Friday, September 18, 2026
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Atheism Makes More Sense! - Jul 2 (Jon Cohen debate on YouTube)
You know it makes sense!
Gods are silly.
Come and discuss!
0:00:52 - Nalim - Posits that Theism makes sense to some people in meaning making and pattern recognition in nature. Appreciates jon fie his demeanor.
0:10:19 - Superchats
0:11:15 - Love is the way FR - Defends the bible, jesus, christianity as all benevolent & filled with love & tries to justify the cruel tenets & acts of God & the so called good guys in the bible as being reasonable.
0:40:37 - Bingo
0:43:20 - Golden gordon - Argues for his version of grounding in theism being logical and more epistemically sound than secular approach to epistemology.
1:07:14 - Biblebasher - Defends miracles and personal experience of God, prophecies & claims archeological evidence for biblical happenings. Hopes to debate as mormon but Jon asks to do that another day with ex mormon's on show. Defends God allowing evil things to happen (sociopathy/masochism apologetics) and claims he is powerless like a personal trainer to change it (seesawofshit).
1:42:32 - Superchats
1:46:55 - PAPO - Caller is on another debate call with another rationalist.
1:48:27 - Bingo
1:52:02 - Gio - Atheist caller that was requested to call on friday.
1:53:55 - Durango soul - Friendly Atheist caller that informs about a university of Minnesota study claiming to prove Abiogenesis.
1:59:12 - Superchats
2:10:07 - Duke white - Invokes No true scotsman towards other denominations of christians. Claims God's tenets make logical sense, appeals to consciousness without physicality to be possibly true. Says God exists because Humans with consciousness were created by him and because the bible said so. Receives commendation from Jon and Sean for being one of the better and humane pastors.
2:39:42 - Superchats
2:41:53 - THEREFOREBRYAN - Argues God as a conscious agent is the basis of reality. Invokes the contingency argument for Gid
2:47:22 - Bingo & Superchats
2:55:10 - Sean's opening of Tracy's gift/souvenir headband.
2:56:06 - superchats
3:17:22 - Did Jesus exist poll.
3:22:39 - Youtube comments.
3:28:01 - Felix - Throwback to his argument on Mat Dillhaunty's show with Jon. Tries to use the contingency argument using Jon as an example for God's existence. Leaves because of connection issues .
3:34:58 - Poll to see if jon should let felix in.
3:40:27 - Curious - Tries to argue for scientific accuracy of the bible and that science does not disprove the bible.
4:11:57 - 5GW GUERILLA FIGHTER - starts as a philbro gish galopping, Claims atheism cannot exist for ethics. Eventually claims he was a larping atheist all along before being removed by Jon at the behest of the inner circle.
4:37:17 - Superchats
4:39:24 Mcballer deluxe - Claims non belief in God doesnt exist in the brain but gets debunked. Talks over the host like a child and gets removed
4:47:46 - NAHSHOUN Houston - Claims Atheism is becoming a religion. Claims the beginning of the universe and rudimentary naturalistic processes are intelligent (eg. Lightning is intelligent). Dr.Digg comes in to debunk the claims.
5:06:14 - Marlon - Claims God did not order infanticide. Says Malakites were evil. Tries to argue that God gave humans freewill and did immoral things for our understanding .
5:35:26 - Superchats
5:37:59 - Trevonno - Tries to argue for legitimacy in supernatural processes. Leaves amicably
5:58:40 - Superchats
6:01:07 - Douglas - Shares about his Pendulum swing/epidemic dilemma between theism & atheism. Tries to debate that Consciousness has theistic basis and God is arithmetic proof.
6:07:36 - Felix under pseudonym - bad connection.
6:08:01 - Superchats
6:11:55 - Maththeorem - Claims there were surveys of physicists believing big bang was not the beginning. Gish gallops, talks over the hosts and abruptly leaves.
6:16:13 - Mamak - Minor that lied to get in on the show. Gets found out and removed.
6:17:46 - Super chats
6:24:52 - Douglas (second appearance) - Fixes his audio problem and discusses if God is arithmetic in nature.
6:32:21 - Satnam - Argues that there is no evidence for atheism and claims atheists agree on the existence of an immaterial God. Claims metaphysics allows for concept of God and supernatural theories. (Mischaracterisation of metaphysics)
6:40:56 - Superchats and Youtube comments
6:51:30 - Philosopher's kidney stone - Argues for what he defines as micro and macro re-incarnation and tries to debate that consciousness (something) can only manifest from God.
6:54:41 - James - Inquires into the perspectives and stances Atheists have. Appeals to the 'something doesn't come from nothing' argument.
7:23:30 - Toxic bully banned in youtube chat
Felix is still in the queue
7:26:01 - Info on jon's future guest appearances in skeptic haven and John Gleason (Godless Engineer). Bingo winner reveal. Caller rankings. Member Credits and conclusion
Gods are silly.
Come and discuss!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - Intro and throwback to co hosting with Matt Dillhaunty the previous day0:00:52 - Nalim - Posits that Theism makes sense to some people in meaning making and pattern recognition in nature. Appreciates jon fie his demeanor.
0:10:19 - Superchats
0:11:15 - Love is the way FR - Defends the bible, jesus, christianity as all benevolent & filled with love & tries to justify the cruel tenets & acts of God & the so called good guys in the bible as being reasonable.
0:40:37 - Bingo
0:43:20 - Golden gordon - Argues for his version of grounding in theism being logical and more epistemically sound than secular approach to epistemology.
1:07:14 - Biblebasher - Defends miracles and personal experience of God, prophecies & claims archeological evidence for biblical happenings. Hopes to debate as mormon but Jon asks to do that another day with ex mormon's on show. Defends God allowing evil things to happen (sociopathy/masochism apologetics) and claims he is powerless like a personal trainer to change it (seesawofshit).
1:42:32 - Superchats
1:46:55 - PAPO - Caller is on another debate call with another rationalist.
1:48:27 - Bingo
1:52:02 - Gio - Atheist caller that was requested to call on friday.
1:53:55 - Durango soul - Friendly Atheist caller that informs about a university of Minnesota study claiming to prove Abiogenesis.
1:59:12 - Superchats
2:10:07 - Duke white - Invokes No true scotsman towards other denominations of christians. Claims God's tenets make logical sense, appeals to consciousness without physicality to be possibly true. Says God exists because Humans with consciousness were created by him and because the bible said so. Receives commendation from Jon and Sean for being one of the better and humane pastors.
2:39:42 - Superchats
2:41:53 - THEREFOREBRYAN - Argues God as a conscious agent is the basis of reality. Invokes the contingency argument for Gid
2:47:22 - Bingo & Superchats
2:55:10 - Sean's opening of Tracy's gift/souvenir headband.
2:56:06 - superchats
3:17:22 - Did Jesus exist poll.
3:22:39 - Youtube comments.
3:28:01 - Felix - Throwback to his argument on Mat Dillhaunty's show with Jon. Tries to use the contingency argument using Jon as an example for God's existence. Leaves because of connection issues .
3:34:58 - Poll to see if jon should let felix in.
3:40:27 - Curious - Tries to argue for scientific accuracy of the bible and that science does not disprove the bible.
4:11:57 - 5GW GUERILLA FIGHTER - starts as a philbro gish galopping, Claims atheism cannot exist for ethics. Eventually claims he was a larping atheist all along before being removed by Jon at the behest of the inner circle.
4:37:17 - Superchats
4:39:24 Mcballer deluxe - Claims non belief in God doesnt exist in the brain but gets debunked. Talks over the host like a child and gets removed
4:47:46 - NAHSHOUN Houston - Claims Atheism is becoming a religion. Claims the beginning of the universe and rudimentary naturalistic processes are intelligent (eg. Lightning is intelligent). Dr.Digg comes in to debunk the claims.
5:06:14 - Marlon - Claims God did not order infanticide. Says Malakites were evil. Tries to argue that God gave humans freewill and did immoral things for our understanding .
5:35:26 - Superchats
5:37:59 - Trevonno - Tries to argue for legitimacy in supernatural processes. Leaves amicably
5:58:40 - Superchats
6:01:07 - Douglas - Shares about his Pendulum swing/epidemic dilemma between theism & atheism. Tries to debate that Consciousness has theistic basis and God is arithmetic proof.
6:07:36 - Felix under pseudonym - bad connection.
6:08:01 - Superchats
6:11:55 - Maththeorem - Claims there were surveys of physicists believing big bang was not the beginning. Gish gallops, talks over the hosts and abruptly leaves.
6:16:13 - Mamak - Minor that lied to get in on the show. Gets found out and removed.
6:17:46 - Super chats
6:24:52 - Douglas (second appearance) - Fixes his audio problem and discusses if God is arithmetic in nature.
6:32:21 - Satnam - Argues that there is no evidence for atheism and claims atheists agree on the existence of an immaterial God. Claims metaphysics allows for concept of God and supernatural theories. (Mischaracterisation of metaphysics)
6:40:56 - Superchats and Youtube comments
6:51:30 - Philosopher's kidney stone - Argues for what he defines as micro and macro re-incarnation and tries to debate that consciousness (something) can only manifest from God.
6:54:41 - James - Inquires into the perspectives and stances Atheists have. Appeals to the 'something doesn't come from nothing' argument.
7:23:30 - Toxic bully banned in youtube chat
Felix is still in the queue
7:26:01 - Info on jon's future guest appearances in skeptic haven and John Gleason (Godless Engineer). Bingo winner reveal. Caller rankings. Member Credits and conclusion
Interview:
Thursday, September 17, 2026
The Fed raises interest rates by a quarter-point : NPR
"Inflation remains elevated," Fed policymakers said in a statement. "Today's policy action will support a timelier return to the Committee's 2% goal."
The U.S. war with Iran has rekindled inflation, pushing oil and gasoline prices higher and driving the price of diesel fuel into record territory. Higher interest rates won't automatically bring lower prices at the pump, but they do signal the central bank's commitment to restoring price stability…
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/16/nx-s1-5968724/federal-reserve-interest-rates-inflation-economy
Raimondo on AI: 'You're not going to beat China if you have destabilizing unemployment' - POLITICO
The United States will lose the artificial intelligence race with China if companies allow the powerful technology to upend the American economy, former Biden Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Wednesday.
“People say all the time, ‘We have to beat China.’ Sign me up for that mission. I want to beat China too,” Raimondo, a Democratic former Rhode Island governor, said during POLITICO’s Decoded Summit in Washington. “You’re not going to beat China if you have destabilizing unemployment. That is a weaker America which will lead to regulations.”…
New maps reveal birth control access gaps in the U.S. : NPR
There are 21.4 million women in the U.S. who need subsidized birth control living in a county somewhere with limited access. That's the major takeaway from a new analysis of contraception access from two reproductive policy organizations, Power to Decide and the Guttmacher Institute, shared exclusively with NPR. Both organizations are nonprofit and nonpartisan, and both support access to reproductive and sexual health services, including abortion…
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/16/nx-s1-5956869/birth-control-contraception-access-clinic
House speaker calls early recess before midterms amid AI regulation frenzy
“I think it shows the cowardice of the Republican party. They are canceling votes to do business for the American people because they are afraid that that impeachment resolution of Pete Hegseth would pass on a bipartisan basis,” the Democratic representative Pramila Jayapal told MediasTouch…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/mike-johnson-cancels-house-vote-hegseth
Michigan health officials express concern about common product growing in "recreational" use
MDHHS says the use of ‘laughing gas” or “whippets” has expanded into a much larger public health concern due to the widespread availability of larger, high-volume canisters.
Health officials are concerned that when used without trained supervision, the recreational use of nitrous oxide can quickly become dangerous and even life-threatening…
New report reveals prevalence of physical and sexual violence in US
Study finds more than half of US adults have experienced physical violence and nearly half sexual violence…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/physical-sexual-violence-study-us
‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season
While the US continues to grapple with a critical shortage of federal firefighters – with especially large gaps in essential management positions – the Trump administration has increased pressure on firefighting forces to rapidly and aggressively contain the flames.
Nine firefighters who spoke to the Guardian under the condition of anonymity because they are barred from disclosing the information, as well as several retired firefighters, described how spread-thin crews are being pushed to their limits amid an unrelenting and extreme year of fire…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/wildfires-government-firefighter-shortage
Iranian security forces coordinated killing, torture and sexual abuse of protesters, says Amnesty
Leaked documents and testimony reveal extent of regime’s crackdown in 2022 and how it paved the way for more brutal killings of protesters this year…
Trump administration paid federal workers $6.7B to quit, GAO audit says - POLITICO
“Trump spent billions to push out experienced and badly needed experts across government — this was the most expensive way imaginable to make government worse,” Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), vice chair of the Appropriations Committee, said in a statement…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/16/doge-opm-spending-01079882
Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says
The electronic trash AI generates in the next 25 years could fill enough shipping containers to encircle the globe six times, it said. Yet, says the report by the non-profit environmental group Basel Action Network (BAN), there is no plan to deal with that waste – which typically contains toxics like lead, mercury, cadmium and forever chemicals, as well as valuable metals that are challenging to reclaim…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/datacenters-pollution-electronics
Trump’s data center push runs into a new demand for environmental review - POLITICO
Rep. Dina Titus wants to require hyperscale data centers on federal lands to undergo extensive environmental review and public engagement…
Warsh defies Trump as Fed hikes rates and signals more to come - POLITICO
Central bankers are increasingly worried that inflation — worsened by soaring oil prices and an artificial intelligence investment boom — is not on a path back to their 2% target…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/16/fed-rates-trump-warsh-inflation-01079371
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