Atheist Experience 24.36 2020-09-06 with Matt Dillahunty & Jenna Belk
The Atheist Experience
The Atheist Community of Austin
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🗓️ 7 September 2020
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Our first caller, John in FL, asks if christianity negatively affects people? We don’t even know if it's actually true. Is it good for people to believe something that isn't true? John holds onto belief because of Pascal's Wager and may call Recovering From Religion. Good idea John!
Ralph in FL asks what makes values valuable? The person making the assessment imbues it with value, morality is rooted in well being after all. We can’t access god’s thoughts on morality or well being. It seems the biblical god doesn’t care about the quality of human life, just who gets to what afterlife.
Syngyn in PA thinks we should follow god’s word and asks why it is hard for people to put faith in something they don’t know of? Do you have any evidence? At least we agree the bible isn't the word of god. If you won’t find out what god wants until you are dead, god is irrelevant to living life. We hope you look more into your beliefs and callback.
Jack in Canada believes Matt and Jenna are part of a group of organized secularists. That is true but concepts matter, not the labels. Jack thinks religions are persecuted and atheists are not. Quite the opposite is true.
Keyon in CA argues discernment to a previous call about the bible then brings up arguments about evolution. We live in the best of times Keyon. There are so many erroneous claims in this call and human babies not being able to care for themselves out of the womb does not disprove evolution.
Last caller today, Kendall in WA cites Exodus and 1 Timothy to disprove Matt's position that the bible condones slavery. Exodus 21:16 is about kidnapping but exodus 21 tells you who you can enslave. Matt challenges Kendall to be his slave outlined in Exodus 21. Yikes Kendall...
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| 0:00.0 | So you think that you tell us how to live our lives |
| 0:07.0 | Never questioning the thoughts from which your moral core narrates |
| 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 | That's why it really takes for you to start opening your eyes |
| 0:33.0 | I wonder, I wonder, I wonder |
| 0:36.0 | Hello, hello, we're moving to your Welcome to the Atheist Experience |
| 0:38.0 | We are live today is Sunday September 6, 2020 |
| 0:41.0 | I'm your host Matt Deloney joining me this week, Jenna Belk |
| 0:44.0 | Hello, how are you? How are you? I'm pretty good |
| 0:47.0 | You look happy |
| 0:49.0 | I'm doing pretty well, I've been painting and if you can see behind me, but |
| 0:53.0 | Yeah, I'm having fun, how are you? Sweet, I'm doing great |
| 0:56.0 | It's a beautiful day, beautiful weekend |
| 0:59.0 | Yeah, so let's, it's been a while since you and I have done a show together |
| 1:03.0 | And I'd like to try to get to a whole bunch of colors that you really want to get to |
| 1:07.0 | So let me get through the announcements, which there are some special announcements today or at least one |
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