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I'm joined by two female commenters who had some criticism for me on how I dealt with the Tyler Vela abortion debate. In the spirit of listening to criticism and learning from it, I thought I'd extend the invitation to talk to them about it, and they accepted! Was it a fruitful conversation? You'll have … Continue reading AS206: Abortion Debate Criticisms → The post AS206: Abortion Debate Criticisms appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

I hope everyone knows changing comments to Tomments is completely meant to be a stupid joke. I wonder if anyone thinks I'm super into changing words into being my name? It's actually the opposite, hence the joke. Anyway… Today it's time to finally get to some listener comments on the last few episodes. I always … Continue reading AS205: Listener Tomments → The post AS205: Listener Tomments appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

In today's episode I talk about a number of things I found interesting. Among them are gun control, Obama's tearful speech, the sexual assault crisis in Germany, and free speech. The post AS204: Tommentary Thursday appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

We continue the discussion on whether or not 90% of all Evo Psych false. That's the claim Dr. Richard Carrier makes in his mammoth article, which can be found here. While I'm hoping to have Richard on at a later date to discuss the topic he's likely most known for – Jesus's existence, this visit is … Continue reading AS203: Dr. Richard Carrier, Part 2 → The post AS203: Dr. Richard Carrier, Part 2 appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Is 90% of all Evo Psych false? That's the claim Dr. Richard Carrier makes in his mammoth article, which can be found here. While I'm hoping to have Richard on at a later date to discuss the topic he's likely most known for – Jesus's existence, this visit is all about Evolutionary Psychology and whether or … Continue reading AS202: Dr. Richard Carrier on EvoPsych → The post AS202: Dr. Richard Carrier on EvoPsych appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

This episode, I look at a story from a few months back that I never got to comment on. It's a very fascinating news item about a parent allowing her child to choose to end her medical care and thus end her life. But it's done on the basis that she'll go to heaven… Here's … Continue reading AS201: Tommentary; Critical Comments → The post AS201: Tommentary; Critical Comments appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Thank you guys for the avalanche of comments, emails and messages on my debate with Tyler Vela. This is likely the most response I've gotten to anything, and I think it's because there is plenty to disagree and argue about. That's my favorite kind of topic! Today's episode is a bit of a post-mortem on … Continue reading AS200: Abortion Debate Followup → The post AS200: Abortion Debate Followup appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Here's part 2 of a 2 part spirited debate with Christian and past guest, Tyler Vela. Tyler hosts a podcast called the Freed Thinker, which you can find on iTunes or through google. I will be doing a commentary and break down of exactly how this debate broke down on Thursday's show. The post AS199: Debating Abortion, with Tyler Vela Part 2 appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Here's part 1 of a 2 part spirited debate with Christian and past guest, Tyler Vela. Tyler hosts a podcast called the Freed Thinker, which you can find on iTunes or through google. If you'd like access to part 2 right away, check out http://www.patreon.com/atheist! The post AS198: Debating Abortion, with Tyler Vela appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.

Today I've got some more Tommentary for you. Because I'm pretty sure Eli and Cog Dis will all agree with me on the Goldsmiths issue, I decided to tackle a brief portion of commenter Mike Samsa's incredibly long disagreements with me on the treatment of Maryam Namazie. It amazes me that someone could condone how … Continue reading AS197: Goldsmiths Followup; Radicalizing Muslims → The post AS197: Goldsmiths Followup; Radicalizing Muslims appeared first on Atheistically Speaking.