Apropos of everything relating to current discussions about misogyny, in the atheist/skeptical community as well as the world at large, John Scalzi boils everything you need to know down to a couple of sentences. Now go have a good weekend.
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Mar 17 2013
Open Thread – AE 805
Topic discussion focused on some emails from people who conflate marriage equality with adoption of children by LGBT people. The adoption issue is moot – we have over 40 years of research that shows that the sexual orientation of a child’s parents is not a relevant factor in how well that child does. The issue …
Mar 10 2013
Open thread on episode #804: Russell and Tracie
Posted this preemptively before the show aired. I have added some notes since the show. Here are some things I mentioned in my intro: Speaking out Against Hate Directed at Women: Russell Glasser Anita Sarkeesian’s Damsel in Distress: Part 1 – Tropes vs Women in Video Games I was asked in email to say what was …
Feb 12 2013
TAE Caller Bingo Cards
A fan in NC (which is all the credit she wanted), sent us a set of four different TAE Caller Bingo Cards she made. There were a few minor typos, but honestly, they hardly detract from the excellent job she did producing these. Just amazing.
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 02 2013
Review: “Freethought Resource Guide”
“A Directory of Information, Literature, Art, Organizations, & Internet Sites Related to Secular Humanism, Skepticism, Atheism & Agnosticism” —by Mark Vandebrake Website: http://freethoughtguide.com; Available now on Amazon.com Mark Vandebrake has clearly put in a lot of hours and energy sorting through countless resources for the freethought community in this recently released book. Despite the fact …
Jan 31 2013
We get email: Believers and their security blankets
You know what theists are hung up on? This notion of absolute certainty and dogma. Because they are so often trained to think in no other way, they cannot fathom how rational people can freely admit to not knowing a thing for certain, and yet still feel confident in rejecting the truth of the thing …
Jan 27 2013
Open Thread for Show 798: Don Baker & Russell Glasser: “Nothing New Under the Son”
Today Don talked about themes in Christianity and how they echo earlier religions and philosophies. We also had a fun time with caller Hamad, who offered this: 1. The universe is finite. 2. If the universe is finite, it cannot be infinite. 3. Finite things exist, therefore an infinite god is necessary. Of course, …
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