What Is The Worst Religion? What Are My Politics? What Am I Studying? | 80K Q&A

[@mymathmind]

“Where do you stand politically?” I’ve only ever seen him sitting.

[@nilsdula7693]

mymathmind 0:29 there you go

[@itisakubrow6361]

@@nilsdula7693 wait what. He has legs!

[@HiThere-zh6sf]

@@itisakubrow6361 You must see him standing to know he has legs!

[@ДаниилРабинович-б9п]

@@nilsdula7693 he was standing, but that was not politically.

[@erichanson3369]

I guess we now know where the host SITS politically, but yeah, he may not actually STAND for anything except perhaps his musical interests. See what I did there? Knowing where he sits politically but standing for nothing? heh..

[@coena9377]

Watching 17-year-old Alex celebrate 80K while knowing that 21-year-old Alex is past 314K is such a good feeling. I can't wait to see what 30-year-old Alex will have accomplished.

[@815-n8e]

world domination

[@bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963]

Coen A 5 months on, another 56k subs

[@whatfuckinwaster]

prob politician

[@coena9377]

whatfuckinwaster I think philosopher/author is more likely, he doesn’t really talk about politics that much. But I also wouldn’t want to try asserting a career path on him, I’m sure whatever he does he’ll be great at it.

[@danielfelipe1606]

He will have a long beard, probably.

[@tanskitkat928]

When he said he got rid of the drawer I was deeply saddened for a second

[@aidan3595]

Tans Kitkat I can't say I wasn't as well.

[@cosmicslice7267]

Tans Kitkat Perhaps the drawers need their oen channel now...

[@TheTomBevis]

I don't think anyone would ever get rid of that chest.

[@emerydo5937]

RIP CosmicDrawers always remembered in our hearts.

[@SalamanderMagic]

Tans Kitkat Same. I'm oddly attached to them now

[@skullkrusher4418]

"What inspired you to do these videos?" Alex: "Bad youtubers" I love that reply. And its so true. He really does have a unique approach that I really like.

[@skullkrusher4418]

@jumail sumail huh?

[@walterforstman9022]

“What’s your favorite fictional book?” ...the Bible 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I can die now

[@bernardobila4336]

😹😹😹😹

[@nabeel9187]

Next on the list Quran Torah

[@greenprofile5755]

@@nabeel9187 just shows how much you know cause you do realise the torah is the first 5 books of the bible

[@greenprofile5755]

@Justin Goetz what about the quran? And how much of the bible have you read to establish this.

[@nabeel9187]

@@greenprofile5755 and talmud

[@tafanadir429]

I used one of your arguments in biology class and my teacher was impressed. Thanks for making me look smart😊

[@agnosticatheist1822]

Lol

[@AtticAurel]

this is awesome. =)

[@zangminkuki3428]

inference-review.com/article/animadversions-of-a-synthetic-chemist

[@myon9431]

Late reply, but what did you say?

[@unknowninfinium4353]

Which argument?

[@fenrischained4401]

I almost had a panic attack when he said he'd sold the drawers. They are far to important to this community! Congrats on 80k!

[@MrSuha98]

KFC has to be one of the most impressive human feats of architectural importance, in all of history

[@CassandraPantaristi]

Colonel Sanders is a god. :D

[@sansdecorum4600]

@@CassandraPantaristi Of course! What else could he be? Flowing white hair, beard, dressed in white, and deliverer of the wonderous eleven herbs and spices from on high. Those being much tastier than those old ten commandments so laced with negativity; Don't, don t, don't, don't, don't, don't, etc., etc.

[@jam5533]

@@CassandraPantaristi He was so much a god that they even have KFC in Poland!

[@treydefoor7481]

When he said "hello there" I pictured obi wan kenobi😂

[@iceblaze3043]

Same

[@giorgostzormpatzakis4455]

General Kenobi..

[@davidhurstjr.3804]

👏🏾👏🏾

[@kobi-wanaenobi7080]

Don't have to imagine anymore. I'm here now after 2 years. Hello there

[@giorgostzormpatzakis4455]

@@kobi-wanaenobi7080 General Kenobi.. A surprise to be sure but a welcome one

[@chopperhead2012]

We're damn near the exact same spot on the political spectrum!

[@hutaolover6665]

Tony Perri same!

[@shadowofthehitokiri5787]

I'm barely in the red.

[@RitsuTainakaFin]

im on left axis and between yellow and red and i call myself a Socialist

[@user-hu3iy9gz5j]

@@RitsuTainakaFin Booo

[@AtticAurel]

looks like this for me: Economic Left/Right: -3.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.26 :D :D Alex is definitely 'too authoritarian' for me. ;-)

[@mangojuice3851]

is anyone going to mention the fact that this guy thinks KFC is one of the most beautiful buildings in Oxford?

[@labonihira]

i thought the same lol

[@joaotorres3512]

r/whoosh

[@adamlaurie6025]

Because it probably is. Heh

[@truetotheit6668]

Is it not

[@michaelmagdy6647]

I guess he now has a different view since turning vegan :D

[@freezecheeze9497]

I actually think that if i was forced to pick a religion i'd probably choose Buddhism cuz i basically have NO bad experience with it and i know for certain that Buddhists tend to be very kind and tolerant people

[@blehblehblehdracula]

Philosophy, not religion.

[@freezecheeze9497]

Brooke Poeschl i agree that it is a philosophy but buddhism is still considered a Religion and is thereby even under the top 8 religions

[@PSqqp]

B S That’s absolutely incorrect. Buddhism is very spiritual and so it’s a religion.

[@DammitBobby]

B S bhuddists are subscribers of a religion seeing as one way or another they believe in a creation story and some form of the supernatural. Alan Watts' version of bhuddism, "western bhuddism" can be seen as more of a philosophy than a religion because he takes the science we know and poetically links it to the aspects of bhuddism that are philosophical and arent supernatural.

[@mikhan5191]

Not true. Bhuddists are still murdering Christians & Muslims in Burma/ Myanmar & Sri Lanka.

[@Katiebd98]

"If I was to learn a new language, I'd certainly learn German. I don't know why, I've just always found it to be quite an attractive language" well, looks like it's time to learn German

[@grant9855]

Adolf Hitler if ur gonna make an account named adolf hitler and try to speak german, try learning it

[@grant9855]

Gooferking Science der dritte reich ist besser als alles deutschlend uber alles

[@grant9855]

Adolf Hitler neither do i, im on möbile. you also spelled a few other words wrong.

[@Katiebd98]

Wait no I just wanted to comment something cute on my favorite KZbinr's new video why does it always have to turn into a weird comments argument in German

[@maxwellsdemon6599]

Did nazi that comming? (sry last Nazi Joke :-P)

[@miceforlent]

Plays the guitar, drinks tea and talks sense - you got it sussed already :) At least you've still got the enlightenment of having a beard to look forward to. Good job, Keep it up.

[@the_luggage]

*moustache! Hehe

[@chickenskink1]

That was cool about being raised a Catholic. I was always taught to love and forgive other people and stuff, kind of for the wrong reasons, but it's still a pretty cool thing to have in your brain since your childhood. Now, as a non-believer, I still hold onto a lot of the (good) values that Christianity has taught me and some of Jesus' stories as well because they are quite poetic and inspiring. Like "love your neighbour", "don't lie", "help others" and stuff.

[@phabelgreene7875]

If that's why you got into youtube, in my book, you've succeeded. Too many people are just bombastic and shouty when they "debate" each other, whereas you're much more focused on delivering a well-thought-out argument. And, at the risk of being jumped on by commenters who disagree with me, I'd also like to say I appreciate that your channel has remained focused on atheism, and hasn't devolved into attacks on feminists as so many other channels have.

[@turvytophat7470]

YES YES YES

[@lamsrojo]

Phabel Greene agree

[@the1exnay]

Devolved? I find all well thought out debating interesting, the topic need not be religion

[@aquidillion]

Firaro If only it was just civilized, well thought out arguments.

[@Pooky1991]

@@the1exnay too many aren't those things. One may even say too 1-sided and poorly thought out

[@siesaugeneieridontwantalas9200]

please do an entire video in "american english".

[@SabrinaDuale]

Plus subtitles pls

[@patkawasaki]

Say 'like' every 5 words and you're almost there.

[@maxkho00]

@@patkawasaki I abuse the "like"s to their bones, and I am, for all intents and purposes, British.

[@giseliogozelio]

@@patkawasaki like how man? like this or this (like i didnt use like)

[@adrianoines521]

hey alex. you are my role model. thank you for being there and spreading this important message.

[@GRBtutorials]

2:00 Great! Now I can invite you to be a member of the APWWLGFNPR, the Association of People Who Want to Learn German For No Particular Reason.

[@notverysur3rightnow145]

I'd like to learn it because if I had to pick 3 countries to visit it would be Austria Germany and Canada.

[@nedwhitney4123]

I want to be a part but I low-key started because of Rammstein so I have a reason :(

[@Julia99lol]

As a German I'm happy to hear people taking interest in this language and wish you luck learning it :)

[@pursuitsoflife.6119]

@@Julia99lol thank you! I'm learning it for applying to ETH Zürich :)

[@JehanKateli]

Q: "Hi,..." Alex: "Hello there" I don't know why I found that so funny.

[@toaofawesomness4792]

Exams suck. Studying for exams when you'd rather be doing something else like playing guitar or being happy also sucks. I speak from experience. ... I'm a terrible procrastinator. In fact, I'm procrastinating right now.

[@hopelessly.lavenderly]

ToaOfAwesomness Oi, come over to the giant procrastination bed

[@toaofawesomness4792]

Izy Yes.

[@coena9377]

I'm procrastinating by talking about procrastinating in response to your comment about how you are procrastinating. Productivity level: high schooler

[@nothingmusic42]

+10 Internets for using the Political Compass to demonstrate where you stand politically.

[@lucasm4299]

nothingmusic42 And for being in the right square.

[@Torthrodhel]

eww. centrism *shudders* also: people who say things like "the right square"

[@fusiontricycle6605]

How do you measure where you are on the political compass?

[@Torthrodhel]

I'm in the upper-left, for clarification. Close to max left and about halfway up. I still don't think it's a totally legit test, but it's sure as hell more informative than a basic left/right at least. There are other more intricate tests out there that allow for a greater number of different archetypes. Have a look.

[@fusiontricycle6605]

I took the test, I'm -5 economic left/right, -1.85 social libertarian/authoritarian.

[@EpicWarrior131]

I would welcome you into America man we need more level-headed people. Congrats on 80k , which you have gotten in such a short period i might add. I feel like it's because you convey your points in a way that's not insulting and you have a way of piecing words together fluidly and making things sound so simple. It's a talent i aspire to and you set a good example for the rest of us. Cheers

[@aeueueu]

Honestly I'm so glad I've encountered your channel. Even if I share most (if not all) views with you, it's always nice to hear some reasonable argumentation and consider new ways to talk about specific issues. Personally I easily get into very heated conversations, but you prove they can look different and that's something I'll aim for from now on. Thanks for what you've been doing and good luck :D

[@crisyl96]

your boi isn't just smart, he plays music too.. and he's 19

[@boliussa]

he's not smart, what is wrong with you. He speaks no language other than English, and his only other hobby besides religion (which he doesn't even know much about and is an atheist..), is playing music. He's more eloquent than you and probably smarter than you, and he's more honest than hitchens, but that isn't saying much.

[@crisyl96]

@@boliussa English isn't my primary language, I speak 4 languages, I'm atheist, I play music ( guitar and piano ) but I can tell that he knows more than I know and really most of people about religion and science and politics and philosophy..and he's younger then me

[@boliussa]

@@crisyl96 I'm sure he does and so do I, but it's hardly knowing much science, it's just knowing the parts of science that have some relationship to religious claims and even then, not beyond the popular level. It's a very empty knowledge of science. Your English will improve listening to him though.

[@notverysur3rightnow145]

boliussa knowing only 1 language doesn't make you dumb as much as I do recommend learning another language. I have to learn French when I'd prefer German but hey, my school forces me

[@boliussa]

@@notverysur3rightnow145 Nobody said he was dumb. Read carefully.

[@milk9189]

I just stopped my anime for this. Totally worth it, also happy 80k :)

[@TheBigJ5887]

PTV Turtles stupid weeb

[@milk9189]

Jackson Fitzhenry thanks :)

[@Sandybowls_9001]

what are u watching?

[@onlyhalfbad333]

PTV Turtles I stopped cleaning. Lol.

[@milk9189]

Josh I was watching Death Note

[@freemanaccount5146]

Your voice is naturally easy to listen to, and you present yourself well. Plus the internet loves British accents.

[@hermesonline]

This guy is so beautiful that even his sharp intelligence is unable to undermine his looks.

[@ghost_of_taliesin]

I can’t believe how young you are here and still is now! I learn so much from this channel. I see you as the genius little brother that I never had that I learn so much from.

[@skinniestbox3_67]

I think this channel is a (mind the pun) godsend. My whole family is mormon and I have to deal with people like this all the time, finding this just gave me an outlet I've needed. You deserve every sub

[@tach-ich-bins9730]

As a German, I appreciate your attraction to the german language. :)))

[@matthewpettipas8233]

Congrats Alex! You earned it! I love watching your videos, while we disagree on God, we share a lot in common belief wise and you always give me food for thought. I wish you many more years of success!

[@oscarrodriguez2082]

The Bible is a nice fiction book

[@oscarrodriguez2082]

tasty echos What?

[@dianadeleon6693]

weren't you a christian yourself?

[@oscarrodriguez2082]

Sassy Dinosaur I like turtle

[@MrPoster42]

Once you realize that God is the villain the story is actually rather compelling.

[@anna-thealittek9662]

Eh, there's too much farming advice and geneology for my taste.

[@semiawesomatic6064]

Hey! You're past 100k. Bring back those drawers!

[@joshcaine7]

I have been watching your videos from early on in your channel, Id have to say that i believe you are heavily underrated. The process in which you deconstruct arguments is simple yet honest. I was a christian for majority of my life and i was lucky to open my eyes which was aided by watching videos like the ones you post. Now 25 i am glad to have seen the light, and find science and intellectual discussions essential to every day life. often listing to your videos wile completing every day tasks, In the hope to develop my own symptomatic approach to the world around us. Just wanted to say awesome work and keep it up! all the way from Australia.

[@roselia758]

my parents and sister are trying to show me proof of God because I believe science can explain things better than faith, they gave me the dice speech and i explained that, they told me life has never been seen on other planets so I explained that we can't reach out there and there are theories and we are still searching til this day, they keep insisting there must be a higher power but there just isn't in my mind, I am agnostic because I used to be Catholic, fear of God was grinded into my mind so I'm still afriad even though I don't even think there is one, but my mind says that just in case I should give it a chance, I try to be respectful about my opinions on the existence of a higher power but this is truly infuriating.

[@jaybee9269]

Harley Rose >> I know I’m replying to an old comment here, but anyway: Your ‘just in case’ fear is called Pascal’s Wager, you can look it up or find one of the great Christopher Hitchens’ “Anti-Theist” speeches on KZbin. Hitchens is the fastest route to fearless atheism.

[@davisjohn-d6h]

God is still fighting for you! Do not turn away from God, He is still there inside of you!

[@ade8890]

You shouldn't be dogmatic and irrational just because God "Could" choose to only give heaven to those types. There are an infinite of other alternatives, such as God only accepting Muslims, or God only accepting believers that came to that belief rationally, or God only accepting rational thinkers rather than believers or non believers. But regardless, he sounds immoral. Punishing people for being too rational, or not being capable of being rational is immoral.

[@osuushiza8]

Harley Rose I had no choice but2 go2 the Kingdom Hall of JWs if I wanted2 live w my grandma bc I was only 13 & had2 abide by all parental rules. Learning about Armageddon & the Great Tribulation 2come led me2 become suicidal at age 16. I'm in my mid 30s now & have researched high & low on as much Christianity as I could, monotheistic or trinitarian. I then learnt about 2-3 diff types of satanism as Ephesians 6:12 & Isaiah 45:7 stand out the most2 me. *I'm a conformed existential nihilistic, Gnostic maltheist.* (& have been1 4a few yrs now)

[@iloveass2289]

If there’s a god, he doesn’t care..so why should you?

[@shmo9622]

One of my favorite channels on KZbin. Keep up the great videos!

[@Orikron]

Hey, Cosmic is right next to me on the compass!

[@jeffcrumpler8905]

Álvaro Lopes a bit east of myself, but still in the proper quadrant 😂

[@lordlammi1562]

The purple quadrant is pretty good, too.

[@georgemckenna7570]

Yeah I'm a few more notches to the left too (more so than I would've anticipated), but agreed, nice quadrant

[@PSqqp]

Lammiratoons Productions Right libertarians are self-contradictory messes that are more authoritarian than they would like to admit.

[@lordlammi1562]

P. Sqqp I don't think it's fair to make a massive generalization like that. Anyways, I'm right along the border between the green and the purple, which probably explains why my range of tolerance extends greatly into both of those quadrants.

[@chaotic_enby2625]

I visited Oxford once, and it felt like I was inside a Harry Potter movie^^ The architecture there is just stunning!

[@laurielancaster9219]

I wish I had been able to understand my atheism at your age. Would have saved me a lot of guilty thoughts. This page is a giant gift to so many young people questioning their faith. Keep up spreading reason and conscious kindness.

[@logmouth]

I've always found it kind of interesting how you've never brought up Judaism or any non-Abrahamic religion in your videos. I'd like to hear your opinions on some.

[@gypsyduffles1309]

The Jews don't proselytize, and many Jews are atheist or have a traditional, cultural identity. Debunking religions that aren't searching for converts is kinda uninteresting. Islam and Christianity have the numbers, the wild claims and eternal threats that make it fun.

[@mallardofmodernia8092]

@@gypsyduffles1309 this. Christianity and islam are the drunk brothers of the religious world.

[@OisinNolanChannel]

Religion seriously helped art over the years because of the amount of money pumped into worshipping god with decorated churches

[@colinmurphy2214]

Oisin Nolan they simultaneously stifled science though :/ win some loose some

[@nightprowler6336]

The father of genetics Mendel was a priest. Religion impacted science a lot even before atheism came into existence.

[@nightprowler6336]

@@cacapopocaca4842 without the controversy of his death, he wouldn't have been famous and his discoveries would've been hidden.

[@nightprowler6336]

@@cacapopocaca4842 plus without religion we wouldn't have the calender which Neil DeGrasse Tyson called "an awesome fucking calender" on the Joe Rogan podcast when he explained the contribution of religion in science

[@MrCmon113]

How much money they spent on that changed with fashion and available resources. I think people would have still put considerable resources into art without thinking that they are appeasing a deity. Also funds are not all that determines the quality and diversity of art. I found the mosques in Istanbul rather boring from the inside, because religious rules prevented them from depicting anything.

[@fabiancortes7007]

hi new subscriber i enjoy your videos

[@thekaykayshowable]

Welcome to the jam fam

[@turvytophat7470]

Fabian Cortes that is a satisfying comment

[@iRyuzen]

Ancient people..

[@JMUDoc]

80,000 subs "I think I'll go to bed, now..." *wakes up 79,757 subs "FFFFFFFFFFF...."

[@naveensundar4765]

Lol

[@francoparnetti]

"Whats your favourite fiction book?" "That ones gotta be a toss up between any of the Sherlock Holmes books, Gatsby, and... the bible."" I laughed a bit.

[@peterd-k853]

Things this man is good at: science, logic, theology (or anti-theology), music, life.

[@ChristianMartins]

I live in Brazil, recently found your channel and I like what I see. Some time ago atheism was a popular topic in the Brazilian KZbin community. I do agree that the quality of the debate can be a good motivation to discuss some topics. I wish you could understand Portuguese and watch some of our channels with atheistic content, like Canal do Pirula, Clarion de Laffalot, Ateu Informa and Ciclista Cético. Unfortunately, that is not going to happen and these videos don't have English subtitles... 🙁

[@matthewsaints350]

Eu entendo...

[@laislyra5512]

Pirula é bom demais. Ainda não conhecia os outros.

[@oz598]

3:51 GENERAL KENOBI

[@zacharyzadams]

oz gaming came here to find this

[@hydra1259]

A fine addition to my collection.

[@shoaibkayani1496]

So uncivilized

[@larsfrisk6658]

you are a bold one

[@iceblaze3043]

Oh no I'm not brave enough for politics. Why are you on this channel then.

[@natorious373]

Very surprising and flattering to know Alex finds my native language so attractive. Not a compliment German natives are used to. Danke schön!

[@mcpandawaffle]

THE LEVEL OF SHADE, TEA AND ROAST AHHHH LOVE THIS

[@Njinx_]

congrats dude!

[@blehblehblehdracula]

From the literary standpoint, it's believed that Darwin wrote "Origin" with intent to reinterpret what creation is. That is, a god created the first blue print and endowed said "first generation life" with the ability to adapt to its various surroundings to survive and thrive. I'd love if you'd look into it and give us your thoughts on this concept!

[@jessicajones3022]

That's a really interesting concept!

[@Oscar-vv6dn]

Favourite fiction book..... the bible

[@DEATHCHICKEN1337]

Mr. Fox If I owned a bookstore I would put any religious texts in the fiction section.

[@CarlosGonzalez-mp9re]

How is your pfp called? Charlie Stalin or Iosif Kirk?

[@josephstalin7003]

Hi small faced me

[@Oscar-vv6dn]

@@josephstalin7003 hey dad

[@josephstalin7003]

Oscar Greer hey son

[@steakismeat177]

What I find to be helpful with being amazed at your home city is to go away for a decent while and come home. You’ll have seen so many different places in the area you were living in that when you go back you feel like being a native tourist.

[@nineteen6393]

Liked cuz of the Star Wars lol. Kidding, I'd still have liked it at the end! Love from a rational Muslim. I mean I disagree with most of what you say but I love how intellectually composed you're presenting your viewpoints. Thanks and best wishes Alex.

[@onewingedangel2]

I like how when he is showing off oxford architecture, there is a random KFC!!!!

[@ParanormalEncyclopedia]

i wanted to say thank you actually. that question about when in evolution did God start caring is a good one and it never occured to me as a believer before. It's.something to think about.

[@boliussa]

the ancient universe doesn't fit great, but what makes you think he didn't care before?

[@sarenareth689]

Ugh, you said "believe in evolution". This sentence always sends chills down my spine. Evolution happened, it's as clear as day that it did. It doesn't need "belief", the evidence speaks for itself. It's like the Pythagorean theorem, which has about 367 proofs and counting. Nobody says "I believe in the Pythagorean theorem" either xD It's true whether they believe it or not. (Nothing against you btw, just wanted to rant about that sentence in general :D)

[@СергейГалиуллин-п9ю]

THIS! And when people say "I believe in science", I have a very strange feeling of not understanding what does that person mean with that statement. Believe in science as a concept? Believe that it works? Believe that science can lead humanity to better future? What is it?!

[@sarenareth689]

Lol yeah. Science is observation and logical reasoning. It's pretty hard to "believe" in that. If you observe an object on Earth falling, and an object on the Moon falling, then you conclude that gravity on the Moon is lower than earth's gravity... You don't "believe" that, it IS so and the observations prove it. The whole point of science is so that you do not need to believe anything anymore, you'll know things for sure.

[@majidesu6191]

If someone were arguing that the Pythagorean theorem doesn't work, I would still say "I believe it works" and try to explain how it works... the same way I believe in Gravity, the laws of thermodynamics, the moon, that Australia exists, that the Queen of England is not a reptile, that the earth is a spheroid, that there are no 'space jews', and that AIDS is real.

[@benhudson3604]

Did you happen to see evolution by any chance because if not you're making a fool of yourself

[@majidesu6191]

Ben Hudson -- Did you happen to see God create everything by any chance? Because if not, you're making a fool of yourself.

[@jesse123185]

CS you're incredibly insightful and sharp. I was stunned when I watched one of your videos and found out you were only 17 at the time. Great channel and another great video

[@carterhandel2235]

Been watching you on and off for a bit now but your answer to which religion you'd choose if you had to choose one made me subscribe. Too fuckin' funny/true.

[@TerrenceRollins]

For people who don't know what that political chart meant, he's basically a liberal/centrist libertarian.

[@RonanAquilius]

libertarianism and the unregulated free market are right wing ideals though so im guessing that would push him more to the right

[@ReconNarwhal]

It’s so cool finding individuals whom you respect intellectually within your field of study (Poli Sci and Philosophy). One thing I still struggle with in my college endeavors is giving my own 2 cents on the arguments of well-educated scholars. When someone’s rhetorical prowess far outstrips my own, I find that it’s hard to resist simply agreeing with them without raising objections or prying for further exploration. I think perhaps separating the arguments from their author and looking at them objectively should rectify this problem to an extent.

[@rucrazy1352]

Keep it up kid, I like your stuff I like a lot of the people on KZbin videos, you fit right in there pretty good. You know your facts and are seeking to learn constantly. From and old man in Kentucky, our Governors pushing the Bible big time in our schools. We have to save our children and grandchildren from Forced religion on them #Public schools are no place for religion.#

[@turvytophat7470]

rucrazy1352 I live in Kentucky and I am a kid in the public system, thanks. I'm currently doing research on how kids learn so I can present it to the school bord and make projects/working with your hands part of the grade because I mean did lecturers work for you?

[@rucrazy1352]

I think working on some kind of project with your hands, is more important than any lecture. It's just the way I feel

[@turvytophat7470]

rucrazy1352 ya it teaches you the practical applications as well

[@gonzadiazsola]

Kid

[@tompalmer5986]

I'm from Oklahoma, and all the architecture in Europe blew my mind when I was there with the army. However, when I saw Versaille I was disappointed, but when I saw The Residenz in Wurzburg, Germany I had such a sense of discovery. It was great.

[@RadTrashed]

Wow! You and I really close on the political compass. Recently discovered your channel through a friend of mine. I seriously acknowledge your intellect, and I also really enjoy the subjects you speak about and expand upon as well. You got a new sub.

[@confusioniskey6056]

"And the Bible." LMAO I DIED LAUGHING

[@sshole1897]

"What Is The Worst Religion?" "In modern times? Islam." I saved you 9 minutes

[@shakir6833]

well that's is not really true. he said that islam is most flawed in terms of the people who follow it basically referring to the culture especially in the middle east. and then said that the bible can be argued to be more flawed on the basis of just the scripture.

[@bestrafung2754]

@@GamesnChips Stop misusing the term 'Islamophobic'. He is simply criticising the religion and has every right to, it's not bigoted. If he hated on normal Muslims, then it would be bigoted. The same goes for anti-Christianity and antisemitism. They are real but the terms are overused by religious people wanting to be offended by something. Islam also says a lot of nasty things about different religions, women, homosexuals, non-believers and many other groups of people, so Islam is the real bigoted religion here.

[@onlyincompetentsbelieveing9460]

I hate all religions (besides Jainism) but I hate Christians and Catholics the most.

[@crystadarkkaiser2565]

@@bestrafung2754 I have many Muslim friends that said the hating phrases are not meant as they looked. They argue that those phrases are in old Arabic and they indicate other meanings and have they have stories about them. They also said many Muslims don't believe on hating others and, as Alex said, only dumb people would hate others.. I think we should hate on people who hate others and do bad things and not hating the good people and they there religions.

[@thegoodlistenerslistenwell2646]

@@crystadarkkaiser2565 hating is bad, let's hate the haters, and birn their houses! Lol hypocrites are funny. So many muslims and Christians claim the book means things other than what it says and you need gods guidance...dont be an idiot. That's some little kid saying, nu uh, over and over. Its calling lying. If you can read words ream them yourself.

[@patkawasaki]

A good reason for reading the bible is that you'll get far more of the jokes in 'Life of Brian'.

[@mirage7908]

My intense agreement with you on religious beliefs, epistemology & rationalism is chanceless shatterd by your act of putting Episode II the last of the list

[@studio-flash]

I love your channel..the videos of the ACA with Matt Dillahunty were immense. For someone so young your intelligence is ..wow..thats all i can say...wow!!!

[@purplecarnations7245]

oh so you're not only intelligent and attractive but also musically talented? cool. btw awesome video!

[@andrebaixo07]

Alex: If I was to learn a new language, I'd certainly learn German. I don't know why. Me: Laughs in NIETZSCHEan...

[@basbruines890]

100K DRAWER REVEAL BBY

[@mankind-redefined1982]

I mean not to sound pretentious, but I live in a particularly rural area in the American country and out of my flock of friends and family, I rarely find a soul who exhibits overall intelligence that is on par or exceeds my own. I say that not out of pride, but out of dismay, I certainly wish there were more individuals with an intellectual arsenal as impressive as yours in my vicinity. Very nice channel, keep doing what you're doing. You have certainly earned a subscriber.

[@Absolute-Zer0]

I love your channel. Really. Please keep making videos. And by the way learning German is pretty easy for an English speaker. Both are Germanic lenguages and have quite some similarities. I see that vice versa. I'm from Germany and you and some other KZbin channels help me so much in learning, writing, speaking and understanding English. And history is so fun. Learning what has led to our modern life and which persons and actions had most influence is so fun. I love it. I'm totally obsessed with history. History, politics, religion, cultures, science, lenguages and literature are all things I love to learn more about to understand the world a little better. And you really help me to achieve this through your videos. Thank you Alex.

[@PiyushSharma-hy2ej]

If I'm being forced to choose a religion, then definitely I will choose Buddhism

[@Prithvikalra660]

Same :)

[@ira1420]

7:08 same exact spot! Happy to have your same spot!

[@RustyTube]

As a former Rome-trained Catholic priest, I think the best argument against the existence of god is that for so many centuries the most brilliant minds of their time dedicated their entire lives to prove its existence, but they all failed.

[@chrisbarlow2131]

The Catholic church, in fact all of Christendom have hidden Gods personal name, Jehovah, from their people and removed it from the Bible, replacing it with titles such as Lord. If they can't be trusted to even reveal his name, they can't be trusted to tell you anything else spiritual. The Bible try is Gods Word. Christendom has paid it lip service at best. Shameful.

[@gordongoodman8342]

"I thank you Farher, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes."

[@Beere7]

oh you would like to learn german? I don't know why, but it makes me happy to hear that someone thinks my mother tongue is appealing! I hear so many bad things about the german language, like "it sounds harsh" or "angry". I would love to help you learn german if you want to. :)

[@norwalltino]

Usually, I'm annoyed by the always put on background muzic when somebody speaks, but honestly you make it in a different way and I love your background music just now, it suits your letter.

[@bojandimovski1504]

When you find out that bae also knows how to sing *-*

[@jonathancissoko4225]

I agree with most of your thought processes... however, I'm really interested in hearing more of your views regarding consciousness. Couldn't quantum field exploration reveal some yet misunderstood mechanisms about consciousness? What if once individually generated by a brain, consciousness had the ability to connect to a wider spectrum of reality defying time and space..? Just personal views, so really interested by the discussion. congrats on your channel ;)

[@punkonthego]

Jonathan Cissoko I don't think you know what you are saying, but I am interested in learning if you do.

[@jonathancissoko4225]

Hey punkonthego, I extrapolate John Hagelin's thesis that the unified field could be pure consciousness due to the patterns that they both apparently share. But truly, this is more a question regarding the very nature of consciousness seemingly adopting a wave/particles behavior, which is interesting to me(personal views again ;)). I dont have diplomas, I'm not a scientist, I'm just reading stuff and trying to make sense of it, so if you know what we are talking about, please develop, I am really interested in learning what you do know. peace

[@punkonthego]

I value what Hagelin has done for theoretical physics, but his views on connections between consciousness and unified field theory are unfounded. His position has roots taken from other less than tenuous sources and ideologues. Just know that his claim is not supported by other physicists and isn't scientifically backed.

[@jonathancissoko4225]

Hey man! I actually do agree 100% with everything you just said. I think Hagelin is trying to do an honest work(at least he seems to), but I also think he jumps too fast to conclusions without the whole scientific evidence to support it. I agree too, probably more than you think, that the roots of his positions have truly questionable sources(for most of them anyway). However, shall we entirely dismiss the possibility that science could still prove his theory right? or something approximating? Intuitively, consciousness to me, could be studied through the lens of quantum physics..

[@punkonthego]

Why not try neurology?

[@TECHNICALLYmeYK]

Ohhhhh you just earned more of my affection by saying German, I am german. ^^

[@aktab9]

He said that the Bible was one of his favorite fiction books. I love that moment.

[@muskannm1342]

just recently i started watching your videos and they are great , got to learn a lot from you and i have to say this i have developed crush on you ! 😍 you are doing great work , keep it up .

[@maxsimes]

"so man created god" i like that quote also its a pity that i couldnt have philosophy or sociology as subjects in school... i would really like to..

[@paulpiotor]

The cosmic skeptic is REALLY CUTE. Okay, I just had to get that out of the way ...

[@theotherone3855]

"At least then I could become a pastor and become a millionaire." - CosmicSkeptic; 2017

[@braden_m]

You’ve got way over 100K subscribers. Bring the drawers back!!!!!!

[@kd1s]

I remember when the Boston MFA had Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese exhibit - they had the suffering of St. Jerome. The color was awesome and the story I had to chuckle.

[@bonniejunk]

2 years later, your sub count has tripled. Nice!

[@kath.1060]

At this point I think the drawers have their own fan club...

[@jrthehunter4309]

Whoever was the #80,000 come forward

[@CosmicSkeptic]

They guy actually tweeted at me, he had screenshots to prove it.

[@jrthehunter4309]

***** oh nice. Good luck on 100k

[@G33K01345]

So in other words he was a subscriber, unsubbed, then timed his re-sub for personal glory.

[@SWTobito0702]

Alex, I am now convinced that you are a near perfect potential romantic partner and whoever becomes/is your S.O. is one of the luckiest people alive. Like seriously, is there anything you actually can't do?

[@SWTobito0702]

@@person10 Well, that depends. The weakend off version which feminist muslims try to portray or the version full of verses where it is commanded to kill a certain type of people because they exist?

[@ajmeyers5661]

Asking "what are you politics?" puts me in mind of a joke Hitchens used to tell: a guy is sitting in his car in some out of the way part of 1980's Northern Ireland when a masked man with a gun rocks up and asks "Protestant or Catholic?"

[@Freemanjacobt]

Learn Australian English!!!

[@ComradeDragon1957]

+Mike It's like british english spoken by hillbillies with retarded slang. Then what's American English?

[@Scoffslaphead72]

TheCommunistDragon gibberish

[@foodfrogs6052]

TheCommunistDragon fries

[@whatshisnamegain1]

Jacob Freeman I love that you have a triskell as your profile picture!

[@Freemanjacobt]

What's Their Name Again? Thank you!

[@jeremyfedewa1605]

Please do a video on natural selection, it's super interesting to me.

[@kyleweston5302]

He sounded like Kenobi when he said “Hello there”

[@bfallon7076]

We have almost identical political alignments and for some reason that makes me rather happy.

[@afrikasmith1049]

I used to think that atheist in general were super savage aggressive against believing in God the same way some guy tells you not to trust silicone valley while trying to act smarter than he really is, but this guy proved the opposite. He understands that things like an afterlife is comforting but disagrees with religious beliefs based on scientific evidence with a precise speech and intelligence that I bet most couldn't match. KZbin would be a better place if there were more people like this guy.