Atheist Experience 24.35 2020-08-30 with Matt Dillahunty & Shannon Q
The Atheist Experience
The Atheist Community of Austin
4.6 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2020
⏱️ 96 minutes
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Summary
Our first caller, Jack in Canada, says that he thinks religious groups “walk on eggshells” more than atheist groups. The bible does not preach religious tolerance and we oppose beliefs not religious people. Matt points out Deuteronomy 13 commands you to kill other believers.
Ryan in NY asks what proof there is of atheism. What is your definition of a god? Atheism just means disbelief in god/s, the burden of proof is on the claimant. Ryan gives us his personal experience and talks about morality and once again we find another caller cool with slavery…
Linguistie in the Ukraine asks if god appearing in believers dreams are a style of lucid dreaming? Your brain functions while you sleep, as well as parses memories, and can affect your waking perceptions. People can use this to solidify their beliefs.
Sain in TX asks about divine command theory. The problem is whatever god dictates would be moral, that can lead to some horrible commands. Not to mention the lack of evidence of any god. The biblical god is immoral and in the event of his return, the only recourse is rebellion.
Last caller today, Jonathan in AZ asks the reasons for believing one doesn’t go “anywhere” upon dying. There is no evidence anything happens after you die, you just stay dead. A soul is the most dead concept in theology. Shannon expertly breaks down the neurology that makes someone a person, doesn’t lend any credence to a soul or an afterlife.
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| 0:00.0 | So you think that you tell us how to live our lives |
| 0:07.0 | Never question the thoughts from which your mind will pour dear eyes |
| 0:13.0 | You think that suffering is part of some great planet's been devised |
| 0:20.0 | I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, I wonder |
| 0:26.0 | I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, I wonder |
| 0:37.0 | Hi Shannon! Hi! Hi, man! Hey everybody, we're live! |
| 0:41.0 | This is the Atheist Experience, we're broadcasting live and not merely from Austin, Texas, but also Nova Scotia. |
| 0:49.0 | Yeah, that's right. I'm up here with you. Yeah. |
| 0:51.0 | Hi everybody doing welcome, this is the flagship property of the Atheist community of Austin, a nonprofit educational organization promoting positive Atheism in the Separation Church in State. |
| 1:01.0 | Oh, I had a flashback to like 13, 14 years ago when I would do that, integral of time. |
| 1:05.0 | Hey, we are live, we're thrilled it's August 30th, 2020 if you're watching us live and also if you're watching us live and you're on YouTube, if you look directly up above the chat, there's a donation link there, 100% of donations go to the ACA, Google and YouTube don't take a cut. |
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| 1:29.0 | And you can also become a member at YouTube or at patreon.com slash the Atheist Experience. |
| 1:36.0 | And that reminds me that the only reason that Shannon and I are able to sit here with wonderful backgrounds and at least one of us freshly done hair and an ability to speak to all of the people who are watching us live. |
| 1:49.0 | And speaking to all of you is because we have the best fucking crew on the planet for any program or anything else. |
| 1:57.0 | These people volunteers working their ass off, making sure that we can continue putting content out even while we're sheltering in place at home in many places. |
| 2:07.0 | And I'm just overwhelmed every time I show up. |
| 2:11.0 | I have the best possible scenario here where I just show up and joke, gibber jab talk a little bit. |
| 2:18.0 | So get all the work. |
| 2:20.0 | Oh no, it's an insurmountable amount of work too. |
| 2:22.0 | What they do in the background, especially as volunteers, is unbelievable. They make the show. |
| 2:28.0 | And you get a lot. |
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