In this episode, I have Thomas Wells on to talk about his article Why I’m Not An Atheist. Wells has some concerns about the New Atheism movement. Are they too much like the religious? Are there better ways they should be going about getting their message out? Find out what this well-reasoned and well-spoken philosopher has to say!

His article can be found here:

http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2014/05/07/3999576.htm

And his blog is here:

http://www.philosophersbeard.org/

Find him on Twitter @philos_beard

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In this episode I have part 2 of Jake Farr-Wharton on to discuss the death penalty. You can find him on Twitter @JakeFarrWharton and of course his podcast, The Imaginary Friends Show is on iTunes and elsewhere.

After that I discuss a great comment left on the website by @SallyStrange regarding feminism and Greta Christina. It’s a great topic and one that I will likely come back to from time to time.

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In this episode, I do my longest Tommentary yet on the terrible situation in Nigeria. Can we finally blame religion for this one or is it still just geopolitics?

Here are some links discussed:

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/may/09/behind-rise-nigeria-boko-haram-climate-disaster-peak-oil-depletion

Click to access Climate_Change_Nigeria.pdf

Then, I have the great friend of the show, Jake Farr-Wharton, on to discuss the death penalty. You can find him on Twitter @JakeFarrWharton and of course his podcast, The Imaginary Friends Show is on iTunes and elsewhere.

This is a two parter, but as usual, if you’re genius enough to be on patreon.com/atheist then you can already access part 2!

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We begin with part 2 of my debate with Elijiah T! You can find his blog here: http://hashtagapologetics.wordpress.com/

And on Twitter @elijiaht

After that I give an analysis of the debate and what I was trying to accomplish.  If anyone knows of other believers who are willing to have a discussion with an atheist, point them to me!

Then I give some bonus Tommentary on the Supreme Court decision Monday. Here are a few links regarding that:

Click to access 12-696_4f57.pdf

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/high-court-ruling-favors-prayer-council-meeting

Also here are links to the Crohn’s charity I mentioned:

https://www.facebook.com/charitybbqday

http://www.crohnsandcolitis.ca/site/c.dtJRL9NUJmL4H/b.9012407/k.BE24/Home.htm

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AS28 received a ton of feedback. So many people felt comfortable to confess their possible unpopular opinions, which I look at as a great accomplishment for the show. In a very long Tommentary, I talk about all the messages I received about the show, and make several points about feminism and atheism, again. Also, don’t tell anyone, but I talk briefly about the elevator incident (with great reservations.) My hand was forced because of how many people mentioned it in their messages to me.

After that, it’s the first debate with Elijiah T! You can find his blog here: http://hashtagapologetics.wordpress.com/

And on Twitter @elijiaht

Let me know how you think I did, though you’ll have to find out on Thursday since we ran out of time on today’s episode! Or… you can simply go to patreon.com/atheist and hear the rest already!

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In this episode, I asked Greta Christina about the rift in atheism between feminists and for lack of a better term, anti-feminists. Greta provided a very sobering insight into the difficulty she and other women in atheism have faced.

You can find Greta’s blog here: http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/

And her book here: http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2014/03/07/coming-out-atheist-ordering-info/

Then, I talk about the possible scientism of new atheists and whether or not the charge is accurate, or is even damning if true. This discussion is intended to be part of a longer one as I ran out of time.  The works I referenced are:

Pigliucci’s paper: http://philpapers.org/rec/PIGNAA

Coyne’s response: http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/pigliucci-to-all-new-atheists-were-doing-it-wrong/

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This week’s Tommentary is about what it even means to say we dislike or hate someone’s beliefs but not them as a person.  Is that possible?  Is it honest?

Then, joining us this week to talk about her new book is Greta Christina!  You can find her blog here: http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/

And her book here: http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2014/03/07/coming-out-atheist-ordering-info/

We not only discuss coming out as an atheist and the challenges and strategies, but also get her view on a few other topics like relationships with theists.

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CJ, Noah and Thomas continue the discussion of CJ’s contentious article about atheists and Islamic terrorism.  Then, Thomas talks about a segment which was meant to debut in this episode but didn’t. Because of that, he then introduces a replacement segment called “WTF Salon.com” or something like that.

Article discussed: http://www.salon.com/2014/04/19/science_doesnt_disprove_god_where_richard_dawkins_and_new_atheists_go_wrong/

Also, for an exclusive, candid discussion of the entire CJ interview with Noah, go to patreon.com/atheist and pledge today!

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Thank you, amazing Patreon Patrons!!!! Then, another week of Tommentary, which was well received in it’s debut. After that, Thomas has CJ Werleman and Noah Lugeons on to discuss CJ’s contentious article “How Hatred of Islam Creates Strange Bedfellows of Christians and Atheists.” Listeners who like Atheistically Speaking on Facebook will know that Thomas has some disagreements with this piece and CJ is a standup guy who was willing to come on and field all questions.

CJ’s article can be found here: http://www.alternet.org/belief/how-atheists-are-complicit-atrocities-and-oppression-palestinian-people

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