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<v Speaker 2>Hello and welcome to my channel Vice Rhino. Here today,

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<v Speaker 2>I have a funny shaped hole in my heart? What's

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<v Speaker 2>that all about? That was a weird intro? What is

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<v Speaker 2>going on here? Well, I'm sure you guys are all

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<v Speaker 2>familiar with the Christian evangelist telling people that they have

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<v Speaker 2>a hole in their heart that only God can fill.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we constantly try to fill the void, or

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<v Speaker 2>fill those things or avoid other things because we just

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<v Speaker 2>got to keep moving. I know that everyone is empty inside.

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<v Speaker 1>Why is that? Because we're born, we're sort of a

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<v Speaker 1>hole in our heart.

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<v Speaker 2>There is a whole in our heart that only God

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<v Speaker 2>can fail.

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<v Speaker 1>Pascal the great seventeenth century scientists and philosophers stated, and

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<v Speaker 1>every human heart is a God shaped.

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<v Speaker 2>Vacuum that only God can fail. This results in atheists

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<v Speaker 2>like me flippantly joking about having an atrial septal defect

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<v Speaker 2>in the shape of a cross or something. So what

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<v Speaker 2>is up with that? Well, put simply, the evangelist is

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<v Speaker 2>under the impression that everyone's lives will feel empty and

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<v Speaker 2>unfulfilling unless they turn to Christianity. Pastors will preach about

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<v Speaker 2>how they tried to fill that God hole with everything

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<v Speaker 2>from sex and porn to drugs and parties, but it

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<v Speaker 2>was only when they gave their lives to Christ that

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<v Speaker 2>they finally felt a lasting satisfaction. But what if I

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<v Speaker 2>told you that there is some truth to this, that

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<v Speaker 2>people really can find a sense of meaning and purpose

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<v Speaker 2>in their religion, and that this has the potential to

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<v Speaker 2>provide them with the lasting satisfaction that they want in

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<v Speaker 2>their lives. Because that is true. Atheists myself included, like

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<v Speaker 2>to think of themselves as rational people, people who believe

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<v Speaker 2>things based on evidence, logic, and reason. And yet when

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<v Speaker 2>I point out that religious people tend to be happier

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<v Speaker 2>and more fulfilled in their lives, many atheists, myself included,

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<v Speaker 2>bristle at this fact. And yet a fact it remains. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, most of us who bristle at this fact

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<v Speaker 2>also know the reason it is a fact. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>that any particular religion is true, it's the sociological factors,

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<v Speaker 2>regular social gatherings with like minded people, an automatic level

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<v Speaker 2>of respect for being a religious person in a society

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<v Speaker 2>where religious belief is normative, Knowing people that will bring

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<v Speaker 2>over lasagna when you've just had a baby. The social

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<v Speaker 2>benefits of belonging to a societally dominant in group essentially

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<v Speaker 2>give members of this in group a head start in

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<v Speaker 2>the metrics used to measure happiness in life satisfaction. But

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<v Speaker 2>knowing this doesn't stop it from being a fact that

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<v Speaker 2>religious people do tend to be happier and more satisfied

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<v Speaker 2>in their lives. And sure, we can advocate for a

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<v Speaker 2>more secular society, and in more secular societies, the effect

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<v Speaker 2>of religion on happiness diminished significantly. In fact, that's what

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<v Speaker 2>I do here all the time. But hang on, how

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<v Speaker 2>is this related to my heartholes. Well, it is a

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<v Speaker 2>fact of life that you will not always feel happy

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<v Speaker 2>or fulfilled. It doesn't matter if you are the most

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<v Speaker 2>happy and fulfilled person on the earth. You will eventually

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<v Speaker 2>experience something like the death of a loved one. Empty

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<v Speaker 2>nest syndrome or an existential crisis for myself. As much

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<v Speaker 2>as I have very strong misanthropic tendencies, I don't actually

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<v Speaker 2>do very well.

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<v Speaker 1>On my own.

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<v Speaker 2>I've mentioned this in previous videos, but I have a

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<v Speaker 2>negative self talk problem. The reason mean comments on my

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<v Speaker 2>videos don't bother me is because there is nothing that

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<v Speaker 2>any of you could say that would be even half

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<v Speaker 2>as heartless and cruel as the things that I say

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<v Speaker 2>to myself. When I'm with other people, it's not as bad.

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<v Speaker 2>And between my partner and myself, we have five kids,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm nearly always with other people. But recently she

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<v Speaker 2>took her kids on trip to see the island that

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<v Speaker 2>she grew up on, and during that trip, all of

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<v Speaker 2>my kids ended up at various multi night sleepovers. I

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<v Speaker 2>was completely alone for more than forty eight hours for

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<v Speaker 2>the first time in years, which, now that I've said

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<v Speaker 2>that out loud, yes, does sound entirely pathetic, But that's

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<v Speaker 2>actually kind of the point. I felt like something was

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<v Speaker 2>missing from my life, even though it really wasn't. It's

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<v Speaker 2>relatively easy to get people feeling like that, so someone

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<v Speaker 2>experiencing that and not knowing why might find themselves thinking

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<v Speaker 2>maybe there's something too, this God shaped hole that the

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<v Speaker 2>evangelist told me about the other day. I think I

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<v Speaker 2>will give church a try. So you go to the church,

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<v Speaker 2>and in most cases, a new face is always welcome.

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<v Speaker 2>You're brand new here. We'd like to personally welcome you.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully somebody in the seat next to you will welcome

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<v Speaker 2>you as well. Everyone there is happy to see you

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<v Speaker 2>and make sure that you know it. There's free food

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<v Speaker 2>and coffee afterwards. There's even free childcare. During the service,

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<v Speaker 2>you feel a sense of satisfaction of belonging. But then

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<v Speaker 2>you go home and you see the contrast between what

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<v Speaker 2>you had at church and what your life is normally.

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<v Speaker 2>The feeling of emptiness returns worse than before. But when

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<v Speaker 2>you go grocery shopping, you see Rick, who you recognize

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<v Speaker 2>from church, who now greets you warmly, giving you a

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<v Speaker 2>slight tape the feeling of satisfaction and belonging that you

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<v Speaker 2>had when you were there. This must be what it

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<v Speaker 2>feels like for God to fill that hole in my heart.

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<v Speaker 2>Wouldn't it be nice to have that feeling all the time?

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<v Speaker 2>And thus we have religious institutions co opting the normal

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<v Speaker 2>human desire for connection and at least on the part

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<v Speaker 2>of the fellow church goers. This is probably completely unintentional.

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<v Speaker 2>I've gone to enough churches of various denominations throughout my life,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is a fairly constant thing throughout them, and

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<v Speaker 2>the people doing what amounts to love bombing are being genuine.

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<v Speaker 2>I can tell you that because in the past it's

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<v Speaker 2>been me doing that and I was genuine. Maybe some

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<v Speaker 2>are being cynical about it, but I'd wager that they

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<v Speaker 2>are in the minority, And in fact, if this were

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<v Speaker 2>all there was to the story, I would fully support it.

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<v Speaker 2>Go ahead, go to church, make yourself happy and satisfied

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<v Speaker 2>by having that community. In an increasingly online world, having

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<v Speaker 2>a real world community of people who care about each

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<v Speaker 2>other is becoming increasingly important. But the unfortunate fact of

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<v Speaker 2>the matter is that the church is most likely to

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<v Speaker 2>engage in the kind of outreach that will lead to

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<v Speaker 2>a version of this scenario are also the ones with

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<v Speaker 2>the most harmful messaging, the evangelical ones. That's what evangelical means.

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<v Speaker 2>Evangelizing is Christians working to spread Christianity. But the evangelicals

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<v Speaker 2>are the top of the class when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>hating LGBTQ people being against women's rights, being prone to

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<v Speaker 2>conspiracy theories, voting for the worst politicians, and so on

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<v Speaker 2>and so forth. Intentions be damned. The functional result of

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<v Speaker 2>this dynamic is that the church prays upon emotionally vulnerable people,

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<v Speaker 2>giving them what they need, but masking it as belief

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<v Speaker 2>in God. You don't want to feel that emptiness, so

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<v Speaker 2>you come to church, and by the way, you'll get

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<v Speaker 2>a lot less of that sense of community if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't agree with us on these issues that really and

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<v Speaker 2>truly have nothing to do with religion whatsoever. The people

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<v Speaker 2>most likely to fall victim to these tactics are people

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<v Speaker 2>with low self esteem, people who are socially isolated, people

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<v Speaker 2>who are going through grief or experiencing trauma. I mean, hell,

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<v Speaker 2>they'll deny it, but there are stories of former Jehovah's

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<v Speaker 2>witnesses who were taught to do things like search through

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<v Speaker 2>obituaries or hang around cemeteries in order to find people

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<v Speaker 2>to witness to. I would call these vulnerable people ripe

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<v Speaker 2>fruit ready for Jehovah's harvest. It's more than a little

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<v Speaker 2>slimy if I'm honest, and remember what I said about

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<v Speaker 2>a real world community becoming increasingly important. Well, there are

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<v Speaker 2>people for whom it's not practical. If you're a member

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<v Speaker 2>of the LGBTQ community and you live in the depths

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<v Speaker 2>of the Bible Belt, you sure as hell aren't going

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<v Speaker 2>to be turning to the church for community. But if

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<v Speaker 2>you're not publicly out, and you don't know anyone who

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<v Speaker 2>is publicly out, then how are you supposed to find community?

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<v Speaker 2>For people in situations like that, the Internet is a gift.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a place where you can go and find people

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<v Speaker 2>like you, people who share the loneliness that you feel,

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<v Speaker 2>knowing that they too would be rejected if they made

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<v Speaker 2>their true self known. I don't want to downplay this.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a category that I find myself in, not

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<v Speaker 2>for my LGBTQ experience. My particular brand of queerness made

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<v Speaker 2>it so easy to blend in with the straits that

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<v Speaker 2>I fooled myself and thought I was one for most

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<v Speaker 2>of my life. But I've always had a hard time

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<v Speaker 2>making friends as a child. Growing up, I bounced from

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<v Speaker 2>school to school, transferring to avoid bullying, and at each

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<v Speaker 2>school I would have maybe one friend if I were lucky,

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<v Speaker 2>and that friend would inevitably be the other unpopular kid

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<v Speaker 2>in my grade, my real friends were the other weirdos

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<v Speaker 2>that I found on the internet, other kids who didn't

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<v Speaker 2>fit in. And yes, I did eventually meet most of

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<v Speaker 2>actual kids, well mostly, But this tendency to form online

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<v Speaker 2>relationships has followed me into adulthood. My closest friends are

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<v Speaker 2>people who live scattered all across North America. The physically

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<v Speaker 2>To reiterate, I know that there are people for whom

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<v Speaker 2>an online community is the only option, and I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>shitting on that, but it is important to be aware

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<v Speaker 2>that for those of us who rely on online communities,

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<v Speaker 2>we are inherently more vulnerable to these kinds of tactics.

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<v Speaker 2>Just having an awareness of the tactics pretty much automatically

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<v Speaker 2>makes them less effective. And honestly, if you're in my audience,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a pretty safe bet that you won't be accepting

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<v Speaker 2>any church invitations anytime soon. Anyway, I'm off track. My

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<v Speaker 2>point is that everyone will, at some time in their

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<v Speaker 2>life feel the feeling of dissatisfy, loneliness, or emptiness that

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<v Speaker 2>will make them vulnerable to the You have a God

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<v Speaker 2>shaped hole in your heart apologetic even among Christians. If

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<v Speaker 2>you are feeling the hole, then that's a sign that

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<v Speaker 2>you need to strengthen your faith. You should pray more,

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<v Speaker 2>come to Wednesday night church as well as Sunday morning church,

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<v Speaker 2>go in for counseling with the pastor and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 2>But the whole isn't God shaped, it's human shaped. Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't fill the hole when he comes inside you. People

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<v Speaker 2>do that. Don't blame me for that one. They're the

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<v Speaker 2>ones that are constantly using sexualized language to describe their

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<v Speaker 2>relationship with Jesus. It's not me when the Holy Spirit

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<v Speaker 2>comes upon you, haven't you had the Holy ghosts coming you?

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<v Speaker 2>You pic please.

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<v Speaker 1>Fill me the money.

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<v Speaker 2>Having meaningful relationships with other human beings is one of

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<v Speaker 2>the most effective ways of filling that hole. At church,

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<v Speaker 2>they provide seemingly meaningful human relationships and then they tell

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<v Speaker 2>you that it's God filling the hole, not the p

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<v Speaker 2>that's it for this one bit shorter than normal. Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for sticking by me as I play around with different

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<v Speaker 2>types of videos. Today's comment today comes to us from

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<v Speaker 2>X four iron Man twenty X, who says you helped

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<v Speaker 2>me deconstruct and now I hear you are a sellout.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I really wish critical comments would be more

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<v Speaker 2>specific or detailed. Like last week there was a person

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<v Speaker 2>Israel is committing genocide. But despite the fact that I

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<v Speaker 2>use high quality sources to back up that statement, they

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<v Speaker 2>brought nothing to the table to back up their statement,

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<v Speaker 2>and now here apparently I'm a sellout. Why am I

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<v Speaker 2>a sellout? I don't know. Best I can come up

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<v Speaker 2>with is the fact that I take sponsorship sometimes. Sorry

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<v Speaker 2>that my kids like to eat, I guess, but if

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<v Speaker 2>it makes you feel better, I turned down way more

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<v Speaker 2>than I take do. Y'all remember Established Titles. I took

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<v Speaker 2>a deal with them for one ad, then the whole

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<v Speaker 2>It's a scam controversy hit. And not only did I

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<v Speaker 2>turn down a very lucrative follow up deal that would

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<v Speaker 2>have required zero effort on my part, they just wanted

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<v Speaker 2>me to rerun the ad I had already made. But

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<v Speaker 2>anonsor and deleted that ad. I've also stopped working with

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<v Speaker 2>ground News because they get uncomfortably close to demand and

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<v Speaker 2>of the ad, and that is a non negotiable for me.

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<v Speaker 2>If a company sponsors me, they don't get to choose

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<v Speaker 2>what else I say in those videos. In fact, if

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<v Speaker 2>you go through my channel's history, you might notice that

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<v Speaker 2>the videos that focus on the LGBTQ community are the

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<v Speaker 2>most likely ones to be sponsored. There's a reason for that.

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<v Speaker 2>YouTube has in the past been very bad about demonetizing

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<v Speaker 2>any LGBTQ related content. So if there was a video

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<v Speaker 2>that I wanted to respond to that dealt with anything

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<v Speaker 2>LGBTQ related, I would wait until I had a sponsor

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<v Speaker 2>lined up before covering it. That way, if YouTube didn't

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<v Speaker 2>pay me for it, I wouldn't need to worry about

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<v Speaker 2>lost income. So taking sponsor money actually allows me to

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<v Speaker 2>be more authentic. The only other thing I can think

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<v Speaker 2>of is that I sell merch but you can buy

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<v Speaker 2>it merched up ice rhino dot com. But let me

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<v Speaker 2>tell you, if that counts of selling out, then I

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<v Speaker 2>have a really low price because nobody buys my I

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<v Speaker 2>made just over one hundred dollars for merch over the

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<v Speaker 2>last year. Really bringing up the bacon with that one.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess so, I guess what I'm saying is by

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<v Speaker 2>my march, it'll put you in a very exclusive club.

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<v Speaker 2>God anyway, Yeah, I'm a sellout apparently. Point is, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna say something bad about me, be specific so

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<v Speaker 2>that I can at least know what the you're talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for watching. I'll be back next Friday with more,

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<v Speaker 2>but if you need to get your rhino fix in

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<v Speaker 2>before then, I live stream service every Wednesday eight thirty

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<v Speaker 2>Eastern on my other channel, The Watering Hole, and periodically

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<v Speaker 2>published shorts on the channel Vice Rhino Shorts. Thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>Piper for being my editor, and special thanks as always

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<v Speaker 2>to my patrons, Brian Brehany, Mechtheist, and all the rest

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<v Speaker 2>who are the plug that fits perfectly into all the

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<v Speaker 2>holes that are my channel. If you'd like to definitely

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<v Speaker 2>totally not be a sexual thing, you can join us

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<v Speaker 2>on Patreon for as little as a dollar per week

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<v Speaker 2>over at Patreon dot com, slash Vice Rhno, or by

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<v Speaker 2>supporting the channel and one of the other methods. I

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<v Speaker 2>can be found at links out viceround dot com which

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<v Speaker 2>is also where you will find links to my other projects.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe this is me selling out. If for whatever reason,

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<v Speaker 2>you want to send me stuff, my pobox addresses in

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<v Speaker 2>the description. See you next time, Fie