Talk Heathen 04.03 2020-01-19 with Eric Murphy & Vi La Bianca

SHOW TIME-STAMPS
00:05:48 Moldred - NY - Why is discordianism important and why should we care?
00:14:51 Zoe - NY - Would like to create an atheist club at his school, how?
00:19:14 Jim - MI - Works at a large company who hosts religious based events
00:26:57 John - GA - Do y’all believe in free will, why or why not?
00:37:56 Eli - OK - Is it worth salvaging friendships that have floundered during deconversion?
00:45:44 JL - TX - What are the best tactics when debating theists
00:56:39 Charlie - WA - Was in a cult run by her mother, has questions about the BITE model.
01:10:25 Timothy - CA - Has some issues with skepticism, how do you work around them?
01:26:07 Isis - IN - Is having trouble deconverting
01:45:35 Tony - TX - Would like to talk about some personal experiences
SHOW NOTES
In today’s episode of Talk Heathen, Eric Murphy is joined by Vi La Bianca. Today’s episode is brought to you by ... water. The hosts drink water while on set to stay hydrated, so should you!
Let’s get to calls. The first caller is a returning caller, Moldred from New York. He would like to talk about the book he sent, discordianism, and why both are important. Get your salad dressing ready for some word salad. Tune in to hear Eric spin this salad to try to find the truth.
Next up, Zoe from New York would like to know how to start an atheist club at his school and is wondering how to create one that shows secular students being happy and not angry. There are so many great ideas we’d like to share! Listen in to find out!
The following caller named Jim from Michigan is concerned about his large company hosting religious groups and is wondering if it is worth “raising a stink” about it. Has been told by supervisors to “take a chill pill.” Definitely speak up about it and possibly contact the FFRF for help: https://ffrf.org/
The next caller in the queue is John from Georgia wanting to discuss free will and whether or not it exists. Listen in to hear Eric and Vi explain how they don’t believe in free will and navigate John’s wonderful questions. He’s so close folks!
Next up, Eli in Oklahoma is wondering if it’s worth salvaging friendships who may have floundered as he deconverted. Absolutely! Reach out to them and see where they are and possibly forge new ones.
Afterwards we have JL from Texas. He is exploring tactics to bring to the table when debating theists. Do we have any recommendations for him? Listen in to hear Vi and Eric dig into this topic.
The next caller is super interesting! Charlie from Washington would like to talk about the cult she was a part of and the BITE model. Eric gets excited to talk about this and Vi takes the time to really get to the meat of this topic. It’s a really good call.
Next up, Timothy in California would like to discuss how he is struggling with skepticism and is it really worth fighting for. Eric uses the mistake he made in a previous episode (the Moon) and how he was able to learn and owning mistakes. Owning one’s mistakes is a part of growth.
Afterwards, Isis from Indiana is struggling with deconverting after a long history with and within religion. Tune in to hear Vi and Eric navigate this topic and help her go through this part of the process. Your quote: “You once knew me how I was. I am not that any more.” is so perfect. You are not alone and you have community with us here.
Our last caller of the day, Tony from Texas would like to talk about a personal experience a friend had while on drugs and how to explain how his experience wasn’t truly accurate. Listen in to hear Eric explain how blue tastes… And how personal perceptions can cloud reality.