No no no... that's the crazy cycle!! What is asserted without evidence or proof, needs to be dismissed by proof or evidence. However, Godel would say even Math is not proof secure!! Logic is not proof secure... so what are we talking about here?? O' Prudence, help us whilst we grapple with "Reality"
I don't know how he does it. He might have the help of a writing staff, but he is consistently, scathingly, unerringly dead on. He keeps me sane, because he deals with the insanity so I don't have to. Thank God for Bill Maher -- every irony intended.
Yeah, and Jim Bakker is back at it. Was scrolling through the cable channels where I'm staying and wouldn't ya know it, that mofo is back televangelizing!!! So is Peter Popoff! James Randi, where are you?!?!
I ll admit I'm 21 year old and when I saw Religulous. I became an out spoken atheist to my family!! Thank you Bill Maher for allowing to come out of the shadows!!! And shout out to my other atheist brothers and sisters 😁😁😁
Don't give up man, I was also very young when I saw it, around your age. I completely understand now why people follow religion, they can't give up the sense of community and belonging it gives them.
There's a line though where atheism starts to resemble religious types of behavior and mindsets in people. Agnosticism is a better medium in my opinion.
@@wileyschmitt agnostic still means you believe in some form of higher power though. And if someone firmly believes there is none then that's their prerogative
@@wileyschmitt Yeah that's why I always say im an atheist, just not a practicing atheist. I don't try to convince people that religion is a sham. I keep it to myself and let people be. The atheist who go out and try to convince others or protest against religion go way too far.
@Donny Pony I'm from Texas now live in Orlando, Fl. I am not a Trumpeteer. I don't agree with anything he stands for. I don't know what I wrote to make you think that. If I still lived in Texas, I would be voting for Beto O'Rourke. =^,.^=
There is actually a movie made by the guy who came up with that with the same title its actually pretty good its about this liberal devout guy who talks to people about their feelings about Christianity and questions why many people professing their love of Jesus are so against his ideas of acceptance/forgiveness.
That bumper sticker applies to Islam, but not Christianity. I am an atheist in the sense that I do not believe in the physical existence of a deity, however, religion does have an important social function. You can see this in the United States, which is the most religious of all Western developed nations, and the most prosperous. You can see that the Americans who are most religious are also most likely to vote Republican, as opposed to voting Democrat (voting democrat = death of America). There are many things about human beings which do not make sense until you take into account the evolutionary cognitive biases that took millions of years to evolve. Religion plays a big role in some of these biases, such as keeping communities and family units together, etc. Essentially, religion is good for maintaining good capitalist conservative values which have proven over and over again to lead to greater prosperity for the nations that embrace them.
Zack Smith no but he is rulling over north korea,just like stalin russia and hitler germany.They were self-proclaimed gods.You disagree? Ask Kim Jong Un,he has different opinion.He also doesn’t take “no” as an answer
Zack Smith really? People wrote songs,poems,movies about them.Anything against their will immediately got removed/destroyed/killed.They killed millions of people,just like God.Yeah,nobody said “Praise Holy Stalin or burn in eternal Gulag”,but they certainly covered up absence of prayer with other things
The dictator doctrine (Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Idi Amin, and Kim Jong Un, etc.) has always said worship me in someway and not other religions except for me or else! : - O
My parents are incredibly religious and have told me that they support Trump because he is doing God's will. I am not a believer in any religion so I cannot begin to understand their logic.
TRUMP is doing God's will by having three wives, cheating on all three, dising women, lying constantly, boasting, cheating people who work for him. [ a number of law suits by tradesmen for not paying them ].Many American psychiatrists have warned that he is not well mentally.
@@johnsheedy461 The idiots who voted for him don't care that he's the spitting image of every modern depiction of Satan, because he promised them he'd eradicate non-christians. Just like the Father of Lies himself would.
@Michael Gould - God bless you sir. I considered using that metaphor but I hoped somehow it would show up just in the right place by someone with perhaps more wit than I. Bravo sir
I always thought it was funny when close to Christmas. When a room of adults aretalking. Then Children come in messing around. One of the adults always say. If you keep being naughty Santa wont bring you presents. He knows who is naughty or nice. Then the kids leave the room and the adults laugh about how they fooled them. Then the next day they go to church and fall for the same exact trick.
It was pretty quick for me to know that Santa ain't real. Here is why. 1. My house's roof is too small for Santa to park his sleigh. 2. We had no chimney. 3. We live in the tropics, so reindeer probably won't survive long with all their hair and stuff. 4. We don't have enough grass to feed Santa's reindeers, despite what my parents told me. 5. We don't bake cookies, so he probably won't even bother to come.
@@alexanderchristopher6237 In the original poem "A visit from St Nicholas", that invented the modern character of Santa, he is a tiny man, with a miniature sleigh and tiny reindeers. So, technically, he can get through the chimney ;)
@@lorenyoung791 Well, how could they all fit on the house-top if the reindeer were of regular size? See, it all makes sense now, Santa and his reindeer are real ;)
Why did God rest on the 7th day after making the Universe and mankind? It's amazing to me that a God that is all knowing and all powerful would need to rest. He could probably use another rest now, after listening to prayer requests 24x7 for thousands of years.... but he's all knowing and all powerful... why would he need to rest? Isn't resting an activity that an earth dwelling being partakes in ?
I was born and raised in Iran. I've seen and experienced the suffering, pain and tyranny God and religious cause first hand. Don't fall for it, Persians did and doomed an entire nation. Don't let another great nation fall for this con job...
bunies infernal haha that’s a good one it became a great nation in spite of the religious bollocks not because it and that’s the nonsense holding it back
@@buniesinfernal7979 this is a video of an American dude. so when you use "this nation", I assume you speak about the U.S. If you are, you're wrong. religion, and 1 specific religion was so important for the founding fathers that they wrote it exactly nowhere, right? none of the founding documents ot the U.S. places one religion above the others
Faith: believing without evidence Or Faith: pretending to know things I dont know "I have faith in this president" "I pretend to know things I dont know about the president"
@Largesse1000 who? its not surprising that atheists lack comprehension of the concept of forgiveness. If your standard is being a perfect person then everyone is disqualified 🤓
@Alycia Goode no you arent hearing what im actually saying if I may. Evil exists and it hides under all rocks for sure but atheists confuse the concept of God with the concept of guile. The reason I believe in God is because I believe in the devil who will use peoples faith to decieve them and we need to keep the word in our hearts. What this means is that you should follow your gut your instincts your consciousness because this is where you will find peace. God resides within, you dont have to give money to find it but people who find it often give money. Some take advantage of this but that has nothing to do with God who is called by many names
@Alycia Goode then the comment wasnt for you because the man in the video does. but whether you believe or not somehow everything was created at some point and if its the big bang what caused that to happen from nothingness
@Alycia Goode you have been stricken by your own opinion. you arent hearing the question. so if its a singular point where did that come from? what was that made of? how was it created? how do you know science is not the measurement of Gods will?
I was raised Muslim but always I had questions that no-one answer and even the people made me feel bad about asking them... But I had the courage one day to search for the answer and I found a chocking disgusting truth who is scaring me every single day because I can't remove the cancer that is torturing us for centuries
AEGLE Please read the studies on Islam on the internet. Many studies of history prove that the prophet had nothing to do with the Quran. Think about the 25 verses that say to Slay the unbeliever ! Poor boiling water on the pagan. The oldest Quran they have found, I think in Turkey, is not like the one in use today. The prophet destroyed 2000 Christian churches ! Watch the interviews with Imams on the internet and see them make fools of themseves. Good Luck.
@@johnsheedy461 I did have in the beginning this kind of thought too... But after 3 years of constant research the truth is other than what we want or are forced to believe... And I can't and don't want to resume the result of my quest in a comment on RUclips... Every person who really wants the truth can search by herself like I did myself with a lot of pain and fear from rejection... But I don't regret it because the truth is important and essential
@Arslan pak sar zameen Atheism is not a religion, it is being free of religious influence. Philosophy and science are some beautiful subjects that will help you open your eyes to the rational knowledge of humanity, the one that actually helps the civilisations progress and bring people closer while different religions tend to divide humanity and shut down argument and reason. And atheists have moral values, you don't have to be a believer of God to be invested in them. One of my personal values is to for example, treat people like how I would like them to treat me. That value is not exclusive to religion
@@HoudaOussous I admire your courage and persistence in searching for the truth. I had gone on a similar journey when I was younger. This yearning for truth will always help you to grow and mature though it can be painfully slow and come at the pain of rejection from the other cult members. But being honest to ourselves is a better way to live :)
_Knock knock._ Who's there? _Jesus, let me come in._ Why would I let you come in? _Because I want to save you._ Save me from what? _From what I'll do to you if you don't let me in._
Repent YOU sinner. Your pride has blinded you from the fact that one day you WILL die and will face the Creator. You are not a soulless being that will stop existing once your body stop working. Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: James 4:6, 8, 10 God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
@Google is God The Bible says for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. You and I are sinners my friend. Believe in Jesus and you will receive the GIFT of eternal Life. May God bless you and your family.
@@CassandrashadowcassMorrison :- ) and that one god, for some reason, is nowhere, let's say, 8 000 years ago. we find well painted animals, stone axes made with many many manhours, but no cross anywhere. 2 lines in a 90 degree angle. toddlers can draw it. pre-historic artists, no. so legit :- ) from god's side, it is also evil. our species is at least 200 000 years old. junior ran his shitshow about 2 000 years ago. for 198 000 years (give or take), even the most loving, kind, humble, giving tribal fellas were without Da Lawrd Geezus. in other words, god let every1 follow false gods. how caring :- ) roughly 200 000 years, roughly 10 000 generations as motherhood at the age of 20 was quite common for a loooong long time. the good god let this many people live and die without knowing the good god :- )))) damn, religion is an entartaining mental disease. Now, that we are allowed to have fun with its obviously fun collection of insanities, scientific mistakes and inconsistencies.
I am a 21 year old gay guy, raised in a secular household, and I was never raised with organized religion, due to my parents always being staunchly against it, and I turned out pretty okay. lol
It's amazing how much of a difference it makes. A friend of mine in high school came out (his family was catholic) and he had it really hard til he was able to move out. He's one of the nicest guys I've ever met but I can only imagine the hell he went through because of it.
I was raised (emphasis on raised) Catholic and never until this very moment considered the fact that rape, incest, abuse, torture, and slavery are most certainly left out of the Ten Commandments and are not even alluded to within them. My mind is blown.
Chad Descoteaux. Moses' writings?? Not on planet Earth. There are no "Moses writings" in the bible ("Hebrew Bible"), and there is no archeological evidence for his existence whatsoever. (God used Moses as a scribe, if you want to go that route.) The bible is a collection of writings put together by a committee. The Apocrypha is a set of writings that were "not good enough" to make it into the bible. You can see the historical details in Wikipedia topic "Hebrew Bible", etc.
"Here's the thing about Nazism, Stalinism, Maoism. Those were religions, State religions. They didn't get rid of god because they hated religion. they got rid of god because they hated competition."
Nazism didn't get rid of God AT ALL! Hitler invoked God in his speeches. Hitler was a Christian. Sorry to break it to you. And if you think Maoism was bad then you have clue how much worse off China was before Mao. Mao is the Chinese Messiah. He delivered China from the Chinese Royal Family.
I always pronounced "Religulous" with a hard G, for some reason. Which makes zero sense, now that I've stopped to think about it for the first time. Love that film.
It is supposed to be an amalgamation of religion and ridiculous so i too pronounce it with a hard G to emphasize the "ridiCulous" coz "Reli" is already identifiable with religion, religious, relic. We certainly do not want it to sounds like an amalgamation of religion and fabulous, do we!? So you're not wrong per se and your brain makes more sense than you think. Also love that film!
Jay Ramsey: I dug it too, & also used the hard G. Bill was clearly making a hybrid of ""religious" & "ridiculous", & why _shouldn't_ the hardness of the 'c' merge with the letter 'g'? I acknowledge his right to pronounce it as he pleases; it's his word! But I don't think there's anything logical or inevitable about it. It's just an author's prerogative, and a tiny price to pay for the joy of watching the film!
God? Satan? I thank literacy and the buy-bull and its poorly written shit-show of genocide, incest, self-righteousness. There's a reason why religion and Trump like their followers uneducated.
Queenie it is not just the death of our selves but our metaphysical identity, it is the fear to lose our perceived purpose that stops us to keep pursuing a greater common goal.
I love that "left off the list are torture, slavery, rape, child abuse, and incest, but four spots on the list go to variations of stroke my ego and kiss my ass"
I was still on the fence about my faith by the time I watched *Religulous* . I have to say, that movie pushed me over to the side of reason. So yes, *THANK YOU* , Bill!
@@kickstart3974 when people here in Europe complain about the quality of education , I remind them that most religious people in the US are creationists😏
@@kickstart3974 by modern physics and biology, "chance" is more than alright; or, better said, in light of modern science there's even less need than before for any goddess or god, and in fact such a complex intelligence would require to be explained all over again - as animal intelligence already has. So, gods and goddesses are intellectually useless but theoretically some of them are possible; among the impossible ones though, there are those who are both omnibenevolent (by our standard definition of benevolence) and omnipotent at the same time. Which happen to be the most popular still (but less and less so).
KingQwertzlbrmpf that´s not entirely true. He pursued many catholics nuns + priests (killed e.g. 16% of all polish priests). The Pope forbade members of the catholic church to join the NSDAP. Hitler hated the catholics, because they were likely to be more loyal to the Pope than to him. He got along with the protestant church quiet well. They supported him much more and even opressed those protestants that would stand against Hitler. He himself was not a practising catholic (where did You read that?) he was raised and baptised catholic, that´s all. He tried to invent some kind of new faith (called "positives Christentum") as a kind of substitute religion for the Germans, using christian symbols but worshipping the ideals of Hitler. The Nazis disliked the christian faith because they saw it as a jewish religion (in fact the roots are jewish). I myself am not religious, but I think it´s important for non religious people to find the religious elements in ideologies, just the way Mr. Maher did in this sequence. E.g. Neoliberalism and "consumptionism" has some religious elements too, watch some commercials and You will see. The trap is the idea that getting rid of god is the same thing than getting rid of religion.
When Trump enters heaven and has to answer to God as God sits on his throne God will ask: "Well my son what have you done for humanity?" Trump will answer: "First, I am not your son and second, you are sitting in my place."
Trump will also look at all the pure white marble and say "What a dump! No gold anywhere!. God, you need to check out my NY penthouse. THAT is how heaven should look".
Peter Scheen oddly enough, at christ sacrificed his individual self to save the collective is the defining essence of collectivism, source of liberalism... this means there's no such thing as a "conservative christian" when Christ and the bible are liberal/collectivist constructs... here's the catch- liberal jews, christians, muslims, ath/ags, etc dont butcher themselves or others, but conservative ones do... conservatism kills, regardless what race, culture, or religion it hails from...
Peter Scheen you know as well as I do trump is going straight to fucking hell. Not even perjury . Just hell. He is the biggest fucking sinner on this planet. If we sacrificed him we could all live for eternity
Madison Grooters - Why do you believe Trump is going to a place called hell? And if you murdered him, how would that secure you eternal life? Are you on drugs, Madison?
I believe in God & no I'm not an evangelical right-wing Christian hypocrite. I also don't hate anybody that doesn't believe in what I believe in, I don't care what anybody else believes it's none of my business. And no, I don't want to change laws or condemn anybody else if they so happen to believe in different things than me. I have my personal beliefs & have no desire to impose them on anyone. I've got no issues with Atheists or any group for that matter.
Stoic Park Uh yeah, because if that's what I believe then I would obviously raise them to be critical thinkers & formulate their own belief systems while respecting other people's beliefs as well.
Liberty City El I just don’t understand how a person in 2018 can believe there’s ‘a pretend man in the sky’ that controls the whole world, really??? It’s just complete & utter superstitious nonsense, Santa Claus for grownups!
bellabana it has something comforting. I don´t believe in god but I believe in "the good thing" or something like that. It gives me hope and comfort, I need it somehow. If Liberty City El gets some help and comfort from his believes and does no harm to other people, why not leave him alone. I hate it, if religious people try to crusade me and belittle my beliefs, so I think athiest should stop doing the same to theists, if their faith is harmless and helpful to them
how do you explain the First Peoples of the North American continent? of all the Peoples on the Planet, they lived in Closest Harmony with the Earth. without oppressive overlords and demands of tribute. adding geography to your context will tighten your argument
That's a very filtered remark. Religion came to be, not because, as you state, the desire to sensationalize natural phenomena. Nor was there a decision to forego rigorous study. Religion was developed when humanity didn't understand the complexity of life on earth, hadn't yet developed the scientific method, lived in constant fear of things they neither understood nor could control. It wasn't the plot of early conmen. It was the only way people had of understanding the world around them.
@@RIXRADvidz very good point. You suggested the answer in your question: geography. In my opinion, a people that settles in a land that has reasonably mild weather, an abundance of natural resources, and are not competing for every mouthful or drop of water would have a much kinder understanding of the Divine than a people settled in the harsh landscape of the desert Middle East. I imagine, if I were an early Native American living, let's say, in the hills of North Carolina, where food and water is abundant, the climate is stable and non threatening, and there is enough space for everyone to have their own, I would develop a theology of peace, abundance, and harmony. If I were of ancient Middle Eastern origins, where water and food are not abundant, the heat kills, and seasonal torrential storms wash everything away, and quality land to farm was in short supply, my God would look a little more harsh and unforgiving.
I'm a devout Catholic and I hate the hypocrisy of Evangelicals continuing to support Trump. If he was just a standard white bread Republican I guess I would understand their backing but he is dangerous not just to our country but to reason and judgement in general.
Must be hard to identify as Catholic in modern times with all the man-boy love going on, huh? Are you also as devoted to exposing injustices in your church?
@@boogerpresley1366Humans are just humans: they messed up all the time. I, as a Catholic, did not condone their behaviors, but I do believe that is not relevant for my belief, cause I believe in the God, not the men that teaches it. And what are you trying to expect, made a Reformation 2.0 from these scandals?
I'm a Crossfit Jainist and recreational yak sacrificer, but most of the time I dabble in indifference. The kind of violation those priests did - a child's trust is very delicate, they are vulnerable and look to adults for security - is just unforgivable. Coupled with the churches unwillingness to act (totally able to, just choosing not), etc etc it's hard to be anything _but_ a booger.
Admittedly my first question was a bit smug but I meant the 2nd question. Catholic church is outspoken about their service work for the tired and hungry, the tempest tossed :-D etc, these things are injustices, I was simply asking do you extend your devotion to Catholic doctrine to include the injustices perpetrated by the church?
Yes, and I love how you point out this obvious comparison. My Dear Sweet Mother, who is now elderly, and deeply religious, and would have beat the life out of me if the same derogatory words that Trump has spoken would have come out of my mouth, as a child! This same woman voted for him like a well trained religious robot. It is so sad what religion has done to the human brain, all because we fear the finality of death.
The Nazis did not get rid of the Christians and their religion. Even their Armed Forces wore belt buckles showing “Gott mit Uns.” That is “God with Us” in English.
Yes, but he doesn't do it strong enough ..... *_Religioulous_* (as good as it was/is) is still what I would call ...... *softball.* We need to get with the big leagues for atheism in this country.
@@kickstart3974 And what is it that you think you're "proving" with all that church bullshit? That [ *CIRCULAR* ] bible has been proven time and time again it's nothing but total bullshit used to *scare the hell out of children to force them to believe in that total nonsense.*
"I don't believe in Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, or on The Easter Bunny and yet I don't try to prove to my friends 24/7 that they don't exist." Well, neither do I, because believers in those things are not trying to take over the U.S. government and institute Biblical law as the law of the land. Christians are indeed trying to do just that, and so I feel the need to disprove their belief, in order to try to save my country from theocracy. Do you want to live in a Dominionist Christian theocracy?
bunies infernal it is not as simple as that though. Just because you agree with a person about one thing doesn't mean you have to fully support him/her.
Saw Religulous when it came out in theaters. The only place it was at in a metro area of about 250k people was on a one screen artsy theater. That's all it showed for 3 showings a day for two weeks. It made bank.
Just because you grew up in a semi-Catholic family doesn't mean that you are yourself a Catholic. The Nazis belived that they came from aliens that created all the races and the the Arian race was the best of them. It's part of Darwinisiom. As for Stalin, smae thing. Growing up in a X religion fmaily as a kid doesn't mean that you follow that religion. Presecuting the followers of that religion and outlawing it is as indication that you don't follow that religion. An exception to this is Islam where you are required to lie to the unbelivers such as pretending to be of another religion (including atheisiom) in order to further Islam. Sort of like the way Cenk Uger of TYT can claim that he is an atheist and yet push for anti-christian points under "you religous people" yet pro or at least tolerant Islamic points under "racist" (implying to your subconcuse brain that it's a race not a religion to those that don't actually stop and think about what he's actually saying). They're is no real way that he can be the way he is without leading this double life. He's way too radical and hate-tangent filled to explain it away as being a nutrail anti-religous overseer of these events in the news. He's always trying to push Christianity towards Islamic terror catagory and yet Islam into a race catagory.
As far as we know Stalin and Mao were atheists. But they were also megalomaniacs who established cults of personality around themselves built on propaganda and horrendous punishments for any doubters. In every sense they were secular religions. Maybe imaginary gods are better than human ones.
David O Donovan "Darwinisiom" ... ? Has nothing to do with Hitler's ideology. He outlawed Darwinian evolution entirely. And aliens have nothing to do with evolution either. Educate yourself before spewing mindless bullshit.
@@alexanderchristopher6237 O jesus. Alot of peoples knowledge on here scares me lol. Just out of honest curiosity, to the people on here saying Hitler was Darwinism, are you guys Christians? I dont mean catholic, in saying the American Midwest type, (protestants) baptists, methodists etc. Because you guys are speaking of Darwinism like it is evil, ahich i could see someone who believes in creationism believing. But thats not Social Darwinism. Darwinism is the theory of evolution,nothing wrong with it. SOCIAL Darwinism is the negative one. Thats the one saying any races that are lagging behind should die off as it is survival of the fittest. Two totally diff things. One is natural selection and evolution over millions of years. The other is justification for shoving people millions of people you see as not the fittest into ovens.
And with Trumps competition He would also be entitled to it! :D Look at the competition in USA for instance, trying to block a supreme justice nominee with false accusations and abusing a system founded on a gentleman's honor principle... and abusing it in the name of a twisted brand of feminism where every woman is always right to destroy any man's life... how sinister, religious and evil... yet they think they are the civilized ones and Trump is the barbarian.
ironic, because we can rest assured that Trump has never read a Bible, words? have You tried to understand a King James version? so yeah, it's strange that he emulates Olde Testament God and has no clue...other than in general.
I agree with the statement that George Carlin was a legend. Yet this Bill Maher is not even coming up to his knees. George Carlin was spitting truth in your face about how you are manipulated by television, politics and the owners of this country AND made you laugh about it. The only thing I see with Bill Maher is an orchestrated character assassination of Trump with cued applaus and cheers.
Joris Vander Cammen I agree that Bill maher isn't anywhere near George..All I am saying this New Rule piece reminded Me of George's..Damm I miss him..He must be screaming at us now..
LOL!! I lost it at the "no shit" part!
I was like "Holy shit!"
it wasn't that funny
No shit?
No shit Sherlock!
You actually shit yourself? Gross.
Classic evangelist spin: "The more money I have, the happier you are."
TV evangelists send me money so they can get some of the blessings.
Good enough for Rep retards.
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Christianity is an incarnation of Satanism and it needs to be burned
@@bobs182 Christianity is an incarnation of Satanism and it needs to be burned
Wow that was heavy hitting. So so true. Well done, Bill. “What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.”
Ford?
Verificationism?
@@nathanbauman1579 hitchens
No no no... that's the crazy cycle!!
What is asserted without evidence or proof, needs to be dismissed by proof or evidence.
However, Godel would say even Math is not proof secure!! Logic is not proof secure... so what are we talking about here?? O' Prudence, help us whilst we grapple with "Reality"
Except there is evidence
I don't know how he does it. He might have the help of a writing staff, but he is consistently, scathingly, unerringly dead on. He keeps me sane, because he deals with the insanity so I don't have to. Thank God for Bill Maher -- every irony intended.
Damn! This was spot on
Hypocrisy and religion have always gone hand in hand throughout history
Yeah, and Jim Bakker is back at it. Was scrolling through the cable channels where I'm staying and wouldn't ya know it, that mofo is back televangelizing!!! So is Peter Popoff!
James Randi, where are you?!?!
My sides are hurting from laughing. The hypocrisy is too visible.
Hypocrisy exists on its own just fine. It does not need religion(s)!
Democrats - teaching people to hate those who have faith or have a different opinion in politics.
If you believe that existence does not exist and reality is not real, hypocrisy is your only choice. We shouldn‘t be surprised.
I ll admit I'm 21 year old and when I saw Religulous. I became an out spoken atheist to my family!! Thank you Bill Maher for allowing to come out of the shadows!!! And shout out to my other atheist brothers and sisters 😁😁😁
same!
Don't give up man, I was also very young when I saw it, around your age. I completely understand now why people follow religion, they can't give up the sense of community and belonging it gives them.
There's a line though where atheism starts to resemble religious types of behavior and mindsets in people. Agnosticism is a better medium in my opinion.
@@wileyschmitt agnostic still means you believe in some form of higher power though. And if someone firmly believes there is none then that's their prerogative
@@wileyschmitt Yeah that's why I always say im an atheist, just not a practicing atheist. I don't try to convince people that religion is a sham. I keep it to myself and let people be. The atheist who go out and try to convince others or protest against religion go way too far.
I saw a bumper sticker that says "God protect me from your followers". That's so true.
@Donny Pony
I'm from Texas now live in Orlando, Fl. I am not a Trumpeteer. I don't agree with anything he stands for. I don't know what I wrote to make you think that. If I still lived in Texas, I would be voting for Beto O'Rourke.
=^,.^=
There is actually a movie made by the guy who came up with that with the same title its actually pretty good its about this liberal devout guy who talks to people about their feelings about Christianity and questions why many people professing their love of Jesus are so against his ideas of acceptance/forgiveness.
That bumper sticker applies to Islam, but not Christianity. I am an atheist in the sense that I do not believe in the physical existence of a deity, however, religion does have an important social function. You can see this in the United States, which is the most religious of all Western developed nations, and the most prosperous. You can see that the Americans who are most religious are also most likely to vote Republican, as opposed to voting Democrat (voting democrat = death of America). There are many things about human beings which do not make sense until you take into account the evolutionary cognitive biases that took millions of years to evolve. Religion plays a big role in some of these biases, such as keeping communities and family units together, etc. Essentially, religion is good for maintaining good capitalist conservative values which have proven over and over again to lead to greater prosperity for the nations that embrace them.
The one I saw said Jeebus. Same difference.
Where?😂🤔
It doesn't take religion to be good human being, it only takes conscience
That is so true! Did you see Bill Maher in that Weird Robe, red shoes and some kind of Magic stick? Bizarroooo.
And where do you get a conscience from? Not trolling, seriously would like to know your answer
Need conscience and some *_common sense_*
Some common decency would be nice.
It sometimes does, however, take religion to turn an otherwise good human being into a bad one.
This has got to be one of Bill's best New Rules yet...
Daniel Bailey I wholeheartedly agree
Oh but Bill has had many terrific new rules over the last 8 years and, yes, this was one of them.
My favorite as well. I’ve watched it four times and I’m still not tired of it.
_"Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool."_ - _Mark Twain_
_"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." - Voltaire_
Mark Twain has never said that. That's an internet meme, not an actual quote. If you actually research that you would know it's BS.
Amen to that
Mekhail Varnamkhasti Fake news. Mark Train definitely said that and more.
No he didn't you moron. Go google it.
“They didn’t get rid of god because they hated religion but they wanted to remove competition”🤭🤯pure genius
Zack Smith they did.They didnt allow criticism,had a full control over their countries.Just ask Kim Jong Un
Zack Smith no but he is rulling over north korea,just like stalin russia and hitler germany.They were self-proclaimed gods.You disagree? Ask Kim Jong Un,he has different opinion.He also doesn’t take “no” as an answer
Zack Smith really? People wrote songs,poems,movies about them.Anything against their will immediately got removed/destroyed/killed.They killed millions of people,just like God.Yeah,nobody said “Praise Holy Stalin or burn in eternal Gulag”,but they certainly covered up absence of prayer with other things
The dictator doctrine (Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Idi Amin, and Kim Jong Un, etc.) has always said worship me in someway and not other religions except for me or else! : - O
Zack Smith actually, under Stalinism it literally was law that you had to keep a portrait of Stalin in your home.
"If atheism is a religion, is abstinence a sex position?"
--Bill Maher
@Dan Hawkins you atheists talk and behave like religious people...
@@NiekKuijpers no we just want proof god exists
@@jingleiyu1947 there are lots of it. For example the appearance of the Virgin Mary in Portuguese Fatima in 1917
@@Anapurna743 It was aliens... :)
@@Anapurna743 😂😂😂😂
Maher went all in! Damn. This one is the funniest segment I've seen him do in a long time.
The most disrespectful too
@@maximusp210 disrespectful to who? You have the right to believe whatever you want and he has the right to ridicule it.
My parents are incredibly religious and have told me that they support Trump because he is doing God's will. I am not a believer in any religion so I cannot begin to understand their logic.
TRUMP is doing God's will by having three wives, cheating on all three, dising women, lying constantly, boasting, cheating people who work for him. [ a number of law suits by
tradesmen for not paying them ].Many American psychiatrists have warned that he is not well mentally.
Well just know Maher and most atheists will mock and insult your parents. Just read their comments
@@johnsheedy461 The idiots who voted for him don't care that he's the spitting image of every modern depiction of Satan, because he promised them he'd eradicate non-christians. Just like the Father of Lies himself would.
What logic? There is none. All logic proves the opposite.
Steven Perez my Dad has the exact same attitude. He says "Sometimes God uses terrible people to do great things".
Bill Maher is on fire tonight
That's what I was thinking!
hilarious - and I'm a foolish agnostic who says God bless you under stress
James Bunn The religious thought so too. Meaning that he is burning in hell,
@Michael Gould - God bless you sir. I considered using that metaphor but I hoped somehow it would show up just in the right place by someone with perhaps more wit than I. Bravo sir
Brutal kid - I feel destroyed - get lost
I love this guy, he's always truthful and funny.
I always thought it was funny when close to Christmas. When a room of adults aretalking. Then Children come in messing around. One of the adults always say. If you keep being naughty Santa wont bring you presents. He knows who is naughty or nice. Then the kids leave the room and the adults laugh about how they fooled them. Then the next day they go to church and fall for the same exact trick.
It was pretty quick for me to know that Santa ain't real. Here is why.
1. My house's roof is too small for Santa to park his sleigh.
2. We had no chimney.
3. We live in the tropics, so reindeer probably won't survive long with all their hair and stuff.
4. We don't have enough grass to feed Santa's reindeers, despite what my parents told me.
5. We don't bake cookies, so he probably won't even bother to come.
@@alexanderchristopher6237 In the original poem "A visit from St Nicholas", that invented the modern character of Santa, he is a tiny man, with a miniature sleigh and tiny reindeers. So, technically, he can get through the chimney ;)
Hmmm. Thomas Favre: I always thought Clement Moore described them so because he was seeing them from a distance.
@@lorenyoung791 Well, how could they all fit on the house-top if the reindeer were of regular size? See, it all makes sense now, Santa and his reindeer are real ;)
Why did God rest on the 7th day after making the Universe and mankind? It's amazing to me that a God that is all knowing and all powerful would need to rest. He could probably use another rest now, after listening to prayer requests 24x7 for thousands of years.... but he's all knowing and all powerful... why would he need to rest? Isn't resting an activity that an earth dwelling being partakes in ?
I was born and raised in Iran. I've seen and experienced the suffering, pain and tyranny God and religious cause first hand. Don't fall for it, Persians did and doomed an entire nation. Don't let another great nation fall for this con job...
And you quite clearly came from a gritty asshole.
You realise that this nation was built based on a specific religion which is what made it great
is to say when you never live under the thumb of islam. Burn them all!
bunies infernal haha that’s a good one it became a great nation in spite of the religious bollocks not because it and that’s the nonsense holding it back
@@buniesinfernal7979 this is a video of an American dude. so when you use "this nation", I assume you speak about the U.S. If you are, you're wrong. religion, and 1 specific religion was so important for the founding fathers that they wrote it exactly nowhere, right? none of the founding documents ot the U.S. places one religion above the others
"He's got Jim Bakker's hair, and Tammy Faye's makeup." Brilliant.
There absolutely cannot be a better serious comedian than Bill Maher no one else comes close.👑🥇❤❤
How bout th e late George. CARLIN
@@kathleentanczyn278
Won’t lie I don’t know anything about him.
Bill is an idiot.
Bill nailed this one. Not "alternative facts" but truth
"Faith means making a virtue out of not thinking."
-Bill Maher
M/OJEDA
Not checking things out is making a virtue of not knowing anything about the suject.
Michael Ojeda no.
Your guessing either way why be dumb and not dream high ? Why guess that the world ends with nothing that’s way too boring.. makes no sense
Huh?
Faith: believing without evidence
Or
Faith: pretending to know things I dont know
"I have faith in this president"
"I pretend to know things I dont know about the president"
Funny how religious they become when it suits them politically
I despair America that you will never elect an atheist/agnostic.
@Largesse1000 who? its not surprising that atheists lack comprehension of the concept of forgiveness. If your standard is being a perfect person then everyone is disqualified 🤓
@Alycia Goode no you arent hearing what im actually saying if I may. Evil exists and it hides under all rocks for sure but atheists confuse the concept of God with the concept of guile. The reason I believe in God is because I believe in the devil who will use peoples faith to decieve them and we need to keep the word in our hearts. What this means is that you should follow your gut your instincts your consciousness because this is where you will find peace. God resides within, you dont have to give money to find it but people who find it often give money. Some take advantage of this but that has nothing to do with God who is called by many names
@Alycia Goode then the comment wasnt for you because the man in the video does. but whether you believe or not somehow everything was created at some point and if its the big bang what caused that to happen from nothingness
@Alycia Goode you have been stricken by your own opinion. you arent hearing the question. so if its a singular point where did that come from? what was that made of? how was it created? how do you know science is not the measurement of Gods will?
Bill always makes me belly laugh. Of course, the writers are giving him great material. He cracks me up like other comedians cannot. Thank you Bill.
It's a mixture of truth and genius comedy. That's why I laugh as well.
*Dangerous?? Over 80% of mass shooters identified as ATHEISTS, even though atheists represent 10% of the U.S. population.*
I was raised Muslim but always I had questions that no-one answer and even the people made me feel bad about asking them... But I had the courage one day to search for the answer and I found a chocking disgusting truth who is scaring me every single day because I can't remove the cancer that is torturing us for centuries
AEGLE
Please read the studies on Islam on the internet. Many studies of history prove that the prophet had nothing to do with the Quran. Think about the 25 verses that say to Slay the
unbeliever ! Poor boiling water on the pagan. The oldest Quran they have found, I think in Turkey, is not like the one in use today. The prophet destroyed 2000 Christian churches !
Watch the interviews with Imams on the internet and see them make fools of themseves. Good Luck.
@@johnsheedy461 I did have in the beginning this kind of thought too... But after 3 years of constant research the truth is other than what we want or are forced to believe... And I can't and don't want to resume the result of my quest in a comment on RUclips... Every person who really wants the truth can search by herself like I did myself with a lot of pain and fear from rejection... But I don't regret it because the truth is important and essential
@Arslan pak sar zameen Atheism is not a religion, it is being free of religious influence. Philosophy and science are some beautiful subjects that will help you open your eyes to the rational knowledge of humanity, the one that actually helps the civilisations progress and bring people closer while different religions tend to divide humanity and shut down argument and reason. And atheists have moral values, you don't have to be a believer of God to be invested in them. One of my personal values is to for example, treat people like how I would like them to treat me. That value is not exclusive to religion
@@HoudaOussous I admire your courage and persistence in searching for the truth. I had gone on a similar journey when I was younger. This yearning for truth will always help you to grow and mature though it can be painfully slow and come at the pain of rejection from the other cult members. But being honest to ourselves is a better way to live :)
Aegle Read “Ideals and Realities of Islam” by Sayyed Hossein Nasr.
Spot on with this commentary Bill and congrats with 10th anniversary!
That 'Tammy Faye' joke got me to spit take.. * tips an imaginary hat *
_Knock knock._
Who's there?
_Jesus, let me come in._
Why would I let you come in?
_Because I want to save you._
Save me from what?
_From what I'll do to you if you don't let me in._
; +) !
Amazing!!
Repent YOU sinner. Your pride has blinded you from the fact that one day you WILL die and will face the Creator. You are not a soulless being that will stop existing once your body stop working.
Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
James 4:6, 8, 10 God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
@@ephesians1472
because of poe's law i cant tell if you're mocking them by citing their old books of mythology or if you're one of them....
@Google is God The Bible says for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. You and I are sinners my friend. Believe in Jesus and you will receive the GIFT of eternal Life. May God bless you and your family.
Know the difference between Trump and God? God doesn't think he's Trump.
Hahaha that's a good one!! 👏👏
the real answer is : Trump exists
To be fair, it's pretty difficult for someone who doesn't exist to have thoughts.
@@ejrobinson It's just a joke.
i like that there is more than one funny answer to this
Bill absolutely killed it this episode
Holy shit we gotta make this clip go viral. Brilliant 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I am a creationist,
I believe Man created God
😂😂
And in his own image!
I agree. Man has created many gods. Most notably in this century....himself. But only one God created Homo Sapiens Sapiens.
@@CassandrashadowcassMorrison :- ) and that one god, for some reason, is nowhere, let's say, 8 000 years ago. we find well painted animals, stone axes made with many many manhours, but no cross anywhere. 2 lines in a 90 degree angle. toddlers can draw it. pre-historic artists, no. so legit :- )
from god's side, it is also evil. our species is at least 200 000 years old. junior ran his shitshow about 2 000 years ago. for 198 000 years (give or take), even the most loving, kind, humble, giving tribal fellas were without Da Lawrd Geezus. in other words, god let every1 follow false gods. how caring :- ) roughly 200 000 years, roughly 10 000 generations as motherhood at the age of 20 was quite common for a loooong long time. the good god let this many people live and die without knowing the good god :- ))))
damn, religion is an entartaining mental disease. Now, that we are allowed to have fun with its obviously fun collection of insanities, scientific mistakes and inconsistencies.
@@CassandrashadowcassMorrison your god of the buybull is pure evil.
The best "New Rule" segment so far. Thanks, Bill.
My goodness, this is amazingly good. The writing on this show is second to none.
Wow wow! You're killing me man!
Literally, rolling on the floor laughing!
Damn. Bill is absolutely brutal in this segment and I love it!
Some sharp jokes! Savage.
This might be the most "spot on", "nail. head." thing I've watched/heard all year.
That Sad
I am a 21 year old gay guy, raised in a secular household, and I was never raised with organized religion, due to my parents always being staunchly against it, and I turned out pretty okay. lol
but that can't be true since you're gay
It's amazing how much of a difference it makes. A friend of mine in high school came out (his family was catholic) and he had it really hard til he was able to move out. He's one of the nicest guys I've ever met but I can only imagine the hell he went through because of it.
This guy is a troll obviously
Zach The Bernie Bro wellllllllllllll you are gay though
Til Yu G-d makes us in his own image. G-D created all kinds of people gay and straight etc.... G-d is all loving to all
I was raised (emphasis on raised) Catholic and never until this very moment considered the fact that rape, incest, abuse, torture, and slavery are most certainly left out of the Ten Commandments and are not even alluded to within them. My mind is blown.
Those things are mentioned later in Moses' writings. I'm sure you knew that.
I do indeed, but I never connected the dots as far as what was NOT mentioned in the 10 Commandments. I had always assumed that they covered all bases.
Did you know there are two sets of commandments? Moses smashed the first and the 2nd is completely different…
That I did not know
Chad Descoteaux. Moses' writings?? Not on planet Earth. There are no "Moses writings" in the bible ("Hebrew Bible"), and there is no archeological evidence for his existence whatsoever. (God used Moses as a scribe, if you want to go that route.) The bible is a collection of writings put together by a committee. The Apocrypha is a set of writings that were "not good enough" to make it into the bible. You can see the historical details in Wikipedia topic "Hebrew Bible", etc.
"Here's the thing about Nazism, Stalinism, Maoism. Those were religions, State religions. They didn't get rid of god because they hated religion. they got rid of god because they hated competition."
@Plo Koon No, he was Christian.
@Plo Koon Nope, he was a devout Christian in his own way and incorporated it into his nazism.
@Plo Koon Bullshit, he worshipped the same god. He just picked who lived and died as he pleased.
@Plo Koon We stopped the war, he was continuing it. Geez you people really are fucking stupid.
Nazism didn't get rid of God AT ALL! Hitler invoked God in his speeches.
Hitler was a Christian. Sorry to break it to you.
And if you think Maoism was bad then you have clue how much worse off China was before Mao. Mao is the Chinese Messiah. He delivered China from the Chinese Royal Family.
April Ryan is such a delightful individual. Her laugh is adorable.
I dig her too
Bill was on fire 🔥😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Three things turned me into an Aheist 1. hypocrisy of so called christians 2. one day in Vietnam 3. Science
oh nice you were in Vietnam? (I was born there)
Atheist*
Interesting when I was in the army we were told there’s no atheists in foxholes lol
Yay, science
Laziness too I hated to go to church lol
When one person talks to an invisible man, it’s called insanity. When a billion people do it, it’s called religion.
*Dangerous?? Over 80% of mass shooters identified as ATHEISTS, even though atheists represent 10% of the U.S. population.*
@@rs72098
How many have been killed in the name of a god?
God damn, this is savage. Definitely one of the best New Rule segments I’ve seen. I love the comparison between Trump and the OT god. Too true.
DAAAAAAMN! Bill Maher burned God harder than Eminem burned MGK.
hell yeah this was pure fire
yeah, and He's really impressed.
Waiting on God's rebuttal track
this ain't it chief. mgk won.
Best comment👍
I always pronounced "Religulous" with a hard G, for some reason. Which makes zero sense, now that I've stopped to think about it for the first time. Love that film.
maybe you thought of Caligula?
It is supposed to be an amalgamation of religion and ridiculous so i too pronounce it with a hard G to emphasize the "ridiCulous" coz "Reli" is already identifiable with religion, religious, relic. We certainly do not want it to sounds like an amalgamation of religion and fabulous, do we!? So you're not wrong per se and your brain makes more sense than you think. Also love that film!
Jay Ramsey: I dug it too, & also used the hard G. Bill was clearly making a hybrid of ""religious" & "ridiculous", & why _shouldn't_ the hardness of the 'c' merge with the letter 'g'? I acknowledge his right to pronounce it as he pleases; it's his word! But I don't think there's anything logical or inevitable about it. It's just an author's prerogative, and a tiny price to pay for the joy of watching the film!
BILL MAHER IS MY HERO.
Thank God for turning me into an atheist.
That happened to me before I made my 12th cycle around the Sun.
I think you mean Satan, not God.
God? Satan? I thank literacy and the buy-bull and its poorly written shit-show of genocide, incest, self-righteousness. There's a reason why religion and Trump like their followers uneducated.
Ricky Gervais wants his joke back.
Facts
It is the fear of death and in particular the death of our ideas that leads to all human suffering and evil.
Queenie it is not just the death of our selves but our metaphysical identity, it is the fear to lose our perceived purpose that stops us to keep pursuing a greater common goal.
I love that "left off the list are torture, slavery, rape, child abuse, and incest, but four spots on the list go to variations of stroke my ego and kiss my ass"
Wanted to say this is the best but almost all others are as good. Long live Bill Maher
The crying statue of Melania joke almost made me pee myself.
Cachi - 4:00 The similarity between Madonna and Melania - it's perfect.
Trump would like that.
It would have been better with a photo of the "shamed" Timelords from Tennants last episode in Dr Who instead of a wax Melania...
I did pee myself, I wonder if I had recorded it if Trump would buy a copy?
You forgot his gold toilet.
Amazing work. Keep it up Bill! I never miss a show.
Comedic genius, my friends.
Especially the Whopper bit.
bill maher is so stupid the 10 commedments means no slavery no rape no torture
It's always fun when Bill Maher focuses on religion. That's the reason I started watching the show on the first place.
I was still on the fence about my faith by the time I watched *Religulous* . I have to say, that movie pushed me over to the side of reason.
So yes, *THANK YOU* , Bill!
To bad.
What does atheism have to offer. Answer the question of how chance can build a computer and then confirm your position
@@kickstart3974 when people here in Europe complain about the quality of education , I remind them that most religious people in the US are creationists😏
@@nefaristo what's more likely that the universe came out of nothing by pure chance or by a creator?
@@kickstart3974 by modern physics and biology, "chance" is more than alright; or, better said, in light of modern science there's even less need than before for any goddess or god, and in fact such a complex intelligence would require to be explained all over again - as animal intelligence already has.
So, gods and goddesses are intellectually useless but theoretically some of them are possible; among the impossible ones though, there are those who are both omnibenevolent (by our standard definition of benevolence) and omnipotent at the same time. Which happen to be the most popular still (but less and less so).
God Damn! Savage! More Please! Religulous II anybody?
ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY!
Complete with the crying statue of Melania LMAO
I LOVE BILL MAHER!
Bill makes the world go 'round
KingQwertzlbrmpf that´s not entirely true. He pursued many catholics nuns + priests (killed e.g. 16% of all polish priests). The Pope forbade members of the catholic church to join the NSDAP. Hitler hated the catholics, because they were likely to be more loyal to the Pope than to him.
He got along with the protestant church quiet well. They supported him much more and even opressed those protestants that would stand against Hitler.
He himself was not a practising catholic (where did You read that?) he was raised and baptised catholic, that´s all. He tried to invent some kind of new faith (called "positives Christentum") as a kind of substitute religion for the Germans, using christian symbols but worshipping the ideals of Hitler. The Nazis disliked the christian faith because they saw it as a jewish religion (in fact the roots are jewish).
I myself am not religious, but I think it´s important for non religious people to find the religious elements in ideologies, just the way Mr. Maher did in this sequence. E.g. Neoliberalism and "consumptionism" has some religious elements too, watch some commercials and You will see. The trap is the idea that getting rid of god is the same thing than getting rid of religion.
Lol yes coz he kicks it in the ass when it slows down on its axis too long! 😂
and these religioustards make it go backwards to cavemen.evolution....
How can I save this video forever. I love this. Awesome!!!!!
Download it. I just did.
@@penboyasgod6103 how? I don't know how to download from RUclips
Install something like Video Download Helper for your browser.
“Obsessed with loyalty but not morality.”
This has to be one of the best presentations for you and your writers Bill!
I totally agree with you Bill Maher about religion. You're on Beast Mode Bill Maher. 😀💪👍👏
When Trump enters heaven and has to answer to God as God sits on his throne God will ask: "Well my son what have you done for humanity?" Trump will answer: "First, I am not your son and second, you are sitting in my place."
Trump will also look at all the pure white marble and say "What a dump! No gold anywhere!. God, you need to check out my NY penthouse. THAT is how heaven should look".
Peter Scheen oddly enough, at christ sacrificed his individual self to save the collective is the defining essence of collectivism, source of liberalism...
this means there's no such thing as a "conservative christian" when Christ and the bible are liberal/collectivist constructs...
here's the catch- liberal jews, christians, muslims, ath/ags, etc dont butcher themselves or others, but conservative ones do...
conservatism kills, regardless what race, culture, or religion it hails from...
Peter Scheen you know as well as I do trump is going straight to fucking hell. Not even perjury . Just hell. He is the biggest fucking sinner on this planet. If we sacrificed him we could all live for eternity
Peter Scheen - Ha! Nice.
Madison Grooters - Why do you believe Trump is going to a place called hell? And if you murdered him, how would that secure you eternal life? Are you on drugs, Madison?
I believe in God & no I'm not an evangelical right-wing Christian hypocrite.
I also don't hate anybody that doesn't believe in what I believe in, I don't care what anybody else believes it's none of my business.
And no, I don't want to change laws or condemn anybody else if they so happen to believe in different things than me.
I have my personal beliefs & have no desire to impose them on anyone. I've got no issues with Atheists or any group for that matter.
Stoic Park Uh yeah, because if that's what I believe then I would obviously raise them to be critical thinkers & formulate their own belief systems while respecting other people's beliefs as well.
That's not the god of the Bible, which requires all those things which you say that you won't.
Liberty City El I just don’t understand how a person in 2018 can believe there’s ‘a pretend man in the sky’ that controls the whole world, really???
It’s just complete & utter superstitious nonsense, Santa Claus for grownups!
bellabana it has something comforting. I don´t believe in god but I believe in "the good thing" or something like that. It gives me hope and comfort, I need it somehow. If Liberty City El gets some help and comfort from his believes and does no harm to other people, why not leave him alone. I hate it, if religious people try to crusade me and belittle my beliefs, so I think athiest should stop doing the same to theists, if their faith is harmless and helpful to them
You have to understand that your in a minority.
Love you Bill. Tell it like it is🎖
Oooh Bill this was a good one.
Solid, factual, with imperical thought and process behind that passion I saw.
Excellent, thought provoking points
Religion was invented when mankind wanted to sensationalize all natural phenomenons instead of explaining them through tedious study.
how do you explain the First Peoples of the North American continent? of all the Peoples on the Planet, they lived in Closest Harmony with the Earth. without oppressive overlords and demands of tribute. adding geography to your context will tighten your argument
That's a very filtered remark. Religion came to be, not because, as you state, the desire to sensationalize natural phenomena. Nor was there a decision to forego rigorous study. Religion was developed when humanity didn't understand the complexity of life on earth, hadn't yet developed the scientific method, lived in constant fear of things they neither understood nor could control. It wasn't the plot of early conmen. It was the only way people had of understanding the world around them.
@@RIXRADvidz very good point. You suggested the answer in your question: geography.
In my opinion, a people that settles in a land that has reasonably mild weather, an abundance of natural resources, and are not competing for every mouthful or drop of water would have a much kinder understanding of the Divine than a people settled in the harsh landscape of the desert Middle East. I imagine, if I were an early Native American living, let's say, in the hills of North Carolina, where food and water is abundant, the climate is stable and non threatening, and there is enough space for everyone to have their own, I would develop a theology of peace, abundance, and harmony. If I were of ancient Middle Eastern origins, where water and food are not abundant, the heat kills, and seasonal torrential storms wash everything away, and quality land to farm was in short supply, my God would look a little more harsh and unforgiving.
The part about “not liking competition” really seems to be the motivation of the young earth creationists trying to paint dinosaurs as a hoax
Why do you think many Christians hate Muslimsand convert Jews…competition. Nothing more, nothing less.
Not many young earth creationists do this
Or at the very least, The Flintstones as a documentary.
It's March of 2019 rn and I still keep coming back to this one. BEST NEW RULES FINALE IN AGES.
I'm a devout Catholic and I hate the hypocrisy of Evangelicals continuing to support Trump. If he was just a standard white bread Republican I guess I would understand their backing but he is dangerous not just to our country but to reason and judgement in general.
Must be hard to identify as Catholic in modern times with all the man-boy love going on, huh? Are you also as devoted to exposing injustices in your church?
Democrats hate religous people
@@boogerpresley1366Humans are just humans: they messed up all the time.
I, as a Catholic, did not condone their behaviors, but I do believe that is not relevant for my belief, cause I believe in the God, not the men that teaches it.
And what are you trying to expect, made a Reformation 2.0 from these scandals?
I'm a Crossfit Jainist and recreational yak sacrificer, but most of the time I dabble in indifference.
The kind of violation those priests did - a child's trust is very delicate, they are vulnerable and look to adults for security - is just unforgivable. Coupled with the churches unwillingness to act (totally able to, just choosing not), etc etc it's hard to be anything _but_ a booger.
Admittedly my first question was a bit smug but I meant the 2nd question. Catholic church is outspoken about their service work for the tired and hungry, the tempest tossed :-D etc, these things are injustices, I was simply asking do you extend your devotion to Catholic doctrine to include the injustices perpetrated by the church?
Yes, and I love how you point out this obvious comparison. My Dear Sweet Mother, who is now elderly, and deeply religious, and would have beat the life out of me if the same derogatory words that Trump has spoken would have come out of my mouth, as a child! This same woman voted for him like a well trained religious robot. It is so sad what religion has done to the human brain, all because we fear the finality of death.
This is one of the most brilliant things I’ve ever seen. Bill Maher dropping the truth bomb.
Bill Maher for President!!!!
Bill Maher, you keep me laughing when I most need it. ALWAYS BRILLIANTLY FUNNY!
The Nazis did not get rid of the Christians and their religion. Even their Armed Forces wore belt buckles showing “Gott mit Uns.” That is “God with Us” in English.
And the Christian nation the United States beat them because they were wrong, many people claim to be on God's side doesn't mean they are tho
I can only imagine how roughly 40% of this country would react to this
Brilliant & So True!
My favorite new rules are the ones were bill talks about religion.
This one is exceptional!!!
Yes, but he doesn't do it strong enough ..... *_Religioulous_* (as good as it was/is) is still what I would call ...... *softball.* We need to get with the big leagues for atheism in this country.
@@penboyasgod6103 and prove what? That nothing created the universe and that super computers can randomly be made by chance?
@@kickstart3974 And what is it that you think you're "proving" with all that church bullshit? That [ *CIRCULAR* ] bible has been proven time and time again it's nothing but total bullshit used to *scare the hell out of children to force them to believe in that total nonsense.*
Thank God I'm an atheist!
WALT/F
Tell that to your creator when you meet him. Life is extremely short.
"I don't believe in Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, or on The Easter Bunny and yet I don't try to prove to my friends 24/7 that they don't exist." Well, neither do I, because believers in those things are not trying to take over the U.S. government and institute Biblical law as the law of the land. Christians are indeed trying to do just that, and so I feel the need to disprove their belief, in order to try to save my country from theocracy. Do you want to live in a Dominionist Christian theocracy?
I'm not the least bit worried about burning in hell for eternity - are you?
@@johnsheedy461 Triggered Christard?
That was hilarious!
One of your best bits, Bill
Thank you! This is what I have been thinking every time people are surprised the religious right is supporting trump.
he is willing to end the murder of children ? they want to end murder of children, why would they not support him ?
@@buniesinfernal7979 You really think Trump hasn't paid for about a hundred abortions in his life?
bunies infernal it is not as simple as that though. Just because you agree with a person about one thing doesn't mean you have to fully support him/her.
Ha ha. Very good comparison. Keep it up bill
This segment is my favourite part of your show. Bravo!
And this one is golden!
@@stormwatcher59 showers
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This is absolutely brilliant...Bill Maher ...I salute you!
Saw Religulous when it came out in theaters. The only place it was at in a metro area of about 250k people was on a one screen artsy theater. That's all it showed for 3 showings a day for two weeks. It made bank.
Nailed it. I laughed my ass off about the Tammy Faye Baker line.
2:00 As a huge Stephen King fan I LOVED this joke.
He is sooooooooo right..... every word sooooo true thank you Bill
Actually, Hitler was Catholic. Stalin was Russian Orthodox. And Mao was Confucian.
Just because you grew up in a semi-Catholic family doesn't mean that you are yourself a Catholic. The Nazis belived that they came from aliens that created all the races and the the Arian race was the best of them. It's part of Darwinisiom.
As for Stalin, smae thing. Growing up in a X religion fmaily as a kid doesn't mean that you follow that religion. Presecuting the followers of that religion and outlawing it is as indication that you don't follow that religion.
An exception to this is Islam where you are required to lie to the unbelivers such as pretending to be of another religion (including atheisiom) in order to further Islam. Sort of like the way Cenk Uger of TYT can claim that he is an atheist and yet push for anti-christian points under "you religous people" yet pro or at least tolerant Islamic points under "racist" (implying to your subconcuse brain that it's a race not a religion to those that don't actually stop and think about what he's actually saying).
They're is no real way that he can be the way he is without leading this double life. He's way too radical and hate-tangent filled to explain it away as being a nutrail anti-religous overseer of these events in the news. He's always trying to push Christianity towards Islamic terror catagory and yet Islam into a race catagory.
As far as we know Stalin and Mao were atheists.
But they were also megalomaniacs who established cults of personality around themselves built on propaganda and horrendous punishments for any doubters.
In every sense they were secular religions.
Maybe imaginary gods are better than human ones.
David O Donovan
"Darwinisiom" ... ? Has nothing to do with Hitler's ideology. He outlawed Darwinian evolution entirely. And aliens have nothing to do with evolution either. Educate yourself before spewing mindless bullshit.
Alexander Christopher
The Nazi party favoured Lamarckism and believed they were doing the work of god.
@@alexanderchristopher6237 O jesus. Alot of peoples knowledge on here scares me lol. Just out of honest curiosity, to the people on here saying Hitler was Darwinism, are you guys Christians? I dont mean catholic, in saying the American Midwest type, (protestants) baptists, methodists etc.
Because you guys are speaking of Darwinism like it is evil, ahich i could see someone who believes in creationism believing. But thats not Social Darwinism. Darwinism is the theory of evolution,nothing wrong with it.
SOCIAL Darwinism is the negative one. Thats the one saying any races that are lagging behind should die off as it is survival of the fittest. Two totally diff things. One is natural selection and evolution over millions of years.
The other is justification for shoving people millions of people you see as not the fittest into ovens.
This is one of the best Maher rants ever! 😂
preach it bill
This was AWESOME! More people have to see this.
Excellent and spot on!
I've pointed out the Trump/God comparison before. It's so true. And with Trump's ego, he'd take it as a compliment.
And with Trumps competition He would also be entitled to it! :D Look at the competition in USA for instance, trying to block a supreme justice nominee with false accusations and abusing a system founded on a gentleman's honor principle... and abusing it in the name of a twisted brand of feminism where every woman is always right to destroy any man's life... how sinister, religious and evil... yet they think they are the civilized ones and Trump is the barbarian.
ironic, because we can rest assured that Trump has never read a Bible, words? have You tried to understand a King James version? so yeah, it's strange that he emulates Olde Testament God and has no clue...other than in general.
This reminds me the Legend George Carlin's piece about Religion.
I agree with the statement that George Carlin was a legend. Yet this Bill Maher is not even coming up to his knees.
George Carlin was spitting truth in your face about how you are manipulated by television, politics and the owners of this country AND made you laugh about it.
The only thing I see with Bill Maher is an orchestrated character assassination of Trump with cued applaus and cheers.
Joris Vander Cammen I agree that Bill maher isn't anywhere near George..All I am saying this New Rule piece reminded Me of George's..Damm I miss him..He must be screaming at us now..
'Religion poisons everything. ' - C. HITCHENS
Sooo true.