Talk Heathen 10.14 with Dr. Ben and Deconstruction Deacon
Talk Heathen
Atheist Community of Austin
4.7 • 611 Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2026
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Jolly Guy from TikTok rejects evolution for a literal Adam and Eve. Hosts identify his straw man arguments and challenge his reliance on the Shroud of Turin. If artifacts are sought only to confirm bias, can they ever be reliable?
Chloe Tartt from TikTok discusses Norse paganism and gender euphoria. She explains her practice as an agnostic theist who values ritual over literal truth. Can rituals offer stability without requiring acceptance of supernatural dogma?
Anne from CA reflects on her Catholic upbringing and the difficulty of shedding the fear of hell. Hosts critique the Vatican’s wealth and the manipulative
nature of salvation. Does church fundraising reveal a focus on self-interest?
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| 0:00.0 | On March 23, thousands of atheists around the world changed their profile pictures to include |
| 0:04.5 | a green circle for Atheist Day, 2026. |
| 0:07.4 | I remember a few years ago, an acquaintance angrily commented that we should not normalize atheism |
| 0:12.4 | because that would put atheists' agenda in charge. |
| 0:15.4 | I wish that religious people would stop assuming that other belief systems operate as substitutes |
| 0:19.7 | for theirs. |
| 0:20.5 | For example, if the Bible is their book, then obviously Darwin's origin of species must be our Bible and science our God. |
| 0:27.4 | Atheists don't have a unified moral framework to mandate. |
| 0:30.4 | We don't have a priest or any holy book to tell us how to make decisions. |
| 0:34.0 | We're not a religion and we don't believe in yours. |
| 0:37.0 | If you believe atheism is a |
| 0:38.6 | religion, call us because the show is starting now. Welcome, everybody, today is March, |
| 0:51.3 | it's not March 29th. It is April 5th. I'm your host, Dr. Ben, and with me today is March, it's not March 29th. It is April 5th. I'm your host, Dr. Ben, and with me today is |
| 0:58.5 | our lovely guest, Deconstruction Deacon. How are you doing today? I am doing fantastic, excited |
| 1:05.2 | to be here. Yeah, I know you were on Truth Wanted not too long ago. And is this your first time on Talk Heathen? |
| 1:12.3 | This is. I'm the noob here. |
| 1:14.9 | Well, Talk Heathen is a live call-in show, and we have open lines. |
| 1:18.8 | So get your calls in at 512-991-9242. |
| 1:23.5 | Or from your computer, you can use tiny.cc slash call-th. |
| 1:27.7 | But that's not the only way that we are taking calls today. |
| 1:31.7 | We are actually try streaming to the YouTube horizontal format, YouTube mobile, and on TikTok. |
| 1:38.8 | And if you're watching over on TikTok and you'd like to be part of the conversation, |
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