The Atheist Experience 24.30 with Matt Dillahunty & Hemant Mehta

[@TheAtheistExperience]

00:00 Intro 06:00 Keith-NE | Has Evidence of the Supernatural 11:44 Steve-OH | My Prediction is Coming True! (Spoiler Alert: No.) 13:28 Nicolas-NY | What If We’re able to Scientifically Test the Supernatural? 28:47 Craig-TX | Do People Have the Right to Be Stupid? 37:50 Julian-(CA) | How Can Atheists Have Morality without God? 46:13 Eryn-TX | The Value of Personal Religious Experiences 55:22 Jelmar-(NL) | Questions About the Law of Excluded Middle 1:01:28 Lloyd-WA | Supernatural Experience Made Me Believe in God 1:22:29 James-ME | EXPOSING Matt Dillahunty’s Flawed Logic

[@colorfulrain100]

Well, behind close doors everyone on this show engages in sodomy with Freemasons. everyone on this show worships Freemason ass and literally eats poop off Freemason “hotdogs” if you ketch my drift.

[@unknownsoldierx637]

@@colorfulrain100 Aaaaww... You mad bruh?

[@unknownsoldierx637]

@@colorfulrain100 Do you need a hug?

[@colorfulrain100]

UnKnown SoldierX what? No, why you assume that? I’m atheist to, idk why your being a dick. Your really giving the atheist community a very condescending tone

[@grook1609]

25 Dads hes not giving the “atheist community” a bad name... if anything he is giving himself a bad name, but hes also not doing that, so why dont you just accept that it was a bad attempt at being funny and move on

[@l3xmal265]

Matt and hemant...I clicked faster than a pastor collecting that 10%

[@coletrickle1775]

That's fast!

[@AmberAmber]

My head's spinning with that speed!!! FR I did too!!! Matt & Hemant are AWESOME!!!

[@SapienSafari]

😆

[@frogstamper]

@L3X.Mal Great comment Mal, that did make me laugh.

[@JonaChristoe]

⁰00000000

[@deedunn1989]

Friendly Atheist is very intelligent and well spoken. He compliments Matt on the show very well without trying to be another Matt. I hope to see him on future episodes

[@christopherbiomass7155]

Second!

[@nicolesands2752]

Agreed. Followed his blog for years and never knew he'd grown up a Jain.

[@andybeans5790]

I find it funny that he's actually friendlier when off-script, in his own videos his delivery rate is pretty intense so it's good to see him sit back and smile.

[@artje123]

Hemant is awesome!

[@unknownx7252]

@@nicolesands2752 the arguments he presents against the bible made me think he use to be a Christian.

[@gou0630]

Christian: I have proof! Matt: what is your evidence. Christian: rants for 30 minutes. Matt: that's not evidence! Christian: *surprised pikachu face

[@story1951]

@Magical Chemical Daddy You keep saying that, but there is one problem you refuse to address. What created the creator? Because if if everything requires a creator then so does the creator.

[@lionheart8503]

@Magical Chemical Daddy: Ah, the "Look at the treeeeees" argument! : )

[@thebodykeepsthescore2828]

@@story1951 His God is a creature who also requires a creator. But he don't want to answer that🤔

[@TheRealCatof]

@Ernst Stavro Blofeld Ummm, literally nobody ever claimed "nothing" "created" anything.

[@TheRealCatof]

@Ernst Stavro Blofeld That's a whole lot of claims with literally zero evidence to back them. Also, some random quote is your best bet? You do understand that everyone is subject to peer review, even Hawking right?

[@Tyranastrasza]

Lloyd is the kind of guy that would thank god if a surgery is successfull but blame the surgeons if something goes wrong. I can't stand these kind of people.

[@ricabel321]

@Ernst Stavro Blofeld God allows the surgeon to leave a tool inside = blame god?

[@TheRealCatof]

@Ernst Stavro Blofeld Why would god allow him to leave the tool though?

[@lrose5522]

@Ernst Stavro Blofeld If both are to blame for the surgery being successful why wouldn't both also be to blame for something going wrong?

[@PumpdaBrakes-ub8kp]

@@ronmatossian9805 "mysterious ways" love it. 😁😁😁😁😁

[@jamesyoung1022]

If god made the surgery successful, why did god need the surgeon to show up for surgery at all? Surgeons should stay home and not interfere while god is performing surgery.

[@glenhill9884]

Nicholas: My belief is based on faith. I'm not saying it makes sense. THEN WHY ACCEPT IT?

[@1voluntaryist]

Exactly! Have you no respect for reason, logic, reality?

[@pdpgb]

Faith :D

[@stylis666]

Because wishful thinking and arguments from ignorance, like always. But consider the alternative: Reality. You can't really blame people for not wanting to accept reality and having the courage to deal with it. Hm... On second thought, you actually can.

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

@Magical Chemical Daddy Atheism is a lack of faith.

[@MarlboroughBlenheim1]

This is the type of irrationality that is at the heart of religion. Not caring what is true.

[@rpg896]

Friendly Atheist’s videos are great. Nice to see him here.

[@siim605]

He deserves more popularity for sure!

[@XGen_23]

Agreed. I watch his channel too.

[@cristianomike6992]

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@theturtle9724]

@@cristianomike6992 found the mad theist

[@crystalheart9]

I'll have to check him out, thanks.

[@1voluntaryist]

Lloyd: "I found reading the Bible like reading calculus." If I found that, I would be a true believer. I find calculus consistent, logical. Not so, the Bible.

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

Calculus can be useful unlike the bible

[@JM-mh1pp]

@@loki6626 It can also be used in melee and is quite an effective shield assuming you bought a nice edition.

[@scienceexplains302]

Don Duncan Based on Lloyd’s other statements, I think he meant it was too complicated to understand.

[@impala359]

I predicted that Lloyd would say start reading the Bible in the book of John. 🤪

[@markburch6253]

@I AM BOB'S TRIGGERED GLASS JAW MIND the ink is toxic.

[@JayMaverick]

Every caller who's been told to call in by god: *incoherent rambles and emotional stories, possibly including traumatic events* Either god is the biggest troll ever, or these people seriously need therapy.

[@phxcppdvlazi]

@@godslion2878 that's disgusting.

[@fcalin21]

I will go with therapy.

[@SuLorito]

Hemant Mehta changed my life. AtheistTV programs on my "smart tv" taught me that we're all different and it's okay to talk about what we believe, or were taught.

[@scienceexplains302]

“If you want to hear god, you need to start being like god.” So... commit genocide and demand awful things from people? Set up a universe where billions of people will be tortured eternally? No, thanks.

[@waxberry4]

It's funny that Christianity invented the idea that suicide is an unforgivable sin while their God came down to complete a suicidal mission to save them.

[@willytingles]

@R Wm I did this with most of my Sims games...does that count?

[@christopherbiomass7155]

Haha! That's exactly what I was thinking when he said it.

[@scienceexplains302]

willytingles No, your Sims characters don’t feel pain

[@anansihades7613]

but the women will love you and be all over you if you do act like the ot God

[@Nivola1953]

to all those “freedom lovers” that think the government order to wear a mask is an infringement of their rights I propose this: speed limits are an infringement on my liberty therefore I claim the right to drive in front of the school where your children are going at 70 mph and I don’t want to stop at any sign or traffic light either, because who are you to tell me how to drive MY car.

[@zecuse]

And the best part about that is that speed limits quickly became about not startling horses pulling carriages.

[@MisterMcKinney]

Jim Merrilees, and none of those laws or infringements have anything to do with power grabbing or to do evil upon its citizens, because the government is a plurality of everyday people, unlike the Big Brother point of view as how every republican views government.

[@arthurmorgan3260]

Wow I have to wear pants in public, the government is taking my rights away! And now they’re making us wear masks! Darn commies!

[@jdsartre9520]

@Sun Flower so you believe that a person who wears a mask is protecting himself from the virus?

[@AliceSpeltRight]

I really enjoyed this one, glad hemant was on

[@doneestoner9945]

I love Hemant

[@NotAPacifist825]

is he related to zubin?

[@vtvita]

This was a great show, in spite of the morons calling in.

[@larjkok1184]

Nicolas “weak arguments that some of the other Christians bring to the table....” Like everyone before him that uttered the same line, you just know he’s about to add himself to that list.

[@MehYam2112]

He claims to be a scientist, but damn - such lack of rigor in his thoughts

[@tims8603]

@@MehYam2112 Some people can compartmentalize their brain. They are logical about most things until it comes to religion.

[@nathanrider8889]

Unavoidably. There are only bad to ridiculous reasons to believe this obviously made up fantasy.

[@Ajinzem]

Yeah. Every time someone opens with that you know exactly what will follow.

[@BlursedSYNthesis]

Personally, i dont think they were very fair to him. I dont think he was even really trying to have an argument with them, just an open discussion about beliefs and philosophy, and constantly cutting him off, to win an argument he isn't even making, really doesn't sit well with me. Then when matt seems to realize nicholas really isn't trying to argue back, he accuses him of wasting his time. I had thought this show was supposed to be about opening dialogs between theists and atheists, not just about farming bad arguments to refute for entertainment. If thats the kind show they want, then maybe they need a different brand, because i would rather not have people see this and assume the sum total of my experience of being an atheist is arguing with people. dont get me wrong, i have seen some pretty entertaining arguments on this show, and thoroughly enjoyed them, but it feels like there used to be more to the show than just that.

[@tannisarmaroah6919]

Lloyd is how religion can absolutely break a person.

[@jckensway2956]

Poor Lloyd. If I was hung up about porn (or anything for that matter) I could easily delude myself into thinking that a Jesus had come along and changed everything. Its just a delusion.

[@harryhagman6063]

IT BREAK ME

[@phxcppdvlazi]

@@godslion2878 hush, fool.

[@mykhalable9433]

Caller #1: If a ghost writes your name on your back in scratches it would prove the existence of the supernatural. Sounds legit to me lol

[@charliedsurf1267]

Yup. Rock solid.

[@keepdancingmaria]

Lloyd just wants to give his testimony.... Hey Lloyd, call into a theist show for that.

[@pollypockets508]

I don't understand why he had trouble reading the Bible or why he thinks porn is his wife. I'm very confused.

[@pollypockets508]

Also, there is absolutely nothing wrong with anger. It's an emotion.

[@lrose5522]

@@pollypockets508 I have no idea what was going on with him but tbh I just feel bad for whoever his wife is

[@ucheogwude2516]

@@pollypockets508 Well, to be fair, porn was his 2nd wife. Or was his wife his second wife? Wait...

[@funkmonk5921]

I think he was a troll.

[@ahz4877]

These guys are great and they have a great sense of humor. Hemant is such a Hemant all the time; that was gold! Love the show!

[@artje123]

Hemant is such a Hemant 🤣😊 i think even understand that

[@mellowyellow5427]

Bro: bashes other callers for displaying weak arguments for god. Also Bro: my belief is based on faith. I'm not saying it makes any sense. Bravo.

[@bridgetcooney5085]

He's more honest than most calls. I'll give him that. It's a low bar.

[@digbycrankshaft7572]

​@@bridgetcooney5085the bar is on the floor.

[@nathanmckenzie904]

Honestly I like the idea that you can have a bunch of different guest's

[@robertcarey8294]

Lloyd was an atheist and went to see his Pastor ?.

[@alanglasgowbassist]

Yeah-that’s what I thought. Also had a bible in his house......

[@ApocryphalDude]

Maybe his pastor was a high-ranking atheist too?

[@anatoliykodebsky7488]

John McKay you know...you don’t have to watch this? Lol 😂

[@Feroal2]

Hahahahah

[@TheRealCatof]

@Ernst Stavro Blofeld Saying "IMO" doesn't excuse you from having to back your claims.

[@isaacg3327]

“How much does your god hate you that he’d make you look so stupid?” Oh shit, I laughed so hard.

[@MegaeffinGarchomp17]

I'm a simple man. I See Hemant Mehta video. I click

[@thebodykeepsthescore2828]

We all do the same thing, we see somebody , or a show we are interested in, and click to watch it. We just dont feel the need to tell everybody on KZbin. You're not exclusive.

[@psychicandice]

Leeroy Brown oh Leeroy you’re no fun

[@thebodykeepsthescore2828]

@@psychicandice Just annoys me now. Its drained the fun from me.

[@MegaeffinGarchomp17]

@@thebodykeepsthescore2828 good to know im not alone.

[@captainzappbrannagan]

"you realize there is an internet, you can't actually delete porn...." - Matt D I have found my best show quote so far :)

[@gatfatf]

THE SCRIPTURES HAVE BEEN SPOKEN, PRAISE BE TO matt.

[@mohammedfarrukh3902]

Hemant said the answer was "Better porn" Lmao!! Both had great quotes lol

[@anonymouswhiterabbit]

Not that Matt has never been angry or irritated, of course, everyone has. But I feel that often his deep passion is mistaken for deep anger. When he was telling Lloyd that he should free himself, I felt that. Thanks for the video, guys. I’ve been binging on these during my awakening from the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Very helpful.

[@johnjacobs3253]

Nicolas, "We're going down a bit of a wormhole here." No Nick, we're getting to the point.

[@hayleycomet8029]

Thank you Matt, for standing up for us trans people. It means a lot

[@JacobHayden911]

Greatly appreciate you guys cutting out the technical errors and difficulties!

[@VernGraner]

WHAT technical difficulties...?? 🤔 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 👍😁

[@TheAtheistExperience]

We aim to please ;)

[@mr.mcbeavy1443]

@@VernGraner Lot of dead air, lost Matt for a time due to weather in texas.

[@JacobHayden911]

@@TheAtheistExperience It's nice, too, cause y'all are always quiet and on the sidelines running the show, and the moment there's a problem, y'all come in hot like a crew at a pitstop! 10/10 crew! Y'all are underrated.

[@TheSurviver72]

@@VernGraner I saw it live. Much respect to you and the rest of the crew. 👍💙

[@JayMaverick]

Poor Lloyd. He needs quality therapy. Hemant said it so right - replaced one addiction with another.

[@D-me-dream-smp]

America is the ONLY country to politicise wearing a mask. It is about being responsible and looking after your fellow human.

[@Vivi2372]

Sadly it's not just America. But America is the country that seems intent on making the biggest fuss about it. Anti mask wearing nuts are much smaller in number in my country (though I worry if we mandate masks they're going to get worse).

[@AC-gb7do]

It’s funny, seeing as how I’m a severe asthmatic, I have zero problem wearing a mask. Don’t these folks have any actual more pressing concerns to worry about?

[@Nexils]

O hi! The friendly atheist is here :D I'm busy reading Genesis along with him so it's awesome to see him on the show!

[@aprilknight9240]

I’m really tired of these callers believing they have some right to dictate how people should live, specifically focusing on gay and trans people.

[@andybeans5790]

@@rs72098 what opinion does "science" have on gay marriage? What doesn't "make sense" about gay marriage?

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

Even if they dictate that we should accept every gender equally?

[@thebodykeepsthescore2828]

@Magical Chemical Daddy Atheists believe in a God? And you are calling others dumb?😂😂😂😂😂 So sad that you have to troll atheist platforms, jus because your insecure and fragile beliefs, have you scared shitless and doubting😂😂😂😂

[@SapienSafari]

I remember Keith. He was talking about being in a field and finding scratch marks.

[@jtveg]

Yes, I remember it too. Matt misunderstood what Keith was trying to say. Keith was presenting a hypothetical scenario which (if it had occurred) he thought would justify it being called a supernatural event. It wouldn't but Matt never got to explain that to him. It's a pity because they just made him feel silly for the wrong reason. Instead of saying he had "evidence", all he had to say was that this "would" be evidence of the supernatural if it happened etc...

[@nicolab2075]

@@jtveg It was a memorable one. I loved the way Matt dealt with it, coming up with the five possible explanations.

[@abqchris2]

What a legendary collaboration. I hope to see more of this in the future.

[@TheRealCatof]

Another godless day, as always.

[@TheSurviver72]

Maybe next week, huh?

[@johnorvis5624]

Anti-intellectualism seem to go hand-in-hand with religion. a lot of people who believe in religion seem to be bad at geography math history science perhaps out of willful ignorance because facts are in direct contrast to their belief.

[@dalinkwent202]

Put another way: The more educated people get, the more they see the more common interpretations of religious ideas make no sense at all. One of the biggest things science has on religion, is the willingness among most scientists to admit when their theory is wrong and try a new direction. I can understand someone who walks around believing in God because they want to. I cannot understand people who keep trying to twist facts and reality to fit a belief that clearly isn't based on either concept.

[@BlursedSYNthesis]

I agree in general, but atheists are not immune to scientific ignorance either. For example, 55:22, matts coin argument, while it works on a classical scale, is not true for reality on the quantum scale. What he is arguing for, in quantum terms would be called "hidden variables" and they were proven not to exist* by a group of experiments known as the bell inequalities. There is a middle ground between existence and non-existence, its called superposition. *Technically they only disproved "local" hidden variables, so their could still be non-local ones, but most quantum interpretations abandoned the need for hidden variables all together. yet matt has decided that logic dictates that things must either be in one state or another, therefore it must be true. The universe doesnt give a single solitary fuck about our logical systems, and his argument here is no more factual than the kalam cosmological argument. Pure Logic doesnt make something true, evidence does.

[@kdemetter]

It's weird to say this, but I'm kind of happy that you are doing the show this way, because you've had on some very awesome co-hosts recently ( of course, the regular co-hosts are also awesome).

[@russellmillar7132]

Until we have evidence...all we have is a story.

[@state924]

Like the hobbit

[@jcjc4314]

LLoyd : "I will get go right to the point... so... one time in bandcamp..."

[@HTYM]

Lloyd : ...because Zelda.

[@luisg.lazzarisdoamaral3016]

The people that argue about morality is what confuses me the most. They always sound like psychos. Caller: "If you don't believe in god why don't you commit genocide?" Atheist: "If you didn't believe in god would you have any reason to do that?" Caller: "Well, god won't punish me, what else would hold me accountable?" ALWAYS some insane shit along those lines

[@nicolesands2752]

Really frightening are the ones who agree that if they didn't believe in a god that they WOULD go around killing people. What kind of effed up minds must they have?

[@luisg.lazzarisdoamaral3016]

@@nicolesands2752 Best you can do at that point is immediately stop the discussion and tell them "Well you know what maybe god exists. Keep believing that for the rest of your life hopefully"

[@BigHeretic]

@@luisg.lazzarisdoamaral3016 Except it's not really what they believe... it's just an argument that they find convincing and haven't really thought it through. If they do say yes, they would rape and murder if there was no god - they're only answering in accordance with the premise, not what they would actually do. Ricky Gervais put it best when he said that he _does_ do all the raping and murdering that he wants to - which is none.

[@anserbauer309]

Loving Lloyd.......... "I was cheating on my wife; I didn't know I was, but right then, the Spirit of Truth came inside of me...." (1:09:21) 'Cos it ain't cheatin' if he don't finish inside you. I've heard THAT excuse before.

[@thisveryguy]

funniest comment on here. =D

[@Tyranastrasza]

@diane frady I heard it the opposite way. If a woman had difficulty conceiving, she should stay upside down right after the act to increase the chances.

[@UngoogleableMan]

If the spirit of truth is going to cum in to you, make sure he wears a condom.

[@XGen_23]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@anserbauer309]

@@godslion2878 Maybe for you...... but when I'm getting to know someone, I like to start with dinner and drinks, or maybe a walk on the beach.

[@Alun49]

Thanks Matt for your rant on the use of the name "Karen" as a description for certain women. I wish people would stop this, because, as you say, it has consequences for real people. I don't happen to know anyone with the name, so I do not have an axe to grind, but I know what labelling does and how it can end up really hurting innocent people.

[@heavymeddle28]

I must be a ghost. I'm partly responsible for my wife's stretchmarks

[@kinglyzard]

Oooooo oooooo The Ghost and Mrs. Muir...

[@LadyPisces96]

Very nice to see Friendly Atheist at the Atheist Experience! Matt and Hemant, great duo.

[@jazzhuman]

Another marvellous line from Matt; “You should live, and you should live free. You should unshackle your mind from religions that are not true; from beliefs that are false and damaging; from beliefs that have been used to enslave and manipulate people. You should FREE yourself.”

[@KillBill846]

1:09:15 "I cheated on my wife but i didnt know i was cheating , the spirit of the truth came inside of me" .... you cheated with the spirit of truth ??

[@Mr.BadExampleMT]

If you've seen the Spirit of Truth's OnlyFans, you'd know why...

[@phoogoo]

Should've asked the spirit of the truth to pull out.

[@mrholst1980]

I remember Keith's call. Sheesh! He still doesn't get it.

[@reneoswaldogonzalezpizarro7116]

Same here... Is sad to see he thinks he nailed this time...

[@smaakjeks]

Aw, Keith just wants to present to Matt his idea of what evidence *should* convince him the supernatural is real. You know, potentially falsifying evidence. But, of course, that hypothetical would not necessarily do it. He's so excited that I feel for the guy :-)

[@smaakjeks]

@Jim Merrilees That's pretty much what I already wrote there, Jim.

[@jtveg]

@@smaakjeks Matt didn't remember the previous call and so misunderstood this entire interaction. Keith wasn't providing "evidence" but merely a hypothetical (which if it had occurred) would count as a supernatural event. Of course it wouldn't because as Matt often says: You can't form a link from the even to ta supernatural cause until you first prove the supernatural is real and it can then be included as a candidate explanation. Unfortunately Matt missed this and Keith was made to feel silly for the wrong reason.

[@smaakjeks]

@@jtveg Yeah, potentially falsifying evidence. That's what I said. Do you and Jim know each other?

[@MartinIsRunning]

Had to delete my original comment because some trolls got too attached and the notifications got annoying. Trans rights are human rights. Thank you for being allies, Matt and Hehmet!

[@rockysandman5489]

Hemant on the show. I didn't know I needed this in my life so much.

[@JayMaverick]

I often go up to strangers and start off with "I know you must be thinking I represent the Satanic temple, but that's totally not the case." because I'm totally a normal person not about to say something really weird.

[@state924]

Should’ve said, “I’m not who you think I am, in my head, where I create your thoughts about me!” 🤔

[@AkoSiFrance]

Before completely leaving Christianity, I became a christian universalist too. After a while, I realized that even that happy fairytale belief is just truly more or as laughable and rediculous as my previous conventional christian belief.

[@kimsland999]

Wonderful news France. I sometimes place modern theists with people who didn't know where lightning came from, so then said THEREFORE Zeus LOL. Similarly we still find twits today who understand we presently don't have the facts on how life started saying THEREFORE their particular God! Once life abiogenesis is all worked out, it will be: Where did the universe come from, I don't know THEREFORE my particular God. It'll go on and on until these lazy minded twits wake up, as you bravely did.

[@AkoSiFrance]

@Magical Chemical Daddy Atheism is not a religion like baldness is not a hair cut/hairstyle.

[@kimsland999]

@@godslion2878 Except we know faith is an unreliable method to believe anything is true! If anything the Muslims have more faith than anyone, they live, eat, dress, shave, celebrate, and die by their religion. I mean Muslims DO know their Qur'an as they recite it 5 times a day word for word. So... are they right then? No? So now you understand faith is an unreliable method.

[@kimsland999]

@@godslion2878 Do you think gullibility is a good thing? Believing in something merely because some other man or men told you its true? We believe in things when the evidence is presented first. Until then we withhold our belief, unless you want me to believe because you said so? Is that what YOU did? Since around the 13th century from the Age Of Reason, we began questioning if witches are real, if Gods really do make bad things happen, or if people have an evil thingy running around inside of them, that merely chanting the evil out then the person will immediately be better! I am certain that all theists (in general) are living in irrational fears and misguided love. No 'God' ever about on sunny days at the beach with the kids playing. No no, he prefers lonely dark nights of iron gates where a grave is usually lurking somewhere! This is not a joyful happy loving claimed God. But even if it were (and the Jesus God is NOT) Then we'd need the evidence that meets the claim BEFORE believing, as that's normal.

[@JoyceAnn62]

Why want believers look at the starving children that die everyday and killed and raped and God doesn't do anything .

[@davidroberts1689]

The religious crisis of God and the existence of Evil If God is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving why does evil still exist? If Evil exists and God wants to destroy it, then God is not all-powerful If Evil exists and God wants it to exist, then God is not all-loving.

[@codyzed331]

They make excuses for it (God works in mysterious ways, it is humans that allow children to be raped and starve, not god, etc...). In any case, "evil exists" is not an argument against god's existence, and I never bring it up in the rare occasions that I talk about whether god exists with people.

[@kdemetter]

"How do you people believe in morality without believing in god" We have to be close to about a 1000 times that Matt has answered that question. You should find a suitable celebration animation, etc... to play when we hit that number. Or did we have that years ago and I missed it ? :-)

[@Britishhick]

It disturbs me how difficult it is for the religionists to comprehend morality without a daddy holding a stick over their ass. My morality is based around causing the least harm and promoting the most well-being (very similar to how most of the hosts describe it, particularly Matt) and it galls me that they pretend they can't understand how that works. "But why is murder wrong without God?!" Do you have empathy? Are you a herd animal that benefits from a stable, healthy society? Does it improve YOUR life to not live in chaos? This shit is easy. But it does scare me that there's apparently people who would be murderous psychopaths without a God, because your brain is broke as hell if you can't figure this out.

[@cmasterson]

This is epic guys. Two of my favorite people lol

[@MJDroz75]

Hemant Mehta on the atheist experience? Yes please! I donated 20 even before I saw the episode. Keep it up guys!

[@RaptorJesus.]

porn not enough proof of god for you? right, time to bring out the big guns, "you ever play Zelda?" XD

[@chikkipop]

Scripture is broadly defined as the sacred writings of a religion. What I don't get is why anyone would spend any time trying to *interpret* it. Why would anyone think writings from people long ago are anything more than a historical matter? Being a lifelong atheist has been easy, because it's really little more than recognizing the *initial improbability* of all religions. It's not complicated.

[@hemantkulkarni5647]

My name is hemant too.

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

....and it came to pass, that two people named Hemant entered the market, and these were good men...and they both lusted after Abraham's sister, who was also his wife...then Lot...

[@stylis666]

@@NeverTalkToCops1 LMAO XD

[@Mariomario-gt4oy]

Humant I see you in that call center

[@hemantkulkarni5647]

@@Mariomario-gt4oy and I play u as a game

[@mikkelfraskui]

I know I've listened to this show too much when I actually remember the story about the scratches. Good grief.

[@ewaszorek3591]

Hahahaaa funny...

[@serahaluko8420]

me too i also remember the story about the scratches

[@brucebaker810]

You recalled the story. I remembered him by about the third syllable. I yelled ."it's the truck driver!" VERY distinctive(ly odd) style. I meant his speech pattern. But yeah, yelling about AXP callers? Perhaps also idiosyncratic.

[@shannonmc7090]

I have really enjoyed these guest hosts! Hemant is awesome. I follow his articles but never heard him speak before. He’s great!

[@state924]

Try the friendly atheist podcast! You’ll love it!

[@WillaHerrera]

My GOD... IT'S UTTERLY AMAZING that Keith thinks just because he thinks up a situation that only a ghost could do it must be proof 😆 😆

[@BlursedSYNthesis]

I dont think he was actually making that argument though, i think what he was trying to ask is "what level of evidence, if any, would you need to accept the existence of a supernatural phenomenon," which is a fair question imo. I just think he was really, really bad at asking that, and they were interrupting him to much for him to be able to rephrase it.

[@nicolab2075]

@@BlursedSYNthesis He did a much better job in his previous call, one of my favourites ever. Matt was on fire for it. Search for Keith on Atheist Experience 😊👍

[@jonnie106]

Keith: "Matt, would you believe in ghosts if you saw one?" Keith, would you believe in ended phone calls if Matt hung up on you?

[@youweechube]

So that's a "yes"?

[@BigHeretic]

Keith doesn't know what hypothetical question are for, a bit like Molyneux and his syllogisms.

[@Rationality876]

Two of my favourite atheists in one place.. Only Aron Ra is missing... Keep up the good work guys

[@state924]

I wish Jessica had joined!

[@Pleasegoaway2024]

Holy crap l3x that is too damn funny. I could not stop laughing when I read that first comment from you I never even looked down below it. LOL LOL LOL

[@jennifer97363]

The first call was nothing short of a train wreck. What a waste of time.

[@ofridagan]

I went back to listen to his previous call... didn't help

[@inertiaforce7846]

You guys trying to say I didn't rise from the dead?

[@vtvita]

It certainly was. Here's what i wrote, live, in real time, during the show: "MOVE ON," NEXT CALLER." The moderators censured me. I wish the hosts were more discriminating sometimes.

[@lukusblack6442]

They get through a conversation where they're saying that, generally speaking, people aren't stupid. Then Lloyd calls...

[@smaakjeks]

Every caller ever: Hey, guys. Let me tell you about my evidence for God. Ready?? Alright, so, the year was 1968, and---

[@pegyhill9333]

Lol the only “proof” Christians can give are personal stories and the Bible. Whenever I argue with a Christian I tell them ahead of time I’m not interested in either or those things

[@smaakjeks]

@@pegyhill9333 Yeah, but even so, they never get to the point. The personal story is always incredibly long.

[@pegyhill9333]

Smaakjeks K yeah they always lose my attention about 5 minutes into it

[@coletrickle1775]

I always tell them they need to demonstrate their claims, then I give them an example by demonstrating gravity, and ask why they can't do that for their sky daddy. They then dodge duck dive dip, and dodge, and I keep repeating myself about demonstrating their sky daddy until they give up and shut up.

[@coletrickle1775]

@@pegyhill9333 It's hard to get to the point when there isn't a point to get to.

[@shelbyvillerules9962]

They should’ve asked Keith how he’d discounted a magic trick in this hypothetical scenario. Darren Brown pulls “supernatural” style illusions like that all the time.

[@psicologamarcelacollado5863]

OMG, I just found this episode with Hemant and Matt and was so thrilled! I love Hemant, although it doesn't mean I agree with everything he says. Same goes for Matt. But Hemant is gentle and I wish he had had more air time, because the way he tackles arguments is much different from Matt's and the contrast would have been refreshing. I hope Hemant is invited back soon!

[@GrimbleBrad]

Matt was fucking epic in this video, as usual. Always a pleasure.

[@adam2aces]

Julian: why is it wrong to kill your neighbor? God has people killing their neighbors all the time. Read deuteronomy start at chapter 20.

[@LogicAndReason2025]

If you think it's rough to be named Karen or Chad, imagine being named Moon Unit. . I don't think Adolph will ever be popular again.

[@TheSurviver72]

Ah, Moon Unit. You must be a fan of Frank Zappa. Respect.

[@derkaiser1306]

to be fair, moon unit is probably better than than dweezil...?

[@keepdancingmaria]

@@TheSurviver72 I've never been a fan of Frank Zappa, especially after he named his daughter Moon Unit. Like Zappa isn't hard enough to deal with? You gonna put Moon Unit on her, too? Edit for clarification... This was in 1967, when the most popular baby names were Lisa and Michael. Unusual names were not the thing then that they are now, and oddly named kids really were picked on. But daddy was rich and famous, so she was probably more protected from this than the kids I knew. And maybe that's the price children had to pay in order to free us from the Name Gestapo, so there is that... Thanks Frank. Still not a fan.

[@TheSurviver72]

@@keepdancingmaria Okay, you're entitled to your opinion, but I'm not one to judge somebody by a name. She doesn't seem to care about it, either. And, she's a cool person, good singer, too. "You are what you is." 😎

[@keepdancingmaria]

@@TheSurviver72 Did I say anything, AT ALL, derogatory about her???? You said that knowing her name means that person is a fan of Frank. I know her name, I'm not a fan of Frank.

[@kevinsturges6957]

It's mentally disturbed caller Sunday. 😃 I just had a thought: I am thankful for all of us that the laws of Nature have protected us from any contact with Holy Deities.

[@johnsperry9494]

On the subject of morality: I learned morality from my father, who was a doctor with a great amount of scientific knowledge and understanding, and he was always an Atheist, and he was the most moral man I have ever known. He believed in “Property-based” morality. To define property: Your Property is your life and all non-procreative derivatives of your life (this precludes your children as your property). Your property includes your life, your mind, your body, your thoughts (intellectual property), your energy, your labor, your possessions, etc. The only wrong (sin?, crime?) is coercion, which he defined as any transgression or violation or attack on anyone’s property. What is the motivation to being moral? If you violate someone’s property, you have sanctioned, or given your approval of coercion, which gives others the permission to violate you in return. The deterrent to immoral behaviour is the consequences of your behaviour. You are the sovereign ruler of your Life and Property, and you have the right to defend your sovereignty by any means. In a society where everyone understands this, violation of property will be rare.

[@Bazzo61]

Wow. Matt was on form this week. Not taking any crap from anyone :-) Loved it and Hemant - really warmed to you as the show went on. Would be really happy to have Hemant as a guest again. Great contribution.

[@markburch6253]

In my heart of hearts I wish there was a way to distinguish between people who have made an honest effort to stop the spread of coronavirus and those who claim it's a hoax. And allocate medical care according to whether or not they made an honest effort.

[@JM-mh1pp]

Part of being a social species is to also protect the dumb part of your population. Otherwise you end with some kind of class based technocracy.

[@skuuvatakis]

Keith: The supernatural is real. Me: I don't think Keith is real.

[@bokononbokomaru8156]

Welcome Hemant! After a rough day, this show had me laughing my ass off. Hemant seems very cool and Matt...you were at full tilt with your lance gleeming with the watery rainbows of Christian bubbles bursting. Loved it

[@MegaVirus700]

You should check out hemant's youtube friendly athiest if you haven't. He's doing a good series right now that's going through genesis and pointing out everything that's wrong with it

[@bokononbokomaru8156]

@@MegaVirus700 will do

[@gornser]

Food! That's something I believe in, too.

[@jitendraisaacs3019]

Nice to see Mehta join the team

[@casparuskruger4807]

Sometimes there is a caller on this show that leads me to think "I wish EVERY religious person on earth would hear this call" Well that happened on this show with Lloyd's call.

[@AM-nh6oz]

I would love to see Darkmatter2525 on.

[@TheSurviver72]

As a host? That'd be cool.

[@AM-nh6oz]

@@TheSurviver72 yes as a host.

[@TheSurviver72]

@@AM-nh6oz I'd tune in for that. His channel is cool. Gotta love a bit of God & Jeffery. 😁

[@kimsland999]

@@AM-nh6oz Wow that would be good. Its like the entire chat would go quiet each time he spoke. Seriously that would be a good show.

[@TheSurviver72]

Shannon Q had a part in one of his videos at some point. Don't recall what episode, though.

[@SamIAm-kz4hg]

Morality without god? Well, I don't have any slaves and can see that in the long run it's not going to be a good thing. We call that thinking.

[@SamIAm-kz4hg]

@pan dimensional super being bojangles The Drake equation is really nothing more than idle speculation. But, given the size of the universe, and assuming that abiogenesis is true, it is quite likely that we're not alone. The rest of what you said was indeed "woo-woo". We don't know if there are other dimensions, and saying things like "HIGHER DIMENSION" is meaningless without defining both words and giving evidence for them. You might as well use the word magic. "A BEING WOULD HAVE CAPACITIES AND ABILITIES ABOVE OUR 3-DIMENSIONAL UNIVERSE" So, not only can't you provide evidence of other dimensions, or that being could exist there, you simply assumed somehow that something living there would have certain abilities because....?????? BTW, is your CAPS LOCK on? Knowing that writing in all caps is bad form, is online etiquette 101.

[@SamIAm-kz4hg]

@pan dimensional super being bojangles First of all, learn how to fucking spell. It's "actually you're WRONG!" and "you're just a gay". If YOU'RE going to try to insult people then at least look like YOU'RE not 12. "scientists have BOTH performed experiments PROVING a fourth SPATIAL DIMENSION exists!" Incorrect. Science doesn't work this way. There may be evidence that supports the idea, but generally speaking scientists don't speak the way you are. "and NASA says it has discovered a universe where time FLOWS BACKWARDS!" No. This is more bullshit from you. Feel free to link some reputable sites. KZbin isn't one of them, in case you don't know this. You might want to try Google Scholar. "USE ABIO-GENESIS/EVOLUTION/BILLIONS OF YEAR OLD UNIVERSE/MULTIVERSE AND DRAKES EQUATION TO GIVE HIGH PROBABILITY THAT" Abiogenesis is an unproven idea. Although I happen to personally think that it is likely. Evolution has been shown to be real. But it doesn't in any way explain a god-like being. I'm not sure what you think a "billion year old" universe has to do with things. We have no evidence that beings with godlike powers could exist, no matter the time frame. There may be some evidence that supports the multiverse theory, but it is far from conclusive. The Drake equation does not guarantee life. It is a WILD estimate at the probability of life. So, out of your list of "evidence", nothing really screams out that there must be a god or gods out there. Do you see the difference between when adults speak and what it is that you are doing? Thanks for playing.

[@tassieschnappi]

Well, there IS a three-headed dog in my backyard that shoots peanuts

[@Onganana]

Hemant and Matt rock! Support you both. You guys make this world a better place to live. Free of delusions.

[@choopsk6734]

I would like to see a discussion between Matt and Hemant. I think they would disagree on a few topics and would be interesting to hear them hash them out. I really respect how Matt is not afraid to correct atheist on biblical misunderstandings.

[@atheistgenocideinthebible1102]

G. W. Bush in the Name of „God“, He killed 2 Million innocent Iraqis!!! The christian Moral in USA!!!

[@mackhomie6]

lol what does your username mean

[@renocicchi7346]

If there was a “Matt”, Matt would totally be a “Matt’. But it will be a compliment

[@tshepokgwele1789]

Matt is totally a Matt, he never let's anybody walk all over him.

[@alanglasgowbassist]

Keith must surely be a prank caller...either that or an asylum is missing an inmate.

[@TheSurviver72]

The latter.

[@sunny7523]

I have been listening to hemant for a long time glad he got to be cohost. I wasn't able to tune in to the live show but now I am all ears

[@TheCheapPhilosophy]

...Why is always damn hard for supernatural fauna, just to say: "Hi!" ?

[@TheWasteOfTime]

I missed Julian's call during the live show, but on the playback I'm impressed/pleased with how quickly they nipped that shit in the bud. Also I'm pretty sure Lloyd was a troll.

[@kenbrunet6120]

That's how serious the problem is. I don't think Lloyd was trolling. i think he was genuine in his belief. It's like video games. I'm very bad at them. So bad. that i avoid games that have teams because people think im trolling them even though im just not good and trying to improve my skills. They just write me off as trolling cause they can't fathom anyone not being at their skill level.

[@TheWasteOfTime]

@@kenbrunet6120 I dunno, something about his cadence made me doubt his authenticity. Alot of what he said could be checked off on a bingo card of silliness from previous phone calls. His tendency to repeat certain things like "beautiful wife" and shit made me feel like he was talking off an outline. It just didn't strike me as genuine.

[@kenbrunet6120]

@@TheWasteOfTime Yeah that's possible too. I've met people like this in real life. So even if he is trolling. It's not at all far from what exists.

[@TheWasteOfTime]

@@kenbrunet6120 True. That's the shit with Poe's Law, at the end of the day ye can't tell.

[@Deicide-xi5eo]

Good to see The Friendly Atheist on the show!!!

[@Graylord88]

@@rs72098 he's talking about Hemant.

[@dannycomellas]

That's Jeopardy champion Hemant Mehta!

[@jasonclark9283]

you have the right to believe something incorrect the problem comes with that incorrect belief affects other facets of your life and in turn affects other people’s Beliefs, rights, and well-being

[@albertcombrink3717]

Matt's rant to James on behalf of Transgender people is the most awesome thing I have heard in weeks. THANK YOU. Love the sharp combo of these two presenters. Super.

[@Blueaquaria1234]

I love Hemant and Matt 😊

[@JohnNesbit1957]

They hung up on previous callers for far less than what Lloyd put over on their time. Matt should have dropped him almost immediately. The dishonesty is nauseating with callers like this. And there are so many.

[@austinaxley81]

*Gasp* but I wanna hear about Matt playin' Zelda T-T

[@LuisRodriguez-xl6wi]

Hemant Mehta is in a brilliant mind to listen. Mat and Hemant make an incredible team.

[@LW1Tok]

Love this team up