Seth Andrews (host of The Thinking Atheist) at the Oklahoma State Secular Organization
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มี.ค. 2012
- On March 14th, 2012, the Oklahoma State Secular Organization invited Seth Andrews, host of The Thinking Atheist, to do a presentation for OSSU members and guests at Oklahoma State University.
The speech, titled "That's Ridiculous," explores some of the more unusual, humorous and often shocking religious and cultural traditions from around the world, relating them to Seth's former Christian faith and challenging their validity in our modern age.
Seth Andrews is one of my favourite atheists. I could listen to him all day. He's sane, reasonable, persuasive and right.
well said
I can say that there's at least one good thing that came out of me reading the bible for so many years. . . .
It helped me to become a passionate atheist/secular humanist :-)
I found it amusing that my catholic highschool had no room 13... but a locker number 666. O_o
Dear Seth,
Though you are probably aware of this I just want to say
(1) that you are a fantastically engaging and passionate speaker and
(2) that your work is respected and enjoyed by people from all over the world
best wishes from Ireland =)
Man you've really got the whole Preacher voice thing down. I grew up with televangelists on the T.V.(TOUCH THE SCREEN! TOUCH THE SCREEN!)
a light in the darkness, a hero in the dumb human world.
greatest speeches
"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool."
Voltaire
The Jedi religion seems more believable than Christianity
+EmmettofAwesomeness I believe you have a point.
What about Pastafarianism?
The Flying Spaghetti Monster's noodly appendage bestows many blessings indeed.
In nomine Pesto, et Fusilli, et Spaghetti Sancti. Ramen.
What a fantastic presentation, and what I really respect about you, (apart from your sonorous voice and your ability to lecture for 45 minutes without pause), is that you manage to present all of this information without getting snooty or without patronising theists. You put their beliefs into a context that causes them to challenge the wisdom of those beliefs, without attacking them. I definitely feel that this is the most effective approach as it does not provoke a defensive reaction.
all your videos are fantastic. but this one, this is is beyond that. thank you so much for saying exactly what needs to be said
Love the podcast, and look forward to each episode; thanks for posting this :-)
Fantastic video. Thanks for your work!
This was excellent.
Seth, you are awesome. Thanks for more good material.
@TheThinkingAtheist that was very nice of you. this speech was great, and i've shared it on my facebook, even though i only have like 20 people on my list, and probably less that follow as a result of posting great material like this... this was awesome, thanks.
You're a great speaker, Seth! I had expected as much, because your podcasts have shown you to be very charismatic.
Excellent material too. Loved it.
Well done, Seth. That took time to evolve from many of your talk shows and its pieced together professionally.
As always great work Seth. You are truly an inspiration to more people than you understand.
Nicely done Seth. An excellent presentation!
Seth, Great again! I'm in AR.and I feel alone somtimes! I applaud your work! Thanks so much!!!!
Great video. Thanks for a great speach.
Thanks for the video for us who could not be there in person.
Excellent! Thank you for this.
Love his voice...
Here! Here! Great presentation.
Shocked at how few people were there. I would've thought it would've been packed. One day I think your talks will be standing room only. You have a great approach. Just found this & was eager to see what you had to say. Been listening to your presentations for a while & I really appreciate your insights. Your reasoning is solid while always being kind & good humored. Nice to see someone (& in your case hear someone) & get the feeling that this person is doing what they should be doing in life.
Easily one of the best presentations I've ever seen...I'll definitely be telling my friends in Canada to check you out in Kamloops.
Excellent presentation, Seth, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Fantastic Thanks so much Seth, you hit the nail on the head for sure to why I lost my faith, definately shared to my FB page. Thank you for always keeping me entertained, see you in Kelowna!
THAT WAS A GREAT TALK, Seth. You are very good at this! Keep it up!
engaging talk, thanks for posting
Great video, enjoyed it very much!
That was a fantastic presentation, I wish I could have seen it personally.
Thanks for uploading this!
Excellent! Instant classic! Well done!
i've been waiting for more videos like this
Great speech. I loved it. You illustrated your stance very well.
Incredible. Excellent. Not enough words to describe the extraordinary nature of this presentation. Thank you, Seth, for your work.
Very good speech, i enjoyed it very much.
Thank you Seth!
Extremely well done Seth ! ! ! Ten thumbs up!
Amazing, thanks soo much seth, really good talk
"Imagine a culture shifting" You say you know your limitations, but they are irrelevant Seth. Your sincerity, passion and motivation are inspiring. You do good work, very, very, very good work.
I like how you featured the audience, yourself and the pictures all at once.
Brilliant talk, Seth. Funny and engaging. Dude, you seriously got the goods. :) Well done!
Excellent job Seth, keep up the good work.
Great video, i hope it has opened na lot of eyes.
I'd seen some of your other videos, but I had no idea until now that you were an Okie. That's awesome! :D Being an atheist in Oklahoma was a very lonely experience 17 years ago; it would have been really nice if some of today's resources had been available back then. Good luck on bringing OK out of the Dark Ages, and keep up the good work!
Wow, that was a great presentation, Seth. It's great to see someone really comparing the ridiculous nature of a bunch of different religions, and being able to point out to Christians that theirs is just as flawed. Now we just have to figure out a way to get you into churches to deliver this sermon.
@TheThinkingAtheist... I stood up & applauded your presentation, VERY well done.
its refreshing to see so many new things, when you said in your podcast you whould add some new stuff i did not think it was gonna be this good , great job man :P you are one of the few peapole who can talk about these things without sounding too condecending or too insulting :P
great job man :D
Good presentation!!
I was hoping you had recorded your talk, thank you. Wish I was there
i cant believe why only a few ppl show up :(. but great talk!!!!!! awesome thinking atheist !
Thank goodness that people such as Seth Andrews are challenging 21st century humanity to actually THINK about and REASON their values and beliefs - religious or not.
One of the most valuable 45 minutes I've ever been fortunate enough to experience. I'm there. It takes an Insider to know. I've sit quietly with the knowledge of the blood and the rape of the Old Testament since the age of 21. But now I recognize that I have to pull it back again. It's not safe to be an open atheist, disabled, impoverished and in the south. I keep it between myself and like-minded people only now. I am quite sure that recent events in my life totaling the cost of about $3,000, was due to my declaration of atheist or anti-theist. (An investment failed.)
Some Christians can be just as cruel as any number of other religious people.
One does not have to be religious to be righteous. Neither does one have to be atheist to be cruel.
Thank you. So much.
What a splendid video.
Well done, Seth. Posting to fb.
Love that voice ! Love the message. Thank yoy for doing this, it's importaint.
Awesome talk! I loved it! :)
Great and very clever talk that made indeed perfect sense. Well done! :)
Excellent speech, Seth!
Seth, when I saw this, I wanted to jump through the screen and give you a bear hug! I sooo relate.
great speech
Awsome as always
I bet Seth does a mean Jack Nicholson.
Seth, your description of a worldview (last 2 minutes) sounds pretty good. I would like to visit that world some day. ;)
Great talk, as always.
Brilliant presenter and speaker.
really been looking forward to this and 76
I really enjoy this and the Shell Game video. You should make more of these videos even if you are not speaking to a group of people in a room.
You're the man, Seth. Keep up the awesome job!
@TheThinkingAtheist looking forward to it....as long as the audio is decent, that's all that matters!
absolutely brilliant..
Bravo maestro!
Great Job Seth!!!
Awesome job, Seth. Rock on!
Yeah I've been listening for months and never thought to put a face to the voice I listened to enthusiastically.
bravo bravo bravo, Seth!
Interesting talk, thanks for the upload! On the subject of when what strikes us as 'ridiculous' or normal/charming, I'd suggest the book Strange Histories by Darren Oldridge about what bizarre things people believed in the Middle Ages and early Modern times. Very enlightening.
Seth that was an excellent presentation! I especially like how you compared the crazy and ridiculous rituals that take place here in America, to some of the crazy ass rituals performed in other countries. Excellent!
you're gonna do great on all these talks you're planning. Low quality from seth is still pretty damn good quality
Great job Seth.
You're awesome Seth :D
GOOD JOB !
Great video. if more ppl though like this the world would truly be a. Better place for all animals( us included) great work
May the force be with you! Excellent really well done. I would love to see a book that highlights more ridiculous beliefs in both the Christian bible and the Koran. Call it "that's ridiculous" Seth you have a special gift you are able to completely disarm religious folks while pointing out the absolute absurdity of their belief.
that. was. awesome.
that was really good :p i enjoyed the entire thing :P
amazing.
Nice talk.
I like the way you put the video together. Very well done. There are many presentations that I wish I could watch but the audio quality is bad so I end up not watching it. Keep up the great work!
Go Seth!!! we love you! xx
Great talk! Audience seemed a little slow to catch on.
You rock man
His voice here is indescribably different than on the radio. Yet, equally awesome.
@Skoenner he sounds so much older! but he's so cool, I'm glad he gave this presentation
Great video as usual. I actually knew about that temple in India that has Rats. Just like when I saw it on TV I had to look away on your video.
It is amazing what stupid things people believe in.
Then again there was a man in the 70s that convince a group of people to move with him to the jungles of Guyana.
Come to Illinois!
Indeed!!!
Yes!! FINALLY a face to the videos and podcast! Seth, I