Definition of a Miracle (Pt 2) - The Atheist Experience #693

Tracie Harris and Jen Peeples take a call from Mike, from the Austin Stone Community Church. In part 2, the discussion involves how you determine when a rare event is a miracle and how the superstitious elements of religion can lead to harm of others. Tracie Harris and Jen Peeples host this clip from The Atheist Experience #693 - http://www.atheist-experience.com

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[cixelsyD1988]

I almost can hear this guys brain creaking under the weight of thought.

[badkarma52]

I feel bad for Mike, and I don't mean that in a condescending way.  Unlike so many christians who call, he seems like a genuinely nice person whose only mistake is thinking that he has morality because of his religion, not in spite of it.

[rsobol3]

PHINEAS GAGE! Anybody????

[CerebrumPedere]

One has to gather, teach and learn in order to perpetuate a myth. An atheist only need think logically and realisticly to reach the same conclusions as others without any coaching. They had the perfect example of this. Rep. Giffords getting shot in the head and others being killed and somehow it's all a miracle because she lived. A miracle would be if 6 rounds were fired and nobody was hit. Logic and religion go together like oil and water and nobody had to teach me that.

[Mahdai]

@cixelsyD1988 Are you sure it's the weight of thought that's creaking in there? Maybe the brittle walls of self-delusion, more likely.

[jozilife]

lol she was shushing that blonde 98% of the time xD wtf was doing there??

[MrLongjetty7]

Tracie is such a freaking genius.

[WeGameAlotSir]

@leemorethomas oh and leading questions aren't always a bad thing they are used to reiterate a point and gain clarity on someones point of view

[WeGameAlotSir]

@leemorethomas so just avoid that question then.. I know what being bias is and in this case I don't see how i have been, but I'd happily admit that I have been IF you can point out a question that was leading.

[leemorethomas]

@WeGameAlotSir I would have to play the video again so I'm hoping that's rhetorical. If you don't see it it's because you favor the women and their points. It doesn't mean it's not there. If next year I changed my mind and came back here thing would look good for these women and the caller would look bad, but for now my view and your's are opposing, but people change via what hear and what we see.

[SnakeRambo]

I wonder if Mike has reconsidered his religious viewpoint.

[WeGameAlotSir]

@leemorethomas

which question(s) was/were leading?