Episode CCIV: Christianity poisons everything

Don't watch this video unless you really want to lose all hope for humanity. Remember when all the great musicians were composing religious music? (OK, it was long before our time, unless you're a few centuries old, but you know what I mean.)

And hey, what's with all the chattiness? I'm off at a conference and haven't had time to put up much content, so the comment threads are all exploding. Should I just shut up permanently?

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