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Today’s episode might be a bit of a departure but this is a very important topic to me. No matter what your views on the whole social justice divide might be, I am hoping that Tracey’s story of online harassment might make an impact. Tracey is not at all sensitive to male attention online. It’s … Continue reading AS282: How Not To Hit On Tracey Moody → The post AS282: How Not To Hit On Tracey Moody appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

My guest today is Leigh Schmidt. Leigh has a Ph.D. in religion from Princeton and his latest area of study is the irreligious. He has written a book called Village Atheists in which he discuses the history of atheism and looks at specific examples of atheists in US history. His book was the subject of an … Continue reading AS281: Village Atheists with Leigh Schmidt → The post AS281: Village Atheists with Leigh Schmidt appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Dr. Richard Carrier has launched a lawsuit against several parties, including prominent atheists that the listeners will likely be familiar with. You can find the details spelled out pretty well here.  I wanted to learn more about these cases in general so I invited legal expert Andrew Torrez on the show to teach us! Stay … Continue reading AS280: Richard Carrier’s Lawsuit, with Andrew Torrez → The post AS280: Richard Carrier’s Lawsuit, with Andrew Torrez appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Today we delve even further into the study found here. We talk more about the implications and possible explanations for the ultimate finding, which of course was a strong effect of people evaluating the danger of a situation not based on actual risk but on moral judgment. The post AS279: No Child Left Alone, Part 2 appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

For the next two episodes I bring you a fascinating discussion with two of the three researchers who conducted the study described here. This is the perfect topic for this show because it illustrates how badly our intuitions track the data sometimes. It’s also a critical issue that could affect any of us! I hope you … Continue reading AS278: No Child Left Alone → The post AS278: No Child Left Alone appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

It’s Tommentary time! I’ve got a few brief thoughts on the Sam Harris Hannibal Buress conversation that went off the rails a bit. After that I offer some brief thoughts on some general themes of the overwhelming number of comments I got about the Smalley episode. Then, an impassioned talk about the Kaepernick controversy. That’s … Continue reading AS277: Tommentary on the Harris-Buress Trainwreck, Kaepernick and More → The post AS277: Tommentary on the Harris-Buress Trainwreck, Kaepernick and More appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Tim is back with much, much more on the case for why Jesus was a historical figure! Tim blogs about history here.  Here’s an article that I used to try to grill Tim a bit on the counter arguments, for your reference. Here’s the post he specifically mentioned responding to Carrier’s paper. The post AS276: Jesus Mythicism, with Tim O’Neill, Part 2 appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Joining me for a second appearance is Tim O’Neill! Tim blogs about history here. After Tim’s very successful first appearance on the show, many listeners asked for a follow up on Mythicism and Tim was nice enough to oblige! Here’s an article that I used to try to grill Tim a bit on the counter arguments, … Continue reading AS275: Did Jesus Exist? With Tim O’Neill → The post AS275: Did Jesus Exist? With Tim O’Neill appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Listeners will know I’ve been very critical of a particular exchange David had with Andrew, so I feel absolutely obligated to give David the chance to come on the show to provide his point of view. The result is an unedited conversation between the 3 of us. Andrew and I did some commentary afterward on … Continue reading AS274: David Smalley of Dogma Debate and Andrew Torrez → The post AS274: David Smalley of Dogma Debate and Andrew Torrez appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Here’s part 2 of my discussion with Peter Coffin! In this one, we finish up talking free speech and then wade into the topic of his second mini doc. This one is about what created Trump and Peter’s opinion on the marketplace of ideas. Free Speech Video Trump Marketplace of Ideas Video The post AS273: The Marketplace of Ideas, with Peter Coffin appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.