Mars Hill Radio Broadcast: 3/22/2012
My guest tonight was Beth Purkhiser. She is an accomplished musician and an explicit atheist and an anti-theist. Please provide any feedback in the comments section below.You can download this video here: DOWNLOAD (Follow the link. Click on File, then Download). You can download an MP3 version here: DOWNLOAD (Follow the link. and click Download)
My apologies to Beth. My recording software was cutting her off after 15 minutes which caused her to lose her train of thought. I rectified that problem in my interview with Mark Lowe. I also apologize for not being fully engaged in the conversation. I was too concerned about the recording equipment and watching the time. It made me sound disengaged and not interested. I only realized that after a friend pointed it out to me.
Show Notes from Jeff: R. Edwin Sherman, bible code researcher, founder of the Isaac Newton Bible Research Society (www.biblecodedigest.com), and the author of two books; Bible Code Bombshell and Buddha and Jesus: Could Solomon Be the Missing Link?
Show Notes from Beth: Here is the list of FB pages that I admin and are related to atheism - the last three are part of the "Exposing Religion Network" which was developed by other people - I just participate as an admin, which means I throw content on there and try to keep things respectful:
- Denying Evolution Won't Make Your God Any More Real - 1,000,000 likes?
- Atheism - another word for Reality
- New Slogan! What WwCHd? (What would Christopher Hitchens Do?)
- Defriending Jesus
- Strong Intelligent Women Choosing Equality & Freedom Instead of Religion
- The Science Nexus Of Human Cognitive Evolution & The Extinction Of Religion
- Debating The Untested, Unsubstantiated & Unproven Hypothesis Of Religions
The point I meant to make about the importance of not attacking and not disrespecting people for their beliefs, was that communication absolutely cannot take place under those conditions. Any honest discussion about beliefs which are diametrically opposed is probably going to sound disrespectful enough without terms such as "religitard" or "arrogant/angry atheist." Try not to assume anything about your opposition. (This point is why presuppositional apologetics are so antithetical to communication.) Understand that confirmation bias will play a role on both sides of the debate so if you maintain a disrespectful attitude and demeanor, communication won't happen in either direction.
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