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The Atheist Experience TV Show
January 24, 2012 at 5:48 am
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I'm wondering how many of you have watched the show called the Atheist Experience TV show based in Austin, Texas. Or if anyone else has watched any of their videos on youtube? They usually make a new episode every week and the best part of the show is when they have crazy theist callers. This show was a big reason why I got so into my Atheism a few years ago and decided to become outspoken and knowledgable about different topics which encompass the topic that I mightve never thought of.. or have heard around the water cooler. I get excited about this show is because I've been watching it long enough that I've seen certain callers call as absolutely crazy Theists and after a few calls end up turning 180 degrees to become Rational, Atheists. Or in the least being brought down to an Agnostic type position after being throughly Hitchslapped by the hosts, one or more times.
Anyway, Here's some videos for those who havn't seen the show. Enjoy.
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RE: The Atheist Experience TV Show
January 24, 2012 at 8:49 am
(January 24, 2012 at 5:48 am)Hitchslap Wrote: I get excited about this show is because I've been watching it long enough that I've seen certain callers call as absolutely crazy Theists and after a few calls end up turning 180 degrees to become Rational, Atheists.
Does this ever seem a bit sus?
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RE: The Atheist Experience TV Show
January 24, 2012 at 8:55 am
What...... that it is American or that it is an Atheist show from Austin Texas??
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RE: The Atheist Experience TV Show
January 24, 2012 at 8:58 am
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(January 24, 2012 at 8:49 am)The Magic Pudding Wrote: (January 24, 2012 at 5:48 am)Hitchslap Wrote: I get excited about this show is because I've been watching it long enough that I've seen certain callers call as absolutely crazy Theists and after a few calls end up turning 180 degrees to become Rational, Atheists.
Does this ever seem a bit sus?
Nah, it's only two seperate people I'm recalling. Doesn't seem like anything anyone else would notice besides me. I only remember because I was watching the series backwards on youtube.
(January 24, 2012 at 8:55 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: What...... that it is American or that it is an Atheist show from Austin Texas??
Yeah, I was surprised that the show was hosted in Texas but apparently Austin is the most liberal city in Texas and has a big Atheist community. I think a show like this is absolutely needed in the US, 100%. There are thousands of religious hogwash on hundreds of channels and to just get one Atheist or secular show on the air is a great and overdue start.
And they still get religious assholes calling and saying things like "If youre going to sponser atheism and take money you have to be tolerant of religions and feelings" (when they are a free show and they are allowed to free speech themselves) and "Why ruin the dreams of others who do have faith and go on TV spoiling it?" using this insane kind of psuedo-persecution as they literally hit the hosts with the same intolerance they claim to be suffering.
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RE: The Atheist Experience TV Show
January 24, 2012 at 1:59 pm
(January 24, 2012 at 8:58 am)Hitchslap Wrote: And they still get religious assholes calling and saying things like "If youre going to sponser atheism and take money you have to be tolerant of religions and feelings" (when they are a free show and they are allowed to free speech themselves) and "Why ruin the dreams of others who do have faith and go on TV spoiling it?" using this insane kind of psuedo-persecution as they literally hit the hosts with the same intolerance they claim to be suffering.
Yeah, just like whenever atheists put up a billboard somewhere, you always see Christians whining about "Why do atheists need a billboard?" As if Christians really need thousands of religious billboards across the country. I think Christians just get upset over this because they see their stranglehold on American society slowly slipping away.
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RE: The Atheist Experience TV Show
January 24, 2012 at 2:34 pm
I've watched loads of their videos on Youtube. Jeff Dee can be an asshole sometimes but he's rarely wrong.
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RE: The Atheist Experience TV Show
January 24, 2012 at 2:44 pm
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(January 24, 2012 at 8:49 am)The Magic Pudding Wrote: (January 24, 2012 at 5:48 am)Hitchslap Wrote: I get excited about this show is because I've been watching it long enough that I've seen certain callers call as absolutely crazy Theists and after a few calls end up turning 180 degrees to become Rational, Atheists.
Does this ever seem a bit sus?
There is one particular guy who calls in as 'Mark' though occasionally with similar biblical sounding names, once or twice under an assumed and astonishingly dodgy accent. He started out as a typical bible-thumping fundamentalist from the Austin Stone church (who incidentally claim, probably correctly, never to have heard of him) but with apparent doubts about his faith; and several shows down the line appeared to have made the breakthrough into thinking for himself. He has since been outed as a troll who seems to call in just to stir up controversy and when he gets busted he delivers a parting shot about the hosts being afraid to debate Chris Langan before hanging up. Apparently the chatrooms go berserk whenever his insipid tones are heard, everyone wondering when the hosts are going to recognise him and kick him off the air.
He also trolls the Atheist Experience blog as either Mark or ChrisLanganFan, prompting this response from Russell Glasser.
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RE: The Atheist Experience TV Show
January 24, 2012 at 5:32 pm
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Yeah, I have caught this show-- by which I mean I watched a couple of episodes on Youtube.  Seriously though, I do enjoy it, and am glad there is an atheist counterpart to all the christian TV and radio shows. I was very shocked when I found out that this show was from Texas , where they execute the retarded. Like foxholes, I thought there were no atheists in Texas.
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RE: The Atheist Experience TV Show
January 24, 2012 at 6:50 pm
Apparently Austin is a haven for atheists in Texas. Funny how that works with bible belt states. Here in Kansas, Lawrence (home to KU) is a predominantly liberal town.
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RE: The Atheist Experience TV Show
January 24, 2012 at 7:09 pm
Oh yeah, I watch it...on and off
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