Fullmetal Alchemist Philosophy - Christianity, Religion, and Science [Truth Explained]

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024

ความคิดเห็น • 98

  • @DrUpauli
    @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +6

    PRE ORDER MY BOOK! www.amazon.com/Muscular-Christianity-Spiritual-Physical-Fitness/dp/1739055500/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=Muscular+christianity&qid=1702703157&sr=8-1

  • @AndreNitroX
    @AndreNitroX ปีที่แล้ว +84

    This is exactly the video I was looking for. I am also a Christian and I just watched full metal brotherhood. Despite my hesitation I ended up noticing the exact similarities you noticed and you just put all into words for me. I like how the show demonstrates the need for a balance between science and faith, one cannot exist without the other without turning into something ugly. I believe in Jesus Christ because my life experiences have shown me, life is good when I cooperate with God, and I have learned there will always be struggle but I will walk away much stronger from the experience. Thank you again for this video, May the Lord be with you.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Thank you! Please share the video and God bless

    • @AndreNitroX
      @AndreNitroX ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@DrUpauli yes i will

    • @itsoblivion8124
      @itsoblivion8124 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      FMAB's god is actually based on hindu concept of “brahamana”
      Every single being in world is brahmana and brahamana is you. The Schrodinger's famous philosophical quote Atma=brahmana is what the philosophy of god in fmab

  • @sheetmetalmemories
    @sheetmetalmemories 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I loved this!! Finally someone talking about the correlation between the gate of truth and the tree of knowledge of good and evil!! I wanted to comment my interpretation of the moment when Ling said that Ed clapping his hands together to transmute resembled prayer. In order for Ed to transmute (use the ability to create given to him by God) he has to put his hands together in a symbol of submission to God. It shows creation as an act of worship, and prayer as an acknowledgement of God. I think it’s very cool!!

  • @DrUpauli
    @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I probably should have said in the video that regardless of if you believe we came about in a theological telos or a natural evolution, there is a way to live in which we function the best. If you believe in a God, then he created you a certain way. If you believe we came from random evolution, we have adapted and have become a certain way due to billions of years of refinement. To believe that you can somehow fundamentally usurp that is unhinged hubris vanity. This is not to say that we shouldn't strive for progress. I'm just saying that we should try and improve ourselves rather than, as per the examples from the video, create technologies that would destroy ourselves

    • @apurvaaryan7984
      @apurvaaryan7984 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We have adapted and are adapting or we are created and are evolving so saying we are bound to certain characteristics or behaviours by origin is not appropriate in the long term and could be seen as undermining the human potential but surely could have utility for the time being.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@Apurva Aryan I mostly agree with that. As I said in the video, we should try and help ourselves, not allow tech to control ourselves to avoid a technological apocalypse

    • @justinpeterson9734
      @justinpeterson9734 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dude!!! I hope you know how insightful and profound this statement is. Probably the most perfect understanding of our existence put into words that has ever been spoken. At least in my opinion.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@justinpeterson9734 thank you! I'm so glad you think so

    • @AndreNitroX
      @AndreNitroX ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is exactly the video I was looking for. I am also a Christian and I just watched full metal brotherhood for the first time. Despite my hesitation I ended up loving this anime, mostly because I noticed the exact similarities you noticed, but you just put it all into words for me. I like how the show demonstrates the need for a balance between science and faith, one cannot exist without the other without turning into something ugly. I believe in Jesus Christ because my life experiences have shown me, life is good when I cooperate with God, and I have learned there will always be struggle but I will walk away much stronger from the experience. Thank you again for this video, May the Lord be with you.

  • @carlborneke8641
    @carlborneke8641 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I feel like the most powerful and important message of Fullmetal Alchemist is “Don’t elevate yourself above others.” Yes you can strive to be more powerful but you can never allow yourself to believe that you are in any way superior or greater. We are all only human and that’s enough.

  • @edamamame4U
    @edamamame4U ปีที่แล้ว +20

    How in the world does this only have 55 upvotes? This was wonderfully done and researched. As someone who has always had a fascination for the study of world religions and mythology, this was a fascinating take on the nature of "truth" in the Brotherhood anime. I would be curious to hear your view regarding religion versus science in the 2003 version of Fullmetal Alchemist which has a much more somber and somewhat less hopeful view of humanity and morality.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thank you! Hopefully the algorithm does catch on to this video one day. I have no plans of discussing the 2003 anime sorry

  • @Xx2abattery
    @Xx2abattery 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This is an incredible video.
    One thing I thought as you talked is when ed uses alchemy, he puts his hands together like he’s praying. I see a correlation to how alchemy can’t fix everything in the world, neither can just praying. It takes actions and to love your friends, neighbors and enemies.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Also that is a good point haha

  • @vinsmokedsanji9962
    @vinsmokedsanji9962 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Another thing that just occurred to ms, is that the way Ed and Al are succeeded in the end was by, living out the 7 heavenly virtues. They remain Chaste through out the entire anime, they Temper their desires, they are Charitable to people who need help, they are Diligent in working towards their goals, they are Forgiving to those that wronged the (the Mustang and Envy one sided curbstomp comes to mind), they are kind to others, and by the end become truly Humble.

    • @AndreNitroX
      @AndreNitroX ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow I never noticed that, your right!

  • @crashito_x
    @crashito_x 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Fuaaa, I'm super critical of content like yours, usually finding the contradiction very fast, It's normally the low effort "capitalism is bad" and "go back to nature" views.
    I haven't seen in waaaay too long, something that actually makes me reflect on what I believe.
    I used to be a staunch atheist, or somewhere or something like that, until not so long ago, I had a few panic attacks related to disappearing after I died, and the inmensity of eternity, and a friend of mine said I may had a "spiritual awakening" after being diagnosed with existencial OCD I actually found a lot of comfort with your content.
    Man this is golden.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It makes my day to read a comment like this. I'm happy my content is able to resonate with you and make you reflect.
      I encourage you to continue to wrestle with these questions, I believe it is all part of your spiritual journey. You're going through something big and important by the sounds of it. If my content can help even a little bit in guiding you through these questions and in this time of your life, that means a lot to me. I plan on continuing to make videos like this.
      Thanks for sharing that with me.

  • @thecatladytm7172
    @thecatladytm7172 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I made these same connections after watching FMA! I almost thought I was crazy for noticing, but it just made me love the story more! Absolutely loved the video! ❤️

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's great haha. Thank you for the appreciation!

  • @silentapple5923
    @silentapple5923 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fantastic video. Deserves way more views

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว

      Much appreciated

  • @Malorn0
    @Malorn0 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Oh wow, there are going to be so many angry people because of this video. I mean, I completely agree that Truth is fundamentally a god similar to the Judeo-Christian model, but that is not a take that the internet will be happy about.
    :::::
    I'm going to revisit this now that the video is done and I had some time to digest it. You've made an excellent series of points throughout the video, and it's nice to see a Christian perspective that is willing to use it's education.
    I still think the internet will not be happy about it, but that is because edgy atheists are the dominant lifeform, and the majority of Christians who tend to comment online seem occupied being their worse selves. This nice little piece of philosophy/theology deserves better. The place where many fans of FMA struggle is with the nature/emotion of Truth. Truth is not always a very nice creature, and the modern Christian view of God tends to focus on him being 'nice'. This means that people struggle with the idea that some actions should be punished, even if done with 'good intentions'.
    Children who want their mother back are not evil, a mother who desires to resurrect her child is not evil. These two examples are both punished harshly, however. Even brutally in the case of Izumi, with a almost cruelly poetic twist. So to work around Truth as a true god, we have to try to understand this. The easy out is that Truth is God written by a human, and thus will be a limited portrait. But the bible can provide ample examples which nearly so harsh. So we need to split this into two things.
    1. Truth, while perhaps the best example of God I've seen written for manga or anime, is lacking the final step. Ironically, Truth lacks Christ, or rather the attitude which Christ embodies and represents as an aspect of God. Mercy, a willingness not to break the rules, but that the rules were written by a being which saw the laws of reality as only tool to achieve good. I do not honestly know if a mother who turned to forbidden magic to revive a child would always be treated so harshly, though the arrogance is concerning. But I KNOW that God would view children reaching out to bring their mother back with a more merciful eye. Ed and Al were, after all, very young. Truth has laws written into reality, and the mercy of Truth is only seen at the end. Perhaps it best reflects Ed himself, who saw Truth as evil at first, and only in the end realized it's nature.
    2. Now, moving outside the excuse of an author, why does God appear cruel at times? This is a fair question, since the nature of the world cannot be entirely blamed on the devil, though that does explain many things that modern people seem confused about. Why did a child die of cancer, unfairly? Well, that would because the second most powerful force in creation thinks that unfair death is super cool. But the larger problem isn't that children die of cancer, but rather that sometimes they do not. God does intervene, or so all of theology and scripture tells us. Why does he intervene for one child, but provides no answer to the parent of another who appeals to him with the same belief? That is the better question!
    We know many wrong answers to this question. It is not because one child is worth more than another. It is not because one parent loves the child more than the other parent. The book of Job does a good job highlighting these wrong answers. It is not because of sin, even. So WHY? Job asks the same question, and he does not get an answer but rather a riddle. The best guess I can hazard is perspective. Death is, ultimately a temporary horror for any who accept God's offer. The child who God cures will die in time, all humans do. The child who died is not dead. It's a half answer, and it doesn't satisfy, but I am not God, and I hope his answer will be far more complete. But it is a hint. Everybody dies, and while a child dying is a horrid cruelty, it is not as if that child is lost. The age'd woman slowly dying alone in a nursing home is no less horrific. There are a million ways to die a miserable death, unfair, cruel, and fundamentally evil. Death is evil, the most cruel creation the devil could create. In our modern tendency to ignore the devil, people forget that God never intended death. In fact it is very obvious that death outrages God.
    The last part of the answer to the cruelty of death is simply this: God died too. And crucifixion is a very ugly way to die, one of the nastiest ones. God has experienced death in all it's horror, while that doesn't make it kinder, it does mean is not being a hypocrite. He is not allowing anyone to endure something he did not. It is only a rational comfort, but it does have a fundamental morality and equality. We are not being asked to do anything God was not willing to do himself.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm somewhat surprised at the positive response so far. Although it's possible the change at any moment

  • @OhsohLibre
    @OhsohLibre ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Glad to see I'm not crazy! I've Been thinking about things since I've seen this anime. This is my favorite interpretation yet

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! Please share!

  • @martellreed934
    @martellreed934 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a fellow non perfect believer in the Lord Jesus, watching FMA & brotherhood made me realize and see that faith and science can be vital in understanding the world and all its curiosities! I would never try or want to play God. While we as humans all have a natural curiosity to seek knowledge..I’m grateful for having my faith to understand that I will never fully Know everything and the sanity to never fully try to!
    I’m assured that some things aren’t meant for me to know.
    I’m just blessed to have the opportunity to have life and to try to live it abundantly!
    He gave His life so that we can have everlasting life!
    Thank you for your video! You have said so much insightful brilliance in your assessment of fma.
    I always learn or gain some understanding anytime I watch this anime!
    Blessings and understanding to you all!
    All is 1 and 1 is all! May the Lord bless you!

  • @KalebHayase
    @KalebHayase 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was a great video bro. Thank you for sharing and diving deep for the Truth.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're welcome 🙏

  • @ChaiJung
    @ChaiJung ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Dang man, this is a new apex for you. I know this one might be before your time. But , have you ever thought of comparing themes of youth, aspirations, and societal duty through sports in eyeshield 21 vs Haikyuu or Blue Lock?

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Idk if this is my new best video but I'm glad you liked it! As for the video suggestion, I'm not sure, I have a lot on my plate

  • @luxart1000
    @luxart1000 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was actually recently thinking about how little attention there is in ancient history books. The most attention was received by military technology. It is also interesting how military is actually the edge of the spear of technology, on the most part.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea I noticed that too. Oh well. There was still enough to make this video for it

    • @luxart1000
      @luxart1000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DrUpauli It's a great video man! Made me think.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you enjoyed it. Please share it!

  • @anonymousperson007-ck1jj
    @anonymousperson007-ck1jj หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm almost done w fmab!! I looovveee it. Fma has improved my walk sm.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  หลายเดือนก่อน

      The ending is amazing, and I'm glad it did!

    • @anonymousperson007-ck1jj
      @anonymousperson007-ck1jj หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DrUpauli it was also a comfort show when i was struggling with a crush on a girl. [im 14] liked her for 2 yrs [picked it up again] and i cant like her anymore would u pray for me

  • @zaneaura84
    @zaneaura84 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hearing pokemon bw background music made me happy

  • @GreenTaurosGuy
    @GreenTaurosGuy ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you for the video

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it

  • @BruceVial
    @BruceVial 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I must say it’s a very well presented video, some great points to Christianity. I think the author intended this to be loosely link to Christianity, Islam and general alchemy in real history’s.
    I can see why some would not like your pro Christian take, but as I an atheist, I found this a great video, well done man. 👍

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The author did indeed intend this to be loosely christian. There is a christian bias but it was intended for anyone to enjoy. I'm surprised I've seen relatively little pushback to my takes. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

    • @BruceVial
      @BruceVial 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@DrUpauli cheers mate 👍

  • @lilazndrgnboi
    @lilazndrgnboi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wonderful video, thanks for the content.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you

  • @diblee
    @diblee ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You sir are based. I loved every single second of this video.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! It is one of the ones I remember being more happy with

    • @diblee
      @diblee ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DrUpauli As a big fan of the Christian youtube space hearing you shoutout InspiringPhilosophy was great.
      The dude completely transformed a lot of my ideas along with other people in the Christian space like Mike Winger, Ruslan, and Pints with Aquanis.
      Hearing you quote Kerkegaard had me in awe.
      All in all this video this video was very edifying. Please keep up the great work.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@Diblee thank you a lot! The best part of this is that this was all related to the show as well. I have at least 1 more Christian video in the works. Stay tuned!

  • @martasilva8036
    @martasilva8036 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The starting point seems to be a distorted interpretation of what the Truth in FMA would be. The different punishments, the different presentations, the different treatments and the final dialogue with Ed (the Truth assuming defeat) seem to point to the Truth as being a negative conscience of the individual, arising from the guilt of the transgression and, in the end, the redemption of the individual. individual. conscience. In fact, there are statements from the creator in this sense (placing Truth as a kind of internal consciousness, not as a God).
    In addition to the dubious interpretation, there is a crude attempt to associate Ed with the presented description of Poiesis. Declaring that Ed “thinks that everything in the world is possible with Alchemy and that if there is an apparent impossibility it is due to some error in the equation” is simply to have missed (or ignored) all the dialogue that Ed made in episode 3 of FMAB and in the episode 1 of the FMA (it's the introductory premise of the anime!!!), where he insists that some things are impossible for alchemy even if one can easily gather all the material requirements for a supposed transmutation (Ed is the skeptic there and is the one who accepts the Natural request!). This is also the reason why Ed will make Rosé follow her path and find purpose on her own, beyond false religion and beyond the hope of seeing her partner alive again. Ed is many things there, except someone who believes he can determine the truth for himself through Alchemy.
    At the beginning of the series, alchemy is just the means of transforming the world (and the human condition itself) that Ed takes for himself, a means that will be abandoned at the end of the series to give way only to human virtue as a means of transformation. Edward, like Rosé, also needs to learn to walk alone, not only symbolically, as in Rose's case, but also literally. Ed's advice to Rosé in chapter 3 of the FMAB (and in chapter 2 of the FMA) will only come true for him at the end of his journey (Rosé away from religion and Ed away from alchemy).
    This ruins any attempt to draw a parallel, but I think that for conveying a personal message, analogies, with all their shortcomings, are satisfactory (at least some). In particular, I liked the dialogue about Pride.

  • @higgz8547
    @higgz8547 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I bet that books gonna be fire

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't wanna hype it up too much yet, but it is flameo 🔥🔥

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here's the pre order link! www.amazon.com/Muscular-Christianity-Spiritual-Physical-Fitness/dp/1739055500/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

  • @EthanMallonee
    @EthanMallonee 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fantastic analysis, well done

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!

  • @jacobbaker726
    @jacobbaker726 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIP Nina

  • @VoidHeart696
    @VoidHeart696 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sentimentalist;
    Self Education
    Naturalist Tasklists
    inquisitive Meditative
    Empathy Nourishments
    Trustworthy Analysis
    Learn ideas Symbiosis Tributes

  • @SoundBoss5150
    @SoundBoss5150 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My analytical brain is trying to listen but my lizard brain is fighting for its life in Smash 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @hailhydreigon2700
    @hailhydreigon2700 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this video but minor correction on your Latin! If you're pronouncing it in Classical pronunciation, the C is a hard "Kuh". So Vici should be pronounced close to "Wiki".
    Otherwise, I love your content!

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!

  • @azanyahyisrael101
    @azanyahyisrael101 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think how it's funny to some degree what people don't know what perfect actually means in a sense to be perfect needs to be whole or without flaw. If something fills its purpose or is functions, it is not really flawed. Is it so long as it serves its function? It's purpose. It's Telesis or you might even say Dharma the nature of it's being or the intended nature of its being. That's because something is perfect. Doesn't mean it's perfect for everything if that makes sense or perhaps just because something is perfect for particular scenario. Doesn't that mean it is useful or to be utilized in every situation, at least for certain things. that seems to be true to me at least

  • @kathyl9222
    @kathyl9222 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So does FMA:B promote the idea of divine pedagogy through suffering?

  • @nirina1445
    @nirina1445 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You are excellent

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Many thanks

  • @jellyface401
    @jellyface401 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought equations could allow for everything the mind could conjure then I met imaginary numbers and then I understood why math is a science and not only a product of our minds.

  • @astro-ko3cu
    @astro-ko3cu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fantastic

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!

  • @wkeezz
    @wkeezz ปีที่แล้ว +3

    10:00

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What about that timestamp stands out to you?

    • @wkeezz
      @wkeezz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DrUpauli I wanted to show my mother this part of the show. So it’s more like a bookmark

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wkeezz why did you want to show her that part if I may ask?

    • @wkeezz
      @wkeezz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DrUpauli she doesn’t watch anime so I think she would be alittle lost, but she is religious and I’ve been wrestling with my religion and wanted to get her opinion on what sin is. I thought what you said and what you quoted is good.

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@W Keesler oh OK. Thank you and let me know how it goes!

  • @helperdude8205
    @helperdude8205 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    truth is not just one self truth but everything and everyone when father dont allow other truth him false to be god

  • @ghostytxyz
    @ghostytxyz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    truth is a massive tool tho, forgot to mention that. lol for real tho great video

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks

  • @helperdude8205
    @helperdude8205 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the rule 2 possible if you give up everything by this i mean your gateway but only if you follow your trust i think as ed did it for him brother

  • @AlchemyOfInteraction
    @AlchemyOfInteraction 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love thiiiiis aahhhhhhh!!!!

    • @DrUpauli
      @DrUpauli  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!

  • @jellyface401
    @jellyface401 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ONE MORE GOD REJECTED!

  • @JoelMcCary
    @JoelMcCary ปีที่แล้ว

    I just kinda dont like this
    I feel like we should be able to do both
    Should i just give up my dreams of having a world where no one lives with disease simply because its not natural
    No i will aconplish my dreams and love my friends and make the best world for me my friends them and all the people i love and all our decendants
    Me the people around me and the people i love will make the best world for us and the people we love and all our decendants