What is holding up the Earth? - The Atheist Experience #667

Malcolm from Austin, Texas asks why it is so hard for the hosts to believe that there is a God. He also wonders what is holding up the Earth. Is this a prank call or a crank call?

Excerpt from The Atheist Experience #667 of July 25, 2010, with Russell Glasser and Don Baker. (Topic: Christian Buzz Words: Judeo-Christian).

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[snoopyd80]

God must have a room somewhere with a shitload of brains he forgot to give people.

[TheGinetik]

I feel bad when grown people have to be spoken to like children just to make a really simple point.

[Arikiel]

But da buybull sayz dat da urth is a disk held up on pillurz. derp!

[ozzyblazer16]

Every religious person always tells me the same thing,

"I will prayer for you"

[janjohandealgenman]

@meloveanna

well they don't fail, but matt does kick ass more than anyone

[mrannen1958]

GOD HOLDS UP THE EARTH! ...Period!... Just look really hard at the globe and you'll see God's finger prints in the snow in Antarctica just between the word's "Rand McNally" and "Made in China" Dumbass!

[SirStokie1]

@Confusedfurry I'm in. :)

[Confusedfurry]

@snoopyd80

I'll put together the team, you get the blueprints to the place.

We're stealin those FUCKIN BRAINS!

[viridismonasteriense]

"I'm not mad at you guys" he says, after his claim was completely shattered. Instead of acknowledging defeat he jumps to imply he shóuld be angry at them, but isn't, he should call offense or blasphemy or have them villified for their non-belief as they did in the olden days, but he doesn't and therefore expects to be praised for not doing any of that. And then he retreats knowing he can't prove it, with a 'I'll pray for you', the friendly version of 'in the end you'll know I'm right'. Bullshit.

[auroraman56]

@spareaxe It's actually a lot better than any other place around it. Austin is a fairly liberal city (for Texas standards anyway). The UT-Austin campus is a big force for reason around there, but it is still Texas, where it's all about barbeque, football, and Jesus.

[meloveanna]

I can only watch the show or clips if Matt is in them, he's the man, the rest fail