It’s a damn shame. That a country who supposedly controls its own destiny. Allows public education to get so bad. That a lot of students can’t even read. It’s our political system that has f’ed this country up. Corruption is rampant.
The problem of students today is due to the problems of the students from yesterday. It's all one big domino chain falling down since religious fundamentalism and nationalism started.
I saw this BRILLIANT Man at Milwaukee's "Summer Fest" WAAAYYY BACK when he was just starting out and on smaller "Free Stages". I was front row... had never seen him... and I heard some people say how "damned funny he is"! And so... I took a seat in the shade from the hot summer sun... And DAMNED NEAR HAD A BRAIN EXPLOTION From LAUGHING SO FUCKING HARD! He even kind of "Heckled" me saying, "If this poor bastard's head doesn't explode... it will be a Fucking Miricale!" I got to meet him afterwards and TOLD him how he just made my day! I've been a HUGE FAN and seen him MANY TIMES Since! One of the GREATS in my opinion!!!
The difference is the Jews just didn't clue into the fact that God had decided to retire and go fishing - has passed the religious business onto his hippie son, which was then quickly grabbed up by the Italians...
@@jackclingenpeel5020 It's a real shame Jesus isn't a RUclipsr & Tik Toker etc... He's got millions of gullible followers who'll do anything he says... Whoa!! Wait! THAT gives ME an Idea...
Lewis Black is a writer and performer with effing courage. Just watched his performance re onset of Covid and the mask controversy. Knocked my socks off & I don’t wear socks. He is a hero IME.
Why should my comments be any less repetitious than the google's offensive and unstoppable ads? Only one question for RUclips: Does anyone really think more frequent and more offensive ads can lead to profit?
My 85 year old mother, a devout Southern Baptist, informed the family Trump was another Mussolini the day Trump announced he was running for POTUS in 2016
Your mother is obviously a very intelligent woman. I 100% agree. It is concerning that there are so many Americans who lack the mental ability to see that conniving ass for what he really is.
Tax exemptions for religious institutions means they don't have to support National Defense, local police, fire departments, etc. but they surely benefit from them. Guess who picks up the tab.
Many churches are also actively promoting political candidates, which is supposed to be illegal. Trying to influence voters to elect people who will promote their religious values through laws for our society is an attempt to force their doctrine upon us all.
@@rsteeb For the same reason it's almost impossible to elect an atheist to any national office, religion has become a litmus test for the populace. The people in position to check the ever expanding power of religion won't do so because they fear losing office and the backlash that would inevitably follow the announcement of an investigation of a religious organizations practices. The persecution complex would reach heights never seen before. I wish there were methods for an ordinary citizen to pressure the legal system into investigating what appear to be obvious violations of the law, but the system doesn't work like that
I dated an Apostolic bishop’s daughter in college and got baptized into her faith. For frame of reference on how time makes fools of us all, I’m now an openly queer transgender atheist and sexual health consultant, and she’s a lifestyle/pilates RUclipsr with
@@calvinsimpson1301 You have a much cooler name than he did, and now he’s trapped in a sexless marriage with a narcissist who thinks she’s a RUclipsr, so we all win. 🥸😇
@@jackisgallant I would not mind seeing it for myself but the thought of giving these crazies money to fund their cause is too much. I won't fund them. The crazy is easy to see on youtube from others.
@Eastern fence Lizard NOPE your thinking of Kent Hovind the other creation nut that lives in Florida that was released from prison in 2015 after serving 10 years time for tax fraud. He got arrested for domestic assault against his wife. Ken Ham got Satired by The Babylon Bee. Ken Ham recently arrested on suspicion of vandalism after adding notices to signs around the Grand Canyon to indicate it was just 4400 years old? Of course not: even though it would be funny if it was true, it is actually false. The entire thing was made up by a religiously themed satire website.
The kid I help babysit (not yet 4 yr.old at the time) was excited to show me the books he selected at the library. He holds up books on dinosaurs, reptiles, turtles. and one on evolution. This kid is facinating. Thanks for the laughs - I really needed it.
So far so good. Now if he can just manage to get through life not afraid of death and the nothingness after it (that we aren't around anymore to even be conscious of) and the need to run to an imaginary parent figure all his life (use therapy and learn self soothing and emotional and stress processing techniques instead), the kid should hopefully be okay. I'm not anti - religion actually, it all depends on how and what someone uses it for. As an excuse not to think for themselves and to not rely on themselves and common sense and science, as an excuse to judge others in order to feel better about themselves instead of just fixing their stuff, etc, aren't high on my list.
@@Bullzeye1000yds What book is written by a lawyer? The only natural science books I've ever seen that were written by non-scientists, or scientists writing out of their fields, were written by creationist apologists.
I was in the middle of eating a choc cream pie/cheese cake at that very moment. It must be a sign!!!! I need to start a religion/cult based on desserts and confections.
So many of us are angry and dismayed at the unimaginable stupidity that pops up almost on a daily basis, but Lewis expresses that anger for us and helps us laugh at it.
No, he is the stupidity that pops up on a daily basis. Jesus didn’t say follow Me and everything will be great. He said follow me and you will be persecuted.
@@paulcooper1223 Christians today are simply mocked. Early Christians had it much, much worse. My issue with Black here is that his poor attempt at humor paints Jesus as a happy go lucky, naive guy making everything so great in the world. Not close at all.
Lewis Black travels from town to town in a kitted out bus playing pinochle with his crew and generally enjoying his life. We're blessed to have his voice.
One of very best friends I met 16 yrs ago. I liked her right away because I told her something Black said and she cracked up laughing! She got the joke!
Was taught the Bible at the same time I was watching Wild Kingdom with my mom (a naturalist)...My challenging questions to my Sunday school teacher regarding the story of Noah alone, she finally threw up her arms told me it's a matter of faith. My next statement was in regard to Santa, the Easter Bunny and tooth fairy my disappointment and loss of faith I held in my folks when I discovered fantasy vs reality. She asked me to leave her class. The following reality based discussions with my mother were fascinating...in a nutshell, she told me the more I exposed myself to various experiences, question what I'm told the more you learn to discern fantasy (ie misinformation) and reality, the more faith you will develop in yourself and your ability to function in the real world. To say I was a gadfly throughout my public education would be an understatement. By the time passed both my folks passed, pain in the ass that I presented, I actually had learned a thing or two from them, perhaps as important they actually learned a thing or two from me.
I lost my cultural cherry in the 8th grade. I went to school for three more years and messed with their heads as much as I could. Ya had to be careful. They would hit you with a board. I still have PTSD from the whole rotten experience. 😂😂
I was an independent and critical thinker from a very early age challenging my mother's desire to indoctrinate me into religion. Later in my teens my mother chose religion over family by joining the JWs. Sure she was there and kind but not willing to be a truely active participant in my journey through youth. Truth of the matter is religion is a crutch for the indoctrinated, weak- minded individuals who lack the mental toughness, intelligence, and fortitude to succeed in a challenging and often harsh world. If you think some higher being is there like a big brother watching over you then maybe you won't crumple under adversity or succumb to temptation. Of course the later is laughable because religious individuals are some the most hypocritical individuals. Whether you are grossly overweight, promiscuous, debt-ridden, lazy, etc. you are always forgiven for such sins/indiscretions so there is less guilt. All I have to say is what a crock of shit. The only biblical verse to me that has overarching relevance is "You reap what you sow."
Yeah, I was one those too in Sunday School, always asking questions with answers that fell flat, even went to the Preacher with a few. Also ran out of the Church when my Mom tried to make me join.
"Amateurs built the Ark, but professionals built the Titanic." Yeah, thing is, we've actually found the Titanic, so there's evidence it actually existed.
I got talked into going to the Creation Museum in Kentucky and it was definitely a Hoot. Large numbers of church busses in the parking lot discharging people who were excited to be at the Promise Land. They had a huge gift shop selling all types of God related trinkets. There was a Zipline on the grounds so they could go zipping for Jesus. They had a phenomenal garden so everyone could see what the actual Garden of Eden looked like for Adam & Eve. They sold food and ice cream cones just to make sure the believers didn’t starve while checking out where they were created. If they would have sold adult beverages that would have made it Real for me.
@@raymondmuench3266 You’re sure right. I couldn’t get over how commercialized it was. The admission price was what I considered a ripoff. Maybe you heard that they built a replica of The Ark not far away from the Creation Museum. I haven’t been there but I’m impressed the Noah did leave the blue prints for it.
Does the Creation (&/or Ark) museums illustrate the Biblical incest "necessary" to populate the earth? Let's build a "Three Little Pigs Meet Goldilocks" museum. American religious zealots are amusing...when they're not infringing on the rights of others.
I don't know where to go to get away from the religious nutters and Republicans. My home state of Ohio has gone red and religious. So I'm staying put in FL where the weather is lovely and I just ignore the god-botherers 🤷
@@asherikamichaela8425 I thank you for the warning, though I've already seen some examples of what you mean. All along the Ohio River, the attitudes of people living on either side seem identical, unwelcoming to those who don't look like them or don't think like them. Since you're kind enough to warn others I assume that you don't share their limited view on life. How do you keep going? Is it just a matter of keeping your head down and moving forward? I have been in situations where I know I don't fit in, like having to attend Pentecostal church services for a week and a half by our care givers while our parents were on vacation. Even at the age of 11 I knew that I didn't belong there, didn't share their thinking. I ask these questions out of curiosity, a human trait that will sometimes get me into trouble, like that kid that won't stop asking "why" on a seemingly endless loop. Thanks for your time peace
The most under appreciated creative artists are those who put together words and graphics to communicate to the public complex subjects and beak it down so that millions of people with varying education levels could understand the issue at hand.
But none are issues at hand. Just an hurt boy that wasn't acknowledged.good, this is what keeps his audience minimal. I will pray for him to his God, Yahweh that they followed through the desert for 40 years and never figured out he was the devil trying to kill them all. And he's angry at God. Wake up.read a book. Sir. Strange how atheists spend so much time condemning that which he claims doesn't exist.
I suggest you sort out an Irish comedian called Dave Allen , sadly no longer with us . There’s at least a couple of videos on RUclips entitled Dave Allen on religion . In particular his stories on Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden are absolutely hilarious .
As a Religious Left & a Lewis Black fan I must confess I really needed this video, I feel purged. A compilation of scripture, bad attitude & humor all rolled into 1. Thank you, Mr. Black.
Now if you could just drop the religion altogether, that would be a real purge. Come on, you don't believe in any other god but your own, so what difference would it make to abandon that one last god ?
Love your comedic pauses. I saw a clip about turning tv on Sunday mornings and finding priests reciting from, "our book." "There are Jews who walk among us...can interpret...for a price." I say that you, @Lewisblack, are priceless.
Mr Black, you MUST read “Lamb- the story of Jesus according to his best friend Biff” It’s by Christopher Moore. It s brilliant and makes a lot more sense than the Bible!!
"Two Corinthians" vs. Second Corinthians reminds of a local radio host (in Romania, where I live) who said "Kim Jong, the second" instead of King Jong-Il lmfao.
Went to nothing but Catholic schools in Texas (college was my first time out of them), read every single book in the Bible, had to write frickin' research papers about it during high school. And yes, I am an atheist for it, have been left permanently damaged by the experience, and I *love* using the Bible against evangelicals because nothing infuriates evangelicals more than someone who actually knows what is in the Bible (it easily surpasses their antisemitism, Islamaphobia, and gay-bashing).
My son told me once that he was an atheist. I said, 'No, you're not. You're agnostic.' He says, 'What's the difference?' I said, 'Atheists aren't mad at God.' We had quite a spirited discussion after that.
If you're interacting with a person who's an antisemitic, they aren't are a real evangelical. Same for an Islamaphobic person. Telling someone that the Bible says (and it does, since you've read it,) that people whom pursue homosexuality as a lifestyle probably aren't going to heaven, isn't gay-bashing. ✨
@@theonlytruetuhlulah9062 Thank you for proving my point. What's next, you going to through the same single verse from Leviticus, all while leaving out how the first 18 verses of the chapter it is from pertain to spelling out all kinds of incest? Or how in the next chapter over, it states, "do not put on a garment woven with two different kinds of thread"? And I find it funny how evangelicals always quote the Old Testament while, outside of Revelations, taking only one or two verses out of anywhere in the New Testament and always out of context. How about you crack open that Bible for once - you know, that book that's been sitting around collecting dust for many years now? At the very least, doing so will let the bats out. I'd then suggest you read and compare it to the Torah or the Quran, but you'd probably burn those before you'd ever contemplate reading them.
@@theonlytruetuhlulah9062 Oh, and one last detail that you probably didn't know, the last book of the Bible was estimated to have been written around 200 AD, while the very first Bible ever compiled - yes, *compiled* - was in 400 AD, and that is after they spent years poorly translating every book selected into Latin. You can get any book to say anything, especially when you have pretty big language barriers to help hide what was originally written - after it had already been altered and changed over centuries of oral tradition before finally being written down.
R U insane? He would hate that thought... AND no god gets credit for hard work humans do.. no god needed... unless it wants to stop gun violence etc... nah.. see.
@@morbidmanmusicExactly. God came down from the sky to make some guy kill his sons for a lark, but is quiet during scores of violent slaughter throughout 2000+ years? Why bother with him lol
Does that modern arc they built with tax incentives also include the 4000 species of termite that the original apparently had? How are they doing after a year?
As someone who leans to the right,and a Torah observant reverend, this video is hilarious and I've been a fan of Lewis Black for years. And being originally from Syracuse New York myself the whole time this video is playing I'm doing nothing but laughing. Let's all get our sense of humors back folks and not be Herculic victims and appreciate good comedy
Ha ha! When he said canned ham🤣! She was saying Kenneth Hamm, the guy behind building the Ark encounter. But I think canned ham fits better, I'm going to start calling him that from now on.
Ham; one of Noah's sons. Then there's the forgotten black sheep of the family, Spam. So glad Ken Ham left Australia for the US. He's from the state of Queensland, which we call the deep north as it seems to have a greater proportion of conservative christians than the rest of the country.
@@333halfangel3 The Bhagavad Gita doesn't lead people to God, it leads them to self. It has a lot kore competition today than it did when it was written.
@@333halfangel3 Maybe he used it to justify his separation from God. Having a book that turns the truth of existence into a mythological tale is a "holy" book for atheists.
His religious commentary is definitely much more hilarious in stand up form. I read his book Me Of Little Faith and thought it was just alright. But this video is gold.
Mr. Black,I appreciate all your expressions-I agree with you.I was Army Engineer thru 3 yrs, trained at Fort Leonard Wood- MO',U'DON'T LEAVE FLW'until U PROVE what U R TAUGHT':"SHOW-ME"-I HAVE MUCH RESPECT FOR THOSE TWO WORDS,I'm now 66'and still think'some Dysfunctional Dyslexic people wrote in the Bible, I read'Man in the mirror too-also sounds'like repetitious Ga-ga'..Thanks for ur' humor-Sir, humor is TRUTH 😊 ..MO'
I remember back in the 1960s they taught "the Bible as literature" in public school. It was clear that mentioning that it was full of supernatural nonsense would have gotten me suspended. So, teaching "Lady Chatterly's Lover" as literature should be just fine. Ideas are innocent, right?
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As a teacher, I have never heard anything more true than Mr. Black's statement in reference to the students of today, "Be afraid. Be very afraid."
Entitled bubble wrapped snow flakes with helicopter parents. It's not going to end well.
It’s a damn shame. That a country who supposedly controls its own destiny. Allows public education to get so bad. That a lot of students can’t even read. It’s our political system that has f’ed this country up. Corruption is rampant.
But his take on the 2020 election,and climate change is way off. 97% is the thing that gives him up.
The problem of students today is due to the problems of the students from yesterday. It's all one big domino chain falling down since religious fundamentalism and nationalism started.
I think Lewis needs to write another book. "HOW TO FUCKING THINK! For Dummies"
For Ages 4 And Up. (And You're Gonna LOVE The Pro Tips!)
"watching The Flintstones as if it was a documentary" is still my favorite Lewis Black line.
🤣🤣
😂😂😂
Wait, what? It's not real?? TV is a lie???
I like when he said, “What the fuck do Christians know about the Old Testament? It IS OUR BOOK & you’re ALL WRONG ABOUT IT!”
Ha ha ha ha ha ha
The ark in Kentucky was damaged by flooding a couple of years ago, which I find hilarious.
The irony is delicious. 😂🤣
Don't they see that as a sign?
If it weren't for irony, I couldn't face the future. This example will be good for weeks! Thank you. 😄😂😄
They wanted to put a zoo in the ark but the smell was so bad because the vents were not strong enough to keep the tourists from getting sick.
@@quakers200 Ham's apparently in some legal/financial trouble over it too, from what I've seen.
As a former Christian, this is refreshing.
Luke 15:11
@@user-cn6cr1oy1y Donald 24:19
Yesss😂
I so agree
You never were a Christian.
The fact cheese cake guy got THAT many laughs from lewis himself is telling to me honestly. Absolutely fantastic rant on his part
I met Mr. Black years ago show at Fargo ND Fargo theater love this guy
I saw this BRILLIANT Man at Milwaukee's "Summer Fest" WAAAYYY BACK when he was just starting out and on smaller "Free Stages".
I was front row... had never seen him... and I heard some people say how "damned funny he is"! And so... I took a seat in the shade from the hot summer sun...
And DAMNED NEAR HAD A BRAIN EXPLOTION From LAUGHING SO FUCKING HARD! He even kind of "Heckled" me saying, "If this poor bastard's head doesn't explode... it will be a Fucking Miricale!" I got to meet him afterwards and TOLD him how he just made my day!
I've been a HUGE FAN and seen him MANY TIMES Since!
One of the GREATS in my opinion!!!
The difference is the Jews just didn't clue into the fact that God had decided to retire and go fishing - has passed the religious business onto his hippie son, which was then quickly grabbed up by the Italians...
Italians & their apples imr? 🤷
It didn’t end well for him either.
@@jackclingenpeel5020 It's a real shame Jesus isn't a RUclipsr & Tik Toker etc... He's got millions of gullible followers who'll do anything he says... Whoa!! Wait! THAT gives ME an Idea...
I love Lewis Black. He's always so cheerful.
Yeah, he's a real Polyanna...
Except at different points in the movie “Unaccompanied Minors” where he would loose his temper :D LOL he played Oliver Porter
😂
@@michaelgatien4277 g guy 6yyyyy66y6y6
I ♥️ him because he's NOT😅🤣
"Tell them you're going to push them off the earth one day" I'm screaming from that one 😭😭😭
No doubt!!! I have to remember that one.
Eve didnt eat the apple she blew him Satan charmed her and seduced her get picture
@KRAP-TV 77 . What's amazing is how people make retarded statements thinking they were clever.
@@beedee9534 Where can I book her?
@@brucewagner4394 Humans are scum period we are no different than the animals
Lewis Black is a writer and performer with effing courage. Just watched his performance re onset of Covid and the mask controversy. Knocked my socks off & I don’t wear socks. He is a hero IME.
Mr. Black is a national treasure.
Pastor Lewis working the mic again..who knew he was such a holy man...this rant just grabbs your boo boo...outragelusly brilliant...
A true master of his craft, love me some Lewis Black his humor keeps me sane.
This is the first time I've seen his act. He's fantastic!
@@Marchant2 ok
@jascam1 Sane indeed, best medicine I've ever tried.
Why should my comments be any less repetitious than the google's offensive and unstoppable ads?
Only one question for RUclips:
Does anyone really think more frequent and more offensive ads can lead to profit?
My wife doesn't like this video. I'm watching it again
yall still good?
@@bones_jones1756 Unlikely. :(
😂😂😂😂😂!
@@bones_jones1756 a "haha i hate mah wife" joke is never a good sign
So is she a believer and you’re an atheist? I’m a proud atheist so I love this video.
Jotham the father of Ahaz was born just off I-95 exit 261. Word on the street is he taught dinosaurs how to skateboard. Bless
😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍
Hahaha 😆😆😆 Hahaha!
ROFLMAO...thx
But Bill Burr said that some dirty white kid in Santa Monica came up with skateboarding…I think you are reading the Bible wrong…
Bwahahahaha! Hysterical!
My 85 year old mother, a devout Southern Baptist, informed the family Trump was another Mussolini the day Trump announced he was running for POTUS in 2016
Your mother is obviously a very intelligent woman.
I 100% agree. It is concerning that there are so many Americans who lack the mental ability to see that conniving ass for what he really is.
Your grandmother is wise far beyond her 85yrs. I'm 77yrs old and said the exact same thing. I'm in good company yes ?
My grandfather thought Trump was a POS.....in 1985.
He had a 6th grade education.
Great comparison he is trash.
Smart lady God bless her
Tax exemptions for religious institutions means they don't have to support National Defense, local police, fire departments, etc. but they surely benefit from them. Guess who picks up the tab.
Many churches are also actively promoting political candidates, which is supposed to be illegal. Trying to influence voters to elect people who will promote their religious values through laws for our society is an attempt to force their doctrine upon us all.
Well, as Mr. Black would (and has) express it....SON OF A BITCH!!!!!
So why TF does promulgating fantasy qualify for a tax exemption in the first place?
@@rsteeb For the same reason it's almost impossible to elect an atheist to any national office, religion has become a litmus test for the populace. The people in position to check the ever expanding power of religion won't do so because they fear losing office and the backlash that would inevitably follow the announcement of an investigation of a religious organizations practices. The persecution complex would reach heights never seen before. I wish there were methods for an ordinary citizen to pressure the legal system into investigating what appear to be obvious violations of the law, but the system doesn't work like that
"Churches" which support political ideology should not get the tax exemption.
I am an ordained deacon in apostolic succession.....100% approve of Lewis' message. 🙂
I dated an Apostolic bishop’s daughter in college and got baptized into her faith. For frame of reference on how time makes fools of us all, I’m now an openly queer transgender atheist and sexual health consultant, and she’s a lifestyle/pilates RUclipsr with
@@1cr19 I'm balding at 32 and that last part was unnecessary lol
@@calvinsimpson1301 You have a much cooler name than he did, and now he’s trapped in a sexless marriage with a narcissist who thinks she’s a RUclipsr, so we all win. 🥸😇
I stay away from believers. I find people who are religious simply cult followers.
@calvinsimpson1301 Yeah, I agree. Unless we're making fun of Tim Poole, it's not cool.
If the cheesecake guy doesn't get free tickets for life, there is no justice in this world! What an absolute gem!!
The Ark at the Ark encounter is sitting on 102 concrete piers and filed an insurance claim for flood damage in 2018.
@@jackisgallant I would not mind seeing it for myself but the thought of giving these crazies money to fund their cause is too much. I won't fund them. The crazy is easy to see on youtube from others.
@Eastern fence Lizard NOPE your thinking of Kent Hovind the other creation nut that lives in Florida that was released from prison in 2015 after serving 10 years time for tax fraud. He got arrested for domestic assault against his wife.
Ken Ham got Satired by The Babylon Bee. Ken Ham recently arrested on suspicion of vandalism after adding notices to signs around the Grand Canyon to indicate it was just 4400 years old? Of course not: even though it would be funny if it was true, it is actually false. The entire thing was made up by a religiously themed satire website.
It is not even an "ark".
It's a BUILDING made to LOOK LIKE a boat...
And it's in the middle of the desert...
@Eastern fence Lizard
That's Kent Hovind, not Ken Ham.
@@jackisgallant
WHY?!?
He is a legend!
I love how Luis calls Ken Ham "canned ham." 😂
Welp canned is in jail LOL
*Lewis
@@heribertosarmiento1265 So Canned Ham is in the can.
@@gamesman0118 so Ken spam LOL
@@heribertosarmiento1265 it is kent hovind that was in jail for.body slamming his wife
The kid I help babysit (not yet 4 yr.old at the time) was excited to show me the books he selected at the library. He holds up books on dinosaurs, reptiles, turtles. and one on evolution. This kid is facinating. Thanks for the laughs - I really needed it.
The child did not succumb to "gods-believers".
Good job.
So far so good. Now if he can just manage to get through life not afraid of death and the nothingness after it (that we aren't around anymore to even be conscious of) and the need to run to an imaginary parent figure all his life (use therapy and learn self soothing and emotional and stress processing techniques instead), the kid should hopefully be okay.
I'm not anti - religion actually, it all depends on how and what someone uses it for. As an excuse not to think for themselves and to not rely on themselves and common sense and science, as an excuse to judge others in order to feel better about themselves instead of just fixing their stuff, etc, aren't high on my list.
Hope he enjoys the book written by a LAWYER.
@@Bullzeye1000yds What book is written by a lawyer? The only natural science books I've ever seen that were written by non-scientists, or scientists writing out of their fields, were written by creationist apologists.
7:40 the cheesecake rant is absolutely epic. Thank you Joseph!
That was pure gold!!! 🤣
I was in the middle of eating a choc cream pie/cheese cake at that very moment. It must be a sign!!!! I need to start a religion/cult based on desserts and confections.
@@alphabravo8703 if the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster can exist, why can't the Church of Cheesecake?
I ABASAFUCK'NLUTELY Love CHEESECAKE!
Just as I was about to post 7:41 😆 this comment pops up 💙 thank you
Best use of religion is comedy source material, well done.
So many of us are angry and dismayed at the unimaginable stupidity that pops up almost on a daily basis, but Lewis expresses that anger for us and helps us laugh at it.
No, he is the stupidity that pops up on a daily basis. Jesus didn’t say follow Me and everything will be great. He said follow me and you will be persecuted.
@@wesheiser7531 Persecuted?
If you think the Ark was real or the Earth is 6000 years old, you're not being persecuted: you're being openly mocked.
@@paulcooper1223 Christians today are simply mocked. Early Christians had it much, much worse. My issue with Black here is that his poor attempt at humor paints Jesus as a happy go lucky, naive guy making everything so great in the world. Not close at all.
@@wesheiser7531
Oh oh... so much of the not being able to handle not being special....
@@WilbertLek ??
Lewis Black is a National treasure!
Which nation?
@@differentdreamer7317-The U.S. of course.
@@flwrfan1752 We have to have some treasures. 😆
Lewis Black travels from town to town in a kitted out bus playing pinochle with his crew and generally enjoying his life. We're blessed to have his voice.
This sounds like a great life.
I wish I could get up on stage and rant like that.
One of very best friends I met 16 yrs ago. I liked her right away because I told her something Black said and she cracked up laughing! She got the joke!
In my family, growing up meant learning pinochle.
Was taught the Bible at the same time I was watching Wild Kingdom with my mom (a naturalist)...My challenging questions to my Sunday school teacher regarding the story of Noah alone, she finally threw up her arms told me it's a matter of faith. My next statement was in regard to Santa, the Easter Bunny and tooth fairy my disappointment and loss of faith I held in my folks when I discovered fantasy vs reality. She asked me to leave her class. The following reality based discussions with my mother were fascinating...in a nutshell, she told me the more I exposed myself to various experiences, question what I'm told the more you learn to discern fantasy (ie misinformation) and reality, the more faith you will develop in yourself and your ability to function in the real world. To say I was a gadfly throughout my public education would be an understatement. By the time passed both my folks passed, pain in the ass that I presented, I actually had learned a thing or two from them, perhaps as important they actually learned a thing or two from me.
Hello Jane and how are you doing?
I lost my cultural cherry in the 8th grade. I went to school for three more years and messed with their heads as much as I could. Ya had to be careful. They would hit you with a board.
I still have PTSD from the whole rotten experience. 😂😂
I was an independent and critical thinker from a very early age challenging my mother's desire to indoctrinate me into religion. Later in my teens my mother chose religion over family by joining the JWs. Sure she was there and kind but not willing to be a truely active participant in my journey through youth. Truth of the matter is religion is a crutch for the indoctrinated, weak- minded individuals who lack the mental toughness, intelligence, and fortitude to succeed in a challenging and often harsh world. If you think some higher being is there like a big brother watching over you then maybe you won't crumple under adversity or succumb to temptation. Of course the later is laughable because religious individuals are some the most hypocritical individuals. Whether you are grossly overweight, promiscuous, debt-ridden, lazy, etc. you are always forgiven for such sins/indiscretions so there is less guilt. All I have to say is what a crock of shit. The only biblical verse to me that has overarching relevance is "You reap what you sow."
Yeah, I was one those too in Sunday School, always asking questions with answers that fell flat, even went to the Preacher with a few. Also ran out of the Church when my Mom tried to make me join.
Answer to Bible questions being female. God only knows. The lack of communication is deafening.😏
I never heard of this guy until yesterday. A co-worker told me I have the same kind of personality. And he's right.
Do people laugh when listening to you or get angry? With me they just get angry.
Grumpy bastards are funny...as long as we arent neighboors😂
"Amateurs built the Ark, but professionals built the Titanic." Yeah, thing is, we've actually found the Titanic, so there's evidence it actually existed.
Lighten up "Foxfire Inferno" or burn in hell!
@@LouRazz how many times now is it that the ark as been "found" iiirc 5
@@LouRazz That’s the fun part. It's both a joke and true. 😜
He's saying if there was an ark, it would have sunk, too 🤣
@@goldrussh Fair point. And... yeah, given what we know of the thing, there's no way it was sea-worthy.
Thank you Lewis Black!!!✌️😎👍
I got talked into going to the Creation Museum in Kentucky and it was definitely a Hoot. Large numbers of church busses in the parking lot discharging people who were excited to be at the Promise Land. They had a huge gift shop selling all types of God related trinkets. There was a Zipline on the grounds so they could go zipping for Jesus. They had a phenomenal garden so everyone could see what the actual Garden of Eden looked like for Adam & Eve. They sold food and ice cream cones just to make sure the believers didn’t starve while checking out where they were created.
If they would have sold adult beverages that would have made it Real for me.
subtle ..
No blood of Jesus?
Blasphemy!
My visit moved me to hit the Bourbon Trail.
@@raymondmuench3266
You’re sure right. I couldn’t get over how commercialized it was. The admission price was what I considered a ripoff. Maybe you heard that they built a replica of The Ark not far away from the Creation Museum. I haven’t been there but I’m impressed the Noah did leave the blue prints for it.
Does the Creation (&/or Ark) museums illustrate the Biblical incest "necessary" to populate the earth? Let's build a "Three Little Pigs Meet Goldilocks" museum.
American religious zealots are amusing...when they're not infringing on the rights of others.
I moved to KY three years ago, I’m having trouble bonding but I always say at least I’m not in FL anymore.
Northwards,northwards.....
I don't know where to go to get away from the religious nutters and Republicans. My home state of Ohio has gone red and religious. So I'm staying put in FL where the weather is lovely and I just ignore the god-botherers 🤷
@@beverly719 As a current resident of Ohio, I'm searching for a way out, and a decent destination to resettle.
@@davebeach2343 Don’t go south of the river, my friend. 😅 Kentucky is a disaster.
@@asherikamichaela8425 I thank you for the warning, though I've already seen some examples of what you mean. All along the Ohio River, the attitudes of people living on either side seem identical, unwelcoming to those who don't look like them or don't think like them.
Since you're kind enough to warn others I assume that you don't share their limited view on life. How do you keep going? Is it just a matter of keeping your head down and moving forward? I have been in situations where I know I don't fit in, like having to attend Pentecostal church services for a week and a half by our care givers while our parents were on vacation. Even at the age of 11 I knew that I didn't belong there, didn't share their thinking.
I ask these questions out of curiosity, a human trait that will sometimes get me into trouble, like that kid that won't stop asking "why" on a seemingly endless loop. Thanks for your time peace
Raised in a Baptist church in the 50's and 60's outside Philadelphia I love u Louis, u embody my feelings as a teenager. Rock on bro!
You poor thing. Must have been brutal
Hear Hear!
Lewis, you are the only comic that really makes me laugh out loud. Probably because you are *right*.
Russell Peters
Is hilarious
The most under appreciated creative artists are those who put together words and graphics to communicate to the public complex subjects and beak it down so that millions of people with varying education levels could understand the issue at hand.
But none are issues at hand. Just an hurt boy that wasn't acknowledged.good, this is what keeps his audience minimal. I will pray for him to his God, Yahweh that they followed through the desert for 40 years and never figured out he was the devil trying to kill them all. And he's angry at God. Wake up.read a book. Sir. Strange how atheists spend so much time condemning that which he claims doesn't exist.
I absolutely love this man.
"Don't forget, the children are our future---unless we stop them now." (Simpsons)
LoL good one.
@EL I caught my 23 year old son buying 4 Loko the other day. That made me understand why animals eat their young.
@@Reverandfatdave Why is a 4 Loko like a woman's breast? Because one's not enough and three's too many.
@@thomasholden500 I'd say 4 loko is more like a penis on your girlfriend, It's not meant to be there and it'd be best they just didn't have one.
God said that first, right before the flood.
I was raised Roman Catholic and that snake bit made me almost cry LOL it was so damn 🤣 funny holy shit
I suggest you sort out an Irish comedian called Dave Allen , sadly no longer with us .
There’s at least a couple of videos on RUclips entitled Dave Allen on religion . In particular his stories on Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden are absolutely hilarious .
@@steveosborne2297 thank you Steve I will absolutely do that ☝️💯🤙
@@jayfitmob8645 if you give yourself a hernia from laughing don’t blame me !
@@steveosborne2297 should I just retain my attorney now? 😂
@@jayfitmob8645 😂😂😂
Lewis Is the Truth Bomb , Aloha Braddah.
As a Religious Left & a Lewis Black fan I must confess I really needed this video, I feel purged. A compilation of scripture, bad attitude & humor all rolled into 1. Thank you, Mr. Black.
Totally agree. Bravo 🙌
Now if you could just drop the religion altogether, that would be a real purge. Come on, you don't believe in any other god but your own, so what difference would it make to abandon that one last god ?
@@TheNefastor You probably just asked for way too much lol. In these matters the logic never applies unfortunately.
@@VengefulAngeI doesn't apply to either side. Most people like you and the one you replied to have over inflated egos
A religious left = you're one of the people who needs to be held physically responsible for the downfall of this country....
The writer of that letter is absolutely hilarious!
He should be a writer or a comedian in his own right…..
Love Lewis Black! Never ceases to make me laugh at absurd and true things.
As well as the truly absurd.
i love it..the bible is just that...a book full of stories..thats all..
Bible translates to "books."
EXCELLENT! (as ususal!). Pinning the mythologies to the wall is always fun! [SHS 1967]
Lewis, you're always sure to make me laugh. The letter from that playwright was comedy gold, too! I'd go see one of his plays.
Love your comedic pauses. I saw a clip about turning tv on Sunday mornings and finding priests reciting from, "our book." "There are Jews who walk among us...can interpret...for a price." I say that you, @Lewisblack, are priceless.
Lewis Black is straight forward talking comedian! Awesome! Hilarious! None stop entertainment and laughter!
Except he actually tells the truth....
@@denasharpe2393 I totally agree.
Has anyone asked why dinosaurs aren’t in the Bible? Logic is never allowed in places like the “Ark Museum”.
Mr Black, you MUST read “Lamb- the story of Jesus according to his best friend Biff”
It’s by Christopher Moore. It s brilliant and makes a lot more sense than the Bible!!
Great storyteller and maker. Read Fool...great take on king lear.
I really enjoy Christopher Moore's work.
Or monty pythons life of brian.
I read this book years ago. It is hilarious.
"Two Corinthians" vs. Second Corinthians reminds of a local radio host (in Romania, where I live) who said "Kim Jong, the second" instead of King Jong-Il lmfao.
Your ASIAN and you live in ROMANIA ???
@@frankogo8547 No, I'm Hungarian and I live in Romania.
Wow...He sure does nail my feelings down!
Mr. Black, thank you for this.
Went to nothing but Catholic schools in Texas (college was my first time out of them), read every single book in the Bible, had to write frickin' research papers about it during high school.
And yes, I am an atheist for it, have been left permanently damaged by the experience, and I *love* using the Bible against evangelicals because nothing infuriates evangelicals more than someone who actually knows what is in the Bible (it easily surpasses their antisemitism, Islamaphobia, and gay-bashing).
My son told me once that he was an atheist. I said, 'No, you're not. You're agnostic.' He says, 'What's the difference?' I said, 'Atheists aren't mad at God.' We had quite a spirited discussion after that.
If you're interacting with a person who's an antisemitic, they aren't are a real evangelical. Same for an Islamaphobic person.
Telling someone that the Bible says (and it does, since you've read it,) that people whom pursue homosexuality as a lifestyle probably aren't going to heaven, isn't gay-bashing.
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@@theonlytruetuhlulah9062 Thank you for proving my point. What's next, you going to through the same single verse from Leviticus, all while leaving out how the first 18 verses of the chapter it is from pertain to spelling out all kinds of incest? Or how in the next chapter over, it states, "do not put on a garment woven with two different kinds of thread"? And I find it funny how evangelicals always quote the Old Testament while, outside of Revelations, taking only one or two verses out of anywhere in the New Testament and always out of context.
How about you crack open that Bible for once - you know, that book that's been sitting around collecting dust for many years now? At the very least, doing so will let the bats out. I'd then suggest you read and compare it to the Torah or the Quran, but you'd probably burn those before you'd ever contemplate reading them.
@@theonlytruetuhlulah9062 Oh, and one last detail that you probably didn't know, the last book of the Bible was estimated to have been written around 200 AD, while the very first Bible ever compiled - yes, *compiled* - was in 400 AD, and that is after they spent years poorly translating every book selected into Latin.
You can get any book to say anything, especially when you have pretty big language barriers to help hide what was originally written - after it had already been altered and changed over centuries of oral tradition before finally being written down.
Good for you!!
The man is insane and I love him. He makes life enjoyable. God has blessed him. May he continue his good work.
Your third sentence sounds quite ironic.
You're just being sarcastic right?😂
R U insane? He would hate that thought... AND no god gets credit for hard work humans do.. no god needed... unless it wants to stop gun violence etc... nah.. see.
@@morbidmanmusicExactly. God came down from the sky to make some guy kill his sons for a lark, but is quiet during scores of violent slaughter throughout 2000+ years? Why bother with him lol
Brilliant comedian.
Respect.
I find him hilarious, loved his appearance in The Big Bang Theory as Professor (creepy) Crawley.
If you ever get the chance definitely see him live it is fantastic
Lew, I love you. You are an imprint on my soul. You have to understand, this is exactly how I live my life. Thank you.
Mr. Black has incredible genes. Both of his parents survived to 103.
Levi’s ?
@@joesphbegley3088wranglers 🤓
It would be classed as a Religious Museum of Misconceptions. in Kentucky.
Incredibly Wonderful!!!
Getting ready for holiday meals and reading the JUNGLE by U. Sinclair
I am incredibly grateful to Lewis Black for sharing his views of this tiny part of the universe with us!
Hello pretty friend
I needed a good laugh tonight and I sure got it. Lewis delivers as always!
Hello Karen and how are you doing?
Lewis, wishing you a fun, happy, healthy, and abundant holiday season and New Year. You are the best.
Hello 👋 beautiful 🌹 how are you doing?
I love you Lewis Black! I hope to see you live someday.You are kinda on my Bucket List.!
In 1954 when I was 5 yrs old, I heard the story of the Ark. I should have copywritted the eye roll. I'd be a gazillionaire!
Hello Kathy and how are you doing today?
Does that modern arc they built with tax incentives also include the 4000 species of termite that the original apparently had? How are they doing after a year?
People think this is comedy, but this truth is so important.
"I'll be goddamned if my group isn't bigger than yours" 😁
Love this mans attitude and outlook on things!
"Lewis was struck down" made the water I was drinking choke me through my nose! ( thank you Sir)!
Love you Lewis Black!!
As someone who leans to the right,and a Torah observant reverend, this video is hilarious and I've been a fan of Lewis Black for years. And being originally from Syracuse New York myself the whole time this video is playing I'm doing nothing but laughing. Let's all get our sense of humors back folks and not be Herculic victims and appreciate good comedy
Sorry to be the word police but it's senses( plural) of humor. Lewis will back me on this! OK!!!!
Sorry about the right leaning and the torah observant maladies. Centrist and skeptical are worth a look. Try it, you'll like it.
This guy iconic❤
. Baha'i? You've actually heard of us? God bless you, Lewis Black.
Do you guys have temples? I think I heard that once.
Ha ha! When he said canned ham🤣! She was saying Kenneth Hamm, the guy behind building the Ark encounter. But I think canned ham fits better, I'm going to start calling him that from now on.
Wait... I thought it was Noah.
Now they're saying It was Canned Kenneth?
Blows my mind!
Ken Spam acts like The Flintstones was a documentary lol.
Ham; one of Noah's sons. Then there's the forgotten black sheep of the family, Spam. So glad Ken Ham left Australia for the US. He's from the state of Queensland, which we call the deep north as it seems to have a greater proportion of conservative christians than the rest of the country.
@@elroyfudbucker6806 Can Mr. Ham explain how the original "pair of kangaroos" got to Austrailia from Mt. Ararat? Just wonderin'...
I love this man because he has brought joy to my life.;
Open our eyes, Mr. Black!
Well, now I want cheesecake.
...and a really good cup of coffee
Right!! New York style with....
That's me every day
That rant was epic
I ate cheesecake and watched Lewis in Cleveland a few months ago
Bring Jesus to the bar and just keep ordering water. Guaranteed to come home smashed.
Or nailed.
Hammered then nailed
😂🎉
I had no idea that Syracuse, NY was the actual location of the biblical Garden of Eden. Listening to Lewis Black is truly educational. So funny.
Brace67 if you are Mormon you re taught the Garden of Eden is in Northwest Missouri near current day Kansas City International Airport.
I heard it was Rahway, NJ.
Tom is right. Joseph Smith thought the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County, MO. No lie. He also thought there was life on the moon.
Just imagine the reaction when people from Syracuse, NY hear this news 🤣
Spectacular!!!
I love this man!
I love him . I wish he would tell this should be told to everyone
Hello Denise and how are you doing?
"Read the Bible but don't believe it and you'll be as happy as me!" -Lewis Black
i love that quote..lol
Read the
Bhagavata Geeta
@@333halfangel3 The Bhagavad Gita doesn't lead people to God, it leads them to self. It has a lot kore competition today than it did when it was written.
@@NotOfThisWorld567 true.
Einstein keept a copy of the Geeta on his desk.
I wonder why?
@@333halfangel3 Maybe he used it to justify his separation from God. Having a book that turns the truth of existence into a mythological tale is a "holy" book for atheists.
I am rocking back and forth holding my stomach and laughing so hard I could die! Thank you for this!
Joseph who did not attend the New Brunswick NJ show is absolutely fucking hilarious
Hey Lewis. Good to see you on you tube. You definitely got a new subscriber. Wish they would of had you on Big bang theory more once.
Can't wait to see him in person.
This episode and the whole show was incredible!!!! Good job s n l
Separation between sane and insane, is how I see it
His religious commentary is definitely much more hilarious in stand up form. I read his book Me Of Little Faith and thought it was just alright. But this video is gold.
Mr. Black,I appreciate all your expressions-I agree with you.I was Army Engineer thru 3 yrs, trained at Fort Leonard Wood- MO',U'DON'T LEAVE FLW'until U PROVE what U R TAUGHT':"SHOW-ME"-I HAVE MUCH RESPECT FOR THOSE TWO WORDS,I'm now 66'and still think'some Dysfunctional Dyslexic people wrote in the Bible, I read'Man in the mirror too-also sounds'like repetitious Ga-ga'..Thanks for ur' humor-Sir, humor is TRUTH 😊 ..MO'
This is the first time I have seen him doing new stand up since this is not happening. He looks good!
Lewis is THAT DUDE! I love it!
Hey I know you from secular talk. 😎
@@GebreMMII I'm all over the place!
I remember back in the 1960s they taught "the Bible as literature" in public school. It was clear that mentioning that it was full of supernatural nonsense would have gotten me suspended. So, teaching "Lady Chatterly's Lover" as literature should be just fine. Ideas are innocent, right?
Mr. Black, that gentleman from Lowell, who called out the Governor & police of Texas. He's a hero. I would love to buy him a beer.
I love Lewis. I really needed this laugh.