WOTM: Ayaan Is Gaslighting Us, Part IV

[@misterdeity]

You do NOT want to miss this one!!! Ayaan's attempt to say something blatantly untrue about Hitch is rebutted... by Hitch!!! It's an epic take down! Buckle up!

[@misterdeity]

@@dirkjensen969 Yeah, and that’s how it became part of Western Culture. How many Zoroastrians do you know? Were the inquisitors torturing people in the name of anyone but Jesus? Does George Lucas sign over his checks to the estate of Joseph Campbell? The invention is awful, but the embrace - especially by God incarnate, the model of love and moral perfection, is far worse! Join us here in the modern West, won’t you?

[@aubreyleonae4108]

Hey I bought tickets to purgatory, they can't just cancel the tour like that !

[@Limited_Light]

​He's here to speak for himself, but ... Clearly, Ayaan is claiming all the bad things about the Abrahamic religions came from Islam. Hitchens stated Islam borrowed heavily from Christianity. (Without having read the Quran myself, Muslim friends confirmed this for me.). Hitchens and, in turn, Mr. D. weren't giving an entire history of the hell concept. Just one link in the chain, from one Abrahamic to another Abrahamic religion. ​@@dirkjensen969

[@markgordon5266]

@@dirkjensen969 So it's okay that he embraced the concept and made it a fundamental tenet of the religion that bears his name? That was an odd dodge.

[@markgordon5266]

@dirkjensen969 Who is? I was referring to Jesus and his embrace of the concept of hell. To whom are you referring?

[@AssassinoJake]

10:35 To quote a wonderful video game, "Night in the Woods": "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do."

[@cindysue5902]

Another reason everyone needs to get an honest history class. I grew up in a church where if you thought it, you were guilty of committing it. Just so much lies.

[@FakingANerve]

Sounds quite Roman Catholic. I remember those days too with a little bit of lingering embarrassment. Indoctrination is a helluva drug!

[@Egooist.]

_"Religion poisons everything."_ [Christopher Hitchens]

[@canwelook]

It's certainly poisoned Ayaan.

[@itsROMPERS...]

I'm so tired of people saying we need religion because of what we can do with it, regardless of whether it's actually true.

[@darrennew8211]

Dan Dennett says the belief in god is not the belief in belief in god. It's a great way to distinguish the two.

[@kellydalstok8900]

Religion is very useful for people who want to manipulate other people and take their money.

[@PaulYates-nf7vx]

@@darrennew8211 religion is good

[@rickskeptical]

Religion is good.........for nothing.

[@brunozeigerts6379]

I'm reminded of the scene from Watchmen. Silk Specter: Everyone on Earth will die! Dr. Manhattan: And the universe will not even notice.

[@marshallmkerr]

I was willing to excuse her slanders against Hitchens; but when she started badmouthing Bertrand Russell, I lost all patience.

[@mcarp555]

I was honestly waiting for her to claim that Bertrand Russell was a secret believer. I guess all she needs to do now is tell us how caring Mother Theresa was.

[@suicune2001]

The last video was frustrating but geez, does she know nothing of Christianity? "You're as vile and unworthy as a piece of dust at the end of my butt hair!" - God "He loves us soooo much! I can do whatever I want and never get punished!" - Ayaan

[@CampVogel]

If Part V includes a claim that Hitch converted on his deathbed, I am never going to forgive you.

[@misterdeity]

@@CampVogel Thankfully no.

[@sheilbwright7649]

There is something both narcissistic and authoritarian in imposing your solution to existential angst on everyone else. She is entirely on brand for Christianity and might miss the nuances, also on brand, but she has nailed the essence.

[@sbushido5547]

Oof... She went full "kids on campus!!!" You never go full "kids on campus!!!"

[@ZenWithKen]

Saying we're insignificant, nothing, does not mean we have no worth. It means we accept what we are in this reality. That we understand our position in the vastness of this universe. That the value we place on life is immeasurable. To waste it pandering to ideologies is to sell that value. To truly make us as worthless as that ideology would have us.

[@FakingANerve]

Well said 🍻

[@misterdeity]

@@FakingANerve Indeed!!!

[@kellydalstok8900]

The only way your life has no worth is when you make it only about yourself.

[@misterdeity]

@ Oh!!! Great line!!! I’m stealing that one! Well done! ❤️

[@blahblingo7605]

Also, not every atheist says we are insignificant. This atheist certainly doesnt (unless theyre maga).

[@thehakiguy7006]

I’m very grateful to be divorced from the idea that because I’m not a part of some cosmic scheme of salvation that I’m therefore “insignificant.” I matter to my family and friends and they matter to me. Who cares if we don’t matter to some agent outside of space and time?

[@misterdeity]

And who’s just not very nice!

[@aubreyleonae4108]

Thank you for giving me some laughs. They've been a bit scarce lately. 🐈‍⬛

[@misterdeity]

Thanks so much! I’m gonna work on that a little harder for the next four years. ❤ And blessings are headed your way!

[@InigoMontoya-]

She has a god-shaped hole in her heart, and a critical thinking- shaped hole in her head, and only one can be filled at a time.

[@misterdeity]

I’m so stealing that!!! ❤

[@brunozeigerts6379]

Religion should be described ... not 'I believe' but 'I want to believe.'

[@misterdeity]

Or as Ayaan says, “I choose to believe.”

[@zakmyrr]

Honestly can't wait till this Ayaan series is over. I love watching your videos, but can't stand to hear her talk.

[@misterdeity]

Now you know how I felt making the series. I’m just a little too compulsive to have let it go. Although I did refrain from commenting on the last 15 minutes of the interview, which was all political.

[@richardbruning]

It’s good to show restraint, Bri. Taking in too much gaslighting is not good for your health… great job!

[@TheLithp]

@@misterdeity I hope you change your mind on that because I still suspect her true motive for claiming to be a Christian now is that she sees it as useful for her political agenda & this stuff about needing it to get over depression is, at best, a secondary reason.

[@LordSlag]

You are correct, she's being INFURIATING!!

[@Maryfs1]

Now I understand why Sir Sic is such an alcoholic! Going through this stuff is painful!

[@misterdeity]

It’s a serious strain on one’s blood pressure for sure!

[@johndemeritt3460]

That's a Sic observation! More whisky to the Master, lest he take his terrible (and, by that I mean _the BEST kind!_ ) sword and smite thee for hoarding any whisky away from him!

[@rickskeptical]

He..he.. taking this in with a little John Barr blended help right now.

[@ramsien]

When you consider that man is a little germ that lives on an unimportant rock ball that revolves about an insignificant star on the outer edges of one of the smaller galaxies - what a put-down that is. But, on the other hand, if I think about that for a few minutes, I am absolutely amazed to discover myself on this rock ball rotating around a spherical fire. It's a very odd situation. - Alan Watts

[@misterdeity]

I love Alan!!! Thanks for taking the time to post that! ❤

[@aubreyleonae4108]

The pig thing is simply unforgiveable, you are right.

[@johnpelosi4117]

Thank you misterdeity ! Love your channel !

[@misterdeity]

You are so welcome! ❤

[@boleperishon5272]

My guess is that Alex saw her as a "no glory opponent". He asked the questions and let her hang herself.

[@canwelook]

I'm stunned at Ayaan's lack of substance in everything she has said. Her go-to is repeating the same old tired Christian cliches that young children get indoctrinated with. And Alex's failure to probe prevented us seeing if there was even a skerrick of original thought behind any of it.

[@ChixieMary]

"Shame on you!" That says it all. ❤ This.

[@robabiera733]

Not waiting to watch this one! Ali will be participating in a debate moderated by Bari Weiss next month. Hopefully Shermer and Carolla will be up to the challenge. Ali's main issue seems to be that people need religion for a sense of self-worth. Never mind taking responsibility for achieving that on your own. As I see it, all those Christians who bring up doubts about the origin of the universe, the nature of the soul and other such issues are just using those as excuses to avoid taking responsibility for getting what they want out of their own lives.

[@MrCyclist]

Should we be giving her a platform? Not sure. Since she knows so little of her new superstition/religion it will be disgusting to watch.

[@KynaTiona]

Atheism does not "teach", but if it did, it would not teach that we are insignificant. We are _small,_ but significance is subjective, and subjectivity only exists within minds. Without beings like us to find meaning in an otherwise blind and pitiless universe, significance would not exist. We are small and significant.

[@trevorlunn8442]

Ayaan's sui generis *_Christian values_* seem to have rejected the ninth commandment by abjuring false witness testimony. That's playing with fire... both here and in her afterlife.

[@kentjensen5216]

In spite of Ali's attempt to pound the square peg of religion into a round hole, religion is completely bereft of a plausible and believable explanation of our world. We homo sapiens share 98 percent of our DNA with our closet relatives on this planet, chimpanzees and bonobos. The only way this is possible, is if we had a common ancestor. We were not created by a heavily father to be unique upon this planet, we were created by the process of evolution and billions of years of natural process. Religion was created be human beings and our holy books were not composed through the wisdom of heavenly inspiration, but the overactive imaginations of human beings.

[@Aliasjax]

Violence deferred is still violence.

[@tomsenior7405]

I am shocked and stunned (And not a little surprised). I knew Christianity could make good people say and do bad things, but this quickly? Ayaan has gone from Victim to Victimiser faster than a Monk takes to a Nun Hunt.

[@Kohout33]

@@tomsenior7405 If she really wanted revenge on her Muslim abusers, she would try to become a Jew. Of course, that takes effort, while becoming a Christian only takes a quickie announcement and maybe a baptism, and so here we are.

[@misterdeity]

LOL! 😂

[@kiernanwalker3852]

I love a blind assertion that we are a spiritual and consequential being. She is trying to fool herself with theological drivel but I hope she is not fooling anyone else.

[@seraphonica]

10:15 when Ali tries to put words in Hitchens's mouth and O'Connor finishes the quote before she can... that sigh of frustration speaks volumes

[@canwelook]

It increasingly seems as if O'Connor has his own grift going.

[@Number1ZERO69]

WOW! Just WOW!

[@brentadams28]

I’m guessing, in place of Hitch, she’d happily do a book tour with Taunton.

[@wardenwilson6725]

I'm tired of Ayaan Hirsi Ali! Until Mr.D started this series of videos about her new found insanity, I'd never heard her speak. I'd only read about her (and her "why i'm a christian" crap). Either way, she doesn't appear to have found real faith. Just a desire to fit in, and prosper, in a christian dominated society. (America might not always be safe for atheists)

[@WanderingTaoist101]

I have more than enough nonsense starting Monday.

[@misterdeity]

Don't remind me!

[@suicune2001]

I'm wearing black on Monday and boycotting the inauguration.

[@caffeinebuzzchick]

@@suicune2001Why acknowledge it in any way at all? Save your nice black clothes for date night.

[@suelingsusu1339]

@misterdeity "or she is just lying"... yes... that one!!! The wont of all conservants.

[@mrmaat]

It’s really too bad. She was an example of hope for women breaking out of abusive religion and she has relapsed whether for money, comfort or both. Her persona in these interviews is very anxious and cowering. She is clearly not happy or well.

[@CookiesRiot]

I'm instantly reminded of the clip of Penn Jillette expressing that he has converted to Christianity, before very loudly announcing that _of course he's kidding and do you know how much money he could make if he even pretended to convert?!_

[@Andres64B]

Have you ever noticed that she always just sits there and virtually expressionless? The only thing that moves is her mouth.

[@rwscomments4597]

Yeah. Gave me Balok from Star Trek vibes. LOL. So, who's the puppeteer controlling her?

[@aratasman77]

She just shamelessly lies and doesn't get any push back. What a shame.

[@Eric-wj8tn]

7:42 finally I see the frustration with Alex not pushing back. What she says here is absurd and revealing. She's lying.

[@thenerktwins]

He chooses peace over honesty which is frustrating

[@pauligrossinoz]

*"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."* Alex not pushing back against her obvious lies and misrepresentation seems like _platforming her_ to me.

[@andreasplosky8516]

Wow, such an intellectual downfall. She has lost herself in irrational blabbering. What a disgrace. A complete lack of intellectual depth. And what a failure of Alex to let her get away with it. A lack lustre, tasteless interview.

[@user-qy3xu9hg2j]

I find it telling that when asked to imagine spending time with Hitch, her mind immediately thinks about a (presumably paid) university tour..

[@Tambra333]

I’ve got nothing to add, just here to praise the prowess of misterdeity. I Love your presentations! Keep up the great work! 🤩

[@misterdeity]

Much appreciated! ❤

[@benway23]

Thank you for your work.

[@misterdeity]

You're most welcome. 😊

[@jenna2431]

Her switch is a basic business decision. There are more Christian wallets than atheist wallets to buy her new book. I'd write Christian books if it wouldn't absolute turn my stomach and violate my values to do so. It's a multi-billion dollar industry.

[@aratasman77]

She's been flirting with extremism for a while now (SPLC even considers her one) and is basically just another right wing ghoul spewing hate and bigotry for cash.

[@WillaMetts84]

Ayaan jumped out of the fire back into the frying pan.

[@BlessYourHeart254]

She’s been totally red-pilled and has no idea how much harm Christianity has done and still does to women and minorities, as well as men (even though it’s much better for men as western religion always is).

[@sitirokimbo]

What? Feminism has destroyed women lmao.

[@robertjimenez5984]

Just by looking at her, you can see that she is not well. Maybe this is why she is being treated with so much kindness, even when it clear that she has no idea WTF she is talking about. She was sad and lost. Now she is sad, lost and confused. Placebos only works for a short period of time. Let’s give her a few years and see if her condition gets better or worse.

[@Marine_Veteran_Vegan_Gamer]

You gotta lie to grift.

[@Thomas-ni1jn]

And grift to lie❤

[@youarevictoria4981]

Ayaan and Alex tried to make their conversation as hush-hush as possible.

[@skidmo]

11:58 Citation fucking needed, Ayaan!!!!

[@canwelook]

The clear scientific consensus is that the big bang was not a 'something out of nothing' scenario. Christians are outright lying when they claim science says otherwise.

[@sjzara]

There have always been apologetics for Ayaan: she was allying with right-wingers in Europe just for convenience. She joined right-wing groups in the US because the nasty left wouldn’t welcome her. She suffered badly when young, but being a victim doesn’t mean you are a good person.

[@itsROMPERS...]

Humans were definitely created by a massive intelligence. It's called "nature", as described by science. It's brilliant, but it's not a "guy". Everyone believes the same basic things, religions just can't help _personifying_ it. You just know that someday someone will invent "Selectius", God of evolution.

[@markgordon5266]

You're so right regarding personification. I've accused believers of worshiping a literary device, which is literally what they do, but they refuse to admit it.

[@OpenMind4U2C]

Is it just me or does she remind you of a very early version of A.I. programed to say dumb things in a monotone voice

[@beaurex4756]

Relax. This has nothing to do with 'god', or Christianity, or even religious 'belief'; it has everything to do with money. Religion is always about money. Everyone knows that.

[@joegurt2957]

Uhhhh everyone doesn’t know that…. That’s why we have Christians today

[@joelsloane2033]

These make believe folks are "open minded" to their own belief and bias, bo matter how absurd, malignant,depraved and dishonest it may be.

[@stevewilliams3594]

I got a good notion that she may be doing a high dollar tour amongst Christian. Establishments, and it might have a little more to do with cash than it does with mental health.😂

[@richardbruning]

True, they’re always looking for converts to put on Christian stages…

[@dewinthemorning]

Yes, she is lucky that we don't have Christopher Hitchens any more!

[@susanwjoh0re735]

yep, otherwise the religion of 64 billiong g3nders would have been over a long time ago.

[@c.a.t.732]

@@susanwjoh0re735 Which religion is that?

[@Kyeudo]

@@susanwjoh0re735 There are as many genders as society will recognize. This is because gender is about social signaling and social role, not about anything concrete. Past societies have recognized more than two genders at a time without problems.

[@nicosteffen364]

Ayaan was never a real Atheist, she broke up with Islam and looked for something other and realized that she doesnt get Atheism!

[@ChipArgyle]

It would seem that if one has a brain predisposed to belief without evidence, one will fall into a belief that has no evidence and defend doing so with whatever nonsense can be mustered up.

[@pauligrossinoz]

Allowing people to tell lies and also deliberately misrepresent people _without pushback_ on your own channel .... .... _isn't that called platforming?_ 🤔 Here it looks like Alex is platforming Ayan.

[@pauligrossinoz]

*The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.*

[@robsengahay5614]

Comments here are rightly focussed on Ayaan but what about Alex O’Connor. This is the Alex O’Connor that was a committed vegan giving talks articulating why he was vegan and why veganism was the morally correct position based on the facts. Then….no longer vegan though with the caveat that he still has issues with animal agriculture (which isn’t that hard a position really). Don’t be at all surprised if Alex looks to pivot on atheism too. Can you imagine the potential earnings from the well-financed Christian fundamentalist right compared with being an atheist spokesman. He could set himself up for life. I get the feeling that he is laying the groundwork for this change. The lack of pushback in these interviews isn’t a failing, it’s a feature in my view. He is perfectly capable of debating bad ideas and weak arguments. But he is at best quoting what other atheists say or playing a mild ‘devils advocate’. Hmmmmm!

[@richardbruning]

Interesting speculation. He was a very hopeful bright star in post-Hitch atheism promotion. Gear he’s liking the spotlight more than the battle for truth. Sad if so.

[@Jcs57]

Glad I’m not the only one wondering where was the intellectual pushback in some of his interviews. Here I felt he was just asking leading questions so that she could drive her narrative unhindered through the landscape with no intention of stopping the driver to see if they’ve been drinking.

[@winc06]

Ah, the familiar message that all our values come from Jesus, not an endangered Enlightenment. Can a Jordan Petersen-Ayaan Hirsi Ali tag team tour be far behind?

[@HarryNicNicholas]

lately all that goes through my head when it comes to the tripe religists talk is "no one can comprehend the mind of god" and i walk away cos i prefer stuff i can comprehend, or at least, know how it works. even if there were a god, no one has a clue, and pretending they have a clue is just irritating to me, who has wondered all my life.

[@markgordon5266]

@HarryNicNicholas Add to that the idea that eternal life is something desirable, and religion is ultimately a vain pursuit. I believe that those who consider eternal life a reward haven't really thought it through.

[@TheLithp]

No one can comprehend the mind of god, but also, they know everything god wants.

[@GlobeHackers]

Oh, the audience captured pompous prattlers...what a waste of time. There are so many good books to read. ;-)

[@2l84me8]

So she traded one fairytale for another.

[@valivali8104]

Hey! Fairytales are interesting entertainment and great tool to teach, especially children! But seriously, "falsehood" suits better than "fairytale".

[@mongofan1]

Thanks for this series, as distressing as it is.

[@misterdeity]

RIGHT?!!!! Ugh! 😣

[@DextrHavenV]

I feel so disconnected from people who need to be MCs. I'm just bopping around being my insignificant self and enjoying all that freedom of knowing there is no grand plan for me to follow, I'm the one making my objective list no one else. No fretting over did I do the most optimal thing for the next galaxy over or the next city over just am I doing right by me and those I care about.

[@CJSLFindaer]

It's really hard to walk the line between allowing someone to make their own choices and mistakes for their mental wellbeing and standing up to harmful ideas and propaganda. Thanks for continuing to reinforce that you are fine with her making her own choices but not fine with her proclaiming that she knows how atheists think and how they are wrong when she doesn't have the whole picture. I hope one day she realizes that she made a mistake and can either walk this back from a better mental place or move on to a less harmful profession.

[@jonnowds]

Her bullshit is at least as enraging the second time around 🙄🤬🤣

[@librulcunspirisy]

Thanks 👍👍

[@misterdeity]

You're welcome! ❤️

[@MartinRomero]

I'm really enjoying this series. I had no idea who Ayaan was before she "switched" but I was incredibly frustrated when watching the interview. I understand why Alex did it the way he did and I don't think it would have been a good idea to do it any differently, although I'm definitely glad that other people are not letting her off the hook.

[@CharlesPayet]

As Brian and Aron talked about on Aron’s channel last week, while the almost complete lack of pushback by Alex was disappointing, he did get her to say a lot of stupid shit out loud. And that material will be used by others - like the brilliant @misterdeity .

[@misterdeity]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate that you’re sticking with it. ❤

[@shawnsimmons1308]

I attended the American Atheist event in Memphis in 2015 and watched her speak. It's incredibly disappointing to see her fall weak to the desire for profit by going through this obvious grift

[@EatHoneyBeeHappy]

Maybe Ayaan was just nervous talking to Alex for some reason but in that interview does anyone else think she came across very robotic and reciting rehearsed apologist talking points as though she had a gun pointed at her head?

[@misterdeity]

#hostagevideo

[@goldenalt3166]

I find these consequtively incrementing part numbers disturbing.

[@HarryNicNicholas]

i'm doing a series on the numbering of episodes, of course it will be a four part extravaganza consisting of 3.5 chapters per episode, but as they are quite extended it will have to be broken down into 14 one hour specials.

[@misterdeity]

@@goldenalt3166 Let’s just hope that Darth doesn’t find your lack of faith disturbing. 😬

[@Kohout33]

@@goldenalt3166 The Mister has his own numbering system, and it is holy.

[@misterdeity]

@@Kohout33 LOL! 😂 You tell ‘em!!!

[@jameswright...]

She's a Christian now and started lying and misrepresenting and using personal experience 😂 It's almost like being religious and dishonest are linked 😂😂

[@misterdeity]

🤔

[@clemstevenson]

Religious people have to struggle to make sense of religious contradictions. The truth is that biblical claims are no more than claims, and anyone can make claims. Christianity openly threatens people with eternal torment for disobedience, but cannot provide any supporting evidence for it. I am not aware of any valid supporting evidence for an afterlife of any kind. This rules out both heaven, and hell, and thus contradicts the claim that Jesus Christ has saved people.

[@CookiesRiot]

They claim they deserve infinite punishment for finite crimes, but also we are being offered mercy - even though it's actually coercion under a threat for the benefit of the judge - and that all of that is perfect justice. Literally, it cannot make sense. I am dumbfounded when I have a discussion with a Christian about hell being a threat, and they say, "God doesn't send people to hell; people send themselves to hell." According to their mythology, Yahweh made the rules, knew we would break them, made us anyway, literally kills us for breaking them, then gives us a way out on the condition that we worship him forever. In reality, that's called a threat. In Christianity, that's called perfect love.

[@clemstevenson]

@@CookiesRiot It's a form of protection racket. God won't beat you up, if you lick his boots. The truth is that humans just die, thus there is nothing to gain by worshipping an invisible god. Christians need to be aware of the fact that the human persona cannot survive brain death. People can be turned into vegetables by strokes.

[@darrendelaney8161]

"complex"? if any word is used to describe this woman it would be "simple", not "complex"

[@holgerlubotzki3469]

Ayaan is lying her butt off. To herself, mostly.

[@pepperjack8440]

Sometimes we all need an indica handy.

[@brandongibbons4395]

I really hope you get to talk to her face to face. She needs to hear this, and stop lying about atheists, especially the ones she knew and knows.

[@rickskeptical]

Love the 15 part series BTW. Holy "bleep bleep". How could someone try so hard to justify so little. "I suffered childhood trauma, therefore God is real". Much more concise.

[@johndemeritt3460]

Hume . . . is this the "David Hume [who] could out consume Shopenhauer and Hagel"? Oh, and I couldn't help noticing your hashtag "heartless". That was a pretty good song off of Heart's second (? third?) album. Saw 'em perform it live in Las Vegas before the album was released!

[@DoctorOnkelap]

She is just looking for the group with the biggest stick to beat islam with. Which is fair, but rather simplistic. There is no deep thought nor analysis.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

She'll also be squashed by that same stick... and causes a lot of harm by promoting it in the Interim to people getting not that dissimilar treatment to what turned herself anti islamic in the first place.

[@Devious_Dave]

Yes, Islam bad, Christianity good. But there's no real distinction expressed - it's just a matter of allegiance.

[@rwscomments4597]

Either way, Jehovah can't lose. 😉

[@Devious_Dave]

@@rwscomments4597 "Either way, Jehovah can't lose" - well, it's inevitable that at least 2/3 major versions of Jehovah are rejected... but it raises the question of what differences she observes between the 'false' & 'real' Jehovahs of her past & present religions.

[@lawrencedoiron8898]

Love the content this was a great video. I can’t believe how she misrepresented hitch and Christianity.

[@fartingduck5316]

I do recall Hitch saying, people would claim he had a death bed conversion......and not to believe it. This is close enough to a "Bingo" imho

[@nicosteffen364]

Indica handy? Bro, just as you said that i was done with my Critical for today!

[@squarehead6c1]

I think Ayaan is going to revert back to atheism once she realizes that Christianity is not much different from Islam.

[@BubbaF0wpend]

Ouch 🩹 No lyin' Brian 🎯

[@jimschmitz4848]

Oh (quack), I'm one comment behind. Not often do we behold the righteous wrath of Mr. D. It's a wonder to behold. (Hope the jacuzzi helped)

[@CRWenger]

Ayann the homophobe? Maybe, it's too bad Alex didn't circle back around to flesh that bit out about college campuses.

[@basic6154]

GO against students,like trump she prefers the uneducated (not stupid,illinformed)

[@RealTrentertainment]

Good call on Ayaan misrepresenting Hitch and great clip for reference. I hadn’t noticed the first time I heard the podcast. This is disappointing behavior.

[@j.graham8068]

So let me guess. She never really stopped believing, she was just done with Islam and lashing out. Now that she's got that out of her system she's ready to go back to believing. Fine, great, she can do whatever makes her happy. What I find infuriating is the way she assumes all atheists had the same experiences (or even similar ones) she had with challenging belief. Because she was wrong about it, we all must be too, and aren't we all lucky she is here to show us the errors in our thinking. I didn't realize how arrogant she is before this. Perhaps in a few years, she will see that she's been cherry-picking pretty heavily, adopt some Christian humility, and present a more reasonable interview. I'm not holding my breath, nor am I interested. She has shown she isn't really a thinker outside of her personal situation. And what's up with Alex? Why is he doing an interview like this?

[@nati0598]

Alex has lately been doing interviews like this, I don't really watch them to be honest, I'm just saying it's been that way for some time.

[@c.k.8412]

Lucky day for me, Hitch and Mr. Diety. Too bad Ayaan the Gaslighter was there to harsh on my mellow. She seems so needy, desperate to find somewhere to belong. And what is it about this need to swoop in to save the kids in the university from the boogie man lurking on those campuses, a theme as old as the concept of the university itself. A long time favorite of the reactionary right and left I might add.

[@rashidaquil5284]

Good analysis

[@misterdeity]

Thanks!

[@kariannecrysler640]

6:19 💯 6:40