The Skeptical Atheist
By TheSkepticalAtheist
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Podcast Description
Videos that I've put together on a variety of topics, mostly dealing with religion, philosophy, skepticism, science, logic and reason. Some of these videos are responses to questions I've gotten from my YouTube channel of the same name, TheSkepticalAtheist. http://www.youtube.com/theskepticalatheist.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoHell Is Immoral - Punishment's Purpose | Hell Is Immoral [Punishment's Purpose] IntroductionWhat is the purpose of punishment? That's the question we need to ask ourselves when considering the idea of Hell. Eternal punishment, and the possibility that there is anything one could do that would be deserving of never-ending torture. For the sake of argument, I'm going to ignore the fact that it is questionable, at best, as to whether the Bible actually speaks of a real place of eternal torment. What I'm going to be talking about is the modern-day, evangelical Christian version of Hell. The place where people go to suffer in a lake of fire for all of eternity.See the rest of the transcript on my blog: http://j.mp/8u6QTl | 1/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoRay Comfort's "Special Introduction" Undermines ID Movement | Hello everyone. From the title of this video, you're probably well aware of what I'm going to be talking about. But, what may not be so obvious is how happy I am that Ray Comfort decided to publish the 150th anniversary edition of Origin of Species with his creationist drivel as an introduction. I'm sure Ray Comfort & Kirk Cameron were just chomping at the bit for the 150th anniversary of Darwin's book to arrive. They knew that had to do something to celebrate. There had to be some way to use this event to promote some type of creationist propaganda. Seeing that Darwin's book is in the public domain, meaning there is no copyright attached to it, Comfort decided the best way to get the message out about how real and believable the Gospel of Jesus Christ is, he'd write a special introduction to Darwins book and release it on the 150th anniversary date.Now, this is very important, because notice what Comfort has done with this publication. Recall back to the Kitzmiller vs. Dover court case where Judge John E. Jones III ruled against intelligent design being taught in the Dover science classrooms, because it was nothing more than a re-branding of creationism, or religion. In his ruling, Judge Jones said, The overwhelming evidence at trial established that ID is a religious view, a mere re-labeling of creationism, and not a scientific theory.Now, I haven't read the entire introduction yet, but what I did notice was what Comfort has done by publishing this introduction. The deciding factor in Judge Jones ruling was whether or not intelligent design was religious in nature. And here, in one fell swoop, Comfort has associated intelligent design not only with creationism and religion, but specifically with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!On page 49 of his introduction, the topic heading is "Do It Today." The first line of his introductory paragraph says, To receive the gift of eternal life, you must repent of your sins (turn from them), and put on the Lord Jesus Christ as you would put on a parachute—trusting in Him alone for your salvation. This is a direct association of intelligent design and religious belief and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.To conclude, I'd just like to say thank you to Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron for making it that much easier to keep intelligent design out of our school system. You guys really are as smart as I thought you were. Have a nice day! | 1/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Video10 Questions For Atheists [Answered] | I was asked by SalvationWay to answer these 10 questions posed to atheists by MuslimView. There were his questions...Why Atheists usually blame religious people?Who created the universe?Why the design of creation is very complicated?Whats the purpose of life?Why does humanity have a desire to worship someone?Why we were given mind and intelligence?Where does all of the incredibly complex information come from that is stored within DNA?Why is there a good side in our nature?Are we responsible on our deeds?Who created the cause?I hope these answers are sufficient and thorough enough. | 1/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoWhat Is Consciousness? [A Response] | This video is a response to Silvermage87 and his questions regarding consciousness. In particular, he would like me to give a definition of what I believe consciousness is and how it relates to the soul.I give a brief explanation as to what I think consciousness is, and give several examples of how I believe that consciousness exists on a scale, and is not concrete. I also cite 2 studies to support my opinion. They can be found in the following links.Self-recognition in an Asian elephant: http://j.mp/3FilpWThe evolution of primate visual self-recognition: evidence of absence in lesser apes: http://j.mp/1gWOOVI'm interested to see how our conversation on the soul and consciousness progresses. | 1/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 4 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Just Terrible.
It's easy to see why this poor speaker and truly unoriginal thinker quit this endeavor.
His points are regurgitated from men who actually formed opinions rather than repeat. His video quality is terrible, and his inability to look at the camera is as distracting as his juvenile fumbling for words.
Thank you for furthering the cause by simply stopping this podcast.
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