Talk Heathen 07.09 03-05-2023 with Richard Gilliver and Nikki Beat the Cult
Talk Heathen
Atheist Community of Austin
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🗓️ 6 March 2023
⏱️ 100 minutes
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Summary
First caller is Anonymous from the USA who proposes that the universe might be god. Nikki asks the caller how god is defined before technical issues ended the call.
Branson in NC sees the Western world as interpreting spiritual practices literally and because it is so symbolic, many have turned away from these teachings. What is the purpose of using the word, “spiritual”, and how is it defined? It is important to understand the difference between colloquial theories and scientific theories. Why use religious symbols instead of science? Is symbolism an accurate representation of the universe? It helps to look at the academic work around symbolism rather than esoteric books.
Jeff in OH rules out natural causes in the world before having a reason to believe in supernatural causes. How would one detect the supernatural? If there is no interaction with the natural world, then why do we accept it?
Wesley in WV describes hell as seven years on earth, the lake of fire is a bunch of nuclear bombs because scripture describes it as a fire folding within itself and says he has seen this as a nuclear device in a Volvo. This is a show where we talk to people about what they believe and why they believe. It is not a show where people tell us what to believe.
Wesley in MA reminds us that the idea of a loving god creating a place where we burn forever makes no sense. Some people think it makes sense because they believe god is justified in harming people if they do not continue to pray and please their god. The issue is Christians do not read the Bible; some may be afraid of the questions this will generate. Atheists want Christians to read the Bible and read the whole thing.
Rick in Canada brings up how fossils form within days after Mt. St. Helens erupted, so the Christians and Atheists must meet in the middle when it comes to belief in the global flood. Where is the evidence for this flood? How do you think a global flood physically happened? Where is all this water now? Is it possible there are biological reasons for mental health issues? When mainstream science does not support your belief, where do you get your information from? Pick up some geological journals, search them for past events, and come back with that information using the actual science.
Jeffrey in GA has decided that well being is a terrible way to base subjective morality. It is not an individual that decides this but society as a whole. Well being is not considered the same thing by everybody.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Talk Heathen, despite not being convinced of the existence of any God, |
| 0:04.4 | we hold on to the hope that someone out there is the proof we've been searching for. |
| 0:08.3 | Who knows? They might just call in on today's episode. |
| 0:11.6 | So buckle up because the show is starting right now. |
| 0:25.3 | Today is Sunday, March the 5th, 2023, and I am your host, Richard Gilliver. |
| 0:28.6 | And joining me today is Nicky from Beats the Colt. |
| 0:30.2 | Nicky, how are you doing? |
| 0:32.8 | You've joined me on the non-profits before. |
| 0:34.5 | It's good to have you back on. |
| 0:35.0 | How are you? |
| 0:35.9 | I'm excellent. |
| 0:37.2 | Thank you so much, Richard. |
| 0:37.6 | It is good to see you again as well. What kind of calls are you looking forward to today? I'm looking for the call that is finally going to show that God exists so I can just do what's right and become a Christian and put it all behind me. But what if he's not the Christian God? Set your state is. It has to be the Christian God, right? You're setting standards already. I know. Oh my goodness. Well, that's the one I've been told it's true. |
| 0:38.0 | My whole. God. Oh, no, it has to be the Christian God, right? You're setting standards already. I know. Oh, my goodness. Well, that's the one I've been told is true my whole entire life in every single day since, you know, I was born. So I was, you know, it's not like the God you believe in has anything to do with your geographical location or upbringing, right? Exactly. nothing at all to do with that. |
| 1:11.4 | Let's talk about the show. |
| 1:12.6 | Talk Heathen is a live calling show, and we have open lines. |
| 1:16.3 | So get your calls in on 5129919242 or from your computer at tiny.c slash call TH. |
| 1:24.8 | Before we get started, we wanted to give you last week's results of the talk |
| 1:28.6 | heathen to me question of the week. As you know each week, we ask you, the audience, a question |
| 1:33.6 | that you can respond to in the comments section of the video. We then pick out our three |
| 1:37.8 | favourite responses and show them at the beginning of the next episode. That is this one, and then |
| 1:42.7 | give you a new question for the week after. |
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