How Atheists Can Be Effective Evangelists (3)

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Russell Glasser discusses tactics for atheist outreach. Topics covered will include when and why to speak up, knowing your audience, general principles for dealing with theistic arguments, and how to get attention.

Russell Glasser received an MS degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas. He is a lifelong atheist, and has been a member of the Atheist Community of Austin since 1999.

During that time, Russell has been producer, host, and co-host on "The Atheist Experience," a founding member of "The Non-Prophets," and a co-creator of the IronChariots.org wiki site with Matt Dillahunty.

Russell is also a prolific contributor to the online atheist community. He has been blogging on religious and political topics since 2005 on both his personal blog, "Kazim's Korner" and the Atheist Experience blog.

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[RagingConflagration]

I really enjoy this series! Can't wait to see more!

[artgoat]

I think that if a discussion gets to the point of an argument, the possibility of persuasion has been lost. In the end, everybody becomes an atheist on their own. I really don't think it's possible to "convert" someone to a position of rational thought. They either hunger for rationality, or they prefer comfortable delusions.

[DaArtfulVlogger]

This is the video of that guy in Salt Lake City. xD

watch?v=A1G8nJ2IFjA

[taffysaur]

the door knocking in salt lake city for atheism segment is in the series 'john safran vs. god' if anyone wants to find it.

it's a great series + he's a smart, funny dude.

[christinepeace]

@TheSolusChristus it is a lecture you idiot.

[shandcunt]

@Berelore That's alright bro, to be fair I went looking for it and then stamped around in the puddle. That's really positive that you have grown as a person, I know i have alot to do, it can be hard. Keep posting man, keep exploring videos

[Berelore]

@shandcunt

Your right 11 months ago I was spewing out large helpings of my own ignorance. Since then quite a bit has changed in my life and I to identify myself as an agnostic atheist.

Part of what changed my mind is that I sat down and dissected the words and realized that atheism is a binary state and completely separate from gnostic or agnostic.

Thanks for trying to set me straight but the mission has been accomplished. Sorry for getting that ignorance all over your shoes.

[shandcunt]

@Berelore Check your understanding of the terms,

"I see no evidence for any of your God theory's and so just like there is no evidence for Lochness monster I do not hold the belief that any of your God theory's are true" - The word for this is A-theist

With absolute knowledge i can't even be sure I exist, it's about practical knowledge.

Also Note that there was no claim that God did not exist, just like Lochness, if evidence is given I will change my mind

I am an Agnostic Atheist

[shandcunt]

@TheSolusChristus so any meeting of people is a church? is work a church? is the democratic convention a church? does it have to be a regular meeting or can it be a one of like this one? I suppose the share home i live in is a church. Is getting on a bus church? School must be a church then yeah? university is deffinitely a church - it's voluntary, it's regular, you go and listen to someone speak and teach you stuff?

Maybe it's not a church service after all aye?

[InKa4484]

lol they'll never be able to make communism into a bad word, lol. 

[LouisPlume]

There is a movie out next year, a dark comedy about what it would be like if atheists really acted like religious folks. the do go door to door with Darwin's Origin, and one of them does blow them selves up for secularism, knowing its real martyrdom as he's not getting the 72 virgins. Its a British film, called "Learning Hebrew", look out for it.