• Real Pastor In Virtual Reality Baptizes An Anime Girl
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_88DBmdnNA&feature=youtu.be Genuinely one of the most interesting things I've seen in a long time.
What a remarkable fusion of cutting edge tech and ancient faith.
The Pastor seems like a really chill down to earth and welcoming guy.
Is the anime girl real though?
BRB, writing this into every near-future scifi novel now
2:46 basically summarizes a stance I've held for years on using pseudonyms online and anonymity in general. When you're just talking to someone that is basically just a word on the screen, there is not even an opportunity to be discriminatory beyond the fake name they chose and the words they write.
It's nice, but I think we all know no amount of faith will keep the animes from thier well-deserved godly retribution.
this was a seminar the pastor was holding for the disabled who could not/were afraid to come to a church physically  As Soto tells it, part of his interest in taking up a virtual house of prayer is that it opens up the experience to people who might otherwise be excluded from real-world congregations, such as folks in wheelchairs and recovering drug addicts. Soto describes one instance where he baptized a woman who couldn’t leave her home, and the experience was so intense that she started “bawling,” as she never thought she’d have the opportunity to do it given her condition. His service also allows him to reach people he couldn’t if he preached solely through typical avenues. He has been performing virtual reality baptisms for a year now. Watch in awe as a real pastor baptizes an anime girl in a video ..
This is a lot less cursed than the title makes it sounds like it'd be. I'm amazed at how incredibly wholesome and likeable the pastor is.
While the sentiment is good, surely it is easier for a recovering drug addict to make it to church than to have access to VR?
You don't need VR to play VRChat.
I know but without VR you might as well just do it over Skype, it isn't a really virtual reality baptism if you aren't in virtual reality.
This is really cool and interesting to listen to but the avatars jittering and flying about is making me crack up, I'm not gonna lie.
It really doesn’t matter and I don’t think Skype would be a suitable alternative because it is just a bunch of screens with your real video im pretty sure things like this happened in Second Life in the 2000s. Also, recovering drug addicts come from all walks of life. It’s possible one could have VR. Drugs are expensive already, ontop of the possibility they could have government assistance not unlike how some of the disabled here likely afforded their VR.
The guy goes on further to say that even in the real world our physical bodies are just a shell and that its really our character, attitude and spirit that matters. Super chill, super progressive and inclusive. Honestly I think guy follows Jesus's messages and teachings alot better than quite a few big named pastors or priests. This whole video and that guy's take on life and VR just gave me some strong Ghost In The Shell vibes.
Reminds me a bit of this guy from another video that the same youtuber did https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VahuChwc_O8
I'm not a Christian, and at this point I won't be. But I've participated in Religious things like Youth Group, just places to learn about God. And they've always welcomed me, even when I thought I was Trans, they were supportive. They may not entirely agree with it all but they don't come off with ill intent, and they will still support you and guide you towards God as Trans. The Pastor is a lot like the people who run the YG is like, really kind, progressive, caring and all that. I was actually shocked to hear that people would be excluded if they weren't Christian and be treated like crap for being "lesser" than them, cause whenever I went to Church, or anything Religious, even big week long events, they all accepted me with open arms, even when I thought I was trans which meant a lot. Christians get a bad rap, I know the mass majority of them aren't that accepting, but I genuinely think they're changing now, from past experience and this. I don't think Christians will always be accepting, it's just the case with every group, but I feel that the ones who do change and become accepting, should be talked more about than the nasty ones. You can still be Gay, Trans, Bi, Disabled, Poverty stricken, Rich, a massive asshole, and as a Christian. The love of everyone and the saying "thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" is starting to become a more common thing. Once again it's just based on personal experience. A lot of my good friends are Christians, and they know I'll never see eye to eye on a lot of subjects, or be a Christian. But they still cherish me as a friend despite it, and it's fun having conversations with them about Evolution, Christianity, Heaven, Hell, what is classified as a Sin, what isn't, how it's all changing in Churches, and all that. I always feel sad whenever people bash Christians, because the odd few out there, are genuinely nice and caring people who actually do just wanna be friends. Not all Christians are assholes, not all Christians are out there to brainwash you, convert you, change you, there are some Christians that just want to be friends. And just as they taught me things about Christianity, I taught them things and managed to change some of their viewpoints, even if it was just a small thing.
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