On a car trip to and from my Thanksgiving destination, I had long discussions with my (Christian) family about faith. I tried to explain the sense of contentment and dignity I feel facing life without religious comforts and fears, just as this guy describes that sense very well.

I am always comforted by exploring the limits of knowledge. Knowing what I don't know is comforting to me. I like waking up every day knowing I'm ignorant of all sorts of stuff...operating from a sense of curiosity and caution rather than thinking I have everything figured out.

Empiricism > Rationalism > Mysticism

if anyone liked this video and missed this one:
http://videosift.com/video/Science-saved-my-Soul

Thanks for the sift.

Everett: "And then I thought, 'perhaps I am just a sheep following whatever society I am involved in. Perhaps I, too, can get my freak on with multiple wives in this forgotten corner of the world where God obviously isn't watching'. I must speak to my wife on this matter"

haha, good sifter!

For a sec I thought it was a dupe, just a completely different vid: http://videosift.com/video/Losing-Religion-to-the-Amazonian-Piraha-Tribe

Not a dupe. Good stuff.

*promote

Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 3:33am PST - promote requested by kulpims.

*long bit of religious awakening there.

This video has been flagged as being at least 10 minutes in length - declared long by spoco2.

>> ^spoco2:

long bit of religious awakening there.


People who help escapees from cults call it "de-programming".

This is a lame story about a guy who understood nothing about his faith. Typical that it's voted up here on the sift.

>> ^r10k:

This is a lame story about a guy who understood nothing about his faith. Typical that it's voted up here on the sift.


If you think this is solely a video about a man waking up from his religion stupor, then you need to look a little deeper.

This is an actual fully atheist culture, no god, no faith, don't believe in anything that can't be seen.. and guess what? They aren't anarchaic, they aren't going around murdering people, hell, they seemingly don't even kill themselves.

Essentially, these people are the proof that Atheists aren't the devil, and that without "Gods moral compass" society can continue without plunging into absolute chaos.

FYI here- nothing in Christianity says any of what you've mentioned. No wonder you and pretty much everyone on the sift think videos like this are so wondrous, if that's the kind of stuff you believe. Maybe look into things properly next time.

>> ^Shepppard:


Essentially, these people are the proof that Atheists aren't the devil, and that without "Gods moral compass" society can continue without plunging into absolute chaos.

So nowhere in the bible does it say that God's way is the only way, and that the world is doomed without him?

Nowhere? Seriously, have you read the bible?>> ^r10k:

FYI here- nothing in Christianity says any of what you've mentioned. No wonder you and pretty much everyone on the sift think videos like this are so wondrous, if that's the kind of stuff you believe. Maybe look into things properly next time.
>> ^Shepppard:

Essentially, these people are the proof that Atheists aren't the devil, and that without "Gods moral compass" society can continue without plunging into absolute chaos.

Have I? I'm guessing you haven't read the bible, because anyone that has (you know, with their eyes open) wouldn't have thought it was about "the world being doomed without him". Have you been reading too many children's books recently, or what?

Oh right,
thats just my imagination.
This too
Don't forget these guys
>> ^r10k:

Have I? I'm guessing you haven't read the bible, because anyone that has (you know, with their eyes open) wouldn't have thought it was about "the world being doomed without him". Have you been reading too many children's books recently, or what?

Oh right... is that supposed to somehow convince me you know what you're talking about? Wait, don't bother answering that. Of course it is. Carry on in ignorance and confusion, by all means. That is the Videosift way.

EDIT: I see 'oh right' is the term of the day. Well done us.

Your ad hominem is typical of "Christians".>> ^r10k:

Oh right... is that supposed to somehow convince me you know what you're talking about? Wait, don't bother answering that. Of course it is. Carry on in ignorance and confusion, by all means. That is the Videosift way.
EDIT: I see 'oh right' is the term of the day. Well done us.

>> ^r10k:

Oh right... is that supposed to somehow convince me you know what you're talking about? Wait, don't bother answering that. Of course it is. Carry on in ignorance and confusion, by all means. That is the Videosift way.
EDIT: I see 'oh right' is the term of the day. Well done us.


You haven't actually presented any argument in anything you've said. You're only saying "look at things properly" and "this is typical of videosift".

What's proper? Enlighten us. What is it exactly that you think the majority of sifters believe? Also, judging by most controversial video threads, sifters couldn't agree their way out of a friggin' paper bag.

Hey, its almost 2011... time to stop feeding the trolls

>> ^KnivesOut:

Oh right,
thats just my imagination.
This too
Don't forget these guys
>> ^r10k:
Have I? I'm guessing you haven't read the bible, because anyone that has (you know, with their eyes open) wouldn't have thought it was about "the world being doomed without him". Have you been reading too many children's books recently, or what?



I'd upvote that twice if I could, those links made me actually laugh out loud, hard.

*quality

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by gwiz665.

Dumb quoting system is dumb.

Your ad hominem is typical of "Christians".

...those links made me actually laugh out loud, hard.

You're only saying "look at things properly" and "this is typical of videosift".

Very interesting.
I believe this fits into *debunked, too.

Adding video to channels (Debunked) - requested by maatc.

@r10k

Please give at least one link to a website that has what you consider proper research.

You're continuing to criticize without listing any reasons and you say you've given up because everyone here is clueless, but then you won't defend your statements. Lumping "sifters" into one big category and then attacking that category instead of anyone's individual statements is a pretty good way of making sure lots of people think you're an asshole, and it's an extremely terrible way of getting any sort of point across.

You say sifters generally have no idea how to debate points, and yet you make tons of ad hominem attacks and make indefensible statements, which is not only ironic, but also suggests you're not worried about evidence or reason.

What is incredible is how those native people had more commonsense that most Americans. I yes there is something definitely evil about religion. Funny how his family rejected him because of religion and how the native accepted them even when their beliefs were different.

Great food for thought in the video for religious people. Yet another dimension to create conflict.

Great sift.