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Talk Heathen 08.13 with Christy Powell and Richard Gilliver Mar 31, 2024

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WHAT IS TALK HEATHEN?
Talk Heathen is a weekly call-in internet show in Austin, Texas geared toward long-form and on-going dialogue with theists & atheists about religion, theism, & secularism. Talk Heathen is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin.
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We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism.
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00:00 Intro
08:36 Miguel-(UK) | A Confusing Spinoza's God
31:59 Lise-(CA) | Why Not Criticize Eastern Religions?
49:31 Kat-(ID) | Moving Past Religious Indoctrination
1:02:42 Jason-CA | Thank You Talk Heathen!
1:09:56 Bill-CA | Nothing Fails Like Prayer

SHOW NOTES
Welcome to a normal old Sunday here at Talk Heathen. No bunnies or eggs on this show and no “he has risen” junk.
Miguel in England subscribes to Spinoza’s views about god, claiming god is everything that exists in the past, presence and future. What we fail to understand is how you get from the universe to someone creating it, not to mention your claim that god created himself. Atheists don’t have any codes or beliefs and we have searched for many gods, all seem to fail to critical scrutiny.
Lise in Canada has seen some other atheists bash abrahamic religions but romanticize eastern religions. Atheists should look into all religions critically but not all atheists are critical thinkers. Most of the callers are christian so this show kind of skews that way. Most of what we encounter is a western version of these eastern religions so they don’t see the history of harm caused by Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.
Kat in Indonesia picked the perfect show to talk about the harms of religious indoctrination, they wonder if they can move past that trauma. You CAN change and in fact are currently changing. These ingrained thoughts will be with you for a long time, but you can heal from them.
Jason in California called in his thanks to the show for helping him deconstruct his religion. Thanks and congrats for doing the hard work to deconvert!
Bill in California shares his experience of losing his faith while watching prayer fail to heal his wife. We’re sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing your story. Happy Co-opting Pagan Holiday Day!
Thank you for tuning in, Heathens! Question of the week is: Why didn’t God ban slavery?
The views and opinions expressed by hosts, guests, or callers are their own and not necessarily representative of the Atheist Community of Austin.
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Talk Heathen 08.12 with Richard Gilliver and Phoebe Rose Mar 24, 2024

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00:00 Intro
12:11 Cadence-FL | Religion Influencing Politics
32:15 Terry-(CA) | Seven Day Week Serving Is Inadequate
48:45 Luke-FL | We All Have The Same Brain
1:10:24 Miguel-(UK) | Eternal Reality Proves God
1:30:55 Buddy-MI | Friend Feeling Hopeless About Losing Faith
1:41:14 Adam-TN | Zodiac Signs Within Churches

SHOW NOTES
Welcome to Talk Heathen where Richard Gilliver and Phoebe Rose sort through religion influencing politics as they digest inedible seven-day-week food before discussing the singularity and zodiac signs in churches.
Cadence in FL asks what the hosts think about how religion influences politics and uses the Palestine/Israel situation as an example. Whenever religion is involved, people bring their own personal politics into things. If something that affects us deeply and is a tragedy, we begin to move towards extremes, which becomes the pollution. It is important to listen and understand people to know how they might end up during deconversion.
Terry in Canada serves the hosts an appetizer of universal sovereignty with a main course of the seven day week argument. Are these arguments that can easily be falsified all you got? You could choose any verse in the entire Bible for desert. You must have universal compliance and we are sending it back because no one at the table complies. You claimed to the call screener you were serving steak but what you served is not even food. Christians, if you don’t call, the above caller is what you are left with!
Luke in FL says that humans are a connected species and all have the same brain. How would this differ from a Utopian society? What do you mean by same brain? What about people who are neurotypical? If we work backwards in time, and look at the brain of a fish, would you say that humans and fish have the same brain? If humans are all the same with the brain, how do you explain what is missing with the evolutionary process? Stating that something is a proven fact does not make it true. When you as a caller are asked not to do something several times, please thank the hosts for their patience.
Miguel in England wants to read a poem that shows that proof of god is that reality is eternal. He then asks if reality can be created from nothing. If you have an absence of something, how do you create something so there no longer is an absence of anything? How does the universe not being eternal get us to god? How are you demonstrating the universe was not a singularity and was created by god? What is your understanding of a singularity and why are you asserting this was caused? Don’t talk sh*t in the chat; if you have a problem, call in and hit us with it.
Buddy in MI has a friend who is feeling hopeless because of losing her faith. How long has this friend been experiencing what they have brought to you? Street epistemology where you ask the base questions and breaking down things can be a good place to start.
Adam in TN asks the hosts about the zodiac signs that churches have and how it relates to Biblical mythology. Are you saying that these things can occur today?
Thank you for tuning in, Heathens! Question of the week is: It was f*cked up when god (blank).
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Talk Heathen 08.11 with Sofia Spina and Jimmy Jr. Mar 17, 2024

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Talk Heathen 08.10 with Sydney Davis Jr. Jr. and Doctor Ben Mar 10, 2024

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Talk Heathen 08.09 with Jimmy Jr. and Jamie the Blind Limey Mar 03, 2024

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Talk Heathen 08.08 with Jimmy Jr. and Richard Gilliver Feb 25, 2024

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Talk Heathen 08.07 with Christy Powell and Jamie the Blind Limey Feb 18, 2024

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Talk Heathen 08.06 with ObjectivelyDan and Sydney Davis Jr Jr Feb 11, 2024

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Talk Heathen 08.05 with Sofia Spina and Jimmy Jr Feb 04, 2024

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Talk Heathen 08.04 with Richard Gilliver and Sydney Davis Jr Jr Jan 28, 2024

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