What Makes Us Uniquely Human? | Erwin Raphael McManus | TEDxSanDiego

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  • Erwin challenges us to understand that we are naturally creative, that we are the only species that is capable of creating our own future. We, in fact, have the power to materialize the invisible, to create that which we can imagine. And we also have the capacity to imagine ourselves different that we are, better than we are. In the end, the question is not “Will we create?”, but rather, “What will we create?”
    Erwin Raphael McManus was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, and lives in Los Angeles, California with his beautiful wife Kim. He is known for the integration of creativity and spirituality and the pursuit of what it means to be truly and fully human. He is the founder of MOSAIC, an expression of the church born out of Los Angeles, California. MOSAIC is known for its commitment to beauty, creativity, diversity, and social entrepreneurism and has been named one of the most influential and innovative churches in America. Erwin is the author of several books including his most recent bestseller, The Artisan Soul-Crafting your life into a work of art.
    He holds a BA in psychology from UNC Chapel Hill, a Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Southeastern University. Erwin loves life and longs for every human being to live fully alive.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @quinnalbert9169
    @quinnalbert9169 8 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    This is one of the best Ted talks I've ever seen... Just an amazing speaker with immensely powerful ideas

    • @binbindu6159
      @binbindu6159 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      so wide ranging and inspirational

  • @reya7691
    @reya7691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ONE OF THE BEST SPEAKERS OF TED!! THIS VIDEO NEEDS MORE RECOGNITION 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @JamesBroadwater
    @JamesBroadwater 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Powerful and true. Very important ideas in the world. Can be world changing if people embrace it.

  • @mattbogart6882
    @mattbogart6882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Its more important to Imagine & go create than to reflect & regret wow so true.

  • @asmaamohammad1999
    @asmaamohammad1999 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the most amazing talks I’ve ever heard ❤

  • @BryanKale777
    @BryanKale777 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I have watched this 5 times in a row. I cannot stop crying. Humanity needs to Wake up. Our Media is creating problems that shouldn't exist. Wars are being waged with no regard to the Refugees. Lets Stick together Folks... ONE WORLD.. ONE RACE.. ONE LOVE

  • @PastorTimMoore
    @PastorTimMoore ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Erwin is one of the greatest thinkers and leaders of our day. Thank you for this message!!

  • @xdogsoldierx84
    @xdogsoldierx84 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What he said about evil men is so true!!! I wish more people could hear that.

  • @whitemaleoprah
    @whitemaleoprah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Erwin is the Ultimate

  • @JamesBroadwater
    @JamesBroadwater 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you give me love and imagination, I can change the world. Good stuff.

  • @AndrewQW86
    @AndrewQW86 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    From Malaysia, Asia, planet Earth, I accept and advocate with Erwin, that we can choose to have a future where joy, health and creativity are daily norms that sustain the productions of every breath, every heartbeat and every birth of geniuses forever.

  • @marsgaming7914
    @marsgaming7914 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a great speaker 😲
    I had a Goose bumps! At the last part...🙏

  • @Wordsmiths
    @Wordsmiths 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love how this began with anthropology & psychology and ended as a call to arms! (or, the #ArtisanSoul equivalent: a "call to tools"?) This is a Human Manifesto.

  • @pigmentrich224
    @pigmentrich224 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We as human beings have seemingly unlimited potential until something unfortunate happens and then we must adapt which naturally gives us more potential. We are the personification of potential. Whatever it is that we are good at and can survive from will be our destiny until an unfortunate event which will subsequently cause us to adapt as individuals in order to survive. We are the ultimate survivors. We are god like.

  • @mekhrangizkhashimova2509
    @mekhrangizkhashimova2509 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Such a powerful ending! Majority of the creations are helpful to humankind but not very much to the environment and other animals that live in their ecosystems. We are depleting so much of the earth resources than earth can replenish and it's very unfortunate where this is all is going.
    It's true we all have a responsibility and have to take action one way or another to the best of our ability that'll be beneficial to our environment. Whether that's spending less time in shower to conserve water, taking public transportation or eating less meat or simple as recycling. It may be small but if we all do something small it will add up although cannot undo the harm we have done to our environment, the forests we have destroyed, the water we have polluted but at least we will reduces our footprint.

  • @destroassasin9505
    @destroassasin9505 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Pitifully this video doesn't have too much views. It's Incredible...

  • @AdrianMark
    @AdrianMark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Powerful.

  • @stevebrunoca
    @stevebrunoca 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    He is an excellent speaker, and this is a much needed message in our world today. As globalization continues to being a force for efficiency and conformity in the world, we must never forget these important implicitly human traits we have.

  • @Goldni8372
    @Goldni8372 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Erwin is the best. Get any of his books. Get your highlighter ready. God bless him!

  • @scabash
    @scabash 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    how does this not have at least 100k views already

  • @vincentgirgenti6033
    @vincentgirgenti6033 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have wondered for a long time where we as a species fit in to the big picture for a long time. This one man and his soaring imagination has enlightened me more than I ever hoped for.

  • @worldkeyvideo9080
    @worldkeyvideo9080 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is such a powerful talk in understanding what wonderful capacity we have for taking the unimaginable and intangible and making it a reality

  • @denismutabazi
    @denismutabazi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I am from Africa,I haven't had exposure to the clicking language yet. But we do have to speak at least 3 languages to get by. I speak 7, and I am working on 3 more.

    • @NatLeeInteriors
      @NatLeeInteriors 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought that African joke was bogus....like Africans just make noises and have no language
      ..but when u say oh i hope i dont offend i guess that works

  • @Sabasoot
    @Sabasoot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Erwin, that is really beautiful.

  • @DonChocolatey
    @DonChocolatey 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    POWERFUL!

  • @nouhailakhalil5905
    @nouhailakhalil5905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    BEST OF THE BEST ! Love it !

  • @THISISBRENTINOKINAWA
    @THISISBRENTINOKINAWA 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow!

  • @gulelva1847
    @gulelva1847 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just watched his amazing message from Australia live online at the 7 pm Saturday service at Lakewood church in Houston Texas.

  • @UzihelAlfaro
    @UzihelAlfaro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whoaaaa.... goat !

  • @edenfreeman5171
    @edenfreeman5171 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Man this is spiritual and Biblical, Preach It!

  • @RSAKanye
    @RSAKanye 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is Amazing!

  • @johngopro9084
    @johngopro9084 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What would happen if humanity would understand who they are and what they were born to do? What would the world be like?

  • @SensiblePleasantries
    @SensiblePleasantries 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of the best ted talks ever done... this man is a god

  • @Cacolocia1
    @Cacolocia1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are a good speaker, look good and speak good.

  • @AmiMariscalGrows
    @AmiMariscalGrows 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You rocked Erwin! Let's make a positive impact on the world EVERYONE!!! :)

  • @lincmarchan3339
    @lincmarchan3339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    its true about imagination sometimes being a curse

  • @wahtx7717
    @wahtx7717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this vid is baller

    • @wahtx7717
      @wahtx7717 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      my classmates need to watch this vid

  • @alejag6614
    @alejag6614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just wow. Loved how he exposed his point and how convincing he was

  • @generischerkanal
    @generischerkanal 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i shall try my best

  • @ASLAM48660
    @ASLAM48660 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    All the 31 dislikes (including me) disliked the video because we got a homework on this video.

    • @mattbogart6882
      @mattbogart6882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ahh I was wondering how 31 people actually disliked the video.. Your teacher is doing you a favor... one day you will understand.. "...If you can Imagine"...

    • @tashichonzom3230
      @tashichonzom3230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      oh my god! I'm literally trynna "Identify the purpose of the presenter" for my English homework.!

    • @ASLAM48660
      @ASLAM48660 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tashichonzom3230 it’s boring thank god were using google classroom so I marked as done my assignment for this video

    • @JamesBroadwater
      @JamesBroadwater 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hahaha 😅

  • @scottsemerar3031
    @scottsemerar3031 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ✝️=❤

  • @srin691
    @srin691 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We can't become creative untill eliminate our thoughts and imagination..

  • @kfx9663
    @kfx9663 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i learned English on youtube around when i was 12-13 years old

  • @MisterDewong
    @MisterDewong 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Twas a great speech but I was somewhat disappointed with the entire event. There were a lot of motivational speakers, which is great, but from the description of the event it sounded like we were going to hear people talk about what life is actually going to be like in 2020. Along the lines of new technologies and research being present in 2020.

    • @mattbogart6882
      @mattbogart6882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It all begins with Imagination, the seed of progress....

  • @joshcaldon9321
    @joshcaldon9321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “God bless” ((; freakin love this dude. He sheds the love of jesus without even bringing the topic up.

  • @javinmel
    @javinmel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:35

  • @raystar2660
    @raystar2660 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Poxa não tinha legenda em inglês ;-;, tive que ver em espanhol kkkk ;-;

  • @gabrieleporru4443
    @gabrieleporru4443 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well, one of the most difficult languages, English...I would say, look just at Romance languages just for a comparison

  • @javinmel
    @javinmel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    12:10

  • @macedaabisai
    @macedaabisai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Los leones casi no casan gacelas, son los guepardos los que lo hacen.

  • @PetrGladkikh
    @PetrGladkikh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did not get what is this all about...

  • @kellynorthcott7005
    @kellynorthcott7005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should speak at the White House.

  • @kellynorthcott7005
    @kellynorthcott7005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ya your average. No notes!

  • @iu-tsunlua5416
    @iu-tsunlua5416 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bitconneeeeeeeeeeeeeccccccccttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Stamps9696
    @Stamps9696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This seems a bit more emotionally appealing than intellectual.... js 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @jimmock1155
    @jimmock1155 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is insane. I was raised under good Bible preaching. Nothing this guy said is a new revelation to me. From the comments it must be to many others. It’s like he takes the most basic ideas, teachings, precepts, facts, truths, observations…that are all taught in the Bible…and turns them into a motivational talk…without ever mentioning THE CREATOR, His gift to us, AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HIM.

  • @marianabatista4985
    @marianabatista4985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    English is not a difficult language...

    • @worf9412
      @worf9412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      for non-english speakers it may be

    • @dclark6357
      @dclark6357 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      One of the most difficult language to master

  • @samarmajd3827
    @samarmajd3827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hate how he jumps topics.

  • @JamesBroadwater
    @JamesBroadwater 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Green New Scam.

  • @JamesBroadwater
    @JamesBroadwater 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Vlimate change hoax.

  • @MegaG11111
    @MegaG11111 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crazy how Africa talks "click click tok lik". Such a huge country with one Khoisan Language. 😐