Hello all you atheists (and theists) out there! The hosts of today’s Atheist Experience are Matt Dillahunty and Jim Barrows! Glad to see Jim back! As an update, our show will remain remote throughout the year and into next year. Let’s get to calls! The first caller, Rick in CA, has a quick question on the efficacy of prayer. Who knows how many times our hosts prayed and nothing happens. The hosts don’t see any evidence that prayer works. Aaron in WI calls to talk about morality as it pertains to...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Hello all you atheists (and theists) out there! In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Jenna Belk, who we’re all happy to see return! Welcome back to the co-host chair, Jenna! This episode (and all episodes hereafter) is dedicated to Ed Breyton. Ed has been an integral part of the ACA over the years and while he isn’t as active as he once was, he will always be remembered. Thank you, Ed! Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Dennis in New York. He was in the...
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 27 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Shannon Q is joined by our longtime friend and co-host, Matt Dillahunty. Welcome back to the co-host chair Matt, we’re glad you are here to join us! (Shannon is taking the reins this week!) Let’s get to calls. Our first caller is Jenna from California. She’d like to discuss how her current boyfriend is freaking out about COVID and thinks they would be better off believing in his previous religion (JW) because we are clearly in the “end times.” Next u...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 36 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Hemant Mehta of The Friendly Atheist! https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/ Welcome, Hemant, we’re so glad you’re here! Time for calls! The first caller is a returning caller, Keith from Nebraska. He poses a question about hauntings and the supernatural...in a graveyard?! This story sounds very true and legitimate. Next up, Steve in Ohio. He is claiming his prediction about Trump is coming true, except that small part wher...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 20 min
The Atheist Experience is hosted today by Matt Dillahunty and Scott Clifton! Scott is an actor who’s well-known for his award-winning soap opera roles in shows such as “The Bold and the Beautiful”, but he’s also a secular activist! (Check him out at https://www.youtube.com/user/TheoreticalBullshit , or on Twitter @TheoreticalBullshit.) After sharing some sweet stories of Scott sending Matt’s grandmother Christmas headshots, we jump into calls! Josh in Tennessee was asked by his atheist wife to c...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 50 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Seth Andrews. Seth is a long time friend of Matt and a friend of the show. Welcome back! First up, we have Jonathan in MI, who claims to have solid evidence for god. For example, he takes it on faith that they found Jesus’ tomb and his cross still stands in Jerusalem. Faith is not a good pathway to truth. Work on your Google-fu, Jonathan. Stephen in IL is up next. He was raised reform Jewish and is questioning if Jewish h...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 38 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Jim Barrows. Jim is one of ACA’s own hosts and we are happy to have him today! Welcome back Jim! First up we have Emyn in OH, who is calling in about the Monty Hall problem. Pick a door Jim! Matt is not sure how this ties to atheism and thinks the analogy is untenable. Maybe compose your thoughts in an email? Jeury in NY is up next. He is calling to ask how to deal with conversations when there is no point. Our hosts expl...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 41 min
Today we’re joined by Justin Looney, who helps the ACA by answering the e-mails you, the fans, send us! After some regular announcements, he offers some tips about e-mailing (or voice mailing) the ACA, its shows, or members. Then off to calls! Our first caller, Michael in Pennsylvania calls in to say he doesn't want to publicly label himself an atheist "because atheism is too close to communism." He won't budge from the position that America is inherently tied to theism due to particular words i...
Jun 28, 2020•1 hr 26 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Shannon Q. Shannon is a longtime friend of the ACA and we are glad she is joining us today! Welcome Shannon! First up we have Earl in New York, who has proof of the nephilim (aka giants.) He claims his “evidence” comes from the bible. It could be confirmation bias and very likely internet hoaxes or conspiracy theories. Shannon puts it best: “Advocate for your own understanding. Go and find your sources, seek out the infor...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 27 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Lloyd Evans. Welcome back to the co-host chair Lloyd, I quite enjoyed your last appearance on the show and have since added ‘an onslaught of nutters’ to my lexicon. Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Dave in Austria. He would like to invite us to question slavery in a different way, one that shifts the question. Matt has OPINIONS about this. Next up, Sawyer from Australia would like to talk about becoming an atheist ...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 43 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Phil Ferguson. Phil has been a long time and recurring co-host on the show. Welcome back to the co-host chair Phil! Also happy birthday Phil! Let’s get to calls. The first caller is David from Georgia. He claims that 100,000 years ago, the magnetic field was decaying and caused the Earth to… all of the what? I am not following this caller at all. Phil puts it succinctly: “Wow, that was… profound.” Next up, a different Dav...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 45 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by the wonderfully amazing Don Baker. Before we get to calls, we have a topic to discuss from Don: ‘Are Christians Lazy?’ Let’s get to calls. Andrew from California wants to discuss something that has never EVER been discussed on the show… Are you ready for it? Julian from Canada would like to break down (in a nonreligious way) that a god or deity or higher power exists. Are we ready to get dizzy? When pressed on the definit...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 51 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Johnny Angel. Welcome back to the co-host chair Johnny! We loved having you on with us a couple weeks back, glad to see you again! Let’s get to calls. The first caller in the queue is a returning caller, Javier from Florida. He would like to discuss how he had a street discussion with a preacher against theism and it had him in a bit of a fluster. It sounds like he is almost on his way out and clinging to religion it seem...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 48 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Jenna Belk is joined by Anthony Magnabosco. Here’s his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/magnabosco210/ and here is his website: https://streetepistemologyinternational.org/ Ready for round two Anthony? We are so glad you are here. It should be a good show! Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Trudy from Texas. She is all over the place on this call and super difficult to follow; babies are miracles, she has an Atheist best friend, she experie...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 34 min
Welcome back to The Atheist Experience! Today’s show is hosted by Matt Dillahunty & Shane Isgrig. We have a little pre-show chatter, but most important is we have Secular Survey results! https://www.secularsurvey.org/executive-summary Charles is curious whether our hosts accept any sort of supernatural phenomenon, then explains that God is as clear as the cause of a scraped knee! David wants to talk about Aristotle’s reason for believing in God, assuming we care specifically about Aristotle’s op...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Welcome back to The Atheist Experience! Today’s show is hosted by Matt Dillahunty with guest Dave Warnock. Dave is an ex-pastor turned atheist who was recently diagnosed with ALS, a terminal illness. He now travels the world talking to interested groups about dying as an atheist, embracing life’s “moments,” all wrapped up in one statement: Dying Out Loud. ( https://www.daveoutloud.com/) Dave also advocates death with dignity, which allows those with conditions like his to choose when they’re rea...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 34 min
Greetings folks! Today’s episode of the Atheist Experience is brought to you by, I can’t think of anything clever to say, so it’s brought to you by virtual hugs. Virtual Hugs to all! Today’s episode of the Atheist Experience is, Matt Dillahunty and Jenna Belk. It’s going to be a great show! Let’s get to calls. Our first caller is Bug from Texas. He wants to discuss how he is convinced there is no deity helping us make our decisions. He also rambles a bit and it was difficult to really follow wha...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Welcome back to The Atheist Experience! Today’s show is hosted by Matt Dillahunty and Jim Barrows! We start the show with a little more COVID-19 talk, as has become an unfortunate tradition in recent days. Jim addresses an earlier comment he made about suicide as a sin in the Catholic church. Our first caller, Tony in South Africa, thinks that atheists (he uses the strong definition of believing there is no god) and theists can both be correct about God. There is a god, but also...there isn’t. M...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 46 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by two very distinguished guests and friends of the ACA, Nick Fish and Debbie Goddard of American Atheists. They definitely have some experience being atheists and we are happy to have them join us today! Also, happy zombie day to all, keep your brain safe by staying inside and away from everyone. Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Guardy from Canada. He believes that some people need God because they also need defined ...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Welcome back to The Atheist Experience! Today’s show is hosted by Matt Dillahunty and friend of the show Dragnauct Sylvas. We start the show with discussion about the coronavirus and its effects on daily life, from isolation depression to grocery store gross-outs. Then, we get to caller numero uno! Dragnauct picks an interesting topic from Gavin, who says he wants to check in on his own rationale. Gavin says he believes in a soul, or at least something like it, based on some experiences he’s had...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 46 min
SUMMARY We look funny today, but it’s because our awesome crew figured out a way for us to continue the show from individual hosts’ and crew members’ homes! Thanks, guys! We start off with a bang: What do we do about church gatherings that could spread the corona virus more? If God isn’t real, why is religion influential? Can you even test science, and do the same forces that “created” the universe still exist? Isn’t there something “higher” that’s apparent? Why is Matt inconsistent with standar...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 54 min
SHOW SUMMARY Welcome to the Atheist Experience where we experience life as atheists. Today’s episode we have our wonderful host Matt Dillahunty being joined by Shane Isgrig. Welcome to the show Shane! We begin the show with Dean claiming ancient oral tradition like the Dead Sea Scrolls are more accurate than modern human communication. Brent the pantheist calls in saying the universe is conscious and alive. We have an update call, Traci calls to update us on how she’s doing. Damon “thinks” he ca...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 32 min
The Atheist Experience 24.11 2020-03-15 with Matt Dillahunty & Don Baker SHOW TIME-STAMPS 00:01:33 Announcements Regarding Coronavirus & the ACA 00:08:58 The Coronavirus & the People Taking Advantage of It for Money 00:12:11 Failures of Christianity: Why Won't God Just TALK? 00:29:08 Tom - MO - Struggling Out of My Lutheran Faith (Doubting God) 00:53:01 CJ - NC - How Are You Feeling About Debating David Wood? 00:06:15 Hassan - CA - God is to the Universe as Zero is to Math 01:16:12 Luke - AZ - W...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 33 min
SHOW NOTES In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Denis Loubet. We are borrowing Denis from the long standing Non-Prophets show also produced by the ACA. Glad to have you Denis, welcome to the co-host chair! Let’s get to calls. The first caller is Sam from the UK. Oooooh boy, he wants to talk about why there is slavery in the Bible and why it’s misunderstood. Ready for some fireworks? Here we go! Next up, Minh from California would like to talk about when you ...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 30 min
TIME-STAMPS 00:03:21 Arthur - (CA): Seeing My Family For First Time Since Coming Out Atheist 00:17:06 Thomas - GA: Evidence Jesus Exists (I Know Too Much, I HAVE to Tell You) 00:28:04 Mark - ME: What's the Point of Looking at the Bad Parts of Holy Books? 00:45:44 Arturo - TX: Let's Build a Strawman Ep. 666: SATANISTS! 01:01:11 Akeem - PA: I Have Scientific Proof Homosexuality is Wrong! (He Doesn't) 01:10:44 Hallie - CA: Hallie - CA - I'm a Questioning Fundamentalist Christian, I Have Questions 0...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 31 min
SHOW TIME-STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction (to Darrel Ray & Recovering From Religion) 00:21:21 Mary - MN: My Relatives Fear Me Going to Hell (Atheist w/ Pancreatic Cancer) 00:32:32 David - MEX: Demons & Sinful Behavior Cause Paranormal Events 00:38:12 Rami - FR: The Scientific Method Proves God (Over-Simplifying Science) 00:43:40 Alex - MD: I Know What Unites All Religions/Ideologies 00:54:58 Shannon Q - NS: How do we combat "Christian counseling?" 01:05:47 Matt Dillahunty Answers Prayers Again! 01:...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr 41 min
SHOW TIME-STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:03 Daniel - MN: I Want to Believe in An Afterlife, but I'm an Atheist 00:10:40 Alex - CO: A Rational Person Can Use Faith, & Faith Can Be Rational 00:24:09 Mark - ME: The Koran/Quran is More Accurate than the Bible 00:35:47 Dalton - NJ - Used to Be Christian, Now Hindu but Doubting...What Do I Do? 00:44:35 Joshua - NY: How Do I Come Out as an Atheist to My Family? 00:54:37 Joseph - NY: People Misunderstand the Zodiac Signs (Astrology is Real) 01:01:05...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 36 min
SHOW TIME-STAMPS 00:00:00 Matt - TX - Epic postcard reading by Matt 00:16:55 Jonathan - KY - Is there a moral question about slavery? 00:27:07 Walter - MI - Proof of God because of a NDE 00:38:07 Jonathyn - AZ - Can believe in something and not know it/be aware of it. 00:50:58 Jonathan - AL - How to create a secular community when in a hostile area. 01:05:39 Kevin - TN - Agnostic theist, believes in emanation 01:25:03 Keith - OK - People in prison are better off with religious belief. 01:27:20 J...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 25 min
SHOW TIME-STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:07:50 Hermer-NY: The Bible Supports Science 00:18:01 Yoel-NY: I Can Convert Everyone! 00:43:39 Brant-CA: Native American Church Member’s Peyote Path to God 01:00:34 William-NE: Deductive Proof of NO God 01:12:36 End of Show Announcements SHOW NOTES Matt and Jenna are back to experience being atheists, and we’re starting off today with some shenanigans! Matt Dillahunty answers prayers sent in on postcards, including a miracle healing of a hen! Jenna has s...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 24 min
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Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 29 min
