David John Wellman | An Open Letter from an Atheist to a Priest (Response to Father Casey) @DavidJohnWellman | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Father Casey, a Franciscan Friar of the popular channel "Breaking In the Habit," released an open letter to atheists on YouTube a while back. The video is not framed as an attempt to convert atheists, which he wistfully admits he is unable to do, nor as a put-down, but rather as an exhortation (his word, not mine) for all atheists to be "good atheists." You will not be surprised to learn that the word "good" in this context needs some unpacking.

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"An Open Letter to Atheists from a Priest" by Breaking In The Habit:
youtube.com/watch?v=DJbq-FdJehY

"The Guide to Common Fallacies" (playlist) by PBS Idea Channel:
youtube.com/watch?v=KeswYJgf5mM&list=PLtHP6qx8VF7dPql3ll1To4i6vEIPt0kV5

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0:00 The Digital Age Priesthood
1:19 An Awkward Beginning
5:23 "Some Pretty Atrocious Things"
9:09 The Futility of (After)life
11:22 The World Needs Good People
14:29 How to Be an Atheist, Christ-plained
17:57 No True Theologian
20:22 It Is Enough
22:16 The Masses Outside the Arena
25:30 Do We Need Each Other?