Welcome to another episode of The Atheist Experience. Today we have Apostate Prophet in the host chair alongside Shannon Q, this is going to be a good one! First caller Gregory in AZ asks how to talk with muslims about hijabs and other face coverings as he feels it’s outdated. We mainly have a problem with islam societies mandating wearing hijabs. Try arguing against the idea that it empowers women. Eric in NH claims god exists and is the foundation for all reality and is an omnigod, and other w...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 39 min
Welcome to another episode of The Atheist Experience. This week, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Dave Warnock! First up is Aiden from IL who is calling to update our hosts on their life since their previous call about dying with dignity. Next up is Cody from TX who wants to talk about the importance of the Secular Student Alliance and its role in normalizing atheism and providing opportunities for atheists to find community. John from Canada is calling to express their opinion on the overturning of...
May 15, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Welcome to another episode of The Atheist Experience. This week, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Forrest Valkai! First up is John from Georgia, who has been asked by others in their community the classic question, “If we came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?” The caller wants to know if our hosts have a better response to that question than they do. Next up is John from CO who is wondering how Matt could have possibly lost faith when the truth of the Bible is apparently as obvious as math...
May 08, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Welcome to another episode of the Atheist Experience! This week, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Shannon Q! First is Larry from VA who is curious to know what parts of our brain are utilized when a person speaks or listens to someone speaking in tongues? Next up is Rosalind from FL who doesn’t understand how Atheists can be moral since their morality can be anything. Next is Anthony from VA who says you can still have Christianity without Christ. Up next is Mark from PA who believes that theists ar...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 37 min
In today’s episode of The Atheist Experience, Matt is joined by Everyday_Atheist to see how capable callers are answering questions this week. First caller is Dane in KS who is suggesting that a bracelet that dates back to the 14th century BCE is proof that the Bible is true. How does this bracelet confirm the Biblical stories in a way that proves god? In 2,000 years, when NY City is dug up, will it confirm that Spider Man is real? Next caller is Jamaal from CA who believes that our consciousnes...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Welcome to another episode of the Atheist experience! This week, Jim Barrows is joined by Forrest Valkai! First up is Alex from Israel who wants to talk about lucid dreaming and its possible naturalistic explanatory power for out of body & near death experiences. Next is Nate from CA who identifies as an atheist, but takes a 50/50 confidence stance on the true/false claim that a God exists. Next is Brett from MO who asks us if Atheism is an objective position or subjective? Up next is Matthew fr...
Apr 17, 2022•1 hr 31 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Shannon Q! First up is Dominic from CA who claims to be able to prove the existence of God using the concepts of “Objective Morality” & “Karma.” Tim from CA is calling to see if our hosts agree with their assessment that religious belief is a psychological disorder. Next up is John from Sweden who wants to know what motivates someone who does not believe in a God or afterlife, why care about creating a better world if we ...
Apr 10, 2022•1 hr 28 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Apostate Prophet! First up is Samuel from UT who is calling to suggest that Matt’s chess model of secular morality is incomplete and needs to be expanded on. Anthony from VA is calling back to present a new and “improved” argument for intelligent design. Next is John from Sweden who wants advice from AP on how express their dwindling faith in Islam to their close family. Javier from IA calls to ask our hosts why they are ...
Apr 03, 2022•1 hr 29 min
First up is Mark from PA who recently lost a loved one and is struggling with the typical Christian belief that God is loving when such suffering is allowed to persist. Next up is Anthony from PA who claims that intelligent design is philosophically sound. Can the caller demonstrate the truth of intelligent design without being fallacious? Find out now! Next is Bob from TN who calls to read us bible verses, specifically John 4:10, that somehow demonstrate the truth of...itself? Start the clock. ...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 20 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Apostate Prophet! First up is Padraic from Ireland who calls in to claim that belief in a god is more reasonable than atheism. A great many claims are made... Next is David from AZ who wants to convince the hosts to adopt their theology using “logical” premises only. Oh, if only that were true. Joseph from MD calls into ask what motivates an Atheist to act morally without a God? Queue a presentation on secular moral syste...
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Join us today with the fun dual of Shannon Q and Phil Ferguson who will be looking for callers to finally present the proof of god. Clarence in Ohio would like to talk about the arrogance of anthropocentric religions leading to dangerous consequences. His perspective is that secular humanism tends to be this way where pantheism does not. This is more of a philosophy than a religion. Is there a specific list of rules with scientific pantheism that needs to be adhered to? And what did the people w...
Mar 13, 2022•1 hr 37 min
Welcome to another episode of The Atheist Experience. This week, Jim Barrows is joined by JMike! First up is Mark from Australia has faith that we are living in a situation. It doesn’t matter if you would prefer to have evidence and not employ faith, if you admit that you can’t back up your belief, why continue to believe it? Next is John from MO who proposes that it is reasonable to pre-suppose a God because we don’t have any other explanation and therefore we should employ common sense. The ca...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 37 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Dave Warnock! First up is Charles from GA who wants to argue that scientists and their dating methods are incorrect. Does the caller present evidence? No. Does the caller understand the science they are proposing is incorrect? No. Next up is Brian from NY who worships demons and claims that they are supernatural gods, and that there are demonstrable mechanisms to make them manifest. The caller submits that the spirit box ...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 30 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Jim Barrows! First up is Kevin from Canada, who believes that coincidences are God’s way of anonymously interacting with us and therefore are convincing evidence for God’s existence. Typically, the word “coincidence” corresponds to one not having an explanation for an occurrence. Arbitrarily assigning an explanation does not make it true. Next up is Charles from GA who wanted to present historical evidence of the bible. A...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 24 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Apostate Prophet. Our first call for the day is King from AK who recently had a conversation with a theist regarding prophecy and whether it can be proof of God. The fact that something may have happened doesn’t tell us why it happened. Next up is Aaron from FL who wants to know if telling those struggling with severe mental health issues that God wants them to live is a beneficial technique. One of main issues with this ...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 30 min
This Sunday’s AxP has Matt returning, alongside crowd favorite, Shannon Q! First up is Hank, who says without precreation, there’s no point to life. He gets cut off after an inappropriate comment, but Shannon and Matt offer MANY reasons why life matters without babies. Keep it PG Hank. Kevin in Canada thinks scientists believing in gods is proof of their existence, and also believes in Intelligent Design. Shannon points out that many biological systems are clearly not designed well, and Matt doe...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 33 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Dr. Darrel Ray! Starting off is Kyle from NY who believes that they hear spirits talking to them when they pray. How do you know these are spirits? Just because you don’t have an answer to the question “what is it?” doesn’t mean that you are justified in calling them spirits. For all you know it’s a manifestation of Agent Smith trying to control your life from the shadows. Next up from KY is Eric who is calling to talk ab...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Welcome to another episode of AxP. Matt and Jim are back together again! First up is Mr. Warlight, who claims to have a test for souls. Sadly, it involves desecrating a statue in a cemetery, so we’re gonna move on. Mike in Texas has More (-mon) bad arguments for God. The universe is a big place, and therefore, a universe creating entity is possible. Matt and Jim point out that possibility is not probability, and this is as good an argument for gods as it is for butt monkeys. Just listen, it’ll m...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Welcome to another episode of AxP. Matt’s guest this week, on loan from Truth Wanted, is MD Aware! Dan in Indiana asks how absurd a claim has to be before one can summarily dismiss it. MD points out that scientists don’t use a yardstick of absurdity, they do experiments and test claims! John is a believer, he states that since the existence of gods can’t be proven or disproven, atheists and theists are in the same position. He then says he CAN prove gods are real in a different way, but, sadly, ...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 22 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Jim Barrows is joined by Dave Warnock! Happy 2022! Our first caller is none other than Matt with a post-surgery and recovery update! Good luck with the rest of your recovery! Next up is Aidan from IL who was diagnosed with MS last year, and has concerns with their religious family member’s position regarding death with dignity. Up next is Paul from PA! Paul, first off...if you want to advertise your book, go and pay for ad space on (insert popular so...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 24 min
The Atheist Community of Austin Holiday Trivia Challenge - Championship - Year End Special We are pre-recording this challenge so that we could give you something interesting to watch over the holidays, but also give our hard working hosts and crew some time off to spend with their family and friends. This will be a 5 part series, with one episode appearing on each of our AEN Network shows. The schedule is as follows: The preliminary rounds will consist of 5 questions each, and will be shown on ...
Jan 05, 2022•43 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Shannon Q is joined by Arden Of Eden. First up is Wraith from NY whose religious beliefs are actually a mosaic of the truths found across many religions. The caller also asserts that non-eternal things intrinsically have less value and are borderline worthless. Next is Arnie from WA who asks why some of the hosts utilize Mormonism as the token example of a “ridiculous” religion. Each host’s reasons are different, but some include the relative recency...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 25 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Jenna Dave Warnock. First up is Mike from IN who asks how is blindly trusting experts any better a pathway to the truth than trusting in religion and God. No one should blindly trust anyone merely because they claim to be an expert, but should look at the data presented by said expert and compare it to other colleagues of their field. Religions rarely, if ever, present any data to justify their claims, so trusting them is...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 32 min
Welcome back to the Atheist Experience. This week, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Genevieve! First up is Manuel from Puerto Rico who wants to know what our hosts think is the best way to educate yourself and others about critical thinking. The first step is recognizing where we are suspending critical thinking, and then going back through and asking questions that put that previously accepted idea on trial to see whether the belief was truly justified. Next is Setuf from Spain who asks our hosts w...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 22 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by ObjectivelyDan. First up is Joel from AL who claims they have a philosophical argument that debunks materialism. Apparently there is something below subatomic particles that is spirit rather than material. Don’t have evidence to back that up, come back when you do. Next is Andrew from Thailand who believes that because Christianity can offer positive benefits to members or its ideology, that it should still be followed ev...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 21 min
SHOW NOTES In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Shannon Q First up today is Mr. Warlight from AK who wants to question the host’s views on spirituality. Just like last week, the caller has nothing to present. Mohammed from NE believes that spirits are not tangible, but internal conceptual projections of a person’s mind. Since we can’t tell whether those projections are actually related to the existence of spirits or just a part of a person’s imagination, how...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 29 min
Welcome back to another episode of The Atheist Experience. This week, Kenneth and JMike take AXP by force! Today’s first caller is “Leopold” from Canada who demands that the Atheist Experience apologizes for the harsh statements it has made against the Catholic Church in the past. Either engage with the hosts you are talking to and justify your position or call again after you think it back over. Next is Tim from TN who asks if someone who believes a God exists has the same burden of proof as so...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 35 min
Welcome back to The Atheist Experience! This week Matt is joined by Arden Hart. Our first call today comes from Jake in Canada, who wants to ask about original sin, and how the Christian notion of substitutionary atonement is morally corrupt. We feel ya Jake. Second up is Andrew in New York, offering his understanding of paganism. Matt would rather hear from paganism from a pagan, and Arden points out that not all folks who identify as “pagan” share the same set of beliefs. Moving on! Mike from ...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 32 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Jim Barrows! First is Joey from the UK who asks if following God’s commands, even if they are immoral, for the sake of self-preservation is justified. This brings us back to the mafia boss analogy as acting differently than you would if not under threat in no way justifies the immoral behavior of the one holding a position of power. Next up is Carson from KS who worships and personifies nature. Other than because it seems...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 14 min
In today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Matt Dillahunty is joined by Dave Warnock! First up today is Mark from OR who has a question about the difference between the scientific consensus and a fallacious appeal to authority. Next is GB from CA who wants to argue that the bible argues for divine hiddenness. How can we differentiate between God’s desire to remain hidden, or whether they exist at all. Up next is Andre from MI believes that there is something greater than us and claims they ca...
Oct 24, 2021•1 hr 28 min
