Atheist Debates - A conversation with Vi LaBianca - Part 2

[@mugglescakesniffer3943]

Thanks for your interview it was great.

[@Gbtx6]

Vi is just gorgeous in and out. Thanks for having her once again Matt. You guys rock!

[@MrJamiez]

Vi is transgender.

[@Baka_Oppai]

@@MrJamiez Shes not trans lol

[@jayvansickle7607]

I believe Vi is gender fluid or non binary.

[@joshkirby2372]

@@MrJamiez Vi isn't trans, they are non-binary.

[@J05TI]

@@joshkirby2372 Non-binary is a form of transgender. Transgender simply means your sex and gender identity don't match up. If it does, you're cis. If it doesn't, your trans. From there, you might figure out whether your a trans man, trans woman, or non-binary.

[@oldnsleepysmitty5503]

Vi.. your existence makes me happy...Matt you rock!

[@samalthus]

“Not being good at gender”? As a D&D player, I’d say that is gender multi-classing.

[@krazyhorse448]

Every MMO I play as a girl, when asked why? I say, I don't want to look at a mans ass for hundreds of hours!

[@caligo7918]

As DM I already have to be EVERYONE including gods.

[@Musabre]

@@krazyhorse448 Haha the classic Mass Effect "why men play as FemShep" logic.

[@andydonnelly8677]

What a great and informal discussion, loved to hear Vi's story, thanks Matt & Vi.😁👍❤

[@mugglescakesniffer3943]

My husband has a Petra boxed cd set. We used to go to Cornerstone in Chicago every year.

[@zacharyjohnson1987]

I’d love to go to Austin, I tried to talk my family into going last year but ended up going to Missouri instead. It’s cool, I hope I’ll get down there at some point but I also like the idea of fixing the place where I’m at and establish a sort of atheist oasis here in the Midwest. One more place to make people feel welcome and accepted I think is important too.

[@seanrallis6714]

Matt: "That convention was weird for me and some of it was sort of a haze." Was matt dropping acid at the convention? 😂

[@jameswest8280]

Probably ascorbic acid.

[@MoB266]

When I became an atheist is when I told my best friend growing up came out only to be told they don't believe because it wasn't in God's plan to transition that was the straw that broke the camel's back

[@MoB266]

@Black Horse this made me question my faith and I thought how cruel was a god to play a sick game of putting me in the wrong body and then making my best never want to see me again so believe it or not that's what my last straw was 12 years ago

[@Flum666]

Vi is such a wonderful person, and I really

[@willievanstraaten1960]

Matt, you are top of the range.

[@davidwatson8118]

"Underground network" Wow America is worse than I thought, the more I hear the more I cringe at the thought of the rampant theocracy that is the USA. Keep up the good work guys.👍😎

[@atrocity2606]

I’m from Europe, but is everyone so focused on what Americans do ?????

[@atrocity2606]

Why*^

[@davidwatson8118]

@@atrocity2606 Why what? I am comenting on the discussion.

[@davidwatson8118]

@@atrocity2606 This discussion is about Yanks so yes that is the focus of my comment. If it was about Frogs, Poms, Krauts, Ruskies, or anybody else then I would focus my comments on them.

[@atrocity2606]

Dave of OZ Ok, sorry. I guess, I’m tired of my fellow swedes focusing on Americans, more than are own country :/

[@vladtepes7539]

i have a neat-lil sidenote here, since christians like to write moral highground on their flag: when satan imposed a snake (he did, didnt he?) - why do you punish the imposed one?

[@vladtepes7539]

who even am i? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHzZd2eoe86Co6M (each time i bring-one)

[@lancethrustworthy]

A link to the first part of the conversation, please.

[@hildy208]

Oregon is a great place for atheists. I spent most of my life there and had no idea how atheistic even the Christians are there until we moved to Idaho. In Oregon nobody ever asks you about religion and if they do it’s generally just a live and let live attitude. Idaho is awful for religiousity and hating outsiders, anyone who doesn’t conform to their narrow beliefs. Idaho sucks.

[@scottplumer3668]

I have the same issue with phone calls. The script, all that. I don't mind receiving calls so much, but I can't stand making calls.

[@nativeatheist6422]

The volume, is it me?

[@fleabitz1474]

Yes, volume's fine here.

[@Raz.C]

I may be mistaking Vi for someone else here, though I'm reasonably certain that I remember Matt once saying (1 or 2 years ago) that he wouldn't host TAE show with Vi as his co-host because he abhorred something she was on record as saying (either in a book or about a book). I don't remember much more than that, but if someone knows more details, I'd be keen to hear it. Also if someone knows what changed between these two, I'd also like to hear that.

[@ViRoseLaBianca]

1-2 years ago, I didn't know Matt apart from watching the shows, and had never been to Austin/the ACA. My work in the KZbin activist arena only began mid-2019. (You'd know this if you listened to the interviews.) Unsure who you're talking about, but it isn't me.

[@Raz.C]

@@ViRoseLaBianca As I say, I'm not positive it's you and I'm not even clear on all the details anymore. Might have just been someone whose name started with a 'V.'

[@Raz.C]

@Dashing Dave Yeah, I have a fuzzy memory of Matt talking on this very channel, about someone named either Vi or Viv or somesuch, who was on talk heathen that week and he vehemently objected to something she said. I was curious, so I checked out who was on talk heathen that week and it was Vi, but that's hardly conclusive. The filming of the video may have taken place weeks earlier, before it was published and there may have been a 'Vivian" on the show, on that earlier day. So on the one hand, I didn't want to go digging up potentially irrelevant stuff, possibly making Vi feel bad in the process. Then again, if this turned out to be a success story of people overcoming problems and ending up friends, then I would have been interested in hearing more about it. Now that you've brought this up, I'm all the more confused about what was said in that video and who Matt was talking about. I guess the only thing for it is to go on an Atheists Debate Video Binge... I'll let you know of any discoveries/ corrections I make.

[@Raz.C]

@Dashing Dave If you're wondering if that person from twitter is actually me, then- insofar as you can trust the word of someone you don't know- I can assure you that it isn't. While I wish that I could still say that I don't have a twitter account (or even a facebook account), it's no longer strictly true. Some 3-4 years ago, I succumbed to the pressure and signed up for both. I don't mean "social pressure" here, but rather "industrial pressure," liberally applied by phone/ computer games companies who offer not-insubstantial in-game bonuses for 'Liking' them on facebook, or for posting the results of some in-game event on twitter. Indeed, the rewards offered by these games companies grew to be so significant, that I felt I would be doing myself an avoidable disservice to NOT sign up for twitter/ facebook. In any case, the above describes virtually my entire twitter/ facebook usage. The only exception to this; the only time I use twitter/ facebook socially, is when I confirm my identity to old school friends who use the fb messenger app to ask me if I'm that same amazing, gorgeous specimen of male-awesomeness that they once went to highschool with. In all seriousness and in all clarity/ however, I don't use these apps socially. In the interests of fostering honesty and sincerity via the medium of full disclosure, I must admit that I did ONCE use twitter to ask a question: I asked an actress to marry me. She was so overpoweringly beautiful as to deserve the worship of mere mortals like us. I decided that devotion/ adoration was the purest emanation of this worshipfulness and so I used my twitter account as a social platform for the first (and last time) to ask her to pledge her hand to this lowly, loving human... Ps: Sorry if this response turned into a prosaic essay. I'm super-smashed : ) My girlfriend's current binge spilled over onto me and became my binge, leaving me more earth-shatteringly trashed today than I've been in many a year.

[@Anna92781]

Razar Campbell they didn’t even know each other lmao you’re just pulling crap out of your ass. Maybe go find the clip and figure it out.

[@hectoralarcon4888]

I have a crush on Vi, [they're] so pretty, well spoken and smart. D:

[@hareofsteel]

Yep

[@RickReasonnz]

She's very appealing, makes an excellent host!

[@CaptainG23]

Agreed . But Matt has his hat in the ring.

[@EranAviram]

All true, but I believe Vi identifies as non-binary, and uses the pronoun "they".

[@RickReasonnz]

@@EranAviram True. I admit I am not good at following up with pronouns yet.

[@theDesignClass]

Utterly loved this discussion with Vi. Very insightful. I have enjoyed Vi's contribution to the various ACA shows. Keep up the good work Matt (and Vi)! Regards, Scott

[@chrispbacon3042]

Very interesting lady to listen to.

[@kevinshort3943]

Austin is supposed to be the Brighton of the US. I can't imagine that it's anywhere near as weird though.

[@spaceghost8995]

It isn't. Austin is still in horrible Texas. No way would I live there.

[@kevinshort3943]

@@spaceghost8995 Everything's relative...........

[@GuitarDog_atx]

@@spaceghost8995 The only thing wrong with Austin is the traffic. Otherwise, it's a fantastic place. It's not at all like the rest of Texas. It's a blue oasis in a red desert. (I live 2 blocks from where the AE is hosted)

[@davidjimenez7556]

Vi is fantastic!

[@xxxxxxcx156]

I love you Matt

[@Matthew_Powis]

I love you too

[@MrJamiez]

@@Matthew_Powis lol

[@rarrmonkey]

My first AE video was #563 Foolish Atheists from 2008

[@richardgay7990]

John 8:44 New International Version (NIV) 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. New

[@not-a-theist8251]

I was in the inner circle😂😂 Don't let Val hear that

[@rarrmonkey]

I'm good at "Self Care" = Hanging up on some jack ass!

[@krazyhorse448]

There of those of us that were born that will never believe "Hitchens" And I count myself as one such individual. God know what what it will take to change my mind "Dillahunty" Knowing is not the same as believing and believing is not the same as wanting to know, is whats fuels my fire! "Krazyhorse" I want to know! If I'm wrong or right is all that matters. So far I'm and Atheist!

[@JohnCashin]

Ah, yes, my absolute favorite host on The Atheist Experience who always gets my totally undivided attention whenever they are on it..... ......but don't worry, I think you're alright as well Matt ( 😁😉)

[@2ahdcat]

Oh Matt... You're as scary as a marshmallow teddy bear (just like our Ra-Man) ;)

[@chrismassey7563]

When you are an "atheist" are you actually identifying with anyone?

[@davids11131113]

I'm not sure what that means.

[@chrismassey7563]

@@davids11131113 All religious people identity with their leader.

[@khill8645]

@@chrismassey7563 Religious people that identify with a leader are normally described as "cults" - atheism denotes a belief (or lack thereof), not a leader. If you're making us pick though, I'm nominating George Carlin.

[@chrismassey7563]

@@khill8645 I said their leader

[@wyldink1]

@@chrismassey7563 Who do you believe the atheist "leader" is, Chris? Choose your answer carefully, because I'm going to ask you to support your claim.

[@bariumselenided5152]

Welp, I guess Vi is my role model now

[@vandy3427]

Hi

[@MrJamiez]

Hi, 😁

[@groovyme1234]

Christianity: Turning Christians into Atheists by the truck load

[@robertdullnig3625]

What bothers me about Progressive Christians is that they still think what they believe comes from God. That is scary to me, even if I agree with the content.

[@giordanobruno4619]

I love you guis.

[@rarrmonkey]

what pronouns does Vi prefer?

[@spaceghost8995]

Call her Vi.

[@rarrmonkey]

@no privacy In the video Vi talked about identifying non binary.

[@Superphilipp]

@@rarrmonkey video description uses "they"

[@rarrmonkey]

Thanks @@Superphilipp I should have look there.

[@caoilfhionn946]

I always say. If my marriage ever ends, I'm moving to Austin. My husband and I are just starting what will hopefully be a wonderful life in his home town. I love my husband, want to be with him forever but I overthink and over plan a lot and Austin seems like the place to be

[@spaceghost8995]

WAY too hot in Austin.

[@caoilfhionn946]

@@spaceghost8995 I live in Pheonix so

[@RickReasonnz]

Just get some Austin real estate magazines and leave them *everywhere* :P

[@Raffra]

What's your favorite tequila?

[@Azozeo]

😍

[@Azozeo]

Under a dead Ohio sky. Jk

[@mikexibalbafarms4169]

Jimmy

[@lyndonbauer1703]

Eleven has been and will be waiting

[@NisLcCrew]

[@hrshee33]

Matt, how about let Vi speak, this is about her, not you, yet you dominate whole parts of the convesation with pointless topics for 5 or more minutes at a time. I watched for her, not you. Be respectful of your guest.

[@Anna92781]

hrshee33 lol it was a completely balanced conversation. You must get mad about a lot of stuff huh

[@hrshee33]

@@Anna92781 ad hominem attacks dont speak to my point. I am simply stating if I am interviewing you, then the focus should be you, not my tequila drinking.

[@I-_-I_SB]

Uber hot and LOGICAL \-_-/