A.J. Jacobs: My year of living biblically Videos

patmagrath Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - wouldnt it be nice if everyone believed in the same thing. ego is a funny thing. it always wants to be right

TachiRdiesDirty Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - heres my take... you could just ignore the bible and do the picking and choosing for the right reasons...for the good of fellow humans. shocking isn't it.

adihrespati Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - Nice to hear clarity from someone of a rather neutral position.

BoozyBeggar Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - AJ is one neurotic motherfucker, even for a Jew. When you're neurotic by Jewish stacdards you can basically be pronounced supreme allied commander of neuroticism.

Katalyzt Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - Indeed

jezait2 Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - Haha, this guy is a crack up.I disagree with some of his conclusions though. Jesus said "he who is without sin cast the first stone". A lot of stuff changed when Jesus came on the scene.

TLCTugger Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - ^^ to the extent they are not harmful, why oppose irrational rituals ? ^^Rejecting evidence IS always harmful. Respecting moldy myths gets you sharia law and such BS. If you are sure of something without evidence, you are an obstacle to peace and prosperity. For example, because its in the bible it is absurdly difficult to persuade people that circumcision is senseless and harmful, and get legislators to protect all infants equally from non-therapeautic genital cutting.

Mrmoc7 Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - This was more interesting than I thought. I only watched it this morning because I had nothing else to do.

Mrmoc7 Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - Sharia law and circumcision are harmful irrational rituals. Even protecting yourself from sitting on a chair that has been sat on by a menstruating woman can be a very harmful ritual (not joking). You have to choose which irrational rituals aren't harmful, and then follow those...that's what he's saying. If someone then chooses a ritual that is harmful to society, but which the individual doesn't consider so, then we'll call them a fundamentalist and arrest them.

Redstick27 Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - Religion is such a retarded conceptShame that people believe in this stuff.

ratholin Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - Why wrestle to get something worthwhile out of the bible to base your morality on? By the very nature of the statement you're using your morality to decide if there is anything good in the bible. It's the same as wrestling to find something worthwhile in mein kompf, or finnegan's wake or alice in wonderland to base your morality on. Take some freaking responsibility for your own actions.

jk609 Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - not all people have circumcision performed for religious beliefs.

azulaperez Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - What?

azulaperez Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - Great conclusion

Flyborg Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - What, what?

jarduli Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - o ja pierdole, ten kolo jest p

eoinycroiny Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - brilliant!!! thanks ted for another inresting vid

calumlittle Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - I dont beleive what I read in wikipedia today, why the fuck should I beleive in the bronze age version? great analogy.

DreamTheatre17 Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - one thing about this is that most or at least alot of the old testement rules (ie stoning adulterers) have been changed. When Jesus died on the cross he spilt his blood to pay for our sins. (sacrifice was spilling the blood of animals to pay for their sins before the crucifixion) and A.J is right when he says we have to decide in his perspective, but they were weeded out (ie chosen for us) when Jesus died on the cross.

apolucosis Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - lol there's no commercial after this one. lol

lorenrb Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - very interesting!

trentspencerktm Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - He proved what we already know.

pecierpoldo Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - So, what are the ever so arbitrary and sometimes even harmful laws in the Bible for?

pecierpoldo Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - Then what are those stupid laws in the Bible for? Like "Don't sit in the chair where a menstruating woman sat"? It's just there for fun and entertainment? Read the Old Testament, pal, and see that Moses is dead serious about his laws.

3daybrook Says:

Sep 4, 2008 - He should try to be a muslim for a year the lecture on that would be good and a good exp for him