Ricky Gervais - The Unbelievers Interview

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
  • Black Chalk Productions, the indie producers of The Unbelievers have released a new film called 'Intersect'. Please check it out, and as we have all enjoyed their work, kindly make a donation using this link:
    intersectthemov...
    The video I put together from The Unbelievers - Extended Interviews, contains only the Ricky Gervais clips. His interview was so full of wit, and logical, rational, reasoned arguments, that I had to make this video and share it with the world.
    I challenge people who have any degree of faith, to come up with a rational, reasoned argument, that can challenge any of the points made in this interview.
    Thank you to Ricky Gervais and everyone involved in making The Unbelievers film at Black Chalk Productions. I hope you don't mind me making and sharing this!

Комментарии • 2,3 тыс.

  • @benstagdospain
    @benstagdospain 4 года назад +169

    His comment about not teaching children about religion until 20 is a great idea.

    • @alinepereira7014
      @alinepereira7014 4 года назад +13

      Yep, that would be nice

    • @stephenpitell6087
      @stephenpitell6087 2 года назад +1

      It is a totally improbable idea. It might be funny, but it is impossible to grow up in our country and avoid mention of God, even if your parents go out of their way to insulate their children from religion, which mine did. Think of the Xmas songs, or any songs. I had friends who believed. Well, it is actually ridiculous to even discuss the idea. So it was a joke. A throw away idea.

    • @ghfgxijaorgf5393
      @ghfgxijaorgf5393 Год назад +2

      @@stephenpitell6087 what he meant was teaching it, in my country you can have 2 of 45 minutes classes in every week of religion if you want, and im pretty sure that in some schools and countries you actually must go to them, as an atheist i think what he says is one of the best ideas out there, and yes even teaching or indoctrinating atheism shouldnt be done too

    • @rositasultana3958
      @rositasultana3958 11 месяцев назад +4

      We were risen in a atheist society (communist Romania) and I miss nothing about this rigmarole, I raised my children the same, and they are smart, productive members of society too.

    • @nisioisinnerman
      @nisioisinnerman 11 месяцев назад +2

      ​@stephenpitell6087 everyone already understood the improbability, I think you can rest assured.

  • @donnaclaire3024
    @donnaclaire3024 7 лет назад +62

    He is one of the most intelligent men alive but he's brilliant at common sense too. He keeps it real ❤️

    • @dannyoneil5058
      @dannyoneil5058 4 года назад

      And your bright as a lightbulb too.moron

    • @osehmulot5687
      @osehmulot5687 Год назад

      He is clueless about God. He can make people laugh, for sure, but he is uneducated and under developed spiritually.

    • @abdielabraham1533
      @abdielabraham1533 3 месяца назад

      No, he is not, you are just happy that he is trying to reinforce your absurd beliefs with his stupid arguments. That's right ABSURD BELIEF

  • @robertc895
    @robertc895 8 лет назад +903

    I'm Christian and I don't believe in God or Christianity. My name is Christian, is what I should have said. I'm not Christian, i'm Christian.

    • @laberermoewe8011
      @laberermoewe8011 8 лет назад +130

      I thought your name's Robert.

    • @mackjonsey4999
      @mackjonsey4999 7 лет назад +8

      _I'm Christian and I don't believe in God or Christianity. My name is Christian, is what I should have said. I'm not Christian, i'm Christian._
      Then you should have taken your parents to court for some retribution because of their ignorance. And, while you're at it, *why haven't you changed your name?* It's available. I changed my name because I didn't want to be named after my father -- [this is true] -- at the time, it cost me only about $2.50 (approx.).

    • @Sumiyeco_boutique
      @Sumiyeco_boutique 7 лет назад +22

      I'm Pedro. Go fuck yourself.

    • @someperson2500
      @someperson2500 7 лет назад +8

      Robert Conlee LOL

    • @nickjones0803
      @nickjones0803 7 лет назад +3

      +LabererMoewe 👏🏽

  • @JohnfromLA
    @JohnfromLA 5 лет назад +28

    This is why I love Ricky Gervais. Both uproariously funny and incredibly intelligent.

  • @steveesquibel7535
    @steveesquibel7535 5 лет назад +97

    I was raised catholic went to catholic schools and I'm an atheist Thank you Catholics for opening my eyes to all the BS.

    • @halcyon289
      @halcyon289 4 года назад +1

      That 's because the Roman Catholic Church is a pagan , idolatrous, sun-worshiping death cult with a veneer of Christianity.
      It never has been, isn't and never will be CHRISTIAN.

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад

      Dear Subaru Urabus, It's likely the Catholic Church thanks you for leaving.

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад +2

      halcyon289, How would you know?

    • @halcyon289
      @halcyon289 4 года назад +1

      @@kenkuehne6027 You're a Catholic yes ? how come you don't know ?

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад +1

      halcyon289, Sorry, no. Not Catholic. I can hold my own on Catholicism. We (as in you and I) just have a disagreement on non-essential theology.

  • @kaymuldoon3575
    @kaymuldoon3575 6 лет назад +76

    “Let’s just cut out the middle man. Saves time.”
    Love it.

    • @dazboot2966
      @dazboot2966 4 года назад +1

      Except for the fact that we can't 'just say the Universe has always been around' because science has proved it hasn't. Doesn't prove god but it does prove Gervais is a twat.

    • @coreymesham-pritchard1988
      @coreymesham-pritchard1988 4 года назад +3

      @@dazboot2966 How does it prove that Ricky is a "twat"? Twat seems a bit harsh.

    • @gwdesign1
      @gwdesign1 4 года назад

      Daz Boot the ‘big bounce’

  • @duanew730
    @duanew730 5 лет назад +158

    The man is entitled to his opinion, and in my opinion he makes perfect sense.

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад +1

      He is entitled to his opinion, as are we all. And in my opinion he's a profoundly 'religious atheist'. Like the Dylan song say's, 'ya gotta serve somebody'.

    • @bojandolinar1535
      @bojandolinar1535 4 года назад +2

      @@kenkuehne6027 In my opinion you can use any term you like, but the proper one would be gnostic atheist. I am pretty sure Ricky is agnostic atheist.

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад +1

      Bojan Dolinar, 'Religious Gnostic Atheist'. Got it. Thanks! : )

    • @dievas_
      @dievas_ 4 года назад +7

      @@kenkuehne6027 fighting and criticising ignorance is not a bad thing in any way and it is important to do.

    • @halcyon289
      @halcyon289 4 года назад +2

      @@dievas_ I agree. That's why I say, the Big Bang and Evolution need to be critically analysed rather than believed blindly without personal investigation.

  • @G_Hump3z
    @G_Hump3z 9 лет назад +17

    Something Ricky has done brilliantly, is in a nutshell said, everyone's entitled to believe what they want to believe, but it should only affect you personally it shouldn't be enforced on another human being and everyone is entitled to their own sense of beliefs.

  • @praaht18
    @praaht18 8 лет назад +333

    Religion is becoming more and more weird by the day.

    • @djdrjmusic
      @djdrjmusic 8 лет назад +2

      +praaht18 I disagree, since science should be explaining the superstitions away.

    • @ozskipper
      @ozskipper 8 лет назад +8

      +djdrj It is Explaining the superstitions away. Eg Demons posessing people. We now know there are no demons possessing people, we know its mental disorders , many of which can be controlled with modern medicine.

    • @djdrjmusic
      @djdrjmusic 8 лет назад +1

      I know that it does. I also know that some people still have them even though there is tons of evidence that would say otherwise. That's why I said "should" instead of "is".

    • @miguelm7302
      @miguelm7302 8 лет назад +4

      +djdrj But there are people that don't belive in reality xD

    • @AbsAhmed
      @AbsAhmed 8 лет назад +1

      How about this logical solution for everyone regarding the ultimate truth.
      If you, every night 'request' 'Oh creator of the universe, if there is one, guide me to the right path'
      Why? well there would be no arguments and people can live the life as they are guided or not (if there is no god).
      Why is it logical solution? Well when you die (which every one does) if there is no god you have nothing to worry about, if there is a god and you where following gods way fine, and if there is a god but god says no no you did not follow my way, well you will have a very strong argument, you have asked god every night for guidance and if he did not guide you then it is not your fault and all religions portray god as all merciful. Try it out and see what happens there nothing to lose, just a few seconds every night.

  • @markjeffries9376
    @markjeffries9376 8 лет назад +113

    we need more videos like this. i felt comfort seeing this intellectual video.

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад +2

      Mark Jeffries, I feel comfort after a few tacos.

  • @moniqeen5668
    @moniqeen5668 2 года назад +15

    Ricky is just so amazing. Incredibly funny and really really smart. Great combination. Love him.

  • @patbrennan6572
    @patbrennan6572 8 лет назад +158

    did ricky just imply that there's no santa claus? then how does he account for all those toys I got on Christmas mourning? ''ah ha'' checkmate ricky, lol.

    • @TheYeetusLord
      @TheYeetusLord 7 лет назад +6

      Morning* checkmate to you sir XD unless you were mourning the birth of jesus and hence all the world's wars starting due to his ass then fair play to you hahaha

    • @theoldone2089
      @theoldone2089 7 лет назад +2

      Terrezio he was being sarcastic lol as are you

    • @Aberration79
      @Aberration79 7 лет назад

      The Old One he was being officiously superfluous in a funny way

    • @sdprz7893
      @sdprz7893 5 лет назад

      looooool legend

    • @girishramchandani2054
      @girishramchandani2054 5 лет назад

      I'm really hoping you're being sarcastic. Otherwise, truth be told.
      YOU'RE AN INDIOT.

  • @MissTaiSah
    @MissTaiSah 8 лет назад +270

    He makes so much sence - I'm re thinking everything

    • @MattiHolden
      @MattiHolden  8 лет назад +29

      +MissTaiSah Wow! That's excellent news - good luck with all your new thoughts :-) x X x

    • @phoenixzappa7366
      @phoenixzappa7366 8 лет назад +1

      +Matti Holden zzz

    • @Mattslayerable
      @Mattslayerable 8 лет назад +4

      +MissTaiSah Well done and good luck!

    • @dominicsatny
      @dominicsatny 8 лет назад +8

      good for you. I can say with a high degree of certainty you will not burn in hell

    • @robertc895
      @robertc895 8 лет назад +8

      +MissTaiSah I'm proud of you. Question literally everything. Nothing should be taken for granted or as fact until it has got through the logical, rational filter.

  • @stephengibson4823
    @stephengibson4823 5 лет назад +49

    "What do you think it feels like when you're dead? What did it feel like for the billions of years before you were born?"
    That will get the theists thinking. lol
    Nice one Ricky

    • @dannyoneil5058
      @dannyoneil5058 4 года назад

      Really wow deep,didnt work moron.

    • @grahammiller3914
      @grahammiller3914 4 года назад +1

      So if twins are in the womb,one is atheist and one theist,the theist would be telling the other about another world outside the womb where the atheist would say it's rubbish.

    • @petyrkowalski9887
      @petyrkowalski9887 2 года назад +5

      @@grahammiller3914 how would one know about the world outside the womb?

    • @grahammiller3914
      @grahammiller3914 2 года назад

      @@petyrkowalski9887 it believed it.

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 Год назад

      @@petyrkowalski9887 From the sound coming from outside, and in later development from the changes in light and a mothers touch.

  • @funkintron
    @funkintron 9 лет назад +15

    Always so well spoken. Well done Mr. Gervais!

  • @IDWIE
    @IDWIE 7 лет назад +68

    "There's no word for not believing in fairies." HAHAHAHAHA

    • @garrison1915
      @garrison1915 5 лет назад +5

      Someone should create a religion based around fairies

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 4 года назад +4

      @@garrison1915 Did you know that, in Iceland, they genuinely build roads that go AROUND places elves are said to exist. That isn't a joke, they really do.

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад

      IDWIE, You mean like skepticism, doubt or unbelief?

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад

      Tony England, Sounds like fun.

    • @user-vm4ej4uv1q
      @user-vm4ej4uv1q Год назад

      @@TonyEnglandUKI did not know that. Amazing ... and ignorant.

  • @DarlyFofa
    @DarlyFofa 9 лет назад +199

    Brilliant! I totally agree with Ricky.

    • @bucklybrown4923
      @bucklybrown4923 9 лет назад +1

      Shut up.

    • @Vanukass
      @Vanukass 9 лет назад +11

      Buckly Brown No. You. I'm telling mom.

    • @texas70.32
      @texas70.32 9 лет назад +13

      +Buckly Brown sorry you cant handle it Bucky. Morpheous has a blue pill for you

    • @MarkScott1
      @MarkScott1 9 лет назад +1

      +Buckly Brown I suppose according to your ideology, you are the moral one here. Oh the hypocrisy.

    • @ZER0--
      @ZER0-- 8 лет назад +1

      +Darly Souza Will you go out with me Darling.... I mean Darly ? I am billionaire with a great sense of humour, and I love ponies and kittens, and I am dashingly handsome, and I am friends with Ricky. Your place or mine ?

  • @berenvelman7962
    @berenvelman7962 9 лет назад +21

    He is just sooo spot on, utterly brilliant guy!

  • @Madaboutthailand
    @Madaboutthailand 4 года назад +5

    This video should be part of the national curriculum. Everyone should listen to commen sense, brilliant Ricky 👍

  • @texas70.32
    @texas70.32 9 лет назад +8

    A true comedian and philosopher.

  • @Slash1066
    @Slash1066 4 года назад +14

    The most eloquent and perfect comments on religion ever

  • @booshveg
    @booshveg 4 года назад +10

    Just amazing ,Brilliant human being .

  • @djjameshayes9766
    @djjameshayes9766 10 месяцев назад +3

    Ricky is the definition of thinking outside of the box.. genius

    • @abdielabraham1533
      @abdielabraham1533 3 месяца назад

      He is the definition of a professional troll who has made his life goal to deny the obvious.

  • @marielinmunroe3087
    @marielinmunroe3087 5 лет назад +6

    Excellent. Never thought about how it's "brainwashed" into our heads at such a young age. And where we're born

  • @GisHur
    @GisHur 8 лет назад +60

    The irony of the "if someone proved god to you would you believe" question is this. If the God proven to exist was the Muslim God, atheists would believe in the evidence before Christians would and vice versa.

    • @ajwebb220587
      @ajwebb220587 8 лет назад +4

      So true.

    • @3gunslingers
      @3gunslingers 8 лет назад +7

      +GisHur
      The biggest irony of this question is, that if there would be any evidence, no one had to BELIEVE.
      If someone would give me evidence, I wouldn't believe in this god. I simply would accept his existence with all following consequence, just like I accept the existence of the keyboard under my fingers.

    • @Crawlerjamie
      @Crawlerjamie 7 лет назад

      GisHur good thinking.

    • @sciencedavedunning3415
      @sciencedavedunning3415 2 года назад

      I made a fair attempt to answer this problem in my 1st 2 posts...... main reply page...... I define "God " as the sum total of all understanding and enlightenment...... just as satan is the sum total of all chaos and confusion....... I guess the trouble comes when anyone is foolish enough to personify these concepts

    • @sciencedavedunning3415
      @sciencedavedunning3415 2 года назад

      I attempted to answer this problem in my 1st 2 posts main reply page..... I define 'God' as the sum total of all understanding and enlightenment...... just as satan is the sum total of all chaos and confusion...... the trouble comes when anyone is foolish enough to personify these concepts

  • @Lanearndt
    @Lanearndt 9 лет назад +13

    And thank god ricky is here in his eloquence and convictions to paraphrase Hitchens and keep the fight alive!

    • @divemylollol6152
      @divemylollol6152 Год назад

      Dw he will die and everything wouldn’t makes sense to him God always win the soul will pay the prices

  • @DAW1968
    @DAW1968 9 лет назад +3

    "When someone puts forward a jar of God, we'll test it for its goddyness, and if there's anything godly in it, we'll write it down." Brilliant.

  • @phoenixfitness700
    @phoenixfitness700 7 лет назад +2

    The fact we have evolved so much to the point we can challenge the beliefs installed in us from a young age is fascinating, and the fact we actually question things, I believe is a huge sign of development among homo sapiens

  • @terryperring104
    @terryperring104 5 лет назад +4

    This is 2018 and we need more of this sort of thinking.

    • @MakeSomeNoisePlaylists
      @MakeSomeNoisePlaylists 3 года назад +1

      sadly I found many Anti Gervais Atheist video from 2020.....but I paisted this link everwhere 😂👍🏽

  • @GEOindustries0
    @GEOindustries0 8 лет назад +5

    I love Ricky with his blunt logic.

  • @bmanyazewal
    @bmanyazewal 7 лет назад +1

    I never had the right words or better yet the courage to say out loud my opinion about God or the different beliefs. All claiming the superiority of their gods and dismissing the' rest' as infidels or nonbeliever.
    Thank you Ricky Gervais!
    Much love and respect!

  • @pamryan9696
    @pamryan9696 9 лет назад +5

    Thanks for posting this, Mr Holden. Enjoyed it very much.

  • @DebbieLeighDriver
    @DebbieLeighDriver 8 лет назад +44

    There are no fairies in my garden?!?!

    • @DebbieLeighDriver
      @DebbieLeighDriver 8 лет назад +5

      phew! for a moment then i thought all had gone mad!

    • @DebbieLeighDriver
      @DebbieLeighDriver 8 лет назад

      thats awesome, what did you die from?

    • @DebbieLeighDriver
      @DebbieLeighDriver 8 лет назад

      ah glad to hear all is well now, did sound a bit grim for a bit. Ive not seen the Sherlock series, whos in it?

    • @theinternet1424
      @theinternet1424 8 лет назад +9

      I'm a fairy and I've been hanging around your garden. Dogging.

    • @magnuspeacock5857
      @magnuspeacock5857 6 лет назад +1

      'fraid not pal

  • @linusbern2
    @linusbern2 8 лет назад +2

    I always like the Douglas Adams quote about an intelligent puddle that looks around and says, "how well this depression in the ground fits my body, it is just so perfect, it must have been made just for me".
    (I paraphrase)

  • @magzsara9892
    @magzsara9892 6 лет назад +2

    Being happy in our head brings all the things we desire. That is our only job.. to be happy in our head .. why is that such a hard thing to accept? Our own happiness..

  • @horatiomoonraker390
    @horatiomoonraker390 8 лет назад +9

    I find it amazing that cats have two holes in their fur exactly where their eyes are.

    • @neillopez5458
      @neillopez5458 4 года назад

      You forget .. they have a hole in their fur where their arses is too .

    • @neillopez5458
      @neillopez5458 4 года назад +1

      You will be amazed when you reverse the cats. They have a hole in their fur where their arses is too.

  • @callummurray22713
    @callummurray22713 7 лет назад +8

    i can't see how you can argue with the man, he just talks sense. straight talker.

  • @tobo26
    @tobo26 8 лет назад +19

    Ricky is spot on. Its what is in my head about religion as well, and great ways to look at it.
    There should be no word such as atheism. I am sick of people who look down on atheists where religious types should look at them selves for living in a fantasy land of make believe. They say God fearing, I say death fearing.

    • @candeffect
      @candeffect 5 лет назад

      You defined part of your religion that includes, 'There should be no....'

    • @user-vm4ej4uv1q
      @user-vm4ej4uv1q Год назад

      @@candeffect Oh, brother!! Atheism is not a religion. Do you have an intelligent point to make?

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 Год назад

      @@user-vm4ej4uv1q Atheism is the belief that there is no God, and can therefore be defined as a religion based on the faith that there is no God.

  • @pamelawalker5644
    @pamelawalker5644 8 лет назад +102

    "You're always born in to the Right God"..... Coincidence???

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад +1

      A false assertion based on philosophical reasoning. For example, if you were raised in the religion of Atheism, there is nothing standing in your way of adopting a different faith. Same goes for all religions.

    • @Rekaert
      @Rekaert 4 года назад +9

      ​@@kenkuehne6027 Calling atheism a religion seems an odd choice, no?

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад +1

      Dashing Dave, There is no fallacy. You either have faith in your ideology or you don't. If you believe in the religion of Atheism, then you're a faithful Atheist. If you have no faith in Atheism, then whatever ideology you think you might have is nothing more than vanity and emptiness.

    • @halthammerzeit
      @halthammerzeit 4 года назад +2

      @@kenkuehne6027 So not collecting stamps makes me who? Atheism - religion without god, churches, gatherings, belief in supernatural and afterlife. Makes perfect sense.

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад

      Halt Hammerzeit, Another bad metaphor. You can't prove that stamps don't exist. In fact, the evidence for the existence of stamps is overwhelming. But far be it from me to prove it to you if you insist on remaining ignorant of stamps. Atheism is the assertion that 'there is no God.' To believe this assertion, you must of necessity exercise 'faith' that the assertion is true, because 'it cannot be proven'. The assertion by Atheists, that Atheism is the absence of belief or faith, is an erroneous absurdity. There is no evidence that Atheism is anything other than a 'belief system', albeit the belief that there is no God. Atheist love to play this game with semantics to prove that Atheism is not a religion, but in order to do this, they first have to twist the meaning of words and ideas into pretzels in order to accomplish it.

  • @clark9992
    @clark9992 4 года назад +23

    It's funny he mentions Santa Clause, because when I was 7 or so, I suspected there was something funny about this Santa stuff, and pestered my Dad until he admitted it was fake. Immediately, a light went off in my head. I realised that bullshit was on the loose, and you had to question everything. I doubt it was more than a day or so later that I concluded there was no difference between God and santa. They made equal sense.

    • @eddyeldridge7427
      @eddyeldridge7427 4 года назад +3

      A magic old guy always watching you so he can reward the good and punish the bad.
      The only difference between God and Santa is that, at some point, they stop telling you Santa is real.

    • @clark9992
      @clark9992 4 года назад

      @MetaBboy 9-11

    • @eddyeldridge7427
      @eddyeldridge7427 3 года назад

      @Hello Halogen
      I know. That's the point I was making.

  • @cesareborgia9259
    @cesareborgia9259 5 лет назад +3

    The last part of this clip... it’s my pain in life... that most people don’t see this.

  • @Patrick96322
    @Patrick96322 4 года назад +7

    great job, keep urging people to think. thank you.

  • @jim191185
    @jim191185 8 лет назад +68

    I could watch this for 10 hours. Gervais should be in Hitchens style debates.

    • @zcrib3
      @zcrib3 8 лет назад +5

      +jim jimjim TBH Gervais would be much more approachable than Hitchens. Hitchens gave off too much of the high intellectual vibe to anyone besides the already doubters. Gervias has more down to earth approach to it.

    • @josemariacerisola4857
      @josemariacerisola4857 8 лет назад

      +zcribe that is so true what you just said. You can watch any debate between hitch and any religious person and the religious one is always making points and asking questions without realizing hitch already answered them in tht debate, is almost as if they dont listen or dont want to listen or maybe they just dont like or dont want to hear the truth

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад

      josemaria cerisola, Or maybe, you have too much faith in Hichens.

    • @SM4616
      @SM4616 4 года назад

      Ken Kuehne faith? You missed the point exact in the way José described. There is no faith in logic Ken.

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 4 года назад

      Marcel Smet, So, then, you have faith in your assertion that there is no faith in logic. Seems like you're overlooking something. m.ruclips.net/video/GYN3131IT2k/видео.html

  • @nathonhamilton4524
    @nathonhamilton4524 Год назад +2

    RICKY says it how it is......such truth.

  • @RichD2024
    @RichD2024 7 лет назад +2

    He's bloody brilliant. Nothing more to it.

  • @ASMRMuzz
    @ASMRMuzz 5 лет назад +5

    Ricky nailed it.

  • @kenshiro7853
    @kenshiro7853 7 лет назад +3

    So impressed... keep going Ricky

  • @outlawJosieFox
    @outlawJosieFox 4 года назад +1

    I grew up in a family where nobody went to church but Christianity was taught to me by osmosis. Every school assembly started and ended with prayers and hymns and then there's Christmas, Easter and all the rest of it. I became an atheist as a teenager and have spent the rest of my life trying to work out what is indoctrinated belief within our society and what I can truly believe. It certainly makes life interesting.

  • @TennisLegends-j7k
    @TennisLegends-j7k 4 года назад +1

    A highly intelligent and intuitive man!
    If you’re a ‘believer’, the most you can ever say is ‘I have a faith there is a god’! The Definition of faith..... belief without evidence.

  • @anitaclarke1304
    @anitaclarke1304 7 лет назад +3

    Love you Ricky !!

  • @alanstclair8040
    @alanstclair8040 2 года назад +3

    Did you know that he has a Degree in Philosophy? True. He's not just a comic.

  • @jealmazan24
    @jealmazan24 6 лет назад +1

    I'm Catholic and I like watching & reading the Athiest perspective to challenge my belief, and for a long time I would conclude that, I can't quite comprehend/accept that this infinite universe was random, but Ricky's point about the coins and no one arrangement being more significant than another gave me something new to consider.

    • @halcyon289
      @halcyon289 4 года назад +1

      Hi Jose. The Bible. Have you read it ?

    • @kenkuehne6027
      @kenkuehne6027 Год назад

      There is no evidence that the universe is random, in fact there is evidence that the universe is by design.

  • @c.b.-11
    @c.b.-11 2 года назад +1

    People seem to forget that it is by Faith. Whether Faith in a Supreme Being or no Faith in a Supreme Being. It's one's duty in Life to Choose and place Faith wisely

  • @michaelsmith4534
    @michaelsmith4534 7 лет назад +3

    I was brought up as a devout Catholic, I was brought to church every Sunday, i was brought to church every easter, survices several times every year, I know don't believe in any god, and it's not a Catholic Rebellion, it's just that I I started thinking for myself.

    • @nubiansis4440
      @nubiansis4440 2 года назад

      Be prepared to be outcasted if you openly refuse the religion you were brought up on. When you start questioning things and think for yourself you will be labeled as rebellious, odd, lost, traitor of god, prodigal son, turning your back on god, etc. What people will realize is that you are going against the herd mentality and being awakened will offend them greatly.........to tell the truth you will freer and be happier. Welcome to the other side......I've been there :)

  • @zeldagoblin
    @zeldagoblin 8 лет назад +21

    I like how he pronounces mental as "mentle".

    • @DunkeysLongLostSon
      @DunkeysLongLostSon 8 лет назад +1

      +zeldagoblin Aqualong.

    • @zeldagoblin
      @zeldagoblin 8 лет назад

      +Death Rattle ohh I don't know... how about, "mental"? :-D

    • @jim191185
      @jim191185 8 лет назад +3

      +zeldagoblin Do you put an emphasis on the AL part though?

    • @terminalfrost3645
      @terminalfrost3645 8 лет назад +6

      I dont know anyone who pronounces mental as ment-ahl

    • @zeldagoblin
      @zeldagoblin 8 лет назад

      +Marteen Lake noooo it's hard to hear if you're not a pedantic fuck like me. The vast majority would say MEN-terl. (The er phoneme would be short, like in the word better). Ricky says mentl, The T and L are pronounced together with the tongue, like little. It just sounds strange to me. I guess I'm more tuned in because I do a lot of work with phonics and pronunciation.

  • @glove2355
    @glove2355 8 лет назад +1

    His life and his beliefs are totally awesome! 😊

  • @tantemitzi6781
    @tantemitzi6781 Год назад

    I would love to have him as a friend. He seems like a rock to lean on and let life be good.

  • @MattiHolden
    @MattiHolden  9 лет назад +70

    +brn2wld Does being a Christian stop you from doing the horrible things you mention? Does that mean if you weren't a Christian, you would do those horrible things? Why can't I mention you or reply directly to your comment? :-) There are always consequences when people do horrible things - why should we have to wait to be judged by your imaginary deity? Good people who lack a belief in any of the gods that humans have made up, don't do horrible things, probably because of the empathy that we feel with other people - we simply don't want to hurt other people. This is far more virtuous than not doing horrible things because we're scared of what an imaginary creator will do to us after we die.
    What assumptions do you assume Ricky makes about Christians?
    Nobody is shoving anything down anyone's throat (haha, now now, don't be rude) - he is answering questions in an interview he was asked to do for a documentary. Take care

    • @diggpal
      @diggpal 9 лет назад +2

      Hi Matti, for me it seems when Ricky speaks on religon it only seems to be on christainity and islam, I wondered what your thoughts were on my religion Sikhi, would of been interesting to hear Rickys thoughts aswell

    • @MattiHolden
      @MattiHolden  9 лет назад +10

      Hi Gurmeet, My initial thoughts would be that Sikhs are just like me but have a set of beliefs that don't encroach upon the lives of other people. In that sense, and judging from anyone I know who knows any Sikhs, Sikhs are great! :-)
      My knowledge (and probably most peoples' knowledge) of Sikhism is limited. However, the fact that Sikhism isn't being talked about in this video, or in the news, is because Sikhs aren't killing people in the name of their religion, for example :-) Again, that means Sikhs are fine with me!
      I wouldn't agree with a Sikh if they told me that their god is real and the one true god, for the same reason I wouldn't believe in any of the other thousands of gods that humans have (in my opinion) made up - because there's no evidence for the existence of that god or any other god.
      The way a Sikh practices their religion is, in my opinion (and probably Ricky's), far more positive than proponents of the other religions you mention.
      Take care and thanks for your comment

    • @sids5002
      @sids5002 9 лет назад

      Gurmeet singh they would probably be the same. he mentions the faithful

    • @diggpal
      @diggpal 9 лет назад +1

      Hi Matti, apologies for the late reply, thanas for replying to my question, it was an interesting answer, I look foward to seeing more if your videos

    • @dedpxl
      @dedpxl 9 лет назад +4

      I've seen the "assumptions" argument a few times now. People don't like their religion being defined, they like when it can be and mean anything interchangeably. The problem with that is no one can analyse something without having it defined first.

  • @Randyy1
    @Randyy1 9 лет назад +33

    "There is a god!" "What?" "There is a god!"

  • @83Bongo
    @83Bongo 11 месяцев назад +1

    All of his points are perfect.

  • @billesposito2112
    @billesposito2112 2 года назад +2

    This is AWESOME ! Well said Ricky.

  • @mymixture965
    @mymixture965 2 года назад +4

    Gervais is great, standing up against religion is needed badly.

  • @1019caveman
    @1019caveman 8 лет назад +8

    Its funny how we seem to be hard wired to want to belong to a group. Whether it be a flag or a religion or even a football team. Atheists, and I'm one, are the most reluctant members of their own group.

    • @daftwod
      @daftwod 8 лет назад +2

      +Mick G Not much of a group though.. Your hardly going to connect with people over non-belief in a thing because that's not actually having anything in common.

    • @JGS2295
      @JGS2295 8 лет назад +2

      +Mick G Ironic that the need to be a part of a community is very Darwinian :')

    • @1019caveman
      @1019caveman 8 лет назад +3

      +daft wod
      I don't agree, atheists are now getting connected through the chapel of the internet.

    • @daftwod
      @daftwod 8 лет назад +1

      Cant deny that atheism has become a movement.. I just dont know why!
      I feel nothing in common with someone who agrees that the world is round, or denys ghosts, etc..

    • @cyrusp100
      @cyrusp100 8 лет назад +2

      +daft wod That's because what tends to unite Atheists is secularism, humanism and sometimes anti-theism. Atheism by itself has nothing to unite people.

  • @jamespollman6616
    @jamespollman6616 4 года назад +3

    Glad to witness that Gervais is becoming the voice of common sense in a world where fear is driving humanity.
    Gervais can be My God! Okay... I'll go with that - given other choices. LOL

  • @djfather314
    @djfather314 9 лет назад +2

    I love Ricky Gervais....would watch anything he had to say ;-)

  • @jamesfoote8916
    @jamesfoote8916 8 лет назад +2

    Fantastic post I love it when he is being serious as well as funny

    • @Simon0
      @Simon0 8 лет назад +1

      +James Foote he has just the perfect mix of the two!! Depth and talking abotu serious things sometimes actually improves when there is some humour involved.

  • @benjaminpalfrey75
    @benjaminpalfrey75 8 лет назад +7

    i guess i was lucky as i was never brought up believing nor i was told he was not real nothing was mentioned about it in my house but obviously other houses i heard it and school but i am thankful that i was not forced raised into anything

  • @markmark63
    @markmark63 5 лет назад +12

    I had a jar of God but it went past its "Best before date", so I threw it away.

  • @Dan_Ben_Michael
    @Dan_Ben_Michael 4 года назад +2

    I personally have religious beliefs but I couldn’t agree more with Ricky. I take moral lessons and personal comfort in times of trouble through my faith in God however I also can separate my spiritual beliefs from my beliefs in science. People shouldn’t ram their religious beliefs down other people’s throats and if they choose to have beliefs, such as myself, then practice them quietly and not use them to push an agenda of bigotry or prejudice towards others.

  • @Sniffer1111
    @Sniffer1111 5 лет назад +1

    I believe everyone should constantly question their beliefs, like science, it is always aski
    ng questions. Don't just settle for what you are told without evidence. Gervais is absolutely right.

  • @aperfecte
    @aperfecte 8 лет назад +13

    THANK GOD FOR ATHEISM AND RICKY GERVAIS !

  • @CT-vm4gf
    @CT-vm4gf 5 месяцев назад +1

    I remember my mum telling me there is a god back when I was a kid. I was maybe 10 when I figured out it was bs. She taught me a lesson that you can’t believe people at face value, even your parents.

  • @miguelr246
    @miguelr246 8 лет назад +2

    This beautiful Englishman is amazing. Charming and rational rhetoric and a refreshing view on the faults of religion and "agnostics".

  • @jacobs-h398
    @jacobs-h398 8 лет назад +3

    Did anyone catch Ricky's play on words @ 6:34?

  • @RusselHeggie
    @RusselHeggie 5 лет назад +3

    i wonder what the other Mark Twain quote was that the interviewer was going to mention...

  • @MrJakeyyy
    @MrJakeyyy 7 лет назад +20

    I love it when religious people use the argument "The human body is so complex, it must of had an intelligent creator."... The human body is far from perfect. Everytime you eat or drink, you actually run the risk of choking to death. That is not intelligent design. Everyday your DNA destroys damaged cells, sometimes leading to cancer. Not intelligent design. Human genitals, if anything happens to them, you can't reproduce, not intelligent design. I could go on and on, the point is that none of this signals an intelligent creator. If you were to create a species, you wouldn't make it so that soo many different things can go wrong.
    "Oh well, Adam and Eve ate the apple, so thats why we have diseases"... if you wanna believe that, that's on you lol.

    • @rinyorusora9862
      @rinyorusora9862 6 лет назад +4

      It's simple. If there is an intelligent creator, he/she/it wouldn't create atheist.

    • @magnuspeacock5857
      @magnuspeacock5857 6 лет назад +3

      "I am an all powerful being. Behold my infallible creation."
      your light source gives you cancer and the oxygen you breath can kill you.

    • @vastaebeirnvalkier2804
      @vastaebeirnvalkier2804 5 лет назад

      You've not taken into account the fact of accountability though. Youre argument is about as lame as your inevitable apology will be.

    • @QueenlySweetpea
      @QueenlySweetpea 5 лет назад

      @@rinyorusora9862.. The thing is God gave man free will ..

    • @rinyorusora9862
      @rinyorusora9862 5 лет назад +1

      @@QueenlySweetpea Of course he/she/it did : ). I find it amusing that you guys try to interpret everything to fit the assumption that God exists. I guess my biggest question for religious people is why do they need such a higher figure

  • @jeremeyshelley506
    @jeremeyshelley506 7 лет назад +1

    for those religious people that are upset at this your amazing you prove his point more than his words do. being upset because someone disagrees with you. amazing the ego religious people have

  • @xPiGeee
    @xPiGeee 8 лет назад +1

    A briliant mind

  • @ryandoran9440
    @ryandoran9440 4 года назад +2

    I luv wat he just said, IF GOD needs ur help

  • @mikee101
    @mikee101 4 года назад +1

    I love everything about this

  • @anthonysardena8104
    @anthonysardena8104 9 лет назад +22

    I think if u have to rely on something that clearly doesnt exist...that sais to me that u are a very week minded person....all religions say the other one doesnt exist...goodonya Ricky for giving the non beleivers a voice...religion has too much power and think they are above the law....it has to stop

    • @acashbat7757
      @acashbat7757 7 лет назад +1

      Anthony Sardena all religions dont say that other gods dont exist.hindus dont say that,buddhists dont believe in a god....

    • @brettharter143
      @brettharter143 5 лет назад +1

      and Hindus done believe in after life, so Ricky really is talking about something he hasn't even studied in the slightest @@acashbat7757

  • @jorisummels5734
    @jorisummels5734 7 лет назад +5

    Common Sense

  • @austincp957
    @austincp957 9 лет назад +11

    Not only the glasses fit round the ear, which is man made; but the glasses are correcting an imperfection in the eye. Which would surely prove that if god created the eye, he is a shit designer...

    • @hittman1412
      @hittman1412 9 лет назад

      yeah if we were created in his image he's a pretty shit copy and paster

    • @joffie8059
      @joffie8059 4 года назад

      Agree. Why haven’t we got three arms? We could hold things and use a hammer at the same time.

  • @keplerskitty5949
    @keplerskitty5949 8 лет назад

    Ricky brings up some very good points, hes a smart man. On a side note, I love the rebellious nature of teenagers, and the way they spend hours on the computer and internet. It distances them from their (possibly dogmatic) parents and makes them question everything.

    • @rubikbbx
      @rubikbbx 8 лет назад

      Yes, this sarcasm/satirism era of the internet we are in is eliminating religion slowly

  • @jamiec4478
    @jamiec4478 6 лет назад +2

    Thank Allah for Ricky

  • @uberday665
    @uberday665 9 лет назад +1

    I look up to people that don't believe but still live life and still care about people. You except life as it is without a pacifier and strong enough to deal with it.

  • @suncity22001
    @suncity22001 8 лет назад

    'and then you try hard'- killer line.

  • @jonnyboi2536
    @jonnyboi2536 9 лет назад +57

    I believe in Thor - no more ridiculous than any other God!

    • @jazzx251
      @jazzx251 8 лет назад +1

      +jonny boi
      I'm not sure that Santa Claus exists - but the evidence is stacking up.
      FACT: leave a glass of sherry and a mince pie on the kitchen table on Xmas Eve ... it's gone the next day
      FACT: wake up on Xmas morning, and there are presents in your room
      My parents don't believe there's anything in it - dismissing it as "the wind" or "postal error".
      They seem very close-lipped on the subject - like they just can't admit that they simply don't know.
      But there's got to be something in it - much more than the absolute nonsense that religious people believe in without any evidence at all. There's physical evidence for Santa Claus - and I know other people, kids especially, who've seen similar evidence for themselves.
      It might not be a fat guy in a red costume who shouts "Ho Ho Ho" every visit (anyone who believes in that literal interpretation is an idiot), but it's definitely somebody or something.
      The same every year, regular as clockwork ...

    • @jonnyboi2536
      @jonnyboi2536 8 лет назад +3

      +Mai Nem and Santa Claus does preach a good message, peace, joy, happiness, family, time off from work - Maybe everyone is wrong and Santa Claus is the one true GOD

    • @candeffect
      @candeffect 5 лет назад +1

      'God' is God the Creator of the universe and everything in it.
      'gods' are make-believe things.
      You'll have eternity with or without God to think about it.

    • @tonydorsett33
      @tonydorsett33 5 лет назад

      @@candeffect you have evidence of that?

    • @tonydorsett33
      @tonydorsett33 5 лет назад +1

      @cathy smith wrong, my life has improved since I let go of fantasy. I'm a better and more moral person

  • @danstewart2770
    @danstewart2770 4 года назад +1

    Humans are hardwired to share belief in a religion or ideology. It's an evolved trait that increased cooperation within groups of early humans.

    • @Nomoon777
      @Nomoon777 4 года назад

      correct, people have the arrogant tendency to separate humans from nature, and refuse to understand that many of our actions are still determined by basic instincts reminiscent of a bygone era.

  • @prochoicenotantivax119
    @prochoicenotantivax119 Год назад +1

    This is sad i will pray for this man and all the atheists in the comment section to all you fellow believers god bless you

    • @rmonroe401
      @rmonroe401 10 месяцев назад

      Lol

    • @rmonroe401
      @rmonroe401 10 месяцев назад

      I think you need the prayers more.

  • @bobinthewest8559
    @bobinthewest8559 4 года назад +4

    Religious person: god is so smart... he put our ears right in the right place to hold our glasses. Now THAT'S intelligent design right there.
    Me: of course if I was god... I would have intelligently designed people to never NEED glasses.

    • @joseulloa5820
      @joseulloa5820 4 года назад

      Bob in the West But youre not God... basically you would make humanity based on your principles and morals based on who elses? people dont even know how to run a country properly and they want to make a species. without God we are just a speck of dust in universe waiting for extinction. Let the lord open your eyes and see how vulnerable we are as a race entirely to where something so small could come and wipe us out like covid-19. God bless you❤️🙏🏻

    • @bobinthewest8559
      @bobinthewest8559 4 года назад

      @@joseulloa5820...
      For sure... I've been waiting most of my life "for god to come and open my eyes".

    • @joseulloa5820
      @joseulloa5820 4 года назад

      @@bobinthewest8559 well brother, How much does he mean to you if I may ask. perhaps in the moment you tried to seek for him you came at it half halfheartedly but who can blame you though many of us, even Christians, have done that at some point but because we dont put enough VALUE in who he truly is for us human beings. our hearts are covered with the desires of the world and we have no incentive to search for a higher being when we feel we are doing fine by ourselves. The Bible says in Jeremiah 29:13 "and ye shall seek me and find me, WHEN ye shall SEARCH me with all your HEART." Youre not really searching with all your heart when youre focused on whats on tv in the back of your mind or how boring this is. Picture it like this you lose a very valuable gem which you will search for will all your heart because you know how valuable it is. As you search for it, in your mind youre not thinking how boring this is or what on tv and you will not stop searching until it is found. that is searching wholeheartly. you say you have been waiting for God to open your eyes but perhaps he is waiting on you to put your part in it and truly search for him wholeheartedly.
      The moment he opens our eyes is the moment we understand that nothing in this world fulfills us. the moment we remove all our idols and desire something better for us than what the world offers which could be fame, money, glory or anything temporary really. I recommend you brother that if you are actually curious, come to know who Christ really is as a person and God in the new testament of the bible and put it on trial. And dont make a conclusion based on the lenses or another person who doesn't know the bible. Make your own opinion about who Christ Lord is.
      I am very confident that the Lord will come in your life and it may not be today or next week but i am confident it will happen. and i am confident you will feel his love and see the plans he has for you. you may not have faith right now but i surely do for you man. God Bless you and your family alright.

    • @bobinthewest8559
      @bobinthewest8559 4 года назад

      @@joseulloa5820...
      You don't catch on to sarcasm too well, do you?
      I don't believe in any god.
      Don't waste your time.

    • @joseulloa5820
      @joseulloa5820 4 года назад

      Bob in the West its always worth the effort to spread the good news😌

  • @Ogzhao
    @Ogzhao 8 лет назад +3

    Does anybody else see the number 6 (VI) in roman numerals between his eyebrows?

    • @ezasanji876
      @ezasanji876 5 лет назад

      Now i cannot unsee it...!!!!

  • @luisnytube
    @luisnytube 9 лет назад +4

    For the love of God all of you people!!! If you argue any of what this clip informed you with you just don't get it. Go believe in any god you damn please!!

  • @eleannab
    @eleannab 8 лет назад +1

    I'm starting to really believe that people with a great sense of humor, wit and those who trully understand comedy are the ones who really get this. It' can't be a coinsidence ~ Maybe it's because those who know comedy well, feel also the tragedy of it all as well. While the opposite version is not that often. Comedians are always better in drama than the other way round. In any case, go Ricky ;) ~

  • @lewisnorth1188
    @lewisnorth1188 6 лет назад

    I've been a Christian all my life and I agree with everything he said.

    • @halcyon289
      @halcyon289 4 года назад

      Then you weren't a Christian to begin with.

  • @sowshulmedia9482
    @sowshulmedia9482 9 лет назад +6

    i believe in dog... (they've given me far more companionship and love over the years... and, much like god, they don't talk back either)

  • @stevelawrie9115
    @stevelawrie9115 4 года назад +3

    I have heard that there are flat earth believers in the navy. How's that work?

    • @eddyeldridge7427
      @eddyeldridge7427 4 года назад

      Turning a blind eye to evidence and post hoc rationalization.

  • @Sumiyeco_boutique
    @Sumiyeco_boutique 7 лет назад +8

    As an agnostic, I often ridicule atheists. But Damn, Ricky has made the best case for atheism that I've heard so far.

    • @WuMyth
      @WuMyth 7 лет назад +4

      why the fuck would an agnostic ridicule atheists.. you're just an atheist who can't either commit or make up his fucking mind...

    • @Sumiyeco_boutique
      @Sumiyeco_boutique 7 лет назад +2

      Zed I ridicule, because there is a logic fallacy, in general, that something doesn't exist. If somebody asks, what if there is an entity or entities that created the structures of science, then my honesty question is "I don't know". Saying "I don't know" or not making your mind about some things is not a sign of weakness. It's actually a sign of humidity and open mindedness. You know what is a sign of weakness? Certainty. What I do know, based on observation and logic, that the god created by humans is not real and laughable.

    • @Jibrilfm
      @Jibrilfm 7 лет назад

      You're confused. You're actually an atheist. Most atheists say "i don't believe in god". GNOSTIC atheists say "there is no god" but they on;y comprise a small amount of atheists because atheists are smart enough not to make that logical fallacy.

    • @Sumiyeco_boutique
      @Sumiyeco_boutique 7 лет назад +1

      Gabriel Yesus, The problem here is not what conclusion or level of certainty is correct. The problem here is agreeing on the definition of "Atheist" and "agnostic". My definitions certainly are not the same are yours, specifically, your definition that agnostics think that "there is no God". Also, in my view, neither Agnostics nor atheist BELIEVE in God, you seem to make such distinction. I actually go by the Webster dictionary definition. Agnostic: holds the view that an ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknown.... Atheist: does not believe in the existence of a God or any gods. So based on that definition, I subscribe to agnostic, because atheism is problematic. It's like an ant in the middle of the Sahara is attempting to know or assert whether a creature such as a polar bear or a six-legged, green platypus exists. It's impossible to know, and more importantly, irrelevant to the existence and actions of that ant. Now, if you ask me if I believe that THE SPECIFIC god that religious humans created exists, that's a completely different conversation and scope.

    • @Jibrilfm
      @Jibrilfm 7 лет назад

      theres a difference betweern agnostic and gnostic atheists.
      Agnostic atheist- I dont believe that there is a god.
      Gnostic atheist- I know there's no god.

  • @dedpxl
    @dedpxl 9 лет назад +2

    hahahaha "now ask me if you're wearing a red jumper that created the universe"

  • @pabriny
    @pabriny 5 лет назад +2

    Some of the things you said, I've heard them before somewhere else like "what do you think it feels like to be dead"? "Well, do you remember before you were born? That's how it feels" That's in a movie. Can't remember which one.

    • @dannyoneil5058
      @dannyoneil5058 4 года назад

      It made no sense before and makes no sense now ,oh it was in a movie now I know there's no God.

    • @dannyoneil5058
      @dannyoneil5058 4 года назад

      @Divex Oh thanks now that you told me the answer to what life is all about now I can live my life the way I want.

    • @dannyoneil5058
      @dannyoneil5058 4 года назад

      @Divex Well I knew a few atheists who cried out on their deathbed including my brother I just dont want to be like that.

    • @dannyoneil5058
      @dannyoneil5058 4 года назад

      @Divex That's old Testament, Where did you read in scripture That JESUS CHRIST condemned mankind,ah love thy neighbor, dont sound to threatening to me.

    • @dannyoneil5058
      @dannyoneil5058 4 года назад

      And I never mentioned my GOD.