Atheist Experience 24.45 11-08-2020 with Matt Dillahunty & Shannon Q
The Atheist Experience
The Atheist Community of Austin
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🗓️ 9 November 2020
⏱️ 101 minutes
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Summary
Our first caller, Bonnie in WI read some horrible passages in bible and that is what sparked her journey to non-belief, specifically child sacrifice and slavery. We agree the bible is whacky and full of horribleness.
Alvin in NC argues for his 100 patterns in Genesis 1:1. Matt sits back on this one while Shannon breaks down the math for statistical analysis. If you can’t answer Shannon’s questions, you need to take your claim to mathematicians or statisticians.
David in PA feels his theistic beliefs are not rooted in reality. He has a history of psychological issues, Shannon talks with him about how religion can affect those mental states and drives home that no one deserves abuse. We are glad you are doing better and that ACA shows have helped you!
Lord Methane from CA continues our first call, comparing blood atonement and sacrifices. We think the old testament is about God's failures and people not living up to God's standard. We don't care about the bible. Try again when you can make a point.
Lee in GA is a member of the clergy project and gives us a brief history of his beliefs and went to Asia to save people and ended up leaving his religion. We are glad you are doing better!
Lester in NC asks why people who believe morality is founded on wellbeing are pro-choice. Matt discusses bodily autonomy with Lester, mainly pointing out someone doesn’t have the right to use someone else’s body without their consent. Anything to the contrary points to fetuses getting special rights.
Mike in OH believes that god is a transcendent mathematical object and that god’s existence was proven in 2014. We are interested in a god people believe in and pray to, not a hypothetical god. “Racking up losses,” grow up.
Andrew in NC asks if he should give thought to predictions in the Bible, like the 3rd temple ushering in the end of the world. Knowing that people are actively working toward the goals of a biblical prediction, kind of makes it less impressive.
Lastly, Rick in GA thinks the bible proves Jesus existed. It’s all speculation, you have to assume the accuracy of the bible to accept it as proof. What could the Bible prove? There is no reason to assume Jesus existed, we don’t take the Bible at face value.
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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 grown with your moral core |
| 0:13.0 | You think that suffering is part of some great plan |
| 0:19.0 | It's been designed, I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, I wonder |
| 0:26.0 | There we go. Oh Shannon's lip syncing along. I'm ready for more lip sync battles. I actually watched like a best of lip sync battles the other day for the umpteenth time. But |
| 0:48.0 | Welcome to the Atheist Experience. We are live today Sunday the 8th of November 2020 in the United States. We have just concluded an election process and the media outlets have declared Joe Biden the next president of the United States. |
| 1:05.0 | But as the ACA is a nonprofit educational organization promoting positive atheism in the separation of religion government and as a 501c3 we're not going to be talking about politics or endorsing anybody or anybody else here. So congrats to everybody who voted and everybody who won and held congrats to those of you who lost some of you I'm probably happier that you lost than others. But we are here to have conversations for people to tell us what they believe and why and Shannon how are you? |
| 1:33.0 | I'm good. I'm really excited to be back. I'm very much looking forward to some good calls today. |
| 1:40.0 | Not too. |
| 1:42.0 | And as always it's a pleasure. Thank you for always welcoming and inviting me to come and participate in this. I think conversation is really important and this is a great venue to do it. So thank you for for always welcoming me and allowing me to do part of it. |
| 1:57.0 | So at least I can do for you being you know all awesome and stuff. |
| 2:02.0 | I'll do it. I'll do my best. |
| 2:04.0 | Speaking of which you have the con and so I want to go through the announcements really quick and then you can start picking callers and directing everything and I'm just going to sit here and chit chat as much as I can. |
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