The Big Picture: Nerd Gods

[maddawg IAJI]

Praying to Spiderman? Oh please, I could find someone less whiny in a child daycare!

There is an entire religion based on the Jedi order? Where the fuck is the conversion papers! I wanna use the force!

It was only a creative way of saying FU to the national census.

N'awwww. Fuck it, I'm starting my own Jedi Religion. The meeting of the Jedi masters will be on Saturday if anyone is willing to come =P

Waaaaait a minute. You can't just come in here and declare yourself Jedi Master! You have to receive training. And face trials. And especially build your own lightsaber.
I'd really like to join Jediism, but I suggest we start small first.

But there was a council of Jedi Masters! And its only right that the ones who find the religion be the leaders of it. And besides, I'm already done building my lightsaber and I'm halfway through with the Jedi bible (And I've used the word 'force' in it 502 times so far.)

*Goes back to etching the Jedi Bible into scrolls with his lightsaber.* Oh god damnit! This one caught fire.

 

[WanderingFool]

Firstly, Im a Sun worshiper.

Secondly, isnt Gundam already a religion in Japan? and a few pockets in America?

Finally, Battlefield Earth, Has to be Travolta's career low point.

 

[Quaxar]

Praying to Spiderman? Oh please, I could find someone less whiny in a child daycare!

There is an entire religion based on the Jedi order? Where the fuck is the conversion papers! I wanna use the force!

It was only a creative way of saying FU to the national census.

N'awwww. Fuck it, I'm starting my own Jedi Religion. The meeting of the Jedi masters will be on Saturday if anyone is willing to come =P

Waaaaait a minute. You can't just come in here and declare yourself Jedi Master! You have to receive training. And face trials. And especially build your own lightsaber.
I'd really like to join Jediism, but I suggest we start small first.

But there was a council of Jedi Masters! And its only right that the ones who find the religion be the leaders of it. And besides, I'm already done building my lightsaber and I'm halfway through with the Jedi bible (And I've used the word 'force' in it 502 times so far.)

*Goes back to etching the Jedi Bible into scrolls with his lightsaber.* Oh god damnit! This one caught fire.

See, that's why you're not ready to be a Master yet. It's the Force!

 

[maddawg IAJI]

Praying to Spiderman? Oh please, I could find someone less whiny in a child daycare!

There is an entire religion based on the Jedi order? Where the fuck is the conversion papers! I wanna use the force!

It was only a creative way of saying FU to the national census.

N'awwww. Fuck it, I'm starting my own Jedi Religion. The meeting of the Jedi masters will be on Saturday if anyone is willing to come =P

Waaaaait a minute. You can't just come in here and declare yourself Jedi Master! You have to receive training. And face trials. And especially build your own lightsaber.
I'd really like to join Jediism, but I suggest we start small first.

But there was a council of Jedi Masters! And its only right that the ones who find the religion be the leaders of it. And besides, I'm already done building my lightsaber and I'm halfway through with the Jedi bible (And I've used the word 'force' in it 502 times so far.)

*Goes back to etching the Jedi Bible into scrolls with his lightsaber.* Oh god damnit! This one caught fire.

See, that's why you're not ready to be a Master yet. It's the Force!

Oh excuse me Mr.Widu, but have you survived a month in the harsh winters of Hoth yet!? I haven't either, but I already brought my ticket dammit D=<

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

My nerd god is Vegeta, it's devil is Freiza.

 

[Comando96]

I already worship Stephen Fry, that counts right?

Yeah. Stephen Fry is awsome is'nt he.

He's Britain's national treasure for everyone!

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Back to the thing you said with the bible...

It is a good guide to follow... considering... you ignore everything that is not the 10 commandments or what Jesus said... And even then there is a lot of crap to cut out.

Deuteronomy 7:16: "Destroy every nation that your Lord God places in your power and do not show them any mercy." Yeah... Jesus didn't say that. Ignore it.

I am trying to not step on anyone's toes but... wake the fuck up, don't follow an ancient text to the letter. I managed to get a Jehovah's whiteness to leave my house after challenging him to justify the above line from the bible (the wager was if he could I'd let him in).

The Qur'an(said koran) is a medieval text... Not ancient but still outdated by almost 1000 years.

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Goood video though. You finally hit on a high concept that I think is wwwaaaayyy to big not to get its own video with lots of discussion. RELIGION.

The subject that too many people would kill over (oh the fucking irony).

 

[aeroz]

reminds me of an annoyance of
"So whats your religion"
"gnostism"
"you're agnostic?"
"...no"

partly because they imply I dont even know how to pronounce my own belief system

 

[The Random One]

Nice one, Bob. That's why I like you. I reckon it's much harder to tell you live in Crazyland when you're born and raised there. Hell, plenty of people here on the outside can't.

I'll point out that the reason jedi isn't a religions isn't because some church bigwigs or boring bureaucrats said 'jedi isn't a real religion blar blar blar'. It's because there are some things a set of beliefs need to have for it to become a real religon, most importantly a dogma, which 'jedi' only has partially. Nerds wishing to be religious but not quite have plenty of options though. I'm pretty sure Discordianism qualifies.

Also I can't believe you mentioned nerd gods and didn't mention Neil Gaiman. Between Sandman, American Gods and Good Omens the guy is set to create any religion.

 

[ANImaniac89]

I'm pretty sure this video is kind of breaking the 1st commandment, But oh well it was ummmm........ entertaining I guess, and with a soup box show I can't complain when someone voices there opinion.
I am a Christan-Nihilist and have no problem with people of with differences in religious beliefs. I almost never push my beliefs on others unless pushed first.

 

[Dorkmaster Flek]

Well that was about the best ending you could put on this.

 

[GunboatDiplomat]

This show has gone for bad to worse.

Hell, the MOVIE reviews weren't that great to start with.

Oh, I'm SORRY Bob, am i stealing your rhytm?

Seeys next time!

 

[PunkRex]

I already follow the teachings of Mite Gai from Naruto. Hes had ten fold the influence any real person has had on me.

"LET THE POWER OF YOUR YOUTH EXPLODE!!!"

 

[Duncan Trice]

I am more of a mythbuster person so they are gods of blowing stuff up

 

[Random berk]

I'm an atheist, being a geologist doesn't mesh well with the 6000 year old earth theory. However, I would proclaim myself a Jedi right now if it meant I could gain control of the Force. And if I could get my hands on a lightsaber. Of course, if this could happen religious wars could end, just by having the Jedi order step in and slaughter anyone who points a gun at someone who they think is an 'infidel'.

 

[PunkRex]

Coca-Cola didn't invent Santa Clause (or even the red and white suit I believe, they just put him in it since it went with the branding).

They did however make Rudolf, unless I'm mistaken.

I thought that was Mal Mart or another one of the big corperations, I think I read it on this sight but I cant remember where. I also heard Santa was German or was it abit further north.

 

[Quaxar]

Praying to Spiderman? Oh please, I could find someone less whiny in a child daycare!

There is an entire religion based on the Jedi order? Where the fuck is the conversion papers! I wanna use the force!

It was only a creative way of saying FU to the national census.

N'awwww. Fuck it, I'm starting my own Jedi Religion. The meeting of the Jedi masters will be on Saturday if anyone is willing to come =P

Waaaaait a minute. You can't just come in here and declare yourself Jedi Master! You have to receive training. And face trials. And especially build your own lightsaber.
I'd really like to join Jediism, but I suggest we start small first.

But there was a council of Jedi Masters! And its only right that the ones who find the religion be the leaders of it. And besides, I'm already done building my lightsaber and I'm halfway through with the Jedi bible (And I've used the word 'force' in it 502 times so far.)

*Goes back to etching the Jedi Bible into scrolls with his lightsaber.* Oh god damnit! This one caught fire.

See, that's why you're not ready to be a Master yet. It's the Force!

Oh excuse me Mr.Widu, but have you survived a month in the harsh winters of Hoth yet!? I haven't either, but I already brought my ticket dammit D=<

Windu... I wish I was. Would've been a whole lot different then.
"I'm sick with this motherfuckin' Siths in this motherfuckin' Republic!" if you catch my drift.

Anyway, I may have not been to Hoth yet (their skiing ressort prices are out of my current price-range) but look at these awesome power converters I got on Tattooine!

 

[mysterioso2006]

Atheist=/=Hating religion

Probably wasn't intentional, but the subtext was there.

While I've never seen atheists standing on the corner yelling (yet), they do seem eager to share their opinion in personal conversation and don't like being disagreed with, which is pretty much status quo for obnoxious religious people.

I do love bringing it up in conversation (when appropriate). I love being disagreed with. How better to prove an ideal than to have it be challenged, and still have it turn out right?

 

[LadyRhian]

Praying to Spiderman? Oh please, I could find someone less whiny in a child daycare!

There is an entire religion based on the Jedi order? Where the fuck is the conversion papers! I wanna use the force!

It was only a creative way of saying FU to the national census.

N'awwww. Fuck it, I'm starting my own Jedi Religion. The meeting of the Jedi masters will be on Saturday if anyone is willing to come =P

Waaaaait a minute. You can't just come in here and declare yourself Jedi Master! You have to receive training. And face trials. And especially build your own lightsaber.
I'd really like to join Jediism, but I suggest we start small first.

But there was a council of Jedi Masters! And its only right that the ones who find the religion be the leaders of it. And besides, I'm already done building my lightsaber and I'm halfway through with the Jedi bible (And I've used the word 'force' in it 502 times so far.)

*Goes back to etching the Jedi Bible into scrolls with his lightsaber.* Oh god damnit! This one caught fire.

See, that's why you're not ready to be a Master yet. It's the Force!

Oh excuse me Mr.Widu, but have you survived a month in the harsh winters of Hoth yet!? I haven't either, but I already brought my ticket dammit D=<

Windu... I wish I was. Would've been a whole lot different then.
"I'm sick with this motherfuckin' Siths in this motherfuckin' Republic!" if you catch my drift.

Anyway, I may have not been to Hoth yet (their skiing ressort prices are out of my current price-range) but look at these awesome power converters I got on Tattooine!

You went to Toshi Station, you n00b!

 

[Nouw]

What the fuck? I haven't even seen anyone practicing 'Jedi' in NZ >.>

Anyway, 'Nerd Gods' would probably receive public outrage, accusations from people 'degrading' and 'insulting' gods and worst of all, being heckled/teased about worshiping fictional characters.

I think we should let time run it's course until we make an actual religion. Oh wait I dibs on

The Imperium Of Man. Who wants to join xD?
Nice video Bob, love these series.

 

[Slinker07]

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The 3 books in the complete collection of Calvin and Hobbes is my bibel.