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Thank God I'm Atheist

God's Chosen People #264

Thank God I'm Atheist

TGIA Media

Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.72K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2016

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Vatican repeats itself about gay priests, German court rules that Muslim girls must take swimming class, Marriott makes big decision about the Bible, the world's largest nativity, the world is ending (again), Orthodox rabbis and converting to Judaism, and neuroscientist Michael Ferguson joins us to talk about faith and the brain.

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0:00.0

The Hey everybody. Hi guys,

0:15.0

Hi guys, well from gloomy Salt Lake City Utah. It's, thank God I'm atheist. The podcast. I'm Maithiest. The podcast.

0:24.0

I'm Frank Feldman and I'm Dan Beecher.

0:27.0

And coming up today we have an interview.

0:29.0

We don't do those all the time but we've got a good one for you.

0:32.0

Yeah. One Mr. those all the time but we've got a good one for you yeah one mr. Michael Ferguson

0:36.7

Dr Michael Ferguson he's he's a neuroscientist a moorscientist, you study your neurons.

0:43.4

Yeah.

0:45.4

And, but yeah, he's got some great things to talk about.

0:47.8

Part of, part, he was, he was part of a huge research study that just came out and made some

0:52.2

headlines about what the brain does

0:56.0

this is your brain on religion when you're feeling spiritual when you're feeling

1:00.0

spiritual when you're failing so, it's just about what happens in your old

1:06.0

noodle. Yeah, and so yeah, so there's that and we've got all the regular stuff

1:11.9

for y'all.

1:13.2

Oh, it's not regular.

1:14.4

Coming right up.

1:15.1

I have a warning for you.

1:17.0

I, this is beyond regular.

1:19.2

Yeah.

1:19.9

It's terrifying.

1:21.1

What have you got?

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