An Exciting Announcement! | Skeptic Generation | Episode 18 Season 1

00:00 - Skeptic Generation is Going to Faithless Forum!
07:02 - Ansel (he/him) - CAN - A Syllogism To Disprove The Kalam?
24:40 - Ken (he/him) - UK - A Biological Component to Gender Identity?
45:29 - Shane (he/him) - UT - God Finally Calls In!
01:00:04 - Angelo (he/him) - MA - This Freemason No Longer Believes in God… Now What?
01:14:44 - Sam Chaos (they/them) - UK - What is Gender Euphoria?

00:00
We are so excited to be announcing our involvement in putting on Faithless Forum 2021, an atheist YouTuber conference for content creators and their viewers. We’ll be meeting in Austin, Texas from November 19th-21st, so come out and join us! And yes, vaccines are required for entry. Check out more at https://faithlessforum.com/.

07:02
How do you answer apologists who claim there must be a beginning to the universe? Ansel calls in with a syllogism attempting to rebut this theological claim. Vi and Eric, however, are less than impressed. Eric has many questions about the soundness of the premises themselves, and Vi points out that playing the “chicken or egg” game with apologists is already ceding too much ground.

24:40
Ken calls in to discuss homeschooling and gender identity, two of Vi’s favorite topics. Surprisingly for this show, Ken comes to the table with some thoughtful points, and the hosts spend some time discussing the differences between social constructs and biology, and the value of holding a nuanced perspective when discussing sensitive topics like these.

45:29
God finally calls into the show! And by God, we mean Shane from Utah, who has proclaimed himself god and is calling in to set the record straight. Is this a poe? Is this someone who needs some psychological help? Vi and Eric can’t quite tell. What do you think?

1:00:04
The Freemasons require you to believe in a God, and Angelo no longer believes. He’s worried about losing his community if he admits this, and has called in for some help. Vi and Eric point out that this is a cost-benefit analysis situation: what does he want more, his community or the freedom to express himself fully?
Note: The lower third says that Angelo is from the UK, but that is incorrect. Sorry, Angelo!

For anyone struggling to deconvert or worried about coming out as an atheist, check out the Hotline Project run by Recovering from Religion here: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/

1:14:44
What is “gender euphoria”? Sam, one of our favorite UK theists, calls in to talk about the concept of gender euphoria and whether it is a useful conversation starter when discussing trans issues. Vi agrees, and Eric is enlightened. Does liking how you look in cowboy boots count? Absolutely!