The Atheist Experience 28.30 with Armin Navabi and Jmike

Have a complete atheist experience today as Armin Navabi and JMike observe the simulator rearranging the stars before being joined by Kelley Laughlin to discuss more mind stuff. Chris in Canada asks if there is any chance the hosts would change their beliefs if god were to come down and show himself to them and show some sort of miracle. We must first verify that there is a god to be able to answer the question. We can’t just assume that god is talking to us or that the miracle performed is from god. If god were omniscient, wouldn’t that god know what it takes to get someone to believe? How do we know that anything that we see is from the creator? If the stars got rearranged, we would check the water supply first to see if we were all hallucinating before assuming that a god did it. Steve in NE, has a way for the Simulation Theory to be tested by looking at the information of the particles. This sounds more like metaphysics than a hypothesis. What explanatory benefit is there for having more hypotheses? There are more than just two options. Just because something is not “A” does not mean it is “B”. How do we even falsify this? Saran in India asks about the moral standards that atheists have. The only position that atheists hold is the lack of belief in god. We have a natural desire to see each other happy and not make our fellow human beings upset. Even if theists had excuses to be moral, and atheists don’t, how does that add any points to a claim that there is a god? Do you need god to tell you that incest is wrong? What if god says it is okay? Saran then asks about the Kalam argument. The universe may have had a beginning, but that does not mean there was a cause. Daisy in CA, an atheist, is still having a hard time with the concept of free will, and is hoping for an argument against libertarian free will. This about making a choice about something, and if there is an explanation for that choice. Libertarian free will is just another way of saying randomness, and this will cause a collapse in the intention, and the outcome. How do we know that we are making choices and it is not just an illusion of making choices? What is important is if the direction is in alignment with your desires. Shoridon in AK, asks about past hosts claiming that time started with the Big Bang and not sure if the Big Bang is the beginning of time. How sure are we that this is propositional that can either be true or false? We are not making claims about this and maybe it would be good to call in when a host is present who has. Reincarnation Entertainment in the UK says that we can disprove Christianity. Either god is not all knowing, or not omnipotent. These logical arguments won’t do the trick because people chose their belief to serve different utilities such as belonging and membership. The key is to offer alternatives. Darius in CA made an easy transition to being an atheist, and has been for a few years. How has this affected your life? Some of his family is not accepting, and this seems more like their problem rather than his problem.

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