(sci-fi short story) The 9 Billion Names of God by Arthur C Clarke | Reading & Analysis | ASMR

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Description: if you're interested in supporting the channel this way. Thank you if you do. Arthur C Clarke was a prolific and brilliant sci-fi author. Best known for 2001: A Space Odyssey, he was known to write many short stories as well. This one is a favorite of mine. Thanks for watching.
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[@Username35345]

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not, both are equally terrifying. -Arthur C. Clarke

[@LetsFindOut1]

great quote

[@kobi-wanaenobi7080]

Damn

[@charlieschurk]

Smart people know we’re not alone

[@noornorderm4756]

Daniel hernandez Or a third possibility, that life exists elsewhere, but only in microscopic level, or even non intelligent life (less intelligent life like animals) in which case I wouldn’t say we are alone, but neither would I say that we are not.

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

For being a professional writer, he used a run-on sentence.

[@eddie5407]

You could be a great audiobook narrator.

[@blzh8llthsht]

He's gonna be a greatest scientists

[@nicholaskoenig3106]

If you wanted to put people to bed. Lol. Jkjk. Its true...you need a serious book-reading side-job.

[@chemistryrockstar_official]

It's probably not coincidental that as a chemist my favorite quote of his is "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". Thanks for this reading!

[@benjaminshore698]

Rich. Beautiful video and thank you again for the shout out. Keep doing what you're doing man.

[@LetsFindOut1]

my pleasure

[@Phaede]

Incredible synchrony! I read that short story just a couple of weeks ago (or more, this quarantine is really starting to distort time and space). Keep up the good work, it's always so interesting to watch your videos! A socially-distant hug from Italy

[@LetsFindOut1]

thanks federico🙏🏽

[@neerajvm]

Can you consider making this a series? Reading SciFi short stories. Thanks!! Great video as always 👍

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I can already tell this is going to be a good video

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[@nf7224]

I’m not sure if you’ve read it already but I think The Egg would be a pretty good story to read as well

[@LetsFindOut1]

ill give it a look

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Is this the same, The Egg, that Kurzgesagt did a video of? If so, yes check it out, it’s trippy but fascinating.

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I've lost track of how many times I've watched this but I NEVER get to the end. I pass out sometime near when you give the shoutout to Benjamin for his book. Great work dude. Really.

[@shady8045]

I read this story for a class and it scares me the more I think about it, the terror and possible guilt the tech guys must have been feeling while literally watching the universe disappear, chilling.

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

God: ok universe say my real name Universe: *humans say all his real names God: took u long enough, well goodbye universe

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[@diedieDai]

This will now always be the best reading of this story

[@gummypoppa]

You really just edited alllll of that? That’s dedication. 💯 Love the video, btw. (as always)

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15:55 kinda scared me

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[@Issoirre]

I am 60 yrs old, more or less, i remember reading this story when i was 10 or 11. It was in a scifi anthology of stories. As soon as i saw this video I remembered the story. Thank you for this reading and thank you for the memory it engendered!

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Thank you for another interesting video! Never would have stumbled upon this story on my own

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[@milog6069]

I’m a huge Arthur C Clarke fan, never clicked on a video faster! BUT if you liked the dichotomy of religion and machine you really should read A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller, it revolves around the preservation of knowledge after nuclear holocaust

[@LetsFindOut1]

cool. thanks for the suggestion

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Such an original book! Both cleverly funny and thoughtful sci-fi. Must be on any sci-fi reading list.

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@@gynaecide4382 technically someone did ask 🤷‍♀️ and it wasn't specified who he was asking. I thought the response was hilarious lol

[@510mexicana]

Outstanding video! More astronomy videos please!

[@zeradias9993]

I'm still waiting for: Drawing of the second planet: Venus -,-

[@kase3074]

4:03-4:20 That was hilarious, especially with the sound turned down

[@shidonmychest3574]

Yo do a video series on the principia. You explain things very well and I could use help breaking down some of this wording and mathematical terms. Appreciate it.

[@neerajvm]

Have read his 2001 and Rama series. Missed this gem. Nice!

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I would love to hear more about your thoughts regarding language and mathematics, as a linguistics student I am really intrigued by that subject matter

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Laura Leggings thanks for the input! Duly noted

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Can you PLEASE do short stories weekly?

[@LetsFindOut1]

interesting suggestion....

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i got an add for how to lucid dream so i lucid dreamed while listening to this

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Ooh you should read “The Last Question” by Isaac Asimov!

[@LetsFindOut1]

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Nightfall by Asimov great as well

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Thank you for this

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John Hughes no problem pal!

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Hey thanks for this video! Ur vids are replete with pure knowledge 😇. As an astronomy enthusiast, I can surely relate to some of ur great ones... my personal fav- the Mercury one 😃. So keep up the good work and keep enlightening us! And...what music did u use at the beginning and end of the video? It's so "astronomical" and sets the mood. I guess I have heard the music in my StarWalk app, not sure though.

[@officialyoutubechannelofja831]

Shivang Misra hah so comical! Thanks for the love and support! I will be sure to keep up the content!

[@irvinhernandez9950]

Im watching and listening to this now in july and im like did they find all the names 🤭🤭

[@komixgame5923]

Well done Rich.👍👍

[@Killus2]

The ending to me seemed to suggest something more along the lines of The Singularity. If we use machines to replace human striving, and AI takes over, then the purpose of life is kind of over.

[@AniSepherd972]

lol i have read this short story imagining the monk as dalai llama as well 😂

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I miss your regular uploads and early patreon releases...I hope we see you again soon

[@CtrlAndF4]

Is he on a hiatus?

[@imheretofindasmr8990]

Wow can we get more sci fi stories

[@Pdazzling]

I read this in 7th grade. Has been looking for it ever since.

[@bryce754]

LFO-"Terribilota is a great story and really captures the feel of Italy." How I picture Terribilita- A blonde Italian boy with a piano kills pink haired man with multiple personality syndrome as a turtle possessed by a french man, a guy with a pistol, and a woman with pink hair watch in amazement as the blonde boy says "Korega... Requim, Da

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He’s still active on Instagram/twitter guys. He’s probably just busy with life.

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Thank you, Owen Wilson.

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[@riddlerrl]

I'll probably comment this on every upload now- you should do a n analysis of a Borges story!

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Can you please do more videos with whispering?

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Not one of my fav Clarkes but this will ZZZZZZZZZZ

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Shangri-La is a map in Call of Duty zombies i didn't know it was a real place

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KunaiClipz it’s not actually real

[@Ainsi110]

Dylan Stewart he said it was a real place

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Dylan Stewart it’s Fictional

[@yousif.bmatti4380]

Please do a video of all of your intros

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Yousif.B Matti duly noted yousif.

[@A_Random_Rat]

Finally saw the video, rather than simply listen. These pictures lmao

[@bronxlords]

Third possibility: there is no universe 🦉

[@ilnoct]

"if all the names of god are written out the world ends...." and then 2020 happend : - almost ww3 - Australia burned - Australia drowned - Covid 19 became a pandemic - Chernobyl emits 16 times more radiation then usual (that happend on 4.6.2020)

[@teresa-.-656]

How could it have happened on the 4 of June 2020 when it's only April... are u a time traveller🤔😂

[@ilnoct]

@@teresa-.-656 April, 6th 2020 the way americans write a date...

[@teresa-.-656]

@@ilnoct oh ok makes sense haha, we write it differently here

[@ilnoct]

@@teresa-.-656 well yes but the time travel thing is funnier :D

[@anigeriantaxidriver5040]

My guy really hit 100k subs then dipped

[@ZedZerps]

I don't believe in God. I believe in good. -Zed

[@510mexicana]

More astronomy videos please :(

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Nice to see ya, rich! :D I hope you stick around for a little while :))

[@LetsFindOut1]

👌🏽

[@BevinEG]

Whoa

[@davidwalker5054]

Serious flaw in this story. At the end one of them say look all the stars are going out. It would take at least 4 years before the first one went out and then longer and longer as the ones further away went out

[@ncc5]

I'm sure an omnipotent power could arrange a work around

[@magma_fire_bagwan]

Woah

[@lugiep608]

Finally!!!!

[@damianmonroy2723]

Can you do an ASMR about Hindu mythology or maybe Asian mythologies like Japanese, please?

[@BradsPitts.]

I almost read the story as one of God’s punishment (ie ending the world). He punishes the scientists for leaving early and thus turning their backs on Him. But He also punishes the monks for giving up their virtue of patience and completing His work using man made technology. And I like how you said that we’ve always based our sense of the direction on the stars. So the stars going out I guess like symbolizes the characters in the story losing their way, in a moral and religious sense

[@LetsFindOut1]

wow that's really perceptive. perfect symbolism of losing our direction.

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What happened to your video on Elon Musk? That was one of my favorites and I can’t seem to find it! Keep up the great work man!

[@LetsFindOut1]

i may have deleted it.. a new, better one is on my to-do

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Young Zennist thanks man appreciate the support!

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Sounds like the universe was coming back at them so it would just ultra clap them

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♥

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