I notice that many of the names for these native and indigenous practices have also been turned into pejoratives, such as “all that hoodoo and Broohaha”
11:21 So nice. I love your wholesome conclusions. They remind me of the novel American Gods when the atheist protagonist asks the gods why they care so much to help him when he doesn’t believe in them, and they respond that it’s because *they* believe in *him*. I still stand by the identity of humanist though I’ve done nothing to participate recently in the formal Secular Humanist community. I don’t believe in gods, but I believe in people who believe in gods, so their faiths are important to me because that’s the goo of humanity.
It's literally nothing apart from scope. Religion and magic both attribute things that aren't well understood to the supernatural. Both can sometimes be fun and contribute to a society but they can also both be detrimental if used by people with bad intentions and/or no integrity or decency. We see that a lot.
Paulo Coelho covers the idea of magic in a lot of his works. Most famously in The Alchemist. Another great book of his on the subject of magic is The Valkyries.
Agreed. It's very in-group/out-group. At least to my atheistic eyes, they are largely the same thing, self-delusions to lessen the existential dread that haunts us as a species that at once knows too much and too little.
This series has become my favorite weekly update
I’ve returned to nerdfighteria after a time away, It’s like coming back to your hometown library
John Green has taken 3 episodes to tell us that everything is a social construct, and I'm here for it
2:39 in latin America the “Wise man” are know as the “Reyes Magos” or “Magician Kings”.
Now that I think about it, it's very common in fiction for supernatural powers stemming from faith to be a form of magic in that world.
I notice that many of the names for these native and indigenous practices have also been turned into pejoratives, such as “all that hoodoo and Broohaha”
11:21 So nice. I love your wholesome conclusions. They remind me of the novel American Gods when the atheist protagonist asks the gods why they care so much to help him when he doesn’t believe in them, and they respond that it’s because *they* believe in *him*.
I still stand by the identity of humanist though I’ve done nothing to participate recently in the formal Secular Humanist community. I don’t believe in gods, but I believe in people who believe in gods, so their faiths are important to me because that’s the goo of humanity.
My level 9 cleric beats your level 4 mage anyday
I’m loving this series, thank you so much for making it!
Is the title of every video in this series going to be a question to which the answer is, "it depends"?
It's literally nothing apart from scope. Religion and magic both attribute things that aren't well understood to the supernatural. Both can sometimes be fun and contribute to a society but they can also both be detrimental if used by people with bad intentions and/or no integrity or decency. We see that a lot.
Crash course is the best. I'm surprised by Azande's belief....
Love the way this bridges the two, very nice!
I greatly appreciate you covering this topic. Thank you.
Paulo Coelho covers the idea of magic in a lot of his works. Most famously in The Alchemist. Another great book of his on the subject of magic is The Valkyries.
Every moment I spend hearing John's voice deepens my love for him and the work that he does for all of us.
Didn't even pop up in my suggestions, I just wanted to see if a new video was out. 23 minutes ago ❤
The way John Green challenges religious ideas while at the same time humanizing the religious is pure magic.
tl;dw: none
Before 1 minute!! Yes, the big fan of crash course amd john green! 💚
This is pretty cool. More people need to see this since “magic” and spells are being spread all about tik tok with little context.
Love this series
Nothing. Nothing is the difference.
I enjoyed this❤
I don’t believe in the supernatural. But this video intrigues me.
Great work!
One has a *cult following*
Last dad joke of the day, I promise 😂
Cool video and is great to learn about religions you're the legend John Green
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First comment! Cool video!
Magic requires 1 practitioner, religion requires thousands. Or… my believes are religion, yours are “magic”
* mandatory Spidermans pointing at each other meme *
Agreed. It's very in-group/out-group.
At least to my atheistic eyes, they are largely the same thing, self-delusions to lessen the existential dread that haunts us as a species that at once knows too much and too little.
Magick is taking the powers that be to task. Religion is asking the powers that be to maybe help you out, if they can be bothered.
Take off and landing prayer is a thing.
🤲👏👏👏Very well done. Knowledge and a dash of witty humor is always a great magical potion. ✨🩷