Skepticism and Mental Health

TheThinkingAtheist

The Thinking Atheist

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🗓️ 20 August 2014

⏱️ 85 minutes

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In recent weeks, we've been dealing with the human mind and its ability to accept irrational things. This week, we're dealing directly with the complex issue of mental health, specifically things like depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, mood disorders and more.

Blogger, speaker and activist JT Eberhard has revealed publicly his own battles with depression, giving a talk at Skepticon 4 titled, "Mental Illness and Why The Skeptic Community Should Give a Shit." (LINK: http://youtu.be/UI-YvrHZVvk) Michaelyn Eberhard has a bachelors degree in neuroscience and is a freethought activist. Jeremiah Beene studies Ph.D Clinical Psychology at the University of Mississippi. And Dr. Darrel Ray is a clinical psychologist, author and expert on mental health. They join us for the show, plus your calls and emails.

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1:00.6	7-8-3-2-1 Action
1:06.1	Assume nothing.
1:08.0	Wrapped bald-faced blasphemy.
1:10.1	Question. Everything.
1:12.0	I find it extremely hard to imagine. Open your eyes.
1:16.0	It is quite alright to be an atheist. The fastest growing group of people in the country
1:20.7	has been measured as being those who have no belief or who are atheists.
1:24.5	You don't have to be apologetic or quiet about it.
1:27.0	Challenge the opposition. You see religion on a hundred fronts losing the argument.
1:32.4	And start thinking.
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2:08.6	We can have a moment here. I want you to know that I love you.
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