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Cognitive Dissonance

Episode 55: The Good Atheist

Cognitive Dissonance

Tom Curry

Comedy

4.84.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2012

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Special thanks to Jacob Fortin from the Good Atheist podcast: Kickstarter program: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegoodatheist/bible-stories Website with bible stories: http://www.thegoodatheist.net/category/bible-stories/ Podcast: http://thegoodatheist.net Louisiana Republican: When I Voted for State Funds to go to Religious Schools, I Didn’t Mean Muslim Ones Mermaids do not exist, US government declares Religious vigilantes claim to have killed student in Suez Whites-only Christian gathering riles some Alabama neighbors Mob kills 'blasphemer' Clips: CNN and David Silverman, Under the Sea, Islamic call to prayer, Lou Engle Avengers was a great movie,Visit our Website at http://dissonancepod.com for more info.

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0:00.0

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0:08.1

So he says there are still plenty of people who have never questioned God's existence

0:13.8

and the number of atheists is low.

0:15.6

So just because you question God's existence, it doesn't necessarily mean that you don't

0:21.0

believe, Mr. Silverman.

0:22.3

No, it doesn't, but it doesn't also necessarily mean that you do believe to say you're a

0:27.2

Christian.

0:28.2

A lot of people out there are cultural Christians, cultural Jews, and they tick the Christian

0:32.0

box just because their parents raise them as Christians, even though they don't believe

0:36.2

in the man in the sky.

0:37.8

And I want to go back to your other question that you made to Linda about the politicians.

0:42.1

I think as we grow as a nation, the atheists are going to be looking at the political

0:48.6

candidates and they're going to be looking at their religious beliefs with a very concerned

0:53.8

eye because if you believe in a man in the sky without any evidence, if you believe

0:59.1

your underwear is magic, what else will you believe and are you qualified to run this

1:04.4

country if you are?

1:05.8

This is something that we really have to ask because when it comes right down to it,

1:10.2

we need our politicians to be grounded and intelligent and educated and not victim to

1:16.0

brainwashing if we can get that.

1:23.8

Be advised that this show is not for children, the faint of heart, or the easily offended.

1:32.2

The explicit tag is there for a reason.

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