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AS78: Islamophobia; Reza Aslan and Nathan Lean

Serious Inquiries Only

Thomas Smith

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2014

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this episode I'm revisiting some of the Islamophobia ideas. This time I'm reading some new articles and blog posts about the subject. Here are some links: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119898/bill-maher-ben-affleck-islam-debate-there-no-muslim-world http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/10/reza-aslan-on-what-the-new-atheists-get-wrong.html http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/on-the-mechanics-of-defamation

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0:00.0

You're listening to, atheistically speaking. Oh, Hey everyone welcome to episode 78 of

0:34.8

atheistically speaking with your host Thomas of the Smith

0:38.8

Variety okay so I'm not gonna do any complaining I'm well okay to do any complaining. I'm, well, okay, that, strike that from the record.

0:45.3

I'm going to do just a modest amount of complaining and say that I'm just not meant to have

0:50.9

technology, just wasn't meant to be

0:53.8

not gonna get too much into it because I don't want this to be a negative show

0:56.7

it's a positive show

0:58.4

uh... it well unless we're talking about suicide but then then it's not really negative or positive.

1:04.0

It's just sort of like a little.

1:05.8

But anyway, no, I've capped off a ton of computer issues with a USB Mac keyboard not working, breaking, no longer working a brand new one.

1:20.3

And I've never, I don't know if in the history since like the 80s, not really, but the early 90s of like doing anything with a computer,

1:29.2

if I've ever had a keyboard break, like it just doesn't have, it's the simplest thing. You know, it's got a few buttons and it's like, you know, okay, I don't know, I'm not a scientist, but it's a pretty simple thing and that just capped it all off beautifully but again thanks to Bang's

1:45.4

naughty bits or aka Michael helping me out and also came on to do the bonus

1:50.3

content this week so I wanted to make sure to put that out again for you guys

1:54.1

and an interesting discussion. I was tempted to make it just an hour long

1:58.9

like computer troubleshooting session I thought maybe that wouldn't be you know like that

2:05.4

great of a bonus content but you know maybe go and cast your vote. Go ahead and

2:11.5

vote for a on Patreon for you, if you want the just full, just, we'll

2:15.4

troubleshoot my computer and that'll be the episode. Ah, the only problem is I can't

2:19.6

record while we're troubleshooting, so, ah shoot. D, darn such a good idea down the drain.

2:25.0

Okay, so so much to talk about. Mm, I've got an idea. I keep forgetting every single time that I want to read an iTunes review because I would like to encourage you find folk to leave me iTunes reviews because it's very helpful.

2:42.0

Also Stitcher for the super dedicated among you.

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