In honor of “Ask an Atheist Day“, Daniel and I are joined on this weeks show by atheist and internet activist Ryan Burkhart.
We get stuck into a wide range of topics including zombies, Max Brooks, Google, Drones, Pope Francis, illegal downloading at the Vatican, Facebook’s double standards, and more…
While the purpose of Unfollowing Jesus is to make fun of the ridiculousness of religion (and fundamentalism) in all it’s forms, it’s difficult not to draw a comparison between those we make fun of and some (not all) members of our own (skeptical/atheist) community.
Sure, those members of our community are not out blowing up churches, but the online rants and dogmatic judgementalism (is that even a word? I don’t think so, but you know what I mean) of the more extreme members of our community, who actually openly spout hatred and vitriol at individuals just because they believe in religion rather than targeting their beliefs, is in itself worthy of ridicule.
Dave Silverman and Linda LaScola appeared on CNN to discuss the rising numbers for people under 30 who identify as non-believers and what that means moving forward.
Philosopher Daniel Dennett speaks to more than speaking to 4000 non believers at the Global Atheist Convention in Melbourne and gives a thought provoking, whimsical talk on defining the atheist and atheist denial.
