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We have a very special guest on today's show! Lydia joins me to start on a long journey through the history of Christianity. We'll be working through the book A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years which I heard Christopher Hitchens recommend in a debate video. Lydia brings the research and I'm sure I bring … Continue reading AS62: History of Christianity, Part 1 → The post AS62: History of Christianity, Part 1 appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Lots to talk about this episode! Catching up on listener comments and reexamining some of the major stories of recent times. It has been quite the depressing month of news. Cool new segment coming up on Thursday, and an exclusive interview with Tracey Moody coming up on Bonus Content! Better sign up at http://patreon.com/atheist ! The post AS61: Tommentary Time appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Part 2 of my discussion with author CJ Werleman. His new book is Atheists Can't Be Republicans, If Facts and Evidence Matter. http://www.amazon.com/Atheists-Cant-Be-Republicans-Evidence/dp/1908675276 Atheistically Speaking ventures into rare political territory! This discussion is sure to spur opinions, make sure to leave them on the facebook page or on the website! The post AS60: Atheists Can't Be Republicans, with CJ Werleman, Part 2 appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

PZ Myers has really lost me. I had no previous reason to dislike him until he wrote the following two posts: http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/08/12/robin-williams-brings-joy-to-the-hearts-of-journalists-and-politicians-once-again/ http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/08/13/even-atheists-have-sacred-cows/ Plus, we welcome back the great CJ Werleman! He has a recent book about why atheists cannot be Republicans. http://www.amazon.com/Atheists-Cant-Be-Republicans-Evidence/dp/1908675276 Find out why! The post AS59: PZ Myers Tommentary; CJ Werleman Part 1 appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

I'm doing something new here on Atheistically Speaking! I'm summarizing and reading selections from the first reading of The Portable Atheist. I really enjoyed doing this and I think it could be a great chance for us all to learn some new stuff together and be exposed to more brilliant writing. Please let me know … Continue reading AS58: The Portable Atheist, Part 1 → The post AS58: The Portable Atheist, Part 1 appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Richard Dawkins Twitter Explosion What in the world is Richard Dawkins Twitter up to? As you likely will have read/heard by now, Dawkins tweeted several tweets that had people in uproar. Essentially, he said that asserting x is bad but y is worse is not an endorsement of x. Why was this such a problem? … Continue reading AS57: Richard Dawkins Twitter Explosion → The post AS57: Richard Dawkins Twitter Explosion appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Scathing Atheist on Israel-Palestine Scathing Atheist Noah joins me to help wade through the incredibly polarized world of Israel-Palestine commentary. It's likely you already have a staunch opinion on this conflict, if you're anything like mine and Noah's Facebook/Twitter friends. The focus of this show is to do my best to take an unbiased approach … Continue reading AS56: Scathing Atheist on the Israel-Palestine Conflict, Part 2 → The post AS56: Scathing Atheist on the Israel-Palestine Conflict, Part 2 appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Scathing Atheist on Israel-Palestine Scathing Atheist Noah joins me to help wade through the incredibly polarized world of Israel-Palestine commentary. It's likely you already have a staunch opinion on this conflict, if you're anything like mine and Noah's Facebook/Twitter friends. The focus of this show is to do my best to take an unbiased approach … Continue reading AS55: Scathing Atheist on the Israel-Palestine Conflict → The post AS55: Scathing Atheist on the Israel-Palestine Conflict appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Free Will with Ryan Born This week we've got Ryan Born, who you may remember as the winner of the Sam Harris essay contest. Ryan is a philosopher who runs the blog http://pointofcontroversy.com. Last time we spoke, Ryan had a ton to teach us about Moral Philosophy. This time though, we're here to discuss a very … Continue reading AS54: Free Will with Ryan Born, Part 2 → The post AS54: Free Will with Ryan Born, Part 2 appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Free Will with Ryan Born This week we've got Ryan Born, who you may remember as the winner of the Sam Harris essay contest. Ryan is a philosopher who runs the blog http://pointofcontroversy.com. Last time we spoke, Ryan had a ton to teach us about Moral Philosophy. This time though, we're here to discuss a … Continue reading AS53: Free Will with Ryan Born → The post AS53: Free Will with Ryan Born appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.