Season 2 Episode 2: The 2-ening | Skeptic Generation | Episode 2 Season 2

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TIME STAMPS & CALL NOTES

00:00 - Intro - We’re Back To Stage 5
05:44 - Does This Study Prove We’re Bad Atheists? - Andrew (he/him) - PA
26:07 - WTF is “Maybe Logic”? - Moldred (???) - PA
37:48 - Is Vi A Part of QAnon? - Ryan (he/him) - UT
47:54 - Should I Have Cursed Out My Pastor? - Isaiah (he/him) - SK
01:00:50 - Does Reality Exist Outside of Words? - David (he/him) - CA
01:07:50 - I Escaped A Vampiric Sex Cult - Elle (she/her) - AZ

05:44
A study published in PubMed thinks there are exactly FOUR ways to become an atheist. This is news to Eric and Vi. Our caller is wondering if this paper is calling him a bad atheist, and if he really left for the right reasons. Vi reassures him that there is no one right way to become an atheist, and Eric emphasizes the importance of continued skepticism…. including of papers like this one.

Access the paper referenced on this call for yourself here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23246230/

26:07
This call was all over the place. Mordred is wondering what the hosts’ thoughts are on alternate forms of knowledge, such as Maybe Logic. “WTF is Maybe Logic?” asks Eric. We’re still unsure, but apparently there’s a guerilla ontologist, psychedelic magician, quantum psychologist, and outer head of the Illuminati who knows…

Check out this post about Maybe Logic and tell us if you can understand it: https://antilogicalism.com/2016/05/06/maybe-logic/

37:48
CW: This call discusses human trafficking.

In a guest spot on another show, Vi briefly mentioned something that sounded like a conspiracy theory. So this caller decided to interrogate them a bit, just to make sure one of the hosts of Skeptic Generation wasn’t secretly a member of QAnon. Vi gives some tips and tricks to skeptically approaching surprising or previously unheard of claims.

If you’re looking for more resources about this call, check out the links below.

- Vi’s appearance on Miracles & Atheists: https://youtu.be/AMaM-lC_DcA
- Polaris Project: https://polarisproject.org/about-us/
- Global Modern Slavery Directory: https://globalmodernslavery.org/

47:54
Isaiah has called in again. This week, he’s struggling with feelings of shame around cussing out and insulting a pastor at a church in South Korea. He wants to know: “How does Eric stay so calm when confronting harmful beliefs?” Eric walks through his own process, but also points out that sometimes justified anger is called for!

Listen to Eric’s appearance on Isaiah’s podcast here: https://youtu.be/PCcEBYIpA7U


Watch previous calls with Isaiah:
- “Let’s Listen To Each Other”: https://youtu.be/e9BZSgPjEQ4
- “Show More Respect”: https://youtu.be/ML7wosM6GQk

01:00:50
Is our reality shaped by the words we use to define it? This is a brief but poignant discussion that covers everything from linguistic philosophy to ancient Grecian poetry to education advocacy.

Do you know why Ancient Greeks couldn’t see the color blue? Check out this @AsapSCIENCE video to learn more about what Vi mentioned: https://youtu.be/D1-WuBbVe2E

01:07:50
Magical powers? Medical misdiagnosis? Covens co-opted by abusive and blood-sucking cult leaders? In a shocking finale to this week’s episode, we talk to a caller who used to be a part of a vampiric s*x cult as a teenager. Eric and Vi are aghast as they listen to her tale, and ask her to call back next week so they can ask her more questions.

If you’re wondering what interview the caller referenced, go watch Eric’s debate with an ex-vampire: https://youtu.be/vGVPO7XFfGk

If this sparks your interest and you’d like to see our 3-hour live reaction video to the debate, you can join our Patreon for exclusive access to the livestream recording: https://patreon.com/skepticgeneration

Finally, if you want more information about cults, check out @Telltale, @GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic and @TheAntibot for more videos on identifying, escaping, and debunking predatory groups.

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