The Atheist Experience 870 with Matt Dillahunty and Jen Peeples

The Atheist Experience 870 for June 15, 2014 with Matt Dillahunty and Jen Peeples.
Matt points out the blatant immorality of the Catholic Church and how lame their excuses are.
SHOW TIME-STAMPS
00:56 - Intro & Announcements - Matt Dillahunty
02:55- Jen Peeples on religious current events
10:01- Arthur (atheist): atheists and theists talking past each-other, definitions of faith
21:38- Tony (atheist): secular mental health professionals in the military, military medical records
39:52- David: asks if there is proof that Jesus didn't exist
45:24- Mo (atheist): describes his indoctrination and deconversion, wants the hosts to adress Islam more often
58:37- Marcus (atheist): describes seeking help from a theist counsellor in the military
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[@JonaChristoe]

Why is it that the callers that are hardest to listen to are the ones who complain about other callers being hard to listen to? ARTHUR?

[@jaymeanderson5121]

As a recovering catholic, I approve the opening message.

[@Thormp1]

Theistic reasoning...there are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches of the world....but there's only one star with life on it, just so that the Hebrew war god could pull off a plan to rescue a minority of earth humans from the consequences of his own hatred.

[@tkenglander6226]

Well said!

[@jordan1789]

If a Christian vs athiest debate appears to be fair, then it wasn't fair. I have never seen a debate where the Christians ever had a legit dog in the fight. Never.

[@trishayamada807]

Mindy invisible dogs. LoL It always comes down to what’s written on your heart, your heart is hardened, look at the trees...

[@jordan1789]

Trisha Yamada ..I guess god hardened my heart, like he did to the pharaoh of Egypt. By the way what does my heart have to do with this? It pumps blood.

[@jordan1789]

Trisha Yamada ..what about the trees? Me and the trees have a common ancestor but beyond that point, I dont get it.

[@trishayamada807]

Mindy um, I’m sure you missed the sarcasm.

[@trishayamada807]

Mindy invisible dogs, you know, like invisible gods. 👍🏼 And all the Christians who say stuff like you can see God’s creation everywhere, just look at the trees. Hope this helps.

[@larjkok1184]

Arthur wouldn’t pass his own test. He should have had his call terminated much sooner.

[@tedgrant2]

The Bible is very often sympathetic towards sinners. For example... If a virgin is raped in a field, where nobody could hear her screams, then she is not guilty.

[@brucebaker810]

tedgrant2 So the raped virgins...well, the rural ones anyway...aren't sinners. That's nice. They never get anything. (a la "the meek" in the Sermon Near the Mount in Life of Brian) Tap you on the shoulder. One day behind you. And I'm entering the future as I type. Soon, you'll be following MEEeeee. Cheers mate.

[@SapienSafari]

Lol

[@canadianatheist3578]

Love when these guys talk about mental health!

[@geraldodonnell2595]

Tony, Thank you for your Service

[@adrianjanssens7116]

Great rant against the catholic church Matt. Good to hear, and as an ex-catholic groomed by a seminarian but he chose another twink victim, it was music to my ears. I must not have been pretty enough.

[@krisaaron5771]

I'm a skydiver. Regarding having "faith" in your skydiving instructor: I don't have ANY faith -- I have INFORMED CONFIDENCE in the people I trust with my life and safety! My husband teaches motorcycle safety; he's an experienced rider and a highly trained safety instructor. No "deity" has anything to do with keeping an enthusiast safe while they participate in a sport that could lead to injury or death.

[@nucflashevent]

You know, listening to Jen's story regarding Mental Healthcare in the Army and the email she received, I don't normally like to go down the conspiratorial route but if I didn't know any better I would think that the Military (again, speaking to the person's email Jen was speaking about) was purposely using Chaplain's to 1) keep from having to pay for Soldiers mental health needs after they leave the Service and 2) to keep from having to admit that likely a lot of Soldiers **need** mental health services, period. If I was conspiratorial and thought that was true then I would have to say that those in charge of the Military (who obviously aren't the troops on the ground, I'm speaking of the power structure in the Pentagon) were a bunch of goddamn sons a bitches who deserve to fry for eternity in the hell they claim to believe in. Again...**if** I were conspiratorial, etc.

[@andybeans5790]

I don't think it's conspiratorial, governments around the world fund religious "charities" rather than properly address people's social and health needs.

[@krisaaron5771]

@@andybeans5790 This, exactly!! I firmly believe referring soldiers to a person who dispenses superstition instead of meaningful help is a way for the military to save money. My father was an Army officer during WWII and suffered from lifelong PTSD as a result of what he saw in the European theater. I suspect the Army unofficially discouraged soldiers from asking for professional help by relying on the "snap out of it!" approach and questioning the "manhood" of anyone who was traumatized by what they experienced.

[@geraldodonnell2595]

Why do married couples who have problems talk to a (virgin?) priest? It's like having a toothache and talking to a computer salesperson

[@jameswest8280]

No wonder my tooth still hurts.

[@ephramwalton]

Like when people say "what would Jesus do" If he existed, he didn't have a spouse, children, a job, business etc. He wouldn't know much about anything useful.

[@33melonpaws77]

Wow the criminal priests and the baby mass grave at the start was harrowing.

[@ephramwalton]

I think the equivalent would be jumping without a parachute and having faith a god would provide a safe landing 🙏 Which I wouldn't want anyone to do.

[@sublime8728]

Mo talking about his mother, doesn't he have a father? Why are mothers held up as the villain in the majority of the calls from males?

[@m9frank]

Bland=Arthur

[@JohnMorris-ge6hq]

Simple: If you see a Chapmen It is a "Spiritual issue." But if you see a therapist then it is a "mental issue" you have. Figure it out.

[@FinneousPJ1]

What?

[@davidlupinetti8878]

The Gospel: A proper view of God: God created and is in control of Everything (Gen 1:1, Psalms 24:1); God is perfectly Holy (1 John 1:5, Matt 5:48); God requires perfect obedience to His law (James 2:10) A proper view of Man in Relation to God: We have broken God’s law (Rom 3:10, 23); Our sin deserves an eternal penalty (Rom 6:23); We cannot save ourselves by good works and that it is by Grace through Faith (Titus 3:5, Eph 2:8-9) A proper view of Christ: Christ came to the earth as fully God and a sinless man (Col 2:9); God demonstrated His love by dying on the cross to pay sin’s penalty, that we deserved (Rom 5:8, 2 Cor 5:21); Jesus Christ rose from the grave and is alive today (1 Cor 15:4) A proper view of following Christ & Repenting as a result of Conversion A Godly Sorrow brings repentance that leads to Salvation and leaves no regret (2 Corinthians 7:10-11); Repent of all that dishonors God (Isa 55:7); Deny themselves, take up His Cross Daily and follow Christ (Luke 9:23); Confess and believe in Christ as Lord and Savior (Rom 10:9, Acts 17:30)

[@geraldodonnell2595]

Mo, You may want to see a Psychologist

[@jasonantigua6825]

I love Jen

[@jasonantigua6825]

HellBringer I would happily breed with her!

[@jameswest8280]

@@jasonantigua6825 You're not her type.

[@johnlopperman2161]

@@jasonantigua6825 Listen closely. That's her giggling @ your 'happy.'

[@jasonantigua6825]

James West I can change her outlook!

[@johnlopperman2161]

@@jasonantigua6825 Yeah right, In your dreams.

[@canadianatheist3578]

Start a KZbin channel Mo! X-Muslims athiest need a voice!

[@rekunta]

“Dictionary’s aren’t authority on meaning, they describe usage” What? Dictionaries give meaning. You can’t even describe usage without meaning. I have no idea why Matt believes dictionaries aren’t the authority on meaning. If they are not, what is?

[@jameswest8280]

You may have a point, but languages form the dictionaries, not the other way around. The problem with language is a single word can have numerous meanings leading to misunderstandings. Translating between languages makes it even more difficult.

[@johnlopperman2161]

Cha WE DO. Those who use words give them meaning. Dictionaries describe meaning(s) people give words. As people CHANGE meanings of words, dictionaries eventually reflect it. Gay, Hot, Cool, etc.

[@mfollonier]

I think what he means is that words, as in the sounds, themselves don't have any inherent meaning, meaning is derived from the usages those words are given, and those meanings are described in dictionaries - dictionaries do not prescribe the meaning of words, they simply present what words represent in the general usage of the language.

[@mfollonier]

Words don't have *inherent* meanings, they have meanings according to their usages, which are described, not prescribed, by dictionaries.