New Religulous Video Clip

Posted on Friday, August 8th, 2008 at 4:00 pm by: Peter Sciretta

MSN has a new clip from Larry Charles’ Religulous, Bill Maher’s comic journey to understand organized religion. In the new clip, Maher argues with a Senator about the scientific stance on evolution.

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Tatsui Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 4:05 pm

It seems like this movie is just going to be about him bashing other peoples religions, thinking it makes him look smart.

Vobe Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 4:13 pm

haha! i love the look on the guys face when he realises what he’s just said.

mayhemstudios Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

Bill Maher used to be mildly funny. Over the years, he has become a mean and bitter person.

MrSawyer Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 4:20 pm

I can’t wait for this movie. And no Tatsui, he’s not doing this to make himself look smart. He’s doing this so people realize how ridiculous religion is. Any intelligent person would have to admit evolution didn’t begin with Adam & Eve with a talking snake. Then again, like the senator said “You don’t have to pass an IQ test to be in the senate.”

Zach Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

This documentary is going to be awesome, even if it is more of a polemic than a dissection. The problem is that the people who need to see this movie - namely those who are still deeply under the influence of religion - are never going to want to see it. Even Maher himself refers to his comedy routines as “masturbation”.

ifthenwhy Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

“It seems like this movie is just going to be about him bashing other peoples religions, thinking it makes him look smart.”

Well It does make him look smart doesn’t it. Although Im not sure that’s so difficult when he’s talking to people who believe in talking snakes.

Captain Awesome Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

Still waiting for cable.

Tatsui Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

@ MrSawyer
I’m not religious, but I do believe some people need religion. It’s like a cushion for people to lean on, if they’re in tough times. But, it does seem like he is only going to show his views.

MrSawyer Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

I hear ya Tatsui. But I really think that this is a personal issue fro Bill himself. I mean it’s in his comedy act all the time. To him there is no middle ground. You either do or don’t believe it in it. If he showed it any other way it would contradict what he’s trying to do. The whole religion giving comfort aspect I think is a whole other topic.

Hunter Stephenson Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 4:39 pm

I cannot fathom why it has taken 100s of years (1,000s? I dunno, I’m just a blogger), to realize that millions of adults believe that Superman is real. Thank somebody for YouTube and accountability.

People laugh at 30 year olds who believe in Santa (which would make a great reality show) but people who believe that all “good humans” will suddenly be sucked up into the heavens before the Anti-Christ arrives are taken seriously, even by our government?

This is why people do drugs (except for Seth Rogen, who gets rich).

kapitan Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 5:09 pm

@hunter
“I cannot fathom why it has taken 100s of years (1,000s? I dunno, I’m just a blogger), to realize that millions of adults believe that Superman is real. Thank somebody for YouTube and accountability.”

i havnt got a clue what you are talking about, superman isnt even 100 years old, so i dont know how any of that makes sense. haha

Jason Miller Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 5:12 pm

I’d like to see the un-edited version of that interview. I’d put $10 down that says Maher laughed when the Senator told the joke.

Stevo Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

This is a movie I really can’t wait to see. It’s so fantastic.

I don’t mind Maher’s “mean” approach, we have to start taking action. People don’t HAVE to be idiots. And if you think convincing yourself it’s okay to believe in something with no evidence whatsoever and to allow that to influence decisions that affect other people isn’t wrong, you’re an idiot too. Let beliefs be beliefs, and may they rule the world of your mind, they should affect nothing in the world of fact. But as they like to say, “people can be saved.” Maher’s doing the right thing.

The USA needs to add one more target to the “war on drugs” - religion.

egyptnation Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 5:21 pm

“You don’t need to pass an IQ test to be in the Senate.” Zing!

Raerth Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 5:47 pm

This look over-edited, in a very bad way.

I’m not religious myself and probably agree with most of the sentiments of the film, but this style of filming does no one any favors.

Shawn Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 5:49 pm

Why is it so idiotic to have a different opinion on life and where we came from. Believing in God is no more crazy than believing there was a huge explosion and it all just came together to be so perfect and intricate to where we are today. I am not saying either was is right or wrong, what I am saying is that it is extremely hypocritical to say one is totally stupid and lacking any basic thought while the other is the answer to our existence.

I think we will someday find that both sides are wrong and it’s something totally different, but until I know that for a fact I am going to live my life and let everyone else live theres without trying to shit on what they believe.

Haplo Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 6:13 pm

@Shawn
It’s idiotic because we have no proof whatsoever of any raligion, god, belief or talking snake. Nor any of that can explain the universe we see and experience.

Science, on the other hand, can explain the things that we see, can predict events on the future based on certain rules, laws and theories and ultimately: science is our best attempt at the truth.

Certainly believing in god doesn’t make you an idiot per se, but elevating religion to the level of sciente does.

Haplo Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 6:15 pm

And Shawn, there’s nothing “perfect” on the universe we see. Complicated? Sure thing. But perfect? That’s when you start sliding into the Intelligent Design cults.

Robert Gills Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 6:30 pm

That edit was so fake. Maher makes his smile go down and they cut to the other guy doing the same. 10 bucks says that was totally taken out of the order in which it happened.

But what do I know, I’m no senator.

mike Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 7:02 pm

“Believing in God is no more crazy than believing there was a huge explosion and it all just came together to be so perfect and intricate to where we are today.”

The problem with that statement is how fundamentally it misunderstands our place in the the universe. We are one tiny planet in a galaxy of over 200 billion stars, which is one of over 100 billion galaxies.

What’s really more reasonable? That, within this vastness, and over a period of billions of years, life managed, in at least one place, to arise and evolve. . . . or that a magic man made an inconceivable vastness of planets and stars and galaxies, then picked the equivalent of a single grain of sand in the sahara, and sat around for 13 billion years before making some people to talk to him?

Lion-o Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 7:31 pm

Why are atheists, always “dull” and unenthusiastic. Bill Maher, Chris Hitchens,George Carlin, Patton Oswald , Marilyn Manson are all assholes and “dullards” who challenge everything, the goverment, God, other ppl. They could use a lil’ religion……………or a charisma implant

Where do they find you ppl! Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

God is a entity, he’s that emtion you feel when your laughin , or you eat a good meal or drink a cold of water when your exhausted that “ahhhh” feeling” . Atheists will never feel that kind of joy. God is a “feeling” a “spirit” that you have to be “spiritual” to feel ( which atheists don’t seem to grasp because they are to busy disrespecting it.) They make him out to be some old white man w/ a bushy beard . You don’t see AIR but how do you know it’s there?….because you FEEL it. Don’t knock it until unless you know why it’s inspired so many of the greatest ppl ( and vaillainous , true) but GREATEST painters, MUSICIANS, SCULPTORS, MATYRS, PHILOSOPHERS, BUILDINGS , MONUMENTS of all-time

Captain Awesome Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

Lion-o,

Eat shit for even putting Carlin in the same sentence as Maher and Manson.

You god damned furry.

TESTEMENT Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 7:42 pm

True “where^” , that’s what atheists don’t seem to GET.

BA Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 7:57 pm

You may think Christianity provides a laughable testimony to the origins of mankind. You may not proclaim that naturalistic science has a better solution. The two most cogent answers provided by the latter group (with a straight face) are abiogenesis and aliens - both of which are supported by no evidence and require an incredible amount of faith. “Religion is stupid and naturalistic science is getting better. One day, it will give us the answers…” I see, trusting in the naturally unseen and untestable, ah, more faith.

Normal Person Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 8:28 pm

God is a concept for the “developly mental disabled”

You can not handle reality. Your brains do not understand the concept. You are what we call “mentally challenged.” I’m sorry if that upsets you… but its true. Don’t start slapping the side of your heads … Charlie Babbet is NOT making a joke.. this is serious.
In layman’s terms.. You are all fucking retarded.
The sooner you realize this … the better.
I for one am not going to tolerate your fantasy world any longer.

The Dude Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 8:31 pm

Hunter is God.

Kode Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 8:55 pm

You know.. I pretty much sure that I am God

Jelohac Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 9:22 pm

Thank god for Bill Maher.

Kip Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 9:27 pm

I am an atheist and I could care less what anyone else thinks or believes, as long as they don’t care what I think or believe. If they want to make an issue out of it, then we can debate and they can look stupid. People like to group us atheist into one big group, but were just as distinct as Christians are. Some of us keep to ourselves and let it slide when our puma’s get stepped on, and then theres Bill Maher. In a way I respect that he’s out there standing up for us and going after those that would inflict us with their believes (prayer in school, state religion, ten commandments in the DQ.) I think the message is effective both ways, but sometimes it doesn’t hurt that the big boot of mean is accompanying the message

Mr. Anderson_dvdplay.wordpress.com Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 10:16 pm

I really don’t understand why some Christians in the US find so hard to believe in evolution and to realize that Adam and Eve are just a metaphore to explain the creation to a bunch of people that did not have the cientific background we have today.

I live in Chile, I’m a Catholic and I can’t possibly imagine a Christian politician in my country saying that he denies evolution… that’s like denying gravity!

Greyson Says:

August 8th, 2008 at 11:34 pm

Does anyone else think that Bill Maher looks like Alan Rickman from Galaxy Quest?

Dan Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 12:11 am

comparing evolution to gravity??? One: You can prove gravity, go drop a rock. Two, unless you have a time machine or written record (and we don’t have either) you can’t prove evolution. And last, the Evolutionary theory changes pretty much on a daily bases . . .hence the word theory.

Liz Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 1:13 am

Dan - gravity is a theory that best explains the behavior of many things, including a rock when you drop it. Dropping a rock does not “prove” anything. Gravity is a theory, much like evolution, and if you don’t understand the concept of a scientific theory you should probably look it up. It’s not the same thing as the pedestrian definition of a “theory.”

Captain Awesome Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 1:46 am

Thank God for Cthulhu!

Rob Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 3:30 am

It’s disturbing when people put their dogmatic word-of-mouth belief before any rational theory based on scientific evidence. *Shudder*

Still, I would imagine the vast majority of Christians worldwide are better educated & more “of the world” than the fundamentalist minority, who prefer a literal interpretation of a text which has been written retrospectively, revised, recompiled and edited over hundreds of years.

Max Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 7:37 am

The look on the guy’s face after he said the thing about the IQ test:

:) -> Wait, what?

Rocha Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 7:54 am

Imagine this….if some of you actually took to heart other people’s beliefs and held them as high in regard as your own.

Also….that doesn’t mean you have to compromise your beliefs.

Religion = the word comes from the prefix re(to return, do again, come back to) and the roots legione/ligare(connect, be a part of something bigger, group).

Essentially religion is the way back to finding who you are, coming back to your center, living you essence (or the attempt).

Even atheism is a religion people.

Religion has absolutely nothing to do with God.

Live and let live if at all possible.

Like the great prophet Bob Marley said,

“So much trouble in the world

Bless my eyes this morning
Jah sun is on the rise once again
The way earthly thin’s are goin’
Anything can happen.

You see men sailing on their ego trip,
Blast off on their spaceship,
Million miles from reality:
No care for you, no care for me.

So much trouble in the world;
So much trouble in the world.
All you got to do: give a little (give a little),
Give a little (give a little), give a little (give a little)!
One more time, ye-ah! (give a little) Ye-ah! (give a little)
Ye-ah! (give a little) Yeah!

So you think you’ve found the solution,
But it’s just another illusion!
(So before you check out this tide),
Don’t leave another cornerstone
Standing there behind, eh-eh-eh-eh!
We’ve got to face the day;
(Ooh) Ooh-wee, come what may:
We the street people talkin’,
Yeah, we the people strugglin’.

Now they sitting on a time bomb; (Bomb-bomb-bomb! Bomb-bomb-bomb!)
Now I know the time has come: (Bomb-bomb-bomb! Bomb-bomb-bomb!)
What goes on up is coming on down, (Bomb-bomb-bomb! Bomb-bomb-bomb!)
Goes around and comes around. (Bomb-bomb-bomb! Bomb-bomb-bomb!)

So much trouble in the world”

ONE LOVE

Bob Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 9:52 am

@Rocha
I hope you’re holding anti racial and homophobic beliefs just as high as your own, well unless you hold your own beliefs pretty low as is.
Also go to an evangelical church and tell them that religion has absolutely nothing to do with god, hope you only get called a heretic.
And atheism is not a religion, it’s a disbelief in god or gods, because I bet that your favorite hobby is NOT to collect stamps.

charlie Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 10:12 am

To that person who calls itself captainawesome:

Deuteronomy 5:11
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Psalms 139:20
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

Doctrine and Covenants 63:61-62
Wherefore, let all men beware how they take my name in their lips—
For behold, verily I say, that many there be who are under this condemnation, who use the name of the Lord, and use it in vain, having not authority.

wchn Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 10:15 am

I’m not a believer but:
the talking snake? It wasn’t a snake before God told the thing it was a snake. It was an undefined thing.

Daigo Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 10:15 am

OMG, you know what I come to this site for?

A debate about creation vs. evolution in the comments section!

Awesome! You guys rock!

Keep standing up for the forces of God and science in the comment section of a blog website! The future is counting on YOU!

igroveman Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 10:35 am

so… a snake could never be inhabited by a spirit and talk, but the human (or animal) eye could invent itself by spontaneously grasping and then becoming reactive to light in a way that sends electric signals to brain mass that produces sight.

The book of Romans says, “professing to be wise, they became fools and worshiped the creature rather than the Creator.”

Quite simple, really.

Captain Awesome Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

/film - Bringing out the nuts from both sides.

Seriously people, this is just another Maher production. It doesn’t deserve this kind of attention. You think that’s bad, wait until I fuck all your mothers corpses.

Hector N Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

What are atheists trying to convince people not to believe in God?? why don’t they just live their lives and realize people is free to believe in everything they want.

cLIFF Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

You know if you think about those who belive in evolution have to belive in some things they cant prove and questions they cant answer such as if we are decends of apes and evolution is survival of the fittest than why is that apes are still around. The very fact that they are looking for the missing link mean they have faith that it is out ther even though thet cant prove it exists

Captain Awesome Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 5:39 pm

I find it funnier and funnier that Aethiests seem to be wrangling themselves into an actual “group” with a belief system, tellings others what not to buy into. But I’ve been noticing this more and more with the Aetheist crowd. Isn’t that exactly what they were originally against?

Not that I’m Christian or of any religious background. I mean I’ve seen Aetheist clubs formed to protest other organized religions.

I just find that really hilarious…

7th Son Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 7:53 pm

Athiests are very nosey people. This guy in particular needs to get a f*%king life.

7th Son Says:

August 9th, 2008 at 8:02 pm

You don’t have to pass an IQ test to believe in evolution or be an athiest either.

A.J. Says:

August 10th, 2008 at 3:36 am

Ha! Thats priceless when the senator drops his face and it looks like he’s saying “uh…..i didn’t mean to say that’. awesome.

Avalanche Says:

August 10th, 2008 at 9:49 am

@Hector N

I think the reason Atheists an Agnostics want to downplay religion as something that needs to go away is for one reason: government. I am a agnostic and I am one that doesn’t shit on everyone’s religion. If you pull something positive from it, then great. I have no qualms with that. I think it is silly but I will not go out of my way to put it down to a person that tells me this is their faith. I think the part the ” non believers” get upset about is the fact that religion wants to tell people in a melting pot society how to live on a day to day basis. The Bible or any other religion for that matter should never have a role on law making decisions in this country. If you believe other wise you don’t even understand what it means to be an American. If the religious right would cut the influence on law making then you would see a lot of this attitude disappear. I think we all can agree on that.

Roberto Says:

August 11th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

“why is that apes are still around.”

Because we consciously decided not to kill them all, dipshit.

That Guy Says:

August 29th, 2008 at 3:14 pm

For those who are wondering why atheists are attacking religion and religious people:
Have you all forgotten about the outrageously numerous conflicts that have been caused by the difference of opinions about a higher power? \come on people, can anyone name half a dozen wars in the last 3000 years that didnt involve religion?

JackA. Says:

August 30th, 2008 at 12:45 am

After reading (most) of these posts, I can clearly see many of you missed the point of what this film is all about:

Though Maher may be something of a “militant athiest”-my words, not his of course-this isn’t a film about how much he hates your god(s). It’s a film about fanaticism, about how insane it is to have things like government and schools run by people who operate not using knowledge, but biased beliefs. Beliefs that aren’t shared by everyone. Beliefs not based on logic, but religious, emotional devotion. That’s scary.

If some of you can’t see past your own piety, then:

A. I feel almost pity for you.
B. You’re obviously not smart enough to get past your piety to look at something objectively.

p.s. Maher, Carlin, Manson = a trinity of win!

--^^aviator^^-- Says:

October 11th, 2008 at 5:38 pm

…thank “god” for Bill Maher!!! lol note the g in god not capitalized…

food for thought:

- religion allows/induces/provokes(I could keep going, but I think u get the point) some wierd stuff: civil violence, niiice…sweeeet

- my initial thoughts concerning religion…eh, while it’s conditionally used as somewhat of a wildcard on the global scale as a repellant to some things and a save all/end all to others…it’s a double edged sword like none other…think of all that have died in the name of name…while, there is a plethora of technology present in today’s world giving us the notion that we’re at some sort of rising action to climax in the human civillization play…I’m deeply saddened that we’re still unable to set aside fundamental differences and accept what makes us human…or are we still a civillization of “uppity” cro-magnons wildly crushing skulls with stones and bones…except now we have nuclear capabilities, biological hazards (which by the way seems like a gross understatement), guns, lawyers, over-caffeinated cops, medical malpractice ‘practice,’ religious extremism (and not just islam there mr and mrs christianity)…

- that human kind, in all it’s greatest creative splendor can claim to know who created all of this…well let’s just call that precisely what it is…bullsh*t!!! no me bashing just yet…I do understand to various degrees why religion would be implemented within a “civillized” society…as somewhat of an umbrella so to speak or an explain-all for everything…but this is getting fukkin religulous!

- oh, and for the whom-so-evers that keep insisting that “god” is everywhere…and “god” is the most powerful all knowing and all everything….where was “god” throughout recorded history…the only things I remember from world history was war, slavery and…wait a minute, I’m having an epiphany…oh yeah, more war and slavery…niiiiice, sweeeeeet!

- which would lead me to one conclusion…”god” only loves certain ppl…those that are…I don’t know…uhhh, uhhh…wait a minute…there isn’t a “god”!!!…come on people, let’s get real with this sh*t here…no one believe in gods anymore…that’s like ancient egyptian sh*t, right? (at running the risk of sounding like a numb nuts)…the only thing we believe in is money! that’s right…money! everything we do in society today from the womb to the tomb prepares us for Novus Ordo Seclorum…oh, and it’s here…oh boy is it here!!!

- existentialists rule baby!

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New Religulous Video Clip