| − | ''Italic text''|}''The Atheist Experience'' is a weekly public-access [[television]] program and [[podcast]] run by the [[Atheist]] community of [[Austin]]. It is usually hosted by ex-[[baptist]] atheist activist [[Matt Dillahunty]], as well as various co-hosts. The show's hosts discuss various religious issues, and take calls from both atheist and religious, usually [[Christian]] callers, answering questions and attempt to offer advice, as well as debating on various issues, usually relating to branches of [[philosophy]] or [[theology]]. The show's hosts make clear that they are not [[scientist|scientists]] and will therefore usually avoid debates on those scientific facts often disputed between [[atheists]] and [[theist|theists]], such as details of [[cosmology]], [[geology]], or [[biology]]. Instead they will often direct callers to contact experts in the field in question. | + | ''Italic text''|}''The Atheist Experience'' is a weekly public-access [[television]] program and [[podcast]] run by the [[Atheist]] community of [[Austin]]. It is usually hosted by ex-[[baptist]] atheist activist [[Matt Dillahunty]], as well as various co-hosts. The show's hosts discuss various religious issues, and take calls from both atheist and religious, usually [[Christian]] callers, answering questions and attempt to offer advice, as well as debating on various issues, usually relating to branches of [[philosophy]] or [[theology]]. The show's hosts make clear that they are not [[scientist]]s and will therefore usually avoid debates on those scientific facts often disputed between [[atheists]] and [[theist]]s, such as details of [[cosmology]], [[geology]], or [[biology]]. Instead they will often direct callers to contact experts in the field in question. |
| | ''I don't know how else i can explain this...but lets imagine that i have this box here [symbolizes a box with his hands] and Don ([[Don Baker]]) claims that there is a unicorn in this box and I say I don't believe him. I don't need any proof or evidence that my position is true. my position is validated by the fact because he hasn't presented any evidence for his claim. And when I open the box and look inside and don't see this then he tells me it's an invisible unicorn and i mention it wouldn't fit in this box and he says "no it's an invisible miniature unicorn." well i don't feel it. Well it's also intangible. Oh well how do you know it's there? Well because it speaks to me. Okay that's all nonsense He's made a claim and he has failed to provide rational evidence for it. My disbelief is justified by that.'' | | ''I don't know how else i can explain this...but lets imagine that i have this box here [symbolizes a box with his hands] and Don ([[Don Baker]]) claims that there is a unicorn in this box and I say I don't believe him. I don't need any proof or evidence that my position is true. my position is validated by the fact because he hasn't presented any evidence for his claim. And when I open the box and look inside and don't see this then he tells me it's an invisible unicorn and i mention it wouldn't fit in this box and he says "no it's an invisible miniature unicorn." well i don't feel it. Well it's also intangible. Oh well how do you know it's there? Well because it speaks to me. Okay that's all nonsense He's made a claim and he has failed to provide rational evidence for it. My disbelief is justified by that.'' |