The Best And Worst of 2013

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The Thinking Atheist

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🗓️ 19 December 2013

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

In this end-of-year episode, we look back at religion, politics, science and pop culture to talk about the highlights (and lowlights): The Best And Worst of 2013.

We'll look at the breakthroughs of science, the good work of humanitarians, the celebrities and public figures who helped the cause of secularism, and the facepalm-worthy words and actions of religion in this crazy world. (Yes, Sarah Palin is on the list.)

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0:00.0	Okay, here we go, the step-by-three, two, one, action!
0:06.6	Assume nothing.
0:08.4	Brash, bald, fake, black, blue.
0:10.6	Question, everything.
0:12.4	I find it extremely hard to imagine.
0:14.2	Open your eyes.
0:16.6	It is quite alright to be an atheist.
0:18.8	The fastest growing group of people in the country
0:21.2	has been measured as being those who have no belief
0:23.6	or who are atheists.
0:25.0	You don't have to be apologetic or quiet about it.
0:27.4	Challenge the opposition.
0:29.0	You see religion on a hundred fronts losing the argument.
0:32.8	And start thinking.
0:37.8	This is the thinking atheist worldwide.
0:44.6	We lost somebody in the thinking atheist community
0:47.8	just a few days ago, apparently.
0:49.2	I got a message in from a young lady named Sarah
0:52.8	who informed me that Lee was a an abbot listener
0:57.0	of the radio podcast and part of the thinking atheist community
1:00.0	passed away on Sunday due to a sudden heart attack.
1:02.8	Sarah asked if I would mention her on the show.
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