Talk Heathen 09.39 with Jimmy Jr. and Godless Engineer
Talk Heathen
Atheist Community of Austin
4.7 • 611 Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2025
⏱️ 85 minutes
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Summary
Chloe in MD questions if God’s existence matters, exploring post-theism. As a Norse pagan whose faith is based on “vibes,” she wonders if she is any different from rapture believers. The hosts challenge this reasoning, suggesting that while introspection is healthy, beliefs based on feelings rather than evidence can be problematic. Where does this path of deconstruction lead?
Anton in WV asks if Christianity copied Mithraism. Godless Engineer explains it’s not copying but **syncretism**, where different belief systems merge, clarifying Mithraism came first. Anton then pivots to simulation theory, but how does that philosophical dead-end impact our investigation of reality? Does it matter if we are in a simulation?
Josh in GA argues that figures named Jesus in Josephus’s work support a historical Jesus. The hosts agree the name was common but contest the biblical version, highlighting that the earliest sources like Paul rely on revelation, not history. The gospels only add more supernatural claims over time. So what's left of the original man?
Thank you for joining us this week! We will see you next time!
00:00 Intro
04:20 Chloe-MD | Perspectives On Transtheim
40:09 Anton-WV | Who Copied Who?
01:11:14 Josh-GA | A Historical Jesus Existed
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| 0:00.0 | Hello. This past Tuesday and Wednesday was supposed to be the Big Rapture Day. |
| 0:05.8 | A South African pastor named Joshua had a dream that the rapture was upon us. |
| 0:11.1 | Never mind that Jesus said nobody knows when it'll happen and that it will be like a thief in the night. |
| 0:17.7 | TikTok Christians went absolutely bonkers with it. |
| 0:21.2 | Atheists get disappointed when a rapture fails because not only did Christians not get raptured, |
| 0:27.5 | but now we get to hear everyone rationalize why the South African pastor's dream didn't come true. |
| 0:33.2 | So here's my no-stra dumb-ass prediction for you. |
| 0:36.4 | There's going to be another rapture prediction in the near future, |
| 0:39.2 | and that rapture will also fail because Jesus isn't real and he's not coming back. |
| 0:44.8 | If you disagree with us, then please call in because the show starts now. |
| 1:12.2 | Yes, All right. What a wonderful time to be alive. I don't know if all of the Christians and believers are gone and we're just left here and we don't have to deal with them anymore or the rapture just did not happen again. But we're going to crack into that today. So welcome everyone. Today is September 28th, 2025. I am your host today, |
| 1:17.7 | Jimmy Jr. joining me as my friend, the talented, godless engineer. Godless, how the hell are you doing |
| 1:24.3 | today? You know, I'm doing pretty good. If I could just remember to unmute that I don't like screw stuff up when it's my turn to do the monologue. Well, you know, I thought that was one of the signs that we were looking for. So I thought the rapture was actually happening. It was just a little late. You know, when Godless has no voice, you know, I figure, hey, this must be the time. But, you know, we're still here again. |
| 1:47.3 | So good to be with you. Glad that you're joining me on this Sunday. Glad that all of our |
| 1:52.3 | viewers out there, wherever you may be in the world, are joining us. This Sunday, you could be in church, |
| 1:57.9 | but you're not. You're here with us in our church. And this is where we go over what Talk Heathlet is all about. |
| 2:03.6 | We are a live call-in show, and we do have open lines. |
| 2:06.6 | So get them in at 512-991-9242 or from your computer at tiny.cc-for-slash call-th. |
| 2:14.6 | And on Talk Heathen, we are open to all of your questions regarding God, religion, |
| 2:19.9 | secular humanism, atheistic morality, cosmology, philosophy, science, history, life, the universe. |
| 2:26.7 | We always have a host that can talk to at least a few of those things. And I know that I've got |
| 2:30.8 | one here with me today, who is the big brain in the room. |
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