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Antisemitism in Atheism || Featuring Vishanti

Atheists, particularly those who were former Christians, tend to be zealous in their anger towards Christianity. So much so that the rocks they throw at Christianity often end up hitting Jewish people instead. We're going to be tackling this issue with Vishanti, examining ways in which atheists misunderstand & mischaracterize Judaism, and perpetuate antisemitic rhetoric.

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Biblical Slavery and its context || Interview with Dr. Josh Bowen

In this episode we get Dr. Josh Bowen of  @DigitalHammurabi  to talk about slavery in the Bible, and its context in the Ancient Near East. What do Christians often say about it? How did slavery in ancient Israel compare to the slavery practiced by its neighbors? Was it really a mostly kind sort of social institution, or was it something more akin to slavery in the American South?

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
4:50 - Slavery in the Ancient Near East (ANE)
16:30 - Tangent on genocide
18:20 - Slavery in ancient Israel
26:10 - Slaves being released every 7 years
28:25 - Wasn't kidnapping outlawed!?
30:00 - Was God meeting humans where they were?
33:30 - Israelites becoming chattel
38:25 - Was a slave then the same as a slave now?
45:40 - Slavery in the American South vs ANE
51:50 - How was slavery actually practiced in the ANE
57:50 - Limitations on violence
1:01:30 - Summary
1:04:30 - How to engage with fundamentalists
1:17:20 - Where to find more
1:20:00 - Outro

How Prophecies Are Forged! || Interview with Kipp Davis

Today we're talking to Biblical scholar  @DrKippDavis  about prophecies in the Old Testament & ancient Judaism. How were they viewed by their intended audiences? Did they foretell a coming messiah? Do these all unambiguously point to Jesus of Nazareth?

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Josephus, James, & Jesus || Interview with Dr. Steve Mason

Today we're talking to historian Dr. Steve Mason who will be sharing his expertise on Josephus, the Jewish historian to the Romans in the 1st Century CE. Josephus has been mined as a source by everyone from Christians arguing for Jesus' divinity to mythicist atheists such as Godless Engineer or Richard Carrier who argue that he never existed.

We're going to try to take a broader view. We'll be asking questions like: Who is Josephus? How do historians view him? What is his historical context? Finally, armed with some better context, we'll examine one of the passages most relevant to the mythicism discussion: Josephus reference to James, the brother of Jesus who was called Christ in Antiquities 20.

Ant. 20 passage: http://sites.utoronto.ca/religion/323/r_jos_ant_20_200.htm

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Setting Expectations
4:30 - Who is Josephus?
9:40 - Josephus' Context
18:50 - Was Josephus Pro-Roman?
26:20 - Historical methodology
46:10 - Textual criticism
1:00:11 - Privilege process over positions
1:02:30 - Context of Antiquities 20 (The James Passage)
1:14:00 - Ant. 20, the James Part
1:22:00 - Ananus is removed
1:25:50 - Common Mythicist Objections
1:26:00 - Why would people be upset that a Christian was executed?
1:32:12 - "Jesus, known as Christ" is not a problem
1:40:00 - Interpolation by later scribes
1:48:35 - Summary
1:51:00 - Audience questions
2:01:50 - Outro

#history #christianity #josephus #mythicism

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Isn’t Real || 1k Sub Live Stream & AMA

Being a skeptic means changing your mind sometimes, so let's talk about all the stuff we've been wrong about! The Dunning-Kruger effect, definitions of atheism, Christianity, and anything else you want to ask us about. This is also our 1,000 sub celebration, so drop in and tell us about how great we are.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
3:53 - Dunning-Kruger Effect
16:53 - We have a Patreon now!
18:30 - Favorite Starfleet Captain
21:25 - Charlottesville "Unite the Right" Riots
27:08 - Definition of Atheism
35:16 - Our deconversions
39:30 - Veganism
43:00 - LGBTQ Rights
45:20 - Dr. Dan shows up!
50:10 - How to persuade people
1:00:45 - Becoming more politically left
1:06:40 - Chesh shows up!
1:09:20 - Priorities, not beliefs
1:12:00 - Abortion
1:16:00 - Assumptions & philosophy
1:24:00 - Jesus Mythicism
1:27:00 - Principles, not opinions
1:36:00 - Ball lightning
1:38:00 - Time isn't real
1:42:00 - Outro

#skepticism #atheism

Your family found out you’re an atheist...they have questions

Just in time for the holidays, here's how to answer some common questions you might get from family when they learn you're no longer religious. This is volume 3 of our "So you think you're an atheist?" series. Let us know what you think we should do for the next installment!

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:22 - Who hurt you?
04:46 - You just want to sin
06:59 - Aren't you afraid of going to hell?
12:22 - If there is not god what is the point of life?
15:54 - Look at the trees!
16:52 - What if you are wrong?
21:30 - Aren't you being too skeptical?
24:31 - Why can't you just keep it to yourself?
26:44 - You think you are right and EVERYONE else is wrong?
30:53 - What convinced you?
33:00 - Summary/Conclusion

#atheism #christianity

Hell makes God unjust || Questions From the Pew

Can God be good if they condemn people to an eternity in hell? Today we are engaging with some "Pew level" apologetics, the kind of points you will very frequently find in the comments sections of our videos. After watching this, you'll be ready to field these questions yourselves!

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
2:52 - Shouldn't God punish the guilty?
5:36 - All you have to do is believe
7:10 - You CHOOSE to go to hell
10:45 - No TRUE Christian disagrees
13:08 - God isn't being unreasonable
15:23 - Adam & Eve messed up
18:14 - How DARE you question God!?
20:54 - Eternal Conscious Torment invalidates a benevolent God
23:18 - Summary & Outro

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So you’ve decided you’re an atheist...Now what?

How do you come out as an atheist? Should you come out? Do you need to stop being religious? We're continuing out "So you think you're an atheist" series, aimed at those who are wrestling with doubts & may be just learning that they no longer believe. Today's episode is aimed at those who have just decided to deconvert...what now?

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
0:57 - What NOT to do
1:45 - Do you need to leave at all?
4:18 - Community
8:20 - Traditions
9:30 - Having THAT conversation
16:20 - Outro

#atheism #doubt #faith #deconstruction

So You Think You’re An Atheist?

Are you experiencing doubt? Have you been religious, but now you aren't quite sure whether you still believe in God? This video series is for you! We're going to be covering the sort of questions that people wrestling with doubt tend to have and providing the answers & resources we wish we had when we were deconstructing our faith.

Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/
 @AnswersinReason  : https://www.youtube.com/@AnswersinReason
Crash Course Philosophy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A_CAkYt3GY&list=PLUHoo4L8qXthO958RfdrAL8XAHvk5xuu9

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
1:50 - What is an atheist?
3:00 - What is belief?
4:50 - Atheist != Skeptic
8:19 - Do I need to disprove god?
10:22 - How will I know right and wrong?
13:30 - How to deal with uncertainty
15:20 - Resources
17:27 - Summary

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Moons, Rings, and Other Things || YEC Claims Examined

Another day, another video of Creationists abusing data to get the answers they want. This time we're talking about geology, Jupiter's moons, and the rings of Saturn.

Corrections: 
- I know the half life of C14 is 5,730 years. I said "around 5500" to make the math easy.
- At 33:53 I said Ken Ham, I meant Kent Hovind (though Ham is a grifter too)

C14 in coal: https://youtube.com/live/_fpCa8K3jE0
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VY7DbIi6zkBakELWXlhj7cNpN9XViRA5Nr4gzPhPRAA/edit?usp=sharing

John (Age of Rocks) blog: 
https://ageofrocks.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/45-thousand-year-old-fossil-wood-encased-in-45-million-year-old-basalt-conflict-revisited/
https://ageofrocks.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/best-evidences-for-a-young-earth-snelling-and-the-ocean-sediment-flux/

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - C14 dating on wood inside basalt
7:23 - Sediment deposition
13:40 - Jupiter's moons
19:40 - Saturn's rings
22:40 - Global population
28:00 - C14 in dinosaur bones
32:00 - Creationist tactics
36:30 - Fallacy of the Day

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