"Religion is an STD" - The Atheist Experience #645

"Religion is a sexually transmitted disease: you get it from your parents." A clip from The Atheist Experience #645 of February 21, 2010, with Matt Dillahunty, Martin Wagner and special guest Dr. Darrel Ray, author of "The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture." Dr. Ray talks about religion and sex from a memetic viewpoint.

You can watch the FULL EPISODE here:
► http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE8QWFBUY6w

In December 2010 Dr. Ray also appeared on The Atheist Experience #686. You can watch that episode here:
► http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=652lhXizb-I

More information about Dr. Darrel Ray, "The God Virus" and "Recovering from Religion":
► http://www.thegodvirus.net
► http://www.recoveringreligionists.com/
► http://www.youtube.com/user/damon132

This episode of The Atheist Experience is archived on Blip.tv and Ustream.tv:
► http://www.blip.tv/file/3254265 (complete television broadcast)
► http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4916080 (part A of the webcast)


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[pilotlicense]

Religion is a meme.

[SQuiRR3LM0nk3y]

Unlike religion, STDs have been validated.

[YY4Me133]

I think there's more to controlling sexuality than simply creating guilt. Repressing healthy sexuality leads to frustration, and that frustration can then be redirected by the "leaders" in any direction they choose, the goal of which is usually repressing others, such as homosexuals, women, and children. It can even be used to incite violence towards the "other." In some cultures, men refrained from having sex before going into battle. Sexual frustration made them more fierce.

[freedom1234573]

its not just that we all have sex and that is why they use this as a big guilt issue -its because of that stupid bible - i read the bible every day to remind myself of why i am an atheist but i am paraphrasing now- Genesis - God wipes out the whole civilization ( except Noah and his family and the 2 sets of animals) because HE does not like the way Man is finding Woman attractive...thats where the guilt about sex is founded...powerful people love to use guilt, right, Popey?!!!

[politicoochie09]

@MrJizzinator From a comparative religious perspective, Judaism only infects other Jews, whereas Christianity and Islam both seek to infect everyone.

[MegaTweek420]

lol



[Spaghettimonster777]

11 people are in need of a proper virus scan!

[greekpanther1]

@preachersaredumb virus has spread it to 11

[metalisdabomb36]

@DarkLordBelegurth that would be implying that it was a part of one's DNA, when it is not and though STDs can pass to children from parents at birth, parents still have to directly interact with their kids to pass on their religion, that is not so with STDs so a different analogy is needed I agree but not hereditary

[superhamzah85]

@MrJizzinator

Being conservative is fine, telling others to be conservatives is what makes conservatives look bad.

[superhamzah85]

@bartonim

Evolutionary? how...