The Atheist Experience 705 with Matt Dillahunty and Jen Peeples

11:48- Luke (theist): claims to be a member of Stone Church, fear of going to hell 22:36- John: the commandments in Exodus chapter 20 26:30- Chris (atheist): the fate of non-Christians 32:58- Alon: atheists should use the Bible to show how their religion is wrong 39:07- Jonathan: are atheists motivated by not wanting to pay for what they've done, Christian rhetoric about homosexuality, the billy-goat atheist parody 50:03- John (atheist): isn't getting much from atheism, being discriminated against due to atheism 56:59- Mark (fake theist 'Mark from Stone Church'): Christian values, indoctrination, loving your neighbour

'If I did not know about god and sin, would I go to hell?' The priest says 'No, not if you did not know' Then the eskimo says 'Then why did you tell me?'

Slaves were also very very intolerant of their owner's beliefs regarding slavery.

Matt is a vet!? Cool the service is what helped me kick my religious habits, thanks for your service Matt!

It was beautiful when the guy at the end figured it out.  He was led to water and took a drink.  That's one of the best parts of the show, when someone finally figures it out and starts thinking for themselves.

At the end of the show, I was half expecting the crew to pick up Jen and Matt and carry them off.

The Stone Church people all seem to do the exasperated sigh when asked a question.

Believing in something just to avoid a consequence is cowardice.

if your happy and you know it its a sin

It's funny how a lot of anti-gay preachers are often the first ones you find on their knees (not to pray), letting someone besides Jesus "into their body".

In regards to christian's who believe that those who die never having heard about Jesus go straight to heaven, I wonder how many of them support missionary work because presumably telling people about Jesus is a negative thing to do because you have now given them the opportunity to not believe and therefore go to hell, where as previously they had no option to reject the claims.

Wow, I am so proud of the guy at the end, and how he comes to that conclusion. I sincerely hope he continues to use his critcal mind to examine his faith, among other things. It's inspiring to hear him realize that his own ability to decide is worth more than some ancient book, and I hope others have taken heed, and have decided to apply their ability to reason to the dogma that they've been fed. Congradulations, Matt, Jen, and the rest of the team, for helping this man to see what his mind is capable of. You truly provide a necessary service to humanity, and I applaud you all.

Mark finally sees the light! Took him long enough, but totally worth keeping the cameras rolling for!

I'm from the UK. Is it true that they teach all that religious stuff in schools like it's fact? That's soooo strange. England is a Christian country. We are headed by the queen who is the head of the church of England. Yet we are in no way stupid enough to fuck our kids up in such a way.

I'm still waiting for the day Mark becomes an atheist.

That's all religion is, fear and control.

when i sneeze, i immediately follow it with a "fuck you!" just to preempt the inevitable "god bless you". (unless of course im in a venue where saying that would be inappropriate)

That ending, man I'm so glad they didn't stop recording because that was beautiful. Mark actually learned a very serious and powerful lesson. Now lets hope it sticks.

Bravo to Mark! Questioning your beliefs is a huge milestone! Then slowly going through de-conversion is the life changing decision for the rest of your life. The pressures of being “rejected” and “displaced” by your family and social circles needs heavy evaluation. Mark gets my applause.

Listening to Mark's lights turn on at the end made the whole thing worthwhile. Great advice, guys!