Okay, here we got. Stand by. Three, two, one.

The thinking atheist, it's not a person. It's a symbol. An idea.

The population of atheists in this country is going through the room.

Rejecting faith. Pursuing knowledge. Challenging the sacred.

If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth.

Not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish.

And working together for a more rational world.

Take the risk of thinking for yourself.

Much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way.

Assume nothing.

Question everything. And start nothing. Question everything.

And start thinking.

This is the Thinking Atheist podcast, hosted by Seth Andrews.

Rachel Bittdecoffer is a political scientist.

You may have seen Dr. Bidicoffer on MSNBC.

You might have read her work in the New York Times.

She's been featured on Politico and in the Washington Post and elsewhere.

And she's authored a couple of books that interested me from title alone,

including the unprecedented 2016 presidential election.

And she co-authored the book, Hit Him Where It Harts, How to Save Democracy by Beating

Republicans at Their Own Game. Oh, I wanted to

talk to this person, so I invited Rachel to join me. May I call you, Rachel? I mean, I can go

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