The Atheist Experience 745 with Matt Dillahunty and Tracie Harris
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Published 2012-01-23
SHOW TIME-STAMPS
00:47- Intro & Announcements - Matt Dillahunty
04:10- Matt and Tracie on getting the same questions over and over
11:09- Robert (theist): thinks religion has no place in politics
18:30- Jonathan (theist from episode 728): believes in an “unfalsifiable” god because it makes him happy and won't hurt anyone
43:00- Ruben (Richard/Ruben, prank caller from episode 659): there are some things you can't prove, claims that a host said they didn't believe in evolution
49:07- Devin: why do people have a need to investigate the beginning of the universe, doesn't care what the hosts say
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All Comments (21)
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“Why shouldn’t I believe it when it makes me happy?”. Because you’re not 3 anymore. Grow up, Jonathan.
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Caller: "My beliefs dont harm anyone" Matt: "Its making me sad that you're irrational, you are harming me" Classic!
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subscribed for life. i have recently came out to my family and friends as an atheist and watching this show has greatly helped me
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if you think happiness is more important than truth then you are not acting with integrity.
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First time I watched this show, my reaction was: "There are atheists in Texas?"
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Jonathan: “Even non-belief is a form of belief.” A new low for religious apologists.🤤
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Anybody else think Tracie looks like Ripley from Alien? xD
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You cannot prove the nonexistence of something that does not exist. This is why God cannot be demonstrably falsified.
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devin as queen isabella: "i'm sorry captain columbus, but i won't finance your expedition because if you sail off the edge of the earth, i might as well hand my crown and scepter to the pope ..."
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Thanks for this show guys. You helped me make the last step from Deism to Atheism. You're doing an amazing job.
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What a good discussion. I like when the hosts talk to better understand each other and this call is especially good because the caller is smart, articulate, and sincere.
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At 38:14 "I believe it because I hope for it to be true" This reminds me of (the) Wizard's First Rule, one of my favorite quotes (slightly paraphrased): "People will believe almost anything because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true."
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That last caller was all over the place. Nothing is worse than someone who just wants to argue but doesn't hold an actual position on anything.
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"I choose to hang up on your ass" Ha ha ha that one had me rolling :D
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"You could say that angels hold us to the ground as an explanation for gravity" That would be an interesting one because it would imply that angels have a real burning hatred for people who walk off of tall objects....
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Awesome to catch the show again.
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Jonathan is an atheist in the making...that conversation should be the poster child argument for helping the majority of theists see past their wishful thinking and look at the world the way it is... Awesome show y'all...the best one this year by far
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Fear of death is strong with this one, nothing to be ashamed about, but not a reason to be irrational
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Tracy as a great way of displaying tolerance and understanding while asserting reason and logic.
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"as long as it doesn't harm others" I wished they'd have asked him if he is teaching his children to believe.
