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Talk Heathen 08.03 with Doctor Ben and Jamie the Blind Limey Jan 21, 2024

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Talk Heathen 08.02 with Jimmy Jr. and Kelley Laughlin Jan 14, 2024

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For our Talk Heathen episode today, Jimmy Jr. and Kelley Laughlin work through calls of objective morality while misgendering Jesus as the Branch of the Old Testament.
Slavic in CO wants to discuss freelance awareness of consequences and how that applies to objective morality. How is objective morality defined? Morality can never be subjective because there are so many ways to define objective morality. We justify doing things that are considered immoral by having reasons to consider these things moral. How do we make sure that we are not harming people in ways that we did not think about? If you treat others with respect and dignity, you are more likely to get that back from others. We don’t need a god or religion for that. Do you always know if an action is a bad action before you do it?
The Blind Limey in TX asks how to define rational and reasonable evidence when some thoughts can be wrong, yet rationalized internally. You can rationalize all kinds of bad ideas as we have seen throughout history. There can also be all kinds of reasons to justify bad actions. Rationalizing a religious view can seem logical to one person but illogical to another that is not of that view.
Ace in the USA, wants to talk about how Jesus is the Branch in the Old Testament. This is not a platform for you preaching or using holy scripture to get us to believe. Can you tell us what you want us to believe without using the Bible? We need to find evidence outside the Bible to show us that the Bible is actually true. How do you know that anyone ever saw Jesus do miracles? How could a claim be made when no one knows who these people were? To say that everyone believes that Jesus did miracles is factually incorrect.
Nate in CA wants to let us know that Jesus has been misgendered because Mary was the only case that has reproduced asexually, and therefore Jesus should be female, if we take what the Bible says is true. This is an interesting point of view, but we doubt many Christians will accept that Jesus is a clone of her mother. Why couldn't the magical being that impregnated Mary, have just made the baby any gender?
Karen, Jimmy’s sister from NY says that her ideology is not that different from her brother’s because she does not believe in any or all of the writings in the Bible. Bad behavior and being a devout Christian are not incongruent if this means following what the Bible says precisely. Jimmy can appreciate how Karen has grown to not need the theoretical pistol held to her. JImmy’s intent is to not hurt people’s feelings, but to do what is right for him. Karen appreciates Jimmy’s honesty and intelligence.
Thank you for tuning in this week! Our Talk Heathen to Me of the Week is: Why did Jimmy Jr. make the face shown on the screen @16:54?
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Talk Heathen 08.01 with Richard Gilliver and Jamie The Blind Limey Jan 07, 2024

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We Asked; You Answered Dec 31, 2023

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Happy New Year from The Atheist Community of Austin! This year we began a new segment called “Talk Heathen to Me” or as we generically referred to as “question of the week.” This segment is only as good as the comments we get to respond to, and you, the viewers, really rose to the challenge!
Here is a compilation of our ten favorite questions and answers.
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Talk Heathen's Top 5 Calls of 2023 Dec 24, 2023

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Dive into this year's best, most viewed calls of Talk Heathen with 'Talk Heathen's Top 5 Calls of 2023.' Discover thought-provoking conversations that challenge beliefs and promote critical thinking, and in rare cases, change minds.
We're giving our valued hosts, guests and crew this holiday season off, but we still want to be able to bring you some of the moments that have made Season 7 one of the best ones so far! So from all of us at Talk Heathen and The Atheist Community of Austin, we wish you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. Join us in January when we resume our live productions.
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Talk Heathen 07.50 with Richard Gilliver and Jamie The Blind Limey Dec 17, 2023

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Talk Heathen 07.49 with Dr Ben and Syndey Davis Jr Jr Dec 10, 2023

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Talk Heathen 07.48 with Jimmy Jr. and Tom Benson Dec 03, 2023

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Welcome to Talk Heathen! In today’s episode of the show our host Jimmy Jr. is joined by returning guest host Tom Henson.
Our first caller Phil in the Lone Star State to discuss the Plastic Reindeer Rule, a Supreme Court Case which ruled, yes you can have a nativity scene on public property, but must display other decor of the holiday season. So elves, reindeers, Santa, and extend it also to other religious symbiology associated with their holiday traditions as well. This led into further debate on the Establishment Clause and the nuances wherein.
Sergei gives our hosts a call from Canada, an atheist who wants to discuss how humanism works with an objective morality system. Now, since morality is subjective doesn’t it mean, we humans choose our morality? Jimmy and Tom explain how secular humanism can fit into objective morality as it could be the closest we can get to an objective moral perspective.
Truth666 in Maryland calls to comment on Phil’s repeat calls to the show. Phil claims he is an atheist, but Truth666 doesn’t believe an atheist could even want to go to a church.. Phil had explained his church was progressive and gave him community and support. Truth 666 still expresses her skepticism is due to doctrine and scared for the hatred that may lay below the sunny disposition.
Joshua from South Carolina is our third caller to a possible rise of neo-natalism in atheist circles. Jimmy and Tom highlight the position of a lot of atheists to let people choose what they want to do for their lives as long as they aren’t causing harm to others or themselves.
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