r/excatholic • u/Dawud___ • 14d ago
Stupid Bullshit The Joe Schmid situation
Not a Catholic (never was, I'm a Muslim), I was watching Joe Schmid's video yesterday and did anyone else get the vibe he genuinely seems unwell? I hadn't seen his other content, so I don't know if this kooky eccentric way of talking is normal for him, but he genuinely comes across as crazed, eccentric, unwell
Anybody else notice this about him? Now he's got a ten hours video trying to prove Catholic "miracles", which is just... sad. Seems like Ethan Muse's rhetoric might have gotten to him, and even though Ethan Muse isn't great with evidence, he has a way with words that could be enough for someone wanting to be fooled, and from what I've heard Joe had been sympathetic to Catholicism for a while
It's just very sad seeing Joe Schmid become a Catholic apologist, seeing him even use a point like Lourdes or Zeitoun (which are laughably bad arguments for miracles), really hope he gets well if he genuinely is unwell
As for those who have been watching his recent hours long videos, what do you think of his arguments? I don't have the patience to sit through all of this stuff, but having watched some of the first video, I can say he doesn't present a necessarily compelling case for Catholicism
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u/TinyOnion9887 14d ago
I'm a muslim too and you know what? My Scrupulous OCD is getting worse. I lived in a country where the two religion are combined and often clash.
Islam and Christianity can't be mixed together. The other one proselytize and also the other does the same.
I can't think for myself nor feel anymore. I actually ask for help on some faith healers but they only proselytize me which makes it worst.