Putin - The Orthodox Christian Soldier - Atheism UK Podcast #28 -  RECORDED ON Mar 13, 2022

QUESTION: Is Putin using his faith to cozy up to the Russian Orthodox Church and does the Orthodox Russian Church now support his war on the Ukraine

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recoveringfromreligion.org

https://www.rescue-uk.org

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Further reading:

Putin and the Orthodox Church: how his faith shapes his politics

https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2022/02/16/essay-on-vladimir-putin

Patriarch Kirill, Orthodox Primate of Moscow and All Russians offered prayers on Sunday for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine

https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/moscow-patriarch-prays-for-unity

There Are No Atheists In Foxholes [Debunked]

"There are no atheists in foxholes" is an aphorism used to suggest that in times of extreme stress or fear, in other words like a foxhole in war facing death, that someone who identifies as Atheist will turn to god to save them. 

In this podcast we look at the concept and soundly debunk it.

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Some people find religious faith comforting during stressful or dangerous experiences, others however, lose their faith when undergoing trauma or witnessing immense suffering.

Suggesting that someone who identifies as an atheist would ditch their deep held belief in times of fear is absurd, but it's built on the mistaken belief that Atheists believe in god, but have just turned their back on god. It shows how little theists understand of Atheism.

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Criticising Religious Beliefs - Atheism UK Podcast #26 - In this episode of the Atheism UK podcast we look at criticising religious belief and more importantly the backlash we can get for simply pointing out the problems and issues that arise through religion and religious beliefs and practices.

Atheist criticisms of religion are often silenced or attempted to be silenced by accusations of Islamophobia, anti-semitism or anti-christian hate speech as if so called sacred beliefs can not be touched, criticized or called out.

This tactic is designed to shut down criticism - painting those who criticise as people with an irrational fear, whereas criticism is wholly based on very rational issues. 

Criticism of religious beliefs and practices must be a basic human right (free speech) This criticism may include that religion is outdated, harmful to the individual, harmful to society, spreaders of misinformation, an impediment to the progress of science, a source of immoral acts or customs, a political tool for social control, indoctrination of the young, a breeding ground for sectarian hate etc..

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We recently did a podcast on PRATT arguments (Previously Refuted A Thousand Times) and as a result we had comments regarding arguments that theists put forward. A few weeks ago we answered one from theists which was ‘I Don't Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist - Debunked’ which van be seen here -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdwAlJbKRJM&t=413s

Watch This Episode On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agWzGd_kXxE

We carry on with these arguments from theists and look at there are no positive arguments for atheism and debunk this argument. Some of the things we discuss are:

1 - Atheism is the default position

2 - mind is the brain a thing of substance and measure, we have no examples of a mind without a brain

3 - The argument from evil - focusing on the suffering of people and animals in this world and therefore the existence of an all seeing, all knowing, all loving god is unlikely. 

“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” – Epicurus.. although according to Jason Sylvester it was Sextus Empiricus who actually said this or something very similar 

4 - The hiddenness of God - no evidence

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In this discussion we look at the statistics behind the fact that Christianity is dying and non belief is on the rise.   We looked at the British Social Attitudes Survey by The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) in regard to Religion, which covers the Identity, behaviour and belief over two decades of the peoples of the UK  The opening statement on the report says… ‘In this year’s British Social Attitudes report (BSA), we see a continuation of one of the most important trends in post-war history: the steady decline in religion and belief among the British public. 

This decline is not simply a private matter for individuals and families, but rather a trend with profound implications for our social norms as well as our public institutions’.  

You can see the full report here: https://www.bsa.natcen.ac.uk/media/39363/bsa_36.pdf 

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There has always been a steady flow of religious apologists, desperately trying to prove god exists. Much of their efforts are aimed toward those who already believe, but need validation of their beliefs.  Every argument for the existence of god has been debunked, proved fallacious or is simply based on assumption and presupposition.  

There is a relatively new face in town who uses science as a tool to try and convince us that god has to exist. His name is Dr Hugh Ross and it look like we have found ourselves another failing apologist who uses worn out reasoning, dressed in the guise of science.  He’s fallen headlong into the intelligent design argument, the Teleological Argument For God  This is the same old PRATT (previously refuted a thousand times) argument   Cosmic Fine Tuning - If any of the constants of nature were off by a tiny fraction, then our universe would not permit life. But isn’t that the point, because the laws of physics are what they are, it gives life a chance to begin, maybe not just here but throughout the universe. 

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In this Atheism UK discussion, the first in 2022, we look at the way religion has spread it roots through society.  

Religion affects the decision making process of our leaders and influencers of society. 

We recently released a podcast which looked at the Bishops in the House of Lords and how these bishops used their religious dogma to inform their decisions on political policy.   

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I Don't Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist - Debunked.. 

We recently did a podcast on P.R.A.T.T. Arguments (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfvLaxj8hbI) which are arguments that have previously refuted a thousand times. One that comes up quote often is ' I Don't Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist'   This argument first come to light in the 2004 book by Norman Geisler  and Frank Turek.  

In this podcast we discuss this heavily fallacious argument and show where it falls down.   

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Debunking The Teleological Argument https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AyaDMlIx3w

Debunking The Cosmological Argument https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJP1SS-Elw4

Debunking The Argument Form Morality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AptNbgdX2qs 

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Do atheists celebrate Christmas? Yes, they do. It’s a holiday with friends, family, food, drink, and gifts; what’s not to like?  However, it doesn’t belong to Christians. 

Populations in the northern hemisphere had a midwinter festival long before the Christians got going. 

That’s why there’s a decorated tree, holly, ivy, yule log, mistletoe, St Nicholas (Father Christmas, Santa Claus), etc.  Christmas is just a winter festival which we can all share in. You may want to call it Yule, or just the winter festival but whatever you want to call it, its a great time of year for all the family..   

So, Happy Christmas everyone!  

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This podcast was a response to many of the posts that are put on our Social Media channels, one in particular that asked a serious question from a theist which was ‘Do Atheists think the Bible was JUST made up?’

We have done many podcasts pointing out the inaccuracies of many holy books including the Bible. So we thought we would discuss and respond to this question.

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Debunking The Teleological Argument https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AyaDMlIx3w

Debunking The Cosmological Argument https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJP1SS-Elw4

Debunking The Argument Form Morality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AptNbgdX2qs

Jason Sylvester's Book - Manifest Insanity

Manifest Insanity is an irreverent social commentary that traces the history of Judeo-Christian doctrines and how they have evolved over the centuries, impudently contradicting the perception that these established beliefs were original to their traditions, and specifically challenging the evangelical Christian concept of literal inerrancy.

https://diogenesofmayberry.com/manifest-insanity/

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