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TheThinkingAtheist

Bob's Bicycle: Prayer, Priorities, and the God of Diminishing Returns

TheThinkingAtheist

The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

When Christians celebrate "answered" prayers, they often sound ridiculous. Seth shares a chapter on the subject from his new book, "Christianity Made Me Talk Like an Idiot."

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0:00.0

There's gifts I've ever received has to be a bike when I was younger, a pedal bike.

0:07.0

It was a sort of slick little road bike and I remember it was all like it was so it was all wrapped up

0:13.0

it was so obvious what it was obviously because nothing shaped like a bike and I had a little ribbon on it and I was so

0:17.0

I guess for that was a life changer and I'm still sort of big on cycling around my area now so for that one change real low.

0:24.0

Enjoy in every zip with red cups now back at Starbucks. Between forgetting the sellotape,

0:32.0

trying to squeeze eight people around a six-seater table and the cat taking down the tree again.

0:38.0

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0:54.0

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1:01.0

Here we go. The thinking atheist it's not a person. It's a symbol an idea.

1:11.0

The population of atheists this country is going through the rule.

1:14.0

Rejecting faith pursuing knowledge challenging the sacred if I tell the truth it's because I tell the truth

1:22.0

not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish and working together for a more rational world.

1:29.0

Take the risk of thinking feel so much more happiness truth fusion wisdom will come to you that way.

1:35.0

Assume nothing question everything and start thinking this is the thinking atheist podcast hosted by South Anders.

1:56.0

Well the book just released and I've already gotten my first hate mail.

2:02.0

I mean it was a matter of time but I mean you know I got a hand at the Mary she was right there at the starting gun.

2:12.0

I wrote a book version of much much much much much deeper dive into a subject I covered originally five years ago back in 2017.

2:23.0

Christianity made me talk like an idiot now just some context normally when I upload a speech to YouTube after I've given it on the road.

2:34.0

I'm happy with a hundred thousand views right because that's a big ask with so much content out there.

2:43.0

You know if you're essentially saying hey can you give me 45 minutes to watch a speech that's a big deal so I mean if I can get a hundred thousand people to watch a speech I think that's huge 200,000 like winning the lottery well.

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