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, is there something suddenly in the drinking water in my hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma?

I mean, I was born here.

I've lived here.

It's just what it is. It is white bread, corn-fed, red state, conservative, MAGA, Jesus Town, Oklahoma, right?

And then I find out a few years ago, Forest Balchai lives about 20 minutes from me, and we become

friends and brothers in a way. We're going to actually be at a live event coming up in March of

next year. And then somebody brings to my attention another

ex-Vangelical activist. Her name is Casey Malone, K-A-Y-S-E-M-L-O-N-E. Well, I had never heard

of Casey Malone, and the listener was like, oh, you got to have this conversation.

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