Guest: Chris Mooney, author, Unscientific America

Freethought Radio

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2009

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Chris Mooney, author of the new book, Unscientific America as well as The Republican War on Science, will be the guest. The hosts will also talk about all the attention the Foundation's newest federal lawsuit--challenging a move to engrave religious mottos prominently at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center--is receiving, and provide a brief "Freethinkers Almanac" about famous freethinkers born in July.

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0:00.0	This is Free Thought Radio on Air America with your hosts Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor.
0:19.9	Imagine there's no heaven
0:22.4	It's easy if you try
0:35.6	No hell below us Above us
0:39.6	Above us
0:38.3	Above us only sky
0:41.3	Imagine all the people
0:46.3	Living for today Hello, are you godless heathens and irreverent infidels?
1:01.0	I'm Annie Laurie Gaylor, and welcome to Free Thought Radio.
1:03.4	And I'm Dan Barker, your friendly neighborhood atheist.
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1:18.6	Skeptics, and None of the Abus who don't believe the Bible, don't believe in God, but
1:23.7	we do believe in knowledge and reason and science and morality and love and family
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