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The Atheist Experience

The Atheist Experience 26.18 05-01-2022 with Matt Dillahunty and Shannon Q

The Atheist Experience

The Atheist Community of Austin

Business, Non-profit, Religion & Spirituality

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2022

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to another episode of the Atheist Experience! This week, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Shannon Q!



First is Larry from VA who is curious to know what parts of our brain are utilized when a person speaks or listens to someone speaking in tongues?



Next up is Rosalind from FL who doesn’t understand how Atheists can be moral since their morality can be anything.



Next is Anthony from VA who says you can still have Christianity without Christ.



Up next is Mark from PA who believes that theists are mentally ill and that society should not be tolerant of them. Take it away Shannon.



Next is Jay from MO who asks if Atheism is a mental illness, among other enlightening questions.



Next up is Gary from CT who asks what makes a real, “insert group label here,” and what type of evidence is acceptable.



Next is Luke from FL who believes that xenophobia and racism don’t occur naturally, but are generated through science.



Our final caller is Victor from TX who seems to have invented their own God with their chosen qualities, but cannot justify any of it.

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1:52.5

Hey everybody welcome to the 86 series. We are live. It is May 1st, 2022. I'm Matt Doney joining me this week, Shannon Q, who I know you're all happier and see than me. How are you Shannon?

2:04.5

Hi, I'm good. How are you? You great. I'm antagonistic. I'm, oh well, that's so normal. That's good.

2:12.5

I'm doing all right. Can good grades. We got, we got a caller ready already. Are you ready to go already? Let's do it. Who we taking?

2:22.5

We're going to take Larry. Larry, you're only atheist experience. What would you like to talk about?

2:26.5

Well, it's great to talk with both of you. Shannon, my question is basically director chart. You're considering your expertise.

2:34.5

As I told the call screener, I'm an atheist. I've been one of about 12 years, I would say. My wife is over 20 years is a still believer.

2:44.5

And one of the things that she does often is speak in tongue. And in my research on the subject, I've tried to find some such a neuroscientist reasons as to why this type of thing occurs even though

3:00.5

by some people are these sounds. I've been largely unsuccessful in that research. I have found like how the brain has been measured and activity when a person speaks in tongues.

3:12.5

But I've never been able to find out just really what causes that to begin with. Are there any scientific studies that you know of that relate to that subject?

3:22.5

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