Richard Gilliver

Talk Heathen

Today’s episode of the Talk Heathen ObjectivelyDan joins Richard Gilliver to answer your (hopefully) wonderful questions. Muji in Europe asks what issues atheists have with god wanting people to do good deeds, like love one another and give to charities? It’s not all good… Non-believers don’t believe gods exist and can do all those same good deeds, sans holy book. The quran supports the owning of human beings and child marriage! That’s straight up immoral and we reject that “holy” book.Nataka in NY wants to talk about free will. There are categories within free will, the hosts tend to lean more toward determinism. Humans are simply physical beings in a physical system so anything we do is physical as well. There is no good evidence of anything supernatural.Mike in WA disagrees with our weekly poll, proclaiming god is not evil but hates queer people. (yay, random transphobia. ugh) Well, hell is super evil. Why does god allow that much evil? Why does god slaughter people? Under your definition as evil is something we don’t want done to yourself, your god is evil. Ahmed in Bangladesh purports there are scientific miracles in the quran, like allah referencing the big bang and creating every creature from water. This is post hoc rationalization. In this case, applying gained knowledge to ancient written text. Big Bang does not equal “heavens and Earth”.Meryssa in UT is leaning more atheistic but thinks there is a small possibility there is something supernatural and a divine experience could change her mind. We haven’t experienced anything divine and there are no compelling arguments otherwise. We don’t think someone shouldn’t believe anything without good evidence.Otari in Georgia claims the problem of evil is a good argument to prove god. A god isn’t necessary to know what is right and wrong. We can still make moral judgements even if objective morality exists or not. Even if a god exists, doesn’t mean they are good. Nick in OH asks why humans categorize animals in this “can harm and can’t harm”. We agree harming animals for no reason is bad. Hard to sum this call up. This call dives into arguments regarding ethical vs unethical treatment, analogies to eating humans, economic impacts, and more. Thank you for tuning in to your community! This week's Talk Heathen To Me prompt is: You are in Hell! Who is your roommate?

Today’s episode of the Talk Heathen ObjectivelyDan joins Richard Gilliver to answer your (hopefully) wonderful questions. Muji in Europe asks what issues atheists have with god wanting people to do good deeds, like love one another and give to charities? It’s not all good… Non-believers don’t believe gods exist and can do all those same good deeds, sans holy book. The quran supports the owning of human beings and child marriage! That’s straight up immoral and we reject that “holy” book. Nataka in NY wants to talk about free will. There are categories within free will, the hosts tend to lean more toward determinism. Humans are simply physical beings in a physical system so anything we do is physical as well. There is no good evidence of anything supernatural. Mike in WA disagrees with our weekly poll, proclaiming god is not evil but hates queer people. (yay, random transphobia. ugh) Well, hell is super evil. Why does god allow that much evil? Why does god slaughter people? Under your definition as evil is something we don’t want done to yourself, your god is evil. Ahmed in Bangladesh purports there are scientific miracles in the quran, like allah referencing the big bang and creating every creature from water. This is post hoc rationalization. In this case, applying gained knowledge to ancient written text. Big Bang does not equal “heavens and Earth”. Meryssa in UT is leaning more atheistic but thinks there is a small possibility there is something supernatural and a divine experience could change her mind. We haven’t experienced anything divine and there are no compelling arguments otherwise. We don’t think someone shouldn’t believe anything without good evidence. Otari in Georgia claims the problem of evil is a good argument to prove god. A god isn’t necessary to know what is right and wrong. We can still make moral judgements even if objective morality exists or not. Even if a god exists, doesn’t mean they are good. Nick in OH asks why humans categorize animals in this “can harm and can’t harm”. We agree harming animals for no reason is bad. Hard to sum this call up. This call dives into arguments regarding ethical vs unethical treatment, analogies to eating humans, economic impacts, and more. Thank you for tuning in to your community! This week's Talk Heathen To Me prompt is: You are in Hell! Who is your roommate?

Talk Heathen 07.32 with Richard Gilliver and ObjectivelyDan

Christy Powell

Talk Heathen 07.31 with Doctor Ben and Christy Powellshow note when received

Talk Heathen 07.31 with Doctor Ben and Christy Powell show note when received

Talk Heathen 07.31 with Doctor Ben and Christy Powell

Jamie Boone

Today’s episode of the Talk Heathen is a tag team of Jamies. Jamie Boone and Jamie The Blind Limey team up to … talk about veganism a lot.Tim from MN is disheartened by atheists going dogmatic. Claiming to see similarities of not being able to question something: citing being pro-vaccine even though the Covid-19 vaccine can be harmful. It comes down to risk management. The consensus of medical professionals says it’s best to get vaccinated.Nick from OH claims veganism is inline with secular morality and we’re risking pandemic causing microbes. Sure it can be a healthier diet but we don't agree it’s a morally superior stance. There are widely varying takes on veganism by atheists and secular humanists.Live from the audience, Gabriel asks The Jamies take on the affordability of veganism. That's a good point not often brought up. Not everyone is in an economic position or location for one to go vegan.Sorry Reg-Guy, the call dropped. Sounded like an excellent call, please call back! Thank you for tuning in to your community! This week's “Talk Heathen To Me” prompt is: Wrong answers only, why is god hiding from us?

Today’s episode of the Talk Heathen is a tag team of Jamies. Jamie Boone and Jamie The Blind Limey team up to … talk about veganism a lot. Tim from MN is disheartened by atheists going dogmatic. Claiming to see similarities of not being able to question something: citing being pro-vaccine even though the Covid-19 vaccine can be harmful. It comes down to risk management. The consensus of medical professionals says it’s best to get vaccinated. Nick from OH claims veganism is inline with secular morality and we’re risking pandemic causing microbes. Sure it can be a healthier diet but we don't agree it’s a morally superior stance. There are widely varying takes on veganism by atheists and secular humanists. Live from the audience, Gabriel asks The Jamies take on the affordability of veganism. That's a good point not often brought up. Not everyone is in an economic position or location for one to go vegan. Sorry Reg-Guy, the call dropped. Sounded like an excellent call, please call back! Thank you for tuning in to your community! This week's “Talk Heathen To Me” prompt is: Wrong answers only, why is god hiding from us?

Talk Heathen 07.30 with Jamie Boone and Jamie The Blind Limey

In today’s episode of the Talk Heathen, Doctor Ben and Richard Gilliver take calls ranging from values to the resurrection.Josh from NY claims that prayer is “incredibly helpful” and goes on to say prayer isn’t simply a cure all. Prayer is about a coin flip in terms of effectiveness. You shouldn’t accept something like prayer without evidence that it works. Get checked by a medical professional if you have any illnesses. Prayer doesn’t help, at all.Amanuel from TX asks how atheists come up with their values or ultimate purpose given we don’t believe in a deity? There are thousands of deities proposed by humans, even thousands of denominations in christianity alone. Any Abrahamic holy book is loaded with immoral laws, proclamations, and values. We’ll stay away from that nonsense.Martin from The UK claims Christ’s resurrection as described in the bible is historical fact. A retelling of a story in an old book is not evidence of a fact, let alone one written decades after said event. Don’t trust christian apologists, they tend to start with a belief and disregard opposing evidence.Connor in TX wants perspective on a frustrating religious argument he had, someone questioned his beliefs. Respectfully decline to talk about religion in a professional setting. Arguments tend to elicit strong emotions and reactions. Make it a boundary and involve HR if available.Latrina in Canada claims there is a placebo effect in prayer, it can be helpful for an individual prayer. We’d rather someone seek medical treatment. Placebo's don’t work on a lot of physiological issues, like cancer or broken bones. The risk isn’t worth any benefits. People have relied on prayer and died, or their condition worsened.Thank you for tuning in to your community! This week's “Talk Heathen To Me” prompt is: What flier would you not expect to see on a church bulletin board?

In today’s episode of the Talk Heathen, Doctor Ben and Richard Gilliver take calls ranging from values to the resurrection. Josh from NY claims that prayer is “incredibly helpful” and goes on to say prayer isn’t simply a cure all. Prayer is about a coin flip in terms of effectiveness. You shouldn’t accept something like prayer without evidence that it works. Get checked by a medical professional if you have any illnesses. Prayer doesn’t help, at all. Amanuel from TX asks how atheists come up with their values or ultimate purpose given we don’t believe in a deity? There are thousands of deities proposed by humans, even thousands of denominations in christianity alone. Any Abrahamic holy book is loaded with immoral laws, proclamations, and values. We’ll stay away from that nonsense. Martin from The UK claims Christ’s resurrection as described in the bible is historical fact. A retelling of a story in an old book is not evidence of a fact, let alone one written decades after said event. Don’t trust christian apologists, they tend to start with a belief and disregard opposing evidence. Connor in TX wants perspective on a frustrating religious argument he had, someone questioned his beliefs. Respectfully decline to talk about religion in a professional setting. Arguments tend to elicit strong emotions and reactions. Make it a boundary and involve HR if available. Latrina in Canada claims there is a placebo effect in prayer, it can be helpful for an individual prayer. We’d rather someone seek medical treatment. Placebo's don’t work on a lot of physiological issues, like cancer or broken bones. The risk isn’t worth any benefits. People have relied on prayer and died, or their condition worsened. Thank you for tuning in to your community! This week's “Talk Heathen To Me” prompt is: What flier would you not expect to see on a church bulletin board?

Talk Heathen 07.29 with Doctor Ben and Richard Gilliver

In today’s episode of the Talk Heathen, Christy Powell and Kenneth take on callers with questions of belief and truth.Chloe in PA asks how we should react if religion pushes prosocial behavior. Do you need religious beliefs to do good things? Even if you can get a positive result out of a lie or fiction, it is incredibly dangerous to do so. Why are people just fine believing things they have no evidence for? If you choose to block out evidence and science, you will be using the same broken epistemological tool that anti vaxxers use. Kaden in FL has evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. Empty tombs, martyrdom, and changed minds can not possibly be used to demonstrate the resurrection happened as the supernatural claim. Even if we combine all the claims and grant them as true, we still have little data points that need a narrative constructed and that narrative is not the most simple explanation. Natural explanations for the claims are more likely than the resurrection. Even if Jesus were to be demonstrated to exist, how is the empty tomb evidence that he rose? Why are the claims of Jesus resurrecting different from the claims in the Quran such as Soloman talking to birds? James in Canada has some claims about Jesus, the tomb, his true teachings. Can you see the distinction between a claim and the evidence for a claim?Ryan in KY believes that something does not have to be a scientific fact for it to be a fact and that the Bible is perfect with no things that are untrue. If it is all about interpretation, does it matter if it is accurate? What does it mean to know something? What makes something worthy of belief? Why should we believe anything in the Bible and that god created the universe? Why are faith claims not discussed in simple language? We are encouraging you to be more critical in the way you think about these things. Otari, in the Nation of Georgia, interprets the Bible literally. How do you resolve some of the obvious contradictions in the Bible? If you don’t read the Bible, how is it that you interpret it at all? How can the Catholic church have teachings aboutmorality that are infallible, while spending billions of dollars settling sexual abuse cases and enabling the behavior for this abuse to continue? Billy in LA describes legislation that requires all schools K-12, and universities to have the words, “In God We Trust” in every classroom. How is this separation of church and state? The people who write this legislation do not care if there are people who believe in a different god or if there are atheists in the class. These are indoctrination attempts and propaganda. There are some groups that are doing things to push back such as using Arabic to write the required words. Thank you for tuning in to your community! The question of the week is: What is a great slogan for Satan!

In today’s episode of the Talk Heathen, Christy Powell and Kenneth take on callers with questions of belief and truth. Chloe in PA asks how we should react if religion pushes prosocial behavior. Do you need religious beliefs to do good things? Even if you can get a positive result out of a lie or fiction, it is incredibly dangerous to do so. Why are people just fine believing things they have no evidence for? If you choose to block out evidence and science, you will be using the same broken epistemological tool that anti vaxxers use. Kaden in FL has evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. Empty tombs, martyrdom, and changed minds can not possibly be used to demonstrate the resurrection happened as the supernatural claim. Even if we combine all the claims and grant them as true, we still have little data points that need a narrative constructed and that narrative is not the most simple explanation. Natural explanations for the claims are more likely than the resurrection. Even if Jesus were to be demonstrated to exist, how is the empty tomb evidence that he rose? Why are the claims of Jesus resurrecting different from the claims in the Quran such as Soloman talking to birds? James in Canada has some claims about Jesus, the tomb, his true teachings. Can you see the distinction between a claim and the evidence for a claim? Ryan in KY believes that something does not have to be a scientific fact for it to be a fact and that the Bible is perfect with no things that are untrue. If it is all about interpretation, does it matter if it is accurate? What does it mean to know something? What makes something worthy of belief? Why should we believe anything in the Bible and that god created the universe? Why are faith claims not discussed in simple language? We are encouraging you to be more critical in the way you think about these things. Otari, in the Nation of Georgia, interprets the Bible literally. How do you resolve some of the obvious contradictions in the Bible? If you don’t read the Bible, how is it that you interpret it at all? How can the Catholic church have teachings aboutmorality that are infallible, while spending billions of dollars settling sexual abuse cases and enabling the behavior for this abuse to continue? Billy in LA describes legislation that requires all schools K-12, and universities to have the words, “In God We Trust” in every classroom. How is this separation of church and state? The people who write this legislation do not care if there are people who believe in a different god or if there are atheists in the class. These are indoctrination attempts and propaganda. There are some groups that are doing things to push back such as using Arabic to write the required words. Thank you for tuning in to your community! The question of the week is: What is a great slogan for Satan!

Talk Heathen 07.28 with Christy Powell and Kenneth

Richard Firth

Talk Heathen with Doctor Ben and Dr. Richard Firth

Talk Heathen 07.26 with Richard Gilliver and Doctor Ben

Talk Heathen 07.25 with ObjectivelyDan and Jamie the Blind Limey

In today’s episode of the Talk Heathen, Richard Gilliver and Doctor Ben sort out patterns that look like creation, free will based determinism, and the reliability of Paul’s writings.Guru in India argues that god must exist because we would not be around if god did not exist. Does the creator need to be a living thing? Why do we need a living being to create us? Instead of using the term, “created”, why don’t we just use the term, “come into existence”? Where in a rock is there evidence of creation? We don’t know what caused this process to happen, but it is a stretch to conclude that this is the same as when humans design things. In order to maintain the idea of a living creator, one must have a shallow mindset. Redefining examples does not make your original point correct. Not everything that has a pattern, has to have a creator. Chris in WV claims that relativity tells us the future existed at the moment of the big bang and we also existed during the big bang so therefore we have free will existing with destiny which means god is not responsible for atrocities. There are some cases where humans have no choice because there are biological factors leading up to their decisions. If god is the one who made brains work in antisocial ways such as not feeling guilt, how does god have the right to punish these people? How do these people have complete free will? When these people are not in the equation, does the argument still work? How can you make a spiritual claim and then say, “scientifically speaking”? No matter how you cherry pick, religion still has harmful things within it. Why doesn’t the moral instructional book or religion tell us not to own slaves? Christian in GA, asks what standard of evidence the hosts use to see if the Gospels are reliable. We take the approach where we don't accept it to be true until we see evidence and the baseline is not believing. How do we know that Paul’s trip to Demascus happened and not some other kind of trip? When hallucinating, do things happen the way they are described? Validity is not affected by how many people believe something or how many times it is said. What is it that convinces you that the gospels are true? What evidence substantiates the rising from the dead? Wouldn’t people have known about tactics writers used to convince us? People dying for their beliefs do not make the claims true. Can you apply the same level of scrutiny to the Bible that you apply to the Quran?Jim in OH asks Richard about a past call involving Buddhism. This is more of a philosophy than a religion. Richard clarifies his position by stating that there are some gods within this system, just not creator gods. Thank you for tuning in and please remember to thank our essential workers! Question of the week is: What would you have ordered at The Last Supper and why?

In today’s episode of the Talk Heathen, Richard Gilliver and Doctor Ben sort out patterns that look like creation, free will based determinism, and the reliability of Paul’s writings. Guru in India argues that god must exist because we would not be around if god did not exist. Does the creator need to be a living thing? Why do we need a living being to create us? Instead of using the term, “created”, why don’t we just use the term, “come into existence”? Where in a rock is there evidence of creation? We don’t know what caused this process to happen, but it is a stretch to conclude that this is the same as when humans design things. In order to maintain the idea of a living creator, one must have a shallow mindset. Redefining examples does not make your original point correct. Not everything that has a pattern, has to have a creator. Chris in WV claims that relativity tells us the future existed at the moment of the big bang and we also existed during the big bang so therefore we have free will existing with destiny which means god is not responsible for atrocities. There are some cases where humans have no choice because there are biological factors leading up to their decisions. If god is the one who made brains work in antisocial ways such as not feeling guilt, how does god have the right to punish these people? How do these people have complete free will? When these people are not in the equation, does the argument still work? How can you make a spiritual claim and then say, “scientifically speaking”? No matter how you cherry pick, religion still has harmful things within it. Why doesn’t the moral instructional book or religion tell us not to own slaves? Christian in GA, asks what standard of evidence the hosts use to see if the Gospels are reliable. We take the approach where we don't accept it to be true until we see evidence and the baseline is not believing. How do we know that Paul’s trip to Demascus happened and not some other kind of trip? When hallucinating, do things happen the way they are described? Validity is not affected by how many people believe something or how many times it is said. What is it that convinces you that the gospels are true? What evidence substantiates the rising from the dead? Wouldn’t people have known about tactics writers used to convince us? People dying for their beliefs do not make the claims true. Can you apply the same level of scrutiny to the Bible that you apply to the Quran? Jim in OH asks Richard about a past call involving Buddhism. This is more of a philosophy than a religion. Richard clarifies his position by stating that there are some gods within this system, just not creator gods. Thank you for tuning in and please remember to thank our essential workers! Question of the week is: What would you have ordered at The Last Supper and why?

Talk Heathen 07.24 with Richard Gilliver and Doctor Ben

Jimmy Jr

SHOW NOTESHello and welcome to Talk Heathen! This week, Doctor Ben and Jimmy Jr. are here to do Satan’s work!Solomon from CA, a former Jehova’s witness, has seen the recent decline of religion by younger generations and wants to know where our hosts see religion going in the future.Felix from GA is calling to argue that Christianity is actually a progressive religion. While it's nice that certain denominations or churches are adopting progressive messaging and stances, Christianity as a whole isn’t pushing the boundaries of progressive values. Is it really progressive, or just a means to survival?Cam from MI wants to know if pride month really is necessary outside of a historical remembrance context. As long as there is someone who thinks the world would be a better place if we went back to a time when queer people’s voices and needs in society were out of sight out of mind, then pride is absolutely necessary.Kathy from IL wants to discuss their experience visiting a Unitarian Universalist church and how different it is from every other more traditional church.Zabi from MI is a former theist and wants to discuss how their deconversion altered how friends and family view them.

SHOW NOTES Hello and welcome to Talk Heathen! This week, Doctor Ben and Jimmy Jr. are here to do Satan’s work! Solomon from CA, a former Jehova’s witness, has seen the recent decline of religion by younger generations and wants to know where our hosts see religion going in the future. Felix from GA is calling to argue that Christianity is actually a progressive religion. While it's nice that certain denominations or churches are adopting progressive messaging and stances, Christianity as a whole isn’t pushing the boundaries of progressive values. Is it really progressive, or just a means to survival? Cam from MI wants to know if pride month really is necessary outside of a historical remembrance context. As long as there is someone who thinks the world would be a better place if we went back to a time when queer people’s voices and needs in society were out of sight out of mind, then pride is absolutely necessary. Kathy from IL wants to discuss their experience visiting a Unitarian Universalist church and how different it is from every other more traditional church. Zabi from MI is a former theist and wants to discuss how their deconversion altered how friends and family view them.

Talk Heathen 07.23 with Doctor Ben and Jimmy Jr

Talk Heathen is a weekly call-in television show in Austin, Texas geared toward long-form and on-going dialogue with theists &amp; atheists about religion, theism, &amp; secularism. Call 1-512-991-9242 every Sunday from 1-2pm CDT. Talk Heathen is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin.The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop &amp; support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing &amp; friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of government-religion separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists &amp; to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.

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Talk Heathen is a weekly call-in television show in Austin, Texas geared toward long-form and on-going dialogue with theists &amp; atheists about religion, theism, &amp; secularism. Call 1-512-991-9242 every Sunday from 1-2pm CDT. Talk Heathen is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin. The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop &amp; support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing &amp; friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of government-religion separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists &amp; to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.

Eric Murphy

Lloyd Evans

The Atheist Experience 23.45 for 2019-10-27 with Eric Murphy &amp; Lloyd EvansSHOW TIME-STAMPS00:06:11 Connor - TX - Feeling anger due to the lies told by religion00:17:36 Brandon - AZ - Prophecy proves god is real00:36:21 Lane - UT - Do outsiders view certain religions as ridiculous  00:44:25 John - GA - What sort of evidence do atheists need for the existence of god?00:55:44 Mark - Italy - Is not a Christian any longer, can we talk about the trinity?01:05:57 Jessica - MI - Troubled and scared of completely leaving religious life01:15:38 Dean - NC - Wondering if we look at a brain, can we visualize thoughts?01:24:03 Cal - MO - Growing up financially supported by religion, worth thinking about it?01:31:35 Shalev - WA - Seeking ideas to approach conversations with theistic relativesSHOW NOTESWelcome to Talk Heathen! In today’s episode, Eric Murphy is joined by Lloyd Evans. Lloyd runs a youtube channel (John Cedars), wrote an amazing book (The Reluctant Apostate), and a website for ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses (www.jwsurvey.org) providing resources to those JWs who are seeking help getting out. The first caller is Connor from Texas. He would like to talk about how to approach how religions tend to lie to their congregation. He is feeling some anger about this. Listen in to hear how Lloyd explains this and finding perspective.The next caller, Brandon from Arizona would like to continue to discuss his position that prophecy proves god is real. He has called in before and you may recognize his voice. Listen in and find out how Eric and Lloyd break down his argument.The following caller named Lane from Utah wants to talk about how the view of certain religions can be seen as ridiculous, specifically Mormonism. The next caller in the queue is John from Georgia wanting to discuss the evidence needed by atheists to prove the existence of god. Tune in to hear how Eric processes this.Next up, Mark in Italy is no longer a Christian (possibly an ex-JW,) but would like to discuss Christian apologetics and whether or not the bible proves the trinity.Afterward, Jessica from Mississippi talks about how scared they are of completely extricating themselves from religion and feeling free from indoctrination. This is something worth listening to as well as visiting Recovering from Religion: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/Subsequently, Dean in North Carolina ponders if we look at a brain, are we able to see and access thoughts as they occur. The next caller, Cal from Missouri is struggling with having been financially supported by religion growing up, and wondering if it is worth caring about it now he is an atheist. Lloyd does his magic and unpacks this with care. Tune in to see!Our last caller, Shalev from Washington would like to discuss how to have conversations with their religious relatives.

The Atheist Experience 23.45 for 2019-10-27 with Eric Murphy &amp; Lloyd Evans SHOW TIME-STAMPS 00:06:11 Connor - TX - Feeling anger due to the lies told by religion 00:17:36 Brandon - AZ - Prophecy proves god is real 00:36:21 Lane - UT - Do outsiders view certain religions as ridiculous 00:44:25 John - GA - What sort of evidence do atheists need for the existence of god? 00:55:44 Mark - Italy - Is not a Christian any longer, can we talk about the trinity? 01:05:57 Jessica - MI - Troubled and scared of completely leaving religious life 01:15:38 Dean - NC - Wondering if we look at a brain, can we visualize thoughts? 01:24:03 Cal - MO - Growing up financially supported by religion, worth thinking about it? 01:31:35 Shalev - WA - Seeking ideas to approach conversations with theistic relatives SHOW NOTES Welcome to Talk Heathen! In today’s episode, Eric Murphy is joined by Lloyd Evans. Lloyd runs a youtube channel (John Cedars), wrote an amazing book (The Reluctant Apostate), and a website for ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses (<a href="http://www.jwsurvey.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.jwsurvey.org</a>) providing resources to those JWs who are seeking help getting out. The first caller is Connor from Texas. He would like to talk about how to approach how religions tend to lie to their congregation. He is feeling some anger about this. Listen in to hear how Lloyd explains this and finding perspective. The next caller, Brandon from Arizona would like to continue to discuss his position that prophecy proves god is real. He has called in before and you may recognize his voice. Listen in and find out how Eric and Lloyd break down his argument. The following caller named Lane from Utah wants to talk about how the view of certain religions can be seen as ridiculous, specifically Mormonism. The next caller in the queue is John from Georgia wanting to discuss the evidence needed by atheists to prove the existence of god. Tune in to hear how Eric processes this. Next up, Mark in Italy is no longer a Christian (possibly an ex-JW,) but would like to discuss Christian apologetics and whether or not the bible proves the trinity. Afterward, Jessica from Mississippi talks about how scared they are of completely extricating themselves from religion and feeling free from indoctrination. This is something worth listening to as well as visiting Recovering from Religion: <a href="https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/</a> Subsequently, Dean in North Carolina ponders if we look at a brain, are we able to see and access thoughts as they occur. The next caller, Cal from Missouri is struggling with having been financially supported by religion growing up, and wondering if it is worth caring about it now he is an atheist. Lloyd does his magic and unpacks this with care. Tune in to see! Our last caller, Shalev from Washington would like to discuss how to have conversations with their religious relatives.

Talk Heathen 03.45 2019-11-10 with Eric Murphy & Lloyd Evans

Matt Dillahunty

0:01:58 Josh: MO: Atheist: Black Holes Are Real But Crocoduck Is Cool0:10:36 Juan: Los Angeles. CA: Theist: Finding Faith0:37:50 Anthony: FL: Theist: Atheist and Theist Marriages, and Morals1:02:15 Steve: AR: Atheist: The Relevant Story and a Weak Ass Pathetic God1:20:05 Otangelo: Brazil: 6th-time caller: Theist: Onto the Path of Self-Deception1:37:20 Nat: Houston, TX: Theist: He Wants Evidence That There is No God1:50:56 Dave: PA: 2nd-time caller: Theist: To Be Less Courteous to Repeat Callers2:03:36 Jeremiah: TX: Atheist: A Theory to Explain Belief in God/s

0:01:58 Josh: MO: Atheist: Black Holes Are Real But Crocoduck Is Cool 0:10:36 Juan: Los Angeles. CA: Theist: Finding Faith 0:37:50 Anthony: FL: Theist: Atheist and Theist Marriages, and Morals 1:02:15 Steve: AR: Atheist: The Relevant Story and a Weak Ass Pathetic God 1:20:05 Otangelo: Brazil: 6th-time caller: Theist: Onto the Path of Self-Deception 1:37:20 Nat: Houston, TX: Theist: He Wants Evidence That There is No God 1:50:56 Dave: PA: 2nd-time caller: Theist: To Be Less Courteous to Repeat Callers 2:03:36 Jeremiah: TX: Atheist: A Theory to Explain Belief in God/s

Talk Heathen 03.25 with Jamie Boone & Matt Dillahunty

Talk Heathen 3.11 3/17/2019 show notesSupport the show https://www.patreon.com/talkheathentomeThe March issue of the Thinking Aloud magazine is out!http://aca.activehosted.com/f/1FAITHLESS FORUM-THE ATHEIST YOUTUBE CONFERENCE, April 27, 2019 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM CSThttps://faithlessforum.com5938 Skillman St. Dallas, TX 75231American Atheists convention April 19-21 in Cininnatti OhioEric at rogers univeristy for first debateCaller: Ryan, in Des Moines "Is it immoral to hold a belief without evidence?"Talkheathen reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/talkheathenCaller: George in Chicago "New atheist. How can I deal with backlash from Christian family?" which morphed into "is 911 a religious or government attack"? wow- hard left turn there! Caller: Wes in San Diego "Why not believe that this world was designed? Atheism is odd"Caller: Colton in Connecticut "A secular afterlife could exist, even without a god."Caller: Saad - "Quaron has scientific knowledge before it was discovered therefore that shows the Quaron is true"Caller: Edmund in MA "Do you have sufficient evidence to know a god exists..? Should we try as a group of people to minimize propostions that lead to the suspense of reason?"Caller: Ron in FL "Soon to be atheist. How do you feel about UU churches? Thinking about going as a stopgap"NOTE: When the show is over this CHAT will CLOSE! If you would like to continue the conversation, join the ACA DISCORD and hang out with other fans! https://discord.gg/TWyskr

Talk Heathen 3.11 3/17/2019 show notes Support the show <a href="https://www.patreon.com/talkheathentome" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/talkheathentome</a> The March issue of the Thinking Aloud magazine is out! <a href="http://aca.activehosted.com/f/1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://aca.activehosted.com/f/1</a> FAITHLESS FORUM-THE ATHEIST YOUTUBE CONFERENCE, April 27, 2019 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM CST <a href="https://faithlessforum.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://faithlessforum.com</a> 5938 Skillman St. Dallas, TX 75231 American Atheists convention April 19-21 in Cininnatti Ohio Eric at rogers univeristy for first debate Caller: Ryan, in Des Moines "Is it immoral to hold a belief without evidence?" Talkheathen reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/talkheathen" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/talkheathen</a> Caller: George in Chicago "New atheist. How can I deal with backlash from Christian family?" which morphed into "is 911 a religious or government attack"? wow- hard left turn there! Caller: Wes in San Diego "Why not believe that this world was designed? Atheism is odd" Caller: Colton in Connecticut "A secular afterlife could exist, even without a god." Caller: Saad - "Quaron has scientific knowledge before it was discovered therefore that shows the Quaron is true" Caller: Edmund in MA "Do you have sufficient evidence to know a god exists..? Should we try as a group of people to minimize propostions that lead to the suspense of reason?" Caller: Ron in FL "Soon to be atheist. How do you feel about UU churches? Thinking about going as a stopgap" NOTE: When the show is over this CHAT will CLOSE! If you would like to continue the conversation, join the ACA DISCORD and hang out with other fans! <a href="https://discord.gg/TWyskr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/TWyskr</a>

Talk Heathen 03.11 with Eric Murphy & Jamie Boone

Eli Bosnik

Aron Ra

Recorded live from the American Atheist Convention in Cincinnati, OH 2019-04-20.

Talk Heathen 03.16 with Eric Murphy, Jamie Boone, Eli Bosnik, & Aron Ra

Noah Lugeons

0:06:04 Frode: Norway: 7th time caller: Atheist: Grieving for an Imaginary Relationship0:27:34 Maki: WA: Theist: What is Faith?0:39:47 Mark: IN: Atheist: A Different Perspective on Faith: The Emotion Appeal0:50:30 Gabe: MS: Atheist: What is your Star Sign? Taurus-Poo (Bullshit!)0:59:06 Dean: NC: Theist: Noah Lugeons has Gone Super Saiyan!1:28:53 Olu: Washington, DC: Theist on the way out: The Bible is a Fictional Literature

0:06:04 Frode: Norway: 7th time caller: Atheist: Grieving for an Imaginary Relationship 0:27:34 Maki: WA: Theist: What is Faith? 0:39:47 Mark: IN: Atheist: A Different Perspective on Faith: The Emotion Appeal 0:50:30 Gabe: MS: Atheist: What is your Star Sign? Taurus-Poo (Bullshit!) 0:59:06 Dean: NC: Theist: Noah Lugeons has Gone Super Saiyan! 1:28:53 Olu: Washington, DC: Theist on the way out: The Bible is a Fictional Literature

Talk Heathen 03.02 2019-01-13 with Eric Murphy & Noah Lugeons

0:02:20 Alice: UK: Theist: Priming Effect: “It was the Demon” Excuse0:27:01 Kal: Wales, UK: Theist: Cheeseburgers vs Vegan Sun Worshipper0:56:41 RAO: WY: Theist: True Omnipotent?1:01:17 Steven: PA: Theist: Nothing1:08:10 Jeffrey: Bryn Athyn, PA: 2nd-time caller: Theist: Truth vs “truth”1:26:42 Steffan: Godfrey, IL: Atheist: Dear Future in-Laws

0:02:20 Alice: UK: Theist: Priming Effect: “It was the Demon” Excuse 0:27:01 Kal: Wales, UK: Theist: Cheeseburgers vs Vegan Sun Worshipper 0:56:41 RAO: WY: Theist: True Omnipotent? 1:01:17 Steven: PA: Theist: Nothing 1:08:10 Jeffrey: Bryn Athyn, PA: 2nd-time caller: Theist: Truth vs “truth” 1:26:42 Steffan: Godfrey, IL: Atheist: Dear Future in-Laws

Talk Heathen 03.20 2019-05-19 with Eric Murphy & Jamie Boone

Season 2 Episode 35 Hosts: Jamie Boone and Matt Dillahunty. 0:05:02 Chris: Ontario, Canada: Atheist: When to Refrain Discussion on Religious Beliefs 0:23:13 Angus: Planet Earth: Does Social Construction Relate to the Truth of Religion 0:47:58 Jason: FL: Theist: Christian Denounces Christian Morality and Holy Trinity 1:34:30 Neil: Orange County, CA: Atheist: Is it Possible … Continue reading "Season 2 Episode 35"

Season 2 Episode 35

Jim Helton

0:12:07 Winston: Tokyo, Japan: Atheist: Mental Support, Recovery, and Advocacy0:21:16 Jonathan: AZ: 8th-time caller: Theist: Truth and Morality0:47:32 Edgar: Japan: Theist: Intelligence: Problem, Solution, Solution?!?0:58:58 Nick WI: 3rd-time caller: Theist: Secular Argument against Abortion?1:14:48 Patrick: MO: Atheist: Atheist, Proprietorship and Community Involvement1:27:17 Jenny: OH: Atheist: Scary Religious Stories and Setting Boundaries1:39:06 Gregory: KA: Atheist: Oh no! The Call was Cut Off, Technical Issues

0:12:07 Winston: Tokyo, Japan: Atheist: Mental Support, Recovery, and Advocacy 0:21:16 Jonathan: AZ: 8th-time caller: Theist: Truth and Morality 0:47:32 Edgar: Japan: Theist: Intelligence: Problem, Solution, Solution?!? 0:58:58 Nick WI: 3rd-time caller: Theist: Secular Argument against Abortion? 1:14:48 Patrick: MO: Atheist: Atheist, Proprietorship and Community Involvement 1:27:17 Jenny: OH: Atheist: Scary Religious Stories and Setting Boundaries 1:39:06 Gregory: KA: Atheist: Oh no! The Call was Cut Off, Technical Issues

Talk Heathen 03.10 with Eric Murphy & Jim Helton

0:07:35 Grey: AL: Atheist: Conversation with Friend about Religion0:13:09 Andre: South Africa: Atheist: Disagreement with Parents0:25:01 Billy: Austin, TX: Theist: Flawless Syllogism, Its Premises, and Fallacies0:55:08 Kevin: CA: 2nd-time caller: Atheist/semi-theist: Cult of Personality or Not Skeptical?1:19:01 Minh: Oakland, CA: 2nd-time caller: Theist: Lessons Drawn from Fictional Literature1:34:17 Jason: Outer Banks, NC: Atheist: Gnostic Atheist on a Specific God1:38:18 Claire: Gold Coast, Australia: Atheist: An Atheist Volunteer in a Religious Organization

0:07:35 Grey: AL: Atheist: Conversation with Friend about Religion 0:13:09 Andre: South Africa: Atheist: Disagreement with Parents 0:25:01 Billy: Austin, TX: Theist: Flawless Syllogism, Its Premises, and Fallacies 0:55:08 Kevin: CA: 2nd-time caller: Atheist/semi-theist: Cult of Personality or Not Skeptical? 1:19:01 Minh: Oakland, CA: 2nd-time caller: Theist: Lessons Drawn from Fictional Literature 1:34:17 Jason: Outer Banks, NC: Atheist: Gnostic Atheist on a Specific God 1:38:18 Claire: Gold Coast, Australia: Atheist: An Atheist Volunteer in a Religious Organization

Talk Heathen 03.09 2019-03-03 with Eric Murphy & Jamie Boone

0:02:03 R.A.O.: Wyoming: 2nd-time caller: Agnostic Theist: Parenting Teens0:07:11 Dave: PA: Satanist: The Best Meatloaf is an Evil-Satanist Meatloaf0:16:24 Dave: Point Beach, FL: Atheist: Rehabilitation Used for Deceptive Proselytization0:22:30 Kahuzan: London: Theist: The Happiness of Credulity0:41:47 Adrian: TX: Deist: Is DNA an Evidence of Creator God?1:03:00 Andrew: OH: 2nd-time caller: Theist: The Argument from Design1:12:02 Bonnie: WI: The Adversary, Anti-God, Satan, and the Devil1:13:29 Craig: Sacramento, CA: Autocratic Secularism?1:21:32 Tracy: Canada: Theist: Was It a Sign?1:32:22 Caleb: ME: Atheist: Human Rights Are For All Humanity to Thrive

0:02:03 R.A.O.: Wyoming: 2nd-time caller: Agnostic Theist: Parenting Teens 0:07:11 Dave: PA: Satanist: The Best Meatloaf is an Evil-Satanist Meatloaf 0:16:24 Dave: Point Beach, FL: Atheist: Rehabilitation Used for Deceptive Proselytization 0:22:30 Kahuzan: London: Theist: The Happiness of Credulity 0:41:47 Adrian: TX: Deist: Is DNA an Evidence of Creator God? 1:03:00 Andrew: OH: 2nd-time caller: Theist: The Argument from Design 1:12:02 Bonnie: WI: The Adversary, Anti-God, Satan, and the Devil 1:13:29 Craig: Sacramento, CA: Autocratic Secularism? 1:21:32 Tracy: Canada: Theist: Was It a Sign? 1:32:22 Caleb: ME: Atheist: Human Rights Are For All Humanity to Thrive

Talk Heathen 03.22 2019-06-02 with Eric Murphy & Genetically Modified Skeptic

0:03:18 Mark: Tupelo, MS: 2nd-time caller: Theist: What?!? Theistic Design Mutation?0:32:04 Anna: FL: Atheist: Beneficial Mutations0:43:05 Kal: Wales, UK: 2nd-time caller: Theist: Crazy Concept of God1:09:34 Grayson: AR: Atheist: Non-Belief Is a Good Thing1:20:20 Sam: CA: Theist: Benevolent Creator That Allows Suffering

0:03:18 Mark: Tupelo, MS: 2nd-time caller: Theist: What?!? Theistic Design Mutation? 0:32:04 Anna: FL: Atheist: Beneficial Mutations 0:43:05 Kal: Wales, UK: 2nd-time caller: Theist: Crazy Concept of God 1:09:34 Grayson: AR: Atheist: Non-Belief Is a Good Thing 1:20:20 Sam: CA: Theist: Benevolent Creator That Allows Suffering

Talk Heathen 03.23 2019-06-09 with Jamie Boone & Objectively Dan

Season 2 Episode 30 Hosts: Eric Murphy and Jamie Boone 0:05:00 Charlie: Atheist: Parents Tried Exorcism on Child and Mental Illness in Religious Family 0:24:55 Jonathan: AZ: 2nd time caller: Theist: Lee Strobel Made Me a Christian 1:18:10 Alex: London, Canada: Pantheist and Deist: Morality of God, Pantheism and Deism

Season 2 Episode 30

Thomas Westbrook

Talk Heathen 03.28 with Eric Murphy & Thomas Westbrook

Jenna Belk

Talk Heathen 03.31 2019-08-04 with Eric Murphy & Jenna Belk

0:03:35 Frode: Norway: 6th time caller: Atheist: An Upcoming Love Story From Norway0:18:50 Jordan: CA: Atheist: God Gets All the Credit0:33:10 David: Houston, TX: Atheist: Planning to Come Out to My Religious Father0:50:45 Demi: NJ: 2nd time caller, Patreon call: Atheist: Hurtful Things Theists Do to Atheists1:09:20 Charles: Fort Worth, TX: Polytheist: Bad Decisions Derived from Fallacious Beliefs1:52:37 Caroline: Las Vegas, NV: Basically an Atheist: Embrace Correction to Learn and Grow

0:03:35 Frode: Norway: 6th time caller: Atheist: An Upcoming Love Story From Norway 0:18:50 Jordan: CA: Atheist: God Gets All the Credit 0:33:10 David: Houston, TX: Atheist: Planning to Come Out to My Religious Father 0:50:45 Demi: NJ: 2nd time caller, Patreon call: Atheist: Hurtful Things Theists Do to Atheists 1:09:20 Charles: Fort Worth, TX: Polytheist: Bad Decisions Derived from Fallacious Beliefs 1:52:37 Caroline: Las Vegas, NV: Basically an Atheist: Embrace Correction to Learn and Grow

Talk Heathen 03.01 2018-01-06 with Eric Murphy & Jamie Boone

Hector Garcia

0:05:49 Masha: Brooklyn, NY: Theist: Legitimacy of Outdated Writings0:12:27 Otangelo: Brazil: Theist: False Dichotomy and Universe-Farting Pixies0:58:39 Sarah: NY: Deist: Polarization of Political Discord1:13:27 Scott: San Jose, CA: Atheist: Awareness of Mortality1:45:41 Deron: St. George. UT: Atheist: God Force? Space Force?1:51:08 The Rude Dude: Nowhere near Logic: 2nd time caller: Theist: The Angry Filibuster

0:05:49 Masha: Brooklyn, NY: Theist: Legitimacy of Outdated Writings 0:12:27 Otangelo: Brazil: Theist: False Dichotomy and Universe-Farting Pixies 0:58:39 Sarah: NY: Deist: Polarization of Political Discord 1:13:27 Scott: San Jose, CA: Atheist: Awareness of Mortality 1:45:41 Deron: St. George. UT: Atheist: God Force? Space Force? 1:51:08 The Rude Dude: Nowhere near Logic: 2nd time caller: Theist: The Angry Filibuster

Talk Heathen 03.04 2019-01-27 with Eric Murphy & Hector Garcia

Mandisa Thomas

2019-01-20 0:10:08 Rob: Long Island, NY: 7th time caller: Theist: Rob Continues Down the Rabbit Hole0:55:44 Frode: Norway: 8th time caller: Atheist: Substitutes for God1:17:07 A Rude Person: Nowhere near Logic: Theist: The Definition Trap Guy1:38:50 Matt: Rawlins, WY: Atheist: Lending His Atheist Voice to the Community1:49:06 Shalev: Seattle, WA: Atheist: Abusive Family the Prime Mover for My Atheism2:06:35 Jason: NY: Atheist: Let Us Stop and Check Definitions, with Intellectual Honesty

2019-01-20 0:10:08 Rob: Long Island, NY: 7th time caller: Theist: Rob Continues Down the Rabbit Hole 0:55:44 Frode: Norway: 8th time caller: Atheist: Substitutes for God 1:17:07 A Rude Person: Nowhere near Logic: Theist: The Definition Trap Guy 1:38:50 Matt: Rawlins, WY: Atheist: Lending His Atheist Voice to the Community 1:49:06 Shalev: Seattle, WA: Atheist: Abusive Family the Prime Mover for My Atheism 2:06:35 Jason: NY: Atheist: Let Us Stop and Check Definitions, with Intellectual Honesty

Talk Heathen 03.03 with Jamie Boone & Mandisa Thomas

Talk Heathen 02.21 with Eric Murphy and Jamie Boone

Talk Heathen is a weekly call-in television show in Austin, Texas geared toward long-form and on-going dialogue with theists &amp; atheists about religion, theism, &amp; secularism. Talk Heathen is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin. The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop &amp; support the atheist community, … Continue reading "Season 2 Episode 39"

Season 2 Episode 39

Season 2 Episode 32 Hosts: Eric Murphy and Jamie Boone 0:10:24 Neal: Orange County, FL: Atheist: Is Christianity Good for the Community 0:16:36 Kyle: Canada: 4th time caller: Theist: Egotistical Apathy towards Consciousness 0:42:55 Sandra: Denmark: Atheist: Empathizing with Embarrassment Identifying Christian 0:56:05 Taylor: SW, MI: Atheist: First Winner of the Poster Contest 1:01:15 Eugene, … Continue reading "Season 2 Episode 32"

Season 2 Episode 32

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