I like to watch the Atheist Experience on Sundays at 5:30. I listen to Sam Harris' podcasts.
i don't listen to atheist podcasts or shows. i mean i might if one fell into my lap -- i have nothing against them -- but i don't seek them out. for one thing, i don't need validation. i've been an atheist for 52 years. for another thing, i don't define myself by my atheism. i am definitely an atheist, and i do not hesitate to call myself one, but i am so much more than that, and i have interests beyond that. listening to shows about atheism is low on my list of things to hear. if they please you, that's fine, but i just don't gravitate toward them. now, if they were about the separation of church and state, that'd be of more interest to me.
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I get the impression that there are quite a few people on this site who need reassurance about their atheism or agnosticism
@Moravian it's fine if they do. maybe they're new to atheism and/or had a deeply religious upbringing. i've been an atheist since i was 15, it wasn't the result of reading anything specific, it wasn't traumatic and there was no such thing as a podcast lol. not everyone is in the same situation.
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Sure, I wasn't trying to be critical. I was lucky, although I attended sundayschool
@Fred_Snerd I would print on the reverse of the card "... even if we don't yet know the explanation!" Our not yet having the answers doesn't mean they're not there and also doesn't default to "god did it" lol
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@Fred_Snerd yep, we do. and that's not faith. that's understanding the part that we DO know lol
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