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Bonus clip: The Santa Delusion A caller asks whether it's right to perpetuate the Santa myth to kids or simply tell them the truth about Santa (and Jesus). Note: This clip was taken from a live Atheist Experience UStream broadcast that took place after the regular cable show recording. (For those who don't know, the Atheist Experience now broadcasts live over the internet on Sundays from 5:30 - 7:00 EST. Usually, 15 minutes before and after the show are dedicated to answering questions from online viewers). Credit: The Atheist Experience http://www.atheist-experience.com/ Tags: Atheist Experience Atheism Religion God Jesus Christianity Santa Myth Critical thinking parenting skeptical Christmas Tracie Harris Matt Dillahunty |
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A finely tuned hand of cards (Addressing arguments for the existence of God) 2/2 A caller launches a salvo of arguments for the existence of God, which Matt Dillahunty and Tracie Harries address. Further reading: Iron Chariots (Counter-Apologetics Wiki) http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Finely tuned argument http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=Fine_tuning_argument Credit: The Atheist Experience http://www.atheist-experience.com/ 2008-11-16 #579 Tags: Atheist Experience atheism Matt Dillahunty Tracie Harries religion God logical syllogisms epistemology teleological argument finely tuned universe Community Austin |
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A finely tuned hand of cards (Addressing arguments for the existence of God) 1/2 A caller launches a salvo of arguments for the existence of God, which Matt Dillahunty and Tracie Harries address. Further reading: Iron Chariots (Counter-Apologetics Wiki) http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Finely tuned argument http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=Fine_tuning_argument Credit: The Atheist Experience http://www.atheist-experience.com/ 2008-11-16 #579 Tags: Atheist Experience atheism Matt Dillahunty Tracie Harries religion God logical syllogisms epistemology teleological argument finely tuned universe Community Austin |
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Christian caller argues against same-sex marriage A Christian caller argues against same-sex marriage. Credit: The Atheist Experience http://www.atheist-experience.com/ 2006-06-04 #451 Tags: Atheist Experience Proposition prop gay marriage same sex religion Christianity arguments Jeff Dee Matt Dillahunty Austin Community Atheism Religion Hell sin homosexual |
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Top 5 arguments against gay marriage debunked (3/3) Jeff Dee debunks the top 5 arguments against gay marriage. Why is this an atheist issue? Most of the arguments against gay marriage have a religious origin. Credit: The Atheist Experience http://www.atheist-experience.com/ 2006-06-04 #451 Tags: Atheist Experience Proposition prop gay marriage same sex religion christianity arguments Jeff Dee Matt Dillahunty |
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Top 5 arguments against gay marriage debunked (2/3) Jeff Dee debunks the top 5 arguments against gay marriage. Why is this an atheist issue? Most of the arguments against gay marriage have a religious origin. Credit: The Atheist Experience http://www.atheist-experience.com/ 2006-06-04 #451 Tags: Atheist Experience Proposition prop gay marriage same sex religion christianity arguments Jeff Dee Matt Dillahunty |
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Top 5 arguments against gay marriage debunked (1/3) Jeff Dee debunks the top 5 arguments against gay marriage. Why is this an atheist issue? Most of the arguments against gay marriage have a religious origin. Credit: The Atheist Experience http://www.atheist-experience.com/ 2006-06-04 #451 Tags: Atheist Experience Proposition prop gay marriage same sex religion christianity arguments Jeff Dee Matt Dillahunty |
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Proposition 8 and Christian bigotry (How religion takes away people's rights) Matt gives no props to two ballot propositions which passed in the 2008 presidential election. These include California Proposition 8, which outlaws gay marriage in the state, and a proposition in Arkansas which bans adoptions to the unmarried, thereby targeting gays and lesbians. Further Reading: LA Times http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gaymarriage5-2008nov05,0,1545381.story ****CALIFORNIA EXIT POLL DATA FOR PROP 8**** http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#CAI01p1 Poll excerpt: % of Californians who voted No by religion: 43% of voters were Protestant: 35% No 30% of voters were Catholic: 36% No 16% of voters were None: 90% No Other links: Overtun Prop 8 http://overturnprop8.com/ Credit: The Atheist Experience http://www.atheist-experience.com/ 2008-11-09 #578 Tags: Atheist Experience Atheism Election 2008 Obama Matt Dillahunty Proposition Prop Gay Marriage California Arkansas Adoption Ban Lesbian GLBT LGBT community austin religion Christianity |
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Vote... even if your state is mostly red or blue Matt explains why you should vote even if your state is overwhelmingly red or blue. For more info check this out: http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2008/11/vote-for-no-gods-sake.html Other links: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ Credit: The Non-prophets http://www.nonprophetsradio.com/ Tags: The Non Prophets Matt Dillahunty Atheist Experience atheism election vote obama barack mccain john palin republican ideas democracy change democrat Mickipedia community austin texas |
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Throw the godless under the bus (Kay Hagan's response to Elizabeth Dole's Godless scare ad) Matt Dillahunty and the Non-Prophets comment on Kay Hagan's response to an attack ad launched by Elizabeth Dole's campaign team. The ad states that Hagan visited and accepted "Godless money" from the Godless Americans PAC. *Please share your comments and thoughts. The original ad can be found here: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5AsdYWtKLY Credits: The Non-prophets: http://www.nonprophetsradio.com/ Tags: Atheist Religion Elizabeth Dole Godless Americans PAC Kay Hagan Barack Obama John Mccain Sarah Palin Ellen Johnson Atheism Brown the Non prophets austin community North Carolina Christianity |
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PZ Myers: We need to call ourselves atheists PZ Myers shares his views and experiences as an advocate of atheism. PZ states that it is important to actively engage in civil discourse with those who fundamentally disagree with you. (Includes input from Sam Harris). Credit: The Science Network http://thesciencenetwork.org/ Tags: New Atheist Atheism PZ Myers Beyond Belief 2007 The Science Network Christianity Religion God Enlightenment 2.0 Sam Harris |
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The Atheist Entrepreneur: How to fight Goliath Jeff Hawkins recommends that atheists/freethinkers take on an entrepreneurial mindset if they plan to challenge a world dominated by religion. Jeff Hawkins is the founder of Palm Computing and Handspring. He also founded the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience (formerly the Redwood Neuroscience Institute). Credit: The Science Network http://thesciencenetwork.org/ Tags: New Atheist Atheism Jeff Hawkins Beyond Belief 2007 The Science Network Entrepreneur Christianity Religion God |
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Sam Harris: Can we ever be right about right and wrong? (2/2) Can we ever be right about right and wrong? Sam Harris states that findings in neuroscience and psychology will soon provide an objective framework for morality. Credit: The Science Network Beyond Belief 2008 http://thesciencenetwork.org http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/beyond-belief-candles-in-the-dark Tags: Beyond Belief 2008 Sam Harris Philosophy Neuroscience Psychology Atheist Atheism Morality Religion Ethics Science Network Christianity |
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Sam Harris: Can we ever be right about right and wrong? (1/2) Can we ever be right about right and wrong? Sam Harris states that findings in neuroscience and psychology will soon provide an objective framework for morality. Credit: The Science Network Beyond Belief 2008 http://thesciencenetwork.org http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/beyond-belief-candles-in-the-dark Tags: Beyond Belief 2008 Sam Harris Philosophy Neuroscience Psychology Atheist Atheism Morality Religion Ethics Values Meaning Science Network Letter to Christian nation Christianity |
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Afghan man sentenced to death for reading about women's rights Sharia courts in Afghanistan have sentenced Sayed Pervez Kambakhsh to death for reading an article on woman's rights. In this video, members of the Council of Ex-Muslims and others are protesting the Afghan government and are demanding that Kambakhsh be released. Credit: Iranian Secular Society http://www.iransecularsociety.com/ Other links: Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain http://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/ The Afghan who dared to read about woman's rights http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/sentenced-to-death-afghan-who-dared-to-read-about-womens-rights-775972.html Lawyer demands release for Afghan reporter on death row http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2008/10/09/lawyer-demands-release-for-afghan-reporter-on-death-row.html Petitions and Groups to save Sayed Pervez Kambakhsh: Facebook groups: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7560684603&ref=mf http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10594305878&ref=mf Reporters without Borders petition: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=25199 CFI petition: http://ga1.org/campaign/CFI_Karzai_Letter Are you a British citizen? (Petition to stop Sharia Law) http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/shariastop/ Tags: Sayed Pervez Kambakhsh Afghanistan Woman's rights council of Ex-Muslims Britain Islam Koran religion sharia law courts Islamic atheist atheism Iranian Secular Society Friborz Pooya |
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King Abdullah calls for interfaith discussions.... to destroy atheism! King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has said that atheism is a "frightening phenomenon that must be vanquished". He said this during a speech in which he called for dialogue between all monotheistic religions. http://www.secularism.org.uk/saudikingwantsmonotheismstounite.html Credit: The Atheist Experience http://www.atheist-experience.com/ 2008-03-30 #546 Tags: Atheist experience Saudi Arabia Muslim Islam Catholic Matt Pope Jewish Quran Koran King Abdullah destroy atheism Dillahunty Christianity Religion interfaith God |
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Saudi woman sentenced to death for making a man impotent Matt Dillahunty responds to Ray Comfort's claim that he is too chicken to attack Muslims. He also talks about an execution case in Saudi Arabia. (Gives a shout-out at the end). Ray's blog post that inspired this: http://raycomfortfood.blogspot.com/2008/01/atheists-evolved-from-chickens.html Woman sentenced to death for witchcraft in Saudi Arabia: http://youtube.com/watch?v=702HBLlOzYI Credit: The Atheist Experience http://www.atheist-experience.com/ 2008-02-17 #540 Tags: Atheist Experience Ray Comfort Saudi Arabia Muslim Islam Atheism Quran Koran Christianity Way of the Master Viagra Beheading Fawza Falih Sharia Law Pat Condell |
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Unholy Alliance: Sharia law and the Church of England Fariborz Pooya interviews Maryam Namazie about the Archbishop of Canterbury's endorsement of Sharia Law in Britain. (This is a previous episode, but it's still relevant). They talk about the Unholy Alliance between the Church of England and political Islam and how the Arch Bishop is using the incident (and the language of the Islamists) to strengthen the Church. Credit: Iranian Secular Society http://www.iransecularsociety.com/ Other links: Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain http://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/ Arch Bishop's original speech on Sharia Law: http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1575 Are you a British citizen? Click here! (Petition to stop Sharia Law) http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/shariastop/ Tags: Iranian Secular Society Fariborz Pooya Maryam Namazie Sharia Law Archbishop of Canterbury Britain UK Political Islam Islamist Muslim Rowan Williams Quran Koran Church England Atheist Atheism God Religion |
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Secularism: America vs. Europe and relations with the Muslim world Vali Nasr talk about the difference between European secularism and American secularism. He suggests that a major hindrance to American foreign relations to the Muslim world stems from America's ill-definition of secularism. Question: What SHOULD America mean when it talks about secularism and the interface between religion and politics in the middle-east? Credit: Bigthink http://www.bigthink.com/ Tags: Vali Nasr Muslim Iran Islamic Islamist Quran Religion Islam Middle East America Europe Secularism Secular |
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UN resolution "combating the defamation of religion" will strengthen Islamists Fariborz Pooya and Bahram Soroush from The Iranian Secular Society (and Council of Ex-Muslims) talk about the UN resolution to "combat the defamation of religion" and how it will increase the power to political Islam, silence critics and assist Islamic dictatorships in suppress their own populations. Credit: Iran Secular Society http://www.iransecularsociety.com/ Other links: Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain http://www.ex-muslim.org.uk/ Tags: Atheist Fariborz Pooya Bahram Soroush Iran Secular Society TV Islam Saudi Arabia Muslim Quran Religion UN Combating Defamation Manifesto of the Council Ex-Muslims Britain Atheism |