The Atheist Experience 24.30 with Matt Dillahunty & Hemant Mehta

The Atheist Experience 24.30 for 7/26/2020 with Matt Dillahunty & Hemant Mehta

SHOW TIME-STAMPS

00:00 Intro
06:00 Keith-NE | Has Evidence of the Supernatural
11:44 Steve-OH | My Prediction is Coming True! (Spoiler Alert: No.)
13:28 Nicolas-NY | What If We’re able to Scientifically Test the Supernatural?
28:47 Craig-TX | Do People Have the Right to Be Stupid?
37:50 Julian-(CA) | How Can Atheists Have Morality without God?
46:13 Eryn-TX | The Value of Personal Religious Experiences
55:22 Jelmar-(NL) | Questions About the Law of Excluded Middle
1:01:28 Lloyd-WA | Supernatural Experience Made Me Believe in God
1:22:29 James-ME | EXPOSING Matt Dillahunty’s Flawed Logic

SHOW NOTES

In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Hemant Mehta of The Friendly Atheist! https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/ Welcome, Hemant, we’re so glad you’re here!

Time for calls! The first caller is a returning caller, Keith from Nebraska. He poses a question about hauntings and the supernatural...in a graveyard?! This story sounds very true and legitimate.

Next up, Steve in Ohio. He is claiming his prediction about Trump is coming true, except that small part where it’s not even possible for it to be true or untrue yet...

Nicolas asks: What if we devise a way to test or measure the supernatural? Will that prove the supernatural and God? The supernatural just means science may not have a way to understand it yet. Once it is understood, then it ceases to be supernatural.
Craig in Texas wonders if people have the right to be stupid. Willful ignorance can be harmful to others, so in that sense, no, but this definitely seems to be a grey area.

Julian asks a brand new question: how can Atheists have morality without God? He claims that God is the only foundation for morality and there is a right way and a wrong way to act. Siri: Define “circular.”

Eryn asks about the value of personal religious experiences. Well, we are social beings and being in a crowd can be a wonderful experience. This call moves on to cathartic personal experiences and the Satanic Temple’s “pink mass.”

Jelmar in the Netherlands wonders about the law of excluded middle. It’s either A or NOT A, which logically excludes the middle. There is no other choice! (This is a huge hit with the Sith.)

Lloyd in Washington had a supernatural experience and is now a believer. After a long, drawn-out story about removing porn from his life and a commitment to his wife (porn was his second wife, also?), he finally shows us how real the supernatural realm is. It’s… I feel like I’m waiting for a climax that will never come. Sigh. Ba-dum tss.

Our last caller of the day, James in Maine has problems with Matt’s logic and stance on LGBTQ+ issues. Religious people have claims and believe in something outside of themselves, LGBTQ+ folk don’t claim the same, they speak their truth from what is inside themselves. We are also not denying their Christian identity, James. Unlike some Christian denominations. It seems some Christians are ok with denying LGBTQ+ identities and people.

That’s all folks, please be safe and wear your masks in public!

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