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  • Truth Wanted 08.04 with ObjectivelyDan and Benjamin Clodfelter 2025-01-24

    Truth Wanted 08.04 with ObjectivelyDan and Benjamin Clodfelter 2025-01-24
    2025/01/25
    1 時間 37 分
  • Truth Wanted 08.02 with ObjectivelyDan and Amanda Bonanza

    Truth Wanted 08.02 with ObjectivelyDan and Amanda Bonanza
    2025/01/18
    This week, ObjectivelyDan and Amanda Bonanza delve into reincarnation and spiritism, “preaching” atheism, and ethical questions of space travel.

    Eduardo calls in from Brazil to talk about spiritism. He discusses the existence of local gods/spirits for each culture or region and says that our purpose is to grow in knowledge and morality. But if we think that humans just tend to be spiritual and build beliefs and myths, how do we know which claim is true? Eduardo says that they compliment each other because spirits are reincarnated in people. It seems like he is coming up with more ideas to try to reconcile the two claims. But how do we get to reincarnation if we don’t know if it’s a real option in the first place?

    Amanuel from Texas wonders what atheism’s selling pitch is? Why do we “preach” atheism? The hosts explain that the truth is the truth. It exists whether people believe it or not. Religion seems like the better deal for most people, but if it isn’t true, then you’ve been wasting your time, and even worse, you could be harboring prejudices because of it. Prejudice is baked into the cake in Christianity. There are plenty of Christians that don’t have prejudices and aren’t bigots, but the idea that God tells you what rules you need to follow and if you don’t, you're going to hell for eternity and are a bad person. Amanuel asks what prejudices Christians have against atheists. Jesus and God specifically say that they atheists are fools and that they aren't allowed in heaven. And that’s just in the bible and excludes the broader current culture of the world. There are currently people being killed around the world because they are atheists. In America, there are many people who believe you can’t be an American if you’re not a Christian. Amanuel says we need god, but why? Why does he need god? He says that he doesn’t believe we’re bad people, but we’re not going to heaven solely because we don’t believe. They aren’t more sinners than he is, they just don’t believe in God. God is his best friend but also his worst enemy. That sounds awful man. The hosts can’t just choose to believe in God so they can go to heaven if they aren’t convinced God even exists.

    Dan from Canada calls to talk updates on the drone situation in New Jersey. Unfortunately, there’s no new stories about them since the last time he called. He brings up an interesting moral thought experiment. Would it be moral if, for the good of the species, we sent an intergenerational colony ship into space? Is the good of the species worth more than the good of the individuals who would be on that ship? If we don’t have interstellar travel or cryogenics figured out yet, is it ethical to send a sustainable ship to just go out and explore until we do figure it out? Is it ethical for kids to be born and grow up on a ship since they didn’t consent to it?

    Thanks for joining us this week! Finish the joke in the comments: Ken Ham, Kent Hovind, and Ray Comfort walk into a bar…

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    1 時間 31 分
  • Truth Wanted 08.01 2025-01-10 with Kelley Laughlin and PlanetPeterson

    Truth Wanted 08.01 2025-01-10 with Kelley Laughlin and PlanetPeterson
    2025/01/11
    In today’s episode of Truth Wanted, Kelley Laughlin and Planet Perterson swing through Appalachia with escaped creatures after realizing we are all reincarnated aliens that were never there to perceive the information that brought you the smugness of know it all callers.

    Musical Instruments in VA had some encounters with possible ape creatures along the James River. He heard a roar in the middle of the night in one instance, and another night monkey sounds were heard and echoed throughout the forest. What are the possibilities of escaped lions and monkeys surviving in that area? Kelley confirmed that there were sightings of ape like creatures in 1994 near Roanoke VA, and Planet mentioned how bears can sound. How would you define a roar and identify animals by just the sounds they make? We don’t know that Sasquatch exist, but we do know about animals escaping and native animals making scary noises. The hosts cite several examples of animals escaping and breeding colonies.

    Eduardo in Brazil says that a group of people were reincarnated in ancient times to help the growth of the planet and establish the old religions. How did you come up with this idea? How do you know if what you were told or the books you read are true? What would be the empirical evidence you can show that demonstrates this is true? Claims are not the same as evidence and supernaturalism is an extraordinary claim which is what reincarnation is. We need reincarnation to be proven real before we believe it. What reason do you have to believe this other than ‘evidence’ of people’s intrinsic skills? How is deja vu proof of this? Why are there more people alive today than in the past if everyone born has been reincarnated? What are these ancient aliens like and how is this rational thinking?

    Catholic Traditionalist, a repeat presup in LA, tries to prove how ontological intelligibility proves the existence of god. Are you defining god to be a mind or is this what god is? Why should we take your word for this? Why do you seriously think we do not understand your point? What is information when there is no one there to interpret it? The example the caller gives relied on somebody perceiving something. Try to understand that without somebody perceiving something, there is no information there because information is dependent on perception itself. The works of Shakespear exist, but the information does not exist until somebody consumes and interprets it. Do rocks exchange information with each other?

    Thank you for tuning in folks! Question of the week is: What are your 2025 predictions?(No political answers please).

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    1 時間 13 分
  • Truth Wanted 07.51 with ObjectivelyDan, Kelley Laughlin, and Jon the Skeptick

    Truth Wanted 07.51 with ObjectivelyDan, Kelley Laughlin, and Jon the Skeptick
    2024/12/21
    In today’s final 2024 episode of Truth Wanted, ObjectivelyDan, Kelley Laughlin, and Jon the Skeptic go to Antarctica and hang out in seminary school to find that the death of Jesus was stolen before spinning in Roman manufactured circles that spiraled them straight to Mars where tiny creatures roam.

    Race Bannon in Texas calls to talk about The Final Experiment that happened this week where a bunch of people visited Antarctica to prove that the sun does not set. Have we finally put this silly argument to rest? A lot of flat earthers are also young earth creationists because of you guessed it, the Bible. It turns out that feeling strongly about this kind of stuff gets more people to vote than science does and that is the world we live in.

    Charles in Scotland grew up in a secular household, became a Christian for ten years, and deconverted after going to seminary, earning three theological degrees with a PHD. How did your parents feel about you going down this road? He focused on what the author was trying to say to the audience and realized there were so many problems with the Bible that it was basically myth. Why should we care what the authors of one Biblical book say vs. another? What is different now from when you were a believer?

    Jesus Tales in NC describes a story in Joshua 10 where a king was hung on a tree and put in a cave with rocks at the entry. Are you saying that the author of Mark borrowed from the author of Joshua? Stories of Jesus can be taken back to other pre-Old Testament stories.

    Mike in FL calls in to give a different perspective on why man created god and it was as a symbolic representation of specific effects. You understand that we can’t just boil this down to a single sentence, right? How do we get to where the Roman people manufactured Christ? Why do you believe this? We can’t explain why people believe why Jesus died for their sins; there will be tons of answers. Not all Christians follow the Bible to a literal degree. What are you even talking about? Write out what you are going to say first and get yourself together next time.

    Daniel in Canada calls to talk about some proxy war that is happening between him and another caller that involves using the real name of another caller just to troll him. What is going on guys? Why are you using this show to insult people? Once we get into the reason for the call, Daniel brings up how interesting some of the photos are that we are seeing on Mars, and how NASA is covering up the beings that are going underground on Mars. What do you think is the motive for this cover up? Create a Google Doc for this and share it!


    Thank you for tuning in this week. Question of the week is: What was the cringiest thing that happened to you in 2024?

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    1 時間 36 分
  • Truth Wanted 07.50 with ObjectivelyDan and Jimmy Jr. (@TalkHeathen) 2024-12-13

    Truth Wanted 07.50 with ObjectivelyDan and Jimmy Jr. (@TalkHeathen) 2024-12-13
    2024/12/14
    In today’s episode of Truth Wanted, ObjectivelyDan and Jimmy Jr. attempt to unravel the truth behind the NJ drones!

    Previous Leon in TX sees things from fiction entering into the popular conspiracy lexicon all the time, and uses adrenochrome as an example. Qanon folks love talking about this one! The environment is prime for people believing in these things now and we don’t have the solution to this problem yet. Maybe humans are lazy and don’t put a lot of energy into figuring things out.

    Steve in NE calls to talk about the claims of how shining a laser on a screen while on DMT, there will be a matrix and a code. If you take substances, you are going to see things. A visual representation for a code is unnecessary for the code to work and it does not make sense for us to have a reason to see this. Is it possible that people see similar things when on similar drugs? How do you know it is code if you can’t even read it? How can information about a drug trip be reliably tested and what are we supposed to do with it? There are better uses of your time if you want to understand the world.

    Dave AKA Sapper in CA was involved in a mission that took out a leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, and has reasons to believe that assassinations are justified. Where do we draw the line here? Which killings are justified and which are not? The answer depends on who is asking the question. What if the killing is not just to save lives but to stop people from saying things? How do we reconcile state interests not aligning with the people’s interests? The justification for violence is sometimes used to promote the status quo.

    Daniel in Canada is calling to talk about the drones the size of SUVs being sited in the NJ skyline and the U.S. does not claim these drones as theirs. Are these alien drones or are they ships carrying things? Why would the aliens just want to mess with NJ people? If we are going to talk about aliens doing stuff, we just have to have stronger reasons to believe this. Why would aliens be the best explanation of these things when there are so many other possibilities?

    Jon in Canada has taken the time to call and says Merry Christmas!

    Dan in Canada heard reports that the drones came in over the ocean and trailed a Coast Guard vessel and wonders if this is counter intelligence. At least at this point in time, nobody is taking credit for this. It is unlikely that someone local has the resources for this and has a probability of it being a covert operation of some sort. Either we do know and we are not saying, or we don’t, and that can be a whole other problem.

    Betty in MO says that nobody has the right answer for when it is okay to assassinate someone. Wasn’t a government killing what happened to Jesus? Why is it so much better when the government does this for you?

    The two are joined by back-up host, Kelley Laughlin before closing out the show. Thank you for tuning in! Prompt of the week is: What really triggered the war on Christmas?

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    1 時間 45 分
  • Truth Wanted 07.49 12-06-2024 with Kelley Laughlin and Chris Mallard @TheDAMShow

    Truth Wanted 07.49 12-06-2024 with Kelley Laughlin and Chris Mallard @TheDAMShow
    2024/12/07
    In today’s episode of the Truth Wanted, Kelley Laughlin and Chris Mallard try to break a caller out of Christian jail as their free will is limited by doctor parents falling for anti-vax conspiracies while acknowledging the poetry of Yahweh not being the creator as power continues to be abused over the vulnerable.

    Craig in OH had an experience that led him to believe the Christian god is real. The experience was someone praying for him while being locked up, losing consciousness, and his mom calling with her tumors being gone. Is it more likely that something happened in your brain or that the almighty creator chose to speak to you specifically? Why would this creator answer your prayers and not someone else’s? How do you explain god killing innocent babies with Noah’s flood? Was this cool of god to do?

    Michael in VA says we can’t change our fate and therefore there is no freewill. How does the randomness of thought affect things? People don’t follow the laws of physics and often come out of left field. We can’t count on people to not do crazy things. Faulty wiring in the brain does not mean there is something random happening. Free will and free choice are not the same things. How can we tell what choices we are going to make?

    Gabe in TX has well educated medical doctor parents who are falling for anti-vax conspiracy theories. What kind of counter-research can be provided to help in your situation? How would it feel if you could never get through to them? You may be able to show them the light, but not lead them to it. How do you think your parents being theists play into this? You can remind them that Jesus will let them die and has no problem with that.

    Daen Dark Light is a theist in AR who believes that the Abrahamic god is not the true creator. Why do you believe in any god? What brought you to this conclusion? Why do you think that the emptiness of atoms is the same as empty feelings? The problem is turning something physical into something emotional. An empty cup does not denote an emotion just because it is empty. The non-Abrahamic views are refreshing and the words may be poetic, but what is the meaning of what is being said?

    Dee in IA says that people who use their power or authority over others who are in a vulnerable state are abusing their power. These people who think they are saving others are actually creating monsters. Bringing knowledge to people will sometimes help. And in reference to the first caller, children do NOT deserve to be mistreated.

    Thank you for tuning in this week! Prompt of the week is: What is an unexpected way to get on Santa’s naughty list?

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    1 時間 31 分
  • Truth Wanted 07.48 Thankful For Our Haters 2024

    Truth Wanted 07.48 Thankful For Our Haters 2024
    2024/12/03
    45 分
  • Truth Wanted 07.47 with ObjectivelyDan and Drew Bekius

    Truth Wanted 07.47 with ObjectivelyDan and Drew Bekius
    2024/11/23
    In today’s episode of the Truth Wanted, Objectively Dan and Drew Bekius gaslight us into believing Dee called to talk about communities, and then we were sidetracked by the sound of musical instruments playing the melodies of church anger. We then realized that we were not being gaslighted but had actually traveled back in time to retrieve a call from Steve to give us a boost back to the present.

    Dee, a secular Bhuddist in IA and friend of the show, has observed passive aggressive gaslighting when trying to join various communities. Why do people join communities if they do not want to engage? Everyone is looking for different types of communities and connections. Sometimes there is carryover from when people were Christians where they think that a community must be all things for all people. It is important to remember that not one community will meet everyone’s needs. Embrace the community that is right for you.

    Musical Instruments in the South East USA, had an experience with a hardcore fundamentalist pastor. When questioning things curiously, he was called an agent of the Devil and there was no need for him. Drew describes his experiences when leaving the church and offers some ways to work with anger towards people who have been mean spirited. It may take years for this anger to fade with some people and it is important to remember that you are not alone and connect to resources. Dan talks about the last time he attended church and how that frustration can help build empathy. Can the negativity inspire you to do other things?

    Steve, in Canada,wants to talk about time travel and asks if the earth would be in the same place if we were to go back in space. Drew has heard that the most flawless movie about time travel is called, “TimeCrimes” that is brilliantly made. Dan also mentions a movie about a group of scientists that build a time machine to go back in time and kill Jesus called, “Assassin 33 A.D.”. Steve ends the call with a plug for Recovering From Religion for anyone that needs to talk: 1-88-Idoubtit.

    Kelley Laughlin, our wonderful backup host, joins to help close out the show as Dan reminds us about hot sauce. Drew reminds us that tryptophan is in more than just turkey. Thank you for tuning in! Question of the week: What topic will you bring up to change the subject at Thanksgiving?

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    1 時間 19 分