I'm sure its been asked before, but how many of you would say that this man had a major influence on your personal beliefs?

trappedintheinternet · 11 months

The man made me who I am today. A bitter, bitter old man in a 24 year old body.

coprolite_hobbyist · 11 months

Dear George,

You've been gone for some time now, but I still remember the day your heart gave out on you, because mine gave out a little bit, too. I remember watching your first HBO special as a kid with my parents, thinking how great they were to let me stay up and listen to you curse and philosophize. I remember how you made me realize that I wasn't the only one that thought people were just crazy sometimes. I loved the way you made me laugh and think at the same time. I will always remember that you let me know that it was ok to be different. You set me on the path to questioning everything. Authority, reality, opinions (my own and everybody else's), politicians, government, law, science. Thanks George, I'll always be glad that you were on this planet, and I'll always try to laugh when I remember you are gone.

Miss you, fucker.

Phuffy485 · 11 months

This man was the person who initially introduced me to atheism. I can remember being 8, and my dad letting me watch the exact set that this quote came from. From then on, I was an atheist. Thank you George for opening my mind to realize all the bullshit that goes on in this world, and to criticize it where ever possible. The biggest role model in my life, and I am damn fucking proud of it.

ShunnedOne · 11 months

I came across him too late in order for him to change my mind, but by the invisible man in the sky who wants my money did I laugh when I found the youtube videos of him.

Hordicus · 11 months

He was single-handedly responsible for me labeling myself as an atheist (instead of that wishy-washy agnostic crap you see so often). From him I found Dawkins, etc. RIP George. Thanks a million!

Myschyf · 11 months

Not about religion so much, but about language. I heard Seven Dirty Words at just the right time. It had a huge influence on how I looked at the world. I also have always loved the way he used language in general. I'm really glad I had a mother who not only allowed me to listen to George, but actually encouraged me to do so.

DirtyBurger · 11 months

George opened my eyes and mind to analytical thought in ways I had never before even fathomed. Never has someone ever inspired me so much while making me laugh so intensely. I miss this mother fucker so much! I believe Louis C.K. said it best in his tribute.

db2 · 11 months

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar...

SubtleMockery · 11 months

He definitely got me started.

tiku · 11 months

a lot. humor is the key. he nails it every time. garbage in, garbage out.

Enfors · 11 months

Video of the quote in question

LordVader1987 · 11 months

For me, this man is the greatest thinker of our time. I love him, I love everything he made, he was such a great influence.

Miss you, you old fart!

aniota · 11 months

I think he's entertaining as hell, but a few of his stances on what humanity is/what we're capable of annoy me.

But, no, he didn't have any effect on my beliefs. It was mainly Sagan/Asimov/Dawkins for me.

MrTeatime · 11 months

None when it came to atheism.

But STUFF? Hell yheah! Money, keys, comb, wallet ligther,hanky, a pen ciggaretts, contraceptives, vaseline, whips chains whistles, dildos and a book.

MmmVomit · 11 months

Not really. But he sure was awesome.

TheDigitalRuler · 11 months

Definitely did for me, even though I didn't realize it at the time. Until I caught one of his stand-up shows on HBO, I don't think I had ever heard anyone say out loud that there is no god.

Zachel · 11 months

He didn't have much influence on me, since I found out about him years after I became an atheist. But he had and still has a massive impact on the way I view things.

wonderfuldog · 11 months

Major? No. I never heard of him until my beliefs were pretty well formed.

Agree with 95% of what he said? Of course.

KempfCreative · 11 months

This man continues to be my only idol. His almost prophetic ramblings have proven to me that there is hope in free thinking human beings.

Light-of-Aiur · 11 months

Actually, he had no influence whatsoever on my personal beliefs. I had already converted away from theism when a friend of mine showed me his videos.

It's funny: I only found out about him because the WBC said that he was in hell.

matthewbpt · 11 months

I have to say that no-one but myself had an influence on my atheism. I reached the conclusion as a child within my own mind.

MrCampbell86 · 11 months

Too bad he's gone, cuz this country's goin' down the tubes... "Tubes? What tubes? I don't see no tubes!"

ACE_C0ND0R · 11 months

Roller Fucking!

SWIMGlass · 11 months

RIP to one of the greatest comedians the world will ever know. His description of religion is one of the most halarious and most accurate.

IAmNotAPerson6 · 11 months

A combination of him, Bill Hicks, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, and r/atheism. They are all incredible.

skinbot · 11 months

Most definitely, and from a very early age. Mom had no idea what she was starting when she let me watch HBO..

EdwardBleed · 11 months

George:

I was on the fence, having been raised in a christian household; I didn't know much about atheism or anything but christianity. This set inspired me to question everything I had taken for granted for 18 years. From the first time I saw it, I needed to know more. I sought more information about atheists and their positions - people like Sagan and Dawkins and my childhood hero Bill Nye. You always made me laugh and most importantly, made me question everything around me.

JackpotDen · 11 months

If you've ever spent money on atheism related things (eye patches, bumper stickers, american atheists registration fees, books on atheism), then you don't understand the irony of finding the image funny.

Hornswaggle · 11 months

/Raises hand.

c010rb1indusa · 11 months

I caught "You're all Diseased" on HBO when I was 13 and his monologue at the end about God and Joe Peschi actually got me thinking critically about religion for the first time. Within a month I was an theist, and they kicked me out of CCD for trying to convert other kids lol.

MaskedAmeoba · 11 months

My dad played my brother and me his early records when I was very young. (of course this was when mom was out of the house, and we had to keep it a secret, also played in those sessions was Monty Python and Frank Zappa) At the time I was only about 10 and what really made me laugh was the swearing. Over time his messages really stuck with me, to the point where I picked up more of his work on my own in high school, and later in college. I loved the local townie head shop, they always had used Carlin records (vinyl) I could buy.

Carlin will always be the one thing I can point to in my life that made me realize how much I love my dad, as well as something that made me who I am today. Being able to look at the world and say "No, Fuck you, tell me the truth or let me find it out myself." is something I never want to lose.

shan6 · 11 months

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Candlemann · 11 months

Definitely

Carg72 · 11 months

I've admired this man ever since I first heard him in 1986. While he isn't directly responsible for my atheism, he (and to a lerdder degree Jon Stewart) has influenced how I think and how I observe the world and its many absurdities. I also know that he was more of a provocateur than a prophet, and I don't follow every word he said as if it were holy law, so I'm not a "Carlinist". :) However, his image will be my first tat.

SirAtheoi · 11 months

One of the main inspirations of my atheism conversion.

scottchman1 · 11 months

the first book i actually finished in highschool was napalm and silly puddy..... i left at my grandmothers (hardcore catholic) house on the bookshelf after a vacation and a few years later it was mailed too me with a note.... "we don't care for this literature in our house" then a few weeks later she asked me if i was still catholic...... (insert troll face)

AtomicSamuraiCyborg · 11 months

Absolutely. My brothers and I started listening to his albums that we downloaded on Napster (which makes me feel old for some reason), and I loved them all. He changed my life. I'm probably an atheist because we listened to George before my parents decided we all had to go to Catholic Sunday school and get confirmed and that bullshit. Geoge got to me before the Church did, for which I will be forever grateful. One of my biggest regrets is never getting a chance to see him live before he died.

thesorrow312 · 11 months

Him, Carl Sagan and the Lord of the Hitchslap are my three biggest influences.

diediedie999 · 11 months

Nope. Bukowski for me.

Breakfastest · 11 months

Not really.

Everytime I read quotes from him, I just kept thinking, "That's what I was telling you before!"


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