And That's The Truth

Following yesterday's post on beliefs, and what's worth arguing about, comes this video someone sent me.  Some claim it's a parody, but this guy did a bunch of similar ones.  Besides, I'm usually good at catching how tone deaf people are when they make intentionally bad arguments designed to make something sound silly.



This is a guy who believes, as many religious people do, that he's got the one truth. Once you believe that, it's almost underststandable you'd think others shouldn't be allowed to spread lies and nonsense that will lead to disaster.

This, indeed, is a problem that the West (and elsewhere) has been dealing with for a while--how do you fit religion, which deals with absolute truth, inside a liberal society, that believes in tolerance and openness? 
Even in the best of times there's a tension. This guy's answer is that Democracy doesn't work, due to man's fallen state.  We need benevolent dictatorship.

Now I'm in favor of benevolent dictatorship if I get to be dictator. But the trouble with even the best dictatorship is I may some day find myself out of favor with its beliefs, and there'd be little I could do about it.

PS Apparently this guy got a lot of views from outsiders, because I just noticed a new video responding to them. Looks like a rush job, since it has improper word choice and misspelling. His new argument, or clarification if you prefer, echoes Bob Dylan--you've got to serve somebody, so who should it be?