You missed the meaning of the first line..... He said "you are such an inspiration for the ways that I will NEVER choose to be ". Meaning he DOESN'T want to be like his mom....
@@wojecire That's exactly what it is. How can you believe in a god that left you to basically rot for most of your life? It's like the people that praise their god when they do good on their math test while there's millions of kids starving, being beaten and raped. But you keep thinking your god helped you pass your test.
Judith is Maynards mother, he loved her, and she suffered from a stroke I believe it was and she was mostly paralyzed for a good chunk of her life, but shes stayed religious the whole time, and this is one of his many songs he has about it
@@McWilliamsTx That's true she was ostracized, but she still remained religious. That was one of the reasons he started to question it so deeply. Because despite being ostracized and paralyzed and for all appearances betrayed by the God she do deeply cared for and worshipped, she remained religious.
She was disabled because of a stroke, but someone already mentioned it. She was a Christian before the Stroke, and then Kept Her Faith. Maynard loved her, and her Faith, and it confused him. You got to listen to another 3 songs about his mother, they exist, through Perfect Circle and TOOL
Great to have a proper conversation about a song. Although this isn't getting through to a young person and the whole album is meant to be more than "Judith". She has a young mind and only knows what has been taught. Of course she doesn't like it. It would crumble her whole belief system.
The problem is that your examples are from a book that that was never written in english and loosely translated from a language that was revived hundreds of years after it died. Taking the bible as fact is plain idiotic. Learn the basic lessons it tries to teach and keep it to yourself. Taking it literally like it all actually happened is like believing mother goose stories.
Absolutely agree. It's known that it was written by multiple people. That's why it contradicts itself. That's why they had to add a new testament. Also, the intention is highly believed to write stories and poems almost to guide people in life. Help them. But people along the way started treating it as 100% facts. Talk about r/Whoosh
@@IceKoldKilla while I agree it's a book full of appropriated folklore and poems and stories, there is no such thing as a new covenant. Jesus said himself that not one jot or tittle is to be changed from the old mosaic laws and whoever doesn't follow every old Jewish commandment will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. The only message that's consistent throughout the whole book is the requirement of belief. You can break every commandment laid down but the only sin that cannot be forgiven is the sin of disbelief. Meaning you could be the most destructive and damaging person ever to walk the earth, but it you believe in the Bible, you're saved. Simultaneously, you could be the most kind-hearted and saintlike atheist but because you didn't believe, you're going to hell. That's the biggest problem I have with the whole book.
damn how long did it take to think of that? was this crowdsourced or you just thought of that as you finished this video, wracking your brain to think of a way to communicate how much you dont think god exists?
@@god47398 There is actually more evidence to support the existence of Superman... He has several contemporaneous books that mention his existence. The Christian God has but one.
The way I understand this is the song isn't just about his mum's belief, but the way that her congregation reacted as well. The line "It's not like you killed someone", I think is in reference to the way they reacted to her, not an admonition her her beliefs necessarily.
Maynard is angry to the people of their congregation. They didn't want Judith to be take in the hospital and btw the line "Talk to Jesus Christ as if he knows the reasons why" states that he's blaming God but at the same time God doesn't know that this thing is happening.
I believe that Maynard's ideas have evolved and he downplays the anger he felt towards god when he originally wrote the song. Kind of like if you write a horrible letter to a girlfriend during a breakup and then have to explain it a year later.
Did Maynard explain the song in interview how did you know that was that happened just curious. I belive he was angry for happened to him mom and it sounds like he is blaming god for it which anger usually will do "it makes you hate and point finger "
"Your off the naughty listen, and your not getting back on it." It's sad that that is the known truth about modern Christianity. A lot of modern Christianity seems to be missing the concept of real forgiveness and lack of judgement. It's really unfortunate that this song gets analyzed by Christian's on it's own. You really have to go over that whole album and put it in context.
As a Christian who loves Maynard... i get it. My mother had faith till the end which I now see as a blessing but I was angry at the time but I didn't have an amazing talent to share that pain with the world the way he did.
Wow! I am soo happy to see the younger generation grow an appreciation for the music I grew up with ESPECIALLY TOOL!!! I one day hope to have children to share with them the gift of TOOL which was given to me as a child, changed my life forever!
Ah yes.. Job. We often forget that part at the end where Job admits that he didn’t know what he was talking about when God finally interacts with him. “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away” is one of the things Job is speaking about when he admits that he was talking about God. Churches preach it as if the line is stand alone and true, and don’t take the end into consideration.
Church abandoned her - God didn´t. Jesus fought the same "forces" and he was the son of God. We got to realize that this life we live here as a person ("persona") is a blink of an eye, a temptation in itself. Judith remained faithful - mimicing Jesus. If you´re an atheist, then she died in peace towards being happy in staying true to her faith. If you´re a christian, then you´ll be happy for her even more so. Since now she is standing UP with the true king and it was all fucking worth it. Maynard is an intelligent artist, but can´t (understandably) see further than his understanding of faith. I love this song and Judith made it possible. The anguish you see here is for a purpose and that was her´s...you just have to see further than that. Thank you guys for the reaction and thank you Maynard and Judith for making this lesson possible for all of us. Godspeed !
I’m so glad you’re showing your sister this music and walking her through it. I hope she’s truly liking the bands. I was 13 when I first heard tool(93). They’ve helped me walk this path of life for sure. 🤘
No Christian here, but I understand Judith's faith. My uncle was paralyzed at 6 after being hit by a car. I was very close to him, and he always said this is temporary. He believed so much he quit taking the medicine that kept him alive, and said God will heal me, or he wants me by his side. He died April 19, 1993, after a horrible drawn out death after 6 months. I was 10. FUCK GODS
matt matt I agree lyrically, this is there best song as well, but musically I'm on the fence with Right in Two and Push-It salival version. And now that I'm thinking of it some days it could be the Grudge or Parabol Parabola, jeez different days it could be different songs there's just so many great songs from them. I can't wait for the new album. 🤘
Right in two is about the military trying to separate us based on religion to feed the military machine. Saying religion is a means for war. Which he is absolutely correct on.
The song is about the hypocrisy of the congregation that Judith belonged too, people that were critical of her after her stroke. People that send thoughts and prayers instead of prevention and reacting. In a DVD commentary here said he was speaking of the hypocrites ( blinded by choices don't see) "God" not the actual "God"
As someone who definitely isnt a Christian I appreciate the fact that someone who is can at least understand why a person might have these views. Especially Rene being so young. I've also heard the story of Jobe all through my childhood as well and always wondered why Jobe still remained faithful and thought he was foolish even when I was a little kid and now realize that I was right.
Worth mentioning as well is that as far as I know the church(es) Judith went to implied that she had done something which justified what happened. Maynard was obviously not impressed by that.
basically his mum a devote believer never questioned why she was given such suffering so he asks those questions for her and any god having given us a questioning mind would want us to ask why.
You should listen to Maynard commentary to this song....you will understand more about what he meant.He didnt say fuck the actual god.But the god Christians have created in their minds.
After talking to the church Maynard's mother, Judith, asked the church why she was the way she was and they said it was because she wasn't a good enough Christian. aaaaaaand, the song is angry. Yep. I would be too.
She spent 10,000 days like that, broken and paralyzed and never wavered in her faith that God would see her through it. The frustration is palpable, especially for me whose mother has become a born-again cultist...
Great and what a way to explain it to your daughter. Very smart girl too. I do the same with mine, just not on RUclips. Cheers and God Bless from Texas
Hiya! Liked the video. Just putting it out there that in my books you're good Christians for taking your time to listen to whatever someone else wants to sing about and not judge, but understand their viewpoint. To be a good religious person in my opinion is to be open to others and love them no matter what, (I hope you don't mind this coming from an atheist, I just appreciated your thoughts a lot) so... nothing but compliments on your behalf ^^. Keep up the wonderfully open-minded videos!
We as Christians often talk about blessings. We don't talk about some of the more distressing promises from God. One of those promises is that we will suffer. Another is that people will hate us for loving God, even our families. I never met the woman but if her faith evoked this reaction I believe she is blessed for the rest of eternity.
"God" never promised anything. What you're saying it's what's being translated from some religious embellishments in a book that was written by guys who, several generations later, wrote things that have heard from other guys who met guys who said that they knew other guys who heard stories from guys who could have possibly've met a guy who (never really) said he could have being divinely insipred.
And you IMMEDIATELY misunderstand the opening line of the song. It’s a hurtfully sarcastic statement - he’s saying she’s inspired him to NEVER be like her - having blind faith in an imaginary deity.
Here's what's even more interesting. In the bible Christ says that all manner of sins may be forgiven if one asks for forgiveness and accepts him as their savior. But he says there is only 1 sin that shall never be forgiven. And that is blasphemy against the holy spirit. Which is exactly what Maynard does in the 3rd sentence. Btw that was the only curse word on the entire album. They were only allowed one and Maynard put it here. "Fuck your God". Maynard is well read. So he definitely knows that this sin is unforgivable in the eyes of God and not only did he curse God but he decided to use his only available f-bomb to do it. Really a deep way of saying "I've chosen my path and I'm confident in it"
I've been in a binge watching reactions and dissertations about this song and this far not one got it right, not even Cristian pastors, Occam's razor would point that I am the one who didn't get it, but I believe it's not the case, maybe I'll make a vid about it
As a Satanist I am always fascinated by the willingness by christians to use every possible excuse to explain away all of the evil done by god. Lucifer is not the one who creates evil, god is. Isaiah 45-7. Read it. You'll find out where evil comes from.
It doesn’t make sense to analyse it in a vacuum. It’s one song and won’t cover his full spectrum of experience. It’s like judging someone on a conversation you over heard.
I'm really impressed on your open mindness to at least listen to the song. I reference to Jimmy is good because that was a per cur serer for Judith. I honestly wish more Christians were like you two are but most are fake. I was baptisted Greek Orthodox Catholic. The real deal christian before roman So I figure I'm covered because my religion is forgiving.
Most people, including clergy and Christian leaders just don't understand what's in the Bible which is what breeds this anger. All they have to do is look at the story of Job for an example. The devil claims Job is only faithful because he gets a lot of blessings and favor from God. So he tells God that if takes those things away Job will curse God to his face. And God says fine. Wanna test that out YOU take his blessings away and make him suffer. Because he's been faithful and I'm not touching him. This shows a couple of things. One, when stuff happens to good people it is not God that's responsible for it. He is not stealing our loved ones back to Heaven when they die or killing them in wars and such. Bad stuff happens to good people because the devil is an asshole. Not God. If you're gonna believe in one, you gotta believe in the other. Two, after Job went through all he went through, because he did keep his faith, he was rewarded double. Which is what Judith was likely counting on and why she could keep her faith. God doesn't do any bad things to anybody and he has no need to prematurely kill good people. And he rewards if you persevere. This is not what a lot of so called religions teach, but it's right there in the Bible they claim to follow. This is just one example.
No one likes their fictitious super hero’s dissed. I had a teddy bear when I was younger, he could always destroy my siblings teddy bears in a fight, his super ted powers were always better no matter what was thrown at him. No one dare say bad things about him.
The story of Job is a horror story! It highlights God's cruelty for no other reason than playing a game with Satan. Why Christians view this story in such a positive light has never made sense to me, even when I was a devoted Christian myself.
The lead singer is struggling for meaning or closesure through his music 🎶! That's how creative people deal with or handle their pain in life! Most people turn against or even blame God when they don't understand what's going on! I can feel the "anger" through the music 🎶" Art disturbs the comfortable and comforts the disturb."/Take care
Tool - Jimmy, A Perfect Circle _ Judith , Tool - Patient, Tool Wings for Marie (pt 1) , Tool _ 10000 Days ( Wings for Marie pt 2) to get the whole story of how Maynard deals with his feelings about his mothers affliction suffering and death IMO . Maynard's Mind = Tool, Maynard's Heart = A Perfect Circle, Maynard's Genitals = Puscifer
Here's the deal, I've read the Torah, The Bible, The Quran, Zoroastrian text, The Vedas, The Seven Songs of Wisdom, etc etc. It's all nonsense. Now I'm not saying that there isn't a deity or deitys. I'm not saying there isn't an afterlife. There might be all those things. All I'm saying is that all the holy books I've ever read are assinine horse pucky, fit only for people to terrified to live with uncertainty.
Pastor Rob There is a metallica song called Fallow The God That Failed. it strongly ingluenced alot off young people. in the 90s Please Check it out !!! its the metallic's black album I would really like to Know What They WAS TRYING to say???
I wonder where it says in the bible that God promises you good health?? He never promised that. He only promises the light to your salvation. All human beings, including Judith, have sinned and fallen short of the standard of good set down by God.....and so will every human who will ever live!!
@@CampSiteVlogs yea probably, pastors and priests all know about that kind of stuff. the song is deeper without realising it, it scratches the surface of the epicurus riddle and the theodicy debate. i dont know if the singer realises this- but its a fascinating topic
Im sure he does. Maynard, even if didnt know a thing about it before writing this song does his research on things before hand so that his art isn't robbed of possible greatness. @@maynardyorke
The problem is you are taking the lyrics and in many cases applying ideas to them that were never intended in the way you are taking them. There are videos where the singer talks about this song a little bit /watch?v=YU0BrwlWNTk Your views might change.
Before you react on these song Judith by A Perfect Circle, please watched the interview of Maynard James Keenan. And please do it for other songs you want to react thanks!
This is my favorite A Perfect Circle song, although to be fair I've only heard this one and 3 Libras. I understand Maynard's point of the song however as Christians have been "called" to believe, everything happens for a reason. "The many ways for me to show you how your dogma has abandoned you.." He will never abandon nor forsake you. "F*** your God, he's the one that did this to you.." There's no sense in blaming him for the bad things that happen. He doesn't let anything like that happen to anyone.
What song should be react to next? Leave a comment :)
Wings. since you already did the other 2 now
New subscriber here (and fellow Louisianaian)
A Perfect Circle--Weak and Powerless
It will happen. Its just a matter of time. Stay tuned :) What part of LA?@@chrisandras44
Its coming :) @@jiveprism1446
@@CampSiteVlogs I was born and raised in Thibodaux, but I've lived in east Mississippi for over ten and a half years.
You missed the meaning of the first line..... He said "you are such an inspiration for the ways that I will NEVER choose to be ". Meaning he DOESN'T want to be like his mom....
This.
It's as if his mother's faith despite her paralyzing aneurysm is what "inspired" him to not want to be a christian.
@@wojecire That's exactly what it is. How can you believe in a god that left you to basically rot for most of your life? It's like the people that praise their god when they do good on their math test while there's millions of kids starving, being beaten and raped. But you keep thinking your god helped you pass your test.
I thought it was about people in their congregation.
@Fascist Barbie if God is real and your friend really believes that she is going to hell lmao
Fascist Barbie thanks for sharing. And that pretty much sums up why Christianity, at least in your friend’s view...others, ain’t worth shit.
Judith is Maynards mother, he loved her, and she suffered from a stroke I believe it was and she was mostly paralyzed for a good chunk of her life, but shes stayed religious the whole time, and this is one of his many songs he has about it
Not quite right. Read his book contrary things... The church she belonged to forever ostracized her.
@@McWilliamsTx That's true she was ostracized, but she still remained religious. That was one of the reasons he started to question it so deeply. Because despite being ostracized and paralyzed and for all appearances betrayed by the God she do deeply cared for and worshipped, she remained religious.
@@McWilliamsTx get your facts straight
She was disabled because of a stroke, but someone already mentioned it. She was a Christian before the Stroke, and then Kept Her Faith. Maynard loved her, and her Faith, and it confused him. You got to listen to another 3 songs about his mother, they exist, through Perfect Circle and TOOL
He fuckin hated her faith. He very clearly told her it was a stupid thing to hold onto
Great to have a proper conversation about a song. Although this isn't getting through to a young person and the whole album is meant to be more than "Judith". She has a young mind and only knows what has been taught. Of course she doesn't like it. It would crumble her whole belief system.
Her church abandoned her.
Of course, Wings for Marie & 10.000 days next...
Thats a MUST!!!! One of the most emotionally driven pieces of music that I have ever experienced!! Pure beauty and art.
@Camp Site yo did you ever cover them?
The problem is that your examples are from a book that that was never written in english and loosely translated from a language that was revived hundreds of years after it died. Taking the bible as fact is plain idiotic. Learn the basic lessons it tries to teach and keep it to yourself. Taking it literally like it all actually happened is like believing mother goose stories.
Shhhh....don't mention the whole monk transcription issues or the council of Trent problems.
No shit! : )
It's called King James version, and he chose what was included.
Absolutely agree. It's known that it was written by multiple people. That's why it contradicts itself. That's why they had to add a new testament. Also, the intention is highly believed to write stories and poems almost to guide people in life. Help them. But people along the way started treating it as 100% facts. Talk about r/Whoosh
@@IceKoldKilla while I agree it's a book full of appropriated folklore and poems and stories, there is no such thing as a new covenant. Jesus said himself that not one jot or tittle is to be changed from the old mosaic laws and whoever doesn't follow every old Jewish commandment will be called least in the kingdom of heaven.
The only message that's consistent throughout the whole book is the requirement of belief. You can break every commandment laid down but the only sin that cannot be forgiven is the sin of disbelief. Meaning you could be the most destructive and damaging person ever to walk the earth, but it you believe in the Bible, you're saved. Simultaneously, you could be the most kind-hearted and saintlike atheist but because you didn't believe, you're going to hell. That's the biggest problem I have with the whole book.
Comparing God to Superman. Both fiction clearly.
damn how long did it take to think of that? was this crowdsourced or you just thought of that as you finished this video, wracking your brain to think of a way to communicate how much you dont think god exists?
@@god47398 Sorry I hurt your feelings. Dust them off and get back to gaming.
@@god47398 There is actually more evidence to support the existence of Superman... He has several contemporaneous books that mention his existence. The Christian God has but one.
@@joelhammer2847 lol that is logical.
@@joelhammer2847 and logic beats faith
This is such a beautifully depressed song. Such power and pain.
"I'm not trying to put words in his mouth, but let me continue to put words in his mouth"
Thats pretty much what you do when you're observing.
@@MIGUEL-zt6bi no it isn’t
Im really appreciating how open minded she is, to trying to understand Manyards viewpoint. Its really mature
The way I understand this is the song isn't just about his mum's belief, but the way that her congregation reacted as well. The line "It's not like you killed someone", I think is in reference to the way they reacted to her, not an admonition her her beliefs necessarily.
You dont hear slide guitar in metal(ish) songs too often, but when done well, its really awesome. More Human than Human also comes to mind.
"Descending".
Maynard is angry to the people of their congregation. They didn't want Judith to be take in the hospital and btw the line "Talk to Jesus Christ as if he knows the reasons why" states that he's blaming God but at the same time God doesn't know that this thing is happening.
I believe that Maynard's ideas have evolved and he downplays the anger he felt towards god when he originally wrote the song. Kind of like if you write a horrible letter to a girlfriend during a breakup and then have to explain it a year later.
Did Maynard explain the song in interview how did you know that was that happened just curious. I belive he was angry for happened to him mom and it sounds like he is blaming god for it which anger usually will do "it makes you hate and point finger "
@@Mrcrowley1967 no he did not, apparently he don't explain any of his songs and yes he obviously blame Christian God.
He is not anti-God, he is anti-religion, so many people misunderstand the message
@@rafaelavillez6455 He is.
Say what you will about christians, they never fail to entertain
They can certainly be funny sometimes
@@seth_5394 and ignore the complexity of life
"Your off the naughty listen, and your not getting back on it." It's sad that that is the known truth about modern Christianity. A lot of modern Christianity seems to be missing the concept of real forgiveness and lack of judgement.
It's really unfortunate that this song gets analyzed by Christian's on it's own. You really have to go over that whole album and put it in context.
As a Christian who loves Maynard... i get it. My mother had faith till the end which I now see as a blessing but I was angry at the time but I didn't have an amazing talent to share that pain with the world the way he did.
Saw Christian teen reacts to Judith and had to
Watch this! 😂. And yes I’m a Christian but I’m open and love music of all genres.
Great! Wings for Marie is next 🤟
Stay Tuned :)
Wow! I am soo happy to see the younger generation grow an appreciation for the music I grew up with ESPECIALLY TOOL!!! I one day hope to have children to share with them the gift of TOOL which was given to me as a child, changed my life forever!
Ah yes.. Job.
We often forget that part at the end where Job admits that he didn’t know what he was talking about when God finally interacts with him.
“The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away” is one of the things Job is speaking about when he admits that he was talking about God. Churches preach it as if the line is stand alone and true, and don’t take the end into consideration.
All Job does is solidify that God is a heartless prick. All that shit to prove a point to Satan? Fuck all that noise
Church abandoned her - God didn´t. Jesus fought the same "forces" and he was the son of God. We got to realize that this life we live here as a person ("persona") is a blink of an eye, a temptation in itself. Judith remained faithful - mimicing Jesus. If you´re an atheist, then she died in peace towards being happy in staying true to her faith. If you´re a christian, then you´ll be happy for her even more so. Since now she is standing UP with the true king and it was all fucking worth it. Maynard is an intelligent artist, but can´t (understandably) see further than his understanding of faith. I love this song and Judith made it possible. The anguish you see here is for a purpose and that was her´s...you just have to see further than that. Thank you guys for the reaction and thank you Maynard and Judith for making this lesson possible for all of us. Godspeed !
They played this song on the radio everyday.🤣
I’m so glad you’re showing your sister this music and walking her through it. I hope she’s truly liking the bands. I was 13 when I first heard tool(93). They’ve helped me walk this path of life for sure. 🤘
So far it seems she has taken a likely to their music. With Judith being the exception of course lol
This song still gives me chills and I remember when it was released. Epic powerful music from Maynard as usual
No Christian here, but I understand Judith's faith. My uncle was paralyzed at 6 after being hit by a car. I was very close to him, and he always said this is temporary. He believed so much he quit taking the medicine that kept him alive, and said God will heal me, or he wants me by his side. He died April 19, 1993, after a horrible drawn out death after 6 months. I was 10. FUCK GODS
It's amazing to see a reaction channel actually know the backstory to song!!! Great work!! I recommend "God was never on your side" by Motorhead
It's even worse because the people of her church told her it happened because she wasn't a good enough Christian
Tool Right in Two, It's Maynard's best attempt to marry his spiritual and scientific beliefs.
Its coming! New Tool reaction every Tuesday and Thursday :)
matt matt I agree lyrically, this is there best song as well, but musically I'm on the fence with Right in Two and Push-It salival version. And now that I'm thinking of it some days it could be the Grudge or Parabol Parabola, jeez different days it could be different songs there's just so many great songs from them. I can't wait for the new album. 🤘
This is A Perfect Circle, not Tool -_-
My faith is restored :p
Right in two is about the military trying to separate us based on religion to feed the military machine. Saying religion is a means for war. Which he is absolutely correct on.
Big props for laying out the context of His song . Most reactions just ridicule his work ty
The song is about the hypocrisy of the congregation that Judith belonged too, people that were critical of her after her stroke. People that send thoughts and prayers instead of prevention and reacting. In a DVD commentary here said he was speaking of the hypocrites ( blinded by choices don't see) "God" not the actual "God"
Well said man 👏👏👏
As someone who definitely isnt a Christian I appreciate the fact that someone who is can at least understand why a person might have these views. Especially Rene being so young. I've also heard the story of Jobe all through my childhood as well and always wondered why Jobe still remained faithful and thought he was foolish even when I was a little kid and now realize that I was right.
The story of Jobe just shows that we are tools for God and His ends and will allow and even cause His faithful to suffer.
You two are getting better.
Thanks.
The analogy with Superman is spot on, as it's also a work of fiction
ooh, so edgy, i got a paper cut reading your comment -_-
Worth mentioning as well is that as far as I know the church(es) Judith went to implied that she had done something which justified what happened. Maynard was obviously not impressed by that.
basically his mum a devote believer never questioned why she was given such suffering so he asks those questions for her and any god having given us a questioning mind would want us to ask why.
I am glad she understood, As far as Maynard, it was healthy for him to question as God made him what he is today, the lord works in mysterious ways
You should listen to Maynard commentary to this song....you will understand more about what he meant.He didnt say fuck the actual god.But the god Christians have created in their minds.
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After talking to the church Maynard's mother, Judith, asked the church why she was the way she was and they said it was because she wasn't a good enough Christian. aaaaaaand, the song is angry. Yep. I would be too.
She spent 10,000 days like that, broken and paralyzed and never wavered in her faith that God would see her through it. The frustration is palpable, especially for me whose mother has become a born-again cultist...
Great and what a way to explain it to your daughter. Very smart girl too. I do the same with mine, just not on RUclips. Cheers and God Bless from Texas
Thank you for taking the time to comment such nice things. She is actually my sister btw. You're not the first to think that though :) Cheers
Hiya! Liked the video. Just putting it out there that in my books you're good Christians for taking your time to listen to whatever someone else wants to sing about and not judge, but understand their viewpoint. To be a good religious person in my opinion is to be open to others and love them no matter what, (I hope you don't mind this coming from an atheist, I just appreciated your thoughts a lot) so... nothing but compliments on your behalf ^^. Keep up the wonderfully open-minded videos!
The "story" of. Exactly a story. Really thing a dude lived in a whale?
We as Christians often talk about blessings. We don't talk about some of the more distressing promises from God. One of those promises is that we will suffer. Another is that people will hate us for loving God, even our families. I never met the woman but if her faith evoked this reaction I believe she is blessed for the rest of eternity.
"God" never promised anything. What you're saying it's what's being translated from some religious embellishments in a book that was written by guys who, several generations later, wrote things that have heard from other guys who met guys who said that they knew other guys who heard stories from guys who could have possibly've met a guy who (never really) said he could have being divinely insipred.
@@omy785 Stop thinking. They don't like it when you do that.
And you IMMEDIATELY misunderstand the opening line of the song. It’s a hurtfully sarcastic statement - he’s saying she’s inspired him to NEVER be like her - having blind faith in an imaginary deity.
His mother died from cancer, and she was very religious
Here's what's even more interesting. In the bible Christ says that all manner of sins may be forgiven if one asks for forgiveness and accepts him as their savior. But he says there is only 1 sin that shall never be forgiven. And that is blasphemy against the holy spirit. Which is exactly what Maynard does in the 3rd sentence. Btw that was the only curse word on the entire album. They were only allowed one and Maynard put it here. "Fuck your God". Maynard is well read. So he definitely knows that this sin is unforgivable in the eyes of God and not only did he curse God but he decided to use his only available f-bomb to do it. Really a deep way of saying "I've chosen my path and I'm confident in it"
In all honesty, if there is a God, a challenge or two is probably accepted. And could be taken. Thats what this song does
I've been in a binge watching reactions and dissertations about this song and this far not one got it right, not even Cristian pastors, Occam's razor would point that I am the one who didn't get it, but I believe it's not the case, maybe I'll make a vid about it
Many of us ex christians would rather burn than bow to tyranny
According to some accounts Jesus Christ himself said some version of, "Why Me, Why's it have to be me?"
Watch Jim Jefferies talk about religon he explains it plain & simple, would love to see your reactions to it
Wings for Marie and 10,000 days is much less angry of a song, that should be next.
Its coming out today!
Superman = Truth as God = Truth
Comic books = Bible
As a Satanist I am always fascinated by the willingness by christians to use every possible excuse to explain away all of the evil done by god. Lucifer is not the one who creates evil, god is. Isaiah 45-7. Read it. You'll find out where evil comes from.
Crickets. Lol. Struck a nerve!
That's how monotheism works. One god creates all. Lucipher can be seen as a bit of a victim of his creator. What god sets its creation up for failure?
If the god of Abraham exists the way Christians purport him to exist then he is a sadist
lol there is something inspiring bout whats coded in our DNA.
The mitochondrial self, through time. Search “Grant Morrison explains life.”
@@riz3310 Ill do that I am a programmer by trait so I love code.
It doesn’t make sense to analyse it in a vacuum. It’s one song and won’t cover his full spectrum of experience. It’s like judging someone on a conversation you over heard.
I'm really impressed on your open mindness to at least listen to the song. I reference to Jimmy is good because that was a per cur serer for Judith. I honestly wish more Christians were like you two are but most are fake. I was baptisted Greek Orthodox Catholic. The real deal christian before roman So I figure I'm covered because my religion is forgiving.
Most people, including clergy and Christian leaders just don't understand what's in the Bible which is what breeds this anger. All they have to do is look at the story of Job for an example. The devil claims Job is only faithful because he gets a lot of blessings and favor from God. So he tells God that if takes those things away Job will curse God to his face. And God says fine. Wanna test that out YOU take his blessings away and make him suffer. Because he's been faithful and I'm not touching him. This shows a couple of things. One, when stuff happens to good people it is not God that's responsible for it. He is not stealing our loved ones back to Heaven when they die or killing them in wars and such. Bad stuff happens to good people because the devil is an asshole. Not God. If you're gonna believe in one, you gotta believe in the other. Two, after Job went through all he went through, because he did keep his faith, he was rewarded double. Which is what Judith was likely counting on and why she could keep her faith. God doesn't do any bad things to anybody and he has no need to prematurely kill good people. And he rewards if you persevere. This is not what a lot of so called religions teach, but it's right there in the Bible they claim to follow. This is just one example.
He did this all for you...is another tell to ponder
No one likes their fictitious super hero’s dissed. I had a teddy bear when I was younger, he could always destroy my siblings teddy bears in a fight, his super ted powers were always better no matter what was thrown at him. No one dare say bad things about him.
My goodness I recommend you check the community on this song. You two will learn something. God love you for trying.
Were we created to be mindless. She believed in her faith. He saw his mother suffering. What would your reaction be????
Just my own personal comment..
very deep story in this song
leading the witness your honor...
Oh God you remind me of the defense lawyers from Law and order svu
“ objection leading the witness”
@@krnwilldoit still humbled that you were so impressed...
@@scottballard5575 what do you mean?
Smart kid 👌🏼
You see a baby falling from a high place and he gets caught saved and its good but millions of children die of hunger and diarrhea every day?
we are never good enough
I also love how he substitutes "dog" for "dogma" in live performance
This live in AZ was lit
The story of Job is a horror story! It highlights God's cruelty for no other reason than playing a game with Satan.
Why Christians view this story in such a positive light has never made sense to me, even when I was a devoted Christian myself.
You just can't always understand why, but Maynard would not be who he is (a prodigy) if it weren't for it all.
That was one of my favorites
The lead singer is struggling for meaning or closesure through his music 🎶! That's how creative people deal with or handle their pain in life! Most people turn against or even blame God when they don't understand what's going on! I can feel the "anger" through the music 🎶" Art disturbs the comfortable and comforts the disturb."/Take care
The official video is lit.
These two have real good heads on their shoulders.
Great thumbnail 👍
Hallowed Be Thy Name, Iron Maiden
I wanna see their reactions after reading some parts of Leviticus and Duederotomy. Talk about insane and horrible.
great sound of this video
Rewatch the video closely- Maynard can't bring himself to sing ' F your God'. That line is sung by the lead guitarist, not Maynard...
Tool - Jimmy, A Perfect Circle _ Judith , Tool - Patient, Tool Wings for Marie (pt 1) , Tool _ 10000 Days ( Wings for Marie pt 2) to get the whole story of how Maynard deals with his feelings about his mothers affliction suffering and death IMO
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Maynard's Mind = Tool, Maynard's Heart = A Perfect Circle, Maynard's Genitals = Puscifer
Here's the deal, I've read the Torah, The Bible, The Quran, Zoroastrian text, The Vedas, The Seven Songs of Wisdom, etc etc. It's all nonsense. Now I'm not saying that there isn't a deity or deitys. I'm not saying there isn't an afterlife. There might be all those things. All I'm saying is that all the holy books I've ever read are assinine horse pucky, fit only for people to terrified to live with uncertainty.
Pastor Rob There is a metallica song called Fallow The God That Failed. it strongly ingluenced alot off young people. in the 90s Please Check it out !!! its the metallic's black album I would really like to Know What They WAS TRYING to say???
All the way from Srilanka, can you do something by Angie aparo, he IS such a story teller.
I wonder where it says in the bible that God promises you good health?? He never promised that. He only promises the light to your salvation. All human beings, including Judith, have sinned and fallen short of the standard of good set down by God.....and so will every human who will ever live!!
"the standard of good set down by God" Wow.
Wrong! you should check out the community for Judith. You wonderful people don't know.
Theodicy if you want to be all theological, a good question everyone must answer to themselves
Im familiar with theodicy. If I am not mistaken a pastor who reacted to this same song brought theodicy up and spoke on it.
@@CampSiteVlogs yea probably, pastors and priests all know about that kind of stuff. the song is deeper without realising it, it scratches the surface of the epicurus riddle and the theodicy debate. i dont know if the singer realises this- but its a fascinating topic
Im sure he does. Maynard, even if didnt know a thing about it before writing this song does his research on things before hand so that his art isn't robbed of possible greatness. @@maynardyorke
The problem is you are taking the lyrics and in many cases applying ideas to them that were never intended in the way you are taking them. There are videos where the singer talks about this song a little bit /watch?v=YU0BrwlWNTk Your views might change.
Some people are more defensive for their loved ones then themselves. Good point.
www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/when-to-use-then-and-than
Job DIDN’T remain faithful though. He renounced his faith and then at the very end God showed up to yell at him
Not liking the song lyrical wise? Because the song itself is powerful and awesome!! IMO
Before you react on these song Judith by A Perfect Circle, please watched the interview of Maynard James Keenan. And please do it for other songs you want to react thanks!
This is my favorite A Perfect Circle song, although to be fair I've only heard this one and 3 Libras.
I understand Maynard's point of the song however as Christians have been "called" to believe, everything happens for a reason. "The many ways for me to show you how your dogma has abandoned you.." He will never abandon nor forsake you. "F*** your God, he's the one that did this to you.." There's no sense in blaming him for the bad things that happen. He doesn't let anything like that happen to anyone.
I hate this reaction there is no emotions in these kids. When I heard this song it made me feel something.
Superman and God as equal fiction heroes
You can always get off God’s naughty list. Always.
This song reminds me of why I abandoned Christianity when I had cancer.