The deconversion of Dan Barker

This was taken from a podcast available for free download at ffrf.org.

Used with Dan Barker's permission. :)

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[iamborghini1]

Christians are taught to believe atheists are instruments of the actual devil. How the hell are atheists supposed to win an argument with a person who super imposes a demon's voice on whatever you say....LOL

[dirtydonki]

Fuck Santander

[dickhead2905]

Oprah has nice tits.

[DynamoWorks]

Dan Barker deconversion

[W1I2L3L4ARD]

Dan has shown the kind of courage that evangelical Christians claim to aspire to. What is wrong when a person looks at the data and simply cannot draw the "popular" conclusion?

[XugaXuga88]

Dan has a really high IQ (99th percentile) and a very extreme way of thinking. I think as a fundamentalist Christian he had walled off the rational/logical side of his brain- which is his stronger suit. Once he tasted reason for the first time, of course he was going to be just as extreme in his views, just now in a different direction. Today he uses MAINLY only the rational side of his mind and not the emotional. However as believers, I think we need to have a healthy balance of both sides.

[clicb4]

@SkiesVibrant It's not about spinning anything to me. It's about not jumping to conclusions about things like so many people tend to do. Why the hell would he be dishonest about being an atheist? That makes no sense whatsoever.

[SkiesVibrant]

@clicb4, Dan strenuously objected to Dr. White quoting his own book. If he stands by his book, then there should be no problem. Dan knows what the rules of engagement are in a formal, moderated debate, so what's he got to hide? Spin it any way you wish, but Dan blew it and he knows it. Dan has been part of my life since I was born. I know him far better than you do. Dan is a 'fundamentalist atheist'. He hasn't changed his behavior, he has just changed sides. He is being dishonest!

[clicb4]

@SkiesVibrant It sounds to me like you are a Christian that hasn't agreed with Dan since he left religion. You think he's somehow lying about his current viewpoints when that's not what he said in the video (it was very vague). So are you blaming him for being honest with his parents? That's the insinuation that I'm getting. It's all fine and dandy when a Christian influences their family but when an atheist "takes something away", it becomes negative.

[SkiesVibrant]

(b) In my opinion, Dan took the light out of his mom's eyes. She was never the same. I miss her terribly. He doesn't have to agree with me. I don't care any longer. What I do care about were the countless tears Dan's grandmother cried. Dan was the oldest grandchild, and his actions profoundly affected her. If Dan wans to be an atheist, that's his business. But he wants to take the joy of faith from everyone and it grieved our family seriously. Dan knows that's true.