Lucy talks with Mr. Deity about all the help he's been giving people in the wealthier countries of the world.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Alan Robertson: Satan Went After Duck Dynasty
Alan Robertson says Satan went after his dad, Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson.
Does Beck Stand With Russian Gays Or The Anti-Gay Religious Right?
In this video, we wonder if the Mormon Glenn Beck will denounce his Religious Right allies who endorse draconian anti-gay bills in Russia, Uganda and Malawi.
Chick Tract: Throw Away Kid
Jake and Hugo read a brand new tract, just for you! Mrs. Doubtfire makes an appearance as well!
Atheist Experience #875 HD: Viewer Calls with Aron Ra
The Atheist Experience #875 for July 20, 2014, with Matt Dillahunty and Aron Ra.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Pat Robertson Tells Man to Beat his Wife, Move to Saudi Arabia
Pat Robertson laments that it isn't legal to beat your wife in America, advises viewer to move to Saudi Arabia
After Kitzmiller--What?
Kitzmiller v. Dover, the 2005 case establishing the unconstitutionality of teaching intelligent design creationism in the public schools, was a pivotal event in the history of the creationism/evolution controversy in the United States. Why was Kitzmiller the effective end of the second phase of antievolution strategy? And what is the third phase going to be like?
Where: Center for Inquiry, Los Angeles.
When: 9/14/2014
Where: Center for Inquiry, Los Angeles.
When: 9/14/2014
Mark Levin Tells The Religious Right They're The Real Centrists
Mark Levin tells participants at the Religious Right's Values Voter Summit that they are the real centrists because they are less extreme than neo-Confederate secessionists.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Erickson: Believing In Evolution Is Dumb
Erick Erickson talks about why it's dumb to believe in evolution.
Mock The Week - Series 13 Episode 09
Dara O Briain hosts the topical panel show as guests Rob Beckett, Milton Jones, Romesh Ranganathan and Holly Walsh take a satirical swipe at the week's news.
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Creationism, Celebrity and Kids
"Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey" host Neil deGrasse Tyson, always provocative, sat with National Geographic News and talked about kids, the role of scientists, and the debate about teaching creationism in schools.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Pam Mueller, Jeopardy Champion - Friendly Atheist Podcast
Pam Mueller may be best known as a frequent contestant on Jeopardy! where she has won more than $180,000 during her many, many episodes, including her run to become champion of the 2000 College Tournament. She also worked on Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign, graduated from Harvard Law School, and is now a grad student in Psychology at Princeton University.
We spoke with Pam about her research into notetaking, the end of Howard Dean's campaign, and the oddest place she's been recognized.
Pam Mueller, Jeopardy Champion - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 17
2014
We spoke with Pam about her research into notetaking, the end of Howard Dean's campaign, and the oddest place she's been recognized.
Pam Mueller, Jeopardy Champion - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 17
2014
Gary Bauer: Obama Cares More About Defending Islam Than Saving Christians
Gary Bauer accuses Obama of caring more about "defending the reputation of Islam" than "saving the lives of Christians."
Atheist Bible Study: Saul Strikes Back
So David has escaped the reach of King Saul, but for how long can he run from the powers of poor writing?
Atheist Bible Study #57: Saul Strikes Back
Atheist Bible Study #57: Saul Strikes Back
Are Babies Atheist?
It depends on how you define atheist.
If atheist just means "someone who doesn't believe in a god," then yes, babies are atheists. But, you know what? So is your dog. And every fetus. And every corpse lying in the ground. They don't believe in God, because they don't think about these things. So if that's your definition, then who really cares?
You might as well say the baby doesn't like sports. No, it doesn't, but only because it has no idea what you're talking about. My wife doesn't like sports, but it's because she thinks they're boring. The key words there being: "She thinks"
I promise you no atheist group is saying, "You just had a baby? Look like we have a new member!" Because a baby's atheism means nothing.
So how should we define atheist? At least in context here, we should treat it as active disbelief -- someone who has come to the conclusion that he doesn't believe in God. Because if you haven't thought about it, it means nothing.
Taking credit for someone's beliefs when they've never even really thought about it isn't something atheists ought to be doing. The church does that already. Between childhood baptisms and indoctrination classes and people who think you're religious because you happen to be born to religious parents, there are enough people who think children need to have a religious label.
Let's not be like them. Next time someone says a baby is an atheist, challenge their definition. Even if they're technically right, it's a meaningless victory.
If atheist just means "someone who doesn't believe in a god," then yes, babies are atheists. But, you know what? So is your dog. And every fetus. And every corpse lying in the ground. They don't believe in God, because they don't think about these things. So if that's your definition, then who really cares?
You might as well say the baby doesn't like sports. No, it doesn't, but only because it has no idea what you're talking about. My wife doesn't like sports, but it's because she thinks they're boring. The key words there being: "She thinks"
I promise you no atheist group is saying, "You just had a baby? Look like we have a new member!" Because a baby's atheism means nothing.
So how should we define atheist? At least in context here, we should treat it as active disbelief -- someone who has come to the conclusion that he doesn't believe in God. Because if you haven't thought about it, it means nothing.
Taking credit for someone's beliefs when they've never even really thought about it isn't something atheists ought to be doing. The church does that already. Between childhood baptisms and indoctrination classes and people who think you're religious because you happen to be born to religious parents, there are enough people who think children need to have a religious label.
Let's not be like them. Next time someone says a baby is an atheist, challenge their definition. Even if they're technically right, it's a meaningless victory.
Does It Matter If Jesus Was Married?
Bart was invited to a discussion at the Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in the Beam Music Center, Doc Rando Hall, UNLV. Which is an International Center for Creative Writers and Scholars. The event was open to the public, hosted on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 7pm. Bart Ehrman, Karen L. King (Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School) and Mark Jordan (Distinguished Professor at Washington University, Saint Louis) discuss the underlying question: What would a married Christ mean for the theology, practices, and politics of Christian traditions as they grapple with changing times?
In 2012, Harvard's Hollis Professor of Divinity, Karen King, shocked the Christian world by revealing an ancient papyrus text in which Jesus refers to his "wife." Written on a piece of papyrus now reduced to just four centimeters high and eight wide, the fragment addresses issues of family and discipleship. "This is the only extant ancient text which explicitly portrays Jesus as referring to a wife," King writes in her scholarly paper on the "The Gospel of Jesus's Wife." In an interview, King emphasized that this discovery does not prove that the historical Jesus was married. This gospel, like others dated to the second century which make opposing claims—that Jesus was celibate, for example—are too late, historically speaking, to provide any evidence as to whether the historical Jesus was married or not, she says. But the fragment does suggest that 150 years or so after Jesus's birth, Christians were already taking positions on such questions. Significantly, this new text pushes the date at which some Christians were asserting that Jesus was married back to a time contemporaneous with the earliest assertions that he was celibate.
Video discussed on Bart Ehrman's Foundation Blog: http://ehrmanblog.org/?p=6973
Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He came to UNC in 1988, after four years of teaching at Rutgers University. At UNC he has served as both the Director of Graduate Studies and the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies. A graduate of Wheaton College (Illinois), Professor Ehrman received both his Masters of Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, where his 1985 doctoral dissertation was awarded magna cum laude.
Ancient Papyrus - Does It Matter If Jesus Was Married?
In 2012, Harvard's Hollis Professor of Divinity, Karen King, shocked the Christian world by revealing an ancient papyrus text in which Jesus refers to his "wife." Written on a piece of papyrus now reduced to just four centimeters high and eight wide, the fragment addresses issues of family and discipleship. "This is the only extant ancient text which explicitly portrays Jesus as referring to a wife," King writes in her scholarly paper on the "The Gospel of Jesus's Wife." In an interview, King emphasized that this discovery does not prove that the historical Jesus was married. This gospel, like others dated to the second century which make opposing claims—that Jesus was celibate, for example—are too late, historically speaking, to provide any evidence as to whether the historical Jesus was married or not, she says. But the fragment does suggest that 150 years or so after Jesus's birth, Christians were already taking positions on such questions. Significantly, this new text pushes the date at which some Christians were asserting that Jesus was married back to a time contemporaneous with the earliest assertions that he was celibate.
Video discussed on Bart Ehrman's Foundation Blog: http://ehrmanblog.org/?p=6973
Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He came to UNC in 1988, after four years of teaching at Rutgers University. At UNC he has served as both the Director of Graduate Studies and the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies. A graduate of Wheaton College (Illinois), Professor Ehrman received both his Masters of Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, where his 1985 doctoral dissertation was awarded magna cum laude.
Ancient Papyrus - Does It Matter If Jesus Was Married?
Friday, September 26, 2014
Sam harris: End of Faith (book tv)
Sam Harris, who is currently completing a doctorate in neuroscience to research the neural foundation for belief, talked about his first book The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason, published in a new paperback edition by W.W. Norton and Company.
Sam Harris argued that religion played a major role in an increasingly dangerous world. He criticized the influence of religion in both the United States and across the Muslim world, saying that for peace to exist, reason must replace faith as the driving force in society. Following his remarks, Mr. Harris responded to questions and comments submitted by members of the audience. Ms. Jacoby moderated the program.
The talk, presented by CFI-Metro New York and cosponsored by the New York Society for Ethical Culture, is the second in the 2005 - 2006 Voices of Reason series.
Sam Harris argued that religion played a major role in an increasingly dangerous world. He criticized the influence of religion in both the United States and across the Muslim world, saying that for peace to exist, reason must replace faith as the driving force in society. Following his remarks, Mr. Harris responded to questions and comments submitted by members of the audience. Ms. Jacoby moderated the program.
The talk, presented by CFI-Metro New York and cosponsored by the New York Society for Ethical Culture, is the second in the 2005 - 2006 Voices of Reason series.
Did Jesus Exist? Richard Carrier vs Mark Goodacre - Unbelievable?
Radio debate from the radioshow Unbelievable at Premier Christian Radio.
Show date Saturday 15th December 2012
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Dave Silverman, Paul Provenza, Kira Soltanovich and Mike McShane
Dave Silverman is the President of American Atheists, a frequent guest on Fox News Channel, and the inspiration for a popular meme.
Paul Provenza is a stand-up comedian, director of The Aristocrats, and author of Satiristas!
Kira Soltanovich is a stand-up comedian who has appeared on the Oxygen Network's "Girls Behaving Badly."
Mike McShane is an actor and comedian who appeared on the British version of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
Jessica spoke with them about attending Catholic schools and what it means to be an atheist.
Dave Silverman and Comedians Paul Provenza, Kira Soltanovich, and Mike McShane (TAM2014) - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 16
Paul Provenza is a stand-up comedian, director of The Aristocrats, and author of Satiristas!
Kira Soltanovich is a stand-up comedian who has appeared on the Oxygen Network's "Girls Behaving Badly."
Mike McShane is an actor and comedian who appeared on the British version of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
Jessica spoke with them about attending Catholic schools and what it means to be an atheist.
Dave Silverman and Comedians Paul Provenza, Kira Soltanovich, and Mike McShane (TAM2014) - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 16
Huckabee Blames Budget Problems on Lack of Religion
Mike Huckabee discusses with Newsmax host J.D. Hayworth new findings on American's opinions about religion in public life.
Sam Harris - Free Will
Sam Harris speaks to sold out Sydney Opera House on the delusion of Free Will at Festival Of Dangerous Ideas 2012. Includes audience questions.
More: http://ideas.sydneyoperahouse.com/fodi/
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More: http://ideas.sydneyoperahouse.com/fodi/
I claim no ownership of this content, I simply wish these words to be heard by all.
Please support FODI--it's a remarkably enjoyable event.
Skeptic's Review - The Bible: Job - Preview
Seriously dudes... you all know Satan by now. Do you really think your Lord and Master would kill someone's entire family just to win a bet?
Scientology Unmasked (podcast)
Created by the late science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology is a religion/cult which teaches that humans are actually immortal beings who, having forgotten their true nature, require intensive (and expensive) "auditing" techniques to rediscover their true, immortal selves.
Reports and allegations have been made, by journalists, courts, and governmental bodies of several countries, that the Church of Scientology is an unscrupulous commercial enterprise that harasses its critics and brutally exploits its members.
The Scientology part start after 5 minuts
In this compelling episode, we explore Scientology's practices, and we hear from those who escaped its shadow.
Tony Ortega "The Underground Bunker:" http://tonyortega.org
Tory Christman's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/ToryMagoo44
Mark Bunker's Knowledge Report: http://www.knowledgereport-themovie.com
Scientific American article "The Real Science Behind Scientology"
TTA Podcast 184: Scientology Unmasked
2014
Reports and allegations have been made, by journalists, courts, and governmental bodies of several countries, that the Church of Scientology is an unscrupulous commercial enterprise that harasses its critics and brutally exploits its members.
The Scientology part start after 5 minuts
In this compelling episode, we explore Scientology's practices, and we hear from those who escaped its shadow.
Tony Ortega "The Underground Bunker:" http://tonyortega.org
Tory Christman's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/ToryMagoo44
Mark Bunker's Knowledge Report: http://www.knowledgereport-themovie.com
Scientific American article "The Real Science Behind Scientology"
TTA Podcast 184: Scientology Unmasked
2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Klingenschmitt: ISIS Is 'A Sign Of The End Times'
Gordon Klingenschmitt says that ISIS was predicted in the Book of Revelation and is therefore a sign of the End Times. (Doomsday)
Fischer Says All Immigrants Should Be Required To Convert To Christianity
Bryan Fischer says that our immigration policy should be based upon the Bible, which means that all immigrants should be required to convert to Christianity.
Tyler Measom and Justin Weinstein, Directors of An Honest Liar - Friendly Atheist Podcast
Tyler Measom and Justin Weinstein are the producers and directors of An Honest Liar, a documentary about James "The Amazing" Randi.
Jessica spoke with them about the movie, the archival footage they found, and Randi "victims" psychic Uri Geller and televangelist Peter Popoff.
Tyler Measom and Justin Weinstein, Directors of An Honest Liar - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 13 (TAM2014)
Jessica spoke with them about the movie, the archival footage they found, and Randi "victims" psychic Uri Geller and televangelist Peter Popoff.
Tyler Measom and Justin Weinstein, Directors of An Honest Liar - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 13 (TAM2014)
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Can Atheists and Christians Date? Ask Hugo
Hugo returns to answer more of your burning questions, ask more for next time in the comments!
"Can Atheists and Christians Date?" Ask Hugo #7
September 2014
"Can Atheists and Christians Date?" Ask Hugo #7
September 2014
Skeptic's Review-The Bible: Leviticus - Chapter 25
Gabe Angel discusses milk and honey, slaves and money.
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AtheistDebates - Argument From Design: Order and Purpose
A brief look at the Argument From Design in its early formats, focusing on order, purpose and the appearance of design.
AtheistDebates - Argument From Design, Part 1: Order and Purpose
Part 2 will focus on fine-tuning, probability, alternate universes and more.
Matt Dillahunty, September 2014
AtheistDebates - Argument From Design, Part 1: Order and Purpose
Part 2 will focus on fine-tuning, probability, alternate universes and more.
Matt Dillahunty, September 2014
Atheism isn't Proof
Frank Turek (with his Bazooka-Joe "PhD") says Atheism isn't proof God doesn't exist. He forgets, however, to give an example of a single "ism" that IS proof for ANYTHING! Oops...!
Monday, September 22, 2014
Daniel Dennett, Author and Philosopher - Friendly Atheist Podcast
Daniel Dennett is a philosopher/professor at Tufts University and the author of Breaking the Spell.
Jessica spoke with him about the term "atheist" and its alternatives, his project "Caught in the Pulpit" about preachers who no longer believe what they preach, and the culture of Americans who prefer to stay put instead of travel abroad.
Daniel Dennett, Author and Philosopher - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 14
2014
Jessica spoke with him about the term "atheist" and its alternatives, his project "Caught in the Pulpit" about preachers who no longer believe what they preach, and the culture of Americans who prefer to stay put instead of travel abroad.
Daniel Dennett, Author and Philosopher - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 14
2014
Miss America Pageant (John Oliver)
The Miss America Pageant…how is this still a thing?
They claim to give more scholarships to women than any other organization, and, unfortunately, they’re right.
To illustrate these problems, John Oliver stages his own pageant with the help of Kathy Griffin.
They claim to give more scholarships to women than any other organization, and, unfortunately, they’re right.
To illustrate these problems, John Oliver stages his own pageant with the help of Kathy Griffin.
Huh? GOP Governor Accuses *Obama* Of Being A "Science Denier?"
"Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal paid a visit to Washington, D.C. this week to roll out his national energy policy blueprint.
"At a breakfast for reporters Tuesday hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, the Republican governor attacked President Barack Obama for not fully taking advantage of the United States' fossil fuel and energy resources.
"'The reality is right now we've got an administration in the Obama administration that are science deniers when it comes to harnessing America's energy resources and potential to create good-paying jobs for our economy and for our future,' Jindal said. 'Right now we've got an administration whose policies are holding our economy hostage.'" *
The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) breaks it down.
* For more, read the full story by Sahil Kapur at TalkingPointsMemo.com:
"At a breakfast for reporters Tuesday hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, the Republican governor attacked President Barack Obama for not fully taking advantage of the United States' fossil fuel and energy resources.
"'The reality is right now we've got an administration in the Obama administration that are science deniers when it comes to harnessing America's energy resources and potential to create good-paying jobs for our economy and for our future,' Jindal said. 'Right now we've got an administration whose policies are holding our economy hostage.'" *
The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) breaks it down.
* For more, read the full story by Sahil Kapur at TalkingPointsMemo.com:
Rick Joyner Says The 2nd Law Of Thermodynamics Disproves Evolution
Crazy Christian Rick Joyner explains that the Second Law of Thermodynamics proves that evolution cannot be true.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
The Arrogance of Creationism (5)
In this final episode of The Arrogance of Creationism, we get to the root of what motivates creationism. (You don’t get a prize for guessing what that might be.)
While this isn’t exactly news, it’s only fitting that I finally bring up this elephant in the room. This is because it allows us to tie together everything that has been discussed so far, and also because it allows us to look at what I think is the most arrogant aspect of creationism: the fact that at its root, it is hypocritical. Creationists, not only are you full of shit, you KNOW that you’re full of shit, yet you claim that you know better than those of us who study these topics for a living. Creationists use the Bible to defend their intellectual laziness, hypocrisy, and arrogance, and that just rubs me the wrong way.
While this isn’t exactly news, it’s only fitting that I finally bring up this elephant in the room. This is because it allows us to tie together everything that has been discussed so far, and also because it allows us to look at what I think is the most arrogant aspect of creationism: the fact that at its root, it is hypocritical. Creationists, not only are you full of shit, you KNOW that you’re full of shit, yet you claim that you know better than those of us who study these topics for a living. Creationists use the Bible to defend their intellectual laziness, hypocrisy, and arrogance, and that just rubs me the wrong way.
Evolution vs God: The Pay of the Master
The Ray Comfort movie: Evolution vs. God
Matthew 6;19 http://bit.ly/12ePFPu Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mark 10;21 http://bit.ly/12ePoMC sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Luke 12;21 http://bit.ly/13YPVaQ So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God
Liars for Jesus
Made by https://www.facebook.com/baud.bits & https://twitter.com/baud2bits
Matthew 6;19 http://bit.ly/12ePFPu Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mark 10;21 http://bit.ly/12ePoMC sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Luke 12;21 http://bit.ly/13YPVaQ So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God
Liars for Jesus
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You Were Never a "Real" Christian, John Smith!
Was I a "real" Christian or not? You tell me...
Another John Smith ramble. I laughed. I cried.
Another John Smith ramble. I laughed. I cried.
Rick Joyner Had a Prophetic Dream
Rick Joyner warns on the incredibly significant prophetic dream he had last night in which hundreds of militias arose to fight the US government in response to terrorists crossing the southern border.
Atheist Bible Study: Gay Lovers
Jonathan and David share some precious moments together, and we talk about vaginas... pretty standard episode.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Glenn Beck Applauds Parents Who Refuse To Vaccinate Their Kids
The Mormon Glenn Beck stands up and applauds a report that more and more parents are refusing to vaccinate their children.
The Feuerstein Fallacy
Pastor Josh Feuerstein recently put up a $100,000 challenge to anyone who could prove that God doesn't exist. Seth Andrews, host of www.thethinkingatheist.com, responds.
God doesn't exist?
September 2014
God doesn't exist?
September 2014
21 Important Moments In The Life of An Atheist
Important moments in the life of an atheist:
- When you go to bed without saying your prayers for the first time
- When you wake up the next morning and realize you're not dead
- The first time you tell someone else you don't believe in a God -- without fear
- When someone asks you where you go to church and you respond with, "I don't"
- When you're the only person with your eyes open during prayers at Thanksgiving Dinner
- Better yet, when you notice other people with their eyes open and you share a little smile
- The first time you sleep in on a Sunday morning
- When someone sneezes and you respond with "Gesundheit"
- When you eat your first baby
- When you realize that God's not going to make your tough situation better and that your life is entirely in your control
- When you break a ritual that you always did when you were religious, like a ex-Muslim woman taking off her hijab for good.
- The first time you don't say "So help me god" in an oath or "Under God" in the Pledge
- When someone tells you you're an atheist because you just want to sin.
- When Jehovah's Witnesses knock on your door and your first thought is... come right in. We're gonna have a fun conversation.
- When you notice celebrities win an award and they don't thank God on stage
- When you come out as an atheist on Facebook and suddenly lose several friends
- Or you find some friends who say, "Me too!"
- When you realize that most of the people you know believe in nonsense
- When you're on a date with someone you find really attractive... but you lose complete interest when they tell you about their faith
- When you drive past a Chick-fil-A even though you're craving waffle fries
- When you realize that you know more about the Bible then most of the Christians you've ever met
Hemant Mehta, September 2014
- When you go to bed without saying your prayers for the first time
- When you wake up the next morning and realize you're not dead
- The first time you tell someone else you don't believe in a God -- without fear
- When someone asks you where you go to church and you respond with, "I don't"
- When you're the only person with your eyes open during prayers at Thanksgiving Dinner
- Better yet, when you notice other people with their eyes open and you share a little smile
- The first time you sleep in on a Sunday morning
- When someone sneezes and you respond with "Gesundheit"
- When you eat your first baby
- When you realize that God's not going to make your tough situation better and that your life is entirely in your control
- When you break a ritual that you always did when you were religious, like a ex-Muslim woman taking off her hijab for good.
- The first time you don't say "So help me god" in an oath or "Under God" in the Pledge
- When someone tells you you're an atheist because you just want to sin.
- When Jehovah's Witnesses knock on your door and your first thought is... come right in. We're gonna have a fun conversation.
- When you notice celebrities win an award and they don't thank God on stage
- When you come out as an atheist on Facebook and suddenly lose several friends
- Or you find some friends who say, "Me too!"
- When you realize that most of the people you know believe in nonsense
- When you're on a date with someone you find really attractive... but you lose complete interest when they tell you about their faith
- When you drive past a Chick-fil-A even though you're craving waffle fries
- When you realize that you know more about the Bible then most of the Christians you've ever met
Hemant Mehta, September 2014
Freestyle (TTA Podcast)
We had to move some shows around at the last minute, so tonight is a "freestyle" podcast, where you talk about whatever's on your mind.
TTA Podcast 181: Freestyle
The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast #181
Show date: 9-2-2014
TTA Podcast 181: Freestyle
The Thinking Atheist Radio Podcast #181
Show date: 9-2-2014
Friday, September 19, 2014
Klingenschmitt Says Bans On Ex-Gay Therapy Will Silence God's Prophets
Gordon Klingenschmitt absurdly declares that bans on the use of ex-gay therapy on minors is an attempt by Satan to silence God's prophets.
Klingenschmitt: Satan Is Silencing God's Prophets Through Ex-Gay Therapy Bans - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/klingenschmitt-satan-silencing-gods-prophets-through-ex-gay-therapy-bans#sthash.2mVOLJQa.dpuf
Klingenschmitt: Satan Is Silencing God's Prophets Through Ex-Gay Therapy Bans - See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/klingenschmitt-satan-silencing-gods-prophets-through-ex-gay-therapy-bans#sthash.2mVOLJQa.dpuf
Is Muhammed Prophesied in the Bible? James White vs Zakir Hussain
James Robert White (born 1962) is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, an evangelical Reformed Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the author of more than twenty books and has engaged in numerous moderated debates.
James White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a presuppositional apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. James White received a B.A. from Grand Canyon College, an M.A. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Th.M., a Th.D. and a D.Min. from Columbia Evangelical Seminary (formerly Faraston Seminary), an unaccredited distance learning school.
James White has served as a professor of Greek, Hebrew, systematic theology, and various apologetics topics at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary's extension campus in Arizona and the unaccredited Columbia Evangelical Seminary. James White is also a critical consultant for the Lockman Foundation's New American Standard Bible.
James White has also been an elder of Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church in Phoenix, AZ, since 1998.
James White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a presuppositional apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. James White received a B.A. from Grand Canyon College, an M.A. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Th.M., a Th.D. and a D.Min. from Columbia Evangelical Seminary (formerly Faraston Seminary), an unaccredited distance learning school.
James White has served as a professor of Greek, Hebrew, systematic theology, and various apologetics topics at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary's extension campus in Arizona and the unaccredited Columbia Evangelical Seminary. James White is also a critical consultant for the Lockman Foundation's New American Standard Bible.
James White has also been an elder of Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church in Phoenix, AZ, since 1998.
Eric Hovind can't debate the evidence
Eric Hovind has begun moving away from the scientific are of debate into the philosophical one because he has realized that bastardizing science isn't convincing.
However, in Eric Hovind's case, I think that he's using arguments that assume God's existence because his own beliefs come from his assumption since childhood that God exists, so of course this type of argument is going to seem convincing to him.
However, in Eric Hovind's case, I think that he's using arguments that assume God's existence because his own beliefs come from his assumption since childhood that God exists, so of course this type of argument is going to seem convincing to him.
Stephen Fry on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Stephen Fry appearing on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on May 24th, 2013.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Daniel Dennett - How To Tell You're An Atheist
Philosopher Daniel Dennett was one of the stars of the Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne and gave a brilliant and whimsical talk on defining the atheist. He is the uber-philospher of the mind and a great provocateur, though he was speaking to 4000 non believers at this convention.
Daniel C Dennett talks specifically about The Clergy Project in the middle of his talk at 19 min 15 sec.
For more info: see http://clergyproject.org/
Daniel C Dennett talks specifically about The Clergy Project in the middle of his talk at 19 min 15 sec.
For more info: see http://clergyproject.org/
Steve Green Hates Atheists - and Much More
This is the Drunken Peasants podcast with Ben & TJ featuring Scotty. Bringing you the latest in news, entertainment, politics from an altered perspective.
Unedited Version: Steve Green Hates Atheists - and Much More DPP #41
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Music by: http://berserkyd.newgrounds.com/
Unedited Version: Steve Green Hates Atheists - and Much More DPP #41
Subscribe to this Podcast: http://goo.gl/kxqkc0
Music by: http://berserkyd.newgrounds.com/
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Bedtime Bible Stories (that will terrify your kids!)
Children raised in Christian homes are almost always surrounded by beautiful and inspiring tales hand-picked by parents for bedtime. They're inspired by Jesus' miracles. They learn about Zacchaeus and the sycamore tree. They sing about Joshua and the walls of Jericho. They read the joyous tale of Noah's Ark and the boat filled with (often colorfully-drawn) animals.
In this podcast, we talk with Joey Kirkman, co-author of "Bedtime Bible Stories," about the darker tales of scripture and his recent book (complete with parental advisory label), and we take your calls and emails on the bible tales that might just keep Christian children wide awake with terror when the lights go out.
Bedtime Bible Stories website: http://www.bedtimebiblestories.com
In this podcast, we talk with Joey Kirkman, co-author of "Bedtime Bible Stories," about the darker tales of scripture and his recent book (complete with parental advisory label), and we take your calls and emails on the bible tales that might just keep Christian children wide awake with terror when the lights go out.
Bedtime Bible Stories website: http://www.bedtimebiblestories.com
Rick Joyner Explains That There Is No Ebola In Heaven
Rick Joyner says that he recently spent eight hours in Heaven, where he learned that certain Christians have the ability to cure Ebola simply through the presence.
Nicolas Cage for Christ
Willie Robertson, star of "Duck Dynasty" and producer of the new "Left Behind" film, is asking Christians to bring their atheist friends to the film in the hopes that they'll find salvation.
But is this film and its star the wisest choice for representing Jesus Christ?
But is this film and its star the wisest choice for representing Jesus Christ?
Scientology's Organizational Madness
In this video, Chris Shelton explain the unique and unworkable organizational structure behind Scientology and how it creates more trouble than it's worth. But worse than that, control of the entire movement was subverted decades ago by David Miscavige and in this video I show exactly how that occurred.
See Chris Sheltons blog for more details of his history in Scientology and my written articles describing specific problems with the Church and how Chris Shelton got out of it. http://mncriticalthinking.com.
See Chris Sheltons blog for more details of his history in Scientology and my written articles describing specific problems with the Church and how Chris Shelton got out of it. http://mncriticalthinking.com.
Myq Kaplan, Comedian - Friendly Atheist Podcast
Myq Kaplan is a comedian who has appeared on Last Comic Standing and every late night talk show you can think of. He’s known for his brilliant wordplay as well as his self-deprecating humor. His albums “Vegan Mind Meld” and “Meat Robot” are absolutely hilarious, but his latest show “Small, Dork and Handsome” is, in my opinion, his best one yet. It’s on Netflix right now and you’re gonna want to watch it… after we’re done with this interview.
We spoke with Myq about why most comedians seem to be non-religious, whether his jokes are ever truly finished, and what he learned from Louis C.K
Myq Kaplan, Comedian - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 15
The Atheist Voice provides a platform for discussion for atheist leaders, authors, bloggers, activists, and everybody else who is passionate about atheism, and secularism. Join the discussion by commenting under the videos or submitting video responses. If you'd like to collaborate on this channel or if you'd like to appear in our videos please visit our website www.TheAtheistVoice.com
We spoke with Myq about why most comedians seem to be non-religious, whether his jokes are ever truly finished, and what he learned from Louis C.K
Myq Kaplan, Comedian - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 15
The Atheist Voice provides a platform for discussion for atheist leaders, authors, bloggers, activists, and everybody else who is passionate about atheism, and secularism. Join the discussion by commenting under the videos or submitting video responses. If you'd like to collaborate on this channel or if you'd like to appear in our videos please visit our website www.TheAtheistVoice.com
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Karen Stollznow - From Klingon to Close Encounters
Theories About Alien Language
Karen Stollznow is an author, paranormal investigator and Research Fellow of The James Randi Educational Foundation. A linguist with a background in history and anthropology, Dr. Stollznow specializes in a variety of topics including language myths, paranormal folklore, fringe religious practices and other superstitions.
Formerly the Editor of The Skeptic magazine (Australia), she now writes the regular Bad Language column for Skeptic Magazine (US) and has also written for Psychology Today, Scientific American Mind, Skeptical Inquirer, Australasian Science, and other publications.
Karen Stollznow is a popular media personality having hosted both the MonsterTalk and Point of Inquiry podcasts. Dr. Stollznow is the author of several books including Haunting America, God Bless America: Strange and Unusual Religious Beliefs and Practices in the United States and most recently, Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic.
TAM 2014 - Karen Stollznow - From Klingon to Close Encounters
Karen Stollznow is an author, paranormal investigator and Research Fellow of The James Randi Educational Foundation. A linguist with a background in history and anthropology, Dr. Stollznow specializes in a variety of topics including language myths, paranormal folklore, fringe religious practices and other superstitions.
Formerly the Editor of The Skeptic magazine (Australia), she now writes the regular Bad Language column for Skeptic Magazine (US) and has also written for Psychology Today, Scientific American Mind, Skeptical Inquirer, Australasian Science, and other publications.
Karen Stollznow is a popular media personality having hosted both the MonsterTalk and Point of Inquiry podcasts. Dr. Stollznow is the author of several books including Haunting America, God Bless America: Strange and Unusual Religious Beliefs and Practices in the United States and most recently, Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic.
TAM 2014 - Karen Stollznow - From Klingon to Close Encounters
Mike Huckabee Promises That The 'Sons Of Isaac' Will Defeat The 'Sons Of Ishmael'
Mike Huckabee tells the "Star Spangled Sunday" audience that he has read the Bible, so he knows that Christians will defeat Muslims in the end.
E.W. Jackson Says Those Who Are 'Against God' Are Intensifying Their Attacks
E.W. Jackson says that those who are "against God" are intensifying their attacks on Christians because they know that the church cannot be defeated.
If Jesus Never Called Himself God, How Did He Become One?
Terry Gross interviews Bart on April 7th, 2014 and prepares the discussion to reflect on Bart's book "How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee." The discussion addresses topics such as the major difference between the first three gospels — Matthew, Mark and Luke — and the last gospel, John. On how Roman emperors were called "God." On the emergence of the Trinity. On the difference between history and the past and on the empty tomb and the resurrection, just to name a few.
Terry Gross is the host and co-executive producer of Fresh Air, an interview format radio show produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and distributed throughout the United States by National Public Radio (NPR).
Terry Gross is the host and co-executive producer of Fresh Air, an interview format radio show produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and distributed throughout the United States by National Public Radio (NPR).
Monday, September 15, 2014
Scottish Independence with John Oliver
Scotland is about to vote on whether to secede from the UK.
There are solid arguments on both sides.
But none of that makes bagpipes good to listen to…or does it?
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Scottish Independence
There are solid arguments on both sides.
But none of that makes bagpipes good to listen to…or does it?
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Scottish Independence
A Challenge to Tucker Carlson
Seth Andrews speaks with David Niose, legal director for the American Humanist Association, about recent claims made by Tucker Carlson and his website, The Daily Caller.
DON'T SAY THE PLEDGE CAMPAIGN
DON'T SAY THE PLEDGE CAMPAIGN
Bryan Fischer Blames Unbiblical Cohabitation For Janay Rice Domestic Violence Incident
Bryan Fischer essentially blames Janay Rice for her own domestic violence assault because she was engaged in sinful, unbiblical cohabitation.
Do Atheists Hate God?
I don't talk about God because I know He exists; I talk about God because I know you exist. Movies like "God's Not Dead" grossly misrepresent atheists. Allow me to make a few corrections. You're free to express your religious beliefs; I wouldn't want to take that from you.
Your beliefs are not free from my criticism. Don't think for a second that just because I freely give my criticisms, that I'm a secret believer. That isn't even logical. Have some empathy. Understand that I'm critical of your beliefs for many reasons: they affect my life, they're untrue, and I simply find it interesting. Fair enough?
Your beliefs are not free from my criticism. Don't think for a second that just because I freely give my criticisms, that I'm a secret believer. That isn't even logical. Have some empathy. Understand that I'm critical of your beliefs for many reasons: they affect my life, they're untrue, and I simply find it interesting. Fair enough?
ATHEISTS HAVE NO MORALS!
Apparently atheists can't be moral. Only an ancient book of fairytales and lies gives you the ability to distinguish right from wrong. I can't even make an innocent video raising money for a good cause without being attacked by religious people. Awesome.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Skeptic's Review - The Bible: Leviticus - Chapter 23
Lord YHWH spake to Moses about a bunch of holidays that he wanted the people to celebrate.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Scientists Fooled by a Match Box Trick
James Randi: Scientists Fooled by a Match Box Trick
Recorded: 2000
Location: California IT
Lecture: Chasing the Chimera
Recorded: 2000
Location: California IT
Lecture: Chasing the Chimera
Robert Kurzban - Why Everyone (Else) is a Hypocrite
Robert Kurzban is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and Founder of the Pennsylvania Laboratory for Experimental Evolutionary Psychology. His research focuses on evolutionary approaches to understanding human social behavior including processes such as those involved with cooperative decision making, punishment, morality, close relationships, and mate choice.
Professor Robert Kurzban received the inaugural Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution from the Human Behavior and Evolution Society in 2008. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Evolution and Human Behavior, the official journal of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Professor Robert Kurzban is author of Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind.
Professor Robert Kurzban received the inaugural Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution from the Human Behavior and Evolution Society in 2008. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Evolution and Human Behavior, the official journal of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Professor Robert Kurzban is author of Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind.
Friday, September 12, 2014
President Glenn Beck Fixes The V.A. In an Hour
The Mormon Glenn Beck pretends to be president in order to demonstrate how easy it is to fix the Veteran's Administration in one hour.
Bryan Fischer Says Atheists Should Be Banned From The Military
Bryan Fischer says that atheists should be prohibited from serving in any branch of the military.
Video by AFA Channel, 2014
Video by AFA Channel, 2014
World's Dumbest Christian Debunks Atheism!
World's Dumbest Christian Debunks Atheism! "Wayne debunks the atheist lack of belief in 5 minutes." See his video- Debunking Atheism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rH5QxQgKtc&list=UU4hSgstlJcpQmyyB2tPlooA
The Next Black - A film about the Future of Clothing
'The Next Black' is a documentary film that explores the future of clothing. Watch as we meet with some of the most innovative companies on the planet to get their opinion on clothing and its future, including: heroes of sustainability, Patagonia; tech-clothing giants, Studio XO; sportswear icon, adidas; and Biocouture, a consultancy exploring living organisms to grow clothing and accessories.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Why a smartphone is your friend at church
That's why your phone is the best thing you can take to church. Not because you can play games the whole time, but because it allows you to fact-check the pastor in real time.
It's kind of a game. If the pastor says, "I want to tell you a true story," be ready to do a little Google search. If the pastor says something like the evidence for Creationism is overwhelming, look up reasons why that's not true immediately.
Sure, everyone else is just sitting there, nodding, accepting whatever they're told, but you're better than that. And you have citations to back it up. And once you have them, show the people around you. Show other church leaders afterwards. Go up to the pastor later and point it out to him. Let them all know you're really paying attention -- and that's why you don't appreciate being lied to.
And then go home and document the pastor's lies online so everyone else can see them. If people actually did that, pastors would stop telling those obvious lies so quickly...
Hemant Mehta, 2014
It's kind of a game. If the pastor says, "I want to tell you a true story," be ready to do a little Google search. If the pastor says something like the evidence for Creationism is overwhelming, look up reasons why that's not true immediately.
Sure, everyone else is just sitting there, nodding, accepting whatever they're told, but you're better than that. And you have citations to back it up. And once you have them, show the people around you. Show other church leaders afterwards. Go up to the pastor later and point it out to him. Let them all know you're really paying attention -- and that's why you don't appreciate being lied to.
And then go home and document the pastor's lies online so everyone else can see them. If people actually did that, pastors would stop telling those obvious lies so quickly...
Hemant Mehta, 2014
The Bible: Leviticus - Chapters 21-22
Lord YHWH spake to Moses some more about brother Aaron and Aaron's sons...
Skeptic's Review-The Bible: Leviticus - Chapters 21-22
Skeptic's Review-The Bible: Leviticus - Chapters 21-22
Atheists Watch "Kidnapped for Christ"
Hugo and Jake share their thoughts on the film "Kidnapped for Christ".
Hugo's Twitter- @HugoReloaded
Jake's Twitter- @BibleReloaded
Hugo's Twitter- @HugoReloaded
Jake's Twitter- @BibleReloaded
James Randi and Banachek - Friendly Atheist Podcast
James Randi is the legendary investigator of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims and the namesake of the James Randi Educational Foundation. Banachek is the mentalist who created the "bullet catch" trick made famous by Penn & Teller and the director of JREF's One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge.
Jessica spoke with them about the difficulties of testing so-called supernatural powers, performing mentalism and fooling people, and what they still love about watching magic shows.
TAM2014: James Randi and Banachek - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 12
Jessica spoke with them about the difficulties of testing so-called supernatural powers, performing mentalism and fooling people, and what they still love about watching magic shows.
TAM2014: James Randi and Banachek - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 12
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Michio Kaku: The Universe in a Nutshell
What if we could find one single equation that explains every force in the universe? Dr. Michio Kaku explores how physicists may shrink the science of the Big Bang into an equation as small as Einstein's "e=mc^2." Thanks to advances in string theory, physics may allow us to escape the heat death of the universe, explore the multiverse, and unlock the secrets of existence. While firing up our imaginations about the future, Kaku also presents a succinct history of physics and makes a compelling case for why physics is the key to pretty much everything.
The Universe in a Nutshell: The Physics of Everything
Michio Kaku, Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics at CUNY
The Floating University
Originally released September, 2011.
Directed / Produced by Jonathan Fowler, Kathleen Russell, and Elizabeth Rodd
The Universe in a Nutshell: The Physics of Everything
Michio Kaku, Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics at CUNY
The Floating University
Originally released September, 2011.
Directed / Produced by Jonathan Fowler, Kathleen Russell, and Elizabeth Rodd
Christ Against the Jews
For the first time since Bart's delivery between October 12-14, 2004, the three part lecture from the Yale University Convocation 2004 has been retrieved from Yale's video archives, and edited for Bart's readers. Almost three hours of lectures include, "Christ Come in the Flesh," "Christ The Divine Man," and "Christ Against the Jews." The central theme of the Kent Shaffer Lectures was "Christ in the Early Christian Tradition: Texts Disputed and Apocryphal." Bart outlined the primary ways in which early Christian groups tried to restrict readings of the ancient Christian manuscripts to suit their own purposes.
Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He came to UNC in 1988, after four years of teaching at Rutgers University. At UNC he has served as both the Director of Graduate Studies and the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies. A graduate of Wheaton College (Illinois), Professor Ehrman received both his Masters of Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, where his 1985 doctoral dissertation was awarded magna cum laude.
Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He came to UNC in 1988, after four years of teaching at Rutgers University. At UNC he has served as both the Director of Graduate Studies and the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies. A graduate of Wheaton College (Illinois), Professor Ehrman received both his Masters of Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, where his 1985 doctoral dissertation was awarded magna cum laude.
I Used To Believe Strange Things
Many skeptics and rationalists come from religions, cultures and behaviors that stand far apart from their current relationships with reality. This show takes an entertaining look at the strange beliefs many atheists once held and explores how otherwise rational minds can entertain the irrational, the unusual and the bizarre.
TTA Podcast 182: I Used To Believe Strange Things
The Thinking Atheist, 2014
TTA Podcast 182: I Used To Believe Strange Things
The Thinking Atheist, 2014
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Atheist Bible Study: Big Bag-O-Foreskins
Saul wants David to cut dick skins off, and then tries to spear him... I don't know man... this book.
Atheist Bible Study #55: Big Bag-O-Foreskins
Atheist Bible Study #55: Big Bag-O-Foreskins
Student Debt (John Oliver)
John Oliver discusses student debt, which is awful, as well as for-profit colleges, who are awfully good at inflicting debt upon us.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Student Debt (HBO)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Student Debt (HBO)
2014
Can Rationality Be Taught?
Panel discussion at TAM 2014: Can Rationality Be Taught?
Featuring Daniel Dennett, Julia Galef, Barbara Drescher, Ginger Campbell and Scott Lilienfeld.
Featuring Daniel Dennett, Julia Galef, Barbara Drescher, Ginger Campbell and Scott Lilienfeld.
Klingenschmitt Says America Must Base Our Foreign Policy On The Bible
Gordon Klingenschmitt warns that America will face God's judgment if it does not support Israel and base its foreign policy on the Bible.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Robertson Links Obama To Ebola Outbreak
Pat Robertson somehow connects Obama to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa.
Video by The 700 Club at Christian Broadcasting Network, 2014
Video by The 700 Club at Christian Broadcasting Network, 2014
Jim Gilchrist Warns Of Future 'Islamic President' Who Will Implement Sharia
In this video, the Minuteman Project's Jim Gilchrist discusses immigration on Dove TV.
"When Should You Teach Your Kids About God?" Ask Hugo #6
Hugo returns to answer more of your burning questions!
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Atheist Bible Study:David & Goliath
Is it really an underdog story if you have the advantage? Jake and Hugo try to find out.
Poor Elderly Woman Asks The Wrong TV Preacher For Financial Advice
"Televangelist Pat Robertson on Thursday told an 80-year-old viewer, who gave more than 10 percent to the church, that she should get a job or sell stuff on eBay if she couldn’t afford her medical bills.
“My husband and I are in our 80s and have been tithing for many years,” the viewer wrote Robertson in a letter. “We both love the Lord and give willingly and our tithe is over 10 percent.”
The woman said that she thanked God for her blessings, “but we never have an extra penny after our monthly bills are paid.”*
Read more from Raw Story here: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/04/pat-robertson-to-80-year-old-who-cant-pay-bills-keep-tithing-get-a-job-sell-your-stuff-on-ebay/
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/anakasparian) of The Young Turks discuss. What advice would you give the elderly woman?
“My husband and I are in our 80s and have been tithing for many years,” the viewer wrote Robertson in a letter. “We both love the Lord and give willingly and our tithe is over 10 percent.”
The woman said that she thanked God for her blessings, “but we never have an extra penny after our monthly bills are paid.”*
Read more from Raw Story here: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/04/pat-robertson-to-80-year-old-who-cant-pay-bills-keep-tithing-get-a-job-sell-your-stuff-on-ebay/
Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/anakasparian) of The Young Turks discuss. What advice would you give the elderly woman?
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Duck Dynasty Star Solves ISIS On Hannity With Magic Book
"Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson sat down with Sean Hannity tonight, and right off the bat they jumped right into ISIS. And Robertson shared his thoughts on how to deal with the terrorist group: “either convert them or kill them.”
Robertson spoke of how the Bible talks of evil in the world, and wondered why terrorists are still so angry at the United States even though the U.S. has left the Middle East. Hannity said it’s obvious that “they’re at war with us.”"*
The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. 2014
Robertson spoke of how the Bible talks of evil in the world, and wondered why terrorists are still so angry at the United States even though the U.S. has left the Middle East. Hannity said it’s obvious that “they’re at war with us.”"*
The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. 2014
"What Exactly Is God?" Ask Hugo #5
Hugo comes back to answer more of your burning questions, ask more for next time in the comments!
Why I Think Jesus Didn't Exist: A Historian Explains the Evidence That Changed His Mind
Dr. Richard Carrier flew in from California to lecture the UNCG Atheists, Agnostics, and Skeptics on the historicity of Christ. The historicity of Christ has appeared in the public consciousness over the last few years because of such individuals such as Robert Price and Dr. Carrier. This topic deals with the analysis of historical data to determine if Jesus existed as an actual person.
Evidence, miracles and the existence of Jesus
The vast majority of Biblical historians believe there is evidence sufficient to place Jesus’ existence beyond reasonable doubt. Many believe the New Testament documents alone suffice firmly to establish Jesus as an actual, historical figure. I question these views. In particular, I argue (i) that the three most popular criteria by which various non-miraculous New Testament claims made about Jesus are supposedly corroborated are not sufficient, either singly or jointly, to place his existence beyond reasonable doubt, and (ii) that a prima facie plausible principle concerning how evidence should be assessed – a principle I call the contamination principle – entails that, given the large proportion of uncorroborated miracle claims made about Jesus in the New Testament documents, we should, in the absence of independent evidence for an historical Jesus, remain sceptical about his existence.
Read the full text here: EVIDENCE, MIRACLES AND THE EXISTENCE OF JESUS by Stephen Law
Read the full text here: EVIDENCE, MIRACLES AND THE EXISTENCE OF JESUS by Stephen Law
How Jesus became God on Humanist Hour
On May 14th, 2014, co-host Bo Bennett interviews Bart on the hour long program called The Humanist Hour, which is a one-hour talk show produced by the American Humanist Association whose website is found at: http://americanhumanist.org/ They discuss Bart's personal background in the faith, some fundamentals of the Bible from a historical perspective along with comments related to his book, "How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee."
Bo Bennett is a secular Humanist and a PhD candidate in social psychology. Today, from a secular perspective, Bo is very active at promoting reason, rationality, and critical thinking to people of all religions and philosophies. He is the administrator of DebateGod.org, a critical thinking page on Facebook, and his personal blog at www.relationshipwithreason.com.
Bo Bennett is a secular Humanist and a PhD candidate in social psychology. Today, from a secular perspective, Bo is very active at promoting reason, rationality, and critical thinking to people of all religions and philosophies. He is the administrator of DebateGod.org, a critical thinking page on Facebook, and his personal blog at www.relationshipwithreason.com.
Friday, September 5, 2014
What to do if your kids become religious?
It's a scary thought if you're an atheist parent. Your kid comes home one day and says, "Dad, I found God! I'm going to church now"
How disappointing.
What do you do in that situation? I'm going to take some tips from my friend Dale McGowan, who's written a lot about atheist parenting.
First of all, let's reverse the situation since many of us have been in that position. You're an atheist, your parents are religious, and you share that with them. Your parents hopefully raised you well. They want you to make your own decisions and be happy, and you've come across a belief system that makes sense to you.
Their reaction shouldn't matter. They should love you no matter what, even if they disagree with you.
So if your daughter says she's religious now, who cares? Love her. It's none of your business and it makes her happy.
But that's not the answer you want to hear, so let's keep talking.
What religion is she? There's a big difference between joining an evangelical megachurch and a unitarian church. Is she more of a Deist or a hard core fundamentalist?
Let's say she goes the crazy Mark Driscoll is my hero path. Even if she does, who cares? Love her.
If you want, feel free to have a respectful debate. Especially if they're younger and open to a conversation about these things. Challenge them. They believe in God? Well what about people who believe in different Gods? Are they wrong? Why?
I hope you do the same thing if your child says she doesn't believe in God. Oh? But so many people do believe, so are all those people wrong?
Plays devil's advocate!
By the way, religion isn't the only serious thing your kids are going to decide that you may have strong opinions about. What about who they date? What they major in? Who they vote for? You can't control it all. But hopefully, you raised your kids well enough so that they use good judgment. Religion works the same way. Teach them to be good people, and let the chips fall where they may.
What's your alternative, anyway? Are you seriously gonna say I demand you also not believe in God? That's the same sort of awful indoctrination so many of us want to get away from! Who cares if your children are atheists if they didn't come to that conclusion on their own?
And if you really want your kids to become atheists, then I would just make one suggestion: Have them read the Bible. That should do the trick
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Video by Hemant Mehta, 2014
How disappointing.
What do you do in that situation? I'm going to take some tips from my friend Dale McGowan, who's written a lot about atheist parenting.
First of all, let's reverse the situation since many of us have been in that position. You're an atheist, your parents are religious, and you share that with them. Your parents hopefully raised you well. They want you to make your own decisions and be happy, and you've come across a belief system that makes sense to you.
Their reaction shouldn't matter. They should love you no matter what, even if they disagree with you.
So if your daughter says she's religious now, who cares? Love her. It's none of your business and it makes her happy.
But that's not the answer you want to hear, so let's keep talking.
What religion is she? There's a big difference between joining an evangelical megachurch and a unitarian church. Is she more of a Deist or a hard core fundamentalist?
Let's say she goes the crazy Mark Driscoll is my hero path. Even if she does, who cares? Love her.
If you want, feel free to have a respectful debate. Especially if they're younger and open to a conversation about these things. Challenge them. They believe in God? Well what about people who believe in different Gods? Are they wrong? Why?
I hope you do the same thing if your child says she doesn't believe in God. Oh? But so many people do believe, so are all those people wrong?
Plays devil's advocate!
By the way, religion isn't the only serious thing your kids are going to decide that you may have strong opinions about. What about who they date? What they major in? Who they vote for? You can't control it all. But hopefully, you raised your kids well enough so that they use good judgment. Religion works the same way. Teach them to be good people, and let the chips fall where they may.
What's your alternative, anyway? Are you seriously gonna say I demand you also not believe in God? That's the same sort of awful indoctrination so many of us want to get away from! Who cares if your children are atheists if they didn't come to that conclusion on their own?
And if you really want your kids to become atheists, then I would just make one suggestion: Have them read the Bible. That should do the trick
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Video by Hemant Mehta, 2014
Can Science Tell Us Right From Wrong?
ASU: Origins
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Sam Harris, Lawrence Krauss, Steven Pinker, Peter Singer
"Can Science Tell Us Right From Wrong?" (Full Debate)
Christ Come in the Flesh (Shaffer Lectures)
For the first time since Bart D. Ehrman's delivery between October 12-14, 2004, the three part lecture from the Yale University Convocation 2004 has been retrieved from Yale's video archives, and edited for Bart's readers. Almost three hours of lectures include, "Christ Come in the Flesh," "Christ The Divine Man," and "Christ Against the Jews." The central theme of the Kent Shaffer Lectures was "Christ in the Early Christian Tradition: Texts Disputed and Apocryphal." Bart D. Ehrman outlined the primary ways in which early Christian groups tried to restrict readings of the ancient Christian manuscripts to suit their own purposes.
Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He came to UNC in 1988, after four years of teaching at Rutgers University. At UNC he has served as both the Director of Graduate Studies and the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies. A graduate of Wheaton College (Illinois), Professor Bart Ehrman received both his Masters of Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, where his 1985 doctoral dissertation was awarded magna cum laude.
Shaffer Lectures 1 of 3 - Christ Come in the Flesh
Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He came to UNC in 1988, after four years of teaching at Rutgers University. At UNC he has served as both the Director of Graduate Studies and the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies. A graduate of Wheaton College (Illinois), Professor Bart Ehrman received both his Masters of Divinity and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, where his 1985 doctoral dissertation was awarded magna cum laude.
Shaffer Lectures 1 of 3 - Christ Come in the Flesh
Fischer Says Jesus Is The Magic Force That Holds The Universe Together
Bryan Fischer delivers another science lesson from the Bible.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Should we try to actively deconvert believers?
Should we try to actively deconvert our families and friends? This time it will happen!
There is no public spanking tonight, and I am in no way as good at this as monkeytail2002, but people want something so... here goes!
Random Hangout: Should we try to actively deconvert believers?
There is no public spanking tonight, and I am in no way as good at this as monkeytail2002, but people want something so... here goes!
Random Hangout: Should we try to actively deconvert believers?
Matthew Hagee Says Christians Must 'Vote The Bible'
Matthew Hagee says that Christians must "vote the Bible," which means they cannot vote for candidates who support abortion rights or gay marriage.
Pastor Barred From Leading Football Team In Prayer
"A recent decision to ban chaplains from leading prayers with Orange County public school football teams only hurts the students, a local pastor said Wednesday.
"The district told school leaders and athletic directors last week that chaplains would no longer be allowed after receiving a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Pastor Troy Schmidt, who has been working with the Olympia High School team for at least six years, replacing other chaplains, said he still plans to prepare meals for the team with his church, First Baptist of Windermere." *
The Young Turks' John Iadarola (http://twitter.com/jiadarola) and Ana Kasparian (http://twitter.com/anakasparian) are joined by Showdown of the Unbeatables host Brian Unger (http://twitter.com/iambrianunger) and The Pretty Good Podcast host Gina Grad (http://twitter.com/ginagrad) to break down the story.
The Young Turks, 2014
"The district told school leaders and athletic directors last week that chaplains would no longer be allowed after receiving a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
Pastor Troy Schmidt, who has been working with the Olympia High School team for at least six years, replacing other chaplains, said he still plans to prepare meals for the team with his church, First Baptist of Windermere." *
The Young Turks' John Iadarola (http://twitter.com/jiadarola) and Ana Kasparian (http://twitter.com/anakasparian) are joined by Showdown of the Unbeatables host Brian Unger (http://twitter.com/iambrianunger) and The Pretty Good Podcast host Gina Grad (http://twitter.com/ginagrad) to break down the story.
The Young Turks, 2014
Truth In Action: Gays Run Public Schools
In this video, we feature excerpts from a Truth In Action Ministries film attacking LGBT-affirming public schools.
Robertson on Robin Williams' Suicide: Heathen Idol Worship Leads To Death
Pat Robertson said Robin Williams committed suicide because he didn't know God and "the god of the heathen are idols."
Video by CBN, 2014
Video by CBN, 2014
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Atheist Debates - Interview: David Tamayo
David Tamayo, President of the Hispanic American Freethinkers joins us to give his thoughts on debating and specific thoughts about debates with respect to the Hispanic/Latino communities.
Part of the Atheist Debates Patreon project: http://www.patreon.com/AtheistDebates
Part of the Atheist Debates Patreon project: http://www.patreon.com/AtheistDebates
Skeptic's Review-The Bible: Leviticus - Chapter 20
Satan distracts Moses and Lord YHWH and takes over this chapter. "Peat and Repeat read the Bible..."
12 Best Things About HELL
It's okay, though! Because it turns out there are some really awesome things about Hell.
- With all the scientists there, it's gotta be air conditioned by now.
- All your friends will be there
- You don't have to shovel snow in the winter
- No one's ever gonna tell you, "I'll pray for you" ever again
- If all those fundamentalist pastors are right, expect free rock concerts every night. And dancing.
- Two words: Open bar!
- Say hello to Christopher Hitchens
- Natural hot tubs
- We all get to point and laugh at Fred Phelps
- Tons of Mormons. Turns out they picked the wrong team.
- You can become a greeter and say hello to all the Christians who thought they were going somewhere else!
- You'll get a really nice tan
There are some downsides, though: Internet service is still provided by Comcast. Cause you KNOW they're gonna be there.
Video by Hemant Mehta, 2014
- With all the scientists there, it's gotta be air conditioned by now.
- All your friends will be there
- You don't have to shovel snow in the winter
- No one's ever gonna tell you, "I'll pray for you" ever again
- If all those fundamentalist pastors are right, expect free rock concerts every night. And dancing.
- Two words: Open bar!
- Say hello to Christopher Hitchens
- Natural hot tubs
- We all get to point and laugh at Fred Phelps
- Tons of Mormons. Turns out they picked the wrong team.
- You can become a greeter and say hello to all the Christians who thought they were going somewhere else!
- You'll get a really nice tan
There are some downsides, though: Internet service is still provided by Comcast. Cause you KNOW they're gonna be there.
Video by Hemant Mehta, 2014
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
10 year old child with autism handcuffed
A photo, taken at Cypress Elementary in the Lakeside Community, in Kissimmee of 10 year old child handcuffed, laid out on the back of a police cruiser.
This is How a 10-Year-Old Boy With Autism is Treated in a Police State
This is How a 10-Year-Old Boy With Autism is Treated in a Police State
Solace in a Secular World - Michael Nugent on RTE Radio
Michael Nugent, Bishop Pat Storey and Fr Harry Bohan discuss finding solace in a secular world on RTE Radio 1's Today with Sean O'Rourke on 25 August 2014.
Oceans of Ignorance
In this latest thrashing of Ray Comfort, we examine about four minutes of his 30+ minute “documentary,” “Noah and the Last Days.”
Combined with my other videos, “The Arrogance of Creationism (3)” and “Ray Comfort Thinks Eclipses are MAGIC!” this concludes my response to his pathetic excuse for a documentary. In this video, we examine the origins of Earth’s oceans and Ray’s interviewing techniques, as well as his thoroughness in reading basic science magazines.
You don’t win a prize for guessing that there’s dishonest editing where the former is concerned, and quote-mining where the latter is concerned.
2014
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Ray Comfort caught dishonestly editing an interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW05npbQHSv
The Smithsonian article: How Did Water Come to Earth?
Combined with my other videos, “The Arrogance of Creationism (3)” and “Ray Comfort Thinks Eclipses are MAGIC!” this concludes my response to his pathetic excuse for a documentary. In this video, we examine the origins of Earth’s oceans and Ray’s interviewing techniques, as well as his thoroughness in reading basic science magazines.
You don’t win a prize for guessing that there’s dishonest editing where the former is concerned, and quote-mining where the latter is concerned.
2014
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Ray Comfort caught dishonestly editing an interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW05npbQHSv
The Smithsonian article: How Did Water Come to Earth?
Today's Surveillance Society is Beyond Orwellian
Brad Templeton argues that we're all a part of a surveillance apparatus that would be beyond the imagination George Orwell. The problem, he says, is the belief that privacy and security are mutually exclusive. Templeton is a Board Member and Former Chair of Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Track Chair for Computing at Singularity University.
We went, and by we I meant all of us, we went and built this wonderful Internet thing you've heard of. And we're all using it all the time for all of our lives. We're buying things on it, we're having sex over it, we're communicating with our friends, just so many aspects of our life are all going on this network and we've spent immense amounts of money to build it and build all the handheld devices and the computers, all the software. But what has the government done and what has big business done? They've turned it into the world's greatest surveillance apparatus, a surveillance apparatus that even George Orwell probably wouldn't have dreamed of. And that wasn't why we built it. We didn't make it to be a surveillance apparatus. But unfortunately we've learned, thanks to Edward Snowden, who has revealed what the NSA has been doing, that the NSA and other spy agencies around the world are doing is, they're making it a surveillance apparatus; they're tracking all of the phone calls you make in terms of records and where you were and who you talked to, and in many cases recording the actual voice.
They are, because they say they need to find a needle in haystack, looking at the entire haystack. They're looking at everything innocent people do in order to find guilty people. And nobody thinks that we shouldn't have police and intelligence agents whose job it is to find bad guys and stop bad guys. That's not a question. But a free society makes a decision for itself. It makes a decision to limit the power of its police and it's intelligence agents. It makes the decision to let some bad things happen, to let some guilty people get away in order to avoid punishing innocent people, doing surveillance on people who are innocent and there's no reason to suspect them. But unfortunately that's not what happens. And unfortunately Mr. Snowden has shown us just the depth to which it's going on. And that's the biggest challenge we're facing, how to make societies realize that we do need our privacy and we do need to limit the power of these organizations. We do need to draw a line somewhere. And more then draw a line, we need to make people think there's not necessarily some trade-off between privacy and security, that it's possible sometimes to keep your rights and gain security at the same time, it's just harder. The easy thing to do is just make everyone give up their rights. So that's one of the biggest challenges going forward.
Now, we also have challenges in free speech. We're seeing more and more countries around the world trying to sensors their Internets, trying to censor what people do. Getting as extreme as Hosni Mubarak shutting off the Internet when a revolution was coming. And you may think that "Oh, well that's Egypt," but in fact just before that President Obama had asked for an ability to have a kill switch for the Internet. Now, not of course doing a revolution, he said if we're being attacked or something and we need to shut off we would like to have that. So we're seeing people as well self censor. Disturbingly, because of the Snowden revolutions, we're seeing the press afraid of what might happen to them if they report these stories and they're starting to censor themselves and that's affecting free speech. We're also seeing a big effort for people to take control of our computers and have them do things that we necessarily don't want them to do, all in the service of protecting a movie when you download it so that you can't easily copy it to someone else. Which has never worked; it's never actually stopped people from copying movies. But we have a lot of forces pushing for laws and technology to basically lock down your computer so not so that you can trust it but so that movie studios and governments and so on can trust that you can't do things on it. And that is something that computer engineers all know is never going to work and is just going to make things broken.
Directed / Produced by Jonathan Fowler, Elizabeth Rodd, and Dillon Fitton
We went, and by we I meant all of us, we went and built this wonderful Internet thing you've heard of. And we're all using it all the time for all of our lives. We're buying things on it, we're having sex over it, we're communicating with our friends, just so many aspects of our life are all going on this network and we've spent immense amounts of money to build it and build all the handheld devices and the computers, all the software. But what has the government done and what has big business done? They've turned it into the world's greatest surveillance apparatus, a surveillance apparatus that even George Orwell probably wouldn't have dreamed of. And that wasn't why we built it. We didn't make it to be a surveillance apparatus. But unfortunately we've learned, thanks to Edward Snowden, who has revealed what the NSA has been doing, that the NSA and other spy agencies around the world are doing is, they're making it a surveillance apparatus; they're tracking all of the phone calls you make in terms of records and where you were and who you talked to, and in many cases recording the actual voice.
They are, because they say they need to find a needle in haystack, looking at the entire haystack. They're looking at everything innocent people do in order to find guilty people. And nobody thinks that we shouldn't have police and intelligence agents whose job it is to find bad guys and stop bad guys. That's not a question. But a free society makes a decision for itself. It makes a decision to limit the power of its police and it's intelligence agents. It makes the decision to let some bad things happen, to let some guilty people get away in order to avoid punishing innocent people, doing surveillance on people who are innocent and there's no reason to suspect them. But unfortunately that's not what happens. And unfortunately Mr. Snowden has shown us just the depth to which it's going on. And that's the biggest challenge we're facing, how to make societies realize that we do need our privacy and we do need to limit the power of these organizations. We do need to draw a line somewhere. And more then draw a line, we need to make people think there's not necessarily some trade-off between privacy and security, that it's possible sometimes to keep your rights and gain security at the same time, it's just harder. The easy thing to do is just make everyone give up their rights. So that's one of the biggest challenges going forward.
Now, we also have challenges in free speech. We're seeing more and more countries around the world trying to sensors their Internets, trying to censor what people do. Getting as extreme as Hosni Mubarak shutting off the Internet when a revolution was coming. And you may think that "Oh, well that's Egypt," but in fact just before that President Obama had asked for an ability to have a kill switch for the Internet. Now, not of course doing a revolution, he said if we're being attacked or something and we need to shut off we would like to have that. So we're seeing people as well self censor. Disturbingly, because of the Snowden revolutions, we're seeing the press afraid of what might happen to them if they report these stories and they're starting to censor themselves and that's affecting free speech. We're also seeing a big effort for people to take control of our computers and have them do things that we necessarily don't want them to do, all in the service of protecting a movie when you download it so that you can't easily copy it to someone else. Which has never worked; it's never actually stopped people from copying movies. But we have a lot of forces pushing for laws and technology to basically lock down your computer so not so that you can trust it but so that movie studios and governments and so on can trust that you can't do things on it. And that is something that computer engineers all know is never going to work and is just going to make things broken.
Directed / Produced by Jonathan Fowler, Elizabeth Rodd, and Dillon Fitton
Politics in Islam, 31.08.2014
Jinn Politics Islam Muslim
The Jinn & Tonic Show, Politics in Islam, 31.08.2014
The Jinn & Tonic Show, Politics in Islam, 31.08.2014
Is Naturalism Blind Faith?
Er no, it isn't...
Sponsor him silly @ http://www.patreon.com/Gary_Edwards
Sponsor him silly @ http://www.patreon.com/Gary_Edwards
Monday, September 1, 2014
How to Convert Me to Christianity (or whatever)
CORRECTION: The conjecture actually states that any integer greater than 2, not just 5. That means that 4 is included. Sorry, I mixed it up with the weak version :P That's what I get for producing at 1 AM
God vs Water (Ice Bucket Challenge)
The ALS Association’s donation page, where you can see how much this challenge has raised, and make a donation.
Atheist Debates - Pascal's Wager
A detailed look at Pascal's Wager as originally presented and in its modern, colloquial forms.
Billy Hallowell, TheBlaze.com
Billy Hallowell is the faith editor for TheBlaze.com, perhaps better known as Glenn Beck’s website. He has also written pieces for The Washington Post, The Daily Caller, The Huffington Post, and several other websites, and he is a frequent guest on Fox News Channel. His interest in politics and social issues goes far back, though. He used to be the CEO of VoterWatch, a non-partisan nonprofit focusing on government transparency, and even began a website in high school encouraging students to make a difference in their communities.
We spoke with Billy about what he's learned from working under Glenn Beck, what conservatives do poorly, and how we share a surprising bond involving actor Nicolas Cage.
Billy Hallowell, TheBlaze.com - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 11
We spoke with Billy about what he's learned from working under Glenn Beck, what conservatives do poorly, and how we share a surprising bond involving actor Nicolas Cage.
Billy Hallowell, TheBlaze.com - Friendly Atheist Podcast EP 11
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