FreeOK2 - Seth Andrews "Scrabble on the Space Station"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2012
- Seth was the keynote speaker at the 2012 Oklahoma Freethought Convention. His presentation takes an often humorous look at the claims of religion in the Age of Information.
This speech has been abridged from the "live" version for time and features a few extra visuals for the TH-cam audience. There's a brief drop-out of audio at the 45:30 mark, due to a loss of feed from the house sound system.
As a person who has struggled with abuse, depression, PTSD, and anxiety which led me to contemplate suicide I can tell you that I have never had more release from my symptoms and a better outlook on life than I have had coming out as an Atheist. It's made the world clearer, brighter, and a lot less frightening. When I was a Christian, I was so caught up in changing the world that I forgot to be a part of my own life. I love these videos and cannot thank you enough!
I live in Europe, if you listen to Seth it is almost unbelievable what happens in the U.S.A
To all Atheists and Freethinkers in the U.S.A - keep going forward! Don't give up!
+xerox1959
We won't. I, for one feel a duty to the rest of the world to do this. I love my country, but I also know that we have built a terrifying military power (thanks mostly to the Christian right), and if this nation is allowed to go down the path of theocracy, or is even allowed to be dominated by the religious, the harm that the nation that I believe was founded upon the best principles so far documented by men, could be unimaginable.
We in the USA owe too much to our brothers and sisters in the rest of the world to allow fanatics to do what they could do if we do not keep them in check.
+xerox1959 Don't worry. I've made it through over sixty years of resistance. Effortless, in my case. But thanks for the props.
+xerox1959 - I give up.
Yeah, we are somehow going backwards. It is troubling... Our founding fathers had so much more sense than the people in charge here today. As absurd as it sounds, our secular government is NOT run by those with secular beliefs and ideals. It is nearly impossible for an atheist to get elected to public office, and even illegal in some places. There are public schools in this country to teach creationism in science classes. Ugh.... Never been so embarrassed for being from this country.
xerox1959
Thank You for the kindness and support!!
Appreciate it & you. I'm in the south, Florida to be exact. Its "slower" down here, sometimes it feels as though it is going to take forever.
The Magical-thinking runs deep, here & Seth tells it MILDLY!! 💟
-Fellow freethinker
Watching in 2019 and this speech is still relevant
As it is in 2021!
2022
Thank you Seth Andrews for this presentation. It is carefully crafted, humorous, thought provoking and touching. I am happy to know the mind of the thinking atheist.
Seth is always a breath of fresh air.
All I can say about this youtube video, especially the short video at the end is. . . . .TRULY EPIC.
Thank you for posting it.
I know Nikki (Ms. VA) and she's actually a nuclear engineer. The way religion can make bright minds compartmentalize conflicting info is astounding
Fantastic presentation, Seth! I salute you and your courage to tell it like it is. We love you. Don't ever stop.
What an amazing and inspiring talk. I'm glad I was able to watch this.
Seth is the BOMB! Great ambassador of free thought.
Seth never fails to enlighten, inspire, inform, entertain and move me. Awesome presentation Seth.
What a fascinating modern age we live in.
I just want to say thank you Seth and all the others involved in this great talk! Inspirational and just awesome! Thanks!
A superb talk, Seth, very informative and really funny and the walk down past technology lane evoked many memories, thank you.
From an old fart Brit living in Spain to a damn fine son of America
Rock on, brother. :-)
Brilliant, as always. Thank you, Seth.
He’s really made me think
An hour and 4 minutes of my life I'll never get back.
An hour and 4 minutes of my life very well spent.
THANKS
Seth,
You do incredible work, and this talk was among your best.
Thanks!
This entire presentation is nothing short of beautiful. Thank you Seth and anyone who was involved in creating it.
I would just like to say Thankyou for reaching out and communicating.I have been an athiest for quite awhile.Most of my freinds and family are Christians of some sort,and although they tend to not try and change my views,my views obviously sadden them.This means I can rarely have a confortable conversation about religion or express my feelings.It's very refreshing to hear others with a similar perspective....THANK YOU
My family knows I'm skeptic and I require more than the usual, it's written in the bible. If I change so they can.
Amazing Seth! :'')
I always look forward to seeing one of your presentations in my new video list, Seth. You are the man!
Seth, you are just amazing. I feel like a hopeless drooling fanboy, but I've got six years on you, supposedly that much more experience, etc., but when I look at the sheer accomplishments you've made in your life, the people you've moved, the lives you've changed, I feel underwhelmed with what I've accomplished. Yet, I feel hope for the future, and ambition, for changes for the better I might be able to affect on this world. Thanks, man. You're an inspiration.
Wow! Thanks for the revisit, Seth. This is by far the best and most hilarious presentations ever. I'm re-watching all of your amazing and salvific vids with pure joy. Wish I could "like" them again. You're the tops!
Thank you the information. It really makes me think hard about any religion and where my life as a spiritual person is headed. BUT thank you EVER so much for making me feel OLD!!!
Seth you are one of the best spokesman for the free thinking community. I Enjoyed this video so much!
What a fantastic talk. Loved it! Thanks Seth!
The mother's letter, and the movie at the end.... it touches my dark, nihilistic and misanthropic heart. So thank you.
Once again, an excellent job Seth! I plan to share this ... often. Thank you and keep up the good work!!
Thank you...keep up the great work!!
8 years later it is still relevant.
The video on the afterlife at the end brought tears to my eyes, hats off to you. Splendid work
An hour well spent. When asked where my morals come from without religious guidance I just respond that being a good person is it's own reward.
Thank you so much for sharing your talk.Just brilliant. The video at the end is simply beautiful and inspiring for me and opened up a crack of light to the depression I have been suffering recently. Thank you once again. x
Here I se myself starting the video over again. ..
We need more people like Seth, we are all thankful to the people of sience, philosophy and history that can tell us the real, not religious edited version, of reality, but we are humans and needs people like Seth!
Hello from Norway! Your work are empowering people all over to embrace nonbelief, we have a cultural feeling about shame and evil. New thoughts and understanding for the future of all humans.
Everything here is brilliant. Since nobody else has mentioned it, Seth deserves extra props for minutes 10 through 20. Graduated in the late 90's but lived through all that bleeding edge stone age technology... including scrambled cable!
Wow, that was a hreat speech and I plan to use it to abridge some conversations I have with my religious family and friends. Seth you really are one of the great advocates for Atheism participating in the discussion today. Thank you for all you do.
If there WAS a God, you would be a Godsend to my 2 sons and myself Seth. My oldest introduced me to your podcast recently plus I also retired and just got my 1st smartphone. Needless to say, I burned through all the past podcasts and am now hitting You Tube for my daily fixes. Hahaha! You are perfect for us who have recently come out of the church and I just wanted to say thanks and keep up the excellent work!!! I'm sure there are many, many people out there like my sons and myself.
Enjoyed so much your conference! Thank you for sharing it
What an awesome presentation!
the trip down memory lane,most of the stuff I had forgotten about.
A walk down memory lane thanks Seth .
Haha! This is one of my favorites from you. You totally rocked it that night, Seth.
The afterlife video is so moving... I am going to go watch it again.
I know I'm late to the party but that speech was great.
This was great Seth thank you! Much love from Huntley Illinois ! :D
This was great presentation, not only because it was well argued, but because it was entertaining and humorous. Great job Seth!
My wife, who is kind of a clinging deist (she's still clinging to deism), absolutely loves watching your videos, and loves the humor you display in your presentations. In fact we have your other lectures downloaded and we watch them on a regular basis on our entertainment center -- imagine TTA on a 55" plasma screen! I know she is going to absolutely love this one as well. My cats might have a minor objection, though...
Really beautiful, well done!
I think I MAY have laughed too loudly at work from the statement about the scrambled playboy channel. I was SO there, as a kid. Best laugh I've had in a while. Thanks!
Wow, great speech!
Funny, informative, moving... simply awsome!
Fantastic speech- I've watched it several times since it was first posted.
Loved the R G Ingersoll quote at the end of the presentation. Well worth checking out some of his speeches from a bygone era, .. as relevant today as they were then.
Excellent presentation thanks Seth!
Outstanding Sir! Excellent material and a wonderful sense of humor during a great presentation. I have sent the link to all my friends.
What an awesome presentation.
Well done Seth. This would have been amazing to listen to and watch live.
You put a huge amount of thought, time and effort into this - very obviously so.
Great video. There is so much great stuff here. I mean, can you imagine seeing anything like that on TV? I mean, on any subject, but with this level of intelligence, openness, and authenticity.
Best video I've seen in a long time Seth! Absolute genius.
Absolutely fantastic! You did an amazing job, Seth! This instantly jumps to the top of my most favorite youtube vids and lectures! Well done, Sir!
Absolutely!
This is my very favorite podcast
What an excellent presentation . Bravo Seth..
That letter written by the mother of the atheist son who died was really touching. I'm glad she let him share it.
Love the humor. Informative and fun to watch.
The end video was amazing Seth giving me even more peace in my unbelief. ❤️❤️. Thank you 🙏🙏❤️❤️
Heartwarming, funny, thought-provoking, truthful. This is one of the best things on TH-cam. Thank you, Seth!
Great speech Seth, the letter from Alex Nunn's mother was powerful and incredible.
Cheers
This is an epic video. Seth is quite the orator. After watching this it is evident to me that the debate, such as it may have been - is now over.
Solid gold presentation in both content and delivery. I wish you all you wish for yourselves.
wow i just saw the upload, cant believe i nearly missed it after last years freeok was that great...good speach seth, humorous as always, yet informative and inspiring...cant wait to see the other presentations
This was thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring. Thank you.
awesome as usual seth, looking forward to your podcast tonight. hopefully ill remember the time and catch it live.
This was absolutely fantastic.
It's rare that I laugh so much, and come so close to crying so many times in such a powerful well presented honest hour long speech.
it's obvious why you were the keynote speaker.
Honestly, honestly - this sixty minute presentation was as valuable a document as any that Hitchens, Dawkins, Harris or Dennett have ever made.
Cried like a baby at the end of this.
Forever a free thinker. #goodwithoutgod
Brilliantly done! Thanks, Seth!
I absolutely love this video! When I hit 40 I began to consider my own mortality and for a while it scared the shit out of me. I believe it was Martin Luther King that longevity has it's place. Really that's all one can hope for is longevity. But that may become obsolete if there is no quality to that life. Seth Bravo!
Great speech. Please consider me a new fan of this channel.
This guy is awesome keep it up Seth .
I really enjoy the talk, thanks.
Take care,
Ismael
excelent presentation and that video at the end was extremely powerful and moving.
Great speech. Now.....if we could just get you on national TV/radio.
Not knocking it, it was a great presentation then and a great TH-cam edit now. Had lots of fun at FreeOK and look forward to new videos and podcasts from TheThinkingAtheist.
The end was very moving. Ill have to play your video at my own funeral, with your permission of course! Nice job Seth!
Knocked that one out of the ballpark. Thank you for your work!!!
"36-Channel 1984 remote with a 30-foot cord*
Ya know to be honest, I only use like...3 channels even today. :P
In an age when literally anyone can attend all the scientific conferences they can stand via TH-cam or other video service, we have probably as many flat Earthers as we had in 1600. Kinda shocking.
I said it once ill say it again, Seth, Afterlife is an awesome video, you did a really great job
This video is absolutely brilliant! There should be a lot more viewers!!! Tell your friends -- send the link!!!
Fracking awesome, Seth. Well Done! I laughed; I got goosebumps; I enjoyed it.
@TheThinkingAtheist Seth, you are absolutely, no doubt about it, as good as Christopher Hitchens. Your podcasts and videos have a greater impact than I think you'll ever know, on people all around the world. Promise me you'll never stop doing what you're doing! :-) love ya man you're the best.
Awesome presentation, in the actual sense of the word: >Awe
Very good work as always Seth.
Please accept my heartfelt condolences for the audio problems. I know how much you care about such things.
Absolutely excellent!
Extremely entertaining, thanks.
Good Speech! Good laughs too.
I think that this distills down what I see more than any video I have seen so far.
I could listen to you for hours
Thank you.
I love this guide, what every single one of his speeches are the same bits
I enjoyed seeing AND hearing you this time. I mean, partly because you're a good lookin' fella (no disrespect to Natalie here) but also because I take information in better with visual + audio. Loved the podcast, as always. Thanks for the treat.