In this episode: * Dishonesty in commercial and government research. How prevalent is scientific fraud and agenda-driven data? * Objective reality, "Brain-in-a-Vat"/Matrix theory * Jim is a lightweight/THC potency Outro: Narration by David Nolan Music by Jason Hall As always, nothing gets deleted from the comments section. We are an unfiltered marketplace of ideas. _____________________________ https://twitter.com/AtheistEdge https://www.patreon.com/atheistedge PayPal: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/atheistedge https://www.instagram.com/atheist_edge/ www.atheistedge.com https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/athe... https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... https://vid.me/Atheist_Edge Merch available at https://teespring.com/stores/atheist-edge Books: https://www.amazon.com/Most-People-Be... https://www.amazon.com/Pulling-Back-G... Please like, subscribe, comment and consider a donation if enjoy the content! (Links above) A $1/month contribution via Patreon or a one-time contribution via PayPal makes a huge difference to improve our production quality. Thank you in advance!

In this episode: * 'Veterans should be banned from four-year universities' http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Controversial-newsletter-compares-veterans-to-white-supremacists-441704493.html * Comparing military veterans to white supremacists * The importance of protecting UNPOPULAR speech * Competing interpretations of "revealed" scripture undermines the credibility of religion TJ's YouTube Channel, "The Depraved Atheist": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGMdevoJkv1NqcSPLo1HMzg Friend of the show, Chris Beilfuss, has a kick ass blog you definitely need to check out, "Sleeping In Sundays": https://sleepinginsundaysblog.wordpress.com/ Holy Koolaid: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzvoUDoDu-cKIb11rg4ODDQ Cosmic Skeptic: https://www.youtube.com/user/alexjoconnor Metroplex Atheists: http://metroplexatheists.org/ _________________________________ Outro: "Unholy Thing" by Reverend Vox https://twitter.com/AtheistEdge https://www.patreon.com/atheistedge PayPal: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/atheistedge www.atheistedge.com https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/athe... https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... https://vid.me/Atheist_Edge https://www.instagram.com/atheist_edge/ Books: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BV0OFPO/... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M8JLAQL/... Please like, subscribe, comment and consider a donation if you like the direction we are heading! A $1/month contribution via Patreon or a one-time contribution via PayPal makes a huge difference to improve our production quality. Thank you in advance! As always, nothing gets deleted from the comments section. Unfiltered marketplace of ideas.

Congratulations to Courtney Stewart on her election for President of Metroplex Atheists, the oldest atheist organization in N. Texas! Check out the blog "Sleeping In Sundays" by atheist/former apologist and friend of the show Chris Beilfuss: https://sleepinginsundaysblog.wordpress.com/ Wendy Williams full clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CNHwhHWPoQ Outro: Narration by David Nolan Music by Jason Hall As always, nothing gets deleted from the comments section. We are an unfiltered marketplace of ideas. _____________________________ https://twitter.com/AtheistEdge https://www.patreon.com/atheistedge PayPal: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/atheistedge www.atheistedge.com https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/athe... https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... https://vid.me/Atheist_Edge Books: https://www.amazon.com/Most-People-Be... https://www.amazon.com/Pulling-Back-G... Please like, subscribe, comment and consider a donation if you like the direction we are heading! A $1/month contribution via Patreon or a one-time contribution via PayPal makes a huge difference to improve our production quality. Thank you in advance!

Dr. Brady Blevins is the Senior Apologist at Watchman Fellowship, Arlington TX. He received his doctorate from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and teaches at Arlington Baptist University. Watchman Fellowship: http://www.watchman.org/ Brady's Profile: https://vimeo.com/228502141 Atheist & Christian Book Club: http://atheistchristianbookclub.com/ Kelly & Michael show - full video clip: http://www.watchman.org/staff/bblevins/DeadMenTalking_Video.mp4 _________________________________ Outro: "Unholy Thing" by Reverend Vox _________________________________ https://twitter.com/AtheistEdge https://www.patreon.com/atheistedge PayPal: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/atheistedge www.atheistedge.com https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/athe... https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... https://vid.me/Atheist_Edge Books: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BV0OFPO/... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M8JLAQL/... Please like, subscribe, comment and consider a donation if you like the direction we are heading! A $1/month contribution via Patreon or a one-time contribution via PayPal makes a huge difference to improve our production quality. Thank you in advance! As always, nothing gets deleted from the comments section. Unfiltered marketplace of ideas. Download the LYFT app, enter ATHEISTEDGE in the "Payments" section, and get your first ride FREE!

David Fitzgerald is a public speaker and author of numerous books including "Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All". He is a board member of San Francisco Atheists and the San Francisco branch of the Center for Inquiry. He is also the director and founder of the first Atheist Film Festival, as well as San Francisco's oldest Darwin Day celebration, Evolutionpalooza. Bill Kluck is the co-founder of the Atheist Christian Book Club in Arlington TX. He is active in several atheist organizations in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Watchman Fellowship: http://www.watchman.org/ Atheist & Christian Book Club: http://atheistchristianbookclub.com/ _________________________________ Outro: "Unholy Thing" by Reverend Vox _________________________________ https://twitter.com/AtheistEdge https://www.patreon.com/atheistedge PayPal: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/atheistedge www.atheistedge.com https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/athe... https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... https://vid.me/Atheist_Edge https://www.instagram.com/atheist_edge/ Books: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BV0OFPO/... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M8JLAQL/... Please like, subscribe, comment and consider a donation if you like the direction we are heading! A $1/month contribution via Patreon or a one-time contribution via PayPal makes a huge difference to improve our production quality. Thank you in advance! As always, nothing gets deleted from the comments section. Unfiltered marketplace of ideas.

Buddy McClean is a 9/11 historian and the founder of Midlothian Freethought, Midlothian TX. Topics in this episode: * Answering hate mail * Is "faith" blind? Is it more closely associated with trusting, hoping, knowing or guessing? * 9/11: tensile strength; can jet fuel melt steel beams? http://www.midlothianfreethought.org/ https://www.facebook.com/midft/ Outro: Narration by David Nolan Music by Jason Hall As always, nothing gets deleted from the comments section. We are an unfiltered marketplace of ideas. _____________________________ https://twitter.com/AtheistEdge https://www.patreon.com/atheistedge PayPal: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/atheistedge www.atheistedge.com https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/athe... https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... https://vid.me/Atheist_Edge Books: https://www.amazon.com/Most-People-Be... https://www.amazon.com/Pulling-Back-G... Please like, subscribe, comment and consider a donation if you like the direction we are heading! A $1/month contribution via Patreon or a one-time contribution via PayPal makes a huge difference to improve our production quality. Thank you in advance!

Randy Word discusses the challenges of keeping religion and government separate, according to the Constitution, especially in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Metroplex Atheists: https://www.metroplexatheists.org/ Freedom From Religion Foundation: https://ffrf.org/ Protesting "In God We Trust" At City Hall: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article77610372.html Protesting Invocation At City Hall: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/09/16/atheists-protest-at-rowlett-city-hall/ Greece Vs Galloway Ruling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_of_Greece_v._Galloway _________________________ https://twitter.com/AtheistEdge https://www.patreon.com/atheistedge PayPal: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/atheistedge www.atheistedge.com https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/athe... https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... https://vid.me/Atheist_Edge Books: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BV0OFPO/... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M8JLAQL/... Please like, subscribe, comment and consider a donation if you like the direction we are heading! A $1/month contribution via Patreon or a one-time contribution via PayPal makes a huge difference to improve our production quality. Thank you in advance! Download the LYFT app, enter ATHEISTEDGE in the "Payments" section, and get your first ride FREE!

Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy Rates: Why We Need Comprehensive Sex Education in the U.S https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3194801/ "Like a pair of old, worn-out shoes" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoxTygEG85c&t=3s Outro: "Unholy" by Reverend Vox Music by Brian Vox As always, nothing gets deleted from the comments section. We are an unfiltered marketplace of ideas. _____________________________ https://twitter.com/AtheistEdge https://www.patreon.com/atheistedge PayPal: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/atheistedge www.atheistedge.com https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/athe... https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a... https://vid.me/Atheist_Edge Books: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BV0OFPO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M8JLAQL/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Please like, subscribe, comment and consider a donation if you like the direction we are heading! A $1/month contribution via Patreon or a one-time contribution via PayPal makes a huge difference to improve our production quality. Thank you in advance!

The conversation starts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoPk_F9Oi9o Topics in this segment: * Recovering from addiction * We atheists don't have horns growing out of our heads * The labels "atheist" and "agnostic" are not mutually exclusive * Why people choose one religion over another * Do atheists go to hell? * Could You Enjoy Heaven If Your Child Was In Hell? Molly McAlister is a member of SOMA Church, Waxhachie TX and the Christian & Atheist Meetup group of Waxahachie TX. Outro: Narration by David Nolan Music by Jason Hall As always, nothing gets deleted from the comments section. We are an unfiltered marketplace of ideas. SOMA Church: http://somawaxahachie.com/ Christian & Atheist Meetups: https://www.facebook.com/events/2030032360575386/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A _____________________________ https://twitter.com/AtheistEdge https://www.patreon.com/atheistedge PayPal: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/atheistedge www.atheistedge.com https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/atheist-edge https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/atheist-edge/id1233822255 https://vid.me/Atheist_Edge Books: https://www.amazon.com/Most-People-Believe-Wrong-Counter-Apologetics/dp/1482730626/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.amazon.com/Pulling-Back-Green-Curtain-Religious/dp/1539456420/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Please like, subscribe, comment and consider a donation if you like the direction we are heading! A $1/month contribution via Patreon or a one-time contribution via PayPal makes a huge difference to improve our production quality. Thank you in advance!

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