I first saw your channel when I was 9 years old. I was born into a very conservative muslim family. You have showed me a lot of things and you have showed me the answers I have always wondered but was scared of asking. I became an atheist at 13 and spread the light to my friends from then on. Now I am 19 and I am greatful for your work. I do not know if you will see this but your videos suddenly started being recommended to me again. Felt like I had to say this. Funny thing is I didn't even know english and just picked up few words here and there and tried to understand from the animation at that time. Somehow I understood the events and some of the points you made because I used to read a lot of religious texts and stories when I was a kid so I understood what events you were talking about in your animations.
This message makes me emotional. I understand being a child and being indoctrinated. The guilt and shame was too much for me and Deconstruction came easy for me. Channels like his have been so essential to my Growth as an atheist.
I teared up when you spoke about earning two lifetimes of income in one lifetime. Your son is so lucky to have you as his father. I am not in a financial situation where I can donate now, but when I get to that point, you'll be the first channel I support.
@@matyrk9901 You're ignoring that YHWH actually missed any human beings with the lightning, while claiming that the lightning didn't miss because it hit a BUILDING. I can hit a building with a rock from a block over, it's not that hard. Is it too much to ask that an all-powerful all-knowing deity have better accuracy than a mortal being?
I have been a fan of your work for a decade or more. And I had the great pleasure of meeting you in person, in a pub event in Chicago. Healthyaddict introduced us. Later that year I went to a Halloween party, and someone was dressed up as your God character (with a Jeffery puppet) :)
@@matyrk9901 That's your god's proof? After all those years of videos, and all he can do is some property damage? Quite the impotent god you grovel before. What does he do when he's really furious? Scratch the paint on our cars?
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
I am blind, and a big fan of yours. I have been watching your stuff for over a decade. I bring up I’m blind, because the only way I can read books now is with audiobooks. so hearing you say that you are going to publish your books via audio is perfect and amazing. Thanks for all the content you have made over the years. I hope the books do well. I am also glad to hear that you and yours are safe. And I hope nothing but good things for you and yours from now on.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Well done. I was an emergency physician. I had a patient who was shot in the chest. It missed his aorta by less than a cm. When he recovered a little he said, "the man upstairs must have been looking out for me that day." If I could have, I would have said, "I would hate to think what would happen if he were pissed off!" I could live without that kind of a, "lucky day."
But then again that wouldn't have given him the opportunity to praise God for sparing him and we all know how God seems to have an insatiable need to be praised. @@joecoolioness6399
Good thing God made it so he could get to an emergency physician who could help him heal. Because we know God can't interfere with the free will of the bullet, or his body's free will in dying unless there's someone else to do it for Him. He has to maintain the illusion that He's not there, or it wouldn't be a test of faith, of course. 🙄
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
As soon as you started talking about your books I started getting really excited! I am SUPER looking forward to experiencing your works. Your writing is top notch! Godspeed.
I've been a big fan for several years and I love this new content. I've always doubted religion, even when I was confirmed I kind of thought it was a scam, but I tried hard to get into it for years due to family friends etc. It wasn't until my time in Iraq and Afghanistan I fully embraced atheism and I've just loved your content ever since. I know this isn't much, but please know you are appreciated, and I'm glad you are all safe. Also, can't wait for the book!
@@matyrk9901 I have mocked your god plenty of times. Still kicking. On another note: the very idea itself that we should be afraid of poking fun at this entity sure shows you how petty and infantile your idea of god is. Killing someone over mean words displays cowardice and weakness, not strength. Any who advocate for people's deaths over mere words, possess no rightful claim to love of Liberty whatsoever.
I thought houses are protected from lightning these days. Isn't the lightning directed straight into the ground? Is my house not protected? We get plenty of lightning around here. Haven't had a problem so far.
@@jonstone9741 It would have to hit some kind of conductor that goes straight to ground. Even then the conductor has to have enough mass not to melt instantly like a fuse does. It's so rare that it's not really standard on any houses. You could put a lightning rod at the top of the house, but no houses have that really.
@@jonstone9741Houses from the 20th century usually have a lighting protection system built into equipment ground. Was a safety relic from over the air broadcast television. Started to phase out in the late 80s.
Thanks! I was going to donate $2 but you touched me when you talked about your son. My son isn't a special needs but he (and my daughter) means the world to me. When I leave this world, I want them to be doing well.
Most people have heard “Jesus/God loves you”. Does that mean they have a relationship with God and will go to heaven? Depends on the individual. A relationship is 2 sided, you receive love and you give love back. God showed His love by suffering, dying on the cross and rising from the dead for you, now you show Love back by repenting of your sins (lying, stealing, sexual sins, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) and believing in Jesus as your Lord and saviour so that Heaven is in your future not hell
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 same can be said for condraditon. Other realions. For bad people convincing you that they're your friend and did something for you in reality thay are not your friend and they never existed or had any relationship with you. an easy tool to manipulate
God loved all those infants he killed and ordered slaughtered by his chosen ppl? it's cosmic eugenics. only the chosen ppl matter. unless you've got an Israelite female in your family tree, look out! my, literally, sociopathic parents gave me the same kind of jealous "love" and I've been miserable and confused my whole life, I'm 50. I've had enough of that "love". it's poisonous.
I work as an aviation inspector and study lightning here in Florida. It sounds like you might of been struck by a "positive" lightning bolt. 95% of all lightning is negatively charged and won't really damage planes or houses. That other 5% is like ultra mega powerful lightning that can blow a hole in a plane or house.
@@AFrickinDwarfiirc, it forms much higher up on the thundercloud, so its the opposite charge of the bottom of the cloud. It being higher up makes it harder to discharge, making positive bolts less likely, but when they do occur, they tend to be much more powerful, given the higher energy difference required for a charge to transfer between the top of the thundercloud and the ground, as opposed to the bottom of the cloud and the ground.
@@greg77389 false, Electric charge can be positive or negative (commonly carried by protons and electrons respectively, by convention). Like charges repel each other and unlike charges attract each other.
Thanks! I’ve been supporting you on patron for years; since like 2017 you have had a big impact on myself. I can’t wait for your books and future series!
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
I feel like this is perfect material to make an animation where God tries to pull a drive-by, but his aim sucks, and he tries to cover his fuck up by acting like he totally meant to do that and that it was just a warning, so no matter what he comes out looking like it all went according to plan. And you absolutely have my full permission to use this idea if it strikes a cord with you, Dark Matter
That's the beauty of religion, there's always an answer for everything, just like a cult or conspiracy-theory group. In the case of religion, any problems are waived off with either "mysterious ways" or "it's a test". 🙄
But aiming a lightning strike at DarkMatter’s son would be very on brand for Yahweh. Psalm 137:9, “Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.”
@@broddr Atheists love toting that phrase, but much like many things, they fail to understand it. It is a psalm clearly meant to evoke intense emotion to describe just how much the Israelites hated Babylon after being conquered and taken in captivity by them. Do you take everything you read at face value or only when it's convenient for you?
Funny how atheists love appealing to morality when it comes to arguing against God. It's as if they suddenly become oblivious to the fact that there are no secular worldviews that provide a foundation for objective morality. Last time I checked, the laws of nature don't care what you do and have nothing to say on morality.
@@greg77389 Numbers 31:17-18, _”Now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has ever slept with a man. But the young girls who have never slept with a man, keep alive for yourselves.”_ Infanticide is not something mentioned only once in the Bible. As noted above, the biblical god was big on ordering genocide and infanticide, in this case including a side order of sexual slavery for the surviving virgin girls.
@@greg77389 do you believe that the Bible is the word of god, through its inspired authors or only historical ethnic allegory when it’s convenient for you?
It's so difficult to connect this calm, soothing voice to a jacked guy who looks like he could break you in half with his bare hands :D Keep up the amazing work!
So glad you and your family are okay. I think the idea that this was God is hilarious, because either he is a terrible shot or a terrible bodyguard. If he wanted to kill you then he shouldn't have missed. If he wanted to protect you then he shouldn't have let it blow up the computer and damage the house.
I am a Christian convert, I used to detest religion but trough philosophical, historical and scientific analyses I am certain God exists and certain Jesus Christ is God, would you (or anyone) like to have a little back and fourth about why we believe what we believe? Sorry for my spelling, I'm Dutch, dont have spelling corrector on my phone and dont write as regular as I used to.
@@peterubbels2385 ha brave man. You know the content of this channel? The dept of experience and knowledge you are facing?! You want to serve up jesus of nazareth here. The jewish end of days, Armageddon preacher.The unbelievers in a lake of fire guy.Your scientific reasons for thinking jesus is god are non existent. The 2 can not live together. Biblical scholars show this and science of any other kind can not point to a random jew from the first century. Its the gospels only and we all know how far we can get were confirmation of facts is concerned.
It really does seem ridiculously obvious when he sums it up particularly with a handy visual, like Samson going out hunting for 300 foxes one at a time to tie their tails together with a flaming torch between them and then carefully herd to the right place where they wait patiently without fighting or catching fire and he then releases them all at once in the exact right direction like trained... foxes. 😕 Or his video on all the (sometimes graphically described) passages where God loves killing babies, fetuses, pregnant women, children but somehow is seen as anti abortion by modern republicans.
@@spaghettiking653 God has been known to destroy entire cities and all life from the planet. A mere mortal man doesn't stand a chance against any super natural being. As one stated before. It probably wasn't even the christian God who did it. All demons can control the weather too. This is why should watch your tongue when speaking about any supernatural being mortal man.
I can't afford a permanent Patreon or RUclips subscription, but if you publish a book (or books) I'll gladly buy a copy. I love the stories you have created for the channel, and I'd love to get to read a full novel series by you. Thank you for your work 💪
When I was a kid lightning blew a hole in our roof…the ensuing rain storm caused lots of water damage…the insurance company literally called it “an act of god” and refused to pay…this was the late ‘80’s.
Yes, "act of God" is a legal term that basically means freak accident, something that was out of anyone's hands. Not the best terminology, but it's not necessarily a religious term.
dude. wow. so glad you all are ok. i hear that insurance in florida is borked these days--hope that doesn't apply to you. i'm usually not into video updates, but this one is a treasure--looking forward to all of the books. signed, proud long-time patreon supporter. much love to you and your lovely family! if your son's special needs have anything to do with autism, we can talk--i'm on the spectrum, too. either way, much love!
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
My dad is a Christian and still got lightning rods installed on the house! I also unplug all my computer stuff during storm, even plugged into a surge protector, I didn't want to chance it.
Man what a wild ride. As a fellow Floridian, things like this are why I always, totally, unplug my computers at the first sound of thunder. (Sorry to tell you now and not last month lol... I've had a few computers fried before; never again!) Quite a relief no one was hurt! Praise God that God's aim sucks huh? As for the books I wanna say, that's really exciting news! Different as they may be from your usual stuff, I'm eager to hear/read them! They sound pretty neat! Looking forward to'em already.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Im a truck driver, and i would love to be able to listen to your books while i drive. I do that with a couple of other channels that dont require me to watch, just listen. Im so thankful you and your family are ok. I grew up christian, but i realized im atheist about a year and a half ago. But that was a long journey from my late teens. And your videos helped solidify, to me, at least, that no gods or goddesses exist. Please let us know when you have the books ready. Id love to buy a copy. Thanks for being you, Dark Matter.
@@matyrk9901 so everything you got sick or something bad happened to you, did God do that to? Weather and disaster happen dude, it hurts many people and destroys billions $ of homes and business every year. Are they all horrible atheists "god" specifically targeted? I've seen a couple news stores where a tornado whipes out an entire community, but somebody finds a Bible in the rubble of their destroyed property and calls it a miracle. Yall are so silly
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Yeah. The storm Illinois just got was crazy. Never knew I could fly out of a bed like in the cartoons. The thunder and lightning show was ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!
That's exactly what I did when my neighbors tree by my room got hit by lightning it sounded like the lightning was hitting my roof or a tree was falling on my roof. I never knew I could switch sleep phases so fast and run out that door from my room, lickety split!
I survived child abuse starting at 2 weeks to 5 years old. I have found the same, a lot. Even people who told me "Look at that as a test dear. God loves you." I could never understand how a just and loving god could allow the torrent of a fresh innocent soul. I couldn't figure out how that could even add up fair in their minds. I am glad you are choosing to open your creative mind. I can't wait to see the truths are still locked up in there. We need to add more of your voice into the collective wisdom as much as we need more souls to wake up to reality. And get closer to being able to fix our world.
The price of free will is evil people are free to do evil things. Things will get saddled up in the end. Things aren't as bad as they seem. Our struggles are a blessing.
@@xandror Which people's, and who is 'predestinated' or not? And along 'narrow path' or not to be born, so much, as 'natural men'? Furthermore, who cares if one nutty, delusional, suicidally prideful (and just maybe, badly made?) angel has a silly opinion, about Job? And lastly, try to read, about the slave trade, in Western Christendom - and the blood libel, Black Hole of Calcutta, and Inquisition... And then we can all talk, about 'blessed struggles' maybe? Including the ones less than willingly entered into (ala Deuteronomy 20:13, say)
@@xandror Free will is a dubious claim. There is no justified or reasonable logic for things to "get saddled up in the end" without the necessity of human intervention, belief in a god is neither justified nor reasonable, let alone a system of metaphysical punishment and reward. And no, struggles are not blessings.
@@royeckhardt9016 You make a lot of claims with no evidence to support them, the hallmark of a good atheist. A life with no challenges to overcome is a life of misery, just ask anyone put in solitary confinement. About 10% of people believe there is no God. 10% of people believe we never set foot on the moon. 10% of people believe the earth is flat. Atheism is just another conspiracy theory some people need to believe in to get through life.
I can't wait to hear you read those books. As someone who's been writing a world/backstory for fantasy novels I haven't even written yet for a decade I hope to be inspired by you.
Your insurance company will certainly file this destruction as "an act of God." This setback really sucks, and I'm relieved your family is safe and your boy still has things to smile about. You've earned a loyal audience who won't forget to check your channel anytime soon. Thanks for sharing your update with us! I'm really interested to listen to your audio books! (His Dark Materials and the Bartimaeus series were my favorite kind of fantasy stories growing up, so anything in that vein would be for me)
Talk of insurance companies weaseling out of paying always reminds me of when Louis Rossmann's repair store had to shut down for a week because they had no power and despite him having insurance specifically to cover being unable to open due to things like that, the company said he wasn't covered for floods, but he pointed out he wasn't closed because of a flood, he was closed due to a power-outage. They said the power-company was flooded. 😒
I would think any direct damage would be covered. Otherwise what's the point. I see people around here getting brand new roofs from very minor hail damage. If "god" does lighting, he's probably in charge of hail too... honestly I feel like it's a bit of a ripoff to the insurance company, or actually really to all the other policy holders who have way higher rates than necessary. Because they pay out 10-20k for a bunch of roofs that lost a couple shingles... maybe I'm just jealous I didn't file a claim, wouldn't mind a new roof, but didn't feel like filling a claim for minor damage planning to get reimbursed for non-existent major damage was ethical
You are one of my favorite people! 2 incomes in one lifetime so your son can have the means to survive in a world that so often doesn’t support those who can’t support themselves 👌… I work in disability services and we support so many people with special needs and that’s a world that just isn’t appreciated, which means funding is always tight. I adore the love you have for your son ❤
You have been creating genuine enjoyment for me and my brother for years now. We support your journey with your books and we look forward to listening! Also if you ever put out hard copies we will be customers!
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Thanks for reminding me to start my generators here in Texas. My ranch has had several strikes in our 13 years at this place. I've been the guardian to my special needs brother and a disabled mother with demensia for over 20 years. Everything I do is for my family. I'm lucky enough to have accumulated a very comfortable life for all of us now and well into the future. I'm on board with supporting your new endeavors. You got me in the feels. My brother Chris brings joy to anyone he meets. Your child is beautiful.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
God almost made DM homeless. It took God ten yrs to finally answer your little request about striking you down.This time God only striked down your wallet. Next time IDK .
Your work was the very first thing to introduce me to the 'atheistic' ideas and philosophical world I now find myself in, I could not be more grateful and it has radically changed me for the better, I have literally watched every single video you have uploaded in your many channels, probably many times over. And I am truly glad to hear you and your family weren't harmed by 'God's smite' and that you even found a sense of hope and motivation for the future. I will be patiently waiting for anything else you will be sharing with us. Much love by a fan.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Ironically I only am an atheist now because back when I was a Christian I wanted to learn more, I was in a bad place and I seeked God, but the more I looked the more I realized how wrong I was, the claim you just made is actually common and is generally referred to as the problem of the existance of non resistant non believers, the answer you gave to me, not only you of course, is that us atheists don't actively seek God or that we do it resistantly, but that just isn't true, I looked for a God as a Christian who wanted to believe more strongly and understand , I trusted that the truth would reveal itself, but I didn't find anything, and the more I look the more I realize just how wrong I was, and I am not the only one, most ex-Christians are only ex-Christians because they read the Bible and seeked God, to say otherwise is foolish, also you can't say that atheists haven't seeked God, since atheism is position in regards to the existence of a God, how can someone have a position about something they didn't even seek at all, it's not like this is about gremlins, it's about God.
@@jimnian4031 Why did convert to atheism and not agnosticism? It seems like to be an atheist one comes to a conclusion that the origination of the universe is specifically a non-intelligent process.
I didn't 'convert' to anything, I was a Christian, now I simply lack a belief in a God, personally I find the term agnostic a bit vague but it is primarily a state of doubt about whether or not a God Exists, which technically is a state in which every person that deconverted from a religion was in some point in, now of course this is to say I am not curtain of anything, but I can say that I don't think a God Exists, meaning I lack a belief In a God, this is not to say that I believe that there isn't a God, but I just don't believe that there is one, small but important difference.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
I was at a religious camp and a lighting stroke … nobody got hurt, but one of the guys jumped on another one’s lap. It was a ‘yes homo’ moment sponsored by god. Thank u J
I'm so happy that you and your family are OK. Things can be replaced but loved ones can't. I hope the insurance company come up with the goods. Cheers from the UK.
You can tell just how much this has affected you since you’ve gone almost completely grey in just a month’s time and hardships. I hope you and your family are well and that your insurance and book pay out in great abundance!
Wow! I was looking at my notifications a couple of hrs before you uploaded this video and was thinking to myself "what's up with darkmatter, he hasn't been around for a bit?" I am glad that you and your family are hanging tough and I hope your insurance company pulls through. I am totally looking forward to hearing your audio books. 👍
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
The bolt of lightning went into your son's room? Classic God, always targeting the children of sinners instead of the sinners themselves. Oh, never change God. Never change.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
That is terrifying to think about happening, am so glad to hear that you are all okay physically and that the damage was not more widespread. On a different, heartfelt note, I am someone who is disabled and not able to work for any extended periods of time as is expected of people in the modern day, but my parents refused to get the diagnosis that could help with adulthood survival, and used a variety of tactics to push me into positions where my body and brain have been further battered in efforts to be the 'normal' kid they wanted me to be. As someone who experienced this, I cannot overstate how much it means to me, knowing that you are doing this work to try to make your sons life manageable for him. Knowing that there are parents like you out there, who are actually supporting their kids long term when its needed. I don't know if this will ever be read, but it felt important to me to voice this, because it really does mean so much to be a supportive parent. (If anyone reads this and is worried, I struggle but have friends who have gone above and beyond to make sure I don't lose the roof over my head, and have at least in adulthood been fortunate enough to find supportive people outside of blood relatives)
I'm glad you have better people now. I'm also someone who can't work currently and thankfully I also have a person who has supported me when my bigoted parents did nothing but abuse. It always makes me happy to see caring parents out there who really want what's best for their kids and not their own performative egos. And chosen families who care for people where their parents and conservative communities refused to!
When I first started watching your channel back in May 2013, I was a believing Catholic. I only wanted to hear the atheist side of the story, as well as their arguments, to be fair. I have been clean of religion since April 2015, largely because of your channel; I never thought I would leave religion. You taught me that religion is not true; you taught me that atheism is the truth. Your channel and what you do matters; I now hope to de-convert people from religion as you did for me.
The truth is that we're genetically modified apes, created by beings from another dimension, who are coming back under the guise of the Millennial Reign.
I'm also an ex-Catholic. When I was a teenager, I thought atheists were ridiculous. How could anyone not believe in Yahweh? Well, I stopped going to church when I was in my late teens and read books about different religions. I because to question everything I've been told. Then I became an agnostic. After watching atheists debate, and doing some deep philosophical thinking for many years, and watching a few DarkMatter2525 & NonStampCollector cartoons, I became an atheist.
@@sagatuppercut2960 When I started watching Darkmatter2525, I never thought that I would one day leave religion and call myself and atheist. But the facts are the facts and reality is reality.
I do like how you say "clean of religion" like it's a drug, I've often thought about how indoctrination builds a dependence relationship that can be addictive, not necessarily in the "chasing a high" way but in the way where it can seem like the only way to cope in the moment but creates a far bigger problem. I don't want to diminish the deliberate abuse and predation of many authoritarian/cultish religions like evangelicalism (and apparently catholicism is very similar) through that comparison though so I know it's not adequate to describe the whole situation at all. Just a comparison I've noted - they do build your dependence on the system itself and nothing and nobody else.
Glad you and your family are safe. I hope the insurance pays up. they love to raise there fees every year. Keep on keeping on, love your content. thank for all that you do! You are a good man and a good father!
What a wonderful story, Dark Matter! Looking forward to the next chapters inspired by the incident. My tale of dodging god's thunderbolts came while staying at a mountainside home, watching a thunderstorm roll in from the sea. The storm blotted out the high-rises of the Gold Coast, lightning dancing towards us. As the storm passed over, the sharpest crack I've ever heard announced the arrival of *ball lightning* crashing down the chimney! It was about the size of a soccer ball, and it richoched fast across the room before escaping through a closed screen door. It fried the stereo & lamps, blew some fuses, & left my hair standing on end; but I was exilirated by my encounter with such a magical phenomena.
Love your message and enjoy the stories you've already put forward, cheers to the future! May we all leave a legacy for those we live with love and care for.
Damn. 100% I'll buy a physical copy of your book to support you. But really looking forward to having an hour or so of narrated content each week for my drive back home from base.
The thing about youtube is, if you aren't uploading daily it's damn near impossible to gain viewers. Im glad you're all okay, hopefully you get everything situated.
Really glad to hear that nobody was hurt! That had to have put you all through an emotional rollercoaster. Hope the insurance does what it's supposed to, that would be pretty messed up if they didn't. Can't wait for these books to come out though, been watching your content for years now and I can never get enough of it!
So glad God was looking out for you, and protected you from the worst of a lightening strike he could have prevented from ever happening in the first place lmao *Sigh* Glad you and your son are ok And, also glad you have the laugh response, its healthy And laughter is an element of harmony May the insurance company be fair and just
Right lol God should be a person who you get everything you want from... like a super Santa Clause lol. God won't give me everything I want then I can't believe in God either lol. Sarcasm? You decide.
I'm going to assume you are being sarcastic given that no-one who watches this channel could honestly believe that's why any of us don't believe in God. So haha, much amusing
That too lol, I'll start considering belief in God as soon as the religious can all agree on who God is and what they're like. Until they have a good enough idea of what they believe in that they don't have to contradict themselves every 5 minutes to discuss the concept, well let's just say I don't even have to *try* in order to be and stay an atheist
My guy, I have been following you for years and have shared your videos to death! Thankfully I am in a position that allows me to be able to send something. And for all you have done, its the least I can do for someone who has genuinely enriched my life with knowledge. I will always remember the one video you made in memory of the Hitch.
I don't think its just an act of weather that people turn to God. I think it's more the things that are completely out of our control. I lost both my parents last year and I live alone and feel even more lonely now with them gone. I've been struggling lately and trying to connect to something like a higher power because I feel so alone but I dont have faith and I don't think I ever will for the obvious reasons. Thank you for this channel and for being a good person. I'm glad you and your family are safe.
Been watching your content off and on for probably close to the decade you've been uploading monthly. You were one of the first atheist youtubers I watched, and when a few people I followed for that went off the deep end I took a break from the genre entirely. Thankfully you never lost your sanity, or maybe you just had it to begin with, but in the last couple years, having seen power corrupts, I am genuinely very excited to see what these books you wrote have to offer.
Whoa, that's crazy, Ive never seen a lightning hitting the side of a house. I always thought lightning rods would protect you from things like that😮 so glad you're all ok❤
Most houses in the US don't have lightning rods. Maybe they're more common where lightning strikes commonly happen, but I've personally never seen one. I only know that skyscrapers have them. A few years ago, lightning struck the ground near my house and fried half my wiring, and thunderstorms are uncommon here.
Heartfelt and great to have you back. Im in Africa so it's not possible to support financially so I thank for the entertainment and insights you've provided and will continue to do.
"god was looking out for us" I laughed so hard. Glad you all are safe. Thanks.
*Are you sure it was God, or Satan?*
- And He said unto them, I beheld *Satan as lightning* fall from heaven. (Luke 10:18)
Yep!
@@theendtimesarehere Or the Flying Spaghetti Monster... or does he fling hot pasta?
Just Nod and Laugh 🌠🔥🤣👋🧙♂️
@@theendtimesarehere Was it God or Satan that told David to take a Census 😎
You're too powerful. God doesn't want competition.
All jokes aside, im glad you and your family were unharmed.
@@imranzakhaev3779
Yeah, god is laughable.
@@imranzakhaev3779 uh... I get you're probably unfamiliar with having anyone that loves you but what would you call a wife and kid?
@@CNCmachiningisfun God is not laughable.
@@josephpaquette767
Yes, she is.
She is a sad little joke.
@@imranzakhaev3779
Why does your god fiddle with kiddies?
I first saw your channel when I was 9 years old. I was born into a very conservative muslim family. You have showed me a lot of things and you have showed me the answers I have always wondered but was scared of asking. I became an atheist at 13 and spread the light to my friends from then on. Now I am 19 and I am greatful for your work. I do not know if you will see this but your videos suddenly started being recommended to me again. Felt like I had to say this. Funny thing is I didn't even know english and just picked up few words here and there and tried to understand from the animation at that time. Somehow I understood the events and some of the points you made because I used to read a lot of religious texts and stories when I was a kid so I understood what events you were talking about in your animations.
Hey I'm a former muslim as well. I was even muslim longer than you were alive😂. Good to see other former Muslims here.
@@ashleytheseeker8480 I read a lot and had access to internet which helped speeding up the process
This message makes me emotional. I understand being a child and being indoctrinated. The guilt and shame was too much for me and Deconstruction came easy for me. Channels like his have been so essential to my
Growth as an atheist.
The lack of truth in (all) religious texts doesn't mean there's no source for intelligence and beauty in the universe.
@@Fatman305id love for you to show me one contradiction or mistake in the quran
I teared up when you spoke about earning two lifetimes of income in one lifetime. Your son is so lucky to have you as his father. I am not in a financial situation where I can donate now, but when I get to that point, you'll be the first channel I support.
God is not too be mocked and this is why.
@@matyrk9901 I dunno, seems like YHWH's got bad aim.
@@razzledazzle6766 So why is there a big hole on his house if he has bad aim?
@@matyrk9901 So YHWH can hit the broad side of a building. This isn't a high bar.
@@matyrk9901 You're ignoring that YHWH actually missed any human beings with the lightning, while claiming that the lightning didn't miss because it hit a BUILDING. I can hit a building with a rock from a block over, it's not that hard. Is it too much to ask that an all-powerful all-knowing deity have better accuracy than a mortal being?
I have been a fan of your work for a decade or more. And I had the great pleasure of meeting you in person, in a pub event in Chicago. Healthyaddict introduced us.
Later that year I went to a Halloween party, and someone was dressed up as your God character (with a Jeffery puppet) :)
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
@@matyrk9901 an inept clown of a god, who apparently is as bad at aiming as he is at creating, caring, or forgiving.
@@DataJack He didn't miss striking his house. What do you mean? There's a direct hole on his feeble home.
@@matyrk9901 That's your god's proof? After all those years of videos, and all he can do is some property damage?
Quite the impotent god you grovel before.
What does he do when he's really furious? Scratch the paint on our cars?
@@matyrk9901 how is this proof of any god?
Oh man…when you said “two lifetimes worth of income in one lifetime”….that hit me in the feels…best of luck brother.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Holy shit dude. So glad you and your family are safe. That is incredibly scary.
Dark got his Kratos upgrade, of course they will be safe. He is a God killer after all. :)
It's Florida, bad weather comes with the territory. 🤷 It's like people complaining about living in "Tornado Alley". 🤦
@@I.____.....__...__it's like complaining about financial hardship in America. I guess we shouldn't talk about that either.
@@I.____.....__...__or California earthquakes 😮
"Holy shit ..."
Yep.
I am blind, and a big fan of yours. I have been watching your stuff for over a decade. I bring up I’m blind, because the only way I can read books now is with audiobooks. so hearing you say that you are going to publish your books via audio is perfect and amazing. Thanks for all the content you have made over the years. I hope the books do well. I am also glad to hear that you and yours are safe. And I hope nothing but good things for you and yours from now on.
I've actually been thinking about people with disabilities using "abled" language, like yourself saying you've been "watching" his videos. 🤔
@@I.____.....__...__ ... you're joking right-
@@krovraink what's wrong with pondering about why disabled people may use abled language?
@@toomanycharacterhow do blind people use youtube and other social platforms? (i’m not atheist)
(i don’t identify as a non-binary neither)
Glad you and all your family are safe, I hope Odin or Zeus stop chucking thunder bolts around and look forward to your new project.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Personally, I think Odin would love Dark Matter. He is primarily a tricksy knowledge god after all.
Odin had nothing to do with it, you must be thinking of Thor :)
Thanks for all you do. Your work is amazing.
You preach brother 🙏(in the most non religious way possible :) )
Well done. I was an emergency physician. I had a patient who was shot in the chest. It missed his aorta by less than a cm. When he recovered a little he said, "the man upstairs must have been looking out for me that day." If I could have, I would have said, "I would hate to think what would happen if he were pissed off!" I could live without that kind of a, "lucky day."
Man upstairs can't stop a bullet but can make it miss an artery? Seems to me just not letting you get shot to begin with would be more helpful.
But then again that wouldn't have given him the opportunity to praise God for sparing him and we all know how God seems to have an insatiable need to be praised. @@joecoolioness6399
Good thing God made it so he could get to an emergency physician who could help him heal. Because we know God can't interfere with the free will of the bullet, or his body's free will in dying unless there's someone else to do it for Him. He has to maintain the illusion that He's not there, or it wouldn't be a test of faith, of course. 🙄
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
He could have stopped it
As soon as you started talking about your books I started getting really excited! I am SUPER looking forward to experiencing your works. Your writing is top notch! Godspeed.
Godspeed? We don't believe in "God" here.
@@jonstone9741Jesus, lighten up. Oh wait, we don't believe in Jesus either.
"Godspeed" is an odd thing to put in your comment on this channel, I don't know if you literally meant it or are just being sarcastic.
@@jonstone9741 Chill. Its a phrase, if anything obviously used ironically
I'd say 'Jefferyspeed'. He's the nice one and the helpful one on this channel.
I'm glad your son is okay.
I've been a big fan for several years and I love this new content. I've always doubted religion, even when I was confirmed I kind of thought it was a scam, but I tried hard to get into it for years due to family friends etc. It wasn't until my time in Iraq and Afghanistan I fully embraced atheism and I've just loved your content ever since. I know this isn't much, but please know you are appreciated, and I'm glad you are all safe. Also, can't wait for the book!
Thanks for your service king, may the odds be ever in your favor
HEY! don't you know there are no atheists in foxholes? i think atheists are born in foxholes.
@@matyrk9901did god tell you to reply to every comment in this section too
@@matyrk9901
I have mocked your god plenty of times. Still kicking.
On another note: the very idea itself that we should be afraid of poking fun at this entity sure shows you how petty and infantile your idea of god is. Killing someone over mean words displays cowardice and weakness, not strength. Any who advocate for people's deaths over mere words, possess no rightful claim to love of Liberty whatsoever.
@@matyrk9901 bruh it’s lightning not a nuclear bomb relax.
Maybe Jeffrey distracted God with another difficult question while he was aiming the lightening bolt
It rains on both the just and the unjust. Glad you’re all safe
its crazy how much energy a small mass at near light speed can cause
I thought houses are protected from lightning these days. Isn't the lightning directed straight into the ground? Is my house not protected? We get plenty of lightning around here. Haven't had a problem so far.
@@jonstone9741 It would have to hit some kind of conductor that goes straight to ground. Even then the conductor has to have enough mass not to melt instantly like a fuse does. It's so rare that it's not really standard on any houses. You could put a lightning rod at the top of the house, but no houses have that really.
I was going to argue about "small mass at near light speed", but having watched the video, I stand corrected.
@@jonstone9741Houses from the 20th century usually have a lighting protection system built into equipment ground. Was a safety relic from over the air broadcast television. Started to phase out in the late 80s.
Isn't it not even 1/10 of half the speed of light? Hardly close, though I'm not saying that to flex my running speed
Thanks! I was going to donate $2 but you touched me when you talked about your son. My son isn't a special needs but he (and my daughter) means the world to me. When I leave this world, I want them to be doing well.
Most people have heard “Jesus/God loves you”. Does that mean they have a relationship with God and will go to heaven? Depends on the individual. A relationship is 2 sided, you receive love and you give love back. God showed His love by suffering, dying on the cross and rising from the dead for you, now you show Love back by repenting of your sins (lying, stealing, sexual sins, taking the Lord’s Name in vain etc) and believing in Jesus as your Lord and saviour so that Heaven is in your future not hell
@@thereisnonegoodbutgodjohn363 same can be said for condraditon.
Other realions. For bad people convincing you that they're your friend and did something for you in reality thay are not your friend and they never existed or had any relationship with you.
an easy tool to manipulate
God loved all those infants he killed and ordered slaughtered by his chosen ppl?
it's cosmic eugenics. only the chosen ppl matter. unless you've got an Israelite female in your family tree, look out!
my, literally, sociopathic parents gave me the same kind of jealous "love" and I've been miserable and confused my whole life, I'm 50.
I've had enough of that "love". it's poisonous.
I work as an aviation inspector and study lightning here in Florida. It sounds like you might of been struck by a "positive" lightning bolt. 95% of all lightning is negatively charged and won't really damage planes or houses. That other 5% is like ultra mega powerful lightning that can blow a hole in a plane or house.
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
That’s a rad as shit thing to be told about. I didn’t know lightning could have a charge other than negative. How does positive lightning form?
@@AFrickinDwarfiirc, it forms much higher up on the thundercloud, so its the opposite charge of the bottom of the cloud. It being higher up makes it harder to discharge, making positive bolts less likely, but when they do occur, they tend to be much more powerful, given the higher energy difference required for a charge to transfer between the top of the thundercloud and the ground, as opposed to the bottom of the cloud and the ground.
All electricity is negative as it is the flow of electrons.
@@greg77389 false, Electric charge can be positive or negative (commonly carried by protons and electrons respectively, by convention). Like charges repel each other and unlike charges attract each other.
Thanks! I’ve been supporting you on patron for years; since like 2017 you have had a big impact on myself. I can’t wait for your books and future series!
That DAMNED fiend! Has he not taken enough from us?
All jokes aside, glad to hear you're okay. The audiobook thing sounds really exciting!
Looks like Yahweh got fed up with Jeffrey. Thankfully he needs to work on his aim.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Wow. I'm glad everyone is fine. This is nuts.
@DontReadMyProfilePicture.94 I won't.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
I feel like this is perfect material to make an animation where God tries to pull a drive-by, but his aim sucks, and he tries to cover his fuck up by acting like he totally meant to do that and that it was just a warning, so no matter what he comes out looking like it all went according to plan.
And you absolutely have my full permission to use this idea if it strikes a cord with you, Dark Matter
😲🔥🔥🔥
That's such an on-brand animation!
Very on brand, I can hear the arrogant echoey God voice already.
I can see Jeffrey distracting his son to leave the bed in time.
That's the beauty of religion, there's always an answer for everything, just like a cult or conspiracy-theory group. In the case of religion, any problems are waived off with either "mysterious ways" or "it's a test". 🙄
"If you believe in a god like that then you are morally broken."
I love that.
I look forward to the books!
But aiming a lightning strike at DarkMatter’s son would be very on brand for Yahweh.
Psalm 137:9, “Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.”
@@broddr
Atheists love toting that phrase, but much like many things, they fail to understand it. It is a psalm clearly meant to evoke intense emotion to describe just how much the Israelites hated Babylon after being conquered and taken in captivity by them. Do you take everything you read at face value or only when it's convenient for you?
Funny how atheists love appealing to morality when it comes to arguing against God. It's as if they suddenly become oblivious to the fact that there are no secular worldviews that provide a foundation for objective morality. Last time I checked, the laws of nature don't care what you do and have nothing to say on morality.
@@greg77389 Numbers 31:17-18, _”Now kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has ever slept with a man. But the young girls who have never slept with a man, keep alive for yourselves.”_
Infanticide is not something mentioned only once in the Bible. As noted above, the biblical god was big on ordering genocide and infanticide, in this case including a side order of sexual slavery for the surviving virgin girls.
@@greg77389 do you believe that the Bible is the word of god, through its inspired authors or only historical ethnic allegory when it’s convenient for you?
It's so difficult to connect this calm, soothing voice to a jacked guy who looks like he could break you in half with his bare hands :D Keep up the amazing work!
For real. He kinda looks like Kratos, who iirc is a god killer lmao
So glad you and your family are okay. I think the idea that this was God is hilarious, because either he is a terrible shot or a terrible bodyguard. If he wanted to kill you then he shouldn't have missed. If he wanted to protect you then he shouldn't have let it blow up the computer and damage the house.
lmao
Or option C, god wants to protect DM and hates his computer in particular
@@hanifarroisimukhlis5989 maybe its all so god can read his books
@@hanifarroisimukhlis5989 😂
Natural disasters happen all the time.
I wouldn't be as settled being an atheist without your videos, Darkmatter2525.
Thank you for your content.
I am a Christian convert, I used to detest religion but trough philosophical, historical and scientific analyses I am certain God exists and certain Jesus Christ is God, would you (or anyone) like to have a little back and fourth about why we believe what we believe?
Sorry for my spelling, I'm Dutch, dont have spelling corrector on my phone and dont write as regular as I used to.
@peterubbels2385 No thanks, Dutch
History or stories written by people long ago?@@peterubbels2385
@@peterubbels2385 ha brave man. You know the content of this channel? The dept of experience and knowledge you are facing?! You want to serve up jesus of nazareth here. The jewish end of days, Armageddon preacher.The unbelievers in a lake of fire guy.Your scientific reasons for thinking jesus is god are non existent. The 2 can not live together. Biblical scholars show this and science of any other kind can not point to a random jew from the first century. Its the gospels only and we all know how far we can get were confirmation of facts is concerned.
@@peterubbels2385They are both fictional characters. Go and see a medical professional.
God going after a kid, sounds just like that coward
Damn you Zeus.
@@harveywabbit9541 Also JudeoChrissies since when Judeochrissies look the other way with pedos
Your content helped show me the absurdity of Christianity and the Bible. It was just what I needed to get over the edge and declare myself an atheist.
It really does seem ridiculously obvious when he sums it up particularly with a handy visual, like Samson going out hunting for 300 foxes one at a time to tie their tails together with a flaming torch between them and then carefully herd to the right place where they wait patiently without fighting or catching fire and he then releases them all at once in the exact right direction like trained... foxes. 😕 Or his video on all the (sometimes graphically described) passages where God loves killing babies, fetuses, pregnant women, children but somehow is seen as anti abortion by modern republicans.
Jesus: Love thy neighbor
Atheists: But I hate my neighbors! _Hisssssssss_
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
@@matyrk9901 Did you watch the entire video? Why would God send divine lightning to hurt a child?
@@spaghettiking653 God has been known to destroy entire cities and all life from the planet. A mere mortal man doesn't stand a chance against any super natural being. As one stated before. It probably wasn't even the christian God who did it. All demons can control the weather too. This is why should watch your tongue when speaking about any supernatural being mortal man.
I can't afford a permanent Patreon or RUclips subscription, but if you publish a book (or books) I'll gladly buy a copy. I love the stories you have created for the channel, and I'd love to get to read a full novel series by you. Thank you for your work 💪
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
Agree, i would pay for a book about his series "Power corrupt"
if a god exists, we now have confirmation that it is Thor.
and Jupiter, and Zeus, and Indra
When I was a kid lightning blew a hole in our roof…the ensuing rain storm caused lots of water damage…the insurance company literally called it “an act of god” and refused to pay…this was the late ‘80’s.
Yes, "act of God" is a legal term that basically means freak accident, something that was out of anyone's hands. Not the best terminology, but it's not necessarily a religious term.
dude. wow. so glad you all are ok. i hear that insurance in florida is borked these days--hope that doesn't apply to you. i'm usually not into video updates, but this one is a treasure--looking forward to all of the books. signed, proud long-time patreon supporter. much love to you and your lovely family! if your son's special needs have anything to do with autism, we can talk--i'm on the spectrum, too. either way, much love!
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
My dad is a Christian and still got lightning rods installed on the house! I also unplug all my computer stuff during storm, even plugged into a surge protector, I didn't want to chance it.
Man what a wild ride. As a fellow Floridian, things like this are why I always, totally, unplug my computers at the first sound of thunder. (Sorry to tell you now and not last month lol... I've had a few computers fried before; never again!)
Quite a relief no one was hurt! Praise God that God's aim sucks huh?
As for the books I wanna say, that's really exciting news! Different as they may be from your usual stuff, I'm eager to hear/read them! They sound pretty neat! Looking forward to'em already.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Im a truck driver, and i would love to be able to listen to your books while i drive. I do that with a couple of other channels that dont require me to watch, just listen. Im so thankful you and your family are ok. I grew up christian, but i realized im atheist about a year and a half ago. But that was a long journey from my late teens. And your videos helped solidify, to me, at least, that no gods or goddesses exist. Please let us know when you have the books ready. Id love to buy a copy. Thanks for being you, Dark Matter.
@@matyrk9901 so everything you got sick or something bad happened to you, did God do that to?
Weather and disaster happen dude, it hurts many people and destroys billions $ of homes and business every year. Are they all horrible atheists "god" specifically targeted?
I've seen a couple news stores where a tornado whipes out an entire community, but somebody finds a Bible in the rubble of their destroyed property and calls it a miracle. Yall are so silly
Thank you sir, for giving people so much to think about.
Love your work !
So glad you all are ok! I'm a bit worried that the insurance won't pay out due to an "act of God".
oh, the irony
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Super excited for the books! Love your work, having you narrate it personally is icing on the cake
Yeah. The storm Illinois just got was crazy. Never knew I could fly out of a bed like in the cartoons. The thunder and lightning show was ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!
That's exactly what I did when my neighbors tree by my room got hit by lightning it sounded like the lightning was hitting my roof or a tree was falling on my roof. I never knew I could switch sleep phases so fast and run out that door from my room, lickety split!
I survived child abuse starting at 2 weeks to 5 years old. I have found the same, a lot. Even people who told me "Look at that as a test dear. God loves you."
I could never understand how a just and loving god could allow the torrent of a fresh innocent soul. I couldn't figure out how that could even add up fair in their minds.
I am glad you are choosing to open your creative mind. I can't wait to see the truths are still locked up in there. We need to add more of your voice into the collective wisdom as much as we need more souls to wake up to reality. And get closer to being able to fix our world.
The price of free will is evil people are free to do evil things. Things will get saddled up in the end. Things aren't as bad as they seem. Our struggles are a blessing.
@@xandrori respect you. I am also a theist
@@xandror Which people's, and who is 'predestinated' or not?
And along 'narrow path' or not to be born, so much, as 'natural men'?
Furthermore, who cares if one nutty, delusional, suicidally prideful (and just maybe, badly made?) angel has a silly opinion, about Job?
And lastly, try to read, about the slave trade, in Western Christendom - and the blood libel, Black Hole of Calcutta, and Inquisition...
And then we can all talk, about 'blessed struggles' maybe?
Including the ones less than willingly entered into (ala Deuteronomy 20:13, say)
@@xandror Free will is a dubious claim. There is no justified or reasonable logic for things to "get saddled up in the end" without the necessity of human intervention, belief in a god is neither justified nor reasonable, let alone a system of metaphysical punishment and reward. And no, struggles are not blessings.
@@royeckhardt9016 You make a lot of claims with no evidence to support them, the hallmark of a good atheist. A life with no challenges to overcome is a life of misery, just ask anyone put in solitary confinement. About 10% of people believe there is no God. 10% of people believe we never set foot on the moon. 10% of people believe the earth is flat. Atheism is just another conspiracy theory some people need to believe in to get through life.
So glad to hear you and your family are doing well! ♥
6000 years of practice and a literal storm god could only graze the broad side of a house.
Good luck to you and your family. I'll be on the lookout for your next upload.
"Dammit, missed the bugger!"
-God 2023
I can't wait to hear you read those books. As someone who's been writing a world/backstory for fantasy novels I haven't even written yet for a decade I hope to be inspired by you.
Your insurance company will certainly file this destruction as "an act of God."
This setback really sucks, and I'm relieved your family is safe and your boy still has things to smile about.
You've earned a loyal audience who won't forget to check your channel anytime soon.
Thanks for sharing your update with us! I'm really interested to listen to your audio books!
(His Dark Materials and the Bartimaeus series were my favorite kind of fantasy stories growing up, so anything in that vein would be for me)
Talk of insurance companies weaseling out of paying always reminds me of when Louis Rossmann's repair store had to shut down for a week because they had no power and despite him having insurance specifically to cover being unable to open due to things like that, the company said he wasn't covered for floods, but he pointed out he wasn't closed because of a flood, he was closed due to a power-outage. They said the power-company was flooded. 😒
@@I.____.....__...__ Insurance companies really are thinking in entirely different dimensions.
Better not because acts of God are catastrophic in nature and not covered.
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
I would think any direct damage would be covered. Otherwise what's the point. I see people around here getting brand new roofs from very minor hail damage. If "god" does lighting, he's probably in charge of hail too...
honestly I feel like it's a bit of a ripoff to the insurance company, or actually really to all the other policy holders who have way higher rates than necessary. Because they pay out 10-20k for a bunch of roofs that lost a couple shingles... maybe I'm just jealous I didn't file a claim, wouldn't mind a new roof, but didn't feel like filling a claim for minor damage planning to get reimbursed for non-existent major damage was ethical
DarkMatter 1 god 0
God isn’t known for his accuracy.
Darkmatter has fired back, balls in your court god
@@fisherguzzi"God doesn't do drone strikes. God drops NUKES!"
1 Dark Matter 0 god.
@@Jazzmaster58 1 DarkMatter2525 - 0 Yahweh
Good to hear you're alright. Power Corrupts was absolutely incredible. I'm beyond excited for the books and whatever you do next.
You are one of my favorite people! 2 incomes in one lifetime so your son can have the means to survive in a world that so often doesn’t support those who can’t support themselves 👌… I work in disability services and we support so many people with special needs and that’s a world that just isn’t appreciated, which means funding is always tight. I adore the love you have for your son ❤
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You have been creating genuine enjoyment for me and my brother for years now. We support your journey with your books and we look forward to listening! Also if you ever put out hard copies we will be customers!
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Thanks for reminding me to start my generators here in Texas. My ranch has had several strikes in our 13 years at this place.
I've been the guardian to my special needs brother and a disabled mother with demensia for over 20 years. Everything I do is for my family.
I'm lucky enough to have accumulated a very comfortable life for all of us now and well into the future.
I'm on board with supporting your new endeavors. You got me in the feels. My brother Chris brings joy to anyone he meets. Your child is beautiful.
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
Glad that you all are alright! Wish you much luck with your future plans
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
In true old testament God form, he tried to kill your innocent child.
God almost made DM homeless. It took God ten yrs to finally answer your little request about striking you down.This time God only striked down your wallet. Next time IDK .
Your work was the very first thing to introduce me to the 'atheistic' ideas and philosophical world I now find myself in,
I could not be more grateful and it has radically changed me for the better, I have literally watched every single video you have uploaded in your many channels, probably many times over.
And I am truly glad to hear you and your family weren't harmed by 'God's smite' and that you even found a sense of hope and motivation for the future. I will be patiently waiting for anything else you will be sharing with us.
Much love by a fan.
I suspect that atheists don't take the efforts to seek God. You're not going to find what you are not seeking out.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Ironically I only am an atheist now because back when I was a Christian I wanted to learn more, I was in a bad place and I seeked God, but the more I looked the more I realized how wrong I was,
the claim you just made is actually common and is generally referred to as the problem of the existance of non resistant non believers, the answer you gave to me, not only you of course, is that us atheists don't actively seek God or that we do it resistantly, but that just isn't true, I looked for a God as a Christian who wanted to believe more strongly and understand
, I trusted that the truth would reveal itself, but I didn't find anything, and the more I look the more I realize just how wrong I was, and I am not the only one, most ex-Christians are only ex-Christians because they read the Bible and seeked God, to say otherwise is foolish, also you can't say that atheists haven't seeked God, since atheism is position in regards to the existence of a God, how can someone have a position about something they didn't even seek at all, it's not like this is about gremlins, it's about God.
@@jimnian4031 Why did convert to atheism and not agnosticism? It seems like to be an atheist one comes to a conclusion that the origination of the universe is specifically a non-intelligent process.
I didn't 'convert' to anything, I was a Christian, now I simply lack a belief in a God, personally I find the term agnostic a bit vague but it is primarily a state of doubt about whether or not a God Exists, which technically is a state in which every person that deconverted from a religion was in some point in, now of course this is to say I am not curtain of anything, but I can say that I don't think a God Exists, meaning I lack a belief In a God, this is not to say that I believe that there isn't a God, but I just don't believe that there is one, small but important difference.
Yet he's still here
DM 1, God 0
Jokes aside, I'm glad you and your family are alright.
The Dungeon Master has more authority than God
@@MrJurgenmanno.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
Inspector: "God is looking out for you"
DarkMatter: 😶
I was at a religious camp and a lighting stroke … nobody got hurt, but one of the guys jumped on another one’s lap. It was a ‘yes homo’ moment sponsored by god. Thank u J
I'm so happy that you and your family are OK. Things can be replaced but loved ones can't. I hope the insurance company come up with the goods. Cheers from the UK.
Man you are amazing so as your work. Thank you for your creativity and hard work put in.
An awful lot of excitement in the comments about your books, my dude. So glad you decided to this. 💜
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
The story of your beautiful son and wanting to provide for him just absolutely tore my heart out. I'll be the 1st buyer
You can tell just how much this has affected you since you’ve gone almost completely grey in just a month’s time and hardships. I hope you and your family are well and that your insurance and book pay out in great abundance!
a lightening strike of inspiration...really looking forward to your work and,
I'm so glad you and your family are ok
Wow! I was looking at my notifications a couple of hrs before you uploaded this video and was thinking to myself "what's up with darkmatter, he hasn't been around for a bit?"
I am glad that you and your family are hanging tough and I hope your insurance company pulls through.
I am totally looking forward to hearing your audio books.
👍
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
I'm looking forward to hearing your audiobooks glad that everyone is fine
The bolt of lightning went into your son's room?
Classic God, always targeting the children of sinners instead of the sinners themselves.
Oh, never change God. Never change.
Can't tell if this is irony or not but it made me laugh out loud regardless.
This is why you never mock a superior being like God. He can wipe out your entire existence in the blink of an eye. That day this man was reminded that he's nothing but a fleshy mortal man.
This is more a testament to very poor US conditions for building standards and less for "divine judgement". ;))
Thanks for sharing all of this, man. I look forward to it all
And I'll do my best to support your work!
RIP desktop. 😢
Ole Kratos is about to fight the God of Abraham.
Glad everyone is all right.
Damn God. Always going after the f*cking kids.
That is terrifying to think about happening, am so glad to hear that you are all okay physically and that the damage was not more widespread.
On a different, heartfelt note, I am someone who is disabled and not able to work for any extended periods of time as is expected of people in the modern day, but my parents refused to get the diagnosis that could help with adulthood survival, and used a variety of tactics to push me into positions where my body and brain have been further battered in efforts to be the 'normal' kid they wanted me to be. As someone who experienced this, I cannot overstate how much it means to me, knowing that you are doing this work to try to make your sons life manageable for him. Knowing that there are parents like you out there, who are actually supporting their kids long term when its needed. I don't know if this will ever be read, but it felt important to me to voice this, because it really does mean so much to be a supportive parent. (If anyone reads this and is worried, I struggle but have friends who have gone above and beyond to make sure I don't lose the roof over my head, and have at least in adulthood been fortunate enough to find supportive people outside of blood relatives)
I'm glad you have better people now. I'm also someone who can't work currently and thankfully I also have a person who has supported me when my bigoted parents did nothing but abuse. It always makes me happy to see caring parents out there who really want what's best for their kids and not their own performative egos. And chosen families who care for people where their parents and conservative communities refused to!
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
When I first started watching your channel back in May 2013, I was a believing Catholic. I only wanted to hear the atheist side of the story, as well as their arguments, to be fair. I have been clean of religion since April 2015, largely because of your channel; I never thought I would leave religion. You taught me that religion is not true; you taught me that atheism is the truth. Your channel and what you do matters; I now hope to de-convert people from religion as you did for me.
The truth is that we're genetically modified apes, created by beings from another dimension, who are coming back under the guise of the Millennial Reign.
I'm also an ex-Catholic. When I was a teenager, I thought atheists were ridiculous. How could anyone not believe in Yahweh? Well, I stopped going to church when I was in my late teens and read books about different religions. I because to question everything I've been told. Then I became an agnostic. After watching atheists debate, and doing some deep philosophical thinking for many years, and watching a few DarkMatter2525 & NonStampCollector cartoons, I became an atheist.
@@sagatuppercut2960 When I started watching Darkmatter2525, I never thought that I would one day leave religion and call myself and atheist. But the facts are the facts and reality is reality.
I do like how you say "clean of religion" like it's a drug, I've often thought about how indoctrination builds a dependence relationship that can be addictive, not necessarily in the "chasing a high" way but in the way where it can seem like the only way to cope in the moment but creates a far bigger problem. I don't want to diminish the deliberate abuse and predation of many authoritarian/cultish religions like evangelicalism (and apparently catholicism is very similar) through that comparison though so I know it's not adequate to describe the whole situation at all. Just a comparison I've noted - they do build your dependence on the system itself and nothing and nobody else.
Spreading your faith-based belief that there is no God sounds challenging, but also pointless since its not the truth.
Glad you and your family are safe. I hope the insurance pays up. they love to raise there fees every year. Keep on keeping on, love your content. thank for all that you do! You are a good man and a good father!
Glad you and the family are ok!
I'm glad you and your family are safe.
Guy taunted God and got his house hit by lightning… just a coincidence. 😊
Looking like Kratos, I get why God is trying to murder you before you come for him.
What a wonderful story, Dark Matter! Looking forward to the next chapters inspired by the incident.
My tale of dodging god's thunderbolts came while staying at a mountainside home, watching a thunderstorm roll in from the sea. The storm blotted out the high-rises of the Gold Coast, lightning dancing towards us. As the storm passed over, the sharpest crack I've ever heard announced the arrival of *ball lightning* crashing down the chimney! It was about the size of a soccer ball, and it richoched fast across the room before escaping through a closed screen door.
It fried the stereo & lamps, blew some fuses, & left my hair standing on end; but I was exilirated by my encounter with such a magical phenomena.
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
I'm glad your family is ok! That's super scary. ❤❤❤❤
I'm so glad y'all are safe! Much love from Latin America ❤
Love your message and enjoy the stories you've already put forward, cheers to the future! May we all leave a legacy for those we live with love and care for.
Damn. 100% I'll buy a physical copy of your book to support you. But really looking forward to having an hour or so of narrated content each week for my drive back home from base.
Thank you for your service, sir.
it was not yet too late to make a "sorry, i was wrong" video. But one day it will
Sorry for what? Proving God does not exist?
The thing about youtube is, if you aren't uploading daily it's damn near impossible to gain viewers. Im glad you're all okay, hopefully you get everything situated.
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
Looking forward to hear your book!!!!
Glad no one got hurt. Also your story about three books and what's coming made me smile. Really happy for you!
Really glad to hear that nobody was hurt! That had to have put you all through an emotional rollercoaster. Hope the insurance does what it's supposed to, that would be pretty messed up if they didn't. Can't wait for these books to come out though, been watching your content for years now and I can never get enough of it!
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
@@matyrk9901 The only thing proven here is that lightening will in fact lightening however it pleases.
@@KoOkYmOnStEr1988 Foolish mortal. On this day that man almost lost everything.
@@matyrk9901 Yup, totally aware of that, thus my original comment. I believe I'm more aware of that fact than you are my guy. 🃏
You’re work is amazing.
So glad God was looking out for you, and protected you from the worst of a lightening strike he could have prevented from ever happening in the first place lmao
*Sigh*
Glad you and your son are ok
And, also glad you have the laugh response, its healthy
And laughter is an element of harmony
May the insurance company be fair and just
Right lol God should be a person who you get everything you want from... like a super Santa Clause lol. God won't give me everything I want then I can't believe in God either lol. Sarcasm? You decide.
I'm going to assume you are being sarcastic given that no-one who watches this channel could honestly believe that's why any of us don't believe in God.
So haha, much amusing
Better late than never right? Whoever said God was perfect?....ahem....never mind.
That too lol, I'll start considering belief in God as soon as the religious can all agree on who God is and what they're like.
Until they have a good enough idea of what they believe in that they don't have to contradict themselves every 5 minutes to discuss the concept, well let's just say I don't even have to *try* in order to be and stay an atheist
@@ethanlewis1453 You feel like a person that thanks a thief for stealing their wallet instead of shooting them
My guy, I have been following you for years and have shared your videos to death! Thankfully I am in a position that allows me to be able to send something. And for all you have done, its the least I can do for someone who has genuinely enriched my life with knowledge. I will always remember the one video you made in memory of the Hitch.
Thank you for sharing your personal life, it means a lot to us.
I don't think its just an act of weather that people turn to God. I think it's more the things that are completely out of our control.
I lost both my parents last year and I live alone and feel even more lonely now with them gone. I've been struggling lately and trying to connect to something like a higher power because I feel so alone but I dont have faith and I don't think I ever will for the obvious reasons.
Thank you for this channel and for being a good person. I'm glad you and your family are safe.
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
@@matyrk9901One small act isn't a proof of God dude.
Been watching your content off and on for probably close to the decade you've been uploading monthly. You were one of the first atheist youtubers I watched, and when a few people I followed for that went off the deep end I took a break from the genre entirely. Thankfully you never lost your sanity, or maybe you just had it to begin with, but in the last couple years, having seen power corrupts, I am genuinely very excited to see what these books you wrote have to offer.
This man wanted proof of God for so many years and on this day he got it. His house almost got annihilated.
Whoa, that's crazy, Ive never seen a lightning hitting the side of a house. I always thought lightning rods would protect you from things like that😮 so glad you're all ok❤
Most houses in the US don't have lightning rods. Maybe they're more common where lightning strikes commonly happen, but I've personally never seen one. I only know that skyscrapers have them. A few years ago, lightning struck the ground near my house and fried half my wiring, and thunderstorms are uncommon here.
@@kenhollis6197 oh interesting, here in Germany they're pretty much standard.
Heartfelt and great to have you back. Im in Africa so it's not possible to support financially so I thank for the entertainment and insights you've provided and will continue to do.
God must be so mad about german Houses. He strikes them but nothing happens😅
I hope you enjoyed Tennessee! Sorry about the damage, but glad everything and everyone turned out ok.