Atheist Experience 22.25 with Matt Dillahunty and Seth Andrews

[@YOOTOOBjase]

Watching in New Zealand. You guys have been a major part of my de-conversion. Thanks Matt and Seth.

[@jameswest8280]

Thanks for sending us Ray Comfort.

[@johndecicco]

@@jameswest8280 I can't think of a better way of producing a constant stream of atheists. :)

[@jameswest8280]

@@johndecicco Unless it's Ken Ham or Kent Hovind.

[@johndecicco]

@@jameswest8280 I asked Ken Ham on Twitter what did the termites eat. He blocked me. :)

[@jameswest8280]

@@johndecicco Iron, they eat iron, so the ark was safe. Do I get an "A"?

[@marcofsw]

A person exposing others to life threatening dangers then saving them just to promote himself would be put behind bars.

[@kegsofvomitspit]

Seth’s voice is so soothing. I want him to follow me around narrating my existence.

[@prettybabyface7313]

Omg how funny is that 😅

[@jamesmontgomery996]

wow!!!!

[@Cheepchipsable]

Sounds like an episode of Family Guy.

[@MST3Kfan1]

His audible books are a treat and a half!

[@lprosser5841]

I'm so grateful you have preserved these older shows on KZbin! I would've missed so much because I was in a VERY different place when this aired. Thank you AXP!! This is gold! Love your show, and Seth's! I'm up the road, so one of these days I'll drop in live ;)

[@nitrofan917]

Love the idea of using closed churches as community centers or homeless shelters.

[@chris.hartliss]

Hell yeah

[@larjkok1184]

Or brothels.

[@shlemp5183]

great idea pal, thats what people want in their neighborhoods!

[@dickvarga6908]

@@shlemp5183 what their xtian god tells them to do

[@dickvarga6908]

@@kentonbaird1723 rarely, esp since it became the state religion of Rome.

[@youngsterfilms7368]

"..keep it brief.." "Oh okay it started when I was a little kid.."

[@nitrofan917]

Seth and Matt are the Dream Team!

[@brucebaker810]

66.6% of the Unholy -Teamity- Trinity

[@domiro8156]

Lovely atheists!!!!

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

Exactly what u was about to say! These two should host the show together more often. I love the chemistry and both of their personalities!!

[@seekergold6916]

You already know this is gonna be a good show!

[@Emanistan]

I’ve been an admirer of Seth for a long time, but I’m surprised to see how natural he is in this format. If he weren’t so busy with his own projects he’d fit right in as a regular panelist alongside Matt.

[@jakesoriedem4747]

Awesome Show today. Congratulations on 1000 shows. Thank You for all you do AXP. Thank You Seth Andrews and Matt Dillahunty. And a Big Thanks to the Whole AXP crew.

[@nonoozabletodogmaisaiah4577]

The best show not on television!

[@scottjohnson7248]

I watch it on my television

[@robertsumners931]

Most people only believe what they are taught as a child. Unfortunately, most people also don't care about whether what they believe is true or not, they just care about whats comforting.

[@musiqal333]

A human quirk of ours is that repetition of statements or narratives, even if blatantly untrue, tend to be viewed as true. And also, whatever is familiar tends to be viewed as true. Manipulative people, advertisers, religions, media, politicians, governments all know this.

[@iminabrons]

The English swear by all that is holy, TEA is the best drink to have first thing in the morning. In the USA it's coffee. To me, the above shows just how much the country you were born in decides the simple basics of life that you will later swear by as an adult as being the best. Same with religion or any other moral belief system.

[@michaeldobson107]

Barbara from Indiana: "I have watched plenty of documentaries...." This is the cream of the crop representing Christianity and indoctrination, folks. lol.

[@FreeSpeechMatters]

"I wanted to change the subject" LOL of course he did. He's cornered and knows it.

[@keepdancingmaria]

And he did it so badly, that it did not feel like a change in subject. It felt like he really was trying to put Jesus into Job, and all that did was focus on the subject.

[@rafaelneferanovic8903]

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[@dookiebrains3824]

I really enjoy Seth Andrew's debate points and I honestly find him on near or at the same level as Matt in terms of debations. Whats interesting is that the only time I've seen Matt completely silent is when Seth speaks. He's basically Matt without the aggressiveness.

[@superfly2535]

Same here, normally none of the other co-hosts (other than Tracy on occasion) are as sharp and clear as Matt but Seth's points were very illuminating, I want him to come back on.

[@malkneil]

He's a master debater.

[@phatkatracing]

@@malkneil Master debation.

[@Ploskkky]

@@superfly2535 They are two alpha male counter-apologists. :) Seth's voice can be very intimidating.

[@Irishmule169]

Great work guys on the 1,000 episodes !!!! Keep up the great heathenistic work !!!!

[@sithguitarist698]

Does Seth remind anyone else of Ian Malcolm? Not Goldblum the actor, specifically the Malcolm character. Just me? Lol

[@gloriannepapolis6525]

Love u Seth, please come back

[@minsmama]

This "God saved me from the pool chick!" You could hear her brain grinding trying to explain the questions they were asking! 😂

[@mgenetos]

Barbara sounds like she’s making everything up. She doesn’t even sound like she believes in what she’s saying. She sounds like she’s trying to say what she thinks others want to hear so she can fit in.

[@dayanigunaratne1210]

Great show. Two wonderful hosts.

[@marciwilliams8654]

Just found this video and I nearly fell in the floor laughing ... Barbara from Indiana... she is so delightful! So sincere and when she said "sometimes God is an a$$hole"... I lost it. LOLOLOL!!! So now I have to go back and find some more "oldies but goodies".

[@captainbligh3013]

Watching from Nova Scotia. You guys rock.

[@hippiewildchild]

The only thing missing is Aaron Ra

[@phatkatracing]

Aron. You ought to fix that, otherwise he'll invade your dreams.

[@infiniteoctopaw]

The unholy trinity!

[@CynthiaLanders1]

Very classy of Seth and Matt to restrain themselves with Barbara. I wonder if she knew who she was putting herself up against!

[@topcat2069]

"If you want to be a Christian, have someone read the bible to you. If you want to be an atheist read it yourself."

[@tristanmisja]

It sounds like Barbara just kicked herself up reflexively...

[@carnivorehitman]

Seth has the most awesome voice ever

[@larjkok1184]

Theo Schmidt He sounds like he should be a Simpsons character.

[@buffalobill5709]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wynlewis5357]

Sounds just like Doug in the 1970s tv series - The time tunnel.

[@milano13able]

Sweet Jesus, Seth Andrews, you handsome devil. 😎

[@Kalliopa0122]

😂👍🏻

[@doneestoner9945]

I love him.

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

Wow, these two make a great combination!! I wish they did the show more often together.

[@arrivagabry]

I was born and raised a catholic, and when I was little I believed in all that, but I also believed in Santa, the Easter bunny and the tooth fairy, then you grow and mature and start thinking with your own brain, ask questions and never get any rational answers, the answers where always, "the bible says so" if Santa and the tooth fairy were mentioned in the bible Christians would believe in them too just because the bible says so, that's the problem with religion, it is based on faith, you just have to believe it no questions asked.

[@brucebaker810]

There's a book that says something about a time for childish things. And a time to put away childish things. The title escapes me.

[@philw4025]

"I didn't arrange this, I'm not shilling my books..." "Buy Seth's books. Buy all of Seth's books."

[@jameswest8280]

Join the Seth book of the month club.

[@Logofadog]

Great show.... but “ Barbara” positively missed her shortbus ride bc she stayed “ on the air” wayyyyyy too long. Thanks Seth and Matt!!!’ Keep it up please. ☮️

[@andycocking10]

Sebastian from Denmark- your question gets an EMPHATIC YES!!! As an ex-christian, this show has helped me to deconstruct in ways I didn't think possible! If there was a god to thank for both Matt and Seth, I'd sacrifice lambs, sloths, orangutans and breakfast cereals on the alter every day! Each host on this show adheres closely to sound logic and reasoning, even if in the process it seems they are harsh it's 1000% better treatment than I ever got in the evangelical christian churches I used to attend who were only interested in keeping me in the echo chambers of twisted logic. Just having someone be honest and unwavering in their elocution is like cold water to my soul- shocking at first! but oh so satisfying.

[@n2dabloo]

Watching in Laurel, Mississippi. You guys rock!

[@bazingaburg8264]

Shooutout from Wiesbaden, Germany. Love the show, common sense comfort food at its finest ^^

[@hippopotamus6765]

Excellent discussion, I really enjoyed the conversation.

[@tigerstyle4505]

This was a dope show. One of my favorites for sure.

[@vegass04]

Poor guy that Andrew. He memorized all those verses but the problem is that they had nothing to do with the questions Matt and Seth asked. When asked another question he just started to blab out more verses that were completely off topic... I can handle a world where Andrew is doing this, but the problem is that he sound erely similar to another person who just babbles stuff incoherently and without any connection to anything that comes close to the answer to the question he was asked. That guy holds the nuclear codes and has much more potential impact on our lives then poor Andrew from the beginning of the story....

[@scottjohnson7248]

I'm from the future. He bungles the response to a pandemic that kills more than 1 million Americans, loses the 2020 election, incites a violent insurrection, gets impeached a second time, is discovered to have absconded a trove of classified documents to his golf resort bathroom, has a trial find he sexually assaulted a woman, has another trial find his business committed massive fraud, is indicated for the aforementioned insurrection and other crimes. He's running for president again and it is yet to be determined if democracy will hold in 2024. Hopefully, the good people of America will reject him again.

[@keepdancingmaria]

It would be so cool to have an episode where Seth and AronRa host, without anyone else. I'd love to see that. As much as I love the regular hosts, that mix of energies would be a wonderful experience for this atheist.

[@jameswest8280]

They are the yin and the yang of atheism.

[@sallycunningham5271]

That would be a really good episode

[@MichaelJohnson5.0]

Wouldn't it be easier to just invite aron to Seth's podcast?

[@chipke7]

Happy 1000th episode guys.

[@SymbiosisAndre]

Why is it that the ignorant are the ones Jesus saves?

[@musiqal333]

Oh shit! 😂😂😂

[@Sir-Complains-a-Lot]

i am watching from germany. thanks to the complete crew for your hard work and logical thinking! i worry for matts health, because taking on a "onslaught of nutters" for years must be very very bad for once heart... take care guys you have already done a lot!

[@brothercaleb]

1:24:26 Theist: “I think god is crazy… I tell him that” Audience: in stitches 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You’re welcome ☺️

[@briz1sttime210]

All the way from South Africa 😊 love you guys

[@jennifercarlson6691]

Seth's conversation about knowing that the bible is true or not is very important. He makes really good points.

[@jameswest8280]

This show gets exponentially better every week.

[@williambloodworth5126]

Claiming that archeology "proves" the truth of the Bible is like claiming that, since the Empire State Building is real, King Kong was a real animal... 🤣

[@thetiktaalik775]

I made someone cry in a debate in English because I had "infested her mind with doubt"

[@Kalliopa0122]

I can listen 🎧 to Seth’s voice all day 🥰

[@brucebaker810]

Barbara. Telepathic ghost dolphins. Less unlikely. You're welcome.

[@gandalf7361]

"Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet, for good or ill before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many."Gandalf

[@larjkok1184]

Gandalf What?

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

What Frodo should have responded with: "So...what you telling me is that, in the future Gollum will be a part of our story...and that's why I shouldn't kill Gollum? What? Obviously, if I allow Gollum to continue to interfere with our plans...we will see him "playing a part" in these events. He will be apart of the game until someone kicks him out. IF I don't kill him and allow him to live...literally no matter what happens, your prediction will come true! AND if I do kill him, obviously, he will not be apart of these events. 🤷 so...Gandalf, you have given me zero informatiom!!! Why, why did you tell me this?" Gandalf: "Hey, I know more stuff than you! And you don't know anything, do YOU know what's going to happen?" Frodo: "No, I don't..." Gandald: "I do, so yes, I uh, I do see Gollum in these events though...so you must have not killed him right now."...why else would I have brought it up? Frodo: "Wait, so you know we win then, right? If you can tell the future." Gandalf: Hahaha, well, I am super smart, so why wouldn't I pick the winning team? I wouldn't be hanging out with the hobbits who didn't get the ring. Frodo: Haha, yeah, that does make sense! Sweet. So what do we do? How do I win in the future? Gandalf: Oh yeah, about that... Frodo: What. You told me to not kill Gollum, because he has a part to play *and* that the part he could play could involve him hurting me and the cause. Gandalf: uuh hahaha look, it's important that I don't tell you the whole plot, because then you'll be overthinking it the whole time, you know? If I tell you Gollum is going to hurt you or kill your friend, then you will probably try to stop it from happening. Frodo: OK, yeah, I guess I understand that possibility. But like, so...what part do you play, can you tell me that?? At least? Gandalf: Look, I don't know what effect me telling you any of these events will have on the events. Frodo: You can't even give me a hint. Can you at least tell me what direction to go in? A clue? Gandalf: You just gotta take the ring over to the fire, sigh. Look, just go do it. Go over there. That's all I can tell you. ..... Frodo: So, things really have to only go one way. There's only one path we can take, which is I must walk it blindly and trust that our interactions are completely according to plan - like, you have to bullshit and play games and be vague as hell, it's the only way for things to unfold properly. Gandalf:...yes, uh, exactly!! That's, exactly what I mean, hehe you got it. Frodo: Wow, that sucks I have no free will, is that going to last beyond the time we conquer all as planned? Wait, how do you know any of this? Can you at least tell me that? Gandalf: ...... Frodo: Look, I get it, you can only answer certain questions blah blah because you can't risk me getting too smart and fucking it up. If that is true, then everything is set in one way, that includes all of our interactions, that means all of our interactions must be the best possibly way to convince me and help me, right? Gandalf: Well... Frodo: Wait, that's how you are justifying being shitty and not helping me by actually helping me with what to do, telling me how to proceed, help get me supplies, tell me the weather, give me the exact map of every correct step I take. Prep me for any big surprises, then help protect me along every step, and so on. You are unwilling to do that right now. It's objectively not helpful, aka harmful. It needs a solid justification. "This harm ultimately being for the best," is really the only compassionate reason. Right now your actions are harmful, by not sharing all your info. That means they must be helpful in the future. That means you can read the future. That means the future is set in stone enough for you to know how exactly I can win and beat Sauron.

[@aliceIMF]

seth's voice is amazing. so calm and soothing. i would like him to read me to sleep every night....right after he something elses me to sleep every night....

[@teresawhite9628]

Omg right? He is adorable

[@edheal3246]

Hopefully I would be first in the queue. Please do not tell my boyfriend!

[@tristanmisja]

You all are down bad

[@greenytaddict]

Splashes holy water on ya💦

[@sallycunningham5271]

When Seth addressed my boys it was such a nice message

[@raylaye2884]

Seth Andrews IS the thinking atheist and he isn't. He doesn't like to wear the title because he is fantastically modest and humble and a wonderful person. Seth is A thinking atheist and wants us all to think. He wants the thinking atheist to apply to all atheists that think he just needs to own the fact that it applies to him too. Seph you sweet guy you are a great thinker, you dont suppose too much you dont make unfounded assumptions. Rock on brother. X

[@windscar2206]

seth's voice though

[@larjkok1184]

Martha Camejo Though?

[@richrichy3015]

@@larjkok1184 You haven't heard that saying? If someone likes something they say, "That cake though", " That booty though". Lol

[@Linguo85]

Seth would always have an ASMR career to fall back on. Lol

[@tonywatts2584]

A zaddy tho!!😘😘😍😍💘💘💕💕

[@santiagoecarbajal]

Do it! Name your child “Matt Is Awesome”.

[@jameswest8280]

Done!

[@grimsoncrow]

Sally might ne the most honest "clairvoyant" I've heard of so far.

[@Mickey-mw6jr]

Hard to believe how simple-minded some people really are . DON'T YOU THINK NERMIN ? ? ? WoW ! ! !

[@Rod-cb3vd]

I wish KZbin would play the video that Seth made comparing science and religion... that was awesome.I haven't seen it in a long time.

[@SymbiosisAndre]

The more needy ppl are, the more they're inclined to live on faith, and so admitting their ignorant impotence.

[@stevenkinney2740]

The bible is not evidence for anything and mean nothing. Andrew: Hey let me quote the bible again even thou it means nothing.

[@brianvance1178]

So what, a tomb was found empty and they outlawed grave robbing as a result. Big deal, grave robbing has always been illegal in the civilized world, or at the very least considered a major social taboo

[@andyvankerkhove6902]

One year later 🤡🍺 Just started watching ALL your shows... From Spain 😎

[@harkema8090]

Perfect idea! Empty churches using for community centres and what you mentioned more about this item, Matt!

[@SynthMusicWorld]

As a young teenager I had an intuitive grasp of grammar. God certainly had nothing to do with it -- it's just how my brain was wired.

[@SymbiosisAndre]

Nermin lives in Canada and would be wise to open his eyes to the beauty and splendour of this place. He wouldn' have time enough to ponder useless and unreasonable suppositions.

[@brianvance1178]

This is the same book that tells readers that it was written by lying scribes, and that nobody really knows if human souls go to heaven or if they go back into the earth like animal souls

[@theskepticalskeptic1351]

1:24:25 This part was so unexpected and hilarious!

[@letsgetreal6402]

........ Aright thanks for the talk! 🤣 that was a good ending to that convo

[@chrisccc22]

Every time I see this episode, I sprint right over to the TV and watch "The Ten Commandments". Corn was never so good.

[@dickvarga6908]

How can a compilation of folktales from several civilizations covering many generations which has been translated, interpreted, edited, redacted over many generations be believed over several similar texts promoting other gods?

[@Fraterchaoraterchaos]

wait, so passing a law against grave robbing means Jesus rose from the dead, and NOT that somebody stole the body? How did you determine that?

[@zedbout]

"Barbara is wise beyond her years" the only way this statement is true is if Barbara was born yesterday.

[@brianvance1178]

When secular archeologists dig up the arc of the covenant, the holy grail, or the remains of Noah’s ark, then you can say that you are finding evidence for the Bible scriptures

[@jimmorgan8688]

I bet there are a few churches that claim to have them already.

[@brianvance1178]

Jim Morgan sucker’s bet, there are many such churches. Besides, I said a secular archeologist has to find these things, absent bias towards the related religions

[@bms77]

43:55 is perfect description of why it makes no sense to believe Christianity is true

[@staceylikesthelogicalthing8042]

The conversation with Barbara went on waaaaay too long. And Seth is hot AF.

[@tallgirl195]

He has a heart of gold too

[@scottjohnson7248]

Andrew: "I don't know where to start... Let me read several verses that I just so happen to have right here."

[@77gravity]

If a person is reading the Bible without a "teacher", surely they should understand it fully? After all, it is (claimed to be) the perfect word of God. Thus, anyone who reads it should understand it without help, because any explanation by a mere mortal would be less than the actual words of God. If I were the mythical God, and you read My Book, there would be no possibility of not understanding.

[@letsgetreal6402]

Further, it should be the one book even the illiterate can read.

[@77gravity]

@@letsgetreal6402 Nailed it, sibling.

[@zenon3021]

yet the Bible was written so unclearly that Christianity broke off into 30,000 denominations each with their own unique interpretation. The Bible's the big book of multiple choice, and most Christians are serving-platter Christians, choosing the passages that taste good and ignoring the unpalatable ones. Also, the Bible was written for low-education farmer-types. You shouldn't need advanced degrees in theology to interpret it correctly, it should be blatantly clear. Unfortunately what we get is passages telling you to smash a baby's head on a rock (Psalms 137:9), kill various minority groups, beat your slaves, etc...

[@BeeTeaDubs]

I have had a lot of identical experiences to Sally. We don't always realize the information we have, thoughts we experience, memories we remember, etc. *_So much_** goes on in our subconscious.* We are pattern seeking, memory twisting, instinctual beings. There's so much about ourselves & our brains that we don't know, both from a medical side & a personal side (how our personal brains work). But if you look into psychology, you will see the reason you're having these clairvoyant, extrasensory perception (ESP) type experiences. Because, in fact, they aren't supernatural at all. Its actually so fascinating to learn about!

[@sallycunningham5271]

I do believe exactly what you have just explained, I have no idea how our minds do some things and would love more information than we have now.

[@almejri]

Hearing Seth go into "radio mode" was just priceless

[@telfordguy34uk]

The Two scariest words in religion ; Youth Leader.

[@allanbilbao6614]

It will be super cool if the "unholly trinity" will host an episode of this show....two-thumbs-up to all hosts and technical team of AXP!!!

[@prestonmorgan3743]

Thanks Matt and Seth

[@zachc349]

Seth: "I'm right here! What am I, chopped liver?" xDDD

[@jezpin3638]

This video is two years old now. Are there any toddlers names Matt is Awesome.

[@Jasagacious]

Compasses would just need to be recalibrated or replaced if the magentic poles swapped.

[@Nivola1953]

Sorry Barbara but the story of God saving you from drowning really upset me a lot. Did God save all the Christian children in the world from drowning that day? Can you imagine yourself telling the mother of the drowned child, sorry God had plans for me but not your child! Would you really be able to do that? Do you even come close to realise how morally despicable is this suggestion of a God that pick and choose whose child to save? Than you fill in the reason for the choice and, surprise, is in your favour, because you’re the “chosen one” right?😱🤮

[@wwestern99]

Seth Andrews is very good. If you are not familiar with him, he is worth a look on youtube. And Matt is on his best behavior. At least, to this point. I wish they would pin some of these callers down though. They ask a direct question, there is often a pause and then a change of subject. Some of these callers remind me of the bad guys in Terminator. You can run them over, set them on fire, blow them up, and they just keep coming at you.

[@eddygendron8773]

They have the motivation of a Terminator but they don't look cool doing it.

[@trevlac2000]

I've listened to the section of Andrew from Twinsburg and I would not surprised if he eventually became an atheist. Every time a point was rebuffed, he just moved to another point. He even admitted to wanting to change the subject. He believes because the preacher told him 🤔

[@LearnAboutFlow]

I'm guessing Barbara wasn't the valedictorian of her high school class.

[@n-silvabts9178]

Guys, you're heros!

[@pdute1]

@1:23:50 Barbara from IN --> ".....To be honest, I think God is Crazy....." What more can one say?

[@TheBirdGardenNB]

Is this call in Seth’s book? Or maybe the inspiration.

[@TheBirdGardenNB]

Oh shoot. It’s not a clip, I was referring to Barbara.

[@Fraterchaoraterchaos]

um wait... Abraham is God the father, Isaac is God the Son (Jesus) and the ram is the crown of thorns? so, you're saying then that the crucifixion was only the crown of thorns got hung on the cross? WTAF?

[@vizzini2510]

It is really disappointing that christians are so willing to blatantly lie about their beliefs, which occurs routinely on this show. Isn't that one of the top ten rules? Nermin is clearly not a Muslim. I doubt that he can even spell "Muslim."

[@TheNerdynigga]

I felt so bad for Barbara she seems so innocent. Childlike, even.

[@Irishmule169]

M. Victor Howard Brainwashed more like it...

[@facundotorres175]

Barbara is such retelling Matilda but if she was christian

[@ЛотариоЛибертини]

Barbara from Indiana sounds just like Wendy the Slow Adult (WTR) from the Howard Stern show.

[@Multi1628]

~ Steve and Matt: thank you for a respite from the insanity of a (largely) brainwashed world. Cheers, DAVEDJ ~

[@andreadiamond7115]

DAVID WOLF Who’s Steve please?

[@amysuuueev1685]

I watch this show and The Thinking Atheist during the day, then relisten to The Thinking Atheist when I go to bed at night; just so I can fall asleep to Seth's amazing voice. I should make shirts that say "I go to bed with a hot atheist every night" and donate the profits to his channel. Lol!