Atheist Experience 24.09 with Jenna Belk & Phil Ferguson

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The Atheist Experience 24.09 for March 1, 2020 with Jenna Belk & Phil Ferguson.

00:03:21 Arthur - CA: Seeing My Family For First Time Since Coming Out Atheist
00:17:06 Thomas - GA: Evidence Jesus Exists (I Know Too Much, I HAVE to Tell You)
00:28:04 Mark - ME: What's the Point of Looking at the Bad Parts of Holy Books?
00:45:44 Arturo - TX: I Saw Something as a Child and Satanists Are Why I Believe
01:01:11 Akeem - PA: I Have Scientific Proof Homosexuality is Wrong!
01:10:44 Hallie - CA: I'm a Questioning Fundamentalist Christian
01:21:21 Danny - UK: What Caused God? Why Can't We See Him?
01:26:15 Jason - SC: I'm a Theist That Leans Atheist (Moral Argument for God)

SHOW NOTES
Today’s show is hosted by the powerful Jenna Belk and Phil Ferguson of The Phil Ferguson Show, where Phil talks religion, politics, and money (the 3 things you shouldn’t talk about with your family!).
Our first caller today is Arthur, who is concerned that his Nigerian family will try to re-convert him when he goes back to see them for the first time since he has publicly identified as an atheist.
Thomas in Georgia doesn’t seem to have ever had this conversation before, and we seem to be able to offer him new questions. We’re hoping he calls back if he finds some answers for us.
Our next caller, Mark in Montenegro, asks why we “throw out” the Koran “just because it had bad things in it.” He seems to miss the part where people base their entire morality on these books… He then tells Jenna her argument comes from ego. Fun!
Let’s talk about Satan, ba-by, let’s talk about you and me! Arturo came to the show to straw man Satanists, or something! Apparently he found some real Satanists who eat babies, or something?
Akeem in Philadelphia thinks he has a good secular reason why homosexuality is wrong...we don’t end up agreeing with Akeem in Philadelphia.
Alas, a light at the end of the tunnel! Hallie in California is a fundamentalist Christian...or was until recently. She’s starting to back away from that, and has questions about her faith in general. Hallie may be in the midst of a skeptically motivated de-conversion!
Caller Danny from London presents us with a version of the Kalam which includes a definition of God as “whatever caused the universe.”
Jason in South Carolina says he’s a theist who leans atheist. Apparently he’s so compelled by a perceived lack of moral arbitration “beyond human beings” without god that he believes in a god. Hmm.

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