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The Atheist Experience

Atheist Experience 24.06 2020-02-09 with Matt Dillahunty & Jim Barrows

The Atheist Experience

The Atheist Community of Austin

Religion & Spirituality, Non-profit, Business

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2020

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

SHOW TIME-STAMPS

00:00:00 Matt - TX - Epic postcard reading by Matt
00:16:55 Jonathan - KY - Is there a moral question about slavery?
00:27:07 Walter - MI - Proof of God because of a NDE
00:38:07 Jonathyn - AZ - Can believe in something and not know it/be aware of it.
00:50:58 Jonathan - AL - How to create a secular community when in a hostile area.
01:05:39 Kevin - TN - Agnostic theist, believes in emanation
01:25:03 Keith - OK - People in prison are better off with religious belief.
01:27:20 John - TX - Evolution points to theism

SHOW NOTES
Woooot! Your normal notes writer is back in the writer’s chair. Just kidding, there is no writer’s chair, it doesn’t exist. In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Jim Barrows. Does Matt have more postcards to read? (Oh yes he does and it is EPIC!) Who is this Jim Barrows character? Does God exist? Stay tuned to find out all this and more!

Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Jonathan from Kentucky. He is wondering if there has always been a moral question regarding slavery. What about prisoners of war? He claims that in history, it was more moral to have slaves than now because of tribal warfare. That’s not an excuse.

Walter is next up calling in from Michigan, claims to have met God after a very violent car wreck. He experienced a near death experience and saw the light! People convinced him that it was all God’s doing. Sadly, he doesn’t provide any evidence though, except “look at the trees.” Oh and science isn’t real.

The following caller named Jonathyn from Arizona is wondering about the argument that folks can believe in something and not know it. He queries Matt on it and Matt responds in kind. Tune in to watch the salad spin!

Jonathan from Alabama is next, he is calling in about how to create a community when in a hostile and possibly violent area to secular/atheists.

Next up, Kevin in Tennessee has an argument he’d like to share. He believes and is an agnostic theist and that this reality we deem as real is only a small part of something greater.

Afterwards we have Steve from Canada. He is an Atheist turned Catholic and is wondering if there is purpose or point in life if you don’t believe. Why does it matter if anyone benefits he asks. It absolutely matters to those around us. C’mon dude, a scribe?!

Keith in Oklahoma would like to discuss how prisoners are better off religious. This was a speedy call and Matt definitely disputed that. Might want to watch it to capture more than I did.

Our last caller of the day, John in Texas claims that evolution is linked or tied to theism. Um, nah. Natural selection is random and is all about time. Thank you very much, Goodbye!

Whew! And that’s it! See you all next week!

Send your prayer postcards for Matt to answer on the show to 1507 W. Koenig Lane, Austin, TX, 78741. Otherwise...goodbye!

Transcript

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0:00.0

So you think that you tell us how to live our lives

0:07.0

Never question me the thoughts grow with your moral core

0:13.0

You think that suffering is part of something

0:18.0

We've laboured and devised I wonder, I wonder, I wonder

0:25.0

I wonder, why will it take for you to start opening your eyes

0:33.0

I wonder, I wonder, I wonder

0:40.0

Hey, normally I look at the date right before we start

0:44.0

So I can pump myself up and say, hey, welcome to the show

0:47.0

It's Ethan and it's February and I'm flustered a bit at the moment

0:52.0

So I apologize. Welcome to the Atheist experience we are live from Austin, Texas

0:57.0

This program sponsored by the Atheist community of Austin and on-profit educational organization promoting positive atheism and the separation of religion and government

1:04.0

Today is February 9, 2020. It feels so weird saying that

1:08.0

Yeah, 20, yeah, it's like we should have flying cars or something

1:12.0

Kind of old, kind of. Well, we have self-driving cars and all that

1:17.0

Anyway, I'm at Delondi hosting this week joining me, a friend of mine, Jim Barros

1:21.0

Who originally you were on, yes, by all means cheer for Jim

1:26.0

And Matt

1:27.0

So how long did you move to Austin?

1:30.0

Two years ago

1:31.0

Two years ago

1:32.0

And before that you were in the Phoenix area

1:33.0

As in Phoenix area, I know for G's almost 20 years

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