I had an interview a few weeks ago with a reporter from Germany, and it has resulted in a very nice write-up about The Atheist Experience in the The Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany’s largest national print newspaper. You can view the original article in context here, under the title ”Gottlose Gesellen”. The attempt to get an English …
Monthly Archive: February 2013
Feb 25 2013
Creationists, watch those sources!
Excerpt from an email: …your very disrespectful and hateful approach to theism in general is entirely unnecessary, especially since much of the opinion you provide is a result of misinformation. For instance, Matt Dillahunty once laughed at a creationist when he pointed out the fact that the big bang theory supports the idea that, essentially, …
Feb 18 2013
Why are so many theology schools asking their students to pass out questionnaires?
Just now I rejected three identical comments to three different blog posts from the same person. The text read as follows: Hello and to all atheists concerned: I am currently pursuing a masters in theology and this week’s class project requires that I interview 3 middle/high school candidates concerning a particular set of questions (If …
Feb 18 2013
Open thread for AETV #801
Apologies to people who tried to tune in to the stream with Matt and Martin yesterday. It turns out that the sound card on the laptop we use for Ustream failed a few minutes into the episode. As a result, the audio output for the stream was completely unlistenable for the entire show, although the …
Feb 12 2013
TAE Caller Bingo Cards
Feb 11 2013
The “Fatima Miracle” (Caller George) from Episode #799
George, if you recall, identified himself in earlier calls as some sort of instructor who had kids in his class tuning into our show. He said in later calls that he is Eastern Orthodox. And his last call was about a big list of evidence he wanted to present on behalf of god’s existence. We …
Feb 10 2013
Open Thread for Episode #800: Jen & Russell: “The Bible as Fan Fiction”
Here is the thread for today’s show with Jen and Russell. Jen’s topic is “The Bible as Fan Fiction.” She examines the idea that the Bible can be used to verify itself internally because there are multiple authors.
Feb 05 2013
Anti-Muslim hysteria in Australia
In Sunday’s show, Matt and Tracie answered some questions about Islam. Afterwards, we got this email from Australia: Hi All A very good show up until the subject of Islam and whether or not it is a threat to the USA constitution. I just don’t know what it will take to wake you guys up …
Feb 03 2013
Open thread on episode 799
Today it’s Matt and Tracie. Enjoy! And below is where you say the stuff you think.


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