The Atheist Experience 849 with Matt Dillahunty and Tracie Harris

The Atheist Experience 849 for January 19, 2014 with Matt Dillahunty and Tracie Harris. Spirituality in Health Care. Tracie talks about appropriate religious boundaries in medicine and therapy.
SHOW TIME-STAMPS
01:03 - Intro & Announcements - Matt Dillahunty
02:44 - Tracie Harris on spirituality and healthcare
23:56 - Bobby (theist from episode 757, 758, 760, 769 and 784): what god claims are
reasonable, an alien race with a concept of God, deducing the existence of God
with the cosmological argument
43:10 - David (theist): a new definition of God, the Sun fits the criteria of being a god
56:13 - John (atheist): asks if it is possible that some conspiracy theories are true
58:32 - Scott (atheist): the basis for the pro-choice position
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[@SeraphinaAizen1]

The idea of being totally immobile and being unable to object as someone forces me to listen to bible verses sounds like actual torture to me....

[@imranleonidas580]

I realize it is kinda off topic but do anyone know of a good site to stream newly released tv shows online ?

[@insanetester1015]

Faith might not be religious but it's certainly completely useless and meaningless.

[@DrMikeE100]

David is a pure genius... a word genius... who can redefine "god" and we can stop arguing about existence of a god. Many thanks, genius David... Oh, wait... Nobody is impressed by this? Nobody cares for this definition? Christians aren't flocking to your view, and have not in the years since this episode was aired? David... I take it back. You're little better than a troll.

[@SecondaryHomunculus]

"Why did we waste time on the call?" "Because you educated me." Nice answer. I hope the education stuck.

[@jahrta]

"Though shall apply SPF 100" -the sun, probably

[@pretzelogic2689]

The Higgs was predicted by theory. The theory would have been in big trouble if it was not there.

[@jameswest8280]

Science is all about making predictions, testing them, then evaluating the results. When a theory is disproved, it is either modified to fit the current evidence, or scrapped all together. That is how science has been able to achieve as much as it has, when you err, you concede, then continue to investigate. Scientists' self worth isn't contingent upon always being right.

[@curtfrederickson8113]

ok so the Sun is a god, therefore there are billions of gods

[@Yemeth42pis]

There is only one Sun. And it is a star, one among the other 1 billion trillion estimated in the observable universe.

[@curtfrederickson8113]

great @@Yemeth42pis

[@jameswest8280]

@@curtfrederickson8113 But if you travel to the wrong star, you'll burn.

[@richdandanell2911]

Trillions of gods .

[@richdandanell2911]

@@Yemeth42pis The sun is a star and the stars that have their own planets are suns .

[@jameswest8280]

"No they don't no they don't notheynotheynothey fucking don't"

[@ruinsof]

Calls @ 23:55

[@brucebaker810]

Do we know that David is not Joe Pesci? Carlin. God may be the Sun. Or Joe Pesci.

[@bobobo2224]

It's frustrating when you know the hosts and the caller don't realize they aren't talking about the same thing. David has no idea about earlier god. Traci said Venus was a goddess and said why. David said IT wasn't and that IT doesn't do those thing. David, even after all her examples, thinks she is talking about the planet, not the god. And its worse that her or matt don't get it. Besides him saying IT, he clearly uses terms that fit a planet.

[@jameswest8280]

Wait, are you trying to tell me the planet Venus isn't a god?

[@larjkok1184]

Why can’t you refer to a god as “it”?

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

"I dont think there could be science for a god concept" I didnt say i Dont think there can can be science for a god concept

[@brianmonks8657]

Ok David, god has a womb and is a sun or a fusion power plant... one of the most bizarre definition of what a god is that I've ever heard.

[@MadtownAtheist]

The word baggage doesn’t really need to have any baggage

[@jameswest8280]

I believe that to be the "case".

[@brucebaker810]

Briefly: Infinitely repursive?

[@juaneduardoherrera1268]

I had enough of this Boby in two minutes .

[@Tulkas_Arg]

What does the caller says at 55:41??? I couldn't understand...

[@jameswest8280]

"Because you educated me"

[@sydnar347]

Bobby frustrated me

[@RonaldStepp]

No offense guys (and ladies) but if someone had actual proof or evidence for God, why on Earth would they be only calling you?

[@JimHoffmaster]

I've heard the hosts say just that any number of times.

[@ricardovonkrypton8908]

If anyone had actual proof or evidence of god they should really tell theists, because then they could all stop using all the bad evidence and arguments they currently use.

[@jameswest8280]

@@ricardovonkrypton8908 But the show wouldn't be fun anymore.

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

Well people call every single show and they are convinced in their mind that they do have evidence for a God and they're calling. So......

[@andrewsarchus7319]

So sick of theists trying to define their gods into existence.

[@informationyes]

37:23 I have issue with that "if you believe something and it turns out not to be true you weren't rationaly justified in believing it by definition" In real life we genially believe people based on predictions that their being truthfull and if it turned out their liying or their wronge then it doesn't mean we weren't rational in believing them as everything pointed to it be true, and we cant go through are life questioning ever single little detail until we have evidence, imagine someone questioning you and needing proof everytime you said yeah I bought milk

[@larjkok1184]

Yep, agreed. I have a rational belief that my paper will be delivered tomorrow based on it being delivered regularly in recent history. If it doesn’t turn up, so be it. It would be irrational of me to assume it won’t be delivered. Being wrong doesn’t equal being irrational.

[@FinneousPJ1]

@@larjkok1184 Well, the nuance is in certainty. If you were to claim 100% certainty your paper will be delivered based on past deliveries you would be irrational.

[@oggyoggy1299]

@@FinneousPJ1 No one mentioned certainty, just belief.

[@FinneousPJ1]

@@oggyoggy1299 Every belief has a degree of certainty

[@brucebaker810]

Bobby is the "so I humble myself" guy. Repeated, irritated hosts. Called him on it. From the older calls mentioned.