarole, I raised my children the same, and they are smart, productive members of society too.

[@nisioisinnerman]

​@stephenpitell6087 everyone already understood the improbability, I think you can rest assured.

[@JohnfromLA]

This is why I love Ricky Gervais. Both uproariously funny and incredibly intelligent.

[@robertc895]

I'm Christian and I don't believe in God or Christianity. My name is Christian, is what I should have said. I'm not Christian, i'm Christian.

[@laberermoewe8011]

I thought your name's Robert.

[@mackjonsey4999]

_I'm Christian and I don't believe in God or Christianity. My name is Christian, is what I should have said. I'm not Christian, i'm Christian._ Then you should have taken your parents to court for some retribution because of their ignorance. And, while you're at it, *why haven't you changed your name?* It's available. I changed my name because I didn't want to be named after my father -- [this is true] -- at the time, it cost me only about $2.50 (approx.).

[@Sumiyeco_boutique]

I'm Pedro. Go fuck yourself.

[@someperson2500]

Robert Conlee LOL

[@nickjones0803]

+LabererMoewe 👏🏽

[@donnaclaire3024]

He is one of the most intelligent men alive but he's brilliant at common sense too. He keeps it real ❤️

[@dannyoneil5058]

And your bright as a lightbulb too.moron

[@osehmulot5687]

He is clueless about God. He can make people laugh, for sure, but he is uneducated and under developed spiritually.

[@abdielabraham1533]

No, he is not, you are just happy that he is trying to reinforce your absurd beliefs with his stupid arguments. That's right ABSURD BELIEF

[@newtvii45]

@@abdielabraham1533 not believing that a thing exists when there is absolutely no evidence that it exists is an absurd belief?

[@abdielabraham1533]

@@newtvii45 What is evidence for you?

[@vichraev.5386]

He has such a brilliant, disarming way of putting things forth that everyone can understand and relate to.

[@kenkuehne6027]

Vichrae V, Like all good fairytales. : )

[@TheDeepState2001]

@@kenkuehne6027 what does that mean?

[@w8m4n]

@@kenkuehne6027 didn't really clarify anything there

[@kenkuehne6027]

@@TheDeepState2001 It means that like all fairytales, they’re fictional and easy for most children to understand.

[@TheDeepState2001]

@@kenkuehne6027 2 years🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kaymuldoon3575]

“Let’s just cut out the middle man. Saves time.” Love it.

[@dazboot2966]

Except for the fact that we can't 'just say the Universe has always been around' because science has proved it hasn't. Doesn't prove god but it does prove Gervais is a twat.

[@coreymesham-pritchard1988]

@@dazboot2966 How does it prove that Ricky is a "twat"? Twat seems a bit harsh.

[@gwdesign1]

Daz Boot the ‘big bounce’

[@moniqeen5668]

Ricky is just so amazing. Incredibly funny and really really smart. Great combination. Love him.

[@G_Hump3z]

Something Ricky has done brilliantly, is in a nutshell said, everyone's entitled to believe what they want to believe, but it should only affect you personally it shouldn't be enforced on another human being and everyone is entitled to their own sense of beliefs.

[@markjeffries9376]

we need more videos like this. i felt comfort seeing this intellectual video.

[@kenkuehne6027]

Mark Jeffries, I feel comfort after a few tacos.

[@AliHussain-fz7pd]

"If he's 34 its a bit embarrassing. This is my son." Whats's he doing He's looking for fairies Is he?" Fuck me that was funny.

[@praaht18]

Religion is becoming more and more weird by the day.

[@djdrjmusic]

+praaht18 I disagree, since science should be explaining the superstitions away.

[@ozskipper]

+djdrj It is Explaining the superstitions away. Eg Demons posessing people. We now know there are no demons possessing people, we know its mental disorders , many of which can be controlled with modern medicine.

[@djdrjmusic]

I know that it does. I also know that some people still have them even though there is tons of evidence that would say otherwise. That's why I said "should" instead of "is".

[@miguelm7302]

+djdrj But there are people that don't belive in reality xD

[@AbsAhmed]

How about this logical solution for everyone regarding the ultimate truth. If you, every night 'request' 'Oh creator of the universe, if there is one, guide me to the right path' Why? well there would be no arguments and people can live the life as they are guided or not (if there is no god). Why is it logical solution? Well when you die (which every one does) if there is no god you have nothing to worry about, if there is a god and you where following gods way fine, and if there is a god but god says no no you did not follow my way, well you will have a very strong argument, you have asked god every night for guidance and if he did not guide you then it is not your fault and all religions portray god as all merciful. Try it out and see what happens there nothing to lose, just a few seconds every night.

[@steveesquibel7535]

I was raised catholic went to catholic schools and I'm an atheist Thank you Catholics for opening my eyes to all the BS.

[@halcyon289]

That 's because the Roman Catholic Church is a pagan , idolatrous, sun-worshiping death cult with a veneer of Christianity. It never has been, isn't and never will be CHRISTIAN.

[@kenkuehne6027]

Dear Subaru Urabus, It's likely the Catholic Church thanks you for leaving.

[@kenkuehne6027]

halcyon289, How would you know?

[@halcyon289]

@@kenkuehne6027 You're a Catholic yes ? how come you don't know ?

[@kenkuehne6027]

halcyon289, Sorry, no. Not Catholic. I can hold my own on Catholicism. We (as in you and I) just have a disagreement on non-essential theology.

[@paradox7358]

He might be "just" a comedian. But the guy's a genius.

[@duanew730]

The man is entitled to his opinion, and in my opinion he makes perfect sense.

[@kenkuehne6027]

He is entitled to his opinion, as are we all. And in my opinion he's a profoundly 'religious atheist'. Like the Dylan song say's, 'ya gotta serve somebody'.

[@bojandolinar1535]

@@kenkuehne6027 In my opinion you can use any term you like, but the proper one would be gnostic atheist. I am pretty sure Ricky is agnostic atheist.

[@kenkuehne6027]

Bojan Dolinar, 'Religious Gnostic Atheist'. Got it. Thanks! : )

[@dievas_]

@@kenkuehne6027 fighting and criticising ignorance is not a bad thing in any way and it is important to do.

[@halcyon289]

@@dievas_ I agree. That's why I say, the Big Bang and Evolution need to be critically analysed rather than believed blindly without personal investigation.

[@marcell7795]

The world needs more Ricky Gervais!

[@berenvelman7962]

He is just sooo spot on, utterly brilliant guy!

[@Madaboutthailand]

This video should be part of the national curriculum. Everyone should listen to commen sense, brilliant Ricky 👍

[@MattiHolden]

Excellent idea

[@djjameshayes9766]

Ricky is the definition of thinking outside of the box.. genius

[@abdielabraham1533]

He is the definition of a professional troll who has made his life goal to deny the obvious.

[@DarlyFofa]

Brilliant! I totally agree with Ricky.

[@bucklybrown4923]

Shut up.

[@Vanukass]

Buckly Brown No. You. I'm telling mom.

[@texas70.32]

+Buckly Brown sorry you cant handle it Bucky. Morpheous has a blue pill for you

[@MarkScott1]

+Buckly Brown I suppose according to your ideology, you are the moral one here. Oh the hypocrisy.

[@ZER0--]

+Darly Souza Will you go out with me Darling.... I mean Darly ? I am billionaire with a great sense of humour, and I love ponies and kittens, and I am dashingly handsome, and I am friends with Ricky. Your place or mine ?

[@funkintron]

Always so well spoken. Well done Mr. Gervais!

[@patbrennan6572]

did ricky just imply that there's no santa claus? then how does he account for all those toys I got on Christmas mourning? ''ah ha'' checkmate ricky, lol.

[@TheYeetusLord]

Morning* checkmate to you sir XD unless you were mourning the birth of jesus and hence all the world's wars starting due to his ass then fair play to you hahaha

[@theoldone2089]

Terrezio he was being sarcastic lol as are you

[@Aberration79]

The Old One he was being officiously superfluous in a funny way

[@sdprz7893]

looooool legend

[@girishramchandani2054]

I'm really hoping you're being sarcastic. Otherwise, truth be told. YOU'RE AN INDIOT.

[@jprice_]

This is great, high quality, amusing, professional. Really nice.

[@stephengibson4823]

"What do you think it feels like when you're dead? What did it feel like for the billions of years before you were born?" That will get the theists thinking. lol Nice one Ricky

[@dannyoneil5058]

Really wow deep,didnt work moron.

[@grahammiller3914]

So if twins are in the womb,one is atheist and one theist,the theist would be telling the other about another world outside the womb where the atheist would say it's rubbish.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

@@grahammiller3914 how would one know about the world outside the womb?

[@grahammiller3914]

@@petyrkowalski9887 it believed it.

[@kenkuehne6027]

@@petyrkowalski9887 From the sound coming from outside, and in later development from the changes in light and a mothers touch.

[@weskal5490]

Some of the best arguments I've ever heard.

[@MissTaiSah]

He makes so much sence - I'm re thinking everything

[@MattiHolden]

+MissTaiSah Wow! That's excellent news - good luck with all your new thoughts :-) x X x

[@phoenixzappa7366]

+Matti Holden zzz

[@Mattslayerable]

+MissTaiSah Well done and good luck!

[@dominicsatny]

good for you. I can say with a high degree of certainty you will not burn in hell

[@robertc895]

+MissTaiSah I'm proud of you. Question literally everything. Nothing should be taken for granted or as fact until it has got through the logical, rational filter.

[@marielinmunroe3087]

Excellent. Never thought about how it's "brainwashed" into our heads at such a young age. And where we're born

[@texas70.32]

A true comedian and philosopher.

[@Slash1066]

The most eloquent and perfect comments on religion ever

[@veganvocalist4782]

Matt Harding My thoughts exactly

[@shentzu]

I admit, as an atheist, I too would be fascinated by a jar of God...

[@ThenameisAntti]

shane smith I think at that point we would probably try to genetically modify god and industrially produce divinity for commercial markets. And probably use it in warfare too.

[@mistahwolfie]

***** God has already been used in warfare, over and over, by the religious. Both sides in nearly all the conflicts of this world had to believe - or be convinced - that God was with them and not the opposition. So yeah, if a jar of God existed, someone would use it to kill.

[@ThenameisAntti]

Yeah, you could say so. But imagine us humans controlling god itself, the idea that we believe that made us. :D

[@igotstoknow2]

The idea of putting a portion of the Creator in a jar to test it proves God's patience and God's justice for creating Hell for those who want to be eternally stupid about God.

[@ajsoltani]

@cathy smith What evil deeds has Ricky Gervais done? What cruelties has he inflicted upon the world besides his disbelief? Has he murdered or raped? Has he stolen?

[@Super_tramp142]

Are you wearing a red jumper that created the universe? Nooo No you are not. Thats mental. Fucking killed me!

[@Syndrum]

His laugh is so genuine and contagious. Even if it's not genuine, it's as close to a genuine fake laugh as I can find.

[@Lumpiluk]

Beautiful! I keep wishing the people I try to explain my position to (close relatives mostly) understood spoken English better...

[@booshveg]

Just amazing ,Brilliant human being .

[@phoenixfitness700]

The fact we have evolved so much to the point we can challenge the beliefs installed in us from a young age is fascinating, and the fact we actually question things, I believe is a huge sign of development among homo sapiens

[@bmanyazewal]

I never had the right words or better yet the courage to say out loud my opinion about God or the different beliefs. All claiming the superiority of their gods and dismissing the' rest' as infidels or nonbeliever. Thank you Ricky Gervais! Much love and respect!

[@pamryan9696]

Thanks for posting this, Mr Holden. Enjoyed it very much.

[@DAW1968]

"When someone puts forward a jar of God, we'll test it for its goddyness, and if there's anything godly in it, we'll write it down." Brilliant.

[@IDWIE]

"There's no word for not believing in fairies." HAHAHAHAHA

[@garrison1915]

Someone should create a religion based around fairies

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@garrison1915 Did you know that, in Iceland, they genuinely build roads that go AROUND places elves are said to exist. That isn't a joke, they really do.

[@kenkuehne6027]

IDWIE, You mean like skepticism, doubt or unbelief?

[@kenkuehne6027]

Tony England, Sounds like fun.

[@user-vm4ej4uv1q]

@@TonyEnglandUKI did not know that. Amazing ... and ignorant.

[@linusbern2]

I always like the Douglas Adams quote about an intelligent puddle that looks around and says, "how well this depression in the ground fits my body, it is just so perfect, it must have been made just for me". (I paraphrase)

[@heavenlylamb514]

Love this interview! everything i have ever thought about was in this interview. Thank you for posting!

[@MattiHolden]

HeavenLeigh You're more than welcome - I loved how clear and funny all his answers were, which is why I put it together and posted it :-) Take care and thanks for your comment.

[@stevesut2566]

Great interview. Stephen Fry is interesting on Religion to.

[@Patrick96322]

great job, keep urging people to think. thank you.

[@GisHur]

The irony of the "if someone proved god to you would you believe" question is this. If the God proven to exist was the Muslim God, atheists would believe in the evidence before Christians would and vice versa.

[@ajwebb220587]

So true.

[@3gunslingers]

+GisHur The biggest irony of this question is, that if there would be any evidence, no one had to BELIEVE. If someone would give me evidence, I wouldn't believe in this god. I simply would accept his existence with all following consequence, just like I accept the existence of the keyboard under my fingers.

[@Crawlerjamie]

GisHur good thinking.

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

I made a fair attempt to answer this problem in my 1st 2 posts...... main reply page...... I define "God " as the sum total of all understanding and enlightenment...... just as satan is the sum total of all chaos and confusion....... I guess the trouble comes when anyone is foolish enough to personify these concepts

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

I attempted to answer this problem in my 1st 2 posts main reply page..... I define 'God' as the sum total of all understanding and enlightenment...... just as satan is the sum total of all chaos and confusion...... the trouble comes when anyone is foolish enough to personify these concepts

[@Lanearndt]

And thank god ricky is here in his eloquence and convictions to paraphrase Hitchens and keep the fight alive!

[@divemylollol6152]

Dw he will die and everything wouldn’t makes sense to him God always win the soul will pay the prices

[@terryperring104]

This is 2018 and we need more of this sort of thinking.

[@MakeSomeNoisePlaylists]

sadly I found many Anti Gervais Atheist video from 2020.....but I paisted this link everwhere 😂👍🏽

[@elyuzlukes4176]

"Whoa. He doesn't need your help. He's all powerful. Chill out. God's got this one." I couldn't breathe.

[@callummurray22713]

i can't see how you can argue with the man, he just talks sense. straight talker.

[@manmewxlsgb]

"There should not be a word 'atheist'." A feeling I've had ever since I heard the word atheist (and shared by many a reasoner greater than this popular culture icon).

[@markwilson8584]

Reverend Gervais Thank you so very much. You are a hero. You are a picture show . To me thats what makes you so profound. I want so much for the rest of my life to bring people around. I am too humble as I know you are too as to call yourself a Reverend or a Minister or a Pastor or some title that you choose for you. Because you've been given special knowledge, you have been spoken to. By the all knowing creator in the sky that you is special to you. But even you best not deny by the way ,this benevolent being that you believe owns you. But you have been given free will with which to live your life by. Which can be terribly stressful for a young child. Set's them right up for an honest life, but what does it matter because you are supporting your way of life and your wife. It took most of my life that could have been So much more could have been much more if I had not let it be stolen. I so much love Mr Hitchens and their is never enough of Richard Dawkins. So many heroes it makes a person want to be more. I called you Reverend Mr Gervais just to get under your skin. You truly are a blessing from heaven. You get the joke I know. save a bunch of people from thier strife and I am So happy that you have given me foresight and that youe confirmed I was right when my granddaughter asked me why things she kept hearing just didn't sound right. I could get what she was saying but didn't know how to tell her about how she was being told to not ask too many questions and just know and have faith and you will be alright. Believe that you will go to a better place when it's all over. Isn't that cool ? Just learn enough in school so you can meet that ten percent rule. Then you don't have To worry or think about how you came to be or any other possibilities like science or thinking like some people like to do. We have already done all of that thinking for you. Now just believe in the golden rule and distract your thoughts from anything that makes you wonder because we already know what's best for you.

[@tobo26]

Ricky is spot on. Its what is in my head about religion as well, and great ways to look at it. There should be no word such as atheism. I am sick of people who look down on atheists where religious types should look at them selves for living in a fantasy land of make believe. They say God fearing, I say death fearing.

[@igotstoknow2]

You defined part of your religion that includes, 'There should be no....'

[@user-vm4ej4uv1q]

@@igotstoknow2 Oh, brother!! Atheism is not a religion. Do you have an intelligent point to make?

[@kenkuehne6027]

@@user-vm4ej4uv1q Atheism is the belief that there is no God, and can therefore be defined as a religion based on the faith that there is no God.

[@GEOindustries0]

I love Ricky with his blunt logic.

[@cesareborgia9259]

The last part of this clip... it’s my pain in life... that most people don’t see this.

[@clark9992]

It's funny he mentions Santa Clause, because when I was 7 or so, I suspected there was something funny about this Santa stuff, and pestered my Dad until he admitted it was fake. Immediately, a light went off in my head. I realised that bullshit was on the loose, and you had to question everything. I doubt it was more than a day or so later that I concluded there was no difference between God and santa. They made equal sense.

[@eddyeldridge7427]

A magic old guy always watching you so he can reward the good and punish the bad. The only difference between God and Santa is that, at some point, they stop telling you Santa is real.

[@clark9992]

@MetaBboy 9-11

[@eddyeldridge7427]

@Hello Halogen I know. That's the point I was making.

[@boulderthefat154]

If the human body was designed to perfection, me fuckin back wouldn't hurt doing the job I'm good at.

[@aboemusic]

Gervais' laugh... love it :)

[@kenshiro7853]

So impressed... keep going Ricky

[@jim191185]

I could watch this for 10 hours. Gervais should be in Hitchens style debates.

[@zcrib3]

+jim jimjim TBH Gervais would be much more approachable than Hitchens. Hitchens gave off too much of the high intellectual vibe to anyone besides the already doubters. Gervias has more down to earth approach to it.

[@josemariacerisola4857]

+zcribe that is so true what you just said. You can watch any debate between hitch and any religious person and the religious one is always making points and asking questions without realizing hitch already answered them in tht debate, is almost as if they dont listen or dont want to listen or maybe they just dont like or dont want to hear the truth

[@kenkuehne6027]

josemaria cerisola, Or maybe, you have too much faith in Hichens.

[@SM4616]

Ken Kuehne faith? You missed the point exact in the way José described. There is no faith in logic Ken.

[@kenkuehne6027]

Marcel Smet, So, then, you have faith in your assertion that there is no faith in logic. Seems like you're overlooking something. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYqxZGRpZq6HaM0

[@pamelawalker5644]

"You're always born in to the Right God"..... Coincidence???

[@kenkuehne6027]

A false assertion based on philosophical reasoning. For example, if you were raised in the religion of Atheism, there is nothing standing in your way of adopting a different faith. Same goes for all religions.

[@Rekaert]

​@@kenkuehne6027 Calling atheism a religion seems an odd choice, no?

[@kenkuehne6027]

Dashing Dave, There is no fallacy. You either have faith in your ideology or you don't. If you believe in the religion of Atheism, then you're a faithful Atheist. If you have no faith in Atheism, then whatever ideology you think you might have is nothing more than vanity and emptiness.

[@halthammerzeit]

@@kenkuehne6027 So not collecting stamps makes me who? Atheism - religion without god, churches, gatherings, belief in supernatural and afterlife. Makes perfect sense.

[@kenkuehne6027]

Halt Hammerzeit, Another bad metaphor. You can't prove that stamps don't exist. In fact, the evidence for the existence of stamps is overwhelming. But far be it from me to prove it to you if you insist on remaining ignorant of stamps. Atheism is the assertion that 'there is no God.' To believe this assertion, you must of necessity exercise 'faith' that the assertion is true, because 'it cannot be proven'. The assertion by Atheists, that Atheism is the absence of belief or faith, is an erroneous absurdity. There is no evidence that Atheism is anything other than a 'belief system', albeit the belief that there is no God. Atheist love to play this game with semantics to prove that Atheism is not a religion, but in order to do this, they first have to twist the meaning of words and ideas into pretzels in order to accomplish it.

[@TennisLegends-ebay]

A highly intelligent and intuitive man! If you’re a ‘believer’, the most you can ever say is ‘I have a faith there is a god’! The Definition of faith..... belief without evidence.

[@tantemitzi6781]

I would love to have him as a friend. He seems like a rock to lean on and let life be good.

[@horatiomoonraker390]

I find it amazing that cats have two holes in their fur exactly where their eyes are.

[@neillopez5458]

You forget .. they have a hole in their fur where their arses is too .

[@neillopez5458]

You will be amazed when you reverse the cats. They have a hole in their fur where their arses is too.

[@ASMRMuzz]

Ricky nailed it.

[@aperfecte]

THANK GOD FOR ATHEISM AND RICKY GERVAIS !

[@magzsara9892]

Being happy in our head brings all the things we desire. That is our only job.. to be happy in our head .. why is that such a hard thing to accept? Our own happiness..

[@jamesfoote8916]

Fantastic post I love it when he is being serious as well as funny

[@Simon0]

+James Foote he has just the perfect mix of the two!! Depth and talking abotu serious things sometimes actually improves when there is some humour involved.

[@DebbieLeighDriver]

There are no fairies in my garden?!?!

[@DebbieLeighDriver]

phew! for a moment then i thought all had gone mad!

[@DebbieLeighDriver]

thats awesome, what did you die from?

[@DebbieLeighDriver]

ah glad to hear all is well now, did sound a bit grim for a bit. Ive not seen the Sherlock series, whos in it?

[@theinternet1424]

I'm a fairy and I've been hanging around your garden. Dogging.

[@magnuspeacock5857]

'fraid not pal

[@spongyfungus]

Leaving Christianity or Judaism only requires a good brain. Leaving Islam requires a mountain of courage.

[@Raven.flight]

Whilst what you say is true, it’s also only true ‘now’. 500 years ago, leaving Christianity or Judaism would have been equally courageous. Things can change very quickly, and we’re in a time when more educational stuff is available on a daily basis. Who knows in 50, 20 or even 10 years time what will change.

[@573Muhammad]

Roger that

[@nirjorali]

i wish i had the courage to tell every1 how much i h8 Islam but living in a islamic country its quit imposible

[@alexanderdelacruz9249]

hope he matures some more and take the mantle of Carlin. we need people like this as a buffer,cheers everyone.

[@jealmazan24]

I'm Catholic and I like watching & reading the Athiest perspective to challenge my belief, and for a long time I would conclude that, I can't quite comprehend/accept that this infinite universe was random, but Ricky's point about the coins and no one arrangement being more significant than another gave me something new to consider.

[@halcyon289]

Hi Jose. The Bible. Have you read it ?

[@kenkuehne6027]

There is no evidence that the universe is random, in fact there is evidence that the universe is by design.

[@RichD2024]

He's bloody brilliant. Nothing more to it.

[@bsmaster7]

I used to believe in God, believing I would go to hell if I didn't and it's a crime that other people should be subject to absolute punishment regardless of them being a decent person. So now I don't, easy as that.

[@patrickhanna450]

I’ve recently come to agree with that. I would love for a Christian to explain to me why it is so important to god that we believe in him, so much so, that he’s gonna burn us alive if we don’t. That’s the most vain, selfish and wicked thing I’ve ever heard. Makes god sound like the devil.

[@sir-_-smith9949]

Depends on what kind of God you believe in. I'm a Christian and the core of my belief is that God doesn't send me to hell because I don't believe in him, I end up in hell as justice for my own wickedness and the fact that Christ died for my sins so that I shouldn't have to bear these terrible consequences because God is loving and mercifull enough to offer me a way out, it is up to me if I accept the hand he offers me to be free of this fate or not, because justice for evil is something every human being would agree with and that is exactly what hell is. We also agree that mercy and compassion are good things and that is exactly what God offers us through Jesus. And the idea that God sends 'descent' people to hell is only valid if you assume people are inherently good, history aswell as the christian bible states this definitely isn't the case. Now you could say: "But they never hurt anyone": I refuse to believe that any human being has never hurt another human being in any way shape or form. "But they do good things": Is it because they care or so that they could brag about being good people because if it is the latter then they are not "good" people and it is rarely the case that someone does something simply because they want to do it and not because they were raised to do these good things by there parents in which case you are not a 'good' person. You are simply conplying to your environment(i.e. the way you were raised)

[@anitaclarke1304]

Deleting all the negative input as a child is a big job when you have been taught that before you can really think for yourself. Happens all around the world every day .. scary

[@markmark63]

I had a jar of God but it went past its "Best before date", so I threw it away.

[@c.b.-11]

People seem to forget that it is by Faith. Whether Faith in a Supreme Being or no Faith in a Supreme Being. It's one's duty in Life to Choose and place Faith wisely

[@glove2355]

His life and his beliefs are totally awesome! 😊

[@michaelsmith4534]

I was brought up as a devout Catholic, I was brought to church every Sunday, i was brought to church every easter, survices several times every year, I know don't believe in any god, and it's not a Catholic Rebellion, it's just that I I started thinking for myself.

[@nubiansis4440]

Be prepared to be outcasted if you openly refuse the religion you were brought up on. When you start questioning things and think for yourself you will be labeled as rebellious, odd, lost, traitor of god, prodigal son, turning your back on god, etc. What people will realize is that you are going against the herd mentality and being awakened will offend them greatly.........to tell the truth you will freer and be happier. Welcome to the other side......I've been there :)

[@alanstclair8040]

Did you know that he has a Degree in Philosophy? True. He's not just a comic.

[@Randyy1]

"There is a god!" "What?" "There is a god!"

[@billesposito2112]

This is AWESOME ! Well said Ricky.

[@outlawJosieFox]

I grew up in a family where nobody went to church but Christianity was taught to me by osmosis. Every school assembly started and ended with prayers and hymns and then there's Christmas, Easter and all the rest of it. I became an atheist as a teenager and have spent the rest of my life trying to work out what is indoctrinated belief within our society and what I can truly believe. It certainly makes life interesting.

[@dazmorland]

I've heard there are lots of gods! Well done!But which one was it that decided cancer in children was necessary? Just asking like? Thanks

[@kenkuehne6027]

Daz Moreland, Ah, there are. Lots and lots of them. Why do you think that is? Would you mind if I asked you another question, Daz? If you were a sculptor, and created a masterpiece of art admired the world over, and you eventually sold it to one of your patrons. But while moving it, your patron tripped and knocked it over, shattering your priceless artwork into a hundred pieces. And while picking up those pieces, he cuts himself on a sharp edge, his wound becomes infected and while seeking medical attention he contracts sepsis and dies. Would that be your fault? -Just asking.

[@KallieMae]

Ken Kuehne no, because he’s not all-powerful, like God. And don’t start preaching to me, I’m a Christian. I’m just a logical one.

[@kenkuehne6027]

Kallie Mae, Why are you answering for Daz Moreland? Has he forgotten how to type? In response to your comment though, I wasn't suggesting that Daz (or a fictional facsimile) was God. I was asking a logical question that demands a logical response. Atheists want to blame God for every broken thing in a broken world. If a terrorist kills children in a preschool, they blame God. If a young Mother is abducted from her home and sold into sexual slavery, they want to blame God, if a child contracts cancer, they want to blame God. For so-called 'Atheists', they appear to have an obsession with God. In any case, Atheists hatred for God is misplaced, because they have no knowledge or understanding of who God even is. 'Sky Daddy'? 'Super Santa'? Seriously. The ignorance and denial of all evidence that contradicts their assertions is mind boggling. But hey, carry on.

[@KallieMae]

Ken Kuehne not all of them have an obsession with God just like not all religious individuals are conservative, racist, or strict. I was just providing an answer because I get frustrated when people who haven’t been educated in philosophy or logical fallacies get asked trick questions that they don’t know how to answer. I’m sure Daz is a very smart guy, I just wanted to show you the hole in your argument, which is that no, of course it wouldn’t be his fault. However, we humans are not all-powerful. If we were, like God is, and we KNEW that the other would die from the exchange, to not prevent that from happening would 100% be our fault. They’re allowed to blame God if they want to. God gave them the freedom to think. As someone who believes in God, I get mad at the guy all the time. I think the question more accurately is “If you believe in miracles, then why doesn’t God perform miracles all the time every day to spare us from such great suffering?” People say “because free will!” But as someone who’s suffered greatly in my lifetime, I call bullshit. I’d rather have all my free will stripped away from me than suffer the way that I did. I don’t know the answers to all these questions and I don’t think there are any for us to obtain right now. I think God spares us from the answers for a good reason. When I was in the middle of my suffering, if God had told me the reason why suffering was happening it would have just made me MORE angry, because no answer was good enough. He could have told me that I would have saved every single person on earth and I would have said “I didn’t want to be the one to do it. Give this to someone else. You never gave me the choice. I’m sure there’s someone out there who would love to be the one to suffer this much for the good of others.” He could have told me that it would make the rest of my life WAY easier and happier and I would have said “I don’t care. It’s not worth having to suffer through THIS.” He could have told me the very deep philosophical reasons why or opened my eyes to the spiritual realm to make me understand and I would have responded “well why didn’t you make it differently so that this didn’t happen?” I was in so much pain I would have done ANYTHING to make it stop. Anything. It didn’t matter what God would say. I think there’s a reason God hides it from us and leaves us without answers. I think it’s a mercy to not have answers. How many people change faiths through logic? Very few people. I’m a very scientific person but I came to faith because of the miracles I experienced first hand. No matter how much logical sense all of this makes, it doesn’t explain what I saw and experienced. People don’t change their minds because of logic on ANYTHING. Human beings are such irrational creatures. So I stopped arguing logic with people who disagree with me and started listening to them instead. I’ve seen more people come to faith that way than logic ever did, and I’ve learned so much about humanity in the process.

[@kenkuehne6027]

garrulousglandarius, "Nobody blamed God for anything." garrulousglandarius, that's called an overgeneralization. Spend some time on Athiest threads and you will find angry Atheist blaming God (apparently all of them), and believers. I have no idea why they blame any deity that they also claim to not believe in. It's seems pretty pointless to me, but then, I'm not an Atheist. Your assertion that, "All we do is ask you to explain...", well, you can ask, but I suspect you actually couldn't care less about the answer. It's also very likely, that you don't actually care what I personally believe either. So, it's not actual answers that you're searching for, it's just an argument to make your points. The answers to your questions are neither secrets, nor hidden. In fact, there are so many answers, that a well-known Atheist started writing a book to disprove the existence of God, and found the answers to so many of his honest and sincere questions, that he could no longer remain an Atheist. His name is Josh McDowell. You can look him up.

[@jamespollman6616]

Glad to witness that Gervais is becoming the voice of common sense in a world where fear is driving humanity. Gervais can be My God! Okay... I'll go with that - given other choices. LOL

[@mymixture965]

Gervais is great, standing up against religion is needed badly.

[@miguelr246]

This beautiful Englishman is amazing. Charming and rational rhetoric and a refreshing view on the faults of religion and "agnostics".

[@nathonhamilton4524]

RICKY says it how it is......such truth.

[@RusselHeggie]

i wonder what the other Mark Twain quote was that the interviewer was going to mention...

[@anitaclarke1304]

Love you Ricky !!

[@jonnyboi2536]

I believe in Thor - no more ridiculous than any other God!

[@jazzx251]

+jonny boi I'm not sure that Santa Claus exists - but the evidence is stacking up. FACT: leave a glass of sherry and a mince pie on the kitchen table on Xmas Eve ... it's gone the next day FACT: wake up on Xmas morning, and there are presents in your room My parents don't believe there's anything in it - dismissing it as "the wind" or "postal error". They seem very close-lipped on the subject - like they just can't admit that they simply don't know. But there's got to be something in it - much more than the absolute nonsense that religious people believe in without any evidence at all. There's physical evidence for Santa Claus - and I know other people, kids especially, who've seen similar evidence for themselves. It might not be a fat guy in a red costume who shouts "Ho Ho Ho" every visit (anyone who believes in that literal interpretation is an idiot), but it's definitely somebody or something. The same every year, regular as clockwork ...

[@jonnyboi2536]

+Mai Nem and Santa Claus does preach a good message, peace, joy, happiness, family, time off from work - Maybe everyone is wrong and Santa Claus is the one true GOD

[@igotstoknow2]

'God' is God the Creator of the universe and everything in it. 'gods' are make-believe things. You'll have eternity with or without God to think about it.

[@tonydorsett33]

@@igotstoknow2 you have evidence of that?

[@tonydorsett33]

@cathy smith wrong, my life has improved since I let go of fantasy. I'm a better and more moral person

[@JerryC25]

I love his first quote

[@83Bongo]

All of his points are perfect.

[@MrJakeyyy]

I love it when religious people use the argument "The human body is so complex, it must of had an intelligent creator."... The human body is far from perfect. Everytime you eat or drink, you actually run the risk of choking to death. That is not intelligent design. Everyday your DNA destroys damaged cells, sometimes leading to cancer. Not intelligent design. Human genitals, if anything happens to them, you can't reproduce, not intelligent design. I could go on and on, the point is that none of this signals an intelligent creator. If you were to create a species, you wouldn't make it so that soo many different things can go wrong. "Oh well, Adam and Eve ate the apple, so thats why we have diseases"... if you wanna believe that, that's on you lol.

[@rinyorusora9862]

It's simple. If there is an intelligent creator, he/she/it wouldn't create atheist.

[@magnuspeacock5857]

"I am an all powerful being. Behold my infallible creation." your light source gives you cancer and the oxygen you breath can kill you.

[@vastaebeirnvalkier2804]

You've not taken into account the fact of accountability though. Youre argument is about as lame as your inevitable apology will be.

[@QueenlySweetpea]

@@rinyorusora9862.. The thing is God gave man free will ..

[@rinyorusora9862]

@@QueenlySweetpea Of course he/she/it did : ). I find it amusing that you guys try to interpret everything to fit the assumption that God exists. I guess my biggest question for religious people is why do they need such a higher figure

[@zeldagoblin]

I like how he pronounces mental as "mentle".

[@DunkeysLongLostSon]

+zeldagoblin Aqualong.

[@zeldagoblin]

+Death Rattle ohh I don't know... how about, "mental"? :-D

[@jim191185]

+zeldagoblin Do you put an emphasis on the AL part though?

[@terminalfrost3645]

I dont know anyone who pronounces mental as ment-ahl

[@zeldagoblin]

+Marteen Lake noooo it's hard to hear if you're not a pedantic fuck like me. The vast majority would say MEN-terl. (The er phoneme would be short, like in the word better). Ricky says mentl, The T and L are pronounced together with the tongue, like little. It just sounds strange to me. I guess I'm more tuned in because I do a lot of work with phonics and pronunciation.

[@MattiHolden]

+brn2wld Does being a Christian stop you from doing the horrible things you mention? Does that mean if you weren't a Christian, you would do those horrible things? Why can't I mention you or reply directly to your comment? :-) There are always consequences when people do horrible things - why should we have to wait to be judged by your imaginary deity? Good people who lack a belief in any of the gods that humans have made up, don't do horrible things, probably because of the empathy that we feel with other people - we simply don't want to hurt other people. This is far more virtuous than not doing horrible things because we're scared of what an imaginary creator will do to us after we die. What assumptions do you assume Ricky makes about Christians? Nobody is shoving anything down anyone's throat (haha, now now, don't be rude) - he is answering questions in an interview he was asked to do for a documentary. Take care

[@diggpal]

Hi Matti, for me it seems when Ricky speaks on religon it only seems to be on christainity and islam, I wondered what your thoughts were on my religion Sikhi, would of been interesting to hear Rickys thoughts aswell

[@MattiHolden]

Hi Gurmeet, My initial thoughts would be that Sikhs are just like me but have a set of beliefs that don't encroach upon the lives of other people. In that sense, and judging from anyone I know who knows any Sikhs, Sikhs are great! :-) My knowledge (and probably most peoples' knowledge) of Sikhism is limited. However, the fact that Sikhism isn't being talked about in this video, or in the news, is because Sikhs aren't killing people in the name of their religion, for example :-) Again, that means Sikhs are fine with me! I wouldn't agree with a Sikh if they told me that their god is real and the one true god, for the same reason I wouldn't believe in any of the other thousands of gods that humans have (in my opinion) made up - because there's no evidence for the existence of that god or any other god. The way a Sikh practices their religion is, in my opinion (and probably Ricky's), far more positive than proponents of the other religions you mention. Take care and thanks for your comment

[@sids5002]

Gurmeet singh they would probably be the same. he mentions the faithful

[@diggpal]

Hi Matti, apologies for the late reply, thanas for replying to my question, it was an interesting answer, I look foward to seeing more if your videos

[@dedpxl]

I've seen the "assumptions" argument a few times now. People don't like their religion being defined, they like when it can be and mean anything interchangeably. The problem with that is no one can analyse something without having it defined first.

[@lounisphotography]

He’s a ‘Deep Thinker’. We are a rare few to exist in this world :)

[@jeremeyshelley506]

for those religious people that are upset at this your amazing you prove his point more than his words do. being upset because someone disagrees with you. amazing the ego religious people have

[@1019caveman]

Its funny how we seem to be hard wired to want to belong to a group. Whether it be a flag or a religion or even a football team. Atheists, and I'm one, are the most reluctant members of their own group.

[@daftwod]

+Mick G Not much of a group though.. Your hardly going to connect with people over non-belief in a thing because that's not actually having anything in common.

[@JGS2295]

+Mick G Ironic that the need to be a part of a community is very Darwinian :')

[@1019caveman]

+daft wod I don't agree, atheists are now getting connected through the chapel of the internet.

[@daftwod]

Cant deny that atheism has become a movement.. I just dont know why! I feel nothing in common with someone who agrees that the world is round, or denys ghosts, etc..

[@cyrusp100]

+daft wod That's because what tends to unite Atheists is secularism, humanism and sometimes anti-theism. Atheism by itself has nothing to unite people.

[@jacobs-h398]

Did anyone catch Ricky's play on words @ 6:34?

[@benjaminpalfrey75]

i guess i was lucky as i was never brought up believing nor i was told he was not real nothing was mentioned about it in my house but obviously other houses i heard it and school but i am thankful that i was not forced raised into anything

[@djfather314]

I love Ricky Gervais....would watch anything he had to say ;-)

[@keplerskitty5949]

Ricky brings up some very good points, hes a smart man. On a side note, I love the rebellious nature of teenagers, and the way they spend hours on the computer and internet. It distances them from their (possibly dogmatic) parents and makes them question everything.

[@rubikbbx]

Yes, this sarcasm/satirism era of the internet we are in is eliminating religion slowly