Podcast appearances and mentions of andrew garber

Andrew Garber, counsel within the Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Program, joins Megan Lynch with details on what poll-watchers are allowed to do on election day. In Missouri, poll-watchers must be a registered voter in the particular jurisdiction. In Illinois, watchers must be registered voters and affiliated with the particular political party that assigns them. Credit: © Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK

The New Abnormal co-hosts Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy are angry about the current political mess that Americans find themselves in—but not at who you might think. Plus! A conversation with Andrew Garber, a lawyer at the Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Program, about the sorry state of U.S. election law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Examples of Prompts that Make GPT-4 Output Falsehoods, published by Stephen Casper on July 22, 2023 on The AI Alignment Forum. Post authors: Luke Bailey (lukebailey@college.harvard.edu) and Stephen Casper (scasper@mit.edu) Project contributors: Luke Bailey, Zachary Marinov, Michael Gerovich, Andrew Garber, Shuvom Sadhuka, Oam Patel, Riley Kong, Stephen Casper TL;DR: Example prompts to make GPT-4 output false things at this GitHub link. Overview There has been a lot of recent interest in language models hallucinating untrue facts. It has been common in large SOTA LLMs, and much work has been done to try and create more "truthful" LLMs . Despite this, we know of no prior work toward systematizing different ways to fool SOTA models into returning false statements. In response, we worked on a mini-project to explore different types of prompts that cause GPT-4 to output falsehoods. In total, we created 104 examples from 18 different categories of prompts that make GPT-4 (tested on May 24 2023 version) output content containing falsehood. You can find them here. Details Our examples can be separated into two types which we call adversarial and non-adversarial. In "adversarial" categories, we are trying to get the model to tell a falsehood when an informed human would not. A human would instead say they do not know or give the correct answer. Many of these categories fall under the definition of hallucination from Ji et al. (2023) as "generated content that is nonsensical or unfaithful to the provided source content." where "unfaithful" means that the content is not grounded - that something about it is made up or not appropriately sequitur to the prompt. Other "non-adversarial" categories involve the model appropriately following instructions but in a way that may not be desirable. In these cases we try to get the model to tell a falsehood but in a circumstance in which a helpful, instruction-following human assistant would also tell a falsehood. For example asking GPT-4 directly to lie, or to simulate a dishonest speaker. While an adversarial example could lead to an LLM telling a falsehood and the human user not realizing, a non-adversarial example could not (no one would believe the output of an LLM when they specifically asked it to tell a lie). Nonetheless, we include these categories to create a fuller picture of methods by which it is possible to make an LLM output false information. Additionally, it is not always clear from our dataset why an LLM is telling a falsehood. In some cases, it may be that the model has latent knowledge that is correct but is reporting differently due to the way we engineered the prompt. In other cases, it may be that the model had high uncertainty in answering but did not report this, and instead went with a "best guess" that turns out to be false. Some of our categories highlight a tension between truthfulness and instruction-following in model design. Examples in these categories can be seen as "unfair" to the model, pigeonholing it into either stating a falsehood or not following instructions. We make no normative claim about what models should do when given inputs of this type, but include examples of such inputs nonetheless to facilitate further study and exploration. Finally, our categories are not and were not intended to be a complete taxonomy. There are certainly other ways to make GPT-4 output falsehoods. In general, any type of question that is difficult to answer correctly would be valid, but we focus instead on certain categories that we find to be particularly egregious. We invite anyone who has other ideas of categories to suggest them in a pull request to the GitHub repo here. The 18 categories that we grouped our 104 examples into are listed below along with an example prompt for each. Arbitrarily resolving ambiguity in ...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Free-spending EA might be a big problem for optics and epistemics, published by George Rosenfeld on April 12, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. NB: I think EA spending is probably a very good thing overall and I'm not confident my concerns necessarily warrant changing much. But I think it's important to be aware of the specific ways this can go wrong and hopefully identify mitigations. Thanks to Marka Ellertson, Joe Benton, Andrew Garber, Dewi Erwan, Joshua Monrad and Jake Mendel for their input. Summary The influx of EA funding is brilliant news, but it has also left many EAs feeling uncomfortable. I share this feeling of discomfort and propose two concrete concerns which I have recently come across. Optics: EA spending is often perceived as wasteful and self-serving, creating a problematic image which could lead to external criticism, outreach issues and selection effects. Epistemics: Generous funding has provided extrinsic incentives for being EA/longtermist which are exciting but also significantly increase the risks of motivated reasoning and make the movement more reliant on the judgement of a small number of grantmakers. I don't really know what to do about this (especially since it's overall very positive), so I give a few uncertain suggestions but mainly hope that others will have ideas and that this will at least serve as a call to vigilance in the midst of funding excitement. Introduction In recent years, the EA movement has received an influx of funding. Most notably, Dustin Moskovitz, Cari Tuna and Sam Bankman-Fried have each pledged billions of dollars, such that funding is more widely available and deployed. This influx of funding has completely changed the game. First and foremost, it is wonderful news for those of us who care deeply about doing the most good and tackling the huge problems which we have been discussing for years. It should accelerate our progress significantly and I am very grateful that this is the case. But it has also had a drastic effect on the culture of the movement which may have unfortunate consequences. A few years ago, I remember EA meet-ups where we'd be united by our discomfort towards spending money in fancy restaurants because of the difference it could make if donated to effective charities. Now, EA chapters will pay for weekly restaurant dinners to incentivise discussion and engagement. Many of my early EA friends also found it difficult to spend money on holidays. Now, we are told that one of the most impactful things university groups can do is host an all-expenses-paid retreat for their students. I should emphasise here that I think these expenditures are probably good ideas which can be justified by the counterfactual engagement which they facilitate. These should probably continue to happen, however uncomfortable they make us feel. But the fact that these decisions can be justified on one level doesn't mean that they don't also cause concrete problems which we should think about and mitigate. Big Spending as an Optics Issue Over the past few months, I've heard critical comments about a range of spending decisions. Several people asked me whether it was really a good use of EA money to pay for my transatlantic flights for EAG. Others challenged whether EAs seriously claim that the most effective way to spend money is to send privileged university students to an AirBNB for the weekend. And that's before they hear about the Bahamas visitor programme. In fact, I have recently found myself responding to spending objections more often than the standard substantive ones (e.g. what about my favourite charity?, can you really compare charities with each other?, what about systemic issues?). I am not contesting here whether these programmes are worth the money. My own view is that most of them probably are and I try to ...

In the final episode of 2019, Bobby has a guest co-host as they sit with Andrew Garber, a Ultra-marathon runner and Bobby's childhood friend. If you're easily offended, I would not recommend this one! Garber is our most outrageous guest by far. Enjoy!

Of all the apologetics I hear, the teleological argument, or the argument from design, was the one that used to convince me the most.  I would look at the universe and be in awe of its size, majesty, and wonder.  It really is an amazing universe! I used to think this was so impressive.  This universe must have been designed.  Look at all the things that look like they've been designed!  And even though we know my thoughts on this eventually changed, why did this flimsy argument hold my attention for so long? I want to talk about why apologetics work, and why I used to be convinced.  Spoiler:  I know realize it is nonsense.  

Ever heard this, "But my religion makes me happy.  Trying to be more like jesus makes me a better person.  Why would I want to give that up?"  I know you have.  I'll not deny any of this.  Religion CAN make you happy.  People who get better by trying to emulate jesus often DO get better.  How could something do this much good, and still be bad? Let's look at why religion makes people happy.  Can trying to be more like Harry Potter be just as effective?  Is religion doing this, or is it something else? Religion trys to be awesome, but it can't beat the awesomeness of this show! 

I don't have a topic, but when has that stopped a show.  Let's hang out together and just talk about whatever comes to mind.  This is a stream of conscience show, and tonight, it will be even more off the cuff than normal.

The great and glorious Craig Well, author of the Blasphemous Bible, returns to the Roundtable to announce the official release of his book.  The Blasphenous Bible is a line-by-line re-write of the King James Bible, with a fresh, satirical, satacastic, and delightfull tone.  He has taken possibly the hardest book to read, and made it enjoyable. The Blasphemous Bible is available NOW for pre-order!  Get your copt reserved NOW!! Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TheBlasphemousBible/ 8th House Publishing:  http://www.8thhousepublishing.com/books/non-fiction/blasphemous-bible Order the book!!:  http://www.8thhousepublishing.com/8thHouseStore/non-fiction/the-blasphemous-bible-by-craig-wells.html  

It's not a religion, it's a relationship.  We've heard that before.  Does that mean that when we leave religion behind, we have to break up with god?  And when our parents, friends, and relatives still want to hang out with the ex, that can make for a very weird holiday weekend.   Let's compare breaking up and losing god. It will be more awesome than getting dumped.

I'm listening to a preacher dude.  He wants to explain why god put the serpent in the garden.  I can't wait to hear what he has to say. Atheists will be familiar with all manner of rebuttals to this story.  From talking snakes to trees that should be metaphors, this story has more holes than a colander.  So when the preacher dude says restrictions grant freedom, I guess I should not be surprised. Join me for all the fun and awesomeness!!

Are you an anti-theist?  Are you anti-theism?  Is there a difference?  Does it matter?  I think there is a difference, and it does matter.   Let's talk about the definitions of these terms, what it means to assign these labels to ourselves and how we can make things better.   The awesome is on!

I needed to find a new religion, since my old Catholic one wasn't going to cut it anymore.  But which one?  How can I choose?  What ever shall I believe?  Let's get back into my deconversion story and pick up where we left off. Spoiler Alert:  I end up an atheist!  :)   Let's keep the awesomesauce flowing!!

It's been quite a while since I talked about my deconversion story.  I think it's time to go over that again.  It begins way back when I was going to a private, Catholic, high school... Take a journey with me down memory lane, as I re-visit my religious roots, and how I went from a staunch believer, to the unabashed atheist I am today.   Together, we are all more awesome than alone.  Let's be awesome together!

Every once in a while, someone will ask me what would convince me that god exists.  I guess I nomally respond, "I don't know", and while that's true, I sometimes think I should have a more in depth answer.  This is my long answer. My New Year's resolution is to get back to a regular schedule in podcasting.  Let's have lots of awesome in 2018!

How can we effectively advocate for pro-truth politics? Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, lead author of the Pro-Truth Pledge: https://www.protruthpledge.org/ returns to "The Atheist Roundtable" to discuss this question with host Andrew Garber, after discussing how to fight against post-truth politics last time on the show. Original link here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/atheist-roundtable/2017/05/11/gleb-tsipursky-part-2-pro-truth-politicsPlease express your thoughts on the podcast through leaving comments, clicking Like if you like it, and if you do like it, Follow us!The podcast was brought to you by Intentional Insights, a nonprofit organization that popularizes science-based strategies to help people make wise decisions and reach their goals, with the aim of building an altruistic and flourishing world (www.intentionalinsights.org).Sign up for our newsletter here: http://intentionalinsights.org/newsletterDonate to support our work here: http://intentionalinsights.org/view/donate

How can we effectively fight against post-truth politics? Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, lead author of the Pro-Truth Pledge: https://www.protruthpledge.org/ goes on "The Atheist Roundtable" to discuss this question with host Andrew Garber. Original link here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/atheist-roundtable/2017/05/08/post-truth-politics-with-gleb-tsipursky-pt-1Please express your thoughts on the podcast through leaving comments, clicking Like if you like it, and if you do like it, Follow us!The podcast was brought to you by Intentional Insights, a nonprofit organization that popularizes science-based strategies to help people make wise decisions and reach their goals, with the aim of building an altruistic and flourishing world (www.intentionalinsights.org).Sign up for our newsletter here: http://intentionalinsights.org/newsletterDonate to support our work here: http://intentionalinsights.org/view/donate

I think the question, "Does god exist?" isn an answerable question.  Thus, I'm a gnostic atheist.  Yes, I'm taking some license with the term "gnostic", but I think this is acceptable.   What are your thoughts on being a gnostic atheist?  Do you think you could defend such a position? I'm making a comeback, and I'm doing it NOW! Join me and help create the awesomesauce!! https://www.facebook.com/AtheistRoundtable/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/522453927891457/

So sorry for the technical difficulties last week.  I think I've got it now.    This is what freethought freestyle should have been.

This week, William joins me again.  This time, we talk about the commandments in the bible.  We talk about the commandments we like, and the ones we'd like to have seen in the bible, but are sadly missing. It's a fun conversation about one of the best known portions of the good book, that isn't all that good.

This is part 2 of my interview with Gleb Tsipursky.  Thank you to Gleb for sharing his insights into why post-truth politics is here, and what we can do about it.  Please don't let this interview end without you going to the pro-truth pledge and signing up.  We need your support!! http://intentionalinsights.org/ gleb@intentionalinsights.org/ https://www.protruthpledge.org/

I get to talk to the one and only Gleb Tspursky, who is on a mission to make things better in a post-truth world.  We talk about what post truth is, how it works and what we can do about it. Gleb is amazing.  His passion is unequalled and his knowledge is unsurpassed.  I just loved this interview so much, it hurt to have to chop it into parts. Part 2 will air Tuesday at 11:00pm. http://intentionalinsights.org/ https://www.protruthpledge.org/ gleb@intentionalinsights.org/  

My friends Kelsey and William talk about those first things believers say to us, and how we respond.  It was a great time, even though the internet was not cooperating with us. The awesome is so awesome.

In a new format, the Atheist Roundtable is back!  Now, with more of a roundtable format.  Tonight, Kelsey joins me to discuss morals and ethics in atheism, and I bring a story about the separation of church and state. Join in the fun!  The awesome is overflowing!

I've talked about the evidence for god a lot.  And I've talked about how I don't find these arguments convincing.  Tonight, I'll talk about why I am not convinced and perhaps what it would take to convince me. I want to go over a few things I used to find convincing, and why I changed my mind.  How can something that once convinced me that god was real fail to do so now? Plus, your calls. It's just plain awesome.

Recently, I listened to an eposode of the Thinking Atheist podcast.  Seth was doing an interview with some Christian radio hosts.  More than once, the Christian hosts asked Seth what evidence would it take for him to be a believer again.  While I thought Seth handled the question well, this question comes up often, so I thought I'd give it a shot. Plus, I want to talk about some of the reasons why I find the evidence I've seen presented for the existence of god so unconvincing.   Plus your calls.  It's so awesome to be back!!

I've changed my thinking since I was a believer.  Before, penance was something I did to make up for sin.  It was a way to show my desire to heal a broken relationship with the god I thought was real.  Now that I no longer believe, what does the concept of penance hold for me? I want to talk about how the idea of penance has evolved for me.  I think it's especially important in light of recent political events.  Now more than ever, we need more voices to be heard. Plus, your calls. Making the awesome saucy again.

I recently listened to the debate between Matt Slick and David Smalley.  The topic was the morality of the god of the Old Testament, but since the topic dealt with morality, I already knew what Matt Slick would say.  He's been saying it for years.  Perhaps you'll be surprised to find I agree with just as much of what Slick said as I do with what Smalley said.  I actually think they are both right, and also they are both wrong.  I think the difference is so subtle, it's hard to find.  I'll try to suss it out tonight. Plus your calls. The awesome is legion.

I've been a secular wedding officiant for a while now.  I've done a couple of weddings, even one for a christian couple.  Sometimes, people ask what the importance of getting married is for the atheist. I've been married for 18 years.  I'll tell you why I'm married, why I think the atheists I've married wanted it, and why it's important.   Plus I got a couple other things on my mind.   Do you have something on your mnd?  Call and be part of the awesomeness!!

It's hard to find a conversation with a christian believer that does not involve the bible at some point.  Sooner or later you will have some quote thrown at you.  I find it less interesting in what the quote says, and more intersting what the choice of quote tells me about the person who chose it. We all know people cherry pick the bible, but what are the cherries?  When two people go to this book and come away with such varying views, it says less about the book than it does the pickers of the cheries. Plus, a brief conversation I had on Facebook this week.  Very brief. Look!!  The awesomeness comes two weeks in a row!!

I think it's about time I talked about this election.  I don't do a lot of politics, but I think this election is crazy enough to talk about it some.  While this may not have much to do woth atheism, it's what's been on my mind lately. I hear so much from people who are skeptical about our candidates.  And with good reason.  But is that a good enough reason to stay home or vote for a third party? I'll give my thoughts tonight. Got 2 cents?  Call and give 'em! Oh, the awesomeness!!

We always hear from so many of the same atheists.  How about a new one?  This is Robert Burks.  Just a guy.  A fellow free-thinker and someone who wants to do more in the atheist movement.  He's a new voice in atheism, and I am honored to host his first podcast interview. Robert and I talk about his deconversion, and I throw a few of the questions every theist asks at him.  I think Robert's answers are as good as any. The awesomeness will not be denied!!

From the doctor's office in Indy, to a knock at my front door, I seem to be getting a lot of tracts these days.  Lots of people want to give me small pamphlets that tell me that I need saving. Let's talk about this form of "witnessing" and what I have to say about it. Plus, your calls. Guaranteed to be more awesome than a Chick Tract!!

My wife recently found out she had ovarian cancer.  Most people just offered support and kindness.  A few offered prayers.  How does an atheist react to that?  How SHOULD an atheist react to that?   I'll give my thoughts, as well as my real life reactions.  You may be surprised what did or did not happen. Plus, your calls. The awesomeness has returned!!

I've gone on record saying religion is a net evil.  That is, the good religion does is outwieghed by the bad.  So does that mean that I think if religion dissappeared things would be better?  The answer may surprise you. I'll talk about what I think would happen, what would not happen, and why.   This episode is a return to the rambling stream of thoughts this show does when it doesn't do interviews. So you could call in and give your two cents! Oh, the awesomeness!!

Women breastfeed.  It's a fact, and it shouldn't have to be shouded in taboo or under a banket.  At the 2nd Atheists of Facebook Online Convention, Ayla Braodnax presented on the Free the Nipple campaign, aimed at removing the taboo suurounding mothers feeding their children.   Somehow, we find ourselves in a society where it is okay to sell breasts, but not wear them.  What is up with that?!  Ayla talks about why we need to Free the Nipple and allow mothers to feed children when they are hungry, and not cater to the squeamish prudes that would attack a mother for doing what comes naturally for breasts. The awesomeness overflows!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu_37aJwROo

This is part 2 of my most awesome interview with Callie Wright.  In this episode, we dicuss everything from atheism to Star Trek and back.  Callie shows why she is an amazing person, and the kind of leader the atheist and LGBT community love. Then she closes my show with her show stopping style! If you don't know Callie, you don't know awesome sauce.

The Thanksgiving holiday is over.  The things for which I am grateful are plentiful.  I'll talk about those things. Sometimes, people ask how the athest finds meaning or purpose in life.  I think this is backward.  It was when I lost religion that I found the meaning in life, and allthe things for which I am thankful today. Plus, your calls. I'm thankful for the awesome sauce!!

TW:  rape.  This show will discuss rape culture and other sensitive topics. This past week, I posted a video I found from a friend of the show's wall.  The video is of a couple of toddlers.  One acts inappropriately, but the tag from the original post and the music editied into the clip suggest the people who originally posted it thought it was cute and adorable.  I did not. The comment section was incredible. Most agreed that the child behaved badly, and wondered why there was no parental interaction.  But there were a few that thought my post and comments were over the top and outrageous. I'm going to talk about the video, the reactions it got, the comments on the post and why this is important. Did you see the post?  You can call and give me your impression. All the awesomeness will be here.

This is part 2 of my interview with Dave Foda. This is the part you wanted to hear.  We dive straight into strong atheism, why Dave says there is no god, the evidence he has to back that up and so much more awesomeness. After pondering over Dave's argument against an intercessory god, I've concluded it is a stronger argument than my own.  I must define a very specific god:  the all-knowing, all-powerful, all-good, perfect, creator of the universe, with a message for humanity.  Not every chrisitan believes in this god.  But every believer believes whatever god there is, it interferes with the physical universe.  Dave needs no further definition of god other than "supernatural medler" to disprove it. This is the awesomenes you've been waithing for!! Dave on Facebook:  facebook.com/dave.foda Twitter:  twitter.com/davefoda Sneetle:  facebook.com/sneetle Atheist Survival Guide:  facebook.com/AtheistSurvival Guide

The conclusion on my conversation with Gospel Billboards.  If nothing else, I got to really slam the morality of the god of the bible in this one. All the background noise is me moving to plug my computer in.   The awesomeness CONCLUDES

This is Part 2 of my conversation with Kurt at Gospel Billboards.  Prepare for face-palming. In this segment, we talk extensively about patterns, design, and order.  I really try to get Kurt to answer one question. He does an amazing job of dodging this.  Like a ninja! The Awesomeness CONTINUES!

In my town, there is a billboard that says, "There is Evidence for GOD.  855-FOR-TRUTH".  Well, I called.  The whole conversation was just over an hour long, so to get it all, I've had to break it into three parts.  So you don't have to wait, I'll schedule all the shows this week, with Part 3 being next week's show. And the awesomeness BEGINS!! Go to http://atheistpa.org/ to register for PASTAH con!!

Last week, I talked a lot about how atheists look back at religion with disgust.  I wanted to make the point that, while many think otherwise, I didn't feel disgust toward religion and then leave; I left religion and THEN felt disgust. I got some really good feedback on this idea.  Didn't I have issues with religion?  Wasn't I confronted with those things I now find disgusting while I was still a believer?  Wasn't that confrontation at least in some way connected to leaving? I'll talk about the exchange, how it made me think, and why I still think the order of events places leaving before disgust. Plus your calls. This will one for the awesome books.

Several weeks ago, the Freindly Atheist posted a link to a pastor in Canada who was asking, "How come some don't believe there is a god?"  The article cotained a link to the original piece written by Rev Eric Strachan from the New Life Community Church in Petawawa.  It was hard to track him down, but I eventually got to send him an email requesting an interview.  I never heard back. So tonight, I'll respond to the few questions Eric asked in his article.  I'll do my best to answer such questions as, "But look at the babies!" and "Why are you so angry at god?"   I wish I could have talked to him, but at least you'll get my take. Plus your calls.  Awesome!! http://www.thedailyobserver.ca/2015/05/04/faith-how-come-some-dont-believe-there-is-a-god  

"Some of you atheists act more Christian than most Christians I know."  Ever heard that before?  Sure, it's equivocation, but it is so common.  I know it's meant to be a compliment, but is it? You'll get my thought, plus your own, but only if you call. Let the awesome begin!

Last weekend, I went to the most awesome convention under the sun.  ReasonCon2015 was so amazing, so incredible, that I can't say enough about it.  But I'll try. Join me for a re-cap of what may have been my best weekend, EVER!! If you were there, you know the meaning of awesomesauce.

Have you ever heard someone ask, "If there is no god, how can there be meaning in life?"  I sure have.  People think that without a divine influence, there is no meaning to life.  If this life is all there is, how does anything we do matter?  If there is nothing after death, why bother? I find this question puzzling now.  The question seems so simple now that I have the advantage of hindsight.  But when I was a believer, this did indeed trouble me. I'll give me thoughts on how I found purpose, and why I think it is so much better without god. Plus your calls. The awesome sause will overflow.

My super special co-host this evening is my wife, Felicia.  She joins me for a review of some wonderful news stories that came to us from the Raw Story.   You'll love what Felicia brings to the table!! Let her feel the love!  This show is pre-recorded, so no calls tonight.  Still, the awesome sause will have no end!! http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/texas-republican-we-should-send-chuck-norris-after-isis-instead-of-obama/ http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/irate-christian-parent-i-am-getting-sick-and-tired-of-dinosaurs-being-forced-on-our-children/ http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/this-preachers-twisted-anti-gay-rant-to-an-alabama-city-council-is-both-vile-and-absurd/  

The horrific murders at Chapel Hill have been on all our minds lately.  What happened there was horrific and sad.  The murderer was an atheist, but did he do what he did in the name of atheism? I'll give my perspective on what we as atheists should say in response to this tragedy. Plus your calls. Let the sauce of awesome flow!

For quite some time now, my 10-year old son, Corbin, has asked to be a part of this show.  Tonight, he makes his debut!  I was a little hesitant to bring him on the show, but then I figured, why not? I'll talk a little about why I was hesitant, what made me change my mind, and why I think Corbin makes an awesome co-host, even if his segment will always be pre-recorded. The awesomeness will be epic!!

Is it just me, or do the theists seem to be getting nuttier?  When pastors can claim that there is semen in your Starbucks latte, when presidential nominees can say the separation of church and state is a Communist idea, it is easy to think all religious people are nuts. And what about the atheists?  Don't they say weird stuff too? Let's talk about the talk.  I'll give my perspective on the absudity and lunacy we hear from the religious folk. Plus your call make the awesome sauce.

I've got nothing tonight, so call in and help me make this show awesome!  If you don't, I'll have to be awesome and lonesome.

So I did another debate, this time on morality.  Is morality objective or subjective?  I wasn't too impressed with how the debate went down, mostly because I didn't get to do all the talking.  If I HAD done most of the talking, this is what I would have said. Plus your calls.  The awesomeness returns tonight

Last night, I did a debate on the topic:  Is religion a force for good or bad?  I've posted the link on the fan page.  In this show. I'll go over my points and why I think religion is bad.   I hope to have someone who should have been in the debate on this show, so to allow that person the most time possible on my short show, I want to get my position out of the way so he can do more talking. Plus your calls.  This will be awesome!!

Is it worth it to even talk to believers?  Will we ever change their minds?  My thoughts plus your calls equals awesomesause!

I listen to lots of atheist podcasts.  Some are serious, many are funny.  What's the joke that is in every atheist podcast?  What's the line that is said so often, it is rarely repeated out loud?  What is the joke that leaves atheists in stitches, but most believers never get? Tune in to find out! Plus your calls. Funny and awesome.  It will be legendary.

I interviewed Rozz well over a month ago.  But the editing has taken me this long to get it out.  This is why I do a live show. In any case, Rozz is an awesome guy.  He's the son of my best friend, and he's already found atheism.  We talk abotu some important stuff, but most of this is us just having fun. Enjoy.

Last week, while I was frothing at the mouth mad about the SCOTUS ruling on the Hobby Lobby case, I made an error.  I'll correct that error first thing in this show. When I was a believer, being wrong was the worst possible thing that could happen.  As an atheist, being wrong is something to be celebrated.  I'll spend the rest of the show talking about how this difference came for me, and why I think it is so important.   Plus your calls. More awesome than anyone should be able to handle!!

There was some amazing news this week!!  Indiana, my home state, had finally legalized gay marriage!  A federal judge ruled that Indiana's ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional, and did not order an immediate stay.  For about 48 hours, we had marriage equality in the state, then a stay was ordered late Friady evening. We've talked about gay marraige before on the show, but let's talk again.  Why not? Your calls will make this awesome!

On this Father's Day, let's talk about how God ranks as a father.  Let's talk about the parenting advice given in the bible.  Let's go over the difference between that the "good book" says, and how we actually live good lives. Plus, your calls. The awesomeness will be with us. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bar-Room-Atheist/491533774246367  

When I was a believer, the idea that we should fear god always bothered me.  These days, I see fear as the motivation to be religious that is all so commonly used. Let's talk about these fear tactics.  Let's look at how fear is used in religion. Plus, your calls. Let the awesomeness flow. http://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/20595-ffrf-announces-%E2%80%98nothing-fails-like-prayer-award%E2%80%99-contest  

I hear believers say that this life is only a test, and that one day, we will all be able to understand god's plan once we are dead and in heaven.  Tonight's show will focus on this idea that this life is but a test from the almighty. Plus, your calls. The awesome sauce floweth over.

What does the atheist do at Easter?  With all the religious trappings of this, the most important holiday of the Christian religion, how does one stay secular, especially with small children and religious families in the picture? I'll take a look at how my family survives the holiday intact and sane.   Also, I want to talk briefly about separating beliefs from believers. Plus your calls.   So much awesomeness you could die, and the awesomeness would bring you back to life.

He may have been a horrible person. He may have spewed hatred and bigotry.  He may have been one of the worst people ever.  Fred Phelps was still better than god.   Why am I thankful for the Westboro Baptist Church?  Why do I feel I owe a sincere debt of gratitude to the Phelps clan?  What the hell is wrong with me? Tune in to find out.  Plus your calls. Awesomesauce.

Can morals be grounded without an external source?  If there are standards of morality, from whence do they come?  How can anyone make a judgement of good or evil without a standard? Let's look at the moral argument for god, and condemn the bastard to the realm of imagination for failing so badly!! Plus your calls. Do I even have to say awesomesauce?

The universe appears to be designed.  DNA is a code, and codes come from intelegent minds.  Look at how complex the universe is!  How could the eye possibly have evolved? In this epidose, we'll discuss the design argument.  Is irreducuble complexity reasonable?  How do we get an eye?   Plus your calls makes the show more awesome than awesome.  That makes sense, right?

TAG:  The Transcendental Argument for God.  The biggest bunch of bull ever comprised. This episode will discuss the ways of TAG.  If Chet from New York calls in, it will be filled with awesomeness. Can anyone reason without god?  Can people find logic without a creator?  Is TAG anymore than a "I know you are but what am I" game with god? Your call makes it awesome.

No real topic.  Just completely random ramblings from your host. Call to make the magic.    

Tonight it my pleasure to bring to you author, Chuck Shingledecker, whose brand spanking new book, Freedom To Doubt is a must have for theists and atheists alike. Chuck explains why doubt isn't something that believers ought to fear.  There is no reason to be afraid of the contradictions in the bible, the irreconcilable nature of the trinity, or how the amalgamation that has become the popular Christmas story.  Chuck lets believers know that doubt isn't the enemy of faith, but its partner. Chuck is exactly the kind of believer that I want to see.  Rational, logical, and able to accept the dissonance that comes from trying to get faith and doubt to play nice together. Get your copy of Freedom to Doubt today at: http://freedomtodoubt.com/   Find out more about the fantastic author at: http://chuckshingledecker.com/  

Next in the list:  Morality and Evil! Oh, these should be fun! I'll contiunue my trek through the list of 100 Questions for Atheists.  Every answer comes straight from my non-believing heart! Plus your calls.  Make the episode even better by calling in with your two cents Links:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment http://iloveatheists.com/top_100/challenge_category/Questions%20for%20Atheists/challenge_answer/288

As soon as I realized I was an atheist, I came out.  I was lucky.  My wife became an atheist at exactly the same time.  I no longer lived at home.  There was no threat of losing a job.  it was easy, painless, and simple.  Indeed, the easiest part of losing my faith was coming out as an atheist. But that's not always true.  Sometimes, people are forced to be in the closet.  They cannot tell people about this, and face real concequences when they do. Let's chat about that damned closet, and what to do with it. Plus your calls. Prepare for awesomeness!!

Meet the host, Andrew Garber.   I'll go over my apostasy story, and let you all know how I moved from theim to atheism.   This is going to be a live call-in show.  I'll do my best to answer questions regarding atheism, non-belief and so forth.   Since this is the first time I'm doing this, I'll be making many errors.  Your patience is appreciated.