The Story of Western Philosophy

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[@algorythm4354]

Skepticism... do you have any sources on that?

[@sharath9893]

AlgoRythm nope

[@avenger0fthelight]

I heard of a source, but I doubt its accuracy

[@somebodyelse9219]

Citation needed!

[@PAnon-sama]

Where is proof!

[@commandohazelnuts]

He reads books you know, it's Chris Joell!

[@lightcity8933]

you would be an interesting history teacher

[@bahtiyar1107]

history would be my favorite lol

[@dryued6874]

History of Japan by Exurb1a

[@christopherleveck1599]

I didn't learn history, but once upon a time, in the middle east far far away, I made it, then some asshole rewrote it, and a bigger asshole emailed it, and made the internet believe it, so the biggest asshole could run for president..... History is what "they" make it.

[@JeffreyCH1]

S P I R I T U A L

[@TheNotoriousHRT]

He would be an intresting one. But bill wurtz would be the best one.

[@SmartStr33t]

I'm 39 now. I did a degree music degree in a small arts college and my wife who's also 39 did a medical degree at Manchester. I had a lot of fun and learned an awful lot about music history and cultural theories while my wife (at the time just girlfriend) worked every hour God sent studying anatomy. I graduated after 3 years and found work in a school and she studied for a further 2 years followed by 5 years of junior doctor rounds. Nowadays she is a hard-working partner in a GP surgery living in a large house on a doctor's salary and I am pretty much unemployed music teacher living in a large house on her doctor's salary. So if there's a lesson here it's do an arts degree, sure, but marry a doctor.

[@ΣκοτώνωΧαρά]

Dude... Lol

[@rowanwild8445]

No offense budd, but you were already lucky enough to not get dumped.

[@SmartStr33t]

@@rowanwild8445 none taken.

[@whatshappenedhere1784]

Takes a lot of confidence to admit you are leeching off of your wife, the kind of confidence that can only be obtained through an arts degree.

[@SmartStr33t]

@@whatshappenedhere1784 Am I leeching off her though? If I were a woman would I be leeching off my husband?

[@brando9208]

"Columbus discovered some shit" "Da Vinci drew some shit" "Shakespeare wrote some shit" wise words

[@dogge4649]

Indeed

[@petrichor9796]

I think "Columbus stole some shit" is much more accurate

[@qc9739]

@@petrichor9796 Exactly my thoughts, did he really do anything other than getting lost and enslaving other ethnic groups?

[@petrichor9796]

@@qc9739 truuu

[@bebus6884]

@@qc9739 Columbus is a bad guy, but "he didn't do anything"? He was the first European that actually writes stuff down (looking at you vikings) that came to the Americas. He paved the idea of colonialism in America, and later Africa and Asia. He made a starving and overpopulated Europe find a shit ton of land that is sparsely populated after their diseases came in. If it weren't for him the civilizations on the Americas could've started trading more with the Ming Dynasty and obtain gunpowder, and Europe would've starve. But I guess he did nothing, eh?

[@ArtemKotenev-m2t]

Fun fact: any page in wikipedia, if you keep pressing on the very first keyword, will eventually lead you to philosophy

[@MRozzaqYusaliano]

Can confirm with "Military theory"

[@xn4pl]

It's not true, because sometimes you get into an endless loop.

[@pussyslayer1484]

i tried it with "testicles" and it's fucking true lmao

[@notyourbruh]

@@pussyslayer1484 That's true I just tried it

[@lincoln7069]

Cheese works

[@Menzobarrenza]

"Everything is interpretation. Except for that statement, apparently" Might be the most succinct and hard-hitting criticism of postmodernism I have ever encountered. Well done.

[@rajarshibarman9606]

Sorry for my dumbness but could you please explain the statement

[@MasterChakra7]

@@rajarshibarman9606 Well, simply put, the statement in which postmodernists grounded their work is basically : "Everything is interpretation, and people who try to make truth emerge out of the world of facts are just projecting their own interpretations on everyone else." Except that this statement could also be made towards postmodernism itself, by saying that : "Their proposition that there is no objective truth to be discovered is itself an interpretation of the world of facts, therefore we need to try and see if their statement is true before we use it to shape our ideas." And so we're back where we started (which is kind of an indication that postmodernism is full of shit).

[@mugwumpss4647]

@@MasterChakra7 Nice explanation. It kinda sounds like "brain in a vat" too.

[@ramvander88]

@@MasterChakra7 "simply"

[@Juan-Carlos13]

Hard-hitting criticism? You should really try and read some postmodern literature before you praise such a strawman argument. Postmodern philosophers had such nuance in their work, so to say that they just believed that 'everything is interpretation' is honestly just sad.

[@lemagicien2453]

if you pause at the exact right time at around 7:59 you will see that it says: *REAL TALK:* for god knows what reason, some of you occasionally drop me a line asking about what to study at UNI: whether to follow your passions or take the safe route. while im far away from an authority or anything whatsoever, i would say the following: *You will never be this young again.* it seems silly not to follow what you truly love. (there are limits to this advice. celebrity studies and twitterology are not recommended.) The arts and the humanities aren't the most practical of routes. law and medicine are probably far safer, that's true. yeah, well so is never leaving the fucking house. if it's in your blood, it's in your blood. We don't get to play the life game for too long. don't be a silly panda and waste it. Go after what you genuinely love, and i wish you the very best of luck...

[@lan2941]

yes

[@lemagicien2453]

@@lan2941 yes

[@cameronx5471]

You can also go through the video frame-by-frame if you press the comma ( , ) or period ( . ) keys. Comma for back 1 frame. Period for forward 1 frame. 🙃

[@aydenmorris762]

Thanks

[@lemagicien2453]

@@cameronx5471 i wish i knew that

[@wakatpr6583]

« I hate this degree but science has too many numbers in it » holy shit that’s me

[@brodied.6230]

"Let's assume we doubt everything-" "I doubt that."

"This is why skepticism is cancer" - This post was made by pragmatic gang

[@ssik9460]

@ Fuck all of you - this post was made by nihilist gang

[@ssik9460]

@ relatively speaking we will all amount to nothing so what you said applies to everyone - this post was made by nihilist gang

[@Aadhitiya_Murali]

@@ssik9460 "i doubt that" - this post was made by STFU gang.

[@Vesondor]

@@Aadhitiya_Murali “STUF?” -This post is made by CanntspelGaung.

[@muzza307]

hidden frame at 7:59 for everyone x REAL TALK: "for god knows what reason, some of you occasionally drop me a line asking about what to study at uni: whether to follow your passions or take the safe route. while i'm far from an authority on anything whatsoever, i would say the following: YOU WILL NEVER BE THIS YOUNG AGAIN. it seems silly not to follow what you truly love.( there are limits to this advice. celebrity studies and twitterology are not recommended.) the arts and humanities aren't the most practical of routes. law and medicine are probably safer, that's true. yeah, well so is never leaving the fucking house. if it's in your blood it's in your blood. we don't get to play the life game for too long. don't be silly panda and waste it. go after what you genuinely love, and i wish you the very best of luck."

[@Adumb_]

Oh fuck. I just spent like 5 minutes transcribing the whole thing. I should have checked if someone had already done it.

[@TeNAruTOmi]

and i just wasted 5 mins to get that frigging frame xD

[@proefslak]

TeNAruTOmi if you're on pc: use . and , to go back/forward one frame.

[@jmarch_503]

xXMinniNinJaXx literally the first thing I did is to look for it

[@maxsuciu]

Huh. Well shit. When you hear someone else say something that you have been thinking about for a long time, it just seems so lucid. Thanks for transcribing this by the way.

[@adrianion-margineanu6580]

In case you missed it, at 7:59, you can see this: "Real talk: For GOD knows what reason, some of you occasionally drop me a line asking about what to study at uni: whether to follow your passions or take the safe route. While I'm far from an authority on anything whatsoever, I would say the following: You will never be this young again. It seems silly not to follow what you truly love. (There are limits to this advice. Celebrity Studies and Twitterology are not recommended.) The arts and the humanites aren't the most practical of routes. Law and medicine are probably safer, that's true. Yeah, well so is never leaving the fucking house. If it's in your blood, it's in your blood. We don't get to play the life game for too long. Don't be a silly panda and waste it. Go after what you genuinely love, and I wish you the very best of luck."

[@yorshabelmont]

but i love not doing anything besides gaming and staying in my room... :(

[@coolymanman7]

Then you're fucked^

[@SuperSkinnyK]

Adrian Ion-Margineanu you're the hero we deserve. Too bad I didn't FUCKING see this before I wasted 15min trying to get that still

[@timgb_2015]

Reihkas Nah man that's just gaming, it does that to you. Makes you feel like you have no passion besides gaming (they're supposed to do that by the way; keeps you hooked and makes you buy more games). Once you take it away, you reveal your deeper interests.

[@timeomnivore]

Future tip for anyone who sees stuff like this and doesn't want to spend an hour trying to pause at the exact right time, pause the video near where you saw it flash on-screen and use the keys < and > to go back and forth frame by frame.

[@Shreymani2]

Western Philosophy: I think, therefore I am. Indian Philosophy: I am, therefore I _may_ think.

[@marialawal7449]

The second one seems to me a bit more accurate. But at the same time, which comes first egg or pigeon

[@disneydisney1490]

I like the second one more

[@disneydisney1490]

Maria Lawal Neil de grasses answered this one. The egg came first because it was laid by a bird that wasn’t a pigeon. And thus the egg contained the evolutionary successor of the pigeon

[@thegod2291]

@@disneydisney1490 actually it doesn't happens from jst a one generation it happens from thousands so if we ever had a name to every type of evolutionary change in an animal we can see sudden changes like that.

[@disneydisney1490]

The God but still. Whether or not it happens over a large period of time. The egg with a pigeon in it was laid by an a bird that wasn’t a pigeon, thus the egg came first

[@user-ed1rk1jg6i]

*This is that cheeky thing that appeared in the video at about 8 minutes and was up for about 0.01 seconds* --- For God knows what reason, some of you occasionally drop me a line asking about what to study at uni: whether to follow your passions or take the safe route. While I'm far from an authority on anything whatsoever, I would say the following: You will never be this young again. It seems silly to not follow what you truly love. (There are limits to this advice. Celebrity Studies and Twitterology are not recommended). The arts and the humanities aren't the most practical routes. Law and medicine are probably safer, that's true. Yeah, well so is never leaving the fucking house. If it's in your blood, it's in your blood. We don't get to play the life game for too long. Don't be a silly panda and waste it. Go after what you genuinely love, and I wish you the very best of luck. --- *Probably the best advice I've ever heard.*

[@Swowboarder]

How could you possibly read this?

[@khantnyarhtun2387]

@@Swowboarder u slow down to x0.25 speed and pause the video

[@thepenguin0724]

Dug ty for finding this for us

[@kimlarsen6779]

@@Swowboarder on computer you can move forwards by frame with the , and . keys

[@fins59]

@@kimlarsen6779 So you can, I didn't know that, but now I do, unless I forget, thanks anyway...,,,,,,... !

[@stormedrain]

"Who's. Laughing. Now. Dad." Me that's who's laughing

[@lyrimetacurl0]

Are you his dad?

[@stormedrain]

@@lyrimetacurl0 yes

[@bottim9728]

Can you do "The Story of Eastern Philosophy"

[@donaldthegreat5809]

theres no such thing

[@lilemont9302]

@@donaldthegreat5809 What?

[@andrijadelic7422]

@@donaldthegreat5809 only the west did not exist while the east was philosophizing

[@llll-lk2mm]

@@donaldthegreat5809 sure :)

[@immanuelsugar6209]

@@andrijadelic7422 Perchance. However, Eastern philosophy is nowhere near as rigid and structured in its approach.

[@hazeldown8645]

"Don't waste all your time you silly panda, you'll never be this young again. Best of luck."

[@amayizingnicollama]

What a beautifuly crafted and well made video. I hope this gets views on par with 'history of the entire world i guess'

[@indianinja420]

Dad

[@Pixeleyes00]

Ya know in a way this video is like a more intellectually rich version of that video.

[@Pedrosa2541]

Not as catchy.

[@Pixeleyes00]

Smorgas Bord sick b8 bro

[@anothermark2082]

@@lordmurphy4344 Nah, he has ligma.

[@Pandovian]

exurb1a uploaded something? *Drops baby* I've got to see this.

[@pizzaface117]

Pandovian but did the baby *truly* exist?

[@eduardolarraz1142]

Dunno

[@wastagwaga]

Oh damn, I wanna see that t-*trips over baby*-oo

[@samatarahmed3706]

If you drop a baby and no one's there to see it. Do people in the comment believe you have a baby 🤔

[@Zargabaath]

Doesn't exist now, at least according to Descartes. It lost the ability to think when the white matter started draining from it's skull. I just found my new philosophical murder defense.

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

The Greeks also invented Cynicism, and no, I'm not talking about being cranky. I'm talking about Diogenes. One of my intellectual heroes.

[@1000eau]

'Cause peeing on people you don't like is cool

[@LazyAndFabulous]

@@1000eau Nah, I mean Alexander was a dick since he wanted to conquer Persia to get benefits and being selfish to improve the infrastructure in order to conquer more territories easier and balance the economics to increase their monies. (That was an example of Cynicism, and please don't take this as a historical fact). For the shorter term, it means humans are selfish.

[@End_Domestic_Violence]

Three cheers for Diogenes, the public masturbator. Always a hit at tea parties. Interesting titbit: Sherlock Holmes' brother Mycroft was a member of the Diogenes Club, where "No member is permitted to speak to, or acknowledge the existence of any other member". My kind of place, wot! Cheerio, chaps!😆

[@sourgrapes7482]

Is that not...still...just being cranky?

[@UNKNOWN-mj6lf]

@@sourgrapes7482 cranky with a touch of swagger

[@tabatadiez9263]

“Epistemology: Can we know shit? Metaphysics: how does shit ultimately work? Ethics: how do we know good shit from bad shit? Logic: How do we reason shit? Aesthetics: why does shit look so nice ? “ I loved this.

[@asherpereira615]

"Why does shit look so nice?" Hey man, if that's your fetish, it's OK, but I'm not going to talk about it with you.

[@PhaenyBirb]

Asher D Eww, scat pornography.

[@thelegend8570]

This is so common there's a word for it: "Scatophilia" Literally : "Love of Shit" yeah. There's that many people that want to fuck shit they made a word for it. But then again in french they have a word for death by window.

[@awildfilingcabinet6239]

*Postmodernism is just shitposting*

[@empty_thesaurus]

TAKE YOUR DUCKING UPVOTE AND GET OUTTA HERE

[@bobbishmax62]

this person is woke and i don't like it

[@Sam-fm1wb]

based

[@alvinoid12]

Holy shit, you're right!

[@silaslancashire2879]

In Western Philosophy born and raised, On the playground... etc etc

[@clashcrafter]

Wtf this song literally popped into my head like 10 seconds before reading your comment.

[@darcdarcdarcdarcdaerc]

NoFlayNoPlay did it *really* though? Do you even *exist* ?

[@IndieClubGameplayRo]

There's no original though in the world anymore

[@peerun9984]

Hey now

[@GonzovLegacy]

Everything is a remix

[@legitz7749]

The main thing I love about this channel is that he takes away the boring side of learning and makes it fun, he makes educational videos but I’m away where we enjoy ourselves and mate you’re just amazing

[@cherlesfa8700]

7:20 When you forget how to build a nether portal

[@chefboyardee2223]

When you don't know how to make meaningful art

[@d3clips391]

I dunno, this appears to be an accurate expression of valuable world problems of 21st century addressed before we embarrass ourselves in front of our friends

[@DaedalusCommunity]

@@chefboyardee2223 That's a penrose triangle seen from the wrong perspective, know things before saying things for fuck's sake.

[@tonikmu]

I love u man 😂

[@ActualStawman]

We don't really know yet

[@allmightycat2626]

7:59 The blue flash you see "REAL TALK: For god knows what reason some of you occasionally drop a line asking about what to study at uni; whether to follow your passions or take the safe route. While I'm far from an authority on anything whatsoever. Would say the following: You will never be this young again. It seems silly not to follow what you truly love.(There are limits to this advice. Celebrity studies and Twitterology are not recommended.) The arts and the humanities aren't the most practical of routes. Law and medicine are probably safer, thats[Idk what he says here]. Yeah, well so is never leaving the fucking house. If its[?] In your blood, it's in your blood. We dont get to play the life game for too long. Dont be a silly panda and waste it. Go after what you genuinely love, and I wish you the very best of luck." Some of this I couldnt make out so I apologize

[@multiguru]

why is the prime minister of Norway at 1:19 haha

[@erlendberland1297]

Fordi ho e steike tøff ;)

[@multiguru]

Snoken 😏

[@KarlMySuitcase]

Thats what I was going to ask, but had to check if someone else did. And of course.

[@picledgolf8094]

Fordi hun er ei sexy dame

[@picledgolf8094]

Marcus A.H. No, ITS a robot sent by isis to control our country

[@aka_noot]

ohhh I'm so ready for another existential crisis

[@slayerficated]

The grand scheme of things is pointless, but you're not in the grand scheme of things. You decide the point of your life, it's your life after all.

[@sayantisto1236]

RIP Gilbert.

[@jenicoj5377]

I FOUND THE PERFECT TEACHER WHO SPEAKS MY LANGUAGE

[@kamilkowalski4017]

Same, i love how he talk shvt about shit

[@kiwi-sw9kn]

Who?

[@thegod2291]

The father of swearing philosophy , the deppressed turtle.

[@ANTINATALIST_lewis]

LOL you again

[@wallflee]

here you go the hidden message from 7:59 cuz i have no other things to do: "for god knows what reason, some of you occasionally drop me a line asking about what to study at uni: whether to follow your passions or take the safe route. while i'm far from an authority on anything whatsoever, i would say the following: YOU WILL NEVER BE THIS YOUNG AGAIN. it seems silly not to follow what you truly love.( there are limits to this advice. celebrity studies and twitterology are not recommended.) the arts and humanities aren't the most practical of routes. law and medicine are probably safer, that's true. yeah, well so is never leaving the fucking house. if it's in your blood it's in your blood. we don't get to play the life game for too long. don't be silly panda and waste it. go after what you genuinely love, and i wish you the very best of luck." well, this actually took me only a minute, and i discovered i can write without looking at the keyboard, another useless skill of mine

[@lerizmor5858]

I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO YOU, kind sir! one tried in vain to pause the film at the right frame, as one is watching this on his telephone. now you saved one's day!

[@katitax508]

Wow, I wasn't even asking this question, but the response is exactly what I needed Thanks :)

[@austinaniaaah]

Not a useless skill, and thank you, Dad.

[@adolfasramanauskas6780]

"German Idealism" Hitler: "Hey don't blame me, it runs in the family"

[@ralseiwithagun9859]

Adolfas Ramanauskas poor kid commited suicide

[@quinngriffith1998]

@@gilgamesh7055 Germany elected him as Chancellor....

[@magnuswilhelm2095]

@@quinngriffith1998 yes, we did indeed. And what he said isnt 100% correct. But saying that Hitler is german is like saying germaby started the first world war

[@LZ_]

7:59 Thanks, that was nice and wholesome

[@deflames8642]

What does it say I can’t stop the video in time

[@bones9796]

It simply says “everyone gonna die do things you passionate about, u damn monkeys”

[@anthonykavanagh9435]

"Nothing means anything and we're going to die" - projection of his syphilis lmao

[@merzkatze]

Well, we can’t know if anything means anything (yet), and as far as we know, we ARE going to die - so i can’t disagree with him on that

[@1000eau]

Why are you talking about a std ?

[@tahakaleem1783]

Can you do one on eastern philosophy?

[@PixelBytesPixelArtist]

1. Fuck you, follow laws 2. Be a Jedi 3. Kim Jung Un is your lord and savior 4. You’re a Weeabo

[@panosgkilis9263]

no such a thing .... :P

[@PiousMoltar]

5. Gotta go fast

[@PiousMoltar]

6. Gotta catch 'em all

[@nou6990]

Pixel Bytes can confirm

[@dreadogastusf3548]

I just realized that ex1urbia and ContraPoints are philosophy degree holders. Wouldn't it be great to get them together? Imagine the videos they could make!

[@chickpeazzz3522]

!!!! that would be awesome

[@LikeTheOceanWeRise]

Uiii guess that d'be interesting, while they sure have quite a lot to agree on, their differences would be great to hear discussed!

[@dreadogastusf3548]

@@happyfase I would say that they have different areas of interest. Ex1urbia addresses the individual and the exterior universe. ContraPoints addresses the human heart and the messy middle ground of social and political groups.

[@fistspirit6841]

Contrapoints also failed to use a razor on his balls

[@mister3horn153]

@@fistspirit6841 her*

[@ZapperBoy99]

That video was pretty funny and decently informative. My only quirks are that the creator says that Nietzche is a Nihilist but that's not entirely true. Nietzsche argued that nihilism is the sickness of mankind and a reinvention of oneself is necessary to life a full life. Therefore leading to the idea of the Ubermensch and the new table of values as well as vitalism. So yeah, Nietzche wasn't a Nihilist, in fact he was a vitalist. Also, you say that postmodernism makes no sense but that Duchamp urinal is actually quite genius. Marcel Duchamp would take objects that have one purpose and give them another one that invalidates the original one. These are called "ready-mades". The urinal upside down becomes a fountain, declares Duchamp.

[@t.m.carter4171]

I wish he mentioned how much Nietzsche hated Kant

[@easilydistracted5192]

Not only that, Duchamp's other ready-mades are a lot more interesting. I love the one where he nailed an unused coatrack to the floor and called it "trap" because he kept forgetting to put it on the wall and repeatedly tripped over it. He didn't see all his work as very serious art, especially not his most famous one, the bicycle wheel. He'd just made it to play around with it, but as it turned out, it would become the ancestor of the modern readymade. It's cool because the stool can't be used due to the wheel, and the wheel can't be used due to the stool, and whatever they both do together is an exploration of motion in sculpture which he couldn't express in, say, painting. Motion in art is actually a very important theme at the time! It's not just about denial of old values or irritating people.

[@olivertodddavis7885]

Just enjoy the bloody video

[@vladb420]

Post-Modernism is awful

[@cosmechav]

Tobias Soar Nietzsche is a nihilistic, but he is an optimistic nihilistic... In other words. We are all gonna die, but imagine we are destined to live our entire lives over and over again, for the rest of infinity. Wouldn't you like to have a pleasant life rather than suffering over and over again... There comes the term Superman, to be the best version of yourself and that there is always room for improvement, even if at the end it doesn't really matter. What would you like your legacy to be, a Superman, or a camel as he called them, those whom never lived their live to it's fullest.

[@philosophia9927]

“I hate this degree but science has loads of numbers in it” nailed right on the head

[@littlepogchamp9383]

Aesthetics : how does shit look so nice I’m dead

[@rmnhaze]

I remember telling my dad I would love to major in philosophy. The look he gave me was not to pleasant if I do say so myself.

[@BadgerScrub]

Did you do it, though?

[@azilius5302]

@@BadgerScrub I don't think so

[@rmnhaze]

@@BadgerScrub nope i ended up majoring in a field of engineering called mechatronics

[@amilliondreams2855]

Dont do it😂

[@MiguelRamos-jd4jg]

Aesthetics: why does shit looks so nice?

[@jonathanwhite5697]

The description let me know I finally found likeminded people

[@simonkoeman3310]

Bird is the word!

[@BeastLT]

lemme smash

[@sephyrias883]

Top philosophy guys, keep it up

[@jamesboyd5573]

I agree bird is the word..good song too

[@PhaenyBirb]

Simon Koeman Bird is the answer to the Theory of Everything.

[@iamwhatiam1221]

no wonder almost every hyperlink on WIKIPEDIA goes to PHILOSOPHY as last root link.

[@toatrika2443]

The virgin “all roads lead to rome“ vs the chad “all hyperlinks lead to philosophy“

[@f0lderfile]

@@toatrika2443 underrated comment

[@sachin3775]

exurb1a has his first competition. He goes by the name, Bill Wurtz.

[@Gilgameshh]

Not really. Bill is more of a musical guy with a lot of wiki tabs open whereas exurb1a is our beloved nearly 30 year old that took a useless degree.

[@Pamasich]

Problem is, Bill Wurtz never does anything. Exurb1a is better in quality AND quantity. Bill Wurtz makes like one good video per year and the rest is one or two minute filler about random shit.

[@sachin3775]

Pamasich I remember when exurb1a rarely uploaded anything. So who knows? Bill Wurtz might grow in quantity as well, since everyone knows about him now.

[@draenthor]

+Pamasich I think you mean one or two minute art that completely changes your perspective on everything. Sure 'random' is one interpretation, but there are always interpretations with more thought behind them. I found 'Snail Time' particularly moving and would recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

[@ITR]

Sachin Gopakumar They need to do a collab

[@dogeofthesouth5998]

Person1:Gilbert gotfried Person2:I agree Everyone:YOU FOOL!

[@carsonianthegreat4672]

If someone thinks that philosophy has no purpose anymore then that’s about the most stupid thing ever

[@jamesmatkel8010]

To paraphrase Stephen hawking, philosophy is dead and science has taken it;s place

[@JimmyDinner]

@@jamesmatkel8010 Maybe for some branches of philosophy, like what determines consciousness and other (arguably) objective questions about how the brain works. But certain hugely important aspects of modern life, such as politics, are heavily dependent on constant re-evaluation of philosophical ideas. The essence of human nature, which economic systems are effective and/or moral, how important are the ideas of freedom and democracy... Not to mention that philosophy is more-or-less guaranteed to always be relevant to human society. Science may be able to answer some grand all-encompassing questions we have about the world, but every day every person faces hundreds of decisions with no "objective" right answer. And for as long as human beings make subjective choices, they will be influenced by subjective ideas about what's right and wrong and good and evil. And so discussion on these topics will (and should) continue.

[@jamesmatkel8010]

Jimmy Dinner and I wouldn’t disagree

[@merzkatze]

Stupidity is relativ tho - this comment was made by the relatively relativist gang

[@jonasstrzyz2469]

@@jamesmatkel8010 That is a gross overgeneralization Any physicists, chemist, biologist or mathematician can tell you that Science is only about what is. Science is not about what should and ought to be. A chemist and a biologist may - this is a hypothetical scenario - be able to tell you how exactly and why extensive blood loss leads to you not existing anymore. And a doctor will certainly encourage you to let him stop you from bleeding to death. But science cannot tell you if you should stop the bleeding. Science is simply about what will happen if you do not and why. It is about cause and effect.

[@Jessie_Helms]

I’ll believe skepticism when I see it.

[@alimaster89]

Thanks for the advice. Hint 7:59 play the video with 0.25 speed and hit the space tab. Its only there for 0.1 sec.

[@lukes2219]

Alexander Wentz or just tap pause really quick like a boss😎😏

[@FigmentHF]

the , and . buttons skip youtube videos by one frame at a time

[@dmitrishostakovich3156]

Ever heard of nihilism?

[@pilgrim4954]

Friedrich Nietzsche Nihilism is an ideology for bored teenagers to justify their hedonistic and lazy lives and allows them to not do anything with themselves because "nothing matters".

[@dmitrishostakovich3156]

I am pretty sure that's not the definition of nihilism.

[@justtosuffer398]

Friedrich Nietzsche Isn't it?

[@Not_what_it_used_to_be]

No, but it is a result of nihilism

[@JajeczkoV47]

Buffalo That's not nihilism. Nihilism is either negation of life, meaning surronding it, and from there comes the suicide, hedonistic lifestyle and such and such, or either the Nietzschean version. Nietzsche defined nihilism as innabillity to create own morals, often surrounded by resentiment. From that we have negation of life. Nietzsche disagreed with this notion. Generally Nietzsche is not a nihilist, he's a lover of life.

[@Bubblegob]

Man I discovered your video on "what's at the bottom of physics" yesterday by mere chance and oh my god I've been bingewatching your channel since, you make me laugh and think and reflect on stuff that's everything I want from a youtuber that's some real Zach Weinsersmith shit you're doing out here. My favorite has been the story of the Tao and the snake don't remember the video name but you seem to get how important are myths for our monkey brains. Definitely the kind of channel that make me feel that watching whatever shit on youtube maybe IS a worthwile activity. Also you're right, Kant moral philosophy is just the shit you can't do simpler than that. Anyway stay fresh and keep making your thing!

[@davidfricker3258]

When asked. "Can you make any money with Philosophy?" , he replied, "Why yes ... if you have the right Philosophy."

[@justpancakes8737]

For people trying to pause at 7:29: Real talk For god knows what reason, some of you occasionally drop me a line asking about what to study at uni: whether to follow you passions or take the safe route. While I'm far from an authority on anything whatsoever: I will say the following: You will never be this young again. Its seems silly not to follow what you truly love (There are limits to this advice. Celebrity Studies and Twitterology are not recommend.) The arts and humanities aren't the most practical of routes. Law and medicine are probably safer, that's true. Yeah, well so is never leaving the fucking house. If it's in your blood, it's in your blood. We don't get to play the life game for too long. Don't be a silly panda and waste it. Go after what you genuinely love, and I wish you the best of luck.

[@ItsMikeArre]

Does any1 else want a exurb1a and casually explained colab or in a nut shell ???

[@electricjelly_6938]

Mike Arredondo how about both and Samonella

[@MonkeyMan01]

or Sam O'Nella Academy

[@HappyDragneels_page]

just YES

[@Skvaryk]

Yes please

[@dryued6874]

You Suck At Cooking And Exurb1a, now with 200% more existentialism.

[@CapybaraEnthusiast882]

That ‘Real Talk:’ thing at 7:59 is so true and realistic but at the same time it’s a pretty basic concept. You enjoy something. You want to do something. And you feel like you could do well at it. *Then just fucking do it*

[@dr.blauerkraut]

Yeah, if you have no mental illness that is. Or you're not allows, wether by strict parents or government. See the problem with KZbin philosophers (comment section , not the creators) is that they neglect the fact that d I f f e r e n t brains exist, and that they w o r k. D I f f e r e n t l y. Get out fo your own ass you malignant yxl

[@DaveMeowington]

Cogito Ergo Sum, chaps.

[@sunshinedaniela8572]

René Descartes wait... you’re dead

[@Unterhosegotti]

Dick arts

[@khidd1400]

Rip Gilbert Gottfried

[@catlamp9894]

Hi exurb1a! You're dead! What? You're in heaven! Any questions? I know literally everything! Ok... What's the meaning of life? Well, that's a hard one. I would say that it's the p- Wait, is it Gilbert Gottfried? Motherfu-

[@mellowyellow532]

I actually have that cat lamp

[@nnam7524]

What ckind of cat r u

[@gooncaveenthusiast]

YOU FOOL THE ANWSER IS ELA STONE

[@SouthernHerdsman]

nope. Lightning has no meaning before its electrons reaches the ground. Life has no meaning before it complete its ultimate purpose, *STOPPING THE BLOODY HEAT DEATH*, and then we'll call it love.

[@whatyoulookinfor]

mellow beat i do too, huh

[@nickisverykool8083]

you forgot about Diogenes

[@JordanBeagle]

NScyg He did too, smh

[@bauhausa6933]

NScyg lol

[@hunor_anormal_guy5728]

"Look at Plato's man!" *drops the mic*

[@XTheOneCat]

I am Diogenes. I will piss all over your place if you make me mad :)

[@FuzzyBunnyLover123]

I have been watching a lot of you're videos lately and I can honestly say that you've made my life better by helping to fill that gaping void in my tummy with a healthy dose of answers to questions I didnt know I had. Thank you

[@Ares__]

Coincidently Gilbert Gottfried died this week and I happen to be watching this video, spooky

[@ultimateog]

SO IT IS GILBERT GOTTFRIED

[@vuduchild7412]

Great video! Makes boring academic subjects seem more alive and interesting. And relevant. Puts everything into the Big Picture with a good focus, and a sense of fun.

[@robertneely9766]

idk who is better exurbia or Bill wurtz

[@mueezadam8438]

Spicy Boi 173 y o u c o u l d m a k e a r e l i g e o n o u t o f t h i s .

[@jackharvey5613]

exurbia

[@internetweirdo8259]

Both

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Exurbia generally but bill specifically.

[@mylordandsaviour4786]

Exurbia makes more videos. Thats a big plus

[@taydawg]

Dude, the physics video had me, but this, mate. You're the best my dude. Love all of the internal struggle your present to almost everything too. Seriously great stuff.

[@evergreen4103]

"Does Gilbert Godfreid exist?" Well not anymore. Sadly

[@Shonji_Ikori]

Eastern Philosophy next? :D

[@manooxi327]

I would love to see that.

[@Exurb1a]

This is rather relevant: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn_Cg4Jjn7Fgb5I

[@OKMX5]

Stop wasting time here and get into the fucking robot!

[@ChangoKnight]

"If you notice any factual errors (...), please just bear in mind that life is ultimately meaningless in the first place." Thanks to you I have an excuse for all my next essays.

[@Fab--]

Dude you ain't getting away with that sneaky Norway reference, Erna Solberg kek

[@mr.hypro_max5220]

I really like his philosophy videos cuz he makes everything so balanced with humor and the acknowledge

[@akshaytiwari1480]

This guy really puts in work... Amazing humor and a FUCKING GREAT WAY TO GIVE KNOWLEDGE

[@jesuschristthesecond]

Is that a certain Slitheen-looking Norwegian Prime Minister I see at 1:22?

[@Exurb1a]

NO.

[@1978rharris]

exurb1a Space turtle!!

[@danielg3857]

I've seen so many people with these political ideology survey results as profile pics(I forget the exact name, it's been a while)

[@krissases]

Ruben she has poisoned our country with chocolatecake addiction. But really though, if I had gotten a dollar for every time I heard the words "chocolate cake" and "Erna Solberg" in the same sentence I would be richer than the US military.

[@mrcomp1971]

Yo, someone on this Dutch site grabbed one of your videos without credit. I don't know if you are able to do anything against it. Or if it even matters to you. Anyway, here is the source. www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/7160163/3e1fbde9/hallo_dit_is_aarde.html

[@Exurb1a]

I'll drop them a line. That's super kind of you; much appreciated indeed.

[@NLcloud13]

I found this youtube channel because of Dumpert.

[@mrcomp1971]

Darkios firebird Yeah but not because of the uploader. He didn't give any credit. I dislike that.

[@NLcloud13]

Maybe, but does it really matter where ppl watch the clip as long as they enjoy it. But i can understand why you don't like it.

[@chopstickcheppo1511]

mrcomp wat ga je snitchen dan

[@ronruddick2972]

find a thing, study it, divide to the next genera, study it and it's affect on the previous genera. drop 2 generas and study its affects on the previous generas, drop another genera and study it's effects on the previous generas etc. etc. forever... both directions... quantify and rule, determine observable laws and exceptions, determine formulas to explain each phenomenon..

[@Nessandandy1]

Ahhhh the channel I come to whenever I’m to happy

[@kingofthegoats245]

*Real Talk:* For God knows what reason, some of you occasionally drop me a line asking about what to study at uni: whether to follow your passions or take the safe route. While I'm far from an authority on anything whatsoever, I would say the following: *You will never be this young again.* It seems silly not to follow what you truly love. (There are limits to this advice. Celebrity Studies and Twitterology are not recommended.) The arts ad the humanities aren't the most practical of routes. Law and medicine are probably saver, that's true. Yeah, well so is never leaving the fucking house. If it's in your blood, it's in your blood. We don't get to play the life game for too long. Don't be a silly panda and waste it. Go after what you genuinely love, and I wish you the very best of luck. --exurb1a 2017

[@namih4593]

Real talk: For God knows what reason, some of you occasionally drop me a line asking about what to study at uni: whether to follow your passions or that the safe route. While I’m far from an authority on anything whatsoever, I would say the follow.ing: you will never be this young It seems silly not to follow what you truly love. [There are limits to this advice. Celebrity Studies and twitterology are not recommended.] The arts and the humanities aren’t the most practical routes. Law and medicine are probably safer, thats true. Yeah, well so is never leaving the fucking house. If its in your blood, its own your blood. We dong get to play life game for too long. Don’t be a silly panda and waste it. Go after what you genuinely love, and I wish you the best of luck.

[@packmanstart]

this video needs to be TRENDING!!

[@ZaiDrizzleDrop]

I really love how this guy can actually make me learn about Philosohpy in an interesting way, but also a way that helps me feel better, in this "Despite how people act, nobody knows what the fuck we are doing" kind of sense, which makes me feel like everything is okay really, and maybe I'm not doing so bad.

[@null-cq4gv]

0:00 In the beginning was the word, and the word was “ARGH!!!!”

[@formerunsecretarygeneralba9536]

Words to live by Emma stone is hot Me -2019

[@nihilisticalbino]

Today is her birthday, happy B-day beautiful wittle

[@kbs1212]

Not KZbin Algorithm I’ve never understood the attraction to this actress. She’s dismally average-looking. I would even say bordering on unpleasant to look at. Her eyes are buggy.

[@formerunsecretarygeneralba9536]

@@kbs1212 woah woah, unpleasant too far. I can agree if you say mediocre or normal looking. It's not 100% what she look the formula is. Brirish accent+ good teeth+ cute voice+ average looking person= damn she's hot.

[@ultralinguistics3083]

@@formerunsecretarygeneralba9536 also redhead

[@gammarayneutrino8413]

"Emma Stone is hot." You can even say she is... magmatic

[@Zac-jf2dt]

Here before this is on trending

[@WhySauceX]

ok

[@El_Chompo]

Yup my front page was all junk so I clicked my subscriptions tab and found this one

[@TatsukiHashida]

_K09 me too :D

[@scoopityboop]

_K09 yuppers

[@mashotoshaku]

Marche Slave

[@starsjester]

the "i think therefore I..." would have had people going crazy because of I have no mouth but i must scream

[@KayLee-lw5iv]

"Knowledge comes from the outside world, not sitting around smoking a fatty..." Can someone loan me their time machine so i can figure this out before i'm old enough to drink in little "a" america?

[@123string4]

The reason people criticize philosophy so much is that in modern society there's not much use for it anymore. Sure is fun to speculate on the deeper questions of life but at the end of the day there's to real tangible benefit it gives to society. That's not to say that it isn't important. I used to have the cynical view that STEM, business, blue-collar work, ect. were fundamentally more important than the arts, philosopy, and softer subjects in general, but over time this is what I've realized: STEM, business, blue-collar work, ect. is vital for society to function, but the arts, philosopy, etc. are what make society worth improving and protecting

[@BattousaiHBr]

Philosophy has been slowly superseded by science. There are still domains where philosophy is relevant, but most of them will eventually be superseded by science too. Also, I 100% disagree with your opinion that science is not more important than pure arts because science is just as much artistic and profound as arts but with the added benefit of actually having practical applications. If you feel euphoric by seeing an amazing painting but feel nothing from seeing a real picture of galaxies, the problem lies entirely in you.

[@Xenophakes]

@@BattousaiHBr Technical skills are very important, and will only get more important. This is great, but technical skills teach you how to use logic within a system. A good programmer knows how to use the tools of a programming language effectively to complete a task. Since the programmer is limited by the language, they become very good at applying logic and reasoning to using the language, but not at applying logic and reasoning to determine if their end product is ethical. Many philosophers today are using their skills of logic and reasoning to make sure science is kept in check. AI, messing with genes, whatever Elon Musk decides to do tommorow, the scientific method itself. If not approached properly, these can have effects not considered from a bird's eye view. Science needs some people to be that bird's eye view, and to peck at it where it needs to be pecked. This is the best example I think for philosophy on a grander scale. Many philosophy grads go into Law or finance, since those same skills of critical thinking are desired in those fields.

[@BattousaiHBr]

@@Xenophakes ultimately even morality will be decided on the basis of science.

[@BattousaiHBr]

​@@elijahlees8655 first of all i never said science can answer everything, strawman. secondly i didn't say morality is today solved with science, i said that _eventually_ even that will fall within the scientific domain. also a strawman.

[@BattousaiHBr]

@@elijahlees8655 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpucoHVqr9V7rdk

[@ThePurpleDinozaur]

Thanks for the university tip

[@kalebg.7507]

Fakenine the only reason you here about philosophy majors not being able to find jobs is because the same reason why they took the degree in the first place; they were lazy. You can find a job if you actually try looking for one.

[@robota8498]

exurb1a: Universities in Spain, France and England University of Bologna and the Federico II of Naples: *am i a joke to you*

[@DoctorDeath02]

Hidden frame at 7:59!

[@JordanBeagle]

That bastard, it's so quick

[@JordanBeagle]

King Joffrey Wow, great real talk

[@vasilikikakara3092]

JBeags just change the speed of the video:)

[@TendoTheDude]

I knew it... 4:24 Nicolas Cage is really David Hume, a time traveler from the 1700s

[@BK557SC]

My metal shop teacher has a degree in philosophy... just thought id mention that.

[@jkerman5113]

Bobby Knight My scout leader does, and now he works at a computer repair shop lol

[@edgeeffect]

Back at college in the 1980s we used to say "In the beginning was the word.... and the word was Aardvark!"

[@simonvegas793]

You are hilarious. Keep it up bro, fantastic channel.

[@GulfsideMinistries]

I literally spit my coffee out at 5:46! (Paused to type this and clean up, in that order.) This video is fabulous, thanks. :-D

[@HappyFacade]

>video about philosophers and history of philosophers >picture of Sam Harris I lol'ed

[@BattousaiHBr]

U wot m8? A lot of famous philosophers today weren't given much if any credit back in their days.

[@ShadowZZZ]

sam harris is a genius and hes right about religion, free will and many things. he is also way smarter than you

[@ayylmao2190]

@@ShadowZZZ sams not gonna fuck you m8

[@takod323]

@@ShadowZZZ loser

[@albertfaust5839]

@@BattousaiHBr That doesn't mean Harris is any good. At least most of those other philosophers knew how logic works.

[@gustasvs]

"we all ultimately die alone anyway so why not have some ice cream" I love exurb1a... even his youtube tags are the best thing ever

[@chrysafisstamoudis9850]

"Who's laughing now..." ? I am :) A lot :)

[@nahmaing8268]

The end was so fucking funny

[@JAY-zf6jw]

Chrysafis Stamoudis we found the guy that has been blessed with lots of dopamine let’s hope he shares some

[@Nimbus3690]

that ontological argument aptly applies to hl3

[@BattousaiHBr]

The analogy was wrong, but his conclusion is spot on

[@ShadowZZZ]

Its a fact that there is no god

[@papercut7141]

@@ShadowZZZ it is not a fact

[@takod323]

@@ShadowZZZ edgy

[@takod323]

cant expect more from a person with an anime pfp lol

[@syedasrarahmedthebrandsaa]

I wish if I had a history teacher like him 😆

[@Greg-xs5py]

You're really going to put Sam Harris with all those other great thinkers?

[@jacobschweiger5897]

How can philosophy be useless but science useful? Science is a part of philosophy.

[@jeepeedurocher]

For anyone wondering what the hidden frame at 7:59 says, here ya go: "For God knows what reason, some of you occasionally drop me a line asking about what to study at uni: whether to follow your passions or take the safe route. While I'm far from an authority on anything whatsoever, I will say the following: You will never be this young again. It seems silly not to follow what you truly love.(There are limits to this advice. Celebrity studies and twitterology are not recommended.) The arts and the humanities arent the most practical of routes. Law and medicine are probably safer, that's true. Yeah, well so is never leaving the f*ing house. If its in your blood, its in your blood. We dont get play the life game for too long. Dont be a silly panda and waste it. Go after what you genuinely love, and i wish you the very best of luck."