The Atheist Experience 25.07 with Matt Dillahunty and Jim Barrows

[@TheAtheistExperience]

SHOW TIME-STAMPS 00:00 Intro and Announcements 05:56 Sarah-OR | An Atheist That Believes In Reincarnation 21:10 Duke-IN | Ouija Board Experiences Opened My Mind 41:34 Manuel-OH | Why Is Atheism Better Than A Religion? 46:17 Noah-OR | The Odds Are Against A Big Bang 57:38 Micahel-CA | A Mind-Like God Directing Physics 1:03:17 Patrick-FL | A Non Supernatural God...The Universe 1:11:12 Cliff-MI | Effective Attacks Against The Kalam 1:17:53 Todd-CO | An Internal Method To View Reality 1:26:45 Allan-NY | Cherry Picking The Bible 1:29:58 Chris-CA | Mind Reading Coworkers??? 1:34:48 Outro

[@greengeezer5069]

Thank you.

[@tealx2014]

Back again! Thanks!!!

[@ramario6195]

No shit right!!! He got in there. He was amazing

[@krioni86sa]

RIP Canadian Catholic

[@tealx2014]

@@2gointruth Jesus said, in Matthew 16:27-28!!!! He said he was telling the truth and see how that turned out!!!! Please don’t waste your time responding!!!

[@rectorsquid]

This is what I heard Manuel say: "You said you don't believe in a god and you there must be a god for you to not believe in it. So there is a god." These are not the thoughts of a mind that puts much effort into thinking about things.

[@lionheart8503]

Although it was both generous and heroic of him to donate his brain to medical science while still alive.

[@MarlboroughBlenheim1]

Mindless, more like

[@mrcurly1147]

About the same amount of effort the dupers put into writing their "holy" book.

[@digbycrankshaft7572]

​@@lionheart8503😂

[@bryanaperry8760]

Caller: You just played yourself! Matt: Buckle up my guy! Jim: *trying to telepathically communicate to the audience to send help*

[@razvbir]

What caller did that?

[@kazuya17]

@@razvbir Manuel from OH He played himself

[@BanditQ]

What does “Played yourself” means anyway?

[@AgenttMartin]

In 1990, Ice-T released a song called “You Played Yourself,” in which each verse is devoted to a cautionary tale of the phenomenon. A rapper boasts about his money to make himself seem richer, and then his fans see through it and abandon him, leaving him broke. A man thinks that he can buy his date’s affections; she empties his pockets and disconnects her phone. In the two-line chorus, over a James Brown sample, Ice-T spits, contemptuously, “You played yourself / Yo, yo, you played yourself.”

[@davestableford1516]

Jim & Matt are a great combination. Jim brings a lot to the discussion, and would like to see more of him on the show.

[@catfish3908]

I agree

[@Zachorazor1]

I disagree.

[@AbleAnderson]

I'd like to see less of him personally, but def not trying to attack Jim. I just think he comes off a little arrogant and smug, I like many of the other cohosts better. But that's just my opinion, I'm sure Jim's a great guy

[@Zachorazor1]

@@AbleAnderson I do agree with this.

[@nameforcomments4092]

@Bouregard Hipple Atheism has at least as many actual answers as any religion, it's just defined as not lying about ones we don't have.

[@FourDeuce01]

For Cliff, the only “attack” needed against the Kalam is to let them know the first premise has never been proven true.

[@theremedy9171]

I love it when I hear, I'm a huge skeptic. Then in the next sentence, I believe in e meters. 😂

[@ARoll925]

I hate it, because people actually think they are skeptics but are clearly not

[@theremedy9171]

@@ARoll925 yeah, maybe love wasn't a good choice of words. I find it amusing is more what I meant. It used to drive me crazy, but there's nothing I can do about it so...

[@ARoll925]

@@theremedy9171 i think amusing is probably a better choice of word, i get feeling helpless about changing their mind so you might as well laugh at how dumb they are, that's part of the appeal of the show but when you really take a minute to think about it, it becomes sad and pathetic, people allow themselves to believe absolute nonsense

[@bellezavudd]

Or the callers (other ep.) saying they're Matt's biggest fan and have watched all his videos then go on to talk about their particular stereotypical dogmas or their supernatural experience.

[@seasonedbeefs]

his name is not Sarah, says it all

[@JayMaverick]

I used to be a skeptic, but then I encountered something I couldn't explain. Therefore god.

[@fathertime2020]

Lol

[@kirkmarshall5860]

Just because you can't explain an occurrence, it doesn't mean that supernatural elements are behind it. You are not very intellectually curious, are you? It's just easier to let others think for you. Why do people belong to the religions they do? It's inherited from family members and neighbors. People get brainwashed and indoctrinated as children and never once do they give a thought to the validity of their beliefs.

[@larjkok1184]

@@kirkmarshall5860 That’s his point. Glad you’ve caught up.

[@stanleonard86]

I think this just another lie people tell to give their BS credibility.

[@bellezavudd]

I used to be a skeptic and then I began getting abducted by exploding pixie fairies every night. So God is an orgasm. Im still a skeptic.

[@FearGFX]

"The plural of anecdote is not data" Love this quote!

[@nathanjora7627]

@Jim Merrilees Well, in theory you can have lots of evidence that don’t exclusively point to one conclusion each taken individually, but collectively point exclusively or almost exclusively to one thing. It’s just that in the theists’ case, they take things that don’t point toward god(s) at all, either individually or collectively.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

He said anecdata, the antonym of anecdote.

[@jaymorgan8013]

"I was an atheist, a skeptic and very rational, I'm totally into science! Nobody was more skeptical than me. I was a hardcore inner circle atheist....... But then.... so God!"

[@mrcurly1147]

Did you forget to mention the trtaumatic brain injury?

[@biogopher]

"Me and all my atheist buddies were making our weekly sacrifice to Beelzebub when suddenly I realized I didn't hate god anymore."

[@RationallySkeptical]

Jim has really improved as a host the past few months. I am now a fan.

[@ARoll925]

I agree, both him and Jenna have definitely gotten pretty good at being host/co-host, they have improved on their arguments and interactions on the show

[@Джонатан-р8д]

Yeah, I like what he has to say, he just didn't speak much in the past.

[@ihateyou8006]

i think matt is comfortable with jim, holding the wheel now* and doesn't steamroll him anymore. which is good

[@tealx2014]

Kudos!!! Jim!!!

[@domiro8156]

I agree..... Jim seems to be a pretty decent guy, equipped with a good rational mind and lots of common sense.... He is a great addition to the show!

[@psychee1]

One thing I'd like to see more from Matt is a quick summary and steelmanning of the caller's position, just to show them that he's listened, thought about it and has an answer --THEN knock it the fuck down with logics. "You're saying that bla bla bla, here's why it's wrong". Also, Jim's card example for statistical improbability is spot on.

[@kieronbrowne7881]

If you blind fold the people using an Ouija board their hands still move the pointer around the board but it doesn’t spell out or answer anything.

[@jtveg]

I've thought of that too. It is the best way to show that it is the participants themselves that are actually moving it to give expected answers.

[@evidencebased1]

Nice show. As always, when the caller starts by saying “I’m pretty skeptical”, that usually means that they are not skeptical at all and have no real evidence to present.

[@larjkok1184]

You just know that “I was/use to be a true skeptic...” is going to be followed by a stream of bullshit.

[@DiMadHatter]

Yup! It always is

[@ARoll925]

Same as when you hear someone say "I'm not racist but...", buckle up because you are are about to hear some of the most racist bullshit you've ever heard

[@evidencebased1]

Oops, sorry... I just posted the same thing. I should have read down further. My bad.

[@tealx2014]

@@ARoll925 Or, I have black friends!!!!

[@kidd32888]

I don't mean to offend you but.....

[@seans4893]

The last caller, “or at least I thought they were my coworkers” was hilarious. It’s worth waiting till the end to hear that one.

[@lewisgiles8855]

Jim and mat always a great combo!

[@Dotforest]

True.

[@eleSDSU]

Yeah, Maim is my favourite pair of hosts.

[@keaco73]

Duke the Ouija board dude should blindfold everyone else "playing" then see how coherent the messages are lol

[@xelasomar4614]

And why does the dodamahekey (I believe that is the technical name, heh) doesn't move by itself. Wouldn't an entity be able to move it a lot easier if it wasn't held?

[@keaco73]

@@xelasomar4614 spirits always need a middle person for some reason.

[@xelasomar4614]

@@ookeekthelibrarian thanks.

[@deadly_dave]

@@keaco73 They don't wanna 'flex' too much they might not come across as personable as they like.

[@mrcurly1147]

The "answers" are always given in tongues.

[@cww4888]

This is priceless........... The Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to do about their squirrel infestation. After much prayer and consideration, they concluded that the squirrels were predestined to be there, and they should not interfere with God’s divine will. At the Baptist church, the squirrels had taken an interest in the baptistry. The deacons met and decided to put a water-slide on the baptistry and let the squirrels drown themselves. The squirrels liked the slide and, unfortunately, knew instinctively how to swim, so twice as many squirrels showed up the following week. The Lutheran church decided that they were not in a position to harm any of God’s creatures. So, they humanely trapped their squirrels and set them free near the Baptist church. Two weeks later, the squirrels were back when the Baptists took down the water-slide. The Episcopalians tried a much more unique path by setting out pans of whiskey around their church in an effort to kill the squirrels with alcohol poisoning. They sadly learned how much damage a band of drunk squirrels can do. But the Catholic church came up with a more creative strategy! They baptized all the squirrels and made them members of the church. Now they only see them at Christmas and Easter. Not much was heard from the Jewish synagogue. They took the first squirrel and circumcised him. They haven’t seen a squirrel since.

[@NOXFPV]

LMAO

[@unslaadkrosis9435]

Lmao im Jewish now

[@CoffeeAndColtrane]

At first, I didn't find Jim to be interesting. Now every time he speaks, my ears a drawn to his words. Love Matts thought provoking words!

[@Locust13]

When asked for his BEST evidence for the supernatural, Duke presented the Shroud of Turin, and then about a minute later admitted that it was NOT evidence for the supernatural...

[@RichardGuyver_ACCA_PM]

Yeah, I noticed that dodge. Matt doesn't normally let people get away with that!

[@adam2aces]

35:00 The Shroud of Turin is not 3d, in other words if you lay a cloth on a real face that has paint on it and lift it off, lay it flat, it is clearly distorted, yet the Shoud of Turin is not. So the Shroud of Turin was laying flat and is a one dimensional art piece never on a real face.

[@pennydove8272]

Kudos to the person who posted, "a rectal thermometer will give you reading too". LOL!

[@lisaspikes4291]

Congrats on the puppy, Matt! I just lost my dog two weeks ago, and I miss him terribly. Once I’ve grieved, I will be looking for another best friend. Puppies are a lot of work, and they sometimes drive you crazy, but it’s all worth it. Best of luck to you both. 💖

[@casparuskruger4807]

Outstanding job by Matt and Jim by patiently and methodically dismantling each and every theist argument and claim and pulverizing them into gravel

[@arthurhunt642]

Jim cracks me up! He is on point 24/7. Matt and Jim are great working together!

[@briguy677]

Congrats on the new pup, Matt!

[@Cedar77]

Looks so cute too!

[@jeffgwinnutt8667]

Being alive's ok. Being dead's ok. It's just the bit in between I don't fancy.

[@xelasomar4614]

You should really stop going into Schrodinger's box. Life is kind of confusing there and the cat gets pissed.

[@larjkok1184]

What’s the bit in between?

[@attaxiaffxi7033]

Post-birth was ok, being dead sounds good it's the bit in-between that I don't enjoy

[@DiMadHatter]

@@larjkok1184 the process of dying, i guess

[@ajclements4627]

@@ookeekthelibrarian Yup, I’d rather be asleep when it happens myself, seen too many loved ones go, and it’s not pretty.

[@dillydilly1595]

"I've been a skeptic and atheist my whole life." Veiwers: doubt it.

[@jackvalance3775]

You're skeptical of the supernatural ("gods" is far out of touch with reality as a base for your religious inclinations and participation I think I'm just going to skip that from now on talking to people of your group, 500 million of you barking the same code), you're not skeptical of your claim of skepticism, or "atheism" or how we're burdened for you for your claims!

[@nathanjora7627]

@@jackvalance3775 We are not skeptical of our claim of skepticism ? I mean, if we’re honest when we say we’re skeptical of something, then there isn’t much reason to be skeptical of the fact that we are skeptical, is there ? In theory I suppose it’s still possible that subconsciously we don’t want it to be true which biases us against evidence that there is a god, but 1) that’s why we’re trying our best to be proper skeptics, meaning having a clear and consistent methodology that we can apply equally, 2) it’d have to be proven that we’re biased in such a manner. Also, theists aren’t burdened with our claims, you’re burdened with your claim that god exists, and you have to prove it just like within theism Christians have to demonstrate the Christian god to the non christian, Hindus have to demonstrate their god/gods to non Hindus, etc.

[@kiabvaj5656]

Everyone was an atheist and skeptic until they were indoctrinated.

[@nathanjora7627]

@@kiabvaj5656 I agree for the atheist part, but not the skeptic part. I’d say people start off as a mix of credulous and skeptic, but generally even their skeptical side isn’t trained enough and thus still really susceptible to fallacies.

[@jackvalance3775]

@@nathanjora7627 Look at this word right here for a few seconds at least: *Theism.* I've never identified myself as a *Theist.* I'd tell you, "Why would I Identity as a *Theist* ?, When it means I lose? That would be a play I'd deal if I had to, but I'm 100% being honest, *I've NEVER* identified as a *Theist.* So, why do you people always CALL ME a *Theist* when I never have called myself that? (Rhetorical for me, but you can answer). The reason why "Atheism" *needs* "Theism" is for symmetry. Does this fit "Atheist" and "Theologian."? You know, Nathan, this isn't my real name, it's Daniel. How about this, I'll just be a candidate, and you don't have to be burdened, just give me a couple of reasons to join your side without the drilling, how I might portray an atheist (without that, just the joys and pleasures).

[@Sammedi1]

Patrick-Fl sounds like Cleveland from Family Guy 😂😂😂

[@stevemanganiello9666]

Sigh, Manuel labor. It was laborious listening to Manuel.

[@Renaudjln]

That was painful. This guy is wasting his time, and everyone else’s with his kindergartners issues. And for what? Because he can go back to believing in Santa Claus after « playing » the big bad atheist who actually uses his brain, instead of letting it rot.

[@kazuya17]

@@Renaudjln he played himself

[@MilesEdgeworth129]

@@kazuya17 Played himself like a fiddle.

[@GlamRockSydney1987]

I was very impressed by Jim on this episode. He usually doesn't say much, but today he actually was fairly extroverted and would answer questions on his own. Lets keep up that energy!

[@nameforcomments4092]

I think part of it was the topics aligned better with his areas of expertise this time. I like his science and math backing and wish callers got closer to touching on it more often.

[@MG-ot2yr]

To answer Manuel-OH, as an atheist I'm not tortured by the thought of a 'loving god' that does nothing when a child is brutally raped and murdered, or gets cancer, I don't have to reconcile that, which surely takes some mental hurdles.

[@mrcurly1147]

Their god only loves those that donate lots of $$$$ to the church. High grade cocaine and little boys aren't cheap. And the legal expenses!!...........

[@StraightEdgeHeathen]

I love Jim as co host. At least I thought it was Jim.

[@biogopher]

Mysterious 👀

[@mollymalone6941]

Manuel played himself and showed us that he is a fool.

[@alexperassolo4104]

Gourmet egg Sandwich Ingredients: Olive oil Mushrooms Spinach Bacon 2 eggs 1 turkey slice 1 cheese slice. Mayonnaise Mustard Jalapenos (optional) 2 slices of bread Butter Cook spinach and mushrooms with oil put them on a plate Cook 2 eggs over easy and put them on a plate Then cook one piece of sliced turkey put it on a plate Then cook two slices of bacon or however many you would like in a pan and put it on a plate Get two slices of bread ready and spread mayonnaise on one side and put a slice of cheese on top Build all of the cooked items onto the cheese slice and then put some mustard on top and add cooked jalapenos if you want and then put the other slice of bread on top and then grill the sandwich slowly on medium heat. Be sure to butter the bread also For best results use a double-sided frying pan and egg rings. For an added surprise ingredient you can add some sliced avocado wedges.

[@bellezavudd]

A most useful comment. Priorities. 👍

[@xelasomar4614]

This being a venue for discussing belief in deities, it would have been funny if you had ended with "therefore god".

[@shrimpscampin]

Manuel: You're wrong! Matt: oh? Explain how Manuel: lmao you played yourself! Matt: HOW? Manuel: you're wrong!!

[@skonther0ck]

I’m not afraid of dying. I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen.

[@MegaTattoo69]

He wont be!

[@DiMadHatter]

@@MegaTattoo69 who? Woody allen?

[@Ablestreet]

That is one of my favorite lines from Woody!

[@penguincommando1088]

@@MegaTattoo69 tf? 🤣🤣🤣

[@mrcurly1147]

@@MegaTattoo69 Did you really invent flip flops?

[@smackmackey]

Jim has been on fire lately ☝🏽🤘🏽 Glad to see him in his element

[@brucebaker810]

Element. Fire. Funny.

[@Inductus]

I just have to love that whenever I watch this show I get ads from the Templeton foundation and israeli bible study sites.

[@TimLondonGuitarist]

I admire his very limited patience with these callers, I would have zero patience if I'd heard all the same rubbish for 15 years

[@markburch6253]

Making the same arguments over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over....I hear ya

[@cnault3244]

@@Cagney68 If you don't like it don't watch it.

[@tealx2014]

@@Cagney68 They came to him!!! So, make sense!!!

[@JerryMetal]

Knowing what the argument is and what is wrong with it before the caller has ended his sentence. Yeah that would be exhausting in the long run!

[@collin571]

@@Cagney68 don't watch then bro

[@joeanthony7759]

How is it that religious folk think atheism is a religion? How do they continually get away with projecting their own beliefs and cognitive dissonance onto the non-religious?

[@stephjovi]

Because they know no atheists and have no experience with them or see superficial stuff. The hear Dawkins or watch a few episodes of AXP and think all atheists adhere to certain things. Me on the other hand I'm an atheist so are my brother and sister. I'm 99.9 % certain my sister hasn't ever heard of Dawkins or Hitchens. She's most definitely never watched any atheist KZbinrs. She simply doesn't belive and doesn't care. My brother dislikes religion and seems to discuss it with his friends. Idk if he's ever heard of Dawkins somehow we've never talked about him. He certainly doesn't watch atheist KZbinrs. 3 atheists from one family. We all started calling ourselves that separately.

[@digbycrankshaft7572]

It's to try and claim that atheism is as bad as theism because they can't land any blows against atheism so they try and bring it down to their level. It's basically an admission of failure.

[@briq4339]

I like the way Jim Barrows answers the callers.

[@resistanceisfutile3920]

Patrick FL - If something exists, it can be tested. Even if it tries to hide or thwart testing.

[@uninspired3583]

Does that mean consciousness doesn't exist?

[@parametalhead]

@@uninspired3583 consciousness can be tested

[@uninspired3583]

@@parametalhead maybe. We have ai systems that have passed the Turing test, are they conscious? Intuitively i would say not, but then, we don't even have a clear definition of consciousness do we

[@EricsWorlds]

I’m really loving the time stamps in the red bar.

[@notwhatiwasraised2b]

Matt: please remember that this might be the caller's first time thinking out loud

[@notwhatiwasraised2b]

@@ookeekthelibrarian seriously sometime people don't know what they believe until they hear themselves say it

[@notwhatiwasraised2b]

@@ookeekthelibrarian if you want to know what's wrong with what you think, try teaching it to someone else

[@brucebaker810]

-out loud.-

[@crizolaczarrazcalozirc6052]

Thank you for doing what you guys do. I really appreciate you.

[@esctoplist1162]

When you can't hold an intellectual, honest duscussion; YOU PLAYED YOURSELF

[@michaelkolometz4369]

congrats on the new pup Matthew, endless love!!!

[@Cedar77]

Absolutely loved Jim's card-argument. Straight to the point and easy to understand. Even for theists. :P

[@dyvel]

Timestamp?

[@Cedar77]

@Mith Sipatnu I don't see how a really bad design argument is supposed to defeat Jim's probability argument.

[@Cedar77]

@Mith Sipatnu Please re-read my original comment. You're talking about Matt's card-argument and I was talking about Jim's card-argument.

[@DwayneShaw1]

Holy shit!!! Patrick is Cleveland from The Family Guy

[@zedbout]

LOL I was waiting for him to say "..And Boom goes the dynamite"

[@michafaine2433]

"Anecdotes are* not anec-data"! LOVE IT!!!

[@justdata3650]

jim, I really like how on point you are with people.

[@thajarin]

The ism in atheism, is just the ism in theism, with an "a" at the front. It is a rejection of theism... not an ism unto itself.

[@dyvel]

Agree. It's more helpful to call it non-theism in my opinion. As long as that doesn't denote another concept that I'm not aware of.

[@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl]

" .... not an ism unto itself." Is not quiet right. Atheism IS a system of an or more believes and has therefore a -ism at the end.

[@dyvel]

@@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl do you also accept that non-vegans, non-zoroastrianists, non-pagans, non-watchmakers and non-freedivers are useful nominations of diet, religion, work and hobbies? What do you do on your free time? Are you a non-stamp collector? Non-paleontologist is also a job?

[@thajarin]

@@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl "Is not quiet right. " It is exactly right. "Atheism IS a system" No, it is not, it is a single position on a single issue, you are just wrong here. a rejection "a" of an ism "theism" " of an or more believes" No, there are no beliefs in atheism, it is a single position on theism. Anything else and you are no longer talking about atheism. That's what theists don't seem to understand and that's why they look so stupid when talking to atheists. " and has therefore a -ism at the end." I have no doubt that theists want to think this is the case, because it makes them feel better about their idiotic beliefs, but it simply is not true. If this is your personal belief it is just wrong.

[@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl]

@@dyvel you say it, NON-......... it´s not the same in regards to athe-ism. The definition of "ism" is like I said. I´m a atheist and I believe there is not enough evidence for a god, therefore I reject his existence. It does, per definition, not play a role that atheism is tied to theism. If Matt thinks that way, ok, me not. I think that he want avoid the discussion if atheism is a religion or not, because it´s a whole different topic. By the way, in my language we don´t have two words like faith and believe.

[@arnarninson4413]

NOOOOOooooooo not another ouija board game “experience”!!! It’s mass produced by Parker Bros. Who doesn’t get that??

[@campfireaddict6417]

I won't have one in my house.

[@melkhiordarkfell4354]

@@campfireaddict6417 At least we know that you are a grown adult that is still afraid of ghosts, and believe in magic boardgames.

[@campfireaddict6417]

@@melkhiordarkfell4354 I know, right? I suppose everyone has some sort of superstition? Walking under a ladder? Breaking a mirror? Spilling salt? Having A Ouija board? No, ghosts aren't a problem, really, just that Ouija board.

[@melkhiordarkfell4354]

@@campfireaddict6417 You know I was mocking you right? Ouija boards, unlucky black cats and broken mirrors are all equally stupid for a grown adult to believe in.

[@campfireaddict6417]

@@melkhiordarkfell4354 Of course, but I also know that even rational, highly educated people have superstitions, and it's harmless.

[@JarlGrimmToys]

That was odd.... Chris: “I was having a conversation with my co-workers, at least I thought they were my co-works” Hosts: “what do you mean you thought they were your co-workers” Chris: “they looked like my co-workers, and sounded like my co-workers” Hosts: “and what do you think they’re now” Chris: “like I said they looked like my co-workers, and sounded like my co-workers” Hosts: “you thought they were your co-workers, and what do you think they were now?” Chris: “my former co-workers I no longer work there” What a long winded way of explaining he just meant they were former co-workers. With all the “at least I thought they were my co-workers” and “they looked like my co-workers and sounded like my co-workers”. I was expecting a BUT they were actually aliens or demons etc. Which is why it sounded like he had a mental break and Matt kept asking what do you believe they were now.

[@Graylord88]

Pretty sure that's where he was going, that his co-workers had been replaced or weren't real to begin with, but when he realized how the hosts were taking it as crazy talk, he backed out.

[@JarlGrimmToys]

@@Graylord88 I suspect that is where he was going. Then when Jim said it sounded like he had a mental break. Then the caller laughed, then refused to answer what he meant, then claimed he just meant former workers. Either way he was wasting time by being dishonest and not answering a straight forward question.

[@RichardGuyver_ACCA_PM]

I thought he was going to go with "but we may be in the Matrix" or "I cant be 100% sure of anything" or similar

[@Lee_River]

I can think of a bunch of sensible reasons why the caller might have said that. For example, the caller had later discovered he had been sacked.

[@MCodger]

@@Lee_River I can't -- the phrases " I think/thought they were co-workers" and "they used to be co-workers" are in no way interchangeable. This troll was playing masturbatory word games.

[@cbstrength170]

Manuel A man who thinks he knows what he is talking about but every time he speaks he demonstrates he is in fact talking about *nothing*

[@redmed10]

Reincarnation is one of the main religious ideas that I grew up with that convinced me to become an atheist/agnostic.

[@casparuskruger4807]

Manuel asks why is atheism a better belief system. Then Matt explains why atheism isn't a belief system. And then from that point on Manuel doesn't pay attention ANYTHING that is explained to him and everything he says in nothing but incoherent blathering.

[@asiwajukofi2933]

Not one caller has used the word “skeptic” correctly

[@jtveg]

They think being a sceptic means having had a crisis in their faith at some stage. The other thing that bugs me is when people say "I'm all about searching for the truth", as if anyone would say "I'm all about believing what isn't true".

[@linseyskelly9524]

Love you guys!

[@ryanscarobsessions4629]

Matt that is a tremendous answer to the Super Bowl prediction. Laugh out loud on that one. Go Bucs.

[@billtomson5791]

Love you, love your dog. Well done sir.

[@lrose5522]

Whenever someone starts out "I used to be atheist all my life" or some shit, it's so annoying and irrelevant.

[@ajclements4627]

And it’s usually BS in the case of the callers that do it, they think it’ll give them some credibility with the hosts somehow.

[@nicolasgamant7389]

And almost always a bullshit word game To describe a faith crise...

[@paulkoval9138]

Really enjoyed Jim's contribution again. 👍👍👍👍

[@thepurplebox380]

Chris could've skipped the whole debacle by saying, "I was having a conversation."

[@Tommyr]

He could of skipped the whole debacle by not calling the show.

[@swiftart-qo8ti]

Man I absolutely love the channel and the extensive knowledge of the subject you posses. I am of the atheist belief. I also understand “debating” with people set in a way through religion is like hitting your head against a brick wall, but, I think both you and the channel would benefit from allowing religious folk to speak their peace and then present the reasons they are wrong instead of yelling and silencing them. Just a thought. Keep up the awesome content!

[@robtay1963]

Manuel needs to get his nap so he can be ready for nursery school tomorrow. I hope his mommy packed his snacks.

[@Darkrider12]

LOL hopefully he brings his pacifier!

[@ScienceNotFaith]

He's the type of person who calls random people to ask if their refrigerator is running. Infantile and boring.

[@moodyrick8503]

If you think that ouija boards are real passageways to the beyond, put it to the TEST. The next time you have a session, have everyone wear blindfolds, and then see what "message" you get. LOL

[@ajclements4627]

Or just sit there and ask the “spirit” to move the planchette. Why do so many ghosts/spirits seem to need human assistance with technology anyway?

[@solenelle]

Here's a supernatural phenomenon: the show is 90~ minutes yet it feels like it's 15 minutes.

[@funlovingvoyeur]

The first call lasted 15 minuten, but it felt like 2 hours :)

[@chrisccc22]

"You could sit on a burning stove for one minute, and it would feel like an hour. Yet, you could talk to a beautiful woman for an hour, and it would only feel like a minute"

[@askani21]

Does anyone know when the sequel to the Bible is coming out? Can't wait to read the ending!

[@ajclements4627]

It’s all a dream from a kid juggling a snowglobe.

[@lu.beats999]

“Patrick the Pantheist from Florida” amazing

[@funkmonk5921]

Bit like Benny Blanko from the bronks

[@paulagwhyte1720]

Wow, it's so weird to me being from Canada, especially from South-eastern, ON, where we have four definite seasons that can swing from almost 40 celsius with the humidex (which I HATE) in the summer, to so-cold-your-face-freezes in winter, or snows until you can't find your car. I don't mind the snow that much. But I can't imagine not having to get ready for each season. We have to put away each season's clothes and accessories and take out the next. Snow tires go on, or summer tires. Anti-freeze, all our outdoor clothes have to come out of downstairs dressers and trunks, summer clothes come out. Wow, my Mum worked her ass off at that living in a 100+ year-old house and 5 kids, no closets in those old houses, we had tons of dressers and trunks tucked everywhere. We're always getting ready for the next season. Lawn furniture comes out, snow shovels put away....kind of a pain now that I think about it. But I LOVE it at the same time. Snow at Christmas, I love it. Christmas against the snow and big flakes coming down. Wow.

[@rockhead1731]

Why do all these people seem to have religious personal experiences around age 17 or 18, I know I'm being hyperbolic but really where are the 35-45 year olds with their Damascus Road experiences.

[@uninspired3583]

We need to get this question to Shannon Q. It would be interesting to see if actual data has been collected on this

[@uninspired3583]

@Jim Merrilees kind of begs the question, an atheist isn't going to claim a spiritual encounter, they would have a different view. I can speak to both sides on this. I grew up in the church, and understand first hand the compelling narrative of the spiritual experience. I now understand that experience to be explained materially. But at the time, in the middle of it, no rational argument could break through that emotional barrier.

[@PhilStein1997]

I really enjoyed this episode.

[@rickyd.989]

If I hear the words, “I had an experience,” one more time, I’m going to spew. Dreams result from what is on your mind a lot. Miracles are the incredible amazing coincidences that the world has a habit of throwing up constantly. One important prayer that has been answered cuts no ice up against the thousands of prayers that believers make, that were not answered. Any other so-called experiences also come under the banner of coincidences. How people can fall for those things is totally beyond me.

[@ajclements4627]

If you spew, I’m gonna hurl.. Points to whomever gets that reference.

[@rickyd.989]

@@ajclements4627 👍

[@rickyd.989]

@@ajclements4627 . And I probably should’ve used a different word mate, as I think “spew” is primarily an Aussie word for being sick.

[@rickyd.989]

@John Wood . Yes mate, we’ve done so much damage around the world.😂

[@joehorn1762]

@@rickyd.989 just as long as you dont spew chunks.

[@barrydavis6626]

The odds of getting a straight flush, like any other 5-card hand, is 311,875,200 to 1. The odds that you will get any hand, at all, is 1 to 1.

[@miskatonicalumni5612]

3 year anniversary of my obtaining of my own puppy who I named Valentine, for obvious reasons. Nothing to do with anything, just felt like documenting it. If you have a life with too much stress I suggest you get a doggo too, saved my life she did.

[@Ben-Rogue]

"I used to be a skeptic" is usually said by people who were actually raised Christians but who weren't all that 'serious' about the religion until they got older, and now they think scepticism is synonymous with doubt

[@colmastro4373]

"I don't believe in a god, in fact i'm anti-theist but i believe in reincarnation" dafaq? 🤣

[@ARoll925]

I was very confused too, very odd call

[@cnault3244]

@@ARoll925 An atheist can believe in reincarnation as long as no deity is involved.

[@ARoll925]

@@cnault3244 anyone can believe anything they want to, doesn't make it coherent, or rational

[@ARoll925]

@@cnault3244 from what i understand buddists are atheists and believe in reincarnation, doesn't make it true

[@cnault3244]

@@ARoll925 Sure. I am just pointing out that if a person is an atheist does not mean they may not have silly beliefs. It just means they have no belief a god exists.

[@brucebaker810]

Duke. Played the I used to be a skeptic card. Atheist card too, right after. But hearing "I was raised hardcore skeptic", anticipating the but to come... "skeptic card!" made me almost miss the second one.

[@j.rayredden1528]

Ouija is like magic 8 ball.Some actually take it as real advice.

[@zenithquasar9623]

Has Todd just discovered that he has emotions and human experience of the world? People use the most mundane excuse to believe in a God. Like, literally call anything a God.

[@jackvalance3775]

*GOD* is sui generis, this means *GOD* is unique *and* that *GOD* is in His own category. Everything else is in another category, and so can't be the indefinite article miniscule "a god/s" as in mythological gods of literature, a separate college degree program from *Divinity.*

[@larjkok1184]

Patrick fell into his bucket of bong water this morning.

[@ginoc44]

Pantheism is perhaps an even more useless hypothesis than theism.

[@tompaine4044]

As a cannabis enthusiast who is currently enthused, please don't associate my beloved pastime with that nonsense. Sure, I've previously taken note that _my hands are huge_ and _they can touch anything but themselves,_ but even at my most enthusiastic, what he said sounded like BS 😉

[@larjkok1184]

@@tompaine4044 I’ve smoked my body weight of the stuff. Love it! But I’ve never sounded like Patrick.

[@jaymorgan8013]

@@tompaine4044 But your hand can touch themselves! 🤔

[@BUGHUNTER6]

This was a great episide. At least I think it was an episode

[@resistanceisfutile3920]

Sarah OR - If everything about you is destroyed when the brain is destroyed, what gets "re-incarnated"? Unless you go with with "Eternal Return Theory" in which identical circumstances repeat through eternity. But then the question becomes; is the next you, really you, or a just clone?

[@ArcadianGenesis]

I think the last guy was trying to say he got fired, and he found out later after hanging out with the co-workers. At the time he thought they were co-workers, but it turns out they were former co-workers.

[@CondemnedGuy]

Michael had a script,, but he didn't even bother reading it before calling.

[@jamesy52]

I fucking love Jim.

[@robtay1963]

Sadly Duke is convinced of everything Matt and Jim say, and claims he knew even when he clearly did not know before they told him shows how easy he is duped. Duke my Ouija board said for you to send me $1,000.

[@135ipocketrocket2]

Manuel comin' hard from da streets lol, and hittin' a brick wall. Love Mat's calibration. Not believing in a belief proves a belief exists ahahahaha, I bet Manuel really thought he had the magic bullet. I luh dis.

[@johnd.shultz7423]

The dude comes off like a baby gangsta trying to represent his hood =all noise and no content....

[@paulbolton4929]

Everyone who believes in Ouija Boards should visit the factory where they make Ouija Boards...lol the magic is the missing ingredient, the rest is plastic.

[@ajclements4627]

Especially since it was a parlor game until WW1 ended and then some conman began duping the gullible, believing it could help them talk to their loved ones who died in the war, then two crappy movies were made in the 00s IIRC and the fact that Hasbro owns the license to it.

[@ajclements4627]

@@ookeekthelibrarian The modern boards aren’t as visually appealing as the older ones, I mean, it’s the same layout pretty much, but the older ones just are more interesting to me to look at.

[@ajclements4627]

@Bouregard Hipple You’re supposedly a grown @ss adult, an “educated professional” that believes in the occult/demons/angels and other assorted imaginary characters, and you honestly believe a toy licensed by Hasbro is a gateway to whatever/wherever the F you believe it is? Yet more confirmation as to why I cannot take a believer seriously.

[@ajclements4627]

@Bouregard Hipple Yeah, I’m sure be taking your continued ignorance and copy paste seriously ‘cause you’re an “expert in science” an “educated professional” and a “retired millionaire physician”, I mean you gotta be right, you’ve got a Captain Crunch university degree in bullshite after all. 🥱

[@ragunathadasamedelguzman9661]

From México I like your program very much

[@vagabondmike5870]

Tip for puppies. If they are keeping you up, never let them sleep when you’re up. That’s a losing battle.

[@nameforcomments4092]

Tip for puppies: BARK BARKBARK BARRRK BORK

[@Cazwhin]

@1:05:04 Made me cry - Matt you are my God really I cant..... you kill me

[@n1ghtmar3mach1n3]

Manuel. 😆😅🤣 He was juuuuuust stupid enough to think he actually accomplished something.

[@nameforcomments4092]

44:37 Jim's reaction is perfect

[@talkingwhateverwednesday]

I'm from Cincinnati. Have Manuel contact me.

[@ericrobertson2595]

Matt you got the second impeachment right too? Lol.

[@Brugar18]

I don't understand how do people still want to bring up this shroud of turin, i mean it's an instant tell that jesus thats depicted is a white guy that we all know and love. The historical jesus was likely a middle eastern looking guy

[@JohnVC]

The first caller pulled the old "I'm usually very skeptical, BUT... An argument from authority which presupposes whatever he says next passed his test of skepticism. 🤦‍♂️