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Glossolalia, or speaking in tongues, is taken to be miraculous by those who practice it. However, there are naturalistic explanations on the table that can better explain the cultural breadth of the phenomenon.
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Transcript: emersongreenblog.wordpress.com/2021/07/05/a-naturalistic-explanation-of-glossolalia-speaking-in-tongues
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00:00-00:42 Paula White on Trump's coming victory in 2020
00:43-02:34 It's a miracle?
02:35-05:17 Demystifying glossolalia
05:18-08:27 Two kinds: spontaneous and context-dependent
08:28-09:51 Dan Barker on his experience with speaking in tongues
Glossolalia, or speaking in tongues, is taken to be miraculous by those who practice it. However, there are naturalistic explanations on the table that can better explain the cultural breadth of the phenomenon.
https://linktr.ee/emersongreen
Transcript: emersongreenblog.wordpress.com/2021/07/05/a-naturalistic-explanation-of-glossolalia-speaking-in-tongues
Rate the show on iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/counter-apologetics/id1273573417
patreon.com/counter
References can be found in the shownotes here: counterapologetics.blubrry.net/2018/09/30/ca40-speaking-in-tongues-glossolalia
Tip Jar: account.venmo.com/u/emersongreenpodcast
/ timestamps /
00:00-00:42 Paula White on Trump's coming victory in 2020
00:43-02:34 It's a miracle?
02:35-05:17 Demystifying glossolalia
05:18-08:27 Two kinds: spontaneous and context-dependent
08:28-09:51 Dan Barker on his experience with speaking in tongues








![How I Became Disillusioned with the Skeptic Community
Many leaders in the skeptic community have proven themselves to be untrustworthy sources of information on the topics they speak about. Theyâve misled me often about what others believe and why. Moreover, genuine skepticism seems far less important to the skeptic community than the kind of conclusions one comes to. Failure to adopt the required list of beliefs disqualifies one from being a real skeptic, it would seem. In todayâs episode, I talk about how my atheism caused me to gravitate towards the skeptic community, and how the same subject caused me to drift away. We also discuss a few ways in which skeptics mishandle the subjects of theism, parapsychology, the JFK assassination, 9/11, and aliens.
For the record, this should not be seen as a comprehensive treatment of the topics raised (e.g. conspiracy theories). My framework was the following: Skeptics told me conspiracy theorists believed X for reason Y, but they were often wrong on both counts. I used a few examples, but I wasnât aiming to provide a full account of what 9/11 truthers believe, or what alien abductees think, nor was I trying to defend a rejection of the Warren Commission. I especially shied away from that last topic, since itâs a bit different from the others for me. In the case of the JFK assassination, Iâm more solidly on the side of the conspiracy theorists. Along with the majority of Americans, I donât accept the Warren Commission.
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For a more accurate picture of what these common skeptic targets believe and why:
/ JFK
Oliver Stoneâs documentary JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass /or/ JFK: Destiny Betrayed [longer version of same doc]
Mark Lane interviewed on JFK assassination (1992) https://youtu.be/HCsupa7DzCk
/ 9/11
Three-part article in CovertAction Magazine - Peter Dale Scott, Aaron Good, Ben Howard https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/09/11/the-twenty-year-shadow-of-9-11-u-s-complicity-in-the-terror-spectacle-and-the-urgent-need-to-end-it/
The Road to 9/11 (University of California Press) Peter Dale Scott https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520258716/the-road-to-9-11
/ Theism
Kenny Pierce defends theism against Graham Oppy (Dialogue) https://philpapers.org/rec/PEAITA-5
Joshua Rasmussen defends theism against Felipe Leon (Dialogue) https://philpapers.org/rec/RASIGT
/ Parapsychology
Mitch Horowitz: A parapsychologistâs take on James Randi https://boingboing.net/2020/10/26/the-man-who-destroyed-skepticism.html
/ Aliens
Nick Pope w/ Michael Shermer on UAPs and UFOs https://www.skeptic.com/michael-shermer-show/nick-pope-on-uaps-ufos-conspiracies-cover-ups/
Avi Loeb w/ Michael Shermer on alien life and oumuamua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rykjXX6OhU0 How I Became Disillusioned with the Skeptic Community](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lMbY5RhA3E0/mqdefault.jpg)

