NonTheology

We are blessed by the presence of Australian singer/songwriter Shelley Segal: a musically talented rising star in the atheist community. We had a really good time talking about her music and experiences, and she plays a yet unreleased song called "My Morality" for us. If you haven't jammed to her tunes yet, you should give it a listen.

We are blessed by the presence of Australian singer/songwriter Shelley Segal: a musically talented rising star in the atheist community. We had a really good time talking about her music and experiences, and she plays a yet unreleased song called "My Morality" for us. If you haven't jammed to her tunes yet, you should give it a listen.

We are blessed by the presence of Australian singer/songwriter Shelley Segal: a musically talented rising star in the atheist community. We had a really good time talking about her music and experiences, and she plays a yet unreleased song called "My Morality" for us. If you haven't jammed to her tunes yet, you should give it a listen.

A ghastly hodgepodge of random content. But then again, that's more or less what we do all the time. Here's what's what: Reflect on the episode with Zachary Bos, since Erik didn't listen to it until now. Gabe says the word "articulate" nearly 12 million times. Listener questions from John H. (2) and Anton B. Why I'm an Atheist narratives from John H. (1) and Paul H. Alexander gives us the closest thing to hate mail we are yet to receive. Wait, What?

A ghastly hodgepodge of random content. But then again, that's more or less what we do all the time. Here's what's what: Reflect on the episode with Zachary Bos, since Erik didn't listen to it until now. Gabe says the word "articulate" nearly 12 million times. Listener questions from John H. (2) and Anton B. Why I'm an Atheist narratives from John H. (1) and Paul H. Alexander gives us the closest thing to hate mail we are yet to receive. Wait, What?

A ghastly hodgepodge of random content. But then again, that's more or less what we do all the time. Here's what's what: Reflect on the episode with Zachary Bos, since Erik didn't listen to it until now. Gabe says the word "articulate" nearly 12 million times. Listener questions from John H. (2) and Anton B. Why I'm an Atheist narratives from John H. (1) and Paul H. Alexander gives us the closest thing to hate mail we are yet to receive. Wait, What?

We talk about whether we think (formal) debates are useful. Gabe says no, because they do a poor job of informing the audience and skilled debaters rely on psychological tricks rather than advancing good arguments and evidence. Erik says yes, because they are entertaining and stir up the public's interest in the area. Regrettably, Erik did not prepare for the debate, and lost.

We talk about whether we think (formal) debates are useful. Gabe says no, because they do a poor job of informing the audience and skilled debaters rely on psychological tricks rather than advancing good arguments and evidence. Erik says yes, because they are entertaining and stir up the public's interest in the area. Regrettably, Erik did not prepare for the debate, and lost.

We talk about whether we think (formal) debates are useful. Gabe says no, because they do a poor job of informing the audience and skilled debaters rely on psychological tricks rather than advancing good arguments and evidence. Erik says yes, because they are entertaining and stir up the public's interest in the area. Regrettably, Erik did not prepare for the debate, and lost.

We start talking about cognitive biases by introducing confirmation bias. As usual, we blab on about a bunch of only loosely-related things, including pareidolia, american food, abortion, quack medicine, horoscopes, your own self-image, germ theory in the bible, Lee Strobel, apologetics, and the like. Cognitive biases are both neat and unfortunate. Unlike logical fallacies, they are one of the things that you probably can't do an especially good job of eliminating just by learning more and changing how you think; they aren't something you eliminate, they are something you become more aware of. Have you ever seen a horoscope with a negative description of you or your future? What are some cases where you have fallen victim to confirmation bias? What are some ways you have tried to avoid the influence of confirmation bias? Get that data out of your head and into the comment section on the website!

We start talking about cognitive biases by introducing confirmation bias. As usual, we blab on about a bunch of only loosely-related things, including pareidolia, american food, abortion, quack medicine, horoscopes, your own self-image, germ theory in the bible, Lee Strobel, apologetics, and the like. Cognitive biases are both neat and unfortunate. Unlike logical fallacies, they are one of the things that you probably can't do an especially good job of eliminating just by learning more and changing how you think; they aren't something you eliminate, they are something you become more aware of. Have you ever seen a horoscope with a negative description of you or your future? What are some cases where you have fallen victim to confirmation bias? What are some ways you have tried to avoid the influence of confirmation bias? Get that data out of your head and into the comment section on the website!

We start talking about cognitive biases by introducing confirmation bias. As usual, we blab on about a bunch of only loosely-related things, including pareidolia, american food, abortion, quack medicine, horoscopes, your own self-image, germ theory in the bible, Lee Strobel, apologetics, and the like. Cognitive biases are both neat and unfortunate. Unlike logical fallacies, they are one of the things that you probably can't do an especially good job of eliminating just by learning more and changing how you think; they aren't something you eliminate, they are something you become more aware of. Have you ever seen a horoscope with a negative description of you or your future? What are some cases where you have fallen victim to confirmation bias? What are some ways you have tried to avoid the influence of confirmation bias? Get that data out of your head and into the comment section on the website!

Gabe had the opportunity to sit down with Zachary Bos, state director for Massachusetts of American Atheists, and talk about his role in the growth of the secular community. The Boston Atheists broke the 1000 member mark in 2012, and looks to continue growing in number and visibility. Cool stuff to check up on: We Are Atheism: Shelley Segal Humanist Learning Lab at Harvard University

Gabe had the opportunity to sit down with Zachary Bos, state director for Massachusetts of American Atheists, and talk about his role in the growth of the secular community. The Boston Atheists broke the 1000 member mark in 2012, and looks to continue growing in number and visibility. Cool stuff to check up on: We Are Atheism: Shelley Segal Humanist Learning Lab at Harvard University

Gabe had the opportunity to sit down with Zachary Bos, state director for Massachusetts of American Atheists, and talk about his role in the growth of the secular community. The Boston Atheists broke the 1000 member mark in 2012, and looks to continue growing in number and visibility. Cool stuff to check up on: We Are Atheism: Shelley Segal Humanist Learning Lab at Harvard University