I would love to setup the logistics for the show, but I'm afraid that given the large presence of Christianity within my department and the fact that I just started on work towards a Ph.D., even hinting that I'm atheist (or even agnostic for that matter) could be detrimental...important paper work could get 'lost' (paychecks, graduation forms, etc.) and certain people may try to make life difficult. If I was single, I would go for it, but I have a wife and 10 month old son...too much depends on the future at this point. If I were a tenured professor, you bet; grad slave, not quite yet.
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Joined: May 13, 2005
Posts: 69
Location: California
Posted:
Sun Jan 14, 2007 1:15 pm
I have a topic request. I have heard many people say they went through a period of feeling angry after they were deconverted. It would be interesting to have someone like a psychologist on to explain why, and give advice to people going through this.
freidenker Thinker
Joined: Nov 22, 2002
Posts: 450
Location: Austria
Posted:
Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:27 am
My topic request:
Peak Oil and has it become a doomsday cult.
The peak oil theory basically states that oil cannot be produced at current levels until it runs out, but rather, that production will peak or has already peaked and will decline after that.
I've been following the peak oil debate for a long time. What I've noticed that some years ago, peak oil proponents where often slandered as doomsayers, when in fact they appeared to be level-headed scientists and analysts to me. Kenneth S. Deffeyes and Matt Simmons would be examples.
But it seems that a greater movement formed around the issue of peak oil. This new movement consists much more of political activists rather than scientists. And these folks really do sound increasingly like a doomsday cult to me. 9/11 conspiracy theorists like Mike Ruppert are also part of the club. The relocalization movement even champions some kind of back to the woods approach.
The following is a blog that does not aim to debunk peak oil, even if it is named that way, but attacks some of the more cult like aspects of the peak oil movement:
http://peakoildebunked.blogspot.com/
atheistRon Just Arrived
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Location: Illinois
Posted:
Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:44 pm
I'm with batibati50, I would really like to hear how the 9/11 consiracy theorists respond to solid evidence. I dislike this President as much as the next guy, but he didn't kill innocent Americans to start a war.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:00 pm
yaponcha wrote:
Global Warming. I know two excellent guests with differing views.
I would love to setup the logistics for the show, but I'm afraid that given the large presence of Christianity within my department and the fact that I just started on work towards a Ph.D., even hinting that I'm atheist (or even agnostic for that matter) could be detrimental...important paper work could get 'lost' (paychecks, graduation forms, etc.) and certain people may try to make life difficult. If I was single, I would go for it, but I have a wife and 10 month old son...too much depends on the future at this point. If I were a tenured professor, you bet; grad slave, not quite yet.
A global warming show would be a good idea. There has been plenty of discussion in the IRC chat room about it in the past few days.
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Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:43 pm
Awesome.. thanks for the suggestions all.
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Trance2tec Newbie First Class
Joined: Nov 21, 2002
Posts: 27
Location: USA
Posted:
Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:09 pm
Yeah, I'm for this one, the state of welfare and especially minimum wage and the effects of it.
baddogma Grand Poster
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Location: Colorado
Posted:
Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:56 am
I want to hear Natalie Portman screaming out my name in a moment of passion.
......what....?
Nadaav Newbie
Joined: Jul 16, 2008
Posts: 10
Posted:
Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:07 pm
How about whether or not we should even bother to pro-actively spread our ideas about the lack of god, since it can often border on exactly the kind of evangelizing that we are so sick of hearing from Christians? The world is already becoming increasingly secular on its own--this is a natural result of people becoming more educated, more rational, and less superstitious. Why spend our time talking about things people will eventually figure out using reason anyway?
For example, my favorite episodes of The Infidel Guy show deal with topics I didn't know a lot about: inside the Mormon church; the philosophy of Nietzsche; what kind of a person Mohammed actually was; etc. I skip right over ones about disproving creationism, for instance, because I already don't believe in creationism. I don't need it disproved, because I already know the arguments and evidence against it. Episodes like that are preaching to the choir, to use an ironic expression.
As I think you and most other people here can agree, Reggie, there's no problem with Christians, Muslims, Jews, or any other religious group of people having their ideas and their beliefs. Just about everyone who holds beliefs like that does so in order to help them be the best person they can be, and for most of them it works a lot of the time. The problem is when they start pushing their ideas on other people, or adopting ideas which are divisive to begin with. As non-believers, we should not stoop to that level.
Anyway, I'm sure there are some good arguments in FAVOR of spreading the word about secularism/atheism (such as the recent upsurge of radicalism in both Christianity and Islam and the potential need to counter it), so it could make an interesting debate.
Joined: Apr 17, 2005
Posts: 93
Location: Los Angeles
Posted:
Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:43 am
I'd like to hear Rick Warren debate Bob Price about their competing publications,
The Purpose Driven Life vs. The Reason Driven Life.
Eon Noob No More
Joined: May 03, 2008
Posts: 50
Location: Stirling, Scotland
Posted:
Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:08 am
Anonymous vs. Scientology.
Of course, you'd probably struggle to get either on the show, but it would be hilarious if possible. :p
In all seriousness, I echo earlier sentiments about the recent presidential election. I'd be interested to hear a debate between an Obama supporter and a McCain supporter, because I'd really like to know what could possibly motivate someone to vote for McCain (especially knowing that you're essentially voting for Palin).
Another idea would be Iraq, nearly six years later. The previous Iraq debate was informative but horribly one-sided, I felt, as the pro-war debater really failed to make any case at all (although, that might just be saying something about the justification of the war).
Has Will Dembski or Ken Miller ever been on the show?
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