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Forrest and Spencer are joined by Peter Whitehead for a discussion about dualism. The team covers several arguments for substance dualism and evaluates their merits. Peter is a psychology student at Arizona State University where he works in an EEG lab.

Heina Dadabhoy joined us for this weeks discussion on Islam, focusing on Apostasy and the Western Difference in an now globalized Islam. While we did not have time to cover everything we wanted to, it was a excellent discussion nonetheless. We will be doing a follow up show with Heina later to discuss Jihad. Find Heina here on Freethought Blogs: http://freethoughtblogs.com/heinous/

This week, Spencer and Forrest discuss moral ontology and the nature of values and how they are grounded. They cover Euthyphro's dilemma, and unpack the problems and implications that both Christians and secularists have when grounding their moral philosophy.They include the "why" question: Why is 'God's nature' good? Or why is 'well-being' good? And how can each worldview derive an 'ought' statement from what 'is' the case?This was a fun show, and hopefully it will get you thinking and encourage you to reflect on why you behave in the ways that you do.

This week we discussed the mid-term elections and common creationist arguments. This was a fun show with another visit from Joshua Feuerstein via YouTube.  

Christianity, Judaism and Islam all share the creation story of Adam and Eve and the doctrine of original sin as central to their theology. Conservative Evangelicals in America especially harp on this doctrine of ‘the Fall of man’ as a way to shoehorn in the rest of their dogmas. Pervasive in the story of Adam and Eve is a pessimistic and distrustful attitude towards humanity. Spencer, Forrest and Andre discuss why this myth is harmful, and the positive steps our species has taken towards less violence and more compassion and understanding throughout history.

What is Halloween about? Truthfully, we had no idea, so we did an unprepared show about it. As it turns out, we had a great discussion and learned a thing or two in the process. Checkout our Halloween episode!  

Forrest and Spencer discuss the all to commonly employed "Argument from Incredulity".

Lori Fazzino joined us for a discussion on the Christian Culture Industry. We covered the coopting of pop culture by churches, prosperity gospel, and the deeply disturbing hell houses. We also managed to fail to keep FCC broadcast standards (thanks Andre and Forrest), but we'll try again next week. This was an excellent show topic that went over time. If you want to hear more of our discussion, and the chaos after the show, click the after-show link below! Supporters Click here for the after show! Important Links: Rappin' for Jesus (Explicit Content)  

David Fitzgerald joins Spencer and Andre (who still won’t go back to is show) to respond to William Lane Craig’s “False Claim’s in Popular Press” on the Reasonable Faith podcast.

Guest, Katie Hladky, the summer Interim Director and a current board member for Camp Quest, joined Andre and Spencer on the show to discuss the need for a secular summer camp, and the unique opportunities that Camp Quest provides to campers all over the country. For more information on volunteering for Camp Quest, please visit www.campquest.org   If you are interested in donating to Camp Quest, you can make a donation at www.campquest.org/donate  

  Forrest, Spencer, and Andre (the host of Unbelievers Radio, who already hosts a podcast and won't go away), discuss the line between personal attacks and challenging religious ideas. When is it ok to offend? What constitutes a personal attack? How can we show the difference between discussing ideas and insulting someone personally? We hope you find this podcast useful in future chats with religious friends.   The Happy Atheist, by PZ Myers Hardcopy or eBook Audiobook (AtheistAudiobooks.com)

Dr. Darrel Ray was in town for an event with the Secular Student Alliance at Arizona State University and decided to stop by the studio for a last  minute podcast. We talked about male shame, religion and sexuality, sexual objectification, and the mechanics of duck reproduction (it is truly horrifying). Secular Sexual Podcast iTunes | Spreaker | Dogma Debate   Books by Dr. Darrel Ray Sex and God | The God Virus Not my Father's Son Donate Here Other Stuff Information on Duck Penises      

Spencer and Andre recorded part two of the discussion on the Kalam Cosmological Argument. Click here for part one!

David Fitzgerald and our Editor-in-Chief, Aubrey Barnwell-Salais, joined us for this show to discuss the topic of David's book "The Mormons", part of "The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion". We had an excellent discussion and celebrated Aubrey's birthday Mormon style!           Click the links below for more information on David's Books: Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion, Book One: The Mormons

Forrest and Spencer, and Andre, the lingering host of Unbelievers Radio (seriously, he won't  leave... he's like a lost puppy), discuss the Kalam Cosmological Argument. This argument has a lot of information to unpack. To make sure we provide you will all the tools you need to address this argument, we will be unpacking it in a three part series. Enjoy Part one!