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AS8: How to Sell Atheism, with Noah Lugeons

Serious Inquiries Only

Thomas Smith

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2014

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The guys continue their discussion with Noah Lugeons of The Scathing Atheist and turn their focus towards selling atheism in the public arena.

The post AS8: How to Sell Atheism, with Noah Lugeons appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to, atheistically speaking. Oh, So we have an article this evening this is found on Patios.com. It's

0:36.7

should religious and atheist hardliners try harder to break out of their

0:40.6

codependence cycle of indignation.

0:43.3

So it reads, fellow pathos blogger Ben Corey heaves a deep sigh over the American Atheists

0:49.2

digital billboard that will be on display outside MetLife Stadium during the 2014 Super Bowl.

0:54.4

Obviously this is a little dated Super Bowl happened already, but we can just go with it.

0:58.1

Oh, go tell the Broncos. Yeah. Also, is that where you're supposed to read the you should probably read what the the sign says there.

1:07.0

Oh, yeah, yeah. So the Billboard reads and it has sort of a picture of a, I guess you'd it a priest he's got some kind of war pain under his eyes and holding a football and he's pointing to it says a hail Mary in quotes only works in football. Enjoy the game.

1:22.9

And so this is the billboard.

1:24.8

So he keeps writing, and he says,

1:26.0

Cori considers the billboard a bit of a dick move.

1:28.8

He doesn't like it when people of faith are mocked.

1:30.8

And he's tired of all Christians getting tarred with American

1:33.2

atheists broad brush cards on the table I'm unreserved I unreservedly mock

1:38.3

religion at least a few times a week usually while dining on a Christian baby

1:41.9

and consider the world a darker place without the wit of money Python, Bill Maher and George Carlin.

1:47.0

Now let's look at what Cori is saying and think about his advice from a media strategy point of view.

1:52.0

So Cori writes, instead of sending the message about his advice from a media strategy point of view.

1:53.0

So Corey writes, instead of sending the message of,

1:55.2

we're here, we hold a valid worldview,

1:57.4

and we want to be a good neighbor,

1:59.1

the billboards send the message of,

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