Talk Heathen 10.17 with Scott Dickie and Coach Renz @CoachRenz33

Talk Heathen

Atheist Community of Austin

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4.7 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2026

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Scott Dickie is joined by Coach Renz to explore the "mathematics of truth" and the power of family support during deconversion! They discuss how logic provides an essential framework for navigating faith-based assumptions and examine why a supportive environment is vital for exploring one's own identity outside of religious dogma.
Cliff in OH compares the moon landing to faith, arguing that answered prayers provide evidence for God. Scott and Coach Renz identify circular reasoning and post-hoc fallacies in his mundane examples. Can coincidences serve as proof for a deity?
Colton in PA discusses Biblical parallels to ancient flood and creation myths. Coach Renz highlights how oral traditions evolved into global legends and debates whether universal order is extrinsic or intrinsic. Why must order imply a designer?
Thank you for joining us this week! We will see you next time!

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0:00.0	When you say the word mathematics, you'll often get negative reactions from people, but even
0:04.2	non-math people understand the importance of math in our day-to-day lives.
0:08.3	It allows us to develop new knowledge through our understanding of how certain numerical
0:11.5	values are related to other numerical values.
0:14.4	If you want to fly to the moon, math isn't extra, it's essential.
0:18.7	Logic is the mathematics of truth and falsity. It allows us to develop new knowledge through our understanding of how certain truth values are related to other truth values.
0:27.2	But even people that find the subject of logic challenging understand the importance of logic in our day-to-day lives. Without it, we're just trading opinions.
0:35.2	If you want to really get things right and not just browbeat someone until they agree with you,
0:40.0	then logic isn't extra.
0:41.6	It's essential.
0:42.9	Do you have a logical argument for the existence of your God?
0:46.1	If so, give us a call.
0:48.4	This is Talk Heathen, and the show starts right now.
0:57.8	All right, welcome, everyone.
0:59.6	Today is April 26th, 20206.
1:03.4	I'm your host, Scott Dickey.
1:05.0	And joining me today is Coach Rends.
1:07.5	Coach, how you doing today?
1:08.9	I'm doing fantastic.
1:10.0	How you doing, Scott?
1:30.3	I'm doing just fine. And we're going to talk with coach in just a second here. We're going to find out Coach's story. But I just want to remind everybody that Talk Heathen is a live call-in show, and we do have open lines as we speak. So get your calls in at 512-991-9242 or from your computer at tiny.cc slash call-th.
1:35.5	Today, we're tri-streaming today, so a big shout out to our viewers on TikTok and YouTube mobile. If you're watching us on TikTok tonight and you'd like to talk to us, then request to
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