Reaction to From God's Perspective - Bo Burnham 

i swear the "Maybe God does not believe in you" line always gives me shivers. like there's something so powerful about it cus it's always people that don't believe in a higher power, not the other way around

The Bo formula. Little comedy, little serious talk. 100% entertaining.

While this song has a ton of interesting and cool ideas, the one I personally have always seen as the most impactful/important is the line “maybe life on Earth could be heaven. Doesn’t just the thought of it make it worth a try?” Throughout the song, “God” insists that none of us are going to heaven. Therefore this world, this life, is the only one we get. It’s our only chance to make heaven for ourselves. This has always resonated with me, as I don’t really believe in any sort of afterlife and thus believe this life is the only shot I get, so I need to use it to do as much good and feel as much joy as possible before I’m gone. And I think if more people had a similar mindset, we might actually be able to make this world heaven in its own way.

This was a fantastic reaction dude. Your channel has become a new favorite for me! I’m an atheist, and I love this song because it does a wonderful job of expressing why me, and so many people like me leave the church. Bo hasn’t come out as explicitly atheist but he grew up in a very catholic home and has expressed his displeasure with organized religion on multiple occasions. The point you made about leaving faith at the door and listening to different perspectives is so fucking pertinent. If someone’s belief system is actually threatened by 4 minutes of a differing view point…that says a lot more about that person than the opposing view point. Because real faith cant be dissuaded from. Psychologically, that’s not supposed to be a thing. Because faith is just an opinion. Yes, it’s an extremely important and powerful opinion, but an opinion nonetheless. What faith absolutely is not, is a conclusion. Even though I’m an atheist, I’ll never try to dissuade someone from their faith. Morally, I view doing so as wrong. Because faith is an integral part of humanity. Having a guiding light to follow and a belief in something bigger than us is a truly beautiful thing. But conclusions? Hell yeah I’ll argue against a conclusion. Those are very different things that unfortunately, get mixed up by a lot of people. And that is the biggest point I take away from this song. Religion is not faith. Religion is conditional faith. Belief in x but only if y and z stay out of it. That hard line fucks the whole thing up. I grew up in an ultra conservative, evangelical church. I watched men stand up and sing about gods grace right next to their wives who wore extra makeup to hide the bruises. I listened to a pastor preach about the sin and filth of the gays, the liberals, and even sometimes the “blacks” (quotes needed cuz that’s not the term he used). And end every sermon with the standard “god loves all”. So many hypocrisies, so many conditions, so much cognitive dissonance in action. I know not all churches are as fucked up as the one I grew up in. I know not all christians, jews, Muslims, Hindu’s or whatever are as hypocritical and cruel as the “good christians” I was raised around. There’s so many incredible people of faith who are legitimately good people by any metric. But, you can’t ignore the fact that monsters do exist, and the source of their monstrosity is the perversion of faith being twisted into conclusion. And that, is the driving force behind the needless pain and suffering of so many people. Love yourself, love your neighbor, don’t be a dick, that’s it. Easy peasy. Cheers!

One of my favourites from Bo. It’s really funny of course and the messages are impactful and thought provoking. I appreciate you willing to try and react to this. Thanks for reacting always fun to see your insights.

It's funny that you said art is dying. Bo literally has a song called "Art Is Dead" and he makes quite the point in it too.

I would love to see your reaction to "We think we know you", it's one of his that some people gloss over but one of my favorites. From the end of "what."

Wow thanks for the reaction, this is one of my favorite songs done by Bo

If you get a chance to react to Rant (not Kanye Rant) by Bo then you might find it interesting. It's a rap based on Bo's experience with Catholicism, and specifically what happens in church and how it relates to the religion as a whole, as a child.

Another great reaction, loved hearing your input! "Nerds" is another personal favorite of mine and I'd love to see you react to it at some point. But always happy to see any Bo Content. Hope you're having a good one my man 👊🏻❤️

You have become one my top reactors I watch and I’m a big bo burnham fan. Also I love your voice and all the commentary, never skipping. Thanks.

This is my favourite Bo Burnham song and my favourite reaction channel so im hyped!!

Thanks for a great reaction, Dave, I'm glad you did it! 🤯

@What It Do Dave is an integral part of the Bo Burnham fan community. Listen to this man! He knows what he's talking about and has love Bo wants spread per the end of this song. Thanks again Dave! Great analysis beginning to end! 💓

Fantastic reaction man. Respect.

Yeah, that’s why he had the disclaimer at the beginning- he knew he’d ruffle some feathers with this one. As someone who is not religious, I take this song to mean that you don’t have to be trying to please someone (god) to be a good/worthy person. You can just be ethical by working to learn to listen, love, and respect each other and ourselves, and try to make this world a better place for everyone.

Awesome Thank you loving your Bo reactions x

For me this song kind of hit in a weird way. I was raised in a semi-faithful family. Everyone believed what they wished, but most importantly we were taught to follow our own ideas. Having struggled a lot with life I had trouble really going for what I believe ending up in the idea that. If there is Heaven. So be it. I will follow my life and if I'm deemed unworthy of Heaven that's that then. It really helped me find my way in life not really being afraid of death. I think that's why the line "You pray so badly for heaven. Knowing any day might be the day that you die." hits me so hard personally. I wished for so long in my life for something to happen positively. Not specifically wishing to God just into the void that things would change. And it did. Because of the people around me. I lost so much of my life wishing instead of improving. After realising putting in the effort to make this the best life I have despite everything makes it all the more worth it. Love your reactions and hearing you talk your mind keep it going!

You Always a Happy Man Dave!

I think the message behind this one is that if we actually used common sense and quit looking for a higher power to solve our issues. Earth could be a heaven. It could be a wonderful place but we as a whole species keep it from being as great as it could be.

Youre the best bro

loved your reaction, the only part i really had a hard time with was the end, "if you want love then the love has got to come from you". i get what hes tring to say but in reality its the times when you dont love yourself, or who youve become, so you look to others for love but they dont really care for what youve been doing so the only one left to turn to is God. The bible teaches that he has unconditional love, and so many of us need that . And when you start to embrace that love you really start to see a positive change in your life

Tbh if I'm at a comedy show. I expect there to be really no bounds. Like the whole point of comedy is to be funny and not have a care in the world. I never understood those who got offended by jokes when at a comedy show. Never will either

When you earn it, you don’t need it. Think about that line about love. Think deeply. ~_~

I appreciate you 🙂

Please react to "Bo Burnham - My Whole Family"

0:35 oh Geeze. You paused and went on a tangent that had nothing to do with what he said because you didn’t let it keep playing. He wasn’t actually apologizing. It was a massive troll. “I don’t want you to think I think I’m better than you… by the way here’s a song from the perspective of God.”

Trusting in you Jesus even though I’m struggling putting groceries in the refrigerator, and paying bills. I lost my job because I declined the vaccine. I declined because of my pre existing health condition (Lupus) and Heart disease. I was denied my medical/religious exemption from Forsyth Hospital. My husband passed away three years ago, Im all alone. I’m a single mother. Both of my sons are autistic. Every month is a struggle, a battle to not end up on the streets. I’m so depressed and embarrassed by my situation. I post my story all over to spread awareness of what mandates are doing, not just to myself but to many other families. I’ve been put down and mocked because of my circumstances it truly hurts me. BUT even after all these things. I STILL HAVE FAITH GOD WILL PROVIDE. HE HAS THIS FAR. He has sent strangers to help me. I’m forever grateful! This is my testimony! GOD HEARS PRAYERS! EVEN as I face homelessness seemly every month with two young children. I know our Heavenly Father will provide. Thank you Jesus.

bro does not get the opening is most likely a joke of irony saying Hey I dont think im better than you or i know more than your but here is a song that god would write

im an atheist and i think reddit makes atheists look like a complete joke like i just dont believe in god i have several muslim and christian friends i could not care believe in what you believe the song is great but its a non-issue

I feel like this song is supposed to capture the corrupt reason of morality. Not doing good for themselves or for others, only doing good because something more powerful told them they have too to for their own personal gain "Heaven"

"You shouldn't fucking r**e people, Didn't think i needed to write that one down" Holy crap that line is so good XD Also, props to you for being a Christian and still being willing to give songs like this a listen. You are a man of true faith

You are one of the most well spoken people I’ve ever seen perform. Your insight is impeccable and your syntax is incredible!

I am an atheist, but I have a lot of respect for people's personal faith. What I do not really accept is organised religion - i.e. the church. That is an organisation created by humans to control and influence the behaviour of others based on the founders' own interpretations. I find it doesn't usually have anything to do with faith so much as power. If there is a/multiple gods, I would think the most natural way to worship is an interpersonal connection, and that cannot be coded and controlled and decided by other humans. This is starting to get ranty, but I get the feeling from Bo's material that maybe we would have some common ground. Whether he is an atheist or has faith, however, I will not speculate upon.

Can you please listen to the first version of this? Its called "Oh my god". I think it has a much more serious message overall.

We should be convicted of heart and not wanna do the bad things and love others as we would love ourselves or better.

Ohhh I've always understood the "the love has gotta come from you" as plural you, as in you humans. We should love each other, and not hope for/depend on God to love us and it'll create a more loving earth.

"And in the end, the love you take... Is equal to the love you make. "

Saying that you're a Christian but still able to put aside your beliefs to enjoy comedy is the reason why I watch you. Too many people are taking comedy as a personal offense nowadays which is choking comedians out, very sad to see. Keep doing what you do Dave, 1M subs sooner or later!

Just food for thought. I think the opening line about I don't want you to think i'm better than anyone or know more than anyone... is a direct lead into the "here's a song from the Perspective of God." Bo is an absurdist comic. Telling people that you don't think you are better or smarter than them.... then immediately doing a song from "God's Perspective" is the definition of absurdity.

This guy gives me Faith in Christianity which is an oxymoron in itself

I wouldn't say that comedy is dying so much as not a lot of people are even putting too much attention to comedy now. So I guess technically it is dying but I wouldn't say it's because of comics themselves. It's more so a lack of interest in underground comedy and just waiting for what the next stand of special is going to be from some already name brand comedian. I honestly love to listen to local and underground comedy because it's refreshing. We don't have enough Hispanic comedians and I listen to those guy Jesus approveda who is super funny and gives an interesting new take on what it's like to be first generation and Hispanic American and the problems that come with it but delivered in a funny way

He's honestly one of the greatest artists of this generation and I'd be even argue the century

I really think that the "who needs a thousand metaphores to know you shouldn't be a dick"'s message is the most erroneous and potentially dangerous, not only because our the least unstable version of this our modern western society is greatly fundamented on christian morals, but also because of, stating that not doing F up things should be common sense is just delusional; humans are violent and selfish by nature, you must not forget that; we tend to think that everything that allings with our worldview, or our view or how the world should be is the right thing, the normal, the "common sense" and no, we do need a damn ton of crafted values polishing over hundreds of generations to get to where we are now do not take our social state and conception of values for granted or like a physical law

Your thoughts are always very insightful, and I really respect your stance on your religion and interacting with things that run against your beliefs. I also appreciate that you keep the intro and outro brief. Great content, keep up the good work!

you should give a listen to 'god thinks' from voltair

Love your reactions dude! You should think about reacting to some Lil Dicky stuff! Start with Pillow Talking and enjoy the ride haha

While I don't necessarily agree with the needing to earn God's love, I almost completely agree with the following part: If you could earn it, you wouldn't need it. If we were good enough to earn God's love, we wouldn't need Jesus, now would we? Sorry if you don't agree with my thoughts, but I would love to hear what you think on this

He specifically made the point of pointing out how he doesn’t know any better than anyone else ( not because it is pc) but because the punchline is this song is from God’s perspective. As if Bo can know God’s perspectives any clearer than you.

He didn't have to say any of that at the beginning. It isn't sad. That was the set up for the joke "this is a song from the perspective of god" which you interrupted. It wasn't comedy dying, it WAS the comedy.

Thanks for your reaction, this is a very interesting thing.

I would listen to you read the dictionary my dude. The timbre of your voice is unparalleled. And I like your perspective even more.

Bo was brought up catholic I think.

You missed the point of his little speech before the song started because you paused it at the worst time. He literally follows it with "this is a song from the perspective of God," which immediately contradicts the previous statement, which is funny.

The line "my loves the kind of thing that you have to earn, and when you earn it, you wont need it" always gives me a sense of calm, be ause its basically saying that you need to earn his love and by the time that you are a good enough person to be worthy of his love, you wont need it because you will be such a better person than you were before... its so beautiful.

Love your attitude. Thanks.

This may sound unworthy coming from a godless heathen like myself, but books and scriptures have no relevance on whether or not someone is a decent human being. Every person has to make that choice and dedication for themselves.

It’s fine to see the humor! And enjoy it. you’re a smart cat, you know where the line is and youve never crossed it. You have a solid crew behind ya bro. we want to hear your real thoughts , great articulation. Keep up the good work 🙏

Hi Dave! Here to say this is my new favorite sub! You got me sucked in with Bo, but I loved watching your reaction to opera (The Magic Flute) and hard rock and everything else! I really appreciate that you take the time to add your own interesting thoughts, and I really like the analysis that you do, exploring themes and everything! Thank you for this!

Oh man this one is awesome. We should have told you about this one too! Glad you got to it and great reaction!

There was an atheist podcast that I saw put out a video once that was really fascinating. They had people call in sort of radio show style, and they would have discussions with them. On this one, someone asked them: "What stops you from r*ping and murdering all you want?" Their response: "I do r*pe and murder all I want. And the amount I want is zero." And frankly, I think if the stuff he's saying contradicts someone's Christianity, then I think they should reevaluate their Christianity. It's a different perspective, sure, but the overall message is to have empathy and compassion and try to make life better while we're here. There's nothing un-christian about that.

the beginning was an ironic joke. you know, he doesn't want to sound arrogant but he then tries to sound absolute… like god?

As a fellow Christian and big Bo fan, amen to everything you said! 😊 Rather than being critical of faith in general, I feel like this song is more a critique of people whose faith is all about securing a spot in heaven for themselves and not about actually loving people here on earth and living the way Jesus taught us to live. If a mostly atheist/agnostic guy like Bo can get people to realize that, then more power to him! 👍 Ironically, the line I have the biggest problem with theologically isn't any of the "controversial" ones. It's the one about "My love's the type of thing that you have to earn," because that's the exact opposite of what the Bible teaches. The whole point of the Gospel is that we are incapable of earning God's love (because let's face it, we all suck), but that God doesn't expect us to. That's literally the whole point of Jesus. ...not to get us to Heaven, but to reconnect us to the love of the God who made us, and...as hard as it is to believe... actually does want to kick it with us! 🥰 (Although, I'm sure the aliens are in fact much cooler).

"If you want love then the love has got to come from you." hits really hard for me. I was raised baptist christian and I still consider myself spiritual, but I've always struggled with loving myself. I sought out "God's love" as an alternative but eventually realized I could never accept God's love until I was able to see myself as lovable. It went against all the things I'd been taught to have the courage to love myself as I was, sins and all. I think the growth and confidence and self love I've grown in my heart is way more powerful than any hypocritical pastor telling you you're not worth anything. And I think this love is a type of love that really does come from God.

Great reaction! I appreciate your openness.

Glad to see you've discovered Bo Burnham, and that you seem to really be enjoying his works. He's one of my favorite comedians, right alongside George Carlin, though with the music side of his routines, he brings a little extra, compared to George. There's no contest though. They both have incredibly intelligent insight on the world.

Dave!! Ya need to check out Rodney Britt while the ages roll on

Respect bro, for reacting to this. It shows your open mindedness and a strong belief, which are both good things in their own right.

Ide love to see you do some Ken Ashcorp songs, Burgz, Black Lilly, We're Shameless, and or Absolute Territory

Leave it all at the door. Have faith in your fellow man, before anything else.

It’s interesting that you let us to you are Christian because you were having to overcome some of that cognitive dissonance that came during the song, because you had probably the least biased and most open reaction of any reactors I’ve seen that are Christian. One of the reasons I keep watching your channel.

I try to be a nice atheist so it's always great to hear nice Christians. I've always appreciated Christian art, especially literature and music so it's nice to hear of Christians appreciating something that I feel is a little bit more for me. If you want to hear a younger Bo real religious rant check out his "Rant" (not Kanye Rant). That's a younger, angrier take I think and I'd be interested in your reaction.

man i gotta say, Inside will be so worth watching in order start to finish. i imagine its bad content to do it as a react so even just on your own. Seeing such an introspective person I think youd get a lot from it, and not just the songs make it what it is theres "live action" parts that likely wont be on youtube. Its the thing with Bo where he uses everything. he doesnt just flash lights on stage, each moment uses lighting to its fullest, same applies to the special. everything down to the transitions adds to the experience. either way loving the vids, and as an agnostic with a family very sensitive to the topic, I appreciate your ability to at least let people on the other side speak their speak without an instant wall or aggression. If your kids ever have questions about their faith, they'll be able to talk to you and that will make all the difference.

I can see by the other comments that my feelings on your reactions are shared. I really enjoy your videos. You're a really joyful, smart and relatable guy. Thanks for sharing, man!