as a guy with a gay son its horrifying to hear someone say they want my child executed. my son is a well mannered polite loving guy who would never hurt anyone, who im incredibly proud of. I think society would be better without people like Matt

@HER0_

7 ай бұрын

My sister is a lesbian and I felt the same way

@Akuankka000

6 ай бұрын

yeah, I just don’t understand 1: how gay people affect him at all, it’s not like they’re hurting him physically, maybe mentally but that’s just his problem 2: Why he cares? Why take time out of your day, to attack people who just love each other. He’s the most sinful of us all dude, Jesus said love everyone like they’re your family…

@mursuhillo242

6 ай бұрын

Welcome to the world of Religion.

@greg-op2jh

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for standing up for us. My partner and I go out to eat. We go to the store. We go to the park. People like us we know everyone at all the stores. We don't effect anyone. We just want to be with someone we are attracted too. Imagine trying to be in a relationship with someone that you are absolutely not attracted to. Hateful people don't get that. You are a wonderful parent.

@turbotreehouse9780

6 ай бұрын

Your son knows what's important, that's what matters.

Mutations are caused by sin? That actually makes sense. It adequately explains why plants have been mutating. I've noticed that they've been sinning quite a bit.

@countk1

Жыл бұрын

Yeah... How else would they get all that wood.... dirty little sinners.

@rifter0x0000

Жыл бұрын

After all, Jesus' parables do say that weeds deserve to be burned to death and He cursed a fruit tree to death for daring not to be productive. There was a saint I recently heard of who chastised a tree for its fruit being too bitter, although that tree supposedly repented and began to produce sweet fruit in response!

@SinHurr

Жыл бұрын

Counterpoint: gingers. God knows I love consensual sin with redheads.

@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName

Жыл бұрын

Especially that rape seed...

@SB-cm9jh

Жыл бұрын

Especially flowers....with their pistils and stamens out for the world to see!

As an intersex person it disgusts me when religious folks refer to people like me as defects....i don't feel like a defect, I feel like a person.

@orangemc9358

4 ай бұрын

Do you ever throw it back at them, like "What does my existence say about your god? Aren't I modeled after him?" Or do you just ignore it? I don't mean to be personal, I'm just curious.

@SomeRando92

4 ай бұрын

Religious folks...? Did you mean religious zealots?

@NubianNarrator

4 ай бұрын

@SomeRando92 No, I said what I said. I've met this ignorance from self-proclaimed moderates and zealots.

@NubianNarrator

4 ай бұрын

@@orangemc9358 all the time. I have a slick mouth.

@rainestorm6029

3 ай бұрын

Ikr? It's so annoying, like how could you call someone defective, it's most obviously not

This guy:"There are only male chromosomes and female chromosomes.. nothing in between.. Me with genetic mosaicism: "Guess I don't exist now."

@coogerlion

6 ай бұрын

Well you heard the stupid bigot... /j

@MarcellusHughes-wo1zm

5 ай бұрын

So u have a genetic mutation? It's not like your born a male n decided that u wanted to be a girl I think that's what he ment that's there only two genders unless u have a mutation n that's not really a gender more a mutation than anything else I think he just sucks at explaining things

@Silveraro

5 ай бұрын

I’m jealous, that makes you don’t have to listen to this moron

@YourLocalSadNerd

5 ай бұрын

For anyone curious Genetic mosaicism is defined as the presence of two or more cell lineages with different genotypes arising from a single zygote in a single individual.

@a_diamond

5 ай бұрын

@@YourLocalSadNerd actually it's very common in twins and triplets (like I was/am)

Sin causes mutation? So broccoli is just a naughty cabbage?

@emmetthowell899

5 ай бұрын

This made me deeply laugh for some reason, thank you for brightening my day with naughty cabbage. I still can’t stop laughing as I type this

@chrissievert4409

5 ай бұрын

BOTH broccoli and cabbage are mutated wild mustard....

@h14hc124

5 ай бұрын

You don't want to know what brussells sprouts had to do to end up on your dinner plate.

@FoxInnaHat

5 ай бұрын

God: o' adulterous greenery, I shalt bestow a curse upon thee

@eldritchwulfe

5 ай бұрын

Well yes, have you ever tried to eat it? It tastes worse then the vile stench it produces

as a gay man, im terrified by the fact that people like Matt exist. thank you Forrest for calling out his bullshit

@LilyoftheLake14

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I feel the same way. I'm a queer woman so it's pretty disturbing to know that this guy literally wants us dead. I mean, it's okay though since he said he wants us killed "humanely," though, right? 🙄😒 and just to cover my bases, since sarcasm can be hard to get across in text, that last bit was sarcastic lol. I use dark humor to process dark topics and knowing that there are people out there who follow this guy and agree with him is friggin scary. I hope he doesn't pull in anymore people who are lonely and vulnerable and looking for a place to belong cause that's how neonazis and other hate groups up their numbers. I'm just worried about how many more people than usual feel isolated lately (I'm one of those people) and it's easier to get people to follow hate groups when they're in that state. Works just like a cult, only this cult wants us to be killed for just existing. 😮‍💨

@hankboog462

2 жыл бұрын

The most horrifying thing to me is that he thinks he's helping LGBT people (I'm cishet, to be clear). He thinks hes like scaring people straight or something. I can't grasp that shit. Truly no hate like Christian love

@patricknelson

2 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised that to him homosexuality “one of the worst crimes ever.” Totally comes off to me as super-closeted projection. There are _so_ many unspeakably horrific things in this word that a person can do and _this_ is what he clings to. SMH.

@dancingnature

2 жыл бұрын

As a cis het woman , I’m terrified of stupid people like Matt. 50 years ago a gay male friend almost died and ended up with serious brain injuries because of a- holes like him !

@JoeBoomerMusic

2 жыл бұрын

As a straight man, I’m terrified. Hell, if I was a unicorn I’d be ashamed for other mammals.

I’ve heard a lot of disgusting and horrible sh*t from these people but “being gay is a capital offense” isn’t something I was expecting. I am speechless.

@loutsont2985

3 ай бұрын

Not too long ago being gay just was being hard to date.

@Grungy1

3 ай бұрын

You've never heard that before. I have heard it preached from the pulpit.

@WitchidWitchid

2 ай бұрын

People like Matt are dangerous. That'd why separation of church and state is critical. Imagine enough people like Matt were to be making the rules at the top level.

@ritchie6162

2 ай бұрын

@@Grungy1bruh I grew up with this as a gay kid it was preached pretty often. Shocker I’m still gay who’da thunk that berating people didn’t fix that?

@yk3315

2 ай бұрын

Wait till you meet Islam

I am autistic and ADHD, popularly known as AuDHD. His comments about autism perpetuate the ableist stigma a lot of us autistic people experience every day.

@destrorso2505

Күн бұрын

So many people conflate autism with down syndrome it stops being funny so fucking fast "But you don't _look_ autistic"

“It’s hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it’s damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person” -bill Murray

@marknieuweboer8099

Жыл бұрын

I disagree. Take eg Appy (my pet name for AlbertL) above. It's easy to win arguments with him. The correct version: "It's hard to win convince a person who knows what he's talking about, it's very hard to convince a person who doesn't and it's impossible to convince a person who's a stupid lying ignorant."

@supersnakebois

10 ай бұрын

Another quote: "You will never win an argument with a stupid person, they'll drag you down to their level then win with experience" - Someone whose name I don't know

@soupstoreclothing

5 ай бұрын

i was talking to my grandma about how irritating it is to talk with people who refuse to learn or educate themselves. she just told me, pick your battles. it's not always worth it to try to convince someone of the truth, especially if debating them gives them a platform to spread their misinformation without a really cogent rebuttal. i'm not very good at debate, so personally i just choose to not engage with people who are stupid online. in my personal life, i try my best, but if someone is wilfully ignorant, it's hard for me to be friends with them. it's very indicative of the type of person they are if they react defensively to you trying to correct their propaganda or misinformation.

@user-kv2xy8rf3g

4 ай бұрын

I instantaneously and automatically recognized Bill Murray as a brilliant mind, in a sense, after reading the top comment.

@SpamTongbutcool

4 ай бұрын

@@marknieuweboer8099dunning Kruger's giggling like evil

"He's basically an internet troll, but he works way harder for way fewer results" is such a devastating comment to deliver so calmly.

@iantaakalla8180

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, trolls tend toward the lowest of the low, both in terms of punches they pull and effort they put into accuracy and presentability. Why would they enjoy high-effort trolling? As for those who aren’t trolls but would espouse views like Matt, this also may be too high-effort. It is about war, and they’ve almost won with low effort-tactics. Why should they change?

@nenmaster5218

2 жыл бұрын

@@iantaakalla8180 Seen the video ' Tommy McMurtry Has A Problem With Feminism' by 'Telltale'?

@fjccommish

2 жыл бұрын

He was projecting. There are two sexes - male/female.

@missk1697

2 жыл бұрын

@@fjccommish Great arguments, you totally convinced everyone.

@ragg232

2 жыл бұрын

@@fjccommish Come to the dark side fj We have cookies

-“What are you in for?” -“I killed and robbed a family, you?” -“I kissed a man in public.” -“…despicable.”

“Waste dump next to the playground.” Stunning.

@lorifiedler13

4 ай бұрын

That entire sequence was brilliant.

@Reverend_Salem

Ай бұрын

and in roughly 50% of the population, part of the waste dump is in the playground

I'm a Christian and your channel convinced me that evolution is real. I have now realised how insane this man is. edit: thanks to everyone for their kind words. I have now changed denominations and have moved from a very conservative southern Baptist church to a much more liberal united Methodist church.

@albertleibold1415

Жыл бұрын

“A mutation is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism. Mutations can result from errors in DNA replication during cell division, exposure to mutagens or a viral infection.” Source: National Human Genome Research Institute

@morganwhite4788

Жыл бұрын

It's nice of you to have joined us, because UNLIKE Matt, we AREN'T prejudiced against people with beliefs other than us.

@carriemummy

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Welcome to the science side!

@th3logician

Жыл бұрын

As a 17 year old atheist who still lives with his family of creationist Christians…. The craziness is real. Hello fellow free thinkers.

@bryanjames5256

Жыл бұрын

​@@albertleibold1415 Yes. DNA is subject to its environmental pressures. What was the point of this?

As a normal human with a working brain "diamonds are the hardest subatomic particles" really hurt my brain

@SamanthaLaurier

Жыл бұрын

Right? It's literally only carbon, same as graphite and coal.

@kyrroti9921

Жыл бұрын

The subatomic particles of… atoms… atoms arranged a specific way.

@Mangaka-ml6xo

Жыл бұрын

@@kyrroti9921 Maybe Powel's a massive Ant-Man fan ? With thhe hate he showed toward people being fans of that kind of media it would be really funny.

@unknowngamer37415

Жыл бұрын

I know what you mean I heard the word subatomic and I thought I heard it wrong but no he did say subatomic. I got to say it's going to be some pretty small jewelry if your diamond is that small (in fact it can't be a diamond if it's even only atomic scale because that is just a carbon atom but...)

@LittleGoblinBoi

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@kyrroti9921 he specifically called diamonds subatomic particles... Which is wrong, diamonds aren't particles, there are no "diamond atoms", just carbon atoms arranged a certain way - in a cubic crystaline structure. So, more correct would have been to say that "the diamond is the hardest MATERIAL, due to its ATOMIC STRUCTURE."

"Diamonds are the toughest subatomic particles in nature"! LOL! Where to even start?!

@zcreates6988

Ай бұрын

The part where he calls diamonds subatomic particles

@manslaughter5486

13 күн бұрын

the part that the are not the toughest they are the one of most scrach ressistance. technically carbain and graphene are stronger

As soon as anyone says "evolutionists" they told me everything i need to know about them

Mutations ARE caused by sin: when a fruit fly fails to pray, cheats on its God-given spouse with a spider and skips Sunday mass, it changes its eye colour due to the overwhelming sense of guilt.

@internetidiot4206

Жыл бұрын

Bacterium are incredibly sinful. They reject God’s plan of procreation with male and female, and reproduce asexually. They don’t even advocate to the other paramecium to worship God. All bacteria are headed for hell.

@lemmon-up4er

Жыл бұрын

No it's bar shaped.

@rachaeljohnson3217

Жыл бұрын

I needed a laugh! Thanks!

"But if THEY are not a male or a female, what are THEY?" Funniest thing Matt has ever said.

@caydensmith3291

2 жыл бұрын

That had me fucking wheezing. what are THEY like... bruh yes

@LinguaPhiliax

2 жыл бұрын

I'm honestly kind of impressed that he phrased a question in a way in which the question answers itself!

@Munchkin.Of.Pern09

2 жыл бұрын

It’s even more ridiculous to me, because he’s talking about nonbinary people ‘not being male or female” when dude, that isn’t even the issue. Sex is biological, Gender is sociological, and both of them exist on their own spectrum!

@reubenmanzo2054

2 жыл бұрын

@@Munchkin.Of.Pern09 How many chromosome combinations are there? There's an X you get from your mother and either an X or a Y you get from your father which directly determines whether you're a boy or a girl. This presents 2 possible options: XX for a girl or XY for a boy. This is the very definition of a dichotomy, it's one or the other. Sex is biological, gender is basically synonymous (seriously, look it up). Gender *roles* are social. I don't have a problem with men keeping the house or women in the workforce. But there's a line and men trying to access women's restroom or vice versa most definitely crosses that line. That is a sexual harassment and/or assault case just waiting to happen.

@dancingnature

2 жыл бұрын

Reuben that’s not correct . There are XY women who are fertile and have given birth. If the sex determine region on the Y chromosome isn’t working or missing that person is going to be female ! There are a lot of genes that control this which is why there are non binary people. Not all of those genes are on the X or Y chromosomes!

Forrest, I know you’re a humble guy, and I love that you promote channels that deliver similar content to your own, but you don’t have to say all those channels are way better than yours. Cause we love you and your channel. Don’t sell yourself short. As always, keep up the great content. Much love ♥️ I know it was meant to be a friendly gesture, and not taken super seriously, but I still had to let you know how much I love and appreciate your content.

as someone with autism i have to say thank you for talking about our disability and explaining the science we currently know behind it because its so misunderstood in the modern day

@guilhermecastro9893

3 ай бұрын

What pisses me off is the fact that some people still think vaccines cause autism which is degrading to such a degree that it is juat a few sentences away from a human rights violation

@JoeyP946

28 күн бұрын

I wouldn't say about myself I have a disability, but I am mildly autistic

My favourite part is how Matt says that we're losing 1-2% of our DNA each generation and that that's what causes Down syndrome, when people with Down syndrome literally have about 1-2% MORE DNA than the average person.

@rationallyruby

Жыл бұрын

I know I laughed at that too😂

@personman8734

Жыл бұрын

So if Matt was right Adam and Eve couldn’t function. They’re brains just wouldn’t be able to function with 100s of times more dna.

@magicsasafras3414

Жыл бұрын

His kids have up syndrome

@twcnz3570

Жыл бұрын

Please don't bother the god-junkies with facts or truth.

@iamthemouse4483

Жыл бұрын

1-2% less would be up syndrome

“You’re not oppressed, you’re just wrong.” Might be my favourite thing you’ve said, right after “why is the waste dump next to the playground?” 😂

@ironbuckeye

2 жыл бұрын

I about died with the waste dump and playground!

@Foolish188

2 жыл бұрын

Dumps are so much more fun than playgrounds. Cool stuff everywhere. Read about one transfer station that the employees would pick out the biggest ( let's say sex toys) and line the wall with them. Had a class of kindergartners touring and one of the kids ask what they were.

@joshuawilson3937

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@micheljay8822

2 жыл бұрын

You know…there’s fun to be had in the waste dump too

@joshuawilson3937

2 жыл бұрын

@@micheljay8822 lol

Thank you for the statement about autism and Down’s syndrome. What he said stopped me in my tracks. Funny how “loving Christians” end up saying the most hateful things…

I happen to be quite proud of my autism. I think it makes me incredibly unique. Screw that guy for saying that I'm diseased for having autism.

@diarmuidkuhle8181

10 күн бұрын

It's not a disease, but it IS a neurodevelopmental disorder. It makes as little sense to say you're proud of it than it does for others to say you should be ashamed of it. It doesn't make you a 'more special' human anymore than it makes you a lesser human. It's just a neutral fact about you. OK, in some circumstances I can benefit from this condition : I tend to notice details most people don't, I can laser-focus for hours. On the other hand I'm very bad at socialising, which for a member of a social species is an indisputable handicap. And that's not to mention those on the severe end of the spectrum who cannot function in life at all. Would you look at a person who is mentally retarded, unable to communicate, unable to tend to his own basic physical needs, who will need 24-hr care for the rest of his life, and then say that's something to take pride in and how it makes him incredibly 'unique' -?

As a historian, I just want to remind people how dangerous some of his talking points are. Equating genetics with sin is about as Christian fascist as it gets. It allows horrible theories about blood purity to get started.

@somethinginthepines

2 жыл бұрын

Did not expect to see a literal Puritan in the 21st century (physical ill equals physical sin, mental ill equals mental sin)

@DidntExpect

2 жыл бұрын

At least Wunderkind is getting less common among people, with Gen Z etc being less religious

@chrisccc22

2 жыл бұрын

The New Definition of Sin /sin/ "A dishonest representation of a KZread video, editing out contradictions of your position."

@christopherbzowski4346

2 жыл бұрын

this is literally what Hitler used to to persecute jews.

@chrisccc22

2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherbzowski4346 And he'll teach his children the way his parents taught him.

"If *THEY'RE* not male or female, what are *THEY?"* I think he answered his own question.

@Persholm1

Жыл бұрын

I doubt he realises that though, he's too ignorant to see what he did.

@internetidiot4206

Жыл бұрын

@@Persholm1 his “perfect” brain is incapable of conceiving reality

@CrystalLily1302

Жыл бұрын

Smartest singular they hater

@smugscribbles6667

Жыл бұрын

came here to say this

@sholahverassa8582

Жыл бұрын

@@internetidiot4206 Wdym, his brain is an error-ridden shell of the once perfect calculation machine Adam and Eve used to boast.

As someone with autism and with many autistic friends, I take offense to the idea that my beautiful brain is a failure or an error. I love the way that I think and function and the way my friends all work and think. 😤

@lucascampbell8521

19 сағат бұрын

Fuck yeah!

As a person who is bisexual and also diagnosed with autism, I find this man rather frightening.

@marknieuweboer8099

Ай бұрын

You should. As someone who's neither I think him frightening too.

This is the first time I've ever seen a creationist say "Natural selection has the word 'selection' in it so that must be a conscious choice." I didn't think anyone could possibly be that stupid. I'm honestly kind of speechless.

@RichWoods23

2 жыл бұрын

So you've not met Matt before?

@hayosh9309

2 жыл бұрын

Wait til you hear about Kent hovind

@zemorph42

2 жыл бұрын

I used to have very similar logic. The difference is that I knew that my views were not necessarily correct and was open to new ideas and information.

@kyaxar3609

2 жыл бұрын

He heard today from Shapiro that science mathers 😂

@zemorph42

2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather taught me that, by not being able to learn it himself.

As a person who was forced into religious beliefs and creationism and had to fight for their ability to think critically, thank you for your service against all that hideous misinformation out there! You are a real inspiration, Forrest!

@handsome_lad

2 жыл бұрын

same, he answered questions i had that my religion could never logically answer and he did it so well and logically, something that no one i knew could do

@DarkDemonOfHel

2 жыл бұрын

@@handsome_lad Absolutly! And for me He also brought Beauty to evolution. It always was a part of me, believing into evolution, but He made me proud to do so! A lit I got from my uber religious family was that Evolution was to boring to be true but man how incredible wrong they are! (It being boring was never an argument against it, I am all about :if you hear hooves behind you don't think of a zebra first' but now I am an absolut in awe everytime I learn something new about it)

@slevinchannel7589

2 жыл бұрын

Forrest, c'mon, mate, just call him what he is. No need to sugarcoat it: Matt is a Hatepreacher.

@martifingers

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarkDemonOfHel Great point about Beauty, Sera. Forrest's enthusiasm and humanity is matched by his science communication skills. He is eminently watchable.

@DarkDemonOfHel

2 жыл бұрын

@@martifingers Couldn't say it better, you're absolutly right. It was the end of the evolution song video that blew my mind and since then science blows my mind every time. Also he encourages researching topics yourself. I watch a lot creators that want to show how critical thinking works but he just does it. Idk it impacted me greatly and made me a better person. :D

I don't know why but the way he delivered "... blind spots that our brains have to constantly ignore.." made me laugh

That little audio-only segment at the end was quite the treat.

As a chemist, I nearly died when Matt called diamonds "sub atomic particles". Ew.

@shanewilson7994

Жыл бұрын

The first time I heard that I had to replay it a few times because I had a hard time a person with a brain could say something like that.

@marknieuweboer8099

Жыл бұрын

The stupidity, ignorance and dishonesty of creacrappers are impossible to overestimate. Prepare for the worst and you'll still be surprised.

@nenmaster5218

Жыл бұрын

@@shanewilson7994 Bigotry-Video-Essays: "Some More News"! I shall spam this comment in the clumsy attempt to fight Bigotry.

@mariusjakobsen3778

Жыл бұрын

"the strongest subatomic particles" literally is made of the same particles as everything else

@angeredturtle9135

Жыл бұрын

as someone who walked somewhat near a science classroom once or twice in my life, i nearly died when matt called diamonds "sub atomic particles"

when he said "diamonds are the strongest subatomic particles that exist in nature" It hurt me on so many levels. I don't know how you can get something so simple so wrong, a diamond is just a certain crystal form of carbon. It is not comprised of 1 subatomic particle, instead being comprised of carbon which it self is made of subatomic particles (note: particles, plural), carbon is made of 3 different subatomic particles. This mistake is so stupid that you would have to TRY to get it wrong. Everything he says from now on I cant trust or believe after such a stupid mistake. Edit: I love how he said to whoever he was debating that they must not know much about diamonds :|

@chrisbiebel6205

2 жыл бұрын

Even worse: The same element that makes up the hardest material diamonds (Carbon) also makes up one of the softest materials, graphite (Carbon also). It's just a different arrangement of the atoms. As an element, carbon is so interesting. I mean, if you add Oxygen and Hydrogen you get so many interesting combinations available that you could probably come up with an entire branch of chemistry... ;-)

@zoranocokoljic8927

2 жыл бұрын

A nerd (me) would hurry to correct you that carbon is made of 3 TYPES of subatomic particles, but 18 particles ( 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons) per atom.

@Laachen

2 жыл бұрын

​@@chrisbiebel6205 yeah totally, maybe called it... or- organ... organ-i... organic? chemistry

@idaniluz652

2 жыл бұрын

Matt Powell is one of those rare people who I always feel like the opposite of what they say is true, even if they aren't completely wrong. that diamond claim is one of the reasons I feel this way. a diamond is one giant chain of carbon atoms, there is nothing subatomic about it. even if he meant to say that diamonds are the strongest material to exist, he is still wrong. scientists have discovered that lonsdaleite (aka hexagonal diamonds) is stronger than it.

@DarkDemonOfHel

2 жыл бұрын

Well diamonds USED to be the strongest material out there! It was the only thing that could break obsidian! (sry that joke wanted to be said of course I agree)

I loved this video and your sense of humor. As a parent of a human with Autism I appreciate you speaking up against the horrid hate speech this man was speaking against the Autism and Down Syndrome communities. This dude not only doesn’t understand science, he also used what little lingo and language he does know to look down on my family and community. You channel rocks, keep up the good work friend.

Forrest is being so nice here by giving Matt polite options. "maybe he grossly misunderstood....” "perhaps" etc. So polite to not directly call Matt a flipping idiot and save time

I like how matt said "If they're not male or female what are they?" he literally answered his question before AND after he asked

@wizardsuth

10 ай бұрын

He's going to be really confused if he ever finds out about parthenogenic species, hermaphrodites, fungi with thousands of sexes, or intersex people. He wants everything and everyone to fit in neat little boxes, and nature doesn't work that way.

@th3g4mingexp3rt5

8 ай бұрын

I personally don’t agree with anything he said except for things pertaining to gender identity, he just worded it like an idiot

@N0lta21

8 ай бұрын

@@th3g4mingexp3rt5 loser

@nocbvideos6458

8 ай бұрын

@@th3g4mingexp3rt5 hes wrong though. There are people where it is biologically unclear weather they are male or female. Therefor they are none binary. And lets not forget that the question of gender is only to some degree a biological question.

@AmEv7fam

8 ай бұрын

​@@th3g4mingexp3rt5Intersex people (literally 1% of the human population), Swyer Syndrome, de la Chapelle syndrome, and alligator DNA all debunk the concept of "male chromosomes" and "female chromosomes". Literally the only reason you'd insist on segregating everybody into "male" and "female" is to keep on justifying a literalistic interpretation of a religious document - a document that has been thoroughly scrutinized and debunked.

I have autism and the ableism the creationist displayed was painful. Our differences are beautiful, not a curse because of sin. Edit: just got to the end of the video-thank you so much for actually giving reliable sources and treating us like humans beings

@ErinnnnL

Жыл бұрын

My father in law and brother are autistic. I'm so glad the view of autism is shifting

@its_4life

Жыл бұрын

I have ADHD. Same message here.

@rachaeljohnson3217

Жыл бұрын

I am tired of creationism saying that we are sinners! Your beautiful and never believe anything other then that!

@CatherineLambert-fz7pd

Жыл бұрын

Yes, totally agreed. Same for mental health issues. My best friend had schizophrenia and I have suffered from depression; not cool.

@StardustCorvid

Жыл бұрын

As soon as someone starts trying to advocate eugenics is when I stop lending respect to them, lmao

Regarding the flawed pelvis point. I've also read that humans are actually born several months earlier that they probably should be because a fully formed solid human skull still wouldn't be able to fit though our pelvis. Leaving our babies more vulnerable than any other mamal baby.

@guilhermecastro9893

3 ай бұрын

Well hyenas give birth trough a pseudo penis vaginal canal, that strangulates the babies and or kills the mother some times

This video was such a rollercoaster of emotions! Laughter, outrage, confusion, what a wild ride!!!

in short, Matt's entire argument is "I don't understand words therefore evolution wrong"

@briley2177

2 жыл бұрын

He is the physical manifestation of the argument from personal incredulity fallacy. And like so many who retain religious beliefs because they cannot fathom, or refuse to educate themselves, it’s less about honest ignorance or incredulity and more about dishonestly defending a belief system that offers them some level of power, prestige, security, solace, or the ability to perceive themselves as special within a universe that is completely indifferent to their existence. That’s why the final few seconds of the video is so unsurprisingly elucidating. That rage-filled, smugly-superior, misogynistic tirade shows exactly who he is, what he thinks of himself, what he thinks of others, and how he uses his “faith.”

@raviolifromiceland6441

2 жыл бұрын

@@briley2177I 100% agree, I've tried to put what you just said into words yet have never been able to find a way to before, you phrased it wonderfully

@brentwalker3300

2 жыл бұрын

That applies to the majority of radical Christians as well as flat Earthers.

@rickkwitkoski1976

2 жыл бұрын

@Brent Walker Ya got that right

@EnzoMaz

2 жыл бұрын

@@brentwalker3300 Religious people in general, Muslims here are the same more or less

Him saying that one could evolve from a frog to a prince is a perfect analogy for how little he understands, as one is an Order of animals, and the other is a noble title. Not even apples and oranges, we're talking giraffes and skiing.

@traildude7538

Жыл бұрын

Or as one of my science professors (geology) put it, "apples and orangutans".

@douglasdavis8395

Жыл бұрын

@@traildude7538 - If giraffes could ski, there would be a KZread of the event!

@O.Reagano

Жыл бұрын

Are you referencing “I’m a giraffe!”

@tedweird

Жыл бұрын

@@O.Reagano i mean, I wasn't, was just saying things that are not even vaguely related, but what a strange coincidence that the two things did in fact converge in a meme

@lucaswallo8127

Жыл бұрын

@@tedweird yeah

I think sometimes I click on your videos just to see your cheerful demeanor and it makes me feel happy.

God it was so horrible when my ancestors mutated to become immune to black plague

"Diamonds are the toughest subatomic particle in nature" That one got me lmfao

@udbhavanbanerjee4374

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I literally spit out my drink 😂

@DeMooniC

Жыл бұрын

FR I don't get how that didn't get adressed by Forrest lmao

@bobclack3256

11 ай бұрын

he also said "you cant carbon date diamonds, and they have a ton of C14 so they must be new", like how dumb do you have to be to not know diamonds are made of Carbon... It's like trying to date the age of Salt by measuring how much Salt is in it. I cannot with these people

@blakksheep736

11 ай бұрын

​​@@bobclack3256lso, carbon dating only works on living things, so double stupidity.

@bass-dc9175

9 ай бұрын

@@blakksheep736 And diamonds are generally found in regions where other radioactive material is located, which can create Carbon 14 in them, meaning we expect to find C14 in old diamonds. So tripply stupid.

"If they had known about genetics, they probably wouldn't have put so much incest in there" Dude, that is the best summary of the Biblical "model" that I've ever seen. This was an amazing video, well done sir!

@John-uk8eo

2 жыл бұрын

Terrible logic.... Recording instances of incest in the bible isn't admission of ignorance. The genetic results of incest are not what make incest immoral. Those defects are just the results of the sin of incest. Incest, like other forms of sexual immorality, are sins because they deviate from God's purposeful design for sex. In other words the genetic defects as a result of incest barely scratch the surface in explaining why incest is wrong.

@geraintwd

2 жыл бұрын

@@John-uk8eo I think you're missing the point, this has nothing to do with the ethics or morality of incest. From a purely (bio)logical point of view, the fact that Adam and Eve had sons (no mention of daughters) leads us naturally to the question "who did those sons breed with to produce the next generation?" Now we know that Cain murdered Abel, so we're back down to 3 humans - Adam and Eve and their surviving son, Cain (though Adam and Eve later made love again, giving rise to Seth). From here, we see that Cain made love to his wife (who is not named) and she had a son, Enoch. This raises the question, since Eve was the only woman mentioned so far, WHO was Cain's wife? In fact, there is no mention of any other females being born or created until Genesis 6:1-2 _"When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose."_ How did the numbers of humans increase BEFORE they had daughters to reproduce with? Assuming that God had not popped any more of Adam's ribs and created some other women by this time, we have two possibilities: 1) Cain married and reproduced with his own mother, Eve, since she is the only female to have ever existed at this point OR 2) Adam and Eve had daughters as well, but they are never mentioned in the story, meaning that Cain wed and bred with his own sister. Either way, the available evidence points to Enoch's parents being blood relations. Not a great start to the genetic lineage of an entire species, right? OK, at this point I did a little research and found that Awan (or Aven) is mentioned elsewhere as being the wife of Cain in certain Abrahamic traditions, as well as being the daughter of Adam and Eve and therefore Cain's SISTER. Another sister, Aclima, is mentioned in Islamic texts, but you get the point. If this _"deviate[s] from God's purposeful design for sex"_ , then maybe he should have made a few more people in the garden to avoid that situation occurring, no?

@aazhie

2 жыл бұрын

@@geraintwd I beleive some scholars have pointed out that the Bible DOES talk about "Nod" which is a country or tribe that other, non Adam and Eve humans belonged to. Which is bizarre and confusing, buy kind of seems like the notion that Adam was God's Chosen not the only human in existence?? It's very confusing D:

@nickgennady

2 жыл бұрын

@@geraintwd Genetically (not ethics or morality) would incest be worse with parent or sibling. I think sibling right?

@milopt.352

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickgennady i think it might be just as bad for both cause you share 50% of your DNA in common with a parent and 50% in common with your siblings and that common ground is what causes issues for a biodiversity dependent species.

Omg, it would be awesome to give samples for Autism studies! Like there are three of us siblings that all are various on the spectrum. And we learned growing up stuff of "how to be a normal human" from our father. I'd be super interested in learning more!

Once again, thanks Forrest for your in-depth knowledge and critique. We need more people like you in this space debunking people like Matt and their misinformation.

"He's a difficult person to underestimate" That line has to win some award.

@albertleibold1415

Жыл бұрын

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21.

@June_The_Goon

11 ай бұрын

​@@NSOcarthyou do realise that people have minds of their own, right? ... That quote doesn't even sound like what he said

@curiositypiqued6573

11 ай бұрын

Underestimate = understate

@Gnome-kc7pr

10 ай бұрын

⁠@@NSOcarthno, thats just a completely different insult. Lmao. You see a dog and you go "it copied from the cat" because they both have fur

@maynardmckillen9228

9 ай бұрын

Poor Matt: he spends so much time spouting bile and deceitful gibberish that he can't afford more than one light bulb in his crawlspace.

I think this guy is the perfect example that disproves the idea that humans are "perfect" in their current form.

@JShepLord

Жыл бұрын

@@NSOcarth there is no God.

@JShepLord

Жыл бұрын

@@NSOcarth wut

@VitreousVirtuosa

11 ай бұрын

@@NSOcarthYou make a lot or assumptions about people who dont believe, it seems. Also, for the record, your god is in fact a genocidal maniac..so youre the one propping that up as the ruler of everything.

@maynardmckillen9228

8 ай бұрын

Hmmm...so this bigot is a...mutation?

@floppa_gamer1111

7 ай бұрын

@@JShepLord you recked that guy so much that he deleted his comments

30:58 "or the waste dump right next to the playground." I was just playing this for some background noise, and that just absolutely threw me for a loop.

Your channel has started popping up in my recommendeds (probably due to watching a mixture of science vids and atheist vids). I've seen 3 or 4 of your videos now and I'm subscribing! Raised in the church myself, I don't think I got to properly explore and learn about evolution. I'm excited to properly learn about it!

@darthtyranous4514

5 ай бұрын

Highly recommend Robert Sapolsky’s Stanford lectures on Behavioral Biology, always a fun watch :)) they’re on KZread just look up “Robert Sapolsky’s Stanford Lecture”

"If THEY are not a male or a female, what are THEY." That got me hard 😂

@nenmaster5218

Жыл бұрын

More Bigotry-Coverage (i promise its also fun, just like Valkai): Creaky Blinder, Some More News, Second Thought, Illuminaughtii, Emma Thorne.

@lifeontheledgerlines8394

Жыл бұрын

that part was honestly really funny and really saddening simultaneously

@Miglow

Жыл бұрын

Walking into the point and missing it

@characterblub

Жыл бұрын

As a they, I was like THAT. YOU SAID IT BOYO

@va941

Жыл бұрын

@@characterblub why they?

The "let's actually give gay people the death penalty" opinion is a rare one to see someone actually say out loud

@Kate-uo5zv

6 ай бұрын

Not so much. It happens daily. Every where.

@naxy7741

6 ай бұрын

@@Kate-uo5zvand it’s sad it is.

@juliamira9621

5 ай бұрын

Not to mention that, as a farmer, I've had gay roosters, sheep, and even a dog. Obviously sinners.

@ckwilli8142

5 ай бұрын

@@juliamira9621im gay so this isn’t coming from a place of disbelief, but how do you determine that in your animals?

@floppyseizure8615

5 ай бұрын

This guy is so anti-gay, it's giving me the feeling that he is gay himself.

Watching someone having fun doing something that they enjoy, particularly when it's nerdy, is my absolute favorite. Forrest rocked that base pair calculation! He should watch me talk baseball or football stats with my friends lol.

"Nothing can penetrate diamonds because they're the toughest subatomic particles in nature." 😂 This is one of the funniest things I've heard in quite a while. It brings me back to the good old days, back in school, learning about protons, neutrons, electrons, and diamonds, the strongest of all of course being the diamonds. Fun times.

@steve66em1

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. 😂 I may well have inflicted a permanent hand imprint on my face when I heard that. 🤦

@tomasmickus6254

2 жыл бұрын

its like that meme where "I use smart words to sound more photosinthesys" :D

@ollieb8738

2 жыл бұрын

Why doesn’t diamond, the strongest subatomic particle, simply eat the others?

@grampadeal

2 жыл бұрын

Reminded me of this ancient bit of internet history (diamond car vs diamond wall): i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/001/785/1148550915225.jpg

@sholahverassa8582

2 жыл бұрын

That was the second time in this video when I thought to myself: this guy can't be serious, right? The existence of such a moron indeed makes me question the efficiency of the natural selection, so I guess he achieved his goals by making me doubt it.

I’m the autistic mother to an autistic adult son, and his hateful comment about Downs Syndrome and Autism being “negative” mutations made me so angry and simultaneously so grateful for Forrest being such a thoughtful scientist. Thank you, Forrest, for your kind words of contempt and disdain when you took the time to debunk his hateful lies. You are so good at making people feel seen and accepted, even appreciated, for being exactly who they are, and I hope you know what a balm that is for the people you are talking about.

@thekwjiboo

8 ай бұрын

I'm autistic also, and my natural way to stim is exercise. If there are weights around (I keep dumbells all over the place) I'll grab em and go to town, if there aren't I'll just start slamming out push-ups or sit-ups. Because of this, I would love to see this guy come tell me to my face how my autism is a genetic curse caused by mankind's sin. He can talk all sort of shit when he's all safe and comfy on his couch spewing ignorant hate into a camera.

@Christi_the_Mac

8 ай бұрын

@@thekwjiboo I would buy tickets to see that show. And bring popcorn ☺️ What a cool and useful stim to have! I knit and listen to documentary podcasts about history, language and science. Not very useful, except for anyone who needs hats or slippers, lol.

@Jeewanu216

6 ай бұрын

On behalf of struggling autists, thank you for being the mother your son deserves, especially when dealing with the same.

@NiloQuest

6 ай бұрын

@@Christi_the_MacCool stim!!! My friend made me a blanket years ago and I sleep with it every day. It provides a level of comfort unmatched and knowing they spent all that time on it just for me reminds me I’m worth effort! Your stim is very useful lol people you make things for will be forever grateful. Being able to create things is super cool and has unintended side effects you may not know! Like your friends being super grateful you’re here

@Christi_the_Mac

6 ай бұрын

@@NiloQuest thank you so much for your kind validation of my stim! It goes beyond a hobby, lol, and it’s really an addiction. But the plus side of this addiction is everyone gets something fuzzy for holidays/birthdays! 😂 You’re very kind to remind me that people may be more appreciative of my gifts than I think they would be.

I didn't know you've talked to Creaky! I'd love to see some more content with you guys!

you're *really* good at this, man.

I wish every science teacher was as passionate as Forrest about what they are teaching

@slevinchannel7589

2 жыл бұрын

Many are; so dont sto phere please.

@jayandremcmurtry7331

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I love science but all my science classes were taught be people with degrees is finance lol

@joelonsdale

2 жыл бұрын

@@slevinchannel7589 Your English teacher obviously wasn't putting the effort in!

@venerexate1841

2 жыл бұрын

@@slevinchannel7589 my brain had a stroke reading that.

@ParanormalEncyclopedia

2 жыл бұрын

@@slevinchannel7589 whatever percentage of science teachers are as passionate about educating kids properly we could use more.

As a lesbian atheist we're only a little over a minute in and I already fear this man. The joy and excitement on his face for his beliefs when he describes execution - killing and murder endorsed by the government if we're being accurate - for gay people is nothing less than abominable. The man looks so young as well. This combined with the political climate of the state I'm living in makes me feel nauseous. All I want to do is love and be loved and he believes that his god believes I am deserving of eternal torture and for me to no longer deserve the gift of life. This is something people say to pedophiles, r*pe, and beastiality, not consenting adults who respect one another.

@pm1660

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget his infinite hypocrisy when they want to sell "God" as all loving being but he says that "God" hates certain people that IT supposedly has created. They contradict themselves so much, yet people still listen to douchbgas like Matt Powell and Hovid and the lot.

@DCronk-qc6sn

Жыл бұрын

There are more decent people than evil ones. The good news is that fewer and fewer are doing the "gawd" thing. Therefore, fewer evil people. They are loud but few.

@Kimmie6772

Жыл бұрын

@@jaxsonlee10 he is more of a symbol of my fear than fearing him in his own right. You would expect talk like this coming from older generations. My fear is in how many people can say that they dont have much issue in what he is saying.

@JimmyHey

Жыл бұрын

That one sentence about murder endorsed by the government reminds me of a police interrogation I've recently watched where the cop asked a potential suspect if he believed that killing someone is wrong. You know to gauge if that suspect is capable of understanding the morality of what he was alleged of. All I could think was "Well the american government seems to be okay with it, they're killing people all the time, they STILL have the death penalty in some states." Apart from that, I hope you know that you're appreciated and that your life is valued and worth living even if there are insane people like that guy who try to tell you otherwise. Don't give their words any value.

@Espion-

Жыл бұрын

@@jaxsonlee10 It's really just the knowledge that he *would* harm us if he could. That if he somehow was in power we could be killed. Just a reminder that these people still exist, so it brings with it the fear of living in a world where they get their way

"The waste dump right next tot he playground"? I had not caught that before! I love it! 😀

15:56 the music begins in the “calculating the dna depreciation” part. I just enjoy listening to this explanation (and the music)

I remember as a teenager, I started talking about all the engineering compromises that make up human biology and a teacher getting extremely upset because I was "criticizing God".

@shadowrylander

Жыл бұрын

​@@summerlovinxx "Which hell?" 😹 Best response, in my opinion.

@nellymurkthewitch

Жыл бұрын

Welp, the bastard deserves some criticism to be honest, lol

@spaceman081447

Жыл бұрын

Good for you!

@praiseboognish1979

Жыл бұрын

I sure hope that didn’t happen in an American public school.

@hifibrony

Жыл бұрын

Well, it's just like criticizing Batman, Daffy Duck or any other fictional character, so what's the big deal?

I'm Autistic and I really appreciate you not just mentioning things like, that its not a disease to be cured etc and that you left resources and actively encouraging people to look into it and include us in the conversation. We are so often talked over, and not included in conversations about us (partialy, or Completely) and its just a breath of fresh air. Thank you!

@DneilB007

2 жыл бұрын

There’s an idea that autism might be part of a millennia-old attempt to deal with newborn crania being larger than the birth canal can safely accommodate. For the past 10,000 years or so, our cranial capacity has been decreasing. Some recent studies have linked ASD with a smaller head at birth than the average, with an accelerated growth rate that starts earlier than average, such that both populations end up with similar head sizes in early childhood. It’s theorized that autism might be a symptom of the brain growth during the attachment period (when neurotypical brains are not growing at a significant rate). That in turn makes growing those neural pathways more metabolically expensive than with a neurotypical brain, making those processes more difficult. Yep, that does make us mutants. Perhaps we are the early progenitors of Homo superior (shoutout to Prof X & Magneto).

@FishyTheKobold

2 жыл бұрын

@@DneilB007 I'm a mutant? Cool 😎

@winkstack6410

Жыл бұрын

@@DneilB007 that's interesting - I've never heard of that before, might look into it

@jrojala

Жыл бұрын

What was it Mystique said? Oh right, “Mutant and Proud!”

@rabidporcupine0

Жыл бұрын

@@DneilB007 Damn, wish I'd gotten the power to control metal instead of the power to not carry a conversation long enough to get through a job interview.

As someone who's part of the lgbtq+ community, who has many friends who are part of the community as well, im terrified by the existence of people like Matt

"Matt Powell a difficult person to underestimate" classic 😂😂😂

By Matt’s logic, since the word “astronaut” comes from the latin “astrum” meaning “star” and “nauta” meaning “sailor,” someone who is a sailor on the ocean inherently has all the necessary qualifications to be an astronaut. Making a pun doesn’t mean you made a point.

@metroplexprime9901

2 жыл бұрын

Since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins all went to the moon, they are therefore all Sailor Moon.

@rickkwitkoski1976

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@marianmeletlidiscrap

2 жыл бұрын

Those latin words come from greek, astrum comes from άστρο, which means star, and nauta comes from ναύτης, which means sailor. But other than that, your point still stands

@whatabouttheearth

2 жыл бұрын

Why does the term Star Sailor make me want to listen to the band Styx?

@duetopersonalreasonsaaaaaa

2 жыл бұрын

@@metroplexprime9901 alright who's gonna make the fanart. I can't die without seeing this

Always love when "Disgusted Forrest" makes an appearance. This man genuinely cares, and is not afraid to show his disgust and disappointment whenever someone grossly misrepresents science to try and prop up a horrid agenda. Keep up the fight Forrest, love your work

@lidbass

2 жыл бұрын

Depends what you are disgusted about. If you are disgusted about a homophobe who masquerades as a teacher and leader while deliberately lying and misrepresenting the very thing he argues against, who manipulates people he is supposed to be responsible to, and who glories in his own appalling ignorance then that is perfectly fine.

@charleshadley1468

2 жыл бұрын

@Fk Yu A serious and honest answer to your response, that may or may not have been a bit of a joke, I hate how difficult it is to figure out time through text. Forrest here spends most of his time trying to keep things light-heard and fun. The slip to disgust feels genuine because of it, and even in this video he went back to his fun tone after he said what needed to be said. For my part, as I am the one who posted it, that is my standard, and it isn't doubled. Seeing a genuine slip of disgust and anger from someone who tried to keep things positive and fun is something I applaud because it adds depth and makes the whole thing feel more like a true and genuine thing. If that is similar to how you would display disgust towards people like Matt Powell, then I applaud you as well. 😁

@charleshadley1468

2 жыл бұрын

@@lidbass Absolutely. Completely random thought, but wouldn't it be fun (read horrifying) if Matt Powell and Kirk Cameron did a collab?

@lidbass

2 жыл бұрын

@@charleshadley1468 We could have a competition to see who manages to say the most stupid things. My money is on Powell, but it's a very close call!

@charleshadley1468

2 жыл бұрын

@@lidbass They're definitely both Olympic level ridiculous. Kirk, with his Crocoduck pictures, is a very low bar for Matt to try and get under, though. Granted, Matt likes to site sources that actively disprove what he's saying, so it would be a tough competition. Maybe one of them would say something so stupid it shakes the other to their core, though...

My son is autistic and was diagnosed at the age of six. My dad has the same symptoms and personality and is 74 and has never been diagnosed.

I found your wife doing a deep dive on hominids, after watching the documentary on the Rising star cave. Amazing video...a must watch.

As someone with a computational math degree, I am still crying laughing over your number crunching in the generations to show just how silly Matt's claims are, that was fantastic!

@mr.mcbeavy1443

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, though I would say his number of generations is low. He used what he said was their life expectancy 2,000 years ago (25 yrs.) as a factor while the correct factor would be the average age of procreation 2,000 years ago, (15?). Getting older going forward.

@alexalbuquerquerodriguesal108

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jonathanking88 Yep, and english isn't exactly the center of all languages. For example, in portuguese the phrase "holy crap" isn't a expression if translated literally (santa merda), but taking a few liberties with the translation to find an actual expression that fits would "puta merda" ("fucking shit" or "bitch shit" in english, which isn't a expression in english, at least It's not something I ever heard).

@cobrasys

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexalbuquerquerodriguesal108 I've always translated "holy crap" as "meu caralho" or something similar, which is even farther from the literal translation. 😆

@alexalbuquerquerodriguesal108

2 жыл бұрын

@@cobrasys Hahaha, I forgot that one, very well put. I think It works even better than the ones I presented.

@alexalbuquerquerodriguesal108

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jonathanking88 Well I may or may not have seen the video yet and couldn't get the joke exactly, but based upon some other arguments based upon language It boiled down to "my language says X therefore this valid/true" (kinda cuss the name of the fella allegelly upstairs and performing blasphemy), but It always fails to account for any other languages that doesn't the exact same expression present. That was the point really, pretty tangential as you put It.

As an autistic person, I loved both your deep dive into the numbers based on that wack model of losing DNA every generation and also you comparing me to a chocolate chip cookie. 🥰😋 "Error doesn't necessarily mean bad, it just means different. And different can be good." -Forrest

@ravenblackwing7888

5 ай бұрын

We need more people like Forrest

@ThatBlondeRecluse

5 ай бұрын

I, too, am an Autistic cookie. I love this comparison & I will be using it moving forward.

@steveOCalley

5 ай бұрын

In fact, being “different” more likely leads to the survival of a species. It’s all about the environment where the species lives. What helps in one place is deleterious in another. Genes aren’t “good” or “bad.”

@SwenBoxum

4 ай бұрын

​@@ThatBlondeRecluseI'm going to start calling myself an autistic cookie when it comes up :)

When he called diamond a subatomic particle I laughed out loud

@Entomology314

18 күн бұрын

I know, right?

can we please take a moment and talk about that "only 27 proteins" thing? as a madical student i think this would make things a lot easier for me - i feel like it would also make it a bit challenging since we all would be pretty much dead.... but it would definitely save me a lot of time studying

I was honestly surprised and disgusted by Matt Powell’s incredibly evil and vile hatred of LGBTQ+ people. Thank you again, though, Forrest, for a thorough, informative, humane and even entertaining debunking of Powell’s video. Long live Reacteria!

@bryonjackson3209

2 жыл бұрын

Its sad and hateful, and I hope one day my LGTBQ+ friends can live without having to worry about people glibly suggesting they should be murdered by the state. Its sickening that he would even say that.

@n0etic_f0x

2 жыл бұрын

We can only be happy he is such a massive coward, he would not be the one to commit mass genocide it would be our government. Okay Matt... sure, you do know your idol Kent hates government yeah? Yet this is the most massive and insane government in the history of all time. They may need some taxes to fund this but Kent does not like those. Oh fun fact Kent is a sovereign citizen that believes laws are illegal and that he lives as the lord of the nation of Florida. I know how insane that sounds but I typed that correctly.

@EBDavis111

2 жыл бұрын

Why were you surprised? Have you ever met a fundamentalist evangelical who wasn't a bigot?

@n0etic_f0x

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryonjackson3209 we are just so powerful that at least 15 countries have to outlaw us.

@danielkirienko1701

2 жыл бұрын

He also has a giant inflatable banana in his backyard he calls Dr. Peel. I'm not making that up.

I'm an autistic adult and I thank you SO much for explaining how wrong he was about autism!! 🖤

Finally! I now know that diamonds are the toughest subatomic particles in nature 😂😂😂

@progressivedragon6664

3 ай бұрын

ikr.... dying over here😂😂😂😂

"The pope of poop must not be praised simply because I said holy crap, Matt!" Best. Sentence. Ever. 🤣🤣🤣

The final part sent me "And since evolution is false, that's why sin causes mutations" The most random claim i have heard

I am a long time watcher and enjoy watching your videos. I came across a video from one of your "favorite" people, Ray Comfort. He has a video called "Think the Bible Isn't Scientific?" by Living Waters, a Ray Comfort product. I would like to see you do a Reacteria episode on this video. Matthew Johnson

Experimental Immunologist here (PhD Candidate) This whole video drives me crazy. Thank you for explaining how the molecular biology works, in a way that is understandable. Good stuff.

@shanewilson7994

3 ай бұрын

I hope that very soon the door opens, and you are greeting with "Doctor" and they shake your hand.

I love how poor Forrest can't even keep a straight face/stop cracking up while discussing the genetic calculations lmao

@nenmaster5218

Жыл бұрын

Bigotry-Video-Essays: "Some More News"! I shall spam this comment in the clumsy attempt to fight Bigotry.

I laughed out loud during the lead-up - “…[T]he word ‘it’ is degrading to another human. But if they’re not male or female, what are THEY?” He answered his own question… 🤦‍♀️

@LimeyLassen

10 ай бұрын

THEY 😂😂

@undrwatropium3724

10 ай бұрын

😂😂

@furballscave4431

9 ай бұрын

and some people use it/its

@luminousdragon

8 ай бұрын

When i heard that i paused the video and scrolled to the comments, I figured it had the be one of the main things being commented on lol

@vulpes7079

7 ай бұрын

Some people do use it/its. I did for a while lol

21:39 exactly my reaction when he sprouted his abelism and eugenics.

Great video overall. This guy needed a good debunking. I also did not know Downs Syndrome is generally not hereditable! I love learning stuff!

"The word 'it' is degrading to a human, but if they're not a male or a female, what are they?" PRICELESS QUOTE from this guy 😂 Hmmm what are THEY, you say? THEY are such a mystery huh 👀👀👀

@moviez159

2 жыл бұрын

This!!!! Lmao I just burst out laughing. What an idiot

@hayuseen6683

2 жыл бұрын

“He’s got a point” Yeah, that point is to dehumanize.

@smilloww2095

2 жыл бұрын

@@hayuseen6683 Read his username lmao

@Thunder-Sky

2 жыл бұрын

I was still reeling from how wrong he was about natural selection, and then I got hit with that and I just..... can we make high-school science courses mandatory? or can we at least teach that material earlier in the curriculum? please?

@Callimo

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, I just got it. Powell just Mario jumps over the irony like a pro 🤣

As an autistic person (or person with autism - I use both), thank you for addressing the complexity of autism and talking about how many gaps exist in our understanding of it, and for calling out his disrespectful and uninformed bullshit. I am not surprised to see you handle it respectfully and with accurate, detailed information, but I still appreciate it.

@supermasterball1

2 жыл бұрын

I most definitely agree with you on this as fellow person with autism(it's my preferred term but I do use autistic person from time to time). Especially when the guy he is reacting to literally said Autism is a disease which it isn't. I'm proud to be on the spectrum and do not see any part of myself is fundamentally wrong about me.

@chiisuigintou

2 жыл бұрын

I'm unsure if I should be proud of what I am, who I am, or whatever. When it comes to it, society as a whole, is one big boll of egocentric, toxic, maniacs who will talk down to you, to anyone who looks, thinks, or acts different than themselves sadly, such bs, only ads to that.,. I wish I could've went to a normal school, however, people with autism are pushed into a "special school", within Belgium, so when it comes to my education, I know almost nothing,

@supermasterball1

2 жыл бұрын

@@chiisuigintou I'll first state there is nothing wrong with you, being autistic is just one part of who you are not the whole thing. The reason I am proud to be who I am is to battle the stereotypes and show to other autistic individuals there is nothing wrong with them. I live in the US so I don't know the state of things in Belgium. But even here stuff like ableism and infantilization are still major issues even though I have been lucky to avoid most of it. I don't want to sound like I truely know your situation but I would suggest on trying to learn what ever interests you and maybe reach out to an online community of people with Autism.

@vagabondsentinel

2 жыл бұрын

@@chiisuigintou I am neither proud of nor ashamed of who I am. I simply am. Some things about me, I can change, but many, I can't. It's taken me a long time to come to terms with that, and honestly, my diagnosis has helped me recognize what I've been unfairly harsh with myself over and given me an avenue to come to terms with those things and learn more effective ways to help myself. I wasn't diagnosed until adulthood, so I attended public schools throughout my youth and went through the standard curriculum along side everyone else, which ... well, it certainly came with its own fair share of complications, but it was a standard education. It sucks that your education was lacking.

@dyamonde9555

2 жыл бұрын

@@vagabondsentinel i basically have the same lifestory. went through public schools, which actually worked quite well if you don't count all the "being bullied", until university where i horribly crashed and burned. Got my diagnosis when i was about 36, and since then things have finally started making sense. I am now a happy statistical prop.

I appreciate the info on autism, i have autism but honestly i still dont know that much about it, despite the seeming contradiction there, so thanks!

Dude am religious, but man I can’t help but just gravitate at those detailed explanations.. It’s just so incredible how the world works And the very niche scientific explanations are just so fucking cool to me to learn about, albeit I kinda couldn’t study em as much as I would’ve liked in school

@XEndlessSteelX

4 ай бұрын

Good luck on your travels through skepticism ❤

@craigmorgan7558

3 ай бұрын

Geology and Astronomy are pretty fricking cool too.

I loved Forrest’s last comment: “Matt is a difficult person to underestimate.”

@crendler9912

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah definitely

@mariastevens6406

Жыл бұрын

🤣😂

@alecsnider3225

Жыл бұрын

Such a brilliant non-compliment :)

@brichavez1415

Жыл бұрын

Feel like he's mastered passive-aggressiveness

@parallax256

Жыл бұрын

5:22 Ayyo?

He literally says diamonds are subatomic particles. Stupidity indeed has no confidence issues. 2:15 "do you think code can write itself?" - Yes, it can. In fact it's so well-known it has its own name: metaprogramming.

@Mr_Reaps25

Жыл бұрын

Oh that's neat about code programming itself

@phillyphakename1255

Жыл бұрын

Not only can programs write programs, I had a professor in college who designed a program that could autonomously design both software and hardware, and update itself as more data comes in to further optimize the design. He was actually a physics professor who needed it as a filter to reject obviously uninteresting data from one of the CERN super collider experiments, so they didn't have to waste compute capacity analyzing uninteresting data. Make it machine learning to figure out what might be interesting, and make that algorithm baked directly into the hardware. Pretty crazy stuff.

@traildude7538

Жыл бұрын

@@phillyphakename1255 That reminds me of a robot intended to inspect steel bridges and find any flaws from corrosion, metal fatigue, etc. They tried writing code to do the things that human bridge inspectors do but ran up against the problem that the human inspectors couldn't describe how they could tell something was wrong well enough to put into code. So they threw that out and started with what senses the inspectors used -- sight, touch, hearing -- and provided the robots with instruments to reproduce those senses. Then they wrote code that enabled the robot to use those instruments and to follow along as one superb inspector did his work, and let the robot compare its data to the inspectors' results and write its own algorithms for matching those results. Dozens of bridge inspectors later, the robot was 98% as accurate as the human inspector, so the researchers gave it other sensors and let it work with the data those generated and also set it to working with other bridge inspectors. Dozens more bridge inspections later the robot was a better inspector than any individual human inspector and was finding flaws that human inspectors didn't.

@TheNinthGenerarion

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr_Reaps25 and evolutionary algorithms, they’re really interesting

"diamonds are the toughest subatomic particles found in nature" I too like to use big words to sound more photosynthesis.

Saying that Autism is more frequent those days is like saying that medieval knight didn't have ptsd...

When creationists ask: "It's natural selection, so who is doing the selecting" The term "natural selection" literally gives you the answer, it's selection through natural processes. Just like how "artificial selection" is selection through artificial processes.

@Bored_Overthinker

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Exactly!

@stephenolan5539

2 жыл бұрын

I think the heart of why Creationists reject Evolution is because it means we were not planned or intended. A lot of people can't understand a world where not everything is intentional. They can't handle the concept of randomness.

When he said “what are they?” I laughed in the most painful way I could

@jerrylong6238

Жыл бұрын

I have got to have a T-shirt with If They are not male or female what are They on it. And the answer on the back should be you have 3 guesses, the first don't count.

@killakanzgaming

Жыл бұрын

@@jerrylong6238 Make the shirt, with lots of light-studded arrows pointing to "They"

@willthewhale8021

Жыл бұрын

@@jerrylong6238 I love that. I might steal it and get it printed on a shirt myself.

This guy can read a fraction of several articles on surgery and then feel confident to go perform it.

@marknieuweboer8099

4 ай бұрын

Too much effort. Reading a handful of titles without understanding them would be do for him.

@shanewilson7994

4 ай бұрын

Hah, you think Matt can read.

@guilhermecastro9893

3 ай бұрын

​@@shanewilson7994ya i dont think matt has enough mental faculties to read...certainly cant understand if does know how to read...the man is solely unfamiliat with education

I, as an autistic adult, had to grow up and go into the world surrounded by this mentality when I lived in the south and it really scarred me. When I finally got out of there I was amazed at being in a world where you didn't have to hide what you literally were and couldn't control from everyone. Not having to be in constant fear that no one will help you because they don't believe that there are certain things that you just can't do.

As an autistic, trans and intersex person thanks for the debunk. I'm a big science enthusiast and it's really comforting to know there's people out there with us fighting bigotry. Great vid, the bit about poor human design made me laugh.

@bigwendigo2253

2 жыл бұрын

I’m only a straight white person, but it gets really disappointing and frightening with the hateful things I see on social media. These people have army’s of believers and brigadiers.

@StratMatt777

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigwendigo2253 Are there really "armies of believers in hate" or does social media just make it look like there are more than there are? (Of course, if you live in the Bible belt you're kinda screwed!)

@v0id_d3m0n

2 жыл бұрын

damn you really got all the struggles

@v0id_d3m0n

2 жыл бұрын

@@StratMatt777 porobably a very vocal minority that's very concentrated in certain areas. the reason i say this is there have been surveys done about trans ppl, and apparently ~2/3 of the participants were indiffernet/ supportive, but it sure doesn't feel like it online. maybe because those lonely angry dissenters have to fill the void with internet points or something

@StratMatt777

2 жыл бұрын

@@v0id_d3m0n The more dysfunctional a person's psychology is, the more likely they are to be bitter and isolated (nobody wants to be around their negativity), so they have nowhere to go but the internet. Also, happy content people have no motivation to make videos about anything- especially not about things they are upset about. The people who feel strongly enough to make a video about something they are mad about ARE a minority, but because they put stuff up on the internet they are over-represented, compared to how many bigoted assholes there really actually are. It's all a matter of perception.

I'm a lesbian, and I've seen a lot of homophobia online, I've seen and laughed at and made fun of a lot of really horrifying statements, but occasionally there will be one that gets me genuinely afraid, and this guy's speech on gay people was one of those. I know that he's in the vast minority and has very little power, but it's still terrifying to think that if he was in power or had control over the legal system, I could be killed at literally any time by my government. I'm young and so fortunately never had to live through worse times, but it's still amazing to me that same-sex marriage wasn't even legal until what, 2015? I'm rambling but my point is how genuinely uncomfortable and nervous these people make me, knowing I'm looking at someone who would kill me if he could without consequences. It makes me all the more grateful for what you do here, Forrest. I've learned a ton from you and it honestly means a lot that you can stand up to this type of bullshit at the same time. Keep doing what you're doing, I'll keep watching.

@jrojala

Жыл бұрын

These preachers and pastors are making it very scary for us... Have you seen all the recent ranting about “witches?” I’m a LGBTQ+ midwife that offers education and self-directed maternity care. I focus my practice to LGBTQ+ and other underserved minority populations and as I recall, we were often on the hit list right along with the people we serve… I’ve only recently received flack about a article from 2009 where I refer to “the pregnant person” and “chestfeeding” while talking about a non-binary client of mine. Using gender-neutral terms, something I’ve done for over a decade, is suddenly offensive? Why do they care? Honestly? Why?

@ReiperX

Жыл бұрын

And, unfortunately, same sex marriage is being threatened once more due to bigotry.

@marknieuweboer8099

Жыл бұрын

@ Espion and Jrojala: Rene Girard answered your question with the scapegoat principle. Bigots like MattP always use it to gain power and keep control. The bitter irony is that Girard's research turned him into a christian, because Jesus was the ultimate scapegoat - the same Jesus christian bigots claim to follow.

@brucemibus9523

Жыл бұрын

Fear mongers like Matt Powell have turned off their listening function in order to output the garbage they have been programmed with. Religion has no place in deciding whether an individual is worthwhile, that is only for the individual to muse upon and NOBODY ELSE!

@DarkNetLurker

Жыл бұрын

@@jrojala the reason is both simple and slightly convoluted. Popularity. See biblical Christians are prohibited from having a political stance but back in the 1980s the Christian world went from pro choice (their God was pro abortion) to pro life and with strongly anti gay and black (being racist is against the Bible see Book of Roman's 'let no man be called uncommon or unclean') This latched onto the triple K Christian identity which was very far from the peaceful Christianity of Pastor Martin Luther King. They are upholding a old anti minority heretical Christianity to appeal to the middle class white Christian world. The term for these is "Christian Nationalist" an odd idea since Jesus was a communist. Fascists pick an enemy that they can fight forever, and LGBT people will always exist. The perfect immortal enemy for the Fascists, preaching a gospel that strongly disagrees with everything they claim it says.