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Ep 316 – The New Atheist Guide to Not Being a Total A$shole – Episode 6: Belief

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Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2016

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

In this, the sixth episode of the NAG, join Sage and fellow ‘nobody’ Drew as they explore the concepts of belief, wonder and spirituality as Atheists. They’ll ask poignant questions such as ‘What is the ultimate truth of the universe?’ not so poignant questions like ‘Do animals believe in god?’ and even questions no one thought to ask like ‘Can you worship a magic motorcycle?’ Enjoy! Featured tracks: Cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ by Holly Henry, Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ accompanied by Ludovico Einaudi’s “The Earth Prelude”

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0:00.0

Hi, my name is Sage Turk, and two years ago something big happened that would change my life forever.

0:07.0

Despite being an active Mormon, Christian, and believer for over 33 years, I lost my faith in God.

0:15.0

What I didn't lose was my happiness, my hope, and the curiosity to explore every facet of this crazy adventure called life.

0:24.2

And like every adventure, sometimes we can use a little galley. But another wasn't they, I was a still laugh trapped in eternity, I was the focal point

0:37.0

out of focus out of ink.

0:39.0

And I've been wandering through the good of your heartache, always making a mess or

0:49.3

stumbling off the door. Today's episode, The Leap, starring me, Sage, and my special guest, fellow listener through.

1:04.0

Also, the wacky religion quiz is guy to not being a total asshole.

1:41.8

As always I am your host, Sage Turk, and with me today is a special guest

1:47.9

host, a listener, a self-proclaimed nobody like myself, so all of you out there that hate hearing people that aren't the infants you're going to love this one

1:58.0

It's my good friend Drew. Drew. How you doing? I'm doing well. How are you doing? Drew, I'm doing really, really good.

2:05.4

And I'm really excited to have you on this episode. So today's episode is about belief and why I thought Drew is a perfect guest, all you

2:16.8

listeners out there to bring on the episode is because he sent me this really

2:19.5

awesome email which was really kind of like an essay almost in and of itself which laid out some really

2:25.8

interesting thoughts on kind of a new religion that of atheism if you will a way of sort of looking at the concept of

2:37.0

sort of God and you know what I'm just gonna I'm gonna let him explain it

2:40.8

here in just a second but Drew one of the things I'd like to do first is as

2:44.8

tradition on the the podcast play a little game with you how's it sound I'm

2:50.1

always up for a game okay so the name of that the name of this game is

2:56.0

what's up with that wacky religion?

2:59.7

Super super catchy title as always.

3:03.0

They just roll off the tongue.

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