The Atheist Experience™

(Original title: Important changes coming to the blog October 1!) Commence unfounded wild speculation in 3... 2... 1... EDIT: As the commenters pointed out, the surprise is already spoiled, so...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/09/important-changes-coming-to-blog.html

Russell and Jeff in the self-described "awesome episode."  One theist caller gets 20 minutes, while another gets summarily dumped after his opening statement.  A new study shows that belief in ...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-thread-on-episode-728.html

Secular charitities mentioned in today's show include: Planned Parenthood Austin Doctors Without Borders Capital Area Food Bank Atheists Helping the Homeless These organizations help real pe...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-thread-on-727.html

Fresh from the "Someone Is Wrong on the Internet" files, this message was sent via the contact form on the ACA website. > My understanding about atheism is you claim that because there...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/09/we-get-email-brains-evidence-and-burden.html

Dear Mark, I'll call you Mark because that was the first name you used when you called us, and I've spoken to you at length using that name twice.  If that's not your preferred name, please le...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-letter-to-markchrislanganfan-et-al.html

Post here about the show on 9/11/2011 with Matt and Jen.

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-thread-on-episode-726.html

Answer: Religion http://news.yahoo.com/jordan-woman-killed-hospital-over-pregnancy-004531381.html THE OFFICIAL QUOTED THE SUSPECT AS SAYING "I WAS SHOCKED THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT. I WAS ENRAGED...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-do-you-get-parent-to-murder-their.html

I don't have much to comment on here. Just to say we hear often about religious persecution of Christians around the globe from Christian news sites. We don't usually hear about Christians murder...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/09/21-dead-in-religious-rioting-in-central.html

Matt and me (Tracie) today. Since it's just an hour, informal conversation and some calls, I'm sure. Also, just to let you know there's now an unofficial fan page for a virtual after show dinner...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-thread-for-show-725.html

Hey all! Pastor Mike wants to register atheists like sex offenders. While I'm sure he meant to be offensive when he tried the "chicken" approach--(paraphrased summary): "Oh, you don't WANT to be...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/pastor-mike-unwittingly-helping-atheist.html

Don and Russell talk abortion and sex ed, then Mike in Detroit tries to make the case that following God's law fixes everything. Fun time had by all. Have at it.

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/open-thread-on-episode-724.html

A fairly typical question that we get on the show and in email can be boiled to, "How should I raise my kids?" As if we were qualified to answer that. Child bearing seems to be relatively uncom...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/raising-atheists-part-1.html

> If an individual lives a life of getting away with murder, rape, > pillaging, and really anything against a simple human moral code and > never gets caught, do you ...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/from-mailbag-getting-away-with-it.html

On Sunday's show , Jeff and Russell dissect a wikihow article on How to Persuade an Atheist to Become Christian . Spoiler: no conversion today.

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/open-thread-on-episode-723-how-to.html

Dennis Markuze, the mentally ill Canadian megatroll who has apparently spent the better part of his entire adult life calling himself "David Mabus" and sending death threats and wild online tirad...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/at-last-at-last-at-last.html

I've tried to respond to this post , but they're rather sluggish about approving comments that might expose their idiocy, so I'm posting my reply here. The Rabbi writes: > The obvious and�...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/rabbi-really-really-wants-intelligent.html

I'm going to try to explain this very simply, because the amount of mail coming about this is staggering. Basically, the claim is "Mark from Stone Church is also Bob and Thomas from London and ...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/markbobthomas-from-london.html

What do Jen, Tracie, and Beth do when they aren't kicking buttock on the TV show, here, on Facebook, and in the world at large? Well, as of now they're concentrating on their new podcast, Godless...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/smile-when-you-call-them-bitches.html

A viewer from Thailand writes: > My friend is a big fan of your show and would like to know why, > given your Atheism, you still believe in marriage. His point of vie...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-marriage.html

So I'm just sitting around when my Google chat pops up. > 3:57 PM kyle: russel you got a second  > 3:58 PM ill get ahold of you There follows a brief pause as I look Kyle up in...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/well-that-was-weird.html

BECAUSE THE FULL EXCHANGE WAS VERY LONG, AND MY BREAKDOWNS ARE ALSO LONG, I’VE DONE MY BEST TO PARE DOWN THE FOLLOWING CONTENT TO THE VITAL BITS. IT’S POSSIBLE I WILL LATER REGRET NOT INCLUDI...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/dishonesty-and-hypocrisy.html

Hark, for I'm going to tell you a tale of olden times. Back in the days of yore, when our lives were little better than those of the cavemen, there were no podcasts. In those days, all we had for...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/evangelists-panic-when-theyre-losing.html

Well, the starry background was cool, but somebody told me it was slowing down his browser, so I think it's not that important. Plain colored background it is, then.

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/bye-background.html

LETTER FROM R: > I was raised as a protestant christian. All my life I was told that > there is a god and that he loves us all. Yet all through my > life,from as ...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/viewer-mail-on-personal-experience.html

I asked and received permission to share the following story. I was told that was fine, so long as I withheld the student's last name, which I am glad to oblige... Dear fellow atheists, I've be...

http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/07/critical-thinking-course-you-just-wont.html