Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In case you've ever wondered how to create an atheist, here are two simple techniques:
1. Teach them science, then have a theist say foolish things about the world (St Augustine knew this one.)
2. Try to tell them the universe is ruled by a benevolent god, when anyone can see that if a god did exist, he would be a monster.
I talked about the first at AHA in 2009, you can read about it here.
thehumanist.com/magazine/november-december-2009/features/comes-a-horseman
The second…I'll tell that story for the first time here.
Transcript is here:
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/03/05/hisss-boo
The Blog: freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula
The Patreon: patreon.com/pzmyers
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In case you've ever wondered how to create an atheist, here are two simple techniques:
1. Teach them science, then have a theist say foolish things about the world (St Augustine knew this one.)
2. Try to tell them the universe is ruled by a benevolent god, when anyone can see that if a god did exist, he would be a monster.
I talked about the first at AHA in 2009, you can read about it here.
thehumanist.com/magazine/november-december-2009/features/comes-a-horseman
The second…I'll tell that story for the first time here.
Transcript is here:
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/03/05/hisss-boo
The Blog: freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula
The Patreon: patreon.com/pzmyers
The Twitter: twitter.com/pzmyers
The Instagram: instagram.com/pzmyers
The Email: pzmyers@gmail.com
