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The Atheist Experience

The Atheist Experience

By: The Atheist Community of Austin
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 The Atheist Experience is a weekly show in Austin, Texas geared at a non-atheist and atheist audience. The Atheist Experience is produced by the Atheist Community of Austin.

The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.

We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism.

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Episodes
  • The Atheist Experience 29.51 Top 5 Calls Of 2025

    The Atheist Experience 29.51 Top 5 Calls Of 2025
    Dec 22 2025
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    3 hrs and 9 mins
  • The Atheist Experience 29.50 with Justin and Godless Engineer

    The Atheist Experience 29.50 with Justin and Godless Engineer
    Dec 15 2025
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • The Atheist Experience 29.49 with Forrest Valkai and Jim Barrows

    The Atheist Experience 29.49 with Forrest Valkai and Jim Barrows
    Dec 8 2025
    In today’s episode of The Atheist Experience, hosts Forrest Valkai and Jim Barrows tackle the dangerous rise of Christian nationalism and its alignment with fascism, explore the limits of biblical morality, and examine the overwhelming evidence for evolution and geology.

    Lucy Spina in TX, ACA chair, details the Rainbow Rights Roadshow drive with Equality Texas, aiding LGBTQ+ resource deserts. Hosts stress "no strings attached" secular community support needed against current political threats. Is this grassroots outreach vital?

    G-Man (nudibranchs jumping sea slugs) argues atheists lack objective morality, asserting God is the source of all good. Hosts challenge this as Divine Command Theory, making God the subjective arbiter. They critique God's immorality, citing the Flood and slavery. Does God's omnipotence and omniscience make him culpable for all sin?

    Ujay in SD, a deconstructing agnostic, asks for a scientific explanation of evolution and dating methods. Forrest refutes the creationist claim that evolution begets racism, explaining it is Social Darwinism. He details radioisotope half-lives and Hubble's constant for dating the Earth and Universe. Can overwhelming evidence cure religious skepticism?


    Hannah argues research on morphogenesis (Michael Levin) suggests evidence against materialism, supporting a platonic space of information. The hosts warn against using this gap as evidence for the supernatural. They challenge the assertion as an Argument From Ignorance, noting that complexity does not equal magic. Is Platonism a justifiable conclusion from current unknowns?

    Thank you all so much for tuning in. Please support your local atheist and civil rights organizations, as they are needed now more than ever.


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    1 hr and 43 mins
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