Okay, here we got. Stand by. Three, two, one.

The thinking atheist, it's not a person. It's a symbol. An idea.

The population of atheists in this country is going through the room.

Rejecting faith. Pursuing knowledge. Challenging the sacred.

If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth.

Not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish.

And working together for a more rational world.

Take the risk of thinking for yourself.

Much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way.

Assume nothing.

Question everything. And start nothing. Question everything.

And start thinking.

This is the Thinking Atheist podcast, hosted by Seth Andrews.

Okay, I'm going to beg your indulgence. You know, I'm always begging your indulgence.

Have you noticed?

I'm always throwing myself at your feet and saying, okay, I need a little understanding.

And so I'm going to do it again today.

This is the audio from a recent YouTube live stream.

So I've launched this Monday night 6 p.m. Central video live stream called Seth Andrews on a tangent.

And you're familiar with the format because I do about 20, 25 minutes on whatever subject is on my mind, and then take your calls

on whatever subject you want to talk about. And of course, we were talking about the Pope,

the Supreme Pontiff, who is in critical condition. He's in very poor health, and I had thoughts

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