I'm A Potato | Skeptic Generation | Episode 11 Season 2

Vi has finally joined the realm of TikTok... to make a single video. What would you do if you found out you were, in fact, a tomato and not a potato? How would you know? Could you prove it? Let's examine our preconceptions of ourselves today at 585-526-8774 or tiny.cc/callSG

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TIME STAMPS & CALL NOTES

00:00 - Intro - I’m A Potato
04:30 - Answer Me These Riddles Three: God Edition - Robin (she/they) - TX
17:53 - I Can’t Prove God, But You Should Believe Anyway! - Xeno (he/him) - SK
45:18 - Does Humanity Crave Its Own Destruction? - Relic (he/him) - TX
56:41 - Eric Unloads On This Theist Caller - Jay (“Jesus Loves You”) - MO
1:18:22 - Ex-Bahai Deconvert Lost Everything - Allen (he/him) - MI

00:00
Vi is a potato. Enough said.

04:30
Robin is doing research for a book about atheism and theism, and has asked Vi and Eric to answer three questions about God. They are as follows:

1. What is the minimum you’d need to be convinced a god existed?
2. What is the minimum you’d need to be convinced to worship said god?
3. What would you say to a god if it showed up right now?

Leave your answers in the comments!

17:53
Xeno (creator, innovator) returns to explain why the unfalsifiability of god claims shouldn’t stop atheists from believing them. Rationality is just our “style” of thinking, but apparently it is not Xeno’s. Frodo Baggins makes an appearance, as does cryptocurrency. Vi is less than impressed as they attempt to keep the conversation on track.

Watch Xeno’s previous call here: https://youtu.be/BpzOzIUNouI

45:18
Repeat theist caller Relic returns to ask if humanity yearns for armageddon? The hosts break down why the current Western understanding of the “end of the world” exists today: as a theological invention of the 1980’s heightened by the Cold War.

Here’s the book referenced, in case you’d like to check it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conspiracy_Against_the_Human_Race

56:41
This caller wants to know why we hate God and why all atheists are communists. An old-school theist slapdown in the OG style, Eric is having none of it. Jay is cornered at every turn, ends up ranting, and then hangs up on the hosts. Vi also indulges in a bit of a dick-measuring contest and throws an ENORMOUS Bible onto the desk to prove a point.

If you want to watch the video Eric referenced, click here: https://youtu.be/w5aZXXx3E6U

1:18:22
This caller is an ex-Bahai deconvert who is recently out as an atheist. He says he lost everything and is struggling to find community, as his faith is not one often discussed on atheist YouTube. The hosts direct him to the Discord, where hopefully he’ll be able to find some people who share his experience.

If you’re interested in joining the Discord, you should check it out here: https://tiny.cc/SGdiscord

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